I am pretty sure you definitely heard about `SSH`, if not then no problem we will learn it together.
SSH using password: In this method, we just type the username and hostname or system's IP address. Let's go and do it in practical.
It will ask you for the password, enter the correct password, and you are there. Now you can access the remote system's directories and files on your system. You can copy the file from the remote system or vice versa. You can perform any operations as you want to perform. Using password authentication is a bad way and not secure type of authentication. If someone knows the password of the machine then they can access your remote instance. To avoid this type of security risks we have another type of authentication which you will allow to access the system without password.
SSH based on keys: In this method, you will have to generate the public and private keys to access the remote system.
A `public key` that you have to copy on the remote system to access the system.
A `private key` that you don't have to share this with anyone.
Now you can access the system without password.
scp /tmp/my_file root@192.168.249.152:/mnt/my_file # From your computer to 192.168.249.152 scp root@192.168.249.152:/mnt/my_file /tmp/my_file # From 192.168.249.152 to your computer.
It is essential to assign permissions to users for a particular file. By using this Linux security feature you can restrict a user to perform an operation based on the permissions assigned to the particular user.
Read(r): The Read permission refers; a user can read the content of the file.
Write (w): The Write permission refers; a user can modify the file or directory.
Execute(x): The Execute permission refers; a user has permission to execute the file.
You can check the permissions of the particular file by using `-l` flag of `ls` command.
The first digit can be changed according to the file and directory.
d -> means you are viewing the document that is a directory.
– -> Means you are viewing the document that is the file.
After that first "rwx" permission belongs to "User". Second "rwx" permissions belong to "Group". Third "rwx" permissions belong to "Other people". You can give the specific permission to the file or directory as per the requirements.
4 -> stands for "read".
2 -> stands for "write".
7 -> user has rwx permissions.
7 -> Group have rwx permissions.
7 -> other people have rwx permissions.
It stands for change directory, by using this command you can jump from current directory to another directory.
It stands for the present working directory. It will show you current working directory.
It will show you where the file is located in your system. It works same as "search" command in Windows.
List command is used to check the files in the directory. This command has two option "-l" and "-a".
ls -l :It will show you the file permissions.
ls -a : It will list all the file in the current directory(hidden files also).
It will create the new directory.
You can use the rm command to remove the file or directory from your system.
This command is used to copy the data from one location to another location.
It will show you all the processes that currently running in your system.
This command is used to create an empty file. It can be anything, from an empty ".txt" file to an empty js file.
To know more about command and how to use it, use the man command. It shows the manual pages of the command.
"man cd" shows the manual pages of the cd command.
This command is used to move the files through the command line. You can also use this command to rename the file.
The "echo" command is used to print the data on the terminal. Also, you use this command to move the data usually text into a file.
"echo hello, my name is Jitesh >> test.txt".
You can use this command to display the content of this file on the terminal without open that file.
You have seen mostly users use nano and vi text editors in the Linux to open the file. This editor comes as pre-installed in the Linux. Vi editor is good and simple than nano editor.
Sudo is a mostly used command in the Linux command line, sudo stands for "SuperUser Do". If you want to run any file in the Linux with administrative or root privileges, you can use this command.
If you want to check the disk usage of a file in your system then you do it by using this command.
You can also check the disk usage of a directory by using du.
The tar command is used to compress and uncompress different types of tar archives like .tar, tar.gz, tar.bz3, etc.
You can use this utility to compress files into a zip archive, and unzip to extract files from a zip archive.
You can check the name of the Linux distro you are running. By using the command "uname -a" you can check the most of the information of the system. The output of this command shows the kernel release date, version, processor type, etc.
The "chmod" stands for change mode. It is generally used to change the permission of the files or directories. Also, it is used to make a file executable.
You can check the name of the system by using this command. You have to just type in, "hostname" on your terminal. Basically, it displays your hostname and IP address.
You can use the ping command to check your connection to the server. According to the Wikipedia, "Ping is a computer network administration software utility used to test the reach ability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network".
You can also use this utility to check the internet connection is active.


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For fans of Cluster and Eno, Biosphere - Shenzhou, NEU, Kraftwerk, Muslimgauze, Psychic TV, Robert Turman and Boards of Canada. This is the first proper full length from 2MR (the label run by Mike Sniper (Captured Tracks) and Mike Simonetti (Italians Do It Better). Kedr Livanskiy is based in Russia and won the Russian Electronic Artist of the Year Award in 2016. Moscow's Kedr Livanskiy (real name Yana Kedrina) confesses "Synthesizers help me maximally feel the present moment." Livanskiy was born into a shifting and critical time for Russia. The Soviet Union had exhausted and old values were anathematized because of reconstruction. A sense of displacement drove Kedr to find herself. She's escaped reality repeatedly in her explorations into the imagery and ideas of romanticism, mythical and fairytale themes which visibly bleed throughout her work and especially on her debut full-length Ariadna. The album marks a change in her recording approach: her critically acclaimed breakthrough EP January Sun was written and recorded completely in Ableton, while 'Ariadna' was written using the Roland SH-101, Roland Juno 106 and Korg Minilogue synthesizers, then mixed down in Ableton. According to Kedr, "This way, one gets into a flow of live interaction, here and now, with the instrument." There is a definite leap in production values this time around, but Kedr manages to keep true to her sound despite the greater polish and depth.

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Health care and patient safety 6
Health systems, system funding and performance 2
Population health/ health equity/ public health 17
Parliamentary submission 6
Policy document 3
Policy endorsement
Sorted by Newest
Non-Insured Health Benefits Plan and fees
BD99-05-89
That the Canadian Medical Association examine the Health Canada's Non-Insured Health Benefits Plan's refusal to remunerate physicians for completing pre-authorization request forms.
Proposed UN Convention on the rights of older persons
Dear Minister Freeland: We are a national consortium of experts who serve and advocate for the needs and rights of older people. We are delighted by the recent appointment of a new Minister of Seniors, and send our congratulations to the Honourable Filomena Tassi. We are also encouraged by our Government's commitment to support the health and economic well-being of all Canadians, and heartened by your promise to listen to, and to be informed by feedback from Canadians. It is in this spirit that we are writing today regarding the need for Canada to provide support and leadership with a goal of developing and ratifying a United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Older Persons. In the context of massive global demographic shifts and an aging population, insightful and careful reflection by the leaders of our organizations has led to universal and strong support for the creation and implementation of a UN Convention to specifically recognize and protect the human rights of our older persons. A UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons will:
enshrine their rights as equal with any other segment of the population with the same legal rights as any other human being;
categorically state that it is unacceptable to discriminate against older people throughout the world;
clarify the state's role in the protection of older persons;
provide them with more visibility and recognition both nationally and internationally, which is vitally important given the rate at which Canadian and other societies are ageing;
advance the rights of older women at home and as a prominent factor in Canada's foreign policy;
have a positive, real-world impact on the lives of older citizens who live in poverty, who are disproportionately older women, by battling ageism that contributes to poverty, ill-health, social isolation, and exclusion;
support the commitment to improve the lives of Indigenous Peoples; members of the LGBTQ community, and visible and religious minorities; and,
provide an opportunity for Canada to play a leadership role at the United Nations while at the same time giving expression to several of the Canadian government's stated foreign policy goals. We have projected that the cost and impact of not having such a Convention would have a significant negative impact on both the physical and mental health of older Canadians. The profound and tragic consequence would have a domino effect in all domains of their lives including social determinants of health, incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases, social and psychological functioning, not to mention massive financial costs to society. There is recognition of this need internationally and ILC-Canada, along with other Canadian NGOs and organizations have been active at the UN to help raise awareness of the ways a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons would contribute to all countries. Changes have already been implemented by our Government that are consistent and aligned with a UN Convention, such as improving the income of vulnerable Canadian seniors, funding for long term care and support for community based dementia programs. These initiatives are all in keeping with support for a Convention on the Rights of Older Persons. They are also reflective of our country's commitment to engage more fully with the United Nations and provide Canada the stage to demonstrate leadership on a vital international issue. It is an opportunity to champion the values of inclusive government, respect for diversity and human rights including the human rights of women. Scientific evidence demonstrates that human rights treaties help to drive positive change in the lives of vulnerable groups of people. In many countries in the world, older people are not adequately protected by existing human rights law, as explicit references to age are exceedingly rare. Even in countries like Canada, where there are legal frameworks that safeguard older people, a Convention would provide an extra layer of protection, particularly if the Convention has a comprehensive complaints mechanism. Older adults need to be viewed as a growing but underutilized human resource. By strengthening their active role in society including the workforce, they have tremendous capacity, knowledge, and wisdom to contribute to the economy and general well-being of humankind. We are requesting you meet with our representatives, to discuss the vital role of a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons and the role your government could play in improving the lives of older people in Canada and around the world. The fact that Canada is ageing is something to celebrate. We are all ageing, whether we are 20 or 85. This is a "golden opportunity" to showcase Canada as a nation that will relentlessly pursue doing the "right thing" for humanity by supporting a UN Convention that ensures that our future is bright. Please accept our regards, and thank you for your attention to this request. We await your response. Sincerely, Margaret Gillis, President, International Longevity Centre Canada Dr. Kiran Rabheru, Chair of the Board, International Longevity Centre Canada Linda Garcia, Director, uOttawa LIFE Research Institute cc:	The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada The Honourable Filomena Tassi Minister of Seniors The Honourable Jean Yves Duclos Minister for Families, Children and Social Development Ambassador Marc-Andre Blanchard Permanent Representative to Canada at the United Nations The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor Health Minister Margaret Gillis President International Longevity Centre Canada Dr. Kiran Rabheru Chair of the Board, International Longevity Centre Canada Linda Garcia, PhD	Director LIFE Research Institute Dr. Laurent Marcoux	President Canadian Medical Association Andrew Padmos, BA, MD, FRCPC, FACP	Chief Executive Officer Dani Prud'Homme Directeur général FADOQ Peter Lukasiewicz Chief Executive Officer Gowling WLG Dr. Dallas Seitz, MD, FRCPC President, CAGP Dr. Frank Molnar President, Canadian Geriatrics Society Dr. David Conn	Co-Leader Canadian Coalition for Senior's Mental Health Claire Checkland Director - Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health Joanne Charlebois Chief Executive Officer, Speech-Language & Audiology Canada Claire Betker	President Canadian Nurses Association Janice Christianson-Wood, MSW, RSW Title/Organization: President, Canadian Association of Social Workers / Présidente, l'Association canadienne des travail- leurs sociaux François Couillard	Chief Executive Officer/Chef de la direction Ondina Love, CAE Chief Executive Officer Canadian Dental Hygienists Association Jean-Guy Soulière President/Président National Association of Federal Retirees /Association nationale des retraités fédéraux	Sarah Bercier	Executive Director Laura Tamblyn Watts	National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly Dr. Keri-Leigh Cassidy Founder Fountain of Health Dr. Beverley Cassidy Geriatric Psychiatris Seniors Mental Health Dalhousie University Dept of Psychiatry Jenny Neal and Janet Siddall CO Chairs, Leadership Team Grandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN) Kelly Stone	President and CEO Families Canada Dr. Becky Temple, MD, CCFP, CCPE President, CSPL Medical Director Northeast, Northern Health Medical Lead Privilege Dictionary Review, BCMQI J. Van Aerde, MD, MA, PhD, FRCPC Clinical Professor of Pediatrics - Universities of Alberta & British Columbia, Canada Associate Faculty - Leadership Studies - Royal Roads Univ, Victo- ria, BC, Canada Past-President - Canadian Society of Physician Leaders Editor-in-Chief / Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership Dr. Rollie Nichol, MD, MBA, CCFP, CCPE Vice-President, CSPL Associate Chief Medical Officer, Alberta Health Services Dr. Shannon Fraser, MSc, FRCSC, FACS Secretary / Treasurer, CSPL Chief General Surgery Jewish General Hospital Linda Gobessi MD FRCPC Medical Director Geriatric Psychiatry Community Services of Ottawa Ottawa Vickie Demers Executive Director / Directrice générale Services communautaires de géronto- psychiatrie d' Ottawa Geriatric Psychiatry Community Services of Ottawa Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung, MD MHSc FRCPC FACP FAAN Associate Professor Ralph Fisher and Alzheimer Society of BC Professor Director of Clinical Research Director of Fellowship in Behavioural Neurology UBC Hospital Clinic for Alzheimer and Related Disorders Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine University of British Columbia Adriana Shnall Senior Social Worker Baycrest Health Sciences Harinder Sandhu, D.D.S., Ph.D Professor and Past Director Schulich Dentistry & Vice Dean, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Western University Dr. Christopher Frank, Chair of Geriatric Education and Recruitment Initiative Jennie Wells, MD Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario Department of Medicine Chair/Chief Division of Geriatric Medicine Parkwood Institute Laura Diachun, MD Program Director, Undergrad Geriatric Education University of Western Ontario Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine Parkwood Institute Sheri-Lynn Kane, MD Program Director Internal Medicine Dept of Medicine Education Office Victoria Hospital Niamh O'Regan, MB ChB, Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario Parkwood Institute Michael Borrie, MB ChB, FRCPC Professor, University of Western Ontario Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine Parkwood Institute Jenny Thain, MRCP (Geriatrics) Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine Victoria Hospital Peter R. Butt MD CCFP FCFP Assoc. Professor, Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan Mamta Gautam, MD, MBA, FRCPC, CCPE Dept of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa Psychiatrist, Psychosocial Oncology Program, The Ottawa Hospital President and CEO, PEAK MD Inc. Dr. Shabbir Amanullah Chair, ICPA Arun V. Ravindran, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRCPC, FRCPsych Professor and Director, Global Mental Health and the Office of Fellowship Training, Department of Psychiatry, Graduate Faculty, Department of Psychology and Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto Sarah Thompson, MD, FRCPC Geriatric Psychiatrist Seniors' Mental Health Team Addictions and Mental Health Program Louise Plouffe, Ph.D. Director of Research, ILC Canada (retired) Kimberley Wilson, PhD, MSW Assistant Professor, Adult Development & Aging, Department of Family Relations & Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph Andrew R. Frank M.D. B.Sc.H. F.R.C.P.(C) Cognitive and Behavioural Neurologist Medical Director, Bruyère Memory Program Bruyère Continuing Care Ottawa, Canada Diane Hawthorne Family Physician BSc, MD, CCFP, FCFP Dr. Ken Le Clair Prof Emeritus Queens University and. Lead Policy Physician Consultant to Ontario. Seniors Behavioral Support Initative Queens University
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Access to quality health care
Health systems, system funding and performance
That access to quality health care must be available to all Canadians, in a manner consistent with provincial/territorial human rights legislation and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Consequences of decreasing physical activity among Canadians
That the Canadian Medical Association warns that Canadians will face medical and psychological consequences as a result of decreasing physical activity.
Health effects of air pollution
That the Canadian Medical Association work with provincial and territorial Divisions in carrying out the federal coordination of activities to identify and disseminate information on health effects of air pollution.
Equal treatment for physicians
BD98-05-93 -That the Canadian Medical Association support the principle of equal treatment for all qualified licensed physicians in Canada, based on training and competence.
That the Canadian Medical Association support the principle of equal treatment for all qualified licensed physicians in Canada, based on training and competence.
Canadian Immunization Awareness Program Coalition
That the Canadian Medical Association participate in the Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness and Promotion as a full member.
Recommended guidelines for low-risk drinking
Note: These Guidelines are not intended to encourage people who choose to abstain for cultural, spiritual or other reasons to drink, nor are they intended to encourage people to commence drinking to achieve health benefits. People of low bodyweight or who are not accustomed to alcohol are advised to consume below these maximum limits. Guideline 1 Do not drink in these situations: When operating any kind of vehicle, tools or machinery; using medications or other drugs that interact with alcohol; engaging in sports or other potentially dangerous physical activities; working; making important decisions; if pregnant or planning to be pregnant; before breastfeeding; while responsible for the care or supervision of others; if suffering from serious physical illness, mental illness or alcohol dependence. Guideline 2 If you drink, reduce long- term health risks by staying within these average levels: Women Men 0–2 standard drinks* per day 0–3 standard drinks* per day No more than 10 standard drinks per week No more than 15 standard drinks per week Always have some non-drinking days per week to minimize tolerance and habit formation. Do not increase drinking to the upper limits as health benefits are greatest at up to one drink per day. Do not exceed the daily limits specified in Guideline 3. Guideline 3 If you drink, reduce short- term risks by choosing safe situations and restricting your alcohol intake: Risk of injury increases with each additional drink in many situations. For both health and safety reasons, it is important not to drink more than: Three standard drinks* in one day for a woman Four standard drinks* in one day for a man Drinking at these upper levels should only happen occasionally and always be consistent with the weekly limits specified in Guideline 2. It is especially important on these occasions to drink with meals and not on an empty stomach; to have no more than two standard drinks in any three-hour period; to alternate with caffeine-free, non-alcoholic drinks; and to avoid risky situations and activities. Individuals with reduced tolerance, whether due to low bodyweight, being under the age of 25 or over 65 years old, are advised to never exceed Guideline 2 upper levels. Guideline 4 When pregnant or planning to be pregnant: The safest option during pregnancy or when planning to become pregnant is to not drink alcohol at all. Alcohol in the mother's bloodstream can harm the developing fetus. While the risk from light consumption during pregnancy appears very low, there is no threshold of alcohol use in pregnancy that has been definitively proven to be safe. Guideline 5 Alcohol and young people: Alcohol can harm healthy physical and mental development of children and adolescents. Uptake of drinking by youth should be delayed at least until the late teens and be consistent with local legal drinking age laws. Once a decision to start drinking is made, drinking should occur in a safe environment, under parental guidance and at low levels (i.e., one or two standard drinks* once or twice per week). From legal drinking age to 24 years, it is recommended women never exceed two drinks per day and men never exceed three drinks in one day. 2 Approved by the CMA Board in March 2011 Last reviewed and approved by the CMA Board in March 2019. The above is excerpted from the report, Alcohol and Health in Canada: A Summary of Evidence and Guidelines for Low-Risk Drinking Available: https://www.ccsa.ca/sites/default/files/2019-04/2011-Summary-of-Evidence-and-Guidelines-for-Low-Risk%20Drinking-en.pdf (accessed 2019 March 01).
Health Care Coverage for Migrants: An Open Letter to the Canadian Federal Government
Ethics and medical professionalism
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau & Ministers Taylor and Hussen, We are writing to you today as members of the health community to urge your action on a crucial matter pertaining to health and human rights. You will no doubt be aware that the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) recently issued a landmark decision condemning Canada for denying access to essential health care on the basis of immigration status based on the case of Nell Toussaint. Nell is a 49-year-old woman from Grenada who has been living in Canada since 1999, and who suffered significant negative health consequences as a result of being denied access to essential health care services. The UNHRC's decision condemns Canada's existing discriminatory policies, and finds Canada to be in violation of both the right to life, as well as the right to equality and freedom from discrimination. Based on its review of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the UNHRC has declared that Canada must provide Nell with adequate compensation for the significant harm she suffered. As well, they have called on Canada to report on its review of national legislation within a 180-day period, in order "to ensure that irregular migrants have access to essential health care to prevent a reasonably foreseeable risk that can result in loss of life". The United Nations Special Rapporteur has pushed for the same, calling on the government "to protect health-related rights to life, security of the person, and equality of individuals and groups in situations of vulnerability". Nell is one of an estimated half million people in Ontario alone who are denied access to health coverage and care on the basis of their immigration status, putting their health at risk. As members of Canada's health community, we are appalled by the details of this case as well as its broad implications, and call on the government to: 1. Comply with the UNHRC's order to review existing laws and policies regarding health care coverage for irregular migrants. 2. Ensure appropriate resource allocation, so that all people in Canada are provided universal and equitable access to health care services, regardless of immigration status. 3. Provide Nell Toussaint with adequate compensation for the significant harm she has suffered as a result of not receiving essential health care services. For more information on this issue, please see our backgrounder here: https://goo.gl/V9vPyo. Sincerely, Arnav Agarwal, MD, Internal Medicine Resident, University of Toronto, Toronto ON Nisha Kansal, BHSc, MD Candidate, McMaster University, Hamilton ON Michaela Beder, MD, Psychiatrist, Toronto ON Ritika Goel, MD, Family Physician, Toronto ON This open letter is signed by the following organizations and individuals: Bathurst United Church TOPS 1. Arnav Agarwal, MD, Internal Medicine Resident, University of Toronto, Toronto ON 2. Nisha Kansal, BHSc, MD Candidate, McMaster University, Hamilton ON 3. Michaela Beder, MD FRCPC, Psychiatrist, Toronto ON 4. Ritika Goel, MD, Family Physician, Toronto ON 5. Gordon Guyatt, MD FRCPC, Internal Medicine Specialist, McMaster University, Hamilton ON 6. Melanie Spence, RN, Nursing, South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Toronto ON 7. Yipeng Ge, BHSc, Medical Student, University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON 8. Stephen Hwang, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto ON 9. Gigi Osler, BScMed, MD, FRCSC, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa ON 10. Anjum Sultana, MPH, Public Policy Professional, Toronto ON 11. Danyaal Raza, MD, MPH, CCFP, Family Medicine, Toronto ON 12. P.J. Devereaux, MD, PhD, Cardiologist, McMaster University, Brantford ON 13. Mathura Karunanithy, MA, Public Policy Researcher, Toronto ON 14. Philip Berger, MD, Family Physician, Toronto ON 15. Nanky Rai, MD MPH, Primary Care Physician, Toronto ON 16. Michaela Hynie, Prof, Researcher, York University, Toronto ON 17. Meb Rashid, MD CCFP FCFP, Family Physician, Toronto ON 18. Sally Lin, MPH, Public Health, Victoria BC 19. Jonathon Herriot, BSc, MD, CCFP, Family Physician, Toronto ON 20. Carolina Jimenez, RN, MPH, Nurse, Toronto ON 21. Rushil Chaudhary, BHSc, Medical Student, Toronto ON 22. Nisha Toomey, MA (Ed), PhD Student, University of Toronto, Toronto ON 23. Matei Stoian, BSc, BA, Medical Student, McMaster University, Hamilton ON 24. Ruth Chiu, MD, Family Medicine Resident, Kingston ON 25. Priya Gupta, Medical Student, Hamilton ON 26. The Neighbourhood Organization (TNO), Toronto, ON 27. Mohammad Asadi-Lari, MD/PhD Candidate, University of Toronto, Toronto ON 28. Kathleen Hughes, MD Candidate, McMaster University, Hamilton ON 29. Nancy Vu, MPA, Medical Student, McMaster University, Hamilton ON 30. Ananthavalli Kumarappah, MD, Family Medicine Resident, University of Calgary, Calgary AB 31. Renee Sharma, MSc, Medical Student, University of Toronto, Toronto ON 32. Daniel Voloshin, Medical Student , McMaster Medical School , Hamilton ON 33. Sureka Pavalagantharajah, Medical Student, McMaster University, Hamilton ON 34. Alice Cavanagh , MD/PhD Student, McMaster University, Hamilton ON 35. Krish Bilimoria, MD(c), Medical Student, University of Toronto, North York ON 36. Bilal Bagha, HBSc, Medical Student, St. Catharines ON 37. Rana Kamhawy, Medical Student, Hamilton ON 38. Annie Yu, Medical Student, Toronto ON 39. Samantha Rossi, MA, Medical Student, University of Toronto, Toronto ON 40. Carlos Chan, MD Candidate, Medical Student, McMaster University, St Catharines ON 41. Jacqueline Vincent, MA, Medical Student, McMaster, Kitchener ON 42. Eliza Pope, BHSc, Medical Student, University of Toronto, Toronto ON 43. Cara Elliott, MD, Medical Student, Toronto ON 44. Antu Hossain, MPH, Public Health Professional, East York ON 45. Lyubov Lytvyn, MSc, PhD Student in Health Research, McMaster University, Burlington ON 46. Michelle Cohen, MD, CCFP, Family Physician, Brighton ON 47. Serena Arora, Medical Student, Hamilton ON 48. Saadia Sediqzadah, MD, Psychiatrist, Toronto ON 49. Maxwell Tran, Medical Student, University of Toronto, Toronto ON 50. Asia van Buuren, BSc, Medical Student, Toronto ON 51. Darby Little, Medical Student, University of Toronto, Toronto ON 52. Ximena Avila Monroy, MD MSc, Psychiatry Resident, Sherbrooke QC 53. Abeer Majeed, MD, CCFP, Family Physician, Toronto ON 54. Oluwatobi Olaiya, RN, Medical Student, Hamilton ON 55. Ashley Warnock, MSc, HBSc, HBA, Medical Student, McMaster University, Hamilton ON 56. Nikhita Singhal, Medical Student, Hamilton ON 57. Nikki Shah, MD Candidate, Medical Student, Hamilton ON 58. Karishma Ramjee, MD Family Medicine Resident , Scarborough ON 59. Yan Zhang, MSc, Global Health Professional, Toronto ON 60. Megan Saunders, MD, Family Physician, Toronto ON 61. Pooja Gandhi, MSc, Speech Pathologist, Mississauga ON 62. Julianna Deutscher, MD, Resident, Toronto ON 63. Diana Da Silva, MSW, Social Worker, Toronto ON Health Care Coverage for Migrants: An Open Letter to the Canadian Federal Government Sign here - https://goo.gl/forms/wAXTJE6YiqUFSo8x1 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada The Honourable Ginette P. Taylor, Minister of Health The Honourable Ahmed D. Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CC: Mr. Dainius Puras, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health Dear Prime Minister Trudeau & Ministers Taylor and Hussen, We are writing to you today as members of the health community to urge your action on a crucial matter pertaining to health and human rights. You will no doubt be aware that the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) recently issued a landmark decision condemning Canada for denying access to essential health care on the basis of immigration status based on the case of Nell Toussaint. Nell is a 49-year-old woman from Grenada who has been living in Canada since 1999, and who suffered significant negative health consequences as a result of being denied access to essential health care services. The UNHRC's decision condemns Canada's existing discriminatory policies, and finds Canada to be in violation of both the right to life, as well as the right to equality and freedom from discrimination. Based on its review of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the UNHRC has declared that Canada must provide Nell with adequate compensation for the significant harm she suffered. As well, they have called on Canada to report on its review of national legislation within a 180-day period, in order "to ensure that irregular migrants have access to essential health care to prevent a reasonably foreseeable risk that can result in loss of life". The United Nations Special Rapporteur has pushed for the same, calling on the government "to protect health-related rights to life, security of the person, and equality of individuals and groups in situations of vulnerability". Nell is one of an estimated half million people in Ontario alone who are denied access to health coverage and care on the basis of their immigration status, putting their health at risk. As members of Canada's health community, we are appalled by the details of this case as well as its broad implications, and call on the government to: 1. Comply with the UNHRC's order to review existing laws and policies regarding health care coverage for irregular migrants. 2. Ensure appropriate resource allocation, so that all people in Canada are provided universal and equitable access to health care services, regardless of immigration status. 3. Provide Nell Toussaint with adequate compensation for the significant harm she has suffered as a result of not receiving essential health care services. For more information on this issue, please see our backgrounder here: https://goo.gl/V9vPyo. Sincerely, Arnav Agarwal, MD, Internal Medicine Resident, University of Toronto, Toronto ON Nisha Kansal, BHSc, MD Candidate, McMaster University, Hamilton ON Michaela Beder, MD, Psychiatrist, Toronto ON Ritika Goel, MD, Family Physician, Toronto ON
Open letter to Ontario Minister of Health about the newly proposed "Consumption and Treatment Services" model
Dear Minister Elliott: We write to you as organizations concerned about the health and welfare of some of the most vulnerable Ontarians, in response to the October 22 announcement that your government plans to replace supervised consumption sites (SCS) and low-barrier overdose prevention sites (OPS) with "Consumption and Treatment Services."1 While we welcome the stated commitment to maintain existing SCS and OPS in Ontario, we are deeply concerned that your government's new approach to supervised consumption services is creating more barriers instead of facilitating the rapid-scale up of a diversity of much-needed supervised consumption services across the province. This is especially troubling in the context of the public health crisis in which we now find ourselves. In particular, we are concerned by the decision to impose one "Consumption and Treatment Services" model on service providers and essentially terminate low-threshold, flexible OPS. These life-saving services are part of a continuum of service models that should be made available to all people who use drugs who need them, including the most marginalized. Thousands of overdoses have been reversed using this model, and no deaths recorded at these sites. As you know, OPS were created in response to the urgent need for rapid roll-out of these vital services. A specific legal regime under a federal class exemption issued to Ontario was put in place to allow for their rapid implementation in response to the current crisis. The requirement for both OPS and SCS, including already authorized ones, to undergo a new application process for funding is sapping concerted efforts from the federal and provincial governments to respond to the overdose crisis. Not only does the new application process replicate the onerous federal exemption process for SCS (such as requiring applicants to engage in ongoing community consultations), it will also impose additional requirements including requiring applicants to provide treatment and rehabilitation services and to conduct seemingly more extensive data reporting, monitoring and evaluations — all without dedicating additional funding to allow organizations to adequately comply. Moreover, the requirement for service providers to provide treatment and rehabilitation services is not in line with harm reduction values of meeting people where they are. At the same time, the arbitrary decision to cap the number of sites at 21 without any justification means people who do not reside near existing or impending sites will be denied access to life-saving care, at a time when overdose deaths in Ontario are at an all-time high, with more than three people dying every day in 2017.2 Denying funding to new sites will undoubtedly mean more preventable overdose deaths and new HIV, hepatitis C and other infections. We agree that there are inadequate drug treatment, mental health services and supportive housing options available for people who use drugs, and providing greater support for these services is laudable. But this should not come at the expense of life-saving supervised consumption services, including low-threshold services that are varied, responsive and meet the needs of their communities. We urge you to reconsider the decision to create new hurdles for service providers to receive funding to provide supervised consumption services and to limit the number of sites to 21. We call on you to work with people who use drugs, community organizations and other health service providers to ensure greater, equitable access to SCS and OPS for the people of Ontario. Lives are at stake. Sincerely, Richard Elliott, Executive Director, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Ryan Peck, Executive Director, HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario Dr. F. Gigi Osler, President, Canadian Medical Association Michael Villeneuve, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Nurses Association Ian Culbert, Executive Director, Canadian Public Health Association Sarah Ovens, Coordinator, Toronto Overdose Prevention Society Cc. The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario 1 Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care News Release: Ontario Government Connecting People with Addictions to Treatment and Rehabilitation, October 22, 2018, online: https://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2018/10/ontario-government-connecting-people-with-addictions-to-treatment-and-rehabilitation.html. 2 Public Health Ontario, "Opioid-related morbidity and mortality in Ontario" (May 23, 2018), online: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/dataandanalytics/pages/opioid.aspx#/trends.


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The Los Angeles Dodgers have many stars. The Los Angeles Dodgers don't have a star third baseman, at least not one that is slated to start third base this year. The Dodgers *do* have many good defensive shortstops, and none of them is starting at shortstop. The weirdest thing is that it might all make sense, at least for now.
Hanley Ramirez hasn't been a great defensive shortstop, at least not in the major leagues. He hasn't ever added a win of fielding plus positional value, and his best UZR/150 at the position was +0.9, in 2008. That was a long time ago, and since — only three shortstops have played 1000 innings at the position over the last three years and been worse with the glove than Hanley Ramirez.
It might cause some consternation, then, to discover that a good defensive "system" shortstop (Luis Cruz) is slated to play third base next to Ramirez in 2013. Cruz only has five hundred major league innings at short, but he's never had a season in which he was a minus-fielding shortstop. Say what you want about Dee Gordon's defense — Bullpen Banter's Steve Fiorindo said he "wasn't worried about" Dee Gordon's defense due to his athleticism which should lead to "plenty of range and arm" — but there are other shortstop types on the roster too: Juan Uribe, Nick Punto, Justin Sellers, and Jerry Hairston, Jr to say the least. By UZR/150, all of them are better-than-scratch defenders at shortstop that have had better-than-scratch defensive seasons at the position more recently than Ramirez.
Ceding double-digit runs at shortstop when you've got multiple scratch or better defenders as options on the current roster seems like folly.
But there are the particulars of Ramirez's defense. Baseball Info Solutions breaks down each infield defender on balls straight to them and to their left and right. To his right, Hanley had been terrible for two straight years before joining the Dodgers: -14 and -21 at shortstop. That was in opposition to decent numbers up the middle (-2 and +2) and good work to his left (+1 and +7).
Admittedly, there are two ways to look at these numbers if you are his acquiring team. You could think that moving him to third base essentially eliminates the need for range to his right. Or you could put a great defensive third baseman next to him that could get to some of those balls to Ramirez's right.
Obviously we know which path the Dodgers decided to go down. Since Cruz was best to his left and straight on (+4 and +6 compared to +1 to his right), it seems to have worked out fine. Ramirez went from double-digit bad to his right to -7 with Cruz as his partner. And the team as a whole was 15th in the league in UZR/150 (0.9) and BIS' Defensive Runs Saved (+4), with the fifth-lowest BABIP allowed (.283). There's no evidence, at least, that a massive defensive shortcoming was part of the team's failing.
And there might have been benefits to the decision to put Ramirez at short.
Hanley Ramirez hasn't taken well to criticism, seemingly. In 2010, Fredi Gonzalez pulled him from a game for lack of hustle, and when given a chance to be contrite, the shortstop responded with "It's his team. He can do whatever he f——- wants." When asked to cut his hair and change his style, Ramirez also bristled. He once took his manager to task for failing to retaliate when the player was hit. Ozzie Guillen had harsh words once the shortstop was gone, too — but to be fair, he said the same when Ramirez was still in town.
Most of these comments came during the star shortstop's worst years. There's a chicken and the egg thing going on though — was he performing poorly before he was criticized, or did the criticism keep him from righting the ship? Joe Girardi is not the softest of managers, but he coached Ramirez through his best seasons, and Ramirez once tearfully thanked him for it. But Ramirez might have been a better player, and more athletic, those days.
Now approaching thirty, Ramirez is once again negotiating a relationship with a new staff. Perhaps they thought a kinder, gentler approach would get the most out of their new shortstop. When asked about defense and his team's acquisition, Dodger skipper Don Mattingly said "He can do this." And small samples aside, Ramirez responded with better offense (8% better) and defense with the Dodgers.
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It is interesting to consider whether a no-bat third baseman with Hanley at short is much worse than a no-bat shortstop next to Hanley at third. Normally I'd be opposed to coddling malcontents, but maybe you're right that this is the "best" out of some bad options.
Coddling Malcontents would be a good band name.
What exactly is the problem with "coddling malcontents"? If he's more productive and valuable than the options, what's the point of making the distinction?
The problem with it, according to most managers, is the precedent it sets: first, the expectation you will be coddled as a malcontent whether you're productive or not; and, second, that the way to get coddling — if such you seek — is to become a malcontent. Over and above whatever effect one malcontent might have on the team as a whole, you may be breeding more.
Yeah, that's how it works in Little League, where you have to treat everyone the same.
I think in the adult world everyone understands that there ARE different rules for people based on talent. The MVP at your workplace can get away with stuff that the replacement level worker cannot.
Be almost solely responsible for all of your company's success, and I bet they tolerate a bunch of your crap.
However, the more of a malcontent you are, the more productive you need to be. The only time people really get tired of others is when their bad outweighs the good.
I suppose we could start a conversation about Miguel Cabrera's detriment to the team via lack of leadership.
Coddling malcontents and "having to deal with personalities" are two different things.
CircleChange said it well, since I was considering the Little League model when I asked the question above. It's more than that of course, and he covered how a company(or organization of any type)'s success hinges more on production than whether you or I or anyone thinks the person in charge of production isn't a coddled malcontent. That extends to MLB too, and it's absurd to me to make that distinction at the MLB level of baseball, since essentially, the only thing that's important is winning (unlike, certainly, Little League) since that's what drives revenue. A team of 4WAR coddled malcontents is still a team of 4WAR players.


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Tags: "Astronomers Catch Wind Rushing Out of Galaxy", Astronomy ( 8,368 ), Astrophysics ( 5,496 ), Basic Research ( 11,465 ), Cosmology ( 5,689 ), Keck Observatory ( 108 ), Makani, UCSD - University of Californa San Diego
From Keck Observatory: "Astronomers Catch Wind Rushing Out of Galaxy"
Keck Observatory, operated by Caltech and the University of California, Maunakea Hawaii USA, 4,207 m (13,802 ft)
From Keck Observatory
Researchers Directly Observe for the First Time a Huge Outflow of Gas Extending Far Beyond a Galaxy.
Exploring the influence of galactic winds from a distant galaxy called Makani, University of California, San Diego's Alison Coil, Rhodes College's David Rupke and a group of collaborators from around the world made a novel discovery using W. M. Keck Observatory on Hawaii Island.
Makani. Astronomers Observe Giant Outflow of Gas Extending Far Beyond Compact Galaxy
Published online today in the journal Nature, their study's findings provide direct evidence for the first time of the role of galactic winds—ejections of gas from galaxies—in creating the circumgalactic medium (CGM). It exists in the regions around galaxies, and it plays an active role in their cosmic evolution. The unique composition of Makani—meaning 'wind' in Hawaiian—uniquely lent itself to the breakthrough findings.
"Makani is not a typical galaxy," noted Coil, a physics professor at UC San Diego. "It's what's known as a late-stage major merger—two recently combined similarly massive galaxies, which came together because of the gravitational pull each felt from the other as they drew nearer. Galaxy mergers often lead to starburst events, when a substantial amount of gas present in the merging galaxies is compressed, resulting in a burst of new star births. Those new stars, in the case of Makani, likely caused the huge outflows—either in stellar winds or at the end of their lives when they exploded as supernovae."
A volume rendering of the KCWI data cube revealing the structure of Makani. Credit: David Tree & Peter Richardson, Games and Visual Effects Research Lab, University of Hertfordshire
Coil explained that most of the gas in the universe inexplicably appears in the regions surrounding galaxies—not in the galaxies. Typically, when astronomers observe a galaxy, they are not witnessing it undergoing dramatic events—big mergers, the rearrangement of stars, the creation of multiple stars or driving huge, fast winds.
"While these events may occur at some point in a galaxy's life, they'd be relatively brief," noted Coil. "Here, we're actually catching it all right as it's happening through these huge outflows of gas and dust."
Coil and Rupke, the paper's first author, used data collected from one of Keck Observatory's newest instruments – the Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI) – combined with images from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), to draw their conclusions.
Keck Cosmic Web Imager on Keck 2
NASA/ESA Hubble Telescope
ESO/NRAO/NAOJ ALMA Array in Chile in the Atacama at Chajnantor plateau, at 5,000 metres
The KCWI data provided what the researchers call the "stunning detection" of the ionized oxygen gas to extremely large scales, well beyond the stars in the galaxy. It allowed them to distinguish a fast gaseous outflow launched from the galaxy a few million years ago, from a gas outflow launched hundreds of millions of years earlier that has since slowed significantly.
"The earlier outflow has flowed to large distances from the galaxy, while the fast, recent outflow has not had time to do so," summarized Rupke, associate professor of physics at Rhodes College.
Figure 1: The giant galactic wind surrounding the massive, compact galaxy Makani. The colors and white contour lines show the amount of light emitted by the ionized gas from different parts of the oxygen nebula, from brightest (white) to faintest (purple). The middle part of the image (black) shows the full extent of the galaxy, though most of the galaxy is concentrated at the center (the tiny green circle). The axes show distance from the center of the galaxy in kiloparsecs. Figure by: Gene Leung (UC San Diego)
From Hubble, the researchers procured images of Makani's stars, showing it to be a massive, compact galaxy that resulted from a merger of two once separate galaxies. From ALMA, they could see that the outflow contains molecules as well as atoms. The data sets indicated that with a mixed population of old, middle-age and young stars, the galaxy might also contain a dust-obscured accreting supermassive black hole. This suggests to the scientists that Makani's properties and timescales are consistent with theoretical models of galactic winds.
"In terms of both their size and speed of travel, the two outflows are consistent with their creation by these past starburst events; they're also consistent with theoretical models of how large and fast winds should be if created by starbursts. So observations and theory are agreeing well here," noted Coil.
Rupke noticed that the hourglass shape of Makani's nebula is strongly reminiscent of similar galactic winds in other galaxies, but that Makani's wind is much larger than in other observed galaxies.
"This means that we can confirm it's actually moving gas from the galaxy into the circumgalactic regions around it, as well as sweeping up more gas from its surroundings as it moves out," Rupke explained. "And it's moving a lot of it—at least one to 10 percent of the visible mass of the entire galaxy—at very high speeds, thousands of kilometers per second."
Rupke also noted that while astronomers are converging on the idea that galactic winds are important for feeding the CGM, most of the evidence has come from theoretical models or observations that don't encompass the entire galaxy.
"Here we have the whole spatial picture for one galaxy, which is a remarkable illustration of what people expected," he said. "Makani's existence provides one of the first direct windows into how a galaxy contributes to the ongoing formation and chemical enrichment of its CGM."
Figure 2: The multiphase galactic wind: comparison of the ionized, neutral atomic and molecular gas. In the zoomed-in view of the inner 40 kiloparsecs at the upper right, molecular gas emission from carbon monoxide (green contours) is plotted on emission from magnesium atoms that trace neutral atomic gas (color, with white contours) in the same velocity range (-500 to +500 kilometers per second, where negative velocities are blueshifted and positive velocities redshifted with respect to the galaxy). The zoomed-in view at the lower left compares the emission from low-velocity molecules and ionized oxygen atoms, and the high-velocity molecular and ionized gas are shown at lower right. The molecules, neutral atoms and ionized gas all correspond well spatially, though the ionized gas extends far beyond the other two gas phases. Figure by: David Rupke (Rhodes College)
This study was supported by the National Science Foundation (collaborative grant AST-1814233, 1813365, 1814159 and 1813702), NASA (award SOF-06-0191, issued by USRA), Rhodes College and the Royal Society.
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Tags: Physicists Race to Demystify Einstein's 'Spooky' Science, Quantum entanglement ( 52 ), UCSD - University of Californa San Diego
From UC San Diego: "Physicists Race to Demystify Einstein's 'Spooky' Science"
From UC San Diego
Cynthia Dillon
cdillon@ucsd.edu
International research team recasts timeline, dating from the Big Bang, of possible quantum theory alternatives.
When it comes to fundamental physics, things can get spooky. At least that's what Albert Einstein said when describing the phenomenon of quantum entanglement—the linkage of particles in such a way that measurements performed on one particle seem to affect the other, even when separated by great distances. "Spooky action at a distance" is how Einstein described what he couldn't explain.
Schematic of the 2018 "Cosmic Bell" experiment at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory in the Canary Islands, where two large telescopes observed the fluctuating color of light from distant quasars (red and blue galaxies). The green beams indicate polarization-entangled photons sent through the open air between stations separated by about one kilometer. Image by Andrew S. Friedman and Dominik Rauch.
While quantum mechanics includes many mysterious phenomena like entanglement, it remains the best fundamental physical theory describing how matter and light behave at the smallest scales. Quantum theory has survived numerous experimental tests in the past century while enabling many advanced technologies: modern computers, digital cameras and the displays of TVs, laptops and smartphones. Quantum entanglement itself is also the key to several next-generation technologies in computing, encryption and telecommunications. Yet, there is no clear consensus on how to interpret what quantum theory says about the true nature of reality at the subatomic level, or to definitively explain how entanglement actually works.
Diagram of a run of the Cosmic Bell test. The regions of space and time where an alternative, non-quantum mechanism could still have acted (limited to the red and/or blue regions) corresponds to at least 7.78 billion years ago (blue region). Light from the more distant quasar was emitted 12.21 billion years ago (red region). Compared to the gray region, representing all of space and time prior to the experiment, the alternatives are limited to within four percent of the space-time volume since the Big Bang. Image by Andrew Friedman and David Leon.
According to Andrew Friedman, a research scientist at the University of California San Diego Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS), "the race is on" around the globe to identify and experimentally close potential loopholes that could still allow alternative theories, distinct from quantum theory, to explain perplexing phenomena like quantum entanglement. Such loopholes could potentially allow future quantum encryption schemes to be hacked. So, Friedman and his fellow researchers conducted a "Cosmic Bell" test with polarization-entangled photons designed to further close the "freedom-of-choice" or "free will" loophole in tests of Bell's inequality, a famous theoretical result derived by physicist John S. Bell in the 1960s. Published in the Aug. 20 issue of Physical Review Letters, their findings are consistent with quantum theory and push back to at least 7.8 billion years ago the most recent time by which any causal influences from alternative, non-quantum mechanisms could have exploited the freedom-of-choice loophole.
"Our findings imply that any such mechanism is excluded from explaining the results from within a whopping 96% of the space-time volume in the causal past of our experiment, stretching all the way from the Big Bang until today," said Friedman. "While these alternatives to quantum theory have not been completely ruled out, we are pushing them into a progressively smaller corner of space and time."
In their experiment, the researchers outsourced the choice of entangled photon measurements to the universe. They did this by using the color of light that has been traveling to Earth for billions of years from distant galaxies—quasars—as a "cosmic random number generator."
"This is a rare experiment that comes along only very seldomly in a scientist's career: a pioneering experiment that sets the bar so high few, if any, competitors can ever match it," noted UC San Diego astrophysicist Brian Keating. "I'm so proud that my graduate student David Leon had the chance to make a significant contribution to this fascinating research, co-led by CASS research scientist, Dr. Andrew Friedman."
Besides UC San Diego's Friedman and Leon, the full research team included lead author and Ph.D. student Dominik Rauch, along with Anton Zeilinger and his experimental quantum optics group from the University of Vienna; theoretical physicists David Kaiser and Alan Guth at MIT; Jason Gallicchio and his experimental physics group at Harvey Mudd College, and others. Expanding upon their previous quantum entanglement experiments [Physical Review Letters], Friedman and colleagues went to great effort to choose entangled particle measurements using 3.6 and 4.2 meter telescopes in the Canary Islands, allowing them to collect sufficient light from the much fainter, distant quasars.
To conduct their test, they shined laser light into a special crystal that generated pairs of entangled photons, which the scientists repeatedly sent through the open air toward both telescopes. From the quasar light collected, the scientists could choose polarization measurement settings while each entangled photon was in mid-flight. The group was allotted three nights and a few hours at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma, amidst operationally challenging conditions including freezing rain, high winds, and uncertainty about whether they would have enough time to complete the experiment. Additionally, Friedman and colleagues had to write software that could choose the best quasars to observe on-the-fly—from a database of more than 1.5 million—and predict the observation time needed to obtain a statistically significant result.
"We pushed to the limit what could be done within the time constraints," said Friedman. "The experiment would not have been possible without an amazing international collaboration. It was a roller coaster experience to see it actually work."
The research was funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences; The Austrian Science Fund with SFB F40 (FOQUS) and project COQuS (W1210-N16); the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research; the University of Vienna (via the project QUESS); the National Science Foundation INSPIRE Grant (PHY-1541160); the U.S. Department of Energy (DE-SC0012567); the U.S. Department of Defense, through the National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program, and UC San Diego's Ax Center for Experimental Cosmology.
The University of California, San Diego (also referred to as UC San Diego or UCSD), is a public research university located in the La Jolla area of San Diego, California, in the United States.[12] The university occupies 2,141 acres (866 ha) near the coast of the Pacific Ocean with the main campus resting on approximately 1,152 acres (466 ha).[13] Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego is the seventh oldest of the 10 University of California campuses and offers over 200 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, enrolling about 22,700 undergraduate and 6,300 graduate students. UC San Diego is one of America's Public Ivy universities, which recognizes top public research universities in the United States. UC San Diego was ranked 8th among public universities and 37th among all universities in the United States, and rated the 18th Top World University by U.S. News & World Report 's 2015 rankings.
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Tags: Marine Biology ( 18 ), Scripps Institution of Oceanography ( 7 ), Study ocean currents and the tiny creatures they transport, Swarm of Underwater Robots Mimics Ocean Life, UCSD - University of Californa San Diego
From Scripps Institution of Oceanography: "Swarm of Underwater Robots Mimics Ocean Life" Jan 2017
Jan 24, 2017 [Just found this]
Mario Aguilera
scrippsnews@ucsd.edu
Miniature autonomous underwater explorers.
Underwater robots developed by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego offer scientists an extraordinary new tool to study ocean currents and the tiny creatures they transport. Swarms of these underwater robots helped answer some basic questions about the most abundant life forms in the ocean—plankton.
Scripps research oceanographer Jules Jaffe designed and built the miniature autonomous underwater explorers, or M-AUEs, to study small-scale environmental processes taking place in the ocean. The ocean-probing instruments are equipped with temperature and other sensors to measure the surrounding ocean conditions while the robots "swim" up and down to maintain a constant depth by adjusting their buoyancy. The M-AUEs could potentially be deployed in swarms of hundreds to thousands to capture a three-dimensional view of the interactions between ocean currents and marine life.
In a new study published in the Jan. 24 [2017] issue of the journal Nature Communications, Jaffe and Scripps biological oceanographer Peter Franks deployed a swarm of 16 grapefruit-sized underwater robots programmed to mimic the underwater swimming behavior of plankton, the microscopic organisms that drift with the ocean currents. The research study was designed to test theories about how plankton form dense patches under the ocean surface, which often later reveal themselves at the surface as red tides.
"These patches might work like planktonic singles bars," said Franks, who has long suspected that the dense aggregations could aid feeding, reproduction, and protection from predators.
Two decades ago Franks published a mathematical theory predicting that swimming plankton would form dense patches when pushed around by internal waves—giant, slow-moving waves below the ocean surface. Testing his theory would require tracking the movements of individual plankton—each smaller than a grain of rice—as they swam in the ocean, which is not possible using available technology.
Jaffe instead invented "robotic plankton" that drift with the ocean currents, but are programmed to move up and down by adjusting their buoyancy, imitating the movements of plankton. A swarm of these robotic plankton was the ideal tool to finally put Franks' mathematical theory to the test.
"The big engineering breakthroughs were to make the M-AUEs small, inexpensive, and able to be tracked continuously underwater," said Jaffe. The low cost allowed Jaffe and his team to build a small army of the robots that could be deployed in a swarm.
Tracking the individual M-AUEs was a challenge, as GPS does not work underwater. A key component of the project was the development by researchers at UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute and Department of Computer Science and Engineering of mathematical techniques to use acoustic signals to track the M-AUE vehicles while they were submerged.
During a five-hour experiment, the Scripps researchers along with UC San Diego colleagues deployed a 300-meter (984-foot) diameter swarm of 16 M-AUEs programmed to stay 10-meters (33-feet) deep in the ocean off the coast of Torrey Pines, near La Jolla, Calif. The M-AUEs constantly adjusted their buoyancy to move vertically against the currents created by the internal waves. The three-dimensional location information collected every 12 seconds revealed where this robotic swarm moved below the ocean surface.
The results of the study were nearly identical to what Franks predicted. The surrounding ocean temperatures fluctuated as the internal waves passed through the M-AUE swarm. And, as predicted by Franks, the M-AUE location data showed that the swarm formed a tightly packed patch in the warm waters of the internal wave troughs, but dispersed over the wave crests.
"This is the first time such a mechanism has been tested underwater," said Franks.
The experiment helped the researchers confirm that free-floating plankton can use the physical dynamics of the ocean—in this case internal waves—to increase their concentrations to congregate into swarms to fulfill their fundamental life needs.
"This swarm-sensing approach opens up a whole new realm of ocean exploration," said Jaffe. Augmenting the M-AUEs with cameras would allow the photographic mapping of coral habitats, or "plankton selfies," according to Jaffe.
The research team has hopes to build hundreds more of the miniature robots to study the movement of larvae between marine protected areas, monitor harmful red tide blooms, and to help track oil spills. The onboard hydrophones that help track the M-AUEs underwater could also allow the swarm to act like a giant "ear" in the ocean, listening to and localizing ambient sounds in the ocean.
Jaffe, Franks, and their colleagues were awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation in 2009 to develop and test the new breed of ocean-probing instruments. The study's coauthors include: Paul Roberts, principal development engineer at Scripps, Ryan Kastner, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering; Diba Mirza, postdoctoral researcher in computer science; and Curt Schurgers, principal development engineer at the Qualcomm Institute, and Scripps student intern Adrien Boch.
A department of UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for ocean, earth and atmospheric science research, education, and public service in the world.
Research at Scripps encompasses physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans, Earth, and planets. Scripps undergraduate and graduate programs provide transformative educational and research opportunities in ocean, earth, and atmospheric sciences, as well as degrees in climate science and policy and marine biodiversity and conservation.


1. Simple characters: You could do it on a typewriter!
2. After transliteration, a native English speaker would intuitively know how to pronounce the Hebrew word.
3. After transliteration, the Hebrew spelling (letters, but not necessarily pointings) would still be obvious at a glance.
I succeeded in finding a method that met these goals about 99% of the time.
Next year, Temple of Thelema is formally adopting this new transliteration - the ongoing rewrite of everything will use this method. But there is nothing secret about it, and either the transliteration method (or some of the discussion leading to it) may be useful to others.
Thank you Jim, Do you mind if I print some of the slides out? (For myself of course, I won't sell it on.) I'll learn better if it's in front of me.
mark0987 wrote: Do you mind if I print some of the slides out? (For myself of course, I won't sell it on.) I'll learn better if it's in front of me.
Of course not. Go for it.
I don't know what is wrong, but when I open this up on my iPad, most of the pages are blank, and only a few yellow/orange bullets and words are displayed?
I saved it on my PDF viewers, and I still can not view most all of it.
Any ideas? Are the main words in color or something?
The underlying color scheme is a medim-dark mossy green. Most of the words are in white, with some in pale yellow and a few in orange. Contrast is very good throughout except some orange bulletpoints aren't as contrasty as ideal.
How does it look on a computer?
I don't have a computer to view it.
Veronica wrote: I don't have a computer to view it.
Veronica, I deleted the old version of the file and reposted it in black and white. How does it look now?
Jim Eshelman wrote: Veronica, I deleted the old version of the file and reposted it in black and white. How does it look now?
It looks great! Thank you very much.
If anyone interested I can work out somehow to record the Greek and post audio files somewhere if wanted.
Thelemic oz wrote: How important is correct pronunciation ?
It depends. Sometimes, not very; sometimes a lot. I think for Hebrew it matters a lot. The Greek barbarous names may matter a lot because they may well have been contrived for exact sounds that are set to be recreated.
In general, it seems a good idea to get it right if you can. It may not be worth fretting or obsessing over getting right what we can't.
It matters more in group work - the work of an on-going group - in the sense that the group mind is strengthened by commonalities, and having a shared mode of pronunciation can be a significant factor.
You're speaking of modern Greek. For these magical rituals, ancient Greek is intended, and Beta is indeed like the English B, etc. (It evolved over the millennia like other languages.) Your offer to record is generous and, if you do so, please label it as Modern Greek to avoid other confusions: I would argue that Modern Greek is not what we want here.
All i go by is the greek spoken in my home and in the greek orthodox church. There was differences in meaning of most words (although the etymology ended up they where of same origins) but i used to get whipped by the father when i pronounced my greek like the american way. (By the way greek is my first language) It was really hard trying to switch how one thought(and spoke) from english school to greek school and then again in the ecclisia school. (I got whipped alot in each of them.....mostly because I was a ratbag really) Anyway I will try work out a way to record because I do think at least Thelema and agape should be pronounced correctly and no way is it that I have heard (except by graham bond on his holy magick record........yes record for you youung ones look it up ). Folk can take it on if they wish, if they dont thats their choice. I have heard grady is supposed to have taught the correct pronunciation of Nuit, Hadit and rahoorkuit as the prophet was supposed to have heard it (????), i doubt Aiwass pronounced the greek of the words Thelema and Agape wrong?
anyway we are getting closer to the 3 days..............I have those full three days totally alone so I am looking forward to it.
I know. But modern Greek is significantly different in pronunciation from ancient Greek, and it is the ancient Greek that is intended for these rituals.
I agree. But they should not be pronounced as in modern Greek but, rather, as in ancient Greek. (Agape, in particular, is routinely mispronounced because people treat the accent on the second syllable as accents are treated in English. As you may know, ancient Greek accents were not a matter of stress but, rather, of tonality, calling for an increase in pitch. The closer equivalent to the English accented syllable is in the long vowels which, anciently, were pronounced exactly as the short vowels except twice as long. Accordingly, late BCE Greek phonics books said that sheep go βή and dogs go βαύ.
i doubt Aiwass pronounced the greek of the words Thelema and Agape wrong?
I imagine they sounded exactly as Crowley would have expected them from his grammar school training. In those days (really, anytime before the late 1960s) it was wrongly held that Greek long vowels were pronounced like English long vowels (a convention more than a conviction). Crowley (wrongly) pronounced it the-LEE-ma.


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Daniel Price, a final year Medicinal Chemistry student, has been awarded the prestigious Salter's Graduate Prize, one of only ten presented nationally.
Every year The Salter's Institute awards a maximum of 10 national prizes to final year undergraduates studying at UK Universities. The prizes are awarded on the basis of assessments of the potential of candidates ultimately to occupy leading positions in public life, either by employment in Chemical or related industries, or more generally in employment that supports the industrial life of the UK.
Candidates were expected to demonstrate knowledge of the current issues faced by the Chemical industries and the need for changing technology in the future.
The highest achieving students in the year were invited to apply to be selected as the Head of School's nomination, following a rigorous interview Daniel was selected.
"Given that I planned to enter industry from the beginning of my degree, it was an honour to be selected to receive the Salters' graduate prize.
Being shortlisted allowed me to represent myself and Leeds on a national level, and granted me the opportunity to meet and network with some of the leading figures in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
The process has increased my exposure and awareness of the key issues facing the pharmaceutical industry and has increased my desire to enter industry to help combat and solve some of the big issues of today.
Fortunately, my PhD is based 100% in industry, so I plan to hit the ground running and work towards the ultimate expectation of the Salters' award from October: significant and lasting contribution to the chemical industry, wish me luck!"
Congratulations and well done Dan!


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The Boards of Managing Directors of DZ BANK and WGZ BANK sign merger agreement
Another milestone reached in the merger plan
Enterprise valuations confirmed by our joint auditor KPMG
Value ratio of 74.4 per cent (DZ BANK) to 25.6 per cent (WGZ BANK)
Evolution into desired holding structure successfully launched
Today the Boards of Managing Directors of DZ BANK and WGZ BANK jointly signed the merger documents required for the merger to form a joint cooperative central institution – the merger agreement and the merger report. The Chairmen of the Supervisory Boards of the two banks, Werner Böhnke and Helmut Gottschalk, have recorded their support for the merger plan in a corresponding declaration.
The merger documents set out the transaction's key points such as the transaction structure and the valuation ratio. The joint central institution will pick up on the successful business strategy of DZ BANK and WGZ BANK in the past few years. The future DZ BANK will continue to extend its consistent focus on the cooperative network business with its offering of subsidiary products and services for the cooperative banks. At the same time, the merger between DZ BANK and WGZ BANK represents a major step forward in the evolution of the joint central institution and in the development of the cooperative sector's specialised service providers in the direction of the desired holding structure.
The structure of the transaction is a "merger by way of acquisition" in which the assets of WGZ BANK are transferred to DZ BANK. The shareholders of WGZ BANK shall be granted shares in DZ BANK in exchange within the scope of a capital increase. The exchange ratio for the shares of the shareholders of WGZ BANK shall be based on the basis of enterprise valuations of the two banks. These have been calculated in the past few months within the framework of an expert opinion prepared by KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.
The core results of the expert opinion are:
The value ratio is 74.4 per cent (DZ BANK) to 25.6 per cent (WGZ BANK)
The agreed exchange ratio is 67.6 DZ BANK shares with an imputed nominal value of EUR 2.60 for one WGZ BANK share with an imputed nominal value of EUR 100.00.
"We are right on schedule on the way to our joint cooperative central institution. The fact that we have reached rapid agreement on transaction and valuation questions again underlines that we are making progress with the project in close cooperation and at a steady pace," says Wolfgang Kirsch, CEO of DZ BANK.
Hans-Bernd Wolberg, CEO of WGZ BANK: "Our merger project is making good progress. This is shown by the fact that we have signed the merger documents today and by the gratifying interim results in the individual modules of the project. We are convinced that we shall bring the transaction to a successful conclusion as planned on 1 August. The evolution into the desired holding structure has thus been successfully launched."
The next milestones of the merger according to current planning:
27.4. / 4.5. Supervisory Board resolutions on the merger between DZ BANK and WGZ BANK
21.6. / 22.6. Annual general meetings of WGZ BANK and DZ BANK
30.6. Application for entry in the Commercial Register
29.7. Entry in the Commercial Register
1.8. First day of the new institution
Download photo: signing of the merger agreement
(f.l.t.r.) Hans-Bernd Wolberg, CEO of WGZ BANK, and Wolfgang Kirsch, CEO of DZ BANK, after the signing of the merger agreement
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Malmö awarded in Brussels for its outstanding mobility plan | Energy Cities - Autorités locales en transition énergétique.
The jury particulary appreciated how the city is committed in an integrated planning process that focuses on creating an efficient multimodal network, as well as on social and economic factors. Thus, accessibility for different social groups or a clear and consistent urban freight policy go hand in hand with the development of a new tram and hybrid busses system.
With a strong ambition, Malmö is an outstanding example of a city which has developed, years after years, a holistic and realistic vision for its mobility policy.
As a signatory of the Covenant of Mayors since 2008, Malmö is committed to reduce its CO2 emissions of 40% by 2020. And according to its baseline emission inventory, it appeared in 2009 that transportation was responsible for almost half of the total amount of the greenhouse gases produced in Malmö !
Definitely worth the efforts !
Each year, the Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) Award highlights a different aspect of mobility planning. The 2013 award recognised successful territorial and policy integration, while the 2014 edition looked at monitoring implementation with an eye to making improvements. The 2015 edition focused on multimodality and intermodality in sustainable urban mobility planning.
The other finalists for the SUMP Award, our member city of Utrecht (The Netherlands) and Vienna (Austria), were complimented for their own work in integrating different transport modes. Mr Hololei affirmed that "Europe can and should be a world leader in sustainable mobility solutions"..


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	use Modules\Filemanager, Utils\View, Number, Template;

	abstract class File {

		/**
		 * Get a file item block
		 */

		public static function getBlock(Filemanager\Utils\Entity $entity, bool $ajax) : Template\Block {

			$view = View::get(!$ajax ? 'Blocks/Filemanager/Lister/Item/File' : 'Blocks/Filemanager/Ajax/Item/File');

			$parent = $entity->getParent(); $permissions = $parent->getPermissions();

			$name = $entity->getName(); $path = $entity->getPath();

			$mime = Filemanager\Utils\Mime::get($entity->getExtension());

			$format = Filemanager\Utils\Mime::getFormat($entity->getExtension());

			$query = ('?parent=' . $parent->getPath() .  '&name=' . $name);

			$link = (INSTALL_PATH . '/admin/content/filemanager/' . $parent->getOrigin() . '/file' . $query);

			# Set data

			$view->name = $name; $view->path = $path; $view->mime = $mime; $view->format = $format;

			# Set link

			$view->link = ($permissions['browse'] ? (INSTALL_PATH . '/uploads/' . $path) : $link);

			$view->target = ($permissions['browse'] ? '_blank' : '_self');

			# Set info

			$view->size = Number::size($entity->getSize());

			# Set buttons

			if (!$ajax) {

				$view->getBlock('edit')->link = $link;

				$view->getBlock('remove')->class = ($permissions['manage'] ? 'negative' : 'disabled');

			} else {

				$is_media = (in_array($format, ['image', 'audio', 'video'], true));

				$view->getBlock('media')->class = ($is_media ? 'grey' : 'disabled');
			}

			# ------------------------

			return $view;
		}
	}
}

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This is a 5 stage map made with different themes in mind.
Development for this map began in June, 2011, and was intended for 100aa scroll but can be enjoyed on all styles. A huge thanks to Dotty and Tex for making this all possible. Hope you enjoy!


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John Brandon Bell II (born December 20, 1958) is an American former Virginia state senator and small businessman from Charlottesville. Bell was state senator for two non-consecutive terms, replacing Republican State Senator Malfourd W. Trumbo in an open race over Democratic Party Candidate Stephen H. Emick (a relative of Malfourd's predecessor Dudley J. Emick Jr.) when Trumbo retired after 3 terms, having first been elected in 1991.

Bell did not continue on to the General Election four years later in 2007, having lost the Republican Party Primary by 75 votes to the former one term  Roanoke Mayor Ralph K. Smith, largely due to his proposal of a bill seeking to ban smoking in private businesses throughout the state, a bill which failed, however a similar bill, sponsored by Senator Ralph Northam, a Democrat from Norfolk, succeeded in banning smoking in private businesses in 2009.

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1958 births
Living people

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