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Charles Li moves on in surprise announcement to step down in 18 months as chief executive of Hong Kong’s stock exchange

Charles Li, one of the longest-serving chief executives of a global financial marketplace, has thrown in the towel after more than a decade as head of the Hong Kong stock exchange (HKEX), in a surprise announcement to let his contract lapse in October 2021.The former oilfield worker, journalist and banker, also known as Li Xiaojia, will not seek reappointment when his current term expires at the end of October next year, according to a statement. He will continue to lead Asia’s third-largest…




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Hong Kong civil servant in charge of reusable mask giveaway admits transparency shortcomings, promises replacement filter production will go out to tender

A senior civil servant overseeing the distribution of reusable masks to all Hongkongers has promised to put the production of their replacement filters out to tender after admitting to shortcomings in the transparency of the original contract awarded by the government.Annie Choi Suk-han, permanent secretary of the Innovation and Technology Bureau, on Friday rejected suggestions the government had intentionally hidden the identity of the manufacturer chosen for the HK$320 million (US$41 million)…




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Amnesty slams alleged police brutality in French lockdown enforcement

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Bangtan Boys to Join Obamas in YouTube Virtual Commencement Event

K-pop boy band Bangtan Boys, also known as BTS, will give speeches during a virtual commencement event along with global figures including former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, and pop star Lady Gaga. "Dear Class of 2020," organized by YouTube, will be streamed on June 6 to celeb...




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Resolver Replacement Reference Design

Resolver Replacement Reference Design




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Loan Nos. 3522/3523-BAN: Bangladesh Power System Enhancement and Efficiency Improvement Project [URIDS(E)-G-10, URIDS(E)-G-12, URIDS(E)-G-14, & URIDS(E)-G-15]




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Loan Nos. 3522/3523-BAN: Bangladesh Power System Enhancement and Efficiency Improvement Project [URIDS(E)-G-10, URIDS(E)-G-12, URIDS(E)-G-14, & URIDS(E)-G-15] CORRIGENDUM




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Loan No. 3522/3523-BAN: Bangladesh Power System Enhancement and Efficiency Improvement Project [URIDS(W)-G-10, URIDS(W)-G-12 & URIDS(W)-G-14]




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Loan/Grant Nos. 2581/0181-NEP: Air Transport Capacity Enhancement Project [ATCEP/NCB-03]




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Less Invasive Heart Valve Replacement Works for Elderly: Study

Title: Less Invasive Heart Valve Replacement Works for Elderly: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 5/2/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/3/2012 12:00:00 AM




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AHA News: Is This Nature's Healthier Meat Replacement?

Title: AHA News: Is This Nature's Healthier Meat Replacement?
Category: Health News
Created: 3/27/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/30/2020 12:00:00 AM




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New Study Shakes Up Thinking on Hormone Replacement Therapy

Title: New Study Shakes Up Thinking on Hormone Replacement Therapy
Category: Health News
Created: 12/13/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/13/2019 12:00:00 AM




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Emplacement of oil in the Devonian Weardale Granite of northern England

Oil residues occur as solid bitumen in mineralized zones within the Devonian Weardale Granite of the northern Pennines, northern England. Comparable residues are present in the overlying Mississippian rocks and were probably derived from a Carboniferous source, i.e. during later mineralization of the granite. The bitumen was already solidified during fluorite mineralization, which does not contain oil inclusions. The residues do not show the high thermal maturity of organic matter in the region altered by the earliest Permian Whin Sill. Like the sulphide-fluorite mineralization, oil emplacement post-dated intrusion of the sill. Pyrite associated with the oil residues is enriched in trace elements including lead, silver, gold, selenium and tellurium, which suggests that mineralizing fluids at least shared pathways with migrating hydrocarbons and possibly also suggests undiscovered valuable metal resources.




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Providing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation




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Kidney Health Initiative Roadmap for Kidney Replacement Therapy: A Patients Perspective




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Comparison of Enhancement of the Vestibular Perilymph between Variable and Constant Flip Angle-Delayed 3D-FLAIR Sequences in Meniere Disease [HEAD & NECK]

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:

Endolymphatic hydrops in patients with Menière disease relies on delayed postcontrast 3D-FLAIR sequences. The purpose of this study was to compare the degree of perilymphatic enhancement and the detection rate of endolymphatic hydrops using constant and variable flip angles sequences.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

This was a retrospective study performed in 16 patients with Menière disease who underwent 3T MR imaging 4 hours after gadolinium injection using two 3D-FLAIR sequences with a constant flip angle at 140° for the first and a heavily-T2 variable flip angle for the second. The signal intensity ratio was measured using the ROI method. We graded endolymphatic hydrops and evaluated the cochlear blood-labyrinth barrier impairment.

RESULTS:

Both for symptomatic and asymptomatic ears, the median signal intensity ratio was significantly higher with the constant flip angle than with the heavily-T2 variable flip angle (7.16 versus 1.54 and 7.00 versus 1.45, P < .001). Cochlear blood-labyrinth barrier impairment was observed in 4/18 symptomatic ears with the heavily-T2 variable flip angle versus 8/19 with constant flip angle sequences. With heavily-T2 variable flip angle sequences, endolymphatic hydrops was observed in 7–10/19 symptomatic ears versus 12/19 ears with constant flip angle sequences. We found a significant association between the clinical symptomatology and the presence of endolymphatic hydrops with constant flip angle but not with heavily-T2 variable flip angle sequences. Interreader agreement was always perfect with constant flip angle sequences while it was fair-to-moderate with heavily-T2 variable flip angle sequences.

CONCLUSIONS:

3D-FLAIR constant flip angle sequences provide a higher signal intensity ratio and are superior to heavily-T2 variable flip angle sequences in reliably evaluating the cochlear blood-labyrinth barrier impairment and the endolymphatic space.





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Google delays Android 11 Beta, announces I/O replacement event for June 3

Google I/O isn’t happening this year, but we’ll get all the normal info next month.




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'Friday the 13th' at 40: How this horror classic cemented the blockbuster slasher

Sean S. Cunningham's slasher 'Friday the 13th' is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week. Its effect on the horror genre defined the 1980s.




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Revenge porn in Australia: the law is only as effective as the law enforcement

One study suggests one in three people from 16 to 64 have been victims of image-based abuse. But most will never step foot in a police station

When Laura* was 14, she was convinced that her boyfriend was the love of her life. So, when several girls messaged her to say he had sent them a video of her drunk and engaging in a sexual act, she told herself they were lying.

“I was just like, ‘Oh, you don’t know anything about our relationship. I don’t believe you,’” she says. “But after we broke up, he pretty much sent it to everyone that I knew.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook references 1918 flu pandemic in commencement speech to Ohio State graduates

In his speech, Tim Cook offered advice for navigating challenging circumstances in the years ahead and talked about his career at Apple.

      




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The winner announcement for the 2020 International Booker Prize has been postponed

The winner will be announced 'late summer', organisers say




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Lautaro Martinez to Barcelona: Why Inter Milan striker is perfect Luis Suarez replacement

Barcelona have made Lautaro Martinez one of their top transfer targets.




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NSW Law Enforcement Complaints Commission funding row reveals 2 per cent of complaints fully investigated

The New South Wales police watchdog finds an officer engaged in serious misconduct by using unreasonable force during a motorist's arrest. It is among just 2 per cent of complaints last year able to be fully investigated due to NSW Government funding cuts.




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Police Data Reveals Stark Racial Discrepancies in Social Distancing Enforcement Across New York City

'I want to see every community treated fairly,' NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says




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Lisa Price Will Deliver Virtual 2020 Commencement Speech



The Carol’s Daughter founder inspires future leaders.





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Amazon's 'Making the Cut' is the ultimate example of product placement

Thanks to the quarantine and not having much else to do, my husband and I recently sat down to watch the premier of Amazon’s Making the Cut, a reality competition show hosted by Project Runway alumni Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. Aside from a few dramatic...




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Rams' potential replacements for Greg Zuerlein have made big kicks, just not in NFL

Kickers Lirim Hajrullahu and Austin MacGinnis welcome the challenge of a three-man competition with Rams draft pick Sam Sloman to replace Greg Zuerlein.




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Man City have finally found their Yaya Toure replacement after two years

Two years ago, Yaya Toure played his final game for Manchester City after a brilliant 316 appearances for the club.




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Coronavirus lockdown faces test of long weekend before PM’s announcement

Officials will scrutinise the latest data on the spread of the disease, and ministers are expected to convene over the weekend.




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Coronavirus US: Andrew Cuomo's sad announcement about child infections

At first, it was believed children were not susceptible to the symptoms of coronavirus, and acted only as carriers.But disturbing new evidence shows that is unlikely to be true.In his daily press briefing New York's governor Andrew...




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Government Watchdog Chides FEMA for Lax Flood Enforcement

The agency fell well short of its goal of evaluating local flood control efforts every five years

-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com




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ACRO hosts Congressional Briefing on clinical research advancements

On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, ACRO hosted a Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill. With the help of the Congressional Research & Development...




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2020 Officers and New Member Announcement

Washington DC – The Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has elected Alistair...




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Statement from Department of Justice Regarding Federal Law Enforcement Response to Binghamton, N.Y., Shootings

The Department of Justice, through the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), is providing federal law enforcement assistance to the Binghamton Police Department in response to the shootings in Binghamton.  The FBI’s Albany, N.Y., field office has sent hostage negotiators, an evidence response team and command post assistance.  ATF is providing seven special agents from the Syracuse and Albany field offices. The Department will continue to provide assistance as requested in response to this rapidly developing situation.



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Justice Department Highlights FY 2008 Tax Enforcement Results

The Tax Division announced highlights of its work during the past year to defend and enforce the nation’s tax laws. The Tax Division has assisted the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in tracking down tax cheats who use offshore accounts, combating abusive tax shelters, stopping tax defiers and shutting down tax schemes and scams. During FY 2008, the Tax Division also successfully defended refund suits against the United States representing claims of nearly $803 million, and collected, through affirmative litigation, over $178 million.



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Deputy Attorney General David Ogden at the Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Summit

"Community policing in the United States is built on two partnerships: first, and fundamentally, the partnership between state, local and tribal law enforcement and the communities they serve. And second, the partnership between these law enforcement agencies and the Department of Justice."




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Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary in a Hearing Entitled “Helping State and Local Law Enforcement”

"If our partnership with state, local and tribal law enforcement is to endure, federal financial support cannot be a one time occurrence. This country is facing prolonged problems that require steadfast commitment and long-term cooperation."




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Attorney General Eric Holder at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Candlelight Vigil

"Tonight we hold a vigil, but every day we must be vigilant. So let us bind ourselves together with a new bond of service -- to make our country brighter, safer and more hopeful -- and in so doing, let us honor the memory of our fallen heroes every day."




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Attorney General Eric Holder at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Criminology Commencement Ceremony

"You will be starting your service at a time when your government is placing a new and long overdue value on the scientific skills you have developed in this program."




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Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at Columbia College Commencement

"Graduates, as you dive head first toward tomorrow, I call upon you to never loosen nor lose your grip on hope. The optimism that seems to come naturally with youth need not be lost as the years pass."




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Civil Rights Division Attorney Named “Top Prosecutor” by the Association of Women in Federal Law Enforcement

Special Litigation Counsel Kristy Parker, a senior attorney in the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section, has been selected to receive the 2009 Top Prosecutor Award from the Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE).



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Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli on the First 100 Days of Recovery Act at Law Enforcement Symposium on Violence Against Women

"The Department of Justice and this Administration are fully committed to supporting state, local and tribal law enforcement and criminal justice agencies. The Recovery Act is not a one-time investment. Only by sustained investment in our communities can we make them safer and make them fit for long-term economic development."




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Attorney General Holder at the Announcement of the National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy

"By focusing on increased cooperation between the U.S. and Mexican governments as well as enhanced communication within U.S. law enforcement agencies, the National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy we introduce today provides an effective way forward that will crack down on cartels and make our country safer."




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Joint Statement by Secretary Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder on Today’s Signing of a DEA-ICE Drug Trafficking Enforcement Agreement

"Giving ICE agents the authority to investigate drug trafficking cases, enhancing information sharing capabilities between ICE and the DEA, and ensuring full participation in intelligence centers will strengthen our efforts to combat international narcotics smuggling, streamline operations and bring better intelligence to our front line personnel."



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Attorney General Holder Announces $8.7 Million in Recovery Act Grants to Support Law Enforcement Efforts on the Southwest Border

Attorney General Eric Holder today announced more than $8.7 million in Recovery Act funds for three communities in California to use in fighting crime and drug trafficking as part of the Justice Department’s Southwest Border Strategy.



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Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden Introductory Statement for the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Asset Forfeiture Program’sNational Leadership Conference

"The Asset Forfeiture Program is critical to our efforts to reduce and deter criminal activity. Your use of civil and criminal forfeiture to seize and forfeit the assets of organized crime targets is essential for this fight."




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Attorney General Holder at the COPS Hiring Recovery Program Announcement

"These COPS grants we are announcing today help fulfill President Obama and Vice President Biden’s commitment to meet the challenges of our struggling economy with solutions that will keep our country safe and keep us moving forward."




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U.S. Sues First Choice Armor & Equipment for Providing Defective Bullet-Proof Vests to Law Enforcement Agencies

The United States has filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against First Choice Armor & Equipment Inc. and its founder, Edward Dovner, for submitting false claims for bullet-proof vests purchased by the United States for federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies.



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