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This is an incomplete list of films shot in Big Bear Valley in the U.S. state of California. == Films == ==References== Films shot in California Big Bear Valley Lists of films shot in the United States

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Enter your reasoning here and then click the "Publish changes" button below —Bienvenido Bones Banez, Jr. (talk) Here's I got messages : #Files_in_Category%3ABienvenido_Bones And hopefully this will be not deleted, and here's the important story: Robert J. Wickenheiser & Terrance Lindall, The Milton Projects Published on Jun 4, 2018 THE REVELATION OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE Published on Aug 1, 2013 The Book of the Damned Published on Jan 2, 2014 THE SATANIC VERSES GOLD FOLIO Published on Jan 30, 2014 THE NEW INTERNATIONAL SURREALIST MANIFESTO Published on Jun 8, 2013 Terrance Lindall Retrospective Catalog Published on Nov 8, 2017 Satanic Verses of Bones Banez, Part 2 Published on Jun 1, 2018 And I thanks from Master Terrance Lindall, we are doing art world collaboration from inspiration from Master John Milton's Paradise Lost and Sir William Blake and more on Judeo-Christian inspiration to enlighten our world prophecy and to gives through out the inspiration. And we combine the philosophical ideas from Sir Edmund Burke the Beautiful and Sublime. Sincerely your Brother Bienvenido Bones Banez, Jr. Williamsburg Art & Historical Center Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. ==Draft:Jeffrey L. Citron== I, Kaylynalexander, request the undeletion of this draft or Articles for creation submission deleted under CSD G13. Please restore the page as I intend to work on it. Kaylynalexander (talk) Done – as a draft or Articles for creation submission deleted under CSD G13, the page has been restored upon request. Drafts and Articles for creation are not for the indefinite hosting of material found to be unsuitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia. Hut 8.5 That looks like a G11 candidate to me. We'll see if it can be improved. ~Anachronist (talk) In article space I'd delete that as G11, I think it's probably OK in draft space for now. Hut 8.5 == Atul Sharma (Actor) == Would like to revive the page —Anupamvarma (talk) Not done duplicate request. — xaosflux Talk ==Night Vision (Kayak album)== Seems rather unwise to randomly undiscussed PROD just one of this Dutch rock dinosaur's dozen albums simply because it was the only one that didn't chart. Dull but pointless to go making a hole in the discography. In ictu oculi (talk) Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. Hut 8.5 ==Atul Sharma (Actor)== I, Anupamvarma, request the undeletion of this draft or Articles for creation submission deleted under CSD G13. Please restore the page as I intend to work on it. Anupamvarma (talk) == Rajatsubhra Majumdar == Poet related all the informations are true. The references which is used to build the article are authentic —Aparajita Majumdar (talk) The page is not yet deleted. Go to the afd page to argue about deleting. Graeme Bartlett (talk) == MatrackInc == . I want this page to be published since our customers might want to see the features of our products delivered by our company — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sievanetworks (talk • contribs) That page was an advertisement, that is not what Wikipedia is for. You have also been blocked, likely for terms of use violation. Graeme Bartlett (talk) ==Draft:Oshkosh Steam Wagon== I, Jelliott4, request the undeletion of this draft or Articles for creation submission deleted under CSD G13. Please restore the page as I intend to work on it. Jelliott4 (talk) Done – as a draft or Articles for creation submission deleted under CSD G13, the page has been restored upon request. Drafts and Articles for creation are not for the indefinite hosting of material found to be unsuitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia.

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Liberia On August 20 Liberian troops in Monrovia fired tear gas and live rounds at citizens attempting to break out of the quarantine of West Point, Monrovia; one adolescent dies of gunshot wounds. United States On August 21 the two first medically evacuated cases in the US (missionaries Nancy Writebol and Kent Brantly), having been successfully treated with the experimental therapy ZMapp, are released from Emory University Hospital free of the virus. Kent Brantly's A+ type blood was later used to treat three other cases in the United States: these included the third and fifth medically evacuated cases Rick Sacra and Ashoka Mukpo as well as the second transmitted case Nina Pham. Ivory Coast On August 21, the Ivory Coast closed its borders with both Guinea and Liberia. This action was preceded by a ban on flights between the Ivory Coast and Liberia. Democratic Republic of Congo On August 24 the DRC announces an EVD outbreak in its northern Equateur province of a distinct strain from that of the larger West African outbreak. United Kingdom On August 24 a British man (William Pooley) was evacuated from Sierra Leone to an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital. Germany On August 27, a Senegalese epidemiologist who was working in Sierra Leone for the WHO was transferred to an isolation ward in Hamburg, marking the first medically evacuated case in Germany. UN On August 28 WHO announces that the death toll has climbed above 1,550, and warns that the outbreak could infect more than 20,000 people. It also announces that $490 million shall be needed over the next six months. US Also on August 28 the journal Science publishes the seminal paper Genomic surveillance elucidates Ebola virus origin and transmission during the 2014 outbreak, five of whose co-authors themselves died of EVD before publication. Senegal On August 29 Senegal confirmed its first EVD case, in a Guinean citizen who was travelling to Dakar. UN On August 30 the World Food Program announces that it needs $70 million to feed 1.3 million people at risk in Ebola-quarantined areas. Liberia On August 30, the quarantine of the neighborhood of West Point, Monrovia is lifted after riots on August 20. Liberia On August 31 Liberia began denying sailors from entering or disembarking from vessels at the country's four main seaports. United Nations By the end of August, WHO statistics showed 3,707 cases and 1,808 deaths overall. ===September 2014=== Ivory Coast On September 1 the Ivory Coast loosens its ban on travel into Liberia by opening several humanitarian corridors between the two countries. Médecins Sans Frontières On September 2 Doctors Without Borders president Joanne Liu warns the U.N. that the world is losing the battle against EVD, and harshly criticizes a "coalition of inaction." Infectious bodies are rotting in the streets in Sierra Leone, and crematoria rather than new Ebola treatment centers are being built in Liberia. UN Also on September 2, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns that the epidemic has endangered harvests and sent food prices soaring in West Africa, a problem it expects to intensify in the coming months. UN On September 3 the Director-General of WHO, Margaret Chan, remarks at a Washington, D.C. press conference that the EVD epidemic was “the largest, most complex and most severe we’ve ever seen,” and that it was racing ahead of control efforts. United Kingdom On September 3, the patient previously being isolated at the Royal Free Hospital was released. The patient (who was identified as the British nurse William Pooley) allowed blood to be drawn to treat future patients -the fourth medically evacuated patient in the United States later received his transfusion and successfully recovered. (The transfusion may have contributed). United States On September 4, the United States received its third medically evacuated case -a Massachusetts physician, Rick Sacra, had been working in Liberia for Serving In Mission and had performed Cesarean sections on Ebola patients before revealing symptoms. He was treated at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where he was given a blood transfusion from the first successfully recovered American patient Kent Brantly. Liberia On September 8, the WHO reported that EVD was present in fourteen out of Liberia's fifteen counties. The remaining county without confirmed cases is Grand Gedeh County. The only county free of Ebola as of October 10 was Grand Gedeh County. United States On September 9, a fourth patient was removed from West Africa and placed into the United States. The doctor (whose identity has not been released) was working in Sierra Leone for the WHO and had begun treatment at Emory University Hospital. In order to recover from the virus, the patient was scheduled to receive serum from the British medically evacuated case William Pooley.

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Fuel Oil Utilities Sourcing and Procurement Report with Top Suppliers, Supplier Evaluation Metrics, and Procurement Strategies Get a free sample of this data, download our sample report: https://spendedge.com/procurement-report/fuel-oil-utilities-sourcing-and-procurement-intelligence-report Who are the Top Suppliers in the Fuel Oil Utilities Market? The report analyzes the market's competitive landscape and offers information on several top suppliers. Some of the leading Fuel Oil Utilities suppliers profiled extensively in this report include: Exxon Mobil Corp. Petróleo Brasileiro SA Chevron Corp. These are a few of the key suppliers in Fuel Oil Utilities market. Discover more about these vendors, including the detailed analysis of procurement strategies deployed by major category end-users across several industries while sourcing for Fuel Oil Utilities requirements. Download a free sample of this report: https://spendedge.com/procurement-report/fuel-oil-utilities-sourcing-and-procurement-intelligence-report What are the Most Adopted Procurement Strategies for the Fuel Oil Utilities Market? The research includes a complete analysis of the most commonly used procurement strategies by buyers across sectors, as well as an insight into these strategies' innovation, regulatory compliance, quality, supply, and cost. Adopting these procurement tactics would enable buyers to minimize category TCO and achieve cost savings while sourcing Fuel Oil Utilities. What Are the Most Effective Price Strategy That a Vendor Can Adopt and What is The Forecasted Incremental Spend? It is critical to monitor current and future pricing changes in order to maximize the value of the purchase. Price forecasts can assist in purchase planning, especially when combined with constant monitoring of price-influencing factors. The market expects an incremental spend of USD 128 billion over the forecast period as a result of several market drivers prevalent across multiple geographies. In addition, the sourcing and procurement report discusses different cost-cutting factors by analyzing the following criteria: Identify favorable opportunities in Fuel Oil Utilities TCO (total cost of ownership) Expected changes in price forecast and factors driving the current and future price changes Identify pricing models that offer the most rewarding opportunities Download the free sample report to get detailed insights into few more pricing strategies. Which are the Key Regions for Fuel Oil Utilities Market? The Fuel Oil Utilities market will register an incremental spend of about USD 128 billion during the forecast period. However, only a few regions will drive the majority of this growth. Moreover, on the supply side, North America, Europe, and APAC will have the maximum influence owing to the supplier base. The growth is expected to be primarily driven by increasing demand and adoption of the category across those few regions. To get more information on the volume drivers that are driving the adoption of the category across regions, download our free sample report. Smart Procurement Starts Here: SpendEdge's procurement intelligence platform is the go-to tool for companies looking to access latest procurement research insights and supplier data on an easy to use platform: Subscribe now for free, to get instant access to over 1000 market-ready procurement intelligence reports without any additional costs or commitment. Table of Content Executive Summary Market Insights Category Pricing Insights Cost-saving Opportunities Best Practices Category Ecosystem Category Management Strategy Category Management Enablers Suppliers Selection Suppliers under Coverage US Market Insights Category scope Appendix About SpendEdge: SpendEdge shares your passion for driving sourcing and procurement excellence. We are the preferred procurement market intelligence partner for 120+ Fortune 500 firms and other leading companies across numerous industries. Our strength lies in delivering robust, real-time procurement market intelligence reports and solutions. Contacts SpendEdge Anirban Choudhury Marketing Manager

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In Britain, Terrorism Is a Two-Way Street Most Popular Birmingham is home to Britain's second-largest Muslim population. Worshipers spoke openly to journalists who descended on the Central Mosque's parking lot, but they also challenged a media narrative that they see as peddling lies about their religion. "No chopping and changing, yeah," one of them shouted at reporters. "I know that's what you guys like to do." White middle-class journalists are sent by editors to report on these communities with no clue about what their world is like and apparently little interest in getting to know it. In the mad rush to beat the competition, accuracy is expendable, urgency emphasized. In Manchester, covering the suicide bombing at the Ariana Grande concert, I was one of the few black reporters among the pack touring mosques in the city. Outside Didsbury Mosque, where the attacker Salman Abedi is believed to have worshiped, journalists were getting impatient at the lack of information from officials. In desperation, two of them turned to me. "Excuse me, mate, are you from the mosque? Can we ask you a couple of questions?" they asked. "What about?" I replied. "Well, you are a Muslim, right?" I laughed. They walked away. Shortly after the Finsbury Park attack, the Mail Online, one of the most visited news websites in the English-speaking world, described the site of the incident as the mosque "where hate cleric Abu Hamza once preached." The article was not just factually wrong (Hamza used to preach at the Finsbury Park Mosque, whereas the attack took place outside the nearby Muslim Welfare House), but seemed to imply that Osborne had legitimate reasons to do what he did. The presence of Islam in Britain stretches back to the Middle Ages. Fast-forward 500 years, to when the country's postcolonial need for industrial manpower was at its peak, and thousands of Muslims from far-flung corners of the Commonwealth flocked to the motherland to work in its factories and ports. Muslims formed communities in Britain's major cities. They stayed, they worked hard, they raised families. They became British. Today Muslims comprise 4.8 percent of Britain's population. "Some people in this country like to portray us as an add-on, an addition to society," Imam Irfan Christi, from Manchester's Victoria Park Mosque, told me. "I would like to remind you that in World War I and World War II Muslims fought for this nation. We are part of the fabric of this country." Since 9/11, Muslims here have come under increasing pressure to root out extremists from within their communities. After the London Bridge attack in May, Prime Minister Theresa May gave a speech to the nation. "While we need to deprive the extremists of their safe spaces online, we must not forget about the safe spaces that continue to exist in the real world," she said. "There is - to be frank - far too much tolerance of extremism in our country." Subscribe What those in positions of power fail to understand is that Muslims in this country also go to the mall and out for drinks after work with their colleagues. Many were at that Ariana concert in Manchester on that tragic night. Terrorists don't tend to choose their victims. "I would be the first to report my own child if I had to," Saima Alvi, vice chair of the British Muslim Heritage Centre, told me when I spoke to her in Manchester. "We have to think of protecting ourselves, and our communities, and our country. From the communities I mixed amongst, there's absolutely no hesitation in reporting somebody if they think they are a suspect." There is a well-established system in place to report terror suspects in this country. In theory, the government's anti-radicalization strategy, Prevent, aims to encourage community leaders, teachers, doctors, and others to refer any suspicions to the authorities. An assessment is then made about whether further action is needed. In practice, however, the initiative has proved toxic and polarizing. Muslim leaders and community elders I have spoken to while traveling the country have called it divisive and leading to a breakdown in trust. They also claim the strategy almost exclusively targets young Muslims. "Young Muslims are afraid to speak in schools," said Alvi. "Free speech is actually being shut down because they are afraid of being accused of terrorist thoughts. They might just have questions, they might be exploring, but unfortunately because of the climate, if they had a question they might be accused of being on the fringe of radicalization." Saima Alvi, vice chair of the British Muslim Heritage Centre. (Felipe Araujo)

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doncram (talk) == some task ideas / division of labour == I was asked, what's to be done, what would I like to have done on this list-article. If you're willing to take something on, here are some ideas: NRHP_INFOBOXES: create new stub articles with NRHP infoboxes where there are red-links, using the Elkman infobox generator. I personally make a point to add, by cut-and-paste, the number and street address information that is visible in the generator but is not part of its suggested infobox output. I also add any alternative names given for a site, also not part of the standard output. dibs on new article creation for Hanover County Courthouse by Clariosophic I was going to add infobox to Jackson Ward Historic District article. The Elkman tool has two, one for the original and one for a boundary increase. Do you put both in the article?Lvklock (talk) :Our NRHP best practice seems to be to merge the information into one infobox that shows refnums and listing dates for both the original and the boundary increase listings. I just added a note with link to two examples, at WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/Style guide#Boundary increases, to describe how this is done. doncram (talk) NHL_DATE_AND_SOURCE: go through all the existing pages, checking if the NRHP infoboxes are complete. Use which is the NHL webpage search page to find the corresponding NHL webpage. If the infobox does not contain NHL date and source (which Elkman infoboxes do not include), add that, with link to NHL webpage (that is, insert and edit the following: | designated= __, 19__ HABS_LINKS: go through any/all existing pages, locate and add external links to HABS. External link format is as follows (replace 0000 by actual site number visible in HABS, other edits should be fairly obvious): __: __ photos, __drawings, __data pages and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey HABS_GET: actually upload HABS pics to commons, and include in the article. I prefer it when an editor edits the HABS pic to remove the borders, then indicates in the description that the uploader cropped the pic in 2008. OTHER_PICS: look for other pics that are available to upload I went through the list and checked articles and wikimedia for pics and added what I found. I have a couple questions. Cedar Creek Battefiled and Belle Grove Plantation. I moved a pic in the article into the infobox, but the red dot pointer still shows and I'm not sure why. Same thing in Green Springs Historic district. I added a pic in the Washington & Lee University article, but it's not showing and I can't see what I did (talk) I don't know about the red dots, but I fixed the pic display in the Washington & Lee University article. Apparently the university infobox requires redundant/weird formatting of "image=Linotype">Kubigula (talk) There is now a "Category:National Historic Landmarks in Virginia" which complements this list. Per general guidelines about lists and categories, it is entirely appropriate to have both this list and the category. This list-article articulates with List of National Historic Landmarks by state and is here to stay. doncram (talk) ==Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park== Is this actually an NHL? Yes it is. There is currently one too many site listed for the number of NHLs in the state, but this is not the problem one. Have to create articles for them all, and it will emerge. doncram (talk) ==Quality rating as an article== As with other list-articles of NHLs included in NRHP, this is to be rated as an article, until it can be put up for Featured List. For now, it is a Stub, by the simple definition that this is a Stub until every NHL on the list has a Stub article. doncram (talk) Later upgraded to Start for wp:NRHP. Just now upgraded to C-Class for NRHP, for it meeting Lvklock's review during 4th of July cleanup drive. Main criterion: there is separate article for each NHL, with mention, source of NHL-ness.

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Australia will "hurt itself" by cancelling Belt and Road deal The Chinese Embassy has warned the Australian government is "bound to bring further damage to bilateral relations" by scrapping Victoria's Belt and Road agreement with Beijing. The federal government used sweeping new veto laws to cancel Victoria's Belt and Road agreement with China last night on the grounds the deal is inconsistent with Australia's foreign policy. The state's controversial Belt and Road initiative involves a large-scale network of Chinese-funded infrastructure projects stretching from Asia to Europe. The Chinese Embassy released a statement in response to the decision and labelled the move "unreasonable" and "provocative." "It further shows that the Australian Government has no sincerity in improving China-Australia relations. It is bound to bring further damage to bilateral relations and will only end up hurting itself."

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Mike Ashley will turn down £250m offer from Staveley Mike Ashley will not accept Amanda Staveley's offer of £250m for Newcastle Staveley and PCP Capital Partners made formal approach two weeks ago Ashley would be willing to listen to a fresh offer in the region of £300m But there appears to be a stand-off between the two sides By Craig Hope for MailOnline Mike Ashley will NOT accept Amanda Staveley's offer of £250million for Newcastle United, Sportsmail understands. Financier Staveley and PCP Capital Partners made formal their approach for the Premier League club two weeks ago. Reports emerged on Tuesday suggesting they have set a two-week deadline for Ashley's response, although we have been told the offer is not acceptable and no such deadline has been set. However, we believe Ashley would be willing to listen to a new offer in the region of £300m - especially if it contains no clauses - giving hope that a deal could yet be struck. There appears to be a stand-off between the two parties at present and the chances of a takeover being completed before Christmas have faded in the past fortnight. Share this article Share 68 shares There is, though, a willingness from Ashley to sell and Staveley and her Middle East and Chinese investment fund are very keen to buy. But we understand they will have to return with a new offer if there is to be progress. It is thought that Staveley and her group are the only party in the running for the club. Share or comment on this article

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Employer health benefit costs expected to rise 5% next year Total costs for on-the-job health care benefits are expected to rise an average of 5% in 2018, surpassing $14,000 a year per employee, according to a National Business Group on Health survey of large employers. Specialty drugs continue to be the top driver of increasing costs. Companies will pick up nearly 70% of the tab, but employees must still bear about 30%, or roughly $4,400, on average. This year, the total annual cost of benefits was nearly $13,500. Employers paid about $9,300 in premiums and contributions to employees' health savings accounts. Workers shelled out about $2,750 in premiums and another $1,400 in out-of-pocket costs for care, the industry group found. Costs would have risen more, but companies will adjust their benefits packages to rein in expenses, as they do every year. This is the fifth year in a row that employers are keeping the increase to 5%. Employer benefits are often more generous and less costly than coverage purchased on the individual market. Many insurers are asking for double-digit premium hikes on their Obamacare policies for 2018. Related: Health care is one of the nation's biggest problems: Polls To keep costs under control, nearly 40% of companies will offer only high-deductible plans next year, compared to 35% this year. Some 90% of firms will offer a high-deductible plan as an option, but that figure is expected to rise to 97% by 2020. Companies are also looking to make health care more accessible. Some 54% will offer health centers on or near their locations, and that number could grow to nearly two-thirds by 2020. Nearly all employers will offer telehealth services in states where it is allowed. Employers will also offer more health-related tools and services for their workers, such as providing care management to those with diabetes and other chronic diseases, said Alisa Ray, vice president at the industry group. And companies will seek to direct employees to particular hospitals and doctors based on their cost and quality. CNNMoney (New York) First published August 12, 2017: 10:15 AM ET

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Did Lil Nas X get a new job at Taco Bell? TACO Bell is known as the American-based Mexican fast food restaurant. In a recent move, the company officially hired their first chief impact officer, and many people might recognize who they chose for the role. Lil Nas X is now adding chief impact officer at Taco Bell to his resumeCredit: Getty Did Lil Nas X get a new job at Taco Bell? The Daily News reported on August 24, 2021, that rapper Lil Nas X has officially been named Taco Bell's first chief impact officer. His role will include promoting the return of their breakfast menu in exchange for the company adding promotion for his upcoming album "Montero" in their future campaigns. "Lil Nas X knows the job, the experience and the culture Taco Bell creates for its fans - including its people," Taco Bell CEO Mark King said via Daily News. Has Lil Nas X worked for Taco Bell before? Before he became a household name, Lil Nas X started out working at a Taco Bell in the Atlanta area. The irony was not lost as Lil Nas X addressed it following the announcement. "Life has come full circle, I officially work at Taco Bell again," he said in a tweet. Earlier this year, Lil Nas X acknowledged his history with Taco Bell and even featured the brand in the music video for his song "Sun Goes Down," as a tribute. Americus Reed II, professor of marketing at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School added in to NBC that, Lil Nas X represents "an authentic manifestation of this openness, this irreverence, this rebellion, this unpredictability that perhaps Taco Bell wants to try to capture." "It's controversial magic - but it's still magic," citing the criticism the musician had received earlier this year following the release of his song Satan Shoes. Lil Nas X partnered with Taco Bell in August 2021Credit: The Mega Agency What other fast food restaurants have partnered with celebrities? Taco Bell is not the only company to partner with a celebrity for endorsement, while they are becoming more popular, these partnerships have been going on for decades. Recently, McDonald's released a partnership series with multiple musicians including, Travis Scott, BTS, and Saweetie. Prior to their 2020 series, the brand also partnered with NBA legend Michael Jordan back in 1992 to create the McJordan burger. Chipotle also followed the marketing strategy and partnered with Miley Cyrus, by naming a burrito after her back in December 2020. Other partnerships have included: Charlie D'Ameli and Dunkin' (2020) Kate Upton and Carl's Jr./Hardee's (2012) Ringo Starr and Pizza Hut (1995) Fall Out Boy and Casa Vega Ben Affleck and Burger King (1989)

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Losing a night of sleep may increase blood levels of Alzheimer's biomarker -- ScienceDaily A preliminary study by researchers at Uppsala University has found that when young, healthy men were deprived of just one night of sleep, they had higher levels of tau -- a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease -- in their blood than when they had a full, uninterrupted night of rest. The study is published in the medical journal Neurology. Tau is a protein found in neurons and the protein can form into tangles. These accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. This accumulation can start decades before symptoms of the disease appear. Previous studies of older adults have suggested that sleep deprivation can increase the level of tau in the cerebral spinal fluid. Trauma to the head can also increase circulating concentrations of tau in blood. "Many of us experience sleep deprivation at some point in our lives due to jet lag, pulling an all-nighter to complete a project, or because of shift work, working overnights or inconsistent hours," said study author Jonathan Cedernaes, MD, PhD, from Uppsala University in Sweden. "Our exploratory study shows that even in young, healthy individuals, missing one night of sleep results in a slight increase in the level of tau in blood. This suggests that over time, similar types of sleep disruption could potentially have detrimental effects." The study involved 15 healthy, normal-weight men with an average age of 22. They all reported regularly getting seven to nine hours of quality sleep per night. There were two phases to the study. For each phase, the men were observed under a strict meal and activity schedule in a sleep clinic for two days and nights. Blood samples were taken in the evening and again in the morning. For one phase, participants were allowed to get a good night of sleep both nights. For the other phase, participants were allowed to get a good night of sleep the first night followed by a second night of sleep deprivation. During sleep deprivation, lights were kept on while participants sat up in bed playing games, watching movies or talking. Researchers found that the men had an average 17-percent increase in tau levels in their blood after a night of sleep deprivation compared to an average 2-percent increase in tau levels after a good night of sleep. Researchers also looked at four other biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's but there were no changes in levels between a good night of sleep and one night of no sleep. "It's important to note that while accumulation of tau in the brain is not good, in the context of sleep loss, we do not know what higher levels of tau in blood represent" said Cedernaes. "When neurons are active, release of tau in the brain is increased. Higher levels in the blood may reflect that these tau proteins are being cleared from the brain or they may reflect an overall elevation of the concentration of tau levels in the brain. Future studies are needed to investigate this further, as well as to determine how long these changes in tau last, and to determine whether changes in tau in blood reflects a mechanism by which recurrent exposure to restricted, disrupted or irregular sleep may increase the risk of dementia. Such studies could provide key insight into whether interventions targeting sleep should begin at an early age to reduce a person's risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease." The main limitation of the study was its small size. In addition, it looked only at healthy young men, so the results may not be the same for women or older people. Story Source: Materials provided by Uppsala University. Original written by Linda Koffmar. Note: Content may be edited for style and length.

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HD 139139 (also known as EPIC 249706694) is likely part of a bound pair system of main sequence stars about away from Earth in the constellation Libra. HD 139139 is a G-type main-sequence star, a little larger and more luminous than the sun, and at an almost identical temperature. It has an apparent magnitude of 9.8. The companion star is thought to be a K5-7 red dwarf away from HD 139139. It is about three magnitudes fainter and has a temperature of between 4,100 and. Both stars have a similar proper motion, meaning they may form a gravitationally-bound binary pair. HD 139139 exhibits dips in brightness similar to those caused by transiting Earth-like planets. The Kepler space telescope observed 28 dips in their brightness over an 87-day period (23 August – 20 November 2017). The dips do not appear to be periodic as would be expected if they were due to transiting planets. It is unknown which of the two stars produces the dimming events. Potential explanations that have been investigated include planets transiting a binary star, planets that are perturbing the orbits of each other producing large transit timing variations, a disintegrating planet, large dust producing asteroids, and short lived sunspots. According to Andrew Vanderburg, one of the researchers of the original studies, “In astronomy we have a long history of not understanding something, thinking it’s aliens, and later finding out it’s something else... The odds are pretty good that it’s going to be another one of those.” ==Background== HD 139139 was identified as unusual by two independent groups of visual surveyors (citizen scientists) working in collaboration with veteran astronomers. "But some of these patterns are too complex for computers to tease out; volunteer citizen scientists also comb through the Kepler catalogue, using the human brain's power to uncover surprising signals. In the spring of 2018 some of these layperson astronomers contacted Vanderburg and told him to check out HD 139139, a sunlike star roughly 350 light-years away." HD 139139 is one of the 0.5% of stars in the sky that can see Earth transit, according to Andrew Vanderburg. "The transit impact parameter would be close to 0.9, so they can just barely see us ==See also== KIC 8462852 List of stars that dim oddly ==References== ==External links== EPIC Catalog at MAST Video (1:00): HD 139139 summary/kgw Why the “Random Transiter” is now the most mysterious star in the Galaxy June 29, 2019 Binary stars G-type main-sequence stars 139139 Libra (constellation) J15370623-1908329 BD-18 4107 Unsolved problems in astronomy

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And so The Mail on Sunday urges Mrs May and the Tories to cast aside any remaining shreds of complacency and to campaign for common sense government for all they are worth in the final days of the Election battle. And we urge our readers, as we have urged them from the beginning of this campaign, to vote Conservative, not reluctantly or hesitantly, but in the certainty that it is vitally necessary for our national future that they do so. Our country needs you.

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==Dual/Alternative Names== The city and region of Auckland is also known by its now widely-accepted Māori name of Tāmaki Makaurau (there have been a variety of Māori names and formatting historically). As explained in New Zealand place names: Examples of authoritative publishing include: Further information on NZ place names (including Official, Dual, Alternative & Recorded names) can be found here: E James Bowman (talk) Just a FYI: LINZ doesn't (yet) have any record for "Tāmaki Makaurau" at all, so this can't (yet) be considered an official or 'dual name' with the same status as, for example, "Whakaari/White Island" and "Stewart Island/Rakiura". It is, however, the Maori-language name for the region (and a name that a few people also seem to enjoy using in English). Ross Finlayson (talk) Agreed, although I think the links above show it's more than "a few people". Same goes for Aotearoa New Zealand. E James Bowman (talk) I do not know where to put this, but Tamaki Makaurau is usually translated as Tamaki with a Thousand Lovers, not Tamaki desired by many as the article states here - (talk) Hi, that appears to be an outdated translation if you look at the contemporary source for the translation in the article. The NZ Geographic Board translates it as "Tamaki, a place favoured by many" in their Te Kia a Māui index of names linked here: E James Bowman (talk) Thank you for your clarification (talk) ==Joseph Weller== In July 2008, the respected historian Peter Entwisle added material to this article on Joseph Weller's purchase of much of Auckland in 1832. See original edits The material, as it existed earlier today after various edits over the years, was as follows: This was removed today by with the edit summary: I note the same infomation appears in History of Auckland. If the material is correct, then it seems a significant part of the history of Auckland, and I would expect that Entwisle is not the first person to have noticed the transaction, so secondary sources should exist. Unfortunately Entwisle is deceased, so we cannot ask him. Anyone available to do some digging on this?-gadfium Thanks. As I could find no record of this information anywhere else (and still can't) I asked Archives New Zealand for the transcript originally referenced. I received this reply: These links were embedded in her response: Note I've also removed this info from Weller brothers and History of Auckland. E James Bowman (talk) Interesting that Peter Entwisle wrote this article about the Weller brothers, but didn't mention an Auckland land purchase: E James Bowman (talk) : : :Whether these have been taken from the WIki article or not does not seem obvious. DerbyCountyinNZ (Talk Contribs) ::Thanks. The first seems to have been taken from Wikipedia (and only provides sources for the stats). The second is satirical. E James Bowman (talk) == Transport as a separate section to infrastructure == Would it not make sense to have transport as a sub-section of infrastructure? If the transport section is too large to be reasonable accommodated as a sub-section, then could the 'infrastrcutre' section be renamed 'utilities' or something similar? Further, shouldn't telecommunications infrastructure be included too? — Preceding unsigned comment added by GSNW8FRJ (talk • contribs) You seem to have a valid point. However, "Transport" refers to more than just infrastructure (e.g Services, Modes, Transport preferences). Non-transport infrastructure also encompasses more than utilities (such as housing). MangoMan11 (talk) == Tourism and Sport sections == I noticed that the tourism and sport section consist of bullet pointed lists and I see that this has been criticised in the past. I think that it might be a good idea to transfer theses lists over to new pages (e.g Sport in Auckland) so that these sections can be rewritten in an encyclopedic format. MangoMan11 (talk) This article definitely needs to be trimmed as it is 50% above the recommended article size. Sport is certainly one section that could be removed/expanded/improved as a stand-alone article.

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Several years ago, the novelist Rachel Kushner followed an inmate at New Folsom Prison, in Sacramento, into his cell. A former Los Angeles police officer, he was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for working as a contract killer. Kushner, seeking to learn about the prison system, had come with a criminology professor and his students, but, as the group continued down the hall, she stayed behind, and the prisoner told her about his crimes - the ones he was in for and those which had never been found out. His complexion was ghoulishly youthful, undamaged by the sun: dirty cops don't dare go on the yard. On the cell walls Kushner glimpsed pictures of Harley-Davidsons, relics of a former life. In the five minutes she was alone with him, she told me, "I just felt his person, like he went into my skin. You get a whiff of somebody's essence, whether you wanted it or not, and that's enough to write a whole character." The whiff she got was of a cleaning solution called Cell Block 64, mingled with cop cologne. From this, she wrote the character Doc, in a single entranced session of literary ventriloquism: "Doc had money on his books and used actual cologne and not Old Fucking Spice, either. Good cologne by an Italian name-brand designer he can never remember. But then he remembers: Cesare Paciotti. It always takes him a minute to retrieve that name." Doc appears, a major-minor character, in Kushner's third novel, "The Mars Room," which comes out in May. Kushner, who is forty-nine and lives in Los Angeles, thinks of herself as a "girl citizen," asking questions, at large in the world. She uses the novel as a place to be flamboyant and funny, and to tell propulsive stories, but mainly as a capacious arena for thinking. In her work, Kushner draws on decades of American social life and European intellectual history, while remaining open to slinky aberrations - poemlike passages, monologues, lists, a slip into unadulterated fact. "The Mars Room," for instance, contains excerpts from the Unabomber's diaries. This takes swagger. Don DeLillo, a friend, is a tutelary figure. Like him, she is good at conjuring mayhem: a riot, a blackout, a bomb going off at the country club. Her reading taste runs to Marguerite Duras and Clarice Lispector - women who are brainy, sexy, complex, unmanageable. "These are proxies for her," Kushner's husband, Jason Smith, the chair of the M.F.A. program at ArtCenter College of Design, says. "That's what Rachel's into - Spinoza with lipstick." Butter keeps her slender, along with five-mile runs in Elysian Park, near her house. She says she used to consider it a great injustice that she was not born more beautiful, had to work angles. She is being greedy. "Her whole hookup is badass," Theresa Martinez, a friend of hers who was paroled from prison in 2009, told me. "But you can't nickname a person Badass." (She calls her Stormy: a force blowing in.) Kushner has owned several motorcycles; she skis like a racer, attacking the fall line, and rides around town, wearing Rouge Coco lipstick, in a black-cherry 1964 Ford Galaxie. She wonders, Can one feel cathexis for a muscle car? For longer trips, she takes a beat-up 2000 Honda Accord, with a copy of Steinbeck's journals and Duras's "The Lover" tossed on the back seat. When Kushner started visiting prisons, in 2014, she had written two well-regarded novels, one about Cuba in the fifties and the other about New York in the seventies. Studying incarceration was a way to address the contemporary, and to understand an obscure realm that outsiders rarely enter. "I wanted to have a life that would include people that the State of California has rendered invisible to others," Kushner told me, the first time we met, at the Taix, a venerable French restaurant where she eats several times a week. (She doesn't cook.) "The theatrical component of due process is over," she said. "Where do they go?" Most of "The Mars Room" takes place inside a prison loosely based on the Central California Women's Facility - also called Chowchilla, after a nearby almond-growing and -processing town. Chowchilla, which Kushner has visited dozens of times, is the largest women's prison in the world.

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VIDEO: Moment John Bercow refuses to leave Commons as Remainers shout'shame on you' The Speaker and MPs were asked to attend the closing ceremony of the Parliamentary session following the five-week prorogation until October 14. Mr Bercow, a prominent Remainer, said he will stand down from his role on the current Brexit deadline October 31. As he left his chair in the formal suspension, Remainers could be heard shouting "shame on you" at Conservative MPs. Labour MPs praised Mr Bercow and shook his hand as he left. Mr Bercow said: "I will play my part, this is not, however, a normal prorogation, it is not typical, it is not standard. "It's one of the longest for decades and it represents not just in the minds of many colleagues but huge numbers of people outside, an act of executive fiat. "Therefore, I quite understand, I've already said that Black Rod, I respect and Black Rod is doing her duty and the Queen's Commissioners are doing their duty and I will play my part." Labour MPs also protested the prorogation as they held up signs in Commons with the word "silenced." READ MORE: Brexit betrayal: Labour plot to defy referendum and take down PM Labour Co-op MP Alex Sobel tweeted: "The action taken by myself and other members to beseech Mr Speaker to not accede to Black Rod's request echoes the action of members to try and prevent the speaker proroguing at the request of Charles I. "Unfortunately we couldn't pass any motions against Boris Johnson's policies." Mayhem in Commons sparked a scuffle between MPs next to Mr Bercow's chair as he shouted down a Tory MP. Labour's Lloyd Russell-Moyle, 35, attempted to block Mr Bercow moving as he symbolically threw himself on to the Speaker. One MP interjected "so do we" before the Speaker continued: "And I do know the standing orders, and I do listen to the advice. "Sometimes you get these pop-up characters who think they understand these matters on the basis of minimal familiarity with the said standing orders and presume to say that the rules have been broken. "They are entitled to their opinions but suffer from the notable disadvantage of being completely wrong. I know what the rules are and what they allow, and this is absolutely in keeping with the standing orders. "If there are people who don't like the subject matter, and wold prefer it not to be heard and judge that it's inconvenient, they're perfectly entitled to their view, but it's got nothing to do with the procedural propriety." He then paused briefly with MPs heard in the background accusing him of being a "bully" and one saying "come on John, have some dignity," before the Speaker raged: "Don't tell me young man from a sedentary position what I can and cannot say."

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Minneapolis shootings: 1 fatally shot near 'George Floyd Square,' 2 others injured across city At least one person was killed and two were injured in shootings across Minneapolis this weekend, according to reports. A manhunt was underway Sunday after a man was fatally shot close to where George Floyd died last May. The shooting took place Saturday near "George Floyd Square," which serves as a memorial to Floyd, who died in police custody and igniting protests and riots across the U.S. last May. Minneapolis Police Department spokesman John Elder said the victim was shot after he and the suspect had a verbal disagreement. The man died at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC). George Floyd Square is shown on Feb. 8, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Friends and colleagues identified the victim as Imez Wright, 30, of Minneapolis, who was previously convicted for domestic abuse and narcotics crimes, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Wright was training to be a mental health practitioner and worked as a team member for Change Inc., a Twin Cities organization that helps mentor Black youth in St. Paul. "It is a huge loss for our organization, our team," Quinton Bonds, one of his supervisors told the paper. "Our team is like family. We lost a family member." "[Wright] always said he wishes he would have known better," Bonds continued. "He was very authentic." Later on Saturday, a man was injured in the city's Uptown area. He was taken to HCMC with noncritical injuries. On Sunday morning, officers responded to another shooting and found a man suffering from noncritical injuries. The victim was taken to a local area hospital, according to the Star-Tribune. Police say he was in a vehicle when he was struck by gunfire. The fatal shooting was likely the 12th homicide in Minneapolis so far this year, reports said. It occurred as Jury selection begins Monday in Derek Chauvin's trial. The Minneapolis police officer was fired and charged with murder after a bystander video showed him pressing his knee into the neck of Floyd. Elder said the shootings were not connected to the upcoming trial. He said anyone with more information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Minnesota.

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Tusk says Brexit served as 'vaccine' against eurosceptic EU vote European Council President Donald Tusk holds a news conference after a European Union leaders summit following the EU elections, in Brussels, Belgium May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain's Brexit paralysis served as a "vaccine" against the eurosceptic vote in the European Union's parliamentary elections, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday. Eurosceptic parties gained in the bloc-wide election last week, but less than expected and pro-EU liberal and green parties have also gained at the expense of the fragmenting centre, according to the latest preliminary results. Pro-EU parties will still have a majority in the new EU assembly and the bloc told London on Tuesday it would not renegotiate the UK withdrawal agreement that the outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May had agreed with the EU but then failed to ratify at home. "I have no doubt that one of the reasons why people on the continent voted for a pro-European majority is also Brexit," Tusk told a news conference after chairing a summit of all 28 EU leaders to pick five names for the bloc's top jobs that are up for grabs after the bloc-wide election. "As European see what Brexit means in practice, they also draw conclusions. Brexit has been a vaccine against anti-EU propaganda and fake news." Britain's political crisis and social divisions around Brexit have only deepened since Britons voted to leave the EU nearly three years ago. How, when and even whether Britain would leave the bloc is uncertain, a political conundrum that has eclipsed May, who is due step down next month. A new Conservative prime minister might want a much more decisive break with the EU. Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska; Editing by Lisa Shumaker

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Not according to Lewis and other experts. "If you say, "Isn't this all a bit silly?," I'd say yes, it's crackers that people old enough to vote, old enough to marry, and old enough to serve for our army are not financially independent [when it comes to getting a student maintenance loan]," Lewis says. In his review of higher education, Philip Augar recommended student loan letters explicitly say when students are not getting the full amount. But an implied parental contribution is unlikely to be scrapped altogether, Lewis says, so the best you can do is know about it - and make sure your parents do too.

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Flyer22 Frozen (talk) Since I got pinged here, I'll note that my only objection on the drag king article was on BLP grounds. Once a reliable source was found and those were alleviated, I do not particularly object to the use of that image. So far as here, I don't think the "pink light" image is a good lead image, since it does not provide a particular visual cue to having arrived at the right place. The painting both does that, and does not raise any BLP concerns, so I think it is the best choice of the options available. I would not want to see an image with deliberate blurring being used as the lead image anywhere. Seraphimblade Talk to me Flyer, I would ask you to assume good faith. I BOLDly added a new image; you expressed that you didn't like it at least partly because it depicted a brothel and not prostitute(s), and it was later reverted by someone else. I went to the talk page with two new suggestions taking your criticism into account. While the first image is still in the context of a brothel, both images do depict prostitutes. You narrative is skewed, but it is unrelated to the present article. I note that you have stated no policy reason for objecting to the two proposals. I don't know that I can presume that you feel the current image better confirms to the reader that they have arrived at the right place than the two proposed., would you object to shadowing the face of the woman under the awning if it can be made to look natural? Kolya Butternut (talk) What about this photo? Editor Jucos has given her permission many times to use this photo of her, so I don't want to ping her right away. The deletion discussions should be read first if there are concerns. Kolya Butternut (talk) {|style="margin: 0 auto;" | -added the image they wanted to add. So editors' objections to their suggestions for changing the prostitution lead image will not matter much if the editor is just going to change the lead image anyway (even if it means edit warring and being reported for edit warring and them not getting their way in the end). I don't feel passionately enough about this "prostitution lead image" topic to debate this editor for hours on end. Still, I will state now that I object to changing the current lead image. I prefer the current one. I don't see how any reader will think they've arrived at the wrong page when seeing it. On the contrary. John B123, who reverted the latest lead image change, might also prefer the current lead image. Also pinging Beyond My Ken since he is a long-time watcher of this article and may have something to state on this matter. Flyer22 Frozen (talk) Oh, and since there is a reply to Work permit above, I've just now pinged Work permit. Flyer22 Frozen (talk) Since I got pinged here, I'll note that my only objection on the drag king article was on BLP grounds. Once a reliable source was found and those were alleviated, I do not particularly object to the use of that image. So far as here, I don't think the "pink light" image is a good lead image, since it does not provide a particular visual cue to having arrived at the right place. The painting both does that, and does not raise any BLP concerns, so I think it is the best choice of the options available. I would not want to see an image with deliberate blurring being used as the lead image anywhere. Seraphimblade Talk to me Flyer, I would ask you to assume good faith. I BOLDly added a new image; you expressed that you didn't like it at least partly because it depicted a brothel and not prostitute(s), and it was later reverted by someone else. I went to the talk page with two new suggestions taking your criticism into account. While the first image is still in the context of a brothel, both images do depict prostitutes. You narrative is skewed, but it is unrelated to the present article. I note that you have stated no policy reason for objecting to the two proposals. I don't know that I can presume that you feel the current image better confirms to the reader that they have arrived at the right place than the two proposed., would you object to shadowing the face of the woman under the awning if it can be made to look natural? Kolya Butternut (talk) What about this photo?

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Sophie Monk and Stu Laundy catch hail together Their relationship status has been the subject of hot gossip. But on Friday, it appeared Sophie Monk and Stu Laundy were feeling quite the chill. The blonde bombshell, 37, and her millionaire man, 45, both took to Instagram to share the SAME video of themselves catching hail in a thunderstorm. The amusing clip started with Sophie standing outside during the storm, trying to catch hail in her hands as Stu filmed the weather event. Share this article Share 28 shares 'Soph, it's hailing! Catch one!' the father-of-four requested from behind the camera as his pop star flame tried in vain to meet his appeal. Stu then scolded: 'You're not trying hard enough!' Despite being an accomplished singer, dancer and actor, it appears multi-talented Sophie's hand-eye co-ordination skills are somewhat lacking. The clip then cut to Stu standing barefoot in the grass, immediately managing to catch a piece of hail. He then brought the tiny piece of frozen water up close to the camera, boasting: 'That's how you catch hail, it's not that hard'. Upon posting the short video, the reality stars were inundated with comments from fans. While a large majority of them gushed over the couple, one follower seemed confused and remarked: 'Are they still a thing?' One fan quickly replied: 'Yes they are'. Another chimed in: 'Clearly hahaha' A Sophie-and-Stu skeptic soon interjected, speculating: 'Aren't they under contract to appear to be in a relationship still? This video could be old. Or maybe I shouldn't believed everything I read'. Despite constantly stating that they are still an item, the couple's relationship has been consistently questioned by fans. However, Sophie, who appeared solo at the AACTA Awards earlier in the week, came clean about their relationship status telling No Filter Podcast, 'I'm just done with it [public opinion]... we can't win.' Sophie added that her and Stu's strong work ethic was one reason the pair were rarely pictured together. 'I travel a lot for work. I think they're used to these people coming off the show and being together as a profession everyday, but I'm never home,' she said.

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Mark Beaumont calls for drivers and cyclists to respect each other Round the world cyclist Mark Beaumont will call for mutual respect between drivers and cyclists to encourage more people to cycle at the Pedal on Parliament rally in Edinburgh tomorrow. Beaumont will address an expected 3,000 riders converging on Holyrood for the seventh annual lobby to press for improved cycle safety. He expected to say: "While I believe progress has been made over the past seven years to make Scotland a safer country to cycle in, it is massively important our MSPs understand how vital safer roads and better infrastructure are for everyone. "It's only through a mindset of sharing roads and respect for everyone that we will see more adults and children feeling safe enough to cycle as part of their everyday lives." The record-breaking long-distance cyclist is due to take part in the ride from The Meadows at noon in a cargo bike with his two young daughters. Other speakers at the rally outside the Scottish Parliament - which deliberately do not include politicians this year - include Scotsman columnist Lesley Riddoch, Steven McCluskey and Yaman from Bikes for Refugees and Jean-Matthieu Gaunand from Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council. There will be similar demonstrations in Inverness tomorrow and in Aberdeen on Sunday. Neil Greig, the Scottish-based policy and research director of motoring group IAM RoadSmart, said: "We can all agree cycling will only really take off as more and more segregated facilities come on stream. "In the meantime, Scottish drivers are sharing the road safely with the growing number of cyclists despite a totally unsuitable infrastructure in many places." Beaumont's call for mutual respect comes five years after cycling campaigners criticised a Scottish Government-backed campaign on the issue called the Nice Way Code. Lothian Green MSP Alison Johnstone, who is co-convener of the Scottish Parliament's cross-party cycling group, said a "considerable" number of constituents had complained to her that the campaign was "insulting and patronising," while others found the adverts "misleading and even dangerous." BACKGROUND: Inside Transport - Surprise cycling turnout could herald change The Pedal on Parliament events will renew the campaign's call for 10 per cent of transport spending on cycling, lower speed limits and better enforcement of traffic laws. Sally Hinchcliffe, one of the organisers, who will also speak at the event, said: "We've had enough of listening to politicians making assurances that things will improve. We need to move beyond the soundbites and judge them based on their actions. "The evidence is out there, and other cities across Europe are already taking action. "We need our representatives to hear our voices and make our country safe for everyone who wants to ride their bike." Fellow organiser Alice Lyall said: "A few years ago I had a frightening fall on Princes Street when my bike wheel got trapped in the tram line. "I was really lucky and walked away with a concussion. "Since then, a young woman in Edinburgh has lost her life in a similar incident, and hundreds of other people have been hurt. "It makes me angry sometimes - it shouldn't feel this risky to get around my own city just because I'm not in a car. "Our roads should be safe for all of us." READ MORE: Pedal on Parliament: Introducing the campaign for safer cycling Denise Marshall, who is also taking part, said: "I always liked to use my bike instead of my car until I had children." "Now, I worry about all the potholes and close passes. "I really miss the fresh air and exercise just getting around town and I'm disappointed that I've had to stop for a while." The Inverness ride is at 11am tomorrow from Bellfield Park to Highland Council's headquarters., with speakers including Scottish Greens MSP John Finnie and SNP MP Drew Hendry. The Aberdeen event on Sunday starts at 11am at Rubislaw Terrace Gardens on Albyn Place to the Town House on Broad Street, which will be addressed by Aberdeen University geography and environment lecturer Dr Caitlin Cottrill and Aberdeen Climate Action director Alison Stuart. BACKGROUND: Scrap "Nice Way Code" ads - Alison Johnstone MSP Transport minister Humza Yousaf, in a statement previously issued several times, said: "The Scottish Government continues to increase investment in active [walking and cycling] and sustainable transport. "We have invested over £217 million in active travel since the start of the 2011 spending review and, as announced in the Programme for Government, we have doubled the active travel budget from around £40m to £80m a year from 2018-2019.

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Ideally, WhatsApp's very public salvo against the NSO Group will garner enough attention to shame those companies into more carefully vetting their customers and cutting ties with clients that are using their infrastructure to distribute spyware. Even more important, the lawsuit could draw regulators" attention to the NSO Group, as well as the larger problem of private firms" hawking spyware programs like Pegasus that undermine the security and privacy of consumer devices. Recent reports that the NSO Group used WhatsApp to compromise senior government officials in multiple United States-allied countries may also help generate interest among lawmakers. The Israeli government has, so far, stood behind the NSO Group and declined to revoke its export license, despite the best efforts of Amnesty International. But the United States and its allies should be leaning hard on the Israeli Ministry of Defense to reconsider this decision in light of how Pegasus is being used. Britain should also consider whether it can bring any pressure to bear on Novalpina Capital, the British private equity firm that purchased a majority stake in the NSO Group this year and promised a "significant enhancement of respect for human rights" at the company. WhatsApp's suing the NSO Group is, undoubtedly, a publicity ploy - but it's also an important step forward for trying to stem the spread of corporate spyware across the globe by drawing attention to how it works, who is distributing it and who is helping prop up that industry by providing infrastructure or merely looking the other way. Whatever its motives, Facebook deserves some credit for refusing to be one of the many governments and tech companies that have chosen to quietly profit from the NSO Group's business and tools. The United States and British governments would do well to follow suit. Josephine Wolff (@josephinecwolff) is assistant professor of cybersecurity policy at the Tufts Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the author of "You'll See This Message When It Is Too Late: The Legal and Economic Aftermath of Cybersecurity Breaches." Follow @privacyproject on Twitter and The New York Times Opinion Section on Facebook and Instagram. The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We'd like to hear what you think about this or any of our articles. Here are some tips. And here's our email: letters@nytimes.com.

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Majority Say Racism Against Black People 'Widespread' A majority of Americans believe racism against black people is "widespread" in the United States, a Gallup survey released Friday found. The survey showed 64 percent of U.S. adults expressing the belief that racism against black people is widespread across the nation, representing a 13 percent uptick from the 51 percent who said the same in 2009 during the first year of Barack Obama's presidency. That number has continued to increase in the years following, reaching 60 percent in 2015 and 61 percent in 2016. Eighty-four percent of non-Hispanic black adults say racism against black people is widespread in the country, compared to 72 percent of Hispanic adults and 59 percent of non-Hispanic white adults. All the while, a rising number of Americans believe civil rights for black adults have "greatly or somewhat" improved, growing from 59 percent in 2020 to 69 percent in 2021. Per the survey: Those who say civil rights have improved today are far more likely to say they have "somewhat improved" (44%) than to say they have "greatly improved" (25%). In most years before 2020, the two responses were more evenly split. In 2011, when opinions about Black adults" civil rights were most positive, 50% said conditions had greatly improved and 39% somewhat improved. Both Black and White adults are modestly more positive about progress for Black people's civil rights this year than a year ago. Seventy percent of White adults - up from 65% - and 57% of Black adults - up from 52% - believe civil rights for Black people have improved. The survey, taken June 1-July 5, 2021, among 1,381 adults, has a margin of error of +/- 3 percent. The poll's findings coincide with the radical left's attempts to make Critical Race Theory (CRT) - a radical divisive ideology that places race and racism at the center point of history - a mainstay in public schools. A majority of voters, 52 percent, believe parents who oppose CRT should take action against its teaching.

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While Israel operates nuclear research reactors, it has no nuclear power plants. However, the possibility of constructing nuclear power plants in the country has been considered at various times over the years. ==Nuclear power reactors== ===History=== Historically, the topic of constructing nuclear power plants in Israel has occasionally been brought up for discussion among Israeli government circles. On 26 August 1958, then Israeli Finance Minister Levi Eshkol announced the government's intention to build a nuclear power plant. Over the next three decades talks were held with various American administrations to help advance this effort but none came to fruition. In January 2007, Israeli Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said his country should consider producing nuclear power for civilian purposes. As a result of the nuclear power emergencies at Japan's Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on 17 March 2011, "I don't think we're going to pursue civil nuclear energy in the coming years.", the Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources is considering nuclear power in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2030. ===Factors affecting nuclear power in Israel=== Several factors have contributed to the fact that no nuclear power plants have been built in Israel over the years. One is the fact that the Israel is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, which makes it more difficult for the country to engage with international suppliers of nuclear technology. Another reason is that very large deposits of natural gas have been found offshore the Israeli coastline beginning in the 2010s. The exploitation of these deposits allow for generating electricity at very cost-effective rates as compared to generating electricity using nuclear power. ===Potential site=== Since the 1980s, a site near Shivta in the Negev desert has been designated as the future location of a nuclear power plant. Previously, a site near Nitzanim on the Mediterranean coast was considered but was rejected in the 1970s due to strong opposition from nearby residents. ==Research reactors== ===IRR-2=== Israel operates a cooled and moderated nuclear reactor called "IRR-2" (Israel Research Reactor-2) at the Negev Nuclear Research Center (NRCN) near Dimona officially for research purposes, although many believe the installation's true purpose is the production of nuclear materials for use in Israel's nuclear weapons. This reactor does not operate under the inspection regime of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The NRCN also hosts a "national radioactive waste disposal site" for "Radioactive waste from hospitals, research institutions, higher education facilities and factories". ===IRR-1=== IRR-1, a small 5 MW open pool light water reactor exists at the Soreq Nuclear Research Center in central Israel. This reactor operates under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency. ==See also== Israel Atomic Energy Commission Energy in Israel ==References== Israel Nuclear power in Asia by country

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The Latest: Putin hopes for "productive" meeting with Biden GENEVA (AP) - GENEVA - Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked President Joe Biden and expressed wishes for a "productive" meeting as the two kicked off their meeting in Geneva Wednesday. Putin told Biden upon first meeting him he was thankful for the gathering as he knew the U.S. president "had a long trip and lots of work." But the Russian president emphasized that there are "lots of questions accumulated in Russia-U.S. relations that require discussion on the highest level." The two are expected to address everything from cybercrime to Russia's alleged interference in U.S. elections during their meeting. Biden, who has spoken to Putin over the phone, told the Russian leader that "it is always better to meet face to face." GENEVA - Swiss President Guy Parmelin welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden for the start of their summit under blue skies, wishing them a "fruitful dialogue" in Geneva - which he touted as a "city of peace." It was a moment in the sun for Switzerland both literally and figuratively. Parmelin, whom Swiss media have poked fun at for his allegedly poor English, spoke in French - his native language and one historically associated with fine diplomacy. He used the opportunity to promote Switzerland's image for neutrality and as a hub of international diplomacy. "Switzerland is very honored to welcome you for this summit, and it is delighted - in line with its tradition of good offices - to support dialogue and mutual understanding," said Parmelin, flanked by Putin and Biden on the steps of Villa La Grange, the 18th century manor house overlooking Lake Geneva that hosted the landmark U.S.-Russia summit on Wednesday. "I wish you both, Mr. Presidents, a fruitful dialogue in the interest of your two countries and the world," he said. He then quipped "Best wishes, and goodbye" in both English and Russian. GENEVA - President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are starting their diplomatic talks in Geneva. The two were first greeted by the Swiss president before sitting down for a small meeting that includes just Biden, Putin, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, with a translator for each side. They'll then move to larger talks, which will include more senior aides and are expected to last hours. The two plan to discuss everything from cybercrime to Russia's alleged interference in America's elections, as well as arms control and Russia's intrusion in Ukraine. Both sides have played down expectations for any major breakthroughs, but both Biden and Putin have stressed the need to restore more stable relations between the two nations. GENEVA - President Joe Biden has arrived at the 18th-century manor house in Geneva where he'll hold high-profile talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Biden is set to meet in-person with the Russian president for the first time in a decade. He last met Putin when the Russian leader was prime minister and Biden was serving as vice president, in March of 2011. He has since called Putin both a "killer" and a "worthy adversary." The two are likely to discuss some issues that also were central to their 2011 meeting, like trade and arms control. But this meeting comes at a low point in diplomatic relations between the two nations. Biden says he hopes to find areas of "cooperation" with Putin, but he's also expected to confront the Russian president on cybercrime, Russia's interference in U.S. elections and other issues that have contributed to frosty relations between the two countries. GENEVA - Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is frequently late at high-level meetings, arrived on time at the 18th century Villa La Grange in Geneva for his high-stakes summit with President Joe Biden. The Russian leader landed in Geneva and traveled to the summit venue, located in the Swiss city's largest park, in a Russian-made Aurus limousine that was airlifted from Moscow for the summit along with a fleet of other vehicles. Putin, 68, who has received a Russian-made vaccine against the coronavirus, wasn't wearing a mask. However members of his delegation were wearing masks. GENEVA - Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at a lakeside villa in Geneva for his summit with U.S. President Joe Biden. The two leaders are set to start their meeting accompanied by their top diplomats and a pair of translators. Other senior officials plan to join them for two successive rounds of talks that are expected to last for several hours Wednesday. Topics on the summit agenda include strategic stability, cyber security, climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and the Arctic. Putin and Biden also are expected to cover regional crises in Ukraine, Syria and Libya, as well as the Iranian nuclear program and Afghanistan.

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Naomi Osaka has reportedly broken down in tears again after suggesting she feels used by fans cheering against Serena Williams. Speaking just weeks after she also broke down in her first post-match press conference following her split with former coach Sascha Bajin, Osaka's turbulent 2019 continued when she was asked about how she has been represented in media reports following her high-profile grand slam victory in New York last year. The new World No. 1 reveals in a feature story from The Undefeated ahead of her return to Indian Wells this weekend that she has been inaccurately portrayed in some reports as the hero of tennis fans who have actively cheered against Williams, the 23-time grand slam champion The report claims Osaka's advisers attempted to stop the interview when the subject of Williams was first brought up, but Osaka chose to address the questions head on after taking a second to measure her response. "If I were to put it bluntly, I know that there's a lot of people that don't like Serena, and I feel like they're just looking for someone to sort of jump on to be against her and I feel like they found that in me," Osaka said. "Of course, I don't really like that... I want people to go with me for the right reasons. "If I'm being blunt, I feel like that's happened a lot, like after the U.S. Open." The story then claims Osaka had to stop the interview briefly as tears streamed down her face. She was able to continue, full of emotion, after wiping away the tears. She says the tears appear because of how much she admires Williams - and how warped her maiden grand slam dream turned into a nightmare. "I love Serena," Osaka said. "Growing up... I really loved watching her matches, and honestly, I wouldn't be where I am without her. That's a fact. "She opened so many doors for tennis and especially for people of colour. When you're little and you're growing up and you're watching people, like the Indian Wells thing that happened." Osaka also mentions the controversial Mark Knight cartoon in The Herald Sun, which was earlier this year cleared by the Australian Press Council of breaching any standards. Meanwhile, Osaka, whose meteoritic rise to the top of the tennis world over the past year has included two grand slam titles and the world No. 1 ranking, says the newly unveiled Barbie in her likeness is another big honour. The 21-year-old told reporters she played with the famous Mattel dolls as a child and was proud to be part of the company's 60th anniversary campaign, which includes a more racially diverse set of figurines. "Having that chance to represent people that might not think that they could be represented, that's a really important goal of mine," said Osaka, who is the daughter of a Haitian father and a Japanese mother. Osaka said seeing herself in doll form was also a reminder of how much her life has changed since she won the BNP Paribas Open a year ago to kick off her incredible run. "It's a little bit surreal because last year nothing like that would have come my way but this year I have opportunities like that," said Osaka, who represents Japan but grew up in the US. - with AAP

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Here's how to battle the financial scammers in 2018 It is a sad fact that conmen and fraudsters continue to proliferate, looking to rob us of our hard earned money at every opportunity. Whatever we do to thwart them, they persist like a very bad New Year hangover and will sadly be a big feature of this year's personal finance landscape. Be warned, financial fraud thrives in 21st Century Britain. You could well become a victim unless you have your wits about you. Of course the increasing importance of the internet, mobile phone and text messaging has given these despicable fraudsters an unstoppable impetus. It has enabled them to bombard us with information in the hope of ensnaring the unaware. Like flytraps, they succeed all too often, depleting our bank accounts and emptying our pension pots. No one, however financially smart they think they are, is spared attack from these criminals. In the past year, I have had someone clone my debit card while I was carefully using a NatWest machine. Thankfully, my bank's fraud department immediately queried the subsequent withdrawals and refunded me straightaway. I also had someone try to open a bank account in my name at Clydesdale Bank. Fortunately, a credit reference agency spotted the potential fraud promptly. I dread to think what the fraudsters would have gone on to do. Share this article Share 16 shares There is more. For the past couple of years, I have been targeted persistently by claims management companies looking to help me progress a motor accident insurance claim. The fact that I have not had a car accident in many a year does not dissuade them. In addition, I get the occasional call or text from companies promising to make me rich on the back of making a payment protection insurance claim. I ignore them or politely tell them that I have never bought such a useless insurance policy. Of course these claims companies are not all fraudsters, but their behaviour is at best borderline and not in the best interests of consumers. If I were to predict what financial scams will proliferate - or emerge - this year, pensions will be close to the top of the pile. As long as pension freedom persists, fraudsters will look at ways of getting hold of our money. According to the Department for Work and Pensions, January is a prime month for assaults on retirement savings. In January last year, a record £2.3 billion was scammed - double the figure of the previous three months combined. So, to avoid getting caught by these invidious villains, please hang up on any cold caller promising to unlock your pension. Pension cold calling - as well as related texts and emails - was meant to be banned by the Government but it has yet to act on this promise. So the calls are still being made and honest people robbed in the process. If you think you have been scammed, contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040. For tips on how to protect your retirement savings, visit website pensions-scams.com. Apart from pension scamming and bank fraud, I am sure that this year will see many people drawn into Bitcoin mania (and subsequent misery). Indeed, offers to join the Bitcoin cavalry currently dominate my junk emails - alongside cures for ageing and horoscope readings that are so good (I am told) they will give me "goosebumps." "Wow! Open IMMIDIATELY," reads the latest email I have received on this cryptocurrency (spelling mistake and capitals all theirs). "Congratulations-Bitcoin," it continues. "Jeff.Prestridge, we just tried to reach you. Bitcoin is making people rich and you can become the next millionaire." This offer is nothing but junk. If you receive one, I trust you will follow my lead and press "delete." So, here's wishing you a successful battle against the financial scammers in 2018. May your finances, not theirs, prosper. If someone has tried to wreck your financial life, do get in touch. We would be delighted to tell your story in our pages - and expose their dastardly ways.

2018-12-31 00:00:00

3,81,305 beneficiaries received COVID vaccine, 580 adverse events reported: Govt India oi-Deepika S New Delhi, Jan 18: A total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated for coronavirus, even as 580 adverse events following immunization were reported in the country, the Union health ministry said on Monday. Addressing a press briefing, Manohar Agnani, Additional Secretary in the ministry, said 1,48,266 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 25 states and Union territories till 5 pm on Monday. "A total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated (till 5 pm on Monday) as per provisional reports," he said. Of the 1,48,266 beneficiaries who were administered the vaccine on Monday, 8,656 were from Bihar, 1,822 from Assam, 36,888 from Karnataka, 7,070 from Kerala, 6,665 from Madhya Pradesh, 7,628 from Tamil Nadu, 10,352 from Telangana, 11,588 from West Bengal and 311 were from Delhi. Reports of Moradabad ward boy dying after getting Covid vaccine are fake: Health Ministry Agnani said a cumulative 580 adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) and seven hospitalizations have so far been reported in the country since the nationwide COVID inoculation drive which began on January 16. In Delhi, three hospitalisations were reported, out of which, two have been discharged, and one with fainting is under observation at Max Hospital, Patparganj. In Uttarakhand, one of the beneficiaries is stable and under observation at AIIMS Rishikesh, the official stated. In Chhattisgarh, one beneficiary is under observation, while in Karnataka, two cases of hospitalizations were reported, he said. "No case of serious/severe AEFI attributable to vaccination till date," the additional secretary added. For Breaking News and Instant Updates Allow Notifications You have already subscribed

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Thank you for such a kewl surprise. I sometimes feel I'm deserving of it when a trout just won't do. ational response as it's not going to accomplish anything but wasting my time making it. Or else I'll simply agree with them, tell them to go fuck themselves and go away because I don't feel like torturing someone at the time. I'm sure as hell not going to adopt a racist persona in the misguided presumption that proving them right will somehow get under their skin. Because I know from experience that it won't. Example: Remember when Spencer got punched on TV and the alt-right tried to drum up some sympathy, only to be met with that whole "Is it ever okay to punch a Nazi?" meme? That's how you do it. No, I implicitly understood that from the get-go. The FSM is not productive, the "atheist just love babies with ketchup!!" thing is not productive. Nothing I said hinges upon the response needing to be productive in any way, just the response not being unintentionally ironic and actively counter-productive (even to the goal of pissing them off). As a card carrying liberal, I was overjoyed to hear about Kekistan. The more racism my political opposites adopt, the more ethically right I become. And I am one of those who think that racism is inherent in the alt-right movement. It doesn't spit in my face at all. It proves me right. It's awesome! If the alt-right wanted to spit in my face, they'd do something to show how hypocritical I was, instead of calling me a hypocrite and putting triple parentheses around my name because it happens to end in -berg. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. I'm still awake, just one question since you've now said it twice;. Exactly how is Kekistan racist? ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. Yeah, I'm not a 4/8 channer or a /pol/er. I'm aware of both of these things but am not a member or even reader of any boards. Nah, I'm Kekistani in as far as I find it funny as hell. Beyond that, in terms a legitimate political movement, I couldn't care less. I'm interested in what's going on politically, but, I am far from being a competent pundit. Also, the Kek in Kekistan is referring to Kek (mythology). Kek being a frog and behaving similarly to Pepe the Frog. Hence; "Praise Kek". Anyway, night. It's now 4:39 AM and I am actually starting to feel drowsy... I think. Mr rnddude (talk) I'm (vaguely) aware of the associations with Egyptian mythology, but I know "kek" was a term used in that subculture long before it adopted Pepe. I also don't doubt there are a lot of apolitical shitposters, it's just that it's a culture that gave birth to the alt-right, and has been more-or-less taken over, or at the least eclipsed by the alt-right. That's why I don't lay any claim to being a part of it (Well, that and the association with other reactionary movements like anti-feminism). Anyways, have a good night's/morning's sleep. If you do decide to strike anything here after you wake up, feel free to blank the whole section, I won't mind a bit. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. == You are.... == ....special. Thank you for such a kewl surprise. I sometimes feel I'm deserving of it when a trout just won't do. tional response as it's not going to accomplish anything but wasting my time making it. Or else I'll simply agree with them, tell them to go fuck themselves and go away because I don't feel like torturing someone at the time. I'm sure as hell not going to adopt a racist persona in the misguided presumption that proving them right will somehow get under their skin. Because I know from experience that it won't. Example: Remember when Spencer got punched on TV and the alt-right tried to drum up some sympathy, only to be met with that whole "Is it ever okay to punch a Nazi?" meme? That's how you do it.

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What is gaslighting? Therapist reveals the toxic signs and phrases to be aware of What exactly is 'gaslighting'? Therapist shares her guide to the buzz dating term - and the toxic signs and red flags that signal it's happening to YOU Counsellor Lesley McPherson said gaslighting is a form of 'emotional abuse' Through 'power and manipulation' the victim is lead to question their own reality This control can be used by both men and women with strong 'narcissistic traits' Ms McPherson outlined the variety of toxic signs everyone should be aware of In some cases, a perpetrator might say 'you're crazy' or 'that didn't happen' By Carina Stathis For Daily Mail Australia The term 'gaslighting' has resurfaced as a dating buzzword on Married at First Sight and social media in recent weeks and while many use it in conversation, few know precisely what it means. Gaslighting is a form of 'emotional abuse' or control whereby the perpetrator 'inflicts psychological manipulation that makes the recipient question their feelings, instincts, and even their sanity'. Australian gestalt therapist and counsellor Lesley McPherson told Daily Mail Australia gaslighting is 'a serious form of emotional abuse that can be used by both men and women with strong narcissistic traits'. The word itself originates from the 1944 Alfred Hitchcock film in which a manipulative husband tries to convince his wife she is going insane by adjusting the gas-powered lights and telling her she is imagining it. Why and how does gaslighting occur? Ms McPherson said gaslighting is associated with 'power and manipulation', as the perpetrator makes the victim 'question their own reality'. She said those with a self-centred attitude often engage in this type of emotional manipulative behaviour in order to'safeguard their egos' and keep their own perspective of reality in line with 'little regard to how much it hurts another person'. In other cases, gaslighting can occur among friendships and family relationships where an individual says certain statements to make someone else feel anxious or confused. What are common toxic signs everyone should be aware of? Ms McPherson said there is one common toxic sign to be aware of to determine whether your partner makes you question your psychological and emotional worth. 'One of the first signs is if someone tells you something along the lines of, "you're too sensitive," or "you have no right to feel that way," or "you must be crazy,"' she explained. 'When this happens, these people immediately tell you that your emotional world is invalid, and they are judging you for the way you feel, which is something they have no right to do - leading to self-doubt.' Deflection Deflecting is also recognised as a form of gaslighting where, for instance, the individual deflects to a situation that makes you feel bad or refers to something that occurred years prior. 'An example of this might be an instance where you take the time to say, 'We need to talk about this issue', then they deflect to 'Well you did this' rather than addressing the issue at hand,' she said. If this occurs, Ms McPherson said you can either not respond and remove yourself from the conversation or refer back to the original issue initially being discussed and note how they respond. What are the common toxic signs of gaslighting to be aware of? Gaslighters use a range of 'techniques' to execute their control, including: Pretending not to understand when they do - they may pretend to completely misunderstand what you are saying or doing, despite the fact that you are being very transparent and clear in your actions or motives. Labelling your thoughts as crazy or imagined - a person gaslighting you may tell you things like, 'that never happened'. For instance, they may say one thing to you on a particular day and the following day, vehemently deny ever saying it. Questioning the other person's memory of events when they remember correctly - in a similar vein as above, they may continually question your version of events until you doubt them yourself. Pretending to forget what actually occurred when you actually remember - this also falls in line with the other two points. You may recall clearly an event, while they may flat out deny the event ever occurred. Denying promises that you know they have made - gaslighters love to make promises to people only to deny they ever made them in the first place. It's a classic mind game that leaves the recipient bewildered and confused. Trivialising the other person's feelings as being too sensitive when their reaction is somewhat normal. Source: Lesley McPherson Denial Ms McPherson said the third and'most dangerous' form of gaslighting is denial where they state certain instances 'never happened'.

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Eli Hirsch (born 1938) is an American philosopher and the Charles Goldman Professor of Philosophy at Brandeis University. He is best known for his work in meta-ontology. He coined the phrase "soft ontology" and has authored over 70 books and papers. Many of his books deal with objections to ontology based upon common sense and that most disputes involving metaphysical objects revolve around linguistics and are merely verbal in nature. Among his books are "Against Revisionary Ontology" (1982 - Oxford University Press) and "Physical-Object Ontology, Verbal Disputes, and Common Sense" (2005 - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 70 (1):67–97). Hirsch received a Ph.D. and M.A. from NYU, and a B.A. from CUNY Brooklyn College. ==See also== Quantifier variance ==References== Ontologists American philosophers Living people Brandeis University faculty Brooklyn College alumni 1938 births

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RBS investors ready to settle share sale legal dispute Image copyright Getty Images A group of small shareholders has reached a settlement with RBS over claims that they were misled about the bank's health before it asked investors for £12bn in 2008. The 9,000-strong RBS Shareholders Action Group has confirmed that it has accepted 82p a share. It is almost double the original offer made by RBS. The case will now go back to the High Court on Thursday where Mr Justice Hildyard will hear if it will proceed. The RBS Shareholders Action Group sent a letter to its members over the weekend recommending the offer - which is less than the 92p a share compensation some investors had hoped to secure. It is also below the 200p-230p that investors paid to buy shares in the rights issue nine years ago. "Having carefully considered the merits of the current offer... we have decided to accept the offer of 82 pence per share on behalf of our membership," the action group said in a letter dated 27 May that was published on Monday." It added: "This is a decision which is fully supported by our legal advisers." The settlement is worth about £200m in total. The case had been due to start on Monday, 22 May, and had been scheduled to last for 14 weeks. However, it was adjourned and the parties began discussions over reaching a settlement. The dispute centres on RBS's decision, during the financial crisis, to ask shareholders for billions of pounds worth of funds after it bought Dutch rival ABN Amro. Shortly afterwards, the government was forced to prop up the bank with £45bn of taxpayers' money to save it from collapse. The state still owns a 72% stake in RBS. The bank and former directors deny any wrongdoing. The bank has already settled the majority of claims over the issue, but has not admitted liability.

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He Has 17 Transit Arrests. Now It's a Subway "Surfing" Charge. For several days in May, New York City commuters were transfixed with the story of a subway saboteur who would sneak onto the back of trains and pull the brakes, wreaking havoc on the beleaguered transit system and their morning commutes. The police eventually arrested and charged Isaiah Thompson, 23, in connection with the incidents, which delayed hundreds of trains. He was released on bond. But only two months later, he was at it again, the police said. On Friday, Mr. Thompson was arrested after he was seen riding on the outside of a subway car and was again charged with reckless endangerment and criminal trespassing. It was his 18th arrest - 17 of which involve the transit system. "This man put lives at risk, endangering himself, our workers and his fellow passengers while disturbing the lives of thousands of people," said Shams Tarek, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. "We're grateful to the N.Y.P.D. for their quick arrest and believe he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law." It is unclear whether Mr. Thompson has an attorney who can speak on his behalf. Even before New York commuters learned Mr. Thompson's name this spring, the ripple effects of his subway subversion could be felt throughout the city. For months, subway workers had been ringing the alarm that emergency brakes on subway trains were being pulled in apparent acts of deliberate sabotage. The incidents were setting off a cascade of major delays on the already struggling subway system, affecting hundreds of trains and thousands of commuters. In May, officials asked for the public's help in the search for the saboteur. To aid in the search, police released footage of a man who appeared to be in his early 20s. The video showed the young man standing perfectly balanced on the outer ledge of a subway car, both hands tucked into his pants pockets as the train pulled out of a station in Manhattan. A day after the footage was released, Mr. Thompson was taken into custody. "He has mentioned in the past that he enjoys this and enjoys the thrill," Inspector Brian McGee, the commanding officer of the robbery division that handled his case, said after Mr. Thompson's arrest in May. "He likes to cause havoc." Although Mr. Thompson has been charged with nonviolent offenses, he became a high-profile example of a problem the M.T.A. board has taken on with renewed energy this year: repeat offenders in the transit system. In June, the agency's board passed a resolution calling for New York state legislators to create a mechanism for banning people who have been repeatedly convicted of serious crimes from New York City's public transit system. No one at the authority has directly tied Mr. Thompson's arrests to any proposed legislation. "Our call for a ban on recidivists focuses on violent offenders and it will be up to the lawmakers to decide what exact parameters to lay in any possible legislation," an M.T.A. spokesman said on Sunday. Earlier this year, friends and neighbors of Mr. Thompson in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn described him a bright man whose behavior had become odd in recent months. He had become obsessed with the subway system. "He's troubled and he needs some help," John Thompson, a relative, said of Mr. Thompson earlier this year. "He's a good kid, he's just troubled." Emma G. Fitzsimmons contributed reporting.

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Santa Flavia (known as Solunto until 1880) is a town in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. ==Overview== The town is situated between the Gulf of Palermo and the town and hot springs known as Termini Imerese, on the Tyrrhenian Sea, east of Palermo. Inside the town are the remains of the ancient city of Soluntum. The main agricultural product of Santa Flavia is the grapefruit. Additionally, the town, due to its location on the coast is known for its different types of fresh fish. The town caters to tourism, specifically its many seaside resorts. ==Twin towns== Ondarroa, Spain ==References== Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Palermo

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MH17 downed by Russian military missile system, say investigators A Russian military missile was responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, an international team of investigators said on Thursday, for the first time pointing the finger directly at Moscow. The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down over the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014. All 298 people onboard were killed. In 2016, investigators announced they had evidence that the BUK system involved in the incident had crossed the border into eastern Ukraine from Russia and returned after the plane had been shot down. At a press conference in The Hague on Thursday, the investigators showed photo and video evidence that they said proved they had identified the specific BUK missile system responsible. They said they had "legal and convincing evidence which will stand up in a courtroom" that the BUK system involved came from the 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade based in Kursk, in western Russia. Previously, the investigative website Bellingcat has pointed to involvement of the same brigade using open-source information. The joint investigation team (JIT) looking into the incident is made up of Dutch prosecutors and police and others from Australia, Malaysia and Ukraine. They showed photos and video of the convoy that carried the missile system over the border from Russia to Ukraine, and a series of distinctive markings and serial numbers which they said had enabled them to trace the exact system used in the attack, and trace it to the 53rd brigade. Investigators identify Russian military missile that might have downed MH17 - video Russian officials have denied all involvement in the incident, and on Thursday the defence ministry repeated these denials, claiming that no Russian missile had ever crossed into Ukraine. Kremlin-linked media outlets have floated a range of implausible theories suggesting Ukraine was responsible for shooting down the plane. Russia has used its veto in the UN to prevent an international tribunal from being set up to determine guilt, meaning any eventual trial would be held in the Netherlands under Dutch law. Fred Westerbeke, the chief prosecutor, said the investigation was in its last phase but could not say when he would be ready to file indictments. Two years ago, prosecutors said there were about 100 people under suspicion of direct or indirect involvement. On Thursday, Westerbeke said that number had come down to several dozen, but he declined to name them. He said there was other evidence that would be kept secret until a court hearing began. "We don't want to tell everything we know because then we are opening our cards to the other side and we do not want to do that." The big question will be how a future court will operate, given Russia is likely to continue its policy of stonewalling and denial. Investigators had asked Russian authorities for information about the 53rd brigade but had been ignored, said Westerbeke. If specific Russian military personnel or commanders are indicted, Russia is almost certain to refuse their extradition. Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop said the countries that make up the JIT were now "considering options" about how to proceed. "That a sophisticated weapon belonging to the Russian army was dispatched and used to shoot down a civilian aircraft should be of grave international concern," she said. The JIT stopped short of saying it believed the BUK system was deployed as part of a Russian military mission, saying only that they had identified the base from which it came. In a sign that some evidence is still missing, the JIT repeated a call for those with information about the incident to come forward, including information about the 53rd brigade, promising anonymity. "The next crucially important step is to identify some members of the military in the 53rd brigade... who can directly say who was involved in the transfer or operation of the BUK," said Ukrainian army general Vasyl Hrytsak, a member of the investigation team, in comments to Reuters. Bellingcat said it would hold a press conference on Friday to present new findings on MH17. In the weeks before MH17 was shot down, the separatists had shot down a number of Ukrainian military planes over east Ukraine, and intercepted communications between separatist fighters made it clear that they initially believed they had hit another military plane, not a civilian liner. Russia has repeatedly denied it was militarily active in eastern Ukraine, despite an overwhelming body of evidence to the contrary. In 2014, Russian troops and hardware were introduced at key moments to back pro-Russia separatists fighting against Ukrainian government troops. After a series of Russian media claims of Ukrainian responsibility were all shown to be false, Moscow appears to have settled on the idea that it was "impossible to tell" which side was responsible. This week a group of families of the MH17 victims wrote an open letter to the Russian people before the World Cup begins next month.

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"Everyone thinks they know what's going on in my life, because they read it on the internet," she says. "I'll buy a table at a restaurant, I'll buy bottles, I'll pay for everyone, then we'll go to the movies. People I barely know. I'm trying to make friends, I'm trying to get to know people. Nobody says thank you because they're like: "Ashley has money."" This extends, she says, to her family; they don't call to see how she is, which clearly troubles her, but not as much as the fact that she doesn't want them to call, because if they did she'd only tell them how tired and busy she is. Fame and success are often dangerous not because of what they do to you, but because of what they do to the people around you. Right now, Halsey seems to feel pressure from both sides. "I used to be this social queen," she sighs. "I could go anywhere, make anyone like me, go to any party, talk to anybody. I used to have no shame in walking up to someone on a plane or train and sitting down and chatting to them. I used to just talk. I used to be obsessed with people; now, I'm terrified of them." News of Halsey's woes will likely prompt a spontaneous social media conga line from the surprising number of people who have taken a dislike to her. Some are unconvinced by aspects of her back story, including the claim that she was homelesswhen videos posted online at the time tend to depict the same bedroom, peppered among Instagram posts of shopping hauls. Today Halsey clarifies that period as being "in between living situations." "I get it all the time," she adds. "People say: "How could you be homeless, you were a One Direction fan?!" It's like, can't you be both? Everyone wants to pick on me all the time. What do I have to do, an Excel page with a fucking timeline of my life, just so you guys will give me some credibility?" One thing I was smart about was knowing that if I wanted to be a musician, I needed to keep up my appearance. At this, she indeed offers up a timeline of her life, or at least the recent part. Halsey graduated from high school at 17 and moved in with an abusive boyfriend; she knew she had to get out of that situation, but because she hadn't gone to college her parents had disowned her and wouldn't offer financial support. She moved to the city and spent time living with a guy that she had started dating, who was a drug addict. "The dark part of it was when I was living with a heroin addict and not speaking to my family," she adds. "People might say it doesn't "count," but it counted to me. Thinking all my friends were going to die and being by myself and being terrified. It was easily the darkest time of my life. The one thing I was doing was maintain my persona online. I never let anyone know I didn't have a home. If there's one thing I was smart about at the time, it was knowing that if I wanted to be a musician, I needed to keep up my appearance." On that point Halsey adds that the infamous bedroom belonged to her friend Tori, but in light of her previous stance on Taylor Swift (water under the bridge now, she insists), she finds it hard to demonise many of those who react strongly to her. Looking back on The Haylor Song, she says: "I understand it was pack mentality, and knowing that in stirring up that discourse we would all be on the same side about it, which is exactly what people do to me now. When you hate someone's girlfriend or brother, or hate another band, that's a gang mentality. People would rather talk together about something they hate than something they all love. And that's so blatantly clear in our nation at the moment. People in political parties are stans: they sit online, they wait to see anyone who's going to say something bad about their favourite, and they fucking trash them. They direct hate at any opposer. The political parties have literally turned into fandoms."

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This is an opportune moment for governments, international foundations and citizens to financially support independent media across the globe as an investment in our collective futures. Amid shrinking newsrooms and restricted access due to contagion, there is great value in media of different sizes and capacities collaborating to present a more comprehensive view. I see this as a period of transformation. The current crisis has proven beyond doubt that we cannot turn a blind eye to an event in a faraway corner of the world, as it will eventually make its way to our door-step. Now more than ever, we need contextual media coverage of this unfolding situation in order to return to some semblance of normal life. We must also be able to link the social, economic and environmental causes of this contagion to combat future instances. Our new normal must include a plurality of voices in news media across the globe. The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial stance.

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Angels' Keynan Middleton trying to regain pre-surgery form The Angels had high hopes for Keynan Middleton entering the season, believing the reliever - two years removed from Tommy John surgery - would reclaim the late-inning role he seized in 2018, when he emerged as the team's closer in early April. Middleton, 26, did not fulfill those expectations, going 0-1 with a 5.25 ERA in 13 appearances and getting demoted to the team's alternate training site in Long Beach on Aug. 31. But by no means have the Angels given up on the hard-throwing right-hander. "There's no doubt that this guy can be a high-leverage reliever," pitching coach Mickey Callaway said on a video call before Tuesday night's game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. "It was more just the inconsistencies of what we were seeing from Key when we were here, so we wanted him to go down there, be able to relax and just throw the ball over the plate consistently. Because when he does that, he has great success." Middleton, a third-round pick out of Lane Community College in Eugene, Ore., in 2013, reached the big leagues in 2017 and had a 2.04 ERA with six saves in 16 games in 2018 before tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. He returned from surgery in time to pitch in 11 games in 2019, allowing one earned run in 7 2/3 innings for a 1.17 ERA, but he walked more batters (seven) than he struck out (six). Middleton regained his presurgery velocity this season, his fastball averaging 97.1 mph according to Fangraphs, and his pitch mix - he also throws a slider that averages 87.4 mph and a changeup that averages 88.3 mph - did not change much. He struck out 11 and walked six in 12 innings. But opponents hit.255 with two homers and.294 when they put the ball in play against Middleton, a significant increase over 2019, when opponents hit.154 with no homers and a.200 BABIP. "We've seen in the past, and we've seen it at times this year, he looked electric," Callaway said. "So we really want him just to hone in on the zone and make sure that those outings when he gets a little out of control, and out of whack, with his release point don't happen as often."

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"I couldn't shut out those memories and I was finding it hard to contain my anger and disappointment about the way I believe my government is playing fast and loose with womens and girls' safety." Eddie Redmayne also spoke out against her wordsCredit: The Mega Agency Her words on the issue came hours after actor Eddie Redmayne, 38, star of JK's Fantastic Beasts film franchise, became the latest actor to speak out against her. He said today: "As someone who has worked with both J.K. Rowling and members of the trans community, I wanted to make it absolutely clear where I stand. "I disagree with Jo's comments. Trans women are women, trans men are men and non-binary identities are valid. "I would never want to speak on behalf of the community but I do know that my dear transgender friends and colleagues are tired of this constant questioning of their identities, which all too often results in violence and abuse. "They simply want to live their lives peacefully, and it's time to let them do so." Daniel Radcliffe has apologised to the trans community as he hit out at JK Rowling's 'transphobic' Twitter row. The film star, 30, penned an open letter in which he told fans of the wizarding franchise: "I am deeply sorry for the pain these comments have caused you." Radcliffe voiced strong objections to her words in his statement via US organisation The Trevor Project, which aims to prevent suicides in the LGBTQ community. He wrote: "Transgender women are women. "Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I." Rowling, 54, posted a response to a headline referring to "people who menstruate." She wrote: "I'm sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?" Latest 'Support bubbles' for singles introduced & families can FINALLY hug grandparent Boris lifts sex ban and says couples who live alone and apart can spend night How many have died from Covid in your area? Worst-hit UK areas revealed Now protesters want Nelson's Column torn down as 60 statues targeted Breaking Single Brits shielding still CAN'T hug families and must stay isolated, Govt says Several people hit back to point out it was not only women born women who menstruate. Rowling, who is said to be worth £765million, responded: "My life has been shaped by being female. "I do not believe it's hateful to say so." The Harry Potter author posted a response to a headline referring to 'people who menstruateCredit: JK Rowling EastEnders first transgender star Riley Carter Millington calls on JK Rowling to apologise

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==Why only the bombing incident== Is it because no one could find sources? About 4 years ago a kid got stabbed in Valley (I knew both kids, but not going to say their names). In the past 10 years there's been who-knows how many drug busts. Are there really no news articles on these? BsroiaadnTalk ==Assessment comments== These have been moved here from a subpage as part of a cleanup process. See Discontinuation of comments subpages. I have assessed this article as C-class and identified the following areas for improvement: The article is not comprehensive and needs expansion shirulashem (talk) == Bomb incident == I'm not sure we still need the "incident" in there, but if we do, here's an article to update the section with with the outcome of the court case. I'll try to add it in in the next few I really don't know if it's even needed as it is. only (talk) == External links modified == Hello fellow Wikipedians, I have just modified 2 external links on Wayne Valley High School. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes: Added tag to Added archive to Added archive to When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs. Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug)

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That's one reason Ms. DeJesus said she was thrilled to have 2 daughters participate in the study - the third was older than the study parameters permitted. And both are now participating in a second phase of the study, which is looking at whether the slowed progression of myopia can be sustained.

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MasterChef viewers horrified as 'cocky' cook serves RAW chicken MASTERCHEF: The Professionals viewers were left horrified after a chef served raw chicken on the show - and the judges refused to eat it. The BBC cooking show sees 32 professional chefs go head-to-head in the hopes of impressing the notoriously tough judges in Gregg Wallace, Monica Galetti and Marcus Wareing. MasterChef: The Professionals viewers were left horrified after chef Nic served raw chicken to the judgesCredit: BBC The 36-year-old spent most of the time talking, rather than concentrating on his dishCredit: BBC On Monday night's show, four cooks were tasked with cooking and serving chicken on the bone within 20 minutes. Sending a stark warning to competitors, renowned chef Marcus said: "As long as it's cooked and it's on the bone, then it's fine." However, for senior development chef Nic, things didn't go to plan. Despite priding himself on his "unique cooking philosophy," the 36-year-old spent most of the time talking, rather than concentrating on his dish. Taking to the frying pan, Nic soon got to work on his chicken - but his constant commentary hampered his chances. "Oh, slightly overcooked on the crown there," the chef exclaimed. Watching on, Greg and Marcus were left in stitches before quipping that they had nothing to do, as Nic continued to speak about his cooking. "Your commentary is incredible, your commentary is on another level," Marcus revealed, before bursting into laughter. Nic then replied: "I'll tell you what, when it goes Pete Tong with this job, at least I'll have another calling in life." After finishing his dish, Nic served his chicken raw and viewers were quick to take to Twitter to air their disgust. One disgruntled fan fumed: "I know there's pressure and all, but is it acceptable for professional chefs to serve up raw chicken?" Echoing their comments another viewer said: "This fella on MasterChef is something else. Imagine serving up raw chicken." The judges were in agreement, too, with Marcus adding: "You've got a great personality, Nic, there's no two ways about that. "But you really do need to get your head down and get focused." In agreement, Nic could only own up to his errors and said: "I should have shut up and focused on the food a little bit more. "I'm here to cook, I'm not here to entertain. I think the excitement and nerves got the better of me." Notoriously tough judge Marcus Wareing said he couldn't eat the chickenCredit: BBC Nic was left with his head in his hands after all three judges criticised his cookingCredit: BBC

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At birth females have a set number of predifferentiated cells called primary ooctyes (tmi but these cells are stuck in Prophase I). During her first menstrual cycle and for every cycle thereafter one (or more) primary oocytes will complete meiosis I in a follicle and produce a secondary oocyte which is now stuck in metapahse II. This secondary oocyte is the egg which is released into the oviduct. Once this egg is fertilized by a spermatozoa (but before a zygote is formed) the secondary oocyte completes meiosis II and becomes an ovum. When can a female first get pregnant? Whenever menarche occurs. -keyboardthegreater — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keyboardthegreater (talk • contribs) ==Hi!== Hi! I just made a minor edit to the subsection about cortical reactions; something I had to do for my developmental biology class! Sungta (talk) ==Edit Suggestion== This page would be greatly improved if all of the different events mentioned (fusion, cortical reaction, acrosomal reaction, etc) were dealt with chronologically. Currently it is haphazard and clearly not in order. Rchriste (talk) == Site of fertilization? == What is the exact place where fertilization occurs in the fallopian tubes? == External links modified == Hello fellow Wikipedians, I have just modified one external link on Human fertilization. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes: Added archive to When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs. Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) == Article Evaluation == From my reading of this article, everything in this article is relevant to the topic. This article carried some solid points and information that is of great importance which have expanded my knowledge of this specific topic. There was one thing that was not so much of a distraction in the article, but more of an eye opener, the fact that there is actually some disease in fertilization, which occurs when an egg is being fertilized by several sperm forming a fraternal twin. This, i did not know about and therefore I found it very (talk) == Article Evaluation == Overall the article gives a thorough overview of human fertilization. It states how fertilization begins from a female egg and male sperm. However, it does not go into detail about the four stages of development. I felt that it lacked information about the zygotic stage, the blastocyst stage, the embryonic stage, and the fetal stage. Moreover, the "cell membranes" section has only one sentence about fertilization and I believe it deserves more than one sentence. It would be appropriate to have information on how fertilization changes the cell membrane. Overall, the article explains the "fusion" section, and "fertilization age" section appropriately. HadiahAb (talk) == Unsourced and factually wrong content == The article has potential issues of vandalization and unsourced (dubious/false) content, one example being the (just removed) unreferenced false claim that eigth sperm can successfully fertilize a single human zygote. As this sentence was kept in the article for about ten years despite a reference missing template, and even got praised by one of the article "evaluators" I can only reccommend that the article is put under scrutiny and an expert revises the whole content. 79.30.142.200 (talk)

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Britney Spears quotes ex Justin Timberlake's lyrics saying 'haters gonna say it's fake' in Instagram post with HUGE cat BRITNEY Spears quoted ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake's lyrics as she said "haters gonna say it's fake." The 39-year-old's latest Instagram post also features a HUGE cat. Britney quoted Justin while sharing a photo of a HUGE cat The former couple dated from 1998-2002Credit: Reuters Britney took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a snap of a large cat cuddled next someone as they lounged on a cat. The Toxic singer was clearly impressed by the size of the pet, as she captioned the post: "As JT would say... haters gonna say it's fake!!!!! I MEAN... wow I have no idea... what do you guys think 💭???? I've always liked small kittens... although big cats are extremely smart they always sort of scared me 💕😻💕!!!!!!" The lyric is from Justin's 2018 song Filthy. Many fans were shocked that Britney quoted Justin, 40, in the post, as one fan commented: "Did you just quote your ex?? Im here for it!" A third added: "As in WHO would say?" Justin and Britney famously dated from 1998-2002. While some fans fondly remember their romance, others believe Justin made Britney into the "villain" of their break-up. Shortly after they split, Britney headed in a downward spiral that included drug use accusations and hospitalizations. Following the release of the Framing Britney Spears doc, fans come down on Justin for how he spoke about his ex-girlfriend after their split. After receiving backlash from fans, Justin apologized to both Britney and Janet Jackson for "contributing to the problem of misogyny." "I understand that I fell short in these moments and in many others and benefitted from a system that condones misogyny and racism," he wrote. "I specifically want to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson both individually, because I care for and respect these women and I know I failed," the singer added. Justin continued to share his thoughts on his famous ex after she made her first appearance in court amid her conservatorship battle in June. Following Britney's appearance in court, Justin took to Twitter to show support for his ex. He wrote: "After what we saw today, we should all be supporting Britney at this time. "Regardless of our past, good and bad, and no matter how long ago it was... what's happening to her is just not right. "No woman should ever be restricted from making decisions about her own body." Justin continued: "No one should EVER be held against their will... or ever have to ask permission to access everything they've worked so hard for." However, some fans slammed the Cry Me a River singer and accused him of being insincere with the statement. One upset fan wrote: "F**k you, justin. Britney doesn't need your support. One more time: f**k you!" Another added: "Took you this long to say the right thing? Waiters, bartenders, hotel staff, film staff, dancers, singers, & tour crew have horror stories about the way you treat people and think you're above them. "Maybe try rehabbing your own kindness. Britney's got an army. You can sit down." Many fans accused Justin of trying to 'villainize' Britney after their splitCredit: Reuters He later defended Britney amid her conservatorship legal battleCredit: Refer to Caption Fans claimed Justin's show of support was insincereCredit: Getty Inside Britney Spears' wildest, most naked Instagram posts as she fights family to finally end conservatorship

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And she was the only House Democrat to oppose repealing Congress" 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq. Luria says she opposes a repeal of a similar authorization for military force in Afghanistan, saying there hasn't been enough discussion on what Congress should replace them with. She argues that is dangerous given the ongoing threat of foreign terrorism. Proud House moderates are rare in an age where redistricting has reduced the number of seats whose territories aren't hyper-ideological in favor of one party or the other. Luria's 2nd Congressional District ranks No. 217 on the nonpartisan Cook Political Report's partisan voting index, making it the median between the most-Republican and most-Democratic House seats in the nation - effectively the country's swingiest swing district. Including Virginia's most populous city, Virginia Beach, as well as the rural Eastern Shore, Luria's district voted for Trump in 2016 but shifted blue last November, as Joe Biden became the first Democratic presidential candidate since 1964 to carry Virginia Beach. Luria nonetheless may face a tough reelection test as Democrats cling to their six-seat House majority. Taylor, the former congressman who lost to Luria, said such a long military career gives her ideological cover. "If you're a veteran and you're a Democrat, you might be given a little more the benefit of the doubt. Like, you're not going to be super far left," Taylor said. "Never mind how you vote." During a Virginia Beach town hall hours after the Milley event, Luria was asked about the possibility the Capitol insurrection was a dry run for a larger attack. She cited the Jan. 6 committee, saying, "This is too important not to do anything." "I think we need to do this in an unbiased and nonpartisan way," Luria said. Luria has likened being on the Jan. 6 committee to her serving on an aircraft carrier launching simultaneous airstrikes on foreign terrorist targets in Iraq and Afghanistan, noting that then, "I didn't turn to the sailor next to me operating a nuclear reactor and say: "Are you a Democrat? Are you a Republican?"" She concedes that won't stop critics from making her participation a potential line of 2022 attack, but shrugs off the possibility as common in today's Congress. "You can't, like, help a preschool plant a tree," she joked, "and not have somebody criticize it."

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Happy Valentine's Day from Hollywood! Kylie Jenner, Celine Dion wish love Valentine's Day landed on Friday this year and stars were quick to take to social media to wish their followers a good day. Kylie Jenner shared a post where she was in all red in a car while wishing her 162M followers joy. The $1B makeup queen also asked fans to buy her makeup collection. Others who made sweet statements were Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Teresa Giudice. Kylie looked ready to go in her post with a red top that read BODY on front. Next to her was a crystal Judith Leiber purse in red. The single mom also wore a big watch, several diamond rings and had long nails. Share this article Share 16 shares 'Happy Valentine's Day ✨ don't miss 2 for $20 Lip Singles sale & 3 new High Glosses launching 9am pst KylieCosmetics.com,' she said. The'self-made' billionaire put on her best pout with extra plump lips and a pink zip-up hoodie, and she also showed off her tasty V-Day-themed treats. Michelle Pfeiffer, 61, of Maleficent fame shared a very sweet image. The iconic actress, who played an ice queen in Scarface, posed with her husband, Hollywood writer and director David E Kelley who worked on Big Little Lies. The two were cuddled up on a boat. The caption read, simply, 'Verified My Valentine. ❤️' Vogue model Gisele Bundchen was seen biting her husband, football star Tom Brady, on the ear in an image he shared with the caption, 'My forever Valentine.' His spouse shared an image from the same setup as she hugged her better half. She called him her 'forever Valentine.' Married couple Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber looked happy in a flashback photo. Together they have daughter Kaia, who is a supermodel, and son Presley, who just got a face tattoo that reads Misunderstood. Padma Lakshmi of Top Chef shared a nude photo from her youth. The caption read, 'Let your hair down this Valentine's Day (p.s. my mood in this pic was not "come hither" but actually "i'm PMSing and on the verge of hypothermia."' Ashley Benson shared an image where she was kissing her girlfriend, model Cara Delevingne. She plugged a cancer charity in her caption. Brooke Shields posted a flashback photo with her husband of 19 years, writer Chris Henchy. Celine shared a stunning photograph of herself in a black gown as she held up a sheer scarf. She had no makeup to plug. The songbird said, 'Happy Valentine's Day, Everyone! Spread love and show your appreciation to all those who bring you joy, comfort and happiness ❤️ - Celine xx...' Model Alessandra Ambrosio posed with her son Noah, aged seven, as the two made a heart shape with their hands. Joe Jonas shared a romantic post. It was an image of his wife Sophie Turner from the back as she wore a tank top and jeans. His caption was just a single heart. The Game Of Thrones actress is reportedly pregnant with their first child due this summer. Nicole Kidman shared an up close photo where she was leaning her forehead on her husband Keith Urban's. She was made up with red lips and black wing liner as she looked down and smiled. The country music star was smiling as well and looking at his movie star wife, best known for The Hours and Big Little Lies. The ex-wife of Tom Cruise wrote in her caption, 'My Valentine forever' and added a red heart. Kaley Cuoco of The Big Bang Theory shared an image where she was kissing her husband Karl Cook, an equestrian. Teresa Giudice of Real Housewives Of New Jersey posed with her four daughters by a swimming pool and she added a red heart on top of the image. Her caption said, 'They have my heart today & everyday.' Val Kilmer was hilarious with his post. Referencing his hit film Top Gun, he wrote in his caption, 'Find someone that looks at you the way the Maverick looks at Iceman.' Val played Iceman and Tom Cruise is Maverick. Both will appear in the sequel which comes out this summer. Kris Jenner shared a note that read, 'Let all that you do be done in Love.' The momager's caption said, 'Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!! I wish you all a day filled with love!' The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star is dating music executive Corey Gamble.

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Court examining NSS motion on detaining Gagik Tsarukyan YEREVAN, JUNE 17, ARMENPRESS. A Court of General Jurisdiction is examining the motion filed by the National Security Service of Armenia on detaining head of ""Prosperous Armenia"" Party Gagik Tsarukyan. ARMENPRESS reports MPs representing ""Prosperous Armenia"" Party and the supporters of Tsarukyan have gathered at the court building. Some members of ARF and president of ""Motherland"" Party Artur Vanetsyan are also among the supporters of Tsarukyan. Editing and Translating by Tigran Sirekanyan

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'Hybrid' virtual parliament plans to be put to MPs next week MPs are expected to be asked to approve plans for a "hybrid parliament" when the Easter recess is over next week, but not a move to full "digital democracy." The new procedures are likely to involve many MPs submitting questions to ministers via video conference during departmental questions, statements and urgent questions. But MPs who have been involved in talks on how parliament can adapt its proceedings to the need for social distancing do not think the Commons could become fully virtual, and they have found it harder to imagine how legislation could be debated and voted on without MPs attending the chamber. The details of the plans are still being worked on this week. The House of Commons commission, the cross-party body in charge of Commons administration, is due to meet on Thursday to consider options, and it is expected that MPs will be asked to vote in favour of the new procedures when they return to Westminster next Tuesday.

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The line was used for freight only. The Sag Harbor Branch ran north from the Montauk Branch at Bridgehampton to Sag Harbor. The Wading River Branch ran east from Port Jefferson to Wading River, serving the towns of Mount Sinai, Miller Place, Rocky Point, and Shoreham. The White Line, which was built by the LIRR subsidiary Newtown and Flushing Railroad ran south of the Port Washington Branch between Winfield Junction and Flushing between 1873 and 1876. The Whitestone Branch, which was originally built by the Flushing and North Side Railroad (F&NS), split from the Port Washington Branch near Flushing and ran north and east to Whitestone. The Woodside Branch ran north of the current Port Washington Branch between Woodside and east of the present Corona Yard west of the Flushing River. It also had a connecting spur to the Whitestone Branch. ===Additional services=== In addition to its daily commuter patronage, the LIRR also offers the following services: From April to October, the railroad adds stops at Mets–Willets Point station to trains on the Port Washington Branch to serve passengers traveling to see New York Mets home games at Citi Field and the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. When the number of passengers requires it, additional trains may be added. The railroad operates extra trains during the summer season that cater to the Long Island beach trade. Special package ticket deals are offered to places like Long Beach, Jones Beach, the Hamptons, Montauk, and Greenport. Some of these packages require bus and ferry connections. The railroad operates extra trains to and from Atlantic Terminal for New York Islanders home games at Barclays Center. From May through October, the railroad runs four daily trains to Belmont Park (two in each direction) during the racetrack's summer meets. Additionally, on the day of the Belmont Stakes horse race the railroad runs extra trains to accommodate the large amount of spectators attending the event. One special non-passenger service offered by the railroad is the yearly operation of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus train between Long Island City and Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Garden City. Highly publicized by the LIRR, this event draws large crowds of spectators. With Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey's closure, this is expected to be discontinued in May 2017. ===Former branches=== The railroad has dropped a number of branches due to lack of ridership over the years. Part of the Rockaway Beach Branch became part of the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, while others were downgraded to freight branches, and the rest abandoned entirely. Additionally, the Long Island Railroad operated trains over portions of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit (BRT) elevated and subway lines until 1917. The Bethpage Branch ran north from the Main Line and Central Branch at Bethpage. The Bushwick Branch, also called the Bushwick Lead Track, is a freight railroad branch that runs from Bushwick, Brooklyn, to Fresh Pond Junction in Queens, where it connects with the Montauk Branch. The Camp Upton Branch was a short branch north from the Main Line to Camp Upton. The Cedarhurst Cut-off, officially known as the New York and Rockaway Railroad, was an extension of the Montauk Branch from its merger with the Atlantic Branch at Springfield Junction to the Cedarhurst, where it would turn west and run parallel to the Far Rockaway Branch until reaching Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway. The Central Extension ran from Garden City eastward to Central Park (¾ mile south of current Bethpage station) and as far east as Bethpage Junction. The line was cut back to the point where it stopped at Island Trees. Today the western part of track still in use for freight and storage, and is officially known today as the Garden City Secondary. The Chestnut Street Incline (Brooklyn) between Atlantic Avenue and Fulton Street was opened in 1898 to allow for thru-operation over the Jamaica/Broadway Elevated Line to the East River ferry terminal. In 1909 thru passenger service to Manhattan via the Williamsburg Bridge was established in coordination with the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT). LIRR Passenger service operated to Chambers Street between May 1909 and September 1917, The Creedmoor Branch, a remnant of the Central Railroad of Long Island (CRRLI) of Alexander Turney Stewart, was a short branch from the Main Line at Floral Park northwest through Creedmoor. It once went as far northwest as Flushing. The Evergreen Branch connected the Bushwick Branch east of Bushwick Terminal with the Bay Ridge Branch north of East New York.

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"Can't Stop The Feeling!" - Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar), Track from: "Trolls" Instrumental Composition "Spoken at Midnight" - Ted Nash, composer Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella "You And I" - Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier) Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals "Flintstones" - Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier) Recording Package "Blackstar" - Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie) Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package "Edith Piaf 1915-2015" - Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Edith Piaf) Album Notes "Sissle and Blake Sing Shuffle Along" - Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle) Historical Album "The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12" (Collector's Edition), Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan) Engineered Album, Non-Classical "Blackstar" - David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (David Bowie) Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Greg Kurstin Remixed Recording "Tearing Me Up" (RAC Remix) - André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses) Surround Sound Album "Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement" - Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) Engineered Album, Classical "Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles" - Mark Donahue & Fred Vogler, engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus & Orchestra) Producer of the Year, Classical David Frost Orchestral Performance "Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9" - Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra) Opera Recording "Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles" - James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (LA Opera Orchestra; LA Opera Chorus) Choral Performance "Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1" - Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir) Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance "Steve Reich" - Third Coast Percussion Classical Instrumental Solo "Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway" - Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony) Classical Solo Vocal Album TIE: "Schumann & Berg" - Dorothea Röschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist; and "Shakespeare Songs" - Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist (Michael Collins, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power & Adam Walker) Classical Compendium "Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle" - Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer Contemporary Classical Composition "Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway" - Michael Daugherty, composer (Zuill Bailey, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) Music Video "Formation" - Beyoncé Music Film "The Beatles: Eight Days a Week the Touring Years" - Ron Howard, video director; Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci & Nigel Sinclair, video producers Continue reading the main story

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Naral, an abortion rights group, on Monday said it would spend $1 million on an ad campaign attacking seven House Republicans. "Right now, women are under attack," says the first ad in the campaign, which is directed at Representative Peter Roskam, whose highly competitive district includes the affluent suburbs west of Chicago. So far, Mr. Roskam has said little about the Kavanaugh confirmation. House Democrats are also intent on making Republicans own the Kavanaugh confirmation. In a letter to colleagues on Monday, Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the Democratic leader, issued a rallying cry: "We must not agonize, we must organize. People must vote." Many Republicans appear wary of the risks of being drawn into the debate, which has been inflamed by a president who is quite unpopular in their states. John Cox, the Republican nominee for governor in California, would not take a position on Justice Kavanaugh when asked about it during a debate on Monday with his opponent, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. "I'm not going to get in the middle of that," Mr. Cox said. On Monday, President Trump called the allegations by Justice Kavanaugh's accusers "a hoax" and "fabricated," echoing the language he has used when damaging charges were leveled at him. "It was a disgraceful situation brought about by people who are evil," Mr. Trump added. Though few Republicans have gone that far, many have had no problems adopting the president's aggressive language. In Missouri, Josh Hawley, the Republican nominee for Senate, read a blistering statement on Monday to reporters in which he framed his race against Senator Claire McCaskill, a Democrat who voted against Justice Kavanaugh, as a referendum on whether Democrats should be returned to power. "The goal of a Democrat majority is to overturn the results of the 2016 election and roll back the results of the Trump administration," he said. "Missouri has to stop this radical attempt to seize power and undo the results of the 2016 election." In Wisconsin, Ms. Vukmir, the Republican Senate candidate, has accused Justice Kavanaugh's opponents of being not only dishonest but weak. "I won't buckle," she wrote in an opinion piece for Fox News before the Senate vote. "And I will force other weak-kneed elected officials to buck up, do the right thing, and ignore the absurd shenanigans of the extreme left." Ms. Vukmir, a state senator, went on to describe how the outpouring of anger and emotion during the confirmation debate reminded her of the protests at the State Capitol in Madison in 2011 over the Republican effort, led by Mr. Walker, to curb the collective bargaining power and pay of state workers. Recalling how she had to flee with her colleagues in fear, Ms. Vukmir described how they used "underground tunnels that allowed us to exit the Capitol and safely get home to our families." In Montana, Matt Rosendale, the Republican Senate candidate, is taking a similar approach. On Monday his campaign released a new ad attempting to tie his Democratic opponent, Senator Jon Tester, to an effort by "the radical left" effort to defeat Justice Kavanaugh. In the states and districts where candidates are basing their appeal on a reputation for political independence - and not on loyalty to or antipathy toward the president - some Republicans see an opportunity to undercut Democrats with conservative-leaning voters who have supported candidates from both parties in the past. Representative Kevin Cramer, the Republican of North Dakota who is hoping to unseat the state's Democratic senator, Heidi Heitkamp, said that her vote against Justice Kavanaugh was proof that she is more tethered to her party than she claims. For her part, Ms. Heitkamp said her vote was based on questions she had about his temperament and impartiality. "This isn't about politics," she said. Mr. Kramer disagreed. "In my view," he said, "for her to vote no blows up her whole case: that she's independent." Jonathan Martin contributed reporting from Washington.

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With 964 deaths in a day, India records 70,495 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours India oi-Ajay Joseph Raj P New Delhi, Oct 09: Union health ministry on Friday said that India recorded as many as 70,495 new coronavirus cases and 964 deaths in the last 24 hours, the lowest in months. India's COVID-19 tally crossed 69 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases. The total cases of coronavirus stand at 6,906,151 while the death toll increased to 1,06,490, the data updated at 8 am showed. Out of these 8,93,592 are active cases, 59,06,069 recovered, according to the health ministry. Odisha govt to provide financial assistance to kin of deceased COVID warriors from CM's relief fund The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 36.4 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,060,860, according to the Johns Hopkins University. It can be seen that the US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 7,603,746 and 212,716, respectively. India comes in second place in terms of cases at 6,835,655, while the country's death toll soared to 105,526. We have a free media says India while reacting to China's diktat On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India's coronavirus fight is people-driven and gets great strength from its COVID warriors. He also urged people to follow COVID appropriate behaviour. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has given Beijing a list of global experts to be part of the international investigation team to be sent to China to probe the origin of the coronavirus and is awaiting its approval. For Breaking News and Instant Updates Allow Notifications You have already subscribed

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In abstract algebra, a cellular algebra is a finite-dimensional associative algebra A with a distinguished cellular basis which is particularly well-adapted to studying the representation theory of A. == History == The cellular algebras discussed in this article were introduced in a 1996 paper of Graham and Lehrer. However, the terminology had previously been used by Weisfeiler and Lehman in the Soviet Union in the 1960s, to describe what are also known as association schemes. == Definitions == Let R be a fixed commutative ring with unit. In most applications this is a field, but this is not needed for the definitions. Let also A be a R-algebra. === The concrete definition === A cell datum for A is a tuple (\Lambda,i,M,C) consisting of A finite partially ordered set \Lambda. A R-linear anti-automorphism i:A\to A with i^2=id_A. For every \lambda\in\Lambda a non-empty, finite set M(\lambda) of indices. An injective map C: \dot{\bigcup}_{\lambda\in\Lambda} M(\lambda)\times M(\lambda) \to A The images under this map are notated with an upper index \lambda\in\Lambda and two lower indices \mathfrak{s},\mathfrak{t}\in M(\lambda) so that the typical element of the image is written as C_\mathfrak{st}^\lambda. and satisfying the following conditions: The image of C is a R-basis of A. i(C_\mathfrak{st}^\lambda)=C_\mathfrak{ts}^\lambda for all elements of the basis. For every \lambda\in\Lambda, \mathfrak{s},\mathfrak{t}\in M(\lambda) and every a\in A the equation aC_\mathfrak{st}^\lambda \equiv \sum_{\mathfrak{u}\in M(\lambda)} r_a(\mathfrak{u},\mathfrak{s}) C_\mathfrak{ut}^\lambda \mod A( with coefficients r_a(\mathfrak{u},\mathfrak{s})\in R depending only on a,\mathfrak{u} and \mathfrak{s} but not on \mathfrak{t}. Here A( denotes the R-span of all basis elements with upper index strictly smaller than \lambda. This definition was originally given by Graham and Lehrer who invented cellular algebras. === The more abstract definition === Let i:A\to A be an anti automorphism of R-algebras with i^2=id (just called "involution" from now on). A cell ideal of A w.r.t. i is a two-sided ideal J\subseteq A such that the following conditions hold: i(J)=J. There is a left ideal \Delta\subseteq J that is free as a R-module and an isomorphism \alpha: \Delta\otimes_R i(\Delta) \to J of A-A-bimodules such that \alpha and i are compatible in the sense that \forall x,y\in\Delta: i(\alpha(x\otimes i(y))) = \alpha(y\otimes i(x)) A cell chain for A w.r.t. i is defined as a direct decomposition A=\bigoplus_{k=1}^m U_k into free R-submodules such that i(U_k)=U_k J_k:=\bigoplus_{j=1}^k U_j is a two-sided ideal of A J_k/J_{k-1} is a cell ideal of A/J_{k-1} w.r.t. to the induced involution. Now (A,i) is called a cellular algebra if it has a cell chain. One can show that the two definitions are equivalent. Every basis gives rise to cell chains (one for each topological ordering of \Lambda) and choosing a basis of every left ideal \Delta/J_{k-1}\subseteq J_k/J_{k-1} one can construct a corresponding cell basis for A. == Examples == === Polynomial examples === R/(x^n) is cellular.

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"Our generation still has an important mission, and that's that Israeli society and democracy can have a real future," said Stav Shaffir of the Labor Party, who in 2013, at age 27, became the youngest woman elected to the Knesset. "Our democracy depends on our security, on a Jewish majority, so we need a separation from the Palestinians and a two-state solution." Ms. Shaffir said that while the Israeli right wing included "radical extremist voices, with a very strong lobby in the government, who want annexation" of West Bank territory, by and large, Mr. Netanyahu's coalition seemed unable to articulate an overriding vision. "I think their only mission today is to stay in government," she said. "They want the power but that's about it." Ideologically, Mr. Netanyahu's government has been pulling further to the right like a lopsided team of horses. The moderates are mostly gone from Likud. Mr. Netanyahu, a savvy politician and a pragmatist, is usually the one to put the brakes on the rightward acceleration, such as staving off demands to annex parts of the West Bank. Yet the perennial competition for votes with the far-right Jewish Home party prevents him from resisting with greater gusto. At the same time, Mr. Netanyahu seems mindful of the need to appeal to the large centrist constituency that is now gaining at the right's expense. Mr. Netanyahu's Israel has seen less partisan moments, like the social protests of 2011 that cut across party lines and were a fleeting reminder of what it could mean for the country to come together in peacetime. Tel Aviv liberals and the ultra-Orthodox stood shoulder to shoulder, demanding answers for the soaring cost of living. But its energy quickly dissipated. Protest leaders like Ms. Shaffir entered politics; a centrist politician, Yair Lapid, effectively adopted the movement's agenda. Ordinary people went back to their corners, screaming on Twitter, but mostly to the like-minded. Now, Mr. Netanyahu has at least unified Israelis around a topic. For the next few months, they can argue about what should become of him. Continue reading the main story

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Dan Gordon (born 1961) is an actor, director and playwright from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ==Early life== Gordon was born in Belfast in 1961, the son of David, a shipyard worker, and Irene. He was educated at Sydenham Infants and Strand Primary (later renamed Victoria Primary) and Sullivan Upper School in Holywood where he developed his interest in acting. He trained as a teacher at Stranmillis University College where he read English and Drama. Gordon left teaching and worked part-time at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. ==Career== He is best known in Northern Ireland for his portrayal of Red Hand Luke in the BBC Northern Ireland sitcom Give My Head Peace. He starred in the Marie Jones monodrama A Night in November in the Tricycle theatre in London and again in the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. The production played off-Broadway in 1998 and Gordon was nominated for a Broadway Outer Critics Circle Award for outstanding solo performance. He has also worked in dramas on BBC Radio 3 and 4, and is a columnist for the Belfast newspaper Sunday Life. In 2004 he won BBC Northern Ireland Drama's first ever radio drama competition. In 2009, he staged a self-written piece about Harland and Wolff Shipyards in Belfast. The play, provisionally titled All the Queen's Men, received its premier in an East Belfast church, known locally as the Shipyard Church. Now known as The Boat Factory, it toured unusual venues during October 2010. The production played the Edinburgh Festival 2012 and the following year played in New York at the 59E59 Theatre as part of the BRITS OFF BROADWAY JUN 4 - JUN 30, 2013. The production also played at the King's Head Theatre Islington, Theatre Clwyd Mold and Gordon was nominated in the Best Actor category for an Off-West End 'OFFIE' award. In 2015 Gordon appeared in The God of Carnage (Prime Cut Productions at Belfast MAC - The Shadow of a Gunman at The

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Harvey Barnes injury leaves Leicester down to "bare bones" and their future uncertain Brendan Rodgers summoned his inner Harry Redknapp. "We are down to the bare bones," he said and, compared to a manager more associated with that phrase, it felt a statement of fact rather than an excuse or a reason for recruiting more players. Leicester had ended defeat to Arsenal with Ricardo Pereira acting as their third-choice left-back, minus two of the three outstanding centre-backs and shorn of their second- and third-highest scorers. As Rodgers knows better than most, seasons can turn on one game. Seven years after Steven Gerrard slipped, Harvey Barnes stretched. He requires surgery on his knee and is out for a minimum of six weeks. "Unfortunately, it is a bad one for him and huge blow for us," said Rodgers. His winger is literally down to the bare bone. "A bit of the bone in his knee has come off so it needs to be repaired." Barnes had been the antidote to Leicester's other injuries. He had alleviated their historic reliance on Jamie Vardy, scoring seven goals since Christmas to the veteran's one. He was a reason why Gareth Southgate's destination of choice of late has often appeared to be Leicester games. Now he is out, at a point when James Maddison, albeit with a hip problem that appears less serious, is already sidelined and when Jonny Evans was the latest addition to an injury list that already included James Justin, Wesley Fofana and Dennis Praet. Rodgers" adaptability, his players" versatility and Leicester's can-do mentality have camouflaged the extent of their injuries so far this season. The defence has consisted of the last men standing at times but the defensive record was impressive, even if the way Arsenal cut through them scarcely reflected well. Rodgers finds himself in a familiar position, albeit with a twist. Barnes was a reason Leicester boasted more strength in depth than last season, but injuries have dented that. This year, like last, they procured 49 points from the first 25 games; the task is to prevent a second relapse into the Europa League. The personnel may involve the stand-ins. "We will find a way," said Rodgers and he could be forgiven for a vagueness about precisely what that way entailed. It may be an exaggeration to say Leicester's conquerors offer inspiration; they cannot afford the same calibre of deputy. Perhaps, over the season, Leicester have offered an indictment of Arsenal but Mikel Arteta had more scope to rest and rotate and his irrepressible second-string forward line consisted of Alexandre Lacazette, Nicolas Pepe and Willian: two club-record signings and one of the best-paid players in Arsenal's history. Leicester have felt the role models for Arsenal of late; as the Gunners" finances are crunched, Pepe is destined to remain their costliest buy for quite some time, while few Willian-type acquisitions will be sanctioned. If Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka have served as the Emirates Stadium anti-Willians, Barnes has been a Leicester version, a player who has progressed as rapidly as the Brazilian has regressed. So perhaps this was a throwback or simply an illustration that Arsenal's expensive understudies possess quality. Lacazette and Pepe had been unfortunate to lose their places anyway, the Frenchman as a result of Arteta switching Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the striking role, the Ivorian after scoring in two of his three previous starts on the road. Independent Football Newsletter Get the latest football headlines direct to your inbox twice a week Independent Football Newsletter Get the latest football headlines direct to your inbox twice a week Read more Willian was the anomaly, the man who appeared the new Mesut Ozil, but only because his salary rendered him a drain on the wage bill. He felt like Arteta's pet project when picked ahead of the more deserving. His two-assist bow against Fulham in September seemed one of the most deceptive debuts in Arsenal history. Thereafter, it looked as though six years of stalwart service to Chelsea had drained him of energy as he chugged around ineffectually, devoid of zip and zest, a failure as a false nine, the most imperfect of No. 10s, not his old self on the wings. Then came a restorative four days. "He changed the game against Benfica," said Arteta. Willian built on it with two assists against Leicester. "He was really good again," added his manager. It may be too late: the top four are out of Arsenal's reach. A place in the top four felt Leicester's for the taking, even after Pepe tormented the teenage left-back Luke Thomas. And then Barnes was stretchered off and their future became more uncertain.

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Four Truths About the Florida School Shooting Onto the continuing tragedy of American gun violence are now piled many kinds of grotesquerie, not least the e-mails, sure to come to any parent with kids still in school anywhere in the country, offering "tips on talking to children about violence" and promising that your child's school "has been performing lockdown drill protocols that our security team and consultants have recommended to ensure that we are prepared in the unlikely event that an incident occurs." We have normalized gun killings to the point that we must now be reassured that, when the person with the AR-15 comes to your kid's school, there's a plan to cope with him. (That the planning is almost worthless is proved by the killings in Florida, where the murderer may have taken advantage of his knowledge of the lockdown protocols in order to kill more students.) Here, though, are four simple truths worth saying again, in the aftermath of the Florida massacre, about gun control and gun violence. 1. The gun lobby, and the Republican Party it controls, have accepted as a matter of necessity the ongoing deaths of hundreds of children as the price that they are prepared to pay for the fetishization of weapons. The claim of this lobby's complicity in murder is not exaggerated or hysterical but, by now, quite simple and precise: when you refuse to act to stop a social catastrophe from happening, you are responsible for the consequences of the social catastrophe. If you refuse to immunize your children and a measles epidemic breaks out, you are implicated in the measles. If you refuse to pay money for sewers and cholera breaks out, you are complicit in the cholera. Acts have consequences. This complicity includes all of the hand-wringers and the tut-tutters and the "nothing to be done"-ers as much as the N.R.A. hardcore. Many people have predicted, repeatedly, that one gun massacre would lead to the next - and that more gun massacres would probably take place in one year in America than in the rest of the civilized world combined - and they have been proved right, and then right again. Since everyone knew that this would happen again, those who did nothing to stop it happening again - and everything they did to see that no one else could do anything to stop it happening again - are complicit when it happens, again. 2. The claim that gun massacres are mysterious or difficult or bewildering or resistant to legislation is a lie. When people say that nothing can be done because this law wouldn't stop this one, or that law that one, they are acting in ignorance of the most significant and obvious fact: that no other modernized society experiences remotely the frequency or the horror of American gun killings. There is no mystery at all to stopping this, if there is a minimal will to stop it. A huge, repeated body of social science shows that gun control controls gun violence, and largely eliminates gun massacres, within the normal limits of human action. (People still die of infections; that is no argument against the efficacy of antibiotics. Crimes continue on our streets; that is no argument against the thousand small sanities that have so dramatically reduced violent crime in our cities.) If we had gun laws like the gun laws in Canada or in Britain, we would have gun violence at the level that it exists in Canada and Britain. There is no special American quiddity that would alter this - to insist otherwise is as irrational as insisting that American kids shouldn't be immunized because American kids have a different kind of immunity than other kids. They don't. Building small barriers to gun violence reduces all gun violence. The lesson of contemporary social science is that small difficulties have great effects; make crime harder and you have much less crime. Make getting guns harder and you will have fewer people using them. Merely make gun ownership as demanding as, say, car ownership, with a license to obtain and insurance to buy, and you will see a drastic reduction in gun violence and perhaps a near-end to the mass killings of children. 3. The Second Amendment is not a barrier to gun sanity. The reading, from left to right, of the amendment was - until the day before yesterday, historically speaking - that it provided no guarantee to the individual ownership of guns. The notion that it does is novel, radical, and wrong. 4. The attempt to turn the question of gun violence into a question of mental health is obscene. Of course, people who kill children en masse are crazy. That's the given. Saying this says nothing; every country contains mentally ill and potentially violent people. Only America arms them. When Donald Trump, who last year signed a bill to end a mild Obama-era rule designed to keep mass-killing weapons out of the hands of people with certain mental illnesses, talks about reporting people who are "mentally disturbed" to the proper authorities - well, irony piles upon irony, and the only adequate tribute is contempt and silence.

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Alfred E. Taylor (born August 12, 1957) is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 71st district. A Democrat, Taylor's district includes portions of Hamilton Heights, Harlem, and Washington Heights. ==Early life and education== A lifelong resident of Harlem, Taylor was a troubled youth who was able to turn to judge Bruce Wright, who mentored him and gave him an interest in community service. Taylor then served in the Military Police Corps while earning his GED, then graduated from Lehman College. He later earned a Master of Divinity, with a concentration in church development, from the Alliance Theological Seminary. == Career == Taylor served for many years as the chief of staff for his predecessor, Herman D. Farrell Jr., while also serving as a Democratic district leader and as the pastor of Infinity Mennonite Church. ===New York State Assembly=== Farrell, first elected in 1974, decided to step down midterm in 2017 at the age of 85. Taylor, his chief of staff, had long been seen as the heir apparent for the seat. With Farrell vacating the seat midterm, New York state law allowed for the Democratic District committee for the Assembly district to select the candidate for the general election, bypassing a primary for seat. Taylor, being the district leader, who ultimately leads the district committee, easily was chosen as the candidate. Taylor won the seat unopposed, and was sworn in soon after. Taylor was re-elected in 2018 after running unopposed. A new purportedly grassroots non-profit organization, "New York 4 Harlem", that actively solicited donations of $500 to $5,000 was reported in 2018 to allegedly have been a front for Taylor and three other Harlem elected officials. In addition, a flyer organizing a free bus trip to Albany for a conference organized by the NY State Assn. of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators with New York 4 Harlem's name on it featured a picture of Taylor and the three other officials. Nonprofit organizations are not allowed to take part in campaign activity. The contact person for the event was a staffer working in the office of one of the other three legislators. ==References== ==External links== New York State Assemblyman Al Taylor official site Living people Politicians from New York City Military personnel from New York City Lehman College alumni Nyack College alumni New York (state) Democrats Members of the New York State Assembly People from Harlem 21st-century American politicians 1957 births

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Nupkins Island is an island lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Sawyer Island, Pitt Islands, in the Biscoe Islands. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after George Nupkins, Esquire, the principal magistrate in Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers. == See also == List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands Islands of the Biscoe Islands

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"They also have a great section where they debunk false information and hoaxes. "We have to acknowledge that people are scared, but we can make sure that that fear doesn't affect the decisions they make, and that includes the information that they share. If you receive a message on WhatsApp or you see something on Facebook about the novel coronavirus, don't share it if you're not 100% sure that it's accurate. Sharing false information can mislead people. We're talking about people's health - all our decisions about our health should be based on accurate information." Wilkinson said people can send suspicious messages or information to Africa Check via Twitter, or receive a free message every Friday called What's Crap on WhatsApp? by sending a message to 082 709 3527. According to the WHO, to date there have been 90 870 confirmed cases of Covid-19. Outside China, 10 566 people have been confirmed infected. More than 3 000 people have so far died from Covid-19. Source: News24

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Historic Dallas Freedman's Town, Joppa, Celebrates Juneteenth and Officially Received Deed to Melissa Pierce School from Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Lucy C. Hart This weekend, Dallas neighborhood, Joppa, commemorated the Juneteenth holiday with a neighborhood celebration at South Central Park. In the heart of Joppa, is the Melissa Pierce School, which was officially deeded from Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity to the newly formed nonprofit, the Melissa Pierce Project, during the Juneteenth event. The Melissa Pierce School is a historic school in the center of the Joppee/Joppa community, a neighborhood first established as a Freedman's town. The school was built in the early 1950s as a segregated school and eventually began closing down in 1968. For background, Dallas Habitat was gifted the land for the school several years ago and has since been seeking a meaningful way to preserve this historic property to honor the history of Joppa, while investing in the future of the Joppa community and it's residents. The Melissa Pierce Project committee was then formed to determine the best use of this land, which led to the creation of a community-led 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, the Melissa Pierce Project, led by Shalondria Galimore, a longtime Joppa resident and community leader. After several years of evaluation and discussion, the committee concluded that the community would most benefit from a multi-purpose center to help educate, elevate and empower Joppa residents. This weekend during the Joppa Juneteenth celebration, Dallas Habitat was pleased to officially deed the land over to the Melissa Pierce Project organization to begin revitalizing the building as a multi-purpose community center - marking the beginning of a new era for the Joppa neighborhood as they gather together once again in this important space. Councilman Adam Bazaldua joined Dallas Habitat, committee members and Joppa residents for the celebration on Saturday. The community center will be funded by a multitude of entities, both public and private, and is currently seeking additional support.

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For example, China and the United States are involved with the expansion of the Sana'a International Airport. In the south, pre-independence economic activity was overwhelmingly concentrated in the port city of Aden. The seaborne transit trade, which the port relied upon, collapsed with the temporary closure of the Suez Canal and Britain's withdrawal from Aden in 1967. Since the conclusion of the war, the government made an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to implement a structural adjustment program. Phase one of the program included major financial and monetary reforms, including floating the currency, reducing the budget deficit, and cutting subsidies. Phase two addresses structural issues, such as civil service reform. In early 1995, the government of Yemen launched an economic, financial, and administrative reform program (EFARP) with the support of the World Bank and the IMF, as well as international donors. These programs had a positive impact on Yemen's economy and led to the reduction of the budget deficit to less than 3% of gross domestic product during the period 1995–1999 and the correction of macro-financial imbalances. The real growth rate in the non-oil sector rose by 5.6% from 1995 to 1997. === Water supply and sanitation === A key challenge is severe water scarcity, especially in the Highlands, prompting The Times, in 2009, to write "Yemen could become first nation to run out of water." A second key challenge is a high level of poverty, making it difficult to recover the costs of service provision. Access to water supply sanitation is low. Yemen is both the poorest country and the most water-scarce country in the Arab world. Third, the capacity of sector institutions to plan, build, operate and maintain infrastructure remains limited. Last but not least the security situation makes it even more difficult to improve or even maintain existing levels of service. The average Yemeni has access to only 140 cubic meters of water per year (101 gallons per day) for all uses, while the Middle Eastern average is 1000 m3/yr, and the internationally defined threshold for water stress is 1700 cubic meters per year. Yemen's groundwater is the main source of water in the country but the water tables have dropped severely leaving Yemen without a viable source of water. For example, in Sana'a, the water table was below surface in the 1970s but had dropped to below surface by 2012. The groundwater has not been regulated by Yemen's governments. Even before the revolution, Yemen's water situation had been described as increasingly dire by experts who worried that Yemen would be the first country to run out of water. Agriculture in Yemen takes up about 90% of water in Yemen even though it only generates 6% of GDP. A large portion of Yemenis are dependent on small-scale subsistence agriculture. Half of the agricultural water in Yemen is used to grow khat, a drug that many Yemenis chew. Due to the 2015 Yemeni civil war, the situation is increasingly dire. 80% of Yemen's population struggles to access water to drink and bathe. Bombing has forced many Yemenis to leave their homes for other areas, and so wells in those areas are under increasing pressure. == Demographics == Yemen's population is million by estimates, with 46% of the population being under 15 years old and 2.7% above 65 years. In 1950, it was 4.3 million. By 2050, the population is estimated to increase to about 60 million. Sana'a's population has increased rapidly, from roughly 55,000 in 1978 to nearly 2 million in the early 21st century. === Ethnic groups === Yemeni ethnic groups are predominantly Arabs, followed by Afro-Arabs, South Asians and Europeans. When the former states of North and South Yemen were established, most resident minority groups departed. Yemen is a largely tribal society. In the northern, mountainous parts of the country, there are 400 Zaidi tribes. There are also hereditary caste groups in urban areas such as Al-Akhdam. There are also Yemenis of Persian origin. According to Muqaddasi, Persians formed the majority of Aden's population in the tenth century. Yemenite Jews once formed a sizable minority in Yemen with a distinct culture from other Jewish communities in the world. Most emigrated to Israel in the mid-20th century, following the Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries and Operation Magic Carpet. An estimated 100,000 people of Indian origin are concentrated in the southern part of the country, around Aden, Mukalla, Shihr, Lahaj, Mokha and Hodeidah.

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Covid: Michael Gove says UK and Scottish Government should 'work together' on vaccine rollout Cabinet Minister Michael Gove has reiterated the UK Government's offer to help Scotland accelerate the rollout of coronavirus vaccine. With figures showing that the Scotland has vaccinated the lowest percentage of the population our of the four nations in the UK, Mr Gove said that help was available to speed up the programme. The offer comes after Alister Jack wrote to the First Minister as the Scottish Government faced claims that it was "lagging way behind" other parts of Britain. READ MORE: Alister Jack offers Nicola Sturgeon help with vaccine rollout In a letter to the First Minister, the Scottish Secretary said that the effort to provide vaccines was the "most important peacetime endeavour this country has ever undertaken," and that aid would be available to boost the Scottish programme. Speaking this morning, Mr Gove said: "We want to make sure that that vaccine is available to citizens across the UK, and Jason Leitch was saying yesterday that the vaccine roll-out in Scotland had perhaps not been as quick as it might have been." "I'm not critical of anyone - I'm just stressing that it's important that we all work together." The Scottish Government has taken a different approach to the rest of the UK, and has vaccinated those in care homes as a priority - a strategy advised by the UK Government's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) So far, 95 per cent of residents have revceived a vaccine, and the death rate among this vulnerable section of the population is below that in the rest of the UK. Mr Gove was unable to answer exactly how many care home residents in England had received a vaccine. Anne Innes, the first person to receive the vaccine in Scotland However, the Minister, speaking on BBC radio Scotland, added: "It is the case that all parts of the United Kingdon are following the JCVI guidelines, and it is also the case that in Scotland fewer people have been vaccinated than in the rest of the UK. READ MORE: Covid-19 vaccine myths debunked "We take advice from one another. We all work together across the united Kingdom in order to make sure we do our best in the fight against the virus. "But I think it's important to recognise we wouldn't have this vaccine were it not for the Uk Government's investment in science."

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Guo Pei: the Chinese designer who made Rihanna's omelette dress Chinese designer Guo Pei had been creating couture for more than 30 years when Rihanna stepped on to the red carpet in an extraordinary yellow cape two years ago. Dubbed the omelette dress for its striking resemblance to brunch, it went viral and made the world notice Guo's work. The dress wasn't designed for Rihanna. In fact, it had been sitting in Guo's studio for three years when the singer's team came across it after making inquiries into Chinese couture during the run up to the 2015 Met Gala, the theme of which was China: Through the Looking Glass. Beijing-born Guo, who turned 50 recently, cut her teeth in fashion design following the Cultural Revolution. As Cathy Horyn explained in the New York Times, her career as a designer "began when there was no fashion in her country." For the past 20 years, Guo has focused on high fashion, specialising in technical work that is grand in dimension and scale and as intricate as that of any Paris couture house. It's no wonder that she has appeared at Paris couture week, last year becoming the first Chinese national to do so. The now-famous Yellow Empress cape weighs 25kg, has a 16ft train, features over 50,000 hour's worth of hand embroidery and took two years to make.FThe sheer weight of the dress meant that, when it was first shown, at a 2012 show in China, the model made it only halfway down the catwalk before the lights had to be turned off and the show stopped so that she could remove the cape and return backstage. Rihanna managed to pull it off, though, literally and figuratively. "Rihanna wearing my design had a great impact - and the international fashion industry gained a new understanding of me," says Guo, who is in Atlanta, Georgia, to promote the first solo exhibition of her work in the US at the city's SCAD FASH Museum. For most people, it presents a chance to see the Yellow Empress cape up close. Guo says finding fame through a single dress was "completely unexpected" - particularly the way it was popularised online via omelette memes. Speaking through a translator, she explains why the weight, shape and size of the dress matter. "When I had this design in mind, I [was thinking of] a woman that can carry weight on her arms. It's a dress she has to lift, like she can lift the whole world. I always have a woman like that in mind." Guo is the subject of a new book and a documentary, Yellow Is Forbidden, by New Zealand film-maker Pietra Brettkelly, but it's through her couture work showcased in this exhibition - about 45 gowns from the past decade, including pieces from her couture show in Paris, are on display here - that you really get a sense of Pei's craftsmanship. You can't just view a Guo dress from one direction. On one dress, waves and clouds are stitched in synchronicity to symbolise wisdom and luck. For her dress inspired by a Ming vase, for 2012"s Miss China, she cracked porcelain and hand-painted silk. Her dresses cost around £500,000 and are usually sold to China's elite, who prefer to wear "local" designers. The Chinese influence on Guo's work is clear. Allusions to auspicious dragons are embroidered in pearls, while silk flowers, abandoned in a factory abandoned during the Cultural Revolution, were restored and applied to the fabric, as if to reference her childhood. She has resurrected methods of tailoring, popular during Chinese dynasties, that were purged in the cultural destruction of the 60s and 70s. She is said sometimes to use strands of her own hair as thread, so she is as much a part of the dresses as they are a part of her.had been lost from her childhood. "To me, it's just something that comes out naturally," she says about her focus on Chinese design. "I think my culture is my language and my blood and I can't separate that from my work." She adds: "I actually feel that today's haute couture is not doing so great, but I am optimistic. I feel that, if one person does it and is persistent about it, it will inspire others."

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On Tuesday night, as he huddled in the home of Edward Glazer, an owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and his wife, Shari, he had nothing to say on the matter. Continue reading the main story

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Fantasia in C major, Hob. XVII/4, "Capriccio", was written by Joseph Haydn. It is based on the Austrian folk song Do Bäuren hat d'Katz valor'n ("The farmer's wife has lost her cat"). In March 1789, he wrote to the publishing company Artaria, saying, "In a moment of great good humour I have completed a new Capriccio for fortepiano, whose taste, singularity and special construction cannot fail to receive approval from connoisseurs and amateurs alike. In a single movement, rather long, but not particularly difficult." The fact that Haydn wrote the fantasia "for connoisseurs and amateurs alike" was most likely a nod to C. P. E. Bach's Für Kenner und Liebhaber ("For Connoisseurs and Amateurs") that he had requested from Artaria the year before. However, the piece was more difficult than Haydn thought it would be, with zany virtuosity and orchestral effects, recalling the last movement of his Sonata No. 48. ==References== ==External links== , Compositions by Joseph Haydn Compositions for solo piano Compositions in C major 1789 compositions Fantasias (music)

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Vaccine mandates "good for the economy," White House claims, chalking up Southwest flight cancellations just "a little hubbub" - RT USA News White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has claimed Covid-19 vaccine mandates are "good for the economy" and denied accusations that thousands of recent Southwest flight cancellations were due to the requirement. During a Tuesday briefing, Psaki was asked if vaccine mandates are negatively affecting the workforce, the question coming on the heels of Southwest recently canceling thousands of flights not long after they began enforcing the requirement. "I know world-renowned business, travel, and health expert Sen. Ted Cruz has made that point," she said, denying that staffing or productivity issues in any industry currently are due to mandates. Cruz had previously blamed the Southwest issues on the White House. She then directly addressed the Southwest issue, calling the story a "little hubbub" and claiming that accusations the mandate was related to the cancellations was "absolutely false and actually the issues were completely unrelated to vaccine mandates." Doubling down, Psaki later claimed vaccine mandates are actually "good for the economy" and the White House looks forward to more widely implementing them. Earlier on Tuesday, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly had said in an interview that chaos with his airline had "zero" to do with the mandate. He even vowed to defy states that have banned mandates, like Texas, by still requiring employees to be inoculated. Also on rt.com Southwest CEO claims vax mandate had "ZERO" to do with mass flight cancellations, vows to DEFY Texas mandate ban The company blamed "disruptive weather" for the delays. Psaki's words, not surprisingly, did not inspire much confidence in mandate critics, who accused the press secretary of spinning the story by denying any connection between staffing issues across the country and the beginning stages of mandates being enforced in companies. Cruz also responded to the "snarky insults" thrown his way in his own tweets, in which he claimed to speak to "a very credible & senior source in aviation" who confirmed mandates have been behind staff walking away from their posts. Like this story? Share it with a friend!

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Chardham Yatra May Be Opened In Phased Manner: Uttarakhand Minister Chardham Yatra was hit by the pandemic last year too. (FILE) Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government is considering a phased opening of the Chardham Yatra after Covid subsides and the coronavirus induced curfew is lifted. It is being planned to open the Chardham Yatra in a phased manner if the pandemic subsides in the coming weeks though nothing has been finalised yet, Tourism and Culture Minister Satpal Maharaj said on Thursday. He had met Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat to discuss problems faced by the tourism industry due to the second wave of Covid. In the first phase, the yatra will be opened for residents of Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi districts where the four Himalayan temples known as Chardham are located. If things go smoothly, people of the rest of the districts may also be permitted to undertake the pilgrimage in the second phase and those from outside the state in the third phase with certain restrictions, Maharaj said. Badrinath temple is located in Chamoli district, Kedarnath in Rudraprayag while Gangotri and Yamunotri are located in Uttarkashi district. "However, everything will depend on the Covid situation. A phased opening of the Chardham Yatra is possible only if the declining trend in Covid positivity and mortality rates continues and the curfew which is currently in force comes to an end," the minister said. The ongoing Covid curfew in Uttarakhand is scheduled to end on June 8 but certain restrictions may continue as it is likely to be lifted in a phased manner. Though the four Himalayan temples were opened for regular prayers as scheduled in May, it was decided to keep them out of bounds for pilgrims till further orders due to the raging second wave of COVID-19. Chardham Yatra was hit by the pandemic last year too with pilgrimage to the temples delayed by several months. Its delayed opening with a number of restrictions had limited the pilgrim footfall to a little over 3.5 lakh during the entire yatra season last year. Maharaj also sought a relief package for the tourism industry in which people are facing a livelihood crisis due to the Covid pandemic which has dealt a big blow to hoteliers, dhaba owners and vehicle operators with almost nil tourist inflow. Hotels in tourist hotspots like Nainital and Mussoorie have suffered bulk cancellation of bookings in recent months. Vehicle operators have also suffered with no tourists around and the Covid induced restrictions forcing them to ply at half their capacity. With Covid curfew in force for over a fortnight now, they are almost off the roads. "A relief package has been sought to inject life into the beleaguered tourism industry which is the backbone of the state's economy," the minister said. Maharaj said the chief minister responded positively to the suggestion and asked him to submit a detailed proposal in this regard. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Volantis was a mobile internet software company based in Guildford, England, now owned by Antenna Software, Inc. Volantis provides mobile applications and software solutions which give operators and enterprises access to a content delivery platform and a device database, which contained over 7,000 handsets as of February 2010. Volantis was part of the W3C’s Mobile Web Initiative, a member of the Open Mobile Alliance and an advocate of Open Standards. ==History== Volantis was founded by Jennifer Bursack, Martin Gaffney, Brett Nulf, and Mark Watson, who had all worked together at Tivoli Systems (a subsidiary of IBM) in the UK. In March 2000 the four founders resigned from IBM and approached investors under the name Unwired Ltd. The company name was changed, a few months later, to Volantis Systems Ltd. - the taking its name from the constellation Volans. The company’s logo is a representation of the constellation. The initial idea, which the founders took to investors, involved "developing a yellow pages-like directory service for mobile phones". This was soon dropped in favor of creating "technologies to enable companies to build web sites for all sorts of devices—smart phones, kiosks, digital televisions, gaming consoles, phones". The company received an initial investment of $3.2m from Kennet Partners in mid-2000. In 2001, the company received a round of funding led by Softbank Europe. The company grew quickly until the collapse of the Internet bubble and the events of 11 September 2001 forced Volantis to downsize and consolidate. Several significant telecommunications account signings (including Telefonica and Hutchison Whampoa) helped the company to recover and led it to change from offering "a multi-device service to a single device service", as "an enabler for mobile phone carriers." Another funding round, led by Accel Partners, was completed in 2002, and in July 2005, Volantis raised a further $7.5 million, bringing the total venture capital raised to $31.6 million. This achievement was recognised by Fast Track, who included the company in their Tech Track 100 (run in association with The Sunday Times) in 2006. ==Awards== Successful fund-raising, a series of high-profile client wins and expansion into America, which "helped to boost sales 120% a year from £1.6m in 2003 to £7.9m in 2005" led to the company's inclusion in Fast Track's Tech Track 100 in 2006. In 2010, Volantis was selected as a Distinguished Honoree in the Telecoms category at the Stevie Awards for international business achievement in recognition of their mobile self-care solution. ==Open Source contributions== Volantis released a Java-based open source framework for web applications building by mobile developers in early 2008. ==Acquisition== Volantis was acquired by Antenna Software in February 2011; the financial details of the acquisition were not released. Antenna Software was, in turn, bought by Pegasystems in 2013. ==References== ==External links== Antenna Software, Inc. Companies based in Guildford Software companies of the United Kingdom

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Jeanne Perrette Le Chevalier (1688–1774) was a French stage actress, notably active in Sweden. She was married to the actor and theater manager Charles Langlois. Jeanne Perrette Le Chevalier and her spouse and son Alexandre came to Sweden as members of the French theatre and opera company Académie royale de musique, which was engaged by Jean-Baptiste Landé to perform at the royal court and at the Bollhuset in Stockholm in 1723–1727. She was a leading member of the theatre and her specialty was queen- and character roles. In 1726, she was noted for her performance as Premiére Bergére in a libretto created by her husband and performed in honour of the birthday of Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden. The Langlois family chose to remain in Sweden when the French theatre was dissolved. In 1729, she was engaged as an agent to recruit a new French theatre company to perform in Sweden, and she accompanied Carl Gustaf Tessin and Ulla Tessin to France. However, in the end, nothing came of the project. In 1730, her husband acquired a permit from the guilds to trade in smaller luxury articles to support the family. He applied for it because she was a married woman and therefore legally a minor, but in practice, his wife used the permit and supported the family with the luxury trade for several years, becoming a successful businesswoman. She occasionally continued to perform on stage when French-language plays were performed in Bollhuset theatre, such as in La Médée et Jason in 1740 and La scene de reconnaissance in 1748. In 1752, it is noted the Langlois couple gave French lessons; her husband was the instructor of the pages of the royal court, while she hosted a Pension school for daughters of the nobility. == References == Byström, Tryggve, Svenska komedien 1737-1754: en studie i Stockholmsteaterns historia, Norstedt, Stockholm, 1981 1688 births 1774 deaths 18th-century French actresses French stage actresses 18th-century French educators 18th-century Swedish businesspeople Age of Liberty people

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They arranged for the interrogation of enemy officers on the losing side of the Italian campaign, and Hughes also acted as support officer for Farley Mowat, who was travelling around Europe seeking material for the Canadian War Museum. In April 1946, although Stacey had hoped to keep him longer, Hughes returned to Osgood Hall to complete his training for the law, retiring from the Canadian Army as a Lieutenant-Colonel. ==Legal career== Hughes took his degree from Osgood Hall in 1948 and from there was called to the bar. He had a distinguished career, and in 1955 was appointed as a Queen's Counsel, then became the first chairman of the Ontario Highway Transport Board, and in 1960 a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario. By 1960 he was a temporary Chairman of the Civil Service Commission of Canada. From 1966 to 1969 he chaired a Royal Commission inquiring into the failure of Atlantic Acceptance Corporation Ltd, ending with the publication of a four-volume report. He continued as a justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario, from which he retired in September 1988, at the age of seventy-five. However, six months later a scandal in Newfoundland brought him out of retirement. ==Hughes Commission== On 31 March 1989, soon after The Sunday Express had alleged a cover-up of child abuse at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in Newfoundland by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, the acting premier, Tom Rideout, announced the appointment of a Royal Commission to be chaired by Hughes to investigate the allegations of obstruction of justice, particularly with regard to two police reports dated 18 December 1975 and 3 March 1976. On 18 April 1989, Hughes flew to St John's, Newfoundland, to begin his task. The Hughes Inquiry began on 1 June 1989 and heard from witnesses over two years, publishing its report in April 1992. It found that some employees of the Christian Brothers of Ireland in Canada who had been investigated by the police in 1975 should have been charged, and that the Department of Justice had interfered with the investigation. Hughes recommended that Newfoundland and Labrador should establish a fund to compensate the victims of abuse. The orphanage closed in 1990, and on 5 April 5, 1992, after the publication of Hughes's report, the Brothers formally apologised to the victims. Hughes died in 2002. ==Select publications== S. H. S. Hughes, "Sir Sam Hughes and the Problem of Imperialism" in Historical Papers (1950), pp. 30–40 S. H. S. Hughes, Q.C., "The Law and Folklore in Transport Board Appearances" in Canadian Motorist (Ontario Motor League, 1954) S. H. S. Hughes, "The Formulation and Execution of Personnel Policy" in Public Personnel Review, Volumes 23-24 (1962) S. H. S. Hughes, "A Comparison of the Old and New Civil Service Acts", in Paul Fox, ed., Toronto: Canada (Toronto: McGraw Hill, 1962) The Hon. S. H. S. Hughes, Commissioner, Report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the failure of Atlantic Acceptance Corporation Ltd (Toronto: Queen's Printer, 1969): four volumes Sam Hughes, Steering the Course: a Memoir (McGill-Queen's Press, 2000) ==Notes== 1913 births 2002 deaths Allied invasion of Sicily Judges in Ontario The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada officers University of Toronto alumni Upper Canada College alumni Canadian Queen's Counsel Canadian Army personnel of World War II Canadian Army officers

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Oophytum is a genus of succulent plants native to South Africa. Both species are endemic to the Knersvlakte. Egg-shaped Oophytum plants develop two leaves opposite each other per season. At the end of winter the outer pair forms a sheath from which the new pair of leaves develop. Water cells are visible on the soft leaves giving them a shimmering appearance. The flowers, produced in winter, are white, pink, or a combination of both. The genus contains two accepted species: Oophytum nanum Oophytum oviforme ==References== Oophytum Plants in the Knersvlakte The Plant List Flora of South Africa Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera

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Cape Nutt () is a mostly ice-covered cape with several rock outcrops at the extremity, forming the west side of the entrance to Vincennes Bay. The position of Cape Nutt correlates closely with the eastern end of "Knox's High Land" as charted as a coastal landfall in 1840 by the United States Exploring Expedition under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. The cape was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander David C. Nutt, U.S. Navy Reserve, research assistant in geography at Dartmouth College, who served as a marine biologist on U.S. Navy Operation Windmill, 1947–48. ==References== Headlands of Wilkes Land

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==Untitled== Instead of redirecting this all the time, we need to have a discussion on where it should point. Should it point to boron trifluoride as its chemical formula which will remain so as long as this name is used? Or should it be Battlefield 3 which is temporarily in fashion for some players? Graeme Bartlett (talk) There is also a browser-fuzzer 3, and a go-kart. It should remain a redirect, as the super-majority of people are using the acronym intending it for Battlefield 3. The Battlefield article got almost a million hits in the last thirty days (versus 3502 for the British Championship series ([ and ~9000 for Boron trifluoride (most of which were probably the result of the redirect. The battlefield article has hat notes pointing to the other articles for disambiguation. Falcon8765 (TALK)

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Sports media: NBA All-Star game is as puffed up a piece of preening as Westminster Dog Show Lewin, working mostly "west of the Mississippi," he said on Twitter, will be one of eight play-by-play men rotated in to join Joe Castiglione, who stays on for his 37th season. Lewin will end up doing around 50 Red Sox games, as will former Angels broadcaster Mario Impemba, who was let go by Detroit. Sean McDonough, Chris Berman and Dave O'Brien also are included.

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was Userfy and Delete. utcursch | talk ===Prashant Bharadwaj=== – (View AfD)(View log) Apparent self promotion by Prashrb or possibly an impersonator. subject has limited notability Delete if not for the Imagine Cup part the page could have been speedied as an attack page. But he hasn't won anything in the Cup yet so I suppose he isn't notable at this point. —Resurgent insurgent 2007-04-19 15:54Z Well, it's just ten to twenty from a country who gets selected to represent! You may infact verify with Imagine Cup's selection policy, which says top two rankers from the average score are selected. It may not be notable when it's considered globally. But it does have values for the nation's pride Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletions. cab Strong Delete : per N. Vanity page, self-promotion by subject. Speedy Delete has agreed to deletion. See Prashant Bharadwaj Speedy Delete. Spam. values for nation's pride...!? Anwar The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

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Margarinotus merdarius is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), and North America. ==References== ==Further reading== Histeridae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1803

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Inserting in a "bad" order can lead to a tree of height linear in the number of input points (at which point it becomes a linked-list). If the point-set is static, pre-processing can be done to create a tree of balanced height. ====Node structure for a point quadtree==== A node of a point quadtree is similar to a node of a binary tree, with the major difference being that it has four pointers (one for each quadrant) instead of two ("left" and "right") as in an ordinary binary tree. Also a key is usually decomposed into two parts, referring to x and y coordinates. Therefore, a node contains the following information: four pointers: quad, quad, quad, and quad point; which in turn contains: ===Point-region (PR) quadtree=== Point-region (PR) quadtrees are very similar to region quadtrees. The difference is the type of information stored about the cells. In a region quadtree, a uniform value is stored that applies to the entire area of the cell of a leaf. The cells of a PR quadtree, however, store a list of points that exist within the cell of a leaf. As mentioned previously, for trees following this decomposition strategy the height depends on the spatial distribution of the points. Like the point quadtree, the PR quadtree may also have a linear height when given a "bad" set. ===Edge quadtree=== Edge quadtrees (much like PM quadtrees) are used to store lines rather than points. Curves are approximated by subdividing cells to a very fine resolution, specifically until there is a single line segment per cell. Near corners/vertices, edge quadtrees will continue dividing until they reach their maximum level of decomposition. This can result in extremely unbalanced trees which may defeat the purpose of indexing. ===Polygonal map (PM) quadtree=== The polygonal map quadtree (or PM Quadtree) is a variation of quadtree which is used to store collections of polygons that may be degenerate (meaning that they have isolated vertices or edges). A big difference between PM quadtrees and edge quadtrees is that the cell under consideration is not subdivided if the segments meet at a vertex in the cell. There are three main classes of PM Quadtrees, which vary depending on what information they store within each black node. PM3 quadtrees can store any amount of non-intersecting edges and at most one point. PM2 quadtrees are the same as PM3 quadtrees except that all edges must share the same end point. Finally PM1 quadtrees are similar to PM2, but black nodes can contain a point and its edges or just a set of edges that share a point, but you cannot have a point and a set of edges that do not contain the point. ===Compressed quadtrees=== This section summarizes a subsection from a book by Sariel Har-Peled. If we were to store every node corresponding to a subdivided cell, we may end up storing a lot of empty nodes. We can cut down on the size of such sparse trees by only storing subtrees whose leaves have interesting data (i.e. "important subtrees"). We can actually cut down on the size even further. When we only keep important subtrees, the pruning process may leave long paths in the tree where the intermediate nodes have degree two (a link to one parent and one child). It turns out that we only need to store the node u at the beginning of this path (and associate some meta-data with it to represent the removed nodes) and attach the subtree rooted at its end to u. It is still possible for these compressed trees to have a linear height when given "bad" input points. Although we trim a lot of the tree when we perform this compression, it is still possible to achieve logarithmic-time search, insertion, and deletion by taking advantage of Z-order curves. The Z-order curve maps each cell of the full quadtree (and hence even the compressed quadtree) in O(1) time to a one-dimensional line (and maps it back in O(1) time too), creating a total order on the elements. Therefore, we can store the quadtree in a data structure for ordered sets (in which we store the nodes of the tree). We must state a reasonable assumption before we continue: we assume that given two real numbers \alpha, \beta \in [0, 1) expressed as binary, we can compute in O(1) time the index of the first bit in which they differ.

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U.S.-Canada border to shut, stocks drop again as coronavirus impact widens WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday their countries would close their border to "non-essential traffic," while New York City moved nearer to ordering residents to stay home as the United States struggled to slow the spread of the coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: Drivers wait to cross through Canadian customs at the Canada-US border near the Peace Arch Provincial Park in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Canada March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter/File Photo The glimmering casinos of Las Vegas, America's gambling capital, were ordered to go dark starting on Wednesday as the disruption caused by the pandemic stretched into nearly every aspect of American life. "This is only common sense," said Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak in mandating the closure of all non-essential businesses, including the casinos that drive his state's economy. With cases of the respiratory illness caused by the virus reported in all 50 states and the total number of known U.S. infections surging past 6,400, millions of Americans stayed at home instead of commuting to work or going to school. The U.S. death toll has topped 100. Many people have lost jobs with numerous businesses closing during the crisis even as the Trump administration works with Congress to approve economic stimulus legislation. Wall Street's main indexes were down about 6% on Wednesday after a positive day on Tuesday, as growing signs of coronavirus damage to corporate America overshadowed optimism about sweeping official moves to protect the economy. "We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border with Canada to non-essential traffic. Trade will not be affected. Details to follow!" Trump wrote on Twitter. The two nations share one of the world's largest bilateral trading relationships. The U.S. and Canadian economies are highly integrated and a strict ban on border crossing would cause major problems for the auto sector as well as the transportation of food and medicines. Trudeau told reporters at a news conference in Ottawa that he spoke with Trump and they agreed to restrict non-essential travel across the border. "Travelers will no longer be permitted to cross the border for recreation and tourism," Trudeau said. "Our governments recognize it is critical that we preserve supply chains between both countries," Trudeau added. "These supply chains ensure that food, fuel and life-saving medicines reach people on both sides of the border. Supply chains including trucking will not be affected by this new measure." Meanwhile, U.S. restaurants could take a $225 billion sales hit in the next three months as they shut down or curtail operations to help slow the fast-spreading outbreak, an industry trade group said. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday that he was "almost to the point" of recommending the most populous U.S. city adopt a "shelter-in-place" policy that would keep residents confined to their homes. De Blasio, speaking on NBC's "Today" show, said he planned to speak with Governor Andrew Cuomo about the matter later in the day. New York City had 923 confirmed coronavirus cases as of Tuesday evening. "We are going to top 1,000 today undoubtedly. We are going to be at 10,000 not so long from now," the mayor said. "We have a little bit more we have to make sense of - how we are going to get people food and medicine," de Blasio said when asked how close he was to implementing the "shelter-in-place" policy in the city of more than 8 million people. "But I have to say it has to be considered seriously starting today." New York, Washington state and California have the most cases of the virus that has now hit all 50 states after West Virginia reported its first case this week. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the coronavirus threat could impact clinical trials of experimental medicines and recommended that companies consider conducting virtual patient visits as the agency looks to contain the spread of the virus. U.S. health officials appealed to youth to "do their part" by heeding guidelines on self-isolation to blunt the coronavirus outbreak and warned that the White House may have to extend its action plan if 15 days proves insufficient. "Fifteen days is likely not going to be enough to get us all the way through, but we really need to lean into it now so we can bend the curve in the 15 days, and at that point we'll reassess," U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams told NBC's "Today" program. "If we can get America to all pitch in for the next 15 days, we can flatten the curve... not overwhelm our healthcare system and hopefully get through this."

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'Helicopter parenting' linked to behavioural problems in children, finds research Children with over-controlling parents more likely to struggle in school due to an increase in bad behaviour, a study has found. Researchers at the University of Minnesota said so-called "helicopter parenting" could negatively impact a child's emotional wellbeing, leaving them less able to control their impulses and cope in social situations. Instead, they suggest that children who learn to handle challenging situations without the interference of parents will have more success later in life. Mother reveals struggle of having son diagnosed with "gaming disorder" "Our research showed that children with helicopter parents may be less able to deal with the challenging demands of growing up, especially with navigating the complex school environment," said lead author Nicole Perry, from the University of Minnesota. "Children who cannot regulate their emotions and behaviour effectively are more likely to act out in the classroom, to have a harder time making friends and to struggle in school." The study, published by the American Psychological Association in the journal Development Psychology, examined the parenting and behaviour of 422 children and their parents in the US and Switzerland. At the age of two, mothers and their children were invited into the laboratory and asked to play with a selection of toys for four minutes and then put them away over the next two minutes. The 10 Best parenting apps 1/10 10ireward.jpg 1. iReward Chart Available on iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7 and Kindle, £2.49 This app tracks good behaviour of your children by criteria you set up yourself, by awarding stars. 2/10 10babycenter.jpg 2. My Pregnancy Today Available on iPhone and Android, free This app enables you to track your pregnancy on its calendar and provides advice for each stage of development. 3/10 10babymonitoralarm.jpg 3. Baby Monitor & Alarm Available on iPhone and Android, £1.99 Use your smartphone as a baby monitor when you are in another room. This app sends alerts to another phone when the baby wakes. 4/10 10nctbabychange.jpg 4. NCT Babychange Available on iPhone and iPad, free NCT Babychange helps find your nearest baby-change facility when out shopping. As other users add data, it creates a map of the best places for feeding and changing. 5/10 10webmd.jpg Available on iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7, free WebMD provides health information for your family. It includes a symptom checker and a drugs and treatments guide. 6/10 10nightnight.jpg 6. Nighty Night! HD Available on iPad, £1.49 A bedtime story app that lets infants put different farm animals to bed and turn off the light. The short story creates an ambient atmosphere ideal for bedtime. 7/10 10natgeogworldatlas.jpg 7. World Atlas HD Available on iPad, £1.49 An electronic atlas with high-definition images of worldwide locations. Children can get an understanding of the globe by tapping different countries. 8/10 10letterbox.jpg 8.Letter Box Available on 3DS, free This letter-writing app enables 3DS users to exchange handwritten messages. Parents and children can swap pictures and audio messages. 9/10 10dinnerspinner.jpg 9. Dinner Spinner Available on iPhone and Android, free This app suggests dinner recipes from a range of All Recipes quick meals. Select by the type of dish you require or ingredients you have. 10/10 10toddlerlock.jpg 10. Toddler Lock Available on Android, free A simple application that protects your Android phone from children's prying fingers. A key sequence is required before the phone's functions can be used. 1/10 10ireward.jpg 1. iReward Chart Available on iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7 and Kindle, £2.49 This app tracks good behaviour of your children by criteria you set up yourself, by awarding stars. 2/10 10babycenter.jpg 2. My Pregnancy Today Available on iPhone and Android, free This app enables you to track your pregnancy on its calendar and provides advice for each stage of development. 3/10 10babymonitoralarm.jpg 3. Baby Monitor & Alarm Available on iPhone and Android, £1.99 Use your smartphone as a baby monitor when you are in another room. This app sends alerts to another phone when the baby wakes. 4/10 10nctbabychange.jpg 4. NCT Babychange Available on iPhone and iPad, free NCT Babychange helps find your nearest baby-change facility when out shopping. As other users add data, it creates a map of the best places for feeding and changing.

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Binance Turkey Unit Accused of Violations After Liability Inspection, Slapped With TRY 8-Million Fine Binance has been fined by Turkey's Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) after some violations were identified during an inspection. The local unit of Binance has been asked to pay TRY 8 million (roughly Rs. 5 crore) as part of the fine. The company has been accused of showing non-compliance with digital currency laws related to customer information in the nation. Binance operates under the name of BN Teknoloji in Turkey. For now, neither BN Teknoloji nor MASAK has commented publicly on the matter. Binance has also been accused of failing to provide customer information related to money laundering in accordance with new some laws that were enacted earlier in the year, Reuters reported. The fine imposed on BN Teknoloji has become first of its kind because the Turkish authorities have decided to oversee and monitor crypto asset service providers in May. The development comes after Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hinted about introducing a cryptocurrency bill to make the crypto space beneficial for investors. The Turkish president is considering legalisation of cryptocurrency use in the country. In a crypto report published in 2020 by Turkey's Information Technologies and Communications Authority (ICTA), it was estimated that there were close to 2.4 million users in the country, around three percent of the total population. Interested in cryptocurrency? We discuss all things crypto with WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty and WeekendInvesting founder Alok Jain on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts. For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on Twitter, Facebook, and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. Related Stories

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