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#include <irtkImage.h>
#include <irtkNoise.h>

template <class VoxelType> irtkUniformNoiseWithPadding<VoxelType>::irtkUniformNoiseWithPadding() : irtkUniformNoise<VoxelType>()
{
  _PaddingValue = std::numeric_limits<VoxelType>::min();
}

template <class VoxelType> irtkUniformNoiseWithPadding<VoxelType>::irtkUniformNoiseWithPadding(double Amplitude, VoxelType PaddingValue) : irtkUniformNoise<VoxelType>(Amplitude)
{
  _PaddingValue = PaddingValue;
}

template <class VoxelType> double irtkUniformNoiseWithPadding<VoxelType>::Run(int x, int y, int z, int t)
{
  if (this->_input->Get(x, y, z, t) > this->_PaddingValue) {
    return this->irtkUniformNoise<VoxelType>::Run(x, y, z, t);
  } else {
    return this->_PaddingValue;
  }
}

template class irtkUniformNoiseWithPadding<irtkBytePixel>;
template class irtkUniformNoiseWithPadding<irtkGreyPixel>;
template class irtkUniformNoiseWithPadding<irtkRealPixel>;

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Malaysia parliament scraps law penalizing fake news
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's parliament on Wednesday scrapped a law making "fake news" a crime, which critics say was aimed at curbing dissent, a year after an initial attempt to repeal the legislation was blocked by an opposition-controlled senate.
The Anti-Fake News Act 2018 was passed by former prime minister Najib Razak's administration just weeks before he lost the May 2018 election to an alliance led by Mahathir Mohamad, who had promised to scrap the law.
Parliament debated a motion to repeal the law for two days before passing it on Wednesday with a simple majority.
Rights groups had denounced the law, which allowed fines of up to 500,000 ringgit ($119,000) and jail terms of up to six years, as repressive and accused Najib of using it to cover up allegations of graft and mismanagement.
"The demise of the rights-abusing anti-fake news bill is welcome news that is long overdue," Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch, said in an email to Reuters.
"Implementation of this law would have been a death knell for press freedom in Malaysia."
The lower house of parliament had voted to abolish the law in August 2018, but the repeal was rejected by the upper house, or senate, which is dominated by Najib's defeated Barisan Nasional coalition.
Malaysia was among the first countries to introduce an anti-fake news law.
Neighboring Singapore has passed a similar law, which came into effect this month despite objections from opposition politicians. (Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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It was my first visit to Nepal. These days I have discovered the mountains that have always drawn climbers' attention, not only because of their height but also because they are largely unexplored areas. I was lucky enough to be in the company of two very experienced people who taught me many things.
Kilian Jornet will be until the end of March on a trip to Nepal where he will prepare for the next "Summits of My Life" challenges.
Mountain climbers Jordi Tosas and Jordi Corominas will join him, and Kilian wishes to be able to learn from these two great mountaineers. This adventure is something which Kilian has been dreaming about for a while and where he wants to discover a new culture, new experiences and also explore by himself the big mountains of the Himalayas.


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Q: How exactly VectorDrawables can be used in Android Widgets on Pre-Lollipop I am trying to use vector drawable in my widget bt on pre-lollipop, the image not displays, as I tried displaying image programmatically bcoz app:srcCompat don't work in case of widgets, based on the answers given in the following:
AppCompat 23.2 use VectorDrawableCompat with RemoteViews (AppWidget) on API<21
but after using the above approach I end up with this stack trace:
02-11 18:55:12.686 12176-12176/? E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
                                               Process: com.example.android.mygarden, PID: 12176
                                               java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start receiver com.example.android.mygarden.PlantWidgetProvider: android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: File res/drawable/water_drop_blue.xml from drawable resource ID #0x7f08008d
                                                   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:2580)
                                                   at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1700(ActivityThread.java:151)
                                                   at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1397)
                                                   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:110)
                                                   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
                                                   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5292)
                                                   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
                                                   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
                                                   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:824)
                                                   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:640)
                                                   at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
                                                Caused by: android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: File res/drawable/water_drop_blue.xml from drawable resource ID #0x7f08008d
                                                   at android.content.res.Resources.loadDrawable(Resources.java:2152)
                                                   at android.content.res.Resources.getDrawable(Resources.java:710)
                                                   at android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat.getDrawable(ContextCompat.java:353)
                                                   at com.example.android.mygarden.PlantWidgetProvider.updateAppWidget(PlantWidgetProvider.java:49)
                                                   at com.example.android.mygarden.PlantWidgetProvider.onUpdate(PlantWidgetProvider.java:76)
                                                   at android.appwidget.AppWidgetProvider.onReceive(AppWidgetProvider.java:66)
                                                   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:2573)
                                                   at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1700(ActivityThread.java:151)
                                                   at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1397)
                                                   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:110)
                                                   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
                                                   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5292)
                                                   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
                                                   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
                                                   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:824)
                                                   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:640)
                                                   at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
                                                Caused by: org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException: Binary XML file line #1: invalid drawable tag vector
                                                   at android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.createFromXmlInner(Drawable.java:933)
                                                   at android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.createFromXml(Drawable.java:877)
                                                   at android.content.res.Resources.loadDrawable(Resources.java:2148)
                                                   at android.content.res.Resources.getDrawable(Resources.java:710)
                                                   at android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat.getDrawable(ContextCompat.java:353)
                                                   at com.example.android.mygarden.PlantWidgetProvider.updateAppWidget(PlantWidgetProvider.java:49)
                                                   at com.example.android.mygarden.PlantWidgetProvider.onUpdate(PlantWidgetProvider.java:76)
                                                   at android.appwidget.AppWidgetProvider.onReceive(AppWidgetProvider.java:66)
                                                   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:2573)
                                                   at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1700(ActivityThread.java:151)
                                                   at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1397)
                                                   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:110)
                                                   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
                                                   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5292)
                                                   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
                                                   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
                                                   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:824)
                                                   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:640)
                                                   at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

I do have my VectorDrawable in drawable/water_drop_blue.xml, bt it shows however Resources$NotFoundException.
Here is my updateAppWidget method:
static void updateAppWidget(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager,
    int appWidgetId) {

    // Create an Intent to launch MainActivity when clicked
    Intent intent = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
    PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent
        .getActivity(context, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
    // Construct the RemoteViews object
    RemoteViews views = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.plant_widget);

    if (VERSION.SDK_INT >= VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
        views.setImageViewResource(R.id.widget_water_button, R.drawable.water_drop_blue);
    } else {
        Drawable drawable = ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.water_drop_blue);
        drawable = (DrawableCompat.wrap(drawable)).mutate();
        Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(drawable.getIntrinsicWidth(),
            drawable.getIntrinsicHeight(),
            Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
        Canvas c = new Canvas(bitmap);
        drawable.setBounds(0, 0, c.getWidth(), c.getHeight());
        drawable.draw(c);
        views.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.widget_water_button, bitmap);
    }

My app widget layout file:
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent"
  android:orientation="vertical">
  <ImageView
    android:id="@+id/widget_water_button"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" />
  <ImageView
    android:id="@+id/widget_plant_image"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="center"
    android:src="@drawable/grass" />
</LinearLayout>

I have also included in app level build.gradle file
vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true

Please help me in displaying Vector in widget on pre-lollipop devices. I also tried using AppCompatImageView bt it didn't work.

A: in my project it's something like this:
remoteViews.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.widget_control, VectorUtil
                        .vectorToBitmap(context, R.drawable.chevron_left));

VectorUtils:
public static Bitmap vectorToBitmap(Context context, @DrawableRes int resVector) {
    Drawable drawable = AppCompatResources.getDrawable(ctx, resVector);
    Bitmap b = Bitmap.createBitmap(drawable.getIntrinsicWidth(), drawable.getIntrinsicHeight(),
            Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
    Canvas c = new Canvas(b);
    drawable.setBounds(0, 0, c.getWidth(), c.getHeight());
    drawable.draw(c);
    return b;
}

And it works fine.
But as i can see in your stacktrace it's problem with your vector, because of Tag that Parser of vector can't read it. Validate your vector.

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Saving the regal Monarch butterfly
Thursday Aug. 6th, 2020
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has developed a website dedicated to Monarch butterflies, simply because that most recognizable of species is in trouble due to pesticides, habitat loss and climate change.
Milkweeds and nectar sources are declining due to development and the widespread use of herbicides in croplands, pastures and roadsides. Because 90% of all milkweed/monarch habitats occur within the agricultural landscape, farm practices have the potential to strongly influence monarch populations.
Development (of subdivisions, factories, shopping centers, etc.) in the U.S. is consuming habitats for monarchs and other wildlife at a rate of 6,000 acres (9.4 square miles) a day – that's 2.2 million acres each year, according to Monarch Watch, a nonprofit education, conservation and research program based at the University of Kansas that focuses on the Monarch butterfly, its habitat and its spectacular fall migration, flying more than 3,000 miles – at about 50 miles per day – to Mexico with the sun as their guide.
Widespread adoption of herbicide-resistant corn and soybeans has resulted in the loss of more than 100 million acres of monarch habitat in recent years. The planting of these crops genetically modified to resist the non-selective systemic herbicide glyphosate (Roundup) allows growers to spray fields with this herbicide instead of tilling to control weeds. Milkweeds survive tilling but not the repeated use of glyphosate.
However, this is not one of those wring-your-hands-and-fret problems. Everyone can help.
"No matter who you are or where you live, you can get involved today," the Fish & Wildlife website states. "Start by planting milkweed and nectar plants that are native to your area. Garden organically to minimize your impacts on monarchs, their food plants and other pollinators. Become a citizen scientist and monitor monarchs in your area. Educate others about pollinators, conservation and how they can help."
You can learn how others are doing it in Duluth this Saturday, Aug. 8, from 10 am to 2 pm with the "Secret Garden Tour of Duluth Monarch Butterflies Waystation Gardens."
According to the brief press release announcing the "secret garden" tour: "This event is a self-driving tour of several Duluth Certified Monarch Waystation Gardens that feature a mix of milkweed, nectar and pollinator plants needed for the natural propagation and growth of Monarch butterflies."
Also according to the release, six to seven of the 64 or so Monarch Watch sites will be on the tour, from some simple layouts to elaborate pollinator gardens, all of which have been certified by Monarch Watch.
Saturday's tour is sponsored by Duluth Monarch Buddies, a nonprofit of Duluthians collaborating to restore Monarch habitat and to educate residents about the ecology of Monarchs and other pollinators.
Here's how to take the tour:
• On Aug. 8 between 9 and 10 a.m., go to the east parking lot at First United Methodist Church, 230 E. Skyline Parkway.
• Handouts with directions and garden information will be provided.
• A $10 donation per vehicle is requested to support the Duluth Monarch Buddies' planting projects.
• Social distancing applies; masks highly encouraged.
For more information on Duluth Monarch Buddies, contact duluthmonarchbuddies@gmail.com.
For more details on planning on a Monarch garden, visit fws.gov/midwest/news/PollinatorGarden.html
To show your support of monarch conservation, have your monarch habitat certified as an official Monarch Waystation by Monarch Watch. Visit monarchwatch.org for details.


Freelance lawyering isn't a new concept. Attorneys who accomplish assignment for added attorneys on a freelance base accept been about for decades, as credible by acknowledged arrangement attorneys like Lisa Solomon of Question of Law or Jami Kohn of Why Appoint an Associate — not to acknowledgment the advertisement of The Complete Guide to Arrangement Lawyering: What Every Advocate and Close Needs to Know About Temporary Acknowledged Casework aboriginal arise in 1994. Likewise, action outsourcing — about across — for advancing certificate ysis or alertness of bankruptcy, clearing forms or credible applications accept been about for about as long.
But what has afflicted over the accomplished decade is the affluence with which freelance casework can now be acquired for abundant and abate calibration projects through curated networks on online platforms. MontageLegal, founded in 2009, about marks the alpha of what I alarm FreelanceLawyer 2.0, but aback again abundant companies accept followed on Montage's heels.
Aggregate Law, Book It, Advocate Exchange, Acknowledged Bee, Now Admonition Network, Appoint an Esquire, Legably, Law Clerk.Legal, Law Trades and Legis One (there's additionally PowerUp Legal, my own affidavit of abstraction exchange for on-demand activity admonition — but I wouldn't abode it in the added all-encompassing class because of the curated and specialized attributes of the services).
In my experience, freelance sites assignment best for added all-encompassing matters: a motion to bulldoze in federal court, alertness of a aboveboard dispositive motion or appellate abrupt on added well-settled and beneath complicated affairs in ancestors law, application law or aperture of contract, researching a attenuated affair or drafting a arrangement contract. For these matters, it's not difficult to acquisition accomplished attorneys with a decade or added of acquaintance who can handle the assignment aural a amount ambit of $75 – $125/hour. In fact, abounding of these freelance sites are so oversubscribed with attorneys that you could apparently acquisition addition to booty on the assignment for as little as $30 or $40 an hour — but at those rates, you'd booty a accident on both the affection and accommodation of the accomplished product.
Many attorneys are alert of application freelance sites, fearing that the attorneys they can acquisition are beneath than desirable. But that's not necessarily accurate — abounding able attorneys opt for freelance assignment to acquire money while spending time with ancestors or to abutment themselves while transitioning into a new convenance area. That said, if you appetite high-quality, reliable, file-ready work, you'll appetite to use one of the added curated sites that vet applicants (like Montage or Now Admonition Network) and you should apprehend to pay amid $125-$200/hour. If you can bill the costs to a applicant with a markup, those ante will still save you money — but if the assignment isn't billable, your costs can add up quickly.
All jurisdictions with the barring of Maryland and Texas acquiesce attorneys to mark up the amount of fees for arrangement lawyers. As a result, it's accessible — at atomic in approach — for attorneys to about-face a accumulation off of assignment performed by arrangement attorneys. On the added hand, hiring attorneys are on the angle for the amount of freelance attorneys — alike if the hiring advocate is stiffed by the client. Moreover, because freelance attorneys may charge time to appear up to acceleration on a file, the hiring advocate may charge to address off some of the costs. In short, while freelance attorneys are acutely a account for busy attorneys, aback all is said and done, they're not necessarily the accumulation centermost that they're fabricated out to be.
For me, the best account of best of the freelance platforms is that acquittal is easy. The contributor is appropriate to complete invoices consistently and they're paid automatically unless the hiring advocate fails to accept the invoice. Aback I adopt to automate all of my payments rather than sending out checks, the auto-payment appearance accomplish the hiring action added able and seamless.
One of my bigger beefs about some of the newest freelance platforms is the abridgement of affection ascendancy — which is accepting worse, rather than bigger with time. Aback I aboriginal acclimated one of the sites about four years ago, I bound activate several ytic priced able applicants. Added recently, however, the crop of candidates who responded to a announcement was evocative of my acquaintance on Craig's list: typo-infested, anatomy awning belletrist or ytically-bereft autograph samples. Message to freelance platforms: a little affection ascendancy adeptness affect added aplomb in the attorneys who use the armpit for hiring.
Whenever one of my sisters or I brought home a suiter who was a little too laid aback or not decidedly ambitious, my parents would blow and complaining that that he's not from the schveyr arbiters (hard workers). That incomparable Yiddish appellation is affectionate of how I'd sum up my acquaintance with abounding of the attorneys I activate at the freelance platforms. Few, if any, are accommodating to assignment nights or weekends. Some sit on projects for canicule afore responding with an update. Others angry about artefact that was acutely rushed and abundantly deficient. While added recently, my adventures accept been added positive, I about chock-full application the freelance sites absolutely because frankly, I didn't appetite to appoint addition who works beneath adamantine than I do. Plus, isn't coercion the acumen that one would seek out freelancers to activate with?
One of the bedraggled little secrets of today's freelance platforms is that they're abundantly "bring your own." In added words, the hiring advocate is accepted to accommodate admission to bartering acknowledged ysis like LEXIS and Westlaw forth with abuse insurance. Though this isn't a botheration for me aback I can admission freelancers admission to accordant subscriptions, some hiring attorneys may not accept the adeptness to do so — or may use ysis accoutrement that the freelancers aren't acclimatized to using.
As with law convenance administration platforms, today there are so abounding freelance sites that it's difficult to yze them. And while it's abundant to accept antagonism and choice, at the aforementioned time it's additionally too accessible for attorneys who blow a activity or accept a poor ysis at one armpit to artlessly move to another.
Despite my alloyed experiences, I'm still bullish on freelance advocate platforms and acceptable the beck of new entrants. Moving forward, I'd adulation to see sites that action affirmed turn-around time, night and weekend labor, and bigger affection control. Yet alike with those improvements, I aloof don't see how these stand-alone freelance sites are acceptable in the continued run, at atomic after abiding accumulated or ample close affairs (e.g., maternology or affliction placements) or some affectionate of advancing cable services. My anticipation seems constant with the credible fate of the now-shuttered Admonition Connect and Intermix and constant with my own acquaintance with PowerUp Acknowledged (in abounding disclosure, while PowerUp Acknowledged has been a nice benefit antecedent of revenue, it doesn't yet accomplish abundant acquirement to accredit me to abdicate my day job and still pay two clandestine academy tuitions plus, award abundant able attorneys to agents specialized activity projects has been a challenge). Moreover, admitting the high-end freelance sites charge best affairs to survive, it's additionally accessible that the lower-end sites — that serve abounding abandoned and baby close attorneys on all-encompassing affairs — can or will eventually be displaced by AI-enabled research, motions or abrupt writing. It's alone a amount of time.
If you've anytime acclimated a freelance acknowledged ysis belvedere as a hiring advocate or freelancer, I'd adulation to apprehend your acquaintance or your prognostications for the future. Drop me an email at [email protected] and accelerate me your thoughts. I'd adulation to address a aftereffect cavalcade on this topic.
Carolyn Elefant has been blogging about abandoned and baby close convenance at MyShingle.comsince 2002 and operated her firm, the Law Offices of Carolyn Elefant PLLC, alike best than that. She's additionally authored a agglomeration of books on capacity like starting a law practice, social media, and 21st aeon advocate representation agreements (affiliate links). If you're absolutely that absorbed in acquirements added about Carolyn, aloof Google her. The Internet never lies, right? You can acquaintance Carolyn by email at [email protected] chase her on Twitter at @carolynelefant.


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Richard L. Luebke Memorial Scholarship Winner
ABHES is pleased to announce Sharonda Saddler, Allied College, Maryland Heights, Missouri, has been chosen as the winner of the Richard L. Luebke Memorial Scholarship!
Ms. Saddler is a full-time surgical technology program student and full-time mother of two. As noted in the nomination, not missing a single day of school, Sharonda has never greeted anyone with anything less than a smile. Sharonda, in her own words, states "I want the best I can be for myself and daughters…I do not want to be a failure in their eyes."
The Richard L. Luebke Memorial Scholarship Committee, moved by Ms. Saddler's story and by her determination to succeed, also expresses its sincere appreciation to the many high-quality nominations submitted. Choosing only one winner was extremely difficult.
Ms. Saddler will receive the scholarship award during the awards ceremony on Friday, February 12, 2010, at the National Conference on Allied Health Education. The conference is being held at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 10-12.
Congratulations Sharonda!
Richard L. Luebke Memorial Scholarship Committee
Christopher Luebke, Pima Medical Institute
Dr. Dolores Gioffre, Public Representative
Melvyn Weiner, Mandl School
Carol Moneymaker, Executive Director, ABHES
Michael White, Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, ABHES


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Q: Promise.all to fetch JSON Datas is Empty In my code, I am trying to fetch data from two JSON files and return them as an array. I did the solution below but it didn't work. What should I do to log those arrays on to the console and achieve what I want?
TS:
  requests = [
    'data/products.json',
    'data/categories.json',
  ];

  constructor(private _http: HttpClient) {
    const x = Promise.all(this.requests.map((url) => fetch(url))).then(
      async (res) => Promise.all(res.map(async (data) => await data.json()))
    );
    console.log(x);
  }

A: The result of Promise.all is "empty" (technically a Promise) because it hasn't resolved by the time you are logging. You should await it or capture the result at .then.
I would rewrite that as const x = await Promise.all(...) outside of a constructor in a method or go with Promise.all(...).then(...).

A: You're over complicating the code with all those pointless async
The issue is, that x is a Promise ... an unresolved Promise at the time you console.log it
try the following instead
requests = [
    'data/products.json',
    'data/categories.json',
];

constructor(private _http: HttpClient) {
    const makeRequest = (url) => fetch(url).then(response => response.json());

    Promise.all(this.requests.map(this.makeRequest))
    .then(x => console.log(x));
}


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La vaca marina de Steller (Hydrodamalis gigas) es una especie extinta de mamífero sirénido de la familia Dugongidae que medía unos 8 metros de longitud (hasta 10 en algunos casos) y pesaba de 4 a 10 toneladas, que presentaba la cola ahorquillada y una áspera piel negra. En comparación con sus parientes manatíes y dugongos, muestra los dientes reducidos a su mínima expresión numérica, siendo la forma mejor adaptada a la vida marina. El mayor sirenio que ha existido jamás, fue descubierto y descrito por primera vez por el médico Georg Wilhelm Steller, integrante de la expedición rusa de Vitus Bering en 1741, extraviado en la isla de Arachka (luego isla de Bering), frente a Kamchatka. Su informe no solo entusiasmó a los zoólogos, sino también a los cazadores de focas y balleneros que vieron un negocio lucrativo, y desde ese momento se convirtió en una presa codiciada por los marineros, que la cazaron en gran número hasta su extinción en 1768. Los barcos se sucedieron uno tras otro frente a Kamchatka, y apenas 27 años después de su descubrimiento fue abatida la última vaca marina de Steller. A partir del año 1854 no quedaba ya huella alguna.

Este enorme mamífero era un animal estrechamente emparentado con el dugongo (Dugong dugon) que habita actualmente en las costas del océano Índico y parte del Pacífico desde Taiwán hasta Nueva Guinea. Al contrario que otros sirenios, la vaca marina de Steller era el único conocido que habitaba en aguas frías, aunque tenía el mismo temperamento excepcionalmente manso (hasta el punto de dejarse matar con facilidad). Todo lo que se sabe de su biología procede de los escritos de Georg Wilhelm Steller. Se alimentaba también de una amplia variedad de algas y plantas marinas, al parecer familias enteras compuestas por el macho, hembra y hasta dos pequeños vivían unidas. Debían de ser monógamos y los jóvenes podían nacer en cualquier época del año, pero sobre todo en otoño. El registro fósil demuestra que durante el Pleistoceno hubo momentos en que su distribución se extendía desde las costas de Japón a las de California, pero a finales del mismo la especie ya solo habitaba los campos de algas marinas del mar de Bering, y quedó restringida por último a las islas del Comandante, cerca de la península de Kamchatka.

Las causas de su extinción fueron la demanda humana de su carne, grasa y piel, de gran calidad. Fue descrita por el naturalista alemán Georg Steller (1709-1746), que se incorporó en 1738 a la segunda expedición a Kamchatka (1733-1743) dirigida por Vitus Bering. Los náufragos de la expedición solo vieron a este animal entre las algas litorales de la Isla de Bering. Lo habían arponeado y su grasa y su carne les sirvió de alimento. Georg Steller las describió de la siguiente manera:

La piel era tan resistente que podía usarse para revestir el casco de los buques, y la grasa y carne, además de gratos alimentos, se demostraron como potentes remedios contra el escorbuto debido a su riqueza en vitamina C. Las islas del Comandante se convirtieron en un importante centro de cazadores de vacas marinas hasta la extinción del animal. Por lo que se refiere a la reserva de la Isla de Bering, sucedió que en el curso del  los cazadores de pieles de focas se acostumbraron a proveerse allí de carne fresca. En octubre de 1754, un grupo mandado por un tal Ivan Krassilnikow hizo un gran destrozo de colosos marinos. Ocho años más tarde un cierto Korovin  "se provee allí de suficiente cantidad de carne de vaca marina". En 1768, uno de los antiguos compañeros de Steller, Ivan Popov, visita la isla y no encuentra más que una sola vaca marina, y la mata. En años posteriores se comunicaron algunos avistamientos en las islas del Comandante y otras islas cercanas, pero la existencia de esta especie después de 1768 no ha podido ser probada nunca de forma fiable.

Véase también
 Georg Steller
 Vitus Bering
 Segunda expedición a Kamchatka
 León marino de Steller (Eumetopias jubatus)

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Dugongidae
Mamíferos extintos
Especies extintas por la actividad humana
Megafauna
Taxones descritos por Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann
Animales extintos descritos en 1780

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Q: AVG in a SUM statement In SQL, the following does not work.
SELECT SUM(
   SELECT AVG(2)
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-- And neither do this:
SELECT SUM(
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The output I expected would obviously just be 2.
Does anyone know how to work around this?

A: I can't imagine what your are trying to do but this works:
SELECT SUM(a)
FROM (SELECT AVG(2) AS a) AS b


Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education Sahiwal organizes the 9th class exams and 10th class exams for students of all the schools present in the districts of Sahiwal, Okara and Pakpattan while thousands of regular and private students of these districts participate in the matric class annual exams every year. Sahiwal Board conducts the matric class annual exams during the months of March and April while written and practical papers are held during the months of March and April respectively. Like papers, date sheets of written and practical papers are also issued separately while practical papers date sheet is announced after written paper date sheet.
BISE Sahiwal uploads the SSC part 1 date sheet and SSC part 2 date sheet at the official site of the board soon after the announcement of the date sheet and the matric class students of Sahiwal Board can easily view their date sheet by visiting the official site of BISE Sahiwal. Soon after the announcement of date sheet, the students are able to start proper preparation of their exams after taking help from their respective date sheet. By preparing the exams according to the examination schedule provide in the date sheet, the students can achieve good marks in the exams.


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This paper presents an overview of the strategic and security issues surrounding the Straits of Malacca. It begins by introducing the strategic nature of the Straits of Malacca and piracy threat in the busy sea lane. Subsequently this paper discusses the issues and interests of the emerging powers in the Straits of Malacca historically. This covers the Asia's emerging powers such as India, Japan and China. Then, the position of the three littoral states of Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore towards the issue of piracy in the Straits of Malacca is touched upon before analyzing the littoral states' position on external powers' involvement in the Straits of Malacca. This is paper also briefly discusses the individual littoral states' interests in the vital sea lane.


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Headline, 2016. ISBN 9781472228369
An amusing and warm friendship develops between an eleven year old boy scout and Miss Vitkus, a one hundred and four year old lady, when he volunteers for yard work to earn a badge for service. The lad's obsession with Guinness World records, his quirky outlook and impeccable manners appeal to the woman who has no time for the shallow time wasting of other well - wishers in her mature years.
The voice of the boy is never heard despite his interviews with the woman about her long life experience which are recorded in chapters for a school project. Clever authorship reveals the disarmingly honest questions he asks by the style of the responses which the old lady voices with equal honesty and candour.
For reasons revealed early in the book, Quinn, the lad's father presents himself to Miss Vitkus to continue the yard work and odd jobs on the boy's behalf until the end of the agreed period. The boy's parents have been married and separated and Quinn has spent so much time away from his family whilst touring in music bands that he has become estranged from his son.
Guinness World records are important and recurring in the narrative. By their nature they are superlative, yet the categories include the mundane, the pointless and the ridiculous. One old lady's relatively unremarkable life is shown to have had highs and lows of joy and suffering (leading to hard earned wisdom) which are as meaningful to her as that experienced by the most famous or accomplished individual. Miss Vitkus' trust and friendship must be earned and Quinn works hard in many senses to build a relationship with her, partly to establish an emotional connection with his son who is only ever referred to in the text as 'the boy'.
Regret, particularly due to inaction rather than mistakes presents often in this story and characters in various situations are revealed to agonise over whether failures may be amended and disasters salvaged. Everyday decent people are the characters playing out their lives in this book and I liked that the author refrained from including unrealistic or uncommon elements which would have detracted from readily identifiable normal life.
Whilst I did not find the tale particularly moving or captivating, I suspect that it may be deeply meaningful to many.
Rob Welsh


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#pragma once
#include "polycode/core/PolyString.h"
#include "polycode/core/PolyGlobals.h"
#include "polycode/core/PolyColor.h"
#include "polycode/core/PolyVector3.h"
#include "polycode/core/PolyQuaternion.h"
#include "polycode/core/PolyQuaternionCurve.h"
#include "polycode/core/PolyEntity.h"
#include <vector>

namespace Polycode {

	class BezierCurve;
	class Bone;
	class QuaternionTween;
	class BezierPathTween;

	class _PolyExport BoneTrack : public PolyBase {
		public:
			BoneTrack(Bone *bone, Number length);
			~BoneTrack();

			void Play(bool once=false);
			void Stop();
			void Update(Number elapsed);
            void Reset();

			void setSpeed(Number speed);

			BezierCurve *scaleX;
			BezierCurve *scaleY;
			BezierCurve *scaleZ;
			BezierCurve *QuatW;
			BezierCurve *QuatX;
			BezierCurve *QuatY;
			BezierCurve *QuatZ;
			BezierCurve *LocX;
			BezierCurve *LocY;
			BezierCurve *LocZ;

			Vector3 position;
            Vector3 scale;
			Quaternion boneQuat;
            QuaternionCurve *quatCurve;

            Number weight;

		protected:

			Number length;
            Number speed;
            bool paused;
            Number time;
			Bone *targetBone;
            bool playOnce;

	};

	/**
	* Skeleton animation.
	*/
	class _PolyExport SkeletonAnimation : public PolyBase {
		public:

			SkeletonAnimation(const String& name, Number duration);
			~SkeletonAnimation();

			/**
			* Adds a new bone track
			* @param boneTrack New bone track to add.
			*/
			void addBoneTrack(BoneTrack *boneTrack);

			/**
			* Returns the animation name.
			*/
			const String& getName() const;

			/**
			* Plays the animation.
			*/
			void Play(bool once);
			/**
			* Stops the animation.
			*/
			void Stop();

            void Reset();

			void Update();

			/**
			* Sets the animation multiplier speed.
			* @param speed Number to multiply the animation speed by.
			*/
			void setSpeed(Number speed);

            void setWeight(Number newWeight);
            Number getWeight() const;

            bool isPlaying() const;

		protected:

            Number weight;
            bool playing;
			String name;
			Number duration;
			std::vector<BoneTrack*> boneTracks;
	};

	/**
	* 3D skeleton. Skeletons are applied to scene meshes and can be animated with loaded animations.
	*/
	class _PolyExport Skeleton : public Entity {
		public:

			/**
			* Construct skeleton from a skeleton file.
			* @param fileName Skeleton file to load.
			*/
			Skeleton(const String& fileName);

			/**
			* Construct a blank skeleton.
			*/
			Skeleton();

			/**
			* Construct a blank skeleton.
			*/
			static Skeleton *BlankSkeleton();

			/**
			* Loads a new skeleton from file.
			* @param fileName Skeleton file to load.
			*/
			void loadSkeleton(const String& fileName);

			virtual ~Skeleton();

			/**
			* Play back a loaded animation.
			* @param animName Name of animation to play.
			* @param once If true, will only play the animation once.
			*/
			void playAnimationByName(const String& animName, Number weight = 1.0, bool once = false, bool restartIfPlaying = false);

            void playAnimation(SkeletonAnimation *animation, Number weight = 1.0, bool once = false, bool restartIfPlaying = false);

            void setBaseAnimationByName(const String &animName);
            void setBaseAnimation(SkeletonAnimation *animation);

            void stopAllAnimations();

            SkeletonAnimation *getBaseAnimation();

			/**
			* Loads in a new animation from a file and adds it to the skeleton.
			* @param name Name of the new animation.
			* @param fileName File to load animation from.
			*/
			void addAnimation(const String& name, const String& fileName);

			/**
			* Returns a SkeletonAnimation by its name.
			* @param Name of animation to return.
			*/
			SkeletonAnimation *getAnimation(const String& name) const;

            void stopAnimationByName(const String &name);
            void stopAnimation(SkeletonAnimation *animation);

			void Update();

			/**
			* Get bone instance by its name
			* @param name Name of the bone.
			*/
			Bone *getBoneByName(const String& name) const;

			/**
			* Toggles bone visibility on and off.
			* @param val If true, bones will be rendered, if false, they will not.
			*/
			void bonesVisible(bool val);

			/**
			* Returns the number of bones in the skeleton
			*/
			int getNumBones() const;

			/**
			* Returns a bone at the specified index.
			* @param index Bone index.
			*/
			Bone *getBone(unsigned int index) const;

            void addBone(Bone *bone);
            void removeBone(Bone *bone);

            unsigned int getBoneIndexByBone(Bone *bone);

		protected:

			Entity *bonesEntity;

            SkeletonAnimation *baseAnimation;
            std::vector<SkeletonAnimation*> playingAnimations;
			std::vector<Bone*> bones;
			std::vector<SkeletonAnimation*> animations;
	};

}


AT&T is raising the base price of its DirecTV Now streaming service by $5 per month, despite promising in court that its acquisition of Time Warner would lower TV prices. AT&T confirmed the price increase said it began informing customers of the increase this past weekend. "The $5 increase will go into effect July 26 for new customers and varies for existing customers based on their billing date," an AT&T spokesperson said. The $5 increase will affect all DirecTV Now tiers except for a Spanish-language TV package. That means the DirecTV Now packages that currently cost $35, $50, $60, and $70 a month will go up to $40, $55, $65, and $75. "To continue delivering the best possible streaming experience for both new and existing customers, we're bringing the cost of this service in line with the market—which starts at a $40 price point," AT&T said. Just two months ago, AT&T said in a court filing that buying Time Warner would allow it to lower TV prices.


Go round room – each student gives one image.
Discuss different images – what they mean and why they there.
Conscience bubble: What is it? Where does it come from?
Discussion questions in groups (table). Discuss answers as a class.


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View events for the week of 10/ 9/2020
Gathering to Celebrate Ruth Bader Ginsburg w/ Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence SF
Import into your personal calendar
Date Friday October 09
Event Type Vigil/Ritual
Organizer/Author Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc.
In-person: intersection of Market Street & Castro Street, San Francisco, CA
Online event livestream: https://www.facebook.com/SFSisters/
Join Sisters from all over the world coming together to celebrate Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Date & Time: October 2, 2020, 7 PM PT
IN-PERSON: If you're in San Francisco, you can join us in person (wearing a mask and respecting the 6ft distance from each other) at the corner of Market Street & Castro Street
ONLINE: Event livestream on our FB page: https://www.facebook.com/SFSisters/
Let's all celebrate the life of our Notorius RBG and make sure her legacy will live forever.
After many conversations with local rabbi and other Jewish community members, the Sisters have decided that we will Saint Justice Ginsburg on October 2, 2020, 7 PM PT. There was a lot of deliberation about whether Sainting her was appropriate or not, and we feel it is. It's our highest honor and how we as an Order canonize our (s)heros.
The Sisters are not a religious organization, and our organization is made up of people representing many religions, spiritual practices, and faiths. We do recognize and respect that RBG was proudly Jewish, and we do not feel by Sainting her that we are in any way disrespecting her faith. We have Sainted many people who identify as Jewish (such as
Harvey Milk), and in fact, Harvey Fierstein was so tickled that he said he couldn't wait
to tell his rabbi!
We love, cherish and honor Justice Ginsburg for her countless contributions. We affectionately will Saint her as "Saint Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Mensch of Magistrates, Mamele of Justice, and Tzadik Notorious RBG of the Divine Striking Dissent." Houses from around the country and maybe even the world will be honoring RBG in the coming days and weeks as well.
Shalom aleichem. "Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
ABOUT: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
https://www.thesisters.org/
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence® are a leading-edge Order of queer and trans nuns. We believe all people have a right to express their unique joy and beauty.
Since our first appearance in San Francisco on Easter Sunday, 1979, the Sisters have devoted ourselves to community service, ministry and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity and spiritual enlightenment.
We use humor and irreverent wit to expose the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that chain the human spirit.
For more event information: https://www.facebook.com/SFSisters
Added to the calendar on Wednesday Sep 30th, 2020 3:19 PM
by Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc.
Wednesday Sep 30th, 2020 3:19 PM
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§DATE CHANGE: Rescheduled to 10/9 Due to Poor Air Quality from CA Fires' Smoke
Friday Oct 2nd, 2020 7:00 PM
UPDATE: We're changing the date to 10/9 due to poor air quality in SF this week.
New date:: Friday, October 9, 2020 at 7:00 PM PDT
Location the same: corner of Market Street & Castro Street, San Francisco,
wearing a mask and respecting the 6ft distance from each other


USA - US Department of Agriculture stops planting and distribution of contaminated long grain rice.
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is taking action to prevent the planting and distribution of a long-grain rice seed known as Clearfield CL131 because testing by a private company has revealed the possible presence of trace levels of genetic material not yet approved for commercialization.
"APHIS began issuing emergency action notifications (EANs) yesterday, March 4, to inform distributors that this seed, scheduled for planting this spring, must be held until APHIS can verify and identify the presence of additional genetic material. APHIS directed distributors to begin notifying producers yesterday. Additional EANs are being issued to affected producers as they are identified.
The USDA has now confirmed that Clearfield rice had become contaminated with Bayers' LLRICE604. This is another unapproved variety of like LLRICE601 that caused widespread contamination of the global rice supplies in 2006.


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Ghana is the proof that development works. Continued economic growth and political stability have combined to put the country on target to halve extreme poverty by 2015. But there is work to do - such as bridging the gap between progress made in the north and south, making sure the revenues from oil resources are used effectively and tackling the key development priorities that are off-track. We will spend an average of £94 million per year in Ghana until 2015.

## Top priorities

- Ensuring that the government of Ghana's resources are well managed for the benefit of all citizens
- Encouraging enterprise and wealth creation
- Ensuring quality education services
- Reducing maternal mortality and child deaths


My favorite Houzz writer, Becky Harris, selected this project for Kitchen of the Week this week. It has generated hundreds of comments and some strong emotion, mostly related to the broken dish mosaic backsplash featuring Grandma's china. Most love it, but some are worried about cleaning it or resale, or find it too busy. My client's 10 year old son commented "They just say that because they don't really know anything about this house, Mom".
Every one of my projects starts with my client's preferences and requirements. I'm so grateful for this adventurous client who revels in color, pattern and whimsy!


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Nobody wants their car to be stolen and there are 6 ways to prevent car theft from happening to you. Statistics show that Australia has a high rate of car theft. In 2017, 52,858 vehicles were stolen or one stolen every 10 minutes. Only 1 in 5 cars, were never recovered, and 53% of motorcycles were never recovered. If you'd like to take careful steps to help prevent your car from being stolen, you've come to the right place. The following precautions require very little time and money and will help prevent your car from being stolen. Avoid common mistakes and be proactive about keeping your car safe from thieves. Follow these 6 ways to prevent car theft from happening to you.
While it may seem like a no-brainer to keep your car doors locked, many people tend to believe that so long as there are no valuables in their vehicle, it will be less attractive to break into. But if they aren't after valuables, your car is the target. Leaving the doors unlocked — even for just a few minutes — makes it that much easier and quieter for a thief to get inside and hotwire your vehicle or start the engine with a relay transmitter.
Always be sure to keep your car doors locked, windows closed, and ensure the sunroof is completely closed.
Many people believe that parking garages are one of the safest places to park their vehicle. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case. Parking garages are often secluded with security cameras only covering certain angles. This makes it easier for a thief to break into your car in privacy.
When parking in a public garage, try to park close to the attendant or in sight of a security camera. Avoid parking in back alleyways or remote parking lots. Instead, park in well-lit areas in sight of people passing by. This will make it more difficult for someone to steal your vehicle without being noticed.
Car owners used to believe it was safe to hide their spare or main key somewhere on the exterior of their car like a wheelwell or in a roof rack. Many car thieves are aware of this trick, making it essential that car owners know where their keys are at all times. If you aren't one of those people, your vehicle can still be vulnerable if you leave your keys in your vehicle, garage, or even in your own home.
For example, crooks can take advantage of the emergency release lever or cord and try to pull open your garage door from the outside. If your service door to your garage doesn't have a deadbolt and strike plate, they could also break in this way, giving them access to any keys you keep in your garage. And although it's fairly uncommon, criminals can even steal a keyless ignition car by walking around your house and sending an amplified signal to a transmitter that unlocks and starts your car.
To avoid this, invest in securing your garage with high-security door locks and keep your spare keys in an RFID signal blocking bag inside your home.
No car is more susceptible to being stolen or broken into than a car with valuables in plain sight. Never leave electronic items like phones, laptops or tablets out in the open.
If for some reason you are unable to bring your personal belongings with you while your car is parked, tuck away any items away in the glove compartment or trunk. But be careful when you hide your items; thieves are trained to watch for people hiding valuables after they park.
While leaving valuables in your car may not always lead to your car being stolen, it will greatly increase the chances of it being broken into.
Even if you are running a quick errand or want your car to warm up on a cold morning, resist the temptation to leave your car running. While this may be common practice for those leaving pets inside their vehicles for people who live in cold climates in the winter, a running car is a bait for thieves.
And if it gets stolen, you might just be out of luck. In some states like Texas, your insurance is not responsible for a stolen vehicle where your keys were left in the ignition. Always turn your car off and properly lock it when you are not inside.
One of the best precautions you can take when it comes to your car's safety is to install an anti-theft device. Even just installing an additional locking device such as a wheel, pedal, hood or steering wheel lock can deter a thief due to the extra work it will take to get around it. These are fairly inexpensive upgrades but will require you to put them on and off each time you use them.
Another anti-theft upgrade you can install is a kill switch, which can be integrated into a variety of ways. A kill switch will prevent the car from turning on by disconnecting the connection to your battery, fuel lines, or ignition switch wire. It's worth looking into if you want to ensure that your vehicle is harder to steal.
Not only will installing one these devices make stealing your car more difficult, but you may also be eligible for a discount on your car insurance by upgrading your security features.


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– Where is Burundian reporter Jean Bigirimana? (Demo)
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A reporter for the independent news website Iwacu, reporter Jean Bigirimana left his home in Bujumbura on the morning of 22 July 2016 to meet a contact in Bugarama. He told his wife he would be back for lunch. She never saw him again.
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SITUATED ON the east coast of Malaita Island, the Atoifi Adventist Hospital was established in 1966 by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, the hospital has grown to include an extensive primary health-care service to remote villages. The attached college of nursing has become an official campus of Pacific Adventist University (PAU).
In the beginning, the Atoifi clinical staff struggled to deliver culturally safe care. The East Kwaio people, who the hospital serves, include some mountain tribes who have not converted to Christianity and who maintain traditional beliefs and customs. However, in recent years a new crop of hospital leaders have forged deep relationships with community leaders and tribal chiefs.
An effort to have local evidence inform local practice was a driving force behind improving cultural safety. In 2008, Atoifi Hospital invited public health academics at James Cook University (JCU) in Australia to help build research activities for hospital and college of nursing staff. From there, the Atoifi Health Research Group (AHRG) was born. Today, its academic partners also include the PAU in Papua New Guinea, CQUniversity in Queensland and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
NZNO president Grant Brookes with traditional medicines researcher Tommy Esau.
Ten members from AHRG presented a series of papers at the forum. Director of nursing and adjunct lecturer in the school of public health, tropical medicine and rehabilitation sciences at JCU Rowena Asugeni presented on how community efforts prompted the establishment of a culturally safe tuberculosis (TB) ward. Malaita Province has the highest incidence of TB in the Solomons, but Atoifi Hospital staff had noticed a problem of patients self-discharging before finishing their treatment.
As a result of her research, the TB ward was re-designed and re-built to be culturally ap- propriate for Kwaio people.
A lecturer at PAU and adjunct lecturer at JCU, Humpless Harrington, presented the AHRG's research model. He described the first research capacity strengthening workshop run by JCU academics at Atoifi. There were over 100 attendees, including village leaders, ministers and tribal elders. Despite sessions being conducted in both Pijin and English, concepts such as "naturalistic", "induction", "empirical", "positivistic", were barriers for some of the people. They asked the JCU academics to come back for longer periods and use a practical "learn by doing" approach, so they did.
Humpress also presented a paper on eliminating soil-transmitted helminths. He said he had trouble getting his research published because the findings, that public health measures to eliminate these parasites on Malaita should be implemented village by village, were not in line with World Health Organisation (WHO) protocols.
"But that's why you do research – to test prevailing wisdom," Harrington said. Following the WHO protocols in the local context would have resulted in an over-use of drugs, rather than finding a local solution, he said.
AHRG researcher Tommy Esau presented on the "Kwaio traditional medicines handbook: customary treatment of head lice with the falange tree". The medicines handbook has documented medicinal properties and tradi- tional uses of 15 plants found on Malaita.
Since 2009, research outputs from AHRG staff have included 15 papers published in a range of peer-reviewed international journals.
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS are made up of nine culturally diverse provinces, each home to many wantok (tribal) groups and languages. It is situated northeast of Australia and just south of the Equator.
In his opening address, Solomons Prime Minister Manasseh Sogovare said that life expectancy in the country of 600,000 people had not increased since 2000, despite health spending making up 15 per cent of his government's budget. The year 2000 also marked a turning point in the country's history, when armed militants overthrew the government of Prime Minister Ulufu'alu. A five-year period of conflict was brought to an end in 2003, with military intervention led by Australian and New Zealand, but stability and development had not yet been fully achieved, Sogovare said.
Development issues are evident in the country's relatively high infant, under-five and maternal death rates. More than 45 per cent of the population is under the age of 15. Efforts to address these issues featured prominently in one of the two streams in the forum's concurrent sessions.
Less than 60 per cent of Solomon Islanders enter secondary school and fewer than five per cent finish Year 12, which is a requirement to enter a bachelor of nursing programme. Despite the challenges, the Solomon Islands has much to offer other NNAs in the South Pacific.


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People Related to Japanese Tea | CHUJO Kageaki
The Makinohara Plateau in Shizuoka Prefecture was a desolate place, abandoned even by local farmers during the great transformation at the end of the Edo period (1603-1868).
In this article, I'm going to introduce CHUJO Kageaki, who led the "amateur farmers' group" made up of over the 200 samurai and transformed the area into one of Japan's leading tea producing regions.
About CHUJO Kageaki
Samurai days
CHUJO Kageaki was born in 1827 as an illegitimate child of the samurai in Edo (Tokyo). He served Iesada, the 13th Shogun, and was an expert swordsman who taught martial arts to samurai in his family. In 1867, when Yoshinobu, the 15th Shogun, moved to Shizuoka after the return of his political power to the Emperor, Kageaki guarded the enemy as a member of elite troops. After that, the elite troops were disbanded after completing their mission.
In the Meiji period (1868-1912), the samurai including Kageaki, who lost the Shogunate, were forced to make a new choice in life.
Cultivation begins
Kageaki decided to challenge the cultivation of Makinohara Plateau, leading the "Kanayahara (present Makinohara Plateau) Cultivation Group". At that time, the Makinohara Plateau was a desolate place that even local farmers gave up on. It is said that he swore to KATSU Kaishu that "If you give me this land, I would pledge myself to cultivate the land".
Later, at the age of 42, Kageaki led the "Kanayahara Cultivation Group" and began cultivation, but it was not until four years later that he was able to harvest the first few tea buds.
Late days
As time went by and land that had been owned by the government became available for individual purchase and sale, the members of the Cultivation Group were gradually divided from those who remained as farmers to those who left the land.
In such a situation, there was a request to the Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, but he refused it in order to continue the cultivation.
After that, he tried to establish the "Makinohara Tea Manufacturing Company" in order to collect the produced tea, manufacture it jointly for export. However, the petition for the business fund was rejected and it was never realized.
Despite this hardship, he devoted his life to the cultivation of Makinohara plateau and died in 1896 at the age of 69.
Achievements of NAKAJO Kageaki
Outstanding leadership
Kageaki was an outstanding leader, having been acquainted with the leader of the era, KATSU Kaishu and YAMAOKA Tesshu,
The "Kanayahara Cultivation Group" led by 42 year-old Kageaki had about 200 people, and including their family, it was quite a household.
Moreover, the members of the Cultivation Group were "an amateur group in agriculture" with various backgrounds, from high-ranking samurai to Noh actors.
The leadership of Kageaki, who achieved the cultivation of Makinohara Plateau by compiling such a wide variety of "an amateur group in agriculture", was admirable.
With the pride of a samurai, he dedicated his second life to the Makinohara Plateau.
Today we can easily imagine how difficult it must have been for him to make the transition from an "elite bureaucrat" guarding the shogun's personal affairs to the unknown field of cultivation and tea planting.
Kageaki, who was also an excellent leader, made a request to the governor of Kanagawa Prefecture. However, he refused, saying, "Once I have climbed a mountain, no matter what I would never come down. It would be the fertilizer of the tea tree." It suggests Kageaki's sincerity.
At the funeral of Kageaki, who did not cut the topknot in his life and dedicated himself into Makinohara Plateau cultivation with the samurai's pride, KATSU Kaishu served as the funeral committee chairman in respect of his great achievement.
Furthermore, members of the Cultivation Group who mourned the death of Kageaki visited his grave for 21 days, which reminds us of his personality.
The present Makinohara plateau
The Makinohara Plateau turns bright green in the season of the first tea, but when the land was first cultivated, it was a wilderness with an area of 200 hectares (about the 42 times the size of Tokyo Dome) and with an insufficient water supply.
The "Kanayahara Cultivation Group" cultivated the land to 5,000 hectares (about the 1,063 times the size of Tokyo Dome) and turned it into a large tea garden.
After the death of Kageaki, the land and tea leaves were improved repeatedly, and the prototype of the "Deep steamed tea" method was devised.
Thanks to the continued efforts of the people, "Makinohara tea" with deep green light blue color and rich taste is now one of the representative brands of Shizuoka.
We today have much to learn from the way of life of CHUJO Kageaki, who risked his second life to venture into unknown field during the tumultuous period from the Edo to Meiji.
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An ancient cemetery, the ruins of two churches and a remarkably high round tower characterize the image of the former monastery. But the actual highlights of the complex are three impressive high crosses. One of them, Tall Cross, is considered the highest high cross in Ireland and Murdoch's Cross the most beautiful in the country.
The monastery was founded at the end of the 5th century by Saint Buite. The saint is also believed to have given the river Boyne its name. In its long history, the monastery is said to have temporarily fallen into the hands of the Vikings. The round tower, which housed the monastery's treasures, burned out completely at the beginning of the 11th century. The monastery never recovered from this devastating fire and was soon abandoned.
As mentioned at the beginning, the high crosses are the real attraction of Monasterboice. Murdoch's Cross (10th century) is 5.5 metres high and is regarded as an outstanding example of Celtic art due to its filigree decoration. The cross is full of biblical scenes and Celtic ornaments. The figurative representation once served to bring the Bible closer to the people. The name "Murdoch's Cross" comes from the inscription on the pedestal: "A prayer for Murdoch, for whom the cross was made."
Near the round tower is the West Cross, also known as "Tall Cross". At 6.5 metres, it is the highest Celtic cross in the country. This cross also shows biblical scenes, but they are more weathered than Murdoch's Cross.
Another high cross, the North Cross, has a simpler design and was probably demolished by Cromwell's troops.
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Cypralis and Gilead Sciences, Inc. agree on license terms under which Cypralis will hold exclusive development and commercialization rights to certain jointly-owned 'cyprolides' for acute and chronic degenerative diseases
Cambridge, UK, 8th January 2017 / Sciad Newswire / Cypralis and Gilead Sciences, Inc. ("Gilead") have agreed that Cypralis will have exclusive development and commercialization rights to certain macrocyclic inhibitors of peptide bond isomerases, in all fields except for oncology and virology. This is a further step in the collaboration between the parties which follows a multi-year drug discovery collaboration between Selcia Ltd (Ongar, Essex) and Gilead (Foster City, California) under which Selcia's chemists and biologists provided integrated drug discovery services to support Gilead's liver disease research programmes. The research phase ended in 2013 and Selcia's rights under the agreement have been subsequently transferred to Cypralis.
During the research collaboration, Selcia and Gilead generated four jointly owned patents and two pre-clinical candidates.
Simon Kerr (CEO, Cypralis) commented: "Cyprolides are a new class of fully synthetic cyclophilin inhibitors that are potent inhibitors of cyclophilin D and protect against opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. This property leads to protection of cells and tissues associated with several diseases such as neurodegeneration, fibrosis and other mitochondrially-mediated diseases. By focusing upon acute and chronic degenerative diseases, we aim to exploit the properties of this new class of compound in areas outside of oncology and virology."
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Cypralis is a company focusing on discovering and developing novel medicines for acute and chronic degenerative diseases. It was spun out from Selcia Ltd (Ongar, Essex) in 2013 to exploit its extensive expertise and know-how in targeting peptidyl-prolyl isomerases (known as PPIases), a large family of druggable protein targets. Cypralis is dedicated to the development of innovative cyclophilin inhibitors and expects to build upon its existing intellectual property estate through its own R&D activities and also through risk-sharing collaborations with pharmaceutical companies. For further information visit http://www.cypralis.com


The file you will download to create the CD is called mt2009.iso. Save it to your download folder or create a new folder and save it there.
The next step is to use your cdrom burning program to burn the image. For example, in Nero 5, its File | Burn Image. Check your specific burning program to see how to properly create CDs from ISO files. It's not the same as simply copying files and/or data. Also use a CD-R disk [not a rewritable] and make sure the disk is closed [no further writing] once finished.
If you are unsure how to burn an Image file with your CD burning application then you may download and install UltraISO from HERE. To burn an ISO using UltraISO select: Tools | Burn CD/DVD image | Point it to the folder that contains mt2009.iso and select it | Burn - It's that simple.
Or you may order the CD to be mailed directly to your home.
During the boot process you'll first be presented with a menu which allows you to choose different generic CDrom drivers. 99% of PCs with IDE CDrom drives will work with Option 1, the default. If yours doesn't, reboot and try the next driver selection. 99% of PCs with SATA CDrom drives will work with the SATA option, #5. Once your PC is finished booting up a second DOS Menu will appear which makes it REAL EASY to use our CD . More on that later.
Also make sure you are using a standard keyboard and mouse if you are going to be booting up with this CD and/or installing Windows, or, if your bios has [USB Legacy Support], make sure it's [Enabled] if you have USB mouse and keyboard. Still, it's always best to install Windows using a standard mouse and keyboard on PCs which have both types of ports.
Note that USB mice and keyboards that have an adapter and plug into the standard ps/2 ports "may" still count as USB devices.
The CD contains 2 primary parts. The first section are the bootfiles which, when you use the CD will be seen as Drive A:. The second part contains all the utilities which will be seen as Drive R:. After you burn the CD I suggest you browse the folders. You wont be able to see the actual bootfiles used to boot the PC unless you boot from it but you will be able to read and use the utilities.
The utilities are further divided into three parts, a folder containing a copy of the bootfiles called Bootutil, a DOS folder and Windows folder. The DOS utils should only be used after booting with the CD but the Windows utils can be used as long as Windows is working.
In other words, our Utilities Suite will help you in TWO ways. The FIRST way is to provide the ways and means to setup your Hard Drive for a fresh Windows install or reinstall. The SECOND way is to provide you with the utilities you need to fix, repair, or tuneup your currently working system and make it run better and faster.
Assuming you are in the folder you want to read more about. Or, we've created a special Menu to use that will bring up any help file you need automatically. Read more about this below.
In order to easily locate and run the DOS utilities and help files you need on this CD we created a nice Menu to make it real easy for beginners so you dont have to "know" DOS to get around or to launch the programs you need to fix your PC.
If you dont want to use the Menu and want to move around in DOS yourself here is a refresher for several of the basic commands.
The first step is to go into your bios and make sure that the [boot] option is set to CD First. It may already be set that way by default. So try the CD first. If your PC still boots to the hard drive then set the bios correctly. On most computers you hit the Delete key while turning the PC on to get into the bios. On other systems just look for a notice line on bootup that may read [To Enter Setup Press F2] or similar language. Note that if you have two CDrom drives bootable CDs like this like to be in the Master Drive.
If all is set correctly and your PC still cant boot from this CD, as it may be too old or worn out, one can create a floppy bootdisk and use that to view and use the DOS utilities on the CD. You can find a set of bootdisks on the CD in the Windows\bootdisk folder. To create a disk just choose the OS you want to use, put a fresh floppy disk in the A: drive and click on the file in Windows\bootdisk to create the disk.
If you have a newer PC that cant boot from a CD and are planning to put XP back on then just use a Windows 98SE bootdisk or our special xp floppy bootdisk to start the PC. Directions will follow on how to use the utilities and install XP from DOS later in this helpfile.
There are several ways to remove partitions assuming you want to start out with a fresh hard drive. The first, and real easy way to remove all the partitions on your hard drive at once, is to use the program in the DOS\adisk folder on the CD. Read the help.txt file there for the directions.
The second way is to use the GUI utility in the DOS\delepart folder. Directions in the help.txt file.
Or, one can simply use fdisk located on the CD in drive A: Again, you can only access Drive A: on the CD if you boot from it. If you use fdisk to delete partitions, you must delete the logical drives first [if any], then the extended partition [if any], then the primary partition. A good tutorial on how to use fdisk which explains all the jargon is HERE.
If you cant delete the extended partition then it's in the NTFS file format so you will have to use the first or second method above. Note if you have windows 9x on the first partition on your hard drive and XP on the second, then use the utility in DOS\delepart to remove the second partition only.
Use fdisk and just follow the prompts. Be sure [Enable Large Disk Support] is set to Y when you first launch it. Then just choose Item 1 and follow the prompts. If, while using fdisk, it asks you to set the partition active choose yes. Remember to reboot as it tells you to for the changes to take effect.
For a nice easy to understand guide on partitioning CLICK HERE. Once you understand what the tech lingo means you will be able to use ANY partitioning program with confidence.
If you are going to put XP back on the PC you can convert to the NTFS file system during the install or after XP is running.
If you have XP on the hard drive it's likely its in NTFS format so you will need to delete the partition first, recreate it, then format, assuming you want a totally fresh start.
If you are going to put XP back on you can still format the drive with a Win9X floppy bootdisk or our CD. XP will happily install on PCs with recent versions of DOS. See the directions that follow later.
Actually you cant, all you can do is write zeros to every sector on the hard drive to completely wipe out all the data, including partitions. This is often miscalled low level formatting but in reality, its really is a ZEROFILL operation. What this does is bring the hard drive back to a factory fresh state like when you first bought it. A zerofill is often used by techs when the data on the hard drive is so corrupted that simply repartitioning and reformatting is not enough to overwrite bad data.
And Enter to clean out the master boot record.
The first step is to make sure you have your CD key handy. If Windows is still running one can use the utility in DOS\win9xkey to find the key that was used to install your copy of Windows.
If you have a working floppy drive create a bootdisk for the OS version you want to install. The most common bootdisk images are in the Windows\bootdisk folder. Set your bios to bootup from the A: drive first and put your Windows CD in. Of course make sure your hard drive is partitioned and formatted before you try to install Windows. One should use fdisk and format on the floppy disk you created.
Then Enter to start installing.
Another way is to bootup, make a folder on your C: drive called win9x. Copy the contents of the Win9X folder on the CD to C:\win9x, then run setup from C:\win9x. This is nice because since you wont have to go looking for your CD later on when Windows wants it for driver/file changes, etc.
After you copy the contents over to C: then run setup from the c:\win9x folder.
Note that for Win9x the 9x may stand for 95 or 98. If you're planning on putting WinME back on then it's best just to boot from the WinME floppy bootdisk and use setup located in the root folder on the WinME CD.
Firstly, it may not matter. If your XP CD boots up, then just follow the prompts to install XP. Yes of course your PC may have lost the ability to boot from the XP CD but may still boot up with the MultiTask CD.
In any case if your PC cant boot from a good, bootable CD, then you need to boot from your floppy drive with one of our bootdisks that contain CDrom drivers. For XP I suggest using a special bootdisk. It's in the Windows\bootdisk folder and it's called bootxped.exe. It comes with directions [help.txt] and you can use it to setup your hard drive fresh. After doing so, one can install XP.
Assuming your XP CD is in the R: drive.
Again, the XP CD is bootable so if your PC can boot from a CD then just insert your MS XP CD and follow the prompts. On the other hand, if your PC can boot with the MultiTask Utilities Suite CD but not the XP CD then proceed.
Then hit Enter to start the process.
If your CD drive cant be used for bootable CDs, but your floppy drive works with a bootable disk, then follow this procedure.
The first step is to create and then use the special XP install bootdisk called bootxped.exe located in the Windows\bootdisk folder. Use the utilities in it to do what you need to do to clean the hard drive and fdisk and format it if needed. Again there is a help file on the disk called [help.txt] which explains how to use the additional utilities on the disk.
Make sure that after you partition and format, if required or needed, you also need to sys c: to make the hard drive bootable.
We then need to make your hard disk load CDrom drivers on bootup. We created a special bootdisk that does this for you automatically. It's also located in the Windows\bootdisk folder with the filename setuphd.exe. Yes the help file on the disk is there [help.txt] and can be read after you create the bootdisk on a computer that is already running Windows.
After using the setuphd disk replace your floppy drive with the CD drive and bootup. Your CD drive should now be found and will be called Drive R: So, power down again, put your XP CD in the drive and start the laptop. Then navigate to r:\i386 and type winnt.exe to install XP.
For Windows 9x do the same as above and select setup.exe on the Win9x CD.
Please note that the Windows install directions above are for people who own standard Microsoft Windows CDs. If you have a proprietary Windows CD that came with your computer then its best to use it to recover your system. Of course you may not want to use it, or your hard drive crashed and you lost your recovery partition and now need to use a real Microsoft CD to get it working again, they by all means the install procedures above apply in full.
As previously noted its best to use a standard ps/2 mouse and keyboard. Note that even some fancy keyboards eg those with all the extra sound and internet controls on top may not work during certain parts of an XP installation. For example, some keyboards the F8 key wont work when you need it to when XP asks you if you agree to the EULA by pressing F8.
One of most forgotten things to check first before you install ANY OS is to go into the BIOS and disable [virus protection]. Why? Well, your BIOS really cant really detect a virus, but all "virus protection" in the BIOS means is that it will prevent access to the boot sector of your hard drive. This was put into PC BIOS's to prevent boot sector viruses from writing to the drive. Trouble is, it also prevents Windows from putting the files there it needs to boot up.
It's also real important to disconnect all your external devices before you install Windows. This includes your printer, any USB device or memory card, pen drives, external drives, etc. After Windows is installed and running connect the devices ONE AT A TIME and install the drivers for them according to the docs, or, Windows may just find them and do it for you.
If you have an internal ZIP drive many folks also recommend that you disconnect it first so Windows XP will be assigned the correct drive letter.
If you are real lucky Windows will find all the drivers you need for your sound, video, and modem. If not then you need to go to the website for the maker of your hardware and find/download/install the drivers for any device that is not working properly.


The Consumer Council's board has found embittered employees, organizational chaos and superfluous projects. Maybe that's why its director suddenly resigned last month.
After nine and a half years at the helm, Ehud Peleg, the director of the Israel Consumer Council, gathered his employees at the council's Tel Aviv offices and told them he was resigning.