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Whole-Genome Sequencing Plus AI Yields Same-Day Genetic Diagnoses
Posted on May 7th, 2019 by Dr. Francis Collins
Caption: Rapid whole-genome sequencing helped doctors diagnose Sebastiana Manuel with Ohtahara syndrome, a neurological condition that causes seizures. Her data are now being used as part of an effort to speed the diagnosis of other children born with unexplained illnesses. Credits: Getty Images (left); Jenny Siegwart (right).
Back in April 2003, when the international Human Genome Project successfully completed the first reference sequence of the human DNA blueprint, we were thrilled to have achieved that feat in just 13 years. Sure, the U.S. contribution to that first human reference sequence cost an estimated $400 million, but we knew (or at least we hoped) that the costs would come down quickly, and the speed would accelerate. How far we've come since then! A new study shows that whole genome sequencing—combined with artificial intelligence (AI)—can now be used to diagnose genetic diseases in seriously ill babies in less than 24 hours.
Take a moment to absorb this. I would submit that there is no other technology in the history of planet Earth that has experienced this degree of progress in speed and affordability. And, at the same time, DNA sequence technology has achieved spectacularly high levels of accuracy. The time-honored adage that you can only get two out of three for "faster, better, and cheaper" has been broken—all three have been dramatically enhanced by the advances of the last 16 years.
Rapid diagnosis is critical for infants born with mysterious conditions because it enables them to receive potentially life-saving interventions as soon as possible after birth. In a study in Science Translational Medicine, NIH-funded researchers describe development of a highly automated, genome-sequencing pipeline that's capable of routinely delivering a diagnosis to anxious parents and health-care professionals dramatically earlier than typically has been possible [1].
While the cost of rapid DNA sequencing continues to fall, challenges remain in utilizing this valuable tool to make quick diagnostic decisions. In most clinical settings, the wait for whole-genome sequencing results still runs more than two weeks. Attempts to obtain faster results also have been labor intensive, requiring dedicated teams of experts to sift through the data, one sample at a time.
In the new study, a research team led by Stephen Kingsmore, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, San Diego, CA, describes a streamlined approach that accelerates every step in the process, making it possible to obtain whole-genome test results in a median time of about 20 hours and with much less manual labor. They propose that the system could deliver answers for 30 patients per week using a single genome sequencing instrument.
Here's how it works: Instead of manually preparing blood samples, his team used special microbeads to isolate DNA much more rapidly with very little labor. The approach reduced the time for sample preparation from 10 hours to less than three. Then, using a state-of-the-art DNA sequencer, they sequence those samples to obtain good quality whole genome data in just 15.5 hours.
The next potentially time-consuming challenge is making sense of all that data. To speed up the analysis, Kingsmore's team took advantage of a machine-learning system called MOON. The automated platform sifts through all the data using artificial intelligence to search for potentially disease-causing variants.
The researchers paired MOON with a clinical language processing system, which allowed them to extract relevant information from the child's electronic health records within seconds. Teaming that patient-specific information with data on more than 13,000 known genetic diseases in the scientific literature, the machine-learning system could pick out a likely disease-causing mutation out of 4.5 million potential variants in an impressive 5 minutes or less!
To put the system to the test, the researchers first evaluated its ability to reach a correct diagnosis in a sample of 101 children with 105 previously diagnosed genetic diseases. In nearly every case, the automated diagnosis matched the opinions reached previously via the more lengthy and laborious manual interpretation of experts.
Next, the researchers tested the automated system in assisting diagnosis of seven seriously ill infants in the intensive care unit, and three previously diagnosed infants. They showed that their automated system could reach a diagnosis in less than 20 hours. That's compared to the fastest manual approach, which typically took about 48 hours. The automated system also required about 90 percent less manpower.
The system nailed a rapid diagnosis for 3 of 7 infants without returning any false-positive results. Those diagnoses were made with an average time savings of more than 22 hours. In each case, the early diagnosis immediately influenced the treatment those children received. That's key given that, for young children suffering from serious and unexplained symptoms such as seizures, metabolic abnormalities, or immunodeficiencies, time is of the essence.
Of course, artificial intelligence may never replace doctors and other healthcare providers. Kingsmore notes that 106 years after the invention of the autopilot, two pilots are still required to fly a commercial aircraft. Likewise, health care decisions based on genome interpretation also will continue to require the expertise of skilled physicians.
Still, such a rapid automated system will prove incredibly useful. For instance, this system can provide immediate provisional diagnosis, allowing the experts to focus their attention on more difficult unsolved cases or other needs. It may also prove useful in re-evaluating the evidence in the many cases in which manual interpretation by experts fails to provide an answer.
The automated system may also be useful for periodically reanalyzing data in the many cases that remain unsolved. Keeping up with such reanalysis is a particular challenge considering that researchers continue to discover hundreds of disease-associated genes and thousands of variants each and every year. The hope is that in the years ahead, the combination of whole genome sequencing, artificial intelligence, and expert care will make all the difference in the lives of many more seriously ill babies and their families.
[1] Diagnosis of genetic diseases in seriously ill children by rapid whole-genome sequencing and automated phenotyping and interpretation. Clark MM, Hildreth A, Batalov S, Ding Y, Chowdhury S, Watkins K, Ellsworth K, Camp B, Kint CI, Yacoubian C, Farnaes L, Bainbridge MN, Beebe C, Braun JJA, Bray M, Carroll J, Cakici JA, Caylor SA, Clarke C, Creed MP, Friedman J, Frith A, Gain R, Gaughran M, George S, Gilmer S, Gleeson J, Gore J, Grunenwald H, Hovey RL, Janes ML, Lin K, McDonagh PD, McBride K, Mulrooney P, Nahas S, Oh D, Oriol A, Puckett L, Rady Z, Reese MG, Ryu J, Salz L, Sanford E, Stewart L, Sweeney N, Tokita M, Van Der Kraan L, White S, Wigby K, Williams B, Wong T, Wright MS, Yamada C, Schols P, Reynders J, Hall K, Dimmock D, Veeraraghavan N, Defay T, Kingsmore SF. Sci Transl Med. 2019 Apr 24;11(489).
DNA Sequencing Fact Sheet (National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH)
Genomics and Medicine (NHGRI/NIH)
Genetic and Rare Disease Information Center (National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences/NIH)
Stephen Kingsmore (Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, San Diego, CA)
NIH Support: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; National Human Genome Research Institute; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Tags: AI, artificial intelligence, child health, children, clinical care, diagnostics, DNA sequencing, electronic health records, genetic diseases, genomics, Human Genome Project, infants, machine learning, microbeads, Moon, Ohtahara syndrome, rapid diagnostics, rare diseases, sequencing, technology, undiagnosed diseases, whole genome sequencing
Taking Microfluidics to New Lengths
Posted on November 6th, 2018 by Dr. Francis Collins
Caption: Microfluidic fiber sorting a solution containing either live or dead cells. The type of cell being imaged and the real time voltage (30v) is displayed at bottom. It is easy to imagine how this could be used to sort a mixture of live and dead cells. Credit: Yuan et al., PNAS
Microfluidics—the manipulation of fluids on a microscopic scale— has made it possible to produce "lab-on-a-chip" devices that detect, for instance, the presence of Ebola virus in a single drop of blood. Now, researchers hope to apply the precision of microfluidics to a much broader range of biomedical problems. Their secret? Move the microlab from chips to fibers.
To do this, an NIH-funded team builds microscopic channels into individual synthetic polymer fibers reaching 525 feet, or nearly two football fields long! As shown in this video, the team has already used such fibers to sort live cells from dead ones about 100 times faster than current methods, relying only on natural differences in the cells' electrical properties. With further design and development, the new, fiber-based systems hold great promise for, among other things, improving kidney dialysis and detecting metastatic cancer cells in a patient's bloodstream.
Tags: 3D printing, brainstorming, cell sorting, devices, diagnostics, electrical fields, fibers, kidney dialysis, lab on a chip, materials science, metastatic cancer, mHealth, microfluidic fibers, microfluidics, microlab, polycarbonate, speedstorming, video, wearables
Wearable Scanner Tracks Brain Activity While Body Moves
Posted on March 27th, 2018 by Dr. Francis Collins
Credit: Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College London.
In recent years, researchers fueled by the BRAIN Initiative and many other NIH-supported efforts have made remarkable progress in mapping the human brain in all its amazing complexity. Now, a powerful new imaging technology promises to further transform our understanding [1]. This wearable scanner, for the first time, enables researchers to track neural activity in people in real-time as they do ordinary things—be it drinking tea, typing on a keyboard, talking to a friend, or even playing paddle ball.
This new so-called magnetoencephalography (MEG) brain scanner, which looks like a futuristic cross between a helmet and a hockey mask, is equipped with specialized "quantum" sensors. When placed directly on the scalp surface, these new MEG scanners can detect weak magnetic fields generated by electrical activity in the brain. While current brain scanners weigh in at nearly 1,000 pounds and require people to come to a special facility and remain absolutely still, the new system weighs less than 2 pounds and is capable of generating 3D images even when a person is making motions.
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Tags: 3D printing, Autism Spectrum Disorder, brain, brain imaging, BRAIN Initiative, cerebral cortex, diagnostics, functional brain imaging, magnetic field sensor, magnetic fields, magnetoencephalography, MEG brain scanner, Parkinson's disease, primary motor cortex, quantum sensors, QuSpin, wearable devices
Creative Minds: Rapid Testing for Antibiotic Resistance
Posted on June 22nd, 2017 by Dr. Francis Collins
Ahmad (Mo) Khalil
The term "freeze-dried" may bring to mind those handy MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) consumed by legions of soldiers, astronauts, and outdoor adventurers. But if one young innovator has his way, a test that features freeze-dried biosensors may soon be a key ally in our nation's ongoing campaign against the very serious threat of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.
Each year, antibiotic-resistant infections account for more than 23,000 deaths in the United States. To help tackle this challenge, Ahmad (Mo) Khalil, a researcher at Boston University, recently received an NIH Director's New Innovator Award to develop a system that can more quickly determine whether a patient's bacterial infection will respond best to antibiotic X or antibiotic Y—or, if the infection is actually viral rather than bacterial, no antibiotics are needed at all.
Tags: 2016 NIH Director's New Innovator Award, antibiotic overuse, antibiotic resistance, antibiotic-resistant infections, antibiotics, bacteria, biosensor, diagnostics, drug resistance, genomics, infections, point-of-care diagnostics, RNA sensor tests, RNA sensors, synthetic biology, transcriptome


NAMI Ending the Silence is an engaging presentation that helps audience members learn about the warning signs of mental health conditions and what steps to take if you or a loved one are showing symptoms of a mental health condition.
NAMI Ending the Silence presentations include two leaders: one who shares an informative presentation and a young adult with a mental health condition who shares their journey of recovery. Audience members can ask questions and gain understanding of an often-misunderstood topic. Through dialogue, we can help grow the movement to end stigma.
If you would like to host a NAMI Ending the Silence presentation at your school, contact your local NAMI Affiliate. If the presentation isn't already available, ask to bring it to your community.


Economy edit, once completely dependent on the fishing industry, Warnemünde 's economic alignment has shifted inevitably from the primary to the secondary and tertiary sector.Berlin Galeria Kaufhof, a large department store, can be found in Alexander Platz.
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Gaza Siege: Lack of Electricity and Medical Supplies Markedly Severe
July 11, 2017 8:56 AM IMEMC News & Agencies Gaza Siege, Gaza Strip, News Report, Refugees/Immigration 0
The Gaza Power Authority has confirmed that the current electricity crisis in the Strip is the worst it's ever been, after fuel from Egypt was stopped and the Israeli electrical supply to the Gaza power lines was reduced, reportedly at the request of the Palestinian Authority.
The Authority reported in a statement, on Sunday, that the quantities of electricity currently available in the Gaza Strip do not exceed 95 MW, (70 Israeli + 23 stations + 0 Egyptian).
It confirmed that Gaza consumes currently more than 500 MW of power.
The Power Authority announced yesterday that two generators stopped working at the power station and limited work on one generator, after Egypt did not supply fuel for the station, because of the suspension of transfers from banks by the Monetary Authority in Ramallah.
In related news, the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Gaza said that cancer patients face a "severe" fate due to lack of medicines in the specialized hospital for treatment.
Health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qadra said on Facebook, Monday morning, patients face a severe fate due to the lack of 20 main varieties of medicine.
He pointed out that these drugs are included in their therapeutic protocols.
The number of people who have died, due to lack treatment, has risen to 14 since the beginning of this year. Thousands of medical cases in the Gaza Strip, including dozens of premature children and seriously ill patients, are threatened by death due to the reduction in the number of cases allowed for treatment outside the Strip.
See: 06/16/17 PA Cuts Gaza Medical Supplies by 90%
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Доба́ш ориноцький (Picumnus pumilus) — вид дятлоподібних птахів родини дятлових (Picidae). Мешкає в Південній Америці.

Опис
Довжина птаха становить 9 см. Верхня частина тіла оливково-коричнева, іноді легкопоцяткована охристими смужками. Нижня частина тіла кремова або охриста, поцяткована чіткими темно-коричневими смугами. Голова коричнева, поцяткована білими плямками, за очима білі смуги. У самців передня частина тімені також поцяткована жовтуватими смужками або плямками. Махові пера коричневі, на кінці зелені. Хвіст чорний, центральні стернові пера мають білі края, крайні стернові пера на кінці білі. Дзьоб чорнуватий, лапи сірі.

Поширення і екологія
Ориноцькі добаші мешкають на сході Колумбії (Ґуайнія, Ваупес), на північному заході Бразилії (в долинах річок Ваупес і Ріу-Неґру) та в прилеглих районах на півдні Венесуели (Амасонас). Вони живуть у вологих рівнинних тропічних лісах і рідколіссях, галерейних лісах і чагарникових заростях. Зустрічаються на висоті до 500 м над рівнем моря. Приєднуються до змішаних зграй птахів. Живляться мурахами, термітами, жуками та їх личинками.

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Дятлові
Птахи, описані 1863
Птахи Колумбії
Птахи Венесуели
Птахи Бразилії

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Whanganui's paraclimbing exponent Rachel Carter has been nominated for two prizes at the 2018 Attitude Awards, being held in Auckland on November 28.
In its 11th year, the Attitude Awards are a televised event celebrating the achievements of New Zealanders living with disabilities.
They can recognise artists, athletes, employers, young people and anyone else who has made a positive impact.
There are eight categories including Youth Spirit, Emerging Athlete, Sporting Spirit and Entrepreneur.
The 35-year-old Carter is nominated for the Spirit of Attitude award and the Emerging Athlete award.
She was the first New Zealander paraclimber to represent the country in an international competition when she came fourth in her division at the USA Adaptive Climbing Championships in Columbus, Ohio, last month.
Carter will now attend the IFSC world championships in Innsbruck, Austria, this September.
With principal sponsor the ACC, the Attitude Awards will be held at Auckland's Sky City in a black-tie gala of more than 600 guests, and will eventually be screened in a 60 minute special on TV1.
Nominations close on July 20.


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The Secret Life of Board Games Ep 2: Dominion
by Ryan | Apr 6, 2020 | SLBG, Special | 0 comments
With a slew of expansions in its cadre, there was bound to be some cross-referencing going on in the Dominion universe, but designer Donald X. told me about a few secrets that bleed out even into other popular game series.
Hi! It's Ryan from Nights Around a Table, and this is The Secret Life of Board Games, a series where i ask board game creators to reveal the Easter eggs they've tucked away in your favorite games. 2008's Dominion is the quintessential deck building game. Designer Donald X Vaccarino told me a lot of fun little touches that the game's artists added to the base game and its expansions. There are a lot of self-referential nods in the artwork. The village from the Village card shows up reflected in the Scrying Pool and on the Pillage card. The Victory points shield from the scoring carsd shows up in the Counting House and the City Quarter. Artwork for the Duchess and Duke cards is complementary. Each of these cards has a ruined version in the Dark Ages expansion. These three cards from the Seaside expansion form a panorama. As you'd expect, a good number of the people on the cards are named after friends, family, colleagues, and playtesters. All of the knights from the Dark Ages expansion are real people. The guy on the Navigator card is Dominion developer Dale Yu, and this woman on the Harem card is developer Valerie Putman. Uh… thanks, guys. The Pearl Diver card has Wei-Hwa Huang, who co-designed Roll for the Galaxy. He's on there because he won a Dominion tournament. The guy on the Captain card is another tournament winner named Tobias, who goes by RTT on online forums. You can actually visit the building on the Church card – it's the real-life Schwerin Cathedral in Germany. And this promo card has the faces of the Spiel des Jahres judges on the coins. Dominion artwork even references other board games – compare the City card with the cover of Carcassonne: The City, and the very Carcassonne-esque Walled Village. The Governor card coincided with the 10th anniversary of Puerto Rico, and the way it works is even a nod to that game. Did you discover any of those secrets in Dominion on your own? Are there any secrets that you've discovered that i haven't covered? If so, let me know in the comments section below. Are you a board game developer with secrets that you'd like to share in your own board game, and you're just dying to let the world know about them? Well if so, please get in touch! i'll help you spill the beans. That's it for this time. See you next time on The Secret Life of Board Games… or WILL i? (inept poofy smoke noises made by mouth) i'm still here. Did you just watch that whole thing? Oh – hey! To 100% this video, click the badge to subscribe, then click the bell to get notifications when i've got new stuff! [Music – Board Game Boogie by Ryan Henson Creighton]
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Intellectual property and open standards To date, the record companies have been the ones by and large complaining that Napster takes money from artists. This is ironic, since record companies also take money from artists, in the form of various fees and rights. Although there are exceptions to this, (i.e. Metallica etc), most artists get a raw deal in this game as the record companies, controlling the distribution rights, create an arena where only a few artists can make it big. Napster destroys this monopoly over distribution, which is the real reason record companies hate it. Here's a piece that talks about rights in the digital age from an artist's point of view.
Oh, and the WTO is asking telephone companies to liberalize. Telcos are among the most monopolisitic and grasping organizations in the world, bar tin-pot dictatorships, so I would not expect anything to happen on this front anytime soon.


The city first approved the project — also called Bahamian Village — in 2005; plans for the site go as far back as 2002. The project, at 280 S. Dixie Hwy., is expected to contain retail space as well as the community center. It's named after the Bahamians who helped develop and build Coral Gables and eventually settled in the city's MacFarlane Homestead Historic District.
"We're very happy that the mayor and the County Commission heard us and it's going to be in the best interest of that part of the city," Leen said.
The developer plans to have construction bids and a general contractor by late April and hopes to apply for approval from the city's board of architects by April or May. Bahamian Village also looks to have a tenant identified within a year after all the parties in the lawsuit reach an agreement.
Commissioners Vince Lago and Patricia Keon were heavily involved in the negotiations along with Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, the county attorney's office, deputy county manager Russell Benford, county housing staff and members of the Walker Association.


Clara Barton Farlow was born April 1, 1900 near the town of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. Her parents were Enoch Edgar Farlow and Fannie Maria Reich. She graduated from Jamestown High School, Guilford County, North Carolina and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Guilford College in 1921. She was employed by the Guilford County School system for 23 years, beginning at Bessemer High School in 1921. In 1923, she relocated to McLeansville High School, where she taught until 1928. She moved to Guilford High School in 1929. She remained at Guilford until her retirement from teaching in 1944.
While teaching at Guilford High School, she quickly earned a reputation for showing concern and personal interest in the lives of her students. She became the favorite 'confidante' for many students and was always willing to listen to their problems and offer whatever assistance she could.
Prior to the outbreak of World War II, Clara began writing letters to former students who had entered the armed forces. She felt it was important for the local community to 'stay in touch' with those serving in the military, and equally important to keep former students up to date about hometown happenings.
Following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, her letter-writing efforts intensified. Enlistments and the miliary draft resulted in more and more students and friends leaving for military service. She soon was writing to more than 250 students, friends and relatives. She sent Christmas and Easter cards, candy and chewing gum, and answered hundreds of letters about families, girlfriends and schoolmates. A frequent request made to her was for school transcripts necessary for military placements and school opportunities. Apparently, Clara was the one person who could be trusted to do the job willingly and thoroughly.
By the end of the War—and for years afterward—she was still writing letters to those who had not returned home. She saved more than 600 letters sent to her by students, friends and relatives. She probably wrote three-to-four times that number herself. Not all students were prolific writers, but she never waivered in writing to everyone, whether or not they answered.
It is clear from the dozens of messages in these letters and cards—thanking Clara for her unselfish and tireless letter-writing—that she was held in very high regard and their appreciation was heartfelt.
writing letters to those who had not returned home.


Toei Animation has kicked off distribution of eagerly awaited remastered versions of animated series classics Dragon Ball Z and Saint Seiya in Latin America with early deals for both Ecuador and Nicaragua confirmed just as the NATPE began. Toei will be showcasing the remasters during the market.
Corporacion Ecuatoriana de TV.A.A. in Ecuador and Televisora Nicaraguense S.A. Canal 8 in Nicaragua have licensed Dragon Ball Z, with Canal 8 also getting first crack at broadcasting all 114 episodes of the remastered Saint Seiya.
"We are excited to unveil the remastered versions of Dragon Ball Z and Saint Seiya to Latin American broadcasters and programmers worldwide at NATPE," aid Masayuki Endo, President of Toei Animation Inc.
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Rights group says PH jails 'least safe from Omicron'
Bulatlat Contributors January 11, 2022 0 Comment Kapatid, Omicron, political prisoners, prison congestion
By REBECCA OLORVIDA
MANILA – Relatives and supporters of political prisoners have called on the Philippine government to ease the overcrowding in prisons as it may lead to widespread infections.
"The extreme congestion of Philippine prisons create a perfect petri dish to seed immense infections by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. We call on the government and prison agencies to immediately extend the alert level to prison facilities and ramp up COVID-19 immunization as well as mass testing of the entire prison population, covering both the persons deprived of liberty (PDL) and the prison staff," said Fides Lim, spokesperson of Kapatid.
In the past few days, the Philippines has been recording all-time highs in its COVID-19 infection. Public health experts have attributed the surge in the local transmission of the Omicron variant of the virus, which is three to five times more transmissible compared to the Delta variant. Today, the country breahed its first three million total cases since the pandemic broke in 2020.
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) was flagged by Commission on Audit (COA) last year for exceeding its jail capacity at 403 percent by holding 115,336 prisoners with just the ideal number of 34,893.
In the National Capital Region alone, the BJMP said there were 570 cases of COVID-19 infections.
In a report last week, the Bureau of Corrections said that 46,405 out of the 48,572 persons deprived of liberty (PDL), or 94.8 percent, have been vaccinated, of whom 25,238 were fully inoculated. Meanwhile, some 560 PDLs of the Correctional Institution for Women in Davao have yet to be inoculated, said Kapatid.
"Because of prejudice against prisoners and also because they don't vote although those under trial have not lost their right to vote. The national government has to step in to subsidize regular mass testing, exigent vaccination, and health care of the incarcerated who subsist amid subhuman conditions," said Lim on the reason behind the lagging of vaccination inside the prisons.
Kapatid filed a petition before the Supreme Court last year calling for the humanitarian release of at-risk PDLs and political prisoners. The Supreme Court, however, essentially denied this urgent plea, referring families and supporters of prisoners vulnerable to the deadly virus to the respective trial courts handling their criminal cases.


True enough, it is indeed more fun in the Philippines as the country bagged the Destination of the Year in the 25th Annual TTG Travel Awards held last October 2 at the Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Center in Thailand.
The award is given by TTG Asia which is a travel trade publication that gauges industry professionals among its readership. The "Destination of the Year" category falls under the Outstanding Achievement Awards category, where winners are adjudged by TTG's editorial team.
Tourism Sec. Ramon Jimenez who accepted the award before Asia's tourism professionals during the awarding ceremony and gala dinner said the recognition came perfectly on time as the Tourism department is about to launch the Visit the Philippines Year 2015 campaign.
According to reports, the Philippines was chosen as the most outstanding destination because it distinguished itself with proactive and innovative steps towards the all-out promotion of the travel industry.
Jimenez said the country commends the TTG as it acknowledges the invaluable support extended particularly in marketing and information dissemination efforts.
"As a trusted travel trade publication, it has been a formidable partner throughout these years in bringing the Philippines closer to our markets," Sec. Jimenez disclosed.
The Tourism czar also stated that the award belongs to all Filipinos because it is the people who have ensured the acceptance of It's More Fun in the Philippines as a true and accurate description of the participative and active role that each and everyone plays to ensure a successful and enjoyable visit or stay in the Philippines.
"Again, the determination of the Filipino people, coupled with the support of our President, Benigno S. Aquino III, is our inspiration to build a brighter tourism future for the Philippines – an industry that is more profitable and more inclusive," he cited.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) also said that aside from the Visit the Philippines Year 2015, two major activities are on deck to include the Papal Visit in January and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meetings and Leaders' Summit.


Yesterday, a student saw me through an open window, and said to her friends: /temajaki, temajaki/.
No, this isn't the name of a Japanese dish. This is slangy French for "lookit who's there".
/tema/ is Verlan for matez. In my idiolect, mater is a colloquial word for "to gaze, to ogle"; but teenagers use it to mean "to look".
/ja/ is y'a, a common short form of il y a.
Il y a qui is more common, in colloquial French, than the standard qui est là, "who's there".
A conversation at work today reminded me that the euphemistic term for a corpse in Malayalam is the English phrase dead body.
The other term for a corpse is the Sanskrit loanword [ɕəˈʋəm], which nowadays is apparently considered crude. So instead of asking "[ɕəˈʋəm en̪d̪iˈjeː]?" 'where is the corpse?' people say, "[ɖɛɖ̚ ˈbɔːɖi jen̪d̪iˈjeː]?"


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Saturday, 6 March 2010
There is a lot of denial around lately. I don't mean climate change because there is no denial involved there. The climate changes, nobody can deny that. So-called 'climate change deniers' don't deny that the climate changes, nor that large scale pollution can affect those changes. We dispute - not deny - the ridiculous notion that 'the science is settled' when science, by its nature, can never be settled and because the 'science' so far revealed has contained an awful lot of hokum. We dispute the sensationalist conclusions that have been based on that hokum.
No, the denialists are those who are most likely to use the term 'denier' when applied to others. There's a lot of it about lately.
At Devil's Kitchen, the Filthy Smoker finds them in the fakecharities and the governments who still think they have any real power. Told that minimum-pricing on cigarettes is illegal under EU law, the Irish Righteous insist their government should do it anyway. Well you lot voted for the EU so if you don't like it, tough. The Scottish Righteous are trying the 'ah, but' denial. They think that the EU ruling will not apply to them because they want minimum pricing on alcohol, not tobacco. Well, you lot took us into the EU without even asking so tough.
I am not happy that the EU can overrule the government of this country but they wanted it, they can bloody well deal with it. They didn't ask us if we wanted to have our governments overruled by people we have never elected and will never have the chance to elect. They decided that we were not worth asking. They took it upon themselves to decide that, whether we liked it or not, they would hand power to Brussels.
Now they find that their petty nannying is being overruled by their masters and I can't help but laugh at that. How stupid are you, politicians? You gave away the powers you are now trying to exercise. You have, in the process, demonstrated who is really running the show here. You have demonstrated just how important and useful you are. Not at all. You are an irrelevance, and you voted to become irrelevant. Deny it all you like. The fact is, you cannot even set the price of a bottle of wine! A Tesco store manager has more power than you and is held in higher regard by the public, too.
You really should have given us that referendum, you know.
The NHS is a hotbed of denialists too. There's case after case of 'Oh, no, that wasn't us' listed here.
All health issues are, of course, plagued by these people. ASH, the Shenkerites, the Salt Gestapo, the Fatty Controllers to name just a few. CAMRA are a group who like real ale and sneer at the lager drinkers and wine bars. They sneer at smokers too. Well, they are now finding that the anti-alcohol gang have come to town and they are too small a group to do much about it. As the Pub Curmudgeon notes, the attack is on all drinkers, not just those with real ale dripping from their beards, and they won't get far as a series of disparate, infighting groups. Pity they worked so hard to alienate smokers (read the comments). We like pubs too, but CAMRA don't want us in theirs. many said at the time of the ban that it was the start of a slippery slope. Many others laughed. Just keep laughing and denying, folks, because there won't be much to laugh about soon.
The smoking ban is closing pubs. Nick Hogan is still in jail for trying to defend his business against it (not for long, though, not for long) and yet even the signs in pubs explaining their demise refuse to mention it. Note the 'we will no longer be offering catering services' part. Serving food is the main reason given by those who pretend the pub closures are not real, or at least have nothing to do with banning more than half the customers. Temperatures here have barely risen above zero for over three months. We are not smoking outside. We are staying home. It's not that we don't like pubs, and it's not the pub landlords who have banned us. It's not a protest. It's sub-zero temperatures that are keeping us away.
In the summer we'll be there in the beer gardens and you raging antis will bleat that every smoker in the pub is in the beer garden - where you put us. Then you will ban smoking in the beer garden and we will be effectively barred from every pub in the land, pub closures will accelerate, small breweries will die and you'll claim it has nothing to do with you deciding who a publican is allowed to serve beer to, on his own private premises. Stick your fingers in your ears and sing 'La la la'.
I have a leaflet here from ActionAid. They are angry about big business taking over African farms and starving the small farmers out. Something that does indeed stir anger because it's just more bullying. Guess what those big businesses produce on that land?
Biofuel. A Green group protesting about a Green initiative. Is the rise of biofuel anything to do with them? Of course not. Big business is entirely responsible. It has nothing at all to do with Green groups vandalising power stations and demanding 'sustainable' fuels.
There are many, many examples of the denialists in action, far too many to cover here. There is a common theme in all of them.
The politicians demanded we hand over control to the EU and are now finding they have none left, and they don't like it.
The antismokers demanded we smoke outside and now that we do, they don't like it.
The Greens demanded sustainable biofuel and now it's here, they don't like it.
The common theme is an absolute refusal to consider the consequences of their actions. They never think ahead. The attitude is 'I want it and I want it NOW' and they stamp their little feet and threaten death and destruction until they get their way. Then they find it wasn't what they expected at all. They don't like it, so what do they do? Do they say 'Okay, that didn't work, let's scrap it and try something else'?
No. They stick their fingers in their ears and sing 'La la la'. They deny the reality and impose further controls along the exact same lines. Those biofuel deniers do not propose going back to oil and then trying another route from there. You can't have oil and you can't have biofuel either. Fit sails to your car. Soon it will be the only way to move it.
The antismokers will not countenance smoking and non-smoking pubs, nor even private smoking clubs. Instead they want to extend their ban to outdoors too.
The NHS will not admit that spending their budgets on deep pile carpets in admin blocks is leading to the deaths of patients. Instead they will employ more 'co-ordinators' and fewer medical staff and pretend the problem has gone away.
The idiots in 'power' will not consider taking powers back from the EU or even asking us if we want to be in it at all. Instead they will attempt to override EU laws and they will end up getting us fined by the EU, so we'll be even poorer.
The real failure of all these people is not in their actions. It is in their absolute inability to admit when those actions were wrong.
Curmudgeon said...
I think "unintended consequences" is the great theme of our age.
I can't think of a single thing the government or their pet fakecharities have done that has not backfired in spectacular style.
They never seem to see it.
Spot on, Sir.
(Although whether the pub closures were 100% unintended is to me an open question)
Anon - good point. Although CAMRA's support for the ban was certainly not intended to close down pubs, the Righteous certainly had that in mind. Drinking and smoking? Stop them both at once!
It may be a more efficient dictatorship when they can get the citizenry to screw themselves over to begin with and then go all out spying on one another to make sure it remains that way, without the government having to step in and physically present force to make certain that is how the system results.
It may also be that having tried it once the other way, in Europe during the 1930's and 40's, they are now more reluctant to make a large show of brutal force upfront as it's apt to be met with too much resistance and create a war, where-as doing it this way and causing it to creep in slowly with the citizen's own allegiance to doing their ownselves in, cutting their own throats, is a less costly and assured way to bring about the intended results - and have them be longer lasting, once it is established.
So it may be something along those lines, studied in think-tanks, endorsed by the highest elite, test marketed in various cities across the globe, a little of this in one city, a little of that in another, and then as successful self-suppression is obtained, then it becomes ratified into a written plan of action, from which governments in other localities simply have to follow the written procedures, checking off the boxes, one by one, as each step is taken and the final results already guaranteed.
That is pretty much how the world works today.
Excellent Mr L-I.
As for closing all pubs? Why not, they're dens of iniquity aren't they?
Mrs R - The best ones certainly are.
Anon no.2, it's certainly a creeping form of tyranny. Rather than rely on a Che Guevara to do it in one go, this method uses a host of Goebbels to do it a bit at a time.
I was taking a smoke break a while ago with a colleague who knows a "councellor" or some such.
He told me that there has been a rise in the number of clients who have been subject to workplace "encouragement" to stop smoking.
Heaven forbid, but could this be bullying?
Before I became "politically" aware, a couple of years ago at my workplace we had someone come around trying to stop people from smoking.
If I knew then what I know now about contracts/law/constitution I would have volunteered to see this harridan and given her hell.
Maybe I should put in a request to have her or one of her colleagues to pop in again. I have one or two questions to ask her/him. Under oath or affirmation, of course.


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Der Faddan More Psalter (auch Faddan Mor Psalter oder trivial Irish bog psalter) ist ein christlicher Psalter (Gebetbuch), der am 20. Juli 2006 im Faddan More bog, einem Moor bei Faddan More (), im Norden des irischen Countys Tipperary gefunden wurde. Das Irische Nationalmuseum schätzt, dass der Psalter zwischen 1000 und 1200 Jahre lang im Moor verborgen lag, und stuft ihn als einen der wichtigsten archäologischen Funde der letzten Jahrzehnte in Irland ein. Nach Meinung von Bernard Meehan, einem vom Trinity College (Dublin) hinzugezogenen Experten für mittelalterliche Handschriften, ist dies der erste Fund einer frühmittelalterlichen irischen Handschrift seit zwei Jahrhunderten. Seit Sommer 2011 ist der Faddan More Psalter in der Schatzkammer des Irischen Nationalmuseums ausgestellt.

Faddan More bog
Die Gegend um Faddan More kann mit einer reichen mittelalterlichen Geschichte aufwarten und in unmittelbarer Nähe finden sich frühe Klostergründungen wie Lorrha und Terryglass im County Tipperary oder Birr und Seirkieran im County Offaly. Bereits im Jahre 1999 wurde im Faddan More bog, nur etwa 100 Meter entfernt, ein Beutel aus feinem Leder gefunden, der mittels 14C-Datierung in das 7. bis 9. Jahrhundert datiert werden konnte. Der trapezförmige Beutel maß 40 Zentimeter an der Mündung, 60 Zentimeter am Fuß und 40 Zentimeter in der Höhe, er war durch feine Stiche vernäht und wies mehrere aufgenähte Verstärkungen auf. Ob der Beutel in einer Verbindung zu dem Psalter steht, kann nicht sicher bestätigt werden. 2002 stieß man auf einen nicht mehr vollständigen, fassförmigen Behälter mit zwei durchbrochenen seitlichen Griffen, der aus einem Stück Holz geschnitzt war. Der Behälter hatte eine Höhe von 46,5 Zentimeter. Eine eingeschnittene Kante deutet an, dass darauf ursprünglich ein abnehmbarer Deckel ruhte. Ebenfalls 2002 wurden mehrere an den Enden angekohlte Holzplanken gefunden, deren größte eine Länge von 150 Zentimeter, eine Breite von 31 Zentimeter und eine Dicke von 4,4 Zentimeter hatte. Obwohl alle Funde in der gleichen Moorschicht lagen wie der im Jahre 2006 gefundene Psalter, ist eine Verbindung dieser Funde mit dem Psalter eher unwahrscheinlich.Fundort:

Fundumstände
Der Faddan More Psalter wurde am 20. Juli 2006 von Eddie Fogarty beim Torfabbau entdeckt, als das Buch aus der Schaufel seines Baggers in eine danebenliegende, zwei Meter tiefe Grube fiel und offen auf dem Einband liegen blieb. Er benachrichtigte sofort die Eigentümer des Moores, die Brüder Kevin und Patrick Leonard, die herbeieilten, herumliegende Buchteile einsammelten und mit nassen Torfplaggen und einer Folie abdeckten, bevor sie das Irische Nationalmuseum benachrichtigten. Der Direktor des Nationalmuseums Dr. Patrick Wallace lobte die Finder, die den Fund durch das sofortige Abdecken mit feuchtem Torf vor Austrocknung und Sauerstoffzufuhr schützten, da ansonsten das Buch in kürzester Zeit getrocknet und zerfallen wäre. Am nächsten Morgen reiste ein Team von fünf Archäologen und Restauratoren vom Irischen Nationalmuseum an, um den Fund zu bergen. Das Fundstück wurde samt Torfschicht in Plastikfolie eingepackt und für den Transport mit einer schützenden Umhüllung aus Gipsbinden versehen. Die Fundstelle selbst wurde in den darauffolgenden Tagen von zwei Archäologinnen untersucht, die weitere kleine Fragmente des Psalters und eines dazugehörigen Lederbeutels oder eines Futterals bergen konnten. Ein Botaniker barg Torf- und Pollenproben von der Fundstelle für weitere botanische und pollenanalytische Untersuchungen. Im Irischen Nationalmuseum wurde das Buch nur kurz oberflächlich dokumentiert. Nachdem alle gängigen Möglichkeiten der Lagerung eines solchen Fundes abgewogen wurden, entschloss man sich, das Buch feucht in einem Kühlschrank bei +4 °C zu lagern. Das Buch wurde auf einer Moorschicht vom Fundort gebettet, mit einer Silikonschicht abgedeckt und einer stabilen Kunststoffumhüllung gegen mechanische Belastungen geschützt. Außerdem wird das Buch mit Moorflüssigkeit aus der Fundschicht feucht gehalten. Es wird damit versucht, die bisherigen Bedingungen, die das Buch über mehrere Jahrhunderte konservierten, aufrechtzuerhalten. Ziel dabei war es, eine Kontaminierung des Fundstückes durch Konservierungsmittel oder andere Substanzen zu vermeiden. Das Buch soll so lange unter diesen Bedingungen eingelagert bleiben, bis Möglichkeiten erarbeitet wurden, es möglichst schonend freizupräparieren, zu untersuchen und zu konservieren, ohne es dabei zu zerstören.

Beschreibung
Erste Untersuchungen zeigten, dass der Buchblock in einem kopertähnlichen Einband aus Leder eingebunden war. Der Einband weist eine längere Klappe mit mehreren Einschnitten und abgerundeten Ecken auf, die um das Buch geschlagen und mittels Bändchen an drei Knöpfen auf der Klappe verschlossen werden konnte. Am Einband wurden anhaftende Papyrusfasern entdeckt, die von einer weitgehend vergangenen Deckelversteifung stammten. Die vermutlich aus Pergament oder Horn bestehenden Knöpfe von etwa 26 Millimeter Durchmesser haben mittig ein Loch, durch das sie auf dem Buchdeckel fixiert wurden. Teile der Klappe wurden durch die Baggerschaufel beschädigt. Das Buch lag bei der Auffindung zwischen der dritten zur vierten Lage aufgeschlagen. Die Lagen eins, drei, vier und fünf bestehen aus jeweils zehn, die zweite Lage aus acht und die sechste Lage aus möglicherweise sechs mittig gefalzten Bögen. Insgesamt werden 52 bis 54 Bögen vermutet, was einer Anzahl von etwa 208 oder 216 Buchseiten entspricht. Die Seiten haben ein durchschnittliches Format von etwa 324 mal 220 Millimeter. Die vorderen Lagen des Buches waren besser erhalten, der Schieber der Baggerschaufel beschädigte besonders die vierte Lage stärker und knickte die dahinter liegenden Seiten eselsohrartig um. In den Ecken der Satzspiegel befinden sich große und für die insulare Buchmalerei des Mittelalters charakteristische, illuminierte Initialen. Die sichtbaren Seiten sind mit gelben Rahmen und roten Ornamenten verziert. Typologisch konnten die Initialen in das 7. bis 8. Jahrhundert datiert werden. Die auffälligsten Verzierungsfarben waren Gelb und Bleirot, das aber stellenweise stark oxidiert vorliegt. Weitere Farben wie Kupfergrün sind vermutlich durch die Moorsäuren vergangen. Die Textseiten sind jeweils mit maximal 30 Zeilen mit durchschnittlich je etwa 10 Wörtern beschrieben. Der Text ist in lateinischer Schrift in sorgfältigen Majuskeln auf Vellum, einem feinen Pergament, geschrieben, von dem sich große Fragmente erhalten haben. Die ersten identifizierbaren Worte waren in ualle lacrimarum (übersetzt etwa: im Tal der Tränen), folglich trug die aufgeschlagene Seite Teile des 83. Psalmes, genauer Psalm 83.7 Vers 4 – 9. Der Text basiert auf dem des sogenannten Galizischen Psalters, einer Version des Lateinischen Psalters, der vom hl. Hieronymus im Jahre 392 aus dem Altgriechischen übersetzt wurde. Der Text orientiert sich eng an der lateinischen Fassung des ältesten irischen Buches, dem in der Royal Irish Academy aufbewahrten Psalter Cathach. Zukünftige genauere Untersuchungen des Textes werden Auskunft darüber geben können, von welchen Vorlagen der Faddan More Psalter abgeschrieben wurde.

Bei dem Buch und an der ursprünglichen Lagerstelle wurden zahlreiche Lederreste eines möglichen Beutels oder eines Futterals gefunden, deren größtes Fragment mit einer Länge von etwa 17,5 Zentimetern und einer Breite von 4 Zentimetern vorliegt. Ein Teil des Beutels wurde durch die Baggerschaufel durchtrennt, und Fragmente des Leders hafteten am Buch, während der Rest noch in der Moorschicht am Fundplatz steckte. Das feine Leder lag teilweise nur noch als amorphe Masse vor. Daneben wurden zwei gebrochene Lederbänder von 7 Zentimeter und 14,2 Zentimeter Länge gefunden, deren längeres ein spitz zugeschnittenes Ende aufweist und die vermutlich zum Tragen oder Verschließen des Beutels bzw. Futterals dienten.

Konservierung
Die Tatsache, dass sich das Pergament des Buches überhaupt erhalten hat, ist einmalig. Pergament besteht aus ungegerbter Rohhaut, die bei der Herstellung stark gekalkt wird und dadurch sehr basisch wird. Unter normalen Umständen wäre das Pergament in kurzer Zeit zersetzt worden, sobald es feucht wurde. Verschiedene Faktoren wie Gerbstoffe, Sauerstoffarmut und antibiotisch wirkende Stoffe aus den Torfmoosen behindern das Wachstum von Mikroorganismen, verlangsamen den biologischen Abbau und begünstigen den Erhalt von organischem Material. Gerbstoffe aus dem Moor dringen langsam in die Pergamentschichten ein und gerben es zu Leder. Allerdings war es für die Erhaltung des Buches wichtig, dass diese Gerbstoffe möglichst schnell in das gesamte Buch eindrangen und einwirkten, ansonsten wären nur die äußeren Pergamentschichten erhalten geblieben. Die Ausgräber berichteten, dass das Buchpaket einer Lasagne glich und die Teile, an denen die Gerbstoffe nicht schnell genug eingedrungen waren, wie Buchstabensuppe auf den Betrachter wirkten. Dort löste sich das Pergament bis auf die von der Tinte bedeckten Stellen auf und die aufgelösten Buchstabenfragmente schwammen frei in der Flüssigkeit umher. An anderen Stellen lagen die aus dem vergangenen Pergament gelösten Buchstaben lose in Schichten übereinander. Grundsätzlich sind die einzelnen Seiten zu den Rändern hin besser erhalten als deren Mitte. Die endgültige Konservierung des Fundes gestaltet sich für die Wissenschaftler des Irischen Nationalmuseums schwierig, da es aufgrund fehlender Vergleichsfunde noch keine Erfahrungen gibt. Interdisziplinär wurden Anfragen an namhafte Wissenschaftler und Institute gestartet, die zum Teil widersprüchliche Ratschläge erbrachten. So erfordert die Konservierung der Farbe der Illuminationen und Tinte der Schrift eine andere Behandlung als das Pergament. Eine unkontrollierte Trocknung des Buchpaketes würde es um bis zu 70 % schrumpfen lassen, was den Fund völlig zerstören würde. Trocknet es im Paket, würde es zu einem festen Klumpen verkleben, daher muss es Blatt für Blatt freipräpariert und konserviert werden. Sauerstoffzufuhr und Lichteinwirkung würden die noch erhaltenen Farben verändern. Zur Ermittlung optimaler Möglichkeiten, die eine dauerhafte und stabile Konservierung des Fundes ermöglichen, wurden zahlreiche Versuche mit Pergamentmustern aus dem 18. Jahrhundert und nicht mehr zuweisbaren freien Fragmenten aus dem Faddan More Psalter durchgeführt.

Deutung
Es wird vermutet, dass es von Mönchen eines nahegelegenen irischen Klosters angefertigt wurde. Moore wurden bereits früh von Anwohnern genutzt, um dort verschiedenste Gegenstände zu deponieren, etwa um sie wie im Falle der Moorbutter möglicherweise über einen längeren Zeitraum zu konservieren oder auch einfach nur um Wertgegenstände vor Plünderungen zu bewahren. Das Buch wurde, nach Lage der Spuren an der Fundstelle, vermutlich in einen Lederbeutel oder ein Lederetui gehüllt stehend in einer Moorgrube niedergelegt. Ob es dort verloren wurde oder die Ablage bewusst mit der Intention geschah, es später wieder zu bergen, lässt sich nicht mehr ermitteln.

Der Psalter zeigt zahlreiche technische Gemeinsamkeiten mit koptischen Büchern wie den Nag-Hammadi-Schriften aus Ägypten, zudem lassen die auf der Innenseite des Ledereinbandes gefundenen Papyrusreste vermuten, dass der Einband des Faddan More Psalters mit Papyrus-Kartonage gefüttert war, wie bei den frühen koptischen Codices üblich. Diese Details und die Tatsache, dass das Papyrusmaterial nur aus Afrika importiert worden sein konnte, deuten an, dass enge Kontakte zwischen der frühchristlichen Kirche Irlands zur koptischen Kirche in Nordafrika bestanden.

Bedeutung
Aus buchgeschichtlicher Sicht ist der Faddan More Psalter besonders interessant, da er einer der extrem seltenen aus dem Frühmittelalter erhaltenen Bücher ist, die noch ihren originalen Einband aufweisen. Fast alle anderen frühmittelalterlichen Bücher wurden dagegen später nach dem jeweils aktuellen Stand der Technik neu eingebunden, was Aussagen zu deren ursprünglicher Einbindetechnik sehr erschwert. Manuskripte von der Qualität des Faddan More Psalters wurden nur in den Skriptorien größerer und bedeutender Klöster angefertigt, in deren Bibliotheken sie anschließend verwahrt wurden. Die Wissenschaftler hoffen, durch die eingehende Untersuchung des Fundes klären zu können, ob eine sicherere Datierung durch eine genauere Klassifizierung der Buchmalereien möglich ist. Es soll geklärt werden, welche Malereien sich in den einzelnen Kapiteln befinden, ob das Manuskript weitere Texte neben den Psalmen, ein Datum oder die Namen der Schreiber, des Klosters oder des Auftraggebers enthält. Ebenfalls soll geklärt werden, ob der Psalter von nur einem oder mehreren Schreibern angefertigt wurde und welche Pigmente und Tinten verwendet wurden. Schließlich bleibt die Frage zu klären, ob der Lederbeutel bzw. das Futteral fest oder lose mit dem Buch verbunden war und ob dieses verziert war.

Fehlinterpretierte Prophezeiung
Die während der Auffindung offenliegenden Seiten trugen den Psalm 83 in der Verszählung der Septuaginta, die mit Psalm 84 in der masoretischen Verszählung der meisten altenglischen Bibelübersetzungen übereinstimmt. Aufgrund der Verwirrung über die unterschiedliche Zählung verbreitete sich die Nachricht, dass die aufgeschlagenen Seiten des Psalters den masoretischen Psalm 83 zeigten. Dieser Psalm beinhaltet Texte wie Kommt, wir wollen sie vertilgen, dass sie kein Volk mehr seien, dass des Namens Israel nicht mehr gedacht werde. Diese Prophezeiung zur Zerstörung Israels verleitete Teile der Öffentlichkeit dazu, einen Zusammenhang zu dem zugleich stattfindenden Libanonkrieg 2006 herzustellen. Der Museumsleiter des Nationalmuseums klärte diese Fehlinterpretation mit dem Verweis auf die unterschiedlichen Verszählungen in der Septuaginta und Masoreten auf und stellte klar, dass auf der aufgeschlagenen Seite kein Aufruf zur Zerstörung Israels beschrieben steht.

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Handschrift des Irischen Nationalmuseums (Dublin)
Psalter
Bilderhandschrift (7. Jahrhundert)
Bilderhandschrift (8. Jahrhundert)
Vulgatahandschrift
Moorfund
Archäologischer Fund (Irland)
Archäologischer Fund (Mittelalter)
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His winning record just backed it up. Notorious is likely making his return to the. He went on the joe rogan experience a while back, and he and rogan talked about many things, including mcgregor. What joe rogan and firas zahabi had to say about conor mcgregor firas zahabi, who is the head coach at tristar gym , is also one of the most knowledgeable guys in the game. Smith debate that stemmed from the espn analyst's criticism of donald cerrone following his ufc 246 loss to conor mcgregor.
Conor Mcgregor Israel Adesanya And Many Others React To Joe Rogan S Massive Deal With Spotify Essentiallysports from image-cdn.essentiallysports.com
Conor mcgregor has once again claimed he had a 'hangover' in his defeat to khabib nurmagomedov credit: These comments from 'taker came after rogan questioned punk's decision, stating: His winning record just backed it up. Conor mcgregor's jab vs floyd mayweather now has joe rogan commentary. Podcaster joe rogan commented on youtuber jake paul's attempts to get conor mcgregor's attention. Rogan wasn't tasked with calling the fight, but he remained just as excited as everyone else as the date neared for ufc 257: Taken from jre #1338 w/everlast: I want to roll with conor (mcgregor), that's probably my dream guy just to get my hands on and feel a little bit.
What joe rogan and firas zahabi had to say about conor mcgregor firas zahabi, who is the head coach at tristar gym , is also one of the most knowledgeable guys in the game.
He went on the joe rogan experience a while back, and he and rogan talked about many things, including mcgregor. Rogan remained hyped about ufc 257 all week. In an instagram post earlier, he shared the respectful interaction between conor mcgregor and. Joe rogan gave his opinion about some of the recent acts of jake paul including his video on conor mcgregor. Conor mcgregor thinks he can beat anyone in any discipline, even boxing greats like floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao. Podcaster joe rogan commented on youtuber jake paul's attempts to get conor mcgregor's attention. Kim zolciak has started drinking again amid stress caused by her daughter's… prev next. Rogan wasn't tasked with calling the fight, but he remained just as excited as everyone else as the date neared for ufc 257: Notorious is likely making his return to the. Jake paul has apparently become a matter of the moment. 17, 2020, in las vegas. What joe rogan and firas zahabi had to say about conor mcgregor firas zahabi, who is the head coach at tristar gym , is also one of the most knowledgeable guys in the game. His winning record just backed it up.
The video shows conor mcgregor around some fans calling out joe rogan for reading from a script while commentating on the second fight between him and nate diaz. Joe rogan gave his opinion about some of the recent acts of jake paul including his video on conor mcgregor. 17, 2020, in las vegas. Nate diaz has decided to interject himself in the joe rogan vs. I want to roll with conor (mcgregor), that's probably my dream guy just to get my hands on and feel a little bit.
Joe Rogan S Humble Response To Conor Mcgregor S Comments Over His Ufc Commentary from beta.ems.ladbiblegroup.com
Taken from joe rogan experience #1268 w/ron white: Joe rogan gave his opinion about some of the recent acts of jake paul including his video on conor mcgregor. Popular podcaster and ufc color commentator joe rogan believes the possible boxing match between conor mcgregor and manny pacquiao is a crazy idea. Conor mcgregor has a request for joe rogan in a video, rogan asks jamie vernon to pull out a video of 'the notorious' criticizing him. Taken from jre #1338 w/everlast: Notorious is likely making his return to the. Usa today sports 2 notorious responded to an instagram post from joe rogan credit: Mcgregor stopped aldo in just 13 seconds in that fight to capture the brazilian's ufc featherweight championship.
Conor mcgregor thinks he can beat anyone in any discipline, even boxing greats like floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao.
Joe rogan gave his opinion about some of the recent acts of jake paul including his video on conor mcgregor. Taken from joe rogan experience #1268 w/ron white: The video shows conor mcgregor around some fans calling out joe rogan for reading from a script while commentating on the second fight between him and nate diaz. Joe rogan reacts to news of floyd mayweather wanting to fight mma, and whether or not he should fight conor mcgregor or cm punk. His winning record just backed it up. Conor mcgregor has a request for joe rogan in a video, rogan asks jamie vernon to pull out a video of 'the notorious' criticizing him. 17, 2020, in las vegas. Taken from jre #1338 w/everlast: Podcaster joe rogan commented on youtuber jake paul's attempts to get conor mcgregor's attention. Conor mcgregor has once again claimed he had a 'hangover' in his defeat to khabib nurmagomedov credit: God, that was a crazy gamble for him to fight. the undertaker, real name mark calaway, has long been a fan of. Conor mcgregor's jab vs floyd mayweather now has joe rogan commentary. These comments from 'taker came after rogan questioned punk's decision, stating:
These comments from 'taker came after rogan questioned punk's decision, stating: Podcaster joe rogan commented on youtuber jake paul's attempts to get conor mcgregor's attention. Jake paul has apparently become a matter of the moment. 17, 2020, in las vegas. Conor mcgregor, who is set to face dustin poirier at the main event of ufc 257 on january 23, has been called out by youtuber jake paul multiple times in the past.
Joe Rogan My Ufc Contract Is Up In August I Might Leave It S Possible from themmacorner.com
Ufc commentator joe rogan is absolutely loving this new evolved and matured side of conor mcgregor. The popular youtuber made headlines this week by calling out conor mcgregor and subsequently passing derogatory remarks on mcgregor's' fiance. Conor mcgregor has once again claimed he had a 'hangover' in his defeat to khabib nurmagomedov credit: Notorious is likely making his return to the. Conor mcgregor, who is set to face dustin poirier at the main event of ufc 257 on january 23, has been called out by youtuber jake paul multiple times in the past. Kim zolciak has started drinking again amid stress caused by her daughter's… prev next. Taken from jre #1338 w/everlast: Joe rogan gave his opinion about some of the recent acts of jake paul including his video on conor mcgregor.
Conor mcgregor, who is set to face dustin poirier at the main event of ufc 257 on january 23, has been called out by youtuber jake paul multiple times in the past.
Conor mcgregor has once again claimed he had a 'hangover' in his defeat to khabib nurmagomedov credit: What joe rogan and firas zahabi had to say about conor mcgregor firas zahabi, who is the head coach at tristar gym , is also one of the most knowledgeable guys in the game. His winning record just backed it up. Conor mcgregor has a request for joe rogan in a video, rogan asks jamie vernon to pull out a video of 'the notorious' criticizing him. Smith debate that stemmed from the espn analyst's criticism of donald cerrone following his ufc 246 loss to conor mcgregor. Joe rogan, a commentator for the ufc is excited to see conor mcgregor acting so friendly. Conor mcgregor thinks he can beat anyone in any discipline, even boxing greats like floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao. Popular podcaster and ufc color commentator joe rogan believes the possible boxing match between conor mcgregor and manny pacquiao is a crazy idea. Mcgregor stopped aldo in just 13 seconds in that fight to capture the brazilian's ufc featherweight championship. Rogan remained hyped about ufc 257 all week. Ufc commentator joe rogan is absolutely loving this new evolved and matured side of conor mcgregor. Joe rogan reacts to news of floyd mayweather wanting to fight mma, and whether or not he should fight conor mcgregor or cm punk. He went on the joe rogan experience a while back, and he and rogan talked about many things, including mcgregor.
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17, 2020, in las vegas. Joe rogan reacts to news of floyd mayweather wanting to fight mma, and whether or not he should fight conor mcgregor or cm punk. Taken from joe rogan experience #1268 w/ron white: His winning record just backed it up. Kim zolciak has started drinking again amid stress caused by her daughter's… prev next.
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Rogan remained hyped about ufc 257 all week. The popular youtuber made headlines this week by calling out conor mcgregor and subsequently passing derogatory remarks on mcgregor's' fiance. In an instagram post earlier, he shared the respectful interaction between conor mcgregor and. Conor mcgregor thinks he can beat anyone in any discipline, even boxing greats like floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao. Smith ripped cerrone for quitting and failing to last more than 40 seconds in the biggest fight of his career, and that drew the ire of rogan.the longtime ufc commentator said smith shouldn't.
Source: nypost.com
Notorious is likely making his return to the. Popular podcaster and ufc color commentator joe rogan believes the possible boxing match between conor mcgregor and manny pacquiao is a crazy idea. What joe rogan and firas zahabi had to say about conor mcgregor firas zahabi, who is the head coach at tristar gym , is also one of the most knowledgeable guys in the game. Taken from jre #1338 w/everlast: Mcgregor had gained a reputation for his wild antics at the beginning of his career and it helped build hype and excitement between matches.
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Conor mcgregor has a request for joe rogan in a video, rogan asks jamie vernon to pull out a video of 'the notorious' criticizing him. Popular podcaster and ufc color commentator joe rogan believes the possible boxing match between conor mcgregor and manny pacquiao is a crazy idea. Taken from joe rogan experience #1268 w/ron white: The popular youtuber made headlines this week by calling out conor mcgregor and subsequently passing derogatory remarks on mcgregor's' fiance. Usa today sports 2 notorious responded to an instagram post from joe rogan credit:
Source: www.mmanytt.com
Joe rogan, a commentator for the ufc is excited to see conor mcgregor acting so friendly. Joe rogan reacts to news of floyd mayweather wanting to fight mma, and whether or not he should fight conor mcgregor or cm punk. These comments from 'taker came after rogan questioned punk's decision, stating: The popular youtuber made headlines this week by calling out conor mcgregor and subsequently passing derogatory remarks on mcgregor's' fiance. Jake paul has apparently become a matter of the moment.
Source: cdn.images.express.co.uk
Joe rogan, a commentator for the ufc is excited to see conor mcgregor acting so friendly. What joe rogan and firas zahabi had to say about conor mcgregor firas zahabi, who is the head coach at tristar gym , is also one of the most knowledgeable guys in the game. Jake paul has apparently become a matter of the moment. His winning record just backed it up. Rogan wasn't tasked with calling the fight, but he remained just as excited as everyone else as the date neared for ufc 257:
Source: www.bjpenn.com
Conor mcgregor has once again claimed he had a 'hangover' in his defeat to khabib nurmagomedov credit: Notorious is likely making his return to the. Conor mcgregor, who is set to face dustin poirier at the main event of ufc 257 on january 23, has been called out by youtuber jake paul multiple times in the past. Mcgregor stopped aldo in just 13 seconds in that fight to capture the brazilian's ufc featherweight championship. Podcaster joe rogan commented on youtuber jake paul's attempts to get conor mcgregor's attention.
Source: image-cdn.essentiallysports.com
Joe rogan reacts to news of floyd mayweather wanting to fight mma, and whether or not he should fight conor mcgregor or cm punk. Jake paul has apparently become a matter of the moment. Ufc commentator joe rogan is absolutely loving this new evolved and matured side of conor mcgregor. He went on the joe rogan experience a while back, and he and rogan talked about many things, including mcgregor. Joe rogan, a commentator for the ufc is excited to see conor mcgregor acting so friendly.
Source: media.gettyimages.com
God, that was a crazy gamble for him to fight. the undertaker, real name mark calaway, has long been a fan of. The video shows conor mcgregor around some fans calling out joe rogan for reading from a script while commentating on the second fight between him and nate diaz. His winning record just backed it up. Conor mcgregor thinks he can beat anyone in any discipline, even boxing greats like floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao. Joe rogan, jake paul / youtube.


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Q: How to run nasm on VS code window I try to run my assembly code by my c file on VS Code windows. I have a folder which look like this
It contain my asm file:
  bits 64

    section .data

    ; external variables declared in C
    extern g_c_array, g_c_array_length, g_c_int
    extern g_c_byte, g_c_hello, g_c_4chars

    ; list of public variables
    global g_a_first_last, g_a_4chars, g_a_byte_int, g_a_int

g_a_first_last dd      0,0                 ; int[ 2 ]
g_a_4chars     db      0,0,0,0,0           ; char[ 5 ]
g_a_byte_int   dd      0                   ; int
g_a_int        dd      0                   ; int

    section .text

;***************************************************************************
    ; Function shows int variables using.

    global  access_int
access_int:
    ; Content of variable g_c_int will be moved to variable g_a_int.
    mov eax, [ g_c_int ]
    mov [ g_a_int ], eax
    ret

;***************************************************************************
    ; Function shows char and int variable using.

    global access_char
access_char:
    ; Content of variable g_c_byte will be moved to variable g_a_byte_int.
    ; Both variable have different size and therefore is necessary
    ; to fill missing part by zeroes.
    mov eax, 0
    mov al, [ g_c_byte ]
    mov [ g_a_byte_int ], eax
    ret

;***************************************************************************
    ; Functions shows array element access

    global access_array
access_array:
    ; Function move content of first and last members of g_c_array
    ; to two elements array g_a_first_last.
    ; Length of array is stored in g_c_array_length
    mov eax, [ g_c_array + 0 ]
    mov [ g_a_first_last + 0 ], eax

    mov rcx, 0
    mov ecx, dword [ g_c_array_length ]   ; length of array
    mov eax, [ g_c_array + ( rcx - 1 ) * 4 ]
    mov [ g_a_first_last + 1 * 4 ], eax
    ret

;***************************************************************************
    ; Function shows access to characters in string.

    global access_string
access_string:
    ; Function rewrites first word in string g_c_hello
    ; and moves content of variable g_c_4chars to strin_4chars.
    mov [ g_c_hello + 0 ], byte 'N'
    mov [ g_c_hello + 1 ], byte 'i'
    mov [ g_c_hello + 2 ], byte 'c'
    mov [ g_c_hello + 3 ], byte 'e'

    mov al, [ g_c_4chars + 0 ]
    mov [ g_a_4chars + 0 ], al
    mov al, [ g_c_4chars + 1 ]
    mov [ g_a_4chars + 1 ], al
    mov al, [ g_c_4chars + 2 ]
    mov [ g_a_4chars + 2 ], al
    mov al, [ g_c_4chars + 3 ]
    mov [ g_a_4chars + 3 ], al
    ret

and the C file:
#include <stdio.h>

#define L 10

// global public variables
char g_c_hello[] = "Good message for all programmers!";
int g_c_array[ L ] = { 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40 };
int g_c_array_length = L;
int g_c_int = 3333;
char g_c_byte = 99;
int g_c_4chars = 0x454C4946;

// external variables
extern int g_a_int;
extern int g_a_first_last[];
extern int g_a_byte_int;
extern char g_a_4chars[];

// external function
void access_int();
void access_char();
void access_array();
void access_string();

int main()
{
    access_int();
    printf( "Variables g_c_int=%d, g_a_int=%d\n", g_c_int, g_a_int );

    access_char();
    printf( "Variables g_c_byte a g_a_byte_int %d=%d\n", g_c_byte, g_a_byte_int );

    access_array();
    printf( "First and last member of array g_c_array: %d %d\n",
                g_c_array[ 0 ], g_c_array[ L - 1 ] );
    printf( "Content of array g_a_first_last: %d %d\n",
                g_a_first_last[ 0 ], g_a_first_last[ 1 ] );

    printf( "Original  g_c_hello: '%s'\n", g_c_hello );
    access_string();
    printf( "Modifies  g_c_hello: '%s'\n", g_c_hello );
    printf( "Retezec g_a_4chars: '%s'\n", g_a_4chars );
}

Normally, in Linux, I can run it with command make && c-main but it seems like there's no make command in Windows OS. So can anyone let me now how can I run this code on Windows, and if it is possible, Is this any possible way to debugging assembly on VS code also ?

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Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC Purchases 718 Shares of Progressive Corp (NYSE:PGR)
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A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of PGR. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. raised its position in Progressive by 3.1% in the second quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. now owns 4,361 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $349,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the period. Archford Capital Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Progressive by 49.5% in the 2nd quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC now owns 408 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Progressive by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Advisors Inc. now owns 2,740 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $219,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. TRUE Private Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Progressive by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. TRUE Private Wealth Advisors now owns 4,254 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $340,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eukles Asset Management boosted its stake in shares of Progressive by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 7,253 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $560,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.46% of the company's stock.
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Shares of NYSE:PGR traded down $2.41 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $72.05. The company's stock had a trading volume of 144,354 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,092,603. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $73.00 and a 200-day moving average of $77.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.31, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Progressive Corp has a 12-month low of $56.71 and a 12-month high of $84.96.
Progressive (NYSE:PGR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The insurance provider reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.03. Progressive had a net margin of 8.69% and a return on equity of 26.09%. On average, research analysts predict that Progressive Corp will post 5.37 EPS for the current year.
A number of equities research analysts recently commented on PGR shares. Buckingham Research upped their price target on shares of Progressive from $74.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Wells Fargo & Co reiterated a "hold" rating and set a $76.00 price target on shares of Progressive in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Evercore ISI started coverage on shares of Progressive in a report on Thursday, October 17th. They set an "in-line" rating and a $78.00 price target for the company. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Progressive from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. Finally, Raymond James set a $93.00 price target on shares of Progressive and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, September 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $82.64.
In other news, CEO Susan Patricia Griffith sold 22,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.47, for a total transaction of $1,720,575.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 352,795 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $26,978,233.65. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven Broz sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.84, for a total transaction of $354,200.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 25,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,791,897.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 39,500 shares of company stock worth $3,005,735 over the last three months. 0.39% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Progressive Profile
The Progressive Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides personal and commercial auto insurance, residential property insurance, and other specialty property-casualty insurance and related services primarily in the United States. Its Personal Lines segment writes insurance for personal autos, and recreational and other vehicles.
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Cairo has had more than 7,000 years' experience of being a vital hub between Europe, the Middle East and Africa and even the Pharaohs had their own idea of future flight. Today, Cairo is one of Africa's busiest hubs with a thriving aerospace and aviation industry incorporating manufacturing, MRO, training and a modern national carrier along with a plethora of domestic, regional, cargo and charter airlines.
No surprise then that the city was the venue for the Aviation Africa Summit, where governments, airlines, operators, airports and aviation service providers gathered for two days of debate and discussion about the issues affecting the aviation industry.
More than 1,000 delegates were welcomed by the country's civil aviation minister, Sherif Fathi, a former EgyptAir chairman, who had called for the summit to address some of the challenging issues facing the continent. He would not be disappointed.
AbdeRahmane Berthe, the secretary general and CEO of the African Airline Association led the charge, highlighting the need to reduce operating costs if Africa's aviation industry is to be sustainable.
While African passenger airlines are getting to grips with the introduction of the Single African Air Traffic Market, the continent's leading cargo carrier, Astral Aviation from Kenya announced it is breaking new ground – or at least new airspace with the FLYOX cargo drone.
African airlines were also flocking to look at the newest technology for the airliner flight decks. Bose who unveiled its new active noise cancelling headsets for commercial pilots at the Aircraft Interiors show in Hamburg a week ago brought the new sets to Cairo.
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Q: How to check if file exists in remote SFTP server from local Linux script? I'm writing a sh script to download a file from a Windows SFTP server. However, before doing so I want to check if the file exists.
There were many questions out there that suggests downloading winexe, or doing ssh host@host test -f file and other alternatives, but all of them would not work in my case. I'm not allowed to install anything and must use out-of-the-box utils.
The reason why I need to test before the actual download is because there is a lot of pre-existing processes already set up that requires the file to exist before reaching the download portion. Don't ask me why it is this way. It was already like this when I came in.

A: The standard (OpenSSH) SFTP client does not offer a function to test a file existence or anything close to it.

I'm assuming your only interface is the SFTP protocol to make the solution platform-independent (as you are connecting to Windows). So solutions like executing test over an SSH terminal are not viable (as you have confirmed yourself).

You can workaround that by using an SFTP command with a little overhead that fails when the file does not exist. And test for the sftp exit code (1 for error, 0 for ok).
You could abuse the df (disk free) command for that.
echo "df myfile.txt" | sftp -b - example.com
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
    echo "File exists"
else
    echo "File does not exist"
fi

Though df command uses a proprietary OpenSSH extension of the SFTP protocol internally (statvfs@openssh.com). So you have to test first, if your Windows SFTP server supports that. Obviously if you use OpenSSH (MS Win32 build or Cygwin), you are ok.

If the df won't work, the only other option is to try to download the file.
Ideally move your download code before all "pre-existing processes already set up that requires the file to exist". That's imo the best solution. As @Kenster commented: The file could disappear between when you check and when you download it. Or the file could exist, but you could lack permission to read it. Checking whether the file exists, separately from trying to download it, may not be as useful as you think.
If that's not possible, you need to download the file twice. First to test its existence. And later again to actually download it.
Fake download to test file existence:
echo "get myfile.txt /dev/null" | sftp -b - example.com
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
    echo "File exists"
else
    echo "File does not exist"
fi

Replace the /dev/null with an actual path, if you can merge the test and download steps into one.

The SFTP protocol as such can test file existence. So if you have other SFTP client than OpenSSH handy, you might be able to do this more easily.
For example the lftp has the find command:
lftp -c "open sftp://example.com ; find myfile.txt"
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
    echo "File exists"
else
    echo "File does not exist"
fi

For a similar question, see Test if any file was downloaded with SFTP command.