Amawi says this requirement violates her First Amendment rights.
"The language of the affirmation Amawi was told she must sign reads like Orwellian – or McCarthyite – self-parody, the classic political loyalty oath that every American should instinctively shudder upon reading," Glenn Greenwald wrote in The Intercept.
Don't violate the Constitution. Period.
As a public school teacher, I am paid with Texas funds. The day my state government directs me to sign an oath giving away my First Amendment rights is the day I stop working for that government. How can forcing employees to swear an oath of loyalty to a foreign power be legal?
On Tuesday, lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union filed another lawsuit on behalf of four Texans who "were forced under the law to choose between signing the certification or forgoing professional opportunities and losing income," according to the ACLU.
They include a freelance writer who lost two contracts with the University of Houston; a Ph.D. candidate at Rice University who was forced to forfeit payment for judging a debate tournament; a student at Texas State University who lost opportunities to judge high school debate tournaments; and a reporter for radio station KETR, who was forced to sign the certification in order to keep his job, the civil rights group says.
KETR, an NPR affiliate, is licensed with Texas A&M University at Commerce, a public university.
In order to continue his job at KETR, the investigative reporter George Hale signed the contract earlier this year but felt uneasy about the anti-boycott clause.
Hale, who worked for years at Ma'an News Agency in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, "made it clear to his general manager that he did not approve of the certification provision and questioned why it was included," the lawsuit states.
Hale told The Electronic Intifada that he began researching the 2017 Texas law. He realized it could affect employees at hundreds of radio stations across the US.
"Two-thirds of NPR stations are affiliated with public universities and mine is one of them," he said.
Though the station is licensed by the university, it does not perform state duties.
"Splitting hairs aside, [the anti-BDS law] is still wrong," he added.
The head of Human Rights Watch's Middle East division echoed Hale's sentiments.
"Why isn't NPR also condemning this infringement on free expression of their own colleagues?" Sarah Leah Whitson tweeted.
When his contract was up for renewal in September, Hale asked for the anti-BDS clause to be removed, the lawsuit says.
The issue was referred up to the Texas A&M general counsel, but the university insisted the provision was a legal requirement.
"Hale attempted to sign the contract under protest and indicated so in a notation" on the agreement, the lawsuit adds.
But the university rejected the contract. "Faced with the bleak prospect of losing his job, Mr. Hale had no choice but to sign the contract in order to complete his commitments and earn a living," the lawsuit states.
"The constitution clearly prohibits the government from suppressing participation in political boycotts," said ACLU staff attorney Brian Hauss.
"This misguided law seeks to undermine a form of protected expression that has been a part of our nation's constitutional tradition since the founding," Hauss added.
Two federal courts this year have already blocked similar state laws in Kansas and Arizona.
A newspaper in Little Rock filed a federal lawsuit last week challenging a 2017 Arkansas state law that requires contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel.
The law "also requires Arkansas to create a blacklist of companies that boycott Israel, and require public entities to divest from blacklisted companies," according to civil rights group Palestine Legal.
The lawsuit, filed by the ACLU on behalf of The Arkansas Times, maintains that the law violates the First Amendment "by suppressing public debate," The Arkansas Times reported.
The lawsuit was filed after the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College "informed the Times that it had to sign a certification that it would not engage in a boycott of Israel if it wanted to continue to receive advertising contracts" from the the university, the newspaper added.
The publisher, Alan Leveritt, declined, and the paper lost the university's advertising contract.
"Campuses in the University of Arkansas system have been advertising with us for years, so we were shocked and more than a little troubled when they sent over what looked like a loyalty oath as a condition of payment," Leveritt said.
On Wednesday, US senators Bernie Sanders and Dianne Feinstein called on Senate leaders to block the inclusion of the Israel Anti-Boycott Act into a spending bill that Congress is set to pass this week.
The Israel Anti-Boycott Act and the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act are two federal bills that have stalled in Congress amid growing concerns that they criminalize speech critical of Israel.
They have been tacked on to the spending bill as part of a last-minute, stealth effort to get them passed.
The Israel Anti-Boycott Act, introduced by Democratic Senator Ben Cardin, would impose prison sentences and heavy fines on organizations or their personnel that participate in a boycott of Israel or its settlements in the occupied West Bank and the Syrian Golan Heights.
"At a time when the Netanyahu government is pursuing policies clearly aimed at foreclosing the two-state solution, it is deeply disappointing that Congress would consider choosing to penalize criticism of those policies," Sanders and Feinstein said.
In a rare show of agreement with Palestinian rights advocates, The New York Times and The Washington Post published articles this week slamming the Israel Anti-Boycott Act.
"It would be more constructive if political leaders would focus on the injustice and finding viable solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict rather than reinforcing divisions between the two parties and promoting legislation that raises free speech concerns," the Times editorial board said, noting that anti-boycott legislation passed by Congress would likely be challenged in court.
"What we have right now is a situation in which the Israeli right and the American right are joined in an effort to convince the world that any criticism of the Likud government's policies is not just wrong but anti-Semitic and thus must be quashed," Washington Post columnist Paul Waldman wrote.
but we cannot afford $25Billion for Our wall.
We cannot afford NATO or Palestinian Aid or most anything else.
All we can afford is Tribute to ISRAEL. "Putting WHO First"? Making WHO Great Again?
Trump the Dweeb is paying TRIBUTE to the Bully and SHAMING America.
IMO, this is just a continuation and expansion of the already overreach of employers into employees private life. When you enter employ with a company, any company, you agree to work under their policies while at work. Once you leave work, your private life is 100% yours to do what you want and NO company should EVER have the power to penalize you while not on their property or on "the clock". If they call you while you are off the clock you don't have to answer - you are not their chattel or their property. If you don't answer (or if you do and tell them that you are off the clock and this is your personal time), they should never have the right to penalize you for that.You are employed to do a job, not to represent their political, religious or economic interests.
It is treason to swear fealty to a foreign country.
"The Israel Anti-Boycott Act, introduced by Democratic Senator Ben Cardin, " who has received very large donations from the Israel lobby, also led the way for the disgraceful "Magnitsky Act" which uses the lies of William Browder, fraudster, to punish Russians in Russia for the alleged murder,in a Russian prison, of an accountant who helped Browder in his frauds and was convicted while Browder left the country proclaiming his innocence, and became a UK citizen.
My American Legion Post, Tuwila Post 235, in Tukwila, Washington, stood up for the First Amendment, by passing a resolution opposing legislation that infringes on our right to boycott.
Is there a list of blacklisted professors not allowed to work?
Can someone tell me where or how Israel/agencies keep tabs with USA professors so they get fired or cannot get hired? I am pro-BDS and very much pro-Palestinian and I show that through my family, my acts, and my writing. The university I used to work let me go for my views after I went to see Hanan Ashrawi at a conference - I don't want to go on with details. I have been looking for a job and I get simply rejected from all institutions.


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St Andrews Lodge in THORPE-ON-THE-HILL - Sleeping six people in three bedrooms, this single storey lodge is on the 7-acre Thorpe Park site, 6 miles from Lincoln.
All ground floor. Three bedrooms: 1 x double with en-suite shower, basin and WC, 1 double, 1 x twin. Bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Open plan living area with fitted kitchen, dining area and sitting area. Utility.
Sleeping six people in three bedrooms, this single storey lodge is on the 7-acre Thorpe Park site, 6 miles from Lincoln. St Andrews Lodge is a single storey lodge on a quiet site, 6 miles from Lincoln. There is a double room with en-suite shower room, a further double, a twin room and a family bathroom. The living area is open plan, with a kitchen area, dining area and sitting area. Outside is a private hot tub, and a veranda with furniture. The grounds surrounding St Andrews Lodge have a fishing lake, golf club and beauty suite, while Lincoln is within easy reach.
Gas underfloor heating. Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge, washing machine, TV with Freeview, DVD. Fuel and power inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Travel cot and highchair on request. Off road parking for 2 cars. Veranda with table and bench. Private hot tub. Shared use of 7 acres of grounds. Use of on-site golf centre. Ladies' and gents' hairdresser on site. Fishing available on request. One well-behaved dog welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shop 1 mile, pub 0.5 miles.
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El coral Agaricia fragilis pertenece a la familia Agariciidae, enmarcada en el grupo de los corales duros, orden Scleractinia.

Su esqueleto es macizo y está compuesto de carbonato cálcico. Tras la muerte del coral, su esqueleto contribuye a la generación de nuevos arrecifes en la naturaleza, debido a que la acción del CO2 convierte muy lentamente su esqueleto en bicarbonato cálcico, sustancia ésta asimilable directamente por las colonias coralinas.

Morfología
La especie conforma corales foliosos, con hojas que se desarrollan siguiendo el contorno del sustrato en el que se encuentren. El margen de las hojas es fino y más pálido de coloración.
Colonia meandroide en forma de plato o taza, adherido al sustrato mediante un pedicelo central o por una incrustación parcial. A partir del pólipo fundador, las colonias se extienden en un patrón concéntrico de coralitos pequeños, formando generalmente colonias semicirculares, hasta de 20 cm de longitud.

El color del tejido del pólipo puede ser púrpura, chocolate-amarillo, café, canela-verde.

Hábitat y distribución
Por lo general se encuentra habitando en sitios protegidos, como grietas y cuevas que se forman entre las colonias grandes de otras especies de coral, en la parte posterior del arrecife, siendo más común en las zonas profundas del arrecife, entre 10 y 102 m de profundidad.

Su distribución geográfica comprende el Caribe, Golfo de México y la costa occidental tropical del océano Atlántico.

Alimentación
Los pólipos contienen algas simbióticas; mutualistas, ambos organismos se benefician de la relación, llamadas zooxantelas. Las algas realizan la fotosíntesis produciendo oxígeno y azúcares, que son aprovechados por los pólipos, y se alimentan de los catabolitos del coral, especialmente fósforo y nitrógeno. Esto les proporciona del 70 al 95% de sus necesidades alimenticias. El resto lo obtienen atrapando plancton.

Reproducción
Las colonias producen esperma y huevos que se fertilizan en el agua, aunque en algunas zonas ecuatoriales incuban las larvas internamente.
Las larvas deambulan por la columna de agua hasta que se posan y fijan en el lecho marino, una vez allí se convierten en pólipos y comienzan a secretar carbonato cálcico para construir su esqueleto o coralito.

Asimismo, se reproducen asexualmente por gemación intratentacular, dando origen a otros ejemplares, y así, conformando la colonia.

Mantenimiento
La iluminación debe ser entre baja y moderada, debido a que habitan mayoritariamente en zonas intermedias o profundas del arrecife, y la corriente suave.

Algunos estudios consideran importante mantener niveles adecuados de estroncio, 10 ppm, y yodo en nuestro acuario, además del resto de parámetros obligados del acuario marino: salinidad, nitratos, fosfatos, calcio, magnesio y oligoelementos.

Se recomiendan cambios de agua semanales del 5% del volumen del acuario.

Referencias

Bibliografía

 Erhardt, Harry y Moosleitner, Horst. (1998-2005) (en inglés) Atlas Marine. Vol. 2. Mergus.

 Gosliner, Behrens & Williams. (1996) (en inglés) Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific. Sea Challengers Publishers.
 Veron, J.E.N. (1986) (en inglés) Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Australian Institute of Marine Science.

Enlaces externos

 http://eol.org/pages/199768/details

 https://web.archive.org/web/20130515222522/http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Agaricidae#Agaricia_fragilis_Dana

Agariciidae
Anthozoa del océano Atlántico
Animales descritos en 1846
Taxones descritos por James Dwight Dana

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Microscopy and Microanalysis (2)
Psychological Medicine (2)
Laser and Particle Beams (1)
MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive (1)
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Emotional intelligence and non-social cognition in schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder
B. Frajo-Apor, G. Kemmler, S. Pardeller, T. Plass, M. Mühlbacher, A.-S. Welte, W. W. Fleischhacker, A. Hofer
Journal: Psychological Medicine / Volume 47 / Issue 1 / January 2017
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 September 2016, pp. 35-42
Print publication: January 2017
The different patterns of Emotional Intelligence (EI) deficits in schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder are are not yet well understood. This study compares EI levels among these groups and highlights the potential impact of non-social cognition on EI.
Fifty-eight schizophrenia and 60 bipolar outpatients were investigated using the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) and the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS). Analyses of covariance were performed with adjustment for the BACS composite score.
Compared to bipolar subjects, schizophrenia patients showed significantly lower levels in both EI and non-social cognition. After adjustment for the BACS composite score, the difference in EI was lost. The mediation analysis revealed that differences between schizophrenia and bipolar patients in strategic EI are almost fully attributable to the mediating effect of non-social cognition.
Our findings suggest that in both schizophrenia and bipolar patients EI is strongly influenced by non-social cognitive functioning. This has to be taken into account when interpreting MSCEIT data in comparative studies in serious mental illness and emphasizes the importance of cognitive remediation.
By Charles Altieri, Faith Barrett, Alfred Bendixen, David Bergman, Edward Brunner, Stephen Burt, Susan Castillo Street, Michael C. Cohen, Robert Daly, Betty Booth Donohue, Jim Egan, Richard Flynn, Ed Folsom, Stephen Fredman, Frank Gado, Roger Gilbert, Rigoberto González, Nick Halpern, Jeffrey A. Hammond, Kevin J. Hayes, Matthew Hofer, Tyler Hoffman, Christoph Irmscher, Virginia Jackson, Joseph Jonghyun Jeon, John D. Kerkering, George S. Lensing, Mary Loeffelholz, Wendy Martin, Cristanne Miller, David Chioni Moore, Walton Muyumba, John Timberman Newcomb, Bob Perelman, Siobhan Phillips, Brian M. Reed, Elizabeth Renker, Eliza Richards, Reena Sastri, Robin G. Schulze, Mark Scroggins, David E. E. Sloane, Angela Sorby, Juliana Spahr, Willard Spiegelman, Lisa M. Steinman, Ernest Suarez, Joseph T. Thomas, Lesley Wheeler, David Wojahn
Edited by Alfred Bendixen, Princeton University, New Jersey, Stephen Burt, Harvard University, Massachusetts
Book: The Cambridge History of American Poetry
Print publication: 27 October 2014, pp xi-xviii
Quantitative EDX and EELS Elemental Mapping at Atomic Resolution
G. Kothleitner, M. J. Neish, N. R. Lugg, S. D. Findlay, W. Grogger, F. Hofer, L. J. Allen
Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis / Volume 20 / Issue S3 / August 2014
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 August 2014, pp. 570-571
Micro- and Nano-Structured Optical Fibers - Artificial Media for Amplification of Light.
A. Tünnermann, F. Röser, T. Schreiber, J. Limpert, A. Liem, M. Reich, S. Höfer, H. Zellmer, J. Burghoff, M. Will, S. Nolte
Journal: MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 850 / 2004
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011, MM5.3
In experiments with rare-earth-doped fibers impressively results have been demonstrated and shown that fiber lasers and amplifiers are an attractive and power scalable solid-state laser concept. With ytterbium-doped large-mode-area double-clad fibers, output powers approaching the kW-range with diffraction limited beam quality have been realized in the continuous regime. Also in the pulsed regime, even for femtosecond pulse duration average output powers in the range of 100 W have been demonstrated. Further power scaling is limited by the end facets damage, thermo-optical problems or nonlinear effects. To overcome these restrictions microstructured fibers can be used. This type of fibers has several new preferable features. In our contribution we will discuss the advantages of microstructured fibers to reduce nonlinear effects inside the fiber and the possibility to scale the output power of fiber lasers and amplifiers with excellent beam quality. We also show fiber based chirped pulse amplification system (CPA-System) with ultra short pulses, pulse energies of up to 100 μJ and high repetition rates.
By Avishek Adhikari, Susanne E. Ahmari, Anne Marie Albano, Carlos Blanco, Desiree K. Caban, Jonathan S. Comer, Jeremy D. Coplan, Ana Alicia De La Cruz, Emily R. Doherty, Bruce Dohrenwend, Amit Etkin, Brian A. Fallon, Michael B. First, Abby J. Fyer, Angela Ghesquiere, Jay A. Gingrich, Robert A. Glick, Joshua A. Gordon, Ethan E. Gorenstein, Marco A. Grados, James P. Hambrick, James Hanks, Kelli Jane K. Harding, Richard G. Heimberg, Rene Hen, Devon E. Hinton, Myron A. Hofer, Matthew J. Kaplowitz, Sharaf S. Khan, Donald F. Klein, Karestan C. Koenen, E. David Leonardo, Roberto Lewis-Fernández, Jeffrey A. Lieberman, Michael R. Liebowitz, Sarah H. Lisanby, Antonio Mantovani, John C. Markowitz, Patrick J. McGrath, Caitlin McOmish, Jeffrey M. Miller, Jan Mohlman, Elizabeth Sagurton Mulhare, Philip R. Muskin, Navin Arun Natarajan, Yuval Neria, Nicole R. Nugent, Mayumi Okuda, Mark Olfson, Laszlo A. Papp, Sapana R. Patel, Anthony Pinto, Kristin Pontoski, Jesse W. Richardson-Jones, Carolyn I. Rodriguez, Steven P. Roose, Moira A. Rynn, Franklin Schneier, M. Katherine Shear, Ranjeeb Shrestha, Helen Blair Simpson, Smit S. Sinha, Natalia Skritskaya, Jami Socha, Eun Jung Suh, Gregory M. Sullivan, Anthony J. Tranguch, Hilary B. Vidair, Tor D. Wager, Myrna M Weissman, Noelia V. Weisstaub
Edited by Helen Blair Simpson, Columbia University, New York, Yuval Neria, Columbia University, New York, Roberto Lewis-Fernández, Columbia University, New York, Franklin Schneier, Columbia University, New York
Book: Anxiety Disorders
Print publication: 26 August 2010, pp vii-xii
Experimental investigation of fast electron transport in solid density matter: Recent results from a new technique of X-ray energy-encoded 2D imaging
L. Labate, E. Förster, A. Giulietti, D. Giulietti, S. Höfer, T. Kämpfer, P. Köster, M. Kozlova, T. Levato, R. Lötzsch, A. Lübcke, T. Mocek, J. Polan, B. Rus, I. Uschmann, F. Zamponi, L.A. Gizzi
Journal: Laser and Particle Beams / Volume 27 / Issue 4 / December 2009
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 September 2009, pp. 643-649
The development activity of a new experimental technique for the study of the fast electron transport in high density matter is reported. This new diagnostic tool enables the X-ray 2D imaging of ultrahigh intensity laser plasmas with simultaneous spectral resolution in a very large energy range to be obtained. Results from recent experiments are discussed, in which the electron propagation in multilayer targets was studied by using the Kα. In particular, results highlighting the role of anisotropic Bremsstrahlung are reported, for the sake of the explanation of the capabilities of the new diagnostics. A discussion of a test experiment conceived to extend the technique to a single-shot operation is finally given.
Cohort Study of the Pathogenesis and Molecular Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection in Neonates With Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters
Jeffery S. Garland, Colleen P. Alex, Jackie M. Sevallius, Dawn M. Murphy, Mary J. Good, Annette M. Volberding, Leslie L. Hofer, Barbara J. Gordon, Dennis G. Maki
Journal: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology / Volume 29 / Issue 3 / March 2008
Print publication: March 2008
Objective.
To better define the pathogenesis of catheter-related bloodstream infection (BSI) in neonates with peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) to guide the development of more effective strategies for prevention.
Prospective nested cohort study.
Setting.
Level III neonatal intensive care unit in a community hospital.
During a randomized trial to assess the safety and efficacy of a prophylactic vancomycin-heparin catheter-lock solution for the prevention of catheter-related BSI in neonates with PICCs, we performed cultures of peripheral and catheter-drawn blood samples, and quantitative cultures of catheter hub samples if BSI was suspected clinically. We performed semiquantitative cultures of the catheter tip and the catheter hub and the skin at the insertion site when the catheter was removed. Molecular subtyping by pulsed-field electrophoresis was used to determine the probable pathogenesis of all BSIs due to coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS); for BSIs caused by other microorganisms, epidemiologic concordance was based on speciation and antibiograms. Catheter-related BSI was considered extraluminally acquired if concordance was demonstrable solely between isolates recovered from the catheter tip and the blood, independent of concordance with isolates recovered from the insertion site. Catheter-related BSI was considered intraluminally acquired if concordance was demonstrated only between isolates recovered from the catheter hub and the blood. The source of the infection was considered indeterminate if both concordance patterns were present.
Nosocomial BSI was identified in 23 of the 82 neonates in the cohort. Fifteen of these infections, 14 of which were caused by CoNS, were considered definite or probable catheter-related BSIs. Catheter-related BSI was intraluminally acquired in 10 (67%) of 15 patients, extraluminally acquired in 3 (20%), and indeterminate in 2 (13%).
Conclusions.
Most catheter-related BSIs in neonates with PICCs are caused by CoNS and derive from intraluminal contamination. Strategies for prevention of catheter-related BSI directed at this predominant mechanism of infection are most likely to be effective.
Quality of Hand Hygiene in a Pediatric Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
C. B. Hofer, T. F. Abreu, E. G. Silva, C. A. Sepúlveda, F. A. Gibara, N. R. L. Lopes, A. F. Mota, S. A. Barreiro, L. M. Santos, E. N. Souza, A. C. C. Frota
Journal: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology / Volume 28 / Issue 5 / May 2007
Print publication: May 2007
We assessed the quality of hand hygiene among healthcare workers at a pediatrics hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hand hygiene was performed in 491 (34%) of 1,455 opportunities. Of these hand hygiene events, correct performance was observed in only 173 (35%). Multivariate analysis revealed that correct performance of hand hygiene was associated with the use of an alcohol-based product and a lack of jewelry (for all events) and employment in an infirmary with a comparatively higher ratio of nurses to patients (for events involving nurses).
Raman Spectroscopy – A Suitable Tool for in-situ Planetary Science
J. Popp, N. Tarcea, M. Schmitt, W. Kiefer, R. Hochleitner, G. Simon, M. Hilchenbach, S. Hofer, T. Stuffler
Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis / Volume 9 / Issue S02 / August 2003
Age is no kinder to the better educated: absence of an association investigated using latent growth techniques in a community sample
H. CHRISTENSEN, S. M. HOFER, A. J. MACKINNON, A. E. KORTEN, A. F. JORM, A. S. HENDERSON
Background. Higher education has been posited to protect against cognitive decline, either because the rate of decline is slower in the more highly educated or the start of decline is delayed. Latent growth models provide improved methodology to examine this issue.
Methods. The sample consisted of 887 participants aged 70–93 years in 1991 and followed up in 1994 and 1998. Latent growth models and standard regression techniques were used to examine the rate of cognitive decline in four cognitive measures while controlling for health status and sex. A delayed start model was examined by incorporating interaction effects in a regression model.
Results. Neither the latent growth models nor the regression techniques revealed a slower rate of decline for the more highly educated. The proportion of the highly educated showing no change was no larger than the proportion of the less well educated. There were no significant age by education interaction effects, no chronologically later accelerations in the rate of change as a function of education, and no differences in rate of decline between the first measurement interval and the second.
Conclusions. Education may not protect against cognitive decline although it is associated with long-term individual differences in level of functioning. The discrepancy between our study and others may be attributable to attrition effects, follow-up length, sample age, scaling artefacts and negative publication bias. Most importantly, practice effects may favour the better educated and hence account for the supposed protective effect in many longitudinal studies of cognitive change.

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There is great tension during a scene late in "Offside," an Iranian film directed by the great Jafar Panahi, when the Iranian soccer team commits an offside penalty. Will this cost them the close game? Will it spoil their hopes of going to the World Cup?
The "Offside" of the title is also used metaphorically. In soccer, an offside penalty occurs when offensive players race past the opposing defense in an attempt to receive a wide open pass and score a goal. You might say the offense gets too uppity. In Iran, women are forbidden to attend men's sporting events. "Offside" focuses on a number of "uppity" female soccer fans who attempt to sneak their way into a soccer game between Iran and Bahrain, and get caught. The film centers on how they're penalized for this act.
"Offside" is a very accessible film. It's a great place to start for anyone unfamiliar with Iranian cinema and should cultivate an appetite for seeing more when Cinema 100 brings it to town next Thursday. I've watched several dozen films from Iran and consider the nation's cinema one of the most vital and beautiful in the world. Iranian cinema is also easily digested by Western audiences due to its close – but not dead-on – affinities with Hollywood genres.
"Children of Heaven," another personal favorite from Iran, tells a delicate story of two children and a pair of shoes that is connected to the Hollywood sports film during its climax. "Offside" also benefits from its resemblance to Hollywood. I'm thinking of films where a group of character types are trapped together and forced to come to terms. "12 Angry Men" and "The Big Chill" are examples.
Above all though, "The Breakfast Club" comes to mind. Both films focus on a group of young people stereotypes held in detention. Both give these characters – and the audience – an opportunity to see beyond the stereotypes. Both films end with a celebratory sense of elation when the characters are released. In "Offside" though, this is all handled with more restraint. No "brat pack" theatrics, just a fine ensemble of non-actors and a lot of nuanced improvisation.
"Offside" tells a simple story in three parts. The first follows one young woman's attempt to gain entrance to the big game. Shot guerilla fashion amidst the pregame chaos, this sequence is stunningly suspenseful (the game depicted is real and is opportunistically used by Panahi in documentary-like fashion). This section is also casually funny. Everywhere the handheld camera turns, we catch glimpses of other women trying to gain access to the stadium by unconvincingly dressing as men.
When our young woman is captured, she is tossed into a make-shift jail along with other similar young women. The focus here is on frustrated discussion between the young women and their jailors. The male guards are especially frustrated because they too are being prevented from seeing the game. This section features a very clever digression when one of the women needs to use the men's room – there are no women's rooms, obviously. She is forced to wear a poster depicting a soccer star over her face to disguise her identity and is asked to close her eyes while inside the men's room because there may be graffiti inappropriate for a woman's eyes.
"Offside" draws parallels placing it in a universal context. The male-only access to everything from buses to sporting events to restrooms is reminiscent of Black History in America. There is even a story about a women-only soccer team with the male coach forced to lead the team by cell phone from the stadium parking lot. In a subtle touch, this connection is made clear by Panahi. The most politically motivated of the young women wears a baseball cap bearing the number 1862; the year Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves.
Amazing review with strong and interesting points, thank you very much!
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Roy Odhier (born 23 September 1964) is a Kenyan field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

1964 births
Living people
Kenyan male field hockey players
Olympic field hockey players of Kenya
Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)


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No Distribution to Creditors after Chapter 13 Case Voluntarily Dismissed
Posted by NCBRC - August 10, 2018
The chapter 13 debtors who voluntarily dismissed their bankruptcy case were entitled to the proceeds from the sale of their homestead. Viegelahn v. Lopez, No. 17-50297 (5th Cir. July 31, 2018).
Chapter 13 debtors, Manuel and Dolores Lopez, sold their homestead without prior court approval and did not use the proceeds to purchase another home. Their confirmed plan provided that estate property would not revest in the debtors except upon order of the court. For various reasons, including Mr. Lopez's arrest and deportation, the Lopezes had difficulty making plan payments. In response to the trustee's third motion to dismiss, Ms. Lopez sought to use the proceeds from the sale of their homestead for plan payments after she paid approximately $20,000 for mandatory eye surgery. The trustee objected to any hold-back of the sale proceeds. The bankruptcy court agreed to allow Ms. Lopez's modification, adding that if the Lopezes voluntarily dismissed their bankruptcy, they would be entitled to retain all the proceeds from the homestead sale. The Lopezes moved for voluntary dismissal and the trustee objected on the basis of bad faith. The bankruptcy judge granted the motion to dismiss and found that the proceeds should be returned to the Lopezes. The district court affirmed the dismissal but reversed on the issue of returning the proceeds.
On appeal, the Fifth Circuit began with the premise that, because the Lopezes did not use the funds to purchase a new homestead, the sale proceeds were non-exempt, estate property. The plain text of section 349(b)(3), provides that, unless the court finds "cause" to rule otherwise, upon voluntary dismissal of a bankruptcy case, estate property revests in the entity in which the property was vested prior to bankruptcy. The court noted that this comports with the general principles that when a chapter 13 case is voluntarily dismissed, the parties' position should be returned to the status quo prior to filing to the extent possible, and that the bankruptcy case ceases to exist. The court found the district court's order created an untenable situation in which a trustee to a dismissed case, distributes property of an estate that no longer exists. "Simply put, as counsel for the Trustee admitted at oral argument, this bankruptcy case is over. There is no Chapter 13 trustee. There are no bankruptcy creditors—only creditors."
The court turned to the district court's conclusion that there was adequate cause to deny revesting of the proceeds in the debtors. Here, the court found its role on appeal was to determine whether the bankruptcy court committed clear error in its order, rather than whether the district court's reasoning was supported. The court found no error, clear or otherwise, in the bankruptcy court decision. In so holding, the court noted that after her husband was jailed and deported, Ms. Lopez undertook onerous steps to maintain her bankruptcy payments for four years, and only upon loss of payments on a wrap-around note and the need for her eye surgery, did she finally give up on the bankruptcy and take the court up on its choice of continuing to contribute homestead proceeds to the plan or dismiss and keep all the proceeds. This history hardly supported a finding of bad faith.
The court thus reinstated the bankruptcy court's order that the homestead proceeds be revested in the Lopezes.
Lopez 5th Cir. July 2018
Tags: Property of Estate, voluntary dismissal
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The Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 ("HAVEN Act") excludes certain benefits paid to veterans or their family members from the definition of current monthly income ("CMI") found in the Bankruptcy Code. The HAVEN Act amends § 101(10A) of the Bankruptcy Code and supplements the 2005 amendments to the Code that excluded other government benefits, such as social security income.
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Terrence Howard -- Full of Soul or Full of S**t?
After having to sit through Terrence Howard's first ever live musical performance last night, our spy in the crowd gave us the impression that his show was more torturous than Abu Ghraib -- but shockingly, not everyone in the TMZ newsroom agreed with the negative review.
In his shoot report from Maryland concert, the cameraman writes: "Some people should never quit their day job ... Terrence Howard could not hit the proper notes as he butchered every song. A noted fact, the liquor sales went up that night in the club as concertgoers needed some type of distraction."
Give it a listen -- is it really that bad?


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I am a staff chaplain in a hospital with four critical care floors and a cancer unit, and naturally I spend a lot of my time on those critical care floors. My time is spent with patients and families who are grieving. They are all grieving the loss of their "normal" – life will never be the same. Patients are grieving the loss of health and independence, at least temporarily. They may also be facing the loss of their careers, which for many people is where they find meaning and purpose, especially if they have no children.
For elderly patients the situation is even more traumatic. For them loss of independence signals the beginning of the end. They know they will quickly lose muscle tone lying in a bed all day, and if they have suffered any kind of fall they are probably told they can no longer live alone, that they may need to move to a "facility" if their family cannot take them in. The staff avoid the words "Nursing Home" because for so many patients these words summon unbidden memories and smells, a foreboding and a sense of horror. Most everyone who is elderly has had a friend or family member in a nursing home, and has left it begging their own family, "please don't ever put me in one of those places." And now here they are discussing "Long Term Care Facilities." For families who know their loved one's wishes there is tremendous guilt even having the conversation.
Where can hope be found in that room? As a chaplain I do not claim the right to offer hope. Pious platitudes are an offense to the emotional sensibilities of all concerned. So then what? At first all that can be done is to sit as people digest all they have heard and offer them a supportive presence. At some point a simple question can refocus the emotions in the room to good memories and life's blessings. It is easier for the people in the room to access "hope" looking backwards. To an elderly spouse or life partner, "How long have you been together?" This often elicits stories of first meetings and life's milestones, usually accompanied by smiles and tears, both. The next step is harder: Where is hope now, in this room in this moment? A comment or question about the care being offered on the unit often leads to expressions of gratitude. The focus of hope becomes timely assistance when the nurse's button is pushed, pain medication when needed, the gift of clean bedding, getting the meal that was requested, the kindness and gentleness of staff. Hope can also be present in the person of a relative not seen for years and the opportunity for reconciliations and mended fences.
And then there is the question of future hope. As a chaplain I make no assumptions about people's future hopes. Even those who self-describe as "not religious" will ask for prayers of healing, and may want to believe in more than simple annihilation at the moment of death. Even atheists desire a way of making sense of the life and death of their loved one – did it matter that they lived? The scientific understanding of the cycle of birth and death, of the reabsorption and recycling of matter, can provide a sense of immortality – a future hope. And for everyone in the room the sharing of memories reminds them that the loved one will live on in their stories. Their loved one was part of the great tapestry of human existence and changed the history of the world for all time – another source of future hope.
If they are of the Christian, Muslim, or Hindu faiths, devoted or even loosely affiliated, prayers of intercession are a tradition, especially in times of crisis. People's beliefs in the efficacy of these prayers can often resemble a child-like, "Santa Claus" view of God. But there is another view that makes such prayers meaningful: prayer doesn't change God it changes us. In prayer we place ourselves consciously and intentionally in the presence of the Divine – the source of life and healing, courage and hope. That awareness can bring a sense of peace into the ICU room. Physical healing may not be the outcome of these prayers, but there is the possibility of spiritual and emotional healing. The family is reminded that they are not alone. They have a source of strength and courage that comes from the Divine who is present within them, in the room, in the universe, and will support them in whatever comes. And furthermore, the patient is not alone now, and never will be alone. All that is remains in the "Hands" of God, and for theists that is the Future Hope.


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Q: DIctionary retrieved from ViewState does not contain a key I have a code that inserts <key,value> into Dictionary, put Dictionary into ViewState and than later on retrieves that Dictionary from ViewState.
This is when I populate Dictionary and put it in ViewState:
foreach (DataTable table in IsoDataSet.Tables)
{
    foreach (DataRow dr in table.Rows)
    {
        if (dr.IsNull("email"))
        {
            email = "No emails on file";
        }
        else
        {
            email = (String)dr["email"];
        }

        oldEmails.Add((String)dr["isonum"], email);
        ViewState["OldEmails"] = oldEmails;
    }
}

Then I need to get Dictionary back from ViewState:
oldEmails = (Dictionary<String, String>)ViewState["OldEmails"];

When doing oldEmails.Count, I see that I have the same amount of records in my Dictionary as were placed there in the beginning.
But when I do a check: if(oldEmails.ContainsKey(strIsoNum)) it fails., event though I have a data in my Dictionary with the given key
What am I doing wrong?

A: Dictionary is not serializable, and can not be saved on view state.
To save it on view state you need to convert it to a List or something other, and again re-convert it to Dictionary on page load and before you use it.
So that why when you try to save it on view state, view state actually not saves because can not serialize it. Even better use direct a List especial if you do not have too many items to search inside the list.
Some q/a on how to serialize dictionary.
Serializing .NET dictionary
Serialize Class containing Dictionary member
And one answer on
How to store list of object into ViewState

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Missouri Paid Executioners $250,000 In Cash, Possibly Violating Tax Law
The state pays its small team of executioners in cash to limit the paper trail. The state isn't sending proper paperwork to the IRS — experts told BuzzFeed News that it could be contributing to tax evasion.
by Chris McDaniel
Posted on January 28, 2016, 7:45 pm
Illustration by BuzzFeed News
Shortly before each execution in Missouri, a high-ranking corrections official takes envelopes filled with thousands of dollars in cash to the state's executioners. The cash limits the paper trail — and helps keep the identities of the executioners hidden.
Most of the envelopes are filled with hundred-dollar bills. And on the outside, the envelopes carry instructions: They aren't to be opened until "completion of services rendered."
The executioners are given pseudonyms to protect their identities: M2, the nurse, gets $2,400, while M3, the anesthesiologist, gets the envelope marked $3,000. M7, the drug supplier, gets the most, an envelope filled with $7,178.88.
Missouri Director of Adult Institutions David Dormire has handed out nearly a hundred envelopes filled with cash since November 2013. Over that span of time, Dormire delivered $284,551.84 in cash to the small group of individuals who help the state carry out the death penalty, according to a BuzzFeed News review of receipts, an audit of the payments, a spreadsheet showing cash withdrawals, and memos marked "confidential" in which the payments were discussed.
"It seems very strange to me," said Sandy Freund, a law professor at Rutgers School of Law-Newark. "How could they possibly be paying in cash? That seems so ridiculous."
In fact, several experts who spoke with BuzzFeed News said the state's methods raise serious questions about whether the state has followed federal tax law.
The Internal Revenue Service requires those who pay contractors $600 or more to file a disclosure called a 1099 with the agency, as well as with the person receiving the money. The disclosures notify the IRS that the agency should be checking to make sure the recipient is paying taxes on those payments.
But in response to a BuzzFeed News open records request, the Department of Corrections said it had no records about 1099s for the executioners. The department's internal procedures make no mention of 1099s or any other notice to the IRS.
via Missouri Department of Corrections / Via doc.mo.gov
David Dormire
Dormire, who handles the cash payments, said in a 2014 deposition that he was unaware of any 1099s being issued to the executioners or the IRS.
"You provide the Internal Revenue Service with proof they've been paid, do you not?" an attorney representing death row inmates asked him.
"I do not know," he responded.
The Department of Corrections was given more than 24 hours to respond to a request for comment, which it did not do. A spokesperson said only that the department was reviewing the inquiry.
Without informing the IRS that the state is handing out this amount of cash, the federal government has no way to ensure that the recipients are paying taxes. Experts BuzzFeed News spoke with said Missouri could be contributing to considerable tax evasion.
"I can't imagine why the state wouldn't be issuing 1099s here," said Bryan Camp, a former IRS employee who is now a law professor at Texas Tech. "I can't think of a good answer."
Freund echoed that, adding that she saw no exception that would exempt the state from issuing a 1099 in these circumstances.
The penalties for the state not issuing 1099s are relatively modest, the experts said — starting at $100 per 1099. But it can add up, especially if the violation was intentional. Another expert BuzzFeed News spoke with said he recently had advised a government entity that the IRS had assessed a penalty of more than $800,000 for not issuing 1099s.
These would be penalties for the state. But there are other penalties for the recipient if they did not disclose the cash payments to the IRS and pay taxes on them. Without a 1099, however, the IRS would not have a way to check if the recipients had paid their taxes.
"If they aren't state employees, then they should be receiving 1099s," Thomas Brennan, a law professor at Harvard who specializes in tax law, said bluntly.
Questions about the cash payments have been raised before. A February 2015 audit by the Missouri Auditor's Office found that the Department of Corrections was not following its procedures for cash payments.
"The DOC did not record the amount of the cash payments on receipt forms signed by execution team members and did not always require the exchange of the cash payments to be acknowledged by a witness signature, as required by DOC procedures," the audit found.
That audit dealt with a small portion — $21,266 — of the cash that the Department of Corrections dispensed between March 2013 and February 2014.
"I can't imagine why the state wouldn't be issuing 1099s here."
An auditor that worked on the case told BuzzFeed News that they did not check to see if 1099s were being issued.
Dormire told the auditors that the problems the auditor found were "an oversight," and the Department of Corrections said it would enact stricter guidelines to ensure compliance.
But "confidential execution team member receipts" from well after the audit still show discrepancies. Some are lacking a witness signature, others are entirely blank, and many of the witnesses signed the receipts on different days than Dormire.
The Department of Corrections has not provided any explanation of the discrepancies.
In a brief statement, Auditor Nicole Galloway said that "it is the expectation of this office that audit recommendations are implemented." She also pointed to other audits that have criticized government agencies for not issuing 1099s. Galloway was appointed by Gov. Jay Nixon in April 2015 and, as such, did not oversee the Department of Corrections audit.
Nixon also appointed the head of the Department of Corrections, George Lombardi. Nixon's office declined to comment on this story, instead directing questions to the Department of Corrections.
Lombardi defended paying the executioners in cash before a state legislative committee on government oversight in 2014. The committee did not ask about tax issues.
The top corrections official appeared frustrated that he had to appear before the committee. At the time, he was facing questions over the state's practice of executing inmates while appeals were still pending in the courts, as well as the purchase of execution drugs from a pharmacy that was not licensed to sell in the state.
"Yes, it is cash money," Lombardi told the committee. "They've made it clear that we wouldn't have the people required to carry out the death penalty" if it wasn't cash.
Lombardi is the person who signs off on the procedures governing the cash payments, and he said it has been longstanding policy to pay those who participate in executions in cash.
In a statement, Attorney General Chris Koster's office said, "By law, we are charged with representing the Department of Corrections, and so we decline to comment."
Missouri is not the only state that pays its executioners in cash. BuzzFeed News has found evidence that, at the least, Arizona and Oklahoma do as well.
Arizona, though, has provided 1099s in conjunction with its executions. The state turned over redacted 1099s as part of ongoing litigation. The state's medical team leader, who was paid $18,000 per execution, also said in a deposition that Arizona gave him a 1099.
via Arizona Department of Corrections
Oklahoma uses cash payments as well — but in that state, the payments are much smaller. Each executioner in Oklahoma is paid only $300 per lethal injection.
One doctor complained about his compensation for the 2014 botched execution of Clayton Lockett, a 43-minute lethal injection in which the inmate writhed and sat up on the gurney. Even though that execution was botched, and a second one scheduled for that night wasn't carried out, the doctor was paid $600 — the price for both.
"Well I know the doctor was" paid for both, then-Warden Anita Trammell told investigators afterward. "'cause [redacted] got blood all over his jacket and I mean, it was a bloody mess. [Redacted] was complaining about that. [Redacted] says [redacted] gotta get enough money out of this to go buy a new jacket."
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Василь Іванович Руденко (, місто Харків — , місто Львів) — український радянський журналіст, відповідальний редактор газети «Львовская правда» у 1956—1969 роках. Депутат Львівської обласної ради кількох скликань.

Життєпис
Народився в родині залізничника. Після закінчення школи працював токарем по металу, нормувальником на харківських заводах.

З 1935 року — на журналістській роботі в місті Харкові.

Член ВКП(б) з 1937 року.

З листопада 1939 до 1946 року — в Червоній армії. Учасник німецько-радянської війни з червня 1941 року. Служив на Південно-Західному фронті, в серпні 1941 року був важко поранений біля міста Коростеня. Служив на політичній роботі в 82-му окремому місцевому стрілецькому батальйоні. З жовтня 1942 року — відповідальний секретар партійного бюро 63-го гвардійського окремого батальйону зв'язку 34-го гвардійського стрілецького корпусу Південно-Західного та 3-го Українського фронтів. З листопада 1944 року — заступник командира із політичної частини 87-го окремого батальйону зв'язку 58-ї гвардійської стрілецької дивізії 5-ї гвардійської армії 1-го Українського фронту. У 1945 році — інструктор політичного відділу 58-ї гвардійської стрілецької дивізії 5-ї гвардійської армії 1-го Українського фронту.

З 1946 року працював у харківській обласній газеті «Соціалістична Харківщина».

Після закінчення Вищої партійної школи при ЦК КПУ — заступник відповідального редактора львівської обласної газети «Львовская правда».

У лютому 1956 — 2 грудня 1969 року — відповідальний редактор львівської обласної газети «Львовская правда».

Помер 2 грудня 1969 року після важкої тривалої хвороби у Львові. Похований на Личаківському цвинтарі Львова.

Звання
 політрук
 старший лейтенант
 гвардії капітан

Нагороди
 два ордени Вітчизняної війни ІІ ст. (2.02.1945, 14.06.1945)
 орден Трудового Червоного Прапора
 орден «Знак Пошани»
 орден Червоної Зірки (4.10.1943)
 медаль «За визволення Праги» (1945)
 медаль «За перемогу над Німеччиною у Великій Вітчизняній війні 1941—1945 рр.» (1945)
 медалі

Примітки

Джерела
 газета «Вільна Україна» (Львів) — 3 грудня 1969 року.
 Руденко Василий Иванович

Українські журналісти
Уродженці Харкова


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Home > DEPARTMENTS > Orthopaedic Surgery > ORTHOPAEDIC_SURGERY_ARTICLES > 210
Outcomes of rotator cuff repair with concurrent microfracture of focal glenohumeral osteoarthritis.
Brian W Hill
Arjun M Singh
Matthew Astolfi, Beaumont Health Resident
J Gabe Horneff
Bradley S Schoch
Joseph A Abboud
Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
BACKGROUND: The benefit of rotator cuff repair (RCR) in patients with concurrent osteoarthritic changes remains unclear. RCR has the theoretical potential to increase the compressive force across the glenohumeral joint, further exacerbating osteoarthritis pain. The purpose of this study is to investigate pain relief and patient-reported outcomes of patients undergoing simultaneous RCR and microfracture of focal glenohumeral osteoarthritis.
METHODS: Thirty-four patients undergoing simultaneous RCR and microfracture were retrospectively reviewed at a minimum 1-year follow-up. Patient demographics, preoperative range of motion, functional outcomes (visual analog scale [VAS], Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation [SANE], American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form [ASES], and Simple Shoulder Test [SST]), and operative metrics were recorded. The patients were then contacted to obtain postoperative functional outcome scores (VAS, SANE, ASES, and SST).
RESULTS: Twenty-seven patients (11 male/16 female [79%]) were evaluated at a mean follow-up of 25.8 months (range, 12-46). The average age at surgery was 64.9 years (range, 56-78). Chronic tears were more common than acute tears (57.7% vs. 42.3%). The majority of patients had a full rotator cuff tear (89%) involving a mean 1.7 ± 0.8 tendons (range, 1-3). Eighty-eight percent of the humeral lesions were Outerbridge 4 compared with 84% on the glenoid. The mean estimated involvement between the 2 groups with 38.4% ± 18.4% of the humeral head involved and 34.6% ± 18.4% of the glenoid involved. PRO scores improved postoperatively with a reduction in mean VAS (6.6-2.0, P < .01), SANE (33.8-79.8, P < .01), ASES (38.0-80.9, P < .01), and SST (3.07-9.70, P < .01) scores. Cumulatively, only 52% (14/27) of the patients improved, however, by the MCID for all collected PROs.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrate modest improvements in postoperative pain and functional scores at a minimum of 1-year follow-up in a cohort of patients who have undergone RCR and glenohumeral microfracture. In cases of small focal lesions of full-thickness cartilage loss, RCR with microfracture is a reasonable treatment option; however, patients should be counseled on expectations accordingly.
Hill BW, Singh AM, Astolfi M, Horneff JG, Schoch BS, Abboud JA. Outcomes of rotator cuff repair with concurrent microfracture of focal glenohumeral osteoarthritis. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2021 Jul;30(7S):S66-S70. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2021.04.008. Epub 2021 Apr 21. PMID: 33892120.
10.1016/j.jse.2021.04.008


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Robbie Williams' prodigies LMA Choir perform beautiful virtual rendition of 'Stand By Me'
LMA Choir first wowed Robbie Williams in 2018 on The X-Factor and now they're wowing the millions of people around the world in self-isolation with their beautiful virtual performance.
The 13-strong choir came together from their individual homes for an online rendition of Ben E. King's poignant song 'Stand By Me' in an attempt to help keep community spirit high during the current pandemic.
Speaking about their performance, Stephanie Wallace-Carr, the head of LMA Choir, said: "Like everyone else, as a choir, we've been keeping in touch with video calls and trying to keep each other's spirits up, making sure we all stay positive.
"So, working on a song together in this way has really strengthened our bond as a group and has helped us maintain some sense of normality, as well as hopefully bringing a smile to people's faces!"
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The choir were mentored by Robbie as they competed in the live shows of The X Factor two years ago.
Following the show, the group went on to perform alongside the singer at his sell-out shows in the UK, as well as lending their vocal talents to his festive album, The Christmas Present.
Last year, the 'Angels' hitmaker became a co-owner of the choir.


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CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State, which is reinstating its women's cross country and track and field teams this coming fall, has announced the first two signings for the program. Kaitlin Poggi (Gladstone, Ore./Gladstone HS) and Noelle Harer (Seaside, Ore./Seaside HS) will be part of the program when it begins competing, OSU head coach Kelly Sullivan announced Thursday.
'This is a milestone in re-establishing running at Oregon State University,' Sullivan said. 'We're really excited that these are both in-state athletes and that we're establishing a connection in the state of Oregon - one of our major goals has been to do that. And both of these athletes are coming from very successful programs within the state. Both Gladstone and Seaside have great tradition - they've had kids go on and do well at the college level over the years.
Poggi placed fourth in the Class 3A state cross country championships last fall and was third in the state in the 3,000 meters during her junior track season. Poggi has run track all four years at Gladstone but did not concentrate on cross country until she was a junior.
This winter, Poggi was named the Tri-Valley League Player of the Year in girls basketball and was an all-state second-team selection. She also played soccer as a freshman and sophomore, earning all-league honors.
Harer placed 13th in last fall's Class 3A cross country state championships. In the 2003 track and field state meet, she was seventh in the 800 meters and was on the second-place team in the 1,600 relay. She also earned All-Cowapa League honors in soccer and played basketball for four years.


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