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Convention Of The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Politics Essay
People with disabilities exist in every age group, every social sector, every class and every ethnic and religious community. They often do not have a voice of their own in issues that affect their lives. It is important to understand the causes of disability and the discrimination intended for the disabled, and measures that need to be taken to ensure the equal enjoyment of human rights for persons with disabilities. Societies must work as a whole to integrate disabled persons into the life of society and provide them with equal opportunities in schools, the workplace and the global community.
 December 13, 2006 the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was implemented. Currently 99 countries have approved the Convention and there are 147 members. A high number of developing countries are included in signing the Convention. It is to likely those developing countries will be asking development actors for support after approving the convention in the implementation of the principles and binding responsibilities. Around 650 million people, 10% of the world's population live with a disability. According to the UN Development Program (UNDP) 80% of persons with disabilities live in developing countries ("Rights and dignity," 2011). Estimated by the World Bank 20% of the world's poorest people are disabled and are regarded as the most disadvantaged in their own communities (Takamin, 2004).
The term persons with disabilities is applied to all people with disabilities. It includes people who have long term mental, physical, intellectual or sensory impairments. These disabilities can affect their participation in society. "Impairment is a functional limitation caused by physical, mental or sensory damage and a disability can be defined as a loss or reduction of opportunities to take part in the everyday life of the community on an equal level" (Yeo, 2003). "It is important to note that a person with a disability may be viewed as a person with a disability in one society or setting, but not in another, depending on the role that the person is anticipated to take in his or her community." "The convention recognizes that disability is an evolving concept and that legislation may adapt to reflect positive changes within society." ("Country profile: thailand," 2010).
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities consists of an article on international cooperation, pointing out the gap between developed and developing countries. Issues such as human rights violations, poverty, and social exclusion are overpowering and have prevented the global South to have significant improvement.
Article 32 in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities insist that there be international cooperation for the support of the CRPD in developing countries, once a country has ratified the convention they become required to engage in international cooperation.
The important question to keep in mind is how can international partnership be effectively put into action in developing counties. With the help of official donor agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which represent persons with disabilities and the families in developing countries the CRPD can be applied. Thailand is one country that has had the help of four major NGOs working with persons with disabilities and official donor agencies from developed counties such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan ("Thailand human rights," 2011).
Thailand approved the CRPD in July 2008 along with Australia. Thailand symbolize the typical issues developing countries face, such as poverty. Thai persons with disabilities are challenged with poverty. NGOs in Thailand in comparison to other developing counties are well recognized, the representatives of NGOs in Thailand are strongly taking part in the development of the policy on disability on a national level ("Thailand human rights," 2011).
More attention has been given to the reality of persons with disabilities among the disadvantaged people in developing countries. International Organizations such as the World Bank state that persons with disabilities are the poorest of the poor. According to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific approximately 160 million persons with disabilities which are over 40% of the total number of persons with disabilities are living in poverty (Takamine, 2003). Around 100 million people in developing countries have a medical condition due to malnutrition and poor sanitation (Takamin, 2004).
Social exclusion helps to clearly comprehend the association between poverty and disability. In developing countries, persons with disabilities are more likely to experience different types of social segregation including: limited social contact, exclusion from formal/informal education and employment, the community has low expectations from them and they hold low expectations for themselves, exclusion from the political/legal process, exclusion from basic healthcare, the lowest priority for any limited resources such as food, clean water, and inheritance, and lack of support for the high expenses directly linked with the impairment such as costly medical treatments (Yeo, 2003). All of these factors take away the opportunity for persons with disabilities to make an income, placing them in the absence of state support. Impairment may be caused by malnutrition and poor health that is a result of poor people being deprived of healthcare and healthy food. Poor people are often oppressed and sent to work in dangerous conditions, which generates risk of accidents and physical impairment. "Poverty and disability are mutually reinforcing, as persons with disabilities are socially excluded and adequate social services are not provided" (United Nations, 2007). In developing countries we see a large amount of people who are disabled and living in poverty. To improve the circumstances, persons with disabilities in these developing countries should be involved in all the development efforts of their countries, and an inclusive development approach should be put in place to deal with the different forms of social exclusion.
Article 32 was negotiated in a series of CRPD preparatory meetings. Article
32 states:
1. States Parties recognize the importance of international cooperation and its promotion, in support of national efforts for the realization of the purpose and objectives of the present Convention, and will undertake appropriate and effective measures in this regard, between and among States and, as appropriate, in partnership with relevant international and regional organizations and civil society, in particular organizations of persons with disabilities. Such measures could include, inter alia:
(a) Ensuring that international cooperation, including international development programmes, is inclusive of and accessible to persons with disabilities;
(b) Facilitating and supporting capacity-building, including through the exchange and sharing of information, experiences, training programmes and best practices;
(c) Facilitating cooperation in research and access to scientific and technical knowledge;
(d) Providing, as appropriate, technical and economic assistance, including by facilitating access to and sharing of accessible and assistive technologies, and through the transfer	of technologies.
2. The provisions of this article are without prejudice to the obligations of each State Party to full fill its obligations under the present Convention. ("Convention on the," 2011).
Disability is a major issue that requires strong support and partnerships from different participants. The process to draft the CRPD began in 2001, and in 2002 the United Nations Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons adopted a set of policy guidelines known as the "Biwako Millennium Framework for Action to Promote an Inclusive, Barrier-free and Rights-based Society for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific" (United Nations, 2007). In the Framework, the rights-based approach is suggested for the formation of national disability policies and aid programs in the Asia-Pacific region (United Nations, 2007). This guarantees that persons with disabilities benefit from all the rights which other citizens enjoy.
In developing countries human rights tools promote the quality of life of people; it is questioned whether the Declaration of the Right to Development would be better guaranteed by UN and international NGOs rather than individual nation states (Dean, 2008). International aid organizations in some developing countries have been the main body for encouraging social policy associated to persons with disabilities and providing pertinent amenities. Concerning this Article 32 clarifies that international cooperation is "in support of national efforts for the realization of the purpose and objectives of the present Convention" ("Convention on the," 2011).
UK, Australia and Japan are three developed countries that have been involved in international development programs concerning disability and have set up policies on development cooperation. The UK has one official donor agency that deals with disability that has been playing a primary role in development aid called the Department for International Development (DFID). DFID works in association with NGOs and accentuates the cycle of disability and poverty and the empowerment of persons with disabilities. Stating that "reducing poverty by tackling social exclusion is a DFID's policy" and "disability is about discrimination and exclusion - key aspects of DFID's work -" DFID is dedicated to addressing issues of disability in its development programs throughout the world" ("Dfid department for," 2011).
In Australia the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) has also made an effort to "establish Australian leadership on disability". Since early 2008 AusAID formed a unit of NGOs and other stakeholders to create new disability strategy for the Australian aid program for 2009-2014, titled "Development for All". Effective international leadership on disability and development is one of the main objectives of the strategy which is in alliance with CRPD Article 23 (Saunders, 2007).
In 2003 the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in alliance with Japanese experts and NGO representatives developed its policy paper on "support for persons with disabilities" ("Japanese overseas cooperation," 2011). Hundreds of volunteers and professional are sent out annually by JICA to both governmental and non-governmental organizations for support to work in special education, physiotherapy, vocational training, and many others. It has also helped a number of disability-related projects carried out by the governments of developing countries. ("Japanese overseas cooperation," 2011).
The population of Thailand in mid-2007 recorded by the United Nations is approximately 62,829,000 million, with 5.7 million living in Bangkok the capital city. The National Statistical Office's Disability Survey in 2002 found that 1.7% of the people consisting of 1.8% male and 0.9% female had disabilities. The rate among the rural population was twice that of the urban population according to the survey. The Northeast 2.4%, the South 1.9%, and the North 1.8 % had higher rates of disability, while Bangkok and the Central region had 0.7% and 1% ("Thailand - asia-pacific," 2011). These statistics prove that rural regions have a higher majority than the central regions of poor people, and more persons with disabilities live in these poor regions. In 2007 1.9 million of the population had a disability and the proportion of persons with disabilities to total population was 2.9%. ("Thailand - asia-pacific," 2011).
The Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons Act of 1991 and the united Ministerial Regulations which had been the main legal instruments, was replaced by the Persons with Disabilities Empowerment Act which was enforced in 2007 ("Persons with disabilities," 2007). The Rehabilitation Act of 1991 set the basis for the rights of persons with disabilities to benefit from public services. Other Acts also involve rights for persons with disabilities such as the Social Security Act which gives registered persons with disabilities an allowance of 500 baht which is roughly 15 US dollars each month (Camfield, 2009). The National Education Act is also in place, which defends the rights of persons with disabilities to acquire education. However, compared to the current standard of living the survival allowance and other support are quite minimal, the daily minimum wage of 2007 was 120 baht in Thailand. The National Office for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has been launched and works in collaboration with other government agencies and NGOs. These Acts guarantee that Thai persons with disabilities are given employment support and financial aid, as well as educational, medical, rehabilitative, and services. District Public Welfare Offices and Health Centers offer assistance to persons with disabilities, and Provincial Special Education Centers are responsible for educational services for children with disabilities (Glassman, 2008).
The Thai government now has a more hands-on position on human rights. For example, the Thai diplomatic mission states that: "The country has progressively striven to promote human rights awareness through human rights education and to strengthen legal frameworks to promote and protect human rights in line with UN Conventions, in particular with regard to the rights of vulnerable groups" ("The royal thai," 2008). Moreover, "Thailand has a long-standing commitment to enhancing cooperation to uplift the quality of life of women, children and persons with disabilities as well as to ensure their rights" ("The royal thai," 2008).Thailand's ratification of the CRPD was one of the earliest in Asia. The Persons with Disabilities Empowerment Act of 2007 is renowned as the first Thai law to forbid discriminatory and biased acts against persons with disabilities and to punish anyone that does not abide by the law. Also, the Act has expanded the rights for Thai persons with disabilities and explained these rights in more detail. Most importantly the Thai government has confirmed its support for the CRPD by adjusting the domestic legislation to fit the CRPD ("The royal thai," 2008).
There are four major NGOs which are involved in a wide range of activities and influence on the Thai disability policy which include: Thailand Association of the Blind (TAB), the Redemptorist Foundation for People with Disabilities, the Association of Parents for Thai Persons with Autism under the Thai Autism Foundation, and the National Association of the Deaf in Thailand (NADT). These NGOs epitomize persons with disabilities as well as their families (Delcore, 2003).
Within the last few years in Thailand, all four NGOs recognize the Empowerment Act as an advanced legal device that has improved the legal and policy development, in terms of punishing discrimination against those with disabilities. They agree that even with an active disability association and recent advancements at the national level, the situation of persons with disabilities has not been much improved in the rural areas due to poverty and countless social exclusions. Many with disabilities are still denied from education and employment. The private sector is in need of more employment opportunities for persons with disabilities due to poor understanding and support of the employers. Furthermore, the quality of education and other related services for persons with disabilities requires more improvement in Thailand. Many persons with disabilities are have HIV/AIDS due to lack of education of it, and some persons with disabilities mostly deaf people are unfairly treated when it comes to legal cases due to incomplete sign language interpretation. Young women with disabilities easily become victims of different exploitations, such as those with hearing impairments or intellectual disabilities are very weak and socially cut off and do not receive sufficient education (Delcore, 2003).
With the formation of the CRPD and the Thai Persons with Disabilities Empowerment Act improvements have been made at the national level, however not much of a change has been made at the lowest level in Thailand and other developing countries. Stating that disabled persons have rights is important although it may not be enough to bring about a real adjustment for disabled persons. All local leaders should be knowledgeable about the rights of those with disabilities as well as an obligation to protect their rights. Another benefit is to have local leaders with disabilities that can serve for the empowerment and be an example to those with disabilities in their community. This will advocate the need to empower persons with disabilities and educate local people on disability issues. It is apparent that the understanding of the Thai public range is limited concerning the rights of persons with disabilities, and there is difficulty in the carrying out of the Empowerment Act and promotion of the CRPD in the government. They face many issues such as poor understanding, policies adopted by the central government are not expressed in local governments properly, and therefore the understanding of the rights of persons with disabilities at the local level is very restricted. It is crucial to raise awareness through public education (Delcore, 2003).
The Thai disability policy is moving on the right course. It is in a transitional period by following the international movements. The Thai disability policy needs further evaluation to have actual implementation. It is stressed that the assessment and monitoring of policy implementation are vital but currently lacking. The future NGOs should be more involved in monitoring and evaluation. NGOs in Thailand and their representatives with disabilities have been recently very much involved in the formation of the national policy in comparison to the past as well as the surrounding developing countries. While some people with disabilities are asked to participate at the national level, only a small number of persons with disabilities are participating at the local level. More local leaders with disabilities and local self-help groups need to participate in the policy formation and push these programs at the local level. More attempts should be made for empowering persons with disabilities especially in the rural areas; the difference of the situation of persons with disabilities between Bangkok and other regions has been increasing. The implementation of Thai disability policy should be further dispersed in the future by improving local programs (Delcore, 2003).
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has raised fundamental knowledge of the rights of persons with disabilities in the underdeveloped countries and has also influenced the formations of their disability policy. Thailand is a developing nation-state; it has already ratified the CRPD and has launched an anti-discrimination law for persons with disabilities. Article 32 on international cooperation in the CRPD states that "international cooperation is necessary to support national efforts". Through NGOs and civil society, and a nation's government, have the main responsibility to support and defend the rights of its citizens with disabilities and achieve international cooperation. Organizations of persons with disabilities and other NGOs have been the most active and have started the promotion of rights through their local networks. In Thailand, local leaders with disabilities have great potential in spreading the goals of the CRPD at the community level. UK, Australia and Japan's international donor agencies have been involved for years, in assisting the development for persons with disabilities. Distinguishing the relationship between poverty and disability, these agencies attempt to take in persons with disabilities and include them in their international development programs. Therefore, it is evident that major donor agencies are ready for the execution of CRPD Article 32 if they remain committed to attain effective implementation. In addition, their collaboration with different associations that deal with persons with disabilities and other NGOs are growing, which will enrich programs of these agencies.


Between 2001 and 2004 a project on the treatment of water with the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the Volkerak-Zoommeer, in the Netherlands was carried out. This project was carried out in collaboration with TNO-MEP on behalf of the Dutch government (Rijkswaterstaat Zeeland).
This project aimed to calculate the level of water purification that could be achieved in this area using zebra mussels. The project setup included experiments into aspects of water treatment and water management.
The aim of the water management experiment was to determine whether the development of zebra mussels in this area could be encouraged by the addition of hard substrate and the potential effect on water quality. The water treatment experiment aimed to determine if zebra mussels could be used to filter nutrients from the rivers from Brabant and the effect on the nutrient load in the Volkerak-Zoommee.


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Some snazzy reviews (and colourings in) from our audiences along the way.
REVIEWS FROM IMAGINATE FESTIVAL 2014 AND 2-WEEK TOUR, MAY 2014:
"Grandad And Me (4 stars ****), a luscious-looking and tremendously moving show from the new Glasgow-based company The Letter J… a rich and steady interaction between the show's beautiful design and animation, the live sound, music and voices provided by co-creators Judith Williams and Jon Bishop, and the central performance of Marta Masiero as the little girl;"
— Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman, 10 May 2014
"…gorgeously detailed and nostalgic set, wonderful live music and beautifully simple projected animation."
— Mark Brown, Herald on Sunday, 11 May 2014
"Grandad and Me (4 stars ****) …the show is filled with cheeky exuberance and surprises that evoke gasps and laughter throughout. With the rather lovely philosophy of 'sleep tight – live bright', this entrancing tale based on the bond between generations is a tremendous finale to Imaginate's 25th year."
— Irene Brown, The EdinburghGuide.com, 12 May 2014
"…crammed with fresh invention and adorable surprises."
— Mary Brennan, The Herald, 8 May 2014
"THE Big Idea, a family day at Tramway (in association with Imaginate), really flew the flag for home-grown children's theatre when it offered workshops, installations and work-in-progress showings for under-12s by up and coming Scottish artists.The Letter J only started devising Grandpa and Me a couple of weeks ago: you simply wouldn't know it from the beautifully-crafted, whimsical mosaic of music, movement and animation that they create on-stage.
A little girl (dancer Ruth Janssen, unaffectedly child-like and spontaneous) is missing her Grandpa…Where is he? Imagination takes over in episodes that see him at sea in a trawler – the Shipping Forecast song is a joy – or in a rocket to the moon, with the whole set transforming accordingly with animated projections. Judith Williams and Jon Bishop weave in the live music, but it's Janssen's blend of wistful wondering and exuberant "solutions" that touchingly suggest how youngsters (aged 5 to 8, in particular) adjust to the grief and loss of an absent, much-loved Grandpa."
— Mary Brennan, the Herald, Tramway Family Day 2013

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How does Amniotic Stem Cell Therapy (ASCT) work?
Stem cell treatment takes advantage of the body's ability to repair itself. A stem cell is a special cell the body uses to create new tissues and structures or to heal damaged tissue at a site of injury. Stem cells have the ability to differentiate into any kind of cell that the body might need: skin, bone, blood, cartilage, etc. They also remain stable for many years and have the ability to divide and regenerate.
With amniotic stem cell therapy, Dr. Graham injects stem cells from amniotic tissue into your affected area. This is the tissue that protects the baby in utero during pregnancy. The cells have been sterilely processed and converted into a flowable injectable form, which for osteoarthritis is placed sterilely into the joint. For tendonitis it is injected directly into the tendon. In addition to stem cells, amniotic tissue injections also have potent anti-inflammatory properties and are a rich source of collagen, elastin, fibronectin and growth factors that can support tissue repair and regeneration.
While cortisone and other drugs provide only temporary pain relief, stem cells provide long term pain relief and in addition have the ability to restore and heal degenerated tissue. Because of their regenerative capacity and prolonged stability, the pain relief is commonly much longer than previously obtained with past treatments, such as steroids and viscosupplementation. Additionally, stem cell injections contain hyaluronic acid which lubricates joints and tendons, easing the pain and helping restore mobility.
Yes. Amniotic tissue has been used as a medical therapy for over 100 years and has had no reported side effects since its first documented use in 1910. Amniotic stem cell treatment has been used by ophthalmologists to aid with corneal surgery for over 20 years. It also has applications in plastic surgery involving burn patient healing.
Amniotic stem cell therapy is a preferred type of stem cell therapy because the cells come from an immunoprivileged site. The use of amniotic stem cells is well researched, safe, and effective. All amniotic stem cell donors go through a rigorous screening process as determined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB).
What benefits does amniotic stem cell therapy offer?
ASCT contains no steroids. Instead, the injections rely on naturally-occurring anti-inflammatory agents that are abundantly present in the amnion such as cytokines.
ASCT contains hyaluronic acid which lubricates and helps stabilize cartilage, and promotes cartilage growth and stability.
ASCT contains growth factors which stimulate tissue growth and promote healing.
With ASCT, there is no threat of patient rejection.
Amniotic stem cells, because of their youth, are potentially more robust and active than adult stem cells.
ASCT is a highly concentrated source of young stem cells (from the amnion), which makes this type of stem cell injection preferable to the patient's own stem cells (from adult fat or bone marrow).
Patients suffering from any kind of joint, tendon, or ligament pain are possible candidates for amniotic stem cell therapy. Upon evaluation, Dr. Graham will provide you with recommendations for other types of treatment options as well.
Does insurance cover stem cell therapy?
Most insurances do not yet cover regenerative medicine treatments. They do cover office visits, lab and x-ray studies, and physician consultation fees. Patients are responsible for the cost of the medication itself. Payment is fee-for-service and is due at the time of treatment. We do provide payment plans for those patients who cannot pay out of pocket.
The regenerative medicine injections are done under ultrasound guidance following a local injection of numbing medicine. Afterwards, we recommend only mild essential non-impact activity for the first 24 hours, then non-impact comfortable activity for 1 week, then gradual resumption of all activity as tolerated. Physical therapy and bracing may also be recommended.


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Seismic Assessment and Cruise Terminal Design for South Carolina Ports Authority | Collins Engineers, Inc.
Collins provided structural design and construction administration services for maintenance repairs, seismic evaluation, and feasibility for the conversion of an existing warehouse at Building 322 at Union Pier into a new cruise terminal in Charleston, South Carolina.
A complete above water and underwater inspection of the existing pier.
3-D finite element structural analysis of the existing pier.
Development of construction documents and technical specifications for repair of deteriorated elements.
Submittal and shop drawing review, project correspondence and owner progress briefings.
Construction observation and overall quality assurance with multiple site visits per week to review the progress.
Design of a 2-story addition to the existing structure for a passenger waiting area, boarding and disembarking. Design included multiple long-span members to allow for security and circulation within terminal.
3-D finite element structural analysis of the new building to determine the seismic reinforcing required to improve building from warehouse structure designed prior to seismic codes to public assembly space that satisfies all International Building Code seismic provisions.
Design of multiple entrance canopies tied to building and free-standing canopies around site.
Design of pile-supported monumental stair to provide access to terminal.
Structural support for 30-ft wide by 300-ft long rooftop monitors to allow for natural light inside building. Existing structure was strengthened to support monitors, as well seismic loads.
Strengthening of track wells adjacent to the building and design of hollow core concrete panels to span over track wells and provide access to terminal from parking/drop-off areas.
Exterior egress features such as stairs and ramps.
Collins also provided design services for mooring and fenders for the cruise ships.


These are not Kirkmarsh puppies but have been bred by our friends.
Getting ready for the 2018/2019 season - Polly, Stella and Dede and at the front Kate, Logan, Stella and Ziva.
Welcome to the Kirkmarsh Irish Water Spaniels' web site, where you can find out a little about us, our dogs and what we do.
We own and occasionally breed IWS and our passion is to use them in the shooting field, predominantly for picking up on formal game shoots but also on Grouse moors. We also use them competitively in retriever (the IWS is classified as a retriever) gundog working tests and the occasional field trial. We also enter the odd show as do some of our Kirkmarsh owners.
Our water spaniels are bred for temperament, for working in the shooting field, competitive gundog tests and trials but most of all they are bred to be great companions with fantastic personalities. Our owners too use them for a wide variety of activites: picking up, beating, wildfowling, deer stalking, mink tracking but also competitive flyball, showing or just taking part in an active family life.
The dogs we now use for breeding are all hip scored, elbow scored and have annual eye tests. In addition, mating considerations are checked against a breed database and genetics program to ensure we achieve low levels of inbreeding.
Our current dogs come from the United States, Sweden, Ireland and homebred by us in the UK.
We devote most of our time and energy to the breed, including the promotion of the IWS in the UK.
We occasionally have puppies available and would be delighted to talk to you about the Breed and whether it is suitable for you.
Dede (Kirkmarsh Green Charmer) in action picking up during the 2017/2018 season.
Left is our American import boy, Yeates (Ballyhoo's Quarry Seeker at Kirkmarsh) on picking up duty during the 2015/2016 shooting season.
Below is Denise's Dede (Kirkmarsh Green Charmer) picking up during 2015 and 2016.
Showing the Kirkmarsh IWS team in the Galloway Gundogs team gundog working test. Melvyn with Ziva and Yeates, Denise with Sophie and Joy Waddington (in hat) with Bann.
Kirkmarsh Boaster - Crufts team flyball competitor.
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Fellows > Biological Sciences > Dr Lisa Cole
Dr Lisa Cole
Lisa Cole is a Daphne Jackson Fellow at the University of Aberdeen in the School of Biological Sciences.
An experienced soil scientist with a varied portfolio of skills, Lisa completed her BSc in agricultural science at the University of Newcastle and went on to do a PhD at the University of Manchester on a CASE studentship with an industrial partner, investigating carbon release from soils. This led to postdoctoral research positions at Lancaster University and the University of York, and a post as the soil community ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) in Aberdeenshire.
Returning to research after a break of 14 years, Lisa's two year Fellowship is sponsored by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
Lisa's research project is titled: Examining soil carbon response to land use change through the lens of microbiome traits and her Fellowship is due to finish in 2023.


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Valencia hosts Deportivo La Coruna in a match from the last 38th round of the Spanish La Liga. Let's have a look at this game at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia.
For Valencia, it was a good season. The Los Che are going to finish 4th in the final standings, returning to the Champions League. This is a huge success for them, especially after a disappointing season like the last one. Right now Valencia has 70 points and a record of 21 wins, 7 wins and 9 draws. Their position in the standings can't be changed in the last round, so this match is entirely for enjoyment for the Los Che. In terms of current form, Valencia's last five matches look like this: one win, two draws and two losses. In the previous round, Marcelino's boys achieved a 1-0 win during the visit to Girona. Marcelino is the man who deserves compliments right now. He took the helm at Valencia in a difficult moment and he successfully changed the way the team performs. And most importantly – he made its return to the Champions League possible. Deportivo La Coruna, on the other hand, is already thinking about their future in the Segunda Division. The former champions lost their place in the league after another mediocre season. In a certain moment, Deportivo appointed the legendary Clarence Seedorf as a manager, but this decision didn't help. Right now Deportivo is 18th in La Liga with 29 points and a record of 6 wins, 11 draws and 20 losses. In their last five games, they made three draws and suffered two defeats. Valencia is the big favourite here, of course. Deportivo is already gone, while the Los Che would want to enjoy their fans in this last game of the campaign. Let's see!
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How the pandemic forced patients off their medication
Many Ugandans with noncommunicable diseases like epilepsy couldn't access medication because of funding cuts during the pandemic. The effects persist.
byNELSON MANDELA | PML Daily Reporter
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This story was originally published by Global Press Journal.
KAMPALA: For Marlis, 2021 was the year of hope — the year she thought her life would change. The 31-year-old became an orphan at 11, when the last of her parents died in 2002. Five years later, she discovered that she had epilepsy, a neurological disorder caused by unusual nerve cell activity in the brain.
Marlis, who doesn't want to use her last name because of the stigma associated with the disease, dropped out of school when she overheard a teacher say that her frequent epileptic seizures scared her fellow students. "Children started saying I was possessed by my dead parents' spirits," she says. "I found myself believing their words, so I dropped out."
Marlis experienced chronic seizures for years. In February 2021, she got on daily antiseizure medication that was free at government hospitals. Her episodes stopped. She met a man and fell in love, reviving her dream of one day getting married and having children. But in January, that dream began to crumble when she went off her medication for two months due to a countrywide shortage. A private pharmacy she visited to see if she could pay for the drugs charged 30,000 Ugandan shillings ($8.20) a month, which she couldn't afford.
Ugandans with noncommunicable diseases like epilepsy are struggling to recover from setbacks they suffered when the government cut funding for their medications to focus on fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
"The attention switched to COVID, and the rest were neglected because they were seen as not urgent," says Geoffrey Macho, the parliamentary chair for mental health diseases, who is now sponsoring a bill to increase funding for noncommunicable diseases.
Epilepsy affects about 50 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. A quarter of cases are preventable, and antiseizure drugs can make 70% of those living with the disease seizure free. But the agency says nearly 80% of people with epilepsy live in countries where it's often difficult to access adequate health care resources, forcing many to go untreated.
Dozens of people come to Mengo Hospital, a private nonprofit medical center in Kampala, for free diagnosis and treatment on World Sight Day, dedicated to bringing attention to vision impairment. So many patients show up that most have to wait under a white tent outside because the waiting room is too small. They listen attentively as Lydia Kinobe, a nurse at the hospital, educates them about disease prevention and management.
"The key is to learn what you are sick of and change your lifestyle," she says. "Reduce your sugar and salt intake and avoid junk foods."
Kallisa Peace Mwesigwa, who is epileptic and diabetic, says she made the long journey by bus the day before from Lyantonde, a town about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Kampala, the capital. She was desperate during the coronavirus lockdown when she didn't receive treatment. "My condition really deteriorated," Mwesigwa says. "At times it feels like there is a flame of fire under my skin."
Nicholas Kamara, a lawmaker who chairs the parliamentary committee for noncommunicable diseases, says while screening people for diseases is important, it's pointless if patients aren't given treatment after diagnosis.
"If, for example, one is tested for HIV but is denied access to [antiretroviral drugs], of what benefit is the testing?" he says. "Deaths from cancer, cardiac arrest, high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney disease are all too common."
In October, Kamara and other Ugandan lawmakers introduced a bill that would increase funding for drugs for noncommunicable diseases. He says Uganda spends 9% of its annual budget on health services, far below the 15% recommendation made in 2001 when African Union member countries met at a summit in Abuja, Nigeria.
Dr. Richard Idro, a pediatric neurologist and senior lecturer at Makerere University in Kampala, says even a brief interruption of access to prescribed medication can cause a major setback for a patient. For example, epileptic seizures can disappear permanently if a patient is placed on daily drugs for two years without skipping a dose, he says.
Nina Mago, the founder of Purple Bench Initiative, an organization that advocates for Ugandans living with epilepsy, says she knows firsthand what it's like to skip regular medication. "I missed my antiseizure drugs for two days and got an attack," she says. "Can you imagine missing medication for two months?"
In addition to lack of health care, Mago says people with epilepsy often face stigma in their communities. She recalls once emerging from a seizure to find herself in an empty classroom, surrounded by bottle tops, stones, plastic bottles and all types of litter. Her teacher and peers had thrown the objects at her to confirm she wasn't dead.
"Our world is enshrined in circles of stigma," she says.
Oyoo Akiya Charles, the commissioner for noncommunicable diseases at the Ministry of Health, says the scarcity of medication also leaves patients susceptible to exploitation by people who claim to cure diseases using unproven methods.
Oyoo, who like many Ugandans uses his family name first, says in addition to increasing funding, Parliament should regulate the work of people who claim to be healers.
"Rural people especially get taken advantage of because they have no access to drugs that work," he says.
Healers defend their craft. David, a self-proclaimed herbalist who requests to use only his first name for fear of retribution, says he cures epilepsy. He charges an advance payment of 100,000 shillings ($27), and patients spend four days at a clinic he operates out of his home in Apac, a rural district in northern Uganda. But he has a disclaimer. "It's God who cures," he says. "I'm just an agent."
Mago, the Purple Bench Initiative founder, advocates for more training on types of epilepsy, especially for teachers and child care providers. Some people have absence epilepsy, which causes seizures that make them "stare into space" for up to 20 seconds, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a United States government agency. "A teacher who doesn't understand that may say something like, 'Why are you just staring like a fool?'" Mago says. "A comment like that could make a child grow into a broken adult."
For Marlis, dealing with that kind of adversity has been just as difficult as the shortage of drugs. When she went off her medication, she was working at a supermarket. Her seizures returned quicker than she expected. Six of her episodes happened at work. Her employer complained that she was "creating scenes" and making customers uncomfortable. He placed her on indefinite unpaid leave.
"He told me to return only after I have learned to listen to my body and know when I'm about to have a seizure," she says.
For the 11 months she was on antiseizure medication, Marlis kept her epilepsy a secret from the man she loves and is hoping to marry. She had hoped that if she stayed on medication for two years her seizures would disappear forever, so the topic would never come up with him. "He is so good to me, and I do not want to lose him," she says.
When Marlis began having seizures again due to lack of drugs, she made excuses not to visit him. She thought she could get away with that because he lives in Mbarara, a city in western Uganda, about four hours by road from Kampala. "I believe he will dump me if he finds out that I have epilepsy," she says.
In March, she got back on her medication after she learned that public hospitals had a limited supply of drugs available. Because she didn't have any medication for more than two months, she starts counting all over again, hoping she can go two years without missing a dose. But she worries that another shortage could occur and forever derail her dream of having a family.
"I will have lost a moment in my life that I may never regain," she says.
Edna Namara is a Global Press Journal reporter based in Kampala, Uganda.
Global Press is an award-winning international news publication with more than 40 independent news bureaus across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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Q: How do i call two of three existent functions randomly I use of 3 functions with arguments in Python: Func1(a,b), Func2(c,d), Func3(e,f) . all i want is how to call two different functions of these three functions randomly. i have the below code for calling  a function randomly too. how could i convert this code to that one which call 2 functions (which is not the same) randomly.
Mylist = [functools.partial(Func1, a, b), functools.partial(Func2, c, d), functools.partial(Func3, e, f)]
random.choice(Mylist)()

A: Use random.sample:
for func in random.sample(Mylist, 2):
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Philippe, Vince thump Hobart Hurricanes
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Josh Philippe fired Sydney Sixers to a thumping nine-wicket win over the Hobart Hurricanes to reinforce their Big Bash League credentials.
Philippe struck an unbeaten 86 off 49 balls as Sixers chased down the Hurricanes' impressive target of 173 in just 17.1 overs.
The Sixers were reeling at 1-6 after James Faulkner struck with just the fourth ball of the innings to remove Daniel Hughes.
However, Philippe and James Vince with 74 not out (off 50 balls) put on a game-turning partnership.
Phillipe struck nine fours and three sixes during a swashbuckling innings in which he hit the Hurricanes attack to all corners of the park.
Earlier, Matthew Wade sent another message to the Australian selectors with his fourth half-century of the tournament – 64 off 51 balls – which followed on from his 84 not out in the Hurricanes' 10-wicket away thumping of the Adelaide Strikers just two days earlier.
Wade and D'Arcy Short helped the Hurricanes get off to a flying start with 32 from 26 balls.
Wade and Ben McDermott put on 67 runs for the third wicket partnership to put their side in a commanding position, after being sent in to bat by the Sixers - however they had no answer for Philippe.
George Bailey also made an impressive batting cameo with 22 not out from just 9 deliveries, including two boundaries and a six.
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I watched every single photo (as usual :-) and it looks you had a great trip !
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❶They are quite similar, but the last one requires more research and information gathering.
It's just a grammatically flawed sentence that hints at Klinenberg's argument. Compare to a good thesis for the same prompt:. Through consideration of quantitative data, exploring possible counterarguments to his position, and judicious use of striking phrasings and words, Klinenberg strengthens both the logic and persuasiveness of his argument that Americans need to greatly reduce their reliance on air conditioning.
The above thesis clearly specifies both what the author's argument is and what aspects of the argument will be analyzed in the essay. If you want more practice writing strong thesis statements, use our complete list of SAT essay prompts as inspiration. To support your thesis, you'll need to draw on specific examples from the passage of the techniques you claim the author uses. Make sure to provide enough information for each example to make it clear how it is relevant to your thesis - and stop there.
No need to paraphrase the entire passage, or explain why you agree or disagree with the author's argument - write enough that the reader can understand what your example is and be done.
It isn't enough to just summarize or paraphrase specific excerpts taken from the passage and call it a day. In each example paragraph, you must not only include details about a example, but also include an explanation of how each example demonstrates an argument technique and why it is persuasive.
For instance, let's say you were planning on discussing how the author uses vivid language to persuade the reader to agree with him. Yes, you'd need to start by quoting parts of the passage where the author uses vivid language, but you then also need to explain why that example demonstrates vivid language and why it would be persuasive to the reader. Your conclusion should restate your thesis and briefly mention the examples you wrote about in your essay and how they supported your thesis.
If you haven't done it already in your essay, this is NOT the place to write about a broader context, or to contradict yourself, or to add further examples you didn't discuss. End on a strong note. Now that you know what has to be in your essay, how do you fit it all in? You need to be organized, and when you have to organize an essay under pressure, the generic five paragraph essay format is your friend. Just as with every five-paragraph essay you've written at school, your SAT essay should have an introduction, body paragraphs one paragraph for each argumentative technique you discuss , and a conclusion.
Your thesis statement which techniques you'll be analyzing in the essay should go in both your introduction and your conclusion, with slightly different wording.
So how do you write an SAT essays in this five paragraph format? I've created an SAT essay template that you can use as a guide to structure your own SAT essays, based on the following prompt:. You can read the full text of the passage associated with the prompt part of Practice Test 5 via our complete collection of official SAT essay prompts.
Since I'm writing in response to a specific prompt, some of the information and facts in the template will only be useful for answering this specific prompt although you should feel free to look for and write about the argumentative techniques I discuss in any of your essays. When responding to any SAT question, however, you can and should use the same format and structure for your own essays. To help you out, I've bolded structural words an d phrases in the below template.
In his commentary, Eric Klinenberg conveys a strong stance against the rampant and short-sighted utilization of air conditioning AC nationwide. He believes AC is a massive unnecessary energy drain, and he implores the reader to reconsider the implications of constant cool comfort.
Next comes the all-important thesis statement that includes a clear outlining of what aspects of the author's argument you'll be discussing. You can be very specific e. To buttress his argument, Klinenberg deftly employs quantitative data, acknowledgment of counterarguments, and vivid language. In his introductory paragraph, the author points to AC usage statistics to illustrate the grave magnitude of our hedonistic climate control.
In this case, the writer linked this body paragraph to the introduction by explaining how his example AC usage statistics relates to one of the persuasive techniques he'll be discussing statistics: Next, provide relevant information about when and how in the passage the author uses this persuasive technique sentences.
Be sure to paraphrase or directly quote the passage for the strongest evidence. Clearly, in the past 20 years, the American population has come nowhere close to doubling - and yet, AC energy use has doubled. This can only mean utilization per person has skyrocketed. This leads to another profound inference - each American may use almost 10 times more AC energy as the average non-American. These conclusions are grave and thought-provoking. By introducing incontrovertible data, Klinenberg empowers the reader to reason though her own arguments and formulate her own conclusions.
By the virtue of her own logic, the reader is compelled to agree with Klinenberg. In his introductory paragraph , the author points to AC usage statistics to illustrate the grave magnitude of our hedonistic climate control. What do those on the other side of the issue have to say?
If you really want to get people to see things your way, you need to convince them with evidence and facts. This requires some research and possibly a little creative thinking. Most argumentative essay prompts will have you cover opposing views in the second or third body paragraph, but it can be used as the intro to the body, as well, with your point at the end. Include every source in your reference section so the reader can double check the evidence for themselves.
Create a Conclusion Finally, every argumentative essay example finishes with a conclusion. Yours will do the same. Restate your main points and cover the basics of the supporting evidence once more. This is essentially a summary of your entire argument. How has the argument evolved throughout the paper? Give the reader a brief look back over everything.
Before you sign off on your essay, restate your topic and stress the importance of your opinion. Keep this part to one or two paragraphs at the most, since it is simply a recap of the previous points. If you have done your job and written a convincing argumentative essay, your reader will now either be completely on your side or thinking seriously about their views on your topic.
This is the end goal, to shake up those beliefs and help others see your point of view. Doing this in a calm, professional manner will work far better than being too passionate.
Polish and Revise Once your essay has been written, it's time to polish it. Almost every argument has unsupported assumptions. Identify a primary assumption and give examples of evidence that, if it were true, would make the assumption unlikely to be true and therefore weaken the conclusion. In four to six sentences, identify a primary assumption the argument depends on in order for the conclusion to be true. Then give examples of alternative evidence that would weaken that conclusion.
Again, aim for four to six sentences. In it, you can go after the specific terminology the author uses in the argument. Your conclusion should only be one or two sentences and should make it clear to the grader that you understand your job was to analyze the argument—not to fix it.
Briefly restate your original thesis, that the argument has too many assumptions and flaws in reasoning to be acceptable. Point out that the author has more work to do. You can also provide specific recommendations for changes that would strengthen the argument. Be sure to state what specific information would need to be included to bolster the argument.
Keep these specific pointers in mind while writing your practice Argument Essays—as well as the real thing on Test Day. There are a few different ways ETS might present the argument, so it's best to practice a few different prompts. ACCET promotes quality-oriented education and training through establishment of standards for its members and an accreditation process focused on integrity. View our International Programs: India Mexico United Kingdom Global.


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(a) Any extinguishment or malfunction of the antenna structure obstruction lighting, adjustments, repairs, or replacement to the lighting system, or related notification to the FAA. See Sec. Sec. 17.48 and 73.49 of this chapter.
(d) EAS weekly log requirements set forth in Sec. 11.61(a)(1)(v) of this chapter.
§ 73.877 Station logs for LPFM stations.
(1) Any extinguishment or malfunction of the antenna structure obstruction lighting, adjustments, repairs, or replacement to the lighting system, or related notification to the FAA. See sections 17.48 and 73.49 of this chapter.
(4) EAS weekly log requirements set forth in § 11.61(a)(1)(v) of this chapter.
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(4) (d) EAS weekly log requirements set forth in § 11.61(a)(1)(v) of this chapter.


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In the first quarter of 2017, the Canadian GDP advanced 3.7%.2 Over the same timeframe, the U.S. economy limped along at 1.4%.3 Poloz noted that he expects the pace of Canada's GDP to moderate but stay robust. Meanwhile, in the U.S. the greenback remains near eight month lows following the release of mixed first-quarter GDP and weekly initial jobless claims.
After Poloz's comments, the Canadian dollar climbed to a four-month high of $76.83 USD. That also represents a 5.5% increase over lows of $72.50 USD in early May.
If the Bank of Canada raises its key lending rate, Canada's big bank will raise their prime rates. This will drive up the cost of variable mortgages and other loans and lines of credit that are tied to the benchmark rate.
By all accounts, it appears as though Canadians are going to have to get used to higher interest rates and historically lower economic growth. All of which will have a huge impact on the finances of the average Canadian and Canadian businesses.
There may be signs that the Canadian economy is improving, but higher interest rates could have a significant impact on those Canadians saddled with debt. It could also lead to higher mortgage rates as early as July 2017. This opens a huge window of opportunities for those betting on or against the Canadian economy. That's because the professional traders at Learn-To-Trade.com can show investors how to make money on the Canadian economy, Loonie, and Canadian stocks whether the economy is hot, cold, or tepid.
"Canada's growth to moderate after strong showing, but will still remain 'above potential,' says central bank governor," cnbc.com, June 28, 2017; http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/27/bank-of-canada-governor-poloz-on-economy-growth-to-moderate-but-will-remain-above-potential.html.
"Canada's economy grew at 3.7% pace in first quarter of 2017," cbc.ca, May 31, 2017; http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-gdp-1.4139075.
"National Income and Product Accounts Gross Domestic Product: First Quarter 2017 (Third Estimate)," Bureau of Economic Analysis web site, June 29, 2017; https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2017/gdp1q17_3rd.htm.
"Canadian Household Debt Ticks Lower, But Still Near Record High," Huffpost web site, June 14, 2017; http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/06/14/household-debt-canada_n_17094238.html.
"Nearly half of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque — and that has big consequences for retirement security," Financial Post web site, September 15, 2016; http://business.financialpost.com/personal-finance/retirement/nearly-half-of-canadians-living-paycheque-to-paycheque-and-that-has-big-consequences-for-retirement-security/wcm/31330057-2e5c-434c-b572-2268537e62e1.
"Canadian Outlook Long-Term Economic Forecast: Mid-Year Update—2017," Conference Board of Canada web site, June 28, 2017; http://www.conferenceboard.ca/e-library/abstract.aspx?did=8944.


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Woman battling installation of smart meters tells her story on radio
Brenda Hawk has been in a long battle with her power company and her sheriffs department over the installation of smart meters. All Brenda wanted from the company was written assurance that these new smart meters are safe and not a hazard, but the company allegedly refused to do so. The story only gets more disturbing from there.
The transcript of the interview is below:
GLENN: Next I want to tell you kind of a, I don't know, a 1984 story, if you will, a story of Big Brother, and a story of the little person winning against the machine. At least a temporary battle. Brenda Hawk is a 9/12 project member and she's a woman that lives in Ohio and does not want the smart meter. And she's lived her life the right way. Last October she was told she's going to have to get a smart meter attached to her home, and she said no. She successfully managed to keep the old one until just last week. The CEO of American Electric Power sent her a letter saying, "Too bad, you're getting a smart meter." She has a pacemaker and people have reported problems with pacemakers after getting the smart meters installed. She said, "I don't want it." She is somebody that needs a breathing machine, she's ‑‑ I mean, she's not necessarily the picture of health.
Well, here in the middle of winter they shut her power off and her water. I've never seen anything like it. They shut her power and water off. The sheriff and the power company trucks arrive uninvited and she says to the sheriff, "Are you there to protect my rights?" And he says, "No, I'm here to protect them." She said, "I do not want a smart meter on my house." So they shut her power off. Well, because she's a 9/12 member, the phones at TheBlaze lit up and we found out about Brenda's story, and she spoke to Michael Opelka and she's on the phone with us now to give us the rest of the story. And the kind of happy, I was going to say ending, but middle. Brenda, how are you?
HAWK: Oh, I'm doing fine, Glenn. I ‑‑ it's a great honor to speak with you today.
GLENN: Well, I'm sorry. I wish it was on ‑‑ I wish it was on something else, but tell me about your experience of having the sheriff and the power company come out and put you in your place.
HAWK: Well, it was rather interesting since I had erased my easement with AEP, oh, about ten or twelve years ago due to some tree‑trimming problems and ‑‑
GLENN: Explain ‑‑ hang on just a second. Explain what that means, Brenda.
HAWK: Well, they always had these groups called Asplundh contract with AEP to come trim your trees and they don't trim them. They butcher them to where they ‑‑ they actually make them dangerous and they start dying and that's why they do it that way.
GLENN: Right. They are doing it to keep the power lines clear in case there's snow or wind or something.
HAWK: And unfortunately my trees weren't interfering with their pole. They were 30 feet off their easement even but they said they had a blanket easement to my property. So it made it right that they could even remove my house if they felt it was in the way.
GLENN: That's crazy.
HAWK: I was a little shocked at that. So we had some issues and I found out later on that, studying the law that I could erase my easement with a contract between two parties. So I thought I was safe on this because they haven't returned with the tree trimmers over twelve years and they usually do this every three. And so I informed AEP that, you know, they would need my permission on the land if they did come here. And the issue I had with the meter is that I just wanted a written guarantee. I called PUCO, the whole bit, did everything legally and said that all I wanted was a written guarantee that this meter is safe for my health, my health and my home and for the animals because I've read quite a few things and I wanted the information from them to prove that the meter was safe and to prove what I was reading on the Internet may not be right. They wouldn't give it to me. And so it's quite a shock to see them come last Friday.
GLENN: Did they notify you ‑‑ did they notify you in advance that they were coming?
HAWK: Yeah.
GLENN: But I thought we had cancelled the appointment when I talked to an AEP representative beforehand that I said, I had asked him to send me this information and I had written to the governor of Ohio and my congressman Jim Jordan and it was awaiting, you know, some information or answers from somebody as to whether they could do this or not when they had no easement to my property. And, of course, I hadn't received anything and that was within that week. So it was way too probably fast for anybody to answer me. Jim Jordan's office did contact me and said they were working on it at the local office. And then they called back later in the afternoon and said they found out there's nothing they can do because it's a state issue. So I went, okay. But when the sheriff's department came at 10:00 in the morning, they came with three AEP trucks and when the deputy came to my porch, and I knew to stay on the inside of my enclosed porch with the door locked. Let's just say I've had issues before because of this. And I spoke to the officer, and I'm always very polite to people and I just asked him, like you had stated that, "Are you here to protect my property rights as a citizen of Allen County, or are you here to protect AEP?" And he said, "No, ma'am, I'm not here for you. I'm here for AEP."
GLENN: Boy, I tell you I would do everything I can, and the 9/12 project should do everything they can to make sure that sheriff is voted out.
HAWK: Oh, well, this gets interesting. Let me update you real quick what happened Monday. They did restore my power. I guess they ‑‑
GLENN: Hang on just a second. It's my understanding that within three hours of this being posted on TheBlaze, they were inundated with e‑mails and phone calls and they restored your power. Is that your understanding?
HAWK: Yeah, not until ‑‑ not until 36 hours later, about ‑‑
GLENN: Oh, 36 hours?
HAWK: Yeah. About 5:30 on Friday evening ‑‑ I mean Saturday evening, I'm sorry. So I had to stay awake for 36 hours because if I fall asleep because of my brain injury, it stops my diaphragm from working and without the CPAP type of breathing machine ‑‑ I don't have sleep apnea. It's a brain condition. It's called central apnea. And my brain, if I do fall asleep, the brain just kind of slows down and won't let my diaphragm work.
GLENN: Right. It is a very ‑‑ it is an extraordinarily dangerous medical situation.
HAWK: Condition, yes.
GLENN: And you can die quickly from it. But I understand they laughed at you when you brought that up.
HAWK: Yeah. That was one issue I brought up that I said, you know, there's an Ohio law that states you cannot turn my power off between November 15th and April 15th. And I said, I've paid my bill. And they said, well, that law does not pertain to you, ma'am. And this Mr. Rocco was with this deputy that day. I didn't know who it was at the time, but he was the one pretty well telling me that the law doesn't pertain to me. And I said, oh, you're right. My bill has been paid up to date and I've never missed a payment. So I guess that makes a difference, huh? They were just kind of giggling at me at my expense and they said, well, I'll tell ya, lady, it's either the meter, you take the meter or we take your power. And I said, well, I'll tell you what. If it's about the meter, go ahead and take the analog meter off my house but until you give me a guarantee that the other one's safe, you cannot replace it with the RFM meter. And they said ‑‑ they kind of discussed each other between AEP and the deputy and they said, "Well, it's going to be the power then." They didn't really even want the meter. That was what really fascinated me.
GLENN: I will tell you that, I think there are a lot of people in the power companies that are doing it because it will save them money. And it will. It will save them money. They don't have to go and look at it. But I really, truly believe, and I don't know if you believe this, Brenda, but smart meters in the end are all about control.
HAWK: Right. Right. Yeah, from what I've studied, I understood that pretty well before they showed up.
GLENN: Sure.
HAWK: And yeah, because I ‑‑
GLENN: So what happened on Monday when ‑‑ with the sheriff?
HAWK: Yeah, Monday was very interesting. I just, some friends were kind of concerned about my safety and they said, why don't you call your Allen County sheriff's department and lodge a complaint or file charges against these people. I said, you know, that's probably a good idea. So first thing Monday morning around 8:30 in the morning, I did call the sheriff's department. And they took my report and said they would have a deputy ‑‑ or a sergeant call me back. Well, the sergeant called me back and was extremely rude and disrespectful to me. I mean, he yelled at me up one side and down the other and basically he said I was a criminal, I was shooting at people, I had no right to give anybody ‑‑
GLENN: What the hell kind of sheriff's department do you have?
HAWK: Pardon?
GLENN: What kind of sheriff's department do you have?
HAWK: It's scary. It's really scary.
GLENN: Let me tell you something. Now I sound like a broken record, but Brenda, move to Texas.
HAWK: I wish I could.
GLENN: Jeez.
HAWK: Land here is not selling very well.
GLENN: Yeah. Well, another reason to move to Texas.
HAWK: Tough to leave.
GLENN: Wow. I am sorry, Brenda. Okay. So what is this sheriff's name?
HAWK: The sheriff's name is Sheriff Crish, C‑r‑i‑s‑h.
GLENN: Crish.
HAWK: Yeah, Crish.
GLENN: When is he up for reelection?
HAWK: He was just elected I think a year or so ago. So it's going to be a while.
GLENN: Well, for anybody who is listening that wants to run against him and wants to protect the people of your area, if you're running, I will give you a commercial for free to run against him if you stand for the principles of liberty and the understanding that it is your land. If the sheriffs ‑‑ I will lend my voice to a group of sheriffs that decide that they are going to stand together across the country, and I will do everything I can to empower sheriffs and to make sure that people understand that your sheriff, your local sheriff is the best friend that you have. And any of these sheriffs that decide they are going to go the other way, I'll help ya. I'll help you. You just let me know.
So Brenda, how is this left now?
HAWK: Well, I don't know what happened, but after this sergeant ripped me up one side and down the other and just yelled at me and said, "Lady," never said my name or anything. Just was basically being very rude, he called back about five minutes later. I didn't even recognize the voice. And he said, "Gee, I..." kind of interesting. He said, "It appears that somebody has already filed a complaint and a case with the prosecuting attorney's office and if I wanted the number I could have it and call the prosecuting attorney's office. And he was very calm. I didn't ‑‑ like I said, I didn't recognize his voice. And he actually called me Ms. Hawk at that point. Total turnaround. So ‑‑
GLENN: Before it was "lady"?
HAWK: Yeah, so far as "hey lady" this and "hey lady" that. I don't even want to get into the conversation. It wasn't pleasant. I just sat there and took it. But yeah, so to date I don't know who has done this in my benefit, and I'm extremely grateful to whoever this person is because usually this is what they pull on me: Well, you don't have any rights, so you cannot do any ‑‑ and they definitely basically said he would not allow me to press charges or write up a complaint against anyone in this town. So I was ‑‑ or against AEP for that matter. So I was really shocked.
GLENN: Well, I tell you what, Brenda, we'll do everything we can at TheBlaze to follow the story and to make sure that this sheriff ‑‑ you know, I would like somebody at TheBlaze to do a profile on this sheriff and we'll also find out who filed that lawsuit for you unless they don't want to be exposed. If they don't mind being exposed, we'll let you know who the good‑doer was. Thank you very much. Brenda, you ‑‑
HAWK: Well, thank you, Glenn Beck.
GLENN: You stay in touch with us, all right? You stay in touch with Michael Opelka. These are his kinds of stories. Thank you so much.
HAWK: Thank you.
GLENN: God bless.


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El flujo genético (también conocido como migración de genes) es la transferencia de alelos de genes de una población a otra.

La migración hacia o desde una población puede ser responsable de importantes cambios en las frecuencias del acervo genético (el número de individuos con un rasgo particular). La inmigración puede resultar en la introducción de nuevo material genético al acervo genético establecido de una especie o población particular y, a la inversa, la emigración puede provocar una pérdida de material genético.

Hay un número de factores que afectan al ritmo del flujo genético entre poblaciones diferentes. Uno de los factores más significativos es la movilidad, y los animales tienden a ser más móviles que las plantas. Una mayor movilidad tiende a darle más potencial migratorio a un individuo.

Barreras al flujo genético

Las barreras físicas al flujo genético son a menudo, pero no siempre, naturales. Pueden incluir cordilleras infranqueables o grandes desiertos, o algo tan sencillo como la Gran Muralla China, que ha dificultado el flujo natural de genes de plantas. Se han hallado ejemplares de la misma especie que crecen en ambos lados con diferencias genéticas.

Flujo genético en humanos

Se ha observado flujo genético en humanos, por ejemplo en Estados Unidos, donde se han juntado recientemente una población europea de piel clara y una población de piel oscura del oeste de África. El grupo sanguíneo Duffy confiere al portador alguna resistencia a la malaria, y como resultado, en África occidental, donde la malaria está extendida, el alelo Fyo tiene en la práctica una frecuencia del cien por ciento. En Europa, hay algunos niveles de malaria mucho más bajos, se puede tener tanto el alelo Fyª como el Fyb. Se puede medir el ritmo de flujo genético entre dos poblaciones midiendo las frecuencias. El flujo genético es mayor en el norte que en el sur.

Flujo genético entre especies

En circunstancias muy especiales, los genes pueden pasar de una especie a otra, como cuando se transfiere ADN bacteriano a los animales o las plantas.

Una fuente de variabilidad genética es la transferencia genética, el movimiento de material genético entre los límites de las especies, que incluyen la transferencia genética horizontal, el cambio antigénico y la reordenación. Los virus pueden transferirse genes entre especies . Las bacterias pueden incorporar genes de otras bacterias muertas, intercambiar genes con bacterias vivas, y pueden tener plásmidos que "establezcan su residencia separada del genoma huésped".
"Comparaciones de secuencias sugieren una transferencia horizontal reciente de varios genes entre diversas especies, incluso a través de los límites de los "dominios" filogenéticos. Por tanto, no se puede determinar  concluyentemente la historia filogenética de una especie determinando los árboles evolutivos de genes individuales."

El biólogo Gogarten sugiere que la metáfora original de un árbol ya no casa con los datos recientes de la investigación genómica, y por tanto los biólogos [deberían] usar la metáfora de un mosaico para describir las distintas historias combinadas en los genomas individuales y usar [la] metáfora de una red para visualizar el rico intercambio y efectos cooperativos de la transferencia genética horizontal entre microbios.

Usando genes individuales como marcadores filogenéticos es difícil seguir el rastro de la filogenia de un organismo en presencia de transferencia genética horizontal. La combinación del modelo sencillo coalescente de la cladogénesis con los sucesos raros de transferencia genética horizontal sugiere que no hubo un último ancestro común que contenía todos los genes que eran antepasados de los genes que compartían los tres dominios de la vida. Todas las moléculas contemporáneas tienen su propia historia que se remonta a un cenancestro molecular individual. Sin embargo, es probable que estos ancestros moleculares estuvieran presentes en distintos organismos en tiempos distintos".

Modelos de flujo genético

Se pueden derivar modelos de flujo genético a partir de la genética de poblaciones, por ejemplo el modelo de vecindario de Sewall Wright, el modelo de isla de Wright y el modelo de piedra angular.

Referencias

 Su, H et al. (2003) "The Great Wall of China: a physical barrier to gene flow?." Haredity, Volumen 9 Páginas 212-219

Véase también
 Clina
 Endosimbiosis
 Híbrido
 Migración animal
 Contaminación genética

Evolución
Genética de poblaciones

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MTN Foundation takes 'Wear it for me' campaign to Volta and Oti Regions
Source: Ivy Setordjie
12 September 2020 1:20am
The MTN Foundation has donated thousands of face masks to hospitals in the Volta and Oti Regions.
The donation which is being done across the country seeks to help in the promotion of wearing facemasks as part of the safety protocol measures to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic
In a statement read by the Volta/Oti lead of MTN, Mawuli Katahena on behalf of the area sales manager for South East, Steven Asare, apart from promoting the wearing of facemasks, it is also to support health workers across the country.
"During this pandemic, we have acknowledged that protecting our health workers is paramount. Health workers use a lot of facemasks in and out of the hospitals and we are delighted to be able to provide additional face masks for them," he said.
Mr Asare noted that the donation forms part of the foundation's face mask campaign dubbed "Wear It For Me and Be Smart" emphasized on the need for people to cultivate the habit of regularly wearing the masks.
He said, following the outbreak of the virus, the MTN foundation has been supportive with a number of interventions to help reduce the spread of the disease.
MTN Foundation, according to Mr Asare donated Ghc 5million worth of PPEs to the National Covid-19 Trust fund as well as a donation of essential equipment to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research for rapid testing and data processing.
According to him, the MTN Ghana Foundation has been helpful in the support of national development through investments in different areas of the economy, education, health etc.
"Over USD 15,207,874.19 has been invested in about 150 projects across the country. These projects are estimated to have impacted over 4 million people," he said.
The administrator of the Ho Municipal Hospital, Samuel Omega, on behalf of the medical superintendent, thanked the team, Dr Lawrence Kumi for the timely donation, adding it would go a long way in helping the hospital in the fight against the pandemic.
The MTN Foundation donated 3000 pieces of KN95 facemasks to the Ho municipal hospital and 2,700 pieces to Ketu South in the Volta Region, 3000 for Jasikan and Dambai 3,700 in the Oti Region and 88,000 across the country.
MTN Foundation commissions library and robotic centre in Dansoman
MTN presents furnished 3-unit classroom block to Adzintem community
Over 420 school children benefit from MTN Ghana Foundation's classroom block at new Mangoase
MTN Ghana Foundation boosts 'Wear It For Me' campaign with 88,000 face masks to health workers
MTN Foundation donates office equipment to the Noguchi


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Stephen Harper: Bending democracy over a kitchen table yet again.
And here's Stephen Harper, looking to fuck over democracy, accountability and transparency one more time. First, there's the setup:
David Mulroney was a senior adviser on Afghanistan at the time Colvin said he was sending his crucial reports and when he was told by superiors to stop producing written material on the issue.
Mulroney, now ambassador to China, said he wants to testify, because of the "very serious" allegations made last week.
"Some touched directly upon my work, that of my colleagues and of the government of Canada. I would welcome the opportunity to address these allegations and set the record straight."
Awesome. David Mulroney wants to testify. That's just super. And the committee seems more than happy to hear him, as long as they get a chance to prepare properly:
Some MPs have said Mulroney's appearance should be put off until they get ocuments from the government and can ask informed questions.
A perfectly reasonable proposal, unless you're the fecal smear that walks like a man, Stephen Harper:
But Harper dismissed that as "petty political games."
"I hope the committee, if it's serious, will hear testimony from all who want to testify," he said.
Not to be indelicate, but the committee should tell David Mulroney that they appreciate his co-operation and will be slotting him in as soon as it's convenient, and they should tell Stephen Harper that he can fuck off, go get a motel room with Dean Del Mastro, two albino trampolinists, a diseased goat and a case of Astroglide, and they'll call him if they need him.
I'm sorry ... you didn't really need that imagery, did you?
thwap said...
The opposition MPs on the committee responded:
"Listen blubber butt, you're not in any position to bargain here. Shut the fuck up and hand over those documents and then your wonder-boy can get a chance to try out his spin-job."
Christ, CC, that kind of imagery is just wrong on about 9 different levels.
Now I'm off to find the melon baller.
pogge said...
you didn't really need that imagery, did you?
Especially when you forgot the chocolate syrup.


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Towering performances partially salvage 'Respect'
By Ron Wynn
Aretha Franklin was a generational talent, an astonishing vocalist whose sound and talent was so extraordinary it took both the right producers and musical settings to properly frame and present it. She truly could sing any and everything, but needed specific songs and backdrops to make it work in the narrower arenas of the commercial marketplace. She also led a life that had numerous difficult situations, one propelled by societal and cultural changes, and highlighted by friendships with giants across art, politics, and religion.
The results of her spectacular career have filled multiple books, but aren't so easily condensed into the often formulaic framework of a biopic. So director Liesl Tommy, screenwriter Tracey Scott Wilson and principal writer Callie Khouri smartly opted to make "Respect" spotlight a small slice of her incredible journey rather than a birth to death portrait.
"Respect" only covers the 20-year period starting from 1952, when the childhood Aretha is already turning heads doing gospel numbers in her legendary father Rev. C. L. Franklin's church, to the struggles at Columbia in the early '60s, and her ultimate triumphs with Atlantic in the late '60s and early '70s. "Respect" concludes with her magnificent return to gospel "Amazing Grace" in 1972 (it's the subject of its own documentary presentation).
The film features a host of tremendous performances, most notably Jennifer Hudson's as Aretha. Hudson was chosen by Franklin to portray her, and you can see and hear why throughout. Hudson not only vocally projects and presents Franklin's power and stage presence (though of course no one can completely mimic it), but also nicely reveals her character quirks and what were often called "demons" regarding her personality.
Franklin was known for having a hair-trigger temper, and sometimes letting circumstances of fame and career growth get to her. But at no time does Hudson ever make Franklin seem malicious or manipulative: if anything she too often lets others in her life, notably her father (superbly portrayed by Forest Whitaker) and husband Ted White (Marlon Wayans in a dramatic role) steer her into situations that are at best questionable, and at worse just wrong. Once things get headed the right way artistically, when new Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler (Marc Maron) makes the famous decision to have her record in Muscle Shoals (Wexler said later "I took her back to church") White nearly sabotages things by getting into fights with studio personnel.
Still, for a 2 1/2 hour work that's only focused on a brief, though certainly crucial part of her career, "Respect" gives some parts less treatment than they deserve. For instance, Franklin made her first LP as a 14-year-old for Chess, something that's glossed over even though anyone who's ever heard the music (released years later as "Aretha Gospel") can attest it's the work of a singular talent ready to explode. The Columbia period is presented as a time when a previously legendary producer John Hammond (Tate Donovan) tried to make Aretha Franklin into another Bessie Smith or Billie Holiday, but in truth poor label promotion on the company's part played a big role in the lack of hit tunes along with often less than wise choices of material.
But the film does get right the role Franklin played in the Civil Rights Movement, one that went well beyond just donating money. She actively did benefits and was a presence at events and marches. There was a genuine and deep racial awareness and pride that drove Aretha Franklin, and she was among a handful of top Black stars who publicly came to the defense of Angela Davis. The film also nicely reveals the delicate balance that had to be struck when she began recording with the Muscle Shoals crew, and her initial reluctance at dealing with a white musical crew performing R&B and soul tunes. Yet this was the artistic marriage that helped change the course of Black, indeed American, popular music.
Other noteworthy performances in "Respect" include a short but powerful contribution from Audra McDonald as her mother Barbara. Her independent spirt was certainly passed down to her daughter, even though she died early in Aretha's life. The child actor Skye Dakota Turner is also splendid as the youthful Aretha, displaying the ideal mix of youthful angst at being thrust into the spotlight, yet possessing the innate confidence in her abilities to know she could blow any song out of the box upon demand. Mary J. Blige is vibrant as Dinah Washington, even though there's some dispute over whether Washington was ever quite as upset about Franklin performing one of her signature tunes in concert as depicted in the film (after all Aretha did an entire tribute album to Washington).
There are other notable elements of Aretha Franklin's incredible story omitted. Her ability to re-invent herself in post-soul eras for example, or the impact of receiving the Medal of Freedom, is only covered in footnote form at the end of "Respect." There's also a great film to be made about Rev. C. L. Franklin, one of the finest orators of all time, and an extremely influential figure both inside and outside the Civil Rights Movement. His amazing recorded sermon "The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest" is a tour-de-force in storytelling and is now in the Library of Congress.
Overall, while recommending "Respect" due to the authoritative flair of its finest performers, it's not the definitive presentation that gives Aretha Franklin the cinematic stature she merits as one of the greatest artists in American music history.
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Q: Creating a column to identify change since last occurrence I am currently developing a on going dashboard. The new feature I am attempting to add is a list of items with "flags". In order to create that list I need to manipulate the data. It a large set and I am trying to avoid for loops because it would slow down the computation time.
Currently the data is structured like this :
itemX,   itemY , ageOfY(a number that grows over time), Date of occurrence

goal is to have the Change column made:
X   Y   age Date    Change
X1  Y1  12  5/12/2011   NA
X1  Y2  14  5/12/2011   NA
X1  Y1  15  5/13/2011   3
X1  Y2  16  5/13/2011   2

note(item y is attached to item X in real life, and item x can have multiple y).
I want to create a column to store the difference of age between each occurrence of item y by date.
Any advice? I appreciate all of the help the community can provide
I Have been using the dplyr package but cant find a way to do it properly. I know mutate function would be needed.