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Major power cut leaves large parts of England without electricity
The National Grid said two generators went down and the issue is now resolved but commuters have been left stranded.
Saturday 10 August 2019 02:39, UK
Power cuts leave London platforms deserted
Power is being restored across parts of the UK after nearly one million people were affected by an outage for up to an hour.
The National Grid Electricity System Operator said issues with two generators caused a loss of power, but that it was "resolved".
The company said: "We experienced issues with two power generators causing loss of power in selected UK areas.
"The issue is now resolved and the system has returned to normal. Anyone continuing to experience a local issue should contact their local Distribution Network Operator for assistance."
The problem was initially thought to affect London and the South East but also impacted swathes of the Midlands, and the North West.
Ipswich hospital was hit, and a spokesman told Sky News: "There was a national power outage and Ipswich Hospital was without power for about 30 minutes, all of our teams kept all of our patients safe, and we are now back up and running."
Image: Ticket machines without power at Clapham Junction
Image: The station boards at Clapham Junction
Newcastle Airport was plunged into darkness for about 15 minutes.
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One passenger, Scott McKenzie, said: "It was a bit worrying to start - more so because various alarms were going off and staff clearly didn't quite know what was going on either.
"Some of the spaces in the airport have little daylight - we were literally plunged into darkness and people were using their phones as torches to see and get around."
Western Power said 500,000 people were affected in its distribution area. They described it as a "major incident" and said all customers had power restored by 6pm.
Northern Powergrid said 110,000 customers lost power on Friday evening. The company supplies 3.9m homes in the North East as well as Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.
Those who were affected lost power between 5.10pm and 6pm.
Image: Passengers tried to get around in the dark
Image: Clapham Junction was hit by the outage
Electricity North West said 26,000 people were without power in areas spreading from Penrith in Cumbria to Stockport, Greater Manchester.
Power was out between 4.54pm and 5.17pm.
In the South East, UK Power Networks tweeted on Friday evening: "We're aware of a power cut affecting large parts of London and South East.
"We believe this is due to a failure on National Grid's network, which is affecting our customers."
About 10,000 people were initially affected in London and the South East, but the company later revised this to 300,000.
Engineers created a workaround which meant the majority of customers got power back quickly. The power was out between 4.53pm and 5.21pm.
In a tweet, the company said: "The issue was on the National Transmission Network, we believe supplies should all be back up and running."
Image: Waterloo was also affected by the outage
SSE said 16,000 of its customers were affected, with power going down between 4.56pm and 5.08pm.
Train services in and out of London, including Thameslink, Southern and Gatwick Express are facing delays and cancellations because of the disruption.
Thameslink confirmed it wouldn't be running any more services out of north London at about 9.30pm.
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) said a number of its trains had broken down between London and Stevenage, suspected to be because of the electrical supply problem.
Scenes at Clapham junction, commuters using phone lights in the tunnels. Also I just got trapped on the train as the doors stopped working. pic.twitter.com/wJjBAmoiOd
— Ais Green (@AislingJane_) August 9, 2019
LNER also told customers not to travel from Kings Cross and said any tickets for today would be valid tomorrow.
The north London station was evacuated.
However, a train left Kings Cross for Peterborough at about 9.30pm, with no signage alerting passengers of the departure.
The Metro in Newcastle was affected, with delays carrying on into the evening. Those travelling to the airport were advised to allow more time to make their journey.
Commuters 'abandon travel' after power cuts
A Network Rail spokesperson said: "There was a power cut on the national grid this evening which means we lost power to all our signalling over a wide area, including the Newport, Gloucester, Ashford, Bristol, Eastbourne, Hastings, Three Bridges and Exeter areas. All trains were stopped while our back-up signalling system started up.
"While our signalling system has come back online and trains are running, there will be delays to journeys in these areas and stations will be busier. Please check before you travel and thank you for your patience."
A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman said: "We currently have BTP officers assisting at several stations owing to current disruption caused by power issues."
Welcome to Clapham Junction #powercut pic.twitter.com/sPppOOqRge
— Steph (@stefidoo) August 9, 2019
Traffic lights in London have also experienced problems and the Victoria Line on the London Underground was down for 40 minutes, Transport for London confirmed.
The line is now running with severe delays but all other lines are operating a good service.
TfL warned peopled to be cautious while driving on roads in the capital, but said they were not aware of any major congestion after the outage.
Rail operator Thameslink said many of its trains were "at a stand".
It's all very apocalyptic at Clapham Junction #powercut pic.twitter.com/hElvgMfwIO
— Joe Welstead (@JoeWelstead) August 9, 2019
A tweet said: "The power network has failed in the large parts of London and the South East. This has prevented our trains between Farringdon and Bedford from being able to take power and as a result, most of our trains are currently at a stand."
Cheshire Police has said it is aware of an outage in the Ellesmere Port area, including Great Sutton and Little Sutton. It told people not to contact police, but to call their electricity providers.
In south London, customers described "apocalyptic" scenes as the power went out in Clapham Junction station.
Harriet Jackson told PA: "(I) realised that nothing was open and there was hardly any phone signal.
"All the traffic lights were down, but there were no police present, which meant it was dangerous to cross - cars weren't stopping either.
"It was like witnessing something out of an apocalyptic film.
"No one knew what was going on and, given it's a Friday afternoon, it's the last thing you want to encounter."
The lights are out and everybody's trying to get home at Clapham Junction. ⚡💡 #powercut #poweroutage pic.twitter.com/Byt0H49pki
— Kit Bradshaw (@kitbradshaw) August 9, 2019
The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy said: "We are in contact with National Grid and Energy Distribution Networks. The issue is now resolved and the system has returned to normal."
Transport minister Chris Heaton-Harris tweeted: "This is an incredibly difficult and frustrating evening for rail passengers.
"I have spoken to @networkrail who have mobilised more staff and are working tirelessly to get people home safely and as quickly as possible."


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After the Nerds released a few electro tracks in a row earlier this year (Bassline Kickin' and their remix of 'Wonder' by Adventure Club), some people out there were worried that they had abandoned their roots in dubstep/glitch-hop for a more commercial sound. However, 'Here It Comes,' along with their previous release 'Hero,' should be more than enough to put those ridiculous concerns to rest.
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Maria Frumentia Maier OSF (* 21. März 1940 in Laufenburg) ist eine deutsche katholische Ordensschwester, Sozialpädagogin und Psychologin.

Werdegang
Margareta Maier kam als eines von fünf Kindern einer katholischen Familie zur Welt. Im Alter von 21 Jahren trat sie dem Orden der Gengenbacher Franziskanerinnen bei und nahm den Ordensnamen Frumentia an. Sie studierte zunächst Sozialpädagogik mit Diplomabschluss, dann Psychologie (ebenfalls mit Diplomabschluss) und legte 1980 an der Philosophischen Fakultät der Universität Freiburg ihre Promotionsschrift über Entwicklungslogik und Reziprozität kommunikativer Ethik vor.

Sie war 22 Jahre als Ausbilderin für Erzieherinnen und Heilpädagoginnen tätig. Danach leitete sie fünf Jahre als Frauenreferentin in der Ortenau die Frauenbildung und Frauenseelsorge. 1991 gründete sie in Offenburg die Mutter-Kind-Einrichtung "Haus des Lebens", die sie seither leitet.

Ehrungen
 2004: Verdienstmedaille des Landes Baden-Württemberg
 2010: Verdienstkreuz am Bande der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Schriften
 Entwicklungslogik und Reziprozität kommunikativer Ethik. Eine inhaltsanalytische Untersuchung zum Einfluß kritischer Theorie (Habermas) auf die Gestaltung von Curricula im Elementarbereich, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Begründungszusammenhangs Piaget, Habermas. Haag und Herchen, Frankfurt 1980. ISBN 978-3-88129-323-5
 Auffälliges Verhalten von Kindern. Herder, Freiburg 2007. ISBN 978-3-451-00108-6

Weblinks
 M. Frumentia Maier bei 51 % Frauen in Baden-Württemberg
 Haus des Lebens
 http://www.badische-zeitung.de/laufenburg/haus-des-lebens-als-lebenswerk--44653087.html

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Not Even Diablo Canyon Can Save California From Its Green Energy Nightmare
California has waged a decades-long war against sanity and the laws of physics in the name of saving the planet by pouring tons of nonstop renewable energy into the grid. After years of destroying the grid and driving up energy costs, sanity seems to have prevailed.
California lawmakers last week approved legislation backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to extend the life of Diablo Canyon, the last remaining nuclear power plant. A $1.4 billion settlement may seem expensive, but it's a steal compared to a power outage.
Pro-nuclear activists like Michael Shellenberger, Kristin Zaitz, and Heather Hoff deserve credit for making sure that this pillar of grid reliability, along with the Nuclear Mothers, continues for another five years, hopefully longer. They prevailed against good environmental groups like the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), which years ago pressured the state to close Diablo Canyon.
Not surprisingly, the Natural Resources Defense Council still plays a role in increasing the risk of blackouts for Californians. The agreement to close the plant "still serves as a model for an orderly and equitable transition from older power plants to less costly and more flexible clean energy sources," said Victoria Roma, the council's California Government Affairs Director.
By "flexible" he means unreliable. Wind and solar power are limited by weather conditions and cannot be turned up or down only on demand. The idea that renewables are "less expensive" is based on poor accounting that excludes the high cost of batteries and backup generation needed when the wind goes out or the sun goes down.
No amount of lofty rhetoric about the virtues of "going green" or apocalyptic climate propaganda can change the fact that wind and solar are not cut out to power the modern industrial societies that Europe is currently studying.
California gets about 34% of its electricity from renewable sources, mostly wind and solar. Not surprisingly, residential electricity rates in June 2022 were about 29 cents per kilowatt hour, more than double the national average. As California mandates 100% of its electricity to come from non-carbon sources by 2045, rates will only go up.
Diablo Canyon's two reactors provide about 9% of California's electricity. Shutting down this important source of electricity would be disastrous for residents and the economy as the state moves toward blackout.
Unfortunately, keeping Diablo Canyon running alone is not enough to save Californians from climate policies imposed by the political class and elites.
In the days following the Diablo Canyon vote, state lawmakers passed a series of climate bills with more aggressive targets to phase out fossil fuels and reduce emissions. Of course, nuclear energy has been excluded from the state's "green" electricity mandate.
Earlier, California joined Oregon and Washington in opposing a major natural gas pipeline. Newsom wants to ban fracking, and regulators have already limited drilling permits. Don't worry, there's more!
California officials have banned the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035, effectively mandating electric vehicles. A week later, California's grid operator issued a "flexible warning" for another heat wave and urged residents, among other things, not to charge their electric cars between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Why? The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) warned that this is "when the grid is most stressed due to higher demand and less solar."
Diablo Canyon has certainly provided a stable power supply to the grid as temperatures rise, but it's not enough. Given Newsom's zeal for a "green" transition, it seems doubtful that common sense will yield more energy policy victories during his tenure. Or until the network reaches another breaking point… which probably won't be long.
The fact is, California needs more Diablo Canyons. But for that to happen, their leaders will have to end the war in their sanity.
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Xoma Ltd., of Berkeley, Calif., presented data at the 59th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in Washington on two clinical studies of Xanelim in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
Xanelim, co-developed with Genentech Inc., of South San Francisco, is in Phase III trials for moderate to severe psoriasis and Phase I/II for kidney transplant rejection.
In a Phase I/II open-label study, 61 patients were given an initial subcutaneous conditioning dose of 0.7 mg/kg of Xanelim, followed by 11 weekly subcutaneous treatments of 1 mg/kg, 2 mg/kg or 4 mg/kg. The primary response measure was change in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) scores between days 0 and 84. Overall, 75 percent of patients given Xanelim achieved 50 percent or better PASI improvement at day 84 and 31 percent achieved 75 percent or better improvement. The drug was well tolerated in the majority of patients and the most commonly observed adverse side effects were headache, flu-like symptoms and psoriasis symptoms after completion of treatment.
Researchers also presented preliminary results from a 12-week open-label study running parallel to the Phase III program. The new study retreated patients who received IV or subcutaneous Xanelim in Phase I or II studies. Patients received an initial subcutaneous conditioning dose of 0.7 mg/kg of Xanelim, followed by 11 weekly doses of 1.0 mg/kg or 2.0 mg/kg. Some patients received topical steroids, calcipotriene or UVB phototherapy concurrently with Xanelim. Overall, almost 80 percent of patients achieved a comparable or better PASI score at the end of the second course of treatment compared to the first course. At the end of treatment, 28 percent of patients achieved 75 percent or better PASI improvement and 58 percent achieved 50 percent or better.
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Abgenix Inc., of Fremont, Calif., presented results of its double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase IIa trial of ABX-IL8, its fully human monoclonal antibody, for use in the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis. The study included 94 patients at 18 sites in the United States and assessed 3 mg/kg and 6 mg/kg doses. The drug was administered every three weeks for a total of five infusions, with the first dose being a 2x loading dose. Results showed that ABX-IL8 (3 mg/kg) was associated with a statistically significant improvement in plaque psoriasis as assessed by change in baseline PASI scores and physician global assessments. The 6 mg/kg dose was not statistically significantly different from the 3 mg/kg dose. Also, patients who achieved a 75 percent improvement in PASI maintained that response through week 36. Based on the Phase IIa data, Abgenix has initiated a Phase IIb study that should enroll 228 patients and will evaluate two doses of ABX-IL8 and a placebo.
Biogen Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., said retreatment with Amevive (alefacept) in patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis demonstrated positive results similar to that of the initial course of treatment, an earlier Phase II randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multiple-dose study. The retreatment study is ongoing and is designed to determine the tolerability and efficacy of repeated courses of treatment with Amevive. Patients received two courses of study therapy and clinical response was evaluated at two weeks after dosing using the PASI. Responses were observed within the first four weeks and tended to be more rapid with the second course of treatment. There were no reports of disease rebound.
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp., of San Diego, presented results from a multiple-dose Phase I/II trial of IDEC-114, its primatized anti-CD80 (anti-B7-1) monoclonal antibody, in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis. Thirty-five patients received four infusions of the drug at a variety of dosage levels. It was reported that 40 percent of patients achieved the clinical endpoint of at least a 50 percent reduction in PASI at some point of the study and 57 percent of patients achieved a physician's global psoriasis assessment of good or above. Also, although treatment ended on day 47, patients continued to improve beyond that, with maximum improvements in PASI scores seen on the last follow-up day, which was day 127.


Newcastle United's Craig Bellamy has issued an apology for the headbutt which landed him a three-match ban.
The Welsh international was suspended following his clash with Dynamo Kiev defender Tiberiu Ghioane during Newcastle's 2-0 defeat last Champions League game.
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The leading individuals and companies from the Middle East IT networking sector were honoured last night, at the Network Middle East Innovation Awards 2010.
Nearly 200 IT managers, vendors, channel partners and service providers attended the awards, which recognized the best projects, individuals and companies operating in the IT infrastructure sector in the region.
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Muirgheas mac Pháidín Ó Maolconaire, Gaelic-Irish scribe, died 1543. He was a native of Cluain Plocáin (now Ballymulconry), parish of Kiltrustan, County Roscommon. It lies close to an inlet of the river Shannon, north of Strokestown.

Ó Maolconaire wrote the Book of Fenagh in 1516/17, at Fenagh Abbey, County Leitrim. He prepared an abbreviated version in 1535, now BL Cotton Vespasian MS E II. He also wrote the vellum manuscript known as Leabhar gabhála, or Leabhar Bhaile Uí Mhaoilchonaire do sgríobh Muirghios mac Paídín Uí Mhaoilchonaire as Liobhar na hUidhre. An incomplete version survives as RIA MS D iv 3

He is sometimes confused with his great-grandson, Muiris mac Torna Ó Maolconaire (died 1645).

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CMN Miracle Kids: Nathaniel Tavarez and Kendal Sanders
By Karin McCay
Published: May. 31, 2014 at 6:42 PM CDT|Updated: May. 27, 2015 at 7:35 PM CDT
Pictured: Kendal Sanders
Pictured: Nathaniel Tavarez
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - It was January 2014, when Berrendo Middle School in Roswell, New Mexico, was thrown into the national spotlight.
Life changed forever for the students there, when a 12-year-old pulled a sawed off shotgun from his backpack.
This is the story of what happened that day, and the miracles that followed:
At Berrendo Middle School, students were gathering in the gym. The flag was up and school was about to start.
That's when the first blast came.
"I thought it was a firecracker," student Kendal Sanders said.
"I thought it was a bomb," classmate Nathaniel Tavarez said.
Sanders and Tavarez are the two children who were airlifted to the Children's Hospital at UMC.
The doctors who treated them can still clearly remember that emotional day of their arrival.
"It was the worst possible nightmare to get the call there's been a shooting, a school shooting," trauma surgeon Dr. Thomas McGill said. "Nathaniel came with multiple holes in his face."
"We expected the worst," said pediatric intensivist Dr. Tiva Kasemsri. "His face was essentially torn apart."
"Gunshot pellets were not only in his face and eyes and chest, but also in his brain," said pediatric intensivist Dr. Kerrie Pinkney.
Both McGill and Tiva gave 'major kudos to everyone in Roswell' who took care of Nathaniel during that first 'golden hour' of his emergency.
Both agreed that initial quick response and effective opening of the airways kept Nathaniel alive so he could be airlifted to Lubbock for specialized care.
"He came in shock," said Tiva. "It was quite amazing the team effort [to keep him alive.]"
"I was coming down the bleachers and my friends said, 'Kendall you've been shot!'" Kendall recalls. "I looked back at Nathaniel and saw his hands covering his face and there was blood everywhere."
The first miracle was that first responders kept Tavarez alive.
Meanwhile, Facebook exploded with the news, and parents rushed to the campus. Word spread fast that a seventh grader had pulled a sawed off shotgun from his backpack and fired three random shots in the school gym.
Nathaniel's mother, Donna Tavarez, said, "We just prayed and prayed and prayed."
Donna flew with Tavarez to Lubbock and into UMC's level one trauma center.
Alfred, his father, was already in Lubbock and rushed to the hospital.
The immediate concern was Tavarez' heart, which was struggling from so much internal bleeding.
"I didn't get to see him," Alfred recalled tearfully. "And then I was just waiting. I was a really long wait. At one point, there were five doctors in that operating room at the same time."
Dr. Frank Quattromani is a pediatric radiologist who remembers that day in the emergency room.
"I honestly thought it would end in the emergency room," Quattromani said. "He's not supposed to be alive with this. You don't live through this."
The CAT scan images of Tavarez' injury are shocking. Dr. Quattromani explained that every single white dot on the images represent a shotgun pellet. There are hundreds, maybe 1,000 of them.
"You can't dig these out", he said. "You'd do more damage. This is the worst I've ever seen, other than at war. We've seen soldiers come back from war and if there's a shotgun blast or a shrapnel blast, that's what it looks like. This is a war injury."
There's a pellet right in the middle of his brain, and an entire cluster in his left eye.
His right eye was also severely injured. So much so, that both eyes were swollen shut for a month after the shooting.
Now, with a very strong contact lens in the right eye and powerful glasses, Nathaniel has some vision on that side.
"His healing has been miraculous in the right eye," Mitchell said.
Another priority after the shooting was to relieve the swelling in Tavarez' brain.
Dr. Belirgen explained how close it was.
"Maybe even minutes later," Belirgen said, "he wouldn't have made it. [It was] very urgent."
In the follow-up, he checks the curved scar-line halfway around Tavarez' head in hair that is barely growing out.
That scar marks the line where Belirgen hurried to cut into the skull to remove a section of bone, called a bone flap, to allow the brain space to swell until the pressure went down again.
That section of bone was saved in a bone bank to give the brain time to relax.
"After two weeks," Belirgen said, "we took that bone flap and put it back into the original place."
Amazingly, with screws to keep it in place, the bone flap was returned to the skull, using the original scar line.
"The progress he is making is amazing," Belirgen added. "Miracle, total miracle."
However, Tavarez was the first emergency.
Kendal Sanders, another seventh grader, was also shot, but didn't realize it until she was leaving the gym.
Her parents, Nickie and Bert Sanders, said that before they knew what was happening, they were flying to UMC.
During exploratory surgery, Sanders had damage repair done to her liver, kidney and heart.
Quattromani decided after studying her CAT scan images that she must have been turned to the right with her elbow resting up on something, because the pellets mostly got her in the inside of that arm and down that side of the chest.
Sanders said later that she was turned to the right with her right arm resting on someone in a bleacher above her. She has pellet marks on the inside of that right arm, and a spray of pellets down the right side of her chest.
Dr. Samuel Campbell, a vascular surgeon, explained that a second surgery later to repair nerve damage in her right arm revealed something more serious there.
"She had an injury to the artery when a pellet had gone through the artery itself," Campbell said. "So that meant we had to cut out a segment of it and use some other vein to do a bypass."
Originally, they had hoped to take a vein from her ankle, but it turned out to be too small. So, they had to take a vein from her thigh instead to use for that bypass.
"What was supposed to be a 45 minute surgery took five hours with an entirely different team of doctors," Nickie said.
Tavarez was home schooled this spring during his recovery, especially while his vision improves. Sanders, on the other hand, returned to Berrendo Middle School to finish out the school year.
To see her smiling with her friends, you'd think she has recovered.
"Everybody sees (the scars on) her arm and her ankle," Nickie said, "but the extent of her injuries are so much more than that. She's in a lot of pain all the time with her back."
"She's a tough, tough girl," Bert added, with tears in his eyes
In both sets of CAT scans for Sanders and Tavarez, one thing is certain. The doctors agreed that the pellets are too numerous and too dangerous to remove. So all of them will stay where they are.
Both Sanders and Tavarez know there is always the risk they could shift and cause more damage or pain, but that's not stopping either of them from having fun with their friends, and just enjoying lives.
Dr. Kerrie Pinkney, pediatric intensivist, laughed when she remembers how Tavarez would dance in the hospital and ask her to dance with him. "That kid can cut a rug!" she said. "He's a miracle child in his own right, injury aside. He has an amazing attitude."
"It's a huge blessing that he made it," Sanders agreed. "He has a very positive attitude. He makes me feel like I need to have a positive attitude too."
Tavarez is just as kind when he talks about Sanders.
"She's one of my best friends," he said. "We have an everlasting friendship. We're fighting this together."
Turn the pages of this year's Berrendo Middle School Year Book and the shooting is referenced only by the day that it happened – January 1st, 2014.
There's no story, no explanation, just a big picture in each top corner of the girl and the boy who flew to UMC on a prayer.


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Q: Step-by-step derivative of $\frac{(2x)^{bx}}{(x + a)^{bx}}$ Can someone please walk step by step on how to calculate the derivative
$\frac{d}{dx}\frac{(2x)^{bx}}{(x + a)^{bx}}$
Where $a$ and $b$ can be thought of as constants.
And we can assume $a,b, x > 0$.

A: We can do this using the quotient rule:
$$\frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}\right)= \frac{g(x)f'(x)-f(x)g'(x)}{(g(x))^2}$$
So we have a function $$h(x) = \frac{(2x)^{bx}}{(x+a)^{bx}},\quad f(x) =(2x)^{bx},\quad g(x) = (x+a)^{bx}$$
Then $$h'(x) =  \frac{(x+a)^{bx}\cdot \frac{d}{dx}\left((2x)^{bx}\right)-(2x)^{bx}\cdot \frac{d}{dx}\left((x+a)^{bx}\right)}{((x+a)^{bx})^2}$$
Consider $y=(2x)^{bx}$
$\implies \ln y = bx\ln (2x)$
We also have the product rule which says $\frac{d}{dx}(f(x)g(x)) = f'(x)g(x)+f(x)g'(x)$
Differentiating with respect to $x$:
$\implies \frac{1}{y}\frac{dy}{dx} = b\cdot\ln(2x)+bx\cdot \frac{2}{2x} = b(\ln2x+1)$
Then $\frac{dy}{dx} = (2x)^{bx}\cdot b(\ln 2x+1)$
Now consider $u = (x+a)^{bx}$
$\ln u = bx\ln(x+a)$
$\frac{1}{u}\frac{du}{dx} = b\ln(x+a)+bx\cdot \frac{1}{x+a}$
$\frac{du}{dx} = b(x+a)^{bx}(\ln(x+a)+\frac{x}{x+a})$
So we now have the derivatives of $(2x)^{bx}$ and $(x+a)^{bx}$, so we can plug them into our formula for $h'(x)$.
$$h'(x) = \frac{(x+a)^{bx}\cdot (2x)^{bx}\cdot b(\ln 2x+1) -(2x)^{bx}\cdot b(x+a)^{bx}(\ln(x+a)+\frac{x}{x+a})}{(x+a)^{2bx}}$$
$$h'(x) = \frac{b(x+a)^{bx}\cdot (2x)^{bx}(\ln(2x+1)-\ln(x+a)-\frac{x}{x+a})}{(x+a)^{2bx}}$$
$$h'(x) = \frac{b(2x)^{bx}}{(x+a)^{bx}}\left(\ln\left(\frac{2x+1}{x+1}\right)-\frac{x}{x+a}\right)$$

A: Rewriting as $$\frac{d}{dx}\left(2-\frac{2a}{x+a}\right)^{bx}$$
We use $x^n=e^{n\ln x}$ to rewrite this as
$$\frac{d}{dx}\exp\left(bx\ln\left(2-\frac{2a}{x+a}\right)\right)$$
From there, we use the Chain Rule with $f(g)=e^g$ and $g(x)=bx\ln\left(2-\frac{2a}{x+a}\right)$. $f'(g)=e^g$. From there, we use the Product Rule to find
$$g'(x)=b\ln\left(2-\frac{2a}{x+a}\right)+2abx\left(2-\frac{2a}{x+a}\right)^{-1}(x+a)^{-2}$$
in which we used the Chain Rule again with $u(v)=\ln v$ and $v(x)=\left(2-\frac{2a}{x+a}\right)$. From there, we can see that the result is
$$e^{g(x)}\cdot g'(x)=\left(2-\frac{2a}{x+a}\right)^{bx}\cdot b\ln\left(2-\frac{2a}{x+a}\right)+bx\left(2-\frac{2a}{x+a}\right)^{-1}(x+a)^{-2}$$


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Papaya, dengue fever and Ayurveda
P Ram Manohar
Director and Chief Scientific Officer, AVP Research Foundation, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Director and Chief Scientific Officer, AVP Research Foundation, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Manohar P R. Papaya, dengue fever and Ayurveda. Ancient Sci Life 2013;32:131-3
Manohar P R. Papaya, dengue fever and Ayurveda. Ancient Sci Life [serial online] 2013 [cited 2020 Jan 18];32:131-3. Available from: http://www.ancientscienceoflife.org/text.asp?2013/32/3/131/122994
In recent times, there have been heated discussions and debates on the efficacy of papaya leaves in management of dengue fever especially in increasing platelet count in dengue patients with low platelet count and those who develop hemorrhagic dengue fever.
There has been widespread reporting on the efficacy of the use of papaya leaves in dengue fever, at times appearing in the media in India and especially the state of Kerala. There have also been reports of untoward effects after ingestion of papaya leaves by some patients.
The reaction from the biomedical community been mixed, with some advocating for its use and others contending that there is no evidence for the efficacy of the use of papaya leaves in management of dengue fever. In principle, for a drug to be formally accepted in biomedicine, adequate pre-clinical and clinical researches are expected to be done, the active principles are expected to be screened and a more active and purer version of papaya as a drug is to be developed. There is also the question as to whether the natural increase in platelet counts seen in many dengue patients is being mistaken as the effect of papaya leaves.
It is difficult to judge what the overall response has been from the Ayurvedic community. However, since papaya is a plant and it is used in a natural form, it appears that most of the Ayurvedic physicians may not find it difficult to advocate its use. On the other hand, some Ayurvedic physicians are likely to raise the doubt as to whether papaya has been understood adequately in Ayurvedic terms so as to be used as part of Ayurvedic interventions.
Be that as it may, in states like Tamil Nadu, Siddha physicians have come forward to promote the use of papaya, Andrographis paniculata and other herbs to combat dengue fever and this paniculata? move is reportedly being promoted by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
In these circumstances, it is important to make sense of the situation. Should we dismiss papaya as just another story that will disappear like a few other spurious claims in the medical field that surface from time to time? Or is there something in papaya can be of use in the current clinical practice? Or is it necessary for the Ayurvedic community to explore the potential clinical benefits and uses of Papaya?
The claim that there have been no studies on the therapeutic efficiency of Papaya in dengue fever doesn't stand the trial of truth. Search on the PubMed database returns details of five studies including pre-clinical and clinical research on the therapeutic effects of papaya leaves.
One study found that the papaya seed was toxic to the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is a vector for the etiologic agents of both yellow and dengue fever. [1] Another study reported that in in vitro models, papaya leaves demonstrated significant inhibition of hemolysis. [2] A third study in mice revealed significant increase in thrombocyte counts compared to the controls. [3] There is one clinical study, which is a randomized controlled trial in 228 patients that reported significant increase in platelet production in patients with dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever after administration of papaya leaves. [4] The fifth study is a case report on a single patient with dengue fever showing significant increase in platelet count after administration of papaya leaves. [5]
From the point of view of biomedicine, these studies may not represent substantive evidence. It can be argued that the phytochemistry and pharmacology of papaya has not yet been satisfactorily understood. It can be pointed out that double blind placebo controlled studies have not been conducted and trials need to be done in larger number of patients. However, all this does not mean that papaya should be dismissed altogether. It only shows the need for more studies before a final verdict can be passed. If we go by the guidelines issued by Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine, the current usage of papaya is supported by evidence levels 5 (Expert opinion without explicit critical appraisal, or based on physiology, bench research or "first principles") and 2b Individual cohort study (including low quality randomized controlled trial; e.g., <80% follow-up). And the grade of recommendation for clinical use would be D or C at the most. [6] So, we cannot say there is absolutely no evidence supporting the use of papaya.
While papaya is "a study in progress" as far as biomedicine is concerned, the situation in Ayurveda must be examined in its own right. What do the modern studies and findings mean for Ayurveda? Is there enough justification and rationale for Ayurvedic physicians to use papaya leaves for dengue fever?
We cannot consider that the reported studies on papaya alone give sufficient ground for its use as an Ayurvedic medicine. At the outset we must realize that papaya is not mentioned in the classical Ayurvedic texts. The plant itself is not of Indian origin. However, that does not mean that there can be no basis for Ayurvedic practitioners to use papaya. The classical texts assert emphatically that there is no substance in the world that does not have medicinal properties and that we must search in all corners of the earth to discover medicinal plants. Therefore, if adequately understood, papaya can be used in Ayurveda. However, modern studies cannot be the ideal method to evaluate papaya from an Ayurvedic perspective. According to the classical texts a plant or any other drug source that has not been adequately understood in terms of its nomenclature, identity, properties and applications has a great chance of being wrongly used and hence leading to untoward effects. [7] Therefore, the question arises as to whether papaya has been understood adequately in these Ayurvedic terms. If we look at the early modern writings of Ayurveda, we can see that attempts have been made to incorporate and describe papaya from an Ayurvedic perspective. It has been named as Eranda Karkati, which literally means the "Castor Cucumber" because the leaves resemble that of the castor plant and the fruit that of cucumber. [8] Its properties and applications have been described in a limited way but there is no mention of its potential use in conditions like dengue fever. It is not just enough to give a name and describe the properties of papaya from the Ayurvedic perspective. The incorporation of a plant as a drug source becomes complete in Ayurveda only when its applications are well developed and described. For example, we need to have a clear understanding on which dośa (functional principles) and dhaātu (tissues) will it work, what are the desirable and undesirable effects, with which other herbs it should be combined to make a balanced formulation and in which dosage form should it be administered as well as the ways in which it has to be formulated. Apart from this, it is also important to find out as to which stages of diseases and on what types of patients can it be administered. At this point of time, we have to admit that this complete knowledge in case of papaya has not been fully developed from an Ayurvedic perspective. Yet another important point to be considered is the possibility of different parts of the papaya plant having different properties. For instance, the ability to increase the platelet count has been attributed only to the leaves and not the fruits or seeds. There could also be a difference in the properties of unripe and ripe papaya, which is important from an Ayurvedic perspective.Further studies to isolate active principles will not be very helpful to expand the understanding and uses of papaya, though they may lead to valuable clues. While modern drug development takes the route of isolating active alkaloids from the crude plant, Ayurveda takes the route of developing complex formulations including simple extracts by combining it with other herbs and subjecting it to complex processing methods.
In sum, we conclude that whether it be from the biomedical point of view or from the Ayurvedic perspective, there is a need to conduct more studies, observations and investigations to gain a thorough understanding of the uses of papaya in not only dengue fever but perhaps other diseases also. In the meantime, its empirical use may continue in a limited way as physicians continue to explore more safe and effective ways to tackle epidemic diseases like dengue fever and its complications.
1. Nunes NN, Santana LA, Sampaio MU, Lemos FJ, Oliva ML. The component of Carica papaya seed toxic to A. Aegypti and the identification of tegupain, the enzyme that generates it. Chemosphere 2013;92:413-20.
2. Ranasinghe P, Ranasinghe P, Abeysekera WP, Premakumara GA, Perera YS, Gurugama P, et al. In vitro erythrocyte membrane stabilization properties of Carica papaya L. leaf extracts. Pharmacognosy Res 2012;4:196-202.
3. Sathasivam K, Ramanathan S, Mansor SM, Haris MR, Wernsdorfer WH. Thrombocyte counts in mice after the administration of papaya leaf suspension. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2009;121 Suppl 3:19-22.
4. Subenthiran S, Choon TC, Cheong KC, Thayan R, Teck MB, Muniandy PK, et al. Carica papaya leaves juice significantly accelerates the rate of increase in platelet count among patients with dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2013;2013:616737.
5. Ahmad N, Fazal H, Ayaz M, Abbasi BH, Mohammad I, Fazal L. Dengue fever treatment with Carica papaya leaves extracts. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2011;1:330-3.
6. Howick J, Chalmers I, Glasziou P, Greenhalgh T, Heneghan C, Liberati A, et al. Explanation of the 2011 Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (OCEBM) Levels of Evidence (Background Document). Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. Available from: http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=5653. [Last accessed on 2013 Jul 12].
7. Yadavji TA, editor. Caraka Samhita. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers; 1992. p. 13.
8. Linn CP, Nambiar PK, Nambiar VP, Ramankutty C. Indian Medicinal Plants a Compendium of 500 Species. Vol. 1. Chennai: Orient Longman Private Limited; 2003. p. 383-5.
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Pawan Kumar Singh,Pooja Rawat
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2 Antithrombocytopenic activity of carpaine and alkaloidal extract of Carica papaya Linn. leaves in busulfan induced thrombocytopenic Wistar rats
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Saikat Sen,Raja Chakraborty
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SiewMooi Ching,Vasudevan Ramachandran,Lai Teck Gew,Sazlyna Mohd Sazlly Lim,Wan Aliaa Wan Sulaiman,Yoke Loong Foo,Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria,Nurul Huda Samsudin,Paul Chih Ming Chih Lau,Sajesh K. Veettil,Fankee Hoo
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I would like more kittens. I am desperate to get another cat, but Mr. Woog has put his foot down and has said absolutely no way. I call him the fun police. I want to get a ginger kitten and call him Lewis. So we could then have Chuy, Lewis and the Woogs. I would also like more willpower.
Body fat. And wrinkles. And stress and mess. And I would like less people calling out to me from other parts of the house. Pisses me off.
Drinking wine with the gals on the couch, and laughing.
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Either Hey Big Spender or You're So Vain. Nothing to do with me, but they are just in my range and have some big notes to hit. Best done in the shower.
Go to the QT Hotel in Sydney and order everything off the menu. Proceed to eat it all in bed with a bottle of wine and a good comedy movie to enjoy.
All memories involving champagne are good, aren't they?
I am mum to two boys, advisor to my husband and master of a cat and two guinea pigs. And a Siamese fighting fish called Stanley who appears to be constantly depressed (edited to add that since publication of this page, Stanley has passed).
Oh Mrs. Woog, you crack me up! And yes I would like less people yelling at me from different rooms too. An-noy-ing! Great series idea too Carolyn, looking forward to reading more.
Thanks J – me too!
It is the most irritating thing EVER!
Great idea! Favourite champagne memory – drinking lots then can't remember anything!!!
Thanks Bele – I'm so excited – so much wisdom to find!
Great questions! I would love to sit on Mrs Woog's couch and drink wine with her. The calling out from different parts of the house never goes away. Although my 21 year old son often texts me from the lounge (when I'm upstairs) to ask me what I'm cooking for dinner and that's an improvement I suppose.
Why oh why can't they just seek you out and deliver the question in the room?
One of the most natural wits I've ever come across is Mrs Woog! Great new series… when you run out of cool cats to interview send me an email, I'd love to get involved.
On like Donkey Kong, my friend!
I am so much better than she is…. Just saying!
I just had to go youtube that – wow, that's a whole special brand of cringe!


Will new Wilmington parking regulations affect you?
New parking regulations could affect about two dozen streets in Wilmington.
An ordinance under consideration by the City Council proposes lane direction and signage changes throughout the city. Officials propose the addition of particular child drop-off designations and street cleaning-related parking limitations.
Potential signage would prohibit turns at certain red lights. The legislation, introduced Thursday, also designates some existing regulations be rescinded including some "two-hour parking" signs.
Parking regulations are routinely updated to respond to constituent concerns, said City Council spokesman John Rago.
The ordinance is outlined below.
The following street would be designated as a "two-way" traffic street: East Third Street, between North Lombard Street and Poplar Street.
On East 25th Street intersecting Carter Street.
On West 34th Street intersecting North Van Buren Street.
On North Monroe Street intersecting West 35th Street.
On southbound King Street intersecting West Secnd Street.
On southbound King Street intersecting East 10th Street.
On eastbound East 10th Street intersecting King Street.
"No parking this side" signs would be installed along the west side of North Ford Avenue between West Fourth Street to West Fifth Street.
"No parking, child dropoff and pickup 7 to 9 a.m., except Saturdays and Sundays" signs would be installed on the west side of South Connell Street beginning 45 feet from the northerly building line of Elm Street and extending 20 feet north.
"No parking, child dropoff and pickup 4 to 5:30 p.m., except Saturdays and Sundays" signs would be installed on the west side of South Connell Street beginning 45 feet from the northerly building line of Elm Street and extending 20 feet north.
"No parking, child dropoff and pickup 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Saturdays and Sundays" signs would be installed on the west side of South Lincoln Street beginning 40 feet south of the southerly building line of Tulip Street and extending south 45 feet.
"No parking, child dropoff and pickup 7 to 8:30 a.m., except Saturdays and Sundays" signs would be installed on the north side of East 12th Street beginning 20 east of the easterly building line of North King Street and extending east 161 feet.
"No parking, child dropoff and pickup 2 to 3:30 p.m., except Saturdays and Sundays" signs would be installed on the north side of East 12th Street beginning 20 east of the easterly building line of North King Street and extending east 161 feet.
"No parking, street cleaning 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesdays only" signs would be installed on the west side of North Du Pont Street, between Delaware Avenue and Gilpin Avenue.
"Thirty-minute parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Sundays, between signs" signs would be installed on the west side of North Lincoln Street beginning 144 feet north of the northerly building line of Delaware Avenue and extending north 38 feet.
The designation of East Third Street between North Lombard Street and Poplar Street as a "one-way" traffic street.
The "two-hour parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Sunday" signs on the east side of North Broom Street beginning at the southerly building line of West 10th Street and extending south 80 feet.
The "two-hour parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Sunday" signs on the west side of North Du Pont Street between West 10th Street and West 11th Street.
The "two-hour parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Sunday" signs on the north side of West Ninth Street beginning at the westerly building line of North Du Pont Street and extending west 80 feet.
The "two-hour parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Sunday" signs on the east side of North Broom Street beginning at the southerly building line of West 11th Street and extending south 227 feet.
The "two-hour parking 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., except Sunday" signs on the west side of North Lincoln Street between Chestnut Street and Tulip Street.
The "no parking, street cleaning" signs on the south side of West Ninth Street between North Rodney Street and North Clayton Street.
The "no parking, street cleaning" signs on the south side of West Ninth Street between North Rodney Street and North Broom Street.


In the days preceding the Easter Egg Hunt, children aged four to nine years of age are invited to participate in the 2013 Easter Coloring Contest. The official coloring page has been distributed through the Bristol Virginia City Schools, and is also available for download from the City's website: bristolva.org. Completed entries should be mailed to: Coloring Contest, PO Box 16523, Bristol, VA 24209 by March 21, 2013. Prizes will be given to the top two entries in each age division.
All Easter Egg Hunt activities are free to the public, with the exception of a nominal charge for photos with the Easter Bunny.
"Each year, the Easter Egg Hunt draws in excess of 300 children," said Danny Hill, Recreation Superintendent for the City of Bristol Virginia. "Seeing the sheer delight on the faces of the children, makes this event one of the most cherished for City staff members and the host of volunteers who are instrumental in its success," he added.
For additional information about the City of Bristol Virginia Parks & Recreation Department Easter Egg Hunt, call (276) 645-7275, or online: bristolva.org.


The Robeco Afrika equity strategy recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. A good moment to look back on how African economies and their financial markets have evolved, and think about what the next ten years may bring.
The timing of Robeco Afrika's launch was horrible, as it came after a spectacular five-year rally in Egypt (+1275% cumulative return in euros), Kenya (+340%), Nigeria (+335%) and South Africa (+160%). A lot of optimism was already priced in. Valuation multiples outside South Africa were relatively high initially and came down over time. The rerating of developed markets in conjunction with a derating of African markets was a major cause of the latter's weaker performance.
Source: MSCI, IBES, Robeco (indices are rebased to 100 at 31-12-2007 or 30-06-2008, EPS calculated based on the rebased indices). The value of your investments may fluctuate. Results obtained in the past are no guarantee for the future.
When the strategy was launched, most people expected more African countries to open up their capital markets and many more initial public offerings. These have not materialized, although there have been quite some follow-on offerings where listed companies have raised additional money. Most of these happened in South Africa as other big economies like Algeria, Angola and Ethiopia still don't have a well-functioning stock market.
In the last ten years, various African countries have gone through difficulties related to politics, falling commodity prices, currency problems and economic mismanagement. However, the biggest threats have either been tackled effectively or warded off by favorable global developments. As a result, the economic outlook for Africa looks much better than it has done for a long time. The most important African countries appear to be in relatively good shape and less risky than in the past.
The financial health of the government and the credibility of many institutions were severely damaged after nine years of corruption under president Zuma. Fortunately, current president Cyril Ramaphosa has started to clean up the government, the public sector and state-owned enterprises. Business confidence is now recovering, also as a result of increased investment that should boost economic growth.
During most of 2015 and 2016, Egypt's economy suffered from its central bank's refusal to allow its currency to depreciate. Foreign investors shared the pain, as they could not get money out of the country. In November 2016, the currency was finally devalued. This removed growth obstacles and made it easier for companies to export goods. Tourism recovered due to an improvement in the security situation.
Other positive drivers are big infrastructure projects made possible by funding from development institutions, European countries and Gulf allies. Lastly, spectacular gas discoveries in recent years will significantly cut the import bill. Although the political situation is far from ideal, in the short term, businesses and the economy are likely to do well in this more stable environment.
From early 2015 to August 2017, Nigeria was unattractive for new investors, not only because of significantly lower oil prices and the decline in oil production due to unrest in 2016, but also because of the country's refusal to devalue the naira and make it convertible into US dollars for investors and corporates. However, in 2017, oil production recovered as the situation stabilized and the oil price rose. This improved the government's financial health and reduced the need for significant devaluation. So when the naira was devalued by 15%, in Nigeria it was widely seen to be trading at fair value. This enabled investors to enter the Nigerian market, while local businesses could access US dollars more easily and function properly again.
The economy came out of recession in 2017. We expect economic growth to pick up further this year to around 2.5%.
Since the bloody riots after the 2007 elections, Kenya has experienced a period of relative political stability and solid economic growth. However, the risks of wide-scale violence and prolonged uncertainty increased when the opposition refused to accept the victory of incumbent president Kenyatta in November 2017. Fortunately, in March opposition leader Odinga announced he would work with Kenyatta to foster national unity. The truce was incentivized by project funding promises from the US and the European Union. This will reduce uncertainty and lead to a resumption of major government projects and private sector investments.
While many frontier and Africa funds focus only on the few relatively big and liquid African markets, Robeco Afrika has already invested in markets like Botswana, Ghana, Senegal and Zambia. We see these markets developing further and hope they will come onto the radar screens of more investors. We also hope that in the next ten years more African countries will open their capital markets and we can be an early entrant there too. There are signs that Ethiopia is becoming more willing to attract foreign equity capital. Government officials in Angola and Algeria have indicated they are planning to develop their stock markets. Still, if there's one thing experience has taught us, it's that we will have to be patient.


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Superintendent of Public Instruction Steven R. Staples today announced that John William "Billy" Haun of Charlottesville will become the Virginia Department of Education's chief academic officer, taking the position of assistant superintendent of instruction on September 1.
Haun is currently the assistant superintendent for student learning in Albemarle County Public Schools. He began his career in 1980 as a middle school classroom teacher and coach in Pulaski County, and subsequently taught mathematics and coached at high schools in Wythe County, Tazewell County, Caroline County and finally in Albemarle County in 1994. Haun was promoted to assistant principal of Western Albemarle High School in 1997, principal of Walton Middle School in 2000 and Monticello High School in 2003 and became Albemarle County's assistant superintendent for student learning in 2009.
Haun earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1980 from Virginia Tech, a master's degree in education administration and supervision from Shenandoah University in 1997 and a doctorate in education administration from the University of Virginia (UVA) in 2011.
In addition to numerous honors, Haun has been a presenter at educational leadership conferences and an adjunct instructor at UVA.


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Q: How to ask for remote permission in iOS 10/Swift 3 I want to ask the user for permissions (remote and local notifications, camera and audio) from a separate viewController.  The viewcontroller will be presented during the onboarding process, and never again.
How can I ask for permissions to display remote notifications outside the AppDelegate?
My question is not how to trigger them, but how to make sure that the AppDelegate is "responsible" for handling them once a permission have been granted.
Current code in AppDelegate
import UIKit
import UserNotifications
import PushKit
import CallKit

AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate, UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate {

let pushRegistry = PKPushRegistry(queue: DispatchQueue.main)

func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {

    pushRegistry.delegate = self
    pushRegistry.desiredPushTypes = [.voIP]

    ....

}

ViewController where I ask for permission
import UIKit
import UserNotifications

class AskForNotificationPermissionVC: UIViewController{

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        requestPermissions { (videoGranted, audioGranted, notificationsGranted) in
            if videoGranted && audioGranted && notificationsGranted {
                DispatchQueue.main.async{
                    self.performSegue(withIdentifier: "toPaySegue", sender: self)
                }
            } else {
                DispatchQueue.main.async{
                    self.presentSpecialPopoup()
                }
             }
        }
     }

    func requestPermissions (completion: @escaping ((Bool, Bool, Bool)->())) {
        let center = UNUserNotificationCenter.current()
        center.delegate = UIApplication.shared.delegate as! UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate?

        AVCaptureDevice.requestAccess(forMediaType: AVMediaTypeVideo, completionHandler: { (videoGranted: Bool) -> Void in
            AVCaptureDevice.requestAccess(forMediaType: AVMediaTypeAudio, completionHandler: { (audioGranted: Bool) -> Void in
                center.requestAuthorization(options: [.alert, .badge, .sound]) { (notificationGranted:Bool, error) -> Void in
                    UIApplication.shared.registerForRemoteNotifications()
                    completion(videoGranted, audioGranted, notificationGranted)
                }
            })
        })
    }
}

Any help is very, very much appreciated !!  Thank you.

A: UNUserNotificationCenter.current().requestAuthorization(options: [.alert, .sound, .badge]) { (granted, error) in
    //handle result
}