I am heading to the Riviera Maya in Mexico in about a week (April 2019). I cannot find good information about the condition of the reef for snorkeling from shore at these locations. Has anyone had recent experience?
I am specifically considering Puerto Morelos, Tulum and Akumal. Is it worth a visit to Akumal Beach because it sounds like everything is roped off and you are put on a path like cattle.
Any recent input into these areas or suggestions of other areas in the neighborhood are greatly appreciated.
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The Akumal Beach and Wellness Resort has a decent reef. There is the possibility of seeing turtles, spotted eagle rays, and more, if you are lucky. I found that Yal Ku lagoon is a pretty cool place.
Hope the winds and the weather are favorable for you.
- Definitely do Puerto Morelos. I went out with Wet Set Diving. It is not a shore snorkel, the reef is too far.
- Playa del Carmen: I stayed there and went out once with a dive shop near Mamita's Beach Club (2.5 years ago) and it was pretty good. Forget shore snorkels in Playa del Carmen; the good reef areas are too far out and the water is a little ugly along the beach if the seaweed is in (a BIG problem for the last few years).
- Definitely do Cenote Yal Ku (lagoon). There is a parking lot, entrance fee (I think), a number a nice put-ins with steps, small restaurant. There is LOTS of area to explore, lots of species and a mix of fresh/salt water. Highly recommended. Look for a few huge Rainbow Parrotfish that live there.
- Akumal: I have done it twice (last time this past December 2018) and unless you've never seen turtles close up I would pass. It is now very regimented, guided only (I think) and although much better for the turtles not so good for people anymore.
- Xel-Ha Amusement Park: Recommended. Yes, although this is a Disneyland-style amusement water park with thousands of people, I was totally surprised at how good a snorkel it was. I spent three hours exploring the bay and it has lots of varied wildlife and topography including mangroves. I saw my first ever live conches there and rays out by the bridge. Skip the "river" put-in and outflow area if you are only interested in snorkeling, although there are nice mangroves just past all the water amusements (water zip-lines, rope swinging, cliff jumping, etc).
- Cozumel: see my post on shore snorkel sites on Cozumel. I was there in May 2018. Very good place for shore snorkels, easy 40 minute ferry ride from Playa del Carmen plus a taxi ride. Lots of great shore snorkel spots. Skip the Chankanaab Adventure Park... not needed unless that's your thing. See my post for good locations.
- General: generally, the Riviera Maya coast is not a good shore snorkel place except for Yal-Ku lagoon and Xel-Ha amusement park (and maybe Akumal for the turtles).
Also, the good areas are a bit spread out and require road time to get to. I used "colectivo" (shared) taxis. For snorkel enthusiasts Cozumel is much better for shore snorkels with lots of sites in relatively close proximity compared to the Riviera Maya coast. The good reefs off Cozumel require boat snorkels and they were a bit deep for my liking. Better for divers.
P.S. - If the seaweed (sargassum) "is in", note that when I was on Cozumel the month of May 2018 the mainland beaches had literally tons of seaweed whereas the snorkel/dive (west) side of Cozumel had some seaweed but wasn't really a problem most days. It comes in from the east and the west coast of Cozumel was largely spared while I was there.
When I flew into Cancun I saw huge swathes of brown on the surface of the water that I had never seen before between Cozumel and the coast. At first I thought it might be an oil slick from some kind of oil disaster. Later, on the ground, I was informed it was huge patches of seaweed that I saw.
Crossing on the ferry between Playa del Carmen and Cozumel I saw it close up. I don't know what the situation is this year, but I've been on Roatan for a month and we just started getting some seaweed in over the last week (West End and West Bay).
Biggest problem snorkeling in Mexico is the stupid life jacket requirement. When we go back, we will take manual inflatable vests with us.
Try Isla Mujeres. It's a 20 minute ferry ride from Cancun. Isla Mujeras "downtown" is about four streets square - tiny. Unless you like the touristy stuff, don't do Garrafon Park.
When you arrive, ask and look around to find the best deal you can to snorkel the "Lighthouse Reef", which is just off the island where you arrive. You will see the reef off to your right as you arrive on the ferry boat. After you finish, either hang out for the day in town, or rent a cart and explore the island. It's only 3 miles long.
IF, and I mean IF, the seas are VERY quiet, you can rent a golf cart, and do a few spots on the rocky east shore. We've never had it quiet enough to do, though.
We've been to the Riveira Maya area of Mexico several times and love snorkeling there.
1. The seaweed is worse nowadays than a few years back but it may be bad one place and not another so if you have a car or can get around easily by collectivo, you can usually find a clear place to swim and snorkel.
2. I second going to Yal Ku Lagoon just past Half Moon Bay and uncle mall. It can get crowded but do not go with a tour and you can spend a half a day easily exploring. If you're a good swimmer, swim and out of the lagoon toward the sea and if the currents are not too strong snorkel around the rock there. Just be sure you are a good swimmer as it's a long way.
3. The reef off Puerto Morelo is really nice but it is a protected national park so you do have to wear the life jacket and go with a boat. It is worth seeing as the fish are great. I don't like the lack of freedom though. There are a couple of places of shore snorkeling there as well and I spotted many large barracuda, some large permit and lots more.
4. There is a cenote in the Tankah Bay area called manatee center that is a good, interesting snorkel. It is mostly freshwater but there is some salt water and there are a few different species of fish and it's a beautiful area. Across the street from that is a restaurant on the beach. The water from the cenote runs under the street and pours out into the sea just in front of the restaurant. There is a somewhat strong current but it is a wonderful place to snorkel and the types of fish change with the tide.
Those are my favorites. Akumal Bay is much more restricted than it used to be and to me is just not as fun. Maybe if you're staying there, it is not as rigid. I have never gone to Cozumel and that is probably wonderful.


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It will take a con-con to untangle Maryland's gerrymanders
Posted by J.H. Snider | Feb 10, 2012
The U.S. Constitution mandates that states redraw their political districts every decade, based on the latest population census data. Maryland's General Assembly is currently considering new districts for itself.
Maryland's redistricting process allows incumbent legislators to choose their own and their competitors' voters for the coming decade. The resulting anti-democratic districts are called gerrymanders, which have two basic flavors: partisan and pro-incumbent.
In a partisan gerrymander, districts are drawn to favor the dominant political party. For example, Maryland's recently approved congressional districts were drawn so that the Republican Party would be dominant in only 12.5 percent of the congressional seats despite routinely polling more than 40 percent of the vote.
In a pro-incumbent gerrymander, districts are drawn to favor sitting legislators. Maryland's proposed General Assembly districts have been drawn to give most members of both parties safe seats in the general election. Many will run unopposed or face only nominal opposition.
Of course, the incumbents who control redistricting routinely profess that the districts are drawn to enhance, rather than harm, democratic values. Although everyone knows these claims are a farce, it plays out this way decade after decade because incumbents benefit from the status quo and voters have no practical recourse for bringing about change.
One common recommendation to fix the problem is to create a bipartisan redistricting commission. But creating such a commission isn't politically viable in Maryland, where one party dominates the government and no ballot initiative exists.
Another often-heard idea is to empower judges to draw the districts. But judges lack the power of the purse or sword to enforce their rulings, often depend for their appointments and perks on the good will of incumbent legislators and know that they are popularly perceived to be the least democratic branch of government. Hence, except for the most egregious gerrymandering cases, they defer to the political branches. As U.S. District Court Judge Roger W. Titus wrote in a recent redistricting case, it "is clear that the plan adopted by the General Assembly of Maryland is, by any reasonable standard, a blatant political gerrymander." Nevertheless, he approved the plan.
My preferred solution is the redistricting jury. With a redistricting jury, judges don't choose a plan. Instead, they convene a jury to pick from among submitted plans based on democratic criteria such as compactness, contiguity and equal population. To enhance its democratic legitimacy, the jury is randomly selected and unusually large. Until recent technological advances, redistricting juries weren't practical. Drawing district maps used to require experts, cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and required months of work. Now a fifth-grader connected to the Internet can draw comparable maps with a few clicks of a mouse. This means that a redistricting jury would be able to choose from among many high-quality submitted maps.
However, given the long-standing and inevitable opposition of Maryland's incumbent legislators to meaningful redistricting reform, the only politically plausible way to implement such reform is via a state constitutional convention. The good news is that Maryland's Constitution mandates that citizens be asked every 20 years whether they want to convene such a con-con. In 2010, when the question was last on the ballot, 54.4 percent of those voting on the question voted yes. Not a single member of the General Assembly publicly supported a yes vote. The bad news is that, relying on a self-serving and, I believe, illegal interpretation of Maryland's Constitution, the governor and General Assembly refused to convene the approved convention, despite their oath of office to uphold the Constitution.
With the need for redistricting and other democracy-enhancing reforms in mind, reformers should support pressuring and suing the governor and General Assembly to convene the con-con that Maryland voters approved.
The writer is president of iSolon.org and a fellow at Harvard University's Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics.
Source: Snider, J.H., It will take a con-con to untangle Maryland's gerrymanders, Washington Post, February 10, 2012.
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TELA Bio® Appoints Kurt Azarbarzin Chairman of Board of Directors
MALVERN, Pa., April 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- TELA Bio®, Inc., a regenerative medicine company leading the development of advanced medical devices for soft tissue reconstruction, today announced the appointment of Kurt Azarbarzin as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Mr. Azarbarzin is also being appointed to the Compensation Committee.
"It has been a pleasure to work with Mr. Azarbarzin since he first joined our team last year and we look forward to continued contributions from such an accomplished business strategist," said Antony Koblish, president and chief executive officer of TELA Bio. "TELA Bio is in position to expand patient access to our portfolio of products that are based on a proven technology platform. Mr. Azarbarzin's experience in developing and commercializing medical devices will help us deliver innovation and cost savings to a range of soft tissue reconstruction markets for many years ahead."
Mr. Azarbarzin joined TELA Bio's Board of Directors in 2018. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Standard Bariatrics, Inc., and is also chief technology officer of CONMED Corporation where he leads research and development across all subsidiaries and business units. He was previously founder and chief executive officer of SurgiQuest, Inc., a medical device company focused on minimally invasive surgery that was acquired by CONMED Corporation in January 2016. Mr. Azarbarzin is a member of the executive board at Center for Biomedical Innovation and technology at Yale. He was also the founder and owner of KLM Consulting and served multiple roles in the U.S. surgical division of Tyco Healthcare including global vice president of research and development. Mr. Azarbarzin earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Bridgeport and completed advanced graduate studies in mechanical design at Bridgeport Engineering Institute and manufacturing engineering at Bradley University.
"TELA Bio is entering a phase of rapid development and expansion bolstered by the recent FDA clearance for Restella™ Reconstructive BioScaffolds for plastic and reconstructive procedures," said Mr. Azarbarzin. "I look forward to supporting this growth with insights on commercialization that I have gathered throughout my career including experiences leading a minimally invasive surgery company that was ultimately acquired."


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namespace OpenOrchestra\MediaAdmin\Tests\EventSubscriber;

use OpenOrchestra\Backoffice\SiteFormEvents;
use OpenOrchestra\MediaAdmin\EventSubscriber\AddChoiceSiteShareMediaSubscriber;
use OpenOrchestra\BaseBundle\Tests\AbstractTest\AbstractBaseTestCase;
use Phake;

/**
 * Class AddChoiceSiteShareMediaSubscriberTest
 */
class AddChoiceSiteShareMediaSubscriberTest extends AbstractBaseTestCase
{
    /**
     * @var AddChoiceSiteShareMediaSubscriber
     */
    protected $subscriber;
    protected $mediaLibrarySharingSubscriber;

    /**
     * Set Up the test
     */
    public function setUp()
    {
        $this->mediaLibrarySharingSubscriber = Phake::mock('Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface');
        $this->subscriber = new AddChoiceSiteShareMediaSubscriber($this->mediaLibrarySharingSubscriber);
    }

    /**
     * test instance
     */
    public function testInstance()
    {
        $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface', $this->subscriber);
    }

    /**
     * Test event subscribed
     */
    public function testEventSubscribed()
    {
        $this->assertArrayHasKey(SiteFormEvents::SITE_FORM_CREATION, $this->subscriber->getSubscribedEvents());
    }

    /**
     * Test if method exists
     */
    public function testMethodExists()
    {
        $this->assertTrue(method_exists($this->subscriber, 'addChoiceSite'));
    }

    /**
     * Test add choice site
     */
    public function testAddChoiceSite()
    {
        $event = Phake::mock('OpenOrchestra\Backoffice\Event\SiteFormEvent');
        $builder = Phake::mock('Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface');
        Phake::when($event)->getBuilder()->thenReturn($builder);
        Phake::when($builder)->getAttribute('sub_group_render')->thenReturn(array());

        $this->subscriber->addChoiceSite($event);
        Phake::verify($builder)->setAttribute('sub_group_render', array(
            'media' => array(
                'rank' => 2,
                'label' => 'open_orchestra_media_admin.form.site.sub_group.media',
            ))
        );
        Phake::verify($builder)->addEventSubscriber($this->mediaLibrarySharingSubscriber);
    }
}

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We begin to look not only at the birthday of the local church in Jerusalem, but at the birthday of the universal church. The key event is the baptism and subsequent indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
The feast of Firstfruits, held the day after the first Sabbath after Passover, was a picture of Resurrection!
If the feast of first fruits was always on a Sunday, and it was, then the Day of Pentecost was also always on a Sunday.
At Pentecost two loaves of bread were offered.
The church is made up of two groups, Jews and Gentiles. Each had an experience of being baptized with the Holy Spirit.
Vs. 2 - There wasn't a wind.
There was the sound of a mighty rushing wind.
I wonder if it sounded like a hurricane.
· We can hear wind.
· We can feel wind.
· We can see the results of the wind. But we don't see the wind, and we can't control the wind.
· We can hear the Spirit, as He speaks to us.
· We can feel the Spirit.
· We can see the results of the Spirit's work. But we don't see the Spirit, and we can't control the Spirit. He's God.
· Fire burns away that which is useless.
· Fire can usually be seen.
The Holy Spirit burns away that which is useless.
The Holy Spirit purifies us.
The Holy Spirit warms us.
Fire can be seen. Perhaps the fire was symbolic of the witness that the believers would have through the Holy Spirit.
Jesus had also promised it.
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit. There was no exception.
We are all to be filled with the Holy Spirit today. There is one Baptism but many fillings.
They began to speak with other tongues, languages.
It was as the Spirit gave utterance.
Speaking in tongues, was totally under the control of the Spirit of God.
As we'll see in coming weeks, it was a sign to the Jews.
There are three mentions of tongues in Acts.
· The Jewish church was baptized with the Spirit and received it.
Ephesians 5:18-21 - And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
There is a command to be filled with the Spirit.
How do we go about being filled?
2. Confess – For the Spirit to fill us, we need to be clean.
Vs. 5 - There were various groups of devout people in Jerusalem, many of whom were probably there because of the feast.
Vs. 6 - When they heard the sound of the mighty rushing wind, they came to investigate. Every man heard him in his own language. Tongues were known languages.
The listeners understood the speakers.
It was obvious that Galileans were speaking. They were generally considered unlearned.
People wondered what was going on.
Others doubted and mocked accusing them of being drunk.


For a traveler, Uttarakhand is a complete package. It has something for almost every type and category of traveler. Even when it comes to spirituality, Uttarakhand happens to be one of the best destinations to go on pilgrimage tours. Yatra of Chardham of Uttrakhand popular as Chhota Chardham Yatra means the visit of four pilgrimage sites name as Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath in Uttrakhand, India. In fact, the state is a treasure trove of holy destinations. Hindu followers arrive in the state in large numbers every year to offer their prayer and seek blessings from different Hindu deities. A pilgrimage tour to Uttarakhand is the most wonderful way of digging into the culture, customs, traditions, rites and rituals of the Hindus.
Gangotri : Source of Holy River Ganga thus head of Goddess Ganga.
Yamunotri : Source of Holy River Yamuna and head of Goddess Yamuna.
Badrinath : Temple of God Vishnu in aspect of Badrinarayan Bhagwan.
Kedarnath : Temple of God Shiva it is also one of the 12 jyotirlingas.


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Happy Easter from Colorado...that's hail not snow.
Welcome to Utah in the spring, where it's a sunny morning followed by a rainy hail storm in the afternoon. The Little One collected a cup full of hail. Then, naturally, the Oldest had to collect a cup, too. A bigger cup. Kids, right?
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Please see Page 2. Page 3 has the tornado scale for reference. Preliminary #Tornado Info for the Eastern USA. The #NWS #nationalweatherservice has posted data today (April 21, 2019) pertaining to #storms on the 19th. More #data expected Monday and Tuesday.
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The draft is in 4 days! Which of these 4 QBs would you prefer (assuming Murray goes first)? Pictured left to right: Dwyane Haskins, Drew Lock, Josh Rosen, and Will Grier.
Can't get much better than this!! Had so much fun chasing today!! #sterms .
Best photobomb ever 😂 @danmahonyphotography and I out chasing west of Kilcoy and the only place we could pull over with about 10 square feet of space in which to shoot. This was a panic 7 vertical shot handheld pano cropped for insta and I like the scale Dan brings to the frame so I thought I'd share it. Lots of fun on this chase as we ended up finding a very unique spot to watch the storm run away into the Jimna forestry offering a final show of colour and a few bolts at sunset.
Taken with the Nikon D7100 and tokina 11-16mm lens.
Kicked the dirt off the tires yesterday for my first chase of 2019. Not much came of this supercell outside of rain and 1" to baseball size hail but it sure looked pretty. New car means I have to refine my data gear setup for the chase. Already itching for the next chance.


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The greyhound whisperer Terry McCrann joins tobacco fact deniers
Tue, 24 Jun 2014 | Stephen Koukoulas
Former greyhound follower and now the economic dwarf at News Ltd's The Herald Sun, Terry McCrann, has been wheeled out of the loonie bin to jump on the tobacco fact denier train.
In an extraordinary error ridden piece of work, McCrann's column today perfectly reinforces his ineptitude and ignorance on most matters to do with the economy.
While Terry is obviously still feeling humiliated over the budget surplus discussion he and I had a couple of years ago (Treasurer Hockey's recent budget confirming my presentation of the facts), in a further lack of self awareness, he trots out the line that down is up and the earth is flat when it comes to the issue of tobacco consumption.
Terry noted that "in the usual cocktail of stupidity and dishonesty, the Kouk cited official statistics".
EXCLUSIVE: The Australian readership figures reach a record high
Sun, 22 Jun 2014 | Stephen Koukoulas
Readership of The Australian newspaper has reached a record high, according to an industry report obtained by The Kouk.
The confidential report, produced by industry leader Imakethisshitup, confirmed readership has skyrocketed despite sales of the national newspaper sinking to record lows and bird owners complaining of a shortage of suitable newsprint for the bottom of their cages.
The source told The Kouk that the decision to give away three-quarters of all copies of The Australian at airports was a "masterstoke" that drove the readership surge.
The Australian sinks to a new low on tobacco
The Australian (weekend edition) has again gone hard on the tobacco issue with yet another editorial and the short-poppy Henry Ergas stepping in.
Like the dozen or so articles before them, these columns fail to acknowledge the indisputable fact that the volume of tobacco consumed is falling, including in the period since plain packaging laws were introduced in December 2012.
The editorial takes a weird slant on the issue with a critique of my credentials to analyse the economic data which reveal declining tobacco consumption. In setting the scene, it notes the "sharp minds" of Ergas who taught at Harvard (what subjects and for how long I wonder); Judith Sloan who they say is a former productivity commissioner (again not for long in this tax payer funded role) and Adam Creighton who is a former RBA economist (again, I wonder how long he was there and what role he performed in this tax payer funded role).
The ABS confirms tobacco consumption is falling
Fri, 20 Jun 2014 | Stephen Koukoulas
I have spoken to the ABS on the issue of the consumption of tobacco and all of my work on this issue is correct, accurate and spot on. Whilst this was never in doubt, I feel the need to take issue with the erroneous material that continues to appear in The Australian.
To his credit, The Australian's Adam Creighton has tried to get to the bottom on the consumption of tobacco issue that has dominated his paper in recent weeks. Apparently he spoke to the Australian Bureau of Statistics and was able to include several quotes from them when crafting his recent column. In using what was enlightening information from the ABS, Creighton however made a fundamental error when he tried to interpret that news.
This, of course, lead him to the wrong conclusions.
What does British American Tobacco say about sales volumes in Australia?
Thu, 19 Jun 2014 | Stephen Koukoulas
The Australian's campaign to torture and misrepresent the data on the volume of tobacco consumed in Australia seems to have had a final nail in the coffin with news from British American Tobacco, no less, that sales volumes in Australia are falling.
In their annual report which covers the period up to 31 December 2013, the BAT report notes:
"Australia:
Profit was up strongly as a result of higher pricing and cost saving initiatives, partially offset by lower volume."
BAT saying "lower volumes"?
Oh I see. The volume of tobacco sold by BAT was lower in 2013, a picture that dovtails perfectly with the data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Who would have thought that?
Certainly not The Australian writers Christian Kerr, Adam Creighton, Henry Ergas, Judith Sloan, Sinclair Davidson, Chris Merritt, The Editorial writer or the person who puts together the cheeky Cut and Paste column.
See BAT annual report, page 32:
https://www.bat.com/ar/2013/assets/pdfs/BAT_AR2013.pdf
Tobacco fact deniers are at it again
As far as I can tell, only two pieces in today's The Australian on the tobacco issue, but both squarely aimed at muddying the debate on the decline in the volume of tobacco consumed by households in Australia.
Let's have a look at what they are saying.
The editorial in The Australian suggests that I was "defending the effectiveness of the [plain packaging] laws' because I had "a stake in their introduction".
There are a couple of issues here. The Australian's Adam Creighton kindly sent me an email yesterday, where he asked, "did you have any involvement in the development of the plain packaging policy when you were working for Julia Gillard?" My reply was "No - I had zero input as it was a health issue, not economic."
For some reason, The Australian editorial chose to ignore this. What my stake in the issue is remains a mystery.
The other issue is that I have not defended the plain packaging laws. While I think most policies aimed at reducing smoking are worthwhile, I merely noted that the ABS data on the household consumption of tobacco highlighted, in no uncertain terms, the embarrassing errors in Christian Kerr's story in The Australian of 6 June 2014. The volume of tobacco consumed is falling. I did note the plain packaging laws, plus the excise increase, as factors that may account for the obvious fall in consumption.
Smoking fact deniers - out in force
Wed, 18 Jun 2014 | Stephen Koukoulas
The Australian has stories from Christian Kerr, Adam Creighton, Sinclair Davison and Chris Merritt in its paper today where they again largely ignore the facts on the consumption of tobacco and cigarettes from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It seems like overkill when the facts on the matter are so clear, but at least some of the coverage seems to be a little bit nasty and personal.
The Kerr and Creighton article has as its focus a claim that the "anti-smoking measures are driving a boom in cheap cigarettes, with smokers buying more cigarettes from the lowest market segment". They cite Neilsen data to support this claim.
While the Neilsen data do not appear to be publicly available (I suspect The Australian would say it is commercial in confidence), I have no issue with this claim – it may or may not be correct. It is if correct, it does not refute the ABS facts which show a 5.3 per cent fall in the overall volume of tobacco consumed between the December quarter 2012 and the March quarter 2014. This is even if the volume of tobacco consumed has switched to cheap rather than expensive cigarettes.
To help the smoking fact deniers, here is a little illustration about what might be going on. In Period One, consumption of tobacco is 50 expensive and 50 cheap cigarettes (100 in total). In Period Two, consumption shifts to only 25 expensive yet 70 cheap cigarettes (95 in total). Clearly, the overall consumption of tobacco has fallen 5 per cent with a big switch to the cheaper product. This may well be happening if the data cited by Kerr and Creighton is correct and leaves the ABS data and my analysis untouched.
Ms Sloan and the volume of tobacco consumed
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 | Stephen Koukoulas
Judith Sloan, who is Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne and who has a Master of Arts with First Class Honours in economics from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Science in economics from the London School of Economics penned an article in The Australian today making four criticisms of my analysis of tobacco consumption, which appeared here https://thekouk.com/blog/the-australian-s-claim-on-tobacco-go-up-in-smoke.html#.U56tQsa26f0
My reply to each of those four items is below:
The carbon price is working perfectly - households are consuming less energy
The evidence continues to flood in that the carbon price is weaving its magic in exactly the way it was intended. Greenhouse gas emissions in Australia are falling and it has driven a surge in energy production from renewable sources. There is no question in these two trends.
Now there more good news with indisputable proof that household consumption of energy is falling as consumers respond to price signals and knowledge about the benefits of energy conservation.
According to the national accounts, the volume of electricity, gas and other fuel ("energy") consumed by households peaked in the December quarter 2010. In the most recent data for the March quarter 2014, the volume of energy consumed by the household sector is 4.4 per cent lower than in the December 2010 peak. It's a recession in energy consumption!
The low down on the slow down
It is staggering the slowdown in the Australian economy that is unfolding before our eyes.
I was slow to realise this, but the recent run of news has now converted me to interest rates on hold with a renewed bias to cut and I am now bearish on the Australian dollar. Indeed, a couple of low inflation numbers, a faltering GDP growth rate through to the September quarter and a touch more downside on commodity prices will likely see the RBA cut interest rates.
Here is what I am now seeing. In the last month or two, some slightly disconcerting signs have emerged about the pace of economic growth with a number of key economic indicators stalling or indeed, reversing.
It was obvious that 2014 kicked off on a strong note, a point confirmed in the recent national accounts that confirmed annual GDP growth at an above trend 3.5 per cent. I judged this to be the start of a break higher in trend growth and that as a result the RBA would need to hike rates. Thankfully they didn't do that because it seems there is a real risk GDP growth will slow in the next little while.


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Q: What is GRAPHDB_CONTEXT_TEST in Graphdb? I am trying to set a new repository in GraphDB. The npm documentation say that
 GRAPHDB_CONTEXT_TEST = 'http://ont.enapso.com/repo'; where is this "http://ont.enapso.com/repo" coming from?
Also, why do we need  { prefix: 'entest', iri: 'http://ont.enapso.com/test#' } ?
In the test repository, it is:

But I don't understand if the inside the quotes is just a string, or a link?

A: GRAPHDB_CONTEXT_TEST = 'http://ont.enapso.com/repo';

This is the global variable in which we have 'http://ont.enapso.com/repo', which is to define which named graph would be used.
  { prefix: 'entest', iri: 'http://ont.enapso.com/test#' }

These are the prefixes that we could pass in along with their IRI. They are used to perform SPARQL queries which require your prefixes.
We pass the IRI inside the quotes referred to as an internationalized resource identifier. It is used to identify uniquely.
You can also check the updated documentation of the pack available at
ENAPSO GraphDB Client
ENAPSO GraphDB Admin
Hope that answers your questions.

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Renewing Gator spirit
Hundreds of alumni and friends return to campus to reflect and reconnect at Alumni Weekend 2018
By: Styliana Resvanis
Nov. 16, 2018 — When Brian Sherrington reflects on his time at the UF College of Medicine, one memory stands out.
"This was the place that allowed me to become a doctor, but it's also where I met my wife," said the 1973 graduate and pediatrician from North Carolina, as his wife smiled next to him on the terrace of the George T. Harrell, M.D., Medical Education Building Saturday.
Four decades ago, Sherrington was at an end-of-rotation party with his roommate, who was married to a teacher. She brought along a fellow teacher named Jeanette — a UF College of Education graduate — and Sherrington's future was sealed. The two were married right before his medical school graduation in 1973, and over the years the couple returned to campus for Alumni Weekend with their three young children to reconnect with classmates and see the growth of their alma mater.
This sentiment of renewing connections and seeing innovative changes around campus was a common theme among the 450 graduates and friends who attended Alumni Weekend 2018 from Nov. 9-10.
Joseph A. Tyndall, M.D., M.P.H., interim dean of the UF College of Medicine, presents notable alumnus speaker Dr. Renee Blanding, M.D. '88, with a dean's award at the celebrating classes dinner Nov. 9. Photo by Mindy C. Miller
The weekend kicked off Friday with an interactive deans' panel about educating future health care leaders with speakers including Joseph A. Tyndall, M.D., M.P.H., interim dean; Joseph Fantone, M.D., senior associate dean for educational affairs; and Nina Multak, Ph.D., MPAS, associate dean and the Randolph B. Mahoney Director of the School of Physician Assistant Studies. Marian Limacher, M.D., senior associate dean for faculty affairs and professional development, Stephen Sugrue, Ph.D., senior associate dean for research affairs, and Timothy Flynn, M.D., former senior associate dean for clinical affairs, also served on the panel.
The speakers emphasized the essential role of the doctor-patient relationship and the challenges physicians face. At the UF College of Medicine, panelists said, students are taught not just the importance of relationships but also the holistic approach to caring for one's community through service and research.
Multak noted that students in the health professions are not taught in silos but in a team-based environment that allows future physicians to understand how to work alongside colleagues such as PAs, pharmacists and nurses.
The festivities continued with a notable alumnus lecture from Renee Blanding, M.D. '88, vice president of medical affairs and medical director of the operating room at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and an assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her talk, titled "Maintaining the Joy in Medicine," focused on the increasing rate of physician burnout and how doctors and organizations can combat its effects.
Graduates from the class of 1998 pose for a photo at the celebrating classes dinner Nov. 9. Photo by Mindy C. Miller
"We need to come up with creative solutions for preserving well-being," she said, noting that a task force has been created at her institution to address this issue through efforts such as hiring a chief wellness officer and forming an online community, where providers can share stories to reflect on their commitment to clinical excellence and combat feelings of isolation.
Brian Hoh, M.D., chair of the Lillian S. Wells department of neurosurgery, and Thomas Beaver M.D., a professor and chief in the division of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, took the lectern next to share innovations in their specialties made possible through breakthroughs in medicine, the collaborative nature of UF and the opening of the new UF Health Heart & Vascular and Neuromedicine hospitals.
"Looking at the campus, it's unbelievable how much it's advanced — but even 20 years ago, they were so innovative here," said Farzin Foruhari, M.D. '98, an internal medicine physician from Kentucky who sat in the North Learning Studio of the Harrell Medical Education Building — which didn't exist in the 1990s — next to classmate Hanh-Dieu Nguyen, M.D. '98, a family medicine physician from Texas.
Friday events wrapped up with a ceremony recognizing UF College of Medicine Wall of Fame honorees Jason Rosenberg, M.D. '95, and William Friedman, M.D., H.S. '82, and a dinner at Hilton UF to celebrate milestone reunion years. On Saturday, graduates sported orange and blue attire as they participated in tailgate activities, took tours of the Harrell Medical Education Building and met with the next generation of health care professionals at a student-alumni speed networking session.
"The biggest piece of advice I have is to keep an open mind — find something you're passionate about, put your sights on it and you'll do well," said Athena Randolph, M.D., a Lake City pediatrician who completed her residency at UF in 1989. "I also want to encourage women that it's possible to have a career and a family."
M.D.-Ph.D. student Leanne Dumeny said she tries to attend the networking event each year to gain insight from Gator graduates.
"I want to show support to our alumni who come back for reunion and also express gratitude to those who support us students," she said.
Snapshots from Alumni Weekend 2018
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Styliana Resvanis
As a communications specialist for the advancement communications team, she oversees the UF College of Medicine's social media accounts, manages several several of the college's websites and contributes to various publications. Before joining the UF Health staff in 2013, she worked at the UF Foundation communications office, where she wrote for the university's alumni publications and website and managed a regional pilot microsite. She also contributes to multiple magazines as a freelance writer and copy editor. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from UF.
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CDFW to Sell Hunting and Fishing Licenses, Answer Questions from the Public and More at Annual Sportsmen's Show
January 14, 2020 January 17, 2020 by kmacinty, posted in CDFW Staff, Conservation Education, Enforcement, Environmental Science, Events, Fishing (Sport), Hunter Education, Hunting, Law Enforcement, Public Participation, Uncategorized, Wildlife, wildlife protection, Youth
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is returning to the International Sportsmen's Exposition (ISE) at Cal Expo in Sacramento Jan. 16-19. This is the largest hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation show of its kind in northern California.
Wildlife officers, fisheries and wildlife scientists, hunter education instructors, license agents, and other CDFW staff will be available during the show to answer questions and provide information regarding fishing and hunting opportunities throughout the state. CDFW's license sales booth will be located in the Pavilion Building (adjoining spaces 3700 and 3822) and licenses, tags, report cards and warden stamps will be available for purchase. Customers may pay by credit card or check.
A new addition to ISE this year is the Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation (R3) experience, an interactive journey through the show to encourage the public to learn more about hunting, fishing and the shooting sports. Participants will be led to R3 stakeholder booths by map to take part in various hunting, fishing and shooting sport activities at each stop. This pilot effort is led by CDFW's R3 team and will be housed in the main CDFW booth, where participants will end their R3 journey, take a quick survey and receive an outreach bag.
Additional CDFW booths and highlights include:
Hunter Education Program — Located in the Youth Fair Expo Center, wildlife officers and hunter education instructors will be available to answer questions and provide information about basic, advanced and bowhunter education. Interactive training materials, including a free laser-shot hunting simulator, will also be available.
K-9 Teams — CDFW K-9 wardens and their wildlife officer handlers will be available for questions and interactions. Look for them at CDFW booths.
Wildlife Officer Recruitment — CDFW's Law Enforcement trailer will be on display outside of the Pavilion Building, featuring a display of taxidermy and a free enclosed laser-shot hunting simulator. Wildlife officers will be on hand to answer questions about employment opportunities.
CDFW Youth Fair Exhibit — Explore the salmon life cycle and try your luck on the Salmon Survival Spin. Play a round of salmon bingo, learn to cast or view the Mobile Fish Exhibit.
Keep Me Wild Booth — Information about black bears will be available at the Youth Fair. Youths can make a bear track and help a black bear find the way to its cave. CDFW also has information about how to vacation safely in bear country.
Online Harvest Reporting — Tag holders can view their online profile and complete all tags that require reporting. The tag holder will receive a report confirmation number that should be written in the space provided on the report card. The harvest report card will not have to be mailed in physically. CDFW encourages all tag holders to use this online service to meet their harvest reporting requirements.
Outdoor California — Free copies of CDFW's award-winning magazine will be available (as supplies last) at the main booth.
Youth Essay Contest — CDFW and the California Wildlife Officer Foundation will be awarding this year's contest winner, 16-year-old Blake Iverson of King City, a lifetime hunting license with a bird hunting privilege package for his outstanding essay emphasizing the theme, "What can CDFW do to get more people involved in hunting? And what can you do, personally, to get more people involved in hunting?" Iverson and the second- and third-place contest winners will be honored on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 11:30 a.m. at the Western Bass Aquarium Demo Tank in the Pavilion Building. Stop by to congratulate them and get information on how to become the next youth contest winner.
What to Do if You Encounter Them — CDFW staff will provide advice in two hour-long discussions about how to coexist safely with bears. The talks will be held at the Outdoor Product Showcase Theater in Building A on Thursday, Jan. 16 and Sunday, Jan. 19 at 2:30 p.m.
The Cal Expo State Fairgrounds are located at 1600 Exposition Blvd. in Sacramento. ISE show hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $16 for adults (tickets may be purchased in advance online). Youths age 15 and under are free. There is a $10 charge to park on the grounds.
For additional information and schedules, and to purchase tickets, please visit www.sportsexpos.com/attend/sacramento.
Tagged Events, International Sportsmen's Exposition (ISE), special, Sportsmen's Shows, youth
Wildlife Officers Shut Down Illegal Cannabis Grows on CDFW Property
November 15, 2019 by mackeyjanice, posted in cannabis, Enforcement, Environmental Science, Uncategorized
Trash, poached deer and numerous environmental violations discovered
In October, wildlife officers at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) shut down several illegal cannabis grows in Kern and Tehama counties. The properties are owned by CDFW and set aside as protected wildlife habitat.
Support for the different missions was provided by several entities, including the California Department of Justice, the National Guard, the Kern County Sheriff's Office and the Tehama County Sheriff's Office.
In Kern County, wildlife officers eradicated nearly 10,000 illegal cannabis plants. One grow was discovered on the Allensworth Ecological Reserve with approximately 509 plants. Four subjects were arrested for felony cultivation, conspiracy, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a stolen firearm and numerous environmental violations. During the course of that investigation, officers located and eradicated another two plots adjacent to the ecological reserve with another 6,799 plants.
A third illegal grow site was discovered on CDFW land in western Kern County. Approximately 2,270 plants were eradicated and six search warrants were served all within a quarter mile of each other. There were no suspects at the locations.
"Sadly, discovering thousands of illegal plants on CDFW property demonstrates the extent those involved in illegal cultivation will go to grow their product," said David Bess, CDFW Deputy Director and Chief of the Law Enforcement Division. "Those individuals engaged in this egregious behavior have no respect for the unique species of plants and wildlife that depend on these protected areas to live and thrive."
In Tehama County, an illegal grow was discovered along Antelope Creek in the Tehama Wildlife Area. Approximately 2,500 fully budded plants were eradicated and nearly 250 lbs. of processed cannabis was seized. Evidence of a poached deer was also discovered. No suspects were onsite or arrested. Each property contained numerous environmental violations including litter, pollution, habitat destruction, illegal water diversions, alteration of a streambed, sediment discharge and other serious environmental crimes.
All these illegal cannabis grows were located in counties with sensitive wildlife habitat which are home to several important species of plants, birds, mammals and fish found nowhere else in the world.
CDFW encourages the public to report illegal cannabis cultivation and environmental crimes such as water pollution, water diversions and poaching to the CalTIP hotline by calling (888) 334-2258 or texting information to "TIP411" (847411).
Janice Mackey, CDFW Communications, (916) 207-7891
CDFW and Partners Remove Illegal Cannabis Grows Near Sensitive Wildlife Habitat in Trinity and Shasta Counties
September 19, 2019 by mackeyjanice, posted in cannabis, Enforcement, Wildlife
During the week of August 26, wildlife officers at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) served seven search warrants in Trinity County and conducted one trespass grow investigation in Shasta County. Support for the missions were provided by the National Guard, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Trinity County Sheriff's Department and other local agencies.
A records search confirmed that none of the targeted properties had a state license or county permit to grow commercial cannabis, none possessed a Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement and none were adhering to required CAL FIRE protocols.
The operations focused on protecting sensitive wildlife habitat that contribute to the survival of winter-run Chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead, cutthroat and rainbow trout, the foothill yellow-legged frog, the western pond turtle, deer and other species that are native to California's rich biodiversity.
"Our cannabis enforcement program in Redding continues to focus on critical habitat found in Trinity County where many important, threatened or endangered species call home," said David Bess, Deputy Director and Chief of the CDFW Law Enforcement Division. "Each of the targeted grows had numerous environmental violations ranging from water diversions to habitat destruction and in some cases extreme pollution near waterways."
In Trinity County, 27 suspects were contacted, 16 Fish and Game Code violations were documented, 33,783 illegal cannabis plants were eradicated and over 3,000 pounds of illegally produced cannabis product was confiscated. In Shasta County, wildlife officers arrested two suspects in a trespass cannabis grow near Ono where 1,163 cannabis plants were eradicated, and six environmental violations were documented. Felony charges are pending with both counties' District Attorney's Offices.
CDFW Steps in to Protect Animals at Wildlife Waystation
August 13, 2019 August 13, 2019 by kmacinty, posted in big game, Endangered Species, Enforcement, Law Enforcement, Wildlife, wildlife protection
On August 11, 2019, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) was notified by the Wildlife Waystation, a wild animal refuge that houses exotic and domestic animals in Sylmar, that their Board of Directors had voted to surrender the facility's CDFW permit voluntarily and to close the facility. CDFW has implemented an incident command structure to handle daily operations and assist with the placement of animals.
As of this morning, CDFW is on site, actively ensuring that daily operations remain smooth at the facility, and is working with animal welfare organizations to place the animals into other facilities. CDFW will maintain oversight of the facility until all animals are placed appropriately.
CDFW's primary concern is for the health and welfare of the animals. CDFW is working collaboratively with Wildlife Waystation staff to ensure the best possible care during this transition.
The Wildlife Waystation was founded in 1976 and has been operating with a current permit issued by CDFW. The aging facility was extensively damaged in the 2017 Creek Fire and again in flooding in early 2019. Wildlife Waystation leadership is unable to repair the facility to current standards.
Media and the public are asked to please refrain from traveling to the property. The property is closed until further notice and access will not be granted. There is very limited road access and no cellular reception.
CDFW is contacting its network of local and national animal welfare organizations both for assistance and expertise in care of the animals as well as assistance in finding permanent placement for the more than 470 animals at the facility.
CDFW Deputy Director Jordan Traverso will be available for media interviews at the command center at the Hanson Dam Ranger Station at 10965 Dronfield Ave., Sylmar, Calif. until 3:30 p.m. She can also be reached at (916) 654-9937.
Tagged exotic animals, Wildife Waystation, wildlife refuge
CDFW Warden Academy Graduates 31 New Wildlife Officers
August 13, 2019 August 13, 2019 by kmacinty, posted in CDFW Staff, Enforcement, Events, Law Enforcement, Public Safety, wildlife protection
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce the addition of 31 Wildlife Officer Academy graduates to the Law Enforcement Division.
The Wildlife Officer Academy Class 62 graduation ceremony took place Friday, Aug. 9, at the Paradise Performing Arts Center in Paradise, Butte County. The 31 newly graduated wildlife officers will begin the CDFW Field Training Program to put their training into practice under the close supervision of experienced Field Training Officers (FTOs). Three additional cadets paid their way through the Academy as "self-sponsors" in the interest of applying for a wildlife officer position with the CDFW Law Enforcement Division or a different law enforcement agency.
CDFW's Wildlife Officer Academy is certified through the California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and offers training consistent with every law enforcement agency in California. Field training with experienced FTOs is also mandated by POST to be sure new wildlife officers can apply the skills they learned during the academy to real life circumstances. The Field Training Program is the final stage of formal training. Upon successful completion, these officers will begin patrolling California to protect the natural resources of this great state.
The Academy has been located at Butte College since 2008 and provides peace officer academy training to California's prospective wildlife officers. That partnership provided CDFW a state-of-the-art POST-certified academy facility with nearly 50 years of police training history.
CDFW recognizes the citizens of Butte County, and Paradise in particular, for their steadfast resolve to overcome the devastating Camp Fire. Some of those affected by the disaster are instructors, caretakers of Butte College, nearby business owners and employees, and others who keep the Academy and Butte College moving forward. "We acknowledge the efforts of those who trained our cadets while at the same time recovering from devastating losses," said David Bess, CDFW Deputy Director and Chief of the Law Enforcement Division. "Congratulations to the staff and graduating wildlife officers of Academy 62 for your accomplishments during trying times."
Wildlife officers make contact with more than 295,000 people and issue more than 15,000 citations annually. These officers primarily work alone, in remote areas, contacting subjects who almost always have some form of weapon, and they do so knowing that backup could be hours away. Wildlife officers have large patrol districts and great responsibilities, and frequently a sole officer will cover an entire county. The average California wildlife officer's patrol district exceeds 500 square miles.
For more information about becoming a wildlife officer and the application timeline, please visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/enforcement/career.
Capt. Patrick Foy , CDFW Law Enforcement Division, (916) 651-6692
Tagged California Wildlife Officer Academy, graduation, wardens, Wildlife Officers


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Married to Society
Sadie Rosenblum '25, Staff Writer|February 24, 2022
President Maggie Rosenblum and Vice President Emmy Yambrek smile for the camera.
In mid-December, teenage girls swarm the Peabody Hotel as they get married into society in their beautiful white ball gowns. Junior Cotillion has been a Memphis tradition for over 90 years. Cotillion invites juniors and seniors from Hutchison School, St. Mary's Episcopal School, and any other girl who is related to a member of cotillion. Girls wear wedding dress-like ball gowns to symbolize getting "married to society". The cotillion ceremony introduces juniors as new members of society and invites seniors back to enjoy their year in society before they go to college.
Each year Junior Cotillion picks a charity for its members to give back to with monetary funds and volunteering. President Maggie Rosenblum and Vice President Emmy Yambrek felt that it was very important to give back to those in the homeless community as they have lost and suffered a lot during this pandemic. Each member of cotillion contributed by making care packages including: socks, gloves, deodorant, lip balm, hand warmers, and other necessities that will help the homeless get through this winter safely.
The president and vice president of Cotillion has to manage the budget, respond to emails, send forms, order the food, book a band, and have any other extra details ready for the big night. This year, Maggie was also given the extra job of addressing all of the invitations with her business, Maggie's Lettering. Maggie and Emmy describe the characteristics of the Cotillion president to be respectful, responsible, creative, and "kind because it is one of the most important qualities to have". When choosing a president for next year, seniors had to think about which Junior possessed these qualities to be a great president for next year.
The senior class votes on the president and vice president for the following year, keeping in mind the qualities listed. The President alternates years between St. Mary's and Hutchison. For example, this year St. Mary's was the president and Hutchison was the vice president, and next year Hutchison will be president and St. Mary's will be President. At the Cotillion rehearsal, Maggie and Emmy announced the upcoming President, Callie Hutton, and her Vice President, Gracie Shy. They were so excited to hold this new role and be apart of organizing and planning cotillion for next year.
The day of cotillion can be very exciting and stressful as girls are getting ready to be presented into society. Many people get their hair and makeup done and get ready with their friends. "The whole day was so exciting, especially knowing what the end of the night had in store." recalls Ella Woodmansee. While the girls are getting ready for the ceremony, volunteers are helping with putting the ribbon name cards on the seats, putting a program on each seat, and placing the flowers in the perfect spot.
Getting ready for the big day requires multiple important decisions. Picking out the perfect dress is equally stressful and fun. Each girl needs to find their idea of a perfect dress that is simple but unique. Girls started finding dresses late September in anticipation for the event. Another equally important choice in preparation for Cotillion is choosing an escort. Escorts need to be someone who is responsible and shows up adequately and on time. Maggie's advice is to "bring someone that you will never look back and regret bringing because its a really fun night. You never want to feel nervous but be comfortable and have a great time."
McCadden Wilbourn says, "It was so nerve racking being presented in front of the big crowd" but adds, "The best part is walking out with your friends at the end to celebrate a fantatsic and memorable night."
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Arsenal To Play Manchester City In A Preseason Friendly That Could Lead To Club VS Country Clash
Arsenal has confirmed their pre-season will end with a friendly against Manchester City in Helsinki on August 10. Just 10 days before the start of the 2013/14 Premier League season.
The Gunners start their pre-season halfway through July in Indonesia where they will face an Indonesian XI, three days before they travel to Vietnam to face the national team.
Their tour of Asia, Vietnam and Japan ends with a game against Urawa Red Diamonds but not before Arsenal play Nagoya Grampus Eight, the team they signed Arsene Wenger from in 1996.
After a week's break, Arsenal play host to the Emirates tournament welcoming Napoli, Galatasaray and FC Porto, however they do not play the Portuguese champions. The friendly against Manchester City then ends a busy pre-season schedule.
The blue half of Manchester half a grueling summer themselves with a tour of South Africa, Hong Kong and Germany before the journey to Finland to face their Premier League rivals.
Arranging the friendly seems odd considering the league season starts so soon after it and it is a decision that will annoy international management with a rift between club and country very possible.
City and Arsenal will want all their players at their disposal to try any last experiments before the new season kicks off but the first internationals of the season are played at the same time and FIFA laws state clubs have to let their players leave for international duty if they are picked unless injured or the player turns down his country's call.
Roy Hodgson, manger of England, could have a big say on who plays in the friendly with many regulars part of both squads. If fit, Jack Wilshere will be selected for England's game against rivals Scotland with the midfielder being injured for the majority of internationals but putting in a man of the match display when he featured against Brazil in the Spring. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who scored in a different game against Brazil would also be in contention along with Theo Walcott, Kieran Gibbs and Carl Jenkinson.
England number one Joe Hart could also be called up with James Milner, Joleon Lescott, Gareth Barry, Jack Rodwell and Micah Richards. The game is four days after the friendly so players could play in both fixtures but with only four days rest after pre-season, plus a long-haul flight back to England with only a few days before the league starts again, it's highly unlikely.
The friendly could feature many of the academy players from both clubs with many of the first team players full internationals and they would be expected to be on international duty, however that doesn't make the friendly useless. It would see who has the best squad depth and could also mark out where improvements need to be made in the remaining three weeks of the transfer window.
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Eddie Jackson Is the NFC Defensive Player of the Month!
November 29, 2018, by Luis Medina Chicago Bears
I hope Eddie Jackson has some time to clear space in his trophy case because another major award is coming his way:
Rack 'em up, Bo Jack! @EJackson_4 is your NFC Defensive Player of the Month. #🐻⬇
A post shared by Chicago Bears (@chicagobears) on Nov 29, 2018 at 6:31am PST
One day after being named the NFC's Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Detroit Lions in Week 12, Jackson earned the conference's Defensive Player of the Month honors. Jackson joins pass-rusher Khalil Mack (September) in winning NFC Defensive Player of the Month honors for the Bears this year, and it's always cool when you can say you're rubbing elbows with that guy.
Jackson's month-ending scoring spree probably helped push the second-year safety to a second major award in as many days. He scored three touchdowns in November, including pick-sixes in back-to-back games that happened in the span of five days. Jackson also had a 65-yard return touchdown off a fumble that he created in a win against the Bills. The Alabama product sure has shown a knack for making big plays in big moments, a flair for the dramatic, and a nose for the end zone in his first two years in the league. Jackson has been everything anyone could ever want out of a Bears safety … and he is just two years into his professional career. His presence at the back end of the Bears defense has brought stability to a position where there has been so much disappointment over the years.
The NFC Defensive Player of the Month award is another well-deserved honor for Jackson, whose star profile is rising to the point where he is getting love as a potential Pro Bowl starter and is playing his way into serious consideration for the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year award. Keep up the good work, #39.
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Cecilie er et pigenavn, der stammer fra den katolske helgen Sankt Cæcilia. Ordet er afledt af det latinske ord caecus, der betyder "blind".

På dansk anvendes også en række varianter af navnet, herunder Cecile, Cecilia, Cecillia, Cecillie, Cæcilia og Cæcilie. Ifølge Danmarks Statistik bar 50.558 danskere et af disse navne 1. januar 2020.

Navnene Sidsel og Silja er afledt af Cecilie.

Kendte personer med navnet
 Sankt Cæcilia, katolsk helgen.
 Cecilie Beck, dansk tv-vært.
 Cecilie Frøkjær, dansk tv-vært.
 Cecilie Greve, dansk håndboldspiller.
 Cecilie Hother, dansk tv-vejrvært.
 Cæcilie Lassen, dansk forfatter.
 Cecilie Leganger, norsk håndboldspiller.
 Cecilia Zwick Nash, dansk skuespiller.
 Cæcilie Norby, dansk sanger.
 Marina Cæcilie Roné, dansk forfatter.
 Cecilie Thomsen, dansk model.
 Cæcilia Holbek Trier, dansk filminstruktør.

Navnet anvendt i fiktion
 "Cecilia" – sang med Simon and Garfunkel fra 1970.
 Cecilia – film fra 1971 over Steen Steensen Blichers Hosekræmmeren.
 Festen for Cæcilie – roman af Ebbe Kløvedal Reich fra 1980.
 Cecilie – film fra 2007 instrueret af Hans Fabian Wullenweber.
 Cecilie – hovedperson i DR1's tv-julekalender Absalons Hemmelighed.

Referencer

Pigenavne

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Look up BBS in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
BBS may refer to:
1 Technologies
2 Organisations
4 Arts and media
5 Other uses
Technologies[edit]
Bulletin board system, a computer that allows users to dial into the system over a phone line or telnet connection
BIOS Boot Specification, a system firmware specification related to initial program load (IPL; AKA booting)
Blum Blum Shub, a pseudorandom number generator
Organisations[edit]
Bahrain Bayan School, a school in Bahrain
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
Birmingham Business School, a business school in the UK
Bologna Business School, a business school in Italy
Budapest Business School, a business school in Hungary
BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik AG, an automobile wheel manufacturer
Bodu Bala Sena, a Sri Lankan political organization
British Blind Sport, a sporting charity for people who are visually impaired
British Boy Scouts
British Bryological Society
Badger Boys State, a youth government camp held in Wisconsin
Science[edit]
Bardet–Biedl syndrome, a genetic disorder
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, a peer-reviewed journal
Berg Balance Scale, a test of a person's static and dynamic balance abilities
Bogart–Bacall syndrome, a vocal misuse disorder named after Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
Borate buffered saline
Breeding bird survey, which monitors the status and trends of bird populations
Arts and media[edit]
Baton Broadcast System, a system of Canadian television stations
Bhutan Broadcasting Service, a radio and television service in Bhutan
BBS Productions, a film production company of early 1970s New Hollywood
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, a video game for the PlayStation Portable
Other uses[edit]
Behavior-based safety, a risk reduction method
Bachelor of Business Studies, an academic degree
BBs, another name for the metal ammunition used by a BB gun
BBs, another name for the plastic-pellet ammunition used by an airsoft gun
Bronze Bauhinia Star, in the Hong Kong honors system
Topics referred to by the same term
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title BBS.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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Trump administration tries to narrow stockpile's role for states
The change came a day after Trump's son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner offered a new argument about the stockpile.
Author: JONATHAN LEMIRE (AMANDA SEITZ and JILL COLVIN Associated Press)
Published: 11:50 PM CDT April 3, 2020
Updated: 11:50 PM CDT April 3, 2020
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has abruptly changed its description of the Strategic National Stockpile and put forward a narrower vision of the role the federal government's repository of life-saving medicines and equipment should play in supplying states' needs.
The change comes as the White House already is facing growing anger and worry from governors over federal assistance to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
But it conforms with President Donald Trump's insistence that the stockpile is only a short-term backup for states, not a commitment to ensure supplies get quickly to those who need them most during an emergency, the latest front in a concerted White House effort to try to put the onus for battling the crisis on the states, with Washington meant to play more of a supporting role.
Trump angrily defended the approach in his Friday news conference, his early sunny demeanor darkening as he was pressed on expected death rates and his son-in-law Jared Kushner's comments suggesting the national stockpile is not intended for states.
He sparred with reporters and insisted his administration was "doing our best for New York," the pandemic's epicenter, even as Governor Andrew Cuomo warns the state is in danger of not having enough ventilators to help patients stricken with coronavirus in a matter of days.
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The alteration of the language describing the stockpile was reflected on government websites on Friday, a day after Kushner, a White House senior adviser who has taken a larger role in the coronavirus response, offered a new argument about the supplies.
After saying that states should use their own stockpiles first, Kushner on Thursday said, "And the notion of the federal stockpile was it's supposed to be our stockpile. It's not supposed to be states' stockpiles that they then use."
And asked what Kushner meant by "our stockpile," Trump snapped at a reporter, "You know what our means: United States of America...our. Our. It means the United States of America."
Trump on Friday touted the number of supplies it was sending to the states, including 8.1 million masks to New York. The president also directed FEMA to prevent the export of the N95 masks under the Defense Production Act. In new guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Americans to wear masks in crowded areas, particularly in hot spots, but Trump immediately said that he would not personally follow the recommendation.
Until Friday, the federal Health and Human Services website had described the stockpile as "the nation's largest supply of life-saving pharmaceuticals and medical supplies for use in a public health emergency severe enough to cause local supplies to run out.
"When state, local, tribal, and territorial responders request federal assistance to support their response efforts, the stockpile ensures that the right medicines and supplies get to those who need them most during an emergency."
But the changed version available Friday morning said the stockpile's "role is to supplement state and local supplies during public health emergencies. Many states have products stockpiled, as well. The supplies, medicines, and devices for life-saving care contained in the stockpile can be used as a short-term stopgap buffer when the immediate supply of adequate amounts of these materials may not be immediately available."
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Democratic senators, including Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, demanded an immediate investigation into the stockpile. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., called the website alteration "despicable" and said the administration "should be spending every waking moment getting life-saving supplies to our health care providers on the frontlines. Instead, they're spending valuable time editing the Strategic National Stockpile website."
Officials at the agency said the change had been in the works for weeks, downplaying any connection to Kushner's comments. Kushner made his claim during his first appearance at the daily White House briefing, a moment meant to highlight his growing role in managing the federal response to the pandemic, particularly in delivering vital supplies.
President Donald Trump points to a reporter to ask a question as he speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Washington, as White House adviser Jared Kushner listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump has long insisted that the primary responsibility lies with the states in managing the pandemic. He has resisted calls to issue a national stay-at-home order and said that he didn't want to overly use his authority to mobilize private companies for the effort because he believed the states should take the lead in obtaining supplies.
"I leave it up to the governors," Trump said Friday about whether every state should have a stay-at-home order. "I like that from the standpoint of governing."
But in statehouses across the nation, there has been increasing frustration at the lack of assistance from Washington.
Trump scoffed at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's request for 30,000 ventilators for the state, a virus hotbed. In neighboring Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont told CNN on Tuesday that the state couldn't get personal protective equipment from the national stockpile and was only able to get 50 ventilators from the federal supply. He said he was told that he'll have to secure the rest on his own.
States have also reported multiple issues with the equipment the federal government has managed to send.
Illinois was supposed to receive a federal shipment of 300,000 N95 masks in March, but instead received less-effective surgical masks, Gov. J.B. Pritzker revealed during a Tuesday briefing. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Twitter last week that he had received 170 broken ventilators from the national stockpile, far less than the 10,000 breathing machines he's seeking.
Trump said the mask export ban was necessary to assure that the supplies are available for domestic medical use. The move came a day after the White House announced Trump invoked the DPA to compel Minnesota-based 3M to make as many N95 masks as FEMA determines are needed.
Meanwhile, the White House on Friday stepped up precautions to protect Trump and Vice President Mike Pence from contracting the new coronavirus. Anyone who is expected to be in "close proximity" to Trump or Pence will be given a new, quick COVID-19 test, White House spokesman Judd Deere said.
All visitors to the White House complex already have their temperatures taken when entering the building and if they will be near either Trump or Pence. Trump took the new test on Thursday and the White House doctor said results were back in 15 minutes. He tested negative.
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NEWARK, N.J., March 6, 2017 – Symbiomix, a women's health biopharmaceutical company developing Solosec™ (secnidazole), a single-dose oral therapy for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV), is pleased to announce that the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, the official publication of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), has published a consensus statement titled "State of Bacterial Vaginosis: Experts Explore Unmet Needs Facing Women and Providers" from nine leading experts in the bacterial vaginosis field.
In June of 2016, experts from across the country met to discuss the unmet needs and pathways to improve the quality of care for women with bacterial vaginosis, a prevalent gynecological infection that affects more than 21 million U.S. women each year. Despite being the most prevalent gynecological infection in the U.S., BV is underdiagnosed and often misdiagnosed. When left untreated, women with BV are at a significantly higher risk of serious health problems such as the acquisition or transmission of sexually transmitted diseases like HIV, pelvic inflammatory disease, and, if pregnant, a 100% increased risk of pre-term birth. Currently, four million women are treated annually in the U.S. for BV, and 50% of those treated experience recurrence of the infection within one year. There has been limited research into new treatment options which are desperately needed. According to a study published by the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association, only about 50% of patients adhere to the leading treatment option, potentially due to side effects or length of treatment.
The Statement highlights three key areas for improvement: the need for greater visibility surrounding BV across healthcare providers, patients, and advocacy groups, the significance of adopting point-of-care testing for accurate diagnosis, and the importance of taking efficacy, tolerability, adherence and patient satisfaction into consideration when prescribing treatment.
Symbiomix (sim-bye-OH-mix) is a biopharmaceutical company bringing innovative medicines to market for prevalent gynecological infections that can have serious health consequences. The Company's lead investigational medication Solosec™ (secnidazole) oral granules, (formerly known as SYM-1219) a potent, next-generation 5-nitroimidazole antibiotic, is anticipated to be the first and only single-dose oral treatment approved for bacterial vaginosis (BV). Please visit www.symbiomix.com and follow the Company on LinkedIn and Twitter for more information.
BV is the most prevalent gynecological infection in the U.S. among women ages 15 to 44 [1,2]. Today more than four million women are treated in the US for BV annually . More than 50% of women treated for BV have a recurrence within 12 months .
The current recommended regimen of a first-generation nitroimidazole requires twice-a-day dosing for seven days for a total administration of seven grams of drug. Adherence with the current leading therapy for the treatment of BV has been shown to be only approximately 50% . Poor adherence to anti-infective therapy is a problem that increases with the length and complexity of the drug regimen, and can lead to treatment failures, recurrent disease and the more rapid development of resistant microorganisms . These, in turn, may lead to higher health care costs, including increased out-of-pocket expenses, increased office visits and tests, additional treatment costs, and lost productivity .


Homo Sum is a motion picture produced in the year 1919 as a Germany production. The Film was directed by Octav von Klodnicki, with Rita Clermont, Jenny Marba, Eugen Rex, Heinz Sarnow, Walter Schmidthässler, in the leading parts. We have currently no synopsis of this picture on file; There are no reviews of Homo Sum available.


Purchasing operates under the direction of the County Coordinator and the Finance Committee of the Berrien County Board of Commissioners. All procurement of goods and services throughout the County is accomplished through the Purchasing Department. Goods and services are purchased via Purchase Orders.
Our Purchasing Agent handles all purchases for the Jail, Berrien County Sheriff's Department, Juvenile Center, Animal Control, Drain Commission, Motorpool, Parks, Printing, all court-related purchases as well as Administration and Information Systems, typewriters, central supply etc.
The Purchasing Department is responsible for all central supply items consisting of the County's paper supply, envelopes, toner cartridges, and desktop products.


Silver screen returns to Double Bay!
Woollahra Council has unveiled new details of its plan to redevelop Cross St carpark into a boutique cinema and apartment complex, and set a 2023 target for its completion.
Adelaide, Australia, Friday 22 February 2019: Axiom Properties Limited (ASX:AXI) refers to the Half Yearly Report announced by Event Hospitality and Entertainment Limited (ASX:EVT) yesterday, 21st February and the subsequent media reports, and is pleased to provide the attached media release in relation to the Company's 50% Joint Venture (JV) interest in the mixed-use development at 62 Currie Street, Adelaide, South Australia. Axiom and its Joint Venture Partner are delighted to be bringing this world-class offering to the Adelaide market.
Hotel developer Estilo Group has been announced as the operator for Richmond Club's 114 room hotel project.
Adelaide, Australia, Tuesday 13 February 2018: Axiom Properties Limited (ASX:AXI) is pleased to announce that it has today signed a conditional Agreement for a long term Ground Lease with Estilo Group over Axiom's hotel site at the Richmond Club in Western Sydney.
Adelaide, Australia, Tuesday 19 December 2017: Axiom Properties Limited (ASX:AXI) is pleased to provide an update to the market on progress at its 50% interest in Glenlea Estate, the Company's residential subdivision joint venture in Mt Barker, South Australia.
Adelaide, Australia, Tuesday 12 December 2017: Axiom Properties Limited (ASX:AXI) is pleased to announce it has entered into a conditional agreement to sell it's 50% interest in its flagship retail centre known as Churchill North Shopping Centre to Adelaide-based Inheritance Capital Asset Management ("ICAM").
The first land allotments at a new environmentally focused $100 million residential development in the Adelaide Hills have been officially released to the market.
Axiom is pleased to advise that settlement of the $22.350 million transaction occurred today.
The Double Bay commercial centre is one step closer to securing a cinema which will further boost the revitalisation of one of Sydney's most popular urban villages.
This years announced profit of $5.4 million is the fifth consecutive year that your Company has recorded a profit. The Board and Management are delighted with this result and with maintaining a consistent record of producing profits.
Axiom agrees to purchase new site in Western Sydney for hotel accommodation development.
Company enters into Joint Venture on strategic CBD site for mixed use development.
Axiom Managing Director presents at the Global Alliance Partners Australian Emerging Companies Conference held in Sydney on 19 May 2017.
Axiom is pleased to announce today a reported net profit after tax of $4.3m for the half year to 31 December 2017.
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Ben Laurance (Managing Director), Mr Hua Seng Chew (Chairman OUC Corporation) and Paul Santinon (CFO) inspect construction progress of the Aldi store at Churchill Centre.
Axiom Properties Ltd is pleased to announce its annual result for the year ended 30th June 2015. This years' result has built on the turnaround in profitability and outlook for the Group over the past few years, delivering a net profit for the year of $3.6m which represents an improvement on last year's result of 27%.
The Company is firmly optimistic about the future prospects for the Group, and is confident of delivering continuing strong results for shareholders in the foreseeable future.
Axiom Properties Ltd ("Axiom") is delighted to announce it has formed a Strategic Partnership with Oriental University City Holdings (H.K.) Limited ("OUC"), a University City established in China in 1999 and recently listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Mr Ben Laurance, Managing Director, Axiom Properties Limited talks with Mr Liu Ying Chun, Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of Oriental University City Holdings (H.K.) Limited, and a Representative of Raffles Education Corporation.


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Q: Why I'm getting the error, Invalid constant value in flutter statfulwidget flutter In the below  code widget.hintText is giving the error, I am trying to make the datepicker as the seperate component and dynamically pass the hinttext value whenever calling it from the other file.
import 'package:date_field/date_field.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

class DatePicker extends StatefulWidget {
  final String hintText;
  DatePicker({
    this.hintText,
    Key key,
  }): super(key: key);

  @override
  _DatePickerState createState() => _DatePickerState();
}
class _DatePickerState extends State<DatePicker> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return DateTimeFormField(
  decoration: const InputDecoration(
    hintText: widget.hintText,
    hintStyle: TextStyle(color: Colors.black54,fontSize: 16),
    errorStyle: TextStyle(color: Colors.redAccent),
    suffixIcon: Icon(Icons.event_note),
  ),
  mode: DateTimeFieldPickerMode.date,
  autovalidateMode: AutovalidateMode.always,
  // validator: (e) => (e?.day ?? 0) == 1 ? 'Please not the first day' : null,
  onDateSelected: (DateTime value) {
  },
);
  }
}

A: The error comes from the fact of using a variable widget.hint inside of const object InputDecoration
I can't find anywhere in the date_field code where it forces you to use a constant decoration
So you might just remove the const keyword in front of InputDecoration
See this answer for details about the difference between const and final

A: Try removing the const for the InputDecoration()

A: You can try removing the final keyword from the string


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