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January 19, 2022, 2:04 pm January 19, 2022 closeup photography, hydrangeas, japanese maple, macro photography, photography, winter, winter 2022	0
From Expressive Nature Photography: Design, Composition, and Color in Outdoor Imagery by Brenda Tharp:
"It takes practice to get the look you want, and each situation is unique in what it presents in terms of light, color, and pattern. The best way to determine a reference point for this type of picture is simply to experiment and see what you get."
From Light on the Landscape: Photographs and Lessons from a Life in Photography by William Neill:
"When trees are bare, their graceful forms are starkly revealed. The tones of beige and gray or black and white form a subtle palette in the landscape. The lines of grass and shrub, ice and fallen leaves, display themselves in simple, elegant designs, like a drawing or etching…. Winter photography offers us options at all scales."
I liked the first quotation above because it accurately expressed what I was trying to do with the photographs in the galleries below. Winter color in my part of the southeastern United States is often an odd mix of monochrome interspersed with bright whites, pale yellows, and greens from those hardy plants that don't mind temperatures in the forty-to-fifty degree range; so some days I go hunting for washed-out colors and other days I look out for hidden bits of bright color instead. These photos are from a mostly-monochrome day.
The first five photos show the remnants of Japanese Maple leaves still clinging to their branches; and the six that follow are desiccated hydrangea leaves and flowers — all with some color and luminance adjustments (among other things) and with their backgrounds "painted" black.
Given the fine details within each of these photos, Lightroom stumbled a little at automatic subject selection; and I ended out spending quite a few hours carefully mousing around the edges of these leaves and branches to get the look I wanted. In the end, there were only a few photos in this set that I was satisfied with, but decided to post them anyway since that's what experiments are all about: seeing (and in this case, sharing) what you get. I may take a shot at converting some of these to black and white; they might look good that way, and help reduce what (to me, at least) appear to be flaws in these renderings.
The last gallery, at the end of this post, shows the before-and-after versions of each of the five maple leaf photos and six hydrangea photos.
Here are the before-and-after images; there were a lot of details to paint! 🙂
atlanta, before and after, lightroom, photography
January 9, 2022, 6:15 pm January 9, 2022 black and white photography, closeup photography, macro photography, photography, winter, winter 2022	9
"Until color film became reliable, many great photographers brought to light the beauty they saw in nature using black-and-white imagery. Some of them stayed with black and white their entire lives. While Ansel Adams used color in his early commercial work, he chose black and white to express the natural world that he loved. Black-and-white work has long been considered to be art photography.
"Working in black and white will actually strengthen your ability to compose pictures, and to see and use light. In the absence of color, we can see the shapes, lines, forms, and textures that light reveals in the landscape. Color can seduce us away from those things, if we let it. I maintain that you can work in both color and black and white and do well, if you are looking at the elements for their graphic representation and paying attention to tonal values. I still think in color, and I understand the language of color, after so many more years devoted to it…. But the digital darkroom has allowed me to explore black and white more easily again, and now, when I create a black-and-white image, it's because the color isn't doing it for me, while light and contrast are."
"It was a dark and stormy day…."
Actually it wasn't that stormy until a few minutes ago, but it has been unusually dark — dark gray winter dark — all day long, so despite my camera begging me to take it on an outing, I opted to stay in, keep it dry, and convert a few of my previously posted photos to black and white.
I probably don't do these conversions often enough, especially since I do find the exercise interesting — more interesting than just pushing the "Black & White" button in Lightroom. The button-push creates a very literal interpretation of the image with the color replaced by gray tones that look pretty flat and lack contrast. The fun comes when you realize that in the color photos the white blossoms aren't just white but contain blue, aqua, and sometimes yellow or orange; the stems contain green, red, yellow, orange, and a bit of purple; and the backgrounds (for those where I hadn't already removed it) contain every color Lightroom lets you work with: red, orange, yellow, green, aqua, blue, purple, and magenta.
Playing with the "Black and White Mix" in Lightroom lets you adjust various color channels to bring in more contrast; in this case, I could brighten up the flower petals, dim the backgrounds and stems, and create little black dots or other shapes in the center of those blooms that had yellow or orange filaments in the color photos. After doing that with these photos, I then used Lightroom's Color Grading to add a little silver/blue to the midtones, shadows, and highlights — which is just something I like (and previously described here, here, and here). For these photos — especially the camellia's, the last two images — I added more softening than I usually do using Lightroom's Texture and Clarity adjustments, because they seemed to work well on those big white petals.
As I was working on these, I started wondering if I would have composed any of the images differently if I intended them to be black-and-white images instead of color. I already know that I often compose with the idea of removing backgrounds in mind, so it would seem that I might do something different on a shoot if I was intentionally trying to produce grayscale images. Like many people, I suppose, I shoot in color because Lightroom lets you convert color to black-and-white, but not black-and-white to color. Theoretically, the camera captures more shadow and contrast variations by shooting in color then converting; but I've never tried it so I think it might be worth switching the camera to black-and-white mode to see what happens. Also, creatively speaking, sometimes it's good to work within an artificial constraint like this just to learn from it.
Below are the black-and-white images, paperwhites followed by quince then two camellia blossoms. After that, I've included a single gallery showing the color and black-and-white versions for comparison.
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January 7, 2022, 1:54 pm January 7, 2022 birds, dogs, hawks, lobo, minolta, photography, sony, wildlife photography	4
From Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz:
"Domestic dogs do not generally hunt. Most are not born into the family unit in which they will live: with humans the predominant members…. Even feral dogs — those who may never have lived in a human family — usually do not form traditional social packs, although they may travel in parallel.
"Neither are we the dog's pack. Our lives are so much more stable than that of a wolf pack: the size and membership of a wolf pack is always in flux, changing with the seasons, with the rates of offspring, with young adult wolves growing up and leaving in their first years, with the availability of prey. Typically, dogs adopted by humans live out their lives with us; no one is pushed out of the house in spring or joins us just for the big winter moose hunt….
"What domestic dogs do seem to have inherited from wolves is the sociality of a pack: an interest in being around others. Indeed, dogs are social opportunists. They are attuned to the actions of others, and humans turned out to be very good animals to attune to."
From The Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau:
"Methinks the hawk that soars so loftily and circles so steadily and apparently without effort has earned this power by faithfully creeping on the ground as a reptile in a former state of existence. You must creep before you can run; you must run before you can fly."
From The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World by David Abram:
"We may cast our gaze downward to watch the field mice and the insects that creep along the bending grasses, or to glimpse the snakes that slither into hollows deep underfoot, yet, at the same moment, hawks soaring on great winds gaze down upon our endeavors. Melodious feathered beings flit like phantoms among the high branches of the trees, while other animate powers, known only by their traces, move within the hidden depths of the forest."
As the first week of 2022 approaches its end, all my shiny baubles and tiny trinkets have been boxed and packed away, with the wreaths snuggling nearby in their storage bags. The tree — undecorated, dismantled, squashed, tied up and crammed in a closet — fought back and screamed a little (it may have been me screaming), but has now gone quiet. The floors and shelves, the tables and windows have all been de-glittered (though my eye still catches a shiny dot now and then), and, visually, my house appears to be about thirty percent more spacious. So the holidays are officially over and it's time for some things new.
The galleries below feature some photos I took while experimenting with one of two used Minolta lenses I bought in December. One of them — a 50mm f/2.8 macro lens — got a workout with this year's "Days to Christmas" series; its ability to achieve focus as close as seven inches from a subject (and produce excellent color and good background blur) made it ideal for those photos. I have a Sony 100mm macro lens that has similar characteristics (and has a Minolta predecessor that I will probably buy at some point); but the older 50mm gave me a wider angle of view to work with while still allowing my subjects to loom large in the images.
Most of the Minolta lenses were manufactured in the 1980s and 1990s, originally of course for film cameras. I didn't realize until about a year ago that there was a vibrant market for these lenses, many of which can be acquired inexpensively; and all of which provided part of the technology basis for Sony's entry into the digital camera and interchangeable lens market when Sony acquired Minolta's assets in 2006. My first film camera was a Minolta (I still have it, though it's not functional) and my first DSLR was also Sony's first: the a100, designed from Minolta's tech and capable of using many of Minolta's lenses, as well as those built and marketed by Sony as "A-mount" lenses. I eventually sold the a100 and replaced it with an a55; then, in 2018, replaced the a55 with the last of Sony's A-mount cameras: the a99 II full-frame DSLR — which is freaking awesome. So apparently I have a good bit of nostalgia for the Minolta-Sony history and how it aligned with cameras and lenses I've owned, and it really is fun to take one of the lenses from the 1980s, slap it on the nearly-new camera, and get results that remind me of the film camera I originally started photography with.
(If you would like to learn more about the history of Minolta and Sony, Tony and Chelsea Northrup discuss it here: Sony Alpha and Minolta Camera History. If you are interested in acquiring some used photo gear from a great source, I can certainly recommend KEH Camera, from whom I've bought five used lenses that arrived in a few days and in like-new condition.)
I didn't try the second lens — a Minolta 100-300mm zoom lens — until the Christmas photo project was behind me. It's now the zoomiest lens I own; so of course one of the first things I did was try to use it for not-its-intended-purpose: some 300mm closeup-zoom photos of flowers. All of the photos in my New Year's Day post were taken with this lens, and while there were plenty of rejected photos because I was experimenting with the lens's capabilities… I was quite happy with how well the lens captured color and detail, even though I was twenty feet or more from the subjects and the lens was extended to its 300mm maximum.
Before heading out to take the white flower photos, though, I just took it into my back yard with my little companion, where I managed to snag a few decent photos of him doing what he does so often: hunting the English ivy for choice sticks — the longer, the better. A couple of the photos aren't as well focused as I would have liked; but the rest are surprisingly sharp — which helps me understand more about using the zoom lens and what settings work best. Lobo is about thirty feet from me in these photos, something that works out well because if he's too close when I try to take his picture, he turns away like he's camera shy. For these photos I just stood still and waited for him to check in with me (dogs do that, you know, check in by making eye contact with you at least every few minutes; you just have to be ready for it) and it looks like he's posing for the shots.
While I was wandering through Oakland Cemetery's gardens for some white flowers to photograph, a little drama started playing out in the old oak trees between a tiny finch and this hawk — which I believe is a red-tailed hawk — as the two seemed to chase each other among the highest tree branches for about thirty minutes. The finch was way too small to photograph at this distance — but I did manage to capture some decent shots of the hawk… who eventually gave up on the escape-artist finch as it flitted among the twisted branches until it was safe to streak away.
The first four photos below are the originals taken with the lens at its 300mm setting; the second four are the same photos but cropped in Lightroom to show the detail that the lens was able to capture. Wheeee! I like this lens… which, by the way, only cost me $39.
Thanks for reading and taking a look!
Pink, Red, and White Blooms (and One Colorful Camellia), on the First Day of Spring
Autumn Yellow, Autumn Orange (2 of 2)


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Suren Nalbandjan (* 3. června 1956) je bývalý sovětský zápasník – klasik arménské národnosti, olympijský vítěz z roku 1976.

Sportovní kariéra
Pochází z arménské obce Gegard. V osmi letech se s rodinou přestěhoval do ruské Astrachaně. Zápasení se věnoval od útlého dětství. Na řecko-římský styl se specializoval ve 13 letech v Astrachani pod vedením Vladimira Fomina. V roce 1971 si ho na jednom z turnajů všiml začínající trenér Gennadij Sapunov pod jehož vedeném připravoval po zbytek kariéry. Jeho sportovní kariéra nebyla dlouhá kvůli kázeňským problémům v soukromém životě.

V roce 1976 byl vybrán do sovětské mužské reprezentace jako reprezentační dvojka za kyjevského Nelsona Davidjana ve váze do 62 kg. Během dubnového Mistrovství Evropy v Leningradě si však Šamil Chisametdinov přetrhal vazi v rameni a tím se uvolnilo místo ve vyšší váze do 68 kg. Ve dvaceti letech startoval na olympijských hrách v Montreálu. V pátém kole vyhrál klíčový zápas proti Rumunu Ștefanu Rusuovi v poměru 5:3 na technické body a v dalším kole potvrdil vítězství proti silnému Poláku Andrzeji Supronovi v poměru 7:4 na technické body. V posledním kole neprohrál na lopatky (před časovým limitem) s východním Němcem Heinz-Helmutem Wehlingem a získal zlatou olympijskou medaili.

V roce 1977 se dostal do křížku se zákonem ohledně podvodů a polygamie. V roce 1979 se vrátil k tréninku a v roce 1980 byl vybrán do sovětského olympijského týmu pro start na domácích olympijských hrách v Moskvě. Ve čtvrtém kole mu v poměru 2:4 na technické body vrátil porážku z minulé olympiády Polák Andrzej Supron. V pátém kole doplatil na taktické šachy Rumuna Ștefana Rusa, který s ním záměrně zremizoval zápas na pasivitu a tím ho vyřadil z dalších bojů dosažením maxima šesti klasifikačních bodů. Obsadil 4. místo. Po olympijských hrách v Moskvě přišly další problémy se zákonem, kvůli výtržnostem strávil tři roky ve vězení.

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Narození 3. června
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Erling Jevne, född 24 mars 1966, är en norsk f.d, längdåkare.

Jevne tävlade i världscupen mellan åren 1987 och 2005 och vann totalt tre världscuptävlingar. Jevne deltog även i fyra olympiska spel (1992, 1994, 1998 och 2002). Hans största merit individuellt kom vid OS 1998 i Nagano där han slutade tvåa på 30 km efter Mika Myllylä. I stafettlaget blev det guld efter en spurtstrid med det italienska laget.

Jevne har även tagit fyra medaljer från världsmästerskap varav två guld och båda som en del av det norska stafettlaget. Han vann Birkebeinnerrennet sju gånger 1994–2001. Sex år i rad 1996–2001.

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    #'rest_framework',
    'main',
)

# Remote Authentication Modifications for Basic HTTP Auth
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/auth-remote-user/
MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.RemoteUserMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
)

TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSOR = (
    "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",
    "django.template.context_processors.debug",
    "django.template.context_processors.i18n",
    "django.template.context_processors.media",
    "django.template.context_processors.static",
    "django.template.context_processors.tz",
    "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
    "django.core.context_processors.request",
)

#AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
#    'django.contrib.auth.backends.RemoteUserBackend',
#]

ROOT_URLCONF = 'Project302.urls'

WSGI_APPLICATION = 'Project302.wsgi.application'

# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/settings/#databases

# DATABASES = {
#     'default': {
#         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
#         'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
#          #'NAME': os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, 'db.sqlite3'),
#     }
# }

# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/topics/i18n/

LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'

TIME_ZONE = 'America/Edmonton'

USE_I18N = True
USE_L10N = True
USE_TZ = True

STATIC_URL = '/static/'

#if ON_HEROKU:
#   DATABASE_URL = 'postgresql:///postgresql'
#else:
#   DATABASE_URL = 'sqlite://' + os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3')
#DATABASES = {'default': dj_database_url.config(default=DATABASE_URL)}

#ADDEDEDD THE FOLLLOWWINGGG TO DEAAALLLL WITHTHTHT DB ERRORS WHEN LOCAL

ON_HEROKU = os.environ.get('ON_HEROKU')
HEROKU_SERVER = os.environ.get('HEROKU_SERVER')

DATABASES = {
   'default': {
   'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
   'NAME': 'dajjoh8e7rs5id',
   'HOST': 'ec2-107-20-177-12.compute-1.amazonaws.com',
   'USER': 'ybsohsxdsrrhde',
    'PASSWORD' : 'j1WWdzoSyUF9bfBk-uSeEL1liy',
    'PORT' : '5432',

}
}

#DATABASES = {
#  'default': {
#      'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
#      'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
#       'USER': '',
#       'PASSWORD': '',
#      'HOST': '',                      # Empty for localhost through domain sockets or '127.0.0.1' for localhost through TCP.
#     'PORT': '',
#      }
#  }
# else:
#     DATABASES = {
#         'default': {
#         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
#         'NAME': 'deglt3tqs5mjfa',
#         'HOST': 'ec2-23-21-187-45.compute-1.amazonaws.com',
#         'USER': 'mwmqqmbieymuyq',
#         'PASSWORD' : '3D8Ruktp2PaYUFFvDE-2jKRhaD',
#         'PORT' : '5432',

#     }
# }

#DATABASES = {
#        'default': {
#        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
#        'NAME': 'deglt3tqs5mjfa',
#        'HOST': 'ec2-23-21-187-45.compute-1.amazonaws.com',
#        'USER': 'mwmqqmbieymuyq',
#        'PASSWORD' : '3D8Ruktp2PaYUFFvDE-2jKRhaD',
#        'PORT' : '5432',
#
#    }
#}
# Parse database configuration from $DATABASE_URL
#COMMMENTEED OUT THIIIISSS LINNENENENENE
#DATABASES['default'] =  dj_database_url.config()

# Honor the 'X-Forwarded-Proto' header for request.is_secure()
SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO', 'https')

SETTINGS_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
PROJECT_PATH = os.path.join(SETTINGS_DIR, os.pardir)
PROJECT_PATH = os.path.abspath(PROJECT_PATH)
TEMPLATE_DIRS = (os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, '/main/templates'), )
STATIC_ROOT = "/static/images"

STATICFILES_DIRS = (
    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static"),
    '/author/static/images',
)
# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/howto/static-files/
STATIC_URL = os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH,'/static/')

MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'media') # Absolute path to the media directory

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"""REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    # Use Django's standard `django.contrib.auth` permissions,
    # or allow read-only access for unauthenticated users.
    'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
        'rest_framework.permissions.DjangoModelPermissionsOrAnonReadOnly'
    ]
}"""

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#ifndef SKY_ENGINE_PLATFORM_FONTS_GLYPHBUFFER_H_
#define SKY_ENGINE_PLATFORM_FONTS_GLYPHBUFFER_H_

#include "flutter/sky/engine/platform/fonts/Glyph.h"
#include "flutter/sky/engine/platform/geometry/FloatSize.h"
#include "flutter/sky/engine/wtf/Vector.h"

namespace blink {

class SimpleFontData;

class GlyphBuffer {
public:
    GlyphBuffer() { }

    bool isEmpty() const { return m_fontData.isEmpty(); }
    bool hasOffsets() const { return !m_offsets.isEmpty(); }
    unsigned size() const { return m_fontData.size(); }

    void clear()
    {
        m_fontData.clear();
        m_glyphs.clear();
        m_advances.clear();
        m_offsets.clear();
    }

    const Glyph* glyphs(unsigned from) const { return m_glyphs.data() + from; }
    const float* advances(unsigned from) const { return m_advances.data() + from; }
    const FloatSize* offsets(unsigned from) const { return m_offsets.data() + from; }

    const SimpleFontData* fontDataAt(unsigned index) const { return m_fontData[index]; }

    Glyph glyphAt(unsigned index) const
    {
        return m_glyphs[index];
    }

    float advanceAt(unsigned index) const
    {
        return m_advances[index];
    }

    void add(Glyph glyph, const SimpleFontData* font, float width)
    {
        // should not mix offset/advance-only glyphs
        ASSERT(!hasOffsets());

        m_fontData.append(font);
        m_glyphs.append(glyph);
        m_advances.append(width);
    }

    void add(Glyph glyph, const SimpleFontData* font, const FloatSize& offset, float advance)
    {
        // should not mix offset/advance-only glyphs
        ASSERT(size() == m_offsets.size());

        m_fontData.append(font);
        m_glyphs.append(glyph);
        m_offsets.append(offset);
        m_advances.append(advance);
    }

    void reverse()
    {
        m_fontData.reverse();
        m_glyphs.reverse();
        m_advances.reverse();
    }

    void expandLastAdvance(float width)
    {
        ASSERT(!isEmpty());
        float& lastAdvance = m_advances.last();
        lastAdvance += width;
    }

private:
    Vector<const SimpleFontData*, 2048> m_fontData;
    Vector<Glyph, 2048> m_glyphs;
    Vector<float, 2048> m_advances;
    Vector<FloatSize, 1024> m_offsets;
};

} // namespace blink

#endif  // SKY_ENGINE_PLATFORM_FONTS_GLYPHBUFFER_H_


text:
require 'test_helper'

class Api::V1::DistributionsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
  def setup
    @user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
    @admin = FactoryGirl.create(:user, role: 'admin')
    @contributor = FactoryGirl.create(:user, role: 'default')
    @taxon_concept = FactoryGirl.create(:taxon_concept)
    @distribution = FactoryGirl.create(:distribution, taxon_concept_id: @taxon_concept.id)
  end

  test "should return 401 with no token" do
    get :index, taxon_concept_id: @taxon_concept.id
    assert_response 401
  end

  test "should be successful with token" do
    @request.headers["X-Authentication-Token"] = @user.authentication_token

    get :index, taxon_concept_id: @taxon_concept.id
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "admin user should be able to access api" do
    @request.headers["X-Authentication-Token"] = @admin.authentication_token

    get :index, taxon_concept_id: @taxon_concept.id
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "contributor should not be able to access api" do
    @request.headers["X-Authentication-Token"] = @contributor.authentication_token

    get :index, taxon_concept_id: @taxon_concept.id
    assert_response 401
  end

  test "returns language specific name with language params" do
    @request.headers["X-Authentication-Token"] = @user.authentication_token
    get :index, taxon_concept_id: @taxon_concept.id, language: 'fr'

    results = JSON.parse(response.body)
    assert_equal "name fr", results.first["name"]
  end

  test "defaults to English name without language params" do
    @request.headers["X-Authentication-Token"] = @user.authentication_token
    get :index, taxon_concept_id: @taxon_concept.id

    results = JSON.parse(response.body)
    assert_equal "name en", results.first["name"]
  end
end


text:
Q: Vba code with =sum I'm using the following
Sub CopyDataByDay()
    Dim data As Range
    Dim today As Date

    Set data = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("A1")
    today = Date

    If (Weekday(today) = vbMonday) Then
        ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("B1") = data.Value
    ElseIf (Weekday(today) = vbTuesday) Then
        ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("B2") = data.Value
    ElseIf (Weekday(today) = vbWednesday) Then
        ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("B3") = data.Value
    ElseIf (Weekday(today) = vbThursday) Then
        ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("B4") = data.Value
    ElseIf (Weekday(today) = vbFriday) Then
        ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("B5") = data.Value
    ElseIf (Weekday(today) = vbSaturday) Then
        ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("B6") = data.Value
    End If

    data.Value = ""
End Sub

But in A1 I have a =sum that gets removed every time I use this VBA. How do I stop the =sum in A1 getting removed?

A: This is not an attempt to answer the question as @Vahid has already pointed out what the problem is. This is more of a pointer on how to write concise code.
Here is the shortest way to write your code
Sub Sample()
    Dim data As Range
    Dim i As Long

    With ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1)
        Set data = .Range("A1")

        For i = 2 To 7
            If Weekday(Date) = i Then .Range("B" & i - 1) = data.Value
        Next i
    End With
End Sub

Note that the value of vbMonday is 2 and vbSaturday is 7. So you can actually write a loop for it.
Had it been a very big loop, the line
If Weekday(Date) = i Then .Range("B" & i - 1) = data.Value

can also be written as
If Weekday(Date) = i Then .Range("B" & i - 1) = data.Value: Exit For

A: you need remove this line

data.Value = ""

A: Try to always define and referencing your Sheet object.
Also, using Select Case, simplifies it a lot:
Sub CopyDataByDay()

Dim sht As Worksheet
Dim data As Range
Dim today As Date

Set sht = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1)

Set data = sht.Range("A1")
today = Date

With sht

    Select Case Weekday(today)
        Case vbMonday
            .Range("B1") = data.Value

        Case vbTuesday
            .Range("B2") = data.Value

        Case vbWednesday
            .Range("B3") = data.Value

        Case vbThursday
            .Range("B4") = data.Value

        Case vbFriday
            .Range("B5") = data.Value

        Case vbSaturday
            .Range("B6") = data.Value

    End Select

End With

End Sub

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HomeIran News NowInviting UN Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures To Investigate Sanctions Damages...
Inviting UN Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures To Investigate Sanctions Damages on Iran, a Scenario To Circumvent Sanctions
Written by Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
The United Nations Must Hold Raisi, Henchman of the 1988 Massacre, Accountable and Investigate Massacre of Protesters During November 2019 Uprising, and the Downing of the Ukrainian Passenger Plane
Belarus State University Professor, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of the Unilateral Coercive Measures, has stated that she will travel to Iran with a "spirit of cooperation and dialogue," from May 7 to 18 to investigate the negative effects of sanctions on human rights in Iran, and to hold "private meetings" with "International Financial Institutions, and National Human Rights Institution" in Tehran!
While there are growing international calls for a UN inquiry into the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners, the regime's invitation to the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures is a scandalous scenario for circumventing sanctions and a reminder of the shameful betrayal of human rights by the regime when it invited the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran to for a guided and controlled visit to Iran, in the aftermath of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners.
By inviting the UN Special Rapporteur this time, Iran's religious fascism, which has been condemned 68 times by the United Nations for brutal and systematic human rights abuses, seeks to undermine international sanctions. For 26 years, this regime has refused to receive the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, and for 17 years, no other UN Special Rapporteurs on human rights issues have been allowed to enter Iran.
The clerical regime is also trying to cover up the astronomical plundering and widespread corruption of its officials, and their squandering of the Iranian people's wealth and resources on developing the unpatriotic nuclear and missile projects and warmongering in the region, which are the main cause of poverty, unemployment, and inflation at home.
The Iranian Resistance strongly condemns the clerical regime's manipulation of the United Nations, its bodies, and rapporteurs, which undermines the human rights situation in Iran, and is aimed at whitewashing the crimes it has perpetrated. The United Nations must hold Ebrahim Raisi, the henchman of the 1988 massacre, accountable; and investigate the massacre of protesters during the November 2019 uprising, as well as the downing of the Ukrainian passenger plane in January 2020.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
As New Teacher Protests Loom, Crackdowns Persist on the Streets and in Prisons
Hamid Noury in His 86th Trial Session: Only Those Who Cooperated Would Have Furlough
Iran News in Brief – January 31, 2023

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text:
Q: using Parseval's identity to estimate the value of $\Sigma_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{(2n-1)^2(2n+1)^2}$ There is a problem with two parts; The first part is asking to find Fourier series for $f(x)=|\sin(x)|$ on $[-\pi,\pi]$. And the second part wants to estimate the following using Parseval's identity:
$$
\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{(2n-1)^2(2n+1)^2}
$$
I'm not sure it is necessary to use the answer of the first part or not. I don't know what to do!

The first part answer:

 $$\forall n, b_n=0$$.
$$
a_0=\frac{1}{\pi}\int_{-\pi}^\pi |\sin(x)|dx=\frac{2}{\pi}\int_0^\pi \sin(x)dx=\frac{-2}{\pi}\cos(x)]_0^\pi=\frac{-2}{\pi}(-1-1)=\frac{4}{\pi}
$$
\begin{align*}
a_n=\frac{1}{\pi}\int_{-\pi}^\pi |\sin(x)|\cos(nx) dx
= \frac{2}{\pi}\int_0^\pi \sin(x)\cos(nx)dx = \frac{1}{\pi}\int_0^\pi [\sin(x+nx)+\sin(x-nx)]\\ =\frac{1}{\pi}[\frac{-\cos((n+1)x)}{2(n+1)}+\frac{-\cos((1-n)x)}{2(1-n)}]_0^\pi \\
a_n=\frac{-1}{\pi}(\frac{\cos(n\pi)+1}{n^2-1})
\end{align*}

A: I guess I did it!
I want to know the value of:
$$
\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{(4n^2-1)^2}=\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{((2n)^2-1)^2}
$$
So let $m=2n$, then $\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{(m^2-1)^2}$.
From the first part and Parseval's identity,
$$
\frac{2}{\pi}\int_0^\pi \sin^2(x)dx=\frac{16}{2\pi^2}\sum_{m=1}^\infty \frac{1}{\pi}\frac{((-1)^m+1)^2}{(m^2-1)^2}
$$
since $m=2n$,
$$
\sum_{m=1}^\infty \frac{1}{(m^2-1)^2}=\frac{\pi^3}{32}
$$
Is this correct?

A: The Fourier series of the function $f(x)$ is given by
$$
f(x) = \sum_{n=-\infty}^\infty c_n e^{i n x}
$$
with
$$
c_n = \frac{1}{2 \pi} \int_{-\pi}^\pi d x~f(x) e^{-\imath n x}
$$
In the case $f(x) = |\sin x |$, this results in
$$
c_n = 2 \frac{1}{2 \pi} \int_{0}^\pi d x~\sin x e^{-\imath n x} = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} -\frac{2}{\pi (n^2-1)} & \text{for $n$ even}\\ 0 & \text{for $n$ odd} \end{array} \right.
$$
Using Parsifal's identity we have
$$
\sum_{n=-\infty}^\infty |c_n|^2 = \frac{1}{2 \pi} \int_{-\pi}^\pi d x ~ |\sin x|^2 = \frac{1}{2}
$$
Since $c_{n} = c_{-n}$ the sum on the left hand side can be rewritten as
$$
c_0^2 + 2 \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} c_n^2 = \frac{1}{2}
$$
From which it follows that with $c_0=\frac{2}{\pi}$
$$
\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} c_n^2 = \frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{1}{2} - c_0^2\right) = \frac{1}{4} - \frac{2}{\pi^2}
$$
Using the result we found for $c_n$ we get
$$
\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} c_n^2 = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} c_{2 n - 1}^2 + \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} c_{2 n}^2 = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} c_{2 n}^2 = \frac{4}{\pi^2} \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{(4 n^2 -1)^2}
$$
and therefore we finally obtain
$$
\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{(4 n^2 -1)^2} = \frac{\pi^2}{4} \left( \frac{1}{4} - \frac{2}{\pi^2} \right) = \frac{\pi^2-8}{16}
$$


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Artist's rendering of the massive contact binary star VFTS 352, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud
In astronomy, a contact binary is a binary star system whose component stars are so close that they touch each other or have merged to share their gaseous envelopes. A binary system whose stars share an envelope may also be called an overcontact binary.[1][2] The term "contact binary" was introduced by astronomer Gerard Kuiper in 1941.[3] Almost all known contact binary systems are eclipsing binaries;[4] eclipsing contact binaries are known as W Ursae Majoris variables, after their type star, W Ursae Majoris.[5]
In a contact binary, both stars have filled their Roche lobes, allowing the more massive primary component to transfer both mass and luminosity to the secondary member. As a result, the components in a contact binary often have similar effective temperatures and luminosities, regardless of their respective masses. The rate of energy transfer between the components is dependent on their mass ratio and luminosity ratio. In cases where the stars are in geometric contact but the thermal contact is poor, there can exist wide differences between their respective temperatures.[6]
Contact binaries are not to be confused with common envelopes. Whereas the configuration of two touching stars in a contact binary has a typical lifetime of millions to billions of years, the common envelope is a dynamically unstable phase in binary evolution that either expels the stellar envelope or merges the binary in a timescale of months to years.[7]
Contact binary (small Solar System body), two asteroids gravitating toward each other until they touch.
HR 5171, a yellow hypergiant and yellow supergiant contact binary with a third star orbiting further out.
KIC 9832227, a contact binary and a previous candidate for stellar merger.
Luminous red nova, e.g. V1309 Scorpii (2008), may result from the merger of a contact binary.
Thorne–Żytkow object, a type of star wherein a red giant or supergiant contains a neutron star at its core.
VFTS 352, a massive contact binary in the Tarantula Nebula.
^ Darling, David. "binary star". www.daviddarling.info. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
^ Thompson, Michael J. (2006). An Introduction to Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. London: Imperial College Press. pp. 51–53. ISBN 1-86094-615-1.
^ Kuiper, Gerard P. (1941). "On the Interpretation of β Lyrae and Other Close Binaries". Astrophysical Journal. 93: 133. Bibcode:1941ApJ....93..133K. doi:10.1086/144252.
^ Tassoul, Jean Louis; et al. (2000). Stellar Rotation. Cambridge, UK, New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 231. ISBN 0-521-77218-4.
^ Mullaney, James (2005). Double and Multiple Stars and how to Observe Them. New York, London: Springer. p. 19. ISBN 1-85233-751-6.
^ Csizmadia, Sz.; Klagyivik, P. (November 2004). "On the properties of contact binary stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 426: 1001–1005. arXiv:astro-ph/0408049. Bibcode:2004A&A...426.1001C. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20040430.
^ Ivanova, N.; et al. (2013). "Common envelope evolution: where we stand and how we can move forward". The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review. 21: 59. arXiv:1209.4302. Bibcode:2013A&ARv..21...59I. doi:10.1007/s00159-013-0059-2.
Binary stars


It is with mixed emotions that we bid farewell to a long time friend, brother and associate. Ebenezer Udofia. Ebenezer began his new position with Healing Hands International September first of this year. He has work as the Director of Operations for Hope Springs International since February of 2008. He was instrumental in getting the Pompomari Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Training Farm up and running and has overseen its operation until his departure in September.
Soon after taking the position with Hope Springs International, at that time called Arewa Aid, our resident missionary family was re-called. Although Ebenezer barely got his feet on the ground before all these changes took place, he successfully accepted the new challenge posed by these events and rose to the occasion never missing a beat in the process.
During these trying times Healing Hands International stepped in and took over the personal support of Ebenezer and the Pompomari Farm as we at Hope Springs began to re-organize and re-group. The part played by Healing Hands International and it's CEO Randy Steiger, Vice President Chris Gingles and Agricultural Director Dave Goolsby, cannot be over stated.
While Ebenezer will no longer be working directly with Hope Springs International we have been assured that he will still be available to us with his expert knowledge of agriculture and animal husbandry should we need him.
Ebenezer is presently living with his wife Regina and daughter Grace , pictured above with mission team members, in Jos, Nigeria.
We at Hope Springs International are excited for the many opportunities that will be provided to Ebenezer in his new position and wish him God speed.
Ebenezer doing what he does best. Teaching the principle of dry season farming or drip irrigation in Dono-Manga, Chad in March of this year.
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I just received a letter from Pierre Rimorbe the evangelist that Hope Springs has been working with in Dono-Manga, Chad since February of 2009. I want to share a portion of it with you.
Pierre went on to say that when he began his work in his home town district of Dono-Manga the religious make up was 70% Idol worshipers, 20% affiliated with a few protestant groups and about 10% Catholic. The largest protestant group in the area considered the churches of Christ a "drinking blood church from Nigeria". This is very similar to the thinking of many first century non-Christians about Christians who met in the catacombs. Misunderstandings about the Lord Supper and how the fruit of the vine represents the blood of Christ no doubt caused the confusion then and likely the confusion here as well.
Pierre also shared the events that caused him to send the original appeal for help to the Wulari Jerusalem Church in Maiduguri in February of 2009.
Pierre goes on to explain the importance of the response to that appeal.
Idol worship and superstition have been the gods of most people in Dono-Manga for hundreds of years. When they or their babies became sick they would take them to the shrines built to the idols they worshipped and they would pray to their gods to heal them. The combination of humanitarian aid and preaching the good news about Jesus is a combination that not only worked in the days when Jesus walked the earth, it is still powerful today. People originally came to Jesus for the loaves and fishes, but many of them became His disciples because they came to understand the love behind the gift.
Women are now willing to bring their children for treatment when there is a medical campaign and there is much excitement about the new clinic and availability of drugs to treat common childhood diseases that have been responsible for the death of many children in the past. Pierre believes that the presence of the clinic will go a long way in encouraging women to trust modern medicine and not the traditional idol worship. We believe that many more will come to Christ as a result of seeing the love behind the gift.
Pierre also adds that education, especially of the young people, is a critical need for the future.
These young couples simply do what they have seen their parents do, try to survive through farming. But without the skills of dry season farming techniques and an understanding of how to preserve food for greater shelf life, they simply starve during the dry season and many, especially the children, don't make it.
New Dispensary before windows and doors were added.
While we have seen so many changes over the last two years and exciting days are ahead. Stay tuned for what God is going to do next.
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Physician tenacity and an experimental drug save a life...
A toddler with a devastating rare condition has a chance for health, thanks to an experimental drug and the tenacity of a CHOC Children's physician. Galya Chan, 2, is showing marked improvement after nearly nine months of regular infusions of cyclodextrin, a compound that has helped mice with Niemann Pick C disease, the condition also affecting Galya.
Dr. Raymond Wang, a CHOC metabolic disorders specialist, says Niemann Pick C affects one in every 150,000 people and causes cholesterol to accumulate in the brain, lungs, liver and spleen, leading to deterioration and early death. Even worse, there is no Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for the condition.
A sick preemie
After a premature birth, Galya developed an extremely enlarged liver and severe jaundice. A battery of tests led to a full exome sequence, which revealed Niemann Pick C – and no available treatment plan. "The diagnosis is horrible, but it's better to know than to not know," says Brian Chan, Galya's father.
But Dr. Wang was aware of researchers studying the effects of cyclodextrin in animals with Niemann Pick C. The compound had shown to reduce cholesterol levels in their bodies, help animals survive without symptoms longer and have more overall longevity. "The problem is there's no company that's willing to get behind the treatment for humans," Dr. Wang said. "There aren't enough patients with this condition for companies to see the potential and profit for this. It comes down to individual physicians who want to make a difference."
Taking another route
So, with Galya's parents in agreement, Dr. Wang began the long process to seek special permission to treat the baby with cyclodextrin.
Writing a treatment protocol especially tailored for Galya, Dr. Wang filed an investigational new drug application with the FDA. CHOC's Institutional Review Board, a body that examines proposed research, also reviewed the proposed use. Four months later, Galya became the youngest of just 11 patients nationwide to undergo this treatment.
Currently, Galya undergoes weekly intravenous cyclodextrin infusions. She also receives monthly intrathecal infusions, which are administered through a lumbar puncture to reach her central nervous system. Each time, Galya is admitted to CHOC's pediatric intensive care unit. Infusions last six hours, and she stays 15 more hours for observation.
Encouraging outcomes
But the time and effort is paying off: markers of Galya's cholesterol storage levels have dramatically decreased since she began treatment nearly nine months ago, data shows.
Before receiving the cyclodextrin, those markers were tremendously elevated, more than six times normal. Today, her storage levels have dropped more than 80 percent and now hover just above normal, with progress expected to continue. Also, Galya's liver softened and its volume decreased by about 10 mL.
Moving forward, Dr. Wang and his colleagues will continue to study Galya to determine if the treatments are also healing her lungs, and it's likely the cyclodextrin treatment will continue indefinitely – or until a different treatment is developed.
"Once we found out the diagnosis, it was sad," says Brian, Galya's father. "But now we can put our energy into helping Galya and working to find a cure."
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Trichet defends ECB, dismisses liquidity fears
By Greg Robb
Published: Aug 27, 2011 8:16 p.m. ET
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Senior economics reporter
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (MarketWatch) — European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet fired back Saturday at critics who argue the central bank should ease monetary policy and others who warn about a looming European bank crisis.
Trichet said the ECB sets interest-rate policy "in all circumstances to deliver price stability in the medium run," and described this stance as one of Europe's "major assets."
If the ECB were to signal that it was not anchoring inflation expectations, long-term European interest rates would swiftly rise, Trichet said in a panel discussion at the Kansas City Fed's annual economic conference.
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The ECB has raised rates twice this year, to 1.5%.
Trichet is attending his last Fed summer conference as ECB president because he is retiring at the end of October. He was toasted by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Appearing on the same panel as Trichet, University of California at Berkeley economist Barry Eichengreen called for the ECB to reverse course and start to cut rates.
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde told the Jackson Hole conference that Europe had to consider injecting money into ailing banks through the European Financial Stability Fund. (EFSF). Read Lagard calls for action.
Trichet said speculation that European banks were low on liquidity was incorrect.
"The idea that we could have liquidity problem in Europe is plain wrong," Trichet said. The level of eligible collateral in the European banking system is much larger than the amount that is in use, he said.
Some prominent U.S. economists, including Harvard University economist Martin Feldstein, have questioned whether the 17-member euro-zone may break apart because exports from small European countries like Greece cannot compete against exports of bigger European nations like Germany.
Trichet said that these small countries "are not engaging in catching-up adjustment strategies."
Trichet said it would be wrong for outsiders to question the determination of European leaders to hold the euro-zone intact.
"Those who are underestimating the ultimate determination of the European democracies, the European leaders … are plain wrong," he said.
There is no question that European leaders are facing a "formidable challenge," but the same is the case for the United States, the U.K., and Japan.
"All advanced economies are under stress from the crisis — the business model of the U.S., Japan, and the U.K. are under question," he said.
The fundamentals of the euro zone are "not that bad" and the biggest challenge is the governance of the euro-region, he said.
Greg Robb
Greg Robb is a senior reporter for MarketWatch in Washington. Follow him on Twitter @grobb2000.


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Justice-Involved Individuals
While 16.8% of the adult population in the U.S. smokes cigarettes, the smoking rate for justice-involved (JI) populations is estimated to be between 70%-80%.1 This varies significantly by population, with accurate data difficult to obtain.
Incarcerated persons and parolees who use tobacco products are more likely to develop chronic health conditions that are expensive to manage and put financial strain on taxpayer-funded criminal justice and healthcare programs.2
In 2018 tobacco-related illnesses accounted for one-third of prisoner deaths in Pennsylvania.3
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among incarcerated persons, accounting for one in three of all cancer deaths in state prisons.4
In a study of incarcerated people who are male there was a strong interest in quitting tobacco—72% among those who are Black and 69.5% among those who are non-Black.5
Older adults (>55) account for approximately 10% of the population in U.S. jails and prisons. A recent survey found that among adults aged 55 years or older, 70% reported being current smokers, despite strong knowledge (95%) of the health risks. More than half of current smokers (62%) reported a failed quit attempt and/or a desire to quit.6
People who are incarcerated have disproportionately high-risk factors for tobacco use, including:
Lower education
Socioeconomic vulnerability
High rates of mental illness and substance abuse disorders
The Social Security Act, Sec. 1905(a)(A) prohibits the use of federal funds and services for medical care provided to "inmates of a public institution." This language does not differentiate between people who are convicted and people in local jails who are in pretrial status or awaiting disposition.7
In 2016 jails incarcerated 10.6 million people, whereas prisons incarcerated 602,000.
The average length of jail stay was 25 days
The discontinuity of care, including stopping prescriptions for tobacco cessation medications, has negative health and economic consequences
States have the option of terminating enrollment or suspending enrollment; termination creates significant coverage gaps upon release.
Only 15% of persons who are incarcerated are estimated to have health insurance in the year before or after incarceration.8
Federal Bureau of Prisons banned smoking and possession of tobacco by any person in prison effective January 2015 (tobacco use and purchase were banned in 2006).
People who are incarcerated and employees are allowed to use non-refillable e-cigarettes within designated areas.
People who are incarcerated must purchase their own NRT or other cessation aids.
Evidence-based smoking cessation interventions have produced cessation rates comparable to community rates. This includes behavioral interventions and NRT.9
In the absence of an intervention other than a tobacco ban, smoking rapidly reverts to baseline levels after release.10
In a study of people who smoke and who were recently released from prison, of those who had quit smoking due to tobacco-free prison policies, 98% reporting relapsing after release. After adjusting for independent variables such as employment, housing etc., trying to quit smoking was associated with the absence of risky drinking behaviors on the past 30 days.11
Despite high relapse rates, prison tobacco control policies are associated with reduced smoking-related mortality while in prison. Prisons with a smoking ban had a 9% reduction in smoking-related deaths. Bans in place for longer than nine years were associated with reductions in cancer mortality.12
Though there are few peer-reviewed evidence-based practices, several themes emerge:13
Remove barriers to accessing federal healthcare coverage programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP
Provide information on tobacco cessation support services in the community for family members and people released from prison
Facilitate enrollment or re-enrollment in Medicaid before discharge to provide or maintain access to evidence based cessation support
Pre-release planning to prepare for the challenges and triggers associated with returning to homes or communities where tobacco use is prevalent
Include family outreach to reduce relapse upon release.
Individuals may enroll in Medicaid while still incarcerated but services will not be paid for until discharge; early enrollment can reduce the gaps in coverage that impact access to cessation support under Medicaid
Under the Affordable Care Act, discharge from jail or prison triggers a special enrollment period for enrolling in a plan on the Marketplace. If a person is not eligible for Medicaid this may be a good option and one which discharged individuals may not be aware of.14
Effective July 1, 2019, Pennsylvania banned all tobacco products inside every prison facility's secure perimeter for employees and inmates. Prior to that PA prisons were smoke-free indoors but not tobacco-free.
Tobacco products are not banned on all grounds
In 2012, Pennsylvania served 51,125 individuals in state or federal prisons, had an average daily jail census of 36,290, and 279,100 adults under community supervision.15 If 60%-80% of these individuals use tobacco, the numbers are significant.
In 2015 a trial initiative was put in place at SCI Muncy in Lycoming County PA. SCI Muncy houses over 1,400 offenders who are female, including all of the state's females incarcerated for capital cases. The Quitline provided dedicated counselors, a fixed call calendar, and NRT patches to women who chose to participate. Focus groups with nine participants found the following:
One quit (after 62 years of use)
Three reduced their use
Five returned to prior levels of use (attributed to stress, anxiety and prison commissary as a barter system for other benefits)
ALL would participate again, reviewed counseling favorably, and stated intention to call 1-800-QUITNOW after release
There was a waiting list to participate in the program and researchers recommended the following for similar initiatives:
Peer support and support groups similar to Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous on an ongoing basis for those participating or attempting to quit tobacco
Improved enforcement of existing smoke free policies
Review of products sold in commissary to ensure cessation aids are available
Provide contact information for PA Free Quitline in packets given to all people who are incarcerated prior to release
Expand NRT protocol to 12 weeks
Consider a bonus counseling session post NRT
This pilot led to the creation of a toolkit and a series of tobacco cessation classes to incarcerated individuals during SFY 2018/2019 in advance of the 7/1/2019 tobacco free policy. The program is currently being evaluated.16
For FY 2018-2019, regional primary contractors (RPCs) worked with 16 state correctional institutions (SCI) in quarter 4 to provide cessation services to 207 people who were incarcerated.
People who are incarcerated in Pennsylvania spent $8 million on tobacco products in 2018 and tobacco-related illnesses account for one-third of deaths among people who are incarcerated.17
Pennsylvania suspends (as opposed to terminates) Medicaid eligibility for individuals in state and local prisons. This creates an opportunity to reinstate eligibility before discharge.
What Other States Are Doing
In Ohio, a policy effective 2/15/16 established Voluntary (participation) Tobacco Cessation programs in all institutions where a Recovery Services Program exists. The goal is to provide support and services to people who are incarcerated and who are discontinuing the use of tobacco.18
The Behavioral Health & Wellness Program at the University of Colorado is assisting the Arizona (AZ) Department of Health Services Bureau of Tobacco and Chronic Disease to meet the needs of individuals involved with AZ's criminal justice system. They are working with the state, counties, public service institutions, and other stakeholders to articulate high-utility, realistic plans for creating tobacco cessation continuity of care that is both scalable and sustainable. https://www.bhwellness.org/projects/adhs/
Health districts in Idaho offer tobacco cessation programming for inmates using specially-adapted curriculum to meet the needs of these individuals including pre-release planning and scenerio work designed to help them prepare for challenges and triggers unique to this population. Inmates have the option to request follow-up upon release and can be connected to additional services or programs as needed. They are also provided with information on how to access the Quitline and find no-cost cessation groups.
Arkansas demonstrated that a train-the-trainer model for tobacco cessation groups could be scaled up across a state community corrections system. Sustainability is suggested by the fact that since the program's inception, current corrections staff have continuously administered groups within 33 existing substance use programs. In the first two years of this statewide, evidence-based program, over 1,100 individuals from 33 ACC Area Office locations attended tobacco free groups and provided data that tracked tobacco use and readiness to quit. Results demonstrated a significant reduction in tobacco use among participants, as well as increased knowledge, confidence, and intent to quit.19
There is currently a study under way in Rhode Island assessing a protocol to prevent return to smoking upon release from a smoke free prison. Lead researcher: Jennifer Clarke, Brown University Center for Primary Care and Prevention.
National Association of Counties (NACo) advocates for better coverage and better coordination between Medicaid, Medicare, and Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) for individuals pending disposition in local jails. www.naco.org
Public Health Law Center has a number of resources specific to tobacco use/cessation for justice-involved individuals, including:
Policy Options Brief: Tobacco and Juvenile Offenders: Breaking the Cycle. March 2012.
https://publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default/files/resources/phlc-policybriefbreakingthecycle-juvenileoffenders-2012.pdf
Tobacco in Juvenile Justice Facilities: A Policy Overview. February 2012.
https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default/files/resources/tclc-fs-juvenilefacilities-2012.pdf
Tobacco Behind Bars: Policy Options for the Adult Correctional Population. March 2012. https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default/files/resources/phlc-policybrief-tobaccobehindbars-adultcorrections-2012.pdf
University of Colorado Behavioral Health & Wellness Program. Dimensions: Tobacco Free Toolkit for Healthcare Providers Priority Populations: Justice Involved Supplement. https://www.bhwellness.org/wp-content/uploads/BHWPTobacco-Free-Toolkit-JI-web.pdf
University of Colorado Behavioral Health & Wellness Program. A Continuity of Care Model for the Justice-Involved Population. https://www.bhwellness.org/fact-sheets-reports/A%20Continuity%20of%20Care%20Model%20for%20JI%20Population%20FINAL.pdf
Download the Justice-Involved Individuals PDF
Personas Involucradas en la Justicia
Cropsey KL, Eldridge GD, Weaver MF, Villalobos GC, Stitzer ML. Expired carbon monoxide levels in self-reported smokers and nonsmokers in prison. Nicotine Tob Res 2006;8:653-9.
Providing Tobacco Cessation Services in Correctional Settings: Frameworks, Feasibility, Effectiveness. The Justice-Involved Tobacco Cessation Project. December 2017. https://www.bhwellness.org/projects/adhs/
https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2019/jul/2/pennsylvania-prisonerscigarette-stashes-go-smoke/
Alberg A. et al., Epidemiology of Lung Cancer: ACCP Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines (2nd ed.), 132 Chest (Suppl.) 29S, 34S-40S
(2007), available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17873159.
Valera P., Reid A., Acuna N., Mackey D. The Smoking Behaviors of Incarcerated Smokers. Health Psychology Open. January-June 2019:1-11.
Ahalt C., Buisker T., Myers J., Williams B. Smoking and Smoking Cessation Among Criminal Justice-Involved Older Adults. Tobacco Use Insights. January 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/1179173X198333
National Association of Counties. Federal Policy Impacts on County Jail Inmate Healthcare & Recidivism. March 2019. https://www.naco.org/sites/default/files/documents/Medicaid%20and%20County%20Jails%20Presentation.pdf
Wang E., et al., Incarceration, Incident Hypertension and Access to Health Care Findings from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study, 169 Archives of Internal Medicine 687, 692 (2009)
Cropsey K, Eldridge G, Weaver M, et al. Smoking cessation intervention for female prisoners: addressing an urgent public health need. Am J Public Health. 2008;98(10):1894–1901.
Lincoln T, Tuthill RW, Roberts CA, et al. Resumption of smoking after release from a tobacco-free correctional facility. J Correct Health Care.
2009;15(3):190–196
Frank M, Blumhagen R, Weitzenkamp D, Mueller S. Tobacco Use Among People Who Have Been in Prison: Relapse and Factors Associated with Trying to Quit. Journal of Smoking Cessation Volume 12, Issue 2. June 2017.
Binswager I., Carson A., Krueger P., Mueller S., Steiner J., Sabol W. Prison Tobacco Control Policies and Deaths from Smoking in United States Prisons: Population Based Retrospective Analysis. The BMJ. August 2014. doi:10.1136/BMJ.g4542.
Health Coverage for Incarcerated People. https://www.healthcare.gov/incarcerated-people/
Gates A., Artiga S., Rudowitz R. Health Coverage and Care for the Adult Criminal Justice-Involved Population. Kaiser Family Foundation. September 5, 2014. https://www.kff.org/uninsured/issue-brief/health-coverage-and-carefor-the-adult-criminal-justice-involved-population/
MPower Annual Summary Report State Fiscal Year 2018/2019. Pennsylvania Tobacco Prevention and Control Program. Prepared by Public Health Management Corporation.
http://www.drc.ohio.gov/Portals/0/Policies/DRC%20Policies/70-RCV-04.pdf?ver=2016-09-01-142053-260
Garver-Apgar C, Young S, Howard B, Udochi B, Morris C. Effects of a Statewide Tobacco Cessation Program Among Individuals Involved With Arkansas Community Correction. J Correct Health Care. 2017;23(3):259-270. doi:10.1177/1078345817709017


Thinking About Making a Midlife Career Change?
1. Communication - can you clearly articulate what you want to do, who you want to work for, and why you would be good at it? Many people embark upon a job search with a vague sense of what they would like to do, such as 'finance', without ever articulating role, company size, or what they enjoy about data analysis. If you can't articulate it to yourself, how on earth are you going to communicate it to a hiring manager? When in doubt, write it down. Then look at what you wrote and say 'would I hire myself with this?' If yes, great. If no, get to work!
2. Preparation - today's job seekers are at a tremendous disadvantage. The internet makes it too easy to just visit a website, look up a company's value statement and spew off facts and figures. Today's job seekers must go beyond the website - reach out to colleagues or alumni to get a feel for the company's culture, read job reviews on Glassdoor, and really understand the role and required skills. Do a quick LinkedIn/web search for people with whom you will interview to learn more about their background, skills and any potential commonalities. Go beyond the website.
3. Network - more and more, it's about who you know as well as what you know. Since 80% of jobs are never advertised, most job seekers are competing for only 20% of the jobs. This makes online job applications even more competitive and the odds stacked against you. Also, when you network, you learn about opportunities BEFORE they are posted, glean important information not available on the company website, and have allies on the inside who can vouch for your candidacy. If you are not networking, you are likely not working.
4. Commitment - how interested are you in the job/role/company, really? If you are interested in management, do you have a subscription to Harvard Business Review? Have you created any valuation models if you are interested in corporate finance? If you are interested in Supply Chain, are you a member of your local APICS? What journals and industry websites do you follow? Have you joined an industry or city-specific LinkedIn group? Who have you reached out to in your LinkedIn or alumni network? Everyone who applies is interested. Very few can demonstrate commitment, and they tend to get hired.
5. Delivery - you need to convince the hiring manager why you are the right fit. This is not about why you want the job. It is about communicating how your skills and education transfer to the job (i.e. transferrable skills), and how you can add value. The hiring manager is not there to give you a job - it is to fill a need for the company. You can learn this by networking, informational interviewing and asking questions. Remember, your goal here is to tell them how you will add value and be part of the solution.
6. Sourcing - this goes back to the fact that 80% of jobs are never advertised. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people apply to the same job you saw, especially if it is with a brand name company. Most hiring managers use a computer to screen resumes - do you want to outsmart a computer or get hired? Referrals are the preferred method for hiring managers, who post online for EEOC laws or lack of immediately available candidates. This is referred to 'post and pray'. The way to learn about opportunities before they are posted? Network, network, network. This can include informational interviews with colleagues, alumni, interest groups, etc. A funny thing happens when you network - you learn about jobs, companies and roles that you never knew existed. So, before you spend hours online looking at job postings, remember to fish in the part of the pond where there are fewer boats!
None of the teams in the World Cup just 'got' there - they had a vision of what they wanted, put in the time and effort to get there, and wanted it more than their competition. The same is with a job search - there are no shortcuts. Articulate your vision, make the effort, put in the time, and demonstrate why you want it more than the other applicants. Then sit back and enjoy the thrill of who you meet and what opportunities present themselves!
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Ministries to divorced, remarried strive to echo pope's call for mercy
By Dennis Sadowski • Catholic News Service • Posted September 16, 2014
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Divorce is never easy.
From the realization that love has failed to feelings of shame and a tendency to assess blame, divorce poses an untidy conundrum for families even when a couple settles on an amicable legal separation.
In the eyes of the church, a divorced couple remains married until a decree of nullity is issued, if a couple chooses to go that route.
There's even more of a challenge for faithful divorced Catholics, who often misunderstand church teaching on marriage. Divorced people may separate themselves from the church, believing they have been automatically excommunicated or banned from church activities even though they have not remarried.
People who are civilly divorced and do not marry someone else are not prohibited from receiving Communion under canon law.
However, church practice prohibits people in irregular marriages — those civilly remarried without receiving an annulment — from receiving Communion, serving as lector or extraordinary minister of holy Communion, teaching in a Catholic institution and holding certain parish or diocesan offices. There is no prohibition on being involved in most other church ministries.
About 20 percent of U.S. Catholics have experienced divorce, according to the General Social Survey at the University of Chicago. The Center for Applied Research on the Apostolate at Georgetown University places the number of divorced Catholics at about 11 million.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, through its National Pastoral Initiative on Marriage, has worked to explain church teaching on divorce in the hope of correcting misunderstandings and keeping people connected with the church.
Bethany J. Meola, assistant director in the U.S. bishops' Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, described the work of the church with divorced, separated and remarried Catholics as accompaniment, a term often cited by Pope Francis.
"It's that sense of making sure that they don't consider themselves separated from the church, that they realize they are baptized Catholics, they are members of the church, they are called to participate with the church, attend Mass, pray, be present with the church," Meola explained.
"(It's) helping people in all of these situations to carry their cross and know that they don't carry it alone," she said.
Cardinal Walter Kasper, former president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, addressed several concerns surrounding divorced and remarried Catholics in the Sept. 15 issue of America magazine.
Acknowledging that the indissolubility of marriage is specified in canon law, Cardinal Kasper cited Pope Francis' repeated calls for a more merciful church in making a carefully constructed argument that mercy must be at the heart of the church's outreach efforts, including those to divorced and remarried Catholics. He wrote that the Gospel "is against a legalistic understanding of canon law."
He posed the question: If a Catholic who is divorced and civilly remarried without the first marriage being annulled, "but then repents of his failure to fulfill what he promised before God, his partner and the church in the first marriage, and carries out as well as possible his new duties and does what he can for the Christian education of his children and has a serious desire for the sacraments, which he needs for strength in his difficult situation, can we after a time of new orientation and stabilization deny absolution and forgiveness?"
Such questions are being weighed by church leaders in advance of the upcoming extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family Oct 5-19.
Healing and acceptance are at the heart of ministries to divorced and remarried Catholics.
There's no better place to heal from the trauma of divorce than in the church, believes Gregory Mills, executive director of Catholic Divorce Ministry, the Ministry of the North American Conference of Separated and Divorced Catholics.
"People have walked back into the church, willing to admit they made a grievous mistake and want to get right with themselves, their local community and with God," he told Catholic News Service. "The ultimate salve for the wound is God and his healing mercy."
Dioceses across the country have ministries to divorced, separated and remarried couples in place. But unlike marriage ministries, programs for this significant part of the church family are not a requirement; among existing programs their offerings varies.
During a time of divorce, couples are dealing with the realization that love has failed and mercy, understanding and acceptance is vital, said Carol Petro, marriage and family specialist in the Cleveland Diocese.
"This is where mercy comes in. Mercy comes in, but also the virtue of hope because (couples) come with despair, they come with shame, they come with blame, they come with hearts that have been broken and disconnected from the church and there are a lot of myths that are out there," Petro said.
"We need to learn how to evangelize the divorced because we're seeing a lot of them not having a basic knowledge of the Catholic faith. We also need to understand where they are with the shamefulness and the fact they are now single in the pews," explained Petro, who was divorced in 1997 and remarried in the church after her first marriage was annulled.
Cleveland's Sacred Steps to Peace ministry is closely tied to the diocesan tribunal, which is charged with handling marriage annulments.
The tribunal offers a program it calls First Step. It convenes several times a year to provide basic information about the annulment process to divorced couples.
Lynette Tait, a tribunal judge in Cleveland, told CNS her office began the program in 2009 in an effort to help people understand the requirements of the annulment process. More than 1,500 people have attended the sessions, she said.
"A lot of people come because they need to submit cases. But people also come just for the right understanding of what the church is doing. So many people don't understand what we do, why we do it and how we do it," Tait explained.
She admitted the annulment process is not easy, but that it is also not meant to be intimidating.
"The hardest thing in doing this is that first step, is getting it started," she said.
"We're looking to reach out to people, make them aware that the church is concerned for them."
To encourage more people to consider the annulment process, Cleveland Bishop Richard G. Lennon in June waived all fees.
Father Gary Yanus, judicial vicar, said the move was meant to encourage people to renew their relationship with the church. So far, there has been no significant change in the number of people seeking an annulment, he said.
More information about the church's ministries for divorced, separated and remarried Catholics is available here.
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Wide views on the Northern Golan Heights and Syria. On the first half of the hike we will climb gently through an oak forest that is full with a variety of wild-flowers. On the 2nd half we will reach a fantastic view-point at the top of mount Kortam. It is also the best area to tour the Golan after snowfall.
Starting point: Access road to Alonei Habashan (1).
Walk south along the main road #89 until the start of the dirt road with ‡Green‡ markers (2).
Turn left and follow the ‡Green‡ markers, Shortly you will find on your right a spring that fills a short stream of water.
follow this dirt road for about 1 Km (3).
At this point the ‡Green‡ markers branch left on a foot-path.
You are now starting to climb the Bashanit Ridge.
From this point until point (5) the area is full of wild-flowers (From early Autumn to later spring).
Turn left and continue on the ‡Green‡ markers for another 850 m until meeting a dirt road (4).
At his point the ‡Green‡ markers merge with the Golan Trail.
Continue on the ‡Green‡ markers now joined by the Golan trail markers.
Follow it for 1.2 Km until reaching a minor paved road (5).
Turn left and follow the paved road for 1.2 Km, until a junction with a dirt road (6).
At this point the ‡Green‡ markers continue on the paved road, while the Golan trail markers go right on the dirt road.
Turn right and follow the Golan Trail.
Follow the Golan Trail for 880 m and watch our for an unmarked dirt road branching to the right (7).
Turn right on the unmarked road and climb a few minutes to the top of Mt. Kortam.
At the top at an altitude of 1125 m there are ruins of a deserted IDF bunker and and an old Tank.
More important, a fantastic 360° view on all northern Israel and far into Syria.
A great spot for your extended break.
Walk back down to (7). turn right and continue down the Golan trail for 750 m until a T junction of dirt roads (8).
At this point the Golan trail goes right. Turn left now on an unmarked dirt road and continue for about 900 m, until you reach the main road #98 (9).
Turn left and walk along the main road for about 2.5 Km until the starting point (1).


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