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Vol. 36 No. 25 A PLAINTIFF FAILED TO PLAUSIBLY ALLEGE THAT AN OFFICER VIOLATED A DETAINEE'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT
In J. K. J. v. City of San Diego, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a dismissal of an action alleging constitutional violations by police officers in their treatment of a woman who was arrested at a traffic stop, fell ill while in police custody, and died nine days later.
In November 2018, San Diego police officers Jason Taub and Nicholas Casciola stopped a vehicle with an expired registration. Officer Lawrence Durbin arrived to provide backup. Two men sat in the front seat and a woman, Aleah Jenkins, in the back. The officers knew or became aware as they investigated that the two men in the front had prior convictions for drug offenses.
Officer Durbin questioned Jenkins, who spoke coherently and showed no signs of distress. The officers discovered that she had a warrant involving a prior methamphetamine offense and was subject to arrest, so the officers handcuffed Jenkins and put her in Officer Durbin's cruiser.
All three passengers were secured. The officers searched the vehicle and found saran wrap-like plastic commonly used for narcotics sale and two wallets, one of which was full of cash. However, the officers did not find any drugs.
Inside Officer Durbin's cruiser, Jenkins vomited. Officer Taub called for paramedics and asked Jenkins if she was detoxing. Officer Durbin asked if she was withdrawing. Jenkins replied: "No, I'm sick[,] my stomach is turning." She then added, "I'm pregnant." Officer Durbin told Officer Taub, "Don't worry about it," indicating that paramedics were not needed. Officer Taub approached Jenkins and asked: "Did you eat something, just for our knowledge?" Jenkins responded, "Mmm-mm," while shaking her head slightly from side to side. Officer Taub replied, "Alright, that's fine. We just wanna make sure you're gonna be ok." Officer Durbin then stated: "She says she's pregnant." The call to paramedics was canceled.
Officer Durbin began driving Jenkins to a police station for fingerprinting. The trip took over an hour. During the drive, Jenkins told Officer Durbin she did not want to go to jail. She requested water and a bathroom break. On several occasions, she groaned and screamed. When Officer Durbin spoke to her, Jenkins sometimes responded and sometimes was silent. At one point she screamed loudly, "[P]lease help me, please help me!" and "[O]h my [G]od, please, stop, stop, stop!" Officer Durbin asked, "What's going on?" When Jenkins remained silent for about ten minutes, Officer Durbin stopped the car to check on her. He opened the rear door and patted her, saying, "I need you to stay awake." Jenkins then said, "I'm sick." When she again screamed, Officer Durbin told her to "[k]nock it off." Jenkins shouted, "[H]elp me[,] please." Officer Durbin responded, "[Y]ou're fine," and continued driving until arriving three minutes later at the police station.
On arrival, Officer Durbin opened the rear door and again patted Jenkins, who was lying face down across the backseat. Jenkins screamed and took several quick, audible breaths, to which Officer Durbin responded: "Stop hyperventilating . . . you are doing [that] to yourself." Officer Durbin then removed Jenkins from the cruiser to the pavement. Jenkins screamed and asked for help, and Officer Durbin stated to an approaching officer: "She doesn't want to go to jail." Shortly thereafter, Officer Durbin and the other officer fingerprinted Jenkins as she lay on her side, handcuffed. Officer Durbin asked Jenkins if she still wanted water, and she responded at a normal volume: "Yes, please." After confirming Jenkins' identity, Officer Durbin and the other officer placed her back inside the cruiser.
Approximately eleven and a half minutes later, Officer Durbin opened the rear door of his cruiser. Jenkins had fallen unconscious. Officer Durbin immediately removed her from the car and radioed for paramedics. Another officer arrived soon after with a breathing tool, and Officer Durbin began CPR. He stated to the gathering officers that Jenkins had a narcotics warrant, but that this was not a narcotics arrest. He then added, "She may have ingested something," telling the other officers that he had Narcan in his trunk. Paramedics arrived. Despite their efforts, Jenkins fell into a coma. Nine days later, she died.
Jenkins' minor son, J.K.J., brought constitutional claims against the City of San Diego and Officers Durbin and Taub. The amended complaint (which referred to Jenkins "suffering from an overdose," but did not identify a cause of death) asserted three causes of action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983. Against the officers, J.K.J. asserted separate causes of action for denial of medical care and deprivation of life without due process. Against the City, J.K.J. asserted municipal liability under Monell v. Dep't of Soc. Servs. of City of New York, 436 U.S. 658, 690 (1978).
The District Court dismissed J.K.J.'s amended complaint with prejudice, finding that J.K.J.'s cause of action failed to state a plausible claim for denial of medical care under the Fourteenth Amendment. The District Court stated that the claim additionally failed under the Fourth Amendment reasonableness standard. The District Court also held that the officers were entitled to qualified immunity. The District Court dismissed the deprivation of life claim as duplicative of the claim for denial of medical care. As to the cause of action against the city, the District Court held that J.K.J. failed to state a claim under Monell. The Court explained that the amended complaint alleged no plausible violation of Jenkins' constitutional rights and failed to identify any municipal policy or custom as the cause of the alleged violation. J.K.J. appealed.
Considering the denial of medical care claim, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals noted that pretrial detainees in state custody "have a constitutional right to adequate medical treatment" under the Fourteenth Amendment. "[C]laims for violations of [this] right . . . [are] evaluated under an objective deliberative indifference standard." The elements of such a claim are: "(i) the defendant made an intentional decision with respect to the conditions under which the [decedent] was confined; (ii) those conditions put the [decedent] at substantial risk of suffering serious harm; (iii) the defendant did not take reasonable available measures to abate that risk, even though a reasonable official in the circumstances would have appreciated the high degree of risk involved—making the consequences of the defendant's conduct obvious; and (iv) by not taking such measures, the defendant caused the [decedent's] injuries."
Regarding the third element, the Court noted that "the defendant's conduct must be objectively unreasonable, a test that will necessarily turn on the facts and circumstances of each particular case." "The mere lack of due care by a state official does not deprive an individual of life, liberty, or property under the Fourteenth Amendment." Accordingly, the plaintiff must plausibly allege facts demonstrating "more than negligence but less than subjective intent—something akin to reckless disregard."
The Ninth Circuit noted that under the Fourth Amendment, which J.K.J. argued should have also applied here, officers are prohibited from using excessive force while transporting an arrestee, and a failure to summon emergency medical aid can constitute excessive force if it is "objectively [un]reasonable." The Court stressed that it assessed objective unreasonableness, under both the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, "from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, including what the officer knew at the time, not with the 20/20 vision of hindsight." Kingsley v. Hendrickson, 135 S. Ct. 2466, 2473 (2015).
Considering the traffic stop itself, the Court noted that after Jenkins vomited in Officer Durbin's vehicle, the officers asked her whether she was withdrawing or detoxing, and she responded no, explaining that she was sick, her stomach was turning, and she was pregnant. Officer Taub a few moments later asked Jenkins directly if she had eaten something, "just for our knowledge." Jenkins, no longer vomiting, responded "mmm-mm" while shaking her head slightly. Officer Taub followed-up by stating: "Alright, that's fine. We just wanna make sure you're gonna be ok." Jenkins then asked for a napkin to clean herself up but said nothing suggesting that she might require medical aid. Officer Taub canceled the paramedics call after speaking with Officer Durbin and Jenkins at the traffic stop.
J.K.J. argued on appeal that the officers should have discounted Jenkins' statements that she was pregnant and that she had not eaten anything, noting that Jenkins had vomited and asserting that "it is common knowledge to police officers that individuals do not admit to crimes." However, the Court stated that J.K.J. ignored the context of the traffic stop and examined the situation "with the 20/20 vision of hindsight." Kingsley, 135 S. Ct. at 2473. The Court noted that Jenkins' encounter with police began as a stop for an expired vehicle registration and that no drugs were found in the Cadillac. The Court stated that a reasonable officer would not necessarily assume that the small amount of saran wrap-like plastic discovered in the search had recently contained drugs, or that, if it did, those drugs had been taken by Jenkins. Moreover, the officers took reasonable steps to investigate the possibility that Jenkins had ingested something: they asked her directly. Jenkins not only denied it, but she provided alternative explanations for having vomited that were plausible on their face. The Court of Appeals concluded that it was not objectively unreasonable—much less an instance of objective deliberate indifference akin to reckless disregard—for the officers to conclude that paramedics were not needed at the traffic stop.
The Ninth Circuit then considered Officer Durbin's drive to the police station with Jenkins. The Court observed that Jenkins told the officer she did not want to go to jail. She then intermittently screamed and asked for help. When Officer Durbin asked what was wrong, Jenkins never revealed that she had ingested anything or requested medical care. For long stretches, she remained quiet. The Court stated that Officer Durbin monitored her behavior, stopping to check on her after she spent about ten minutes in silence. At that point, the officer found Jenkins lying face-down across the backseat. He asked her to stay awake. She repeated that she was sick but did not reveal that she had taken drugs. Officer Durbin told Jenkins, "You're fine," and said they were nearly to the station. They arrived approximately three minutes later. At the station, Jenkins again screamed, and Officer Durbin remarked to an approaching officer, "She doesn't want to go to jail." When Officer Durbin later asked Jenkins if she still wanted water, she calmly responded, "Yes, please." When Officer Durbin ultimately discovered that Jenkins had lost consciousness, he immediately summoned paramedics and performed CPR.
The Court concluded that these facts did not plausibly allege objective unreasonableness or objective deliberate indifference akin to reckless disregard. Although in hindsight it was clear that Jenkins had a serious medical need, it was not plausible to infer that "a reasonable official in [Officer Durbin's] circumstances would have appreciated the high degree of risk involved—making the consequences of [his] conduct obvious" before Jenkins fell unconscious. When she did, Officer Durbin promptly radioed for help. The Court concluded that until that time, Officer Durbin's conduct was not objectively unreasonable, considering Jenkins' prior statements—including her alternative explanations for having vomited, her denial that she had ingested anything, and her insistence that she did not want to go to jail. The Court stated that it could not say that Officer Durbin behaved objectively unreasonably or with objective deliberate indifference in failing to recognize, sooner than he did, that Jenkins had a serious medical need.
The Ninth Circuit accordingly held that the amended complaint failed to allege facts that would demonstrate either objective unreasonableness or objective deliberate indifference by either Officer Taub or Officer Durbin at the stop or thereafter.
The Ninth Circuit also concluded that dismissal of the denial of medical care claim was appropriate because the officers were entitled to qualified immunity. "Qualified immunity shields government officials under Section 1983 unless '(1) they violated a federal statutory or constitutional right, and (2) the unlawfulness of their conduct was clearly established at the time.'" Rico v. Ducart, 980 F.3d 1292, 1298 (9th Cir. 2020) (quoting District of Columbia v. Wesby, 138 S. Ct. 577, 589 (2018)). Based on its preceding analysis, the Court explained that J.K.J. had not plausibly alleged a violation of Jenkins' constitutional rights as required by the first qualified immunity prong.
The Court also considered the second prong of the qualified immunity test, observing that "[a] clearly established right is one that is sufficiently clear that every reasonable official would have understood that what he is doing violates [it]." Rico, 980 F.3d at 1298 (quoting Mullenix v. Luna, 577 U.S. 7, 11 (2015) (per curiam)). The Court explained that the proper inquiry was whether "the violative nature of [the defendant's] particular conduct is clearly established . . . in light of the specific context of the case." Id. (quoting Hamby v. Hammond, 821 F.3d 1085, 1091 (9th Cir. 2016)). Qualified immunity thus protects "all but the plainly incompetent or those who knowingly violate the law." Wesby, 138 S. Ct. at 589.
The Ninth Circuit summarized the instant case as one that involved a detainee who exhibited signs of medical distress but also obscured the seriousness of those signs with statements about being pregnant, not ingesting drugs, and wanting to avoid jail. The Court found that none of the precedents that J.K.J. cited came close to showing that "every reasonable official" would have understood that acting as Officers Taub and Durbin did, given the contradictory facts they had to consider, violated the Constitution. Rico, 980 F.3d at 1298 (quoting Mullenix, 577 U.S. at 11). The Court determined that the alleged violative nature of the officers' conduct, in failing to recognize and respond to Jenkins' serious medical need, was not clearly established in the specific context of this case. The Court of Appeals concluded that the officers were thus also entitled to qualified immunity under the test's second prong, and that the District Court properly dismissed J.K.J.'s denial of medical care claim against them.
Regarding the deprivation of life claim, the Court of Appeals found that J.K.J had repeatedly failed to dispute the District Court's conclusion that the deprivation claim was duplicative of the denial of medical care in its opposition. The Ninth Circuit explained that it generally did not "entertain[] arguments on appeal that were not presented or developed before the [D]istrict [C]ourt," and accordingly concluded that J.K.J.'s argument concerning the deprivation of life claim "ha[d] been waived."
Turning to the municipal liability claim brought under Monell, the Ninth Circuit explained that "[t]o bring a [Section] 1983 [Monell] claim against a local government entity, a plaintiff must plead that a municipality's policy or custom caused a violation of the plaintiff's constitutional rights." Here, J.K.J. was required to plead facts alleging that "(1) [Jenkins] was deprived of a constitutional right; (2) the municipality had a policy; (3) the policy amounted to deliberate indifference to [Jenkins'] constitutional right; and (4) the policy was the moving force behind the constitutional violation." The Court found that J.K.J. did not plausibly allege that any City policy or custom "was the moving force" behind the constitutional violations Jenkins allegedly suffered. The Court explained that even recognizing that "a failure to train can be a 'policy' under Monell," J.K.J. alleged no facts that would indicate any "deficiency in training actually caused the police officers' [alleged] indifference to [Jenkins'] medical needs."
In sum, the Court held that J.K.J. failed plausibly to allege a constitutional violation, and that the officers, alternatively, did not violate clearly established law and were protected by qualified immunity. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals thus concluded that the District Court did not err in dismissing J.K.J.'s amended complaint, and accordingly affirmed.
A judge dissenting in part stated that the majority opinion presented "a truncated and highly sanitized account of the events giving rise to this lawsuit, at least as alleged by the plaintiff." The dissent noted that at this stage of the case the Ninth Circuit panel was required to accept the plaintiff's factual allegations as true. The dissent stated that the majority opinion, however, ignored most of the facts alleged in the complaint and turned "a blind eye" to most of what body camera video footage depicted as well. The dissent maintained that the complaint plausibly alleged that Jenkins died in police custody because Officer Durbin, as the officer responsible for transporting her to police headquarters, took no action when she experienced an acute medical emergency. The dissent would reverse the District Court's dismissal of the claims against Officer Durbin and remand for further proceedings.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOUR AGENCY
Agencies will observe that the Ninth Circuit emphasized the particular facts of this case as the basis for its conclusion that the conduct of the officers here did not meet the high level of the "objectively unreasonable" or objective deliberate indifference standards. Some of these facts were that Jenkins denied ingesting anything, provided a plausible alternative explanation for her vomiting by stating that she was pregnant and sick, and insisted she did not want to go to jail. During the drive, Officer Durbin checked on her and questioned her. Although it became known later that Jenkins had likely ingested drugs, the crux here was that the constitutional standards of objective unreasonableness are assessed "from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, including what the officer knew at the time, not with the 20/20 vision of hindsight." Kingsley v. Hendrickson, 135 S. Ct. 2466, 2473 (2015).
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XLY vs. ACWI: What's The Difference?
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) and the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) are both among the Top 100 ETFs. XLY is a SPDR State Street Global Advisors Consumer Cyclical fund and ACWI is a iShares N/A fund. So, what's the difference between XLY and ACWI? And which fund is better?
The expense ratio of XLY is 0.20 percentage points lower than ACWI's (0.12% vs. 0.32%). XLY also has a higher exposure to the consumer cyclical sector and a higher standard deviation. Overall, XLY has provided higher returns than ACWI over the past 11 years.
In this article, we'll compare XLY vs. ACWI. We'll look at fund composition and risk metrics, as well as at their annual returns and holdings. Moreover, I'll also discuss XLY's and ACWI's portfolio growth, industry exposure, and performance and examine how these affect their overall returns.
XLY ACWI
Name Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Category Consumer Cyclical N/A
Issuer SPDR State Street Global Advisors iShares
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) is a Consumer Cyclical fund that is issued by SPDR State Street Global Advisors. It currently has 20.21B total assets under management and has yielded an average annual return of 18.86% over the past 10 years. The fund has a dividend yield of 0.63% with an expense ratio of 0.12%.
XLY's dividend yield is 0.76% lower than that of ACWI (0.63% vs. 1.39%). Also, XLY yielded on average 8.65% more per year over the past decade (18.86% vs. 10.21%). The expense ratio of XLY is 0.20 percentage points lower than ACWI's (0.12% vs. 0.32%).
Technology 0.57% 20.41%
Industrials 0.0% 9.65%
Energy 0.0% 3.48%
Communication Services 0.0% 9.87%
Utilities 0.0% 2.61%
Healthcare 0.0% 11.74%
Real Estate 0.0% 2.75%
Financial Services 0.0% 15.58%
Consumer Cyclical 94.1% 12.01%
Basic Materials 0.0% 4.73%
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) has the most exposure to the Consumer Cyclical sector at 94.1%. This is followed by Consumer Defensive and Technology at 5.34% and 0.57% respectively. Financial Services (0.0%), Real Estate (0.0%), and Healthcare (0.0%) only make up 0.00% of the fund's total assets.
XLY's mid-section with moderate exposure is comprised of Utilities, Communication Services, Energy, Industrials, and Technology stocks at 0.0%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 0.0%, and 0.57%.
XLY is 82.09% more exposed to the Consumer Cyclical sector than ACWI (94.1% vs 12.01%). XLY's exposure to Consumer Defensive and Technology stocks is 1.81% lower and 19.84% lower respectively (5.34% vs. 7.15% and 0.57% vs. 20.41%). In total, Financial Services, Real Estate, and Healthcare also make up 30.07% less of the fund's holdings compared to ACWI (0.00% vs. 30.07%).
XLY Holdings Weight
Amazon.com Inc 22.9%
Tesla Inc 13.5%
McDonald's Corp 4.5%
Nike Inc B 4.45%
Lowe's Companies Inc 3.58%
Starbucks Corp 3.44%
Target Corp 3.12%
Booking Holdings Inc 2.35%
TJX Companies Inc 2.12%
XLY's Top Holdings are Amazon.com Inc, Tesla Inc, The Home Depot Inc, McDonald's Corp, and Nike Inc B at 22.9%, 13.5%, 8.74%, 4.5%, and 4.45%.
Lowe's Companies Inc (3.58%), Starbucks Corp (3.44%), and Target Corp (3.12%) have a slightly smaller but still significant weight. Booking Holdings Inc and TJX Companies Inc are also represented in the XLY's holdings at 2.35% and 2.12%.
Beta 1.02 1
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) has a Standard Deviation of 15.97 with a Treynor Ratio of 16.69 and a Beta of 1.02. Its Mean Return is 1.47 while XLY's R-squared is 80.84. Furthermore, the fund has a Sharpe Ratio of 1.06 and a Alpha of 6.96.
The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) has a Treynor Ratio of 9.45 with a R-squared of 99.96 and a Standard Deviation of 14.05. Its Beta is 1 while ACWI's Alpha is 0.15. Furthermore, the fund has a Sharpe Ratio of 0.71 and a Mean Return of 0.89.
XLY's Mean Return is 0.58 points higher than that of ACWI and its R-squared is 19.12 points lower. With a Standard Deviation of 15.97, XLY is slightly more volatile than ACWI. The Alpha and Beta of XLY are 6.81 points higher and 0.02 points higher than ACWI's Alpha and Beta.
Year XLY ACWI
2019 28.43% 26.7%
2011 5.98% -7.6%
XLY had its best year in 2013 with an annual return of 42.74%. XLY's worst year over the past decade yielded 1.66% and occurred in 2018. In most years the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund provided moderate returns such as in 2015, 2017, and 2012 where annual returns amounted to 9.93%, 22.77%, and 23.6% respectively.
The year 2019 was the strongest year for ACWI, returning 26.7% on an annual basis. The poorest year for ACWI in the last ten years was 2018, with a yield of -9.15%. Most years the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has given investors modest returns, such as in 2016, 2010, and 2012, when gains were 8.22%, 12.31%, and 15.99% respectively.
XLY $10,000 $63,066 18.86%
A $10,000 investment in XLY would have resulted in a final balance of $63,066. This is a profit of $53,066 over 11 years and amounts to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.86%.
With a $10,000 investment in ACWI, the end total would have been $27,241. This equates to a $17,241 profit over 11 years and a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.21%.
XLY's CAGR is 8.65 percentage points higher than that of ACWI and as a result, would have yielded $35,825 more on a $10,000 investment. Thus, XLY outperformed ACWI by 8.65% annually.

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This may be too basic for everyone here but I'll post the link anyway. I had a request to show how to draw an elliptical table top in SketchUp.... Using layers in SketchUp is different than many other applications. This instructional video to learn how to use layers, the layer dialog box, as well as some layer tips.
6/10/2008 · Hello, I am new to SketchUp and to the SketchUP Community Forums aswell. I wanted to model a surface defined by z=-x^2/10-y^2/10+10 which is a paraboloid facing down. I thought I could just draw a cut-through parabola, defined by y=-x^2/10+10 and then use the "follow me" tool with a circle to make a revolution.... 11/03/2016 · I'm functional in 2d CAD, but struggling with ellipses in the 3d Sketchup environment. My design is a cub style with ellipses as the main geometric component, but when I try to take 1/4 ellipses, I loose my surface.
This may be too basic for everyone here but I'll post the link anyway. I had a request to show how to draw an elliptical table top in SketchUp.
4/11/2014 · There is no longer an ellipse tool, but it is very easy to create an ellipse. First draw a circle at the desired center point. Then triple-click the circle to select the Face and all the Edges.
This plugin creates an ellipse based on parameter values. It can also mark the location of each focus point, which would be fairly difficult using just the native SketchUp tools.
The first two points of the ellipse determine the location and length of the first axis. The third point determines the distance between the center of the ellipse and the end point of the second axis.
When you create a polygon in sketchup one side white and the 'back' side is a purple-ish color. When you use the flattery plugin to unfold your shapes it will treat whatever side is white as the 'outside'. So it's to avoid confusion later in the process.


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Inside Secure NAMED "COOL VENDOR" BY LEADING ANALYST FIRM
Inside Secure Named "Cool Vendor" By Leading analyst firm
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, May 2, 2012 – Inside Secure, a leader in semiconductor solutions for secure transactions and digital identity, today announced it has been named a "Cool Vendor" in the latest "Cool Vendors in Semiconductors, 2012" report published on April 25, 2012 by leading analyst firm, Gartner, Inc.
In the new report, written by Gartner analysts Jim Tully, Ganesh Ramamoorthy and Mark Hung, Gartner recognizes Inside Secure as an innovative, impactful and intriguing vendor. Inside Secure is one of the pioneers in near field communication (NFC) technology, and has developed a unique ability to provide a complete end-to-end NFC solution with its lineup of secure element, NFC controller and software stack offerings.
"As a leader and innovator in NFC, we are pleased by Gartner's recognition. We consider it a testament of our long-standing commitment to the NFC market and the technological advances we have brought to it," said Remy de Tonnac, chief executive officer for Inside Secure. "With our MicroRead® and SecuRead® NFC hardware, the industry's only commercial-grade, royalty-free, open-source NFC protocol stack, an extensive suite of OEM and carrier NFC apps and our ecosystem partnerships, Inside Secure is uniquely able to provide complete NFC solutions."
Inside Secure (NYSE Euronext: INSD.PA) is a leading designer, developer and supplier of semiconductors, embedded software and platforms for secure transactions and digital security. INSIDE mobile NFC, secure payment and digital security products provide security for a wide range of information processing, storage and transmission applications. The company's customers are found in a wide range of markets including mobile payment, identification documents, access control, transit, electronic device manufacturing, pay television and mobile service operators. For more information, visit www.insidesecure.com.
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in our research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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The concept of how using these or more other limbs for creative purposes may be interesting enough to launch your own investigation. As you use these limbs with a purpose which involves either healing or amplify a particular characteristic or function of the body, your results may just surprise you.
What hobbies can you think of which have a heavy hand focus as opposed to those which incorporate hand use in a similar quantity to other limb use? Some obvious hobbies include painting, coin collecting, nail art, drawing and some forms of handy-work.
Understanding the energetic patterns of these aspects of ourselves can possibly provide value in our healing. Importantly, the energetic body, different from the physical one, is said to have energetic equivalents to the physical limbs we have; this is seen as a direct source of characteristics. According to this thinking, every person made of energy has the potential for benefits when the information is available.
Paper crafting is a hobby that, like all scrapbooking genres, allows for the dexterous use of hands and fingers to create something artistic. Comparing this hobby to more hobbies which allow artistic expression through the hands may give some insight into why such hobbies can be valuable.
We can look to other and eastern ancient traditions to understand more about the energetic meaning of the hands and how amplifying our dexterity can potentially make differences in our energy, also contributing to differences in ourselves and our lives. And, interestingly, those who are not born with hands or fingers or, for another reason, do not currently have these limbs can still carry the qualities they represent through the energetic body which represents the physical one.
Reflexology is considered a healing modality that can address the issues within the body. In reflexology, an awareness of the meridians, or energetic centers, allows for an expansion in potential healing in certain areas.
Interestingly, in the middle of the center and base point of the hands exist meridian areas representing the internal and external reproductive areas. Deciding how to use this information for increased reproductive health could be the next wave of "hobby therapy" for some, especially if this group started the enterprise and researched on their own, creating our first collection anecdotes through personal experience and exploration. Sometime later, after interest has been built, scientific experiments could eventually explore and question potential results through traditional means.
What's the information? We can start with the meridians. The system of reflexology connects and compares parts of the body to each other by identifying energetic patterns.
Interestingly, in the middle of the center and base point of the hands exist meridian areas representing the internal and external reproductive areas. Deciding how to use this information for increased reproductive health could be the next wave of "hobby therapy" for some, especially if this group started the enterprise and researched on their own, creating our first collection anecdotes through personal experience and exploration.


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Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reports that Sheamus is "ready to return." Sheamus hasn't competed since suffering a reported concussion on Apr. 9 in a six-man tag team match against New Day. The 41-year-old also suffers from spinal stenosis.
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The report goes on to say that Sheamus will be brought back if there is a storyline present for him. Sheamus has repeatedly said that he isn't sure when he will return, but he misses being in the ring.
Furthermore, Meltzer reports that the Usos are scheduled back "sometime soon" but no date was given. The Usos have been off television since July 29. Jimmy Uso was arrested and charged with DUI on July 25. The duo missed their SummerSlam weekend appearances in Canada due to Jimmy's charges.
Finally, Meltzer reports that it "isn't looking good" for Jason Jordan to return. He's been out since January 2018 after undergoing neck surgery but has worked backstage as a producer.
It's been a week of returns in WWE as Luke Harper, Rusev, and Lio Rush all returned to television this past week following extended absences from the company.
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A Japanese Pure Land tradition. Focusing on Amida Buddha and living a life of gratitude.
Services are held the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month from 2-3:30pm.
Kadampa Buddhism is a joyful, extemely practical lineage of Buddhism that offers levels of study ranging from introductory, intermediate, and a very indepth program for those wishing to train up as qualified Dharma teachers. We also have weekly pujas, onece a month day retreats, and bi-monthly Day Courses.
Introductory classes are open to everyone, of any faith or philosophical background.
Narasīhārāma provides resources to study Theravada Buddhism in an environment not defined by ethnic or cultural boundaries, while embracing the various cultural practices of the traditional Theravada countries. Our goal is to develop a permanent Buddhist center in central Columbus for the study of meditation and the teachings of Theravada Buddhism.
We gather weekly on Sundays between 10:30 a.m. and noon for Pali/English chanting, 40-minute sitting meditation, and Dhamma discussion (usually on a Dhamma book we are reading).
We welcome anyone who is interested to join us!
We are an organization striving to bring authentic ancient teachings into a modern context, making them accessible to a western audience without changing their deep and beautiful meanings.
Saturdays 7:30 am The Barn, First Church Unity. Started 25 years ago by a few people who desired to meet regularly to meditate and to discuss Buddhist philosophy. Today the group has over 30 members from diverse backgrounds who form a loosely organized sangha of veteran practitioners and rank beginners. Since it is not affiliated with any specific Zen school, the center invites various Zen masters to lead retreats during the year. All sessions have a format of sitting and walking meditation followed by reading and discussion. Each lasts about two hours. Newcomers are welcome! Saturday orientation for new attendees: 7:15. www.nashvillezencenter.org.
Brand new this spring, the Nashville Zen Center offers a new Tuesday night meeting especially for new sitters or the curious! Also at the Barn, 7 p.m. every Tuesday night.! Contact us for details.
Natural Dharma Fellowship is an organization of Buddhist practitioners dedicated to the joy of awakening. Our practices emphasize the innate wisdom of one's inherent being, as taught and transmitted in the Tibetan traditions of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. We are a vessel to support local practice groups, intensive retreats and the training of students and teachers.
The mission of the Nebraska Buddhist Vihara is to share the Buddha\\\'s message of Peace and Happiness and help create peace and harmony within and ourselves and in the surrounding world.
The New England Institute of Buddhist Studies, located in Middletown, Connecticut, offers courses, workshops and seminars, that meet One-Day-A-Month and have been designed to deepen your understanding and practice of Shin Buddhism and the whole of the Buddhist tradition. In addition, we offer periodic mindfulness retreats, meditation classes, and comprehensive leadership and teaching certification programs.
Mondays 7:30pm zazen includes sitting and walking meditation and some chanting. Dharma talks twice a month. Monthly meeting with sensei available. We welcome beginning meditators.
NOIMG meets on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 - 9:00 for practice, study, and discussion.
Modern American Buddhism focused upon the basic teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. Specalizing in prisons and others in need.
We offer you an opportunity to read and learn about Buddhism in the Theravada tradition. Theravada (Pali: Thera=elders, vada=doctrine) or the "doctrine of the elders" represents the school of Buddhism that draws spiritual inspiration from the Pali Canon (or "Tripitaka") generally accepted by scholars as the oldest record of Buddha's teachings.
Imparting knowledge with a view toward developing and improving another's knowledge is Dhammadana in Buddhist terminology. The Buddha teaches us to appreciate the value of wisdom since it is the most valuable asset for a living being: hence, the need for us to develop our minds, as well as to help others to develop their knowledge.
There are two ways to achieve this end. One is by reading extensively on Buddha Dhamma. The other is by questioning that may invariably lead to discussion. It shall be our endeavour to provide satisfactory answers to such queries.
We live in a complex and ever-changing world which presents challenges for anyone who seeks to maintain a contemplative practice. As a response to this our center offers a place to gather for group practice, personal instruction, for study, as well as meditation and reflection.
As a place of refuge, a temple, and a space dedicated to exploring meaningfully engaged contemplative practice, New York Tsurphu Goshir Dharma Center is committed to supporting the community that it serves.
On a daily basis, we perform the offering of water tormas and Tara practice in the morning and an offering to the glorious Four-Armed Mahakala and Dudsolma in the evening.
On Wednesdays, we perform Chöd offerings.
On the 15th of every Tibetan lunar month, we perform Tara puja.
On the 8th of every Tibetan lunar month, we perform the Medicine Buddha puja.
On the 10th of every lunar month, we perform a feast offering to Vajrakilaya.
On the 25th of every Tibetan lunar month, we also perform the long Vajravarahi Sadhana and Milarepa Guru Yoga with a feast offering.
Here is a schedule of our classes.
New York Zendo Shobo-ji officially opened its doors on September 15, 1968. It was one of the first Rinzai Zen practice centers to be established in the United States, and remains one of the few authentic Rinzai Zen centers anywhere.
Located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York Zendo offers city dwellers the opportunity to experience authentic Zen practice in the midst of their daily lives. With a full weekly schedule of zazen and chanting, regular all-day sittings and other activities, the temple provides ample opportunities for the Sangha to practice, work, and celebrate together.
Diversity/Expansiveness: Our intention is to offer both general and specific programs for specific groups of people and issues. Thus far we have had focused-programs and retreats related to People of Color (PoC), women, and children. The PoC retreats especially are intended to provide an affinity group for individuals who daily confront the effects of oppression and racism, and who therefore may initially choose to avoid mixed programs.
Inclusiveness: All of our programs are offered as donation-based no-fee to the participant. Instead, we invite all participants to make voluntary gifts to the level of their ability, sometimes with suggested donation amounts. NCMC disperses the donations equitably between teachers and venue providers. We base this system on the practice of dana or generosity, which is inherent to many spiritual traditions. See Giving.
To form a meditation community based on the secular, universal principles and practices of Buddhist-based psychology/philosophy, applied through both traditional and contemporary means, along with ancestral, yogic, Taoist, Sufi, and other wisdom teachings and disciplines. NCMC is intended to be a safe place where like-minded people can gather in order to practice the fundamental meditation methods of tranquility, insight, and loving-kindness (metta), and to become engaged together in conscientious, compassionate, and contemplative activities as a group and in the local community.
To be an inclusive community of practice, study, and social engagement that provides a refuge for all people who seek meditation and spiritual development and a purposeful, conscientious lifestyle.
To develop a center with a dedicated meditation community committed to practicing together and supporting each other and to maintain the culture of this center so that all can feel welcome. We intend for it to take shape both through leader guidance and organic means according to the wants, needs, and conditions of the community. Our founding members are committed to furthering our spiritual growth and leadership capacities through ongoing practice and education in order for the organization to develop fluidly and become self-regulating. By engaging teachers and advisors with deep knowledge and practice in Buddhist philosophy and meditation, other wisdom disciplines, and community immersion, we can ensure that we maintain integrity.
All of our practices and services are based on the teachings contained within the Lotus Sutra as well as the writings of Nichiren Shonin. The following five practices are taken from the Lotus Sutra.
In keeping with these practices, we hold a chanting meditation service every Wednesday and a traditional temple service with dharma talk on Sundays. Retreats and classes on basic Buddhism, the Lotus Sutra and Nichiren Shonin\\\\\\\'s writings are also offered. We chant the Lotus Sutra in shindoku [our faith language--Japanese pronunciation of Chinese] as well as in English [for understanding]. Our primary practice is chanting Namu-Myoho-Renge-Kyo [devotion to the Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Dharma].
Venue: AV Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at the above address.
Chanting Odaimoku, sutra recitation in shindoku and English, study.
Nitartha Institute was founded in 1996 by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, a Tibetan master who is renowned for his exceptional ability to present key Buddhist teachings on the nature of mind in English, and in a way that clarifies their essential meaning for modern-day Western students. Nitartha Institute's broad and deep approach to Buddhist studies, covering the core teachings of Buddhism, and the main commentaries of the Tibetan masters of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages, makes it a true resource for Buddhists of all traditions. The personal practicality of the teachings at Nitartha ensures their usefulness to a wide range of people who are Buddhists in any tradition as well as non-Buddhists. Nitartha's courses are taught in several locations throughout the US and Canada and are organized in various formats ranging from weekend intensives, weekly classes in a semester format, 9-day programs, and a two-week or month-long summer residential program.
No Hindrance Zen offers weekly practice opportunities in the Baton Rouge area. Services include Zazen (seated meditation), Dharma talks (presentations on Zen Buddhism), and discussion.


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Q: Hosting native Android and iOS views in your Flutter app with Platform Views I'm trying to follow the Flutter tutorial: https://flutter.dev/docs/development/platform-integration/platform-views, but the Java code has errors and doesn't compile. Specifically, NativeViewFactory is defined as having two parameters, but then is called with no parameters. What changes can be made to the code so that it compiles and displays a native Android view in Flutter?
In NativeViewFactory.java:
 @NonNull private final BinaryMessenger messenger;
 @NonNull private final View containerView;

 NativeViewFactory(@NonNull BinaryMessenger messenger, @NonNull View containerView) {
    super(StandardMessageCodec.INSTANCE);
    this.messenger = messenger;
    this.containerView = containerView;
  }

In MainActivity.java:
public void configureFlutterEngine(@NonNull FlutterEngine flutterEngine) {
        flutterEngine
            .getPlatformViewsController()
            .getRegistry()
            .registerViewFactory("<platform-view-type>", new NativeViewFactory());
    }

A: Here is working code to display a native Android Textview in Flutter.
Main.dart
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() => runApp(MyApp());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) => MaterialApp( home: Native() );
}

class Native extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(),
      body: Column(
        mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
        children: <Widget>[
          Expanded( child: AndroidView(viewType: "view1",) ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}

MainActivity.java
package com.example.native_view_test;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity;
import io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine;

public class MainActivity extends FlutterActivity {
    @Override
    public void configureFlutterEngine(@NonNull FlutterEngine flutterEngine) {
        super.configureFlutterEngine(flutterEngine);
        flutterEngine
                .getPlatformViewsController()
                .getRegistry()
                .registerViewFactory("view1", new NativeViewFactory());
    }
}

NativeViewFactory.java
package com.example.native_view_test;

import android.content.Context;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import java.util.Map;
import io.flutter.plugin.common.StandardMessageCodec;
import io.flutter.plugin.platform.PlatformView;
import io.flutter.plugin.platform.PlatformViewFactory;

class NativeViewFactory extends PlatformViewFactory {

    NativeViewFactory() {
        super(StandardMessageCodec.INSTANCE);
    }

    @Override
    public PlatformView create(@NonNull Context context, int id, @Nullable Object args) {
        final Map<String, Object> creationParams = (Map<String, Object>) args;
        return new NativeView(context, id, creationParams);
    }
}

NativeView.java
package com.example.native_view_test;

import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.TextView;
import java.util.Map;
import io.flutter.plugin.platform.PlatformView;

class NativeView implements PlatformView {
    private final TextView textView;

    NativeView(Context context, int id, Map<String, Object> creationParams) {
        textView = new TextView(context);
        textView.setTextSize(42);
        textView.setBackgroundColor(Color.rgb(255, 255, 255));
        textView.setText("Rendered on a native Android view (id: " + id + ")");
    }

    @Override
    public View getView() {
        return textView;
    }

    @Override
    public void dispose() {}
}

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Netcomm Wireless Enters U.S. Market with Synnex and Verizon Wireless
SYDNEY, Nov. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire — NetComm Wireless Limited (ASX: NTC) today announced a strategic distribution agreement with SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a leading distributor of IT products and services, to deliver wireless Machine-to-Machine (M2M) devices to Verizon Wireless' sales channel, as well as leading US resellers and system integrators through SYNNEX' MOBILITYSolv group. SYNNEX is a Verizon Wireless distributor that plays a key role in supplying NetComm Wireless' newly launched M2M CDMA Router (NWL-11) to the U.S. market.
The NWL-11 was recently certified for exclusive use on the Verizon Wireless network and is the first NetComm Wireless product to be offered through SYNNEX in the U.S. It is designed to connect remote assets and equipment to Verizon's high-speed network for real-time monitoring and control. This addresses the escalating demand for simple, efficient and economical wireless M2M communications across verticals such as transportation, utilities, financial services, health, security and retail.
The NWL-11 shares the same features of the recently launched Vodafone MachineLink 3G. Enterprise customers can use the NWL-11 for the US market and Vodafone's MachineLink 3G for markets outside the US making it an ideal solution for global M2M deployments.
"Growing our M2M business in the U.S. is one of our key strategic priorities and our relationship with SYNNEX significantly strengthens our position and extends our reach across North America," said David Stewart, CEO and Managing Director, NetComm Wireless. "This new collaboration, combined with the launch of our two flagship M2M devices with wireless heavyweights, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone, will ensure greater M2M efficiencies for industry and enterprise applications across the U.S. and globally."
Adnon Dow, Vice President, Global Mobility Solutions Unit, SYNNEX Corporation added, "SYNNEX has built strong market penetration across diverse vertical sectors, and by joining forces with NetComm Wireless our resellers can effectively meet the growing demand for open non-proprietary platform M2M technologies with the flexibility to support specific business functions such as energy management, temperature control, sea level monitoring, patient observation and asset tracking."
Product overview – M2M CDMA Router (NWL-11)
The NWL-11 is designed for plug and play Ethernet IP connectivity, its lightweight, compact design makes it suitable for a broad range of M2M applications. The device incorporates state-of-the-art M2M software features; internal antennas – with an external antenna option, flexible mounting options, wide temperature range and flexible powering options.
The device enables you to remotely connect your assets, premises or equipment to gather real-time business insight and streamline your business operations. The router's open Linux operating system and Software Development Kit (SDK) offers the capability to install custom software applications within the substantial on-board flash memory. The device also allows remote system monitoring, remote diagnostics, remote configuration and firmware updates over the air.
About NetComm Wireless
NetComm Wireless Limited (ASX: NTC) is a leading developer of innovative broadband products sold globally to major telecommunications carriers, core network providers and system integrators. For over 30 years NetComm has developed a portfolio of world first data communication products, and is a respected global provider of 3G and 4G wireless devices servicing the major telecommunications carrier, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Rural Broadband markets. NetComm's products are designed to meet the growing needs of today's data-intensive home, business and industrial broadband applications and customized to optimize performance in line with global network advancements. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, NetComm has offices in New Zealand, North America and the Middle East. For more information about NetComm visit: www.netcommwireless.com
Enquiries to: Stephanie Wilson, NetComm Wireless Communications Manager
Phone: +61-2-9424-2045 or email: [email protected]
About SYNNEX Corporation
SYNNEX Corporation, a Fortune 500 corporation, is a leading business process services company, servicing resellers, retailers and original equipment manufacturers in multiple regions around the world. The Company provides services in IT distribution, supply chain management, contract assembly and business process outsourcing. Founded in 1980, SYNNEX employs approximately 14,000 full-time and part-time associates worldwide.
SYNNEX, the SYNNEX Logo, and all other SYNNEX company, product and services names and slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of SYNNEX Corporation. SYNNEX, the SYNNEX Logo Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other names and marks are the property of their respective owners.
To learn more about sourcing NetComm Wireless' NWL-11 from SYNNEX Corporation in the US, email [email protected], call 800-456-4822, ext 3645 or visit www.synnex.com/mobilitysolv.
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Muhammad Husain (born 29 December 1951) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Pasir Puteh constituency in Kelantan from 2008 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition. After leaving Parliament he joined 'Parti Ummah Sejahtera Malaysia', a PAS splinter movement formed out of concerns that the party was being insufficiently cooperative with its coalition allies, the Democratic Action Party and the People's Justice Party. In 2015, he joined Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) new opposition coalition.

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Sales of three buildings, 5 acres fetch $4.2M, highlight recent deals by NAI Horizon office
by Peter Madrid | Apr 7, 2021
7800 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, AZ.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA (April 7, 2021) – Four sales totaling $4.2 million for two buildings in Glendale, one building in Phoenix and 5 acres of land in Mesa, highlight recent deals closed by NAI Horizon professionals.
Christopher Lewis negotiated the sale of an 11,700 SF office building representing the seller, Rick & Sharon Wilson for $2 million. The property is located at 7800 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, AZ. The buyer, EMPACT – Suicide Prevention Center, was represented by Kevin Lange with Reveal Concepts Company.
Matt Harper, CCIM, negotiated the purchase of a 3,105 SF retail building representing the buyer, KEMAD, LLC for $1.1 million. The property is located at 5907 W. Bethany Home Road, Glendale, AZ. The seller, 5907 W. Bethany Home Road, LLC was represented by Dave Lucas with Capital Pacific.
Mark Wilcke negotiated the sale of 5.18 acres of land representing the seller, Stehly Family Trust for $860,000. The property is located at NEC Mountain and Pecos roads, Mesa, AZ. The buyer, Sonoran Desert Property Holdings, LLC was represented by Matt McDougall with Lee & Associates.
Christopher Lewis negotiated the sale of a 4,000 SF industrial building representing the seller, Goldberg Acquisitions IV, LLC for $242,500. The property is located at 1838 E. Jackson St., Phoenix, AZ. The buyer, Tim & Lisa Corcoran was represented by Jennifer Michaels with Hague.
Chris Gerow, Shelby Tworek and Gabe Ortega represented the tenant, Desert Fire Subs 9, LLC in a 120-month lease for 1,295 SF at 6920 E. Baseline Road, Mesa, AZ. The landlord, KVC Investors, LLC was represented by Jack McAndrew with Newmark Knight Frank.
Joe Pequeno and Troy Giammarco represented the landlord, Matthew B. Luxenberg Living Trust in a 36-month office lease for 3,436 SF at 1717 W. Northern Ave., Phoenix, AZ. The tenant, Second Church of Christ, Scientist was represented by Earle Shroyer with Realty Executives.
Chris Gerow, Shelby Tworek and Gabe Ortega represented the landlord, Dove Valley, LLC in a 60-month retail lease for 2,401 SF at 4705 E. Carefree Highway, Cave Creek, AZ. The tenant, L & T Meats, LLC was represented by Cole Schilne with Keyser Commercial Real Estate.
Laurel Lewis represented the tenant, Illuminar PLC in a 62-month office lease for 1,472 SF at 8700 E. Via de Ventura, Scottsdale, AZ. The landlord, Scottsdale 8700, LLC was represented by Chris Jantz with Cushman & Wakefield.
Matt Harper, CCIM, represented the landlord, Emad & Sons, LLC in a 60-month retail lease for 300 SF at 6205 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, AZ. The tenant, Nanokas, LLC was self-represented.
Matt Harper, CCIM, represented the landlord, Missouri Plaza, LLC in a 13-month retail lease for 1,000 SF at 4306 W. Missouri Ave., Glendale, AZ. The tenant, Rigoberto Lopez Jr. and Estrella Rosas Lopez was self-represented.
Matt Harper, CCIM, represented the landlord, Sayan 26 Investment Group, LLC in a 21-month retail lease for 1,200 SF at 4323 W. Cactus Road, Glendale, AZ. The tenant, Mohammad Al-Taee was self-represented.
Matt Harper, CCIM, represented the landlord, Sayan 26 Investment Group, LLC in a 60-month retail lease for 1,200 SF at 4323 W. Cactus Road, Glendale, AZ. The tenant, Maria Castillo & Ilma C. Milian was self-represented.
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On the 3rd October 2018 the NIHR Newcastle In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative (NIHR Newcastle MIC) held a "Sepsis Matters" event for the Valuing Our Intellectual Capital & Experience (VOICE) research support group, a group of research engaged citizens. The event was a collaboration between the NIHR Newcastle MIC, The UK Sepsis Trust charity, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Anasyst Ltd., a local company based in the North East, who are developing a medical device for diagnosing Sepsis more efficiently and effectively. This was an opportunity to educate the group about this life threatening condition but also involve the group in the research and development of a new medical test for Sepsis. By the end of the session the group had increased their knowledge of Sepsis and appropriate use of antibiotics as we demonstrated with a before and after survey.
The UK Sepsis Trust set the scene with some interesting and worrying facts and figures. The group learnt that not only is Sepsis more common than heart attacks but it is a leading cause of death: each year 44,000 – 68,000 people die of Sepsis, this is around the capacity of St. James' Park football stadium. The group learnt how the UK Sepsis Trust aims to reduce the impact of sepsis and save lives through: raising public awareness; running training workshops for healthcare professionals; lobbying politicians and supporting people who have been affected by this condition.
Ewan Hunter, infectious lead at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, then explained what Sepsis is. It is caused by our immune system going into overdrive to combat a spreading severe bacterial infection. This uncontrolled inflammatory response damages the blood vessels, making them leaky, which causes our blood pressure to dangerously drop leading to organ failure.
The group learnt that currently diagnosing individuals with a severe infection who might be at risk of developing Sepsis is not trivial. For example current hospital bedside methods involve taking a set of observations which are time consuming and not specific for Sepsis. Blood tests for markers of bacterial infection tend to be sent to laboratories as the equipment requires specialised training which could lead to delays in healthcare professionals receiving the test results and starting treatment.
This is problematic because the key to recovery from Sepsis is early recognition and treatment with the most appropriate antibiotic. Once patients enter a septic state they deteriorate rapidly. If patients receive antibiotics within 30 minutes of low blood pressure being noted they have 90% likelihood of survival; the survival rate drops to 50% if antibiotics are started after 4-5 hours. The group also learnt that even a large amount of antibiotics will fail to rescue a patient if they are left too long in a Septic state without treatment. Therefore there is an aim to start antibiotic treatment within the first "golden hour" of the Sepsis response.
The group asked whether all patients with suspected infections could be treated with antibiotics. They learnt that the symptoms of a severe bacterial infection are also similar to infections caused by other pathogens such as viruses which would not be treated effectively by antibiotics. In fact inappropriate use of antibiotics for a viral infection could even contribute to an individual being more susceptible to Sepsis triggered from a future bacterial infection. The group also learnt about the global threat of antimicrobial resistance due to misuse and overuse of antibiotics. They learnt how routine medical procedures such as hip replacements, minor operations and chemotherapy would be impossible to deliver without the use of antibiotics but these antibiotics would be ineffective if bacteria became resistant. Ewan stated that the "holy grail" would be a new test which would quickly, reliably and cheaply inform a healthcare professional that bacteria were definitely present so they would know whether to start antibiotic treatment.
Zulf Ali, CEO of Anasyst, then spoke about working with the Newcastle MIC to build a map and get a detailed understanding of the journey of a patient with suspected Sepsis within the healthcare system. This is shaping the creation of Anasyst's new test for diagnosing Sepsis. They are developing a small portable diagnostic device which does not require the assistance of skilled technical staff. It is also more sensitive than other instruments and may only require a finger prick of blood. This will potentially allow Sepsis markers that are not currently analysed, or ones that are usually only measured in specialised laboratories, to be assessed at the bedside in the hospital or even in a GP surgery or walk in centre.
With the Newcastle MIC, Anasyst have been canvassing the opinion of healthcare professionals on the use of the test and which markers to include. They also asked VOICE for their opinion. The group wondered whether they would be expected to request the test based on the type of infection they had and their overall health. Ewan, Zulf and the MIC explained that they would not be expected to make a self-assessment as Sepsis can triggered by any type of bacterial infection in any part of the body. They also explained that while there are certain individuals who are more in danger including people who are: very young; very old; have long term health conditions; receiving medical treatment that weakens their immune system and genetically prone to infections, anyone of any age is potentially at risk of Sepsis. The group liked the idea of the test only needing a finger prick of blood and being conducted in either a walk in centre or at a GP surgery after the sample had been collected at a home visit. There was a concern around the availability of appointments if the test was to be used in a GP practice. Zulf explained that the technology could be adapted to produce a quicker result and asked the group's view regarding how long they would be prepared to wait for the results of the test. The group were happy to wait for as long as it takes to get an accurate result but they were concerned whether they would have access to treatment quickly enough.
Ewan, Zulf and the MIC talked through the process and potential advantages of the test. A healthcare professional would make an initial assessment and conduct the test. This would enable a patient, if they were quickly declining, to receive an intravenous dose of broad spectrum antibiotics in the ambulance on the way to hospital during the "golden hour", increasing the patient's chance of survival. This would potentially result in a shortened streamlined process when the patient arrives in hospital too as the test could be conducted again to identify the specific bacterial infection driving the Sepsis response. This would enable the patient treatment to be switched to a more specific antibiotic increasing the chances of a speedier recovery and stopping the overuse of inappropriate antibiotics and issues associated with that such as antimicrobial resistance.


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White Hall Mayor Guy Ward conducts his last town council meeting
After three terms of being Mayor of White Hall, Guy Ward has conducted his final town council meeting.
Councilman John Michael will officially step into his new role as mayor on July 1st and being his two-year term.
Mayor Ward addressed a number of issues in his final meeting Monday night including, Fairmont Little League funding and approval to shut down the old town hall building in order to host an open house for the new building Friday, June 28.
Ward also gave his farewell address and recommendations to the next incoming council members.
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