Winter 2015 Annual Meeting Recap - T.X.A.C.P.
Thank You Reviewers and Judges!
I thank all of you for being a vital part of our organization.
Our chapter has much to celebrate. Over the past year under the leadership of our past president, Dr. Moreno, and our Governors, Dr. Bornstein, Dr. Crawford and Dr. Jackson, the Chapter successfully applied and received funding for the General Internal Medicine Preceptorship Program (GIMSPP). The GIMSPP program matches first and second year medical students with internal medicine preceptors throughout the state for 2 to 4 week rotations, with the aim of attracting them to choose a career in internal medicine. With funding now restored through the Texas Higher Education Board and with a grant at University of Texas Houston, participating medical students will receive a stipend to offset their expenses. Our goal is to match upwards of 250 students with preceptors in 2016. Please consider serving as a preceptor and role model for one of these aspiring medical students! I encourage you to enroll at www.txacp.org/preceptor.
Our focus for the upcoming year is to enhance the value of your membership. Our current strategic plan is ambitious, calling for the development of advocacy tools for members focusing on public policy positions that impact patient care and physician education. We will also develop member support strategies to facilitate the transition to value-based payment and to provide practical resources that support new delivery models, such as the medical home. The Chapter will continue to promote careers in internal medicine and primary care with an emphasis on rural and underserved areas by fully utilizing the preceptorship program. Finally, we aim to ensure growth of our Chapter membership by reaching out to residents earlier in their training by creating personal connections through local champions.
In the upcoming year, the Board of Directors also plans to review our Chapter bylaws to ensure fair and equitable representation of our constituents across the state and to consider the addition of medical student members to the Board.
I highly encourage and invite all of you to become more involved in the Chapter in the upcoming year! Please consider joining a committee, attending the regional resident competitions in the spring, and attending the Texas Chapter Annual Meeting in Houston in the fall 2016.
On behalf of the Texas Chapter, I wish you all a happy holiday season.
The 2015 Texas ACP Annual Scientific Meeting was a celebration of our organization's distinguished past and bright future. Capping the ACP's Centennial year, our meeting featured an inspiring keynote address by Faith Fitzgerald, MD, MACP. There were excellent clinical updates and some new features including a session on the benefits of mindfulness and 2 different clinical tracks on Sunday morning.
One of the highlights was our Business Meeting luncheon on Saturday. In addition to recognizing outgoing and incoming officers, we honored 3 new Texas ACP Laureates for their distinguished contributions to their profession and the ACP. This year's laureates are Drs. Phillip Cain; Robert Haley and Lysbeth Miller. Drs. Lynne Kirk and Marvin Forland received the ACP Centennial Award for their exemplary service to the ACP throughout their careers. We celebrated Drs. Robert Jackson and Lysbeth Miller, our Chapter's newest ACP Masters.
Shaoli Chaudhuri, a medical student from UTHSC San Antonio, winner of the Andy Diehl on Being a Doctor essay competition read her inspiring essay at the luncheon. We recognized Dr. Susan Andrew with the first GIMSPP Emerald Award for her 20 year service as a preceptor. This year's awards for medical student posters were given at the luncheon. For me, one of the most inspiring moments was when about 20 medical students stood facing the audience before receiving their awards. This was a powerful symbol that the future of our profession is indeed bright.
In closing, I give my heartfelt thanks to the 2015 Educational Committee for planning such a stellar program. Dr. Temple Howell-Stampley was the Chair and the members were Drs. Mark Armstrong; Cynthia Peacock and Abey Thomas. Well done!
I look forward to seeing you at the 2016 Texas ACP Scientific Meeting in Houston at the Omni Galleria November 5 - 6th, 2016.
Click here to view photos from the annual meeting!
Congratulations to the Texas Northern Chapter Governor-Elect Designee, John "Jack" D. Myers, MD, FACP. Our new Governor-elect Designee (GED) will do a year of training as a Governor-elect and then will start his four-year term as Governor in the Spring of 2017. As Governor, Dr. Myers will serve as the official representative of the College for the Texas Northern Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level. In the meantime, Dr. Myers will be working closely with Dr. Bornstein (the current Governor) and College staff to learn about the College and his duties as Governor.
Physicians from around the state and from varied practice settings were elected to represent the membership as volunteer leaders on the TXACP and TXACP Services board of directors during the annual awards and business meeting luncheon in Dallas.
Directors serve a three-year term. The president-elect advances to president in November 2016.
Fifteen distinguished members were honored with the Texas Chapter highest awards during the November 2015 Annual Chapter Scientific Meeting in Dallas.
Five student members presented their clinical vignettes in conjunction with the annual meeting on Saturday morning. Outstanding presentations were made by Joseph Allencherril, Baylor College of Medicine; Jasmine Gowarty, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Krishna Pabba, Texas Tech University School of Medicine; Erin Fluke, University of Texas Medical Branch; Chris Yan, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Chris Yan won first place in the competition with his vignette, "Fishing for the Source: A Rare GI Infection." Chris will automatically advance to Washington, DC to compete at the national level during the ACP Internal Medicine 2016. Congratulations to all of our winners and presenters in the competition.
29 students competed in the student poster competition. Taking first place in the medical student's poster competition was Omer Mirza, UTHSCSA, with his poster, "It Takes A Village: A Multidisciplinary Approach To A Rare Diagnosis." Due to the outstanding quality of the posters this year, we are awarding two second-place winners. John DeMis, from UTHSCSA, placed second in the competition with poster, "Chew on this diagnosis: Gradenigos syndrome," as did Natalie Uy, from BCM with the poster titled, "Immunoglobulin G4-related Disease: A Clinical Puzzle." Congratulations to all of our winners and presenters in the competition.
Special thanks goes to Karen Szauter, MD, FACP, and Eugene Stokes, MD, FACP who serve as committee chairs and organize all of the student's competitions for the annual meeting.
The Residents clinical vignette competition featured five residents who were selected in their regional competitions to compete at the statewide meeting. Outstanding presentations were made by Lara Gross, MD, Baylor University Medical Center -Dallas; Ryan Mack, MD, Scott & White–Temple; Ena Sharma, MD, Texas Tech Internal Medicine–Odessa; Anusha Thomas, MD, Methodist Hospital–Dallas, and Miraie Wardi, MD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center–El Paso.
Anusha Thomas, MD won first place in the competition with her vignette, "Acyclovir Resistant Herpes Simplex Virus". Dr. Thomas will automatically advance to Washington, DC to compete at the national level during the ACP Annual Session in April. Miraie Wardi, MD won second place with her vignette, "Calcium: It's Elementary, My Dear Watson."
NEW this year: TXACP will be sending TWO winning teams to the national Doctor's Dilemma Competition in conjunction with IM2016 in Washington next spring. The winning team for Texas North and Texas South will both advance in an effort to secure the championship title for Texas. The team from Scott & White Temple won for Texas Northern. Congratulations to the Scott & White Temple team members Lauren Sisco, MD; Tasnim Lat, MD; and Kirill Lipatov, MD. Baylor Houston won first place for Texas Southern. Congratulations to the Baylor Houston team members Rohit Maini, MD; David Wong, MD; and Harsha Mudrakola, MD. The both teams will represent the Texas Chapter in the Doctor's Dilemma competition at the ACP Annual Session in Washington, DC this May.
Second place went to William Beaumont Army. Congratulations to the William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso team members Michael Switzer, MD; Ryan Burkhart, MD; Pratik Naik, MD.
Special thanks goes to Suma Pokala, MD, FACP who serves as Chair of the Residents committee and organized all of the Residents' competitions for the Annual Meeting. A big thank you also goes out to George Crawford, MD, MACP for organizing the Doctor's Dilemma Competition year after year. A special thank you to Drs. Hari Raja, MD, FACP, Amy LaViolette, MD, FACP, M. Qasim Hasan, MBBS and Abey K. Thomas, MD for their assistance with the competition.
Of the 136 abstracts that were submitted for the competition, 40 were chosen to participate in the Residents' Poster Competition. The submissions came from twelve residency programs.
We would like to congratulate all the winning Residents and those who participated in the annual meeting!
Shaoli Chaudhuri is a third-year medical student enrolled at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio. She grew up on the U.S.-Mexico border--in El Paso, Texas--and graduated from college in 2012 with a degree in English and Global Health.
As winner of the 2015 Andy Diehl On Being a Doctor essay competition, Ms. Chaudhuri presented her essay during the Texas Chapter Annual Meeting.
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The annual meeting would not be possible without the help of the companies that continue to support our organization. The Texas Chapter of the ACP would like to thank the Texas Health Resources for their generous educational grant at this year's meeting. The following companies provided financial support as well for the meeting. Our chapter is extremely grateful for all of their assistance and for every company that contributed to this year's meetings success!
The General Internal Medicine Statewide Preceptorship Program (GIMSPP) places students with internists across the state for two to four-week preceptorships during the student's summer break. Most are first and second year students.
The GIMSPP is supported by a grant through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and our volunteer preceptors who generously devote their time to these students. We are asking you to please consider giving your time next summer to assist us in recruiting students for Internal Medicine.
This year, 95 students from all 9 medical schools were matched through our program. We have received as many as 200 applications for preceptorships in the past. We need you to help us accommodate these students and give them an experience that will stay with them for their entire careers. To learn more about the outcome of this year's program, view the GIMSPP Final Report.
TMA has pledged to help TMF with enrollment in their quality innovative networks. They especially need more practices to meet their goal with the behavioral health network.
We want to make you aware of a program that TMF Health Quality Institute is doing through their Quality Innovation Network. CMS is trying to increase screening rates for depression and alcohol use. In many cases, CMS pays extra for this screening ($36 average) which take 5 to 10 minutes to complete. It does not have to be a physician conducting the screening (there are questionnaires available). It also helps meet PQRS and CQM measures and serves as a no-cost way for practices to get started in a program that will have financial implications short- and long-term as physicians meet quality metrics.
TMF is actively recruiting physicians to join the Behavioral Health Network, which provides free assistance and questionnaire resources for physicians trying to conduct these screenings for their Medicare population. The program enrollment must be complete by Dec. 31 (though the assessments take place in 2016). The enrollment process is simple, and there is no cost. If you think this is an area where you can help your patients, we encourage you to enroll.
To get started, download and complete this form and email it to Vanessa Andow, the TMF QIN-QIO quality improvement consultant, or fax it to 512-334-1775, Attn: Participation Agreement. Specific questions about the program can be directed to Vanessa through email or by calling 512-334-1462.
German Hernandez, MD, clinical associate professor of medicine and adjunct associate professor of biostatistics and epidemiology, and Hasan Salameh, MD, assistant professor of medicine and program director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program, will lead the research effort in Texas Tech El Paso's Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. Read press release here.
Congratulations to Texas Chapter ACP Members, Drs. Suba Asad, Oscar Garza, Lianne Marks and Brenda Vozza-Zeid who graduated from the Texas Medical Association's Accountable Care Leadership Program. Read press release here.
Internal medicine/pediatric physician Anita Shankar, MD, has joined Memorial Hermann Medical Group (MHMG) Kingwood Town Center. Read press release here.
Sakthiraj Subramanian, MD, FACP, Joins Lone Star Medical Group. Read press release here.
Roberto C De la Cruz, MD, FACP, has been named Parkland Health & Hospital System's Permanent Chief Medical Officer. Read press release here.
We are proud to welcome the following members who have joined the Chapter during the past three months.
Now you have the opportunity to provide your colleagues with the same clinical support and educational resources that you have enjoyed as an ACP member. Talk to your post-training colleagues about ACP today so they can experience the College's benefits for themselves -- and join a worldwide internal medicine community of more than 143,000 members.


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8 TV show recommendations from a recent K-drama convert
Looking for a place to start? Here's a list curated according to genre to help you out.
Soomal HaleemPublished 16 Jan, 2023 05:47pm
If you've made it through over two decades of existence exposed to mostly American television content, I have to tell you — you're missing out. K-dramas are all the rage right now — and rightfully so. Don't get me wrong, dear reader, I was just like you a few months ago. As an outsider, it's difficult to understand the appeal, it's a world you maintain distance from because the obsession is actually kind of scary. But now, it's safe to say I've crossed over to the other side and I have no regrets. I'm here to extend you an invitation because why revel in it alone?
Surrounded by colleagues who were all part of this world, I finally gave in. And disclaimer: after you're in, you will find the content you've consumed before it rather bland. The best part about K-dramas, personally, is that not only is the storytelling well-knit and super fine, but it also rich in culture. You will be travelling to a different corner of the world, exposing yourself to their values and their colourful food and lives. Another thing that stands out for me is the sense of community in Korean culture. And how writers often formulate this interlinking web, diving into side characters deeper than shows that only place the leads under the spotlight.
There is a racist objection I've heard from non-converts saying they can't distinguish between the faces. I will admit I thought I would have this problem too but it's only because of lack of representation. The more you expose yourself, the easier it becomes. On that note, let's dive into the list. Give it a try and thank me later.
Dialling nostalgia
Though this list is not in viewing order, I did want to put the one that led me into the K-drama universe by the hand on top. As the title suggests, with Reply 1988, I landed in the 80s into a cosy little neighbourhood in Seoul. A story following five kids and their families, this is a tale of friendship, family and love that is going to make you laugh and cry. Those who've already experienced the 80s will be met with pleasant nostalgia and others, with the appreciation of simple times.
Connecting the present-day Covid-struck world with the IMF crisis time in South Korea in the 90s, Twenty-Five Twenty-One is another time travelling portal. It gets interesting though, the story unfolds when a struggling ballerina runs off to her grandmother's house and finds her mother's old journals. While she learns to see her mother and her art of choice in a new light, we are met with an inspiring and moving tale of how a world renowned fencer made her mark. A bittersweet story, you can't help but wish for a sequel.
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You may have wondered, when we die, where do we go? Well, according to this show, Hotel del Luna is where we go. A hotel that caters to the dead? An instant yes for a weirdo like myself. The story is, of course, not as simple as that. It follows a 1,000-year-old hotelier who hires a new human every few decades to manage the place. It's when Koo Chan-Sung (Yeo Jin-Goo) fills in the role (rather unwilling at first which I didn't understand because I would've loved to guide dead souls to the afterlife but that's just me) that the future of Hotel del Luna is forever changed.
Rom-coms and lighthearted, wholesome stuff
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha might be my safest recommendation because it's difficult to dislike a story so wholesome and light — unless you're a broody soul who hates joy. But anyway, the plot follows a dentist who refuses to compromise on her values, moving to a seaside village and adjusting to a lifestyle she's not used to. There is massive character development and the show also touches on one's journey with PTSD.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
I usually avoid watching remakes but this one just made me understand why K-dramas are simply superior. I was told Extraordinary Attorney Woo is the Korean version of Good Doctor, an American show about a doctor on the autism spectrum. Woo Young Woo is a lawyer on the spectrum and like the doctor, she is brilliant at what she does though she struggles with other parts of the human experience. Let me tell you, when I watched the "Korean version" I forgot all about the American drama. It was simply too bland in comparison. Taking up different cases, the show explores the legal aspect but adds humour and wholesome moments to the personal struggles that Woo faces on her way.
Drama, so much drama
The Penthouse: War in Life
This one is a recent watch and let me tell you, it is about to get intense in here. The switch from the calm, respectful characters I've collected over the course of my K-drama conversion to this wild ride legit gave me a whiplash. The Penthouse: War in Life is aggressive, everyone in it is pretty much some level of obnoxious and it will infuriate you at many points. If drama had a face, it would be this show. Think Star Plus, except well structured. You're going to love it or hate it or both. God knows I'm still conflicted about how I feel about this one.
Reeling in suspense
If you're familiar with Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, flush it all out because this is nothing like that. The show also follows a trio of sisters and the unsettling setting quickly turns into a murder mystery you can't get through fast enough. The poor Oh sisters face-off against a wealthy family and there's drama, intrigue and plot twists that keep you hooked. I'd call this the TV version of a page-turner.
I'm sorry to end this on a depressive one but I think My Liberation Notes needs to make the list. An excruciatingly slow show, I felt like this was an anti-escape from reality. It is reality staring you in the eye but pretty poetic and tied together with symbolism. More character based than plot based, it follows three siblings and their monotonous lives ridden with challenges in the conquest of their desires. At the very least, this one is going to make you think and maybe bang your head in a wall but that's for you to find out.
Do you have any K-drama recommendations for us? Let us know in the comments!
K-drama Crash Landing on You stars Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin are having a baby
K-drama Squid Game competes for Emmys history by becoming first foreign-language show to win top honours
BTS' Jimin to release solo OST for upcoming Netflix K-drama Our Blues
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Pakistani dramas are widely watched in india, superb.
Junaid
On the way to airport
Chinese, Korean artists, TV programs very popular in Pakistan.
Good Doctor itself is the remake of a Korean show of the same name.
US Good Doctor is the remake of Korean Good doctor and the extraordinary Attorney.. will be remade in the USA in 2024. The writer should do some home works as you will find serious K drama fans everywhere
Over-hyped over-rated teenage fad. Next year, they will be forgotten when something new catches the fancy of the idle, the bored and aimless teens.
You missed The Glory which is another fantastic show.
Hellbound - dark fantasy My Mister - beautiful tale of friendship and family (9.1/10 on IMDB)
Shujaat Khan
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad. Lots of people do care.
K dramas afe a rave all over the world. They have class, refinement, taste and culture, unlike bollywood , only for Indians.
Moez
Netflix Real Top most lovely Hindi dub dramas. 1. Money Heist Korea. Brain & Story. 2. Narco Saints. Amazing Power Politics Action. 3. Vincenzo. Great entertainment. 4. Remarriage. Revenge
I am surprised you did not mention 'While You Were Sleeping' the most thrilling K Drama.
Jadoon
The Healer Mr. Queen
Some honorable mentions Kdramas: Dokkaebi: Goblin, My Father is Strange, Secret Life of My Secretary, and You are Mys Destiny.
@Moez why don't you cross the border and live in India If Hindi is so loved by you

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The original portion now serves as the ambassadorial residence and a new chancery wing was built next door in 1964.
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 South Africa Ambassador to United States

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Pandemic deepens woes of UK's private equity-backed nursing homes (it's the same in the U.S.)
September 25, 2020 JR
By Leah Hodgson
The coronavirus impacts all ages but hits the elderly hardest.
This is painfully apparent in the UK nursing home sector. As of June, almost 19,400 elderly people in care had died from COVID-19, according to government estimates, meaning the virus accounts for 29% of all nursing home deaths. It is the worst crisis the sector has seen, and the numbers are only expected to rise.
The toll from the pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of the sector and its shaky financial condition. Nursing homes in the UK face more than £6.6 billion ($8.5 billion) in extra costs stemming from COVID-19 and £714 million in lost revenue by the end of September, according to an analysis by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, a nonprofit advocacy group.
To see the effects, one need look no further than the plight of the UK's largest operator, HC-One. In April, the company—currently backed by Formation Capital and Safanad—warned that it was struggling to repay debt as falling occupancy and the cost of virus-related protective equipment for staff cut into its income. After uncovering safety lapses in some of HC-One's homes, regulators in Scotland threatened to bar the company from operating one of its facilities. In August officials ruled that HC-One had sufficiently come into compliance following new inspections.
Magnified by the pandemic, problems like those at HC-One are showing up across the industry in the aftermath of PE investors swooping in to reshape the industry in recent years.
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Spending on adult care in the UK has fallen
Over the past decade, PE firms have piled into a sector beset with financial stress brought on by the global financial crisis. Government austerity measures decimated local budgets. Between 2010 and 2018, public spending on adult care fell by £700 million, and the cost of care rose 6.6% from 2015 to last year, according to The King's Fund, a health-care think tank.
Private equity investors sensed the potential for high returns in a traditionally stable sector serving an aging population.
Since 2010, PE firms invested more than £1.7 billion across 64 retirement and nursing homes deals, according to PitchBook data. Today more than 8 in 10 nursing homes in the UK are owned by for-profit operators, according to research by the Institute for Public Policy Research.
But with new capital often comes more debt. Ownership of HC-One changed hands three times in under a decade, each time becoming more indebted. Some PE backers, struggling to service portfolio companies' growing debt, have taken to skimping on operating budgets to maximize returns. Research from the Institute for Public Policy Research suggests that private operators provide less training and lower pay for staff and have a higher staff turnover, contributing to lower quality of care.
Stress on privately owned nursing homes also has consequences for the public sector. By law, if a large provider fails, local authorities temporarily take on financial responsibility to ensure continuity of care.
PE investment in adult care homes
"There are fundamental flaws to the business model of the privatization and operation of nursing homes," said John Spellar, a Labour member of Parliament who has railed for several years against PE involvement in the industry.
"Many nursing homes operate in an environment of profiteering, cost and corner-cutting, all the while their owners are loading them up on debt with high-interest rates and expecting the taxpayer to pay when it fails," Spellar said. "You can't tar everyone with the same brush, but a lot are there to make a quick buck and get out before the music stops."
Dire circumstances
Spellar urged the government to take a deeper look into the sector's financial condition following the collapse in 2011 of home operator Southern Cross. Under PE ownership, the company turned into a billion-pound business. But after rapid expansion based in part on selling off some properties, Southern Cross was unable to meet rent payments.
In 2019, another large operator, Four Seasons, entered administration after failing to keep up with its heavy debt load.
Like HC-One, the company changed owners several times before it was sold to Terra Firma in 2012 for £825 million, including a reported £500 million in debt.
"There are only so many patients and earning potential is limited, so piling on debt can mean disaster," said Sameer Rizvi, CEO of RD Capital Partners, a healthcare-focused buyout firm that owns several facilities. "Some nursing homes change hands two or three times and it cripples them. It doesn't work if investors go into the sector looking to exit after five years and they end up doing foolish things to make good returns."
More PE-backed bankruptices predicted
Rizvi said that the sector faces a slew of bankruptcies mirroring Four Seasons. He added that the way PE investors operate homes is unsustainable because of firms' shorter holding periods. Pressure from investors looking to exit after five or six years puts pressure on home operators to focus on short-term results and scale back operations at the expense of long-term viability, he said.
But the reality is that the UK's nursing home sector is in dire need of capital; without a significant amount of public money, it depends on private investors.
Last year, the industry saw two nursing home closures for every opening, according to a study by CSI Market Intelligence. Private equity has become an important source of capital to fund new beds and upgrade assets that the UK increasingly will rely on as the population ages.
Some of the problems stem from light regulatory oversight. After Southern Cross' collapse, legislation in 2014 mandated that larger nursing home providers, typically privately owned, must disclose financial information to the Care Quality Commission, a UK regulatory body. Although the commission monitors quality standards, it can't force companies to improve their financial position.
Nursing homes a political no man's land
Chris Thomas, senior research fellow at IPPR, said that problems in the sector have been well known for years but, despite much government debate about reform, very little has been done.
"Social care reform historically hasn't been an area that wins voters over, but with COVID-19 that has started to change," Thomas said. "The pandemic has really forced a lot of the public to simultaneously come to grips with what social care is and the value that social care workers bring. People will stop tolerating the idea that social care is a kind of political no man's land. Questions around access, quality and price are growing stronger."
Thomas argued for a national regulator to focus solely on the financial health of the industry and establish clear standards, including maintaining cash reserves in case of crisis.
Patient capital
"Without a sustainable funding model, things will continue to deteriorate," Thomas said. "This, by no means, means that private equity shouldn't be involved, but we need to redress the balance."
Rizvi said nursing home investors should be required to hold their assets at least 20 years. The idea, which upends the 10-year lifespan of most PE funds, would likely involve an evergreen fund that has no termination date and allows investors to recycle capital from realized returns. Extending holding periods, according to Rivzi, would ease pressure on operators and provide capital to finance acquisitions and invest in technology without relying on more debt.
RD Capital Partners says it has a long-term investment horizon. In 2016, the firm set up a subsidiary that takes stakes in nursing homes with a view to building a larger business. Bridges Fund Management, an impact investor, launched a £50 million evergreen fund in 2016. It has used the vehicle to invest in healthcare companies, including residential and nursing care provider Shaw Healthcare.
"A lot of [nursing homes] are really in need of funding and you can get attractive assets at a bargain price," Rizvi said. "At the end of the day, we have an aging population and really a captive market. The big mistake to avoid is not overleveraging, because if you don't have to focus on repaying debt, you can invest more into nursing homes, which means better care for patients and higher returns for investors."
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Movie review - The Witches
From At The Movies, 7:33 pm on 9 December 2020
Simon Morris
When author Roald Dahl wrote for children, he made very few concessions to their sensitivities – or those of their parents. If he can take it, they can take it, seemed to be his attitude.
Like all great purveyors of fairy-tales – from Tolkien to the Brothers Grimm - Dahl knew that kids liked as much scary dark as funny light. And he gave them both in The Witches.
The Witches was originally set in 80s Britain. For some reason, American director Robert Zemeckis and his co-producer Guillermo del Toro have decided to set their film in Alabama in the 1960s.
There seem to be two good reasons for this. Our hero – a small boy who's never named – is voiced in flashback by comedian Chris Rock, reprising his role in the popular TV series Everybody Hates Chris.
And Grandma is played by the always welcome Octavia Spenser, who seems to have a lock on feisty, older women in the 1960's – in films like The Shape of Water, The Help and Hidden Figures.
Once we establish that witches are on the horizon, all we need to ask is how big they're going to play it?
That question is soon answered when Anne Hathaway is ushered onstage by Stanley Tucci.
Setting the controls to "Outrageous", Anne takes off in all directions, aided by Robert Zemeckis's computerized animation of her hands, feet and a very big mouth.
Hathaway's contribution – possibly a tribute to Dahl's Scandinavian forebears – is to play the Grand High Witch with a ridiculously over-the-top Norwegian accent.
The Grand High Witch explains her plan – to turn as many children as she can into mice, to be bumped off by grown-ups afterwards. Nice.
Our hero and his Grandma decide to tackle the witches head-on. It's unfortunate that, before they can take any practical action, our hero himself is turned into a mouse.
Fortunately, he has company. A new British friend called Bruno was lured into taking the mousifying potion mixed into chocolate. For Dahl you can never have too much chocolate. And it seems Grandma's pet white mouse Daisy used to be a little girl too.
So now we've got three mice and one Grandma against about 40 witches. Well, all I can say is, Look out Witches!
These 2020 Witches are treading in some pretty big footprints. The book was first filmed in 1990 by an unlikely, but remarkably effective, pairing.
The co-directors were The Muppet's Jim Henson and cult director Nicolas Roeg – better known for adult fare like The Man Who Fell to Earth.
The success of that first film – with children and their parents - was because it took elements of films like The Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, then made them darker and funnier.
Robert Zemeckis and Guillermo Del Toro have certainly got the technical smarts. But these Witches are never quite as sharp, or as evil, or frankly as new as their predecessors.
Will children – who are, after all, the target audience – be bothered? In the end, the proof of the pudding is who – and how many – are eating it.
However, for what it's worth, Dahl always seemed to me to belong to a very specific period. And that's not now.
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The Stolen Hour
Helena Fernández-Cavada
26 October - 30 November 2018
SixtyEight Art Institute presents our next exhibition The Stolen Hour featuring works by the Spanish artist Helena Fernández-Cavada. The installation of drawings, documents, and objects marks the artist's first solo exhibition in Copenhagen, which has been organized for SixtyEight by our resident Assistant Curator, Clara Bernal.
The Stolen Hour consists of new artistic research looking to tie the act of daily drawing to functions and dialog in the world; with the intent to open a public debate on the issues drawn in the objects of the show. The exhibition brings the work of Fernández-Cavada into ideas surrounding familiarity, contradiction, togetherness, populism and imagined communities. Like those which decades after–in post-dictatorship democracies–have left unspoken emotions between different groups unresolved or perhaps unhealed.
The exhibition unfolds through two streams of focus - the silenced voices of women caught in fascist periods, and Franco's decision–one among many that mark him as a dictator–to force the Spanish time zone to synch with that of Nazi Germany. This decision abandoned the internationally adopted Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and was performed as a gesture of loyalty to Berlin (and therefore a break with London).
Throughout the exhibition, the tension between the formal relationship between artworks and representation functions as an optical and conceptual trap, where not only the decisions made in the past and their impact on the present are questioned, but also on the viewer's own perception. As such, through drawings, texts, historical data and printed matter, Fernández-Cavada invites the public to interact with the works and help imagine a new way of using our recaptured time, initiating the possibility for permanently closing the wounds of the past through the recovery of an hour lost, such as the one stolen by Franco.
The Stolen Hour, also explores Virginia Woolf's essay 'Three Guineas' (1938), in which she confronts the question of how the looming war can be avoided. She analyzes the discrimination of women and lays claim to their right to receive the same education and have the same professional and social opportunities as men, seeing in their exclusion from education, the professions, and the public sphere a root cause of conflicts. Pondering whether she should support new causes with money donations, such as a society to stop war, a campaign to support the rebuilding of a women's college, and an organization to promote women's employment in the professions, 'Three Guineas' offers a critique of patriarchal systems operating in the democratic England of the time; and of how their societies of control connected it with the fascism of contemporary regimes. To this end, Fernández-Cavada's works draw attention to the historical silencing of women who interpret and contest democratic order, and those who clearly warn that this gives way to ordinary forms of fascism as they are normalized through silencing.
The exhibition is also complemented by an exchange of letters between the artist and the independent curator and sociologist María Berrios, which explores the possibility of a new time zone for Spain, one away from the time of war and fascism, interrogating the public, creating unexpected connections across time and space, and/or penetrating our senses into places which even words can barely reach.
Helena Fernández-Cavada (Madrid, 1979) is a visual artist currently based in Malmö, Sweden. She draws every day in order to pose questions and spend time with them, a process which Hannah Arendt called 'understanding', one that ranges from the questioning of established relationships to emerging contradictions as an attitude to life. She has exhibited widely both in Europe and the Americas.
Clara Bernal (Seville, 1984) is an Assistant Curator for SixtyEight Art Institute, whose curatorial residence has been made possible by The European Exchange Program for Entrepreneurs of the EU. Her curatorial research involves questions of empathy and human experience within artistic and design processes. Looking at the relations between space and the individual and how these impact our state of mind. She currently lives and works in Copenhagen.
SixtyEight Art Institute is an artistic/curatorial research organization looking to uncover, develop, and further exchanges between artists and curators and their creative labor. The exhibition The Stolen Hour is the third installment of our two-year program of exhibitions, Modes and Notes on the Local which is kindly supported by Københavns Kommunes Billedkunstudvalg and the Danish Arts Foundation.


ARICHAT: The new warden defended council's decision to make changes to the municipality's boards and committee.
During the 15-minute question period near the conclusion of the regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council on November 26 in Arichat, three Richmond County residents said they were disappointed with the re-organization of the municipal bodies and that council was heading in the wrong direction.
Two of those residents, Germaine MacDonald and Robbie Fougere, were members of the audit and policy committees respectively. During the meeting, council unanimously approved the changes, effective January 2019, which included removing three at-large members from the policy committee and one at-large member from the audit committee.
"County councillors are busy and time-management is a key component of ensuring their time is best spent on a balanced compliment of committee and board activities," MacLean told council.
The warden said the changes mandate that committee and board chairs, as well as council representatives, will be required to report to committee-of-the-whole meetings throughout the year. He said the committee-of-the-whole "is essentially a governance meeting" to discuss committee and board matters and these changes give members time to digest information.
"Through effective reporting, council will be regularly updated on activities and initiatives while ensuring public awareness is maintained regarding municipal and community-related entities," the warden said.
Deputy Warden Brian Marchand said there are times grant requests come before council when members do not have all the information, and are not given sufficient time to process the applications.
"I feel what we should do, especially in light of grants, is give people some time," Marchand said.
After the meeting, the warden said he understands there will be resistance to the changes, but added he does not believe council is taking a step back on accountability.


10 While Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked towards the desert, and there was the glory of the Lord appearing in the cloud.
13 That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. 14 When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. 15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, 'What is it?' For they did not know what it was.
27 Nevertheless, some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather it, but they found none. 28 Then the Lord said to Moses, 'How long will you refuse to keep my commands and my instructions? 29 Bear in mind that the Lord has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are on the seventh day; no one is to go out.' 30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
34 As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron put the manna with the tablets of the covenant law, that it might be preserved. 35 The Israelites ate manna for forty years, until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.
Prayer: Gracious Father, just as You preserved Your people in the desert and provided for their needs, so we pray that You will help us not to be anxious about anything, but to come to You every day in prayer, committing all our needs to You and thanking You as we remember all You have done in our lives.
When we face difficult times, we pray for Your peace to guard our hearts and our minds against doubt, against worry and against fear. Heavenly Father, Your peace is beyond anything we can understand, able to uphold our spiritual stamina and give us the grace to stand firm and never give up the Christian walk, even if our problems remain. We put our trust in You, the sovereign Lord of the universe who loves us, to preserve us until the day of Christ Jesus. Yours, in whose name we pray. Amen.


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The foundation works closely with social justice advocates, policy makers and other thought leaders throughout the state to identify the strategies that will best help us achieve positive impact in California within each program. As such, most of our grantee partners are identified and contacted by foundation staff first. In addition, we frequently invest in emerging initiatives and organizations, and are committed to long-term relationships with our grant partners.
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What was their first "psychedelic" song? | Fab Forum
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What was their first "psychedelic" song?
RunForYourLife
I think it's arguably "The Word ", with its strange harmonies, "whimsical" sounding piano and droning harmonium. The effect is even better with the "full ending" on the Rockband version, with the little guitar flourish.
Furthermore, it's supposedly one of the few numbers J&P actually wrote under the influence.
Probably Rain .
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Ben Ramon
Nowhere Man . For sure. It's not overtly psychedelic, and it hardly takes the atmosphere to the degree of any of the songs on Revolver ; but from a musical feel you've got the lilting melody, the shimmering harmonies and John's sluggishly laconic vocal delivery contributing to a "trippy" feel. Even more so, the lyrics suggest a kind of drifting, ego-less state; the very enlightened, guru-like "please listen, you don't know what you're missing... the world is at your command." In sound and execution it's only a few steps away from Rain for me, and it's certainly the most traditionally psychedelic song on RS.
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tkj
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The Word , Nowhere Man , Rain - psychedelic?
I think they're first were the ones on Revolver , such as: Love You To , She Said She Said , Tomorrow Never Knows ...
annab93
I can understand some songs from Rubber Soul having some psychedelic influence, but when I saw this question, the first song that came to my mind was "Tomorrow Never Knows ."
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tkj said
If not Nowhere Man , then Rain surely? The Eastern sound, the reverse vocals, the distorted feel to the guitars and vocals, the hypnotic drumming- how is it not psychedelic?
thewordislove94
The first psychedelic song has to be "The Word ." The lyrics say it all. I also think that the guitars on "Paperback Writer " have a psychedelic sound to them. THE WORD IS LOVE!
"The world is a very serious and, at times, very sad place - but at other times it is all such a joke."-George Harrison
Rain - psychedelic?
Um... yes? Psychedelic guitar riff, first song with backwards playing, Lennons voice etc..
thewordislove94 said
Paperback writer is definitely not psychedelic song...
Friar Park
I would say the first psychedelic song would be from Revolver . They really started pushing the envelope on this album. I would say 'Love You To ' or 'Tomorrow Never Knows ' would be the first song and all this happened a full year before the Flower Power year of 1967.
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I would say Tomorrow Never Knows with its backwards loops, hypnotic drums et al, one of the reasons being the first recorded for Revolver .
The Word has very profound lyrics but, to me, its not psychedelic and wouldnt go as far as to say Nowhere Man with its chiming guitars and 3 part vocals is either.
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Beatlebob63
"Psychedelic" is subjective, so if you're saying the FIRST technically speaking, it is with no doubt Tomorrow Never Knows . Lyrics in The Word or Norwegian Wood don't really constitute a song, their songs, as psychedelic. Paperback Writer was deemed it because of the echo break at the chorus but that was just a mix US vs Britain issue of LP. We all have both versions, I wouldn't consider that song officially Psychedelic. They can be interpreted that way sure but Tomorrow Never Knows was the first deliberate attempt and who better to illustrate that direction in their music or anyone else's at that time than John.
I'm actually tempted to change my original nomination of Nowhere Man and move even earlier, to Ticket To Ride . Again it's not overtly psychedelic in any way, but listen to that woozy, staggering rhythm, droning guitars, the somewhat exotic percussion, and tell me that it isn't a massive precursor for the sort of stuff they'd be doing on Revolver .
DrBeatle
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It's gotta be Rain , in the truest sense of the word psychedelic, and it came out before Revovler.
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True, "Rain " beat Revolver to the street; but "Tomorrow Never Knows " was recorded first, so that's got to count for something!
I really don't hear very much psychedelia in "The Word " at alll, aside from maybe the harmonium drone. Rhythmically it's got too much R&B bounce to soar angelic, and there's nothing terribly trippy about universal-love lyrics.
I think there's too much grey-area to get a truly definitive answer (it'stomorrowneverknows) as to the absolute first. "Norwegian Wood " was a definite signpost in that direction, and so was "Rain ". If Ben Ramon can trace it back to "Ticket To Ride ", I can take it a step further to "Eight Days A Week " - that faded-in intro is pretty trippy for 1964!
(Of course, we have to overlook the fact that those latter two songs predate the band's actual psychedelic experiences, if that matters...)
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First song that came to my mind was Tomorrow Never Knows .
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I suggest that the opening to Ticket To Ride is the beginning of their psychedelic stage-it's mild for sure - but that's why I say it's the beginning. Those chords with the drum beat, that early psychedelia in my book.
In the same way that Day Tripper 's opening guitar lick is the very beginning of heavy metal. To me.
"She looks more like him than I do."
I agree with both of the points mentioned above. The drum beat is simple and easy but it still sounds psychedelic, especially when it goes with the guitar riff.
Day Tripper , heavy guitar sound but not as heavy as the present Metal we have today.
Gerell said
I agree - that's why I said that Day Trippers is the very beginning of heavy metal
Hm, I don't think "Day Tripper " is quite as metallic as either of The Kinks' two big 1964 singles. But then, I've always said that Howlin' Wolf (and his overamped guitarist Willie Johnson) invented metal back in 1951!


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We've asserted before that the US government's Internet governance policy has lost direction and become confused and self-contradictory. Yesterday the U.S. Commerce Department confirmed the diagnosis. In preparation for the upcoming ICANN meeting in Durban, South Africa, the NTIA released a bizarre statement about top level domain applications involving geographic names. Dissecting this statement provides quite a bit of insight into the pathologies of current US approaches to global Internet governance. The NTIA statement abandons both free expression principles and US business interests at the same time, while making a huge tactical blunder. And all this is done in order to appease and empower governments, so that they will "buy into" an allegedly nongovernmental model of governance.
The July 5 NTIA statement is intended to address controversies surrounding top level domain applications for .SHENZHEN (in Chinese characters), .PERSIANGULF, .GUANGZHOU (in Chinese characters), .AMAZON (and its equivalent in Japanese and Chinese), .PATAGONIA, .YUN, and .THAI.
Despite those first two points, some governments are angrily asserting authority over these geographic names, and are using the GAC advice process to get that authority.
The Amazon.com domain is a perfect example of why we should value the permissionless innovation of the early Internet; it also makes it clear how much of that innovation we are losing by creating a highly politicized central authority such as ICANN. Had Amazon been required to ask governments for advance permission to use the name in 1996, it is obvious now that they never would have gotten it. Yet in an open, unregulated environment the company was able to register whatever name it wanted, make a novel and arbitrary use of it and go on to create billions of dollars in value. No one can seriously claim that anyone was harmed by its first appropriation of the term as a second-level domain; certainly not the indigenous people of the region (who don't even use the term 'Amazon' to describe themselves). And besides, the critics of the .AMAZON and .PATAGONIA TLD applications never had real plans for developing either domain; they are simply jealous or resentful of the term being used by someone else.
How does the US respond to this problem?
The NTIA's July 5 statement begins by urging the applicants and the objecting governments to reach some kind of an agreement on "safeguards" that will assuage the governments' concerns. It then announces that if the parties cannot reach an agreement, the US will not prevent the GAC from vetoing the applications. Note that as a member of the GAC, the US – like every other government – has the right to object to a GAC policy if it does not agree with a position, which would block consensus and prevent the GAC from claiming that it had universal support. Yet in an act of unilateral disarmament, the NTIA statement tells the world that it will refrain from blocking consensus on a GAC advice should it decide issue a communique urging the Board to veto the applications with geographic names.
The US act of unilateral disarmament also affects the nature of the negotiations it calls for between the governments and the applicants. In effect, the US has told the objecting governments that they do not need to compromise, or negotiate in good faith with the gTLD applicants. Because if there is no agreement they still get what they want: advice from the GAC to kill the applications. Now that they know that the US will not stand in the way of any such GAC vote, why should they be flexible?
After making a concession that completely eliminates any influence the US might have, then and only then does the NTIA statement start talking about its fundamental policy principles. "The United States affirms our support for the free flow of information and freedom of expression and does not view sovereignty as a valid basis for objecting to the use of terms [as TLDs]… … In addition, the United States is not aware of an international consensus that recognizes inherent governmental rights in geographic terms." Now they tell us.
If the US position is based on neither principle nor interest, what is it based on? As far as we can tell, its overriding objective seems to be to ensure that the governments who populate the GAC are kept happy, that they do not go home disappointed in their ability to influence the ICANN process. The US has become so confused about Internet governance that it thinks it is supporting multistakeholder governance and opposing an intergovernmental takeover of the Internet by making sure that governments always get their way in the ICANN environment. The US intends to show the other governments that ICANN is the best venue for global Internet governance by refusing to stand up for the only good thing the US has to offer in the Internet governance domain, namely a commitment to a more liberal, open and free environment.
Oh come on. The geographical regions predate by centuries the use of their names by private companies. It is quite legitimate to object to this new wave of colonization.
For the legal background, see When We Say US TM , We Mean It!, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 839 (2004).
That law review article is a great piece, and everyone should read it as it does provide insight into the early development of government claims on country names. It does, however, deal more with country names per se than with regional or other geographic names. Have you done any work on the broader issue?
Despite those first two points, some governments are angrily asserting authority over these geographic names, and are using the GAC advice process to get that authority, one other prominent example is the .africa gTLD that needs to be included in the list.
Indeed, as Froomkin shows, there is no international agreement that gives country names the status of trademarks. As far as I know, the same holds for geographic names in general and indeed, during the development of the UDRP, it was agreed not to extend the UDRP to geographic names.
But I cannot resist noting that there is also no international agreement giving authority for domain names and addresses to a private company that operates under various agreements with the US government. Nor is there any international agreement giving the US government the right to control what goes into the DNS root zone file.
Nor is there any international agreement allowing countries (such as the US, but probably also others) to intercept and analyse foreign communications without any judicial oversight.
As some have pointed out elsewhere, unilateral actions by the US do, at time, result in reactions. In come cases, those reactions can have unforeseen and undesirable consequences.
Use of the terms "colonlialism" and "imperialism" may not be entirely unwarranted when it comes to Internet governance.


This is Madonna on her bike. No not that Madonna, the Madonna of Buffalo. Or at least that's what she told me her name is. I've seen Madonna in her colorful clothes riding her colorful trike for quite some time now. And when I got out of work today she was at a shop on Allen Street here in Buffalo so I stopped and asked if I could take her photo. She agreed, and I handed her my business card with this blog's address on it. She looks at it, then looks up at me. Then she says my name, and "I know you, you're that bike-riding cook-minister guy"...all I could do is smile. We ended up talking for about 15 minutes...about how difficult the winters can be on a bike but that we still don't want to own a car, about reincarnation and our past lives, and why she says a Hail Mary and does the sign of the cross at every intersection. Then later this evening I passed her on Elmwood Avenue, both of us calling each other's names as we passed. Nice. I'm finally glad to have met you, my eccentric friend.


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public:
  explicit SigmoidObjective(const Configure& config);

  float Gradient(Sample<EleType>* sample,
    DataBlock<EleType>* model,
    DataBlock<EleType>* gradient);

  float Predict(Sample<EleType>*sample,
    DataBlock<EleType>* model, EleType* predict);

private:
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    DataBlock<EleType>*model);
  float Loss(Sample<EleType>*sample, EleType* predict);
};

}  // namespace logreg

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The evidence of rogue wave existence all over the world during last five years (2006-2010) has been collected based on mass media sources.Only events associated with damage and human loss are included. The waves occurred not only in deep and shallow zones of the World Ocean, but also at the coast, where they were manifested as either sudden flooding of the coast or high splashes over steep banks or sea walls.From the total number of 124 reported events, 64 were identified as evidence of rogue waves (which are expected to be at least twice larger than the significant wave height).
The background significant wave height was estimated from the satellite wave data. The roguewaves at the coast, where the significant wave height is unknown or meaningless, were selected based on their unexpectedness and hazardous character. The statistics built on the selected 64 events suggests that extreme waves cause more damage in shallow waters and at the coast than in the deep sea and can be used for hazard assessment of the rogue wave phenomenon.


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Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (8/11/20)
By Chris Pokorny@DawgsByNature Aug 11, 2020, 9:51am EDT
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"6 Browns players who should be considered for the protected practice squad" (Browns Wire) - "The new CBA has made some significant changes to the practice squad rules. Formerly the practice squad could only have 10 players, but that got bumped to 12."
"Does a weird offseason mean Kevin Stefanski has to call plays?" (cleveland.com Podcast) - "We answered that question on the Orange and Brown Talk Podcast on Tuesday."
"Browns Wake-Up: 2 weeks of conditioning has paid off, but players put in real work over summer" (Browns.com) - "Coach Kevin Stefanski laid out the challenge for the players to be in the best possible shape, even if the player lacked the kind of resources they're accustomed to at the team facility, which was shuttered because of the COVID-19 pandemic."
"Pre-Camp Player Spotlight: CB A.J. Green" (Browns.com) - "Green was one of the most coveted players available after the draft. He was widely projected as a mid-to-late round pick, and he was even tabbed with third-round potential before his senior season."


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Q: How do I make a file in java.io.file? So I was making a program called "TextCreator", and I ran into a problem, and it was that my program was not creating files. I wanted to make a file called "file.txt", and here's my code:
 String fileName = TxtName.getText();
  File file = new File("file.txt");

Because this was not working, I tried creating a file on my pc called "file.txt", and that did not work either. I am using java.io.file.

A: I guess you're missing to actually 'create' the file.
Without any file operation nothing will actually happen in your file system, you simply created a java object describing a file by name.
E.g. to create an empty file you can call
file.createNewFile();

https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/io/File.html#createNewFile()
Or you can check the file exists (before trying to create a new one)
if(!file.exists) {
    file.createNewFile();
}

As mentioned by deHaar I'd recommend looking into java.nio.file.Files which offers a more modern API.

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—  японский астроном-любитель и первооткрыватель астероидов, является одним из пионеров любительской астрономии в Японии. В ноябре 1988 года совместно с другим японским астрономом Такэси Уратой открыл астероид 4200 Shizukagozen.

Работал в качестве инженера-компьютерщика в лаборатории KEK, занимавшейся изучением физики высоких энергий. В 1991 году погиб в дорожно-транспортном происшествии по дороге домой из лаборатории.

В знак признания его заслуг одному из астероидов было присвоено его имя .

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0:08Skip to 0 minutes and 8 secondsThe University of Leicester has many years of experience of both forensic science research and teaching in a whole range of different disciplines, from disciplines you might possibly associate with universities, such as the department of genetics, where in 1984, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys invented DNA fingerprinting, but other departments as well, like chemistry, forensic pathology, physics, engineering. So there's a lot of different departments, both those natural science ones and social science ones like criminology and psychology, where we have experts who work day in, day out in forensic science. So across the whole range of the criminal justice system, the University of Leicester has experience and skills in those disciplines.
0:51Skip to 0 minutes and 51 secondsI really enjoy teaching forensic science and criminal justice related topics for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I think it's a subject that naturally inspires students, and they're always quite engaged with it. Because I guess everybody loves a good mystery. But the second reason is that students tend to come into these courses with lots of preconceived notions about what forensic science is really like, because maybe they've seen it on TV or in the movies. So I really quite enjoy dispelling some of those myths and teaching people how it actually works. And also, raising their awareness of some of the issues that surround the use of science in the criminal justice system.
1:25Skip to 1 minute and 25 secondsSo I think those are the two reasons why I love teaching this subject. This MOOC will give you a really good insight into not only what forensic science is, and the history of it, but then how it's used day to day by the police and the criminal justice system to actually prosecute offenders and detect crimes. So it's more than just what the techniques are. It's more than just the CSI aspect of it. It's about how this is used in real life, and how you can use this to solve crime. One of the things you'll have a chance to do is debate contemporary issues in forensic science.
2:00Skip to 2 minutes and 0 secondsFor instance, there's no question that DNA fingerprinting is a great asset to the police when they're investigating crime. However, national DNA databases do also raise lots of privacy and ethics issues, which you'll have a chance to debate during the course. In addition, we'll consider how forensic science is portrayed in the popular media. So if you've ever wondered whether shows like CSI are realistic, you'll have a chance to explore that in more detail and come to your own conclusions about whether they're purely for entertainment, or whether they are based in reality. And finally, the course will finish off by looking at the future of forensic science, and where the discipline is going in the near future.
2:37Skip to 2 minutes and 37 secondsI think the discipline of forensic science is a really great career. Because at the end of the day, you are helping to lock the bad guys up. There's a real positive outcome from this, in that you can be satisfied that the results of your work, whether it's research, it's actually undertaking casework for the police, or it's teaching the next generation, is all helping towards making our community safer. And that's a real positive career to have.
Both are Senior Lecturers at the University of Leicester and have an extensive research background and years of experience in Forensic Science and Criminology.
You can use the hashtag #FLForensicsLeic to talk about this course on social media.


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Toshiba CEO quits in $1.2 billion accounting scandal
By Sam Byford / @345triangle
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Toshiba's president and CEO Hisao Tanaka is stepping down after an investigative panel found that company executives were complicit in misreported earnings. The independent report said that Toshiba had exaggerated its operating profit by ¥151.8 billion ($1.2 billion) over the past six years. Vice chairman and former CEO Norio Sasaki is also out, and current chairman Masashi Muromachi will take over the role of interim CEO from tomorrow.
"Within Toshiba, there was a corporate culture in which one could not go against the wishes of superiors," found investigators. "Therefore, when top management presented 'challenges,' division presidents, line managers, and employees below them continually carried out inappropriate accounting practices to meet targets in line with the wishes of their superiors." The committee did not find evidence that Tanaka or Sasaki issued direct orders to boost figures, but that they were aware of it and failed to take action.
"There was a corporate culture in which one could not go against the wishes of superiors."
The incident has shades of the scandal that hit fellow Japanese giant Olympus in 2011, when Michael Woodford turned whistleblower soon after becoming CEO and discovering evidence of widespread accounting malpractice. "If [Japan] fails to implement appropriate corporate governance, it could lose market trust," said Japanese finance minister Taro Aso earlier today. "It's very regrettable."
The tech industry's moment of reckoning: layoffs and hiring freezes
Smartphone sales are so bad even the holidays couldn't help, says IDC