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UPDATE 1-Leaders fear for planet as they pack for "green" Davos
By Mark John
* Sustainability is main theme of Davos 2020
* BlackRock issues pre-meeting warning to exec boards
* Trade wars, nationalism seen hampering action (Adds quotes from news conference, BlackRock, context)
LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Climate change and environmental destruction top the risks highlighted by world decision-makers in a survey ahead of the 2020 gathering of the global elite in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.
For the first time the annual risk report, compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF), found the top five concerns were all environmental, from extreme weather to biodiversity loss and events like oil spills and radioactive contamination.
That came as trade wars and the rise of nationalist politics around the world were also cited by the panel of more than 750 experts and decision-makers surveyed as making it harder for countries to work together on solutions.
This year's Davos takes place against the backdrop of some of Australia's worst ever bushfires. While the government there has avoided making a link to climate change, the fires have added to public concern about the heating of the planet.
"The visibility of the impact of extreme weather events, wild fires, flooding, has heightened awareness," said Emily Farnworth, WEF Head of Climate Change Initiatives.
"What we are now seeing is the reality of what it means."
This year's Davos, which runs next week, has chosen sustainability as its main theme and comes as campaigners such as Greta Thunberg ramp up pressure on business and governments.
BlackRock Chief Executive Larry Fink on Tuesday warned company boards to step up efforts to tackle climate change, seen as a big shift by the world's top asset manager.
At the same time, leading economies are behind on pledges to cut carbon emissions made with the 2015 Paris Agreement and activists remain wary of empty promises, pointing to the huge subsidies and private funds still on offer for fossil fuels.
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to attend, although some world leaders will skip this year's Davos. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told his ministers to avoid an event seen by many as elitist.
In a bid to preempt criticism that its jetset guests are part of the problem, the WEF said this year's Davos would use offsets to be fully carbon neutral, line up more electric vehicles and offer local food and non-meat protein options.
WEF founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab also announced plans to launch a scheme using public and private funds to plant one trillion trees by the end of this decade.
Environmental concerns have been rising up the list of its perceived long-term risks, a marked change from a decade ago when the West's biggest economies were thrown into recession by the financial crisis.
The biggest risk that year was seen as a fresh collapse in asset prices, while inequality was the top concern from 2012 to 2014. Immigration loomed large in the 2016 survey as hundreds of thousands of migrants arrived in Europe, fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa.
Aside from the environment, the 2020 survey highlights concerns about shortfalls in governance of the technology sector, struggling health sectors and doggedly high inequality.
In its methodology for the survey, the WEF said a "global risk" was defined as one that could cause major harm to several countries or industries within the next 10 years.
Two-thirds of the respondees were male, with a majority from Europe and North America and most aged between 40 and 59. For the first time, the survey included results from 200 under-30s around the world identified as future leaders in various fields.
(Additional reporting by Stephanie Nebehay; Writing by Mark John; Editing by Alexander Smith)
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MYX NEWS MINUTE: RYAN GOSLING & EMMA STONE Bring "La La Land" To TIFF - MYX | YOUR CHOICE. YOUR MUSIC.
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone walked the red carpet for their new musical "La La Land" at the Toronto International Film Festival!


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Q: Javascript - websocket message stuck in switch case I have a switch case logic and get stuck in the "case".
I can see in my console.log that I enter the right case but it is not executing the instructions inside the case.
Please see "case '7':"
In the console of Chrome I get all correct log messages.
But my EventListener('keydown') inside the case is not working and in the console I get the error:
"Uncaught DOMExeption: Failed to execute 'send' on 'WebSocket': Still in CONNECTING state."
But the connection to the websocketserver has been opened at the beginning of the script.
Here is my code so far:
<!DOCTYPE html>

<head>
     <title>WH_Quiz_2_End</title>
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<body>
    <script>
        var url = "ws://192.168.4.1:1337/";
        websocket = new WebSocket(url);
        console.log('connected to WebSocket');

        var counter = window.localStorage.getItem('Data');
        console.log('Counter is: ' + counter)
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Climate change: Osinbajo advocates use of local technology
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The development, deployment and transfer of locally relevant climate technologies remain the best solution to climate change challenges, the Acting President , Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said.
The Office of the Vice-President said Osinbajo made the statement on Friday at the inauguration of the Nigeria Climate Innovation Centre (NCIC) situated at the Enterprise Development Centre of the Lagos Business School.
Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice-President, made Osinbajo's view known in a statement on Saturday.
The Nigeria Climate Innovation Centre is a public-private partnership involving the Federal Government, the World Bank Group and the Pan-Atlantic University.
The Centre provides holistic, country-driven support to accelerate the development, deployment and transfer of locally relevant climate and clean energy technologies.
Osinbajo said the task of advancing climate action was crucial, especially for Nigeria, in the view of the challenge of climate change and the need for the adoption of an innovative approach.
"The pressure for livelihoods and food for a huge population will put tremendous pressure on natural resources and the implications for climate change will be dire indeed.
"The creation of an enabling environment for climate-smart businesses to thrive is simply the only way to go,'' he said.
Osinbajo said he had visited several start-ups, technology hubs and innovation spaces around the country and seen innovativeness, creativity and drive of Nigerians.
He said Nigerians were "constantly developing and deploying solutions in many sectors'', including "agriculture, health, transport, security, climate action and many more locally relevant climate technologies''.
According to him, one of the key sectors where there is potential for high impact interventions by green technologies is the off-grid solar sector.
Osinbajo said the Solar Home Project and Energising Economies Initiative were some of the private-sector-driven efforts targeted at providing off-grid power to homes, markets and economic clusters across the country.
He said that so far, 13,000 shops at Sabon-Gari Market in Kano were currently being powered through high-capacity stand-alone solar systems.
He said more were expected to come on stream soon at the Ariaria Market in Aba, Sura Market in Lagos, and other markets in Oyo, Edo and Ondo states.
The acting president challenged the new climate Centre to develop and deploy technology and expertise required to deliver clean energy in areas prone to oil pollution and other related hazards.
According to him, the innovation Centre must seek to develop the technology and expertise required to deal with the oil spill challenge in the Niger Delta region.
He said the Federal Government was investing considerably in Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) to help overcome challenges and risks brought about by the use of kerosene and firewood in homes.
Osinbajo tasked the NCIC team to come up with innovation in smart cooking equipment that could utilise LPG in the most efficient manner.
The acting president urged stakeholders in the off-grid power sector to take advantage of the Green bond issued by the Federal Government and the opportunities provided at the newly inaugurated climate Centre to fund their projects.
"It provides a platform to attracting or unlocking venture financing and private equity funds for climate-smart businesses and Nigerians providing climate-smart solutions,'' Osinbajo said. (NAN)
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Building momentum and tracking transition through ESG
By Aquaterra Energy
By James Larnder, MD at Aquaterra Energy
Last year, we were immensely proud to release our first ESG report as a company. We detailed our performance according to E, S and G metrics and outlined the initiatives we had both planned and were underway to improve. But the inherent limitation of a single report is that it's a snapshot – it captures performance at a moment in time, but what it can't show is growth, momentum and transition.
That's why this second report is so important. By having last year's report as a benchmark, we can see areas of growth, and identify opportunities for improvement. We can build momentum and track transition.
And transition really is the key word. The energy sector as a whole is in the midst of a transition from a hydrocarbon-heavy past to a renewable future, and that is mirrored here at Aquaterra Energy. In recent years, we have transitioned away from an offshore oil and gas company to a true offshore energy company. We have pivoted to provide for the future offshore energy system as it evolves, without losing sight of our responsibility and ability to iteratively improve the ESG performance of the heritage offshore energy sector.
This year, we officially launched our renewables propositions in carbon capture and storage (CCS), offshore wind and green hydrogen, and have been approved to the Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme. At the same time, we have achieved carbon neutrality for our own operations and are looking ahead to achieving net zero. We also celebrated 3,000 days lost time injury (LTI) free – a record that spans more than eight years.
In this report, we aim to celebrate achievements like these, but also to outline how we intend to go even further in the future. This year, we have focused on incorporating the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to align our efforts with the world's most pressing challenges and to fortify our strategy.
In the year to come, we aim to demonstrate substantial progress in our renewables propositions. We will be focusing on our equipment and transparently reporting on our own emissions and impact by launching a proprietary carbon calculator.
I invite you to download our new ESG report here. I was proud of our achievements in last year's initial ESG report; I am prouder still of our progress from that point as detailed in this one. I hope and intend to be able to say the same next year, too.


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Present and past exhibits that have historical value and lingering interest for a Paris visitor
Let's Explore, Museum exhibitions
The negatives and undeveloped rolls of film from Vivian Maier's Rolleiflex, Leica and Super 8 and 16 mm cameras ended up in cardboard boxes. To the world of renowned photographers, she did not exist. To the children of three different families, she was the Nanny. Vivian Maier is the photographer found. She was finally found in 2007 in Chicago. A handful of Vivian Maier's images of street life photography are the current exhibit until January 16, 2022 at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris.
Paris Treasure Hunt or La Chasse aux trésors 2010
Life-Size Marionettes at Paris's Opéra Comique
Christian Louboutin Exhibition(iste)
For Christian Louboutin, "a shoe has so much more to offer than just to walk". The fashion designer known for his over-the-topThe sign that impressioned Louboutin between 10 and 12 to work with heels footwear with the red soles, Louboutin was inspired to create a line of high heels after a visit to the Museum of African and Oceanian Arts. Here he observed a sign forbidding patrons to wear high heels because of the delicate mosaic tile floor. Inspired by the museum in the 12th arrondissement where he lived, Louboutin used motifs, architecture, color, Indian and Egyptian movies even the iridescent fish in the museum's aquarium to interpret this multi-cultural neighborhood in his…
Silhouettes in a Window at the Grand Palais
The Extraordinary Madame de Maintenon at Versailles
Experience Versailles in 3D from Home
A Rare Moment in Paris with Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry had just left the auditorium in a conversation with Jean-Louis Cohen at the Fondation Louis-Vuitton. After listening to his architectural journey as it relates to the "free and independent" architect Charlotte Perriand, I walked up to him. I thanked him for sharing his thoughts and for his unique design of this Fondation Louis Vuitton museum shaped like a boat, which is the symbol of Paris. He touched my arm and asked if I had seen the Charlotte Perriand exhibit, which had opened the day before.
Wandering around Paris "Le Nez en l'Air"
Caro and Jeunet – Their Art of Creative Movies Exhibit
Caro/Jeunet is a Paris/Montmartre exhibit (until July 31) for cinema lovers of the out of the ordinary. Some recognizable film examples are Amélie Poulain, Delicatessen, Alien Resurrection, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, The City of Lost Children. Their film music, special effects, costumes, props are always out of the ordinary. Marc Caro is a graphic novelist and illustrator. Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a director. After the "Alien" success, Jeunet left Hollywood. He wanted to go back to the neighborhood and make a little film with some friends in Montmartre. Voilà! The little film became the global success, the Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain". I can recommend the exhibit and the…
Balade de l'homme-oiseau at Musée des Arts Forains-Spectacular event!
General July Activities In Paris
Le Car Rapide at Musée de l'Homme
Museum exhibitions, Practical Info
Art of Graphic Novels at Arts et Métiers
Are you interested in futuristic graphic novels? machines? retro drawings? You may be interested in the graphic novel, "Paris Revoir". A recent exhibition in Paris uses instruments, models, machines from the Musée des Arts et Métiers that illustrates Paris Revoir. If you are interested in architecture, you may have seen more of these drawings from the novel at the Paris Revoir exhibition in 2014 Cité de l'architecture et du Patrimoine. Videos Arts et Métiers video trailer: Drawing Machines Machines à dessiner Arts et Métiers long version video: Birth of a poster (Naissance d'un affiche) The Illustrator, François Schuiten and the writer, Benoît Peeters are the creators of "Obscure cities", an…
Natali's Bohemian Style!
About Colleen's Paris And How It All Started
Learning French-Babes to Adults
Children and Teens, Events and Trade Shows, Food, Drink & Health, Life in Paris & France, Museum exhibitions
Salon du Chocolat Junior is New Addition
On Sunday evening, the opportunity arose to visit the last opening hours of the Salon du Chocolat. The show continues through November 1 in Pavilion 5, Porte de Versailles and is a five-day event that began the 27th of November. My goal this year: See what is happening at the Salon du Chocolat Junior on the main level. For the first time in 2016, the Salon du Chocolat Junior, gives young chocophiles the chance to sign up for pastry classes, Choco-Tours of the salon wearing cooking toques, workshops, visit the beauty boutique with delicious chocolate treatments, enjoy cultural heritage and entertainment activities with African cocoa-producing countries and watch the production…
David Downie's Parisian Love Affair with Food
Museum exhibitions, Seeing Paris
Musée Arts Forains Tours in English
As the poster says, this is "an entertaining museum off the beaten path in Paris!" The Musée des Arts Forains (Museum of Fairground Art and carnival rides) is a large collection of entertainment and fairground art objects. English tours are planned for Monday and Thursday: July 11, 14, 18, 21, 25 and 28; August 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22 and 25 (reservations required). Tours at other times are in French. The visit is a real family fun moment. I highly recommend seeing this completely different museum in another beautiful neighborhood in our Ville Lumière......
Paris Has Chosen The Best Baguette 2012
Montmartre Morning Relatively Full of Sights and Sounds
Best Macarons in Town
Last Days of Carambolages-Grand Palais
Colleen's Take Away: This style of museum visit could be the future: Necessity to look at each object because each is related to the previous and to the next; Listening to sounds or music on your smartphone to set the tone. The exhibit poster gives no indication of what to expect. In the end, the exhibit is the unexpected. I recommend the exhibit "Carambolages" if you have time before it ends July 4. Colleen's Tip: Best visited using the app. Download the app (Apple and Android) and its three parts either in advance or at the Grand Palais: Parcours sonore (sound), which I used throughout, Oeuvres galerie basse (art works…
A Day with Children in Paris
Dior-Designer of Dreams at Arts Décoratifs
Les Halles and the Mist in Paris
History, Museum exhibitions
The Comtesse Greffulhe did not follow fashion, she dictated fashion for all in Paris society to follow. She inspired Marcel Proust and fashion designers. Until March 20, 2016, Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode, is displaying Comtesse Greffulhe's wardrobe collection "La Mode retrouvée" (Finding lost fashion). The collection moves to New York's Museum at FIT in September 2016 under the title "Proust's Muse". As with most women who are "clothes horses" ....
How Can I Find a Paris Taxi?
To Giverny From Vernon On A Bike
Meaux, A brie(f) half hour from Paris


In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the test automation pyramid and other triangle-shaped models that help teams visualize their test automation strategy. In Part 2, we'll look at other models you can use to talk about how to tackle the many challenges of test automation.
We'll explore variations on the basic Quadrants model that might help in different contexts such as continuous delivery.
We'll also introduce visual techniques to identify risks and dependencies to consider as you form your automation strategy.
Finally we'll revisit another adaptation of the test automation pyramid that can identify gaps in your chosen strategy and help you adapt as you learn.
Check out Part 1 and Part 3 as well!


HIRE THE WHITE BEAUFORD WEDDING CAR FOR YOUR SPECIAL DAY IN LONDON!
"Alfonso" – The 1930's style Beauford in old English white. An open top tourer allowing for great photos.The 1930's style White Beauford is a timeless classic and one of the most popular wedding cars due to its stunning looks and ability to keep up with modern day traffic due to a modern engine and running gear. Evoking memories of a bygone era, these cars are unique to their owners as they are hand built and each has its own distinct design.
A.T Beauford Wedding Cars have a choice of an ivory or white Beauford. We affectionately call our cars Gatsby (ivory) and Alfonso (white). We have been proud members of the Beauford members club for over 10 years.
How does it feel to be driven in a Beauford?
Brides often comment that they experience the rapt attention of almost every road user – " they will give way to you, allow you space, just for the chance to see an echo of a bygone era". The experience of being driven in a Beauford is often referred to as one of the most memorable parts of the day.On this website we can only hope to give you a taste of what the Beauford offers but the only way to truly feel what it provides is to be chauffeur driven in one on your day. Words and pictures alone cannot do it justice – you have to see it for yourself.


Event Guides Retail and Consumer are the Official Publishing Partner for BVE 2019.
The Official Show Preview, Official Show Guide and the NEW Official Pocket Guide are all designed to help you make the most out of your event, from essential planning and navigational aids, to complete and comprehensive exhibitor contacts.
If you are interested in advertising in the Official Publications, please contact Naomi Gough on 01228 541200 or naomi.gough@eventguides.co.uk for more details.


In this article, we have listed down step by step process and some relevant information needed while filling the application form for NVS 2019 Exam. Aspirants can start filling the Application Form 15th January, 2019 till 14th February, 2019. Let's look at the Application Process for the various posts under NVS 2019 Recruitment Drive.
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) has come up with total 251 vacancies for the posts of Principal, Assistant Commissioner (Administration), PGTs, Assistant and Computer Operator for the year 2019. Candidates should start applying for these posts from 15th January, 2019 till 14th February, 2019 ensuring that they possess/fulfill all eligibility conditions prescribed in the official notification released by NVS. A candidate may apply for more than one post if he is eligible and desires to do so. In such cases, the candidate will have to pay the requisite fee for all the posts applied for. However, within PGT category, a candidate shall apply only in one subject.
How to Apply for NVS 2019 Exam?
The candidate should fill up all the desired information i.e. Personal Details, Contact Details, etc. correctly. Sign-up by filling-up Post applied, Name of applicant, Mobile No. and E-mail ID. After clicking SUBMIT button/ tab, the candidates will receive Application Sequence No (User ID) & Password on their E-mail ID.
Now, the candidate has to Click "Log Out" tab (given on top right corner) and re-login for next step. On completion of Step-3, Sign- Up mail will be received in candidate's registered email id and mobile number confirming his signed-up along with the User ID (application sequence No.) and password.
After signed-up, candidate has to Re-login and Click on "Go To Application" tab for filling-up Personal Details, Qualification Details, Eligibility Details, and Upload photo/signature/left thumb impression and Declaration etc.
Candidate needs to re-login and click the link/tab "Make Online Payment" active after minimum 24 hours of submission of the application. Once SB Collect of State Bank of India portal is opened, then DO NOT click on Refresh or Back Button.
After uploading Photo Signature and left thumb impression images, Click on "Preview" tab and check whether particulars filled are correct in all respects. In case of any error, the same can be edited before finally clicking "SUBMIT" tab. Once Submit Tab is clicked then Application will be submitted and it will be showing on screen "Your application has been successfully submitted". In addition, Sms/e-mail shall also be received by the candidate. If Fee applicable the payment of Application Fee tab "Make Payment" active after 24 hours submitted application form.
1. System will redirect you on NVS Application Fee 2019 page of State Bank Collect Portal.
2. Kindly check & confirm the details shown on the screen i.e Application Seq No., Name, Mobile No, e-mail ID, post, category and amount, etc., then click on Submit/confirm Button.
3. Enter Application Sequence Number and Email ID. Then click on submit Button.
Candidates are advised not to attempt for registration more than once. In case of multiple registrations, the one with the highest registration number will be considered as a final application.
After depositing the application fee through online mode, you may check the status of application form after 2 days. In case the same is not reflecting, you can mail to Helpdesk mail id: navodayavidyalayahelpdesk@gmail.com Or or call Phone No .: 18002667074 with scanned copy of e-receipt about the same.


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mars express
ESA Science & Technology - Beagle 2 wins support from UK government
Background Science
The Ages of Mars
Martian Interior
Martian Surface
Science Results
Science highlights from Mars Express
Launch Phase
Cruise Phase
Planetary Science Archive
Beagle 2 wins support from UK government
The announcement of an extra #5 million of UK government money for the Mars Express lander, Beagle 2, puts the project firmly on track to secure full funding from a mixture of public and private sources. When announcing the extra finance at the Science Museum in London yesterday morning, the UK science minister, Lord Sainsbury, described Beagle 2 as "world class science". "It will demonstrate a remarkable public/private partnership and will bring scientists and industrialists into a closer relationship," he said.
Colin Pillinger, professor of planetary sciences at The Open University and the driving force behind the Beagle 2 project said: "The signal Lord Sainsbury has sent today is that the government's behind us. This gives us the chance to go to others and say 'will you commit?'." ESA selected Beagle 2 for its 2003 mission to Mars, Mars Express, on condition that the technical feasibility of the lander, and a finance package and development plan to build and deliver it respecting the time schedule, can be demonstrated by November. Before finally approving the lander, ESA and its industrial partners will conduct a detailed review of its design, development and cost estimates. "Current indications are very positive that the Beagle teams will meet all of the ESA requirements to get a ticket to Mars in 2003," says Con McCarthy, Principle Lander System Egineer for Beagle 2 at ESA's technical centre, ESTEC in the Netherlands. Beagle 2 will separate from Mars Express just before the spacecraft goes into orbit at the end of 2003. The lander will descend to the Martian surface from where it will take measurements of the atmosphere, the surface and the interior of rocks. One of its major aims will be to determine whether life exists or has ever existed on Mars.
https://sci.esa.int/s/W34yqn8
Beagle 2


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Eric L. Edwards II
Office of Response and Recovery
Director, Disaster Emergency Communications
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Eric came to FEMA in August 2004. Before joining FEMA, he served for twenty-three years as a commissioned officer in the United States Army Signal Corps. His numerous military assignments include Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, and Assistant Battalion Operations Officer, U.S. Army Communications Command - Japan, Signal Battalion, Okinawa, Japan; Company Executive Officer, 501st Signal Company, Camp Humphreys, Korea; Company Commander, 29th Signal Battalion and Brigade Signal Officer, 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division (Motorized), Fort Lewis, Washington; Company Commander, Battalion Logistics Officer (S4), and Battalion Operations Officer (S3), 38th Signal Battalion, 56th Field Artillery Command (Pershing), Federal Republic of Germany; Political-Military Officer, Strategic Plans and Policy, J5, Joint Staff, the Pentagon; Force Development Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff Plans, U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, Alexandria, Virginia; Executive Officer, National Communications System, Arlington, Virginia; Commander, Army Signal Activity, United States Southern Command, Miami, Florida, and Chief, Special Technical Support Division, Directorate of Human Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency, Clarendon, Virginia. Eric retired from active duty in June 2004 and joined FEMA in August 2004.
Eric holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism and Communications from the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, and a Master's Degree in Financial Management from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. His Military Education includes Air Command and Staff College; U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; Army Management Staff College; and Signal Officer Basic and Advance Courses.
Eric's awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Army Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Joint Staff Identification Badge. He received the Order of Saint Barbara for service with the Pershing II Nuclear Missile Command in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Eric and his wife, Carolyn of Washington, DC, are the parents of two children, Ayana and Erica.
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The Incas Mastered the Practice of Drilling Holes in People's Skulls
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Ancient skulls from Peru show signs of trepanation. The chances of
surviving trepanation were better in ancient Peru than during the
American Civil War.
Credit: University of Miami
If you had a hole drilled through your skull in historical times, the odds of surviving the ordeal were far better in the ancient Inca Empire of South America than they were in North America during the American Civil War, a new study finds.
Researchers made the finding by studying more than 800 Inca skulls found in Peru that had undergone trepanation — a practice in which a surgeon cuts, scrapes or drills a hole in a person's head. Between 17 and 25 percent of these Inca patients died before their skulls healed, the researchers found.
In comparison, during the American Civil War (1861 to 1865), more than twice that percentage — between 46 and 56 percent of soldiers — died so soon after trepanation that their skulls had no time to heal, the researchers discovered.
"That's a big difference," study researcher Dr. David Kushner, a clinical professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, said in a statement. "The question is: How did the ancient Peruvian surgeons have outcomes that far surpassed those of surgeons during the American Civil War?"
Ancient practice
Trepanation is thousands of years old and, historically, was done to suppress headaches, seizures and mental illness, as well as to oust perceived demons. Given that the Inca Empire existed a good 300 years before the American Civil War, it's impressive that Inca trepanation patients had twice the survival rate of Civil War patients, Kushner said.
That difference likely comes down to hygiene, as sanitation was notoriously horrible on Civil War battlefields, the researchers said. For instance, Civil War surgeons regularly used unsterilized medical tools, and even their bare fingers, to dig inside head wounds or break up blood clots, said study co-researcher John Verano, a world authority on Peruvian trepanation at Tulane University in New Orleans.
Nearly every Civil War soldier wounded by gunfire later suffered from an infection, but the Inca appear to have experienced a much lower infection rate, the researchers said.
"We do not know how the ancient Peruvians prevented infection, but it seems that they did a good job of it," Kushner said. "Neither do we know what they used as anesthesia, but since there were so many [cranial surgeries], they must have used something — possibly coca leaves. Maybe there was something else, maybe a fermented beverage. There are no written records, so we just don't know."
The Inca skulls the researchers studied — some with as many as seven holes in them — date back to 400 B.C. These skulls indicate that the Inca refined their trepanation skills over the centuries. For example, the Inca learned not to perforate the dura, or the protective membrane covering the brain — a guideline that Hippocrates codified in ancient Greece at about the same time, in the fifth century B.C.
However, early Inca trepanation patients — who lived from about 400 B.C. to 200 B.C. — fared slightly worse than Civil War patients, as about half of these ancient Inca patients died. It was much better to be a trepanation patient from A.D. 1000 to A.D. 1400, when up to 91 percent of patients survived.
"Over time, from the earliest to the latest, they learned which techniques were better and less likely to perforate the dura," Kushner said. "They seemed to understand head anatomy and purposefully avoided the areas where there would be more bleeding. They also realized that larger-sized trepanations were less likely to be as successful as smaller ones. Physical evidence definitely shows that these ancient surgeons refined the procedure over time. Their success is truly remarkable."
Doctors still practice trepanation today, although now when they remove a piece of someone's skull, it's usually called a craniotomy. This operation and other types of modern brain surgery have "very, very low" mortality rates compared to historical times, Kushner said.
"And, just like in ancient Peru, we continue to advance our neurosurgical techniques, our skills, our tools and our knowledge," he said.
Source: https://www.livescience.com/62793-in...epanation.html
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LIEUTENANT GENERAL AUSTIN J. RUSSELL
Retired October 01,1973 Died October 04,2004
Lt. Gen. Austin J. Russell is assistant vice chief of staff, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., with additional duty as senior Air Force member, Military Staff Committee, United Nations.
General Russell was born in 1915, in Monett, Mo., attended Monett High School and Monett Junior College, and for two years was an enlisted member of the Missouri National Guard. He entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in 1936, and graduated with a bachelor of science degree and commission as second lieutenant in June 1940.
After serving two years with U.S. Army Engineer battalions, General Russell entered pilot training and in December 1942 received his pilot wings. He spent the next year and a half with bomber units at Greenville, S.C., where he became commander of the 470th Bombardment Squadron and then deputy commander of the 334th Bombardment Group.
From May 1944 to November 1945 General Russell served in the China-Burma-India Theater as operations officer and later commander of the 1st Bombardment Group, Chinese-American Composite Wing, Fourteenth Air Force.
He returned to the United States and in January 1946 was assigned to Headquarters U.S. Air Force in Washington, D.C., where for two years he held several positions within the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel. He next attended the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va., and then in January 1949 was assigned to Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., first as deputy director, and then as director of personnel.
In December 1952 General Russell assumed command of the 307th Bombardment Wing on Okinawa. Returning from overseas in late 1953, General Russell commanded SAC's 2d Bombardment Wing at Hunter Air Force Base, Ga., until August 1955. He then attended the National War College in Washington, D.C.
From July 1956 to July 1961, he served in command positions within SAC, commanding in succession the 4th Air Division, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, and the 822d Air Division, Turner Air Force Base, Ga. In 1961 he returned to staff positions at Headquarters SAC for three years, first as director of personnel and later as director of operations.
In May 1964 General Russell became deputy commander of SAC's Eighth Air Force, Westover Air Force Base, Mass., and in 1965 was assigned as deputy commander of Fifteenth Air Force, March Air Force Base, Calif. In 1966 he was assigned as Commander of SAC's Second Air Force with headquarters at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
He assumed duties as deputy chief of staff for personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force in August 1969.
General Russell became assistant vice chief of staff, U.S. Air Force, in August 1970, and has additional duties as senior Air Force member, military staff committee, United Nations.
His military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with four oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with oak leaf cluster. He is a command pilot and a veteran bomber pilot who has flown more than 7,700 hours including 459 combat hours in 54 missions over China and Korea.
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Senior forward leads Rutgers' second-half explosion at Princeton
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Senior forward Stef Scholz scored two goals in the second half to ignite Rutgers' offense in a 5-0 win.
At first, the two teams were evenly matched.
Going into the half, the Rutgers women's soccer team was up just one goal. Despite being a heavy underdog, Princeton gave the Scarlet Knights a challenge.
With Princeton opening its season last Friday night at home against the Knights, head coach Mike O'Neill knew that the Tigers' optimistic energy would be plentiful.
"One of the things we addressed before the game was that it's Princeton's opening game, so we knew that they would come out with a lot of energy," O'Neill said.
Outside of the 1-0 deficit after an early goal by senior forward/midfielder Amy Pietrangelo in the seventh minute, the Tigers matched the Knights on the field with five shots on goal and a stout defense that did not allow as much as a sniff near the net in the final 18 minutes of the half.
Initially, Rutgers was given a challenge.
But that challenge soon vanished into the night.
Led by senior forward Stef Scholz, the Knights erupted for four goals in the second half and buried the Tigers by a final score of 5-0 at Mysik Field at Roberts Stadium.
Scholz got the offense's wheels turning immediately coming out of the locker room, wasting no time with a goal in the 52nd minute.
After what initially seemed to look like a save by Princeton goalkeeper Darcy Hargadon on a corner kick, Hargadon bobbled the ball before letting it loose, where Scholz hopped on the opportunity and buried the ball in the back of the net to put Rutgers up, 2-0.
Scholz, who exploded for four goals last year against the Tigers, knew coming out of the locker room at halftime that the Knights needed to initiate some source of momentum.
"We talked during halftime that we needed to extend our lead a little bit, and we weren't really playing our style that we normally do," she said. "So, we came out really strong in the second half and started our attack really, really well and then kicked it in the back of the net to extend our lead."
Nearing the midway point of the second half, lightning struck twice.
Scholz found the back of the net once again in the 68th minute, thanks to a great feed off of a header by junior backer Brianne Reed.
What came next demonstrated why the Knights were the better team.
On a free kick from 35 yards out, junior forward Rachel Cole booted a laser shot into the back of the net in the 76th minute to make it 4-0.
Then, right before the final horn sounded, freshman midfielder Tori Ahde used every bit of time the 90 minutes allowed. On a last-second shot from the left sideline of the 18-yard box, she scored her first career goal to put the finishing touches on the game and finalize the margin at 5-0.
The outing was similar to last year's matchup with the Knights' Garden State neighbors from the Ivy League, where they went on to win 5-1.
This time around, O'Neill thought that the team's effort was even stronger.
"What we also talked about in the first half was the importance of being a 90-minute team," O'Neill said. "The thing I enjoyed about the first half was we were put under pressure a bit — and every game you're going to be put under pressure — but I liked the idea that we were put under pressure and not breaking."
O'Neill said that the defense and its "bend-don't-break" mentality set up for the fireworks that ensued in the second half.
He credited a formidable back four — the backbone of a defense that has pitched three shutouts in a row — for how functional the offense subsequently operates on the other side of the field.
It also makes life easier for freshman goalkeeper Casey Murphy, who improved to 4-0 in the net after recording three saves against Princeton.
As a part of that back four, Reed feels that the defense — and the entire team as a whole — has gotten the ball rolling.
"Our defense organizes our midfield really well and then, as a back line, we have chemistry," Reed said. "We know how each other plays and we play off each other's strengths, so I think we found a good connection and we just have to keep rolling with that right into our Big Ten play."
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Cities under attack.
Kyiv was attacked once again on the night of December 19. 20 drones attacked Kyiv and the Kyiv region. 15 of them were shot by air defense systems. However, objects of critical infrastructure as well as civilian housing have been damaged. Overall, Russia launched 35 drones that night. Drone attack was recorded in the Mykolaiv region at night as well. In Symu region, Russia launched nearly 50 mortar and artillery shelling during December 17-18. Kherson and Kherson region are under active shelling. On December 17, Russian forces shelled geriatric center in the Kherson region. The next day, the primary health facility was under the shelling and encountered damages. In addition, due to Russia's active shelling of Kherson downtown, 2 people were killed and 4 injured.
Winterisation.
After Friday's missile attack, 9 million of Ukrainians were cut off from power. Kyiv remained around nearly 30 hours without power and 48 hours without heating, while the night temperature reached -7 C. Ukrenergo said after the latest Russian air strikes on Friday that repair times would be longer than after previous attacks, and that it would take longer to restore power, Reuters reports. Prime Minister Shmyhal underlines that small and medium-sized Ukrainian entrepreneurs have already imported 500,000 low power generators. But to get through the winter there is a need of about 17000 big and industrial generating units.
Last week during the International Standing with the Ukrainian People Conference, held in France on December 13, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced six specific things that would help Ukraine survive the winter. In order to implement these steps, the Government instructed the relevant ministries and agencies to work on:
providing Ukraine with the equipment necessary for the restoration of critical energy infrastructure facilities;
assistance in balancing the united energy system of Ukraine, in particular through the transfer and import of electricity from EU member states;
possibility of sending special EU missions to critical infrastructure facilities;
providing financial support for the purchase of about two billion cubic meters of natural gas;
procurement of LED lamps to meet the needs of the population and economy of Ukraine;
creation of a special permanent mechanism for prompt and timely elimination of consequences of terrorist acts of the russian federation on critical energy infrastructure facilities.
Azerbaijan delivered energy equipment to support the energy sector of Ukraine.The first batch of equipment from Azerbaijan weighs more than 52 tons, consists of 45 power transformers and 5 backup power plants of various capacities. The second batch is planned to be sent in the near future. The equipment will be sent to Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya, Chernihiv regions and generating companies. In general, the aid provided by JSC 'Azerenergy' consists of 45 power transformers and 50 generators. The total cost is more than 800 thousand dollars.
Austria will allocate 5 million euros to the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine, which was created by the Ministry of Energy under the Secretariat of the Energy Community in order to accumulate donor funds for the purchase of necessary equipment for Ukrainian energy companies.
Foreign policy.
Vladimir Putin will fly to Belarus today on Monday. Allegedly the Russian president will pressure the former Belarus to join a new ground offensive against Ukraine and reopen a new front. Belarus has been holding active military training since summer 2022, though unofficially it has been providing its land for the attacks on Ukraine since the beginning of the war in February 2022. President Zelenksyy and the country's military leadership said they are preparing for all possible scenarios.
Croatia rejected joining the EU mission in support of the Ukrainian military. In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the European Union set up the Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine). After hours of debates, the parliamentarians with a narrow majority declined the proposal.
President Zelenskyi has announced that Ukraine is preparing a special summit for peace this winter. 'The Ukrainian Peace Formula consists of ten clear points capable of creating a new, globally important security architecture, which will restore freedom to our entire Ukrainian land, to all our people. And which will serve as guarantees of freedom and security for other nations. Not if, but when it works for Ukrainians. And that is why we invite our partners to show their leadership in guaranteeing peace in the same way that the leadership of various countries and various statesmen is currently being shown in the defense of freedom.'
Food security.
During two days 4 vessels with 145,000 tonnes of wheat for Asia departed from the ports of Greater Odesa, says the Cabinet of Ministers statement. Another 23 vessels are under processing in the ports of Greater Odesa. 3 vessels are moving along the "grain corridor" to load 166,000 tonnes of agricultural products. In the Bosporus 92 vessels are waiting for JCC inspection. Ukraine claims that the queue continues to grow due to the artificial restriction of registration for inspection by the Russian federation. Out of 65 vessels, only 3 were registered the same day. This situation leads to restrictions on the work of Ukrainian ports and underexporting of products by at least 3 million tonnes per month.
Economic security.
The World Bank announced it has established a multi-donor trust fund aimed at supporting the Government of Ukraine – the Ukraine Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction and Reform Trust Fund (URTF). The Fund will address the relief and the subsequent recovery of the country, driven by critical needs from the ongoing war, as will provide a coordinated financing and support mechanism to assist the Government of Ukraine to sustain its administrative and service delivery capacity, conduct relief efforts, as well as plan and implement Ukraine's reconstruction and reform agenda. Austria, Iceland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden contributed to the sum of $250 million. Canada and Japan have also pledged support to the URTF and other partners are expected to join.
Ukraine selected the TVORCHI band to perform during the Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. This year's voting was organized via the DIIA app, a national app developed by the Ministry of Digital Transformation, that provides a number of e-services to the citizens.
Recent polls.
Sociological group Rating released the results of their nineteenth national survey in the conditions of war. Some top five findings of the survey.
As of the end of 2022, over 82% of respondents believe that things in Ukraine are going in the right direction, only 7% think this direction is wrong.
Two-thirds of the polled expect the next 2023 year to be better than the previous one. 12% believe that next year will be the same, 16% – worse. Compared to last year's study, the indicators are more optimistic. Also, almost 90% wait for 2023 with optimism, only 6% with pessimism.
97% of the Ukrainians are sure that Ukraine will be able to beat off Russian attack.
Regarding the assessment of their own state of health, two-thirds of the polled indicated no changes, one-third mentioned deterioration. The respondents rated the economic situation in the country the worst: 80% noted deterioration, 10% – no change, only 6% – improvement. More than 60% said that the economic situation of their family had worsened, one-third mentioned no change, and only 4% – improvement.
The worst rated are the situation with the prices for basic goods and medicines (worsened for 94%), opportunities to find a job (worsened for 72%), and quality of education (worsened for 55%).
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the total estimated losses of the Russian military as of 10 a.m., December 19, 2022: personnel – around 98 800, tanks ‒ 2988, APV ‒ 5952, artillery systems – 1953, MLRS – 410, anti-aircraft warfare systems – 212, fixed-wing aircraft – 281, helicopters – 264, operational-tactical level UAV – 1657, cruise missiles – 653, boats and light speed boats – 16, soft-skinned vehicles and fuel tankers – 4592, special equipment – 175.
Christmas in the air.
Thinking of Christmas shopping? Check some of the Ukraine supporting brands delivering worldwide:
Made with Bravery the official Ukrainian marketplace of different goods and gifts produced in Ukraine.
Here and Now sustainable eco pottery by Yuliya Makliuk. Part of the profit goes for reconstruction needs of Irpin and support of armed forces.
Saint Javelin former journalist project that distributes profits to support rebuilding Ukraine and its humanitarian needs.
OLIZ silk scarves and clothes. 50% of income goes to the Ukrainian army and volunteers.
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Man killed on I-40 while walking in travel lane
Updated: 11:02 AM EDT Jul 8, 2017
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One man is dead after a crash happened Friday night. Greensboro police were called to I-40 West between Patterson Street and West Wendover Avenue to respond to a crash that involved a pedestrian. David Ivone was walking on the right shoulder of I-40 westbound near milepost 215 when he was struck by a 2006 Dodge Caravan headed westbound, officials said. Officials pronounced him dead at the scene.Roads have reopened since being closed shortly after the crash. The Crash Reconstruction Unit is conducting the investigation. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Greensboro Police Department at 336-373-1000.
GREENSBORO, North Carolina —
One man is dead after a crash happened Friday night.
Greensboro police were called to I-40 West between Patterson Street and West Wendover Avenue to respond to a crash that involved a pedestrian.
David Ivone was walking on the right shoulder of I-40 westbound near milepost 215 when he was struck by a 2006 Dodge Caravan headed westbound, officials said. Officials pronounced him dead at the scene.
Roads have reopened since being closed shortly after the crash.
The Crash Reconstruction Unit is conducting the investigation.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Greensboro Police Department at 336-373-1000.


Medical doctors under the umbrella of Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH-ARD, yesterday suspended its 14-days-old strike over non employment of resident doctors and house officers by the state government.
Ajibola, however, demanded that the state government keep to its promise of employing another batch of house officers by December 2018 as well as replace all exited residents within the shortest possible time.
"We also demand that the Lagos State Government put in place a structured policy for seamless, regular replacement of house officers and resident doctors in the hospital to avoid crisis and ensure the provision of effective healthcare to Lagosians", he said adding that the association will further review the actions of the government in that regard at the end of October 2018.
The doctors had embarked on an indefinite strike following what they described as an unnecessary hardship on Lagosians seeking healthcare services in LASUTH as a result of the paucity of doctors (House officers and resident doctors) on September 5, 2018.


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Cavs Trade PG Kyrie Irving To Celtics In Blockbuster Deal
By Tom Downey August 22, 2017
Kyrie Irving has a new home. The Cleveland Cavaliers granted their point guard's request for a trade, dealing him to the Boston Celtics. It's a true blockbuster, with the Cavs getting several pieces back from biggest threat in the Eastern Conference.
Cavs agree to deal Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and 2018 Nets pick, source told ESPN.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) August 22, 2017
It's rare for a team to trade with one of their biggest threats for a championship, but that's what happened here. The Celtics were already the top threat to the Cavaliers in the East and the addition of Irving only makes them better. Of course, they did have to give up several pieces to land the 25-year-old guard.
Isaiah Thomas, the Celtics starting point guard, is the headliner of the trade. Although he's set to be a free agent after this year, Thomas makes just over $6 million this year. He finished fifth in MVP voting last year, after putting up a career-high 28.9 points per game with 5.9 assists per game.
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Jae Crowder also heads to the Cavs, to help balance out the salaries. Crowder gives the Cavs another wing option. A solid defender, Crowder put up 13.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. With players like Gordon Hayward, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, the Celtics have plenty of wings.
The Cavs also get Ante Zizic, the 23rd overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft. The Cavs reportedly wanted some younger pieces in a trade, and the 20-year-old, 7-foot Croatian fits that bill. Getting the Nets' first round pick for this coming year should allow the Cavs to add another lottery piece.
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Kyrie Irving will waive his trade kicker, which means the trade is balanced from a salary cap perspective. It also saves the Cavs $29 million in luxury taxes. Boston, meanwhile, will trot out a starting five of Irving, Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward, Marcus Morris and Al Horford. They also keep Marcus Smart, Jayson Tatum and the Lakers' first round pick.
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