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Cardiovascular manifestations of iatrogenic hyperthyroidism in two dogs
Veterinary Cardiology
Fine D.M., Tobias A.H., Bonagura J.D. Cardiovascular manifestations of iatrogenic hyperthyroidism in two dogs / J Vet Cardiol. 2010 Aug;12(2):141-6.
Two dogs were diagnosed with iatrogenic thyrotoxicosis (1 definitive, 1 presumptive). Both showed physical examination findings of agitation, tachypnea, and tachycardia. Sinus tachycardia with supraventricular ectopy was diagnosed in one case, and syncope and atrial flutter was present in the other. Both dogs had concurrent cardiac disease that might have contributed to the severity of their clinical signs. Excessive thyroid hormone supplementation in humans causes supraventricular arrhythmias including sinus tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and atrial flutter. Clinical signs and rhythm abnormalities resolved in both dogs with resolution of the thyrotoxicosis.
A 9-year-old, 32 kg intact male golden retriever was presented to the University of Missouri, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital with a 10-day history of frequent episodes of laying in lateral recumbency and panting heavily. His owner reported that she could palpate a "pounding and rapid heart rate" over his precordium during these episodes, which had also occurred intermittently for the preceding 4 months. The dog was also reported to be polyphagic. He had been diagnosed with hypothyroidism an uncertain number of years prior to admission, and was receiving levothyrox- ine 0.04 mg/kg q 12 h chronically.
On physical examination the dog was hyperthermic (104.2 °F, reference range 100—103 °F), very anxious, and panted continuously. On auscultation there was a 4/6 left apical and 2/6 right-sided systolic murmur. Heart rate was 130—150 bpm and predominantly regular with short paroxysms of tachycardia. Femoral arterial pulses were hyperkinetic when the rate was 130—150 bpm, but weaker in quality during the bouts of tachycardia. The precordial impulse was hyperdynamic, and mucous membranes were hyperemic. An electrocardiogram (ECG) showed a sinus tachycardia with frequent isolated supraventricular premature complexes. Although no sustained episodes of tachycardia were captured, it was presumed that the tachyarrhythmia heard on auscultation was most likely paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. The only other abnormality was an increase in the R-wave amplitude (3.8 mV; reference range < 3.0 mV). A serum biochemistry panel was normal.
Echocardiography demonstrated moderate mitral and mild tricuspid regurgitation, due to valvular changes consistent with chronic myxomatous degeneration. On M-mode there was moderate enlargement of the left atrium ([LA] 3.8 cm, reference range 2.2—2.8) with a left atrial to aorta ratio (LA:Ao) of 1.8. The left ventricle (LV) in diastole was also increased (5.9 cm, reference range 4.3—5.1). Systolic function was hyperdynamic with a fractional shortening of 48%. Serum for total T4 concentration ([TT4]) was collected approximately 6 h after the morning levothyroxine dose was administered. Results were not available until 4 days after sampling; however, the dog was suspected of having iatrogenic hyperthyroidism based on clinical signs and a dose that was twice the high-end of the recommended range (0.02 mg/kg q 12—24 h).1 The owner was advised to discontinue levothyroxine for 48 h, and then restart at 0.02 mg/kg q 12 h. Propranolol (0.3 mg/kg q 8 h PO) was initiated for control of the tachyarrhythmias. Results of the thyroid hormone assay confirmed the diagnosis of iatrogenic hyperthyroidism; [TT4] was 11.4 mg/dl (reference range, 1.0—4.0 mg/dl).e The dog was rechecked 3 weeks later, and the owner reported that the episodes of recumbency, panting and tachycardia had resolved. The dog's appetite and water consumption had decreased, but the owner felt the dog was mildly lethargic at home. On physical examination the patient was panting and excited. Heart rate was 120 bpm with occasional extrasystoles. There was no change in the previously noted heart murmurs. Weight had increased by 1.3 kg. An ECG showed a normal sinus rhythm (NSR) with occasional isolated monomorphic ventricular premature complexes (VPC) and rare couplets. Thoracic radiographs showed a mildly enlarged cardiac silhouette, but no evidence of heart failure. A 4 h post-pill [TT4] was 4.01 mg/dl. Propranolol was changed to atenolol 0.4 mg/kg q 12 h to permit twice daily dosing of a beta-blocker.
A Holter monitor was placed 2 weeks later to evaluate the frequency and severity of the ventricular ectopy. Results showed that the predominant rhythm was NSR, with occasional isolated VPC. Most VPC occurred shortly after placing the Holter, and, therefore, were most likely catecholamine-induced. The patient was weaned off atenolol and rechecked 3 months later. At that time the dog's lethargy had resolved, and no episodes of panting or recumbency were reported. Heart rate was 120 bpm and regular, and there was no change in the murmurs. The [TT4] was 5.43 mg/dl (reference range, 3.0—5.0 mg/dl)f 4 h post-pill. Periodic rechecks of the patient showed progression of the degenerative atrioventricular valve (AV) disease. Approximately 15 months after the initial presentation, the dog developed congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation. A splenic mass was found during the same hospitalization, and considered most likely hemangio- sarcoma. The patient died suddenly 3 weeks later.
A 6-year-old, 41.3 kg castrated male Great Pyrenees cross was presented to Washington State University, Veterinary Teaching Hospital for evaluation of collapse. The first episode had occurred 2 days prior, and the second and third episodes occurred the day of presentation. The episodes lasted approximately 30—60 s, during which time the dog lost consciousness. He returned to normal behavior within 2 min of the episode.
The dog had been diagnosed as hypothyroid 1.5- years previously based on a low [TT4] (4 nmol/L; reference range, 15—50 nmol/L)g and decreased free T4 concentration ([FT4], 10pmol/L; reference range, 12—33 pmol/L). All other thyroid panel results, which included total triiodothyronine (T3), free T3, thyroxine autoantibody, T3 autoantibody, and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) were within reference limits. The diagnosis of hypothyroidism was made 2 weeks after the dog had completed a course of corticosteroids for a pruritic skin condition. Therapy with levothyr- oxine was initiated at 0.025 mg/kg q 12 h.
On physical examination the dog was agitated and panted continuously. On auscultation his heart rate was 250 bpm and regular, a 3/6 left apical systolic murmur was heard. Femoral pulse rate was approximately 100 bpm, hypokinetic, and irregular. All other physical examination findings were within normal limits.
Thoracic radiographs demonstrated mild to moderate left atrial enlargement. There was a mild diffuse interstitial infiltrate consistent with age-related change. The pulmonary vasculature was normal. A complete blood count, serum biochemistry profile, and urinalysis was normal.
An ECG revealed a sustained regular supraventricular tachycardia with a ventricular depolarization rate of 250 bpm. A precordial thump induced a transient 4:1 AV nodal block during which atrial flutter (AF) waves were seen (Fig. 1). The cycle length of the AF waves was ~ 120 ms, indicating a flutter rate of 500 cycles per minute (CPM), and providing a rhythm diagnosis of AF with 2:1 AV nodal conduction. An abbreviated echocardiogram showed decreased LV M-mode measurements in systole (2.5 cm; reference range, 3.0—4.3) and diastole (3.6 cm; reference range, 4.8—6.0 cm). These changes were ascribed to decreased filling time secondary to the tachyarrhythmia. A subsequent echocardiogram (see below) documented LA enlargement.
Levothyroxine was discontinued as the initial diagnosis of hypothyroidism was not definitive, particularly with the history of corticosteroid administration prior to thyroid function testing. Corticosteroids are known to decrease serum T4 concentrations.1 Further, hyperthyroidism is a cause of AF in humans.2,3 Treatment with diltiazem (1.5 mg/kg PO q 8 h) was initiated for rate control. Twenty-four hours after presentation the AF cycle length was unchanged, but the AV nodal conduction ratio had decreased to 4:1, or occasionally 8:1. The ventricular response rate was 100—130 bpm when the dog was calm, but reverted to 250 bpm with 2:1 conduction during excitement. Digoxin (0.005 mg/kg PO q 12 h) was added for additional rate control.
The dog was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for observation and telemetric ECG monitoring. A syncopal episode was observed 3 days after presentation. The ECG showed AF with a ventricular response rate of 130 bpm immediately prior to the episode, followed by 8.8 s of ventricular asystole. One minute after the episode of collapse the ventricular response rate was 150 bpm (Fig. 2A—C). Atrial flutter at a rate of 500 CPM persisted throughout this episode. During the 5 days following this syncopal episode, the ventricular depolarization rate varied from 80 to 120 bpm during periods of calm, up to 240 bpm when the dog was excited. Frequent periods of ventricular asystole lasting 3—5 s were noted and it appeared that either electrical cardioversion to sinus rhythm or implantation of a pacemaker might be necessary to prevent future episodes of collapse.
The dog spontaneously converted to a NSR in the ICU 8 days after presentation, and a complete echocardiogram was obtained. There was mild LA enlargement on M-mode (3.3 cm; reference range, 2.2—2.9) with a LA:Ao of 1.4. On Doppler, moderate mitral regurgitation, mild tricuspid and aortic regurgitation; moderate sub-aortic stenosis (left ventricular outflow tract velocity of 4.0 m/s; reference range, <1.85 m/s)4; and mild to moderate mitral valve stenosis, E-wave velocity 1.7 m/s (reference range, 0.5—1.0 m/s), and A- wave velocity was 1.4 m/s, (reference range, 0.1— 0.8 m/s) 5 with a reduced EF slope and prolonged E-wave deceleration time were seen.
Fig. 1 Lead II ECG from case 2 showing transient increased atrioventricular (AV) node block in response to a precordial thump (large arrow)
Atrial flutter waves (small arrows) are seen, providing a rhythm diagnosis of atrial flutter with varying degrees of AV nodal conduction. (Paper speed = 25 mm/s; 1cm = 1 mV).
Fig. 2 Lead II ECG recorded during episode of syncope in dog from case 2
(A) Atrial flutter at a rate of 500 cycles per minute (CPM) with a ventricular depolarization rate of 130 bpm immediately prior to collapse. (B) Atrial flutter at a rate of 500 CPM with an 8.8 s period of ventricular asystole recorded during the collapse. (C) Immediately following collapse, atrial flutter rate of 500 CPM with a ventricular rate of 150 bpm. (Paper speed = 25 mm/s; 1cm = 1 mV).
Measurement of [TT4] was performed 24 h after discontinuation of levothyroxine. The result was markedly elevated for the sampling interval (75 nmol/L; reference range, 15—50nmol/L for a 4—8 h post-pill sample).g The owner was questioned regarding the possibility that the dog could have received additional doses of levothyroxine. The dog had been left in the care of friends during the 3-week period preceding the first syncopal episode. It was determined that because of treatments by multiple individuals the dog had frequently received double doses.
The dog was discharged on diltiazem and digoxin at the previously prescribed doses in case he reverted to AF. He returned for a recheck 6 weeks later and was reported to have been clinically normal. Physical examination and echocar- diographic findings were essentially unchanged from the previous examination. An ECG showed a sinus arrhythmia with a rate of 90—130 bpm. A thyroid hormone panel performed 6 h post-levo- thyroxine dose showed marginally low [TT4] (8 nmol/L). All other results were within reference limits. Digoxin and diltiazem therapy was discontinued at this time.
Seven months later the dog was rechecked by his referring veterinarian. The dog had been clinically normal during that interval. Total and free [T3] and [T4] were within reference limits, and an ECG showed a NSR.
In the 2 cases presented here the dogs were diagnosed with iatrogenic hyperthyroidism. Both dogs were also affected by preexistent cardiac disease, but a compelling argument can be made that thyrotoxicosis contributed significantly to the clinical presentations. Case 1 was chronically receiving an inappropriately high dose of levo- thyroxine, while case 2 was accidentally overdosed due to miscommunication between caregivers. Case 2 was considered a presumptive case of iatrogenic hyperthyroidism since the thyroid hormone concentrations measured 24 h post-pill were only modestly elevated. However, in dogs the serum half-life of levothyroxine is 12—16 h.1 Based on the patient's known value at 24 h, it was estimated that his [TT4] at 4—8 h would have been approximately 170—225 nmol/L.h Further, all arrhythmias and clinical signs resolved within days after thyroid hormone supplementation was discontinued.
Thyrotoxicosis due to excess ingestion of levothyroxine is well described in humans.6,7 Sinus tachycardia is the most common cardiovascular manifestation of toxicity. Atrial fibrillation occurs in about 10—15% of patients with naturally occurring thyrotoxicosis, while supraventricular tachycardia and AF are uncommon. Ventricular fibrillation and ventricular premature contractions are rare.8
Naturally occurring hyperthyroidism is uncommon in dogs, occurring in an estimated 10—31% of cases of thyroid neoplasia.9,10 The clinical signs of thyrotoxicosis in dogs are similar to those reported in cats and humans, and include agitation, tachycardia, tachypnea, hyperthermia, tremors, diarrhea, and weight loss.11—13 The most commonly documented ECG abnormality in dogs with functional thyroid tumors is sinus tachycardia.13,14
Several studies have used normal dogs as experimental models of short and long-term thyrotoxicosis. The most common finding is increased heart rate after thyrotoxicosis is induced.11,14-16 Electrocardiographic findings include sinus tachycardia, and normal R-wave amplitudes with inverted T-waves.11,14 However, arrhythmias were not reported in any of these studies. It is likely that concurrent heart disease provided the substrate necessary for development of arrhythmias in the dogs of our report. In fact, case 1 continued to have occasional VPC, and eventually developed atrial fibrillation. Presumably this was from progressive AV valve degeneration, although a contribution from previous hyperthyroid-induced myocardial disease could not be excluded.
The cardiovascular effects of thyroid hormone and thyrotoxicosis are numerous and include enhanced systolic and diastolic ventricular function, increased left ventricular mass, altered beta- adrenergic signaling, changes in activities of cardiac ion pumps, and sodium retention with plasma volume expansion.17 A number of electrophysiologic effects also have been reported. Thyroid hormones enhance sinoatrial nodal firing rate, and decrease AV nodal conduction time and refractory period resulting in a faster ventricular response rate.11,18 They also decrease the refractory period of the atrial myocardium, allowing depolarized areas to repolarize fast enough to allow reentrant arrhythmias. Thyroid hormones indirectly increase heart rate by increasing tissue metabolism and oxygen demand, and by lowering systemic vascular resistance. Decreased systemic vascular resistance results in baroreflex-mediated elevations in heart rate and stroke volume.8
Similar to case 2, AF has been reported in humans with thyrotoxicosis.2,3,17 In some instances, ventricular asystole and syncope have been reported. Syncopal episodes sometimes occurred in patients receiving concurrent antiarrhythmic therapy,19,20 but in others, thyrotoxicosis was the only apparent cause.21,22
It has been reported that dogs are resistant to iatrogenic thyrotoxicosis due to their high rate of thyroid hormone metabolism, and that overt clinical signs are usually associated with doses well above the recommended therapeutic range.16,23 However, others report that some dogs are sensitive to even moderate levothyroxine over-dosage, and that clinical signs of toxicity may persist for weeks after the dose has been lowered or dis- continued.24,25 It is relatively common in the authors' experience to measure total thyroxine concentrations above the "reference range" in dogs receiving thyroid supplementation, and this should be a consideration in any dog with a diagnosis of hypothyroidism that is undergoing cardiovascular assessment. It is important to educate veterinarians and clients that thyroid hormone supplementation is not always benign and that appropriate diagnostic studies, proper dosing, and regular post-treatment monitoring are essential to prevent adverse cardiovascular effects. Based on the 2 cases that we report here, this seems especially true for patients with preexisting cardiac disease.
None of the authors have a conflict of interest.
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United StatesJun 26th 2021 edition
Down and up
New business formation in America goes bezonkers
What lies behind a welcome, and unexpected, trend?
AS THE PANDEMIC unfolded, the usual economic statistics produced the expected dire results. During the stretch in 2020 from February to May, 20m jobs were lost. Businesses were wiped out at a faster rate than during the financial crisis a decade earlier. Grim news was everywhere.
Buried in the deluge, however, was a bit of light, detailed at length in a working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research published in June by John Haltiwanger, of the University of Maryland, using a Census Bureau data series that he had helped develop. It was distilled from the first step typically taken by an entrepreneur in the creation of a business, an application for an employer-identification number required by America's tax authorities, the Internal Revenue Service. The applications provide an unusually rapid read on what was unfolding in the economy.
In contrast to the financial crisis, when new-business formation sputtered and then remained depressed, the number of applications began to rise vertiginously after May 2020. "We speculated it was opportunistic necessity," says Mr Hatliwanger. A possible explanation was that people stuck at home were suddenly creating cottage industries, like mask-production. But that was never entirely satisfactory. The surge peaked in July and August 2020 but remained robust enough to produce the largest number of new businesses for the year since at least 2004, the earliest date for which the data have been compiled. New-business formation was strong in April this year; May trailed only July 2020.
Among the many perplexing elements of the boom was how it unfolded during a period that was particularly brutal for small businesses, whose failures were captured in an alternative data series running up to the third quarter of 2020. The death and birth of firms may, however, tell a story of how America's economy is evolving. Examination of the application forms indicated that ten sorts of business accounted for 75% of the total. By far the largest area, accounting for almost one-third, was retail and in particular e-commerce. The Biden administration may be gearing up antitrust agencies for an assault on technology giants that dominate this area. But new entrants apparently see opportunities.
Other popular sectors include food preparation and accommodation, both of which were badly hit during the past year; trucking (all those packages to deliver); health care; and scientific and technical services—an amorphous category that may be a refuge for skilled individuals cutting loose from large corporations. Geographically, new-business formation was particularly robust in Texas and Florida; in percentage terms, the southern arc of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina did better still. New York, New Jersey and California all lagged behind. As America has begun to reopen this difference between states has diminished, but it still remains greater than before the pandemic began.
Perhaps the most striking change is that four times as many single-person companies have been founded since the pandemic began as during a similar time-period in the financial crisis. Obvious explanations, such as more people driving for Uber, do not count in these business-formation statistics. Alternative explanations include the possibility that many of these jobs may be a by-product of families moving, or perhaps evidence of the emergence of new kinds of remote work.
The strong numbers may also underscore how, notwithstanding the devastation of the past year, the country's banking system remained sound. Neither house prices nor household incomes declined, providing a foundation, of sorts, for building a new business. Inevitably, however, the novelty of the growth in enterprises has raised questions about whether the trend will persist and how much it means. An employer-identification number is, after all, merely a piece of paper.
Impediments exist, including rising wages and high demand for labour, along with government subsidies for staying at home. Tax and regulatory policy may become increasingly intrusive, costly and hostile. But assuming these can be circumvented, the historical pattern has been for business formation to be followed by high levels of job creation, innovation and productivity growth in one to two years. ■
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline "Down and up"

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VATICAN CITY, MAY 11, 2006 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Fr. Martin Munyanyi of the clergy of Masvingo, Zimbabwe former rector of the major philosophical seminary of Bulawayo, as bishop of Gweru (area 29,158, population 2,109,650, Catholics 196,000, priests 39, religious 207), Zimbabwe. The bishop-elect was born in Bikita, Zimbabwe, in 1956 and ordained a priest in 1983.
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VATICAN CITY, MAY 11, 2006 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:
- Hugo Chavez Frias, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, accompanied by an entourage.
This evening, he is scheduled to receive in separate audiences three prelates from the Canadian (Quebec) Conference of Catholic Bishops on their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim B.S., of Saint-Sauveur de Montreal of the Greek Melkites, Canada.
- Bishop Joseph Khoury of Saint-Maron de Montreal of the Maronites.
- Bishop Donald Joseph Theriault, military ordinary.
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SPECIAL ENVOY TO 15TH BRAZILIAN EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
VATICAN CITY, MAY 11, 2006 (VIS) - Made public today was a letter from the Pope, written in Latin, in which he appoints Cardinal Eusebio Oscar Scheid S.C.I., archbishop of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as his special envoy to the 15th National Eucharistic Congress of Brazil, due to be held in the city of Florianopolis from May 18 to 21.
The mission accompanying the cardinal will be made up of Msgr. Francisco de Sales Bianchini, ecclesiastical assistant of the 'Emmaus' Movement, and Fr. Alvino Introvini Milani, pastor of the parish of St. Vincent in Itajai.
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HOLY FATHER RECEIVES PRESIDENT CHAVEZ OF VENEZUELA
VATICAN CITY, MAY 11, 2006 (VIS) - Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls released a communique this morning concerning the meeting of the Holy Father with Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela.
"In the course of the meeting," the communique reads, "the president illustrated to the Pope the projects of social change taking place in his country. Benedict XVI then drew to the president's attention certain themes of particular concern to him.
"In the first place he reiterated the freedom of the Holy See to appoint bishops, and expressed the hope that the Catholic University of "Santa Rosa de Lima" may always maintain its Catholic identity.
"The Holy Father also expressed his concern over an education reform project in which there would seem to be no provision for teaching religion. He further asked that public health programs uphold the fundamental principle of protecting life from its very beginnings. He also underlined the importance of the independence of Catholic media.
"President Hugo Chavez gave assurances of his concern for the Holy Father's requests and expressed his commitment to overcome all forms of tension in full respect for everyone's rights.
"Finally, the Holy Father consigned a personal letter to the president summarizing his pastoral concerns for the good of the country."
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VATICAN CITY, MAY 11, 2006 (VIS) - Made public today was a telegram of congratulation from Benedict XVI to Giorgio Napolitano, who was elected yesterday as the new president of the Republic of Italy.
"I wish to convey a respectful expression of best wishes for your election as president of the Republic of Italy, and while I hope that you may exercise that exalted duty with all success, I invoke upon your person constant divine assistance for an illuminated and effective action in promoting the common good in line with the authentic human and Christian values that constitute the splendid heritage of the Italian people. It is with these sentiments that I send, to you and to the entire dear nation of Italy, an apostolic blessing.
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VATICAN CITY, MAY 11, 2006 (VIS) - Benedict XVI today received participants in an international congress promoted by the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family of the Pontifical Lateran University. The institute is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, and the theme of the congress is: "The heritage of John Paul II on marriage and the family: to love human love."
At the beginning of his address, Benedict XVI recalled how on May 13, 1981, the day of Ali Agca's assassination attempt against the Pope, John Paul II had been due to announce the foundation of the institute during his general audience. Today the institute has its headquarters in Rome, and other sections located in the United States, Mexico, India, Benin, Australia, Spain and Brazil.
The Holy Father identified two elements characterizing "the novelty of John Paul II's teaching on human love." The first is the fact that "marriage and the family are rooted in the most intimate core of truth about man and his destiny." The second element is "that Christ, fullness of the Father's revelation of love, also reveals the full truth of man's vocation of love, which can only be completely achieved in the sincere giving of self."
Benedict XVI then recalled how his own recent Encyclical "Deus caritas est" highlighted the fact that "the close relationship between the image of God Love and human love enables us to understand that 'corresponding to the image of a monotheistic God is monogamous marriage. Marriage based on exclusive and definitive love becomes the icon of the relationship between God and His people and vice versa. God's way of loving becomes the measure of human love'."
"This idea has still largely to be explored," the Pope said, adding that the institute's task is "to illuminate the truth of love as a road to completeness in all forms of human existence. ... Authentic love becomes a light guiding all life to its fulfillment, creating a society in which mankind can live. The communion of life and love that is marriage is thus ... a real good for society."
The Holy Father concluded: "Avoiding confusion with other kinds of union based on a weak form of love is, today, particularly urgent. Only the rock of complete and irrevocable love between man and woman is capable of acting as a foundation for a society that can be home to all human beings."
AG/MARRIAGE:FAMILY/... VIS 20060511 (410)
CANADIAN BISHOPS: THE EUCHARIST BUILDS THE CHURCH
VATICAN CITY, MAY 11, 2006 (VIS) - Benedict XVI today received the first group of bishops from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. The prelates, from Quebec, have just completed their "ad limina" visit.
The Pope affirmed that this visit, and those to follow, are giving him the opportunity to reflect upon "certain significant themes regarding the mission of the Church in Canadian society, which is marked by pluralism, subjectivism and increasing secularization."
The Holy Father recalled how in 2008 the city of Quebec will celebrate the fourth centenary of its foundation and, in the same year, host the International Eucharistic Congress. He called on city's diocese to "rediscover ... the place the Eucharist must occupy in the life of the Church," noting how in their reports the bishops had highlighted "the notable drop in religious practice over the last few years," and "the lack of young people at Eucharistic assemblies."
"The faithful," the Pope said, "must be convinced of the vital importance of regular participation in Sunday Mass, that their faith may grow and find coherent expression. In fact, the Eucharist, source and summit of Christian life, unites and conforms us to the Son of God. It also builds the Church, strengthening her in her unity as the Body of Christ. No Christian community can be built up if it does not have its root and its core in the celebration of the Eucharist."
"Apart from the drop in the number of priests," he went on, "which at times makes it impossible to celebrate Sunday Mass in certain places, what is particularly worrying is the place occupied by sacramentality in the life of the Church. The requirements of pastoral organization must not compromise authentic ecclesiology. ... The central role of the priest - who 'in persona Christi capitis,' teaches, sanctifies and rules the community - must not be diminished."
"The importance of the role of the laity, for whose generosity in serving Christian communities I am most grateful, must never obscure the absolutely irreplaceable ministry of priests in the life of the Church. Consequently, priestly ministry cannot be entrusted to others without effectively prejudicing the very authenticity of the Church's being. Moreover, how will young men want to become priests if the role of ordained ministry is not clearly defined and recognized?"
Despite these problems, "the thirst for renewal perceptible in the faithful is a sign of hope," said Pope Benedict, and he went on to refer to the "positive impact" on young Canadians of World Youth Day, celebrated in Toronto in 2002, and of the Year of the Eucharist, which awoke a fresh interest in Eucharistic adoration.
"If, as John Paul II wrote, Christianity in our time must distinguish itself above all for 'the art of prayer,' how can we not feel a renewed need to dwell in spiritual conversation ... before Christ present in the Most Holy Sacrament?"
The Pope then went on to thank Canadian institutes of consecrated life for the "apostolic and spiritual commitment of their members," highlighting how "consecrated life is a gift of God benefiting the entire Church and serving life in the world." Hence, it must take place in a context of "solid ecclesial communion." On this subject, Benedict XVI invited consecrated men and women "to work ever more closely with pastors, welcoming and spreading Church doctrine in all its integrity."
"You, as well as the whole Christian community," the Pope concluded, "have a primordial duty to transmit the call of the Lord fearlessly, to awaken vocations and to accompany young people along the path of discernment and commitment, in the joy of celibacy. In this spirit, you must take care over the catechesis of children and young people. ... Thus, I invite the Catholic community of Quebec to pay renewed attention to its adherence to the truth of Church teaching on theology and morals, two inseparable aspects of being a Christian in the world."
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package org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.helpers;

import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.instanceOf;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.anEmptyMap;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsInAnyOrder;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces.AliasUpdate;
import org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces.ItemDocument;
import org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces.ItemIdValue;
import org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces.MediaInfoIdValue;
import org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces.MonolingualTextValue;
import org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces.PropertyDocument;
import org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces.PropertyIdValue;
import org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces.Statement;
import org.wikidata.wdtk.datamodel.interfaces.TermedStatementDocumentUpdate;

public class TermedDocumentUpdateBuilderTest {

	private static final ItemIdValue Q1 = EntityUpdateBuilderTest.Q1;
	private static final PropertyIdValue P1 = EntityUpdateBuilderTest.P1;
	private static final MediaInfoIdValue M1 = EntityUpdateBuilderTest.M1;
	private static final ItemDocument ITEM = EntityUpdateBuilderTest.ITEM;
	private static final PropertyDocument PROPERTY = EntityUpdateBuilderTest.PROPERTY;
	private static final Statement JOHN_HAS_BROWN_HAIR = StatementUpdateBuilderTest.JOHN_HAS_BROWN_HAIR;
	private static final MonolingualTextValue EN = TermUpdateBuilderTest.EN;
	private static final MonolingualTextValue EN2 = TermUpdateBuilderTest.EN2;
	private static final MonolingualTextValue DE = TermUpdateBuilderTest.DE;
	private static final MonolingualTextValue DE2 = TermUpdateBuilderTest.DE2;
	private static final MonolingualTextValue SK = TermUpdateBuilderTest.SK;
	private static final MonolingualTextValue CS = TermUpdateBuilderTest.CS;
	private static final MonolingualTextValue FR = TermUpdateBuilderTest.FR;
	private static final MonolingualTextValue ES = Datamodel.makeMonolingualTextValue("hola", "es");

	@Test
	public void testForEntityId() {
		assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forEntityId(null));
		assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forEntityId(ItemIdValue.NULL));
		assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forEntityId(M1));
		assertThat(TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forEntityId(Q1), is(instanceOf(ItemUpdateBuilder.class)));
		assertThat(TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forEntityId(P1), is(instanceOf(PropertyUpdateBuilder.class)));
	}

	@Test
	public void testForBaseRevisionId() {
		assertEquals(123, TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forBaseRevisionId(Q1, 123).getBaseRevisionId());
		assertEquals(123, TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forBaseRevisionId(P1, 123).getBaseRevisionId());
	}

	@Test
	public void testForBaseRevision() {
		assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forBaseRevision(null));
		assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class,
				() -> TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forBaseRevision(Datamodel.makeItemDocument(ItemIdValue.NULL)));
		assertThat(TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forBaseRevision(ITEM), is(instanceOf(ItemUpdateBuilder.class)));
		assertThat(TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forBaseRevision(PROPERTY), is(instanceOf(PropertyUpdateBuilder.class)));
	}

	@Test
	public void testStatementUpdate() {
		TermedStatementDocumentUpdate update = TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forEntityId(Q1)
				.updateStatements(StatementUpdateBuilder.create().add(JOHN_HAS_BROWN_HAIR).build())
				.build();
		assertThat(update.getStatements().getAdded(), containsInAnyOrder(JOHN_HAS_BROWN_HAIR));
	}

	@Test
	public void testLabelUpdate() {
		TermedStatementDocumentUpdate update = TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forEntityId(Q1)
				.updateLabels(TermUpdateBuilder.create().remove("en").build())
				.build();
		assertThat(update.getLabels().getRemoved(), containsInAnyOrder("en"));
	}

	@Test
	public void testBlindDescriptionUpdate() {
		assertThrows(NullPointerException.class,
				() -> TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forEntityId(Q1).updateDescriptions(null));
		TermedStatementDocumentUpdate update = TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forEntityId(Q1)
				.updateDescriptions(TermUpdateBuilder.create().remove("en").build())
				.updateDescriptions(TermUpdateBuilder.create().remove("sk").build())
				.build();
		assertThat(update.getDescriptions().getRemoved(), containsInAnyOrder("en", "sk"));
	}

	@Test
	public void testBaseDescriptionUpdate() {
		TermedStatementDocumentUpdate update = TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder
				.forBaseRevision(ITEM
						.withDescription(EN)
						.withDescription(SK))
				.updateDescriptions(TermUpdateBuilder.create()
						.put(SK) // ignored
						.remove("en") // checked
						.build())
				.build();
		assertThat(update.getDescriptions().getModified(), is(anEmptyMap()));
		assertThat(update.getDescriptions().getRemoved(), containsInAnyOrder("en"));
	}

	@Test
	public void testBlindAliasChanges() {
		TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder builder = TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forEntityId(Q1);
		assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> builder.updateAliases(null, AliasUpdate.EMPTY));
		assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> builder.updateAliases(" ", AliasUpdate.EMPTY));
		assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> builder.updateAliases("en", null));
		TermedStatementDocumentUpdate update = builder
				.updateAliases("sk", AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(SK).build()) // simple case
				.updateAliases("cs", AliasUpdate.EMPTY) // empty update
				.updateAliases("de", AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(DE).build())
				.updateAliases("de", AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(DE2).build()) // merge changes
				.build();
		assertThat(update.getAliases().keySet(), containsInAnyOrder("de", "sk"));
		assertEquals(AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(SK).build(), update.getAliases().get("sk"));
		assertEquals(AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(DE).add(DE2).build(), update.getAliases().get("de"));
	}

	@Test
	public void testBaseAliasChanges() {
		TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder builder = TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forBaseRevision(ITEM
				.withAliases("en", Arrays.asList(EN))
				.withAliases("de", Arrays.asList(DE))
				.withAliases("cs", Arrays.asList(CS))
				.withAliases("fr", Arrays.asList(FR))
				.withAliases("es", Arrays.asList(ES)));
		TermedStatementDocumentUpdate update = builder
				// extend existing alias list
				.updateAliases("en", AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(EN2).build())
				// new language
				.updateAliases("sk", AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(SK).build())
				// clear non-existent language
				.updateAliases("pl", Datamodel.makeAliasUpdate(Collections.emptyList()))
				// same value
				.updateAliases("es", Datamodel.makeAliasUpdate(Arrays.asList(ES)))
				// redundant change
				.updateAliases("fr", AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(FR).build())
				.build();
		assertThat(update.getAliases().keySet(), containsInAnyOrder("sk", "en"));
		assertEquals(AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(SK).build(), update.getAliases().get("sk"));
		assertEquals(AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(EN2).build(), update.getAliases().get("en"));
	}

	@Test
	public void testMerge() {
		assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forEntityId(Q1).append(null));
		TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder builder = TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forEntityId(Q1)
				.updateLabels(TermUpdateBuilder.create().remove("pl").build())
				.updateDescriptions(TermUpdateBuilder.create().remove("fr").build())
				.updateAliases("en", AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(EN).build());
		builder.append(TermedDocumentUpdateBuilder.forEntityId(Q1)
				.updateLabels(TermUpdateBuilder.create().remove("sk").build())
				.updateDescriptions(TermUpdateBuilder.create().remove("es").build())
				.updateAliases("en", AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(EN2).build())
				.updateAliases("de", AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(DE).build())
				.build());
		TermedStatementDocumentUpdate update = builder.build();
		assertThat(update.getLabels().getRemoved(), containsInAnyOrder("sk", "pl"));
		assertThat(update.getDescriptions().getRemoved(), containsInAnyOrder("es", "fr"));
		assertThat(update.getAliases().keySet(), containsInAnyOrder("en", "de"));
		assertEquals(AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(EN).add(EN2).build(), update.getAliases().get("en"));
		assertEquals(AliasUpdateBuilder.create().add(DE).build(), update.getAliases().get("de"));
	}

}

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DURHAM, N.C. — City Electric Supply has increased its support in renewables with the official launch of a residential renewables division. With 500 CES locations across the country and the support of the company's central distribution facilities, the addition of the National Renewables division will position the company as a one-stop-shop in the residential solar market.
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Muzzling Civil Society
19 Sep 2000, 12:00am
In the report 'Muzzling the civil society', Amnesty International said 'The authorities in Egypt are sending a clear message to the country's civil society by detaining and imprisoning, those who publicly criticise or oppose the government's policies.'
The report highlights how people in Egypt continue to be imprisoned for 'offences' which merely amount to the exercise of their rights to freedom of expression and association.
For example during the period leading up to the parliamentary elections due in October and November 2000, the risk of opposing activists to be detained has increased significantly.
In the latest clampdown, hundreds of alleged Muslim Brothers have been detained under broad charges, such as 'membership of an illegal organisation'. By the end of August 2000, at least 150 of them were still in detention.
A group of 20 professionals, including a former member of Parliament, accused of membership of the banned Muslim Brothers organisation is being tried before a military court since the end of last year. The verdict was due to be pronounced in July 2000, but has been postponed until 7 November which fits in the pattern of the government sparing no effort in preventing political opponents from participating in the elections.
During the nineties, new Egyptian legislation has progressively restricted the exercise of the rights to freedom of expression and association. These include the Anti-terror Law, the Press Law and the law on Civil Associations and Institutions.
Journalists have been imprisoned for libelling officials. On 8 April 2000 an appeal court upheld the sentences of two years' imprisonment of Magdi Hussein and Salah Badawi, in a libel case brought against journalists of an opposition party's newspaper, al-Sha'ab (The People), by a government minister. 'Issam al-Din Hanafi, cartoonist of the newspaper, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment in the same case. The newspaper al-Sha'ab has been banned from publication since May 2000.
Human rights defenders and NGO activists have been targeted for reporting on human rights violations in the country. Hafez Abu Sa'ada, Secretary General of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) was detained in December 1998 in connection with an EOHR report on human rights violations in the predominantly Coptic Christian village of al-Kushh.
In February 2000 the General Prosecution Office announced that the case against Hafez Abu Sa'ada would be referred for trial before the (Emergency) Supreme State Security Court (ESSSC). However, subsequently Hafez Abu Sa'ada received oral assurances from the authorities that his case would not be pursued.
Members of religious groups are among others targeted for exercising their right to freedom of belief. Manal Wahid Mana'i, the alleged leader of a religious group and several of her followers were arrested at the end of the year and accused of attributing divine status to a late Sufi religious leader. On 5 September, she was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and 12 of her followers received sentences ranging from six months to three years' Imprisonment.
Freedom of expression in Egypt is also threatened by armed Islamist groups who failed to revoke calls for the killing of civilians whom they consider to be political enemies or 'atheists', including intellectuals, writers and academics.
Amnesty International calls on the Egyptian authorities to comply with its international obligations and to release immediately and unconditionally all prisoners of conscience who are detained for their political, religious or other conscientiously held beliefs and who have not used or advocated violence.


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Who's hot - and who's not?
Thursday 23rd September 2004,
This display of hypermasculinity in the midst of wartime, some concluded, would have a particular appeal for women voters. Republican speechwriter Peggy Noonan said that she half expected Bush to "tear open his shirt and reveal the big S on his chest". One Wall Street Journal columnist pronounced him "a hottie". Rightwing talkshow host G Gordon Liddy proclaimed that the president "has just won every woman's vote in the United States of America".
Paradoxically, it seems that the women he appealed to most are those who are already hitched. The women most likely to be on the lookout for a "hottie", namely single women, are increasingly devoted to his Democratic rival John Kerry.
With six weeks to go before the presidential election, one of the best ways to find out how a woman is likely to vote is to check her ring finger. A recent poll shows Bush ahead of Kerry among married women by 13%, while Kerry has a 25% lead among unmarried women. Indeed, the difference in voting intentions between single and married women - 38% - is far greater than that between men and women, which stands at 5%.
What has been described as the "marriage gap" could prove crucial, particularly for the Democrats. Women settle on their presidential choice later than men, and so comprise most of the small number of coveted undecided voters that remain. In a race this close, the party that can identify the women who are most likely to identify with the party could make the difference between victory and defeat - so much so that pundits have invented a new political construct just for the occasion. After "angry white men" (1994), "soccer moms" (1996), the post 9/11 "security moms" (2002), and the drag-racing-fanatic "NASCAR dads" (2003), there is now the "Sex and the City voter". The term may jar, but the phenomenon could provide a jolt. Single women represent at least 24% of the voting-age population and a massive 46% of voting-age women.
But if the Democrats are going to win, say the pollsters, they are going to have to woo single women relentlessly. To that end, they launched a programme called Take Five last month, which encourages the faithful to convince five single women who don't usually vote to go to the polls.
The marriage gap is not new. But each election year it has grown increasingly huge, more than doubling over the past 20 years. Views differ on why this should be. Some of it can be explained by other demographic factors that are related to, but not defined by, either marital status or gender. According to the census, more than half of unmarried women earn less than $30,000 (£16,800) a year, while more than half of married women have annual household incomes of more than $50,000 (£28,000). And the wealthier you are, the greater the likelihood that you will vote Republican.
Personal factors also play a role. Married women often vote the way their husband does. "I registered Republican when I got married," Ginny Savopoulos told USA Today. "But after I was divorced I was thinking more about, what's out there for me as a single woman?" After struggling to find work as a paralegal, she was laid off two years ago and remains disenchanted with the war in Iraq. Still registered as a Republican, she plans to vote Democrat.
The experience of having children further deepens the divide. Married women with children are even more heavily Republican than those without, while childless single women are even more sympathetic to the Democrats than unmarried mothers. Of the 10 states with the highest birthrates, all but one voted for Bush in 2000. "Conservative, religious-minded Americans are putting far more of their genes into the future than their liberal and secular counterparts," wrote Phillip Longman, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, in a recent article for the Washington Post. "If Metros don't start having more children, America's future is Retro."
But policy issues related to the current political climate also play a role. Married women place a higher priority on the war on terror and are more likely to value Bush's leadership, while single women are more concerned with such issues as health insurance and policing. "It's not that single women aren't worried about security," says Kellyanne Conway, president of WomenTrend, a woman-centred polling organisation. "But they are more likely to be concerned with job security and whether it's safe to get home than the war on terror.
"They're not so interested in small government because to them, the government is a partner and a safety net. For those women without husbands, Uncle Sam and Big Brother are the greatest protectors."
The Republicans have adapted their message accordingly. As supporters in Madison Square Garden waved signs declaring "W is for Women", Laura Bush's prime-time convention speech was aimed squarely at parents: "I want to talk about the issue that I believe is most important for my own daughters, for all of our families, and for our future," she said. "George's work to protect our country and defeat terror so that all children can grow up in a more peaceful world."
But the Republican approach also repels many singles. "Republicans have this programme of trickle-down dignity," says Bella DePaulo, who studies singles' behaviour at the University of California at Santa Barbara and is currently writing a book called Singled Out. "They portray a woman's life as in a family with mum, dad and the kids and have shut the door on anyone who doesn't fit into that."
Claudia Bernett, a single, 32-year-old digital designer in New York, plans to vote against Bush. "I'm not a great fan of Kerry but the Democrats at least say their intentions are to generally take care of people, while the Republicans are so brutal. Abortion is crucially important, but there are other agendas that even exceed that one - we seem to be at a very dangerous moment in time." Such views should present an opportunity and a challenge to the Democrats. The main reason the gender gap opened up in the first place, in the 80s, was not because they were doing so well among women but because they were losing so much support among white men, just over a third of whom backed Al Gore at the last election.
For while single women are currently much more likely to vote Democrat, they are much less likely to vote at all. In 2000, Gore won the single women's vote by 31%, while Bush had just a 1% lead over married women. The trouble is, that while 62% of married women voted, only 43% of singles did.
"If unmarried women in Florida had turned out in the same percentage as married women, Al Gore would have won the state easily," Democrat pollster Celinda Lake said earlier this year. Indeed, if they had turned out at just the statewide average, then Gore would have won by a relatively comfortable 63,000.
So why didn't they? Because nobody asks, says DePaulo. "Just listen to the rhetoric of the politicians," she says. "It's so much family values - it's as though single people don't exist."
But the Democrats have been slow to grasp the existence, let alone the potential, of this enormous untapped resource. During the Democratic convention Kerry did not emphasise issues such as the economy or health care, which would have appealed to undecided women voters, but instead tried to outmacho Bush with his war record. Since this backfired he has returned to the kind of domestic issues that could well galvanise single women into making up their minds - not between Kerry and Bush, but between Kerry and not bothering. Whether he succeeds or not will largely depend on whether he has anything more to offer them than the chance to put two more men in the White House.
"The trouble with going after single women, those fans of progressive change, is that one has to offer them something progressive," wrote Katha Pollitt, a columnist for the leftwing magazine the Nation.
"It will be interesting to see if the Democratic campaign to sign up these voters involves offering them things they want."
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May 16, 2020 | Colin McEnroe
As Kris Kristofferson would say, "Freedom's just another word for a swab stuck way up your nose."
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March 20, 2019 | Linda Tuccio-Koonz
Kris Kristofferson: Grammy winner on tour with The Strangers By Linda Tuccio-Koonz Kris Kristofferson does it all. ... Kristofferson was a musician before he got into acting, but once he started, he kept going. ...
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April 18, 2019 | Jim Shahen Jr.
That was one of the biggest takeaways from iconic singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson's Wednesday night show at a sold-out Egg. ... But doing them as an 82-year-old, Kristofferson brings something new to them. ...
Kris Kristofferson brings old songs to a new audience
January 3, 2018 | Peter Hartlaub
Music Kristofferson in S.F. and Santa Rosa By Peter Hartlaub Kris Kristofferson has had an eclectic career, in the early years watching other people from Janis Joplin to Willie Nelson gain fame performing his ...
January 27, 2014 | Matt Sayles
Matt Sayles Kris Kristofferson performs at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles.
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January 17, 2017 | John Atashian
By John Atashian Heralded as an artist's artist, Kris Kristofferson has recorded 27 albums and has spent three decades performing concerts all over the world. ... By 1987, it was estimated that more than 450 ...
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Hall of fame songwriter Kris Kristofferson is coming to the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. ... Kristofferson's latest album is "The Cedar Creek Sessions," which Rolling Stone describes as a collection of ...
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Cybersecurity in Donald Trump era: What to Expect?
What a great night it has been! Donald J. Trump has just won the U.S Presidential Elections 2016 and is going to enter White House as the 45th President of the United States of America. While Donald will enter White House in January (officially), it's time we make a quick assessment of how cybersecurity policies will be shaped during Trump's rule.
To begin with, the year 2016 witnessed an unprecedented focus on cybersecurity because of the DNC hack that occurred. It was later followed by Podesta email leaks and a real threat to the Presidential elections was anticipated. All credit goes to the government officials for making elections happen without a single glitch. Who was behind these attacks? Well, the intel shows that it was Russia. Nevertheless, who so ever might have been behind the hack, it's time we take a stock of our cybersecurity preparedness, identify loopholes and convert weakness into strength. It might come out as a surprise to many of you but Trump issued a Vision document on cyber security. Following are the key points of that document:
Order an immediate review of all U.S. cyber defenses and vulnerabilities, including critical infrastructure, by a Cyber Review Team of individuals from the military, law enforcement, and the private sector.
The Cyber Review Team will provide specific recommendations for safeguarding different entities with the best defense technologies tailored to the likely threats, and will followed up regularly at various Federal agencies and departments.
The Cyber Review Team will establish detailed protocols and mandatory cyber awareness training for all government employees while remaining current on evolving methods of cyber-attack.
Instruct the U.S. Department of Justice to create Joint Task Forces throughout the U.S. to coordinate Federal, State, and local law enforcement responses to cyber threats.
Order the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide recommendations for enhancing U.S. Cyber Command, with a focus on both offense and defense in the cyber domain.
Develop the offensive cyber capabilities we need to deter attacks by both state and non-state actors and, if necessary, to respond appropriately.
If the vision document is implemented as written, major changes might occur in the U.S cyberspace.
Firstly, the formation of Cyber Review Team that comprises of government officials, military people and private sector signifies the dawn of public-private partnership in the realm of cybersecurity.
Secondly, cyber laws and regulations might be revised given more flexibility for the private sector to befittingly respond to the cyber attacks. The new laws and cyber security standards that might come will be drafted in sync with the concept of "Active Defense" that asks for a proactive strategy against cyber criminals.
Thirdly, there may be increased focus on cyber awareness. As we know the new paradigm of cyber security is driven by cyber situational awareness. This would require closer partnership between private companies and educational institutions.
Fourthly, an overhaul of the U.S Cyber Command cannot be ruled out. There has been a renewed call for splitting NSA and Cyber Command that are presently headed by the same person.
Finally, the U.S may start offensive cyber operations as has been stated in the Trump's vision document.
It's time we leave the pre-election campaigning mood behind and come together to work for a safe, secure and prosperous America. May the Force be with us.
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CAMELPHAT announced for CHSQ 2021 show on Saturday 7th August 2021
August 24, 2020 Mark Millar Gigs, New music, News 0
Following their SOLD OUT show at the infamous Belfast City Centre warehouse venue; The Telegraph Building in 2019, Camelphat return with the duo's largest headline Belfast show to date at Custom House Square on Saturday 07th August 2021. Platinum-selling DJ and producer duo Camelphat recently released the new hugely successful track 'Hypercolour' (Feat.Yannis, Foals) and revealed their latest album is due in September 2020.
About Camelphat
The Grammy-nominated Liverpool duo has firmly established themselves as one of the most in-demand acts around. The pair were named in Mixmag's Top 10 DJs of 2019, Skiddle's Top Selling Ticketed artist 2019 and are currently Beatport's biggest selling artist of all time. They have consistently gained support from industry heavyweights such as Annie Mac, Zane Lowe and Pete Tong. Making their mark in 2017 with their Grammy-nominated hit Cola which was certified Platinum in the UK, Camelphat have continued to release a flurry of club-ready hits and garner worldwide acclaim with tracks such as 'Panic Room' featuring Au/Ra and 'Be Someone' alongside Jake Bugg
'Rabbit Hole' follows a hectic 2019 for Camelphat who played some of the world's biggest events such as Glastonbury, Coachella, Reading & Leeds, Warehouse Project, Parklife and Tomorrowland. Along with this, the pair did a huge headline 11-week residency at Hi Ibiza called BODYWORKS alongside Solardo and Fisher – the party was the biggest on the island, selling a staggering 90,000+ tickets. Not stopping there, Camelphat sold out their recent headline UK tour across 5 venues selling almost 25,000 tickets. The tour included the iconic Brixton Academy which sold out 6 months in advance and Bramley Moore Dock, Liverpool which was the quickest event to sell out in the history of the venue.
The pair played two sold-out intimate and extended sets at XOYO and Village Underground in January 2020, with many more huge dates to be announced in due course.
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English Ska legends MADNESS are pleased to announce a return to Belfast with a headline show at Belfast's CHSq on Tuesday 20th August 2019. Formed in the mid to late 1970s Madness is one of […]
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A very special individual purchased two of my bowls for a wedding gift and I'm so proud that someone other than family will be using and enjoying my work. I love this feeling! I only hope that the newly married couple will enjoy them and use them. I've been busy taking pictures of the pieces as they come out of the kiln, however I still need a bit of work getting the light just right. There is still too much glare. Here is a photo of one of my bowls from the last glaze load.
It feels like the glaze testing period is going to last forever. The possibilities are indeed endless and being a gemini, I have two minds about everything. I would love to create a vibrant mediterranean turquoise but also love the soft romantic creams and whites. I do know that with the money from this sale, I'm taking it straight to the pottery store and buying more glaze supplies. One of every colour please!
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thornton '20 brings meaning to chaos through poetry
Melissa Thornton '20 is a current College of Environment Think Tank fellow from Atlanta, Georgia, and a winner of this year's Sophie and Anne Reed Prize for best poem or group of poems at Wesleyan. A double major in the COL and French Studies, Melissa shared her thoughts on the importance of poetry in times of chaos.
When did you start writing poetry?
I'm not quite sure when I started writing poetry; it was just something that happened in the background for me. One day I sat down to give it a real try after realizing how often writing was on my mind. I've been an avid reader since I was two or three, and poetry always seemed to me the most natural way to gather and condense my experiences into something outside of myself, something that could be shared or be meaningful to somebody else.
Who's your favorite present-day poet?
Ada Limon is my favorite poet, at least right now. When I pick up one of her poems, it feels like it's just fallen out of her mouth. Her poems are for everyone, which I appreciate especially because I know many people's experiences with poetry lead them to think that all poetry requires a secret key one must find to get the meaning.
Why is poetry important, in your experience?
In the turmoil of these recent weeks, poetry matters all the more to me for how it gives us a way to shape our experiences and hold onto how fleetingly we understand them, or don't understand them. Poetry allows us to gather even our most incomprehensible experiences into something tangible. Lately, it seems we all want to give meaning to the chaos we see around us, and poetry finds something worth extracting from these moments.
As a poet from Atlanta, Georgia, why did you choose Wes?
I'd never heard of Wesleyan before my senior year of high school, as most people in Atlanta aren't familiar with it, but I applied early decision after touring here. I could tell there was a community of people, both faculty and students, who care about what they do, and I wanted to be somewhere that encourages people to think creatively and critically about their work.
Congrats on receiving Wesleyan's 2020 Sophie and Anne Reed Prize for poetry! Tell us about your award-winning work.
The Sophie and Anne Reed Prize is for the best poem or group of poems. I was one among three first places winners. The poems I submitted were from a collection I wrote during my intermediate poetry class last semester. We worked on a semester-long project of our choice based on the class theme: the "unsayable." I focused on fragmentation and chose to write about my father's skin cancer, which is something he has dealt with for most of my life––thankfully, he is now in remission. I used a process of trying to write what comes out of or grows between fragments to talk about the difficulty of processing something so tangible and yet invisible as cancer.
Melissa Thornton '20, of Atlanta, Georgia, is a poet interested in fragmentation and dissonance in language. When she is not buried in books, Melissa works in the Writing Workshop. In the past, Melissa has worked as a research assistant for the Wesleyan Media Project, as well as for Professor Khachig Tölölyan, whom she helped curate a course on the essay genre as it transitions from print to online. For her senior thesis project, Melissa is studying the relationships between human conceptions of the animal and gender through an analysis of contemporary French literature and theory. She is a current College of Environment Think Tank fellow and a winner of this year's Sophie and Anne Reed Prize for best poem or group of poems.
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Lil Xan (* 6. September 1996 in Redlands; bürgerlich Nicholas Diego Leanos) ist ein US-amerikanischer Rapper und Songwriter mexikanischer Herkunft. Bekanntheit erlangte er durch seinen Song Betrayed, der im Jahr 2017 durch die Recording Industry Association of America mit Platinum ausgezeichnet wurde. Sein Markenzeichen sind seine Gesichtstattoos.

Leben und Karriere
Leanos ging auf die Redlands East Valley High School und verließ diese ohne Abschluss in der neunten Klasse (freshman year). Er arbeitete daraufhin als Straßenreiniger und verkaufte Drogen, bevor er hobbymäßig mit dem Rappen anfing.

Leanos versuchte sich als Fotograf, bis ihm bei einem Steven-Cannon-Konzert, bei dem er als Fotograf arbeitete, seine Kamera gestohlen wurde. Er entschied sich, mit der Fotografie aufzuhören und sich als Rapper zu versuchen, weil eine Studiosession günstiger war als sich eine neue Kamera zu kaufen. Des Weiteren waren einige seiner Freunde schon in der Musikbranche aktiv.

2014 hat Leanos zum ersten Mal das Medikament Xanax missbräuchlich verwendet und entwickelte daraufhin eine Sucht danach und auch nach weiteren Drogen. Nach zwei Jahren, in denen er süchtig nach Xanax war, entschied er sich gegen die Droge und vermittelt inzwischen durch seine Songs, was die Droge mit einem anstellen kann. Er sagte dazu auf der Social-Media-Plattform Twitter: "I'm an anti xan movement and I'm still struggling with other vices [...]" In einem Interview mit noisey sagte er, dass er momentan versucht, sich von der Droge Norcos zu lösen.

Als Soloartist erreichte Leanos Bekanntheit über Plattformen wie SoundCloud und YouTube. Leanos Bekanntheitsgrad nahm rapide zu, nachdem er seinen Song Betrayed im August 2017 veröffentlichte. Der Song erreichte Platz 67 in den Billboard Hot 100.

In einem Interview mit XXL gab er bekannt, dass er 2018 sein erstes Album Total Xanarchy veröffentlichen wird.

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 2016: Montana Doe
 2016: Who Are You
 2016: Center Fold
 2016: Sorry
 2016: Vicodin
 2016: Been Bout It
 2017: Xanarchy
 2017: Crash the Whip
 2017: Slingshot
 2017: Far
 2017: Water (Models)
 2017: Wake Up
 2018: The Man
 2018: Who I Am
 2018: The Man
 2018: Color Blind (mit Diplo, US: )
 2018: Lies (feat. Lil Skies)
 2018: Slope
 2018: On sight ($teven Cannon)
 2018: I might
 2019: watch me
 2019: tree sap
 2019: i might (ft. YBN Nahmir, $teven Cannon, YBN Almighty Jay)
 2019: Bloody nose
 2019: Midnight in Prague
 2019: West side
 2019: Like me
 2019: Lost at sea (w/ Lucifena)
 2019: Wrong way (w/ Kidd keo)
 2020: Willow
 2020: Wide awake
 2020: Everything I own
 2020: Death to mumble Rap 2 (w/ Gawne)
 2020: Girls Girls Girls (w/ $teven Cannon)

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