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Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton
Case Name: Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton
The name of the court deciding the case: The U.S. Supreme Court
Citation: No. 16-74 S. Ct. (June 5, 2017)
Key Facts: In this case, the petitioners are three different church-affiliated non-profit hospital organizations that offer their employees defined-benefit pension plans. A respondent is a group of three employees who work for these church-affiliated health care network that operates hospitals as well as in-patient and outpatient treatment locations in Illinois. The respondents are covered under defined retirement plan run by the church-affiliated petitioners. The network was incorporated following a merger of two church-affiliated hospital organizations. Despite neither of the networks at the time of formation and in subsequent years being owned or financially supported by a church, the petitioners, Advocate Health Care Network remain affiliated to religious organizations.
The respondents, "the three employees" sued their employer, the petitioner for failure to comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) where employees are generally protected from losses in case of the collapse of defined-pension plans run by their employers to which they have enrolled. The employees had argued that the retirement plan run by their employers who were the petitioners filed the case at the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal a ruling by the Seventh Circuit Court and other lower courts decisions that had concurred with the respondents that the plan is subject to ERISA. The rulings in the 7th Circuit Court and lower courts meant that the petitioner had failed to meet ERISA requirements and hence a violation of the federal law. In its filing to the Supreme Court, the Network countered that the retirement plan falls under the exception for the church plans as defined by the ERISA.
Issue: The issue before the Supreme Court was whether the 7TH Circuit Courts which had affirmed the ruling by the lower court that retirement run by the petitioner was subject to ERISA. In their petition, the Network argued that the 7th Circuit Court had erred in agreeing with the decision of the lower court that held the plan was subject to ERISA.
Rule: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) was enacted by Congress to protect employees from unforeseen losses from their retirement pension plans through measures that require organizations operating the schemes to ensure the solvency of the plan. Church-operated pension schemes, however, are exempted not subject to ERISA requirements. Congress amendment on the statute in 1980 redefined the scope of church-operated pensions plans to include those ran by organizations that are affiliated to them through sponsorship or organization. In this sense, the decision of the Supreme Court on the petition brought by the petitioner who had felt that the 7th Circuit Court had erred in upholding the decision of the lower court is based on the interpretation of the amendment of the statute ( Kaplan v. Saint Peter's Healthcare System; Stapleton v. Advocate Health Care Network).
Decision: In the June 5th, 2017 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed that the 1980 amendment to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 implied that a pension scheme does not need to be founded or be operated by a religious institution for it to be exempted from ERISA requirements (Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton). Having made these deliberations, the decision of the 7th Circuit Court was reversed, handing the petitioners the ultimate victory in a case where lower courts had ruled against them. Effectively, this interpretation means that church-affiliated organized pension plans receive the same treatment as church-run pension plans, meaning they are not subject to ERISA whatsoever. The decision means that the Seventh Circuit Court and the lower court which had ruled that the pension plan operated by the Networks was not subject to ERISA as failure to deeply read and interpret ERISA.
Reasoning: The 1980 amendment of ERISA broadened the scope of church pension plans to include schemes ran by church-affiliated. According to the amended ERISA law, "a plan maintained by a principal-purpose organization qualifies as a "church plan" regardless of who established it." As established in 1974, the term "church plan" or rather a pension scheme ran by a religious institution strictly applied to plans established, financed, and managed by a religious institution. Under the amendment, the term church plan now included the plans established and ran by a church, as well as a pension scheme maintained by a religious-affiliated institution. The petitioner, Advocate Health Care Network plan qualifies under an exemption from ERISA under the new redefined requirements.
If Congress had intended the amendment to affect only the maintenance requirements, it would have provided a subparagraph with the following words, for instance, " a plan maintained by a church includes a plan maintained by" a principal-purpose organization excluding "established and" from the sentence. Intentionally, Congress added a new paragraph to emphasize that the scope of the word church as per ERISA included plans maintained or established by an organization that is affiliated to a religious organization.
In suing their employers, for allegedly not complying with ERISA requirements, the respondents seem to have either misread the amended statute guidelines that broadened the scope of church plans to include plans operated by affiliated organizations. Section (C) (1) could have been read as if it was missing the two words "established and." In its ruling, the judges, however, emphasized every single word of the amended clause. Williams v. Taylor, 529. U.S. 362, 404. Pp 5-12. Without a doubt, the inclusion of the words "maintained by principal-purpose organizations" implies that Congress intended to include in their definition of a church plan, all schemes that were run by organizations affiliated to religious institutions.
From how the amended ERISA statute is a word, it is without no doubt that Congress wanted church-affiliated organizations to be interpreted as being part and parcel of a religious institution. If this was the intention, then the Supreme Court made the right decision to struck down the decision of the Seventh Circuit Court which had interpreted had ruled that the petitioners had acted in contempt of the federal law by not deducting and paying dues to IRS for protection of employees savings in the pension plans established and maintained by the Networks. As a church-affiliated organization, however, the court had made a mistake in ruling in favor of the respondents who had initially sued their employer for allegedly failing to comply with ERISA requirements.
In the United States, the church is an independent institution which is separate from the state. Perhaps, this explains why religious institutions in the country are exempted from taxes and why there the country is not affiliated to any religious denomination. Concerning this, the federal government generally accepts and recognizes religious institutions of having the capacity to carry out their operations in a manner that safeguards the interests of its followers. In addition, the church is generally viewed as an institution with the high degree of morals which implies that it is unlikely to engage in acts that will betray the high expectations. Therefore, it is not a surprise that Congress in its legislative capacity decided to amend the ERISA recognize church-affiliated pension schemes as part of church plans. In normal circumstance, except for a few errant cases, the church plays an important oversight role in society. In a way, this explains why Congress decided to include church-affiliated pension plans as part of schemes exempted from ERISA.
The decision of the Supreme Court to effectively rule on the matter finally brings into rest the protracted court battles concerning the petitioner and respondents and other parties with similar issues. The unanimous decision where the court in 8-0 decision decided to put aside the ruling of the Seventh Circuit will also mean that the taxpayer will be saved from funding private schemes from organizations that do not pay taxes whatsoever.
Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton (S. Ct. No. 16-74, June 5, 2017)
Kaplan v. Saint Peter's Healthcare System (3rd Circuit, 2015),
Stapleton v. Advocate Health Care Network (7th Circuit, 2016)
Williams v. Taylor, 529. U.S. 362, 404


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Why Data Privacy Compliance Is a Continuous Discipline, Not Just a One-Time Scan
As the data privacy landscape continues to expand, businesses rely on data mapping, risk-based search, and robust, automated data governance policies to solidify their data privacy compliance capabilities. Unfortunately, data privacy isn't a single event. We, as a whole, generate 2.5 quintillion bytes of data per day. And, each day, that business data is ETLed & shoved in DBMS, data lakes, and file stores with the hope that it can be leveraged for rich analytics.
Businesses continue to collect more data. Government bodies continue to create more data privacy standards. There's a looming uncertainty around data privacy, and, unless businesses tackle data privacy holistically, they risk the full weight of these regulatory bodies. Most want to address that immediate need and go out to find a one-time/single-use data privacy solution. They want to quickly invest and quickly mitigate their privacy woes. But it's not possible.
Here's the problem: data privacy doesn't really work that way. It doesn't work as a single, one-time database query – it's a complete retooling of your entire approach to data governance. In fact, Data classification and mapping is more like a virus scanner; for it to be successful you need to leverage it at a regular cadence. It's a continuous discipline and organizations have to absorb the basic principles for privacy by design to be good stewards of sensitive data.
Data Privacy Solutions Aren't One-and-Done
Mapping, ops, and infrastructure aren't one-time solutions. You need consistency and regularity. In fact, the reason data mapping is such a powerful solution is that it can be automated for efficiency. Reporting in Excel from data teams or running a mapping solution weekly/monthly isn't sufficient. Data is coming in too fast.
Every new bit of data is a liability. Even when we're talking about use-case data (i.e., data that you're actually using), you have fresh new batches streaming to you every second. Mapping run over time leaves gaps. There's another side to this story: dark data. This is all of the data you aren't actually utilizing. Mapping this type of data (especially in unstructured lakes) is incredibly difficult. Typically, it gets left out of the governance architecture when you use manual data mapping processes. Don't leave it out. Data privacy regulations still apply to this type of data. And this "dark data" accounts for 55% of your data on average.
Data governance has to be ongoing. It doesn't stop. Instead of focusing on ad-hoc governance and mapping, automate your mapping solution to apply governance and policies at scale. The result is a holistic, comprehensive, and solidified data privacy framework.
The frequency of your scan cadence can be based on:
The potential risk of data sources
How fast data is susceptible to touchpoints or changes
The type of data in each source
The presence of 3rd party data that might carry sensitive information
You can set up the right internal policies to regulate your scanning frequency. Of course, you can take an aggressive approach and regularly scan all databases to ensure broad compliance.
You Need to Figure Out Your Framework
Data privacy isn't a feature. It's a culture. When it comes to data privacy: the stakes are high. Customers are paying attention to how you handle data, regulators are hovering above every piece of data you collect, and people across the globe are ready to boycott, isolate, and ignore your brand based on how you mitigate and handle data breaches. 85% of people will never do business with a brand that's suffered a data breach.
79% of Americans are concerned about the way businesses are utilizing their data, yet 66% believe that it's impossible to go through an average day without sharing data. They're not wrong. Companies collect a massive amount of data daily, and between chunking it in data lakes and analyzing it for top-level systems, the pure magnitude of customer data in our hands is staggering. It's easy to lose track. But almost every data point represents something, and if data is leaked or exposed it could put people in real danger. Identity theft is on the rise, and it costs the average consumer over $1,000 to resolve — not to mention hours upon hours of labor.
To avoid consumer frictions, stay in the good graces of regulatory agencies, and mitigate your chances of damaging data breaches, your organization should focus on three core preventative practices:
Data mapping: How does all of the data in your big data systems, structured databases, data lakes, and SaaS apps relate back to your governance policies? If you don't know, you're in trouble. Data mapping helps you categorize and catalog your data sources for governance and policy application. There are a few ways this can happen on the back-end. At Integris, we take a granular approach to data governance. Our solution recognizes data at the elemental level, allowing us to dig deeper than identity-based categorization. We highly recommend that you leverage data mapping that holistically tackles data structuring. You don't want to be left with loose ends when it comes to compliance.
Operations: Mapping data is the first step. But you still need ops. Organizations need robust data policies and governance frameworks that support privacy and minimized data collection. Ideally, data mapping helps enforce and regulate these policies broadly. Access policies, retention policies, deletion policies, and security policies all fall into the bucket of operations. In addition, GDPR and CCPA require you to fulfill data subject access requests (DSAR). Mapping helps you rally together the key pieces of data necessary for this transaction, and DSAR automation helps you fulfill requests within the specified time-range governed by data privacy standards.
Infrastructure: You need technology to enable data governance. Secure data lakes, apply hygiene to structured and unstructured data, and leverage solutions that enable data governance automation and policy control. Digital transformation (at least on the data privacy and security layer) is a necessity for today's hyper-regulated data privacy ecosystem.
Establishing a Regulatory-agnostic Data Privacy Architecture
With thousands of data privacy regulations, evolving compliance needs, and an ever-rising data tsunami on the horizon, businesses need to stop thinking about data privacy as a silo. It's part of your IT mainframe. Running a few "mapping scans" or applying new policies to a certain pool of data doesn't cut it. You need to build a regulatory-agnostic framework that supports consistent, holistic, and continuous data mapping, operations, and infrastructure.
We believe that building future-proof data privacy architectures shouldn't be difficult. Our solution helps automate data mapping at the elemental level — which facilitates speedier governance, more accurate policy control, and smarter data analysis. Are you ready to experience the future of data privacy? Contact us. Let's create tangible data architectures that go beyond satisfying compliance requirements. Let's create better customer experiences.

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Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded an LOI from the port of Duqm in Oman for the engineering, design, procurement and construction of a bulk liquid berth terminal.
The contract with the Special Economic Zone Authority Duqm is worth around €480m ($510.2m).
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Student to release game built in PowerPoint
Jack McClellan, Academics Editor|December 1, 2022
Courtesy of Jack Strait
Title page to Jack Strait's game developed in Microsoft PowerPoint, "Roche Limit."
Jack Strait, a senior majoring in architecture, developed a point-and-click-style game using Microsoft PowerPoint as a part of an independent study course.
Strait provided a short synopsis of the game, titled "Roche Limit," which centers around a house and a dark secret.
"Entirely by accident, you help a man evade a mysterious danger inside his home," Strait said. "You enter the building and, upon discovering the same strange horrors, find that there's no one to aid you and your escape."
Strait is holding a launch night for Roche Limit Dec. 3 in the College of Design room 0130. People interested in attending the event can select a time slot on this link when they can come in and try playing Strait's game.
"So, in terms of how the game functions, it's like a point-and-click-style game and has some, like, choose-your-own-adventure-kind-of vibes," Strait said. "[Because the game was developed in PowerPoint and Microsoft Paint] you can't, like, walk around with the arrow keys. So, it's more about, like, operating around two arrows on the screen, opening different scenes."
Strait said he first began working on the project while studying abroad in Rome, spending time drawing some of the architecture around the city. Initially, Strait wanted to build a small game around the structures, but ultimately the project took on a much greater scope.
"When I came back from Rome, I found out that I could get independent study credit for making this game," Strait said. "So, then it became this huge thing, so then I made it way bigger. So, fast forward to now, and the game might be something like 1500 slides."
Strait also received an honors student grant to help with the production of his game. He is working on the project for an independent study credit and using it as a capstone project for his major.
"It's an independent study credit, which that's a big deal because I can take that class instead of doing an architecture studio," Strait said. "So, these architecture studios, they're crazy. They're, like, six-credit classes. So, to be able to skip one of those is amazing."
Strait also employed some guerrilla marketing tactics to spread awareness of his game. Strait said he printed out every scene from the game, put them in frames from Walmart and dispersed them around campus.
"And I left these all over campus," Straight said. "So, I had, like, almost 50 of these frames that random people picked up about places."
For more information on the game, visit the Roche Limit Instagram page.
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Riverside Police Department's Operations "Eastbound & Down"
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OPERATION "EASTBOUND & DOWN"
RIVERSIDE, CA – For the past six months, the Riverside Police Department and the California Department of Justice conducted a joint investigation in an effort to curb gang violence in the Eastside neighborhood of Riverside. On Thursday, October 18, 2018, Operation "Eastbound & Down" resulted in the arrests of 45 suspected gang members and/or associates, 63 firearms, along with illegal narcotics and evidence indicia of gang membership. 13 of those firearms were assault weapons.
This investigation began following a spike in gang-related crimes in the Eastside neighborhood of Riverside, including murder, attempted murder, drive-by shootings, and assaults. These increases resulted from the release from custody of gang members and associates who began fighting to regain control and power. As a result of the operation, gang members and their associates will be charged with various crimes to include attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, illegal possession and trafficking of firearms and narcotics, identity theft, and conspiracy to commit criminal activity.
The Riverside County District Attorney's Office worked alongside investigators and will be prosecuting these cases. So far, cases have been filed on 22 adults and 3 minors, some who have committed multiple crimes. "This operation and the tremendous impact it will now have on this violent criminal street gang is another example of what can be achieved when law enforcement agencies on the local, state, and federal level work together," said Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin. "The criminal street gang targeted in this operation has victimized our community for far too long. Fighting gang violence has been and will continue to be a priority for my office."
Thursday's takedown was not possible without the assistance of the Riverside Police Department's METRO (SWAT) Team, West Post-Release Accountability Team, California Highway Patrol, Riverside County Sheriff's Department, Hemet Gang Impact Team, Hemet Gang Task Force, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, Corona Police Department, El Monte Police Department, Inland Regional Apprehension Team (IRAT), LA IMPACT Task Force, California Department of Corrections, Inland Valley SWAT Team, and the San Bernardino Valley Gang Task Force.
"I am very proud of the amazing work of our gang and narcotics detectives, as well as of the incredible partnership with the California Attorney General and his Department of Justice investigators" said Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz. He continued, saying "The primary message we wish to convey to our residents is that the Riverside Police Department is committed to working tirelessly to ensure that violent crime is addressed and that its victims can find a measure of justice. When violent gangsters are removed from our streets, the entire community is able to peaceably enjoy our City's freedoms and its charms. Most importantly, children can learn and develop and play without the fear of being victimized in any neighborhood. All of us in the criminal justice system have an absolute obligation to provide that peace and those opportunities to our youngest and most vulnerable citizens."
Operation "Eastbound and Down" was a joint investigative effort between the California Department of Justice and California Highway Patrol Special Operations Unit, the Riverside Police Department, and the Riverside County District Attorney's Office. Together, the agencies have been working to reduce and minimize the violence and public threat associated with these highly volatile criminal street gang members.
The Special Operations Unit is a collaborative investigative effort between the California Department of Justice and California Highway Patrol that provides statewide enforcement to combat violent career criminals, gangs, and organized crime groups, along with intrastate drug traffickers.
"No community should be plagued by violence and street crime. This week's coordinated action targeting criminal street gangs, which will be followed by vigorous prosecution, is an essential component in fulfilling our public safety responsibilities," said Attorney General Becerra. "The men and women of the California Department of Justice will continue to work hand-in-hand with the Riverside Police Department and the Riverside County District Attorney to take back our neighborhoods for the families of Riverside."
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I'm using my own caldav server (radicale package provided by Debian). Everything is working well with Lightning extension for Thunderbird. It worked well on Meego N9 too, but finally I had some issues, and no time to investigate. When I received my Jolla, I switched to Jolla, expecting CalDAV support. Now it's OK, but I still have the same issue. My calendar ICS file is here : https://caldav.makelofine.org/user/calendar.ics (untrusted certificated accepted) When I configure this path, I can see an unnamed calendar (field for name is empty). I can add events, and those events are accessible on Thunderbird. When I add events from TB, I can't see them on Jolla's calendar, but they are present in ICS file on server.
-What path to configure on Jolla (direct to ICS, to parent directory) to be able to have two ways sync for events ?
-Why is the name empty ?
Radicale doesn't support nested filters, which Buteo (Sailfish's plugin for caldav and other) use, so you can't use Radicale. Their developers aren't interested in implementing this, let alone making the server 100% RFC compliant. I had to move on to davical, which is much heavier, but hey, it works (and has CardDAV too).
My setup: radicale is hosted at something like caldav.mydomain.com (subdomain, directly in root - no subfolders or anything). In sailfish I filled in name & password, server url as https://caldav.mydomain.com and left server path empty. Names of calendars are used from url (as in https://caldav.mydomain.com/koudi/personal.ics/ would be personal). AFAIK jolla won't let you rename them (editing sqlite database might work).
It's working fine for me with Radicale 0.9.
and as server path the url path in my case: /dav/asseon/.
Working. After the SFOS3 update syncevolution stopped working so I was 'forced' to try it this way: syncing both ways is working, no problem, thx!
The setup hiccups "each time" the system is upgraded. Recreating account, then ok.
1.1.7.24 (Björnträsket): I am using radicale 0.10 and both - caldav and carddav - are partly working.
caldav: stll has the "timezone issue" (https://together.jolla.com/question/60486/all-dates-shifted-by-one-hour-in-calendar-after-updating-to-11038/), +1hour in summer for events with timezone information.
carddav: creating a new contact on Desktop with icedove (unbranded thunderbird) and sogo connector and syncing to phone worked. Deleting on Desktop and syncing worked. Creating contact on phone and syncing and deleting on phone and syncing worked. But creating contact on Phone and syncing and deleting on Desktop and syncing results in a remaining contact on the phone.
I configured two accounts and I am using 4 calendars and one addressbook (named "contact.vcf") on the radicale server.
It is only playing around and wasting time until the well known issues are fixed by Jolla!
The DST timezone issue is fixed in the git repository, and will be released in the coming update.
The CardDAV issue you raised is related to data ownership, which can only be resolved once we implement per-account-addressbook collections on the local device. This is a complex change involving many components, which we are planning on doing but no ETA on when it will be completed at this time.
@chris.adams Thank you very much for your comment. Fixing the timezone is very important for me, it prevents everyday use, because I have no workaround. The carddav issue is something I can handle. I'm looking forward impatiently ;-) for the next update - maybe my beloved N9 retires.


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Washington Loses Opening Series with 4-0 Loss to Rascals Sunday
O'FALLON, Mo. (May 12) - The Wild Things were shutout for the second straight night, falling in the finale of the series at River City 4-0. JJ Fernandez and Wander Franco both had multi-hit games in the loss.
River City scored first in the bottom of the third, plating a run on an RBI single in the third by Kameron Esthay, who drove in six runs during the series. The Rascals then extended the lead with a three-run homer by shortstop Artemis Kadkhodaian in the fifth.
Despite multi-hit games from Fernandez and Franco, the Wild Things were unable to plate a run for the second straight night, and have now not scored in 25.2 innings since Friday's two-run second inning.
Nick Wegmann took the loss after walking four and allowing five hits in 4.1 innings. He gave up three runs, two of which scored on the Kadkhodaian home run that came off reliever BJ Sabol. James Meeker and Zach Strecker worked scoreless innings in the seventh and eighth, respectively.
Washington will now turn its attention to a three-game road series at the Schaumburg Boomers that will get underway Tuesday night when Carter Johnson takes the mound against Boomers' right hander Jack Landwehr. First pitch is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET.


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 Martha Kent and Martha Wayne have the same first name.

Has this piece of information been better handled in other media?

A: The new X-Men Annual #1 references this iconic scene. Suffice to say, it's with a certain level of disrespect.

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Zachary Baumel was one of three soldiers missing since the Sultan Yaaqub battle in 1982 ■ Army announcement comes six days before election and a day before Netanyahu flies to visit Putin in Moscow
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Thirty-seven years after going missing in the battle of Sultan Yaaqub in Lebanon, the body of Israeli soldier Zachary Baumel has been returned to Israel, the Israel Defense Forces spokesman said Wednesday.
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He said it has been transferred aboard an El Al flight via an unnamed third country in an operation by Israeli intelligence agencies, but not as part of any deal with other countries.
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The IDF's announcement comes a day before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flies to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin and six days before Israel's general election.
Anwar Raja, an official from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command, a pro-Syrian regime faction which operates from the Yarmouk Camp district in Damascus, told the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen news channel the body was found at a cemetery in the Damascene refugee camp.
According to Raja, Baumel's remains were smuggled to Turkey and then transferred to Israel. Yarmouk Camp is home to several Palestinian factions, the largest of which is PFLP-GC, led by Ahmed Jibril.
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Speaking from his bureau, Netanyahu said Baumel's bones have been verified with certainty and thanked the intelligence community, including the Mossad and Shin Bet and the Israeli army for their efforts, and said further details of the diplomatic effort to retrieve his remains would be revealed later.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said the news of the body's return end "37 unbearable years of excruciating wait, of questions and doubts." He praised security agencies for their part in the operation, and vowed to return all other missing Israeli soldiers.
Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said, "bringing Baumel to burial in Israel is a testimony to the military, its commanders and soldiers' profound commitment to do everything in their power to bring our missing home."
Baumel was one of six soldiers who went missing in Lebanon on June 11, 1982, at the beginning of the First Lebanon War, fighting against Syrian forces.
Twenty Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed in the battle. Two soldiers taken captive and the body of a third missing soldier were returned in 1984 and 1985. The whereabouts of two others, Zvi Feldman and Yehuda Katz, are still unknown.
Up until the return of Baumel's body, the fate of the three missing soldiers remained unclear, and they were believed to have been held by Palestinian organizations in Syria. The Israeli army had considered announcing their deaths, but hadn't done so eventually.
Baumel's father, Yonah, who passed away in 2009, said he was convinced his son was still alive.
The body has been identified at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir and by the IDF's chief rabbi. Baumel's body will be laid to rest in the upcoming days.
In 2016, Russia handed Israel one of two Israeli tanks that were part of the Sultan Yaaqub battle, which were taken by the Russian military to be presented at the Armored Corps Museum in Moscow.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said said in September 2018 that Russian forces in Syria are aiding in a special search operation for the remains of Israeli servicemen missing in action following prior conflicts.
He said Russian forces came under fire from ISIS militants while searching in coordinates provided by Israel. He noted that one Russian officer was wounded, but the operation continued.
Four coffins, allegedly holding the bodies of four Israeli soldiers killed in Sultan Yaaqub, were buried in Damascus's Jewish cemetary in July 1982. A year later, the International Red Cross had been allowed by Syria to inspect the bodies, and found that three of them are of dead Palestinian fighters.
This led to Israeli intelligence focusing of Palestinian organizations in Syria and the PLO leadership at the time in a bid to locate the bodies. The negotiations between Israel and the PLO in the 1990s pushed these efforts further, and in November 1993 Yasser Arafat handed Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's special enovy part of Baumel's military dog tag.
During the second half of the 90s and the early 2000s, a special team, manned by Military Intelligence Directorate, Shin Bet and Mossad officials, successfully gathered intelligence on the location of Baumel's body.
Haaretz Correspondent


Is there a single person on the planet that doesn't like Chinese food? Whether you're popping in for some Dim Sum and cocktails or you want to drown in Hoisin duck and rice, there's only one city that can provide the quality that you deserve: London. So take a look at our list of recommended best Chinese restaurants in London and get the Eastern meal you deserve.
Inamo Camden serves up unique, pan-Asian fusion dishes while incorporating a playful technological aspect to your dining experience. Food is ordered on a tablet, which can also be used to customise the table and watch the chefs prepare a delicious mix of curry, sushi and other flavours from China and beyond.
With an interior inspired by the lavish opium culture of Paris and New York and a menu packed with delightful dishes, you can't go far wrong with Miusan when looking for good Chinese food in London. With dishes like Buddha dumplings and Jasmine tea smoked pork ribs, your taste buds will be more than satisfied, and you can wash it all down with their extensive cocktail list of Asian inspired mixed drinks.
Hidden Chinese bars and restaurants in London rarely get better than Opium. Located in a secret spot in China Town, the bar serves a delicious selection of Dim Sum that changes seasonally, as well as an Asian cocktail menu, which has each drink feature a delightful London twist. Perfect for a cool atmosphere in a sleek Oriental environment.
Bringing authentic and delicious plates to the City comes Kirin Chinese Restaurant. The stylish space is known for their commitment to authentic Chinese dishes, from lobster to pork belly. There's also a karaoke room, should you fancy a little warble.
Offering some of finest Chinese cuisine in Central London, this gorgeous hotel bar at The Dorchester is a one stop shop for tantalising dim sum and refreshing cocktails.
With a focus on tapas style, pan-Asian food, Inamo Covent Garden really stands out from the pack with its playful technological fusion aspect. The food is all ordered on tablets and you can play with the interactive tabletop projections, from messing around with virtual fish to watching the chefs creating your food in the kitchen. A truly unique experience.
Ping Pong Covent Garden serves a hearty selection of Dim Sum and assorted Chinese food in Central London. The spacious bar encourages sharing among friends, while the selection of Chinese teas and cocktails will help the evening breeze along. And if the mixed drinks strike a particular chord, why not get yourself involved in one of their cocktail masterclasses? Closer to Soho? Try the restaurant there instead.
This unique Chinese restaurant in London hopes to transport you back to the peak of Imperial China. The Dim Sum and cocktail bar, hidden away from the bustling streets of Brixton, is modelled on the dark décor of a Chinese opium den, but don't let the inspiration fool you: the venue is completely child friendly. With original house cocktails, speciality teas and great Dim Sum, this is perfect place for lunch or dinner.
For a more authentic, award-winning London Chinese restaurant, there's the Chinese Cricket Club. Named after the Chinese national cricket team who played their first match in 2009 and hosted in a Grade II-listed building, the venue serves Sichuan cuisine that focuses on spicy dishes and Cantonese Dim Sum. The interiors match the quality of the food, with bold greens standing against strong wooden furnishings.
Who says eating in a Chinese restaurant in London can't be fun? A trip to FuLuShou is also a trip to the Casino at the Empire, meaning not only can you indulge on some delicious pan-Asian cuisine, once you finish your food, you can head over to play some casino games. With a belly full of everything from curries to fresh lobster chosen directly from the tank, you have more than one reason to keep coming back.
Inamo Soho is some of the best fun you can have at a Chinese restaurant in London and we're not just talking about the food. Everything is ordered through the virtual tablecloth that acts as a big tablet, but you can also watch the chefs at work, play battleships and more while you wait for their delicious food.


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Carles Soria Grau (Igualada, Barcelona, 8 de octubre de 1996) es un futbolista español que juega en la demarcación de defensa para el PAS Giannina de la Superliga de Grecia.

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Nacido en Igualada, Barcelona, se incorporó a las categorías inferiores del R. C. D. Espanyol en 2009, procedente del Club Gimnàstic Manresa. En la temporada 2015-16, después de terminar su etapa juvenil, fue ascendido al R. C. D. Espanyol "B".

El 1 de junio de 2017 firmó por el AEK Larnaca de Chipre, con el que jugaría competición europea.

Tras la experiencia en Chipre, regresó al R. C. D. Espanyol "B" antes de poner rumbo al Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia que militaba en la Segunda División de Portugal. Al término de la temporada, lograron el ascenso a la Primeira Liga, pudiendo jugar en la máxima categoría el curso siguiente.

El 12 de julio de 2022 se marchó a Grecia tras fichar por el PAS Giannina para los próximos tres años.

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Mental health advocate asserts that food intake directly impacts mental health.
Mother's illness lead her to found The Bapu Trust. She is striving hard to fill the gaps in mental health system.
A 56-year-old Indian lady dedicated her complete life to address the concerns and issues of mental health sufferers. She has been striving hard to fill the gaps in the mental health system in India by getting into the loop, the concept of human rights. While mental health impairment cases are dealt conventionally with practices such as shock treatment, confinement to mental asylums etc., she stresses the need to develop a patient-centric treatment. Let's know more about India's zealous mental health advocate, Dr. Bhargavi Davar who founded the Bapu Trust to address the challenges in the sphere of the Indian mental health system.
A Pathetic Childhood:
Bhargavi had a childhood that no child should even dream about. Her mother fell prey to mental health issues and Bhargavi saw her being confined to mental hospitals, undergoing conventional treatment. Amidst all this, Bhargavi never enjoyed the fruits of childhood. She was made to feel ashamed for what her mother was going through and was constantly humiliated making her feel inferior and isolated. Her encounter with the pathetic psychiatric institutions gave her nothing but the picture of insensitive and inhuman practices in the name of treatment. "I lost my mother to psychiatric institutions. I did not live a normal life like other children. I was haunted by these memories, wondering why such institutions and spaces exist." she shared. Eventually, after going through years of trauma and self-shame, Bhargavi realized that she was not the only person with "early childhood mental institution trauma".
The Trust - A Promise of Inclusiveness:
All her experiences and close encounters with the psychiatric institutions lead her to take a decision on doing something to change the face of the mental health system in India. She founded the Bapu Trust for Research on Mind and Discourse, after her mother, in 1999. This trust took birth from Davar watching her mother suffer from psychosis and abuse in mental health institutions. The main objective of the trust is to combine two spheres of mental health curing viz. the non-medical healing and social justice practice. The trust firmly believes and stands upon the pillars of contemporary healing arts and disability thinking, arts-based therapy and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability.
Through this trust, Bhargavi ensures the dignity of the mental health victims is maintained. The trust works towards reforming outdated laws and targets failed institutions. Under this trust, medical centres that heal patients through the power of self-reliance and community support are run. Bhargavi had also written several articles based on this in medical journals. Her books also aim at spreading awareness of mental health and highlight the loopholes in Indian medical as well as the legal system. Her publications include Mental Health from a Gender Perspective, released in 2001, Psychoanalysis as a Human Science: Beyond Foundationalism (1995),
Mental Health of Indian Women (1999). Om the whole her work, be it through a trust or through her writings addresses the gaps in human rights of people with mental illnesses.
An Effective Model:
When HRW mentioned her model of community-based treatment and care is highly effective as compared to conventional institutionalization in India, it does mean it. The Bapu Trust works in the slums of Pune and has experimented with many inclusive designs for mental health. "We have researched countries in Asia that focus on social systems and community lives, not individual lives. Communities come together during loss or grief such as the death of a child, a failed marriage," she explains. The Trust's programs in Pune include significant lifestyle changes such as a better diet, meditation, exercise, friends and peers, focus on thoughtfulness and on maintaining peace. Trust believes in an eight-point recovery framework that covers several life domains. "I believe that if it leads to change in the slums of Pune, the Indian middle class has a lot more resources available," she says. Bhargavi says that they strive hard to build a community system that gives importance to psychosocial well-being. This system sends workers into the slums who go door-to-door looking for people suffering from mental illness. Bapu Trust tells community members to identify people with mental illnesses. It also tries to make family members and neighbours aware of the fact that mental illness is no evil.
In The Days To Come:
Bhargavi says that when they were ratified by the UN Convention on the rights of people with disabilities, it gave them confidence that they are moving in the right direction. She says that going forward, the trust must focus on broadening the work of building communities and to empower them to become the first line of partnership in mental health care. "We have to overcome the limitations of our postcolonial identity. I imagine, vibrant, peace-loving, caring and inclusive communities. It's a vision to live for.", she says.
Words of Value:
Bhargavi says that if someone is thinking about mental health, they should first think about what goes into their tummy. Diet is the most important factor that determines a person's mental health. She urges people not to underestimate the role of diet. "The brain is an organ and it needs nourishment. Focus on how your food is produced, how you consume it. Eat brain-friendly food, think about what goes in your body.", she concludes.
Kudos to the work of this lady that includes research, training, and dialogue platforms in addressing the mental health concerns. May her work reach out to every person in need.
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Did you know? Savannah College of Art and Design offers AR/VR resources, a green screen, a motion media lab, more than 800 computers networked to reduce render times, and immersive reality classrooms. Learn more.
Top Animation Programs in Maryland
Although for different reasons, some of the "best" animation schools are also some of the "top" animation schools—at least according to students, alums, and a bunch of ambitious bloggers! So, how does an animation school make the "best schools list?" Ask any reliable ranking organization such as Princeton Review or U.S. News & World Report and the answer is the school has to offer a variety of programs, it must have excellent graduation and retention rates, faculty resources (student-teacher ratio), excellent financial resources, and it must be selective. Peer assessment may also come into play.
A top animation school may make the "top schools" list based on other factors that affect a student's quality of life such as cost and convenience. Other factors may include job placement services, types of clubs and organizations, access to recreation, student population, and more. In the end, a top school can still be the "best," even if it's for different reasons. Continue reading to find out which Maryland animation schools made "top animation schools" list and what they have to offer.
Top Animation School Programs Maryland (Baltimore)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Student Population: 10,573
Backdrop: Urban, 530-acre campus, easy access to Washington, D.C.
Degrees Offered: B. A., B. F. A. Visual Arts with Concentration in Animation/Interactive Media or Graphic Design; M. F. A. Imaging
Student Population: 6,114
Degrees Offered: B. A. Fine Arts with Concentration in Graphic Design, Illustration
Backdrop: Urban, 17-acre campus, easy access to Washington, D.C.
Degrees Offered: B. F. A. Animation, Drawing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interaction Design and Art; M. F. A. Graphic Design, Illustration Practice, Photographic and Electronic Media; Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Graphic Design
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AUSTIN, Texas – The eyes of Tiger were upon Austin Country Club the last two days as Woods readied himself to play in Texas for the first time in 14 years.
Woods saw the home of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play for the first time Monday when he played the front nine. Tuesday, he took in the back nine with Bryson DeChambeau, intently studying the course each day.
"Well, it's not flat, I'll tell you that," Woods laughed. "It's got quite a bit of movement to it. And it's a great match-play course. I can see why the guys like it.
"You'll see some high numbers here, and you'll see a lot of birdies. That's exactly what a good match play course does. It's an interesting golf course.


HP breaks the staid mould of business computing with its new entry workstations!
Page 1 of 1 - HP breaks the staid mould of business computing with its new entry workstations!
HP Inc. has just announced the launch of entry workstations, targeted at market segments that include creative professionals, product designers, architects, and even ubiquitous office workers.
The new enterprise entrants feature new hardware with performance improvements with expandability options for future upgrades. The workstations also come with hardware-based security solutions that include HP Sure Start Gen4 3 and HP Sure Run 4. They provide protection against malware at the BIOS and operating environment levels.
Out of the four workstations, three of them are from the HP Z2 family. Like a big brother, the HP Z2 G4 Tower workstation is your standard desktop workhorse that supports the latest generation Intel Core and Intel Xeon processors.
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For workspaces with limited space, there are the HP Z2 Small Form Factor (SFF) G4 and the HP Z2 G4 Mini. Although they are smaller in stature than the HP Z2 G4 Tower, the former workstations are not lacking in compute prowess. The HP Z2 SFF G4 workstation has 50% performance improvement over its predecessors.
The HP Z2 SFF G4 supports the latest generation hexa-core Intel Xeon CPUs, and it features Flex-IO, i.e., flexible I/O options for freeing up PCIe expansion slots and for legacy ports support. The system ships with four PCIe expansion slots and two M.2 storage slots.
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In terms of availability, the HP Tower G4, priced from S$1,499 onwards, and the HP Z2 SFF G4, priced from S$1,299 onwards, will be available in September this year. This applies for the HP Z2 Mini G4, which has a starting price of S$1,799.
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Ibn Sina's The Canon of Medicine
by Cem Nizamoglu	Published on: 15th April 2015
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The Sheikh al-Ra'is Sharaf al-Mulk Abu 'Ali al-Husayn b. 'Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. 'Ali Ibn Sina, in Latin he is know as Avicenna and his most famous works are those on philosophy and medicine. His philosophical views have engaged the attention of Western thinkers over several centuries, and his books have been among the most important sources in philosophy. In medicine, his encyclpedic book, al-Qanun (The Canon) - Al Qanun Fi Al-Tibb (The Canon of Medicine)- was translated into Latin towards the end of the twelfth century CE, and became a reference source for medical studies in the universities of Europe until the end of the seventeenth century.
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Note: Composed by Cem Nizamoglu, first published in 1001 Inventions website.
Figure 2. An imaginary drawing of Ibn Sina (Source: Krueger, H.C.: Avicenna's poem on medicine. Springfield, Illinois; Charles C Thomas, 1963; p 52a)
[Ibn Sina, or Avicenna, lived in Hamadan and Jurjan from 980 to 1037 CE, and acquired great fame in mediaeval European medicine.
In al-Qanun, Ibn Sina basically followed the methodical, analytical line originated by al-Razi. AI-Qanun was, however, more broadly conceived than Al-Hawi (the Continens and included all branches of medical science.
According to Desnos, most of the disesaes of the kidneys and bladder can be recognized in the systemic classification of renal diseases and the accounts of bladder diseases given by Ibn Sina in al-Qanun. He was also the first to point out the fact that haematuria may be due to causes outside the urinary system, for example, blood diseases.
Apart from the methodical classification and precise descriptions of aetiological factors and signs in his chapter on urinary disturbances, Ibn Sina pointed out the role of psychological factors in the treatment of certain cases of nocturnal nuresis.
Both Ibn Sina and al-Razi warned against catheterization in the presence of inflammation, as it increases the swelling and pain. To ensure gentle catheterisation, Ibn Sina designed catheters with rounded, firm tips and many side holes from the skin of certain marine and other animals.
The al-Hawi, at-Tasrif and al-Qanun were translated into Latin as early as 1150 CE by Gerard of Cremona and greatly influenced the European Mediaeval schools of medicine well into the eighteenth century.]
From "Paediatric Urology 1000 Years Ago" by Rabie El-Said Abdel-Halim
Figure 3. Illuminated opening of the first book of the Kitab al-Qanun fi al-tibb (The Canon on Medicine) by Ibn Sina. Undated, probably Iran, beginning of 15th century. (Source)
Figure 4. First page of the Latin translation of the Canon: Liber Canonis, de Medicinis Cordialibus et Cantica, iam olim quidem a Gerardo Carmonensi ex arabico in latinum conversa (Source)
[Ibn Sina has attracted the attention of scholars, past and present, who have written books, treatises and articles on him. One of these aspects, however, has not been very widely discussed, namely his views on education.
Figure 5. Ibn Sina drawing by A. Suheyl Unver. (Source).
Although Ibn Sina's writings on this subject, in comparison with his vast output on other subjects, are in fact considered to be very scarce, we do nonetheless find he deals with the same problems that confront educators today. He speaks about humanity, society, knowledge and ethics. He devoted a treatise entitled 'Politics' to education; and he speaks at some length in 'The Canon' about the upbringing of infants. Thereby, Ibn Sina represents a lively illustration of the meeting between philosophy and education, for the educator and the philosopher are both faced with the same problems: truth, goodness, the nature of the world, the meaning of knowledge and human nature, and so on. Obviously, Ibn Sina the philosopher has his own views on education. In addition, if we consider that Ibn Sina undertook teaching on a practical level for a considerable length of time, we realize that we have here a thinker whose philosophy was transformed into an educational theory that he himself practiced.]
[The human being, in Ibn Sina's view, consists of both hidden (sirr) and open ('alan) elements. Known to us is the perceptible human body with its organs and its cells. 'Sensory perception stops at its exterior, while anatomy (dissection) enables us to learn about the interior; the hidden part consists of the powers of its mind. These mental powers motivate the human being, and cause it to carry out its various activities and behave as a human being'. To Ibn Sina, the human is a tangible body on the outside, revealed within by means of anatomy —as we see in his books, such as Al-Qanun (The Canon)— and we do not find any difficulty today in accepting this. We still have to look at the mental powers or faculties that motivate this body.]
[This lasts from the third to the fifth year, at the time when 'the child's body strengthens, his tongue is free, and he is ready for instruction, and his hearing is attentive'. In 'The Canon', he defines the start of the sixth year as the end of that stage, whereupon he enters 'the stage of primary teaching'. Ibn Sina says: 'And when he has reached the age of 6 years, he should be brought to the tutor and the teacher'. We see Ibn Sina not concerned here with any specific kind of teaching, but merely with creating a happy childhood as regards physical, mental and moral health.]
From "Ibn Sina on Education" by Abd Al-Rahman Al Naqib
Figure 6. Commemorative medal issued by the UNESCO in 1980 to mark the 1000th birth anniversary of Ibn Sina. The obverse depicts a scene showing Avicenna surrounded by his disciples, inspired by a miniature in a 17th-century Turkish manuscript; whilst on the reverse is a phrase by Avicenna in Arabic and Latin: "Cooperate for the well-being of the body and the survival of the human species" (Source). The UNESCO established the Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science in 2002 (see brochure: Avicenna and the ethics of science and technology today, UNESCO, 2004).
If you wish to avoid illness, divide your stomach into three parts,
A third for respiration, a third for food and the rest for water
[Were you aware that in the Medieval Islamic world, celebrated scientists such as Ibn Sina used to relay their teachings through poetry? Poems structure and rhythm aided the process of transmitting and memorising scientific and medical knowledge passed from teacher to student and rest of society. This article explores Ibn Sina's (poem) Al-Urjuzah Fi Al-Tibb which consists of 1326 meticulously classified verses, and is considered as a poetic summary of his encyclopaedic textbook, "The Canon of Medicine". Its popularity was widespread in the East and later in Europe through Gerard of Cremona's translation. As a result, it was said to be one of the most famous medical treatises in Europe, widely used in the universities of Salerno, Montpellier, Bologna and Paris up until the 17th century.]
Symptoms are obtained through physical examination of the body at certain moments
There are some visible ones such as jaundice and oedema
There are some perceptible to the ear such as gurgling of the abdomen in dropsy
The foul odour strikes at the sense of smell; for example that of purulent ulcers
There are some accessible to taste such as the acidity of the mouth
Touch recognizes certain ones; the firmness of cancer
From "The role of Ibn Sina (Avicenna)'s Medical Poem…" by Rabie El-Said Abdel-Halim
Figure 7. The title page of a Latin Edition of Ibn Sina's "Canon of Medicine" together with two of his other works; Cardiac Medicines and the Medical Poem (the Cantica Avicennae) published in 1562. The page on the right is page 1082; the beginning of the Cantica section. Courtesy of Google ebooks.
[The seventh and last art mentioned in the fourth book of the Canon is assigned to the topic of "zina" ("ziynet" in Turkish), that is physical appearance. It consists of four articles. Although the term "zina" calls to mind ornament and ornamentation, when we take a look at the text in the Canon, we may observe that it deals with appearance. That is to say the hair and body care; as well as skin diseases and their treatment. What is more, it also refers to subjects such as obesity and emaciation that affect the appearance, and preventive methods and measures for all of these are discussed.
This article is based on the Turkish version of the Canon. It is important to note however, Mustafa b. Ahmed b. Huseyin of Tokat, who translated it into Turkish, in the 18th century, often used medical Arabic terminology and some idioms that may not be found in most contemporary Ottoman dictionaries. It is a literal translation, yet most of the terms of Arabic origin that are found in it have different meanings from those of today. For this reason, in order to comprehend thoroughly the medicine of Ibn Sina, we must first perform an exhaustive study of the meanings of the medical terms used in the medical literature of the period. Only after this may we wholly understand the old medical texts. If we cannot aptly comment on the theories regarding the etymology of illnesses or, in other terms, the "philosophy of medicine", I believe that it will be impossible to thoroughly comprehend ancient medicine.]
From "Beauty, Hair and Body Care in the Canon of Ibn Sina" by Nil Sari
Figure 8: An illustrated page of theCanon in a Hebrew translation. The miniatures shown here are the three basic stages of a physician's visit with a patient: the examination of the patient, the consultation with attendants, and possibly a written prescription or treatment procedure. (Source).
Figure 9. Page from an illuminated manuscript of the Latin translation of the Canon of Medicine by Ibn Sina (Source).
In Muslim Heritage
And many more resources can be found in Muslim Heritage related to the Ibn Sina's The Canon of Medicine:
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In Encyclopaedia Britannica
"Despite a general assessment favouring al-Rāzī's medical contributions, many physicians historically preferred Avicenna for his organization and clarity. Indeed, his influence over Europe's great medical schools extended well into the early modern period. There The Canon of Medicine (Al-Qānūn fī al-ṭibb) became the preeminent source, rather than al-Rāzī's Kitāb al-ḥāwī (Comprehensive Book)."
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Figure 10. The drawing of Ibn Sina on a Libyan stamp.
Figure 11. The drawing of Ibn Sina on a Polish stamp. Figure 12. Dar al-Shifa (Hospital) and patients inside
Figure 13. Inside image of the Canon of Medicine book (Image Source)
Figure 14. Frontispiece of the Latin Version of the Canon of Medicine, printed in Venice in 1595 (from, Il Canon medicinae di Avicenna nella tradizione ebraica: Le miniature del manoscritto 2197 della Biblioteca Universitaria di Bologna. A cura di Giuliano Tamani. Padova; Editoriale Programma, 1988; p 21. [italian]).
Figure 15. Persian version of The Canon of Medicine located at tomb of Avicenna in Hamedan (Source)
Figure 16. Avicenna, Liber canonis medicine. These woodcut illustrations show authors of classical medical and scientific texts in two vertical columns. In scenes below, physicans appear to be helping patients and instructing others in how to plant and gather herbs. (Source)
Figure 17. Folios from Ibn Sina's celebrated work AI-Qanun fit-tibb, known as The Canon of Medicine in Europe. It was translated into Latin in the 13th century and served as the Principal textbook for medical students at several European universities until the 18th century (Source)
Figure 18. Qanun [Fi'l-Tibb] (Canon [of Medicine]), Volume 5 (Source)
Figure 19. Avicenna: reduction techniques for spinal deformities, 1556 edition, "The Canon of Medicine"
Illustration from the 1556 edition of Iranian physician Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine, a translation by medieval scholar Gerard of Cremona. Avicenna treated spinal deformities using the reduction techniques introduced by Greek physician Hippocrates. Reduction involved the use of pressure and traction to correct bone and joint deformities. (Source)
Figure 20. Ibn Sina, Kitab al-Qanun fi al-tibb, Rome: Medici Press, 1593. (Source)
Figure 21. Galen, Ibn Sina, and Hippocrates, the three authorities on medical theory and practice in a woodcut from an early 15th-century Latin medical book. (Source).
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The following article plays up the effect of economic reform and construction industry in Hungary. The predominance of the state owned enterprises was a vital factor, due to which reforms in the country could not be implemented smoothly. The essentials of the construction industry namely, raw materials, building machinery and land were first availed by the state owned enterprises.
This created inconvenience for the small scale enterprise. In order to nullify the effects of unequal distribution of building materials and other essentials, several reforms were launched in the country. Economic reform in Hungary should be such that it should also look into matters related to the construction industry.
An efficient construction industry in Hungary would impact the following positively.
It would solve the problem of scarcity of dwelling places thereby enhancing the living standards of many.
Lead to an improvement in the macroeconomic functioning.
A healthy real estate market can bring about improvement in the workforce firstly by engaging them and secondly by developing mobility of labor.
A sound housing market also helps in the growth of the financial sector in Hungary.
In the event when the level of subsidies in the housing sector is lowered. It leads to the reduction of public expenses too thereby reducing the rate of inflation in the country.
Studies reveal that economic reform and construction industry in Hungary evoke structural reforms in the country also. Despite the introduction of economic reform in Hungary, the country encounters several obstacles in reforming the construction industry.
In Hungary, the state owned enterprises or the SOEs are prominent in the real estate markets. As such the state owned enterprises are able to avail of the credit facilities, land as well as materials needed for construction. Under such circumstances, the small entrepreneurs are not able to avail of the benefits as much as the SOEs do. The Realtors or developers in the construction industry encounter problem because the demand for housing is not very strong. It is presumed that this is just a temporary phase the house builders are facing. There is marked monopoly prevailing in the construction industry with regard to construction of materials. The raw materials, which are rare are not equally shared and mostly whipped away by the state owned enterprises. Since one type of procedure is being followed in Hungary from time immemorial, the authorities usually resist any change, which asks for the implementation of newer procedures in the construction industry. It was observed that after World War II, rate of inflation in Hungary increased significantly. As such, the cost of houses also went up. Consequently, not many houses were sold in Hungary as a result of inflation.
The scenario of economic reform and the construction industry in Hungary changed after the government embraced few measures. These reforms were more prominent between 1980 to 1989. Approximately thousand construction firms were established in Hungary. As a result of the creation of these small firms, the state owned enterprises took a back seat and gradually reduced in number.
Reforms in the construction industry mainly comprised privatization. The first housing reform in Hungary was embraced in the year 1960. Since then the country has been trying to maintain private housing. Again in the year 1971, more opportunities were given to the private sector, and several firms were created, which delivered multiple houses in one go. Other reforms in the construction industry included measures, which would facilitate the "secondary income" generation. With the amount obtained from "secondary income", one could buy a house,which was produced privately.


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Will iPhones become a little more standard?
ByGeorge Adams May 15, 2022
USB-C ports and connectors – the standard for charging smartphones and using them with various accessories – are used by all but one major handset manufacturer: Apple. The company has long used a proprietary solution called Lightning, specific for iPhones and not compatible with the systems used by others. This difference, which has cost Apple numerous criticisms over the years, may soon change: according to sources consulted by Bloomberg and some technology sites, the company has started experimenting with the introduction of a USB-C port on the next iPhone models, which may be present on new devices starting next year.
In addition to having started the tests on the replacement with the USB-C system, Apple would also have started working on an adapter, in order to make future iPhones compatible with the accessories produced so far and equipped with a Lightning connector, which is destined to disappear. As is always the case in these cases, the company has neither confirmed nor denied the fact, but Bloomberg usually has good sources inside the company.
In fact, in recent years, Apple had already started the transition to USB-C. Its best-selling models of computers and iPads are already equipped with ports for the standard one, which has established itself in recent years thanks to massive membership from other electronic device manufacturers. USB-C ports and connectors are smaller and more practical than previous systems with the same standard and, above all, allow you to insert the connector in a port both in one direction and the other, unlike what happens with classic USB ports that can only be inserted on one side.
The USB-C system can also be used to charge devices and is already used by Apple for its computers and some iPad models. This means that their owners cannot directly use the same chargers to charge their iPhones as well, because the connector is different. The transition to USB-C would be a simplification in this sense, not to mention that iPhone owners could charge their devices using also the chargers for Android smartphones, and vice versa.
However, there are several Apple accessories currently equipped only with the Lightning system, and some of these are very popular such as AirPods wireless earphones, covers with a battery inside, the Magic Mouse, wireless keyboards and remote control. Apple TV.
Over the years, thousands of accessories with Lightning connectors have been marketed to be compatible with iPhones, which would stop working when the new models had a different port. Hundreds of manufacturers should redesign their products and above all they should have a transition period to move from the proprietary system to the USB-C standard. Many users may also be forced to repurchase some of their accessories in order to continue using them with their new iPhones.
By switching to USB-C, Apple would also lose some of the control it traditionally manages to exercise over the aftermarket, precisely by licensing the use of a system to which it holds the rights. Manufacturers pay for the license and go through a fairly strict authorization process in case they want to get Apple certified.
This system does not appeal to the control authorities of the European Union, which on several occasions have shown their intention to introduce laws that require manufacturers of electronic devices to use standards such as USB-C, not only for practical and competitive reasons, but also environmental. A single standard makes it possible to use accessories on different devices, starting with the chargers and cables to connect them, favoring their reuse and reducing the need to produce new ones.
Last April, the European Parliament passed a law requiring the use of the USB-C standard on mobile phones, tablets, cameras, headsets, video game consoles and other rechargeable devices "regardless of manufacturer". The proposal will have to be examined by member states, but it could force manufacturers who still employ proprietary solutions like Apple to change their approach. The company had criticized MEPs' proposal, arguing that it could: "Harm consumers by slowing down the introduction of useful innovations in battery charging standards, including those related to safety and energy efficiency".
At the moment, however, it seems unlikely that Apple will decide to sell its iPhones with a USB-C port in the European Union while keeping Lightning in the rest of the world. Such a choice would cause numerous complications for individual iPhone owners, accessory manufacturers and Apple itself, which would have to differentiate the production cycle of its smartphones.
Apple could reduce compatibility issues by introducing an adapter, which could make iPhones still work with Lightning with new accessories produced for iPhones with USB-C. The company had already done something similar a decade ago, when it first introduced Lightning on the iPhone 5, abandoning the previous much larger and cumbersome connector. Even at the time there were protests and not only for the switch to the new system, but also for Apple's decision to charge 29 euros for an adapter sold separately to make the new models compatible with the old accessories.
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> >> and use strncpy instead of strcpy.
> > error message, not an assertion failure if the given path is too long.
> > I will send a patch.
dump by default.  That's not a proper way to exit on invalid input.
would be removed and the check bypassed.
This is why assert() isn't suitable for input validation.


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Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink presents chefs Michael Caines Lesley Waters & MItch Tonks
Lesley Waters assisted by an Exeter College student , in the Celebrity Cookery Theatre.
A glittering line-up of gourmet gurus such as Michael Caines, Lesley Waters & Mitch Tonks performed in the Celebrity Cookery Theatre at this year's festival, says Alexis Thornely.
Peter Gorton of the Horn of Plenty with his senior chef Claire Warren.
An elite group of Devon-based cookery masters descended upon Exeter for the region's finest showcase of the South West's food and drink. Between them these culinary kings and queens have earned eight Michelin stars, the coveted titles of AA Chef's Chef of the Year 2007 and South West Restaurant of the Year for two years; and if that isn't enough, there's also an MBE for services to the hospitality industry.
Now in its sixth year, the Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink was held in the heart of Exeter in the regal surrounds of Exeter Castle and Northernhay Gardens from Friday 17 to Sunday 19 April. From its humble beginnings six years ago, always with acclaimed chef Michael Caines MBE at its helm, the Festival has grown into one of the largest events of its kind in the UK, its rise corresponding to the huge surge in consumer demand for local produce, an industry that is now worth 4.8 billion.
These days, stories about local and regional produce dominate national newspaper and magazine food pages, yet for most Devon residents fine-quality regional and local produce is nothing new; many of the chefs participating in the Festival were sourcing unique local produce long before it became a fashionable label to have on a menu. Visitors to the Festival were able to experience the very best of the region's produce all in one place. This has been the dream of Michael Caines right from the beginning. "We are all extremely proud of what we have achieved over the last five years and in 2008 we introduced new attraction such as the Festival After Dark. In 2009 we will offer visitors of all ages even more great activities to enjoy, as well as the delicious produce of all the exhibitors."
This fresh approachsaw one of the greatest changes take place in the Castle Courtyard's Celebrity Cookery Theatre. Over three days, visitorssaw some of the South West's top chefs pitch their talents against each other, including a Devon/Cornwall culinary face-off. Additionally, Michael was joined by some celebrity friends at the Festival After Dark events, which took place on Friday and Saturday nights.
The first day of the Festival was a who's who of Devon's top chefs, who performed in the Cookery Theatre. These included Peter Gorton of the Horn of Plenty, who runs cookery courses throughout the year, and brothers James and Chris Tanner of Barbican Kitchen Brasserie and Tanners, which won AA Restaurant of the Year 2008. Also flexing your tastebuds was last year's BBC Masterchef winner, James Nathan, who has recently taken the helm at The Bath Priory Hotel under the expert guidance ofMichael Caines. Other culinary talents featured during the day included Matthew Mason of Jack in the Green, who has been teaching local students about food and seasonality; chef, spiritual healer and alternative therapist Paul Da Costa of Greaves from the Galley Restaurant, who runs his kitchen under the guidance of Zen; Tom Cull of Dartmoor Kitchen, creator of the award-winning Tom's Pies; and Canadian-born Chris Archambault, who describes Devon and the Westcountry as the 'Tuscany of England'.
Saturday's line-upsaw more familiar TV chefs stepping up to the hot plate, including Lesley Waters, former Head Tutor of Leith's School of Food and Wine, and Brixham fish champion Mitch Tonks, whose Seahorse Restaurant in Dartmouth has been dubbed 'the Ivy by the sea' (a reference to one of London's top restaurants). Making his debut at the Festival will be Tim Bouget of ODE restaurant in Shaldon, which has won the Taste of the West's South West Restaurant of the Year title two years running. Tim, who has cooked for U2 and Nelson Mandela, will be going head to head with Mark Dodson of the Mason's Arms, Knowstone, each chef fighting it out for the crowd's affections before their dishes are put to the vote.
Another well-known Festival face was Tina Bricknell-Webb of Percy's Country Hotel and Restaurant, Virginstow. Tina brought her unique and unrivalled style of cooking to the Cookery Theatre, using superb ingredients sourced from her organic farm. During Saturday's Festival After Dark, award-winning food writer and GQ Chef of the Year Mark Hix took on Michael Caines.
Bringing the Festival to a close on Sunday morningwas a handful of Michelin-starred chefs, including the only British chef to date to have won a gold at the World Chef Championships - Simon Hulstone of the Michelin-starred Elephant Bar and Restaurant, Torquay. He wasfollowed by Nathan Outlaw, whose restaurant Nathan Outlaw in Fowey currently holds a rising two Michelin stars. With such a glittering cast of culinary excellence, the Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drinkwas a must for any Devon foodie.


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Q: How to find the number of instances of an item in a list of lists I want part of a script I am writing to do something like this.
x=0
y=0
list=[["cat","dog","mouse",1],["cat","dog","mouse",2],["cat","dog","mouse",3]]

row=list[y]
item=row[x]
print list.count(item)

The problem is that this will print 0 because it isn't searching the individual lists.How can I make it return the total number of instances instead?

A: Search per sublist, adding up results per contained list with sum():
sum(sub.count(item) for sub in lst)

Demo:
>>> lst = [["cat","dog","mouse",1],["cat","dog","mouse",2],["cat","dog","mouse",3]]
>>> item = 'cat'
>>> sum(sub.count(item) for sub in lst)
3

A: sum() is a builtin function for adding up its arguments.
The x.count(item) for x in list) is a "generator expression" (similar to a list comprehension) - a handy way to create and manage list objects in python.
item_count = sum(x.count(item) for x in list)

That should do it

A: Using collections.Counter and itertools.chain.from_iterable:
>>> from collections import Counter
>>> from itertools import chain
>>> lst = [["cat","dog","mouse",1],["cat","dog","mouse",2],["cat","dog","mouse",3]]
>>> count = Counter(item for item in chain.from_iterable(lst) if not isinstance(item, int))
>>> count
Counter({'mouse': 3, 'dog': 3, 'cat': 3})
>>> count['cat']
3

I filtered out the ints because I didn't see why you had them in the first place.


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss Covid-19 vaccine delivery system with states
GUWAHATI , November 23, 2020 4:56 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will hold a discussion with chief ministers on the rollout of the vaccine programme for Covid-19 in all states and union territories.
Modi through virtual meetings will review the Covid-19 situation in Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, West Bengal and Kerala.
These states have been witnessing an alarming spike in positive cases during the past few days.
The Union ministry of health and family has sent central teams to these states to review and adopt measures to control further transmission.
Also read: India's first COVID-19 vaccine to launch in second quarter next year
The centre is busy devising the vaccine delivery system as Covid-19 cases have surpassed nine million in the country.
44,000 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Monday, taking the total positive cases in the country to 91,39,866.
According to the data released by the Union ministry of health and family welfare, 511 new deaths have been recorded due to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours taking the toll to 1,33,738.
While the active cases stood at 4,43,486, a total of 85,62,641 have recovered from the virus.
41,024 patients were discharged across the country in the past 24 hours.
While the recovery rate stands at 93.86 per cent, the fatality rate is at 1.46 per cent in the country at present.


"A luminous young adult novel that evokes Judy Blume's Forever for a new generation.
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Thoughts: Going into BETWEEN US AND THE MOON, completely based on the cover and summary, I was expecting a light beach read with maybe a bit of conflict to spice things up. What I wasn't expecting to find were the amount of pure and raw emotions mixed in with deceit and heartache. With that said and done, this is the type of book that left me with mixed emotions.
I've actually put off writing this week for a couple of weeks now. Quite frankly, the book left me feeling so angry and hurt that I needed some time just to think and let everything marinate. First off, I started out liking Sarah. After what happened with Tucker (in the first chapter no less!), I felt a big sister need to just cheer for her and hope she has the best summer of her life. I loved that she was smart, organized, and so passionate about astronomy. I wish I had the drive she did whenever I was her age!
In the beginning, Tucker mentions to Sarah that she watches things from afar rather than living life. This becomes a major theme in the book, self-discovery and trying to figure out who Sarah "Bean" really is. Now, this is where the story starts becoming a bit muddled for me. Instead of being herself, she attempts to transform herself into her sister. What would Scarlett do? She begins to test this theory on Andrew, a boy she meets who also happens to live in the beach town her family is visiting. Even though she's trying to be Scarlett, pieces of herself slip out without her realizing. Natural since no one can keep up a charade like that for very long, however, Andrew seems to love and fall for these moments of the real Sarah rather than "Scarlett-Sarah". She's his Star Girl.
As things start becoming more serious with Andrew, the lies she fed him start eating at her. My complaint about this is, why didn't she blurt out the truth before things got so heavy? It killed me inside, but I'm not Sarah, so I can't identify with her. The only thing I can think of is that she was unhappy with her life and wanted to just live in this moment a bit longer. There was one scene in the book (you'll know the one once you read it) where I cringed and even almost shouted out-loud "TELL HIM!". She became very selfish and should've just told Andrew the truth, which is when I began to dislike her. I somewhat understood, but it doesn't make it okay.
The conflict was resolved a handful of pages towards the end. This left me even more angry. It's kind of like being the passenger on a road trip, having the driver randomly stop somewhere, and exclaim it's over. What do you mean it's over?
There's a part in the book where Sarah talks about the light of stars taking four years to reach us and this giving her hope. Please tell me this means there will be a sequel. I'm sorry, but I cannot imagine both Sarah and Andrew's story ending like this, even if it's realistic, even if it's not my story to tell. Please, Rebecca, for the love of all that is good in this word, write a sequel! If you decide to write a New Adult sequel, that's even better.
Overall, while I had some issues with this novel (mainly with the main character), I couldn't help but devour the writing as well as swoon and fall for Andrew. He was simply the sweetest guy who has seen far too much pain in his life. That's mainly why I became so enraged with Sarah. All in all, I liked this book, but I would love it more if there's a sequel. I know, it's a sin to judge a book based on whether or not there will be follow-up, but I can't help it! Isn't it funny some books have you craving closure more than others?
For now, I'll just mope and whine and hope for more.
I'm with you, I would've thought this would be more of a lighthearted beach read. Interesting to hear that it's a little more intense, but I still want to give it a shot. Thanks for the review!
I'm glad that the writing was really good in this book. I wasn't so sure that I'd want to check it out because it doesn't seem like something I'd like, but I've been enjoying contemporaries lately. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Oh I hate when things are resolved too quickly at the very end!
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