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Hollywood actor Jason Scott Lee has been a student of Bruce Lee's martial art Jeet Kune Do for 20 years and in Secrets Of Shaolin. He fulfils his lifelong dream of joining the institution that invented kung fu - Shaolin Temple. In an intense two-week kung fu bootcamp, Jason will not only discover Shaolin's centuries old secrets of turning the human body into the ultimate weapon, but also experience the spiritual effects of it's Zen Buddhist practices. Secrets of Shaolin promises to be a stunning, action-packed insight into the world's most famous martial art and a spectacular celebration of the place, people and culture that has inspired generations of fans.
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This is one of the most ambitious animated programmes ever attempted for broadcast TV, recreating every detail of these extraordinary animals in an entirely digital production that stretches the boundaries of broadcast 3D with a scale and ambition normally reserved for Hollywood feature films. Planet Dinosaur 3D is a thrilling and immersive journey into a lost world. Pulling together cutting edge research from around the world this programme uses the latest, stunning fossil evidence to chart the rise and fall of the 'Ultimate Killers'; from the iconic Spinosaurus, the largest predator ever to walk the Earth, to Microraptor and the feathered, flying dinosaurs from China. At last, thanks to the advances in technology, and for the first time ever, these monsters can be experienced in all their full, magnificent wonder.
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In the annals of Hollywood film since the artistic glories of the New Hollywood era, few have a better reputation and body of work in the field of suspense films exploring the contemporary darkness in American life than Brian De Palma. Here, the great film writer and director takes, us in his own words, through his professional life and a career that redefined film horror and suspense. All the while, he also confesses the challenges of working in Hollywood and the price even the great artists pay for being a part of it.
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With optional Hebrew subtitles. Simon Schama's history of the Jewish experience plunges into the lost world of the shtetl, the Jewish towns and villages sewn across the hinterlands of Eastern Europe which became the seedbed of a uniquely Jewish culture. Shtetl culture would make its mark on the modern world, from the revolutionary politics of the Soviet Union to the mass culture of Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood. It was also the birthplaces of Hasidism, the most visible, iconic and, arguably, most misunderstood expression of Jewish faith and fervour. This chapter of the story travels from the forests of Lithuania, where Simon's own family logged wood and fought wolves, to the streets of the Lower East Side where the sons of shtetl immigrants wrote the American songbook. With grim inevitability, the story returns to Eastern Europe in 1940 - where the genocidal mechanisms of the 'final solution' were beginning to grind the shtetl world into dust and ash.
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Eko Roni Saputra has beef with Adriano Moraes!
By: James Goyder | December 25, 2022 1:38 pm
Eki Roni Saputra is 'furious' with Adriano Moraes and wants to fight the former flyweight champion. Supposedly the Brazilian has been making derogatory comments about him on social media.
The comments in question have been deleted so we only have Saputra's word for it but he sounds extremely upset,
"I am a bit furious with a statement this person made when I won against Liu Peng Shuai. He said that my opponent was very easy to beat, but he erased the comment. After my next fight, I want to call him out."
Moraes is a little bit busy at the moment on account of having a trilogy fight with Demetrious Johnson booked for ONE on Prime Video 10. Saputra is not currently ranked in the top five despite having won seven ONE Championship fights in a row.
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Extremely confident
Every single one of those wins has come inside the opening round but he has never faced a ranked opponent. Perhaps this is why Moraes publicly questioned the standard of the Indonesian's opposition but Saputra clearly took it personally,
"I told my wife, 'I want this person to face me because he underestimated me'. It doesn't mean that I want to fast-track myself to the top, no. I just want to face the person who undermined me."
But Saputra is extremely confident he would be able to submit the Brazilian who he thinks should not have erased the comment in question,
"I am confident. I will put him to sleep as soon as possible. I mean, he erased his comment, if he had the guts he shouldn't have erased the comment. If he wanted to say that, then let it be."
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Bigger and better
ONE on Prime Video 7 is set for Jakarta in February and Saputra will surely be on that card. No other Indonesian fighter on the roster has had his success and the 31 year old wants to move onto bigger and better things in the new year,
"I see bright lights in 2023. I want to be in the top-five (but) I want to do it step by step and I don't want to think that I am this great guy who can do anything. I must conquer what is ahead of me."
Saputra does not feel that Moraes is the only person who has underestimated him and was pleased to prove the critics wrong in 2022,
"2022 has been fruitful for me. I see this year as a massive accomplishment (because) there are people who underestimated me every time I fought, they had always considered me as a nobody."
But regardless of who Saputra is matched with next he plans to call out Moraes in the immediate aftermath,
"Of course, I am totally fired up. I will call him out because there is still something unsettled here."
If Moreas loses to Johnson in May and Saputra manages to extend his winning streak to eight before then it is a matchup that could well happen. The Indonesian might not have faced any ranked opponents yet but he has his sights firmly set on the #1 contender in the division and it would clearly be a real grudge match.

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There are over 110 million active landmines in 68 countries around the world. If you step on one, there's only one thing to do. STAND is a dramatic thriller that deals with two brothers in that precarious situation in the jungles of Vietnam. The film, directed by Cosmos Kiindarius, will be screened for the NewFilmMakersLA film festival at 1139 S. Hill St., Los Angeles, on July 30th, at 9:15pm. (An 8:30pm reception with a complimentary open bar precedes the event).
"I learned a lot in my time working with David Fincher, about telling personal stories, considering my audience in every choice I make, and not worrying about changing the world. I don't think I can change the world; but I do think that I can make interesting movies that inspire people to think and maybe even get involved. Movies can entertain and inform. It is my hope that STAND does both."- Cosmos Kiindarius, Director.
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization designed to showcase innovative works by emerging filmmakers from around the world. "This remarkable film explores universal themes of family, introspection, and the human spirit in a beautifully honest way. NewFilmmakers Los Angeles is proud to host the premiere of Cosmos Kiindarius' feature film." – Alexandra Diantgikis, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles.
STAND was picked up for worldwide distribution by Glass House Distribution, a new and emerging distribution company based in NY. "We knew right away that this film, with its precise acting and slow ratcheting of tension to an extraordinary build, would be something people wanted to see. On top of that, there's a social message here about awareness of a danger that exists," said Tom Malloy, co-head of Glass House Distribution.
The film will be released world wide and on VOD in the fall of 2016.
STAND Trailer from Cosmos Kiindarius on Vimeo.


The term pro se means "on one's own behalf." A person is pro se when he or she represents himself or herself.
One process for dissolving a marriage is pro se divorce mediation. The parties hire a mediator to assist them in negotiating an agreement to dissolve their marriage, but they do not hire attorneys. The mediator may or may not also be an attorney, but the mediator will not and cannot represent the parties (or either of them) in court.
The parties do not have to file for divorce first in order to use the pro se mediation process. Similarly, parties who have already filed for divorce pro se may then seek the assistance of a mediator to help them work through unresolved issues.
Mediating before actually filing the divorce case in court makes sense for some divorcing couples who are able to communicate with each other and the mediator. Mediation will significantly reduce the time and, in almost all cases, the cost of a divorce. Once the parties have signed a mediation agreement, they can file divorce papers in court as an uncontested divorce.
Couples interested in a pro se mediated divorce should realize that mediation is not necessarily easy or a process into which they should enter lightly. If the mediation succeeds, the parties will sign a memorandum of understanding establishing the terms of the resolution or settlement. Although the mediator will assist the parties and will be able to provide legal information, the mediator's role is not to provide legal advice. Unless the agreement the parties have made is so one-sided as to be unconscionable, the mediator will not advise either party against entering into the memorandum of understanding. The agreement is the agreement of the parties, not the mediator. For these reasons, it may be prudent to have a lawyer (not the mediator) review the agreement before the parties sign, to make sure they understand all the legal consequences.
The parties to a mediated divorce must also abide by certain rules or guidelines. For example, if the divorcing couple has minor children, the couple will need to meet the child support guidelines or be able to explain to the judge why they have deviated from the guidelines. Some acceptable reasons for deviations from the guidelines are available from the court, and the mediator may provide this information to the parties. Mediators will also help the parties calculate the Alabama child support guidelines as part of their mediation services. Additionally, the mediated agreement will need to include a parenting plan with provisions for how much time children will spend with each parent.
Once the divorcing spouses agree to mediate, the next step is to choose a mediator. The Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution (http://alabamaadr.org/) maintains a list of registered mediators in the state. Mediators are not required to place their names on this list, and some trained and qualified mediators may not appear there.
Selecting a registered mediator is nevertheless a good practice. The parties must of course agree on the selection. The public can use the list on the Center for Dispute Resolution's website to see which mediators have completed approved courses in general, domestic relations, and domestic violence training; in fact, divorce mediators are trained and required to screen for domestic violence. Some mediators also have advanced training. Making sure that a mediator has met these requirements helps assure parties that the mediator is a trained professional who may be more effective and efficient, thus helping the parties complete their divorce without excessive fees and the costs of litigation.
The next step after selecting a mediator would be to contact the mediator to ask about fees, payment methods, and scheduling. Find out whether the mediator expects the parties to bring documents to the first session. Collect relevant documents, because at some point, possible in the second session, the mediator will need to review them as the mediation begins to focus on details. If you and your spouse own real estate together, you will need loan statements and unpaid tax and insurance bills. You will probably also need to collect tax returns for the previous three years. Share this information with your spouse.
Most importantly, bring openness and willingness to compromise. In a later blog post, we will discuss the type of negotiation that is required for the successful outcome of a divorce mediation. For the present, though, realize that divorce mediation, whether pro se or otherwise, should create a mutually-beneficial agreement with two winners, not a winner and loser.
My seperated wife and I are on great terms. We just lack the knowledge and direction to move forward through several obstacles. We are badly in need of mediation and advice.
Thank you. I will send you a separate email to learn more about your situation and determine whether I can assist you.


Celebrating Britain's Olympic sailing success, the medallists dominate the nominations and the shortlist of finalists for this year's Raymarine YJA Yachtsman of the Year award. Meanwhile, many of the finalists for Raymarine Young Sailor of the Year could be hot contenders for the 2008 Olympic Games.
The finalists now go forward to a vote by the members of the 300-strong Yachting Journalists' Association. Winners of the two prestigious titles will be announced on press day, Thursday 6 January 2005, at the Schroders London Boat Show, immediately following the official opening ceremony.
Ben Ainslie MBE: capped off a remarkable year by winning the Finn Gold Cup (world championship) for the third successive time, before going on to overcome a disqualification on the first day of the Olympic regatta to win the Gold medal and equal Rodney Pattisson's Olympic haul of two Gold medals and a Silver.
Shirley Robertson MBE, Sarah Ayton and Sarah Webb: won the Women's Yngling Keelboat Class in the most emphatic manner – with a day to spare. This is the second time Shirley has won an Olympic Gold medal.
By all accounts, this year's Solo Transatlantic race from Plymouth to Boston was the severest test for both the skippers and their boats. Mike Golding's Open 60 monohull Ecover was one of the first to suffer gear failure when the pump used to power his yacht's keel from one side to the other, failed within 24 hours of the start, and he was left to pump the canting keel manually each time he tacked – leaving him with arms like Popeye by the finish! Golding displayed supreme seamanship to keep Ecover racing competitively through four deep weather depressions to take monohull honours with a time of 12 days 15hours 18mins 8secs – 2 days faster than the previous record set by Yves Parlier 12 years earlier.
The pair, who were nominated last year, have had an even better sailing season during 2004 by winning in Poland. Throughout the season they have consistently beaten their rivals, and the majority of adults despite being only 16 years old. They are the leading youth catamaran sailors and having been selected by the RYA as Olympic transitional sailors now have the Olympics firmly in their sights. Accolades include Gold medal winners at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2004 in the Hobie 16 Class (H16); 1st H16 European Championships; 1st RYA Youth Championships, Pwhelli; 2nd French National H16 Championships; 3rd U19 H16 World Championships, Mexico; RYA Olympic transitional sailors; starting an F18 campaign as well as continuing with the H16.
Nick's performance this year has made him a contender for the 2008 China Games. He is one of the youngest sailors in the RYA Olympic Development Squad (having been a RYA Olympic transitional sailor until October). He has proven that he can compete with the best Laser sailors in the world after sailing in a succession of grade 1 events throughout Europe in the gold fleet during 2004, when he surpassed all expectations. His many accolades include: Gold medallist at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2004, Poland in the Laser Class; youngest male member of the RYA Olympic Development Squad; 5th RYA Olympic Trials racing against seniors where he won the last race beating Athens 2004 Olympian, Paul Goodison (Fleet of 45 Invite only); 2nd Europa Cup 2004, Hoorne, Holland (Senior Olympic fleet of 62 boats); Gold fleet at Kiel Olympic Week (Grade 1 Regatta) 29th overall (184 boat fleet); 6th Laser Nationals (1st youth in the Senior Olympic fleet);1st BUSA National Championship; 1st Inland National Championship; 1st RYA National Youth Championship; Sports Scholarship to Exeter University; RYA Marlow Award winner; Michael Austin Harlick Award Winner (Outstanding sports person in Hampshire); Nominated for BBC South 2004 Young Sportsman of the Year; a training partner to Athens Olympic Bronze medallist, Paul Goodison before the Olympic Games in Athens.
The first time a crew has gained a clean sweep in all events in the same year, achieving 1st in the 29er class National Championship (winning for the second year) and in the 29er Class Inland Championship, RYA Youth Championships, the 29er World Championship, the 29er Eurocup Series, and the J105 National Championship (part of the crew). Additionally, they are RYA transitional sailors in the 470 and were members of the RYA 29er Class Youth Squad.
The awards recognise British sporting excellence in power or sail and acknowledge achievement of any sort – such as breaking a world record, a phenomenal win, overcoming adversity, or showing exceptional courage.


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Meet Texas Roadhouse's Artist of the Month, Riley Green!
Originally from Alabama, Riley Green found his passion for country music was passed down by his grandfather. "My Granddaddy Buford taught me a love for the sound of old traditional country, bluegrass, and southern gospel music," explains Riley.
When he isn't on stage with a guitar in his hands, you can usually find him outdoors with a fishing pole, hunting, or playing sports. Riley Green is the Season 5 winner of Redneck Island and hosts a hunting show on Dirt Road TV called Halo Country!


After President Wilson declared war, the US Army Medical Department turned to the nation's leading centers of disease science for consultation and leadership. Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine was one such center. On November 16, 1917, Professor William Welch entered active duty as a Major in the US Army Medical Corps. He was assigned the task of medical inspector general.
Welch's military duty was a natural extension of his civilian work and prestige. At the time of the war, he was regarded as one of the most influential figures in American medicine. Welch had been one of the principal architects of a new system for educating medical students utilizing extensive laboratory experience, scientific inquiry, and experiential learning. He had been instrumental in expanding the recent science of bacteriology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and beyond. On the eve of the war, he was heavily engaged in planning for the opening of the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, the first school dedicated to training public hygiene professionals in America. Welch's interest in public hygiene was an extension of his longstanding research interest in bacteriology. His advocacy for improved public sanitation and hygiene efforts had long convinced him of the need for more education and, in particular, a stronger scientific foundation for public health and hygiene practitioners.
Welch's military work involved examining infectious disease incidence and control in the US military posts where soldiers were training for overseas duty. At each of the camps he visited, Welch recorded the incidence of epidemic disease, looked at patient isolation procedures, assessed medical staff, inspected laboratory facilities and autopsy work. While Welch often bristled at the idea of donning a military uniform, he embraced it and military protocols for the sake of expediency. He ultimately attained the rank of brigadier general and was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal before resigning in 1925.
Infectious disease had long been a grave problem in warfare. Crowded camps and makeshift trenches were easy incubators of diseases like typhus, typhoid, tuberculosis, dysentery or infections from wounds. In contrast to previous major conflicts like the Civil War, the US Army Medical Department had powerful new tools at their disposal for World War I. They had preventative measures and diagnostic techniques based on the budding science of bacteriology.
The William Welch Collection is available at the Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives.


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\section{Introduction} Throughout this paper, a graph is the geometric realization of a 1-dimensional  CW-complex.
Let $G$ be a graph with edge set $E(G)$ and vertex set $V(G)$. Let $p\geq 2$ be an integer, the graph $G$ is said to be
 \emph{$p$-periodic} if its automorphism group contains an element $h$ of order $p$ subject to the condition  that no edge of $G$ is
fixed under the action of $\Z_p=<h>$. Equivalently, the finite cyclic group $\Z_p$   acts on the graph preserving the incidence
 and such that the restriction of this action to $E(G)$ is fixed point free. Let $G$ be a $p-$periodic graph. If we identify the vertices which belong to the same orbit to a single vertex and the edges which belong to the same orbit to a single edge, then we obtain the  quotient graph  of $G$ under the action of $<h>$. This  quotient graph   is denoted hereafter by $\overline G$.\\

 The chromatic polynomial $P_{G}(\lambda)$ is a classical   tool in graph theory, which counts  the number of proper colorings  of the vertices of the graph with $\lambda$ distinct colors. This polynomial can be recursively defined using a simple contraction-deletion formula. The Tutte polynomial $\tau_{G}(x,y)$  is an isomorphism invariant of graphs. It is a two-variable   polynomial with integral coefficients which specializes to  the chromatic polynomial. The Tutte polynomial can be also  defined through a contraction-deletion formula as explained in Section 2. In this paper, we consider a modified version  of the Tutte polynomial by setting  $T_G(s,t)=\tau_G(s+1,t+1)$. Then $T_G(s,t)=\displaystyle\sum_{i,j}a_{i,j}s^it^j$ where $a_{i,j}$ are integers. The importance of the Tutte polynomial comes not only from  the many
information it carries about the graph, but also from its connection to other fields such as knot theory and  statistical physics. Actually, it is well known that the Tutte polynomial specializes to the partition function of the $q-$state Potts model \cite{WM}.\\
The Tutte polynomial has been generalized into several directions. For instance,  Negami \cite{Ni} introduced  a three variable polynomial $N_G(u,x,y)$  which specializes to the Tutte polynomial (see Section 2). Another interesting generalization  has been obtained by Murasugi \cite{Mu} who defined a polynomial invariant of weighted  graphs, refereed to here as  Murasugi polynomial.  Bollobas and Riordan \cite{BR}  introduced a kind of universal Tutte polynomial of colored graphs  with respect to the deletion-contraction formula.\\
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship  between the automorphism group of a given graph and its polynomials. More precisely, we
study the behavior of the Negami  polynomial of periodic graphs asking whether this polynomial reflects the periodicity of graphs. One of the main motivations of  this study is the nice behavior of the coefficients of the  HOMPLYPT polynomial of
symmetric links introduced in \cite{Ch1} and  \cite{Ch2} for instance. The main results in this paper confirm   that the coefficients of the Negami and Tutte polynomials strongly reflect the periodicity of graphs.

\textbf{Theorem 1.1.} \emph{Let $p$ be a prime and assume  that $G$ is a connected  $p$-periodic graph. Then
$N_G(u,x,y)\cong \displaystyle\sum_{i,j}u^{i}x^{q-jp}y^{jp}$ modulo  $p$, where $q$ is the number of edges of $G$.
}
\\
\textbf{Corollary 1.2.}  \emph{Let $p$ be a prime and assume that $G$ is a connected  $p$-periodic graph. Then
$T(s,t)=\displaystyle\sum_{i,j}a_{i,j}s^it^j$ where $a_{i,j}\cong 0$  modulo $p$  whenever $j-i \ncong 1-r$  modulo $p$, where $r$ is the number of vertices of $G$.\\}

\textbf{ Corollary 1.3.} \emph{Let $G$ be a self-dual connected planar graph and $p$ be  a prime. If  $G$  is $p-$periodic, then $r \cong 1$ modulo $p$, where $r$ is the number of vertices of $G$.\\}

\textbf{Example 1.4.} Let $P$ be the  Petersen graph in Figure 1. It is well  known that this graph is 5-periodic.
The modified Tutte polynomial modulo 5 is:
$T_P(s,t)=s^4 + s^9 + 2 t + 2 s^5 t + s t^2 + t^6$. Since the only nonzero coefficients are $a_{4,0}, a_{9,0}, a_{0,1},a_{5,1},a_{1,2}, a_{0,6}$,  the necessary condition given by the  Theorem is satisfied.
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=3cm,height=3cm]{petersen.eps}
\end{center}
\begin{center} {\sc  Figure 1} \end{center}
\textbf{Application 1.5.}  Corollary 1.2 can be applied to rule out the possibility of being periodic for certain graphs
 as it is illustrated in the following example.  Let $F$ be the Frucht graph in Figure 2. The reduced modulo 3,  Tutte polynomial of $F$,   is given by \\
$T_F(s,t)=1 + s + s^2 + 2 s^3 + s^6 + 2 s^7 + s^{11} + s t + s^2 t + 2 s^3 t +
 2 s^4 t + s^5 t + 2 s^6 t + 2 s^7 t + s^8 t + 2 t^2 + s^2 t^2 +
 s^4 t^2 + 2 s^5 t^2 + 2 s^6 t^2 + s^7 t^2 + t^3 + 2 s t^3 + s^2 t^3 +
  s^4 t^3 + s^5 t^3 + 2 t^4 + 2 s t^4 + 2 s^2 t^4 + 2 s^3 t^4 +
 s t^5 + t^7.$
Since $T_F(s,t)$ does not satisfy the periodicity condition given by Corollary 1.2.  Then the  Frucht graph is not $3-$periodic.
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=3cm,height=3cm]{Frucht.eps}
\end{center}
\begin{center} {\sc  Figure 2} \end{center}

\section{Negami's polynomial}
The Negami polynomial is a three-variable isomorphism invariant of graphs \cite{Ni}. It can be defined by a simple
expansion formula. Let $G$ be a graph with edges set $E(G)$. Assume that $G$ has $r$ vertices, $q$ edges and $w(G)$ components.
 Then the Negami polynomial is defined by the following formula:
$$ N_G(u,x,y)=\displaystyle\sum_{Y\subset E(G)}u^{w(G-Y)}x^{q-|Y|}y^{|Y|}.$$

According to \cite{Ni},  the Tutte polynomial is obtained as a specialization of the Negami polynomial:
$$\tau_G(x,y)=(y-1)^{-r}(x-1)^{-w(G)}N((x-1)(y-1),1,y-1).$$ Thus we have
$$T_G(s,t)=\tau(s+1,t+1)=t^{-r}s^{-w(G)}N(st,1,t).$$

If $G$ is a graph and $e$ is an edge, we denote by $G-e$ the graph obtained from $G$ by deleting the edge $e$ and by $G/e$ we denote the graph obtained by contracting the edge $e$. The Tutte polynomial can be  defined using the following  deletion-contraction formula:

$$ \tau_G(x,y) = \left\{
\begin{array}{llll}
x\tau_{G/e}(x,y)&&& \mbox { if $e$ is a bridge} \\
 y\tau_{G-e}(x,y) &&& \mbox {if $e$ is a loop}\\
\tau_{G-e}(x,y)+\tau_{G/e}(x,y) &&& \mbox{if $e$ is an ordinary edge}
\end{array} \right .
 $$

 Together with the condition $T(E_n)=1$, where $E_n$ is the graph with $n$ vertices and no edges.

\textbf{Proof of Theorem 1.1.} Let $G$ be a $p-$periodic connected graph with $r$ vertices and  $q$ edges.
The cyclic group $\Z_p$ acts on ${\mathcal P} (E(G))$. Since $p$ is a prime then there are two kinds of orbits.
Orbits which are made up of only one element and orbits which are made up of exactly $p$ elements.\\
It is clear that if $Y$ belongs to an orbit made up of $p$ elements, then the contribution of these elements
sums to zero modulo $p$  in the expansion formula of $N_G(u,x,y)$. Consequently, in the computation of $N_G(u,x,y)$ modulo $p$, we shall
 consider only subsets $Y$ which are fixed by the action of $\Z_p$. Since the action has no fixed edges, then the number of elements of $|Y|$ is an
multiple of $p$, say $jp$. A priori, we don't have any control of the number of components  $w(G-Y)$. Thus, the the polynomial is written on the form:\\
$$ N_G(u,x,y)=\displaystyle\sum_{Y\subset E(G)}u^{w(G-Y)}x^{q-|Y|}y^{|Y|} \cong
\displaystyle\sum_{i,j\in S} u^{i}x^{q-jp}y^{jp} \mbox{ modulo } p,$$
where $S$ is a certain subset of $\N\times\N$. \fin \\

\textbf{Proof of Corollary 1.2.} Since $G$ is a connected graph, then  $T_G(s,t)=t^{-r}s^{-1}N_G(st,1,t)$.
 The congruence condition in Theorem 1.1 implies that modulo $p$, we have  $T_G(s,t)\cong t^{-r}s^{-1}\displaystyle\sum_{i,j}(st)^it^{jp}$. Hence, we get
$T_G(s,t)\ \displaystyle\sum_{i,j}s^{i-1}t^{jp-r+i}$.
 This ends the proof of Corollary 1.2. \fin \\

\textbf{Proof of Corollary 1.3.} Let $G^{*}$ be the dual graph of $G$. It is well known that $T_{G}(s,t)=T_{G^{*}}(t,s)$. Thus, if  $G$ is
self-dual then $T_{G}(s,t)=T_{G}(t,s)$. If we assume that $G$ is $p-$periodic then $T(s,t)=\displaystyle\sum_{i,j}a_{i,j}s^it^j$ where\\
$a_{i,j}\cong 0$  modulo $p$  whenever $j-i \ncong 1-r$  modulo $p$ and \\
$a_{i,j}\cong 0$  modulo $p$  whenever $i-j \ncong 1-r$  modulo $p$.\\
This implies  that $a_{i,j}\cong 0$  modulo $p$  whenever $r\ncong 1 $  modulo $p$. \fin \\

\section{Negami's polynomial and Murasugi congruence}
In Knot theory, Murasugi's congruence refers to the relationship between the invariant of a periodic link and the invariant of its quotient link.
 Murasugi proved his congruence for the Alexander polynomial of periodic knots \cite{Mu1}, then extended  it to the Jones polynomial
 \cite{Mu} of periodic links. This congruence has been generalized to other link invariants and to the Yamada invariant
of  spatial graphs, \cite{Ch3,Ch4}. In \cite{Mu}, Murasugi introduced a new polynomial of weighted graphs and proved that
this polynomial satisfies a certain congruence of Murasugi type. In this paragraph, we prove that this condition extends to
the Negami and Tutte polynomials as well. \\

\textbf{Theorem 3.1.} \emph{Let $p$ be a prime and $G$ be a connected $p-$periodic graph. Then $N_G(u,x,y) \cong (N_{\bar G}(u,x,y))^p$ modulo the ideal generated
by $p$ and  $u^p-u$.}\\
\textbf{Corollary 3.2.} \emph{Let $p$ be a prime and $G$ be a connected $p-$periodic graph. Then, $T_G(s,t) \cong (T_{\bar G}(s,t))^p$ modulo
the ideal generated
by $p,$ $s^p-s$ and  $t^p-t$.}\\

\textbf{Proofs.} A subset $Y \in {\mathcal P}(E(G))$ is called periodic if and only if $Y$ is
invariant by the $\Z_p$-action on $E(G)$. As we have seen in the proof of
Theorem 1.1, only periodic subsets $Y \in {\mathcal P}(E(G))$ are to  be considered in the computation
of $N_G(u,x,y)$ modulo $p$. It can be easily seen that a periodic subset  $Y$  defines a subset $\overline Y$ of $E(\overline G)$ and vise-versa.
 Moreover,
we have $|Y|=p|\overline Y|$ and  $q=p\overline q$ where $\overline q$ is the number of edges of the quotient graph $\overline G$.\\
On the other hand, it can be easily seen that if  $\overline G-\overline Y$ has one component, then $G-Y$ can have one or $p$ components. Hence,
$u^{w(G-Y)}$ and $u^{w(\overline G-\overline Y)}$ coincide modulo $u^p-u$. Now, modulo $p$ and $u^p-u$, the Negami polynomial of $G$ can be
 computed as follows:
$$N_G(u,x,y)\cong \displaystyle\sum_{Y\subset E(G)}u^{w(G-Y)}x^{q-|Y|}y^{|Y|}\cong
\displaystyle\sum_{\overline Y \subset E(\overline G)}u^{w(\overline G-\overline Y)}x^{p\overline q-p|\overline Y|}y^{p|\overline Y|}\cong
[N_{\overline G}(u,x,y)]^p.$$

The proof of Corollary 3.2 is straightforward. \fin \\

\textbf{Remark.} Since the periodicity criterion  introduced in  Theorem 3.1 involves both the  polynomials of the graph and its quotient. Then it
seems difficult  to find an example where this condition is  used to rule out the periodicity of the graph.
However, this might be possible if we add some extra conditions on the graph or its quotient as in the following case.
 Assume that $G$ is a $p$-periodic graph having a cycle of order $p$ which is invariant by the action of $\Z_p$.
Let us first write the criterion of Theorem 3.1 for the  special case of the chromatic polynomial. According to \cite{Ni},  we have $P_{G}(\lambda)=N_G(\lambda,-1,1)$. Then  Theorem 3.1  implies
$$P_{G}(\lambda) \cong (P_{\overline  G}(\lambda))^p \;\;\mbox{  modulo the ideal generated
by } p \mbox{ and } \lambda^p-\lambda.$$ \\
If  $G$ has a cycle of length  $p$ which is invariant under the action of $\Z_p$ then the quotient graph has a loop and thus
 $P_{\bar G}(\lambda)=0$. Hence: $$P_{G}(\lambda) \cong 0\;\;\mbox{  modulo the ideal generated
by } p \mbox{ and } \lambda^p-\lambda.$$

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When the lens in the eye becomes cloudy and vision is affected, it is likely to be due to cataracts. Most cataracts are related to aging and it is a very common condition in older people. A cataract can occur in either eye, or both eyes. It cannot spread from one eye to the other.
In a healthy eye, light passes through the cornea and the pupil to the lens. The lens focuses the light, producing clear, sharp images on the retina at the back of the eye. As a cataract develops it scatters light, preventing a sharply defined image from reaching the retina.
At first, the cloudiness may affect only a small part of the lens and may not be noticed but over time the cataract grows larger and deeper in colour.
When a cataract reaches the stage where it significantly scatters or even blocks light, vision becomes impaired and cataract surgery is usually recommended to restore vision. The surgeon will remove the clouded lens and in most cases replace it with a clear plastic intraocular lens.
• Secondary cataracts can form after surgery for other eye problems, such as glaucoma.
• Cataracts also can develop in people who have other health problems, such as diabetes. They have also been linked to steroid use.
• Traumatic cataracts can develop after an eye injury, sometimes years later.
• Cataracts in babies, or congenital cataracts, may be present at birth or develop in childhood, often in both eyes. These may be so small that they do not affect vision, however, if they do the lenses may need to be removed.
• Radiation cataracts can develop after exposure to some types of radiation.
The lens lies behind the iris and the pupil and works much like a camera lens. It focuses light onto the retina at the back of the eye, where an image is recorded. The lens also adjusts the eye's focus in order to see things clearly both up close and far away. The lens is made of mostly water and protein. The protein is arranged in a precise way that keeps the lens clear and allows light to pass through it.
In the aging process, the structure of the protein fibres breaks down and some of the fibres may clump together and start to cloud a small area of the lens, forming the cataract. Over time, the cataract may grow larger and cloud more of the lens, interfering with vision.
Other risk factors include diabetes, smoking or excessive exposure to cigarette smoke, eye injury or inflammation, eye surgery, exposure to UV light and a family history of cataracts.
When a cataract is small, the cloudiness affects only a small part of the lens without causing any noticeable change in vision. Cataracts tend to "grow" slowly, so vision gradually worsens. Over time, the cloudy area in the lens may get larger, and the cataract may increase in size. Seeing may become more difficult and vision duller or blurrier.
Clouded vision can make it more difficult to do everyday activities such as read, drive a car or see the expression on a friend's face. Looking through a cloudy lens is like trying to see through a fogged-up window. Cataracts can affect distance vision and cause problems with glare, halos around lights, and fading or yellowing of colours.
Since the clear lens slowly changes to a yellowy brown colour, it adds a brownish tint to vision. At first, the amount of tinting may be small and may not cause a vision problem. Over time, however, increased tinting may make it more difficult to read and perform other routine activities. This gradual change in the amount of tint does not affect the sharpness of the image transmitted to the retina but advanced lens discoloration leads to colour distortion, making it difficult to distinguish between darker colours like blue, purple and black.
The term "age-related" is a little misleading. People can develop age-related cataracts in their 40s and 50s. These are mostly small and do not affect the eyesight. It is after the age of 60 that most cataracts begin to steal vision.
Other risk factors for contracting a cataract include certain diseases, such as diabetes and personal behaviour, such as smoking and alcohol use. Prolonged exposure to sunlight can also promote cataracts.
How do I Protect My Vision?
Wearing sunglasses and a hat with a brim to block ultraviolet sunlight may help to delay the onset of a cataract. Stopping smoking is advisable. Researchers also believe that good nutrition can help reduce the risk of age-related cataracts, recommending a diet of green leafy vegetables, fruit, and other foods with antioxidants.
• Clouded or blurry vision.
• Glare, where sunlight or artificial lights may appear too bright. A halo may appear around the light.
• Double vision or seeing multiple images in one eye, though this symptom may resolve as the cataract increases in size.
• Frequent prescription changes in your eyeglasses or contact lenses.
These symptoms also can be a sign of other eye problems so it is advisable to have a full eye examination at Insight Optometrists if any of these symptoms are present.
Cataracts are detected through comprehensive eye examinations. Insight Optometrists have state-of-the-art testing equipment to examine the eye thoroughly, both internally and externally.
The early symptoms of a cataract may be improved with new eyeglasses, brighter lighting, anti-glare sunglasses or magnifying lenses. If these measures do not help, surgery is still the only effective treatment. Cataract surgery involves removing the cloudy lens and replacing it with an artificial lens.
Regular vision tests can check for cataracts as well as other vision disorders.
Book your eye examination with Insight Optometrists today.
1. 'All About Eyes' newsletter published by the Optometrists Association Australia (OAA) and reproduced here with kind permission.


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Q: enable() and disable() emojionearea I want to enable emojionearea on an editable div on an event trigger and disable it on another event trigger.
From the official docs I found that I should use $("selector3").data("emojioneArea").enable(); and $("selector3").data("emojioneArea").disable();
but it doesn't work and if it helps from the beginning that I loaded emojionearea I get the below error in the console.
emojionearea.min.js:3 Uncaught TypeError: a.ajax is not a function

Thanks for your help in advance.

A: The problem wasn't with the emojionearea, I fixed the issue by changing the jQuery version from 'v3.3.1' to 'v3.4.1'.


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SWBAT identify persuasive appeals as used in advertising.
Are you buying what I'm selling?
I will continue to walk students through the powerpoint we started yesterday beginning with slide 16 and stopping after the Zaption ads linked on slide 18.
I am connecting the Zaption tours below in addition to the links provided in the powerpoint for convenience. Note that there are questions in the Zaption Tours to allow you to stop and discuss student response. With either tour there are a variety of ways for students to respond -electronically with a classroom response system, edmodo polls, poll everywhere on cell phones or by holding up a piece of paper or white board. However you choose to do it, I suggest having all students respond. Then, chose one student to explain his or her response to the class.
ZaptionTour - "Persuasion is all around us.."
I am linking a third tour that includes more ads. I allowed students to use these as extra practice. Use them or not as you like.
Choose a favorite commercial. Describe it in detail -including the author's purpose. Then, identify the type of appeal being used in the ad and how the creator used that appeal to distinguish their purpose from that of others.
Finally, would you consider this a successful commercial? Why or why not?


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A New Cancer Drug, Thanks to a New Approach
The newest cancer treatment on the market owes something to one of the earliest advocates for modern science. In his work Novum Organum, which is widely credited with introducing the scientific method, Francis Bacon wrote of the need for creative thinking to achieve anything new, saying that it would be a mistake, "to expect that things which have never yet been done can be done except by means which have never yet been tried." There's a lesson in that quote when it comes to applying the scientific method to the search for new cancer treatments. By following it, researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania (ACC) just helped bring new hope to patients with multiple myeloma who are out of all other options.
Earlier this month, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to a drug called selinexor (Xpovio). It's a cancer drug that's unlike anything else oncologists have ever tried before. It's not an immunotherapy, and it doesn't target any specific mutation in a tumor. Instead, it's a pill known as a selective inhibitor of nuclear export, and it targets the systems that cells have to keep some molecules in the nucleus – the command center of the cell – and others out. Cancer cells, in particular, need to export tumor suppressing proteins from the nucleus so the tumor itself can grow and survive. Selinexor works by blocking the protein that shuttles the tumor suppressants out of the nucleus; a protein known as XPO1.
"The medication actually goes into the nucleus of the cell and affects where proteins are located, which is not something we've ever targeted before," said Dan Vogl, MD, MSCE, an associate professor of Hematology-Oncology in the Perelman School of Medicine and a member of the ACC. Vogl led the first part of the Phase II trial on selinexor – published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in 2018 – and advocated to the FDA for its approval after completion of the second part of that trial.
The trial showed that 25 percent of multiple myeloma patients respond to treatment with a combination of selinexor and the steroid medication dexamethasone, in a population of patients who had already received and were no longer benefitting from all of the other highly effective myeloma medications available. That data led the FDA to conditionally approve the drug for multiple myeloma patients who have undergone four or more prior therapies for their disease. Still, the approach is not without risk. The drug also targets the nuclei of healthy cells, meaning patients can experience serious and potentially deadly side effects.
"The concerns about side effects are real. It's not an easy drug to take as a patient or to give is a physician," Vogl said. "But this approval is properly placed. This is a drug we can give patients later in treatment when all other options have failed."
Vogl cited two such patients, one of whom testified to an FDA committee about how important this drug was for its ability to extend her life and even increase her quality of life. Another patient, Vogl said, had as little as a week to live, took the drug and lived for another year and a half, surviving long enough to see her granddaughter get engaged.
"We are a cancer center that fights for all patients," said ACC Director Robert Vonderheide, MD, DPhil. "This accelerated FDA approval shows that the science we pursue provides hope for patients who might otherwise have no other treatment options."
Vogl echoed that sentiment, saying that while outcomes have improved in multiple myeloma overall, there are still too many patients who develop disease that is resistant to all available therapies. When that happens – whether it means a fourth line therapy, fifth, sixth, or beyond – patients need a new treatment option with a different mechanism of action to beat cancer's resistance.
"Because this drug has that new mechanism of action, its effectiveness does not depend on what previous treatments a patient may have gotten, how aggressive the cancer is, or how high risk the cancer is based on genetic profiling: this drug led to responses across the board," Vogl said.
This is the latest approval tied to research at the ACC, from the groundbreaking approval of CAR T therapy in August 2017, to AZEDRA for rare neuroendocrine tumors in July 2018, to XOSPATA for acute myeloid leukemia with a FLT3 mutation in November 2018. Despite the conditional FDA approval for selinexor, the drug's long term fate could be decided by several ongoing studies. One of those is a Phase 3 trial looking at a lower dose of the drug combined with another standard myeloma therapy. Other studies are investigating selinexor in lymphoma, leukemia, and sarcoma – the last of which is ongoing at Penn.
In the meantime, it's now an option doctors can offer to their sickest myeloma patients, a reality that exists because of the work of scientists who realized that to achieve something that's never been done, you need to think of something no one else has tried.


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Q: PHP implode function in if and foreach condition This is my HTML Code
<input type="checkbox" value="fotoğraf" name="materyal[]"> Fotoğraf
<input type="checkbox" value="resim" name="materyal[]">Resim
<input type="checkbox" value="çizelge" name="materyal[]">Çizelge
<input type="checkbox" value="katlanabilir harita" name="materyal[]"> Katlanabilir Harita

There are checkbox and i'll take values with $_POST['materyal'] and then i want to write screen values with comma if values more than one. if checkbox values empty i don't write anything screen.
if (isset($_POST['materyal']) && !empty($_POST['materyal'])) {
        $materyal = $_POST['materyal'];
        echo "İçerdiği extra materyaller ; ";

        foreach ($materyal as $materyallist) {
            foreach ($materyallist as $yenimateryal){
                array_push($sonmateryal, $yenimateryal);
            }
        }
        echo implode(", ", $sonmateryal);
    }

This is my code. when i want to use implode in if contiditon, I take mistake.
How can i do

A: It seems like you just want to show the contents?
$sonmateryal = array();
if (isset($_POST['materyal']) && !empty($_POST['materyal'])) {
    echo "İçerdiği extra materyaller ; ";
    foreach ($_POST['materyal'] as $materyallist) {
        foreach ($materyallist as $yenimateryal) {
            $sonmateryal[] = $yenimateryal;
        }
    }
}
echo implode(", ", $sonmateryal);

update according to given HTML
if (!empty($_POST['materyal'])) {
    echo "İçerdiği extra materyaller ; ".htmlentities(implode(',', $_POST['materyal']));
}

Since you're posting the inputs as simple array's this will implode the results with a comma if the post-ed value isn't empty..


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import java.lang.*;
import java.util.Objects;

public class Venda implements java.io.Serializable ,Comparable<Venda>{

    private final Produto produto;
    private final double preco;
    private final int unidades;
    private final char modo;
    private final Cliente cliente;
    private final int mes;
    private final int filial;

    public Venda(String po, double pr, int u, char m, String c, int me, int f){
        produto=new Produto(po);
        preco=pr;
        unidades=u;
        modo=m;
        cliente=new Cliente(c);
        mes=me;
        filial=f;
    }

    public Venda(Venda v){
        produto=new Produto(v.getProduto());
        preco=v.getPreco();
        unidades=v.getUnidades();
        modo=v.getModo();
        cliente=new Cliente(v.getCliente());
        mes=v.getMes();
        filial=v.getFilial();
    }

    public Produto getProduto(){return produto;}
    public double getPreco(){return preco;}
    public int getUnidades(){return unidades;}
    public char getModo(){return modo;}
    public Cliente getCliente(){return cliente;}
    public int getMes(){return mes;}
    public int getFilial(){return filial;}

    public Venda clone(){
       return new Venda(this);
    }

    public String toString(){
        StringBuilder venda = new StringBuilder();

        venda.append("Produto ");
        venda.append(produto.getCodigo());
        venda.append(" Preco ");
        venda.append(preco);
        venda.append(" Unidades ");
        venda.append(unidades);
        venda.append(" Modo ");
        venda.append(modo);
        venda.append(" Cliente ");
        venda.append(cliente.getCodigo());
        venda.append(" Mes ");
        venda.append(mes);
        venda.append(" Filial ");
        venda.append(filial+"\n");

        return venda.toString();
    }

    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj) {
            return true;
        }
        if (obj == null) {
            return false;
        }
        if (getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
            return false;
        }
        final Venda other = (Venda) obj;
        if (Double.doubleToLongBits(this.preco) != Double.doubleToLongBits(other.preco)) {
            return false;
        }
        if (this.unidades != other.unidades) {
            return false;
        }
        if (this.modo != other.modo) {
            return false;
        }
        if(this.mes != other.mes){
            return false;
        }
        if (this.filial != other.filial) {
            return false;
        }
        if (!Objects.equals(this.produto, other.produto)) {
            return false;
        }
        if (!this.cliente.equals(other.cliente)) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    public int compareTo(Venda v){
        if(produto.compareTo(v.getProduto())!=0) return produto.compareTo(v.getProduto());
        if(preco!=v.getPreco())
            if(preco<v.getPreco()) return -1;
            else return 1;
        if(unidades!=(v.getUnidades()))
            if(unidades<v.getUnidades()) return -1;
            else return 1;
        if(modo!=v.getModo())
            if(modo<v.getModo()) return -1;
            else return 1;
        if(cliente.compareTo(v.getCliente())!=0) return produto.compareTo(v.getProduto());
        if(mes!=v.getMes())
            if(mes<v.getMes()) return -1;
            else return 1;
        if(filial!=v.getFilial())
            if(filial<v.getFilial()) return -1;
            else return 1;
        return 0;
    }
/*
    public int compareTo(Venda v){
        if(produto.compareTo(v.getProduto())!=0 ||
                preco!=v.getPreco() ||
                unidades!=(v.getUnidades()) ||
                modo!=v.getModo() ||
                cliente.compareTo(v.getCliente())!=0 ||
                mes!=v.getMes() ||
                filial!=v.getFilial())
            if(preco<v.getPreco() ||
                    unidades<(v.getUnidades()) ||
                    modo<v.getModo() ||
                    cliente.compareTo(v.getCliente())<0 ||
                    mes<v.getMes() ||
                    filial<v.getFilial())
                return -1;
            else return 1;
        else return 0;
    }*/

    public int hashCode() {
        int hash = 7;
        hash = 83 * hash + Objects.hashCode(this.produto);
        hash = 83 * hash + (int) (Double.doubleToLongBits(this.preco) ^ (Double.doubleToLongBits(this.preco) >>> 32));
        hash = 83 * hash + this.unidades;
        hash = 83 * hash + this.modo;
        hash = 83 * hash + Objects.hashCode(this.cliente);
        hash = 83 * hash + this.mes;
        hash = 83 * hash + this.filial;
        return hash;
    }

}


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Viral posts sharing symptoms and treatments for Covid-19 contain false information
Staying hydrated is good for you, but doesn't prevent or cure Covid-19
If you have a runny nose and sputum, you have a common cold.
These are the symptoms for the common cold, but they don't rule out Covid-19.
Coronavirus pneumonia is a dry cough with no runny nose.
Some Covid-19 patients do get pneumonia, and one of the symptoms is a dry cough. A runny nose doesn't rule out Covid-19.
The new virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed by a temperature of 26/27 degrees. It hates the Sun.
There's no evidence for this. There's evidence that similar viruses transmit less well in the heat, but many countries with reported Covid-19 cases are experiencing temperatures higher than this.
If someone with the new coronavirus sneezes, it travels about 10 feet before it drops to the ground and is no longer airborne.
Environmental factors impact how far droplets from a sneeze can travel, but it is likely to be several metres.
If it drops on a metal surface it will live for at least 12 hours - so if you come into contact with any metal surface - wash your hands as soon as you can with a bacterial soap.
It's not yet known exactly how long the virus survives on surfaces.
It can survive for 6-12 hours on fabric and will be killed by normal laundry detergent .
There's no evidence the virus can survive in clothing and be transmitted this way.
Drinking warm water is effective for all viruses. Try not to drink liquids with ice.
There's no evidence that the temperature of liquids consumed can protect you from viruses.
Wash your hands frequently as the virus can only live on your hands for 5-10 minutes.
There is no evidence yet on how long the virus can survive on the skin. But it is important to regularly wash your hands.
You should gargle as a prevention with salt in warm water.
There's no evidence this will prevent or cure the virus.
Covid-19 starts with a sore throat lasting 3-4 days. It then blends into a nasal fluid that enters the trachea and the lungs, causing pneumonia, which takes about 5 or 6 days. With pneumonia comes high fever and difficulty breathing. The nasal congestion makes you feel like you're drowning.
This is a roughly accurate description of the most common symptoms, although not everyone with Covid-19 gets pneumonia. The symptoms may not come in this order or at these times. There have been no reports of sufferers experiencing nasal congestion that makes them feel they are drowning.
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Update: official UK guidance on how to avoid catching or spreading the new coronavirus has changed since we first wrote this article. You can read the latest advice on the NHS website here.
A series of different Facebook posts shared thousands of times between them on social media make a number of claims about the symptoms of Covid-19 and ways to prevent the disease. The majority of these claims are inaccurate, and have the potential to cause harm.
Although some of the advice in the posts, such as washing your hands, is factual and important for people to follow, claims about cures for the virus or symptoms which mean you definitely do not have the new coronavirus are misleading and false. This advice could be harmful if it is followed instead of the official NHS guidance.
We checked another version of these posts previously, which was later edited to alter some of the more inaccurate claims. The series of identical Facebook posts this article refers to have not been edited and are still sharing incorrect information. The posts all claim the information originated from someone working at Shenzhen Hospital in China.
Having a runny nose and sputum (phlegm coughed up from the lungs) does not mean that you do not have Covid-19. Early studies suggest a runny nose is a relatively uncommon symptom, but some patients did have it. Another study suggests it could be more common, and the World Health Organization (WHO) includes it in its list of possible symptoms.
The main symptoms of Covid-19 are a new, continuous cough and a high temperature. The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) says "sputum production" is a less common, but still reported, symptom. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in February found a third of patients with the new coronavirus were producing sputum.
Pneumonia—which describes the swelling of lung tissue and is usually caused by a bacterial infection—has been seen in Covid-19 patients. One of the most common symptoms is a dry cough. However, as we said previously, having a runny nose does not rule out having the new coronavirus.
"This new virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed by a temperature of just 26/27 degrees. It hates the Sun."
As the new coronavirus is still so new, there is a lot that is still unknown about it. You should be wary of sources that claim to have such specific details so soon after the discovery of a virus.
We do not know what temperatures SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, can withstand. Studies have found that another coronavirus, MERS, was more stable at lower temperatures and a warmer, humid environment slowed its transmission. The WHO says coronaviruses in general—which includes MERS, SARS and the common cold—can be destroyed at cooking-levels of heat, at around 70°C.
Going in the sun is unlikely to protect you from Covid-19. Some of the countries with confirmed cases have warm climates, where the temperature is regularly above 27°C. We've written more about how viruses react in warmer climates here.
"If someone sneezes with it, it takes about 10 feet before it drops to the ground and is no longer airborne."
There is no evidence that the virus which causes Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, spreads differently to other coronaviruses. Other coronaviruses can be transmitted by droplets produced by coughs and sneezes, but it is difficult to say exactly how far droplets spread when you sneeze. The distance they travel can be impacted by a range of factors including humidity and temperature.
Research from MIT has suggested droplets can spread several metres from the sneezing person. The NHS recommends covering your mouth and nose with a tissue or sleeve, but not your hands, when you sneeze. You should put tissues in the bin and wash your hands afterwards.
"If it drops on a metal surface it will live for at least 12 hours – so if you come into contact with any metal surface – wash your hands as soon as you can with a bacterial soap."
No one knows how long the virus that causes Covid-19 can survive on surfaces yet.
A new study in America, which has not yet gone through the peer-review process to ensure accuracy, suggested that SARS-CoV-2 was detectable on cardboard for up to 24 hours and for two or three days on plastic and stainless steel, although its strength was "greatly reduced". However, the researchers noted that future experiments should test how viable the virus is when it is spread from nasal secretion or sputum, and in varying environmental conditions rather than a lab.
The WHO says: "Studies suggest that coronaviruses (including preliminary information on the Covid-19 virus) may persist on surfaces for a few hours or up to several days.
"This may vary under different conditions (e.g. type of surface, temperature of humidity of the environment."
"On fabric it can survive for 6-12 hours. Normal laundry detergent will kill it."
The UK government has advised people staying at home because of suspected Covid-19 symptoms to use usual household products like detergent and bleach when cleaning because "these will be very effective at getting rid of the virus on surfaces."
It adds: "To minimise the possibility of dispersing virus through the air, do not shake dirty laundry.
Wash items as appropriate in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. All dirty laundry can be washed in the same load.
If you do not have a washing machine, wait a further 72 hours after your 7-day (for individual isolation) or 14-day isolation period (for households) has ended when you can then take the laundry to a public launderette.
The CDC recommends people in the same household as those with Covid-19 or someone suspected of having it, or their intimate partners or caregivers, should remove and wash soiled clothing and wear disposable gloves when handling it. It says normal laundry detergent and the warmest temperatures recommended on the clothing label should be used.
We haven't found any reliable source saying exactly how long the virus can survive on fabric.
We can't find any scientific evidence that warm water can cure or prevent diseases caused by viruses. Hot drinks can be a comfort to those suffering with coughs and colds.
"Wash your hands frequently as the virus can only live on your hands for 5-10 minutes but – a lot can happen during that time – you can rub your eyes, pick your nose unwittingly and so on."
It is good advice to wash your hands thoroughly and frequently. However, it is not clear how long Covid-19 can survive on your hands, especially not down to the minute. The post is right to mention that rubbing your eyes, mouth or nose without washing your hands can be a problem, as these are prime entry points for viruses and bacteria.
"You should also gargle as a prevention. A simple solution of salt in warm water will suffice."
Other fact checkers have also written about this claim, which was attributed to respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan, a key figure during the SARS outbreak. The hospital where he worked debunked the rumour via a post on social media site Weibo.
Gargling with salt water is recommended by the NHS for adults who have a sore throat, but only to relieve symptoms once you have caught it, not as a preventative measure. The WHO has said that there's no evidence saline can prevent Covid-19.
"Can't emphasise enough – drink plenty of water!"
We've previously checked claims that drinking water will prevent you catching the virus, or cure you if you have it, and found they were incorrect.
The WHO has said: "While staying hydrated by drinking water is important for overall health, it does not prevent coronavirus infection."
1. It will first infect the throat, so you'll have a sore throat lasting 3/4 days
2. The virus then blends into a nasal fluid that enters the trachea and then the lungs, causing pneumonia. This takes about 5/6 days further.
3. With the pneumonia comes high fever and difficulty in breathing.
4. The nasal congestion is not like the normal kind. You feel like you're drowning. It's imperative you then seek immediate attention."
This is a roughly accurate description of the common symptoms of Covid-19. Some patients may experience other symptoms, and the timings may differ.
The CDC says a sore throat is one of the "less commonly reported respiratory symptoms". The most common symptoms are a fever, cough, muscle pain and shortness of breath, as the post claims, but not everyone who has Covid-19 will get pneumonia.
The NHS does not mention nasal congestion that 'feels like drowning' as symptom of the new coronavirus.
New advice published on 18 May now says that anyone experiencing loss of taste or smell (known as 'anosmia') should also self-isolate.
If you experience either of the two major symptoms of Covid-19 the NHS says to look out for (a high temperature or a continuous cough) you should stay at home for seven days and you do not need to contact their 111 service. If your fever is gone after seven days you can return to your normal routine (even if you still have a cough), but if you still have a fever remain at home until your temperature returns to normal levels.
If these symptoms don't go away after seven days, if you can't cope with them at home or if you get worse then use the NHS online 111 coronavirus service. If you can't get the help you need there then you should call the 111 phone service.
If you have a medical emergency, you should still call 999 as you would normally.
We've written more about what you should do if you think you have the new coronavirus, and what anyone you live with should do, here.
Update 18 May 2020
This article was updated to reflect new government guidance about symptoms including a loss of taste or smell.
Update 30 July 2020
We've updated this article to reflect the latest advice from the government.
This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook. You can read more about this—and find out how to report Facebook content—here. For the purposes of that scheme, we've rated this claim as partly false the majority of claims are inaccurate and misleading about the symptoms and treatments for Covid-19.
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Patti Smith: "Aqua Teen Dream"
by John Gentile 4 years ago
As you may know, Adult Swim's Aqua Teen Hunger Force has concluded its run. The show commissioned an original song sung by Patti Smith for the final episode. The new song is called "Aqua Teen Dream." Adult Swim has posted it online and you can hear it below.
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'Truth In the Pleasant Disguise of Illusion': Do We Properly Appreciate the Power of the Media at Our Disposal?
There's a splendid production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie currently running at the Duke of York's Theatre in London (until 29 April).
We're in a Depression-era Saint Louis tenement. Amanda Wingfield, a former 'southern belle,' is struggling to pay the rent and worried what will become of her angst-ridden, artistic son, and her shy, solitary daughter.
Wingfield pleads with her son to bring a 'gentleman caller' back to the house – someone who might possibly represent a suitor for his sister. The fragile girl meanwhile seeks solace in a world of decorative figurines, the glass menagerie of the play's title.
The Glass Menagerie is a delicate, sensitive meditation on the challenges facing the awkward and the outside; the responsibilities, deceptions and regrets of family life; the yearning to break free.
In his production notes, Williams describes the work as 'a memory play' and at the beginning of Scene One the artistic son explains to the audience that what we are about to see is a distillation of his own recollection of events.
Williams seems to be declaring that he is more than just a storyteller - he is a master of the theatrical medium, a manipulator of time, a truthful illusionist. This confident, context-setting sequence reminded me of the Prologue of Henry V, in which Shakespeare invites the audience to conjure up, on the simple stage before them, the muddy battlefields of France.
I'm sure the most talented writers and artists are well aware of the imaginative leaps that their audience can bring to a creative encounter. And they're conscious of the special powers of their chosen medium to ignite that imagination.
It has often been observed, for example, that the best directors treat film as a time machine – a means of compressing and extending time; of reordering and replaying it. Think of 2001: A Space Odyssey and how Kubrik takes us from the first man to the space age in one matchless match-cut; or consider the elegant synchronicity of the baptism scene in Coppola's The Godfather. Film directors also consciously manipulate our understanding of space. With close-ups and long-shots, different points of view and perspectives, they expand and contract our perception of things. In the 1920s the women of the world fell in love with Rudolph Valentino because of the dramatic impact, in magnified close-up on the big screen, of those elegant lips, those sensitive eyes, that pomaded hair.
I wonder, do we in the field of marketing and communication too often treat media like an everyday commodity? Do we just think of it as a space to be filled, content to be generated, ratings to be registered? Do we properly appreciate the power of the tools at our disposal? Do we understand that the moving image can be a time machine; the fixed image can explore space and perspective; the printed and spoken text can conjure up hopes, dreams, recollections and regrets?
Shouldn't we, like Williams, be seeking to deliver 'truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion?' For if we have no passion for the medium, how can we expect to inspire passion in our audience?


The mailman is a liar and so is the lady down at the post office with the hole in her throat. They both say that they can't send mail to where you are but I know there's a way.
Mom's still coughing all the time, and Dad spends all his time looking out the window. When I ask him what he's looking at, he gets all startled like he forgot where he was.
I spend a lot of time on the roof so I don't bother Dad. Remember the roof, Ro? Mom used to take us there on warm nights to see the all the city lights glitter at the edge of the sky and blend in with the stars and the satellites. She used to tell us what a pity it was we couldn't see more stars.
"Light pollution," she would say, but I always thought it was spectacular.
I always think of the last night we were there together and you held my hand, squeezed it real tight. It was like you knew. It was like you knew that it was all going to end.
Someone is finally moving into apartment 6B. He's tall and black and has a big scratchy-looking beard. His mailbox says "Okafor." I wonder if that's his first name or last name.
I know it's been a year since you left but I still really miss you. I hope that this letter gets to you.
Mom told me not to bother the man in apartment 6B but I had to. Okafor is his last name. His first name is Simon and he talks with an accent. He let me help him move in.
When I was carrying his stuff, I found a box in the closet. I know we must have played there a million billion times but I had never seen it before. I opened it up and dust plumed out of it. When I brushed it away, the box was full of dark mechanical parts.
I brought the box to Mr. Okafor. He kneeled down and inspected it, furrowing his brow. He sorted through it, leaving each separate part lying side by side on the stained hardwood floor, his hands coated with ancient dust. When he found a case with little glass circles in it, he smiled.
"It's a telescope," he said.
I like when he smiles. It makes me feel sure of something. Sure that the floor is staying under my feet.
But you know me. I'm no good at little parts. I don't think I can build the telescope with him. I hope he won't be too disappointed.
Have you been taking your medicine? You know you have to.
I know the rules. Wishes are no good to make unless you throw a coin into a well, see a shooting star or blow out your birthday candles when you make them.
We used to wish all the time, remember? We couldn't make our own shooting stars and our birthday only came once a year, so we would close the sink drain, fill it up with water and toss coins in, wishing that we could make the fireplace work, that Dad would win the lottery, that Mom would get better. And later we wished that things would change even though we knew they couldn't.
I can't sleep when Dad spends the night on the couch because he snores so loudly. I wish Mom would stop kicking him out of their room. She says it's so she doesn't keep him up with her coughing but I know she's lying.
And I wish she would stop. I'm not stupid.
Dad said the water bill is too high for me to waste any wishing. I told him that it's not a waste and maybe if I wished for more money we could pay the water bill, and he sighed and kept looking out the window at nothing.
I hope you remember. I know it's been a long time since I've seen you but I'll be mad if you forgot.
Mr. Okafor found me today while I was drawing in the hall.
He invited me back to apartment 6B to help him with the telescope. I was too shy to say no. He explained how it worked, with the lenses and the refraction and something called a convex, and we started building and didn't stop until it got dark.
It felt good to make something with my hands. It made me forget that you left, for a little while at least.
When I came back to the apartment, I startled Dad sleeping on the couch.
What if our souls had colors? Mr. Okafor's would be grey, like cigarette smoke, like the tips of his hair. Dad's would be a sparkling turquoise like the ocean is on Cape Cod in the summer, and Mom's would be golden-yellow like the finches that nest in the oak tree outside of our bedroom window.
What color would our soul be? I think it would be bright orange, the color of feelings, the color of fire. A color that can create and destroy.
Mr. Okafor told me I have an old soul. When I told him that my soul is eight and three quarters, just like the rest of me, he chuckled. I don't know why it was funny but I like that I made him laugh. I haven't made someone laugh since you left.
I asked Mr. Okafor where he was from while we sorted telescope parts. I know Mom and Dad would say that's a rude question but I felt like being honest instead of polite today. He said he moved here from Nigeria and he laughed again when I told him Nigeria sounded a lot cooler than Arlington.
I told him how Dad's family came from Ireland and Mom's family came from Italy.
"But where are you from?" he asked again.
"You ask a lot of questions," I said.
"You laugh a lot, Mr. Okafor," I said. And he said yes, and we went on.
Our telescope is beginning to look like a telescope.
I wish you could come back meet Mr. Okafor. Even though I know you won't. I would throw a coin in the sink for you, but the water bill and all that.
Sorry this is written on a gum wrapper. No more paper. Take your medicine.
What if our eyes shed light? We would never need light bulbs again, and the electric bill would be cheaper. We would cry bioluminescent tears and on clear nights, we wouldn't be able to see any stars because of the light pollution from all the stargazers.
Today was not so great. Mom and Dad were fighting the whole time, and at the end of the day Mom told Dad to leave. If tears were light, our apartment would look like the sun from the street, bright rays of sorrow shining through the window and illuminating the whole neighborhood.
I did everything I could, Ro. I begged Mom to stop. I begged Dad to stay.
As we put together the telescope's aperture, I told Mr. Okafor that I wanted to run away.
"Then why don't you?" Mr. Okafor asked.
I guess he's right, but it doesn't feel like I can do whatever I want. I feel like I'm in a car that's about to drive off a cliff and my seatbelt is stuck.
Sorry about my handwriting. Dad didn't pay the electric bill and I'm writing in the dark.
It's me, Alex. How could you do this to us?
We were always Ronan and Alex, remember? Never just Ronan or just Alex. We were the boys, the twins, Alex-and-Ronan, Ronan-and-Alex, Ro-and-Al. Do you remember the way Mom said it all in one breath like 'Ro-n-al'? We shared a breath, Ro. We shared an existence and I hate you for taking half of it away.
I hate how you left everything behind. It's been a year but I still can't look at your side of the room without crying. Nobody's made your bed since you left, you know that? There's still a Ronan-shaped dent in the blankets. And there are still four chairs at the kitchen table.
I hate you for dying so slowly. You could have died all at once but you died little by little. I hate how your hair fell out and then you threw up all the time and got so skinny and weak, and Mom and Dad went broke from your medicine, and now that's how I remember you. I hate you because the parts of you that were more than cancer get farther away every day.
I hate you for dying at all. You ruined Mom and Dad. You ruined me. You turned me into somebody who writes letters to nobody, folds them into paper airplanes and throws them to the sky from the rooftop.
You are nothing but a broken promise.
When you receive the letter I sent you yesterday please throw it away. If you already read it, I'm sorry I was mean. I just wanted to be your friend for a little longer.
I miss you. Wherever you are, I know you probably miss me too.
Dad moved the last of his stuff out yesterday. It could have gone worse, I guess. There was no screaming or throwing. The sound of his suitcase rolling across the floor woke me early that morning. When I got out of bed, he was gone.
Whatever he was looking for out the window, I hope he finds it.
I went to see Mr. Okafor last night and we finished building the telescope. When the last piece snapped into place with a click, I jumped up and hugged him. I didn't mean to, but I was so happy. It had just been a pile of parts, and we had turned it into something. Something permanent. Something that worked.
So we took it to the rooftop and tried to see the universe.
"Can you see?" Mr. Okafor asked.
And there it was. The stars, the satellites, and the distant city all blending together.
I know you're somewhere up there. I know that one day you'll find one of my paper airplanes and write back. I'll keep writing you until then, I promise. I'll keep writing you and looking for you with the telescope and you'll keep taking your medicine. Deal?
How do the stars look from behind, Ro? Are they as bright on the other side?
Sam Wachman is a writer and cat enthusiast from Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 2018, he was one of eight young writers to win a Gold Medal Portfolio at the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. His writing has appeared in The Best Teen Writing of 2018. He is a freshman at Brandeis University.