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H7N9 influenza is both lethal and transmissible in animal model for flu
In 2013, an influenza virus that had never before been detected began circulating among poultry in China. It caused several waves of human infection and in late 2016, the number of people to become sick from the H7N9 virus suddenly started to rise. As of late July 2017, nearly 1,600 people had tested positive for avian H7N9. Nearly 40 percent of those infected had died.
In early 2017, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, professor of pathobiological sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, received a sample of H7N9 virus isolated from a patient in China who had died of the flu. He and his research team subsequently began work to characterize and understand it. The first of those results are published today (Oct. 19, 2017) in Cell Host & Microbe.
For the first time, Kawaoka says, his team has identified an influenza virus strain that is both transmissible between ferrets (the best animal model proxy for human influenza infections) and lethal, both in the animal originally infected and in otherwise healthy ferrets in close contact with these infected animals.
"This is the first case of a highly pathogenic avian virus that transmits between ferrets and kills them," Kawaoka says. "That's not good for public health."
Everyone in the influenza field knew it was only a matter of time before the virus became pathogenic in chickens, which is to say that it became capable of causing disease, but Kawaoka says it took several years. It was initially hard to detect because, unlike some other influenza viruses such as H5N2 — which is highly lethal in chickens and caused significant outbreaks on poultry farms across the U.S. and elsewhere in 2015 — H7N9 was not killing the chickens it infected.
Instead, it remained silent, passing unknown from chicken to chicken and, occasionally, infecting humans that came into contact with the birds.
Influenza viruses are well known for their propensity to adapt. With each new infection of a host, small changes take place within the genomes of influenza viruses. Sometimes these mutations occur in key regions and lead to significant alterations to the original virus, rendering it capable of infecting new hosts, making hosts sick, causing greater illness, and becoming resistant to the drugs typically used to treat them.
Kawaoka and his team observed this within the sample isolated from the deceased patient, who while alive had been treated with the common flu drug Tamiflu. Using a technique to read the genetic identity of the virus population that had infected the patient, Kawaoka's team learned the virus had started to mutate: The sample contained a population of H7N9 virus that was sensitive to Tamiflu and a population that was resistant.
So the team created two viruses virtually identical to those isolated from the patient, one sensitive to Tamiflu and the other bearing the mutation that conferred resistance to the drug. Comparing this to a low-pathogenic version of the H7N9 virus that Kawaoka and others had previously studied, the research team assessed how well each virus grows in human respiratory cells, where most influenza viruses take up residence in the body. They found that each grew efficiently, though the resistant strain was less effective than the other two.
The team also found that each virus infects and causes illness, to varying degrees, in several animal models for influenza — mice, ferrets and macaques.
To test whether the virus was transmissible between mammals, the researchers set up experiments in which ferrets were housed alone in individual cages separated by a barrier that allowed respiratory droplets to pass from one cage to the next. In each pair, one ferret was deliberately infected with the virus while the other was placed into the cage healthy.
Each of the three virus types were transmitted from infected ferrets to the previously uninfected animals. Two of three ferrets infected with the nonresistant strain of H7N9 — the strain currently circulating in China — died, as did the animals to which they passed the virus.
"Without additional mutations, the virus transmitted and killed ferrets," says Kawaoka, noting that further alterations to the virus may not be necessary to make it a potential public health threat, though human-to-human transmission has thus far remained limited.
The team also confirmed the drug-resistant H7N9 did not respond to oseltamivir, the active agent in Tamiflu. It did respond to another drug called a protease inhibitor, but Kawaoka says it is a drug currently approved only in Japan and only for use in pandemic situations.
"I don't want to cause alarm," Kawaoka says, but "it's only a matter of time before the resistant virus acquires a mutation that allows it to grow well, (rendering it) more likely to be lethal at the same time it is resistant."
However, Kawaoka and his team are currently unable to better understand what mutations may enable this transition, at least in the United States, where a moratorium on work that might cause a pathogen to take on a new function not currently known in nature has been in place for several years.
"We can't do the experiments to find out why," Kawaoka says. "We really need to understand why H7N9 is lethal and transmissible, and what is different in this one resistant H7N9. If we knew that, because there are multiple viruses circulating, we could narrow down efforts to those that are lethal and transmissible."
He recently published a commentary in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, co-authored with two colleagues who are also experts in influenza, in which they explain the challenges this moratorium creates for understanding the potential of viruses like H7N9 to become pandemic.
"Results from (gain-of-function) studies would almost certainly help in understanding the pandemic potential of influenza viruses and produce public health benefits, such as the prioritization and development of pre-pandemic vaccines and antiviral drugs," the authors write. Fundamental (gain-of-function) research on transmissibility, host-range restriction, drug resistance, immunogenicity, pathogenicity, and replicative ability would also benefit global public health."
The H7N9 virus is likely to continue to mutate as it infects humans, resulting in adaptations that enhance the viruses' pathogenicity or ability to pass from person to person, Kawaoka adds. In other words, nature is already performing its own gain-of-function experiments, with potentially serious consequences.
It has, however, become a bit easier recently to detect when poultry are infected with H7N9, thereby allowing people to limit their exposure. That's because the virus has begun to kill birds in China, too. But unlike in the U.S., where farmers cull their flocks to limit the spread of infectious disease, China relies on vaccines. This worries Kawaoka, given how well the virus has been shown to grow.
For now, he says: "We should improve our surveillance."
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When the Angels start attacking the planet Earth in the year 2015, only a handful of 14-year-old EVA pilots are able to stop them. The weak-minded Shinji Ikari suddenly finds himself forced to pilot EVA-01, a giant organic mecha, designed and constructed by NERV, that is the only thing that can stop the Angels.
Episode 11 "The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still"
The electrical power in Tokyo-3 is completely cut off as a result of sabotage by parties unknown, trapping most Nerv personnel inside, and worse, trapping all three Evangelion pilots outside of the base. A new Angel, Matarael, appears and begins to burn its way down to Nerv headquarters by using a corrosive acid attack, and everyone inside must struggle to power up the Evangelions, as the pilots try to worm their way back into Central Dogma through a maze of closed corridors and air ducts. The pilots then enter their EVAs and go into battle. After going through more vents and passageways they come face to face with the Angel. Asuka defends Shinji and Rei from Matarael's corrosive acid, while the other two pilots retrieve Shinji's rifle. Shinji then uses the rifle to destroy the Angel.
Episode 12 "She said, 'Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred.'"
A massive Angel, Sahaquiel, appears in Earth orbit, well beyond the reach of the Evangelions. Launching several N² bombs at it has no effect. The Angel is dropping small pieces of itself onto Earth below, calibrating its aim: once it has zeroed in on Tokyo-3, the main body of Sahaquiel will fall to Earth in a massive kamikaze attack to destroy Tokyo-3. All three Evangelions are deployed at once in a race to reach the Angel before it hits, hold it back by projecting their own AT fields, and destroy it.
The pilots are undergoing a synchronization test directed by Ritsuko deep within Nerv headquarters when a new Angel, Iruel, appears within the base itself. This Angel is actually a collection of millions of microscopic organisms, which interact to create a living biological computer circuit. Iruel infects Nerv's computer network, and then infiltrates two of the three Magi supercomputers controlling the base before Ritsuko is able to set up a firewall to slow its advance. Iruel is trying to trigger the Nerv base's self-destruct, which requires a unanimous vote by all three supercomputers. Although Ritsuko's firewall slowed the advance of Iruel's infiltration, it is gradually taking over the last supercomputer, and Ritsuko must race against the clock to program a self-termination kill-code which will trick the Angel into destroying itself and restore control of the base.
Episode 14 "Weaving a Story"
The first half of this episode is a clip show, in the form of a report by Seele reviewing Gendo's actions, summarizing the first season of episodes and the story up until this point. In the second half, Ritsuko conducts an experiment to determine if pilots can be switched between the Evangelions they normally pilot. Rei can synchronize with Unit 01 fairly well, but when Shinji attempts to synchronize with Unit 00, it goes violently berserk inside of the base, in a manner identical to the failed activation test that took place before Shinji's arrival in Tokyo-3. As before, Unit 00 attacks the hangar's observation booth, smashing the window. However, Rei was standing at the window instead of Gendo, as was the case in the first test, causing Misato Katsuragi to wonder if Unit 00 was trying to kill Rei. Meanwhile, Ritsuko feels that Unit 00 was trying to attack Ritsuko herself. At the end of the episode, Rei uses Unit 00 to bring the Lance of Longinus recovered from Antarctica to the deepest level of Nerv's base, Terminal Dogma.


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Ronaldo (name)
Cuba, Portugal
Cuba (disambiguation)
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (locally: [ʁoˈnawðu ˈlwiʒ nɐˈzaɾju dʒ ˈɫĩmɐ]; born 18 September 1976), commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer. Popularly dubbed "the phenomenon", he is considered by experts and fans to be one of the greatest football players of all time. He is one of only four players to have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award three times or more, along with Zinedine Zidane, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He also won the Ballon d'Or twice, in 1997 and again in 2002.
Considered by many one of the best strikers of all time, in 2007 he was named in the greatest ever starting eleven by France Football magazine and in 2004 was named in the FIFA 100 list of the greatest living players compiled by Pelé. He was inducted Into the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame in 2006, and the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2015. In February 2011, Ronaldo announced his retirement from professional football after an 18-year career.
Ronaldo played for Brazil in 98 matches, scoring 62 goals, and is the second highest goalscorer for his national team. Aged 17, he was a part of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup. At the 1998 World Cup he received the Golden Ball for player of the tournament in helping Brazil reach the final where he suffered a convulsive fit hours before the defeat to France. He won a second World Cup in 2002 where he scored twice in the final, and received the Golden Boot as top goalscorer. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal, which was a World Cup record at the time.
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Ronaldo Soares Giovanelli (born November 20, 1967 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian footballer. Although as a child he was a forward he spent his career as a goalkeeper.
Ronaldo begun his career in 1979, after making the cut during a Corinthians youth try out. Originally a forward, he was intimidated by the large pool of children who were gunning for attacking positions that day and decided to try out for a goalkeeping position, as he had brought gloves to the try out. Earning a spot as a third goalkeeper with the junior team, Ronaldo was eventually brought to the main team to help out in training. He made his professional debut in a goalless friendly against São José EC in 1988. During that year's Campeonato Paulista he defended a penalty kick from Darío Pereyra in the derby against São Paulo FC, cementing his place as the starting goalkeeper for the team.
As a player, Ronaldo was notorious for his physicality and for not being afraid of charging an incoming attacker.
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Ronaldo is the Portuguese, Italian and Spanish equivalent of the English language name Ronald.
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (born 1976), Brazilian international footballer
Cristiano Ronaldo (born 1985), Portuguese international footballer
Ronaldo, a documentary about the Portuguese international footballer
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 1980), Brazilian international footballer, most commonly as Ronaldinho, and also known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho
Ronaldo Guiaro (born 1974), Brazilian international footballer, also known as Ronaldinho (used before 1997 to differentiate between himself and Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima)
Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (born 1965), Brazilian international footballer, also known as Ronaldão
Ronaldo Maczinski (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
Ronaldo Soares Giovanelli (born 1967), Brazilian footballer
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Coordinates: 21°30′N 80°00′W / 21.500°N 80.000°W / 21.500; -80.000
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: República de Cuba ), is a country comprising the islands of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud and several archipelagos in the Caribbean Sea. The capital and largest city Havana is 365 km (227 mi) from Miami, Florida. Geographically, Cuba is considered part of North America. Culturally, it is considered part of Latin America.
Prior to Spanish colonization in the late 15th century, Cuba was inhabited by Amerindian tribes. It remained a colony of Spain until the Spanish–American War of 1898, which led to nominal independence as a de facto U.S. protectorate in 1902. As a fragile republic, Cuba attempted to strengthen its democratic system, but mounting political radicalization and social strife culminated in the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1952. Further unrest and instability led to Batista's ousting in January 1959 by the July 26 movement, which afterwards established a government under the leadership of Fidel Castro. Since 1965, the country has been governed by the Communist Party of Cuba.
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Cuba (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkuβɐ]) is a town and municipality in the District of Beja in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,878, in an area of 172.09 km².
It is historically known in Portugal as being the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. (In: Mascarenhas Barreto "Colombo Português: Provas Documentais"), and a statue honouring him can be seen on the city centre.
The current mayor (since 2013) is João Português. The municipal holiday is Monday after Easter.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):
Faro do Alentejo
Vila Alva
Vila Ruiva
Town Hall official website
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Cuba is a Caribbean island country.
Cuba may also refer to:
The Cuba, Palermo, a palace in the Sicilian city of Palermo
Cuba (Wellington), a street and a quarter in the Central Business District of Wellington, New Zealand
Cuba, Portugal, a municipality and town in the district of Beja
La Cuba, a municipality in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon
Avon (county), a defunct county in the west of England, where CUBA is an acronym for the "County that Used to Be Avon"
Cuba, Alabama
Cuba, California:
Cuba, Lassen County, California
Cuba, Merced County, California
Cuba, former name of Iceland, California
Cuba, Illinois
Cuba, Indiana
Cuba, Kansas
Cuba, Kentucky
Cuba, Minnesota
Cuba, Missouri
Cuba, New Mexico
Cuba (town), New York
Cuba (village), New York, in the town of Cuba
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Radio Stations - Havana
Radio Progreso Latin Hits,World Tropical,Discussion Cuba
Radio Habana 1 (Español) Varied Cuba
Radio Rebelde World Caribbean,Latin Hits,Discussion Cuba
Radio Musical Nacional Classical Cuba
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Self Indulgent Mono-Minds released: 1999
Self Indulgent Mono-Minds
Wearing Yr Smell
Nothing to Say
Hogwash
Manmover
Kill Some Day
Now Its Time to Skate
Home of the Noise
Heartattack Mac
Waiting for the One
The Skies Are Full of... Wine
Trapdoor
Ronaldo & os Impedidos released:
Ronaldo & os Impedidos
Linda mulher
Ouro do dente
O nome dela
Mesmo que eu me engane
Fazendo música, jogando bola
Volta'n Blues
Rockixe
Brazil Fever Batucada 'n' Dance released: 2000
L'Été des Hits, Volume 3 released: 1998
Dance Machine 14 released: 1998
Ritmo de Janeiro, Volume 2 released: 1997
Afromania, Volume 4 released: 1997
Brazil Fever Batucada 'n' Dance
Samba de Janeiro
Spiller From Rio
One Night in Rio
Ritmos de Brasil
Carramba
Latina acrylica
Bailar Brazil
Fiesta de Brazil
A la media noche
Arrivarriva
Sume Sigh Say
Fugir... outro lugar (Adaptation originale Brésilienne)
L'Été des Hits, Volume 3
Yakalelo
Ritmo de Brazil
Pata Pata
La Tribu de Dana
With This Ring Let Me Go
Scooby Dooby Boy
Jacques a Dit (Jump Up)
La Fiesta (El Venao)
La Charanga
La Ola (Tout le monde se lève)
Beat MF Down
Dance Machine 14
I Wanna Be the Only One (feat. Bebe Winans)
Meet Her at the Love Parade
Emmène-moi
Te garder près de moi (feat.Boyzone)
L'ultimo della sera
I'm Leaving You Gotta Go, Gotta Go (feat. MC Lyte)
Il Est Vraiment Phénoménal
Moi j'aime bien
Gotta Have Hope
You Won't Forget Me
Laura non c'è
Te extrano, te olvido, te amo
Tous nos amis
Qu'il en soit ainsi
Ritmo de Janeiro, Volume 2
Fiesta de Los Tamborileros
Pura Carroceria
Carneval En Rio
Rima Brazilena
Belo Horizonti
La Fiesta de La Noche
Ritmo Infernal (Copacabana vocal medley)
Los Manos Arriba
La Cucamarcha
Arena Caliente
Oie Mama
Latinos Del Mundo
Que Pasa?
Afromania, Volume 4
It's a Dream (Magic Breath mix)
Ritmo De Brazil (DJ Congano's Afro remix)
Bocamé (Hele Mama mix)
Ragga Dance Man (Distortion mix)
Hijo (Party mix)
La Fucci (Samba mix)
Bambadeng (Coconut mix)
Asian Dream (Spiritual mix)
Mysteria (Marimba mix)
Open Your Mind (radio mix)
Winnetou (Apanatschi mix)
The Spirit (short Faithfull mix)
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cubacitizen.com
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This special testing machine allows to determine the abrasion and friction properties on deep-drawn sheets in automotive manufacturing. Those sheets are used e.g. for engine bonnets, car wings, doors or pillars. The corresponding test procedure is the draw-bead test. As the sheets are irregularly shaped, the forming procedures are complicated.
In order to control the material flow in a manner that the sheet does not crinkle or even burst, so-called draw beads are incorporated in the drawing blades of the forming die. They act like brakes and help to prevent material flows into the drawing form. These draw beads are the neuralgic points during the drawing process. They fulfill their function only if there are optimal friction conditions between them and the sheet. The friction conditions are set up by anti-friction agents or the coating of the deep-drawing sheet steel during the manufacturing process. Galvanised sheet has anti-friction properties which are of great use for the drawing process. The measure for the friction conditions is the friction coefficient. In order to choose the right anti-friction agent or rather the right coating for a special type of sheet, this friction coefficient has to be determined. The corresponding test procedure is the draw bead test: a sheet specimen is drawn through a clamping device with draw bead at a defined force and speed. The testing sheets can have up to 50mm width, 400mm length and a height of 2mm. The hydraulical clamping axis is horizontally, the pull-off axis is vertically arranged. Forces up to 50 kN are applied for contract pressure in order to pull the sheet through the clamping device at variable speed. The pull-off speed can be up to 150 mm/s. For this reason, the working chamber is enclosed from all sides and secured by electrically locked safety doors. Tests can only be run, when the safety doors are closed.
The clamping device for draw-bead tests can be easily exchanged with another device without draw-bead, which is supposed to carry out friction force tests. These tests work with an especially high contact pressure and maximum swipe speed. They serve to examine the durability of surface coatings, e.g. of zinc coating. This is of crucial importance, as the shaping process should not cause damages at the anti-corrosion protection.
Two thermocouples are available in addition to record the jaw temperatures during the test. A further extra offers the construction of the clamping jaws. They are equipped with ball-bearing support stop rollers to prevent curved samples, e.g. during friction force tests, from veering off course.


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Can you identify this projection?
The projection is known as the Wagner VII, or Hammer Wagner. It is one of four world map projections recommended for use with global, digital data by Steinwand, Hutchinson, and Snyder. Do you know what the other three are? Hint - one of them is actually the background on this page!
This display was created by Paul B. Anderson and can be downloaded from his ftp site.
At this site you will find a collection of information relating to map projections. This Home Page was inspired by a seminar in map projections in the Geography Department, Hunter College, City University of New York, led by Dr. Keith C. Clarke , Geography Department, UCSB. Please feel free to make comments, suggestions, or submit materials for this Home Page to Karen Mulcahy, mulcahy@geog.ecu.edu.


A memorial service will be held at The Block in inner-Sydney Redfern today for the teenager whose death sparked violent clashes between Aboriginal protesters and police this week.
Chaos enveloped the notorious Eveleigh Street area on Sunday night when a mob of young protesters showered police with rocks, bottles and Molotov cocktails.
They blamed police for the death of 17-year-old Thomas Hickey who crashed his bicycle and became impaled on a fence the previous day.
Speaking on behalf of the Hickey family, Lyall Munro said the memorial service would be held for Thomas in Eveleigh St, with a funeral likely to take place in his hometown of Walgett, in north-western NSW, next Monday or Tuesday.
The memorial service was expected to begin at 3pm (AEDT), a resident said.
Redfern resident and artist, Colin Davis, 56, said Thomas' mother, Gayle, would be handed a canvas stamped with the handprints and names of children from The Block as a tribute during the day.
The gesture follows a night of solidarity after around 200 people gathered for a peaceful concert at an Eveleigh St park as a positive show of faith and support for the Hickey family.
Among them were locals, former residents, entertainment and sporting identities and family and friends from Walgett.
Aboriginal performers including Local Knowledge, Leah Purcell, Michael Donovan, Marlene Cummins, and Dvanti The Boys took the stage for the event.
The concert also aimed to raise money to help Thomas' mother take his body back home.


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COVID-19 Is Magnifying Food Insecurity – And The Digital Divide – In These Travis County ZIP Codes
KUT 90.5 | By Andrew Weber
Published April 29, 2020 at 12:27 PM CDT
Julia Reihs
Volunteers with the Central Texas Food Bank distribute food to clients at Linder Elementary School on March 19.
Children in 11 Central Texas ZIP codes are at high risk of food insecurity because of COVID-19, a new study finds. And the situation is further compounded by a lack of access to high-speed internet as they try to continue their education online.
The study from the statewide nonprofit Children at Risk says the neighborhoods – which include Del Valle, Montopolis and stretches of East Austin – already had limited access to food before the pandemic. Historically, about a quarter of Texas children are at risk of food scarcity, but the group says that gap has likely widened as a result of coronavirus shutdowns.
The analysis relies on census data showing more than half of children in these neighborhoods already rely on free meals provided by schools. While those meals are being offered on a pick-up basis, the data show many families in these ZIP codes may not have a car. That lack of transportation makes it difficult to get access to food donations at food banks, as well. And, the study notes, some people may fear seeking out assistance because a family member is undocumented.
Credit Children At Risk
Still, those fears aren't stopping everyone from lining up outside of food-distribution centers. In March, the Central Texas Food Bank says it saw a 207% increase in clients seeking donations – in Travis County alone. It's important to note the food bank serves a 21-county area.
Bob Sanborn, president and CEO of Children at Risk, says local food banks shouldn't be seeing those surges and that the federal government should expand the SNAP program to cover people who are going hungry because of the pandemic.
The federal government has freed up states to dole out additional SNAP funding to families with children who may be missing school meals, but Texas has yet to take advantage of the program. (Though Gov. Greg Abbott did expand some access to emergency SNAP funding earlier this month.)
"That means that people who should be getting some of this, because they're in the middle of this disaster, have not been receiving those SNAP funds. So that means they have to line up at these food banks. They have to line up at food pantries," Sanborn said. "It's not the system's solution to this problem – pandemic-SNAP is a part of that."
On top of that, school closures could present more stress on working families, who may not have the online resources – or the time – to continue kids' lesson plans amid the pandemic.
"We are asking children – and families – to keep the learning going, right? This is the message from the school district. It's the message from the [Texas Education Administration]," Sanborn said. "And yet, if you don't have food, you can't learn. If you don't have access to a computer, you can't learn. If you don't have access to high-speed internet, that becomes problematic."
The study shows ZIP codes at most risk of seeing students fall behind are those where low-income children may attend low-performing schools – and have limited access to high-speed internet.
While Austin ISD has rolled out Wi-Fi-equipped buses to serve as hotspots for students, Del Valle and Manor ISDs haven't provided similar options for students. This, Sanborn argues, will leave some students behind the curve when schools do eventually reopen.
"We've heard of summer learning gaps. Now we're going to have pandemic learning gaps. [There will be] kids that are months and months behind their more affluent classmates, whose parents are able to spend the time and who have the ability to keep the learning going," he said. "When you're asking some of these poor families who are desperately working to put food on the table, they can't also be teachers."
Children at Risk says the TEA needs to track and report student participation across the state to better understand which students are falling behind.
The analysis shows there are some ZIP codes where children are both food-insecure and have limited resources for online learning. Those three ZIP codes – 78702, 78724 and 78744 – are all east of I-35.
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Dev Letter: FIX PUBG Campaign
A message from Taeseok Jang, Executive Producer
Since the start of the FIX PUBG campaign, the dev team at PUBG has prioritized tasks around improving core performance of the game while fixing longstanding bugs. To accomplish these tasks within our allotted time frame, all available dev resources were assigned to the campaign. However, due to several new stability issues that arose apart from FIX PUBG, we wanted to hold off on completing the campaign these last few weeks while we worked on resolving those issues. We understand that timely communication with you is important and will always look for ways we can improve. I apologize to the players on behalf of the Dev team for the postponement until now, but while we're a little late from the posted FIX PUBG schedule, we still feel it's important to share the results of this campaign.
The Goal of FIX PUBG
At the start of the campaign, the most important elements we had in mind are as listed below. We have worked on increasing the quality of PUBG based on largely these four topics. We will go over the state of each category as well as what we still plan to improve upon.
Provide the best gameplay experience possible through client and server performance optimization
Ensure fair gameplay with more efficient anti-cheat solutions using all available means
Smarter and faster matchmaking through improved matchmaking logic
Fix bugs that degrade the experience while applying long-requested QOL improvements
Client Performance
During this campaign, one of our key goals was optimization, with the main focus on delivering a smooth and seamless gaming experience, especially in certain gameplay situations that could greatly affect your chances of winning/losing (such as early battles after parachute landings, close combat in the last Blue zone, etc.). While the overall game-wide optimizations, such as increasing normal frames, were minimal, the performance optimization for specific situations as mentioned above was quite impactful. We have analyzed the effects of our performance improvements on frame rate by using level benchmark profiling, and as the chart shows, FPS has increased in November's build when compared to July.
Level Benchmark Profiling
To explain a little more in detail, we have optimized level streaming and decreased the burden that comes with level loading while moving. Compared to before, the average time to load 1 level has dropped significantly from 14.4 seconds to 5.6 seconds. Our work on optimizing "Physics Creation" is still ongoing and we plan to apply those fixes after running a final test around the end of December.
By optimizing game effects, we have reduced the load caused when multiple effects are activated at the same time. We have also begun optimizing frame rate drop issues on specific effects such as smoke. Environmental effects, vehicle destruction effects, hit effects and smoke effects have been improved and we are planning to add improvements on weapon related logic and effects as well.
Regarding character related optimization, we have seen unfortunate side effects caused by movement optimization, such as footstep sound bugs and desync. Of course, we place player experience as the top priority even if that means we lose out on a part of optimization. This does not mean we have given up on character movement optimization, though. We are preparing general optimization work and once it has gone through proper stability testing, we will apply it once again.
In a Dev Letter[www.pubg.com] last August, we talked about server performance. As of Update #19, we have improved the early game server performance, which had the lowest performance of each match, and increased the average FPS by more than 20%, which we are happy to have maintained on similar levels.
Below you see the graph for NA's average server FPS after Update #19.
NA's average server FPS after Update #19
Our current goal is to maintain a server tick-rate of 30 from the start to finish of the match. As the server tick-rate increases, the actual ping time is reduced and instances of desync are also mitigated. Since it is still a hot topic in the community, we plan to continue to focus heavily on this goal.
I'd also like to explain the desync issues that occurred during the FIX PUBG campaign a little more in-depth. When the issue arose, we analyzed server logs as well as the many videos you shared with us. The strangest among the reported instances were the desync issues that occurred even with low ping. After having traced the source of this issue, we discovered that there was a bug in one of the character movement optimizations that were implemented to increase client performance. As many of you noticed, this bug has been fixed as of the November 7 patch, which has been reported to greatly reduce instances of desync for many players.
Desync can still occur and has a greater chance of happening when ping is high or there is a high variance in ping between players. This makes proper matchmaking all the more important, which I will go into in the next section. Having so many variables can sometimes make issues difficult and hard to anticipate, but we will continue our efforts to ease server related problems wherever we can to reach our 30 server frames per second goal while ensuring smooth and precise gameplay.
Below, I've outlined our current goals for Matchmaking.
Provide a stable gaming environment by matching players with similar Ping.
Provide a fair gaming environment by matching users with a similar skill level (in relation to MMR, not Rank).
Set-up for players using the same language to be placed on the same team.
Ensure large-scale play with 100 players to maximize the fun of the Battle Royale experience.
Minimize wait times as best as possible while fulfilling the above requirements.
As you can see, the matchmaking in PUBG is somewhat complex, and requires quite a few variables to work how we want it to. Making a change to improve one aspect can very often lead to new problems somewhere else.
We consider the matchmaking issues that occurred after Patch #22 to be in similar nature. As outlined in our Dev Letter[www.pubg.com] from last October, this problem has been largely solved, but that patch alone is not enough to find the right balance in matchmaking.
Here are the steps we're considering to improve this.
Provide better matchmaking queue information for all map/mode options
Let players select the best choice based on their personal judgment in regions/time zones where the matching pool is insufficient.
Ensure that maps & modes are running smoothly.
Matchmaking screen when playing in a good ping environment
Matchmaking screen when playing in a bad ping environment
*The above images are examples. Actual UI will likely be different.
We are considering a matchmaking UI overhaul so players can more easily recognize the estimated wait time for matchmaking and the current ping. With an improved matchmaking UI based on personal preferences, players will be able to play in their desired environment and game mode/map, even if matching takes a little longer. In the end, we want to provide useful information for players to judge the situation and make the choice between wait time and optimal performance themselves if the matchmaking pool doesn't allow for both.
Of course, these improvements do not mean simply changing only the UI, but also need to be accompanied by technical aspects for support such as a function that can measure the average ping value as accurately as possible. Until we are able to provide you with the best matchmaking method, we will focus on aspects of the system we can help now.
Anti-cheat
Our fight with unauthorized programs can only be compared to a never-ending battle. Such a fight can be exhausting but we have already made great strides, banning over 2 million accounts during the FIX PUBG campaign alone. We will continue to improve system analyses and monitoring, policy, and new anti-cheat solutions, while at the same time exploring external solutions such as police investigations and legal action. While breakthroughs and improvements aren't ever fast enough to eradicate all cheating, our mission remains the same; to never back off in the fight against unauthorized programs.
We are constantly banning unauthorized programs by analyzing and utilizing data from various logs. In addition, we are developing our own anti-cheat solution to prevent the use of unauthorized programs. We expect to have something to share on this in the near future.
For some organizations, bans and countermeasures aren't enough to dissuade the production of these programs. In some regions, we have been able to work with local law enforcement to arrest the groups involved in the production and sale of unauthorized programs and we will continue to aid authorities in any way we can. We are also finishing preparations for hardware bans to permanently remove stubborn players who refuse to play fair. These bans will begin soon and will target players who continue to cheat on new accounts.
There is much more I can go into on this topic, but there are other things to discuss related to the FIX PUBG campaign. We will speak more on the subject of anti-cheat in a separate Dev Letter.
Bug Fixing / QOL Improvements
We began the FIX PUBG campaign with 100 bugs and QOL improvements to tackle and everything in this category has been completed. I don't say this to ask for praise, rather we are disappointed that this list was 100 items in the first place.
From a developer's perspective, bugs are elements that occur continuously at any time, but we understand that anything that affects your gameplay takes away from the fun you have with our game. We have put more of an emphasis on the QA process for our builds and are planning to secure even more resources for a smoother QA process.
We are always grateful for the players who take time to submit bug reports with us. In order to process these kinds of bug reports more efficiently, we are preparing a new system that enables players to submit and track the progress of bugs through a new website. We are now in the final stages and our goal is to release this before the end of the year, after running all necessary stability/functionality tests.
The direction of Xbox and PlayStation development will parallel with PC, continuing to focus on providing our console players a more refined game service to give the best experience. We'll update any other detailed information regarding future plan of PUBG on console as well.
Throughout our game's journey, our main goal was to provide you new content quickly, while supplementing Battle Royale gameplay. We acknowledge that in this process, we have overlooked issues that matter to you and we have reflected a lot on our mistakes. Something like this requires not only considerable effort, but extra care to ensure that bugs remain fixed and do not impact anything else.
Therefore, when designing the 2019 PUBG roadmap, we've changed our direction from this last year. Build stability and quality are now our most important value, and upon that base we will build new Battle Royale gameplay and new content. At first, this is likely to slow down our build cadence, but as these processes become more proficient, we hope to provide new content as fast as before, while maintaining our new stability and quality-first goal. While we cannot say how long this will take, we promise you that we will give our best efforts to reach this stage as quickly as possible.
Three months have passed since the announcement of the FIX PUBG. We know there are many things to improve upon, but we do have a sense that we more accurately feel what you, the players want and need. While this is the end of the FIX PUBG campaign, we will go forward in our development, improve our processes, and redouble our efforts with the lessons learned.
As always, thank you for your continued support and passion for our game.
-Taeseok Jang, Executive Producer
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Maximizing Impact and Intentionality: 2021 Annual Breakfast Recap
On Friday, December 10, 2021, our community gathered in celebration of all we have accomplished together in the past year, and to look ahead at our vision for 2022 and beyond. Our audience heard from BBBSMT CEO Melissa Hudson-Gant, a roundtable of community leaders, Bigs and Littles, and our agency partners about the impact of mentorship and how we are innovating to maximize our impact with intentionality in all we do.
Maximizing Impact and Intentionality
Our theme for the 2021 Annual Breakfast was Maximizing Impact and Intentionality. A commitment we've made is to ensure that justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion are woven into every aspect of our agency. A vital aspect of this work is seeing to it that our agency's leaders, staff, board members and Bigs reflect the diverse communities we serve. Representation matters for everyone, but especially our kids because if you can see it, you can be it. This is the foundation of our agency from which everything is built on.
The Importance of dei in youth development
One of the highlights of the hour was a roundtable discussion of community leaders who came together to talk about the importance of centering diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of youth development. Moderated by Fox 17 anchor and reporter Erika Glover, who also serves as a Big Sister with BBBSMT, the conversation touched on everything from dismantling disparities and rethinking the labels we use to holistic support for our youth and what gives them hope for the next generation. In case you missed it, or you enjoyed it so much that you want to watch it again, take a look at the conversation below.
Intentional Partnerships to Maximize Impact
Another segment of the 2021 Annual Breakfast was a deep look into two of our dynamic partnerships with Meharry Medical College and Metro Nashville Public Schools. Both of these partnerships serve as a vehicle to intentionally maximize our impact among our LGBTQ and African American Littles. Meharry has designated BBBSMT as its preferred service organization for students completing volunteer hours as scholarship requirements, which creates a strong pipeline of African American mentors. Our partnership with MNPS allows us to embed mentorship into their school system with an LGBTQ-informed approach, and help identify students who may benefit from the power of mentorship. Learn more in the video below.
MATCH STORIES OF IMPACT
There is a consensus among our breakfast goers that our match stories are by far the best part of the breakfast each year. Thought leadership, innovations and partnerships are great to hear about, and they are crucial to the work we do, but the reason for it all is to continue igniting the power and promise of Middle Tennessee youth. Get out your tissues and meet two of our incredible matches below.
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Les dents de requins peintes sur le navire ont été autorisées par le commandant de l'escadron au début de 2000, en raison du sort du navire.
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Dans l'accord de défense danois de 2000 (danois : Forsvarsforliget), il a été décidé de supprimer progressivement la classe Willemoes et Sehested'' a été mis hors service le 31 décembre 2000.

Il a été remis au musée naval royal du Danemark et amarré à la base navale historique de Holmen à Copenhague pour servir de navire musée.

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Notes et références

Liens internes
 Musée naval royal du Danemark
 HDMS Sælen (S323)
 HDMS Peder Skram (F352)

Liens externes
Torpedo boat (Willemoes-class) - Site Danish Naval History
Sehested - SiteDanish Naval History

Bateau lancé en 1977
Navire d'attaque rapide de la marine royale danoise
Tourisme au Danemark
Navire construit au Danemark
Navire musée au Danemark
Musée à Copenhague
Nom de bateau de la Marine royale danoise

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S.Res. 35 (117th)
S.Res. 35: A resolution condemning the military coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Burmese military's detention of civilian leaders, calling for an immediate and unconditional release of all those detained and for those elected to serve in parliament to resume their duties without impediment, and for other purposes.
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Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. Collins) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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Condemning the military coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Burmese military's detention of civilian leaders, calling for an immediate and unconditional release of all those detained and for those elected to serve in parliament to resume their duties without impediment, and for other purposes.
Whereas Burma held general elections on November 8, 2020, that resulted in the National League for Democracy party securing enough seats to form the next government, which was set to convene on February 2, 2021;
Whereas, on January 28, 2021, the Union Election Commission rejected allegations by the military of Burma (the Tatmadaw ) that fraud played a significant role in determining the outcome of the November 2020 elections;
Whereas, on February 1, 2021, the Tatmadaw and its aligned Union Solidarity and Development Party ( USDP ) conducted a military coup against the civilian government, resulting in the military illegally detaining State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint, and members of Parliament, as well as pro-democracy activists from the 88 Generation and other civil society leaders;
Whereas the Tatmadaw restricted freedom of movement, telecommunications, and the media, limiting access to information to and from Burma during a political and public health crisis; and
Whereas senior generals of the Tatmadaw have been sanctioned by the United States Government for perpetrating gross human rights violations and are subject to ongoing investigations into their conduct by the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice: Now, therefore, be it
Whereas Burma's November 8, 2020, elections resulted in the National League for Democracy party securing enough seats in Parliament to form the next government, notwithstanding the disenfranchisement of more than 1,500,000 voters, mostly from ethnic minority communities in Kachin, Karen, Mon, Rakhine, Shan, and Chin states;
Whereas, on February 1, 2021, the Tatmadaw and its aligned Union Solidarity and Development Party ( USDP ) conducted a military coup against the civilian government hours before Parliament was to convene in a new session, resulting in the military junta illegally detaining State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint, and members of Parliament, as well as pro-democracy activists from the 88 Generation and other civil society leaders;
Whereas the Tatmadaw restricted freedom of movement, telecommunications, and the media, limiting access to information to and from Burma during a political and public health crisis;
Whereas senior generals of the Tatmadaw have been sanctioned by the United States Government for serious human rights abuses and for their role in the coup and are subject to ongoing investigations into their conduct by the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice;
Whereas, since August 25, 2017, 740,000 Rohingya have fled northern Rakhine State to neighboring Bangladesh to escape a systematic campaign of atrocities by Burma's military and security forces, and over three years later, conditions are still not conducive to the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of the Rohingya to Burma;
Whereas, according to the Department of State's August 24, 2018, report entitled Documentation of Atrocities in Northern Rakhine State , violence committed by the Burmese military (Tatmadaw) against the Rohingya, including from August to October 2017, was not only extreme, large-scale, widespread, and seemingly geared toward both terrorizing the population and driving out the Rohingya residents, but also well-planned and coordinated ;
Whereas, on August 28, 2018, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations told the United Nations Security Council that the Department of State report's findings were consistent with those in an August 27, 2018, report by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (IIFFMM) which urged that top Burmese military officials be investigated and prosecuted for genocide; and
Whereas Secretary of State Antony Blinken committed at his nomination hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on January 19, 2021, and in subsequent written responses to questions for the record, that he will oversee an interagency review of whether the atrocities committed against the Rohingya in Burma constitute genocide: Now therefore be it
That the Senate—
stands with the people of Burma in their ambition for a genuine democracy, sustainable peace and genuine ethnic reconciliation, and the realization of fundamental human rights for all;
calls on the Tatmadaw to—
immediately and unconditionally release all those detained as a result of the military coup on February 1, 2021;
immediately restore all forms of communications, including access to the internet;
remove all impediments to free travel that have been imposed as a result of the coup, separate from legitimate travel limits as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic;
return to power all members of the civilian government elected in the November 8, 2020, elections and allow them to fulfill their mandate without impediment;
allow for freedom of expression, including the right to protest, press freedom, and freedom of movement; and
allow unfettered reporting from local, national, and international media;
calls on social media companies, in particular Facebook, to suspend the accounts of USDP and Tatmadaw military leaders that have used their platforms to spread disinformation, fear, and psychological violence;
supports the use of all diplomatic and development tools to ensure that in conflict contexts vulnerable groups, including ethnic and religious minorities, as well as all children, youth, and teachers in educational settings are safe, and schools and universities are not targeted for attacks or use by the military; and
calls on the President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense to immediately take all steps necessary under the coup designation and to—
reinstate and impose new targeted restrictions aimed at the Tatmadaw, military-owned or controlled enterprises, and those responsible for the February 1, 2021, coup;
work with the international community, including at the United Nations Security Council, with United States allies in the region, and with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, to forcefully condemn the coup and enact multilateral, targeted sanctions on the military, military owned businesses, military partners' business interests, and others connected to the coup;
enact conditionality on diplomatic, economic, and security relations with Burma, including using the voice and vote of the United States at multilateral development institutions, until all those detained in the February 1, 2021, coup are released and there has been a full restoration of civilian-controlled parliament respecting the November 8, 2020, election results; and
utilize the United States Government's position on the United Nations Security Council to bring about greater international cooperation in the pursuit of justice and accountability in Burma.
supports the people of Burma in their ambition for a genuine democracy, sustainable peace and genuine ethnic reconciliation, and the realization of fundamental human rights for all, including for ethnic minorities whose human rights have been violated repeatedly and who have been disenfranchised historically;
calls on the military junta to—
immediately restore all forms of communications, including access to the internet without surveillance;
remove all impediments to free travel that have been imposed as a result of the coup;
allow for freedom of expression, including the right to protest, peaceful assembly, press freedom, and freedom of movement; and
calls on social media companies to suspend the accounts of USDP and Tatmadaw military leaders that have used their platforms to spread disinformation, fear, and psychological violence;
supports the use of all diplomatic and development tools to ensure that vulnerable groups, including ethnic and religious minorities, as well as all children, youth, and teachers in educational settings are safe, and schools and universities are not targeted for attacks or use by the military;
expresses grave concern for the safety and security of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who previously fled the Tatmadaw, and now face challenging conditions in camps like Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char in Bangladesh or risk being turned away or moved into holding centers in other neighboring countries;
calls on the President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense to fully implement section 7008 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116–260) and any similar or successor law governing United States foreign assistance following a coup d'etat, and to immediately—
impose targeted restrictions aimed at the Tatmadaw, military-owned or controlled enterprises, and those responsible for the February 1, 2021, coup;
work with the international community, including at the United Nations Security Council, with United States allies in the region, and with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, to condemn the coup and take steps to ensure that international economic engagement in Burma does not contribute to human rights abuses and enrich individuals connected to the coup;
support conditionality on diplomatic, economic, and security relations with Burma, including using the voice and vote of the United States at multilateral development institutions, until all those detained in the February 1, 2021, coup are released and there has been a full restoration of civilian-controlled parliament respecting the November 8, 2020, election results; and
utilize the United States Government's position on the United Nations Security Council to bring about greater international cooperation in the pursuit of justice and accountability in Burma; and
urges the Secretary of State to swiftly conduct an Interagency Process and issue a determination as to whether the crimes committed by the Burmese military against the Rohingya beginning in August 2017 constitute crimes against humanity or genocide.
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This concept fascinated and resonated with me, and I found myself wondering what my Sanctuary would be? What was my safe place? If I needed to run in times of trouble or discontent, where would I go? I quickly realized my own fondness for nature and the solitude and strength that Mother Nature provided. This was a very primal pull I was feeling, an instinct of survival, like returning to the days of early human existence. Certainly though, my vague ideas existed more in my dreams than in real life, and Sanctuary for me became a place that is as dark and mysterious as it is bright and hopeful.
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Aston Martin DB11 demand ensures brand's first pre-tax profit since 2010
The new DB11 is already a strong seller
New grand tourer and weak pound have seen exports rise; pre-tax profits have reached £22m so far
Aston Martin looks set to record its first pre-tax profit since 2010, thanks to strong sales demand for the DB11.
Pre-tax profit reached £22 million in the first nine months of 2017, marking a U-turn on the £124m loss posted in the same period of 2016.
The launch of the DB11 grand tourer has seen output rise, with foreign demand, which accounts for 80% of Aston Martin's overall sales, showing the biggest signs of growth.
"Our strong financial performance and continued profitability reflects the growing appeal of our high-performance sports cars, with the new DB11 Volante and a new Vantage [pictured below] expected to stimulate further demand in the coming year," boss Andy Palmer said.
Export demand has been helped by the weakness of the pound, with its effects also helping to support the wider UK car industry, which exported 5% more cars in October 2017 than in the same month the year before.
Aston Martin's contribution to this national output remains small, with 3300 cars produced in the year to date, but it represents a growth in production of 65% compared with the same period in 2016. Third-quarter profit was £800,000 – although this period is historically low due to the impact that summer holidays have on car demand.
Gaydon-based Aston Martin was last in profit seven years ago. CEO Palmer signalled a turnaround when he joined the brand in 2014 with plans to improve efficiency and expand the model range.
The all-new Vantage, which is built in an adapted version of the DB11's platform, has just been revealed and, like its sibling, will eventually be available in both V8 and V12 guises. The V8 engine has been supplied to Aston Martin as part of its partnership with Mercedes-AMG, which has also seen the German brand supply electronics to drastically reduce Aston Martin's development costs.
The British company is building a new St Athan plant in Wales that has recently entered its second phase of construction. It is on course to be completed ahead of the launch of the DBX, Aston Martin's first SUV, and will lead to 750 new employees being hired. St Athan will also play a significant role in developing Aston Martin's future electric and hybrid models, the first of which, the RapidE, is due in 2019.
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Parents find it easy to accept their child failing the Eleven Plus examination if it is the marks in Mathematics and English that are not high enough. It is possible to blame the school, the national Curriculum, lack of preparation, poor teaching, lack of direction from the Eleven Plus tutor - in fact almost any thing.
The term `intelligence tests', that used to be part of the Eleven Plus examinations, has been replaced with words like: `Verbal Reasoning' and `Non Verbal Reasoning'. Reasoning is, however, one type of investigation of ability.
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Q: Cannot set Eclipse Juno C++ with std=c++11 I have Eclipse Juno C++ ( Build id: 20120614-1722 ).  I'm trying to set the compiler invocation arguments with instruction -std=c++11 or -std=c++0x but while compiling the code below.  There is no "Tool Settings" in Eclipse Juno (at least for Mac), so I cannot go to "C/C++ Build -> Settings -> Tool Settings".  My compiler is GCC 4.8.0
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
int main(void) {
    vector<string> v = {"a","b","c"};
    for(string s: v){
        cout << s << endl;
    }
    return 0;
}

I got:
HelloWorld.cpp:16:33: error: could not convert '{"a", "b", "c"}' from '<brace-enclosed initializer list>' to 'std::vector<std::basic_string<char> >'
HelloWorld.cpp:17:16: error: range-based 'for' loops are not allowed in C++98 mode

A: you might to follow the steps I described in this answer:
Eclipse CDT C++11/C++0x support
One possibility is, that your options were applied to the wrong part of the tool chain.

A: I just faced exactly the same problem. Please check whether your project has a custom
"makefile" ( *.mk ). If it has that "makefile", please put the following to your "makefile" and compile.

"LOCAL_CFLAGS := -fexceptions -std=c++0x -std=c++11"

PS: LOCAL_CFLAGS is for the compiler flags which you can put in "xxx > Miscellaneous". And to be frank, I don't know how to solve it if your project doesn't have custom "makefile". But, Eclipse Juno literally doesn't have the path the guys in the above described.

A: The reason you don't see Tool Settings is because upon creating project, you should choose Executable instead of GNU Autotools

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Ahmed Salih Sahib, Imad Hashim Mohammed, Saba Jasim Hamdan.
Aim: Worldwide about 150 million people were diagnosed with UTI each year. The increasing incidence of antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens necessitates medicinal plants as an alternate therapy in the management of UTI. Corn silk has been widely used as a folk medicine in Iraq. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical advantages of using the aqueous extract of corn silk in Iraqi patients with UTI.
Method: This study was carried out on 42 patients of both sexes with age of 29.91±10.57 (mean±SD); who attend to outpatient clinic in Alkindy College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq, over the period from October 2011-March 2012; UTI is confirmed by defined symptoms together with laboratory results. Manifestation of UTI were checked clinically include suprapubic pain, urgency, frequency and dysuria; each symptom scored as follow: 0(none), 1(mild), 2(moderate), 3(severe) and 4(very severe). All of the patients were followed up after 5days, 10days and 20 days from starting course of treatment with aqueous extract of corn silk.
Results: Administration of aqueous extract of corn silk to UTI patients result in significant P≤0.05 decreases in UTI symptoms after 5 days, 10 days and 20 days from starting the treatment compared to baseline values. The symptom score also showed significant reduction P≤0.05 reduction after 5, 10 and 20 days from starting the treatment.
Conclusion: administration of aqueous extract of corn silk significantly reduce the symptoms in patient with UTI in addition to reduction in the values of pus cells, RBCs, and Crystals, without any reported side effect which indicate its efficacy and safety.
Key words: Corn silk, Herbal medicine, UTI.
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Corruption: Former U.S. Army contracting official pleads guilty in bribery scheme
U.S. Attorney's Office
WASHINGTON—In Seon Lim, a former contracting official for the U.S. Department of the Army, pleaded guilty today to federal charges stemming from a scheme in which he accepted over $490,000 worth of benefits, including cash payments and vacations, from favored contractors. In return, he helped these businesses obtain millions of dollars in federal contracts.
The guilty plea was announced by Ronald C. Machen Jr., U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia; Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office; Thomas J. Kelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI); Peggy E. Gustafson, Inspector General for the Small Business Administration (SBA); Robert E. Craig, Special Agent in Charge of the Mid-Atlantic Field Office of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), and Frank Robey, Director of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command's Major Procurement Fraud Unit (MPFU).
Lim, 48, of Fairfax Station, Va., also known as InSeon Lim, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to three offenses: conspiracy to commit bribery and honest services wire fraud; bribery; and attempting to interfere with and impede tax laws. The conspiracy charge carries a statutory maximum of five years in prison, the bribery charge carries up to 15 years, and the tax charge carries up to three years. The charges also carry potential financial penalties. The plea agreement calls for Lim to pay restitution, including $250,000 to the Department of Defense and nearly $125,000 to the IRS. In addition, the plea agreement requires Lim to pay a forfeiture money judgment of $490,262. The Honorable Leonie M. Brinkema scheduled sentencing for Oct. 17, 2014.
Lim is the latest person to plead guilty in an investigation into domestic bribery, bid-rigging, and federal contracting. He has agreed to cooperate in an ongoing investigation. In addition to Lim, a total of 17 other individuals and one corporation, Nova Datacom, LLC, have pleaded guilty to federal charges.
"In Seon Lim, a former Army contracting officer, procured a half-million dollars in bribes in exchange for steering millions of dollars in Army contracts to corrupt businessmen," said U.S. Attorney Machen. "Lim sold out the public trust for cash, vacations, and a Lexus. Today he joined 17 other individuals who have also pled guilty as part of this far-reaching bribery and bid-rigging scheme. The breadth of this investigation and prosecution demonstrates our unwavering commitment to holding crooked public officials and contractors accountable for crimes which threaten the very integrity of our system of government. I want to commend the outstanding work of the investigating agents and prosecutors who have worked so tirelessly on this matter."
"Abusing one's position for personal gain is a blatant disregard to the oath that every government employee takes, especially those whose job it is to manage the procurement needs of our government," said Assistant Director in Charge Parlave. "Working together to protect federal funds, the FBI and our law enforcement partners will continue to ensure those who commit fraud and corruption are brought to justice."
"There is no place in our society for corrupt public officials, and the betrayal of the trust placed in them is an egregious act. Anyone, including government contracting officials such as Mr. Lim, who promotes fraudulent schemes against the United States, will be held accountable for their blatant disregard of the duties and responsibilities of their official government position," said Special Agent in Charge Kelly of IRS-CI. "These individuals face severe consequences, including imprisonment and substantial fines."
"Government employees who abuse their office to enrich themselves are not only guilty of criminal wrongdoing, but tarnish the reputation of all honest public servants and lessen citizens' faith in our system. We will continue to aggressively investigate these crimes and seek justice for the victims, the American taxpayers," said SBA Inspector General Gustafson. "I want to thank the U.S. Attorney's Office for its dedicated leadership and professionalism throughout this investigation."
"We are glad to see that justice has been served and Mr. Lim has been sentenced for his selfish criminal activities," said Director Robey of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command's Major Procurement Fraud Unit. "Identifying and vigorously investigating contracting fraud remains a top priority for our special agents and we will continue to work seamlessly with our fellow law enforcement agencies to see that people who defraud the American taxpayer are brought to justice."
"Today's plea demonstrates the Defense Criminal Investigative Service's ongoing commitment to combating fraud and corruption that impacts the DoD procurement process," said Special Agent in Charge Craig. "DCIS, with our partner agencies, will continue to work tirelessly to identify and prosecute corruption of this nature."
According to a statement of offense signed by Lim as well as the government, Lim was a public official until April 2012. The charges involve his activities as an assistant project manager and product director with the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems, a part of the Army that provides infrastructure and informational management systems.
Until June 2010, Lim resided and worked in Seoul, South Korea. While in South Korea, his primary duties were to oversee and implement communications systems upgrades for the U.S. forces there, which included approximately 10 communications centers and various other special projects at military sites throughout the country. Among other things, Lim coordinated work on a major contract, which, in turn, had numerous sub-contracts.
From June 2010 until his resignation in April 2012, Lim worked as a product director at Fort Belvoir, Va.
In the statement of offense, Lim admits that he secretly used his official position to enrich himself by soliciting and accepting gifts, payments and other things of value from government contractors – totaling more than $490,000 — in return for favorable official action. Among other things, the statement of offense notes, Lim received payments personally and to accounts that he controlled; payments for travel, vacation, vehicles, cellphones and cellular service for himself and family members; ownership interests in two companies, and other benefits.
In exchange, Lim now admits, he provided favorable official action on subcontracts obtained and retained by the favored government contractors as requested and as opportunities arose. He also disclosed confidential bid information to the favored government contractors.
The indictment provides details about numerous contracts and payments. For example:
Nova Datacom: According to the statement of offense, two former employees of the Northern Virginia company—Alex N. Cho, also known as Young N. Cho, and Nick Park—paid Lim $40,000 in cash in 2007. In addition, Park paid for Lim's travel, lodging, meals and entertainment during a trip to the Philippines in 2007, and Cho paid for lodging and a $1,000 casino chip during a trip later that year to Las Vegas. Lim, meanwhile, agreed to use his official position to recommend the company for a contract valued at nearly $330,000.
Avenciatech:According to the statement of offense, former officials of Avenciatech, Inc., a government contractor based in Annandale, Va., provided Lim with cash payments; payments for hotel stays for Lim and family members, including a trip to the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas; payments to finance the purchase of a 2010 Lexus automobile, and payments for other things of value. One of the officials, Oh Song Kwon, also known as Thomas Kwon, also assisted Lim in obtaining financing for the purchase of a home in Fairfax Station, Va., where Lim resided following his reassignment in 2010 to a position at Fort Belvoir. Lim, meanwhile, assisted the company in obtaining more than $3 million in contracts.
UEI: Nick Park left Nova Datacom in 2007 and co-founded another government contractor, Unisource Enterprise Inc. (UEI), based in Annandale, Va. According to the statement of offense, in exchange for favorable treatment, Lim was given a secret ownership in UEI. Among other things, Lim provided Park with sensitive procurement information. He also assisted the company in obtaining a government sub-contract worth over $1.1 million.
Cho, Park, and Kwon are among those who earlier pled guilty to charges in the case.
In addition to pleading guilty to the conspiracy and bribery charges, Lim admitted that he failed to report the bribes he received on tax returns for the years 2007 through 2011. He also failed to keep records that would allow him to file accurate records for 2012 and 2013.
This investigation is being conducted by the FBI's Washington Field Office; the Washington Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, the Office of the Inspector General for the Small Business Administration; the Department of Defense's Defense Criminal Investigative Service; the Defense Contract Audit Agency, and the Army Criminal Investigation Command. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael K. Atkinson and Bryan Seeley of the Fraud and Public Corruption Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Saler of the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, all of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jack Hanly, of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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Transfer students interested in the combined Economics/Mathematics major are encouraged to complete as many lower-division (mathematics and statistics) courses as they can prior to transferring. The courses need to be equivalent to Math 19A, 19B, 22 or 23A, and 23B.
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All the lost children
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An article about child removal, and the ways Australian culture has sanctioned the removal of children from their families: stolen generations, child migrants, 'illegitimate' babies and children placed in orphanages and institutions. The author's mother, Yvonne, lost her baby Peter when her abusive husband snatched the baby from her arms. Yvonne was persuaded to accept the situation as being best for the boy, but the reality was he spent a childhood running from his father and, as a result, passed through a number of NSW state government institutions.
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