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MHRA, PfizerBioNTech, RT-PCR test, Vaccines
A nasty shot in the arm – RT-PCR kits and vaccines unlicensed by the MHRA
Aware of the forthcoming vaccine roll-out aimed, it is said, to protect against a disease (COVID-19) that reached its apex almost nine months ago, I emailed the MHRA (Medical and Healthcare Regulatory Authority) on 20 November 2020. My main concern is that people will unwittingly subject themselves to an experimental vaccine that has not been licensed by the MHRA, the ingredients of which have not been made public. Diagnosis of COVID-19 is made on the basis of a test, the RT-PCR test, the results of which are frequently flawed. I questioned if the MHRA had approved the RT-PCR test and copied in a medical doctor friend of mine.
"Since the reliability of the RT-PCR test has been questioned . . . it is important to know that the MHRA has done its duty in protecting the public from potentially harmful health-care products. Please reassure me that procedures have been followed and that this product the (RT-PCR test) has been approved by the authority. Thank you."
The response was mind-blowing.
"There are literally 100s of CE marked Covid RT-PCR tests available on the EU market.
Such tests require a self-declaration process undertaken by the manufacturer with no review of performance data by any EU Government Body or Notified Body and that MHRA does not approve such products.
However, I can confirm that all PCR kits used by government laboratories or their subcontractors have been subject to rigorous validation by them before use."
How can anyone possibly confirm that rigorous validation has taken place if these tests are not monitored? It raised an alarm to think results from all the "100s" of RT-PCR tests which the UK government, and other governments of the world, use in checking for COVID -19 are reached using kits that are self-regulated "by the manufacturer". It is more than disturbing. There is no authority reviewing the tests and no authority reviewing results from the tests. It was necessary to delve further.
"Who is checking how positive tests are arrived at? How many amplifications are being used in tests? Is this consistent across all testing stations?"
The answer, which did not address the questions, raised even more concerns, including the competency of the MHRA.
"There is no relation to vaccinating human volunteers and the use of an RT-PCR test.
I can also confirm that trials of the vaccines was approved by the normal rigorous processes."
Whether intentionally, or through ignorance, both these sentences are blatantly false.
Within the last week the Assets Publishing Service of the UK government issued a document to Healthcare professionals on how to administer the PfizerBioNTech vaccine.
It quite clearly states that there is now, and since trials began always has been, a relationship between "vaccinating human volunteers and the use of an RT-PCR test." In section 5.1 which discusses results from trials it explains the two criteria which were, and still are, being adopted:
"Confirmed cases were determined by Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and at least 1 symptom consistent with COVID-19 disease*.
*Case definition (at least 1 of): fever, new or increased cough, new or increased shortness of breath; chills, new or increased muscle pain, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, diarrhoea or vomiting."
As to confirmation that vaccine trials were "approved by the normal rigorous processes" the whole document disproves any such claim. Approval has been granted on the basis of a measure only normally used in extreme emergencies, for example during the spread of "pathogenic agents, toxins, chemical agents or nuclear radiation." It is called REG 174 (Regulation 174) a regulation which has recently been updated. Right at the start of the Assets Publishing Service document it states that:
"This medicinal product [REG 174] does not have a UK marketing authorisation but has been given authorisation for temporary supply by the UK Department of Health and Social Care and the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus in individuals aged16 years of age and over."
Whatever it is, it is not "normal rigorous" procedure. This vaccine is being rushed through in a process that can normally take up to ten years to complete. Even today no approved vaccine exists for SARS-COV from the 2003 epidemic, and indeed, no approval exists for any of the SARS/MERS family of viruses.
What is happening is a human experiment with a vaccine that has had minimal testing, of which the full recipe of ingredients is being kept secret.
That, in itself, ought to raise alarm – but the only alarms being raised seem to be of the nature whether people are wearing masks, obeying lockdown restrictions, washing their hands and social distancing.
We should be really worried about the PfizerBioNTech vaccine, and other vaccines, which contain ingredients designed to sterilize volunteers or change our DNA in a government-promoted scheme, the adverse results of which may not be known for decades.
Thanks to a GlaxoKlineSmith whistleblower whose evidence was presented on the David Knight Show (taken down by YouTube) we know that GKS was (is?) planning to use an ingredient in its COVID-19 vaccine, an anti-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) antigen, which causes infertility in women and in men. In men their testicles shrink, testosterone levels fall, the sperm is chemically attacked and dead sperm goes on to make women infertile too. In women. it:
". . . produces antibodies which combine with HCG to render it biologically inactive . . . Out of 63 women they ][GSK] tested with HCG 61 of them became infertile. . . "
It would seem also that Pfizer BioNTech's vaccine has life-threatening contents.
The last email I received from the MHRA confirmed my suspicion that this is a sensitive subject which the MHRA chooses to nip in the bud.
"I am sorry John but I do not have the time to deal with repeated communications with you as I am dealing with 100s of emails a day. This will be my last email to you.
The trials regarding vaccines have not been rushed through in terms of the MHRA's involvement and we have applied the same level of scrutiny as it has historically done so for others.
The evidence that the vaccine is working or not depends on how many people contract the virus who have had the vaccine to those who have not been given it."
His last sentence took me back full circle to my initial question about the reliability of the RT-PCR test which the MHRA has consistently neglected to monitor for accuracy, and which, despite assurance to the contrary, is being used in vaccine tests. The whole process reminded me of the plight of Daniel Doyce from Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit.
Doyce was an engineer who tried to get his invention patented. For years he went backwards and forwards to the Circumlocution Office being sent from department to department without ever being given any constructive advice. Unable to make progress Doyce eventually took his creation abroad where he and it were a success. The trouble is with today's regulatory authorities there is nowhere abroad to take our worries since the European Medicine Agency (EMA) is as complicit with Big Pharma's aims as our own MHRA.
As the employee at MHRA did not have time "to deal with repeated communications" I emailed back to see if there was somebody else who could address my concerns. Previous correspondence had been answered quickly but it is two weeks now since I had a response to my last and I am not expecting another. When members of the public are worried about the safety and accuracy of medical products it is the MHRA's duty to act.
Attempts to elicit the truth can be frustrating. It is in the interests of our families and friends, and their families and friends, to find out why the MHRA is not doing its job with regard to the RT-PCR test. Without doubt my questions have rattled the authority's cage. Although it refuses to engage with me further I like to think there are others, concerned enough for their families and friends' welfare and future on this beautiful planet of ours, who might wish to know why the RT-PCR test has not been given full scrutiny.
Close ties between big pharmaceutical conglomerates and their regulatory authorities raise suspicions as to their impartiality. In its questions and answers section the MHRA attempts to put these suspicions quietly to bed.
8. Why does the MHRA accept money from pharmaceutical industry? Isn't this a conflict of interest?
Companies have to pay a fee for their marketing authorisation but we don't seek business from them. Any complex licensing decisions are referred to the Agency's independent advisory committees. These members must register any interests they have in the industry. They must declare any specific ones and take no part in discussions on that subject.
The agency's independent advisory committees are another matter altogether and serious concerns have been raised as to how independent they really are. For example, in a June meeting of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, the minutes of which are still in draft form, we note that the Medical Advisor is Professor Jonathan Van Tam – a recent spokesman on the BBC promoting the virtues and safety of Pfizer BioNTech's new vaccine while at the same time attempting to ameliorate public concern that these untested vaccines might indeed be dangerous.
Unlike most of the others on the committee Van Tam provides no conflict of interest details that are specific to COVID-19 vaccines. That does not mean he has none and contravenes a basic tenet of the MHRA's dos and don'ts. University of Oxford Senior Associate Tutor, Tom Jefferson, exposed in 2017 the revolving door nepotism which saw the promotion of figures like Professor Van Dam and Sir Patrick Vallance to their present positions. Van Tam is one of three Deputy Chief Medical Officers to Professor Christopher Whitty, and it is not unusual for him to play down or choose not to mention his connections with pharmaceutical groups. As Jefferson notes: "Professor Van Tam's track record as an ex-employee of Roche, Aventis Pasteur MSD and SmithKline Beecham (now GSK) has been excluded from the official DH press release . . ."
The "independent" CEO of the MHRA, Dr. June Raine, issued a statement on 19 November 2019, espousing the virtues of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine trials.
She outlines the two routes available in approving a vaccine for use, namely, the emergency route (REG 174) which is now being made operational and the proper route which normally takes years. In these "new normal" days the MHRA has committed itself to "rigorously assess the data in the shortest time possible, without compromising the thoroughness of our review" regardless of which route is adopted. She fails to mention the RT-PCR test which is being used to determine results.
In the dangerous and untested vaccine experiments the unmonitored RT-PCR test is possibly the MHRA and the government's weakest link. Interested parties can email the authority in the first instance at:
MHRACustomerServices@mhra.gov.uk
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anon0sean permalink
Great essay/article.
Covid is likely a huge Lie – Using the U.S. & Sweden Death Numbers, and Examining Other Evidence.
Covid has become perhaps one of the greatest hoaxes perpetrated upon humankind.
The RT-PCR test results are phony/misleading:
As per the disclamer included with the RT-PCR tests, these tests merely detect antibodies, from either past or present infection, from any number of coronavirus strains (even those causing mild colds/mild flu's).
It is likely that at least half of the people on the planet have had one of these strains of coronavirus in their lifetime, thus will likely show a "positive" test result.
As such, it is being used as the main basis for causing global panic.
See attached image of RT-PCR test disclaimer (this disclaimer was taken directly from a sample report provided by Quest Diagnostics and CityMD.
Note these sentences included in that disclaimer:
"Antibody tests have not been shown to definitively diagnose or exclude SARS-CoV-2 infection."
"Results from antibody testing should not be used as the sole basis to diagnose or exclude SARS-CoV-2 infection or to inform infection status."
"Positive results could also be due to past or present infection with non-SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus strains."
The Nov. 26, 2020 Johns Hopkins Newsletter had an article by YANNI GU, detailing the results of a study conducted by Genevieve Briand examining the supposed deaths in the U.S. from "covid".
In that article Briand wrote:
"These data analyses suggest that in contrast to most people's assumptions, the number of deaths by COVID-19 is not alarming. In fact, it has relatively no effect on deaths in the United States."
"This comes as a shock to many people. How is it that the data lie so far from our perception?"
"When Briand looked at the 2020 data during that seasonal period, COVID-19-related deaths exceeded deaths from heart diseases. This was highly unusual since
heart disease has always prevailed as the leading cause of deaths. However, when taking a closer look at the death numbers, she noted something strange. As
Briand compared the number of deaths per cause during that period in 2020 to 2018, she noticed that instead of the expected drastic increase across all causes,
there was a significant decrease in deaths due to heart disease. Even more surprising, as seen in the graph below, this sudden decline in deaths is observed for all
other causes."
That article can be found here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20201126163323/www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2020/11/a-closer-look-at-u-s-deaths-due-to-covid-19
I decided to analyze 2020 deaths numbers in Sweden.
I compiled a chart showing 10-year population and death numbers.
One can see that the 2020 death rate in Sweden is perfectly normal, despite media reports of some 5,200-plus excess deaths from "covid".
In fact, if December plays-out as has Jan-Nov, 2020 will be one of the least deadly years in Sweden (third lowest death rate over the past 10 years).
That chart can be found here:.
https://anon0sean.wordpress.com/2020/12/07/excess-covid-coronavirus-deaths-the-example-of-statistics-sweden-official-stats/
This chart was created using numbers provided by Statistics Sweden, which is the official stats keeping agency of the Swedish government.
The "Father of Spin", Edward Bernays, was a master of manipulation and propaganda.
But he was not the father of the techniques he used.
He often simply borrowed time-proven methods and tactics of propaganda from those before him, like the Ancient Greeks & Romans.
But Bernays wrote:
"If you can influence the leaders, either with or without their conscious cooperation, you automatically influence the group which they sway."
Like the Ancient Greeks & Romans, pop-culture (entertainment, sports, politics, etc.) is again paving the way for that massive propaganda.
We are seeing that, to extremes, today.
From "learned professionals" to business leaders to Politicians to Reporters, the most influential groups are being manipulated first, and then being used to manipulate the rest of the populations.
And often without their knowledge of their involvement.
And few are the wiser.
Note how Hollywood and sport events & athletes are increasingly being used to convince their fans & followers.
We're seeing much the same that was witnessed during the period of Scholasticism of the Medieval period.
Degreed and titled persons (like Dr's, PhD's, Professors, Scientists, Researchers, CEO's, Presidents and such) are simply those most willing to comply with the abuses & corruptions of the Establishment system (the Aristocracy).
Those degrees & titles are increasingly being awarded to those willing to complacently follow the establishment system.
Universities, colleges and trade schools are increasingly reliant on funding by that Aristocracy.
It's a campaign of massive, top-down propaganda.
Trickle-down population control.
Even Politicians, regardless whether representing the "Left" or the "Right" are increasingly serving merely at the behest of that Aristocracy.
The most powerful & influential Politicians, of most every major party, are receiving most of their campaign finance funding from corporations owned by the same Cartel of largest investment banks, which exist as the largest owners of those corporations.
That Cartel now exists as the largest owners of the largest "competing" corporations, in most every single industry.
Plus, they also largely exist as the largest shareholders/investors of each other.
Like a true Cartel.
Like the Church in the Medieval period, and that period of Scholasticism, the Aristocrats are now, again, controlling most of the information, and manipulating it to justify & promulgate their narratives.
But they're using phony "partisan" politics to keep the common masses divided, busily distracted blaming & fighting against one another.
Note how the largest & most influential institutions (like the WEF), NGO's, and think tanks (like the CFR, the Atlantic Council, et al) each transcend those phony partisan politics.
And yet that seeming human instinct for "in-group" belonging, and subsequent groupthink mentality are being used against the common masses, as they continue to simply follow their leaders.
Leaders that are being propagandized and manipulated, first.
And much like during the age of the Inquisitions, any opposition to and/or challenges against this corrupted Establishment system is regarded as heresy, or lunacy, or even criminal.
True Dissidents face mass public-ridicule at best, legal prosecutions at worst.
This world desperately needs a new Enlightenment.
A real Enlightenment.
Not more pseudo-Liberal "education" (which has just taken the form of corporate indoctrination).
This world also needs far more people willing to question the presumptive "leaders".
19th-20th century Philosopher, Thinker, Logician and Polymath Bertrand Russell wrote:
"habit of basing convictions upon evidence, and of giving to them only that degree or certainty which the evidence warrants, would, if it became general, cure most of the ills from which the world suffers."
-Quoted in G Simmons Calculus Gems (New York 1992)-
This world desperately needs far more people willing to seek-out, find, and analyze the empirical evidence.
Those willing to question the conventional narratives, even continually question their own beliefs & biases, by relying on more data, evidence, and such.
Those unafraid of being labeled "eccentric" for their refusal to follow the Establishment-led Aristocratic system.
johnplatinumgoss permalink
Rare gems of philosophical thought are always welcome in comments on this blog. Thank you for the comment. Thank you for being aware. We must keep proselytising among the ovine somnambulists until they rise like lions from their slumber.
Thank you too for the links and your chart which I am just about to take a look at.
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Office of Ecological Sustainability
Recognizing the interrelatedness of all creation, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth's mission includes a commitment "to care for Earth." This has been a central value of the SCNs throughout our history, reflected in the many ways the SCNs care for God's creation. We reaffirmed this commitment at our 2018 General Assembly, when we directed ourselves to "intensify our efforts across the Congregation to address the destruction of natural resources and the ecological and environmental crisis." We invite you to join us in this commitment.
Below are some of our sustainability efforts and stories of action.
Value Statements
Our Office of Ecological Sustainability is guided by our mission and our congregational values. We have developed guidelines and value statements on caring for our land and the environment more broadly throughout the years. Below are a few documents that reflect our commitment to ecological sustainability.
Earth Statement
SCN Land and Building Guiding Values and Principles
General Assembly Directive 4B
Greenhouse Gas Emission Goal
Single-Use Plastics
Stories of Action
Resources and Community Partners
In seeking to "be a model of sustainable and regenerative living", the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have taken the following steps:
The SCNs believe that climate change is real and one of the greatest threats to the health and safety of all life on Earth, especially those who are poor and marginalized. In order to do our part to address this threat and to limit planetary warming to 1.5°C by 2100, we pledge to eliminate our greenhouse gas emissions by 2037 in the United States and Belize and by 2047 in India, Nepal, and Botswana. Below are some of the ways we are working towards this goal.
We pledge to drive fewer cars per population and increase the percentage of electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids.
We pledge to install or invest in additional solar panels to provide renewable energy.
We pledge to eat a more locally-grown, plant-based diet and grow more kitchen gardens. [link to Nazareth community garden section] [link recipe book here]
We pledge to pursue energy conservation efforts throughout our congregation.
We will examine our air travel emissions and commit funds for carbon offsets.
Stories about Greenhouse Gas Emission Goals
SCNs' Office of Ecological Sustainability Hosts Book Discussion on Climate Change
The SCNs' Office of Ecological Sustainability hosted a book discussion for the book "Under the Sky We Make: How to be Human in a Warming World." Over 170 registered for this event, mostly women religious and their associate members.
Environmental Impact of One's Diet
Join the Office of Ecological Sustainability in learning about the environmental impact of our diets as Nazareth's Julia Gerwe "journeys" around the Congregation to calculate the emissions behind a plate of food in India, Belize, Botswana, and the United States.
Gardening around the Congregation
For Sisters Anne Marie O'Shea and Ann Whittaker in Brockton, Massachusetts, the practice of gardening has provided a powerful avenue for community and peacebuilding. In line with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth's goal to grow a more locally-grown plant-based diet and to grow more kitchen gardens, Sister Anne Marie and Sister Ann share how their community motivated them to garden and how their garden allows them to live more sustainably.
Eliminating single-use plastics
Plastic waste is threatening waterways, aquatic habitats, and the ecological balance of our global communities. The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are doing our part to eliminate our consumption of single-use plastics through refusal to purchase plastics, reuse of materials, and the production and use of more sustainable materials.
We are eliminating plastic waste from our congregations in India.
We are eliminating single-use plastic materials on our campus at Nazareth, KY.
We are intentionally eliminating plastic waste and use from our communities in Louisville, KY.
We hope to alleviate global plastic waste by empowering communities in which we serve to reduce plastic consumption.
Stories of Eliminating Single-Use Plastics
Reducing our global water usage
Our world has a finite supply of freshwater, and climate change is exasperating the disparities in access to freshwater held by communities around the world. As a congregation, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth see water as a sacred resource and are working hard to use it responsibly.
We will do this by sustainably harvesting water in many of our local communities and ministry places.
We will do this by conserving water.
We will do this by treating rain as a resource.
Stories about reducing our global water usage
Nazareth to host Stream Team
The SCN's Office of Ecological Sustainability partners with New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future and Nelson County 4-H to host "Stream Team", a program educating youth about watersheds and water quality.
Bioswale at Nazareth
The Office of Ecological Sustainability and the Grounds Department of Nazareth Campus Service designed and installed a bioswale behind Villages II and above Froman Creek at Nazareth. To learn more about what a bioswale is and how it will help to mitigate stormwater runoff and erosion while increasing wildlife habitat, watch the following video.
Nepal water project
It's been almost three years since this dream project started. Soon it will be complete so people in this Nepali village may enjoy their right to safe drinking water.
Water with Blessings
Sister Barbara Flores, SCN, and her willing assistant and partner in ministry, Celia Usher, piled 20 white buckets and 2 large bags of Sawyer Water Filters into their vehicle and set out toward the rural St. Margaret Village to what turned out to be a very blessed...
Managing our land to promote maximum wildlife habitat and carbon sequestration
Biodiversity loss is occurring at an unprecedented rate around the world, and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth understand nature as God's handiwork bestowed upon us as stewards. We are taking an active role in supporting native habitats across our lands and supporting the biodiversity of nature.
We are transitioning agricultural fields from conventional corn and soybeans to native prairie.
We are increasing the number of native plant species in our landscaping.
We are managing our land as a habitat for native species, including federally threatened and at-risk populations.
Stories about wildlife habitat and carbon sequestration
Earth Day Cleanup at Nazareth
Join the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth's Office of Ecological Sustainability for an Earth Day Cleanup this Earth Day: Friday, April 22, 2022 from 9:00-11:00 am at Nazareth.
Invasive species removal workday at Nazareth
The SCN Office of Ecological Sustainability hosted an invasive species removal workday at Nazareth on Jan 24, 2022 in conjunction with the University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Master Naturalist Program.
Nazareth Tree Walk
The Office of Ecological Sustainability announces the release of the Nazareth Tree Walk. Designed to help interpret some of Nazareth's trees to guests and retreatants as they walk the campus, it also promotes native tree species and the important role they play in a healthy ecosystem.
Invasive plants 101 taught at Nazareth
The Office of Ecological Sustainability held a workshop on how to identify and remove invasive plants at Nazareth.
INDIA 75: An update from Mother Sebastian
Our story continues on November 5, 1947, as Mother Ann Sebastian shares an update with the Congregation, providing more details about the journey of the six India Pioneers:
INDIA 75: A Message from the Steel Executive
Our story continues on Oct. 29, 1947, as three more SCNs set sail for India.
Join the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in taking action to protect God's creation.
The SCN "Care for our Common Home" program provides specific ways individuals and organizations can live more sustainably. Click to learn more.
The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals provide a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". Click to learn more.
Advocacy from our Office of Social and Environmental Justice – Click to learn more.
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are grateful for the following community partners and resources that enhance our mission to care for Earth and our commitment to sustainability.
Tarumitra: Friends of the Trees, is a nationwide students' organization to promote ecological sensitivity in India.
New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future is a community non-profit organization that promotes sustainable thinking and sustainable development.
Explore the National Wildlife Foundation's Native Plant Finder to supplement your own landscaping.
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is a private land sanctuary with over 16,137 acres of land near Nazareth, KY.
Kentucky Interfaith Power and Light, a "community of congregations, faith-based organizations, and individuals of faith responding to climate change".
Pray this ecological examen offered by the Order of the Jesuits and the Ignatian Solidarity Network.
Reference progress that religious communities of women have been making toward the Sustainable Development Goals through the Global Sisters Report.
"Laudato Si" is an encyclical written by Pope Francis surrounding "care for our common home".
"Sacred Lands", a collaborative video about Catholic Sisters' spiritual relationship with the land.
The Catholic Climate Covenant is a non-profit organization formed by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM) is a collaboration among the faithful to respond to the contemporary ecological crisis.
Watch this recorded Butterfly Garden Workshop, hosted by our office and featuring local experts on native plants and pollinators, to learn how to plant your own butterfly garden.


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Under Armour responds to Curry 2 'Chef' shoe mockery: we're now truly in the footwear race
Rachel Arthur June 23, 2016
The Curry Two Low "Chef" shoe
You release a new product into the market and instantly it gets panned. Not just in a subtle, no one seems to want to buy it way, but in an explosion of negative responses all over social media kind of way. What do you do?
That was the challenge facing the team at Under Armour earlier this month, when its new Curry Two Low sneaker – a white-on-white low-top attached to basketball player Stephen Curry – got a true Twitter roasting for being "uncool". Now nicknamed the "Curry Chef" for its all-white, comfortable and functional kitchen appeal, it's also been referred to as everything from a nurse shoe to a dad's shoe. Not quite the market Under Armour is aiming for.
Speaking at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity today, David Droga, founder of Droga5, the agency of record for Under Armour, said: "When a hiccup like that happens, the usual client response is panic, retreat, mask or deny. In this case, the flurry of emails that came from [Kevin Plank, CEO and founder of Under Armour] said 'this is potentially f*cking amazing, we should lean into this'. That's exactly the sort of thing you want to hear. It's not about panicking, it's about how do you make something great?"
Plank, who was also on stage, admitted he was excited for the way in which it lit up Twitter, even as the sneaker was referred to as everything from a lawnmowing shoe to a barbecuing one. "I thought oh my gosh, after 20 years in business doing this, people finally care," he said. "That is everything you're trying to do in marketing… the worst thing in life is apathy; when no one cares if you show up or not. "
Under Armour celebrates 20 years in business this year and is on target to hit $5bn in revenue during 2016. Within that it's been making footwear for 13 years and selling them for 10. "It's taken a long tine to get to where we are now, but we're still developing the company we want to be," explained Plank.
He hopes to use the emotion driven from the launch of the Curry Two Low to move the business forward. It's proof, he commented, that it's no longer a two-horse race in footwear, but three – or in other words that Under Armour is now up there competing with Nike and adidas in that specific space.
Overall, Under Armour is now the number two sportswear brand in the US after Nike (it overtook adidas in early 2015). And that idea of competition and the competitive nature that Under Armour inherently has was discussed on a much broader scale too.
Plank referred to the idea of having moonshots, or big ambitions, in everything they do: "We don't think about what if a competitor makes a new fleece upper; we think about what if Amazon and Apple and Google decide to start making clothes? When we challenge our product teams, we start there." That future-proofing, provides them with the ability to never be on the back foot if competitors do release something, he said.
But ultimately his key message came down to always maintaining a point of view and having real belief in what you do. "You're not a brand if you don't have a point of view, in my opinion," he noted. "And the brand is everything. The brand, the brand, the brand – everything comes back to the brand."
Buy, build or partner: A new model of working with startups
Chanel & Farfetch roll out store of the future, ASOS's plastic pledge, Nike's blockchain patent
Hannah Reed December 16, 2019


Strongman begins the year with a brand new single titled 'Obi Pe' which means (Someone Loves) in English.
The new High Life single 'Obi Pe' features Ghanaian High Life king, Bisa Kdei. Download and enjoy below!


Our whole business is designed to protect the environment while producing healthy seafood. It is a core value for our company and staff.
Matorka is a world leader in sustainable and environmentally friendly fish farming. Our fish farms are run on green, sustainable energy, but at the same time are designed to minimize power use. Any carbon footprint the company makes is offset by tree planting and therefor the company is certified as carbon neutral. At Matorka we use geothermal waters to regulate temperatures at our farms. This gives us the ability to optimize growth by using sustainable energy.
Our farming activities are all on land, which eliminates the risk of escapees. This prevents farmed fish DNA from mixing with wild fish.
Our feed only uses fishmeal from cut-offs from local fish processing and therefor does not rely on the pelagic fishing.


The governors' work affects most aspects of the school's work. They establish, with the Headteacher, aims for the school, and approve policies – for the curriculum, behaviour and discipline, for example; and are responsible for the school's budget, the appointment of staff and the use and maintenance of the premises.
More generally, they are expected to be in touch with the local community and to help guide the school to meet the community's educational needs. They are also expected to help the school explain to the community what the school is trying to achieve for their children. The Governors, together as a body, have a range of legal responsibilities.
All governors are equally responsible and discharge their responsibilities as a body, not individually. The Parent Governors speak as parents: they can't speak for all parents – and the Governing Body as a whole reports to all the parents each year.
Open Afternoons - Where Governors are free to walk into lessons.
Chair of Governors meets fortnightly with the Headteacher.


The butterfly is a symbol for Jesus' resurrection. The Lord is risen; this is the heart of our FAITH.
The Monarch, "King" of butterflies, is a fitting symbol for our faith in Christ [King] Jesus.
Eastern Monarch butterflies winter in Mexico and begin a jouney northward in spring.
This "first generation" arrives in our southern states, lay eggs on milkweed plants and soon die.
Then a "second generation" goes through the Monarch's life cycle, egg, caterpillar, pupa to butterfly.
These fly north and the cycle is repeated. In mid to late summer a "third generation" reaches our area.
We help these Monarchs by planting nectar plants to nourish them and milkweed on which to lay their eggs.
A "fourth generation" matures and in the fall are ready to fly south on a one-time journey to Mexico.
Like the Monarch, in its amazing journey, we also Keep on Keeping on amidst life's challenges.
We live with the confidence that our lives do make a difference; this is the HOPE God gives us.
We Hope in the truth of our Lord's Prayer: "Thy kingdom come; thy will be done, on earth as in heaven."
God's creation is one of incredible beauty; if only we take more time to notice and express appreciation.
How beautiful to see a Monarch Butterfly take flight in the bright sunshine and land on a colorful flower!
Most beautful of all is the LOVE God has for us; the love we are given to share with one another.
The Bible compares God's love to light; Jesus challenges us who are his followers: "Let Your Light Shine."
We share God's love in faith that Jesus is alive, and in hope of God's kingdom coming on earth as in heaven!
We encourage the planting and tending of Monarch gardens, including needed milkweed and other nectar plants.
With a little tender loving care we provide for the Monarch on its journey and brighten our own life journey as well.
This summer, you will be able to see Monarch gardens at our church and at Roland & Nancy's home in Boonsboro.
Roland will also be able to help those get started who would like to plant their own Monarch Garden.
Share the beauty of God's creation and let the Monarch help you tell God's story of faith, hope and love!
Two more were found same day on a swamp milkweed; these were ready to transition to pupa stage by July 2.


The Patriot Type F Test Cup is made from the highest quality urethane available. This urethane is 3-4 times stronger than Nitrile rubber. The superior urethane used in our product allows for greater service life and durability.
Looking for something unique? We can manufacture Test Cups to meet any size & casing weight. If you need a specific connection or custom length mandrel or sub, we will work to customize your parts to suit your requirements. We also specialize in complete Cup Tester Assemblies which include Mandrels, Subs and Test Cups.


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H3 - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents
Sources of Borrowing and Fiscal Multipliers
Staff Working Paper 2018-32 Romanos Priftis, Srecko Zimic
This paper finds that debt-financed government spending multipliers vary considerably depending on the location of the debt buyer. In a sample of 33 countries, we find that government spending multipliers are larger when government purchases are financed by issuing debt to foreign investors (non-residents), compared with when government purchases are financed by issuing debt to home investors (residents).
Content Type(s): Staff Research, Staff Working Papers Topic(s): Debt Management, Economic models, Fiscal Policy, International financial markets JEL Code(s): E, E2, E6, E62, F, F4, F41, H, H3
Debt Overhang and Deleveraging in the US Household Sector: Gauging the Impact on Consumption
Staff Working Paper 2015-47 Bruno Albuquerque, Georgi Krustev
Using a novel dataset for the US states, this paper examines whether household debt and the protracted debt deleveraging help explain the dismal performance of US consumption since 2007, in the aftermath of the housing bubble.
Content Type(s): Staff Research, Staff Working Papers Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Econometric and statistical methods, International topics JEL Code(s): C, C1, C13, C2, C23, C5, C52, D, D1, D12, H, H3, H31
Uncertain Fiscal Consolidations
Staff Working Paper 2013-26 Huixin Bi, Eric M. Leeper, Campbell Leith
The paper explores the macroeconomic consequences of fiscal consolidations whose timing and composition - either tax- or spending-based - are uncertain.
Content Type(s): Staff Research, Staff Working Papers Topic(s): Economic models, Fiscal Policy, Uncertainty and monetary policy JEL Code(s): E, E6, E62, E63, H, H3, H30, H6, H60
Household Borrowing and Spending in Canada
Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2011-2012 Jeannine Bailliu, Katya Kartashova, Césaire Meh
Understanding how much of the increased debt load of Canadian households has been used to finance household spending on consumption and home renovation is important for the conduct of monetary policy. In this article, the authors use a comprehensive data set that provides information on the uses of debt by Canadian households. They first present some facts regarding the evolution of Canadian household debt over the period from 1999 to 2010, emphasizing the increased importance of debt flows that are secured by housing. They then explore how Canadian households have used their borrowed funds over the same period, and assess the role of these borrowed funds in financing total consumption and spending on home renovation. Finally, they examine the possible effects of a decline in house prices on consumption when housing equity is used as collateral against household indebtedness.
Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review Article Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Domestic demand and components, Transmission of monetary policy JEL Code(s): E, E2, E21, E5, E51, H, H3, H31
Sovereign Default Risk Premia, Fiscal Limits and Fiscal Policy
Staff Working Paper 2011-10 Huixin Bi
We develop a closed economy model to study the interactions among sovereign risk premia, fiscal limits, and fiscal policy. The stochastic fiscal limits, which measure the ability and willingness of the government to service its debt, arise endogenously from a dynamic Laffer curve.
Content Type(s): Staff Research, Staff Working Papers Topic(s): Fiscal Policy, International topics JEL Code(s): E, E6, E62, H, H3, H30, H6, H60
On Fiscal Multipliers: Estimates from a Medium Scale DSGE Model
Staff Working Paper 2010-30 Sarah Zubairy
This paper contributes to the debate on fiscal multipliers, in the context of a structural model. I estimate a micro-founded dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model, that features a rich fiscal policy block and a transmission mechanism for government spending shocks, using Bayesian techniques for US data.
Content Type(s): Staff Research, Staff Working Papers Topic(s): Economic models, Fiscal Policy JEL Code(s): C, C1, C11, E, E3, E32, E6, E62, H, H3, H30
Trends in U.S. Hours and the Labor Wedge
Staff Working Paper 2010-28 Simona Cociuba, Alexander Ueberfeldt
From 1980 until 2007, U.S. average hours worked increased by thirteen percent, due to a large increase in female hours. At the same time, the U.S. labor wedge, measured as the discrepancy between a representative household's marginal rate of substitution between consumption and leisure and the marginal product of labor, declined substantially.
Content Type(s): Staff Research, Staff Working Papers Topic(s): Economic models, Labour markets, Potential output JEL Code(s): E, E2, E24, H, H2, H20, H3, H31, J, J2, J22
The Global Effects of U.S. Fiscal Policy
Staff Discussion Paper 2008-8 Kimberly Beaton
The author examines the global impact of U.S. fiscal policy using the Bank of Canada's Global Economy Model (Lalonde and Muir 2007). In particular, she examines the global macroeconomic implications of the expiration of major tax cuts in the United States and of expected increases in U.S. entitlement program expenditures.
Content Type(s): Staff Research, Staff Discussion Papers Topic(s): Fiscal Policy, International topics, Regional economic developments JEL Code(s): H, H0, H2, H3
The Effects of Budget Rules on Fiscal Performance and Macroeconomic Stabilization
Staff Working Paper 1997-15 Jonathan Millar
Budget rules can be defined as legislated or constitutional constraints on government deficits, taxes, expenditures, or debt. This paper reviews the budget rules recently legislated in six of Canada's provinces and both of its territories, as well as budget rules in other OECD countries.
Content Type(s): Staff Research, Staff Working Papers Topic(s): Fiscal Policy JEL Code(s): E, E6, E62, H, H3, H6, H61
Government Debt in an Open Economy
Technical Report No. 58 Douglas Laxton, Robert Tetlow
This paper introduces the CORE model, a prototype for a new quarterly model of the Canadian economy, designed for projections and policy analysis with focus beyond the very short run. The model has a clearly defined equilibrium and explicit adjustment mechanisms, primarily through relative prices, that are dynamically stable. Overlaid on a neo-classical growth model […]
Content Type(s): Technical Reports Topic(s): Fiscal Policy JEL Code(s): C, C5, C53, F, F3, F32, H, H3, H30, H6, H60


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Home Congress
McCarthy Calls For Swalwell's Removal, Questions How Much Pelosi & Schiff Knew About Alleged Spy
[Image source: Fox News video screenshot. MSNBC video screenshot. C-SPAN video screenshots. Swamp Drain compilation].
Posted By: Lindsey Michelle December 9, 2020
According to a report by Axios that was released on Monday, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), who is a member of the House Intelligence Committee, was targeted by a Chinese national named Fang Fang — aka Christina Fang — an alleged operative for China's Ministry of State Security, which is the country's intelligence organization, as reported by The Freedom Times.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) called for Swalwell to be "removed from Congress", suggesting he is "a national security liability" following the allegations that he was involved with a suspected Chinese spy.
Rep. McCarthy spoke with Fox News host Laura Ingraham on "The Ingraham Angle" Tuesday, wondering, "Why is [Swalwell] still on the Intel Committee, and why is he still a member of Congress?"
"This is only the tip of the iceberg because remember what we're hearing. These are Chinese spies that go down to the level of a mayor. They court and help a city council member become a congressman. This congressman now gets on the intel committee. They are only selected from the intel committee by the leaders of their party, meaning Nancy Pelosi. Nancy Pelosi is one of the Gang of Eight, along with myself," McCarthy said.
"Did Nancy Pelosi know this had transpired when she put him on the committee?" he asked. "We have our Senator Dianne Feinstein, for two decades, the personal assistant to hear all the private phone calls in the car and others, a Chinese spy."
"Why did the Democrats pull out of the bipartisan China Task Force I had set up?" McCarthy questioned. "Why did Speaker Pelosi pull out of that? Why have they denied certain bills that would hold China accountable that have passed the Senate not come to the floor? Why do they focus on Silicon Valley members of Congress?" Continued Below
"Did Adam Schiff know as chairman of that committee that he had this problem? Remember what the intel committee gets: information that no other members are able to see and remember what this member did. He was so preoccupied going after this president, he wasn't protecting our country from bad actors," Rep. McCarthy pointed out.
When pressed by Politico to comment on the report from Axios, Swalwell said he is convinced that President Trump is behind the timing of the report's release, and he suspects it was done to hurt him politically in retaliation for his criticism and actions taken against the President, reported The Freedom Times.
"I've been a critic of the president. I've spoken out against him. I was on both committees that worked to impeach him. The timing feels like that should be looked at," Swalwell told Politico. Video Below
Swalwell added: "What it appears though that this person — as the story reports — was unsuccessful in whatever they were trying to do. But if intelligence officials are trying to weaponize someone's cooperation, they are essentially seeking to do what this person was not able to do, which is to try and discredit someone."
McCarthy responded, telling Ingraham, "Remember what Swalwell said: He accused the president of everything that he did by lying to the American public and sitting on the Intel Committee. Not only should he be removed from the intel, he should be removed from Congress as well. … And when did Adam Schiff know and when did the Speaker know? The Speaker appoints the Democrats in that committee."
McCarthy: Why is Swalwell still in Congress after China spy report? pic.twitter.com/wmJcFc0Ptx
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) December 9, 2020
Rep. McCarthy also wrote on Twitter Tuesday, "Swalwell is a national security liability".
Rep. Swalwell has long been disqualified from serving on the Intel Committee. For years he peddled Russian disinformation for political gain.
Now we find out he was involved in an effort by a reported spy to gather info for China.
Swalwell is a national security liability.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) December 8, 2020
*Update* Swalwell has reportedly been removed from House Intel Committee, according to Tricia Flanagan, GOP Senate candidate.
Democrat U.S. House Rep Eric Swalwell @RepSwalwell is removed from House Intel Committee after Chinese spy link is found https://t.co/lcVphqGf76
— Tricia Flanagan (R-NJ) For U.S. Senate (@NewDayForNJ) December 9, 2020
Release it all. Americans want transparency especially since it looks like the Chinese Communist Party has totally infiltrated the democrat party. https://t.co/ja5l3WSvLa
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) December 9, 2020
(Related: Democrat Fmr CIA Officer Calls Swalwell The 'Dumbest Man In America' Following Flynn's Transcript Release)


This article isn't about the knockoffs that say they're from "Tamika Tawny" instead of "Takara Tomy" or "Hardhead" is named "Thick Skull," this is about the KOs that seemingly give no warning that they are not the official product. "Right Now" because this is all very specific to this moment in time and could change at any moment.
Looks real doesn't it? Well, surprise, it is not. Some unscrupulous companies are trying to completely fake the official product. They are doing it with more speed and efficiency now than ever. Here are a few things to look for to make sure you don't get scrapped when you purchase a Masterpiece Transformer.
I don't know why they go so far to recreate the packaging and skip such a simple step, but most KOs do not have a hologram sticker on the bottom. Now, not all Takara MPs have holograms, so you are going to want to Google whether the figure in question should carry one or not.
The real thing is rather unmistakable. Sometimes they will put a shiny sticker there, but it's extremely rare to find a KO with a full-on hologram sticker on the bottom.
Well, everything looks right here, it just…wait a minute!
Hachi machi. Again, such a small step and they would have nailed it. For some reason the KO companies have trouble getting the triangle onto the forehead of the Autobot and Decepticon faction symbols, loads of videos on the KOs don't mention this for some reason.
Both sides of the war face this issue it seems.
Here is the real deal. If you're reading this, you are probably able to spot the difference.
This is odd and specific, but sometimes parts from other companies will be substituted for the real thing. This KO Soundwave for instance, seems to come equipped with hands that are remarkably similar to Keith's Fantasy Club pose-able hands.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If you see a Masterpiece Transformer priced around $30, or half the price it's supposed to be, immediately start questioning, then ask to see all of the items listed above.


Buying and selling real estate brings us great pride and satisfaction, and we would like to share this experience with you. The McGowan Home Team provides the guidance, knowledge, unwavering tenacity and integrity you should expect from your realtor. On the buying side, we use our expertise and knowledge of the area to find you exactly what you are looking for at the right price. On the selling side, we aim to maximize your earnings while minimizing your property's time on the market.
We believe that open, honest communication and trust are key to having a smooth, seamless real estate experience, and we dedicate ourselves to upholding these values. Most importantly, because we appreciate our clients and the trust they place in us, we are inspired to work hard and be successful for them.
Provide the McGowan Home Team with the opportunity to work with you on this very important investment and you will receive the exceptional service you deserve.


On more than one occasion you've probably needed to boot your PC with a LiveCD or from a USB. From now on, you have another possibility. With DriveDroid you can boot your PC from Android.
Boot your PC with an image stored on your smartphone.
Whether you need to launch the Windows recovery disc or you want to try out a Linux distribution on your computer, you can make use of DriveDroid. You no longer have to burn CDs or have an empty pendrive at hand.
What do I need to make DriveDroid work?
Download or copy the ISO image onto the memory of your smartphone.
Select it from the application's options.
Connect the device to your PC by USB cable.
Configure the BIOS to boot from USB.
As easy as that, by downloading DriveDroid free for Android you can boot your PC from your smartphone.


A pair of console tables of carved and gilt wood, each raised on two scrolling legs which rest, at the base, on a rectangular plinth.
In the centre of the plinth, between each of the two feet, is a carved and gilt shell. The legs, rising to the corners of each table, terminate in elaborate acanthus scrolls and swags, and garlands of fruit and flowers. The friezes are decorated with swags and garlands each centering on an oval panel surrounded by scrollwork. The tables are surmounted by green marble tops.


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Q: Query returning 1st cell in range although condition is not met (Google Sheets) I'm a first time query-user, so I'm out of my depth for fixing this myself.
Here's what I have and am looking to accomplish in two separate Google Sheets spreadsheets:

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*Spreadsheet1 - column A contains a list of names, column B contains a checkbox for true or false

*Spreadsheet2 - import list of names from Spreadsheet1 column A where column B is true (and transpose the names so they appear in columns)

This is the formula I'm using in Spreadsheet2:
=TRANSPOSE(QUERY(IMPORTRANGE(LinkToSpreadsheet1,"Sheet1!A39:B51"),"Select Col1 where Col2 = TRUE",1))
The problem I'm facing is:
When column B in Spreadsheet1 contains only FALSE results, the formula is still returning cell A39 as the result, rather than returning no result.
I've also tested that when column B in Spreadsheet1 does contain a TRUE result (for example cell B48 = TRUE), but A39 is FALSE -- it is still returning cell A39 in addition to the matching TRUE cell of A48.

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The problem I'm facing is:
When column B in Spreadsheet1 contains only FALSE results, the formula is still >returning cell A39 as the result, rather than returning no result.

that's because you use 1 as 3rd query parameter. you should use 0. try:
=IFERROR(TRANSPOSE(QUERY(IMPORTRANGE(LinkToSpreadsheet1,"Sheet1!A39:B51"),
 "select Col1 where Col2 = TRUE", 0)))

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The Ligue nationale de basket (LNB; English: National Basketball League) is the governing body of men's professional club basketball in France. The LNB organises the first-tier Pro A and the second-tier Pro B. Additionally, the federation annually organises the Leaders Cup, Match des Champions and LNB All-Star Game. The LNB was established in 1987 by a committee consisting of high level professional clubs from France. In 1990, the LNB overtook the CCHN as the organizer of the top tier competition in France.

List of presidents
1987–1999: Jean Bayle-Lespitau
1999–2003: Alain Pelletier
2003–2010: René Le Goff
2010–2011: Jean-Luc Desfoux
2011–present: Alain Béral

See also
LNB Pro A
LNB Pro B
LNB All-Star Game
List of basketball clubs in France

References

External links
Official Site

Basketball governing bodies in Europe

Basketball

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China set to confront climate change, defend growth
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's first plan for climate change will seek to fortify the country against damage from global warming but also against international pressure to cut greenhouse gas pollution that Beijing calls the cost of growth.
Smoke billows from a cement plant in Baokang, central China's Hubei province June 2, 2007. China's first plan for climate change will seek to fortify the country against damage from global warming but also against international pressure to cut greenhouse gas pollution that Beijing calls the cost of growth. REUTERS/Stringer
China will unveil its national plan on Monday, two days before President Hu Jintao attends a meeting of Group of Eight leaders in Germany at which global warming will feature.
Beijing has already signaled that the plan is meant as a defensive policy wall to limit damage from rising seas, worsening droughts and melting glaciers, but also to protect ambitious growth goals from possible greenhouse gas quotas that it fears would cripple development.
"Global climate warming is already an undeniable fact having serious consequences for natural ecosystems and for humankind," a cabinet meeting chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao agreed on Friday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
But China would "insist on responding to climate change within a framework of sustainable development", the cabinet said at the meeting which approved the plan.
"If developing countries' greenhouse gas emissions are restricted, their scope for development and their residents' living standards will inevitably be severely impaired," Pan Jiahua, a senior Chinese climate policy researcher who helped draft the plan said in an official newspaper on Thursday.
The dilemma facing politicians is that China is both a massive and growing greenhouse gas polluter and a populous, largely poor country seeking to rise to the ranks of wealthy world powers.
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This year or next China is likely to overtake the United States to become the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, the main industrial greenhouse gas trapping solar heat in the atmosphere with potentially calamitous results.
But spread over a population of over 1.3 billion, including hundreds of millions of poor farmers, China's per capita emissions are a fraction of rich countries'.
China's emissions per head are one-fifth of the United States', officials said on Thursday.
They gave no further details, but per capita emissions in 2000 were under one sixth of U.S. levels. The government is currently doing an inventory of emissions, and officials usually say they have yet to make an accurate picture of current levels.
"We need to find ways to contain emissions. The contradiction facing China is that we also have the goals of developing the economy and creating jobs," Zou Ji, a Beijing climate policy expert who helped draft the plan, told Reuters earlier.
Contention is set to intensify as negotiations open on extending a U.N. treaty on global warming and emissions beyond 2012, when the first phase of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol ends.
China and other developing countries signed that treaty, but under current rules they do not have to set goals for emissions. The United States pulled out in 2001, saying Kyoto should not have excluded developing nations from the first phase of emissions targets.
But Chinese officials have pointed instead to efforts to cut the energy used to generate each unit of gross domestic product (GDP) by 20 percent of 2005 levels by 2010.
U.S. President George Bush has called on China and India to join in fresh talks on curbing greenhouse gases.
China says wealthy economies must lead the way by cutting their own emissions and sharing more energy-saving technology.
"Developed countries are using every opportunity to push for negotiations on emissions reductions and caps for developing countries," climate policy official Lu Xuedu wrote recently in a Chinese magazine, Business Watch.
"This has forced developing countries to have no choice but be exceedingly cautious in climate change treaty negotiations and to defend themselves to the hilt."


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Helping a healthcare organization promote mental health with their concept of text-based support groups for people with mental ailments.
Since 2017, Marigold Health has been working day and night under founder, Ravi Shah, to tackle one of the most prevalent health conditions in the world today, mental health. Named as 'One of the most disruptive startups by the APA in 2018, Marigold health wants to bring attention to mental health and provide care to people suffering from it using technology and mobility. Marigold Health gives patients with mental health or substance abuse issues 24/7 access to a text-based group support with healthcare professionals that can help them talk their problems out, catch clinical complications early, and increase the capacity of current providers.
n 2019, in his hunt to find the best establishment to help him with his mission, he came across NativeBase, our UI Library for React Native, which led him to us. He explored our past experiences and the work that we had done for our clientele, which won him over and brought him to our mailbox.
In our first discussion, we convinced him that we were the right people for the job and took the transaction forward. He explained his mission and his requirements to us, which, if plainly put, was an overhaul of the existing app for Marigold using the latest technology and divide functionality of the platform into two separate apps. To make this happen, we decided on a fixed scope & timeline engagement, spread across multiple phases. The first phase would last for 7 weeks, which would include development and release of both apps.
The phases that would follow would include addition of new features for the app and support for the released product through another engagement, which is ongoing.
The project demanded the following requirements:
Two mobile apps built in React Native. One for moderators and one for members.
The app needed to be HIPPA compliant.
Features such as group chat rooms, moderator privileges and synchronous chat controls.
Development of additional features and support for released products.
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With a fixed time model engaged for the project, there was a lot of work to be done in a fixed amount of time. The project was of a sensitive nature and needed great expertise and finesse when being developed. To make it happen, we employed 3 developers who were experts in React to handle the tasks, with a Product Manager spearheading the process, who were all being supervised by an Engineering Manager. Keeping availability and other engagements in mind, the developers were rotated with prior knowledge of the client.
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The entire project was divided into 12 milestones, which ranged in duration and accomplished a set of tasks individually. The first 3 & the 6th milestone dealt with the creation and completion of a working UI with three focused on integration and the rest for adding finesse to the apps in question. The app was to have 3 major types of users: Patients, Semi-Moderators (recovered patients) & Moderators, each with their own set views, privileges and features. Some basic features of the app include an able chat messenger for patients to chat on, form creation and sending capabilities for moderators to send them to patients to fill and adding them to the relevant groups based on their choices and the ability to flag and add reactions to messages that may be intercepted by semi-moderators and acted upon, amongst many others.
In the development of the app, a combination of React, React Native & FeatherJS was used with Redux & mobx-state-tree to manage states. The first features that were implemented were account creation and authentication based (sign-up, sign-in, forgot password etc.), followed by chat room creation, adding/removing users, waiting screens, forms creation, filling and response storage, crash reports, customization tools, dark mode et cetera. A new feature of icebreakers was added in the apps which were introductory messages for new patients in a user group. All these features were discussed on by the client and the dev. team for application, feasibility and relevance before actual implementation. The feature was then created, shared with the client and then integrated with the entire app.
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PubNub was the API used to enable chat services.
MixPanel was used for application behavior management.
Bitrise was the choice of tool for CI & delivery, with Aptible for compliance assurance.
A total of 12 milestones were set and completed to see the product reach fruition.
The UI was not an issue as an app did exist previously and the UI screens were pre-designed by the client, so the design team had no involvement in the project.
After successful integration of features, the build was passed on to the testing team which performed manual testing on the app using Sentry. The feature was rigorously tested under all imaginable circumstances to make sure that it is stable, and through every iteration, existing features were re-tested to ensure stability. Once tested and approved by the client, the feature was pushed into production , where some critical features were tested again in production environment.
With so much to do, challenges and obstacles crept in during the development of the product. The first challenge was to make sure that the push notification delivered to users were encrypted. This was achieved through the process being done within the native layer of the extensions used for push notifications. Another one surfaced while using Mixpanel where the events were synchronised for different clients with different decryption keys at the native layer itself. The chat feature was to serve more functionality when compared to traditional chat applications in the market, so realtime performance was an issue. This was solved by implementing an efficient codebase underneath the chat APIs. Finally, one feature that stood out was the 'Synchronous Chat', which enabled moderators to pause all activities of users in a group chat to give the spotlight to a single user. This was a tricky feature to implement but our developers thought throught their heads and made it happen.
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Marigold health is currently ongoing with new features coming in and support being offered for the existing apps. Overall, the client is extremely happy with how the product turned out. He gave special emphasis to the team's ability to undertake and adapt to changes during the development cycle and integrating all features till date seamlessly and effectively. Till now, the product released works as intended. We are glad to be a part of Marigold Health's noble endeavour to bring awareness towards the importance of mental health and provide support and help to people suffering from it on a 24x7 clock. With the platform becoming more robust and versatile by the day, we're eager to explore the possibilities it can bring.
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From what i have seen of the omni in all the videos i have watched it would appear that the walking and running are not that different. After you get used to it i would imagine it wouldn't be that hard to run on it the same way you walk. But i have seen Jan running on it just fine. But he has been using it for a lot longer time than anyone. But naturally the way it is made then the walking and running will be different and will take getting used to.
In all seriousness though, I think the concave shape of the base helps simulate a natural gait whatever speed you're going at.
"The Omni actually is being tracked as a joystick input rather than keyboard strokes mentioned in our previous tracking method. Therefore, when you start to run in the Omni, your speed increases to the faster speed set in the game. You may customize the speed to your preference".
So it sounds promising to me.


As I've mention in my last post. I have recently challenge myself with a monmouth task of creating a trio of street snacks from Southeast Asia. This is the final dish that complete the wonderful trio. The whole cooking process took me almost 2 hours from start to finish, which explains why I am currently smirking and feeling slightly pleased with myself for achieving this feat.
For those with keen eyes and avid follower of my blog. You will noticed this creation is born out of frugality as quite a few of the ingredients featured were from my previous cooking such as the beef and enoki mushrooms from Japanese Beef Hotpot (Sukiyaki すき焼き) and shiso leaves from Pan-fried herrings. They were delicious being used here in this Vietnamese rice rolls. By first marinating the beef and then quickly seared it in a hot pan, you get a smoky subtle sweetness. The shiso complemented the lightly charred beef with an aromatic, minty flavour, not dissimilar to the taste of Vietnamese mint. Then you get a fruity pineapple along with some crunchy cucumber and all the rest of the fresh herbs which just made this a perfect combination. Along with the piquant dipping sauce, this will make a perfect appetizer or a light lunch......the only other ingredient you will need is some glorious sunshine to go with.
To make the dipping sauce, combine all the ingredients together in a bowl and stir to mix well. Make sure the sugar are fully dissolved. Set aside.
In a bowl, put the beef, garlic, soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper and leave to marinate for 30 minutes. After this time, heat up the oil in a large frying pan. When smoking, add the beef and fry for 1-2 minutes, until the beef is browned and cooked.
When ready to roll the wrap, dip a rice paper in a bowl of warm water for a few second to soften. Lay onto a working top and repeat with a second rice paper. Lay this onto the first rice paper to strengthen it, thus preventing the filling from bursting through later when rolled.
Arrange about 2 shiso leaves, if using, some beef, a small serving each of pineapple chunks, enoki, chives, coriander and mint (if not using shiso) in the middle of the wrappers.
Lift from the end nearest to you and fold over the filling. Fold in both sides of the wrappers and roll tightly away from you to form a cigar shape. Repeat with the rest.
Sliced diagonally for presentation and serve immediately with the dipping sauce on the side.


Researchers peering into Earth's interior found two continent-sized structures that upend our picture of the mantle. What could their existence mean for us back on Earth's surface?
Some 2,000 kilometers beneath our feet, there are enormous masses of hot mantle material that have baffled scientists for the last 4 decades.
The blobs, as some scientists have taken to calling them, are the length of continents and stretch 100 times higher than Mount Everest. They sit at the bottom of Earth's rocky mantle above the molten outer core, a place so deep that Earth's elements are squeezed beyond recognition. The blobs are made of rock, just like the rest of the mantle, but they may be hotter and heavier and hold a key to unlocking the story of Earth's past.
Scientists first spotted the blobs in the late 1970s. Researchers had just invented a new way to peer inside Earth: seismic tomography. When an earthquake shakes the planet, it lets out waves of energy in all directions. Scientists track those waves when they reach the surface and calculate where they came from. By looking at the travel times of waves from many earthquakes, taken from thousands of instruments around the globe, scientists can reverse engineer a picture of Earth's interior. The process is similar to a doctor using an ultrasound device to image a fetus in the womb.
"Ultimately, a lot of people believe plate tectonics are one of the reasons why we have life on Earth," said geophysicist Harriet Lau at Harvard University. Scientists believe these blobs play a role in many of the processes of the deep Earth, including plate tectonics and volcanism.
Once researchers began to form a picture of inner Earth, they started to see things they never imagined.
"It was very clear in those models from the get-go that at the bottom of Earth's mantle, nearly halfway to the center, there were these huge zones where the waves traveled more slowly," said Ed Garnero, professor of Earth and space exploration at Arizona State University.
The slow-wave velocity zones are concentrated in two locations: One lies under the Pacific Ocean, and the other sits under Africa and part of the Atlantic Ocean. They appeared like "massive mountains on the core-mantle boundary," said seismologist Sanne Cottaar from the University of Cambridge. Other researchers describe them as conical pits of gravel sitting "all on top of each other" or like giant sand piles. The blobs are so large that if they sat on Earth's surface, the International Space Station would need to navigate around them.
There is little doubt that the blobs exist, yet scientists have no idea what they are. A recent paper said the blobs "remain enigmatic." Scientists can't even decide on what to call them. They go by many names, most commonly LLSVP, which stands for large low shear velocity provinces.
Part of the reason for this mystery is what Earth scientists have always struggled with: They will never be able to visit the inside of Earth. "We know less about what's deep below our feet than the surface of the Sun or the Moon or Mars," said University College London researcher Paula Koelemeijer. Scientists are constantly trying to come up with new ways to peek inside Earth indirectly.
Fortunately, technological advancements in sensing miniscule wobbles within Earth, as well as efforts to outfit more locations with instruments, have been propelling the field forward. Several recent studies in cutting-edge techniques are bringing new insights to the table.
Much of the blobs' mystery hinges on pinpointing what they are made of. Most seismic readings cannot determine the density of the material because changes in wave velocity depend on multiple factors, such as rock composition. Not knowing the density leaves many "doors open," said mineral physicist Dan Shim from Arizona State University.
Shim has seen the debate about the blobs' material raging since he was a graduate student in the 1990s. "I've watched this whole controversy throughout my career," he said. Researchers have argued back and forth about whether the masses are made of dense piles of chemically unique rock or bouncy lava lamp plumes that are headed for the crust above.
Two recent studies, which found a way to measure density without traditional seismic methods, suggest a more complex view than before.
As the Sun and the Moon pull on Earth, the entire planet flexes and stretches.
Twice a day, Earth's crust rises and falls with the tides. Although we're more familiar with ocean tides, the solid Earth experiences the same forces as our oceans. As the Sun and the Moon pull on Earth, the entire planet flexes and stretches. In some places, the surface of Earth rises and falls by as much as 40 centimeters.
Harriet Lau, a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University, heard about Yuan's work and saw an opportunity with the global data set. "It just so happens that body tides, or solid Earth tides, are very sensitive to density structure," she said. These tides could fill in the knowledge gap that traveling waves used in seismic tomography could not.
Lau created dozens of models to explain the skewed Earth tides and compared them with Yuan's data. She found that the models that fit the real-world data the best were those with blobs denser than the surrounding mantle. These findings, published in Nature in 2017, argued that the blobs have some sort of "compositional differences" than the rest of the mantle.
Meanwhile, another study suggested the opposite of what Lau's study found.
Paula Koelemeijer began studying normal mode oscillations as a graduate student in 2008. "At the time, not many people were using them," she said, despite the fact that they are a "very powerful way of thinking about the Earth." Normal modes reveal details that more conventional seismic methods miss but are "difficult to develop an intuition for," she said.
Many seismologists analyze waves coming out of Earth, but not all waves act alike. The images that map Earth's interior use what's called body waves. Similar to sound waves that travel through the atmosphere from someone's mouth to another person's ear across the room, these waves travel through Earth from one place to the next.
But there are certain kinds of waves that do not travel as much as they vibrate. This type of wave is called a standing wave, and it's the type that shudders a violin string. "When you're thinking of a standing wave, you're looking at the whole resonating at the same time," said Koelemeijer. "Like, it's a bell that's been hit and it's vibrating as a whole." Earthquakes trigger both types of waves, and seismometers detect them at the surface.
In Koelemeijer's recent study, she picked a type of normal modes called Stoneley modes that vibrate depending on the density of the blobs. Her team analyzed records of ground movement in the days following large-magnitude earthquakes, looking for the low-frequency vibrations of standing waves. Comparing their results with models, they found that the blobs must be less dense than the surrounding mantle to explain several constraints, like the shape of the core.
When asked how the two studies reconcile, the researchers suggested that both papers could be correct.
"One way to perhaps reconcile Harriet Lau and my work is that this dense material is not distributed over a very large depth range," Koelemeijer explained. Perhaps the blobs are densest in a sliver right next to the core, a detail that Koelemeijer could not rule out in her analysis. Lau echoed this suggestion. "I'm not actually worried at all about this seeming contradiction," she said. The results simply help them "fine-tune" their conclusions, she said.
The blobs received their nickname partly because of their soft, lump-like shape in seismic tomography maps. But what if their structure was actually more delicate?
When seismologist Ed Garnero's wife was pregnant with twins in 2002, he remembers going to the doctor for an ultrasound. Despite the new 3-D imaging technology, he said the low-resolution images on the screen were off-putting. "It looked like the brains were floating off to the side. It was really weird," he said.
In seismic tomography, researchers deal with similar problems. The blobs received their nickname partly because of their soft, lump-like shape in seismic tomography maps. But what if their structure was actually more delicate? And could knowing the shape of the blobs better help researchers constrain their density?
Last December, doctoral student Maria Tsekhmistrenko from the University of Oxford presented some of the most revealing images of the structures to date. At a session at AGU's Fall Meeting, Tsekhmistrenko showed her seismic tomography maps of about half of the blob under Africa. The images come from an extensive seismometer project that deployed sensors on the ocean floor around Madagascar.
Using a collection of different types of waves, Tsekhmistrenko revealed the jagged and angled sides of the blob and its plumes above it, showing very little of the softness suggested by earlier tomography maps. Taken together, the whole structure looks like a tree that branches up to hot spot volcanoes at the surface, said Tsekhmistrenko's adviser, Karin Sigloch.
Garnero, who saw the presentation, said that it was "the best Earth interior imaging presentation I've seen at AGU." He added that scientists who study the movement of the inner Earth, called geodynamicists, may be excited to get their hands on Tsekhmistrenko's images.
"The slope of that structure turns out to be hugely important in constraining its density," he said. "That's really important for dynamicists." Tsekhmistrenko has already heard from one geodynamicist planning to simulate the structures in a future model.
Despite critical advances in seismology, the quest to understand the blobs is "an inherently interdisciplinary problem," said geologist Ved Lekic of the University of Maryland.
Mineral physicists, for example, measure how waves travel through rocks under extraordinary pressures to improve seismology models. Geochemists scour Earth to collect rocks from volcanoes, looking for clues of unique chemical reservoirs that could be linked to the blobs. And modelers construct intricate webs of code to evolve the mantle over billions of years, simulating how the blobs came to form.
Earth is the only planet known to contain plate tectonics, and recent research has suggested that tectonics may help sustain life by delivering a steady stream of nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus, to the surface. And yet researchers aren't sure what causes plate tectonic movement, let alone the blobs.
Ultimately, the road to uncovering the mysteries may be long, said Garnero. "This is a slow-motion discovery, it's a community thing," said Garnero, who has worked on the blobs for the last 15 years.
Citation: Duncombe, J. (2019), The unsolved mystery of the Earth blobs, Eos, 100, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EO117193. Published on 27 February 2019.


Cleve W. Gruler, 89, Missoula, Mont., died Monday, December 17, 2007.
Cleve and Lily, his wife of 63 years, raised three daughters in Winona. Cleve practiced as a chiropractic physician for more than 50 years locally.
His ashes will return to Winona and be set free on the Mississippi River in 2008.


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Has anybody read the books by by Bill McCay? (Rebellion etc.) i know they are not about the series, but i would like to know if they are worth buying?
As long as you don't try to fit this series of books into the shows they are very good. I enjoyed the series myself and have loaned them to my parents. They also enjoyed them as well. I have also read Stargate SG-1, The price you pay, and am now reading The first amendment, all written by Ashley McConnell. They are more in line with the TV series. There's also a new one comeing out next month which I have pre ordered from amazon.com. I hope they keep the books and shows comeing for a few more years at least.
thanks, when i get financial again, i will order them.
is there any mention of characters that could be sam or teal'c joining SG-1 in reconnaissance? i've just ordered it from my bookshop, and i expect they'll need a physicist. barbara shore, perhaps?
These books are a continuation of sorts from the orginal movie.
I loved them, did you ever get them?


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The Assassination of Richard Nixon (review)
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In 1974, a man named Sam Bicke hatched a plot to hijack an airplane and crash it into the White House, the occupant of which he saw as the cause of all his many failures as a man, and he actually got as far as killing the pilot of a plane on the tarmac in Baltimore before he was shot to death by police. This is not the true story of Sam Bicke — this is, instead, a "fictionalized dramatization," which, it seems to me, translates as: Niels Mueller (who directed, and wrote the screenplay with Kevin Kennedy) had some messages to send about how contemporary life drives people crazy and thought hanging them on a story about a thwarted assassin would be a good way to do it. Unfortunately, Mueller forgot Samuel Goldwyn's classic directive about the best way to send messages (via Western Union, not movies). Sure, Sean Penn (Mystic River) is intent and tenacious as Bicke, a worm of a man who's a disaster at everything he touches, from ordinary, everyday social interactions to his marriage, from his sales job to his pathetic bid to start his own business. But Mueller's exploration of Bicke's motives is so anemic that the film — which, Mueller stresses has nothing to do with 'Taxi Driver'; do not dare to make such a comparison — ends up feeling like a bizarre apologetic for a man who refused to take any responsibility for himself or his own actions, a perfectly justifiable and understandable excuse for murder. Which is simply reprehensible.
MPAA: rated R for language and a scene of graphic violence
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package stats

import (
	"errors"
	"github.com/sysr-q/captain/envconfig"
	"log"
	"strings"
)

type Stats struct {
	config *envconfig.Config
}

func (s *Stats) Run() error {
	if strings.TrimSpace(s.config.Address) == "" {
		return errors.New("stats: Must provide a listening address")
	}

	if s.config.Username == "" || s.config.Password == "" {
		log.Printf(
			"You probably forgot to set a username (%q) or password (%q).",
			s.config.Username,
			s.config.Password)
	}

	log.Printf("Listening on %s", s.config.Address)
	return nil
}

func (s *Stats) Stop() error {
	return nil
}

func New(config *envconfig.Config) *Stats {
	return &Stats{
		config: config,
	}
}

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