if everything is working properly.
You should now have CJDNS setup and configured to start on boot and peered with both system letting you securely route data between the two systems.
We have not covered restricting communication between the systems to only use this new route, and how to segregate peer connections if you connect to other CJDNS peers.
Event ID 4319 NetBIOS over TCP/IP with Dual Nic's
We have received many alerts on the error Event ID 4319 as seen below.
Event log: System
Event Source: NetBT
Event ID: 4319
Message Contents: A duplicate name has been detected on the TCP network.
The IP address of the computer that sent the message is in the data.
Use nbtstat -n in a command window to see which name is in the Conflict state.
View of the nbtstat -n command result
The cause of this issue has been systems that have more than one network card, this is more common in laptops that will use a hardline in the office. you can see this by using the command 'nbtstat -n' multiple network cards have the same NetBIOS name.
To correct this behavior you could prevent both network cards from connecting at the same time, although that is not a viable tactic to us. What we have decided to do is disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP on the wireless card. If you are doing this remotely you can run the following commands.
First you will need to know what the index number of your network card is, you can retrieve that with the following command.
wmic nicconfig get caption,index,TcpipNetbiosOptions
View of the network cards and the index numbers
You can see the index number listed next to each network card name, in this case we are looking for the wireless card, that would be index number '2'. You can also see the TcpipNetbiosOptions column is showing a '0', that means it is set to DHCP server options or fail over to enabled if DHCP has no options set. we will need the TcpipNetbiosOptions value to be '2' to disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and with the index number we can run the following. (Change the index to the nic relevant to your issue.)
wmic nicconfig where index=2 call SetTcpipNetbios 2
Result of setting NetBIOS over TCP/IP off.
The Shape of Tomorrow
One of the ideas that is common to hear is 'tomorrow will be so different' and the recently more common 'this will change everything'. The idea being that the next thing on the horizon will change the world in ways that we could never imagine and that is not going to happen to our civilization without a revolution in technology itself.
Let us consider the example of the horseless carriage, or not since we have beaten that to death. Let us instead look to your home, it is a nice place, it has 4+ walls, a solid flooring, and one would hope a roof over your head. This basic idea has not changed much but our execution of this simple concept can now take us from a dry hole in a hill to any modern dwelling. but we have mastered the building style, tools, and knowledge to make a modern structure. The story of how the food go to your plate is a much better story to show how things change and yet can stay the same, contemplate the supply chain needed to get you that produce on time.
We can see the changes coming that sound big take for example the idea that all stores will have robotic attendants, and all manufacturing is done by machines creating on demand custom handbag to the new kitchen counters. We can imagine this because it is already happening. You only need to look at manufacturing, farming, and distributors to see how they use more advanced tools like robotics to see how this will have a reduction in the need for humans on site.
The shape of the world has is not changed from how it was, we are still going about our daily life handling many small items, doing a task, and interacting with others around us. The idea that things will change beyond our imagining is a farce to help us deal with change in general.
We constantly change but we also adapt and accept the changes. Lets look at something simple like keeping your floor clean, wipe or pickup all the dirt if you do not have a broom or mop the carpet need to be beaten if you do not have a vacuum cleaner. Or jumping forward actually vacyume if you do not have a robotic vacuum. From this simple idea we can see that soon the laundry will be folded for you, the dishes cleaned, and put away.
When you can go down to the local store and pickup a personal attendant for the cost of a small appliance it will be common place. and just like with robotic vacuums nothing will have really changed. We as a species do change more every day and at a faster rate then ever before but your life will not change fundamentally, it will just be improved like it was yesterday.
Job Losses, Basic Income, and EVE.
The modern person works a job to pay the bills and support their way of life and improve it, hopefully by doing something that they enjoy and find rewarding. I would like to ask what happens when you do not have an income and compare this to the MMO Game EVE.
A job is very important to the average person because it pays for the most important things you need like food, and shelter. I do not know anyone that can do without food, and most places are not sunny year round requiring shelter to survive. You might be luck and your parents, partner or to a limited extent governments can provide a limited coverage when you can not support your self. But if government support runs out or parents have issues how do you survive?
If you are luck to find a job you like and you are good at, you should not have many issues providing for yourself. Many people though do not know what they want to do, or have no support to test the waters and get the first job they can. Many articles have been written on the topic of job progression and how once you are in a job that only provides the basics of survival you do not have much ability to progress to better employment, you cannot risk what little you have. To progress you might need to take risks and the risks need to be balanced against what you might gain and what you might loss. If you risk losing your survival you will not take the risk and this would result in becoming trapped and unable to escape.
In most MMO games you do not need to survive in the traditional sense, in EVE you can sit in a space station forever and never pay for rent or food. Now this is not much of an existence but it does something very basic, you can fail at everything in the game and still have a second chance. You can start a company in game, you can explore the universe, you can do literally everything that is offered until you succeed. But the important thing here is that you can and will fail, and that is not a problem in the game world. Because of this safety net you can keep trying and learning from the mistakes and improving until you do something great, and when someone bigger takes it all away you can still try again.
This is where Basic Income would help society grow by giving everyone a guarantee of survival even if they lost everything. We need to provide the basics of food and shelter to all people with no restrictions if we want to encourage people to take the risks to do something great. We normally can not take the same risks we do in games, but if we could build a safety net like Basic Income then we would finally be able take many of the risks in life, imagine what we could accomplish.
If you would like to read more on Basic Income read the Wiki on the topic.
I also recommend keeping up with the reddit community.
Error: The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135)
If you are getting the error "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application." when you are launching an application you do not have the.NET Framework installed.
You can go to to download the.NET Framework from Microsoft.
This can be an issue with XP systems as they do not come with.NET Framework by default, most Vista and newer systems will have.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 installed by default. Please remember that.NET Framework 4.0 is not backwards compatible with.NET Framework 3.5.
Windows ReportQueue Eating the Drive
Working on a few system I have found that the following folder has filled up at times with error report files eating all available drive space.
C:\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Windows\Wer\ReportQueue\*
Now I know that this if you have files collecting here you might have bigger issues with the system and you should check that out in time. The files are safe to delete and will not cause any issues after removed. You can also disable error reporting on the system to stop the generation of the error reports.


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Mysql Lpad Function is used to add padding to the left end of the string.The Function stopped the combination of string and added padding if it reached the length character. Incase the string is shorter than the length,the string will be shortened from the left and will go with the specified length constraint.The padding can be any character.
Understand with example
The Tutorial understand an example from 'Mysql Lpad Function'.To understand this example we use the given below syntax:
Query to use Lpad Function:-
The Query below return you the all the letters of roseindia.net and are padded with 2 # to the left of the LPAD.
mysql> select LPAD('Roseindia.net',15,'#')as LPAD;
+-----------------+ | LPAD | +-----------------+ | ##Roseindia.net | +-----------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)
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Reducing size of captured images.
 - hi,
 I am capturing the image of a webpage using the code
 @ QImage image(frame->contentsSize(), QImage::Format_ARGB32_Premultiplied);
 QPainter painter(&image);
 painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing, true);
 painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::TextAntialiasing, true);
 painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::SmoothPixmapTransform, true);
 But sometimes the size of the image captured greater than 1MB.I am transfering these captured images to a remote client.How can i reduce the size of the captured images.
 - Well, the size depends on the resolution of the picture and on the chosen format. If you want to minimise the picture size, you'd better use jpeg format. Reducing the pixel format may also help if you don't need a 32 bits depth, for instance 24-bits colour depth seems fairly decent to me.
 - Is there any other method to reduce the size.I tried both saving the file in jpeg and QImageFormat to 24 bits per depth but both does not significantly reduce the size.Is ther any method to reduce the resolution of the captured image?
 - Sure, you can use the QImage::scaled method to reduce the resolution once the capture has been made.
 - You could compress the contents of the image yourself, send the compressed data stream and re-build the Image on the client side.
 You could make a QPixmap out of it, save it to a temporary file of a compressed type, and transfer that file.
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We are pleased to announce the new major releases of PLAXIS 2D, PLAXIS 3D, and PLAXIS Monopile Designer CONNECT Edition Version 22.00 as well the update pack PLAXIS LE CONNECT Edtion V21.04. The section below will highlight the notable changes and advantages that these releases will bring to our users.
PLAXIS V22 brings a major overhaul to the data structure of the material database and a more flexible and more robust way of handling project units. Due to these major changes, PLAXIS V22 will be installed alongside PLAXIS V21, instead of overwriting it. We have also taken precautions to prevent overwriting old projects: when opening, for example, V21 projects with PLAXIS V22, projects will automatically be saved as a converted copy with the _converted suffix. After the conversion, remeshing and recalculation are required. In this case, the original V21 project will remain unchanged. For V21 projects that only have their geometry and/or some material sets defined and are not calculated or meshed, these projects will be opened by V22 without converting to a saved copy. This means that in this case, once you save the project with V22, the original V21 project data is overwritten and saved with the new material database structure. It can then no longer be opened in V21.
For projects that include design approaches, during the conversion process from V21 to V22, all the defined design approaches and the material factors, as well as assignment of design approaches in the staged construction are converted, however the assignment of the material factor labels to the material models parameters are not carried over and therefore the user will need to re-assign these material factor labels.
Note that these converted projects are stored in the file format for PLAXIS V22, this means that earlier versions of PLAXIS will not be able to open the converted project files. To continue using V21, users can just open the original V21 project.
The major overhaul of the data structure of the material database brings the user better command line support, a side-panel warning and error system, and richer editing experience. When editing or inputting any of the material model parameters in the GUI, the PLAXIS software will now issue individual commands. This gives users traceability and leads to more easily understanding the command structure and objects names when considering automation using e.g. Python scripting.
In previous releases, PLAXIS would always warn or give errors about incorrect parameter ranges, or ratios between parameters when closing a material dataset and prevented exiting the dataset window until all errors were resolved. These warnings and errors are now part of the new side-panel warning and error system. By default, the warnings are collapsed and may be ignored by more advanced users. When expanding the side-panel warnings by clicking the "Show full feedback" link, it will show all the errors, warnings, and hints for the material dataset. Errors will gradually disappear as the user fills in the parameters, and these errors will only remain if there are true issues with the user's input.
This new side panel warning system also enables users to close a material set even if it has errors. The local and global material databases will give a visual clue that a material set is invalid. Of course, the pre-calculation checks done by PLAXIS will still prevent the user to calculate with invalid material sets.
For more information on some of these changes, see:
Creep is a common feature that occurs in rocks, for example, rock salt. Creep becomes an important factor in deformation and stress redistribution when considering the timescale of deep underground structures, like gas caverns or radioactive waste disposal sites that are designed to last hundreds of years. The pre-existing N2PC model based on Norton's model for steady-state creep was introduced in 2018 and offered users capabilities to reproduce the basic features of creep in primarily rock salt, like temperature (2D only) and stress-dependent creep rates, 2 creep regimes, etc. This original model did not have a plastic failure mechanism, so based on user feedback we included such a failure mechanism to extend the model capabilities and uses. With the N2PC-MCT model released in the CONNECT Edition V22, we extend the original model with a Mohr-Coulomb and Tension cut-off failure surface (hence MCT). This extension allows the model to now not only perform accurate deformation analysis but also failure analysis, considering the time-dependent behavior of rocks at time scales spanning ten to hundreds of years.
For more info and background, see UDSM: N2PC-Salt and N2PC-MCT.
Rock is not a homogeneous material: the presence of faults, fractures, joints, and weakness planes influence the mechanical behaviour, often more than the properties of the rock material itself. In PLAXIS, constitutive models such as Jointed Rock and Hoek-Brown capture the behavior of small, smeared discontinuities, while the larger explicit discontinuities have traditionally been modelled through Interface elements. The new Discontinuity elements, introduced for PLAXIS 2D in Version 22, enable a simpler modelling workflow. Discontinuity elements simulate the localized effects of discontinuities in rock, including opening/closing and sliding. Discontinuities decouple the nodes in the mesh, enabling the relative displacement between the two faces of the opening, which are linked by a set of independent springs for which normal (kn) and shear (ks) stiffnesses can be specified. The mechanical properties of Discontinuities are defined through their own material sets, instead of depending on the surrounding material, which makes them easier to use and to port from project to project.
Read here on the comparison of the Jointed Rock model and these new Discontinuity elements: Modelling Rock mass using discrete discontinuities vs Jointed Rock
In today's complex and multidisciplinary infrastructure projects there is a growing need to shorten the iterative process between geotechnical and structural analysis teams and re-use readily available model data, rather than rely on the exchange of some linear and uncoupled spring values between these teams.
With Soil-structure interaction analysis using super-elements, PLAXIS can smoothly connect the numerous structural analysis load cases with the geotechnical analysis model at the soil-structure interface.
The initial structural analysis package that PLAXIS can interoperate with in this way is RAM Elements. From the RAM Elements analysis, special files can be generated from the run load cases, which are subsequently imported by the user into PLAXIS 3D as super elements. Once the super elements are imported the user can select these in the Model Explorer and create "structural models" out of them. Users will need to ensure the geotechnical model contains the structure's imprint (i.e. the structure's outer confines) to create the correct interface (size and location) between the soil and the structure, so that the super element is applied correctly. A created "structural model" is then activated by the user in a phase in the staged construction mode, to include the structure's contribution at the soil-structure interface in the calculation. Once the calculation is finished, each phase with an active "structural model" will generate a results file with more accurate or realistic reaction forces and displacements at the soil-structure interface, based on the soil's true non-linear response. The files and values therein can be used in RAM Elements as input for subsequent structural analysis.
The switch to full parametric geometry back in PLAXIS 3D 2016, allowed users to deal with progressively more complex geometry and a more optimized, accurate mesh representation of the model geometry. The switch also meant that the CAD import in PLAXIS 3D no longer supported triangulated surfaces or triangulated volumes for the *.DXF, *.STP and *. STEP formats. Triangulated topographic surfaces had to be converted into NURBS-surfaces by the user, usually with an intermediate step in CAD software, before importing them into PLAXIS 3D. Such a surface would lose its details depending on the degree of smoothing applied by users during conversion to a NURBS-surface. For sub-surface topography the smoothing might be acceptable and could even improve the analysis by smoothing out unnecessary details. For other cases, for example surfaces that have steep inclines like open pit mine geometries, this might not be desirable.
In Version 22, PLAXIS 3D directly deals with triangulated surface and sub-surface topography again, through the introduction of *.OBJ and *.STL import. The intermediate conversion step is eliminated which makes it easier for users to import triangulated surfaces coming from applications like MicroStation, PLAXIS Designer, or Leapfrog, while at the same time retaining the original details of the surface.
Once triangulated surfaces have been imported, they mesh in the same way as every other surface in PLAXIS considering manual or automatic refining and coarsening, while retaining the surface's original shape. Note that this functionality is currently available as a Technology Preview and cannot be guaranteed to work in all cases. One known limitation for this functionality is that geometry with very steep inclines over larger heights, will see some of those inclines to be smoothed out, like we could see with an open-pit mine geometry. In future versions of PLAXIS 3D, the robustness of this new functionality will be improved (including honoring steep inclines in the geometry), also considering feedback from users trying this functionality.
In addition to offering triangulated surface import, users will now also get more informative messages when trying to import files into PLAXIS, hinting at probable causes and solutions for these errors. Warnings could be partially failed import, difference in units between the importable and the project, geometry

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MirOS Manual: Class::ISA(3p)
Class::ISA(3p) Perl Programmers Reference Guide Class::ISA(3p)
NAME
 Class::ISA -- report the search path for a class's ISA tree
SYNOPSIS
 # Suppose you go: use Food::Fishstick, and that uses and
 # inherits from other things, which in turn use and inherit
 # from other things. And suppose, for sake of brevity of
 # example, that their ISA tree is the same as:
 @Food::Fishstick::ISA = qw(Food::Fish Life::Fungus Chemicals);
 @Food::Fish::ISA = qw(Food);
 @Food::ISA = qw(Matter);
 @Life::Fungus::ISA = qw(Life);
 @Chemicals::ISA = qw(Matter);
 @Life::ISA = qw(Matter);
 @Matter::ISA = qw();
 use Class::ISA;
 print "Food::Fishstick path is:\n ",
 join(", ", Class::ISA::super_path('Food::Fishstick')),
 "\n";
 That prints:
 Food::Fishstick path is:
 Food::Fish, Food, Matter, Life::Fungus, Life, Chemicals
DESCRIPTION
 Suppose you have a class (like Food::Fish::Fishstick) that
 is derived, via its @ISA, from one or more superclasses (as
 Food::Fish::Fishstick is from Food::Fish, Life::Fungus, and
 Chemicals), and some of those superclasses may themselves
 each be derived, via its @ISA, from one or more superclasses
 (as above).
 When, then, you call a method in that class
 ($fishstick->calories), Perl first searches there for that
 method, but if it's not there, it goes searching in its
 superclasses, and so on, in a depth-first (or maybe
 "height-first" is the word) search. In the above example,
 it'd first look in Food::Fish, then Food, then Matter, then
 Life::Fungus, then Life, then Chemicals.
 This library, Class::ISA, provides functions that return
 that list -- the list (in order) of names of classes Perl
 would search to find a method, with no duplicates.
FUNCTIONS
 the function Class::ISA::super_path($CLASS)
 This returns the ordered list of names of classes that
 Perl would search thru in order to find a method, with
 no duplicates in the list. $CLASS is not included in the
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 list. UNIVERSAL is not included -- if you need to con-
 sider it, add it to the end.
 the function Class::ISA::self_and_super_path($CLASS)
 Just like "super_path", except that $CLASS is included
 as the first element.
 the function Class::ISA::self_and_super_versions($CLASS)
 This returns a hash whose keys are $CLASS and its
 (super-)superclasses, and whose values are the contents
 of each class's $VERSION (or undef, for classes with no
 $VERSION).
 The code for self_and_super_versions is meant to serve
 as an example for precisely the kind of tasks I antici-
 pate that self_and_super_path and super_path will be
 used for. You are strongly advised to read the source
 for self_and_super_versions, and the comments there.
CAUTIONARY NOTES
 * Class::ISA doesn't export anything. You have to address
 the functions with a "Class::ISA::" on the front.
 * Contrary to its name, Class::ISA isn't a class; it's just
 a package. Strange, isn't it?
 * Say you have a loop in the ISA tree of the class you're
 calling one of the Class::ISA functions on: say that Food
 inherits from Matter, but Matter inherits from Food (for
 sake of argument). If Perl, while searching for a method,
 actually discovers this cyclicity, it will throw a fatal
 error. The functions in Class::ISA effectively ignore this
 cyclicity; the Class::ISA algorithm is "never go down the
 same path twice", and cyclicities are just a special case of
 that.
 * The Class::ISA functions just look at @ISAs. But theoret-
 ically, I suppose, AUTOLOADs could bypass Perl's ISA-based
 search mechanism and do whatever they please. That would be
 bad behavior, tho; and I try not to think about that.
 * If Perl can't find a method anywhere in the ISA tree, it
 then looks in the magical class UNIVERSAL. This is rarely
 relevant to the tasks that I expect Class::ISA functions to
 be put to, but if it matters to you, then instead of this:
 @supers = Class::Tree::super_path($class);
 do this:
 @supers = (Class::Tree::super_path($class), 'UNIVERSAL');
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 And don't say no-one ever told ya!
 * When you call them, the Class::ISA functions look at @ISAs
 anew -- that is, there is no memoization, and so if ISAs
 change during runtime, you get the current ISA tree's path,
 not anything memoized. However, changing ISAs at runtime is
 probably a sign that you're out of your mind!
COPYRIGHT
 Copyright (c) 1999, 2000 Sean M. Burke. All rights reserved.
 This library is free software; you can redistribute it
 and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
AUTHOR
 Sean M. Burke "_EMAIL_"
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The eC-registration-system is a simple, easy to use, yet accurate pin tooling system to perfectly register the SMD stencil onto the PCB (panel).
Stencils having this tooling are called eC- stencils. PCBs having these tooling are called eC-registration-compatible PCBs.
The PCB requires 2 location holes of 3 mm finished diameter and the stencil requires 2 location holes of 5 mm finished diameter. The drawing shows their relative positions and should be sufficient for PCB and stencil manufacturing.
eC-registration system -mechanical drawing
All dimensions are shown on the drawing.
Stencils having this tooling are called eC- stencils. PCBs having these tooling are called eC-registration-compatible PCBs.
Please note that:
 1. The location pins for the PCB are sized 3H8 so they are undersized to fit the 3 mm location holes. The location pins for the stencil are 5H8.
 2. The width of the location-pin blocks and the accuracy of the registration system mean that PCBs less than 50 mm wide cannot be mounted on the eC-stencil-mate.
 3. All Eurocircuits standard panels comply with the eC-registration-system.
 4. PCB's marked as eC-registration-compatible in the order will be placed in a standard Eurocircuits customer panel.
 5. Customer panels marked as eC-registration-compatible will be adapted with the tooling holes needed.


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The Art of Lèse Majesté
Monarchs claim to be surrounded by an aura of majesty. Cartoon historian Mark Bryant examines some famous incidents when a caricaturist's pen punctured this aura and revealed the lack of a sense of humour in high places.
From the beginning of Victoria's reign until the 1960s, political cartoonists and caricaturists in Britain were remarkably respectful towards the royal family. Indeed Punch (founded in 1841) rarely even published cartoons featuring the monarch. Gone were the days of Rowlandson, Cruikshank and others who had mercilessly lampooned Victoria's uncle, George IV, and were fined and even imprisoned for such acts. Victoria had said 'We are not amused' and that seemed to be an end of it until Private Eye and Spitting Image came on the scene more than a century later.
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The Vet Rhino Fund is an umbrella name which was created for the three funds which resort under it. The three funds are:
- The South African Veterinary Association Rhino Fund
- The South African Veterinary Foundation Rhino and Conservation Fund
- Saving the Survivors Fund
The three funds all aim to contribute to the fight against rhino poaching in Southern Africa by serving different constituencies, focusing on different aspects and being governed by different organisations, covering the wide footprint of the complexity of the war against rhino poaching from a veterinary perspective. Donations can be made directly into any of the funds. Funds donated through the Veterinary Foundation, are tax deductible because of the Public Benefit status of the South African Veterinary Foundation. You can learn more about each fund and it focus area by clicking on the relevant logo of the fund.


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Field trips give children educational experiences away from their regular school environment. By seeing real-life application of the lessons that they are learning in school, children might be more likely to understand and appreciate the importance and relevance of what they are learning. At Kinderland Preschool Surabaya, our Pre-Nursery and Nursery children went for a shopping tour in "Giant Supermarket". Children walked around in different sections in the supermarket and were also given opportunities to experience grocery shopping. Our K1 children went for a picnic in Kebun Bibit, sharing food which they have brought along. After that, they had fun participating in various activities with their friends such as treasure hunt, collect leaves or twigs to make collage. Meanwhile, our K2 children went to Fire Station to get to know more about the tools and equipment used by firemen.
Pre-Nursery and Nursery field trip to Giant Supermarket
Making a collage with collected dry leaves
K2 field trip to Fire Station
Experience with water hose used by firemen


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2021-11-15 17:38:49 source: Ye Ke
Video recording of the 4th Overseas Chinese Agricultural Products Exhibition (Video/Ye Ke)
The three-day Fourth Overseas Chinese Imported Commodities Expo has included a sub-expo called "The Fourth Overseas Chinese Agricultural Products Exhibition" which showcases a variety of representative agricultural products and techniques of local Qingtian County and China in general.
Qingtian County, which is popularly known as China's most renowned "hometown of overseas Chinese" or "qiaoxiang", is also a Chinese county with a long history of agriculture, with many agricultural legacies beneficial to the whole world.
The Rice-Fish Cultural System (RFC) of Longxian Village in Qingtian County, is probably one of the most well-known Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) in the world. It spreads over 461 ha and has 50 ha, representing an ingenious agricultural rice-fish mutuality practiced by farmers over generations. Instead of using pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, fish eat plant hoppers and weeds while providing nutrients for rice. As they swim in the paddies, they soften the soil and bring oxygen into the water. As reciprocity, rice plants provide shades for fish.
For years, Qingtian is working hard to preserve the agricultural legacies and continue to push forward the development and innovation of agricultural resources. The Overseas Chinese Agricultural Products Exhibition has been held for three years and has benefited a lot for the local community.
This year, a wide range of agricultural products from Qingtian and China has been introduced on exhibition, which has showcased the splendid agricultural culture of the Chinese nation.
Editor: Ye Ke

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What is the origin of the name "Harrison"?
According to Think Baby Names, Harrison is a masculine name of Old English origin. The Baby Name Wizard says this name was originally used as a surname in the Middle Ages. The name means "son of Henry" or "son of Harry."
According to Think Baby Names, Harrison is a popular boy's name. It ranked 568th out of 1,220 masculine names based on the 2000 U.S. Census data. It is also a popular last name, ranking 115th out of 88,799 surnames.
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American political leader (father of William Henry Harrison).
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Storing winter boots is an important task to keep them in good condition for the next winter. The following are some tips on how to store winter boots:1. Clean the boots before storing them. This will remove any dirt or dust and will help to protect them from moisture.2. Stuff the boots with newspaper or tissue paper to help absorb moisture.3. Place the boots in a plastic bag or sealed container to help protect them from moisture.4. Store the boots in a cool, dry place.
How do you store leather boots for the winter?
Leather boots can be a valuable part of your winter wardrobe, but they need to be stored properly to avoid damage. Here are a few tips on how to store leather boots for the winter:1. Clean and condition the boots before you store them. This will help protect the leather from cracking or becoming brittle.2. Stuff the boots with newspaper or tissue paper to help them keep their shape.3. Store the boots in a cool, dry place.4. If you have any doubts about how to store your boots, consult a professional leather care specialist.
How do you take care of boots in the winter?
Boots are a key part of any winter wardrobe, but taking care of them can be a challenge. Here are a few tips on how to keep your boots looking their best all season long.1. Start by cleaning your boots. Use a brush or a damp cloth to remove any dirt or debris.2. If your boots are made from leather, use a leather conditioner to keep them soft and supple.3. If your boots are made from a waterproof material, make sure to waterproof them regularly.4. Keep your boots in a dry place when not in use.5. If your boots get wet, let them dry naturally and avoid putting them near heat sources.6. Avoid using polish on suede or nubuck boots, as it will make them less water-resistant.
How do I keep my boots from drying out?
There are two main ways to prevent your boots from drying out – using a water-repelling spray or using a boot tree.Water-repelling sprays are a great way to protect your boots from the elements. They work by creating a barrier between the boot and the water, which prevents the water from seeping in and drying out the leather. Most water-repelling sprays are easy to apply and will last for several months.Boot trees are another great way to prevent your boots from drying out. Boot trees work by taking the shape of your boots and holding them in that shape. This helps to keep the boots from becoming deformed, which can cause them to dry out. Boot trees are also a great way to keep your boots from becoming wrinkled.
How do you store winter snow boots?
When the snow starts to fall, it's time to break out the winter boots. But what do you do with them once the snow melts and the temperatures start to rise?If you're not sure how to store winter snow boots, don't worry. We're here to help.The most important thing to remember is that you should never store winter boots in a place that's too hot or too humid. This will cause the boots to deteriorate and the materials will become brittle.Ideally, you should store winter boots in a cool, dry place. This could be in a closet or in a box in the basement.If you have to store your boots in a place that's humid, you can help protect them by placing them in a sealed plastic bag. This will help to keep the moisture out.Another thing to remember is that you should never stack winter boots on top of each other. This can cause the boots to lose their shape and they may not fit properly when you go to wear them again.Instead, you should store winter boots on their side. This will keep them from becoming misshapen.If you have the space, you can also hang your winter boots from a hook. This will help to keep them in good condition.By following these tips, you can help to ensure that your winter boots stay in good shape until the next time it snows.
How do you store boots when not in use?
There are a few different ways to store boots when they're not in use. One way is to stuff them with newspaper or towels to help them keep their shape. You can also put them in a boot box or storage container. If you have a lot of boots, you can also hang them up on a boot tree or a boot hanger.
How do I store my boots in my closet?
Boots are a necessary staple in any winter wardrobe, but they can also be a pain to store. Here are a few tips on how to store your boots in your closet.First, consider the size and shape of your boots. Some boots are bulky and take up a lot of space, while others are more compact. If you have a lot of space in your closet, you can store boots in their original boxes. If you're short on space, you can try storing them in bags or wrapping them in brown paper.If you're storing your boots in their original boxes, make sure to place them in a dry place away from direct sunlight or heat. If you're storing them in bags or wrapping them in brown paper, you can place them anywhere in your closet.Another way to store boots is to hang them on a boot hanger. Boot hangers can be purchased at most department stores, and they're a great way to save space in your closet.Finally, if you're not going to be wearing your boots for a while, you can put them in a storage container. Storage containers can be purchased at most home improvement stores, and they're a great way to protect your boots from moisture and dust.
How do you store leather boots long term?
Leather boots are a popular type of footwear for both men and women. They are often expensive, so it is important to store them correctly to maintain their quality and extend their life.There are a few things you can do to store leather boots long term. The most important is to make sure they are dry before putting them away. If they are wet, the leather will become soft and the boots may start to deteriorate. You can dry them by stuffing them with newspapers or using a boot dryer.Once they are dry, you can store them in a shoebox or other container. If you want to protect them from dust and dirt, you can put them in a Ziploc bag or other sealable container.Leather boots should not be stored in direct sunlight or in a place that is too warm, as this can also cause them to deteriorate.
How should leather boots be stored?
Leather boots should be stored in a dry, dark place. Putting them in a closet or drawer is ideal. You can also hang them on a boot tree or laid flat on a shelf.
Should you store leather boots in the box?
Leather boots are a popular type of footwear, especially in colder climates. They can be expensive, so it's important to take care of them so they last longer. One question people often have is whether they should store leather boots in the box they came in.There are pros and cons to both options. If you store leather boots in the box, they will be protected from dust, dirt, and other debris. This can help them last longer. However, if you store them in the box, they may not be as comfortable to wear, as the boots will be in a confined space.If you choose to not store leather boots in the box, you need to be careful not to expose them to too much dust or dirt. You can do this by keeping them in a place where they will not be directly exposed to the elements, such as in a closet or under a bed. This will also help them stay comfortable to wear.
How do you protect leather in the winter?
Leather is a popular choice of material for winter weather gear, as it is both stylish and durable. However, without proper protection, leather can become damaged and brittle in cold weather. Here are a few tips on how to protect leather in the winter:1. Store leather items in a cool, dry place.2. Apply a coat of leather conditioner before storing leather items.3. Protect leather items from rain and snow.4. Avoid exposing leather to excessive heat.5. Use a leather protector spray to further protect leather from the elements.
Will snow ruin leather boots?
Leather boots are a popular type of footwear, especially in cold weather climates. They are often favored for their durability and warmth. However, there is a concern that snow can damage leather boots. In this article, we will explore the question of whether or not snow can ruin leather boots.First, it is important to understand the nature of leather. Leather is a natural material that is made from the skin of animals. It is often used for boots and other types of clothing because it is strong and durable. However, leather is also susceptible to damage from water and moisture. In particular, exposure to snow can cause leather boots to become wet and damaged.When leather boots become wet, the water can cause the material to become soft and pliable. This can lead to the boots becoming misshapen and damaged. In addition, the water can cause the leather to become stained and discolored. If the boots are not dried properly, they may also develop a mildew odor.In order to protect leather boots from damage, it is important to keep them dry. If they do become wet, it is important to dry them off as soon as possible. This can be done by allowing them to air dry or using


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Texas is apparently a notorious spot for seekers of buried treasure.
It's often rumored that across the Lone Star State, around $340 million is buried, just waiting for a few lucky individuals to strike paydirt.
Some of those riches are rumored to lay in South Padre Island, having been buried in the late 19th century by a man named John Singer.
Singer and his family arrived at the island in 1847, looking to create a better life, and that they did. Their shipping business, as South Padre Island was a major port, grew immensely, and Singer was able to accumulate around $80,000, which at that time was an incredible amount of money.
To keep it safe, he buried the money, along with some silver bars and Spanish coins, in a large sand dune, which he aptly called "Money Hill."
As Union sympathizers, they were forced off the island during the Civil War. When Singer returned to try and find his riches, he never could.
They are rumored to remain buried somewhere on South Padre Island, now valued to be around $3 million!
According to Lone Star Treasure, Singer eventually passed away, in poverty, in Mississippi in 1877.
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text: This volume presents empirical studies and theoretical reflections on Evolutionary Governance Theory (EGT), its most important concepts and their interrelations. As a novel theory of governance, EGT understands governance as radically evolutionary, which implies that all elements of governance are subject to evolution, that these elements co-evolve and that many of them are the product of governance itself. Through this book we learn how communities understand themselves and their environment and why they create the complex structures and processes we analyze as governance paths. Authors from different disciplines develop the EGT framework further and apply it to a wide rage networks of power, governance of agricultural resources etc. The contributors also reflect on the possibilities and limitations of steering, intervention, management and development in a world continuously in flux. It bridges the gap between more fundamental and philosophical accounts of the social sciences and applied studies, offering theoretical advancements as well as practical recommendations.


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Using count() write a query to return the number of movies a person directed.
What is the highest number of movies a director directed in our graph?
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MATCH (d:Director)-[:DIRECTED]-(m)
RETURN d.name AS Director,
count(*) AS numMovies
ORDER BY numMovies DESC LIMIT 5
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Estimating the contribution of ion–ion recombination to sub-2 nm cluster concentrations from atmospheric measurements
Abstract. The significance of ion–ion recombination for atmospheric new particle formation is not well quantified. Here we present and evaluate a method for determining the size distribution of recombination products from the size distributions of neutral and charged clusters. Our method takes into account the production of recombination products in the collisions between oppositely charged ions and the loss due to coagulation. Furthermore, unlike previous studies, we also consider the effect of condensational growth on the size distribution of recombination products. We applied our method to the data measured in Hyytiälä, Finland, to estimate the contribution of ion–ion recombination to the concentrations of atmospheric clusters in the size range of 0.9–2.1 nm. We observed that the concentration of recombination products was highest in the size classes between 1.5 and 1.9 nm. The median concentrations of recombination products were between 6 and 69 cm−3 in different size classes, which resulted in a small proportion of all neutral clusters, varying between 0.2 and 13%. When examining the whole size range between 0.9 and 2.1 nm, the median fraction of recombination products of all neutral clusters was only 1.5%. We also investigated how the results change if the effect of condensational growth is neglected. It seems that with that assumption the fragmentation of newly formed recombination products has to be taken into account, or else the concentration of recombination products is overestimated. Overall, we concluded that our method provides reasonable results, which are consistent with the earlier estimates on the contribution of recombination products to atmospheric cluster population in Hyytiälä. Still, in order to determine the size distribution of recombination products more accurately in the future, more precise measurements of the size distribution of atmospheric clusters would be needed.


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Most people fear that the clicking is caused by bone hitting bone. However, thankfully nowadays this is rare. If you have this it is likely that for many years you have been suffering severe pain and movement restriction. If this is you please go and see your GP for a referral to an Orthopaedic consultant as soon as possible.If you felt a click with a sudden or traumatic injury like a car accident or a fall you must see an Osteopath, Physiotherapist or doctor as soon as possible for a full assessment, because you may have damaged a vital ligament or bone.
If the noise is not painful it is most likely to be air pockets popping with the changes of pressure that movement causes inside the fluid of the neck joints. A clicking neck can also be caused by small particles swishing around in the fluid of the neck joints.
Painful clicking can be caused by soft tissue damage in the joint like cartilage that has been worn away or has broken off and is floating around in the joint. Clicking or clunking can also be caused by tendons or scar tissue slipping over bony prominences.
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A Unicorn Made of Fairy Dust?
Updated: Jan 6
One of the aims of Anglican Futures is to provoke discussion and get people thinking.
We would love to hear your response to this series of blogs, either on our Facebook page or by commenting below.
Anglican Futures admires the work of CEEC and realises the importance of including all possibilities in working documents.
In mid-2020, the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) set out what it would seek in terms of "visible differentiation" should the Church of England change its teaching and/or practice in relation to Human Sexuality, saying:
"Should it be necessary, the Council, in order of preference, seek:
A new third province for those with a liberal approach (with the existing provinces taking an orthodox approach);
A reconfiguration of the two existing provinces with Canterbury maintaining an orthodox approach for the sake of the unity of the Anglican Communion and York being the liberal province. This would mean that parishes would be in Canterbury or York dependent on their theology rather than their geography;
A new third province for those with an orthodox approach (with the existing provinces being free to move in a liberal direction)." (Visibly Different p82)
As set out in the previous blog in this series, unless the bishops and archbishops of the provinces were not in communion it is difficult to see how any of these three options could create sufficient differentiation.
That aside, however, this post explores the suggestion that the idea of a "third province" is so remote it is really no more than "A Unicorn made of Fairy Dust". In order to test that proposition, it is only fair to analyse the least controversial of the CEEC options - a new province for the orthodox.
It is possible to say that because the option has also been well-tested on a road already well-travelled.
In the Church of England
The idea of a 'third province' was first floated as a possible way of providing episcopal oversight to those who could not in conscience accept women as bishops. Both the Rochester Report and the Guildford Report, however, rejected the idea, and favoured some form of 'transferred episcopal arrangement', which did not undermine the jurisdiction of the diocesan bishop. (A relatively weak version of which was introduced by the House of Bishops' Declaration and the provision of three provincial episcopal visitors.)
The Chair of the Guildford Report explained why a 'third province' would not be appropriate,
"... the establishment of a third province within the same territory seems tantamount to a form of institutionalized schism... not least where there would be capacity and probability of the new 'province' declaring itself out of communion with its elder sister." (p47-48)
In the wider Anglican Communion
Moreover, elsewhere in the Anglican Communion we see how twin jurisdictions have been regarded by the Church of England.
In the USA there are two Anglican jurisdictions (The Episcopal Church and Anglican Church in North America (ACNA)). In Brazil the same is true (Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil and Anglican Church of Brazil). Likewise, South Africa (the Anglican Church of South Africa and the Reformed Episcopal Anglican Church (REACH-SA)).
In each case the first-named is "recognised" by the Archbishop of Canterbury and regarded by him as part of the Anglican Communion and the second-named is not. It has been open to Justin Welby to recognise any of those entities, but he has not done so.
All this was set out by the now former Archbishop of Sydney, Right Revd Dr Glenn Davies while he was still in post.
In 2018, he made a plea that that overlapping jurisdictions should be recognised in the USA, Brazil, South Africa and New Zealand. His hope was that, "…a new Lambeth Conference must rise from the ashes of disagreement". Needless to say his well-reasoned case fell on deaf ears in Canterbury precipitating the foundation of a new extra-provincial diocese in New Zealand (the Church of Confessing Anglicans Aotearoa New Zealand (CCAANZ)) and decidedly no "new Lambeth Conference".
Rather, Justin Welby invited a few of the Bishops of the ACNA and REACH-SA to the Lambeth Conference and then only as mere "observers" - not as Anglicans, but like any other ecumenical guest. He also took the time to state falsely that the Primate of the ACNA had left the Anglican Communion. (You can find a good summary of the history here).
None of the churches concerned accept that they are not part of the Anglican Communion, nor that they need to apply to join, because whatever the Archbishop of Canterbury says, they have never left it. Indeed, Justin Welby is in a distinct minority in suggesting otherwise. The vast majority of the world's Anglicans, as represented by the Global Anglican Futures Conference (Gafcon) and the Global South Fellowship of Anglicans, recognise, without question ACNA, REACH-SA, CCAANZ and the Anglican Church of Brazil, as the members of the Anglican Communion they have always been and continue to be and are in full communion with them .
Bizarrely, in these post-colonial times, one elderly, white, straight, male, Old Etonian from Kent, who is no more than primus inter pares and, in truth heads a tiny province, feels he has the right to disagree. Even stranger is that the Archbishop of Canterbury is all too eager to state when it suits him that he is not an Anglican pope and cannot and would not exclude any church from the Communion. But strikingly that is exactly what he has done to the orthodox jurisdictions named above. Time and again he has stressed the absolute inviolability of existing ecclesial boundaries.
So where does that leave us?
Surely, it is inconceivable that Justin Welby would now embrace in his own "backyard" what he has resolutely rejected in, and for, the rest of the world? If he did do the unexpected, how could he then do other than recognise the new jurisdictions elsewhere in the world? Not least of them the proto-province which is the Anglican Network in Europe, again (in part) in his own country?
But then, if he did, might he claim such provinces have to be in Communion with Canterbury - just at the time they, and other recognised provinces, have said they might soon need to break Communion ?
To this of course has to be added that the present Archbishop of Canterbury has previously, albeit in private, rejected outright the idea of a new province.
But all that is only the start.
The CEEC proposals do not even seek to address such vexed questions as the following:
How might it finally be resolved who in the Church of England owns what?
Would the provinces share a Synod?
- if not, to what extent are they one church?
- if so, how would the small new province have meaningful representation?
Would the provinces share the same body of canon law or would the different provinces be able to develop its own corpus?
- if not, to what extent are they one church?
- if so, will there be a pick and mix approach to canonical obedience?
Would the provinces have a common Prayer Book?
Would orders, including of new ordinations by any of the three Provinces be mutually recognised?
How would the Church Commissioners' resources be allocated and would they with their, quite proper, autonomy agree?
How would diocesan assets (and liabilities) be apportioned?
Who would pay the clergy and how?
Would the new province take on responsibility for church schools in their parishes? What would happen if the school did not want to be part of the orthodox province?


%A Karl Branting %A Bruce Porter %T Rules and Precedents as Complementary Warrants %J AAAI-91 %P 3-9 %D 1991 %I AAAI/MIT Press %X This paper describes a model of the complementarity of rules and precedents in the classification task. Under this model, precedents assist rule-based reasoning by operationalizing abstract rule antecedents. Conversely, rules assist case-based reasoning through case elaboration, the process of inferring case facts in order to increase the similarity between cases, and term reformulation, the process of relacing a term whose precedents only weakly match a case with terms whose precedents strongly match the case. Fully exploiting this complementarity requires a control strategy characterized by impartiality, the absence of arbitrary ordering restrictions on the use of rules and precedents. An impartial control startegy was implemented in GREBE in the domain of Texas worker's compensation law. In a preliminary evaluation, GREBE's performance was found to be as good or slightly better than the performance of law students on the same task. %X _URL_


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Labo is a blend of a cardboard development unit and a progression of computer games that combine with the Nintendo Switch, a gaming console comprising of a tablet and two handheld controllers. You can utilize the Switch's controllers and tablet independently, append the Switch controllers to the tablet to do the Switch a convenient gaming framework like a Nintendo 3DS, or disconnect the controllers previously setting the tablet in a docking station to connect it to your TV, which makes it more like a Nintendo Wii. Diverse Labo ventures call for designing your Switch in various ways.
In a meeting posted on the Nintendo Labo site, Labo executive Tsubasa Sakaguchi says Labo became out of a mission to make something "simple to get a handle on, something that must be finished with the Nintendo Switch comfort and its Joy-Con controllers." Sakaguchi proceeds with, "I just took after the rationale of that inquiry to the extent I could, and it transformed into Nintendo Labo."
Sakaguchi needed Labo to exploit the way that the two Joy-Con controllers can work autonomously for various purposes. The two controllers sense movement with accelerometers and spinners, and one controller can identify motions and questions with an infrared profundity sensor. When you put the controllers inside the Labo angling pole, for instance, their accelerometers and gyrators can detect whether you wind the cardboard reel or draw back on the bar. Inside the Labo piano, the IR-empowered controller detects the intelligent tape set on each key to know which key is played when, and after that signs the sound for the proper note.
Both Labo packs necessitate that you have a Nintendo Switch. The Variety Kit accompanies five ventures—a playable piano, an angling pole, a RC auto, a motorbike handlebar, and a house—that take between 10 minutes and three and a half hours to finish. The majority of the activities consolidate the controllers into the cardboard toy for movement or profundity detecting and after that show a diversion on the tablet. The Robot Kit is one bigger venture—including a wearable rucksack, headset, and hand and feet connections you incorporate that turn you with a monster robot—that takes three or four hours to construct. For this situation despite everything you incorporate the controllers with the cardboard toy, yet you connect the tablet to a TV to get a bigger and more immersive screen where you can watch yourself as a mammoth robot stepping around a city.
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The Labo angling pole bar goes about as a controller that gives you a chance to reel in virtual fish on the Nintendo Switch's screen. Photo: Signe Brewster
Each Labo pack accompanies cardboard, string, washers, and different supplies required to assemble a toy that connects with the Switch amusements on the included memory card. In spite of the fact that the cardboard is sufficiently solid for you to manufacture the units once, it's not intended to be dismantled and revamped; you assemble each pack and afterward play with the finished undertaking. It's conceivable to follow the pieces onto new sheets of your own cardboard and cut them out, yet that cardboard won't have the accommodating markings and premade folds of Labo's incorporated materials. A Labo venture left immaculate could likely last inconclusively, however a portion of the undertakings we transported between analyzers' homes penniless separated in places. Treat them like they're made of, well, cardboard.
Following intuitive building guidelines showed on the Switch's screen, you overlay the cardboard pieces along premarked lines and embed tabs into spaces to make 3D shapes. The structures are astutely built; the angling pole's cardboard reel truly turns and clicks, and the piano's keys push down with a persuading sum regarding opposition. Strings make pulley frameworks that turn cardboard bits on your feet and in your grasp into the appendages of a mammoth robot. When you wrap up a task, you embed the two Joy-Con controllers to match the cardboard structure with the Switch tablet. At that point you embed the tablet into the undertaking to include a computerized screen.
The angling pole venture incorporates a remain for the tablet, which demonstrates a submerged scene loaded up with angle. The bar's line vanishes into an opening behind the tablet, creating the figment that it broadens onto the screen. As fish chomp at your trap on screen, you utilize your cardboard pole to reel them in. In the mean time, the Robot Kit is intended to be a greater amount of a functioning knowledge: To play, you connect the tablet to your TV for a bigger screen, begin the diversion, and afterward lash on the robot rucksack, headset, and hand/feet connections to control the mammoth robot showed on the TV. By moving your arms and feet, you can influence your robot to step around and punch.
Labo can likewise fill in as a prologue to fundamental programming. Each unit accompanies an educational programs considered Garage that gives you a chance to change how each venture functions or make altogether new tasks. In spite of the fact that our child analyzers didn't have enough time to utilize Garage (or didn't understand it was there, as it's to some degree covered up inside the Labo application), we attempted it. The Garage programming educational programs doesn't delve as profound into the points of interest as the apply autonomy units we've evaluated, yet it introduces children to the fundamentals. Children can develop their comprehension of designing and how sensors function by building a venture and after that figuring out how the undertaking is customized. We likewise like that Garage is discretionary; regardless of whether a kid doesn't have enough of an enthusiasm for programming to utilize Garage broadly, despite everything they get a lot of utilization out of Labo with the implicit amusements.
Who is Labo for?
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Eight-year-old Mae sticks out on the Labo piano she built. Photo: Anne Lagerstedt
Labo can be a good time for grown-ups (we positively appreciated building the tasks), yet it's basically for grade school-age kids. Nintendo says it is fitting for a very long time 6 and up, however we tried it with kids 8 to 12, and we trust anybody more seasoned won't receive much pleasure in return. Then again, 6-year-olds will probably require help with Labo from a more seasoned kin or parent. Be that as it may, regardless of a youngster's age, they should be patient and great at following bearings to finish the activities, as Labo packs can incorporate many advances and long stretches of building time. Jennifer Eichenberger, the mother of two of our analyzers, said that in spite of the fact that her 12-year-old child stayed with the undertaking, her 10-year-old little girl's commonly long ability to focus and exact tender loving care were put under serious scrutiny by Labo's Robot Kit, and she "lost intrigue" halfway through: "I think if [both children] would have encountered a couple basic building ventures first and after that worked up to the robot venture, they may have been more comfortable with the procedure and felt more certain. I figure Ella may have felt overpowered by the quantity of pieces and ventures alongside the restricted time to finish the undertaking."
Regardless of whether your kid adores the Nintendo Switch, they'll most likely appreciate Labo packs just on the off chance that they appreciate making and building things. Labo is more like a specialty venture than a computer game, so if your child is more keen on the last than the previous, it most likely isn't right for them. Children who like illustration, chiseling, weaving, working with Legos, and other imaginative or designing interests will like the hands-on nature of Labo ventures. It can likewise be a springboard for children to dive into more unpredictable building, regardless of whether they choose to explore different avenues regarding Labo Garage or build up an enthusiasm for more-complex building units like gadgets and mechanical autonomy packs.
At present the Labo Variety Kit costs nearly $70 and the Robot Kit costs about $80; those costs can appear somewhat steep since the included undertakings are intended to be assembled once and will in the end go to pieces. In any case, on the off chance that you contrast the Labo Variety Kit and the picks in our apply autonomy unit manage, it offers a moderately reasonable approach to acquaint a tyke with an intricate building venture that incorporates five distinctive straightforward computer games. One parent noticed that in spite of the fact that she wouldn't purchase a Labo pack as a general advancement toy, she would consider offering it to her youngsters as a birthday or occasion display.
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Labo is more like a specialty venture than a computer game, so if your child is more intrigued by the last than the previous, it presumably isn't right for them.
We propose purchasing a Labo unit just on the off chance that you effectively possess a Switch, in light of the fact that the two Labo packs accessible at the season of this composition don't include enough esteem their own particular to legitimize purchasing a Switch.
How we tried
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Ten-year-old Ella, wearing the finished Labo Robot Kit.
We started by setting up the Switch, which took minutes, and a short time later we constructed two of the Variety Kit ventures ourselves: the angling pole bar and the house. While building, we thought about the clearness of the computerized guidelines, the plan of the cardboard toys, the durability of the building materials,


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Distance between Masvingo and Zvishavane is 86 KM
The straight line distance between Masvingo and Zvishavane is 86 KM
or the mile base distance is 53.4 Miles. The travel route based distance from Masvingo to Zvishavane is more than the crow fly distance.
Masvingo and Zvishavane Location
The source travel point Masvingo is located at the latitue of -20.1 and the longitude of 30.8. The destination travel point is located at the lattitue of -20.1 and the longitude of 30.8.
Sun rise time difference between Masvingo and Zvishavane
The time difference between Masvingo and Zvishavane is 2 hours and 9 minutes. The actual time difference between two places Masvingo and Zvishavane may be same or vary based on the country or states standard time.
Masvingo and Zvishavane travel time
The travel time to reach Zvishavane from Masvingo is 1 hours and 26 minutes. We assumed your traveling speed is 60 kilometer per hour. If you take rest during travel that duration should be added with the given travel time. The given travel time between Masvingo and Zvishavane may differ due to the speed and waiting time of the vehicle. You can also calculate the tavel time by bus, train, flight, bycycle an walk.
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Manitoba entrepreneur helping kids and youth dealing with mental illness.
People with animals at home know the feeling of unconditional love pets can provide. Now that same unconditional love is being used to help adolescents with emotional and mental difficulties to get well.
Lil' Steps Miniature and Wellness Farm in St. Malo Manitoba provides Equine Facilitated Wellness (EFW) for children and youth. In EFW, children and youth engage in team emphasized or individual sessions with the horse as the teacher. It is an experiential and process orientated experience for the child; where he/she will learn various life skills in a therapeutic and fun setting.
Lucy Fouasse, founder of Lil' Steps, opened the doors to the farm two years ago. Fouasse has spent the last 17 years working in the counselling field in many different capacities from justice, to mental health, and others. But it wasn't until four years ago when Fouasse was on the other side of the counselling, that she realized the important part animals can play in mental health.
"I suffered a serious head injury that left me unable to work and with a number of symptoms that made my day-to-day tasks very difficult," says Fouasse who suffered from migraines, double vision, short-term memory loss, and anxiety.
"I purchased two miniature horses and would spend every day with them and through this I noticed a change in myself. I was learning to be in the present moment through mindfulness and this helped my anxiety tremendously."
Once Fouasse was on the road to recovery she decided to meld her love for animals and counselling background together to help others. After doing some research, Fouasse noticed there was a definite need for this kind of counselling.
"I recognized that there were a number of people who would fall through the cracks of the systems," Fouasse says. "I wanted to create a service that was available to all children and youth and affordable through a sliding scale model. My service fits around the individual as opposed to the individual having to meet criteria for the service."
Studies suggest there is an instinctive bond between humans and animals. Our ancestors may have looked to animals for signals of whether they were in a safe environment or not. If animals are in a calm, peaceful state, the hypothesis says that humans are able to interpret this as a signal that we can relax. Fouasse says each animal has different characteristics that can help people.
"When you look at the brain waves of a horse and how they are always in the present moment due to being a prey animal, just by being around them can change our own brain waves to do the same," says Fouasse who adds horses are very intuitive and can sense the energy of a child, which allows a perfect mirror reflection to the child on their on their own energy and emotions. "Recognizing our own emotions is essential in the therapeutic work in healing."
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, It is estimated that 10-20% of Canadian youth are affected by a mental illness or disorder – the single most disabling group of disorders worldwide.
Today, approximately 5% of male youth and 12% of female youth, age 12 to 19, have experienced a major depressive episode.
The total number of 12-19 year olds in Canada at risk for developing depression is a staggering 3.2 million.
"I would say that one of the primary pieces that all kids walk away from is confidence and a better sense of self. At the farm, you can be who you are…it's a place to be and become. The animals accept you fully and are honest in a non-judgemental way with their feedback to the youth on their behaviours towards the animals."
There are many different animals at the farm, each with their own personalities.
"My five pound dog Serenity teaches about confidence and fear. She is the boss of the farm," says Fouasse who adds that sometimes lacks some healthy fear. "We discuss how anxiety is a good thing for us and how this helps us to keep safe. We talk about her confidence in that she is only five pounds (and then I usually cover Serenity's ears as I tell the children this), but she thinks she is 100 pounds and this is how confidence works – if we believe we are bigger than we are then we can do anything."
The farm also boasts three rats who teach the kids not to judge a book by its cover, a fainting goat who teaches youth about anxiety and how it feels within the body, and a 1200 pound horse named "Fleur" who can be pretty intimidating to a youth, but learning if kids can keep their energy relaxed and in the moment, they'll earn trust and respect from Fleur.
In the last few years, mental health awareness has definitely increased. Fouasse says she feels very optimistic that they are on the right track.
"I do think we have a way to go, however we are much more understanding and knowledgeable that we were years back," adds Fouasse. "I am hoping and dreaming one day that people can talk about mental health as easily as we talk about physical health. We will need to be conscious on continuing to educate people about the truth of mental health and how mental illness does not define us. Once we can recognize that mental illness is no different than different physical ailments and we need to be accepting, non-judgmental and open to helping others – than we can provide an atmosphere for people to heal – just like the farm does."


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by Developer on 07-29-2010 12:20 PM - edited on 09-20-2010 05:01 PM by Retired (11,880 Views)
This article was written as a follow-up to an old article in the BlackBerry® developers journal. I decided to retain the old class name so that people getting advice from someone remembering the old one will be able to find this. I have fixed some problems with that code as well.
Problem Definition
These days, wherever you look, there are input forms. Many fields in those forms are multi-line text entry boxes.
(Another common element is a one-line entry field either limited in size such as a phone number or horizontally scrollable to accommodate longer inputs such as a street address or an e-mail subject line. I have addressed the latter in another article - "Sample code - scrollable one-line text input field")
Those multi-line text entry boxes are already quite standard. Most of them:
 1. Have well-defined size
 2. Have some border around them
 3. Word-wrap at the right boundary
 4. Scroll vertically to enable navigating back and forth through a long text
If we look at text entry classes on BlackBerry devices (my personal favorite is EditField, though even TextField is advanced enough) we will see that they already provide word wrap. We just need to add the other three features. Let's think how we achieve that.
 - Well-defined size
We need some way of specifying the width and height of the field. I prefer doing that in the constructor, just like you specify style bit such as USE_ALL_WIDTH or FIELD_HCENTER in the constructor of the built-in classes. Thus, we need a constructor which will accept the desired width and height
 - Border
For those fortunate enough who have to support only newer phones with net.rim.device.api.ui.decor package, this part is extremely easy. At my work, I still have to support BlackBerry® Device Software 4.2.1; thus I will write somewhat lower-level code. Don't worry - it's only a few lines. Graphics.drawRect() to the rescue!
 - Vertical Scroll
That's easy: VerticalFieldManager(VERTICAL_SCROLL) is the universally accepted tool to achieve exactly that.
Let me show you the code and explain the key points:
public class TextBoxField extends Manager {
 int managerWidth;
 int managerHeight;
 private VerticalFieldManager vfm = new VerticalFieldManager(VERTICAL_SCROLL | VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR | USE_ALL_WIDTH | USE_ALL_HEIGHT);
 private EditField editField = new EditField("", "", EditField.DEFAULT_MAXCHARS, FOCUSABLE);
 TextBoxField(int width, int height, long style) {
 managerWidth = width;
 managerHeight = height;
 TextBoxField(int width, int height) {
 this(width, height, 0L);
 public String getText() {
 return editField.getText();
 public int getPreferredWidth() {
 return managerWidth;
 public int getPreferredHeight() {
 return managerHeight;
 protected void sublayout(int w, int h) {
 if (managerWidth == 0) {
 managerWidth = w;
 if (managerHeight == 0) {
 managerHeight = h;
 int actWidth = Math.min(managerWidth, w);
 int actHeight = Math.min(managerHeight, h);
 layoutChild(vfm, actWidth - 2, actHeight - 2); // Leave room for border
 setPositionChild(vfm, 1, 1); // again, careful not to stomp over the border
 setExtent(actWidth, actHeight);
 protected void paint(Graphics g) {
 int prevColor = g.getColor();
 g.drawRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight()); // draws border
1. extends Manager (rather than VerticalFieldManager):
 we don't need a specialized container such as a VerticalFieldManager. We provide sublayout ourselves, as well as getPreferredWidth / getPreferredHeight.
 This is my personal preference, but I think the inner (scrolling) Manager should use all the width and height you give it. If you ever start beautifying this gadget with various background colors and so on, it will feel weird when the field is still short.
3. Use of Math.min to determine your Field's actual size:
 sublayout's parameters - w and h - tell you your Field's maximum available visual area. Honor those maximums!
4. Making room for the border:
 we lay out our inner VerticalFieldManager with smaller values than we use for the whole field (notice those "-2" in layoutChild call). This is because we reserve 2 pixels (1 on each side) for the border. We also position it (notice setPositionChild call) with the same restrictions in mind.
5. Saving and restoring your Graphics color (holds true for background color as well when you use one):
 You want something of a specific color? Fine - but don't forget to change that color back to its original value once you're done using it. Otherwise you might see all kinds of graphical artifacts which will be difficult to explain!
I hope this little piece of code is useful for you.
by Developer on 08-09-2010 10:27 AM
I suggested this article to some people in the support forums. One of the uses I didn't anticipate was to have a scrollable read-only programmatically changeable field (think event log or a chat window). There needs to be a possibility to make the field READONLY or even NON_FOCUSABLE, as well as the ability to setText or append some text. Here is a possible TextBoxField(int, int, long) constructor change (we then don't create the editField until we get to this constructor and determine what style does it need to have):
 TextBoxField(int width, int height, long style) {
 long innerStyle = style & (READONLY | FOCUSABLE_MASK); // at least
 managerWidth = width;
 managerHeight = height;
 editField = new EditField("", "", EditField.DEFAULT_MAXCHARS, innerStyle);
setText and append might look like this:
public void append(String addedText) {
 String newText = editField.getText() + addedText;
public void setText(String newText) {
See that "setCursorPosition"? This is a matter of style, but I have a feeling that after adding a text (like sending a new chat message) the user would expect to see that part of text on the screen immediately, not after stepping in there and scrolling down.
by Developer on 08-20-2010 05:51 PM
After some pondering I found how to properly change the border color on focus changes (there was such a question in the forums). Unfortunately, onUnfocus() on editField doesn't work - somehow a field is never aware of it losing focus if the focus shifts outside of its Manager.
The solution would be to:
1) Declare that this class implements FocusChangeListener :
public class TextBoxField extends Manager implements FocusChangeListener {
2) set this as a focus change listener on editField - like this:
3) add some member called, say, borderColor, and set the color to that value instead of Color.BLACK before drawRect() inside paint(). Initialize to unfocused state. I used Color.BLUE for unfocused and Color.RED for focused
4) implement focusChanged to change that color and cause a repaint:
 public void focusChanged(Field field, int eventType) {
 if (field == editField) {
 switch (eventType) {
 borderColor = Color.RED;
 case FOCUS_LOST:
 borderColor = Color.BLUE;
Well, you get the idea. Nothing special, but might be nice at times.
by Developer on 10-03-2011 02:09 PM
I'm having difficulty is making the Vertical Scroll bar arrows visible when using this code. Any idea why the up and down arrow are not visible in this code? Yes, I've modified the code a bit but not getting a reason why it is not working. May I request you to put some screenshot of how originially it looks at your end when you coded it?
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Tune of the Day: The Gobby O and Variations
This set of variations on the Irish tune "The Gobby-O" is taken from Chicago police officer Francis O'Neill's collection Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody, published in 1922. The tune became popular in American fife and drum repertory, especially under the title "Jefferson and Liberty", the name of a campaign song set to the melody.
One suggestion regarding the meaning of the title postulates a progressive derivation from "Gaberlunzie Boy" (i.e. beggar boy), shortened to "Gaby Boy", and finally morphing into "Gobby-O". Other sources say that the title refers to a 'gobby-stick' (a flute or fife), the inference being that these woodwind instruments are hollow sticks played with the mouth ('gob' is the Gaelic word for 'beak' or 'mouth').


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Population projections for Brent by age, gender and ward, from the Greater London Authority (GLA).
Note (1/7/22): These projections pre-date the recent release of 2021 Census data, which provides a higher population baseline for Brent. The projections data are retained here for reference but are due to be revised by the GLA, in light of the new census data.
About the data
The GLA publishes a range of population projections on GLA datastore. In addition, it provides individual London Boroughs with a 'Borough Preferred Option' (BPO) projection, which draws on the latest data about planned housing development, provided by the Council. The analysis below is based on the 2019-based BPO for Brent (Standard scenario 1), produced by the GLA in May 2021. This projection is informed by GLA research into pandemic impacts on the population. In general, London-wide projections have been revised downwards as a result of pandemic impacts on migration flows, births and deaths.
What the data tell us about Brent – summary points
- In the short term, the projections suggest the Brent population is likely to have fallen over the pandemic year: a fall of around 0.5% (-1,800 people) over the period mid-2020 to mid-2021. However, this fall is expected to be a short-term phenomenon – as the economy bounces back, the population is also expected to.
- After 2021, the Brent population is expected to continue growing, albeit it at a slower rate than previously predicted. The projections indicate the population is likely to grow by around 17% between 2020 and 2041. If realised, this would equate to around 56,900 additional residents by 2041.
- The population is ageing: between 2020-41, the number of residents aged 65 and over is projected to increase by 78% – an additional 33,000 older residents by 2041.
- Population growth is likely to be concentrated in the areas where significant housing development is planned. The wards of Tokyngton and Alperton are expected to see the fastest growth: considered together, they are projected to accommodate an additional 33,200 residents by 2041.
Notes: population figures are rounded to the nearest 100 and percentages rounded to nearest percentage point unless otherwise specified. © GLA 2019-based population projections.
Projections are underpinned by a wide range of assumptions and are subject to considerable uncertainty, especially in the context of the pandemic and the impacts it has had on the population. In effect, the figures are a scenario of what might happen, if certain assumptions are made about future trends in births, deaths and migration flows - post pandemic.
Related reports and tools
The projections data are provided below in excel along with further detail about the BPO projection methodology. For analysis of these and other population data, please see our research briefing: Population Change in Brent, also available on open data. To explore the data by ward and age see our interactive tool in power BI.


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The first F-35A Lightning II for the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) has been rolled out at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas. This major F-35 program milestone strengthens national defense and global partnerships between the United States, Denmark and other F-35 partner and buying nations.
Like the F-16 before it, the F-35 is spearheading NATO's air power and ensuring strategic integration of allied combat airpower. The vital interoperability of the 5th Generation F-35 binds 13 allies and partners with the United States in air dominance and enabling critical joint capabilities. The F-35 will serve as a force multiplier for Denmark, allowing the Royal Danish Air Force to train and fight alongside NATO allies and create a strong deterrent.
Danish industry serves as a critical partner with the F-35 Lightning II program through high technology work, ensuring competitiveness and defense industry viability in Denmark. Two Danish companies, Terma A/S and Multicut A/S, are currently making parts such as pylons, advanced composites, software solutions, radar components and horizontal tail edges for every F-35 delivered.
Denmark's F-35 program of record calls for 27 F-35A aircraft, each of which will be built at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth. The first aircraft will be delivered to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, later this month where Danish pilots and maintainers will begin training.


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Identification and accurate characterization of platinum-group minerals (PGMs) is usually a very cumbersome procedure due to their small grain size (typically below 10 µm) and inconspicuous appearance under reflected light. A novel strategy for finding PGMs and quantifying their composition was developed. It combines a mineral liberation analyzer (MLA), a point logging system, and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA).
As a first step, the PGMs are identified using the MLA. Grains identified as PGMs are then marked and coordinates recorded and transferred to the EPMA. Case studies illustrate that the combination of MLA, point logging, and EPMA results in the identification of a significantly higher number of PGM grains than reflected light microscopy. Analysis of PGMs by EPMA requires considerable effort due to the often significant overlaps between the X-ray spectra of almost all platinum-group and associated elements. X-ray lines suitable for quantitative analysis need to be carefully selected. As peak overlaps cannot be avoided completely, an offline overlap correction based on weight proportions has been developed. Results obtained with the procedure proposed in this study attain acceptable totals and atomic proportions, indicating that the applied corrections are appropriate.


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Bring Quantum into your classroom
Quantum Ambassador Programme
Inspire your students aged 16 to 19 and get them engaged in the latest developments in science and technology!
The Quantum Ambassador Programme will help teachers to lead quantum physics activities in the classroom, with the support of STEM Ambassadors. You'll be able to take students from the first quantum revolution (lasers, MRI scanners, GPS and semiconductors) up to the present day and into the future.
This exciting programme will enable post-16-year-olds to:
- engage in science and emerging technologies
- understand the scientific process
- enhance their understanding of quantum physics and technology concepts
- be signposted to relevant career pathways.
How the programme will work
The Quantum Ambassador programme will run for two years, from 2021 to 2023.
During the first year of the programme, teachers can access four specially-developed lesson modules covering Quantum Technologies in the UK. Each module is around 30 minutes long and will include links to the physics curriculum. Students can access these modules independently. Whilst taking these modules, students can generate questions that can be sent to a Quantum Ambassador. An online Q&A session will then take place with the Ambassador and students, which will also include a career-focussed chat.
During the second year of the programme, Quantum Ambassadors will be available to deliver free Quantum enrichment workshops in schools. These workshops will bring the world of Quantum to students, showcasing the work of the four Quantum Hubs in the UK and linking the science and technology involved to the curriculum. Careers will be signposted, hopefully raising awareness of the growing number of opportunities available in the Quantum field.
There's a limited number of spaces available for this exciting programme, so be sure to register your interest below. You can be involved in the programme throughout the full two years, or choose to just access the 2021 lesson modules - it's completely up to you!
Become a Quantum Ambassador
Our team of Quantum Ambassadors will be paired with a school to shed light on the world of quantum physics and quantum careers. Quantum Ambassadors are part of the STEM Ambassador programme, and activities can be arranged via the STEM website. To find out more and sign up as a Quantum Ambassador, click the link below:
The UK has entered a global race to develop new quantum technology. Thanks to the UK National Quantum Technology Programme, an alliance of academia, industry and government are working in collaboration to accelerate the research into quantum technologies, in order to make a difference to our everyday lives.
Through a mix of government and industry funding, the UK has now committed more than one billion pounds over ten years to this coordinated programme in quantum technology. The UK has established four hubs to maintain the technological research leadership in quantum technologies, these are:
The UK National Quantum Technologies Programme is delivered by EPSRC, Innovate UK, BEIS, National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN).


Daily Skimm: COVID-19 and Native Americans, Economists on the Hill, and "Legally Blonde 3"
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A Navajo woman carries wood to heat her rural mobile home during the coronavirus pandemic in Cameron, Arizona.Getty Images
Nation in Crisis
The Story
A Native American reservation is dealing with the highest coronavirus infection rate in the US.
What's going on?
The Navajo Nation – the largest reservation in the US – now has a higher infection rate than New York and New Jersey. Out of the roughly 173,000 people that live there – spread across Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah – more than 4,000 people have been infected and 142 have died. This brings the infection rate to nearly 2,300 out of every 100,000 people. For context, NY's rate is at 1,800.
Why is it so bad?
A lot of reasons. Minority groups have been hit disproportionately hard by the outbreak. And in the Navajo Nation, there are high rates of pre-existing conditions, like diabetes and heart disease – which can put people at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. More than 30% of residents don't have running water, making it harder for people to frequently wash their hands and prevent spread. Communication can be a challenge too, with reportedly more than half the people there lacking internet access. Many families also live in multigenerational homes, making it harder to social distance. And the reservation is a "food desert," meaning there are only a handful of grocery stores, raising the likelihood that they'll be crowded.
What's being done about this?
The Navajo Nation's enacted one of the strictest stay-at-home orders in the country. That includes weekend lockdowns, when people can only leave home for emergencies or if they're essential workers. Last month, Doctors Without Borders sent a team of health care workers to help – the first time the nonprofit dispatched medical workers within the US. The Nation's also recently stepped up testing. The reservation's president said one of the reasons the infection rate is so high is because it's testing its "citizens at a greater rate per capita than any state in the entire country."
Where's the federal gov in all this?
Navajo officials say it's been slow to help. But that earlier this month, the reservation received $600 million from the March stimulus bill.
As states across the US move toward reopening, some communities are still struggling to fight the coronavirus outbreak – and the Navajo Nation is particularly vulnerable. But as the reservation's president said, the Navajo people have overcome many adversities and "will overcome this as well."
And Also...This
What had money on the mind...
This congressional testimony. Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified (virtually) in front of the Senate Banking Committee to give an update on the economic response. Here's how things went:
 - For Mnuchin: He said there could be "permanent damage" to our country if the shutdown continues for months. And defended the Trump admin's plans to reopen the economy against accusations that this put workers' lives at risk, saying the admin provided "enormous amounts" of protective equipment.
 - For Powell: He seemed to reiterate a call for Congress to pass more aid, implying that states and businesses still need a financial assist. And said that economic recovery depends on how well the virus is controlled and whether people feel safe to go back to work.
Psst...while the gov figures out its next move, check out our tips for saving and spending smarter during COVID-19.
Where people are talking about LGBTQ+ rights…
Hungary. Yesterday, the country's parliament voted to ban people from legally changing their gender assigned to them at birth, effectively ending the legal recognition of trans people. The move – pushed by PM Viktor Orbán's right-wing party – would apparently clear up how courts and authorities interpret the definition of sex. And the gov says people will still have the "right to freely experience and exercise their identities as they wish." But the bill received condemnation from human rights groups and activists who worry the bill will lead to an uptick in discrimination and say this takes the country back toward "the dark ages." It's expected to be signed into law.
What's saying 'humans are the problem'...
This report. Yesterday, scientists published a study showing that daily global greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 17% between January and April. The sharp decrease was linked to the pandemic's stay-at-home orders, which have forced millions of people to stop traveling (think: less car and plane pollution) and many factories to close. If restrictions continue, they could put 2020 on track for a 4-7% drop in carbon emissions, potentially the biggest decrease since World War II. But experts say this is still just a drop in the ocean when it comes to fighting climate change.
Skimm More: This Skimm Special podcast ep explains what the pandemic can teach us about tackling climate change.
When someone says 'endorphins make you happy'…
So does this movie.
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