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Nia Long Calls Out Boston Celtics For How They Handled Ime Udoka Cheating Scandal
"I'm sorry, no one from the Celtics organization has even called to see if I'm OK, to see if my children are OK."
December 2, 2022 1:06pm
Nia Long attends the 2022 EBONY Power 100 at Milk Studios Los Angeles on October 29, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images
Nia Long opened up about how the cheating scandal involving her fiancé Ime Udoka has impacted her and their son, as the head coach of the Boston Celtics has been accused of engaging in an intimate relationship with a female member of the team's staff.
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress shared how the ordeal factored into her decision to walk off set for the first time in her nearly four-decade career.
"It broke my heart to have to do it because that's not who I am, but I knew that I needed to do it because it didn't feel good in my belly," Long shared.
Nia Long speaks onstage during EBONY Power 100 at Milk Studios Los Angeles on October 29, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Leon Bennett/Getty Images for EBONY MEDIA GROUP
"It felt like not only was I supported by my fellow castmate who was Black and who had a clear understanding of what I felt strongly about, but there was also this sense that the business I have to deal with at home is more important to me than teaching a white director-producer how to tell a Black story."
Nia Long Says "I Have My Eye On One Person" Following Split From Ime Udoka
The Love Jones star continued to express her dissatisfaction with the Celtics organization and how the cheating scandal was handled.
"I went home to be with my son, and that was what was most important to me because he was not having an easy time."
Long and Udoka began dating in 2009 and were engaged in 2015. They share a 10-year-old son, Kez, as well as Long's son, Massai, 21, from a previous relationship.
Nia Long attends The Critics Choice Association celebration of Black Cinema at Landmark Annex on December 02, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
She continued, "I think the most heartbreaking thing about all of this was seeing my son's face when the Boston Celtics organization decided to make a very private situation public," adding "It was devastating, and it still is. He still has moments where it's not easy for him. If you're in the business of protecting women — I'm sorry, no one from the Celtics organization has even called to see if I'm OK, to see if my children are OK. It's very disappointing."
Long has not publicly commented on the status of her and Udoka's relationship, however, the THR profile notes the Fatal Affair actress is in the process of relocating from Boston to Los Angeles. Rapper Cam'ron has since attempted to court the beauty, but was met with silence after shooting his shot.
Nia Long and Ime Udoka attend BET Presents the American Black Film Festival Honors on February 17, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
"The outpouring of love and support from family, friends, and the community during this difficult time means so much to me," Long said in a statement issued to ET. "I ask that my privacy be respected as I process the recent events. Above all, I am a mother and will continue to focus on my children."
Udoka was suspended for the 2022-23 season and issued an apology, without confirming or denying the allegations.
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Q: DRF Response content-type set to None during tests I'm using Django Rest Framework (version 3.6.2) to create REST API. I've defined my viewset that inherits from GenericViewSet and have overriden retrieve method to implement custom behaviour.
class FooViewSet(viewsets.GenericViewSet):
    serializer_class = FooSerializer

    def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        ...
        serializer = self.get_serializer(data)
        return Response(serializer.data)

I want to have BrowsableAPI while accessing this endpoint from the browser and receive json response when accessing this endpoint e.g. from the code. I've configured DRF with the following settings:
    REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    'DEFAULT_RENDERER_CLASSES': (
        'rest_framework.renderers.JSONRenderer',
        'rest_framework.renderers.BrowsableAPIRenderer',
    ),
    'TEST_REQUEST_RENDERER_CLASSES': (
        'rest_framework.renderers.JSONRenderer',
    ),
    'TEST_REQUEST_DEFAULT_FORMAT':'json'
}

Everything works as expected, I can access the browsable API from the browser and when making request with the Postman tool I get json response. Unfortunately, I can't achieve the same result during tests.
class GetFooDetailViewTest(APITestCase):

    def test_get_should_return_json(self):
        response = self.client.get(self.VIEW_URL)
        self.assertEqual(response.content_type, "application/json")

I expect the response to have content_type set to application/json (this is the header that I can see in the responses from browser and Postman). But this test fails - response.content_type is set to None. While debugging this test, I've discovered that response._headers dictionary looks like this
{
    'vary': ('Vary', 'Cookie'),
    'x-frame-options': ('X-Frame-Options', 'SAMEORIGIN'),
    'content-type': ('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
    'allow': ('Allow', 'GET, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS')
}

So it seems like the correct header is being set, but it's not getting populated to the content_type attribute. Am I missing something?

A: This is how I test for the content type.  In very few cases my code decides the content-type itself, so I to check that I personally did not do something wrong. DRF code is already tested.
self.assertEqual("application/json", resp['Content-Type'])

You just have to rely on DRF doing it right, its not something you can or need to test.  For example, you don't test that DRF parsed your json body correctly.  The test server isn't exactly like the real one, but its pretty close.  For example, you will get real objects out of response.data, not the json encoded/decoded ones.
Check out the LiveServerTestCase if you need it, but it will be slower.

A: I ran into something similar and this worked for me:
response = self.client.get(self.VIEW_URL, HTTP_ACCEPT='application/json')

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Ethiopia accuses US, allies of 'destructive' approach
DEC 7, 2021 LISTEN
The war erupted in November 2020 when Abiy sent troops into Tigray to topple the TPLF. By Amanuel Sileshi (AFP/File)
Ethiopia on Tuesday accused the United States of "perpetuating a destructive narrative" after Washington and its allies sounded the alarm over reports that the authorities were unlawfully detaining citizens on ethnic grounds.
The US and other Western nations released a joint statement Monday saying they the second largest city after Brazzaville, were "profoundly concerned by recent reports of the Ethiopian government's detention of large numbers of Ethiopian citizens on the basis of their ethnicity and without charge," urging a halt to the arrests.
Ethiopia's government declared a nationwide state of emergency in early November after the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebel group claimed major advances on a key highway to the capital Addis Ababa.
Troubling reports have emerged since then, with Ethiopia's state-affiliated human rights watchdog estimating that thousands of people have been rounded up.
Lawyers and rights groups say the detentions appear largely to target Tigrayans based on their ethnicity alone.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's spokeswoman Billene Seyoum told a press conference that the measures were not targeting "any particular group of people based on their ethnic identity".
"Insinuating in that regard is misguided, it's not only misguided but it's also perpetuating a destructive narrative," she said, adding that the detentions were "based on credible evidence and testimony".
Her comments came hours after the government announced it had retaken the strategic towns of Dessie and Kombolcha, the latest in a round of territorial advances claimed by pro-Abiy forces.
After the rebels reported major territorial gains as part of a march towards Addis Ababa, Abiy announced last month that he would head to the battlefield.
Since then, the government has announced the recapture of several small towns, including the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lalibela which is famed for its 12th-century rock-hewn churches.
The TPLF has dismissed the government's claims, saying the rebels were making strategic withdrawals and remained undefeated.
Fears of a rebel march on Addis Ababa have prompted countries such as the United States, France and Britain to urge their citizens to leave Ethiopia as soon as possible, although Abiy's government says the city is secure.
The war erupted in November 2020 when Abiy sent troops into Tigray to topple the TPLF -- a move he said came in response to rebel attacks on army camps.
But the rebels mounted a shock comeback, recapturing most of Tigray by the end of June before expanding into the neighbouring regions of Amhara and Afar.
The fighting has killed thousands of people, displaced more than two million and driven hundreds of thousands into famine-like conditions, according to UN estimates.
The African Union has been spearheading international efforts to try to broker a ceasefire but so far little concrete progress has been reported.
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In a letter sent to the Treasury, Federal Reserve and several financial regulatory agencies, senator Joe Manchin calls the bitcoin digital currency "disruptive to our economy." He claims bitcoin is risky for its potential use in criminal activity, and that it should be banned.
Bloomberg reports that the FBI and the US Attorney are deciphering whether or not the Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange is guilty of any criminal activity. The users of the bitcoin exchange have lost more than $400 million due to various reasons, and the value of bitcoin has been decreasing.
Bitcoin's market cap has never exceeded $14.5 billion.
In his letter, senator Joe Manchin begins by expressing his concerns for bitcoin. Bitcoin is deemed by Manchin as a tool implemented to allow for criminal activity. Its instability impedes on the already existing economy. Manchin urges regulators to limit bitcoin's abilities.
He goes on to say that the digital currency has recently gained notoriety through its rising exchange value and use in certain illegal activities.
Such activities include the infamous Silk Road scandal, which caused the FBI to close down the black market site and seize all of the near 27,000 bitcoins back in October 2013.
The senator adds that features of anonymity within the currency allows for irreversible transactions. This disguises criminals from police, which can attract them to abuse the system for illicit activity. He says fraudulent transactions can go unpunished as they can not be traced.
"I have already written to regulators once on the now-closed Silkroad, which operated for years in supplying drugs and other black market items to criminals, thanks in large part to the creation of Bitcoin".
In addition, Manchin feels that the potential of being able to perform crimes with bitcoin is the sole reason why so many other countries have abolished it or cautioned others from using it. China and Thailand have done away with the virtual currency all together, and South Korea refuses to recognize it as a legitimate currency.
Bitcoin's volatility is also a concern of his. Manchin insists that rapid price fluctuations and deflations flaw the institution, and that only bitcoin miners benefit from the currency; seeing as mining for the currency is free.
Manchin blames bitcoin as the cause for the basis of such illegal activity. However the same crimes go unnoticed everyday with cash. A currency is not to blame, but in fact the irresponsible individual who believes they are above the law should be.
Manchin's concerns are sensible in wanting to protect Americans. On the other hand, Manchin needs to keep an open mind, as bitcoin can very well save the world's economic distress.
Yeah, probably Sen. Manchin wants to ban cash too. I'm no Christian fundamentalist, but I am familiar with something called the Mark of the Beast….


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if possible I would like to give no star. this course is hardly meaningful for beginners as its quality regarding introductory programming skills is quite poor. Even for some students with programming skills, this course is not helpful as the art/design aspects of this course is also quite poor. I have a difficulty in understanding why the lecturers designed this course this way.
The course is not maintained anymore. The quizz are almost impossible to figure out, either there is mistakes in the answers or the phrasing is far from clear. Most of the question in the forum are not answer. It seems the teachers are not taking care of the class.
One of the best course I have taken online. I really like the examples and the way the course is designed.
Good for people with some programming background and who wants to brighten up their creative side.


if a KendoGrid relies on a collection - is it possible to force only a column of that KendoGrid to use another collection or source of data?
Thanks - very useful - I have a "performance" related question - if more pages use the same collection where the childDatasource is declared then if one of those pages is not interested in the child data sources data , they are anyway retrieved. Any other option to set the new source of data at page level instead referring to the collection?
The child data source definition is part of the parent data source definition. In fact, once the child data source is loaded, its data is merged with the parent data source data (using mappings specified in your configuration). For your use case, it sounds like you will have to create a new data source (without the child data source) if you do not want the child data source loaded on some pages.


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The Fault in Our Stars – Review
Director: Josh Boone
Writer: Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber [Screenplay] Based on the Novel by John Green
Cast: Shailene Woodley - Ansel Elgort - Nat Wolff - Laura Dern - Sam Trammell - Mike Birbiglia - Willem Dafoe
9 total ratings
The Fault in Our Stars Review:
When the credits rolled and the darkness lifted following "The Fault in Our Stars", something fascinating took place. The sound of hordes of tweeners sobbing created what I can only describe as a palpable, awkward tension in the room. It was as if we'd all just witnessed cinematic history, or perhaps the ritual sacrifice of puppies. Either hypothetical event would have been sufficient for the influx of tears, but neither took place. This audience, the perfect prey for the predator that is this movie, was game. Game for a soulless, Mola Ram-like filmmaker to forcibly remove the heart from every teenage girl and strum their chordae tendinae like a concert cellist. Far be it from me to cheapen someone's real emotion, oddly misplaced as it may be- but this is a film rank with the stench of insincerity, failing to capture our minds, as it is so clearly preoccupied with manipulating our hearts.
Extreme hyperbole aside, this wasn't an entirely awful experience, so I'll explain. Shailene Woodley of "Divergent" fame stars as Hazel, a young lady with terminal cancer and little in the way of positive life experiences. Due to the relative success of an experimental drug, Hazel's life has been extended, but as she puts it, she's on borrowed time. Her mother (Dern) nudges her into joining a support group, where she meets Isaac (Wolff) and Augustus, or Gus (Elgort). Gus is a cancer patient in remission at this point, and is there to support his buddy Isaac. Lo and behold, Gus takes a shine to Hazel, warts and all, and the two begin something akin to a relationship, centered around a fictional novel that she uses to make sense of her life. Woodley and Elgort are fine if not awkward in their roles, in spite of a script that doesn't play to the best of their abilities (see "The Descendants" for what Woodley is capable of).
Theirs is a different courtship- a pairing for the ages if you believe the hype, but is it? We know she is doomed, and the film tells us as much. There cannot be a happily ever after, nor can we have the typical meet-cute followed by a whirlwind romance. Ergo, they fit the very definition of 'star-crossed lovers', which cinemagoers have seen countless times. Is there anything unique about Hazel and Gus? Sure, they have both been touched as youngsters by the cruelest of diseases, which should bring a gravity and suddenness to their romance. Unfortunately, this script cheapens their relationship by creating a seemingly endless series of climactic, tear-jerking scenes that stand to simply leave one exhausted and confused.
A glaring example of said confusion is the film's desire to show these late teens (he's 18, she's 17) as 'adult' figures, waxing poetic about the philosophy behind pain and death, attending community college and the like, but then treating their feelings as if they were children. There is nothing more odd and off-putting in this film than the portrayal of a strong, mature connection between Hazel and Gus, then the perplexing decision to purposely, and without explanation, keep them away from each other at their most vulnerable moments. One can understand overprotective parents (this film never makes it seem like that is the case) or a desire to 'keep it in the family'. It does seem clear, however, that both Hazel and Gus simply want to be with each other, and the film blatantly ignores both reason and explanation in this regard. If, as a youngster I saw this film, I would understand that A) it is ok to run the gamut of adult emotions, ranging from love, intimacy, and death, but B) when the clock strikes midnight, my voice would be stifled, my desires ignored, my confidant kept away. Someone will likely tell me that the novel explains these oddities, and I will respond in kind by saying "that's nice".
Director Josh Boone's film is at its' strongest when the realities of cancer permeated the forced emotion. Cold as that may sound, it's true. Watching these characters endure pain washes the sheen of 'teenage wasteland' from the film, even if but for a short while. The unlucky couple's brief moments of understanding about death and their illnesses also brought a needed poignancy to the film. Another scene consisting of a conversation about the parent's plans after Hazel's imminent death was particularly moving- I imagine such talks, while unpleasant, are necessary for both parties to accept the realities of life.
I've heard the hype behind this movie, and the completely unquoteable quotables this offers (Okay, Okay is simply a lazier "You had me at hello"). If this is the quintessential romance for the younger generation, then pardon me while I walk into traffic. This film (I stress the term film to ensure I don't invite the wrath of the novel's legions), while competently shot, put together, and performed, seems to exist primarily as an excuse for the young adult crowd to cry in public amongst friends for two hours. At best, it gives something of a voice to children with cancer, and could inspire to make the most of an awful situation. At worst, it fails to reconcile the odd coupling of adult feelings with children's lives, and inserts far too many climactic emotional scenes to the point of overkill- more than any film I can remember. There is the possibility of something better here, like other, stronger films before it involving the same audience ("The Lovely Bones" comes to mind). "The Fault in Our Stars" isn't a completely silly, manipulative experience, but it most certainly is on the verge.
Note – I don't quite understand the film's (and by proxy the novel's) title. In a literal sense, I assume that author John Green was attempting to draw a parallel between 'our' constellations and the emotions we pin to them versus the realities of life, but that may be a reach. The film itself, despite frequent stellar imagery, did not appear to broach the subject either. It is fitting, in a way. The title, much like the content of the film, grasps at straws.
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For many people, punishment for misbehavior or an infraction of the rules is one of their first long-term memories. So there is a popular belief that the principle of punishment can be transferred to the wider social arena with regard to prisons. In truth, this rationale is also associated with a desire for retribution, which is different than punishment, and opinions are polarized regarding the idea of rehabilitation -- seen by some as "soft on crime."
The idea of punishment is closely associated with the idea of rehabilitation when we employ it with children, for example. We believe that providing negative consequences for off-limits behaviors will lead to avoidance of those behaviors, and the goal is not to exact revenge but to better enable children to function in society. Psychological research published by W.J. and Henry S. Einstadter, in "Criminological Theories: An Analysis of its Underlying Assumption," showed that mild punishment, used consistently and immediately, in conjunction with positive reinforcement for desirable behavior, is effective at changing behavior. The same research indicates that harsh punishment actually leads to evasion, alienation and redirected aggression.
One of the arguments for punishing with an eye to inflicting suffering is not centered on the person being punished -- who is counted as being outside the human community when a crime is committed. Rather, this is an example of retributive justice as a warning and a deterrent to others who have not yet committed infractions. This argument is not supported by follow-up research by Anthony Schembri of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice on the "Scared Straight" program, where young people are exposed to prisons and prisoners with the assumption that the program will deter crime. His study demonstrated that exposure to prison and prisoners corresponds to a higher rate of criminal offense.
A counter-assumption to the idea that harsh punishment will lead to worse behavior is that retributive punishment -- as opposed to rehabilitative punishment -- actually leads to greater and greater degrees of criminality, and that prisons are colleges for crime. This argument suggests that, in the long term, society will bear a greater cost for retributive punishment because, when convicted criminals are released – as many will be – they will return to a life of crime, often escalating the severity of their offenses.
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Tag Archive: More Money in Politics
Fighting fire with fire: will more party dollars save the system?
by Blessing Jee Oct 16, 2015 4:33 pm
Will allowing political parties to raise more money bring about much-needed reform to the current state of campaign finance? Along with other recommendations, this new Brennan Center report thinks yes. Some people are skeptical.
It's time for Congress to show us the money — in real time
by Lisa Rosenberg
Three simple ways you can help update disclosure for the 21st century.
No Justice Roberts, the Internet can't do government's job
by Sunlight Foundation
Chief Justice John Roberts thinks the Internet can save democracy from big money. As some of the Internet's most devoted users, we disagree.
Real time transparency bill a real time response to McCutcheon
Sen. Angus King responded quickly to the Supreme Court's decision in McCutcheon v. FEC today, announcing the Real Time Transparency Act of 2014, requiring 48-hour disclosure of hard money campaign contributions of $1,000 or more.
Sunlight's Response to SCOTUS Ruling on McCutcheon v FEC
by Gabriela Schneider
Today, the Supreme Court handed down its decision on the campaign finance case, McCutcheon v. the Federal Election Commission, ruling that aggregate limits over direct contributions to political candidates are unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
Most likely to exceed: Who's poised to double down post-McCutcheon
by Sunlight Foundation and Center for Responsive Politics
In advance of an expected Supreme Court decision on campaign finance limits, the Sunlight Foundation and Center for Responsive Politics look at donors most likely to exceed them.
Breaking the limit: How the stealthy wealthy engaged in checkbook lobbying
Striking down the limits on how many federal candidates and party committees an individual can shower with campaign cash--the main issues in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission--would not only open the door to bigger money in politics, it could also open the door to stealth lobbying campaigns on Capitol Hill by well-heeled donors. We know that because it already has happened, when limits were in place but not enforced. More than two decades ago, when Congress considered reforms that would put the brakes on hostile takeovers by corporate raiders, some of them used their checkbooks and their access to derail the effort without ever disclosing their lobbying efforts. Back in 1989, federal election law limited the amount an individual could give to candidates, parties and political action committees to $25,000. That year Texas billionaire and corporate takeover artist Harold C. Simmons contributed $45,500. That year Simmons, a staunch Republican now best known for seven-figure contributions to groups like Swift Boat Vets for Truth and American Crossroads, gave plenty to GOP pols. But, unusual for him, he also wrote $1,000 checks to Democratic stalwarts like Sens. David Boren, D-Okla., Paul Simon, D-Ill., and Max Baucus, D-Mont., as well as a $15,000 check to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Texas billionaire Harold C. Simmons
He contributed even more the year before--nearly $70,000, almost $45,000 over the limit. And he had plenty of company. Ronald O. Perelman, chairman of McAndrews and Forbes and, like Simmons, a corporate raider, gave $32,500 that year. Henry R. Kravis, whose firm Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts led a hostile takeover of RJR Nabisco that closed in December 1988, contributed $62,000 to federal candidates, PACs and party committees. They had good reason to. In 1988, Congress was considering legislation to address leveraged buy outs, or LBOs, through which high flying investors like Simmons, Perelman and Kravis acquired companies using mountains of debt. Most, but not all, raiders then sold off the most profitable divisions of the company, canceled pensions and siphoned off any excess money in the retirement fund, and laid off workers.
The 1,000 donors most likely to benefit from McCutcheon — and what they are most likely to do
by Lee Drutman Oct 2, 2013 8:00 am
If the Supreme Court lifts limits on aggregate individual campaign contributions, as it may very likely do in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, it will empower the limited number of donors who have the heart, the stomach and the bankrolls to contribute hundreds of thousands of their own money to determine who is in office. These truly elite donors are poised to be the big winners. In our recent analysis on the 1% of the 1%, we looked at the top 31,385 donors (.01% of the U.S. population). Today, we will focus just on the top 1,000 donors: the donors most likely to up their political giving if they are given the chance to donate even more. All of these donors contributed at least $134,300 of their own money in the 2012 election. Our best guess is that parties and leadership committees will converge on these donors, giving roughly 1000 people a unique ability to set and limit the party agendas. Presumably, they will shift their money from super PACs to party committees because giving directly to party and leadership committees affords these donors more opportunities to talk directly to party leaders, and increases their bargaining power within the party structure. And party leaders want to control the money and the messages it buys. 2. Almost 2/3 of the Top 1,000 donors primarily support Republicans


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'I'm A Celebrity' 2021 cancelled tonight, too
By Martin Shore published 29 November 21
ITV has confirmed 'I'm A Celebrity' won't return today. But there is some good news!
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I'm A Celebrity 2021 fans desperate to know when the show will return will be disappointed to learn that the show won't be back this evening, either.
For the first time in the show's 19-year history, the first live show of the new series was canceled on Friday, Nov. 26. Due to the extreme weather in North Wales, the series was suspended due to technical difficulties, as the storm caused significant damage to the show's production base.
ITV then announced that these emergency measures would continue over the weekend, leading them to cancel the episodes over the weekend and airing compilation episodes (voiced by Ant & Dec) that featured highlights from past series of the hit show in their place.
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ITV has since confirmed that the show won't be returning again this evening (Monday, Nov. 29). Philip Schofield made the announcement during today's episode of This Morning.
He said: "Now, it's been announced there will be no live I'm A Celebrity again tonight after the castle was hit by a storm over the weekend."
Ant & Dec had already fuelled rumors that the show over the weekend when they shared a brief update about the state of the show on Instagram on Sunday. In that update, Dec said the crew were at the production base and working "round the clock" to get the show up and running again, adding "but we don't know when that's going to be just yet."
You can watch the full clip from Instagram below:
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This is not the only issue the latest series of I'm A Celebrity has faced. Contestant Richard Madeley was recently forced to leave the show after he fell ill during the night and was taken to hospital. Although he has since reassured fans he is fine, he had broken the show's Covid "bubble" and could not return to the camp.
ITV has now confirmed though it will be back on Tuesday, saying: "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! will return from tomorrow night (Tuesday 30th November) on ITV and ITV Hub with a brand new show. Ant & Dec will be back presenting live from the Castle."
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! will return at 9 pm tomorrow night on ITV and ITV Hub.
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February 21, 2020December 22, 2020 By Daniil Ivanov
On Thursday, Feb. 6, dozens of NJIT graduate students picketed between Campus Center and Fenster Hall. After the protest, students marched to Eberhardt Hall for the public section of the Board of Trustees meeting, holding up signs saying "NJIT works because WE do" and "NJIT Grads Deserve Better," among others.
One of the primary causes for the protest is that NJIT has been charging the graduate University Fee to research assistants (RAs) but not to teaching assistants (TAs).
The University Fee is charged to both graduate and undergraduate students, and it is factored into the cost of attendance at NJIT. For graduate students, the fee is $189 per credit up to 11 credits, then a $1,602 flat rate for full-time students (12-18 credits).
According to Article 1 of the Graduate Student and Research Employee Bargaining Unit Agreement: "A Graduate Student Employee must meet the following requirements in order to be governed by this Agreement. … (4) has also received full time scholarship for tuition and fees based upon his/her academic credentials."
This agreement was signed by both NJIT and the graduate students' union, the United Council of Academics at NJIT (UCAN). As the agreement states, a graduate student under NJIT employment is to receive payment for both the tuition and the fees.
Jacob Chaffin, the organizer of the protest and a UCAN representative, stated that "NJIT's interpretation has been to waive Teaching Assistant fees for years without an issue and Research Assistants have been included in the bargaining unit since 2012. NJIT has even acknowledged the issue and has agreed to waive RA fees in the future, however, this does nothing for the graduate employees who have incorrectly paid thousands of dollars to NJIT prior to this semester."
According to Chaffin, UCAN discovered the discrepancy in Nov. 2019 and subsequently filed a grievance to NJIT. He also noted that NJIT had made a verbal offer to return fees from the Fall 2019 semester but did not offer back-pay for any fees collected from RAs prior. UCAN wishes to have fees back-paid through 2017, the year that they became the representatives for NJIT graduate students.
Graduate students have also brought up other grievances such as an inconsistent pay schedule, clerical errors resulting in delayed payment and employment paperwork having to be resubmitted every year despite employment being consistent, thus resulting in more delays in payment. Such delays, the students argue, on relatively low pay in a region with a high cost of living create severe financial insecurity.
At the sign-making on the Wednesday before the protest, Fariba Khajouei, a Biomedical Engineering graduate student, said, "I shouldn't be going through this stress while I'm doing my research."
One PhD student who requested to remain anonymous went so far as to say "Because it happens all the time [payment delays] I can't see this as a mistake, it has to be malice…. It just feels so abusive all the time."
At the Board of Trustees meeting, the protesters lined the walls and surrounded the Board members, still holding their signs. Looking on were members of the NJIT Faculty Senate, who were to present later, as well as the NJIT Men's Soccer Team and doctors who were to be recognized by the Board for various achievements.
Stephen DePalma, Chair of the Board of Trustees, broke the tension in the room by saying he was "pleased to report that we certainly have a quorum, and not only do we have a quorum, we have 100-plus percent attendance."
The first of two graduate students to speak to the Board was Nikola Bosnjak, a PhD candidate in the Mechanical Engineering department. "Every year, we face the same challenge," Bosnjak said, "Unfortunately, this challenge is not related to our research. We are expected to perform our duties here at NJIT for nine months of [the] academic year while trying to survive with $24,000. Then comes the summer where we're expected to survive another three months with $3,500, which is less than $1,200 dollars per month."
"On top of these financial burdens and financial difficulties we're experiencing," he continued, "we also have been continuously victims [sic] of NJIT's administrative failures."
DePalma responded to the concerns of the graduate students: "We appreciate you coming to the Board and expressing your concerns, you obviously came in full force and made your statements, both verbally and with your signs."
Regarding late payments, DePalma said, "The process should be fixed. You deserve to get paid at the right time, and whether it's a sign-off issue, an accounting issue, whatever the issue is, it is a management issue and it should be fixed…. And so when it comes to the timing of your getting paid, that shouldn't be and we apologize for that aspect of your service. You should get paid on time. So we need to work on that."
As for the University Fee and the issue of back-pay, DePalma said, "I understand there is a process going on right now where your representatives are continuing to lead and have dialogue with the university administration in an attempt to find settlement. We encourage those continued conversations…. We encourage you to have an open mind. We will relay to the administration for them to have an open mind to bring this to resolution."
According to Fadi Deek, NJIT's Provost and Senior Executive Vice President, much of these issues stem from the distinction between research assistants and teaching assistants. "Teaching assistants are a dual resource…. they teach for us, but they also are being supported because they are in a PhD program working with faculty as researchers, so we compensate them for both roles, and therefore we cover their tuition and fees, in addition to the stipend. RAs function solely as research assistants and get paid through research funds [grants] from external agencies."
This means that the tuition and fees of the TAs are paid for directly by the university, as they work directly in classrooms to help students. Conversely, RAs are funded under grants that their principal investigator received from an outside agency to fund their research.
"Unfortunately," Deek said, "most grants will cover only the tuition portion and not the fee."
"However, going forward, this can be fixed by the university" Deek said. "We're going to have one number and call it tuition. So if they [the tuition and fees] both are together, labeled as tuition, then we'll have funds to be able to cover that cost, whatever it's called, but the primary portion is tuition."
As for the delayed payment to both TAs and RAs, Deek shared similar views as DePalma. "We need to fix this. I agree with the graduate students. It is unfair, this is their sole income. This isn't income where they can set aside funds for rainy days or for delays in the processing of their paychecks and so on. They get it, they spend it…. So we must do better, at least in instances where we are the cause of the delay."
Deek identified two potential causes for payment delays. The first occurs because the payment to graduate employees is offered as an award on the NJIT Pipeline. "If a graduate student waits a month or more, sometimes two months to accept the award," Deek said, "everything else is going to be delayed by this much…. So, we have to work with students on this, and I'm not sure exactly of what's the right model, to make sure they immediately respond and accept an award extended to them."
"Also," Deek continued, "another cause for delays in processing is the multiple sign-offs for graduate student payments: Initiator, department, college, research, budget, and graduate studies. Furthermore, for some payments where the funding source is a grant rather than the university itself, the university must assure that the funds are available in the grant before we can process the student award. However, the administration is in the process of simplifying the payment approval."
There are good reasons for having such checks, though, according to Deek. "There could be instances, I'm not saying that anyone on purpose will do this, where someone may initiate a nomination for his or her own TA or RA, on an index—a budget account—that doesn't have enough funding. So if we process without first checking, that person will be employing someone who isn't going to get paid, at least not on time, then the university is liable."
Deek did note, however, that the six levels of approval are excessive and that in the near future the number of approvals necessary will be halved at the least.
As for the issue of repaying years of fees to research assistants, the negotiations are currently ongoing.
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What is your blog address? What subjects do you deal with?
http://www.nylongene.com/ (The Nylon Gene). This is a business blog, associated with ActivSkin Legwear for Men (http://www.activskin.com/), but it is also an advocacy blog for a new trend/concept in mens wear that is growing, but needs a champion to move it further along toward general acceptance. Let me explain.
ActivSkin started selling legwear for men (i.e., sheer pantyhose, opaque tights, stockings and sheer knee high socks) in 1999 because it became apparent that there was an emerging group of men who had been wearing women's pantyhose for legitimate, practical reasons that had nothing to do with cross-dressing or fetishism. The company was immdeiately successful in marketing this concept and has experienced consistent growth since then.
However, 10 years after, we find ourselves near the limit of growth without making the existence of men's legwear better known to the public at large. When I joined ActivSkin as the marketing and publicity director, one of my primary thrusts was to start this blog to get the word out to larger groups of people. I'm aiming not so much at those men who already wear legwear, but those who may have heard about it in a news article, learned of it through a friend, or maybe a wife who's husband wears it who wants to learn more about the reasons for it.
I post articles discussing the various practical reasons why men are wearing legwear these days, with supporting information. There are also examples of regular guys wearing legwear while going about their normal activities, and I also include links to new articles or television/radio pieces that appear--along with some commentary.
What was it that made you create your blog? On what date did you start it?
The first post on The Nylon Gene was on March 23, 2009. It was entitled, "Welcome to The Nylon Gene". Very original wasn't it?
As I said before, this is ostensibly a business blog that was started following my joining ActivSkin as the new marketing and publicity director. While we are certainly aimed at increasing the sales of ActivSkin tights and pantyhose, we believe that will come naturally as a result of growth in the overall men's legwear trend. Therefore, the primary goal isn't to write exhaustively about ActivSkin. It is to become THE clearinghouse for all things related to men's legwear so that as many men as possible discover this trend.
Not everyone who learns of it will become a fan and start wearing tights or sheer hose. We don't know what percentage of men would ultimately be willing to try it out, because there is still a lingering social stigma attached to men wearing pantyhose. Because of our efforts over the years, that has largely dissapated, but not so much that there aren't many men who say they would never put a pair on simply because they are afraid of what their buddies MIGHT say if they found out.
Our goal is to completely eliminate any traces of that stigma, so men can feel free to try out a pair of tights and see what they think. Probably more than half will not like them--at least at first--and never try it again. But we believe that a sizeable percentage would like how they feel and appreciate the benefits they provide, such as: leg support or making them feel energized; warmth-without-bulk; base layer protection in cold weather, etc. We believe that if the mental constraints were not in place, there's no reason to believe that men might wear tights or sheer hose in about the same proportion of the population as do women.
What blogging system have you adopted and why?
I use Google Blogger. Before starting this, I learned as much as I could about blogging so I would get started on the right foot and not have to go back and reinvent things. I asked our IT person, who is quite web-savvy, whether we should use a blogging package or one of the hosted services and his answer was hands-down the latter.
Blogger seemed to have the most to offer in the way of related applications, such as Analytics, etc., so I chose it. It has been a good system and I'm happy I went with it. I can't say it's definitely better than WordPress or some of the others without having actually used both simultaneously, but I'm not regretting my decision at all.
How many visits a day do you get? What type of comments do you receive?
The blog instantly picked up quite a few visitors because of the novelty of the subject. It's something that catches peoples eye and they want to read more about it. But we've maintained and expanded that level of traffic since then.
We are currently seeing around 300 visitors per day, about 150 of which are new visitors.
I receive a wide variety of comments, depending on the article I post. Some may get 30 or more comments while others receive only one or two. One of the most active was one where I discussed what generic name would be best to use for men's pantyhose (e.g., tights, mantyhose, hose, etc.). I included a poll and posted the results as well. I try to publish new content every other day or so, with at least one new thing every week.
How has 'having a blog' contributed to your life?
Since this blog is directly related to my new profession, it is a huge part of my life. One of my job responsibilities is to maintain fresh content for The Nylon Gene. I enjoy it very much, so it doesn't seem like a chore, or a 'job' at all. It's also brought me in contact with quite a few people who share a desire to promote the men's legwear concept, and it's always nice to encounter like-minded people who share your interests.
Have you created relationships with other bloggers or readers of your blog?
As I alluded to in the previous question, I have gotten to know a number of people that share an interest in promoting and advocating growth of the men's legwear trend, through the blog. Since I also use various social media applications also, they all tend to cross pollinate one another.
In the early going, this also helped my wife become more comfortable with being in the limelight associated with something like men's legwear. While supportive, she was initially concerned over what people might think when they learned I was marketing men's pantyhose. So, reading some of the great responses I received from other "regular guys" was encouraging for her, too.
How often do you post? Does regular posting of your blog require a lot of effort on your part?
I try to post something on average every other day or so. I at least post something new each week. When I'm busy trying to pursue other tasks, it is sometimes difficult to devote the time to it. However, I never seem to be at a loss for ideas of something to post. I'll have ideas flash into my mind where I think, "that would be a good ideas for The Nylon Gene". I may not have time to flesh it out, so if I'm at my computer and on the web, I'll just open up Blogger and create a new post and do a little 'brain dump' and save it as a draft.
I've got at least a half dozen partially created posts sitting there waiting to be finished, or tweaked a little. That makes it nice when I DO have a little writer's block and haven't posted lately. I can just go to the 'Drafts' and pick one of those to finish up and post.
Some bloggers go for the 'stream of consciousness' approach (kind of like Twitter), where they just post lots of little blurbs as they come across their minds. That's fine for some situations, but I don't think it would be that useful for what I'm trying to accomplish. Therefore, I treat each post like an article I would write for a magazine or newsletter. I try to find an interesting picture or graphic to pair with it--or maybe several if they add to the context. And I take care to use good grammar and write in an active style that will engage readers. I think the overly informal style can get to be a bit of a nuisance after reading it for too long.
Does blogging bring in income for you? Can one make a living from posting?
Mine brings income only from the sense that I'm being paid a salary and part of my job is to do this blog. Unfortunately, that evokes a mental image of my boss telling me, "go do your blog." But this is still a 'labor of love' in that it was my idea to create it, and I would probably continue to post to it if I were not working for ActivSkin... I just would not have nearly the amount of time available to commit to it.
I know there are opportunities to make additional income from the blog ads and such, but I've chosen, so far, not to avail myself of them. We are exposed so such a flood of ads every place we go these days. I'd like for visitors to The Nylon Gene to be able to come there and read what I've got to say without having to slog through a bunch of blinking messages or sponsored links. They know I'm promoting ActivSkin, but that's more my implication than by overt pushing.
I use Twitter and post a Tweet just about every time I post something new. When I do, I include URLs shortened with Bit.Ly that will take them to the specific post I'm referring to. I also do similar whenever I see a Tweet using keywords like 'mantyhose'. I'll respond, if appropriate, with a comment and a suggestion to learn more about 'mantyhose' at The Nylon Gene and include the Bit.Ly URL (http://bit.ly/Yu3c8).
I also use Google News Alerts to find new things related to men's legwear. If appropriate, I comment on the article (or blog post) and suggest those interested in learning more visit The Nylon Gene (www.nylongene.com). Since I am also engaged in writing press releases for distribution to various media outlets, in an effort to promote additional coverage of the men's legwear trend, I include not only links to ActivSkin but to The Nylon Gene as well.
There are links to my blog on the ActivSkin website, as well as most of the major blog sites dealing with men's legwear from an insider's perspective, such as e-MANcipate.net, Legwear As Unisex Fashion forum, etc. An, of course, there's a link to it included in my email signature line, so that anyone I correspond with will see the link. My business cards were made up before I launched the blog, so I had a few sheets of tiny labels made up with the URL and added them to my existing cards.
How would you define your readers? Have you got a faithful audience?
Many of my readers are guys who already wear legwear and are looking to keep up with the latest items--even though I said earlier that my primary focus was on the unitiated who may be looking for information after encountering 'mantyhose' somewhere else. Nearly 50% of my readers are new visitors however, so I think I'm accomplishing that goal, too. I currently have 71 followers, who are people who have clicked on the "Follow This Blog" link and entered some profile info. So, I guess you could say that I have a pretty good mix of faithful followers and new traffic.
Are there any blogs you follow daily or regularly?
I keep tabs on what's going on with the 'insiders group' by visiting Delphi's Legwear As Unisex Fashion (LAUF) forum (http://bit.ly/1iFGrp). I visit Newsvine, and sometimes contribute as well. There's a blog called Female First UK that's had a long-running post (since 2004) on the question of "Women's Views of Men Who Wear Tights/Pantyhose" (http://bit.ly/1R8Px3). Since it's been going on for so long, and there have been some quite thoughtful posts to it, I visit it whenever something new is posted. There's another in the UK by Geraden (http://geraden.blog-city.com/) that also includes posts by men who already wear legwear and share their experiences with others who may not yet be confident enough to do so publicly.
One of the most notable among media outlets is http://www.e-mancipate.net/ The e-MANcipate site has been in existence for several years and has captured the notice of the press, especially in the UK. It is hosted by a Hungarian by the name of Chan Kraemer, who has some expertise in film-making and photography. It focuses more on the strictly fashion aspect of men's legwear and features photos of men wearing patterned tights with fashionable outfits. It's not very actively updated, but the eye-catching photos seem to have enamored the press because they tend to use them whenever a story about men's legwear comes along and they need images. As I said, it's not actively updated, so I don't visit it frequently.
Most of the other ones on my Google blog reading list are entries from those I have posted comments, so I can keep up with the discussion that follows. I may or may not become a regular reader of any given one.
How do you see your blog evolving in the future?
I hope to see The Nylon Gene become the first place journalists or TV/radio producers go when they need background information for a story on the men's legwear trend comes up. I'll continue to post newsworthy items, product news from ActivSkin. I've been planning to add a 'Readers Write' page, where I post some of the more interesting letters and emails I've recieved from readers or ActivSkin customers. I'm also working on a page with photos submitted by readers showing men's legwear visibly worn in public areas, to encourage those who are new to it that may not be entirely confident about wearing this still unusual attire.
The goal here is to let people see how many men are already wearing legwear, so that it doesn't seem to be quite so much a 'fringe' concept. We know from our sales data that there are a large number of men who wear legwear, but many either wear them under long pants, or they closely match their skintone. So, the general public doesn't realize how many are already out there wearing it, because most guys aren't going about on street corners telling about it. The photo page will help reinforce this knowledge.
What advice would you give to someone who wishes to begin a blog?
The first thing I did when I decided to start a blog was to go to the library and get several books to learn more about it before starting. It's much easier to start off on the right foot than it is to learn that you should've done it another way and have to go back and change everything while still maintaining the blog.
A very useful book was "Buzz Marketing with Blogs for Idiots" The 'for Idiots' series is well written from a beginners perspective. You can navigate through it pretty quickly and get yourself ready to go without spending months doing so.
I secured the domain name, www.nylongene.com early on, before someone else got it, because I wanted something that was simple and easy to remember/communicate to others. As you can read in one of the posts (http://bit.ly/1Ta5s), it's part of an inside joke among legwear wearers, and it's catchy, too. On Blogger, you can redirect it so you don't have to have the www.______.blogspot.com in the name, which makes it much cleaner when sharing the URL with others.
When I've appeared on TV or been interviewed on radio, this had made it much easier for me to give the name of my blog and have people actually remember and find it.


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May this month bring you news about the Invincible's second season! Now that the year 2023 has arrived, expect some major updates this month on the show's next instalment.
Also, it's high time. It's been over two years since the first season of Invincible concluded on Prime Video, and fans are eagerly anticipating the show's return in 2023. We promise we're not greedy.
The question is, when will they make it public? While we don't know for sure, you may check out our predictions for when we could hear more about Season 2 of Invincible. You may learn about the returning cast members, the narrative details, the future of the series, and more in this article on the upcoming episode of one of the finest Prime Video programmes.
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Unfortunately, Amazon Prime Video has not yet announced when season 2 of Invincible will be available. The writers have been unusually tight-lipped about when we may expect the next round of episodes.
Speaking to Collider before the first season aired, Robert Kirkman said, "The production timeframe is rather frightening." This suggests that season 2 shouldn't take as long to create. I believe we spent a considerable amount of time planning and producing this season. Things will become more organised, I hope, as we go into season two and beyond.
The award-winning author said, "There's clearly a lot less designing and various things that need to happen to go into our second season." It's also likely that preparations for Season 2 have already begun.
Season one served as a teaser for what to anticipate from Invincible's upcoming second season. "What's the plan in the meantime?" says Allen the Alien (Seth Rogen) to Mark Grayson in a conversation. The episode concludes with a humorous montage of images depicting the many dangers Mark may face in the future.
Titan (Mahershala Ali) matures into a full-fledged criminal lord, while Battle-Beast (Michael Dorn) slaughters aliens in space, and the Sequids invade Mars.
The fact that Ezra Miller's mad scientist D.A. Sinclair now reports to Walton Goggins' Cecil Stedman at the Global Defense Agency just adds insult to injury. Mark is about to be swamped with responsibilities. Keep in mind that Omni-Man is still there, and Invincible will have to go up against his dad again.
Which actors will be returning for Invincible Season 2? The characters of Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) and Nolan Grayson (J.K. Simmons) will be played by actors who have previously appeared in The Walking Dead.
The father-son relationship was shattered by the season's finale, but Mark manages to get through to Nolan by reminding him that they would always have each other, even if everyone else they know dies. Season 2 of Killing Eve, starring Sandra Oh as Eve, will go into the repercussions of the Omni-Man twist and how it affects Mark's loved ones, notably his mother Debbie Grayson.
There has been no teaser trailer for this movie as of yet. Maybe we'll receive a preview trailer for Invincible season 2 before the big announcement drops. We'll make sure to update this section if a new version becomes available.
For a total of 144 issues, Invincible spans 15 years and the careers of creators Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley. Although the first eight episodes of the TV show did a good job of covering the first 23 issues, the adaptation shuffled the sequence of certain key events. Following this pattern, Invincible might conclude anywhere between the seventh and eighth season.
Kirkman suggests there may be more or fewer. There is a "rough plan for where items from the comics will land," he told ScreenRant(opens in new tab). Kirkman further said to Inverse (link opens in new tab) that he "I foresee it continuing for at least five, maybe seven, and maybe even ten years. Perhaps the supply of comics dries out and we go on for a century."
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Even if that final figure is just Kirkman's enthusiasm for his own creation, Invincible has potential for at least five seasons. It would be foolish on Amazon's part to cancel the show after only three seasons if viewers clearly want more. Of course, a lot will rely on whether or if Invincible can maintain its viewership in its second and third years.
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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SdkCore;

namespace ChilliConnect
{
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	/// </para>A mutable description of a LogInUsingEmailRequest.</para>
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	/// </para>This is not thread-safe and should typically only be used to create new
	/// instances of LogInUsingEmailRequest.</para>
	/// </summary>
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	{
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        public string Email { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		/// The player's Password.
		/// </summary>
        public string Password { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Model of device being used by the player. E.g. SamsungABC123.
		/// </summary>
        public string DeviceModel { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Type of device being used by the player. Accepted values: PHONE, TABLET, BROWSER,
		/// DESKTOP, OTHER.
		/// </summary>
        public string DeviceType { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Platform of the device being used by the player. A string containing one of the
		/// accepted values will be mapped to the accepted value. Accepted values: ANDROID,
		/// IOS, KINDLE, WINDOWS, MACOS, LINUX, OTHER.
		/// </summary>
        public string Platform { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		/// The client version of your game.
		/// </summary>
        public string AppVersion { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initialises a new instance of the description with the given required properties.
		/// </summary>
		///
		/// <param name="email">The player's Email.</param>
		/// <param name="password">The player's Password.</param>
		public LogInUsingEmailRequestDesc(string email, string password)
		{
			ReleaseAssert.IsNotNull(email, "Email cannot be null.");
			ReleaseAssert.IsNotNull(password, "Password cannot be null.");

            Email = email;
            Password = password;
		}
	}
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William "Lynn" Paterson
Lynn passed away peacefully at the age of 77 on January 20, 2020. He will be sadly missed by his wife, Laura; daughters, Jacquelyn Mino (Ryan) and Alina; grandchildren, Claira and Harrison; brothers, Dale (Cathy) and Blair (Linda); sister, Karen Thompson (Glen) and his many nieces and nephews.
Lynn worked at Harmac for many years before returning to school to further his education. He received his Bachelor of Physical Education in 1974 and his Teacher's degree in 1975 from U.B.C. Lynn obtained his Master of Education, June 1985 from U. Vic.
Lynn was a teacher at School District 68 Nanaimo from September 1975 to June 2002. He taught at many schools but did his longest stay at Pleasant Valley School teaching mainly grade 7. He enjoyed it there calling it "Pleasure Valley".
Lynn was a volunteer Ski Patroller at Green Mountain, Grouse Mountain, Forbidden Plateau and in 1980 joined the Mt. Washington Ski Patrol (for 30 years) where he not only enjoyed the friendship and comradely but volunteered to be the secretary for many years. He was also involved with the Nanaimo Area Land Trust and helped with the saving of Mt. Benson from logging. In Lynn's younger years he enjoyed hiking the mountains of Vancouver Island with the V.I. Ramblers. As a young man Lynn was a swim instructor and examiner for the Red Cross and Royal Life Saving Society.
A celebration of Lynn's life will be held Sunday, March 15, starting at 2 pm at the Cavallotti Lodge, 2060 East Wellington Rd., Nanaimo.
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NEW YORK � Suspected steroid users Rafael Palmeiro and Juan Gonzalez are on baseball�s Hall of Fame ballot for the first time and join Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar, both having fallen just short in last year�s vote.
Former Most Valuable Players Jeff Bagwell and Larry Walker, and former Rookies of the Year Benito Santiago and Raul Mondesi also will be on the 33-man ballot, the Baseball Writers� Association of America said Monday.
Jose Canseco claimed in his 2005 book that he used steroids with Gonzalez, who was 35 when he played his last major league game. Then Texas Rangers-owner Tom Hicks said in 2007 that he had no knowledge that Gonzalez used steroids, but said he was suspicious the two-time AL MVP did because of his injuries and early retirement.


There were 54,200 jobs in Columbus, Indiana in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 45,292 employed persons for the month. Columbus added 400 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 282 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Columbus job growth to job growth in other cities.
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CES employment for Columbus in February 2019 is at a new high of 54,200.
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// Those methods can be generated by using hack/update-generated-swagger-docs.sh

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	"":       "Describes a certificate signing request",
	"spec":   "The certificate request itself and any additional information.",
	"status": "Derived information about the request.",
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func (CertificateSigningRequest) SwaggerDoc() map[string]string {
	return map_CertificateSigningRequest
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var map_CertificateSigningRequestCondition = map[string]string{
	"type":               "type of the condition. Known conditions include \"Approved\", \"Denied\", and \"Failed\".",
	"status":             "Status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown. Approved, Denied, and Failed conditions may not be \"False\" or \"Unknown\". Defaults to \"True\". If unset, should be treated as \"True\".",
	"reason":             "brief reason for the request state",
	"message":            "human readable message with details about the request state",
	"lastUpdateTime":     "timestamp for the last update to this condition",
	"lastTransitionTime": "lastTransitionTime is the time the condition last transitioned from one status to another. If unset, when a new condition type is added or an existing condition's status is changed, the server defaults this to the current time.",
}

func (CertificateSigningRequestCondition) SwaggerDoc() map[string]string {
	return map_CertificateSigningRequestCondition
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	"":           "This information is immutable after the request is created. Only the Request and Usages fields can be set on creation, other fields are derived by Kubernetes and cannot be modified by users.",
	"request":    "Base64-encoded PKCS#10 CSR data",
	"signerName": "Requested signer for the request. It is a qualified name in the form: `scope-hostname.io/name`. If empty, it will be defaulted:\n 1. If it's a kubelet client certificate, it is assigned\n    \"kubernetes.io/kube-apiserver-client-kubelet\".\n 2. If it's a kubelet serving certificate, it is assigned\n    \"kubernetes.io/kubelet-serving\".\n 3. Otherwise, it is assigned \"kubernetes.io/legacy-unknown\".\nDistribution of trust for signers happens out of band. You can select on this field using `spec.signerName`.",
	"usages":     "allowedUsages specifies a set of usage contexts the key will be valid for. See: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.3\n     https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.12\nValid values are:\n \"signing\",\n \"digital signature\",\n \"content commitment\",\n \"key encipherment\",\n \"key agreement\",\n \"data encipherment\",\n \"cert sign\",\n \"crl sign\",\n \"encipher only\",\n \"decipher only\",\n \"any\",\n \"server auth\",\n \"client auth\",\n \"code signing\",\n \"email protection\",\n \"s/mime\",\n \"ipsec end system\",\n \"ipsec tunnel\",\n \"ipsec user\",\n \"timestamping\",\n \"ocsp signing\",\n \"microsoft sgc\",\n \"netscape sgc\"",
	"username":   "Information about the requesting user. See user.Info interface for details.",
	"uid":        "UID information about the requesting user. See user.Info interface for details.",
	"groups":     "Group information about the requesting user. See user.Info interface for details.",
	"extra":      "Extra information about the requesting user. See user.Info interface for details.",
}

func (CertificateSigningRequestSpec) SwaggerDoc() map[string]string {
	return map_CertificateSigningRequestSpec
}

var map_CertificateSigningRequestStatus = map[string]string{
	"conditions":  "Conditions applied to the request, such as approval or denial.",
	"certificate": "If request was approved, the controller will place the issued certificate here.",
}

func (CertificateSigningRequestStatus) SwaggerDoc() map[string]string {
	return map_CertificateSigningRequestStatus
}

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By Jerry Zeidenberg
TORONTO – The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre will use a $100 million gift to create new technologies to treat heart disease– helping it to reinvent the future of cardiac care and simultaneously turn it into one of the top heart hospitals in the world.
The aim is to provide care on par with or better than the Cleveland Clinic, which is consistently rated as the number one cardiovascular hospital.
"We're aspiring to that level and beyond," commented Dr. Barry Rubin, medical director of the PMCC, which is part of the University Health Network in downtown Toronto. "We're trying to do things that have never been done before."
The landmark $100 million investment was announced on September 19, 2017. It's being provided over a 10-year period by Canadian philanthropists Peter and Melanie Munk, and will be used to fuel the creation of advanced technologies at the centre.
With computer and clinical experts inside the hospital and through alliances, the cardiac centre will marry new solutions in artificial intelligence, machine learning, wearables and remote monitoring with patient care and research.
The goal is to both reduce the costs and pressures on a healthcare system that's bursting at the seams, and to simultaneously improve medical outcomes for heart patients.
Already, the PMCC has formed an alliance with the Vector Institute in Toronto, which is building a centre of excellence in artificial intelligence, and draws on the expertise of Google and the University of Toronto.
"We're the first healthcare partner for Vector," noted Dr. Rubin.
According to the University Health Network, over 1 million Canadians are currently living with heart failure, and the numbers are increasing by 50,000 each year.
"Our hospitals are full now" said Dr. Rubin. "The only way of managing will be to take care of patients outside of hospitals."
To that end, he explained, the PMCC is creating an electronic platform that will use AI to mine the data of heart patients at the centre, as well as those who have been discharged. It will use the results to identify patients at risk of sudden, catastrophic cardiac events.
"We have 163,000 outpatient visits a year, and we perform 9,000 cardiac and vascular procedures a year," said Dr. Rubin. There's a lot of data collected about these patients.
"That could be used to predict who needs to stay longer and who could be safely discharged. And it can help us increase the efficiency of bed utilization."
And by combining analytics with real-time monitoring, patients in the community could be actively monitored. "With remote monitoring and artificial intelligence, you can identify the precursors to potentially serious or fatal heart arrhythmias that no human could detect," said Dr. Rubin.
As a result, heart failure patients at home can live with a better safety net – if they are developing problems, they will be identified before real trouble occurs. "We're aiming to detect events that may precede a catastrophic event," commented Dr. Rubin.
This means the patient can immediately get advice from his or her doctor – medications could be adjusted, or other steps could be taken to avert a heart attack or hospitalization.
The brainpower and software to conduct this kind of real-time monitoring is considerable. But already, the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre has started to create the smart platform that's needed. It currently has 48 different databases of patient information.
Those are the databases that will be mined to create new algorithms for predicting heart problems. But first, they must be consolidated, to create a super databank of information that includes lab and imaging test results, surgical and medication outcomes, imaging studies like X-rays, CT and MRI scans and ultrasounds, and genomic data.
In a proof of concept, a project led by Dr. Heather Ross at the PMCC has successfully combined six of the databases, work supported by the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research. Funds from the $100 million gift will be used to continue the work, to join the remaining databases to create what Dr. Rubin calls a "data lake".
That lake will only get bigger, as thousands of patients at the PMCC start feeding data from their computerized wearables into the system, while maintaining data security and privacy. The amount of data collected from real-time devices is mind-boggling – it will include blood pressure, temperature, body weight, blood oxygen saturation, and even the signals from pacemakers. "The only way of processing that volume of information is to employ AI and machine learning," said Dr. Rubin.
In partnership with the Vector Institute and other organizations, work will be done on predictive analytics – the smart systems that will actually digest all of the data and make sense of it.
Smart systems will instantly spot patients in danger – including those on the verge of catastrophe and those facing dangers down the road. "We'll look, for example, at whether there are any particular findings to predict which patients will get narrowing of the aortic valves," said Dr. Rubin.
Not only will systems be devised to identify these patients and alert them and their physicians. The data will also be used to develop therapies.
Indeed, using the genomic data, personalized medications and procedures can be created.
"We could develop cures," said Dr. Rubin. "This is bedside-to-bench and back to bedside research-and-development. It's unbelievably powerful."
In another part of the project, PMCC will be ramping up clinical trials to test its therapies. Not only is there funding for the trials, there is also space allotted for conducting the work.
Dr. Rubin observed that the transformational project has been mapped out in a 135-page document, with 'deliverables' to be presented to a board at regular stages throughout the 10-year lifespan of the investment.
He foresees real results by the end of the 10-year period – which is still what he calls "an aggressive schedule," based on the magnitude of the work to be done.
There is also a plan to commercialize the technologies and products that are generated. This will be done in partnership with the UHN's Techna Institute, which has expertise in spinning technologies and businesses into the marketplace.
The profits from any sales of this sort will be plowed back into the PMCC, to fund ongoing work, said Dr. Rubin. "Even $100 million will run out," he noted. "We're thinking of how to fund our work after that."
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Webinar "Nothing new under the sun" How the past informs today's policy responses: Crisis and (missed) opportunities Speakers
Webinar: "Nothing new under the sun" How the past informs today's policy responses: Crisis and (missed) opportunities
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We are pleased to announce the second in our plenary webinar series that should have taken place at our face to face events.
"Nothing new under the sun" How the past informs today's policy responses: Crisis and (missed) opportunities
Presentations and discussions in this webinar will analyse how history has shaped arguments in regional development and policy, the context for debate and provides reflections on what might be useful avenues for research looking forward.
Open to all and free to attend, this Zoom webinar can be watched live but will also be recorded and made available on demand. The live webinar will offer opportunities for discussion, questions and comments.
Dr Joaquim Oliveira Martins, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, France
Joaquim Oliveira Martins is currently Deputy-Director of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities focusing on Entrepreneurship & SMEs policies; Regional, Rural and Urban policies; and Tourism. He was previously Head of the OECD Regional Development Policy Division and supervised projects on regional and urban economics, governance, regional statistics and well-being. He was Head of the OECD Structural Economic Statistics Division, where he focused on Trade & Globalisation studies, Productivity measurement and Business statistics. He is author of many academic articles and OECD publications. When Senior Economist at the OECD Economics Department, he coordinated and authored reports on Policy Response to the Threat of Global Warming, Competition, Regulation and Performance, Ageing & Growth, Investment in Tertiary Education, and Public Health Expenditure Projections. He was also Head of Desk for Emerging markets, in charge of the first OECD Economic Surveys of Brazil, Chile and several transition countries. Before the OECD, he was Research Fellow at the Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales (CEPII, Paris). He holds a MSc in Econometrics and a PhD in Economics from the University of Paris-I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, and is currently Associate Professor at the University of Paris-Dauphine PSL and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, UK (FAcSS).
Sergio Petralia, Utrecht University, The Netherlands and LSE, United Kingdom
Sergio Petralia is an assistant professor at Utrecht University. He is also an affiliated researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the CID Growth Lab at Harvard University. He is currently working on the economic and spatial effects of disruptive technological change. Most recent research projects study the emergence and spatial concentration of new technologies using historical data on patent activity, and the impact of disruptive technological change on income and wages. Sergio holds a Bachelors in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires, a Masters in Economics from the University of San Andres in Buenos Aires, and Msc in Economics from Pennsylvania State University in the US. He finished his Ph.D. at Utrecht University in 2017.
Elisa Giuliani, University of Pisa, Italy
Elisa Giuliani is Professor at the University of Pisa where she directs the Responsible Management Research Center (REMARC). She has conducted research at the interface of economic geography and innovation studies and she is currently investigating the geography of (ir)responsible capitalism. She is Editor of Research Policy and in the Editorial Boards of Journal of Economic Geography and Economic Geography.
Chair: Simona Iammarino, London School of Economics, UK
Simona Iammarino is Professor of Economic Geography at the Department of Geography & Environment of the London School of Economics and Political Science. She served as Head of Department (2014–2017), and is an academic member of the LSE Council and Court of Governors (2016-2022, 2nd term). She is also an Affiliate Faculty Member at the Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI) – Social Science, L'Aquila, Italy. Simona's main research interests lie in the following areas: Multinational corporations, location and innovation strategies, and local impacts; Geography of innovation and technological change; Regional and local economic development and policy. She was co-editor of Regional Studies (2008-2013). She has published more than 50 articles in major peer-reviewed journals, two co-authored books, around 30 book chapters, and numerous working papers, policy reports and other publications. Simona has a long-term experience in externally funded international research projects, and in consultancy projects for various international organisations (e.g. EU Commission, OECD, United Nations) and government agencies.


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At first blush, condos appear to be a great first step for a real estate investor to get his/her feet wet. Prices are low so cost of entry into this arena of investing is within reach to more people. Plus the homeowner's association (HOA) takes care of the grounds and outside of the building, thus minimizing maintenance costs. Finally, setting rents can be fairly easy since there are likely other units in the community that are being rented.
But there are some other issues any savvy investor should consider before buying a condo.
First, traditionally condos are the last to go up in a rising market and the first to go down in a falling market. So timing the entry and exit points is a little more tricky than with other real estate.
Second, those pesky HOA dues can eat into the bottom line. So check them out. And check out their history. A good HOA management policy will keep dues in check, whereas poor management will result in dues inflation and special assessments.
Also check the history of special assessments. Have there been a lot? Often? Sometimes these can be indicative of poor planning or management.
Third, one of your most important checks should be the HOA financials. You need to check 3 things: 1) how many units are in arrears on their dues; 2) the total amount of income in arrears, and; 3) the percentage of the annual operating budget represented in those total arrears. These 3 items will give you an indication of the health of the community you are thinking of buying into. Making sure the community is 'FHA approved' can also help find qualified buyers when it is time for you to sell.
Four, the overall condition of the property should be assessed – ground; siding; parking structures; parking lots, and; roofs (if you can see them). All of these indicators will give you an idea of what you can expect in the way of future assessments.
Finally, if you get the chance, talk to some of the neighbors. Find out how active the Board (and the community) is. Take everything here with a grain of salt, particularly from disgruntled occupants. But oftentimes revealing information can be brought to light with a few simple questions.
Condos can be a great real estate investment, and a great stepping stone for the novice investor. These tips are offered not to dissuade you from investing in condos, but rather to help you make good investment choices. Best of luck.
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H1N1 and MRSA - first disclosed case
Readers, once again there's a lot of MRSA-related news piling up, and I'll try to roll some of it out over the next few days. But first, today we have to deal with an event that many of us have been anticipating, though not with any pleasure: the first known report of a MRSA death […]
Readers, once again there's a lot of MRSA-related news piling up, and I'll try to roll some of it out over the next few days. But first, today we have to deal with an event that many of us have been anticipating, though not with any pleasure: the first known report of a MRSA death secondary to H1N1 "swine" flu infection.
We've talked about this possibility for weeks, because bacterial pneumonia, especially due to MRSA, is a known and frequently deadly follow-on to flu infection. (Archive of posts here.) With swine flu so common, CDC has said several times that they have been looking for post-flu bacterial pneumonia, but had not seen it. And commenters to this blog have relayed rumors — or, to be more precise, stories with no names attached — of flu patients so ill with MRSA that they have to be put on an ECMO, what we used to call a "heart-lung machine," and sometimes do not come off.
Today, however, the Buffalo News carries the story of a New York State teen's death from MRSA pneumonia as a sequela of flu:
Matthew Davis was a healthy Buffalo teenager who participated in sports before complaining of headaches June 13.
Within a few days, the 15-year-old student at Harvey Austin School 97 on Sycamore Street arrived seriously ill at Women & Children's Hospital and then died Saturday, making him the first known fatality in Erie County caused by swine flu, officially known as novel H1N1 influenza.
... By the time Matthew entered the hospital, he was seriously ill with the flu, as well as co-infected with a type of bacteria known as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, according to health officials. (Byline Henry L. Davis)
Under normal circumstances — as in, during the past flu season — the public health advice has been to protect against MRSA pneumonia by getting a flu shot, which by preventing flu prevents the microtrauma to the lungs that allows MRSA and other bacteria to gain a foothold. In this case, though, with no H1N1 vaccine available, ir's not clear what protective actions could have been taken.
Still, it's terribly sad.
Maryn McKenna (@marynmck) is a contributor for WIRED. She writes about public and global health and food policy, and she is a senior fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University. She is the author of Beating Back the Devil, Superbug, and *Big Chicken: The Incredible Story... Read more
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