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Deep in a Siberian cave, the bones of ancient human ancestors reveal new branches of our family tree.
July 27.16
Neanderthals might not be the only ancestors that helped us become who we are today. Researchers are adding a newly discovered hominin to our lineage.
Professor Bence Viola, a paleoanthropologist in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto is one of these researchers. Viola uses morphological, genetic, and archaeological approaches to analyze early hominin fossils from Central and Northern Asia as well as Europe.
Cave of Wonders
He studies fossils found in Denisova cave in Siberia, Russia, yielding exciting discoveries. The cave, called Bear Rock by the local people and inhabited in the 18th century by a hermit from whom it gets its name, is in the Bashelaksky Range in the Altai Mountains, close to Russia's border with Kazakhstan, and near Mongolia and China. It's in an area where there have been many interesting finds since the Soviets started excavating in the late 1970s.
Recent research has revealed that humans interbred with Neanderthals more than expected. But there was also gene flow between other archaic relatives, some of whom ended up in Denisova cave.
Viola already had intuition about the cave during his PhD when writing about a tooth found there. Teeth are especially revealing fossils, and based on this tooth, Viola suggested that there were things in the cave that were neither modern human nor Neanderthal. It turned out the tooth was from a bison – not exactly a new hominin, but Viola would be ultimately right about the cave and future fossils unearthed there.
A Natural Fridge
After finishing his PhD in 2009, Viola joined a team headed by Svante Pääbo at the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, studying ancient DNA extracted from fossil remains – mostly Neanderthal "because we had no idea there's anything else," said Viola.
The team did fossil genetic analyses on two types of DNA: mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), a smaller molecule consisting of only 18,000 base pairs, and thus easier to study; and nuclear DNA, which is much larger (3 billion base pairs) and thus more complicated and expensive to sequence. Both types of DNA are extracted from small, 30 milligram samples taken from the fossils.
But taking a sample does not ensure genetic analysis is possible; DNA is not always preserved in all fossils. Viola explained that hot and humid areas are bad for DNA preservation, which is unfortunate because throughout human history the majority of humans lived in warmer areas.
However, the Denisova cave is in the chilly Altai Mountains, and the fossils were discovered at the back of the cave, where conditions were constant over hundreds of thousands of years. "It's like a natural fridge," said Viola. The team was able to extract well-preserved mtDNA from a finger bone fragment found in the cave.
"I was very lucky," Viola recounted. "The day I moved to Leipzig, I got an email saying, 'You have to come to the Institute right now. We have something very weird.'"
The extracted mtDNA had yielded surprising results, explained Viola, "We already knew Neanderthal mtDNA and of course we knew modern human mtDNA, but this mtDNA was neither. This was something completely different from both."
Sink Your Teeth Into It
The DNA was from a new hominin, which the team named the Denisovans after the site. Hardly able to believe it, Viola flew to Russia to share the discovery with his colleagues, but they had an even more exciting find: they pulled out a new, surprisingly large tooth they had discovered in the cave. This time, clearly not a bison tooth.
"That was for me really the seminal moment. Taking this thing in my hand," Viola chuckled. "This actually looked like something different. So it was a tooth that was really, really striking and gave me the feeling that this is really true."
Teeth, Viola explains, are excellent and frequent fossil remains. Tooth enamel is the hardest part of our bodies and thus most likely to survive in the archaeological record. Fragmentary bone remains, such as the very small piece of the finger bone found first, are often difficult to identify. But teeth, if you are an expert like Viola, can tell you much more.
Tooth enamel is analyzed for growth much like tree rings. Modern human teeth grow much slower than Neanderthal teeth did, from which, Viola suggests, we can infer some developmental differences between humans and Neanderthals.
But what about Denisovans, how do they compare? Unfortunately, Viola can't yet say much, only that they are genetically different (though not deemed a separate species). And that they have bigger teeth.
Curious about how they fit in the hominin lineage, Viola and the team are doing phylogenetic analyses, which so far suggest that Denisovans are closer to Neanderthals than they are to modern humans. But Neanderthals have recently been shown to be more closely related to us than previously thought: up to 1.5 to 2% of our genomes come from Neanderthals. So perhaps Denisovans might not be so far off genetically.
It turns out they are far off in a different way. Viola expected to find some Denisovan genetic contribution in individuals in Russia, Mongolia or China – areas close by. Not so. Denisovan genetic contribution is highest 8,000km away in the Melanesians of Papua New Guinea, who carry an additional 6% of Denisovan DNA. This suggests that Denisovans were more widespread, living all over Asia, but that we just have not recognized or found them yet. Far off genetic contributions such as these and others the team has found have left scientists puzzled.
It's likely that some of these genes were adaptive, and therefore selected for, Viola suggests. These are possibly linked to immunological adaptations, high altitude acclimatization and more, revealing that our shared genetic lineage is often to our benefit. Being called a Neanderthal or Denisovan is not an insult!
Neanderthal Deserts
But there are also unshared areas of our genomes, Viola explained, called "Neanderthal deserts". "These must be the areas that make us who we are, because those are the few things where all modern humans are different from Neanderthals." But he added "There is surprisingly little." While the deserts are larger, only 200 locations in the genome code for proteins that are unique to modern humans compared to Neanderthals.
All these claims should be tempered by the fact, Viola explains, that we don't know much. "We have all these genomes of Neanderthals and Denisovans, but it will take many, many years for us to actually gather the information that's in there." Viola is at the forefront as new fossils are found and new questions arise.
He is headed to Siberia again, where fossils have been discovered in another cave. "It's very, very cool," he said excitedly, because among them there is a Neanderthal jawbone with teeth, which will be an excellent fossil for analysis. The jawbone could reveal more about these distant human relatives, a piece of whom some of us may still carry around in our genomes. We'll have to wait to find out.
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Q: Finding the coordinates of a point on a sine graph and it's x,y phase shifts given axis intercepts This is the question from my textbook:
The correct answer for the coordinates of $A$ is $\left(\frac{2\pi}{3},\frac{3}{2}\right)$. I've tried making three equations and solving by substitution for $k$ and $c$, but I do not get the correct values. Here's the equations I made:
$0=sin(\frac{4\pi}{3})+c$
$0=sin(\frac{2\pi}{3})+c$
$0=sin(2\pi)+c$
Correct value for $k$ is $\frac{\pi}{6}$, for $c$ it is $\frac{1}{2}$.
Help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

A: hint
from the graph, we derive that
$$f (0)=f (4\frac \pi 3)=0$$
thus
$$\sin (-k)+c=\sin (4\frac \pi 3-k)+c=0$$
from here,
$$-k=\pi-(4\frac \pi 3-k) $$
You can finish.

A: $\sin(2π-k)+c=0$
This is equivalent to $\sin(k)=c$
$\sin(\frac{4π}{3}-k)+c=0$
$-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\cos(k)+\frac{1}{2}\sin(k)+\sin(k)=0$
$-\sqrt{3}\cos(k)=-3\sin(k)$
$\tan(k)=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$
$k=\frac{π}{6}$
$c=\sin(\frac{π}{6})=\frac{1}{2}$

A: b) is easier than a) so I am going to start there.
the function is period with period $2\pi$
that is $f(x) = f(x+2n\pi)$
if $f(x) = 0$ then $f(2\pi) = 0,f(-2\pi) = 0$ etc.
In the interval $[-4\pi,0]$
$0-4\pi, \frac {4\pi}{3}-4\pi, -2\pi, \frac {4\pi}{3} - 2\pi, 0$
or,
$-4\pi, -\frac {8\pi}{3}, -2\pi, -\frac {2\pi}{3}, 0$
c)
Every period there are two solutions.  There are two in the cycle $[0,2\pi)$ and two more in $[2\pi,4\pi)$, etc.
there are 8 solutions in $[0,8\pi)$
there is no solution in $[8\pi, 9\pi)$
a)
Phase-shift:
The maximal and minimal values of $\sin(x-k)-c$ will be half-way between the zeros.
$x = \frac {2\pi}{3}, \frac {5\pi}{3}$
The maximal and minimal values of an un-shifted sin function are at $x= \frac {\pi}{2},x= \frac {3\pi}{2}$
the phase-shift is $\frac {\pi}{2} - \frac {2\pi}{3} = -\frac {\pi}{6}$
Vertical shift:
$\sin(0-\frac {\pi}{6}) + c = 0\\
-\frac 12 + c = 0$
$f(x) = \sin(x-\frac {\pi}{6}) + \frac 12$
and finally A
$f(\frac {2\pi}{3}) = \sin(\frac {\pi}{2}) + \frac 12 = \frac 32$

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Petit Albert (English: Lesser Albert) is an 18th-century grimoire of natural and cabalistic magic. The Petit Albert is possibly inspired by the writings of Albertus Parvus Lucius (the Lesser Albert). Brought down to the smallest hamlets in the saddlebags of peddlers, it represents a phenomenal publishing success, despite its association with "devil worshipers"—or rather because of it. It is associated with a second work, the Grand Albert. It is a composite, maybe heterogeneous work, collecting texts of unequal value written by (or attributed to) various authors; most of these authors are anonymous, but some are notable such as Cardano and Paracelsus. Due to its historical nature, Albertus Magnus's attribution to the text is considerably uncertain and since the text quotes from so many later sources, it is an ethnological document of the first order.

Grand Albert and the Petit Albert

Under the aegis of the Grand Albert
The Little Albert is generally mentioned at the same time as the Grand Albert, another grimoire. The Little Albert, however, is neither a summary nor an abridged version of the Grand Albert; it is a separate text, as can be seen in a comparison of the two works by Claude Seignolle in a French work titled, Les Évangiles du Diable (in English: The Gospels of the Devil).

The author of these two works is speculated to be Albertus Magnus, born around 1193, a theologian and Sorbonne University professor. "Albertus Magnus" (or "Albert the Great") was canonized. The Place Maubert (etymologically Place of the "Master Albert") in Paris is named after him. The text of Secrets merveilleux de la magie naturelle et cabalistique du Petit Albert that was published by Chez les Heritiers Beringos in 1752 specifically credits authorship to Alberti Parvi Lucii. In Tarl Warwick's 2016 English translation, the warning to the reader says: "Here is a new edition of the Wonderful Natural Secrets of the Little Albert, known in Latin by the title "Libellus Alberti Parvi Lucii of mirabilibus Arcanis naturae", the author was one among those accused of witchery by the masses; (It was also usually the fate of all the great minds previously who possessed an inclination towards science to be treated like)

The writings of Master Albert were known to not be printed in his day before his death in 1280 until the invention of the printing press. The earliest known edition appeared in France in 1706 and was published by "Chez les Heritiers Beringos" in Lyon and represented a gap of more than 400 years between the estimated date of writing and printing—a range of time that opened up many possibilities for the evolution of the text. The publishing company that printed it was fictional as well.  Publishing controversial and illegal grimoires under the "Chez les Heritiers Beringos" was a common tactic utilized during the 18th and 19th centuries as grimoires became increasingly censored by the Catholic Church. The location of the publisher was also described as being at the "sign of Agrippa"

The fact that the Big and the Little Albert are named after Albertus Magnus is a claim that should not be taken literally. It is crucial to note that the text actually contains references known to authors before the Master Albert, like Paracelsus, very largely quoted during his time. Furthermore, there are also mentions of events that occurred after the time of the Master Albert. By placing themselves under the aegis of Albert the Great, these works hence seek recognition and legitimacy. This practice of collective attribution to one great person in history was common practice during the time of the first printing of the Petit Albert. It should not be compared to modern falsification or plagiarism. Instead, it was regarded as a way to pay homage while also giving cover to the writers of controversial topics.

From 1850, the Grand and the Petit Albert are published under the following titles:
 Le Grand Albert et ses secrets merveilleux (the Grand Albert)
 Les secrets mystiques de la magie naturelle du Petit Albert
 Le Dragon Rouge (also known as the Grand Grimoire)

These three works were collected in a grand three-volume work which was published in Paris in the 1860s, entitled Le Grande et Veritable Science Cabalistique.

Reactions of the Church
Le Grand Albert and Le Petit Albert, were enormously popular in France throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. A curious mixture of esoteric science and totally impractical superstition, they were for some time tolerated by the Church, with whose teachings they sat uneasily, but were prized by the ordinary people who tried valiantly to reconcile their belief in Christianity with their fear, or hope, that 'natural' magic might just have the power to overcome nature itself.

Even some of those who were "good" Christians tried to bless the book in secret by hiding it under the tablecloth of an altar. The priests were aware of this practice and inspected the possible hiding places before mass and made the "Albert" disappear if they found one. Legends about the Albert flourished. It was said that the devil tries to take back his books and that destroying an Albert was too dangerous for an individual to accomplish safely. With the goals of safety and salvation in mind, the presence of an Albert should be confided to a priest.
The attitude of the Church after the French Revolution contrasts with the fact that the book had a long editorial life by no means clandestine since successive editions were published in Lyon under the Ancien Régime, and even before the Age of Enlightenment, when the Church had every latitude to ban it.

The book was also indirectly censored from 1793 to 1815 when peddling literature was prohibited; evidently the Church was not involved in this decision.

Editorial phenomenon
The two Alberts, sold by peddling and inseparable from the Almanac (with astrological calendar, another great success of the popular edition) made a fortune to their publishers since according to Seignolle, it sold 400,000 a year in the Belgian Ardennes alone  Thus, it is not hard to surmise that almost everyone owned a copy even if they had to pretend to be indignant about its existence.

The intended reader was not a sorcerer, but rather a farmer and who was, in general, a devout Christian. The success of the books are all the more remarkable because they were of no particular use to the peasant. The formulas in the book were not very practical in their lifestyle. For example, even the cooking recipes (usually different compositions of spicy wine) required many expensive ingredients, often difficult to identify and hard to find in French villages.

Thus, the audience it catered to occupied the whole social spectrum. The hand of glory from the book, for example, was an instrument appreciated by burglars. The soap recipes and eau de toilette which included many expensive ingredients from around the world were probably appreciated by the apothecaries of the ladies of the Court. Copies of "Le Petit Albert has also been located among the 19th century French peasantry, like the Hoodoo practitioners of New Orleans, and the Obeah men of the French West Indies."

The Petit Albert later also became a meme. In simple terms, "To say one had the Petit Albert was shorthand for saying one was deep in magic."

Petit Albert

Contents of the book

 A warning to the reader
 Sexual magic (ways to obtain romantic love, seduction, and even to make a woman dance naked)
 Means to improve agricultural efficiency
 Means to avoid various inconveniences (such as menaces who destroy crops or kill chickens)
 Cooking recipes
 Other recipes for daily life, such as "a soap for faces and hands alike"
 Means for people and horses to move quickly and without fatigue
 Making a "hand of glory"

Other parts of the book represent alchemical or cabalist theories whose origin is attributed mainly to Paracelsus. These also include talismans in accordance with cabalist methods, like making gold artificially and dissolving it too. Other how to's include turning lead into gold, creating faux currency with tin, utilizing borax to melt gold and the process of creating imitation pearls.

Cultural references

In literature
Voltaire mentions the Petit Albert in his Dictionnaire philosophique.

References

External links

Online Editions
 Secrets merveilleux de la magie naturelle et cabalistique du petit Albert French Edition.
 The Petit Albert: The Marvellous Secrets of the Little Albert: English Edition
 The Petit Albert, English Edition by Edmund Kelly

Videos
 Occult Literature 32: The Petit Albert (English Edition)

Grimoires
18th-century books
Alchemical documents
Occult books
Censored books

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Q: How to use SQLite in a multi-threaded application? I'm developing an application with SQLite as the database, and am having a little trouble understanding how to go about using it in multiple threads (none of the other Stack Overflow questions really helped me, unfortunately).
My use case: The database has one table, let's call it "A", which has different groups of rows (based on one of their columns). I have the "main thread" of the application which reads the contents from table A. In addition, I decide, once in a while, to update a certain group of rows. To do this, I want to spawn a new thread, delete all the rows of the group, and re-insert them (that's the only way to do it in the context of my app). This might happen to different groups at the same time, so I might have 2+ threads trying to update the database.
I'm using different transactions from each thread, I.E. at the start of every thread's update cycle, I have a begin. In fact, what each thread actually does is call "BEGIN", delete from the database all the rows it needs to "update", and inserts them again with the new values (this is the way it must be done in the context of my application).
Now, I'm trying to understand how I go about implementing this. I've tried reading around (other answers on Stack Overflow, the SQLite site) but I haven't found all the answers. Here are some things I'm wondering about:

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*Do I need to call "open" and create a new sqlite structure from each thread?

*Do I need to add any special code for all of this, or is it enough to spawn different threads, update the rows, and that's fine (since I'm using different transactions)?

*I saw something talking about the different lock types there are, and the fact that I might receive "SQLite busy" from calling certain APIs, but honestly I didn't see any reference that completely explained when I need to take all this into account. Do I need to?

If anyone can answer the questions/point me in the direction of a good resource, I'd be very grateful.
UPDATE 1: From all that I've read so far, it seems like you can't have two threads who are going to write to a database file anyway.
See: http://www.sqlite.org/lockingv3.html. In section 3.0: A RESERVED lock means that the process is planning on writing to the database file at some point in the future but that it is currently just reading from the file. Only a single RESERVED lock may be active at one time, though multiple SHARED locks can coexist with a single RESERVED lock.
Does this mean that I may as well only spawn off a single thread to update a group of rows each time? I.e., have some kind of poller thread which decides that I need to update some of the rows, and then creates a new thread to do it, but never more than one at a time? Since it looks like any other thread I create will just get SQLITE_BUSY until the first thread finishes, anyway.
Have I understood things correctly?
BTW, thanks for the answers so far, they've helped a lot.

A: Modern versions of SQLite has thread safety enabled by default. SQLITE_THREADSAFE compilation flag controls whether or not code is included in SQLite to enable it to operate safely in a multithreaded environment. Default value is SQLITE_THREADSAFE=1. It means Serialized mode. In this mode:

In this mode (which is the default when SQLite is compiled with SQLITE_THREADSAFE=1) the SQLite library will itself serialize access to database connections and prepared statements so that the application is free to use the same database connection or the same prepared statement in different threads at the same time.

Use sqlite3_threadsafe() function to check Sqlite library SQLITE_THREADSAFE compilation flag.
Default library thread safety behavior can be changed via sqlite3_config(). Use SQLITE_OPEN_NOMUTEX and SQLITE_OPEN_FULLMUTEX flags at sqlite3_open_v2() to adjust the threading mode of individual database connections.

A: Some steps when starting out with SQLlite for multithreaded use:

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*Make sure sqlite is compiled with the multi threaded flag.

*You must call open on your sqlite file to create a connection on each thread, don't share connections between threads.

*SQLite has a very conservative threading model, when you do a write operation, which includes opening transactions that are about to do an INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE, other threads will be blocked until this operation  completes.

*If you don't use a transaction, then transactions are implicit, so if you start a INSERT/DELETE/UPDATE, sqlite will try to acquire an exclusive lock, and complete the operation before releasing it.

*If you do a BEGIN EXCLUSIVE statement, it will acquire an exclusive lock before doing operations in that transaction. A COMMIT or ROLLBACK will release the lock.

*Your sqlite3_step, sqlite3_prepare and some other calls may return SQLITE_BUSY or SQLITE_LOCKED. SQLITE_BUSY usually means that sqlite needs to acquire the lock. The biggest difference between the two return values:

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*SQLITE_LOCKED: if you get this from a sqlite3_step statement, you MUST call sqlite3_reset on the statement handle. You should only get this on the first call to sqlite3_step, so once reset is called you can actually "retry" your sqlite3_step call. On other operations, it's the same as SQLITE_BUSY

*SQLITE_BUSY : There is no need to call sqlite3_reset, just retry your operation after waiting a bit for the lock to be released.

A: Check this code from the SQLite wiki.
I have done something similar with C and I uploaded the code here.
I hope it's useful.

A: Check out this link. The easiest way is to do the locking yourself, and to avoid sharing the connection between threads. Another good resource can be found here, and it concludes with:

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*Make sure you're compiling SQLite with -DTHREADSAFE=1.

*Make sure that each thread opens the database file and keeps its own sqlite structure.

*Make sure you handle the likely possibility that one or more threads collide when they access the db file at the same time: handle SQLITE_BUSY appropriately.

*Make sure you enclose within transactions the commands that modify the database file, like INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and others.

A: Summary
Transactions in SQLite are SERIALIZABLE.
Changes made in one database connection are invisible to all other database connections prior to commit.
A query sees all changes that are completed on the same database connection prior to the start of the query, regardless of whether or not those changes have been committed.
If changes occur on the same database connection after a query starts running but before the query completes, then it is undefined whether or not the query will see those changes.
If changes occur on the same database connection after a query starts running but before the query completes, then the query might return a changed row more than once, or it might return a row that was previously deleted.
For the purposes of the previous four items, two database connections that use the same shared cache and which enable PRAGMA read_uncommitted are considered to be the same database connection, not separate database connections.

In addition to the above information on multi-threaded access, it might be worth taking a look at this page on isolation, as many things have changed since this original question and the introduction of the write-ahead log (WAL).
It seems a hybrid approach of having several connections open to the database provides adequate concurrency guarantees, trading off the expense of opening a new connection with the benefit of allowing multi-threaded write transactions.

A: I realize this is an old thread and the responses are good but I've been looking into this recently and came across an interesting analysis of some different implementations.  Mainly it goes over the strengths and weaknesses of connection sharing, message passing, thread-local connections and connection pooling.  Take a look at it here: http://dev.yorhel.nl/doc/sqlaccess

A: If you use connection pooling, like in Java EE, web application, set the connection pool max. size to 1. Access will be serialized.


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Dangote Fertiliser donates Classrooms, other facilities to Ibeju-Lekki Community
To meet the yearning of its host communities' quest for quality education by way of provision of teaching materials and conducive environment, Dangote Fertiliser Limited (DFL) has constructed…
To meet the yearning of its host communities' quest for quality education by way of provision of teaching materials and conducive environment, Dangote Fertiliser Limited (DFL) has constructed and handed over to the Lagos State Basic Education Board (SUBEB), a multi-million Naira modern block of classroom and other infrastructures.
The donation of the school, which is meant to serve the Abejoye community in Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos is coming on the heels of provision of empowerment to farmers in the area whose land falls into the area taken over by the state government and designated as part of the free trade zone.
According to the Dangote Fertiliser management, the classrooms, built as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility efforts of the company is to serve as replacement for the Abejoye Primary School which incidentally was part of the free trade zone area allocated to Dangote Fertiliser Limited, but relocated to Abejoye community, consists of staff rooms, head teacher's office, toilet facilities, power generator, and borehole.
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Q: Can't get WooCommerce customers by email When I make an API call to get users by mail address, I get the error:

"{"code":"rest_no_route","message":"No route was found matching the URL and request method","data":{"status":404}}"

All other calls like /products/ or /orders/ work without problem. Pretty Links in permalink settings are activated.
this.WooCommerce = WC({
  url: 'http://............./',
  consumerKey: 'ck_xxxxxxxxxx',
  consumerSecret: 'cs_xxxxxxxxxxxxxx',
  wpAPI: true,
  queryStringAuth: true,
  verifySsl: true,
  version: 'wc/v2'

checkEmail(){

let validEmail = false;

let reg = /^(([^<>()[\]\\.,;:\s@"]+(\.[^<>()[\]\\.,;:\s@"]+)*)|(".+"))@((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}])|(([a-zA-Z\-0-9]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$/;

if(reg.test(this.newUser.email)){
  //email looks valid

  this.wooCommerce.getAsync("customers/email/"+ this.newUser.email).then( (data) => {
    console.log(data);

A: this.wooCommerce.getAsync("customers/email/"+ this.newUser.email).then( (data) => {
    console.log(data);
}

change this to====>>>
this.wooCommerce.getAsync("customers?email="+ this.newUser.email).then( (data) => {
    console.log(data);
}


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Description of the projections supported by the WCS scripts. [more]
Keywords: coordinates, annotation
Gnomonic
Stereographic
Zenithal Equal Area
Plate-Carrée
Hammer-Aitoff
Related Scripts
From the Wikipedia [3] : A map projection is a systematic transformation of the latitudes and longitudes of locations on the surface of a sphere or an ellipsoid into locations on a plane. Map projections are necessary for creating maps. All map projections distort the surface in some fashion. Depending on the purpose of the map, some distortions are acceptable and others are not; therefore different map projections exist in order to preserve some properties of the sphere-like body at the expense of other properties. There is no limit to the number of possible map projections.
The scripts AnnotateImage, CatalogStarGenerator, MosaicByCoordinates and AlignByCoordinates support several projections with characteristics suitable for different kinds of images.
This section contains brief descriptions of the supported projections. For more in-depth information you should click in the links available for each projection or read the document with the specification of the representation of celestial coordinates in FITS images [2].
Each projection has two examples with a representation of the projection centered in the equator and in one of the poles. The parameters of these images are the same for all projections so they can be compared.
The Gnomonic projection is a variation of the Zenithal projection and it is the most commonly used projection since it can approximate how most optical systems project the images.
This projection diverges for points more than 90 degree from the center of the projection and it heavily distorts the areas more than 10-20 degrees from the center. It should only be used for small areas.
The Stereographic projection is another variation of the Zenithal projection. It can be used for bigger areas than Gnomonic. It also diverges although only for the opposite point to the center of the projection.
Zenithal Equal Area is a variation of the Zenithal projection. It can represent the whole sky.
Mercator is a classical cylindrical projection which was widely used for navigation charts and currently is used for web mapping. Mercator keeps the shape and angles of small objects but it distorts the size and shape of large objects, as the scale increases from the Equator to the poles, where it becomes infinite.
This projection is suitable for areas around the great-circle that crosses the reference point of the projection perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder.
Plate-Carrée is a very simple projection that maps the right ascension and declination directly to the coordinates x and y of the map.
Despite of its simplicity it can be used for all-sky maps.
The Hammer-Aitoff projection is an all-sky projection with the property of being equal-area.
[1] E. W. Greisen, M. R. Calabretta (2002) Representations of World Coordinates in FITS, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 395, 1061-1075
[2] M. R. Calabretta, E. W. Greisen (2002) Representations of Celestial Coordinates in FITS, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 395, 1077-1122
[3] Wikipedia contributors, Map projections, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
ImageSolver, AnnotateImage, CatalogStarGenerator, MosaicByCoordinates, AlignByCoordinates
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Cornelia Claudia Wolf (* 1982) ist eine deutsche Kommunikationswissenschaftlerin mit dem Forschungsschwerpunkt Wandel öffentlicher Kommunikation. Sie ist Professorin für Online-Kommunikation an der Universität Leipzig.

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Wolf studierte Journalistik, Politikwissenschaft sowie Kultur- und Wirtschaftsgeographie an der Katholischen Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. Als Journalistin war sie für verschiedene Zeitungs-, Zeitschriften-, Rundfunk- und Online-Redaktionen tätig, zudem arbeitete sie in einer PR-Agentur. 2009 wurde sie wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Lehrstuhl für Kommunikationswissenschaft der Universität Passau, wechselte aber bereits 2010 an den Lehrstuhl für Computervermittelte Kommunikation. Dort promovierte sie 2014 bei Ralf Hohlfeld mit einer Dissertation zum Thema "Mobiler Journalismus: Angebote, Produktionsroutinen und redaktionelle Strategien deutscher Print- und Rundfunkredaktionen". Im Oktober 2014 folgte sie dann einem Ruf an die Universität Leipzig auf die neu geschaffene Juniorprofessur für Online-Kommunikation, welche später in eine ordentliche Professur umgewidmet wurde.

In ihrer Forschung untersucht Wolf, welchen Einfluss das Internet auf technische und gesellschaftliche Veränderungen, die ihrerseits Kommunikation und Medien beeinflussen, hat. Schwerpunkte ihrer Arbeit liegen auf mobilem Journalismus, Wissenschafts- und Innovationskommunikation im Internet, Gamification und Games in der Nonprofit-Kommunikation und den Einfluss von Social Media in der Unternehmenskommunikation. Sie ist u. a. Mitglied der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, der International Communication Association und der International Association for Media and Communication Research.

Schriften (Auswahl)
 Mobile Endgeräte als Allroundmedien: Eine Untersuchung zur Verbreitung mobiler Multimediadienste und ihren Auswirkungen auf den Journalismus. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, Saarbrücken 2008, ISBN 978-3-8364-8138-0.
 Mobiler Journalismus: Angebote, Produktionsroutinen und redaktionelle Strategien deutscher Print- und Rundfunkredaktionen. Nomos, Baden-Baden 2014, ISBN 978-3-8487-1414-8.
 mit Gabriele Hooffacker: Technische Innovationen – Medieninnovationen? Herausforderungen für Kommunikatoren, Konzepte und Nutzerforschung. Springer, Wiesbaden 2016, ISBN 978-3-658-14953-6.
 Digitale Langformen im Journalismus und Corporate Publishing: Scrollytelling – Webdokumentationen – Multimediastorys. Springer, Wiesbaden 2017, ISBN 978-3-658-17556-6.

Weblinks

 Cornelia Wolf auf der Website der Universität Leipzig
 Cornelia Claudia Wolf auf der Website der Universität Leipzig

Kommunikationswissenschaftler
Hochschullehrer (Universität Leipzig)
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Geboren 1982
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Henadz Karpenka (en biélorusse : Генадзь Карпенка), né le  à Minsk, et mort le  à Minsk, est un politicien et scientifique biélorusse.

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Henadz Karpenka est diplômé de l'institut pédagogique biélorusse en 1972 et a travaillé à l'institut de l'énergie nucléaire de l'académie des sciences de la République socialiste soviétique de Biélorussie. De 1983 à 1990 il était le directeur de l'entreprise de métallurgie des poudres à Maladetchna. Entre 1991 et 1994 Karpenka a été président de la Comité exécutif municipal de Maladetchna donc il était chef de l'administration locale. En 1990 Karpenka a obtenu son doctorat des sciences métallurgiques et est devenu membre correspondant de l'académie nationale des sciences de la Biélorussie. De 1990 à 1996 il était député du Soviet suprême de la République socialiste soviétique de Biélorussie et en 1996 Karpenka est devenu son vice-président. Après l'élection d'Alexandre Loukachenko en , Karpenka rejoint l'opposition. Lorsque Loukachenko a établi son propre parlement, il est resté un membre de la suprême soviétique. En  Karpenka a été élu président du Conseil économique national, qui avec d'autres organisations est devenu le fondement d'un cabinet de l'ombre. Il a fondé, avec d'autres, le Parti civil uni de Biélorussie et en  Karpenka est devenu le chef du Comité exécutif national de l'opposition. Karpenka est mort subitement d'une crise cardiaque. Les proches de Henadz Karpenka croient que sa mort était violente et les autorités de Biélorussie y avaient des rapports. La famille de Henadz Karpenka vit en Allemagne où elle a reçu l'asile politique pour 6 ans.

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August was a really busy month for us. We spent two weeks in Whistler during Crankworx and then drove to Retallack and Nelson to join Kurt Sorge and the Fest crew. After enjoying the best loamy trails we've ever ridden in the company of the best dudes to ride with, we had the chance to spend our last couple of days riding at Coast Gravity Park and on some trails of the Sunshine Coast. It was the trip of a lifetime and here is a recap of what happened.
Fresh snow in the Alps means a lot of different things to different people. For some, the fresh powder is a dream come true! For Vinny T, it's a chance to ride his bike every day in his favourite conditions! When asked if there are issues from not being able to see the roots or ice patches beneath the snow, he happily responds," That's the best part! I like that you can't see the roots." Watch Vinny T absolutely rip apart some snowy tracks.


I took some photos of the private student housing development, located on a very narrow parcel land once part of U of M. It looks great so far. In fact, I might be living here next fall for my last year of grad school.
Interesting project... could you provide a map to show where its at? I'll be coming back to AA for grad school in the near future and am curious.
This land was part of U of M and the university gave it up? I didn't know that kind of thing ever happened. Is there some story behind that?
Also, to those of us who aren't from the area, what is an "orange spot?" University student parking?
From those photos it looks like the project will be a nice spot of density in a fairly open area. What will the facade look like? Are the red areas in your areal view the building footprints?
According to my 2004 Map of University of Michigan property, this was land that the U owned. I don't know why they sold it off, my best guess, and it's just a guess was that the university might have been involved in this project at one time, or perhaps they are encouraging private developers to provide housing since university housing has experienced growing pains lately.
Those red lines are the footprint. It will maximize the parcel. The buildings will have a quadrangle form which I think is kind of cool.
Very appealing! The only drawback I see is not being in the midst of downtown. I have recently signed a lease for fall 2008 and will not be able to move in until Aug. 25th. As far as parking goes- they're trying to rent space from adjacent retail stores ($100/mo.) Or, maybe from a garage downtown- they didn't say how much. When the project is completed they planned on charging $70/mo. for covered parking and $40/mo. for uncovered. Which I think is totally outrageous to begin with! Maybe I'll just steal a space from WillowTree.


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From The Summit Daily (Deepan Dutta):
The senate confirmed Gibbs unanimously in a 34-0 vote, with one abstention. Gibbs had already been preparing for the role in the weeks since he resigned as Summit County commissioner, meeting staff and attending meetings to get up to speed on the department's work.
The state agencies Gibbs will oversee include the Division of Forestry; Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety; the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; Colorado Parks and Wildlife; the Colorado Avalanche Information Center; the State Land Board; the Water Conservation Board and the state's Division of Water Resources.
Gibbs said he was thrilled to be confirmed, and was already engaged in high-level work, including the seven-state Colorado River Basin Drought Contingency plans that is seeking to create an updated water distribution compact in the West.
"It's really amazing being a part of that, and being part of those important conversations happening right now," Gibbs said. "What we do will have legacy impact on how we manage the Colorado River moving forward. It involves everything from human services to road and bridge to environmental health, I'm learning about a lot of different positions."
Along with conserving water, other precious natural resources Gibbs oversees includes Parks and Wildlife, which will be the largest department under Gibbs' purview with 900 employees. One of his priorities with CPW is to find a more sustainable funding model for the agency aside from hunting and fishing license fees…
Gibbs, who had served as a Congressional staffer, state house representative and state senator before his eight years as commissioner, said that his experience working at the federal, state and local levels made him realize the unnecessary barriers that spring up between various levels of government. He plans to use his experience to negotiate among the different players and break down those barriers.
"I want to work to try to demolish those silos isolating them from each other," Gibbs said. "I want to look at how we manage our land, water and minerals and do what's best for Colorado as a whole, not just piecemeal management based on federal, state and local ownership. I want a more holistic approach on how we manage and steward on natural resources."
Ultimately, Gibbs' most important responsibility as steward of the state's natural resources is to preserve them for later generations, so they can experience and enjoy the grandeur and freedom this wild country has to offer.
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Stories posted on a Facebook page contend that Wulf dropped hunters in areas with no deer sign and even on properties he didn't have permission to hunt. Additionally, he allegedly abandoned hunters at motels without returning calls or texts.
Wulf had previously run afoul hunting regulations, having been cited by the Iowa DNR of aiding and abetting clients on an illegal deer hunt. In that case, DRN found piles of corn, alfalfa and minerals on properties where Wulf was guiding.


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Ambroise Dubois, né à Anvers vers 1543, mort à Fontainebleau en 1614 ou 1615, est un peintre français d'origine flamande, de la seconde école de Fontainebleau.

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La vie d'Ambroise Dubois est assez mal connue. Originaire d'Anvers, la date de son arrivée à Paris est incertaine : pour Félibien, il y parvient vers 1568, tandis qu'Adhémar avance la date de 1585. Pour Félis, Dubois a avant tout exercé comme portraitiste. Il est cité en 1595 comme « peintre du roi » et reçoit plusieurs commandes pour la décoration des intérieurs du château de Fontainebleau, où il restera longtemps et fera la majorité de sa carrière. Veuf de la fille du peintre Maugras, il épouse en 1601 Françoise d'Hoey, fille de son collaborateur Jean de Hoey. La même année, il est naturalisé français et anobli. Veuve, Françoise d'Hoey épousera par la suite le peintre Martin Fréminet. Dubois devient peintre de Marie de Médicis en 1606.

Si ses œuvres sont majoritairement des tableaux à visées décoratives pour le château de Fontainebleau (murs et plafond du salon ovale décoré de scènes des Amours de Théagène et Chariclée, décors de la galerie de Diane, dont seuls quelques fragments nous sont parvenus, décors du cabinet de la reine avec 23 scènes de l'histoire de Tancrède et Clorinde, tirée de La Jérusalem délivrée du Tasse, et qu'il aurait exécuté avec la participation de Honnet, Dumée, et Bunel selon Sauval et Félibien), on peut aussi noter quelques tableaux remarquables, dont une La toilette de Psyché, Flore ou Allégorie de l'été, Allégorie de la peinture et de la sculpture, Allégorie du mariage d'Henri IV et de Marie de Médicis (château de Fontainebleau), un Portrait de Marie de Médicis en Minerve (Château de Fontainebleau), un Portrait de Gabrielle d'Estrées en Diane (château de Chenonceau) qui serait en réalité une copie d'après son œuvre. On lui attribue également un ensemble remarquable de dessins (conservés au Pierpont Morgan Library de New York, au musée du Louvre, au musée des beaux-arts de Rouen, et à l'Albertina museum de Vienne).

On sait également peu de choses sur son fils Jean Dubois le Vieux ( à Fontainebleau? - 1676 à Fontainebleau?), si ce n'est qu'il est l'auteur du tableau du maître autel de la chapelle de la Trinité du château de Fontainebleau, La Sainte Trinité au moment de la déposition de croix, daté en 1642, auquel est associé un dessin, qui est le seul dessin connu de l'artiste, La Madeleine éplorée (Louvre). Il a également réalisé La Félicité, dit autrefois Portrait de la reine Anne d'Autriche (1642, Paris, Musée du Louvre). Il est nommé valet de chambre du roi, et épouse le  Marie Oultrebon, dont il a plusieurs fils : Jean Dubois dit Le Jeune (1645 - 1694) et Louis Dubois (1646 - 1702).

Œuvres

Peintures conservées au château de Fontainebleau
 Le combat de Tancrède et Clorinde, vers 1601
 Tancrède et Clorinde à la fontaine, vers 1601
 Tancrède devant les murs de Jérusalem, vers 1601
 L'assaut de Jérusalem, vers 1601
 Clorinde devant Aladin, vers 1601
 Le baptême de Clorinde, vers 1601
 Allégorie du dauphin, futur Louis XIII
 Le cortège des Thessaliens, vers 1608
 Théagène reçoit le flambeau des mains de Chariclée, vers 1608
 Le Sacrifice, vers 1608
 Le songe de Calasiris, vers 1608
 Le médecin Acestinus visite Chariclée, vers 1608
 Calasiris vient voir Chariclée, vers 1608
 Enlèvement de Chariclée par Théagène, vers 1608
 Embarquement de Théagène et Chariclée pour l'Égypte, vers 1608
 Chariclée enlevée par Trachin, vers 1608
 Théagène et Chariclée épiés par des voleurs, vers 1608
 Théagène et Chariclée dans une grotte, vers 1608
 La Résurrection (fragment), vers 1612
 Flore
 Allégorie du mariage de Henri IV et de Marie de Médicis
 Allégorie de la peinture et de la sculpture
 La toilette de Psyché
 Gabrielle d'Estrées en Diane chasseresse

Œuvres sur papier
 Théagène reçoit le flambeau des mains de Chariclée, grisaille, Paris, musée du Louvre
 Embarquement de Chariclée, dessin, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
 L'Église militante et triomphante, dessin, Paris, musée du Louvre
 Toilette de Psyché, sanguine, New-York, The Morgan Library

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 Sylvie Beguin, « Dessins d'Ambroise Dubois », dans la revue l'Œil, 1966, 135, 6-15 et 67.
 Sylvie Beguin, « Quelques nouveaux dessins d'Ambroise Dubois », dans la Revue de l'Art, 1971, 4, 37-38.
 Sylvie Beguin, « L'Art de peinture et de sculpture d'Ambroise Dubois à Fontainebleau », dans la Revue du Louvre, 1979, 3, 229-233.
 Colombe Samoyault-Verlet, « Ambroise Dubois à Fontainebleau », dans le Petit journal des grandes expositions, musée national du château de Fontainebleau, 1987, 170.
 Mylène Sarant, « Ambroise Dubois et les Ethiopiques d'Héliodore », dans la revue Histoire de l'Art, , 46, 25-37.
 Mylène Sarant, « Ambroise Dubois et les Éthiopiques d'Héliodore, à propos des grisailles inédites », dans la Revue du Louvre, , 3, 56-63.

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Ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring involves measuring blood pressure (BP) at regular intervals (usually every 20–30 minutes) over a 24 hour period while patients undergo normal daily activities, including sleep. The portable monitor is worn on a belt connected to a standard cuff on the upper arm and uses an oscillometric technique to detect systolic, diastolic and mean BP as well as heart rate. When complete, the device is connected to a computer that prepares a report of the 24 hour, day time, night time, and sleep and awake (if recorded) average systolic and diastolic BP and heart rate.
The accuracy of ABP monitoring has been validated in a range of patients including young, elderly, pregnant and obese subjects (provided the correct size cuff is used). Ambulatory BP monitoring is safe and is not usually associated with complications. Occasionally oedema or petechiae of the upper arm or bruising under the inflating cuff may occur. Modern ABP devices are quiet, lightweight and easy to wear, but inflation of the cuff may cause some transient discomfort, particularly in people with hypertension or when multiple readings are triggered due to errors in measurement. Ambulatory BP measurements during the night may disturb sleep; potentially requiring retesting if there are poor nocturnal BP measurements.
hypotension, where this cannot be demonstrated in the clinic.
Patients should be aware that the device will automatically inflate the cuff and measure BP periodically over a 24 hour period. They will need to book to have the monitor fitted and, as they cannot get the device wet, they should attend after bathing. A top with loose sleeves will best accommodate the cuff and a firm waistband will help support the monitor. Patients should continue with their normal daily activities, preferably including a work day rather than a rest day. They should take all their usual medications. When the cuff starts to inflate the patient should stop moving and talking, keep the arm still and relaxed, and breathe normally. They should avoid activities that may interfere with the device such as vigorous exercise. A brief diary is important to record timing of activities, sleep, taking of medicines, posture and symptoms (eg. dizziness) that may be related to BP. No Medicare rebate is currently available for ABP monitoring. Costs will vary with provider and need to be discussed with the patient.


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Gout Crystals: What Are They and What to Do About Them
Spiro Koulouris
When we hear the word "crystals," we immediately think of fashion, glamor, and beauty. People's fascination with crystals and other gemstones dates back thousands of years. Other crystals, on the other hand (pun intended), have a much darker side to them. That is certainly true of gout crystals, which are thought to be the primary cause of gout flare-ups.
Since gout crystals play such a big role in gout flare-ups, it's worth learning more about these not-so-glamorous formations. Here's what you need to know.
The Discovery of Gout Crystals
For centuries, the cause of gout was thought to be an excess of food and wine that only the wealthy and powerful could afford. As a result, gout was dubbed the "King's Disease." However, with advancements in medical studies, it has become obvious that gout can affect anyone regardless of your royal status. Studies also show the risk factors may differ from one person to the next.
One of the pioneers of microscopy, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), was the first to describe the appearance of crystals from a gouty tophus. At the time, their chemical makeup was pretty much unknown. Nevertheless, their crystalline, needle-like forms made it evident that they played a significant part in gout attacks.
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What Exactly Are Gout Crystals?
Gout is a painful ailment that can lead to renal difficulties and joint damage. Gout develops when excess uric acid (a normal waste product) crystallizes in the body and deposits in the tissues and joints. Gout crystals are believed to be the primary cause of gout flare-ups.
Now you might be wondering, how does this occur in the first place? When you eat purine-rich meals, your body produces uric acid. But when you have too much uric acid it crystallizes, forming gout crystals.
Keep in mind, purines are essential building components for the production of DNA and RNA in your body. They're mostly found in meat and meat items that you eat. Uric acid is formed when purines are broken down.
Where Are Gout Crystals Found?
Increased uric acid levels in the blood can cause deposits of these monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in and around the joints over time. MSU crystals are needle-shaped both within and outside the cell.
And if that isn't entertaining enough, consider what happens when you move your joints. These needle-like crystals can begin to chip off and crush against one another, causing pain and inflammation.
Folks, this is straight out of a horror film. Except that this is exactly what gout sufferers face in real life.
Furthermore, gout crystals can attract white blood cells, resulting in severe gout attacks. White blood cells are naturally produced in the body to fight infections. Infections, however, can also cause inflammation, which in turn triggers a violent immune response. As a result, white blood cells are produced in greater numbers to combat the "infection" caused by gout crystals.
What Foods Are Purines Found In?
Uric acid levels can be raised by purine molecules, which can be created in the body or consumed through high-purine meals. Excess uric acid can form uric acid crystals, which can pile up in soft tissues and joints, producing gout symptoms.
Dietary management focuses on lowering uric acid levels in the body and achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. A low-purine diet has long been advised as the key dietary change. Although it is impossible to totally avoid purines, try to keep them to a minimum. Let's take a look at some of the most purine-rich foods to avoid!
Foods That Are High in Purines
Alcoholic beverages are high in purine. Yes, all of them! Anchovies, sardines, herring, mussels, codfish, scallops, trout, and haddock have the highest purine levels among the fish, seafood, and shellfish available.
Some meats, such as bacon, turkey, veal, and venison, as well as organ meats such as liver are also high in purines.
Foods With Moderate Purine Levels
Luckily not all seafood and meat have high levels of purines. Some have moderate levels and can be enjoyed in moderation. Some examples of meat with moderate purine levels include beef, chicken, duck, pork, and ham. If you're craving seafood, crab, lobster, oysters, and shrimp are examples of shellfish with moderate purine levels.
What Is a Gout Attack Really Like?
Gout sufferers experience intense pain and swelling in their affected joints as a result of this reaction. To make matters worse (because gout is terrible like that), a gout attack can occur suddenly and without warning.
Flare-ups frequently cause you to wake up in the middle of the night with the sensation that your big toe is on fire. The affected joint is hot, swollen, and so tender that even the weight of the bedsheet may seem unbearable.
The Long Term-Effects of Gout
The long term-effects of gout can lead to severe complications including:
Recurrent gout: Gout flare-ups might happen multiple times a year for certain people. If left untreated, it can cause permanent joint erosion and destruction.
Advanced stages of gout: Untreated gout can lead to the formation of urate crystal deposits under the skin, which is known as tophi (TOE-fie). Tophi are normally painless, although they can swell and become sensitive during gout bouts. They can also result in unattractive deformations.
Kidney stones: People with gout may develop kidney stones as a result of uric acid crystals forming in their urinary tracts. Kidney stones can be prevented by taking certain medications.
Treatment Options for Gout Crystals
The inflammation and agony caused by gout crystals must be treated initially. Gout crystal pain can be relieved in a variety of ways, including using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Prescription medications such as Tivorbex or Celebrex, as well as over-the-counter medications such as Aleve or Advil, may fall into this category.
Corticosteroids may also be an effective treatment option. These drugs can help to reduce inflammation. You can take them orally or by injection.
Colchicine is another treatment option. This medication is used to treat the pain and inflammation induced by gout crystals.
Other Treatment Options
Additional treatments will target the dissolution of crystals and the prevention of future crystal formation by lowering uric acid levels in the body. This will allow your body to more effectively process uric acid in your bloodstream and break down gout crystals.
Your doctor may also suggest dietary and lifestyle modifications to help lower uric acid levels. They might urge you to eat a healthier diet, do low-impact activities, and stay away from alcohol.
Spiro Koulouris is a leading gout diet expert, author, and blogger at GoutandYou. He's dedicated his life to inspiring people to obtain a healthy lifestyle and living a gout-free life. Spiro has battled with the disease for years and has dedicated himself to become educated and informed on the subject.
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To Honor Slave Trade Victims, a Memorial in the Depths of the Atlantic
By Thomson Reuters Foundation | Dec 4, 2020
Tributes to victims of the transatlantic slave trade can be found in museums and through statues, but a new proposal is calling for a memorial that can neither be visited nor even seen.
A virtual memorial of ribbons on maps of the Atlantic deep seabed could honor the estimated 1.8 million Africans who died at sea during the trans-oceanic slave trade, said a proposal published this month in the Journal of Marine Policy.
"It would be on a map … they can't visit it," said Phillip Turner, a science policy consultant who worked on the paper as a doctoral student at Duke University in North Carolina.
"It's more about education about the history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
The slave trade pathways would be marked on maps and charts drawn by the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the United Nations body that oversees mineral activity on seabeds outside of national jurisdictions.
The proposal comes as the world grapples with race after George Floyd, an unarmed Black American, died in police custody in May. His death sparked worldwide protests and triggered a re-evaluation of the legacy of slavery and racism.
As protesters worldwide fell monuments honoring slave owners, Confederates and disgraced white leaders of decades past, their downfall opens a debate over who should rise up to take their place.
"What the tragedy of what happened to George Floyd has done is to really amplify the discussion," said Ambassador Michael Kanu, Deputy Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, who co-authored the paper.
"It's all part of the quest for justice," he said in an interview, adding he hoped West African nations could put the proposal before the ISA some time next year.
The memorial would add a cultural aspect to the economic and environmental considerations before the ISA about deep-sea mining exploration, particularly of copper and cobalt, said Turner.
About 40,000 slave voyages crossed the Atlantic, carrying more than 12.5 million captive Africans from the early 1500s to the late 1800s, according to the authors. The routes of the slave ships became the burial sites of those who were thrown overboard, killed themselves or drowned when ships sank, the paper said.
The memorial would be the first of its kind to honor slave trade victims. The undersea wreck of the Titanic, which sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912, was declared a memorial by the U.S. Congress in 1986.
On land, well-known slavery memorial sites include a wharf in Rio de Janeiro, where an estimated 900,000 African slaves were shipped, and a 15th-century slave trading house in Calabar, Nigeria.
By Ellen Wulfhorst; Editing by Zoe Tabary.
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As part of its year-long commemoration of 1968, the DCPL is recreating the artistic center of the 1968 occupation on the National Mall.
by Avery J.C. Kleinman May 11th, 2018 September 30th, 2020
Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick performs in the original Soul Tent. Credit: Bruce Jackson
The summer of 1968 was a rainy one in D.C. The city and country were trying to move forward in the aftermath of widespread riots; cleaning up and figuring out what the future of the Civil Rights struggle would look like without Martin Luther King, Jr. at its helm. Before his death, he had helped organize the Poor People's Campaign—and in spite of his passing, or perhaps bolstered by it, the first protesters arrived 50 years ago, on May 12, to begin a six-week occupation on the National Mall.
Undeterred by the rain, thousands of people formed a self-reliant community they called Resurrection City, complete with a city hall, mayor, and school. There were tents to sleep, but also tents for healthcare, learning, and art. The "Many Races Soul Center," also known as the "Soul Tent," became the destination where residents turned their struggles into song.
As part of its year-long commemoration of the 50th anniversary of 1968, the D.C. Public Library is recreating the Soul Tent. The temporary tent structure will be unveiled at the Funk Parade this weekend before being installed at four libraries throughout the summer.
"The Soul Tent was the site where all were invited to come, and they treated it as a space for cultural exchange. They taught each other traditional music and compared experiences of poverty," says Nicholas Petr, a curatorial consultant for the D.C. Public Library who helped organize the project. "It was a really amazing setting, and a history that is often forgotten."
The project will offer visitors a history lesson through archival photos of Resurrection City from DCPL's Special Collections and The Library of Congress American Folklife Center, and original recordings from the Soul Tent from the collection of Bruce Jackson.
Librarian Maggie Gilmore listened to the recordings of songs and speeches to find the most compelling moments of audio, like the open mic sessions run by singer-songwriters and civil rights activists Jimmy Collier and Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick. The sessions featured some well-known folk musicians, including Pete Seeger, The Georgia Sea Island Singers, and Elizabeth Cotten, but unknown musicians who stepped up to the mic, too.
"There were people coming up to the stage to perform, to speak, to read a poem," she says. "The unknown guy from Alabama playing the harmonica, someone stepping up and reading a poem … and in the middle [Collier and Kirkpatrick] are great orators. They're also hilarious; they're comedians, so they're fun to listen to."
The moment of audio that stands out for her is when Collier calls out the audience and encourages them to remember how much courage it takes to get onstage. Organizers hope to encourage the same artistic support and collaboration through programming at the Soul Tent.
At the Funk Parade, spoken word artists will perform poems inspired by lyrics from song books written at Resurrection City. When the tent moves to libraries throughout the city, local artists will curate original, on-site musical programs.
"Why not think about it not just as history, but in the context of today," Petr says. "When you celebrate the history of something, are you celebrating 1968 or are you celebrating 2018? We wanted to do both."
The DCPL artist-in-residence, Anu Yadav, plans to write short plays inspired by the programs.
"The Soul Tent is a way to have conversations about the pressing social issues of our time. It's a way to think about and reflect on how we actually want to move forward in our society," Yadav says. "The themes of the original Poor People's Campaign are still alive."
Indeed, activists nationwide have re-launched the Poor People's Campaign. Protests will take place across the country, including in D.C., on May 14.
The Soul Tent is part of D.C. Public Library's year-long remembrance of 1968. The Soul Tent will launch at the Funk Parade on May 12 at 1000 V St. NW. It will be at Mt. Pleasant Library May 14-20, Anacostia Library June 4-9, Woodridge Library June 10-17, and Benning Library June 18-23.