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Heavy Daily Drinking Boosts Chances of Lethal Brain Hemorrhage
— WHEELING, W.Va. -- Fatal hemorrhagic strokes were more than three times as common in men who had at least six drinks a day, researchers found.
by John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today June 25, 2009
WHEELING, W.Va., June 25 -- Fatal hemorrhagic strokes were more than three times as common in men who had at least six drinks daily, researchers found.
In a cohort of more than 6,000 participants, men who admitted to such heavy drinking had an adjusted hazard ratio for death from hemorrhagic stroke of 3.39 (95% CI 1.38 to 8.35) compared with nondrinkers, reported Heechoul Ohrr, MD, PhD, of Yonsei University in Seoul, and colleagues.
Explain to interested patients that one or two drinks a day have been shown to have a protective effect against ischemic stroke and other cardiovascular diseases related to atherosclerosis.
Explain that this beneficial effect appears to vanish with heavy drinking.
Explain that hemorrhagic stroke results from ruptured blood vessels in the brain and is very different from ischemic stroke. This study and others have suggested that heavy drinking increases the risk of these events.
Point out that this study cannot determine causality.
But binge drinking on a less-than-daily basis -- even multiple times per week -- did not appear to increase the risk of death from hemorrhagic stroke or other cardiovascular events, the researchers also reported online in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
They said the results were similar to earlier findings from Finland and Russia, two other countries where binge drinking is common.
More than 20% of the male study participants told the investigators that they sometimes consumed six or more drinks on one occasion, classifying them as binge drinkers.
Surveys in the U.S. have found a corresponding percentage of about 3.5% (though much higher among young adults).
Dr. Ohrr and colleagues analyzed data from the rural Kangwha county cohort first assembled in 1985 with participants who were at least 55 at the time. Those with a history of stroke were excluded, leaving 2,624 men and 3,533 women who were then followed for almost 21 years.
Participants were interviewed at baseline and in 1994 about their drinking habits and health history and status. Physical exams were also given at baseline.
Data on fatal outcomes were obtained from a national database starting in 1992 and, for those who died before that, from death records or calls to surviving relatives.
Only 0.5% of women participants were classified as binge drinkers, which is why the study focused mainly on men.
In addition to the association with hemorrhagic stroke fatalities, daily binge drinking had significantly higher rates of death from atherosclerotic disease (HR 1.73, 95% CI 1.15 to 2.62) and total stroke (HR 1.86, 95% CI 1.16 to 2.99), as well as all-cause mortality (HR 1.33, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.60).
There was no significant relationship between daily bingeing and deaths from ischemic stroke, hypertensive disease, or ischemic heart disease.
But most types of fatal cardiovascular events occurred only in small numbers among the daily binge drinkers, of whom there were 182 in the cohort. There was only one death from ischemic stroke, two from ischemic heart disease, and five from hypertensive disease.
Among 50 participants who reported binge drinking "a few times a month" and 302 who said they binged "a few times a week," there were no significant increases in cardiovascular deaths or all-cause mortality compared with nondrinkers, Dr. Ohrr and colleagues found.
Death rates were adjusted for age, history of chronic disease, smoking, body mass index, hypertension, and educational status.
When the researchers looked at all male drinkers, not just those who reported bingeing, they found little relationship between frequency of drinking and cardiovascular deaths.
Daily drinkers had an adjusted hazard ratio for death from atherosclerotic disease of 1.36 (95% CI 1.00 to 1.84), relative to nondrinkers.
Total stroke deaths may also have been increased in the daily drinkers (HR 1.40, 95% CI 0.97 to 2.01).
All-cause mortality was definitely higher among daily drinkers (HR 1.25, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.43).
Participants who said they drank less frequently showed no difference in risk relative to teetotalers.
Most drinkers in the study said their main beverages were a distilled liquor called soju, which is about 25% ethanol, or a fermented drink, makkoli, with an alcohol content similar to that of Western beer.
Dr. Ohrr and colleagues noted that their design did not allow them to correlate quantity of alcohol consumption with event risks.
So, they had no data on whether moderate consumption of alcohol had the protective effect against some cardiovascular events seen in other studies.
But many of those studies had indicated that the protective effect applied primarily to ischemic events. Those that examined hemorrhagic stroke have generally found a positive relationship with alcohol consumption, the researchers said.
Larry Goldstein, MD, a well-known stroke neurologist at Duke University, said the Korean researcher's findings were highly plausible and applicable to non-Asian populations.
He said they pointed in the same direction as earlier studies in largely Caucasian samples.
Dr. Goldstein noted that these studies were observational and therefore "subject to a variety of potential biases," but the consistency in the results suggested the findings are real.
"I think the relationship [between heavy drinking and hemorrhagic stroke] is now pretty well established," he said.
The authors noted several limitations of the study including the collection of the data about alcohol consumption via questionnaire and the fact that alcohol consumption was likely to change over the follow-up period of 20 years.
The study was funded by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation.
No relevant conflicts of interest were reported by study authors or Dr. Goldstein.
Source Reference: Sull J, et al "Binge drinking and mortality from all causes and cerebrovascular diseases in Korean men and women: a Kangwha Cohort study" Stroke 2009; DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.556027.


Neill Blomkamp arrives at the "Elysium" - Los Angeles Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on August 7, 2013 in Westwood, California.
Sci-fi fans rejoice: Neill Blomkamp — lauded director of District 9 and the upcoming Chappie — is set to helm a sequel to Alien.
Original star Sigourney Weaver even told MTV two days ago that Blomkamp shared his ideas for the Alien film with her during the filming of Chappie and that she would be open to starring in the film. "If it was someone as talented as Neill, I'd certainly listen," she said.
In a somewhat confusing turn of events, Blomkamp's film will be completely separate from the sequel to 2012's Prometheus, which 20th Century Fox is making with original Alien creator Ridley Scott. Prometheus was a spiritual sequel to Alien and starred Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba, Noomi Rapace and Charlize Theron.
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Q: Unable to fetch from mirror I am in the process of migrating a git repository from Github to a local Atlassian Stash server. While I'm working out infrastructure, developers are still working against Github, and my intention was to mirror their work from Github to Stash until I go live with Stash.
Anyways, I set up my local mirror as follows:
git clone --mirror https://github.com/myorg/myrepo.git myrepo-mirror
cd myrepo-mirror
git remote set-url --push origin nowhere.com # prevent accidental pushes to origin
git remote add stash https://stash/myproj/myrepo.git # set "stash" remote for pushing

Then I would periodically (via cron) fetch and push:
git fetch -p origin
git push --mirror stash

However, it fails at the git fetch. I get the following error:

fatal: refs/remotes/origin/master tracks both refs/heads/master and
  refs/remotes/origin/master
  Unexpected end of command stream

I run git branch -r and it looks normal. So I run git ls-remote origin and I see the usual, with these two strange (I think) guys at the bottom:
 7e438ee97be8c7cbd8012c3c96b60e3ff8cb3c2c       refs/remotes/origin/HEAD
 7e438ee97be8c7cbd8012c3c96b60e3ff8cb3c2c       refs/remotes/origin/master

I figure the last one is the problem, but I'm not sure, or how to fix it. I also ran git config --get-all remote.origin.fetch and see:
+refs/pull/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/pr/*
+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
+refs/*:refs/*

but again, I'm not sure if or how to fix.
Full disclosure
I made an earlier attempt to mirror that seemed to be working fine, but I accidentally git push --mirror while testing which essentially force pushed origin with an out of date working copy (Yeah, I know). I attempted to rebuild by going to my CI server that had fetched recently  and recreating all the branches, then mirror pushing back to github to get everything back to normal. That may be where these wierd ref problems started.
Aside
I also tried git clone --bare url and then doing my git fetch -p origin && git push --mirror stash and it says it's working, but I never see the updated commits on my Stash repo.

A: Interesting.  I'm curious, if you repeat this step:
git clone --mirror https://github.com/myorg/myrepo.git myrepo-mirror

with a new fresh copy, and immediately after it finishes, cd into the new clone and repeat this as well:
git config --get-all remote.origin.fetch

will you get the same three refspec lines?  If so, there's something wrong with git clone --mirror.  If not, something else messed this up.
Now, on to the problem itself.  The problem lies in these three fetch lines:
+refs/pull/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/pr/*
+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
+refs/*:refs/*

The first one tells git fetch that after fetching from origin, if "they" (the remote) had branch refs/pull/master/head, for instance, your git should rename that to refs/remotes/origin/pr/master.  The + means "force", i.e., even if you already have a refs/remotes/origin/pr/master, replace it with the new refs/pull/master/head SHA-1.
The second one tells git fetch that after fetching from origin, if they had refs/heads/master, for instance, your git should rename that to refs/remotes/origin/master (this is the normal, non---mirror setting).  As before, "force" is set; your refs/remotes/origin/master will be overwritten with the new SHA-1.
The third one tells git fetch that after fetching from origin, if they had refs/heads/master, your git should overwrite your own refs/heads/master with the new SHA-1; if they had refs/pull/master/head, your git should overwrite your own refs/pull/master/head.
So, you run git fetch, and it turns out that gosh, they do have a refs/heads/master.  (What a surprise ... not!)  So your git is supposed to:

*

*rename it to refs/remotes/origin/master,

*no, wait, rename it to refs/heads/master!

This is where your fetch stops with an error: it must pick just one of these two, and like the proverbial donkey halfway between two haystacks, it simply freezes up and dies instead.1
(Had there been a refs/pull/master/head, your git would have been told to rename that to both refs/remotes/origin/pr/master and also refs/pull/master/head.  This, too, would fail.  But the refs/heads/master failure sufficed to stop things.)
The fix lies in deciding whether you want a true mirror.  If so, delete all but the +refs/*:refs/* line.  Your git will then, on git fetch or git remote update, turn all their refs/* references into your own references with exactly the same name.  (And add --prune to have your git discard references on your side that no longer exist on theirs.  That's what you've been doing, so I imagine you really do want a true mirror.)
(Note that all this is specific to remote origin.  If/when you run git push --mirror stash to do a mirror-style push to a remote named stash, that's quite independent of the fetch configuration for the remote named origin.  With --mirror you're essentially setting the push refspec to +refs/*:refs/* with automatic pruning, so this is much like having that remote fetch from you, with that remote's configuration set up as a fetch mirror.)

1If you try this with a real donkey, he'll just eat both haystacks.  Which just goes to show that git is not really a smart ... well, you know. :-)

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Q: Reiterate through array and add to DB - Laravel/Eloquent/PHP I'm having difficulties retrieving an Eloquent model and lopping through it and then adding it to another table.
So here is my query;
$cart = Cart::with('cartItems','cartItems.cartModifierItems')->where(['vcode' => $code, 'cookie_id' => $cookie])->first();

This retrieves the below;
[
  {
    "id": 14,
    "cookie_id": "2e5c22eba9ef7affe78b34e10d35f89dd5fbdd3b",
    "user_id": 3,
    "restaurant_id": 11,
    "restaurant_name": "Gaucho",
    "restaurant_uname": "gaucho",
    "location": "asokoro",
    "city": "abuja",
    "date": "2016-02-11",
    "time": "12:00:00",
    "vcode": "5960010",
    "created_at": "2016-02-09 13:57:34",
    "updated_at": "2016-02-13 02:29:56",
    "cart_items": [
      {
        "id": 88,
        "item_id": 159,
        "restaurant_id": 11,
        "cart_cookie": "2e5c22eba9ef7affe78b34e10d35f89dd5fbdd3b",
        "name": "Empanadas (Choice of 2)",
        "description": "Choice of Diced Beef; Spinach, Stilton and Onion; or Smoked Ham and Mozzarella",
        "price": 700,
        "qty": 5,
        "available": 1,
        "created_at": "2016-02-10 20:42:32",
        "updated_at": "2016-02-11 07:07:51",
        "cart_id": 14,
        "cart_modifier_items": [
          {
            "id": 76,
            "item_id": 34,
            "name": "Diced Beef",
            "price": 50,
            "created_at": "2016-02-10 20:42:32",
            "updated_at": "2016-02-10 20:42:32",
            "cart_item_id": 88,
            "cart_id": 14
          },
          {
            "id": 77,
            "item_id": 35,
            "name": "Smoked Salmon & Mozzarella",
            "price": 50,
            "created_at": "2016-02-10 20:42:32",
            "updated_at": "2016-02-10 20:42:32",
            "cart_item_id": 88,
            "cart_id": 14
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]

As you can see there are 3 levels;
Top level is cart
Middle level is cart_items
Bottom level is cart_modifier_items
cart can contain multiple cart_items
cart_items can contain multiple cart_modifier_items
What I'm trying to do is take this output and copy it to identical tables;
The models are also identical
order, order_items, order_item_modifiers
Top level is order
Middle level is order_items
Bottom level is order_item_modifiers
order can contain multiple order_items
order_items can contain multiple order_item_modifiers
This is what I have done so far;
$order = Order::create([
    'order_id' => $order_number,
    'date' => $cart['date'],
    'time' => $cart['time'],
    'total' => $total,
    'subtotal' => $subtotal,
    'order_status_id' => 1,
    'customer_id' => $id,
    'restaurant_id' => $cart['restaurant_id'],
])->id;

if (!empty($cart['cart_items'])) {

    foreach($cart['cart_items'] as $order_item) {

        $orderItem = OrderItem::create([
            'item_id' => $order_item['id'],
            'name' => $order_item['name'],
            'description' => $order_item['description'],
            'price' => $order_item['price'],
            'qty' => $order_item['qty'],
            'restaurant_id' => $order_item['restaurant_id'],
            'order_id' => $order,
        ])->id;

        if (!empty($order_item['cart_modifier_items'])) {

            foreach ($order_item['cart_modifier_items'] as $order_modifier_item) {
                OrderItemModifier::create([
                    'item_id' => $order_modifier_item['id'],
                    'name' => $order_modifier_item['name'],
                    'price' => $order_modifier_item['price'],
                    'order_id' => $order,
                    'order_item_id' => $orderItem,
                ]);
            }
        }
    }
}

With my code all I get is the order. The order_items and order_item_modifiers don't get created in DB. I also don't get any errors from laravel
I'm definitely doing something wrong with my loop or how I access the inner arrays. Any help appreciated.

A: Your problem is that $cart['cart_items'] and $order_item['cart_modifier_items'] don't actually exist, so your !empty() checks are returning false.
You're being tricked by a little bit of Model magic. When you dumped your $cart object to see what was in it, it calls a series of functions to convert your model into a json object. In the method called to dump the relationship data, it converts the relationship name from camelCase into snake_case, and adds that to the json object. So, even though your Model has a cartItems attribute, your json dump is going to show cart_items.
So, the quick fix is to change $cart['cart_items'] to $cart['cartItems'], and $order_item['cart_modifier_items'] to $order_item['cartModifierItems'].

A quick note: even though Laravel's Model implements ArrayAccess, which means you can access data like $cart['date'], $cart['cartItems'], etc., it is generally more acceptable to treat it as the object it is and access it's properties with the arrow syntax ($cart->date, $cart->cartItems, etc.).


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XRP Will Be One of the Few Crypto Assets to Survive, Says Pantera CEO – Here's Why
Pantera CEO Dan Morehead believes XRP is one of only a handful of crypto assets that boast long-term sustainability.
In a new interview with Thinking Crypto, Dan Morehead says Ripple, which owns more than half of the total supply of XRP and uses the cryptocurrency in one of its remittance platforms, is a highly productive member of the industry – whether everyone likes it or not.
"I think Ripple has done a great job. They are one of the big enterprises in our business and they have hundreds of engineers building a lot of code and shipping code. And they're doing it in a little bit of a different way. I know there's a lot of purists in our industry that get almost religious about, oh, it's not totally decentralized, or it's not whatever. It's the same thing with central bank coins. They're not decentralized but we'll need that too, right? I see a world where we have eight or ten really important blockchains ten years from now, and XRP is going to be one of them."
Pantera is an early investor in Ripple, along 49 other blockchain startups. Morehead says its smarter to place multiple bets in the industry instead of hoping that one crypto company or coin takes over the whole market.
"I don't have the view a lot of people do in our space… like there's only one and only true heaven and it has to be whatever it is, Ether or Bitcoin or whatever it is. They do different things and it's kind of like in the early 90's being a Yahoo! maximalist. Yeah, Yahoo is good, but there were 30 really important companies and a portfolio should have had a little bit of all those. And that's the way I feel about cryptocurrencies. Each one of the eight or ten that are going to exist in ten years are going to do its own thing."
Morehead says he believes crypto assets aren't necessarily battling against one another and there's more than enough room for multiple projects to thrive.
"They're competing with trillions of dollar markets like gold, cross-border money movement, remittance, wealth storage, all that stuff. So there's plenty of opportunity. And that's another thing I always like to remind people, is it's not like XRP and ETH are fighting each other. We're fighting the Argentine peso. To put it another way. We're fighting these paper currencies and there's plenty of room for each of the cryptos to work."
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Arthur Romano, né le  à Carpentras, est un joueur de rugby à XIII français évoluant au poste de centre. Au cours de sa carrière, il débute avec Saint-Estève XIII Catalan en Championnat de France dès 2015, puis dispute quelques matchs avec les Dragons Catalans en Super League en 2017 avant qu'une blessure l'éloigne des terrains. Il revient en compétition à Saint-Estève XIII Catalan et effectue un prêt en Championship fin 2018 avec Toulouse Olympique avant de connaître sa première sélection avec l'équipe de France contre la Serbie fin 2018 Il est sélectionné en équipe de France pour prendre part à la première édition de Coupe du monde de rugby à 9 en 2019.

Biographie

Originaire de Carpentras, Arthur Romano a intégré le centre de formation des Dragons Catalans en 2015 et effectue des débuts en Super League en 2017. Prêté en fin d'année à Toulouse Olympique en Championship fin 2018, il connaît une sélection avec l'équipe de France contre la Serbie fin 2018, puis revient chez les Dragons Catalans en 2019.

Palmarès

 Collectif :
 Vainqueur de la Coupe de France : 2018 (Saint-Estève XIII Catalan).
 Finaliste de la Super League : 2021 (Dragons Catalans).

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International français de rugby à XIII
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Joueur du Toulouse olympique

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Superintendent in Indiana charged with fraud for using own insurance to help ill student
Posted 6:52 pm, January 23, 2019, by Tribune Media Wire
ELWOOD, Ind. – An Indiana school superintendent faces several charges after police say she sought medical treatment for a student using her son's name.
"I know this action was wrong. In the moment, my only concern was for this child's health," Smitherman said in a statement.
Charges against Casey Smitherman include official misconduct, insurance fraud, insurance application fraud and identity deception.
According to court documents, a 15-year-old student didn't come to school on Jan. 9 because he had a sore throat. Smitherman picked him up and took him to the med check in Elwood so a doctor could examine him. However, she allegedly signed the student in under her son's name and also had a prescription for Amoxicillin filled at CVS under her son's name.
The teen tore the name off the bottle's label because he "knew it was wrong" and "to have a prescription in his possession with a different name is bad," court documents said.
Police received a tip about the situation and followed up with the teen's guardian on Jan. 16. A day later, Smitherman talked to Elwood police about the situation.
During her statement, she told police she realized the student wasn't at school on Jan. 9 and was worried about him. In the past, she's bought clothes for him and helped clean his house, according to court documents.
She said she didn't contact the Department of Child Services because she feared the teen would be placed in foster care, the documents say. She admitted taking him to the med check and signing him in under her son's name.
She also said she'd taken him to CVS to get a prescription, authorities say, and had the prescription filled under her son's name. She dropped the boy off at home with the prescription and said she didn't realize he'd torn the name off the bottle.
Medical records obtained by subpoena showed a prescription was filled under her son's name on Jan. 9. The total claim was $233, according to court documents. Police contacted the Department of Child Services to advise them that "financial help may be needed" for the teen.
Smitherman issued this statement:
Recently, I was given notice one of our students was not at school. I went to his home to check on him, and he told me that he had not felt well enough to come to school. After making sure he had eaten, I could tell he had some of the symptoms of strep throat. As a parent, I know how serious this illness can be if left untreated, and I took him to an emergency clinic.
After one clinic refused to give the boy necessary treatment, I took him to a different clinic and told them he was my son. I knew he did not have insurance, and I wanted to do all I could to help him get well. I know this action was wrong. In the moment, my only concern was for this child's health.
I have been charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor, and I have cooperated with authorities every step of the way. I turned myself in to the Elwood police this afternoon and was immediately released on bail. It is my understanding the prosecutor has agreed to a diversion program and that should be finalized yet this afternoon.
The Elwood community has been welcoming since I started this position, and I am so grateful for your support. I am committed to this community and our students, and I regret if this action has undermined your trust in me. From the beginning, my ultimate goal has been to provide the best environment for Elwood students' growth physically, mentally and academically, and I remain focused on that purpose.
School board president Brent Kane has issued a statement of support below, for which I am also grateful. I am continuing to work with appropriate authorities as necessary and want to be transparent about my work with the Elwood community.
The Elwood school board issued this statement:
Dr. Smitherman has tirelessly worked for the best interests of all students in Elwood Community Schools since she was hired. She made an unfortunate mistake, but we understand that it was out of concern for this child's welfare. We know she understands what she did was wrong, but she continues to have our support.
It is our understanding that the prosecutor has agreed to a diversion program and that will be finalized this afternoon.
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The global bathymetry and topography grid at 15 Arc Sec is the latest iteration of the SRTM+ digital elevation model (DEM) where the "plus" indicates the addition of ocean bathymetry from shipboard soundings and satellite-derived predicted depths. This DEM is a global elevation grid with a spatial sampling interval of 15 arc seconds (approximately 500 x 500 m pixel size at the equator). New data consists of >33.6 million multibeam and singlebeam measurements collated by several institutions, namely, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Geoscience Australia, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. New altimetry data consists of 48, 14, and 12 months of retracked range measurements from Cryosat-2, SARAL/AltiKa, and Jason-2, respectively. Onshore, topography data are sourced from previously published digital elevation models, predominately SRTM-CGIAR V4.1 between 60N and 60S. ArcticDEM is used above 60N, while Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica is used below 62S.
For more information on this dataset, see its associated publication:
Tozer, B, Sandwell, D. T., Smith, W. H. F., Olson, C., Beale, J. R., & Wessel, P. (2019). Global bathymetry and topography at 15 arc sec: SRTM15+. Earth and Space Science, 6, 1847. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EA000658
or visit the project website here for more details.
Dataset Acknowledgement: Tozer, B, Sandwell, D. T., Smith, W. H. F., Olson, C., Beale, J. R., & Wessel, P. (2019). Global bathymetry and topography at 15 arc sec: SRTM15+. Earth and Space Science, 6, 1847. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EA000658
Dataset Citation: Tozer, B, Sandwell, D. T., Smith, W. H. F., Olson, C., Beale, J. R., & Wessel, P. (2019). Global bathymetry and topography at 15 arc sec: SRTM15+. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G92R3PT9. Accessed: 2022-01-19
Use License: Not Provided
Dataset Keywords: SRTM, bathymetry, ocean, altimetry, satellite, ship soundings, gravity anomaly, Cryosat, Jason-2, SARAL,Arctic DEM, REMA , lidar
Survey Date: 02/11/2000 - 12/01/2019
Data Provider and Roles:
Brook Tozer - Scripps Institute Of Oceanography
David Sandwell - Scripps Institute Of Oceanography
Walter H. F. Smith - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
C. Olson - Scripps Institute Of Oceanography
J. R. Beale - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
P. Wessel - University of Hawaii at Manoa
Area: 509,753,760 km2
Raster Resolution: 500 meter
Coordinates System:
Horizontal: WGS84 [EPSG: 4326]
Vertical: WGS84 (EGM96 GEOID) [EPSG: 5171]
Survey Report: SRTM15Plus_metadata.tar.gz
Dataset Extent in KMZ format: Not available
Dataset Spatial Bounds: Not available
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No matter where in the world you're travelling to (never mind how you get there!), spending hours on the road can cause major disruption to your beauty routine.
If you're jet-setting by plane, the lack of moisture in the air causes dehydration and irritation; both of which can take their toll on your skin and overall appearance. You may not feel your usual self, which can put a dampener on your entire trip.
When I first began travelling, I'd always walk straight past the travel-size products because I just didn't trust that there would be enough product to last me the entire holiday (coming from the girl who's 500ml conditioner bottle lasts just over a week!).
However, I took them on my recent trip to Krakow and completely changed my mind. Despite only going for 5 full days, I bought travel-sized versions of the essentials – dry shampoo, conditioner and even mascara – all of which I didn't fully use up.
You can also get use out of your beauty subscription boxes and free samples here!
The chances are, you've experienced the feeling of dread when it comes to packing your hand luggage bag.
The rules and restrictions may vary depending on who you're flying with, but the majority of airlines don't allow you to travel with more than 100ml of liquid. That means that foundations, some concealers and other liquid-based makeup products are thrown away and wasted.
The key to mastering your holiday makeup bag is to pack items and products that multitask. Let's take a a concealer, for example – it can double up as an under-eye concealer and spot eraser, as well as making a great makeshift eye shadow primer.
Not only does this free-up space in your makeup bag, it also gets rid of the chance of being over the liquid limit!
When I pack my holiday luggage, the only thing I always make sure to pack is a pack of baby wipes (along with my passport, of course).
From cleaning your face to having a quick wash-down after the mad run to find your taxis from the airport, you can buy a small (travel-sized!) pack of baby wipes that are thrown in your hand luggage for whenever you need them.
As we mentioned earlier, flying – or any kind of travelling – can wreak havoc when it comes to the amount of moisture in your skin. This is because the high pressure and altitude exhausts all of the water from your skin, leaving it feeling dry and tight.
The key to preventing dehydrated skin is to drink plenty of water. Although you might not reach the amount that's recommended by experts, ensuring that you're not missing out on your water intake can help you skin through this tough time.
Packing a light moisturiser is also great for this, and aids with making your skin feel better instantly.


The measles virus causes rash, cough, runny nose, eye irritation, and fever.
It can lead to ear infection, pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, and death.
It is spread through the air.
The mumps virus causes fever, headaches, muscle aches, and loss of appetite.
This usually leads to swelling of salivary glands (causing puffy checks and a tender, swollen jaw).
It is spread through close contact with infected people.
The rubella virus causes a mild, low grade fever, sore throat, and a rash that starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.
It may also cause headache, pink eye, and general discomfort.
Rubella can cause miscarriage, or serious birth defects if the mother is infected while pregnant (congenital rubella syndrome).
Anyone 18+ and born after 1956 should get at least one dose of MMR vaccine unless they can prove vaccination or illness.
Children may instead receive 2 doses of the MMRV vaccine: 1st at 12-15 months, 2nd at 4-6 year. This protects against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella.
MMR: What everyone should know.
Make sure your child is immunized.
Measles is an acute viral infectious disease.
Before a vaccine was available, infection with measles virus was nearly universal during childhood, and more than 90% of persons were immune by age 15 years. Measles is still a common and often fatal disease in developing countries. The World Health Organization estimates there were 145,700 deaths globally from measles in 2013.
Measles is a systemic infection. The primary site of infection is the respiratory epithelium of the nasopharynx. Two to three days after invasion and replication in the respiratory epithelium and regional lymph nodes, a primary viremia occurs with subsequent infection of the reticuloendothelial system. Following further viral replication in regional and distal reticuloendothelial sites, a second viremia occurs 5–7 days after initial infection. During this viremia, there may be infection of the respiratory tract and other organs. Measles virus is shed from the nasopharynx beginning with the prodrome until 3–4 days after rash onset.
The incubation period of measles, from exposure to prodrome, averages 10–12 days. From exposure to rash onset averages 14 days (range, 7–21 days).
The prodrome lasts 2–4 days (range 1–7 days). It is characterized by fever, which increases in stepwise fashion, often peaking as high as 103°F –105°F. This is followed by the onset of cough, coryza (runny nose), or conjunctivitis.
Koplik spots, a rash present on mucous membranes, is considered to be pathognomonic for measles. It occurs 1–2 days before the rash to 1–2 days after the rash, and appears as punctate blue-white spots on the bright red background of the buccal mucosa. The measles rash is a maculopapular eruption that usually lasts 5–6 days. It begins at the hairline, then involves the face and upper neck. During the next 3 days, the rash gradually proceeds downward and outward, reaching the hands and feet.
Mumps is an acute viral illness.
Mumps was a frequent cause of outbreaks among military personnel in the prevaccine era, and was one of the most common causes of aseptic meningitis and sensorineural deafness in childhood. During World War I, only influenza and gonorrhea were more common causes of hospitalization among soldiers.
The virus is acquired by respiratory droplets. It replicates in the nasopharynx and regional lymph nodes. After 12 to 25 days a viremia occurs, which lasts from 3 to 5 days. During the viremia, the virus spreads to multiple tissues, including the meninges, and glands such as the salivary, pancreas, testes, and ovaries. Inflammation in infected tissues leads to characteristic symptoms of parotitis and aseptic meningitis.
The incubation period of mumps is 12 to 25 days, but parotitis typically develops 16 to 18 days after exposure to mumps virus. The prodromal symptoms are nonspecific, and include myalgia, anorexia, malaise, headache, and low-grade fever.
Parotitis is the most common manifestation. Parotitis may be unilateral or bilateral, and any combination of single or multiple salivary glands may be affected. Parotitis tends to occur within the first 2 days and may first be noted as earache and tenderness on palpation of the angle of the jaw. Symptoms tend to decrease after one week and usually resolve after 10 days.
The name rubella is derived from Latin, meaning "little red." Rubella was initially considered to be a variant of measles or scarlet fever and was called "third disease". It was not until 1814 that it was first described as a separate disease in the German medical literature, hence the common name "German measles".
Following respiratory transmission of rubella virus, replication of the virus is thought to occur in the nasopharynx and regional lymph nodes. A viremia occurs 5 to 7 days after exposure with spread of the virus throughout the body. Transplacental infection of the fetus occurs during viremia. Fetal damage occurs through destruction of cells as well as mitotic arrest.
Acquired Rubella: The incubation period of rubella is 14 days, with a range of 12 to 23 days. Symptoms are often mild, and up to 50% of infections may be subclinical or inapparent. In children, rash is usually the first manifestation and a prodrome is rare. In older children and adults, there is often a 1 to 5 day prodrome with low-grade fever, malaise, lymphadenopathy, and upper respiratory symptoms preceding the rash. The rash of rubella is maculopapular and occurs 14 to 17 days after exposure. The rash usually occurs initially on the face and then progresses from head to foot. It lasts about 3 days and is occasionally pruritic. The rash is fainter than measles rash and does not coalesce. The rash is often more prominent after a hot shower or bath. Lymphadenopathy may begin a week before the rash and last several weeks. Postauricular, posterior cervical, and suboccipital nodes are commonly involved. Arthralgia and arthritis occur so frequently in adults that they are considered by many to be an integral part of the illness rather than a complication. Other symptoms of rubella include conjunctivitis, testalgia, or orchitis. Forschheimer spots may be noted on the soft palate but are not diagnostic for rubella.
Congenital Rubella: Infection with rubella virus is most severe in early gestation. The virus may affect all organs and cause a variety of congenital defects. Infection may lead to fetal death, spontaneous abortion, or preterm delivery. The severity of the effects of rubella virus on the fetus depends largely on the time of gestation at which infection occurs. As many as 85% of infants infected in the first trimester of pregnancy will be found to be affected if followed after birth. While fetal infection may occur throughout pregnancy, defects are rare when infection occurs after the 20th week of gestation. The overall risk of defects during the third trimester is probably no greater than that associated with uncomplicated pregnancies.
Congenital infection with rubella virus can affect virtually all organ systems. Deafness is the most common and often the sole manifestation of congenital rubella infection, especially after the fourth month of gestation. Eye defects, including cataracts, glaucoma, retinopathy, and microphthalmia may occur. Cardiac defects such as patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect, pulmonic stenosis, and coarctation of the aorta are possible. Neurologic abnormalities, including microcephaly and mental retardation, and other abnormalities, including bone lesions, splenomegaly, hepatitis, and thrombocytopenia with purpura may occur.


The Blue Skies Project is a mixed media installation of one thousand and seventy-eight original peel-apart instant film images of blue skies, accompanied by a 13-year real time tracking audio piece by Ruben Samama.
The images were made from 2012 to 2017 during a five year journey to the last known location of every former Nazi Germany concentration camp.
1078 official concentration camps existed throughout Europe during the Nazi rule in Germany from 1933 to 1945.
The installation attempts to create an immersive experience, inviting visitors to view, listen and contemplate. It will be accompanied by works across several platforms: a limited edition hand made artist book, a documentary feature, an augmented reality app, and an educational outreach programme.
The Blue Skies Project is curated and produced by Monica Allende.
"Sometimes, as in Kusters' Blue Skies, the equation becomes more complex, fraught by a tangle of historical, aesthetic, moral and personal questions. The event that he set out to explore and capture is already a fading memory. The places, even if they can be accurately located, refuse to be contained, and cannot be encompassed by a single point of view. The artist has chosen to witness at the spot the event's vanishing and most intangible residue in the form of reflected light."
- Martin Barnes, Senior Curator, Photographs, Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Read the full essay on 1000 Words Magazine.


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Cunningham votes to pass the Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers are Safe Act
Rep. Joe Cunningham (SC-01) on Wednesday joined his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass bipartisan legislation to support families and child care providers throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers are Safe Act would help guarantee child care providers have the resources and funding necessary to safely operate at a time when childcare services are critically important.
"The coronavirus pandemic has seriously exacerbated the child care challenges South Carolina families face, forcing facilities to close and worsening the shortage of quality, affordable care," said Rep. Joe Cunningham. "To fully reignite and reopen our economy, it is crucial that our childcare facilities have the funds necessary to safely care for our children, especially for essential workers who cannot stay home. This bill ensures child care providers have the operational guidance they need on personal protective equipment, best practices for safer childcare facilities, and updated health and safety regulations. The Senate should take up this bipartisan legislation as soon as possible and deliver much-needed relief to working families."
The bipartisan Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers Are Safe Act of 2020 would direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide states with educational materials and technical assistance related to:
COVID-19 prevention in childcare facilities.
Professional development for childcare providers on health and safety.
How to acquire and use personal protective equipment.
How to modify operations to prevent COVID-19 transmission, including optimal staff-to-child ratios.
In addition to technical assistance, the legislation would also allow HHS to make grants to states so they can then provide outreach, guidance, and technical support to childcare providers. The bill would also require HHS to recommend how to ensure the safe provision and adequate supply of childcare during COVID-19.
Earlier this summer, Cunningham voted to pass the Child Care is Essential Act and the Child Care for Economy Recovery Act, legislation that would provide $50 billion for the Child Care Stabilization Fund to award grants to child care providers to help pay for sanitation, training, and other costs associated with reopening a child care center in the time of COVID-19; increase and make refundable the child and dependent care tax credit; provide $10 billion in funding to help states assess long-term structural challenges that child care centers may face during COVID-19; and enable states' child care agencies to increase support for child care through $850 million in Social Services Block Grant funding.
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Wearable Art Fashion Show kicks off in Dunedin
By Bay News 9 Pinellas County
PUBLISHED 7:59 AM ET Aug. 23, 2014
The 10th annual Wearable Art Fashion Show kicks off at the Dunedin Fine Art Center on Saturday evening.
The theme this year is "Models of Success" and pairs 10 Bay area business women with fashion designers.
Jacqueline Ambrose-Root is a Tampa attorney paired with designer Lina Teixeira.
"I am the lawyer in high heels," she said. "I try to do something fun, but I'm generally in business professional."
But once Teixeira stepped in, Ambrose-Root underwent a total transformation. After all, Teixeira's style is the unconventional method of refurbishing.
For example, the head piece she put on Ambrose-Root was made up of two floral arrangements that had seen better days.
"People have this on their mantle," Teixeira said. "They have them on the middle of their table and I have it on her head."
All of Teixeira's pieces are made up of items many would normally throw away, including garbage bags, window screens and tissue paper.
But, she said, put it all together and you have wearable art set to hit the runway.
"To me it's magical," Teixeira said. "It's just purely magical."


Find out how to watch the last two rounds of the 2019 NCAA tournament.
The Final Four is all set.
Texas Tech, Virginia, Auburn and Michigan State all clinched their spots to play in the final weekend of the NCAA tournament.
The games will start up on Saturday, April 6 in Minneapolis and the national championship will happen on Monday, April 8. Auburn and Virginia will face off in one of the semifinal games while Texas Tech takes on Michigan State in the other.


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The Top 10 Shows to Binge-Watch on Netflix
Whether you consider yourself a fan of comedy, science fiction, drama, or action and adventure, Netflix has the show for you. With all this extra time spent at home, there's still a way to escape for a while. Check out these binge-worthy TV shows from Netflix that you can enjoy from the comfort of your couch.
1. The Queen's Gambit
The Queen's Gambit is a historical drama focused around the life of Beth Harmon, an orphan that happens to be a genius when it comes to chess. She is on her way to becoming the best chess player in the world, but her journey is not met without struggles.
In the entire show, Beth is easily the most likeable character. Despite her current circumstances, she is determined, independent, and smart. You'll be rooting for her the whole time.
2. Alien Worlds
Alien Worlds is griping science-fiction miniseries. It's defined as a nature docufiction which speculates what alien life could be like on other planets while still following the laws of nature we have on Earth.
The best part about the show is watching how the animators took ideas from Earth and put them into different environments. The intensity of gravity or the weather patterns are so different they could only exists on another world.
3. Virgin River
Following a woman named Melinda "Mel" Monroe, Virgin River is a romance story where Mel searches for a fresh-start. She has to confront her past in order to put it behind her and pursue what she finds in California.
This show is bound to frustrate you. The story starts off slow, but the romance between Jack, the main love interest, and Mel is fabulous. The connection between them will have you on the edge of your seat, ready for the next episode.
The Crown is exactly what it sounds like; a historical drama about Queen Elizabeth II spanning from the late 1940s to the early 21st century. As the years pass, events such as romances, political rivalries and personal intrigues prove to have a big part in how the 20th century played out.
The morally best character from The Crown has to be Princess Alice from Greece. Without giving too much away, she was forced to suffer some pretty questionable therapy practices, but when she moved on, she went into charity work. She ran soup kitchens and sisterhoods for refugees. She wasn't bitter or resentful.
5. The Office
The popular mockumentary sitcom, The Office, will guarantee some laughs. For those who don't know, this show portrays the everyday work life of an office in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It makes jokes and creates amusing stories based off of office-related woes.
From The Office, there are many great characters so naturally the best character is often debated. The top three are Michael Scott, Jim Halpert, and Dwight Schrute. All three of these characters bring sarcasm, hilarious jokes, and great stories to the show.
6. The Stranger
This mystery thriller series features a man named Adam Price whose world is turned upside-down when he finds out a secret from a stranger. As the show progresses, he continues to find out more secrets from this stranger and realizes that these secrets affect his wife, who goes missing.
The most mysterious character from this show has got to be The Stranger. Obviously as you watch, you find out more secrets about each of the main characters, but you know almost nothing about The Stranger who happens to know everything about everyone else. She is secretive, curious, and always leaves you asking why.
7. Sugar Rush Christmas
In Sugar Rush Christmas, Christmas themed baking competitions occur. Four sets of bakers compete to win $10,000. If you enjoy dramatic cooking/baking shows, this is the one for you. The first round of baking involves cupcakes, the second is confections, and the final round is cakes. This show will have you rooting for your favorite bakers and drooling at the tasty treats they make.
Sugar Rush Christmas is the icing on the cake this winter season. Each episode, the bakers are tasked with executing their creative ideas through baking and then are judged. Each episode features new guest judges and season 2's guests are Chris Bosh, Abigail Breslin, and Adam Rippon. Tune in to find out what they have to say about cake!
8. The HAunting of Hill House
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Politicians Registry of Interests should be Public- Romney-Varlack
- Hon. Julian Fraser disagrees and suggested that it goes public after seven years!
January 6th, 2013 | Tags: Registrar of Interest Victoreen Romney-Varlack julian fraser RA Standing Finance Committee (SFC) House of Assembly 2007 Virgin Islands Constitution
Mrs. Victoreen Romney-Varlack the Registrar of Interests has suggested that the registry kept by her of elected members interests and assets should be made public. However, at least one member of the House of Assembly does not think so, but believes it should wait for 7 years before it becomes public. The Registrar of Interests is mandated by the 2007 Virgin Islands' Constitutional Order in sec 112. Photo: Facebook
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 2007 Virgin Islands Constitution has a provision in section 112 for a Registrar of Interest whereby elected officials must declare their assets, income and liabilities. However, the record is not public.
The Office of the Registrar of Interest is headed by Mrs. Victoreen Romney-Varlack. She appeared before the 2012 House of Assembly's Standing Finance Committee (SFC) to defend her 2013 Budget request.
During Mrs. Romney-Varlack testimony, the member for the third district Honourable Julian Fraser RA, enquired if the office was broadening its scope by expanding its powers.
The Registrar informed that in terms of scope, the Registrar would maintain the Registry of Interest in accordance with the Constitution. She noted that in order to do so the Standing Select Committee (SSC) needed to be appointed and the House of Assembly needed to pass the relevant Act. Mrs. Romney-Varlack also noted that the registry could be extended to senior government employees who would have to declare their interests but the Act needed to be amended to accommodate them.
Additionally, Mrs. Romney-Varlack told the SFC that she suggested "that the registry become public record."
However, the member for the third district Honourable Julian Fraser RA, expressed that he did not think that the registry should become public record immediately and suggested that it should only do so after seven years. Hon. Fraser also noted that Members of the House SSC could request the information confidentially.
Mrs. Romney-Varlack told the Committee that there was a conflict of interest, if a Member was in default. She noted that was why she was proposing a stand-down of a SSC of the House and in turn appoint a committee comprised of private citizens.
Mrs. Romney-Varlack also noted that the United Kingdom Registrar of Interest laws, which she looked at are restricted to elected members of Parliaments only and not senior public officers.
What the 2007 Virgin Islands' Constitution Registration of interests states
112.—(1) There shall be for the Virgin Islands a Register of Interests, which shall be maintained by a Registrar who shall be appointed, and may be removed from office, by the Governor acting in his or her discretion.
(2) It shall be the duty of any person to whom this section applies to declare to the Registrar, for entry in the Register of Interests, such interests, assets, income and liabilities of that person, or of any other person connected with him or her, as may be prescribed by law.
(3) A person shall make a declaration under subsection (2) upon assuming the functions of his or her office and at such intervals thereafter (being no longer than twelve months) as may be prescribed by law.
(4) This section applies to all members of the House of Assembly (including Ministers) and the holders of such other offices (except that of Governor) as may be prescribed by law.
(5) A law made under this Constitution shall make provision for giving effect to this section, including the sanctions which may be imposed for a failure to comply with, or the making of false statements in purported compliance with, subsections (2) and (3) and, notwithstanding anything contained in Chapter 5, the sanctions which may be imposed may include the suspension of a member of the House of Assembly from sitting and voting in the House for such period as may be prescribed in such a law.
26 Responses to "Politicians Registry of Interests should be Public- Romney-Varlack"
bigger picture (06/01/2013, 14:01) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
the idea for the registry of interest is to monitor potential conflicts of interest by members of government. the governing body may be seen as a closed "club" where ministers protect each other so as not to rock the boat. who is monitoring the inmates.? who is understanding that even the premier has real estate interests on wickham's key around the pier park?
how many ministers are members of the investment club, and why is Fraser reluctant for the public to see his process in moving forward with the landfill and (illegal) development of Sea Cow Bay? The public actually does have a right to see these portfolios under a freedom of information act of some kind. We are not talking about using information as slanderous entertainment, but those truly concerned should have a vehicle to research connections between unpopular projects (who gives permission to whom for what), in exchange for what. Of course, leases and agreements should be available to the public anyway to check for conflicts and understanding before unmentioned intentions -which often get overlooked in the fine print- get buried.
reach (07/01/2013, 12:56) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
Of course it should be open to the media!
Well Well (06/01/2013, 14:08) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
I thought that this would go as smooth as a ice,ut no Frazer had to spoil it yet again. Trying to make all members look alike. If you have nothing to hide from the people who elected you ,why wait for seven years. All those in favor say nice .
my two cents (06/01/2013, 20:42) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
What timing! What naked and obscene politics! HOW CAN FRASER LEAD THE VIP IF HE DOES NOT SUPPORT TRANSPARENCY?
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk (09/01/2013, 07:24) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
Shame, shame, shame!
Eagle and Buffalo (06/01/2013, 15:11) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
The government of the Virgin Islands should be government in the sunshine. It must be transparent. As such elected officials, high level civil servants and others should declare what asset they own. This is necessary to prevent and any highlight potential sources of conflict of interest. Furthermore, members of the HOA should abstain from participating in duscussions and voting on issues before the HOA in which there are conflict of interest. They probably should leave the chambers during the discussions. Serving the people of the Virgin Islands is a priviledge and that afforded privilege should be done in the sunshine and any citizen should not want to serve if he or she cannot do so in the sunshine. Citizens have a right to know the interest of politicians. They must have the confidence that all cards are on the table and known with every transaction. These are rigid requirements but needed to serve the public interest and serve it well. And those that cannot live up to it need not put his/herself up for election. Sunshine is a disinfection.
kevin (06/01/2013, 16:47) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
Why would the government tell us anything? Who are we that we deserve to know what is going on?
mann up (07/01/2013, 02:00) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
Greed, for lack of a better word
ann (06/01/2013, 15:42) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
what they have to hide? is that all that is happening behind closed doors???!
Lait 521 (06/01/2013, 16:53) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
Oh wait…I am surprise of Fraser??? Seven years??/ I expect that form an NDP not the liberator!
ccc (06/01/2013, 20:48) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
It sounds like we will have a Registry of Interests that is looking out for our interest first.
ausar (06/01/2013, 16:34) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
Not only should their assets be made public prior to an election but I think accrued assests whilst in office should also be made public long after they've left office!
@ Ausar (06/01/2013, 17:08) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
you are spot on
safe (07/01/2013, 18:14) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
for real as some of them current politicians are self-serving hypocrites.
brooks (07/01/2013, 23:08) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
Just like the other joe public so what's the problem?
wize up (06/01/2013, 17:06) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
we need to know what them boys up-to; i also feel that they should an audit after each 4-years..after all they are spending the citzen's tax money...... government in the "sunshine"..what we as citzen need to pay more attention to what is going on, but we find far to much time to fight-down each other while important matters go un-checked in our country.....
1 (06/01/2013, 19:09) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
Me agree with ms varlax the public needs to know who thiefing and who got rich out of my hard own tax payers $$$$$$
TO 1 (07/01/2013, 18:21) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
all a we tief
Not2Sure (06/01/2013, 19:52) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
I think that there has to be a balance. Although we are entitled to be sure that our politicians are not acting dishonourably, we also have to respect their financial privacy. I know at least one person who turned down a public appointment because they did not want their private financial affairs to be potentially disclosable in the future. The other problem is that a register of interests only works with respect to honest people - crooks and corrupt politicians will invariably find a way around it, as we have so often seen in other countries.
top gun (07/01/2013, 01:53) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
ACCOUNTABILITY!! ACCOUNTABILITY!! ACCOUNTABILITY!! "Does it matter" you ask Makeva Bush?? HELL YEA IT DOES!!
pj (07/01/2013, 05:44) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
IN THE BVI, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO INTEGRITY IN PUBLIC. THE GOVERNMENT IS THE INVESTMENT CLUB. THE INVESTMENT CLUB IS THE GOVERNMENT.
xxxxxx (07/01/2013, 11:20) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
desperate men do desperate things
Never (07/01/2013, 15:44) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
I agree with Ms. Varlack but them smart man from the NDP will never pass the regulations to the Act
legal team (07/01/2013, 20:03) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
Let me first publicly commend madam Victoreen Romney-Varlack for recognizing her powers and limitations under the Virgin Islands Constitution,and for operating within the scope and boundaries of Section 112-subsections (1,2,3,4,5) of the V.I Constitution:
Please tell the ACTing-COP that section 112(4) of the V.I Constitution,makes it clear-The section only applies to[members of the house of assembly] Section 112 of the Constitution,does not apply to police officers!COP,You cannot order police officers to declare their assets tp you!:Stop your lawlessness in the V.I.
Madam Romney-Varlack realized that for her to go further,than what is written in the Constitution,there must be an Amendment to the Constitution and there must be statutory laws enacted.I call on Madam Mrs Varlack to join the Legal Team.
Since the new V.I Constitution came into force on 15th June 2007,Madam Victoreen Romney-Varlack is the only person in authority,who seems to understand that what is not written in the Constitution,is not law,and that you cannot operate without Constitutional Authority.
Dear Mrs Romney-Varlack:Madam,do me a favour:Call the Governor,and tell him,that he too must operate under the Constitution,and that he cannot do things because he is the Governor!
Madam:Virgin Islanders such as you,will get my fullest respect:I will vote for you ,if you are a candidate in general election,because you have shown me that you are a law-abiding citizen:But I will not respect these lawless Commissions,like the Members of the Police Service Commission[Po.S.C],who are being manipulated by the Governor!Who are being controlled and interfered-with by the acting Police Commissioner-in Contravention of the Provisions of sections 91(9) and 96(2) of our well-drafted V.I Constitution:All they[the commissions] are suppose to do is advise the Governor under the Constitution,BUT They are joining with the Governor,making a mockery of our democracy!Violating the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of our citizens and residents,And it is time for ALL of them to be IMPEACHED by the international court of justice!Because Virgin Islanders are afraid to challenge them in the V.I High Court of Justice..Only two brave police officers can challenge them in court.Politicians and Commissions are afraid of the 2 UK-GIANTS- [David and Golliath].
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And later tonight on television, "Weekend at Bernies."
Captain (08/01/2013, 07:12) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
cannot wait until the 2016 bvi elections to say goodbye and good riddance....
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Touches on the subject of the awkwardness of dating.
A man who realizes his life is not turning out the way he had expected, and is feeling a little numb tword life in general.


When I was a little girl, I can distinctly remember my Nana telling me that if I began wearing makeup too soon that my skin would be gross and I would develop a true need for it. That statement only needed to be said once and it instilled enough fear in me to last years! So with that fear in my mind and having a mother who wears eye liner, mascara and Chapstick to church only, I never really knew how to properly wear makeup. Fast forward to my rebellion in middle school…. the bold white top liner, a possible outfit corresponding shadow and enough gloss on my lips to share with a few friends. (I've definitely seen better days! LoL) Thankfully high school came along and I got passed that, for the most part. (then came heavy black liner and still enough gloss to share LoL). I began working for Bloomingdales and I can remember observing all of my coworkers looking totally Glamorous with their makeup and I decided I wanted that polished look too! I only knew 2 things about what I wanted from my makeup.
1. I wanted an even looking complexion!
2. No matter what, I didn't want to feel the makeup on my face!
Went back at a later date to purchase this concealer and I couldn't be more happy that I did! On most days I don't use it but when I do my skin is absolutely flawless! The coverage it provides is incomparable to anything I've ever used! No flakes, no creases, lightweight AND waterproof! Not much is needed and it covers every blemish my skin decides to throw at me.
Within a week I could tell that this oil was making a difference in my skin! I grew up using oils to moisturize my skin but in recent years I have had trouble finding one that doesn't clog up my pores and ultimately leaving me with more break outs. This oil not only leaves my face feeling softer but I can actually see that it isn't sitting on the top of my skin. My skin has gotten brighter since I started to use it as well! I apply more frequently than suggested (morning/night) and will continue to do so. I am a TRUE fan of this oil!
OBSESSED! Yes, this brush is on the pricey side. But I've never been more satisfied with the finish a brush gives. Somehow it is not only exceptionally soft against your skin but it also works as a "buffer" for the product. I apply my CC primer in certain areas of my face and in a circular motion I blend it into my skin with this brush.
Although it is a primer, I use it for my full face coverage and I LOVE it. I love that I feel like absolutely nothing is on my face when I wear it. It does a great job covering my blemishes and the bags under my eyes without concealer if I choose to do so. My skin has almost a matte finish after applying the CC primer which I find looks more natural. The primer stick has 3 different pigments on it, your skin tone color, a purple color which helps to brighten your skin and a green which corrects and covers your blemishes. HIGHLY Suggest giving this primer a try!
Love a good blush! Fell in love with a sample I received with my online order and decided to purchase the product. Doesn't feel like an added layer of makeup and blends well with my CC primer.
A vitamin infused mascara that gives me all the drama I love my lashes to have! I'm typically a fan of the curves brushes on mascara but this dual sided brush certainly does the trick! It lengthens my lashes while curling them taking away the need for a lash curler.
Probably the best brow pencil I've ever purchased! The Amazonian clay blends perfectly with your brows and gives a more natural look. It's waterproof and once you apply, no touch ups are necessary for the remainder of the day. The actual liner is super thin which I love and another great little feature on the opposite end of the liner is a brow brush to blend in the clay and "control" your brow hair.
… In a nutshell, I LOVE TARTE!


It is reported, from 2007 " lucky Beijing " since series sports match installs check to check the job to begin, beijing area runs 42 sports match in all, road of its central line match 2, the 37 contests place such as 5 use country stadium, pines (group) , the 19 training place such as sunny gymnasium, build in all install check big canopy 113, the equipment such as system of the inspection end the installation X smooth machine, door that install check, automatic car 2519 (cover) . In installing check and person, car attendantly to install check, increase deploy of person-time of the force that install check, add up to examination staff 1315889 person-time, article 783870 second, car 31883 second, fish is banned, be restricted to take article to add up to 34491, ensured the test surpasses safety not only, and adjusted mechanism of the job that install check, propagandist test and verify install check relevant policy, it is the explosion proof when doing 8 years of Olympic Games to surpass to installed check job to lay a foundation.
One, show up ahead of schedule, assure to bring check time.
A lot of audiences are in face a 10-20 before opening contest minute just arrive hurriedly, check mouth personnel is installed to flock before bringing about begin, pressure of the instantaneous that install check is very great, affected an audience to enter in time watch the game. It is reported, the Olympic Games installs check mouth to shift to an earlier date 2 hours to open, the audience is best can shift to an earlier date 1 to 1. 5 hours show up, to accept install check to assure enough time.


According to the official microblog of the Central Academy of Fine Arts on April 14, 2019, there were online reports of personal works of Chen Qi, a teacher of the Urban Design Institute of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, suspected of plagiarism. The school attaches great importance to this and has been instructed by the School Style Construction Committee to set up a special investigation team to carry out verification work.
The Central Academy of Fine Arts said that the school adhered to a zero tolerance attitude towards academic misconduct, and once verified, it would seriously deal with it in accordance with the rules.
School: An investigation team has been set up to verify the alleged plagiarism of a teachers work by Yangmei.
On April 13, 2019, Chen Qi, a teacher of the Urban Design Institute of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, was suspected of plagiarizing his personal works. The school attaches great importance to this and has been instructed by the School Style Construction Committee to set up a special investigation team to carry out verification work.


Think You Know the Rules to Classic Card Games?
Did you grow up playing card games? Are you always the one that has to teach people how to play, or call them out for breaking the rules in a game of cards? If so, I challenge you to take this quiz to see just how well you really know these card games. Good luck!
References from Bridge, Canasta, Go Fish, Rummy, Solitaire, and Uno.


The Village of Libertyville budget was $68.67 million for its 2017 fiscal year, or $8,539 per household.
That's an increase of 5.3 percent from 2016, when the village spent $65.23 million, or $8,111 per household.
Libertyville has 8,042 households and a population of 20,315.
Since 2001, the Village of Libertyville budget has grown by 121.5 percent, from $31.01 million. The village population has fallen 2.1 percent over the same period, from 20,742.
Salaries accounted for 24.6 percent of village spending in 2017. Libertyville property taxpayers paid $16.89 million for 162 full-time employees and 255 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 176 full-time employees and 275 part-time employees, and spent $14.65 million.
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Trout Bog (12-15) is located within the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest, Vilas County.
It is a small bog lake. It has a surface area of 1.1 hectare, a mostly undeveloped shoreline and a maximum depth of 7.9 meters.


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Maldivian Red Crescent – Helping Communities Face Complex Vulnerabilites and Challenges
News and Press Release
On its 11-year anniversary, the Maldivian Red Crescent (MRC) – one of our strongest and closest partners in the region – offers us a glimpse of its work carried out so far. Marked by unwavering commitment to people and successful partnerships within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement and beyond, the MRC's journey showcases the organization's distinguished service in the wake of unprecedented humanitarian needs. This piece not only reflects on the many successes and accomplishments of the MRC so far, but also reaffirms its determination to help communities face the challenges of the future.
As the Maldivian Red Crescent marks its 11th year of humanitarian work, we celebrate all the ways that the journey has been made fulfilling – it is how we have been able to be there for people when they need us most, how our volunteers embody and uphold the spirit of humanity, how we have been able to partner and collaborate with the relevant public authorities and agencies across other sectors through our auxiliary role to create positive impact, and it is how we have been able to build trusted relationships within communities so that we are able to impartially, neutrally, and independently provide humanitarian services.
The 11 years have been filled with many successes achieved through collaborative spirit, milestones, challenges overcome with guidance, and many lessons. Throughout the MRC's journey, it has received the unwavering support of the wider Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have been there for the National Society through the various stages that led up to the formation — from recognition by the ICRC and being admitted into the Federation by the IFRC to the setting up and implementation of the first ever community-based programmes that were funded by various other National Societies. The MRC has also been guided to navigate turbulent and difficult times the country faced so that the National Society could position itself and emerge as an organization that is trustworthy and one that embodies the tenets of humanitarian work.
Unique vulnerabilities and challenges
With 10 Branches and the corresponding 20 Units across atolls of the scattered island nation, the work to build resilience is challenging but essential. The Maldives, with its low-lying islands, barely rising a couple of metres above sea level, is a country that is bearing the relentless brunt of the climate crisis and all its induced effects. In addition to this vulnerability, the Maldives is a country that is steadily growing – the population is increasing, the economy has been expanding, and urbanization has been taking place at a rapid speed. All of this requires adapting to a changing environment – one that brings with it evolving vulnerabilities, demographics, and the unique challenges and needs that come with it. The MRC's work to build resilience brings together the inextricably linked areas of development work, humanitarian work, and climate action to create communities that are better able to prepare for, cope with, and overcome disasters and emergencies.
Much of the work to create resilient communities begins in and around the communities. Members and volunteers that make up MRC's branches and units are part of community-based teams that have capacities in various areas ranging from emergency response, first aid, psychosocial support, violence prevention, and epidemic control. The National Society works on enhancing existing skills, adding to knowledge that is already there and helping to build and strengthen the necessary networks in island or atoll levels so that institutions across sectors can come together and work better. This is also in alignment with the efforts towards effective decentralization of operations and developing the autonomy of the branches. Each atoll or island has its own unique vulnerabilities and challenges, and it is those who live there who understand it best. The MRC's representation in atolls carry out and work through the auxiliary role, through the regions, for better outreach and impact.
Access to the communities
At the national level, the MRC, in its legal framework, is tasked with the mandated responsibilities of a first responder, and disaster management. The National Society works in emergencies, primarily to help meet the humanitarian needs of those who are affected during crises, but it also works out of emergencies in many crucial areas such as promoting health and wellbeing, facilitating resilience-based planning, social inclusion, and promoting humanitarian values and volunteer work. The National Society has come far in asserting its role and finding its space. As a young organization, with a unique role and mandate, it took many experiences, lessons, discussions and understanding with agencies across sectors to arrive where we are today. Humanitarian diplomacy played a key role to advocate and lobby for relevant policy-level changes, to be part of national-level processes, and to be recognized as a reliable organization that has access to the communities and can reach people in need.
Over the years, the National Society has taken of care of people who live in precarious and vulnerable conditions. One marginalized group the MRC has catered to is the migrants, regardless of their status or background. A significant portion of the migrant workers who live in the Maldives are reported to be undocumented or in irregular situations – adding to a host of other socioeconomic challenges faced while contending with serious human rights violations around not having safe working environments, regular wages, or decent living conditions. This year, with the onset and spread of COVID-19, people who were already living on the fringes have been disproportionately affected. The MRC, through its work to better prepare communities for emergencies and disasters, and during response and recovery, prioritizes the inclusion of the needs of such populations and those affected in its humanitarian work. Whether it is through better risk communications and community engagement to enhance access to life-saving information, through the inclusion and participation of migrants as volunteers in the work that is done, by bridging capacities, and through lobbying and advocating with the relevant authorities, the MRC remains and will continue to remain steadfast in our humanitarian work, to ensure that nobody is left behind. The protection of human rights in peacetime is important to safeguard the same during crises.
Volunteers' integral role
We are able to work the way to do and create positive impacts with the help of many. Belonging to a global family such as the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, the biggest humanitarian network on Earth, allows us to learn from, rely on, and be inspired by National Societies not just regionally, but across the world. Nationally, we are able to fulfil our roles with the collaboration of relevant public authorities and other agencies in similar lines of work and to provide support during times of need and to strengthen these existing partnerships. Our work across the country reaches and resonates with people because of those who are at the heart of it – our volunteers. Volunteers embody and uphold the indomitable spirit of humanity, and make up an integral part of who we are.
We are deeply appreciative and humbled when we look back to how far we have come, while we also look forward to the work ahead. Thank you to everyone who has been part of our journey!
Maldives: Fire - Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) DREF Operation n° MDRMV003 EPoA update n° 2
IFRC Maldives Country Programme Overview 2019
Maldives MAAMV001 Annual Report 2012
Maldives (MAAMV001) Mid-year report 2012


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Salt Lake Temple renovation: 8 photos that show progress in July
1 Views of the Salt Lake Temple excavation
2 Work at the top of the Salt Lake Temple
3 What's happening on the Church Office Building plaza?
4 From the roof of the Conference Center
5 The North Visitors' Center demolition
As of this month, the Salt Lake Temple renovation project has been underway for a year and a half.
The latest monthly update includes eight photos and short descriptions depicting various views of the Temple Square renovation and Church Office Building plaza projects in July, according to a news release Friday.
The iconic temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been closed for renovations since December 2019.
Views of the Salt Lake Temple excavation
"The lagging shown in the next photo, used to prevent cave-ins, helps contain all the soil pressure from the surrounding areas as the crews begin deeper excavation in preparation to construct three lower levels of the temple. These floors will include temple maintenance facilities, two baptistries, dressing rooms, sealing rooms, administrative offices and more. As the depth of the retaining wall increases, additional walers (horizontal steel beams) are added to strengthen the structure."
The planking, or lagging, helps contain all the soil pressure from the surrounding areas as the crews begin deeper excavation in preparation to construct three lower levels of the temple, Salt Lake City, July 2021.
"The secant walls and buttresses shown below are reminiscent of fortresses. They contain the soil and hold the foundation of the temple in place in preparation for jack and bore drilling under the existing footings of the temple. This process will begin in August to prepare for the new foundation that will encase the existing foundation of the temple and the base isolators designed to resist seismic events."
The secant walls and buttresses contain the soil and hold the foundation of the temple in place in preparation for drilling under the existing footings of the temple, Salt Lake City, July 2021.
Work at the top of the Salt Lake Temple
"Workers continue to remove stones from the top of the temple walls and towers in preparation for vertical seismic reinforcement. So far, approximately 1,000 stones have been removed, with 4,000 more to go."
Workers continue to remove stones from the top of the temple walls and towers in preparation for seismic reinforcement, Salt Lake City, July 2021.
What's happening on the Church Office Building plaza?
"On the Church Office Building plaza, crews remove damaged concrete on the surface of the existing slab to a depth of about 1.5 inches (4 centimeters). The machine in the photo below removes the damaged concrete in preparation for the placement of high-strength grout to repair the concrete surface."
Machines remove damaged concrete in preparation for grout to repair the concrete surface of the Church Office Building plaza, Salt Lake City, July 2021.
Damaged concrete is removed to prepare for grout to repair the concrete surface of the Church Office Building plaza, Salt Lake City, July 2021.
A view of the Salt Lake City Utah Temple from the Church Office Building plaza as work continues on the Temple Square renovation project, Salt Lake City, July 2021.
From the roof of the Conference Center
"With the Conference Center having been reopened to the public in June, the building's roof gardens provide a view from across North Temple Street of the excavation and renovation efforts on and around the Salt Lake Temple."
An aerial view of the Salt Lake City Temple excavation and renovation project from the roof of the Conference Center, Salt Lake City, July 2021.
The North Visitors' Center demolition
As reported in June, Temple Square's North Visitors' Center has been decommissioned, with all art and other important items removed, and scheduled for demolition later this year.
"The 'Christus' statue was carefully boxed and removed by a crane on Monday, July 12, 2021. It will be placed in storage for preservation and will return to Temple Square at the end of the renovation process."
The "Christus" statue was carefully boxed and removed by a crane on Monday, July 12, 2021. It will be placed in storage for preservation and will return to Temple Square at the end of the renovation process.
For more updates, visit TempleSquare.org or the Temple Square Facebook page.
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Antimacassar
An antimacassar is a piece of cloth or a doily attached to the back of a sofa or armchair, and on the arms of a sofa or armchair, to protect the upholstery from dirt and grease. The word antimacassar was coined in 1852, from the prefix anti– and the name Macassar, a brand name of an oily hair tonic that was imported from Macassar on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. With the advent of easily cleanable upholstery fabrics and the wane of hair grease, antimacassars have generally fallen into disuse. Occasionally, antimacassar is found hyphenated, as anti-macassar.
Just in time, the randy page dives into a closet or under some antimacassar or another convenient hiding place. (The Guardian)
In the well-papered living-room and behind the antimacassar lay the dark seething forces of madness, bigamy, poison and murder. (The Independent)
My parents have the same lounge suite they bought in 1975. (Chintzy, ordinary, with an antimacassar over the back of one chair to protect it from Dad's Brylcreem). (The New Zealand Herald)
Many of its products are tongue-in-cheek takes on local culture, including a line of leather handbags made to resemble the 75-cent plastic carryalls toted by the city's domestic helpers and squashy bean-bag chairs meant to mimic the antimacassar-clad armchairs favored by China's Communist premiers. (Time Magazine)
It's like a large splatter of blood on a Victorian antimacassar. (The Financial Times)
My grandfather was a Brylcreem man, and the antimacassar on his Parker Knoll armchair — a high-backed number with wings for him to snooze against — was not merely decorative. (The New York Times)
And the photographer always ensured the coach was pictured so you could clearly see that every passenger seat had its own freshly ironed cream linen antimacassar. (The Derby Telegraph)


Guerrilla is already working on a story expansion.
More than 2.6 million units of Horizon: Zero Dawn were sold worldwide during its first two weeks on sale, Sony announced today.
Developer Guerrilla Games' open-world role-playing game has now become the best-selling new first-party IP on PlayStation 4 and the studio's "biggest debut." Sales includes both digital units sold through the PlayStation Store and physical copies sold through to consumers.
"We knew Horizon Zero Dawn was going to be something special, so to see the incredible critical reaction to a brand new game world translate into this level of sales is really gratifying," said Shawn Layden, Chairman of SIE Worldwide Studios.
For comparison, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End sold over 2.7 million units worldwide in just its first week.
Guerrilla's managing director, Hermen Hulst, also revealed that fans should expect add-on content for Horizon in the near future, with the studio "already hard at work on an expansion to the story."
For more on Horizon: Zero Dawn, check out our review, all the power cell locations in the game, and the issues update 1.04 fixes.


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