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Pitch for 1300-bed quarantine camp in Qld
Natasha Rudra, Timothy Moore and Finbar O'Mallon
Updated Feb 5, 2021 – 8.28pm, first published at 2.09am
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Perth will come out of lockdown at 6pm local time Friday (9pm AEDT).
Victoria reports zero new local coronavirus cases.
National cabinet meets today and will discuss international arrival caps and quarantine camps.
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That's all for tonight
Here's a quick wrap of things for tonight:
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says state and territory leaders have agreed to lift places to speed up the return of Australians stranded overseas, with the Howard Springs facility also set to be expanded.
A new taskforce will look at how the rollout of vaccines will reduce the risk facing the community and can spur economic recovery.
But there are still fears that vaccines might not reopen Australia to the world as the coronavirus mutates, raising the potential of disruption for years to come.
Earnings season got off to a flying start as the RBA stoked a broad sharemarket rally with bullish residential property market price forecasts underpinning recovery hopes.
Wagner pitches 1300-bed quarantine camp in Toowoomba
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John Wagner, chairman of the Toowoomba-based Wagner Corporation, says while hotel quarantine had worked for returning overseas travellers to date, a better option was needed long-term.
"What we've got works, but it's not perfect," Mr Wagner told AFR Weekend. "We think we've got a better solution."
On Friday Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the federal government was considering a proposal put forward by Wagner and the Queensland government to build a 1300-bed quarantine facility minutes away from the company's Wellcamp airport, about 140 kilometres west of Brisbane.
Under the proposal, travellers would arrive at the airport and quarantine for 14 days at a purpose-built site built nearby.
"They can walk down the steps of the plane, get on a bus and go through customs and immigration at the facility," Mr Wagner said. "We can look after them, make sure they're safe and well, and they get tested regularly."
He said the first 500 rooms could be built in just six weeks once a contract was signed, and the facility could be scaled up to 1300 rooms; 1000 for travellers and 300 for security, medical and other necessary personnel.
Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency approval for its vaccine
Johnson & Johnson asked US drug regulators to clear its experimental COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, setting up what is likely to be a fast-moving review process that could lead to millions more doses becoming available to step up a stumbling immunisation drive.
The drugmaker said in a statement Thursday that it had filed an application for an emergency-use authorisation with the US Food and Drug Administration. If cleared, the shot would give the US a third vaccine to try to halt a pandemic that has killed more than 450,000 Americans.
Paul Stoffels, J&J's chief scientific officer, said that the company would be ready to begin shipping vaccines upon receiving an authorisation.
"With our submission to the FDA and our ongoing reviews with other health authorities around the world, we are working with great urgency to make our investigational vaccine available to the public as quickly as possible," Stoffels said in the statement.
Vaccines from Moderna and partners Pfizer and BioNTech have already been given a similar clearance, and remain the only two vaccines currently available to most Americans.
Both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, which were each found to be more than 90 per cent effective in clinical studies, should be given in two doses spaced several weeks apart, according to their authorisations. J&J's vaccine was found to be 72 per cent effective in the US in preventing moderate to severe COVID-19 after a single shot, and 66 per cent effective overall in a global trial.
Officials at the FDA will now review J&J's trial data. The agency is also expected to convene a committee of outside experts to evaluate the trial findings. The panel would then make a recommendation on whether the shot should be allowed onto the US market. The group's finding's aren't binding on FDA leadership, but it is unusual for the agency to reject their advice. The process is likely to take weeks.
One question likely to be in focus as experts consider the vaccine's potential authorisation is its effectiveness against new variants of the coronavirus. While J&J's shot was 85 per cent effective across the board in preventing severe disease, there were indications it could be less potent against new viral mutations that have caused infections to rise in some countries.
In South Africa, where a variant called B.1.351 is circulating widely, the vaccine was only 57 per cent effective. And the shot was 66 per cent effective in Latin America, where another variant has caused cases to climb in Brazil. Both variants have recently surfaced in the US, though there isn't yet a clear indication that any are widespread.
US officials emphasised the shot's proficiency at preventing the worst forms of COVID-19 at a news briefing last week.
"If you can prevent severe disease in a high percentage of individuals, that will alleviate so much of the stress and human suffering" of the pandemic, said Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious-disease official.
Australians spent record $350b on retail - and a lot of it went on booze
Australians spent a record $350 billion in retail purchases in 2020 and the product that showed the biggest jump in spending was alcohol.
Over the first year of the COVID pandemic consumers ramped up their spending at liquor retailers by 26.5 per cent.
Just on $15.6 billion was spent on alcohol, still less than was spent on make-up and toiletries such as toilet paper, which totalled more than $19 billion.
"Overall, Australians spent more than ever before," Commsec chief economist Craig James said. "Sales are up 6.2 per cent on a year ago and show the biggest calendar-year lift in a decade."
While many ended up in lockdown with their beer and Chardonnay consumers spent less on clothes, down 8 per cent on the 2019 spend, and 12 per cent less on newspapers and books.
In December retail sales dipped 4.1 per cent but that was largely because of a surge in November of 7 per cent when big discount sales such as "Black Friday" occurred.
Westpac's Matthew Hassan said the December decline had more to do with "Black Friday" and a post-COVID restriction reopening catch-up in Victoria than the partial lockdown in Sydney late in the month.
Over the December quarter retail sales volumes rose 2.5 per cent in seasonally-adjusted terms, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and should reflect a welcome boost to the December quarter GDP figures to be released on March 5.
Vaccines offer a way out of snap lockdowns: PM
Australians are poised to gain greater freedom from coronavirus-induced restrictions, including an end to snap border closures and lockdowns, with a new taskforce to look at how the rollout of vaccines will reduce the risk facing the community and can spur economic recovery.
In a significant shift in the national strategy for managing the pandemic, national cabinet has commissioned the head of the Prime Minister's department Phil Gaetjens and the states' top bureaucrats to recalibrate policy settings for dealing with outbreaks to ensure responses are proportionate.
Scott Morrison said the overhaul was designed to give businesses and households greater certainty about government responses and unlock billions of dollars of savings and investment to underpin job creation.
"I want to understand the risk settings better so we can better manage the
pandemic and ensure our economy can grow and Australians can return to
as normal life as possible," Mr Morrison said.
"Over the last month, things have changed, and we think the shift of the risk is there, and so we need to fully understand what options does that give us in the months ahead."
While the states have thwarted Mr Morrison's bid for a national hotspot definition for responding to outbreaks, AFR Weekend understands the taskforce is likely to look at rules about when lockdowns, state border closures and travel restrictions are triggered, as well as limits on crowd sizes and gatherings, and other social distancing measures.
Australia to lift international arrival cap
Tom McIlroy
Australians stranded overseas will have speedier access to quarantine places at home after Friday's meeting of national cabinet agreed to lift state-based hotel caps and expand accommodation at the Howard Springs facility near Darwin.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced NSW and Queensland would restore their weekly arrival intakes from February 15, ending a temporary reduction announced as dangerous new strains of coronavirus emerged from the United Kingdom and South Africa.
NSW will lift its intake to 3010 overseas arrivals per week, with Queensland accepting 1000. Victoria is among states making smaller increases, taking 1310 per week, with South Australia increasing to 530.
Western Australia will maintain its current arrivals cap of 512 people per week until at least the end of the month.
Commuters are still shunning public transport
Finbar O'Mallon
New data shows people in the nation's capital cities continue to shun public transport and use their cars in 2021 amid sporadic flare-ups of the coronavirus.
Requests for driving directions in Sydney in January were 10 per cent above pre-pandemic levels, Apple mobility data showed.
Meanwhile, public transport direction requests in Sydney were down by more than 20 per cent.
Unsurprisingly, Perth's lockdown had caused car and public transport use to plummet, with public transport use down more than 75 per cent compared to the same time last year. In Melbourne, public transport use is down by more than 20 per cent.
Brazil to buy 20m doses of China's CoronaVac
Brazil is in talks to buy an additional 20 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech, the governor of Sao Paulo told Reuters on Thursday, in a show of confidence in the Chinese shot.
The order, which has not been previously reported, will come on top of the 100 million doses of the vaccine, known as CoronaVac, already secured by Sao Paulo's Butantan biomedical institute, Governor Joao Doria said.
The state-run institute led mass clinical testing of the vaccine in Brazil and is now filling and finishing doses for a national immunisation program, with plans for 100 per cent domestic production in early 2022. The only other COVID-19 shot approved for emergency use in Brazil is the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Doria, governor of the country's wealthiest and most populous state, has been the driving force behind CoronaVac's testing and rollout in Brazil, bolstering his presidential ambitions and feeding a rivalry with President Jair Bolsonaro.
But with efficacy of just over 50 per cent in the Brazilian trial, well below other choices on the market, some have questioned whether Brazil should pursue other vaccines as it confronts the deadliest outbreak outside the United States.
Bolsonaro, a China critic and COVID-19 sceptic, initially dismissed the Sinovac vaccine but has changed tack in the absence of alternatives, after his Health Ministry dallied in securing contracts with vaccine developers.
The pandemic has killed nearly 230,000 people in Brazil, and a new variant that emerged in the city of Manaus has proven devastating in a second wave now hammering the jungle city.
Rejected by Canberra, universities turn to the states for help
Robert Bolton
Universities will have to turn to the states for help in getting overseas students back to Australia after the prime minister failed to mention higher education in his wrap up of National Cabinet, according to the International Education Association of Australia.
Chief executive of the Association, Phil Honeywood, said he was frustrated that competitor countries such as Canada, the UK and New Zealand have come up with solutions for overseas entry, but not Australia.
"Surely our nation's leaders can reach consensus as to how to bring already enrolled students back without interrupting the flow of returning Australians," he said.
"If national cabinet is not going to provide a way forward then we will take the PM at his word and ask individual states to be bold and brave."
'Unforgettable': Patricia Piccinini's Skywhalepapa thrills Ryan Stokes
Artist Patricia Piccinini's monumental Skywhale hot air balloons will inspire new generations of Australian art lovers, Seven Group chief Ryan Stokes says.
Ahead of the balloons' inaugural public flight in Canberra on Sunday, the businessman and National Gallery of Australia council chairman said the pair of dreamlike creations – both more than 30 metres tall – would help audiences reimagine what art was during a national tour.
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Skywhale, the sculpture first flown in 2013 and now part of the NGA collection, has been joined by a new surreal creation, Skywhalepapa. Piccinini's newest work is the masculine but gentle companion to the original balloon.
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Report: Haaland's Dortmund release clause inactive for 2 years
By Nicholas MendolaMay 21, 2020, 4:31 PM EDT
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If someone wants to buy Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund soon, it's going to take the big bucks.
A report from The London Evening Standard says that Haaland's $82 million release clause isn't active until 2022. His contract runs through the 2023-24 season, so he won't even be entering the final year of his deal, either.
Now that also assumes that Haaland will want to leave BVB any time soon, the 19-year-old lighting up the Bundesliga and driving the club in a title fight with Bayern Munich.
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BVB has eight wins and one loss in nine Bundesliga matches with Haaland on the pitch, the teen scoring 10 times with three assists. He also scored twice over two legs against PSG in the Champions League, and once in BVB's German Cup exit at the hands of Werder Bremen.
Throw in a torrid blazing season with Red Bull Salzburg before his January move to Germany, and Haaland has scored 41 times with 10 assists in 34 appearances. Ten of those outings were 45 minutes or less.
So it's very difficult to imagine Haaland won't keep scoring. If it's two years until the $82 million is a figure, what could tempt Dortmund into making a deal? If not for Ousmane Dembele's $134 million move from BVB to Barcelona and concerns about the market after the coronavirus pandemic, you'd bet on it being an outgoing German transfer record.
And that's if the deal were to happen now, not after 1-2 more seasons of reliable scoring before the age of 21. Again, this all assumes Haaland doesn't fall in love with Dortmund while helping the club to trophies, which would be great to see in a one-horse Bundesliga with Bayern currently chasing its eighth-straight title.
As an aside consider, the rise of Haaland's transfer 'value' in less than three seasons. Moves inside Norway from Bryne to Molde in 2017 for barely six figures in euros, then to Salzburg for less than $9 million in January 2019. BVB reportedly paid $22 million to get him in January 2020 and we're talking almost four times that to get in on the bidding any time soon.
The rise is possibly more amazing as that of Kylian Mbappe, who at the same basic stage of his career had 27 goals and 16 assists in 60 matches with Monaco and 21 and 15 in 44 matches during his first season at PSG. The players aren't like-for-like yet, as Mbappe's playmaking game has been on show along with his ability to finish. We've argued that Mbappe is worth any fee relative to the sick spending in soccer. Haaland can't be too far behind.
If Liverpool, Real Madrid, or the handful of other suitors who can afford his services are interested, they're going to break some sort of record to land him.

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Hopper-Dean awards EECS department $2M for diversity initiatives
The Hopper-Dean Foundation has awarded the EECS department $2 million over two years to support diversity initiatives in computer science. The gift follows the success of a $1M grant awarded by Hopper-Dean in 2016 to include and support more CS students from underrepresented groups at Berkeley. The grant will fund initiatives targeting high school students (Beauty & Joy of Computing), community college students (Transfer-To-Excellence), 1st and 2nd year undergraduates (CS Kickstart, CS Scholars, CS Mentors), 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates (Teaching at Scale), and 1st year graduates (EECS Graduate Fellows). These initiatives have shown real results. In just the past two years, the number of women who graduated in CS and EECS majors increased by 47%, and the number of underrepresented minority students increased by 43%. Over the past eight years, the number of women enrolled in the EECS graduate program has more than doubled and minority graduate students increased by more than 50%.
EECS Newsletter: Hopper-Dean Foundation gift of $2M bolsters EECS diversity initiatives
Nolan Pokpongkiat wins third place David L. Kirp Prize
Third-year Computer Science undergraduate Nolan Pokpongkiat is the third place winner of the KIDS FIRST: David L. Kirp Prize, funded by the U.C. Berkeley Institute for the Study of Societal Issues. The prize recognizes "students who have developed innovative strategies to increase opportunities for children and youth, as well as students who have demonstrated a commitment to improving the future of children and youth." Pokpongkiat co-founded Helix, a non-profit organization with the goal of diversifying the healthcare field by empowering young people to pursue futures in medicine. As Managing Director, Nolan brought together a team to design a month-long summer program where high school students spend a week living at UC Berkeley training in basic clinical skills, getting CPR-certified, and learning about possible healthcare careers. Then, through partnerships with UCSF Health, John Muir Health, and Kaiser Permanente, along with a network of over 160 medical professionals, students rotate through shadowing placements in the hospital, on the ambulance, and in community clinics for the remainder of the month.
Winners: KIDS FIRST: David L. Kirp Prize
Kevin Wang tackles technology with TEALS program
Alumnus Kevin Wang (B.S. '02) is mentioned in an Observer Reporter article titled "Trinity tackles technology with TEALS program." Wang, who went on to earn an M.Ed. in Technology, Innovation, and Education (TIE) from Harvard, created a Microsoft Philanthropies program called Technology Education and Literacy in Schools (TEALS) to showcase technology's influence to students . TEALS is a grassroots program designed to help high schools teach computer science by recruiting, training, and mentoring teams of high tech professionals who partner with classroom teachers. It is currently being implemented at Trinity High School in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Observer Reporter: Trinity tackles technology with TEALS program
Dan Garcia praises educators working to expand CS learning in Alabama's schools
Teaching Prof. Dan Garcia is quoted in a WBRC Fox 6 News article which discusses how a group of Alabama teachers are working to expand computer science education opportunities for students in rural Alabama and inner-city Birmingham. Garcia, who was part of the 2017 Alabama Teachers Computer Science Summit at The University of Alabama, praised efforts of teachers and advocates in Alabama and across the country, for their work to expand CS education. "Graduation day is the happiest day of my life, when I see all of the people who took my course four years ago, and got hooked on it," Garcia said. "They can do anything. Every single industry is being affected by data."
WBRC Fox 6 News: Educators work to expand computer science learning in Alabama's schools
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Marie desJardins wins A. Richard Newton Educator ABIE Award
CS alumna Marie desJardins (Ph.D. '92 adviser: Stuart Russell) has won the 2017 A. Richard Newton Educator ABIE Award. The award, named in honor of the late EE Prof. Richard Newton and presented annually at the Grace Hopper Celebration, recognizes educators who develop innovative teaching practices and approaches that attract girls and women to computing, engineering, and math. desJardins has become known nationally for her support of and commitment to improving student diversity, access, and quality of computer science courses at the high school level, and has received multiple NSF awards to support her efforts in this area. She is currently Associate Dean and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
Anita B.org: 2017 HONOREES Dr. Marie desJardins
Barbara Grosz receives ACL Lifetime Achievement Award
Alumna Barbara Grosz (CS M.S. '71/Ph.D. '77), Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), has received the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL). The award recognizes the work of a researcher who has made sustained and impactful contributions to the field of Computational Linguistics/Natural Language Processing. Grosz has spent her career working to make human-computer interactions as fluent as human-to-human interaction. Her recent research has focused on fundamental problems in modeling collaborative activity, developing systems ("agents") able to collaborate with each other and their users, and constructing collaborative, multi-modal systems for human-computer communication. Her current research projects focus on using results of prior work to improve health care coordination and enhance K-12 science education.
Harvard SEAS: Barbara Grosz awarded Lifetime Achievement Award of Association for Computational Linguistics
ACL: Barbara Grosz receives the 2017 ACL Life Time Achievement Award


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Ислам в Самоа — религия меньшинства. По разным данным количество мусульман колеблется от 0,04 % до 0,1 % населения этой страны. Доминирующая религия на Самоа — христианство. Согласно Международному отчету о свободе вероисповедания за 2010 год, христиане составляют 98 процентов всего населения.

История
Ислам начал проникать в Самоа в конце XX — начале XXI век.
Первые упоминания ислама в Самоа восходит к 1985 году, когда несколько рабочих, мусульман оказались в стране, работая по правительственному контракту или по одной из программ ООН. Однако, их число представляется незначительным и они не оказали никакого влияния на местное население.
Распространение ислама среди жителей Самоа началось когда базирующаяся в Саудовской Аравии Всемирная ассамблея мусульманской молодежи и базирующийся в Малайзии Региональный исламский совет даватов Юго-Восточной Азии и Тихого океана начали свою деятельность в странах Тихоокеанского региона.
По данным переписи населения, мусульмане население увеличилось с 48 или 0,03% в 2001 году до 61 или 0,04% в 2006 году.

Современное положение
В 2020 году количество мусульман в Самоа составляет 73 человека, что составляет 0,04 %. Существует мусульманская община, которая собирается в небольшой мечети.

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Q: Clarification for the meaning of arc lenght and area forms
Let $C$ be an oriented regular curve and $ds$ its arc lenght. If $\alpha:I\to C$ is a parametrization compatible with the orientation of $C$, then $$\alpha^*(ds)=\|\alpha'\|dt$$
  Let $S\subset\mathbb{R}^3$ be an oriented regular surface and $dA$ its area form. If $\psi:U\subset\mathbb{R}^2\to S$ is a parametrization compatible with the orientation of S then $$\psi^*(dA)=\|\psi_u×\psi_v\|du \wedge dv$$

I (more or less) understand forms on open subsets of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and their pullback and I just started with forms on manifolds. I don't think I understand what is the meaning of $ds$ and $dA$ in those statements.
I thought $ds$ should be the 1-form of $C$ whose $p-$component ($p\in C$) is $(\alpha'(q))^*$, where $p=\alpha(q)$. So, the pullback of $ds$ by $\alpha$ should be a 1-form on $I$ whose $q-$component acting on a vector of the tangent space of $I$, which in this case is just some $x \in \mathbb{R}$, is $ds_p=(\alpha'(q))^*$ acting on $\alpha'(q)x$, which is simply $$(\alpha'(q))^*[\alpha'(q)x]=x(\alpha'(q))^*[\alpha'(q)]=x$$
So maybe I'm missunderstanding the meaning of $ds$ (and similarly with $dA$)
How should I interpret those differential forms?

A: I'm not sure I understand what your problem is, but

How should I interpret those differential forms?

is easily answerable.
Let $M$ be a smooth $n$-dimensional manifold and let $g$ be a Riemannian metric on $M$. If $(U;x^1,...,x^n)$ is a local chart, then the differential form whose local expression is $$ đ\mu_g=\sqrt{\det g}dx^1\wedge...\wedge dx^n $$ is a globally well-defined volume form, which we may call a Riemannian volume form.

It is not customary to treat the "initial space" of curves abstractly (eg. they are usually taken to be real intervals), however I can treat it like that if you want.
Let $$ \gamma:C\rightarrow M $$ be a curve, where $C$ is a one-dimensional manifold. We may then pull back the metric $g$ to $C$ to obtain $$ q=\gamma^*g. $$ But then $q$ is a Riemannian metric on $C$, so we can contruct the associated volume element (on $C$), which we call $đs$. You seemed to want to treat local coordinate expansions via pullbacks. That is certainly possible, but in my opinion, it just overcomplicates stuff.
Let $(U;x^1,...,x^n)$ be a chart on $M$ that contains the image of the curve (or at least the part of the image of the curve we care about), and let $(I;t)$ be a chart on the curve. The metric $g$ expands locally as $$ g=\sum_{\mu,\nu}g_{\mu\nu}dx^\mu\otimes dx^\nu, $$ and now we pull it back: $$ q=\gamma^*g=\sum_{\mu\nu}(g_{\mu\nu}\circ\gamma)d(x^\mu\circ\gamma)\otimes d(x^\nu\circ\gamma)=\sum_{\mu\nu}g_{\mu\nu}(x(t))\frac{dx^\mu}{dt}dt\otimes\frac{dx^\nu}{dt}dt \\ =\sum_{\mu\nu}g_{\mu\nu}\frac{dx^\mu}{dt}\frac{dx^\nu}{dt}dt\otimes dt,$$ where I have been progressively abusing notation more and more, but I hope it is understandable what I meant. We also see that the lone component of $q$ in the chart $(I;t)$ is just $g(\gamma',\gamma')$ where $\gamma'$ is the velocity vector of the curve $\gamma$.
So we have $$ q=\left\|\gamma'\right\|^2dt\otimes dt, $$ then we have $$ \sqrt{\det q}=\|\gamma'\|, $$ so the local expression of the "volume element" on $C$ is $$ đs=\|\gamma'\|dt $$

Likewise, if $\Sigma$ is a two-dimensional manifold and $\psi:\Sigma\rightarrow M$ is an embedding into $M$, then we define the internal metric on $\Sigma$ by $$ h=\psi^*g. $$ For local charts $(U;x^1,...,x^n)$ and $(V;\xi^1,\xi^2)$ in $M$ and $\Sigma$ respectively, we can calculate $$ h=\sum_{a,b=1}^2\sum_{\mu,\nu=1}^{n}g_{\mu\nu}\frac{\partial x^\mu}{\partial\xi^a}\frac{\partial x^\nu}{\partial\xi^b}d\xi^a\otimes d\xi^b\equiv\sum_{a,b}h_{ab}d\xi^a\otimes d\xi^b. $$
The area element is then the 2-form that is locally $$ dA=\sqrt{\det h}\ d\xi^1\wedge d\xi^2. $$ You see that $h_{ab}$ is essentially $$ g(\psi_a,\psi_b), $$ where $\psi_a$ is the (pushforward of the) tangent vector $\partial/\partial\xi^a$. We also know from linear algebra that the area of the paralelogram generated by two vectors is $$ \|u\times v\|=\sqrt{\|u\|^2\|v\|^2-\langle u,v\rangle^2}, $$ so we have $$ dA=\|\psi_1\times\psi_2\|d\xi^1\wedge d\xi^2. $$

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BARC India has decided to release the first week's viewership data for Republic TV, ignoring the News Broadcasters' Association's request not to release figures for Arnab Goswami's news channel.
The association had argued that if BARC releases the data, it will be "aiding and abetting" the malpractice of channels going for multiple feeds, which can have serious consequences on the news broadcasting industry in India.
Republic TV was launched on May 6. Its viewership data for the first week has been released today to the subscribers. The data will be available on BARC India's website at 1 PM.


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Visions of sugar plums aren't exactly my thing, but I sure wish I could get some of this 20-year miso from Danshiro… https://t.co/VanRwpcHiT 10 hours ago... For something similar but not quite Greek, I use the Caspian Sea yogurt (aka matsoni) starter. No heating necessary. It's not as thick but can be strained if need be. No heating necessary. It's not as thick but can be strained if need be.
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The word on the street is that in Japan, it carries the more romantic moniker "Caspian Sea Yogurt" which I love! But whatever you call it, matsoni is a good one for reluctant DIY yogurt eaters. Like all mesophilic yogurt, it ferments at room temperature which makes it laughably simple to make.
Caspian seals migrate to different parts of the Caspian Sea during different seasons. From May to September, most Caspian seals live in the southern part of the Caspian Sea. In autumn, they migrate north to the ice sheets for the birth of their newborn pups and breeding season.


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Q: how can I upgrade from version 11.04 to a newer one? I am a new user and I am not a computer expert. I tried to follow the steps on one of the the Ubuntu support pages, but it was not helpful (page did not work). Could some one help me, please? Thanks, Ceci.

A: General solution for such situations is to do several dist-upgrades to the next release until you reach supported version. For your issue, you need to update to 11.10 release then to 12.04. Then you have to decide if you want to have LTS version or the latest one which is 13.04. Of course, you need all transitional releases to be downloaded and burned to CDs, or you have to use Ubuntu old-releases site to make transitional upgrades.

A: First update your ubuntu 11.04 with all required updates by
sudo apt-get update
then
sudo apt-get upgrade
If any new version available it automatically intimate you to upgrade


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4 Advanced Tactics for App Store Optimization
David Bosley 13 April 2017
It's no secret, the App Store is a crowded place. According to Lifewire, at the end of 2016, there were more than 2 million iOS Apps, including 1 million iPad Apps, 10,000 Apple Watch Apps, and 8,000 Apple TV Apps.
Luckily, there's this little thing called App Store Optimization (ASO), which allows app developers and publishers to stay one step ahead of the competition. Similar to Search Engine Optimization, ASO techniques are constantly changing, making it critical to stay up-to-date on the newest trends. What are the latest trends, you ask? Let's take a look…
Review and Respond to Replies
Users are your greatest critics. Utilize the feedback and reviews they post in the app store to make improvements. Following Apple's latest update, App Store reviews now allow responses from app publishers. This two-way communication allows you to dig even deeper into feedback and let you gain a deeper understanding of your users.
Take Advantage of the In-App Ranking Mechanism
Improve your app's position in the App Store with the help of the in-app ranking mechanism. Including the mechanism in your app saves users the trouble of visiting the App Store to rank your app.
Harness Search Ads
Apple Search Ads is a cost-effective solution to acquire users. Not only do Search Ads boost your app's visibility, but it also improves its organic search ranking once the campaign is over. Search Ads also let you include negative keywords. For example, if you don't want your app promoted to users who don't make in-app purchases, try adding "free" to your negative keywords.
Use App Indexing
If everything goes Apple's way, apps will replace mobile sites in the future. As such, Google is already working on solutions to provide users with relevant search results within iOS apps. This development is of particular importance to e-commerce companies. By using app indexing, results displayed and promoted in Google search results will link directly to an app itself if a user already has it installed.
4 Advanced Tactics for App Store Optimization was last modified: June 22nd, 2021 by David Bosley
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Working from home: Various types of workout equipment you can use at home
1 March 2020, 9:51 am ·5-min read
Pick up some equipment to start a simple home gym. (PHOTO: Getty Images)
A common problem when it comes to working out is leaving your house. The travelling alone can take chunks out of your free time after work which could be spent reading, catching up with your favourite show or cooking a scrumptious highly nutritious meal. Not to mention, with gyms you have to pay a monthly subscription which can add up to a lot of money in the long term. If you invest in some gym gear you can use at home, you will be saving both money and time in the long term.
If you're going to be working out at home, the first rule is using compact equipment that can be stored fairly easily. We've gathered some great fitness gear to start with when building out your at-home gym equipment collection.
Kettle bells. (PHOTO: Lazada)
This 3-piece kettle bells set is perfect for strength training and fitness. For various strength degree levels you could choose the appropriate weight for your exercise. Each kettle bell features a vainly cement-filled design that has a comfortable extra-wide grip for easy manoeuvring. It is a great option for getting a whole body workout in a short time.
Power bank on yoga mat in living room with kettlebell and exercise equipment
Choose from a variety of non-slip foam mats for your indoor workout needs. Here's what we think you'll like.
Sports rowing machine. (PHOTO: Lazada)
Sports and fitness rowing machine
With our current spotty weather, it's a bit difficult to enjoy canoeing or rowing outside. But with this multi-function indoor rowing machine, you can still workout in the comforts of your home. With adjustable gear strength, focus on your shoulder and abdominal areas to get the best results.
Pocket Monkii Suspension Sling. (PHOTO: Lazada)
Pocket Monkii Suspension Sling Training
It's a gym tool that fits in your pocket, and you can bring it anywhere with you. It comes with comfortable and non-slip lay flat handles, no-rub cam bucklers and an upgraded webbing with strong seams. Just anchor it to your door, and begin your pull-ups.
Live Up Sit Up Bar
Adjustable and easy to set up, simply attach the hook of the bar underneath your door and tighten, adjust the height of the padded bar to a height which will feel most comfortable for your feet size. Once set up, slide feet into position and start doing sit-ups!
OSMAN Fitness Wheel Double Wheels Abdominal Waist Workout
Easily packed away and easy to use, the fitness wheel is used by sitting upright on your knees leaning over forming an arch, then place hands onto the padded bar and wheel your body out to a flatter position and back into the original position. You'll be able to feel your abdominal being tested to the max, burning off stomach fat in the process.
Crescent Plus Form Shaft Roller
A must-have for anyone who trains or does yoga. All athletes are almost guaranteed to have one of these and use it after the workout. Whichever muscle is being worked on or feels tense, place the foam roller underneath with your body weight on top and roll until you feel you're being massaged. Also ideal for those who suffer from bad back pain, this will relieve the pressure built up in your spine and make you feel much better instantly.
Marika Jump Rope
There's a reason boxers worship the jump rope in their workout routine. The jump rope is the ideal calorie-burner. Jumping for half-hour will see you burn approximately 365 calories. Skipping regularly will help you to comfortably and sustainably lose weight.
Andux Latex Loop Bands Set (light/medium/heavy/x-heavy) for Exercises Tld-01 (50cm)
Andux Latex Loop Bands Set (light/medium/heavy/x-heavy)
Elastic training brands are a versatile piece of equipment that can be used for many things but are most effective when working on your quads or other muscles in your leg. If your target is to make your legs toned then having one of these in your pocket is the best place to start. Depending on your strength you can up the resistance. Each colour represents the pull on the bands. Buying this collection will allow you to work through the gears in your own time.
Thigh Master Thigh Trimmer
The master thigh trimmer is easy to use and compact to store. Lay down on a mat and bend knees at around 45 degrees, ensuring that your feet are flat on the floor. Place the thigh toner between your inner thighs as shown in the picture above. Squeeze your thighs against the resistance. Repeat 15-20 times and do so in multiple sets. Doing so consistently will see your thighs toning up.
Aerobic Stepper Cardio Fitness Home Gym Exercise Step Block Board Adjustable
Another great way to do cardio is by using a stepper blockboard. Coated in a non-slip material to reduce the risk of injury and featuring removable blocks to adjust the height to an additional 10cm to 15 cm, you can use the stepper to burn fat, tone, work on your core's stability and boost your stamina overall.
Fitness balance board
How good is your balance? Practice on the balance board to improve your agility and stability. Simply stand on either side of the orange spot in the middle and try and hold your balance by centring your body in the middle of the board. Perfect for yoga and brain development plus equilibrium training.
Push-Up Support H-Shaped Non-Slip Fitness Stand
Push-up support enhances and assists your effectiveness when targeting specific muscles. The thick bars are easily gripped avoiding straining of the wrist you get when doing a traditional press up. Also lightweight and compact so it can be stored away easily when you're not working out.
Fitness Spring Hand Wrist Grip
Fitness Heavy Spring Grips
Increase your grip and build up your forearm strength with spring handgrips. Whether you're a climber, martial artist or just want to improve your hand strength, the handgrip is an easy way to do it.
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Olga's academic background in Finance and IT has provided a solid foundation for her decision-making in FinTech industries. A Master's Degree in Economics and Management has created a firm understanding of the global requirements of the e-commerce companies that she works with.
Ms. Bencini had the honour of being a Speaker at the Online Payments Conference at Earls Court in London in 2011. Her speech dedicated to Payments Solutions in Emerging markets was a great success.
Olga was born in a "science city", which was built in the 1970s close to Moscow, Russia; and has been exposed to innovation from her childhood.
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Q: Executing Step Function "Tasks" using ECS Fargate In Re:Invent 2018, AWS seems to have launched new integrations with Step Functions, which includes ECS Fargate support.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/connectors-ecs.html
I have been digging up on this, and I am able to get the ECS task to startup, and do its thing, but I am not able to send desired output back to the step function. The response syntax too does not seem to have anything that corresponds to the output of a particular state.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/APIReference/API_RunTask.html#API_RunTask_ResponseSyntax
Is it possible for an ECS task to send back output to the step function? Any leads would help.
P.S: I am aware of activities, and have ECS poll for activity, and send task success on completion. But, I was looking to leverage step function calling ECS if that works.

A: You can use the "Wait for Callback (.waitForTaskToken)" integration pattern to callback to Step Functions in the ECS task. Using .waitForTaskToken instead of .sync, the execution will pause and wait for SendTaskSuccess or SendTaskFailure, which can be done from the ECS task with any output you want. It's similar to activities, but the task token is pushed to downstream service instead of polling for it.
The output of a arn:aws:states:::ecs:runTask.sync task is the result of ECS DescribeTasks.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/connect-to-resource.html#connect-wait-token

A: I am currently working on a project that is leveraging Step Functions to launch multiple Fargate Tasks in sequence and I ran into this same issue. Currently there does not appear to be a way to return anything other than the standard ResponseSyntax although hopefully this is an area AWS will expand on.
Our work around for this limitation has simply been to use S3 to store the output from each Task so it can be accessed by subsequent Tasks (or other Steps). We provide the S3 bucket and S3 key prefix to each Step Function invocation as environment variables and since container overrides are returned as part of the ResponseSyntax they can be passed to additional Steps with the following snippet.
"Overrides": {
    "ContainerOverrides": [
     {
       "Name": "<your container name>",
       "Environment.$": "$.Overrides.ContainerOverrides[0].Environment"
     }
    ]
}


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Gifting assets to loved ones is one of the simplest ways of reducing your taxable estate. However, what may not be as simple is determining whether you need to file a gift tax return (Form 709). With the April 17 filing deadline approaching, now is the time to find out an answer.
Contributed to a 529 plan and elected to accelerate future annual exclusion amounts (up to five years' worth) into the current year.
Made charitable gifts and aren't otherwise required to file Form 709 — if a return is otherwise required, charitable gifts should also be reported.
In some cases it's even advisable to file Form 709 to report nongifts. For example, suppose you sold assets to a family member or a trust. Again, filing a return triggers the statute of limitations and prevents the IRS from claiming, more than three years after you file the return, that the assets were undervalued and, therefore, partially taxable.
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Donnie Scott to Return as Mallards Manager in 2015
Published On: November 19th, 2014
Madison, Wis. – November 19, 2014. The Madison Mallards have announced that Field Manager Donnie Scott will return for his third season. Scott, who led the Mallards to a Summer Collegiate World Series Championship in 2013, has a career record of 84-63 in Madison.
"I'm very excited to be back for another year with the Mallards," said Scott. "The past two years have been tremendous. From ownership to the front office, I can't say enough about Big Top Baseball and the Madison community. It's as good as I've ever been around in baseball."
The Mallards fell just short of a playoff berth in 2014 finishing the season with a 39-33 record. Scott has a very impressive resume with an overall record of 127-89 in the Northwoods League, winning two out of the last four Summer Collegiate World Series Championships. Scott won his first championship in 2011 with the Battle Creek Bombers, where he was also named NWL Manager of the Year. Scott will look to add his third title in 2015.
"We need to win this thing next year," said Scott. "That has got to be the goal for any season. I was disappointed the way we finished this past season, not being able to repeat what we did in 2013. And it's tough, it gets more competitive each year in the NWL. I'm already geared up and ready to roll."
Scott was a second round selection of the Texas Rangers in the 1979 amateur draft. He spent parts of four seasons in the major leagues with the Rangers, Seattle Mariners, and the Cincinnati Reds between 1983 and 1991. After retiring in 1991, Scott accepted a coaching position in the Reds organization that led to roles as a Manager, Field Coordinator, Catching Coordinator and Instructor over 17 seasons.
Scott spent five seasons with the Rookie level Billings Mustangs (Montana), where he guided the Mustangs to four league championships. He returned to managing the Gulf Coast (Rookie) Reds after spending three seasons as Field Coordinator. He went on to have two tenures with Class A Dayton Dragons (Ohio), where he led the Dragons to the playoffs four out of five seasons.
In between his stints with the Dragons, Scott managed one season at High A Sarasota (Florida). Scott was named Manager of the Year in the Pioneer League in 1992 and Minor League Manager of the Year by Baseball Weekly in 1994. Scott has also managed two Midwest League All-Star games and has a career record of 689-569 (.548) in the minor leagues.
Scott, 53, resides with his wife Debbie in Pinellas Park, Florida and has two children, son David and daughter Dana. He currently works as a private instructor at The Winning Inning in Clearwater, Florida.
The Madison Mallards are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 21st season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 115 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (DET) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Allen Craig (BOS) and Ben Zobrist (TB). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League YouTube channel. For more information, visit MallardsBaseball.com.


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Bachelor Minorities & Multilingualism
In our Bachelor Programme on Minorities and Multilingualism students learn to compare and contrast ethnolinguistic minorities, especially from the perspectives of multilingualism, politics and culture. The programme offers a versatile combination of courses, such as linguistics, political history, cultural history, and sociolinguistics, in order to provide students with the tools to investigate the wide range of aspects related to minorities, minority cultures and multilingualism.
Why minorities?
One of the greatest challenges of modern democracies is to find a stable balance between unity and diversity. How to deal with ethnic and cultural differences, that is the main question. Minorities are at the core of this. These might be old ethnolinguistic minorities that live within larger nation states. Presently, some of these minorities, like for instance the Catalans in Spain or the Russian speaking Ukrainians, cause geopolitical tensions through their strife for independence from encompassing majority states. At the same time migratory movements around the globe have created all kinds of new minorities like for instance Kurds in Germany or Turks in the Netherlands. Whereas the 'old' minorities have been granted rights to celebrate their language and culture, these new minorities are rather expected to give up their original culture and language in order to become full fledged citizens.
The first year begins with lectures on minority languages, linguistics, and political and historical aspects of minorities and multicultural society in Europe. Students learn about multilingualism and measures to promote or regulate the use or influence the status of a language. A part of the second year is dedicated to research and students also choose one of the many available minors or specialise in a particular minority language, such as Frisian, Catalan, or Turkish. Depending on their choice, students study this language in Groningen or at another university in the Netherlands or abroad (in your third year). Alternatively, students may pursue a minor in a subject such as History or International Relations, or do a internship in the Netherlands. If you choose to study Frisian, you follow a number of course units and complete the programme with a Bachelor thesis. Outstanding students can make their programme more challenging with broadening and deepening course units in the Honours College.
The programme allows students to specialise in a particular minority language and culture (the 'minor' programme). They have the opportunity to spend part of their studies abroad at a partnering university to deepen their knowledge on a specific (minority) subject, or complete an internship at an (international) organisation. Students could for instance choose to spend half a year among minorities abroad, either within or outside of Europe.
Closer to home, students can also choose to specialise in Frisian language and culture, by following the unique Frisian track.
A student's view
In the programme there are a lot of students and teachers that come from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. "Getting in touch with these different languages and cultures makes the things you learn come alive and gives the student a first-hand perspective on minorities and multilingualism." Even though the programme is quite new it offers "a great variety, and finds a good balance between the more linguistic side of things and the political and historical courses."
After finishing the Bachelor programme students are capable of analysing – and solving! – intercultural problems between minority and majority groups. The programme aims to prepare you for a career on a local, national, or international level where different cultures and languages meet.
As experts on social diversity, our students can find work in a host of different sectors. One could become a language policy advisor for multinationals that need to effectively deal with the large cultural diversity of their employees. A degree in minorities and multilingualism could also be followed up by studying journalism to become a news correspondent in conflict areas where the knowledge on cross-cultural communication, identity, society and multilingualism is invaluable. Want to know more about a career after studying Minorities & Multilingualism? Read more about what to expect after your studies or read the experiences of our graduates on our alumni page.
Introduction to Minority Languages
Thousands of languages are spoken on this planet, but scientists predict that only a few hundred of these will survive in the long run. Why do smaller languages die? Can smaller languages be saved? Or would it just be for the best if we all just started to speak English? Dr. Nanna Hilton, specialised in language contact and vitality, teaches students about the general typological traits of minority languages and their speech communities. The course helps students understand which social and political factors prevent a language from dying, and how you can make sound predictions about the vitality of a language. Through a number of case studies from Europe and beyond, interactive classes are taught which focus on developing a broad theoretical foundation combined with teaching them practical skills about language revitalisation. This is a 2 x 5 ECTS course.
History of European Minorities: The Cultural Debate
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The consequences of multilingualism for individuals and society are at the core of this course. Students learn about language acquisition, the cognitive effects of knowing and using more than one language, and approaches to multilingualism in the family context and in education.
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Contemporary European Minorities: The Political Debate
Post 1989 developments of globalisation and migration have an enormous impact on the lives of localised and immigrant minorities, especially in Europe, but also elsewhere in the world. Prof. Goffe Jensma offers a political and sociological top-down-approach to this process in the first half of the course, whereas Dr. Tilman Lanz shows an anthropological bottom-up-perspective in the second. Students learn how European and other countries have dealt with problems of immigration and integration, while at the same time celebrating cultural and linguistic diversity. They are invited to think critically about identity construction and the political management of cultural differences in an era of globalisation. The final assessments of this 2 x 5 ECTS course are a written exam and a position paper.
This course considers general scientific methods and techniques that are relevant in multidisciplinary research within the field of minorities and multilingualism. In the first, qualitative block, anthropologist Tilman Lanz teaches students critical concepts and methods they need to successfully complete the research component of the programme. The focus in this block is on a key concept in qualitative research, which is participant observation.
The second part of the course will concern itself with (socio)linguistic research. Students learn to apply quantitative methods, including what to keep in mind when designing a quantitative study and how to analyze the data using basic statistics such as t-tests and correlations. Next to a final exam, students are assessed by weekly assignments, a presentation, and a research project they work on in a group. This is a 2x5ECTS course (280 hours of study).
Minority Representation in Literature and Art
This course surveys how the disadvantaged position minorities find themselves in are reflected in literature, film and other art forms. Together with lecturer Jesse van Amelsvoort, students look at minority representation, as well as the possibilities for self-representation by minority authors, filmmakers and artists. Key concepts are identity formation, recognition and inclusion. Students will study and come to understand how these notions are connected with language, canonization and nationalism. This course maps and analyses these concepts through a combination of theory from literary, cultural, gender and postcolonial studies and case studies. The course is assessed through various written and oral assignments. The final assignment asks of the students to translate their ideas to a wider, non-academic audience and engage in their own minority representation by way of a photo essay. This is a 2 x 5 ECTS course (280 hours of study).
Into The Local Laboratory: Cultural Heritage and Minorities in Contemporary Europe
Cultural heritage often has been used to impose a dominant culture on minority groups, but has increasingly become a means for minorities to present, safeguard and sometimes even strengthen their traditions and identity as well. The course consists of a theoretical approach to the field of heritage studies with a focus on national heritage, heritage and minorities, different forms of heritage, the powers that shape our understanding of cultural legacy and heritage tourism. The northern parts of the Netherlands function as a local laboratory, as the students visit some cultural heritage sites to discuss the theoretical notions. Finally, the students apply their research skills and theoretical knowledge by conducting fieldwork based on one of the themes discussed in the theoretical part or related to one of the sites visited.
Into the Local Laboratory: Language
Into the Local Laboratory offers a practical lecture-seminar learning environment in which students will be introduced to the study of language in multilingual situations as encountered in the Northern provinces in the Netherlands. The lecture portion of this module will introduce students to the practice of socio- and psycholinguistic research and methodological debates within the field. The seminars will constitute of intensive methods workshops in which students apply their knowledge in the field. Students will also be given the possibility to visit and study language labs, multilingual schools, nursery homes, and the multilingual streets of the North of the Netherlands. During this course, the knowledge acquired from Research Methodology (LHF034B05) will be put into practice. Students will draw up a research design and examine and use methods and techniques in the field to critically and systematically evaluate beliefs, ideas, and data related to issues in multilingualism. The main aim of this course is to provide students with practical experience in applied research methods and skills that are transferable across a wide range of (research) careers.
Multilingualism and Education
Taught by Dr. Joana Duarte, this course offers students first-hand knowledge of bi- and multilingual education at various levels and with respect to a range of target languages: dominant or majority languages, traditional and new foreign languages as well as regional and minority languages and immigrant languages. The course consists of two blocks in semester II. In addition to the final research paper, students do exercises, give presentations and complete a course paper in this 2 x 5 ECTS course (280 hours of study).
This course introduces third year students in the M&M programme to the concept and associated techniques of intercultural communication. Following the theme of the programme, this course's focus is on language as well as culture but, especially, on the interplay of both in intercultural communication. Throughout the course, we explore in what domains of contemporary intercultural interactions various different forms of communication may be fortuitously deployed. This includes the workplace, international classroom situations, group and intersubjective relations, legal aspects, socio-economic considerations, or relations of power.
LGBTQ+ Minorities: Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies
In this course you are introduced to the fields of gender and sexuality studies, with a particular focus on LGBTQ+ minorities. You learn about theories of gender and sexuality, and about the histories of LGBTQ+ minorities in different parts of the world. Because these are much debated topics in society at large, we regularly relate our findings to contemporary news and media. Your knowledge of theories on gender and sexuality is tested through a written exam. Throughout the course you work on a portfolio, by way of which you also train research, writing, and presentation skills.
BA Thesis
At the end of the BA-programme, students have to prove that they are capable of working with the concepts, theories and methodologies taught in the past three years by writing a bachelor thesis. Supervised and encouraged by one of our staff members, students think of a challenging and valuable research question, draft a thesis plan, conduct their qualitative and/or quantitative research, analyse the results and write a bachelor thesis. They are invited to do comparative research of different minority groups and to focus on a (socio)linguistic, historical or anthropological perspective.
Internship (optional)
In order to get the best out of your academic studies, students are encouraged to do an internship in the Netherlands or abroad, for example at a company, an institution, or a (governmental) organisation that is concerned with minority languages and/or culture. Both abroad and in the Netherlands, internships give you the opportunity to develop your network, to experience a work environment and to prepare yourself for the labour market. If you are enthusiastic about a certain place and a certain internship, staff members are always willing to help you to get you there. Alternative for doing an internship is taking one of the optional courses 'Multilingual Education' and 'Intercultural Communication'.
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Dr. Eva Juarros Daussà
Dr. Nanna Haug Hilton
Dr. Joana Duarte
Dr. Hanneke Loerts
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Q: Canceling textboxes if I type in other textbox I got few textboxes in my form. I would like to type in one textbox and the other textboxes will be automatically canceled (Canceled so the user wont be able to type anymore in the other textboxes).
If the user delete the word he typed in the textbox (or in other words: if the textbox is empty) all other textboxes will be enabled again.
Here is what I got so far:
    private void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (textBox1.Text.Trim().Length > 0)
        {
            // Disable other textboxes (I have no idea how can I do that).
        }
        else if (textBox1.Text.Trim().Length == 0)
        {
            // Enable other textboxes
        }
    }

    private void comboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (textBox1.Text.Trim().Length > 0)
        {
            // Keep this comboBox enabled while typing in textBox1.
        }
    }

How can I disable other textboxes while typing in priticillar textbox? (also keeping comboBox enabled).
DO NOTICE: I would like to do the same on textBox2 (when I type in textBox2, textbox 1 and 3 will be disabled) and textBox3.

A: Use Controls collection and some LINQ:
if (textBox1.Text.Trim().Length > 0)
{
     var textboxes = this.Controls.OfType<TextBox>().Where(x => x.Name != "textBox1");
     foreach(var tBox in textboxes)
         tBox.Enabled = false;
}

A: You don't need a condition on your 'else if', just 'else' will do, as if the length is more than 0, the only other possibility is 0.  Also you can use the sender instead of hardcoding the control name.
Then set the Enabled property for the textbox's you want disabled. You can loop through all the textbox's on the form, excluding the one you are typing into, or just manually list them.  SImpler is putting the textbox's in a groupbox, then if you disable the groupbox it will disable the controls with in it.
private void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    var senderTextBox    = (TextBox)sender;
    var textBoxesEnabled = senderTextBox.Text.Trim().Length == 0;

    textBox2.Enabled = textBoxesEnabled;
    textBox3.Enabled = textBoxesEnabled;

    // OR

    groupBox1.Enabled = textBoxesEnabled;
}

REPLY EDIT: You can chain of textbox's, say 4 of them, disable the last 3, then:
void TextBox1TextChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    var isTextEmpty  = ((TextBox)sender).Text.Trim() == "";
    textBox2.Enabled = !isTextEmpty;
}
void TextBox2TextChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    var isTextEmpty  = ((TextBox)sender).Text.Trim() == "";
    textBox1.Enabled = isTextEmpty;
    textBox3.Enabled = !isTextEmpty;
}
void TextBox3TextChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    var isTextEmpty  = ((TextBox)sender).Text.Trim() == "";
    textBox2.Enabled = isTextEmpty;
    textBox4.Enabled = !isTextEmpty;
}
void TextBox4TextChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    var isTextEmpty  = ((TextBox)sender).Text.Trim() == "";
    textBox3.Enabled = isTextEmpty;
}

But for a large amount of textbox's, another alternative is having multiple textbox share the same TextChanged event. You need to click on each TextBox control, go into the Events list and manually select the method for TextChanged. Here is the method:
private void TextBoxGroup_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    var groupOrder    = new List<TextBox>() { textBox1, textBox2, textBox3, textBox4 };
    var senderTextBox = (TextBox)sender;
    var senderIndex   = groupOrder.IndexOf(senderTextBox);

    var isTextEmpty = senderTextBox.Text.Trim() == "";
    if (senderIndex != 0) groupOrder[senderIndex - 1].Enabled = isTextEmpty;
    if (senderIndex != groupOrder.Count - 1) groupOrder[senderIndex + 1].Enabled = !isTextEmpty;
}


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Major Trauma Audit National Report 2019 and 2020
This report focuses on a period of time when Ireland's health service underwent unprecedented challenges due to the global COVID-19 pandemic which began in 2020. It provides insights into how changes in the health system during this time affected the profile of major trauma and the standard of care for major trauma patients. The report also provides data on the volume and type of injuries sustained during the pandemic, the access to vital services for major trauma patients and outcomes.
This report focuses on a period of time when Ireland's health service underwent unprecedented challenges due to the global COVID-19 pandemic which began in 2020
Falls in the home continue to be the leading cause of Major Trauma in Ireland
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Key Recommendations
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NATIONAL OFFICE FOR TRAUMA SERVICES, HSE
The National Office for Trauma Services, HSE should continue to work closely with, and support, the MTA by:- providing clarity about key definitions for trauma teams and trauma team activation criteria - using the data from the MTA to identify injury prevention opportunities for the new trauma system. - using the data from the MTA to support trauma care re-organisation and monitor the effect of changes
RECOMMENDATIONS TO HOSPITAL MANAGERS, CLINICIANS AND AUDIT COORDINATORS
Each hospital should establish a local MTA governance committee to ensure their local audit findings are acted on; this is in line with the guidance issued by the MTA.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NATIONAL OFFICE OF CLINICAL AUDIT
The National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) will work with the Health Service Executive to develop a strategy for sustainable support for clinical audit in the hospitals.
NOCA should continue to support each hospital to: - establish a local MTA governance committee- achieve high standards of data quality and data completeness- improve quarterly reports to support hospitals with quality improvement and facilitate training in the use of the Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN) analytics portal.
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NOCA should also: - work with relevant organisations to carry out research on how to better identify patients with major trauma injuries at the earliest possible time- work with Public and Patient Interest (PPI) representatives and groups to utilise and disseminate public health messages from the MTA.


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The skin is our largest organ and quite literally we wear it every day! We invest so much in keeping up with the latest trends in hair, makeup and clothes and personally, I'm so delighted to finally see people investing in their skin health too. Life is difficult enough these days without our skin getting us down on top of it all. For those of us who struggle with our skin, we know that it is a deeply personal issue that affects our confidence and self-esteem, and can hugely impact on our happiness and sense of self-worth. Beauty is so much more than skin deep, but when our skin is not glowing on the outside, it can be hard to put our best face forward to the world.
So, what is it that we all strive for? Most of us wish for clear, smooth, radiant, youthful skin, free from unwanted blemishes and pigmentary problems. Is this the impossible dream? With the right skincare and medication where necessary, hopefully not! We are all born different with very different skin, and we certainly cannot change our genetics, but for all of us, healthy skin requires internal and external nourishment. It needs to be protected from environmental damage and where possible we can try to correct existing skin damage.
Dermatological conditions (skin problems) that may also need prescribed medications as part of this holistic treatment model include acne, rosacea, melasma, psoriasis, and eczema.
There is no "one size fits all" when it comes to skincare and skin health, but there certainly are lots of treatment options these days to help you on your personal skin journey.
You have persistent acne that is not responding to a topical skincare regime, especially if you have signs of early scarring, such as a difference in texture in areas where you have had breakouts.
You have eczema or psoriasis that is not easing with the use of emollients or moisturisers.
You have unwanted patches of pigmentation (sun spots or darker spots or areas of skin) after pregnancy or sun exposure that are persistent.
You think you may have rosacea, a very common skin condition amongst Irish people characterised by recurrent facial flushing and ongoing erythema (redness), often with broken capillaries, and acne rosacea (spots and pustules across the nose, cheeks and chin).
Almost all of us will experience acne at some point in our lives, mostly during our teenage years, but it can persist, begin, or become more severe during adulthood. While mild acne might be adequately managed with a good skincare regime, any moderate or severe acne should be reviewed by a doctor and treated medically where necessary.
Individual spots arise from the pilosebaceous unit (the hair follicle and oil gland) and several types of acne spots can occur. Acne can take the form of comedones (whiteheads and blackheads), papules (small, tender, superficial bumps), pustules (white or yellow spots), nodules (large, tender, red lumps) or cysts (large, soft, tender swellings). Most people with acne exhibit a mixed picture of comedonal and inflammatory acne, with moderate acne being graded as 30 – 125 total lesions present, and severe acne graded as 125 or more total lesions present.
In reality, any acne that is persisting and causing distress should be reviewed by a medical professional, and certainly any skin that is exhibiting early signs of acne scarring should be treated to prevent further, permanent scarring. Treatment options include both topical and oral medications, or often a combination of the two. The type of acne you have, and its severity will guide its treatment plan.
Prescribed topical preparations include keratolytics and antibiotics. Keratolytics reduce the build-up of dead skin cells and unplug blocked follicles, for example, topical retinoids such as Adapalene, commonly known by the trade name Differin. Topical antibiotics reduce the number of bacteria on the surface of the skin and are anti-inflammatory in nature, such as topical Clindamycin.
The oral contraceptive pill can often be effective in treating hormone-driven acne. Oral antibiotics (eg. Doxycycline, Limecycline, Trimethoprim) can be used to treat moderate acne, especially nodular, cystic type acne, where antibiotics are useful in reducing both bacterial numbers as well as inflammation. Oral treatments will be prescribed for at least 3-6 months, usually alongside a topical agent to improve efficacy, and long-term control may often require continuing the topical therapy. Antibiotics do not "cure" acne, and unfortunately further treatment courses may be needed for future flare-ups.
Roaccutane (isotretinoin) is an effective oral medication used in severe acne which has failed to respond to first and second line treatments including topical retinoids, topical and oral antibiotics, or the contraceptive pill.
It is an oral retinoid, a derivative of Vitamin A and part of the same family as retinol. Roaccutane reduces sebum production in the sebaceous gland, as well as reducing the numbers of acne-causing bacteria on the skin, and acting as an anti-inflammatory. A remarkable 3-pronged approach!
It must be prescribed by a specialist dermatologist. While it can be extremely effective, it requires careful patient selection and careful monitoring of side-effects.
Unwanted side-effects may include severely dry skin, lips and eyes, sensitivity to sunlight, muscle and joint pains, gastrointestinal problems and mood changes. A patient must attend for monthly blood tests, and female patients must also be using at least one reliable form of contraception as Roaccutane can cause serious birth defects. Despite these potential serious side effects, Roaccutane is one of the few clinically proven treatments for acne with an 80% success rate if given for 4-5 months.
The exact cause of rosacea is not fully understood but is thought to involve an altered immune response. An increased number of Demodex mites (which usually inhabit human hair follicles) may also play a role. Rosacea is three times more common in women than in men, and first appears between 30 and 60 years of age.
Treatment of rosacea depends on the severity and type. As rosacea is a chronic condition, treatment regimes can continue for several months, and are repeated when necessary.
Mild to moderate rosacea can be treated with a topical agent, such as Metronidazole gel 0.75%.
Moderate to severe rosacea usually requires an oral antibiotic, for example, Doxycycline, Limecycline or Erythromycin. These are thought to act by virtue of their anti-inflammatory, rather than their anti-microbial action.
As with acne, a combination of topical and oral treatment is often used, to improve efficacy.
Ivermectin 1% is another topical agent that has gained popularity in recent times. It displays antimicrobial, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory action, as well as killing the Demodex mite that can contribute to rosacea.
Brimodine 0.5% gel is a novel topical therapy used to target the facial flushing and redness associated with rosacea. It can be applied once daily and starts to take effect within 30 minutes of application. Roaccutane is occasionally used in severe, refractory cases.
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