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The Teen Who Was Detained by ICE Just Before His High School Prom Has Been Deported
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A teenager who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents just hours before his senior prom has been deported along with his mother, the New York Daily News reported on Friday.
ICE told the paper it had deported 19-year-old Diego Puma and his mother, Rosa Macancela, "in accordance with their final orders of removal."
Agents first detained Puma in Ossining, NY, on June 8, days before he was supposed to graduate from high school. He and his mother had come to America in 2014 after fleeing gang violence in Ecuador. According to the Journal News, the two were arrested, but were allowed to stay in the country pending an asylum decision. Last November, a judge ordered that they be deported.
Puma was caught hiding in his cousin's house a day after ICE agents took his mother away. Ossining's mayor witnessed his arrest from her window.
Puma was then moved to a detention facility in Louisiana. He was separated from his mother, who was placed in a center 50 miles away.
Lawyers attempted to appeal the deportation orders. Tens of thousands of people signed a petition demanding that Puma and Macalena be spared. ICE rejected the pleas.
Puma and Macancela are one of a rapidly expanding group of undocumented people who have found themselves newly targeted by the Trump administration. Earlier this month, ICE acting director Thomas Homan told a congressional committee that every single undocumented immigrant in America should be "worried" about the threat of deportation.
ICE Director: Every Single Undocumented Immigrant in America Should Be 'Worried'
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Metrolinx, the Ontario government and Infrastructure Ontario are moving forward with the Air Rail Link project with the release of a request for proposals (RFP) to the four teams short-listed to build the new three-kilometre rail line for…
Canadian Construction Association welcomes on-going federal commitment to the renewal of…
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Crates Landing Development is back on track with new project developer
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A new forecast scenario for Saskatchewan's construction industry says a rising demand for potash, oil refinery expansion and a recovery in the housing market are behind the province's current construction growth, and that demand for labour…
Viceroy Homes and Japanese partner to provide and build emergency housing units over next three…
Viceroy Homes Ltd., an international manufacturer of pre-engineered homes, announced that it is working closely with its exclusive building partner in Japan to immediately begin providing a portion of the 30,000 temporary home units…
Alberta selects Diamond and Schmitt Architects to expand and redevelop Medicine Hat Regional…
The Government of Alberta has selected Diamond and Schmitt Architects in joint venture with Gibbs Gage Architects of Calgary for a $200 million expansion and redevelopment of the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. The project will add…
Halcrow Yolles continues to expand building structures team
Adding to the senior leadership team at Halcrow Yolles, Bill Coupe joins as a Principal. Bill is a building structures professional with 20 years of design and construction experience across a broad range of sectors, including…
PCL's Gordon Maron named Canada's CFO of the Year for 2011
Gordon Maron, Chief Financial Officer of PCL Construction Holdings Ltd. (PCL) from 2001 to 2011, has been chosen as Canada's CFO of the Year for 2011. Mr. Maron will be honoured at a gala dinner on April 28, 2011 in Toronto. Canada's CFO…

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Senate Looks To Beat China In Tech War, Approves $250 Billion For Research And Development
Conservative News Daily June 9, 2021 Posted in Conservative News Daily - Breaking News 0 Likes 295 Views
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate approved a bipartisan, $250 billion bill which seeks to undermine Chinese ambitions in the technological space by boosting U.S. competitiveness, providing funding for technology research and development.
After being delayed before the Senate's Memorial Day recess, with some Republican senators raising "last-minute concerns about its size and scope," the bill passed, 68 votes to 32, according to The Wall Street Journal.
"The legislation represents a potential landmark effort to turn the tide on several long-term trends in U.S. competitiveness," the Journal added. "Those include eroding federal investments in research overall and a shrinking share of the world's semiconductor manufacturing."
The "U.S. Innovation and Competition Act" will now move to the House of Representatives for approval, and includes subsidies for semiconductor manufacturers and robot makers, as well as "an overhaul of the National Science Foundation," reported CNBC.
"The scope of the bill, the final product of at least six Senate committees and almost all members of the chamber, reflects the many fronts in the U.S.-China rivalry," CNBC added. "It also likely represents one of the last major bipartisan initiatives of 2021, proof that U.S. lawmakers are broadly in favor of legislation that works to counter Beijing's economic and military expansion."
"Passing this bill — now called the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act — is the moment when the Senate lays the foundation for another century of American leadership," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said from the Senate floor on Tuesday evening.
"Around the globe, authoritarian governments believe that squabbling democracies like ours can't unite around national priorities," he continued. "Well, let me tell you something: I believe that they are wrong. I believe that this legislation will enable the United States to out-innovate, out-produce, and out-compete the world in the industries of the future."
"Senate passage of USICA is a pivotal step toward strengthening U.S. semiconductor production and innovation and an indication of the strong, bipartisan support in Washington for ensuring sustained American leadership in science and technology," said John Neuffer, CEO of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), a trade group that represents a swath of the nation's chipmaker. "Enactment of these investments would help strengthen America's economy, national security, technology leadership, and global competitiveness for years to come."
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden celebrated the bill.
"It is long past time that we invest in American workers and American innovation," Biden said in a statement. "We are in a competition to win the 21st century, and the starting gun has gone off. As other countries continue to invest in their own research and development, we cannot risk falling behind."
On the other side of the aisle, Sen. Ben Sasse also expressed support.
"As a China hawk and a fiscal hawk, I would have liked for this bill to take a more focused and aggressive approach to the China threat – but this is a strong start," Sasse said in a press release. "The Chinese Communist Party is working overtime on cyber, AI, and machine learning so that they can become the world's preeminent super power. We can't let our foot off the gas."
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Do you know the biggest problem most job seekers have? This same problem keeps many employees from advancing in their careers.
The problem is too many of us try to manage our careers alone. Every job seeker and every employee needs guidance and encouragement when making career and financial decisions. From entry-level to CEO, all employees need mentors who can support them in their career goals.
Last year I said that everyone should have a cabinet of advisors, like the President's, who help us with different parts of life. Specifically, we all need people in our lives that we can go to for advice and support about work and education. These people are your career mentors.
Asking career advice from your friends is OK, but they might give you bad information if they are not familiar with your career field. You need career mentors to help you make informed decisions.
Mentors come in many forms. Some mentors-mentee relationships last several years. Other mentor relationships last for a set amount of time, like a few months or one year. Sometimes you can find a mentor to guide you briefly through a specific situation.
Identify at least three people who can help you with career information and emotional support. You want more than one mentor because no one person is likely to have the knowledge needed to guide you through every situation or decision.
Mega corporation PricewaterhouseCoopers encourages young professionals to develop a "circle of mentors" working in various industries. When you need job leads, for example, a broader network of mentors will be more helpful than deep ties with one advisor.
Your mentors will also help you to identify and develop your personal brand. Ask these advisors what unique skills and experience you bring to the workplace, and how can you sharpen these skills, and promote them to employers or clients.
What should your mentor have?
More experience or knowledge than you in the areas where you want to grow.
Personality traits and values that you respect and want to develop.
Willingness to help you set professional goals and hold you accountable.
Commitment to give you the time and attention you need. This can be regularly scheduled meetings, phone calls every few months, or occasional e-mails.
PricewaterhouseCoopers also suggests creating a "co-mentoring" relationship. For example, you might pair up with a coworker or another job seeker who knows more about your career field and can help you with professional etiquette. In exchange, you could help that coworker to learn new technologies or develop a blog.
The form of your career mentor relationships doesn't matter. What's important is that you develop relationships with people who can help you to make informed decisions and guide your career in the right direction.
Great article! Never under estimate the power of a mentor. It may take a couple of tries before you find the right one. It is important that you are compatible.


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Surviving and Healing After Rape
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 876,000 rapes occur annually in the USA. The American Medical Association (AMA) reports more than 700,000 sexual assaults yearly, and the National Crime Victimization Survey conducted a survey that places the amount at 433,000. Accurate sexual assault statistics are hard to come by however, regardless of which reports you are reading, the amount is too large.
If you have been attacked, it can feel as if there is no coming back in the experience. And in truth, for many, it may color the rest of their lives. However, there are steps you can take immediately after a sexual assault to be able to acquire the care you need, find justice, and continue living your own life as a whole human being.
What to Do If You've Been Raped
Starting from the very start, your first instinct might be to have a shower or bath to wash away what has occurred to you. This impulse is clear. However, doing this may wash away physical evidence that could be used for prosecution. It is very important that before washing yourself or changing, you find a medical practitioner as soon as possible. Call a friend, family member, or rape crisis counselor to accompany you to the hospital in case you don't feel comfortable going alone. It's always fine to ask for help.
What Happens During the Hospital Exam?
When you arrive at the clinic, a doctor will search for signs of injury and collect evidence in case that you decide to file criminal or civil charges.
While you're able to refuse to be examined for evidence, many physicians have special programs to ensure rape victims get the support and information necessary to make the best decisions about the health services they accept.
The examination also contains a verbal history of the rape or sexual assault.
You might find it hard to recount the event, but these details can provide important information about physical injuries that may otherwise have gone unnoticed.
A rectal examination will also be done to detect the presence of semen, as well as any harm, even though it is possible for no semen to be current after a rape. Your pubic hair will be combed to search for the existence of your assailant's pubic hairloss. The physical evidence gathered during this test will be made available to the police only with your written consent. Pictures of your injuries are also taken to be used as evidence.
It is a fantastic idea for you and a friend or counselor to examine the record of your rape test within 24 hours to ensure its accuracy.
What Health Care Services Will Be Offered To Me?
Emergency contraception is available if you feel that pregnancy is possible as a result of your own rape. A shot of an antibiotic can also be given from the buttocks to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs); this will be followed by a dose of oral antibiotics. You don't need to accept the shot butif you are relying on symptoms to assist you make your decision, be aware that some STIs might not appear for many weeks. The CDC recommends that victims of sexual assault are reevaluated for STIs and HIV two, six, 12, and 24 weeks after a rape.
How Can You Help When Someone You Know Has Been Raped?
If you know someone that has been raped, understand that victims experience a broad range of powerful emotions as a consequence of this experience. There are a number of things that you can do to encourage a friend or family member That Has Been raped:
Only allow her to express her feelings; listen to her and validate what she is saying
Help her make changes to her surroundings that make her feel safer
Remind her that the rape Wasn't her fault
Advocate for her if she wants your help confronting the legal and medical procedures
Let her know you believe in her, and that you understand that she has the strength and courage to heal and survive
The Key to Being a Rape Survivor–Not a Rape Victim
Survivors of rape often experience changes in their overall health. Sleep disorders like insomnia or eating disorders frequently occur after rape or sexual assault. Some women experience nightmares and flashbacks. Others experience body aches, headaches, and fatigue.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the most common disorder seen in victims of rape or sexual assault. Rape victims occasionally experience anxiety, depression, self-injury, or suicide attempts, as well as other emotional disorders. They sometimes attempt to deal with their feelings by indulging in drugs or alcohol.
Women who were raped often face an enormous uphill psychological struggle to regain self-respect, self-esteem, self-assurance, and self-control. It's a battle which can be won with the support of caring and inviting friends, family members, counselors, and doctors.
The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) supply a toll-free 24-hour hotline for victims of sexual assault at 1-800-656-HOPE as well as an online chat hotline. RAINN also keeps a searchable database of rape crisis centers intended to assist you find counselling locally.
There's hope–but you must take the initial step and ask for it.
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Horde is an application that doubles as your own personal agenda on the internet, featuring different modules that provide different types of functionality. Primarily it is a webmail client, allowing users to access their e-mail from a remote location via a web browser. It is also an address book, where you can store addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, notes and more. It also features a calendar in which you can set events that last for a specific amount of time, alarms for each event, et cetera. You can also record memos and tasks; all of this from a completely web-based interface available to you from anywhere in the world.
Following are the features and options available on the Horde framework.


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Forex Market Reports and forex outlook this week is the topic of Gail's latest video. There are several potential moves that are setting up on the Yen pairs but the candlestick patterns must form for confirmation. Additionally, although there are not very many high volatility reports this week (only the ECB Rate Announcement and Press Conference), there are major reports for next week, which may cause some sideways market movement later in the week.
In this video, Gail Mercer, founder of TradersHelpDesk, first the Multicharts Scanner to help identify forex symbols that may be making moves for Monday and Tuesday. The forex outlook this week then continues with potential congestion zones on the EURUSD ahead of the ECB Rate Announcement and Press Conference and, later on, potential sideways movements on the Yen and British Pound, prior to the rate announcements on those currencies next week.
After reviewing the forex markets, Gail then shows the potential high volatility reports for the next 14 days.
All of the features used in Gail's Forex Outlook This Week video are proprietary indicators developed by her for the Multicharts, NinjaTrader and TradeStation platforms.


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import javax.servlet.WriteListener;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
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        public synchronized void onError(final Throwable t) {
            t.printStackTrace();
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Die Digitale Bibliothek Ostschweiz ist ein Angebot an elektronischen Medien (E-Books, E-Audios, E-Music, E-Videos, E-Magazine, E-Paper) der Ostschweizer Kantonsbibliotheken zusammen mit rund 100 öffentlichen Bibliotheken. Sie basiert auf dem System Onleihe von DiViBib, einer Tochterfirma der ekz.bibliotheksservice.

Beteiligt sind Bibliotheken aus den Kantonen Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Graubünden, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Thurgau und Zürich sowie dem Fürstentum Liechtenstein. Das Angebot ist 2008 auf Initiative der Kantonsbibliothek Vadiana, die auch die Geschäftsführung innehat, als Digitale Bibliothek St. Gallen und erster Onleihe-Verbund überhaupt entstanden und wurde 2011 auf die ganze Region ausgeweitet.

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Is Dancing With The Stars Fixed Against Hope Solo?
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Hope Solo can't win Dancing With The Stars because it would interrupt the Hollywood system that rules the producers of the show.
In fact, the producers of DWTS are so afraid that Solo will win, they're seemingly pulling out all of the stops to make it happen.
If this blogger didn't know better, it would be fair game to assert that perhaps some of the contestants bought their way into the production, including public relations contracts, thus buying a higher ranking than they could achieve on their own.
How else to explain how Hope Solo has been treated? In a video this blogger created to cheer on Solo – this one:
It was noted that People Magazine actually ran a cast photo that left Hope out of it ( along with war hero J.R. Martinez) even as she was introduced as one of the Dancing With The Stars cast members.
In various small ways, the Dancing With The Stars promoters have done what they could to force our attention toward the stars they wanted us to vote for. That's one reason for the constant, incessant, and really freaking annoying focus placed on Chaz Bono. If you think that was just because of Chaz's sex change, you're as much a fool as anyone who walked the Earth.
The Dancing With The Stars producers could have asked us to look at other candidates, and also encouraged the media to talk about other aspects of Bono's life. But what's more criminal is that the Dancing With The Stars producers didn't ask the media to pay attention to Hope Solo.
Now, I need you to put your thinking cap on here.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that all it take to make a star is one big movie or television role. Transformers producer Michael Bay has used that formula to turn unknowns into stars, as he did with Megan Fox and now with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Since Dancing With The Stars provides the same opportunity for Hope Solo, it seems logical that the producers should promote her, right?
Well, the fact is, they don't. In show segments Hope's generally taken out of background view of the camera and little has been made of how well she and the U.S. Women's Soccer Team represented our country this year. It's almost as if the producers of Dancing With The Stars know that if they pushed Hope on the media, it would make her a star, and fear that such a development would harm their other contestants that do represent the Hollywood system.
Of course such a view would be idiotic, but it's the only way to explain how little media has been focused on Hope Solo. They think that because Hope's new, it would cause a drop in ratings, but that runs counter to human habit. Hope's a beautiful woman that anyone would want to see dance. Why not capitalize on that?
And that's where my assertion of payola comes in. If one or two of the star contestants actually paid into the production of Dancing With The Stars, including PR, they could essentially buy their way into the finals, even to the point of working the judges to get dancing outcomes favorable to them, and not to Hope Solo.
In that way, Solo could get better each week, but the judges, instructed to be biased against her, would just keep making negative comments. At the same time, the judges make overly positive comments about other dancers who's performances were in some cases very questionable. But in Solos's case, the Dancing With The Stars judges have been uniformly harsh on a consistent basis.
The Dancing With The Stars producers know that Hope's got a mix of the outspoken and the sensitive: she wants to speak her mind, but is concerned with what people think about her.
The Dancing With The Stars producers are using that against her, hoping the judges harsh comments work to break Hope emotionally and either want to quit (the extreme), or just not do a better job the next time around.
That's my view and I'm sticking to it. Someone has to get to the bottom of this outrageous fix. Why show us a video of Hope crying in a private moment? What was the point of all that? Certainly Hope didn't authorize that at all.
It was pretty dirty stuff.
Hope Solo Must Win
Hope Solo now must win Dancing With The Stars, and for two reasons: first because it would mean Hope worked her tail off and had her loyal fan base behind her, and second, because it would destroy all of the actions that happened against her by the same Dancing With The Stars producers over the course of the telecast.
And while you may point out that producers were not emphasizing JR Martinez, that was true at first, but after his tribute to fallen soldiers, that wasn't the case anymore.
For Dancing With The Stars to remain "clean," either she or J.R. Martinez, the war vet who's performed so well and seems to be not of the Hollywood system, must win Season 13.
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Typhoon Usagi, the strongest storm to hit the Western Pacific this year, began pounding the Asian financial centre late on Sunday. More than 370 flights were cancelled.
The No. 8 signal warning remained in force early on Monday, with financial markets closed for at least part of the morning.
The weather observatory said the storm had weakened from "super" typhoon status and that it would consider lowering the warning signal before 10 a.m. (0200 GMT) China's National Meteorological Centre issued its highest alert, with more than 80,000 people moved to safety in Fujian province and authorities deploying at least 50,000 disaster-relief workers, state Xinhua news agency reported.
At least 20 people were killed on China's southern coast, television reports said, including 13 in Shanwei in the eastern fringes of Guangdong province.
The victims included people hit by debris and others who had drowned. One man was killed by a falling window pane.
"It is the strongest typhoon I have ever encountered," Xinhua quoted Luo Hailing, a gas station attendant in Shanwei, as saying. "So terrible, lucky we made preparations." Winds of more than 180 km/hour (110 mph) were recorded in some parts of southern China, toppling trees, cranes and blowing cars off roads in some areas.
The storm had earlier brought down three major power lines in coastal Fujian, cutting off electricity supplies to about 170,000 households, Xinhua reported.
In Guangdong province, a major base for Chinese nuclear power, the Daya Bay nuclear power plant just east of Hong Kong had initiated emergency response schemes, Xinhua said.
Four of the six power-generating units at the plant had been ordered to operate at reduced load.
Airlines cancelled flights to cities in southern Guangdong and Fujian, while shipping was suspended between China and Taiwan, state media said.
Despite earlier warnings the typhoon could pose a severe risk to Hong Kong, the city suffered only minimal damage, including toppled trees. There were no fatalities in the city.


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Movie Review: Train to Busan
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 14 comments
It's been hours since I saw the film, and yet my excitement, my emotions from its end still haven't dissipated even a little. I went into the cinema with high expectations, brought on by friends and trusted former college professors who have watched it and have given their two cents. I came out extremely satisfied - and a little ashamed (I'll explain later).
From the title, it would be impossible to think the story would be interesting. Yeah, it sounded mysterious and looming, but just that. I've never been more happy to be wrong.
Train to Busan was emotional, especially as the film reached its climax and started descending to the end. The trailer itself was quite intense (and partially the reason why I decided it would be worth watching on the big screen), and the fact that Korean Films were getting into the Zombie genre, putting their own flavor into it, was inviting.
I've always been attracted to these genres - horror, thriller, suspense, gore, zombie - and it was BLISS throughout most of the film (hey, it can't ALL be perfect). I found myself attached immediately to a few characters within the first 30 minutes, which grew stronger as I realized where it was all headed. I also found myself getting pissed at one or two a-holes who I'm sure were based off of real people. It was intense.
(Spoilers start here. If you haven't watched the movie, PLEASE do yourself a favor and go do so. You'll thank me later.)
I still HATE that COO guy with a vengeance. If I was unfortunate enough to be in the same situation with him in the same group, I would've LOVED to kick that guy off the train. The most selfish portrayal of man I've ever seen on film. He deserved to die a more horrible death, and he didn't have to take the main character with him to the grave (which he did).
The film started quite calm, introducing me to the characters whose plight I'd be following in the next two hours. From the moment they got into the train to Busan, and a strange, bloody, twitching woman boarded the train when the conductor wasn't looking, hell broke loose.
The end was more bitter than sweet, though I couldn't really call it depressing. It may have felt that way to me in the first few minutes, but thinking about it, Su-An and the pregnant lady would not have made it to safety if Su-An's father lived. The military on the other side of the tunnel would've shot them immediately had it not been for Su-An singing the song she practiced for her late father. She wouldn't have had reason to cry and sing her sorrows away if her father hadn't died trying to protect them. The end would, then, be depressing.
The key to that explosive, sorrowful ending were definitely the events leading up to it. It was full of moral decisions, whether you wanted you and your loved one to live, or risk it and try saving other frightened passengers. Humanity's capability and natural train of thought during tragedies and life or death situations was on full display here, and it wasn't all rainbows.
Why did I say at the beginning that I was "ashamed" after watching the movie? As I watched, I realized that I was doing the same thing the other people in the audience were - passing judgement on the characters' lives.
You see, at one point in the movie, the COO guy claimed Su-An's father had been infected, thus spreading fear into the others who were originally with them (Su-An's crew had just come through cars of zombies). They were then forced to stay separated from them and were forced into the vestibule. The COO and the others then tied clothes and handkerchiefs to permanently lock the doors from the vestibule to prevent the "infected" from coming back inside.
When the zombies on the other end of the car were let in by an old lady (her sister could've been saved if the COO and the others would've let the group in sooner), they were massacred, keeping the outcasts in the vestibule safe. My shame came from hearing myself shout, along with the other movie goers, that they deserved what had happened to them, and that's what they deserved. In the end, I was doing the same thing I despised them for.
This film's story/script wasn't written beautifully in the beginning and thrown a tragedy in the end. It was written beautifully from beginning to end. Yes, there were funny moments (the zombies toppling over one another was very comical), but the harsh reality of what they were about to face was always at the surface. The reality that human instinct calls for survival, and survival calls for a "me before you" way of thinking was all too strong in Train to Busan. It makes you realize where your morals lie, and if you're willing to let the "good" dominate the "need".
Train to Busan is still showing in the cinemas, and I hope they won't replace it with something else soon. I'd love to watch it for the second (or third) time on the big screen and see if I realize anything else during.
If you've watched it already, what are your thoughts?
Wanderlustkyla.com Wednesday, September 07, 2016
I haven't seen a movie in AGES! This one sounds like a good one and if I ever get a minute to myself I might have to check it out!
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ROBERT LEE Wednesday, September 07, 2016
When I saw the movie poster, I was intrigued. The title sounds epic. The images on the poster looks exciting. And then I found out it was a zombie movie. Unfortunately, it's not my kind of movie. Having said that, the fact that you felt bittersweet tells me you got your money's worth. I believe movies should invoke emotion and this one did for you.
Carola Conmose Wednesday, September 07, 2016
I love reading movie reviews! I haven't heard of this movie yet. Even better: then I'm discovering something new :). I really love horror, thriller, suspense, gore, zombie as well! I think it really sounds like something I would like. The combination of zombie vs story and characters. I'll check it out if i can watch in Europe!
Roselle CT Wednesday, September 07, 2016
My friends have been raving about Train to Busan but I can't seem to get myself to watch. I'm not a fan of anything horror or zombie because I'm such a coward. I am most of the time alone at home and I fear I'd either have a hard time sleeping or I'll have nightmares.
berlin domingo Wednesday, September 07, 2016
This makes me curious about the movie. I, too, prefer horror and suspense ones. After seeing a lot of Walking Dead, I enjoy watching zombie movies as well. I like it that despite the genre, the moview has a lesson it wants to impart to its viewers.
Anonymous Wednesday, September 07, 2016
It is a blockbuster with no reason, I should say. The setting in a train is a good choice for the movie. I like how it was used to reflect different societal problems, like discrimination. Zombies represent the cancer of the community like greedy people, so much work and less family bonding. The movie has a lot to express. It gave both the weakness and the strengths (for instance, women) of people and the society.
Miera Nadhirah Tan Thursday, September 08, 2016
I am not really a fan of horror stories but I am tempted to go watch this.. my daughter wants to watch this so we probably just might....
Nilyn_ECM Thursday, September 08, 2016
Not that I hate horror movies, but I'd choose one with a happy ending over this! lol. I don't like to watch horror ones. Last Sunday, my friend told me they're watching this one in cinema. I was like, "ugh, thanks, but no thanks!" haha!
Tamshuk Thursday, September 08, 2016
Oh I love zombie movies. Infact, just today afternoon I was watching Dawn Of The Dead. I have heard of Train To Busan but haven't been able to watch the movie. Thankfully I read this review here and it sounds a really exciting movie with an element of human emotions. I will definitely catch this movie when I get a chance
Glamomamas Mums Thursday, September 08, 2016
Yikes. Sorry, not going to watch it. Ever since I saw a horror movie as a kid, I've been allergic to them since, haha! The last one I tried to watch was Scream from the 90's, with awful outcomes :(
so far so sabine Saturday, September 17, 2016
I cant stand horror movies. I'm absolutely allergic to them. It just gives me bad vibes. I understand that a lot of people live to see scary movies though.
Mia Foo Saturday, October 01, 2016
i watched this because everyone who watched told me it's good. but i felt that it's really too depressing, i expected more people to survive the train ride to busan. Gong Yoo's character really didn't have to die. It was so sad to see him jumping off the train while reminiscing his first encounter with his daughter when she was born.
jerome ratna Tuesday, November 15, 2016
No word I would I just say wow I am still crying just fantastic I love that child girl acting God bless you ummma
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Home News INDIAN NEWS Modi takes Japan dip, Varanasi gets blessings
Modi takes Japan dip, Varanasi gets blessings
Boats remain anchored on the ghats of Ganga river in Varanasi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to turn Varanasi into a 'smart city' with help from Kyoto . The pact is in line with Modi's vision of building 100 'smart cities' across India.
Boats remain anchored on the ghats of Ganga river in Varanasi as water level in the river is increasing; on Aug 7, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Under the smart heritage cities programme, Kyoto will provide cooperation in the fields of conservation and modernisation of cities, as well as art, culture and academics.
While Kyoto and Kashi share many similarities historically, there is a wide gap in where they stand today, a report in Indian Express said. "First, the similarities: Kyoto is called the city of ten thousand shrines, while Varanasi boasts of numerous temples and ghats. Kyoto has been the imperial capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years, while Varanasi is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Both cities also have rivers flowing alongside them.
Now, the differences: Kyoto has modernised while keeping its old city, temples and monuments alive, while Varanasi has languished in its past glory. Kyoto's streets are wide and clean, with magnificent tree-lined boulevards — something Modi witnessed on his way to the luxurious Westin hotel. Varanasi's squalor and narrow roads have prompted the PM to resolve to clean up the city. Varanasi's Ganga river is polluted and the ghats need repair, while Kyoto has a number of rivers, canals and other navigable waterways. While Yodo, Kamogawa and Katsura rivers flow through Kyoto, its Late Biwa canal is a major infrastructure milestone, the Express said.
"The Prime Minister is keen on rejuvenating Indian cities as urban centres, and Kyoto is a magnificent example of how a city preserves its cultural heritage while modernising itself. It, therefore, dovetails into PM's own emphasis on rejuvenation of cities in India while preserving their cultural heritage as also his focus on what is widely known as 'smart cities'. Kyoto, in the Japanese lexicon, is known as a smart city which is environmentally friendly, which preserves its heritage and which is at the cutting-edge of technology. All these three are important in PM's vision of rejuvenating our cities," Syed Akbaruddin, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, said.
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Dani Mallo has confirmed that he will not accept the renewal offer made by Lendoiro. Meanwhile Depor�s president sealed the agreement with Francisco Pern�a (Racing's president) about the incorporation of Dudu Aouate to Depor last night. Now Lendoiro has traveled to Madrid in order to continue his next negotiations.
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The signing of Antonio Barrag�n has been completed although the defender hasn't signed his contract with Depor. Barrag�n is concentrated with Spain's U-19 national team and it's expected that he can find a free day in his schedule in order to pass the medical tests. The Galician player will sign a five-year contract. Meanwhile, Estoyanoff is the other player near to being signed.
Javier Irureta's Betis is also interested in the services of Antonio Barag�n, but the player prefers to work under Joaquin Caparr�s. A fact that his agent explained to the media. The Galician defender is close to sign with Depor, but it isn't know when the contract will be closed.
As previously reported, president Lendoiro took advantage of his visit to Madrid and made the first contact with Racing Santander in order to negotiate for Dudu Aouate. It's expected that this crucial meeting will take place this week in Santander. Also, it was discovered that Iv�n Carril and Xisco are close to being loaned out to Vecindario.
Duscher and Trist�n seem to be the main candidates to be transferred during the summer market. Yesterday it was reported that Newcastle is negotiating for the Argentinean midfielder, but Lendoiro isn't discarding other possibilities. Meanwhile, Trist�n could find his destiny in Italy. Momo is another player that has been followed by several clubs in Spain.
Deportivo is now trying to find an exit for the players that don't count in Caparr�s' squad. One of the best alternatives is Vecindario, the Canarian club signed a collaboration agreement with Depor in order to share youngsters. Now that they have been promoted to Segunda, names like Momo, Senel, Iv�n Carril or Xisco have been linked with a move to their club.
Carlos Salcido and Roberto Abbondanzieri seem to be the new targets capturing the interest of Deportivo. Both players fulfill the profile that Caparr�s is searching. Meanwhile, it was known that Betis is also following the signing of Antonio Barrag�n from Liverpool, but he prefers the option of Deportivo.
Cristian Hidalgo became the sixth reinforcement for the 2006/2007 season when he signed a contract with Deportivo yesterday. The Catalan is an offensive player who can perform as striker, winger and even as a playmaker. It's speculated that he will cover the right wing in Caparr??s' squad. Cristian signed a four-year contract.


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P.075 Clinical spectrum of POLR3-related leukodystrophy caused by biallelic POLR1C pathogenic variants
L Gauquelin, FK Cayami, L Sztriha, G Yoon, LT Tran, K Guerrero, F Hocke, RM van Spaendonk, EL Fung, S D'Arrigo, G Vasco, I Thiffault, DM Niyazov, R Person, KS Lewis, E Wassmer, T Prescott, P Fallon, M McEntagart, J Rankin, R Webster, H Philippi, B van de Warrenburg, D Timmann, A Dixit, C Searle, N Thakur, MC Kruer, S Sharma, A Vanderver, D Tonduti, MS van der Knaap, E Bertini, C Goizet, S Fribourg, NI Wolf, G Bernard, DDD Study
Journal: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Volume 46 / Issue s1 / June 2019
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2019, p. S34
Background: Biallelic variants in POLR1C are associated with POLR3-related leukodystrophy (POLR3-HLD), or 4H leukodystrophy (Hypomyelination, Hypodontia, Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism), and Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS). The clinical spectrum of POLR3-HLD caused by variants in this gene has not been described. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study involving 25 centers worldwide was conducted between 2016 and 2018. The clinical, radiologic and molecular features of 23 unreported and previously reported cases of POLR3-HLD caused by POLR1C variants were reviewed. Results: Most participants presented between birth and age 6 years with motor difficulties. Neurological deterioration was seen during childhood, suggesting a more severe phenotype than previously described. The dental, ocular and endocrine features often seen in POLR3-HLD were not invariably present. Five patients (22%) had a combination of hypomyelinating leukodystrophy and abnormal craniofacial development, including one individual with clear TCS features. Several cases did not exhibit all the typical radiologic characteristics of POLR3-HLD. A total of 29 different pathogenic variants in POLR1C were identified, including 13 new disease-causing variants. Conclusions: Based on the largest cohort of patients to date, these results suggest novel characteristics of POLR1C-related disorder, with a spectrum of clinical involvement characterized by hypomyelinating leukodystrophy with or without abnormal craniofacial development reminiscent of TCS.
White Matter Correlates of Cognitive Performance on the UCSF Brain Health Assessment
Andrea G. Alioto, Paige Mumford, Amy Wolf, Kaitlin B. Casaletto, Sabrina Erlhoff, Tacie Moskowitz, Joel H. Kramer, Katherine P. Rankin, Katherine L. Possin
Journal: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society / Volume 25 / Issue 6 / July 2019
Objective: White matter (WM) microstructural changes are increasingly recognized as a mechanism of age-related cognitive differences. This study examined the associations between patterns of WM microstructure and cognitive performance on the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Brain Health Assessment (BHA) subtests of memory (Favorites), executive functions and speed (Match), and visuospatial skills (Line Orientation) within a sample of older adults. Method: Fractional anisotropy (FA) in WM tracts and BHA performance were examined in 84 older adults diagnosed as neurologically healthy (47), with mild cognitive impairment (19), or with dementia (18). The relationships between FA and subtest performances were evaluated using regression analyses. We then explored whether regional WM predicted performance after accounting for variance explained by global FA. Results: Memory performance was associated with FA of the fornix and the superior cerebellar peduncle; and executive functions and speed, with the body of the corpus callosum. The fornix–memory association and the corpus callosum–executive association remained significant after accounting for global FA. Neither tract-based nor global FA was associated with visuospatial performance. Conclusions: Memory and executive functions are associated with different patterns of WM diffusivity. Findings add insight into WM alterations underlying age- and disease-related cognitive decline.
Rare-earth mobility as a result of multiple phases of fluid activity in fenite around the Chilwa Island Carbonatite, Malawi
Emma Dowman, Frances Wall, Peter J. Treloar, Andrew H. Rankin
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine / Volume 81 / Issue 6 / December 2017
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 January 2018, pp. 1367-1395
Carbonatites are enriched in critical raw materials such as the rare-earth elements (REE), niobium, fluorspar and phosphate. A better understanding of their fluid regimes will improve our knowledge of how to target and exploit economic deposits. This study shows that multiple fluid phases penetrated the surrounding fenite aureole during carbonatite emplacement at Chilwa Island, Malawi. The first alkaline fluids formed the main fenite assemblage and later microscopic vein networks contain the minerals of potential economic interest such as pyrochlore in high-grade fenite and rare-earth minerals throughout the aureole. Seventeen samples of fenite rock from the metasomatic aureole around the Chilwa Island carbonatite complex were chosen for study. In addition to the main fenite assemblage of feldspar and aegirine ± arfvedsonite, riebeckite and richterite, the fenite contains micro-mineral assemblages including apatite, ilmenite, rutile, magnetite, zircon, rare-earth minerals and pyrochlore in vein networks. Petrography using a scanning electron microscope in energy-dispersive spectroscopy mode showed that the rare-earth minerals (monazite, bastnäsite and parisite) formed later than the fenite feldspar, aegirine and apatite and provide evidence of REE mobility into all grades of fenite. Fenite apatite has a distinct negative Eu anomaly (determined by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) that is rare in carbonatite-associated rocks and interpreted as related to pre-crystallization of plagioclase and co-crystallization with K-feldspar in the fenite. The fenite minerals have consistently higher mid REE/light REE ratios (La/Sm ≈ 1.3 monazite, ≈ 1.9 bastnäsite, ≈ 1.2 parisite) than their counterparts in the carbonatites (La/Sm ≈ 2.5 monazite, ≈ 4.2 bastnäsite, ≈ 3.4 parisite). Quartz in the low- and medium-grade fenite hosts fluid inclusions, typically a few micrometres in diameter, secondary and extremely heterogeneous. Single phase, 2- and 3-phase, single solid and multi solid-bearing examples are present, with 2-phase the most abundant. Calcite, nahcolite, burbankite and baryte were found in the inclusions. Decrepitation of inclusions occurred at ∼200°C before homogenization but melting-temperature data indicate that the inclusions contain relatively pure CO2. A minimum salinity of ∼24 wt.% NaCl equivalent was determined. Among the trace elements in whole-rock analyses, enrichment in Ba, Mo, Nb, Pb, Sr, Th and Y and depletion in Co, Hf and V are common to carbonatite and fenite but enrichment in carbonatitic type elements (Ba, Nb, Sr, Th, Yand REE) generally increases towards the inner parts of the aureole. A schematic model contains multiple fluid events, related to first and second boiling of the magma, accompanying intrusion of the carbonatites at Chilwa Island, each contributing to the mineralogy and chemistry of the fenite. The presence of distinct rare-earth mineral microassemblages in fenite at some distance from carbonatite could be developed as an exploration indicator of REE enrichment.
Visuospatial Functioning in the Primary Progressive Aphasias
Christa L. Watson, Katherine Possin, I. Elaine Allen, H. Isabel Hubbard, Marita Meyer, Ariane E. Welch, Gil D. Rabinovici, Howard Rosen, Katherine P. Rankin, Zachary Miller, Miguel A. Santos-Santos, Joel H. Kramer, Bruce L. Miller, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini
Journal: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society / Volume 24 / Issue 3 / March 2018
Print publication: March 2018
Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify whether the three main primary progressive aphasia (PPA) variants would show differential profiles on measures of visuospatial cognition. We hypothesized that the logopenic variant would have the most difficulty across tasks requiring visuospatial and visual memory abilities. Methods: PPA patients (n=156), diagnosed using current criteria, and controls were tested on a battery of tests tapping different aspects of visuospatial cognition. We compared the groups on an overall visuospatial factor; construction, immediate recall, delayed recall, and executive functioning composites; and on individual tests. Cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons were made, adjusted for disease severity, age, and education. Results: The logopenic variant had significantly lower scores on the visuospatial factor and the most impaired scores on all composites. The nonfluent variant had significant difficulty on all visuospatial composites except the delayed recall, which differentiated them from the logopenic variant. In contrast, the semantic variants performed poorly only on delayed recall of visual information. The logopenic and nonfluent variants showed decline in figure copying performance over time, whereas in the semantic variant, this skill was remarkably preserved. Conclusions: This extensive examination of performance on visuospatial tasks in the PPA variants solidifies some previous findings, for example, delayed recall of visual stimuli adds value in differential diagnosis between logopenic variant PPA and nonfluent variant PPA variants, and illuminates the possibility of common mechanisms that underlie both linguistic and non-linguistic deficits in the variants. Furthermore, this is the first study that has investigated visuospatial functioning over time in the PPA variants. (JINS, 2018, 24, 259–268)
By Tod C. Aeby, Melanie D. Altizer, Ronan A. Bakker, Meghann E. Batten, Anita K. Blanchard, Brian Bond, Megan A. Brady, Saweda A. Bright, Ellen L. Brock, Amy Brown, Ashley Carroll, Jori S. Carter, Frances Casey, Weldon Chafe, David Chelmow, Jessica M. Ciaburri, Stephen A. Cohen, Adrianne M. Colton, PonJola Coney, Jennifer A. Cross, Julie Zemaitis DeCesare, Layson L. Denney, Megan L. Evans, Nicole S. Fanning, Tanaz R. Ferzandi, Katie P. Friday, Nancy D. Gaba, Rajiv B. Gala, Andrew Galffy, Adrienne L. Gentry, Edward J. Gill, Philippe Girerd, Meredith Gray, Amy Hempel, Audra Jolyn Hill, Chris J. Hong, Kathryn A. Houston, Patricia S. Huguelet, Warner K. Huh, Jordan Hylton, Christine R. Isaacs, Alison F. Jacoby, Isaiah M. Johnson, Nicole W. Karjane, Emily E. Landers, Susan M. Lanni, Eduardo Lara-Torre, Lee A. Learman, Nikola Alexander Letham, Rachel K. Love, Richard Scott Lucidi, Elisabeth McGaw, Kimberly Woods McMorrow, Christopher A. Manipula, Kirk J. Matthews, Michelle Meglin, Megan Metcalf, Sarah H. Milton, Gaby Moawad, Christopher Morosky, Lindsay H. Morrell, Elizabeth L. Munter, Erin L. Murata, Amanda B. Murchison, Nguyet A. Nguyen, Nan G. O'Connell, Tony Ogburn, K. Nathan Parthasarathy, Thomas C. Peng, Ashley Peterson, Sarah Peterson, John G. Pierce, Amber Price, Heidi J. Purcell, Ronald M. Ramus, Nicole Calloway Rankins, Fidelma B. Rigby, Amanda H. Ritter, Barbara L. Robinson, Danielle Roncari, Lisa Rubinsak, Jennifer Salcedo, Mary T. Sale, Peter F. Schnatz, John W. Seeds, Kathryn Shaia, Karen Shelton, Megan M. Shine, Haller J. Smith, Roger P. Smith, Nancy A. Sokkary, Reni A. Soon, Aparna Sridhar, Lilja Stefansson, Laurie S. Swaim, Chemen M. Tate, Hong-Thao Thieu, Meredith S. Thomas, L. Chesney Thompson, Tiffany Tonismae, Angela M. Tran, Breanna Walker, Alan G. Waxman, C. Nathan Webb, Valerie L. Williams, Sarah B. Wilson, Elizabeth M. Yoselevsky, Amy E. Young
Edited by David Chelmow, Virginia Commonwealth University, Christine R. Isaacs, Virginia Commonwealth University, Ashley Carroll, Virginia Commonwealth University
Book: Acute Care and Emergency Gynecology
Print publication: 30 October 2014, pp ix-xiv
NIH EXAMINER: Conceptualization and Development of an Executive Function Battery
Joel H. Kramer, Dan Mungas, Katherine L. Possin, Katherine P. Rankin, Adam L. Boxer, Howard J. Rosen, Alan Bostrom, Lena Sinha, Ashley Berhel, Mary Widmeyer
Journal: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society / Volume 20 / Issue 1 / January 2014
Print publication: January 2014
Executive functioning is widely targeted when human cognition is assessed, but there is little consensus on how it should be operationalized and measured. Recognizing the difficulties associated with establishing standard operational definitions of executive functioning, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke entered into a contract with the University of California-San Francisco to develop psychometrically robust executive measurement tools that would be accepted by the neurology clinical trials and clinical research communities. This effort, entitled Executive Abilities: Measures and Instruments for Neurobehavioral Evaluation and Research (EXAMINER), resulted in a series of tasks targeting working memory, inhibition, set shifting, fluency, insight, planning, social cognition and behavior. We describe battery conceptualization and development, data collection, scale construction based on item response theory, and lay the foundation for studying the battery's utility and validity for specific assessment and research goals. (JINS, 2013, 19, 1–9)
The management of recurrent croup in children
I Rankin, S M Wang, A Waters, W A Clement, H Kubba
Journal: The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 127 / Issue 5 / May 2013
Print publication: May 2013
To review the aetiology, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and clinical outcome of children with recurrent croup.
Retrospective case note review of all children with recurrent croup referred to the otolaryngology service at our hospital from November 2002 to March 2011.
Ninety children with recurrent croup were identified. Twenty-five children (28 per cent) had anatomical airway abnormalities, of which 16 (18 per cent) demonstrated degrees of subglottic stenosis. Twenty-three children (26 per cent) had positive microlaryngobronchoscopy findings suggestive of reflux. Eleven children were treated for gastroesophageal reflux disease, 10 (91 per cent) of whom responded well to anti-reflux medication (p = 0.006). No cause was identified for 41 (45 per cent) of the children; this was the group most likely to continue having episodes of croup at follow up. One death occurred in this group.
Airway anomalies are common in children that present with recurrent croup. Laryngobronchoscopy allows identification of the cause of croup and enables a more accurate prognosis. In the current study, laryngobronchoscopy findings that indicated reflux were predictive of benefit from anti-reflux medications, whereas the clinical presentation of reflux was not. Routine measurement of immunoglobulin E and complement proteins did not appear to be helpful.
Economic Crises and the Social Structuring of Economic Hardship: The Impact of the 2001 Turkish Crisis
Bruce H. Rankin
Journal: New Perspectives on Turkey / Volume 44 / Spring 2011
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2015, pp. 11-40
Print publication: Spring 2011
Drawing on a growing cross-national literature on the social impact of economic crises, this paper investigates the social structuring of economic hardship among urban households in Turkey following the 2001 economic crisis. My goal is to compare the Turkish crisis to other recent crises, particularly in Latin America and Asia, and to assess competing claims about the vulnerability of different social groups. Using data from the study entitled Turkish Family Life under Siege—a nationally representative sample of urban households of work-aged married couples—the results paint a picture of widespread social devastation as measured by key labor market outcomes: job loss, unemployment duration, earnings instability, and under-employment. The findings suggest that existing patterns of social inequality related to class and status—education, age, ethnicity, and occupation—were reinforced and exacerbated by the 2001 macro-economic crisis. In contrast to claims that the impact was skewed towards higher socio-economic groups, the brunt of the 2001 crisis was felt by disadvantaged social groups with few assets to buffer economic hardship. Economic hardship was higher among labor force participants who are younger, less educated, male, Kurdish-speakers, private-sector employees, and residents of non-central regions. I discuss the implications with respect to the previous research on economic crises, the role of Turkish contextual factors, and the need for social policy reform, particularly in the context of the current global economic crisis.
'Take 5' – a weight loss intervention for adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity
D. Spanos, C. Hankey, S. Macmillan, L. Rankin, S. Miller, V. Penpraze, S. Boyle, H. Murray, C. Pert, N. Robinson, C. Melville
Journal: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society / Volume 69 / Issue OCE6 / 2010
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 November 2010, E505
Particle-wall collision in a viscoelastic fluid
A. M. ARDEKANI, D. D. JOSEPH, D. DUNN-RANKIN, R. H. RANGEL
Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics / Volume 633 / 25 August 2009
Print publication: 25 August 2009
In this study, we present experimental results on particle-wall collision in viscoelastic fluids. A sphere is released in a tank filled with poly(ethylene-oxide) (PEO) mixed with water with varying concentrations up to 1.5%. The effect of Stokes and Deborah numbers on the rebound velocity of a spherical particle colliding onto a wall is considered. It has been observed that the slope at which the coefficient of restitution increases with Stokes number is smaller for higher Deborah numbers. Higher rebound occurs for higher PEO concentration at the same stokes number. However, the results for the coefficient of restitution in polymeric liquids can be collapsed together with the Newtonian fluid behaviour if one defines the Stokes number based on the local strain rate.
Theory of Raman sidescatter from a magnetized plasma
H. C. Barr, T. J. M. Boyd, R. Rankin
Journal: Journal of Plasma Physics / Volume 32 / Issue 2 / October 1984
The effects of a d.c. magnetic field on stimulated Raman sidescatter from laser-produced plasmas is studied. For exact sidescatter along the magnetic field, the Raman instability separates into two distinct decays in which the scattered light is either a right (RHCP) or left (LHCP) circularly polarized electromagnetic wave. Growth rates of the instabilities can be enhanced in the former case but are diminished in the latter. The magnetic field induced effects are greatest near the quarter critical density where frequency shifts can be especially significant, being equal to ± ¼Ωc for decay into RHCP and LHCP waves, respectively.
E.J. Gübelin and J.J. Koivula Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones. Opinio Publishers, Basel, Switzerland. 2008, 3, 672 pp. including 1796 colour images. Price €250 (Hardback), ISBN: 3-03999-047-4.
Andrew H. Rankin
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2018, pp. 1331-1332
Unemployment, Economic Strain and Family Distress: The Impact of the 2001 Economic Crisis
Işık A. Aytaç, Bruce H. Rankin
This essay focuses on economic hardship in the wake of the 2001 economic crisis and the impact of the resulting economic strain on individual and family distress (i.e., stress, emotional distress, physical health, and marital problems). Previous research on the impact of the economic crisis in Turkey has relied on small and non-representative samples or was limited to descriptive analyses. This research analyzes a nationally representative sample of 1,107 urban households using multivariate techniques. The OLS regression results show that, while the negative effects of the economic crisis were widely felt, those who lost their jobs, had a longer duration of unemployment, and who experienced higher levels of economic strain were affected most. Economic hardship and high and increasing levels of economic strain had a strong negative effect on perceived stress levels, emotional distress, physical health problems and marital problems. Renters were particularly hard hit by the crisis and report more strain and personal distress than non-renters.
Preparation of Highly Dispersed Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Amine-Modified SBA-15
Bing Tan, Wentao Xu, Alan Dozier, Stephen E. Rankin
Journal: MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 876 / 2005
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011, R4.11
Silica-supported iron oxide nanoparticles are prepared by precipitation within the pores of amine-functionalized SBA-15 silica. The loading of the iron oxide possible by this method is at least 11 wt%. STEM and TEM images show that the supported particles have a uniform diameter (average ∼ 4.0 nm) and are well dispersed. The supported iron oxide nanoparticles are amorphous after calcination at 300°C and, consistent with their nanoscale dimensions, are superparamagnetic at room temperature.
ZHU, C. & ANDERSON, G. 2002. Environmental Applications of Geochemical Modelling. xiv+284 pp. Cambridge, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. Price £75.00, US $110.00 (hard covers); £27.95, US $40.00 (paperback). ISBN 0 521 80907 X; 0 521 00577 9 (pb).
A. H. Rankin
Journal: Geological Magazine / Volume 139 / Issue 5 / September 2002
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2002, pp. 595-598
Neuropsychological profiles of adults with Klinefelter syndrome
KYLE BRAUER BOONE, RONALD S. SWERDLOFF, BRUCE L. MILLER, DANIEL H. GESCHWIND, JILL RAZANI, ALISON LEE, IRENE GAW GONZALO, ANNA HADDAL, KATHERINE RANKIN, PO LU, LYNN PAUL
Journal: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society / Volume 7 / Issue 4 / May 2001
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 May 2001, pp. 446-456
Children and adolescents with Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) have been reported to show deficits in language processing including VIQ < PIQ and a learning disability in reading and spelling. However, whether this is characteristic of adults with Klinefelter syndrome has not been established. Thirty-five men with Klinefelter syndrome, aged 16 to 61, and 22 controls were evaluated with a comprehensive neuropsychological battery. The Klinefelter patients scored significantly below controls in language skills, verbal processing speed, verbal and nonverbal executive abilities, and motor dexterity. Within the Klinefelter sample, three cognitive subgroups were identified: VIQ 7 or more points below PIQ (n = 10), VIQ within 6 points of PIQ (n = 12), and PIQ 7 or more points below VIQ (n = 12). The deficits detected in language, verbal processing speed, and verbal executive skills were found to be isolated to the VIQ < PIQ subgroup, while the abnormalities in motor dexterity and nonverbal executive skills were confined to the PIQ < VIQ subgroup. Older age was significantly correlated with increases in VIQ relative to PIQ in the patient group, which suggests the intriguing possibility that the PIQ < VIQ subgroup primarily emerges in young adulthood, perhaps in response to the reported hormonal abnormalities detected in Klinefelter syndrome patients during puberty. (JINS, 2001, 7, 446–456)
Forming Professional Bioethicists: The Program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
MICHELE CARTER, H. PHILLIPS HAMLIN, JENNIFER HEYL, GLENN C. GRABER, JAMES LINDEMANN NELSON, LINDA A. RANKIN
Journal: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics / Volume 9 / Issue 3 / July 2000
As a way of contributing to bioethics' understanding of itself, and, more particularly, to invigorate conversation about how we can best educate future colleagues, we present here a sketch of the quarter-century-old graduate concentration in medical ethics housed in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Our hope is to incite other programs to share their histories, strategies, problems, and aspirations, so as to help the field as a whole get a clearer sense of how we are putting together our future, and of how we might best go about this important job.
Single Pulse Polarimetry of the Vela Pulsar
Jeffrey S. Kern, Timothy H. Hankins, Joanna M. Rankin
Journal: International Astronomical Union Colloquium / Volume 177 / 2000
Multi-frequency, single-pulse polarimetric observations of the Vela pulsar have been made using the VLA. These high time resolution measurements allow us to probe the geometry, and the time dependent characteristics of the radio emission region. Evidence for multiple emission components with differing spectral indices is found.
Nutritional and toxicological evaluation of three deep-stacking methods for the processing of broiler litter as a foodstuff for beef cattle
D. L. Rankins, J. T. Eason, T. A. McCaskey, A. H. Stephenson, J. G. Floyd
Journal: Animal Science / Volume 56 / Issue 3 / June 1993
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 September 2010, pp. 321-326
Broiler poultry litter was deep-stacked (2·5 m high) in three ways: (1) uncovered, (2) covered with 0·1524 mm clear polyethylene and (3) surface-watered to form a 2·5 cm crust upon drying. After 30 days, each litter was used to formulate two diets containing proportionately 0·25 or 0·50 poultry litter (dry-matter basis). Urea was used as the nitrogen source in the control diet. All diets contained 100 g/kg cottonseed hulls, 20 g/kg limestone and cracked maize. Each of the seven diets was offered to 12 crossbred steers (two pens per diet; initial body weight 204 kg) for 84 days. Blood was collected and body weights measured every 28 days. After 84 days, liver biopsies were obtained from four steers per diet and an additional three steers per diet were penned individually and nutrient apparent digestibilities were determined. Steers gained 1·6 kg/day on the urea diet and 1·2, 1·3 and 1·2 kg/day on the diets containing 0·25 litter, uncovered, covered or watered, respectively. Steers consuming the 0·50 litter diets gained 1·0, 0·9 and 1·0 kg/day, respectively (significant linear decrease; P < 0·01). Litter depressed (P < 0·04) apparent dry matter, organic matter and gross energy digestibilities regardless of stacking method. However, nitrogen apparent digestibility was decreased by uncovered and watered litter only. Increased proportion of litter in the diet resulted in increased serum sorbitol dehydrogenase and aspartate aminotransferase and liver copper concentrations (P < 0·07); however, clinical copper toxicosis (haemolytic crisis) was not observed. Dietary inclusion of broiler poultry litter also increased serum phosphorus and decreased serum calcium concentrations (P < 0·07). Covering deep-stacked litter preserved nitrogen quality, but improvements over uncovered litter were not of sufficient magnitude to elicit improved animal performance in this study.
Polarimetric Observations of 20 Weak Pulsars at 1720 Mhz
Kiriaki M. Xilouris, Joanna M. Rankin, John H. Seiradakis, Wolfgang Sieber
We present average polarization profiles for 20 pulsars at 1720 MHz made with the 100-m Effelsberg radio telescope. All four Stokes parameters were appropriately delayed in a linear dedisperser to correct the interstellar dispersion on-line. Our sample includes a number of complex profiles which were observed polarimetrically for the first time at a high frequency, with the aim of describing their frequency evolution. Classification of the corrected profiles is attempted according to the empirical pulsar model described earlier by Rankin(1990).


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"Show Me The Money 777" To Edit D.Ark's Footage Following Controversy
by K. Lew
Representatives from Mnet's "Show Me the Money 777" have shared their official statement regarding rapper D.Ark following his controversy.
The production staff stated that in light of the controversy and after much discussion, they will be editing footage of D.Ark and reduce his screen time, in order to properly convey the efforts and results of the other rappers and producers, rather than completely omitting his footage.
Previously on October 5, "A" shared on her social media that she had been a certain rapper's girlfriend and explained, "He forcefully demanded physical contact and sexual relations. I refused, but we had sex. Afterwards, his attitude changed and we broke up." Afterwards, along with photos shared by "A," it was guessed that the rapper in question was D.Ark.
After the controversy spread, "A" clarified, "I expressed that it was coercive, but I admit that we had sexual relations after we were in a relationship. I did not [share this] intending to make accusations of sexual assault or the 'Me Too' movement." However, criticism continued as the rapper is 15 years old.
"This is Mnet's official statement regarding footage of rapper D.Ark, who is participating in 'Show Me the Money 777.' On October 12, episode 6 of the show will air team battles which were filmed in September, as well as the official first round performances, which concluded filming on October 3.
"There have been many concerns about D.Ark continuing to appear on broadcast due to the growing controversy since October 6. Internally, the participants' footage was discussed with a variety of opinions, including not airing any of the footage.
"However, after reviewing the fact that filming for a series of performances has concluded, we have decided that if D.Ark's footage were completely omitted, this could distort and devalue the skills, wins, and losses of the rappers, who have done their best.
"Therefore, the production staff has decided to only air footage of D.Ark necessary to properly convey the rappers and producers' just efforts, and will be editing the footage so that only the minimum will be aired.
"'Show Me the Money 777′ will work to listen to viewers' opinions, and to create a survival program where skilled rappers can fairly compete. Thank you."
"Show Me the Money 777" airs every Friday at 11 p.m. KST.
Show Me the Money 777
D.Ark


#teams 365 #39 - What's Not Being Said?
Peter Drucker wrote years ago "The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said".
What's not being said in the team? What's the elephant in the room?
What's the impact of not having surfaced this item?
What will it take so that what is not being said, is?


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Burundi + 3 more
Ban arrives in Burundi in support of UN efforts to resolve political crisis
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second right) is greeted on arrival in Bujumbura by First Vice-President of Burundi Gaston Sindimwo. © Photo: UNIC Bujumbura
22 February 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived today in Bujumbura, capital of Burundi, for an official visit during which is expected to meet President Pierre Nkurunziza and other actors in support of ongoing UN efforts at resolving Burundi's political crisis.
After a stop in Nairobi, Kenya, Mr, Ban was greeted on arrival in Bujumbura by the First Vice-President, Gaston Sindimwo, the Foreign Minister, Alain Nyamitwe, and other Government officials, as well as his Special Envoy to Burundi, Jamal Benomar, and by the Coordinator UN resident Paolo Lembo, said the UN office in Bujumbura.
In Kenya, the Secretary-General was briefed by the Director-General of the UN Office in Nairobi (UNON), Sahle-Work Zewde, and Kenya's Minister for Education, Fred Matiangi.
Burundi was thrown into crisis this past April when President Nkurunziza decided to run for a controversial third term that he went on to win in July. To date, it has been reported that more than 400 people have been killed, more than 240,000 have fled the nation, and thousands more have been arrested and possibly subjected to human rights violations.
The UN chief is then expected to leave Burundi on Tuesday for the Democratic Republic of Congo on the second leg of an Africa tour. He is expected to be in Goma to visit people impacted by the insecurity and humanitarian crisis in the region, including those living in camps for internally displaced people, according to a statement on his schedule.
The next day, the Secretary-General will be in Kinshasa, where he will preside at the opening session of the Great Lakes Private Sector Investment Conference. He is also expected to meet with the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, as well as several Government officials and political and civil society representatives.
On Thursday, 25 February, the Secretary-General will head to Juba, South Sudan, where he is expected to meet with President Salva Kiir as well as visit a protection of civilians' site that is run by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
UN News Service
La MONUSCO et le BCNUDH appellent à renforcer les efforts pour faire cesser les violences dans les territoires de Djugu, Irumu et Mahagi dans la province de l'Ituri
MONUSCO
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South Sudan + 18 more
Elections and instability as Africa enters 2021


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TREM Daily Devotional 17th January 2023 – Go All Out To Honour God
TREM Daily Devotional 17 January 2023 by Bishop Mike Okonkwo
TREM Daily Devotional 16th January 2023 | Tuesday Message By Dr. Mike Okonkwo | Go All Out To Honour God
Read TREM Daily Devotional 17th January 2023 Message
TOPIC: Go All Out To Honour God
SCRIPTURE: "And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of." Genesis 22: 2 (KJV)
When you understand who God is to you, there will be no struggle when it comes to honouring Him or giving Him anything. God said to Abraham, give Me your son, your only son; that one you love. Go to the mountain that I will tell you of and sacrifice your son to Me. Don't forget Isaac was not a baby. He was about 17 years old, and his father was over 100 years old.
From the story and the commitment of both Abraham and Isaac, Abraham had taught Isaac that whatever God does; he should trust Him. Isaac was tied up. He was willing. He laid down to become the sacrifice, yet without him struggling. These are people who understand that God is committed to them.
When you do not understand this truth in your heart, you will penny-pinch and get stingy when it comes to God. It is not just about money. It involves your service to God, your commitment, and your service. Look at the account again; there was no record of Isaac being forced or coerced. He submitted and earlier on, Abraham in absolute faith in God had said to the servants "abide ye here with the ass; I and the lad will go yonder and worship and come again to you" Gen, 22:5. What gave him that confidence? Abraham knew God and trusted Him completely.
Absolute trust in God always leads to absolute obedience. You can obey without questioning Him because you are fully convinced that He is good and does only good. Abraham's total obedience triggered another level of blessing in v.15-17, take time to read it. God responded to Abraham's willingness to honour Him. Decide to go out of your way to honour the Lord always. God honours those who honour Him.
FURTHER READING: Genesis 22:1-14, 1 Chronicles 29:9-14
DAILY BIBLE READING: Morning-Gen 41-42 / Evening Matt: 12:1-23
TREM Daily Devotional 17th January 2023 written by Dr. Mike Okonkwo; Is the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM); a versatile man of God with over 30 years of dedicated service unto the Lord.
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Good Morning Good Morning is een nummer uit 1967 dat door de Britse popgroep The Beatles werd uitgebracht op het muziekalbum Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Het nummer staat op naam van het schrijversduo Lennon-McCartney, maar is van de hand van John Lennon. Het nummer is ook uitgebracht op het verzamelalbum Anthology 2.

Achtergrond
In 1966 gaven The Beatles hun laatste concert in Candlestick Park in San Francisco. In zijn landhuis in het gebied rondom de plaats Weybridge leidde Lennon de periode die daarop volgde een saai en ontevreden leven, waarin hij veel sliep en televisie keek. Lennon vond zijn leven saai en was ook niet tevreden met zijn huwelijk met zijn vrouw Cynthia. De saaiheid van het leven is het hoofdonderwerp van Good Morning Good Morning.

Lennon had de gewoonte om fragmenten en zinsneden uit de media in zijn liedteksten te gebruiken, zoals bijvoorbeeld bij Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!, A Day in the Life en Happiness Is a Warm Gun. Zo ook bij Good Morning Good Morning. De tekst van een commercial van Kellogg's cornflakes werd door Lennon gebruikt voor het "Good morning, good morning"-refrein. In de liedtekst wordt daarnaast in de regel "It's time for tea and meet the wife" verwezen naar de BBC-serie Meet the Wife.

Opnamen
The Beatles begonnen op 8 februari 1967 aan de opnamen van Good Morning Good Morning in de Abbey Road Studios in Londen. Die dag namen The Beatles de backing track van het nummer op. Hiervoor hadden ze acht takes nodig.

Op 16 februari werd de zang van Lennon en de basgitaarpartij van Paul McCartney opgenomen. De opname van die dag is te horen op Anthology 2.

Zes koperblazers van Sounds Inc kwamen op 13 maart naar de Abbey Road Studios om mee te spelen in het nummer. Het ensemble bestond uit drie saxofoons, twee trombones en een hoorn. De opname duurde drie uur. Het duurde zo lang omdat Lennon niet tevreden was met het geluid van de koperblazers. Pas nadat het geluid flink vervormd werd door de geluidstechnici van Abbey Road, was Lennon tevreden.

Op 28 en 29 maart werkten The Beatles voor het laatst aan Good Morning Good Morning. Op 28 maart werd een gitaarsolo van McCartney en de achtergrondzang van Lennon en McCartney opgenomen. Bovendien werden die dag geluidseffecten bij elkaar gezocht die aan het nummer toegevoegd moesten worden. Lennon had besloten dat het nummer moest eindigen met dierengeluiden. Hiervoor werd gebruikgemaakt van het archief van Abbey Road. De dierengeluiden moesten in een dusdanige volgorde geplaatst worden dat ieder nieuw dier in staat moest zijn om het voorgaande dier angst aan te jagen of op te eten.

Op 29 maart werden deze geluiden aan het nummer toegevoegd. Achtereenvolgens zijn een kraaiende haan, een kat, blaffende honden, paarden, schapen, leeuwen, olifanten, een vos die door honden wordt achterna gezeten en waarbij jachthoorns klinken en ten slotte een hen.

Credits
 John Lennon - zang, slaggitaar
 Paul McCartney - achtergrondzang, leadgitaar, basgitaar
 George Harrison - achtergrondzang, leadgitaar
 Ringo Starr - drums, tamboerijn

Nummer van The Beatles
Compositie van Lennon-McCartney


MELBOURNE, Australia – Donald Cerrone seems entirely certain he's going to fight Conor McGregor this summer, and he already has a prediction for the bout.
A lightweight showdown (potentially for an interim title) between Cerrone (35-11 MMA, 22-8 UFC) and McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) appears to be close to coming to fruition after UFC President Dana White recently told MMAjunkie that "Cowboy" is the frontrunner to fight the former dual-UFC champ.
Although Cerrone has seen and done almost everything during his remarkable 30 UFC appearances, the chance to fight "The Notorious" brings a different excitement out of him. He called the matchup his "dream" fight, and promises to bring his best against the brash Irishman.
McGregor, the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion, is currently serving a six-month suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his role in the infamous post-fight melee after his loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 in October. He will be eligible to retune in April.
Cerrone is an opponent who has been consistently discussed since he earned a second-round TKO of Alexander Hernandez at UFC on ESPN+ 1 in January. McGregor afterward expressed interest in the contest, and the situation has positively progressed from there.
Daily Debate results: Were Khabib and McGregor's UFC 229 suspensions fair?
UFC boss White said he would make the fight is both men want it, and Cerrone certainly does – as soon as possible.
If the matchup does materialize as Cerrone believes it will, he said he's not going to make any secrets about his approach. With the most wins (22) and finishes (16) in UFC history, there aren't many secrets about Cerrone's style at this point. That matters not to him, though.
As far as a specific prediction, Cerrone is confident he will catch McGregor with his patented head kick, which he's used to finish seven fights in the octagon for another promotional record.