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What is pilocarpine? What are the uses for pilocarpine?
Pilocarpine is a cholinergic drug, that is, a drug that mimics the effects of the chemical, acetylcholine which is produced by nerve cells. Acetylcholine serves as a messenger between nerve cells and between nerve cells and the organs they control. For example, acetylcholine is responsible for causing the salivary glands to make saliva and the lacrimal glands to make tears to lubricate the eyes. In addition to its effects on the salivary and lacrimal glands, acetylcholine reduces the production of fluid within the eye. Pilocarpine eye drops have been used for many years to treat glaucoma, a condition in which pressure within the fluid of the eye is abnormally elevated and ultimately damages the eye and impares vision. In 1994, an oral formulation of pilocarpine was approved by the FDA for the treatment of dry mouth caused by radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, a treatment that damages the salivary glands and reduces their production of saliva. In 1998, the oral preparation was approved for the management of Sjögren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease that damages the salivary and lacrimal glands. Pilocarpine was first isolated from the leaves of Pilocarpus microphyllus (also called jaborandi) in 1875.
What brand names are available for pilocarpine?
Is pilocarpine available as a generic drug?
GENERIC AVAILABLE: Yes
Do I need a prescription for pilocarpine?
What are the side effects of pilocarpine?
Excessive sweating (diaphoresis) is a frequent side effect of pilocarpine. Other side effects include:
- chills,
- dizziness,
- excessive tearing,
- flushing,
- voice change,
- stuffy nose,
- tremor,
- nervousness,
- increased need to urinate,
- visual disturbances,
- diarrhea,
- difficulty swallowing,
- abdominal pain,
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- slow or increased heart rate,
- and high or low blood pressure.
What is the dosage for pilocarpine?
Oral pilocarpine usually is taken three or four times daily. The recommended dose for radiation induced xerostomia is 5 to 10 mg three times daily.
The dose for xerostomia associated with Sjögren's syndrome is 5 mg four times daily. The maximum effect occurs in approximately one hour but may occur later if it is taken with food. The effects last three to five hours.
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Which drugs or supplements interact with pilocarpine?
Medications that have anticholinergic effects should not be used with pilocarpine since they will counter pilocarpine's cholinergic effects. Such medications include atropine, for example, Lomotil; some antihistamines,for example, diphenhydramine (Benadryl), promethazine (Phenergan)], and trimeprazine (Temaril); some phenothiazines, for example, mesoridazine (Serentil), promazine (Sparine), thioridazine (Mellaril), and triflupromazine (Vesprin); some antidepressants, for example, amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep), amoxapine (Asendin), bupropion (Wellbutrin; Zyban), clomipramine (Anafranil), doxepin (Sinequan), maprotiline (Ludiomil), and protriptyline (Vivactil) as well as clozapine (Clozaril), cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril), and disopyramide (Norpace).
Is pilocarpine safe to take if I'm pregnant or breastfeeding?
The safety of oral pilocarpine during pregnancy has not been evaluated. The physician and patient need to weigh the benefits and the unknown risk to the fetus before using pilocarpine during pregnancy.
It is not known if pilocarpine is secreted in human breast milk in amounts large enough to affect the nursing infant.
Pilocarpine (Salagen) is a medication prescribed for the treatment of dry mouth caused by Sjogren's syndrome, and radiation to the neck and head. Review side effects, drug interactions, dosage, and pregnancy safety information prior to taking this medication.
Related Disease Conditions
Dry Mouth (Xerostomia)
Dry mouth is a common side effect of many prescription and non-prescription drugs and certain medical conditions. Symptoms of dry mouth include a sticky, dry feeling in the mouth, frequent thirst, sores in the mouth; sores or split skin at the corners of the mouth, cracked lips, a dry feeling in the throat, a burning or tingling sensation in the mouth, and a dry, red, raw tongue.
Glaucoma is a common eye condition in which the fluid pressure inside the eye rises because of slowed fluid drainage from the eye. If untreated, glaucoma may damage the optic nerve and other parts of the eye, causing the loss of vision or even blindness.
Sjogren's Syndrome
Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease involving the abnormal production of extra antibodies that attack the glands and connective tissue. It is also associated with a connective tissue disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, or scleroderma, which is referred to as secondary Sjögren's syndrome. Though there is no cure for Sjögren's syndrome, the symptoms may be treated by using lubricating eye ointments, drinking plenty of water, humidifying the air, and using glycerin swabs. Medications are also available to treat dry eye and dry mouth.
Retinal Detachment
Retinal detachment is the separation of the retina from its attachments to the underlying eye tissue. Symptoms of retinal detachment include flashing lights and floaters. Highly nearsighted young adults and those who've had cataract surgery are at higher risk for retinal detachment.
Treatment & Diagnosis
- How To Reduce Your Medication Costs
- Pharmacy Visit, How To Get The Most Out of Your Visit
- Indications for Drugs: Approved vs. Non-approved
- Drugs: The Most Common Medication Errors
- Medication Disposal
- Dangers of Mixing Medications
- Drugs: Buying Prescription Drugs Online Safely
- Generic Drugs, Are They as Good as Brand-Names?
Medications & Supplements
Prevention & Wellness
Report Problems to the Food and Drug Administration
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit the FDA MedWatch website or call 1-800-FDA-1088.


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We have been promised a season of heavy rain. So far, we have had a few days of heavy rain and our skies have been overcast all week. I love the look of heavy, gray skies, probably because we have so many days of sun. I'm not complaining about sunny days. It's just nice to have some gray days to mix things up.
This is another encaustic in my series of waves/weather. It's so much fun to paint in this medium and then fuse the wax and see the surface change. I usually paint using brighter colors but thought these muted colors were a nice change.

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It looks like the Kennedys are getting the Crimetown treatment, or at least something like it. Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier's hit true-crime podcast chronicles the history of crime in American cities, with their first season looking into organized crime and corruption in Providence, Rhode Island. Though the next season of city-based crime history isn't scheduled to be released until the end of summer, the duo premiered a trailer at the 2018 Vulture Festival for their next effort, The RFK Tapes.
Slated to premiere on June 5 — the day before the anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination — the new series will cover the infamous day in the Ambassador Hotel's kitchen when Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan, the tapes that captured it, and the conspiracy theories that inevitably followed. Episodes will include interviews with the people who were there — as well as original audio from the tapes that were locked away by the LAPD for 20 years.


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1. The effect of infusion of noradrenaline (0.42 μmol min−1 kg−1) on the exchange of non-esterified fatty acids, glycerol and other metabolites across subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue was investigated in five healthy subjects using an arteriovenous catheterization technique and measurement of adipose tissue blood flow using the 133Xe clearance technique. At the same time, the net rate of fat oxidation in the whole body was assessed by indirect calorimetry, and the turnover of glycerol in the whole body and in subcutaneous adipose tissue was estimated using [5-2H]glycerol, which was administered as a primed constant infusion for 1 h before (basal turnover) noradrenaline administration and continued during the 1 h of noradrenaline infusion.
2. The noradrenaline infusion increased the plasma noradrenaline concentration from a basal value of 0.9 ± 0.1 to 12.6 ± 1.2 nmol/(mean ± SEM) at 60 min. It also increased the arterialized concentration of glycerol by 50% (basal value 81 ± 11/μmol/l−1) and that of plasma non-esterified fatty acids three-fold (basal value 357 ± 86 μmol/l).
3. Noradrenaline increased the net release of glycerol by adipose tissue three-fold and that of non-esterified fatty acids three- to four-fold. Although the ratio of non-esterified fatty acid to glycerol release by adipose tissue increased in all subjects from a mean value of 2.7 in the basal period to 3.6 and 3.9 at 50 and 60 min of the noradrenaline infusion, respectively (P < 0.02), at no time point did the ratio differ significantly from 3.0
4. Noradrenaline increased the estimated rate of appearance of glycerol in the whole body from a basal value of 1.5 ± 0.3 to 2.6 ± 0.3 μmol min−1 kg−1 body weight, and the net rate of triacylglycerol oxidation from 1.2 ± 0.1 to 1.7 ± 0.13 μmol min−1 kg−1. The enrichment of glycerol in venous blood draining adipose tissue was two-fold lower than that predicted from the net addition of glycerol to the blood in the basal period (P < 0.02).
5. This study provides a direct demonstration of a 'hormone' stimulating lipolysis in human adipose tissue in viva The effect of noradrenaline in significantly increasing the ratio of non-esterified fatty acid to glycerol release by adipose tissue may be partly explained by accumulation in adipose tissue of diacylglycerol, which is associated with release of non-esterified fatty acids but not glycerol. Finally, since the low enrichment of glycerol in venous blood draining adipose tissue cannot be entirely explained by the net addition of glycerol in adipose tissue, there must be exchange between enriched glycerol in blood and unenriched glycerol in adipose tissue. This raises questions about the accuracy of glycerol turnover studies, which are typically carried out over 1 h.


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A Hayward man created the exhibit, which features cityscapes and railroads. It will be displayed at Bay Area Family Church on Washington Avenue until Sunday.
Members of the Bay Area Lego Users Group will also be on hand, showing off some of their work. Last year the exhibit attracted 2,000 people.
San Leandro Lego Show
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Why is it that we, as a society, glorify those careers that seemingly do nothing but entertain? Kim Kardashian is sucking TV audiences dry with her ditzy demeanor and enormous backside. Timelines and news feeds are filled with meaningless stars living even more valueless lives … and we love them.
Maybe it's envy, or maybe it's boredom. Regardless, we watch these celebrities day in and day out and forget those whose careers actually mean something.
K-State is home to the state's largest military population in higher education, according to K-State's website. Along with its outreach programs at Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth, there is also an Office of Military Affairs at K-State that aims to promote military and student engagement, contact military speakers for campus activities and arrange students tours of military installations.
As part of the Manhattan community, students should embrace and support the men and women who reside at Fort Riley, their families and those currently serving our country.
By the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' count, there were 41,892,128 U.S. military service deaths that resulted from 11 wars between 1775-1991. That's enough bodies to wipe out Manhattan's population of 56,143 approximately 746 times.
As of Sept. 30, 2014, there are 221,206 total veterans living in Kansas, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. These men and women survived serving everything from World War II to Vietnam, where so many of their brothers- and sisters-in-arms fell.
The aftermath
Even after soldiers return from wherever they were serving, their struggle is not over.
Post-traumatic stress disorder occurs after someone has been through extreme trauma and is very common amongst veterans. Of the many reasons that make people more likely to go through PTSD, some can be if they were directly exposed to the trauma as a witness or victim, were seriously hurt during the event or believed they were in danger, according to the National Center for PTSD.
This makes sense as when you are in the military, you may see things like combats, go on dangerous and life-threatening missions and witness death.
Approximately 7 or 8 out of every 100 people will have PTSD at some point in their lives, according to the center. During a given year, about 5.2 million adults have PTSD. While not all of these cases are direct results of being in the military, it is still a clear indicator that PTSD is an issue here in the U.S.
The number of veterans with PTSD varies, depending on the service era. For example, according to a 1980 National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study, about 15 out of every 100 Vietnam veterans were diagnosed with PTSD. This number has since gone up. It is currently estimated that 30 percent of Vietnam veterans have had PTSD in their lifetime.
These numbers are shockingly high, but how can we go about lowering them? With more support and recognition of what our military goes through, maybe then we can better understand how to help the military community.
The need for support
According to a Jan. 14, 2014 Veterans Health Administration report titled, "Suicide Rates in VHA Patients through 2011 with Comparisons with Other Americans and other Veterans through 2010," there has been an increase in the suicide rate in female VHA users and an increase in the suicide rate of male VHA users under age 30, especially those aged 18-25 years.
According to the Department of Veteran Affairs report titled, "Suicide Data Report, 2012," it is estimated that 22 veterans will have died by suicide each day in 2010.
The number of military deaths by suicide was actually larger than those killed in combat as well, according to a Jan. 14, 2013 NPR article titled, "U.S. Military's Suicide Rate Surpassed Combat Deaths in 2012." Tom Bowman, NPR's Pentagon correspondent, said in the article that while many of the deaths are the result of stresses that come with being deployed in a war zone, others were never deployed and the suicides were a result of financial or personal problems. He said that most were young men, age 18-24, who felt that seeking the necessary help would undermine their career.
The stigma that surrounds mental health care plays another large role for those suffering from depression, suicidal thoughts or PTSD. We shouldn't allow misconceptions to play any part in these tragic losses, believing that those suffering should "just feel better" or "get over it."
Despite these misconceptions, veterans need more support from mental health care facilities and programs. According to a May 2, 2013 Stars and Stripes article titled, "Report: Veterans at risk for suicide not getting follow-ups," the Office of Inspector General released a report that said 30 percent of high-risk mental health cases they reviewed did not receive all of the follow-ups the department promised. This goes against their existing policies, which requires staff to conduct follow-up appointments or calls "for any veteran discharged from an acute mental health treatment program."
We must insure that our veterans and military get proper mental health treatment as well as push for more programs to help those who have fought for our country and are dealing with the aftermath.
Why is it that most of us forget about the men and women serving our country every day until Bradley Cooper or Mark Wahlberg plays one on the big screen? While I commend these actors for portraying such acts of heroism and shedding light on our military, it is the men they pay the part of that deserve and need true recognition.
Kelly Iverson is a senior in mass communications.


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Tomorrow we're meeting with International Women's Strike US/ Paro Internacional de Mujeres EUANYC organizers to hopefully have more sex working people represented in their strike efforts!
Thursday in NYC we'll be at the Community Gathering & Court Support for Ceyenne!
Thursday in Chicago we'll be at Building Towards Freedom: Invisible No More w/ Andrea Ritchie, LaSaia Wade, & Eisha Love
Whatever city you're in, we wanna see you show up for sex working folx!


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This quest can be acquired from Mofat in the city of Monsoon. Mofat is marked in the south west of the city on the map of Monsoon. The quest can be acquired in two other ways; if you leave Monsoon without speaking with Mofat, a guard will prompt you to visit him. It is also acquired when you encounter missionaries on the Pilgrim road from Chersonese to Monsoon. If you acquire the quest in this way, you will need to visit Mofat in Monsoon and speak with him to progress further.
If you haven't already picked up the quest from along the Pilgrim's road, the nearest location to Monsoon where you will find the white-clad missionaries is marked on the map below. Follow the road south from Monsoon and, when in doubt, look for the Pilgrim pillars marked by an illuminated star. As you come across the pillar marked below you will see a campfire to your right. Go to it and you will find the body of a missionary on the floor. Interact with it and then return to Mofat in Monsoon.
After speaking with Mofat about your findings, he will ask you to speak with Alemmon, the Philosopher Trainer in Monsoon. He can be found in the north east of the city, as shown on the map below. Just head east from Mofat and then north along the main path in the city heading toward Elatt's Temple. Just before you reach the archway leading to the temple, turn east, walk over the wooden bridge and up the stairs, at the top of which you will find Alemmon.
Once you've spoken with Alemmon you will have been informed about where to find the bandits. They have taken up camp in Dead Roots, a dungeon west of the campsite where you found the missionary. Dead Roots is marked as 'Huge Tree' on the Hallowed Marsh map, and can be accessed either from its base or from the top. The top entrance is faster, so we shall proceed with that in mind.
Head south along the Pilgrim road from Monsoon. When you reach the pillar beside the campfire, turn directly west and follow the path through the entwined tree trunks. The path will eventually bend north as you ascend the hill. At this point you will encounter some bandits, though they shouldn't pose much of a threat. At the top of the hill, turn west. You will see the tree in the distance and the path to it from here.
Once inside Dead Roots, you will need to find 'several pieces of evidence'. This comprises four notes which contain incriminating evidence. While only three notes are required to complete the quest, finding all four will provide you with the Dead Roots Key. The key can be used to access some otherwise hidden loot. More information on this will be detailed below.
When you enter Dead Roots, head north over the first bridge and down some wooden stairs. In front of you, to the west, you will see some bushes. Behind the bushes you will find an Immaculate. It will be hostile, so be prepared for a fight. It only has one swift attack which consists of two slashes. The slashes have a long reach, so it is best to preserve your stamina and try to use a weapon with a lot of reach to counter as you evade incoming attacks. Alternatively you can use a bow or magic to slow the Immaculate and kite it around the room. Try to avoid leaving the room as you may pull an Ice Witch or Bandit. However, if you're lucky the Immaculate will fight the additional mobs, giving you some time to recuperate.
When the Immaculate is dead you will be able to loot the contents of the room. You will find a junk pile and a soldier's corpse containing randomly generated loot. In addition, you can find a luxury tent on the floor and, most importantly, one of the essential quest notes on the table. This will be a good opportunity to use your new tent for a swift recovery of health, stamina and mana if necessary before you move on. When ready, head back beyond the bushes and turn south downward into the dungeon. The route is rather linear but you can explore each room for junk piles and other loot along the way.
A few sets of stairs and a couple of bandit fights later, you will find yourself in a room with two large metal cages to your left. Next to them is a table, containing the second note. Interact with it to pick it up and move on downward into the dungeon. The third note can be found on a table at the bottom of the stairs in the room directly below. From here you can continue west into the dungeon. In this main room you will find the Marsh Captain. He has swift attacks which deal significant damage. If you are having difficulty dealing with him, use the large table where you found the third note to create a barrier as you recover stamina.
When the captain is dead, be sure not to miss the chest of loot to your right as you cross the bridge, as shown above. You will also find a worker's corpse in the room where the captain was found roaming. Once you've looted everything, head south down a tunnel further into the dungeon. The final note will be on a table to your right as you exit the tunnel, along with a key to the Dead Tree in the room above. At this point you can choose to continue down into the dungeon until you come to an exit. However, if you go back up the tunnel from where you came and to the Dead Tree door, you will have the opportunity to acquire some unique loot.
When you're ready to enter Dead Tree, open the door by clicking on the reptilian head. You will then have access to a small area which leads to the Dead Tree entrance. At this point you should use any buffs that you want to utilise during the fight. Note that the Immaculate is vulnerable to lightning damage, so if you have any skills which deal it you should focus on using them. Alternatively you can use a lightning rag to rub on your weapon to inflict an amount of lightning damage with each strike.
When you enter the Dead Tree you will be able to see the Immaculate and Illumination Horror waiting on a stone platform. If you wait at the entrance the Immaculate should approach you first. Wait for this and then run passed it. Take the opportunity to nuke the Illumination Horror to avoid its magic during the fight with the Immaculate. You can then kite the immaculate around the stone platform while being careful to avoid its swift slashes. As always, stamina preservation is key; take your time and don't panic dodge too much. Running to the side of an attack is just as efficient to avoid it.
When both Immaculate and Illumination Horror are dead, loot the ornate chest and inspect the note beside it. This will provide you with incriminating evidence against a specific person dwelling in Berg; Jager Sullivan. Now that you have all the evidence you need, exit the Dead Tree and head back down into the deepest depths of the Dead Roots dungeon, at the end of which you will find an exit to the Hallowed Marsh. You will find yourself at the foot of the hill on which the tree grows. Loot the box on the hill directly in front of you and then head north west along the grassy path, leading to the Pilgrim road. From here you can make your way directly north to Monsoon.
When you enter the city of Monsoon you will be prompted by one of the guards to speak with Damian Lockwell and inform him about what has transpired. You will find Lockwell in the north west of the city map, within City Hall. Just turn left from the approach to Elatt's temple and cross the bridge. Once inside, enter the room through the first door on your right. Informing Lockwell of the danger ensures that Monsoon will be protected and completes the optional objective.
At this point you should make your way to the city of Berg in the Enmerkar Forest to warn someone in a position of authority. You can warn one of five people for the following rewards:
Rissa Aberdeen: Writ of Tribal Favour and 25 silver.
Sagard Battleborn: 50 silver. In addition, Blue Chamber faction players will not need to convince Sagard during their final quest.
Mathias: 25 silver and 1 Palladium Scrap. In addition, Mathias opens a small merchant stall which the player can use.
Cyril Turnbull: A Trader Backpack and 75 silver.
Jager Sullivan: 3 Hackmanite Crystals and 100 silver.
Speaking to anyone other than Jager will result in him being removed from the city, thereby protecting it from destruction. If you choose not to speak with Mathias, he will never open a merchant stall. Note that Mathias is not shown on the city map, but he can be found outside the Blue Chamber speaking with two of his kinsfolk.
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Reasons for smoking ban are not sound
A ceremony was held last week to celebrate the new smoking ban at USF Health, which prohibits smoking within a 100-foot radius of all 19 USF Health buildings.
Steven Specter, associate dean for Student Affairs in the College of Medicine, led the group that implemented the ban.
"There is a strong association of cigarette smoking and a number of health problems, and so the desire to create an environment that would be welcoming to our students and promoting health to the patients that come here was a very important aspect of USF Health," he said.
However, the smoking ban raises serious issues that are overlooked by its confident supporters.
The health effects of smoking seem to be one major reason the ban was implemented. This ban clearly focuses on the effects of first-hand smoking, since there are designated smoking areas away from entrances that easily eliminate undesired second-hand smoke.
While smoking is dangerous to a person's health, there is no reason to ban this one specific action that damages a healthy lifestyle.
While only 20.6 percent of Americans smoke, the obesity rate in Florida is up to 24.4 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Obesity can lead to cardiovascular disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes.
Perhaps USF Health should ban fatty foods or drinks filled with sugar that can cause health problems. As long as smokers stay in their designated areas, there is no reason to single out this issue.
Smokers today are fully aware of the negative health effects of smoking. The flood of health information about smoking is immeasurable, but smoking offers a way to relax for some, which can be difficult for others to understand.
Amanda Rohwedder, a graduate student in the College of Medicine, said the ban was "a step in the right direction." Her comments reflect a bias that those with higher educations may have toward smokers.
The CDC estimates that 41.3 percent of those with only a General Educational Development certificate smoke cigarettes, while only 5.7 percent of those with a graduate degree smoke.
Specter said that USF Health would like to lobby to change the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act and eventually make all of USF smoke-free. Will smokers have to drive off campus every time they need a cigarette break?
An individual should have the personal freedom to choose to smoke. It seems that smokers are constantly chastised and lectured to quit from all directions.
It's not the responsibility of a public institution to make personal health decisions.
The ban's supporters are not concerned with what smokers think. They are indifferent to USF Health employees who may have to work all day and may not have time to walk 100 feet away from where they work to smoke a cigarette.
Supporters are ignoring the patients' visitors, who may be less inclined to visit knowing they can't even go outside to smoke. The ban's supporters are only concerned with their own ideological aims.
This ban is unnecessary, and any serious attempt to ban smoking altogether at USF needs to be met with serious resistance and discussion between smokers and non-smokers.
Justin Rivera is a senior majoring in history.


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Chainlink was created in 2017 and launched in 2019 amid a surge of interest in cryptocurrency and a proliferation of startups hitting the scene.
With Chainlink, developers architected a real-time data feed for smart contracts operating on blockchain networks. Chainlink incentivizes data providers, or oracles, that are rewarded for bridging smart contracts with external data sources. Today, Chainlink oracles support smart contracts on any blockchain.
Chainlink was created in June 2017 by a startup, SmartContract, co-founded by Steve Ellis and Sergey Nazarov. After deploying the protocol, the company held an initial coin offering (ICO), selling 35% out of a total 1 billion LINK tokens to raise $32 million USD at equivalent market rates. The remaining LINK tokens were distributed with 30% allocated to SmartContract towards blockchain development, and 35% to reward node operators.
Chainlink is created
Chainlink Network launched
Offchain Reporting integrated with Mainnet
On-chain Verifiable Randomness Function launched
What is Chainlink's place in the ecosystem?
Chainlink's scalability hinges on the platform's ability to process data across oracles. Chainlink features off-chain reporting, boosting the efficiency of data processing across the oracle network. This feature allows Chainlink to provide a greater magnitude of real-world data directly to smart contracts, so innovators may better architect Web3 software applications.
As a decentralized network meant to interface with a wide range of smart contracts on different blockchains, transaction speed will vary based on interfacing blockchains, the consensus mechanism, and other network factors.
While a blockchain interfacing with Chainlink features its own cryptographic security measures, Chainlink divides execution into three distinct steps — facilitating communication between users and external data providers.
Step 1: Users draft a service level agreement to designate an oracle data provider based on a set of user-defined specifications.
Step 2: Oracles access and process external real-world data to be sent back to contracts on the Chainlink blockchain.
Step 3: Results are tallied and returned to an aggregation contract that assesses the validity of each response, returning a weighted score to users.
Chainlink's governance architecture features three types of smart contracts to facilitate data flow.
Aggregating contracts take information from approved oracles and connect them to smart contracts requesting matching data sets.
An order-matching contract identifies ideal oracles using a smart contract's SLA as the criteria.
A reputation contract computes the trustworthiness of an oracle using historic records such as staked LINK tokens, average response time, and completed requests.
Chainlink also has nodes to manage data that originates from an independently responsible oracle outside the blockchain.
Chainlink built a wide network of partnerships as a blockchain agnostic oraclized data solution featuring a decentralized network, including AAVE, Compound, SYNTHETIX, PAXOS, celsius, Nexus Mutual, and ENS.
The Chainlink community is highly engaged in building flexible, smart contract infrastructures for a growing ecosystem of blockchain networks. Chainlink provides a number of tutorials, guides, and videos and hosts physical and virtual events designed to educate and onboard newcomers.


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Oh Tuhan Pimpinlah Langkahku
Semenyih Assembly (Chinese) - 25 Aug 2019
Hymnsmen @ GTPJ Watchnite Service - 31st December 2010
Bangkok, Thailand, 5th - 7th November 2010 (courtesy of Ps. Steve Peter H S Kok and Sis. Jenny P Kok)
Brother Bernard Ee's Testimony
Brother Edward Heong's Praise to Fathers
Brother Benjamin Gan's Intro to "He is Wonderful"
Brother Richard's Personal Testimony
The Hymnsmen Song
Karaoke - His Love
Karaoke - I Thank You Lord
Karaoke - Thank You Lord for Your Blessings
Karaoke - I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
Karaoke - Precious Lord
Karaoke - Because He Lives
Karaoke - Where Could I Go
Karaoke - Wonderful
Lord, I Love You - Bro. Tony Teoh
In Memory of Brother Dominic Teoh


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LCD Viewing Modes&Polarizers
Each part number for LINFLOR Display Devices require that the Liquid Crystal Display Viewing mode and Polarizers be defined. The following section on Viewing Modes and Polarizers will explain how the basic Liquid Crystal Display will appear with the Operating Mode selected.
LCD Viewing Modes
The type of image the display will create is a cosmetic issue the engineering and marketing department work out. This is the easiest choice since there are only two basic selections, and we will go over each of them and what they mean:
Positive Image
A positive image on an LCD display is when the pixel is "OFF" it is transparent, when a pixel in "ON" it is opaque. On almost all displays the image is smaller than the background, so this mode of operation is favored in an application where ambient light is high and it will help with the contrast of the display, especially for a display utilizing a Reflective rear polarizer. Here are several typical Operational Mode & Viewing Mode combinations and the resulting images (assuming no backlighting which can color the background):
TN: Black characters on a Gray background
STN-Green: Dark Violet / Black characters on a Green background.
STN-Silver: Dark Blue / Black characters on a Silver background
FSTN: Black characters on a White / Gray background
Negative Image
A negative image on an LCD display is when the pixel is "OFF" it is opaque, when a pixel in "ON" it is transparent. Since the image area is typically smaller than the background, the portion of the display that could reflect light and give the characters definition in this mode is minimized. Therefore, this mode is typically only used when there is a backlight and the ambient lighting conditions are medium to dim. Using a backlight, the transparent segments of the display will "glow" because the backlight will be viewable only when the pixels are turned on. A high ambient light condition could wash out the backlight. Here are several typical Operational Mode & Viewing Mode combinations and the resulting images (assuming a backlight with the specified coloration listed):
TN: Glowing Green-Yellow characters on a light Gray background (Green-Yellow Backlight)
STN ("Blue-Negative"): Glowing Green-Yellow characters on an light Blue background (Green-Yellow Backlight)
FSTN: Glowing White characters on a Black background (White Backlight)
LCD Polarizers
Each LCD has 2 polarizers, the front and rear polarizers, applied accordingly across the front of the display viewing surface and across the rear of the display to determine how the infuse light into the display. The front polarizer is always Transmissive and not selectable by the user, however the rear polarizer has 3 choices and two grades for each choice. The rear polarizer selection is as follows:
Reflective Polarizer
Reflective displays have an opaque rear polarizer that includes a diffuse reflector, such as brushed aluminum. This layer reflects polarized ambient light that has entered the front of the display back trough the LCD cell. Reflective displays require ambient light to be seen. They exhibit high brightness, excellent contrast, and wide viewing angles. They are particularly suitable for use in battery operated equipment where an adequate level of light is always available. Reflective LCD's cannot be backlit, however they can be front lighted in some applications.
Transmissive Polarizer
Transmissive displays have a clear polarizer on the front and the back. The display therefore depends on light coming through from the back of the display toward the observer in order to be seen. Most, but not all transmissive displays are negative image, and we sometimes add colored filters to different areas of the display to highlight different annunciators. Another example of a transmissive polarizer display would be a transparent window where you could see the segments superimposed over your line of vision through the display window (this assumes a sufficient ambient light source exists on either side of the window).
Transflective Polarizer
Transflective displays have a rear polarizer which includes a translucent material which reflects part of the ambient light, and also transmits backlighting. As the name implies, it is a compromise between the transmissive and reflective viewing mode. Used in reflection, it is not as bright and has lower contrast than the reflective type LCD, but it can be backlit for use in low light conditions. This polarizer is the best selection for a display that can be used in all lighting conditions with a backlight.
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Ask Me About Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Today we started our day with a song by Mary Chapin Carpenter called I'm Really Glad I'm Me. We talked about what we like about ourselves and used a simple graphic organizer to list what we can do, what we have, and our character traits. We reviewed some traits from the Will I. Am Song "If What I Am" that we used at the beginning of the year. We will be using this organizer to write a poem about ourselves. We also watched a video of the book Unique Monique, by Maria Rousaki and learned about what it means to be unique in a group. We talked about the words ordinary and unique and then drew a picture to show an ordinary thing and the same thing only created to be unique. We continued to work with subtracting 1, 2 and 3, and practiced addition and subtraction by playing games. We visited Alaska today, and read another Cinderella story called The Salmon Princess by Mindy Dwyer.
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Elsa Hosk has chopped off her signature blonde tresses for the trendy, shoulder-sweeping lob haircut.
The 28-year-old Swedish model gave a sneak peek of her latest look to her 3.7 million followers on August 10th.
However, it wasn't until recently that fans got a really good look of her lob while she posed in racy lingerie and cowboy chaps for the upcoming Victoria's Secret Holiday collection.
Hosk, who earned her wings as an Angel for the brand in 2014, is known for always heating things up on social media with her titillating style. Still, Hosk told Fox News in 2015 that it takes hard work to look like a Victoria's Secret pinup.
"You're in a bathing suit pretty much all year round working for Victoria's Secret," she explained. "There's so many shoots, and we're always in lingerie, so you kinda always have to be prepared and ready."
What does that entail, exactly? For the former professional basketball player, it means lots and lots of exercise.
"I work out a lot," she insisted. "I do a lot of boxing, I do Barre classes… and I feel like I work out so I can eat whatever I want."
Hosk isn't the only one to stir headlines for her lob cut. Fellow models Bella Hadid and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley are also known for rocking the same style.


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When Carter G. Woodson first proposed a celebration of African American culture and history it was designated as a "week." First observed in 1926 he called it "Negro History Week." In 1976 this evolved into "Black History Month." Ideally every day of the year we would recognize the historical and cultural contributions of African Americans. In this blog I will focus on African America history in Amherst County for the next 4 weeks.
African Americans joined European Americans as they migrated from eastern Virginia to the "West." The Shenandoah Mountains created a natural barrier to this 18th-century expansion and several large land grants were applied for just east of this high ridge. Several counties were founded in this region in the mid-18th century, including Amherst (in 1761). To understand the growth of the African-American population (both Free and enslaved), we turn to a quantifiable historic record, the first US Census, held in 1790. In that year 40% of Amherst County's population was enslaved (Total population: 13,703; enslaved population 5,296; source University of Virginia Historical Census Browser).
By 1860, on the eve of the Civil War, the enslaved population was 6,278 (after a peak of 7,462 in 1800). The maps (modified from the Census Browser) indicate the relative number of slaves in Amherst as compared to the surrounding Virginian counties. Note: in 1790 Amherst ("A" on the map) and Nelson ("N" on the map) were not yet separated and in both maps today's West Virginia was still part of the state of Virginia.


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PPPs envisage a certain degree of government control in their functioning so that the decisions taken are in accordance with the objectives for which the partnership was set up. Therefore PPPs also come within the ambit of 'public authorities' as defined in the RTI Act enabling citizens to know or obtain information about them, the CIC said
Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Shailesh Gandhi said citizens have a right to know about PPPs (public-private partnerships), which directly or indirectly envisage a partnership with public funds. He also ruled that any entity which has received finance or grant of over Rs1 crore from the government would constitute 'substantial financing' rendering such entity a public authority under the RTI Act.
In an order issued on 14th February, the CIC said, "At present, most PPPs do not even accept the applicability of the RTI Act to them and wait for the issue to be adjudicated upon at the commission's level. For this some citizen has to pursue this matter. Such practices are required to be brought to a minimum and PPPs must comply with the provisions of the RTI Act."
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), a 'public-private partnership' (PPP) that was not ready to submit itself to the RTI Act, 2005, has now finally surrendered and is to be brought under the Act. This follows the decision given by Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), Shailesh Gandhi, where he asked PHFI to appoint a public information officer (PIO) and First Appellate Authority (FAA) under the RTI Act by 15 March 2012.
According to Kapil Bajaj, who represented Kishan Lal, the petitioner, during the hearing, PHFI has no other option but to comply with the provision of the RTI Act. "PHFI has not suddenly realised after being taken to the Information commission that it would like to 'voluntarily' submit itself to the law but because it has been clearly shown to be a public authority under Section 2(h)," he said.
Mr Gandhi also asked the Health Foundation to pay a compensation of Rs3,000 to Mumbai-based activist Kishan Lal. Last year, Mr Lal filed an application under the RTI Act, seeking information about PHFI. However, PHFI said that it is an autonomous body duly registered under the provisions of the Societies Registration Act of 1860 and as a PPP it is not a 'public authority' as defined under the RTI Act, 2005. The Health Foundation further stated that as it is a completely autonomous institution, is not covered under the provisions of the said Act.
During the hearing, the CIC found out that one-sixth of the 30 members of the governing board of PHFI are public servants or senior official from the Union government. PHFI, however, claimed that most of the government officials on its board are occupying the positions in their 'personal capacity'.
Terming the claim of PHFI as 'untenable', Mr Gandhi, in his order said, "It is difficult to assume that senior public servants can be on the board of an organisation like PHFI-which has numerous interactions with the government, in private capacity. In fact, this would necessarily imply a conflict of interest. The commission can only assume that such public servants must necessarily be acting on behalf of the government-when they are required to take executive decisions as members of the board-in a public-private partnership such as PHFI. Any other conclusion would be an improper slur on their integrity. It is not possible that India's leading public servants could be acting in any manner, but as representatives of the government when they are on the board of PHFI. It is also true that significant funding is provided by the government to PHFI. Hence, it is presumed that the five officials on the board of PHFI are discharging their duties as public servants."
During the hearing, Mr Lal placed before the CIC, a report submitted to the Rajya Sabha in 2007 by the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare. The report stated, "The Government of India is contributing Rs65 crore, approximately one-third of the initial seed capital required for kick-starting the PHFI and for establishment of two schools of public health. The remaining amount (approximately Rs135 crore) is being raised from outside the government, namely, Melinda & Bill Gates Foundation (Rs65 crore) and from high net-worth individuals. PHFI is managed by an independent governing board that includes three members from the ministry of health and family welfare viz. secretary (H&FW); DG ICMR and DGHS. Mr TKA Nair principal secretary to the prime minister, Dr MS Ahluwalia, vice-chairman, Planning Commission; Sujata Rao, AS&PD, NACO, ministry of health; Dr Mashelkar, DG CSIR are also members of the governing board. The presence of the officials from the government would ensure that the decisions taken by PHFI are in consonance with the objectives for which PHFI has been supported by the Government of India. It is expected that all members of the governing board would ensure the functioning of the foundation as a professional organization and with complete transparency."
The CIC observed that the Parliamentary Standing Committee also assumed that the vice-chairman of the Planning Commission, principal secretary to the prime minister and other public servants were ensuring that decisions of PHFI were in consonance with the government's objectives and complete transparency. "PHFI's refusal to accept its coverage by the RTI Act seems at variance with this," he noted.
PHFI admitted that it was set up in 2006 with an initial fund corpus of Rs200 crore (at present Rs219 crore), out of which Rs65 crore were provided as grant by the ministry of health and family welfare (MH&FW). The CIC noted that the funding of about 30% from the government cannot be considered as insubstantial. "…a grant of Rs65 crore given by the government from its corpus of public funds cannot be considered as insignificant and would render PHFI as being 'substantially financed' byfunds from the government," he said in the order.
Commenting that citizens have a right to know about the manner, extent and purpose for which public funds are being deployed by the government, Mr Gandhi, said, "…not every financing of an entity in the form of a grant by the government would qualify as 'substantial', but certainly a grant of over Rs1 crore would constitute 'substantial financing' rendering such entity a public authority under the RTI Act."
In another significant ruling, the CIC said that PPPs, by their very nature, stipulate certain contributions by the government such as giving land at a concessional rate, grants and monopoly rights. In cases such as grants, direct funding by the government can be easily calculated. In cases such as giving monopoly rights or land at a concessional rate, value(s) must be attached and the same would tantamount to indirect financing by the government. In other words, PPPs envisage a partnership with publicfunds-directly or indirectly- and therefore citizens have a right to know about the same, Mr Gandhi said.
Being a public-private partnership, PHFI has received a substantial grant of Rs65 crore from the government initially. Further, PHFI has been receiving free land and handsome financial grants from state governments for setting up 'Indian Institutes of Public Health' (IIPHs) as part of the public-private partnership. For instance, the Andhra Pradesh government provided PHFI with 43 acres of land in Rajendra Nagar area of Hyderabad free of cost and Rs30 crore in financial grant for setting up IIPH. The Gujarat government provided 50 acres in Gandhinagar and Rs25 crore in grant. The Orissa government provided 40 acres near Bhubaneswar and the Delhi government spent Rs13.82 crore on acquiring 51.19 acres of Gram Sabha land in Kanjhawala village for PHFI to set up IIPH.
"This ruling is another slap on the face of the central government, steeped as it is corruption — for implementing a policy (PPP policy) in a manner that makes a mockery of the principle of transparency and accountability to the public enshrined in the Constitution and the Parliamentary enactment in the form of the RTI Act," added Mr Bajaj.


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One of a Kind #238 - Labradorite, Moldavite, Opal, Moonstone, Aquamarine, and Sterling Silver Pendulum
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This is a One-of-a-Kind pendulum design - meaning there is only one of this particular pendulum and it is available for immediate shipment.
This pendulum was designed to mirror the empowering energies of the Tarot's mysterious and wise High Priestess. Its highly polished weight-stone is a lovely, six-sided tapered point of mossy grey-green, semi-translucent Labradorite that shimmers with soft glints of blue and gold "flash". It's topped with a sterling silver domed mount decorated with six flat discs. It suspends on a detachable sterling silver chain that's filled with a powerhouse of sterling capped, faceted gemstones, including two fiery, precious Welo Opals, two flashy Labradorites and two shimmery Rainbow Moonstones, and, at the center, a trio of Moldavite-Aquamarine-Moldavite.
The sterling silver fob is an elegant, highly polished "High Priestess" Tarot Card (the second of the Major Arcana), with an impressed image of a cloaked feminine figure with moon phases above her head and a "II" (Tarot's number designation for this card). The back is a blank, smooth mirror-polished surface.
Included with this pendulum - Drawstring pouch, giftbox, small polishing cloth, pendulum use and care instructions.
Measurements - Overall length of pendulum is 9 1/2". The chain length (including the lobster claw clasp) is 6 1/4". Weight-stone (including mounting) measures 2" tall by 3/4" wide at the shoulders. The fob is 1" high by 5/8" wide and about the thickness of a dime. All measurements are close approximates.
All metal parts (chain, clasp, fob, mountings, and connectors) are sterling silver. All stones are genuine.
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How to wear this pendulum: This pendulum's chain has a clasp that allows you to detach the weight-stone so you can wear it as a pendant - simply by slipping it onto your own neck chain or satin cord. Or you can wear the whole pendulum by using a pendulum-to-pendant adapter, or simply by threading a neck chain or cord through one of the links in the pendulum's chain and letting both ends dangle.


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Friday, April 20, 2007
Play some video games, buy some Def Leppard T-shirts
After a little bit of rigamarole yesterday, we got posession of the car and had to get it smogged. Of course, despite the fact that it wasn't the end of the month, a Monday or a Friday, we ended up having to wait nearly 45 minutes and so didn't get to the DMV 'til after it closed. Plus, man, the emissions testing centers here are so weird. I think they are staffed by zombies. So we went to the grocery store that is far away (yay! the good grocery store!) and then went home.
This morning, we went to the DMV at 8:15 and I was in and out of there in less than five minutes*, plates in hand, significantly poorer in bank account but significantly richer in where we can go (to the mountians to go hiking this weekend!) and what we can do. The car is sparkly clean, dressed in her new plates, and has a full tank, so the sky's the limit. The title's in my name, the car loan is set and ready to be paid back, it's all done. It's mine. I feel like a grownup.
2007's been an interesting year thus far - engagement, wedding planning, car buying. All the things that adults do, and I really still don't feel like I'm old enough to be doing these things - I mean, I'm pretty much the same person I was when I was seven years old, except now I get to eat whatever and whenever I want, make my own sleeping hours, and have sex. I still feel like me, though. Maybe I will really start to feel like I've always thought a "grownup" would when/if I spawn. Though some would argue that I grew up a long time ago, since I've been finanically self-sufficient since I was 17. It's an interesting though exercise - when does one become an adult? when is one grown up?
*I am not exaggerating here, I walked in and walked right up and got helped immediately. There was hardly anyone in the place. Shortest time I've ever spent in a DMV by a large orger of magnitude.
6 comments:
- Yank In Texas said...
You feel a bit more grown up when you buy a house. I still don't feel quite old enough to be doing this sometimes and go how the hell did I get here? but it does help with the grown-up ness thing.
- yournamehere said...
That title comes from the Dead Milkman classic, "Bitchin' Camaro".
- MLE said...
Todd wins 8 gold stars! Unfortunately, my car is not a bitchin' Camaro. It's an unassuming Civic. It's a lot harder to justify running over some old lady, and my dad's not the mayor. So I'd probably get arrested.
It is indeed crazy how we can suddenly become "adults" even though we still feel like we are in junior high. Sigh, time is one big crazy!
As far as I can tell, being "grown up" means recognizing the consequences of your actions, whether large or small and shaping your conduct to fit the most reasonable outcome.
Yes, you could eat an entire box of Lucky Charms breakfast cereal for dinner, but you also know that it would likely make you feel like crap if you did, and therefore you eat something healthier that won't make you feel bad.
This does mean that many adults aren't grown up, but then again, that's not exactly a news flash.
Yay, happy fellow-Civic-owner!


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5 Loan Down Conventional – architectview.com – Conventional Loan With 5 Percent Down Conventional Loan Down Payment Requirements What Is The current pmi rate contents fha mortgage insurance unique mortgage calculator home mortgage rates Eurozone pmi releases Unlike private mortgage insurance on conforming loans, you can't drop fha mortgage insurance when your equity reaches 20% or 25%.
Down payment – Most conventional loans will require at least 5 percent (and optimally 20 percent or more) as a down payment. For loans with lower down-payment requirements, explore government-backed mortgages like VA loans and FHA loans or speak to your Mortgage Loan officer about other options that may be available.
The New 5% Down Jumbo Conventional Mortgage With No PMI. – The 5% down Jumbo Conventional mortgage with No monthly mortgage insurance "PMI" is a terrific financing option for borrowers who want to purchase a home or refinance. For example, it will allow buyers to purchase a home up to $640k in San Diego or $675k in LA with only 5% down, and have the option of No monthly PMI.
Va Vs Fha Loans fha vs conventional loans Make tough refinancings work with an FHA loan – You may even be able to refinance with an FHA loan if you're currently unemployed. Try that with conventional financing. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a division of the U.S. Department of.VA vs Conventional: Comparing VA Loans to Conventional, FHA, USDA – Getting a VA Loan; Comparing VA Loans to Conventional, FHA and USDA Finance Options. by Chris Birk Published: May 4, 2017 view comments. VA loans are almost always a great fit for military borrowers. But comparison is healthy.
In contrast, conventional mortgage guidelines tend to cap debt-to-income ratios at around 43 percent. For many FHA borrowers, the minimum down payment is 3.5 percent. Borrowers can qualify for FHA.
Answer These 5 Questions Before You Do a Reverse Mortgage – With a conventional. the total loan amount is capped at $726,525 in 2019. Many financial advisers will tell you it's better to exhaust all other financial means before applying for a reverse.
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Bankrate Fha Mortgage Calculator fha or conventional California FHA vs. Conventional Loans: Which Is Right for You? – California FHA loans: Unlike the option described above, FHA loans do receive government backing. The loan itself is generated by a mortgage lender in the private sector, similar to conventional financing. But the the loan gets insured through the Federal Housing Administration (part of HUD).Va Loan Vs Conventional Loan A conventional loan is a mortgage that is not backed or insured by the government, including all Federal Housing Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, or Department of Agriculture loan.Key considerations when applying for a mortgage – Until recently, the FHA had dropped the mortgage insurance requirement. In addition to Guttentag's site, you can find mortgage calculators and pricing quotes at www.bankrate.com and.
Conventional Mortgage with 3% Down. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae created a new program to help encourage homeownership and to compete with FHA loans called the Conventional 97 program. A conventional 97 loan requires just a 3% down payment, which is even lower than the 3.5% down payment FHA.
Conventional loans require buyers to make a minimum 5 percent downpayment on a home. Because this is a conventional loan, and because the downpayment is less than twenty percent, private mortgage.


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IT'S TIME TO GO FIGHT THE BAD THING THREATENING THE PLANET! Or something like that. This makes me think of every cool fight scene in anime. It's pretty generic but, that being said, it does hype you up. I wouldn't listen to this while driving if I were you.
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To the Editor:
Please stop conflating the terms "school" and "education" ("10 Uncomfortable Truths About U.S. Education," Big Ideas special report, Jan. 8, 2020). Time spent in school doesn't guarantee education. School can be a safe haven and a highly beneficial experience for children. Yet, children suffer from stressful encounters and high anxiety in school, or fail to find school rewarding or even "educational" all too often. No one is to blame. But the reality keeps coming back to haunt us.
Schools defeat their own educational purposes while doing profound damage in many instances. A 2019 article by Jennifer Curry Villeneuve, Jerusha O. Conner, Samantha Selby, and Denise Clark Pope about the levels of stress, demoralization, suicides, semi-literacy, and various other negative outcomes tied directly to school issues and problems illustrates my point. The proper term for such chronic problems is "mis-education," coined by Paul Goodman in his book Compulsory Mis-Education and the Community of Scholars. The current paradigm is based on a view of knowledge derived directly from Descartes, from 300 years ago! Compulsory schooling is justified by this anachronistic and harmful philosophy.
Education and coercion are antithetical. Compulsory attendance laws dictate that there will be coercion, since all students are not thrilled to be subjected to the valiant efforts of educators to induct them into the academic order. The paternalistic and unconstitutional impositions brought about by laws which require attendance in schools have not proved and cannot demonstrate conclusively that they consistently do more good than harm.
Knowledge is not merely handed down or absorbed. Every student comes with substantial and idiosyncratic knowledge and each is creating knowledge minute-to-minute. Teachers guide and facilitate. Mass education is a myth. Neither knowledge nor education can be effectively measured.
Robert B. "Barry" Elliott
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A version of this article appeared in the February 12, 2020 edition of Education Week as The Myth of Mass Education


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PMplus can calculate and recalculate NAVs at any point
The user can simulate their NAV before crystallization, to verify that everything is correct. Color coding identifies which NAV calculations are simulated and which have been crystalized. Once the simulation is approved, the NAV can be validated. This facilitates a user friendly NAV approval workflow. Multiple share classes may be attached to the fund and then PMplus calculates the necessary coefficient and allocates the profit & loss accordingly..


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Heraniau Aid Post
Adopting churches are - Plenty Valley and Mill Park Vic.
The clinic is on the island of Makira (San Cristobal) in the southern area of the Solomon Islands. It serves the coastal area of Arosi One. A volunteer team worked on this clinic in 2011 providing a toilet/shower block and water supply.
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November 25, 2013
Opening 2nd Location in Skippack
Tom's Help Desk, Inc. is excited to announce the opening of our 2nd location at 4007 Skippack Pike, Skippack, PA 19474. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on December 6th at 4pm. This is a proud step for Tom's Help Desk and we would love for all to join us as we celebrate our introduction to the village of Skippack.
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Schalcken, GodfriedA Dordrect painter who was a pupil of Gerrit Dou. Around 1675 Godfried Schalcken began to paint more classical and elegant subjects, allegorical and mythological scenes based on antique literary texts.
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UFC President Dana White Responds To Georges St-Pierre's Request To Fight Winner Of McGregor-Nurmagomedov Bout
Nine months since winning and relinquishing the UFC middleweight belt, Georges St-Pierre is planning to fight again in the Octagon. After fighting in the welterweight and middleweight division, the 37-year-old Canadian mixed martial artists expressed his desire to move down to the lightweight division and face the winner of the Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC 229 bout.
"I would be interested in that fight," St-Pierre said during his international tour (h/t SB Nation's MMA Mania). "That's a win-win situation. It's a legacy upgrade and it's good money. It's gonna be a big fight. Yeah, however, I fought at 170, I relinquished the title and I fought at 185, I relinquished the title. I don't think the UFC will let me fight for the title at 155. They will be afraid I'll relinquish and I'll leave the division in ruins again."
Georges St-Pierre believes that fighting either McGregor or Nurmagomedov is good for his legacy and will give him a huge payday. However, after what he has done in the welterweight and middleweight division, St-Pierre doesn't seem to be very optimistic that the UFC will let him fight for the lightweight title. In a recent interview with reporters, UFC President Dana White said that the GSP versus McGregor/Nurmagomedov bout might not happen and added that St-Pierre should stay in one division.
"Yeah, that's probably not going to happen," White said, via MMA Junkie.
Dana White: Georges St-Pierre vs. Khabib-McGregor winner 'probably not going to happen' https://t.co/9DsaKzufnh
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Despite not agreeing on the idea of letting Georges St-Pierre fight for the lightweight title, UFC President Dana White expressed his desire to have the former UFC middleweight champion back in the Octagon. White revealed that they are planning to book a fight for St-Pierre at UFC 231 in Toronto on Dec. 8. White didn't name any MMA fighter GSP could face next, but the UFC legend laid out three requirements for his potential opponent, according to MMAjunkie.
First, it needs to be a legacy upgrade. Second, it needs to make him serious money. And lastly, it would be great if they weren't much bigger than him. As most people think, both Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov fit all the three criteria. Fighting McGregor or Nurmagomedov will undeniably give him a huge payday, and adding another belt to his collection will be good for his legacy. Unfortunately, the UFC doesn't seem to be interested in giving GSP what he wants.
Other fighters who could be St-Pierre's next opponent include Nate Diaz and Anderson Silva. However, it remains questionable if GSP would be interested in fighting again in the Octagon if his three criteria will not be met.


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A basic solar system is made of 4 main components. These are solar panels, a charge controller, batteries and an inverter. These all work together to use the energy from the sun run your household appliances like a tv, radio or fridge.
Solar Panels – First let's look at solar modules (also called solar panels). Solar Panels convert solar energy produced by the sun into electrical energy. Solar panels are made from smaller solar cells that are connected in series and put into a aluminium frame. For sake of simplicity a 90w solar panel like the one in the picture (above) will produce 90 watts of energy per hour if the sun is shining on it. In the Southern hemisphere we install panels facing north and usually on a roof where it gets the most direct sunlight in a day.
Charge Controller – The solar charge controller is connected to the solar panels and is installed between the solar panels and the battery in a system. The primary role is to manage the charging of the batteries. It prevents the battery from over-charging and controls the rate of current and volts while charging. At night it also stops electricity flowing from the batteries to the solar panels. There are two types of chargers on the market. PWM & MPPT. I'll go into more depth in another post, for now just note PWM chargers are not as efficient in converting solar energy and is less expensive they work well on small 12V systems. MPPT is newer technology, a bit more expensive but has increased charging efficiency. MPPT chargers are usually used on systems above 1000w.
Batteries – Solar batteries are special deep-cycle batteries that provide storage for solar energy. They are not the same as the batteries found in cars, which were designed to provide high current for very short amount of time. The function of batteries in a solar system is to store solar power produced during the day so that that the power can be used at night to watch tv or put on lights. There are many types of battery technologies on the market. The most popular being lead-acid batteries and lithium Ion batteries.
Inverter – So far, every component in the system uses DC power. Panels generate DC power, the charger manages the storage of the DC power into the batteries. Most household appliances use AC (Alternating Current) like the power you get from a wall socket. Here in South Africa it is 220V AC (in some countries it can be 110V AC). The inverter's job is to take the 12V DC power from the battery and convert it to 220V AC power so that your appliances can run.
These are the four main components of a basic solar system.
It is important to use the correct gauge wires in a solar system. The general rule is to keep wire runs as short as possible to avoid system losses. For a small 12V system I am using 6mm solar cable from the solar panels to the charger. Between the charger and battery I am using 6mm as recommended in the charge controller's installation manual. From the battery to the inverter I am using 10mm. IT IS DANGEROUS TO USE THE WRONG WIRE GAUGE ON A SOLAR SYSTEM, THE CABLES CAN HEAT UP AND CAUSE A FIRE!
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PyPI credential exposure on GitHub¶
A common mistake made by users is committing and publishing "dotfiles" containing private material such as passwords, API keys, or cryptographic keys to public repositories on services such as GitHub.
Compounding this issue, the Python packaging ecosystem historically and
currently encourages—albeit with some level of caution—the use of a
.pypirc file for storage of passwords consumption by packaging tools. For a
summary of the dangers of this methodology, see this article on securing PyPI
With ever strengthening search tools on GitHub attackers are able to formulate queries which quickly identify and obtain credentials from such hosting sites.
- Disclosure date: 2017-11-05 (Reported via security policy on pypi.org)
- Disclosed by: Joachim Jablon
The PyPI security team was notified by Joachim Jablon that
.pypirc files
containing valid PyPI credentials were obtainable with a straightforward search
and scrape of GitHub.
Using tools developed by the reporter the PyPI security team was able to identify 77 valid PyPI logins in 85 public files published to GitHub. These 77 logins had maintainer or administrator access to 146 unique projects on PyPI.
Action Taken by PyPI team
The PyPI security team followed up by auditing and extending the Proof of Concept tools supplied by the reporter to verify the report.
After running the tooling against the full result set of the GitHub code search the PyPI administrators unset the passphrases for all valid logins found and issued an administrative password reset for exposed users.
Additionally an audit of PyPI's journals showed no signs of malicious access for the exposed accounts.
The email sent to affected users took the form
From: email@example.com
To: {user['email']}
Subject: [Urgent] Your PyPI password has been reset
A security report recently identified that your PyPI login credentials were
exposed in a public code repository on github.com.
Please see the following links where your credentials were found:
An initial audit of our journals found that {package_count} projects your
account has access to were potentially exposed but did not indicate any
malicious activity.
Please double check the audit logs at https://pypi.python.org after you have
reset your password and notify us if you identify any suspicious activity.
Also please reset your passwords anywhere else you may have used the password
exposed in the above links.
To reset your password, please visit {password_reset_link}.
PyPI Security Team
All users of PyPI should ensure that their PyPI login credentials are safe and have not been inadvertently exposed in a public repository of dotfiles, in the root of a project directory, or in some other public or shared medium.
The PyPI team does not have the resources to search or scrape all such services and may not have identified all forms of this exposure.
Additionally, reviewing the Audit Journal for your projects on pypi.python.org for suspicous activity is a good idea. If you identify any such activity, please report it per our published security policy.
Timeline using the disclosure date 2017-11-05 as reference:
- 2017-11-05 Issue reported by Joachim Jablon to a single member of the security team listed in our security policy on pypi.org
- 2017-11-08 (+3days):Issue reported by Joachim Jablon to an additional member of the security team listed in our security policy on pypi.org
- 2017-11-08 (+3days):Issue reported by Joachim Jablon to all members of the security team listed in our security policy on pypi.org
- 2017-11-08 (+3days): Report investigated by Ernest W. Durbin III and determined to be valid.
- 2017-11-09 (+4days): Administrative password resets issued.


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According to Semáforo Delictivo, a civil association that is in charge of monitoring acts of insecurity in the country, at the end of the third quarter of the convulsed 2020, among the states that came out worst evaluated are Colima, Baja California, Zacatecas, Quintana Roo, and Guanajuato.
However, those that are on red alert turn out to be Michoacán, Chihuahua, Sonora, Morelos, and the State of Mexico. Meanwhile, the entities that came out with the best results are Chiapas, Coahuila, Nayarit, and Tamaulipas.
"63 percent of homicides are concentrated in nine states: Guanajuato, Baja California, Chihuahua, the State of Mexico, Michoacán, Jalisco, Sonora, Veracruz and Guerrero," specified Santiago Roel, head of the association.
According to Roel, so far this year there have been 26,231 homicide victims in the country.
"Eight out of ten are executions by drug trafficking gangs and it is caused by a single cause: the black market for drugs," he said via videoconference.
In contrast, some crimes have decreased their incidences, such as extortion, kidnapping, malicious injuries, car theft, home robbery and business robbery. However, he affirmed that this is due to the decrease in population mobility but they hope that, as soon as it is activated, this type of crime will rise again.
"As long as the federal government continues to evade the issue of drug regulation as a strategy to weaken the cartels economically, we will continue to see very high homicide rates in the country," he added.
"It is by far the worst start of the six-year term and a clear sign that the strategy to reduce extreme violence in the country is not on the right track," said Roel.
The director of Criminal Stoplight also assured that they were concerned about the evasive attitude of the federal government regarding its responsibility in this matter and the pretense of blaming the states, in addition to "trying to solve it with more militarization and trying to get out of the way with confusing messages ".
"Instead of doing the right thing, which is to regulate drugs that have a black market in the country, strengthen the municipal police, improve coordination with the states, accept problems and, above all, accept solutions, wherever they come from" he added.


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I'm on record as being an avowed non-fan of the girly giggle. The same holds for the girly squeal and the girly "ohmigod" chorus.
Which is why I was less than enthralled to be attending Legally Blond: The Musical. I had no say in the matter; the choice was my sisters and since she was the one graduating we couldn't really argue.
Dear Lord: it was crap. No only did it largely feature girly squeals and giggles, they had an actual ohmigod chorus. And a song called ohmigod. And more pink than I ever wanted to see.
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BLOG: OpenDataSavesLives session on 6 May 2021
Chaired by Dr Marc Farr, Founder, Beautiful Information Ltd and focusing on digital care homes, our 27th Open Data Saves Lives session on Thursday 6 May 2021 saw a record attendance with 49 participants.
Joining us were Claire Goodman, Professor of Health Care Research, University of Hertfordshire; Darren Plank, Project Manager - Digital Social Care, NHS England and Ellen Pirie, Senior Project Manager and Ellie Eastwood, Senior Data Analyst, Health Innovation Network South London.
You can watch the session here.
Key points from the live chat:
Claire Goodman, Professor of Health Care Research, University of Hertfordshire - The four-year DACHA (Developing research resources And minimum data set for Care Homes' Adoption and use) exploring and enhancing how residents' data are systematically captured and used
Paul Connell commented "Do the people who ask for data - #GiveTheDataBack?"
Marc Farr asked Claire "I imagine it's possible to consent patients from care homes for a lot of research?" and asked whether is there a lever for private care homes to have to submit data? He added that the Kent and Medway ICS would be interested in collaborating as a pilot area if this would be helpful.
Paul Connell said "We hear about data literacy in almost every session, but what does this mean? Having people with PhD's in Computational Biology talk about Data Literacy is IMHO not going to help people working in a care home to provide basic data infrastructure to really help residents and their families."
Ali Morpeth said it would be great to have some TIkTok 2 min explainers on this to make it very publicly accessible. Ruth Keeling, NHSX responded "2 minute videos are a great idea - me/my team are thinking about how we help health & care orgs make this sort of info more publicly accessible - if there are any examples of this kind of thing (or nearly this kind of thing) please share so we can help others replicate." Marc said that they would need to be very clear in their message - the 'deteriorating resident', for example, is a clear research concept that could be described quickly. Ali added that after doing some research, she was unable to ANYONE who is making Public Health 2 min explainers to make data accessible and understandable to the people who it would benefit, on channels like TikTok.
E: email@example.com
Polly Sinclair shared these animations: https://understandingpatientdata.org.uk/animations
Ali also asked what sort of training is being done to support digital literacy among care home staff so we can leverage their involvement in wider spread data collection? In Kent, this is ongoing through The Design & Learning centre (MS Teams, NHS mail, etc), but it isn't widespread nationally. Neil Selby added that Barclays Digital Eagles have also recently started in Surrey.
Robert Stewart added that "Digital literacy encompasses all people and professionals in luring students - working with Kent and Medway ICS to improve digital capability of all 600 care homes in Kent and Medway through our Digital Innovation Centre."
You can see Claire's presentation here.
Darren Plank, Project Manager - Digital Social Care, NHS England - The ambitions for digitising care homes from an NHSE perspective - The ambitions for digitising care homes from an NHSE perspective
Derek Rowell said "If Care Homes are required to have a license, then it would be possible to set minimum standards. There is increasing concern about care homes in a post pandemic world - to what extent is a virtual care home plausible? It would rely on data analysis to keep older people safe and to provide care to their homes more of which could be in retirement villages and extra care settings." Marc added "People would say that all the tech already exists Derek and that most people are relaxed about sharing their data."
Stuart Lowe, ODI – Leeds said "Not a data point but as well as device and connection for Care Home residents there's just keeping things charged. I have spent a year regularly ringing the Care Home my Dad was discharged to because his connection/device is out of power and he can't charge it himself. It usually takes several phone calls over a couple of days to get him connected again. The problem is that most staff are very unsure of technology." Darren replied "Thanks Stuart. Sorry to hear you had problems with connecting with your Dad. I will be happy to bring this up with Barclays who will be delivering the Basic Skills to try and incorporate this into their session."
Victoria Brunsdon added that her team is planning some research to understand barriers to use of tech in social care and to understand what support is needed to be more confident and motivated to use it.
You can see Darren's presentation here.
Ellen Pirie, Senior Project Manager and Ellie Eastwood, Senior Data Analyst, Health Innovation Network South London - Building a care home digital maturity dashboard and index for London
To access the London Care Homes dashboard:
- Log in to https://future.nhs.uk/ if you are in an existing user or register for an account if you are not.
- Request access to the EHCH workspace by emailing email@example.com
- Once you have access to the workspace the direct link to the dashboard is https://future.nhs.uk/carehomes/view?objectId=27272176. It is located in the Regional Collaboration / London folder.
Example of the Care Homes Digital Maturity Index dashboard which has been built in Kent:
Yvonne Morrissey introduced herself and said "I was basically a Clinician Consultant in Care of older people for 25 years. My research interests were measuring and improving the quality of life in older peoples' homes. When I was a consultant, I was interested in reducing harms due to polypharmacy. I would be interested to work and collaborate on the use of these amazing abundant data sets!
Robert Stewart would be a good contact for you Yvonne.
Ellie Eastwood, Senior Data Analyst, HIN commented "Maintaining an up -to-date care home list is one of the biggest challenges. Some regularly switch providers, leading to a change in ODS code/CQC ID etc., so linking and carrying over data linkage is difficult. We have developed some Python coding to extract frequently from the CQC API, automatically remove duplicate care homes (e.g. where they are dual providers) and we're currently working on building an essential change log to flag key changes and highlight what actions need taking as a result (e.g. if a care home goes from having DSPT compliance under one provider, to not being DSPT compliant). Polly Sinclair added "We really need to all be badgering database managers/ developers to start using care home ODS to make data linkage at care home level possible without months of laborious manual matching prone also to errors." Yvonne agreed and said that sometimes it feels an inevitable trajectory but could be looked at in depth and outcomes evaluated.
Stuart Lowe shared the following: In terms of Open Data, Geolytix made some lists of UK Care Homes last year e.g. https://covid19.esriuk.com/datasets/e4ffa672880a4facaab717dea3cdc404_0?geometry=-44.583%2C51.133%2C38.517%2C59.807 and https://geolytix.dev/carehomes/view/search.
In terms of making the data more globally available there are great projects like https://healthsites.io/map using Open Street Map.
Polly Sinclair said "We are hoping to share our code re the CQC API access as well as the digital maturity index methodology once we have these so hopefully we're not all reinventing the wheel." Ellie added "All NHS care home data is also based on ODS codes - which is OK, but it takes around 6 weeks to generate a new ODS code. Plus there are historical issues with legacy ODS codes." Claire added "This relates to how data links to CQC data and of course if you had a mandated MDS. Devolved nations e.g. Wales seem to have been able to address which care homes are open or not."
Robert Stewart mentioned that The Digital Innovation Centre in Kent and Medway is currently looking at/researching how data can: improve resident and professional experience; proactively improve outcomes and change the way care homes traditionally work.
Ellie Eastwood said "I'd love to ask a question about the addresses issue and someone here might have an answer. Has anyone got any information on EHR system address field properties? By this, I mean when the patient address is entered, is it linked to any kind of database (e.g. the Royal Mail PAF) to ensure the address entered is standardised to this level (no incorrect postcodes entered with a 'o' instead of a '0' and the format is in a standardised form). If the CQC would also only accept registrations on a PAF compliant address for a care home, this would surely improve the address matching issue."
You can see Ellen's and Ellie's presentation here.