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Sheikh turns sod for new shelter
THE Sheikh of Abu Dhabi flew into Proserpine on Tuesday to mark the start of construction for the town's cyclone shelter.
The shelter will be built at Proserpine State School as part of a partnership with the State Government and the United Arab Emirates, which will see 10 shelters built across the state.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates' foreign affairs minister, had been holidaying in the Whitsundays and brought his entourage to officially turn the sod with Deputy Premier Andrew Fraser and Member for Whitsunday Jan Jarratt.
Queensland reconstruction authority chair Major General Dick Wilson also delivered a presentation to the Sheikh about last summer's weather activities.
Sheikh Abdullah said the partnership showed the strength of the relationship between the United Arab Emirates and the Queensland Government.
"I'm very delighted to be here for a very good reason," he said.
"It is true we come from very different societies, very different cultures and even very different languages…but a message from the UAE is: May peace be upon you all."
He said Arabs frequently holidayed in Queensland and the Whitsundays and sympathised with the state when Cyclone Yasi hit.
"When the cyclone took place we thought, 'we love this place'," he said.
The cyclone shelter will double as a facility for the school students to use and is expected to be complete by the start of next year's cyclone season.


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Risk rating of pesticide exposure among agricultural workers in a community, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
This study aimed to evaluate risk rating of pesticide exposure among agricultural workers in one of the local communities in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The study was conducted from April to October 2016. A total of 202 farm workers participated in this study. The data were collected using structured questionnaires. Chemical hazard risk assessment was investigated according to a manual of recommended practice on assessment of the health risks arising from the use of chemicals hazardous to health at the workplace, Malaysia. The data obtained from this study were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that most of workers were male (59.9%) with age between 50-59 years (27.7%), and the duration of agricultural work experience between 10-20 years (32.2%). The most commonly used pesticide was abamectin, which accounts for approximately 63.9%. Carbofuran and paraquat dichloride were two pesticides classified at risk level 4, whereas abamectin, chlorpyrifos, glyphosate-isopropylammonium, copper hydroxide, carbendazim, and alphacypermethrin were classified at risk level 3. However, both risk levels are in the category 1, which is considered an unacceptable risk that needs to be addressed immediately. It is recommended that primary health care units work collaboratively with local administrative organizations to conduct the health surveillance program, annual pesticide exposure monitoring, and agricultural workers trainings including substitution of currently-used chemicals with less toxic chemicals, personal protective equipment selection, and chemical safety practices to prevent adverse health effects from pesticide exposure. The outcomes of this study could be used for determination of safety levels of pesticide exposure and a potential ban on the use of high-risk pesticides in the agricultural sector.
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False character
False characters are enemies featured in The Subspace Emissary in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and World of Light in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. They are the result of trophies of characters being duplicated by Shadow Bugs, or replicated through an unknown power and possessed by Spirits forced to do the bidding of Galeem or Dharkon. Most false characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl retain the look and abilities of the original with the addition of a shadowy purple aura, solid and glowing yellow irises, and darker color hues (outliers that do not entirely conform to these schematics include Samus and Mr. Game & Watch); in battle, they are simply rendered with a purple tint and constantly glowing eyes, lacking the glowing aura. Like the original characters, they revert into trophy forms upon defeat, but these duplicate trophies quickly dissolve afterward. Similar to metal characters, they are voiceless. All false characters are slightly larger than their normal counterparts (or much larger in the case of the giant false Diddy Kong), and deal slightly more damage while having slightly more knockback resistance.
False characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's World of Light appear differently than how they did in Brawl's Subspace Emissary and have been appropriately rechristened as "puppet fighters". They initially appear as lifeless dark gray statues, but once spirits are forced to take control of them through their strings, the puppets gain color; said color represents one of the original characters' many costumes (typically their alternate costumes outside of a handful of exceptions)—sometimes colored similarly to the spirit possessing them or something else related to said spirit (e.g. the Yoshi puppet fighters containing Eevee's spirit are blue, yellow, and red in reference to Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon—Eevee's original evolutions), and their eyes gain a distinct red glowing color (the color is instead purple for when Dharkon is controlling the fighters), though the color's pattern varies — the Mario puppet fighter containing a Smoky Progg's spirit displayed lighter red for his irises and darker red for his pupils during the opening cutscene, while outside of this the puppet fighters inverted this while also having pink sclera (in the case of the puppet fighters cloned from Samus or Dark Samus, their entire visor lights up, rather than their eyes simply shining through it); the Marth controlled by Dharkon in the Hero's reveal trailer displayed a dark purple pupil, even darker purple sclera, and almost white lavender irises while the other characters displayed darker irises and brighter pupils much like they do in gameplay. In gameplay itself, all fighters under Galeem's control (and later Dharkon's) display glowing eyes while only the original fighters possess an aura during gameplay (they do display such a characteristic in the Hero's trailer).
Puppet fighters additionally display abilities and sometimes attack behaviors that the original fighters do not possess or normally resort to, in conjunction with the originals' own, such as the Mario puppet fighter containing Smoky Progg's spirit occasionally turning metal. Much like the colors, these extra abilities often relate to the spirit possessing the fighter, such as the Wario puppet fighters containing the Chargin' Chuck spirit utilizing Wario's new dash attack, or the Zelda puppet fighter containing Yuri Kozukata's spirit frequently summoning said Assist Trophy.
Arguably, the spirits encountered on the Spirit Board are also utilizing puppet fighters as many battles are shared between it and Adventure Mode. While the battles have similar schematics, rather than using the playable spirits attributes conferred upon a character as in normal gameplay, albeit the process of claiming the spirits are different: World of Light simply requires defeating the puppet fighter to free the spirit while the Spirit Board additionally requires shooting at the stunned fighter post-battle with a specialized gun. These "puppet fighters" do not appear to be under the control of Galeem or Dharkon. Regardless of mode, puppet fighters have a slightly darker coloration when compared to playable fighters (this is more noticeable in the Hero's trailer where they appear much darker than in gameplay and almost colorless).
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
False Bowser[edit]
False Bowser makes his first appearance in The Lake, attacking Fox and Diddy Kong at the very end of the stage. After Fox and Diddy defeat him, his trophy remains dissolve, and then the real Bowser makes his entrance in an attempt to capture the two. It is believed that Bowser ordered a fleet of Shadow Bugs to copy him and serve as somewhat of a decoy.
Another False Bowser appears later during the opening cutscene of The Lake Shore after Bowser uses a Dark Cannon on the princess that was rescued by Kirby in the Midair Stadium. This false lookalike is ordered to revert into the Shadow Bug form to swarm on and duplicate the trophified princess (as can be seen in the image at right).
False Diddy Kong (Giant)[edit]
As Fox and Diddy walked through The Swamp, they were ambushed by Bowser, with Bowser using his Dark Cannon against Diddy, turning him into a trophy. Bowser then summons Shadow Bugs to swarm Diddy's trophy, creating False Diddy. As it was starting to worsen, Falco then flies down in an Arwing and destroys the Dark Cannon, forcing Bowser to retreat by means of his Koopa Clown Car. Afterward, False Diddy gathers even more Shadow Bugs and grows to an enormous size, effectively making him a minor boss in this fight. Fox touches Diddy's trophy, thus reviving him, then Diddy freaks out at the sight of the giant clone and the three defeat False Diddy. Once defeated, False Diddy's trophy disintegrates into the original Shadow Bugs.
Because both the actual Diddy and False Diddy appear in this fight, the false Diddy uses a pink palette swap for its icon on the bottom-of-the-screen HUD in the battle.
False Samus[edit]
After Pikachu and Zero Suit Samus fought their way through the Research Facility, Samus located her Power Suit. Before she can retrieve it, however, two purple and red versions of Samus attacked the duo. After defeating them, Samus donned her Power Suit and continued, destroying the R.O.B.s sent to attack her. The Samus suits are similar to the color scheme of the Metroid series' Gravity Suit.
It is implied that these false Samuses are duplicates of Samus's Suit rather than Samus herself, as the in-game name of the cutscene in which they appear is titled "The Copied Power Suit", no purple aura surrounds these false Samuses, and Samus is never seen as a trophy for any Shadow Bugs to duplicate before this point.
False Mr. Game & Watch[edit]
When Snake, Meta Knight, and Lucario storm the bridge of the captured Halberd, they discover 5 Mr. Game & Watches. Snake proceeds to knock them out of the window, onto the deck, and into the midst of the tea party held by Peach, Fox, and Zelda (disguised as Sheik during that time). The duplicates then dissolve into Shadow Bugs and assemble Duon, beginning a boss fight. After Duon's defeat, a swarm of Shadow Bugs flies away, leaving behind Mr. Game & Watch's trophy.
Unlike previous false characters, the false Mr. Game & Watches are perfect clones of him, perhaps because he was the source of the Shadow Bugs.
False princesses[edit]
The story segment here changes depending on if the player (as Kirby) saved Peach or Zelda in the beginning when fighting Petey Piranha. After the Shadow Bugs cover Peach/Zelda's trophy, they morph into False Peach/Zelda. While Mario and Pit/Link and Yoshi are running, the false princess attempts to shoot them with a Dark Cannon. However, right before she is able to, the other duo arrives, and Link/Pit destroys the Dark Cannon. The false princess glares at the arriving duo, and they fight. The duo wins the battle, turning the false princess into a trophy and causing it to dissolve. Meanwhile, Mario/Link mistakes Link/Mario as having defeated the real princess and attacks. The previous duo then defeats the arriving duo, turning the two into trophies which are taken by King Dedede. Kirby saves the two, and the princess's trophy is later taken away by Bowser when he and his Koopa Troop storm Dedede's castle.
Later on in the story, both Peach and Zelda's trophies are taken aboard the Halberd, locked up in cages. When Snake, Meta Knight, and Lucario enter the room where their trophies are, Shadow Bugs come in and once again transform into False Peach and False Zelda. The three newcomers battle the false princesses, defeating them and restoring the original Peach and Zelda.
Unlike most Shadow Bug duplicates, False Zelda's skin takes on a greyish tone. This may be based on Ganon's Puppet Zelda, the penultimate boss in Twilight Princess, who is possessed by Ganondorf. This tone lasts for the length of the battle.
In The Great Maze[edit]
Different versions of false characters appear in The Great Maze. These versions of false characters are slightly larger than the originals and sport a negative shining yellow-green look and white eyes. No reason has been given for this change in color compared to those found outside of Subspace, though it is speculated that this is their "natural form" while inside Subspace.
One duplicate of every character that has been seen so far in the plotline (therefore excluding Sheik, Zero Suit Samus, Jigglypuff, Toon Link, Wolf, and Sonic) appears in The Great Maze. Each duplicate is fought on a different stage, though all of them share a similar background and platform design. Along with all of the bosses (except Master Hand and Crazy Hand), they must be defeated in order to confront Tabuu in the final battle.
Images of each false character in The Great Maze can be found here.
During a battle with a false character, a music track, usually dark-themed and derived from the character's game series, plays in the background. However, some characters, such as Fox and Pit, have their battle themes taken from another character's game series.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
False characters reappear in World of Light. This time, instead of Shadow Bugs, they are formed by a strange glowing substance being poured over the trapped fighters, which forms a lifeless replica. These "puppet fighters" are then animated by spirits bound by Galeem or Dharkon, which can be claimed by defeating the puppet fighters. More information on these fights can be found here.
During the final battle, false characters appear as either light-blue silhouettes with red eyes or dark silhouettes with a shining red look and purple eyes. The light fighters are created by Galeem and are based on fighters found in the Light Realm or surrounded by Galeem's spirits in the final world. The dark fighters are created by Dharkon and are based on fighters found in the Dark Realm or surrounded by Dharkon's spirits in the final world. A gallery for those false characters can be found here.
Unlike in Brawl, Kirby can get Copy Abilities from them in this game. However, after he defeats them, his Copy Ability is removed.


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DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge
Dr. Timothy Chung
The DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge aims to develop innovative technologies that would augment operations underground. The SubT Challenge will explore new approaches to rapidly map, navigate, search, and exploit complex underground environments, including human-made tunnel systems, urban underground, and natural cave networks.
Tunnels can extend many kilometers in length and include highly constrained passages, multiple levels, and vertical shafts. Urban underground environments are often more structured and constructed out of human-made materials, but can have complex layouts that cover multiple stories and/or span multiple city blocks. Natural cave networks often have irregular geological structures, with both constrained passages and large caverns, and unpredictable topologies often stretching large distances in extent and depth.
These environments present significant challenges for situational awareness. In time-sensitive scenarios, such as active combat operations or disaster response settings, warfighters and first responders face increased technical challenges including difficult terrain, unstable structures, degraded environmental conditions, severe communication constraints, and expansive areas of operation. For these reasons, natural cave networks, human-made tunnels, and urban underground environments have consistently played a central role in historical warfare and military operations. The SubT Challenge will ensure that our warfighters and first responders are equipped with the technologies and capabilities they need to effectively execute their future missions.
Given the complexity of these environments, the SubT Challenge seeks to inspire technological breakthroughs to offer key insights into:
Concepts of operations that enable and exploit the capability to conduct rapid and autonomous subterranean missions and saving lives through enhanced situational awareness; and
Composition of system capabilities to offer freedom of mobility at operationally relevant speeds in complex, unpredictable, and diverse subterranean environments.
The SubT Challenge is organized into two competitions (Systems and Virtual), each with two tracks (DARPA-funded and self-funded). Teams in the Systems tracks will develop and demonstrate physical systems to compete in live competitions on physical, representative subterranean courses, and focus on advancing and evaluating novel physical solutions in realistic field environments. Teams in the Virtual tracks will develop software and algorithms using virtual models of systems, environments, and terrain to compete in simulation-based events, and explore larger-scale runs in simulated environments that explore significantly expanded scenario sizes and durations.
Teams will compete in three preliminary Circuit events and a Final event pursuing high-risk and high-reward approaches. The Final event, planned for 2021, will put teams to the test with courses that incorporate diverse challenges from all three environments. Teams in the Systems track will compete for up to $2 million in the Systems Final event, with up to $200,000 in additional prizes available for self-funded teams in each of the Systems Circuit events. Teams in the Virtual track will compete for up to $1.5 million in the Virtual Final event, with additional prizes of up to $500,000 for self-funded teams in each of the Virtual Circuit events.
Additional Resources
Subterranean Challenge Competitors Day
DARPA-SN-18-66: DARPA Subterranean Challenge Competitors Day
Subterranean Challenge website
SubT Challenge Overview (Video)
Subterranean Challenge Proposers Day Overview
| Air | Autonomy | Ground | Interface | ISR | Robotics | Unmanned |
OFFSET Proposers Day
SubT Challenge Proposers Day
Subterranean Challenge Competitors Day
Subterranean Challenge Tunnel Circuit
OFFSET Awards Contracts to Advance Swarm Tactics for Urban Missions, Enhance Physical Testbeds
DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge
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Sanchez's future could be decided in next 48 hours: Wenger
Chilean star, who was left out of squad for 2-1 loss to Bournemouth, is 'half in, half out' of Arsenal
Alexis Sanchez's future could be decided in the next 48 hours, said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger who added that the Chilean is "half in, half out".
Sanchez, widely tipped to leave the Emirates, was left out of the squad for their 2-1 Premier League defeat at Bournemouth on Sunday (Jan 14).
The 29-year-old, who arrived in north London from Barcelona in 2014, is out of contract in the close season and has been linked with moves to both Manchester City and United, reported Reuters.
"I don't master the rhythm of it, but it could happen today, tomorrow or not at all," said Wenger on Sanchez's move.
"It could be decided in the next 48 hours."
Both Sanchez and German World Cup winner Mesut Oezil could depart this month to avoid them leaving as free agents in the summer.
Before the game – which Arsenal lost despite taking the lead early in the second half – Wenger said that a decision on Sanchez's future was "imminent".
"Yes (it's imminent). Don't read too much in it because even I don't know which way it will go.
"He's being vague at the moment. The situation is not completely decided one way or the other, so I left him at home."
Manchester City remained favourites to sign Sanchez this month until Manchester United expressed their interest last week.
The Old Trafford club's willingness to meet Arsenal's £35 million (S$63.6m) valuation of Sanchez, together with the possibility of offering one-time Arsenal target Henrikh Mkhitaryan as part of any deal, has increased the chance of the forward joining Jose Mourinho's squad, reported AFP.
Bordeaux's 20-year-old Brazilian forward Malcom has been mentioned as a replacement for Sanchez, but Wenger said there is nothing concrete yet.
He said: "I have been assured (Sanchez) will be replaced in this window. There is nothing concrete on Malcom yet."
One of the Premier League's brightest attacking players, Sanchez has cut an increasingly forlorn figure during a disappointing campaign.
Sixth-placed Arsenal are five points behind Tottenham Hotspur in fifth and, after defeat on the south coast, face an uphill task if they are to avoid a second successive season without Champions League football.
"We were 1-0 up and suddenly we lost two goals and we don't know where they came from," Wenger added.
"It is very frustrating. Overall, we have to look at it in a very objective and harsh way, we made mistakes we should not have made. We had to win the game."
In four seasons at the Emirates Stadium, Sanchez has won two FA Cups.
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I'm just going to come right out and say it – nothing makes me cringe as much as the term 'LBD' and nothing makes me roll my eyes harder than a sea of basic b*tches in 'little' black dresses at a party, Seriously, it needs to stop. The little black dress concept may have worked as an easy sell in the early 2000's, but its 2017 and we're the Instagram generation. We have fashion from around the world at our fingertips night and day, and girl, we're far from clueless.
Gone are the days when a plain white shirt, a pencil skirt, a pair of blue jeans, a black dress, a trench coat, a printed scarf and a pair of back pumps could respectfully be considered 'wardrobe staples'. We're on to bigger, better things than that and its time our wardrobes reflected the same, don't you think?
Here are a few tips on how to update your everyday basics to nail the perfect outfit every time, with little to no effort, because aint nobody got time for that. The trick is to pick edgier versions of all-time classics, so you can throw together an outfit that looks like you woke up and made an effort, when you actually pressed snooze six times.
- SWAP your boring white shirt —> for one with an interesting detail
Think embroidery, pleats, a studded collar or ruffles. It should be at a length that can easily be tucked in to trousers and skirts, but worn hanging out with skinny jeans, too.
- SWAP your basic black pencil skirt —> for a black pleather A-line skirt
A pencil skirt doesn't do your post-lunch food baby any favours, but the A-line skirt, however, is a lot more forgiving. If you're opting for black, one made entirely of pleather (like mine pictured here) or with pleather detailing is the way to go.
- SWAP your tired black pumps —> for black heeled ankle boots
Boy, am I glad we're not doing the whole peep-toe / platform pump thing anymore. Ankle boots look so much cooler when worn with dresses, skirts and cropped trousers. Bonus points for picking a pair with a perspex block heel.
4. SWAP your trusty trench coat —> for sleeveless jackets
You wouldn't know it, but the item I reach for most in my wardrobe isn't a pair of jeans. Its this grey sleeveless jacket (pictured). It goes with practically everything in my work wardrobe and I've worn it on evenings out over a pleather skirt and a plunging top, too. You need to get yourself one of these – I'm stocking up on colours stat!
5. SWAP your mid-calf leather boots —> for suede over-the-knee boots
You have to be living under a rock to know that over the knee boots are hot, hot, hot right now! In fact, I've not even packed mine away with the rest of my winter wardrobe because I want to wear them with little dresses on nights out in the summer – so much sexier than mid-calf boots which are a little bit more prairie-girl than saucy minx.
6. SWAP your ballet pumps —> for trainers
Trainers have been all over the show for a while now. Milk it while you can by pairing them with anything from vintage dresses to athleisure. Let the girly AF ballet flats sit this one out, mmkay?
7. SWAP your skinny jeans —> for mom jeans (no offspring necessary)
Mom jeans are so flattering and also ironically edgy. The fact that they are high waisted means they accentuate the narrowest point of your waist, while they skim over your legs, without drowning them as they straighten out towards the ankle. They're perfect. Get some now, please. And tuck a shirt or a t-shirt in to them while you're at it.
8. SWAP your loyal work handbag for —> a big, black structured bag
Work is your home away from home, and your handbag needs to reflect that. Pick an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink size in a glossy, textured croc finish and a structured silhouette as opposed to a floppy one. I'm dying to get my hands on the new Mulberry Zipped Bayswater but have been partial to the Celine Luggage Tote and the Philip Lim 3.1 Pashli Satchel in the past.
9. SWAP your basic black leggings —> for black pleather leggings
Now apparently, every fashion blog and magazine on the planet believes we all want to look, act and dress like Parisian women. However, I read an article recently that says Parisian women absolutely detest leggings. The rest of us? Not so much. I mean, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't wear my weekend lounging pair to work, but I'd opt instead for a chic and oh-so-rock-chick pair of pleather leggings that cool girls world over love. Such a simple but edgy one-up from the humble black legging, don't you think?
10. SWAP your old tank tops and turtlenecks —> for bodysuits
Let's face it, we all have a favourite black, white or grey turtleneck or tank top in our wardrobe and they're most likely looking a bit faded or have a hole or two. Its time to replace them with something fresh, and why not opt for a bodysuit that tucks neatly into trousers and skirts for a fabulous fit? I don't know what I've done without them all these years!
11. SWAP your blazers for —> bomber jackets
Okay, these may not be entirely work-appropriate, depending, of course, on where you work. But a sports-luxe inspired bomber is the perfect way to stay warm without looking like you just left work even when you haven't if you're wearing a blazer. The ones I reach for most are this embroidered number, this fun botanical one, this athleisure-inspired mesh one and this one I got as a souvenir in Paris.
12. SWAP your basic black tights for —> fishnets
Basic black tights cover a multitude of sins, but fishnets can be just as forgiving, with a touch of bad-girl to spice up a vanilla outfit.
13. SWAP your black night out clutch for —> embellished cross-body bag
On-point embroidery, dazzling beads or sequins, fun patches or rock chic studs and hardware details – none are off limits and are guaranteed to elevate your night out outfit, even if it's basic AF. Feeling bold? Do what I did and squeeze most of them into one like this.
14. SWAP your denim daisy dukes for —> a frayed denim A-line skirt
Every blogger on Instagram seems to love a pair of microscopic denim shorts that barely cover your hoo-ha. Opt for a classier approach with an A-line frayed denim skirt. It looks great with tights or bare legs on nights out or walking around on a sunny day. Its gross, but I need to stop myself from reaching for mine every single morning – its so versatile!
15. SWAP your basic black belt —> for a cowboy belt
I've never been a fan of the prairie girl vibe, but I was quick to get on board the cowboy belt train. I love how the detailing and the double buckes make every outlfit look a million times more interesting. Basically, its the cool-girl way to keep your pants up. 'Nuff said.
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Skirt: Missguided | Shirt: Boohoo | Tights and sunglasses: Primark | Boots: Schuh | Bag: Michael Kors
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The controlled media's claim that there were "ten attacks per day" on "refugees" in Germany during 2016 is utterly false, as a study of the original data reveals that two-thirds of the "offenses" have nothing to do with physical attacks on "refugees," and that the figures even include at least 156 criminal acts committed by "refugees" themselves.
Originator of the fake news report, Ulla Jelpke, right, photographed during the February 2016 annual memorial march for the founders of the German Communist Party, Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht.
The story that there were "ten attacks per day" on refugees originated with a self-confessed Marxist politician and member of the Bundestag for Die Linke ("The Left") party, Ulla Jelpke, in a post on her website.
Die Linke is the direct descendent of the communist SED party which ruled the former East Germany until 1990, and Jelpke serves as that party's domestic affairs spokesman.
Jelpke wrote on her website that there had been "3,500 reported attacks on refugees and their accommodations" during 2016, producing as evidence for her claim a German Ministry of the Interior report to a parliamentary question she had asked about these "attacks."
The Interior Ministry report bears absolutely no resemblance to Jelpke's claims, and in fact proves the complete opposite.
The report lists a total of 3,527 offenses related to "refugees." These offense categories—41 in total—include "crimes" such as "insult," "displaying signs from unconstitutional organizations," and, the single largest offense category, "racial incitement."
Of the 3,527 "offenses," no less than 1,040 are listed under the "racial incitement" category. These are almost all related to social media posts about the Third World invasion—and therefore not "physical attacks" at all.
In addition, the Interior Ministry report is at pains to point out there is no correlation between the reported offenses and any convictions, as the Federal states do not provide any data on the number of arrests or convictions for each offense.
This means that many of the listed offense categories—such as, for example, "coercion"—are likely to be completely unrelated to any "attacks on refugees by right wingers" and are likely to have been committed by "refugees" themselves against other "refugees."
The same might be said for a large number of the other offense categories, such as those classified under "theft," "robbery," "predatory extortion," "forged documents," "confidentiality violations," and even the one "sexual coercion/rape" offense reported.
It is extremely unlikely that any of these crimes would have been committed by "racist right-wing attackers,"—especially the rape!—but are mostly likely to have been committed by the "refugees" themselves.
In fact, the Interior Ministry openly admits that at least 156, and possibly more, of the offenses cannot be linked to what the report calls "Politically Motivated Crimes—Right wing" (PMK-Rechts).
Furthermore, the breakdown of the offenses listed proves conclusively that there have been nowhere near "ten attacks per day" on "refugees and their accommodations" as Jelpke—and the controlled media—claimed.
Broken down by offense category and the number of incidents, the Interior Ministry report states the following:
"Threats": 110
"Insults": 253
"Endorsement of criminal offenses": 2
"Abuse of confessions, religious and worldview associations": 7
"Especially serious theft": 7
"Particularly severe disturbance of the peace": 4
"Formation of terrorist groups": 2
"Arson": 51
"Theft with weapons; Group theft; Apartment burglary": 1
"Falsification of evidence-based data": 2
"Dangerous bodily injury": 178
"Damage to Community Property": 18
"Offenses under the Law on Explosive Substances": 12
"Law for the Protection of Youth in the Public (Propaganda offenses)": 1
"Domestic disturbance of the peace": 17
"Promotion of the use of hazardous fire": 2
"Bodily harm (assault)": 171
"Coercion": 251
"Calling in Public for Offenses to be Committed": 98
"Robbery": 6
"Predatory extortion": 2
"Predatory theft": 1
"Damage to property": 595
"Serious Arson": 44
"Sexual coercion; rape": 1
"Disruption of public peace through threats of criminal offenses": 60
"Defamation": 1
"Slanderous speech against politicians": 4
"Forged Documents": 2
"Dissemination of propaganda from unconstitutional organizations": 185
"Anti-constitutional denunciations of constitutional bodies": 2
"Confidentiality Violations": 2
"Offenses under the Assembly Act (illegal gatherings)": 20
"Use of signs of unconstitutional organizations": 368
"Racial Incitement": 1040
"Offenses under the Law on Firearms": 11
"Resisting law enforcement officers": 2
"Theft": 8
"Illegal detention of person": 2
"Instruction to commit offenses": 1
"Personal injury through the recording of images without permission" (committed at a "refugee center" by a "refugee" illegally filming officers working there): 1
This means that, taking all incidents of "arson" (95), "theft" (17), "assault" (349), "Damage to property" (613), "robbery" (6), and even the one "sexual coercion/rape" as having supposedly been committed by "right wingers" directly against "refugees and their accommodations," this still means that there were in reality "only" some 1,081 physical attacks during all of 2016.
Even this figure is, as discussed above, most likely too high as many of the offenses would have been committed by "refugees" against other "refugees."
This revised "attack rate" translates to an average of 2.9 per day—which is much closer to official figures released earlier in February 2017 by the Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police, or BKA) in its annual statistical report.
The BKA report said there had been 970 "offenses against asylum seekers" registered during the 2016 year, an average of 2.6 every day.
The claims by Jelpke and the controlled media of "ten attacks per day" are therefore utterly bogus and devoid of all truth.
Although some might suggest that Jelpke's "error" might be down to incompetence on her part, it is however more likely that she has deliberately distorted and lied about the report for her political ends, confident that the controlled media would simply take her word for it and repeat her fantastic lies.
In this view, Jelpke has been proven correct—not a single media outlet, apart from the New Observer, has actually bothered to read the original Interior Ministry report.
The controlled media has simply repeated the Marxist politician's claims without any attempt at fact checking—even when the original sources were provided.
This serves as a perfect example of the sort of fake news which has come to characterize the controlled media—and why so few people trust it anymore.


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Researchers have discovered that it is one of the best ways of preventing mental and cognitive decline.
In a study of 1,138 adults with an average age of 80 years, those who had an active social life had just one quarter the rate of cognitive decline as someone who lived a more isolated life.
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The researchers from Rush University Medical Center aren't sure why social activity is so important. It could be that it presents us with new challenges and situations that keep the neural networks working, they surmise.
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Many strategists within the church are asking for paradigm shifts in our organizational life. But the paradigms they recommend are primarily those found in the business world. We should rather be searching the Scriptures with an open mind, uncluttered by preconceived notions, to see whether we have lost some of its teachings on community life. The Scriptures are usually used today not to derive truth but to reinforce or illustrate truth derived from secular management studies.
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We live in a very connected world. In my lifetime, we've gone from people only having phones at home to everybody carrying a cell phone. Half of the cell phones out there are smartphones which allow you to not only make and receive phone calls and exchange text messages, but you can also connect via email, Twitter, Facebook, and a long list of other "social" networks.
As a technology enthusiast, I've been an early adopter of these new ways to communicate. I've maintained a personal website since the late 90s. I think I had a livejournal sometime around 2002 and a MySpace some time after that. I joined Facebook in 2005 and Twitter in 2007. I also signed up for many of the now defunct (but superior) Twitter competitors (Pownce, Jaiku, etc.). I've used Brightkite, Foursquare, Gowalla, Google Latitude and other more "location-centric" networks.
When apps came to the iPhone in 2008, many of these networks became instantly accessible to me wherever I was. When push notifications came along, I became accessible to those services wherever I was.
It's really quite incredible. The moment someone mentions my name on Twitter or posts to Facebook or checks in at a restaurant near me or sends an email to my Gmail, I'm notified. In some cases I can receive up to three notifications: my iPhone, my iPad, and my laptop. When breaking news happens, I can know immediately. Remember when the plane landed in the Hudson? We all had pictures of it on Twitter before the TV news reports even began.
And so, enamored with the apparent ability to know everything as it happens, I continued to sign up for more and more services with phone apps that can push information directly to me so that the incoming stream of information is so much that I can no longer process it. A great example of this is the new Twitter Mac app that has a live feed from Twitter. Every one or two seconds, a few more tweets scroll by. Not so fast that I can't read them all, but fast enough that I could sit and read it all day and do nothing else. I realize that in my eagerness to embrace this connected future, I never bothered to step back and question whether this is a good thing.
Yes, I can be connected and notified immediately when anything happens, but do I want to be? The more I think about that question, the more convinced I become that this level of connectedness is more harmful than it is helpful. Last week, I turned push email off on both my iPhone and my iPad. Now, if I want to read email I have to go to my computer and check it. I've discovered that I haven't missed much. I've also been distracted less than normal, which is nice. I'm now looking at other ways of continuing this trend.
I don't want to completely unplug, but I definitely want to reduce the noise coming in, so that I can focus more on things that actually matter. I think a reduction of Twitter followers may be next. We'l see. I plan to chronicle my experiences here, so, if you care, stay tuned.


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The Pomodoro technique is not something unique to agile, but it's one of those productivity techniques that agilist know about and use. I'd group it in the personal productivity category along with other technuques like personal kanban. It actually works well with personal kanban.
I was recently using this for an important tasks I had to get done. I had a report to write and not a lot of time to do it. So I took advantage of pomodoro to focus on the task at hand.
If you're not familiar with that the idea is that you sit down for 25 minutes completely focused. You don't let distractions like email or instant messaging keep you from doing that work. At the end of 25 minutes you take a five-minute break. This is your chance to check email or look at your Twitter feed or whatever you want to do. You continue this for usually three or four cycles and then you take a longer break. It's that simple.
I find the 25 minutes don't seem overwhelming in terms of how long I'm working on something and the breaks come pretty quick. But I also feel that this approach helps me to stay focused longer, rather than trying to work on something for an hour or more at a time without taking a break. I find for 25 minutes I'm able to keep distractions away. When I'm not using the technique and working for longer periods of time, I find distractions creep in on me.
There are apps you can find for you smartphone, or simple get a basic kitchen timer. The technique is named because of the tomato shaped kitchen timer the originator of the technique used...pomodoro being the Italian word for tomato.


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Broadband Commission Working Group on Digital Health provides practical guidance for digital solutions to fight the world's greatest health challenge
- The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development Working Group on Digital Health has provided practical recommendations to help policymakers implement sustainable digital health programs that expand healthcare access to all
- The new report is titled 'The Promise of Digital Health: Addressing Non-communicable Diseases to Accelerate Universal Health Coverage in Low- and Middle-Income Countries'
- Digital technology offers a solution to reimagine the way health systems provide care and achieve Universal Health Coverage
New York, 24 September 2018
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development Working Group on Digital Health, co-chaired by the Novartis Foundation and Intel, has launched a new report. 'The Promise of Digital Health: Addressing Non-communicable Diseases to Accelerate Universal Health Coverage in LMICs' includes practical recommendations and best-practice examples to help countries realize the potential of digital health to fight non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
The report is being launched alongside the 73rd United Nations General Assembly, which will review global progress towards preventing and controlling NCDs. NCDs, such as heart and lung diseases, cancer and diabetes, were responsible for 41 million deaths in 2016. Over 85% of NCD deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Worldwide, digital technology is already contributing to better and faster healthcare – healthcare that is more empowering and accessible for patients, more efficient for healthcare providers and more cost-effective for health systems. The report sets out six building blocks, accompanied by country examples, to help policymakers realize the full potential of digital technology to strengthen their health systems and accelerate Universal Health Coverage:
- Policy makers need to prioritize, formulate and coordinate national digital health strategies
- Legal frameworks are essential to protect patients while enabling innovation
- Standardized infrastructure allows information to be shared and used across the journey of patients with chronic diseases such as NCDs
- Interoperability between diverse digital health solutions and data sources is a must to enable coordinated NCD management
- Partnerships combine expertise, assets and ideas to amplify the scale and impact of successful digital health solutions
- Sustained financing is mandatory to scale successful digital health solutions
Dr. Ann Aerts, Head of the Novartis Foundation and Co-Chair of the Working Group, urges governments to view digital health as a necessity for achieving Universal Health Coverage. "Digital health should be considered an integral part of the health system, just like hospital beds are. Over the past decade, we have seen how simple and readily available digital technology can transform health systems, expand access to millions and revolutionize how we treat chronic disease such as NCDs."
Jennifer Esposito, Worldwide General Manager, Health and Life Sciences Group, Intel Corporation, adds: "Digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and high-speed 5G networks can improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare, enhance health system governance, and improve monitoring and accountability – all critical for addressing the growing burden of NCDs. This report sets a clear process for implementing digital health solutions, including ensuring standardization and interoperability at a national level."
About the Broadband Commission
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development was established in 2010 and comprises more than 50 leaders from across a range of government and industry sectors. They are committed to actively supporting countries, UN experts and NGO teams to fully leverage the huge potential of ICT to drive national Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) strategies in key areas like education, healthcare, gender equality and environmental management.
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Recently, several North Vancouver residents have received suspicious phone calls from an unknown caller who alleges to be an RCMP police officer and claims to have a legal affidavit registered against them.
The caller states that thousands of dollars in back taxes are owed and are given an opportunity to pay as much as they can immediately to avoid legal proceedings. A call back number of 647-800-4163 is provided to confirm the caller's credibility.
The RCMP want to make it very clear, that under no circumstance will the Police call citizens and represent Revenue Canada or any collection agency, said Cpl. Richard De Jong, of the North Vancouver RCMP.
Never give out personal information to someone you do not know.
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Temple Beth Hillel-beth El Early Childhood Center
Temple Beth Hillel-beth El Early Childhood Center is a coeducational private Jewish school for students in grades Pre-K through Kindergarten.
Temple Beth Hillel-beth El Early Childhood Center is a coeducational private Jewish school for students in grades Pre-K through Kindergarten.
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El is very proud of its Early Childhood Center. Founded over 40 years ago, it has earned a reputation throughout the Philadelphia area for excellence in Jewish early childhood programming. Guided by our creative and experienced School Director, Ann Altus, and a staff of over thirty highly qualified and dedicated teachers and school personnel, a wide range of classes are offered. Our program begins with TWO BY TWO for young two year old. Nursery classes are offered for toddlers, and three and four year old. Five year old can begin their more formal education in our full-day Kindergarten program. Additional services include an Enrichment class, Lunch Bunch, extended care and summer camp programs. Bright Horizons, our class for preschoolers with special needs, provides invaluable early educational intervention for these children. This unique program started at Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El and has proven to be a great success. Ann Altus, our Early Childhood Center Director at Beth Hillel-Beth El for over 35 years, brings her love and devotion for the children and their families and her high standards of quality preschool education to foster a happy learning environment of warmth and positive growth. - Temple Beth Hillel
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It started in 1891 when James Naismith, a PE teacher in Springfield, Massachusetts needed to keep his students entertained inside during the winter. He put up two hoops at either end and used a soccer ball for shooting. Dribbling became the only way to move forward. Fouling led to brawls. Naismith called the game "Basketball." 🏀
Below are some of the key milestones outlined in this fascinating podcast on the origins of basketball from 99% Invisible.
1891: The first basketball game. Naismith makes an arbitrary decision to make the hoop 10 feet.
1936: The first slam dunk in an organized basketball game. Big men or "goons" dominate the game.
1945: Goaltending gets banned.
1966: NCAA Texas Western beats Kentucky. The Texas Western plays were all black, Kentucky all white. Pat Riley played for Kentucky.
1967: The game gets political. The dunk becomes "the black power manifest." NCAA bans the dunk for 10 years, a racist decision. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is in disbelief. Without the dunk, basketball becomes boring.
1970s: The ABA introduces the three-point shot, an egalitarian shift that gave smaller players new opportunities.
1976: The ABA merges with the NBA.
Flash forward through the years of Bird, Magic, the Bad Boys, Jordan, Shaq/Kobe….
And Steph Curry, a skinny guard at 6'3, dominates the league today by shooting lights out. The young generation wants to play like Steph Curry. The NBA game becomes about quickness and traditionalists (e.g. Greg Popovic) fear the game is getting out of control. What's next: a 4-point shot?
Whatever happens to the dunk or the 3-point (or 4-point), there will always be the layup.
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Thursday was a tragic day on Interstate 95 after a tractor trailer and a Kawasaki motorcycle collided. The bike, driven by 20-year-old Joshua Wilson Pinilla, hit the back of a car. He was then thrown from his motorcycle and the tractor trailer ran over him.
At approximately 5:00pm close to the Sheridan Street exist, Pinilla was pronounced dead. The driver of the truck and the car were not injured in the accident.
As a result of the crash, there was a significant traffic jam, as three lanes were closed for cleanup and investigation. Investigators talked to witnesses and surveyed the wreckage before clearing the scene.
Pinilla is described as both a motorcycle and a car enthusiast. He was on his 2009 Kawasaki motorcycle going south on the highway. He rear-ended Doracy DeMagalhaes-Burns' 2008 Chrysler.
After his bike hit the back of the Chrysler, he was catapulted into the air and the truck Gregory Barrington Henry was driving, a 2001 Freightliner Truck, hit Pinilla.
The media reached out to the parents and other family members of Pinilla after the accident. They did not respond and appear to understandably want their privacy at this time.
However, George Pinilla, the victim's father, wrote about his son on his son's Facebook page to express his sadness over this tragedy. He wrote, "Rest in peace my son. I love you so much, I wish God would have taken me instead. You have no idea how much I love you. I miss you and I would give my life for you."
Pinilla went to Weston's Cypress Bay High School. He was a frequent part of the local motorcycle community and belonged to several online groups for this purpose. He was a member of a group that works to promote motorcycle safety and raise awareness about motorcycle accidents in South Florida, known as Rider Down.
Pinilla shared his last photo on his Facebook page on February 9, 2016. The photo was of his black Kawasaki motorcycle and the caption that does with the photo read, "Because new exhaust…"
"When loved ones get a call that there has been an accident, their first and only thought is how the victim is doing. Issues of liability are the furthest thing from their mind," says Joe and Martin, attorney and managing partner at a top South Carolina personal injury firm. "This is where I come in. I want the victim and their family to focus on what is most important and I am there to help them deal with the legal aspects of the situation."
Authorities are still investigating this case to determine the cause of this fatal accident. At this time, the family of Pinilla are maintaining their privacy and mourning their loved one in private. Police department is willing to accept all the information and the help they can get from eye witness and they hope this will be resolve soon. It is unknown how long it will take to complete the investigation to bring this tragic accident to a conclusion.Learn More
In Massachusetts, it has been determined that a little girl born to Luis Gallego and Jeanette Gutierrez suffered a severe brain injury as a result of her doctor's negligence during her birth. When the parent's first filed their claim, they named six of the doctors who attended to their daughter. The court ruled that five of the doctors did nothing to contribute to the child's medical condition. The sixth doctor, Dr. David Seubert, was another story.
When Jeanette Gutierrez was 28 weeks pregnant, she was admitted to Baystate Medical Center because her baby showed significantly reduced movement. The second day of Gutierrez's stay, her unborn daughter's heart rate decreased.
The girl, now 11 years old, was born at Baystate Medical Center, which was not a defendant in the case. Her mother arrived at the hospital on September 5, 2004, at 28 weeks pregnant, because the baby's movements had decreased. Seubert was supposed to be the doctor on call at the time, but he was not at the hospital. Had he been at the hospital, the c-section Gutierrez required could have started immediately. Instead it was delayed several hours during which time her heart rate continued to decrease. By the time she was finally delivered, she was unresponsive and the attending medical staff had to resuscitate her. It's believed her brain injury is a result of the lack of oxygen rich blood.
The child lived, but she'll never be able to enjoy a normal life. Not only is she legally blind, but she lacks the motor skills needed to walk, talk, and to feed herself. She can only breath as a result of a tracheotomy and she must be fed via a gastric tube.
Her parents care for her with the help of an in home nursing service.
When the trail hearing concluded, the family was awarded a $30 million. $1.04 million was set aside to help cover the cost of past medical bills, $16.1 million has been set aside to cover the cost of future medical bills. The rest of the money is for physical and mental pain, and to cover the daughters lost earning capacity.
As sad as this story is, it's not an uncommon one. Statistics indicate that during every hour, an average of 3 newborns suffer a birth injury. Some of these injuries are major, such as the one sustained by Luis Gallego and Jeanette Gutierrez's daughter, while other's are minor and don't impact the child's future. Many can be avoided.
If you have a child who suffered an injury during labor, you need to contact a birth injury lawyer and discuss the details of the case, or visit this site JohnBales.com. Based on the information you provide, your birth injury lawyer will determine if there's enough evidence to suggest medical malpractice. If there is, they'll guide you through the steps needed to make a civil case.
Not only does pursuing a medical malpractice case following a birth injury help you settle your child's future and pay medical expenses, but it also reminds the medical community that they always have to be diligent while they are caring for patients.
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5725A Fluke Calibration Amplifier
The 5725A is an Amplifier from Fluke. Amplify RF and Microwave signals to measure, test, and design circuits. Applications include radio communications, cellphones, EMI testing, and much more.
Enhancements to 5700A/5720A ac voltage output capability provided by the 5725A:
- Frequency limits at higher voltage increase to 100 kHz at 750 V, 30 kHz at 1100 V
- Load limits are to 70 mA for frequencies above 5 kHz, and to 50 mA for frequencies less than 5 kHz
- Capacitive load limits are increased to 1000 pF
The 5725A Amplifier enhances the 5700A Series Multifunction Calibrators in the ac voltage, ac current, and dc current functions. The 5725A operates under complete control of the 5700A Series calibrators through an interface cable supplied with the 5725A. The voltage output from the 5725A is available at the 5700A Series Calibrators' front or rear binding posts. This eliminates the need to move cables during a procedure that requires amplified as well as standard calibrator outputs.
The 5725A front or rear panel OUTPUT binding posts are only for current output. Extended-range ac and dc current is supplied through them. Since most meters with a high current range use a separate high current input terminal, this configuration normally eliminates the need to move cables during a procedure. If a single-point current output is needed, the 5700A Series Calibrator can be configured to source all current outputs through the 5725A binding posts.
Model 5725A operating functions and ranges:
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- DC current: 0 A to ±11 A
- AC current: 1 A to 11 A rms, 40 Hz to 10 kHz