Islamabad, Pakistan - The massive influx of an estimated 300,000 people who fled the fighting in South Waziristan is straining the capacity of hospitals in Dera Ismael Khan district, in Pakistan, to meet the needs of the displaced and resident population. Despite the assistance provided by the authorities, acute medical needs are not being met in D.I. Khan hospitals. The private international medical organization, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is ready to set up an emergency medical programme to provide free treatment to patients, and is requesting authorization from the Pakistani authorities to be able to do so. Last week, an MSF team was able carry out a rapid assessment of the medical needs in three of the main hospitals in D. I. Khan district, and two rural health centres situated in areas where many of the displaced families are living. “We saw real needs for staff ,medicines, hygiene and materials which are essential to respond adequately to emergency care, notably in the emergency rooms, maternity and surgical departments of the main hospitals,” said Thomas Conan, MSF country representative in Pakistan. Over the last weeks, the district hospital has seen an increase of 30 to 40% in the number of emergency room admissions. Currently, people needing a surgical referral outside D.I. Khan are mainly referred to Peshawar hospitals. While medical expenses and costs of transport are manageable for some, they represent an insurmountable barrier for the numerous vulnerable families within the displaced and resident population in D.I. Khan. “MSF has the capacity to send medical teams composed of international and national staff to provide free surgery and emergency care to the people most in need in the region. But so far the presence of international staff is being refused by authorities,” explained Thomas Conan. Between May and July 2009, MSF received authorizations, and was about to send an orthopaedic surgical team to treat trauma cases, as there was no local infrastructure providing free treatment to patients who need specialised surgery. In July, military authorities asked MSF to leave the area for security constraints. For the past two months, MSF has been requesting authorisations for an independent access in the area to provide emergency medical care with a team of national and international staff. “As an international private medical organization, we believe that the presence of an international medical team reinforces the independence of our work,” said Thomas Conan. “We are asking authorities to allow us to provide similar support to the population in D. I. Khan as we have done in other areas of the country.” Currently, a team of international and national staff provides support to health structures in Lower Dir district, where displaced people have been arriving from Bajaur agency. Earlier this year when over one million displaced people fled to the Mardan district, MSF teams supported local health structures by running a 40-bed inpatient department, two emergency rooms, and a maternity service open 24 hours a day, providing health care for several thousands of patients. . MSF does not accept funding from any government for its work in Pakistan and chooses to rely solely on private donations. Since 1998 MSF has been providing medical assistance to Pakistani nationals and Afghan refugees suffering from the effects of armed conflicts, poor access to health care and natural disasters in NWFP, FATA, Balochistan and Kashmir.


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Survey: Don’t punish students for free speech
Most Americans believe students should be allowed to freely express their opinions about teachers and administrators on social media without fear of punishment, according to a recent survey from the Newseum Institute’s First Amendment Center.
The debate over student expression on social media has made headlines after school districts enacted controversial policies that have prompted First Amendment proponents to fight for free speech.
Last year, for example, a Minnesota school district agreed to pay $70,000 in damages and change their policies after the ACLU of Minnesota sued. According to The Star Tribune, a sixth-grader had posted that she hated a school hall monitor who she thought was mean.
School officials had demanded that the 13-year-old share her Facebook password and then serve an in-school suspension for writing the post.
According to the survey, however, about 60 percent of Americans say that students should be allowed to post their opinions about school administration online — without threats of punishment.
About 33 percent disagreed, and 6 percent said they didn’t know what they believe. Minors were not included in the national survey of about 1,000 adults. The margin of error is 3 percent.
The survey found that younger adults — those 18 to 29 years old — are more strongly in favor of protected free speech for students.
In fact, 84 percent agreed with allowing students to express themselves on social media without punishment. That compares with about 60 percent of people 30 or older.
Hayden Langfitt, who will be a sophomore at Valley High School in West Des Moines, said there’s often a time and place to post on social media.
“If it’s simply your opinion on something, I believe you should be able to post what you want,” the 15-year-old said.
But Hayden said social media should not be used to make threats or to harass others.
When it comes to thoughts about his teachers or school officials, Hayden said he keeps them to himself. And if there’s an issue he wants to talk about, he’ll have an in-person conversation, not a chat online.
There can be good reason to post opinions online, he said, such as if students disagree with a policy or an action taken by the school.
In April, for example, Dowling Catholic students and alumni used Facebook to speak against the school’s controversial decision to not hire a gay substitute teacher full-time. In addition, online petitions are often shared on social media as a form of protest.
The issue also came up during the recent legislative session in relation to the failed anti-bullying bill. Among other things, the bill would have given officials the authority to investigate allegations of bullying made through social media.
Rita Bettis, the legal director of the ACLU of Iowa, believes the bill should be limited to protect students who post critical comments about teachers or school leaders online.
As an example, Bettis referenced the Minnesota case. She believes the teen’s comments about a mean hall monitor were interpreted as a student bullying an adult.
She called that an “overreach by school officials.”

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The Lionesses have replicated the success of the men’s English soccer team from 2021 in reaching the Final of the European Championships and have looked impressive en route to Wembley. The team has scored the most goals in the tournament, and only conceded once so far in five matches.
While performances on the pitch have been strong, the impact that the event has had off the pitch has been seismic, with the tournament reaching a huge audience. While women’s soccer has come a long way in Europe, the reality is that it still has a long way to go before a sense of equality is felt across the sport for both genders.
The ongoing women’s European Championships has already established itself as the most popular in UEFA’s history, with more fans coming to watch live matches than at any other previous female European tournament.
The previous record for cumulative live fans came in the Netherlands in 2017, where some 240,045 fans were entertained in stadiums across 31 matches. That record was a successive record-breaking total but was only a 10.68 per cent increase on the numbers achieved at the same event in 2013. So far in 2022, with only the final still to play, the total audience number stands at 487,683, an increase of 103.163 per cent on the 2017 tournament.
With another record-breaking live audience expected for the Final at Wembley, which has the potential to hold up to 90,000 fans, the increase in fans attending games cannot be downplayed. This means that the live audience numbers for the event in 2022 have doubled the numbers achieved in 2017.
Crowd attendance figures have been impressive, with an average crowd of 16,256 at each game so far in the tournament, being a huge improvement on the 7,743-fan average in 2017. A further point of context should be against the men’s European Championships in 2021, which highlights the gap between the two genders, which achieved an average game live audience of 23,292.
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This illustrates how much further the women’s game can still grow, with the men’s Euro’s boasting over the double the match attendances despite a large number of restrictions against COVID-19 severely limiting potential capacities many of its host cities.
The English women’s team have not just attracted fans to stadiums but also persuaded those at home to watch on television. Coverage of the England games at this tournament have continued to grow, starting at 3.7 million linear views for their opener against Austria before arriving at a 9.3 million peak audience for their Semi Final win over Sweden. Figures for this game have even been reported as being as high as 11.7 million, when including online streams.
Fan viewership of the Semi Final brings it in line with the audiences achieved by the men’s team during their opener at the European Championships last year against Croatia (10.2 million average/ 11.6 million peak). This highlights just how much attention they have managed to build over the past few weeks.
Their involvement in the Final, against historic rivals Germany, will undoubtedly break the national viewing numbers again, though they will struggle to match the 29.85 million peak audience achieved by the men against Italy in their Euro’s Final last year. UEFA themselves have also reported how coverage of the Group Stages at this years Euro’s have seen a rise of 54 per cent on previous records.
In surpassing double the number of fans at its games in 2022, it feels like women’s soccer is enjoying a shift in popular opinion and interest in a way which has not been seen before it. The real question now for women’s soccer advocates is how can they turn this tournament success into sustained success?
Capturing hearts and minds in international soccer is significant, with fans able to get behind their country, but the rise in popularity still needs to convert into the domestic game in order to build the sport.
In reality, the majority of these national team fans will not retain their interest in the sport after the conclusion of the event, with less coverage afforded to the national teams until the next major tournament in 2023 (FIFA World Cup), and a large proportion of fans returning their interests back to the men’s game.
The women’s Euro’s has operated in isolation, away from the men’s game but the domestic league dates coincide with that of the men’s teams. It is therefore very difficult to retain the attention afforded to it this summer, with England fans for example unlikely to know which Women’s Super League (WSL) team to follow, as it also competes against the Premier League for viewership.
It is up to the individual clubs and leagues to re-direct the attention and interest onto their version of the sport. More needs to be done to give a shared platform by clubs with both gendered teams, to offer women’s soccer the biggest possible platform to shine on.
More needs to be done in building up the profile and legacies of individual players; players such as Ronaldo and Messi are household names across the world in men’s soccer but there is nowhere near the same level of marketability or notoriety for female players.
Adding Chelsea’s Australian forward Sam Kerr to the cover of EA Sports popular video game franchise ‘FIFA 23’, alongside Kylian Mbappe is a good example of how this can be done. The players who have achieved greatness at this tournament need to be celebrated as to ensure their names are not easily forgotten and grow the sports interest more widely.
Brands not readily associated with soccer also need to get more involved and invest in female players. We are used to seeing Ronaldo or Mbappe endorsing their plethora of sponsors, but female soccer stars struggle to receive the same level of brand interest. Some brands, such as Nike and Visa have already been at the forefront of change with their marketing efforts and have signed the likes of Lucy Bronze and Fran Kirby to deals; but player sponsorship portfolios remain limited to only a handful of deals.
The more campaigns that females are seen in will equate to greater exposure and help build name recognition. If championed by brands and clubs in the right way, female stars can grow their marketability and build their own fan bases as has been the way for years in the men’s game. The social media followings below offer an indication into the gap between men’s and women’s soccer, with more needing to be done to build their profiles.
Part of this advancement should also see a greater commitment from national federations to invest more heavily in women’s soccer and create more professional leagues across the world.
This summer’s competition has seen a number of part-time athletes competing but given the success of teams such as England, Spain and France, other federations should be inspired to speed up its route to league/player professionalism in their own countries. Increasing the number of professional players/teams around the world will translate into a more competitive sporting landscape.
Despite the inevitable drop off in popularity for women’s soccer after the tournament, there is real momentum across the game globally that needs to be channeled in the right way. The 2022 Euro’s will have inspired more young girls to take an active interest in the sport than ever before, which in turn should help grow participation rates at a grass roots level.
The tournament will hopefully have inspired more soccer fans to want to engage with women’s sport and want to go watch live club games throughout the season. If this momentum is well harnessed over the next few years, there should be no questions that the next European championships will again break live audience and TV viewership records.
Click here to access a Sportcal Instant Insights podcast episode where Conrad Wiacek, head of research and analysis at GlobalData Sport, and Sarah Coop, an analyst at GlobalData Thematic Intelligence, discuss the Lionesses Euros triumph, the record fan numbers, and what this means for the future of women’s sport.

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8/13/2005 | Share this article: View CommentsBY JOSH FUNK
The Wichita Eagle
School board member arrested
The arrest of Wichita school board member Kevin Graham surprised those who know him.
His fellow board members and others say they want to hear Graham's explanation for the two personal checks police say he tried to cash Thursday from a long-closed account before passing judgment.
Graham, who is pastor of St. Matthew CME Church, did not offer an explanation Friday. He did not return several calls to his home, church and cell phone, and did not answer the door late Thursday or Friday.
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Love...... Betrayal....... Murder....... Ghosts......... A Haunted Plantation...... After the tragic death of her parents, Bridgette turned the family plantation into a Bed and Breakfast. Now, if only she could keep the ghosts from scaring away her quests. In all her years of living here, they all seemed to commingle in peace. Were they possibly upset that she opened the fLove...... Betrayal....... Murder....... Ghosts......... A Haunted Plantation...... After the tragic death of her parents, Bridgette turned the family plantation into a Bed and Breakfast. Now, if only she could keep the ghosts from scaring away her quests. In all her years of living here, they all seemed to commingle in peace. Were they possibly upset that she opened the family home to strangers? Ever since her passing, Genevieve has wandered the plantation and watched her family grow. Lately, she has become afraid to wander the grounds. The beauty of the night was stolen from her. All that seemed to remain in the darkness of the night was death and evil. She must warn Bridgette of the evil that lurks these grounds before it was too late."...
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Book: A Kiss So Deadly Author: Mary Reason Theriot Publication Date: 1/2/2013Reviewed by: Tammy Payne- Book Nook Nuts My Rating: 5 Stars REVIEW This is a New to me Author. The book starts us out way back in the 1700’s to a couple by the name of Pierre and Genevieve Marquette. The couple have been forced from their home in Nova Scotia to the Bayous of Louisiana. Pierre has built the lands and built a huge plantation home. Genevieve however comes down with Yellow Fever and passes. Shortly after Pierre marries Genevieve’s sister so that he has someone to help raise the children. Genevieve in turn now haunts the house and land. Present : Bridgette Marquette comes back to her home after the death of both her parents. She must keep Marquette plantation alive and well. She has decided to turn it into a bed and breakfast. It has rich history and is known to be haunted. Bridgette is not afraid of the ghosts and she knows all about Genevieve. But there is something evil going on and Bridgette feels it in her bones and in her nightmares. The book is a fantastic read it gives great details which help you learn a lot about the characters. There is also some mystery as to who the evil is that is kidnapping and killing women. Great Read if you like Ghosts, suspense, and Mystery I thoroughly enjoyed the book !!A Kiss So DeadlyMary Reason Theriot
Mary Reason Theriot is a proud Louisianian; her blog is an amazing look inside the state she calls home. For A Kiss So Deadly, she enlisted her parents to discuss their family history, which is rooted in Louisiana. As a result, there is a reverence felt in the material that I have never encountered in a book.Paranormal Romance has long held a great interest for me. I enjoy the bizarre. I am comfortable in the dark. Vampires, werewolves, ghosts... they all hold an edgy, attractive element not found in most contemporary romance.The prologue and chapter one are beautifully crafted histories about the Marquette Plantation and it's original owners, Pierre and Genevieve Marquette.Chapter two introduces us to Bridgette Marquette. She is the newest owner of the Marquette Plantation. She has decided to turn the Plantation into a B&B. Many of the guests come looking for the famed ghosts of the plantation. This isn't your mom's B&B. There is also a new, sinister presence lurking. The ghost of Genevieve is there to warn Bridgette. There are also two men who have caught Bridgette's attention. Greg and Marcus. Something is warning Bridgette, one or both of these men could be bad news. A Kiss So Deadly is an awesome book filled with Southern angst, hot men, and family who don't leave, even in death.
A very good read, but 190 pages ends too fast.
I was hired to proofread this book. The only aspects of the story I influenced were spelling and grammar (and maybe the name of the B&B). If you feel my connection with the story makes my review unreliable, so be it, but this is my honest review.Going into this book I had decided that I was not going to fall for Ms. Theriot's trickery. Once I picked a suspect, I was sticking with him no matter what. I'm happy to report that I stuck to my guns, I wasn't right, but I stuck to my guns. I really wanted to change my mind a few times too, and obviously should have at least once, but I was pretty sure I could outsmart the author (really dumb assumption on my part.) This story is told in omniscient third person, which allowed us to delve into the minds of several of the characters. This led to some slightly repetitive scenes, but they felt mostly necessary, so they didn't annoy me as much as repetitiveness usually does.I really enjoyed the paranormal aspect of this story, and the backstory, although there were some areas where foreshadowing seemed to be used that didn't actually lead anywhere after first being mentioned, and I felt one of them in particularly could have really upped the ante for the drama of the story, so I was a little disappointed when it didn't go anywhere. I also had an issue with the ending. While the idea behind the ending was good and fairly close to the basic idea of what I was expecting to happen, the execution was weak and felt like a missed opportunity to me. It was okay for what it was, and a satisfying conclusion, but I really feel like it could have been so much more.Overall I give A Kiss So Deadly 4 out of 5 stars because it kept me turning pages and guessing about the identity of the bad guy, but had a couple areas where I thought more was going to happen that didn't.Reviewed on Just Another Girl and Her Books bloghttp://www.justanothergirlandherbooks...
Before building the Marquette Plantation, Pierre and Genevieve Marquette lived in a small home with the other Acadians in Nova Scotia. They were forced from their home as was others that traveled with them. It had taken Pierre years to build Genevieve the perfect home when they finally made it to Louisiana. Life had been hard but they had each other and their children. Unfortunately, Genevieve only got to live in it for a short while before her unfortunate passing. Yellow fever hit the area with a vengeance taking many lives, including hers. Ever since her passing Genevieve has wandered the plantation and watched her family grow. Genevieve is so proud of her decedents. She beams with pride as Bridgette strives to educate people of their unique cultural identity forged by some four centuries of turbulent history. She must warn Bridgette of the evil that lurks these grounds before it is too late .Readers will enjoy this as it's a creepy, tense and intriguing story. You will need to pay attention as it's a fast pace read but worth finding out who the evil one was!
I loved learning the back story of the family and how the plantation came to be. The hard work and the ghosts whom roam the grounds. Bridgette is use to her ancestors visiting her, but they seem restless now. This story kept me captivated. Ever time I thought I knew who the evil was at the plantation then I would change my mind and then change it again!! I really enjoyed reading this book. I can't wait to read more from Theriot. If you want to read a good paranormal mystery this book is for you!
Places were choppy and canned but the plot kept me interested.

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The New Zealand dollar dropped almost three-quarters of a US cent after the Federal Reserve raised its projections for future US interest rates, signalling it sees recovery ahead for the world's largest economy and spurring demand for the greenback.
The kiwi dropped to 85.51 US cents at 8am on Thursday, from 86.21 cents immediately before the Fed's 7am (NZT) statement, and down from 86.10 cents at 5pm on Wednesday. The trade-weighted index fell to 80.07 from 80.22.
The Fed, in its first meeting under new chair Janet Yellen, raised its projections for the future path of the Fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 1 per cent by the end of 2015 and by 50 basis points to 2.25 per cent by the end of 2016.
It previously expected the rate to be 0.75 per cent by the end of 2015 and 1.75 per cent the following year. The move has turned investor attention to the attractiveness of US assets, and boosted demand for the US dollar.
"The increase in the expected path of rates, even though it's a long way out, is above where the market was, and it's encouraged the market to be betting on a US recovery," said ANZ Bank senior FX strategist Sam Tuck. "By increasing those forecast projections, implicitly the Fed is forecasting the US economy to recover and rates to normalise faster than they were in December, which has driven the US dollar stronger."
Still, Ms Yellen stressed the Fed's future track remained dependent on improving economic data, Mr Tuck said.
Following its two-day meeting, the Fed pulled back its economic stimulus programme by $US10 billion, as expected. The Fed will buy $US55b of bonds in April.
In New Zealand traders are awaiting fourth quarter data for gross domestic product with economists predicting a 0.9 per cent rise.
The New Zealand dollar edged up to 94.47 Australian cents at 8am from 94.40 cents, it advanced to 87.61 yen from 87.21 yen, slipped to 51.70 British pence from 51.87 pence and was unchanged at 61.81 euro cents.
The New Zealand dollar fell to 5.2954 yuan from 5.3324 yuan in the first day of direct trading between the currencies.


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"Montana Territory", General Land Office
Period: 1887 (dated)
Publication: Senate Doc. 58, 52nd Congress, 1st Session
Color: Printed Color
39 x 26 inches
99.1 x 66 cm
This is the uncommon large edition map that shows in great detail the extent of public surveys in Montana just two years before attaining statehood in 1889. Hydrology and topography are well developed on this colorful map. The map shows Indian reservations (Blackfeet, Flathead etc.), military posts (Forts - Assiniboine, Keogh, Maginnis, Custer, Camp Baker, etc.) and the completed and proposed railroads. Also locates Custer Hill, Custer's Monument, and the Reno battlefield; and Yellowstone National Park in its entirety with major features identified. Remarkable detail throughout on a scale of 1 inch to 15 miles. Extensive legend identifies land offices, Surveyor Generals Office, county seats, towns, villages and railroad stations, railroads (completed and proposed), military reservations, Indian reservations, railroad land grant limits, etc.
A colorful example issued folding with light color offsetting and several splits along the folds at bottom mostly closed on verso with archival tape.

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Tottenham Hotspur defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 in the 10th round of the English Premier League in the 2023-24 season at Selhurst Park in London, England, on the 28th. 스포츠토토핫 Tottenham took the lead with Joel Ward’s own goal in the eighth minute of the second half and then took a 2-0 lead with Son Heung-min’s extra goal in the 21st minute. Palace’s Jordan Ayew then recovered a goal in extra time in the second half, but it was not enough to balance the game.
Son Heung-min’s recent scoring streak is amazing. I’ve played 10 league games this season, but I’ve already scored eight goals. Starting with a hat-trick against Burnley in the fourth round of the Premier League, Arsenal, Liverpool and Fulham split the net. And on that day, he scored again against Palace.
Coach Enze Postecoglou’s choice was appropriate. Tottenham had concerns about the front line ahead of this season. Harry Kane, the team’s ace, moved to Bayern Munich. Hisharlisson had to fill the vacancy, but he was sluggish due to a scoreless first three league games. In the end, Postecoglou put Son Heung-min on the front line as a striker. Son Heung-min has already scored his eighth goal in the league, living up to expectations.
Son Heung-min’s scoring streak continues, and last season’s move by former coach Antonio Conte is drawing attention again. Son Heung-min tied for the top scorer in the Premier League under Conte’s leadership in the 2021-22 season. He became the clear ace of Conte’s division.
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Happy Father's Day, miners!
Congratulations to those of us who convinced our fathers / fathers-in-law to buy BTC at any point in the past year. If they never sold to cover their cost basis, their investment is underwater. And if they bought on Father's day last year, they'd be down 41%.
If your father / father-in-law / prospective father-in-law asks you today "So what the hell is going on with those cryptos?", you can tell him that a bunch of big crypto funds blew up. Like everything else in our financial system, Bitcoin and crypto writ large has been pumped up with leverage. That leverage is unwinding now, leading to the brutal sell-off to $17k we just witnessed.
If he then asks you whether or not Bitcoin's found a bottom, you can tell him that we said it's anyone's guess, but BTC under or at $20k sure feels like an unbelievable buying opportunity. (NOT FINANICAL ADVICE)
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Hashprice Index (June 19, 2022)
Bitcoin's hashprice continues to revisit lows from Q4-2020. After falling over 30% last week, it's currently below $0.08/TH/day for the first time since the last bull-run started, and it's only a cent or so from hitting an all-time low.
The good news, though, is that Bitcoin's difficulty should drop this week. With hashrate dropping as a result of poor mining economics, miners took 10.7 minutes on average last week to find new blocks, so we estimate at least a 1% downward difficulty adjustment sometime on Wednesday.
Panic selling means greater transaction volume, which means higher transaction fees. On average, transaction fees made up 2.64% of block rewards last week, a 123% increase from the prior week.
Bitcoin ASIC Index (June 19, 2022)
In line with Bitcoin's own price, we're starting to see seller capitulation in the Bitcoin mining ASIC market. We'll have an update on the ASIC market this week for our weekday newsletter, because prices will be lower than what we're showing today (not to mention the fact that Bitmain has begun repricing factory-new machines).
Bitcoin mining profitability is in the toilet as mid-gen machines approach their shutoff thresholds at $0.06/kWh power cost. The daily revenue potential for popular rigs fell substantially last week:
- Whatsminer M30s++ (112 TH/s): $8.90
- Antminer S19 Pro (110 TH/s): $8.70
- Antminer S19 (95 TH/s): $7.60
- Whatsminer M30s (86 TH/s): $6.80
- Whatsminer M20s (68 TH/S): $5.40
- Antminer S17 (56 TH/s): $4.20
- Antminer S9 (13 TH/s): $0.90
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Bitcoin mining stocks continue to suffer during Bitcoin's drawdown, and our Crypto Mining Stock Index lost 7.4% over the week.
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MEMS device generates power from body heat
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an attempt to develop a power source that is compact, environmentally friendly, and has an unlimited lifetime, a team of researchers from Singapore has fabricated an energy harvesting device that generates electricity from body heat or any environment where there is a temperature gradient. Their device, called a thermoelectric power generator, attaches to the body and generates a power output of a few microwatts, which could be useful for powering implanted medical devices and wireless sensors.
The researchers, Jin Xie and Hanhua Feng from Institute of Microelectronics, A*STAR, Singapore’s government Agency for Science, Technology and Research, along with Chengkuo Lee from the National University of Singapore, have published their study in a recent issue of the Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems.
The entire generator consists of a chip with a size of 1 x 1 cm2, which holds more than 30,000 thermocouples. The thermocouples, when arranged in groups called thermopiles, detect a temperature difference between the hot and cold junctions and produce a voltage. With a temperature difference of 5K, the device can generate a voltage of 16.7 volts and a power output of 1.3 microwatts. The researchers hope that future improvements to the device could increase the power output to several microwatts. By accumulating this energy over time, it could be used to prolong the battery life of electronic devices such as pressure sensors, and also recycle heat generated from the devices during operation. By powering the wearer’s medical implants, this technology could enable patients to avoid difficult, high-cost battery replacement methods.
Although similar devices have previously been developed that generate electricity from body heat, the new power generator makes several improvements that increase its overall energy efficiency. For example, the researchers incorporated vacuum cavities, a heat-sink layer, and a peripheral cavity, which are aimed at increasing the temperature difference between the side of the generator touching the body and the side exposed to ambient (cooler) air. The greater the temperature difference between the two sides of the generator, the greater the output voltage.
“The advantages include (1) top and bottom vacuum cavities are created to maximize the temperature difference between the two junctions of the thermocouples; (2) a heat sink layer is on the cold side of the device to effectively disperse heat from the cold side of the device to ambient air; and (3) a peripheral cavity is designed to cut off heat from the surrounding silicon substrate, so that cold junctions of thermocouples at the rim edge of the device area are not affected by the heat coming from the surrounding silicon,” Xie explained to PhysOrg.com.
As Xie added, another advantage of the new thermoelectric power generator is that it is CMOS-compatible, meaning it can be fabricated in normal CMOS manufacturing lines. This feature allows the generator to serve as a novel on-chip power source for self-powered CMOS and MEMS devices that have low power consumption requirements.
More information: Jin Xie, Chengkuo, and Hanhua Feng. “Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of CMOS MEMS-Based Thermoelectric Power Generators.” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 19, No. 2, April 2010.
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Srinagar: Curfew was on Saturday lifted from Kashmir Valley, a week after it was imposed following hanging of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru.
“Curfew has been lifted from all the ten districts in the Valley,” a police spokesman said.
However, normal life remained affected as Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Friday extended the strike over Guru’s execution and in support of the demand for return of his body to his family, till Sunday.
Shops and business establishments remained closed, while public transport was off the roads due to the strike call.
Private vehicles could be seen plying on the roads in the city and other major towns in the Valley.
A police spokesman said the situation across the Valley was peaceful and there were no reports of any untoward incident.
Curfew was imposed in Kashmir last week following execution of Guru inside Tihar Jail in Delhi.
Three persons died and over 60 others injured including 25 policemen in the clashes between protesters and security forces following Guru’s execution.


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Fergie recently released her much-anticipated new video featuring several celebrity moms. The hit song and video have gone viral, but the tongue-and-cheek visuals have enraged many people on the internet (surprise, surprise).
When I first heard the song and saw the video it was clear to me that it was created to be intentionally ridiculous, to the point where I found it to be obviously poking fun at a derogatory word/acronym. This was even more apparent when Fergie released a public statement of her intention with the song and the “real” meaning of the title:
“Changing the acronym to Moms I’d Like To Follow is about empowering women who do it all.”
Is it clear that this is the new acronym for the song? I don’t think so…. but I don’t think this matters. The video is so over-the-top with its typical sexist visuals that come to us in the atypical packaging of motherhood. This points the finger at society, who tell us women should not be seen as sexy in the context of motherhood, because our culture still greatly suffers from a madonna-whore complex. And it becomes even more apparent with the use of props in the video to play with the minds of those watching (i.e. dousing themselves in what seems to be breast milk).
Even in this context could the video still be seen as offensive? Absolutely (although I think they could have pushed the envelope even more)…. but again, this comes down to using humor with provocative and sensationalistic content to drive home a point or a cause that is quite sobering. In this case, it’s sexism in our culture and the problem we seem to have with seeing women as multifaceted and complex individuals.
And on a final note- Chrissy Teigen breastfeeding at the beginning of the video, even this silly video, shows us the continued normalization of this particular issue in western culture. Everyone has their own way of advocating for something important.
So good job, ladies… discomfort by society is necessary in order for us to move forward.


On my desktop I turn off all that PM stuff.
That eliminates the nutty things that happen on a restart.
When I want to use the machine>>>I turn it on.
When I'm done using the machine>>>I turn it off.
Is there, anywhere, a simple, correct, definition of, and proper way of setting up, these power options?
I have a Dell desktop Windows XP Home SP2
and a compaq (HP) nx9030 laptop with Windows XP Professional SP2


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In life, it is normal to change, adapt and transition into different versions of yourself. It is almost guaranteed that who you were 10 or even 20 years ago is not the same person that you are today. So, re-discovering yourself is a process that many of us have gone through. If this describes your current position, read on to learn about some of the ways in which you can cope and handle this transition.
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The power of mapping policies and programmes
2 August 2016
Dr Brian Webb from the School of Geography and Planning with colleagues Professor Cecilia Wong, Dr Mark Baker, Dr Stephen Hincks and Dr Andreas Schulze-Baing from the University of Manchester are finalists in the Academic Award category at the 2016 Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) Awards for Research Excellence.
The team have been nominated for their work Mapping policies and programmes: The use of GIS to communicate spatial relationships in England. This research draws on the RTPI commissioned study ‘A Map for England’ to examine the interplay between policy needs and spatial contexts through the mapping of government policies and programmes. The team have demonstrated the value of employing simple mapping overlays to communicate complex planning issues in a ‘language’ that is easily understandable.
The Awards for Research Excellence are run by the RTPI to recognise and promote high quality, impactful spatial planning research from RTPI accredited planning schools, and planning consultancies around the world. There was tough competition to be named a finalist, with 87 entries to this year’s awards, a more than 40% increase on last year.
Speaking about the nomination Dr Brian Webb, Lecturer in Spatial Planning, said: “We are very pleased to be shortlisted for this award. Government policies have spatial impacts and consequences which are not always fully understood. By compiling and visualising those policies through maps this research highlights how Government departments and programmes interact and influence places in different ways. From the national to the local this helps identify to policymakers, politicians, and the public the need for coordinated policies that are sensitive to place.”
Dr Michael Harris, RTPI’s Head of Research, said: “The RTPI Research Awards have gone from strength to strength. The growing body of high quality research work in planning is impressive but more importantly, it is a positive sign that more academic researchers want to reach out to practitioners and policymakers with insights and findings that can inform and influence their work. This is what the Awards celebrate and I am pleased that RTPI planning schools and planning consultancies have responded.”
Andrew Riley, Chief Operating Officer at Idox plc commented: "High-quality research is key to increasing our understanding of how planning can help create sustainable places for people to live and work. As the UK’s leading provider of planning and building control solutions to local authorities, Idox is very proud to be continuing our relationship with the RTPI and supporting the RTPI Awards for Research Excellence in 2016.”
Jonathan Manley at Routledge/T&F said “As RTPI’s publisher, Routledge/T&F are delighted to continue our sponsorship of the RTPI Research Awards. RTPI’s mission to reward the best in planning research complements our own ambition to publish the work of not only those with an established reputation in the field but also scholars at the dawn of their career”.
The winners will be announced on 7 September during the 2016 UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference at Cardiff University.
The Royal Town Planning Institute champions the power of planning in creating prosperous places and vibrant communities. Using its expertise and research it brings evidence and thought leadership to shape planning policies and thinking, putting the profession at the heart of society's big debates.
The article the award nomination is based on is available here: Mapping policies and programmes: The use of GIS to communicate spatial relationships in England.


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The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services must pay more than $300,000 in attorneys’ fees to the Louisville Courier-Journal and Lexington Herald-Leader after violating the state Open Records Act.
In an order dated March 18, Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd also upheld the $756,000 in statutory penalties he ordered the Cabinet to pay in December for not releasing records related to child fatalities.
One of the disputes involved records related to the death of Amy Dye – a 9-year-old from Todd County who was allegedly murdered by a sibling who had been the victim of a Cabinet-substantiated child abuse case.
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Title: Numerical Simulation of Internal Relative Humidity of Concrete Exposed to Drying
Author(s): Sarah De Carufel, Andrew Fahim, Pouria Ghods, and Rouhollah Aalizadeh
Publication: Materials Journal
Appears on pages(s): 101-110
Keywords: ASTM F2170; concrete drying; concrete relative humidity; finite element modeling; moisture transport; permeability; pore size distribution; resilient flooring
This paper presents a model developed to predict the internal relative humidity (RH) of concrete during drying. The model makes use of simplified inputs, including the concrete mixture design and the cement Bogue composition, thus making it accessible to engineers and practitioners. These inputs are used to separately determine the permeability of both liquid and vapor phases, hence solving for moisture transport through an empirical derivation of the (de) sorption isotherm, total porosity, and pore tortuosity. The model is validated using previously published literature data as well as experiments designed specifically for model validation. The model was found successful in predicting RH profiles for the validation data with the simple inputs required. However, it was found that in cases where the standardized ASTM F2170 method is used to measure RH, the agreement between the model and experimental data decreases. This was found to be related to errors associated with performing humidity measurements within cavities drilled in concrete. Such errors are discussed, and room for improvement in in-place humidity measurements is proposed. Finally, the model is used to validate the use of RH measurements at a specific concrete depth to evaluate the susceptibility of moisture-sensitive flooring to failures.


Manjaro Linux is a Linux Distribution based on well tested snapshots of the Arch Linux repositories and will be 100% compatible with Arch. We manage our repository with our own developed tool called BoxIt which is designed like git.
Our aim is to create a light Linux distribution which is simple, Up to date, Fast, User friendly and which follows the K.I.S.S principle. We are using the Xfce Desktop Environment, Which is lightweight but powerful. Arch Linux is a great GNU Linux distribution, but installation and configuration requires time and experience.
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Another feature will be our hardware detection. A well known problem is libgl and it’s conflicts with catalyst and nvidia packages. We packed libgl and all proprietary drivers in a different way and manage with mhwd to symlink to the right needed so files. This enables us to support hybrid cards like Nvidia’s optimus system in a simple way. Mhwd can also install all drivers using a database and multiple kernel versions to your system.
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Comment posted Helensburgh retailers full of positivity – for town centre Waitrose by PBP.
Interesting Letter to the Editor in the Herald from an East King Street resident:
The headline “Community divided over major supermarket plans” might give the impression that there is an even split in the numbers for and against a Waitrose food store (not supermarket) in an edge-of-town (not out-of-town) site in Helensburgh (The Herald, February 18).
In fact there were about 650 submissions to the council in favour and approximately 40 against.
There has also been a consultation with the people of Helensburgh as to whether a supermarket should be located on the pier. This was soundly rejected for a third time.
At the moment, many people (myself included) go to Dumbarton for our weekly food shop in order to have greater choice, but we still shop in Helensburgh from day to day. We are being given the impression by some retailers that we are there to serve them, not that they should be offering a good service.
Some of the shops involved the protest alluded to in the article sell goods such as jewellery, party items, lingerie, hardware and women’s clothing, none of which is being offered by Waitrose, but which are all readily available in Dumbarton. At times it feels that the Helensburgh public is being held to ransom by a few retailers who seem unwilling to compete.
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- How many accidents have there been involving children in the vicinity of this Hermitage Academy since it opened in 2008? Very few, if any, I suspect.
Yet many pupils cross the road to go to the station or because they live in South Colgrain.
Agree with Stephen about the roundabout though. It is appallingly designed, and if Waitrose goes ahead should be replaced.
- From the Community Council website: “Clearly the public have given their opinion in what is a most valuable consultation. It will enable the Community Council to:-
Respond to any planning application for a supermarket on the Pierhead site with authority.
Take part in the consultation over the projected use of the Pierhead site, again with authority.
Support the South Colgrain site application in preference to the prime site on the sequential planning test, based on public opinion clearly demonstrated.”
Clearly demonstrated will do me. I suspect that will be reflected at Tuesday’s meeting. Development in the heavily populated east end of the town does not improvement in the west end.
- Yes, two surveys, one by Sainsbury, one by Helensburgh Community Council. A large majority for Waitrose at Colgrain in both cases.
“I will not be lectured to by that man. It was upsetting and alarming” was the response of one shopper angered by the way she was canvassed by a shopkeeper.
“I have never been so angry in my life. I am seriously considering never going back to that shop” was the response of another committed town centre shopper.
These were serious responses, Dr McKenzie. Shoppers who were long-standing customers were in many cases upset and in other cases deeply upset. Someone else pointed out that, of the retailers protesting, several occupied shops all owned by the same person.
Can I congratulate you on being neutral as you do not know Helensurgh well enough, an admirable stance which others in the same position would do well to adopt.
- Actually, For Argyll, you are completely wrong on this issue — the majority of Helensburgh people want Waitrose at Colgrain. That has been very clear for weeks.
And why shouldn’t the heavily populated east end of the town have its own supermarket?
By the way, the Retailers Association campaign this week against Waitrose at Colgrain has backfired badly, as some of them now realise.
Town centre shoppers, most of whom would remain town centre shoppers apart from occasional visits to Waitrose, have been harangued and in some cases frightened by the shopkeepers campaign, and some I know are proposing to avoid those shops in future whatever the outcome.
Mr Hoskins may be a very eminent architect, but his fancy drawings of space age structures are completely irrelevant. Let’s have Waitrose at Colgrain and get on with planning attainable improvements to the town centre which will retain its character but improve what it has to offer.
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Heaven help us — Mars Mulvaney is back. Just typical he did not keep his fellow Tories in the loop.
Surely his first job, especially in the light of the utter chaos in the town centre because of the start of the CHORD project works, is to clear up the parking problems in John Street between West Clyde Street and West Princes Street.
Yes, outside the garage where he works.
- One real issue and some strange arguments against Cove Community Wind Farm
Tripe indeed. What makes you think Rosneath, the Gareloch, Cove and Kilcreggan are industrialised landscapes? They all fall into the scenic landscapes and seascapes that you and we all want to protect.
We fought off oil rig construction at Portkil. This would be even more obtrusive to far more people and areas, and all for economic benefits which generally are heavily weighted in favour of the commercial interests involved in construction and running of windfarms.
And of course a certain Mr Salmond likes wind farms.
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Helensburgh has the same problem, and already this month three more shops have announced closure — all blaming the Council’s business rates.
But to my mind the problem is parking. We will not the footfall until Council car parks are free, as in Dumbarton and, I believe, a certain Lochgilphead.
- PS Comet Bicentenary for Helensburgh and Port Glasgow
The link to the Comet website still does not work.
- Council suspends Helensburgh CHORD Colquhoun Square redesign
Great start for the new administration and James Robb in particular. The previous proposal for Colquhoun Square was horrendous and would have made the place look like a deserted runway for much of the time. It was also a recipe for traffic and transport chaos.
Good luck with the informal consultation. What is needed is a smartening up of what currently exists, most especially the awful and highly dangerous roads and pavements. Do keep the Comet lamps, but some of them need refurbished.
When you have finished all that, make daytime enforcement of the parking regulations in lower John Street a priority.
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Named as Asia’s “Best Meetings and Conventions Hotel” at the 2018 TTG Travel Awards, Centara Grand & Convention Centre at CentralWorld Bangkok provides a world-class setting for international conferences and events. In fact, the hotel is set to reaffirm its position as Thailand’s top MICE hotel in 2019, with a forecast total of 89,000 delegates.
A packed calendar of major international events is already scheduled for this year, including the Techsauce Global Summit 2019, which is expected to attract 15,000+ delegates from 18-20 June; and the 27th Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings Asia (IT&CMA) and Corporate Travel World (CTW) Asia Pacific, the double-bill travel trade expo featuring approximately 3,000 delegates from 24-26 September.
Other major events scheduled to take place at this major downtown venue include the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ Annual Scientific Congress (6-10 May), International Conference on Biodiversity (22-24 May), 33rd International Epilepsy Congress (22-26 June), Thai Dental Association Annual Meeting (12-14 June) and ASCO 2019 Breakthrough Thailand (11-13 October 2019).
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The Oxford Dictionary defines ‘Identity’ as “The characteristics determining who or what a person or thing is”
But is it something that we are born with or is it something that we create?
Sociologist Erving Goffman describes identity as an interactive construction rather than something ‘given’ and suggests that all social interaction is like a dramatic performance.
Likewise, I believe that we can be whoever the hell we want to be … understandably, we cannot control how we are born, our sex or the genes we inherit; however I feel we have the power to manipulate our identity and portray ourselves as whoever or whatever we desire to be.
People behave differently in different settings. Take a working environment in which you would perform professionally against a social setting were you would behave in a more relaxed manor. In both settings we would conduct ourselves differently however both still require performance. This theory applies across the communication board, whether that be in person, over the phone, email and varies depending on the receiver / audience.
Goffman’s theory was, pardon the pun… identified in the late 50’s, a long time before the internet and the rise of social media but I feel it largely applies to this day and age.
The internet and social media platforms enable us to go to extremes and be absolutely anyone we want and to the point where we can hide behind the identity of an existing or fictitious person…commonly known as ‘catfishing’.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying these social media Influencers have fake profiles but I do think they can paint their identity to appear absolutely perfect and flawless. That combined with consistent activity of interesting content, generates followers and subscribers and enables them to position themselves on a social pedestal for us “real people” to view them as superior.
It’s obviously not as simple as that, if it were we all would be doing it but you do have to have that something extra and special to stand out; whether that be a beautiful face, body or character…it’s knowing how to utilise it and essentially brand / market yourself.
International social influencer and all-rounder 23 year old fitness guru, entrepreneur and mother of 3, Tammy Hembrow is a prime example and she is very much in demand.
Her social identity has become a 24/7 job, inspiring thousands of people and consumers worldwide. The success has even landed her brand sponsorships and endorsements such as fitness clothing line ‘Gym Shark’, which generate revenue and a lot of revenue at that… since 2017 her net worth is approximately $1.6 million!
But is it possible to be absolutely flawless 100% of the time? Of course not but this platform is one of Tammy’s ‘front stages’ and when she’s not working, she probably behaves like a normal full-time mother and fiancé and in a more relaxed environment, as her ‘back stage’ self.
Technology is so advanced these days that you don’t need to be a professional photo editor to edit images. We can instantaneously alter and enhance a basic photograph with the use of filters and editing tools…we can even access editing apps for free or pay next to nothing to smooth out blemishes, whiten teeth and even bring in our waistlines.
But how far is too far? Are these embellished photographs not showing an unrealistic representation that you couldn’t possibly compete with in person…
Vicky Pattison was initially and famously known for being on MTV TV series Geordie Shore which let’s be honest… probably didn’t paint her in the best light.
However with the help of the social media, she has managed to change public opinion and landed respected roles such as presenting on ITV’s Loose Women as well as starting her own online clothing boutique ‘Honeyz’.
Vicky is also no stranger to editing apps and isn’t shy about it either!
She admitted during a discussion on Loose Women that she enhances pictures of herself; airbrushing and smoothing out wrinkles etc. something that various social media fans have slated her for.
Vicky might regularly share airbrushed selfies and edited snaps but occasionally she will post a natural and unedited picture, say at the gym for example.
When it comes to male social influencers, their natural snaps are more than likely untouched but enhanced with a basic filter however the same measures apply; the content is attractive to consumers, brands and is consistent.
Take Instagram success Nick Bateman for example…
Aside from the obvious…he’s a very handsome guy but his social content is appealing to a wide audience and probably a large majority of that being Yorkshire terrier fans and followers.
I’m a big fan of Nick and how he portrays himself online. In the words of Derek Zoolander, it’s not all about being really, really, ridiculously good looking… Nick doesn’t take himself too seriously and offers an element of humour on his social feed.
Haters are also not likely to hate with content like this…
I mean how could you???
Stay tuned for Part Two: The Social Influencer: Back Stage
Cara Cowan is a final year BSc in Communication, Advertising and Marketing student at Ulster University. She can be contacted on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/caracowan/