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[Review] Firefall: The Beginning of Something Great
cnutemp Member UncommonPosts: 230
My biggest grip with the game is that there is no sense of accomplishment. Defend a section of the map for a few hours to clear out chosen? Don't go for a lunch break because if you do you will get booted out and placed into another random server world with no way to get back to the world you made all that progress on.
I would also like to see player made bases to add more sense of accomplishment.
MassMan Member UncommonPosts: 10
Ahem... As a gaming news site, how can mmorpg.com not even mention something as relevant as Red 5 Studios failing to deliver on a $1,000,000 dollar Press Release? It's even here on mmorpg.com as well: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setView/news/gameId/566/showArticle/25278
"Red 5 is dedicated to supporting the future of eSports and we believe that creating a more compelling experience for participants and spectators will further the cause of competitive gaming", said Morgan Romine, eSports Maven of Red 5 Studios. "The newly launched eSports Toolkit is just the tip of the iceburg. We will be supporting this initiative with our Mobile Gaming Unit this fall and providing a huge payout for elite competitive gamers in 2013".
It shows a severe lack of trustworthyness when a company wants to generate publicity by announcing $1,000,000 price money, and they silently change it to Zero dollars.
BelegStrongbow Member UncommonPosts: 296
Originally posted by MassMan
I agree with this guy,
but I also agree with this review. I really am hoping for this game to blow up with content and features. but I lack hope, I think they ran out of cash and are running on fumes atm. Or else they wouldnt have released the open beta with cash shop.
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Torgamatic Member UncommonPosts: 28
Love the game myself , find it very addicting. Current 30% off frames has me leveling like a mad man to unlock as many for free as possible. Score is fair, given all the conditions stated. NEW content I hope is coming soon. Have only been playing PvE content so cant comment on PvP . The CHOSEN (bag guys) seem to have been bumped up a bit. With a good turnout the INVASION (world event of a city being attacked) almost was a victory for the chosen.... we most always kick but.
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Mtibbs1989 Member UncommonPosts: 3,161
Oops didn't mean to post this.
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Gruug Member RarePosts: 1,743
"Value = 10" ?? There is no monetary value in something that is suppose to be "free".
Also, someone said they "made a point of buying Red Beans once a month". This reminds me that this whole "f2p" thing is in fact just a sort of scam. Recently, I as reminded of a term that is used to describe such scam attempts...."ding joint". In a ding joint, mostly associated with carnivals, you have a tent or attraction that is offered to the public as "free". All kinds of little amusement items are sprinkled throughout the tent that are to keep the public interested. Then at the exit there is a bowl. Above the bowl is a sign which says "Donations". The point of the bowl is to get people to feel guilty and "contribute" something for the show. No one forces your hand into your wallet but the expectation is still there.
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Ginaz Member RarePosts: 2,251
Originally posted by Grakulen
Originally posted by Ozmodan
It is a fun game, but it has a ways to go to get those scores. Lately game reviews on this site seem to be pandering to the advertising budget instead of actually giving a fair review.
Do you really believe that? I mean we gave Neverwinter a 7 and right now I see a Neverwinter ad on the site. We panned Scarlett Blade with a 4.7 when it had ads all over the site. Do you really believe that we get paid for Cs Ds and Fs? This was a C. I'd be embarrassed by that score if I received it as a student or developer. I drop links to our Metacritic aggregate on twitter all the time. Like Bill said, we are low. If people are paying us off they aren't getting their moneys worth and Bill owes me some checks!
You can't really blame people for mistrusting "game journalists". There's been a few high profile cases where developer money has influenced editorial content and the whole industry/journalist relationship is pretty incestuous. That being said, the reviews here have been better lately and while I don't agree with the review score, esp. the score for innovation, it's not completely over the top. I would have given it a 6 at the very most.
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orbitxo Member RarePosts: 1,955
Originally posted by sheller
A fair review, but I wish you guys had waited for the next milestone patch on the 20th. Being that it's only six days away I find that this review could have been delayed to give players a more accurate understanding of what's in the game.
agree with you on this.
also id like to see a re-visited review on GW2 (on their 1 year anniversay) now with their new direction. yes , new direction.
The reviews from MMORPG.com employees are getting worse with each review. The same company who gave best in show to a tech demo and concept art over actual games at E3 is one of the best examples of how little they really even care about these games. While Firefall is fun on the surface it does indeed have quite a lot of issues that need to be clarified.
Firefall has quite a lot of issues going for it that's not taken into account in this review. From the severe graphical pop-ins while running through the game and the low texture resolutions that I've been experiencing even at the max settings makes me wonder how they rated it as a pro. To the lack of progression, seriously? How one rates the progression system in this game as "fantastic" is beyond me. It's very basic especially when compared to many other MMOs.
The only thing in the review I can agree with is the combat. But how hard is it to create an excellent shooter? It's not like companies have to deal with a lot of highly sophisticated attack animations.
The only thing I can't speak about is the crafting as I usually don't craft, I can only take their word on that part because I haven't touched it since I started playing Firefall.
This game is also about as social as Defiance was when I played it. In fact this game might actually be worse than Defiance because I rarely every see anyone in Firefall. When I'm playing Firefall it's essentially a ghost town (remember that the game is completely based around public events).
I'm also seriously scratching my head with the innovation rating which is a 9. What did they innovate? What has this MMO brought to the table that previous games never thought of? The public quests aren't innovative, shooting isn't innovative,the progression isn't innovative, even the types of weapons aren't innovated. Sure, Public events are the only things available in the game at the moment but that doesn't make it more innovated than anything else. I just want to clarify something to the MMORPG.com employees for future use:
Definition of INNOVATION
1: the introduction of something new
2: a new idea, method, or device : novelty
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MumboJumbo Member UncommonPosts: 3,219
Got to admit, Firefall looks very interesting to me. [mod edit]
>"Red 5 has really turned a focus towards the game's open world content, its invasions, events, and the idea that the players will ultimately decide what parts of the world are uncovered for further exploration in the future. We're going to shake this review up a little bit and jump right to the Longevitycategory on that note."
THIS^ is what Red-5 need to concentrate on it seems to me: Open World + PvP plus progress.
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SidQFT Member UncommonPosts: 96
i like the game so far but gets boring fast, not much a pve guy. also not much of an instance arena pvp guy either. im waiting for the open world pvp!!! this would be my game of games if they ever implement it. from what they have promised - base building/base defense/territory fighting/etc etc... but until then the game is kinda....well.........how should i put it...........meh.
Wraithone Member RarePosts: 3,803
Thanks Bill, thats a fair review, all things considered. No doubt the haters and trolls will be howling for blood, but then thats to be expected. I'd like to see some of them attempt to deal with the types of HIGHLY complex software and hardware thats required to make a game like Firefall (or other high level MMO's) function.
When all is said and done, its not the haters or trolls who will have a say about the games future. Its really in the hands of Red5 and those who share their vision of the games potential. If they can effectively communicate and share that vision, with enough people, then the game will be a success.
Not having any real taste for Kool Aid, I've been of two minds about the game for the more than a year and a half that I've spent in it. On the one hand, there is the games potential to be something really great. On the other is the continuing sequence of mistakes and fumbles, that have taken place. But thats all part of the learning process, when dealing with software and hardware of this complexity. So, I'm hoping for the best.
Over all, I'm quite looking forward to what Red5 adds to the game over the rest of this year, and into next.
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Aplus007 Member Posts: 13
This is a Beta game....at Stage 1....come the fuck on....really?
Slayblaze Member UncommonPosts: 24
Way too soon for a review. You can't look at the timeframe for this game in the same way as in other games and just say "well, it's been in beta so long so I'll just go ahead and do a review even though it is NOWHERE CLOSE to being anywhere near a finished state". The current game is just a framework, a skeleton upon which the actual upcoming game will be built upon, what you see now is not the actual game - it's just the foundation "gone live" to make sure the structure is sound.
And the structure is NOT sound yet, in fact it is very unstable although slowly creeping towards improvement as mentioned in this review. I would have called this a preview of an incomplete work in progress.
DamonVile Member UncommonPosts: 4,818
do you believe people are looking for objective reviews on this site anymore ? People want reality TV from their reviews, not honest opinions.
When you spend your days trash talking everything in the mmo market the last thing you want to hear is a positive review on anything.
Tabloid posters want tabloid reviews.
CrazKanuk Member EpicPosts: 6,130
I actually tend to agree with the Innovation mark. I don't think that a game has to be entirely innovative in order to get a 10, TBH. What could someone possibly create that we haven't seen a million times before? I think that Innovation should be a measure of advancements that any given game offers that are new or unfamiliar. In the case of Firefall I tend to agree that they did enough to create a "new" gaming experience.
First and foremost, has there ever been a game where actual territory can be taken over? That's actually a serious question because I can't think of one. It would basically be like Stormwind getting taken over by the Defias Brotherhood. IMO, that's innovation. That's one major thing that I would give Firefall huge props for and actually following through on, as I logged on this week and found one of the major hubs in the game completely and utterly in "the melding" entirely inaccessible. That's good shit!
The ability to level up multiple battleframes (classes) on the same character was cool.
Truly dynamic events (as repetitive as they might be). No set start/end point. Sure, the content is shallow right now, but it's about the innovation and not the depth of the content.
If you're not finding anything innovative about the game then you haven't played it, sorry.
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SpcTstCrnch Member Posts: 28
I have to agree it's a really good crating game, but hardly a shooter. only shooting you do is protecting your thumper, the group ARES mission or PvP, but it is a really good FPS/TPS crafting game.
FlyByKnight Member EpicPosts: 3,967
How does a game with 1 instance, small area and unfinished "other areas" get a 6 for longevity? It's EXTRA repetitive. It's literally 2 weeks before you've seen everything. It deserves a 4 or 5 there.
You gave them a 10 for value because its F2P? Does that mean every game that is F2P and isn't P2W get's a 10? This was CLEARLY a score boost.
You gave them a 7 for polish. The game is unfinished. Log-in errors. All types of stuff not ready. Yes they're working on it, but they've BEEN working on it. Have you actually played the game? Enemy NPCs underwater shooting at players. Players dying in water that comes up to their waist? So many things wrong. This is easily a 5 or 6.
I like the potential of Firefall but padding their score is only a favor to THEM and misleading. This game honestly deserves a whole entire point less. 6.7 rating. Red5 needs to know Firefall has potential but they're not going for it right now.
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Gravarg Member UncommonPosts: 3,424
Have to agree with almost everything in the review, except the bit about laggy UI. The last patch fixed alot of the problems with this. I have no clue what they changed to fix it, but doing things in the garage and the crafting stations are now very responsive. Before you had to wait like 10+ seconds if it happened at all, but now it seems to be working great.
I know some people say it's an ugly game, but I'd have to disagree. It has it's own art style, it was never meant to look realistic or anything, however using my nighthawk's scope I guesstimate the maximum view distance during midday is around 1 km (it has a range finder that goes to 215 m, which is the max range of the sniper rifle, and it seems the distance I can see past that is around 4-5 times that). Unlike other games where you can see the terrain for that far maybe (In most games I think you can only see like 500m tops) You can see NPCs from far away as well. Standing on a ridge sniping chosen squads, I was able to see them from very far away, and wait til they got within 215 m to kill them. It's not the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, but the sheer distance you can see things at is astonishing.
Players: "We don't want you to hold our hands"
Developers: "Here's a game where you can do whatever you want with very little interference or quests holding your hands."
Players: "We want a game that tells us what to do."
Developers: /wrists
lol people make me laugh. The problem I think alot of players have with this game is that there isn't going to be a quest (except maybe a daily) that's going to tell you to go kill those chosen over there, or go do that Ares Mission, or go craft this item, or go thump here. I thought people were tired of quests and quest hubs.
Dihoru Member Posts: 2,731
Originally posted by Mtibbs1989
This review is nothing more than MMORPG.com stroking another companies ego in the hopes for a payout in ad space.
In addtion, I'm quite sure that Aeria Games had advertisements for Scarlet Blade on MMORPG.com's website before the actual review even came out and if I'm correct about that. There was probably no say about the actual article until after they had already paid for ad space.
I've seen some weird posts in my years on mmorpg.com but you sir have hit a new record.
1. EQN being just a tech demo is pure speculation here, what was seen was in-game footage without a UI, the UI could've been absent because of the whole "help us build the game how you want it" element.
2. I run it on max and never honestly seen that in Firefall o.O I mean never, could it be a GPU compatibility issue? ( I run a 6950 Radeon for reference sake).
3. Google WarZ for an idea of how badly you can cock up a shooter. It ain't as easy to make a fun one as you think, a competent one maybe but fun is hard to get right.
4. Go craft, you'll get a bit lost and quite pissed off at some of the requirements for higher tier items ( 2 and above ).
5. Social elements abound in the game, all you need to do is talk, you may not always get an answer but speaking from experience it's quite a rush to wake up in the morning, log in, notice half the damn map is chosen controlled and start looking for which way to go first while trying to pick up as many people as possible to push back the chosen advance, doesn't always work mind you but 2 days ago I had an epic 1 and a half hour run recapturing everything south of Copa up to (and including) SH.
6. The innovation rating is because of the game's hidden little tweaks and features (for example you can customize your advanced battleframes with multiple loadouts, 2 primary weapons, 4-5 secondaries and tweak the power output of your frame's reactor to your various installed modules and weapons so you can change quite easily how heavily you're leaning on firepower or ability power) plus the melding pockets and the fact that while currently you cannot push back the melding past the known area you can, if chosen conquer a city and absorb it into the melding, push it back locally.
The game has potential and it is fun, I am curios to see what the 20th of august patch holds in store.
Originally posted by Gravarg
I fucking hate when people say this about Firefall. You act like Firefall is a deep Open World game where there is mounds of content for people to explore and they won't because they're lazy. LIES.COM
Firefall is a small map with icons and pointers for every damned thing. It's simple and basic. People would like to know what the game is about and its purpose and how it works before they jump into it. They like to be immersed in the game. Not search forums and patch notes and read manga written by homophobe nut bags.
They tell this grand story about a ship crashing and causing the end of the world, then throw you on a BEACH in a battle frame with tiki lamps and beach chairs like there isn't some war going on. They don't tell you the significance of battle frames why you're wearing one, where the fuck you just came from. THAT'S why people ask "okay now what?". It has nothing to do with the game mechanics it has to do with the shitty presentation and explanation.
Footsore Member UncommonPosts: 5
The reviewer hit the nail on the head, I was bored and confused after only 8-10 hours of play. The tutorial was way too short, and incomplete. I disagree that the devs want players to discover how to play on their own and think its more like laziness, and greed, and them wanting to get the game on the market. The game has nice features, but I dont believe any game in beta should be selling perks. If devs are actually interested in "beta testing" they should give game cash, and all the FTP items away. Test game play, load test servers, make sure it all works, then release the game and start selling.
I've already uninstalled this.
utvetteguy Member UncommonPosts: 8
I like the game, and enjoy what content they do have.
Open world PVP and improving armies needs to be their focus to put the MMO into this game.
You can tell older MMO players and newer ones. You can go to a website to go look something up, it doesn't mean you're dumb or anything. I just means you want to know something and you can go look it up. I remember playing early MMOs and having two computers (since dual monitors wasn't even around for the PC), with one playing the game, and my old computer to look up stuff on websites or game manuals. There are little robots in the game that you can watch videos and stuff on also.
Firefall is what you make it. If you want to be told what to do then you'll be lost. If you want to explore, go shoot some stuff, craft, or have pretty big battles, then you'll fit right in and have a good time. I know of several people (some of them are friends I know from real life) who said they want maybe a short tutorial, then just plopped down into the middle of somewhere and not know what the heck is going on. That's what Firefall does. It won't hold your hand. That isn't a lack of content, the content is there, you just have to find it. I've had to help many players to show them the ropes of what and how to do things. There's no problem with asking a question. That's how you meet people (at least in my experience) that become good friends. The community in Firefall is one of it's best features imho. If you ask something, you aren't going to get a "omg you so stupid!" comment, you'll most likely get an answer, or someone will even show you.
I think the one thing they did wrong was splitting up the maps. I think a lot of players think New Eden is the only area in the game. You have to do a little work to get to the other areas, but they're there. There's generally very few people there, but the ones there know what's going on. I'm happy just sniping chosen in New Eden, but the other maps are fun too, except diamondhead, I hate that map lol.


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These two are both Migrant hawkers; one was near the pond at Lavernock before it dried up completely, the other was just hanging around on vegetation beside the south Wales coastal path, a good choice as there are always an abundance of flying insects along the path's hedgerows.
This Emperor was hawking low over the tall wildflowers and grasses in one of the paddocks at Cosmeston. I had to wait quite a while for it to settle, then creep up very slowly and silently to get this photo, but it was worth the wait.
Last year at this time Cosmeston Lakes Country Park seemed to be swarming with Common darters – they sat like mini sculptures on every gate and fencepost, and there were so many sitting warming themselves on every piece of stone along the pathways that you had to be careful not to step on them. This year I've seen very few so it was a delight first to see this male (the red) and female in one paddock and then to spot the mating pair in another field. Let's hope they return in numbers next year.
Those Common darters weren't the only mating dragonflies I almost disturbed at Cosmeston this week, as my stomping carelessly along the path homeward caused these two Black-tailed skimmers to fly up and away. Luckily, they didn't fly far and I was able to get my camera out and take a few photos before leaving them to carry on their sterling efforts.
That helps, skittish little critters!


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The emergence of design as a major point on the global agenda for sustainability and responsible growth has brought attention to contemporary design practice in India. The output of the country's creative minds is keenly watched by a global audience, eager to know their responses to an ever-changing power balance between West and East.
The recently concluded New Indian Designscape exhibition held at Milan's Triennale Design Museum was one such effort to delineate the values that drive Indian practitioners. The exhibition was part of a series concerned with international design, held in the premises of MINI and Triennale CreativeSet. Curated by Simona Romano in collaboration with Avnish Mehta, the exhibition featured the work of noted talent such as furniture designers Garima Aggarwal and Sandeep Sangaru, textile designer Aneeth Arora, graphic designer Geetika Alok and product designer Sandip Paul. Works by senior designers Ranjit Makkuni and MP Ranjan were also part of the show.
As part of an ongoing inquiry into the international representation of Indian design practice, I spoke with curator Avnish Mehta about the project. We discussed some of the complex terrain that this exhibition navigates, the influences he sees in the work on display and some of the rather challenging questions it presents the viewer.
Ruchita Madhok: How did the idea of New Indian Designscape come about for you?
Avnish Mehta: After graduation in India, I was sure I wanted to change the scale of my work and move from architecture to objects. I made a decision to move to Italy, but realized that, as a designer in the current context of shifting power relations in the world, I could only rely on design to communicate my understanding of the world. Given that I was in Italy – a world design capital – I thought that there was an opportunity to tell the story of India through design.
Thus, an exhibition on contemporary Indian design became a subject with which I approached the Triennale Design Museum in Milan to create a show on India. The words 'Italy' and 'design' are commonly associated with one another. I wanted to if it was possible that through the ideas of 'India' and 'design', an interesting story could be told.
RM: What were some of the questions that lead you to develop this show?
AM: A major anxiety hovers with the question of what Indian design is now, and where it seems to be heading. There is a constant search for a connecting dialogue between Indians and global society that seeks to address the question of what India can contribute to the world in the field of design.
When I started the project, there were no pre-cursors to get a complete idea on the design scene in India. No single source that was focused on this objective. There were discrete events occurring all together and failing to make a story.
I was also curious to know if there are some traits in Indian design vis-à-vis the idea of 'trends' as an approach taken by Western design critics. An insight into these could help one get an idea on the question of India's design future.
RM: So would you say that design in India differs from elsewhere?
AM: Design in India is not yet a recognized force. It is neither seen as a differential value addition factor in industrial production or local manufacturing, nor does it exist within the construct of the public imagination that it is meant to simplify or to elevate the daily experiences of doing things. Design exists within a very different concept in India as compared to the rest of the world.
In the industrial sector, design is more understood as something that drives efficiency. This is a major trait of Indian design. It is approached from a scientific background but lacks a bit of arts. That would be the next step forward.
At more immediate scale, with individual designers, its self-production model is in vogue and many designers play only with graphic design and not tangibles!
RM: What, if any, do you think are the emerging trends for Indian design?
AM: I have always looked at India to be a source of an alternative vision against the present single definition to things in the world. In the material culture, bamboo is slowly being recognized as a material for experimentation to satisfy contextual needs. In the graphic culture is a lot that is similar to global trends, although still facing a 'kitsch' approach that I soon imagine will become more resounding and grounded over time.
There is still more room for re-interpretation of aged cultural objects which can be an area for exploration and experimentation. It is here that I feel there is much more to come before we get swept away with the global monotypes. I believe however, that the country still lacks a visionary approach to design.
RM: Given that this was the case, what were some of the challenges you faced in curating this show?
AM: I think that besides the systemic confines of an institution and working in a foreign context, it is a huge challenge to make people listen to your story; to bring unfamiliar perspectives and to make them believe in your story. It is a daunting task.
Cultural differences and perceptions always make you doubt your own story at times. They also force you to compromise with the fact that one will have to assume the reality of the situation wherein what you mean for the 'content' to be seen, and not just the 'container'. It is usually a common concern for many curators!
RM: Tell us a little bit about the Triennale Design Museum. How does this exhibition dialogue with the museum at large?
AM: Triennale Design Museum as an institution of reverence and represents the pioneering efforts of the Italian masters of design. Being one amongst only a few Design Museums in the world, TDM plays an influential role in the Italian society at large and beyond, in forming opinions. After its focus on home front, it recently began its dialogue with new cultures such as China, Brazil and South Korea. I knew it would shift to India.
I believe that the idea of design from India has never been explored either by an Italian audience, or by Indians themselves! Clearly, there was no better place to showcase New Indian Designscape than at TDM: a place that could help read the 'manifesto' to a design-aware global audience. It's thanks to Ms. Silvana Annicchiarico and her team at TDM that we were able to make it happen.
RM: Given that this is new territory then, what is the purpose of this project?
AM: I see this exhibition as a tool to announce a manifesto where a story as valid as global reality is being told. I believe the contribution of this exhibition should lead into bringing and allowing people to think of an alternative possibility amidst the thoughts and theories doing rounds of limited resources for the next phase of human growth. I believe there is enough human ingenuity in place to meet those challenges. The exhibition should, in some way, exude the idea of 'hope'. It should allow a little relaxed and a less perplexed attitude towards emerging markets, assuring the global society that they will be able to tackle their own needs with their own solutions.
RM: This narrative that you describe appears to manifest quite strongly in its layout and scheme. What kind of experience did you imagine for the visitor?
AM: The main goal as I believe should be to present an overview of the Indian design landscape; then to understand the lesson of the story and become convinced that there is enough to be happy about and become partners in this approach.
Speaking in terms of the experience for the visitor, the exhibition layout was designed by Ms. Kavita Singh Kale where she intended to portray the fragile nature of Indian urbanity as a 'work in progress' and as differently interpreted by my Italian co-curator Ms. Simona Romano, where she pictures the whole exhibition contents as a result of trans-cultural approach with Indian designers.
I hope that the exhibition – with all these myriad interpretations – will bring about sensibility over sensitivity for the audience when they visit the exhibition.
New India Designscape was held at the Triennale Design Museum, Milan between 14 December, 2012 and 24 February, 2013. Visit www.triennale.it/en for more information.
With design cultures dating back to 3000 years, we seem to playing catch-up with the western world, when it comes to use of design in modern structures.
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Woman's tragic death after AstraZeneca vaccine due to 'rare complications'
Dawn Williams previously suffered with fibromyalgia and had a brain injury
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A member of the medical team draws up the AstraZeneca/Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine (Image: Getty Images)
The tragic death of a woman following a dose of the coronavirus vaccine was due to 'rare complications', an inquest has heard.
Dawn Williams died 16 days after she was given the Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
An inquest heard the 52-year-old woman was given her jab on March 4, after which she began experiencing muscle aches, headaches and nausea.
Ms Williams, of Lochmaben Close in Crewe, suffered with fibromyalgia, a long-term condition that causes pain all over the body.
She had been suffering from aching joints for the last four years and also had a brain injury following a fall down stairs in 2001, reports StokeOnTrentLive.
Following the Covid-19 vaccination, she said her headaches had become worse and was admitted to Leighton Hospital on March 18, where CT scans showed she had a haemorrhage.
Ms Williams was transferred to the Royal Stoke University Hospital where she underwent emergency surgery.
Sadly her health deteriorated and she was soon put into palliative care before she passed away.
Speaking at her inquest, Ms Williams' partner Neil Woolley said: "I'm concerned about the effect the Covid-19 vaccine had on her."
North Staffordshire assistant coroner Sarah Murphy said the cause of her death was venous sinus thrombosis and hemorrhagic venous infarction, with vaccine induced thrombosis caused by the complications of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.
Pathologist Dr Louise Edwards said: "She had a severe headache and was admitted to the A&E at Leighton Hospital. A CT scan had shown a large bleed on the brain. She was sedated.
"A repeat scan showed progression of the bleed and she was transferred to the Royal Stoke. She had also developed a blood clot. She went for surgery, but continued to deteriorate. She died at the critical care unit.
"Venous infarction thrombosis is a very rare effect following vaccination with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine."
Ms Murphy concluded that Ms Williams died from the 'rare complications of the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine'.
She added: "She was transferred to the Royal Stoke and underwent emergency craniectomy. She was taken to critical care. She had a platelet count of 24.
"The CT scan showed a haemorrhage. She was moved to palliative care.
"It was noted she developed four out of the five criteria for vaccine-induced thrombosis,which is a very rare effect.
"The conclusion is that the death was down to the rare complications of the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine."
Dr Alison Cave, MHRA Chief Safety Officer told StokeonTrentLive : "We were saddened to hear of Mrs Williams' tragic death, and offer our deepest sympathies to her family.
"No effective medicine or vaccine is without risk. Our advice remains that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks in the majority of people.
"Over 119 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have now been administered in the UK, saving tens of thousands of lives through the biggest vaccination programme that has ever taken place in this country. It is vitally important that people come forward for their vaccination and for their booster doses when invited to do so.
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"People should be reassured we continue to monitor the safety of all COVID-19 vaccines. We ask anyone who suspects they have experienced a side effect linked with their COVID-19 vaccine to report it to the Coronavirus Yellow Card website."
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has now said the benefits of the Covid-19 vaccine AstraZeneca continue to outweigh the risks for most people.
Dr Alison Cave, MHRA Chief Safety Officer said: "We were saddened to hear of Mrs Williams' tragic death, and offer our deepest sympathies to her family.
"No effective medicine or vaccine is without risk. Our advice remains that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks in the majority of people.
"Over 119 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have now been administered in the UK, saving tens of thousands of lives through the biggest vaccination programme that has ever taken place in this country. It is vitally important that people come forward for their vaccination and for their booster doses when invited to do so.
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Two weeks ago, it was confirmed that the Sussexes' were breaking away from the Cambridges and their joint Royal Foundation charity. It has since been revealed that they have taken one of the most distinguished aides with them.
According to the Daily Mail, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have enlisted the work of foundation director, Natalie Campbell.
Campbell is an award winning 'social entrepreneur' who was the Royal Foundation's director of insight and innovation.
It is said that the Duchess of Sussex and Campbell became close during their work on the Greenfell survivor's cookbook.
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"Natalie will be a real loss to William and Catherine," a courtier told the Daily Mail.
"She has done brilliantly for the Royal Foundation."
The Sussex couple have reportedly trademarked the name of their very own charitable organisation, aptly naming it 'The foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.'
Prince William and Kate Middleton will continue on with the charity, which will be renamed 'The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge'.
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Diana wouldn't have let the royal fab four split, royal experts claim
Kate and Meghan's backgrounds to blame for 'fab four' split
The Royal Foundation was first established between the brothers in 2009, with Kate joining in 2011 after her wedding to William.
Meghan officially became a part of the charity in May, 2018 after her marriage to Harry. However, she appeared at a forum in February of that year, which saw the two couples dubbed the royal 'Fab Four'.
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by Kramito
We're truly sorry for the delay, one of the new features that we wanted to add was a new PvP system with more rewards, leagues and other features and it's taking longer that we expected.
PvP is one of our top priorities and we're doing our best to polish it. We need to push back the update until all the contents of the PvP are done so we can deploy a great update.
by Redhood
No worries I'm just being a bit eager, Sounds cool and can't wait.
We're working on it right now but I'm afraid that won't be ready for the end of the month due to the PvP revamp, I can't give you an exact date right now, when we have the new PvP changes ready I'll be able to estimate the exact day from the next month (it can be the first week or the second one).
by Bazza
need to unlock blue-white class and make all the multi colored decks(blue-green, red-green, white-red, and black-white). even maybe mercenary only class. also it's so hard to level the decks maybe you could add a difficulty to help make fun and give big exp but near impossible to complete without legendary decks
This a good suggestion, we'll try to unlock that class as soon as possible (it will require an update but we'll try to do it in a few weeks with some other adjustments).
I like the new pvp don't get me wrong, but it's not really new content as nothing has really changed, no new cards, no new stages, no new deck possibility's, with the far slowly thinning out is anything like this in the pipeline in future updates to keep old players interested
We understand you and we'll try to do our best to add more things to the game (and we'll try to do an update really soon to unlock the latest class so all of you can try it!)
Awesome and I did hear this on the grapevine, can't wait to give it a try


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The William Simmons family outside their Union Township home.
William S. Simmons (1815-1889) was the second child and only son of Samuel Simmons and Elizabeth Matthews. Born in Allegheny County, William became a carpenter and, in 1837, married Margaret Henry (1816-1885). For a time, they resided in Birmingham (now the South Side).
William and Margaret relocated to Union Township (now Banksville) after Margaret's father, James Henry, gave her 12 acres of her grandfather John Henry's land. This land was probably located around Potomac Avenue between what is now Banksville and Greentree roads. Sometime around 1870, William and Margaret and several other members of MLUPC congregation moved to Christian County, Illinois, settling on land purchased by former MLUPC pastor Rev. Joseph Clokey. William and Margaret, however, did not stay long and returned to Union Township, where they remained until their deaths. William and Margaret had seven children of whom three died young including Jane C. (1845-1849). The others were: Emma Margaret, William Edward Johnson; Samuel Henry and Addison Henry. Samuel, and Addison both lived in Banksville, working as a blacksmith and carpenter respectively. Samuel's wife Maggie is buried here; Addison, his wife, Hannah Glenn Snodgrass, (a granddaughter of James Glenn) and children are buried at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
During the Civil War, Samuel Henry Simmons served in the Pennsylvania 22nd Calvary Regiment, known as Patton's Regiment. He enrolled October 15, 1862, in Washington, Pennsylvania. He was 37 years old. His records report he wassick for November and December 1962; taken prisioner February 16, 1863; MIA in March 1863 in Romney, Virginia; and in the general hospital in July 1863. After being wounded, he was honorably discharged on October 24, 1865, and returned to Union Township. He was six forr three and had grey eyes and a dark complection, His enlistment papers list him as a farmer.
Samuel and Maggie had two daughters-Sarah Ann Simmons and Sadie Emma Simmons (1870-1944).
Sadie Emma married William H. Wenzel, the son of Henry (1840-1920) and Phoebe Wenzel (1846-1885). The Wenzel family owned a farm on what is now Wenzel Avenue (between West Liberty Avenue and Banksville Road. The 1880 census has several Wenzel families all living next door to one another). William's sisters were Phoebe and Margaret E. William later left the farm and became the assistant stable boss for Crucible Mine in Crucible, Pennsylvania. It is believed that Sadie's cousin, Charles Edward Simmons, the paymaster for the mine, helped William obtain the position.
Oil painting of the Simmons farm. Lower right is a saw mill located on the Run. The painting currently hangs in the Ohio home of the great-great grandson of William Simmons.


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Q: Struggles with has_many and belongs_to association when relationships are 2-3 deep I'm pretty new to Rails and setting up associations, so I suspect I'm missing something pretty obvious.  I'm trying to set up an app where one model has two models that it has_many of.  The second model belongs_to the first and has_many of the third.  And the third can either belong to the first or the second model.
Specifically, I have a wall model that holds pictures and collages.  The wall can hold either pictures or collages or neither.  Collages can hold pictures.
class Wall < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :user
has_many :collages
has_many :pictures
end

class Collage < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :user
belongs_to :wall
has_many :pictures
end

class Picture < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :user
belongs_to :wall
belongs_to :collage
end

The error I'm getting is telling me:
undefined method `picture?' for #Wall
Is there something I'm doing wrong with the associations I'm creating?

A: has_many association on any model gives plural form of that method
Therefore Wall class has method #pictures available by this line:
If you want #picture method to be available you should use association as belongs_to
We can debug more into the exact problem if you tell where actually you are getting this error and what is your feature to implement.
Also name for Picture class should be with capital P

A: @cvibha's answer should help you with the associations
However, there's another problem you may need to consider. You're calling this method:
undefined method `picture?' for #Wall

Rails associations basically create a record as per how you define the association (has_many :pictures creates @wall.pictures). However, you're calling picture?
--
If you've got a custom method called picture?, this should work (albeit without the association working - as described in the other answer). The problem you have is I don't think you've defined picture?
I would do this:
#app/models/wall.rb
Class Wall < ActiveRecord::Base
    ...
    def picture?
        #your code
    end
end

Alternatively, if you're looking to validate the existence of a picture, you may wish to use in your view:
@wall.pictures.any?
@wall.pictures.first.present?

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COVID-19 exacerbates discrimination against minority Christians globally
January 13, 2021 By World Watch Monitor Global News -- No Particular Country Boko Haram, China, Fulani herdsmen, Hindu nationalism, Human rights, India, Iraq, Islamic extremism, Middle East, Minorities, Nigeria, Religious freedom, Turkey, Women
World Watch List 2021
Christian in the Cave Church during COVID-19, Cairo. (Credit: Open Doors International)
• Christians refused coronavirus aid in countries from India to Yemen to West Africa
• COVID-19 legitimises increased surveillance and restrictions by authoritarian governments
• Organised criminal groups use virus as means to extend their control, including over churches
• Nationalism driven by majority religious identity rises in countries such as India and Turkey
• Ten Nigerian Christians beheaded on Christmas Day, 2019, by Islamic State West Africa Province
The global coronavirus pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated underlying systemic discrimination, un-equal treatment and even persecution experienced by at least 340 million Christians around the world. That's the conclusion of the 2021 World Watch List, the latest annual survey of countries around the world to monitor how difficult it is to live as a Christian, produced by the global charity Open Doors International. This year, for the first time ever, all top 50 countries score levels of at least "very high" persecution*; the top 12 scoring "extreme" levels of persecution, up from 11 the year before.
Beyond the top 50, four more countries also score "very high," showing the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. Overall, 74 countries — one more than the previous year — showed extreme, very high or high levels of persecution, affecting an average of at least 1 of every 8 Christians worldwide.
The List, released today (Jan. 13) based on extensive surveys combined with expert interviews, looks behind the global headlines of unremitting violence in Nigeria, as well as of the surveillance systems used in China and India to monitor citizens for their own "protection" and "security." It also reveals the ways in which organised criminal networks, in sub-Saharan Africa and Central and Latin America, consolidate their power in the absence of state systems' capacity to meet local needs for health provision, food, work and other daily essentials. Lack of governance and even collusion of the authorities mean, too often, there's impunity for religiously-based violence or discrimination.
COVID-19 has been a catalyst for repression of minority Christians, who in countries from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan to Yemen and Sudan were at times denied aid; some were told it was because "your Church or your God should feed you" or even "the virus was created and/or spread by the West."
The violent Islamist group Al Shabaab in Somalia blamed Christians for the coronavirus, announcing it was spread "by the crusader forces who have invaded the country and the disbelieving countries that support them."
Sometimes, such as in an incident in Sri Lanka, coronavirus was the pretext for police to visit Christians' homes to investigate church members and activities.
In North Korea, which tops the list for the 20th year in a row, Kim Yong Un's sister has made her presence felt a little more. In September, she ordered the daily lesson about the Leaders' "Greatness" for all children from nursery age upwards to increase from 30 minutes a day to 90 minutes. In the face of such extensive indoctrination, parents are often too afraid to tell even their own children about their Christian faith.
Ugandan receives COVID-19 aid supplies, 2020
The main changes in the top 10 countries from WWL 2020 are that Nigeria has entered it – for the first time since 2015 – at no. 9, up from no. 12 last year. Yemen and Iran have both risen one place. India stays at no. 10, where it entered the top 10 for the first time in 2020, due to rising Hindu nationalism where 'to be Indian is to be Hindu'.
Nigeria again scores the maximum for violence (as in previous years), due mainly to armed Fulani herdsmen laying waste to several hundred Christian villages, as well as to Boko Haram and a range of criminal groups who continue to kill, kidnap and rape with impunity.
Sudan, however, has abolished the death penalty for apostasy (i.e., renouncing Islam). Its 2019 interim constitution guarantees freedom of religion, omits sharia as its primary source of law and no longer specifies Islam as its state religion – although there is still a lot of resistance to such sweeping changes after 30 years. It has dropped from no. 7 to no. 13.
Iraq has risen from no. 15 to no. 11, partly due to the ongoing insecurity of Christians returning to their homes. Christians continue to be killed, kidnapped and subjected to physical, psychological, sexual and emotional abuse. Also, many who fled inside the country came under Turkish attacks on the Dohuk area in summer 2020.
Syria has dropped one place from no. 11 to 12. Despite better conditions, especially in Kurdish-Controlled Areas, there are still violent Islamist attacks: one in November 2019 killed 7 Christians and wounded 70.
Beyond the top 12's "extreme" score, this year a further 62 countries registered scores indicating "high" or "very high" levels of persecution.
China is in the top 20 for the first time in a decade, rising to no. 17 from no. 23 in 2020. The Communist Party extended its regulation of all religions in 2020, and even government-approved churches, both Catholic and Protestant, are under ever-more surveillance, both online and offline. Under-18s are still officially banned from all religious activity. The "China-fication" of Christianity continues, even including so-called "rectification" of Bible passages.
Mostly there have been few changes since WWL 2020 among the countries ranking 13-50. Here are the main exceptions:
Vietnam has risen to no. 19 from 21: many ethnic minority Christians reported exclusion from COVID-19 aid.
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Turkey has risen to no. 25 from no. 36 due mainly to an increase of its score for violence. Christians say that, since the 2016 attempted coup against President Erdogan, there's a much more open Islamist and nationalist agenda, with a general atmosphere of "hate speech" and actions against minorities such as Armenian and Greek Orthodox communities.
Colombia has risen to no. 30 from no. 41. After the breakdown of the 2016 peace deal, organized crime groups continue to control parts of the country, especially rural areas. During quarantines, their control grew as they appropriated government curfews and other restrictions for their own ends. They were even able to build local social capital when state structures and institutions could not. When Christian leaders tried to provide material or spiritual assistance to others, they were prevented and even fined by the criminal groups. Sometimes they were treated as "informants" for other rival groups, or for the police and state. At times, pastors or their family members were killed.
Bangladesh has risen to no. 31 from no. 38. There has been much coverage of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in Cox's Bazaar. Amongst them are about 2,000 Muslim converts to Christianity. After a mob attack in January, apparently by violent Islamists, two men are still missing, while a 14-year-old girl, also abducted, was reportedly forcibly married to a militant.
Mexico rose again, to no. 37 (from no. 52 in 2020, though it was no. 39 in 2019).
The Democratic Republic of Congo rose to no. 40 (from no. 57 in 2020) mainly due to the Islamist group ADF, which the UN says has killed 1,000 civilians since 2019, while Mozambique entered the Top 50 (at no. 45 from last year at no. 66) due to its own Islamist violence in Cabo Delgado. Cameroon, battling an Anglophone/Francophone conflict and violent expansion from Boko Haram and other Islamist groups rose to no. 42 from no. 48 in 2020.
The Comoros Islands, east of Mozambique, re-entered the Top 50 (from no. 54 last year) after many years' absence. The government has openly denied freedom of religion for its citizens. A Christian seen preaching can face a year in prison.
Two countries that dropped out of the Top 50, United Arab Emirates and Niger, nonetheless increased their scores compared to 2020, showing how the levels of discrimination and violence are still mostly rising year by year.
The CEO of Open Doors International, Dan Ole Shani, commented on this year's World Watch List "In a world where the persecution of Christians is relentlessly increasing, not least due to coronavirus restrictions, the good news for such Christians is that they are never alone because of God's presence with them, prayers for them globally and the heightened advocacy for them by churches, organizations and others who believe in religious freedom".
(*Persecution is said to be 'extreme' when a country scores 81 or more points out of 100; 'very high' is 61 or more, 'high' is 41 or more).
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Rocklin school, parents debate: Should gender identity be taught in elementary school?
Children's book about transgender girl sparks controversy at charter school
Updated: 6:41 AM PDT Sep 19, 2017
Natalie Brunell
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The school board for Rocklin Academy Charter School voted late Monday night in favor of a literary policy that allows controversial books like "I Am Jazz," which is about a transgender girl, to be read in class and won't allow parents the option of opting their children out of that lesson.However, the school will "endeavor" to notify parents about such controversial topics.--Hundreds of parents packed the charter school board meeting for the Rocklin Academy Family of Schools Monday for a passionate debate about gender identity and its place in the classroom.Some parents proposed a new policy requiring the charter school to let them know if controversial topics, like gender identity, would be discussed in class and allow their students to opt out."For them to say that they can teach my child about transgender without me even knowing about it is wrong," said parent Chelsea McQuistan, who has two children who attend Rocklin Academy Gateway and a third who is about to enter kindergarten."Gender and sexuality are not the same thing, and I think we end up in a place where parents can opt out of anything they find offensive, which is subjective," said Jen Hansen, another parent in the charter school. The debate was sparked in June when a Rocklin Academy Gateway transgender student brought the book "I Am Jazz," to her kindergarten class. She then asked the teacher to read the book, which is about a transgender girl's transition, to the class so other students knew what she was going through. Some parents said their children came home questioning their gender after school."This book was outside the curriculum and I see it as a controversial subject to discuss with a kindergartner," said Wendy Sickler, who is the parent of two kids at Rocklin Academy Gateway. Ankur Dhawan's daughter was in class when the teacher read "I Am Jazz" to students and was taken aback when she told him about it. "I've struggled with the question of parental notification quite a bit. But when I put my need against the child who's going through that transition, I realized it's not the same thing," Dhawan said. "This child needs us to come together as a community and respect their dignity and their character."California law allows parents to opt out of sex education, but gender identity doesn't fall under that category."It's like race or religion or ethnicity. It's a protected class but it's not sex ed so parents actually don't have the opportunity to opt out and it would be illegal for the school to make it possible to opt out," said Elizabeth Ashford, who works for Fiona Hutton and Associates, the public relations firm hired by Rocklin Academy to serve as spokesperson."It does not prohibit an opt-out provision for school districts, so for them to say that is just disingenuous," California Family Council Director Greg Burt said in response to Ashford's statement.The school board heard more than three hours of comment before they voted late Monday to not to change their current literature policy, which allows the inclusion of transgender characters, and "endeavor" to notify parents about controversial topics. "The school is going to endeavor to do that," Ashford said. "If they can't get to it ahead of it, they will try to inform the parents after the fact." The board also struck down a proposal to allow parents to opt out of gender identity topics in class. Rocklin Academy said 14 families have chosen to disenroll from their charter schools as a result of this issue, and they expect more families to withdraw in the wake of the board meeting. (function() { function async_load_poll() { var exscript_poll_script = document.createElement("script"), head = document.getElementsByTagName("head"); exscript_poll_script.type = "text/javascript"; exscript_poll_script.src = "https://excitem.com/nbc/s_embed.php?id=12222&src=form_hearst_b_460.php&r=1"; head.appendChild(exscript_poll_script); } if (window.attachEvent) { window.attachEvent("onload", async_load_poll); } else { window.addEventListener("load", async_load_poll, false); }})();
ROCKLIN, Calif. (KCRA) —
The school board for Rocklin Academy Charter School voted late Monday night in favor of a literary policy that allows controversial books like "I Am Jazz," which is about a transgender girl, to be read in class and won't allow parents the option of opting their children out of that lesson.
However, the school will "endeavor" to notify parents about such controversial topics.
Hundreds of parents packed the charter school board meeting for the Rocklin Academy Family of Schools Monday for a passionate debate about gender identity and its place in the classroom.
Some parents proposed a new policy requiring the charter school to let them know if controversial topics, like gender identity, would be discussed in class and allow their students to opt out.
"For them to say that they can teach my child about transgender without me even knowing about it is wrong," said parent Chelsea McQuistan, who has two children who attend Rocklin Academy Gateway and a third who is about to enter kindergarten.
"Gender and sexuality are not the same thing, and I think we end up in a place where parents can opt out of anything they find offensive, which is subjective," said Jen Hansen, another parent in the charter school.
The debate was sparked in June when a Rocklin Academy Gateway transgender student brought the book "I Am Jazz," to her kindergarten class. She then asked the teacher to read the book, which is about a transgender girl's transition, to the class so other students knew what she was going through.
Some parents said their children came home questioning their gender after school.
"This book was outside the curriculum and I see it as a controversial subject to discuss with a kindergartner," said Wendy Sickler, who is the parent of two kids at Rocklin Academy Gateway.
Ankur Dhawan's daughter was in class when the teacher read "I Am Jazz" to students and was taken aback when she told him about it.
"I've struggled with the question of parental notification quite a bit. But when I put my need against the child who's going through that transition, I realized it's not the same thing," Dhawan said. "This child needs us to come together as a community and respect their dignity and their character."
California law allows parents to opt out of sex education, but gender identity doesn't fall under that category.
"It's like race or religion or ethnicity. It's a protected class but it's not sex ed so parents actually don't have the opportunity to opt out and it would be illegal for the school to make it possible to opt out," said Elizabeth Ashford, who works for Fiona Hutton and Associates, the public relations firm hired by Rocklin Academy to serve as spokesperson.
"It does not prohibit an opt-out provision for school districts, so for them to say that is just disingenuous," California Family Council Director Greg Burt said in response to Ashford's statement.
The school board heard more than three hours of comment before they voted late Monday to not to change their current literature policy, which allows the inclusion of transgender characters, and "endeavor" to notify parents about controversial topics.
"The school is going to endeavor to do that," Ashford said. "If they can't get to it ahead of it, they will try to inform the parents after the fact."
The board also struck down a proposal to allow parents to opt out of gender identity topics in class.
Rocklin Academy said 14 families have chosen to disenroll from their charter schools as a result of this issue, and they expect more families to withdraw in the wake of the board meeting.


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Two BGE employees receive company's highest recognition for volunteerism and commitment to community
Print Page | Posted on June 19, 2017
BGE and its parent company, Exelon, recently honored two outstanding BGE employees at the annual Energy for the Community Awards ceremony in Baltimore. The Energy for the Community Awards are the company's highest honor recognizing employees for their exceptional commitment to volunteering and advancing our communities.
The BGE honorees were:
Bakhtavar Mody Wykpisz, Manager of Support Services for BGE for her work with the Believe in Tomorrow Children's Foundation
Carolyn (Sue) Ziegler, Senior Training Specialist for BGE for her work with The Friends of the Howard County Library Inc.
At the event, BGE awarded $15,000 in grants to the two local nonprofit organizations where these employees volunteer.
"Bakhtavar and Sue are two great examples of the many BGE employees who lend their time, talent, and support to causes that make a difference in the community" said Valencia McClure, Vice President of Governmental and External Affairs and Corporate Relations for BGE. "Their passion for volunteering touches the lives of so many people across central Maryland."
Now in its 11th year, Exelon, through the Energy for the Community Awards, is recognizing 24 employees across its family of companies and donating $200,000 in their honor to nonprofit organizations in the Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. areas. In 2016, Exelon employees volunteered 171,341 hours in the community, and the company donated $5.8 million to 2,785 different charities.
Bakhtavar Mody Wykpisz, manager of Support Services – Believe in Tomorrow Children's Foundation
The Believe In Tomorrow Children's Foundation is a national charity based in Baltimore, Md. Its mission is to provide families whose children are undergoing critical care medical treatment with hospital and respite housing that is uniquely designed and managed to ease the stress that families endure throughout their child's treatment process. Bakhtavar has been volunteering with the organization for nine years and her support of the Family Supper program has real, tangible, and direct impact on the children and families it serves. Bakhtavar has organized and served more than 90 family suppers at the flagship Hospital Housing property, the Children's House at Johns Hopkins, helping to feed 656 families. The award from Exelon will allow Believe In Tomorrow to add a wheel chair lift for the Believe In Tomorrow House at St. Casimir which is located in the Canton area of Baltimore.
Carolyn (Sue) Ziegler, senior training specialist – The Friends of the Howard County Library Inc.
Howard County Library System Project Literacy is a highly successful adult basic education initiative made possible by grant funding from the Maryland State Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Friends of the Howard County Library and Exelon. Sue has been volunteering with Project Literacy since 1990. Through 26 years of one-on-one teaching with the program, she has acquired extensive knowledge on teaching strategies, characteristics of adult students, and obstacles that could impede their learning. The award from Exelon will be used for classroom materials, and to supplement the costs of tutoring hours. There is a waiting list for students each year, and with the increase of funds, the program will be able to add placements.
In 2016, BGE employees volunteered more than 20,000 hours with local community organizations and served as board members for more than 130 local nonprofits. By giving their time and talent, BGE employees help these organizations achieve their goals and make our communities a better place to live and work.
About BGE
BGE, founded in 1816 as the nation's first gas utility, is Maryland's largest natural gas and electric utility. Headquartered in Baltimore, BGE delivers power to more than 1.25 million electric customers and more than 650,000 natural gas customers in central Maryland. The company's approximately 3,200 employees are committed to the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas and electricity, as well as enhanced energy management, conservation, environmental stewardship and community assistance. The company also has an estimated annual economic impact of $5 billion of output in its service area, supporting more than 9,500 local jobs and producing $923 million in labor income. BGE is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation's leading competitive energy provider. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.
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Samantha Romano of Brock University Named Recipient of 2018-2019 Bob McLeod Scholarship
OTTAWA – Wrestling Canada Lutte is please to announce that 2018 Junior Canadian Champion at 50 kg and 2018 U SPORT runner-up at 48 kg, Samantha Romano of Brock University, has been selected as the recipient of the Bob McLeod Scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Samantha, a native of Toronto who attends Brock University and trains with the Brock Wrestling Club demonstrates passion, dedication, and excellence on the mats and in the classroom. She serves as a model for what it takes to strive for success in competition and in academics. With the support of her friends, family, coaches, and teammates she is determined that one day her passion and dedication will lead her to her ultimate goal of competing for an Olympic medal.
Photo by: Michael P. Hall/@mphcentral
We caught up with Samantha to get her thoughts on the following questions:
When did you start wrestling, where, and who have been your coaches to this point?
I started wrestling when I was 8-years-old. I heard an announcement at my elementary school, Meadowcrest Public School, calling for all students who were interested in joining the wrestling team to go to the gym and pick up a permission form at recess. I didn't know much about wrestling at the time and assumed it was something that only boys did. When recess rolled around, my teacher stopped me before going outside and asked if I would be getting a permission form. I gave him a confused look, not understanding why he thought a petite girl like me would be interested in wrestling. However, my teacher told me not to knock it until I tried it. I decided to give it a try and to my surprise, fell in love with it.
My coach at my elementary school was Dan Chartres, who was also a coach at the local wrestling club, Team Impact. Coach Chartres helped me to build my wrestling fundamentals, as well as the determination to become a competitor on the mats.
While wrestling with The Team Impact youth program, I was under the coaching of Dan Chartres, Ken Burgess, Ann Elliott, and Ron Boucher. These coaches continued to build my wrestling skill and help me to prepare for the cadet/juvenile wrestling program. When I reached high school, I was coached by Stan Tzogas, Kerry Ashley, Kyle Chocorlan, Alan Chocorlan, and Ken Burgess, both at my high school, Pickering High, and at Team Impact, alongside other Team Impact coaches: Laura Steffler, Kimin Kim, Mike Quincy, Courtney Lewis, Jay Jordan, Rob Huggins, Paul Harrison, Todd Idenouye, Fred Ortencio, Calum McNeil, and Saeed Azarbayjani
I chose Brock University as my post-secondary institution to attend and I have now been training under the coaching staff of Marty Calder, Dave Collie, Chris Prickett, and Tonya Verbeek for two wrestling seasons.
My success on the mats would not be possible without the help and support of every coach who has guided me and developed my wrestling abilities, both past and present.
What are your goals for the remainder of the year?
For the remainder of the 2018-2019 season, I am training hard to have another gold medal performance at the National Championships this March, and to make the Junior Canadian National team again. In addition, I am determined to improve upon my results at the Junior Pan American Championships last year (5th place) by bringing home a medal, if not winning the tournament for Canada. I am also working towards earning the opportunity to represent Canada at the 2019 Junior World Championships.
Is there a specific career area you are looking at now, or will that be something you determine further into your studies?
Currently, I am pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology. Upon finishing my undergraduate degree, I would like to obtain my master's degree in social work. My ideal career of choice is becoming a social worker; I would like to practice social work with a focus on mental illnesses in children and/or adolescence.
What aspirations do you have for international success representing Canada?
My goals for international success while representing Canada are to earn a gold medal at a Pan American and World Championship. I believe that these tournaments are stepping stones to achieve my ultimate goal of becoming an Olympic athlete one day. With hard work and dedication, as well as the endless support from my family, friends, coaches, and teammates, I aspire to not only become an Olympic athlete, but bring home an Olympic gold.


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