(BMJ Books) Quick-reference textual content permits readers to get to grips with the wide variety of electrocardiogram styles noticeable in scientific perform. For these more often than not perform or in hospitals coping with sufferers with middle problems. Softcover.
This well-illustrated textual content experiences the present kingdom of information with reference to some of the anatomic and physiologic tools to be had to spot asymptomatic sufferers who're at excessive chance to increase a destiny stroke. В Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis is very certain in the direction of physicians excited by medical choice making concerning revascularization of sufferers with asymptomatic carotid stenosis.
Bettering our insights into the genetic predisposition to heart problems is without doubt one of the most crucial demanding situations in our box within the subsequent millennium, not just to resolve the reason for illness but additionally to enhance the choice of sufferers for specific remedies. these days, for instance, topics with a ldl cholesterol above a specific plasma point are uncovered to a ldl cholesterol decreasing regime dependent upon the worthwhile end result of epidemiological reports which come with matters no longer liable to the disorder, regardless of a plasma ldl cholesterol above the authorised point.
This ebook presents an creation to the rules of either cardiovascular epidemiology and molecular pathophysiology; as a different element, it additionally outlines and discusses the molecular suggestions underlying epidemiological observations. This moment quantity is concentrated on all features bearing on "secondary probability components" when it comes to ailments linked to superior danger for cardiovascular occasions.
When you comprehend middle failure, you already know cardiology This booklet applies sensible medical ideas to the most recent four-stage version of center failure from preclinical chance and early asymptomatic ailment to vintage symptomatic middle failure and at last complicated middle failure. This framework emphasizes a adapted method of ongoing center failure overview to steer remedy and increase results.
Myocardial ischaemia causes changes in the ST-T wave, but unlike a full thickness myocardial infarction it has no direct effects on the QRS complex (although ischaemia may give rise to bundle branch blocks, which prolongs the QRS complex). When electrocardiographic abnormalities occur in association with chest pain but in the absence of frank infarction, they confer prognostic significance. About 20% of patients with ST segment depression and 15% with T wave inversion will experience severe angina, myocardial infarction, or death within 12 months of their initial presentation, compared with 10% of patients with a normal trace.
The presence of pathological Q waves, however, does not necessarily indicate a completed infarct. If ST segment elevation and Q waves are evident on the electrocardiogram and the chest pain is of recent onset, the patient may still benefit from thrombolysis or direct intervention. When there is extensive myocardial infarction, Q waves act as a permanent marker of necrosis. With more localised infarction the scar tissue may contract during the healing process, reducing the size of the electrically inert area and causing the disappearance of the Q waves.
Ischaemia of the anterior wall of the left ventricle also produces ST segment depression in leads V1 to V3, and this must be differentiated from posterior myocardial infarction. The use of posterior leads V7 to V9 will show ST segment elevation in patients with posterior infarction. These additional leads therefore provide valuable information, and they help in identfying the patients who may benefit from urgent reperfusion therapy. Scapula V7 V8 V9 Position of V7, V8, and V9 on posterior chest wall I aVR V1 V4 II aVL V2 V5 III aVF V3 V6 V8 V9 ST segment elevation in posterior chest leads V8 and V9 32 Isolated posterior infarction with no associated inferior changes (note ST segment depression in leads V1 to V3) 9 Acute myocardial infarction—Part II June Edhouse, William J Brady, Francis Morris This article describes the association of bundle branch block with acute myocardial infarction and the differential diagnosis of ST segment elevation.


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In this study we help a state-owned entity that is essentially dying and preparing for a future where it possibly does not exist.
Despite numerous consulting studies since the early 1990's to prepare for a dystopian postal future ravaged with the scourge of email and the rise of nimble upstarts like Fedex and, eventually, Amazon, the client has posted declining revenues for 17 straight years and no profits for 12 of those years.
Numerous efforts to leverage the assets of the postal service have all failed. A postal savings account initiative failed. Using the mail trucks to map routes and send information back to GPS servers for a fee failed.
Managing delivery for Amazon has led to a surge in volume but a steep drop in margins due to the need to work longer hours and weekends which have driven up overtime pay. Postal branches are aging, the fleet maintenance costs are going up and the pension plan is underfunded.
The board has decided not to fight the inevitable but to pull back and focus on just a few core areas. The board has endorsed a plan to spin-off/sell promising divisions and use the funds from the disposal/IPO to resuscitate the core postal business and recapitalize the pension plan.
The key part of this entire plan is therefore successfully identifying promising parts of the business and fixing them prior to their sale, which makes this study different from a corporate strategy engagement.
The client wants to restructure the Courier & Freight division before spinning it off to compete against Amazon, Fedex and UPS. Follow the team as they validate the boards' plan and prepare the division to compete as a standalone company.
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Home / News & Sport / Horgan looking forward to the Harps challenge
Horgan looking forward to the Harps challenge
Ollie Horgan last night meet the media for the first time as Finn Harps manager
The Galway native has signed up for two years replacing Peter Hutton for his first stint in senior football.
Former Sligo Rovers keeper Ciaran Kelly will be Ollie Horgan's assistant at Finn Park
Speaking with Diarmaid Doherty last night Ollie said he is delighted to be on board as manager.
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Halvad (o Halwad) è una suddivisione dell'India, classificata come municipality, di 24.323 abitanti, situata nel distretto di Morvi, nello stato federato del Gujarat. In base al numero di abitanti la città rientra nella classe III (da 20.000 a 49.999 persone).

Geografia fisica
La città è situata a 23° 1' 0 N e 71° 10' 60 E e ha un'altitudine di 45 .

Società

Evoluzione demografica
Al censimento del 2001 la popolazione di Halvad assommava a 24.323 persone, delle quali 12.626 maschi e 11.697 femmine. I bambini di età inferiore o uguale ai sei anni assommavano a 3.523, dei quali 1.880 maschi e 1.643 femmine. Infine, coloro che erano in grado di saper almeno leggere e scrivere erano 14.636, dei quali 8.616 maschi e 6.020 femmine.

Note

Altri progetti

Centri abitati del Gujarat

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Max Gilbert age 92, Haleyville, AL. passed away Thursday June 20, 2019. He served in the United States Army during WWII and the Army National Guard 107th Trucking Company during the Korean Conflict, retired Conductor from Illinois Central Rail Road and a member of Sunny Home Baptist Church. His visitation will be Sunday June 23, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Pinkard Funeral Home in Haleyville, funeral at 2:00PM in the chapel, with Eddie Everett officiating. Burial in Winston Memorial Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are Adam Pearce, John Reynolds, Danny Nolan, Hugh Brown, Jonathan Gilbert and Dee Gann. He is survived by his children, Jane Gilbert Burleson and Tim Gilbert, his wife Janie; sisters, Virginia Mann and Bennie Sue Gann, her husband Richard; grandchildren, Lottie Melissa Pearce, her husband Adam, Brittany Erin Reynolds, her husband Jon and Perri Leigh Gilbert; great grandson, Griffin Burleson Reynolds; sister in law, Faye Gilbert; a host of family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dee and Lottie Leola Gilbert; wife, Ima Jean Gilbert; brothers, Charles Gilbert and Jerry Gilbert; son in law, Ronnie Burleson; brother in law, Eber Mann.
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It's been a busy couple of weeks and just when I thought I was over my illness I was struck down again, right before we visited London for a few days. I dosed myself up and braved the wind and rain and we had a fabulous weekend sightseeing, shopping, watching a show and soaking up the Christmas atmosphere.
It was then off to the local garden centre for a Christmas Eve breakfast with the big fella, before an afternoon with family.
We then had a manic Christmas day swamped in wrapping paper and presents, and the men folk spent hours building Playmobil (and napping) whilst the women prepared veg drank fizz in the kitchen.
We enjoyed a great Christmas day with family and friends, laughing at terrible cracker jokes and random secret Santa gifts.
As usual, I cooked far too much food, meaning that there was plenty left over for Boxing Day Soup. Unfortunately I felt too ill on Boxing Day to go anywhere near the kitchen so instead we enjoyed it earlier today. Once again the soup turned out better than I could've expected and it went perfectly with home baked Focaccia.
I hope everyone had a great Christmas.....now let's bring on New Years Eve!


The smaller the city, the harder it can be to find LGBT2Q+ specific events, information, and community resources, Queer Events is here to help. We've expanded our site to include cities across Southwestern Ontario!
To get started, we are working to bring LGBT2Q+ events from cities including Woodstock, Windsor, Sarnia, Kitchener - Waterloo, Guelph and more. This is a work in progress, and as we continue to build connections in queer communities across Ontario we look forward to providing more and more queer information.


When I was in eighth grade, my brother gave me a book of fashion photographs by Richard Avedon. This little Midwest girl shopped at The Gap and some other long-gone boutique in the local mall. I was a short tomboy with zero fashion sense but knew that book was something special. The only thing I had in common with those models was the gap between my two front teeth, a look shared by the leggy Lauren Hutton. I pored over those pages, appreciating, even then, the composure and confidence that fine clothing promised.
While I never possessed pieces by Halston, Dior or Yves Saint Laurent, I somehow found my confidence from simple separates and today have more blue in my closet than I probably should.
And, fashion is about finding things that make you feel like the best you.
The Instagrammers in this issue have each found a niche, splashing out their own style across social media's most visual channel. They live nearby, so watch them for inspiration and hints on finding your next favorite piece.
I am hitting local boutiques this month to shop for the perfect outfit for Polo in the Pines, October 13 and 14. Lifestyle Pubs is a proud sponsor again and we can't wait to see what everyone will be wearing. Find a fabulous hat and join us to help support all the good work at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
And remember, you're never fully dressed without a smile.


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These Are The Official TOP 50 K-Pop Soloist MVs From 2021
2021 really was a great year for solo artists!
2021 really seemed to be a great year for K-Pop solo artists. Between iconic soloists like IU and Sunmi releasing new music to K-Pop group idols like BLACKPINK's Rosé and Lisa making their solo debuts, there was so many great songs by single artists last year! Here's a look back at the 50 most popular soloist songs that were released in 2021, based on how many views they have on YouTube.
50. "TANG!♡" by Mino
Released on December 7, this music video has 12.98 million views, as well as 198k likes!
49. "I'm A B" by Hwasa
Released on November 24, this music video has 13.16 million views, as well as 914k likes!
48. "Cosmos" by B.I
47. "One in a Million" by Mark Tuan
Released on February 13, this music video has 13.59 million views, as well as 838k likes!
46. "Sugar" by Kim Wooseok
Released on February 7, this music video has 13.62 million views, as well as 184k likes!
45. "Happen" by Heize
Released on May 20, this music video has 14.05 million views, as well as 360k likes!
44. "Spider" by Hoshi
Released on April 2, this music video has 14.37 million views, as well as 1.0 million likes!
43. "Breaking Down" by Ailee
42. "Tie a Cherry" by CL
Released on October 19, this music video has 15.07 million views, as well as 241k likes!
41. "FEEL LIKE" by WOODZ
Released on March 15, this music video has 15.21 million views, as well as 208k likes!
40. "Bonnie & Clyde" by Yuqi
39. "Paint Me Naked" by Ten
Released on August 10, this music video has 15.30 million views, as well as 997k likes!
38. "Beam Beam" by Soyeon
Released on July 5, this music video has 15.39 million views, as well as 487k likes!
37. "Like Water" by Wendy
36. "Coin" by IU
35. "Spicy" by CL
34. "Don't" by eAeon
Released on April 30, this music video has 18.40 million views, as well as 1.5 million likes!
33. "Rose" by D.O.
Released on July 26, this music video has 21.16 million views, as well as 1.6 million likes!
32. "LMLY" by Jackson Wang
31. "Drive You Home" by Jackson Wang
Released on July 28, this music video has 21.90 million views, as well as 648k likes!
30. "Strawberry Moon" by IU
Released on October 18, this music video has 22.97 million views, as well as 1.1 million likes!
29. "Lover Like Me" by CL
Released on September 28, this music video has 23.09 million views, as well as 504k likes!
28. "Anymore" by Somi
Released on December 25, this music video has 23.30 million views, as well as 972k likes!
27. "Hello" by Joy
Released on May 31, this music video has 24.54 million views, as well as 1.4 million likes!
26. "Illa Illa" by B.I
Released on June 1, this music video has 24.96 million views, as well as 694k likes!
25. "Weekend" by Taeyeon
24. "City Love" by pH-1
Released on September 2, this music video has 29.23 million views, as well as 54k likes!
23. "Who Are You" by BamBam (ft. Seulgi)
22. "Advice" by Taemin
21. "Only" by LeeHi
20. "Paranoia" by Kang Daniel
19. "Peaches" by Kai
Released on November 30, this music video has 35.13 million views, as well as 1.3 million likes!
18. "Tail" by Sunmi
17. "Bicycle" by Chungha
16. "Antidote" by Kang Daniel
Released on April 13, this music video has 40.97 million views, as well as 311k likes!
15. "I'm Not Cool" by HyunA
Released on January 28, this music video has 42.61 million views, as well as 2.0 million likes!
14. "Bambi" by Baekhyun
Released on March 30, this music video has 44.62 million views, as well as 1.7 million likes!
13. "My Starry Love" by Lim Youngwoong
Released on March 9, this music video has 46.18 million views, as well as 167k likes!
12. "Cold Blooded" by Jessi
11. "You Can't Sit With Us" by Sunmi
Released on August 6, this music video has 56.32 million views, as well as 811k likes!
10. "What Type of X" by Jessi
9. "RiBBon" by BamBam
Released on June 15, this music video has 62.98 million views, as well as 1.0 million likes!
8. "Lilac" by IU
7. "XOXO" by Somi
6. "Dumb Dumb" by Somi
Released on August 2, this music video has 111.6 million views, as well as 2.6 million likes!
5. "Celebrity" by IU
Released on January 27, this music video has 120.6 million views, as well as 2.9 million likes!
4. "Gone" by Rosé
Released on April 4, this music video has 162.4 million views, as well as 5.9 million likes!
3. "On The Ground" by Rosé
Released on March 11, this music video has 257.7 million views, as well as 9.9 million likes!
2. "Money" by Lisa
Released on September 23, this music video has 395.4 million views, as well as 9.9 million likes!
1. "LALISA" by Lisa
Released on September 9, this music video has 398.6 million views, as well as 14.0 million likes!


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Our household has watched more television in this past week than in the preceding four years. It's Olympics time, and like most other American households we've been glued to the games at every available moment. The overexposure to the games is beginning to get to me.
It's the announcers. They are affecting my life, and it isn't pretty. To ensure the events generate the maximum amount of excitement for the viewers they are narrated by people who are specially trained in the use of superlatives. I'm guessing all network announcers for the Olympic Games possess at least one post-graduate degree in superlative adverb and adjective management. The truly sad thing about it is the condition is contagious, and after the past week I've started talking just like them.
Me: "I'd have to say that toast was nonpareil. Yours was an unexcelled effort in the flawless spreading of the butter, the perfect diagonal slicing of the bread and exquisite presentation. It culminated in an immaculate setting of the plate. You nailed it. This has truly been the paragon of culinary experiences. May I have some more coffee? It stands alone on the podium as the standard by which all other coffees are judged, with its scintillating bouquet, its unmatched body, its…"
Mrs. Poynor: "You've had enough."
Of course, things have gotten complicated because there's never just one announcer. Two faceless voices narrate every aspect of every event. The combination of my compulsion to emulate the announcers with every word I speak and the fact there are always two of them makes for an almost schizoid atmosphere around the house. The other night, during the luge competition and with only sixty seconds of break time in which to make the round trip to the bathroom, things got a little weird.
Loo run seat penalty!
Me announcer #1: "No doubt about it, Bob. This is going to be a tough run."
Me announcer #2: "You can say that again, Pat. Poynor is poised to come off the couch. He's got the best couch launch I've ever seen. He can shoot from sitting to full stride faster than any other guy on the block. He is acknowledged as the epitome of loo runners."
Me announcer #1: "Yeah, if he's got one problem area, it's his turn. Wait. Here comes the break... AND HE'S OFF!"
Me announcer #2: "Look at that acceleration, Pat! He cleared the coffee table and was into the hairpin around the end table before the duck even got out his first 'AFLAC'! He's like a Titan rocket!"
Me announcer #1: "He's in the loo for the turn. And now he's out, heading back into the living room. Wait, Bob! He didn't put the seat back down!"
Me announcer #2: "A seat penalty! Tough break, Pat! Poynor has to make up some time for that, and it looks like he's going for a... a... YES! A JUMP RESEAT! Right over the back of the couch, and into position before the Olympic song played."
Me announcer #1 (practically screeching): "An unbelievable effort! As he cleared the back, he twisted to catch the chips when they bounced. Poynor showed incredible coordination on that gutsy move. He must have picked up two-tenths. If it hadn't been for that unfortunate seat penalty, we'd be looking at a new record. What control! What poise! What conditioning! What…"
Mrs. Poynor: "What crap! Shut up and watch the games."
I managed to hold it together and keep my mouth shut until the figure skating came on. Mrs. Poynor is mesmerized by figure skating. She sacrifices sleep to ooh and ahh her way through every performance. Her eyes never leave the screen until there is a commercial break. Her passion and excitement were too much for me, and my inner announcers escaped when she made a dash for the kitchen.
Me announcer #1: Georgia-Carlene is next. She will be skating into the kitchen to the fast beats of the Chevy Cruze ad. What a great entry! Maximum points for that entry."
Me announcer #2: "You mean the way she held her arms straight out, Scott?"
Great crippled toe whoop form!
Me announcer #1: "No, it was the way she didn't fall down. She's continuing the slide, slipping by the sink, tripping over the rug, and spilling her soda. A beautiful triple klutz! And it looks like she's following up with a Johnson's wax slide with a slippery spin. And now... oh my God, I don't believe it! A CRIPPLED TOE WHOOP! She really nailed it! Right there on the corner of the bottom cupboard. You could almost hear that puppy crack!"
Me announcer #2: "Was that a compulsory move, Scott?"
Me announcer #1: "No, just something extra she threw into her bonus time. She's wailing now! She's gone into a sits/spin. Good rocking motion. Stupendous emotion. Nobody does a crippled toe whoop and sits/spin combo like Georgia-Carlene. You can almost feel her pain."
Me announcer #2: "Indeed, a truly memorable performance."
In the final analysis, the Sochi Winter Olympics have been educational for me. Until just very recently, I had no idea duct tape was involved.
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Valentine's Day - an experienced man's advice


In 2009 Clear Creek Community Church became a member of the Acts 29 Network. Acts 29 is a group committed to planting churches that plant churches. While no organization is perfect, I can say in the 20 year history of our church plant turned church that plants churches, there hasn't been a more strategic partnership we have than with the leaders who make up this network. Indeed, if you're considering planting a church, or in the middle of planting a church, or in an established church that wants to plant churches, I want to give you four reasons why you should consider joining Acts 29.
Brotherhood. Leading a church is like climbing Everest. Very few can thrive in the thin air of constant critique, wayward staff and problems too numerous to count. Right or wrong, the result is an overwhelming sense of loneliness. That's why it's so important to find other like-minded pastor-climbers. They 'get you,' understand your struggles and can laugh heartily at your gallows humor, finishing with the punchlines of their own broken story. They also rejoice with you in the victories of church planting – your gathering of a core group, your inaugural service, your first baptism, and so on. Acts 29, this cohort of climbers, has been a band of brothers for me unlike I've ever encountered in ministry.
Theology. What we believe is, and always will be, important. Frankly, I struggle to respect ministers who've left their doctrine on the top shelf in ministry in lieu of the easy reach of pragmatism. A pastor who 'isn't really into theology' (something one local pastor actually told me) is akin to a doctor informing you he really isn't into medicine. However, the truth is, theology always (and I mean always) impacts ministry. Acts 29 not only understands this maxim but is rooted in it. Far from being doctrinaire prigs who talk a good game about planting churches while getting stuck in debates of theological minutiae, the network is one of the leading edge organizations in actually planting churches while remaining steadfastly committed to biblical fidelity and doctrinal soundness. It's a community where doctrinal distinctives are rightfully seen as a strength not weakness. For that I'm very grateful.
Fellowship. If brotherhood is a connection of heart, fellowship is a connection of sharing. Acts 29 is a place where I can hear from others, bounce ideas off friends, be encouraged by prayer, deepen relationships with old friends and lay the foundation with new friends. Like Howard Schultz' hope for Starbucks, the network has become a ministerial 'third place' for me that stretches between home and church. It's an avenue where I can speak/pray/counsel with fellow husband/father/pastor/leaders. And not only for me, but for my wife as well. In Acts 29, my spouse has found fellow sisters-in-arms who know the ups and downs of being a church planter's wife.
Network. Acts 29 is a network in the truest sense of the word in that I'm able to dialogue, run ideas by, and get ministry resources from my fellow pastor-sojourners. Everyone is committed to helping everyone else "move the ball down the field" in establishing for themselves a gospel-centered, missional, church planting church. I get to hear from some of the best practitioners in a variety of ministry settings: mega and small; urban and suburban; attraction and incarnational; etc. Furthermore, I'm intentionally placed within a local network where I can lock arm-in-arm with planters in my area. These are men I cross paths with in gatherings throughout the year and am amazed at their brilliance, passion, and leadership as they shepherd their individual congregations. We preach for each other, pray for each other, bear each other's burdens, as we work together in the hopes of reaching the city of Houston for the gospel. What more does a planter need than this? It's priceless.
Are there other church planting networks? Absolutely! If one matches the "who, what, how, and why" for you better than Acts 29, join them! But if you desire to plant a gospel-centered, missional, church-planting church, I want you to strongly consider partnering with the Acts 29 Network. I have and can tell you it has been the single, greatest strategic relationship Clear Creek Community Church has ever made for the mission of planting churches!
*Some points adapted from an earlier post.


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Housing articles
Labour articles
Standing on the shoulders of giants, Morning Star 24 May 2019
SOUTHAMPTON May Day celebrations were hosted jointly by Unite Community and Extinction Rebellion.
Extinction Rebellion is to be commended for keeping the climate emergency on the front pages. Occupying and greening public spaces, such as Waterloo Bridge, is in the best direct action tradition.
I'm more sceptical about disrupting public transport in the name of climate change, or protesting outside Jeremy Corbyn's house when they recognise that he is the best hope to get us out of climate emergency. But all movements make mistakes.
The May Day event was in the best traditions of the day; the labour movement and the environmental movement working together and learning from each other.
Extinction Rebellion is not solely a movement of the young, but it is very much led by them. And of course the School Strike 4 Climate is, by definition, a young person's movement. Indeed that's the very point: if we don't solve the climate emergency and halt global warning, their lives are at risk.
I was pleased to hear Extinction Rebellion saying at the May Day event that they are "standing on the shoulders of giants."
It denotes a certain humility and recognition of history. The phrase was most famously used by Isaac Newton, and currently inscribed on our £2 coin in his honour. But Newton himself was quoting from medieval scholars and classical imagery.
The phrase is most commonly used in the scientific community to acknowledge that scientific breakthroughs build on previous discoveries. But it has a proud history within the labour movement as well.
Corbyn, speaking to the Scottish Labour Conference in Dundee in March 2018, used it to commemorate "those women trade unionists working in the jute industry in the 19th and 20th centuries."
We say it regularly to acknowledge those who built the trade union movement, often at great sacrifice and surviving hardship and persecution; those who built the Labour Party and our welfare state; those who put their bodies on the line for women's suffrage, civil rights and liberation movements; and those who fought for independence against colonialism and national self-determination.
When it comes to climate justice, we stand on the shoulders of scientists and of political activists. The scientific consensus that there is such a thing as climate change, that human activity is the cause and that we are at risk of destroying our planet is now clear, denied only by a few cranks.
The issue now is political action. We are inspired by individual acts of witness, such as Greta Thunberg's quiet, determined refusal to attend school on Fridays, which quickly spread to the global school strike. We are inspired by mass collective protest, such as that by Extinction Rebellion or, as I write this, Greenpeace's activists shutting down BP.
The great achievement is that mainstream politicians now accept that there is an emergency. The Labour Party took the initiative to ask Parliament to declare a climate emergency, gaining cross-party support.
Councils across the country have been innovative: the mayor of London aims for London to be a zero-carbon city by 2050, which would both reduce fossil fuel usage and tackle air pollution and fuel poverty.
In Southampton, Labour's proposed Green City Charter was delayed by the Tories, despite claiming to campaign on climate change. Bristol City Council aims for zero carbon by 2030.
And councils are beginning to adopt the Preston model of procuring services from the local community: thinking globally and acting locally.
We can't shy away from the class impact of climate change. On one level, it affects everyone. The rich can't buy their way out of the consequences of the planet dying. And even if they live in gated communities, pay for expensive water and air conditioning, they can't escape the effects of air pollution.
But while we still have water, the rich will pay for their supplies and will rail against the millions of environmental refugees leaving resource-depleted regions.
The consequences of climate change — droughts, fires, and floods — will have far more impact on the poor, particularly in the global South. As socialists and internationalists, we cannot let that happen.
Labour's green environmental policy, bringing together economic and environmental principles and committing to banning fracking, encouraging renewable energy and making solar power affordable, is a good start.
Labour for a Green New Deal makes the point that there is no conflict between jobs and saving the planet, arguing for state intervention and investment so as to achieve zero carbon by 2030, and for solidarity with climate refugees.
Mainstream politicians now, particularly Labour politicians, should not forget that they stand on the shoulders of giants. Labour's 20th century achievement of creating the NHS and the welfare state needs to be matched in the 21st century by a green revolution, based on redistributive, anti-poverty and internationalist principles.
Liz Davies is a barrister specialising in housing rights, an active member of Southampton Test Labour Party and vice-president of the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers. She blogs at www.lizdavies.org.uk.
Liz Davies is a Labour Party activist and housing rights barrister. Member of Southampton Test CLP and Unite the Union. Previously secretary for Hackney North CLP (2017–2018). Co-author Housing Allocation and Homelessness law and practice (Luba, Davies, Johnston and Buchanan, 2018, LexisNexis) and Honorary Vice-President of the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers. Her professional profile is here. She cannot respond to queries about legal cases through this website.


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Union de Crédit pour le Bâtiment (UCB), the mortgage specialist of BNP Paribas and Sundaram Finance Ltd (SFL) have reached an agreement regarding a strategic partnership in housing finance in India whereby UCB will acquire a 49.90% stake in Sundaram Home Finance Limited (SHFL), today a wholly-owned subsidiary of SFL. The investment will be made through a combination of new issue of equity shares by SHFL and purchase of existing equity shares. SFL will retain a 50.1% equity stake in the company. The joint venture will be named Sundaram BNP Paribas Home Finance Limited. Subject to relevant regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to be completed in three months' time.
With an over Rs. 1,250 crores (over EUR 231 million). loan portfolio, SHFL provides a wide range of housing finance products, largely focusing on retail customers. Significant synergies are expected on both sides and the joint venture aims at growth, strongly supported by an exclusive distribution team provided by SFL and UCB's specialisation in housing finance globally.
Commenting on the joint venture, S. Viji, Chairman of SFL said, "the joint venture will combine the strength of the Sundaram Finance brand, the extensive distribution reach and retail credit management expertise of SF with the specialised housing finance skills of UCB and the global brand strength of BNP Paribas. With this joint venture, we are well positioned to build on the already strong platform that has been established by SHFL. We believe that this partnership will put the company on a faster growth path. This further strengthens the existing relationship between the Sundaram Finance group and the BNP Paribas group, coming as it does on the heels of the successful partnership in the asset management space."
Laurent Chouraki, CEO of UCB - Private Mortgage business line of BNP Paribas said, "Mortgage market in India is growing fast, driven by the important housing needs of Indian population. A partnership with a strong and reliable local partner as Sundaram Finance group will enable us to participate in the development of the housing finance industry in India. We intend to share with SHFL the experiences that UCB has gained so far thanks to its international presence, and to bring some innovative mortgage solutions to the Indian market. We are convinced that this partnership will reinforce SHFL's market position".
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Sundaram Finance (www.sundaramfinance.in), with over five decades in the financial services space, is one of the largest retail financial services players in India with assets exceeding Rs. 5,000 crores (over EUR 925 million). In addition to vehicle financing, the SFL group offers a broad spectrum of financial products to its retail customers, including home loans, mutual funds, and general insurance products. SFL has a nationwide network of over 170 branches and more than 2,000 people. It distributes a wide range of retail financial products through Sundaram Direct, a pan India network with a 1400-strong sales force. SFL also has a presence in the BPO and IT segments through its divisions Sundaram Business Services and Sundaram Infotech Solutions respectively. It has a strong presence in each of the business segments it operates in.
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Q: Using Py_buffer and PyMemoryView_FromBuffer with different itemsizes This question is related to a previous question I asked. Namely this one if anyone is interested. Basically, what I want to do is to expose a C array to Python using a Py_buffer wrapped in a memoryview-object. I've gotten it to work using PyBuffer_FillInfo (work = I can manipulate the data in Python and write it to stdout in C), but if I try to roll my own buffer I get a segfault after the C function returns.
I need to create my own buffer because PyBuffer_FillInfo assumes that the format is char, making the itemsize field 1. I need to be able to provide items of size 1, 2, 4 and 8.
Some code, this is a working example:
Py_buffer *buf = (Py_buffer *) malloc(sizeof(*buf));
int r = PyBuffer_FillInfo(buf, NULL, malloc(sizeof(char) * 4), 4, 0, PyBUF_CONTIG);
PyObject *mv = PyMemoryView_FromBuffer(buf);
//Pack the memoryview object into an argument list and call the Python function
for (blah)
  printf("%c\n", *buf->buf++); //this prints the values i set in the Python function

Looking at the implementation of PyBuffer_FillInfo, which is really simple, I rolled my own function to be able to provide custom itemsizes:
//buffer creation function
Py_buffer *getReadWriteBuffer(int nitems, int itemsize, char *fmt) {
  Py_buffer *buf = (Py_buffer *) malloc(sizeof(*buf));
  buf->obj = NULL
  buf->buf = malloc(nitems * itemsize);
  buf->len = nitems * itemsize;
  buf->readonly = 0;
  buf->itemsize = itemsize;
  buf->format = fmt;
  buf->ndim = 1;
  buf->shape = NULL;
  buf->strides = NULL;
  buf->suboffsets = NULL;
  buf->internal = NULL;
  return buf;
}

How i use it:
Py_buffer *buf = getReadWriteBuffer(32, 2, "h");
PyObject *mv = PyMemoryView_FromBuffer(buf);
// pack the memoryview into an argument list and call the Python function as before

for (blah)
  printf("%d\n", *buf->buf); //this prints all zeroes even though i modify the array in Python

return 0;
//the segfault happens somewhere after here

The result of using my own buffer object is a segfault after the C function returns. I really don't understand why this happens at all. Any help would be most appreciated.
EDIT
According to this question, which I failed to find before, itemsize > 1 might not even be supported at all. Which makes this question even more interesting. Maybe I could use PyBuffer_FillInfo with a large enough block of memory to hold what I want (32 C floats for example). In that case, the question is more about how to assign Python floats to the memoryview object in the Python function. Questions questions.

A: So, in lack of answers I decided to take another approach than the one I originally intended. Leaving this here in case someone else hits the same snag.
Basically, instead of creating a buffer (or bytearray, equiv.) in C and passing it to Python for the extension user to modify. I simply redesigned the code slightly, so that the user returns a bytearray (or any type that supports the buffer interface) from the Python callback function. This way I need not even worry about the size of the items since, in my case, all the C code does with the returned object is to extract its buffer and copy it to another buffer with a simple memcpy.
Code:
PYGILSTATE_ACQUIRE; //a macro i made
PyObject *result = PyEval_CallObject(python_callback, NULL);
if (!PyObject_CheckBuffer(result))
  ; //raise exception

Py_buffer *view = (Py_buffer *) malloc(sizeof(*view));
int error = PyObject_GetBuffer(result, view, PyBUF_SIMPLE);
if (error)
  ; //raise exception

memcpy(my_other_buffer, view->buf, view->len);

PyBuffer_Release(view);
Py_DECREF(result);
PYGILSTATE_RELEASE; //another macro

I hope this helps someone.

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(a) Establish marketing procedures to assure that any comparison of benefits between Medicare or any other health maintenance organization offering such coverage by its agents will be fair and accurate.
(b) Establish marketing procedures to assure proper notification to the Medicare participant of enrollment or disenrollment from the health maintenance organization. Such notification shall be made in a timely manner.
(d) Inquire and otherwise make every reasonable effort to identify whether a prospective Medicare participant has previously been enrolled in either the same health maintenance organization as a Medicare participant or in another health maintenance organization as a Medicare participant.
(a) No health maintenance organization or person representing such health maintenance organization shall employ any method of marketing having the effect of or tending to induce the purchase of health care plans through fraud, deceit, force, fright, threat whether explicit or implied, intimidation, harassment, or undue pressure to purchase or recommend the purchase of a health maintenance organization contract.
(b) No participating provider, employee, or agent of such participating provider shall be an agent for or conduct any sales activities for a health maintenance organization with whom they have a provider contract.
History.—ss. 120, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.


In high school, we took a theology class called "Jesus of History, Christ of Faith." Early in the semester, we had to write a paragraph about who we thought Jesus was and what we thought he came to do.
I wrote a few sentences. It was something standard, boilerplate. Jesus was sent by the Father. He saved us from our sins by his blood. He won our place in heaven for us.
Maybe the Eastern Orthodox have a better name for Holy Week. They call it Great and Holy Week.
It's holy, sure, but lots of things are holy. "Great" emphasizes just how set apart Holy Week is, like the Passover observance it's related to. In the ritual dialogue of the Seder meal, the youngest person at table asks why that night is different from all other nights. This week is different from all other weeks.
Because it is totally different, we should expect totally different challenges. We should be right there in Gethsemane, with no exit, wondering if it hurts to die and if we'll feel it when we stop breathing. We should stand grim and tight-lipped with Joseph of Arimathea, incredulous that he has to politely ask his friend's killers, of all people, for the body.
We should sit with Peter in Friday's doomsday sun, asking why we're only bold and loyal when it doesn't mean anything–and hearing no answer but the wind in the olives. We should get violently nauseated with Judas when we suddenly understand, in a god-awful thunderclap, that we've all betrayed innocent blood.
By participating in the Passion reading, we confront ourselves in the mirror. Our love for God and each other is brittle. We constantly fight our instinctive, reptilian-brain preference for the Barabbas of the moment. Our inescapable human condition is to live in the "Crowd," which is no more civilized than it was two millennia ago. The ghastliness in the glass demands that we pause and stare.
So I was a bit disappointed at my church this Palm Sunday when, once the Passion according to Mark was finished, Father turned immediately to preaching about God's love. Ordinarily I'm all about God's love. But somehow the transition was just too awkward this time.
The homily went like this: Jesus died for us because God loves us, so we should spend the week meditating on metaphors for God's overflowing love. Father suggested a blasting fire hose ("any of you ever try to drink from one of those?"), or maybe a dump truck (umm, God's love is a whole bunch of dirt?). And Niagara Falls ("wow, that's a lot of water").
Let's just say he lost me back at the dump truck.
These folksy images comfort us. They are expectations of abundance. They skip ahead a week. They evade the urgency of the now.
Let's slow down, way down. Let's stay, just for now, with the roosters that accuse us, the thirty silver pieces that feel so cold and greasy we can't get rid of them fast enough.
For here and now, God is still lost in the crowd, lost with the excluded, the vulnerable, and the scapegoats. In them, God is still getting betrayed, crucified, and exchanged for Barabbas.
On Easter Sunday, Jesus will comfort the afflicted. During the Great and Holy Week, let him afflict the comfortable.


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by "Jester" David on May 23, 2013
A D&D Movie?
Old news now but not so old as to be irrelevant: the idea of a Dungeons & Dragons movie has re-entered the gamer consciousness. First there was the news Warner Brothers had acquired the rights and had a script ready. The catch being the WB acquired the rights from the production company that made the last three films, so the same producers were attached. Then there was the update that Hasbro / WotC was suing Warner as they had penned a deal with Universal claiming it had been to long between films and the rights had reverted. This is not impossible: the third D&D Movie, Book of Vile Darkness was released recently (August 2012), making its dramatic worldwide debut in the DVD bargain bins of UK supermarkets, but it was filmed some time ago (2010-11) as its production and release was repeatedly delayed.
I'm truly hoping WotC has finally been able to pry the rights away from the licenser that has held them for over a decade.
But I can't decide if a new movie by either company is a good thing or not.
Couldn't Get Worse
There is the initial worry about another bad movie. But as natural as this worry is, it would be hard to make a movie worse than the first theatrical release. Dungeons & Dragons the Motion Picture has a RottenTomatoes rating of 10%, low enough that—had it been more noteworthy—it would rank it among the worst movies ever. As a comparison, Batman & Robin has 12%.
Ironically, the quality of the storytelling and special FX in the movies only increased over the course of the first and second sequels. Again, this isn't saying much: when you start at rock bottom you can only go up. Unless they give the film to Uwe Boll or a a reanimated Ed Wood I think we're safe.
But that doesn't mean it will be good.
Complicational
The thing is, D&D is a hard property to turn into a movie. Really hard. Harder than board games. Seriously.
Simply put, what is D&D about? Well, it's about adventurers exploring dungeons and fighting monsters. But it's also about friends hanging around a table making jokes. It's equally about problem solving, role-playing, and game mechanics. Even if you go with the first answer, "having adventures" this is a pretty broad description. There's no singular goal, protagonists, consistent setting, or enemy. There's no plot.
In contrast, let's expand on my board game example. Clue comes complete with a murder mystery plot full of colourful characters who are all suspects. Even Battleship is easier having the built-in narrative of two opposing naval fleets firing blindly (although they totally dropped the ball with that movie by forcing aliens into what should have been a period movie).
While the open narrative of the game is a strong plus for the game it's a big ol' negative for the movie because it requires more scripting. You're starting from scratch. It requires a better class of writer, one not just good at making a movie or adapting a story but a writer capable of telling their own story. Let's be realistic here, a writer capable of creating characters, a story, and world of their own will be more interested in telling their own story and will already have their own scripts they're trying to sell. This might easily result in something like the first live action G.I.Joe movie where the director wanted to do a movie on future soldiers and the studio pushed the franchise on him, so nobody got the movie they wanted.
The generic nature of the fantasy is also problematic. As a game having an assortment of by-the-numbers races such as elves, dwarves, and halflings (read: hobbits) is a feature; players want to play as their favourite race from books and film, to have an opportunity to make a character similar to Legolas or Thorin. As a film these are huge negatives as they emphasise the generic nature of the races and setting, making the movie seem like an unimaginative rip-off.
I relate this to the difficulty in making a good Punisher movie. The Punisher is a fun character in Marvel Universe (and comics in general) because he's different: Frank Castle has no special powers, uses lethal force, relies on common guns, and often battles realistic foes such as the mob. He's a non-super superhero. A grounded and realistic character in a world of fantasy. But in theaters the idea of a gun-wielding ex-military vigilante has been around for decades. I know Death Wish was released in 1974 and Dirty Harry in 1971 but there are likely earlier examples. There's precious few new ideas the Punisher can bring to the screen. Simmilarly, with Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones already out in the public consciousness, D&D seems lacking.
Film Faerûn
One solution to this is to dump the idea of making a "D&D" movie and instead making one based on a published campaign setting or even a novel. Admittedly, they've tried this already, with the eye-gougingly bad Dragonlance animated movie. But that doesn't mean the concept is bad, just that particular execution.
Making a D&D movie is hard because you have to create everything, and there's so much room for error. You could have a good plot and setting but terrible characters, or the world and characters could be great but the plot terrible. There's too many variables. Starting with an established world or even series reduces the variables. If you're making a Forgotten Realms movie you have the setting and a wealth of characters and you just need a good story.
There's the minor problem of audience. Not everyone wants Drizzt or Elminster movies and those characters have their share of detractors. However, for a movie to succeed, it needs a far larger audience than just D&D players can provide. If every single D&D player went to the same movie during the same weekend the film would be lucky to crack the top 10. There's simply not enough of us. You need a larger audience. Heck, you need an audience and order of magnitude larger. If you can make a better movie by picking a world or characters that aren't the first choice of the majority of D&D players… that might just be an acceptable price to pay.
TV Show versus Movie
I'd honestly prefer a new television show rather than a movie. Movies have a single narrative that runs from beginning to conclusion while a TV show can have a series of connected or unrelated narratives over a length of time. D&D, with its sessional campaigns lends itself much better to a TV show. Heck, when planning a campaign or even individual sessions, basing the structure off television is a good trick.
There's also much more room for different stories highlighting the diversity of the game: there's can be action-based episodes, dungeon crawls, investigations, murder mysteries, intrigue, horror, and so much more. It's hard to cram all that is D&D into a single movie.
A D&D TV show would be easier to do than Game of Thrones requiring a smaller cast and fewer large battle sequences. There might be more SFX but much of it (signature spells) could be reused.
There's also less need for a singular tone. A D&D movie can either play things straight and be serious drama or it can poke fun at itself and plant its tongue firmly in its cheek, but it's exceedingly hard to do both. However, with a TV show there can be serious episodes where the world is played straight and there can be episodes that get a little goofier, poking out the absurdities of the game and setting.
Making a Good Movie
That all said, let's end the negativity and do some fanwanking. How would one go about making a good D&D movie? Or, at the very least, a not-terrible D&D movie.
I see three ways of approaching a D&D movie: straight fantasy, playing the game, or world crossover. The last three movies were straight fantasy, where the world simply is and the movie is just a story being told in a fantastic world. There's nothing differentiating the movies as being inspired by a role-playing game, and the film could just as easily be an adaptation of a novel (or video game). Playing the game is demonstrated by the two Gamers movies (Gamers and Gamers 2: Dorkness Rising) , where there the action of the film takes place in the minds of players. The actors play characters and in the "real" world and their characters' characters in the fantasy world. Lastly, there's world crossover. The best example of this is the old D&D cartoon where teens from the "real" world enter a fantasy world.
I just don't see straight fantasy working. D&D is just too generic and this type of movie lacks all that makes D&D the game different from other games. Even if you pad it with D&D Intellectual Property such as beholders, mind flayers, and more it's just another fantasy movie. Even if you write a great story, fill it with great characters, and play to D&D's strength with unique races like goliaths or the dragonborn it's still more of a generic fantasy movie and less a D&D movie.
I also don't think seeing people play the game would work either. While I loved the two Gamers movies and eagerly away the third, the movies are just too esoteric to appeal to the mainstream. Too much knowledge of the game, its tropes, and conventions are required for full enjoyment. Even adding a "new player" to a group and introducing the concepts via them would be awkward. Plus, there's far less drama and tension when the characters are not in any actual danger.
(This might work as a TV show though, where the game can also mix real world drama, tension, and problems while reducing costs by having a portion of each episode take place in simple real world sets, such as a basement.)
This leaves the same approach as the D&D cartoon: moving people from the real world into a fantasy world. It works now for the same reasons it worked then: it puts relatable characters in a fantasy setting and lets you see the magic through their eyes, explaining the world and plot to the characters and audience at the same time. It also acts as a lovely metaphor for playing the game. Dumping people into "the world of Dungeons and Dragons" also sidesteps the world being so generic fantasy, as real people being thrust into a generic world is different enough. The world being relatable and somewhat familiar is a plus. Additionally, it allows the movie to play-up the friends-working-together aspect of D&D with joking around, inserting pop culture references, and making genre savvy wisecracks while still having tension, danger, and a sense that what is happening actually matters. The characters can mock the plot and obvious cliches just like players would, but the world itself can be played straight. Most importantly, this prunes down the potential plot down from "anything-and-everything" to having the protagonists solving a problem and trying to get home in your standard Wizard of Oz fashion.
It might almost be worthwhile to just make the movie a reimagining of the old cartoon, or just acknowledge it in some ways such as having the new protagonists learn they are not the first people from their world to enter the fantasy realm. This might depend on who owns the rights though and if they're willing to sell. But even if the rights can't be acquired, it could still be hinted that it's the same world: the references just need to be more subtle and winking, such as just finding a golden bow without a string or cloak of invisibility.
How Watchable?
In all honesty, regardless of the quality I'll see it. How I'll see it is the variable. If I'll eagerly pay and attend a screening in the first week, if I'll drop a few bucks to my cable company to stream it, or if I'll just shrug and wait for it to stumble onto Netflix.
I'm hoping for the first but expecting the latter.
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Love and support for Mexico is spreading far and wide.
Their small-scale but big-hearted effort invited the contributions of Latinos living in the U.K. and any others who feel that a wall will only divide us even further.
The organized event was held on Sunday, February 26, and gathering drew quite the crowd.
For one entire day, the community in London gathered in front of the U.S. embassy and embraced Mexican culture with traditional art, music, and food.
Beautiful handmade art covered this wall of hope.
"On one side there will be a tree painted for people to hang their messages of hope and on the other side an altar that will be a celebration to life and that will be dedicated to people who have died across the border," Feregrino said to Noticias MVS.
Organizers also held a mini-fundraising campaign to help pay for the materials to build the "wall of hope." Their goal was to raise about $400 dollars and they accomplished it!
And they invited traditional Mexican dancers.
An event like this in London is a sign of its growing Latino population.
44 percent of London's population consists of ethnic minorities. Brazilians make up most of London's Latino population, with almost 55,000 living there, according to a 2011 census report. Mexican make up almost 10,000 of London's population.
Hopefully this is just one of the many events that will be organized by these incredible people.
#WallOfHope London building a wall of solidarity ????
What do you think of Latinos celebrating Mexican culture with a "Wall of Hope" in London?
Earlier this week, Daniela Vargas became the latest DREAMer detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The 22-year-old, who was brought to the U.S. from Argentina when she was just 7 years old, now faces deportation. Vargas, whose brother and father were detained last week, was detained after she spoke at a immigration rally and press conference at City Hall in Jackson, Mississippi.
According to The New York Times, Vargas was in a car leaving the press conference when her car was stopped by police. The Clarion-Ledger reports that I.C.E. agents stopped the car with Vargas inside, quickly arrested her and said, "You know who we are, you know what we're here for." According to the BBC, Vargas was detained and is being processed for visa overstay since her DACA status expired in November 2016. She was attempting to save the $495 necessary to renew. Vargas applied for renewal in mid-February.
According to The Huffington Post, ICE officials made a statement on Wednesday saying that Vargas will be subject to court proceedings deciding her eligibility of relief. Abigail Peterson, Vargas' attorney, told The Huffington Post that she was informed on Thursday that ICE plans on pursuing immediate deportation and bypassing any court hearings.
Vargas' attorney shared a full statement from Vargas to The Huffington Post and you can read it here.
Here's a CBS News interview with Vargas' attorney describing the detention.


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New distribution center to create 100 jobs in Kentucky
Posted: Aug 19, 2022 / 11:19 AM EDT
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FRANKLIN, Ky. (AP) — A company that supplies an array of products has announced a new distribution center in southern Kentucky that will create 100 jobs, officials said.
DAS Cos. Inc., which distributes automotive supplies, travel gear and mobile electronics said it is investing $15 million on the new center in Simpson County.
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"Kentucky is a hub for the distribution and logistics industry, thanks to our ideal geographic location, skilled workforce and strong infrastructure," Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday in a statement. "Our state's continued growth will rely on the continued success of distributors across the commonwealth, such as DAS.
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