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Going the distance: Student gliders soar at Washington University
By myralopez • May 13, 2017 May 27, 2020
"We've got a lot of bragging rights," a jubilant Zack Hurley said.
The senior from Calhoun High School in Hardin, Illinois, was part of a quartet that went the distance at the final flight of the Boeing Engineering Design Challenge, held May 3 in the Washington University Field House.
Their glider, dubbed No Pain, No Lane, won Division 1 overall, as well as longest ground distance, gliding the length of the field house and clocking in at 142 feet.
Seventy teams of nearly 240 students from dozens of public and private schools across the St. Louis metro region gathered to test their might. The program, now in its ninth year, challenges students to design and construct a glider out of balsa wood with the help of supplies and a mentor provided by The Boeing Company. However, the challenge goes far beyond simply building a glider. Over the course of six months, the gliders undergo design and technical readiness reviews, and the students must give a presentation of their design before a panel of Boeing engineers.
No Pain, No Lane team (from left) Blake Schumann, Jessica Oswald, Lane Quiller and Zack Hurley. They attend Calhoun High School in Hardin, Illinois.
The No Pain, No Lane team were first timers, but very confident heading into the contest. They'd had great practice flights, and in fact, were so sure in their design they declined advice from mentors.
"Our motto the whole year was add more weight, even though teachers told us that's not what we should do," chuckled Blake Schuman, a junior at Calhoun High School. "We said, 'No! We're adding more weight."
The front of their glider carried 50 grams, which is normally heavy, but in their case, was just the right amount to make it balanced and fly straight.
Pamela Petterchak and Nicole Wagoner were hoping the third time was the charm for them. Both acknowledged pervious years had been difficult.
With a positive mindset, the juniors from Affton High School in St. Louis County, dubbed their glider Trial and Lots of Error.
They were pumped after their first flight made a decent showing.
"This is our first glider that's done really well!" Wagoner said. "This year we went simple. In past year's we always tried to do something different or so something unique with our design and it always made it more complicated than it needed to be. This year we went simple and it's been working out really well for us."
"It went more distance than we thought, so we did good," she said.
Students laugh as judges measure the distance of a glider that landed in the crowd.
Marissa Cooper, a ninth-grader from Jennings High School was nervous and scared coming into the competition for the first time, but said it was a lot of fun. Their team glider was called – Guerrier du Ciel which translated from French means Warrior of Heaven.
"It was cool," said her teammate Toby Wisham. "I thought we weren't going to do well, but we did quite decent.
Fellow teammate Jalann Reeves had a blast and can't wait to do it again. He describes their mindset heading into the competition.
"I felt that we should come out, have fun and do our best. I was really looking forward to this."
Boeing sponsors the competition with support from Washington University's Alumni & Development Office, the Institute for School Partnership and the School of Engineering & Applied Science.
Matt Daniels, senior manager of education relations at Boeing, said the design challenge is one of the many ways Boeing supports students in the region by offering hands-on learning experiences and STEM mentoring.
"Boeing is committed to helping students develop 21st century skills needed to succeed in academics and in life. We know these students represent our future and we complement their learning experiences with real-world applications like the Boeing Engineering Challenge," Daniels said.
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A: Улучшенная версия ответа Kvilios:

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Morgan Sindall backs UK core cities on international stage
The competition to attract funding for regeneration schemes is always intense, and Britain's pending exit from the EU has meant that efforts are being redoubled to get across the message that the UK remains an attractive place to invest. At this year's MIPIM, the major international property convention in Cannes, the Department for International Trade once again led the UK government's presence. London, the Midlands, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle were amongst the UK regions making the investment case to some 24,000 delegates.
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure, along with representatives from other Morgan Sindall Group companies including Morgan Sindall Investments Limited, Lovell and Muse Developments hosted an official MIPIM event in The Palais des Festivals convention centre.
The main event – Winning the UK Regeneration Game – featured a keynote address from Homes England, with the agency addressing how it will accelerate the delivery of new homes where they are most needed. The panel discussion that followed included leaders from Liverpool, Nottingham and Slough – which have all made significant strides in urban renewal – along with Sean Bowles, managing director of Morgan Sindall's Central region. The event was chaired by Michael Burton, editorial director of The MJ, the UK's leading news title for local government.
Scott Wilson, Morgan Sindall's business development director in Construction, said: "There were around 5,000 investors at MIPIM, whose interests span office, retail, leisure, housing and industrial schemes. We got the blame for the weather – downpours throughout the three-day event – but collectively the UK put on a good show of talks, seminars and discussions under the theme of innovation. The programme as a whole said loud and clear that the UK is very much open for business and looked at trends in the property sector, how the key players are adapting to take account of the changing market and what this all means for oversea investors seeking large scale opportunities.
Morgan Sindall has a good story to tell – not least of the long term and large scale transformation we and our Group companies have been delivering in Slough, Bournemouth and elsewhere."
Below you can view interviews with several Morgan Sindall delegates who attended MIPIM.
For more information about this news release please contact Chris Hulme at Influential on 0161 804 1400 or email hulme@thisisinfluential.com

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Infant mortality in Syria 1950-2020
Published by Aaron O'Neill, Nov 11, 2020
In 1950, the infant mortality rate of Syria was approximately two hundred deaths per thousand births, meaning that approximately one in five children born at this time would not survive past their first birthday. Infant mortality would decline rapidly in Syria in the second half of the 20th century, as rapid modernization fuelled by growing oil exports would allow for a significant expansion in access to healthcare and improved access to nutrition in the country. As a result, infant mortality would fall to just 21 deaths per thousand children by the turn of the century, roughly a tenth of the rate just fifty years earlier. However, infant mortality would increase in 2015, as the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2011 would lead to mass displacement of the country's population, and the destruction and disruption of much of the country's healthcare services. However, as the conflict has decreased in intensity, the infant mortality rate of Syria has begun to decline once more, and in 2020, it is estimated that the infant mortality rate is now 16 deaths per thousand live births.
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UN DESA, Gapminder. (2019). Infant mortality rate (under one year old) in Syria from 1950 to 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1073254/infant-mortality-rate-syria-historical/
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MSNBC Hires Celeb Chef for Show About Food Through 'Progressive Lens'
By Andrew KirellFeb 18th, 2015, 11:15 am
MSNBC announced Wednesday morning that award-winning celebrity chef Tom Colicchio will join the network as its first-ever "food correspondent," hosting a show on MSNBC's digital platform discussing "smart food" policy.
In a memo to MSNBC staff, network chief Phil Griffin wrote that Colicchio's work will focus on how "food is an essential – yet underreported – part of our cultural and political debate." He will report regularly to cable shows like Morning Joe and The Rachel Maddow Show, in addition to hosting a series for Shift — MSNBC's digital network — called "Stirring the Pot."
The chef, best-known for his role as lead judge on Bravo's Top Chef, will also "host a series of interviews over lunch with a wide range of newsmakers, including athletes, elected officials, actors and star chefs."
Interesting, in his note Griffin asserted that Colicchio's hiring is a step forward for the network's efforts to cover more issues, while doing so "through our progressive lens." The MSNBC press release reiterated that sentiment, touting how "Colicchio's new role is part of MSNBC's larger strategy to cover a broader set of stories that move and inspire Americans through its progressive lens."
For those not familiar with Colicchio, a quick bio: In addition to his Top Chef role, he has opened multiple fine-dining restaurants (Gramercy Tavern, Craft, etc.) that have won numerous accolades from esteemed publications. He is also the author of several cookbooks and the winner of the James Beard Foundation's 2010 "Outstanding Chef" award. Colicchio also executive produced A Place at the Table, a 2013 documentary about food insecurity in America.
Might this be seen as MSNBC pulling a CNN by hiring the more academic version of Anthony Bourdain?
Watch video below of Colicchio talking politics with Chris Hayes shortly before the 2014 midterms:
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Lori Wallach is a Director for Global Trade Watch in the Public Citizen with 33 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1991 News Conference as a Representative for the Public Citizen. The year with the most videos was 1993 with seven videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2016 with an average of 2,162 views per program. Most appearances with Ralph Nader (5), Brent Blackwelder (3), Evelyn Dubrow (3). Most common tags: NAFTA, International Trade, Election 2016.
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Another Dem Incumbent in Senate Calls It Quits
Russell: Looks, Loot, and Swing Voters
Washington-based Firm to Redesign NM Medicaid
Primary Care Doctor Shortage in New Mexico
Border Foods Sold to Illinois-Based Mizkan Americas
Chavez: English for Immigrants
Poetry Night at the White House
Nate Cote Pondering Congressional Run
NEW: Link to NewsNM's Around the Clock Audio Streaming on the Internet
Posted by Jim Spence on Friday, May 13, 2011
We have upgraded our systems at News New Mexico and changed our online audio link. It is easier to listen to our show on the internet and we play back each show continuously for 21 hours after the live version. You can click the News New Mexico sign at the top of the left hand side column of our site and it will take you directly to this link: mms://streaming117.network1newstalk.com/newsnewmexico
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(Reuters) - Four-term Senator Herb Kohl said on Friday he will not seek re-election next year, joining five other Democrats who plan to retire and making it tougher for their party to retain the chamber. Kohl, 76, of Wisconsin, was re-elected in 2006 with 67 percent of the vote. He had been listed by the Cook Political Report, a prominent nonpartisan newsletter, as a solid favorite to win another six-year term in the November 2012 elections. "I've always believed it is better to leave a job a little too early than a little too late," Kohl said at a news conference at his Milwaukee office. "The interest and energy I had for this job will find a new home." Former Senator Russ Feingold, who was defeated in 2010, and Representatives Ron Kind and Tammy Baldwin appear to be the leading potential Democratic candidates for Kohl's seat. An online poll by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper showed Feingold and Republican Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as favorites to succeed Kohl. Read full story here: News New Mexico
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Capitol Report New Mexico - I was surprised last week by the responses I had in person, e-mail and Facebook to the somewhat playful column I wrote about the physical attractiveness of candidates. I had thought it was a fluff piece, but it sparked quite a few interesting conversations with friends who normally do not follow politics and find my columns about the insolvency of public employee retirement systems and tax increases tiresome. The column also started a conversation with a young woman who is as politically active as I am, and who was insistent that a candidate's attractiveness was completely irrelevant to her, and would have no impact whatsoever in how she voted. Of course it wouldn't. I never meant to imply that it would. Voters like her, committed ideologues, whether conservative or progressive, will always vote on the issues. They would vote for a candidate who shared their principles even if he looked like the Elephant Man and was running against the winner of a Brad Pitt look-alike contest. Read full column here: News New Mexico
Santa Fe New Mexican - Now we know who will help New Mexico redesign Medicaid, the government insurance program that one in four New Mexicans relies on for health care. Gov. Susana Martinez's administration announced late Wednesday the hiring of Washington-based Alicia Smith & Associates to help the Human Services Department reshape what has become an increasingly costly program. What isn't known is the scope of the redesign and how it will affect the more than half a million New Mexicans who receive Medicaid, about 336,000 of whom are children. Does it mean cutting services? Or tightening eligibility rules? Will it mean Medicaid recipients have to eat better and exercise more? Or that doctors and other medical providers will be paid less? And who will have to sign off on the changes if there are any — the federal government, which pays most of New Mexico's Medicaid tab? Read full story here: News New Mexico
KOB TV - Right now in New Mexico there are not enough primary care doctors. There is a shortage of 400 to 600 full time doctors and it's a problem that affects thousand of New Mexicans everyday. "I went pretty much a full year without having a primary care doctor," said Andrea Leathers-Lopez. She says finding a doctor was a tough task. "Pretty much all of the providers in the UNM system, it's booked, it's really hard to get established with anybody, even getting in with residents, that are first starting, its really hard to get in," she said. It's not just the UNM Health System. "Where as the nation increasingly needs a larger and larger number of primary care doctors, the supply is going down," said UNM professor Dr. Authur Kaufman. Dr. Kaufman says better incentives and a higher income are driving medical student to become specialty doctors and with an aging population and many uninsured, primary care doctors are in higher demand. "We have a population that is uninsured and when they suddenly get medicaid under the new Affordabilty Care Act, that will kick in, in 2014, the demand for primary care will be huge, but the supply will not be there," Kaufman said. Read full story here: News New Mexico
MT. PROSPECT, Ill., May 12, 2011 – Mizkan Americas, a leading condiment manufacturer, has acquired Border Foods, Inc® from Ares Capital. Border Foods is the nation's oldest and most established processors of Green Chile, Jalapeño and Tomatillo peppers and manufacturers of enchilada sauces for both the branded and private label markets. Located in Deming, New Mexico, Border Foods began operations in 1972 and is the largest processor of quality Chile peppers in the United States. Border Foods has demonstrated consistent growth and is the market leader in the industry. The acquisition builds on parent company Mizkan Group's plans for global expansion of its retail, branded, food ingredients and food services businesses. It also follows a relationship between Mizkan as a supplier to Border Foods®. Read full story here: News New Mexico
Townhall - President Obama invoked immigrant assimilation this week in a speech in El Paso, Texas, praising the notion embodied in the motto E pluribus unum: out of many, one. But it wasn't all that long ago when many liberals eschewed the idea of America as having one language, one culture, and one people. Ironically, it has taken an anti-immigrant backlash to awaken at least some liberals to the dangers of multiculturalism, which they pushed aggressively for decades. It was liberals -- not conservatives -- who originally claimed that today's immigrants couldn't assimilate, or, in their view, shouldn't even try. Liberals insisted that Hispanic kids, even those who were born here, be taught in Spanish and learn to revere their ancestral culture rather than to take pride in being Americans. The bilingual, multicultural approach became deeply imbedded in the public school curriculum, thanks to the efforts mostly of white liberals, with help from some college-educated, fully assimilated Hispanic activists. Read full column here: News New Mexico
NH Journal - Some of Common's poetry could also raise some eyebrows among those who might find cop-killing and racially-tinged or misogynist language beneath the Office of the Presidency. "Tell the law my Uzi weighs a ton … I hold up a peace sign but I carry a gun," raps Common in one appearance that was posted onto YouTube. "Flyer say Free Mumia on my freezer," he raps in another. Mumia Abu-Jamal is an incarcerated former member of the Black Panther Party who was convicted in 1981 for killing a Philadelphia police officer. Agitating for his release from prison has become a cause for many leftwing activists. Common named his daughter after Assata Shakur, a Black Panther who was convicted of first-degree murder 1977. She escaped from prison and exiled to Cuba. The FBI recognizes her as a domestic terrorist.
Common has also been a vocal opponent of mixed race relationships and believes black men and white women should not date. In one rap he says, "I don't know what it is / but white girls gettin' ass / I know what it is / It's cash." Interestingly, Jill Scott, who will also join the White House celebration, opposes interracial relationships, as well. White House partisans will no doubt argue that poetry and art is supposed to push boundaries by confronting controversial topics. But cop killing and interracial marriage seem to be settled matters with the vast majority of Americans. Read full story here: News New Mexico
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Nate Cote
From nmpolitics.net -Sunland Park Mayor Martin Resendiz says he's running for the 2nd Congressional District seat currently held by Steve Pearce, and former State Rep. Nate Cote says he may also jump into the race. Cote, a Democrat who represented parts of Doña Ana and Otero counties in the state House for four years, said he's likely to run either for Congress or try to retake his old state House seat next year. Cote said he's "seriously looking at" running for Congress and is trying to put the pieces together to form an exploratory committee. "I've asked some people to be on this exploratory committee and they've agreed. No one has said that it's not a good idea," Cote said. More News New Mexico


You might not feel it just yet, but things are starting to heat up, and it's no wonder why. Today signals the start of two major phases of the year, stargazers: springtime and Aries season. As the outside world begins to thaw, we'll feel the warm, passionate influence of this fire sign make its way into our lives. Hotter heads will prevail, tempers will flare, and life will come at us much faster than it did during Pisces season.
Aries, the sign of the Ram, gets its aggressive reputation from its ruling element, fire, and its ruling planet, Mars. We have this potent combo to thank for the rapid-fire reaction time and desire to go, go, go that we normally associate with people born under this sign.
But, of course, not every single Aries behaves the same way. Different things will bring out their competitive side, and some Rams would rather look out for the little guy than for number one. Despite this sign's often confrontational presence and extremely direct approach to life, there's more than meets the eye with Aries people. Ahead, we break down the main personality types that you might meet when you encounter an Aries.


Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common brain disorders, with an estimated 35 million people affected worldwide. In the last decade, research has advanced our understanding of how AD affects the brain. However, diagnosis continues to rely primarily on neuropsychological tests which can only detect the disease after clinical symptoms begin. In a supplement to the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, investigators report on the development of imaging-based biomarkers that will have an impact on diagnosis before the disease process is set in motion.
The issue looks at the application of various magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies for diagnosing AD and monitoring the progression of the disease. For example, Brian T. Gold and colleagues report on the use of diffusion tension imaging (DTI) to identify changes in the white matter of patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI), an early symptom of AD. Charles D. Smith and colleagues describe MRI-based detection of key structural alterations in cognitively normal subjects that can serve as a predictor of memory impairment.
While MRI provides information about the anatomy of the brain, functional MRI (fMRI) provides crucial information about the regions involved during specific tasks. The issue explores how fMRI can detect changes in functional activation and connectivity in AD patients. Monitoring alterations in functional brain activity related to visual processing deficits in AD has immense potential as an early diagnostic biomarker, according to a review by Dr. Mandal and colleagues. By using fMRI to study normal older individuals, patients with MCI, and those with AD as they perform cognitive tasks and at rest, Jasmeer P. Chhatwal and Reisa Sperling reveal the functional alterations associated with healthy aging as well as MCI and AD.
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is a powerful non-invasive imaging technique that can provide crucial information about neurochemical changes in AD. Dr. Mandal and colleagues report that the identification of neurochemical changes in the brains of MCI and AD patients may provide a "signature" of early AD pathology, and may aid in diagnosing patients who are moving from MCI to more advanced AD.
Imaging is also used to examine the molecular and therapeutic effects of potential AD treatments. Liam Zaidel and colleagues found that patients treated with donepezil for mild cognitive symptoms had a significant increase in interhemispheric functional connectivity of the left and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortices. Giulia Liberati and colleagues describe a non-invasive brain-computer interface that can detect a patient's emotional and cognitive state. It could provide vital information on the effect of clinical drugs on brain function and cognition in patients with AD.
The issue also includes a thought-provoking argument from Edo Richard and colleagues calling for a paradigm shift in dementia research and biomarker development. Current biomarker research focuses on correlates of plaques and tangles, which are poor markers in older dementia subjects. The authors suggest that the acknowledgement that dementia in older subjects is different from dementia at a young age will lead to new approaches in biomarker development and research.
"Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease Using Multi-Model Imaging Research," Guest Edited by Pravat K. Mandal. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Volume 31 (2012), Supplement 3. Published by IOS Press.
Full text of the articles in the Supplement is available to credentialed journalists upon request. Contact Daphne Watrin, IOS Press at +31 20 688 3355, d.watrin@iospress.nl to obtain a copies or to request an interview with the authors.
Analysis of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Data to Discriminate among Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, and Elderly Controls: A Multi-Block Barycentric Discriminant Analysis (MUBADA) Methodology, Hervé Abdi, Lynne J. Williams, Derek Beaton, Mette T. Posamentier, Thomas S. Harris, Anjali Krishnan, Michael D. Devous, Sr.
The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (http://www.j-alz.com) is an international multidisciplinary journal to facilitate progress in understanding the etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, genetics, behavior, treatment and psychology of Alzheimer's disease. Groundbreaking research that has appeared in the journal includes novel therapeutic targets, mechanisms of disease and clinical trial outcomes. The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease has an Impact Factor of 3.745 according to Thomson Reuters' 2011 Journal Citation Reports, 2012. It is ranked #19 on the Index Copernicus Top 100 Journal List. The Journal is published by IOS Press.


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GM reveals an electric van, launches a new business for electric cargo delivery
General Motors provided a better idea Tuesday of how it will hasten an electric transformation in commercial fleets—with the formation of a new standalone business, called BrightDrop.
BrightDrop plans to expand to offer what GM VP of global innovation Pam Fletcher described as "a portfolio of integrated zero-emissions products," with all products from the company having integrated connectivity and controllability via the same software set.
The first product from BrightDrop will be an electric pallet system called the EP1, set to arrive "in early 2021," while its second product, the EV600 electric cargo van—an "electric light commercial vehicle"—will be on roads by the end of the year, with first deliveries going to FedEx.
The EP1 pallet would provide true last-mile cargo delivery—essentially from a van to a front door or loading hub—with lockable cabinet doors and adjustable shelving. The pallet would be able to maneuver in tight spaces, powered by an electric hub motor with adjustable speed up to 3 mph and capable of carrying up to 23 cubic feet of cargo or up to 200 pounds.
To be powered by GM's Ultium battery and propulsion system, the EV600 van will offer an estimated range of up to 250 miles and 120-kw DC fast-charging capable of restoring up to 170 miles of range per hour. GM said that the van would offer up to 600 cubic feet of cargo area—thus the name—and be offered at gross weight ratings (GVWR) of less than 10,000 pounds.
The EV600 will get a 13.4-inch infotainment system, as well as a cargo-area security system with motion sensors, and a standard set of active-safety features will include automatic emergency braking front and rear parking sensors, an HD rear vision camera, and lane-keep assist. Optional items will include rear cross-traffic braking, reverse automatic braking, a blind-zone steering-assist system, and an HD surround-camera system.
BrightDrop EV600
FedEx Express will be the first customer for the EV600—and the integrated solution that includes both products—GM said, although it expects to make the EV600 available to more customers starting in early 2022.
In addition to the first two vehicles, BrightDrop has two other vehicles in development: a medium-distance solution for moving multiple EP1 cabinets, and what Fletcher described as "a rapid local vehicle concept that really gets at congestion and eliminating and freeing up curb space."
Software is the other element that will be proprietary and tie BrightDrop's products together—with "an integrated, cloud-based platform," allowing fleet managers and others a top-level view of their product movements, plus assessments of their efficiency of operations. The software will include both mobile asset management and fleet management, with the ability to tap into vehicles and devices remotely, for monitoring and management, including over-the-air upgrades.
BrightDrop EP1
The goal is to take some of the burden off customers from having to integrate all these different elements as they electrify cargo delivery. Fletcher said that the unit did "a tremendous amount of empathy work," including riding with delivery drivers to see the pain points, and watching cargo operations.
BrightDrop will have its own customer support team—including for charging—and plans to establish its own dealer network to support sales and service. GM hired Travis Katz, who played a role in the expansion of Skyscanner and MySpace, to lead the expansion as CEO of BrightDrop.
The unit will be separate from existing GM Fleet operations, but it will work "synergistically" with another GM affiliate, Cruise, as it follows its own trajectory toward autonomous cargo vehicles (already in a pilot with Walmart). Fletcher said that while the future for BrightDrop might include autonomous vehicles, everything that it is initially showing "can be scaled in a big way today to literally get at problems affordably."
GM would not say yet where the EV600 would be built, or reveal information about the size and scope of the operation or its initial investment, but it said that it already has letters of intent from a number of customers other than FedEx.
verall, it adds up to a very different strategy than that of Ford, which plans to add electric versions like an E-Transit van and F-150 Electric that will be positioned alongside its gas and versions and use some of the same fleet tools. But with a number of other electric-van options in the works—like an affordable one in the works from Canoo—businesses may soon have many great options.
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For the first time health professionals across Wales can view clinical documents and test results electronically in hospitals, no matter where the tests were taken, via the Welsh Clinical Portal.
An upgrade to the Welsh Clinical Portal in North Wales has been the final link to ensure that clinicians can now see the results and documents from anywhere across the country.
The Welsh Clinical Portal is a digital workspace used by doctors and health professionals to share and display patient information from a number of sources, including the Welsh GP Record .
As well as test results, clinical documents are being made available across health board organisational boundaries. There are now twelve million documents to view including electronic GP referrals, emergency department attendances, clinic and results letters. The Welsh Clinical Portal is enabling information to follow the patient wherever care is provided.
More information on the electronic results service can be found on our webpages.
Patients in Wales referred for specialist dentistry care will be able to track the status of their referral online.
It's part of a new digital dental referral system, funded by Welsh Government, to be rolled out from this autumn. Benefits include a faster referral process, potentially shortening waiting times for patients.
The new system will replace the current paper based process used by dentists to send referrals, which can take up to four days to be delivered by post. It will allow dentists to refer patients needing specialist dental treatment, such as oral surgery and orthodontics, using an electronic referral process.
Higher quality information will be used to inform clinical decisions. For example, the new orthodontic referral template will support the referring dentist to calculate the need, timeliness and suitability of patients for orthodontic assessment and treatment.
" We are delighted to announce the award of this contract. This innovation is the culmination of considerable work and effort from a number of organisations and clinicians. Once operational Wales will be the first country in the UK to implement a fully electronic system for dental referrals.
We anticipate this will contribute towards realising our vision of accessible specialist dental care for those who need it in the most appropriate setting."
Radiograph scanners will be offered to dental practices in Wales to ensure high-resolution images are attached to referrals and standardised referral templates will ensure consistent information is provided to NHS specialist service.
The initial three-year contract to supply the service was awarded to FDS Consultants following a robust procurement process led by the NHS Wales Informatics Service, in collaboration with Welsh Government, dental professionals, Public Health Wales and health boards. FDS Consultants provide a similar service to a number of trusts in NHS England.
The new service becomes available from September 2018, with planned early-adopter health boards Abertawe Bro-Morgannwg University (ABMU) and Hywel Dda. The service is due to be available across Wales by January 2019.
An on-the-spot sore throat swab service, designed to relieve pressure on GPs and tackle antibiotic resistance, will be available at up to 70 community pharmacies in Wales from the autumn. The throat swab test would be provided for patients, if appropriate, following a clinical examination by a pharmacist.
The initiative will be piloted as part of the Choose Pharmacy service, which encourages patients to visit their community pharmacist instead of their GP for common ailments, such as indigestion, hay fever, conjunctivitis and sore throats. Choose Pharmacy is enabled by a pharmacy IT system designed and developed by NHS Wales Informatics Service for use in NHS Wales.
Initially, the sore throat swab service will be available in selected pharmacies in Cwm Taf and Betsi Cadwaladr local health board areas.
We are delighted to have achieved the Silver Award for the Corporate Health Standard which promotes good practice and supports the organisation in taking active steps to promote the health and wellbeing of staff.
"It was great to share with assessors our positive organisational culture, great team work and a shared passion for improving the health and wellbeing of our staff." says Sarah Brooks, Workforce and Organisational Development Manager, who also co-chairs our Health and Wellbeing Group.
The standards are good practice measurements designed by the Welsh Government's Healthy Working Wales programme.
Training and e-learning to protect NHS Wales from cyber attacks and hacking is to be rolled out to NHS Staff. The training has been arranged in response to the growing global threat from cyber attacks, and follows a robust procurement managed by the NHS Wales Informatics Service.
It will be available to staff on the training platforms - Learning@Wales and the Electronic Staff Record system. It includes videos and learning modules covering topics such as, how cyber attacks are happening, how to handle personal data, and when to seek advice.
"This training will enable NHS Wales staff to be vigilant to the threat of cyber attacks and hacking," says Martin Webley, Head of Cyber Security at the Informatics Service. "It's important that we all know what signs to look out for, and what to do in the case of a potential attack."
The content will be trialled by the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, and a pilot of the training will take place before it is made available Wales wide.
The training has been developed through the collaborative platform known as CC2i which shares digital ideas among public sector bodies and uses 'Dojo' - an animated video-based cyber awareness training tool.
GP practices have been hearing from systems suppliers Microtest and Vision at a series of roadshows held over three weeks in April and early May. Practices are making a choice on which system to have in place for the next five years, and they have until the end of May to make their final decision.
Information and videos from the roadshows, including a summary of questions and answers from the events , are on the Primary Care website (access is only available via the NHS Wales network) or for supplier specific information visit the Vision and Microtest websites.
The new framework contract to supply GP IT systems and services to NHS Wales was announced in January. It followed a robust and rigorous procurement, overseen by the national GMS IM&T Programme Board.
The launch of the new Welsh One Healthtech (OHT) Hub will take place on Wednesday 6th June at Techniquest in Cardiff.
One HealthTech is a network of thinkers and trailblazers who aim to change the face of future healthcare by hosting events, covering topics from virtual reality, mental health and interoperability, to leadership, data privacy and social care. Its new Cardiff Hub is the latest of several established across the UK.
The first event will focus on the challenge of data across health and care. Guest speakers include Prof Kerry Hood - Director, Centre for Trails Research, Victoria Norman - CEO Signum Health and Helen Thomas - NWIS Director of Information. To attend, please register via Eventbrite or visit the One Healthtech website for more information.
Am y tro cyntaf, gall gweithwyr iechyd proffesiynol ledled Cymru weld dogfennau clinigol a chanlyniadau profion yn electronig mewn ysbytai, ni waeth ble y cyflawnwyd y profion, trwy Borth Clinigol Cymru.
Uwchraddio Porth Clinigol Cymru yng ngogledd Cymru oedd y ddolen olaf i sicrhau y gall clinigwyr nawr weld y canlyniadau a'r dogfennau unrhyw le, ledled y wlad. Mae Porth Clinigol Cymru yn fan gweithio digidol a ddefnyddir gan feddygon a gweithwyr iechyd proffesiynol i rannu ac arddangos gwybodaeth cleifion o nifer o ffynonellau, gan gynnwys Cofnod Meddyg Teulu Cymru.
Yn ogystal â chanlyniadau profion, mae dogfennau clinigol ar gael ar draws ffiniau sefydliadol byrddau iechyd. Mae 12 miliwn o ddogfennau ar gael i'w gweld bellach, gan gynnwys atgyfeiriadau electronig meddygon teulu, mynychwyr adrannau achosion brys, llythyron clinigau a chanlyniadau. Mae Porth Clinigol Cymru yn galluogi gwybodaeth i ddilyn y claf, pa le bynnag y rhoddir gofal.
Am fwy o wybodaeth am ddogfennau electronig gwelir ein gwefan .
Cyhoeddwyd heddiw y bydd cleifion yng Nghymru sy'n cael eu hatgyfeirio ar gyfer gofal deintyddol arbenigol yn gallu olrhain statws eu hatgyfeiriad ar-lein.
Mae'n rhan o system atgyfeirio deintyddol ddigidol newydd, a ariannwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru, a fydd yn dechrau cael ei chyflwyno o'r hydref.
Mae'r buddion yn cynnwys proses atgyfeirio gyflymach a rhagwelir amser aros yn byrhau ar gyfer y cleifion.
Bydd y system newydd yn disodli'r broses bapur wedi'i seilio bresennol a ddefnyddir gan ddeintyddion i anfon atgyfeiriadau, a all gymryd hyd at bedwar diwrnod i'w ddosbarthu drwy'r post.
Bydd yn caniatáu deintyddion i atgyfeirio cleifion sydd angen triniaeth deintyddol arbenigol, fel llawdriniaeth geneuol a orthodonteg, yn defnyddio proses atgyfeirio electronig.
Bydd gwybodaeth o ansawdd uwch ar gael i lywio penderfyniadau clinigol. Er enghraifft, mae'r templed atgyfeirio orthodonteg newydd yn ategu'r deintydd sydd yn cyfeirio'r angen am asesiad a driniaeth orthodonteg.
"Mae'n bleser gennym ni gyhoeddi dyfarniad y contract hwn. Mae'r arloesiad hwn yn ddiweddglo i gryn waith ac ymdrech gan nifer o sefydliadau a chlinigwyr. Pan fydd yn weithredol, Cymru fydd y wlad gyntaf yn y DU i weithredu system gyfan gwbl electronig ar gyfer atgyfeiriadau deintyddol.
Rhagwelwn y bydd hyn yn cyfrannu at wireddu ein gweledigaeth ar gyfer gofal deintyddol arbenigol hygyrch ar gyfer y rheiny sydd ei angen, yn y lleoliad mwyaf priodol."
Bydd sganwyr radiograff yn cael eu cynig i practis deintyddol yng Nghymru i sicrhau bod delweddau eglur iawn yn cael eu hatodi at atgyfeiriadau, a bydd templedi atgyfeirio safonol yn sicrhau y darperir gwybodaeth gyson i wasanaethau arbenigwyr GIG.
Dyfarnwyd y contract tair blynedd cyntaf i gyflenwi'r gwasanaeth i FDS Consultants, yn dilyn caffaeliad cadarn dan arweiniad Gwasanaeth Gwybodeg GIG Cymru, mewn cydweithrediad â Llywodraeth Cymru, gweithwyr deintyddol proffesiynol, Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru a byrddau iechyd.
Mae FDS Consultants yn darparu gwasanaeth tebyg i nifer o ymddiriedolaethau yn GIG Lloegr.
Bydd y gwasanaeth newydd ar gael o fis Medi 2018 ym Myrddau Iechyd Prifysgol Abertawe Bro Morgannwg (ABMU) a Hywel Dda. Disgwylir i'r gwasanaeth fod ar gael ledled Cymru erbyn Ionawr 2019.
Bydd gwasanaeth swabio dolur gwddf yn y fan a'r lle, wedi'i ddylunio i leddfu pwysau ar feddygon teulu a mynd i'r afael ag ymwrthedd gwrthfiotig, ar gael mewn hyd at 70 o fferyllfeydd cymunedol yng Nghymru o'r hydref. Bydd y prawf swabio'r gwddf yn cael ei ddarparu ar gyfer cleifion, os bydd yn briodol, yn dilyn archwiliad clinigol gan fferyllydd.
Bydd y fenter yn cael ei pheilota fel rhan o wasanaeth Dewis Fferyllfa, sy'n annog cleifion i ymweld â'u fferyllydd cymunedol yn hytrach na'u meddyg teulu ar gyfer mân anhwylderau, fel diffyg traul, clefyd y gwair, llid pilen y llygad, a dolur gwddf. Caiff Dewis Fferyllfa ei alluogi gan system TG fferyllfa, ac fe'i datblygwyd gan Wasanaeth Gwybodeg GIG Cymru i'w ddefnyddio yn GIG Cymru.
I ddechrau, bydd gwasanaeth swabio dolur gwddf ar gael mewn fferyllfeydd penodol yn ardaloedd byrddau iechyd lleol Cwm Taf a Betsi Cadwaladr.
Rydym ni'n falch iawn ein bod ni wedi ennill y Wobr Arian ar gyfer y Safon Iechyd Corfforaethol, sy'n hyrwyddo arfer da ac sy'n cefnogi'r sefydliad o gymryd camau gweithredol i hyrwyddo iechyd a lles staff.
Mae iechyd a lles ein staff yn ffurfio rhan hanfodol o'n gweledigaeth a'n gwerthoedd, ac mae'r achrediad diweddar hwn yn arddangos y gwaith a gyflawnwn i wella lles staff.
Cadarnhaodd Sarah Brooks, Rheolwr Datblygu'r Gweithlu a'r Sefydliad, sydd hefyd yn cyd-gadeirio ein Grwp Iechyd a Lles, "Roedd yn wych cael rhannu â'r aseswyr ein diwylliant sefydliadol cadarnhaol, ein gwaith tîm gwych, a brwdfrydedd a rennir i wella iechyd a lles ein staff."
Bydd staff GIG Cymru yn cael eu hyfforddi a'u e-ddysgu i ddiogelu GIG Cymru rhag ymosodiadau seibr a hacio. Trefnwyd yr hyfforddiant mewn ymateb i fygythiad byd-eang cynyddol gan ymosodiadau seibr, ac mae'n dilyn caffaeliad cadarn a reolwyd gan Wasanaeth Gwybodeg GIG Cymru.
Bydd ar gael i staff ar y llwyfannau hyfforddi - Learning@Cymru, a'r system Cofnod Staff Electronig. Mae'n cynnwys fideos a modiwlau dysgu sy'n ymdrin â phynciau fel sut mae ymosodiadau seibr yn digwydd, sut i drafod data personol a phryd i geisio cyngor.
Dywedodd Martin Webley, Pennaeth Diogelwch Seibr y Gwasanaeth Gwybodeg, "Bydd yr hyfforddiant hwn yn galluogi staff GIG Cymru i fod yn wyliadwrus o'r bygythiad o ymosodiadau seibr a hacio. Mae'n bwysig ein bod ni gyd yn gwybod am yr arwyddion i gadw llygad allan amdanynt, a beth i'w wneud mewn achos o ymosodiad posibl."
Bydd y cynnwys yn cael ei dreialu gan Bartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru, a chynhelir peilot o'r hyfforddiant cyn y bydd ar gael ledled Cymru. Datblygwyd y cwrs trwy lwyfan cydweithredol, CC2i, sydd yn rhannu syniadau digidol gyda'r sector cyhoeddus gan defnyddion 'Dojo' - offeryn hyfforddiant seiber wedi'i hanimeiddio ar fideo.
Mae meddygfeydd wedi bod yn dysgu am systemau Microtest a Vision gan gyflenwyr mewn cyfres o sioeau a gynhaliwyd dros gyfnod o dair wythnos ym mis Ebrill a mis Mai.
Mae meddygfeydd wrthi'n dewis pa system i'w gosod ar gyfer y bum mlynedd nesaf ac mae ganddynt tan ddiwedd mis Mai i wneud penderfyniad terfynol. Mae gwybodaeth a fideos o'r sioeau, gan gynnwys crynodeb o gwestiynau ac atebion o'r digwyddiadau, ar gael ar wefan Gofal Sylfaenol (mynediad trwy rwydwaith GIG Cymru yn unig), tra bod gwybodaeth benodol am y cyflenwyr ar gael o wefannau Vision a Microtest.
Cyhoeddwyd contract y fframwaith newydd i gyflenwi gwasanaethau a systemau TG meddygon teulu i GIG Cymru ym mis Ionawr. Roedd yn dilyn caffaeliad cadarn a llym, a arsylwyd gan Fwrdd Rhaglen cenedlaethol GMS IM&T.
ei lansio ddydd Mercher, 6 Mehefin yn Techniquest yng Nghaerdydd. Bydd y digwyddiad cyntaf yn canolbwyntio ar yr her data ar draws iechyd a gofal.
Bydd y siaradwyr gwadd yn cynnwys yr Athro Kerry Hood - Cyfarwyddwyr, Centre for Trails Research, Victoria Norman - Prif Swyddog Gweithredol, Signum Health, a Helen Thomas - Cyfarwyddwr Gwybodaeth, Gwasanaeth Gwybodeg GIG Cymru. I fynychu, cofrestrwch trwy Eventbrite.


Sure, you can jump on Amazon and have their new flying delivery drones drop off the supplies you need for your kiddo's next birthday party. Or, you can create a celebration using these Seattle-area party experts to take things to the next level… we're talking Pinterest-worthy land, but with about a tenth of the effort on your part. Go on, parents. Let someone else do the heavy-lifting this year, when it comes to birthday party creativity. You might actually (gasp!) enjoy yourself at your kiddo's birthday!
We're pretty sure that we just blew your mind (pun intended) with Evergreen Balloons' creations, so imagine how insane your kids and their guests are going to go over these custom-made balloons for their party? Balloon twister and artist, Jami Krause, will work with you to create a custom balloon creation that is the centerpiece of your party, or, she'll be the entertainment, creating the coolest balloons, live and in person, for all of your party guests!
Need more to convince you of how cool Jami is? She also does some pretty awesome face painting and makes BALLOON DRESSES (upcoming school auction outfit, moms?). We know one thing for sure — you'll never have to buy another wiener-dog balloon animal at the carnival again… those wimpy little balloons just won't cut it after discovering Evergreen Balloons.
Find them: Visit the Evergreen Balloons website for contact information, rates and other details. Be sure to keep an eye on the Evergreen Balloons Facebook page to see the latest creations, learn about balloon-related events (and super fun workshops!) and even giveaways.
You say it just like you think you should… Pin-yada-yada. But, there's nothing to yada-yada about when it comes to these amazing, custom-made pinatas from the lovely Sara Ewalt. If you've ever tried to find a pinata in Seattle, you know what a challenge it can be — the selection is slim and, to be honest, quite ugly. Instead, have Pinyadayada create a pinata that will be the centerpiece of your kiddo's party.
There is a downside to Sara's creations however… your kids will expect you to put candy inside and then they'll want to hit it with a stick to break it open. (Sigh). It's okay to cry a little. We won't blame you.
Find them: Visit the Pinyadayada website for details about how to order your own pinata (they take at least two-weeks to create, unless you're in a pinch, with a pinata emergency!). You can also find Pinyadayada on Facebook and Instagram.
Have you tried to buy cute party supplies lately? You know, ones without LEGO Ninjago characters or Hello Kitty on them? If you have, you've had major quantity shock when you realize that the more trendy the supplies, the higher the bulk. As much as you love those adorable red and white striped paper straws, the last thing you need is 200 of them for a party of 10! Meet your new party supply BFF, PREP Party Design.
One of the newest faces at Bothell's Country Village Shops, we promise that it's worth the drive to curate exactly what supplies you need for your upcoming shindig. Plus, owner Danielle Mekhail, is an experienced party-planning mama of two herself, so she knows exactly what you'll need to throw the party of your Pinterest dreams that also takes into account even the littlest of guests. Psst…You can also throw a party in the PREP party space, have them help with invitations, or just leave all of the planning to them and simply show up in your party pants!
Find them: Visit the PREP Party Design website for location details, contact information and current hours. Be sure to follow PREP on Facebook and Instagram for sneak peeks at their newest products and the fun parties that they throw.
What are your secrets to creative, unique party supplies and decorations, Seattle parents? Any local favorites? Let us know in a comment below.


Doctors Find Nearly 44 Socks Inside a Dog's Stomach -- CRAZY!
Have you ever wondered where all your missing socks go? It never fails -- every time I do the laundry, a sock or two just plain disappears. Is there a sock-eating monster living in the dryer? I can't explain my situation, but apparently one household does have a sock-eating beast under their roof. After a family rushed their sick pet to the animal emergency room, surgery revealed the Great Dane had 43 and a half socks in its stomach.
I'll let that sink in: THE DOG ATE NEARLY 44 SOCKS.
Maybe "ate" isn't exactly the right word -- more like swallowed.
So 43 socks. For a family of four, that's 10 socks per family member. Which means up to five pairs have been split up, though at this volume, the dog did probably end up swallowing a few full pairs. Regardless, that's a whole lotta socks.
And that begs the question: How did the family not notice the disappearance of 43 socks? It would take some time for an animal to chow down that many pieces, I would think. But then I don't have a dog. Maybe rapid consumption of socks is one of the many talents of Great Danes. Maybe this is the canine Kobayashi of socks.
While I'm asking questions, what is it about socks that makes them more delicious than, say, briefs? I get that their size makes them easy to swallow. But why ONLY socks? Is it the smell? Ew, I don't even want to contemplate that idea.
Finally, the truly gross question: Will the family wash and continue using the socks retrieved from their pet's belly? Just kidding -- of course they won't. Although I would not be thrilled with the prospect of replacing so many socks. Cha-ching! Not a fun expense.
No, actually, the real question should be: Is this poor pooch all right? Well, the 3-year-old dog endured over two hours of surgery and came out just fine. Back to its usual tricks, I'm sure!
What's the craziest thing your pet has ever eaten?


You can do the three day course either Dublin or County Cork. Both have residential options that are not included in the fees below.
Each three day course will have its own indvidual manual and course certificate.
For those that want to learn more and are looking for the hours to gain the vedic conservatory accreditation to teach it is a great opportunity to complete the full 6 days in both locations.
*How to apply the 2-hour Sequence of Thai-Yoga Bodywork Techniques. You'll watch demonstrations and take notes in your manual, then there will be a lot of practice giving and receiving with various partners in the class.
How to apply the 2-hour sequence of Thai-Yoga Bodywork asanas and techniques, including transitions.
How to use breath, meditation, mantra, bandha, and Yogic techniques to enhance the quality of the session.
To comprehend the theories of releasing the energy on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level.
Everyone can benefit from this course. You do not need any experience in massage or Yoga.
It is equally suitable for the seasoned body worker/healer as it is to someone new to this. You may be looking for a course that allows you to share this body work with friends and partners as many have.
Massage Therapists and healers in other modalities learn refreshing new techniques for addressing their clients' challenges.
Yoga Teachers learn how to give deep, wonderful assists in class, and can offer their students private sessions.
Personal Trainers learn how to stretch their clients to improve flexibility and reduce post-workout soreness.
Athletes, Dancers, and Martial Artists will learn how to share nurturing releases with their teammates and training partners for improved athletic performance, injury prevention, and better recovery.
As a therapeutic modality, Thai-Yoga Bodywork offers many benefits in social work settings, including contributions to autism, mental disorders, fertility, abuse, alcohol and drug treatments, rehabilitation for the prison system, and stress management for corporate, military, and public servants including police and medical professions such as nurses and care workers.
County Cork option: An Sanctoir next to the village of Ballydehob, West Cork, in its own 30 acres of nature reserve a purpose built yoga space, tranquil and beautiful.
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The Humanure Handbook, 4th Edition: Shit in a Nutshell
Joseph C. Jenkins
An updated edition of an underground classic This is the 4th edition of a self-published book that no respectable publisher would touch with a ten-foot shovel. The 1st edition was published in 1994 with a print run of 600 copies, which the author expected to watch decompose in his garage for the rest of his life. Now, 24 years later, the book has sold over 65,000 print copies in the U.S. alone, been translated in whole or in part into 19 languages and been published in foreign editions on four continents. The previous editions won numerous awards, including the Independent Publisher Outstanding Book of the Year Award, deeming the book "Most Likely to Save the Planet." The book has been mentioned on such diverse media outlets as: Mother Earth News, Whole Earth Review, Countryside Journal, The Journal of Environmental Quality, Natural Health, NPR, BBC, CBC, Howard Stern, The Wall Street Journal, Playboy Magazine, Organic Gardening Magazine, the History Channel, Tree House Masters, and many other national and international venues. The 4th edition is a completely revised, expanded, and updated version of what has become an underground classic bestseller. The author draws from 40 years of research, experience, and travel, to expand and clarify your knowledge and understanding of... your poop! Not only does the book address what to do with human turds, but it is also a priceless manual for anyone involved in composting or gardening, or looking for basic survival skills. There is no other book like this in print!
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Consanguine marriage
Consanguineous marriage is matrimony between individuals who are closely related. Though it may involve incest, it implies more than the sexual nature of incst. In a clinical sense, marriage between two family members who are second cousins or closer qualify as having a consanguineous marriage. This is based on the gene copies their offspring may receive.[1] Though these unions are still prevalent in some communities, as seen in the Middle East, North Africa, and West Asia, many other populations have seen a great decline in family marriages.[2]
Prevalence and stigma
Global prevalence of consanguinity
Globally, 8.5% of children have consanguineous parents, and 20% of the human population live in communities practicing endogamy.[3][4] Theories on the developments of consanguineous marriage as a taboo can be supported as being both a social, and a biological development.[2]
Social factors
In a social perspective, the observed inclination to practice consanguinity has been due to advantages to social and financial status. Upholding familial structure and assets, and ease of marital arrangements are valued among consanguineous marriages.[4][5] Low age and a lack of awareness of the consequences of inbreeding are common in consanguineous marriages.[2]
Consanguineous marriage is present in every religion, and cannot be accredited to any one religious mandate.[4][6] Consanguinity is practiced regardless of religious influences and is a result of cultural, historical, regional, and socio-economic factors.[2][6][7] A greater number of consanguineous marriages are observed in rural areas compared to urban areas within the same region. This is attributed to the tendency of individuals in rural areas to marry at younger ages, have a lower socio-economic status, and lesser education than those who live in urban areas.[8][9] Parent's grade of job has also been credited as a factor.[5]
In cases of incest involving a child and adult, legislation usually considers it to be a form of child sexual abuse.[10][11]
Cognitive abilities among inbred and non-inbred children
Epidemiological features
Multiple studies have established consanguinity as a high cause for birth defects and abnormalities. A risk of autosomal recessive disorders increases in offspring coming from consanguineous marriages due to the increased likelihood of receiving recessive genes from cognate parents.[2] According to population based case-control studies, a higher risk of stillbirth is associated with consanguineous marriages.[12]
Inbreeding is associated with decreased cognitive abilities in children.[13]
Younger ages of marriage are commonly seen in consanguineous marriages, which may account for the increase in fertility seen in these unions. Chances of postnatal mortality are higher in offspring.The first year holds the highest chance of death due to the risk of autosomal recessive genes. This is also the cause of health complications as children born from consanguinity enter adulthood.[14]
Cousin marriage
Coefficient of relationship
Laws regarding incest
↑ Hamamy, Hanan (November 22, 2011). "Consanguineous marriages". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/. Retrieved October 17, 2016. External link in |website= (help)
1 2 3 4 5 Heidari F, Dastgiri S, Tajaddini N, et al. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Consanguineous Marriage. European Journal Of General Medicine [serial online]. December 2014;11(4):248-255. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 4, 2016.
↑ Obeidat BG, Khader YS, Amarin ZO, Kassawneh M, AlOmari M. Consanguinity and adverse pregnancy outcomes: the north of Jordan experience. Matern Child Health J 2010;14(2);283-9.
1 2 3 Akrami SM, Montazeri V, Shomali SR, Heshmat R, Larijani B. Is there a significant trend in prevalence of consanguineous marriage in Tehran? A review of three generations. J Genet Couns 2009;18(1):82-6.
1 2 Shawky RM, El-Awady MY, Elsayed SM, Hamadan GE. Consanguineous matings among Egyptian population. Egypt J Med Human Genet 2011;12(2):157-63.
1 2 Alvarez G, Quinteiro C, Ceballos F. Inbreeding and Genetic Disorder. Advances in the Study of Genetic Disorders 2011. Available from: http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/23704/ InTech- Inbreeding_and_genetic_disorder.pdf.
↑ Masood SN, Jamil N, Mumtaz SN, Masood MF, Muneer S. Congenital malformations in newborns of consanguineous and non-consanguineous parents. Pak J Med Sci 2011;2:1- 5.
↑ Tadmouri GO, Nair P, Obeid T, et al. Consanguinity and reproductive health among Arabs. Reproductive Health 2009;6(17).
↑ Sedehi M, Keshtkar A, Golalipour MJ. The Knowledge and the Attitude of Youth Couples On/Towards Consanguineous Marriages in the North of Iran. J Clin Diagnostic Res 2012;6(7):1233-6.
↑ Levesque, Roger J. R. (1999). Sexual Abuse of Children: A Human Rights Perspective. Indiana University Press. pp. 1,5–6,176–180.
↑ "United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child" Archived June 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 1989.
↑ Maghsoudlou S, Cnattingius S, Bahmanyar S, et al. Consanguineous marriage, prepregnancy maternal characteristics and stillbirth risk: a population-based case-control study. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica [serial online]. October 2015;94(10):1095-1101. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 25, 2016.
↑ Fareed M, Afzal M (2014) Estimating the Inbreeding Depression on Cognitive Behavior: A Population Based Study of Child Cohort. PLoS ONE 9(10): e109585. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109585
↑ Bittles, A. (1994). The Role and Significance of Consanguinity as a Demographic Variable. Population and Development Review, 20(3), 561-584. doi:1. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/2137601 doi:1
Arner, George B Louis (1908). Consanguineous Marriages in the American Population. Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law. XXXI. New York, Columbia University: Longmans, Green & Co. OCLC 1981218.
Ottenheimer, Martin (1996). Forbidden Relatives: The American Myth of Cousin Marriage. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0252022394. OCLC 33408080.
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Accidental incest
Avunculate marriage
Cousin marriage (List of cases)
Covert incest
Incest between twins
Parallel and cross cousins
Snokhachestvo
Sibling incest
Child incestuous abuse
Article 809 of the Korean Civil Code
Cousin marriage law in the United States by state
Cousin marriage court cases in the United States
Mahram
Muth v. Frank
Laws regarding incest in the United States
Prohibited degree of kinship
Ten Abominations
Incest in the Bible
Incest in folklore
Incest in popular culture
Incest in film and television
Incest in literature
Incest taboo
Jewish views on incest
Genetic sexual attraction
Pedigree collapse
Electra complex
Jocasta complex
Oedipus complex
Phaedra complex
Westermarck effect
Alvarez case
Armando Lucero
Colt clan incest case
Fritzl case
Goler clan
Maria Ersdotter
Moe incest case
Mongelli case
Patrick Stübing
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Crowds Head to the Stonewall in Wake of High Court Ruling
Posted on June 27, 2015 By Duncan Osborne
The crowd gathered for the rally about a block east of the Stonewall. | MICHAEL SHIREY
Hundreds turned out for a rally at the site of the 1969 Stonewall riots, which marked the start of the modern LGBT rights movement, to celebrate the US Supreme Court's ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
Crowds gathered outside the Stonewall as early as mid-afternoon the day the Supreme Court ruled. | DONNA ACETO
"If you're not married and you hope to be so one day, you can go on a destination wedding to Alabama or anywhere you want," said Susan Sommer, senior counsel and national director of constitutional litigation at Lambda Legal, at the June 26 event.
The court ruled on June 26 on suits brought by "14 same-sex couples and two men whose same-sex partners are deceased" from four states that had same-sex marriage bans. Lambda represented four of the couples.
In a 5-4 decision, the court held that "same-sex couples may exercise the right to marry" and that "there is no lawful basis for a State to refuse to recognize a lawful same-sex marriage performed in another State on the ground of its same-sex character."
The opinion was written by Justice Anthony Kennedy and he was joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan.
Two the plaintiffs in the marriage case, Robert Talmas and Joseph Vitale, with their son Cooper, whom they adopted in Ohio, with Lambda Legal's Susan Sommer and James Esseks, who heads up the ACU's LGBT and AIDS Project. | DONNA ACETO
The composition of the court's pro-marriage majority occasioned one of the rally's funnier moments when Sharon Kleinbaum, the senior rabbi at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, told the crowd, "I'm going to say something totally off the record –– thank God for the Jews and women on the Supreme Court."
The rally, which was produced by the New York chapter of Marriage Equality USA and sponsored by nearly 30 other groups, lasted for more 90 minutes. Slated to start at 6 p.m., people began to gather on Christopher Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, the rally site, as early as 3 p.m. and police had already closed the street by then.
Speakers included nearly the entire LGBT caucus of the City Council, former and current members of the State Legislature, religious leaders, pro-marriage and political groups, and Congressmembers Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney. While many of the comments emphasized the joy of the moment, speakers frequently reminded the crowd that the movement's work was unfinished.
"And today, finally, must be a day of re-dedication, re-dedication to eradicating discrimination," Nadler said.
Former State Senator Tom Duane, who was the lead Senate sponsor of the 2011 Marriage Equality Act in New York, with Brad Hoylman, who succeeded him in his Senate seat. | DONNA ACETO
The marriage decision means that gay and lesbian couples can now wed in any state in the nation and those marriages must be recognized across the nation, but it does not mean that those couples are protected from discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, or in other areas. No federal law bars discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, and the 22 states that do have such laws offer a patchwork of protections. Two members of Queer Nation, the activist group, were circulating through the crowd handing out flyers that made this point.
Former State Senator Tom Duane, who is gay, emphasized this when he described the discrimination and violence that some in the LGBT community continue to confront even with the gains of recent years. The task of the community was to end that violence and discrimination.
"It is our job," Duane said. "Now that we have this right, we have the responsibility to stop that violence."
While the crowd closest to the stage, which sat roughly two blocks east of Seventh Avenue, remained engaged throughout the rally, people standing closer to that avenue and in front of the Stonewall Inn began to look more like a party than a rally by 6:45 p.m. Champagne corks could be heard popping on Christopher Street.
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum. | DONNA ACETO
Edie Windsor, whose 2013 victory over the Defense of Marriage Act was cited by many of the federal courts that since then ruled for gay marriage, with Brian Silva, executive director of Marriage Equality USA, and Michael Adams, executive director of SAGE. | DONNA ACETO
Singer and comedian Leah DeLaria, a star of Netflix's "Orange is the New Black," closed out the rally with a rousing message of pride and joy. | DONNA ACETO
After the rally, the crowd outside the Stonewall continued to celebrate into the night. | DONNA ACETO
About an hour after the rally ended, the annual Drag March arrived outside the Stonewall. | DONNA ACETO
Rally Commemorates Half Century Since Stonewall
Rainbow Flag Creator Remembered
Half-Century Later, NYPD Apologizes for Stonewall
City Monument to Honor Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera
Cops investigating woman's suspicious death in Red Hook
Spiritual Sounds unites a world of faiths in the East Village


Last weekend, I took the time off of work and went to the sewing expo in Overland Park. (I won't be going back until December.) I took several fit and pattern alteration classes. Hopefully I can apply what I learned to my up coming projects. Saturday morning was my one hands-on class which I made the e-Shrug on a serger to learn and get over fear of serger.
While there, I did make a big purchase. I got a new sewing machine. I picked out a Pfaff Ambition Essentials. It is on order now. I can't wait for it to come in.
Otherwise, I really don't have anything else to post except for possibly some doll clothes for next week.
This is probably a very risky project. I decided to make my sister a pair of earrings for her birthday. The risk wasn't actually making the earrings but just the fact that I am not sure if she will like or even wear them.
There is relevance in the title. I worked on this some over break at work. Afterwards, someone came to my desk and told me there was a large spider on my desk. But it was just the earring I had been working on.
I used the center component from the Nebula pattern in Bead and Button's February 2011 issue. All the beads were already in my stash. None of the beads in the pattern are very hard to find (except maybe the 2mm crystals because I can only find them online). I added the additional dangles from the bottom to have more of a chandelier effect.
Apparently the scrap box is way bigger than I expected. As I was cleaning and organizing the craft room, I was able to fill an entire 70 gallon storage container with scrap fabric. I really need to start getting this monster under control. I did find a hand cream I had picked up for my mom stuffed in one of the scrap fabric bags. I spent part of my week cutting multiple doll clothing patterns and a top pattern for myself. I also asked my dad to make me an amoire for my doll clothing. I am not sure if I am going to get that since he rolled his eyes at me as I asked.
The shorts are from Eden Ava Couture's 1940s play suit pattern. The pattern also has two versions of tops and a wrap skirt. The shorts only have three pattern pieces. The back waist has elastic in it. So I figured with the elastic, the shorts should fit fine on my doll. I didn't do any pattern adjustments. I went ahead and cut out a couple different sets and one night just factory lined several pairs. The construction of these shorts are very easy.
The top is from Heritage Doll Fashion's "1950s Sock Hop" dress pattern. The pattern suggest using cotton. Rummaging through the scrap box yielded a pretty pink rayon Challis. I decided to use that. The fabric may be a little too drapey for the pattern. I was able to get a roll of thin lace at the craft store for half off of a couple of dollars. For the top, I did go ahead and add in a quarter of an inch to the bottom hem line width. I tapered it back to nothing at the arm opening.
Maybe I don't have the best fine motor skills. But it was challenging getting the lace a quarter-inch in so it sticks out on the collar pieces. I may try getting wider lace so I just have to line it up at the edge instead.
When I make the blouse again, I definitely will reconsider the facings. The back may not roll out as easily, but I feel like the front may roll out or ripple. I think I would be happier with lining the front and back bodice pieces instead. Putting preference items aside, the 1950s Sock Hop blouse is a well drafted pattern.
I definitely need to try the other parts of both of these patterns.


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Whether it is 8 glasses a day, your body weight in ounces or any of the other calculations out there, drinking water is a must. Your body is made up of mostly water, so it stands to reason that water is what it needs to function properly. Soaking in hot tubs can increase your risk for dehydration. The hot water is causing your body to use systems that take up more water than usual. In addition, the hot water can mask some of the signs of dehydration, putting you at added risk. To avoid any potential problems, you should make sure that you stay hydrated and be mindful of dehydration symptoms.
One of the most common symptoms of dehydration is actually feeling thirsty. If your body is having to tell you to take a drink, then it is already feeling a need. Headaches, light headedness or a tired feeling can all be signs of mild dehydration. Hopefully it doesn't progress, but rapid heart rate, fever, lethargy and fainting can point to moderate and severe dehydration. None of these symptoms are things that you want to experience while trying to enjoy your Softub. So, be sure to stay hydrated.
Take a water bottle with you on the go. Buying a reusable water bottle and literally carrying it with you is one of the best ways to stay hydrated. When you have a water bottle in hand you will consciously, and subconsciously, drink it keeping you hydrated without much effort.
If you are going to be exercising you should drink a bottle of water before, during and after your activity. The same is true when you soak in your Softub. The hot water creates many of the same results as exercise; increased heart rate, increased blood flow, etc. These things deplete more of the water that is in your body and should be quickly replaced to avoid dehydration.
Plain old water can be boring. Try switching up your water intake with some infused or sparkling water. This will give you something to look forward to and will break up the monotony of so much water.
Your body is 50-75% water and it needs to maintain that level to continue functioning the way it should. So whether you are soaking in your Softub, exercising or just running errands, keep yourself hydrated. You will enjoy your activity so much more.


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Yesterday I went for my 3 month post HSCT check up with my local neurologist, Dr. Kosa, to discuss my MRI that I had 2 days earlier. The last few weeks have been a little troublesome for me as some of my old symptoms have crept back in and sometimes even appear to be a bit worse (see post Day +100). For the most part, I have kept a positive attitude as I've been told from the beginning that recovery would be a roller-coaster. I had been telling myself that my MRI would look good, but had twinges of doubt since I've been experiencing some of those old issues again.
I tell you - it was such a relief when Dr. Kosa said that my MRI looked stable and that I had NO ACTIVE lesions. This was the first doctor/hospital visit in the year & a half since my diagnosis that came back with the word STABLE! What an awesome feeling.
As for the issues that I'm still seeing, they may always be there, but as long as we've stopped the progression, I can handle it!
We've always been told you will not see the full benefit of HSCT for two years. It's only been three months and time will tell the full story.
Someone else posted the following image in the Facebook HSCT group, but I'm going to add it here and also in my Clinica Ruiz HSCT page. I think it paints a good picture of the timeline and is very helpful. Let me know what you all think.


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require 'spec_helper'

describe ChatNoir do
  use_vcr_cassette

  describe 'error handling' do
    before do
      allow(ChatNoir)
        .to receive(:open)
        .and_raise('Zlib::DataError: incorrect header check')
    end

    it 'returns nil if error is raise' do
      expect(ChatNoir.copyright('')).to eq(nil)
    end
  end

  describe '.copyright' do
    let(:url) { 'http://www.rnz.de/nachrichten/metropolregion_artikel,-Deutsches-Chorfest-Kammerchor-Rhein-Neckar-wird-erster-in-Kategorie-Romantik-geistlich-_arid,199431.html#null' }

    it 'fetches page and search for copyright' do
      expect(ChatNoir.copyright(url)).to eq('Privat')
    end

    context 'url with plain encoding' do
      let(:url) { 'http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/ukip-nach-dem-brexit-farage-drueckt-sich-vor-der-verantwortung-1.3062729' }

      it 'fetches page and search for copyright' do
        expect(ChatNoir.copyright(url)).to eq('Bloomberg')
      end
    end
  end
end

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Q: ng5-slider change the min and max values based on conditions I have used ng5-slider to show the options range on my website. I have one issue with it. Which is

default value is "Any". The requirement I have is when I click on 1 up to 5+ "Any" option should not be included in the selected range.
For example, when you click 3 it should only display or mark 1 to 3 but at the moment it will mark all the way from any to 3. if you select "Any" option it should no alow so a range but only that option.
The current behavior

Expected behavior

stackbitz : https://stackblitz.com/edit/ng5-slider-range-slider-example-wa1szn?file=src/app/app.component.ts
I need your expert's idea.

A: In order for you to change the minValue of your slider, you need to use userChange event in your html. Then, in your userChange method, you need to change the value variable from 0 to 1 to be able to move the min-slider to 1 from ANY.
I modified the stackblitz you created to show my solution.
HTML - I added the ng5-slider event binding function userChange to detect any changes on the slider. For more information about the ng5-slider events, please read here.
<ng5-slider [(value)]="value" [(highValue)]="highValue" [options]="options" (userChange)="getEvent($event)"></ng5-slider>

TS - I created the getEvent function to get the current highValue of the ng5-slider and then change the value variable to 1 if the highValue is greater than 0.
import {
  Component
} from '@angular/core';
import {
  ChangeContext,
  Options
} from 'ng5-slider';

@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.scss'],
})
export class AppComponent {
  value: number = 0;
  highValue: number = 0;
  options: Options = {
    floor: 0,
    ceil: 5,
    translate: (value: number): string => {
      if (value === 5) {
        return '5+';
      }
      if (value === 0) {
        return 'Any';
      }
      return `${value}`;
    },
    combineLabels: (minValue: string, maxValue: string): string => {
      if (minValue === 'Any' && maxValue === 'Any') return minValue;
      if (minValue === '5+' && maxValue === '5+') return maxValue;
      if (minValue === maxValue) return minValue;
      else return minValue + ' - ' + maxValue;
    },
  };

  constructor() {}

  getEvent(e: ChangeContext) {
    if (e.highValue > 0) {
      this.value = 1;
    }
  }
}


Monique Ambrose is Research Scientist on the malaria team at IDM. Prior to joining IDM, Monique was a NSF Graduate Research Fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Her academic research focused on developing and fitting mechanistic models of zoonotic pathogens' transmission dynamics. These models were used to answer applied questions, such as identifying epidemiological and behavioral shifts that contributed to an increase in human monkeypox incidence and assessing the expected effects of potential interventions in minimizing spillover of swine influenza into humans. Monique has a PhD in Biology from UCLA and a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.


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Liquid Telecom Announces Ambitious Plan To Help Develop Kenya's Rural Road Network
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Liquid Telecom Kenya, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, is working on an ambitious plan that will help improve Kenya's rural road network.
The company recently announced that it is connecting the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) headquarters to all 47 of its regional offices over the next two weeks. Access to highspeed internet will accelerate road bidding and commissioning and reduce costs for the agency, allowing it to focus more funds on road construction.
KeRRA is a State Corporation that operates within Kenya's State Department of Infrastructure under the country's Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development. The Authority's primary mandate is to develop, construct and maintain the rural road network in the country.
The new connection will facilitate the complete digitization of KeRRA's operation through an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform that will be accessible from all 47 regional offices and the headquarters, and enhanced communication between the branches through Voice over Internet (VoIP) services.
KeRRA's 47 regional offices will be connected to a Wide Area Network on MPLS with a 2Mbps capacity, while the headquarters will have an aggregated 40Mbps internet link.
"Our comprehensive point of presence (PoP) network across Kenya means we can now provide networks for organisations at enormous speed. We are providing last mile connectivity through fibre links to three of KeRRA's offices and its headquarters, while four more are located in fibre ready areas. A further 23 will be served by high-speed wireless broadband links and 13 with radio internet links," said Francis Otieno, National Account Manager at Liquid Telecom Kenya.
The impact of the network on KeRRA's efficiency will be far-reaching, enabling the agency to access and identify the best-suited contractors for rural road building and renovations in just a few clicks after the closing of bidding.
"We are looking to improve on efficiency by connecting and harmonizing all our internal functions, across IT, finance, and human resource management, and achieve an end-to-end platform with a minimum human interface for maximum efficiency in our service delivery," said Fred Bitta, KeRRA's ICT Manager.
The new communications platform will also increase speed of decision making at the authority.
"The new connectivity across all our regional offices and headquarters will allow us leverage on digital platforms and solutions, such as video conferencing and VoIP to enhance and speed up information sharing," added Bitta.
Poor roads remain the single largest barrier between millions of small-scale farmers and the marketplace, despite agriculture accounting for over 60% of Kenya's employment and contributing over 45% of government revenues.
The re-positioning of KeRRA is one of a series of new contracts for Liquid Telecom, secured following its infrastructure investment in all 47 of Kenya's counties. "Achieving reach into every corner of Kenya has positioned us to be able to offer national solutions in a way that is increasingly transforming lives – be it Wi-Fi in schools, the laying of fibre with Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) and now in connecting KeRRA nationwide," said Adil El Youssefi CEO Liquid Telecom Kenya.
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