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Q: getType does not match an Integer with an Integer from a jObject I'm building a settings storage bit, and I recently migrated from a huge mess of if-else to a generic solution. However, the GetType parser appears to fail on the first entry in json, but the rest seem to go through.
Now, when I've tested the simplified code, none of them work. I do box the item to object, but does this mean any attempted unboxing will be the JValue and not based on what is in the JValue?
The json is:
{
  "SectorSizePerSide": 10,
  "DefaultStellarPrefix": "ISC",
  "DefaultSystemPrefix": "UNKS",
  "DefaultSectorPrefix": "GS",
  "GridType": 3,
  "StellarDensity": 0.04,
  "MinimumStellarSeperation": 1.1,
  "MaxSizeOfSystemCatalog": 100000,
  "MaxSizeOfSectorCatalog": 50000,
  "MaxSizeOfStellarCatalog": 10000000,
  "AdditionalGeneration": 2,
  "LightYearResolution": 10,
  "TwoDMultiplication": 10,
  "AllowForSpaceOperaOverride": false,
  "InterstellarNebulaThreshold": 9999.03,
  "PlanetaryNebulaThreshold": .005,
  "AllowNegativeGrid" : false
}

EDIT: This is the struct the code is being deseralized into:
protected Dictionary<System.Enum, object> Properties = new Dictionary<System.Enum, object>();

I extend the base class so I can specify the Enum (which is PropertyName) here.
As for simplifying the code, I'm rather worried part of it is because I'm using multiples. But a standard example of the validation code is using a Dictionary with the enum of the first paramater, and a delegate that returns true/false, and takes an object (To make it generic). Usually it's within two numbers, so it calls a function that compares them, returns true in range and false otherwise.
EDIT2: Here's a trimmed down variant of the code - doesn't have the original validation controls, because the problem doesn't appear to be there.
  private delegate bool ValidationDelegate(object o);

  var ourValidators = new Dictionary<PropertyName, ValidationDelegate>()
  {
      {PropertyName.StellarDensity, (o) => { if (o.GetType() == typeof(double)) return true; return false; }},
      {PropertyName.GridType, (o) => { if (o.GetType() == typeof(int)) return true; return false; }},
      {PropertyName.MinimumStellarSeperation, (o) => { if (o.GetType() == typeof(double)) return true; return false; }},
   }

   public void LoadProperties()
   {
         using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(base.FilePath))
         {
             JObject rawInput = JObject.Parse(sr.ReadToEnd());
             foreach (var entry in rawInput)
             {
               try
               {
                  PropertyName thisProperty = genHelper.parseEnum<PropertyName>(entry.Key);
                  if (ourValidators[thisProperty](entry.Value.Value<object>()))
                     this.Set(thisProperty, entry.Value.Value<object>());
                  else
                     settingInvalidSet<object>(thisProperty, ourDefaults[thisProperty]);

                 }
           }
      }


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In this 21st century, it is common knowledge that breast cancer treatment has made great strides. A diagnosis of breast cancer today is no longer a death sentence, and the treatment is no longer more painful than the disease. Today, women with breast cancer live longer and better than ever before. Many are completely cured. And the future looks even brighter, with individualised, cutting-edge therapies being tested and developed right now.
It is with this advancement that we are optimistic future breast cancer treatments will be a lot smarter about the cells they target. The older and more traditional approaches that we are familiar with such as the standard chemotherapy and radiation tend to attack all rapidly dividing cells throughout the body. That includes healthy cells lining the hair follicles and the intestines, as well as the intended cancer cells. Yes, the approach can work, but it also causes many of traditional chemotherapy's infamous side effects.
But over the years medical researchers have learned that breast cancers, like people, are not identical. And they have been using this knowledge to develop more effective, less toxic drugs. By discovering precisely how tumours differ from person to person, they have begun creating treatments that seek out and destroy specific types of cancer cells, and only those cancer cells — leaving healthy cells alone.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in most part of the world and it is the number one leading cause of cancer deaths. In Malaysia, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in all major races with overall age-standardised incidence rate of 28.2 per 100,000 population (NCR Report 2008). The risk is about 1 in 20 women, which is half of that seen in western countries with the peak age specific incidence rate in the 55 to 59 age group. The majority of patients present at Stage II & III; with both stages comprising more than 60% of all breast cancer patients. In addition, majority of the stage II presenting patients come from urban areas. However, these late presentations are still widely seen amongst those residing in the rural areas as well as the East Coast of Malaysia.
A complex interplay of health system and patient factors are believed to have contributed to such a picture. The lack of a nationwide population-based mammogram screening programme is identified to be a significant factor. Currently, screening is being offered at low cost and in some instances for free. However the uptake is for selected groups of patients only. That is, those in the high risk group and those patients presenting themselves to public health facilities seeking treatment for some medically related complaints and at the same time fit the set criteria for mammogram screening (opportunistic screening). A study in a local university hospital published in 2014 showed a pick-up rate of 5 per 1000 women screened and 125 per 1000 for targeted high-risk groups, comparable to screening programmes offered by countries with higher breast cancer incidence rates.
Other factors contributing to this scenario of late presentation and detection are those related to cultural and psychosocial. As in many other countries, Malaysians (especially amongst the Malays) have strong preponderance and beliefs towards alternative (traditional) treatments. In many instances, these patients sought traditional including faith healers as their first choice of treatment option upon diagnosis by doctors. Only when such modalities fail, do they seek medical attention.
It is still an ongoing battle to inform and educate such groups of patients although there seems to be a decreasing number of such patients over the years. Strategies to overcome this include persistent continuous health education programmes done in a concerted and coordinated effort between the Health Ministry and other related governmental and non-governmental agencies. I also believe that with good and more coordinated working collaborative relationship amongst primary care doctors, NGOs and other government agencies such as the LPPKN, the uptake of the mammogram screening programme can be better than what is achieved now.
Malaysia in the future will see a rising and worrying trend of breast cancer incidence as already seen in Singapore, Japan and Korea. This increasing incidence will provide additional challenges for us as Malaysia is still undergoing the process of strengthening its services, as well as ensuring better accessibility. Currently, we are observing a worrying proportion (of approximately 30%) of women defaulting chemotherapy with about 36% Tamoxifen defaulters in the first year of use itself.
The key word to cancer control in general is working together by harnessing each other's strength and resources especially in the areas of training and screening service provision. Ensuring timeliness of diagnosis and better accessibility are areas of priority. Due to the low incidence rate in the population, a targeted screening programme by identifying high-risk individuals is still the preferred strategy.
Facilities to diagnose and treat breast cancer patients are mainly available in all major public hospitals offering cancer treatment services. It is very much in the realm of general surgeons. However we now have increasing number of surgeons trained under Breast & Endocrine Surgery Subspecialty to undertake breast cancer management. Presently we have dedicated Breast Surgeons in 8 major government hospitals (HKL; HPJ; HSIJB; HRPZIIKB; HSNZKT; HRPBI; HPP; HQEKK). Additionally two academic medical centres namely the UMMC and UKMMC also provide dedicated breast cancer care services and help in relieving some burden in services in Klang Valley areas.
All the above said hospitals provide ' One-Stop Centres' where patients with suspicious breast lesions will be seen at Breast Clinic, with subsequent imaging and biopsy of the lesions can be done in one day. These centres also will usually have access to Oncology Service for patients' adjuvant treatment. All these specialised centres also function as tertiary referral centres for other parts of the country.
Despite such progress in facility development, accessibility to such services is still a major issue especially to those living in rural areas. These patients when diagnosed by medical officers or by primary care physicians at health clinics then need to be referred to the nearest hospital, which is probably a district hospital without specialists. Thus, the problems do not end there. Since such hospitals do not have either general surgeons or full cancer care facilities, more often than not these patients will need to be referred to other hospitals for Oncology treatment thus causing further treatment delays.
It is thus the objective of the Health Ministry to develop more treatment centres in its effort to make the service more accessible to different groups and levels of the population. To ensure the quality of services are maintained and at par with international overseas standards, measurement systems are being planned to be introduced. Towards this, the Malaysian Oncology Society has initiated a health performance measurement and reporting system involving breast surgeons around the country to assist in auditing service performance. This is a positive step in the right direction if Malaysia is to compete with other reputable international centres.
Breast cancer is a very heterogenous tumour. It is with this breakthrough of its nature that more emphasis is being made on molecular pathology. The mainstay of diagnosis of breast cancer is tissue diagnosis. Most major hospitals in the country have Pathology Services that provide standard reporting which include ER/PR receptors IHC staining for HER2 receptor. However, the HER2 confirmatory D-DISH test is only available currently at regional centres covering Central, Northern & East Malaysia. It is also available in UMMC & UKMMC.
There are also other molecular biomarkers such as Ki67, Basal types etc for determining the molecular subtype of breast cancer. From this information, the nature and aggressiveness of the tumour behaviour can be determined which will help clinicians to decide the type of treatment that need to be given. Unfortunately these tests are expensive and have not yet been made available for use in public setting.
As there is now overwhelming evidence of the efficacy and benefits of these new specialised tests, the immediate future is to have more access to the molecular special tests, as this will bring the management of breast cancer to "personalised management" tailor-made to specific individual needs. There is a need to enhance the laboratory services and making these sophisticated tests widely available to other centres throughout the whole country.
Nevertheless it must be cautioned that stringent quality control is required in setting up laboratory for HER2 testing to ensure accuracy and reliability of results. This also includes handling of biopsy tissue or specimen in theatre and the processing of the specimen. Towards this, a collaborative effort is already in progress among the pathologists and breast surgeons both from MOH and University under their respective Colleges to produce a guideline "Best Practice Guidelines For Quality Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER-2) Testing in Breast Cancer for HER-2 Targeted Therapy in Malaysia" which will be launched shortly.
The use of the Mammogram is still the gold standard tool in diagnosing and screening of breast cancer. Currently digital mammogram is available in most major hospitals. Nonetheless more and more centres are using Ultrasound examination as complementary to Mammogram especially by Breast Surgeons as part of the bedside examinations. The use of ultrasounds helps in making fast diagnosis especially for benign conditions such as breast cysts as well as any suspicious lesions. It is for such reasons that training in Breast ultrasound will be added as part of the training curriculum for future breast surgeons.
The use of Tomosynthesis 3-D Mammogram with its better resolutions and therefore more accurate description of lesions will also be enhanced in many of the treatment facilities. Currently, because of its high cost, 3D Mammogram is only available in private medical facilities and University hospitals. It is highly likely that selected Ministry of Health facilities will be placed with such equipment when financial resources permit.
Surgical treatment for breast cancer has long undergone transformation- from Radical Mastectomy by Halsted in the late 19th century to breast conserving surgery (BCS) for small tumours in the 21st century. This is especially so with the advent of mammogram screening. With the introduction of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB) from late 90's it is now considered as a standard procedure although there is still variant in practices in different centres.
However despite these evolutions, in countries where the main tumour burden is still at intermediate and advanced stage, treatment is still the standard mastectomy & axillary clearance. For us in Malaysia, SLNB is not widely practiced due to patients mostly having large size tumors and presentation in advanced stages. Currently, SLNB is available in some MOH Hospitals i.e HPJ; HSIJB; HPP; (HRPBIpoh, HQE & HKL are starting this year); UMMC; UKMMC and a few private hospitals.
Worldwide, the current trend is incorporating the component of plastic surgery in breast surgery as a means of limiting the consequences of disfigurement. Usually whenever cosmetics becomes a major concern for patients, reconstructive surgery is being offered and performed by Plastic Surgeon either as combined surgery or performed at a later stage depending on the suitability of cases. However due to logistic reasons and limited supply of plastic surgical services, more and more breast surgeons perform "Oncoplastic Surgical Procedures" ranging from simple implants, to tissue flap. Some of these procedures may be performed as a combination e.g. Implant with LD Flap reconstruction.
The great advantage in having this set of expertise will be the provision of higher level of satisfaction among patients. The latter will have the breast cosmesis part taken care of without compromising the safety and at the same time they receive assurances that proper oncological clearance is achieved. Such cutting edge advances in surgical procedures without compromising patient safety is a standard that our Malaysian surgical fraternity must strive for. For this, there must be planning for further sub-speciality training and exposure of breast surgeons to oncoplastic works. This can be achieved by incorporating them as part of fellowship training to recognised international centres.
The provision of Oncology services is the other essential component in managing breast cancers. Given the nature of most of patients presenting at Stage 2 and above, a large proportion of patients will require adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This part of the management is among the most critical. To date, the development of oncological drugs in breast cancer treatment has been tremendous with introduction of newer agents including the targeted therapies. However as a result of their high costs for procurement, most oncological drugs used are still the traditional regime that has been used past 5-10 years. In addition, there is a dearth in the availability of oncologists. This is not helped by the fact that those trained by the Ministry have resigned to work in the private sector.
Towards this, the Health Ministry will continue to expand its training programme to produce more oncologists. For this, the Health Ministry is aggressively scouting for internationally recognised centres to assist in the training of its doctors interested to pursue oncology specialisation. In addition, the Ministry will also pursue for greater budget drug allocation to at least ensure that the referral centres will have oncology drugs made available.
In general, genetically linked breast cancers only make up about 5% of all breast cancers. However the risk of an individual with such a family history is known to be higher. In Malaysia, we do have about 140 families that have been tested and identified to be in such a group. BRCA 1 & 2 genetic testing is currently available in HKL, UMMC, UKMMC and some private centres. Availability of the tests alone is not sufficient to run an effective Breast Cancer Genetic Service. It also requires the service of Clinical Geneticists, which currently are of very limited numbers. Their roles in giving proper information, education and counselling to patients and family members are very significant as they assist in avoiding confusion amongst patients and their carers, and also help allay unnecessary anxieties and fear.
In this aspect, our country needs to embark on setting up more genetics services to provide protection for patients and their families faced with such disposition. Although women with such genetic disorders remain a small proportion of breast cancer patients, ethically it is still the responsibility of the Ministry to assist by identifying their unaffected relatives as a means of providing a more effective cancer strategy. As a start, there is a need to formulate a legal framework for genetic testing and genetic information discrimination.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH IN BREAST CANCER MANAGEMENT: THE FINAL LINK?
An essential key success factor in managing breast cancer patients is to have a dedicated Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) comprising the surgeon, radiologist, pathologist and oncologist. Additional team members usually include the Breast Care Nurse, and any other related specialty when the needs arise e.g. Obstetrician & Neonatologist if involving pregnant patients with breast cancers. A regular MDT meeting should be part of the main activities in a specialised Breast Cancer Care Centre apart from Breast Clinics and dedicated operation theatres.
Unfortunately due to the shortage of manpower and service availability, not all our centres have this capacity. However every effort will be made to set up a proper MDT. In the transition period where certain services are not yet available e.g. Oncology service, the use of modern information technology such as tele-conferencing can be made available.
Training and retaining of manpower – the biggest asset. Need to increase numbers of breast surgeon, radiologist and pathologist and especially Oncologists to fill up the gaps and needs in future. Additional expertise such as Clinical Geneticists; Genetic counselor; Breast Care Nurses also needs to be looked into.
Breast cancer management has been brought to the next level, i.e. individualised approach, especially amongst women with early-stage disease. The Ministry of Health Malaysia is committed to ensure that we will provide a quality treatment service for our population suffering from breast cancer.
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J&J forms consortia to accelerate Ebola vaccine development, gets €100M boost from IMI
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Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) may have been third to bring its Ebola vaccine to human trials, but it is about to pick up the pace on developing its candidate, thanks to a €100 million grant from a European public-private partnership.
J&J announced Friday the formation of consortia with leading global research institutions and NGOs, which will work with its Janssen subsidiary to accelerate the development of its Ebola vaccine. The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) will contribute grants to these consortia, totaling more than €100 million ($115 million).
The consortia include such organizations as the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the University of Oxford, the Grameen Foundation and Bavarian Nordic, with whom J&J is collaborating on the vaccine.
The funds will be used toward clinical trials and to scale up production of J&J's so-called prime-boost Ebola vaccine. They will also be used to raise awareness and acceptance of vaccination campaigns. On Jan. 6, J&J announced that it had already produced more than 400,000 vaccine regimens, plans to have 2 million by the end of the year and could ramp up production to 5 million regimens over the course of 12 to 18 months.
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The candidate is already in Phase I trials at Oxford University's Oxford Vaccines Group. Initial testing was met by "an astonishing response from the public to volunteer for the trials," said Professor Andrew Pollard and Dr. Matthew Snape, who are leading the trials.
In October, J&J announced a commitment of up to $200 million to accelerate and expand production of an Ebola vaccine program at Janssen. Since then, it has been seeking funding partners.
The prime-boost vaccine, unlike the experimental jabs developed by GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) and jointly by Merck ($MRK) and NewLink ($NLNK), is a two-dose regimen. The first dose primes the immune system, and a booster is given later to enhance the immune response. While this may improve protection, it may make mass immunization more complicated.
While J&J, Glaxo, Merck and NewLink have only recently accelerated development of their Ebola candidates, late-stage trials could come soon for the latter three. Both vaccines have exhibited an "acceptable safety profile," according to the World Health Organization, and could enter late-stage trials in Liberia by the end of this month.
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A few weeks ago Dennis DeSilva from Studio Seven took a couple of his clients from one of his recent weddings to the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco for a few portraits. He suggested I come along and grab a few portfolio shots since this couple was attractive and would make great advertising pieces. So I grabbed my camera and came along. He was right. Jason and Julie are a very attractive couple, so we shot away and got some great images. Tonight I thought I'd try some more photo painting techniques and upload some LARGE images you can download in order to see what a photo painting looks like up close. Basically, the photo is treated with some painterly filters which are applied in various levels and strengths in different parts of the image to render a smooth, yet detailed image which when printed on canvas give an impression of a painting. Of course, this isn't a true painting, but the effect is similar and gives you a nice option when choosing larger prints for your wall. However, they even look great in your wedding album when printed on regular photo paper.
Either way, click on the images seen here and you'll get to see what I'm talking about. I purposely keep fairly true to life detail in the faces, but then treat the rest of the image with various filters to give a respectable impression of a painting. It is also worth noting that the second image within this posting is very lightly treated. It has been given only a light pastel chalk feel which helps smooth out the colors and skin tones and ends up leaving the subjects looking like they have nearly flawless skin.
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After missing the MLS Cup Final, Nagbe, Santos primed for another title run in 2021
Two of the Black & Gold's most important pieces are healthy and ready to make an impact in an important season.
By Nick Hudak Apr 8, 2021, 10:10am EDT
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It was roughly 72 hours prior to arguably the biggest game in the history of the Columbus Crew — it was certainly in the top three — on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 10 when the shocking news broke that would change the landscape of the fixture. Two of the Crew's biggest stars, midfielder Darlington Nagbe and winger Pedro Santos tested positive for COVID-19 and would miss the match that both players worked tirelessly for months to reach. It was a devastating blow not only to head coach Caleb Porter and the players but the entire team and city of Columbus.
For Nagbe, a Cleveland-native and long time admirer of the Black & Gold who had already won two prior MLS Cups, this was a blow. For Santos, a long time Designated Player for the Crew who stuck with Columbus through thick and thin and multiple regime changes since his arrival from Portugal, it was cataclysmic.
"After such a long and tough season, I'm gutted to not be able to play in the final on Saturday with the team," Nagbe wrote in a tweet the night after he confirmed his positive test.
Santos, a much quieter player in his own right off the pitch, didn't say much after his positive test. On the morning of the MLS Cup, he posted a picture on Instagram of the team huddled at midfield with the caption, "Together we rise let's go fellas let's make history"
The Portuguese winger was the hungrier of the sidelined duo for a trophy with his last piece of silverware being the Portuguese Cup in 2016 with Braga FC prior to his move to central Ohio. He had also won the Romanian Cup in 2014 with Astra Giurgiu. Nagbe was already a two-time MLS Cup winner in 2015 (Portland Timbers) and in 2018 (Atlanta United), but Santos was still looking to establish himself with a championship in the United States.
Opportunities at silverware for Santos have come and gone in Columbus. In his first year in 2017, the Crew reached the Eastern Conference Finals before losing in heartbreaking fashion to Toronto FC. In 2018, it was a conference semifinals elimination at the hands of the New York Red Bulls. While 2019 was a failure despite making the Round of 16 in the U.S. Open Cup, 2020 provided a fresh slate with legitimate bids at the MLS is Back Tournament and the Supporters' Shield. The Black & Gold failed to capture either trophy.
Although the absences of the two starters, who combined for 3,041 minutes, seven goals and nine assists during the regular season seemed insurmountable at the time, Columbus was able to defeat the Seattle Sounders 3-0 in a historic MLS Cup Final which secured the clubs first major trophy in 11 years. Neither of the two players were in attendance but soaked in the victory at their respective homes with family members.
"Once [(my wife and I) started to watch the game outside, all the nerves kind of went away," Nagbe reflected recently. "We were controlling the game, Lucas (Zelarayan) was doing his thing, the backline was solid with Eloy (Room) and Aidan (Morris) doing his thing as well. I would say there were more nerves before it and I always thought about, 'How am I going to feel not being apart of it?" but I feel just as if I did play the game. Considering everything we went through all year, I'm glad they were able to do it without me and Pedro."
Nagbe led all of MLS in passing accuracy at 94.2 percent in 2020, well ahead of his closest competition, Nashville SC's Anibal Godov (91.9) and Houston Dynamo's Matias Vera (91.7). He also won the league's AT&T Goal of the Year for the second time in his career with his volleyed effort off the post against Chicago Fire in a 3-0 win on Aug. 20.
Meanwhile, Santos is coming off of a very productive season in his own right, tallying eight goals and seven assist across 26 total appearances for the Black & Gold in 2020. Aside from Jonathan Mensah, and despite being 32 years old, he was the only other Crew player to start in every game he appeared in, going 22 for 22.
Fast forward to today and the opening fixture of the 2021 season is less than 24 hours away. This is a Black & Gold side that still has much to prove and build upon after a successful and eventful 2020 season and Nagbe and Santos look very ready to reclaim their key roles and ready to help lead the charge. With the CONCACAF Champions League kicking off against Real Esteli tonight and the Campeones Cup Final later in the season, chances to contribute to major honors isn't going anywhere for the duo after missing the MLS Cup Final in December.
"He missed one game (MLS Cup), it's not like he missed the whole year," Porter said about Nagbe. "Missing one game doesn't change the body of work it takes to winning a championship. He feels good about our team winning it last year, feels good about the team this year and is hungry to win another one."


We are fortunate to celebrate another year of firsts at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In 2014, the Hospital was again tied for the top spot in U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of the nation's best children's hospitals. In addition, the publication also ranked the Perelman School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics — CHOP's academic partner—No. 1 in the nation for the second year in a row, marking the 11th consecutive year that the program has been ranked first or second.
Likewise, the researchers, graduate students, technicians, coordinators, and staff that comprise The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute were responsible for a number of firsts and breakthroughs: a groundbreaking extracorporeal life support system for preterm infants; a new method of treating neuroblastoma with nanocarriers; and the first multicenter trial of sleep apnea in children, to name a few.
All of these stories, and many more, are detailed within this site, our Cornerstone blog, Facebook page, and Twitter feed, as well as the latest version of our CHOP Research Annual Report. Weighing in at 43 articles spread among eight sections, this year's report focuses on the theme of "distinction" and the stories contained within echo that theme and span the research spectrum, covering everything from genetics to community programs.
In the 2014 Annual Report, you'll find articles on preventive antibiotics; the creation of the new Penn Medicine/CHOP Friedreich's Ataxia Center of Excellence, which will seek to advance treatments for the rare neurodegenerative condition; work to raise awareness of palliative care; and several articles on technologies that may change the face of healthcare.
The report also includes the vital statistics that show, briefly, how actively engaged Research Institute investigators are every day: lists of patents; operating expenses, grants, and publications; and a sampling of who's who in the sprawling, thriving institution that is The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute.
The amazing work featured on this site, on our blog, and in the Research Institute's various publications are a testament to the diligence of everyone who is part of the growing Research Institute, whose work every day helps to ultimately improve the health of children.
And that is our greatest distinction.


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THE BAREFOOT ARTIST Is Beautiful Exploration Of Community
December 3, 2014 Alec Romanov
Reviewed By:Alec Romanov
In "The Barefoot Artist," Philadelphia-based artist Lily Yeh offers this description of her art: "The broken places are my canvas." The documentary takes us to many such "broken places" transformed by Yeh's work, from North Philadelphia—where empty lots and abandoned buildings have been converted into mosaics and gardens—to the slums of Korogocho, Kenya, to a memorial in Rwanda that Yeh designed to honor victims of the genocide.
But Yeh's most unique talent is not as a visual artist, but as a community-builder. These dazzling gardens of brightly painted concrete trees, murals, and fragments of colored tile are the handiwork of willing local volunteers who Yeh organizes and inspires—and often helps to heal. "Releasing our sadness" is how one Rwandan survivor describes the process of art making. To a wonderfully infectious score by Michael Aharon and powerful clips shot over several decades by filmmakers Daniel Traub and Glenn Holsten, Yeh seems to leap from continent to continent and through various stages of her life, as she tirelessly marshals the troops of beauty and renewal like some smiling, diminutive general.
Like daughter, like father. Yeh's father, we learn, was a general in Chiang Kai-Shek's army known as much for his victories as for his concern for his troops' wellbeing. And it is his story that takes us to one more "broken place" that Yeh must heal: her own family.
It turns out that Yeh's father had a first wife and several children who were left behind in China when the communists took power, and who suffered at the hands of Mao's regime for their Nationalist connections. Yeh's half siblings, deprived of the opportunities enjoyed by their father's other children, have led lives as different from Yeh's as have the villagers in Rwanda. Yeh takes it upon herself to bridge that gap, and the later portion of the film turns more and more towards scenes of meeting and reconciliation between Yeh and her newly discovered family. The camera lingers uncomfortably long on a tearful embrace between Yeh and her elderly half-sister: Yeh seems almost desperate to hold on to that precise moment where the broken pieces are reunited.
The film is a beautiful exploration of the parallel catharsis of healing a community and healing a family. After all, "life," Yeh declares, "breaks all of us."
Not rated, Runtime 83 minutes www.barefootartistmovie.com
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From Stephen Marley to Humble Pie and a free bluegrass concert at MadTree Taproom, music's alive and well in the Queen City this week.
Joani Lacy has written a wonderful new children's book entitled, "Jack and Remy's Bayou Band," with illustrations by Debbie Kern. They have a booksigning at Joseph Beth Booksellers in Rookwood Commons this Thursday, November 1st at 6pm. Here's a link to Brian O'Donnell's interview with them in WVXU's studio on September 20th. Their book's also getting some love in New Orleans!


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Q: How to stub a method when instance of specific object specific fields passed? I want to return 4 when instance of Person class by [name = "Mohammad", age = 26] where called.
I want to return 5 when instance of Person class by [name = "Ali", age = 20] where called.
So I have these classes:
public class Person {
    private String name;
    private int age;

My DAO class:
public class DAO {
    public int getA(Person person) {
        return 1;
    }

    public int getB(Person person) {
        return 2;
    }
}

Here is calculator class
   public class Calculator {
        private DAO dao;

        public int add() {
            dao = new DAO();
            return dao.getA(new Person("Mohammad", 26)) +
                    dao.getB(new Person("Ali", 20));
        }
    }

and this is my test:
    @Test
    public void testAdd() throws Exception {

        when(mydao.getA(new Person("Mohammad", 26))).thenReturn(4);
        when(mydao.getB(new Person("Ali", 20))).thenReturn(5);
        whenNew(DAO.class).withNoArguments().thenReturn(mydao);

        assertEquals(9, cal.add());
    }

So why my test will failed?

A: new Person("Mohammad", 26) in Calculator class and new Person("Mohammad", 26) in your test class is not equal since you have not overwrite equals method in Person class.
Overwrite equals method in Person class as below
 @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
        if (this == o) return true;
        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;

        Person person = (Person) o;

        if (age != person.age) return false;
        if (name != null ? !name.equals(person.name) : person.name != null) return false;

        return true;
    }

Overwriting hashCode is nesssacery when overwriting equals() methods

A: I'm not quite sure which testing framework you are using, but the instances of Person being used in the when() calls are not the same instances being used in your Calculator class so unless you are overriding equals() and hashcode() in Person they would not be considered as matching.
Your IDE should be able to generate suitable default equals() and hashcode() methods.

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Somewhere between the ages of 12 and 13, your child starts locking his door. I remember approaching my son's room a few years back, laundry piled past my nose, when I couldn't turn the door knob and burst in like I always had in the past. I stared at the knob for a minute, and then looked back down the hall to make sure I was in the right place.
"Why is your door locked?" I asked in disbelief.
"What do you want?" he called back, seemingly exasperated.
I was in shock. What do I want? I'm the mother. I have 15 pounds of laundry that I'm about to drop, and I can't open one of the doors in my house! My son, of course, opened the door with the standard I-can't-believe-you're-bothering-me look on his face.
We have since compromised. He no longer locks the door, but I knock first and introduce myself: "This is your mother. Remember me? I need to speak with you for a minute."
At some point, teens will want more privacy. They might start locking their door. I know I did. I didn't want anyone bursting in to see my impersonation of Jennifer Beals in Flashdance. It might also be a diary, text messages they don't want you to see, or phone calls muffled under their pillow. In any case, it will happen. When it does, you need to decide where you'll draw the line when it comes to privacy.
"If you notice warning signs of trouble, then you can invade your teen's privacy until you get to the heart of the problem. But otherwise, it's a good idea to back off. You also shouldn't expect your teen to share all thoughts or activities with you at all times. Of course, for safety reasons, you should always know where teens are going, what they're doing, and with whom."
Teens are learning to be independent people. They need to know that you respect them and their need for a degree of privacy. This will help them build self-confidence and independence. However, they need to earn your trust first. Privacy should be understood to be a privilege. If you think your teen is involved in risky behavior, then you need to get to the bottom of things using whatever tools are necessary.
Parents of teens are constantly teetering on that tightrope, trying to find a healthy balance between knowing what their teens are doing, and trusting them enough to allow some privacy. Even though we often want to save them from themselves, learning from one's mistakes is part of growing up and becoming a better person.
Finding the balance means getting in touch with your valuable intuition. Parents should give some slack when teens exhibit responsibility and maturity and pull in the reins when their behavior ignites concern for their health and safety.
Myrna Beth Haskell is a mother of two teens, ages 13 and 15. For the past 12 years, she has been writing about parenting and family issues as well as children's health.
Sibling rivalry is a daily struggle for millions of American parents, but these age-by-age strategies help smooth those squabbles.
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au debord, c'est moi sans sommeil dans ma chambre et puis c'est la vue de ma chambre le premier jour.
basically, that's me in my new room after not sleeping for like 30 hours and then it's the view from my room. Today the jetlag was pretty bad, and even though I got over 13 hours of sleep I felt PRETTY crappy. But me and the two other exchange students (one from mexico one from north carolina) that live in the house I'm living in went to Lyon and got various necessary things--a card for the bus, le metro et...I think that's it. Then me and Janine (the American girl) broke off and went to a cafe where I ate a brie sandwich which was just bread and brie, rien d'autre...let's just say it was too much brie. Then we met a good family friend of hers who was a lifesaver...he found a bank for me to use and took us to get les telephones portables at the Part Dieu which is the biggest mall in France, evidement, which has like 400 stores...incroyable! He took us to his apartment and he bought us pastries and tea...SUCH a wonderful guy. We headed home and I had my first dinner with the family. They are GREAT by the way...it's Jacques and Perrine de Lachaise, and they have 5 kids but only 3 are living here in the house. They're very nice and very funny...I think I'm going to like it here :) Finally, to top off the day, me, Pilar, and Janine went to Le Vieux Lyon, (the old Lyon) and had some drinks with some Mexican and Japanese friends of Pilar's...it's interesting when that's the main language that you have in common with people....it's so hard using French all the time mainly because I'm just so tired still and obviously not so good at it yet. School starts Monday, and I guess tomorrow I'll just go to the grocery store or something. I don't really know what to do yet. Maybe I'll stake out a French boyfriend...I'm PRETTY dang impressed with zee guys ici. They just dress so well...Anyways, that's it for now. It's late here. Bonne nuit!
Have fun finding your French copain. And doing some real French embrass-ing.
Hearing your tales makes me wish I was there! Imagine us two in France... guess I will have to live vicariously... sigh..


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The Chale Wote street art festival, and a discussion on local tourism for James Town
The second installment of the Chale Wote Street Art Festival took place yesterday in Jamestown, the historic section of Accra. The event, produced by Accra[DOT]alt, aims at creating a space for creativity and art in the neighborhood and attracting residents and fans to this historic and culturally rich area in Ghana's capital city. Last year, I wrote about the first installment, and I've written about how the festival, along with other creative initiatives, is carving out a space for cultural creativity in Accra, leveraging local artistic innovation and activities.
Check out this slide show of some of the festival's activities (mainly focused on activities at Old Kinsgway Building, since that's where I was helping with the program):
You can also see these fantastic photos by Ghanaian photographer Nana Kofi Acquah of the event.
Beyond these photos and the colorful, action-packed moments of Chale Wote, it's clear to see that this type of festival is changing the game when it comes to promoting arts, cultural and local tourism in Accra.
Saturday afternoon and into the evening, there were a whole host of activities that took place. Take a look at this festival map below to get a better idea of the day's schedule (map created by yours truly, gotta do a bit of self promotion, you know):
Helping out with this event (and seeing the major efforts that its organizers put forward to ensure the day would be a success) have given me a new perspective on just how challenging — but also rewarding — events like this can be for communities who pull them off.
In her blog post "Jamestown, flip flops and running with the mob," Accra-based writer Fiona Leonard describes how the festival is amazing, although still in its infancy as the organizers continue to work out the bugs in organizing this type of event. This type of festival — focused on community activity, art, music and creative performance, is not only virtually unheard of in Accra (especially as a free event, I might add), it's never really been done before. So it's a huge opportunity, but also a huge challenge, with no best practices to work from and improve upon.
For example, one of her suggestions — trying to pedestrianize the street (close it off from cars so that people could freely walk back and forth) would likely require an AMA permit, and given the layout of the roads (and the essentiality of High Street), would be fantastic, but maybe not so feasible.
Another challenge is to not only hold the event in James Town, Accra's most historic neighborhood, but to also sufficiently include the local residents within the activities. The organizers works to do this, including local performers and vendors where possible, hosting activities at key, cultural locations such as Ussher Fort (a former prison and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site), the Lighthouse and Mantse Agbona (the palace of the James Town Mantse, or chief/local leader). They organized a whole schedule of creative activities for neighborhood youth, entertaining them with dramas, music, arts and given them a free lunch — some activities that kids their age may or may not have access to them on a regular basis.
The event has even built some serious street cred by hosting Generik Vapeur, a Marseilles, France-based street theatre troupe that performed that evening. But even more than that, the festival was about, supported by, and enriched by the performances of Accra and Ghanaian artists, who are typically overlooked.
Most of all, events like Chale Wote are opportunities to show community pride, to boast of the community's assets and talents, which too often go ignored and are marginalized. Chale Wote has come a long way, from an idea, as an uphill planning battle with little local support — and has been a success two years in a row. Imagine what it could be if the city of Accra, including key agencies like the AMA, really threw their support behind the event….
Published April 15, 2012 By African Urbanism
Categorized as Cultural + Heritage
Awesome! when is the nxt event coming up?
O.P.P...Sherrie T. says:
This is a seed of cultural preservation…Keep up the good work and play…SDT
Victoria Okoye says:
Thanks, and apologies for the belated response. The event was organized in large part by accra[dot]alt, you can check out their webpage here: accradotalttours.wordpress.com. They put on really interesting events each month called "talkparty" that you might be really interested in.
Chale Wote Festival 2013 will take place on September 7-8th in Jamestown, Accra 🙂
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The 2022 Oslo Cup was held from September 2 to 4 at the Snarøya Curling Club in Oslo, Norway. The event was held in a round robin format with a purse of NOK 112,000 on the men's side and NOK 88,000 on the women's side. It was the first time the event has been held in ten years.

On the men's side, Niklas Edin and his Swedish rink of Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, and Christoffer Sundgren capped off an undefeated tournament by beating Norway's Steffen Walstad 5–2 in the championship final. Both teams finished the round robin with a perfect 4–0 record and each won their quarterfinal and semifinal matches. It was the first event title for Team Edin of the 2022–23 season as they missed the playoffs at the 2022 Baden Masters, which Team Walstad won. In the third place game, Norway's Magnus Ramsfjell scored six in the first end to beat Scotland's James Craik 6–0. Lukas Høstmælingen, Ross Whyte, Kyle Waddell and Cameron Bryce all reached the quarterfinal round.

On the women's side, Sweden's Anna Hasselborg rink with Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs and Johanna Heldin won 5–3 over Canada's Kaitlyn Lawes in the championship game. Team Hasselborg went 4–1 through the round robin and then beat Swedish rivals Isabella Wranå 8–0 in the semifinal, the team they lost to in the round robin. Team Lawes went a perfect 5–0 in the round robin and then beat Norway's Marianne Rørvik 6–4 in the semifinal. It was the first event for the new team of Lawes, Selena Njegovan, Jocelyn Peterman and Kristin MacCuish which formed following the dissolution of the Jennifer Jones and Tracy Fleury rinks. In the third place game, Team Wranå won 5–2 over Team Rørvik.

Men

Teams
The teams are listed as follows:

Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings

Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Draw 1
Friday, September 2, 8:00 am

Draw 2
Friday, September 2, 10:30 am

Draw 3
Friday, September 2, 1:15 pm

Draw 4
Friday, September 2, 3:45 pm

Draw 5
Friday, September 2, 6:45 pm

Draw 6
Friday, September 2, 9:00 pm

Draw 8
Saturday, September 3, 10:00 am

Draw 9
Saturday, September 3, 12:45 pm

Draw 10
Saturday, September 3, 3:15 pm

Draw 11
Saturday, September 3, 5:45 pm

Playoffs

Source:

Quarterfinals
Sunday, September 4, 10:00 am

Semifinals
Sunday, September 4, 12:15 pm

Third place game
Sunday, September 4, 2:45 pm

Final
Sunday, September 4, 2:45 pm

Women

Teams
The teams are listed as follows:

Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings

Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Draw 2
Friday, September 2, 10:30 am

Draw 3
Friday, September 2, 1:15 pm

Draw 4
Friday, September 2, 3:45 pm

Draw 5
Friday, September 2, 6:45 pm

Draw 7
Saturday, September 3, 7:30 am

Draw 9
Saturday, September 3, 12:45 pm

Draw 10
Saturday, September 3, 3:15 pm

Draw 12
Sunday, September 4, 7:45 am

Playoffs

Source:

Semifinals
Sunday, September 4, 12:15 pm

Third place game
Sunday, September 4, 2:45 pm

Final
Sunday, September 4, 2:45 pm

Notes

References

External links
Men's Event
Women's Event

2022 in Norwegian sport
2022 in curling
International sports competitions in Oslo
Curling competitions in Norway
September 2022 sports events in Europe

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Instructions depend on the type of carton you have. There are two main types of cartons. The Carton Council has photos of each type.
These cartons have a "roof" shape at the top. Milk, juice, and cream cartons are a common examples.
Rinse and recycle these carton. Put caps in the garbage. Do not bag recyclables. Recyclables must be loose.
Aseptic containers are rectangular and have a flat top with a plastic spout. They usually hold shelf-stable products like juice, soup, nut milk, or wine. Because they are made of paper, plastic, and foil, they are too difficult to recycle.


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by Evi Rodemann | Oct 19, 2020 | Encounters, Europe, Research, Younger Leaders, Youth | 0 comments
The LICC in London, UK hosts 4 nights where we are able to discuss the content of this book. About 30 people join in this endeavour. The extra treat: Ruth H. Perrin, the author, joins our first and fourth session.
Last week we kicked it off with liturgical prayer and discussing the introduction and first chapter, hosted by Dave Benson and Tim Yearsley.
This book discusses British youth and their faith lives but I find many things very much applicable to the German or even wider European context.
In her research, Ruth found out that 61% of the 18-35-year olds believe in spiritual forces, but only 41% of them believe that religion is good for people and important to society. 73% Christians drop out. Only 4% are resilient disciples, attend a local church regularly and engage with their faith community above and beyond worship services.
This is a staggering number and I see this happen all across the continent. We are missing the Gen X and the Millennials in our churches. Most of them are not hostile to religious faith, they simply do not have any contact at all with religion.
Over four episodes I will share some of my learnings and reflections:
From the first session:
The British teens are memory-less when it comes to basic understanding of Christianity. The generational chain that had passed on religious knowledge had been broken, and broader institutions no longer reinforced that worldview. p. xi
Emerging into a stable adulthood can take Millennials most of their twenties. In short, 30 is the new 21! p. 6
Millennials are paradox: often strongly idealist but not always equally activist.
Most young millennials simply want a happy life.
The Americans coined the phrase Moralisitic Therapeutic Deism, to describe the quasi-Christian worldview of many American Millennials. They understand God as the "Divine butler and cosmic therapist". p. 8
Core values of Millennials:
Collaborative participation p. 11
Authenticity: The desire is outworked in a strong desire for community
Tolerance: Social science have validated human experience as a legitimate source of authority. Freedom is the right to self-expression. Millennial tolerance means they tend to look for points of affinity than differences both within and beyond the church. Experience is often prized over objectivity.
Emerging adults are likely to ask, "Does it work?" rather than "Is it true?" p. 14
Collaborative participation: If Millennials are professionally unhappy, they consider it their responsibility to find employment that does make them happy. If they feel valued, included and have positive relationships, Millennials will typically make creative and significant contributions to the teams they belong to. p. 15
The Emerging Adult Active Affirmer is looking for experiential worship and engaging, pragmatic biblical teaching, a spiritual home that will provide community, and ideally a place where they might be able contribute in some way. p. 18
More info on the book: https://www.amazon.de/Changing-Shape-Faith-Lives-Millennials/dp/0334058317
Check out the blog by Ruth: https://discipleshipresearch.com
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The wide variety of technology within the reach of all has its advantages, but also comes with problems. Among them, the need to repair the devices, or, in the worst cases, throw them in the trash. In effect, millions of devices obsolete are discarded every year, making it a problem for the environment, especially when not recycled properly.
With this in mind, Amazon has launched a new portal called "Second Chance" (which translates as "Second Chance") in which you can find a variety of information on how to recycle, repair or reuse devices. The giant of electronic commerce, calls it a "one stop shop" in which people can learn how to get rid of the old devices that no longer serve or no longer use, and make a few dollars in the process.
"On America Recycles Day, we're excited to introduce Amazon Second Chance, our one-stop shop for customers of Amazon to learn how to minimize your impact on the environment through the reuse, restoration and recycling", says the press release of presentation of this new platform, offering several ways that promise to help you "give a new life to your gadgets" and minimize your impact on the environment.
Best of all is that you'll be able to easily find out if it is that old appliance that just takes up space could generate some dollars. In the Amazon portal you'll be able to see how much you could get if you swap your devices, and explains clearly how to start the process. Basically, you ask the current condition of your device before giving you a quote. If it is approved, even if you don't get a lot of money, it is better to have it saved in a drawer, and is a good way to get a gift card for future purchases and a 25% discount on a new device, Echo.
But, what happens if your device is broken or damaged? In that case, the web site can also help you find repair options. And if they do not already have hopes of that working again, you'll be able to find instructions on how to make Amazon what to recycle free of charge.
With this new initiative, Amazon also emphasizes in the importance of purchasing items previously used, and offers a wide variety of devices, refurbished (refurbished) with discounts. In addition, as the company is known for using packaging is huge even for small items, the service presents short instructions on how to properly recycle their packaging materials.
For more information you can visit the official website of the Amazon Second Chance.


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'Desert Defenders' seek to protect Mojave monuments
More than 1,000 comments submitted to Board of Supervisors
Charity Lindsey Staff Writer
SAN BERNARDINO — "The Voice of the Mojave" was heard at this week's San Bernardino County Board of Supervisor's meeting, with more than 1,000 comments from "Desert Defenders" seeking to preserve regional national monuments presented in a document received by the board.
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring the U.S. Department of the Interior to review and make recommendations to possibly modify or rescind prior monument designations. As part of the review process, the public has been asked to submit comments to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
The county sent a letter to the Department of the Interior on May 31, stating its position "that any national monument designations should go through the legislative process, rather than by Presidential Proclamation under The Antiquities Act."
"We saw the county's letter to the Department of the Interior about the national monuments a few weeks ago, and felt like we wanted the county to know how well supported these monuments are," Mojave Desert Land Trust (MDLT) representative Frazier Haney said.
MDLT had collected 1,050 comments from the public as of Monday, and is continuing to gather more, all in support of "leaving the boundaries and designation of the California Desert Monuments as they were originally intended."
The Desert Defenders campaign comment period began May 10, two weeks after the executive order, which impacts four sites affecting San Bernardino County: The San Gabriel Mountains, Mojave Trails, Castle Mountains and Sand to Snow national monuments. While San Gabriel was designated in October 2014, the others were all established in February of last year.
"Our public lands are one of San Bernardino County's greatest assets, providing recreation, solace, and stunning vistas within a few hours of millions of Southern Californians, and millions more from throughout the country and around the world," the county said in its letter, signed by 1st District Supervisor Robert Lovingood.
As Haney explained at Tuesday's supervisors meeting, the desert surrounding the monuments is also "interwoven with working class communities ... that use our public lands to hunt, camp, recreate, rock climb, jeep and explore."
"Tourists from all around the world use these lands and the local communities benefit from the visits of those tourists by helping to charge up local businesses with those tourist dollars," Haney said.
The most ardent of the supporters are those who've grown up in the region, like Mitchell VanHecke, who grew up in Barstow and commented in the campaign that "the desert holds a very special place in my life."
"When the Mojave Trails and Sand to Snow monuments were created my sense of relief that the right thing had been done was enormous," VanHecke wrote. "Theodore Roosevelt, a strong pro-America, pro-business president, first saw the need to protect those parts of this great American nation that were special as did many American presidents who followed. I oppose the current administration's attempts to revoke or reduce protection to the two above monuments as well as the other monuments already in place."
Phelan resident Tina Erway, an environmental scientist and biologist, wrote that, "We must remember the words that (Aldo) Leopold told us regarding the environment ... in order to preserve wildlife and historic sites for future generations to enjoy and learn from."
MDLT will continue to collect comments through July 10. When addressing the county supervisors, Haney noted that the campaign has "demonstrated widespread public support" for the monuments, inviting a continued process with the county.
"We will not be silent," the campaign said. "We are the Voice of the Mojave."
For more information and to view the Desert Defenders campaign, visitwww.mdlt.org.
Charity Lindsey may be contacted at clindsey@vvdailypress.com or 760-951-6245. Follow her on Twitter @DP_Charity.


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Al-Rabeeah talked about the pioneering work done by the center and its staff as part of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 program, and how medical advancement and humanitarian aid provision was at the forefront of the government's plan to diversify Saudi Arabia.
He raised the example of KSRelief's handling of multiple cases of conjoined ("Siamese") twins over the years, and how as a result of investment and research, Saudi doctors had successfully separated 47 pairs.
He also praised KSRelief's work in war zones and areas suffering from grave humanitarian threats, with the center having worked across 79 such regions in its history, most significantly in Yemen.
He noted that the Kingdom had undertaken a number of initiatives, including a program to rehabilitate child soldiers recruited by the Houthi militias currently fighting coalition forces in the country, and the Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen, which has removed more than 50,000 of the devices so far.
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5th Annual Hollywood Domino Gala
Actress AnnaLynne McCord arrives at the 5th Annual Hollywood Domino Gala & Tournament presented by Bovet 1822 at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles, California on February 23, 2012. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
West Hollywood – On Thursday night at the Sunset Tower Hotel, the stars came out to the 5th Annual Hollywood Domino Gala & Tournament presented by BOVET 1822 and sponsored by VnC Cocktails.
The iconic venue on the Sunset Strip was transformed into a whimsical "Tango in Paris" theme, inspired by the City of Lights with a dash of Latin flavor. Celebrities and influencers gathered on this special night, pre-Oscars, to partake in the world-famous tournament that will benefit Artists for Peace and Justice, a non-profit organization founded by Paul Haggis and friends. The organization encourages peace and social justice and addresses issues of poverty around the world.
Celebrities who came out to support the cause were: Ali Larter, Amaury Nolasco, Angel McCord, AnnaLynne McCord, Ben Savage, Ben Stiller, Brittany Snow, Clay Matthews, Dave Annable, Ed Norton, Jay Ferguson, Jon Hamm, Julia Jones, Laura Prepon, Lady Victoria Harvie, LeAnn Rimes, Leven Rambin, Mischa Barton, Moby, Natalie Martinez, Natasha Alam, Natassia Malthe, Owain Yeoman, Paul Haggis, Petra Nemcova, Rachael Leigh Cook, Ryan Rottman, Sophia Bush, Topher Grace and Zachary Levi.
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Actor Jon Hamm plays the Hollywood Domino game at the 5th Annual Hollywood Domino Gala & Tournament presented by Bovet 1822 at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles, California on February 23, 2012 (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
Actress Mischa Barton arrives at the 5th Annual Hollywood Domino Gala & Tournament presented by Bovet 1822 at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles, California on February 23, 2012. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
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United Methodist stance against same-sex marriage could cause split, say some local pastors
By Maggie Reynolds | July 12, 2021
Rev. Sara Baron of the United Methodist Church Schenectady and Humera Kahn, Interfaith Coordinator Islamic Center of the Capital District, are shown during the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service held on Nov. 24, 2019, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady. (Gazette file photo)
In the wake of the recent Upper New York Annual United Methodist Conference, a number of local churches are concerned by their parent organization's position on same-sex marriage.
"My church deplores the United Methodist Church stance that officially states that homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teachings," said Pastor Paul Sweet of the Christ Church Troy. "[We] do our best to heal the harm that continues to be caused by the church."
At the June 17-19 conference, Bishop Mark Webb, who presides over the Upper New York Episcopal Region, responded to complaints about his removal of Fairport pastor Richelle Goff from the regional board. He allegedly removed her for publicly supporting same-sex marriage.
"One of the requirements [for board members] has consistently been the ability to support United Methodist policy and the book of discipline of the United Methodist Church," Webb said, according to reports. "No individual member or entity shall violate, ignore, or negate church law."
Some churches in the Capital Region want to stand in solidarity with Reverend Goff, and disagree with the opinion of the greater United Methodist Church organization, said Pastor Sara Baron of the First United Methodist Church Schenectady.
"He did this distinctly as punishment for her public statement," said Baron. "If you're going to punish her, punish all of us."
It has been a chargeable offense in the church to marry same-sex couples in the church since its founding in 1968, according to Baron. However, the church's opposition to homosexuality has intensified since the 2019 United Methodist General Conference.
"The church doubled down on homophobia," Baron said. "The response in most of the U.S. was swift, angry, and uncompromising that this was not going to work for us."
The First United Methodist Church of Schenectady has been doing public same-sex marriages since she took over in 2013, said Baron. "Most [of my] predecessors were doing same-sex marriages, but they were doing them quietly," she said. "[Eventually] doing things in secret wasn't good enough."
Pastor Natalie Bowerman of the Eastern Parkway Church in Schenectady said her congregation is similarly determined to counter the homophobic stance of their parent church. "We dissent from the official church's position on this. We are unabashedly open towards all our LGBTQA+ parishioners, neighbors, and friends. We don't put any barriers on how an LGBTQA+ person could participate in the church," said Bowerman.
Eastern Parkway, The First United Methodist Church Schenectady, and Christ Church Troy, along with several other local churches are members of the Reconciling Ministries Network.
"[The Network] equips and mobilizes United Methodists of all sexual orientations and gender identities to resist evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves," according to its website.
In early 2020, conservative Methodist church leaders across the world announced plans to form a new denomination, the Global Methodist Church, that does not recognize same-sex marriage. The plan, titled The Protocol of Reconciliation & Grace Through Separation, called for the new denomination to receive $25 million in United Methodist Church funds.
Though he previously stated that he wanted to reach a compromise in the church without the formation of a new denomination, Bishop Webb signed on to the protocol in March 2020. "[I intend] to follow God's call upon my life and be a part of the formation of a global traditional expression of Methodism," Webb told the United Methodist News Service.
The Daily Gazette was unable to reach Webb for comment for this story.
According to Sweet, it is disappointing to witness the split in the church, but differences in opinion toward homosexuality have become too divisive of an issue to continue as one church. "I will grieve the loss of the institution and the positive things, but at the same time there needs to be change in some way," he said, according to reports.
Baron too said it seems unlikely at this point that the church will agree on a policy toward same-sex marriage. "We're in this horrible holding pattern where we recognize that we can't abide with each other," she said.
Amidst the anticipation of the church's split, Baron and other local pastors are planning an event for New York reconciling churches this fall.
Set for the weekend of Oct. 1-3, two well-known LGBTQ members of the United Methodist Church will be worshipping with local churchgoers. Musician Mark Miller will be performing at the Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church, while Bishop Karen Oliveto, the first openly homosexual bishop, will be lecturing and worshipping at the First United Methodist Church Schenectady, said Baron.
Baron said she expects people to come from all areas of the state, including Plattsburgh, Rochester and Ithaca, to take part in the event. "Mark and Karen are dearly beloved members of the reconciling community," she said.
With the possibility of a split in the church still up in the air, Baron said she will continue to run the risk of punishment from the church in order to marry same-sex couples.
"I am called to celebrate God's love where it is found," she said. "If in doing so that means they take away my ordination orders, so be it."
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