Another year draws to its close but what a year it has been for the clan culminating in the great news from Australia. When I read the papers or watch television I cannot but think just how priviledged we all are compared to so many. On top of that we have the clan which has been a great source of strenght to many of us this year and I am sure that next year it will bring more of the same as well as a lot of fun for all.
I hope you all, wherever you are, have a very Happy Christmas which for me also starts the New Millennium and a wonderful New Year. May it be peaceful, happy and properous.
He is also Chief Executive of the Clan Sinclair Trust. See also the Clan Sinclair U.S.A. page about the chief. For more about the chief as Earl of Caithness, see Ian Sinclair's summary of Sinclair history and future. For Caithness itself, see its page.
``The Right Honorable Malcolm Sinclair, Earl of Caithness, is a remarkable man, having genealogical ties to Prince Henry Sinclair (Jarl of Orkney), the ancient Earls of Rosslyn, the Dukes of and back to the Vikings. Today he serves in the House of Lords in London. Clan Sinclair recognizes him as its Hereditary Clan Chief.
``In 1984 Mrs. Thatcher invited him to join her reforming government. Starting as a Whip, Lord Caithness progressed to be Minister in the Departments of Transport, Home Office, Environment, Treasury, and Foreign Affairs. The Earl of Caithness is the only hereditary peer this century to have worked in three great Departments of State. In Treasury, he also served as Paymaster General. He was created a Privy Councillor in 1990.
—Pete Cummings, 600th Celebration News.
It was just recently that I noticed Malcolm's last name was Caithness. I guess that is pretty unobservant. So I know the area named Caithness. Is this the shortened version of Malcolm of Caithness? If so, is his name legally Caithness?
Not sure if this got answered but I will answer it now anyway. I have just returned from Scotland where I talked with our Chief and this is how it works. Malcolms family name is Sinclair but when you have a title, you sometimes drop the family name as it is understood by all exactly what that is and the land title is substituted. John Sinclair who is Viscount Thurso, is always called John Thurso by people in Caithness and the Lords. Peter St. Clair Erskine is the Earl of Rosslyn and he is called Peter Rosslyn. Often when people with titles sign their names, they use only the place-name "Thurso" or "Caithness". The usage of titles and proper names is a very highly developed art and is subject to the most minute rules of protocol. This is just one of them. Our Chief is very excited about the 2000 Gathering next year and he and John Thurso and Peter Rosslyn are all involved.


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// Don't indent first-level code inside of the function.
// It takes up more indentation over-all and is unnecessary.
//gameover cycle
if (life === 0) {
  gameover = true;
}
//introduce variables
var life = 10;
var intellingence = 4;
var power = 2;
var speed = 2;
var magic = 3;
//game start
  alert("...");
  alert("...");
  alert("Long ago, before Time became keeper of the Universe");
  alert("The Four Gigaliths ruled the land.");
  alert("They created the four Totems of the Universe.");
  alert("Dom, the Gigalith of Power, created the Yatan Totem, from which emerged Life itself");
  alert("Sor, the Gigalith of Knowledge, created the Cogniti Totem, from which came the Conscience.");
  alert("Ren, the Gigalith of Time, created the Kairian Totem, which gave birth to the Universe's eternal guardian, Time.");
  alert("And lastly Merlin, the Gigalith of Energy, created the Aganomus Totem, from which were born the laws of the Universe and the only thing that had lordship over them, Magic.");
  alert("And, as the very existence of beings as powerful as the Gigaliths broke the laws of the Universe, they turned the responsibility of Keeper to Time and went into the Fourth Dimension, from whence they came.");  alert("After the passing of the Gigaliths, the reign of Time began.");
  alert("When this happened, it created a massive burst of energy and matter formed into the molds that the Gigaliths had left for it.");
  alert("It is the resdual energy from this burst that eventually resulted in the creation of the Theory of the Big Bang, Dark Matter and Dark Energy (not necesarily in that order).");
  alert("Eventually, a few trillion centuries after Time became Keeper, on a tiny, insignificant, formerly volcanic, moist rock, Life decided to make its home.");
  alert("From there, Life created more and more increasingly unique and evolved organisms until one day, from the ape line, came the humans.");
  alert("On that day, the Conscience took notice of this tiny insignifiant planet and decided to keep watch on it.");
  alert("Eventually, humans learned to use tools and hunt with spears, then, on that day, the Conscience made its home in the minds of these humans. It was a revolution.");
  alert("With the help of the Conscience, humans were able to tame fire, something once known to be destructive became the symbol of this revolution.");
  alert("...");
  alert("You are an explorer who has recently arrived in Arkton to investigate a certain incident.");
  var name = prompt("What is your name, Noble explorer?");
  var yesNo = prompt("Welcome, " + name + ", to Arkton, a place of great wonder and mystery. I, professor Lin Mer, presume you are here to investigate the...ah...incident, corect?");
  switch (yesNo) {
    case "yes":
      alert("Very well then, follow me, there is something you should see...");
      break;
    case "no":
      alert("No...well, that is hardly the way an esteemed explorer like yourself should face this situation! You will follow me anyways...");
      break;
    default:
b      alert("Hmm? What was that? Oh, well. Whatever it was, we don't have time to chat...follow me...");
  }
  alert("Please place all recording devices in this bin. For our security and to mantain the confidentiality of the things you will see, we can't have you taking any form of ...ah... memories back with you.");
  alert("Ok, you seem to be clean.");
   alert("Right this way.");
  alert("As you might know, there was a plane crash that resulted from an overlooked hole in the fuel tank, except that there was no fuel tank, and it wasn't a plane.");
  alert("*Choose a question to ask and type the coresponding letter (with the matching upper or lower case) into the input box [Click OK]*");
  var questionOne = prompt("Then what was it? [A]... Is it safe? [B]... I don't know about this anymore... (to self: this whole thing seems kinda fishy.) [C]");
  switch (questionOne) {
    case "A":
      alert("You see, that is precisely why we have called you...");
      break;
    case "B":
      alert("Well, I have absolutely no idea, but probably not");
      break;
    case "C":
      alert("Hmm... Ros, are you sure we have the right person?");
      break;
    default:
      alert("That's not one of the three letters...I like you already.");
  }
  alert("Ah, we're here. That, look up, is the object that crashed.");
  alert("We have identified it as some sort of means for transport through both time and space.");
  alert("And that is where you come in. See, this thing, wherever it came from, is not human at all. When it crashed, there were some symbols on the screen. Those same symbols are on the buttons. We beleive them to be some sort of coordinates.");
  alert("We want to send you there/then to go and find out more about its origins. We are all too old to go, that is, Ros, Mod, Ner and myself, so we want you to go instead. what say you?");
  var adventureStart = prompt("*Do you accept the professor's summons? [YES] or [NO]*");
  switch (adventureStart) {
    case "YES":
      alert("Very well then, So-urhm Ros, prepare the machine.");
      break;
    case "NO":
      alert("You have to speak up, I really can't hear you with all of this noise.");
      break;
    default:
      alert("Well, I didn't really hear you so i'm going to wager you said yes.");
  }
  alert("Ok, while Ros boots up the machine, we need to get you equiped.");
  alert("Let's see, aha! Have this, it may seem like a regular supply belt but I assure you, it's not.");
  prompt("Oh, and you'll need a weapon. If I remember correctly, we should have a war hammer, a sword and a bow. [hammer] or [sword] or [bow].");
  var weapon = "spellbook";
  alert("Ok, i'll be right back...");
  alert("Whelp, all we have is this crusty old book, I think we gave the weapons to the ones that went before you, I still wonder why the only thing we ever get back is a burnt peice of cloth...");
  alert("Ah well, no time to chat now, looks like Ros is done setting up the machine. let's get you on board shall we?");
  alert("*The Proffesor straps you into the machine. Just as the countdown reaches one, you hear Ros say 'Welp, looks like this isn't going to be pretty.'*");
  alert("*You wake up in a wierd treehouse. Your 'crusty old book is now a freakishly cool looking, gold-bound book. It says pSlel-okBo on the cover. You have no idea what that is.*");
  alert("Ahh...you're awake. I'm Alex, at your service.");
  var huh = prompt("uh...what? [A], who are you? [B], what in the world is a pSlel-okBo? [C]");
  switch (huh) {
    case "A":
      alert("well, that is no way to respond to a greeting.");
      break;
    case "B":
      alert("It seems that you are a bit hard of hearing, I AM ALEX!");
      break;
    case "C":
      alert("Ah, a pSlel-okBo, it is a rare artifact of immense power. Its name means capable of harnessing and manipulating the very laws of the universe itself. Most folk nowadays call it a Spell-Book. It's nice to see that some people still remember the tongue of old.");
  }
  var mission = prompt("anyhow, so, " + name + ", why are you here?");
  alert("Hmm..." + mission + "huh. well, good luck, I'll help you in any way I can. For now, it is gatting late, you can sleep in Jeff's room, he's...not here...");
  alert("to be continued...");
  alert("no seriously, I'm not going to just leave it off at a cliffhanger like this one. That would be a terrible idea.");
};

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Sherlock Holmes at OAHS
Robert Jimenez and Hope Davidson|October 20, 2017
Poster of the Sherlock Holmes play. Tickets are on sale for $10 RIGHT NOW!!! GET YOURS TODAY!
Tickets are on sale for the Orcutt Academy Drama Class production now in the business office! The OA drama class is hosting an evening of murder and mystery premiering Eric Drazin's "Sherlock Holmes and the Siege of 221b" adapted by our own Mr. Shaw.
I recently had a chance to sit down and talk with Colin Bailey, the star of this upcoming production, playing Sherlock Holmes. Bailey is enthusiastic about being a part of this show and is expecting a "full-house" during each of the showings.
In Shaw's adaption, Holmes is moved from his familiar Victorian setting and is launched forward a few years into the Edwardian era where new style and customs can differentiate how Holmes goes about this mystery.
Sherlock Holmes and his trusty side-kick, Dr. Watson, are on the hunt to reveal the identity of the infamous Firefly, whom has been blamed for various thefts and crimes throughout London. In the beginning of the play, Holmes and Watson are at their flat in 221b Baker Street and are visited by a group of strangers. He then receives a note from The Firefly making claim on Holmes' life. 221b Baker Street is under Siege! The Firefly states someone in his flat is going to make an attempt on his life. Holmes must act fast as The Firefly is set on destroying Holmes and he needs to uncover the identity of his assassin before the assassin strikes and it is too late.
The Drama class will be putting on this production on November 9th, 10th, and 11th at 7:00 pm and will be putting on a matinee at 2:00 pm on the 11th as well.Tickets will be selling for $10 regular admission and $20 for VIP seating in the OA Business Office. Those who buy VIP tickets will receive an interactive experience with the cast. This will be a weekend of murder and mystery and you don't want to miss it. Buy your tickets today.
Click on this gallery below from reporter Hope Davidson on the recent rehearsal of "Sherlock".
The cast acting out one of their scenes.
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Robert Jimenez, Reporter
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Keystone Species: The Remarkable Benefits
Why is a starfish a keystone species?
I keep reading about keystone species. But what is one exactly? Is it a new type of animal or plant? Not exactly, but let's start with a comparison.
Think about what a starfish and an elephant might have in common. They eat different things. Starfish eat meat (hmm, that's interesting) and elephants eat plants. There are only 3 species of elephant, but over 2,000 species of starfish.
They are completely different sizes, with elephants weighing thousands of pounds and starfish weighing only ounces. So how are they alike?
The keystone of an arch
The top stone in an arch is called a keystone. If you remove it, the arch falls down.
Well, they are both keystone species. Think of an arch of stones with a stone at the top, the keystone. Without this one important stone, the arch collapses.
A keystone species (a plant or animal) acts as the top stone, playing a critical and unique role in maintaining the structure of their ecosystem. This concept was conceived by Robert Paine, an ecologist, in 1969.
He studied tidal waters inhabited by starfish and mussels off the Pacific coast. He learned the starfish eat the mussels, keeping the mussel populations under control.
If the starfish are removed from the ecosystem, the mussels take over, crowding out all the other species. In turn, the ecosystem collapses. The starfish, it turns out, are critical to the health of their habitat.
What happens when a keystone species disappears?
We had the privilege of interacting with baby elephant orphans at the Sheldrick Orphanage in Kenya
Elephants in Africa eat and destroy small trees, making room for grasses to flourish. Without the elephants, Africa would become a woodland forest and no longer provide grasses for the zebra, wildebeests and other grazing animals to eat.
Plus elephants eat lots of plants & help distribute the seeds in their poop. Read more about one of our favorite animals in our blog, Elephants.
When a keystone species disappears from an ecosystem, no other species can fill its role. The ecosystem changes, often radically and catastrophically. Now that does not sound good.
So both the starfish and elephant are keystone species examples. What other animals can you think of that might fit the keystone species definition? How about wolves, mountain lions, beavers, the oak tree and a host of others. Wait, a tree can be one?
Are trees keystone species?
Acorns from oak trees provide food to over 100 animals.
Sure, any plant can be one. Think about what happens if a giant oak is lost. There is no longer shade for all the plants underneath it. Over 100 animals rely on its acorns & hundreds of caterpillars call it home. Oak trees are the glue that holds its ecosystem together.
We consider the mighty oak to be one of the best trees on the planet you can plant. Learn why in our Two Best Trees for Wildlife. We have lots of oaks in our landscape & hope you will consider growing one or more if you have room.
Beavers: ecosystem engineers
Beavers change their habitat by damming up streams to create ponds. But why? Photo: Deborah Freeman/Flickr
We love beavers, but wow are they misunderstood! Learn why in our Beaver Facts. Why They are the Best Engineers in the World." A lot of folks think of them as a nuisance since they create ponds by damming up rivers. If you are curious about how and why they dam up rivers, read our blog Why Do Beavers Build the Most Amazing Dams?
By diverting water, they help create wetlands that hundreds of plants & animals call home. Almost half of all endangered species live in wetlands in North America. So you can see the importance beavers have on their environment. They are the consummate keystone animal.
What about wolves?
Red wolves are great examples of a keystone species. Photo: Victoria Ziglar/Endangered Wolf Center.
Wolves, both gray wolves & the American red wolf, are one of the most misunderstood and often feared animals on the planet. Never heard of the American red wolf? Most folks haven't, but read our "American Red Wolf" blog to learn why they are the most critically endangered wolf in the world. As a keystone species, they are critical to maintaining balance in their environment. Plus most of the myths about wolves are just not true. To learn more about debunking the myths, read our Gray Wolves blog.
Without wolves, deer & other hoofed animal populations explode. They overgraze the area resulting in a collapse of plant life which affects everything else.
Wolves also keep small mammal populations under control which reduces the pressure on many types of birds including songbirds & quail. But how? Well, raccoons & opossums eat bird eggs. And also sea turtle eggs. With fewer mammals preying on nests, more eggs will hatch resulting in more birds and turtles. That seems very logical!
Wolves also have an added benefit in keeping coyotes away. Wolves & coyotes will not live in the same area & since the wolf is the top canid, the coyotes steer clear.
Are bees a keystone species?
This bee is loaded with pollen and is one of many pollinator keystone species. Photo: USGS Bee Inventory/Flicker
When we think of other keystone species examples, bees don't really come to my mind. But when you think about how many plant species rely on them for pollination & ultimately survival, it makes sense.
Without bees, especially native ones, many of our plants would disappear. So what happens to all the animals that depend on those plants for shelter & food. They too decline.
We often hear everything in nature is connected. This is especially true with keystone species. When they disappear, the whole ecosystem can collapse. And that is definitely not good!
12 Examples of Keystone Species in an Ecosystem
23 Examples of Keystone Species, a blog by Softback Travel (a fun website by 2 wildlife conservationists with a love for travel and environmental responsibility)
Role of Keystone Species in an Ecosystem


anyone have any good ideas about discouraging birds from landing on the clothes line?
I put up these 2 scare-a-crows between a small fig tree. I got them at a 99 cent store after Halloween. They do not mess with it anymore!
If you don't want lots of tinkly shiny things in your garden, try hanging a hawk silhouette near the line.
Boat-owners use them to keep birds off the rigging in harbour, so they should work for a washing line as well.
Maybe tie some mylar shiney streamers to the clothesline. Or get a few used CDs to tie on with a string so they rotate about or maybe a windchime hanging from the pulleys.
. Motion seems to bother them. Find something that moves around a lot when the wind blow. Eg, a large pinwheel. Most garden centers sell similar items, do some window-shopping to get more ideas.


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We are so excited to welcome Tim Smith, Senior Director of The Boston Foundation and Head of Pledge 1% Boston chapter, powered by The Boston Foundation to Pro Bono Perspectives this week. In his day-to-day work with The Boston Foundation, Tim advises individuals and companies in the region on a variety of philanthropic offerings including Donor Advised Funds. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2016, Tim spent over a decade in San Francisco, most notably as CEO of The Full Circle Fund. In his spare time (if you can believe it!) he sits on the board of Tech Goes Home, the Advisory Board of Boston Private Bank, and the Selection Advisory Council of GreenLight Fund. If you couldn't tell already, Tim is dedicated to building the capacity of nonprofits to achieve their missions, a passion the Common Impact team shares!
"I think there is more engagement, more folks joining boards, more folks wanting to volunteer, there are more folks wanting to work for social impact companies, whose business models are to give back."
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This document summarizes progress by UNESCO since the 195th session of the Executive Board in providing assistance to the Palestinian people and their educational and cultural institutions, as well as to such institutions in the occupied Syrian Golan.
1. The present document reports on assistance provided to the Palestinian Authority and to relevant Palestinian stakeholders; it also reports on assistance to the occupied Syrian Golan. The reporting period is from July 2014 to January 2015.
2. Detailed information on UNESCO assistance in Gaza, in particular its response to the current humanitarian crisis, is provided in Part IV of document 196 EX/26 ("Occupied Palestine") and is therefore not reported on in the present document.
3. With technical support from UNESCO, the Ministry finalized the draft National Assessment for Education for All report and organized the EFA National Consultation for Palestine, an event held in parallel in Ramallah and Gaza, which gathered more than 270 education stakeholders. UNESCO is also supporting the review and finalization of the first national Inclusive Education Policy, through a broad consultation of ad hoc thematic groups established in both West Bank and Gaza. The national Inclusive Education Policy is expected to be finalized in March 2015. Finally, UNESCO supported the participation of the Ministry in the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), which was held in Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) from 10 to 12 November 2014.
4. In support of the education for all agenda in Palestine, special focus was given to inclusive and child-friendly education, through pilot child-led activities/innovative teaching and learning in 70 schools (58 government, 12 UNRWA) in the West Bank and in Gaza. The second phase of this project started in August 2014 and will finish in May 2015, benefiting more than 27,000 students and 1,265 teachers. It is funded by the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and AGFUND, and is jointly implemented with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, UNWRA and the Norwegian Refugee Council.
5. With the financial support from the Saudi Committee for the Relief of Palestinian People, UNESCO established 12 libraries, 10 in West Bank and two in Gaza, to support vulnerable higher education students by providing them with study and research library facilities, textbooks and other resource materials, as well as dedicated access ramps and restrooms for persons with disabilities. In addition, an advocacy toolkit for the right to higher education in Palestine has been finalized and training sessions were conducted for the librarians on the use of the toolkit which will be the basis for each library to develop its action plans for the implementation of its advocacy campaign. The overall campaign is placed under the UNESCO-led framework on the Right to Inclusive Education, with a particular focus on access to quality education for students with special educational needs.
6. UNESCO continued its active participation in the Humanitarian Country Team and supported the Education Cluster in the process of developing the 2015 Humanitarian Programme Cycle for Palestine. More information on the results of this project can be found in a separate report on the reconstruction and development of Gaza (document 196 EX/26).
7. During the period under review UNESCO continued its cooperation in the field of culture, providing technical assistance, building national capacities of relevant Palestinian institutions, and implementing projects on the ground.
8. The four-year project Archaeological Park of Tell Balata in Nablus (2010-2014), funded by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was successfully completed in close cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the University of Leiden, and with the active participation of the local community. All objectives of the project have been attained: research, survey, excavations, emergency conservation measures, community involvement, and publications. A visitors' facility was constructed, including a museum, an office, as well as an interpretation and documentation hall (a documentary and promotional film has been specially produced to showcase the site's rich history). This comprehensive project is considered as a model for the effective conservation, management and promotion of Palestinian cultural heritage, emphasizing its local ownership and sustainability through the establishment of a management plan and the appointment of a dedicated permanent staff by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The site is now open to the public and can play a greater role in generating economic growth and new opportunities for local sustainable development.
9. In its second year of implementation, the SIDA-funded project "Local Development through the rehabilitation and revitalization of the historic built environment in Palestine" helped to strengthen local technical capacities of 178 architects, engineers and young professionals in the field of cultural heritage preservation through training and renovation of historic sites in the Palestinian cities and rural localities. Twenty-seven historic sites were renovated for public use, and additional 16 sites are in the process of renovation and rehabilitation. The project is thus effectively contributing to the preservation and promotion of the Palestinian cultural heritage and to strengthening the capacities of relevant Palestinian institutions and professionals.
10. A training workshop was provided to the staff of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and site managers on the main principles and mechanisms of the World Heritage Convention, with a special focus on the preparation of reports on the state of conservation on World Heritage properties.
11. UNESCO is supporting the assessment of needs in the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Palestine through an expert mission by the end of February 2015 thanks to the funding from Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority project. This assessment will be carried out jointly with the Ministry of Culture with a view to supporting tailored additional activities in support of intangible heritage in Palestine.
12. Two projects supporting freedom of expression, funded through the International Programme for the Development of Communication, were launched in July 2014: "Promoting the concept of young citizen journalism through training and open platforms" and "Empowering the Female Journalists' Club to promote freedom of expression and introduce women's discourse into the public sphere". Within the framework of the first project, 20 young citizen journalists were trained on writing and reporting skills during a workshop organized by local partner Wattan TV. The project also enabled networking among young journalists and the Wattan staff, making it possible for the young journalists to share their stories and publish them on Wattan broadcasting channels. Almost 200 news items have been produced by the trainees, featuring stories, articles and samples of major societal problems. The workshop was designed as a training of trainers, thus ensuring the sustainability of the initiative.
13. In the context of the second project — "Empowering the Female Journalists' Club to promote freedom of expression and introduce women's discourse into the public sphere" — implemented with the Filistiniyat NGO's Female Journalists' Club, 265 female journalists benefitted from training workshops which addressed areas such as gender-sensitive reporting, psycho-social counselling, and social media. The Female Journalists' Club now consists of over 300 active members.
14. Activities to support mainstreaming of gender equality in Palestine are implemented by UNESCO through its Palestinian Women Research and Documentation Centre, funded by the Government of Norway.
15. The online library and database of the Centre, which collects all research and data on gender in Palestine (with relevant regional and international data) was created and officially launched on 2 December 2014 and is now available to the public at the dedicated internet site: www.pwrdc.ps. As per July 2014, more than 5,000 books and publications specialized in gender were made available on the PWRDC online library.
16. Forty-eight professionals from governmental and non-governmental research and gender departments from the West Bank and Gaza completed a 192 hours-capacity development program for master researchers on policy-oriented research from a gender perspective. The selected participants now form a core master researchers' network. A training toolkit has been developed in partnership with the Institute of Women Studies of the Birzeit University and is being finalized in English and Arabic.
17. In partnership with the Institute of Women's Studies at Birzeit University, the Centre organized a five-day training on "Planning from a Gender perspective" for 22 members of the Gender Advisory Committee of the Palestinian Authority's Security Sector.
18.	On 9 and 10 December 2014, the Centre organized an international conference on "The Role of Women in Peacebuilding and Reconstruction" in both Ramallah and Gaza, which was attended by more than 200 international and national experts and professionals working in the field of gender-related studies, to discuss the issues of gender in conflicts, peace-building and reconstruction and to strengthen research and policy network in this area across Palestine and at the international level.
19. As part of the campaign against gender-based violence, the Palestinian Women Research and Documentation Centre conducted a story-telling and community theatre workshop activity for marginalized youth and produced a theatre play which was performed in November and December 2014. Building on the successful outcomes of this advocacy campaign, recreational and psycho-social support activities through theatre and story-telling benefiting women and children from the UNRWA shelters in Gaza will start in February 2015.
20. "Networks of the Mediterranean Youth" is a regional multisectoral programme funded by the European Union, whose objective is to improve the access and effective participation of youth in developing and implementing national strategies and policies affecting young women and men. Through this programme, UNESCO is building the capacities of youth organizations by increasing their interaction with the media and their use of ICT-enabled platforms, in order to reduce the fragmentation of efforts and harness the collective potential of youth in affecting democratic transition towards active citizenship, political participation, economic contribution and social inclusion. The UNESCO Ramallah Office has completed all consultations and inception meetings to prepare the national launch of the programme.
21.	The scholarship programme for Syrian students in the occupied Syrian Golan ($113,000 from the Japanese Funds-in-Trust), was launched in July 2009 to grant 24 scholarships for four academic years to the students from the occupied Syrian Golan. The project ended in March 2013. In the absence of further extrabudgetary resources, UNESCO has so far not been in a position to continue providing this assistance.


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Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Ethiopia--does it affect sexual activity among high school students?
S.M. Bilal, M. Spigt, G.J. Dinant, R. Blanco
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OBJECTIVE: Universal access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services for adolescents was added as a target to the revised Millennium Development Goals framework in 2005. However, the utilization of SRH services among adolescents and their sexual activity is not well explored in Ethiopia, with the result that there is no well-designed and sustainable school based intervention for high school students. We aimed to investigate the utilization of sexual and reproductive health services and sexual activity and, to provide evidence based information and recommendations for possible interventions. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1031 female and male high school students aged 14-19 years in Mekelle town, Tigray Region, North Ethiopia. A total of 1031 students participated. Self-administered questionnaire was used. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Utilization of sexual and reproductive health services and sexual activity were investigated using a self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS: One out of five students had used the SRH services in the past year. The primary reason for visiting the SRH services was to receive information. The mean age for the first sexual intercourse was 15.7 and one-quarter of the students had multiple sexual partners. Unwanted pregnancies and abortions were reported by female students. CONCLUSION: SRH services are known and used by students. However, sexual activity at an early age among high school students and unwanted pregnancies and abortions among female students still call for attention. Therefore, providing accurate SRH information on safe sex and enhancing family-student discussion could be a good approach to reach SRH of adolescents.
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Bilal, S.M. ; Spigt, M. ; Dinant, G.J. ; Blanco, R. / Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Ethiopia--does it affect sexual activity among high school students?. In: Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 2015 ; Vol. 6, No. 1. pp. 14-18.
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Campaign insists campaign holdings do not contradict his anti-abortion position.
Among the investments in Mitt Romney's vast portfolio worth upward of $287 million are two companies that perform or support stem cell research.
The former Massachusetts governor opposes the creation of new lines of human stem cells for research and vetoed a stem cell research bill as governor. He has said it was while considering that legislation that he evolved to his current opposition to abortion.
Many abortion opponents also oppose embryonic stem cell research, because it is conducted on cellular lines from embryos.
Romney's investments are in Novo Nordisk, a Danish company, and Millipore Corp., based in Billerica, Mass. According to their Public Financial Disclosure Form released Monday, the Romneys -- Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann -- jointly own shares in Novo Nordisk, valued between $100,101 to $250,000. They also have a mutual fund investment that includes shares in Millipore, which supplies research tools and human embryonic stem cells to researchers.
The investments are held in a blind trust set up in late 2002 before Romney took office as governor. Kevin Madden, a spokesman for Romney, said it was not known when they were purchased. He said the Romneys had no knowledge of their current holdings and are forbidden under terms of the blind trust to direct the trustee to buy or sell investments.
The Romney campaign says Novo Nordisk has, so far, done research with stem cells only from mice. According to its Web site, Millipore obtains from Australian in vitro fertility clinics human embryonic stem cells that would otherwise be discarded. Stems cells obtained that way are the exception to Romney's general opposition to stem cell research.
"Some cell stems ... are obtained from surplus embryos from in vitro fertilization" Romney wrote in a 2005 Boston Globe op-ed piece explaining his objections to the legislation in Massachusetts. "I support that research."
Still, Romney's holdings could present a problem for him with some conservatives who oppose all human embryonic stem cell research.
Mildred Jefferson, president of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, told the Boston Herald: "I believe [pulling the investments] is a step he should take. I do believe [Romney] is an honorable man, and having declared that he understands the ethical violation of embryonic stem cell research, I feel certain he would not want to have his money go to support it."
On a conference call with reporters Monday, Brad Malt, of the law firm Ropes & Gray, said he has tried to adjust the investments so they are consistent with Romney's positions as a candidate. For example, he sold investments in two European companies doing business with Iran.
"The trustee clearly stated that he has -- to best of his ability -- executed transactions in a manner consistent with the public statements and policy positions of the governor and will continue to do so where applicable," Madden told ABC News in a written statement.
According to The Washington Post, another Republican presidential contender, Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, who strongly opposes stem cell research, owns a mutual fund that invests in Novo Nordisk.


Paris Hilton's mum has taken back a tweet she sent out about a possibly pregnant Jennifer Aniston, confessing she made "a big mistake".
Kathy Hilton sparked fresh speculation that the Friends star is expecting after tweeting about the actress' look at the Oscars last month (Feb17).
Kathy insisted the "beautiful" former Friends star is "100/percent" pregnant and expecting a baby girl after watching her at the Academy Awards on 26 February (17), but now she's not so sure.
Caught leaving Craig's restaurant in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (15Mar17), she told TMZ, "I made a big mistake."
And stepping into a car with sisters Kim and Kyle Richards and Kris Jenner after a 58th birthday dinner, she added, "It shows you that you shouldn't talk before (getting the facts)."
Sister Kyle, a regular on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, recently told Access Hollywood Live Hilton is a bit of a baby whisperer when it comes to pregnancy perception.
"My sister told me I was pregnant with (my daughter) Portia before I actually was."
But Kyle insists Kathy should have kept her thoughts to herself.
"My sister doesn't get how Twitter works," she added. "She'll tweet, 'Can someone tell Kyle to call me?' - like it's an answering service... I'll go, 'Kathy, you don't understand, you can't tweet these things!' It was just like a women's intuition thing... She doesn't even know Jennifer Aniston."
The Friends star, who is childless, has grown tired of speculation about her baby plans and photos that suggest she may be pregnant.
She hit headlines in July (16) when she wrote an impassioned op-ed for the Huffington Post criticising the objectification of women in the media, after news outlets ran stories suggesting she was pregnant after she was pictured with what looked like a baby belly.
She also lambasted aggressive tabloid editors and online gossips who are always chasing a scoop about her: "I'm fed up with the sport-like scrutiny and body shaming that occurs daily under the guise of 'journalism', the 'First Amendment' and 'celebrity news'," she scolded. "Every day my husband (Justin Theroux) and I are harassed by dozens of aggressive photographers staked outside our home who will go to shocking lengths to obtain any kind of photo, even if it means endangering us or the unlucky pedestrians who happen to be nearby."


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Cougar wrestlers recap on fall season success
Lexi Murray, Assistant Editor in Chief
As the season came to an end, the boys' varsity wrestling team ended up finishing third in the conference, however, not qualifying for playoffs as a team.
"We showed some good overall technical skills by several wrestlers throughout the team and using several young wrestlers with talent," coach Andrew Shrader said.
The team did send 12 individual wrestlers to post-season regionals.
Young talent, including underclassmen such as sophomore Ben Lance, were among those who qualified.
Lance defeated three opponents in the regional tournament, but eventually lost in overtime to Seth Thomas from Laney High School.
As Lance looked back over the season, there was one moment that he was really proud of.
"Definitely placing at state because it was such a big achievement and it was my goal throughout the year," Lance said.
Lance led all cougars with his fourth place finish at states.
There was also success coming from junior Connor Voelker.
Competing in the 170 weight class, Voelker came out with a record of 32-9, with 14 pins this season.
Voelker took down four opponents at the regional tournament, but also was ultimately defeated by a competitor from Laney High School.
There was, however, one setback for Voelker at states.
"I was just very sick," Voelker said.
Closing out his high school wrestling career, senior Michael Pappaconstantinou earned a record of 45-4, with 40 pins in the 120 weight class.
"He showed his teammates the work it takes to be very good at this sport, and it resulted in placing fifth in the NC States," Shrader said.
Pappaconstantinou has an overall career record of 123-30.
"It was good knowing that through the past two years I haven't been beaten in conference, so it was a little bit of a confidence booster going into regionals," Pappaconstantinou said.
As coach Shrader has been there since Pappaconstantinou was a freshman, and coach Evan Worland has travelled around the country with him as he's wrestled, Pappaconstantinou describes his coaches as, "instrumental" in helping him develop as a wrestler.
Shrader now turns his attention to developing their foundation for success in the future.
Shrader said, "Our focus remains building up young wrestlers who have a desire to get better through strength, conditioning, technical skills and the mental toughness to compete in this sport."
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Hooray! Today is National Coffee Day! We love Coffee in my family. I wanted share with everyone some info on the language of coffee and how to make some drinks.
In honor of National Coffee Day on September 29th, Eight O'Clock Coffee, America's Original Gourmet Coffee, is demystifying coffee jargon—and explaining how to make a great-tasting specialty coffee drink at home, no fancy machines needed. Behold, your guide to creating a café coffee experience right in your own kitchen, courtesy of Eight O'Clock Coffee!
Make It At Home! Follow the same instructions as the latte, but pour equal parts coffee and steamed milk into the mug and top with frothed milk. It's great with cinnamon or chocolate sprinkled on.
Macchiato- A traditional macchiato is a shot of espresso with a bit of milk foam. We usually think of the caramel macchiato, which is very popular at coffee shops in the US.
Make It At Home! Make a tasty caramel macchiato using Eight O'Clock Coffee Dark Italian Roast. Heat milk in a saucepan and whisk until frothy, add a few pumps of vanilla syrup to your cup of coffee, top with milk froth and drizzle with caramel syrup.
Frappe- A frappe is a cold blended coffee drink with chilled coffee, sugar, milk or cream and ice blended together.
Make It At Home! All you need is 6-8 ounces of cold coffee (we like Eight O'Clock Coffee Original Blend), 2 Tbsp milk, 3/4 cup crushed or cubed ice and sugar to taste. Combine ingredients in a blender. You can also add 2 Tbsp of your favorite syrup—caramel, chocolate, vanilla—some people even add ice cream to make it thicker. The possibilities are endless, so get creative!
Pumpkin Coffee- Virtually every coffee shop has some kind of limited-time-only pumpkin coffee, a delicious fall flavor.
Make It At Home! Brew your own pumpkin coffee this fall or any other time of year you feel a craving coming on. Use 2 tsp of pumpkin spice for every 3 Tbsp of Eight O'Clock Coffee Original Blend. Combine the pumpkin spice with the coffee grounds and brew. Sweeten to your desire.
Espresso: A concentrated coffee brewed by forcing a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans.
Make It At Home! Espresso machines are typically very expensive, but you can come close to the real deal with your regular coffee pot. Choose a dark roast, like Eight O'Clock Coffee's Dark Italian Roast, and grind the beans as finely as possible. Double the coffee filter, and pack down the coffee grounds into the filter (use 1 tbsp for every 1/4 cup of espresso). It's a great option that replicates the strong, bold flavor espresso and cappuccino aficionados love.
*I was not paid for this information post. The opinions on this item are 100% mine and may vary from others.I was sent samples of coffee.
I did not know it was National Coffee Day!!! I was in Starbucks this morning, and nobody said a word about it! I love all these coffee recipes. It's making want a cup right now lol!!


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Ms. Lashanda earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Suny Old Westbury in 2014. Ms. Lashanda also studied early childhood education and received many credits within the field. Ms. Lashanda always dreamed of being a teacher since she was a young girl. She would create lesson plans and teach teddy bears at the tender age of five years old. One of the greatest quality Ms. Lashanda brings to our students is her ability to engage each child, build nurturing relationships and personalize curriculum to ensure each child's success. Ms. Lashanda creates a safe, secure environment which allows children to feel accepted and loved. Ms. Lashanda and Ms. Marcy are a dynamic duo working together to do what they both loves. They share the same dreams, goals and visions. The mother and daughter duo work effortlessly to provide and build great relationship with our parents. They also inspire to uplift and build up our future leaders of tomorrow.
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Ms. Barbara known to all our students as "Grandma" is a great asset to our facility. She is quite creative and enjoys working with our infants. Barbara has over 60 years' experience working with children. Children feel safe and secure knowing Ms. Barbara is around to help fill their day with lots of love, and hugs. The children instantly grasp to her and blossom due to her nurturing ways. Ms. Barbara is the mother of Ms. Marcy, and grandmother of Ms. Lashanda. Her experience and knowledge make her a great asset to the Marcy Precious Little 1s Daycare Team.
Ms. Odessa a mother of one amazing son. Her love for infants shines through. The nurturing experience she offers the babies in our program is like no other. Ms. Odessa first passion has always been to cater to #MPL1 infants. Ms. Odessa also currently pursues a career in nursing. Her training and expertise specializing in infants care assures your precious one is cared for by a loving and experienced staff. Ms. Odessa is a valuable asset to our children, families and staff. Ms. Odessa is also the granddaughter of Ms. Barbara niece to miss Ms. Marcy and cousin to Ms. Lashanda.
Ms. Karen creates a personalized experience for our scholars. She has a special approach to teaching as she was a teacher for many years in Guyana and helps scholars reach their full potential. Ms. Karen is a mother of two is dedicated to helping each child thrive. She is also a valuable asset to our children, families and staff. Ms. Karen is also the cousin to Ms. Marcy, Lashanda, & Ms. Odessa.
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Q: How can i optimze the below condition in android/kotlin I have a function like this and it returns the ENUM data.
            if (shouldShowCTA) {
                if (progress) {
                    when (type) {
                        TYPE1 -> TYPE1_PROGRESS
                        TYPE2 -> TYPE2_PROGRESS
                        else -> null
                    }
                } else if (completed) {
                    when (type) {
                        TYPE1 -> TYPE1_COMPLETED
                        TYPE2 -> TYPE2_COMPLETED
                        else -> null
                    }
                } else {
                    null
                }
            } else {
                null
            }

Here I have a repeated code of When condition. How can I combine all the if and else if at one condition?

A: You could simplify it like this:
if (shouldShowCTA) {
   when {
      type == TYPE1 && progress -> TYPE1_PROGRESS
      type == TYPE2 && progress -> TYPE2_PROGRESS
      type == TYPE1 && completed -> TYPE1_COMPLETED
      type == TYPE2 && completed -> TYPE2_COMPLETED
      else -> null
   }
} else {
    null
}

Just a note that this way you lose when's exhaustiveness, since it's not when(value) { syntax but when {

A: if(!shouldShowCTA)
   return null

if(progress)
    return when (type) {
        Type1 -> {}
        Type2 -> {}
        else -> null
   }

if(completed)
   return when (type) {
        Type1 -> {}
        Type2 -> {}
        else -> null
   }

return null

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Home» News» Dolma Impact Fund to Invest USD 4 Million (NPR 46 Crore) in Foodmandu
Dolma Impact Fund to Invest USD 4 Million (NPR 46 Crore) in Foodmandu
Last updated on January 16, 2022 Posted on January 14, 2022 by Pranish Khadgi
Foodmandu, Nepal's most popular food delivery service company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dolma Impact Fund, a private equity fund focused on growth companies in Nepal, for an investment of approximately USD 4 million (NPR 46 crore) in the company.
Dolma Impact Fund – Foodmandu
Dolma Impact Fund confirmed the news on their social media channel. The investment is yet to receive final approval from the fund. Once approved, it will await approval from the Department of Industries and Nepal Rastra Bank.
This funding, which is believed to be Foodmandu's Series C round, is the third and biggest round of investment in the company. Dolma Impact Fund II, Dolma Fund Management's second equity fund, recently invested USD 1.6 million in Upaya City Cargo as well.
Foodmandu received its initial funding in 2016 from True North Associates, a private equity and venture capital firm. Then, in 2020, the service company secured Series B funding from Team Ventures, another SME-focused investment firm based in Kathmandu, which also provided a partial exit to TNA.
Plans with the investment
The food delivery company is currently serving more than 300,000+ customers in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Kirtipur, Bhaktapur, and Pokhara from over 800 restaurants.
Along with food delivery, Foodmandu also provides grocery and beverage delivery services through its separate verticals Foodmandu Fresh and Foodmandu Bar.
According to reports, Foodmandu intends to focus on developing its service to international standards with the funding from Dolma while adding some exciting new verticals and geographical expansions. Foodmandu also aims to use the funds to advance existing technologies, develop human resource capabilities, and create and sustain thousands of jobs in Nepal over the next 5 years.
In a recent interview with The Capital Quest, Manohar Adhikari, founder of Foodmandu, told that a major portion of the fresh money will go to cloud kitchens, where Foodmandu will collaborate with existing restaurant chains to set up ancillary units in different locations to better meet demand and handle logistics.
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The Colorado Avalanche have signed Swift Current Broncos defenceman Josh Anderson to a three-year, entry-level contract the NHL club announced Thursday.
Anderson, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound product of Duncan, B.C. was originally selected by the Avalanche in the third round, 71st overall, of the 2016 NHL Draft.
This season, Anderson has tallied 14 points (3G-11A), a plus-seven rating, and 74 penalty minutes in 54 games split between the Prince George Cougars and Broncos.
A veteran of 206 Western Hockey League regular season games, Anderson has 35 points (9G-26A) since entering the league in the 2013-14 season. The 19-year-old blueliner has two career power-play goals and two career game-winning goals. In 12 career WHL Playoffs games, Anderson has a single assist and 12 penalty minutes.
Anderson was originally a first-round selection, third overall, of the Cougars in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. He has also represented Hockey Canada at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and won a silver medal with British Columbia at the 2013 WHL Cup.
The Broncos and Anderson will be back in action Friday, March 30 (7:00 p.m. MT) when their first round best-of-seven series against the Regina Pats in the 2018 WHL Playoffs shifts back to Speedy Creek for Game Five.


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Q: in labelimg, reopening the app resets classes.txt I have a folder containing 1000 photos. And I tagged 100 photos with labelimg. In three classes: "car", "motorcycle" and "truck". But every time I open the labelimg, the previous tags are deleted from "classes.txt" and there is only the new tag that I created. And when I open the previous tagged photos in the labelimg, it gives list index out of range error and then labelimg will closed.
the error:
label = self.classes[int(class_index)]
IndexError: list index out of range

How can I have previous classes each time?
Thank you for your help

A: You have to give the paths for the images folder and classes.txt
If you have build from source:
python labelImg.py [IMAGE_PATH] [PRE-DEFINED CLASS FILE]
If you have pip installed labelImg:
labelImg [IMAGE_PATH] [PRE-DEFINED CLASS FILE]
where:
[IMAGE_PATH] is the path to your images folder
[PRE-DEFINED CLASS FILE] is the path to the folder that has your predefined classes.txt and the annotation txt files
Example: labelImg C:\Users\LENOVO\Downloads\images C:\Users\LENOVO\Downloads\Labels\classes.txt

A: You can use Label Studio, it is much better than labelImg
Install the packege:
pip install -U label-studio

Lunch it!
label-studio


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El accidente ferroviario en Ghotki refiere al choque ocurrido el  entre dos trenes cerca de Daharki, en el distrito de Ghotki de la provincia de Sindh, en el sur de Pakistán, muriendo al menos a 55 personas y quedando heridas otras 120. Un tren expreso se descarriló en la vía opuesta y un segundo tren expreso chocó con el primero. Entre seis y ocho vagones quedaron «completamente destruidos».

Antecedentes
El sistema ferroviario de Pakistán está plagado de problemas que se han acumulado durante décadas de deterioro. Debido a la corrupción y la mala gestión, el sistema sufre accidentes frecuentes y la falta de inversión los agrava. Aunque varios gobiernos se han comprometido a arreglarlo, ninguno lo ha hecho.

El primer ministro, Imran Khan, también prometió modernizar los ferrocarriles, pero los accidentes han continuado desde que asumió el cargo de primer ministro en 2018, incluyendo un incendio en un tren en 2019 en el que murieron más de 70 personas. El sistema ha tenido poco mantenimiento en los últimos años, mientras que The Express Tribune ha informado que "los accidentes de trenes mortales... parecen haber aumentado en frecuencia".

Habibur Rehman Gilani, presidente de Pakistan Railways, dijo que las vías alrededor del lugar del accidente eran viejas y debían ser reemplazadas. Un ex funcionario dijo que algunos tramos de ferrocarril todavía utilizan vías que se habían colocado antes de la Partición en 1947.

El Millat Express es un tren que circula diariamente entre Karachi, Sindh y Malakwal, Punjab. Inicialmente se extendió desde Karachi hasta Faisalabad, Punjab, y lluego llegó a Malakwal y más tarde a Lalamusa, Punjab.

Colisión
El 7 de junio de 2021, antes del amanecer, el Millat Express, procedente de Karachi, salió de la estación de Daharki, en el distrito de Ghotki de la provincia de Sindh, en el sur de Pakistán, a las 03:28 PKT (22:28 UTC, 6 de junio), en dirección a Sargodha, en la provincia de Punjab. Diez minutos después, a las 03:38, se descarriló en la vía opuesta, entre las estaciones de Daharki y Reti, mientras la mayoría de sus pasajeros dormían. Aproximadamente un minuto después, y viajando en dirección contraria, el Sir Syed Express, que había salido de Rawalpindi con destino a Karachi, chocó con el tren descarrilado.

El conductor del Sir Syed Express declaró que el tren viajaba a una velocidad normal cuando vio el descarrilado Millat Express en las vías. Accionó los frenos, pero no pudo detener el tren a tiempo. Un portavoz de Pakistan Railways dijo que el Sir Syed Express no tuvo tiempo suficiente para evitar chocar contra el tren descarrilado. Aproximadamente 1100 personas iban a bordo de los dos trenes.

Muertes
En la colisión murieron por lo menos 51 personas y quedaron heridas otras 100. Cuatro empleados ferroviarios estaban entre los muertos. Umar Tufail, jefe de la policía del distrito de Ghotki, declaró que hasta 25 personas quedaron atrapadas entre los escombros.

Respuesta
Los lugareños se apresuraron rápidamente al lugar de los hechos durante la noche para ayudar a los supervivientes, aunque la oscuridad dificultó sus esfuerzos. Al amanecer, las autoridades seguían intentando llevar maquinaria pesada al lugar de los hechos. El conductor del Sir Syed Express fue rescatado por los lugareños dos horas después del accidente.

También participaron en los esfuerzos de rescate el ejército de Pakistán y los guardabosques de Pakistán, incluidos médicos militares, paramédicos y ambulancias.   Un equipo de búsqueda y rescate urbano especializado fue trasladado en avión desde Rawalpindi para ayudar en la operación. Dos helicópteros de Multan volaron para evacuar a las víctimas. El calor de la tarde también obstaculizó los esfuerzos de rescate, con temperaturas de hasta 44 °C.

Los heridos fueron trasladados a los hospitales de Daharki, Ghotki, Mirpur Mathelo y Ubauro, donde se declararon las emergencias. víctimas gravemente heridas fueron trasladadas en avión a Pano Aqil.

Secuelas
El primer ministro Imran Khan declaró que estaba "conmocionado por el terrible accidente de tren" y ordenó una investigación. El ministro federal de Ferrocarriles, Azam Khan Swati, declaró que se ordenó una "investigación de alto nivel" para determinar cómo ocurrió la colisión, y agregó que no estaba claro si el accidente fue el resultado de un sabotaje o la mala calidad de la vía.

Referencias

Pakistán en 2021
Desastres en 2021
Accidentes ferroviarios
Desastres en Pakistán

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Giuliani reportedly met with a former Ukrainian diplomat amid push to gather information on Trump's political opponents
Ellen Cranley,Ellen CranleyMay 25, 2019, 23:53 IST
Rudy Giuliani endorses Marco Rubio for Florida's open Senate seat during a campaign rally in Miami.J Pat Carter/AP
President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani reportedly met with a controversial former Ukrainian diplomat in an effort to gather information on Trump's political opponents.
The Washington Post reported that Giuliani confirmed but wouldn't elaborate on details about the newly revealed meeting.
The report comes as the latest development in Giuliani's efforts to gather information against politicians, particularly Democrats, from foreign sources ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani met with a former Ukrainian diplomat , according to the Washington Post.
Giuliani confirmed to the paper that he met with Ukrainian Andrii Telizhenko, who the Post reported "made unproven claims that the Democratic National Committee worked with the Kiev government in 2016" to obtain damaging information on Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
"I can't tell you a thing about the meeting," Giuliani told the Post. "When I have something to say, I'll say it."
Telizhenko also confirmed with a brief comment, saying they "spoke on US-Ukraine relations and politics in DC and Ukraine."
The newly revealed meeting comes amid Giuliani's recent efforts push investigations in Ukraine into matters including the DNC and former Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter, who served on the board of a Ukrainian gas producer while his father was in office.
Ukraine's top prosecutor said there was no need for an investigation into Biden or his son, and the DNC has denied the claims.
Read more: Ukraine's top prosecutor says he has no evidence of wrongdoing against Joe Biden or Hunter Biden as Trump allies push for them to be investigated
Giuliani canceled a trip to Ukraine earlier this month, during which he had planned to meet with President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky, saying "the meeting would have accomplished little and may be in the hands of those who might misrepresent it."
Democrats have condemned Giuliani's efforts, saying they were explicit efforts to help Trump politically and open the door to foreign influence in US politics.
"It's stunning that the Trump administration is going down the same tragic path they did in 2016 seeking help from a foreign government again to influence an American presidential election. It's appalling," Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told the Associated Press.
He added that Trump allies were indicating they would "do everything short of what's downright criminal. Ethics don't matter. Patriotism doesn't matter."
Giuliani has pushed back against the criticism, pointing to the investigations as justified ahead of next year's election.
"Explain to me why Biden shouldn't be investigated if his son got millions from a Russian loving crooked Ukrainian oligarch while He was VP and point man for Ukraine," Giuliani tweeted at Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, who criticized him. "Ukrainians are investigating and your fellow Dems are interfering. Election is 17 months away. Let's answer it now."
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Liz Woolery is Deputy Director of the Free Expression Project at the Center for Democracy and Technology, where her work focuses on the intersection of free expression and the digital world. Prior to CDT, she was with New America's Open Technology Institute (OTI) as a senior policy analyst on the secure internet team, where her work addressed free speech, privacy, and transparency online.
Previously she was a Google Policy Fellow at OTI, interned with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society's Chilling Effects Clearinghouse (now Lumen Database), and worked with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Center for Media Law and Policy as a blogger and outreach coordinator. She received her M.A. in media studies from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and her B.A. from Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin. You can find her on Twitter (@lizwoolery).
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McGregor is driving force for Coleraine
By Ian Callender
Who's going to stop Coleraine? There's five words not even their most loyal player/supporter expected to be reading this season.
But, not only have they won their first three matches the victims have been Donemana, the Senior Cup holders, Strabane, the joint league champions and Clontarf, last year's double winners in Leinster.
This weekend, though, the team that finished bottom of North West Senior League One last season will be under pressure because, for the first time, they are expected to win. A home game against Fox Lodge is followed on Sunday by a trip across the border to St Johnston, last year's Senior Two champions and victories in both games will leave them top of the league on their own.
The Bannsiders failed to defend 236 at Ballymagorry last year, but won the home game against the Foxes last season, thanks to Mohammad Salman's undefeated 84 and 62 not out from Tim Chopra.
Encouragingly for Coleraine, Salman, who also scored 98 in the away game, has scored 165 runs without being dismissed in his last two games so Fox Lodge know who the danger man will be. However, they also have Ian McGregor to cope with this time and the former Limavady opener, top scorer in both league wins, could yet prove to be the shrewdest signing at Sandel Lodge.
Although it is a double-header weekend for eight of the 10 top flight clubs, Brigade, the other team to have won their first two matches have only one match so can only sit and watch the Bannsiders' progress tomorrow.
When the Beechgrove side return to action on Sunday it will be against Limavady. Indeed, the Roesiders will be the centre of attention this weekend because tomorrow they are away to Donemana in what promises to be a defining weekend for the other joint league champions.
A key to Limavady's season was that they completed the double over Donemana last season and, having lost their opening game of the season, they will be anxious to continue their winning sequence at The Holm.
A win over much-strengthened Brigade will be more difficult than last season but it the first serious league test of Mark Simpson side's credentials after facile wins against Eglinton and Fox Lodge.
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