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Q: AdMob on myApp Android i have problem with my app Android
i have webview, button, date, time, and admob .
But admob component is trasparent do not view it, and do not have error.
Please help me to resolve this problem
Why?

XML File Code: android

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
tools:context="com.magicone.ifa.IlFotografoAngelo"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:background="#000000"
tools:ignore="MergeRootFrame">

<TableRow
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_above="@+id/textView"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:id="@+id/tableRow">

    <TextClock
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/Date"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:textColor="#007006"
        android:format24Hour="EEEE, dd/MM/yyyy "
        android:format12Hour="EEEE, dd/MM/yyyy " />

    <TextClock
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/Time"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:textColor="#007006"
        android:format24Hour="- HH:mm:ss"
        android:format12Hour="- HH:mm:ss" />

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="20dp"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
        android:text="@string/app"
        android:id="@+id/tV1"
        android:textColor="#ff0000"
        android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
        android:textAlignment="textEnd" />

</TableRow>

<WebView
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:id="@+id/web"
    android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
    android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
    android:layout_marginBottom="135dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="20dp" >

</WebView>

<TableRow
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:id="@+id/tableRow2"
    android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
    android:layout_marginBottom="65dp">

    <ImageButton
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="65dp"
        android:id="@+id/imgButton"
        android:src="@drawable/wss_200"
        android:layout_gravity="bottom"
        android:clickable="true"
        android:contentDescription="@string/im"
        android:onClick="goweb"
        android:elevation="10dp" />

</TableRow>

<ProgressBar
    android:id="@+id/pb1"
    style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="40dp"
    android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
    android:layout_x="4dp"
    android:layout_y="179dp" />

<com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
    android:id="@+id/adView"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    ads:adSize="BANNER"
    ads:adUnitId="@string/banner_ad_unit_id"
    android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent" />

</RelativeLayout>

Java Code:

package com.magicone.ifa;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.support.annotation.StringRes;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
import android.view.KeyEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.webkit.WebSettings;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.widget.ProgressBar;
import android.webkit.WebChromeClient;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdRequest;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAds;

import android.os.Bundle;

// import android.hardware.usb.UsbDevice.getDeviceId;

public class IlFotografoAngelo extends AppCompatActivity {
//    private ProgressBar progress;

    private AdView mAdView;

    @Override //crea l'attività
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_il_fotografo_angelo);

//banner admod
        // Initialize the Mobile Ads SDK.
//        MobileAds.initialize(this, "ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713");
        MobileAds.initialize(this, "ca-app-pub-5565937431369368~7774103043");
        // Gets the ad view defined in layout/ad_fragment.xml with ad unit ID set in
        // values/strings.xml.
        mAdView = (AdView) findViewById(R.id.adView);

        // Create an ad request. Check your logcat output for the hashed device ID to
        // get test ads on a physical device. e.g.
        // "Use AdRequest.Builder.addTestDevice("ABCDEF012345") to get test ads on this device."
        AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder()
                .addTestDevice(AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR)
                .build();

    // Start loading the ad in the background.
           mAdView.loadAd(adRequest);

//setta la prima view web al primo sito web
        WebView wv = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.web);
        wv.loadUrl("http://www.ilfotografoangelo.it/");
        WebSettings webSettings = wv.getSettings();
        webSettings.setJavaScriptEnabled(true);

// Progress Bar Top
        final ProgressBar Pbar;
//        final TextView txtview = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.tV1);
        Pbar = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.pb1);
        wv.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient() {
            public void onProgressChanged(WebView view, int progress){
                if(progress < 100 && Pbar.getVisibility() == ProgressBar.GONE){
                    Pbar.setVisibility(ProgressBar.VISIBLE);
//                    txtview.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                }
                Pbar.setProgress(progress);
                if(progress == 100) {
                    Pbar.setVisibility(ProgressBar.GONE);
//                    txtview.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                }
            }
        });

}
    @Override
    public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
        final WebView wv = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.web);
  // Check if the key event was the Back button and if there's history
        if ((keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) && wv.canGoBack()) {
            wv.goBack();
            return true;
        }
  // If it wasn't the Back key or there's no web page history, bubble up to the default
  // system behavior (probably exit the activity)
        return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
    }

//bottone con immagine cambia sito web
    public void goweb (View view) {
        final WebView wv = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.web);
        wv.loadUrl("http://www.webshowstudio.it/");
        WebSettings webSettings = wv.getSettings();
        webSettings.setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
        wv.setInitialScale(1);
        wv.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
        wv.getSettings().setUseWideViewPort(true);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.my, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
        // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
        // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
        int id = item.getItemId();
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            return true;
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

    /** Called when leaving the activity */
    @Override
    public void onPause() {
        if (mAdView != null) {
            mAdView.pause();
        }
        super.onPause();
    }

    /** Called when returning to the activity */
    @Override
    public void onResume() {
        super.onResume();
        if (mAdView != null) {
            mAdView.resume();
        }
    }

    /** Called before the activity is destroyed */
    @Override
    public void onDestroy() {
        if (mAdView != null) {
            mAdView.destroy();
        }
        super.onDestroy();
    }

}


This project is not maintained anymore. If you're interested in taking it over, please tell me at info@bitfire.at.
The input driver must be installed on your PC. It creates a virtual "network tablet" on your PC that is controlled by your Android device.
So, you can use your Android tablet or smartphone to control the PC and, for instance use GIMP with your Android tablet as a graphics tablet (even pressure-sensitive, if your hardware supports it).
GfxTablet is licensed under The MIT License.
Option for ignoring events that are not triggered by a stylus pen: so you can lay your hand on the tablet and draw with the pen.
Xorg-evdev module loaded and configured – probably on by default, but if it doesn't work, you may need to activate the module.
Then you should see a status message saying the driver is ready. If you do xinput list in a separate terminal, should show a "Network Tablet" device.
networktablet will display a status line for every touch/motion event it receives.
After installing, enter your host IP in the Settings / Host name and it should be ready.
Now you can use your tablet as an input device in every Linux application (including X.org applications). For instance, when networktablet is running, GIMP should have a "Network Tablet" entry in "Edit / Input Devices". Set its mode to "Screen" and it's ready to use.
Use xrandr to identify which monitor you would like to have the stylus picked up on. In this example, DVI-I-1 is the display to assign.
Do xinput map-to-output "$( xinput list --id-only "Network Tablet" )" DVI-I-1.
With Gnome 3.16 (as shipped with Fedora 22), Gnome Shell crashes when using GfxTablet.
If you find GfxTablet useful, please feel free to send a donation.


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TOWNSEND, AMOS
TOWNSEND, AMOS (1819-17 Mar. 1895), businessman and politician, was born in Brownsville, Pa. and attended school until 15, when he became a clerk in a Pittsburgh retail establishment. At 19 he moved to Mansfield, forming the mercantile business partnership of A. Townsend & Co. with N. D. Hogg, which lasted 5 years, until the partnership dissolved and the business closed. When violence over slavery erupted in Kansas, the U.S. House of Representatives appointed a special committee to visit the area, investigate, and report. Townsend accompanied the committee as marshal, a position he filled in a manner that gained him the respect of all parties.
Townsend arrived in Cleveland in 1858, accepting a position with Gordon, McMillan & Co., wholesale grocers, where he remained until 1861, when he became a junior partner in the wholesale grocery firm of Edwards, Iddings & Co. When Iddings died in 1862, the firm became Edwards, Townsend & Co., establishing an extensive business and reputation for stability and enterprise. During the CIVIL WAR, Townsend served with the 1ST OHIO VOLUNTEER LIGHT ARTILLERY. Elected to CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL in 1866, Townsend served 10 years, the last 7 as president. In 1873 he was a member of the state constitutional convention; in 1876, 1878, and 1880 he won election to Congress, serving on the Post Offices & Post Roads, and Commerce Committees, and securing passage of large appropriations to build the Cleveland breakwater. Unmarried and childless, Townsend died in St. Augustine, Fla. and was buried in LAKE VIEW CEMETERY.
Finding aid for the Amos Townsend Papers. WRHS.

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text:
Now reading: Account of Joseph Paisley: 'The Celebrated Gretna Green Parson'
Account of Joseph Paisley: 'The Celebrated Gretna Green Parson'
"MY DEAR HARRIET, You will laugh when you know where I am gone, and I cannot help laughing myself at your surprise to-morrow morning, as soon as I am missed. I am going to Gretna Green, and if you cannot guess with who, I shall think you a simpleton, for there is but one man in the world I love, and he is an angel. I should never be happy without him, so think it no harm to be off. You need not send them word at Longbourn of my going, if you do not like it, for it will make the surprise the greater when I write to them and sign my name Lydia Wickham. What a good joke it will be! Pride and Prejudice
This account of the life of Joseph Paisley (with an etched Likeness), styled as 'The Celebrated Gretna Green Parson', appeared in the Lady's Magazine, or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, Appropriated solely to their Use and Amusement, May, 1811, as a letter to the editor. To the Editor of the Lady's Magazine SIR, I inclose you an Account (from the Carlisle Journal) of the Gretna-Green Parson, who died a few days ago, as also an etching, which is an excellent likeness, and was taken some years ago, by a neighbouring country lad, without the knowledge of the Parson; he not being willing to sit for such a purpose. If you think them worth publishing, they are at your service. In addition to the printed account, I can assure you that, about eighteen months ago, in the presence of a friend of mine, who called upon him, (although in the afternoon, and having previously drank a great deal, as usual) he swallowed seventeen glasses of raw brandy. I am, &c. JOHN NORMAN Kirkandrews, near Carlisle, January 26th, 1811 In a subsequent letter, Mr. Norman informs us that the young man who took the likeness (Robert Nixon, now some time dead) never published it, but only struck off a few impressions for his own amusement, and that of his friends.---He adds, that the report (noticed in our January Magazine) of the Parson's having been a blacksmith, is erroneous.) Joseph Paisley, of coupling celebrity, was born on the borders of England, in the year 1728, or 1729, at the obscure hamlet of Lenoxtown, about a mile distant from Gretna Green; at which place, and at Springfield (its immediate neighbour) the subject of this memoir had, for half a century, continued to weld together the chains of matrimony, and to render happy or miserable great multitudes of anxious lovers,---Early in life, Paisley was bound apprentice to a tobacconist; but, becoming disgusted with this employment, he changed it for that of a fisherman, and was allowed by his brethren to bear the palm on all occasions where strength and agility were required. It was in this humble capacity that he was initiated into the secrets of a profession, which he managed with such address. He had formed a connexion with one Walter Cowtard, who lived very near to Sarkfoot, upon the sea-shore; and who, strange thought it may appear, was both a smuggler and a priest! Old Watty had the misfortune to be but indifferently lodged, having "a reeky house," and, what is perhaps worse, a scolding wife, so that he was necessitated to perform the marriage ceremony on the open beach, among the furze, or, as it is provincially called, whins. On these occasions, young Paisley officiated as clerk. But our hero had ambition, and he only wanted an opportunity for its exertion. An occasion soon offered itself;---one time Watty went to the Isle of Mann, for the purpose of fetching over a cargo of contraband brandy; whilst his assistant remained at home to perform the necessary rites during the absence of the former. Finding that he could rivet the matrimonial bond equally as well as his master, and being at the same time under some pecuniary embarrassment, he began business on his own account, and, by his ability and address, soon overcame all competition. About the year 1794, he was served with a subpoena to give evidence at Bristol respecting the validity of a marriage. It was expected by thousands that the event of the trial would put an end to Joe's matrimonial career; the contrary, however, took place; for, by his dexterous management, he not only succeeded in rendering the match valid, but was enabled to follow his favorite profession with increased security. During this journey, he visited the metropolis, where he was much noticed by the nobility and gentry. Had he been of a covetous disposition, he might speedily have accumulated a considerable fortune; but, since the time to which we allude, he has never been distant a single mile from Springfield. Of Joseph's personal strength I have heard many well-authenticated accounts, which I well believe from feats which I myself have seen him perform. His strength of arm was prodigious:---he could have taken a large oaken stick by the end, and continued to shake it to and fro, until it went to pieces in the air!!! The excellence of his constitution was likewise often tried; though it must be allowed that his intemperance was proverbial, yet he reached his 82d year. He was accustomed to relate with great pleasure a celebrated achievement, in which he and a jovial companion, a horse-breaker, were once engaged; when they consumed the amazing quantity of ten gallons of pure brandy in the short space of sixty hours; and, what is more, these two thirsty souls kicked the empty cask in pieces with their feet, for having run dry too soon. It may be conjectured that the conversation of such a character could not be very engaging; juvenile feats of activity, and his beloved brandy, formed the chief topics of his discourse, which, until very lately, never turned upon religious subjects. But let justice be done to the character of the man. It must be allowed, indeed, that he was too fond of a stoup of liquor, and was of coarse and unpolished manners; but he certainly was not addicted to profane talking, and obscene discourse, as a neighbouring journalist has roundly asserted. Without hazard of contradiction, it may be averred, that he was a very honest and charitable man, and inoffensive neighbour, and that he was generally respected by all who knew him. Paisley is succeeded in the capacity of coupler by a young man, a friend of his; and there is no fear that the business will fall off, as three weddings have already taken place since the interment of the old man.
Posted in: anvil, elope, elopement, Gretna Green, Joseph Paisley, Lydia, marriage, The Lady's Magazine
My sixth great grand father .Only found this,out,which is funny,as I have my own small anvil wotk shop.for a hobby purpose,and maybe this is where I get my drinking ability l
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Report of the 146th Annual Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Stone Cut without Hands
Hopeless Dawn—Joyful Morning
The Lamanites Must Rise in Majesty and Power
J. Thomas Fyans
The Message of Elijah
The Sustaining of Church Officers
Church Finance Committee Report
He Is the Son of God
The Still Small Voice
You Are Your Greatest Treasure
"Jesus of Nazareth, Savior and King"
Neal A. Maxwell
The Word of Wisdom
Spiritual Crocodiles
Regional Representatives Announcement
Priesthood—Authority and Power
H. Burke Peterson
"Seek Not for Riches But for Wisdom"
A Missionary Opportunity
Carlos E. Asay
Learn Obedience and Service
M. Russell Ballard
On Accepting the Call
John H. Groberg
Shout It from the Rooftops
Jacob de Jager
Are You Taking Your Priesthood for Granted?
Boys Need Heroes Close By
If They Will But Serve the God of the Land
"There Am I in the Midst of Them"
Joseph B. Wirthlin
These Four Things
Robert L. Simpson
"An Honest Man—God's Noblest Work"
"As a Man Soweth"
L. Tom Perry
A Living Prophet
William Grant Bangerter
The Right to Choose
"The Leaves Are Commencing to Show on the Fig Tree"
Easter Thoughts
The Way of Life
Value of the Holy Scriptures
The Matter of Personal Testimony
The Value of People
Charles Didier
The Constitution—A Glorious Standard
Joseph Smith—The Mighty Prophet of the Restoration
Are We Following Christ's Pattern?
William R. Bradford
"But They Were in One"
George P. Lee
The Blessing of Building a Temple
Adney Y. Komatsu
Are You a Member Missionary?
Gene R. Cook
That We May Be One
Seeking Eternal Riches
The Church and the Family in Welfare Services
The Church Employment System
Vaughn J. Featherstone
Teach LDS Women Self-Sufficiency
Barbara B. Smith
Church Welfare Services' Basic Principles
Scriptural Text for Visions Added to Pearl of Great Price
News of the Church
Elder Carlos E. Asay of the First Quorum of the Seventy
Elder Melvin Russell Ballard, Jr., of the First Quorum of the Seventy
Elder John H. Groberg of the First Quorum of the Seventy
Elder Jacob de Jager of the First Quorum of the Seventy
Work Begins on Brazil Temple
Plans Announced for Temple in Mexico
South Pacific Area Conference Reports
Conference in Tonga
Marie Paongo
Conference in Sydney
Garry P. Mitchell
Conference in Brisbane
Conference in Tahiti
Lorenzo Snow
"Spiritual Crocodiles," Ensign, May 1976, 30
Elder Boyd K. Packer
Of the Council of the Twelve
I speak today to the youth of the Church, the Aaronic Priesthood and the young women, and these wonderful young people in our choir. In order to teach a lesson not easily learned, I will relate an experience.
I have always been interested in animals and birds and when I was a little boy and the other children wanted to play cowboy, I wanted to go on safari to Africa and would pretend I was hunting the wild animals.
When I learned to read, I found books about birds and animals and came to know much about them. By the time I was in my teens I could identify most of the African animals. I could tell a klipspringer from an impala, or a gemsbok from wildebeest.
I always wanted to go to Africa and see the animals, and finally that opportunity came. Sister Packer and I were assigned to tour the South Africa Mission with President and Sister Howard Badger. We had a very strenuous schedule and had dedicated eight chapels in seven days, scattered across that broad continent.
President Badger was vague about the schedule for September 10th. (That happens to be my birthday.) We were in Rhodesia, planning, I thought, to return to Johannesburg, South Africa. But he had other plans, and we landed at Victoria Falls.
"There is a game reserve some distance from here," he explained, "and I have rented a car, and tomorrow, your birthday, we are going to spend seeing the African animals."
Now I might explain that the game reserves in Africa are unusual. The people are put in cages, and the animals are left to run free. That is, there are compounds where the park visitors check in at night and are locked behind high fences until after daylight they are allowed to drive about, but no one is allowed out of his car.
We arrived in the park in the late afternoon. By some mistake, there were not enough cabins for all the visitors, and they were all taken when we arrived. The head ranger indicated that they had a cabin in an isolated area about eight miles from the compound and we could spend the night there.
Because of a delay in getting our evening meal, it was long after dark when we left the compound. We found the turnoff and had gone up the narrow road just a short distance when the engine stalled. We found a flashlight and I stepped out to check under the hood, thinking that there must be a loose connection or something. As the light flashed on the dusty road, the first thing I saw was lion tracks!
Back in the car, we determined to content ourselves with spending the night there! Fortunately, however, an hour or two later we were rescued by the driver of a gas truck who had left the compound late because of a problem. We awakened the head ranger and in due time we were settled in our cabin. In the morning they brought us back to the compound.
We had no automobile, and without telephones there was no way to get a replacement until late in the day. We faced the disappointment of sitting around the compound all day. Our one day in the park was ruined and, for me, the dream of a lifetime was gone.
I talked with a young ranger, and he was surprised that I knew many of the African birds. Then he volunteered to rescue us.
"We are building a new lookout over a water hole about twenty miles from the compound," he said. "It is not quite finished, but it is safe. I will take you out there with a lunch, and when your car comes late this afternoon we will bring it out to you. You may see as many animals, or even more, than if you were driving around."
On the way to the lookout he volunteered to show us some lions. He turned off through the brush and before long located a group of seventeen lions all sprawled out asleep and drove right up among them.
We stopped at a water hole to watch the animals come to drink. It was very dry that season and there was not much water, really just muddy spots. When the elephants stepped into the soft mud the water would seep into the depression and the animals would drink from the elephant tracks.
The antelope, particularly, were very nervous. They would approach the mud hole, only to turn and run away in great fright. I could see there were no lions about and asked the guide why they didn't drink. His answer, and this is the lesson, was "Crocodiles."
I knew he must be joking and asked him seriously, "What is the problem?" The answer again: "Crocodiles."
"Nonsense," I said. "There are no crocodiles out there. Anyone can see that."
I thought he was having some fun at the expense of his foreign game expert, and finally I asked him to tell us the truth. Now I remind you that I was not uninformed. I had read many books. Besides, anyone would know that you can't hide a crocodile in an elephant track.
He could tell I did not believe him and determined, I suppose, to teach me a lesson. We drove to another location where the car was on an embankment above the muddy hole where we could look down. "There," he said. "See for yourself."
I couldn't see anything except the mud, a little water, and the nervous animals in the distance. Then all at once I saw it!—a large crocodile, settled in the mud, waiting for some unsuspecting animal to get thirsty enough to come for a drink.
Suddenly I became a believer! When he could see I was willing to listen, he continued with the lesson. "There are crocodiles all over the park," he said, "not just in the rivers. We don't have any water without a crocodile somewhere near it, and you'd better count on it."
The guide was kinder to me than I deserved. My "know-it-all" challenge to his first statement, "crocodiles," might have brought an invitation, "Well, go out and see for yourself!"
I could see for myself that there were no crocodiles. I was so sure of myself I think I might have walked out just to see what was there. Such an arrogant approach could have been fatal! But he was patient enough to teach me.
My young friends, I hope you'll be wiser in talking to your guides than I was on that occasion. That smart-aleck idea that I knew everything really wasn't worthy of me, nor is it worthy of you. I'm not very proud of it, and I think I'd be ashamed to tell you about it except that telling you may help you.
Those ahead of you in life have probed about the water holes a bit and raise a voice of warning about crocodiles. Not just the big, gray lizards that can bite you to pieces, but spiritual crocodiles, infinitely more dangerous, and more deceptive and less visible, even, than those well-camouflaged reptiles of Africa.
These spiritual crocodiles can kill or mutilate your souls. They can destroy your peace of mind and the peace of mind of those who love you. Those are the ones to be warned against, and there is hardly a watering place in all of mortality now that is not infested with them.
On another trip to Africa I discussed this experience with a game ranger in another park. He assured me that you can indeed hide a crocodile in an elephant track—one big enough to bite a man in two.
He then showed me a place where a tragedy had occurred. A young man from England was working in the hotel for the season. In spite of constant and repeated warnings, he went through the compound fence to check something across a shallow splash of water that didn't cover his tennis shoes.
"He wasn't two steps in," the ranger said, "before a crocodile had him, and we could do nothing to save him."
It seems almost to be against our natures, particularly when we are young, to accept much guidance from others. But, young people, there are times when, regardless of how much we think we know or how much we think we want to do something, that our very existence depends on paying attention to the guides.
Now, it is a gruesome thing to think about that young man who was eaten by the crocodile. But that is not, by any means, the worst thing that could happen. There are moral and spiritual things far worse even than the thought of being chewed to pieces by a monstrous lizard.
Fortunately there are guides enough in life to prevent these things from happening if we are willing to take counsel now and again.
Some of us are appointed now, as you will be soon, to be guides and rangers. Now we don't use those titles very much. We go under the titles of parents—father and mother—bishop, leader, adviser. Our assignment is to see that you get through mortality without being injured by these spiritual crocodiles.
All of the training and activity in the Church has as its central purpose a desire to see you, our young people, free and independent and secure, both spiritually and temporally.
If you will listen to the counsel of your parents and your teachers and your leaders when you are young, you can learn how to follow the best guide of all—the whisperings of the Holy Spirit. That is individual revelation. There is a process through which we can be alerted to spiritual dangers. Just as surely as that guide warned me, you can receive signals alerting you to the spiritual crocodiles that lurk ahead.
If we can train you to listen to these spiritual communications, you will be protected from these crocodiles of life. You can learn what it feels like to be guided from on high. This inspiration can come to you now, in all of your activities, in school, and dating—not just in your Church assignments.
Learn how to pray and how to receive answers to your prayers. When you pray over some things, you must patiently wait a long, long time before you will receive an answer. Some prayers, for your own safety, must be answered immediately, and some promptings will even come when you haven't prayed at all.
Once you really determine to follow that guide, your testimony will grow and you will find provisions set out along the way in unexpected places, as evidence that someone knew that you would be traveling that way.
The basic exercise for you to perform in your youth to become spiritually strong and to become independent lies in obedience to your guides. If you will follow them and do it willingly, you can learn to trust those delicate, sensitive, spiritual promptings. You will learn that they always, invariably, lead you to do that which is righteous.
Now, my young friends, I would like to make reference to another experience, one I think of often but one I seldom talk about. I shall not mention it in detail; I only want to refer to it. It happened many years ago when I was perhaps not quite as young as you are now, and it had to do with my decision to follow that guide.
I knew what agency was and knew how important it was to be individual and to be independent, to be free. I somehow knew there was one thing the Lord would never take from me, and that was my free agency. I would not surrender my agency to any being but to Him! I determined that I would give Him the one thing that He would never take—my agency. I decided, by myself, that from that time on I would do things His way.
That was a great trial for me, for I thought I was giving away the most precious thing I possessed. I was not wise enough in my youth to know that because I exercised my agency and decided myself, I was not losing it. It was strengthened!
I learned from that experience the meaning of the scripture: "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:31–32.)
I have not been quite as frightened of spiritual crocodiles since then, because I have been alerted on many occasions as to where they were lurking.
I have been nipped a time or two and on occasion have needed some spiritual first aid, but have been otherwise saved because I have been warned.
Fortunately, there is spiritual first aid for those who have been bitten. The bishop of the ward is the guide in charge of this first aid. He can also treat those who have been badly morally mauled by these spiritual crocodiles—and see them completely healed.
That experience in Africa was another reminder for me to follow the Guide. I follow Him because I want to. Through the other experience I came to know the Guide. I bear witness that He lives, that Jesus is the Christ. I know that He has a body of flesh and bones, that He directs this Church, and His purpose is to see all of us guided safely back into His presence. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.


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AMERICA IN CHAOS
During November 2016, many Americans were very surprised when Donald J. Trump emerged victorious as the 45th president of the United States. Many so-called "liberals" vowed to leave the United States because of his victory. Others decided to tough it out and to give the newly minted president the benefit of the doubt in order to wait and see what would result. There is a growing consensus that the new, inexperienced Head of State is in over his head.
A year later, many people are shaking their heads in disbelief looking at what is arguably the worst presidential first year in American history. For starters, there has been a turnover in staff of incredible proportions – so far, at least 18 high profile staff have either quit or have been fired. It is as though we are witnessing a very serious re-make of the reality show, The Apprentice, though with very high stakes.
Recently, one of the president's greatest allies, Communications Director Hope Hicks, announced her resignation after admitting that she sometimes told "white lies" for the purpose of helping her boss. Allegedly, there is no connection between that revelation and her exit.
What is known is that her boyfriend, former White House top aide Rob Porter, resigned from his position under the cloud of accusations of physical and emotional abuse by his two former wives. In spite of this, he had been given security clearance to serve in the Trump administration.
On the other hand, Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who has been serving as a close advisor, never received full security clearance. He has become a liability because of allegations that he may have used his position to benefit his own business. Allegedly, he was granted a multimillion dollar loan by people that met with him in the White House.
All of this is taking place under the shadow of an investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller, who is probing alleged collusion between the White House and Russia, which impacted the last presidential election. Trump denies any wrong-doing. The White House's revolving door of those exiting his staff, however, is enough to set off a political hurricane that promises to sweep up others in its wake.
The beleaguered Trump, who has often shown a tendency toward emotional reactions as demonstrated by a habit of releasing early morning tweets addressing issues that strike his nerves, seems to have had a meltdown. While probably under duress, he has threatened to impose tariffs on aluminum and steel, saying that trade wars could be won. This could, in fact, end up costing Americans dearly in the job market.
He has also taken a controversial stance in reaction to school shootings by offering the unrealistic strategy of arming classroom teachers.
While all of this is happening, Russia's Vladimir Putin is waving new, powerful weapons that he says cannot be beaten and that could reach Florida.
Trump is also probably conflicted by Jared Kushner's situation. If Kushner leaves, or is forced out, where would that leave the president's daughter, Ivanka? Would she follow her husband, or would she remain in the volatile trenches with her dad?
The foregoing are just a few of the issues that have surfaced during this tumultuous 45th American presidential administration. The basic problem with the Trump presidency that could have been, and in fact, was foreseen by knowledgeable people, is his penchant for "divide and conquer" strategies.
He started out this way talking about building walls to exclude immigrants, and by cozying up to individuals who have clear white supremacist leanings. There is a law, sometimes referred to as Karma, but that in fact means that you reap what you sow, or what goes around comes around.
The problems that our 45th president is facing are directly connected to this idea. If President Trump had taken a different road and embraced a more inclusive strategy, he probably would be experiencing better circumstances at this time (though admittedly, he may not have been elected).
The condition of America is directly connected with the number of Americans who espouse hatred and division. What remains now to be seen is whether or not Trump will dodge the bullet regarding the Mueller investigation. Whatever the case, Black Americans should be prepared with a game plan, because the rubber is getting ready to hit the road. A Luta Continua.
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Below are listed the most amazing natural and man made landmarks of California.
Devils Postpile – a cliff of very well formed columnar basalt. This cliff resembles a heap of vertically placed piles.
El Capitan – granite monolith with 900 m tall, vertical wall. One of the most challenging climbing routes in the world.
Half Dome – granite dome rising 1,444 m tall above the surroundings.
Kings Canyon – up to 2,500 m deep canyon shaped by glaciers in granite bedrock. Here is located Kings Gate – granite peak with nearly vertical, 610 m tall wall.
Tenaya Canyon – deep, dramatic-looking canyon. Approximately 16 km long.
Trona Pinnacles – group of more than 500 tufa spires rising from the bed of dry Searles Lake. Spires are up to 43 m high.
Yosemite Valley – up to 914 m deep, glacier carved cleft in granite rocks. Impressive landscape.
Bigfoot Cave – enormous cave, 20 km long and up to 367 m deep. This cave is very challenging to its explorers.
Black Chasm Cave – this cave has unusual formations of helictites – horizontally growing speleothems.
Crystal Cave – this 4.7 km long cave is opened to tourists. Beautiful cave formations have been well preserved.
Lilburn Cave – the longest known cave in California, 34.6 km long.
Moaning Cavern – cave with vertical entrance shaft. Here have fallen and died prehistoric people and extinct animals. Water drops create a moaning sound which is heard outside the cave.
Ursa Minor – recently discovered, beautiful cave. The ceiling of the cave is sparkling due to millions of small crystals. Cave is rich with rare speleothems – several meters long soda straws, cave pearls and others.
Bridalveil Falls – 188 m tall, nearly vertical waterfall. One of the most visited waterfalls in Yosemite National Park.
Burney Falls – up to 40 m tall waterfall, created by powerful springs and emanating from cliff wall. Springs produce up to 4 m³ of water per second.
Horsetail Fall – very tall, seasonal waterfall, which in the late February may be illuminated by the sunset creating an illusion of falling fire. Waterfall is 650 m tall, tallest cascade – 480 m tall.
Nevada Fall – mighty, 181 m tall waterfall on Merced River.
Ribbon Fall – tallest single-drop waterfall in North America, 491 m tall.
Tueeulala Falls – 270 m tall waterfall, tallest of the two drops is 180 m tall.
Vernal Fall – 97 m tall, free falling waterfall on Merced River.
Waterwheel Falls – largest waterfall on Tuolumne Rover. This waterfall has a "waterwheel" effect where the water hits the rock and is thrown up backwards. Some 110 m tall.
Yosemite Falls – these falls are 739 meters high, have 7 drops and are 28 meters wide. One of the most visited waterfalls in world. Tallest plunge is 436 m tall.
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve – high desert environment, area of the richest and most consistent flowering of California poppy (Eschscholzia californica Cham.).
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest – grove of Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva D.K.Bailey), contains oldest known individual trees in the world, more than 4,750 years old.
Bear Valley wildflower meadows – one of the most impressive spring wildflower displays in Northern California, covered with millions of California poppies and other flowers. Area – more than 6,000 ha.
Carrizo Plain wildflower meadows – some of the largest and most impressive spring wildflower fields in California, more than 1,000 km² large. Diverse types of meadows, rare and endemic species of plants.
Giant Forest – unique forest with stands of giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J.Buchh.) – the largest trees in world. This is the easiest to access sequoia grove but also contains the largest trees – five of the ten largest trees on Earth are located in this grove. Area – 7.6 km2. In California are located several more notable groves of these giant trees.
Lost Horse Valley – Joshua Tree National Park. Best grove of Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia Engelm.) – visually impressive plant.
Mono Lake – lake with alkaline water and characteristic, eerie tufa towers. Lake has unusual, very productive ecosystem, which includes also the unique bacteria GFAJ-1, which uses arsenic in its cellular structure. Here live also other endemic species, e.g. Mono Lake brine shrimp (Artemia monica). Paoha island in the lake contains many hot springs and fumaroles.
Redwood Mountain Grove – the largest grove (1300 ha) of giant sequoia on Earth. Here grows also the tallest publicly announced giant sequoia in the world – Hyperion.
Boole Tree – giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.)), the largest tree in Converse Basin grove. Height 81.9 m, girth at breast height is 24.3 m, volume 1,203 m³.
Devil's Canyon Colossus – largest incense-cedar (Calocedrus decurrens ((Torrey) Florin), volume 223 m3. 50.3 m high, diameter 3.78 m.
Dorrington sugar pine – largest sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana Douglas). Volume 255 m3, diameter 3.53 m, height 66.1 m.
General Grant Tree – giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.)), second largest tree in the world. Height 81.5 m, girth at breast height 27.8 m, volume 1,320 m3. This beautiful tree is declared as a National Shrine, memorial to those who died in war.
General Sherman – giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J.Buchh.), the largest tree of the world by volume. Volume 1,487 m3. Height 83.8 m, girth at breast height 25.9 m. Believed to be 2,300 – 2,700 years old.
Hyperion – tallest announced tree in the world (there are taller ones), coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl.). 115.66 m tall, diameter 4.63 m. Contains 502 m3 of wood. In total more than 500 coast redwoods exceed height of 103 m.
Lost Monarch – largest redwood (Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl.) in the world. Circumference 24.13 m (includes multiple trunks). Volume 1,206 m3, Height 97.84 m.
Methuselah – Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva D.K.Bailey). Oldest known individual tree in world, 4,844 years old.
Raven's Tower – reportedly tallest Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong) Carr.), 96.7 m high.
Tallest Giant Sequoia in Converse Basin – Converse Basin. Tallest giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.)), 95.8 m high.
The Chandelier Tree – enormous coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl.) with large 1.83 x 2.64 m hole carved in the 1930s – car can drive through it. Height of the tree – 96 m.
Bumpass Hell – geothermal field with hot springs, fumaroles, mud pots. Visually the most impressive geothermal area near Lassen volcano.
La Brea tar pits – site where in the tar have been preserved numerous extinct animals such as two species of mammoth, sabre-toothed cats, American lions and many other.
Racetrack Playa – dry lake in Death Valley, where the "sailing stones" have left traces in the mud. Stones are moved by wind in wet mud together with thin ice sheets at the moment when ice sheets are melting.
Blythe Intaglios – large geoglyphs (gigantic figures on flat surface). The largest geoglyph is 52 m long depiction of a human. In this area are located several dozen such figures and also a labyrinth – Topock Maze. Age is unknown.
Chumash Painted Cave – small sandstone cave with red, white and black painting, which depicts the cosmology of Chumash people. Age is unknown, between 200 and 1000 years.
Little Petroglyph Canyon – canyon with more than 20,000 petroglyphs, created by Coso people.
Petroglyph Point – large sandstone outcropping covered with one of the largest displays of native American art in North America, with more than 5,000 carvings. This site is sacred to local Modoc people.
Bodie – remarkably well preserved ghost town, developed during the Californian gold rush in 1876.
Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo – the oldest stone building in California. This church was constructed in 1794 and is the second oldest operating cathedral in United States.
Fort Ross – former Russian fortress and village, established 1812. It was the southernmost Russian settlement in Americas, here has been reconstructed a complex of traditional Russian wooden buildings.
Hotel del Coronado – giant wooden building – luxury beachfront hotel. Constructed in 1888, when it was the largest resort hotel in the world.
La Purissima – the best preserved Spanish mission in California, with nine buildings. Established in 1787, after an earthquake rebuilt in its current site in 1812.
Mission San Diego de Alcalá – first Franciscan mission in California, founded in 1769. Established by Spaniards and long inhabited by Kumeyaay Indians.
Presidio of Santa Barbara – this historical fortress includes El Cuartel – one of the oldest buildings in California, constructed by Spanish in 1782.
Eames House – early example of modern architecture. This private house was constructed in 1949, designed by its owners Charles and Ray Eames.
Golden Gate Bridge – iconic bridge, one of the most popular bridges in the world. This 2,737 m long suspension bridge was constructed in 1933 – 1937. Pylons are 227 m high, the span under the bridge is 67 m.
Hearst Castle – one of most luxurious buildings in United States, constructed for the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst in 1919 – 1947. Contains huge collection of art and antiques. Among the many impressive parts of this complex well known is Neptune Pool with Roman temple, brought from Europe.
Hollyhock House (Aline Barnsdall Complex) – private villa in Art Deco (Mayan Revival) style, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1919 – 1921. Also the furniture is designed by Wright.
Hollywood Sign – one of American cultural icons, 14 m tall letters "HOLLYWOOD". erected in 1923.
Mission Inn – enormous hotel in Mission Revival Style, gradually extended in 1902 – 1935. The architecture of this complex is diverse, eclectic – and very lively and impressive.
Paramount Theatre – large movie theater, built in Art Deco style in 1931.
San Francisco cable cars – the last manually operated system of cable cars in the world. Development started in 1873.
Stahl House No 22. – masterpiece of minimalist design for private houses. Constructed in 1959, with its architecture well ahead of the time.
Walt Disney Concert Hall – concert hall with amazing architecture, built in 2003, designed by Frank Gehry.
Although California is one of states in the United States of America, Americans often compare it to a separate country, e.g. "if California would be a country, it would have the eighth largest economy in the world". We can go on with this comparison – California has more landmarks and attractions than many large countries of the world.
Cliff formations and waterfalls – in Yosemite National Park are located some of the most impressive cliff walls and waterfalls in the world, such as the 1,444 m tall Half Dome or the 739 m tall Yosemite Falls.
Unique ecosystems and giant trees – California has the oldest, tallest and largest trees in the world – on in some places these trees form unique forests. California has also some of the most spectacular desert ecosystems.
Modern architecture – California has been one of the most affluent places in Earth for many decades – and thanks to the ambitions of Californians here have been created many spectacular and unusual structures.
One of the tallest waterfalls in North America is Yosemite Falls. Total height of this waterfall is 739 m, but especially impressive is the tallest cascade if this waterfall – the whooping 436 m!
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using UnityEngine.EventSystems;

public abstract class Shoot : MonoBehaviour
{
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Detailing the physical features, habits, territorial reach and other identifying qualities of the Giant Ichneumon Wasp: atrata.
Long, lean bodies of Giant Ichneumon Wasps bespeak speed, but it's the thin, bendable, needle-like ovipositor of females that make most people worry.
Wasps in the Megarhyssa genus are the largest Ichneumon wasps on the continent. There are four species in this genus and M. atrata is one of the more commonly spotted ones. Females have syringe-like ovipostors at the tip of the abdomen, which is often mistaken for a really long and threatening stinger. In truth, this ovipositor is used to lay eggs into the hard wood of tree trunks and the species does not sting people.
Females try to discern where the eggs of Horntail Wasps were laid. Horntails are a shorter, robust wasp which also injects its fertilized eggs into tree trunks. It is unknown if the female follows existing cracks and holes to locate the host, or if she creates her own. The Megarhyssa atrata female places her own eggs near the Horntail eggs. The Giant Ichneumon Wasp larvae will parasitize the Horntail larvae, feeding off them as they grow. They pupate inside the tree and chew their way out to the surface. Adult males are believed to be attracted to the chewing noises and may be seen waiting for females on a tree trunk as they emerge in order to immediately mate with her. Not all females are successful in transplanting eggs. Their large size and the egg-laying procedure make them vulnerable to predators like birds and raccoons. Sometimes, all that is left of a snatched female is her long ovipositor sticking out of the tree trunk, like a whisker.
Look for M. atrata in woodlands and forests on tree trunks, especially those of dead or dying deciduous trees. They are active from spring through summer. While the larvae are known to be parasites of other wood-boring wasps, it is not known if adults feed.


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Key to Taming a Pandemic: Bolstering Community Health Infrastructure
Written by International Medical Corps staff
As the COVID-19 outbreak took hold in the United States in early 2020, our Emergency Response Unit (ERU) at International Medical Corps knew exactly the approach we needed to take, based on our decades of responding to humanitarian disasters around the world: determine which entities are doing the most to deliver efficient care in underserved communities, then provide them with the resources they need to scale up and keep going.
The ERU immediately began working to strengthen one of the nation's most important lines of defense: hospitals that were struggling to keep up with staggering caseloads and mounting deaths. We focused our efforts on helping them weather the onslaught, to keep them open and fully operational.
NYC – Flushing New York hospital build of Emergency Medical Field Units Photo credit: Ben Lowy
NYC – Flushing Medical Center – Emergency Medical Field Units set up Photo credit: Ben Lowy
Emergency Medical Field Unit construction at East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital.
This approach is based on important lessons that International Medical Corps has learned during our many public health responses around the world—whether battling Ebola in Africa, caring for earthquake victims in Haiti or Nepal, or responding to conflicts from the Balkans to Yemen. Rather than building new infrastructure and systems from scratch, we know that it's better to strengthen local communities and partners by quickly providing the services, equipment and training they need to respond to the challenges they're facing.
Program Officer Jonah Sargent helped to manage our response at Flushing Hospital, a hard-hit health facility in a low-income area of Queens, NY, during the height of the crisis there.
"We were able to use our existing supply-chain relationships to provide much-needed medical supplies and equipment—all of which were in high demand," explained Sargent. "And we brought in clinical volunteers from around the country to relieve exhausted doctors and nurses who were dealing with an overwhelming influx of critically ill COVID-19 patients."
Our Emergency Response Team at Flushing Hospital in New York City brought in critical equipment and supplies.
Once the number of cases had fallen to more manageable levels and innovative vaccines began to become available, Sargent found himself tasked with addressing the needs of underserved communities in International Medical Corps' hometown of Los Angeles, where we began our support of hospitals in March 2020. He reached out to leadership at health facilities around the city to ask if they needed additional support. One of the first to respond was Dr. Jerry Abraham, Director of Vaccines at Kedren Community Health Center in South LA, an area that has been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
After meeting with Dr. Abraham, Sargent knew Kedren was a place where International Medical Corps could make a difference. "Kedren was already leading a successful program. But it was growing so fast. It needed extra support to keep up with the demand."
Kedren Community Health Center. International Medical Corps logo signage at the vaccination site.
Dr. Jerry Abraham, Director of Vaccines at Kedren, and International Medical Corps ERU Officer Jonah Sargent
Another critical factor was that Kedren had a longstanding relationship with the local community. "They had the trust of the community. Dr. Abraham had a vision and his team was executing on the vision," explains Sargent. "We were able to provide consistent, stable support in the form of volunteer clinicians, technical expertise, donations of supplies, emergency medical field units and other equipment. All of that reinforcement meant that Kedren could continue to expand services into the nighttime, open a satellite vaccination site in Watts and send out mobile vaccination teams—they could penetrate into pockets of the community that otherwise could not make it to the main Kedren campus due to mobility issues or time constraints."
Asked why, with its years of experience and expertise responding to outbreaks of infectious disease, International Medical Corps didn't just set up our own vaccination site, Sargent responds,
"There's no need to reinvent the wheel. If we had started our own vaccination facility, we would never have been able to accomplish anything close to what has happened here. When you factor in the cost of things like renting a facility, nonclinical and clinical staffing, and the insurance to cover the entire endeavor—supporting an existing health system is so much more effective, in terms of both return on investment and the immediacy and scope of the impact we're able to have."
He adds, "Maybe the most important part of this is that Kedren knows who to call—on speed dial are trusted local leaders who help to amplify outreach and messaging about the vaccines and the services. This brings in the community much more effectively than any amount of ad spending by an outside organization could. Because Kedren was founded by a group of Black psychiatrists in the 1960s to address poverty, discrimination, violence and education gaps, it has a level of trust in the area that does not happen overnight."
This strategy worked.
According to Sargent, "Kedren administers around 4,000 shots every day, seven days a week."
Rebecca Abisdris, RN, administering a vaccine at Kedren Health Center.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, International Medical Corps' efforts to battle COVID-19 in the United States have so far helped 43 hospitals, 21 health clinics and 56 long-term care facilities in 34 cities across nine states and Puerto Rico. We have deployed 59 emergency medical field units, which hospitals can configure for testing, triage and treatment, or even use to house additional patient beds. We have deployed more than 200 volunteers and staff to hard-hit hospitals to relieve exhausted frontline professionals, and developed virtual and in-person training programs that have reached over 3,200 people. And despite heavily strained global supply chains, our teams have so far managed to secure and deliver 6.6 million items of personal protective equipment, or PPE, to healthcare professionals, as well as thousands of pieces of medical equipment. Of course, we continue to support vaccination efforts around the country.
In a critical health emergency, there is no more efficient and effective way of helping crisis-affected communities than by building the capacity of local health systems. As International Medical Corps continues to confront COVID-19 around the world, we'll use our resources and expertise to support local health systems that already have the necessary infrastructure—and community knowledge and trust—to provide medical care. By tapping into existing infrastructure and systems, we will help communities recover, build resilience—and better prepare for the next pandemic.


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Pneumocystis pneumonia
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP), previously known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, is an opportunistic fungal lung infection occurring almost exclusively in immunocompromised individuals. It is an HIV-associated condition but may be caused by other immunodeficiencies, including primary immunodeficiency disorders, immunodeficiency resulting from malignancy, following a solid organ or stem cell transplant, or secondary to the long-term use of immunosuppressants such as high-dose steroids. PCP should be suspected in immunocompromised patients with a history of progressive dyspnea, dry cough, or hypoxia. Other findings that further support the diagnosis include an increase in β-d-Glucan and LDH levels, and diffuse bilateral infiltrates on chest imaging. PCP is confirmed if P. jirovecii is detected on an induced sputum sample, bronchoalveolar lavage, or lung tissue biopsy. Management of PCP includes high-dose trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX), treatment of the underlying immunodeficiency disorder, and, in some cases, adjunctive glucocorticoids. Prophylaxis regimens for PCP should be considered for patients with significant immunosuppression and commonly include the use of long-term, low-dose TMP/SMX.
Interstitial pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungal organism Pneumocystis jirovecii [1]
Pathogen: P. jirovecii (former P. carinii): ubiquitous, yeast-like fungus previously classified as a protozoan
Route of transmission: airborne [2]
HIV infection ; [3]
CD4 count: usually < 200/μL
Poor compliance with PCP prophylaxis or cART
History of PCP infection
Primary immunodeficiency disorders [4]
Severe combined immunodeficiency disorder
Hyper IgM syndrome
Immunosuppressive treatment (e.g., chronic glucocorticoid therapy)
Malignancy (e.g., leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
Symptoms of PCP [5][6]
May be asymptomatic initially
Symptoms can have a gradual onset (days to weeks) and include:
Low-grade fever and malaise
Dyspnea, tachypnea, and nonproductive cough
Fatigue, weight loss, chills
May progress to fulminant respiratory failure
The clinical course of PCP is usually more acute and severe in HIV-negative patients compared to HIV-positive patients. HIV-positive patients often initially have an indolent course with mild exertional symptoms and no fever or cough. [5][6][7]
Clinical examination [5][6]
Chest auscultation
Bilateral crackles and rhonchi
Unremarkable auscultatory findings are possible in the early stages of disease.
Pulse oximetry: ↓ oxygen saturation (e.g., < 90% at rest and worsens with exertion)
PCP is often misdiagnosed as atypical pneumonia or bronchitis because of the persistent cough and similar auscultatory findings.
Consider PCP in patients with respiratory symptoms or unexplained hypoxia and a history of HIV or other causes of impaired humoral immunity (e.g., organ transplantation, immunosuppressive medications, malignancy). See also "Diagnosis of pneumonia."
Approach [6][8]
Order an initial pneumonia workup, including:
Routine laboratory studies: CBC, BMP, LFTs
Imaging studies: chest x-ray; if findings are inconclusive, consider CT chest.
ABG: used to determine the severity of disease and to guide therapy
Confirm the presence of PCP.
Consider initial testing for nonspecific PCP markers to further support the diagnosis, i.e., β‑d‑Glucan, LDH.
Obtain a sample (e.g., induced sputum) to test for P. jirovecii.
Identify the underlying cause of immunosuppression (if unknown). [8]
Perform HIV testing and order a CD4 count if HIV positive.
Review the patient's medications for immunosuppressants (e.g., corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide, TNF-α inhibitors).
Consider specialist consultation (e.g., allergy and immunology) if no other cause of immunosuppression can be determined.
Clinical presentation, laboratory studies, and imaging studies are not pathognomonic for PCP. Maintain a broad differential diagnosis and seek a definitive diagnosis of PCP when possible.
Because P. jirovecii cannot be routinely cultured, it requires confirmation via histopathological, cytopathological, or molecular identification of P. jirovecii from respiratory secretions or lung tissue.
Initial studies
Laboratory studies [6]
Nonspecific markers for PCP
↑ β-d-Glucan [9]
↑ LDH [10]
Arterial blood gas: ↓ PaO2 and ↑ A-a gradient
↓ CD4 count (in HIV-positive patients): typically < 200 cells/mm3
Imaging studies [6]
X-ray chest
Order initially for all patients.
Diffuse, bilateral, symmetrical, interstitial infiltrates extending from the perihilar region (butterfly pattern)
May be normal in the early stages of PCP
CT chest without contrast (HRCT may increase diagnostic accuracy)
Indicated if PCP is still suspected in a patient with a normal chest x-ray
Ground-glass attenuation: symmetrical, diffuse, interstitial infiltrates
Pneumatoceles: cystic air-filled spaces within the lung tissue
A normal CT effectively rules out the diagnosis.
Patients with PCP rarely present with lung cavitations or pleural effusions on chest x-ray. If these findings are present, consider alternative diagnoses or additional pathology. [6]
Diagnostic confirmation [6]
Histopathology (preferred confirmatory test): identification of P. jirovecii
First-line: induced sputum
Second-line: bronchoalveolar lavage or lung tissue biopsy
Method: Staining enables visualization of disc-shaped P. jirovecii cysts with central spores.
Giemsa, Wright, and Diff-Quik stain the cystic and trophic forms but not the cyst wall.
Methenamine silver, cresyl violet, and toluidine blue stain the cyst wall.
Molecular testing: alternative to histopathology or cytopathology for PCP diagnosis
Specimen: sputum, blood, or nasopharyngeal aspirates
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Quantitative PCR
Spontaneously expectorated sputum should not be used for diagnostic studies because it has poor sensitivity for PCP. Use induced sputum instead. [6]
PCP treatment [5][6][7][11]
If clinical suspicion is high, treatment can be initiated before a definitive diagnosis is established.
Treatment recommendations vary depending on the patient's HIV status and PCP disease severity.
Disease severity
Mild to moderate PCP: PaO2 ≥ 70 mm Hg and A-a gradient < 35 mm Hg on room air
Moderate to severe PCP: PaO2 < 70 mm Hg or A-a gradient ≥ 35 mm Hg on room air
Antibiotic therapy
High-dose TMP/SMX is the treatment of choice.
A 21-day antibiotic course is recommended for most patients, regardless of the antibiotic regimen. [7]
For patients with treatment failure :
Consider changing to an alternative antibiotic regimen under the guidance of an infectious disease specialist.
Exclude concomitant infections.
Antibiotic therapy for PCP [6]
Mild to moderate PCP
Oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Oral dapsone PLUS oral trimethoprim
OR oral primaquine PLUS clindamycin
OR oral atovaquone
Moderate to severe PCP
IV trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
IV pentamidine
OR oral primaquine PLUS oral clindamycin
HIV-positive patients
Moderate to severe PCP: Start glucocorticoids (e.g., prednisone; ) as soon as possible and within 72 hours of starting antibiotics. [6]
Initiate cART in consultation with an infectious diseases specialist within 2 weeks of PCP diagnosis. [6]
HIV-negative patients: decision on a case-by-case basis in consultation with a specialist [12]
Supportive care (see also "Supportive therapy" in "Pneumonia")
Start oxygen therapy for hypoxemia.
Consider indications for invasive mechanical ventilation.
Start immediate hemodynamic support for patients with hypotension and/or shock.
TMP/SMX can still be an effective treatment for patients who develop PCP despite TMP/SMX prophylaxis.
The benefit of adjunctive glucocorticoid therapy for PCP in HIV-negative patients is unclear. [12]
PCP prophylaxis [5][6][13][14]
Goal: to reduce the probability of opportunistic infections from PCP in at-risk populations (specialist consultation is advised)
Primary prophylaxis; indicated for patients with no history of PCP with either:
HIV infection with a CD4 cell count < 200 cells/mm3
Immunosuppression from other causes, e.g:
High-dose glucocorticoid treatment (e.g., ≥ 20–30 mg/day of prednisone) lasting for ≥ 4 weeks
Cytotoxic and/or biologic therapies
Primary immunodeficiencies or hematological malignancies (e.g., acute lymphocytic leukemia)
Following solid organ , or stem cell transplant
Secondary prophylaxis: indicated for patients with a history of PCP with immunosuppression in order to prevent recurrence
Prophylactic regimens: See also "Prevention of opportunistic infections in HIV" for dosages. [6]
Low‑dose TMP/SMX
Alternative (e.g., if allergic to TMP/SMX) [15][16];
OR atovaquone
Bullous formation with risk of rupture → secondary pneumothorax
PCP was formerly the most common cause of death in HIV‑positive patients during the early years of the HIV epidemic. [2]
The introduction of HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy) and TMP/SMX prophylaxis in patients with a CD4 count < 200/μL has significantly improved the long-term outcome of the disease.
Despite adequate prophylaxis, PCP infection may lead to death in patients presenting with severe symptoms (e.g., respiratory failure).
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Clockwise from top left: Nissan Micra, Hyundai Accent, Nissan Versa Note, Chevrolet Spark.
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Not only does the 2015 Nissan Micra drive well, it has an MSRP of $9,988.
After being temporarily dethroned by the Chevrolet Spark, the Nissan Micra is once again the cheapest new car you can buy in Canada. But don't let the sub-$10,000 price tag fool you; the Micra strives to punch above its weight with a surprisingly fun drive, although you will be missing out on some common conveniences like power windows and a four-speed automatic transmission if you opt for the base model.
With the Micra, you get a capable 1.6-litre DOHC four-cylinder engine that produces 109 horsepower and 107 lb.-ft. of torque mated to a five-speed manual transmission. The small engine offers a zippy ride as well as good fuel economy at 8.8 L/100 km in the city and 6.6 L/100 km on the highway. However, watch the options as they will quickly push the price tag out of cheapest car territory.
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2. Chevrolet Spark ($9,995)
With a new base price of $9,995, the roomy Chevrolet Spark is the second-cheapest new car you can buy in Canada. The Spark comes with an EcoTec 1.2-litre four-cylinder engine paired to a five-speed manual. While there is an AM/FM radio equipped with an auxiliary input jack, there is no CD player. The car also comes with a powertrain warranty of five years/160,000 kilometres.
3. Mitsubishi Mirage ($12,698)
With a starting price of $12,498, which gets knocked down to $9,998 after a consumer cash discount, the Mitsubishi Mirage is gunning to take the wind out of the Micra's sails. A knock against the Mirage compared to the Micra, however, is its smaller base engine. The Mirage's 1.2-litre DOHC three-cylinder mill makes just 74 horsepower, compared to the 109 from the Micra's four-cylinder.
A plus, however, is that the base five-speed manual ES Mirage comes with standard front power windows. The Mirage also boasts great fuel economy thanks to its smaller engine, with a combined rating of 6.4 L/100 km for the manual transmission. The Mirage is offered with a 10-year powertrain warranty.
4. Hyundai Accent ($13,899)
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Hyundai continues its tradition of offering a highly affordable entry-level car with the Accent. The Accent sedan and hatch are also good-looking and mighty fuel efficient to boot. The base L trim comes equipped with a six-speed manual transmission and features an AM/FM/CD/MP3/USB/iPod audio system.
Other standard features include power door locks, electronic stability control, traction control, and vehicle stability management. The Accent is powered by a 1.6L GDI DOHC engine and boasts a combined fuel economy estimate of 7.6 L/100 km.
5. Chevrolet Sonic ($14,395)
The small Sonic is a sporty little runabout that comes equipped with an EcoTec 1.8L four-cylinder engine with variable valve timing. The mill produces 138 hp and 125 lb.-ft. of torque. The small engine and the Sonic's subcompact footprint make for exceptional highway fuel economy, with an estimated rating of 6.2 L/100 km. The base Sonic comes equipped with a five-speed manual transmission.
6. Kia Rio ($14,495)
The 2016 Kia Rio 5 LX may be the most fully loaded economy car on this list. Just look at the standard features list: AM/FM/CD stereo system with AUX connectivity and USB input ports, dual front power outlets, electronic stability control, power windows and locks, SiriusXM satellite radio, steering wheel-mounted audio controls, ABS, power and heated side-view mirrors and a rear window defroster, among many other features. The Kia Rio 5 also has some pep, with its 1.6-litre mill producing 137 horsepower and 123 lb.-ft. of torque.
7. Nissan Versa Note ($14,498)
Nissan axed the $11,990 Nissan Versa Sedan in Canada due to flagging sales. That left the five-door Versa Note to carry the mantle. The Versa Note differs from its sedan predecessor with its hatchback body and best-in-class passenger and cargo space. With a total interior volume of 3,197 litres, the Versa Note bests the Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit and Hyundai Accent for roominess in the subcompact category.
The Versa comes with a frugal 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine that makes 109 horsepower, hooked up to a five-speed manual transmission or a continuously variable transmission. Air conditioning is standard, as is a Bluetooth hands-free phone system. Power windows and power locks, however, are not standard in the base S trim.
8. Toyota Yaris Hatchback ($14,775)
The cute, three-door Toyota Yaris hatchback trim comes with a five-speed manual transmission, nine airbags, including front seat cushion airbags, electric steering, power windows and power locks, 60/40 split folding rear seats, and fuel efficiency ratings of 7.7 L/100 km city and 6.3 highway. And unlike many on this list, the base Yaris hatch comes with a generous 6.1-inch colour display with Bluetooth capability. For 2016, Toyota is also offering up the all-new Yaris sedan, starting at $16,995.
9. Honda Fit DX ($14,790)
The 2015 Honda Fit recently scored a Top Safety Pick rating from the U.S. IIHS
The sub-$15,000 Honda Fit comes with a 130-horsepower, 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine paired to a six-speed manual transmission. It also comes standard with power windows, traction control, anti-lock brakes, an AM/FM/CD system with an auxiliary input jack and Honda's Drive-by-Wire throttle system, along with a backup camera and Bluetooth audio streaming.
10. Mitsubishi Lancer ($14,998)
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Certainly one of the most frequent electrical wiring inquiries is on how to wire a change. While employing switches in your own home is kind of easy, wiring a single might not be that easy for everyone. An ON-OFF switch is really quite simple to wire. You can find several types of switches, but for this instance, let us say you are installing a single-pole toggle switch, an incredibly typical switch (and the most basic).
You'll find a few hues of wires inside of a usual single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and eco-friendly. Splice the black wire in two and link them on the terminal screws - just one on best plus the other on the bottom screw with the swap. The white wire serves being a resource of uninterrupted electricity and is particularly ordinarily related to your light colored terminal screw (e.g., silver). Join the environmentally friendly wire to your ground screw of your respective change.
These techniques would normally be ample to produce an average swap operate with no dilemma. Nonetheless, if you are usually not assured which you can attain the endeavor adequately and safely and securely you much better enable the professionals do it in its place. Right after all, you can find a rationale why this job is probably the most commonly encountered electrical wiring issues asked by most of the people.
For some cause, the way to wire a ceiling fan is likewise among quite possibly the most typical electrical wiring inquiries. To simplify this task, you may use an individual change for a single ceiling fan. To wire the admirer, it really is just a matter of connecting the black wire in the ceiling fan for the black wire with the change. When there is a light, the blue wire ought to be related towards the black wire of your swap as well.
You will discover reasons why these are definitely probably the most commonly questioned electrical wiring issues. Just one, lots of think it can be basic to perform, and two, these are the widespread electrical responsibilities in your house. But then you definitely shouldn't place your protection at risk in the aim to save cash. The stakes could even be significantly higher in the event you try to get monetary savings and do an electrical wiring job without adequate expertise or expertise.


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Carson's Brewery in Evansville closing; last call is on New Year's Eve
John T. Martin
Evansville Courier & Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Carson's Brewery on Evansville's North Side will close Dec. 31 after an eight-year run.
The COVID pandemic presented too many obstacles for the small business to overcome, owner Jason Carson said.
The business has four full-time employees. All have found new jobs that they'll start in 2022, Carson said.
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Carson's Brewery received a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan for just over $100,000. That helped sustain the business for awhile, but Carson said COVID pressures were too great.
He said a major part of his business involved distribution, and that was stymied by COVID. Traffic also slowed at the brewery's 2404 Lynch Road address, which had a tap room, live entertainment and special events.,"
"People don't come out like they used to," Carson said.
The Carson's Brewery property has been sold to Chem Group, whose facility is next door at 2406 Lynch Road. The transfer takes effect Jan. 1.