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FDA Admits PCR Tests Give False Results, Prepares Ground For Biden To "Crush" Casedemic
BY TYLER DURDEN TUESDAY, JAN 05, 2021 - 4:55 The FDA today joined The WHO and Dr.Fauci in admitting there is a notable risk of false results from the standard...
The Gray Curtain Descends
by Robert Gore Let's dispense with the obscenity that expressed intentions excuse all crimes and consequences. It's a close contest between which officially approved story is...
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NPR Investigation finds 66% of School Shootings In 2015-16 NEVER HAPPENED!
Posted by Tim Brown Someone send this to David Hogg and the rest of the Commie gun grabbers! No, seriously, state-controlled and funded National Public...
3 Things CNN Did This Week That Suggest the Mainstream Media Is Full of Sh*t
from The Anti Media: Over the past week, CNN has been battling allegations of scripting a town hall event, spreading fake news, and exposing the...
The Southern Poverty Law Center is the Hate group
By Franklin Graham — Revisionist Review Sept 1, 2017 Franklin Graham, the CEO and president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, counselor to President Trump, has...
Founder of Weather Channel blasts total fraud of climate change: Science fraud run by the Left
by Isabelle Z. NaturalNews: John Coleman, the outspoken retired weatherman who founded the Weather Channel, thinks global warming is a bunch of "silliness" and he...
Antifa DONE After Their Dark Secret Comes Out In Training Manual A Rioter Accidentally Dropped
As a former military officer who spent many long hours writing operations orders and sitting in on intelligence briefings, the one paramount goal before going...
Google decrees that liberal delusions are now "facts" via circular logic: Only liberal fact-checkers are allowed to determine "facts"
(Natural News) In a normal world, in normal political times, this kind of buffoonery would be easily discernible: Google, one of the world's largest media...
SHOCK! Russian Hacking Story is Unraveling!
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Sean Spicer Mocks Reporter's Russian Conspiracy Theories
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer hilariously wrecked a reporter's Russian Conspiracy Theories at Tuesday's White House press briefing with a joke about President Trump...
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Saluki seniors Peyton Wilhoit and Luke Gannon will play in their final MVC Men's Golf Championship tournament next week in Sunrise Beach, Mo.
John A. Logan College sophomore point guard David Sloan has been selected to play in an All-Star basketball game on May 18 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
Due to the recent deaths of state troopers and the increase in squad car accidents, often the result of drivers using their cellphones while driving, the Du Quoin Police Department conducted traffic checks on April 16.
The Pinckneyville High School softball team improved to 13-6 Saturday following a 13-1 six-inning thrashing of Carbondale (11-4) in nonconference play.
The Pinckneyville Optimist Club hosted its 44th annual Easter Egg Hunt for the first time at Quillman Field at PCHS.
The Du Quoin Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 17th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
Competing in wet and rainy conditions at the Kentucky Open on Saturday, the Southern Illinois University track and field program answered adversity's call and responded with 18 top-three finishes, which included five wins.


Europa Donna Ireland - The Irish Breast Cancer Campaign was launched in 1998 as an advocacy group and is one of 47 EUROPA DONNA member countries across Europe. EUROPA DONNA - The European Breast Cancer Coalition was founded in Italy in 1993 and is the breast cancer advocacy organisation for Europe.
Europa Donna Ireland is a volunteer run organisation whose membership is largely made up of people with experience of breast cancer and it is a registered charity.
to campaign for evidence-based, best practice health policy changes to ensure this happens.
That women of all ages in Ireland will know what they can and should expect in terms of risk, diagnosis, treatment, recovery and support in order to improve prevention and survival rates and quality of life.
In support of its mission and to achieve its vision Europa Donna Ireland publishes information leaflets and newsletters and organises information seminars and conferences. Europa Donna Ireland lobbies decision makers and politicians at local, national and European level and highlights breast cancer issues through the media. In partnership with the Irish Cancer Society, Europa Donna Ireland brought the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaign to Ireland.
launched the leaflet 9 things you should know about breast cancer which was distributed to a quarter of a million households around the country. The leaflet won the Crystal Clear Literacy Award in April 2010.


A little slow and a little weird, but definitely worth the read.
Mercedes Moreno is an artist. At least, she thinks she could be, even though she hasn't been able to paint anything worthwhile since her award-winning piece Food Poisoning #1 last year.
Her lack of inspiration might be because her abuela is lying comatose in faraway Puerto Rico after suffering a stroke. Or the fact that Mercedes is in love with her best friend, Victoria, but is too afraid to admit her true feelings.
Despite Mercedes's creative block, art starts to show up in unexpected ways. A piano appears on her front lawn one morning, and a mysterious new neighbor invites Mercedes to paint with her at the Red Mangrove Estate.
At the Estate, Mercedes can create in ways she never has before. She can share her deepest secrets and feel safe. But Mercedes can't take anything out of the Estate, including her new-found clarity. As her life continues to crumble around her, the Estate offers more solace than she could hope for. But Mercedes can't live both lives forever, and ultimately she must choose between this perfect world of art and truth and a much messier reality.
Let's start with the awesomeness that is a bisexual main character. I really loved watching her come to terms with her sexuality and how that inward struggle prevented her from addressing her passions, as many inward struggles do. Her front most struggle is to create a second painting in a series about… well… food poisoning… a little weird but you do you. But her real struggle is not only coming out to her best friend but also admitting that she has more than friendly feelings for her. All great things needed in YA.
And even with that–it's not really a romance. Don't go into this expecting a romance. Go into The Gallery of Unfinished Girls expecting a coming of age story. Because that's what this is. And honestly, I think we need more "coming into feelings" stories and less "having feelings returned" stories.
Now onto other things. The writing is not bad. It's not meh, either. It's actually a very well written book, but I wasn't ever really drawn into the book. I blame the flat opening. A piano suddenly shows up on the front lawn one day and then… nothing really happens for a few days… I think the opening would have benefited from more magical things occurring to keep us interested. Instead, there is a lot of introspective downtime in front of partially complete canvases.
Which is totally relate-able to as a writer who has sat in front of many a blank screen before, but I need that summed up in my fiction.
Ultimately, I enjoyed it and recommend that you pick it up, but it's not a must have or don't bother.


The J64 chair is not limited to a single function. The chair works as a comfortable dining chair, or as a lounge chair facing a sofa. Or with the complementary stool, it becomes a lightweight easy chair. The chair's personality can be further enhanced by the addition of a soft lambskin or a pillow.


Can I travel to Europe having a ticket from US to Mexico and then another one from Mexico back to US (with 2 weeks difference) but going to Europe in the middle of those 2 flights (specifically, to Amsterdam)? Like kind of a trip to Europe and back but with a one day layover each way. I wonder if I would be able to re-enter the US after this trip or if I would have some problems at customs.
If not, do I have other options for traveling to Europe and coming back while having my TN expired but my I-94 valid? I was thinking of using my B1/B2 visa to re-enter the us (if that's a possibility).
I checked other travel stackexchange questions and none of them are asking for the specifics of traveling to Europe with an expired TN and whether the trip is fine as long as I depart to and return from Mexico.
I'm a Mexican citizen and I've been working in the US for a few years now (always legally), my latest TN visa expired more than a year ago and my current employer filled an I-797C form to extend my working period validity (the document is listed as a TN2 class request). After filling that form, I received an I-797A "approval notice" mentioning that the extension was approved and such document ha dan I-94 at the bottom valid until 2021.
I have already presented my expired TN visa together with the TN2 approval notice (which has the newest I-94) to re-enter the US after several short term (less than 30 days) trips to Mexico but I never left Mexico in any of those trips. This time I want to do the same but traveling outside of Mexico in the middle of my stay, I want to do this trip, I even bought my flight tickets already but after reading different sources I don't know if I will be able to re-enter the US to continue working normally.
Another thing to keep in mind is that, I'm planning on changing my employer in about 2 moths (after the trip) for which I would need to apply for a new TN visa with my new employer and it doesn't make sense for me to get another TN visa with my current employer (for being able to travel anywhere).
I was reading this official government site and it explicitly says that nonimmigrant visa holders may be admitted at CBP if they meet certain requirements like "Nonimmigrants who departed the United States for brief travel to Canada, Mexico". I would technically be doing a brief travel to Mexico but not sure if I'm ok by leaving Mexico in the middle of such brief travel.
In the other hand, I was also reading this other official government site which makes me think I will actually face problems when re-entering because of the part that says " The person did not visit any countries other than Mexico or Canada in that period.".
So I'm really confused whether I should do this trip or not (again, the total trip is only 2 weeks) because I need to be able to re-enter the US after that.
If I can't do this trip, I also believe there might be other ways of being able to travel that I'm not even aware of (other than requesting a new TN visa).
Also, I don't know if using my B1/B2 for re-entering is valid (or even recommended).
So I'm asking for people expertise in here to know a real answer on whether I can or cannot proceed with my travel plans (and any alternatives, if not).
Thanks in advance for taking the time to read.
You have basically answered your own question.
When you have a short trip to Mexico and return to the US, as you've stated, you are re-entered under your existing I-94 "status" under the Automatic Revalidation process.
One of the condition for Automatic Revalidation is that you have only traveled to Mexico or one of a few other close countries, but not to any other country - such as Amsterdam.
If you were to visit Amsterdam and then try and re-enter the US it is certainly possible that the US immigration staff would not realize you left Mexico and entered Amsterdam, however if they were to look at your passport closely enough they could be able to confirm that due to the entry stamp for Amsterdam. If this was to occur you would almost certainly be refused entry into the US.
You can NOT use a B1/B2 visa to re-enter the US. Doing so would invalidate your TN status and you would be entered into the US in B1/B2 status instead, which would leave you unable to work as the B1/B2 is not a work visa.
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Horror Premiers At SDCC
San Diego Comic-Con is not only nerd mecca, but it's also responsible for tons of previews and premiers, and this year is no exception! Here we have info on three different horror premiers for this year's con. (Walking Dead Season 5, American Horror Story: Freak Show, The Strain)
Attendees mark your calendars for Saturday, July 26 as FX presents "American Horror Story: Freak Show" in a panel from 7:00-8:00 PM in room 6DE.
There will be a screening and Q&A: Fans will get an inside look at the most recent installment of "AHS" with cast members Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Michael Chiklis, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Emma Roberts, and Executive Producer Tim Minear.
The screening portion will feature an exclusive look back at "AHS: Coven" and will tease the upcoming "AHS: Freak Show."
Also, Sunday, July 27 FX presents "The Strain" from 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM in Hall H.
FX will show the third episode, immediately following the screening, there will be a Q&A with creator/author Guillermo del Toro, Executive Producer/Showrunner Carlton Cuse, Executive Producer/writer Chuck Hogan and the entire cast: Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Mia Maestro, Sean Astin, Kevin Durand, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Miguel Gomez, Ben Hyland and Jack Kesey.
Deadline reports that AMC's "The Walking Dead" will invade San Diego for its fourth year in a row with a cast/creator panel on Friday, July 25 in the mega Hall H from 12:20-1:20pm.
Panelists will include cast members Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Chad Coleman, Michael Cudlitz, executive producer and showrunner Scott Gimple, EPs Gale Anne Hurd, Robert Kirkman, David Alpert and special effects make-up supervisor Greg Nicotero.
Autographs to follow from 1:50-2:50 PM in booth # 4237.
The trailer is also set to premiere online after the event.
This entry was posted in Horror News and tagged american horror story, freak show, horror, san diego comic con, sdcc, the strain, tv, walking dead, walking dead season 5 by Matt. Bookmark the permalink.

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Q: How many possible ways of distributing 20 red balls and 20 blue balls among 4 students? I am dividing 20 red balls and 20 blue balls among 4 students in a way that no student gets less than 3 or more than 7 of each ball?  How can I carry out the distribution.
All I know, if there were no conditions, the solution would have been straight as follows:
$$\left(
                \begin{array}{c}
                  20+4-1 \\
                  4-1 \\
                \end{array}
              \right)
$$
for red balls and
$$
\left(
                \begin{array}{c}
                 20+4-1 \\
                  4-1 \\
                \end{array}
              \right)
$$
for blue balls.  And thus, the solution would be
$$
\left(\begin{array}{c}
                  20+4-1 \\
                  4-1 \\
                \end{array}
              \right)
\times
\left(
                \begin{array}{c}
                  20+4-1 \\
                  4-1 \\
                \end{array}
              \right).
$$
Now, how should I involve the given conditions?
I was thinking of formulating an exponential generating function.  But I am stuck!  Is there a simple way of looking at this problem?

A: Let's consider just one of the colours of balls.
The number of ways to distribute 20 indistinguishable objects between 4 people is equal to the number of solutions to
$$ w + x + y + z = 20$$
for integers $w,x,y,z$ with $3 \leqslant w,x,y,z \leqslant 7$. This is the same as solving
$$ w + x + y + z = 8$$
for integers $w,x,y,z$ with $0 \leqslant w,x,y,z \leqslant 4$. You know how many solutions this has when the only restriction is that $w,x,y,z \geqslant 0$. Now if we want to find how many cases there are with, say, $w > 4$ then we can set $w' = w-5 \geqslant 0$ and solve
$$ w' + x + y + z = 3.$$
where $w',x,y,z \geqslant 0$. You know how many solutions this has, now repeat this for $x,y,z$. Finally, notice that we can't simultaneously have any two variables greater than 4, so it's easy to apply inclusion-exclusion from here.

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Wimbledon is known as one of the most followed tennis tournaments which lasts for 2 weeks on an annual basis. This year's event began on the 25th of June 2017 and will end on the 15th of July.
Many tennis enthusiasts will have inevitably fought for tickets at Centre Court to see some of their favourite players in action including world leaders Andy Murray, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal.
There is always a bit of curiosity about which celebrities will be attending during the 14-day event.
Previous sights of stars include Bradley Cooper, David Beckham, and Ellie Goulding, sending the public into a frenzy.
There is also a lot of perplexity over what the general public will choose to wear to Wimbledon every year.
Therefore, lets take a look at some of the best looks from some of this year's attendees of the annual sports event.
A very fashion conscious ensemble.
Opting for a bardot style black crop top paired with some salmon pink fitted trousers make for a great outfit.
The trousers feature a paper bag style fastening, which makes the look very current, and on trend.
The addition of a pair of matching heels and handbag make this look complete, as well as these awesome statement sunnies.
This is another classic look from the girl to the left of this image.
Teaming a sleeveless multi coloured striped top with a matching red mini skirt makes a perfect pairing.
Styled with some black sandals and these flashy sunnies for a great outfit.
This is a slightly different vibe from what you would expect from a Wimbledon attendee, but I love it.
The oversized khaki military style dress, black hi-top Converse accessorized with multiple bracelets, and a pair of bold specs make this look playful, fashionable, and on-trend.
Another great look from a Wimbledon attendee.
This outfit consists of a plain white vest top with lace trim and a patterned matching circle skirt.
Finishing the look off with some classic sunnies makes this feminine and classic look complete.
A definite summer ready look from this guest.
Pairing a V-necked flowing floral dress with simple jewellery, a matching hat, and a pair of statement sunnies is bound to look the part among the crowds.
This look has a very vintage feel to it with the ditsy print featured.
I personally think this look is lovely and definitely Wimbledon appropriate.
That concludes this post on some of the best looks from Wimbledon 2017 so far.
I'm looking forward to see what other guests will be wearing for the remainder of the event.


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Democratic People's Republic of Korea's human rights record to be reviewed by Universal Periodic Review
GENEVA (6 May 2019) – The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Thursday, 9 May 2019 in a meeting that will be webcast live.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is one of the 14 States to be reviewed by the UPR Working Group during its upcoming session taking place from 6 to 17 May. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's first and second UPR reviews took place in December 2009 and May 2014, respectively.
The three reports serving as the basis for the review of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 9 May can be found here.
Time and date: 14.30 – 18.00, Thursday, 9 May (Geneva time, GMT +1 hour)
The delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will be headed by Ambassador Han Tae Song, Permanent Representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office at Geneva.
The three country representatives serving as rapporteurs ("troika") for the review of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are: Eritrea, Fiji and Spain.
The list of speakers and all available statements to be delivered during the review of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will be posted on the UPR Extranet.
The UPR Working Group is scheduled to adopt the recommendations made to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at 17.00 on 14 May. The State under review may wish to express its positions on recommendations posed to it during their review. The recommendations will be shared with the media on this day in advance.
For more information and media requests, please contact Rolando Gómez at +41 (0) 22 917 9711
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Q: Which version of iWork can I use on OS X 10.6.3? I have OS X 10.6.3 installed on my iMac.
I would like to download a trial version of iWork but the latest version (9.1) is not compatible with my OS X version.
Which is the right version of iWork for me and where could I download the trial version?

A: According to Apple's iWork system requirements page, you should be able to download this trial version.


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Last Ditch Talks To Avert Wandsworth Parking Strikes
Last Ditch Talks On Wednesday 1st October To Avert Strike Action By Parking Attendants In Wandsworth In Dispute Over Pay And Union Rights
Wandsworth's yellow lines and restricted parking bays could be left free for all during a two day strike on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th October says GMB.
There will be last ditch talks between GMB and Mouchel tomorrow ( Wednesday 1st October) to avert strike action by parking attendants in Wandsworth in a dispute over pay and union rights. See notes to editors for copy of earlier GMB press release on the dispute.
Mouchel has already been given notice that 100 parking attendants, employed to enforce yellow lines and restricted parking bays in Wandsworth, will take strike action on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th October.
Mouchel employ the parking attendants, whose official title is Civil Enforcement Officers, working out of two bases, one in Balham and one in Wandsworth Town.
Members are calling for a living wage of £10.00 per hour, up from as little as the current £7.50, as well as union rights.
The strike action, voted for by 92% to 8% in an official ballot of GMB members, follows the company's continued refusal to enter into any pay negotiations with the union.
Kieron Merrett, GMB Organiser, said "GMB members working for Mouchel in Wandsworth are paid well below the breadline.
If these last ditch talks fail Wandsworth's yellow lines and restricted parking bays could be left free for all during a two day strike on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th October.
Members are calling for a living wage of £10.00 per hour, so they can live in this area without claiming benefits or being in in-work poverty. But the company has told members that their pay will be kept well below a living wage.
GMB members voted to take this action as a last resort, because Mouchel refused to negotiate with us. We are pleased that the company has now agreed to talks, and we hope they can make an offer to GMB members that will enable us to avert strike action.
Wandsworth Council must start to take responsibility for contractors like Mouchel. It is the Council's job to make sure these companies behave responsibly - if it doesn't, it risks council services being disrupted."
Sadiq Khan, Labour MP for Tooting and Shadow London Minister, said "Companies like Mouchel should be paying enough so that people don't have to work two jobs, and it should be paying enough to keep families out of poverty. Wages have completely failed to keep pace with the cost-of living in London. As essential bills take up an ever higher percentage of Londoner's salaries, tens of thousands of hard working families have been pushed into poverty. The living wage is not a luxury, it allows families to pay their bills and stay afloat.
A third of Londoners now live in poverty and, even more staggeringly, two thirds are actually in work. The number of people in 'in-work poverty' has risen by almost half a million since 2001. Having a job no longer guarantees that you can afford to live in the capital. By making sure all traffic wardens in Wandsworth are paid the London Living Wage, Mouchel can make a difference which allows hard working people, often mums and dads, to make ends meet."
Contact Kieron Merrett 07866 441 656 or 020 8397 8881 or GMB press office 07921 289880 or 07974 251 823.
GMB press release dated 23 September
GMB PARKING ATTENDANTS EMPLOYED BY MOUCHEL IN WANDSWORTH VOTE FOR STRIKE ACTION FOR BETTER PAY AND UNION RIGHT
The company has told members that their wages will be kept well below a living wage which GMB Congress set at £10 per hour says GMB
GMB members employed as parking attendants by Mouchel in the London Borough of Wandsworth have voted in an official ballot by 92% to 8% for strike action in a dispute over pay and union rights.
Outsourcing firm Mouchel, under contract with Wandsworth Council, has refused to negotiate on the claim by the Civil Enforcement Officers for a decent living wage and for their union GMB to carry out negotiations on pay and conditions for them.
There are 100 parking attendants working from two bases, one at Balham and one in Wandsworth Town.
Members are calling for a decent living wage, so they can live in this area without claiming benefits or being in in-work poverty.
The company has told members that their pay will be kept well below a living wage, which GMB Congress set at £10 per hour.
GMB members have voted to take this action as a last resort. We have met with Mouchel and the Council when we called for talks over pay and recognition. GMB is still open for negotiations.
GMB is calling on the Council to hold Mouchel to account and bring them to the negotiating table, to see if industrial action can be avoided.
Strike action could leave the council unable to enforce parking restrictions across the Borough, and reduce its income from parking fines. "


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Global Network Support Charitable Trust
Global Network Support Charity, The Network Support Charity
Name change history
The New Zealand Network Charitable Trust 10/04/2015
Global Network Support Charitable Trust 3/05/2017
Tikipunga
24 John Street
office@globalnetworksupportcharity.org
http://www.globalnetworksupportcharity.org
Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, North, Korea, South, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
The charity was formed with the charitable purpose of helping reduce poverty and inequalities - and the health of the planet
(uses a network frame to help people in poverty)
(helping people in need/poverty)
(people who suffer from poverty and inequalities)
The Global Network Support Charitable Trust is a not-for-profit organisation governed by a board of trustees.
30/09/2019 28/09/2019 $48,642 $47,994
30/09/2016 30/09/2016 $5,187 $15,987
Rose Keffas Trustee 4/02/2019
Hans Lak Trustee 18/01/2019
Olumide Emmanuel Idowu Trustee 12/12/2018
Saskia Adrienne Jeanne Marie Verraes Trustee 31/10/2018
Robert J Cipriano Trustee 29/10/2018
Quentin Mark Sothern Trustee 3/09/2017
Nadine Halliday Trustee 28/06/2014
Angela Sothern Trustee 4/06/2014
Hans Utrecht Holland Dutch Lak Trustee 18/01/2019
Dulcie Takangaroa Mataira Trustee 3/11/2018
Michael John Pratt Trustee 31/07/2017
Stephen Sothern Office Manager 31/07/2017


Ramen Bari-uma originated from Hiroshima Japan with 60 outlets all over Japan. The first and second overseas outlets are in Singapore. Ever since I read SgFoodonFoot's entry in 2013, I've been wanting to visit.
And it didn't disappoint. The specialty bari-uma nori-tama ($16.90, with seaweed, onsen egg, and char siew) has pork broth that is boiled for 6 hours. Everything in the bowl was almost perfect. The noodles were springy throughout the ingestion. The soup was so tasty and wasn't jerlat that I could finish the entire bowl.
The chashu in my ramen was so fabulous that I had, had, had to order a plate of it ($9.90). So delicious, smokey, smooth, and tender.
William aka Mr Fitness had the tori ramen ($10.90), chicken-flavored broth, which uses chicken only, for those who don't eat pork. It was ok, but not as umami as the pork ramen.
We spent $47 for two persons. This is definitely one of my favorite ramens in Singapore, including Tonkotsu King, and Marutama. This place ought to be more popular, or perhaps for my own selfish purpose, it shouldn't be popular so that I don't need queue.


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Holton Arms School
Type: Independent Girls' College-preparatory School, 3-12
Fun Fact: Holton-Arms' motto is: Inveniam viam aut faciam or "I will find a way or make one."
Holton-Arms boasts an impressive Global Education Program that incorporates global perspectives into the curriculum. Students who choose to complete the specialized Global Education Program participate in in-depth coursework, four years of language study, a global journey, and a senior capstone project. For her senior capstone project, a student at Holton volunteered as a World Connect Ambassador, championing World Connect at her school and at others in her area. She chose several World Connect projects to learn about and even attended World Connect's Annual Benefit Dinner in March!
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climate refugees
Climate Crisis Fuels Exodus to Mexico, Both Waystation and Destination
By Emilio Godoy
In September, 31-year-old Yesenia decided to leave her home on the outskirts of the northern Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, driven out by violence and the lack of water.
As Climate Disaster Migration Rises, Girls Get Married Off
By Manipadma Jena
When 11-year-old Mitali Padhi hugged her childhood friends to say goodbye, she felt a deep-seated foreboding.
French Add Voice to Global Climate Action
By A. D. McKenzie
As if to highlight the reality of climate change, the rain came pouring down here as demonstrators prepared to rally for political action to combat global warming.
U.N. Conference Set to Bypass Climate Change Refugees
By Thalif Deen
An international conference on small island developing states (SIDS), scheduled to take place in Samoa next week, will bypass a politically sensitive issue: a proposal to create a new category of "environmental refugees" fleeing tiny island nations threatened by rising seas.
Fiji Leads Pacific Region on Climate Adaptation Efforts
By Catherine Wilson
Still a long way off in many parts of the world, climate displacement is already a reality in the Pacific Islands, where rising seas are contaminating fresh water and agricultural land, and rendering some coastal areas uninhabitable.
Q&A: World Needs a Plan for Expected Waves of Climate Refugees
By Sudeshna Chowdhury
Untold thousands dead and thousands more stranded or missing - these are the latest figures from various reports on the devastation caused by flash floods in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.


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Please help me on my parcel, is that any problem? no status update since 17th March.
what can I do for it?
The customs should send the message to the recipient in China about how to get it. If you are not the recipient, contact the recipient to check the message in smartphone.


LOS ANGELES (AP) — You might say there"s an art to riding trains in Los Angeles nowadays.
Rail passengers passing through downtown"s Union Station are finding themselves part of vibrant tableaus by artist Alexa Meade.
Meade set up a temporary studio Thursday in the historic waiting room of the 1930s-era transportation hub and painted a model while inviting passers-by to don painted clothing and props and step into the scene.
Commuters were invited to take selfies of the living artwork.
The interactive art installation kicks off Union Station"s summer entertainment program and runs through Sunday.


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Het dier behoort tot het geslacht Diplocephalus. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1996 door Pesarini.

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT (NBC) -- A Samurai sword-wielding Mormon bishop helped a neighbor woman escape a Tuesday morning attack by a man who had been stalking her.
He came upon what he describes as a melee between a woman and a man. His son stayed inside to call 911 while he approached the man along with other neighbors who came to help. The martial arts instructor didn't hesitate in drawing the sword and yelling at him to get on the ground.
"His eyes got as big as saucers and he kind of gasped and jumped back," Hendrix said by phone Tuesday afternoon. "He's probably never had anyone draw a sword on him before."
The man ran down the street with the barefoot Hendrix and others in pursuit. Hendrix said he couldn't catch the man before he fled in his car, but he picked up ChapStick that the man dropped and memorized his license plate.
"I yelled at him, 'I've got your DNA and I've got your license plate: You are so done,'" Hendrix said.
Hendrix, a pharmaceutical statistician, was one of several neighbors who came to the woman's aid after she began yelling for help, Hoyal said.
He took her keys and tried to open the door into her house, Hoyal said. That's when the woman ran down the street calling for help.
Hendrix, a bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said it was the first time in 30 years of practicing martial arts that he's used the sword. He didn't swing it at the man, only showing him he had it.
"That kind of thing doesn't happen every day," Hendrix said. "Our neighborhood is a pretty quiet place."


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Good morning, Kobeni-chan! How did things go yesterday?
Is it a bear awakening from hibernation or something?!
What am I doing? You both just disappeared, so I came to find you!
"See you soon" or "We'll be right back" at the end!
Unlike Mother and Sister, I'm not smart or athletic.
This time, I wasn't too late.
But I didn't want you to hide something that important from me.
It must have strengthened your bond a lot!
Konoha, if you see any Unidentified Mysterious Animals, let me know!
UMA! UMA! Eww! UMA! You reek of UMA! Barrier!
The new school term has started, and it's spring now.
But things are as lively as ever.
I still don't know how things are going to turn out for us.
But I think this is how our lives are going to stay for a while.
Little witch, were you able to fly in the sky on your broom?
Anything you make is delicious, Kobeni.


Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray 13X9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Combine 1-½ cups gingersnap crumbs and butter in small bowl; mix well. Press into bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine eggs, ¼ cup sugar and 1-½ teaspoons vanilla in food processor or blender; process 1 minute or until smooth. Add cream cheese and pumpkin; process until well blended. Stir in cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Pour evenly over hot crust.
Bake 40 minutes. Whisk sour cream, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla in small bowl until blended. Remove cheesecake from oven; spread sour cream mixture evenly over top. Bake 5 minutes. Turn off oven; open door halfway and let cheesecake cool completely in oven. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Garnish with additional gingersnap crumbs.


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The Origins of Pyrex Glassware
The Pyrex brand story starts with equal parts of American invention and creativity. The heat-tempered glass that is the foundation of the Pyrex brand was created years earlier by Corning Glass scientists charged with developing lantern glass for railroads. They needed to tackle a particular problem—the heat of the lantern flame conspired with the cold air of winter to shatter traditional glass. They needed a glass that could handle changes in temperature.
By 1913, the glass was used in a number of industrial applications. But it found its way into the kitchen when Bessie Littleton, wife of a Corning scientist, asked her husband to bring home some glass to use in place of a broken casserole dish. He gave her the sawed-off bottoms of some battery jars.
A cake was baked, an iconic brand was born and, as they say, the rest was history.
Like the properties of the glass, the core benefits of Pyrex brand cookware remain the same to this day:
Glass is oven safe
Glass doesn't absorb stains or odours
Uniform baking
DECADES OF CREATIVITY
That homespun ingenuity has infused the Pyrex brand in the decades since. Pyrex brand's designers develop practical refinements and unexpected uses for their products. Far more than a simple bakeware, it inspired new kinds of recipes, budgeting advice and decorating tips—all of which the Pyrex brand has published and shared with its customers. Over the years, the brand has encouraged efficiency by helping cooks to simplify the process with reliable results.
Explore the evolution of a century of Pyrex glassware — and get ready to be inspired and share.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai is obstructing efforts to tackle his country's drugs problem, a former US counter-narcotics official has said.
Thomas Schweich said Mr Karzai had protected drug lords for political reasons and tolerated "a certain level of corruption" rather than lose power.
He said the former attorney general had told him the president had prevented the prosecution of some 20 officials.
Mr Karzai has denied the claims, saying his government had cut drug production.
"Nobody has done as well as us in the last seven years in the field of counter-narcotics," he told reporters.
The president said his government had eradicated or greatly reduced drug production in more than half of the country's provinces.
But Mr Schweich, who until June was the US state department's co-ordinator for counter-narcotics and justice reform in Afghanistan, said such claims "ignore reality".
"The poppy cultivation right now is up and around 200,000 hectares - that's the biggest narco-crop in history," he told the BBC.
"The fact that it's become concentrated in five or six provinces doesn't change the fact that you have a massive, massive opium problem."
He added: "The attorney general, who was just fired, told me he had a list of 20 corrupt officials who he was not allowed to prosecute."
Mr Schweich also echoed claims that Nato and US commanders had been reluctant to get involved in fighting drugs, fearing that destroying farmers' crops would alienate tribesmen in the south and increase support for the insurgents.
"[Mr Karzai] perceives that there are certain people he cannot crack down on and that it is better to tolerate a certain level of corruption than to take an aggressive stand and lose power," he added.
But Mr Karzai denied his supporters were involved in smuggling.
"I don't blame Afghans for drugs smuggling. They may do it due to helplessness and there may be only a few of them," he said.
In an article in the New York Times Magazine on Sunday, Mr Schweich also accused the US defence department and military commanders from its Nato ally Britain of obstructing attempts to eradicate the opium crop.
"Some of our Nato allies have resisted the anti-opium offensive, as has our own Defense Department, which tends to see counter-narcotics as other people's business to be settled once the war-fighting is over," he wrote.
Mr Schweich claimed Britain had urged Mr Karzai to reject a US state department plan to stamp out poppy cultivation.
"Although Britain's foreign office strongly backed anti-narcotics efforts (with the exception of aerial eradication), the British military were even more hostile to the anti-drug mission than the US military," he wrote. The claims come as Mr Karzai prepares to run for another term in office in next year's Afghan presidential elections.
Mr Schweich wrote: "Karzai was playing us like a fiddle. The US would spend billions of dollars on infrastructure development; the US and its allies would fight the Taleban; Karzai's friends could get richer off the drug trade; he could blame the West for his problems; and in 2009 he would be elected to a new term."
The United Nations says that enough opium was produced last year in Afghanistan to make more than 880 tonnes of heroin with a street value of $4bn (£2bn).
A British Foreign Office spokesman said: "Drugs pose a threat to the future of Afghanistan, and the UK is one of the leaders in international efforts to combat the narcotics trade.
"We are committed for the long haul in this challenging endeavour, through a two-pronged approach, to tackle both supply and demand."
A US state department spokesman defended the country's support of President Karzai, saying he was working to help improve the plight of Afghanistan.


In this book, world-renowned experts in the field express well-reasoned opinions on a range of issues and controversies relating to haploidentical transplantation with the aim of providing practicing hematologists with clinically relevant and readily applicable information. Among the areas covered are graft manipulation and methods to control T-cell alloreactivity, the nature of the ideal graft and donor, haploidentical transplantation in pediatric and adult patients with malignant and nonmalignant diseases, immunologic reconstitution following transplantation, complications, and the prevention and treatment of relapse post transplantation. Attention is drawn to the implications of high-impact clinical trials whenever such trials are available. The readily intelligible text is complemented by numerous helpful tables, algorithms, and figures. The book will provide practical support for hematologists and transplant physicians as they attempt to provide optimal care in this exciting but increasingly complex medical specialty.
Imagine that a certain Science has managed to identify and describe, in details, all the existing human personalities, all the existing human types: mode of thinking, special emotions and mode of behavior; how, each personality, tends to behave in affairs, sexuality, family, politics, religion, profession, etc.; in addition, what kind of physical and psychological diseases, each personality, tends to develop.
Moreover, imagine that this identification has been done in an objective and scientific way. That is, not only through clinical observation, but, on top of that, through the scientific methodology of the Double Blind Trial. To add, imagine that this Science has succeeded in finding a way to minimize the extreme features of each personality, therefore, contributing to the prevention, as well as, to the cure of the above mentioned physical and psychological diseases, in the most harmless and natural way.
Well, this isn't some kind of imagination! This is a reality! It's the reality of the everyday clinical practice of the Homeopathic Medicine and, especially, of the Classical Miasmatic Constitutional Homeopathy, developed by the author. In the volumes of this book, the writer describes in a scientific, yet fascinating and simple way, the Constitutional Pictures that affect all of us. Would you like to know, in the deepest way, yourself, your companion, children, parents and friends? Then, you, definitely, must read this book!
Fulfilling the void with a Hematopathology book that integrates clinical and experimental studies with diagnostic criteria, Neoplastic Hematopathology: Experimental and Clinical Approaches provides an overview of the discipline of hematopathology that connects the field with recent advances in immunology research and current clinical practice in the treatment of lymphomas and leukemias.
Designed for both trainees and specialists in pathology and hematology-oncology, Neoplastic Hematopathology: Experimental and Clinical Approaches has separate sections on laboratory techniques, diagnostic hematopathology, treatment and stem cell transplantation.
Expert chapter authors address both myeloid and lymphoid tumors, and provide much needed coverage in transplant biology. A study guide highlights key chapter points, making the text suitable for boards review in hematopathology and hematology-oncology.
Although first reported in 1973, immune heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) remains one of the most frequent and devastating adverse drug reactions encountered by physicians. This thoroughly updated fifth edition from international experts Professors Warkentin and Greinacher is the gold standard for accurate diagnosis and management of this condition. Identifying key signs and symptoms and providing clear intervention strategies―including the use of alternative anticoagulants to manage critical circumstances―this is an essential resource for all clinicians and a "must" for hematology consultants.
This work brings together a wealth of data regarding the reference values and factors of variation in biochemical parameters used by camel veterinarians and scientists to determine these animals' nutritional and clinical status. It also explores several technical aspects involved in determining these parameters, sampling procedures, and essential elements in the interpretation of the results. Though many texts are available on small and large ruminants, much less is known about species confined to the marginal zones of tropical and Mediterranean countries, such as camels. This book addresses precisely this research gap, on the one hand by presenting an extensive review of the literature, and on the other by synthesizing the outcomes of the authors' numerous previous works.
In veterinary medicine, blood tests to help diagnose diseases in cattle were first proposed nearly a century ago, but were mainly developed in the 1960s, initially at specialized research or veterinary services laboratories, and eventually, with the advent of new equipment and the miniaturization of the analyzers, finding their way into veterinarians' cabinets. Beyond their diagnostic value, veterinary surgeons and zootechnicians also speculated on the potential use of blood tests to evaluate animals' nutritional status. Thus, a whole range of analyses are now proposed to the stakeholders responsible for animal health. Such analyses could help to define a metabolic profile, which would offer a valuable decision-making tool for experts and researchers alike.
WHO Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues is a Revised Fourth Edition of the WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours. This authoritative, concise reference provides an international standard for oncologists and pathologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for use in the design of studies monitoring response to therapy and clinical outcome. Diagnostic criteria, pathological features, and associated genetic alterations are described in a strictly disease-oriented manner. Sections on all recognized neoplasms and their variants further include new ICD-O codes, epidemiology, clinical features, macroscopy, prognosis, and predictive factors.This classification, prepared by 132 authors from 23 countries, contains about 1300 color images and tables and more than 4500 references.
This book, written by respected experts, discusses in detail the latest developments in targeted therapy for hematologic malignancies using small molecules. It covers a wide range of small molecules including tyrosine kinase inhibitors, immunomodulatory drugs, the IDH-2 inhibitor enasidenib, the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax, and the proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib. For each molecule, aspects such as the chemical structure, mechanism of action, drug targets, drug interactions, preclinical studies, clinical trials, treatment applications, and toxicity are discussed.
Clinical Laboratory Hematology, Third Edition, continues its stellar reputation as a comprehensive, yet reader-friendly, resource for all levels of hematology laboratory education, offering a visually engaging design and effective learning features that help students master the content. The text's teaching and learning package includes an Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint presentation slides, a test bank, image bank, and a companion website with resources for both instructor and students. Teaching and Learning Experience: Designed for both MLT and MLS students, the text provides a beneficial and economical resource for laboratory science programs that offer both levels of instruction and includes a wealth of learning features. Each chapter features a consistent format with a striking visual design, making it easy for the reader to find information on each topic. Complemented by a variety of ancillary materials designed to help instructors be more efficient and effective and students more successful.
Designed to help students develop the professional entry-level competencies they need for certification and career success, this 6th edition of Clinical Hematology strengthens the pedagogy that set the quality benchmark for hematology and includes the current, competency-based content needed by MLT and MLS students.


Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great man social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette.
With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia is responsible. Can she figure out what is actually happening to London's high society? Will her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart?
I loved this book! A beautiful blend of steampunk and paranormal with some great characters. I really beginning to like these "supernaturals have come out" types of books. How do they integrate or not integrate into society? What is their role? Are they still dangerous or just fun oddities? These aren't Twilight supernaturals. There's always an edge of danger every time one appears. I just loved the world. Plus there was dirigibles and inventive weapons. And some gruesome experimental machines. The steampunk elements were all there. The storyline was fun with some great twists at the end. I appreciated the whodunit aspect and finding out with Alexia what was going on. It was a refreshing change from the third person omnipotent or the incredibly dense first person monologue. Alexia was a breath of fresh air. A confident spinster who operates within her academic passions as opposed to fashion and husband hunting. Nevermind that she gets the husband in the end, it makes sense for her evolution of her character and Lord Maccon is definitely dreamy. I'm also very attached to her vampire friend Lord Akeldama and werewolf Beta Professor Lyall. I loved this characters so much. There's more to them than what meets the eye. I hope they make appearances in the subsequent novels. I have the next three (fifth book hasn't been released yet) and am ready to dive in. Well, next week's readathon in which I must get rid of some library and Net Galley books first.


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Q: live tiles with background agent I want to create some live tiles for my app. And I am creating this live tile by writable bitmap using UIElemnt of page. And I want To make these tiles on periodic task and Its separate project. I have reference of that project in my main project where all views exist. But in my background scheduling project, I Want to access the main project view to access to UIelement to make live tile with writable bitmap. I am unable to access as its don't have reference of that project. And When ever i want to add that it says you cant add reference due to circular dependency.

A: You just have to change the way you've organized your solution. Create a third project and reference it from the main project and from the background agent's project. Then move all the shared code and views in that new project.


A fully recyclable and light-weight electric car made from flax and sugar – what had been no more than a concept a few months ago, has now grown into a prototype. Awaiting certification, the makers from the TU Eindhoven will then take it on tour in Europe.
Cells made in Germany: Details emerged on the planned battery production from TerraE as the newly founded firm confirms its intent to build a German Gigafactory. It will follow the principle of a foundry known from the semi conductor industry and will build up capacities to make up to 34 GWh per year successively until 2028. BMZ and Leclanché sign responsible, while Holger Gritzka, formerly ThyssenKrupp has been appointed as CEO.
VW incubator: Volkswagen reaches out to start-ups as its opens its transparent factory in Dresden for an incubator programme. One company from Berlin pitched successfully despite (or because of) its unusual concept. Tretbox is a pedelec but sheltered like a car.
Million mark passed: Electric buses in the Dutch city of Eindhoven have billed one million kilometres since their inception last December. The 43 VDL Citea single deckers operate across eight different routes and owner Hermes says the buses are running for about 9,000km each day on average.


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A Newer Heraldic Memorial
Merry Christmas, Everyone!
An Older Heraldic Memorial
Brass Heraldic Memorials to Two Members of a Famil...
Burgh Arms In and About St. Michael's
Royal Heraldry in St. Michael's Church
Another Saint, and the Arms of an Earl
A Saintly Coat of Arms
It's not just old heraldic monuments in these churches in Scotland; sometimes, you may run across a much more recent one.
This heraldic plaque was erected in St. Michael's Church, Linlithgow, in 1990.
The entire inscription reads:
REMEMBER ANSELM ADORNES
Merchant, Diplomat, and Friend of Scotland.
Ambassador of Charles, Duke of Burgundy,
to the Court of King James III,
Conservator of the Privileges of
Scottish Merchants in Flanders.
Born in Bruges 1424, killed in Scotland 1483,
and buried near this place.
Erected by the Heraldry Society of Scotland 1990.
The coat of arms is almost remarkably simple:
Rietstap's Armorial Général blazons his arms as D'or à la bande échiqueté d'argent et de sable de trois tires. I would blazon it simply as Or a bend checky argent and sable.
The collar surrounding the shield is that of a Knight of the Order of the Unicorn, into which Order he was inducted by King James III at the end of the year 1468.
While on pilgrimage, while staying at a monastery in North Berwick, he was attacked by an armed gang who killed him on January 23, 1483.
He has his own page on Wikipedia, which gives a much lengthier biography, and even lists his and his wife, Margriet van der Banck's, sixteen children. You can find that article on-line at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselm_Adornes.
It's a really nice, modern memorial to an interesting man.
Here's a very last minute heraldic gift for the family pet, just in case you may have left him or her out of your shopping plans.
And some good advice for making it through the holidays; it also is, I think, good for life in general!
May your Christmas be a joyous, and heraldic, one!
One of the things that I really enjoy about visiting churches in Great Britain is the sheer number of heraldic memorials, their sometimes widely varying ages, and the many forms that they take.
Continuing our heraldic tour of St. Michael's Church in Linlithgow, Scotland, we came across this memorial:
The form is not a common one; indeed, I don't remember seeing others just like this in our travels over the years. (I must say, though, that I really admire the carving of the rope around the circular top of this monument!)
The inscriptions on the main body of the monument read:
Sir James Sandilands Hamilton.
Sir Walter Sandilands Hamilton, Bart.
A.D.C. to General Churchill,
Died 3rd April 1762.
Helen Lady Hamilton.
Died 13th November 1770, aged 79.
Martha,
daughter of Thomas Hamilton, of Olivestob.
Died 23rd January 1771, aged 87.
It is, of course, the arms carved at the top which got my attention.
The arms of Hamilton of Westport are blazoned in An Ordinary of Arms by Sir James Balfour Paul as Gules three cinquefoils ermine within a bordure argent enaluron of eight martlets gules.
For those to whom the term enaluron is unfamiliar, Parker's A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry says: "Bordure enaluron: a name given to one charged with eight birds of any kind, and it may be blazoned an enaluron of (say) eagles, which would imply that it was a border, and that it was charged with eight eagles. The word is probably only a corruption of the French en orle."
The arms here are, of course, a suitably differenced version of the well-known arms of Hamilton, Gules three cinquefoils ermine.
Walter Sandilands, son of William Sandilands of Hilderston, Linlithgowshire, married in 1674, Anna Hamilton, daughter and heiress of James Hamilton of Westport, Linlithgowshire, and in consequence assumed the name and arms of Hamilton. Walter's son, Sir James Sandilands Hamilton of Westport, dying in 1733 (as noted on the monument), was succeeded by his brother, Sir Walter Sandilands Hamilton.
Sir Walter Sandilands Hamilton, a captain in the army who served thirteen campaigns under Marlborough, married his cousin Helen, daughter of Thomas Hamilton, of Olivestob, the "Helen Lady Hamilton" on this monument. Martha Hamilton, the last entry, would have been her sister.
They had two sons, James and Thomas, both military officers who died without issue, and daughters.
Sir Walter's eldest daughter Grizel, married John Ferrier, Esq. of Kirkland, Renfrewshire, writer in Edinburgh, and their son, on succeeding his grandfather, Sir Walter, in 1763, also took the name of Hamilton.
What an interestingly complex family history, all wrapped up into a single monument to members of this family in a church in Linlithgow.
Brass Heraldic Memorials to Two Members of a Family
Continuing our way around the interior of St. Michael's Church in Linlithgow, we came across two brass heraldic plaques in memory of different members of a family.
The first reads as follows:
To the Glory of God
for the adornment of his house
and in loving memory of
Sir William Baillie,
of Polkemmet, Linlithgowshire 2nd Baronet
born 2nd Feb. 1816, entered into rest 21st July 1890.
Deputy Lieutenant Convener of the Co. for 27 years
Hon. Colonel 1st Brig. Scottish Div. R.A.
formerly Captain Midlothian Yeo. Cavy.
A true friend and liberal supporter
of the Church of Scotland
and for 45 years a
Representative Elder
in her
General Assembly.
The second reads:
In loving remembrance of
William Lyon Dennistoun Baillie
Captain Royal Scots Fusiliers
at Frederickstad, South Africa
on 25th October 1900 aged 28.
"Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life."
Both plaques bear a coat of arms, though on the plaque for Sir William Baillie the arms are done in black and white.
In the Lyon Ordinary the arms of Baillie of Polkemmet are blazoned as: Quarterly: 1 and 4, Azure nine mullets three three two and one or within a bordure counter-nebuly argent and sable; 2 and 3, Azure a lion rampant in chief three mullets argent (for Inglis of Murdiston). The first matriculation of these arms was made in 1672-7; the second in 1794; and the third in 1810.
The crest is A star [which I take to be an estoile, which has wavy rays] of eight points issuing out of a cloud proper, with the motto In caligine lucet (It shines in the dark), and with supporters Two lions guardant argent.
Sir William Baillie also bears the badge of a Baronet of Great Britain (Argent a sinister hand couped gules) in the center of his shield.
What a beautifully done set of brass armorial plaques to two members of the Baillie family.
In addition to the various Royal Arms in various places in St. Michael's Church in Linlithgow, Scotland, there are also a number of depictions of these arms:
On some of the ceiling bosses:
And behind the main altar:
They are the arms of the Burgh of Linlithgow, a Royal Burgh created about 1138 by King David I. The arms were granted July 16, 1673, and are blazoned Or a greyhound bitch sable chained to an oak tree within a loch proper. The motto is My fruit is fidelity to God and the King.
The arms may be canting; one of the possible meanings of Linlithgow is "the lake of the gray dog."
These arms were used until 1975, when Linlithgow was incorporated into the West Lothian District Council, which in 1996 became the West Lothian Area Council.
Nearby, outside St. Michael's, I also found these two armorial roundels:
The first, of course, is yet another rendition of the arms of Linlithgow.
The second is an alternate coat of arms sometimes used by Linlithgow, Azure St. Michael slaying a dragon beneath his feet with a lance in his dexter hand and holding in his sinister hand a shield of the Royal Arms of Scotland [Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory gules].
The motto more usually seen with these arms is Collocet in cœlis nos omnes vis Michælis (Michael's strength sets us all in heaven). The one used here, St. Michael is kinde to strangers, seems to me to be at odds with his depiction as slaying a dragon who, not being native to Scotland, must be considered to be a stranger, I think. But maybe that's just me. ☺
St. Michael's Church in Linlithgow is a substantial edifice, and so it is not surprising to find examples of the Royal Arms there.
For example, the Royal Arms of Scotland;
On a panel behind the altar;
Another on a ceiling boss;
And even in one of the needlework tapestries which depict events from the history of the church.
There are also the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom as used in Scotland:
Again, from a panel behind the main altar;
And a Hanoverian carved achievement of arms (King George I and/or II) mounted on some of the stonework.
There is even, in another one of the needlework tapestries there, the Arms of the United Kingdom under the Commonwealth.
The arms depicted are, of course, Quarterly: 1 and 4, Argent a cross gules (for England); 2, Azure a saltire argent (for Scotland); and 4, Azure a harp or (for Ireland), on an inescutcheon of pretense, Sable a lion rampant argent armed and langued gules. (This last is the arms of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth. Nothing quite like saying, "Yeah, that's me. I'm the boss" heraldically.)
It was really nice to be able to see some of the historical, as well as the current, Royal Arms in the church.
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In the third panel of the stained glass window at St. Michael's Church in Linlithgow, Scotland that I've been sharing with you, above the lower portion of King David I and his attributed arms, is the figure of St. Bridget.
Above her head is a knight on horseback, bearing a banner with fleurs-de-lis and whose pauldron (shoulder armor) marks him as a Crusader (Argent a cross gules). But especially, he carries a shield with the well-known arms of Douglas: Argent a heart gules on a chief azure three mullets argent.
I suspect that this is meant to be "Good Sir James" Douglas, who was slain in August 1330 fighting under King Alfonso XI of Castile against the Muslims of the Kingdom of Granada, carrying the heart of Robert Bruce as a token of Bruce's unfulfilled ambition to go on crusade.
According to John Barbour's description of Douglas' last battle, when the enemy broke, Sir James and his companions followed hard behind. Having outstripped most of his men in the pursuit, Douglas suddenly found himself far out in front with only a few of his followers around him. As he rode back to rejoin the main body, he saw Sir William St. Clair of Rosslyn surrounded by a body of Moors who, seizing their opportunity, had quickly rallied and counterattacked. With the few knights who were with him, Douglas turned aside to attempt a rescue but, outnumbered twenty to one, the group was overrun. It has become a popular legend that Douglas then took from his neck the silver casket which contained the heart of Bruce and threw it before him among the enemy, saying, "Now pass thou onward as thou wert wont, and Douglas will follow thee or die." (Alas, this story seems to be a 16th-century addition to Barbour's poem.)
By 1333 Bruce's heart was incorporated in the arms of Sir James' son, William, Lord of Douglas, and it has been a prominent part, sometimes with a golden crown, of the family's arms ever since.
In the large four-panel stained glass window in St. Michael's Church in Linlithgow, Scotland, which I showed you in my last post, one panel was dedicated to the patron saint of Scotland, St. Andrew.
In addition to being shown with his cross, above his head is a shield Azure a saltire argent, which in flag form is probably the premier emblem of Scotland's people. (The arms with the red lion within a double tressure flory counter-flory is the emblem of the King or Queen of Scotland.)
The arms, as a symbol of Scotland, are also found elsewhere in St. Michael's Church, on a panel behind the altar;
and on one of the ceiling bosses.
Why, yes, I did almost get a dizzying case of vertigo taking this picture. Why do you ask? All I can say is, "Thank goodness for a good telephoto lens!


Moody's changed Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s outlook to negative from stable.
The outlook revision is based on the increase in leverage to 8.7x as of the third quarter of 2016 and the ongoing strength of the U.S. dollar, the rating agency said Dec. 20. This is expected to have a negative impact on the reported results in the near term. Further, there is potential for additional asset sales, according to Moody's, which may lead to another dividend to stockholders or the upstream of cash flow to iHeartMedia Inc. unit iHeartCommunications Inc. via its corporate service deal.
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc. is owned by Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.


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A sad passing of a dear colleague – Ian Hinds
pfbb UK has lost a friend, colleague and valued member of its team, Ian Hinds, through a very sudden deterioration of cancer, having been in work only a week before being diagnosed and dying only one week after that.
Ian joined pfbb UK as a BID Manager eight years ago and was a key part of the team which developed the St Peters Quarter BID in Derby which he then managed into its second term. Ian really enjoyed his work to help and support businesses in this part of Derby which he did with passion and a love for the city in which he was born.
Ian had an inherent quality of engendering a feeling of warmth and friendship with everyone he worked with and since his passing the term 'a real gentleman' is one which has been used by many to describe their warm feelings and respect for him. Indeed we have had many, many people from businesses and others he worked with in the Police and local authorities write in with heart felt words which have been of great support and comfort to his family.
Ian will always be remembered with great affection in pfbb UK for his desire to help others and always see the best in people, a great sense of humour and as a real gentleman.


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Q: how can i make natural key values unqiue with a function is there a way I can create a function to prevent my unique key values from changing, or raise an error if there is an attempt to change unique keys values? i am writing an update function for a database to update entries, but i want to make it so if the "unique key values " are in the payload to be updated it will raise an error
mydict = {
'name': 'cameron', # natural keys
'age': '29',       #also natural key
'city': 'boston',
}

A: Looking at existing database designs, they typically only allow updating entire database entries, the dict in your case, rather than only a part of the entry.
An update function would typically look like:
natural_keys = ['name', 'age']
database: Dict[tuple, dict]: ...

def update(new_entry: dict):
    keys = tuple(new_entry[k] for k in natural_keys)
    if keys in database:  # update existing entries
       database[keys] = new_entry
    else:  # raise error if there are no entries with these natural keys
       raise ValueError(f"there are no entries with natural keys {keys}")

This way you will never really change the natural keys, only updating existing entries with the same natural keys.
Of course, you will need an insert function to insert new entries with new natural keys.
So there is never really the problem of preventing user from changing natural keys.
Alternatively
For detailed controls, you can create a class and control property setting via property setter
For example,
class MyDict:
    def __init__(self, name, age, city):
        self._name = name
        self._age = age
        self.city = city

    @property
    def name(self):
        return self._name

    @name.setter
    def name(self, value):
        raise ValueError("can't set name")

    @property
    def age(self):
        return self._age

    @age.setter
    def age(self, value):
        raise ValueError("can't set age")

So you can define
my_dict = MyDict(name='cameron', age=29, city='boston')

You can set city
my_dict.city = 'new york'

But you will get ValueError when you try to set name and age.
In more advanced usage, you can use descriptors to handle general attribute setting
import logging

class PreventSetting:

    def __set_name__(self, owner, name):
        self.public_name = name
        self.private_name = '_' + name

    def __get__(self, obj, objtype=None):
        value = getattr(obj, self.private_name)
        logging.info('Accessing %r giving %r', self.public_name, value)
        return value

    def __set__(self, obj, value):
        # if defining for 1st time
        if not hasattr(obj, self.private_name):
            logging.info('Updating %r to %r', self.public_name, value)
            setattr(obj, self.private_name, value)
        else:
            # raise error for setting value after 1st time
            raise ValueError(f"can't set {self.public_name}")

class MyDict:
    name = PreventSetting()  # First descriptor instance
    age = PreventSetting()  # Second descriptor instance

    def __init__(self, name, age, city):
        self.name = name  # Calls the first descriptor __set__
        self.age = age  # Calls the second descriptor __set__
        self.city = city

A: A simple example will be as follows:
class MyDict(dict):
    NATURAL_KEYS = ["name", "age"]

    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
        if key in self.NATURAL_KEYS:
            raise KeyError(f"My natural key `{key}`'s value is prevented from changing.")

        super().__setitem__(key, value)

You can read more info here: https://realpython.com/inherit-python-dict/#creating-dictionary-like-classes-in-python.


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Home Blog SISTRIX Blog Successfully Combining User Intention and SERP Features
Successfully Combining User Intention and SERP Features
Kevin Indig
The snippet is the showcase for your website. A good ranking for a keyword on Google is only valuable if users actually click on the result. A good snippet increases the click rate and generates more visitors from organic search.
SERP features – A child of user intention
How to succeed with SERP features
FAQ Snippets
It all starts with user intent
Summary: SERP features are more than a nice-to-have
When Ben Gomes was still SVP of Search at Google in 2018, he outlined the roadmap for the next 20 years of organic search in blog articles.
"The next 20 years of search" describes three pioneering changes:
From queries to queryless searches
From textual to visual searches
From answers to user journeys
Google wants to be present not only for ad hoc search queries, but also during the entire user journey, from research to purchase. Visually enriched results should help when it comes to making a purchase decision. In the case of Google Discover, there is no waiting for a search query – results are displayed based on interests. These trends represent tectonic shifts.
I already described the effects in my keynote at Campixx 2020. In this article, I would like to show how we at G2 are not only increasing our organic traffic; we are doubling it every year thanks to our sophisticated SERP feature strategy.
By SERP feature, we mean all those search modules that Google displays for different user intentions or uses to enrich results with more information. They consist of Rich Snippets, Universal Search and Knowledge Graph. The goal is to make decisions easier, shorten the search for information and display more search ads.
I see Google's financial dependence on search ads in particular as the main driver of this paradigm shift, alongside growing competition from other online platforms. Google's turnover from search ads is growing slower and slower and accounts for a steadily decreasing share of its total revenue. On the other hand, YouTube and Cloud are playing a more prominent role. To at least keep this mild growth constant, Google is now squeezing more and more out of search results. This strategy works so well that organic search results between SERP features hardly get any attention.
The SERP layout continues to change and is increasingly consisting of so-called SERP features. The resulting hotchpotch also tears apart the well-known F-pattern of attention. In 2015, position 1 still had a click probability of almost 60%; in 2020 it is only about half that figure.
In addition, Google is displaying more and more "SERP mazes", i.e. carousels that redirect to another search result page instead of a website. On the second search results page, of course, lots of ads are then displayed, which Google has expanded from three to four since 2016.
Competition is not only from other sites, but also from Google. The big question now is how to be successful in the organic search results.
I define SERP features as anything outside the normal organic search results: Rich Snippets, Knowledge Graph integrations and Universal Search.
We can optimise some SERP features:
People also asked boxes
Image Carousels
Rich Snippets
We don't stand a chance with SERP features for which Google gives answers that make a website visit unnecessary. In this case, we can only optimise for mid-tail and long-tail queries.
Our strategy at G2 basically consists of three steps:
Gain a thorough understanding of the user intention that our product can satisfy. This includes price research, reviews and comparisons.
Structure our query syntax, i.e. the exemplary structure of our target keywords, according to page types and user intentions.
Research which SERP features fit our query syntax.
The idea is to precisely define which user needs can be met by a product or page and to structure the content and data accordingly. Two SERP features in particular have proven themselves: FAQ Snippets and Featured Snippets.
FAQ Snippets are still hotly disputed. Cases of falling CTRs came to light relatively quickly after Google displayed the first FAQ snippets in the SERPs. Information was provided in the search results pages and users no longer had any incentive to click on the page. However, mad SEOs are testing everything themselves.
Our FAQ Snippets increased the click rate by +4% on average, sometimes much more. Users often look for short head terms like "CRM software" to get a basic understanding of the tools, but also want to see an overview of the different solutions. Since we offer both on our category pages, the concept of FAQ Snippets is an excellent way to get started.
For example, we were able to get the ranking for the heavily promoted keyword "CRM software" from position #6 to #1. Whether and how much the click rate itself has an effect is difficult to say. However, FAQ Snippets enable users to get an idea of the information content on our category pages and seem to be more willing to spend time on them.
Featured Snippets are Google's attempt to provide a single best answer to a search query. Success factors are first and foremost clarity and reference. The answer must match the search query exactly and the keyword must appear in the text as a headline and below.
In a 2019 meetup in Silicon Valley, Gary Illyes said that Featured Snippet algorithms pay more attention to how well a text passage fits into a query than other results:
Featured Snippets come from an extra algo that bids for that location.
The SERP is an auction place. Everything you see work by bidding for places [ranking positions]. Whoever wins a bid for a certain position gets that place. But the first position is usually restricted.
Featured Snippets relate to the query more than a normal snippet. We try to pick passages that are more complete.
When results constantly appear and disappear, it means their bid is very close to someone else's. The scores are utterly close to each other. [In this case, small things can make a difference.] For example, you're on https. That could be an edge to beat your competitor.
Source: My notes from the Gary Illyes Q&A @ Bay Area Search Meetup
It is also important to choose the appropriate content format. If users are looking for structured data, then data must be structured in tables. Google usually obtains Featured Snippets from pages on position 1, while double rankings have no longer been possible since January.
As we are building a liquid marketplace with direct buying opportunities, we are often the only ones to offer transparent prices. To win the Featured Snippet, it is important to provide the data in tabular form.
Category pages also meet a user intention that a Feature Snippet displays, namely software definitions. The definition must fit the question "What is {software}?" and be short and crisp.
For example, we recently won pole position for the keyword "ERP systems".
If you take a look at our keywords in SISTRIX, it quickly becomes clear that we especially get SERP features for keywords with a "know intent". The reason for this is obvious: Google wants to fulfil user intentions as well as possible and therefore shows corresponding SERP features.
Even if there are mixed user intentions, one will often prevail. For some time now, Google has distinguished between three different intentions for ambiguous terms: "dominant", "common" and "minor". Using different signals, the search engine can recognise how a search term is interpreted and will alter the results accordingly.
As long as the "dominant user intent" remains "know", i.e. most users want to learn more about software instead of buying it, we have a chance of getting Featured Snippets.
If you have not yet looked at SERP features in detail, you should do so right away. The secret to success is to start with the user intention and then optimise for suitable keywords and topics instead of the other way around.
The SERP feature landscape is constantly evolving. SERP features do not always have a positive impact on a page. Since the theme is very important here, SEOs must test SERP features and possibly remove them. However, they also offer exciting opportunities to gain more visibility and attention.
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Dublin manager Jim Gavin with Jason Sherlock and right, Diarmuid Connolly.
Jason Sherlock has reportedly stepped down from his role as forwards coach with the Dublin senior football team.
According to a report in the Irish Mirror this morning, Sherlock, who was a part of Jim Gavin's backroom staff since 2015, is no longer involved in the All-Ireland champions' set-up.
A member of Dublin's All-Ireland winning side in 1995 alongside Gavin, Sherlock has been notably absent from the sidelines this season.
Dublin's stand-in boss for last month's O'Byrne Cup, Paul Clarke, has acted as Sherlock's replacement during their recent league games.
In better news for the Dubs, Diarmuid Connolly has returned to training with his club St Vincent's and is also believed to be taking part in one-to-one training sessions with Dublin's performance coach Bryan Cullen.


Telstra's subsea cable management process was put to the test with Hong Kong's Typhoon Mangkut last week, with the carrier able to ensure services remained up and running thanks to the steps it takes to ensure redundancy.
According to Oliver Camplin-Warner, ED of Global Sales at Telstra, three of the world's largest social media organisations last week phoned Telstra CEO Andy Penn directly to ensure that the telco would be activating additional capacity on its network in preparation of the typhoon.
"Within a matter of hours, we were able to do that, and as a result there was absolutely no interruption of service whatsoever," Camplin-Warner told media during Telstra Vantage 2018 in Melbourne on Thursday.
"Whenever there's a typhoon in the region, the submarine cables are really prone to being damaged. The typhoon can come through, and because of all the movement from the waves, it can actually snap the cable."
Subsea cable cuts can take a long time to repair, but Camplin-Warner said that because Telstra has so much redundancy in its subsea cable networks -- with around 400,000km of cable across the globe -- it can immediately divert the traffic to alternative paths so that customers are not impacted.
Explaining to ZDNet the process of ensuring its subsea cables remain up and running during natural disasters such as the most recent typhoon to hit Hong Kong, Camplin-Warner said one of the first steps was having staffers on the ground.
"In Hong Kong, they have the typhoon scale; when it gets to level nine, everyone has to go home. But when it gets to 10, it's literally lock yourselves away," he told ZDNet.
"Normal practice is that everyone has to go home, so we actually had to ensure and find a way that they could stay there so that they could actually be manning the systems so that when the alerts do come in, they're ready to respond accordingly."
Telstra had to therefore arrange accommodation, food, and other rations in the office to ensure it had people working on its systems throughout the typhoon.
"The other piece is then making sure that we have as much capacity as possible lit on the network, so making sure that we actually can activate the capacity in a much shorter period of time than it would normally take, so a lot of work goes into sort of preparing for that upfront," Camplin-Warner added.
"We also reach out to our customers proactively as well, so we actually sort of find out where they may have some concerns so that we can again anticipate in advance some of the challenges they may face."
Lastly, he said Telstra ensures it is "very accessible" to its customers before, during, and immediately following a typhoon.
Some of Telstra's subsea cable systems include the Hong Kong Americas (HKA) cable and the Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN), both of which stretch between Hong Kong and the United States.
Telstra earlier this week announced the completion of the landing of the Indigo West subsea cable at Floreat Beach, Perth, with the 2,400km cable segment between Christmas Island and Perth having been laid.
The second section of Indigo West, between Indonesia and Singapore, will begin later this month, while Indigo Central is continuing to be laid by the Ile de Brehat between Perth and Sydney.
Superloop had last month announced that it had already completed the marine survey, cable system manufacturing and factory testing for both Indigo West and Indigo Central, the drilling phase in Sydney for the landing of two subsea cables, installation of the beach manhole in Sydney for Indigo Central, and an agreement to provide its second landing facility to Southern Cross .
"Construction of one of our biggest infrastructure projects, the Indigo international subsea cable system, is progressing ahead of plan, and subject to weather conditions could be completed ahead of schedule and before the end of this financial year," Superloop CEO Drew Kelton said in August.
Being built by Telstra, SubPartners, Google, Singtel, AARNet, Indosat Ooredoo, and Alcatel Submarine Networks, the Indigo cable will span around 9,000km, connecting Sydney, Perth, Singapore, and Jakarta. It has two fibre pairs and a design capacity of 18Tbps.
During his Vantage 2018 keynote on Wednesday, Penn had also detailed how Telstra has built out more than 500km of submarine fibre cable from the north-west coast of Western Australia to Chevron's gas rigs located about 250km out to sea.
"The reason we're doing that is because Chevron, like many mining resources businesses, wants to move to a world fully automating the production of LNG, and that means moving to a world of unmanned rigs," Penn said.
"To achieve that, you need large volumes of data, data analytics, and compute power," he added, and once the network is ready, Telstra will be adding onshore 5G connectivity to this.


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Obama administration seeks more than $1.8 billion to fight Zika virus
By Sheila Kaplan
A graduate student analyzes samples to identify the Zika virus in a laboratory at the Fiocruz institute in Rio de Janeiro. Leo Correa/AP
In response to mounting concern over the spreading Zika virus, the Obama administration on Monday asked Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding to fight the disease in the United States and abroad.
In a statement, the White House said the additional funds are needed to build on the nation's ongoing efforts to combat the rapidly expanding virus; increase mosquito control programs; accelerate vaccine research and diagnostic development; enable the testing and procurement of vaccines; and educate health care providers.
Everything you need to know about Zika virus
The money would also be used to educate pregnant women and their partners. The Zika virus is thought to be associated with birth defect microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with small heads and brains.
"There is much that we do not yet know about Zika and its relationship to the poor health outcomes that are being reported in Zika-affected areas," the White House said. "We must work aggressively to investigate these outbreaks, and mitigate, to the best extent possible, the spread of the virus. Congressional action on the administration's request will accelerate our ability to prevent, detect, and respond to the Zika virus and bolster our ability to reduce the potential for future infectious disease outbreaks."
It's unclear how quickly Congress might act.
Senator Roy Blunt, the Missouri Republican who chairs the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the Department of Health and Human Services, said he will meet tomorrow with HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell to discuss the request. In an email to STAT this afternoon, he proposed using some of the remaining Emergency Ebola funding, now at $1.5 billion, to underwrite the Zika program.
Are you at risk for contracting Zika virus? Your level of risk depends in part on your living conditions. Alex Hogan/STAT
"In December, we significantly increased funding for the NIH, CDC, and other agencies that deal with emerging threats," Blunt said. "Given the Zika outbreak, protecting Americans, especially children, is an even higher priority moving forward."
"Hopefully the president's budget will explain how his request will prioritize this emerging threat. In the short term, there is still $1.5 billion in funding remaining in the Ebola response fund that the administration can use for other infectious disease response efforts. "
White House press secretary Josh Earnest called Zika funding the kind of issue that shouldn't break down along party lines. Yet asked whether Congress might try to ensure that any federal funds not be used for abortions — pregnant women who contract Zika are believed to be at heightened risk of delivering a child with birth defects — Earnest acknowledged the threat of a holdup.
Currently, federal funds may not be used for abortions, with certain exemptions.
"Hopefully questions like that will not impede Congress's ability to act quickly," Earnest said.
The bulk of the request, $1.48 billion, would go to the Department of Health and Human Services, for mosquito control, improving response in the states, implementing surveillance, and improving birth defect registries across the country. The administration also asked for $250 million for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which would fund a temporary one-year increase in health service assistance to Puerto Rico. Another $200 million would be allotted for development of vaccines and diagnostic testing not only for Zika, but also for chikungunya virus, which is carried by the same mosquitos that transmit Zika.
The administration is also seeking $210 million to establish a new and urgent emerging threat fund to address the Zika virus and other outbreaks. This money would also be available to states for emerging public health problems. There are also funds requested for the US Agency for International Development and the State Department.
The story has been updated to include comments from Senator Blunt.
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