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1. In all low-income countries across the world today, how many girls finish primary school?
Sorry, not quite right.
The correct answer is C. 60 percent of girls in low-income countries finish primary school. According to the World Bank, the number was 63.2 percent in 2015.
The definition of "low-income countries" is intentionally left out of the question, since the aim of Factfulness is to investigate how people interpret the term.
60 percent of girls in low-income countries finish primary school. According to the World Bank, the number was 63.2 percent in 2015.
Many more girls are attending school in recent years.
2. Where does the majority of the world population live?
Low-income countries
High-income countries
The correct answer is B. The majority of people live in middle-income countries. The definitions of the three income groups are intentionally left out of the question since the aim of Factfulness is to investigate how people interpret the term.
The World Bank divides countries into income groups based on gross national income (GNI) per capita in current US dollars.
According to the World Bank, the low-income countries represent 9 percentof the world population. Middle-income countries represent 76 percent of the world population, and the high-income countries, 16 percent of the world population.
Less than $1,005 GNI per capita
Total population: 0.7 billion people
$1,006 to $12,235 GNI per capita
$12,236 or more GNI per capita
The majority of people live in middle-income countries. The definitions of the three income groups are intentionally left out of the question since the aim of Factfulness is to investigate how people interpret the term.
3. In the last 20 years, the proportion of the world population living in extreme poverty has . . .
Almost doubled
Remained more or less the same
Almost halved
The correct answer is C. The share of people living on less than $1.9/day fell from 34 percent in 1993 to 10.7 percent in 2013, according to the World Bank.
Extreme poverty is very difficult to measure. The poorest people are mostly subsistence farmers or destitute slum dwellers. These people have unpredictable and constantly changing living conditions. Most live outside of the traditional banking system so it is difficult to gauge their earnings.
But even if the exact level of extreme poverty is uncertain, the trend direction is not uncertain. We can trust that extreme poverty has fallen to at least half, if not one-third.
The share of people living on less than $1.9/day fell from 34 percent in 1993 to 10.7 percent in 2013, according to the World Bank.
4. What is the life expectancy of the world today?
The correct answer is C. The average global life expectancy for those born in 2016 was 72.48 years, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The United Nations population estimate is slightly lower, at 71.9 years. Factfulness rounded life expectancy to 70 to avoid overstating progress.
The average global life expectancy for those born in 2016 was 72.48 years, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The United Nations population estimate is slightly lower, at 71.9 years. Factfulness rounded life expectancy to 70 to avoid overstating progress.
5. There are 2 billion children in the world today, aged 0 to 15 years old. How many children will there be in the year 2100, according to the United Nations?
The UN Population Division predicts that the number of children in the year 2100 will not be higher than it is today. The UN experts (i.e. the demographers of the UN Population Division) publish new official population forecasts every second year in their publication World Population Prospect. They work with multiple alternative scenarios. The one they think is most probable is called the 'medium-fertility variant', which falls between the highest and lowest predictions of fertility and mortality decline worldwide.
6. The UN predicts that by 2100 the world population will have increased by another 4 billion people. What is the main reason?
There will be more children (age below 15)
There will be more adults (age 15 to 74)
There will be more very old people (age 75 and older)
The correct answer is B. In their forecasts, the UN experts calculate that just 1 percent of the population increase will come from 0.37 billion more children(age 0 to 14).
69 percent from 2.5 billion more adults (age 15 to 74).
And 30 percent from 1.1 billion more very old people (age 75 and older). The data comes from UN Population statistics. See Gapminder Question 6.
69 percent from 2.5 billion more adults (age 15 to 74). And 30 percent from 1.1 billion more very old people (age 75 and older). The data comes from UN Population statistics. See Gapminder Question 6.
7. How did the number of deaths per year from natural disasters change over the last hundred years?
More than doubled
Remained about the same
Decreased to less than half
The correct answer is C. Annual deaths from natural disasters have decreased by 75 percent over the past 100 years, according to the International Disaster Database.
Since disasters vary from year to year, Factfulness compares ten-year averages. In the last ten years (2007–2016), on average 80,386 people were killed by natural disasters per year.
Compare this with 100 years earlier (1907–1916), when on average 325,742 were killed by natural disasters per year. People today have 75% less chance of being killed by a natural disaster than their grand-parents or great grand-parents.
The huge decline in disaster deaths would be even more striking if two other major global changes were also taken into account. First, the number of people has increased by four, which calls for counting disaster deaths per capita. 1907–1916, there were 181 disaster deaths per million people. 2007–2016, the number was 11. The relative number has dropped to 6 percent of what it was 100 years ago. Second, 100 years ago the communication technologies for reporting disasters were very primitive, compared to the monitoring of today, which means that many catastrophes must have gone unrecorded or been underreported.
The International Disaster Database includes death toll estimates for 8,969 disasters recorded worldwide since 1900. All known emergency events have been categorized as follows: Animal accident, Complex disasters, Drought, Earthquake, Epidemic, Extreme temperature, Flood, Fog, Impact, Insect infestation, Landslide, Mass movement (dry), Storm, Volcanic activity, Wildfire. See Gapminder Question 7.
EM-DAT Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). The International Disaster Database. Debarati Guha-Sapir, Université catholique de Louvain. Accessed November 5, 2017. Available at: emdat.be
8. There are roughly 7 billion people in the world today. Where do they live?
1 billion in the Americas, 1 billion in Europe, 1 billion in Africa, 4 billion in Australia and Asia
The correct answer is 1 billion in the Americas, 1 billion in Europe (including Russia and Turkey), 1 Billion in Africa, 4 billion in Australia and Asia.
1 billion in the Americas, 1 billion in Europe (including Russia and Turkey), 1 Billion in Africa, 4 billion in Australia and Asia.
The world population in 2017 is 7.55 billion, according to United Nations Population Statistics. That would usually be rounded to 8 billion, but we show 7 billion because we are rounding the population region by region. The populations of the four Gapminder regions were estimated based on national data from UN-Pop[1]: the Americas, 1.0 billion; Europe, 0.84 billion; Africa, 1.3 billion; Asia, 4.4 billion. See Gapminder Question 8.
9. How many of the world's 1-year-old children today have been vaccinated against some disease?
The correct answer is C. 88 percent of 1-year-old children in the world today are vaccinated against some disease according to the World Health Organization. Factfulness rounded it down to 80 percent to avoid overstating progress.
The vaccines that reached most 1-year-olds worldwide in 2016 are:
BCG (Tuberculosis): 88%
DTP3 (Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis): 86%
MCV1 (Measles, 1st dose): 85%
Pol3 (Polio): 85%
HepB3 (Hepatitis B): 84%
PAB (Neonatal tetanus): 84%
Hib3 (Haemophilus influenzae type b): 70%
MCV2 (Measles, 2nd dose): 64%
PCV3 (Pneumococcal conjugate): 42%
RotaC (Rotavirus): 15%
The estimate for immunization coverage of the vaccine against TB is based on Global Health Observatory data from the WHO. For vaccination data by category, see WHO. See Gapminder Question 9.
88 percent of 1-year-old children in the world today are vaccinated against some disease according to the World Health Organization. Factfulness rounded it down to 80 percent to avoid overstating progress.
Rota C (Rotavirus): 15%
10. Worldwide, 30-year-old men have spent 10 years in school, on average. How many years have women of the same age spent in school?
The correct answer is A. Worldwide, women aged 25 to 34 have an average of 9.09 years of schooling, and men have 10.21. This is based on Health Data estimates from 188 countries.
Women aged 25 to 29 have an average of 8.79 years of schooling, and men 9.32 years, according to Barro and Lee (2013) estimates from 146 countries in 2010. As always, there is uncertainty in these kinds of estimates, but there is no reason to assume that the difference between genders is nearly as large as what people think.
11. In 1996, tigers, giant pandas, and black rhinos were all listed as endangered. How many of these three species are more critically endangered today?
Two of them
One of them
The correct answer is C. None of the three species are classified as more critically endangered today than they were in 1996. The data is based on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species; see IUCN Red List below, with tables on the numbers of threatened species between 1996 and 2017.
The tiger (Panthera tigris) was classified as Endangered (EN) in 1996, and it still is; see IUCN Red List. According to a statement from WWF in 2016, the number of wild tigers is increasing: "After a century of decline, tiger numbers are on the rise. At least 3,890 tigers remain in the wild, but much more work is needed to protect this species that's still vulnerable to extinction." See also Platt (2016) in Scientific American reporting on the rising tiger numbers.
According to IUCN Red List[2], the giant panda was classified as Endangered (EN) in 1996, but in 2015, new assessments of increasing wild populations resulted in a change of classification to the less critical status of Vulnerable (VU).
The black rhino was classified as Critically Endangered (CR) and still is. The International Rhino Foundation states that wild populations are slowly increasing, estimating the population at 5,042–5,455 in their annual report for 2016. And the slow increase remains in March 2018, according to updates from the Rhino Foundation. See Gapminder Question 11.
None of the three species are classified as more critically endangered today than they were in 1996. The data is based on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species; see IUCN Red List below, with tables on the numbers of threatened species between 1996 and 2017.
12. How many people in the world have some access to electricity?
The correct answer is C. A majority of the world population, 85.3 percent, had some access to the electricity grid in their countries. The term "access" can be confusing and is not clearly defined. In some extreme cases, households may experience an average of 60 power outages per week and still be listed as "having access to electricity." The question, accordingly, talks about "some" access. For the measures of access to electricity. GTF is a collaboration between the World Bank and the International Energy Agency; see www.gapm.io/xgtf. See Gapminder Question 12.
A majority of the world population, 85.3 percent, had some access to the electricity grid in their countries. The term "access" can be confusing and is not clearly defined. In some extreme cases, households may experience an average of 60 power outages per week and still be listed as "having access to electricity." The question, accordingly, talks about "some" access. For the measures of access to electricity. GTF is a collaboration between the World Bank and the International Energy Agency; see www.gapm.io/xgtf. See Gapminder Question 12.
13. Global climate experts believe that, over the next 100 years, the average temperature will...
get warmer
remain the same
get colder
The correct answer is A. "Climate experts" refers to the 274 authors of the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), published in 2014 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Here is what the panel of experts predicts:
Surface temperature is projected to rise over the 21st century under all assessed emission scenarios. It is very likely that heat waves will occur more often and last longer, and that extreme precipitation events will become more intense and frequent in many regions. The ocean will continue to warm and acidify, and global mean sea level to rise.
See Gapminder Question 13.
"Climate experts" refers to the 274 authors of the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), published in 2014 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Here is what the panel of experts predicts:
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What is Factfulness?
Factfulness is a relaxing habit for critical thinking. It helps you maintain a fact-based worldview. It teaches you how to recognise and avoid the most common ways information gets misinterpreted.
Do we see reality?
We need to accept that humans don't always see reality just as it is. There's simply too much information for us to process. That's why we all have an attention filter in our head. Research shows that this attention filter is hard wired to make us care more about dramatic information. This easily leads to a stressful over-dramatic impression of the world.
Dramatic Instincts
Factfulness helps you recognise and control these ten dramatic instincts that seem to be hard-wired into most peoples heads.
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Q: Widget not working well in Android 5.1 but perfect in 4.1, 4.4 etc I developed a widget some years ago. The widget works perfectly until now. It is not working fine in Android 5.1.1 devices, but it works perfect in Android 4.4 and lower versions. The widget displays three numeric values given by the operating system. These values are correctly obtained, because i can display them outside of this widget in a test app, and they are getting updated in that test non widget app.
In android 5.1.1 no icon is being displayed in widgets menu, it is showing default android icon. Also, widget is not being updated!!! i don't know what is wrong. I need a widget that must work on 4.1, 4.4 and 5.1 devices.
Something has changed in Android 5.1.1 widgets that must be implemented? I can't find anything different in the documentation
This is my widget:
manifest:
<receiver android:name="com.myapp.CPUWidgetProvider" android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@drawable/icon128">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
            </intent-filter>
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="AUTO_UPDATE" />
            </intent-filter>
            <meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider" android:resource="@xml/widget_provider" />
        </receiver>

        <service android:name="com.myapp.UpdateService"/>

my widget_provider.xml file:
<appwidget-provider xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:minWidth="40dp"
   android:minHeight="40dp"
   android:initialLayout="@layout/widget_layout"
   android:updatePeriodMillis="0"
/>

my widget_layout.xml file:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/fondo"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:background="@drawable/widget_background"
    android:paddingLeft="1dp"
    android:paddingRight="1dp"
    android:paddingTop="10dp"
    android:paddingBottom="10dp">

    <TextView
    android:id="@+id/freq"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:text="@string/loading"
    android:textSize="12sp"
    android:textColor="#EE08B608"
    android:layout_weight="1"/>

    <TextView
    android:id="@+id/usage"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:text="..."
    android:textSize="12sp"
    android:textColor="#EE08B608"
    android:layout_weight="1"/>

    <TextView
    android:id="@+id/temp"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:text="27ºC 80ºF"
    android:textSize="11sp"
    android:textColor="#EE08B608"
    android:layout_weight="1"/>
</LinearLayout>

my widget alarm:
public class WidgetAlarm{
    private final int ALARM_ID = 0;
    private final int INTERVAL_MILLIS = 5000;
    private Context mContext;

    public WidgetAlarm(Context context){
        mContext = context;
    }

    public void startAlarm(){
        Intent alarmIntent = new Intent(CPUWidgetProvider.ACTION_AUTO_UPDATE);
        PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(mContext, ALARM_ID, alarmIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
        AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) mContext.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
        alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC, System.currentTimeMillis(), INTERVAL_MILLIS, pendingIntent); // RTC does not wake the device up
    }

    public void stopAlarm(){
        Intent alarmIntent = new Intent(CPUWidgetProvider.ACTION_AUTO_UPDATE);
        PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(mContext, ALARM_ID, alarmIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
        AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) mContext.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
        alarmManager.cancel(pendingIntent);
    }
}

my updateservice:
public class UpdateService extends Service implements SensorEventListener {
    private SensorManager mSensorManager;
    private Sensor mTempSensor;
    double auxBatteryTemp;
    String systemTemp=null;
    String systemTempFarenheit=null;
    String batteryTemp="25";
    String batteryTempFarenheit="80";
    int processorMaxFreq=-1;
    DecimalFormatSymbols symbols;
    DecimalFormat tempDecimalFormat;
    boolean serviceDestroyed=false;

    Context ctx;
    PowerManager pm;
    RemoteViews remoteViews;
    ComponentName thisWidget;

    private BroadcastReceiver mBatInfoReceiver;     //Broadcast receiver for the battery temperature
    private BroadcastReceiver screenoffReceiver;    //Broadcast receiver for stop the alarm when the screen is off

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
        //System.out.println("XXXXX SERVICE START COMMAND");

        /* receivers */
        mBatInfoReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver(){
            @Override
            public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent intent) {
                try {
                    auxBatteryTemp = intent.getIntExtra(BatteryManager.EXTRA_TEMPERATURE, 0);
                    batteryTemp = ""+(int) (auxBatteryTemp / 10);
                    auxBatteryTemp=auxBatteryTemp/10;
                    batteryTempFarenheit = ""+(int)(((auxBatteryTemp*((float)9/5))+32));
                    updateTemperatures();
                } catch (Exception e) {e.printStackTrace();}
            }
        };

        screenoffReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
            @Override
            public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
                if(intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF)) {
                    WidgetAlarm widgetAlarm = new WidgetAlarm(context.getApplicationContext());
                    widgetAlarm.stopAlarm();
                }
                else if(intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON)) {
                    WidgetAlarm widgetAlarm = new WidgetAlarm(context.getApplicationContext());
                    widgetAlarm.startAlarm();
                }
                return;
            }
        };

        symbols = new DecimalFormatSymbols(Locale.GERMAN);
        symbols.setDecimalSeparator('.');
        tempDecimalFormat = new DecimalFormat("#.#", symbols);

        this.ctx = this;
        pm = (PowerManager) ctx.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
        remoteViews = new RemoteViews(ctx.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget_layout);
        thisWidget = new ComponentName( ctx, CPUWidgetProvider.class );

        //Temperature sensors
        mSensorManager = (SensorManager)getSystemService(SENSOR_SERVICE);
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14)
            mTempSensor = mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(13); //13 = Sensor.TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE //this constant required Android 4.0
        else
            mTempSensor = mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_TEMPERATURE);

        mSensorManager.registerListener(this, mTempSensor, SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_FASTEST);

        //adding receivers
        registerReceiver(this.mBatInfoReceiver, new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED));

        IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON);
        filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF);
        registerReceiver(screenoffReceiver, filter);

        //return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
        return Service.START_STICKY;
    }

    @Override
    public void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
        try {
            mSensorManager.unregisterListener(this);
            unregisterReceiver(this.mBatInfoReceiver);
            unregisterReceiver(this.screenoffReceiver);
            serviceDestroyed=true;
        } catch (Exception e) {e.printStackTrace();}
        //System.out.println("XXXXX SERVICE DESTROY");
    }

    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public void onAccuracyChanged(Sensor sensor, int accuracy) {}

    @Override
    public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14){
            if (event.sensor.getType() == 13) { //13 = Sensor.TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE //this constant required Android 4.0
                getTemperature(event);
            }
        }else{
            if (event.sensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_TEMPERATURE) {
                getTemperature(event);
            }
        }
    }

    public void getTemperature(SensorEvent event){
        float values[] = event.values;
        if (values.length>0){
            systemTemp = ""+(int)values[0];
            systemTempFarenheit = ""+(int)((values[0]*((float)9/5))+32);
            updateTemperatures();
        }
    }

    public void updateTemperatures(){
        if (pm.isScreenOn() && serviceDestroyed==false){
            //si hemos podido obtener la temperatura del sistema, la mostramos, si no, mostramos la temperatura de la bateria.
            if (systemTemp!=null){
                remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.temp,systemTemp+"ºC"+" "+systemTempFarenheit+"ºF");
            }
            else{
                remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.temp,batteryTemp+"ºC"+" "+batteryTempFarenheit+"ºF");
            }

            AppWidgetManager.getInstance( ctx).updateAppWidget( thisWidget, remoteViews );
            //System.out.println("XXXXX SERVICE UPDATE TEMPERATURES");
        }
    }
}

my app widget provider:
public class CPUWidgetProvider extends AppWidgetProvider{
    public static final String ACTION_WIDGET_CLICK = "ActionWidgetClick";
    public static final String ACTION_AUTO_UPDATE = "AUTO_UPDATE";

    DecimalFormatSymbols symbols;
    DecimalFormat tempDecimalFormat;
    int processorMaxFreq=-1;
    String cpuCurrentFreq=null;
    int freq = 0;
    float usage =-1;
    BufferedReader freqBufferedReader;
    PowerManager pm;
    RemoteViews remoteViews;
    ComponentName thisWidget;
    WidgetAlarm widgetAlarm;
    ActivityManager manager;

    Intent active;
    PendingIntent actionPendingIntent;

    @Override
    public void onDisabled(Context context) {
        super.onDisabled(context);
        context.stopService(new Intent(context, UpdateService.class));

        //stop alarm
        widgetAlarm = new WidgetAlarm(context.getApplicationContext());
        widgetAlarm.stopAlarm();

        //System.out.println("XXXXX onDISABLED");
    }

    @Override
    public void onDeleted(Context context, int[] appWidgetIds) {
        super.onDeleted(context, appWidgetIds);

        //System.out.println("XXXXX onDELETED");
    }

    @Override
    public void onEnabled(Context context) {
        super.onEnabled(context);

        //System.out.println("XXXXX onENABLED");
    }

    @Override
    public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int[] appWidgetIds) {
        super.onUpdate(context, appWidgetManager, appWidgetIds);
        if (isMyServiceRunning(context)==false){
            context.startService(new Intent(context, UpdateService.class));
        }

        remoteViews = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget_layout);
        thisWidget = new ComponentName(context, CPUWidgetProvider.class );

        //preparamos el evento para cuando el usuario presiona en el widget, ese evento será recibido en onReceive()
        active = new Intent(context, CPUWidgetProvider.class);
        active.setAction(ACTION_WIDGET_CLICK);
        actionPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, active, 0);
        remoteViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.fondo, actionPendingIntent);

        AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context).updateAppWidget( thisWidget, remoteViews );

        // start alarm
        widgetAlarm = new WidgetAlarm(context.getApplicationContext());
        widgetAlarm.startAlarm();

        //System.out.println("XXXXX onUPDATE");
    }

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent){
        if (intent.getAction().equals(ACTION_WIDGET_CLICK)){
            switchWidget(context);
        }else if(intent.getAction().equals(ACTION_AUTO_UPDATE)){

            symbols = new DecimalFormatSymbols(Locale.GERMAN);
            symbols.setDecimalSeparator('.');
            tempDecimalFormat = new DecimalFormat("#.#", symbols);

            pm = (PowerManager) context.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
            remoteViews = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget_layout);
            thisWidget = new ComponentName(context, CPUWidgetProvider.class );

            if (pm.isScreenOn()){
                try{
                    freqBufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(new File("/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq"))));
                    freq = Integer.valueOf(freqBufferedReader.readLine()).intValue();
                    freqBufferedReader.close();
                    freqBufferedReader = null;
                    cpuCurrentFreq=freq / 1000 + " Mhz";
                }
                catch (Exception Exception){
                    cpuCurrentFreq=null;
                }

                remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.freq,cpuCurrentFreq);

                if (processorMaxFreq==-1)
                    getProcessorMaxFreq();

                usage=(float) (freq/processorMaxFreq);
                remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.usage,tempDecimalFormat.format(usage / 10.0D)+" %");

                //preparamos el evento para cuando el usuario presiona en el widget, ese evento será recibido en onReceive()
                active = new Intent(context, CPUWidgetProvider.class);
                active.setAction(ACTION_WIDGET_CLICK);
                actionPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, active, 0);
                remoteViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.fondo, actionPendingIntent);

                AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context).updateAppWidget( thisWidget, remoteViews );
                //System.out.println("XXXXX UPDATING WIDGET");

            }

        }else{
            super.onReceive(context, intent);
        }

        //System.out.println("XXXXX onRECEIVE: "+intent.getAction());
    }

    public void switchWidget(Context context){
        symbols = new DecimalFormatSymbols(Locale.GERMAN);
        symbols.setDecimalSeparator('.');
        tempDecimalFormat = new DecimalFormat("#.#", symbols);

        remoteViews = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget_layout);
        thisWidget = new ComponentName(context.getPackageName(), CPUWidgetProvider.class.getName());
        widgetAlarm = new WidgetAlarm(context.getApplicationContext());
        if (isMyServiceRunning(context)==true){ //si el widget está encendido la apagamos
            context.stopService(new Intent(context, UpdateService.class));
            widgetAlarm.stopAlarm();
            remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.freq,"");
            remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.usage,"OFF");
            remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.temp,"");
        }
        else{ //si el widget está apagado lo encendemos
            context.startService(new Intent(context, UpdateService.class));
            widgetAlarm.startAlarm();
            remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.freq,"-----");
            remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.usage,"--");
            remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.temp,"");
        }
        AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context).updateAppWidget(thisWidget,remoteViews);
    }

    private boolean isMyServiceRunning(Context context) {
        manager = (ActivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
        for (RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)) {
            if (UpdateService.class.getName().equals(service.service.getClassName())) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    public void getProcessorMaxFreq(){
        int freq = 0;
        try{
            freqBufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(new File("/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq"))));
            freq = Integer.valueOf(freqBufferedReader.readLine()).intValue();
            freqBufferedReader.close();
            freqBufferedReader=null;
            processorMaxFreq=(freq / 1000);
        }
        catch (Exception e){e.printStackTrace();}
    }
}

A: Per this blog post and the associated bug closed as Working as Intended:

low polling periods are rounded up to 60000ms (one minute)

and you'll see a logcat message to that effect:

Suspiciously short interval 5000 millis; expanding to 60 seconds

When asked about alternatives, post #9 on the bug states:

If you are trying to run more often than every 5 seconds, alarms are the wrong way to go about it.  Waking up the device that often is extremely bad for battery life.  If you have live UI that needs to be updated continually, use a wakelock and then schedule your activity on a handler.  This is actually more battery efficient than setting an alarm every second.
Remember that widgets are intended to run only occasionally; the smallest updatePeriodMillis that the OS will provide is 30 minutes.

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Researchers have created a high-resolution picture of the cells at work inside a key hub of metabolism—the liver—and how disease reprograms individual cell types.
In every tissue throughout our bodies, various cell types communicate and coordinate their efforts to perform vital functions and maintain health.
The new research not only reveals a detailed map of cell-to-cell signaling in the liver, but also identifies cellular changes that could potentially drive the progression of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, a severe form of fatty liver disease with no effective therapies.
Until recently, scientists could analyze what was occurring only across a mixture of cells in a specific organ or tissue. But they lacked the technology to decipher the distinct cells within that complex mixture and see how each type involved in overall tissue health and function.
"That was one question we really wanted to address with this study: Can we have a high-definition picture of each cell type in the liver, what signaling molecules are being released by each of these different cell types, and what they are capable of responding to?" says Jiandie Lin, a professor at the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan and senior author of the paper in Molecular Cell. "Now, with the new single-cell RNA sequencing technology, we can do that."
Mapping liver cells
Single-cell sequencing allows researchers to isolate cells from a tissue sample and then determine the precise order of nucleic acids—the molecules that make up DNA and RNA—within each cell. Researchers can use this information to discover new cell types and activities within the tissue.
Lin and his colleagues used the new tool to obtain a gene expression profile for individual liver cells. Comparing data from mouse and human livers, the researchers laid out a blueprint of the types of cells operating in the liver, which signals the cells produce, and which cells receive those signals. The information provides unprecedented details that help create a high-definition map of cell signaling in the liver.
They also compared healthy livers with diseased livers to determine how cellular properties change in NASH livers. Patients with this severe form of fatty liver disease are more likely to experience cirrhosis and liver cancer. Researchers commonly associate NASH with metabolic syndrome; however, the exact triggers that drive disease progression remain poorly understood.
"We wanted to decode what exactly is going on for each cell type during disease," says Lin, who is also a professor of cell and developmental biology. "Can we uncover new biology, new disease mechanisms, maybe even new therapeutic targets using single-cell analysis?"
Cellular surprise
Using a mouse model of NASH, the researchers found that the abundance of cells within the liver changed with disease, but so did the properties of each cell type. In particular, cells called macrophages were present at substantially higher proportions in diseased livers and were more actively producing a protein called Trem2 (for "triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells 2").
Researchers also observed the emergence of Trem2-marked macrophages in the livers from a cohort of human NASH patients. What's more, the presence of Trem2 was also associated with disease severity—as the liver became more diseased, the cells produced more Trem2; as NASH improved, Trem2 levels decreased.
And the analysis of single cells also revealed new information about star-shaped cells, called hepatic stellate cells, known to contribute to liver fibrosis. In this new study, the researchers discovered that stellate cells are actively secreting various signaling molecules, dubbed "stellakines," and respond to hormones that typically act on blood vessels in the body.
"The findings on hepatic stellate cells really surprised us," says lead author Xuelian Xiong. "And they highlight the power of single-cell biology in discovering new modes of cell communication and function."
Additional authors are from the University of Michigan; the University of California, Los Angeles; Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion; Unidad de Genómica de Poblaciones Aplicada a la Salud; and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
The National Institutes of Health, Michigan Diabetes Research Center, Welch Foundation, UCLA Clinical and Intramural Award, and the University of Michigan supported the work.
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Ontario Airport traffic jumped 10% in Q1 2018; China Airlines and JetBlue Airways new for this year; five new destinations in S18
China Airlines launched daily flights between Taipei Taoyuan and Ontario in California on 25 March. Pictured at the launch are: Nuan-Hsuan Ho, Chairman, China Airlines; Cheng Wen-tsan, Mayor of Taoyuan City; and Deng-Ke Shiau, President, Taoyuan International Airport Corporation. The route is presently the only long-haul service flown from Ontario Airport, and between its launch and the end of May, the service carried 28,961 passengers.
Ontario Airport is situated 63 kilometres to the east of downtown Los Angeles, roughly a 36-minute drive if there is no traffic. In terms of road infrastructure, this places it only 10 minutes further away from downtown LA than Los Angeles' LAX Airport. It also places Ontario within the journey time of downtown LA as Long Beach Airport in the southern part of the Los Angeles basin, a megalopolis that is home to around 18 million people, translating to 5.5% of the US population. Ontario appears to be an airport that is on the move, not only for its core catchment, put also the major population that it serves, with the level of growth from the airport continuing to accelerate.
Traffic up 10% in Q1 2018
During the first three months of this year, Ontario handled just over 1.14 million passengers, up 10% (103,853 more passengers) from the 1.04 million it handled during the same period of 2017. This growth trend continued after this period, with April seeing just under a 13% spike in traffic, while May recorded a 12% rise in passenger numbers. It means that for the first five months of this year, Ontario Airport has welcomed just under two million passengers, up 11% versus the first five months of 2017.
Source: Ontario Airport. *January to May 2018.
Overall last year the Californian facility hosted 4.55 million guests, up 7.1% from the 4.25 million it processed during 2016. If the 11% growth rate achieved for the first five months of this year is maintained for the remainder of 2018, Ontario will push over the five million passenger barrier.
When taking Ontario's monthly passenger statistics for 2017 and placing them into anna.aero's Seasonal Variation In Demand (SVID) calculator, the airport performs well, generating a score of 0.58 – an 'Excellent' rating. Despite the growth in passenger traffic from the airport, the seasonality has not been too dampened, with the result for last year down from 0.54 in 2016, also an 'Excellent' rating.
Frontier Airlines new in 2017; China Airlines and JetBlue new in 2018
Southwest Airlines is the largest operator from Ontario, transporting just under 2.54 million passengers from the airport in 2017. This means that the low-cost operator accounted for just under 56% of the airport's total traffic last year. The airline increased its individual passenger numbers by 5.0% in 2017, however its market share fell by 1.1 percentage points, a result of stronger growth from other airlines. American Airlines, which flew over 888,000 passengers from Ontario last year, increased its traffic count by 7.9%, while maintaining a market share of 19%. The biggest market share gain though was reported by United Airlines, with the Star Alliance member seeing its traffic jump 22%, resulting in its market share growing by 1.1 percentage points, going from 7.9% in 2016 to 9.0% last year. One factor which allowed the airline to achieve was the use of larger aircraft out of Ontario.
Source: Ontario Airport
In October last year Ontario welcomed the arrival of Frontier Airlines (highlighted in light green), with the ULCC launching services to the airport from Austin, Denver and San Antonio. Between its inaugural service to the Californian city on 12 October, and 31 December, the carrier transported 46,555 passengers. Between January and May this year, the ULCC has transported 83,747 travellers, so during its first eight months at the airport, Frontier has carried 130,302 passengers. The airline has recently added its fourth route to Ontario, launching a daily service from Orlando on 13 August.
While Frontier is new to the airport, one airline which has stopped serving Ontario is Aeromexico, having pulled its five times weekly service from Guadalajara in January. However the route is still served by Volaris. Despite the loss of Aeromexico, two new carriers are gracing Ontario in 2018. The first was China Airlines, which commenced a daily 777-300 service from Taipei Taoyuan on 25 March, while from 5 September JetBlue Airways is scheduled to begin a daily A320-operated rotation from New York JFK. With the arrival of China Airlines, Ontario becomes the only other airport in the Los Angeles area after LAX to support long-haul services. Between its launch on 25 March and the end of May, the long distance link carried 28,961 passengers.
Five new destinations this summer
Ontario Airport's top route this summer is Phoenix, with 75 weekly departures being offered in the w/c 21 August 2018, up from 70 departures during the same week last year, with Southwest and American both adding extra flights. Following Phoenix, the top four routes from Ontario include Oakland, Sacramento and San Francisco, all inter-state routes, while Dallas/Fort Worth is placed fifth. Denver has climbed up the rankings to take sixth place this summer, a result of Frontier beginning flights on the sector from Colorado. One airport showing a drop in weekly flights is Guadalajara, a result of Aeromexico withdrawing services.
Source: OAG Schedules Analyser data.
A new destination among Ontario's top 15 is Orlando, one of five new routes to join the former airport's route map this summer, with the others being Austin, New York JFK, San Antonio and Taipei Taoyuan. Overall in the week analysed, 441 scheduled commercial departures will be offered from Ontario, up 7.6% versus the same week last year, with 65% of these additional departures being on routes to new destinations this summer.
Ontario Airport became a long-haul gateway in March when it welcomed China Airlines' inaugural service from Taipei Taoyuan. The Big Apple makes a return to the departures board in September when JetBlue Airways begins daily flights from New York JFK. Overall this summer, the number of weekly departures from Ontario has increased by 7.6%, with roughly 65% of these additional departures being on new routes.
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I am feeling this enormous pressure because I haven't even had time to take in and consider this year's Pantone Color of the Year yet. Arggghhhhh! The 2017 Color of the Year was announced back in December. I know. I am behind. I am getting to it now. So I need to beg the color trend people to hold the roll out of 2018. For me, I am just warming up to 2017 and I need time. Time to savor in it all including the color du jour.
In this post, I am not just sticking to this one shade of green with my list…I am taking on green in general.
Here are my 7 ways to use green in home decor as illustrated through these photos.
Dining chairs – upholster the seat of a cute dinging chair in green.
Plants – decorate with plants!
Pillows – Add a few green pillows to your living room sofa or the chair in the den.
Looking forward to finding out what is in store for 2018. As you an see by these swatches above…we are looking at a lot of color!!!


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Portugal: Maria Bárbara de Bragança features on latest coin in "Queens of Europe" series
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(Portrait of Maria Bárbara de Bragança by Jean Ranc)
The Impresa Nacional Casa da Moeda have issued on the 9th August their latest coin in the fascinating series "Queens of Europe," which includes many of the royal brides who married into some of Europe's most influential and important ruling dynasties. The latest coin tells the story of Queen Maria Bárbara de Bragança, who was the consort of King Fernando VI of Spain.
The coin was designed by artist Rui Vasquez and features a representation of the Princess Maria Bárbara shortly after the time of her marriage, as was painted by the artist Jean Ranc, circa 1729. The coin's denomination of €5 is placed to the left of the portrait, with the inscription D. MARIA BÁRBARA DE BRAGANÇA · 1711 – 1758.
The reverse depicts the actual princess exchange, a ceremony that took place in the middle of the Caia River, between Elvas, Portugal, and Badajoz, Spain, on a grand wooden palace bridge built to celebrate the double marriage. This double marriage included the children of King João V of Portugal—Maria Bárbara and José—to the children of Felipe V of Spain—Fernando VI and Mariana Vitória. The two crests of each royal house are placed above the primary design.
Denom. Metal Weight Diameter Quality Maximum Mintage
€5 Cupro-nickel 14 g 30 mm Unc. 60,000
€5 .925 silver 14 g 30 mm Proof 2,500
€5 .999 gold 15.5 g 30 mm Proof 2,500
The coin, which is the last in the series, is available in three versions: cupro-nickel, silver, and gold. Both the silver and gold versions are presented in a custom wood case with a numbered certificate of authenticity. Please visit the website of the INCM for additional information on this and other coins on offer.
A Queen of Substance and Fortitude: Maria Bárbara de Bragança, Queen of Spain
Born to João (John) V of Portugal on the 4th December 1711, Maria Madalena Josefa Teresa Bárbara—so named in honour of Saint Barbara, the saint of her birthday and a name not previously used among Portuguese royalty—was simply referred to as Maria Bárbara or Bárbara. The baby infanta of Portugal was born as heiress presumptive to the Portuguese throne and styled as Princess of Brazil, but her status as heiress presumptive was removed when the queen gave birth to a son two years later.
Princess Maria Bárbara was considered a gifted child; she was intelligent, well educated, and had a talent both for languages and music. She grew into an accomplished harpsichord musician, and though perhaps not considered especially beautiful, Maria Bárbara entered into what was believed to be a marriage of love as well as one serving the purpose of the state. Despite the infanta's having been described as "plain-looking" by courtiers, it was noticed that her new betrothed seemed taken aback by her lack of beauty. He nevertheless was charmed by her appreciation of music, which he shared, as well as her love of literature, and her overall degree of self-confidence—something which had eluded him during his young life.
Maria Bárbara was married to Fernando (Ferdinand), prince of the Asturias, on the 20th January 1729. He was just 16 years of age, and she just 18. The bride's brother, –José, prince of Brazil and later king of Portugal, married the infant Mariana Vitória the day before, further cementing the ties between the two Iberian kingdoms. When Fernando did succeed his father in 1746, Maria Bárbara, newly queen, remained devoted him. He, in turn, had become deeply attached to her as well, relying on her advice and intuition. Maria Bárbara had over the years grown into an able consort who deliberately tried not to outshine her husband, as her predecessor, Elizabeth Farnese, had done with King Felipe V.
The new queen presided over magnificent parties and concerts at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, which was her favourite retreat. She eventually became very accomplished in the art of strategic entertaining, which benefitted the crown, courtiers, and ministers. Queen Bárbara participated regularly in the affairs of state, and the ministers in charge respected her judgement to the extent that they presented her all documents of state before doing taking them to the king. It was she who advised him as to how to achieve the desired results from the ministers, who served both the Crown and the people.
Sadly, the royal couple produced no children or heir, with the exception of Queen Bárbara's delivering a stillborn son in 1733. She suffered from severe asthma for much of her life and towards her later years she became quite overweight, further complicating her already delicate health. The queen predeceased her husband when she died at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez on the 27th August 1758. Her death was said to have "broken her husband's heart." He fell into a state of deep grief in which he would not even dress. He followed her to his own premature death, barely less than one year after, on the 10th August 1759. He was buried at the convent of the Salesas Reales, alongside his beloved wife. Fernando VI was succeeded by his younger half-brother, Carlos III.
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The Road Less Traveled Leads to Vegan Jerky: An Interview with Jack & Friends founder Jessica Kwong '18
By Katie Zhang | December 20, 2019
With graduation looming, the frequency of nosy questions about post-graduation life from parents, friends, friends of parents and parents of friends far and wide reaches its peak. "What are you doing after graduation?" Is a question every senior dreads answering, but for Jessica Kwong '18, the question brought on an entirely new crisis: Accept the return offer for one of the biggest snack companies in the world or start from scratch building her very own company? She eventually decided on the latter, and Kwong declined the job offer in favor of creating what would eventually become Jack & Friends in March 2019, a plant-based jerky line with jackfruit as a main ingredient.
To Lose Weight, Cut the Fad Diets and Stick to the Basics, Expert Says
By Aditya Ramachandrababu | December 5, 2019
Levitsky also offered a few guides for students unsure about how they should eat.
'Tis the Season for Vegan Gingerbread
By Jordan Roth | December 4, 2019
With the holidays fast approaching, it's easy to get bombarded by the best things of the season: snow, Hallmark original movies and of course, holiday baking. As a vegan, holiday baking is a little bit difficult to partake in, as fruitcake and peppermint bark aren't the most vegan-friendly treats. So, this year, I decided to take matters into my own hands and bake a vegan creation anyone would want to eat. What's on the menu? The one treat the holidays aren't complete without: gingerbread cookies.
Recipes for a Mindful, Plant-Based and Delicious Thanksgiving
By Melanie Metz | November 24, 2019
Does "vegan Thanksgiving" sound like an oxymoron? To many in America, it might be a completely novel idea. But for me, a vegan Thanksgiving is normal, as I have eaten a plant-based diet (a term for a diet consisting of foods derived from plants, with no animal products whatsoever) for the past 10 years.
Friday Night Macro Dinners: Everyone Is Family
By Rae Specht | November 20, 2019
Nestled amongst the maple trees off of Coddington Road, Priscilla Timberlake's and Lewis Freedman's cozy country house radiated warm light out into the chilly November night. For over twenty years, every Friday at 6:45pm about fifty people, an eclectic mix of friends, neighbors, colleagues, students and a handful of curious strangers, come together to share a home cooked, plant-based meal around candle-lit dinner tables. It's best described as a giant, vegan, gluten-free family dinner, where the word "family" is employed loosely; in Priscilla and Lewis's home, anyone and everyone is treated and fed like family.
What if the World Went Vegan?
By Srishti Tyagi | November 13, 2019
Although mention of the word "vegan" can bring up disturbing images of proselytizing protestors armed with signs and graphic visuals of animal cruelty, people often overlook the environmental impacts of reducing their consumption of animal products. Prof. David Wolfe, plant science, revealed his insight on the crippling carbon footprint of the meat industry, and what a plant-based diet would entail for the environment. "A lot of the major meat producers in this country are coming from fairly large operations and corporate farms [where] the carbon footprint is quite a bit higher," Wolfe said. "The animals are all confined in one place — it could be very far away from where the crops are grown and are then transported to feed the animals."
According to Wolfe, the excessive amounts of fossil fuels utilized in the production and transport of these crops alone have a significant environmental impact. Ruminant animals, like cattle, have the added detriment of methanogens — microbes required for digestion that release methane, a notorious greenhouse gas.
Weekends at Moosewood
Once I tried the brunch, it was a game changer; I have to hold myself back from going every weekend. This October, I tried their lunch for the first time. For the sake of journalism, I forced myself to review their vegan options to help you all decide whether to go to Moosewood for a special lunch, brunch or both.
NGUYEN | Of Meat & Men: Masculinity vs. Sustainability
By Niko Nguyen | October 1, 2019
You know you want it. The feeling is carnal. A primal lust. It's irresistible — you can hardly hold back from that instinctual need to clasp your fingers around it, wrap your lips around its thick flesh, sink your teeth into that sumptuous parcel of indulgent sin. You want it.
Amazon Rainforest Fire Sparks Climate Protest at ClubFest
By Caroline Johnson | September 17, 2019
Cornell Students for Animal Rights and Cornell Vegan Society stood in solidarity outside of Barton Hall during Sunday's ClubFest, bearing signs of "Burning the Amazon is Genocide" and "Take Action" to protest the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.


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Some Actual Good News After Trump's Paris Agreement Fiasco
Three states are taking matters into their own hands.
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A coal fire power plant in Brandenburg, Germany. Patrick Pleul/DPA via Zuma Press
Just hours after President Donald Trump announced that he intends to withdraw the United States from Paris Climate Agreement, three state governors announced the formation of the United States Climate Alliance, a union that will work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, even as national leadership on climate change falters.
"If the president is going to be AWOL in this profoundly important human endeavor, then California and other states will step up," said California governor Jerry Brown.
For now, the alliance includes California, New York and Washington State. The governors of those states, Jerry Brown, Andrew Cuomo, and Jay Inslee, respectively, released a statement on Thursday describing how the new alliance will build state-level partnerships to continue aggressive American action on climate change and uphold the goals and standards of the Paris Agreement.
"The president has already said climate change is a hoax, which is the exact opposite of virtually all scientific and worldwide opinion," said Governor Brown in the statement. "I don't believe fighting reality is a good strategy—not for America, not for anybody. If the president is going to be AWOL in this profoundly important human endeavor, then California and other states will step up."
Governor Cuomo echoed that sentiment. Trump's "reckless decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement has devastating repercussions not only for the United States, but for our planet," he said. "This administration is abdicating its leadership and taking a backseat to other countries in the global fight against climate change."
California, New York, and Washington combined are home nearly 70 million people, about 20 percent of the US population. And their governments have already begun to take action. For example, the California State Senate passed legislation on Wednesday that mandates California to develop 100 percent of its electricity from renewable resources by 2045.
So far, no other states have signed on to the alliance, though 61 American mayors also pledged on Thursday that their cities will uphold the tenets of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Obama Slams Trump's Withdrawal From Paris Deal
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If you long for languid days spent on the sandy shores of a tropical destination, Mauritius should be on the top of your list of options! In fact, many South African's opt to book cheap flights to Mauritius for this very reason.
This destination offers more than just cheap flights and sunny days though. Here you will find yourself completely immersed in the culture, festive atmosphere and friendly people. If you are travelling to Mauritius, you can book cheap international flights to MRU (Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport) by using our quick and easy flight search feature.
The Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport started operations in 1999 and has 4 shareholders as follows: Government of Mauritius, Development Bank of Mauritius Ltd, State Investment Corporation Ltd and Air Mauritius Ltd.
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Leading international airlines that fly to and from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport are listed below. You can use Cheap International Flights to book tickets to this international airport in Mauritius. Our flight search feature will source the cheapest flights and travel deals from leading carriers including the following:
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Where is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport?
The Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is just 48km from Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. Getting to and from the airport is made simple with a variety of transport options available to visitors.
These public transport options are undoubtedly the most affordable:
Car hire – car rental counters are found in the arrivals hall and include the likes of Hertz, Avis, Budget, Europcar, First, Sixt, ADA and ABC.
Bus service – there is a bus service offered every 30 to 60 minutes between the airport and Port Louis. The travel time is approximately 1 hour. While the bus service is considered cheap, it's not always convenient if you have a lot of luggage.
Taxi service – taxis can be acquired from the booking counters found at the airport's arrivals hall. It is essential to confirm the cost of the trip before you leave the airport. Keep in mind that a taxi service can cost as much as 3 times that of the bus service.
Some of the hotels and accommodation establishments offer a shuttle service to and from the establishment, free of charge. Make enquiries about this when booking your accommodation as it could save you a great deal of money.
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport Facilities and Flight Statistics
The airport currently transports over 3 197 308 passengers annually, with the majority of flights being to international destinations. The airport terminal is designed to look like the Travellers Palm (a tropical plant indigenous to Mauritius), and has the capacity to transport up to 4 million passengers annually.
The airport building which has undergone major renovations is designed to incorporate a green approach. The building uses solar energy and recovered rain water.
The terminal building spans an area of 57 000 square meters. Inside you will find 5 boarding gates, check-in counters, immigration counters and baggage handling areas. The airport facilities include shopping, dining, currency exchange, car hire, duty free stores and much more. The airport building has 32 check-in counters and 6 luggage conveyors.
Accommodation at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
While there is no accommodation located at the airport, there are top hotels, hostels and guest houses within just a few kilometres. These include the likes of Holiday Inn Mauritius Airport, Le Jardin de Beau Vallon, Nativ Lodge and Spa, Shandrani Beachcomber, Mahe Holiday Resort and 3Ds International Tourist Home.
Getting to and from these establishments is easily done by taxi, bus or car hire.
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È stato finalista al premio Nebula per il romanzo Orphans of Chaos  e, dopo la pubblicazione del ciclo dell'Età dell'oro, il Publishers Weekly lo ha definito "uno dei nuovi talenti di SF più importanti di questo secolo".

Biografia

Opere

Romanzi

Ciclo dell'Età dell'oro
 L'età dell'oro (The Golden Age, 2002)
 Phoenix (The Phoenix Exultant, 2003)
 La luce del millennio (The Golden Transcendence, 2003)

War of the Dreaming
 Last Guardian of Everness (2004)
 Mists of Everness (2005)

Chronicles of Chaos
 Orphans of Chaos (2005)
 Fugitives of Chaos (2006)
 Titans of Chaos (2007)

Altri romanzi
 Null-A Continuum (seguito di Non-A (The World of Null-A) di A. E. van Vogt, 2008)

Storie ambientate nella Terra della Notte
 "Awake in the Night" (romanzo breve) apparso in William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands: Eternal Love, a cura di Andy W. Robertson, Wildside Press (dicembre 2003).
 "The Cry of the Night Hound" (romanzo breve) apparso in William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands: Nightmares of the Fall
 "Silence of the Night", pubblicato come ebook in rete
 "The Last of All Suns" (romanzo breve) apparso in William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands: Nightmares of the Fall, a cura di Andy W. Robertson (agosto 2007)

Altre pubblicazioni
 "Farthest Man from Earth" (romanzo breve) Asimov's Science Fiction, Vol. 19 # 4 & 5, No.229-230, aprile 1995
 "Guest Law" (romanzo breve) Asimov's Science Fiction, Vol. 21 # 6, No.258, giugno 1997
 "Not Born a Man" (racconto) Aberrations, #24, ottobre 1994
 "Forgotten Causes" (racconto) Absolute Magnitude, #16, estate 2001

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

 John C. Wright's Journal, blog personale
 Intervista su Locus Online
 Intervista su Fantasybookspot.com
 Review at SFSignal, features a detailed account of Wright's conversion story in the comments below.
 Fantastic and Speculative Fiction by John C. Wright, a web site devoted to John C. Wright's publications
 Autori affini a Wright su Literature Map.

Scrittori di fantascienza statunitensi
Autori fantasy


I'm not overfond of Murakami, though I recognise that 1Q84 was probably not the best place to start.
But I do want to say this: it's great that your library is stocking translated fiction for its <18 readers. Apart from Heidi, I doubt if our children read much translated fiction, and yet it's a wonderful way to learn about the world.
I'm not sure they recognised it as 'childrens', it was with all the other Murakamis. All council library books are bought by the state library, but I don't have it with me to see if they attached any designation to it. Jules Verne would be translated though often what's available is a bastardized cut down version. I wonder who else would be – Tin Tin?
I love how Murakami messes with your head & leaves you doubting yourself!
Yes! Just when you're cruising along, thinking you have the story straight, he heads off in some completely weird direction.
I love Murakami too (but haven't tried IQ84 and probably won't). I haven't heard of this one, perhaps because it is adult/child crossover. I've only read Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world of his bigger books, plus a couple of shorter novels, a short story collection, and his little "running" memoir. I have another smaller book on the TBR.
Talking about which, in addition to those books you named, have you tried with your young-uns Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the sea of stories. I loved reading it to mine.
I had to look up the Rushdie before I replied – it looks wonderful. The next birthday is June 3 so that should do nicely. I've read 1Q84 a couple of times and will make my way thru all Murakami' s work in the next couple of years I hope.
Googles 'Murakami running book'. Memoir: What I talk about when I talk about running. I'm a swimmer (only in my dreams these days) but a Murakami memoir is something to look forward to.
I've reviewed this on my blog – one of the few Murakamis I've read since blogging. An enjoyable read providing some lovely insights, as I recollect. I like their sneaky memoirs that purport to be about one thing but provide so much more!
Waves from near Gunning (transiting from Melb to Syd). I should have searched Murakami on your site when I was setting up my post. Will do so belatedly in a day or so.
I've had good and bad experiences with Murakami.
I'm interested in this one, though.
Good on you for reading the Magic Pudding, I hope you found some of it amusing. I haven't had a chance to try out The Strange Library on my (younger) grandkids yet. Hopefully next week.
That ending in which his mother doesn't realize he was gone reminds me of Where the Wild Things Are, a picture book by Maurice Sendak. It's also a bit like The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I'm not sure why there is a tradition of children disappearing and adults not noticing. Perhaps it's meant to reflect that children don't feel seen by adults? A lesson on how children feel replaceable (not by other children but by a life the parent could have lived without children)?
I've read Where the Wild Things Are (to grandkids) so yes good point. I like what you say about children feeling unseen. I'm going to think about that for ages.
I know I felt invisible when I was a kid. It was even worse that during summer vacation from school my parents continued to work and left us home unattended, and then they got home and plopped down in front of the TV until bed time. They started leaving us in the summer when I was around age 8 and my brother was 10. There was one neighbor out in the middle of nowhere, and she was a nut bar.
I had my hassles with my parents but I had a very secure childhood. School teacher dad, full-time mum, spent most school holidays on mum's parents' farm. Books for kids often have invisible parents, but I never felt that way – and I'm sorry that was your experience – though I'd often disappear all day on my bike. I'll have to ask my kids what their experience was.
Magic realism and I aren't friends and I don't have a great track record with Murakami – I won't dwell on that! Instead, how lovely that you have a dialogue with your kids about books. I truly hope that when my kids are adults, I will have the same opportunity.
I think Murakami is a surrealist rather than a magic realist, but that's a fine point. My kids swam, although not since school, and we've always shared books and politics, which is a great joy.


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John Parsons O'Donnell (July 23, 1896 in Somerville, Massachusetts–December 17, 1961 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.) was an American political journalist and analyst known for working for the New York Daily News.

Early life and education
The son of a doctor, O'Donnell graduated from Tufts College in 1920 with a B.A. degree. He then did graduate work at Harvard University and Dijon University.

Career
O'Donnell served as an infantry lieutenant in World War I. In 1923, he became a reporter and assistant city editor at the New York American, a post he held until 1927, when he joined the New York Daily News. After others noticed his knack for political journalism, he was assigned to report on Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1932 presidential inauguration. In 1939, after World War II broke out, he became a correspondent for the Daily News; in this capacity he spent time with the British military's forces on the Maginot line in France. O'Donnell followed his publisher's turn from admiration to intense criticism of President Roosevelt. In 1942, Roosevelt gave an Iron Cross to Earl Godwin, whereupon he asked that it be given to O'Donnell. Roosevelt cited O'Donnell's reporting on former White House correspondent George Durno (viewed by other reporters as the President's favorite) as the reason for this gesture, which was criticized by the Chicago Tribune as a "new low in vilification".

According to an Army history, even with its hasty retraction, O'Donnell's June 8, 1943 "Capitol Stuff" column did "incalculable damage" to the Women's Army Corps, thwarting recruiting efforts in war time. That column began, "Contraceptives and prophylactic equipment will be furnished to members of the WAACS, according to a super secret agreement reached by the high ranking officers of the War Department and the WAAC chieftain, Mrs. William Pettus Hobby…." This followed O'Donnell's June 7 column discussing efforts of women journalists and congresswomen to dispel "the gaudy stories of the gay and careless way in which the young ladies in uniform … disport themselves…." Although the allegations were refuted, the "fat was in the fire. The morals of the WAACs became a topic of general discussion…." Denials of O'Donnell's fabrications and others like them were ineffectual. According to Mattie Treadwell's Army history, as long as three years after O'Donnell's column, "religious publications were still to be found reprinting the story, and actually attributing the columnist's lines to Director Hobby. Director Hobby's picture was labeled 'Astounding Degeneracy' …."

On Oct. 3, 1945, O'Donnell wrote in his column that Gen. George S. Patton had been removed from his Army command in Bavaria thanks to "the secret and astoundingly effective might of this republic's foreign-born political leaders -- such as Justice of the Supreme Court Felix Frankfurter of Vienna,  White House administrative assistant Dave (Devious Dave) Niles, alias Neyhaus, and the Latvian ex-rabbinical student now known as Sidney Hillman." O'Donnell claimed that this pressure came about because the soldier whom Patton had slapped two years earlier, Charles H. Kuehl, was Jewish, and Patton allegedly used antisemitic epithets while slapping him. In fact, Kuehl was not Jewish, nor was another soldier whom Patton slapped that same month, Paul G. Bennett. All of the officials named denied any involvement in Patton's removal, and Patton himself denied ever making statements "denigrating any soldier's religion." Days later, O'Donnell was forced to retract the column, writing: "On the evidence, our statements in Capitol Stuff were untrue." Numerous advertisers boycotted the Daily News over O'Donnell's blatantly anti-Jewish language.

Personal life
O'Donnell married and divorced three times. His second marriage, in 1930, was to fellow journalist Doris Fleeson; their daughter, Doris, was born two years later. O'Donnell and Fleeson divorced in 1942, after their political views had begun to diverge. During his marriage to Fleeson, he worked with her on a column called "Capitol Stuff". He died on December 17, 1961 at Georgetown University Hospital.

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1961 deaths
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HomeThe peril of overpromising
The peril of overpromising
October 13, 2016 October 29, 2016 signbrad Business Management, Uncategorizedmeeting deadlines, micromanagement, overpromising, scheduling
There were two different business owners, with two different philosophies on promising deadlines.
The Promiser
The first one, the Promiser, tried to accommodate everyone's needs. If someone needed a job done the next day, he rarely said no. If someone requested a job be done in three days, he said okay. If they needed it in two weeks, he told them, "No problem." If instead, a customer simply asked when a job would be done, he gave them a completion date based on how quickly he thought he could get it finished. Some customers didn't ask for completion dates. They just approved the job and said, "call me when it's done."
But problems arose for the Promiser when things didn't always go as planned; if due to unforeseen factors, a job took longer than anticipated. Sometimes a supplier was late with a delivery, or a mistake was made in production requiring a re-do of part of the job. Or an employee became sick. So a deadline that at first seemed within reach was missed. In an attempt to placate an irritated customer, an unplanned free delivery was made, adding yet more time to the job. But the problems did not end there. The late job bumped other jobs that were in line waiting to be done, annoying more customers. If one of them was angry enough, that job was moved to the front of the queue and marked "hot." And what about the customers that just said to call them when the job was ready? Their jobs were repeatedly delayed. Deadlines were missed frequently, and because jobs were often rushed in an effort to catch up, more mistakes were made. Jobs came back almost weekly for correcting or remaking. Occasionally, jobs were even sent out with known mistakes just to avoid missing the promised deadline. (The business owner reasoned that he was gaining breathing room to get other things done before the customer noticed the mistake and returned). In his mind, the owner felt he was doing his best, even bending over backward for his customers. Still, he developed a reputation for not respecting deadlines. A reputation that he could never quite overcome.
How was this person able to survive in business? He had two things going for him. First, he was one of the cheapest in town. He regularly asked customers how much his competitors were quoting and he tried to undercut them much of the time. He developed a reputation for low prices that kept customers coming back who otherwise would have gone elsewhere out of frustration. Some customers, wise to his overpromising, called frequently after ordering to check on the progress of their jobs. They learned from their past experience with him that he serviced the 'squeakiest wheels' ahead of others. So, they squeaked.
The second factor in his favor was the tremendous size of the market in his area, providing a constant influx of new customers attracted by his prices. He lost many customers due to missed deadlines, but they were constantly replaced by new ones.
The overpromising by this business owner created additional problems beyond missed deadlines. Employee moral ran low. When some workers discovered that the owner often blamed his missed deadlines on his workforce, they became frustrated and resentful. Employee turnover was significant. In an effort to reduce mistakes and expedite jobs, the owner habitually micromanaged workers, constantly looking over their shoulders, making decisions for them on even minor matters of production. He constantly asked for progress reports, looking for ways to hurry jobs along. In an effort to save time, and because he "didn't want to spend all day writing," the owner frequently produced job orders lacking crucial information, preferring instead to give extended verbal instructions that were not always perfectly remembered. This resulted in more mistakes and more missed deadlines. The owner was not a bad person but, under the pressure, he often became rude and critical and was rarely patient with employees. Moral sank even lower.
The Hardnose
The Hardnose was not a bad person, either. Actually, she was a smart businessperson. She tried to accommodate clients' deadlines just as the Promiser, but with one major difference in procedure. She always—always—generously padded her time estimates. If she thought the job required five days, she never told the customer five days. She told them seven or eight, or more, and she didn't budge. If she knew she could do a job in two weeks without a problem, she told the customer three weeks, even if they said they needed it completed as soon as possible. She was hard-nosed about giving herself wiggle room. She assumed, correctly, that something would go wrong on a job as often as not. If on the other hand, the job was completed ahead of schedule, as it often was, she sometimes, but not always, called a client to report that the job was finished early. She developed a reputation for never being late. The result was that she was in demand and she was able to charge a higher rate than the Promiser. Yet she worked no harder than he did.
It seems that the Promiser was in constant fear that a competitor would give his customers a better turnaround time. So he rarely said no to a request. His efforts were all focused on landing the job, after which he concentrated on getting it done in time. The Hardnose was motivated by fear, too, but not fear of losing a job. She feared for her reputation, and she was willing to turn down work to protect it. In the end, customers trusted her. Her word was golden. The cushion of time that she gave herself when scheduling produced an additional cushion, one of goodwill with her customers. In a recent blog, marketing expert and author Seth Godin made the observation that this cushion of goodwill is like a form of "overdraft protection" for your business. The cushion can save your reputation when you occasionally fall short on a promise, which inevitably happens.
The Hardnose invested in overdraft protection, both in scheduling and in customer trust. The Promiser did not. He took too many chances. And his "insufficient trust fees" hurt him.
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A multicase family study of rheumatoid arthritis in South West Ireland
M. McDermott, M. Molloy, P. Cashin, M. McMahon, S. Spencer, S. Jennings, A. Sneyd, John M. Greally, A. Silman, W. Ollier
A study of 26 families with multiple cases of RA was conducted in South West Ireland. In 149 relatives examined, 67 cases of RA were identified. An analysis of affected sibling pairs and trios revealed significant linkage between HLA and RA (p<0.05). A high frequency of DR4 was observed in probands (80.7 per cent) and affected members (74.6 per cent) compared with controls (18 per cent). An elevated frequency of the haplotypes A2-B44-DR4 (19.2 per cent) and A2-Bw62-DR4 (5.7 per cent) was seen in the affected sample. HLA-Bw62 was at raised frequency in probands (19.2 per cent) compared with controls (9 per cent). The haplotype frequency of A2-B44-DR4 was raised in affected females and A2-Bw62-DR4 in affected males. A low haplotype frequency of A1-B8-DR3 was found in all RA subjects. Disease severity (clinical and radiological criteria) was associated with DR4, but this did not reach statistical significance. A high incidence of extra-articular features of RA was observed, with DR4 occurring in all cases of vasculitis (75 per cent of whom were DR4 homozygous).
Disease Markers
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McDermott, M., Molloy, M., Cashin, P., McMahon, M., Spencer, S., Jennings, S., ... Ollier, W. (1986). A multicase family study of rheumatoid arthritis in South West Ireland. Disease Markers, 4(1-2), 103-111.
A multicase family study of rheumatoid arthritis in South West Ireland. / McDermott, M.; Molloy, M.; Cashin, P.; McMahon, M.; Spencer, S.; Jennings, S.; Sneyd, A.; Greally, John M.; Silman, A.; Ollier, W.
In: Disease Markers, Vol. 4, No. 1-2, 01.12.1986, p. 103-111.
McDermott, M, Molloy, M, Cashin, P, McMahon, M, Spencer, S, Jennings, S, Sneyd, A, Greally, JM, Silman, A & Ollier, W 1986, 'A multicase family study of rheumatoid arthritis in South West Ireland', Disease Markers, vol. 4, no. 1-2, pp. 103-111.
McDermott M, Molloy M, Cashin P, McMahon M, Spencer S, Jennings S et al. A multicase family study of rheumatoid arthritis in South West Ireland. Disease Markers. 1986 Dec 1;4(1-2):103-111.
McDermott, M. ; Molloy, M. ; Cashin, P. ; McMahon, M. ; Spencer, S. ; Jennings, S. ; Sneyd, A. ; Greally, John M. ; Silman, A. ; Ollier, W. / A multicase family study of rheumatoid arthritis in South West Ireland. In: Disease Markers. 1986 ; Vol. 4, No. 1-2. pp. 103-111.
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Developing and understanding responsible foundation models.
News: Our report on foundation models is now publicly available!
What is a foundation model?
In recent years, a new successful paradigm for building AI systems has emerged: Train one model on a huge amount of data and adapt it to many applications. We call such a model a foundation model.
Foundation models (e.g., GPT-3) have demonstrated impressive behavior, but can fail unexpectedly, harbor biases, and are poorly understood. Nonetheless, they are being deployed at scale.
The Center for Research on Foundation Models (CRFM) is an interdisciplinary initiative born out of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) that aims to make fundamental advances in the study, development, and deployment of foundation models.
We are an interdisciplinary group of faculty, students, post-docs, and researchers spanning 10+ departments who have a shared interest in studying and building responsible foundation models.
CRFM has the following thrusts:
Research. We will conduct interdisciplinary research that lays the groundwork of how foundation models should be built to make them more efficient, robust, interpretable, multimodal, and ethically sound.
Artifacts. We will train and release foundation models, code, tools, and also ensure that the full training pipeline is reproducible and scientifically rigorous.
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Turkey - Beyhan-1
The Beyhan-1 Dam and hydropower plant (3 x 186 MW and 1 x 25 MW) was successfully handed over to the customer Kalehan Beyhan Enerji Üretim A.S.
By mid-April 2015, the last of the three 186 MW main units could be handed over, almost two months before the contractual agreed date, so the customer was able to operate all main units already during the wet season (January to May).
HPP Beyhan-1 is the first of four planned hydropower plants on the river Murat in eastern Turkey. With an installed capacity of 600 MW, HPP Beyhan-1 is a cornerstone of the energy supply in this important Turkish region.
In 2012, ANDRITZ HYDRO, as leader of a consortium, received from Kalehan Enerji Üretim A.S. the contract for delivery and installation of the electro-mechanical equipment (see Hydro News 22). The three 186 MW Francis turbines, produced and supplied from ANDRITZ HYDRO, are among the largest of their kind ever installed in Turkey.
From mid-2015 a further 1,250 GWh per year of renewable energy will be supplied to the Turkish grid.
Output: 3 x 186 MW / 1 x 25 MW
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Celebrating theatre, music, dance, literature and everything in between, the Uitmarkt is a highlight of Amsterdam's cultural calendar. Thanks to the generosity of the performers, the festival has remained a free event for all, and 2017 is no exception. Now in its 40th year, there's a staggering selection of events on offer, so we've put together a few suggestions to get you started.
De Dolfijn Amsterdam (The Dolphin Amsterdam) are the reigning champions of synchronised swimming. Their mesmerising performance is described as a combination of choreographed acrobatics and ballet in the water. The act comes to the Uitmarkt in association with Amsterdam Fringe Festival, another impressive arts celebration taking place in September.
Hot on the heels of their appearance at De Parade, this Amsterdam-based band takes the stage once again at the Uitmarkt. The sound described as 'nouveau soul', a combination of engaging lyrics and funky beats, is created under the leadership of frontman and composer Bart Rijnink. Catch laGarçon* on Saturday night at the Marine Terrein.
50 years have passed since the summer of love took place, and today, the concept of giving peace a chance remains as relevant as ever. The Uitmarkt celebrates this moment in music history with a free spirited gig by artists such as Sven Hammond, Edsilia Rombley, Leona Philippo, Thijs Boontjes, Jeangu Macrooy and Michelle David.
Promising young dancers from the dance company of the same name explore concepts of personal identity and coming of age in 'Teddy's Last Ride'. The choreography tells a story based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel, 'Haunted', and borrows visual cues from contemporary subcultures and illegal underground raves.
Take advantage of a rare opportunity to experience Amsterdam's National Maritime Museum (Scheepvaartmuseum) as a party venue. Top-rated DJs from Club NYX and ClubUp will get you up on the dance floor at this silent disco, with a line-up of tunes that vary from house and techno to hip hop and R&B.