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We read this from Pravit Rojanaphruk and were dismayed. Pravit writes of the hunger strike by Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phuphong. He states:
The two young activists issued three lofty demands: justice system reform, release of all political prisoners, and for all political parties to call for the abolition of both the lese majeste and sedition laws.
Ten days have passed and none of their demands have been met. Yet as of press time, they insist on continuing their hunger strike, adamant that, if need be, they are willing to sacrifice their lives for the cause they believe in.
He continues, pleading:
Time is of the essence and people who have good ties with the two and their respect should immediately meet them at the hospital to try to convince them that their demands will most unlikely be met in the foreseeable future and they should end the hunger strike and carry on a fight in a more protracted manner.
And he opines:
It may take many years, no, decades more, but we cannot expect Thai society to produce an immediate consensus particularly on the status of the lese majeste law by having someone threaten to sacrifice their live, if all political parties do not support the abolition of the law. We need more talks to convince the unconvinced and it cannot be achieved through a hunger strike. This is where Tawan and Bam, no matter how well intended, got it wrong.
Talks for decades…. Hunger strikes are a longstanding political protest, used by many. Nelson Mandela and he also intervened to seek a negotiated settlement with the apartheid government. an end to a hunger strike by political prisoners. Gandhi is listed as having used it at least 18 times. Ironically, Mandela and Gandhi sometimes got far better responses from the racist South African and British colonial state than these brave and principled young women get from the military-monarchy regime.
We recall a recent book on the history of hunger strikes, Refusal to Eat A Century of Prison Hunger Strikes by Nayan Shah. Its promotional material states:
The power of the hunger strike lies in its utter simplicity. The ability to choose to forego eating is universally accessible, even to those living under conditions of maximal constraint, as in the prisons of apartheid South Africa, Israeli prisons for Palestinian prisoners, and the detention camp at Guantánamo Bay. It is a weapon of the weak, potentially open to all. By choosing to hunger strike, a prisoner wields a last-resort personal power that communicates viscerally, in a way that is undeniable—especially when broadcast over prison barricades through media and to movements outside.
It is an expression of exasperation, often when other means of protest and negotiation are closed or unavailable. It is often a last-ditch effort for change.
By intervening in this manner, it seems another media capitulation, handing the regime a free pass for "years, no, decades…". The result was that we had an old song ringing in our ears, with apologies to the Doobie Brothers and Arthur Reynolds:
… LM is just alright with me
LM is just alright with me
LM is just alright
I don't care what they may say
I don't care what they may do
LM is just alright….
I don't care what they may know
I don't care where they may go
LM, He's my friend
LM, He's my friend….
Tags: Article 112, lese majeste, Orawan Phuphong, Pravit Rojanaphruk, Tantawan Tuatulanon
Lese majeste sentencing and the law itself are back in the international media. Not only are the anti-112 hunger strikers and related protests getting some attention, but the mammoth sentence handed out to Mongkol Thirakhote has flashed around the world.
Even the Bangkok Post's briefly reports Mongkol's case. It has been more diligent in reporting on the hunger strike by Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phuphong. Difficult to ignore this strike when even the usually supine National Human Rights Commission has expressed "concern" for these two women. Neither appears to have mentioned Sitthichok Sethasavet's hunger strike.
The international reporting has focused on the huge sentence and linked to protests and hunger strikes.
Associated Press (AP), Yahoo, and AFP reporting has gone to hundreds of outlets from small town newspapers to major national dailies, and radio and TV outlets from Japan, to India, to the US and Germany, from the left to the right.
Reports from the region are in Mizzima, The Straits Times, Today, Benar News, among others.
Tags: Article 112, Bangkok Post, lese majeste, Mongkol Thirakhote, National Human Rights Commission, Orawan Phuphong, Sitthichok Sethasavet, Tantawan Tuatulanon
A statement from ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights targets lawfare: "the use of judicial harassment and politically-motivated charges against critics and political opponents…".
The Parliamentarians are mainly focused on the use of defamation laws.
The use of defamation to silence activists has been common in Thailand. However, PPT sees a broader approach in THailand, where there has been a huge increase in judicial harassment since the 2014 coup and most especially since the 2020 rise of the monarchy reform movement. Many hundreds of charges – and most notably Article 112 or lese majeste – have been laid over the past few years and courts, police, and prosecutors have cooperated with the regime to use prosecution and bail to harass and silence political opponents. This is one reason why the moves by Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phuphong, self-revoking bail, is so significant.
The Parliamentarians state:
The Philippines, as well as other ASEAN member states, must immediately halt the use of judicial harassment and politically-motivated charges against critics and political opponents, a phenomenon known as 'lawfare', ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) said today at a press conference held in Manila.
"We call on Southeast Asian authorities to stop abusing the legal system to stifle dissent and urge ASEAN to reprimand member states that continue to use lawfare to attack political opposition. The Philippine government can take the first step by dropping all charges against Walden Bello and immediately releasing Senator Leila De Lima and any others that have been unjustly detained due to politically-motivated charges," said Mercy Barends, Chairperson of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) and member of the Indonesian House of Representatives.
The press conference, titled "Stop Lawfare! No to the Weaponization of the Law and State-sponsored Violence," was organized by APHR and the Walden Bello Legal Defense Committee, in solidarity with Walden Bello, an APHR Board Member and former Member of Parliament in the Philippines. Bello is facing politically-motivated charges of cyber-libel brought by a former Davao City information officer who now works as chief of the Media and Public Relations Division of the Office of the Vice President, Sara Duterte.
There have been many other victims of lawfare in the Philippines, including Senator Leila de Lima, who was arrested in February 2017 on trumped-up drug charges, shortly after she had launched a Senate investigation into the extrajudicial killings committed under the Rodrigo Duterte administration. She has remained in detention ever since, still waiting for her trial, despite the fact that several key witnesses have recanted their testimonies.
"Lawfare is very common in the Philippines, but is happening everywhere in Southeast Asia and beyond. Governments in the region are using ambiguous laws to prosecute political opponents, government critics, and activists. This weaponizing of the legal system is alarming and incredibly damaging to freedom of expression. It creates an atmosphere of fear that not only silences those who are targeted by such "lawfare" but also makes anyone who may want to criticize those in power think twice," said Charles Santiago, APHR Co-chairperson and former Malaysian Member of Parliament.
In Myanmar and Cambodia, for example, laws on treason and terrorism have been weaponized to crush opposition. The most tragic example took place in July last year, with the execution of four prominent Myanmar activists on bogus terrorism charges by the Myanmar junta. Those were the first judicial executions in decades, and provide an extreme example of how the law can be perverted by authoritarian regimes to cement their power, APHR has denounced. In Cambodia, members of the opposition are sentenced to lengthy jail terms on fabricated charges simply for exercising their right to freedom of speech.
Meanwhile, defamation laws are among the most often used for lawfare in Thailand, where, contrary to many other countries, it might be regarded as a criminal offense, rather than just a civil offense. Sections 326–328 of the Thai Criminal Code establish several defamation offenses with sentences of up to two years' imprisonment and fines of up to 200,000 Thai Baht (approximately USD 6,400).
"I think we, as parliamentarians, should do our utmost in our respective countries to repeal, or at least amend, these kinds of laws. Our democracies depend on it. But I also think that we cannot do it alone. We need to work together across borders, share experiences with parliamentarians from other countries and stand in solidarity with those who fall victim to them, because, ultimately, we are all on the same boat," said Rangsiman Rome, Member of the Thai Parliament, and APHR member.
Tags: 2014 military coup, anti-monarchism, Article 112, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, defamation, judicial harassment, lawfare, lese majeste, Orawan Phuphong, Tantawan Tuatulanon
As a follow-up to our previous post, here we reproduce a post from Prachatai's FB page:
Anon Nampa gives a speech, saying that he has received a phone call from a high-ranking figure in Pheu Thai party that, on Friday, every opposition party will make a statement to support Tantawan and Orawan. Their demands will be to amend the royal defamation charge at the minimum, and abolish the law at the maximum.
He went on, saying the new wave of pro-democracy movement starting in 2020 defies those who said it had won nothing. Examples given were the emergence of activist groups like Thalufah, Thaluwang, or Thalugaz, the anti-torture bill's approval, and the lawmakers scrutinies over the Royal Office annual budget.
Clipped from Prachatai FB (photo credit Chana La)
Moreover, the authorities' retaliation to the movement has consolidated them and created more allies across generations, and the fights between democracy and authoritarianism have sparked everywhere.
"Let us pass the message to Tawan and Bam that. This day, this place, we have awakened and ready to fight side by side with the two of them and those who are in prison…This is the clash between the old and the new idea, democracy and authoritarianism. This clash will take place in every fibre, every class."
"We talked in 2020 with due truth. They took us to the Court, the conservatives said 'prove yourself in the Court', but when we tried to prove by asking for the travel document [of King Rama X to Germany], the Court did not issue [the document request]. Are they scared of the truth?" said Anon.
Anon asked the demonstrators to come out, raise their voice to the Court over the injustice the political detainees have received. If the political prisoners are all released, the political parties respond to the two's pleas, it would be more reasonable to tell them to save their own lives to see the justice reform demands being done.
Tags: Arnon Nampa, Article 112, judiciary, lese majeste, Orawan Phuphong, Prachatai, Puea Thai Party, Tantawan Tuatulanon
There has been a strange and limited social media argument that Tantawan Tuatulanon (Tawan) and Orawan Phuphong (Bam) should not be on a hunger strike. It seems that some middle class liberals feel that this action is akin to political violence.
Frankly, events show that this view is perverse. The brave stand by Tantawan and Orawan has quickly reignited protest and discussion of lese majeste. They deserve huge credit for their brave stance.
Over the past 24-48 hours, things have developed quickly. Here, PPT summarizes from social media posts. To follow events, look for Khaosod and Prachatai on Facebook.
Tantawan and Orawan were taken to Thammasat University Hospital on Tuesday. They are now in their 9th day of dry hunger strike.Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) reported that a lawyer who visited them at Thammasat University Hospital yesterday (25 January) said that the two activists have lost a lot of weight, to the point that they can see the shape of Tantawan's skull.
The lawyer said that, when the two activists arrived at the hospital, it was found that Tantawan has low potassium level and was at risk of cardiac arrest, so she was given a potassium supplement. However, the two activists insist on continuing their hunger strike, and will not be receiving IV fluids or other vitamin supplements.
The pair are staying in the same hospital room, and are constantly guarded by 4 corrections officers.
Food delivery rider Sitthichok Sethasavet, convicted of lese majeste on 17 January 2023, accused of setting fire to a portrait of King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida and detained pending appeal has gone on a hunger strike to protest his detention.
Today, protesters gathered at the Pathumwan Skywalk in support of activists Tawan and Bam.
Clipped from Khaosod FB page
The Chiang Rai Provincial Court has thrown gas on the 112 fire by sentencing Mongkol Thirakhote or "Bass" to a mammoth 42 years in prison, reduced from 28, for 27 seditious and lese majeste FB posts on Thursday. A bail application is pending.
Monarchy-reform protest co-leader Arnon Nampa called for a major demonstration in front of Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre at 5.12pm Thursday in support of lese majeste detainees Tawan and Bam. People are marching out from Chulalongkorn University (CU) to Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) to show their support. The judiciary is criticized for bias on lese majeste cases.
Tags: Arnon Nampa, king, lese majeste, Mongkol Thirakhote, Orawan Phuphong, Queen Suthida, Sitthichok Sethasavet, Tantawan Tuatulanon, Vajiralongkorn
Prachatai and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights have provided more information on "monarchy reform advocates Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phuphong…".
The report states that these two resolute women "were taken to the Department of Corrections Hospital last Friday (20 January)." This move was against their own wishes and they have "refused all medical treatment and insisted on being taken back to the Women's Central Correctional Institution…".
As is usual in such cases, their lawyer was given the runaround by the authorities and prison officials.
Once the lawyer was permitted to meet them, TLHR was able to report on their condition. Their lawyer stated that on (22 January, "the two activists were fatigued and nauseous, and that Orawan condition had worsened as she reportedly passed out in the bathroom." In addition, the two "asked their lawyer to tell the public that they are staying strong. They also noted that they heard the fireworks set off in front of the prison and thanked people for their support."
On 23 January, TLHR released another statement after another visit by a lawyer. It said the:
two activists were pale and fatigued, and told the lawyer that Tantawan fainted in the bathroom on Sunday evening (22 January) and hit her head. She said she refused a CT scan, and the two activists told the lawyer that they did not want to receive treatment from or stay at the Department of Corrections Hospital, as a statement released by the Department of Corrections released on Sunday evening did not mention that Tantawan fainted. The two activists also said they were not able to walk on their own as the Department of Corrections claimed.
Tags: Article 112, lese majeste, monarchy, Orawan Phuphong, Tantawan Tuatulanon
Updated: Smash 112, free all political prisoners
Brave advocates for the end of Article 112 began protesting "in front of the Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek Road in conjunction with a hunger strike by two detained female activists who are neither eating nor drinking water with tonight (Jan. 21) being the third night but they have been taken to the Correctional Department's hospital…".
Calling themselves the Independent People's Group, the protesters had these demands:
Reform the judicial process taking into account human rights principles and freedom of expression and not interfere with litigation;
Stop prosecuting people for exercising their freedom of expression, assembling and voicing their political views:
All political parties propose a policy to guarantee rights, liberties and political participation by cancelling Section 112, also known as the lese majeste law, and Section 116 of the Criminal Code.
Yesterday, members of Thalufah "peacefully stood in a row on a sidewalk outside the Bangkok Art & Culture Centre at Pathumwan intersection in protest of the sustained detainment of the 21 political detainees, nine of whom have been faced with the draconian lese majeste charges, better known as Section 112 of the Criminal Code, and others on sedition charges." They planned a 112 hour protest calling for "Free Political Prisoners" and "Stop Violation of Human Rights", among other demands.
These protesters are also calling "for the unconditional and immediate release of the 21 political detainees," and supporting "Tantawan Tuatulanond and Orawan Pupong, currently held at the Central Women Correctional Institution."
Now, "Tantawan and Orawan who have not only denied meals but drinking water provided at the prison have resolutely insisted that all the political detainees be freed, the country's judicial systems be amended and the lese majeste law be abolished."
Update: Prachatai updates on the protests, which have expanded beyond Bangkok, including Khon Kaen and Chiang Mai (scroll down the story about halfway for the update on protests).
Tags: Article 112, Article 116, freedom of expression, human rights, lese majeste, Orawan Phuphong, sedition, Tantawan Tuatulanon
Brave women I
Prachatai reports that activists Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phuphong went to Ratchadaphisek Criminal Court on 16 January 2023 to file for bail revocation for themselves. Both are facing several charges, including lese majeste. The article states:
Clipped from Prachatai
The two activists stood in front of the Court entrance and poured red paint on themselves, before announcing their demand that every activist and protester detained for their involvement in the pro-democracy protest must be released within 3 days. They will also not be filing for bail again until their demands are met, and if no response is made by 18 January, other activists, including those still detained, will be taking further actions.
They called for a reform of judicial system so that human rights and freedom of expression take priority, and so that courts are independent and protect people's freedom, as well as for judges to make decisions without intervention from their own executives.
They also called for all charges against those exercising their freedoms of expression and assembly to be dropped, and for every political party to back the repeal of the royal defamation law and sedition law to guarantee people's right, freedom, and political participation….
The courts accepted these self-revocations.
These are determined and brave women. All power to them. Thailand's best.
As usual, it is Prachatai reporting this, with not a peep – as far as PPT can see – in any of the English-language local media. That media seems not only frightened but cowed by the regime, the judiciary, and palace. Almost no news regarding the use of lese majeste appears in any of these outlets.
Tags: judiciary, lese majeste, Orawan Phuphong, palace, political prisoners, Tantawan Tuatulanon
House arrest
Teeranai Charuvastra has another excellent report with Prachatai regarding the house arrest of "two activists known for their campaign to reform the monarchy…".
Read it an weep for the activists. Pour scorn on the royalist courts. Lament the decline of the justice system.
Tags: injustice, justice system, Tantawan Tuatulanon
AI Thailand on political prisoners
Amnesty International Thailand has delivered a petition of 4,701 Thai citizens "to call for the release, dismissed the allegations and restored bail rights to activists who are being held in custody pending trial. As well as, to demand that Thailand's government uphold its commitments to international human rights standards, including the right to bail, freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly."
The petition "was delivered to Mr. Somsak Thepsuthin, the Minister of Justice, by Mr. Wallop Nakbua, the Deputy Permanent Secretary for Justice, who also served as the Minister of Justice's representative…".
AI's news release states:
Piyanut Kotsan, Director of Amnesty International Thailand said that according to the Amnesty International Secretariat in London, United Kingdom has launched an urgent operation inviting members, activists, and supporters to send a letter to Mr. Somsak Thepsuthin, the Minister of Justice, demanded the release of the activists and the withdrawal of all accusations. Additionally, they urged Thai authorities to adhere to their commitments under international human rights law, which mandate that they should protect citizens' rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly and minimize detention pending review. This campaign was in effect until August 9th.
Since 2 June 2022, two women have been on hunger strike calling for their right to bail. They have been detained since 3 May 2022. Authorities have started criminal proceedings against them and one other, who is on bail under house arrest, for conducting street polls. The Thai government is required by international human rights commitments to effectively protect the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and to minimize pretrial detention. All allegations against the three must be dismissed, and they must be released right away.
Thai authorities have carried out a wide-ranging crackdown on peaceful protest and online discussion since overwhelmingly peaceful pro-democracy reform protests started in July 2020. Officials are using vaguely worded provisions of laws – on security, the monarchy and computer crimes – as instruments of repression and are interpreting the peaceful exercise of rights as a threat to security or public order, or offence to the monarchy, and subsequently file criminal proceedings against activists which may result in up to life imprisonment.
The Director of Amnesty International Thailand also announced that over the course of more than a month through Amnesty International has campaigned to compile names under urgent action that are campaigning around the world. Calling for the release of two protest activists who have been on hunger strike including Bung, Netiporn Sanesangkhom and Bai Por, Nutthanit Duangmusit who demand their rights to bail. Both were detained on May 3, 2022 and released on August 4, 2022. Despite being given bail, authorities have launched criminal prosecutions against the two. However, as a result of the 64-day hunger strike has resulted in health ramifications for the body, which now requires hospitalization to recover. While Tawan, Thantawan Tuatulanon, who had previously been granted bail, is being sentenced to home detention for 24 hours after conducting street polls.
Clipped from AI Thailand
Since May 3, 2022, Netiporn and Nutthanit have been detained, with their requests for bail repeatedly denied. They have been on hunger strike since 2 June 2022 in protest of their detention. After going on a 36-day hunger strike in detention after authorities revoked her initial/earlier bail on 20 April 2022, Tantawan is currently on bail under house arrest
Prominent protesters have also faced months of arbitrary pre-trial detention, often compromising their rights to education and access to a livelihood. They are currently subject to increasingly restrictive bail conditions which stringently limit their human rights to freedom of movement, expression and peaceful assembly, including requirements to stay within their places of residence for up to 24 hours daily, unless for medical treatment, and wear electronic monitoring bracelets 24 hours a day.
During 2022, Thai authorities have filed criminal proceedings against protesters in connection with their public peaceful activism. Officials continue to increase their judicial harassment of people engaging in acts of perceived public dissent, including children, and are escalating measures to stifle public expressions of opinion and peaceful protest and are imposing excessive restrictions on people's right to peaceful protest and expression.
Amnesty International has the following requests for the Thai government in this regard:
Immediately release and/or withdraw charges and excessive bail conditions against people targeted for peaceful exercise of their rights and drop all criminal proceedings against them;
Pending the release of people targeted for peaceful exercise of their rights, ensure they have adequate access to medical treatment;
Instruct officials to uphold Thailand's international human rights obligations, including on the right to bail, freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.
Tags: Amnesty International, freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, Ministry of Justice, Netiporn Sanesangkhom, Nutthanit Duangmusit, Somsak Thepsuthin, Tantawan Tuatulanon


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'Despicable Me 3' is colorful, exhausting, follow-up
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Grade: 1.5/5.0
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"Despicable Me 3" has about eight movies within it that are better than the one that is actually being released — which is a shame because the jumble of storylines, individually at least, spring with heart and potential. But when directors Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda attempt to weave one cohesive film from this mix of subplots, what results resembles less a movie and more a colorful collage patched together by an overly excited four-year-old.
In this latest franchise piece, Gru (Steve Carell) is at a crossroads in his life: after a mishap involving the largest diamond in the world, excessive amounts of explosive bubblegum, Michael Jackson and aptly named child star-turned-supervillain Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker), Gru and his wife/fellow agent Lucy Wilde (Kristin Wiig) find themselves fired from the Anti-Villain League. They return downtrodden to their adopted daughters Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier), and Agnes (Nev Scharrel).
Within the span of three films, Gru has gone from supervillain to superspy to super-unemployed, and while this would be an intriguing movie in and of itself, "Despicable Me 3" never gives itself the time to explore this theme. Instead it decides to suddenly introduce Gru's twin brother, Dru (also Steve Carell). Both brothers, we soon learn, were rejected from their designated parent, neither able to live up to the family legacy of villainy. However, this plot point is also swiftly passed by for the next subplot involving Lucy's entrance into motherhood, so on and so forth, each subplot with more storytelling potential than the last.
Surprisingly, the film isn't actually even very funny, for anyone in any age group. Humor has always been one of the most reliable mainstays of the "Despicable Me" franchise, constantly unearthing laughs in the extremities of Gru's world. Yet, in this third feature, one of the longest sequences, ironically, involves Gru and Dru trying to enact a "trading places" situation for no other apparent reason then "to be funny." This jig lasts what seems to be five minutes, before every other character is exhausted by the pair's antics. Even Agnes, who finds brightness in every stuffed animal or bar owner she meets, rolls her eyes, relaying the sentiment of exhausted audience members.
This is only one example of a series of gags that were seemingly taken from better children's films, diluted, and then pushed clumsily back into the movie with the hope the same effect will take place. It doesn't. In the era of "Zootopia" and "Kubo and the Two Strings", kids want and deserve more.
Even the self-referential jokes, a staple in children's animated films post-"Shrek," dry up quickly. "Despicable Me 3" seems to believe that lazy writing is the same thing as satire — Lucy and Gru work for the "Anti-Villain League" and every rural European is obsessed with outdated marriage traditions and cheese. These ideas, which are supposed to make the audience laugh at just how "on the nose" they are, seem to be more of an excuse to not actually venture into any creative territory beyond stereotype. "Despicable Me 3" needed to go beyond laughing at itself or talking down to its audience to actually explore the colorful world it has done a pretty good job creating in its previous iterations.
Ultimately, there is a pounding heart hidden somewhere in "Despicable Me 3." There's even a mature discussion later in the film that about how even if we don't end up getting what we've always dreamed of, we make the most with what we have, which might be more beautiful, in the end. But that resonant message is eventually drowned out by the overabundance of subplots and tiring fart jokes. With an ending so open there will most definitely be at least three more sequels, let's hope that following Despicable Me iterations allow their hearts to shine and not get lost in unexplored opportunities on the way.
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What's the Buzz? Making Sense of Wellness Certifications
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By Aliza Skolnik and Tim Zelazny
There's been plenty of buzz about three relatively new health and wellness certifications that have appeared in our market – WELL, Fitwel and RESET. The chatter shouldn't be surprising, given that people spend about 90 percent of their time indoors and their lack of health and wellness can account for billions of dollars in productivity losses annually.
Occupant concern about personal health and well-being is on the rise. In fact, 1/3 of people now track their health via their smartphone or watch, and more than half of Millennials believe it's important to live or work in a healthy environment (a number which exceeds their predecessors, the Gen Xers and the Baby Boomers).
But what are these certifications all about? Let's take a look at this chart for some basic guidance:
So what are the key differences among the three choices?
WELL is the most comprehensive and costly health and wellness certification. It provides the greatest number of strategies to improve employee health and wellness; however, the fees for certification are high due to the required on-site verification.
FitWel is not as comprehensive as WELL since there are no required credits and no on-site verification. This certification focuses more heavily on the health and wellness aspects of an existing building and site (e.g. walkability/location, building IAQ policies, access to exercise). TI projects located in urban high-rises near a park can take advantage of this.
RESET approaches health and wellness certification from a different perspective by focusing on measured results for air quality. RESET introduces mandatory sensor specifications, performance tracking metrics, and IAQ thresholds. Air quality is constantly monitored and reviewed annually by the certification body.
ESD has experience on multiple projects that have incorporated health and wellness certifications, and has presented widely on the subject. As a participant in the first WELL AP provisional class, ESD has been at the forefront of the health and wellness movement.
Please reach out to ESD for more information or questions about your project.
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Il trattato di Arras fu stipulato tra il re di Francia Luigi XI e il reggente del Ducato di Borgogna Massimiliano I d'Asburgo, figlio dell'imperatore, Federico III d'Asburgo (1415 - 1493), per porre fine alla guerra tra la Francia e il ducato di Borgogna, appoggiato dall'impero.Il trattato prevedeva che le Fiandre fiamminghe e vallone ed i Paesi Bassi andassero a Massimiliano, per conto del figlio Filippo, anche se la parte delle Fiandre fino a Gand restava feudo della corona francese e quindi soggetta alla giurisdizione del parlamento di Parigi, il vero e proprio ducato di Borgogna fu annesso ai domini reali francesi così come la contea di Charolais, inoltre Luigi recuperò i territori e le città borgognone sulla Somme, come era prevista nel precedente trattato di Arras, del 1435 e tenne per sé l'Artois e la Franca Contea, come doti della futura nuora, Margherita d'Asburgo, fidanzata al delfino di Francia, Carlo. Siccome il fidanzamento tra Carlo e Margherita non andò a buon fine, il successivo trattato di Senlis, del 1493, con una nuova redistribuzione dei territori, chiuse per un certo tempo la questione.

Bibliografia
Charles Petit-Dutaillis, "Francia: Luigi XI", cap. XVIII, vol. VII (L'autunno del medioevo e la nascita del mondo moderno) della Storia del Mondo Medievale, 1999, pp. 657-695.

Voci correlate
 Ducato di Borgogna
 Franca Contea
 Conti della Franca Contea di Borgogna
 Duchi di Borgogna
 Trattato di Arras (1435)
 Trattato di Senlis

Arras (1482)
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Full Length Zorro II Card which has enough space to mount a a hard drive. There is also an external connector for external SCSI devices. The main differences between this version and the 2000 HC+8 seems to the SCSI chipset used. The original card uses a western digital chipset whereas this card uses a DPRC chipset. The card also has 8 x 30pin SIMM slots for adding up to 8MB of additional RAM. The card can use either 1MB or 4MB 30pin SIMMs, however the maximum RAM you can add is still 8MB, even with 4MB SIMMs.
Jumper settings are likely to be similar to the A2000 version, although this is only speculation. See the A2000 version for details of jumpers.
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Funding collaboration for mental health in NWT
YELLOWKNIFE – The Government of the Northwest Territories, in partnership with Bell Let's Talk and Northwestel, announced a $500,000 collaboration which will support the Strongest Families Institute to provide mental health services for children, youth, adults and families throughout the Northwest Territories.
Strongest Families Institute is an award-winning charity that provides evidence-based programming for children, youth, adults and their families to overcome significant issues such as anxiety and behaviour challenges. Strongest Families Institute currently operates in nine provinces across Canada and uses an innovative distance coaching approach to support clients while respecting their privacy. Strongest Families Institute coaches provide support when and where people need help – at home day or night.
Programs and supports through the Strongest Families Institute will be available in both English and French when programming in Northwest Territories is officially launched later this month. The Strongest Families Institute's programming was co-designed with partners, including Indigenous advisors. All Strongest Families Institute coaches are diversity trained and receive cultural competency training.
"Our government is committed to making decisions to improve the lives of NWT residents," said Diane Thom (pictured), Minister of Health and Social Services. "By partnering with Bell Let's Talk, Northwestel and the Strongest Families Institute, we are able to provide individuals, families, caregivers and youth with mental wellness and behavioural challenge supports when and where they need them from their home community. There is no waitlist for this innovative, flexible and evidence-based service that is available by phone and can be scheduled around each person's needs."
"Bell Let's Talk is pleased to build on our existing partnership with the Strongest Families Institute to bring new mental health resources to families in the Northwest Territories," said Mary Deacon, chair of Bell Let's Talk. "Bell and Northwestel share the Government of the Northwest Territories' commitment to expanding access to mental health support in ways that will make a real difference in people's lives."
"As a longstanding partner of Bell Let's Talk and a passionate supporter of mental health in the North, Northwestel is proud to be involved in today's announcement about how we will make additional resources available to Northwest Territories families," said Curtis Shaw, president of Northwestel. "Mental health affects all of us, and I want to thank Bell Let's Talk, the Government of the Northwest Territories, and the Strongest Families Institute for the work they are doing to make mental health a priority in our communities."
"Strongest Families Institute is proud to partner with the Government of the Northwest Territories (NWT), Bell Let's Talk and Northwestel, to increase access to timely mental health services for children, youth, adults and families," said Dr. Patricia Lingley-Pottie, president and CEO, Strongest Families Institute. "We are honoured to work with these partners to improve access to care. The announcement of this investment allows us to provide our skill-based programs that are proven to overcome mental health issues to NWT residents. Equipping people with life skills will lead to a healthier future. Through this announcement of matched funding, together we will improve the well-being of those in need of assistance. Strongest Families Institute applauds Bell Let's Talk, the Government of the Northwest Territories and Northwestel on their funding commitment to improved mental health wellness for all."
Bell Let's Talk Day is January 29. Everyone is invited to join the conversation on Bell Let's Talk Day by sending messages of support across multiple platforms to drive both awareness and action in mental health.
Bell will donate 5 cents to Canadian mental health programs for each of the following interactions, at no extra cost to participants beyond what they would normally pay their service provider for online or phone access:
Talk: Every mobile and every long distance call made by Bell wireless and phone customers
Text: Every text message sent by Bell wireless customers
Twitter: Every tweet and retweet using #BellLetsTalk, featuring the special Bell Let's Talk emoji, and every Bell Let's Talk Day video view at Twitter.com/Bell_LetsTalk
Facebook: Every Bell Let's Talk Day video view at Facebook.com/BellLetsTalk and every use of the Bell Let's Talk frame
Instagram: Every Bell Let's Talk Day video view at Instagram.com/Bell_LetsTalk
Snapchat: Every use of the Bell Let's Talk filter and every Bell Let's Talk Day video view
YouTube: Every Bell Let's Talk Day video view at YouTube.com/BellCanada
About Bell Let's Talk
The Bell Let's Talk mental health initiative is focused on 4 key action pillars: Anti-stigma, Care and Access, Research and Workplace Leadership. Since its launch in September 2010, Bell Let's Talk has partnered with more than 1,000 organizations providing mental health services throughout Canada, including major donations to hospitals, universities and other care and research organizations. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
About Northwestel
Northwestel Inc. services the largest operating area of any telecommunications company in the western hemisphere over the most remote and rugged terrain in Canada. It provides a complete range of voice, video and data solutions to residential and business customers in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, northern British Columbia and High Level, Alberta.
About Strongest Families Institute
Strongest Families Institute is an award-winning charitable organization that provides proven programs to improve mental health and well-being by leveraging the advantages of highly skilled coaches and innovative technology. Strongest Families Institute removes barriers to care so that people gain quick access regardless of where they live. With Strongest Families Institute's family centred approach coaching calls are booked at convenient times, day or night. This means that there is no need to travel, no missed time from work or school, services are free to families, and stigma is virtually eliminated. Care is customized to meet the needs of the client. Strongest Families Institute's programs target significant problems that cause impairments to the adult, child, youth or family such as behaviour, anxiety and bedwetting.


Sandy is on her way.
If you live in Toronto, this means some garbage cans are definitely going to get blown over and umbrella sales are going to skyrocket. If you are me, this means catching up on laundry (so all of my sweatpants are clean) and making sure all of my favourite TV shows are queued up.
It also means that I am cooped up inside, forced to study, and therefore driven to the height of my procrastination tactics: Kitten blogging.
In summary: Kitten is still alive. His is still a cat. He is still angry.
His fur has also grown in quite a bit.
And is now close to full fur capacity.
Unfortunately, long fur means Kitten needs to be brushed regularly to prevent him from becoming a matted monster.
I will be honest; I hate brushing Kitten and I will put it off as long as possible. He is mean and he is strong and he has no reservations about clawing and biting my arms to a pulp.
Luckily, I have a friend who is willing to look past all of this for the betterment of Kitten's hygiene.
She is an absolute doll and helps me brush Kitten anytime she comes to visit. I pin down his little cat arms and cat legs and she brushes his tangled coat like the future of humanity depends on it. I'm not sure if she does this out of friendship, a feeling that she has some obligation to Kitten as a past-caregiver, or if she has a misguided (and likely unrequited) love for Kitten. Regardless of her motive, I appreciate the help.
Thanks again Elena, for having the courage I do not.
In other news, I picked up some cat-tunnel-ball-toy-contraption from the dollar store.
Kitten liked it for about 30 seconds before he bored with it.
At first he was all, "Mmmmm balls."
But then he was all, "Tunnel of balls, you are no fun."
I call this one "00-Kitten", because I am witty.
That's all the Kitten blogging I can muster for now.
Wherever you are, I hope the storm passes you safely and the only casualty you suffer is a cosy night in on the couch with a cup of hot tea or cocoa. As a parting gift, here are some pictures of Kitten looking stoically out the window at the rain.
Thanks Tom. I hope this doesn't make you think less of me.
For now I'm mostly envious. For now.
Waves have different attractions for different people. Few consider as the excitement and few consider as a sign of sorrow. It all depends on your personality.


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A Christmas Message from The REOFFENDERS
Wot a bonus! No need to wait until Christmas Day to hear the Queen waffling on, straight off here's Hoovie with another load of Christmas twaddle...
So, I'm looking back on what we've done this year and we've had some great gigs all over the place. We've made more friends, and we've got to know some other friends much better. We've jetted off to play gigs and yet stayed at home for other local gigs that have been equally brilliant! All in all, not bad at all.
Here's some highlights for me:
** Gracing the Penzance stage with the mighty Pondlife
** Going to Guernsey AND Jersey and seeing two beautiful islands and playing great venues
** Doing Butlins midweek gigs in front of families and loving it!
** Meeting Same Difference (ahem)
..and, of course, playing for the sweaty masses throughout Devon and Somerset, especially those nutters in Wellington!
We've got a few less gigs marked up for 2009, but that's cos we're leaving some spaces for some things we're planning for 2009.
Thanks for reading the blog all year. I know you do, cos we get comments at gigs from you... "does Katie really love Same Difference?"...
Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. If you're in Wellington on New Years Eve, then we'll see you there. Otherwise, thanks for keeping it punk with The REOFFENDERS, and we'll see you in 2009.
I think it would be appropriate at this time to leave it to "The Socks" to provide the festive cheer...
Hoovie x
posted by Johnny Hoover at 7:08 pm
Last Exeter gig for Katie on Saturday at Jolly Porter
Just a gentle reminder for all you Exeter-based people, that this Saturday will be your last chance to catch Katie on the REOFFENDERS drums in Exeter.
We'll be at the Jolly Porter for Katie's penultimate gig, so come along and say goodbye.
An Unlikely Conversation
Bully arrived at our gig yesterday and said excitedly, "I've thought of a new song that we can do, it'll really work...".
"What's is it?" I asked
"Buck's Fizz!"
Does anyone else find that a bizarre conversation to have with the biggest punk purist in Devon?
Crowd Surfing at the Pen & Quill
Friday night in Taunton and the place to be was the P&Q. We certainly saw lots of friendly faces as the Taunton Reoffenders fans were out in force. We did our usual trick of playing Babylons Burning half way through, meaning that Gary had to get up and dance long before the end (sneaky huh!)
And Adam and his mates were in too celebrating his birthday. ONce again great to see people really getting down to the music, having a good time, and looking after each other! At one point the crowd parted to let someone dive in a nd retrieve a pair of glasses - great moshpit etiquette lads!
And by the end was it carrying someone on their shoulders? No, it was time for the first recorded attempt at crowd surfing at a Reoffenders gig. Wellington, you have been warned, Taunton seems to have stolen a march on you!
We're back near Taunton at The Crazy Apple (Norton Fitzwarren) on 23 Jan, so we might see some of you again... but I think some of Taunton is coming down for new year at the Vintage... oh it could be messy!
Slipknot... and Machine Head
Hoover, Morph, and Indy set off up the M5 to investigate the live phenomenon that is Slipknot.
Before they came on we were also treated to a great set from Machine Head, one of Indy's favourite bands. They were certainly impressive, and I'll most certainly be seeing them again when they tour the UK.
Slipknot took the stage. In fact Slipnot "owned" the stage. It's not all just silly masks. The show was a complete show. Nine performers all doing their level best to make the music come alive. They danced, ran about, jumped, screamed, climbed. If you're in a band, then a trip to this show will remind you that performance is just that, "performance".
We'd done two of our own gigs back to back and then had to travel some way to the gig. I was tired before it started, but loved every minute and forgot all that when the bands played. Its a long time since I've been so impressed by a stadium/arena gig.
And yes, we did see Joey Jordison go upside down!
Christmas at The Crawford!
I'm catching up a bit today on letting you all know what's been happening. So here's a batch of back-dated blogs!
Not quite the 25th yet, but we entertained our first gang of Christmas revellers on Sat 6th night in the Crawford. And it was a blast.
The heady combination of strong liquor and punk rock made for quite a boistrous end to the night, but all done in the "best possible taste". Indeed the audience had been singing "nellie the elephant" between nearly every song and at the end we didn't dare disappoint them. By then the furniture had been pushed aside and the moshers jumped and sang along with glee.
The Crawford's a great venue to play and we look forward to next year's outings


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Копыле́нко, Алекса́ндр :
 Копыленко, Александр Иванович (1900—1958) — украинский советский писатель, литературный критик.
 Копыленко, Александр Любимович (род. 1961) — украинский правовед, юрист, академик.


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Q: How to know which request comes from which sessions python I want to know if there is any way available so that I can know session id from the requests that are submitted to a server.
For example, an web server is running. Some users are logged in. Each of the user has a distinct session id. They are submitting requests to the server. is it possible to determine to find the session id from the respective requests?
Thanks in advance.

A: You can get the session id by
request.COOKIES['sessionid']

hope this will help.

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Historical information: This collection, ongoing in its development, contains materials created by team members participating the Iquito Language Documentation Project (ILDP). The ILDP was designed and launched in 2001 by Lev Michael and Christine Beier. In 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, field research was carried out by Beier and/or Michael, in many years working with additional team members. In 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010, additional research was carried out independently by student members of the ILDP research team. Participant information is provided in a document in File Bundle 2014-18.001.
Beier and Michael first became involved with the Iquito language and people in 2001 when, through contacts in regional indigenous organizations, they learned of the Iquito community's interest in working with linguists to document and revitalize Iquito. Both graduate students at UT Austin at the time, Beier and Michael visited the Iquito community of San Antonio de Pintuyacu in 2001 to determine in what ways they could contribute the community's objectives. Based on the enthusiastic response of Iquito speakers and other community members, they created the ILDP as a long-term, team-based collaborative documentation, description, and revitalization project.
In 2001, a reasonable estimate of the state of vitality of Iquito was: approximately 25 fluent native speakers, all over 55 years of age; and approximately 25 passive or partial speakers, all over 30 years of age. In 2018 a reasonable estimate was: about 10 fluent native speakers, all over 70 years of age.
Since its inception, work on the ILDP has been funded by: the Endangered Language Fund (2002 to 2003); the HRELP Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (MDP-0042; 2003 to 2006, with Dr. Nora England as PI); NSF/NEH DEL Fellowships for Beier (FN-230216) and Michael (FN-230217; 2015 to 2016), and Cabeceras Aid Project (2001 to present).
Complete information on the ILDP's participants can be found in File Bundle 2018-14.001.
Historical and descriptive documents pertaining to the founding and development of the ILDP can be found in File Bundle 2014-18.002.
Scope and content: The core materials of this collection are the primary recordings made between 2002 and the present (2019). These materials are organized by consultant by year. The recordings include historical, personal, and procedural narratives, political and hortative speeches, multi-party conversations, and chants. Some file bundles contain derivative materials including transcriptions and translations; scanned fieldnotes; digital metadata, annotation, and analysis files; pedagogical materials; and FLEx database files. Other bundles contain historical documents from and about the ILDP.


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Former chairman of the federal reserve Paul Volcker discusses the economy, currency around the world, and his book, "Changing Fortunes." 22:56
A discussion about the work done by Save the Children in Africa—with Willet Weeks, Gerry Salole, and Ed Barnes. 14:27
Ed Barnes reports on the tragic situation of abandoned children in the Sudan who've banded together to survive. 11:17
China-U.S. Relations, 1992
A panel of authors and activists analyze President George H. W. Bush's relations with China. 09:24
Haitian Refugee Crisis
Rep. Charles Rangel, journalist Eric Breindel, and professor Harold Koh debate Bush's decision to refuse Haitian refugees. 13:06
Christopher R. Browning
Christopher R. Browning on "Ordinary Men," which follows a German battalion tasked with executing Jews in Poland during WWII. 10:26
Philip Elmer-DeWitt
Philip Elmer-DeWitt, associate editor at Time Magazine, on how different countries are preparing for the upcoming Earth Summit. 10:03
Mairead Maguire
Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire shares her hope to bring about change through nonviolence in Northern Ireland. 09:36
Bianca Jagger
Bianca Jagger discusses the political situation in Nicaragua, her desire to play a greater role in its future, and her documentary. 15:40
Bob Simon
CBS correspondent Bob Simon recounts being kidnapped and abused by Iraqi soldiers. 15:08
Author Michael Crichton reflects on Japan's economic competitiveness and his novel "Rising Sun." 12:29
Modern Slavery Continues
Newsweek reporters Tom Masland and Rod Nordland share their investigation of modern slavery throughout the Caribbean, India, and Africa. 10:38
Peter Garrett
Peter Garrett, lead singer of Midnight Oil and conservation activist, describes using music to advocate for environmental change. 12:15
Lester Thurow
Dean Lester Thurow on his book "Head to Head: The Coming Economic Battle Among Japan, Europe, and America." 19:49
Dr. Helen Caldicott
Dr. Helen Caldicott on her book, "If You Want to Heal this Planet." 13:12
R. W. Apple, Jr.
Chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, R. W. Apple, Jr., discusses the campaign for president. 12:18
Vladimir Pozner
Vladimir Pozner shares his book, "Eyewitness" an account of what he experienced during last year's 3-day coup against President Gorbachev. 11:26
Henry Grunwald, Pt. 1
Henry Grunwald, former U.S. ambassador to Austria, on nationalism and the American Century. 19:03
South Africa's Referendum
Dumisani Kumalo and Teboho Mafole discuss the white minority's vote to share power and South Africa's future. 15:01
Robert Hughes
Art critic Robert Hughes introduces "Barcelona," about Catalonia, the oldest settled area of Spain, and its famed city, 16:00
Political theorist Benjamin Barber examines the future of Democracy in the face of nationalism and globalization. 11:35
Henry Kissinger provides his insight into post-Cold War global affairs and U.S. foreign policy moving forward. 27:03
Senator Al Gore
Sen. Al Gore describes how his priorities changed after he nearly lost his son and why the environment is the most pressing issue of our time. 17:33
Ivory Trade Ban
A discussion about the ivory trade ban and how to save the African elephant with wildlife conservation experts. 13:02
Harrison E. Salisbury
Journalist Harrison Salisbury on "The New Emperors," which examines the relationship between the U.S. and China. 15:45
Carl Bernstein
Journalist Carl Bernstein discusses his most recent story, which uncovered the alliance between Reagan and the Pope. 11:15
Robin Hurt
Robin Hurt, a hunter and conservationist, talks about his efforts to preserve habitats in Africa and turn poachers into stewards of the land. 14:25
Mortimer Zuckerman
Mort Zuckerman shares his observations from a recent trip to the Middle East. 08:34
Helen Winternitz
Author Helen Winternitz describes her experience living in a Palestinian village during the First Intifada in, "A Season of Stones." 16:01
Andrei Konchalovsky, Pt. 2
Director Andrei Konchalovsky examines communist power and the KGB in his film, "The Inner Circle." 08:03
Filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky on "The Inner Circle," which follows the life of Joseph Stalin's personal projectionist. 20:17
Round-the-World Motorcycle Trip, Pt. 2
Private investor Jim Rogers and his companion Tabitha Estabrook describe their round-the-world motorcycle trip. 06:32
Yoshi Tsurumi
Baruch professor Yoshi Tsurumi on the president's recent trip to Japan with Detroit auto executives. 11:27
Israeli-Palestinian Talks
Middle East experts debate the U.N.'s resolution condemning Israel's deportation of Palestinians as a violation of the Geneva Convention. 19:49
U.S.-Japan Relations
A discussion about U.S.-Japan relations. 22:00
Russia and the Soviet Union
Reporters David Remnick and Esther Fein discuss Boris Yeltsin, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the future of the Soviet Union. 18:58
Mort Zuckerman, chairman and editor in chief of U.S. News & World Report, on his interview with Mikhail Gorbachev. 14:38
Crisis in Haiti
TV producer Andrew Jones, author Amy Wilentz, and human rights activist Jocelyn McCalla on the refugee crisis in Haiti. 22:20
Walter Cronkite reflects on how network news has moved away from hard news reporting. 20:39
Abba Eban
Former Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban analyzes the political situation in the Middle East in the wake of the Madrid Conference of 1991. 20:11
Ocean Explorer Jacques Cousteau talks about the importance of conservation. 19:14
Sol Linowitz
Via phone from Washington, Sol Linowitz analyzes the proceedings at the Madrid Conference on the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. 03:04
Madrid Conference of 1991
A discussion about the steps that are being made to bring peace to the Middle East. 17:20
The Madrid Summit
Nubar Hovsepian and Jonathan Jacoby discuss the Madrid Summit—a conference to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. 15:13
Haitian refugee Bobby Duval and activist Kerry Kennedy Cuomo describe the humanitarian crisis in Haiti and the plight of asylum seekers. 14:26
Hedrick Smith
Journalist Rick Smith reports on the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Gorbachev's future role in politics with Yeltsin in power. 18:36
Tibet and China
Richard Gere and Lodi Gyari on the influx of Chinese settlers into Tibet. 17:04
The Liberators
Holocaust survivors and soldiers reflect on the day the concentration camps were liberated. 20:23
Deforestation in Borneo
A panel discussion on the destruction of the rain forests of Borneo by foreign logging companies. 24:02
The Legacy of RBG
Conversations with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Classic interviews from the archive.
Actors on Shakespeare
Actors discuss their roles in stage and film adaptations.
A playlist of the musicians and singers who have performed in the Charlie Rose studio.
Winners of the Nobel Prize for literature, medicine, science, peace and economics.


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Rodeo FX Wins VES Award for 'Games of Thrones'
By Michael Balderston 03 February 2016
MONTREAL—Though the fictional world of Westeros is not often kind to those who inhabit it, the visual effects team in charge of creating it is reaping some benefits. Rodeo FX, the Montreal-based visual effects studio, won a Visual Effects Society Award of its work on season five of the popular HBO show "Game of Thrones" for the creation of the city of Volantis.
Rodeo FX artists Dominic Piché, lead modeler, Christine Leclerc, lead texture artist, Patrice Poissant, CG artist, and Thomas Montminy-Brodeur, digital compositor, were awarded the VES Award for Outstanding Created Environment for their work on creating Voltanis. To create the city, the artists worked from a live plate using a Roman bridge in Córdoba, Spain, and then added buildings, market and a background matte painting with CG.
Rodeo FX also won a VES Award in the Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode category for its work on "Game of Thrones."
According to Rodeo FX, it delivered more than 200 visual effects to "Game of Thrones." To see an example of the studio's work, check out the video below.
Game Of Thrones - Season 5 - VFX Breakdown from Rodeo FX on Vimeo.
Rodeo FX
NAB Show 2021 Reports 540-Plus Confirmed Exhibitors


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Sankari, your card is not coming up on your blog page. Good thing it is pictured on the Justrite site. Love your card. But then your card designs are always wonderful just like this new release.


Ideally an embedding of an N-dimensional dynamical system is N-dimensional. Ideally, an embedding of a dynamical system with symmetry is symmetric. Ideally, the symmetry of the embedding is the same as the symmetry of the original system. This ideal often cannot be achieved. Differential embeddings of the Lorenz system, which possesses a twofold rotation symmetry, are not ideal. While the differential embedding technique happens to yield an embedding of the Lorenz attractor in three dimensions, it does not yield an embedding of the entire flow. An embedding of the flow requires at least four dimensions. The four dimensional embedding produces a flow restricted to a twisted three dimensional manifold in R4. This inversion symmetric three-manifold cannot be projected into any three dimensional Euclidean subspace without singularities.
"Differential Embedding of the Lorenz Attractor," D. J. Cross and R. Gilmore, Physical Review E 81, 066220 (2010).


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Nia Sharma shows off her flexibility on trampoline, flaunts toned body in black monokini: Video | People News
New Delhi: Television's famous actress Nia Sharma, who is currently vacationing in Goa, seems to be having a gala time with her friends. The actress has been treating her fans with her glam avatar from the 'land of sand and sea'. The actress has dropped a fresh video where she is showing off her flexibility while balancing on a JumpSport trampoline.
Nia, who is known to be a fitness freak and often grabs attention with her workout posts and videos, is seen taking to a trampoline where she displayed her unimaginable body flexibility. She is dressed in a bold black cut-out monokini. She flaunted her toned lead figure as she continued to jump on the trampoline.
Nia, who enjoys massive fandom on social media, recently dropped some glimpses from her Goa vacation. In a video she shared on Instagram, she can be seen sitting on the beach dressed in a beautiful white outfit. The actress can be seen flaunting her perfect body as she enjoys the waves. Captioning her post she wrote, 'going with the flow'.
In another photo, she is seen dressed in a bright pink beachwear while she enjoys a cruise ride with her friends. Nia is hotness personified in this sexy pink outfit as she strikes a candid pose on the boat.
She also dropped a few pictures of her in a black bikini set.
She is quite popular on social media and enjoys a 7.7 million fan base on Instagram alone.
On the work front, Nia Sharma was last seen in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 where fans loved her performances.
Nia made her TV debut in Kaali – Ek Agnipariksha in 2010. She became a household name with shows like Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai, Jamai Raja, Ishq Mein Marjawan and Naagin. Nia won the adventure reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi Made In India which was a special edition in 2020. She participated with other known telly faces such as Bharti Singh, Harsh Limbachiya, Karan Wahi, Rithvik Dhanjani, Karan Patel etc.
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Kipling was inspired by the biblical story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10:38-42 to write "The Sons of Martha". He later adapted his own work as part of the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer, performed by graduates of Canadian engineering programs. Made sense for it to be further adapted into the Church of the First Circuit.
Missiles are slightly less precise, less pinpoint than the original laser turret. Still since the bad guys didn't know what was coming, having more makes some sense.
Dunno about androids, but for humans, it can be very distracting to be reciting prayers during combat.
On the other hand, it can be good for morale, so it's a case of gaining on the swings what you loose on the roundabout.
I'm still waiting to hear Ada just flat out SWEAR!
I'm waiting for her to get Soooooooooo upset she launches and F bomb tirade that makes even TeeDee blush.
Ada probably wouldn't use swear words, instead I think she would do "swear" in the same manner as the Epic Stephen Fry rant, it has to be one of the best rants I have ever heard.
"Your every utterance is like the slithering hiss of a fat maggot in the putrid guts of a decomposing rat."
Pretty edits. Makes me glad I'm going through the archives again.
That is some VERY well done poetry, Rose, well done!
If you ever feel you need a filler page in the future, you could always post that prayer in verse, with a still of Ada (or even Doc Silver) praying in the background.
OK, now that I've read the authors notes by Rose, and know this isn't an original poem, I still stand by my comments.
Rose, you are a good enough writer that I really did believe that "Sons of Martha" was your work, and I stand by my opinion of your writing.


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026 Ricky Vaughn
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 8:32PM
Ricky Vaughn makes some incredible music. Every style of electronic music is at his finger tips, and if he sounds familiar, there's a few reasons why. You might remember him as Mr. Vega, a big part of Sazon Booya, and you might have heard some of his remixes of Justin Timberlake's '20/20 Experience'. We had the opportunity to talk with the Wild Thing himself about the change in name, the music he's been working on, and how he keeps focused in the studio and performing.
Fingers on Blast: Recently you've undergone a name change, from Mr. Vega to Ricky Vaughn. Is that a reference to the 'Wild Thing' Charlie Sheen character in the Major League movies?
Ricky Vaughn: Yes its definitely a reference to the Charlie Sheen character. The Ricky Vaughn name is an alias I've had for about 4 years and now I have the time to dedicate to the brand.
F.O.B.: We've heard a number of rumours about Sazon Booya, mostly regarding a disagreement in Miami this spring. Did that lead to the name change?
R.V.: That situation was part of the motivation to move forward with the project and name.
F.O.B.: Can you tell us a bit about the state of Sazon Booya these days? Is it something that you're still involved in?
R.V.: As far as I know Sazon Booya has come to an end. I have no involvement with the project (unless someone starts a cover band) since the end of march 2013.
F.O.B.: Almost as soon as we saw the name Ricky Vaughn appear, there was some amazing music coming with it. What inspired the remixes from Justin Timberlake's 20/20 experience?
R.V.: Thanks! The inspiration behind the Justin Timberlake remixes was definitely the album itself and Timbaland's involvement. I've always been a fan of both artists and i feel the project was so well done that i wanted to give it my interpretation as a fan and producer while still keeping the integrity of the original songs.
F.O.B.: Can we expect more of them on the way?
R.V.: I've remixed the entire album so I will be releasing one remix per week until I've released them all. Heres the latest one - https://soundcloud.com/rickyvaughnofc/tunnel-vision-ricky-vaughn.
F.O.B.: You're an extremely prolific dj and producer. How do you keep things moving so quickly? How many tracks do you usually have on the go at once?
R.V.: Thanks man! I like to challenge myself by producing music I've never done before and trying new sounds, Vsts, Software etc to see how much I can do. I love to learn new techinques so I'm always studying and learning. I have a long list of music to make, finish, remix so I'm producing music 5-6 days a week at the moment.
F.O.B.: Do you have any sort of routine or ritual that you go through before hitting the studio or the stage?
R.V.: Before hitting the studio I usually do my social networking rounds (facebook, twitter, instagram, etc) and then I turn my phone on silent and lock myself in the room until I have a decent amount of work done then take a break. Before hitting the stage I like to sit in the green away from everyone to clear my head before I hit the stage, it's like the calm before the storm in a sense.
F.O.B.: We're curious, as an artist what do you do at the times when you're lacking in inspiration or working on something so tough it becomes frustrating?
R.V.: I never like to force myself to do anything so if I'm lacking inspiration or stuck on something I just completely step away and do something else. I do most of my art, some of my videos now and I produce hip hop music for Otis Clapp, so I'll turn to one of these things to clear my head and get refocused.
F.O.B.: What are you listening to these days? Any new artists or classics taking over?
R.V.: I've been listening to the new Tyler album alot, I think he's turned into a great songwriter and his attitude is something I admire in the sense that he doesn't give a fuck what anyone thinks and just makes his music the way he wants. Also I've been listening the Johnny Rain he's an R&B artist from California that has a Drake style approach to his music. New guys i'd say watch out for $yrup, Big Makk, O.M.F, and Jesse Slayter. All incredible inspiring music coming from those guys.
F.O.B.: What has the reaction been to the transformation into Ricky Vaughn?
R.V.: The reactions have been great, I honestly cant complain about them at all. I thank everyone for supporting the music.
F.O.B.: What's next for Ricky Vaughn? New releases you want to mention? Tours this summer?
R.V.: For Ricky Vaughn I'm taking it slow, I will have lots of free music every week until my new EP coming in a month. Then another HUGE EP release in the summer with some MAJOR vocalists who are killing the mainstream right now. Touring will definitely happen over the summer. I'm going to give the people time to get familiar with me and my music.
Mr Vega online:
Twitter: @RickyVaughn_OFC
Facebook: Facebook.com/WILDTHANGRV
Soundcloud: Soundcloud.com/RickyVaughnOFC
Instagram: Ricky_Vaughn_OFC
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}

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Q: How to write to new file for each elements freq I am beginner in R
I have binary csv file, for example:
   a;b;c;d
 A;0;0;1;1
 B;1;1;1;0
 C;1;1;0;1
 D;0;0;0;1

I am read in R
data <- read.csv2("/home/beka/data.csv",sep = ";",header = TRUE)

How i can to write a new file like: For ex:
A;a;0
A;b;0
A;c;1
A;d;0
B;a;1
B;b;1

Thanks

A: You can use base R's stack to reshape your data.
df.out <- setNames(
    data.frame(rep(rownames(df), each = ncol(df)), stack(df)[c(2, 1)]),
    c("row", "col", "val"))
df.out;
#   row col val
#1    A   a   0
#2    A   a   1
#3    A   a   1
#4    A   a   0
#5    B   b   0
#6    B   b   1
#7    B   b   1
#8    B   b   0
#9    C   c   1
#10   C   c   1
#11   C   c   0
#12   C   c   0
#13   D   d   1
#14   D   d   0
#15   D   d   1
#16   D   d   1

Save as CSV file with write.csv(df.out, row.names = FALSE).

Sample data
df <- read.table(text =
    "   a;b;c;d
A;0;0;1;1
B;1;1;1;0
C;1;1;0;1
D;0;0;0;1", sep = ";", header = T)

A: We can use melt after converting to matrix
library(reshape2)
melt(as.matrix(df))


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Q: Initialising variables in an init_vars() function This code doesn't initializes the variables that I expect to be initialized.
a,b,c = [None]*3

def __init_abc():
    a="a"
    b="b"
    c="c"

def print_abc():
    __init_abc()
    print(a,b,c)

print_abc()

Output is:
None None None

A: Within the __init_abc function you need to specify the global variables a, b, c otherwise the variables are presumed to be local to the function.
a,b,c = [None]*3

def __init_abc():
    global a,b,c
    a="a"
    b="b"
    c="c"

def print_abc():
    __init_abc()
    print(a,b,c)

print_abc()

Output:
a b c


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Q: Packer "No valid credential sources found for AWS builder" using -var or static credentials I am trying to build a basic ami image using packer, I embed my access_key and secret-key but I still get the title error.
My packer template file:
{
    "builders": [{
        "name": "packer-ex",
        "type": "amazon-ebs",
        "access_key": "",
        "secret_key": "",
        "region": "us-west-2",
        "source_ami_filter": {
            "filters": {
                "virtualization-type": "hvm",
                "name": "ubuntu/images/*ubuntu-xenial-16.04-amd64-server-*",
                "root-device-type": "ebs"
            },
            "owners": ["099720109477"],
            "most_recent": true
       },
        "instance_type": "t2.micro",
        "ssh_username": "ubuntu",
        "ami_name": "packer-example {{timestamp}}"
    }],
    "provisioners": [{
        "type": "shell",
        "inline":[
            "sleep 30",
            "sudo apt-get update",
            "sudo apt-get install -y apache2",
            "sudo apt-get install mysql",
            "sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mcrypt php-mysql",
            "sudo systemctl restart apache2"
        ]
     }]
}

A: The simplest solution is to configure a profile with credentials ans  the correct access rights (aws --profile=<profile> configure) and then use that when running Packer by explicitly setting the environment variable AWS_PROFILE. I.e. AWS_PROFILE=<profile> packer build template.json


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The Battle of Bolshie Ozerki was a major engagement fought during the Allied North Russia Intervention in the Russian Civil War.  Beginning on March 31, 1919, a force of British, American, Polish, and White Russian troops engaged several Red Army partisan regiments at the village of Bolshie Ozerki.  Although the initial Allied attacks were repelled, the outnumbered Allies managed to repel the Soviet flanking attempts that followed and the Red Army was later ordered to withdraw.  Allied forces began to withdraw rapidly from northern Russia shortly thereafter.

The battle was the last engagement of British forces in the intervention.  It was also one of the last significant engagements to involve American forces.  Two months later, American forces of the Siberian Intervention successfully defended their camp from a Red attack at Romanovka by forces that greatly outnumbered them.  The following month, they inflicted hundreds of casualties during the Suchan Valley Campaign.

Background
Bolshie Ozerki was a small village situated between the port city of Onega and an important Allied position at Obozerskaya Station, along the Arkhangelsk-Vologda railroad. Because the port of the main Allied base at Arkhangelsk froze every winter, reinforcements had to be brought overland to the front line from the port of Murmansk, which did not freeze. The road linking Murmansk to Obozerskaya ran through Bolshie Ozerki, so when the British 6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment ("Green Howards") was dispatched to the front, the Red Army decided to seize the village in order to prevent the British column from reaching Obozerskaya. After destroying the British column and taking control of the railroad, the Red Army would then proceed by clearing the way to Arkhangelsk, which would then be taken.

Several skirmishes occurred at Bolshie Ozerki immediately before the main battle, which began on March 31. The first occurred on March 17, when a Red Army ski detachment led by Osip Palkin reconnoitered the village's defenses. Stealthily, the Reds captured two sentries and learned the precise locations of the Allied positions. Armed with this information, Commander Petr A. Solodukhin's brigade of 600 to 800 men attacked and overwhelmed between 80 and 160 French and White Russian troops garrisoning the village, capturing the outpost intact. On the following day the Allies launched an abortive counterattack. The 6th Red Army commander, Major General Aleksandr Samoilo, ordered his men to cease all offensive operations on the same day, citing shortages of warm gear and other necessities, the tenuous hold Commander Solodukhin (who had not captured every building) had on the village, and reports of troops in other sectors being frozen to death or frostbitten by bitter -30 °C (-22 °F) temperatures. Samoilo issued orders for the 6th Army to resume offensive operations on March 25, but the Red Army commander-in-chief, Colonel Ioakim I. Vatsetis, countermanded it "because of the severe frost."

On March 23, about 320 British soldiers from the 6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment and 70 American troops from Company H, 339th Infantry Regiment launched coordinated attacks on Bolshie Ozerki from positions west of the village.  Waist-deep snow, which prevented the Allies from charging, and heavy enemy machine gun fire repulsed the attack. Simultaneously, 300 White Russians and between 40 and 80 British soldiers assaulted the eastern approaches along the road, also foundering in the face of effective enemy withering fire.  Company E, 339th Infantry attempted to flank the enemy defenses by skirting through the forest north of the road. However, the movement required the unit to cover three miles of snow-covered forest in four hours time. Exhausted from already marching ten miles and hampered by awkward Shackleton boots (canvas and leather footwear with smooth soles and low heels designed by the Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, they were extremely slippery on ice or packed snow and generally considered inferior to the natives' felt boots by the Allies), the Americans failed to traverse the forest in time and were ordered to return. The Allies lost about 75 men as result of the two attacks.  General Edmund Ironside, who had personally taken command in the sector, ordered an artillery bombardment of Bolshie Ozerki.  With the village mostly destroyed by March 25, General Ironside returned to Arkhangelsk.

Despite the weather, both sides continued to bring up reinforcements. The Allies constructed a series of wooden blockhouses, log barricades, and troop shelters at a site about 4 miles east of the village on the road to Obozerskaya, which was 12 miles further east. By the end of March, the Allies had brought up all of their available artillery from their railroad, mostly consisting of 75 mm guns manned by White Russians. They also concentrated all available troops from Arkhangelsk and other sectors, including Companies E, I, and M of the 339th Infantry Regiment, three White Russian companies (three infantry, one machine gun), two Yorkshire platoons, and one invaluable section from the US 310th Engineers. The Allied force, totaling less than 2,000 soldiers, faced an estimated 7,000 Red Army troops drawn from the 2nd Moscow Regiment, the 9th Saratov Regiment, and a Kamyshin brigade, possibly from Commander Fyodor Kuznetsov's Kamyshinsk Division.  A Soviet artillery battery of 4.2-inch guns had been hauled into position over 37 miles at the cost of uncounted dead horses.

Battle

At about 8:30 AM on the morning of March 31, 1919, the elements of the Red Army cut the telephone lines between Obozerskaya and the Allied positions along the road. Three battalions of the 2nd Moscow Regiment then flanked the Allies from the north and attempted to capture two 75 mm guns. Lieutenant Kukovsky, the White Russian responsible for these guns, reversed them in time to fire four shrapnel rounds into the Reds at point-blank range. The effective fire from the Lewis gun team under Corporal Pratt, Company M, 339th Infantry, halted the Muscovites with heavy losses. Fighting then shifted to frontal positions as the Red Army launched repeated attacks from Bolshie Ozerki throughout the day. Combined with the added toll inflicted by Allied artillery, devastating fire from the forward blockhouse and front line positions drove back every Soviet attack until nightfall.

The main Red Army assault began at about 3:30 AM on April 1, shortly after daybreak, with determined frontal attacks and a weaker demonstration at the Allies' rear. Again, all Soviet attacks were driven back by machine gun, rifle, and artillery fire.  At times, rifle grenades were employed when Soviet troops came within their 200-yard range.  Several Soviet deserters revealed demoralization within Red units, reporting that an entire company of the 97th Saratov Regiment had refused to advance. Despite this, Allied launched a diversionary attack against on the village from the west in order to relieve the pressure on heavily engaged Allied units to the east.

The Allies had planned the diversionary attack for 3:00 AM on April 2, 1919. Lieutenant Marsh, leading C Company of the Yorkshires, accompanied by White Russian guides would move along a forest trail that had been recently reconnoitered by a White Russian officer.  A Company, Yorkshires, under Captain Bailey would advance along another trail blazed about a week earlier, protected on its right flank by a detachment moving along the main road leading into the village from the northwest.  Along with part of a White Russian machine gun company, an American trench mortar detachment and machine gun team from Company H, 339th Infantry would also assist Captain Bailey, providing two infantry platoons for a reserve.  A Polish company would advance along the main road and deploy south of the road upon contact with the enemy.

The attack was, however, no more successful than the concurrent Red Army offensive. Lieutenant Marsh reported at 2:00 AM that his company was lost, his horses were belly-deep in the snow, and that he could not proceed, thus neutralizing a main element in the attack until it returned to the main road, far from its objective, at 5:10 AM. The Poles had suffered heavy casualties by this time, forcing them to withdraw temporarily. A Company was partially surrounded at 6:10 AM and forced to yield ground. Lieutenant Goodloss assumed command when Captain Bailey was killed and subsequently ordered a retreat. Lieutenant Clifford F. Phillips, leading a platoon from Company H, 339th Infantry, rushed up from the reserves to cover the British retreat. Lt. Phillips was also mortally wounded in this subsequent delaying action, repelling enemy counterattacks for an hour with a few men and 2 Lewis guns until reinforcements arrived.

The citation for his posthumous receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery reads as follows:

Artillery and mortar exchanges ensued throughout the remainder of the day until a successful Allied counterattack occurred at 5:30 PM in response to Soviet pressure on both flanks. The Bolsheviks disengaged at 7:00 PM and roughly an hour later, the Allies withdrew under cover of darkness to nearby quarters in settlements in the rear. Many soldiers suffered from exhaustion and severe frostbite.  A heavy Soviet artillery and mortar barrage east of Bolshie Ozerki was met by an Allied counter-barrage on April 2.  By noon, even weak infantry attacks had effectively ended.  No more attacks followed, and by April 5 the Soviets withdrew from the area as further delay would have risked the loss or immobilization of guns and sleighs in spring mud. The Allies began evacuation from Arkhangelsk immediately after the thaw of ice.

Aftermath

The fierce engagements at the turn of the month were the last major battles of the campaign in northern Russia.  The Allies temporarily checked Soviet forces, defending their road positions, but did not succeed in budging them from their defenses at Bolshie Ozerki.  Both sides suffered heavily from exposure despite sunny days and nighttime temperatures that did not fall below -20 °C (-4 °F).  Sunshine melted snow which soaked through the canvas tops of Allied Shackleton boots, causing more cases of frostbite than even the coldest days of winter and conditions below -40 °C (-40 °F).  A Soviet source acknowledged 500 frostbite casualties in the Kamyshin brigade alone, which was recklessly committed from the milder climate of the southern Volga region before receiving proper winter clothing, such as felt boots and sheepskin coats.  The deployment of thousands of Soviet troops in the open for days on end condemned many to frostbite or death by freezing.  In light of these facts, the Allied estimates of 2,000 Bolshevik casualties from all causes may have conservatively erred.

At least 10 members of the Yorkshire Regiment died during the April 1919 fighting.

In mid-April 17, Brigadier General Wilds P. Richardson arrived in Arkhangelsk after a personal briefing from President Woodrow Wilson to take charge of the evacuation of U.S. forces from North Russia. As the phased withdrawal from fighting fronts to bases in and around Arkhangelsk continued through the following months, operational control of the theater shifted to the White Army under the command of Governor-General Yevgeny-Ludvug Karlovich Miller.

See also
North Russia Intervention
Polar Bear Expedition
White movement
Polish-Soviet War
Siberian Intervention
Banana Wars

References

Battles of the Russian Civil War involving the United States
Battles of the Russian Civil War involving the United Kingdom
Conflicts in 1919
Battles of the Russian Civil War
Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War
20th-century military history of the United States
1919 in Russia
March 1919 events
April 1919 events


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Dr. Selina Hamill was born in Houston, Texas and received her BA from Rice University, where she graduated cum laude.
Dr. Hamill completed medical school at the University of Texas in Houston. Her academic achievements were recognized by induction into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society, where she was elected president by her peers after completing her internship in internal medicine at the University of Texas in Houston,
Dr. Hamill completed her dermatology residency at the MD Anderson Cancer Center and University of Texas, where she served as chief resident Throughout medical school and residency, Dr. Hamill has been an enthusiastic student, researcher, and teacher. She has published in multiple peer reviewed journals and presented her work at national conferences. She is committed to the highest standards of patient care and is thrilled to be practicing in University of Texas Health Science Center.
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