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Samsung stock tumbles after profit drops 56% in second quarter
August 01, 2019 03:26·
Samsung has posted its financial numbers for the second quarter of the year, posting 56.13 trillion won ($47.4 billion) in consolidated sales and 6.6 trillion won ($5.58 billion) in operating profit, representing a 56 percent drop.
Samsung said it expects troubles in the memory business to continue for the rest of 2019 as the global economy comes under pressure.
Other factors affected Samsung's bottom line, including weak sales of iPhones, for which it supplies parts, and the ongoing US-China trade war.
Samsung said in a statement memory chip demand was expected to grow in the second half, backed by its server DRAM customers resuming purchases.
South Korea's chip giants also have been hit by Japanese curbs on the export of key materials, the latest salvo in a diplomatic row between Seoul and Tokyo over wartime forced labour.
NFL Legend Nick Buoniconti Dead at 78
He lived a life of honor and nobility and his legacy will live forever through his Bronzed Bust in Canton, Ohio. He was taken in the 13th round by the Boston Patriots of the upstart AFL and played for them from 1962 to 1968.
The company also said it would focus on the launch of new products in the third quarter including its first folding smartphone, which got off to a shaky start. Its stock, which has gained 20% so far this year, fell 2.6% as of 0338 GMT while the broader market was down 0.9%.
The South Korean firm posted operating profit of 6.6 trillion Korean won ($5.6bn; £4.6bn) for the three months to June, a 56% drop from the 14.87 trillion Korean won posted in the same period a year earlier. Operating profit for the firm's chip business was down 71 percent YoY to 3.4 trillion won, with revenue at 16.09 trillion won.
Shares in Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (SSNLF) tumbled as much as 3.3% in Seoul following the announcement. Arch rival Apple Inc on Tuesday reported another quarter of lower iPhone sales but boosted overall revenue thanks to the rising contribution from content services such as music and apps, which Samsung lacks.
Last week, Samsung said the Galaxy Fold will go on sale in September after improvements were made to the smartphone.
PGA Tour announces new dates for WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
It was his third win of the season, together with, after all the US PGA Championship, and the seventh of his PGA Tour profession. Although he went into the last round behind by a shot, Koepka felt like the favorite to win, given his recent form.
August 2019 Meteor Shower: Perseids
A meteor lights up the sky during perseid meteor shower above the ancient city of Blandus in Usak, Turkey on August 12, 2017. It's not probably the most spectacular shower to see in the night sky, however, will probably be seen through August 23rd.
UK court to hear Dubai royal custody dispute on Nov. 11
Princess Haya is reported to have applied for asylum in Germany and according to The Times, where was escorted by a diplomat. Her legal team includes Fiona Shackleton, who represented Prince Charles during his divorce from Princess Diana.
The Walking Dead New Series Teases Places We Haven't Seen
Produced and distributed by AMC Studios, the yet-untitled series will premiere on AMC in the spring. The big secret is that there have been other civilizations that survived the apocalypse...
Is 'Bachelorette' Hannah Brown Really Dating Tyler Cameron Now?
Stevens - who is one half of singing duo Sweet Leah - says she spent the night with Wyatt before he left for filming. I was worrying what our relationship was ... and didn't know if I was lusting over you in a way ...
Britain is turbo-charging no-deal Brexit preparations
While the UK's preparations to date are welcome, the unprecedented natures of Brexit means some aspects can not be mitigated. Dominic Raab is seen at the Foreign and Commonwealth building after being appointed as the Foreign Secretary in London .
Kliff Kingsbury Doesn't Love His Madden Self
Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury is among those mad at the latest version of " Madden ", though not because of his team's ratings.
Osama Bin Laden's son Hamza 'dead' five months after $1m bounty
Asked whether Hamza bin Laden was dead, Donald Trump, the United States president, said: "I don't want to comment on it". The officials would not provide details of where or when Hamza bin Laden died, or if the US played a role in his death.
Govinda reveals that he declined James Cameron's 'Avatar', gets trolled
On the professional front, Govinda was last seen in Rangeela Raja co-starring Mishika Chourasia and Anupama Agnihotri. But I told Cameron that it would easily take 7-8 years to complete the film, and that really frustrated him.
Democratic debates: Key takeaways from round one
She criticized President Trump for not addressing gun violence after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and moderates such as former Colorado Gov.
After Trump Trashed Baltimore, Elijah Cummings Decided To Ditch HUD Facility Tour
Previously, the account has peddled lies about prominent Democrats, claiming they murder children to harvest their pineal glands. I don't have trash; I have a clean place", said the woman, who is African American and declined to give her name.
Giants' Bumgarner beats Padres as trade deadline looms
The Giants' biggest chance to score came against Padres reliever Craig Stammen , who came in after Quantrill in the sixth inning. And former Padre Alex Dickerson had the game-tying RBI single as a pinch-hitter in the fourth and scored in the ninth.
President Trump threatens to get 'Much Tougher' on China
Trump has raised tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports while Beijing responded by taxing $110 billion of US products. The United States and China ended their first face-to-face talks since last month's improvement in relations.
Facebook says it's getting closer to creating a mind-reading wearable device
To date, there is no prothesis scheme for expression that allows consumers to communicate at the velocity of ordinary people talk. They were then given a list of potential answers.
Michael Thomas, Saints agree to record-setting contract
Thomas played in three seasons with the Buckeyes before being selected 47th overall by the Saints in the 2016 NFL Draft. Of course, anytime we're talking about National Football League player contracts, that number doesn't tell the tale.
Daughter of late Bruce Lee unhappy with film depiction of father
He could have achieved the same effect - using Bruce to make Brad Pitt's character look tough - without the mockery", he said. The movie which has been directed by Quentin Tarantino , has created a lot of buzz ever since its inception.
Fire breaks out at Exxon Mobil refinery in Houston area
Exxon past year completed the construction of a multi-billion-dollar ethane cracker at the Baytown Olefins Plant. The shelter-in-place has been issued out of an abundance of caution, Texas TV station KTRK reported online.
Trump Says He'll Fight for Ratcliffe to Offset Spy Agencies 'Run Amok'
There have been several efforts put forward by lawmakers to try and stop that from happening in 2020. McConnell continued: "Now, at least [MSNBC] is honest about what it offers, and it isn't journalism".
GOP Sen. Josh Hawley: Big Tech Embraces Addiction As A Business Model
Josh Hawley (R-MO) speaks during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee March 12, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. A Snapstreak occurs when two Snapchat friends have snapped each other within 24 hours for more than three consecutive days.
Red Sox bats set rivalry record in four-game series vs Yankees
Willy Adames had a solo home run while Nate Lowe, Joey Wendle and Matt Duffy each had an RBI with Lowe chipping in a double. Rafael Devers leads the team with a.329 batting average and 82 RBI, while Xander Bogaerts leads the team with 23 homers.
The Federal Reserve cut rates for the first time since 2008
The lack of any PBOC cuts may also shake traders' expectations for policy easing, leading to an increase in money-market rates. The idea is that lowering its key short-term rate could encourage borrowing and spending and energize growth.
Mysterious spike in radioactivity over Europe 'came from Russia'
It's likely the material leaked from a reprocessing planet, although its exact origin is "difficult to determine". The research was published today (July 29) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .
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'SEHAT' for all: 15 lakh J&K residents register so far, can avail cashless treatment in 23,000 hospitals
Srinagar: Centre's flagship Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT scheme is turning out to be a game-changer in Jammu and Kashmir with over 15 lakh people registering so far to avail cashless health insurance benefits.
Jammu and Kashmir has become only the second state/ union territory after Maharashtra to provide free and cashless health insurance cover to the entire population and remit annual premium from its own kitty.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally e-launched the scheme in Jammu and Kashmir under which every citizen of the union territory irrespective of his/her economic and social background will receive a health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh.
PM Modi during the launch of SEHAT scheme on Dec 26
Over 15 lakh people have registered in Jammu and Kashmir so far under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and SEHAT schemes.
"We had already registered some 30 percent of the population from September 22 under PMJAY scheme. Now the rest of the 70 percent too will be covered under the SEHAT scheme. Till today 5,000 people have been registered under the scheme and we are expecting the number to go up in coming days," Chief Executive Officer Ayushman Bharat Jammu and Kashmir Bhupinder Kumar told The Kashmir Monitor.
He said the fast track approval of the golden cards too has begun for ensuring speedy benefit to every cardholder.
"We have empanelled 229 hospitals including 35 private hospitals in the UT. Moreover, more than 23000 hospitals have been empanelled countrywide to provide healthcare facility to a beneficiary registered under this scheme," Kumar said.
He said to intensify the process of registration, the Common Service Centers (CSC) are functioning to cover the entire population in Jammu and Kashmir.
Under 'SEHAT', there shall be no restriction on the family size or age and all the pre-existing medical conditions shall be covered under the scheme. The scheme shall cover 3 days of pre-hospitalization, hospitalization, and 15 days of post-hospitalization including diagnostic care and expenditure on medicines.
The CEO of Ayushman Bharat Jammu and Kashmir said they have deputed 'consultants Arogya Mitra' in every hospital to identify and register people coming for the treatment.
"Even if a person has not registered, our Arogya Mitra will identify him and register him on-the-spot so that the patient receives the best healthcare facility in the hospital free-of-cost," he said.
Post -launching of the scheme, the CSC's are experiencing a huge flow of people.
"The response has been very good. We have registered some 2500 people and other CSC's too are experiencing a rush of people. Almost registration of more than 90 percent has completed in Kangan," said Rayees Ahmad Teli, who runs a CSC at Kangan.
Locals are equally excited about the scheme given the nature of healthcare facilities in the UT.
"This scheme was a need of the hour. We have registered ourselves to get the best and satisfactory treatment in leading hospitals. We hope the hospitals will cooperate with every beneficiary to give him the best treatment under the scheme," Abdul Rashid, a local from Kangan, said.

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As my race nears (May 1st) I am debating race strategy. Do I run a 'sure-thing-pb' or race 'close-to-the-edge'.
I've been running faster than my current PB in comfort on long runs. Over the past few weeks I did 24 in 3:11 and 24 in 3:10; both felt easy.
I finished both at close to tempo pace and could easily have run another 2.2 (and new PB's). This was in training with little to no water and no taper. In a race I am certain I could go under 3:25 with ease (current PB is 3:29 last year at this race).
Or I could push for a 'breakthrough' with a sub 3:15. But if I run close to the edge I could crash; missing the sure-thing in the process.
Its like investing in stocks or bonds (but instead of money my investment is time spent training).
If I buy Bonds (race a sure thing) I am certain of my return (5 min pb) and my investment is safe. If I buy stocks (race all out) I may get a larger return (15 min pb) but I could loose it all (a dnf).
How many race all out versus staying inside their comfort zone? This question only applies to the marathon. I think we all race 'all-out' in shorter races but the marathon is unique because you can't bounce back and run another two or three weeks later.


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American Association of Anatomists presents its 2018 Award Recipients
Presenting awards for Scientific, Education, and Leadership Contributions to the field of anatomy
The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) is honored to announce its 2018 award winners. All awards will be presented during the Closing Awards Ceremony at AAA's 2018 annual meeting at Experimental Biology (EB) in San Diego, CA on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 7:30pm.
The 2018 award winners are:
Henry Gray Distinguished Educator Award
Valerie D. O'Loughlin, Ph.D, FAAA, Indiana University School of Medicine
Dr. O'Loughlin will receive AAA's highest education award. She is being recognized for her distinguished work in human anatomy education. She will present a lecture, "Authentic Anatomy Education: Leave your Ego at the Door to Create Memorable Learning Experiences," at EB. Her talk will discuss how educators can design lessons to have a power impact and how small memorable moments in the classroom can stick with students long after the class has ended.
Henry Gray Scientific Achievement Award
Kurt Albertine, Ph.D., FAAA University of Utah School of Medicine
Dr. Albertine will receive AAA's highest scientific award for his unique meritorious contributions and achievements in the anatomical sciences. Dr. Albertine will give a lecture titled, "Pathogenesis of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: An Unanticipated Journey," which highlights his scientific career story, which was one he didn't anticipate. It highlights the importance of multiple variables in one's scientific career paths including chance, luck of being at the right place at the right time, risk-taking, and passion and perseverance.
A.J. Ladman Exemplary Service Award
Jeffrey Laitman, Ph.D., FAAA, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Dr. Laitman is being recognized for his exceptional service to the society and mentorship and outreach in the field of anatomy. He will present a lecture, "For of those to whom much is given...," at EB. His talk title was taken from a speech President John F. Kennedy gave a few weeks before he was inaugurated, that included the words, "For of those to whom much is given, much is required," and will highlight one's obligation of to give back to others.
Basmajian Award
The Basmajian Award honors members who showcase excellence in teaching gross anatomy and her accomplishments in biomedical research and scholarship in education.
* Jason Organ., Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Indiana University School of Medicine.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Postdoctoral Fellows are awarded with a fellowship of $20,000. This fellowship is intended to provide salary support for recipients in their pursuit of postdoctoral research.
* Angie Serrano, Ph.D., University of Utah
* Emily Gilbert, Ph.D., University of Toronto
* Gabriel McKinsey, Ph.D., Stanford University
Young Anatomist Publications Award
This award recognizes the best manuscript by a young anatomist in each of the Association's three journals: Anatomical Sciences Education, Developmental Dynamics, and The Anatomical Record.
* Andrew Thompson, Ph.D., of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, for his manuascript in Anatomical Sciences Education, "An Evaluation of Outcomes Following the Replacement of Traditional Histology Laboratories with Self-Study Modules."
* Karyn Jourdeuil, Ph.D., of the University of Maryland, for her manuscript in Developmental Dynamics, "A Wide Temporal Window for Conjunctival Papillae Development Ensures the Formation of a Complete Sclerotic Ring."
* Brooke Dubansky, Ph.D, of Tarleton University, for her manuscript in The Anatomical Record titled, "Natural Development of Dermal Ectopic Bone in the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Resembles Heterotopic Ossification Disorders in Humans."
Education Research Scholarship
The Education Research Scholarship supports a member who is a graduate student in a mentored project, or a postdoctoral fellow or junior faculty member who wishes to develop a project that shows promise as a model for improving the quality of teaching and learning in anatomical education
* Madeleine Norris, M.Sc., Ph.D. candidate, University of Western Ontario
Fellows Grant Award Program
The Fellows Grant Award Program supports research proposals submitted to national or international funding agencies that were scored, and generally well received, but did not receive funding. It is assumed that most of these proposals will have been NIH in nature, but proposals to the NSF, other federal agencies, and international granting organizations also qualify.
* Sumitra Miriyala, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, Shreveport
About AAA: The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) was founded by Joseph Leidy in Washington, D.C. in 1888 for the "advancement of anatomical science." Today, via research, education and professional development activities, AAA serves as the professional home for an international community of biomedical researchers and educators focusing on the structural foundation of health and disease.
About Experimental Biology (EB): EB is an annual meeting comprised of over 14,000 scientists representing six sponsoring societies and multiple guest societies. Primary focus areas include anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, nutrition and pharmacology. EB is open to all members of the sponsoring and guest societies and nonmembers interested in the latest research impacting life sciences. Attendees represent scientists, academic institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations and private corporations.
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NASA's New Horizons explorer successfully "phoned home" on Tuesday after a journey to the most distant world ever explored by humankind, a frozen rock at the edge of the solar system that scientists hope will uncover secrets to its creation. The nuclear-powered space probe has traveled 4 billion miles (6.4 billion km) to come within 2,200 miles (3,540 km) of Ultima Thule, an apparently peanut-shaped, 20-mile-long (32-km-long) space rock in the uncharted heart of the Kuiper Belt. The belt is a ring of icy celestial bodies just outside Neptune's orbit.
A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, China's space agency said, hailing the event as a historic first and a major achievement for the country's space program. The Chang'e-4 lunar probe, launched in December, made the "soft landing" at 0226 GMT and transmitted the first-ever "close range" image of the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration said.
After studying a space rock some 4 billion miles (6.4 billion km) from Earth, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft set off on a new hunt for moons in the solar system's most distant edge, searching for clues on our solar family's creation, scientists said on Thursday. The piano-sized probe is traveling deep into the ring of celestial bodies known as the Kuiper Belt looking for small, icy moons that spun off the snowman-shaped Ultima Thule formation, a pair of icy space rocks that fused in orbit billions of years ago.


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A set of error/uncertainty analyses were performed on several "improved" vegetation indices (VIs) planned for operational use in the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) VI products onboard the Terra (EOS AM-1) and Aqua (EOS PM-1) satellite platforms. The objective was to investigate the performance and accuracy of the satellite-derived VI products under improved sensor characteristics and algorithms. These include the "atmospheric resistant" VIs that incorporate the "blue" band for normalization of aerosol effects and the most widely-used, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). The analyses were conducted to evaluate specifically: (1) the impact of sensor calibration uncertainties on VI accuracies, (2) the capabilities of the atmospheric resistant VIs and various middle-infrared (MIR) derived VIs to minimize smoke aerosol contamination, and (3) the performances of the atmospheric resistant VIs under "residual" aerosol effects resulting from the assumptions in the MODIS aerosol correction algorithm. The results of these studies showed both the advantages and disadvantages of using the atmospheric resistant VIs for operational vegetation monitoring. The atmospheric resistant VIs successfully minimized optically thin aerosol smoke contamination (aerosol optical thickness (AOT) at 0.67 μm < 1.0) but not optically thick smoke (AOT at 0.67 μm > 1.0). On the other hand, their resistances to "residual" aerosol effects were greater when the effects resulted from the correction of optically-thick aerosol atmosphere. The atmospheric resistant VIs did not successfully minimize the residual aerosol effects from optically-thin aerosol atmosphere (AOT at 0.67 μm ≤ ∼0.15), which was caused mainly by the possible wrong choice of aerosol model used for the AOT estimation and correction. The resultant uncertainties of the atmospheric resistant Vls associated with calibration, which were twice as large as that of the NDVI, increased with increasing AOT. These results suggest that the atmospheric resistant VIs be computed from partially (Rayleigh/O₃) corrected reflectances under normal atmospheric conditions (e.g., visibility > 10 km). Aerosol corrections should only be performed when biomass burning, urban/industrial pollution, and dust storms (larger AOT) are detected.


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I-Banker Stephen Robb Joins Morgan Joseph TriArtisan
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The New York-based investment bank Morgan Joseph TriArtisan has appointed Stephen Robb a managing director in its consumer, retail & leisure investment banking practice. Robb, 44, was previously a managing director and head of the retail, consumer, and restaurant investment banking group at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Morgan Joseph TriArtisan LLC announced today that Stephen Robb, a 20-year Wall Street veteran in investment banking and M&A advisory, has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the firm's Consumer, Retail & Leisure investment banking practice.
"Steve's broad background and experience will be a valuable addition to our firm's mid-market practice in the key consumer, retail and restaurant sectors," said Rohit Manocha, co-head of Investment Banking. "These are areas of mounting M&A and finance activity and, given his outstanding track record, having Steve on board will be highly beneficial to broadening our coverage, and serving our corporate constituents in these important sectors as well as our private equity client base."
Mr. Robb, 44, was a Managing Director and head of the retail, consumer and restaurant investment banking group at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., after leaving Credit Suisse, where he spent the majority of his career. At Credit Suisse, he last served as a senior coverage officer for retail companies and head of the restaurant practice within the Consumer & Retail Group. Among his Credit Suisse assignments was the LBO of the Sbarro restaurant chain, the acquisition of Ryan's Restaurant Group, the LBO of Michaels Stores and the sale of David's Bridal, in addition to financing such companies as McDonald's, Quiznos, Krispy Kreme, Blockbuster and Macy's.
Prior to joining Credit Suisse's Consumer & Retail Group, Mr. Robb executed numerous groundbreaking transactions across many industries. Among others, these included the sale of AT&T Broadband to Comcast, the sale of GMH (DIRECTV) to News Corp., the IPO of Telstra, bond financings for the government of Trinidad & Tobago, and equity capital placements for LUKOIL. Also, Mr. Robb has advised the government of Kazakhstan during its transition to independence from the Soviet Union and taught English in Seoul, South Korea.
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About Morgan Joseph TriArtisan LLC
Morgan Joseph TriArtisan LLC ( www.mjta.com ) is an investment and merchant bank engaged in providing financial advice, capital raising and private equity investing. The firm's services include mergers, acquisitions and restructuring advice, in addition to private placements and public offerings of equity and debt.
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simpleSearch and advanceSearch comming from IBaseRepository
i got this error--> Consider defining a bean of type 'org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.repository.support.ElasticsearchEntityInformation' in your configuration.
now rest call identify to which repository use at run time automatically

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require 'spec_helper'

describe Social do

  it "support ok" do
    Social::Network(:ok).user.should_not be_nil
    Social::Network(:ok).rate.should_not be_nil
  end

  it "support vk" do
    Social::Network(:vk).user.should_not be_nil
    Social::Network(:vk).rate.should_not be_nil
  end

end


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Jamie Chaney, News Writer • January 19, 2023
With a majority of 216 votes, GOP congressman Kevin McCarthy was elected to be the 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, effectively beginning the 118th Congress, on Jan. 7. The victory...
Aynsleigh Penland, Editor-in-Chief • January 18, 2023
Last Thursday, Jan. 6, actor Noah Schnapp officially came out as gay on TikTok. Schnapp had previously claimed that his character on Netflix's hit show, "Stranger Things," Will Byers is gay. In...
Alissa Martinez, News Editor • January 13, 2023
Fuquay-Varina Student Council has announced information about our upcoming dance, the Sneaker Ball. The ball will be held on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 7-9:30 p.m. at our school's cafeteria. Encouraged...
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Concern has arisen across citizens of Fuquay-Varina as over 40 vultures were found dead last week scattered under the town's water tower. Videos were taken of the scene, showing the dead birds laying...
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Each year we celebrate the world's most famous people, with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr being one of them. Dr. King has been one of the biggest inspirations to everyone in America. During the civil...
Following days of surveillance by multiple law enforcement agencies, 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger was taken into custody on Dec. 30, in connection with the murder of four University of Idaho students. The...
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This year will be one of the best years for astronomical events, so make sure you look up. Starting off strong, this year the Quadrantids began in the early morning of Jan. 4. Quadrantids are considered...
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Nearly two years after the January 6 capital attack, the House of Representatives select committee has now released the final report of the incident, which was allegedly started by former president Donald...
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With the New Year here, getting out and trying new things is top priority. Local places are opening their spaces to allow special events to be held. Not only does it help the host, it also creates an opportunity...
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With the new year having just kicked off, let's take a look at the time honored tradition of New Year's resolutions. The custom of creating new years resolutions has been around for thousands of years,...
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On Dec. 5, certain parts of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) "Zero Covid," policy were lifted. Previously the policy, which had been in effect for three years, called for strict lockdowns by...
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Astigmatism is a refractive error that occurs when the front surface of your eye (cornea) or the lens inside the eye is slightly irregular or cylindrical in shape, resulting in vision being blurred or distorted at all distances. Astigmatism is not a disease, but a common visual condition.
When the front surface of your eye (the cornea) or the lens inside the eye is more oval or cylindrical than round, light does not focus properly on the back inside surface of your eye (retina). Astigmatism is caused by small differences in the growth and alignment of the components of the eye. In some cases, it may be hereditary or it may result from such factors as pressure of the eyelids on the cornea.
Most people have some degree of astigmatism. It is rare to have a perfectly round optical surface. Small amounts of astigmatism may not require correction with glasses. However, moderate to highly astigmatic eyes will need corrective lenses.
Even people with mild to moderate astigmatism will usually have blurred or distorted vision. They may experience headaches, eyestrain, fatigue, blurred vision or distortion at certain distances.
A comprehensive eye examination by your doctor of optometry will include tests to check for astigmatism.
Almost all levels of astigmatism can be optically corrected with properly prescribed and fitted eyeglasses or contact lenses. Laser surgery may be an option for appropriate cases.
Astigmatism may change with time. Regular optometric care can, however, help to insure that proper vision is maintained.


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Parafia pw. Świętej Jadwigi Śląskiej w Gdańsku − parafia rzymskokatolicka usytuowana w Gdańsku-Nowym Porcie. Należy do dekanatu Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz, który należy z kolei do archidiecezji gdańskiej.

Obecnym od 2013 roku proboszczem parafii jest ks. Paweł Górny

Historia
W latach 1857–1858 został zbudowany istniejący do dziś kościół. W 1866 nastąpiło ustanowienie parafii. Od 1948 do 1984 przez równe 3 dekady miejscowym proboszczem był najdłużej panujący ks. Jan Gustkowicz (ur. 13/05/1906 - zm. 06/02/1993), którego grób znajduje się na miejscowym cmentarzu parafialnym.

Bibliografia
 Informacje o parafii

Jadwigi Śląskiej
Gdańsk
Nowy Port

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German major Louis Waldmeir '13 parlayed study abroad and research experiences into microbrewery career
Meet Louis Waldmeir '13, a brewer at Solemn Oath Brewery in Naperville. As a German major and College Scholar at North Central, he conducted research through a Richter Grant on the beer culture in Germany, after previously studying abroad at the University of Heidelberg.
Q: There has been a rise in popularity of craft beer and microbreweries in recent years, inspiring beer lovers and entrepreneurs to enter the business. As an employee for a growing microbrewery, what is your typical day like working as a brewer?
A: Schedules vary greatly day to day depending on where certain beers are in their development, but everybody does a little bit of everything to keep things running smoothly. I deal mostly with the "hot side," or mashing in, graining out, adding hops, transferring wort to the fermenter, pitching yeast, etc. I also help out in packaging and in the cellar. While I do not (yet) design any of our beers, I have plenty of input on the day-to-day adjustments to a given recipe: things like hop substitutions, grain bill adjustments, temperature control, etc. The best part of my job is pouring a pint of something really tasty that I helped create.
Q: What began your love for beer and for brewing?
A: Interning at Brauerei zum Klosterhof in Heidelberg, Germany. The job was primarily cleaning kegs, scrubbing floors, milling in and filling bottles, but the exposure to the brew process is what inspired me to pursue it as a career. Because of my experiences in Germany I have a deep respect for German beer, its brewing history and practices. The American craft beer "scene" is currently dominated by interest in all things new, pushing the boundaries of what is considered "beer." My background in such an established tradition makes me somewhat unique, and whenever we brew a German style I judge and taste it differently having experienced firsthand the style we are trying to emulate.
Q: How did you get connected with Solemn Oath?
A: When I was a student, I went there with friends a few times before inquiring about work. I got a weekend job in the taproom during my senior year when the brewery was about five months old. I picked up more shifts in the taproom after graduating, and when we started bottling they needed an extra pair of hands. From there, I slowly conned my way into working in the back [operations] full time.
Q: What is your favorite Solemn Oath beer?
A: Impossible to say. Our beer is so varied that what I love to drink changes season to season and day to day. However, any time we do an interpretation of a classic German style, the German beer nerd in me gets really excited. I am proud of all of the beer we have made and truly believe that everything we have released has not only been good, but exceptional. (I swear I'm not biased. OK, maybe a little biased).
Q: You sell beer with names like Butterfly Flash Mob, Super Regular, Kidnapped by Vikings and Punk Rock for Rich Kids. How are these names created?
A: Our head brewer typically comes up with the names. A lot of times, though, as we are brewing, we think of ideas and write them down.
Q: Is there a culture that exists among microbreweries? Is this culture similar to what you experienced in Germany?
A: There is definitely a culture that brings breweries together. To a large extent, we feel like we're all in this together, we want other microbreweries to do well if for no other reason than we like drinking each other's beer. There's a lot of communication between breweries and everybody is willing to lend a helping hand whenever it's needed. I experienced something similar in Germany, especially with new "craft" breweries beginning to open, and challenging the big breweries that had dominated the market for so long.
Q: What would you suggest to someone wanting to work in the microbrewing business?
A: There are many paths that lead into the craft beer business, all of them requiring hard work and a willingness to start at the bottom of the totem pole. Many breweries actually prefer hiring workers with no prior experience so they can tailor training to meet the work ethic and needs of the brewery. It boils down to passion and willingness to work.
Q: Where would you like to be five years from now?
A: It's tough to say because if you would have asked me five years ago where I'd see myself today, I would have never answered, "brewer." I travel back to Germany every year and anticipate continuing to do so. As for brewing, I like the work and I have so much more to learn—I wouldn't mind feeling the exact same way in five years' time.
By Devan Conness '16
A Brewer's Dictionary
Mashing in: (v) To release malt sugars by soaking grains in water
Graining out: (v) Removing grain from the mash tub
Hops: (n) Herb added to boiling wort or fermenting beer to create a bitter aroma and flavor
Wort: (n) The solution of grain sugars strained from the mash tub
Fermentation: Conversion of sugars into ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide, through the action of yeast
Pitching yeast: (v) To add yeast to wort
Grain bill: (n) Materials used in brewing (primarily malted barley) from which a wort can be obtained for fermenting into alcohol.
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Murray's Australian Open participation in doubt after positive virus test
LONDON: Andy Murray's participation in the Australian Open has been thrown into doubt after it was revealed on Thursday he had tested positive for coronavirus.
The British former world number one was due to travel to Australia on one of a series of charter flights laid on by tournament organisers but is still isolating at home in London.
It is understood that Murray, apparently in good health, is hoping to be able to arrive in Australia at a later date.
Australian Open organisers wished the 33-year-old a speedy recovery but it was unclear whether he would still have a chance to take part.
"Andy Murray has advised that he has tested positive to Covid-19 and is isolating at home in the UK," they tweeted.
"Unfortunately this means he will be unable to join the official AO charter flights arriving in Australia in the coming days to go through the quarantine period with the other players.
"The AO fans love Andy, and we know how much he loves competing here in Melbourne and how hard he'd worked for this opportunity."
The five-time Australian Open runner-up pulled out of last week's ATP event in Delray Beach, Florida, as he wanted to "minimise the risks" in the run-up to the year's first Grand Slam.
Murray, who has slumped to 123rd in the world rankings, was handed a wildcard for the Australian Open.
The three-time major winner is hoping to make his first appearance in Melbourne since the emotional events of 2019, when he revealed the extent of his right hip problem and raised the possibility of imminent retirement.
Murray was able to return to playing after a hip resurfacing operation but has experienced several setbacks since.
The Scot was able to play just seven official matches in 2020 because of a lingering pelvic injury, and the coronavirus-enforced suspension of the season.
Murray spoke positively about his fitness in November and played two matches at last month's Battle of the Brits event.
More than 1,200 players and support staff are arriving in Australia from Thursday for 14 days' quarantine ahead of the delayed tournament, which is due to start on February 8.
Craig Tiley, the Australian Open tournament director, has spent months trying to deal with the logistical nightmares of hosting the Grand Slam during a pandemic.
Tennis Australia said players were only allowed into the country with proof of a negative Covid-19 test prior to departure, or with approval as a recovered case at the discretion of the Australian government.
The men's qualifying tournament for the Grand Slam took place in Qatar.
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The CodeIgniter calendar class is available for creating data-driven calendars for your web apps. This article illustrates it with a simple tasks web app.
The CodeIgniter calendar class is available for creating data-driven calendars for your web apps. What follows is a walk through on how I implemented the calendar class for a simple tasks web app.
So, the app I wanted was a simple list of tasks that could be checked off when completed and a way to keep some notes for the task too.
I'm going to assume you already have some experience with PHP. It would be useful if you know the basics of CodeIgniter too.
Create a new local, virtual domain (I called mine http://tasks.dev). I use MAMP Pro, but any local setup that you would normally use will suffice.
Add the database and sessions library to application/config/autoload.php. Also, autoload the URL helper.
Add a .htaccess for pretty URLs, and set up the site info in application/config/config.php.
All of the above are standard CodeIgniter set up operations. The user guide will help you out.
The calendar I wanted was a month display, with the ability to click through other months with a simple hyperlink. CodeIgniter's calendar supports that. I also wanted to attach a link to tasks stored in the database on the individual days of the month.
Here, we are setting up some preferences and passing them to the calendar class. We want the next and previous links, and they will need a URL to operate on. That is what is being passed in the prefs array. We then load the calendar class and pass in those preferences.
I opted to do this in the constructor so that I could call the calendar from any method in the controller.
You'll notice that I have also loaded a model called tasks_model which we'll be using shortly.
The ternary operator checks to see if the 4th URI segment is set. If it's not, we use the date function to get the current month. Otherwise, we can use the 4th segment. CodeIgniter will load the current month for us.
Notice also, we are retrieving the tasks for the given month via our tasks_model. If we get no tasks, we just load the calendar normally, if there are tasks, then we pass in the array of links to "wire up" the links to the active days.
I'll say straight away that there is probably a better way of doing this. I tried several things, but getting the data first and then creating the array for the calendar seemed to work best. The array of data that gets passed to the calendar has very precise requirements. Notice that I'm ensuring that the day is definitely an integer.
I'm also adding the date from the due field of the database at the end of the URL, so we can properly retrieve the tasks for that given day.
So, at this stage, we have a calendar and we have days with tasks linked… to nowhere, yet. Well, the hyperlink is fine, but we need a new method in the controller so that we can pass the tasks for that day to a view.
First, I know I could have used Active Record here. I know, right? I didn't though because I'd had some trouble getting the data out in perfect format to populate the calendar (as I mentioned earlier). So, when things get tough, I go "old skool".
There is nothing special about this method. What it does demonstrate, is how important that $date variable is.
So, there it is, a simple implementation of the CodeIgniter Calendar class. You could continue to build out this app by adding a master task list for checking items off, a form for adding tasks, and so on.


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Smartphones Help UB Researcher Better Understand the Nature of Depression and Anxiety
Decades of research into anxiety and depression have resulted in the development of models that help explain the causes and dimensions of the two disorders.
For all of their well-established utility however, these models measure differences between individuals and are derived from studies designed using few assessments that can be months or even years apart.
In other words, the models are highly informative, but not optimal for examining what's happening emotionally in a particular person from moment to moment.
Now, a University at Buffalo psychologist is extending that valuable research to repeatedly and frequently measure symptoms of specific individuals, in real time, to learn how immediate feelings relate to later symptoms.
The research casts anxiety and depression in a manner not previously studied and the results suggest that some emotions linger in a way that predicts feelings beyond what's happening at specific times. This information could provide treatment benefits for patients struggling with the disorders, according to Kristin Gainey, an assistant professor in UB's psychology department and the study's author.
"Clinicians aren't primarily interested in how one person's symptoms compare to someone else, which is what most studies focus on. Rather, they're most interested in how to shift the feelings of someone with anxiety or depression. In other words, they want to understand how to change the emotional experiences of a given individual over time and across different situations," says Gainey, an expert on emotion and affect in mood and anxiety disorders and a recent recipient of one of the American Psychological Association's Early Career Distinguished Scientific awards. "The only way to get at that directly is to measure these processes repeatedly within a person as they're happening."
To do that, Gainey conducted baseline assessments on 135 participants, each of whom were already seeking some kind of psychological treatment.
Three times a day for 10 weeks, the participants received surveys on their smartphones about their feelings and symptoms. They completed the survey within 20 minutes of its arrival.
"That generated enough reports to provide a good sense for each person's fluctuations and trajectories of symptoms and affect (defined as the objective feeling state that's part of an emotion)," says Gainey.
A smartphone provides a portrait of immediacy that questionnaires distributed in a lab that summarize feelings over extended periods are unable to achieve.
"We can't always remember accurately how we felt days and weeks ago, especially if there were some days you felt really bad and other days you felt great," she says. "That's not easy to summarize in a single index."
Anxiety and depression are each unique disorders, but they often appear together in a single patient. Both disorders share high levels of negative emotions, such as fear, sadness, and anger, while low levels of positive emotions, like excitement and interest, are unique to depression.
Gainey says it's not surprising that particular affective states, like feeling happy or feeling sad, might be responsible for symptoms experienced soon afterward. What researchers don't know much about is how long those effects tend to persist, and which specific symptoms they lead to hours or days later.
"This study let us see that some effects were short-lived, but for depression, if you were feeling high levels of negative affect, even if we control for how depressed a participant was at that time, it was still predictive of increased depression 24 hours later," says Gainey.
That might suggest that clinicians could track peoples' positive and negative affect in real time and plot trajectories that are indicative of increased risk.
"If we can identify specific risk factors for increased symptoms in real time, we could even use smartphones to send suggestions about helpful strategies or alert the person's mental health care provider," she says.
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Most mental health care in America doesn't happen in psychiatrists' offices – especially when it comes to children, teens and young adults.
Instead, young people with depression, anxiety and more turn to the same people they already go to for all kinds of other health issues: their pediatricians, family doctors, school-based clinics and other primary care providers.
But where do those providers turn when they need more help in handling the mental health concerns of their patients – especially more serious issues that they're not trained to handle?
If they're anywhere in Michigan, they can turn to the team at MC3.
For nearly a decade, the MC3 program has helped thousands of primary care providers throughout the state care for the mental health needs of young people up to age 26. It also aids providers caring for pregnant women and new mothers of any age who have mental health needs.
More than 16,000 times since 2012, MC3's psychiatrists and pediatric behavior specialists from the University of Michigan have connected directly with more than 1,800 primary care providers by phone, for consultations about their patients.
Together, they've mapped out plans for handling ADHD in young children, suicide-prevention safety planning for teens and symptoms that might signal schizophrenia in young adults.
There's no charge to providers or their patients, thanks to the program's funding from state and federal grants.
For providers whose patients recently had a mental health emergency or are waiting for an appointment with a child psychiatrist or a psychiatric inpatient bed, the service can literally be a lifeline: one in five of the consults involve a patient who has expressed suicidal thoughts or harmed themselves.
MC3 also offers video-based telehealth appointments to connect patients of participating providers with psychiatrists. U-M and Michigan State University experts have also created a wide range of training options for professionals available on the MC3 website.
Though the demand has grown in recent years thanks to the pandemic, the program has room for more Michigan providers to join the network and get access to its services.
Each connection starts by contacting one of the trained professionals in MC3's network of Behavioral Health Consultants, located throughout the state. MC3 also works closely with the state-funded Community Mental Health agencies across the state.
"Only about 3% of the children, teens, young adults and moms that our participating providers have consulted with us about are in treatment with a psychiatrist. We're providing access to specialist-informed care to young people who wouldn't otherwise have it," said Sheila Marcus, M.D., who heads the pediatric component of MC3 and is a professor of psychiatry at Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan's academic medical center.
"The reality is that no matter where they live and no matter what their family's income level, most of these patients would not have easy access to a specialist because of the critical shortage of such providers," she added. "In some counties, there are no local providers trained to provide this level of care."
Primary care providers inside and outside Michigan can also access MC3's free online resources, even if they're not enrolled in the program.
These include prescribing guides for mental health medications and online provider education, to equip them to provide diagnosis and care that might not have been part of their formal professional training. Much of that training offers continuing education credits that can help physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse midwives keep up their license.
"For me, MC3 has been a game changer," said Lia Gaggino, M.D., who first interacted with the MC3 team through her pediatrics practice in Portage, Michigan and now is the team's consulting pediatrician. "Since its inception I have used their services for children and teens who presented with very complicated mental health concerns. I wished I had had a psychiatrist to help me and then MC3 appeared and offered me a lifeline. Their services changed my prescribing practices and improved my skills and I am so grateful for their advice and support. I encourage my colleagues to sign up and call –MC3 is there to help us!"
Local Care Amid a National Emergency
As the nation grapples with a national emergency of rising mental health concerns among young people, MC3 and similar programs in other states are expanding access to critical psychiatric services at a time when demand is soaring.
The national organizations that declared that emergency in October called for more support of mental health care in primary care settings, as well as efforts to overcome the national shortage of mental health specialists for young people, especially in rural and low-income areas.
That shortage is what drove the creation of MC3 in the first place.
Michigan is third from the bottom among all states in supply of mental health professionals for young people. Only Washtenaw County, where the University of Michigan is located, meets national population-based criteria for having enough mental health providers specializing in children and teens.
The pandemic has made matters worse across Michigan and the United States. A national report from November 2020 showed that anxiety and depression in pregnant women have more than doubled, and emergency department visits for mental health concerns in children had risen by double digits since the pandemic began.
Joanna Quigley, M.D., another MC3 consulting psychiatrist from Michigan Medicine, recently presented data at a national meeting showing that 30% of MC3 consults during 2020 focused on pandemic-related concerns.
The pandemic has prompted MC3's team to plan to offer extra training to help providers identify the needs and handle the concerns of children traumatized by experiences they or their families have had during COVID-19.
Trauma-informed care is also important for children who even before the pandemic experienced very disruptive life events.
Terri Rosel, NP-C, a nurse practitioner at Cherry Health in northern Michigan, wrote to the MC3 team: "I work in a small student health center in Cedar Springs and am the sole provider in the office. Since starting this job four years ago I have had the pleasure of seeing so many students with mental health concerns. I felt ill-equipped at times to help them with my degree as a family practice nurse practitioner. I would utilize MC3 often to help with treatment plans for these wonderful kids who needed help but could not get into psychiatric services soon enough."
As the program continues to grow, it will partner more with schools through a direct connection with the TRAILS program that offers mental health awareness and support services.
Positive Feedback from Providers
The MC3 team has surveyed participating providers and found that 99% agreed with the statement that "following phone consultation(s) I felt more confident that I could effectively treat patients' behavioral health problems."
The team published other findings from its survey of providers, and responded to feedback by making changes.
The quotes they received from providers are equally compelling.
"This service has been absolutely 'practice- changing'," said one. "As we have more and more patients with mental health issues and limited local resources- we are essentially the only option for these kids. Having MC3 support helps us make good treatment decisions and is also 'on the job training' which we can apply to future patients."
In fact, MC3 data show that 25% of the interactions help the patient avoid a higher-level of care that may be difficult to access, such as a psychiatric hospital bed or emergency psychiatric visit.
One of the maternal health providers who joined MC3 recently said, "I can't even express how this service has enhanced the care I can provide. In the past, we'd screen and diagnose and then send moms out. We'd place referrals and hope that folks could navigate the complex system. Now, with MC3, I can collaborate with psychiatry, start meds or treatment, and access community resources that I am confident they will be able to access. It's really been invaluable."
America is a pretty angry place these days. Formerly respectful spaces like school board meetings have become bitter battlegrounds. Some people are harassing healthcare workers and threatening restaurant staff for enforcing COVID protocols. Others are openly furious with the vaccine-hesitant. Everyone, wherever they stand on the (deeply divided) political playing field, is outraged about something.
Sure, anger is part of the human condition, but have things always been this bad? Elaine Parke thinks not—and she has a plan to get America the anger management tools it needs.
"We've stopped listening to one another because we've become addicted to our own narrow and sometimes selfish points of view," says Parke, author of "The Habits of Unity: 12 Months to a Stronger America…one citizen at a time" (Outskirts Press, 2021, ISBN: 978-1-9772-4276-1, $21.95, www.12habits4allofus.org). "And we seem to have lost sight of the notion that we're personally responsible for our own behavior.
"It's way past time for us to take a collective deep breath and treat others with dignity, respect, and civility—and listen to them—whether we agree or not," she adds. "It's urgent that we make this shift now."
Dialing down our ire is easier said than done. We are living in extraordinarily stressful times. But there's more at play. Parke says we are shaped by the messages we consistently consume—and in today's connected world, a lot of those messages come from our digital diet.
"Social media isn't solely to blame for stoking our emotional flames—in fact, it was designed to be a source of information and to bring people together," Parke clarifies. "But if your newsfeed is making you an angrier person, it's on you to either log off for a few days or reassess the kind of content you're engaging with. When we choose to focus on stories that are positive and nourishing, we go a long way toward resetting our emotional equilibrium."
Parke's "The Habits of Unity" is her attempt to help people take charge of what she calls their "Mental Nutrition." Much in the same way that we (hopefully) approach the food we eat, we need to develop the discipline to make more nutritious mental choices every day. Her book's 365 "one-magic-minute-a-day" motivationals make it easy to hardwire these choices into habit.
With her simple, doable framework for uplifting ourselves, boosting our mental health, and practicing unity, Parke hopes to get everyone focused on the same branded behavior each month. The idea is that the sheer force of all that concentrated positive energy sparks a unity revolution that rises from the ground up and sweeps the nation.
Yet, until that happens, we can leverage the power of "The Habits of Unity" on a personal level by forming one good habit per month:
January: Help Others
February: You Count
March: Resolve Conflicts
April: Take Care of Our Environment
May: Be Grateful
June: Reach Higher
July: Become Involved
August: Know Who You Are
September: Do Your Best
October: Be Patient and Listen
November: Show a Positive Attitude
December: Celebrate Community, Family, and Friends
Those who've tried it say the plan is easy to put into practice. It feels good, so you'll want to keep doing it. And there's a ripple effect. As you become more positive, centered, and respectful, others will be drawn to you and your relationships will improve.
"As these ripples expand, they will improve the emotional climate in our country and make it easier to seek common ground, instead of lashing out," says Parke. "But we can't sit around waiting for others to take action. Each American must recommit to making our country a welcoming, affirming melting pot—instead of a stewing pot."


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Tunisian Vice Foreign Minister's Delegation in Seoul
Mrs. Saida Chtioui (left), secretary of state to the Tunisian minister of foreign affairs, poses with Mr. Lee Kyu-Hyung, South Korea's vice minister of foreign affairs.
Tunisian Amb. Moncef Baati hosted a reception on Dec. 7, 2005 at his residence in Seoul to welcome Mrs. Saida Chtioui, Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and her delegates, who flew into Seoul this week for a bilateral meeting with the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
More than 40 guests attended the function, including Lee Kyu-hyung, vice minister of foreign affairs and trade; Son Je-joo, director-general, Middle East and African Affairs Bureau of the same ministry; and Kum Jung-ho, former ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and visiting professor of Semyung University.
Among foreign envoys on hand at the reception were Amb. Honorat E. Abeni Koffi of Cote D'Ivoire, Gabonese Amb. Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Egyptian Amb. Reda El-Taify, Iranian Amb. Jahanbaksh Mozaffari, Moroccan Amb. Jaafar Alj Hakim, Nigerian Amb. Abba A. Tijjani, Omani Amb. Moosa Hamdan Al Taee, Qatari Amb. Ahmed Saif Al-Midhadi, and Sudanese Amb. Babiker Ali Khalifa, Amb. Carlos M.L. Frota of Portugal, and Belgian Amb. Victor Wei.
Amb. Alfredo Francisco Ungo of El Salvador also came to join with other top foreign envoys. Amb. Ungo currently serves as dean of Diplomatic Corps in Seoul.
Tunisian Amb. Moncef Baati (left) poses for camera with his wife (center), and Mr. Hatem Atallah, director general for the Americas and Asia of Tunisian Foreign Ministry.
At the Seoul meeting, views and information will be exchanged on bilateral relations in general, as well as on the international situation including Asia and the Middle East.
Under the strong leadership of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali who was re-elected last year for a fourth five-year term.
The election showed the development of Tunisia's society and was a sign that democracy is taking root.
The increasing number of women in diplomacy and politics is part of a general policy aimed at widening the role of women at all levels of the decision-making process.
Against this backdrop, the naming of Saida Chtioui as Secretary of State (junior minister) to the minister of foreign affairs, in the cabinet reshuffle in 2002 came as no surprise, although it was "another first in Tunisia's diplomatic establishment."
Mrs. Saida Chtioui (second from left), secretary of state to the Tunisian minister of foreign affairs, poses with Mr. Lee Kyu-Hyung (third from left), South Korea's vice minister of foreign affairs, Amb. Alfredo Francisco Ungo (right) of El Salvador, Mrs. Baati (second from right), wife of Tunisian Amb. Moncef Baati, Amb. Carlos M.L. Frota (left) of Portugal, and Prof. Keum Jung-Ho.
Chtioui, a former ambassador to Switzerland, is one of six women cabinet members. Prior to the reshuffle, there were four women cabinet members.
Mrs. Saida Chtioui has also been Ambassador to Poland and the UK. From 1981 to 1985 Mrs. Saida Chtioui was Deputy Director for American Political Affairs, and from 1988 to 1993 the Director of the Tunisian Tourism Representation in Vienna with accreditation for Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Poland. In 1999 Mrs. Saida Chtioui was the Director General for America and Asia.
The percentage of Tunisian female members of Parliament, 11.5 percent, is in fact considered quite high by any international standards. It is a long way from the 1.8 percent in 1966. The ratio of elected women is even higher in local councils. More than one fifth (21.6 percent) of the members of the country's municipal councils are women.
Amb. Hussein Rammal (second from right) of Lebanon poses with Egyptian Amb. Reda El-Taify (second from left), Sudanese Amb. Babiker Ali Khalifa (right). At left is Moroccan Amb. Jaafar Alj Hakim.
Sociologists and political scientists believe the large place occupied by women in the political decision-making process is a necessary reflection of the advances made by Tunisian women towards parity in all walks of life.
In this moderate Arab-Muslim country, where polygamy and repudiation have been banned and the principles of gender equality established since 1956, women have been able to enjoy unique legal advantages. Experts say Tunisian women are likely to continue their lead in the future.
They attribute such indicators to the fact that young women constitute more than 52 precent of secondary school and university students. An important figure that is likely to further anchor the increasing role of Tunisian women in the decision-making process.
Moroccan Amb. Jaafar Alj Hakim (left) poses for camera with Omani Amb. Moosa Hamdan Al Taee (second from left) and Qatari Amb. Ahmed Saif Al-Midhadi (third from left). At right is Mr. Min Byung-Il, editorial director of The Seoul Times.
Iranian Amb. Jahanbaksh Mozaffari (left) poses for camera with Son Je-joo (center), director-general of South Korean Foreign Ministery's Middle East & African Affairs Bureau, Prof. Keum Jung-Ho (right), former ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and visiting professor of Semyung University.
Mrs. Saida Chtioui, Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (center) chats with Mrs. Baati (right), wife of Tunisian Amb. Moncef Baati, and a Korean guest at the reception.
Mr. Min talks with Gabonese Amb. Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet.
Czech Amb. Tomas Smetanka with Nigerian Amb. Abba A. Tijjani
Belgian Amb. Victor Wei at right
Omani Amb. Moosa Hamdan Al Taee
Egyptian Amb. Reda El-Taify and Sudanese Amb. Babiker Ali Khalifa.


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Q: Merge and onCompleted - How to get notification when all the parallel operations have completed? I'm testing out the Reactive Extensions (main branch from NuGet) and I'm having some problems with the Merge. I'm running multiple operations in parallel and would like to get a notification when all the operations have completed, but I'm just not getting it.
Here's my operation where I download a web page using WebClient and then calculate the word count:
    private IObservable<int> GetWebsiteWordCount(Uri uri)
    {
        var client = new WebClient();

        var o = Observable.FromEventPattern<DownloadStringCompletedEventArgs>(client, "DownloadStringCompleted")
                  .ObserveOn(Scheduler.ThreadPool)
                  .Select(newString => newString.EventArgs.Result.Split(' ').Length);

        client.DownloadStringAsync(uri);

        return o;
    }

I'm then creating many of these:
        var tasks = new List<IObservable<int>>()
                        {
                            GetWebsiteWordCount(new Uri("http://www.google.com", UriKind.Absolute)),
                            GetWebsiteWordCount(new Uri("http://www.bing.com", UriKind.Absolute)),
                            GetWebsiteWordCount(new Uri("http://www.yle.fi", UriKind.Absolute))
                        };

After which I use the Merge to combine these and try to get a notification when all of them have completed:
        tasks.Merge()
            .ObserveOn(SynchronizationContext.Current)
            .Subscribe(x => Debug.WriteLine(x), ex => Debug.WriteLine("exception thrown"),
                       () => Debug.WriteLine("all ready"));

All of these "tasks" are execute correctly and I get the word counts in Debug-window as expected:
14279
672
292

But I don't get the "all ready" message. Any ideas what I'm missing?
Update: Using Sum instead of Merge
I also tried to change the merge to this:
        var result = from i in tasks.ToObservable()
                     from r in i
                     select r;

        result.Sum().Subscribe(x => Debug.WriteLine("all ready. sum: " + x));

But I never got the result back.
Update: Fixing the problem with Take
Thanks to Gideon Engelberth now both the Merge and the Sum-options work. The solution was to fix the GetWebsiteWordCount-method by adding Take(1):
    private IObservable<int> GetWebsiteWordCount(Uri uri)
    {
        var client = new WebClient();

        var o = Observable.FromEventPattern<DownloadStringCompletedEventArgs>(client, "DownloadStringCompleted")
                  .ObserveOn(Scheduler.ThreadPool)
                  .Select(newString => newString.EventArgs.Result.Split(' ').Length)
                  .Take(1);

        client.DownloadStringAsync(uri);

        return o;
    }

A: Observable.FromEventPattern never completes as it has no way to know when there will be no more events.  Because you know this particular event is the event async pattern, it should only trigger once.  To tell this to the observable, add a .Take(1) somewhere in GetWebsiteWordCount


Your redesigned 2015 Mustang is finally unwrapped. No more camo'd up spy shots or taped over front ends–this is the 50th anniversary Ford Mustang you'll be seeing on dealer lots. These spy shots appear to have been taken inside a testing facility, far away from the public's prying eye. While there is clearly Evos inspired styling, the car is recognizable as a Mustang. Like we've seen in previous spy photos, the front splitter is the same one spotted on the S550 prototypes and the lower LED lighting strip is also present.
What these photos do reveal is the next generation Mustang's large front honeycomb grille and a blacked-out pony logo, a piece of the puzzle that has been widely speculated as being "sunk into" the front fascia. Also worth noting is the smoked headlights, a feature that many enthusiasts modify their factory cars to have. Interestingly, the headlights aren't quite as thin as they might have appeared previously and are a far cry from the slitted headlights on the Evos.
Now we've heard what the 2015 V8 Coyote will sound like, we've heard the new SVT Cobra/GT350 and we've even heard the upcoming Ecoboost 4 or 6 cylinder Mustang. The car's interior has been shot by a spy photographer less than a week ago and we have some cool 3D renderings to get a better idea of what the whole car is going to look like. With all of this information out and the car to debut in April, we've got a great deal of information to base judgement on. The last significant piece to the puzzle (besides horsepower and engine specs) is the rear of the car. Whether or not this pony car will live up to the name and reputation it has built over the last 50 years is still yet to be seen.
Having seen the actual front end design in all its glory, what do you think of the 2015 Ford Mustang?
Credit goes to Autoweek for these spy photographs!
SICK In the sense that it's Awesome!
I didn't know Ford was making a Fusion coupe. Glad I bought my 2014!
Are you blind? The front end is Clearly an evolution of the 2013-14 front end which in it's self was designed after the 67-68 Shelby. So if anything, the Fusion has a Mustang inspired grill. The biggest difference on the 2015 is the kinks at the bottom corners of the Upper Grill and the fact that the outboard ends of the headlamps wrap around and lean rearward along the line of the wheel arches. This is going to be an Awesome Car!
Its definitely going to be awesome… Still has Fusion cues in the front though.
They tried to replace the Mustang yrs ago with the Probe and that didn't work. I hope they come up with a really high power version to take on the ZL-1 Camaro. If I get another mustang it'll be a 2014 like you did.
Glad it doesn't look like a scion or anything….. WTH!
shawn – what a quality stuff – you beat others by a HUGE margin.
Still hoping they wont get rid of the Cobra motor and will seriously ditch the Eco Boost POS.
If you don't like the eco boost then don't buy one. It opens the market more for Ford. It does not look like a Fusion. No one will force you to buy one. The retro age is going out of style and although I am not thrilled with the new design, it is justifiable by Ford.
This is NOT the 2015 that you will be seeing on the lots. This is a prototype mule build from last summer. The final will not look like this.
Hey LOOK, a Ford Fusion Crashed into a Lancer Evo and the parts got mixed togeather!
Seriously, look an a Lancer Evo and Fusion next to this, the lines are so simular.
glad that i bought a 14, hate that nose job on a 15.


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The Federal Railroad Administration shared this photo of broken and rusty lag bolts in its preliminary report on the oil train derailment in Mosier. A series of these broken bolts is considered the most likely cause of a 16-car derailment on June 3.
Those unseen, broken bolts in Mosier, Oregon, expose a significant flaw in the current system for railroad inspections. Yet, federal and state regulators, as well as the railroads, all say current rules are adequate. Minimum federal requirements allow railroads considerable leeway for how they inspect their own track, while government checks are few and far between. As Mosier showed, the system can allow potentially dangerous defects to go unaddressed for months.
"The fact is, it doesn't pick up all the defects," said Fred Millar, an independent consultant in hazardous materials transport who has been critical of a proposal for the country's largest oil-by-rail terminal in Vancouver.
"Now, should that give you any pause about whether the inspections system, the inspection regime, is itself designed to be really rigorous and really work or not?" Millar said.
The Federal Railroad Administration, the country's rail safety regulator, blamed Union Pacific for the derailment. The agency is considering enforcement action against the railroad.
"When it comes down to it, it's Union Pacific's failure to maintain its track led to this incident," FRA Administrator Sarah Feinberg told OPB's All Things Considered in June.
Union Pacific is to blame. But it isn't alone.
This Union Pacific illustration shows how the broken lag bolts can cause a derailment. Without the bolts fastening the rail to the tie, the rail can shift and widen the gauge of the track, sending the train off the rails.
— a request federal officials have indicated they're not likely to grant.
Union Pacific surpassed the bare minimums for inspection frequencies in the gorge.
"We were adhering — meeting or exceeding — the FRA standards for inspections prior to the derailment," Union Pacific spokesman Justin Jacobs said.
Jason Rea, chief engineer for the western region of Union Pacific Railroad, holds a lag screw, at least one of which is blamed for shearing off and causing the June 3 oil train derailment in Mosier.
After the oil train derailment in Mosier, Union Pacific published this table showing its previous inspection regime and its increased level of inspections for the near future.
Meanwhile, railroads have little oversight from the government when it comes to inspections and track maintenance.
The FRA has fewer than 100 track inspectors for 140,000 miles of track across the country. Ten FRA track inspectors in the Northwest region are responsible for eight states, including Alaska.
In state government, Oregon has three track inspectors. Washington has two. Together the two states have more than 5,000 miles of track.
The FRA guidelines for track infrastructure take up more than 180 pages, but they still leave many decisions to railroads on how they conduct inspections.
For instance, there is no maximum speed at which inspections should be done, leaving it to the "sole discretion of the inspector, based on track conditions and inspection requirements." Current rules allow one person to inspect two tracks at once. The FRA has requirements for railroad track inspectors, but the agency itself does not certify them. That's left to the railroads.
Through their union, railroad track inspectors have complained of having large territories, too little track time and pressure to complete inspections quickly.
"They are self-regulated to a degree. The regulations that are in place — they're the bare minimum," said Mike Elliott, a Seattle train engineer and former union safety official. In 2015, Elliott won a court case against BSNF Railway after the railroad fired him for flagging safety issues.


No, seriously. Read bad books. If you want your writing to improve, pick up a few. They'll teach you a lot. Great books will teach you little or nothing about the craft. They're so good they're mesmerizing. It's like trying to learn how to be a magician by watching Houdini. He was so adept people never saw what he was doing. His tricks were smooth and seamless. Audiences never suspected the mechanisms behind the curtain, the devices he used to pull off his amazing stunts. But a lot can be learned from a bad magician whose slow card handling, clumsy distractions , and less-than-perfect apparatus shows you how it's done and more importantly how it fails. Reading a wonderful book is like watching Houdini. But reading a bad book is like watching the Infrequently Amazing Shlumpy. In a bad book, the curtain is falling down and you can see what goes wrong and why. Hopefully you'll learn not to repeat those kinds of mistakes.
I'm not alone in this opinion. This fall I was on a panel at Noircon in Philadelphia with mystery giant Lawrence Block who said he had learned a lot about writing as a young man evaluating manuscripts for a paperback publisher. He saw what worked and what didn't in unpublished manuscripts and thus learned what not to do. I had a similar experience working for two small book publishers in New York in the 1980s. I read a lot of manuscripts from the slush pile as well as manuscripts submitted by literary agents. I saw many common mistakes and came to understand why they were mistakes.
Writing a novel is a matter of choices. Will your hero be like this or like that? Will you write in the first person or third? How fast or slow will you dole out information to keep the reader engaged? How much description will you include? Will your writing be spare and punchy or florid and expansive? How will you handle dialogue? Will you be able to strike the right balance between realistic speech and uploading information needed to further the plot? A poor choice can wreck a novel. It will ripple through the entire work, getting bigger and more problematic as it goes along.
So this is why I say, if you want to write a good book, do yourself a favor and read a couple of bad books. You might learn a few tricks.