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Gretchen Hull, MD, FAAP
Gretchen Hull was born in California, but grew up in Tucson. She graduated from Brown University in 1993 and attended medical school at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine, graduating in 1999. She completed her pediatric residency at Children's Hospital Los Angeles in 2002 and has been working at Tucson Central Pediatrics in general pediatrics since. She has been on the board of the Arizona Chapter of the AAP intermittently since 2005, serving one term as secretary and is currently the vice president. She volunteers in Baja California with Flying Samaritans and has been on many international medical trips to countries such as Guatemala, India and Ghana. Her hobbies include photography, hiking, travel and studying foreign languages.
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Jason Vargas, MD, FAAP
I love being a private practice pediatrician. I have had the privilege to care for children and families and watch them grow at my practice, Cactus Children's Clinic in Glendale, Arizona since 2004 and I hope to do it for many years to come. I have been able to cultivate my interests in child advocacy, child safety, and caring for children with special needs including Down Syndrome. I have been able to be a part of training pediatric residents, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in my office. I have been able to work with community hospitals and as a board member for Phoenix Children's Care Network working to integrate the private practice pediatrician's role in providing quality pediatric care for years to come. I hope my interests and experience can help in some way support our mission to improve health care for children.
I graduated from San Jose State University and Stanford University before my residency at the University of Washington- Seattle Children's Hospital. I was born and raised in California but moved to Arizona in 2004 with my wife after her residency in Anesthesiology. We have 2 children and a dog. We love traveling with our children, running, and spending time with family and friends.
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Jodi Carter, MD, FAAP
Dr. Jodi P. Carter is the Chief Medical Officer of the Phoenix Children's Care Network, Arizona's only pediatric clinically integrated network. Dr. Carter is also a hospitalist in the Pediatric Hospitalist Division at Phoenix Children's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. After growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, Dr. Carter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University in Washington D. C. She returned to Arizona for medical school and earned her medical degree from the University of Arizona. She then completed a pediatric internship and residency at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire in 2003. Dr. Carter joined the Pediatric Hospitalist Division at Phoenix Children's Hospital in 2007 and is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix. From 2010 - 2016, Dr. Carter served as the Medical Director for Utilization Review at Phoenix Children's Hospital. In January 2017, Dr. Carter joined the Phoenix Children's Care Network as the network's Medical Director. In July 2017, Dr. Carter became the Chief Medical Officer of the Phoenix Children's Care Network. Dr. Carter has been a member of the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) since moving back to Arizona in 2003. Dr. Carter looks forward to working with the Arizona Chapter of the AAP to continue its mission to improve the health of all Arizona children while supporting the pediatric professionals who care for these children.
Christopher Brown, CPA
Chris is Vice President of Business Development at Montage Partners. Chris was previously a manager in the assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he led both public and private company audits primarily in the asset management and real estate industries. Prior to joining PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chris worked as an associate at Vicenti, Lloyd and Stutzman, LLP. Chris has a bachelor's degree in accounting from Azusa Pacific University and is a licensed CPA in California and Arizona.
Rebecca Egbert, MD, FAAP
Rebecca M. Egbert, MD, FAAP, is the pediatric medical director of TMC Hospice. She is a board-certified pediatrician who cares for children who are suffering from terminal conditions in Tucson and surrounding areas. She also serves as a pediatric hospitalist with Tucson Pediatric Hospitalists as well as pediatrician in private practice. Dr. Egbert completed her bachelor's degree at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She graduated from The University of Arizona Medical School and completed pediatric residency at the University of Arizona Affiliated Hospitals in Tucson, Arizona. Besides her clinical work, Dr. Egbert serves as the president of Pima County Pediatric Society and also serves on the board of the AzAAP.
Prabodh (PB) Hemmady, MD, FAAP
I was born in India in 1966 and moved to the USA in 1970. My father came to the USA in 1969 as a graduate student at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. When it became clear that he would be allowed immigration to the USA, my mother and I came the following year.
My family moved from Illinois to Connecticut when I was in middle school, and I finished my secondary education there. In high school, I graduated with the highest GPA (1 out of approx. 300), and I was accepted to medical school while in high school as long as I satisfactorily completed the undergraduate program at Boston University. I graduated with a combined BA/MD in 1992 from BU with a "magna cum laude" designation.
During medical school, I thought I wanted to be an ophthalmologist, but after doing some research in this field and observing the ophthalmologists at work, I changed my mind. At the end of my 3'd year of medical school, I decided on Pediatrics.
My wife and I moved to Phoenix from Boston in 1992 when I started residency In the PCH/MMC residency program. After completing my chief resident year in 1995, I was offered a job at Maricopa Integrated Health System. I was fortunate to be mentored by Kipp Charlton, Mary Rimsza, Mahesh Kotwal and Kote Chundu as well as several other outstanding pediatricians. I was offered other positions upon completing residency, but the chance to work with these physicians and to care for the population we serve at MIHS was something that I coveted.
I have held many positions since joining the faculty/ medical staff at MIHS as you can see in my CV. My passion is to help the underserved and uninsured. This may be because when my family first came to the USA, we did not have many resources, and I relate to the population I serve. I see the young boys and girls I care for and hope that they can be offered the same opportunities that l was given.
In the past several years, I have been very involved at "system level" change as the CMIO for MIHS from 2008-2013 and as Chair of Pediatrics from 2013-present day. I have become very involved in quality improvement and patient safety. In terms of serving on the AzAAP Board, I think these may be areas where l could be useful and productive.
Merlin Channing (Chan) Lowe, Jr., MD, FAAP
Dr. Lowe graduated medical school from The University of Arizona in Tucson and subsequently completed his pediatric training there as well. In 2006, he joined the faculty at the University of Arizona as a pediatric hospitalist and is the chief of pediatric hospital medicine at Banner-Diamond Children's Medical Center. Shortly after becoming an attending, he developed an interest in child abuse and helped lead the creation of Banner-University Medical Center's child protection team, focused on improving the care of this vulnerable population. He currently serves as Chief of Staff at Banner-University Medical Center Tucson. He serves as chair of the AzAAP CME committee and Vice-chair of the AzAAP Hospitalist committee.
Sara Park, MD, FAAP
Dr. Park received her B.A. from the University of Chicago, and her M.D. from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. She completed her residency at the Phoenix Children's Hospital & Maricopa Medical Center Pediatric Residency Program in 1995.
She practiced pediatrics in the private practice as well as in the academic setting in Arizona. She taught clinical pediatrics to students from the University of Arizona as well as Residents at the Phoenix Children's Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center Pediatric Residency Program at Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS). Her special interests include underserved and vulnerable populations and she helped implement the Pediatric Refugee Program at MIHS. Dr. Park is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona, Department of Child Health.
Dr. Park joined the Comprehensive Medical and Dental Program (CMDP) in October of 2015. CMDP is the Medicaid Health Plan for children in out-of-home care in Arizona, it is also part of the Department of Child Safety (DCS). Her current position as Chief Medical Officer at CMDP allows her to remain in the patient care realm with evaluation of services provided to the members, but also affords her the opportunity to advocate for children on a system level. She has taken up this cause with enthusiasm, by taking the opportunity to address the care of children in out-of-home care internally with DCS, and externally with the Behavioral Health System, the Juvenile Justice System, the Division of Developmental Disabilities and the medical community. Her position at CMDP is right up her alley, as she has been able to continue her dedication to serving vulnerable populations, by working for the children in out-of-home care.
Sarah Wiersma, MD, FAAP
Dr. Sarah Wiersma did her medical school and pediatric residency training at the University of Arizona in Tucson. She is an ambulatory pediatrician who practices at North Scottsdale Pediatrics. She is interested in child advocacy and received a CATCH grant for an oral health promotion project and has participated in the Pediatricians Day at the Arizona Capitol through the chapter. During residency she served for two years on the national AAP board for the trainee section. She plans to bring an early career physician voice to the AzAAP Board of Directors.
Kristina Wilson, MD, MPH, FAAP
Kristina M. Wilson, MD, MPH is a Pediatric Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician. She specializes in non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, overuse injuries, sport specific rehabilitation, and has a special interest in injury prevention and concussion treatment and management. She received her medical degree from the University of Nevada School Of Medicine in Reno, NV. She then completed her residency in Pediatrics at Phoenix Children's Hospital. Subsequently she completed subspecialty training in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine at Vanderbilt University.
Dr. Wilson has actively cared for athletes across the spectrum from youth leagues to professional teams. While in Nashville for her fellowship, Dr. Wilson served as the head team physician for multiple NCAA Division I teams at Belmont University as well as local high schools, and was an integral part of the sports medicine team at Vanderbilt University. She was also an active part of the medical team for the Nashville Sounds. Dr. Wilson currently serves as the Medical Director of sport medicine and the Co-Director of the pediatric Brain Injury and Concussion program at Barrow Neurologic Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital. She is actively involved in the community as a consultant for the Barrow Concussion Network and a member of the AIA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee as well as serving as the head team physician for ASU Preparatory High School, Metro Tech High School, and North Pointe Preparatory High School. She enjoys teaching and frequently has medical students and resident physicians working with her in clinic. She is a nationally recognized speaker on a variety of sports medicine topics to various audiences including athletes, parents, and other providers.
Anne M. Stafford, MA
Anne Stafford has been the Executive Director of AzAAP since July of 2015. As a nonprofit executive who has dedicated her personal and professional career to improving the health, education, and well-being of children and families, Anne has helped lead the chapter to several successes including the being named the Outstanding Chapter of the Year. With a bachelor's degree in Organizational Communication and a master's in Administration, Anne is committed to supporting pediatric professionals across the state to improve the care of Arizona children, addressing critical issues including poverty and child health, early brain and child development, and quality of care and child safety.
Sarah Bannister, DO, FAAP
Dr. Sarah Bannister has been providing care as a pediatric hospitalist since 2012. She completed her pediatric residency at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix and served as a Chief Resident at Phoenix Children's Hospital after the programs combined in 2011. She holds dual board certification in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Currently she is the Pediatric Hospitalist Physician lead for Cardon Children's at Banner Desert Medical Center. Her team cares for inpatient admissions and newborns at Banner Desert and Banner Gateway Medical Centers. Dr. Bannister is the current Chair of Pediatric Medicine at Banner Gateway and Banner Cardon Children's Medical Center. She is an active participant in multiple committees within the hospital and system wide within Banner. Dr. Bannister has a deep commitment to high quality evidence-based care for pediatric patients. She believes that advocacy is essential to the success of our patients and profession.
Dr. Bannister has spent the majority of her life in Arizona and completed her undergraduate education at the University of Arizona (Go Wildcats!). She enjoys baking and spending time with her family. She has 3 active boys, husband and dogs that keep her busy.
Richard Engel, MD, FAAP
Dr. Richard Engel is a Pediatric Hospitalist at Phoenix Children's Hospital. After college at the University of Pennsylvania, he earned his MD at New York University, then went on to complete his internship and residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He is currently a Clinical Associate Professor with both the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, and Creighton University College of Medicine, as well as an Instructor of Pediatrics at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. He is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hospital Medicine and is active in the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AzAAP) where he currently serves on the Continuing Medical Education Committee. In addition to his clinical and teaching duties, Dr. Engel has academic interests related to quality improvement and patient safety. He is the Director of Quality and Safety Education for the residents and fellows and serves on multiple quality related hospital committees, including as Chair of the Clinical Standards Committee, leading efforts related to clinical pathway development. He has been engaged in quality research as well, particularly as part of the AAP's Value in In-Patient Pediatrics Network (VIP), where he served as the leader of the Q-UTI project working to improve the management of patients with urinary tract infection across 42 different hospitals nationally. He and his wife, Dr. Lisa Engel, also a pediatrician at North Scottsdale Pediatrics, have two children, Melissa and Matthew. Together they enjoy music, travel, and reading.
Jon McGreevy, MD, FAAP
Dr. McGreevy, like many Arizonans, is not native to the state but has considered it home since his family moved to the Phoenix area in 1989. After attending the University of Arizona, he attended Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska. He went on to complete pediatric residency at Children's Medical Center Dallas / University of Texas Southwestern. He spent the next 2 years as a pediatric hospitalist working for Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine / St. Louis Children's Hospital and stayed there to complete fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine. During fellowship, he was enrolled in an NIH training grant to develop physician scientists and additionally completed a Master's in Science and Public Health from St. Louis University School of Public Health. Research on Rapid HIV screening during this period lead to the Ludgwig-Siedel award in 2009. Upon completion of training, he moved to Phoenix. He has been with Phoenix Children's Hospital since 2013 and has been an Associate Program Director for the pediatric residency program since that time. After completing the LEAD (Leadership in Educational Academic Development) program with the Association of Pediatric Program Directors, he was appointed as the Fellowship Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship aligning with his long-time interest in medical education and the mentoring of fellows. In 2019, he won the Grace Caputo Faculty Mentor award which was a tremendous honor as Dr. Caputo was one of his personal mentors. When not working, he and his wife are always looking for outdoor activities and challenges to explore in Arizona with hopes that their daughters may one day join them on their annual Rim-to-Rim day hike in the Grand Canyon.
Catherine Riley, MD, FAAP
Dr. Catherine Riley is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the University of Arizona, Department of Pediatrics. She holds a bachelor's degree from Indiana University, a master's degree in education from Western Maryland College, and a doctoral degree from Mayo Medical School. She completed a fellowship in developmental behavioral pediatrics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
She has been here in Arizona for 4 years. She teaches in the UA Medical School in both the basic science and the clinical medical curricula. The majority of her time is spent clinically evaluating and diagnosing children with developmental and behavioral concerns (especially autism). Dr. Riley is the program director for the Developmental Behavioral Pediatric Fellowship. She is a member of the board, along with being the leader of the professional advisory committee for the Autism Society of Southern Arizona. Dr. Riley also serves as the Medical Director for Early Brain and Child Development Section of the AzAAP and chairs the Developmental Screening Committee.
Miran Song, MD, FAAP
Dr. Miran Song graduate Alpha Omega Alpha from Albany Medical College followed by a Pediatric Residency at Tufts Medical Center. She was chosen as a National Health Service Corps Scholar and did her service in the Indian Health Service at the Kayenta Health Center on the Navajo Reservation. Dr. Song gained a wealth of medical and culture knowledge while working there for 11 years. She then continued to work on the Navajo Reservation in Tuba City for an additional 6 years. She currently is the Pediatric Lead for North Country HealthCare a FQHC in Northern AZ. Dr. Song has maintained a love for public health and working with underserved communities. She enjoys camping, hiking, rock climbing and many other sports that her children have surpassed her in.
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By Kiran Bedder
A City broadcaster has urged Foxes fans to cut newly appointed football team boss Claude Puel some slack after initial groans of disappointment greeted the Frenchman's arrival.
Puel took charge exactly a week ago and guided the Blues to a well-earned 2-0 victory against struggling Everton on Sunday.
Mike McCarthy, match day broadcaster for BBC Leicester, says he understands why the former Lille and Southampton boss has garnered mixed views from City fans.
Speaking to Leicestershire Press he said: "Football is all about what you've done lately, and looking at the way things ended at Southampton you could think well, maybe that wasn't the best, but maybe that's not the reason why Leicester should go for him."
Puel did manage to get the Saints to Wembley last season in the EFL Cup and also boasts a great record within Europe.
"His record in Europe is pretty good as well," added Mike. "He's only ever been knocked out of the Champions League by the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona and the top teams he's come up against."
Puel stepped into the shoes of former manager Craig Shakespeare who was sacked on October 17th.
McCarthy said Shakespeare's dismissal came as a little bit of a surprise.
"I spoke to him after the West Bromwich Albion game and he didn't seem like there was pressure coming from above in terms of his position. He didn't seem like a man who was worried."
Only time will tell whether Puel can win over the hearts of Leicester's expectant fans.
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Vaccination begins in nursing homes where 46 people died from the epidemic.
A nurse from a suburban Seattle nursing home who was suffering from the first American cohort of coronovirus cases sat at a pharmacist on Monday, drew her blue shirtlessV and received the first dose of the Kovid-19 vaccine administered at the facility.
It was the beginning that residents, families and employees hoped would be a turning point in an epidemic that has killed tens of thousands of people in long-term care facilities. Vaccination teams from Walgreens and CVS were fanning for facilities across the country on Monday, the beginning of a long, arduous campaign to vaccinate some of the country's most vulnerable people.
In a facility near Seattle, Kirkland's Life Care Center, which has been linked to 46 coronovirus deaths, received a text message Monday morning to relatives of residents stating that vaccination was beginning.
Coleen Mallory was waiting for this moment. Her mother has severe dementia, and since Life Care was discontinued last winter, they stood outside her window, waving and "I love you."
Ms. Mallory's family gave her mother permission for life care to vaccinate her, and Ms. Mallory said she was calling, curious to find out if that had actually happened. "I can't get anyone," he said. "It would be nice to know."
Alice Cortez, the first nurse to have the facility vaccinated, said she had "a new life, a new beginning, but a better life," the Seattle Times reported. With the rolling of the camera, he was also injected and cheered outside.
The scene was completely different from last winter, when the quiet, shaded nursing home became a scene of serious death and was updated daily about deaths and case counts. Journalists peeped outside the closed facility as ambulances in the hospital passed through the windows to check on residents and parents and grandparents.
Life care officials did not immediately respond to inquiries about how many staff members and residents were vaccinated on Monday, or how long it would take to vaccinate them all.
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BSOH is a small independent game development group of around four people who enjoy creating games together. We like to create retro-style games because we believe in keeping these genres alive, especially on computers.
We mostly aim to make games that work with both Windows and Linux. But occasionally we will roll out a game for an absurd platform such as MS-DOS (mainly text based). We also love the Raspberry pi platform and wish to populate it with native games. Sadly at the moment Apple platforms seem to be well out of our reach at current and we will probably never support them due to many issues, despite this in the near future we plan on utilizing the Nintendo web framework in an attempt to create a console game.


Barcelona have confirmed Neymar has asked to leave the club this summer.
The Brazilian will reportedly earn £515,000-a-week at Parc des Princes.
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has sent a farewell message to Neymar as the Brazil international edges closer towards completing a switch to Paris Saint-Germain.
The 25-year-old moved to the Catalan club from Brazilian club Santos in 2013. And, after spending four years at Camp Nou, the forward has decided to end his time at the club. Neymar has expressed his desire to leave his current employers and Barcelona confirmed the player has asked to leave in the summer transfer window.
Neymar has €222m (£198.6m, $262m) release clause in his contract and PSG are ready to meet his asking price. His impending move to Parc des Princes will be the new world-record fee, surpassing £89.3m ($118.1m) paid to Juventus by Manchester United in signing Paul Pogba.
The former Santos man scored 20 goals across all competitions last season and was an integral part of Barcelona's attack, along with Messi and Luis Suarez. The Argentine international has wished Neymar "good luck" for his future.
"It was an enormous pleasure to have shared all these years with you friend. @NeymarJr I wish you good luck in this new stage of your life," Messi wrote on his official Instagram account.
According to Sky Sports, Neymar has agreed to a five-year deal with the Ligue 1 outfit. He decided to leave his current employers before he joined Barcelona's pre-season tour of the United States. At PSG, the South American star is expected to earn around £515,000-a-week ($681,139 after tax).
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Jan Fabrycy (* um 1615; † um 1655) war ein polnischer Barockkomponist.

Fabrycy, über dessen Lebensumstände nichts bekannt ist, komponierte kirchenmusikalische Werke im traditionellen A-cappella-Stil. Überliefert ist von Fabrycy eine Parodiemesse nach Wacław z Szamotułs Motette In te Domine speravi.

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A landmark ruling by a supreme court judge in America has raised new questions about how the internet and social media can impact on divorce proceedings.
The judge in New York City granted a woman permission to file for divorce via a Facebook message.
The message will be repeated once a week for three weeks in succession or until it has been acknowledged by Ellanora Baidoo's hard-to-find husband.
Baidoo had married Victor Sena Blood-Dzraku in 2009, but their relationship soon broke down and the pair were only in touch via phone and social media sites.
While this particular ruling has no bearing on UK courts, it demonstrates that jurisdictions across the world are paying increasing notice to new technology.
Back home in Britain, it is believed that messages and pictures posted on Facebook are now referenced in a third of all divorce cases.
Posts, which are dated and sometimes record an individual's location, are being used to provide evidence of infidelity and record an individual's expenditure.
In some instances, even innocuous comments about a work bonus or plans for a holiday may prove that someone isn't being entirely honest about their financial position.


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'great sadness' Tributes paid to Irish nurse after she is hit and killed by car in Boston
"Ann was a nurse's nurse and will be greatly missed by her many friends and colleagues"
Ann O'Flaherty was a 'nurses nurse'
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Tributes have been paid to an Irish nurse described as a "dedicated wife, the best mother, a loving sister, a cherished aunt, and a generous friend" after she was hit by a car and killed outside a Boston hospital.
The tragic incident unfolded as Ann O'Flaherty, who was 62, made her way to work at St Elizabeth's Medical Center at around 6.20am on Wednesday last week.
The mother of three who had been living in the US for 33 years but originally hailed from Ballintubber in Co Mayo, was pronounced dead at the scene.
O'Flaherty was struck and killed by what police say was a silver Audi. The driver reportedly stayed at the scene and police are continuing to investigate what appears to be an accident.
Ann leaves behind her husband Ray, who once played for Castlebar Mitchels, as well as their three children Roisin, Annmarie and Raymond.
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Castlebar Mitchels posted on Facebook: "It is with great sadness that the members of Castlebar Mitchels have learned of the tragic death of Anne O'Flaherty (nee Moran) in Boston.
"Ann is a native of Ballintubber and is the beloved wife of Ray O' Flaherty. Ray played Senior and Junior football with Mitchels and is a fervent supporter of the club.
"Deepest sympathies are extended to the O'Flaherty and Moran families on their loss."
A hospital spokeswoman, who said they were assisting Boston police and planning to hold a memorial service, added: "We are heartbroken by the news of this tragic accident and are providing support to the victim's family and our colleagues during this very difficult time."
An obituary, shared by Gormley Funeral Home in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, reads: "It is with great sadness that the family of Mrs. Ann Philomena O'Flaherty announces her tragic passing on December 15, 2021, at the age of 62.
"Ann passed away in Brighton and will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 34 years, Ray, her son Raymond, her two daughters AnnMarie and Roisin, and her two sisters, Angela and Margaret.
"She is survived by brothers and sisters-in-law and many loving nieces and nephews.
"Ann was born on August 3, 1959 to Phil and Frank Moran. She grew up in the Irish countryside of Ballintubber, Co Mayo alongside her two sisters, Angela and Margaret, and her late brother, Joseph.
"She trained as a nurse in The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and as a midwife in The National Maternity Hospital on Holles Street. She worked both in Dublin and later, alongside her mother and sisters, in Mayo General Hospital.
"On September 11, 1987, she married the love of her life, Ray, and they moved to Boston together the following year. They welcomed three children into the world, Roisin in 1990, AnnMarie in 1993, and Raymond in 1996, each of whom she and Ray devoted their lives to.
"Ann was a nurse for over 30 years at St. Elizabeth's Hospital caring for so many patients especially over the last two years at the height of the global pandemic. She was a 'nurses nurse' and will be greatly missed by her many friends and colleagues.
"Ann was also a keen gardener with a passion for flowers and landscaping in addition to a seasoned traveller, loving to go home to the countryside of Mayo, Ireland, and to the sandy beaches of Cape Cod.
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"She shared her passions and adventures always with her husband and best friend, Ray. She was a dedicated wife, the best mother, a loving sister, a cherished aunt, and a generous friend. She will be deeply missed by her friends, family, and all who knew her."
Visiting hours at the William J. Gormley Funeral Home will be held on Tuesday, December 21. A funeral mass for O'Flaherty will be celebrated at Ballintuber Abbey in Ballintubber Claremorris, Co Mayo.
In the wake of O'Flaherty's death, a GoFundMe was launched to raise funds that were dear to the Irish nurse. After raising just over $11,000, the GoFundMe is no longer accepting donations.
In a statement shared on the GoFundMe page, O'Flaherty's family said: "We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who have donated to the recent GoFundMe account.
"Ann was the epitome of a generous person. Offering her time, support and kindness to friends, family and colleagues. She was always giving back to others.
"We are now pausing donations and will be using the entirety of the funds to donate to two causes that were very close to Ann's heart -- nursing and cancer research.
"A portion of the proceeds will be donated to a cancer research charity. We will use the rest to set up a scholarship fund in Ann's name at Westwood High School for a student interested in pursuing a degree and career in nursing.
"We are so overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of our friends, family and community. We will never be able to convey our gratitude and love. Thank you."
Adrian Dunbar's mum 'passes away peacefully' months after star dedicated award to her
Actor Adrian Dunbar's mother Pauline has passed away, just a few months after the Co Fermanagh star dedicated his GQ Television Actor of the Year award to her.
Tributes pour in as Limerick twins who died on the same day are laid to rest
People have been leaving numerous heartfelt condolences to a set of Limerick twins who died on the same day.
exclusive Last Singer Standing star Ciara Rose won't let Omicron knock her off her feet
A contestant who appeared on RTÉ talent show Last Singer Standing has been diagnosed with the Omicron variant of Covid.


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Welcome to Pay ALL Your Debt Off By Xmas 2019!
Firstly I would like to welcome all new and existing members from last years thread.
Anyone is welcome to join this challenge and it is NEVER too late. There is also no amount of money too small or too large that will stop you from joining this challenge. We have several members who will be on their debt journey for several years to come, but they are part of this thread to pay off a fixed amount of their debt as the support on here is fantastic!
So, if you think you can pay off all your debts by Christmas or have a goal to pay off a certain amount then please join in!
This challenge runs until 27th December 2019.
It would also be a big help if you could also put with it your challenge number.
By the way, don't worry about working out your % paid as I can do that for you!
Want to join the challenge? Please post your debt amount on this thread and ask to join. Muppets will assign you a special number (eg, #001), which you'll then start all your posts with.
You can also get help in the Debt free wannabe board and Debt Help guide.
If you haven't already, join the forum to join in the challenge.
Good luck everyone and thanks to muppets for the original post!
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Sorry slow in updating this month. Usual payments have gone out which means that £46 has been paid off the capital bringing the total to . #93. £507.38/£10,100.
Morning all. Sorry I haven't updated.
I would love to join in this.
Can I join. My debt is currently £22,750.39.
Only £739 to go - I feel like I'm getting somewhere!
Hi can I please join my debt is £3656.81.
65% of your goal paid when we're only 29% of the way through 2019. Can't wait to see what your final total ends up at Are you going to increase your target or just see what you manage to overpay?
Late joiner, can I make a start at clearing my debt with all your help?!?!
I don't expect to clear it all but want to make a large dent in my £15500 outstanding.
Hi I'd like to join this challenge. My total is £16,215. I'd like to pay off at least 25% of this by the end of the year, but will go for broke to get as much paid off as I can.
My debt amount is £4,521.79 which I won't pay off by Christmas, but I'd like to see how far I get!


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Austin Landlord Who Demolished Piñata Shop for SXSW Party Forced to Resign from Company He Co-Founded
The Little Guy: 1, Gentrification: 0
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The Jumpolin store a year before it was demolished with all its business property inside, and without the shop owners' notice. Photo via Flickr user Nathan Black
Jordan French, the landlord behind the sudden and cruel demolishment of mom-and-pop piñata shop Jumpolin in the quickly gentrifying neighborhood of East Austin earlier this year (all so he could build a parking lot for a SXSW party) has been forced to resign from his position as CEO of Status Labs, a web reputation management company that he co-founded.
"The company's employees asked French to resign after reviewing actions taken outside of his role at Status Labs that do not represent the values of the company," explained Status Labs media director Sarah Pendley in a press release. "Status Labs' employees have chosen to demonstrate their commitment to the Austin community by regularly volunteering as a company at Austin nonprofits. The first volunteer outing will be serving members of Austin's homeless community at Caritas on March 30, 2015."
The ouster comes after French, when faced with proof that his claims of rent delinquency were unfounded and certainly not reason enough to demolish the store and its contents without notice—a move that brought on a wave of criticism from community organizers, piñata shop owners the Lejarazu family, and the internet at large—postured defiantly and bizarrely in response. "Say you have a house that was infested by roaches," the landlord behind F&F Real Estate told Culturemap Austin last month. "You have to clean that up."
East Austin has been the site of real estate contention in recent years, with a growing number of families and businesses feeling the pricey effects of gentrification. French had been hoping to force the Lejarazuses, who still had three years on their lease, out of their location for months so he could procede with more lucrative development plans.
The move by Status Labs is encouraging for community activists fighting for the little guys, and is hopefully indicative of growing awareness and action nationwide. State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez is leading the charge with his proposed "Jumpolin Bill," a groundbreaking piece of legislation that would protect small businesses from wrongful eviction by money hungry landlords.


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John R, Gledhill age 74 of Presque Isle
passed away at home April 9, 2017.
He was born November 11, 1942, the second son of
Douglas Haighand Alma Helen (Seymour) Gledhill,
in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
He is survived by older brother Douglas (Judy) of Lafayette, Indiana,
and younger brother Robert, of Calgary, Ontario, Canada. A younger
sister, Lynda, of Columbus, Ohio, predeceased John.
He married Mary Drews on January 30, 1965 at Trinity Lutheran Church
in Danville, Illinois and they have been blessed with 52 years of married
life together.
He is also survived by his five children: David (Katherine) of Mocksville,
North Carolina; Rev. Eric (Kristin) of Paw Paw, Michigan; Curtis (Shelley)
of Midland, Michigan; Jeffrey of Auburn, Michigan; and a daughter,
Stephanie (Keith) McLaughlin of St. Joseph, Michigan. There are nine
grandchildren,
John graduated in 1966 with a degree in chemical engineering from
TriState University of Angola, Indiana. He enjoyed a 30-year career with
the Dow Chemical Company in manufacturing and engineering
management in Midland, Michigan. The highlight of his professional
career was when he served as the plant manager of the Dow facility in
Findlay, Ohio, He and his family were very active in the Boy Scouts of
America for more than 30 years, being named Scouting Family of the Year
in 1985. John served and grew in his Christian faith through a variety of
church administrative and leadership roles in four different churches.
John and Mary led an in-home Bible-study for more than 25 years. He
will be remembered most as one leading his family by faith in Jesus,
giving of himself to others, and modeling service to God, through the
gifts given to each of us.
Friends may visit at the Beck Funeral Home on Tuesday from 4:00 until
8:00 p.m. Visitation will resume on Wednesday at Peace Lutheran Church
from 10:00 a.m, through time of funeral at 11:00 a.m. with
Pastor J. Derek Riddle officiating.
Interment will take place at the Homer Township Cemetery near Midland
on Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
Memorials may be given to Peace Lutheran Church or
Hospice of Michigan in memory of John Gledhill.
John Gledhill – Beck Funeral Home – Rogers City, MI


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Full name: Brandon Alexander King
Born: 16th December 1994, Kingston, Jamaica
Teams: West Indies (ODI: 2019/20-2022);
West Indies (International Twenty20: 2019/20-2022/23);
Jamaica (Main FC: 2014/15-2022);
Jamaica (Main ListA: 2015/16-2022/23);
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (Main Twenty20: 2017-2018);
Guyana Amazon Warriors (Main Twenty20: 2019-2021);
Islamabad United (Main Twenty20: 2021);
Jamaica Tallawahs (Main Twenty20: 2022);
West Indies Under-19s (Under-19 ODI: 2013/14);
ODI Career Batting and Fielding (2019/20-2022)
West Indies 20 20 2 431 91* 23.94 0 3 75.88 3
International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2019/20-2022/23)
West Indies 32 30 2 744 68 26.57 0 6 126.96 15
First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2014/15-2022)
Overall 32 59 2 1986 194 34.84 3 12 61.35 27
First-Class Career Bowling (2014/15-2022)
Overall 65 0 38 1 1-4 38.00 0 0 65.00 3.50
Overall 56 56 3 1414 97 26.67 0 7 75.37 22
Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2017-2022/23)
Overall 100 93 11 2303 132* 28.08 2 14 130.03 40
West Indies Under-19s 6 6 1 66 21 13.20 0 0 78.57 4
Caribbean Premier League Career Batting and Fielding (2017-2022)
Overall 65 60 8 1490 132* 28.65 2 8 130.70 25
Pakistan Super League Career Batting and Fielding (2021)
Islamabad United 3 3 1 69 46* 34.50 0 0 153.33 0


This guide explains what the law says about surveillance devices – when it is an offence to use them and what the restrictions are on sharing information/videos/pictures obtained through the use of surveillance devices.
The Surveillance Devices Act 1999 (Vic) ('the Act') regulates the installation, use, maintenance and retrieval of surveillance devices in Victoria. It replaced the Listening Devices Act 1969 (Vic), which primarily regulated the use of listening devices.
A 'surveillance device' means a data surveillance device, a listening device, an optical surveillance device or a tracking device.
A device that combines two or more of the devices above is also considered a surveillance device.
A 'device' includes instruments, apparatus and equipment.
See section 3 of the Act.
A 'listening device' means any device capable of being used to overhear, record, monitor or listen to a conversation or words spoken to or by any person in conversation, but does not include a hearing aid or similar device used by a person with impaired hearing to overcome the impairment and permit that person to hear only sounds ordinarily audible to the human ear.
A 'private conversation' means a conversation carried on in circumstances that may reasonably be taken to indicate that the parties to it desire it to be heard only by themselves. It does not include a conversation made in any circumstances in which the parties to it ought reasonably to expect that it may be overheard by someone else.
It is an offence for a person to knowingly install, use or maintain a listening device to overhear, record, monitor or listen to a private conversation to which the person is not a party without the permission of each party to the conversation.
A person can use a listening device to record a private conversation that he or she is a party to.
An 'optical surveillance device' means any device capable of being used to record visually or observe an activity, but does not include spectacles, contact lenses or a similar device used by a person with impaired sight to overcome that impairment.
A 'private activity' means an activity carried on in circumstances that may reasonably be taken to indicate that the parties to it desire it to be observed only by themselves. It does not include an activity carried on outside a building or an activity carried on in any circumstances in which the parties to it ought reasonably to expect that it may be observed by someone else.
It is an offence for a person to knowingly install, use or maintain an optical surveillance device to record visually or observe a private activity to which the person is not a party, without the permission of each party to the activity.
See sections 3 and 7 of the Act.
A 'tracking device' means an electronic device the primary purpose of which is to determine the geographical location of a person or an object.
It is an offence for a person to knowingly install, use or maintain a tracking device to determine the geographical location of a person, without the express or implied consent of that person.
Likewise, it is also an offence for a person to knowingly install, use or maintain a tracking device to determine the geographical location of an object, with the express or implied consent of the person who has lawful possession or lawful control of that object.
A tracking device can only be legally used with the consent, expressed or implied, of the person being tracked by the tracking device.
See sections 3 and 8 of the Act.
A 'data surveillance device' means any device capable of being used to record or monitor the input of information into or the output of information from a computer. It does not include an optical surveillance device (ie, a video camera filming the typing of words on a computer in not a data surveillance device).
See sections 3 and 9 of the Act.
It is an offence for a person to knowingly communicate or publish a record or report of a private conversation or private activity that has been made as a direct or indirect result of the use of a listening device, an optical surveillance device or a tracking device.
If two people consensually film a sexual act in private (not a contravention of the surveillance legislation) and one person later shares it without the consent of the other party, it would be an offence for that person to share it.
There are several exceptions that apply, however. Most relevantly in this context, communication or publication is allowed if it is no more than is reasonably necessary for the protection of the lawful interests of the person making it.
See section 11 of the Act.


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package com.palantir.atlasdb.factory;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;

import javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory;

import com.google.common.base.Optional;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
import com.google.common.net.HostAndPort;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.config.LeaderConfig;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.factory.TransactionManagers.Environment;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.http.AtlasDbHttpClients;
import com.palantir.atlasdb.http.NotCurrentLeaderExceptionMapper;
import com.palantir.leader.LeaderElectionService;
import com.palantir.leader.PaxosLeaderElectionService;
import com.palantir.leader.PingableLeader;
import com.palantir.paxos.PaxosAcceptor;
import com.palantir.paxos.PaxosAcceptorImpl;
import com.palantir.paxos.PaxosLearner;
import com.palantir.paxos.PaxosLearnerImpl;
import com.palantir.paxos.PaxosProposer;
import com.palantir.paxos.PaxosProposerImpl;

public class Leaders {

    /**
     * Creates a LeaderElectionService using the supplied configuration and
     * registers appropriate endpoints for that service.
     */
    public static LeaderElectionService create(
            Optional<SSLSocketFactory> sslSocketFactory,
            Environment env,
            LeaderConfig config) {

        PaxosAcceptor ourAcceptor = PaxosAcceptorImpl.newAcceptor(config.acceptorLogDir().getPath());
        PaxosLearner ourLearner = PaxosLearnerImpl.newLearner(config.learnerLogDir().getPath());

        Set<String> remoteLeaderUris = Sets.newHashSet(config.leaders());
        remoteLeaderUris.remove(config.localServer());

        List<PaxosLearner> learners =
                AtlasDbHttpClients.createProxies(sslSocketFactory, remoteLeaderUris, PaxosLearner.class);
        learners.add(ourLearner);

        List<PaxosAcceptor> acceptors =
                AtlasDbHttpClients.createProxies(sslSocketFactory, remoteLeaderUris, PaxosAcceptor.class);
        acceptors.add(ourAcceptor);

        Map<PingableLeader, HostAndPort> otherLeaders = generatePingables(remoteLeaderUris, sslSocketFactory);

        ExecutorService executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();

        PaxosProposer proposer = PaxosProposerImpl.newProposer(
                ourLearner,
                ImmutableList.copyOf(acceptors),
                ImmutableList.copyOf(learners),
                config.quorumSize(),
                executor);

        PaxosLeaderElectionService leader = new PaxosLeaderElectionService(
                proposer,
                ourLearner,
                otherLeaders,
                ImmutableList.copyOf(acceptors),
                ImmutableList.copyOf(learners),
                executor,
                config.pingRateMs(),
                config.randomWaitBeforeProposingLeadershipMs(),
                config.leaderPingResponseWaitMs());

        env.register(ourAcceptor);
        env.register(ourLearner);

        env.register(leader);
        env.register(new NotCurrentLeaderExceptionMapper());

        return leader;
    }

    public static Map<PingableLeader, HostAndPort> generatePingables(Collection<String> remoteEndpoints,
                                                                    Optional<SSLSocketFactory> sslSocketFactory) {
        /* The interface used as a key here may be a proxy, which may have strange .equals() behavior.
         * This is circumvented by using an IdentityHashMap which will just use native == for equality.
         */
        Map<PingableLeader, HostAndPort> pingables = new IdentityHashMap<PingableLeader, HostAndPort>();
        for (String endpoint : remoteEndpoints) {
            PingableLeader remoteInterface = AtlasDbHttpClients.createProxy(sslSocketFactory, endpoint, PingableLeader.class);
            HostAndPort hostAndPort = HostAndPort.fromString(endpoint);
            pingables.put(remoteInterface, hostAndPort);
        }
        return pingables;
    }

}

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Building a knowledge base is not as easy as clicking couple of buttons and implementing it into your existing website. Actually, building a knowledge base is like building a completely new website, except it is integrated into your existing one.
Look at it this way: It is a section of your website where your customers will be heading every time they need some information about your service or when they have an issue to be resolved.
If you think that it is enough to set up your knowledge base software, list your categories/articles there and still expect your customers to use it, you are wrong!
This is the part of your website which needs as much of optimization as any other. Actually, your customers will be using it as much as you put effort in it.
There's nothing wrong with adding your frequently asked questions to your knowledge base. Actually, you can't consider having a knowledge base without adding these. However, listing out just dozen of your FAQ questions and even more not offering any search option (or offering the not working one) and calling that a knowledge base should be considered a crime!
If you want to make your visitors never try to use your knowledge base again, this is a sure way to go.
With every new relevant article which you add to your knowledge base, you are reducing your number of customer support requests and increasing usability of your knowledge base. So, beside adding answers for your most common questions, you also want to predict any possible questions related to your product and include them there, so your customers can find them easily when needed instead of contacting your customer support.
Regarding the searchability of your knowledge base, honestly, without a working search option you can't call it a knowledge base. Considering that you will have plenty of answers inside your knowledge base, the most common way your customers would be accessing it should be by searching. That's why you will need to make your search bar large enough and easily accessible at the center of your knowledge base homepage.
This is also very obvious. Your knowledge base needs as fancy design as your company homepage. But regardless aesthetics, you need to pay attention to the overall user experience when building a knowledge base.
You need to make it obvious that your knowledge base is searchable and that your users won't regret if they try to use that search bar. That's the most important part of your knowledge base so don't hesitate to invest some time making it more appealing and easier to access and use.
Right after the search bar, the second most important part of your knowledge base homepage is your category listing. You can plan your categories and subcategories depending on your needs. You can use them to get more attention to some important guides and company documentation for your customers, as well.
Inside your knowledge base articles, you will want to make sure to have at least some navigation widgets, breadcrumbs etc. so your users can easily know where they are and where they should go if they need to search more. Including list of couple of related answers inside every knowledge base article will also help your users navigate easier towards the content they need.
This is one of the most common mistakes – although it is ironic! Especially if your main goal is to cut down number of support requests as much as possible.
When you are aiming to cut down support requests, you need to have in mind that your customers will be coming to your company homepage and the first thing they will be doing is searching for your help page i.e. knowledge base.
If your link to your knowledge base is placed somewhere in the footer of your website, and your contact us details are easier to find, you don't need to do plenty of math there to conclude that you will be getting more support requests just because of that!
A good practice would be also to try to educate your customers about the existence of your knowledge base. One of better ways to do this is to include your knowledge base link inside every support ticket response you send or even considering including auto-reply message after the ticket is created where you would be asking your customers are they sure that they couldn't find the answer inside the knowledge base.
There's nothing more annoying for your customers like when they come to your page searching for a specific answer they need so much just to find out that they neither can find the answer inside your knowledge base (if you have it) nor they can find your contact details!
As it is important to channel all of your website visitors who might be searching for the answers directly to your knowledge base, it is also important to show off your contact details clearly so they can contact your customer support if they don't find the answer in your knowledge base.
This is why it would be perfect to have your contact/support ticket forms attached right below your knowledge base articles or in a sidebar.
Primary purpose of your knowledge base is to offer answers to your customers' questions, thus to save yours and their time so they can get their answers without waiting and asking anyone.
You need to have this in mind when creating your knowledge base content.
3. Actionable content i.e. Step 1, Step 2, Step 3 etc.
If you really need to write a longer knowledge base article, you need to make sure to use enough of spacing and separate it into paragraphs and sections to make it easy to read and scan.
This is also a very common mistake! The reason most of people do this is because they think their answers, which are like just one sentence or two, are too short to put them only as a knowledge base article.
That's very wrong because when you list dozen of such answers inside a single knowledge base article, you are increasing the period of time your users are spending while searching for the answer and you are increasing the chance that your users will miss the line while scanning the article, or even give up and rather call your customer support.
Every additional answer, which is not the answer your knowledge base users are searching for, included inside that knowledge base article they're reading is just another distraction!
Although you can use your knowledge base to include some guides on how to use your product/service where you would be showing off some of your product features, it is highly advised not to try to sell inside these articles.
Having in mind that your knowledge base users need actionable content, it's obvious that there is no much of space for selling.
It might sound weird that you need to optimize your already searchable knowledge base for search engines! Why would anyone use a search engine when you are offering them a fully searchable knowledge base on your website?
Well, Google is so good that your customers trust Google more than you! You might have your knowledge base, but regardless of that, your customer might also find the answers they need on some other websites/blogs etc.
It's just a math which all of us do on a subconscious level: If there are answers on the Company X website, Google has already fetched them so I will find it there – but if not, maybe someone wrote a blog post or made a video about that! Or it might be just a habit to search for anything on Google, even for Google!
And if you check out your analytics, you will probably see that plenty of your search engine traffic comes through the keywords which are related to technical questions about your product/service.
Your knowledge base look and feel is as important as any other part of your website.


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Russia to restrict travel, require advance booking to cross border
The planned amendments come as the government continues to mobilize men of draft age for the war in Ukraine.
Published: JANUARY 24, 2023 07:15
Soldiers build razor wire fence on Poland's border with Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad near Bolcie, Poland November 3, 2022.
(photo credit: ARKADIUSZ STANKIEWICZ/AGENCJA WYBORCZA.PL VIA REUTERS)
Planned amendments of Russia's transportation law will make it mandatory for people to book a time and place for any intended crossing of the border by car, the TASS news agency reported, raising the possibility of new restrictions on travel.
"The passage of vehicles ... in order to cross the state border of the Russian Federation is carried out on a reserved date and time in accordance with the procedure established by the government," the agency said later on Monday, citing a draft amendment it said was due to come into force on March 1.
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year, many Russian citizens and residents fled from the country, with the number growing significantly after the government declared the mobilization of some 300,000 personnel for the military in September.
While precise totals are not available, the number of Russians who have left could run into hundreds of thousands, according to media reports and figures released by neighboring countries.
The amendments to the law covering border crossings were prepared by the Committee on Transport and Infrastructure Development of the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, TASS reported.
It was not clear when the required readings of the draft amendments would take place.
Tags Russia Travel ban Russian immigration Ukraine-Russia War


My internet explore crashed after some time. I updated current version also but still i have same issue.
More information required, what operating system are you using, what version of Internet Explorer, what were you doing with it at the time of the crash and what if any error messages displayed aftewords.
Far too many complaints about Chrome and it's spying.
Mine was doing the same so I switched to Mozilla.


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EatingOrganic Products
Startup satisfies chefs' hunger for locally grown, organic food
BY NANCY DAHLBERG
SPECIAL TO THE MIAMI HERALD
South Florida restaurants would offer more locally grown produce on their menus if only there was an easier way to get it. That's what Daniel Lessem, a chef himself, has heard over and over.
Lessem won second place in the Business Plan Challenge FIU Track for his plan to supply these restauran
ts by working with micro-grower partners. His company, called Urban Forager, would do the "foraging" so restaurants themselves would not have to expend staff time or energy to do so.
Now, small organic growers typically sell their products in farmer's markets and to subscribers who buy weekly "shares." They aren't set up to service chefs who need deliveries at least three times a week and an efficient ordering system where customer service is key, says Lessem.
"Chefs know that consumers are demanding healthy food and they know that it would benefit them if they could tout locally grown on their menus, but it is completely inconvenient to try to run a business and at the same time try to source and locate all the products. There is a real problem that Urban Forager is going to solve."
Currently, his research has found, high-end restaurants that do their own foraging have to pass on the added costs to the patrons, something moderately priced and family restaurants can't afford to do. He wants to change that. "That's really my goal. That's what gets me really excited about this business. Right now those customers are priced out of the organic market," Lessem says.
Using Urban Forager's model, Lessem can offer moderate as well as high-end restaurants more accessibility to more growers through economies of scale by buying in bulk with less packaging waste and no need for restaurants to own or lease refrigerated trucks.
"Urban Forager has identified a great market opportunity and innovative approach to help restaurant owners and chefs offer fresh local produce on their menus. It is a real challenge for these businesses to meet the growing demand by their customers for fresh, local and green," says John Fleming, one the Business Plan Challenge judges.
Urban Forager is green through and through, with plans to use hybrid-electric vehicles and small "zip cars" for foraging and transporting, reusable bins for foraging, an energy-efficient pickup schedule and solar-powered warehouse space.
At the front lines of his business will be what Lessem calls "go-getters." More than drivers, they will be encouraged to forge relationships with chefs, educating them on the best options out there for their menus. Lessem plans to hold monthly workshops involving growers and restaurants to keep everyone abreast on what's new.
Lessem, who has an MBA from FIU and degrees in Food Service Entrepreneurial Management and Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales, has also owned and operated a mobile entertainment company called Traveling Chefs, has been an executive chef at fine-dining establishments, and has managed large food service operations. Most recently, he worked in restaurant management, corporate marketing and research and development for Pollo Tropical for nearly eight years. "Working with the capable leadership of Pollo Tropical really helped me refine my skills as a food service professional in the industry at large."
But in 2010, "it was time for me to get going on my own dreams," says Lessem, a freelance chef who works trade shows, events and conventions as well as gigs as a private chef to help pay the bills while he develops Urban Forager.
Lessem is still in the research phase of his startup. In fact, his original plan was to open an urban farmer's market and café but in doing research for that concept — and in writing his business plan for this contest — he discovered how difficult it would be for him to find and buy the products he would want to offer. When talking to chefs and growers, he discovered a widespread need in the market for a micro-distributor. He shifted gears.
Lessem is in the process of incorporating. He will be attending the Florida Organic Growers Association gathering in August to get a better grounding in the grower end of the business. He's also looking into vehicles and warehouse space.
"I want to set up all the infrastructure right from the get-go. … so i can really be a lean and green operating machine and because I think it would be more attractive to investors in the long run."
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/15/2218169/startup-satisfies-chefs-hunger.html#ixzz1MXyBBew9
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Nintendo is bringing Splatoon 3 to PAX West 2022
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Nintendo has announced their plans for PAX West 2022, which will be taking place from Sept. 2nd to Sept. 5th, 2022. Splatoon 3 will have a big presence at the event, with a Turf War demo set to be available alongside a Splatoon 3 themed booth for real-life photo opportunities. In addition, a tournament for Splatoon 3, as well as ones for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, will also be held. Check out all the details from the press release below.
REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 25, 2022 – In the upcoming Splatoon 3 game, which launches for the Nintendo Switch family of systems on Sept. 9, the breathtaking rocks of the new Scorch Gorge stage rise up like chimneys. They'll also be appearing as backdrops within the Nintendo booth at this year's PAX West, which is being transformed into scenes inspired by the sun-scorched Splatlands from Splatoon 3. The Nintendo Splatoon 3 booth at PAX West in Seattle on Sept. 2-5 will provide the perfect environment for in-game splatting … and real-life photo opportunities!
PAX West attendees eager to jump into the world of Splatoon 3 will also have a chance to play a demo of multiplayer Turf War battles before the full game launches. Multiple teams of four will compete to ink the most turf on the map within three minutes. Both newcomers and Splatoon series veterans are invited to give the game a try! A free Warp Pipe Pass is required to play Splatoon 3 at the Nintendo Booth, and starting today, fans can register for the chance to reserve a free Warp Pipe Pass.* Registration is now open at https://experience.nintendo.com and ends Aug. 28 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
This year's PAX West will also be a treat for competitive players, as well as those who enjoy the thrill of watching friendly rivals battle it out. The top finishers from this summer's Splatoon 2 Inkopolis Showdown 2022 tournament have been invited to Seattle to compete in North America's first-ever Splatoon 3 invitational on Sept. 5 in the PAX Arena. The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 invitational will also be held at PAX West on Sept 5. Twelve top racers from this summer's Mario Kart North American Open July 2022 tournament will compete to decide the fastest racer. Both tournaments will be livestreamed via Nintendo's YouTube and Twitch channels.
Additionally, PAX West's Almost Pro open tournament, taking place Sept. 2-4, will showcase the next stop on the Panda Cup featuring Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The winner of this open tournament will be invited to compete in the Panda Cup Finale in December!
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Browsing Upstate Medical University by Subject "Fibers, Skeletal"
Localization of sarcomeric proteins during muscle assembly in mouse cardiomyocytes and skeletal myotubes
Sanger, Jean; Sanger, Joseph; Welchons, Matthew J (2017)
This study seeks to investigate the role of contractions in myofibrillogenesis, and structure of nascent myofibrils. The model system employed in these experiments was cultured quail myotubes. In order to determine the role of contractions in myofibrillogensis, contractions were indirectly inhibited with elevated KCl, and directly inhibited with 2,3 butanedione monoxime (BDM), a small cell-permeable inhibitor of actin & muscle myosin interactions. Myotubes were treated with contraction inhibitors at 2½days –soon after the main fusion event. On the 6thculture day, there was significant delay in myofibrillogensis in myotubes exposed to elevated KCl. This delay was characterized by the expansion of nascent myofibrils at the spreading edges of myotubes. This delay in myofibrillogenesis was not accompanied by diminished accumulations of muscle myosin. On the 4thculture day, there was complete arrest of myofibrillogenesis at the nascent step with the treatment of BDM. As a result, it is concluded that contractions are necessary for the progression of nascent myofibrils to mature myofibrils. The structure of nascent myofibrils was further investigated with super resolution microscopy. Structured illumination microscopy (SIM) and stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy revealed mini-A-bands –shorter than 1.5 μmin length –associated with nascent myofibrils. These structures were spaced at varying intervals, and oriented at angles deviating the from the actin superstructure of the nascent myofibril. Mini-A-bands were also observed to progressively in expand in length distal to the spreading edges of myotubes. STED imaging indicates that some mini-A-band are adjacent to, and not integrated within, the actin superstructure of nascent myofibrils.


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Edson Rodrigues (born March 13, 1967) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Nagoya Grampus Eight.

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Immersive humanitarian escape room: Disseminating strategy in a new way
Collaborators International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
We worked with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to build the first ever immersive 360 humanitarian escape room experience based on their Strategy 2030.
We used immersive 360 projected environments and game design to create an experience where people could live and internalise the strategy, not just read it.
Over 300 delegates from 60 National Societies took on the escape room at the International Red Cross General Assembly in Geneva.
In 2019, the world's largest humanitarian organisation, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, unveiled its 10 year strategy. As global change accelerates, there has never been a more important strategy for the organisation. However, strategy documents are dry, difficult to understand and ultimately, for an organisation with 19 million volunteers, hard to disseminate.
We used immersive 360 projected environments and game design to create an experience where people could live and internalise the strategy, not just read it. This is how we designed and delivered the world's first digitally immersive escape game for humanitarian strategy.
Delegates take on the escape room experience the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Society General Assembly
Based around the five major challenges facing the IFRC over the next ten years from migration to climate change – delegates were shown an imagined future where the strategy hasn't been implemented, they were then asked to solve a series of puzzles and 're-write history' before it was too late. The escape experience took around 30 minutes, and we designed the room to use five digital projectors to achieve full 360 projection, as well as a suite of stage lights to set ambience and immersion.
Over 300 delegates from 60 National Societies took on the escape room from youth volunteers to senior representatives.
Through this design we developed the concept of implicit, explicit and symbolic messaging in immersive game design.
A digitally immersive escape room you say? That has to convey the key messages of a critical strategy document? But also has to be fun and entertaining? Delivered to high-level delegates from all around the globe? In four different languages? In two months? We'll see what we can do… Daniel Lambton-Howard
At least ten National Societies also requested to have the escape room for their own big conferences the following year or for help in building their own game. There is clearly an appetite for immersive game experiences that can offer an innovative way to engage both internal and external stakeholders into global humanitarian challenges and the work of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
The immersive escape room - Escape to the Future - was nominated in the DigiLeaders 100 list for Cross-Sector Digital Collaboration of the Year and the Games for Change award in the Best XR for Change category.


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För uret se Lodur (klocka).
Lodur var en asagud i nordisk mytologi som enligt Völuspá ingick i gruppen Oden-Höner-Lodur som människornas skapare. Snorre ersatte gruppen med Oden-Vile-Ve varför Lodur har ansett vara densamme som Ve, enligt vissa forskare.

Andra teorier har tolkats som att Lodur är identisk med Loke. Det huvudsakliga argumentet för detta förutom likheterna i namnet är att Oden, Höner och Loke nämns som en trio i flera historier så som sagan om Tjatse, dikten Höstlång, prologen till Reginsmál och den färöiska sagan Lokka-táttur. I dessa sagor försöker Loke hjälpa gudarna, men dessa berättelse slutar illa och skulden läggs på honom. Ingen av dessa källor har varit övertygande i frågan om Lodurs identitet.

En annan tolkning har sammanfört Lodur med got. liudan "att växa" och fvn.ljódr "folk". I så fall skulle han vara en gud som såg till fruktsamheten och beskyddare av samhället.

Se även
 Snorre Sturlason: Prosaiska Eddan
Snorres Edda 1997. Öv. K. G .Johansson och M. Malm. Stockholm. (Fabel)
Den poetiska Eddan. 2016. Öv. L. Lönnroth. Stockholm. (Atlantis)
 Poetiska Eddan, Völuspá

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Gudar i nordisk mytologi


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January 12, 2021 by alankaplan
TROY, Mich., Jan. 6, 2021 — Karen Buck has joined Flagstar Bank (NYSE: FBC) as executive vice president and Head of Operations. In this role, she is responsible for the Customer Engagement Center, retail and commercial operations, banking operations, and business risk and internal controls.
Buck has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently as executive vice president of commercial, retail, and payment operations at TD Bank in New Jersey, where she led a team of more than 2,200 employees across the bank's commercial and retail segments.
"With Karen on board, we look forward to driving operational excellence at Flagstar to a new level and giving our customers another reason to bank with us," said Alessandro DiNello, president and CEO of Flagstar. "She is a true professional and a standout in her field. We're fortunate to have her in this important position to support the future growth of our retail and commercial businesses."
Buck was recognized by The American Banker as a member of The Most Powerful Teams in Banking, by South Jersey Biz magazine as one of 25 Women to Watch, and by NJBIZ Journal as one of the Best 50 Women in Business.
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: FBC) is a $29.5 billion savings and loan holding company headquartered in Troy, Mich. Flagstar Bank, FSB, provides commercial, small business, and consumer banking services through 160 branches in Michigan, Indiana, California, Wisconsin and Ohio. It also provides home loans through a wholesale network of brokers and correspondents in all 50 states, as well as 87 retail locations in 29 states, representing the combined retail branches of Flagstar and its Opes Advisors mortgage division. Flagstar is a leading national originator and servicer of mortgage and other consumer loans, handling payments and record keeping for $227.4 billion of loans representing slightly over 1.1 million borrowers. For more information, please visit flagstar.com.
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Delavan WI, Obituaries
Floyd R. Frodl
Floyd R. Frodl, age 70 of Delavan, WI, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2014 at his home with his family by his side in Delavan, WI. He was born September 11, 1943 in Edgerton, WI. The son of Rudolph and Pauline (Kelly) Frodl. Floyd was united in marriage to Charlotte Ahlhorn on May 1, 1970 in Whitewater, WI. He was employed at Borgs Industries from many years as a tool and die maker, then later in sales for the insurance industry. Floyd loved spending time with his grandchildren and being in the outdoors. He was a United States Veteran serving for the U.S. Army. Floyd is survived by his loving wife, Charlotte of Delavan, one daughter, Nicole (Roger) Floberg of Clinton, one son, Joshua (Inga) Frodl of Sharon, seven grandchildren; Cole, Hannah, Mason, Emma, Natalie, Jacob, and Samantha, three sisters; Marie (Howard) Glass, Bernice (Ernie) Klatt, and Margaret Frodl, two brothers, Eugene (Donna) Frodl and Kenneth (Joan) Frodl, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in passing by his parents and one brother, Stanley.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan, WI, with Rev. Steve Hollenbeck officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00am until service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will follow funeral services at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. MONROE FUNERAL HOME, in Delavan, WI, is assisting the family. Visit us at monroefh.com.
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