Alopecia areata is a common hair loss condition that is characterized by acute onset of non-scarring hair loss in usually sharply defined areas ranging from small patches to extensive or less frequently diffuse involvement. The current understanding is that the condition represents an organ-specific autoimmune disease of the hair follicle with a genetic background. Genome-wide association studies provide evidence for the involvement of both innate and acquired immunity in the pathogenesis, and mechanistic studies in mouse models of alopecia areata have specifically implicated an IFN-γ-driven immune response, including IFNγ, IFNγ-induced chemokines and cytotoxic CD8 T cells as the main drivers of disease pathogenesis. A meta-analysis of published trials on treatment of alopecia areata states that only few treatments have been well evaluated in randomized trials. Nevertheless, depending on patient age, affected surface area and disease duration, an empiric treatment algorithm can be designed with corticosteroids and topical immunotherapy remaining the mainstay of therapy. The obviously limited success of evidence-based therapies points to a more important complexity of hair loss. At the same time, the complexity of pathogenesis offers opportunities for the development of novel targeted therapies. New treatment opportunities based on the results of genome-wide association studies that implicate T cell and natural killer cell activation pathways are paving the way to new approaches in future clinical trials. Currently, there are ongoing studies with the CTLA4-Ig fusion protein abatacept, anti-IL15Rβ monoclonal antibodies and the Janus kinase inhibitors tofacitinib, ruxolitinib and baricitinib. Ultimately, the options available for adapting to the disease rather than treating it in an effort to cure may also be taken into consideration in selected cases of long-standing or recurrent small spot disease.


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New Leaks Show NSA, GCHQ Infiltrating Private German Companies
from the tapping-the-world dept
Mon, Mar 31st 2014 2:59pm — Tim Cushing
Der Spiegel and The Intercept have just released more leaked NSA documents, this time covering the surveillance of foreign officials. This is the sort of thing we expect the NSA to be doing, although perhaps without targeting our allies. (Germany's Angela Merkel is on the list, something that will come as no surprise to anyone.)
Here's Der Spiegel's screencap of part of the list, showing Merkel's name along with several others. (122 officials are targeted altogether.)
Perhaps the most notable thing about the list is that it's sorted alphabetically by first name, which seems to fly in the face of logical filing systems. It's also not solely limited to intercepted phone calls. Der Spiegel notes that the information gathered also includes faxes and computer-to-computer communications.
While some may steer away criticism by nothing this is the expected behavior of a national intelligence agency (or paint it as worthless "espionage porn"), it's worth noting that those in affected, "friendly" countries aren't going to find the "public interest" angle of these revelations quite limited as the NSA's defenders will. There's a lot of subjective territory out there once you get past the "US only" mindset.
What's more troubling is the remainder of the Der Spiegel report, which details the NSA's and GCHQ's infiltration of German private companies in order to turn their products into surveillance tools.
One top-secret GCHQ paper claims the agency sought "development of in-depth knowledge of key satellite IP service providers in Germany."
The document, which is undated, states that the goal of the effort was developing wider knowledge of Internet traffic flowing through Germany. The 26-page document explicitly names three of the German companies targeted for surveillance: Stellar, Cetel and IABG…
Intelligence workers in Bude also appear to have succeeded in infiltrating competitor Cetel. The document states that workers came across four "servers of interest" and were able to create a comprehensive list of customers…
The firm IABG in Ottobrunn appears to have been of particular interest to the intelligence service -- at least going by a short notation that only appears next to the Bavarian company's name. It notes, "this may have already been looked at by NSA NAC," a reference to the NSA's network analysis center.
IABG is a private company that performs contract work for the German government, including the military. GCHQ apparently hacked one of its ground satellite stations in order to gain access to communications. The British spy agency has delivered its usual "strict legal and policy framework" response to the leaked documents, which appear to show more corporate espionage being performed under the color of "national security."
That the NSA and GCHQ would subvert foreign companies in order to access communications is also, sadly, unsurprising. Whether or not this can truly be considered economic espionage remains to be seen, although one German federal prosecutor seems willing to examine that angle.
"I am currently reviewing whether reasonable suspicion even exists for an actionable criminal offense," [Harald Range] told the newspaper. "Only if I can affirm that can I then address the question of whether a judiciary inquiry would run contrary to the general public interest -- a review required for any espionage-related crime" in Germany.
What can be gleaned from this is fact that not buying American means nothing when it comes to NSA/GCHQ-proofing your network. Combined with the recent revelations about the NSA's infiltration of Huawei, it appears there are few communications companies these two agencies haven't subverted. Not buying US tech may keep the NSA away momentarily, but the ongoing cooperation of various national intelligence services means it's only a matter of time.
Filed Under: gchq, germany, nsa, surveillance, uk
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Jay (profile), 31 Mar 2014 @ 3:10pm
Old sayings...
Well, with friends like this...
Anonymous Coward, 31 Mar 2014 @ 11:33pm
Re: Old sayings...
...Who needs anemones?
Anonymous Anonymous Coward, 31 Mar 2014 @ 3:19pm
What's it gonna take?
It appears they compromised software, but does that include firmware? Does everyone need to do a ground up build of their software, firmware, or both? What's that gonna cost those companies, and therefore their customers?
Is there a way other than open source to certify something as not 'built NSA tough'?*
*Sorry Ford.
Anonymous Coward, 1 Apr 2014 @ 10:23pm
Re: What's it gonna take?
"Is there a way other than open source"
Nope. If you want to trust a commercial company, then you have to find one that is knowledgeable about computer security, plus has strong morals. Good luck with that.
Corporate sociopaths are everywhere. If you want to deal with decent people, then open source is it. Most open source programmers are devoted followers of RMS and are not in it for the money.
Is this NSA a public company? For the sake of their shareholders they should be charging for the industrial intelligence they produce.
zip, 31 Mar 2014 @ 3:45pm
Greenwald intimidation?
I find it interesting that Glenn Greenwald's new site was quick to comment on Der Spiegel's article, even though Greenwald has all those same documents himself and could have written about it long ago if he wanted to.
Mike Masnick (profile), 31 Mar 2014 @ 3:51pm
Re: Greenwald intimidation?
Doubtful at best. Greenwald and others have noted, many times, that going through all of the documents, understanding what they mean and doing thorough reporting on them before releasing them is a time-intensive process.
That's why they shared the documents with so many others.
Re: Re: Greenwald intimidation?
There's also safety in numbers. While he might deny being intimidated, I'm sure the pressure is taking a toll in some fashion, and I'd be surprised if Greenwald isn't extremely glad to see other news media report these leaks. Not for beating him to the "scoop" - but by making him a smaller target (as I'm sure he'd like to travel outside of Brazil someday without fear of arrest).
I don't quite buy the "time-intensive process" argument. It's not as if a newspaper -like any business- can't assign extra people to an important project to speed things up. Even Wikileaks (which is unburdened by the time demands of investigative reporting) separates and spreads out their releases so they will get more individual attention in the press, and as a whole, stay in the public eye much longer than if they were all released together as one massive dump. Had Snowden given his stash to Wikileaks, I don't know if the overall timetable of 'NSA hijinks' revelations becoming public knowledge would be drastically different.
Re: Re: Re: Greenwald intimidation?
The largest question here is - 'who do you trust?' This is the problem that Snowden initially faced upon reporting to his superiors, that Greenwald and others have faced in these leaks the whole time.
The NSA have not only seriously weakened cryptographic prevention systems, but have also decided to turn to criminality in order to progress the cause of collecting all of the blackmail material available
I wonder if sorting alphabetically by first name PROVES that there is no oversight, or that sorting alphabetically by first name IS the oversight.
Not buying US will certainly make to money go to companies which have an active interest in keeping their security updated from any intrusion attacks, as opposed to the bootloader level access built into the hardware by american manufacturers I guess. I think this a nice platform for non american manufacturers to exploit, "We don't build hardware for the NSA"
Say what? Sorted by first names? WTF, no wonder they missed whole Crimea stuff.
Anonymous Coward, 1 Apr 2014 @ 12:56am
"trust us, we will use it only to fight terrorism."
Pragmatic, 3 Apr 2014 @ 5:59am
Voted funny.
Julian (profile), 1 Apr 2014 @ 1:31am
Espionage Porn?
Not so much Espionage Porn as Espionage Popcorn. Please send some more as I'm running out.
Anonymous Coward, 1 Apr 2014 @ 3:46am
I never understood the point of sorting by the last name. Sorting by the first name (actually by the whole name as written) makes much more sense than arbitrarily reordering parts of the name so the last name comes first and then sorting.
If my name is "Jo�o Silva", nobody calls me "Silva, Jo�o". Everybody calls me just "Jo�o" unless there is a need to disambiguate (in that case they call me "Jo�o Silva"). Sorting by "Jo�o" first then "Silva" makes much more sense.
John Fenderson (profile), 1 Apr 2014 @ 8:12am
Re: Sorting
It's more a custom than anything else, but there is a practical side. I sort the address book in my phone by last name because last names are more distinctive and it makes it easier to find the person I'm looking for. If I'm looking for "Joe Schmoe", there's probably only one "Schmoe" but multiple "Joe"s to look through.
Or you live in parts of the world were the name order is the other way around e.g. korea,...
Angela Merkel this woman seriously can't catch a break.
Anonymous Coward, 3 Apr 2014 @ 1:21pm
B-b-b-b-b-b-b-ut nazis!
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Perhaps It's Not The Entertainment Industry's Business Model That's Outdated

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NET REVIEW... Another great net for the beginning of the Fall season. 18 check ins with 9 youth finding space in my log.
Could still use a youth net control for this Saturday's net as it is the 5th one in the month. If no one steps up to the plate, I will take over. Violetta KM4ATT has agreed to run the net for Oct 7.
MICHIGAN HAMCON...As I've mentioned previously here, Jim KS8O and I will be attending the first ever Great Lakes Division hamfest the first weekend in October. We will set up a YACHT display at the RCA table with permission of Carole Perry. Jim and I will staff the table to promote YACHT and youth hams in general. At 2pm on Saturday, Carole Perry will present her famous Youth Forum. One of our members, Dhruv Rebba KC9ZJX, will make a presentation. According to Carole, several others are also on the agenda.
**Jim and I would like to encourage other YACHT members to consider making the trip to Michigan International Speedway at Brooklyn, MI, the site of the Great Lakes Division Hamfest. We sure would like to meet some of our members, that we missed by not attending Hamvention last May. If you live within reasonable driving distance of Ham Con, we would like to invite you to show up at the RCA table between 10am and 2pm, at which time we will attend the Youth Forum.
Keep em comin' Tommy, We enjoy reading and seeing those fantastic projects from one of our young hams.
FACEBOOK MEMBERSHIP HITS 94... Welcome to Dillard KG5QKE of Eunice, LA as a new member of the YACHT facebook page. Will we reach 100 this year?


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Mercedes SE350: Has Harrysong Lost His Sense Of Priority?
A boy raised by a poor woman in Ogijo, Delta State is expected to be humble, smart, intelligent and hungry for success.
The fact that he is aware of what he has gone through in life makes him want to be free from the clutches of poverty as soon as possible.
Years back, this description would have been a perfect fit for Harrison Okiri popular in the Nigerian music industry as Harrysong.
Then, he wasn't 'Baba for the Girls', he was hungry for success, he wanted to 'blow', but couldn't find the platform, as Kelvin Luciano's dwindling Question Mark Records just couldn't give him the desired push he needed.
One thing was however certain, Harrysong has talent. With KCee, E-Money and Five Star Entertainment tapping him up, he found the right place to excel and show what he could do.
Aside being a good and talented artiste with a mastery of stagecraft, Harrysong is also a good songwriter. With Five Star Entertainment, he became something else, a classic musician.
As an artiste on Five Star Record, Harrysong churned out several hit songs including, "Ofeshe", "Reggae Blue", "Baba for the Girls", "Beta Pikin", "Arabank", "Samankwe" and others. He also won the award for the Best African Artiste in the 2016 at the 17th edition of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). Asides this, his tribute song dedicated to late Madiba titled: 'Mandela' became the most downloaded caller tune within a window of 24 hours in 2013.
In the fight that led to his exit from Five Star Entertainment, his critics felt that he didn't respect his contract with the label. However, his simplicity and humility won him public sympathy.
Like a man who has forgotten his roots, Harrysong seems to have lost his sense of priority, as earnings from the release of his debut album; "Kingmaker" seems to be getting to him.
With no known investment, Harrysong has gone on a wild goose chase also playing to the gallery. Days back, the singer who is now an orphan shared a picture of himself flanked by two soldiers sitting atop his newly acquired brand new bulletproof Mercedes SE350, a car valued at over N95m.
According to him, the car was acquired to celebrate the New Year. While a little treat won't hurt anyone, it is important to ask how much Mr Songs has made since leaving Five Star Entertainment.
Another question worth asking the musician is, who is after his life? If indeed this is the normal hype associated with musicians, then the move by Harrysong is worth it. At least, he has to promote his album, which seems to have frizzling out.
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Q: Apache 2.4 [proxy_http:error] [proxy:error] I have enabled Apache proxy and http_proxy modules in order to reverse proxy some requests coming on port 80, only for a virtualhost, to localhost:3000 (where nuxt with node is running).
The proxy configuration in the virtualhost is pretty easy:
ProxyRequests off
<Proxy *>
 Require all granted
</Proxy>
ProxyPreserveHost on
ProxyPass / http://localhost:3000/ retry=1 acquire=3000 timeout=3000 keepalive=off
ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:3000/
 ProxyTimeout 3000
 ProxyVia full

Apache version is: Apache/2.4.18 (Ubuntu)
The problem is in the apache error log which is literally flooded by these two errors repeated intermittently:
[proxy_http:error] [pid :pid] (20014)Internal error (specific information not available): [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:xxxxx] AH01102: error reading status line from remote server localhost:3000
[proxy:error] [pid :pid] [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:xxxxx] AH00898: Error reading from remote server returned by /

I have followed many guides and suggestions (SetEnv proxy-initial-not-pooled 1, keepalive off, bla bla) but none helped. Anyone have a clue about this thing? Maybe it's not even an error and it must be so because ProxyRequests are off? However I can't have the log flooded by only this two errors.

A: [proxy:error] [pid :pid] [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:xxxxx] AH00898: Error reading from remote server returned by /
This means that Apache could not read the response from the service behind ProxyPass. Perhaps the service on port 3000 actually does have issues serving it's content. Try looking for the issue there, try accessing the port directly.

A: Have you tried adding starting & ending quote("") around slash(/) ?
Means:
ProxyPass "/" "http://localhost:3000/" retry=1 acquire=3000 timeout=3000 keepalive=off
ProxyPassReverse "/" "http://localhost:3000/"

May be it's causing trouble.
Reference: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_proxy.html

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ET was with the father-daughter duo of Kurt Russell and Kate Hudson on their first red carpet together as co-stars at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Deepwater Horizon.
"He's such a phenomenal actor," Hudson gushed to ET on Tuesday. "Taking aside that he's my dad, I get to work with Kurt Russell! It's kind of awesome."
The film, inspired by the oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that took place on April 20, 2010, honors the brave men and women whose heroism saved many on board during the world's largest man-made disaster.
"Is it special to work with your family? Yeah, it is," Russell told ET. "And I'm looking forward to that in the future."
Russell helped raise Kate and her brother Oliver after their biological father, Bill Hudson, split from their mom Goldie Hawn in 1982. Russell and Hawn have been partners since 1983.
"I look forward to really working more with him," Hudson said.
The two could get another shot at sharing the screen together soon if all goes according to plan.
"Kate and I are involved in a project," Russell said. "The fact that it's family, maybe Goldie [Hawn] would play a part in it at some point. Hopefully, I'll be talking to you in a couple of years about it."
Deepwater Horizon, also starring Mark Wahlberg, John Malkovich and Gina Rodriguez, hits theaters Sept. 30.


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Johnson County Community Foundation creates COVID-19 school relief campaign
by: FOX59 Web
Posted: Mar 18, 2020 / 06:16 PM EDT / Updated: Mar 18, 2020 / 06:16 PM EDT
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. — The Johnson County Community Foundation, in partnership with the county school corporations, has created a campaign to help feed youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The campaign offers Johnson County residents a way to make an immediate impact on local children with food insecurities by providing financial support to county school corporations as they provide meals for all youth during extended school closures.
Questions can be directed to Stephanie Wagner at stephaniew@jccf.org.
by Kelly Reinke / Jan 18, 2021
MADISON COUNTY, Ind. - It's been one week since Indiana counties launched COVID-19 vaccine clinics, and appointments are booking up fast for eligible Hoosiers.
The Madison County Health Department said about 600 people were vaccinated at its clinic last week. However, Stephenie Grimes, the department's administrator, said that number could be much higher.
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Arrest made in Bloomington hit-and-run that killed National Guardsman


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Hello and welcome to Derby Telegraph Live for Thursday, August 24.
Police have issued an appeal to track down a wanted man from Derby.
Officers want to speak to Craig Shaw, 26, about two alleged offences - possession with intent to supply drugs and a burglary in Chilwell.
Shaw is thought to be in the Derby area and is also wanted for recall to prison.
Anyone who sees Mr Shaw is asked to call police on 101 and ask for PC Jack Williamson.
There is slow traffic because of a vehicle fire which has closed one lane on the M42.
The incident is between Junction 11 Burton and Junction 10 Tamworth on the southbound side.
Traffic company Inrix has ranked the incident as "severe".
If you spot anything on the roads, please get in touch on Facebook, Twitter, or by calling 01332 411999.
Travellers have been spotted in an industrial area off Ascot Drive.
An anonymous post on Facebook page Spotted Alvaston shows two caravans and one van parked up on land in Thirsk Place.
Derby Telegraph Live has contacted Derbyshire police and Derby City Council.
Derby County will be away to Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup third round if they can beat Barnsley.
The Rams made it through to the second round on Tuesday after beating Grimsby Town 1-0 in their rescheduled tie.
Matej Vydra scored the only goal of the game from the spot in the second half as Derby knocked out their League Two opponents.
The draw was made live from China at 4.15am this morning.


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Rentals are a major source of income for most of our sports facilities. They're also a nice complement to the services that require more energy to run, such as classes and camps.
However simple rentals may seem, though, they're also more likely than any other service to ruin your profit margins.
Use these best practices for marketing and scheduling rentals to maximize your profits.
Training, either group or private, tends to bring in more money relative to the expense compared to rentals.
For that reason, it helps to think of rentals as a valuable secondary income — a supplement to your other programming.
Make sure you've blocked off time for your planned programs and more profitable activities before you make any space available for rent.
You can also allow clients to book lessons farther in advance than they can book rentals. A scheduling software like eSoft Planner can do this for you automatically.
If the demand for rental space at your facility changes throughout the year because of weather, school schedules or sports schedules, you can change prices to reflect that.
Some of those changes may be in the form of sale prices and special discounts for slow times, but it's OK to make the price changes part of a regular annual schedule. You can remind customers of upcoming increases to encourage them to buy.
Routine price changes like this can get tricky without the help of scheduling software that can change pricing automatically based on seasons and times of day.
Local sports teams run into last-minute problems with their practice space all year long.
In the summer, it could be too wet, storming or even too hot. Other times, it can get unexpectedly cold. There are also random scheduling problems that shut teams out of their local gyms.
When you know that teams or coaches will be considering cancelling practice, remind them that you're available as an alternate location. Send an email to all your contacts if bad weather is coming, or reach out to coaches directly.
As you know, I love the cost-effective marketing methods of email, social media and web search visibility — and you can use all of those methods to promote your rentals.
One tactic that's especially useful is sending a certain list of clients an email when there's a last-minute rental opening. I wrote an entire post on the topic here.
You can also email your clients to remind them about prices going up soon, or to urge them to book space before it fills up for the busy season.
Make your rentals more profitable by offering to include something extra.
For batting cages, that might mean an upgrade to real leather baseballs or the use of a special pitching machine. For a turf rental, you could offer added instruction by your staff, or the bonus use of the weight training area. If someone is renting the field for a party or for another personal use, concessions can be a great add-on.
If you offer add-ons in a convenient way for your clients as they're checking out, it's easier to for them to buy.
To do that, consider offering great deals for the first tenants willing to commit early. To fill more dates and space, group rentals together into packages using eSoft Planner or another scheduling software for sports facilities.
Just make sure clients understand they're getting a special package rate and that they've read the refund and cancellation policy.
This is one of the most basic tenets of sports facility ownership.
The losses from late cancellations and no-shows can drain up to 13% of potential revenue from your sports facility, according to what I found when I looked into the issue for a client. Collecting payments upfront and having a clear cancellation policy are the most effective tactics to fight those losses.
This is especially important when the rental is for a team taking up your whole field. Those potential losses are too big to ignore.
I'd suggest requiring upfront payment in full with no refund unless they give you at least 24 or 48 hours' notice. You can vary the terms based on the size of the rental and whether they got a discount on it originally.
Some owners decide to forgive one or two make-ups before they enforce their policy. You can do whatever works for you, as long as you stay consistent.
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Iran Ecotourism Untapped
Iran's stake in the Middle East's 5.2% share of global ecotourism is less that 1%
About 2.2% of Iran's five million tourists can be classified as ecotourists
Iran's share of the global ecotourism market does not reflect the country's potential in the sector, an official at the Department of Environment said.
Speaking at an event in Tehran on Monday to commemorate the International Day for Biological Diversity, Hamid Gashtasb, director of DOE's Biomes and Regional Affairs Office, said the Middle East's share of global ecotourism is 5.2%.
"And Iran's stake is less than 1% of the region's ecotourism, which means we're missing out on a fantastic opportunity," he was quoted as saying by IRNA.
Gashtasb said about 2.2% of Iran's five million tourists can be classified as ecotourists, adding that the country should devise feasible plans to not only increase its share, but also generate employment.
The DOE has long objected to allowing tourists in protected areas, arguing that the swarm of tourists will irreparably damage vulnerable ecosystems.
A recent example of that is the damage inflicted on Badab-e-Soort, a natural spring comprising stepped travertine terrace formations created over thousands of years in Mazandaran Province.
Uncontrolled tourism led to the flattening of the stepped terraces, forcing tourism officials to close the site in 2015. It was eventually reopened in April 2016, before the site was fully restored.
Nevertheless, Gashtasb said the department is in favor of responsible tourism in protected regions.
"We have 280 protected areas in Iran, about 150 of which have comprehensive management strategies that include tourism. We're reviewing requests to open these sites to tourists," he said.
Ecotourism has been one of the main focuses of President Hassan Rouhani's administration. Since 2013, when Rouhani's first term in office started, the number of natural tourist sites in Iran has grown from only 23 to over 320 at present.
In 2015, Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization streamlined and updated ecotourism regulations to facilitate activities in the sector.
Last year, the Department of Environment approved regulations pertaining to ecotourism investment, amid concerns that tours of natural sites could take a toll on the environment.
In 2016, the government announced a joint deal with Omid Entrepreneurship Fund to allocate 145 billion rials ($3.6 million) in the form of loans to ecolodge owners to help expand their operations.
The government plans to increase the number of ecolodges across Iran to 2,000 by the end of the sixth five-year economic development plan (2017-22).
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February 14, 2019 / SEC 8-K Current Report / Brent VanNorman, the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC (the "Company") resigned from his positions as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. The board of managers of the Company (the "Board") appointed Mark Tipton as the Chief Financial Officer and Scott Hall as the Chief Operating Officer on February 14, 2019. Mr. VanNorman will continue to serve as Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of the Company and will continue to be a member of the Board. Mr. VanNorman will also continue to serve in his position as President of TriLinc Global, LLC ("the Advisor").
Mark A. Tipton, age 59, Mr. Tipton has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since February 2019 and as Chief Financial Officer of the Advisor since October 2017. Prior to joining the Advisor, Mr. Tipton worked as Vice President of Logistics at SYNNEX Corporation, building the Reverse Logistics division from a start-up to a multimillion dollar business and establishing key vendor relationships with leading tech brands, from March 2008 until July 2015. Mr. Tipton worked with these brands to develop processes that prevented $200 million of used consumer electronic devices from filling waste disposal sites. Instead, they were tested and either fully recycled or prepared for global resale into primarily developing economies. Mr. Tipton was retired from July 2015 until October 2017.
Prior to his tenure at SYNNEX, Mr. Tipton served as the Chief Financial Officer at New Age Electronics, Inc., where he managed all financial aspects of the company, from September 1998 until March 2008. Most notably, Mr. Tipton was instrumental in the growth of the company's annual revenue from $140 million to over $1 billion, facilitated the close of a $250 million asset-based lending facility, and was involved in the $150 million sale of the company to SYNNEX Corporation. Previously, Mr. Tipton was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at a boutique broker-dealer/bond trading desk/investment advisor, where he managed all operating facets and financial activities of the firm. Mr. Tipton graduated from California State University, Northridge with a B.S. in Finance and Accounting. Additionally, Mr. Tipton was an audit manager in the financial services department of an international public accounting firm and maintains an active Certified Public Accountant license.
Scott T. Hall, age 49, Mr. Hall has served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company since February 2019 and Chief Operating Officer of the Advisor since August 2018. Prior to joining the Advisor, Mr. Hall was the Chief Operating Officer of RS Funds Distributor, LLC, a limited purpose broker/dealer that serves as the distributor for RS Invesments, from September 2012 until December 2016. Mr. Hall was retired from December 2016 until August 2018. Prior to his role of Chief Operating Officer of RS Funds Distributor, Mr. Hall served as the Director of Client Operations for RS Investments, a $30 billion San Francisco-based asset manager, beginning his tenure at RS Investments in July 1999. While at RS Investments, Mr. Hall was responsible for the mutual fund operations team, negotiating third party service agreements, developing policies and procedures and was instrumental in launching the broker/dealer. Mr. Hall also served as a member of the Disclosure Controls and Compliance Systems Committees and chaired the Distribution Oversight Committee at RS Investments. Mr. Hall graduated from San Diego State University with a B.S. in Financial Services.


It's only the fourth day of the new year and I'm already exhausted.
It's safe to say I'm an introvert. Surprising since I chose to write about my life on the internet, right? But honestly I draw more from myself than other people, that's a simple version of the Myers-Briggs definition for an introvert.
I am the queen of days off and quiet time. Winter break does not lend itself to these types of activities. It's all about making plans with the friends you won't see until spring break and for some until the summer. We jam pack adventures to the city, nights of dancing, sleepovers, and five hour lunch discussions into a brief 4 weeks before the focus shifts and we head our separate ways back to school.
To a certain extent I love the time I spend with my friends, but it can be draining. I think I'm going to need a break from them before I have a break down. So after this brief trip to the city I'll be taking a few days off to refocus, start writing college application essays, prepare for my winter class, and the coming semester. I think this is one of the biggest lessons I've learned over time. It's okay to take a break. So I will.


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Christian Düren (* 19. Juni 1990 in Neuss) ist ein deutscher Journalist, Fernsehmoderator und Kommentator. Er moderiert seit Juli 2017 für ProSieben.

Leben und Karriere
Düren ist in Rommerskirchen bei Köln aufgewachsen. Nach dem Abitur im Jahr 2009 studierte Düren an der Macromedia Akademie in Köln Journalismus mit dem Schwerpunkt Sport. Bereits während seines Studiums arbeitete er als studentische Aushilfe und freier Mitarbeiter für die Politik-Talkshow hart aber fair der ARD. Ab 2013 arbeitete er dann in Berlin für die Produktionsfirma Meta Productions, die für Sat.1 das wöchentliche Magazin akte herstellt. Hier fungierte Düren zunächst als Praktikant, später als Volontär und Reporter/Redakteur. Neben zahlreichen Beiträgen innerhalb des Magazins produzierte er unter anderem auch 45-minütige Reportagen. Düren agierte hier bereits als sogenannter "Reporter im on". 2015 moderierte Düren dann als Ersatz von Matthias Killing und Jan Hahn das Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen. Im Januar 2017 wechselte Düren zum 24 Stunden Sport-Nachrichtensender Sky Sport News HD und moderierte täglich die fünfstündige Live-Sendung. Seit Juli 2017 moderiert Düren auf ProSieben das tägliche Magazin taff an der Seite von Annemarie Carpendale, Viviane Geppert und Rebecca Mir. Außerdem führt er alleine und im Wechsel mit Viviane Geppert durch den Samstagsableger taff weekend. 2018 moderierte er zusammen mit Janin Ullmann die bereits nach einer Folge eingestellte Gameshow Time Battle – Kämpf um deine Zeit auf ProSieben. Seit 2020 moderiert er die Gameshow "Balls – für Geld mach ich alles" auf ProSieben; er wird vielfach stark dafür kritisiert, an dieser als "menschenverachtend" geltenden Fernsehsendung mitzuwirken.

Privates
Düren lebt in Köln und ist laut eigenen Angaben Single. Er ist Mitglied und Dauerkarteninhaber des 1. FC Köln. Als Botschafter der Ehrenamts-Community GoVolunteer setzt sich Düren für Vielfalt und gemeinschaftliches Zusammenleben in Deutschland ein. Düren stammt aus Rommerskirchen und ist hier als Fußballtorhüter für seinen Heimatverein SG Rommerskirchen-Gilbach aktiv.

Moderationen

Fortlaufend
 seit 2017: taff, ProSieben
 seit 2018: We Love..., ProSieben
 seit 2019: Die Promi-Darts-WM, ProSieben
 seit 2020: Balls – Für Geld mach ich alles, ProSieben
 seit 2020: Beauty & The Nerd, ProSieben
 seit 2022: Lucky Stars – Alles auf die Fünf!, ProSieben

Ehemals/Einmalig
 2018: MAXXsports. ran am Sonntag, ProSieben Maxx
 2018: Time Battle – Kämpf um deine Zeit, ProSieben – zusammen mit Janin Ullmann
 2018: Die ProSieben Wintergames, ProSieben
 2019: Superhero Germany, ProSieben
 2021: U-21-Fußball-Europameisterschaft, ProSieben
 2021: Die Alm, ProSieben

Weblinks
 https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/62324/christian_dren_wird_neuer_moderator_bei_taff/
 https://www.prosieben.de/tv/taff/moderatoren/christian-dueren
 BAF Live - Talkshow mit Christian Düren und Carla Nies

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Journalist (Deutschland)
Fernsehjournalist
Fernsehmoderator (Deutschland)
Person (Sat.1)
Person (ProSieben)
Person (Medien, Köln)
Deutscher
Geboren 1990
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Montezuma Island is an island in Suisun Bay, an embayment of San Francisco Bay, and downstream of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. It is part of Sacramento County, California, and not managed by any reclamation district. Its coordinates are , and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as  in 1981. It is labeled "Burnett Island" on an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold, and shown (unlabeled) on an 1854 map of the area by Henry Lange.

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Brewer Island

Islands of Sacramento County, California
Islands of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Islands of Suisun Bay
Islands of Northern California


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Military better managed Nigeria's diversity- Jega
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The Imperative of Unity", where a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, also berated civilian administrations in the management of Nigeria's unity in diversity and claimed that the military did better.
In the same vein, the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Saad Abubakar, who equally spoke at the occasion, said most of the problems confronting Nigeria, especially, the threat to her unity could be traced to the inability of the the leaders to effectively deploy the country's diversity for development.
In his key note address, Jega said, "The attention paid to the question of national unity and integration by successive military regimes has not been matched by successive civilian administrations.
Buhari Is A Mistake, Northerners Can't Vote Someone Like Him Again In 2023 — Northern Elders
"Except for sloganeering in the Third Republic, when Shehu Shagari as NPN's presidential candidate, and subsequently as president, popularised the slogan of "One Nation, One Destiny", subsequent civilian administrations, especially, since 1999 seemed to have, more or less, presided over the undermining if not destruction of the bases and foundations of national unity and integration in Nigeria.
"To be sure, national unity can only be predicated on mutual trust and understanding, reciprocal friendly/brotherly/sisterly relations, as well as shared interests, values and aspirations. National unity would only best be promoted through tolerance and accommodation of each other's differences, opinions, ethnic, religious and communal or even regional identities.
"At the core of national unity are non-discriminatory relations whether at the personal or official levels. The sad thing in that in contemporary Nigeria, all these are in dire short supply."
Jega lamented that, currently, the major threats to national unity, as well as national security could be summarised as follows: "Negative mobilisation of ethno-religious and other primordial identities, especially in contestations for power in electoral politics .
"Hate speeches targeted at perceived 'others' in an 'us' versus 'them' categorisations and reckless peddling of misinformation and fake news to demonise perceived opponents. Giving primacy to 'indigenes' over 'citizenship' rights in state and local governance and dangerous if not genocidal narratives emanating from perennial farmer-herder conflicts," he said.
The Sultan, Abubakar, represented by the Emir of Keffi, who called on the federal government to find ways to manage the various diversity in the Nigeria's unity insisted that most of the problems confronting Nigeria could be traced to the inability of the the leaders to manage her diversity.
He said national unity was one of the most effective prevention of internal conflicts that could drain the resources of the nation and derail its progress, adding that Nigeria's unity had been called to question in recent times with threats of disintegration.
Diversity is therefore a fortune and like most fortunes, they need to be guarded and managed very well to realise the benefits. Rather than complain about our diversity, we should strive to master the skills of the management of this diversity. Some of the problems for which we blame our diversity are actually problems arising from our failure to manage that diversity," he said.
Chairman of the occasion, Major General Ibrahim Haruna, lamented that despite the various styles and tactics from 1999, corruption, insecurity and intolerance were still inherent in the system.
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Die Fleckenspechte (Campethera) bilden eine Gattung der Vögel aus der Unterfamilie Echte Spechte (Picinae) innerhalb der Familie Spechte (Picidae). Es handelt sich um sehr kleine bis mittelgroße Spechte, von denen die meisten Arten ihre Insektennahrung in den mittleren und höheren Stamm- und Astregionen, einige Arten jedoch auch vorwiegend an der Stammbasis oder am Boden suchen. Alle 12 vornehmlich grünlichgelb gefärbten Arten kommen in Afrika südlich der Sahara vor. Der Geschlechtsdimorphismus bezieht sich hauptsächlich auf die Färbung des Kopfes und dort insbesondere auf die Ausdehnung der roten Gefiederareale auf Stirn, Scheitel und Nacken, sowie auf Ausdehnung und Färbung des Bartstreifs. Obwohl das Verbreitungsgebiet einiger Arten relativ klein und die Forschungslage für viele Arten unzureichend ist, gelten nach IUCN bis auf den Knysnaspecht, der mit near threatened in der Vorwarnstufe erscheint, alle anderen Arten als ungefährdet. Ihren deutschen Namen tragen die Fleckenspechte wegen ihrer vor allem auf der Bauchseite meist intensiven Fleckung.

Aussehen
Fleckenspechte sind kleine bis mittelgroße Spechte. Die kleinste Art, der Termitenspecht, erreicht mit 15 Zentimeter etwa die Größe des heimischen Kleinspechts, die größte Art, der Bennettspecht, ist gut buntspechtgroß.

Die Unterseite dieser Spechte ist auf fahlweißem, gelblichem oder grünlichgelbem Grund deutlich dunkel gefleckt, pfeilspitzenartig gezeichnet oder gesperbert. Rücken und die Oberseite der Flügel sind auf olivgrünem, gelbgrünem oder grünlichbraunem Grund in unterschiedlicher Intensität mit weißlichen oder gelblichweißen Zeichnungen durchsetzt, die als durchgezogene Bänderung, punktierte Bänderung, Wellung oder unregelmäßige Punktierung erscheinen können. Die Oberseite einiger Arten ist weitgehend zeichnungslos. Die Oberseite des Stützschwanzes, bei dem die beiden Zentralfedern etwas verlängert sind, entspricht der des übrigen Oberseitengefieders, bei einigen Arten ist eine diffuse grünlichgelbe oder cremefarbene Bänderung vorhanden. Die Schäfte dieser Steuerfedern sind oft leicht gelblich, besonders intensiv beim Goldschwanzspecht. Die Unterseite der Steuerfedern entspricht in Färbung und Zeichnung der der übrigen Unterseite, wobei jedoch die dunkle Flockung oder Punktierung eher in eine durchgehende Bänderung übergeht. Die Wangen des relativ großen Kopfes sind hell, bei einigen Arten fast weiß und unterschiedlich stark schwarz gefleckt, geflockt oder gewellt. Die Ohrdecken sind bei vielen Arten durch die intensivere dunkle Zeichnung deutlich markiert, bei beiden Geschlechtern des Braunohrspechtes sind sie rötlichbraun. Insgesamt sind die Arten in Bezug auf die Kopffärbung relativ unterschiedlich, ein roter Bartstreif, ein heller oder dunkler Überaugenstreif, ein dunkles oder rotes Zügelband kann vorhanden sein, fehlt bei anderen Arten jedoch. Die bei vielen Arten recht steile Stirn, der Scheitel und der Nacken sind bei den Männchen der meisten Arten leuchtend rot. Bei den Weibchen sind diese roten Abzeichen auf den Nacken beschränkt oder fehlen; bei ihnen sind diese Areale sehr dunkel, annähernd schwarz, oft auch punktuell hell durchsetzt. Beim Termitenspecht tragen auch die Männchen nur einen kleinen roten Nackenfleck, bei den Weibchen dieser Art fehlt jedes Rot. Der meißelartige Schnabel ist eher kurz bis mittellang, grau und meist gerade. Die vierzehigen Beine sind grünlichgrau, die Zehenanordnung ist wie bei allen vierzehigen Baumspechten zygodactyl. Die Iris ist rötlich oder rötlichbraun.

Die Geschlechter unterscheiden sich in Größe und Gewicht nur unmerklich, deutlich ist hingegen der Geschlechtsdimorphismus in Bezug auf die Kopffärbung. Bei den Weibchen ist die rote Stirn-Scheitel-Nackenfärbung auf einen kleinen Bereich am Nacken reduziert oder fehlt völlig, die bei einigen Arten markanten roten Malarstreifen der Männchen sind bei den Weibchen schwarz. Jungvögel beiderlei Geschlechts ähneln in der Gefiederfärbung ausgefärbten Weibchen, sind aber insgesamt blasser gefärbt und kontrastärmer gezeichnet.

Lautäußerungen
Die Lautäußerungen sind unterschiedlich, bestehen aber meist aus gereihten scharfen und hohen Rufen sowie aus keckernden und auch quäkenden Lauten, die an die Rufe des Europäischen Wendehalses oder verschiedener kleiner Falkenarten erinnern können. Die Trommelwirbel sind meist kurz und eher leise, einige Arten, wie zum Beispiel der Mombasaspecht scheinen überhaupt nicht zu trommeln.

Verbreitung und Lebensraum
 Das Vorkommen dieser Gattung ist auf Afrika südlich der Sahara beschränkt. Weitgehend flächendeckend kommen die unterschiedlichen Arten von etwa 15° Nord im Westen und 20° Nord im Osten südwärts bis in die Kapprovinz vor. In diesem Bereich werden Wüsten, baumlose Steppengebiete, weite Grassavannen und, soweit bekannt, hochmontane Bergwälder über 4000 Meter nicht besiedelt. In aride Gebiete können Fleckenspechte jedoch entlang von Fließgewässern eindringen. Einige Arten kommen sympatrisch vor und besetzen dann in ihrem gemeinsamen Lebensraum unterschiedliche Habitate.

Insgesamt sind die Lebensräume der Vertreter dieser Gattung entsprechend dem großen Verbreitungsgebiet sehr unterschiedlich, immer aber müssen baumbestandene Bereiche vorhanden sein. Fleckenspechte brüten im offenen, baumbestandenen Buschland, in der Akazien-Euphorbien-Savanne, in Galeriewäldern und anderen flussbegleitenden Gehölzen, in immergrünen Küstenwäldern und in Primärwäldern und Sekundärwäldern sowohl des Tieflandes als auch montaner Höhenstufen. Gelegentlich besiedeln sie auch Stadtrandgebiete, Parks, Friedhöfe und Plantagen. Einige Arten sind die charakteristischen Spechte der Miombo-Savanne.

Fleckenspechte kommen vom Meeresniveau bis in Höhen von über 3000 Metern vor.

Nahrung und Nahrungserwerb
Die Nahrung der Fleckenspechte besteht überwiegend aus Insekten, vorwiegend Ameisen und Termiten. Daneben spielen, von Art zu Art differierend, Käfer und deren holzbewohnende Larven, Spinnen und Tausendfüßer eine gewisse Rolle. Ob auch Vegetabilien zum Nahrungsspektrum gehören, ist nicht bekannt.
Die Nahrung wird vor allem durch Absuchen, Bohren und Stochern gewonnen, tiefer greifendes Aufhämmern wird nur beim Goldschwanzspecht als wesentliche Nahrungserwerbsstrategie beschrieben. Alle Stamm- und Astregionen bis in den Wipfelbereich werden genutzt. Einige Arten, wie der Bennettspecht, sind ausgesprochene Erdspechte, die einen Großteil ihrer Nahrungstiere am Boden erbeuten, andere, wie etwa der Kehlbindenspecht suchen Flechten und Moospolster im Wipfelbereich alter Bäume nach Beutetieren ab.

Verhalten

Fleckenspechte sind wie alle anderen Spechte tagaktiv. Sie werden einzeln, paarweise oder in kleinen Familiengruppen beobachtet. Oft sind diese Gruppen mit anderen Spechtarten, wie dem Kardinalspecht vergesellschaftet. Alle Arten sind Standvögel.

Brut
Zur Brutbiologie der Vertreter dieser Gattung liegen nur wenige Erkenntnisse vor. Soweit bekannt, schließen Fleckenspechte eine monogame Brutpartnerschaft. Sie brüten in selbst errichteten Baumhöhlen, die meist in toten oder absterbenden Bäumen oder Ästen in unterschiedlicher Höhe gebaut werden. Der Termitenspecht legt seine Höhlen bevorzugt in den Bauten baumbewohnender Termiten an. Die Gelege bestehen aus 2–5, wie bei den meisten Höhlenbrütern weißen Eiern. Beide Eltern erbrüten die Eier und hudern und füttern die Nestlinge. Die bekannten Nestlingszeiten liegen zwischen 22 und 28 Tagen. Die Führungszeiten sowie die Verbleibdauer der Jungvögel im Familienverband dürften sehr lange sein. Einige Arten werden intensiv von verschiedenen Spezies der Honiganzeiger parasitiert.

Systematik
Die Gattung Campethera umfasst nach Winkler 12 Arten. Die monotypische Gattung Geocolaptes ist mit den Fleckenspechten am nächsten verwandt. Zur näheren Verwandtschaft sind auch die Spechte der Gattung Picus zu zählen, zu denen etwa auch der Grauspecht gehört, und die in Färbung und Verhalten gewisse Ähnlichkeiten aufweisen.

Bestandssituation
Zur Bestandssituation dieser Gattung liegen keine Untersuchungen vor. Viele Arten dieser Gattung scheinen innerhalb ihres Verbreitungsgebiets regional häufig zu sein, in anderen Gebieten aber nur spärlich vorzukommen. Einige Arten, wie der Braunohrspecht oder der Termitenspecht führen ein sehr verborgenes Leben, sodass ihre Anwesenheit oft unbemerkt bleiben dürfte. Die IUCN führt nur den Knysnaspecht in der Vorwarnstufe, obwohl diese Art in ihrem Verbreitungsgebiet noch recht häufig vorkommt. Begründet wird diese Wertung mit der geringen Ausdehnung des Verbreitungsgebietes und seiner vielfältigen Gefährdung durch menschliche Eingriffe.

Quellen

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Literatur
 Hans Winkler, David A. Christie und David Nurney: Woodpeckers. A Guide to the Woodpeckers, Piculets and Wrynecks of the World. Pica Press, Robertsbridge 1995, ISBN 0-395-72043-5, S. 11, 70–77 und 226–237.

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Résultats détaillés de l'édition 2002 du tournoi de tennis professionnel Internationaux de France de tennis remportés par Albert Costa chez les hommes et par Serena Williams chez les femmes.

Faits marquants
Albert Costa bat en finale son compatriote Juan Carlos Ferrero. En huit ans, c'est la troisième fois que la finale hommes se dispute entre deux joueurs espagnols, après les précédents de 1994 et 1998.

Chez les femmes, c'est la deuxième fois que les sœurs Williams s'affrontent en finale d'un tournoi du Grand Chelem. La première fois, à l'US Open de tennis 2001, Venus Williams l'avait emporté. Cette fois Serena Williams prend sa revanche.

Palmarès

 Le Prix Citron est décerné à l'Australien Lleyton Hewitt.
 Le Prix Orange est décerné au Brésilien Gustavo Kuerten pour la  après 1998.
 Le Prix Bourgeon est décerné au Français Richard Gasquet.

Simple messieurs

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 Palmarès du double dames des Internationaux de France
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Q: Android Studio using all the CPU and becoming unresponsive I'm not doing anything intensive with AS - just working through developer.android.com/codelabs/android-room-with-a-view-kotlin
I've increased the ram available for AS to 4GB, but that hasn't helped. It just bogs down after a few minutes use, and I can see in the task manager that it is using up to 97% of the CPU. I've got a pretty decent laptop, 16Gb ram - and have used older versions of AS to create java apps without issues. This is my first effort with Kotlin, and first time with this version of AS.
I just have to close AS with the task manager and restart it, but I'm not getting any work done before it freezes again.
Android Studio Dolphin | 2021.3.1 Patch 1
Build #AI-213.7172.25.2113.9123335, built on September 30, 2022
Runtime version: 11.0.13+0-b1751.21-8125866 amd64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
Windows 11 10.0
GC: G1 Young Generation, G1 Old Generation
Memory: 4096M
Cores: 8
Registry:
    external.system.auto.import.disabled=true
    ide.text.editor.with.preview.show.floating.toolbar=false
    ide.instant.shutdown=false

Non-Bundled Plugins:
    com.intellij.marketplace (213.7172.48)
    com.thoughtworks.gauge (213.5744.125)
    com.developerphil.adbidea (1.6.8)

How can I find out what's going wrong?
Thanks.

A: I found a solution for Windows:
The problem was with Android Studio itself not deleting all the folders when fresh reinstalling it. So, you must do so manually:

*

*Backup your project

*Uninstall Android Studio

*In "Windows Explorer" enable the option "Hidden items"

*Go to C:\Users[your_name]\AppData\Roaming\Google

*Delete everything inside the folder

*Go to C:\Program Files\Android

*Delete everything inside the folder

*Reinstall Android Studio (if prompted to import settings select "no")

If you have any other problem, comment below, and I will try to help you with the best of my knowledge.


Green tea contains catechins—a type of polyphenol with powerful antioxidants that neutralize free radicals. Green tea also provides antimicrobial immune system support, helps support the vascular blood-clotting function and helps maintain cholesterol levels already within the normal range. It also appears to support healthy kidney function.
Green tea leaf extract—decaffeinated (80% polyphenols, 60% catechins, 30% EGCG).


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Did someone tamper with Clash Of The Titans?
Right now, if you purchase the original Clash Of The Titans on iTunes, you'll also get a sneak peak at the upcoming Warner Bros. film including interviews with the cast and director. If you prefer it in disc form, the Blu-ray release came out two weeks ago. And as an added bonus, The NeverEnding Story is also available on iTunes.


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It's a tale of two draws in Sydney, with nine of the top ten women in the sport showing up for one more week of match play while the top seed on the men's side is ranked just out of single digits. But that doesn't mean there isn't a lot of talent all over the courts, and after their time off, it sure looks like everyone out there is primed to fire off a few shots before heading down to Melbourne.
Juan Martin Del Potro leads the men's field, his first match play since losing both his rubbers in the Davis Cup finals. Still, back at #11 in the world and looking once again like the champion we know he is, a couple wins here could be all he needs to prep for Melbourne. DelPo opens tomorrow against world #58 Lukasz Kubot, a man who has given top players some trouble here and there, but should be able to notch the win. And if he stays healthy, that momentum could go a long way further.
Fellow big-server John Isner is in the mix too. After his headline-driven 2010, he quietly worked himself to his current career-high ranking on the heels of a semifinal run last November in Paris. He'll have a bit of a tough run in Sydney though -- assuming he gets by compatriot qualifier Bobby Reynolds, he should face feisty Radek Stepanek in the quarters. The Czech leads their sparse head-to-head, and could deal Isner a tough match. But if he survives, I like the American's chances here.
But either favorite could face a challenge from Alex Bogomolov, who barely snuck his way into the seeds in Melbourne. He pulled out of his second round match last week in Doha, but fought his way to a win over Robin Haase earlier today. With wins over Feliciano Lopez, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Andy Murray all in the last twelve months, he's proven he can outplay his ranking, and might just parlay his strengths into deep runs here and beyond.
The ladies' field is a little more stacked, and may have a little more on the line: if Petra Kvitova extends her win streak -- she hasn't lost a match since October -- and takes the title, she'll be the #1 player in the world when play starts next week. Both she and current #1 Caroline Wozniacki fought through their openers in Sydney, but they're not the only ones to watch this week -- and the spotlight's falling on more than just the favorites.
Daniela Hantuchova made her way to the Brisbane final, largely thanks to withdrawals by higher-ranked opponents. So it's nice to see her put up a fight here. She took out my most-improved player of 2011 in convincing style, and followed through by upsetting 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone on Tuesday. She'll next be the one trying to break Kvitova's momentum, so it's only getting tougher from here, but it's nice to see her proving she deserved that runner's-up trophy last week.
And Lucie Safarova, the other non-seed left in the women's bracket, has overcome two tough challenges herself. She held serve throughout her first round match against Ana Ivanovic -- a rare occurrence in the ladies' game these days -- and was leading Svetlana Kuznetsova by a wide margin before the Russian retired due to the heat. The young Czech can be spotty, but with a quarterfinal date against similarly suspect Na Li, it's not out of the question to see her advance further.
It's a little surprising to see so many top players -- and even the ones on the edge -- in action just days before the start of a Grand Slam. There's a lot at stake the next few weeks on the tennis courts, and this week's matches will set the stage for what could be a fortnight filled with fireworks.
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Women's hockey: U.S. thrashes Russia; Lawler…
Women's hockey: U.S. thrashes Russia; Lawler held out
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The young Russian women's hockey team had no chance for a miracle on this ice. At least they got a little mercy from the mighty Americans.
Jenny Potter scored three goals to set an Olympic record with her second straight hat trick, captain Natalie Darwitz had five points and the United States routed Russia 13-0 Tuesday in another preliminary-round laugher at women's hockey.
Twin sisters Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux also were among 10 goal-scorers for the Americans, who followed up their 12-1 opening win over China with another exhibition of their skill and depth over two dominant periods before cooling it down in the third.
The Americans played without forward Erika Lawler, of Fitchburg, who bruised her ankle in a tumble into the boards Sunday against China. American coach Mark Johnson expects Lawler to play Thursday against Finland.
Johnson is no stranger to the U.S.-Russia rivalry after scoring two goals in the Miracle on Ice game at Lake Placid six days shy of 30 years ago, but the most remarkable happening at UBC Thunderbird Arena was that the score wasn't even worse.
Jessie Vetter made seven saves for the Americans, who led 12-0 after two periods before throttling down their offense, taking just two shots in the third. The hapless Russian team gave little help to its two backup goalies facing the loaded U.S. lineup.
"All we were trying to do was keep everyone involved and playing," said four-time Olympian Angela Ruggiero, who scored her second goal of the games. "We still had things we could work on while still respecting our opponent."
The Russians took a long list of minor penalties while simply trying to keep up with the faster, stronger Americans, and the U.S. capitalized with seven power play goals — many within the first few seconds of the man-advantage.
After Canada outscored its first two opponents 28-1, the Americans have a 25-1 differential. Starting in the second period, the U.S. team cycled the puck, made extra passes on the power play and even made substitutions while in the offensive zone — but seemingly each time they flung a puck at the net, Russia's goalies couldn't handle it.
So the Americans took it a step further in the third period, taking just one shot in the first 16 minutes and finishing with two. The mostly Canadian crowd began to cheer whenever the Russians managed puck possession or anything resembling a rush, but they couldn't connect.
The Russians didn't help themselves by playing their two backups against the mighty Americans. Anna Prugova stopped 16 shots before Mariya Onolbaeva relieved in the second period with the U.S. up 10-0.
Even when the Russians made plays, they went horribly wrong: Lisa Chesson's slap shot for the Americans' 13th goal was tipped in by defenseman Alena Khomich, who somehow batted the puck out of the air and past Onolbaeva.
The Americans scored just 2:19 in when Monique Lamoureux fired a low shot through her twin sister's screen in front for her first goal of the Olympics. Potter then scored a picturesque short-handed goal, nimbly slipping the puck between defenseman Alena Khomich's legs and breaking in alone on Prugova.
Darwitz's power-play slap shot put the Americans up 9-0 before the midway point of the second period. After Darwitz's short-handed goal 3:10 later, Prugova was replaced by Onolbaeva — and Potter completed her hat trick 46 seconds later.
Thursday's game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and will be broadcast live on MSNBC.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml.Linq;

namespace _6SongsLINQ
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            XDocument document = XDocument.Load("../../../catalog.xml");
            var songs = from song in document.Descendants("song")
                        select new
                        {
                            title = song.Element("title").Value,
                            duration = song.Element("duration").Value
                        };

            Console.WriteLine("Songs found");
            foreach (var song in songs)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", song.title, song.duration);
            }
        }
    }
}


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In the 1880s and 1890s, Germany built nine unprotected cruisers in three classes. These ships proved to be transitional designs, and experience gathered with them and a series of avisos helped to produce the first light cruisers of the German Navy. The unprotected cruisers, generally designed for service in Germany's colonial empire, required great endurance and relatively heavy firepower. The first ships of the type, the two s, were acquired in an effort to modernize an aged cruiser force that relied primarily on old sail frigates. The new ships were primarily steam-powered but retained auxiliary sailing rigs. The second design, the , was larger than the Schwalbe class and mounted newer, quick-firing guns, but was otherwise generally similar in capabilities. , the final cruiser of the type, represented an attempt to merge the requirements for a colonial cruiser with those for a fleet scout as a result of Germany's chronically small naval budget; the design was unsatisfactory, and rather than continuing to build unprotected cruisers, German naval designers began work on the , the first modern light cruiser of the German Navy.

All nine cruisers served extensively in Germany's colonies and foreign interests, particularly in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. They participated in the suppression of numerous rebellions, including the Abushiri Revolt in German East Africa in 1889–90, the Boxer Uprising in China in 1900–1901, and the Sokehs Rebellion in the Caroline Islands in 1911. Most of the ships were recalled to Germany and decommissioned by the early 1910s, having been replaced by the newer light cruisers.  and  were scrapped in 1912, but the rest continued on in secondary roles. Of the remaining seven ships, only  and  remained abroad at the start of World War I in August 1914. Cormoran was stationed in Tsingtao, but her engines were worn out, so she was scuttled to prevent her capture. Geier briefly operated against British shipping in the Pacific before running low on coal. She put into Hawaii, where she was interned by the US Navy. After the United States declared war on Germany in April 1917, she was seized and commissioned into American service as USS Schurz, though she was accidentally sunk in a collision in June 1918. , employed as a mine storage hulk in Wilhelmshaven during the war, was destroyed by an accidental explosion in 1917. , , , and Gefion were used in a variety of secondary roles during the war, including as floating barracks, training cruisers, and target ships. The first three ships were all broken up for scrap in the early 1920s, while Gefion was briefly used as a freighter, before she too was scrapped, in 1923.

Schwalbe class

Prior to the mid-1880s, the German  (Imperial Navy) had built two types of cruising vessels; small avisos suitable for short-range service with the main fleet, and larger, sail-and-steam-powered screw corvettes that could serve on long-range patrols of the German colonial empire. The first unprotected cruisers of the German fleet, the Schwalbe-class cruisers, were designed in 1886 to replace the motley collection of old sailing ships that Germany then relied upon to patrol the overseas empire. Leo von Caprivi, then the Chief of the Kaiserliche Marine, requested cruisers that had the range to operate abroad, but which also possessed sufficient combat power to be useful in time of war; the old sailing ships so poorly armed that they were ineffective as combat ships. Schwalbe and Sperber were therefore armed with a main battery of eight  guns.

Both ships served abroad for the majority of their careers, primarily in Germany's African colonies and in Asia and the Pacific. Their service lives were generally uneventful, apart from the normal routine of colonial policing. They were both sent to German East Africa to help put down the Abushiri Revolt in 1889–1890, and Schwalbe joined the Eight Nation Alliance against the Boxer Uprising in China in 1900. Both ships were decommissioned by 1911 and were thereafter used for secondary roles: Schwalbe as a training ship and Sperber as a target ship. After World War I, both vessels were sold and broken up for scrap by 1922.

Bussard class

The Kaiserliche Marine designed the Bussard class in 1888 as an improved version of the Schwalbe class; like their predecessors, the Bussards were intended purely for colonial duty and were named for birds. They were larger and faster, with a comparable cruising radius and the same number and caliber of guns, though all but the first ship were equipped with new quick-firing models. The Bussard class was also the last cruiser design to incorporate a sailing rig in the German Navy.

All five ships served extensively in Germany's colonial possessions in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. Seeadler participated in the suppression of the Boxer Uprising in 1900, Falke participated in the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903, and Condor and Cormoran helped to defeat the Sokehs Rebellion in the Caroline Islands in 1911. Bussard and Falke were scrapped in 1912, while Seeadler and Condor returned to Germany in 1914 to be decommissioned. Cormoran and Geier remained in the Pacific at the outbreak of World War I; the former's engines were worn out and she was scuttled in Tsingtao. Geier briefly attacked British shipping in the Pacific and tried to link up with the main body of Admiral Maximilian von Spee's East Asia Squadron, but put into Hawaii after running out of fuel. She was interned, seized by the US Navy in 1917, and commissioned as USS Schurz; she briefly served in the US Navy before she was accidentally rammed and sunk by a freighter in June 1918. Meanwhile, Seeadler was destroyed by an accidental explosion in 1917. Condor was the only member of the class to survive the war; she was broken up for scrap in 1921.

Gefion

Gefion was the last unprotected cruiser built for the Kaiserliche Marine; she was in fact a smaller version of contemporary protected cruisers like . The designers attempted to build a hybrid vessel that could serve as a fleet scout and as an overseas cruiser, mainly due to a smaller naval budget, which limited the navy's ability to acquire ships optimized for each role. The resulting design was unsatisfactory, since the requirements for the roles were contradictory. For example, powerful engines necessary for the high top speeds needed in a fleet scout were also very coal hungry, which reduced the ship's endurance; a long cruising radius was mandatory for ships intended to police Germany's far-flung colonial empire, however.

Construction of the ship was extended due to ventilation problems discovered during sea trials, which necessitated lengthy modifications. She spent the first two and a half years in Germany before being deployed to the East Asia Squadron at the end of 1897. She was present during the Boxer Uprising and took part in the Battle of Taku Forts in 1900. Gefion returned to Germany in late 1901, where she was modernized and then placed in reserve. She was to be recommissioned after the start of World War I, but shortages of personnel prevented her return to active service. Instead, she was used as a barracks ship. After the war, she was converted into a freighter and renamed Adolf Sommerfeld, though the conversion was not particularly successful and she was scrapped in 1923.

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New Technolgy Developed to Kill Cancer Cells Only by Pinpointing Them with LED Light
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A Korean research team developed laparoscope-based fluorescence imaging photodynamic treatment technology for cancer diagnosis and treatment.
The Optical Medical Device Research Team at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute KERI under the Ministry of Science and ICT announced on March 19 that the team developed laparoscope-based fluorescence imaging photodynamic treatment technology for cancer diagnosis and treatment.
The laparoscope is a medical instrument which enables PDT technology to achive good effects and give rise to less negative aftereffects by selectively removing cancer cells and doctors to examine and operate while watching the abdominal cavity and organs in the abdominal cavity after making a small hole without cutting the abdomen. Lately, the medical instrument has been receving a lot of attention.
The KERI's fluorescence laparoscopic compound light source technology for photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a complex medical technology that combines high output LED light source technology for laparoscopy (cancer diagnosis), semiconductor laser technology for photodynamic therapy (cancer treatment) and compact and lightweight optical design technology. Until now, Korea has relied on imports of expensive foreign products, but now is able to localize the product.
"Laparoscope-based fluorescence image photodynamic therapy technology is a next-generation medical concept that implements technology through which doctors treat patients while watching them and will have a great impact on the entire medical industry," said Bae Su-jin, a researcher at the KERI. "The new technology is expected to contribute greatly to improving the quality of life of the people."


Durham, NC – May 23, 2018 — A 24-month update on the DESSOLVE III trial of the MiStent® Sirolimus Eluting Absorbable Polymer Coronary Stent System (MiStent) was presented this week at EuroPCR 2018, an international congress of interventional cardiovascular medicine researchers and clinicians held in Paris, France.
Data were presented by William Wijns, M.D., Ph.D., of The Lambe Institute for Translational Medicine at the National University of Ireland and Co-Director of EuroPCR, in a late-breaking trial update session on drug-eluting stents (DES). Key points in the discussion included the continued lower rate of clinically-driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR) for the MiStent group compared to Xience, as well as a continued lower rate of definite stent thrombosis.
Additionally, this trial is unique in that MiStent has maintained numerically lower point estimates versus Xience for any revascularization, target vessel revascularization (TVR), and target vessel failure (TVF).
Professor Robbert J. de Winter, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands will present a MiStent case study.
Professor Krzysztof Milewski, M.D., Ph.D., General Director, Center for Research and Development for the American Heart of Poland S.A., published the most recent update from the DESSOLVE III optical coherence tomography (OCT) sub-study in a poster presentation.
MiStent, a coronary stent with a sirolimus-eluting absorbable polymer coating, is designed to optimize clinical performance and healing in patients with coronary artery disease. The rapidly absorbable coating of MiStent, comprising crystalline drug and an absorbable polymer, is intended to precisely and consistently provide extended local drug delivery and limit the duration of polymer exposure. These characteristics potentially reduce the safety risks associated with currently commercially available drug-eluting stents, and improve long-term clinical outcomes.
MiStent has received CE marking, but is not approved for sale in the United States. Micell currently is preparing an FDA IDE submission for the CRYSTAL study, a prospective, multi-center, randomized trial comparing MiStent to commercially available everolimus drug-eluting stents.
DESSOLVE III is a prospective, balanced, randomized, controlled, single-blind, multi-center all-comers study comprising 1,400 patients. Enrollment was completed in December 2015. The study is being conducted independently by the European Cardiovascular Research Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands and is supported by Micell Technologies.


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Q: KeyError: 'mae' when plotting Keras model training progress I'm following the exact same code as shown on the Kearas regression models tutorial but am unable to access the tfdocs.plots.HistoryPlotter() method. (New to Google Colab and TensorFlow). The rest of the cells work beside the training progress plots.
Code snippet triggering the error:
plotter.plot({'Basic': history}, metric = 'mae') plt.ylim([0, 10])
plt.ylabel('MAE [MPG]')

And the error:
KeyError                                  Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-25-deee24f0bc59> in <module>()
----> 1 plotter.plot({'Basic': history}, metric = 'mae')
      2 plt.ylim([0, 10])
      3 plt.ylabel('MAE [MPG]')

/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/tensorflow_docs/plots/__init__.py in plot(self, histories, metric, smoothing_std)
     86         self.color_table[name] = color
     87
---> 88       train_value = history.history[metric]
     89       val_value = history.history['val_' + metric]
     90       if smoothing_std is not None:

KeyError: 'mae'

And also importing the necessary functions from tensorflow_docs (as showed on tutorial page) without any errors:
!pip install -q git+https://github.com/tensorflow/docs

Any help is very appreciated!

A: replace 'mae' in your code with 'mean_absolute_error'.