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Die Sonnenfinsternis vom 12. August 1654 war eine totale Sonnenfinsternis, die in Europa sichtbar war.

Beschreibung
Der Kernschattenbereich begann im äußersten Osten Neufundlands, überquerte den Atlantik, überstrich dann Schottland und Dänemark. Er zog dann über eine längere zusammenhängende Landfläche, über Polen, die Ukraine, die kaukasischen Staaten, den Iran, erreichte das Arabische Meer, überquerte Südindien und endete schließlich im Indischen Ozean, kurz vor der Malaiischen Küste.

Die Sonnenfinsternis war die 41. des Saroszyklus 120.

Historische Bemerkungen
Der deutsche Mathematiker und Astronom Erhard Weigel hatte den Schattenverlauf vorausberechnet. Die nebenstehende Karte gilt als erste auf einer Karte festgehaltene Vorhersage dieser Art.

Die angekündigte Sonnenfinsternis hatte in der Bevölkerung  Angst und Schrecken verbreitet. Astrologische Begleitumstände und die Tatsache, dass nach biblischer Zählung 1656 Jahre nach Erschaffung der Welt die Sintflut hereinbrach, ließ viele Menschen den nahenden Weltuntergang befürchten.

Einzelnachweise

1654 08 12
Ereignis 1654

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Q: Non Boolean comparisons in flow.switch().case() Django-Viewflow I have a standar viewflow flow process, in one of the states id want to split my proccess based on the text value that is introduced in one of the fields. I have defined my field of interest this way in models.py
estado_de_aprobacion= models.CharField(max_length=15, choices=REVIEW_CHOICES)
my choices:
REVIEW_CHOICES = (
   ('APROBACION_FINAL', 'Aprobar definitivamente'),
   ('APROBACION_NUEVO_REVISOR', 'Enviar a otro revisor'),
   ('DEVOLVER_EJECUTOR','Devolver al ejecutor')
)

so basically what happens is that a drop list is displayed so the user can choose one of the options, and based on that I appliy the followinf split in the flow:
split =(
        #If(lambda activation: activation.process.aprobacion_final)
        flow.Switch()
        .Case(this.end, cond=((lambda act: act.process.estado_de_aprobacion)=='APROBACION_FINAL'))
        .Case(this.revisor_check, cond=((lambda act: act.process.estado_de_aprobacion)=='APROBACION_NUEVO_REVISOR'))
        .Case(this.ejecutar, cond=((lambda act: act.process.estado_de_aprobacion)=='DEVOLVER_EJECUTOR'))
    )

I assume that the lamba expression returns the value contained in the specified proccess atributes but since the comparisson isn't working im thinking its wrong.

A: Let's unpack what is going on in the cond value.
cond=((lambda act: act.process.estado_de_aprobacion)=='APROBACION_FINAL')

(lambda act: act.process.estado_de_aprobacion) returns a function which extracts the relevant field from act.
Then you are comparing this to =='APROBACION_FINAL', which is always going to fail because you are comparing a lambda function and a string.
So the actual value of cond being passed to the function is False.
I assume cond need to be a function that returns true or false? In which case you should do the comparison in the lambda function.
cond=lambda act: act.process.estado_de_aprobacion=='APROBACION_FINAL'

The extract parentheses in the original code are unnecessary, and are in fact probably the source of the problem.

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After almost a year of preparation and several five a side games the London Palestino club has played its first eleven a side game and has chalked up its first victory at 4 – 0 against Falcons FC in the Middlesex FA league.
Its facebook page says "the London Palestino AFC is a new football club dedicated to the cause of the Palestinian refugees living in London. We are first, second & third generation Palestinian people as well as supporters of the cause of Palestine, raising the profile of the Palestinian right to return to homes in Palestine which Israel attacked & "ethnically cleansed" in 1948. We are currently welcoming new players who are 18 or over who already played first team football for their school, college, club or university, but we welcome players of all abilities. London Palestino will play against good sides including Deportivo Palestino. We believe that FIFA should treat Israeli Apartheid exactly as it treated Apartheid South Africa who FIFA expelled on 16 July 1976 by 78 votes to 9 & kick started the beginning of the end of Apartheid in SA. We must now play our best game to peacefully expel Apartheid Israel from FIFA and win the freedom to return to our homes & live in peace. Message us now if you'd like to play for us.


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Category Archives: Jus Allah
The HipHopHeads Podcast: Episode 38 (25 Years of Jedi Mind Tricks)
Episode 38 (25 Years of Jedi Mind Tricks)
Vega and Bonafide get up and start the show with new music, we speak on the tear Boldy James is on right now. Common, Curren$y, Alchemist and Roc Marciano have a show next week in Boston. Copywrite celebrates 20 Years of The High Exhaulted. Finally, we do a deep dive into Jedi Mind Tricks, one of our favorite hiphop groups. They have been consistently making music now for 25 years! We discuss our first impressions, how we found Jedi Mind Tricks, our favorite tracks and much more. Don't sleep on this episode it was a fun one. If youre not familiar with JMT strap in we're giving you a crash course.
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This entry was posted in 25 years of jedi mind tricks, AOTP, Army of the Pharaohs, Copywrite, hiphop, hiphop podcast, hiphopheads, hiphopheads podcast, Jedi Mind Tricks, JMT, Jus Allah, Music, Music Tracks Videos and News, Podcast, rap, rap podcast, Stoupe, The HipHopHeads Podcast, Vinnie Paz on 09/19/2022 by vega.
Jus Allah – MMA (review)
Heres a review i did for the new jus allah album mma
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This entry was posted in album review, Jus Allah, MMA, Music Tracks Videos and News, Reviews on 09/15/2015 by vega.
Slaine Slaps A Kid and Now Jus Allah Wants to Fight Slaine?
Slaine apparently was out a couple years ago and he took his music to the street things got heated and Slaine slapped a kid, really no big deal. It was actually pretty funny to hear the kid talking all "street" Slaine slaps him and the kid doesnt want any "im not about that", "There's cops over there!" lol. Here's a photo I took of Slaine and Jus Allah about 5 years ago
Mac Danzig of UFC and Ultimate Fighter winner, when he's losing fights in the UFC he takes to twitter. Mac had some shit to say about Slaine setting off his pal Jus Allah. Jus Allah went on to rant on twitter, and is still ranting. See if you decypher the tweets below, also watch Jus Allah get all racist calling people wiggers.
The most shocking piece of information to come out of all of this is that Jus Allah has never heard a DMX's It's dark and Hell Is Hot or Biggie's READY TO DIE album!!!!
This entry was posted in battle, Beef, Boston Rap, JMT, Jus Allah, Music Tracks Videos and News, Slaine, slapped, tweets, Video on 05/19/2013 by vega.
The Goondox ft. Swollen Members x Jus Allah x Impakt x Odoub x Klee Magor x Virtuoso x Meth Mouth x Psych Ward x Jaysaun – Raps of The Titans (video)
The Goondox are Sean Strange, The Snowgoons and Parish Smith an unlikely rap group featuring some of AOTP and some Beantown vets.
This entry was posted in AOTP, Boston, EPMD, Impakt, Jaysaun, Jedi Mind Tricks, JMT, Jus Allah, Klee Magor, Meth Mouth, Music Tracks Videos and News, Odoub, parish smith, PMD, Psych Ward, Raps of The Titans, Sean Strange, Snowgoons, Swollen Members, The Goondox, Video, Virtuoso on 01/10/2012 by vega.
JEDI MIND TRICKS FT. YOUNG ZEE & PACEWON – DESIGN IN MALICE (video)
This entry was posted in design in malice, Jedi Mind Tricks, JMT, Jus Allah, Music Tracks Videos and News, Pace Won, The Outsidaz, Video, Vinnie Paz, Young Zee on 12/24/2011 by vega.
Jedi Mind Tricks ft Demoz – When Crows Descend Upon You (video)
This entry was posted in AOTP, Demoz, Jedi Mind Tricks, JMT, Jus Allah, Music Tracks Videos and News, Video, Vinnie Paz, When Crows Descend Upon You on 10/24/2011 by vega.
Jedi Mind Tricks ft Demoz – When The Crows Descend Upon You
New JMT, feeling the beat its pretty dark, produced by Hypnotist Beats. Demoz is also featured.
This entry was posted in Demoz, Jedi Mind Tricks, JMT, Jus Allah, Music Tracks Videos and News, Vinnie Paz, Violence Begets Violence, When The Crows Descend Upon You on 10/17/2011 by vega.
Jedi Mind Tricks – Target Practice
Jedi Mind Tricks are setting up to release their latest album Violence Begets Violence the 1st JMT album without the legendary Stoupe on the boards… This is produced by Hypnotist Beats Jus Allah brings it.
Words from the Pazman
Our new album "Violence Begets Violence" drops October 25th. Some of you have heard by now that this is the first Jedi Mind Tricks album we've made without Stoupe handling the production. Bottom line is at some point after making our last album, "A History of Violence," Stoupe lost his passion for making hip-hop and wanted to try new things.
Through our career, we've always waited on him to get inspired to make a new album, but this time around we got tired of waiting out his creative drought. He tried to produce some things for this new album, but we could tell early on that his heart wasn't in making JMT records anymore. He's moved on as a producer to work in other genres with his sideprojects, Dutch and Vespertina, and we've moved on with a new crop of talented producers to make the hardcore hip-hop we've always been known for.
We're reinvigorated and we feel like these younger, hungrier kids put a battery in our back. You deserve the best music we can make. Stoupe made great albums with us, but he's moved in a different direction as a producer, so we decided this was the best move for us to make sure we give you guys the best music we can.
Regardless, Jus and I feel like we made a great record. I've made plenty of other albums with other producers. You guys know AOTP. You know my solo shit. Some of you even said that my solo album was the best work I've done to date, including all of the JMT albums. Don't worry, that classic hardcore JMT shit is coming on October 25th. Just trust me. I've never let you down in 15 years. Give us the benefit of the doubt and listen to "Violence Begets Violence" with an open mind.
The music business is crazy right now. Most artists disappear after one album or one single. We've been fortunate to have a 15-year run, which could've never happened without you guys…our fans. The last thing we want to do is to try to pull the wool over your eyes, so we wanted to let you know upfront about Stoupe, but also let you know that we're still Jedi Mind Tricks…we still are, and always will be, making hardcore shit no matter who mans the boards.
This entry was posted in AOTP, hypnotist beats, Jedi Mind Tricks, JMT, Jus Allah, Music Tracks Videos and News, Target Practice, Vinnie Paz, Violence Begets Violence on 09/13/2011 by vega.

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Q: windows open - why link are opening differently - in new tab and new window? Good day.
When i use this code, link open in new window(Code 1):
$.post("test.php", {
...
...
...
},
function(data){
var data = data; //data = 32@4http://google.com
var arr=data.split("@4");
var link = arr[1]; //link=http://google.com
window.open(arr[1], "_blank"); //link open in new window

});

But link open in new tab when i use next code(Code 2):
$.post("test.php", {
...
...
...
},
function(data){
var data = data;
window.open($("link").attr("href"), "_blank"); //link open in new tab

});

Tell me please why link are opening differently in code 1 and code 2 and how make that in code1 link are opened in new tab?

A: There is really no difference between these two lines of code. Most likely you tested this in two different browsers?
More important: You cannot influence, how a window is opened. That is up to the user (browser). If the user chooses to open in a new tab or new window or in the same window you can do nothing about this.
Yes, you can specify _blank but this is only a recommendation, the user's choice (= the browser setting) always has precedence. That's why you should not bother how or why your window opens in a way.

A: I reproduced your code and both of the links open in a new tab for me. (See this Fiddle.) It depends on the browser and the settings you are using. Firefox for example has an option "open new tab instead of window".
HTML:
open

JavaScript:
var link = "http://google.com";

document.getElementById('open').onclick = function () {
    window.open(link, "_blank");
    window.open($('#link').attr('href'), "_blank");
};


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Farmers could be hit by 'unintended consequences' of payments policy shake-up
Defra hopes 82,500 farmers will be signed up to its Environment Land Management Scheme by 2028. Picture by ValentinValkov/stock.adobe
Ben Barnett
Farming families, the environment and the nation's ability to feed itself risk being damaged by "unintended consequences" because of the Government's approach to introducing a new regime of financially supporting British agriculture, a Whitehall watchdog has warned.
Public goods agenda seen as a threat but must be engaged, sheep farmers told
'Smarter farming can meet climate change emissions target without losing grazing livestock'
Taking out Yorkshire farmland for Northern Forest tree planting is 'complex'
The National Audit Office (NAO) says farmers have little time to prepare for a three-year pilot of a new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) which is due to start in 2021. The final scheme will replace direct payments made under the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by 2028.
Two-fifths of farmers would make a loss without direct payments based on how much land they farm but those payments will be phased out between 2021 and 2028. Instead, farmers will be paid for delivering environmental benefits such as habitat for wildlife, flood reduction and carbon storage under the new scheme.
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Defra criticism
However, to date, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has given farmers no guidance to help their businesses adapt or about how to work other farmers to capitalise on the new policy, the NAO reports.
Defra is also criticised for its plans to allow just two years to test how well the new scheme works at scale, after it revised its plans for the number of farmers to take part in the pilot's first year from 5,000 to 1,250.
By 2028, Defra hopes 82,500 farmers will be signed up to its ELMS but the NAO warns low take-up could see farmers who are not involved quit the industry or try replacing lost income by adopting "more intensive farming methods that could damage the environment".
It also warned that while Defra expects better farm productivity will partly offset losses from direct payments, there is little evidence that many farms are equipped to drive such gains.
The NAO also criticised Defra for setting out its digital needs for its ELMS before knowing which environmental outcomes farmers will be paid for and at what cost, meaning "significant technology changes" may be needed at a later date.
The roots of a recycling venture in Boroughbridge
Comprehensive planning needed
Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, urged Defra to fully test and evaluate the new scheme.
He said: "Defra is moving forward with a policy which is a radical departure from the CAP farm payment regime we have known for 40 years. Because it is such a big change, from acreage-based direct payments to an environmental stewardship scheme, we have looked at Defra's approach to implementing its policy at an early stage.
"We urge Defra to give itself time and space to fully test and evaluate the policy, and for comprehensive planning, to avoid any unintended consequences for the farming community, our environment or ability to feed ourselves."
Meg Hillier MP, who chairs parliament's Public Accounts Committee, said past failures brought "woeful consequences" for farms as she called on Defra to urgently review its plans to avoid farmers being let down again.
"Enough farmers will need to sign-up to the new scheme if it is to make a worthwhile impact on the environment. Yet Defra currently has no plans to test its assumptions about how many will sign-up and it is concerning that it is giving farmers such little time to prepare," Ms Hillier said.
"The Committee has seen the woeful consequences for the farming industry of previous Government failures. Defra must urgently review its plans, to make sure they are realistic and that farmers are not let down again."
Farmers want reassurance
Dorothy Fairburn, northern director of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), said farmers need reassuring about Defra's capacity to manage the policy changes, saying: "We welcome the additional scrutiny provided by the NAO into Defra's new farming programme. Given the proposed changes and the radical departure from the CAP, farmers and land owners need to be reassured that there is certainty that Defra has the planning, resource and strategic oversight needed to manage the programme.
"Defra itself has highlighted that moving to a system of contracts with farmers to deliver public goods – mainly environmental outcomes – is something that has not been tried before anywhere in the world. While the CLA is supportive of this innovative departure in policymaking, this should go hand in hand with a recognition of the requirements and risks of designing and delivering the new ELMS.
"We are pleased that previously raised concerns around communications with farmers, the transition period from current schemes to ELMS, and more detail around payment scope and rates have also been raised by the NAO. We also agree with the NAO conclusion that some assumptions may be over-optimistic, including around productivity gains, and that more evidence, modelling and scenario testing is needed."
New scheme will 'unlock potential'
Farming Minister Robert Goodwill, MP for Scarborough and Whitby, said Defra does not underestimate the scale of the task in hand.
"After years of inefficient, unfair and outdated policy under the CAP, our ambitious plans for a new land management system will unlock the potential for farmers and land managers to deliver environmental benefits that go hand in hand with a profitable, productive business," the Minister said.
"We do not underestimate the scale of the task in implementing the new Environmental Land Management Scheme, which is why we are involving such a wide range of stakeholders in its development.
"We will be running a National Pilot over three years to test the policy and make sure we get it right, implementing the lessons learnt into the final scheme. We will also set out more specific detail on what the ELM scheme will pay for well in advance of the pilot being rolled out."


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How Tiateryn made a fortune thanks to his close relationship with Lukashenka
The journalists of "Davaite Razbiratsia" programme found out how Tiateryn started his business, how much he managed to make and why Lukashenka's patronage isn't necessarily the guarantee of success
In the last 10 years Lukashenka's personal tennis coach Siarhei Tiateryn has just done almost everything. From alcohol and tractors supply to re-export of flowers and transport disinfection, he also had a cinema-bar chain and media business. The leading role was played by his tight relationships with the Belarus autocratic leader. The journalists of "Davaite Razbiratsia" programme found out how Tiateryn started his business, how much he managed to make and why Lukashenka's patronage isn't necessarily the guarantee of success.
In soviet times Siarhei Tiateryn succeeded in junior tennis. He was a multiple winner of championships of Belarus, USSR and a European champion. At the dawn of Belarus independence he became the Belarus men's team captain for the Davis Cup.
It is believed that none other than Tiateryn raised interest in tennis in Lukashenka in the nineties. Right after he became Lukashenka's personal coach, the sportsman easily climbed the career ladder. In 1997 he became the first Deputy Minister for Sports and Tourism. Between 1999 and 2011 he was Assistant to the President for Physical Education, Sports and Tourism development Affairs. Later he worked for the Belarus Tennis Association, then ran the sports complex in Raubichi, then was the head of the Palace of Tennis.
In 2012 Siarhei Tiateryn, Ihar Zaichkav and Aleh Kachan were dismissed from their positions of the Vice President of National Olympic Committee, Assistant for Sports and the Minister for Sports and Tourism respectively by Lukashenka. This was Lukashenka's reaction to Belarus' failure performance during the Olympic Games in London. Moreover, Kachan, who worked as a Minister for 3 years, allegedly was facing criminal liability for building toilet facilities at his dacha at the cost of budgetary funds. However, a year later all three mentioned above came out in Tiateryn's business.
In 2012 he made about $20.000. Previously, having had $18.5 annually in the National Olympic Committee, he had his house built in Drozdy in just 2 years, which approximately cost more than $350.000. It's not clear, however, how much exactly he needed to start his new business, but connections might have come in handy.
According to the documents leaked by Cyber Partisans, Siarhei Tiateryn, as a rule, acted in the following way - he wrote to Lukashenka to get his approval. The scheme worked because in the early 2010s they spent a lot of time together in informal settings. They were seen together collecting watermelons, cutting the grass and visiting beauty contests.
Tiateryn started with supplying imported food to a supermarket chain "Belkoopsoyuz". In February 2012 Lukashenka severely criticised government operator's work and ordered the establishment of bulk purchasing of critical imports in order to start competing with other distribution networks.
It was obvious that Tiateryn's companies "BelGlobalStart" and "BelGlobalGarant" acted as mediators in supplying "Belkoopsoyuz" with tea, coffee, confectionery, grocery, fruits and frozen fish.
But in 2015 Tiateryn complaint to Lukashenka about "Belkoopsoyuz". The substance of his letter was, roughly speaking, that his production was not being sold in all rural stores and the operator never paid for tea and coffee on time.
It must be said that Tiateryn didn't have a good press in "Belkoopsoyuz". And that is quite understandable. In 2016 "Belkoopsoyuz" was made to order furs processing from Tiateryn's company "BelGlobalService" in Maladzyechna. Three years after The State Control Committee incriminated Lukashenka's personal coach in overpricing fur processing services.
"Thus, the enterprise at the expense of "forced" fur processing in LLC "BelGlobalService" from 2016 to 2018 lost an estimated €350.000 in potential income" says the letter from The State Control Committee in Grodno region dated 16 January 2019.
Tiateryn closed the business, which was incriminated in making extra profit from the state budget. However, by that time he had already managed to expand his influence in the market. He opened bars in the capital cinemas, became a special alcohol importer and started supplying it to different retail chains around the country.
In 2015 Tiateryn's company became Minsk Tractor Plant dealer in Pakistan.
But the business didn't work out. In yet another letter to Lukashenka in 2017 Tiateryn complained that unscrupulous competitors and plant management interrupted his work: "... ill-conceived plant policy has resulted in price wars in Pakistan, caused mistrust among dealers, customers, legal proceedings have started, and, finally, the image of JSC "MTZ" in Pakistan has been undermined".
Despite the difficulties, Tiateryn didn't get down, but created new businesses. In 2018 his company got the right not to pay import VAT in Belarus while supplying the goods to other countries. This way "BelGlobalGarant" turned out to be involved in the grey schemes of re-exporting flowers, fruits and vegetables and also illegal supplies of cheese products to Russia mentioned earlier. His involvement was confirmed by the documents leaked by Cyber Partisans and reports prepared by veterinary control of Russia.
In fact, Tiateryn was in trouble with the law in Belarus too. On March 16 2020 the businessman wrote to the Chairman of the Customs Committee to tell that only an affiliate of "BelGlobalGarant" was operating in accordance with the decree on import VAT exemption issued by Lukashenka, while their head office was importing the goods for sale on the belarusian market but not for export, therefore, the company had all the rights to use the benefit. The controlling organs were not happy with the explanation so they requested the company to respect the law. Tiateryn asked the heads of the Customs Committee to assist "BelGlobalGarant" in importing the goods to Belarus with a zero per cent rate of VAT and no re-export obligation.
In Minsk Tiateryn lobbied for a huge developer project of building a business- administrative centre across from the Palace of Independence. First the city authorities refused him as the requested territory is in the red line zone and the project itself goes against building norms. Then Tiateryn decided to go the same old way and wrote to Alyaksandar Lukashenka to say that for the future of tennis in Belarus there is a need to expand infrastructure around the Palace of Tennis and build a multifunctional complex. There he was planning to place the head office of "Belagroprombank", hotel, canteen, swimming pool, gym and leave space for the Tennis Federation needs. The project was supposed to be funded by Tiateryn himself and the bank. Once the letter was received, the project started. The Minsk Executive Committee passed to Tiateryn two rental pieces of land worth 16 mln rubles. However, Tiateryn would pay only 700.000 rubles for land preparation plus 175.000 rubles of annual rent.
From July 1 to October 1 2021 "BelGlobalGarant" was taking part in an experiment: it was disinfecting the vehicles following through the border crossing with Ukraine "Novaya Guta". The service was to be paid. It might happen that the service will take place at all international border crossings.
What was Tiateryn's revenue? It is hard to collect information about all of his companies. However, for instance in 2020 "BelGlobalGarant" and "BelGlobalStart" made more than $80 mln, whereas their net profit accounted for over $2.5 mln.
Anyway, as appears from the documents leaked by Cyber Partisans, Tiateryn, as well as many other oligarchs, endowed the Lukashenka's circle with cars. He presented a silver Rolls Royce 1954 to The President Security Service through his company "BelGlobalStart". The cost of the car at that moment was about $100.000.
Looks like he also gave a car to a TV host, Palina Shuba, who has known Lukashenka since she was 12. In 2019 there was an email sent to the company's account with the proposal to sell a red MINI Cooper 2019. The purchase contract was signed in the name of Palina Shuba. The car cost mentioned - almost €26.000.
The agreement also stated Shuba's VIN-number. Interestingly, Palina Shuba indeed owned such a car. Nevertheless, she denies any car sale deals, although doesn't deny the fact that the car was bought by Tiateryn.
Then in 2019 there was another car purchase, which followed the same "Shuba" scheme. But this time the car was bought for Lukashenka's personal doctor Sviatlana Kanashenka. The car is worth $63.000.
Both Kanashenka and the auto dealer refused to give any comments.
Anyway, amidst the political crisis and pandemic, Siarhei Tiaterun wasn't thriving. He got hit in different business areas.
In 2020 Tiateryn was moved by his competitors in media business, which he was running together with Leanid Mints, husband of singer Alesya and Anatoliy's Yarmolenko son-in-law.
A source: https://sputnik.by/
We are talking about advertising sales and measuring television ratings. This business was hooked by state TV managers.
His other problem is connected to his daughter Tatiana, the co-owner of the bar Svobody.4.
A source: https://kyky.org/
On October 26 2020 on the day of "National Ultimatum" the bar, as well as many other places, was closed. After that the bar was being inspected more frequently. Eventually, the bar shut down. The situation with his daughter's bar came out as a real pain in his neck.
In June 2021 the businessman got under the 4th package of european sanctions and in early August he resigned from the position of the Head of the Tennis Federation due to failure of his sportsmen during the Olympiad in Tokyo.
His stressful job took a toll on 60-year-old Tiateryn's health. In the autumn at different public events he appeared with a walking stick. Нервная работа в условиях пандемии не могла не сказаться на здоровье 60-летнего Тетерина. Осенью на ряде публичных мероприятий он передвигался с тростью.
Siarhei Tiateryn didn't answer journalists' phone calls.


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Tamara Jenkins (* 2. Mai 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) ist eine US-amerikanische Drehbuchautorin, Schauspielerin und Regisseurin. Ihre größten Erfolge erzielte sie mit den Filmen Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) und Die Geschwister Savage (2007).

Leben
Tamara Jenkins wurde in Philadelphia im Bundesstaat Pennsylvania geboren. Nach der Scheidung ihrer Eltern wurde das Sorgerecht für sie und ihre drei Brüder ihrem Vater zugesprochen, einem Autoverkäufer und ehemaligen Nachtklubbesitzer. Gemeinsam wohnten sie in Beverly Hills, wo Jenkins eineinhalb Jahre die High School besuchte. In den neunziger Jahren machte sie ihren Abschluss an der renommierten Tisch School of Arts der New York University. Tamara Jenkins ist seit 2002 mit dem Autor Jim Taylor verheiratet. Kurz nach ihrer Hochzeit zog sie in die Künstlerkolonie Yaddo in Saratoga Springs im Bundesstaat New York.

Werk
Jenkins begann ihre Karriere 1991 mit dem Film Fugitive Love, der auf dem Sundance Film Festival gezeigt wurde. 1993 folgte der Schwarz-Weiß-Kurzfilm Family Remains, welcher 1994 einen Sonderpreis der Jury des Sundance Film Festival erhielt.

Ihr Spielfilmdebüt gab sie 1998 mit dem semi-autobiographischen Film Slums of Beverly Hills, der sowohl auf dem Sundance Film Festival als auch auf den Internationalen Filmfestspielen von Cannes gezeigt wurde. Der Film wurde in den Kategorien Bester erster Film und Bestes erstes Drehbuch für den Independent Spirit Award nominiert. Erst ein knappes Jahrzehnt später stellte sie 2007 den Spielfilm Die Geschwister Savage fertig. Während der neun Jahre zwischen den beiden Filmen veröffentlichte sie Essays und arbeitete unter anderem an Filmen zur Sexualerziehung.

Filmographie

Regisseurin
 Fugitive Love (1991)
 Family Remains (1993)
 Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
 Choices: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (2004)
 Die Geschwister Savage (2007)
 Private Life (2018)

Schauspielerin
 Cheap Flight (1996)
 Happy Accidents (2000)
 Love in the Time of Money (2002)

Autorin
 Family Remains (1993)
 Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
 Die Geschwister Savage (2007)
 Private Life (2018)
 Juliet, Naked (2018)

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Standings

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! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Party
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Party leader
!rowspan="2"|Candidates
! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Seats
!colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Popular vote
|- style="background:#ccc;"
| style="text-align:center;"|1996
| style="text-align:center;font-size: 80%;"|Dissol.
| style="text-align:center;"|2000
| style="text-align:center;"|Change
| style="text-align:center;"|#
| style="text-align:center;"|%
| style="text-align:center;"|Change

|align=left|Pat Duncan
|align="right"|17
|align="right"|3
|align="right"|4
|align="right"|10
|align="right"|+7
|align="right"|6,119
|align="right"|42.90%
|align="right"|+18.96%

|align=left|Piers McDonald
|align="right"|17
|align="right"|11
|align="right"|10
|align="right"|6
|align="right"|-5
|align="right"|4,677
|align="right"|32.80%
|align="right"|-7.01%

|align=left|John Ostashek
|align="right"|15
|align="right"|3
|align="right"|3
|align="right"|1
|align="right"|-2
|align="right"|3,466
|align="right"|24.30%
|align="right"|-6.06%
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total
| style="text-align:right;"|49
| style="text-align:right;"|17
| style="text-align:right;"|17
| style="text-align:right;"|17
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"|14,262
| style="text-align:right;"|100.00%
| style="text-align:right;"|
|}

Member Changes from Previous Election

Liberals form Official Opposition, following Lake Laberge by-election.

Incumbents not Running for Reelection

The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 2000 election:

Liberal Party
Jack Cable (Riverside)

New Democratic Party
Robert Bruce (Vuntut Gwitchin)

Yukon Party
Doug Phillips (Riverdale North)

Results by Riding
Bold indicates party leaders
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Faro
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|Jim McLachlan 53
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|Trevor Harding177
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|Trevor Harding
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Klondike
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|Peter Jenkins 424
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|Stuart Schmidt397
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|Aedes Scheer249
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|Peter Jenkins
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kluane
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|Charlie Eikland208
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|Gerald Brown113
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|Gary McRobb405
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|Gary McRobb
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lake Laberge
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|Roger Gallagher 363
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|Pam Buckway514
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|Gary LeGoffe182
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|Pam Buckway
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|McIntyre-Takhini
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|John Edzerza265
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|Wayne Jim376
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|Piers McDonald338
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|Piers McDonald
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mayo-Tatchun
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|Wilf Tuck277
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|Eric Fairclough446
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|Eric Fairclough
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Lorne
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|Ken Gabb269
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|Cynthia Tucker 563
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|Lois Moorcroft422
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|Lois Moorcroft
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Porter Creek North
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|John Ostashek323
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|Don Roberts 504
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|Sidney Maddison 114
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|John Ostashek
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Porter Creek South
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|Larry W Carlyle235
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|Pat Duncan607
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|Mark Dupuis 103
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|Pat Duncan
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Riverdale North
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|Daphne White 172
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|Dale Eftoda454
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|Rachael Lewis 233
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|Doug Phillips†
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Riverdale South
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|Ginny Macdonald 205
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|Sue Edelman422
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|Heather Finton 237
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|Sue Edelman
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Riverside
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|Michael Wienert   100
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|Scott Kent 359
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|Jasbir Randhawa 202
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|Jack Cable†
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ross River-Southern Lakes
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|Ed Hall150
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|Dorothy John 187
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|Dave Keenan 357
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|Dave Keenan
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Vuntut Gwitchin
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|Kathie Nukon53
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|Esau Schafer 61
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|Lorraine Netro  69
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|Robert Bruce†
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Watson Lake
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|Mickey Thomas144
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|Isaac Wood272
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|Dennis Fentie 434
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|Dennis Fentie
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Whitehorse Centre
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|Vicki Durrant130
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|Mike McLarnon312
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|Todd Hardy229
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|Todd Hardy
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Whitehorse West
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|Elaine Taylor 425
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|Dennis Schneider621
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|David Sloan 480
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|David Sloan
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Struggling retailer Pier 1 Imports names AlixPartners advisor as interim CFO
23 April 2019 Consulting.us
Texas-based home goods retailer Pier 1 Imports has appointed Deborah Rieger-Paganis, a managing director at AlixPartners, as its interim chief financial officer.
As the brick-and-mortar retail sector continues to be hammered by consumer shifts to online shopping, Pier 1 Imports is one of many traditional retailers attempting to stay afloat.
The retail market has been a fairly inhospitable environment to large incumbents in the past decade, despite a strong overall economy. Payless Shoes and Gymboree recently filed for bankruptcy, and will shutter all or most of their stores. The US division of Toys R Us shut down last year, while Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. After winning a bankruptcy auction, Sears aims to forge ahead with a streamlined footprint of 400 stores.
Things aren't projected to improve for retailers in the short- or long-term, however. Coresight Research expects more than 6,500 stores to close in the US this year, while UBS Securities estimates that 75,000 stores will be shuttered by 2026 if e-commerce penetration rises from its current level of 16% to 25%.
Pier 1 Imports, meanwhile, closed 30 of its stores in the fiscal year ending in March. The firm reported that its same-store sales fell 13.7% in the quarter that included Christmas.
According to Bloomberg News, Pier 1 has been working on a comeback plan for months. In December, however, the firm canned its CEO and scrapped his turnaround plan, bringing in interim CEO Cheryl Bachelder, who previously righted the ship at fast-food chain Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen.
Pier 1 also brought in AlixPartners, a consulting firm known for its expertise in restructuring and turnaround, to help build a new strategy.
The company has now named AlixPartners managing director Deborah Rieger-Paganis as its interim chief financial officer, replacing outgoing CFO Nancy Walsh. Rieger-Paganis has more than 30 years of experience leading and improving retail firms' finance organization and business operations.
During her 17 years at AlixPartners, Rieger-Paganis has served as an advisor and interim CFO to numerous companies, including Aritzia, Toms Shoes, and Cirque du Soleil.
Before joining the consultancy, she was senior vice president of financial planning and analysis at MasterCard, and vice president of finance at clothing retailer Ann Taylor. Rieger-Paganis began her career at Touche Ross (now Deloitte), where she spent over a decade.
"Deb has a wealth of finance, retail industry and turnaround experience, and we are pleased to have her join the Pier 1 team," Cheryl Bachelder, interim CEO, said. "Deb has worked closely with the leadership team in a consulting capacity in recent months, and I am confident her expertise will continue to be a valuable asset in leading our finance organization."
According to Bachelder, the company and its advisors have built a fiscal 2020 plan to reset cost structures and build momentum. Rieger-Paganis' expanded role will help the firm execute on its turnaround plans.
"I look forward to working closely with Cheryl and the rest of the management team as we continue to focus on Pier 1's priorities for fiscal 2020," Rieger-Paganis said. "Over the past four months, Pier 1 has been building more structure and rigor into the planning processes across key areas of the business and operations. I am committed to instilling financial discipline across the organization as we work to drive a successful turnaround and create value for shareholders over the long-term."
After reporting its troubling fiscal year results last week, Pier 1's share prices fell 22%. The company's stock risks being delisted from the NYSE if it spends much more time below $1, according to Bloomberg News.
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VANCOUVER — Travis Lulay's first start in nearly 10 months didn't get off to an encouraging start.
Winnipeg was up 17-0 at the break and looked to have the win within reach, but timely turnovers by the Bombers and a strong drive from the returning Lulay late in the game set up Ty Long's 16-yard field goal as time expired.
Saturday was Lulay's first start of the year after he underwent off-season knee surgery. He got the nod over a struggling Jonathon Jennings against the Bombers and threw for 326 yards, including one touchdown pass and one interception.
Long's field goal gave the Lions (2-2) a split in the home-and-home series, and snapped the team's two-game losing skid.
Meanwhile, the Lions were their own worst enemy. Lulay threw to Bryan Burnham in the end zone at the end of the first half, but the receiver couldn't hang on to the ball, preventing B.C. from scoring any points.
"That was huge. That's team football. That's how you win football games," he said.
It was those costly mistakes that decided the game, said Bombers coach Mike O'Shea.
"Everything you can imagine we did to give the game away," he said, noting that Winnipeg is a skilled team that's going to move the football.
Lulay's return was important and the veteran quarterback ran the offence efficiently, Buono added.
The Lions could be down a running back following Saturday's win. Jeremiah Johnson went out in the first half with what Buono said appears to be an ankle injury.
He said they weren't thinking yet about whether or not Johnson will be back in the line up when the Lions take on the Redblacks in Ottawa on Friday.
Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris rushed for more than 100 yards for the 18th time in his CFL career … The game was quarterback Travis Lulay's 70th career start for the Lions … An energized crowd of 19,541 took in the game at B.C. Place.


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Tadao Ando has unveiled his first New York building. An "ultra-luxury" condominium project known as 152 Elizabeth Street, the 32,000-square-foot building will replace an existing parking lot with a concrete structure comprised of seven residences - all of which will be "treated as custom homes" and "individually configured."
"Part concrete, part jewel box, the building makes a strong yet quiet statement with a façade comprised of voluminous glass, galvanized steel and flanked by poured in-place concrete and a living green wall that rises the height of the building," says the architects. The green wall, measuring 55-feet-high and 99-feet-wide and spanning the entire southern façade, is expected to be one of the largest in New York and will be designed by landscaping firm M. Paul Friedberg and Partners.
"One of the building's signature design features is found in its vestibule, a floor-to ceiling water wall with grooved glass panels that is naturally backlit by diffused natural light," said the architects, commenting on the building's design which will reference four primary elements - light, sound, air, and water. "Residents and visitors immediately experience the tension between light and shadow, with light piercing through slits in the walls, animating the room's architectural concrete surfaces."
"Complementing the water wall in the front vestibule, the lobby will host another design feature with atmospheric quality and elemental presence. Carved within the exterior concrete wall parallel to the East elevation of the lobby will be a dynamic fog and light installation that interacts with the natural environment. The ever-changing installation will transition naturally depending on the time of day, night, weather conditions and season. Paired with the ambient noise from the water wall, the volume of illuminated mist furthers the sensory experience, creating a sanctuary from the bustling city immediately upon entering the building. The accessibility of these environmental features in the building's public spaces serve to provide a cohesive sense of pleasure and visual stimulation."
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Texas Health Resources Work-from-Home Program Increases Productivity, Employee Satisfaction
Patti Consolver
Since 2013, the health system has allowed more than 300 revenue cycle staff members to work from home.
Employee evaluations show that remote workers perform at 113 percent productivity, while staff working in the office perform at 108 percent of the expected productivity level.
Accounts worked each week increased from 52,000 to 70,500 after moving to a virtual work environment.
The benefits of work-from-home strategies are well documented, with studies showing marked improvements in employee productivity, job satisfaction, and work-life balance. Studies show that 80 percent of employees who telework consider it a benefit, and more than 30 percent are more productive in their roles. In addition, organizations experience an estimated $10,000 savings in real estate costs per employee when staff move to a home setting, according to Global Workplace Analytics.
More and more healthcare organizations are now following the work-from-home trend for eligible revenue cycle roles such as scheduling, pre-registration, insurance verification, and billing and collections. Health systems considering these programs need effective ways to manage security, compliance, and collaboration for remote workforces. This requires a secure, paperless environment and a virtual approach to employee training, quality assurance, and engagement.
The Virtual Movement at Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Resources (THR) in north central Texas moved its central business office (CBO) to a virtual environment in 2013 and now has more than 300 staff members working from home. As a result of the program, the CBO reduced employee turnover from 9 percent to below 4 percent and boosted Press Ganey employee satisfaction scores to the 99th percentile nationwide. Productivity improved, increasing from 52,000 accounts worked each week to 70,500 after moving to a virtual environment. THR is also saving $760,000 annually by eliminating the need for CBO office space.
Total Number of Accounts Worked Pre- and Post-Virtual Environment
Based on outcomes in the CBO, THR began to evaluate the work-from-home model for its Patient Access Intake Center (PAIC) which conducts the health system's insurance verification, precertification, pre-registration, financial clearance, and price estimation activities. This unit performs all pre-service functions for THR's 14 hospitals, ensuring that activities are complete when patients arrive for service. Of THR's patients, 96 percent are pre-registered, and 98 percent have had insurance verification performed prior to arrival.
Because the functions performed in the PAIC are critical to the patient experience, the unit must be staffed full-time, even in inclement weather and crisis situations. When the PAIC initially opened, the building was located across the street from a hotel, giving key personnel a place to stay to ensure that pre-service functions could continue even in these conditions. In 2014, however, the PAIC moved to a new location that did not have any nearby hotels. This heightened the need to rethink the department's staffing plan for crisis situations and consider a work-from-home option.
Initially, supervisors had mixed reactions to offering a work-from-home option. Many liked seeing productivity in action and were concerned that employee performance might suffer without direct supervision. To test the program, the department conducted a pilot giving eligible insurance verification employees the option to work from home two days a week, then increasing to three. The same option was later extended to employees in pre-registration.
The Home Office Environment
Revenue cycle leaders evaluated functions performed by each PAIC department (i.e., insurance verification, pre-certification, pre-registration, and financial clearance) to determine technology needs and feasibility of conducting activities in a remote setting. Important considerations were whether associates were patient-facing, how many applications they used, and how often they were on the phone either making or receiving calls. Various departments were consulted on working arrangements and technology.
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Human resources. Strategic Revenue Services, which encompasses all THR revenue cycle functions including finance, the CBO, patient access, and PAIC, worked with human resources to establish telework agreements, policies, and procedures. A worksite agreement outlines home office requirements for employee safety and security. Employees send pictures of their home offices, which are added to their file along with signed agreements. An unannounced supervisor site visit is also required to confirm that pictures accurately depict employees' work spaces.
Information technology. Before pursuing the telework option, THR's IT team confirmed that its telecom infrastructure could support work-from-home environments. THR made an effort to ensure that home offices mirrored THR's on-site location. The department moved from desktops to laptops, which are VPN-activated so they function remotely as they do in the office.
Technology used on site―such as dual monitors, voice recording, image capture, and electronic faxing―is available to each employee working from home. Internet speed tests are performed every quarter to ensure that employees have the minimum speed necessary to run required software and internet programs. THR also has policies that specify associates' responsibilities to use required tools (i.e., phone and fax equipment, online documentation software) to ensure that all activity is logged in the system for productivity, quality, and security measures; and that associates are trained to use the tools at home.
THR's technology platform provides seamless experiences for hospital entities and patients. Remote employees use IP phones connected through routers and internet cables to deliver high call quality. A predictive dialer automatically calls scheduled patients and assigns them to employees based on availability. Predictive dialing typically increases agent utilization from 40 to 57 minutes per hour, reducing idle time from 33 to 5 percent (Samuelson, D.A., " Predictive Dialing for Outbound Telephone Call Centers," Interfaces, Vol. 29, Issue 5, September-October, 1999, pp. 66-81). In addition, phone calls are automatically recorded and indexed to patient accounts through a PC connection.
The integration of voice records with data such as faxes, images, and electronic documents has given THR a more complete view of patient health information exchanged across the continuum of care. Patient access associates record all phone calls with payers, physicians, and patients. Recordings are indexed to patient accounts and searchable for reference in denials management, patient collections, quality assurance, and other efforts. The same technology platform is used to send and receive faxes electronically, as well as capture images of online activity and electronic documents. Indexing all of these activities to the patient account gives THR a chronological view of all revenue cycle communication surrounding the patient.
The process has allowed the system to maintain existing goals for data accuracy and collections, while improving patient satisfaction.
During a three-year period, THR increased its Press Ganey registration scores from the 40th percentile to the 86th percentile―and increased point-of-service collections by $7 million during the same period. The system also overturned $2.5 million in denials in a single year by referencing recorded conversations with health plan representatives that confirmed patient authorization.
Security. To facilitate compliance and protection of patient health information, THR made a blanket rule that remote employees cannot print or fax at home. The system's technology platform facilitates electronic faxing as well as image capture so that associates can capture and exchange information―faxes, medical records, websites, forms, etc.―in a completely paperless environment. Because on-site employees use the same platform, all employees access the same information and have a unified view of revenue cycle data pertaining to the patient.
An Evolving Program
As its work-from-home program has evolved, THR has identified new strategies for engaging remote employees and managing a virtual workforce.
Recognize different work styles. An important perspective was recognizing different types of employees―some who perform better at home and some who thrive in the office setting. Keeping a finger on the pulse of performance has helped leaders identify opportunities at the individual and team levels, making necessary adjustments and updating system leadership on progress.
Develop virtual job shadowing options. A challenge for the PAIC's training and job shadowing programs is that many of the department's highest performers are now working from home. As a result, it can be difficult to find seasoned employees for new hires to shadow. To address this, the department has transitioned to virtual job shadowing. Remote employees share their screens with new employees, who watch the entire patient registration process on-screen while listening via phone and ask questions using a chat tool.
Seasoned staff conduct virtual mentoring with new employees by listening to recordings and reviewing scorecards online. THR also holds quarterly call labs, during which the department reviews a phone call from each employee and listens to what the patient is hearing. This is particularly important for home settings where there could be issues such as static, barking dogs, or dropped calls.
Foster remote staff engagement. The PAIC holds staff events, huddles, and rounding online so that all employees can participate together. Skype features such as instant messaging, screen and file sharing, video conferencing, and polling are used for virtual staff meetings, morale-building activities, workshops, and weekly huddles. The tool also gives employees a way to quickly reach supervisors and peers throughout the day without needing to call.
Impact of the Virtual Move
As employees have moved to remote settings, THR is seeing improvements in employee satisfaction, as well as a reduction in unscheduled absences. Because registration and insurance verification staff have higher turnover rates than other departments, any effort to improve retention in these areas benefits the health system. This is especially true because losing a valued employee is estimated to cost an employer anywhere from $10,000 to $30,000 according to Global Workplace Analytics.
The PAIC has also seen improvements in productivity, tracked closely to ensure it stays in line with on-site teams. Not only are remote employees more productive in their work, but they also save time and costs associated with a daily commute. Global Workplace Analytics estimates that employees who work from home just half the time can gain back the equivalent of up to 3 weeks' worth of free time per year and save between $2,000 and $7,000 in transportation and work-related costs.
Another benefit of the program has been freeing up office space for the health system's continued expansion. Leaders say the department would not have had space to add more staff if it did not have some employees working from home.
There are numerous benefits to implementing a virtual framework in the revenue cycle, as demonstrated through THR's outcomes. A well-planned approach that considers supporting technology, productivity/quality standards and management strategies for a remote workforce will ensure a seamless experience for stakeholders while promoting security, compliance, and collaboration among teams.
is senior director, patient access, Texas Health Resources, Arlington, Texas, and is a member of HFMA's Lone Star Chapter.
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It all started during the late 1800's at JT Rogers & Co Drug store on High Street (the main street in Waynesburg, PA. An unknown local farmer remarked to pharmacist William Allison, that it always seems to rain on his birthday, July 29th. This comment inspired Allison to keep an annual record of the rainfall on that day.
William's brother, Albert, continued recording the event. Then, sometime during the 1920's, the record keeping was taken over by the late Byron Daily.
Rain Day would have remained a local phenomenon if it hadn't been for the efforts of the late Waynesburg newsman John O'Hara, who began sending Rain Day stories to other newspapers in the 1930's. For many years, the only observances of Rain Day were a brief ceremony on the Courthouse steps, the annual hat bet between Byron Daily's son, John, and a national or regional celebrity. Today, newspapers, TV and radio stations from around the world contact Waynesburg every July 29th to learn if it has indeed rained.
In 1979, the Waynesburg Borough Special Events Commission was created to hold a special celebration on July 29th each year. That same year, the Waynesburg Area Chamber of Commerce held the first annual Miss Rain Day Pageant. In the early days the celebration was varied; one year the main street might be closed with a carnival setup through the center of town, complete with a ferris wheel, carousel, games and food. The next year there might not be more than a mention of Rain Day in the local newspapers. The Special Events Commission was to bring continuity to the event and has brought both national and international fame to Waynesburg. In 1979, an annual street festival that continues to this day was born.
In 1985, Willard Scott the weatherman on NBC's Today Show was the bettor who gave Rain Day the most notoriety. Willard, being a weatherman, the phenomenon of Rain Day was of special interest to him. Mr. Scott not only mentioned Waynesburg on Rain Day, but talked about it the day before and the day after. Although it didn't rain for Willard's year, he sent us a beautiful Stetson cowboy hat.
In 1992, the commission bet the town of Niceville, Florida. A resident there was a former Waynesburg resident, who thought that Niceville and Waynesburg were perfect opposites. Of course, Waynesburg won a hat from the Florida town.
In 2003, the Chamber of Commerce created a new non-profit entity, Rain Day Scholarship, Inc. with the sole purpose to plan and execute the pageant.
Among the activities sponsored by the Special Events Commission on July 29th is a street fair in the heart of town, live entertainment on the courthouse steps, arts and crafts booths, hometown food booths, children's games and assorted other diversions – including an umbrella decorating contest. Best of all, the admission is free!


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Lucy Gossage talks about her 2014 season so far, and her debut at Kona
by Kate McNeil September 10, 2014
Lucy Gossage talks to us about how her 2014 season has gone to date, and her preparations ahead of Kona.
1.With 4 x 1st place finishes, one of those being 1st overall and a second place, we would say you're in great shape and 2014 is proving to be a great year. Tell us a little about how you're developing into a 'full time' Pro, with no work commitments in 2014:
A: To be honest for 95% of the time it's felt like one big long summer holiday! I can't say I've missed my phd – it's amazing how time fills up when you're not working. I do miss the sense of satisfaction you get from a productive day at work (though those days were far rarer during my PhD life than they were as an oncologist!), but most days I wake up feeling extremely lucky to be pretty much 'living the dream' as the cliché goes. I think as Kona gets closer and I get more tired there are more sessions which feel like hard work. However I think that is part and parcel of knowing you've done everything you can do to give yourself the best opportunity when you're out there.
2. What are the main differences between 2013 and 2014? Do you have more sofa time now?
A: Last year was crazy! I really had to pull my finger out at work to make sure I got my PhD finished and life was literally made up of training, working and sleeping (not as much as I'd like!). I decided to base most of my racing in the UK as the travel was feeling like a chore rather than a pleasure with the stressful busy work weeks before and after each trip. This year I'm doing a bit more training but not massively more. The main difference is sleeping more, watching more trashy TV, and hopefully getting a bit more from each session. And I'm making the most of the opportunity to enjoy training abroad!
3. With Kona weeks away, how is your preparation leading up to your first time in Kona as a Pro?
A: Touch wood it's all going well. I had a bit of a break after Lanzarote Ironman doing some fun low key races which I think has meant I've had the mental energy to stay focused when it really matters (i.e. the last month or so). I think I've more or less got myself to the stage where the big sessions are all done and 'less is more' rather than the other way round. I think the challenge will be not doing too much between now and then and adding to what I have rather than taking away!
4. Are there any training tips you can advise the age groupers on, in leading up to the last 2-3 weeks until the big day?
A: Don't get carried away doing too much! And if you get a niggle or cold remember the extra rest may just do you a bit of good!
5. The Big Island has many challenging elements, from the IRONMAN 140.6 miles to cover, to the weather conditions. You're a tough little racer, which elements of the race are you most looking forward to? How do you prepare for facing the challenging weather conditions?
A: I know it's going to be a tough day physically whatever happens. I just hope I can get myself in the mental state I was before Lanza where I focused on myself rather than anyone else. Coping with the heat is critical so I've come out to Lanzarote to try to get semi-acclimatised before I head out there.
6. On race day, nutrition will play a vital role in coping with the weather conditions and the race itself. Do you have any nutrition tips and advice for those who haven't trained or raced in extreme conditions before?
A: Drink more than you think you need to-using electrolytes rather than plain water.
7. Nutrition pre, during and after training and competitions is vital to maximise performance and recovery. How does Nordic Oil help you as a professional athlete?
A: There are masses of benefits from omega 3 fatty acids to endurance athletes. While some of them are very hard to measure objectively I was convinced enough of the medical evidence behind the claims to start using Nordic oil – I'm usually pretty skeptical of supplements but figured I'd be a fool not to give myself the opportunity to use the one which really does have good medical evidence behind it.
8. Well known as the "Duracell Bunny" you will obviously need some chill and down time. How you spend her down time?
A: I'd love to say I read highbrow novels but honestly, I'm usually too tired. So end up watching boxsets instead!
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On 14 June, Carrefour signed the "National Pact to Combat Food Waste" with France's Ministry of Agriculture On 16 October, to mark national anti-food waste day, the Carrefour Foundation is working alongside the ANDES (national association to develop cooperative grocers in France) and the FPLM (a group of 5 associations set up to redistribute unsold fish) as part of this Paris-based event organised by Guillaume Garot, junior minister for the food industry. The day has seen Paris-based shops giving away several hundred kilograms of unsold fruit and vegetables which have then been turned into smoothies and fruit juices that people have enjoyed in the capital's Place de la République.
The ANDES produces smoothies made from unsold fruit and vegetables, while the FPLM distributes fish soup made from unauctioned fish.
> Inform the general public of the various initiatives that the Carrefour Foundation is involved in within the framework of the work it does to tackle food-related exclusion, particularly through donations to the most disadvantaged and the support it gives to cooperative grocers and the FPLM.
> Show that tackling wastage creates jobs: since 2009, 164 people have been recruited by the FPLM!
> Remind people that the whole Carrefour Group is involved all year round through its Foundation: in 2012, 83 million meals were distributed, making Carrefour the leading private donor to food banks in France!
In many stores throughout France, in addition to the various initiatives to tackle waste - such as special offers that apply to single items as well as multiple purchases, and the deployment of a team of "anti-wastage coaches" - on 16 October, an awareness-raising campaign is being rolled out in partnership with Ethicity, targeting our customers and encouraging them to tackle food wastage. A website dedicated to tackling food wastage has also been set up: www.anti-gaspillage.carrefour.fr.
Internally, at Carrefour head office, an anti-food wastage awareness-raising campaign targeting employees was carried out. The ANDES and the FLPM, two associations supported by the Carrefour Foundation, offered them some delicious apple juice made from unsold apples, together with fish soup made by the Panier de la Mer association. Staff at the company restaurant were also on hand to offer employees tips on how to dine "intelligently without wasting food".
Carrefour is also involved in tackling food wastage in the various countries in which it operates.
There is a similar aid initiative in operation in Spain where more than 2000 t of food products are given out every year to people thanks to donations from Carrefour Spain – the country's leading food donor. And a food bank has been created in Brazil, enabling Carrefour Brazil to distribute nearly 1000 t of unsold products. In Poland, Carrefour strives to raise its customers' awareness of the importance of environmentally-friendly behaviour and gives them tips on how to tackle food wastage – such as only purchasing the quantities of products that they actually need and correctly understanding use-by dates and best-before dates. And at home, people are advised to close the refrigerator, recycle domestic waste and share ideas for recipes so that any left-overs can be used up.


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SoftBank completes Sprint buyout, drops the 'Nextel' name
Cody Lee on July 11, 2013
It's official. Sprint Nextel is now simply Sprint Corporation, as SoftBank completes its high-profile buyout of the wireless provider. Japan's third-largest carrier now owns a controlling stake in the United States' third-largest carrier. Fitting, isn't it?
The deal, which has been in negotiations since last fall, is worth some $21.6 billion. $5 billion of it is being used as a cash infusion to take on future projects, and the other $16.6 billion is going to Sprint shareholders. And Nextel? It's gone for good…
Reuters reports:
"Analysts expect Japan's SoftBank, an aggressive competitor in its home market, to make big changes at Sprint once its takeover of the U.S. mobile service provider closes on Wednesday. They say Sprint needs an overhaul after years of customer losses that have hurt its bottom line.
Softbank founder Masayoshi Son told Reuters in April that he was preparing a "secret weapon" to revive Sprint – a "very innovative product, innovative service that no other carriers in the world are preparing."
First things first, though. SoftBank's top priority is expanding Sprint's wireless capacity with spectrum gained from the Clearwire buyout that was finalized yesterday. Vice chairman Ron Fisher told Retuers that "until one has a network that really provides the kind of service we all look for, that's the most critical thing."
That's actually really good news for Sprint customers, considering what they've had to put up with over the years. The carrier's 3G network has long been criticized for its speed and consistency, and its nationwide LTE rollout is moving painfully slow.
And it's even better news for Sprint itself. The wireless provider has had a rough last several years, failing to merge its network with Nextel after a pricey buyout, and betting on the wrong horse in the 4G race. Its future isn't cemented, but at least it's bright.
It'll be interesting to see what SoftBank does with Sprint. It's obviously extremely confident in its game plan, outlasting Dish Network in a bidding war for the company, and the carrier's potential. It says it does not have any immediate plans for major layoffs.
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Q: p-values of mu parameter in gamlss I'm trying to fit inflated beta regression model to proportional data. I'm using the package gamlss and specifing the family BEINF. I'm wondering how I can extract the p-values of the $mu.coefficients. When I typed the command fit.3$mu.coefficients (as shown at the bottom of the my r code), it gave me only the estimates of Mu coefficients. The following is an example of my data.
mydata = data.frame(y = c(0.014931087, 0.003880983, 0.006048048,  0.014931087,
+           0.016469269, 0.013111447, 0.012715517, 0.007981377), index = c(1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4))

mydata
        y      index
1 0.004517611     1
2 0.004351405     1
3 0.007952064     2
4 0.004517611     2
5 0.003434018     3
6 0.003602046     4
7 0.002370690     4
8 0.002993016     4

> library(gamlss)
> fit.3 = gamlss(y ~ factor(index), family = BEINF, data = mydata)
> summary(fit.3)

*******************************************************************
Family:  c("BEINF", "Beta Inflated")

Call:
gamlss(formula = y ~ factor(index), family = BEINF, data = mydata)

Fitting method: RS()

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Mu link function:  logit
Mu Coefficients:

                Estimate  Std. Error  t value   Pr(>|t|)
(Intercept)      -5.3994      0.1204  -44.858  1.477e-06
factor(index)2    0.2995      0.1591    1.883  1.329e-01
factor(index)3   -0.2288      0.1805   -1.267  2.739e-01
factor(index)4   -0.5017      0.1952   -2.570  6.197e-02

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Sigma link function:  logit
Sigma Coefficients:
             Estimate  Std. Error  t value   Pr(>|t|)
(Intercept)    -4.456      0.2514   -17.72  4.492e-07
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Nu link function:  log
Nu Coefficients:
             Estimate  Std. Error    t value  Pr(>|t|)
(Intercept)    -21.54       10194  -0.002113    0.9984

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Tau link function:  log
Tau Coefficients:
             Estimate  Std. Error    t value  Pr(>|t|)
(Intercept)    -21.63       10666  -0.002028    0.9984

-------------------------------------------------------------------
No. of observations in the fit:  8
Degrees of Freedom for the fit:  7
      Residual Deg. of Freedom:  1
                      at cycle:  12

Global Deviance:     -93.08548
            AIC:     -79.08548
            SBC:     -78.52938
*******************************************************************

fit.3$mu.coefficients
   (Intercept) factor(index)2 factor(index)3 factor(index)4
    -5.3994238      0.2994738     -0.2287571     -0.5016511

I really appreciate all your help.

A: Use the save option in summary.gamlss, like this for your model above
fit.3 = gamlss(y ~ factor(index), family = BEINF, data = mydata)
sfit.3<-summary(fit.3, save=TRUE)
sfit.3$mu.coef.table
sfit.3$sigma.coef.table
#to get a list of all the slots in the object
str(sfit.3)

A: fit.3 = gamlss(y ~ factor(index), family = BEINF, data = mydata.ex)
sfit.3<-summary(fit.3, save=TRUE)
fit.3$mu.coefficients
sfit.3$coef.table # Here use Brackets []
estimate.pval<-data.frame(Intercept=sfit.3$coef.table[1,1],pvalue=sfit.3$coef.table[1,4],
                          "factor(index)^2"=sfit.3$coef.table[2,1] ,pvalue=sfit.3$coef.table[2,4],
                          "factor(index)^3"=sfit.3$coef.table[3,1] ,pvalue=sfit.3$coef.table[3,4],
                         "factor(index)^4"=sfit.3$coef.table[4,1] ,pvalue=sfit.3$coef.table[4,4])


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Q: How to build LWP::UserAgent form parameters dynamically? I want to build a set of form parameters for use in an HTTP POST on the fly, but I'm not sure how to access/build the data structure LWP::UserAgent uses dynamically.
The typical example code has this structure being passed as a request.
my $response = $browser->post(
  'http://example.com/postme',
  [
    'param1'  => 'value1',
    'param2' => 'value2'
  ],
);

I have a set of parameter names and values stored in a hash, and I want to build the structure in the square brackets from my hash data. What is that structure, and how can I do what I want to do? (as you can tell, I'm no perl expert!)

A: The square brackets construct an arrayref, but in this case the post method accepts either an arrayref or a hashref.  So you can just do:
my %params;
$params{param1} = 'value1'; # store parameters into %params here
my $response = $browser->post('http://example.com/postme', \%params);

Read perlreftut for an introduction to references, and perlref for more details.


Whenever I travel, I'm always keen to seek out any local examples of art by Marc Chagall, the celebrated Russian-born Jewish artist. Chagall was not only a painter, but also made lithographs, etchings and designed stained-glass among other things. He studied art in St Petersburg, from 1907, the year my father was born, at the Imperial School for the Protection of the Fine Arts, and moved to Paris for several years from 1910. His first one-man exhibition was mounted in 1914 in Berlin, and later that year he returned to Russia where, due to the outbreak of war, he remained until hostilities ended. During a long life he lived in a number of countries, including the USA in the 1940s, but his later years were spent in France.
Chagall's work included murals for Granovsky's Jewish Theatre in Moscow, and illustrations for La Fontaine's Fables, Gogol's Dead Souls, and the Bible.
I was delighted on a visit to Paris with a school group a couple of years back, to come across a ceiling painted by Chagall for the Paris Opéra, and I also paid an early morning visit to the cathedral in Metz, en route home from a Swiss mountain tour for a party of heart-bypass survivors from Folkestone(in case of any confusion, I was their courier!) to see a beautiful yellow-tinted stained-glass window. Sadly, my recent visit to Tossa de Mar on Catalunya's Costa Brava was just a couple of hours too whistle-stop fast to see his Celestial Violinist at the Municipal Museum.
I am lucky enough, however, to have easy access to an outstanding work of Chagall's just a few miles from home at All Saints Church, Tudeley. Uniquely in the world, all of the church's twelve windows are decorated by the artist. The east window is a memorial tribute to Sarah d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, who died in 1963 aged 21 in a sailing accident off the Cinque Port of Rye.
Sarah was the daughter of Sir Henry and Lady d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, who lived at that time in the nearby Jacobean house, Somerhill. Sarah herself had been interested in contemporary art, and in fact she had bought the first painting David Hockney ever sold, from his student show. On a visit to Paris in the early 1960s, Sarah had seen and loved the designs on exhibition for Chagall's windows for the Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem. After her death, her parents commissioned Chagall to design the east window in her memory. Sarah's mother and sister Chloe were Anglican, while her father was Jewish.
Sarah was descended through her father from Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, (1778 –1859) a financier who was one of the leading figures in the Jewish emancipation in Britain. There must surely then have been a social connection in the past with another local notable Jewish family, the Salomons of Southborough, who also lost a beloved child at sea on 28 October 1915 when David Salomons drowned in the Hythe tragedy.
Although Chagall took some persuasion by the D'Avigdor Goldsmids to take on the commission, when he arrived in 1967 for the installation of the east window, he was thrilled by the church, and is reported to have said, 'It's magnificent. I will do them all.' He took 15 years to design the remaining eleven windows. He collaborated in this case as in others with French glassworker Charles Marq of Reims. The final installation of the chancel windows took place in 1985, the year of Chagall's death at the age of 98.
"What is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: all sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field, the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas."
If you are within reach of Tudeley and have never seen the magnificent windows, they are well worth a visit, not only as great art, but also for the opportunity for a quiet contemplative moment in a beautiful countryside setting.
Some other opportunities to see a collection of Chagall's work this year include the exhibition Chagall - Between War and Peace at the Musee du Luxembourg in the Luxembourg Gardens on Paris's Left Bank, which ends 21 July, and Chagall - Modern Master at Tate Liverpool, which opens next week on 8 June until 6 October, and which brings together more than sixty paintings and a selection of works on paper from across the world.


Cypress College women's basketball coach, Margaret Mohr, is hosting her 19th annual "MohrHoops" summer basketball camp. This year's camp will be held at Cypress College from June 19th-June 23rd with a second available session from July 17th-July 21st. Boys and girls ages 7-14 can participate in either Monday-Friday session. All camp participants will receive a camp t-shirt, jersey, basketball, player evaluation, and other prizes.
The camp staff will consist of current and former community college, Division 3, Division 2, and Division 1 athletes. The MohrHoops camp has become a favorite for young people passionate about basketball and has sold out the past three summers.
Coach Mohr is the back-to-back Orange Empire Conference Coach of the Year award winner. She has coaching experience at the high school, community college, NCAA, and WNBA levels totaling over 29 years of experience. Mohr played at Long Beach State on a basketball scholarship and led her team to the Final Four in 1987. She was inducted into the Long Beach state Hall of Fame in 2011.