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VI Global Ukrainians Forum: Ukraine and its hi-tech integrate into the modern world
Innovations, hi-tech and Ukraine's integration into modern global processes were among the main topics at the Sixth Global Ukrainians Forum, which took place on July 6 – exactly 3 years since the first Global Ukrainians Forum.
Founder of the Forum Violeta Moskalu emphasized the key goals and achievements of the Global Ukrainians network. "Global Ukrainians want Ukraine to become a global country of happy people! To this end, it is necessary to promote close ties between Ukraine and Ukrainians abroad. Global Ukrainians have done a lot together: for example, they have jointly developed a network management model, which involves multiple leaders and rotation of leaders (the key success factor of network structures). Global Ukraine News portal was created to inform about how Ukrainians live in more than 80 countries on different continents. A business hub to promote Ukrainian brands in the world was launched to promote creative economy through a catalog of Ukrainian brands, find partners for Ukrainian entrepreneurs and draw investment for Ukrainian projects at the global level".
Acting Minister of Health Dr. Ulana Suprun invited expats to submit their candidacies to government positions. "We must change the law in order to recognize the right of expats to have an influence on the processes that take place in Ukraine, for example, to facilitate their entry into Ukraine," she said.
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Vadym Tryukhan, Managing Partner of YUMAS Law Firm, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the European Movement of Ukraine, is also convinced: "Ukrainians who became successful abroad should come to state and local government, as it was the case in the countries of the Baltic and other post-totalitarian, newly-established or restored states. "
Former Minister of Economic Development Pavlo Sheremeta identified factors for maximizing the use of Ukrainian potential. They include:
– Drawing investment;
– Facilitating business in Ukraine;
– Education that would develop innovation and creativity of Ukrainians.
Dmytro Kovalchuk, director of Chervona Khvylia company, developer of the international xBeam 3D metal printing project, is convinced that foreign Ukrainians have all the skills and social features that are necessary for the development of modern Ukraine. Involving Ukrainians with foreign experience as consultants and partners will help Ukrainian business.
xBeam 3D Metal Printing is a Ukrainian innovation project that develops unique technology and equipment for 3D metal printing. The project has already received a grant from the European Union under the Innovation Support Program for Small and Medium Business under the Horizon 2020 programme. The team won the second stage of the Climate Innovative Vouchers Program, under which ten Ukrainian companies received 400,000 Euros from the EU and the EBRD for the development of breakthrough climatic and resource-saving innovations.
Oleksandr Nechyporuk, member of the Board of Directors of the Franco-Ukrainian Association for the Exchanges between Lorraine and Ukraine, an engineer andresearcher at the Research Center of Arcelor Mittal (France), believes that Ukrainians should advance their science-intensive technologies in three directions: education, work and scientific communication. Most promising areas include:
– Additive production (3d printing);
– Robotics;
– Artificial Intelligence;
– Nanotechnology/
Recently, Ukrainians have presented their achievements, including in the field of technology, in many countries of the world. For example, Olha Stolyarchuk, a co-founder of the Israeli-Ukrainian Alliance, manager of Ukraine Discovery Tour (Tel Aviv) presented the important field of business diplomacy, especially promotion of modern Ukrainian startups.
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Participants of the Forum told about numerous projects and events presented by Ukrainians in France, the USA, Canada, Greece, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Poland. For example, active business ties are maintained between Ukraine and Greece, said Anya Maniati, President of Borysphen and founder of Ukranorama.
International education is important for talented Ukrainian youth, especially those who can modernize Ukraine. Olena Skalianska, Coordinator of Canada's Mitacs Globalink Research Internship Program in Ukraine (Toronto), told about the educational opportunities for Ukrainians to conduct research in Canada. The exchange program started in Ukraine last year, and the recruitment for the next round of internship begins in July.
Lubov Bodnarchuk, President of the Franco-Ukrainian Association "ART, culture and créativité", talked about establishment of a showroom of Ukrainian creative brands in Paris, and the organizers of the Forum Alyona Moskalu and Marta Oliynyk-Domochko presented well-known Ukrainian brands to the participants.
The Ukrainian expats, who at one time returned from abroad to reform Ukraine during the so-called "first wave of expats", were also present at the Forum: Oleksandr Peptsovsky was Chief Operating Officer of Ukrposhta, Olena Tregub was Director of the Department of International Programs at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and Lyuba Shypovych was Director of the Department of Investment and Development of Odessa Oblast State Administration. In their opinion, expats in Ukraine have great potential due to their international experience, proactivity and greater independence from the system that needs to be changed.
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As in previous forums, numerous cultural projects of Ukrainian communities were presented. In this context, the speech of Volodymyr Sheiko, the newly appointed Director of the Ukrainian Institute, was important. France institutionalized its cultural diplomacy 111 years ago but Ukraine is doing it only now, on the 27th year of independence. The Ukrainian Institute should represent the modern Ukraine, its Director says.
In conclusion, Foundation's Managing Director Dr. Marta Oliynyk-Domochko informed that the Foundation will continue to provide maximum information support and help to promising Global Ukrainians projects. The Foundation is working to ensure launch of #MyGlobalUkrainians , the online platform of Ukrainian activists, initiatives and projects of the world by September 2018.


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He, however, refused to comment on the orders or the details of the same. Netra, which has a live video and a thermal imaging equipment, was tested in the naxal-affected areas of Chhatisgarh in view of their utility to fight naxal menace in these areas.
Netra along with various other unmanned vehicles and robots would be on display at the Symposium of Robotics and Unmanned Vehicles at the RnDE campus on April 28 and 29. The two- day event, one of its kinds in the recent times, is expected to demonstrate Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) such as Daksh, which is already in the production stage along with Takshak, a smaller version of Daksh used to detect and diffuse Improvised Explosive Device (IED). "One of the major attractions of the event would be two underwater vehicles, one developed by National Institute of Oceanology (NIO), Goa, and the other by C-DAC, Trivandrum," said Mukherjee.
The 1.5 kg UAV, called 'Netra', is a collaborative development project between ideaForge, a company formed by a group of Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, alumni and one of Defence Research and Development Organisation's Pune-based labs, Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) (R&DE) Pune.
"The UAV is capable of operating in all the conflict theatres, including urban quarters, in a situation similar to that of the 26/11 terror attacks.", he told reporters here yesterday.
Dr. Mukerjee said the estimated cost of Netra is Rs 20 lakhs, but the price could vary if additional components like thermal camera are added as per the requirements of the security agencies concerned and their use.
IdeaForge, vice-president (Marketing and Operations Unmanned Systems) Amardeep Singh said the UAV has been designed to carry out surveillance in an area of 1.5 KM Line of Sight (LOS) and has an endurance capacity of 30 minutes of battery charge.
Apart from that, Netra is equipped with a resolution CCD camera with a pan/tilt and zoom to facilitate wider surveillance. It can also be fitted with thermal cameras to carry out night operations.
Singh said the operational altitude of the UAV is 200 meters maximum, having a vertical take-off and landing capacity (VTOL) and is equipped with a wireless transmitter.
In addition to that, the in-built fail-safe features allows Netra to return to base on loss of communication or low battery.
Asked if the UAV could function in all-weather condition, Singh said the machine cannot be operated in rainy conditions but research is being carried out to make Netra function even during monsoon

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The naming ceremony of a new baby is one of the most important rites of passage in life. In traditional African society, the naming ceremony announces the birth of a newborn, introduces the child to his or her extended family and the larger community, and above all, it confers on the child a name. The name given to a baby can have an enduring influence on their personality and upbringing.
We take a look at 7 of Africa's most colorful traditional baby naming ceremonies, in order to explore the rich culture behind them and the significance attached to the occasion.
Umtata Naming Ceremony
Among the Umtata people of the south eastern cape of South Africa, newborn babies are welcomed with a rite of passage known as "Sifudu." During the Sifudu ceremony, the new born child who is usually just a few days old, is held with it's head facing down and passed around a smoking fire lit in the middle of a room. The fire is made out of the leaves of the Sifudu tree and the burning leaves give off an especially pungent odor.
The Umtata believe that the ceremony ensures that the baby grows up to be a strong, healthy adult able to hold their own in society.
Akan Naming Ceremony
The Akan people of Ghana name a newborn child on the eighth day after they're born. The new born child is usually named after relatives (dead or alive), or the circumstances surrounding his or her birth. The Akan traditionally leave the naming ceremony until the eighth day as a way to confirm that the child has come to stay and will not be returning to back to the world of the ancestors. It's also common for the Akan to name a child after the day of the week that they were born.
Congo Naming Ceremony
Christianity is the prevalent religion in the DR Congo, so in most cases, a newborn child is given a Christian name followed by two traditional names. Names are often chosen by a maternal uncle, the mother, or a sister to the mother. Often the names chosen reflect an event surrounding the birth or serve to carry on a family story.
Akamba Naming Ceremony
Among the Akamba people of Tanzania, a child is named on the third day following their birth. Before the naming ceremony, the newborn is regarded as a spirit and not as a complete human being. A goat is slaughtered in appreciation 0f the ancestral spirits for the gift of a child and the fertility of the parents. The announcement of the newborn baby's name by his or her grandmother or an elderly woman relative is the climax of the ceremony.
Hutu Naming Ceremony
The Hutu of Rwanda give a name to a newborn child on the seventh day after its birth. In the days before the naming ceremony, mother and child are secluded at home and not expected to go outside of the house. The naming ceremony is attended by adults and children and food is served followed by celebrations.
Yoruba Naming Ceremony
Among the Yoruba of south west Nigeria, a child is named eight days after being born. The circumstances surrounding a child's birth often influence which name is chosen. Names are typically picked by elders, although members of the community can also pay a token to choose a name for a child. The ceremony is presided over by an elder, who is often a grandparent of the child. Prayers are offered using traditional items like salt, water, palm oil, honey, kola nut, and dried fish.
Edo Naming Ceremony
In the traditional Edo society of Nigeria, a name is chosen for a child only after traditional healers reveal which of the newborns dead relatives or ancestors have reincarnated through the child. The elders pray for long life and good health for the new baby, in addition to blessing the parents. A coconut is then broken and its water is shown to the mother as an emblem of the mystery of life.
The prayer of the elders is followed later in the evening by a larger ceremony attended by friends and well-wishers. Traditional food and drinks, including kola nuts and alligator peppers, are served as the guests join in the celebration of a newborn life.
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Dr. Melissa Johnson is a licensed clinical psychologist with a decade of clinical experience, including the provision of brief and long-term psychotherapy to adults and couples. She has a strong clinical background and interest in treating depression, anxiety, and trauma. She enjoys working with issues related to gender and sexual identity, loneliness, dysfunctional relationship patterns, challenges related to life transitions, fertility, pregnancy and postpartum issues, and bi/multicultural identity issues.
Dr. Johnson believes that a safe, authentic, and trusting therapeutic relationship plays a key role in the healing, learning, and growing process. Her approach to therapy is relational, collaborative, active, and nonjudgmental. She values transparency and flexibility and encourages open and direct feedback from clients.
Dr. Johnson earned a MA and PsyD in clinical psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco. Her dissertation research focused on provision of gender-affirmative psychotherapy with gender-diverse children. She earned a BA in psychology with a minor in critical gender studies at the University of California, San Diego.
Dr. Johnson can provide therapy bilingually in Spanish and English.
Dr. Philicia Rubin
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Dr. Philicia Rubin is a licensed clinical psychologist with experience providing short and long-term therapy to adolescents, adults, and couples. She specializes in working with depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and issues related to gender, sexuality, and identity. Dr. Rubin spent six of her first ten years of clinical experience in college counseling centers and particularly enjoys working with undergraduate and graduate students as they navigate this unique and challenging time in their lives.
Dr. Rubin believes that a strong, trusting therapeutic relationship is the key to a successful therapy. She approaches therapy with a warm, collaborative, and down-to-earth style and strives to create a space where her clients can feel safe to be their true, authentic, and open selves. She uses genuine curiosity, compassion and sense of humor to foster connection.
Dr. Rubin co-founded Groundwork Therapy following a longstanding position at Fordham University's Counseling and Psychological Services, where she held roles as Group Therapy Program Coordinator, Outreach Coordinator and Supervising Psychologist. Dr. Rubin earned her PsyD in clinical psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco after receiving her MS in psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She earned her BS in psychology from the University of Florida.
Dr. Nick Jackson has experience providing short and long-term therapy to adolescents, young adults, adults, and couples. He specializes in treating mood disorders, including anxiety and depression, relationship issues, substance abuse treatment and issues related to gender, sexuality, and identity. Dr. Jackson spent his initial phase of training working with individuals struggling with substance use and abuse as well as serving the LGBTQ+ community before transitioning to college counseling centers, where he provided individual and group psychotherapy to this dynamic population. Dr. Jackson enjoys working with individuals in periods of transition at any stage of life who are seeking to find balance, insight and personal growth.
Dr. Jackson approaches therapy with the belief that creating a safe, welcoming and validating relationship is paramount and utilizes warmth, curiosity and compassion to foster this dynamic. He utilizes an open-minded, creative approach to treatment that focuses on each individual's strengths and capacity for resilience as well as areas of growth. Dr. Jackson approaches substance use treatment from a similarly collaborative and empowerment-focused perspective, emphasizing and supporting each client's goals as they examine their substance use and associated behaviors.
Dr. Jackson completed his PsyD in clinical psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Chicago in 2018, after receiving his MA in applied psychology from New York University in 2012. He earned his BS in English and psychology from George Washington University.
Dr. Marissa Fruchter is a licensed clinical psychologist with experience providing short and long-term psychotherapy to adolescents, young adults, and older adults from a wide variety of backgrounds. She specializes in treating concerns related to depression, anxiety, trauma, life changes, and identity, including gender and sexuality. She enjoys helping individuals explore their relationships, including romantic, familial, and platonic. Dr. Fruchter has spent several years working with undergraduate and graduate students in university counseling centers. In this setting she has served as the trauma specialist, providing targeted treatment for survivors of sexual assault. She enjoys working with this population and strives to help survivors feel heard, safe, and empowered. Dr. Fruchter is also interested in working with artists and other individuals in creative fields, and has previously led expressive arts therapy groups.
Dr. Fruchter prioritizes building trusting and collaborative therapeutic relationships. She provides a warm and nonjudgmental environment in which individuals can feel safe and comfortable to be themselves, express the full range of their thoughts and feelings, and explore new ways of being. She is flexible in her treatment, incorporating elements from several therapy approaches in order to tailor treatment to the needs of each individual. Her treatment is influenced by psychodynamic therapy, CBT, and ACT/mindfulness-based treatments, among others.
Dr. Fruchter received her MA and PsyD in clinical psychology from the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University. She received her undergraduate degree from Tufts University, where she completed a major in clinical psychology and a minor in studio art.
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Apollo is Groundwork Therapy's Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certified dog and is registered as a volunteer therapy dog with Alliance of Therapy Dogs. He is a mixed breed who was rescued from a high-kill shelter in Georgia. Apollo is present in the office on designated days of the week and attends sessions for those clients who are interested in his company. He is naturally skilled at providing emotional support, comfort, and affection. Apollo enjoys being outside, chewing on toys, and spending time with people.


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The publication of IMF country reports on Cote d'Ivoire is just about the only time of the year when you can really get hold of decent statistics and information on the performance of the Ivorian economy, and government economic management. Of course, we do well to remember Morten Jerven's warnings about the reliability of data on the continent, but keeping that in mind, it's still about all we've got.
So what do we learn? To save you wading through the documents, I picked up some of the key facts below from the government side of thing. It's always worth bearing in mind that you get two long documents at the same time – the government's Letter of Intent, and then a review by IMF staff. The former has the tendency to look at things in a rosy light, while the latter is still diplomatic but is more hard-hitting about what the IMF wishes the country were doing more of. So, starting with the former document, I'll cite the stats that jumped out, and then I'll move on to the Staff Report.
Stats from Cote d'Ivoire government's Letter of Intent:
– GDP per capita up by more than 21 percent over last three years (2012-14)
– Expectation of 9.4% growth rate in 2015 with inflation at 1.7%. [Interesting as this is the restart of acceleration since the immediate post-crisis bounce back in 2012.]
– Investment expected to rise from 16.1% of GDP in 2014 to 18.6% in 2015 (10.7% of which from private sector)
– GDP growth rates have been 10.7% (2012), 9.2% (2013), 8.5% (2014)
– 40% increase in Foreign Direction Investment 2012-2014
– 43,393 increase in net jobs (formal employment rose 6.2%). Formal jobs 2014 = 799,890
– Growth was driven by primary and tertiary sector (industrial sector continues to be the laggard, which is a little worrying given this is key to 'emergence')
– Food prices down (-2.1%) and transport prices also down (-0.4%)
– Trade balance in surplus, terms of trade improved by 3.2%
– Credit to the private sector increased by 27.4% [this is positive – a key frustration in the private sector is the difficulty of obtaining bank loans]
– WAEMA (the West Africa CFA monetary zone) growth was 7%
– BRVM stock market capitalization rose 11.4% and trading volumes increased 75.6%
– 6,487 new businesses created last year
– The average time for procurement, from examination of the call for tender documents to approval of contracts, decreased from 322 days at end-2013 to 126 days at end-2014.
– More than 15,000 classrooms built since 2012. The gross school enrollment rate increased from 76.2 percent in 2008 to 94.7 percent in 2014.
Two sentences jumped out at me from the government report that I thought a good number of Ivorians might question:
"On the political front, political institutions, such as the Independent Electoral Commission, have been reinforced and have the confidence of all political parties and the civil society."
And then a sentence that's not entirely clear but seems to indicate the Ivorians saying their economy is bigger than Ghana, which isn't true from the measures that I see (though it could also be interpreted as saying the opposite):
"reclaimed its position as the second largest economy of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after Nigeria"
For Ivorians interested in the recent announcement that electricity prices seem set to rise, the document is the best source of information on the reasons for this. [A clue – look up HVO (Heavy Vacuum Oil).]
So now on to the IMF staff report…
The overall summary reads as follows:
"Performance under the Fund-supported program continued to be strong. Over 2012–14, the growth in real GDP per capita has reached 20 percent. All performance criteria and all but one indicative targets for end-2014 were met. Significant progress has been made toward improving the business climate and the tax administration, and some inroads have been made towards public bank restructuring.
The fiscal stance for 2015 remains appropriate despite emerging budgetary pressures. The planned adjustments to the 2015 budget, which include additional revenues and spending cuts should allow to contain the overall deficit to 3.7 percent of GDP. Despite these adjustments, the budget remains broadly growth-friendly and pro-poor, with significant increases in public investment and poverty-reduction expenditures. The recent discovery of extra-budgetary spending is worrisome. However, the April 23, 2015 Communication by the Council of Ministers reaffirming that extra-budgetary spending should be avoided is welcomed, as is the government's commitment to forcefully apply the provisions of the 1998 decree aimed at avoiding extra-budgetary spending, including through sanctions."
Some bullet points…
– Major risks – political / social tensions especially around the upcoming election.
– Growth in 2014 seems to have been 7.9%, but 1.3% points of that comes from a reported 74% increase in cassava production (which seems a little strange).
– Some small banks continue to be below the regulatory minimum capital adequacy ratios.
– An interesting graph with figures from Bloomberg shows 10-year bond yields for Cote d'Ivoire are below those for other frontier market economies (Kenya, Ethiopia, Senegal and Zambia).
– If off-budget expenditure (private schools + military fuel) had been included in the government financial data, performance targets wouldn't have been met (or rather adjustments would have needed to be made in order to hit targets).
– Delays in three areas of structural reforms – financial sector reform strategy implementation, reorganizing public debt department, and paying domestic arrears.
– The IMF's growth predictions are considerably lower than the governments – 7.9% in 2015. As a reminder, the government sees 9.4% growth in 2015. The government seems to predict a big increase in private sector investment once the election goes smoothly (and the Ebola outbreak ends in the region). The IMF sees that as too uncertain to be included.
– There's been a bit of concern about public debt levels among the political opposition and the general public. The IMF says it's around 43% of GDP. Debt servicing levels are rising to around 13% (from 10.8% in 2014).
– The IMF thinks there are few external and internal risks to growth.
– There's an interesting side-bar explainer on the automatic fuel price mechanism, which includes the detail that above a certain level, petrol prices subsidize diesel prices (politically sensitive). It also says that not all international fuel price drops have been passed on, leading to the potential of greater than expected fuel tax revenue.
– Private companies complained to the IMF that it was taking a long time for the government to pay them, and that they were being harassed by the tax department, allegations the government denies.
– Petroci and SIR don't seem in amazing shape. In fact the oil sector has performed well below promised.
– The government says it's aware of weaknesses in the statistical department – it is requesting technical support.
If you've made it just far, I'll just say that plenty of reforms seem to be being carried out, which should leave public institutions much stronger when Ouattara steps down in 2020.


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China's "National Sword" turns world recycling markets upside down
The People's Republic of China stopped accepting shipped recyclable plastic and paper in a bid to eliminate contamination and to buttress their own recycling industries. Called "National Sword," the policy caused prices for recyclable goods to plummet. Brookline residents fought back by trying to be wiser about what they put in their blue carts.
Massachusetts unveils RecycleSmartMA
To help take the guesswork out of, and eliminate contamination in, recycling, the Department of Environmental Protection standardized — across the commonwealth — the list of acceptable recyclables. The DEP launched a website called RecycleSmartMa with a "recyclopedia" feature that allows one to easily find out if it is recyclable or not. For your convenience, Brookline put the link directly on our own website: brooklinema.gov/recycle.
Tanglers get axed
Responding to the knowledge that plastic bags, electric cords, ropes, computer cables, wires, hoses and other "tanglers" clog the sorting machines and shut the MRFs down, Brookline residents got better about keeping those items out of their blue carts.
Trees get naked
This being a family newspaper we don't want to be indelicate, but here goes. During the month of January, Brookline households put their naked evergreens at the curb completely devoid of ornaments, lights, tinsel and those big plastic bags that keep the needles from dropping all over apartment living rooms and lobbies. The trees were chipped to make playground mulch. Wreaths (metal frames) had to go into the trash.
Brookline earns a 94 percent
The Casella materials recovery facility in Charlestown processes recyclables from more than 30 municipalities. Periodically, Casella audits the loads as they are brought to the MRF. They are looking for contaminants, i.e. items that are not recyclable. Most communities weigh in at 70-80 percent "pure." Brookline's recent audit earned us a 94 percent rating!
43 tons disappear
No longer-needed clothing and linens, paired shoes and usable home goods that might have been be thrown in the trash were put in pink bags and left beside blue recycling carts every week. Brookline residents who did not have the time or means to donate those items to charities used the convenient Simple Recycling pink bags to repurpose items. They diverted more than 43 tons from the waste stream.
Teen Center composting takes off
The Brookline Teen Center, the DPW and Black Earth Composting are partnering to give residents a convenient place to drop off food scraps for composting. Two big, rodent- and fool-proof receptacles at the front of the Teen Center on Aspinwall Avenue are available 24/7. Brookline residents who don't have in-sink disposers or backyard composters or subscriptions to private organics-hauling services are diverting tons of kitchen scraps.
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The USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) is a medical examination designed to evaluate your readiness to practice medicine in the U.S. For foreign nationals, the ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) administers the USMLE outside the U.S.
The USMLE is comprised of three steps (USMLE Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3), and is a multiple choice examination. The examination is administered throughout the world at various sites authorized with ECFMG. Please note that Step 3 is only administered in the U.S.
USMLE step 1, is a multiple choice exam consisting of four blocks of about 300 questions. You're given about three hours for each block of questions, and take two blocks on each day. The step 1 covers all of the basic sciences - Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, statistics, Behavioral science, microbiology, pharmacology, pathology, ethics - and it is typically taken in the first half of the medical school curriculum at a time when these subjects have been covered.
USMLE step 2, is the examination that American Medical students take before being allowed to graduate from medical school. It consists of a similar two-day, four x 3-hour question sessions, and covers all of the clinical sciences including medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, forensics, emergency care, ENT, ophthalmology, tropical health, ethics. It is usually taken in the final year of medical school.
USMLE step 3, is taken by American students during their residency program within a year or so of graduation. International students only need to take the USMLE part 3 if they plan to obtain a H-1B visa. It is largely similar in scope to the USMLE step 2 with more emphasis in practical management.


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Press Release
U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.1 Million to Boost Entrepreneurship in Springfield
Contact: EDA Public Affairs Department, (202) 482-4085
October 5, 2017
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million grant to DevelopSpringfield Corporation of Springfield, Massachusetts, to help increase the local capacity to support entrepreneurial development in the downtown area.
"The Trump Administration is committed to ensuring that communities across the country have the resources they need to spur job growth and create new opportunities for residents," said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. "Due to the work of local leaders, this new space will help launch new entrepreneurial ventures that will transform Springfield's economy."
The project will renovate an existing building to provide work space, small individual offices with shared services, and a large meeting/function room suitable for workshops, training, business conferences and other business development needs. The project supports a transitioning economy in Springfield from large manufacturing to a smaller, more specialized manufacturing cluster and an expanding service industry.
About the U.S. Economic Development Administration (www.eda.gov)
The mission of the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting competitiveness and preparing the nation's regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. An agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, EDA makes investments in economically distressed communities in order to create jobs for U.S. workers, promote American innovation, and accelerate long-term sustainable economic growth.


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Chapter 274: Cursed to be Single Forever
"That was the Evil Dragon King's "Parasitic Mutation" skill. It allows an arcane master to infuse the powerful vitality of strong monsters and beasts into themselves, providing them with a large portion of the beast or monster's power.
"Quentin managed to learn "Parasitic Mutation". He was able to transform and fly away. No wonder he was acting so fearlessly atop this battlefield!"
"Stingham's… Just what is that thing? It actually scared off Quentin!"
"What are you doing?! What is so terrifying? Come back and explain it to me!" Stingham bitterly cried out on the verge of tears.
"So this is Black Witch Jelly's Lover's Corpse, an infinite arcane armor…" Ferguillo's quiet voice abruptly rang out, "Stingham, just where did you get this artifact from?"
"Ferguillo, do you know what this is?" Stingham asked blankly as he turned and looked at Ferguillo.
"I've heard about it before," Ferguillo nodded.
"Hurry up and tell me!" Stingham exclaimed as he stepped forward and grabbed Ferguillo's hand with tears coming out of his eyes, "Just what the hell is this thing? We discovered this in Black Witch's hut which we discovered within a Fire Caracal Lord's lair. I touched it, and this metal zombie immediately appeared over my body. Hurry up and tell me how to get rid of this thing!"
"These three entered a Fire Caracal Lord's lair?!" Juan inwardly thought as he suddenly found it hard to swallow.
Even the peak arcane teams of the Shadowfiend Corps would avoid the Fire Caracal Lord in their travels.
"If you found it in a Black Witch's hut, then I should be correct." Ferguillo remained calm as he explained, "For an infinite arcane armor, Lover's Corpse was not so well known during the Magus Era. But truly knowledgeable people all agree that it was one of the strongest defensive artifacts during that time. If I remember correctly, House Baratheon has always wished to get their hands on it and other powerful artifacts. Their desire is so great that they have created a special unit, the "Eagle Eye Corps", just for this purpose of researching and searching for artifacts. Something like this Lover's Corpse was something which Rinsyi and the other Golden Stag Academy members would have dreamed of receiving."
"If Rinsyi wants it, then he can have it. I'll even deliver it right to him! I don't want this disgusting thing!" Stingham shrieked on the verge of tears. "Ferguillo, you've talked about it so long, you must know a way for me to get rid of it?!"
"……" Even the four Heavy Evil Dragon Protectors were dumbfounded by Stingham's tirade.
Wilde patted Stingham on the shoulder as he said, "Brother, even if Rinsyi wanted it, he can't take it any longer. He was turned into a human vegetable by Ayrin."
Stingham, "……"
"Legend has it that Black Witch Jelly was originally an ordinary potions magus. One day, she and a Draconic Scholar named Gosling fell in love. Gosling vowed that he would always love her and protect her, but in the end, his ambition grew too great as he abandoned Jelly and married the daughter of a powerful lord. Afraid of Jelly smearing his image, he went so far as framing her as a poisonous witch and sent many arcane masters out to kill her."
Ferguillo slowly continued, "For the most part in stories like this, the one in power ends up succeeding. But in this case, a mishap occurred. Jelly's entire village was ruthlessly slaughtered, yet somehow she managed to flee, albeit with heavy wounds… for ten years, she was never seen again. But then one day, through some unknown manner, she reappeared as a powerful Black Witch. In just a night's time, she completely washed the castle of Gosling, who was now lord, in blood. For this, she was nicknamed the Queen of Vengeance. Anyway, it is said that because of the vow which Gosling had once made, Jelly, in her maddened state, used some kind of taboo necromantic skill which utilized her immense hatred and spirit to seal Gosling's soul in his corpse for all eternity, creating this artifact which would forever remain by her side."
"No wonder it is called Lover's Corpse…" Charlotte muttered as she fell into a daze.
The story didn't seem incredibly special, yet for some reason, Charlotte could vividly imagine the intense rain of blood amidst darkness as Jelly took her revenge after ten years.
"Ack! This thing was made from an actual corpse and necromancy?!" Stingham's face turned green as he heard Ferguillo's explanation. "Ferguillo, boss Ferguillo, is there any way to get rid of this thing? If so, then hurry and tell me! Have mercy on me!"
Ferguillo looked at Stingham as he said, "After Jelly's death, this arcane armor was owned by several more Black Witches. It is said that once it has been bound with blood, it will latch onto the contractor's body forever. There is no way of getting rid of it. As long as the contractor has any bit of arcane particles and vitality, it will continue to exist. It is the symbol of a most loyal lover, the dirtiest betrayal, the most intimate hatred, and a most profound curse – it will never fade.
"What? I can't get rid of it?" Stingham almost spit blood as he shrieked, "I will have to deal with this corpse for the rest of my life?!"
"It's only unappealing to the eyes. But the more terrifying it looks, the more it will deter your opponents. And it works like a materialization. It is only present during battle, when you use arcane particles. Why does this child hate it so much…" Juan perplexedly thought as he stared at Stingham and shook his head.
"Every arcane skill has a flaw. Since this armor was created using a taboo necromantic skill, there will definitely be a way to get rid of it," Ferguillo reasoned.
As Ivan observed Stingham, he couldn't help but shake his head.
He knew Ferguillo's reasoning was correct… but this was created by a Black Witch who had completely slaughtered her way through a castle in one night. Just how powerful was she?
Had she opened six gates? Or even all seven?
Such a legendary and powerful figure had sealed the strength of a Draconic Scholar and drawn upon the power of death, her own resentment, spirit, and perhaps even her own power, to create this arcane armor… to destroy it, it was probably much too difficult.
"So even if some of its power is used up, as long as it can continue to draw upon Stingham's arcane particles and vitality, it will continue to recover? It is truly difficult to breakthrough… so this is why Quentin just left?" Charlotte asked.
"There is also one more story related to this. It is about a curse."
Ferguillo calmly said, "After Jelly, a total of seven Black Witches were contractors of this arcane armor. It is rumored that afterwards, these seven Black Witches were never able to find a true lover, as if they had been cursed. Legend has it that the resentment and hatred infused within this armor is so deep that it affects the owner's fate in love. Furthermore, anyone who attacks the owner and strikes the armor will be cursed with bad luck. There are at least seventeen known arcane masters who struck this armor and died strange deaths. For example by contracting a mysterious illness, by being poisoned by some undiscovered poisonous flower in a forest, by being killed by mistake, by encountering a powerful monster in a place where it shouldn't exist, etc."
Stingham burst into tears as he wretchedly cried, "This arcane armor carries a curse like this? As the owner of this armor, I will never find a lover? I will never have a girlfriend?!"
"No! A handsome genius like me, who knows how many beauties are out there waiting for me to find them!"
"I can't be single forever!"
Stingham's appearance was so miserable that Juan couldn't help but comfortingly say, "It's just a baseless legend. Don't worry."
"What do you mean? The seven previous owners all failed to have a relationship! It is too much to be just a coincidence!" Stingham shrieked even more shrilly. "Why! I don't want to be single my entire life!"
Because Stingham's current appearance was so dramatic, the others couldn't help but giggle amidst his miserable shrieks.
"Relax. It's alright if you can't have a girlfriend." Wilde looked at the heartbroken and dejected Stingham as he said, "I have several brothers who I can introduce you to."
"Pervert! I don't like men!" Stingham howled.
"You know, it's not that bad." Charlotte couldn't help but giggle as she said, "You weren't able to find a girlfriend before anyway."
"Charlotte, you…!" Stingham paused for a moment before wailing, "I'm going to kill Ayrin so that you end up single too!"
"So this is why this narcissistic fellow took the lead so uncharacteristically. He wants to get rid of this arcane armor." Ivan narrowed his eyes as he abruptly spoke, "Stingham, do you truly want to find real love, and have a girlfriend that is like Charlotte?"
"What is Ivan saying right now?" This thought went through everyone's mind as they all turned to look at Ivan.
"Of course!" Stingham stopped bawling as he looked at Charlotte, "But she is already Ayrin's girlfriend."
"You are missing the point, idiot." Ivan looked Stingham in the eye as he said, "What I am trying to say is, if you truly wish for a relationship, then go after it, and never give up. This arcane armor has already existed for about a thousand years. No matter how powerful it is, it will still slowly erode if you grind it down. As long as you keep at it, there will be a day where it breaks. This is what the armor is trying to tell you. The true meaning of the armor. True love is one in which there is commitment to your partner. If you cannot commit yourself, what girl will like you and be willing to become your girlfriend?"
"Ivan… is he trying to do good or bad… Stingham is definitely going to charge headfirst into every fight from now on…" Wily looks abruptly emerged on everyone's faces.
"That's right! If there isn't commitment, how can it be called true love?! I will never give up! I will definitely get rid of this armor and find a girlfriend!" Stingham exclaimed. As if he had found a new star of hope, his eyes abruptly brightened.
"Good. For the sake of a future girlfriend, let us move onwards!" Ivan's voice turned cold as he nodded towards the four Heavy Evil Dragon Protectors. "Let us defeat them first! Perhaps they will have secrets hidden on them!"
"Come and hit me!" Stingham shouted as he charged forward.
"We surrender!" the four Heavy Evil Dragon Protectors shouted as they raised their arms.
"The curse's deterrence is truly great…" Charlotte and the others were speechless.
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KLIA and klia2 airports are home to a wide variety of duty-free shopping ranging from luxury goods, kids toys, makeup and more.
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Best places in Sekinchan and Kuala Selangor for Instagram-worthy pictures and scenic spots + a quick 90-minute weekend getaway from Kuala Lumpur.
The Instagrammable Padi Box is a Container Homestay located in Tali Air, Sekinchan surrounded by paddy with rooms priced from RM118 per night.
DiscoverKL reviews Glamz @ Genting, an outdoor glamping site with a dome concept equipped with a wedding vnue and jacuzzi, located in Genting.
DiscoverKL reviews Genting Dream Cruises on their Singapore-Penang-Phuket-Singapore route in March 2019.
Caravan Serai Exclusive Private Villas is a private villa and staycation home located in Bentong, Pahang.
Here are places in Malaysia with cold weather and low temperatures: Genting Highlands, Cameron Highlands, Kundasang, Fraser's Hill, Tambunan, Gunung Jerai.
Fullscoopy Egg Waffle Ice Cream in Kota Bharu, Kelantan sells the famous Hong Kong dessert of an egg waffle sandwiched with ice cream.
Restaurant Bukit Jugra in Banting serves the popular Beggar Chicken dish, Sticky Rice dish, Marinated Pork Knuckles and more.
Pulau Pangkor Resort is a 5-star resort in Perak and it was once voted the "Best Resort in Malaysia" and DiscoverKL reviews it.
Bekok is a quaint little village in Johor and here are 16 fun and exciting things to do here, including visiting an animal farm.
Here are 9 amazing food that every Malaysian should try and eat in Bentong, Pahang, such as the Guang Xi "3 Signature Dishes" and homemade ice cream.
Valentino Bridal, Ipoh, is a Korean bridal-themed café and wedding studio in Ipoh which features a dreamy merry-go-round concept in its ground floor café.
Five68 Mansion is a luxurious event space in Kajang complete with a swimming pool, rooftop BBQ, 3-storey elevator and even a jacuzzi.
Myracle Suites is an apartment based in Kuala Lumpur and it has unique, out of this world spaceship capsule dormitories in the place of a bed.
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Vitalin Natural Grain Free Duck & Potato Dry Dog Food - 2Kg
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Vitalin Natural Grain Free Duck & Potato Dry Dog Food - 2Kg
Vitalin Adult Duck & Potato has been carefully formulated as a nutritionally complete and balanced recipe for adult dogs to provide all the nutrients required for a happy and healthy life. This hypoallergenic, wheat gluten free and cereal free food contains high quality protein from 100% British Duck with potatoes, nutrient packed botanicals and joint supplements.
• Proudly made in our own factory since 1953
• Made with produce sourced from British farms
• Contains 26% Duck
• Hypoallergenic, wheat gluten & cereal free.
• No added artificial colours, flavours or preservatives
• With botanicals & prebiotics
• Added Glucosamine chondroitin &MSM for joint health
• Holistic Nutrition
Composition: Duck Meat Meal (26.0%), Potato (26.0%), Pea Starch, Sugar Beet, Chicken Oil, Whole Peas, Carrots (2.0%), Chicken Digest, Fish Meal, Brewers Yeast, Fructo-oligosaccharides (Prebiotic FOS) (0.1%), Mannan-oligosaccharides (Prebiotic MOS) (0.1%), Seaweed (750mg/kg), Rosemary (400 mg/kg), Glucosamine (340 mg/kg), MSM (340 mg/kg), Dried Spinach (250 mg/kg), Burdock Root (250 mg/kg), Chondroitin (240 mg/kg), Extract of Yucca Schidigera, Blueberry Extract (100 mg/kg).
Analytical Constituents: Crude Protein 23.0%, Crude Oils & Fats 9.0%, Crude Fibres 2.5%, Crude Ash 8.5%.


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Marble Vase Wants to Be the Target of Your Frustration
We've all felt the type of frustration that makes you want to take a sledgehammer to something breakable. Italian designers Moreno Ratti and Paolo Ulian created the Introverso 2, a beautiful rectangular vase that looks like stacks of marble slabs. See it in the right light, however, and its fun secret becomes apparent.
Seen straight-on, the rectangular vase reveals the silhouette of a more traditionally-shaped vase. It's a bit like looking at a curved vase through a set of closed blinds. The Introverso 2 is lovely just as it is, but if you ever feel the need to bust out a sledgehammer and start breaking things, this is the one vase that can handle it.
Using a hammer, you chip away the corners and edges of the rectangular vase until the curved interior vase reveals itself. The marble neatly breaks away until the perfect, elegant, slightly angular inner vase stands where the rectangular vase once was. The vase can be used in either shape – but we recommend leaving it in its original form until you have a very, very bad day.


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José Luis Díaz
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José Luis joined Base22 as a Business Analyst. He has previous experience working as a business consultant and business analyst on IBM and Dycsi. He has strong communication skills and has worked with multilingual teams.
He likes to help others, either at work or out of it.
He believes that the clients success and satisfaction is our own motive of success, development and satisfaction.
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One thing I've realized is that I have this weird need to prove the cheery people wrong. The ones that are always trying to end cap something with *well at least* and *let me send you cat pictures to cheer you up*.
I don't really know for sure why. I don't mean to be a debbie downer. I'm not actually. But with them, it's almost as though I am on purpose. Like I'm a complete realist. I don't tell them what's going on with the rose -colored optimism and a lift up on the end. I tell them with the exact opposite. The grim, straight-laced reality version. I'm working but it's still not enough. I have great feedback but don't know how to make it into an income stream. I've got a ton of bills that need to be paid yesterday and no idea how they will be. Yes, the…
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On Thursday afternoon Fiona and I met Nick Addington and Ros Houldsworth from the Scottish Community Foundation to review our Make a Splash! small grants programme. We reflected on our experience of working together to distribute a total of £210,000 in small grants to voluntary arts groups across Scotland to enable them to try new ways to get more people taking part in their activities. Nick emphasised that, even though we have now finished distributing this particular fund, voluntary arts groups in Scotland are welcome to apply to the Scottish Community Foundation's general small grants fund. This matches applications to a range of available pots of money, though the success rate for applications (40%) is considerably lower than our Make a Splash! scheme. Nick also told us about LocalGiving.com – an initiative of the Community Foundation Network. For an annual fee of £60 (+ VAT) LocalGiving.com provides a simple template for groups to create an online presence and processes donations for groups. Because the donations are made via local Community Foundations (who then distribute the money to the relevant groups) the groups themselves do not have to be registered charities and LocalGiving.com can automatically collect Gift Aid from donations for the groups.
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Nigerian wedding San Severino Marche
Our tale of an exciting day, a nigerian wedding in San Severino Marche,
a traditional ceremony at the bride's house, where firstly we documented the preparation,
and after the ceremony, where the groom and his family brought gifts to the bride's family, asking
Ufuoma's hands, who said yes to her beloved Federico.
After the ceremony, Federico&Ufuoma with their parents and friends moved to Hotel "il boschetto" in Tolentino, for the party.
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All Bodies Are Beach Bodies
Each year, as the chill of winter is thrown off by the warmth of spring and summer, we are inundated with advertisements on television or magazines, along with conversations in school or at work, all asking the same question: Do you have a beach body?
The beach body is largely conceived of as a body that is thin or muscular and ready to be shown off publicly in the summer sun. As summer rolls around, so do our insecurities with our bodies.
The more we see advertisements for diets, exercise programs and slimming shapewear, the more we are left to wonder whether or not we are allowed to feel good about ourselves at all. Too often, we end up feeling like a litany of problems in need of solutions instead.
Indeed, the negative body talk used within media or daily conversations with everyone from family members to coworkers, creates and upholds a culture of fear surrounding bodies, especially those that are seen as abnormal or less beautiful (bodies of color, fat bodies, disabled bodies, etc.)
Round Peg, Square Hole
So how exactly is this culture of fear informed by classism? Well, for starters, it assumes that bodies are easily and freely manipulated according to current trends. For instance, there are often advertisements that talk about new body trends, with everything from longer legs, smaller waists, darker or lighter skin, etc. etc. These advertisements put forth the idea that bodies, like houses or cars, can be remodeled at a moment's notice.
What's more harmful, however, is that they also put forth the idea that our bodies exemplify our own individual morals. For example, many people believe that fat people are fat, because we are greedy and lazy and lack the motivation to change ourselves for the better.
Not only does this assume that fat people share one universal experience as fat people (a stereotype) but it also assumes that fat people's lives are inherently less valuable because they are fat. Put another way, it assumes that fat people wear our bad choices on our bodies. And if we would just change our bodies, our morals would follow suit.
The only thing you need to be beach body ready is to be ready to put your body on a beach."
However, these negative assumptions and stereotypes about fat people's bodies are rooted in classism. They assume that bodies cannot simply exist for themselves, but must serve a larger purpose (i.e., being physically attractive or being "beach body ready"). These bodies should be readily able to buy any product that would drastically change them from what they are to what advertisers say they should be.
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However, bodies are not like houses or cars. They cannot be remodeled on a whim, and upkeep isn't as simple as mopping your floors once a week or changing your oil every three months. Bodies are much more complicated, and changing them isn't as simple as advertisements make them out to be. What's more, these advertisements assume that people who "need" to change their bodies have a life that can be scheduled around this constant "remodeling." For people who work multiple jobs, go to school full time, have families to take care of and more, it is often impossible to look like you've just stepped out of a photo shoot – because life happens!
Ultimately, the idea of the beach body is classist because it assumes that everyone can and should strive to be a walking advertisement for diets or exercise machines or any number of products. The good news, however, is that all bodies are good bodies. You deserve to love yourself now with whatever body you have.
And truly, the only thing you need to be beach body ready is to be ready to put your body on a beach!
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One of the joys of going to the beach in Hawaii is the acceptance of diversity, not only in race/ethnicity but also in body size/type. This is partly because a lot of Hawaiians are large. More, though, because the spirit of aloha prevails–and that means welcoming and respecting everyone. BTW, it's also a great place to buy large size clothes, including bathing suits.
Any kind of pun will do, but I especially love the ones that elicit audible groans and eye-rolls from friends.
This conversation took place recently, while my roommate and I were decorating the kitchen of our apartment.
Roommate: We have so many oven mitts! Two of them can be functional oven mitts and this can be a decorative one.
Me: We'll call that one the Mitt Romney. It'll sit around and be flashy while the other mitts do actual work.


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A Shulgin Quotes
"I, as a responsible adult human being, will never concede the power to anyone to regulate my choice of what I put into my body, or where I go with my mind. From the skin inwards is my jurisdiction is it not? I choose what may or may not cross that border."


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Many couples share a love for the outdoors, but these six are taking it to the next level. In some ways it makes perfect sense – they love each other, they love the outdoors, so why not turn a passion into a career? But working together has it's down side, and it isn't always easy.
"We often find it difficult to step away from work," says April Peterson, co-owner of River Rock Outfitters. She and her fellow owner and husband Keith talk shop constantly. "It really is all consuming making the engine run," she says.
The other couples echo that sentiment, including Pack Rat Outdoor Center owners Scott and Carolyn Crook. "The worst part about owning the store together is that we don't have time to do the things we previously did outdoors," Carolyn says. "The store comes first."
While the pairs have disagreements and need to learn how to navigate this unique situation together, all agree there is no doubt it's worth it. "The best part about owning a store together is building something together," says Jordan Lapekas, co-owner of Lake Powell Paddleboards, with her husband, Joe. "It's our 'baby' and we have loved growing it and seeing it be successful thanks to our joint efforts.


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Viewpoint by António Guterres
The following is the text of UN Secretary-General's remarks to a high-level debate of the Security Council on 'Mercenary activities as a source of insecurity and destabilization in Africa' with the Central African sub-region as a focus, under the presidency of Equatorial Guinea for the month of February. Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo chaired the meeting on February 4. – The Editor.
NEW YORK (IDN) – The use of mercenaries dates back through the ages. From antiquity to the medieval era to the present day, those who fight for financial reward or other material compensation have been a near constant on the battlefield. The shadowy nature of the practice makes data hard to come by. Reports suggest a surge in the use of mercenaries and other foreign fighters. While the numerical picture may be murky, the impacts of mercenaries today are all too clear.


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"Letter from the Editor" The Election is over and although we do not have a "Declared Winner" it is time for Imperial Beach to return to its Normal Great Self!
Nov 07, 2014 12:23PM
By Paul Spear
At this point, nothing can be done to change the outcome of the Mayoral election. Either Serge Dedina or Mayor Jim Janney will be our mayor for the next 4 years. Now it is time to return Imperial Beach to the small friendly beach town! Imperial Beach is. A city were people work together to make it a better place for every one of its citizens.
All of our children go to school together or are in the same Boy's Little League, or in the same Girls Softball League, or are involved in activities were they interact together. We need to set an example for them and show that qualified America Adult is entitle to cast a vote but that afterwards we all work together for the same common cause. To make America a better place for everyone who lives here no matter what their race, religion, political views or individual agendas. In the end we all want the same thing, a better place to raise our families
Or, maybe we can learn from our children who played together without worrying who was going to be in office and stayed friends no matter what their parents thought politically!
The point is the election is over and no matter who is in office,, it is time to put politics aside and return Imperial Beach back to the city that we know and loved! Let's show the rest of San Diego County that we can survive controversy and come out the great city we are known as.
By Paul Spear, Editor


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In the landmark studies, the beta-blocker, given on top of standard treatment, consistently reduced the all-cause mortality by 34–35%, with very good tolerability. Beta-blockade also reduced cardiovascular mortality, sudden cardiac death, and death due to progression of heart failure, reduced hospitalizations (all-cause, cardiovascular, and worsening heart failure), and improved NYHA functional class. types of infections cipro treats The body releases these hormones as part of its response to heart failure. For this and other reasons, beta-blockers have been shown to be effective for treating most people who have heart failure. Beta-blockers have a variety of effects throughout the body. They are used to treat heart disease that causes chest pain, high blood pressure, Beta-blockers can slow the progression of systolic forms of heart failure. 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If you have heart failure, you need beta-blockers -- even if you do not have symptoms. Beta-blockers are prescribed for patients with systolic heart failure and improve survival, even in people with severe symptoms. There are several types of beta-blockers, but only three are approved by the FDA to treat heart failure: They may be taken with meals, at bedtime, or in the morning. Food delays how your body absorbs beta-blockers, but they also may reduce side effects. Beta-blockers shouldn't be used if you have very low blood pressure (hypotension) or a slow pulse (bradycardia) that may cause you to feel dizzy or lightheaded. If you have severe lung congestion, your doctor will treat your congestion before prescribing a beta-blocker. While you are taking this beta-blocker, your doctor may tell you to take and record your pulse daily. If your pulse is slower than it should be or your blood pressure is less than 100, call your doctor about taking your beta-blocker that day. 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Beta blockers should now be considered standard therapy in patients with New York Heart Association class II or class III heart failure who are hemodynamically stable, who do not have dyspnea at rest and who have no other contraindications to the use of these agents. 2 Data from the Framingham Heart Study indicate that as many as 465,000 new cases of this disease are identified each year in the United States.3The increasing incidence of congestive heart failure is in contrast to the decreasing incidence of other cardiovascular disorders.4 Mortality and hospitalization rates for patients with the disease are high and continue to rise.5 The Framingham study found mortality rates of 17 percent at one year, 30 percent at two years and 56 percent at five years.6 The economic burden of heart failure is also substantial. In 1991, Medicare spent 5.5 billion dollars for heart failure hospitalizations, double the amount spent on all cancer hospitalizations.7Despite the magnitude of the problem, treatment of congestive heart failure is often inadequate. Most patients with heart failure are cared for by primary care physicians.8 Yet a recent survey found that angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors were being administered to only 80 percent of eligible patients by cardiologists, 71 percent of eligible patients by internists and 60 percent of eligible patients by primary care physicians.9 Data supporting the use of ACE inhibitors in patients with heart failure are compelling and have been well-publicized for a decade. Metoprolol in chf What's the Best Beta Blocker for Heart Failure? - GoodRx, Blocker Use for the Stages of Heart Failure - NCBI - NIH Prednisone and alcohol Cipro dosage uti Metoprolol may worsen the symptoms of heart failure in some patients, who may experience chest pain or discomfort, dilated neck veins, extreme fatigue, irregular breathing, an irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath, swelling of the face, fingers, feet, or lower legs, weight gain, or wheezing. Metoprolol - Wikipedia Use of beta blockers in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Immediate- vs extended-release metoprolol in heart failure. Effect of metoprolol CR/XL in chronic heart failure Metoprolol CR/XL Randomized Intervention Trial in Congestive Heart Failure MERIT-HF. Lancet 1999;301-7. Goldstein S, Fagerberg B, Hjalmarson A, et al for the MERIT-HF Study Group. purchase retin a cream I have been told that both Metoprolol and Carvelidol are beta blockers used mostly in the tratment of CHF. What are the advantages of using Coreg instead of Toprol for the treatment of CHF. What are the advantages of using Coreg instead of Toprol for the treatment of CHF. Oct 29, 2017. Beta-blockers are drugs that improve the heart's ability to relax. WebMD looks at how this medication is used to treat heart failure.


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Babywearing and breastfeeding do provide the base for a stronger family
What is being a young mom? I hear and speak to people who definitely think a mom should be at a certain age, but I remember being a mom for the first time when I turned 33. This was not my choice nor was it my husband's.
Sometimes we think planning to be pregnant is a special goal yet we might not even know who plans our future.
Yes for a Zimbabwean girl I was late, just the same as my age group right now will be asking "'so when did you graduate? when did get your driver's licence and when was your first child?"
Such cliche questions are difficult to answer when your first 22 years of your life was in Zimbabwe and then the second 20 years of your life is in Europe.
I had to start afresh with a lot of things. At that moment my age group in Zimbabwe was moving on. At that moment my age group in Europe was moving on.
May I be proud to tell you that if I look back I feel richer than ever?
Having lived in a resorted village in Zimbabwe, having lived in what they call high density surburb and lived in what they call low density surburb and now in Netherlands in defferent areas as well make me who I am now. I have seen it all.
Ndongoda kasadza neRudhe ne muchaha, kasadza kezviyo ne mahewu kana ndava nenyota munenge mandigona.
Sleep well my dearest friends ❤ , My daughter in this picture is now 11 years old


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The cast will also feature Curt Dale Clark as Joe Gillis, David Girolmo as Max von Mayerling, Randall Frizado, Joel Hatch, Charis Leos, Bruce Rebold, Amanda Rose, Katie Sina, Eric Stephenson and Will Ray.
"Aging actress Norma Desmond attempts a bold return to the big screen in this musical adaptation of the classic film," according to production notes. "While her glamour has faded, her unfulfilled ambition has not. When she meets a struggling Hollywood screen-writer, Norma seizes the opportunity to restore her long-dormant career to its former glory."
The creative team also includes stage manager Mark Johnson, set designer Robert Kovach and music director Ray Fellman with costumes based on the original designs by Anthony Powell.
Sunset features a score by Andrew Lloyd Webber with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton.
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You talked about a stylist. That's where the name came from – Jimmy Scott.
That's what legendary producer Quincy Jones said about Jimmy Scott. The hugely admired jazz singer.
Originally born as James Victor "Jimmy" Scott and also known as "Little" Jimmy Scott, the singer influenced a wide range of vocalists like Billie Holiday and even Madonna.
Suffering from Kallmann's syndrome, a rare genetic condition, Jimmy Scott never had a puberty vocal change. Those circumstances gave him a unique voice. Scott became famous in the 1940s as the singer of the Lionel Hampton Band. After fading celebrity in the late 1960s he made his comeback 30 years later. He then appeared in the last episode of US-series "Twin Peaks" – singing a song written by director David Lynch.
On June 12, 2014 Jimmy Scott died at the age of 88.
Below you find a trailer to a still unpublished feature film about Jimmy Scott and one of his final albums.
More about that:
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What makes Rihanna special—outside of the music—is that she is someone who is genuinely herself. People connect with her. You are seeing the authentic version of who she is. You can see her scars and her flaws…. She's gone through things that everyone's gone through—dysfunctional relationships, things that played out in front of everyone's eyes—and she's done a real good job of keeping her life private, but just living her life as a young person … unapologetically. You have to have a tough skin in this business; you're going to hear some things about yourself that you're going to think, What?? Are you crazy? —Jay Z
I honestly think how much fun it would be to live my reputation. People have this image of how wild and crazy I am, and I'm not everything they think of me. The reality is that the fame, the rumors—this picture means this, another picture means that—it really freaks me out. It made me back away from even wanting to attempt to date. It's become second nature for me to just close that door and just be O.K. with that. I'm always concerned about whether people have good or bad intentions. —Rihanna
Rihanna sits across the table from me in the private room at Giorgio Baldi, her favorite restaurant in L.A. Her hair is reddish, wavy; her face seems free of makeup. She's even more beautiful in person than she is in her photos. She's wearing a white crop top, denim cutoff shorts, Puma sneakers, and a flowing Chinese-patterned robe. When she orders three half-portions of pasta dishes (spaghetti pomodoro with basil, gnocchi, and ravioli), I ask how she maintains her curvy but slim figure. She says, "Legit, I have been in the gym every day this week because I am not willing to give up my food. But I will sacrifice an hour for the gym." The 27-year-old woman in front of me is not the provocative, wild hip-hop prom queen, the sexy girl allegedly at the center of a jealous, bottle-throwing brawl in a nightclub, nor the habitué of L.A. and New York hot spots 1Oak and Up & Down. Nor is she the woman who has been described as badass, shocking, naughty, tough—pictured in tabloids and online with various rumored rapper/actor/athlete boyfriends. She is elegant, funny, straightforward, and downright horrified (and laughs hysterically) at all of the rumors I toss at her. And while people may assume that her life is just one big, long, sexy night out on the town, she insists it's not true. I ask about her bad-girl reputation. "Honestly, I've been thinking lately about how boring I am," she says. "When I do get time to myself, I watch TV." Now we're off and running, both of us mourning the end of Breaking Bad. She loves Bates Motel and forensics shows. What about NCIS and CSI? "I used to watch them," she says, "until I found The First 48 [homicide detectives, cold-blooded murders at convenience stores] and Snapped [true stories of women who lost control and committed murder]. Those are things that actually happened in real life," she says. "I'm stuck on the fact that these things actually happened. All those other things are just made-up stories."
When it comes to made-up stories, Rihanna knows whereof she speaks. Despite all those rumors of sexual liaisons, Rihanna says her last real, official boyfriend was Chris Brown—when they briefly got back together three years after his arrest for assaulting her in 2009 (more about that later)—and, prior to that, then Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp, who she says she was just getting to know when the paparazzi got a picture of them together. "We were still dating … we were just three months in and I liked his vibe, he was a good guy, and then paparazzi got us on vacation in Mexico. He handled it well; I didn't. I got so uncomfortable because now what? He's not even able to be seen with [another] girl, because I'm dragged back into headlines that say he's cheating on me, and I don't even [really] know this guy. Some guys … I don't even have their number. You would not even believe it," she says with a laugh. "I'm serious, hand to God." Given that she's supposed to be so freewheeling, can't she just have sex for fun? "If I wanted to I would completely do that," she says. "I am going to do what makes me feel happy, what I feel like doing. But that would be empty for me; that to me is a hollow move. I would wake up the next day feeling like shit.
'When you love somebody, that's different," she continues. "Even if you don't love them per se, when you care enough about somebody and you know that they care about you, then you know they don't disrespect you. And it's about my own respect for myself. A hundred percent. Sometimes it's the first time I'm meeting this person—and then all of a sudden I'm 'with them.' It freaks me out. This industry creates stories and environments that can make you uncomfortable even being friends with someone. If you see me sitting next to someone, or standing next to someone, what, I'm not allowed to do that? I'm like, are you serious? Do you think it's going to stop me from having a friend?" But, she adds, "I'm the worst. I see a rumor and I'm not calling [them] back. I've had to be so conscious about people—what they say and why people want to be with me, why people want to sleep with me…. It makes me very guarded and protective. I learned the hard way.


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A video for a track from the bands upcoming album, Going To Hell, has been officially released. It can be seen below. The album will be released with Razor & Tie Records on March 18th. You can purchase a CD here. To see the band live, you can buy concert tickets here for their upcoming tour dates. Please follow and like us:Read More


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899645800948009496.post4800003712758047173..comments2020-09-14T20:58:08.880-07:00Comments on DBMS Musings: IEEE Computer issue on the CAP TheoremDaniel Abadihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899645800948009496.post-23417483021936884242016-08-14T19:17:19.821-07:002016-08-14T19:17:19.821-07:00Link fixed.Link fixed.Daniel Abadihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899645800948009496.post-45132917355228783032016-07-23T13:36:38.168-07:002016-07-23T13:36:38.168-07:00Hi, the link for the Birdman article (5th?) doesn&...Hi, the link for the Birdman article (5th?) doesn't seem to be valid: http://dfreedman.cs.cornell.edu/IEEE_Computer_45_50.pdf
What is the title of that article, by email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899645800948009496.post-6524969616751219432013-03-04T06:11:27.515-08:002013-03-04T06:11:27.515-08:00thanks for share.thanks for share.cityhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899645800948009496.post-87214743043756168642012-11-19T14:18:49.247-08:002012-11-19T14:18:49.247-08:00Mark, thanks for the kind words. Your question abo...Mark, thanks for the kind words. Your question about R+W > N implying consistency is a common misconception, so I'm glad you brought it up.

In their proof of CAP, Seth Gilbert and Nancy Lynch used the definition of atomic/linearizable consistency: "There must exist a total order on all operations such that each operation looks as if it were completed at a single instant. This is equivalent to requiring requests of the distributed shared memory to act as if they were executing on a single node, responding to operations one at a time."

When you have R+W > N, all that is guaranteed is that reads return at least the latest complete write. However, this is weaker than the definition of consistency given above.

For example, suppose you have 3 replicas A, B and C, and both R and W are equal to 2 (so 2+2 > 3). Let's say that a write is sent to A and B and A has completed the write while B is delayed before completing the write. Now a read comes and is sent to A and C. A has the more recent value, so this new value is returned (even though the write that resulted in this value has not yet "committed"). Now, another read comes and goes to B and C. Since neither one has the new value, the old value is read. If the two reads would execute on the same single server this would be impossible since the second read started after the first one completed.

Of course, it is possible to guarantee higher levels of consistency in quorum systems, but just R+W >= N by itself is not sufficient to guarantee consistency.Daniel Abadihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899645800948009496.post-30936535778703599082012-11-14T15:15:21.682-08:002012-11-14T15:15:21.682-08:00For some reason I didn't get PACELC when readi...For some reason I didn't get PACELC when reading your original blog post. I read the paper today and now I get it. Thanks for removing a lot of the confusion from future CAP discussions by explaining the source of the confusion and introducing PACELC.

Can you provide more details on why "R+W >= N" isn't sufficient to provide C as defined by Gilbert and Lynch?Mark Callaghanhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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This serves as a simple PSA – if you or someone you know has a substance abuse problem we urge you to seek help.
Earlier this week our favorite golf commentator on the PGA Tour, David Feherty, lost his son to a drug overdose. Feherty himself is a recovering alcoholic who has openly discussed his own struggles. Her shared via Twitter, "My first born son is gone from me, dying from an overdose on his 29th birthday. Bless his sweet heart, I will fight on."
The reason for us taking a moment to discuss this is because unfortunately many tie together substance abuse and golf. It's not uncommon for golfers to consume alcohol while enjoying a round but we urge you to choose alternative means of transportation afterwards if you find yourself unable legally to drive home.
Here are a few links we think are important to share:
- Southern California Addiction Center: https://southerncaliforniaaddictioncenter.com/
- Southern California Alcohol & Drug Programs, Inc.: http://www.scadpinc.org/home0.aspx
- Reviews and Ratings of Southern California Programs: http://www.recovery.org/browse/california/
- Uber: https://www.uber.com
- Lyft: https://www.lyft.com
Thank you for your attention!


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New Myanmar Foundation published Voter Education Manual – Series 1 in December 2014 funded by Norwegian People's Aid (NPA).
The manual was written in Burmese language and published 4,000 copies. The manual books were distributed to our network of Election Education and Observation Partners (EEOPs), other CSOs, CBOs, NGOs, political parties and many other stakeholders. NMF had planned to send the manuals to Pyidaungsu Hluttaw representatives and distribute them to the public through civil society organizations.
NMF achieved a great success by this manual.
Read the Article: Voter Education Manual – Series 1, News from Myanmar Times