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Brooks Robinson & Co, Broughton, Faithful Unto Death, First World War, Victoria
An ANZAC Day Tribute
The small First World War Memorial window at Broughton (Vic) may seem insignificant, hardly a worthy representative of the many hundreds of stained-glass commemorative windows for publication on Anzac Day 2018. True, it is not especially dramatic or eye-catching, simply a list of five men who did not come home, but it embodies the service and sacrifice of one country district and stands as a significant reminder of war's impact and aftermath on rural Australia.[1]
Fig. 1: Brooks, Robinson & Co. (attributed), Faithful Unto Death, Memorial to five local men who died in the First World War, Methodist Church, Broughton (Vic). Photograph: Bronwyn Hughes
The window was installed in the tiny Methodist Church at Broughton, a district in north-east Victoria, about 30 miles north of Nhill and Kaniva, close to the Big Desert country further north again. No longer used for services, Broughton's only church sat abandoned at a crossroads with the telephone exchange and community hall on adjacent corners and little else to catch the eye of anyone passing by the paddocks and long fence lines in every direction.
Fig. 2: Former Methodist Church, Broughton (Vic). Photograph: Bronwyn Hughes
From the road outside the church, the window was barely noticeable in the gable above the entrance porch and even after entering the church, it was not immediately visible; only after turning and raising one's eyes does this small window become the primary focus of the small space. Its symbols are those seen in many memorial windows, honour rolls and town monuments: the crossed flags of Australia and Britain, the text 'Faithful Unto Death' and the badge of the Australian Military Forces indicating that these men were all soldiers, serving God, King and Empire. At the heart of the memorial, the names of the dead are painted on a simple rectangular panel: 'S.P. Allen. T. Dickinson. A.R. Dickinson. L.R. Etherton. C.J. Williams'. Each name represents a loss for each family, and with profound impact on the wider community.
Fig. 3: Exterior view of Faithful Unto Death, former Methodist Church, Broughton, (Vic). Note makeshift repairs, buckling and distortion of the panel and frame. Photograph: Bronwyn Hughes
At the outbreak of war in August 1914, Broughton and the surrounding towns and district immediately signalled its patriotic credentials and throughout the war fundraising events, such as bazaars, concerts, processions and working bees were supported by the community in aid of the Schools Patriotic Fund, Red Cross and Caulfield Military Hospital, among others. With most young men fully employed running farming enterprises, it is not surprising that recruitment in the district was relatively slow at first and only three young men enlisted in those first months.
Fig. 4: Names of the fallen, Faithful Unto Death, former Methodist Church, Broughton (Vic). Photograph: Bronwyn Hughes
One early recruit was 25-year-old farmer, Thomas Dickinson, the second son of Lowan Shire Councillor Richard and Mrs Dickinson of Boyeo (just down the road from Broughton). Tom, a popular young man according to the local press, enlisted on 29 September 1914 to become a trooper in the 9th Light Horse.[2] After training in Egypt the regiment was sent to Gallipoli, without their horses, landing in May 1915. Held in reserve in the disastrous attack on the Nek, the regiment was at the forefront of fighting in the attack on Hill 60 in August. Tom, promoted to Lance-Corporal only the previous month, was killed in action on 28 August 1919 when he was shot in the spine. He was one of the hundreds killed or wounded over three days of fighting, for no territorial advance.
Breaking this terrible news to the family was the unenviable task of Reverend Sidney G Davis of St George's Church of England, Nhill who rode to 'Rosedale', the Dickinson property.[3]
When the Broughton school unveiled its Honour Roll on Anzac Day 1917, Lance-Corporal Thomas Dickinson's name was first of the dozen already inscribed. Despite personal loss, (three nephews were also among the casualties), Cr Dickinson chaired many district events in support of the war effort and was a prominent speaker in favour of the 'Yes' vote' in the conscription referenda.
However, news of the Gallipoli Campaign (before casualty lists began to grow) spurred many others to 'join the colours', and by mid-1915, 110 men from Nhill and surrounding districts were among them.[4] On 26 July 1915, 32-year old farmer Stephen Percy Allen enlisted in 8th Battalion AIF.[5] He was one of four sons of Frederick Allen, who had selected land near Broughton in 1883 and was reputed to be one of the finest stock breeders in the Wimmera.[6] Too late for the Gallipoli campaign, Stephen went to France and soon after was in hospital with mumps, along with many of his old Broughton friends and comrades in his unit and later the same year, he was wounded in the right shoulder.[7] Just as the war was turning in the Allies favour with the Battle of Amiens, Stephen was reported 'wounded and missing'; this was later amended to 'killed in action'.[8]
22-year old farmer, Charles John Williams, son of Daisy and Arthur Williams of Sandsmere, enlisted on the same day as Stephen Allen and was also one of the 8th Battalion.[9] It seems possible that, despite the difference in their ages, the two were friends. Not surprisingly, he too contracted mumps in France; and he was wounded on 26 July 1916, two days after Stephen. On his return to the unit, he transferred to the 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery and worked in a team of three men, generally firing Stokes mortars. On 10 February 1917, Charlie received another gun shot wound which proved fatal. His commanding officer, Captain James D Johnstone wrote to Mr and Mrs Williams a few days later.
…Your son had been for some months in the battery… and from the very first was known and respected by every man in the battery as "pure white". On the night of the 10th we were undertaking some operation against the German trenches, and Charlie was one of these, with his corporal (Brennard) and his chum Wiffen, from Drysdale, manning one of the mortars in the attack. Just after the attack commenced a shell burst in their gun pit, mortally wounding all three. Charlie, who was the worst hurt of the lot, crawled 20 yds along the trench to seek assistance for his comrades, and refused to be attended to until the others had been dressed. There is little doubt he knew his chance of recovery was small, and meant to let his comrades have a better chance. I think it was the bravest thing I have ever known; he gave his life for his friends…there was not a man in the battery but would have given all he had to save Charlie's life, but he passed away despite effort, cheery to the last… [10]
Captain Johnstone recommended Charlie, unsuccessfully, for the Victoria Cross.
Three farming brothers Herb, Fred and Ben Etherton, sons of Isaac and Elizabeth Etherton joined up in 1915.[11] After a fourth son, 22-year old Leslie Russell Etherton, enlisted on 25 March 1916, Cr. Dickinson chaired a Farewell Concert at the Broughton Hall in his honour. [12] Leslie was a Private in the 59th Battalion and probably took part in the now-legendary turn-around at Villers-Bretonneux on 25 April 1918. He was killed in action on 29 June 1918.
Archibald Richard Dickinson, Tom's cousin, son of Joseph Brown Dickinson of Condah (although later he moved to Yanac), was a 20-year old farm labourer when he enlisted in the 7th Battalion of the AIF on 26 March 1916.[13] Later he went into the 2nd Machine Gun Company, which was attached to 2nd Brigade, when he would have been one of three men manning a Vickers machine gun. He was killed in action in the Battle of Menin Road, Belgium on 21 September 1917.
A Committee of local gentlemen met to arrange Peace Celebrations for Broughton, Peechember, Yanac North and Yanac schools. Councillor Richard Dickinson took the chair at the service and Mr JH Dickinson organised the procession. The school children (and their generous families) once again excelled themselves with their annual gift of fresh, canned and cured products to Caulfield Military Hospital.[14]
No details of the window's commissioning survive but it was almost certainly designed and made by Brooks, Robinson & Co for the Methodist church. Not all the men who died identified as 'Methodist' on their attestation documents: Charlie Williams wrote 'Church of Christ' and Leslie Etherton was Church of England.[15] This suggests that the window was seen as a community memorial embracing all those families who lost loved ones whatever their denomination. The sentiment is echoed in the plaque installed in front of the old church.
Fig. 5: Commemorative plaque, unveiled on Remembrance Day 2007, Broughton (Vic.). Photograph: Bronwyn Hughes
Since visiting the former Methodist Church in 2014, there have been some changes to the landscape. The building, which was in a dilapidated condition, has been dismantled and a new CFA Station erected on the site. The window was removed, sandwiched between chipboard to protect it, and is stored on a local property, along with all the salvageable timber from the little building. The custodian, having taken great care to preserve Broughton's commemorative window is willing to pass it on to someone or an organisation willing to conserve and house it and 'who would appreciate it for what it represents'. It should remain as tribute and testament to the men and their district for another 100 years.
[1] Thanks to Brett Wheaton for access to the former Methodist Church, Broughton and permission to photograph the window. The Nhill Free Press was published from 1914-1918 but has proved to be a valuable source of information on the community of the Broughton district and families of all the men who went to war.
[2] NAA: B2455, Dickinson T. His elder brother offered his services but was rejected. Nhill Free Press, 13 July 1915, p. 2.
[3] Nhill Free Press, 27 October 1918, p. 8.
[4] Nhill Free Press, 25 June 1915, p. 2.
[5] NAA: B2455, Allen SP
[6] Horsham Times, 14 April 1933, p. 5.
[7] Herb and Fred Etherton, their cousin Creal Etherton, and Charlie Williams all contracted mumps in France. It was the third most recorded disease among the troops (after trench foot and gonorrhoea).
[8] Stephen Allen's remains were recovered and buried at Fouquescourt British Cemetery.
[9] NAA: B2455, Williams CJ
[10] Nhill Free Press, 24 April 1917, p. 3.
[11] The eldest Etherton son [William?] was rejected for service, Nhill Free Press, 11 April 1914, p.3. At least three Etherton families participated in the First World War. David Etherton, another of the local men in 8th Battalion, was awarded the Military medal for his part in a successful raid on 30 September 1916.
[12] NAA: B2455, Etherton L R; Nhill Free Press, 11 April 1916, p. 3.
[13] NAA: B2455, Dickinson A R
[14] Nhill Free Press, 22 November 1918, p. 3.
2 thoughts on "Remember Them"
Karen Wolswinkel (nee Etherton) said:
This is the first that I heard of a commemorative plaque to soldiers from Broughton. Leslie Russell Etherton was my great-uncle. My grandfather being Herbert Henry Etherton commonly referred to as Bert (not Herb). Bert joined the forces with their brother Fred. References to them both can be found at the State Library digitised Newspapers. Ben unfortunately never made it overseas as he broke a leg boarding ship. I hope this beautiful window can be kept safe until it can find a new home!
Dr. Bronwyn Hughes OAM, PhD. said:
Great to hear from you Karen and your connection to this important memorial.
We can only hope that the window can be remain as a reminder of one district's contribution to a devastating world event.


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Pathobiology and Treatment of Lysosomal Disorders of Brain
Training in Comparative Medicine and Neuroscience provided the basis for my career interests in neurogenetic disease, particularly those disorders impacting neuronal homeostatic mechanisms and resulting in intellectual disability and related neurobehavioral abnormalities. My lab has published extensively in the area of pathogenic cascade analysis in lysosomal disease, defining key changes in neuronal structure and function as a consequence of lysosomal compromise. Current studies include: (i) the causes and consequences of ectopic dendritogenesis and neuroaxonal dystrophy, (ii) altered synaptic function underlying intellectual compromise, (iii) involvement of mTOR and TFEB/TFE3 in homeostatic dysregulation following lysosomal compromise and its impact on endosomal and autophagasomal function, and (iv) the importance of metabolite salvage in lysosomal processing.
Diseases of current focus include the lysosomal diseases Niemann-Pick types A and C, mucolipidosis IV, cystinosis, GM1 and GM2 gangliosidosis, Sanfilippo type A (MPS IIIA), Batten disorders (CLN2 and CLN3) and a newly discovered endosomal disorder known as Christianson syndrome.
My lab is also significantly involved in therapy development for genetic brain disease. We were the first to show essentially complete correction of CNS disease in the lysosomal disorder known as alpha-mannosidosis through the use of bone marrow transplantation and this treatment approach is now the standard of care for children diagnosed with this rare disorder. A disease of current focus toward therapy is Niemann-Pick type C (NPC), a fatal cholesterol-glycosphingolipid lysosomal storage disorder of children. Based on our studies of glycosphingolipid processing abnormalities in NPC disease we developed the first and presently only approved (by EMEA; FDA pending) therapy for this disorder. This is the imino sugar known as N-butyldeoxynojirimycin, or miglustat, which is a partial inhibitor of glycosphingolipid synthesis.
More recently we discovered that the FDA-approved excipient known as hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin is efficacious in limiting intraneuronal accumulation of both unesterified cholesterol and glycosphingolipids, and dramatically extends the lifespan in animal models of NPC disease. Research and clinical trial development was subsequently pursued through a unique scientist/clinician/parent consortium known as SOAR (Support Of Accelerated Research) for NPC disease (SOAR-NPC) and through collaboration with TRND (Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases) and NCATS (National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences) at NIH. Phase 1 trials of this compound in NPC patients began in February, 2013, with Phase 2/3 planned to begin in the latter half of 2015. To see a short video related to the trial development, go to:
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Vite, CH, Bagel, JH, Swain, GP, Prociuk M, Sikora, TU... and Walkey, SU. Intracisternal cyclodextrin prevents cerebellar dysfunction and Purkinje cell death in feline Niemann-Pick type CI disease. Sci Transl Med 2015 Feb 25;7(276):276ra26.doi:10.1126/ scitranslmed. 3010101 PMID: 25717099 PMCID: PMC4415615
Micsenyi MC, Sikora J, Stephney G, Dobrenis K, Walkley SU. Lysosomal membrane permeability stimulates protein aggregate formation in neurons of a lysosomal disease. J Neurosci 33:10815-10827, 2013. PMID: 23804102 [PubMed - in process] PMCID: PMC3693058
Lieberman AP, Puertollano R, Raben N, Slaugenhaupt S, Walkley SU, Ballabio A. Autophagy in lysosomal storage disorders. Autophagy. 2012;8(5):719-30. Epub 2012/06/01. doi: 10.4161/auto.19469. PMID: 22647656; PMCID: PMC3378416.
Zhou S, Davidson C, McGlynn R, Stephney G, Dobrenis K, Vanier MT, Walkley SU. Endosomal/lysosomal processing of gangliosides affects neuronal cholesterol sequestration in Niemann-Pick disease type C. The American journal of pathology. 2011;179(2):890-902. Epub 2011/06/29. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.04.017. PMID: 21708114; PMCID: PMC3157170.
Strømme P, Dobrenis K, Sillitoe RV, Gulinello M, Ali NF, Davidson C, Micsenyi MC, Stephney G, Ellevog L, Klungland A, Walkley SU. X-linked Angelman-like syndrome caused by Slc9a6 knockout in mice exhibits evidence of endosomal-lysosomal dysfunction. Brain : a journal of neurology. 2011;134(Pt 11):3369-83. Epub 2011/10/04. doi: 10.1093/brain/awr250. PMID: 21964919; PMCID: PMC3212719.
McGlynn R, Dobrenis K, Walkley SU. Differential subcellular localization of cholesterol, gangliosides, and glycosaminoglycans in murine models of mucopolysaccharide storage disorders. The Journal of comparative neurology. 2004;480(4):415-26. Epub 2004/11/24. doi: 10.1002/cne.20355. PMID: 15558784.
Walkley SU. Pathogenic cascades in lysosomal disease-Why so complex? Journal of inherited metabolic disease. 2009;32(2):181-9. Epub 2009/01/09. doi: 10.1007/s10545-008-1040-5. PMID: 19130290; PMCID: PMC2682782.
Davidson CD, Ali NF, Micsenyi MC, Stephney G, Reanult S, Dobrenis K, Ory DS, Vanier MT, Walkley SU. Chronic cyclodextrin treatment of murine Niemann-Pick C disease ameliorates neuronal cholesterol and glycosphingolipid storage and disease progression. PloS one. 2009;4(9):e6951. Epub 2009/09/15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006951. PMID: 19750228; PMCID: PMC2736622.
Zervas M, Somers KL, Thrall MA, Walkley SU. Critical role for glycosphingolipids in Niemann-Pick disease type C. Current biology : CB. 2001;11(16):1283-7. Epub 2001/08/30. PMID: 11525744.
Walkley SU, Thrall MA, Dobrenis K, Huang M, March PA, Siegel DA, et al. Bone marrow transplantation corrects the enzyme defect in neurons of the central nervous system in a lysosomal storage disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1994;91(8):2970-4. Epub 1994/04/12. PMID: 8159689; PMCID: PMC43496.
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Eltham Community Hospital invites public engagement on proposed changes
South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), Healthier Greenwich Partnership, has today begun public engagement with patients, carers, residents and wider stakeholders on proposed changes to Eltham Community Hospital.
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The hospital has been identified as an ideal space to open a Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), to provide local residents with access to life-saving checks closer to home and enable rapid diagnosis of a range of conditions without the need to travel to an acute hospital.
The proposed CDC will provide up to 64,339 additional scans and 27,418 blood tests per year by increasing existing capacity for ultrasound scans, blood tests and X-rays and creating new capacity for CT scans, MRI scans, respiratory and cardiac diagnostics.
Since opening in 2015, Eltham Community Hospital has housed two GP practices, musculoskeletal services (MSK), a phlebotomy (blood tests) service, X-ray services and intermediate care beds on the site.
Part of the proposals involve consolidating intermediate care beds at Eltham with a similar service run at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup, to one site at Meadow View, Queen Mary's Hospital. Benefits of moving intermediate care to one site include better specialist care and rehabilitation so people can return home quicker, more therapists and a better environment for patients and their visitors.
Health conditions can be diagnosed earlier, faster and more accurately
NHS England and Improvement agreed to fund Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) across the country. Opening a CDC at Eltham will mean patients can access planned diagnostic care nearer to home without needing to attend acute hospital sites, with shorter waiting times and a reduced risk of cancellation.
This would mean that certain health conditions can be diagnosed earlier, faster and more accurately with easier and quicker access to tests. It will reduce the demand on diagnostic services at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, which could positively impact on hospital waiting times.
Neil Kennett-Brown, Chief Operating Officer (Greenwich), NHS South East London, South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), said: "We are excited about the investment in the community diagnostic centre which will help us to tackle health inequalities in Greenwich and beyond. We want everyone to have the best possible opportunity to access excellent and efficient care."
"Our proposals are designed to ensure consistently high-quality diagnostic care for everyone in one place. The centres are designed to be a one stop shop for checks, scans, and tests, giving people ease of access and cutting down on multiple visits when going for tests."
"When you bring specialist staff, equipment and resources together into a single centre like this, the patient experience is vastly improved. It will help to reduce waiting times to meet current demand and provide an opportunity for further expansion to meet future demand."
"We are keen to hear what people think, want and everyone to have their say on the proposals during the engagement period."
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These 4 States Should Lock Down Immediately, Harvard Researchers Say
Based on their daily new case rates, these states should issue new stay-at-home orders.
By Richard Evans
Though the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. over the summer, recent signs of improvement have allowed health experts and state officials to feel some relief. But even as numbers have declined in some of the hardest-hit states, new cases have begun to climb in other parts of the country. And the rate of daily new cases has grown so high in some states that they may need to lock down again in order to contain their outbreaks.
The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) keeps an updated color-coded map based on the seven-day moving average of daily new cases per 100,000 people in every state. When that number reaches 25, the state is designated as having a red risk level—this is the "tipping point" at which "stay-at-home orders become necessary again," according to the Harvard researchers. Currently, there are four states that should consider another lockdown—so read on to discover if your home state made the list. And for more states that are struggling, These Midwestern States Are Seeing a New Surge in COVID-19 Cases.
Alabama has had ups and downs throughout the pandemic, but with a daily new case rate of 27.3 new cases per 100,000 people, the state has found its way back into the red on the HGHI map, meaning new stay-at-home orders are recommended. Alabama also has a high positive test rate of 17.1 percent, per the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. According to The New York Times, there have been nearly 126,060 total COVID cases in Alabama, resulting in over 2,180 deaths. And for more states to keep an eye on, These 2 States Are Seeing "Troubling Signs" of COVID Surges, Officials Say.
A week ago, South Dakota had the biggest COVID spike in the country, and the situation has not improved much since then. Whether from the recent Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which has emerged as a superspreader event, or normal community transmission, South Dakota is now seeing 29.2 daily new cases per 100,000 people, according to the HGHI. And with an infection rate of 1.31 and a positive test rate of 17.8 percent, per Covid Act Now, that number could soon get even worse.
To date, there have been more than 13,320 COVID cases in South Dakota, along with just over 165 deaths. And for more on the ongoing outbreak, This State Is Doing the Worst at Managing COVID Infections Right Now.
North Dakota has now surpassed its neighbor to the south, with 32.9 daily new cases per 100,000 people, placing it firmly in the red on the HGHI map. North Dakota is currently experiencing its worst COVID spike since the pandemic began. Its positive test rate has skyrocketed accordingly: Johns Hopkins now puts it at 20.1 percent. Overall, there have been 11,820 coronavirus cases in North Dakota, with just under 150 deaths. And for more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter.
A data error hid how serious the situation in Iowa was for some time. Now, however, it's apparent that the state has the highest daily new case rate in the country: 34.6 new cases per 100,000 people, according to the HGHI. Iowa's outbreak is severe enough that the state has shut down bars and other establishments in six counties to try to slow the spread, but a full lockdown may be required to get things under control.
Iowa's high infection rate of 1.30, along with a positive test rate of 17.5 percent, suggest that the state has a long way to go before reversing course. As The New York Times reports, there have been nearly 64,715 COVID cases in Iowa, resulting in over 1,110 deaths. And for more on Iowa's struggle, This State Has Suddenly Become the Biggest Hotspot in the Country.
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Herberger's Parent Company Files For Bankruptcy
Larry LeBlanc Published: February 5, 2018
According to Finance and Commerce, the parent company of Herberger's, Bon-Ton has filed for bankruptcy.
The late filing makes Bon-Ton the largest retailer to file bankruptcy so far this year. It has been reported several times in 2017 the chain was having struggles, and the hope was the Christmas season would be the saving grace the struggling department store needed, but it was not to be.
Bon-Ton, operates 260 stores in 24 states, mostly in the Northeast and Midwest, is in talks about restructuring $1 billion in debt. Herberger's has a store in Bismarck.
The company announced they would close stores on 2018 but the complete list was not made available by press time.
Many other large retailers are struggling on this 'on-line shopping' economy, including Macy's and J.C. Penney.
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Def Leppard 2015 World Tour Tampa, FL - Show 26 Report
Wednesday, 24th June 2015
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Def Leppard played show 26 of the 2015 World Tour last night in Tampa, FL with a 16 song setlist played.
The show took place at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre and was the first US show of the 2015 tour.
This was the bands first show in Tampa since 23rd July 2014 with KISS and quite an eventful one for the fans in attendance.
The local area around the venue was hit by a thunder/lightning storm just before Tesla were due to start. This resulted in a delay and fans being kept out of the storm by police and venue staff. Persistent rain and lightning (and 92F temps) continued for some time.
The venue has a large roof which covers all of the main seating area keeping many of the fans dry and safe from lightning. Lots of fans were stopped from entering the venue during the storm and decided to go and get refunds and head home.
As a result of the delays Tesla's opening set was cancelled by the promoters. Styx played a shorter opening set of 7 songs ending with their hit 'Renegade'.
Tesla explained the situation from their point of view in a tweet and facebook posting - shown below. Along with some weather shots.
Def Leppard's set was cut short by two songs with 'Promises' and 'Paper Sun' left out. As with the shorter sets in Europe, 'Armageddon It' and 'Love Bites' were switched around.
The second show with Trixter guitarist Steve Brown filling in for Vivian Campbell who will return in Birmingham, AL.
The stage set up was the same as the one used in Canada with the larger drum riser returning and the floor lights at the front of the stage and on the thrust being used. A change from the 2006 to 2012 US headline tours when they used ramps and multi level staging behind Rick's kit.
"Tampa. How we doing?. I was saying earlier, it's the first night of our tour. 60 shows all the way across the USA. Tonight is where we set the limit right. This is where it starts. Everybody has to be better than this. So let's give them some work to do for the next 59 shows alright. You wanna do some singing?. You wanna do some SINGING?! because as you can see it's just you and me on this one. Are you ready?. Try that again, are you ready?!. Two Steps Behind."
"Alright Tampa. I'll tell you something the next show we do in a couple of days is in West Palm Beach and they've got their fucking work cut out for them because that is some noise you're making out there. How about you make a little more for the boy at the back stand up Rick Allen. He as always will introduce this next number for you."
Joe Elliott - End Of Show Speech (Part One)
"Tampa, Florida. As always thanks for having us see you next time, take care good night."
The next show takes place on 25th June in West Palm Beach, FL.
Def Leppard World Tour 2015 - Show #26 Tampa, FL Setlist
Styx - Tampa, FL Setlist
TESLA forced to cancel performance due to severe lightning storm!"A flash lightning / rain storm forced thousands of...
Posted by Tesla the Band on Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Our apologies to all the people who came to see TESLA tonight in Tampa. this is what happened: at approx 6pm..a... http://t.co/ulFg8VqB2l
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@DefLeppard No Tesla? This sucks. You should reschedule the whole show. And then we could see Viv, too. :(
— Jenna (@oddwomanrush) June 24, 2015
Today is my def leppard concert it's an hour and 11 mins late because of rain thunder and lighting and they won't let anyone in - Niki
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@coble2140 @DefLeppard @STYXtheBand I just spoke to a deputy and he says delayed. One member from DL says they still plan to play.
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Social Work Students volunteer in Joplin, Mo., after tornado
On May 22, 2011, a highly destructive and deadly tornado tore through the town of Joplin, Mo. Over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-5, a group of students from the School of Social Work, members of the Social Justice Action Coalition, a student organization affiliated with the UT Austin School of Social Work, traveled to Joplin to assist with ongoing recovery efforts.
In the following article, Social Work graduate students Robbie Spears and Clayton Travis reflect on their experience in Joplin and what they learned.
From the vantage point of a hillside overlooking Joplin, Mo., the scene can only be described as complete devastation. The skeletal remains of bare foundations offered the only evidence of the homes that once existed and the families within them. Trees stripped of their branches, some with sheet metal bent around them, stand as ghostly testament to nature's fury, a force that tore through the heart of the town. Much of the debris has been cleared in the past three months, but much more work remains for survivors and relief workers.
On Sunday, May 22, as families sat down for dinner and just after Joplin High School students had stepped across the stage to receive their diplomas at commencement, an EF5 tornado with winds in excess of 300 miles per hour ripped a mile-wide gash along Joplin's main street. The tornado claimed 156 lives and left in its wake billions of dollars in damages. Images of the devastation and tragic loss of life flooded the media last spring, and Americans responded generously with donations of money, time and energy in the tornado's immediate aftermath.
However, with the passage of time (and new natural disasters in other regions of the U.S., such as Hurricane Irene), the attention of disaster relief groups and the number of volunteers in Joplin has dwindled. As members of the Social Justice Action Coalition (SJAC), a student organization affiliated with the UT Austin School of Social Work, we spent the first week of the fall semester raising awareness of Joplin's continuing needs and raising funds through a coffee and book sale to provide school supplies for children in Joplin who have lost everything (Joplin Schools Tornado Relief fund).
Over Labor Day weekend, 11 School of Social Work students and Associate Professor Miguel Ferguson drove 10 hours from Austin to Joplin and put in over 200 volunteer hours assisting ongoing relief efforts headed by Catholic Charities and AmeriCorps.
The help that is needed in Joplin is often physically demanding and heart-wrenching. We moved a destitute family into a new mobile home provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and unloaded truckloads of desks, chairs and supplies into the community's newly reopened elementary school. We stacked cinder blocks on ruined home sites, broke down crumbled roofs and secured family mementos from the wreckage. Rural areas around Joplin were also hit, and though the tornado was even-handed in its wrath, it is clear that those who were poor before the storm have continued to suffer the most.
The community of mutual aid found in disaster relief work provides a shared sense of purpose, something that can atrophy in the isolation of our daily lives. It is the profound change that comes through service that we are determined to continue within our own community in the effort to help first responders and victims of the wildfires in the Austin area that have destroyed nearly 1,400 homes in Bastrop alone. It is our hope that other University of Texas students and faculty will volunteer their time towards the recovery of Central Texas communities ravaged by recent wildfires and come upon the same truth in the ashes that we were fortunate to have discovered in Joplin: In helping to restore others, we restore ourselves. — Robbie Spears, Clayton Travis, MSSW Students; Social Justice Action Coalition members.
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Caine Riordan Books In Order
Publication Order of Tales of the Terran Republic Books
Fire with Fire (2013) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Trial by Fire (2014) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Raising Caine (2015) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Caine's Mutiny (2017) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Marque of Caine (2019) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Watch the Skies (2021) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Mission Critical (2023) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Known as a novelist and a game designer, Dr. Charles E. Gannon has received citations and awards for several of his science fiction novels, including the Caine Riordan series. Also called the Terran Republic series, his books all became Nebula finalists and national bestsellers. He has also collaborated with other novelists, such as Steve White in the Starfire series, and Eric Flint in the 1632 series. He is also known for his work on game designing, particularly focusing on role-playing games.
Charles Gannon is a Distinguished Professor of English at the St. Bonaventure University. He is also a Fullbright Senior Specialist in American Literature and Culture. His book, Rumors of War and Infernal Machines, was awarded as the Outstanding Book at the 2006 American Library Association Choice Awards. He worked as a scriptwriter and producer in New York for the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and PBS. His works have also earned expert consultancy in some media projects, such as the Discovery Channel, as well as other agencies like the Pentagon, Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy, and even the NASA.
One of his most prized works is the Terran Republic series, or more commonly known as the Caine Riordan series. The first installment of the series was published in 2013, and the fourth one was released just last February of 2017. The first of the series was called Fire with Fire, where the protagonist, Caine Riordan was introduced.
The setting is about 100 years in the future, where Caine Riordan is sent to the moon as an intelligence analyst. He discovers certain things on his journey, which put him into cryogenic slumber for over 12 years. As he slept for so long, the memories of his discoveries in the moon were erased. When he was tasked to investigate potential wrongdoings in a human colony world that involved some cognizant species, his memory has been completely eradicated.
He is tasked to investigate and determine how the species affect the human industry. During his investigations, Caine becomes a target for most species, which made his task difficult so far. Despite the challenges, he is able to communicate with them and continues to work on his goal. Caine has the sole responsibility for missions that may seem impossible, but Gannon made everything believable and real.
Caine's character is adept to many academic disciplines, loved by women, intelligent and smart, and while Gannon made him to be as heroic as possible, the character is still very relatable and believable. The strengths of his character are clearly depicted as well on the second installment, Trial by Fire. In the first book, Caine made the first human contact with aliens, and on the second, he returns to the earth. Upon his return, war clouds burst, shattering the Earth. Caine, being the one who has communicated with the sentient species, must rely on his knowledge of the non-humans as well as his skills in weapon handling to keep the Earth's survivors safe.
As the sentient species continue to destroy the Earth and the rest of the galaxy, Caine discovers a huge gap in the Earth's history that can potentially revolutionize everything that humans know about the other species. Caine concludes that there can be a huge possibility of inter-species apocalypse earlier in the history of mankind. Questions on this possibility arise – what if the Earth had been invaded and colonized by non-human attackers in its prehistory? What if humans had already built an alliance with aliens long before time?
Caine's conspiracy is tackled in detail in the third book, Raising Caine. In this installment of the series, more military aspects are revealed in the book. The alien attackers evebntually surrender, and Caine is given a new task – that is to bridge a diplomatic mission with the humans and the Slaasriithi. He wholeheartedly accepted the invitation, as it can lead to an alliance between the humans and the aliens.
However, in the book, Caine and his legation were followed by the K'tor, planning to sabotage them. The K'tor plans on destroying any potential allegiance between humans and Slaasriithi. They also plan on finding and killing Caine. Caine's task is huge and can possibly cost him his life. Apart from the fact that the Slaasriithi possibly only tricked him into visiting, the plans of the K'tor have also put Caine's life on the line.
In the fourth book of the series, when Caine has gained the allegiance with Slaasriithi, he continued to investigate and analyze the extent of the Terran military. As action-packed as the previous installments, Caine is found to be in the middle of a nuclear war. In this fourth book, the title says it all – Caine is brought to his very edge. Having said this, Caine was put in a position where he could lose his life. Possibly the most thrilling of the series, Caine's mutiny opens a more dangerous task for Caine.
The whole series focuses on Caine Riordan and his incredible ability to create relationships with non-humans, whether good or bad. His smart and strong personality is apparent in every scene, as Gannon intended. The setting of the series is fascinating, as it presents a pool of cultures, politics, military function, business interests, and of course, extraterrestrial beings. Caine belonged to the story, and like the protagonist, most of the story revolved around him solving his tasks while fighting non-humans and keeping the Earth safe and building alliance with aliens. He is able to accomplish a lot of Earth-saving tactics through his brilliant mind and skilled physique.
In conclusion, Caine, as reluctant diplomatic and intelligence operative, is an effective protagonist that made the story interesting and action-packed. Gannon is able to efficiently blend all the essential elements together while still being realistic and genuine. Caine Riordan is a relatable character that is not far from a real person. The series effectively narrates many future possibilities of humans dealing with extraterrestrial beings, and Caine Riordan is an ideal yet humane hero that can competently deal with those.
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Earning a Bachelor of Geriatrics and Gerontology degree enables students to provide special healthcare to the aged population. There are many job opportunities in this area of specialization as the number of people over 65 years of age is increasing. Students can enroll in a bachelor of geriatrics and gerontology program either at a regular university or through an online school.
Earning bachelor of geriatrics and gerontology degree will enable students to serve the aged population and provide them with care they deserve. Students will also be able to build an understanding of elder advocacy, adult development as well as public policy in bachelor of geriatrics and gerontology degree programs. Students can choose to earn this degree from the traditional schools or from online institutes.
Q:How long is the Bachelors in Geriatrics program?
A:The Bachelors in Geriatrics is a 4 years program. It can be completed through online or regular schools. The accredited universities offering these programs comprise of Kaplan University.
Q:What are the common Careers with a Bachelors in Gerontology?
A:The common careers with a Bachelors in Gerontology include, Home Health Aide, Health Care Professional, Nursing Aide, Health care Manager and Geriatric Care Manager. The salary of professionals in this field is dependent on their education level and the location of employer.
Q:While going through Geriatric Bachelor course work, I came across Psychology of Aging course. Can you tell me more about it?
A:Among a number of Geriatric Bachelor courses, one is Psychology of Aging. Since Geriatric studies deal with taking care of elder population, the care taker needs to have a good knowledge of the psychology of individuals of that age. Usually the emotions are very sensitive in this part of life, and need to be considered specially.
Q:While looking for careers with Bachelors in Gerontology, I got to wonder what courses will I be taught in the program?
A:There are a number of careers with Bachelors in Gerontology that you can go for. Gerontology is a relatively new degree and the individuals get to learn how to take care of the aging population. The course work is detailed, and you come across subjects such as ethics in aging, adult development, gerontology fundamentals and Injury prevention.
Q:While reading on Gerontology bachelor careers, there was mention of the course on Style Guide. What are the contents of this course?
A:It is common to find the mention of course on Style Guide while going through the Gerontology Bachelor Careers. his course is worth 3 credits in total and is designed to offer the students with understanding of the symbols and abbreviations, brief forms, eponyms and the medical slang that are commonly used in the United States.
Q:Geriatric degrees cover what main areas of study?
A:The course content of geriatric degrees will depend upon the level of degree being pursued. Associate degrees in this field cover fundamental concepts related to geriatrics whereas a master's degree will entail advanced level concepts. Some of the basic areas of study include physical rehabilitation, human relations, hygiene and sanitation special geriatric issues, and disease prevention.
Q:Can you tell me about the skills I will develop in a bachelors in gerontology?
A:The program is designed to train you to become a gerontologist. You will study many different theory-based subjects that will build your basic foundation of knowledge. Apart from this, you will also acquire practical training and develop the following skills: time-management skills, communication skills, organizational skills, clinical skills, people skills, and more.
Q:What kinds of subject areas are covered in courses part of a bachelor in geriatrics?
A:As most of the issues that geriatrics in our society face arise out of poor nutrition and lack of exercise, students enrolled in a bachelor of geriatrics and gerontology are taught how to both prevent and treat the various diseases and complications the aged lot have. These include mental and physical health counseling and therapies as well as the study of human anatomy and physiology.
Q:What is bachelor of geriatricians degree?
A:A bachelor in geriatrics degree is a four year undergraduate program. It is aimed at the healthcare specialty of geriatrics, care for the elderly. Students who want to work as nurses or practitioners that provide clinical care to elderly patients can prepare for such a career with this degree program.
Q:What are bachelor programs gerontology designed for?
A:A bachelor degree in gerontology is designed to help students specialize in the field care for elderly patients. This healthcare field has gained much importance and demand over the years due to an ageing population. The program will focus on all areas of the field and prep students for careers as gerontologists.
Q:What can I learn from a Bachelor in Gerontology degree?
A:With a bachelor's degree in gerontology you should expect to be able to provide care for senior citizens (I.e. aged 55 or above). The degree is a core healthcare program which provides focus on the various wants and needs of the aging population. With courses like geriatric health management, you should expect to gain knowledge in most facets of healthcare for the elderly.
Q:What are the main learning outcomes of bachelor in geriatrics and gerontology?
A:The following are some of the main learning outcomes of bachelor in geriatrics and gerontology program: Identification and implementation of methods to improve the general well being of adults, recognize and acknowledge diverse need of individuals, groups and communities, plan and develop strategies to promote personal well being, communicate effectively in both oral and written forms, and set benchmarks and evaluate services and programs against them.


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E3 2018: EA takes chance its cloud gaming will reign where others failed
In a special demo in the midst of EA Play, CTO Ken Moss explains the big impact of streaming and why all of EA is rallying behind the cloud
EA Play 2018 made it clear from the very start that Electronic Arts -- and indeed, the industry itself -- is about to go through a radical transformation. As CEO Andrew Wilson said to kick things off, "The greatest disruption is the culmination of streaming and subscription." The subscription part is easy, assuming consumers are willing to pay, but there are huge question marks around the technology aspect. Can high-fidelity, low-latency streaming really work? It's one thing to stream a movie on Netflix, but interactive entertainment can't rely on buffering in intervals, especially in twitch-type games like first-person shooters.
In a demo I attended after the formal media briefing during EA Play, EA's CTO Ken Moss looked to turn skeptics into believers, and for the most part I think he was successful. Moss talked about EA's ability to offer a robust cloud gaming service, thanks to its acquisition of GameFly's Israeli development team. Moreover, the publisher has been building relationships with numerous cloud companies, enabling them to have servers as close to players as possible, even in places like Africa.
Ken Moss envisions a huge transformation of the gaming landscape with the cloud
While previous cloud gaming companies (OnLive, Gaikai, etc) have come and gone, EA believes the combination of increasing average bandwidth , a diminishing cost curve for the cloud and fierce competition from cloud providers is all making streaming gaming viable. When you factor in the upcoming proliferation of 5G (which is supposed to be lightning fast), it becomes easier to believe in this vision of cloud gaming that Ken Moss stressed all of EA is now rallying behind.
Although we were not allowed to play, EA proceeded to show Titanfall 2 running in the cloud on a Smart TV -- no console, no PC, no local server. The game ran in full HD and at 30 frames per second (a spokesperson said that the goal is to bring that to 60). The game looked great, almost as good as Titanfall running natively. I didn't notice any serious lag or judder. Moss remarked that it's a technical trial and not ready for primetime — EA still has to do tons of real-world testing. The server running the game was in San Francisco (the demo was in Los Angeles), and latency was down to a fairly impressive 15 milliseconds. Moss repeated that EA is committed to ensuring that latency is "imperceptible." He noted that the game was not yet fully optimized for the cloud, and in real-world situations, with data centers everywhere, that latency figure should decrease.
Further demonstrating the power of the cloud, EA showed Limbo running on a low-end laptop without a dedicated GPU that would not have been able to run Playdead's indie hit locally. Then, they showed off how FIFA can be streamed in full HD on an old Samsung smartphone. Effectively, any device that has a screen and can connect to a USB controller can become a AAA gaming platform with EA's streaming service, in theory.
If the cloud is on the precipice of making consoles obsolete as Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot seems to think, aren't publishers like EA and Ubisoft now in direct competition with their platform partners?
Needless to say, if you can turn every smart TV, phone or cheap laptop into a platform for EA's big titles, the market potential is enormous. There are literally billions of smartphone users across the globe. The prospect of turning even a fraction of those devices into AAA gaming machines, and to offer high-fidelity gaming to whole populations that previously could not access those games is clearly a big opportunity. This could represent a market expansion for the business the likes of which we've never seen before.
Moss was reticent about a timeline for the service. He said it's "early days, but not that early." Further real-world testing will be key, but he stressed that EA is investing heavily in this project. The Origin Access Premier service will launch by the end of August, and it's not a huge leap to see that offering combined with cloud technology in the near future. EA's goal is to make it a robust offering that integrates social connectivity, recommendations, achievements and more. It's clearly a step in the direction of what Microsoft is doing with Xbox Live and Game Pass, which raises an interesting question: If the cloud is on the precipice of making consoles obsolete as Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot seems to think, aren't publishers like EA and Ubisoft now in direct competition with their platform partners?
During EA Play, EA's CEO, Andrew Wilson, said that it's aiming to host many more third-party games on its cloud service. Just like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Video all vie for rights to TV shows and movies, EA, Ubisoft and others will be up against Microsoft (and Sony) in the upcoming content services war. That said, Moss played down the idea that EA, which has had close publishing relationships with Xbox and PlayStation for years, would suddenly be battling the firm for market share.
"We have great relationships with them, and that's been a strong suit for EA, that we have great relationships with a lot of people. We intend to continue that, and we talk with everyone all the time about how we work going forward on these scenarios," he noted. "Today, we have our subscription on both Xbox and PC that is very successful, and Origin Access Premier is a good expansion to that. We partner on those, so you could say today we have some of those elements already in our relationship.
"We all have the same dream; we all want people playing more games in the future and we want to make games more accessible, so we continue to push forward things that give players better experiences and we'll have to figure out in time how exactly everything comes together, and we're constantly working on that. But we're very committed to continuing to have a great relationship with all of the platform providers."
If the rise of cloud gaming does allow for rapid expansion of the pie, however, perhaps there's room enough for all involved. This doesn't have to be a zero sum game. The next few years are going to be fascinating to watch.
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A rebranding may be in the cards for EA's Los Angeles development studio.
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We finally got some answers from the latest Captain Marvel trailer, which debuted on Monday night. Most importantly, what did that old lady on the train do to deserve a punch in the face?
It turns out she is a Skrull, a shapeshifting alien which has invaded earth. Or, she stole a seat and got sassy about it. Either is entirely possible.
Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers, an Air Force pilot and the eventual Captain Marvel. We know that she is a Kree, a race of "noble warrior heroes" and that she has a badass group of friends with blue faces. We also know that Jude Law is there, and that all the Top Gun tributes are intact. There's a lot to digest in the rapid fire two minute trailer, but the internet's focus has been the cat that appears at the very end, because the internet.
Nick Fury meets the cat, and shares a sweet moment with the feline sidekick, however "Goose" the cat is more dangerous than it looks. In the comics Carol's cat is named "Chewie", but there's already a famous Chewie in the Disney portfolio, so introducing Goose.
Goose looks all set to snuggle and love you during your wine and Netflix nights, but the truth is that lurking behind those whiskers is a dangerous alien. This is something we've thought about all cats at one time or another, but in this case, it's an actual alien known as a Flerken. A Flerken lays hundreds of eggs, has access to pocket dimensions, can feature tentacles or fangs, and can teleport. You know, basic cat stuff. In the comics, the cat has an encounter with Rocket Raccoon, who tries to stop the Flerken from laying eggs but fails as they are produced in a gooey hive all around the Captain Marvel ship. Still with us?
Did Goose the Flerken cat take Nick Fury's eye? Does Rocket meet the cat in Avengers 4? Does this confirm some of our worst fears about cats?
We'll have to wait until March 8th to find out. You can find more on Captain Marvel here.


"Houses and Gardens of Kyoto introduces a broad array of Kyoto's traditional houses from every period of the city's history. They range from summer villas to townhouses, from monumental Buddhist temples to insubstantial garden pavilions, from personal homes to traditional inns. All have their associated outdoor spaces, whether condensed courtyard gardens, picturesque stroll gardens, ""dry landscape"" stone gardens, or the ""borrowed scenery"" of distant landscapes.
Both exquisite photo album and fascinating historical study, Houses and Gardens of Kyoto is sure to be the standard reference work on this topic for many decades to come."


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« For the 13th of April 2017.
A lump in my throat. »
'New branches on the Tree of Life'-April 14th, 1945.
April 14, 2017 by Matthew Rozell
72 years ago this very morning, Lt. Frank W. Towers of the 30th Infantry Division arrived to take the survivors of the train liberated the previous day out of harm's way. What he saw stayed with him for the rest of his life. In 2007, he contacted me after reading about our first reunion. Later, he made it his life's mission to track down as many of the survivors that he could, serving as the master of ceremonies for many joyful, and tearful, reunions to follow.
Saturday morning, April 14th, 1945, Farsleben, Germany.
As the 30th Division's liaison officer, I was told about the train initially by my counterpart, Lt. Floyd Mitchell, who was the liaison officer from the 743rd Tank Battalion, and as he was going back to his headquarters, he asked me if I would like to go with him to see it. I agreed to accompany him, and this was my first encounter with 'The Holocaust', to witness all that we had heard about through the 'propaganda' [we had been told] in previous months—to see it with my own eyes, that our own Allied 'propaganda', was in fact true.
The main roads in some places were impassable, so the trip from Farsleben to Hillersleben was mostly over narrow back roads and dirt farm roads, in order to get to the destination in the shortest time. Due to artillery shelling and too much recent rain they were full of muddy pot holes, and the vehicles had to travel very slowly, or cause breakdowns of the vehicles. The drivers were very well aware of the hazards of driving over this type of roads, as they had done so many times before. Fortunately, during these days it did not rain any more. As I acquired the vehicles for the convoy, some were covered, and some were not, but to these people, it did not matter. Rain or shine, they were on the way to freedom, and although hungry, dehydrated and in frail health, they felt that they were going to a better place than they had seen in many months. They were happy in knowing that they were going to a place where they could get food, sleeping space and health assistance.
As best I recall, we started moving these people in the afternoon, and we continued until dark, which at that time was not until after 10:00 PM, so we halted operations until daylight the next morning, and continued on into the day until all were removed from Farsleben. I am not sure just who was involved in assisting the loading of the people at Farsleben, perhaps by some of the troops from our Engineer Battalion and some of the men of the American Military Government and Red Cross personnel, who also helped in unloading the people, orienting them as to where they were to go to get showers and new clothing, then feeding them and assigning them to appropriate quarters. Then their processing began as to who they were, where they had come from, their birthplace, and their hoped for destination. All of this of course took several weeks before they were all processed and shipped to their destinations.
Later, Frank would travel the world, meeting the children whom he had a hand in saving, and their children, and grandchildren. In the NBC News broadcast below, here he was in the Netherlands just a few years back, with 'new branches on the Tree of Life'. Frank Towers passed on July 4th, 2016, at the age of 99.


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Q: Why is @try not working I have a sensitive method that is doing operations with numbers and arrays. At one point I have something like this:
@try {

CGFloat value = [myArray[index] floatValue];

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@catch (NSException *exception) {
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@finally {
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If index is a negative value or a value out of myArray range, I want an exception to be thrown, or in other words, I want @catch to run, but it is not working, the app simply crashes when such conditions occur.
Yes, I know I can test the whole thing with if but I am trying to avoid using if (don't ask me why).
Why and how do I solve that?

A: It crashes because the array in question does not range check the index. Only certain types of 'managed' arrays check the index. For example, NSArray will throw an NSRangeException. A regular C array such as int myarr[5] will not.

A: Objective-C does not raise exceptions when you access elements outside the range of built-in arrays; it remains undefined behavior - i.e. the way it is in "plain" C.
Using NSArray in place of a "plain C" array will fix the problem:
NSArray *myArray = @[@1, @3, @20];
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CGFloat value = [myArray[index] floatValue];

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A: Well, I tried the following and successfully got the "exception!" printed out.
NSInteger i = -1;
NSArray *array = @[];
@try {
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}
@catch (NSException *e) {
    NSLog(@"exception!");
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There is obviously something wrong in what you are doing (that you didn't put in your question).

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How long do your homepage, product pages and checkout process take to load? With so much choice and a decreasing attention span, slow loading websites are often ignored by busy customers with little patience. If you click through to a product, you want it to load quickly or else you'll click back and find it elsewhere instead.
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Does your current site feature company and product reviews? 63% of customers are more likely to purchase from a site with user reviews, even if some are negative. Reviews are the biggest indicator that potential customers use to identify whether or not a product is worth buying and that your business is trustworthy enough. A lack of reviews makes the product look uninteresting and decreases the customer's desire to make a purchase.
Focus on building reviews for every product by encouraging all customers to leave reviews for each purchase.
Poor quality images that don't highlight the beauty of your products will be unlikely to convince anyone to part with their cash. Purchasing online means being unable to hold or feel something beforehand, so your images need to convey the USPs for them. As well as this, videos are rapidly becoming the most popular type of content online and they are a huge hit with Google.
To get ahead of the competition, provide videos for each product demonstrating its uses and functions, and utilise large pixel perfect images throughout your site.
You can immediately tell which descriptions have simply come straight off the packaging, and they do little to inspire the imagination or convince customers to part with their cash. You need to put genuine effort into each and every description to make sure they are unique and that they are appealing to a real human being.
If you feel that your site lacks the ability to convert customers and has been built to an insufficient quality, then it could be time to revamp it and create a fresh look for your business.
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Alzheimer's Risk May be Detectable from Age 18 with Genetic Scoring
By dsorbello at Nov. 16, 2018, 4:21 a.m., 12760 hits
Researchers have developed a genetic risk score that they say could pinpoint which adults are at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms arise.
Elizabeth C. Mormino, Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital in Charlestown, and colleagues reveal how they used the score to identify possible indicators of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in healthy adults as young as 18.
The researchers recently published their findings in the journal Neurology.
AD is one of the most devastating and challenging diseases of our time, affecting more than 5 million adults in the United States, with this number expected to triple over the next 30 years.
The study authors note that the pathophysiologic processes of AD are believed to occur for at least a decade before symptoms of the condition appear.
"Given that current clinical trials are testing whether therapies can slow memory and thinking decline among people at risk for the disease, it is critical to understand the influence of risk factors before symptoms are present," says Mormino.
While the exact causes of AD remain unclear, it is thought that genetics play a role. For example, studies have shown that people who possess a form of the APOE gene - known as APOE e4 - are at increased risk of the disease.
"In addition to the APOE gene, to date 21 common genetic variants have been associated with AD in large genome-wide association study meta-analyses," say the authors.
Higher genetic risk score linked to worse memory, smaller hippocampus
For their study, the researchers created a so-called polygenic risk score.
They did so by analyzing the genomes of 166 adults with dementia and 1,026 adults without dementia. They developed scores based on whether the adults - who were an average age of 75 - possessed a number of genetic variants associated with increased risk of AD.
The researchers also analyzed the participants for a number of markers of AD, including decline in thinking and memory, volume of the hippocampus - the brain region associated with memory - and clinical progression of AD.
Additionally, the researchers applied the polygenic risk score to 1,322 healthy adults aged 18-35 and assessed the volume of their hippocampus, in order to establish whether there is a link between the two.
Among older adults who were free of dementia, the team found a higher polygenic risk score was an indicator of worse memory and a smaller hippocampus at study baseline; the risk score accounted for 2.3 percent of the variance in memory and 2 percent of hippocampal volume variance.
Furthermore, during the 3-year study period, the researchers found that a higher polygenic risk score could be associated with increased decline in longitudinal memory and executive function among older adults, as well as greater clinical AD progression.
The team also found the polygenic risk score could be linked to overall clinical progression of AD.
Of 194 older adults who had normal cognitive functioning at study baseline, 15 developed mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or AD over 3 years, while 143 of 332 older participants who had MCI at the start of the study developed AD during the 3-year follow-up.
Overall, the researchers found that each increase in standard deviation of polygenic risk was represented by a 1.6-times greater risk of clinical AD progression.
Among the younger study participants, the researchers found a higher polygenic risk score could be linked to smaller hippocampal volume; the risk score accounted for around 0.2 percent of hippocampal volume variance.
The team says this finding indicates that genetic risk for AD is not specific to processes that occur in later life - such processes may begin in early adulthood:
"Overall, these analyses provide evidence that aggregate genetic risk of AD dementia exerts effects that are detectable before the clinical symptoms of dementia are present, even among young adults."
The authors note that their research only included a small number of participants, so larger studies are warranted.
Still, they believe their results could lead to better identification of individuals who are at increased risk for AD and other dementias long before symptoms arise.
"The goal of this type of research is to help physicians better identify those at high risk of dementia so that future preventive treatments may be used as early as possible," says Mormino.
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"My work at FDA enables me to see how my actions and choices have a positive impact on public health, what it means to be a health care professional, and what my professional obligation is to the public."
Q: What opportunities does FDA offer you that you couldn't get elsewhere?
Christine Lee: FDA has given me the opportunity to follow a life-long passion that began when I was very young, watching my pharmacist parents in our family-owned pharmacy help patients understand how to use their medications.
Standing on my tiptoes, I'd peer over the orange linoleum counters, observing how my dad developed relationships with his patients through a shared joke, using phrases like "This is your water pill." Or my mom would patiently highlight important points on the drug information handout for the elderly patients, asking them to repeat back to her what she'd said.
It wasn't until I started my PhD in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy that I realized that my parents were using "patient-centered outcomes" techniques. There was actually terminology to describe my parents' behavior, like health literacy, patient-centered care, and "the teach back" method. All at once, everything made sense and I fell in love with what I was learning.
I knew I had to be a pharmacist in the profession's fullest sense. That meant understanding the best way to communicate to patients and health care professionals. It also meant understanding patient and health professional behaviors, like prescribing behavior and counseling techniques, to make sure we got better results for patients.
Being able to practice as a pharmacist in all the profession's dimensions and make a positive impact on public health with my knowledge, skills, and training is hugely gratifying. As a social scientist working on the Safe Use Initiative, I use my clinical background as a pharmacist and my training in outcomes measurement to ensure that FDA's work affects public health in a meaningful way. Part of my job entails assessing research projects on high-impact intervention and communication strategies, and understanding prescribing and patient behaviors.
The part of my work that I most enjoy is tackling complex public health issues with our federal and private-sector partners and leveraging their strengths to address these problems systematically and comprehensively.
Q: Why do scientists like you stay at FDA?
CL: As a pharmacist and researcher it's important to me that I can apply my education, training, and background in a way that focuses on patient-centered outcomes. My work at FDA enables me to see how my actions and choices have a positive impact on public health, what it means to be a health care professional, and what my professional obligation is to the public. This includes ensuring that high-impact research is conducted and disseminated through effective communication channels to patients and health care professionals to avoid preventable drug harm, and that we develop synergies among our collaborators to address complex problems.
Q: How do you use your science degree at FDA?
CL: I earned my PhD from the University of Florida, where my focus was on social and behavioral sciences and my PharmD degree from the University of Buffalo. My past research has focused on professionalism, ethical decision-making and measuring behavior. I've been very fortunate to able to apply my academic background to the work I do at FDA as part of FDA's Safe Use Initiative team. The Initiative aims to reduce preventable harm by identifying specific, preventable medication risks and developing, implementing, and evaluating cross-sector interventions with partners who are committed to safe medication use. FDA does this by creating and facilitating public-private collaborations within the health care community.
Q: How is science conducted at FDA unique from science conducted at the National Institutes of Health, academia, or industry?
CL: Regulatory decision-making is unique and requires research that goes beyond increasing scientific knowledge. There are policy levers, communication strategies, and results that need to be assessed, measured, and understood to support and move FDA's public health mission forward. To give you an example, I'm working on a study to understand how to best communicate information to minority groups and using unstructured data (social media, focus groups, and transcripts, public docket comments) to understand the patient voice so that we can make better regulatory decisions.


Online privacy is becoming a huge issue and one that has many faucets to it. There are those who believe that the government is too strict when it comes to online privacy, so as monitoring everyone's every move online and the like. While there are others who believe that the government is not doing enough. It can be hard for a government body to please both sides of the spectrum. The latest in the world of online privacy within the United States comes after the federal government announces that there are new rules to be put into place that are meant to protect those who are surfing online. Many are already against these rules as they feel that this cuts in on the internet that is meant to be easy and free to use.
The new rules that people are hearing about is some of the strictest rules that the United States has ever seen. The good news is that the bulk majority of these rules are being placed on Internet service providers, which is already upsetting many of these providers. These rules are coming now that the heated legal battle with Apple is taking the center stage in most news industries.
So what are these new rules? Are they going to be rules that the public is going to get behind? According to the FCC Chairman Wheeler, these new rules are being put into place in order to protect consumers from their Internet service providers.
When a person signs up for Internet at their home or business, there are numerous pieces of personal information that are being given to this company in order to start this service. Most internet providers need social security numbers, birthdates, mailing address, phone number and the like in order to get your started. This is information that can easily be used by people to steal identities. In addition, this information if sold to someone else, is a huge violation of your privacy. What Chairman Wheeler is proposing is that this data is yours alone, thus the internet service provider has no right to sell or use this in any way that is not related to your internet service.
Needless to say many ISPs are wondering what is next.
This is not the newest rules that the FCC has proposed. However, the last set of rules resulted in the public stating their firm opinion against the rules that they come forth with. In reply to these comments, the FCC adopted a new set of the rules, the ones that you are reading about now. The open commission meeting is where the rules are going to be released for public opinion, so these rules are not set in stone yet. The public needs to act now to ensure that they are still considered free when online. Do not stand by and let this simply happen, as it could mean the change of the Internet forever.
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University Lecturer in Machine Learning (equivalent to US Assistant Professor) at the Department of Engineering in the University of Cambridge, UK.
September 2014 – August 2016.
Postdoctoral fellow in the Harvard Intelligent Probabilistic Systems group, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, working with Prof. Ryan Adams on Bayesian optimization and other machine learning problems.
June 2011 – August 2014.
Postdoctoral researcher at the Machine Learning Group, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, working with Prof. Zoubin Ghahramani on probabilistic models for matrix data and other machine learning techniques.
October 2013 – August 2014.
Research Associate, Wolfson College, Cambridge.
December 2010 – May 2010.
Teaching assistant, Computer Science Department, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
Since Sep 2016, I am a University Lecturer (equivalent to US Assistant Professor) in Machine Learning at the Department of Engineering in the University of Cambridge, UK. I was before a postdoctoral fellow in the Harvard Intelligent Probabilistic Systems group at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciencies of Harvard University, working with the group leader Prof. Ryan Adams. This position was funded through a post-doctoral fellowship given by the Rafael del Pino Foundation. Before that, I was a postdoctoral research associate in the Machine Learning Group at the Department of Engineering in the University of Cambridge (UK) from June 2011 to August 2014, working with Prof. Zoubin Ghahramani. During my first two years in Cambridge I worked in a collaboration project with the Indian multinational company Infosys Technologies. I also spent two weeks giving lectures on Bayesian Machine Learning at Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic). From December 2010 to May 2011, I was a teaching assistant at the Computer Science Department in Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), where I completed my Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Computer Science in December 2010 and June 2007, respectively. I also obtained a B.Sc. in Computer Science from this institution in June 2004, with a special prize to the best academic record on graduation. My research revolves around model based machine learning with a focus on probabilistic learning techniques and with a particular interest on Bayesian optimization, matrix factorization methods, copulas, Gaussian processes and sparse linear models. A general feature of my work is also an emphasis on fast methods for approximate Bayesian inference that scale to large datasets. The results of my research have been published at top machine learning journals (Journal of Machine Learning Research) and conferences (NIPS and ICML).
My CV can be downloaded from this link [pdf].


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What You Should & Shouldn't Do During Mercury Retroshade Summer 2019 If You Want To Make The Most Of It
By Nina Kahn
Mercury retrograde came crashing through our summer from July 7 through July 31, 2019 — but as of now, the planet has officially stationed direct and is moving forward again, allowing our lives to slowly settle back into place. Bless. But that said, in true mercurial form, we're not yet in the clear: Mercury retroshade summer 2019 is also officially in action as of July 31, and this retrograde phase will go on through Aug. 15. Then, and only then, can we say we're truly outside the post-retrograde shadow period (aka the ~retroshade~).
Retroshades happen before and after a planet's actual retrograde. During these phases, the planet does not appear to be moving backward, as it does during a backspin itself. Instead, the shadow period refers to the forward-moving planet's path just before and after a retrograde (during which the planet covers the same territory as it does during the retrograde itself). Astrologically, the post-retrograde shadow period is a time to start moving forward again, but with caution: We're definitely not out of the shadow of the recent retrograde-induced drama, but roads are clearing and we're beginning to see our way again.
The current Mercury retroshade is taking place in emotional Cancer and flashy Leo. In Cancer, the retroshade energy is asking us to clean up our emotional messes. In Leo, it's asking us to analyze our ability to express ourselves and shine our light through communication. Taking it slow through this phase is important — retroshades aren't the time to hit the gas pedal! Imagine you've been sick in bed for a week: You don't want to get up and run a marathon the first day you're feeling better, right? Take it easy and give yourself time to process.
It's not always easy navigating the retrogrades and retroshades and retrohazes that get thrown our way, so I'm here to help: Check out some basic things you should and shouldn't do during Mercury retroshade summer 2019 in order to work with the energy and make the most of this retrograde phase.
DO: Carve Out Time And Energy For Reflection
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Mercury retrograde summer 2019 just dropped some big lessons on us, as it tends to do. It slowed us down, threw roadblocks in our path, and forced us to go inward and take a beat before proceeding. Now it's time to move forward, yes — but with caution, awareness, and a focus on integrating the lessons learned. In an interview with Bustle, astrologer Jake Register expanded on this: "The post-shadow period is that 'aha!' moment where you finally GET what it is you should bring back into your life or kick to the curb," he shared. Make sure you don't try to put yourself on full speed just yet. Journal, meditate, make a vision board — do what you need to do in order to synthesize the Mercury retrograde realizations into your new normal.
DON'T: Charge Forward At Full Speed In Mercury's Territory
We are not out of the woods yet, kids! As you know, Mercury rules over things like communication, intellect, scheduling, day-to-day travel, and technology. During the planet's retrograde, these areas of our life are set ablaze — we're bound to face mishaps, misunderstandings, and missed connections. But during a retroshade, we do still have to think about these areas and tread lightly. The clouds are parting, to be sure — but the storm hasn't fully passed. As described by Astrology King, this retroshade "carries on the challenging theme, though not to the same extent as the first two Mercury retrograde phases" — so walk, don't run, when it comes to the Mercury-ruled sectors of your life.
DO: Keep Your Guard Up, Because The Past Can Haunt You
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With Mercury retrograde, our intellect and reasoning skills aren't in tip-top shape. We feel hazy, confused, and much less clear in how we express our ideas. That said, it can lead us to making some less-than-brilliant decisions — and this retroshade could bring some of our secrets to the surface. In an interview with Bustle, astrologer Lisa Stardust warned that we could get called out for any shadiness during this retroshade, and even get caught for something we did in the past. "[B]eware of others and keep your ears and eyes open," she advised. I'm not telling you be paranoid, but like, maybe be paranoid. Just for now.
DON'T: Ignore Your Intuition
Mercury is all about intellect, and it's currently retroshadin' through Cancer — a sign that's all about emotions. It can be hard to combine these two arenas, but that's what this phase is asking us to do. Right now, it's important to trust your feels and intuitions and believe in yourself enough to act on them — or at least discuss them with the involved parties (or a therapist!). Retrogrades serve a purpose: They intentionally force us to slow down so that we can reassess our paths and take a long hard look at what we've been up to recently. If we ignore the gut instincts that are coming to us with clarity now that the retrograde has lifted, we're really wasting the astrological blessings hidden within the difficulty of this transit. Trust your instinct and listen to yourself over the coming weeks.
DO: Start Working Seriously On Relationships
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All the inklings you got during Mercury retrograde should be bubbling to the surface now. If a Mercury retrograde break-up was brewing, now's the time to reevaluate and decide whether that's the right choice. If a romance blossomed during the retrograde phase, now's the time to analyze whether you want to keep putting time and energy into continuing. "Psychological self-analysis or relationship counseling could lead to positive transformation in your thinking as deeper levels of understanding are reached," advised Astrology King regarding this particular retroshade. Working through issues of your own or within a relationship is going to be really beneficial during this phase, especially as Mercury is currently in Cancer, encouraging us to think about how we express our emotions to others.
DON'T: Get Caught Up In The Urge To Argue
OK, it's a retroshade, which means it's a time for working things through and making sense of all the sh*t that got thrown our way during the retrograde. Because of this, people are going to be a little fired up and overeager to express themselves (since Mercury's retrograde was blocking our ability to clearly communicate for three weeks straight) — but since the retroshade is still causing some messiness in this area, this eagerness could easily blow up into an ugly argument, especially given some of the current planetary aspects taking place. "Mercury direct conjunct the competitive fixed star Pollux still brings the risk of arguments," warned Astrology King, so resist the urge to be defensive — and practice your listening skills, too.
DO: Use The Retroshade Energy To Clean Up Your Mess
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Did you have some sloppy slip-ups during this past retrograde? Whether it was a series of missed deadlines at work, a conversation with a close friend gone terribly wrong, or some car trouble that you've been avoiding dealing with, now's the time to start cleaning up the mess. This retroshade gives us a chance to make amends and take care of business without the cloudiness and confusion brought on by the retrograde itself. You'll be thinking more clearly, communicating with more ease, and hopefully not dealing with the tech malfunctions that retrogrades tend to induce. This gives you more space and ability to deal with any issues that the retrograde did cause, so take advantage of this time and momentum.


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