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14 Mar 2004 Meglos, by Paul Clarke
21 Sep 2011 Meglos, by Anthony Weight
Sunday, 14th March 2004 - reviewed by Paul Clarke
After the thoroughly impressive 'The Leisure Hive', 'Meglos' is a considerable disappointment. In keeping with the glossy new look of Season Eighteen, it looks great, but it is let down by an unimaginative plot, some dubious acting, and poor characterisation.
'Meglos' contains many of the ingredients of classic Doctor Who, including a megalomaniac villain, an ancient and powerful super weapon, a subterranean city, and an alien jungle. One of its several problems is that, having selected these rather unoriginal ingredients, it fails to combine them in an appealing way, resulting in a collection of tedious clichés. For one thing, we have Meglos himself, a stock megalomaniac who wants to rule the universe, but who is given no background or motivation whatsoever. We learn almost nothing of his past or of Zolfa-Thura, his planet of origin which is now dead, except that his fellow Zolfa-Thurans destroyed their entire civilization in an attempt to stop him using the Dodecahedron's destructive might to achieve his dreams of conquest. This might be such a problem if it were not for the fact that Meglos is a cactus. Who lives in a plant pot. This rather raises the question of how his people built a civilization in the first place, or indeed how he managed to build the screens and his laboratory (let alone the Dodecahedron). The obvious answer lies in Meglos' ability to possess humanoids, and I would hypothesize that the Zolfa-Thurans at one time used to inhabit such humanoids who also lived on their planet, but this raises even more questions and I feel I shouldn't have to waste time coming up with such spurious explanations. Leaving all of this aside, we are still left with the fact that Meglos is very poorly characterised. The fact that he has waited for thousands of years in his (presumably well irrigated) tub of compost before bothering to go and retrieve the Dodecahedron is rather strange, and a possible reason for this is given only the briefest of nods as he explains to the Gaztacs that the newly developed fluctuations in the Dodecahedron's power output are part of its programming. Even if viewers are happy to accept that he's been sitting around twiddling his spines for millennia, his lust for power is still crushingly clichéd; whereas Skagra's motivation was explored in 'Shada' and whereas Pangol's was understandable in 'The Leisure Hive', Meglos just seems to fancy a bit of a lark. Indeed, he even tells the Doctor that his reasons for wanting to blow up planets are "beyond your comprehension"; presumably, they are also beyond the comprehension of writers John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch. Power-crazed megalomaniacs are relatively common in Doctor Who, but some justification for their behaviour is appreciated; even the Master has the fact that he wants to best the Doctor motivating him. Meglos doesn't even seem particularly insane, the usual resort of a writer who can't think of a more interesting reason for his villain being a nutter.
As if Meglos' poor characterisation were not bad enough, Tigella, one of the story's main settings, is just as poorly thought out. Apparently, the idea of a society divided along religious and scientific lines appealed to Flanagan and McCulloch. Strange then that they don't bother to do anything interesting with it. Potentially, Tigella could be very interesting, exploring the roles of science and religion in society to the small degree that might be possible in a four-part Doctor Who story broadcast at teatime on a Saturday, but instead it has the stereotypical assumption that science equals rationality and religion equals fanaticism thrust upon it and is left at that. Even these stereotypes, so basic as to be crass, might have been used in some interesting fashion, but they are just used to provide the supporting characters to bicker amongst themselves in a way that makes me wonder how the Deons and the Savants manage to co-exist at all. Like Meglos, the Tigellans themselves are poorly characterised, the only slight exception being Zastor who gets some nice dialogue but is acted with a distinct lack of enthusiasm by Edward Underdown who was unwell during filming. The only other Tigellan of any real note is Lexa, and she is only remembered as much as she is because Jacqueline Hill, returning to Doctor Who for the first time since Barbara Wright left the original TARDIS crew at the end of 'The Chase', plays her. Hill makes a reasonable effort in the role, but can't rise above the fact that Lexa is just a clichéd zealot. Lexa's sacrifice in Episode Four to save Romana seems to be some feeble attempt on the part of the writers to give the character some depth by allowing her to gain redemption for nearly sacrificing the Doctor, but it is a trivial effort if this is indeed the case.
The poor characterisation of the Tigellans highlights even more the pitiful lack of background detail in the story. Whereas in 'The Leisure Hive', we were provided with a wealth of background information on both the Argolin and the Foamasi, here the lack of background about Meglos is compounded by the lack of background on Tigella. This only serves to highlight the fact that, as is often the case in Doctor Who, Tigella is supposedly an entire world but is clearly just a few rooms and some extras. As I have discussed in the past, some writers find ways around this problem, and others manage to get away with it through sheer style, but when the overall story is so bland, I'm more easily annoyed by things like Grugger stating that the Tigellans use the Dodecahedron to power their entire planet in Episode One, followed by references to one city with (seemingly) a single entrance throughout the rest of the story. And in order to sustain my interest throughout, I also like to ponder such questions as how, if the foliage of Tigella is so lethal that the Tigellans cannot survive on the surface with their level of technology, did they ever manage to survive for long enough to develop such an advanced society? And therein lies the problem with 'Meglos'; it really doesn't seem to have very well thought out. Which is probably why the Doctor and Romana's means of escaping from the chronic hysteresis is so utterly unconvincing.
Having got all that off my chest, I must admit that 'Meglos' does have its good points. It looks pretty good, save for some rubbery foliage on Tigella (primarily the Bell Plants), with nice model work and decent direction, which manages to squeeze some drama from the proceedings. A combination of Terrance Dudley's rapidly switching camera angles and a dramatic score from Paddy Kingsland (at least for Episode One) makes the cliffhanger to Episode One almost exciting, as Meglos turns around looking like the Doctor, which I wouldn't have been expecting if I didn't already know the story. The Gaztacs also provide a welcome diversion; they're generally as poorly characterised as the other characters, and their costumes are almost as silly as those of the Savants (dodgy blond wigs are apparently mandatory for scientists on Tigella), but Grugger and Brotodac's dialogue provides some much needed comic relief. The two characters seem to be united by a genuine friendship, which is unusual amongst Doctor Who villains, and Brotodac's obsession with the Doctor's coat is rather entertaining. They are both buffoons, and whilst Bill Fraser doesn't make much of an effort as Grugger, Frederick Treves seems to be enjoying himself as Brotodac, leading me to wonder if 'Meglos' would have fared better in Season Seventeen, script-edited by Douglas Adams and played for laughs. In all honesty, I can't claim that 'The Horns of Nimon' is written that much better than 'Meglos' is, but 'The Horns of Nimon' is so much more fun that I can't help but love it. 'Meglos', with little humour and wedged as it is between the sombre and much more clever stories 'The Leisure Hive' and 'Full Circle', just feels awkward.
Of the regulars, K9 gets more to do than he did in 'The Leisure Hive', but the production teams' intention of phasing him out again means that he suffers, as his power pack runs out for no good reason. At least he gets to provide expository dialogue in a reasonably convincing way (something he is always useful for) and advise the Doctor and Romana, but I do find the various ways used to incapacitate him in Season Eighteen rather sad. Although I suppose I should be glad that when he does leave the series, he isn't actually put down. Lalla Ward is her usual reliable self here, especially in the first two episodes, when she acts panic-stricken very convincingly whilst the TARDIS is trapped in the chronic hysteresis. But it is Tom Baker who really excels here. However poorly characterised Meglos may actually be he is kept interesting by the performances of Tom Baker and Christopher Owen. Owen switches well between baffled Earthling and gloating villain in Episode One, but Baker really excels at playing the villain, proving for the second story in a row that he can act. There are points during 'Meglos' during which, thanks to a combination of impressive cactus make-up and Baker's chilling performance, the character is thoroughly sinister, and Baker succeeds in keeping his performances as Meglos and the Doctor distinct, even when Meglos is actually impersonating the Doctor. It isn't really enough to rescue 'Meglos' from its shortcomings, but it does at least make it worth watching at least once.
Ultimately, 'Meglos' is disappointing, especially after 'The Leisure Hive'. Fortunately, the following story succeeds in restoring Season Eighteen's initial high quality
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Wednesday, 21st September 2011 - reviewed by Anthony Weight
Poor old Meglos always seems to be the overlooked, under appreciated child of season eighteen. Sandwiched between the new-look relaunch story The Leisure Hive and the TARDIS crew-changing trilogy of the E-Space stories, its lack of any particular hook or event which makes it an important part of either the mythos of the show or the nature of its production means it tends to be rather forgotten about.
Which is a great shame, and I hope its turn to be released on DVD sees it getting a little more recognition than it hitherto has. Although it does have some of the po-faced faux-science that runs through all of season eighteen (why not just call it a "Time Loop", rather than a "Chronic Hysteresis"?), it runs at a much faster pace and has a much more involving story than its immediate predecessor, with John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch doing a good job of creating an interesting story of science versus religion with characters who you actually want to know what happens to them.
Nowhere does their ability to create worthwhile characters come across more than the main villain, Meglos, who is possibly the most interesting villain to turn up anywhere in this season. His first appearance, as the random cactus with the disembodied voice, ought to seem utterly absurd and ridiculous, but somehow the vocal performance lends a genuine air of intellect and menace. As the story moves along, Tom Baker's performance as Meglos impersonating the Doctor also works well.
Admittedly it does have to be said that Meglos impersonating the Doctor creates one of the weak points of the story, when the Tigellan scientists are so ready to accept that the Doctor has been impersonated, and to believe his story. It's a shame that in a script where they generally do so well that Flanagan and McCulloch do lapse into some lazy writing every now and again – another case in point being Romana leading the Gaztaks, who hitherto been interesting and funny characters, round and round in circles through the forest like a bunch of space morons. And on another note, why didn't they recognise her from their watching of the Chronic Hysteresis on Meglos's screen, anyway...?
Quibbles aside, the aforementioned forest is one of the better ones to have been attempted within the confines of a multi-camera studio on Doctor Who down the years. In fact, the whole of Meglos looks pretty damn good – Terence Dudley having perhaps his finest outing as a director on the programme. He's able to get the infamous lighting levels down for some of the Gaztak spaceship and Deon worship scenes, and he's lucky enough to have great support from make-up (the Meglos cactus facial make-up on Christopher Owen and Tom Baker) and the more technical departments (the excellent Scene-Sync work).
There's a very good guest cast been recruited, too – notably Bill Fraser, Frederick Treves and yes, even Jacqueline Hill coming back to a series that must have been so bamboozingly different from that little programme she left back in Lime Grove all those years ago. She's let down by Lexa's death scene, though – which is rushed, pointless and basically thrown away.
If you've not seen Meglos before, or if you haven't given it a look for some time, I'd recommend picking this up if you get the chance. You might be pleasantly surprised – it's a reminder that even in its uncelebrated instalments, Doctor Who can provide more entertainment than an average piece of television.
As always, we're spoiled on Doctor Who, with even a "run of the mill" story such as Meglos receiving a bonus feature package which puts most feature films to shame. The commentary, which features Lalla Ward, John Flanagan, Christopher Owen and Paddy Kingsland, probably doesn't contain anything startlingly insightful, but is amiable enough, and it's interesting to note how on occasion Ward seems to slip into a moderator-type role, leading the discussion and asking questions of the others.
My favourite of the bonus features was Meglos Men, an interesting way of looking at the writing of the story. Rather than simply being talking heads in a studio, Flanagan and McCulloch meet up and travel around some of their old London haunts in a very nicely-shot and interesting feature which even sees them pop round Christopher H. Bidmead's house. I don't think they're writers who will be as familiar to most Who fans as some others who have worked on the series, so it's worth a look to find out a bit more about the background to the writing of the serial.
The Scene Sync Story is an interesting look at the technology behind the innovation which helped make the Zolfa-Thuran scenes of Meglos look so good, locking two cameras of a Chromakey shot together. I am very interested in this sort of behind the scenes, production history nitty-gritty, although I appreciate it's not everyone's cup of tea.
The Jacqueline Hill documentary, A Life in Pictures, is very welcome, although I couldn't help but feel it would have been nice for it to have been longer, and to have included some more clips of her work outside of Doctor Who. I appreciate that this probably would have involved clearance costs, though, and doubtless the money was better spent elsewhere on the release.
I didn't like Entropy Explained very much – this sort of 'educational' type feature may be an interesting idea for a different type of extra, but I just don't think it works. It'sDoctor Who, after all, not real science, and exploring the real scientific concepts stories may sometimes play with probably only flags up how dodgy the science of the stories often is. Plus it doesn't seem to be able to decide if it's trying to be serious or funny, with the presentation style playing it straight, but the captions throwing inHitch-Hiker's Guide jokes and shampoo advert reference
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Universities on Fire
Higher Education in the Climate Crisis
By Bryan Alexander
Scientists agree that we are on the precipice of a global climate crisis. How will it transform colleges and universities?
In 2019, intense fires in the San Francisco Bay Area closed universities and drove afflicted people to shelter at other campuses. At the same time, extraordinary fires ravaged eastern Australia. Several universities responded by promising material and research support to damaged businesses while also hosting refugees and emergency response teams in student residence halls. This was an echo of the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Katrina on Tulane University in 2005.
In Universities on Fire, futurist Bryan Alexander explores higher education during an age of unfolding climate crisis. Powered by real-world examples and the latest research, Alexander assesses practical responses and strategies by surveying contemporary programs and academic climate research from around the world. He establishes a model of how academic institutions may respond and offers practical pathways forward for higher education. How will the two main purposes of education—teaching and research—change as the world heats up? Alexander positions colleges and universities in the broader social world, from town-gown relationships to connections between how campuses and civilization as a whole respond to this epochal threat.
Current studies of climate change trace the likely implications across a range of domains, from agriculture to policy, urban design, technology, culture, and human psychology. However, few books have predicted or studied the effects of the climate crisis on colleges and universities. By connecting climate research to a deep, futures-informed analysis of academia, Universities on Fire explores how climate change will fundamentally reshape higher education.
Bryan Alexander (MANASSAS, VA) is an internationally known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher. A senior scholar at Georgetown University and the creator of the Future Trends Forum, he is the author of Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education and The New Digital Storytelling: Creating Narratives with New Media.
"In Universities on Fire, Bryan Alexander explores how the climate crisis will impact higher education institutions, particularly until 2100. He covers impacts on campus, research, and teaching, and how these activities are already changing to respond to climate change. He also investigates the relationship between universities and local communities, as well as national and international structures. Different scenarios are presented, as well as practical options for acting on them."
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CLOUGH SAYS BREWERS NEED TO BE WARY OF TEAMS BELOW THEM
NIGEL Clough says says that the close nature of League One means that more than half the teams in the division are looking over their shoulder.
Even Fleetwood in tenth are only eight points ahead of Rochdale who are 22nd
Albion are 13th and six points ahead of the bottom four.
Clough said: "Everyone is picking up points down there so we need to keep our heads above water and pick up as many points as we can.
"We haven't ruled the play offs out but when you are closer to the bottom four than the top six then your immediate priority is to grow that gap between you and the relegation zone.
"Once you get double figures ahead then you know a few more wins until the end of the season will be enough.
"But that's not the extent of our aspirations - we want to try and put a charge together and move towards the top six.
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Japan's struggle to drive down renewables costs
A nation famous for high electricity prices has seen power costs fall 15% this year, according to analyst Wood Mackenzie, a figure which will help attract $100 billion of solar and wind investment to 2030. Renewables will have to work even harder, however, to displace fossil fuels in hydrogen production.
August 20, 2020 Max Hall
Japan wants the number of hydrogen-powered cars on its roads to rise from 4,000 today to 200,000 by 2025.
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U.S.-owned analyst Wood Mackenzie has predicted Japan is on track to overshoot its 2030 renewable energy target but will have to work harder to drive down the cost of solar and wind energy if it is also to achieve its clean hydrogen ambition.
WoodMac estimates the dampening effect of Covid-19 suppression measures on energy demand and the related oil price crash have driven down power supply costs in the nation 15% this year and yesterday predicted lower electricity demand forecasts and ever-cheaper solar panels and wind turbines will combine to attract $100 billion of renewables investment to Japan this decade.
That will mean the national target of generating 22-24% of electricity from renewables by 2030 will be surpassed as the country will hit 27% clean energy by that point.
The analyst stated a renewables sector which already features 45 GW of solar generation capacity, supplied 8% of the total 19% clean energy share of the generation mix last year from its solar and wind facilities. The technologies will supply 18% of the Japanese generation profile in ten years' time, according to WoodMac, thanks in part to a further 30% reduction in generation costs on the back of falling hardware prices.
However, hitting clean hydrogen targets which include expanding the current 4,000 fuel-cell vehicle fleet on Japan's roads to 200,000 by 2025 and 800,000 by 2030 will be tough, according to WoodMac research director Prakash Sharma. The analyst said generating green hydrogen is 2-4 times more expensive than creating the gas from fossil fuels, in a nation renowned for high electricity prices.
The government wants to drive down the cost of green hydrogen to $3/kg by 2030 but doing so would require the levelized cost of energy from solar and wind facilities to fall a further 37% than the 30% figure anticipated above, according to Sharma.
Large scale PV costs in Japan are still among the highest in the world. In the last solar auction held in the country, in January, the lowest price offered was ¥10.99/kWh ($0.10) and the highest ¥13, for an average ¥12.57. The main issues solar developers have to address are land availability – in part due to restrictions on the use of abandoned agricultural sites – and grid constraints.
WoodMac's assessment of the nation's hydrogen ambition added, with fuel-cell vehicles around 30% more expensive than electric vehicles, government support will be needed to roll out hydrogen transport infrastructure as well as cost reductions from car manufacturers.
That all adds up to good news for regional neighbor Australia, which is already making production cost gains in the green hydrogen sector just as Japan is expected to have to import the fuel to meet its hydrogen target.
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Given the constraints on solar development, and the impact this has on solar power cost in Japan, it may be that floating wind turbines with offshore hydrogen production might be an option. Such wind farms would not need to be connected by cable to land, and could even produce and store liquid hydrogen offshore for collection by tanker if a pipeline to shore were too difficult or expensive.
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Choosing Your Core Values
principle 1
by Rebecca Sipos
Which is better: honesty or integrity? Empathy or compassion?
Of course, it's a bogus question. Both are good. At first glance, Principle 1 sounds easy, "Choose your core values." But there are so many good qualities out there, how do you choose? And how long do you stick with your choices? When should you change?
Over the years that I have been evaluating schools for our Schools of Character program, core values seem to follow trends. In 2007, most of the schools had some variation on these: respect, responsibility and honesty. But in recent years, schools have been including values such as empathy, compassion or kindness. Is that because of the times? The Great Kindness Challenge got over 2 million students to perform acts of kindness last year. Did it also influence schools to change their core values?
Do events in the news affect what schools choose? Smith Street School's whole education program came about because of their environment. "The stakes are so high," says Dr. Triplett, "Because of the realities outside of our school, many kids in our area are in danger … good character is, in many cases, a matter of life and death to our kids. They have to make good choices in life — and we want them and their parents to understand the connection. For this reason, we see these students as OUR children. CE is so, so much deeper here for that reason." They chose "reflection" as one of their core values as they really want their students to think through their actions.
Schools seem to fit into three categories when it comes to selected core values.
Some schools that have historical documents or a tradition that has ingrained certain values to the school. Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pennsylvania is like that. Their founder Milton Hershey left his fortune to the school and his legacy drives the school's values. Military schools also often benefit from a tradition of values.
The second category includes schools that have their values decided by others. Perhaps a school district has decided core values for all schools in the district, or perhaps a school purchases a program that comes with core values such as Character Counts! with its six pillars.
The third category is for those schools who can freely choose whatever values they want. But that is easier said than done. For example, the Virtues Project lists 52 virtues. How do you choose?
Selecting core values can take quite a while. I remember at my high school, we began with a series of meetings. All teachers would meet during their planning time and each hour created a list of their preferred values. Each group would leave their list on the conference room, and next group would come in and modify the list. Emotions really ran high as people advocated for one value or another.
Students participated via clubs, student government and lunch time meetings creating their own lists. They actually seemed to have an easier time agreeing than did the teachers. The community was invited to join in at several forums and they added their lists to the group. After each group of stakeholders generated their lists of values that people thought should be the best traits to define us, we then began the process of narrowing the possibilities.
Right now there are core value debates going on in our country and being played out in the news. Which is more important to us: freedom or security? The acts of terrorism add urgency to the debates. Free speech or civility? The protests on college campuses have ignited passionate responses and op-eds on both sides of the debate. These are tough questions and people do not agree. Stakeholders in a school don't always agree either as to what is most valuable, but the exercise in discussing values and selecting preferences is worth the time it takes to come to agreement.


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Prepare for the 2021 Proposed HIPAA Changes
Since the introduction of HIPAA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has taken care to ensure its rules and regulations keep up with new technologies and practices.
The deadline has passed for comments regarding the proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will review the comments over the next couple of months. It is integral for healthcare providers and patients to begin learning the new regulations.
How does a proposed rule become law?
As health technology evolves, HIPAA rules and regulations need an amendment to remain relevant. HHS accepts feedback regarding current regulations which have become less important or more problematic.
HHS uses this feedback to develop a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). They then accept and review comments before posting a final rule after 60 days. Once these are finalized, HIPAA-covered entities have a grace period of 180 days to make any necessary adjustments before the changes take effect.
The 2021 proposed changes to HIPAA seek to further enhance many of the goals of the HITECH Act and the subsequent Omnibus Rule – both of which sought to promote the use of electronic health records, improve health data security, and increase punishment for non-compliance.
The primary goals of the proposed updates to HIPAA regulations are as follows:
Strengthen care coordination and case management within health information networks
Bolster and clarify a patient's HIPAA right of access to their protected health information (PHI)
Reduce information blocking, or a "practice that is likely to interfere with, prevent, or materially discourage access, exchange, or use of electronic health information"
Ease of access to records for patients
The current NPRM proposes several improvements to the accessibility of medical records for patients and between providers during care coordination. While the proposal aims to improve and modernize HIPAA regulations, the new rules may burden providers. To ensure continued compliance, training sessions and additional staff may prove necessary. Alternatively, improved workflows and tools can help covered entities manage requests and securely release information.
Reduced timeframe for fulfilling medical records requests
Providers will need to respond more quickly to release of information (ROI) requests if this NPRM is passed. Currently, HIPAA calls for a turnaround time of no more than 30 calendar days. HHS proposed to reduce the deadline for completing a medical records request to 15 calendar days.
The NPRM allows for one 15-day extension if the provider notifies the requestor and offers a valid reason for the delay. Asking for additional information will not constitute a valid reason for an extension. This prevents covered entities from asking for additional information just before the request deadline to receive an extension.
Enhance a patient's HIPAA right to access their records
The proposed changes to HIPAA will allow patients to view, photograph, and take notes on their health information in person.
Additionally, they will reduce the burden of identification to combat information blocking. The proposal dictates that the process should not create a barrier to access medical records. HHS offered the following examples of unreasonable identity verification measures:
Requiring that patients receive PHI in-person
Requesting extensive information either via a form or a web app
Requiring a notarized signature to release PHI
Improved information sharing during care coordination and case management.
Reduced signatures, reduced administrative burden
Providers will no longer need patients to sign to confirm that a Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) was provided. HHS will edit the NPP for clarity regarding the patients' rights and how they can exercise them.
Additionally, the NPRM proposes that written PHI requests will no longer be required for all ROI requests. If passed, patients will be able to easily direct a copy of their PHI to a third party via an oral or web-based request, as long as it is "clear, conspicuous, and specific."
Improved accessibility to electronic health records
The form and format of released PHI will be required to be one that is readily accessible for the recipient. HHS specified that PDF files are a great option for fulfilling this requirement because the file format was developed to be accessible regardless of the operating system.
The NPRM also proposes to ease the HIPAA privacy rule to allow for disclosures of PHI based on "the exercise of professional judgment." In its current form, the privacy rule's standard allows such disclosures in the case of a "serious and imminent threat."
Increased protection for good-faith disclosures
The proposal permits covered entities to disclose PHI in certain circumstances based on a "good faith belief" that the disclosure is in the patients' best interest. It allows providers to disclose PHI in the case of a "serious and reasonably foreseeable threat."
For example, the covered entity will be allowed to make a disclosure to relevant parties, such as parents or law enforcement, to minimize harm in cases including:
Serious mental illness
Potentially violent situations
Clearer request fees
HIPAA-covered entities will be required to make estimated fee schedules for PHI access and disclosure available on their websites. These fees must be reasonable and cost-based. This includes labor for making copies, supplies, postage, and the costs of preparing a requested summary or explanation.
Potential penalties for not following guidelines
Since it was signed into law in 1996, HIPAA requires covered entities to protect PHI, strictly controlling its divulgence since it was signed into law in 1996. The Enforcement Final Rule gave OCR the authority to financially penalize covered entities who do not comply with HIPAA regulations based on the guidelines introduced by the HITECH Act.
These guidelines introduced a tiered system of penalties based on the covered entity's knowledge of the violation. The tiers are as follows:
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Roy Thomas's Alter Ego is a terrific magazine — packed with articles, interviews, and loads of art from vintage comics. So packed, in fact, that I can't remember the last time I read one cover-to-cover. These days when a new issue arrives, I flip though it joyfully, then add it to the teetering stack to be enjoyed later.
That stack finally toppled, spilling all over the floor, and while I was cleaning it up and carting it to the basement (excuse me, to the Cave of Wonders), I found a handful of issues from 2008 and 2009 I'd been meaning to blog about. Specifically, those containing a massive three-part investigation of, and tribute to, Sword & Sorcery in the Comics.
Better late than never, I thought, and brought them back up out of the subterranean vault. Let's start with the first one, Alter Ego #80, dated August 2008. It is wrapped in a new cover by Rafael Kayanan and contains John Wells's fabulously detailed 34-page article "Sword & Sorcery in the Comics: Part I of a Study of Robert E. Howard's Legacy in Four Colors — and in Black-&-White." As Thomas says in his editorial:
You'd have thought I'd have done this a long time before now, wouldn't you? Devote an issue of Alter Ego to sword-and-sorcery in comics, I mean… I just kept putting it off. It's a big subject, after all, because, much as I'd like to think otherwise, comic book S&S didn't begin with Marvel's Conan the Barbarian #1 in 1970 — or even with the couple of forerunners at DC ("Nightmaster") and Marvel ("Starr the Slayer") in the previous twelvemonth…
"Sword & Sorcery in the Comics" proved way too big a subject to cover in one issue… in the end, because we wanted to illustrate nearly every one of the examples of the game we were discussing, we found ourselves with only room for the S&S overview I talked John Wells into writing especially for this magazine… in Alter Ego #83, Part Two will be slashing its way toward you. After that, we'll keep the S&S segments coming, every few issues, till we've covered the genre the way we've always intended to! We figured it's high time.
Appropriately enough, Wells begins his article with a look at Robert E. Howard and his profound influence on the entire field.
But while Howard essentially created Sword & Sorcery, the genre first seeped into comics in surprising ways. As Wells notes:
In the late 1930s and 1940s, though, the general public might well have called it "that Prince Valiant stuff." Conceived by writer-artist Hall Foster, Prince Valiant (which debuted the year after Howard's death) was one of the loveliest things on the newspaper page, and likely as not the first place many a young reader discovered the legends of King Arthur and Merlin. There was plenty of swordplay therein as young Val grew up to take his place among the Knights of the Round Table. There was sorcery, as well, starting with the early Sunday page wherein the witch Horrit prophesied that the teenager's adventurous life would be tempered with great sorrow and discontentment.
For the next 30 pages, Wells touches on virtually every S&S character in comics over the next 70 years. Just as Roy Thomas promised, there's plenty of art, including full-page reproductions, covers, photos, and numerous sidebars on everything from Steve Ditko's "City to Doom" to how many syllables there are in "Fafhrd."
Wells covers an incredible range of titles and characters, including Crom the Barbarian, La Reina de la Costa Negra, Nightmaster, Kull, Red Sonja, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Beowulf, Warlord, Dagar the Invincible, Wulf the Barbarian, Ironjaw, Howard the Duck, Cerebus, and yes, even Groo.
The artists on display include Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Gil Kane, Bernie Wrightson, Mike Ploog, Frank Thorne, Frank Brunner, Howard Chaykin, Frank Frazetta, Jerry Bingham, Mike Grell, Pablo Marcos, Neal Adams, Joe Kubert, Jesse Santos, Larry Hama, Mike Sekowsky, and many more.
Of course, that's not all in this issue. The remaining 60 pages are given over to additional features, including pictures of the 1965 New York Comicon, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, 1960s Supergirl artist Jim Mooney, and a lot more.
As promised, Part Two of Sword & Sorcery in the Comics arrived just a few months later in issue 83, dated January 2009.
Underneath a beautiful cover by Arthur Suydam is a series of shorter articles looking more specifically at individual titles, especially Conan. As Thomas says in his editorial "Of Thieves, Reavers, and Slayers:"
This time, we examine the phenomenon which, we must admit, we immodestly consider the epicenter of the S&S comic book earthquake of the 1970s — namely, Marvel's Conan the Barbarian, as launched by Yours Truly as scripter (and de facto editor) and Barry Windsor-Smith as artist extraordinaire. Even before Conan, though, Marvel had flirted with that genre — as witness the short-lived but legendary Black Knight series by Stan Lee and Joe Maneely in the mid-1950s, and several stories written and drawn by Wally Wood right before the Cimmerian unleashed his four-color broadsword. (At the last minute, sadly, we had to delay Richard Arndt's study of Charlton's proto-S&S comic Hercules until our third special foray.)
With that to pique your interest, the issue dives into four lengthy articles on the Black Knight, Wally Wood, and Conan:
The Black Knight: Atlas' Arthurian Adventurer, by Tom Lammers
A Sword of Wood, by Richard J. Arndt
Conan Before the Bronze Age, by Will Murray
"Conan was Probably Making More Money for [Marvel] than Spider-Man!", an interview with Roy Thomas
Alter Ego 92, cover dated March 2010, contains Part III of Sword & Sorcery in the Comics.
Rafael Kayanan has cover duties again. Inside, Thomas and his team examine DC's Sword of Sorcery by Denny O'Neil, Howard Chaykin, and Walt Simonson; Claw the Unconquered by David Michelinie and Ernie Chan, Charlton's Hercules by Sam J. Glanzman; and Gold Key's Dagar the Invincible by Don Glut and Jesse Santos.
Plus there's Marvel S&S art by Sal Buscema, Rafael Kayanan, Bernie Wrightson, and others. And Jim Amash interviews Jack Katz on his S&S classic First Kingdom.
To be honest, I'm not really sure if Roy Thomas kept his promise to "keep the S&S segments coming, every few issues" after Part III appeared. It's entirely possible, but to be certain, I'd have to make another subterranean expedition into the Cave of Wonders to pour over later issues. So I think I'll leave that as an exercise to the reader.
Alter Ego is edited by Roy Thomas and published eight times per year by TwoMorrows Publishing. Most issues are 100 pages with a cover price of $6.95.; current issues have switched to full color and an $8.95 price tag.
All three issues covered above are still in print, and you can order them directly from TwoMorrows Publishing at their website. They're currently selling back issue for 15% off, so act fast.
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Jason M Waltz @ Rogue Blades
Hey, great post John! And I thank you for it too, as I hadn't known about the 3rd installment in issue 92…so I've just purchased it! The only two Alter Egos I own are the other two.
Besides the discount right now, what's cool with the print order is that I also receive the digital version. And after looking at it, now I want the other two issues in digital as well.
Leave it to John to always be influencing my spending!
John ONeill
Hey Jason,
Yeah, I took advantage of the special pricing and got some digital (and print) issues too. Haven't look at them yet… how do they look?
It's a color scan of the actual magazine, so you do have to scroll through it, but hey! it's good to have it readily available on my computer 🙂
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Ubisoft announces Wildlands sequel Ghost Recon Breakpoint
Launching in October for PS4, Xbox One and PC
By Shawn Knight	 on May 9, 2019, 17:29
Through the looking glass: Ghost Recon Breakpoint takes a Black Mirror approach to some of today's more pressing technological issues and specifically, what could happen if that tech falls into the wrong hands and is weaponized.
Ubisoft on Thursday officially unveiled the next game in the popular Ghost Recon franchise, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint.
Ghost Recon Breakpoint boasts 11 unique biomes across a remote archipelago in the South Pacific that's home to a mysterious Silicon Valley startup called Skell Technology. You'll do battle with The Wolves, a group of former Ghosts that have gone rogue. Led by Colonel Cole D. Walker (the same character introduced in last week's Operation Oracle DLC for Wildlands), they've taken control of Skell's drone technology and it's up to you to stop them.
Breakpoint's open-world archipelago can be experienced either alone or with a group of friends courtesy of Ghost Recon's co-op mode. There's also competitive PvP multiplayer to test your skills against others in "high-action game modes."
Ubisoft published a nearly 14-minute-long gameplay walkthrough alongside the announcement trailer.
Ghost Recon Breakpoint is available to pre-order now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC in standard, gold, ultimate and collector's editions. It launches on October 4 although you can start playing a few days early on October 1 with a gold or higher pre-order. All versions include the base game and guaranteed access to the beta.
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A persuasive message is written or spoken communication that compels the intended audience to respond or act in a certain way. In marketing, companies conduct research, develop solutions and then present persuasive messages to motivate targeted consumers to purchase the solutions.
A persuasive message typically includes benefits that appeal to the interests of the recipient. To persuade, the message sender must indicate what personal value the audience member derives from choosing to respond. Researching and understanding the needs and preferences of the target audience sets the stage for a persuasive message. A personal rapport or loyal connection improves a person's ability to deliver a persuasive message to someone.


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Q: How do I add legends when there are two y variables? This is the code I used:
ggplot(Delays2006, aes(Month)) + geom_point(aes(y = delay), color = "blue", size = 2)
+ geom_point(aes(y=delay2)) + scale_x_discrete(limits=(month.name))
+ labs(x= "Months", y = "Delays in minutes") + ggtitle(" Flight Data 2006")

This is the output:

May I ask how do I add legends to delay and delay2 in this graph. Thank you.

A: If you want to have a legend you have to map on aesthetics, i.e. do geom_point(aes(y = delay, color = "delay")) + geom_point(aes(y=delay2, color = "delay2")). Colors and labels could then be set via scale_color_manual.
Using mtcars as example data:
library(ggplot2)

ggplot(mtcars, aes(mpg)) +
  geom_point(aes(y = hp, color = "hp")) +
  geom_point(aes(y = cyl, color = "cyl")) +
  scale_color_manual(values = c(hp = "blue", cyl = "green"), labels = c(hp = "Horse Power", cyl = "Cylinders"))

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Big Bend Border Crossing To Reopen
By John Burnett
Published January 7, 2011 at 2:00 AM MST
The news from our southwest border is usually about increased security, more fences, more agents, more unmanned aerial vehicles. Yesterday the federal government announced it plans to reopen a border crossing. It's between Texas and Mexico and it was shut down after the terrorist attacks on 9/11. NPR's John Burnett reports that local residents are elated.
JOHN BURNETT: Fearing terrorists sneaking up from Mexico, the U.S, government shut down this informal crossing, and others like it, up and down the border. On Thursday, Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Alan Bursin, stood in the national park and made a startling announcement.
M: There's a great expression in Spanish: el futuro ya no es lo que era antes. The future is not what it used to be. And you never can go back, but you can go forward. This crossing which will mean so much to the local communities can be accomplished without, in any way at all, compromising the security of the American homeland.
BURNETT: The actual crossing will be via ferry boat, the second one on the southwest border. A Border Patrol official says the leaky rowboat from Boquillas will be replaced by an approved river-worthy watercraft operated by a park concessionaire. Construction on a combination park visitor center and passport- control building will begin next summer. And they hope the first visitors can float across by April of 2012. Today, Boquillas del Carmen is nearly dead, depending, as it did, almost totally on the national park.
M: When we shut it down, they had no way to get food, work, gas; I mean most of these towns are a good five, six hours from any other real village.
BURNETT: That's Cynta de Narvaez, a retired river guide and crossborder activist who lives in nearby Terlingua. After the Border Patrol closed the crossing, she says she had to travel 12 hours, through Del Rio, to get to the families she was helping in Boquillas.
M: April of 2012, I think that's fantastic. It's beautiful over there, there's incredible mountains, and the people there are friendly and they've been shut off for quite some time.
BURNETT: A Border Patrol official says the Interior Department and the Department of Homeland Security have been quietly working for the past two years to make this happen. Last year, President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon signed a joint statement pledging both countries' interest to protect wild lands on opposite sides of the river. It's an idea that's been around for more than 70 years. Rick LoBello is education curator at the El Paso Zoo and a longtime advocate for a bi-national park.
M: So I think it's great news for the people of Mexico in that area, for Big Bend National Park, for ecotourism, and for the hopes of an international park some day.
BURNETT: John Burnett, NPR News, Austin. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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As NPR's Southwest correspondent based in Austin, Texas, John Burnett covers immigration, border affairs, Texas news and other national assignments. In 2018, 2019 and again in 2020, he won national Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio-Television News Directors Association for continuing coverage of the immigration beat. In 2020, Burnett along with other NPR journalists, were finalists for a duPont-Columbia Award for their coverage of the Trump Administration's Remain in Mexico program. In December 2018, Burnett was invited to participate in a workshop on Refugees, Immigration and Border Security in Western Europe, sponsored by the RIAS Berlin Commission.
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I found a few highly superior photos of La Maison de la Vieille Vigne, taken by somebody who is a much better photographer than yours truly, to tide you over until I go and do another photo shoot myself.
You can sort of make out our statue of Saint Vincent in the farthest niche along the wall over the sofa. I love him.
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Oman Air Announces Major Growth in Onboard Connectivity Take-up
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has announced major growth in uptake by passengers of its inflight mobile phone and wi-fi connectivity.
Between January 2012 and January 2013, the airline experienced a 130 per cent increase in internet package sales and a 180 percent increase in connectivity revenues. Mobile phone connectivity is charged at roaming rates by individual service providers.
Oman Air's Muscat to London Heathrow service saw the greatest use of inflight connectivity and the most popular method of accessing the internet was via smart phones, indicating that most users relied on the connectivity service for leisure, rather than work, purposes.
Oman Air's Chief Executive Officer, Wayne Pearce welcomed the figures, saying: "Oman Air was the first airline in the world to offer both mobile phone and wi-fi connectivity inflight and I am delighted that our customers value this service so much. The increase in passengers' use of the service in 2012 underlines their growing expectation that similar levels of connectivity should be available in the air as they are on the ground. I am pleased that the continued increase in uptake since we introduced the service in 2010 shows that Oman Air still leads the field in this area."
Oman Air's inflight wi-fi connectivity is available in a range of packages, designed to suit customers' differing requirements. Vouchers can be purchased for use with smart phones and tablets (excluding iPads) aboard the airline's Airbus A330 long haul fleet at the rate of US$5 for up to 3MB of data or US$15 for up to 10MB of data. Vouchers for iPad and laptop connectivity can be purchased for US$15 for up to 10MB of data and US$30 for up to 25MB. Usage beyond these data allowances is charged per MB.
Coverage is available throughout Oman Air's range of long haul services, except when flying over countries such as India, which prohibit onboard mobile phone and wi-fi communications. However, the airline's Muscat to Bangkok services, which overfly India, report the second highest rate of uptake, after Muscat to London.
Wayne Pearce concluded:
"Digital communications are playing an increasingly important role in all our lives and, in addition to onboard connectivity and services such as online booking and web check-in, Oman Air is rapidly expanding its online customer engagement. Our social media presence is growing daily and we are offering many more online-only special offers than ever before.
"Having pioneered onboard connectivity, we are committed to remaining in the vanguard of 21st Century communications."
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Post-Thanksgiving shopping may mark the start of the Christmas season for adults, but for their children, it is the arrival of Santa Claus.
St. Nicholas held court in Valley Mall Saturday as dozens of young boys and girls lined up for a photograph and a chance to ask for their most-desired gifts.
Hagerstown residents Terry and Cherry Flaherty waited nearly 20 minutes by an empty chair in the middle of the mall.
"We're waiting for Santa Claus," Terry Flaherty said. "He's coming."
Finally, he came. And Emily Flaherty, 5, got a chance to tell the big guy what she wants most this year - a skateboard.
"I want to ride it on my nanny's blacktop," she said.
Emily's 2-year-old sister waited for St. Nick also. Their 7-month-old brother, Jack, did not appear as excited, but Emily insisted he won't be left out.
"My brother wants baby toys," she said.
Hunter Heinlein, 3, made his second visit to Santa on Saturday. The Cincinnati resident was visiting his grandparents in Hagerstown and, well, it never hurts to reinforce your desires to the man in the red suit.
Hunter said he wants Emiglio, a remote-controlled robot. The toy has a tray, which is perfect for snacks.
"It brings Coke," he said.
Hunter's sister, 5-year-old Sammie Heinlein, said she wants Garden Babies - "because I love babies" - and a Dalmatian coloring book.
Their mother, Tracey Heinlein, said there's no procrastinating when it comes to Santa.
"Once they see Santa the first time, they have to tell them what they want," she said. "Last year, they were real skeptical of Santa. It's old hat now."
Zachary Lucas, of Williamsport, came prepared. He carefully reviewed a sheet of paper on which he listed his requests.
Zachary covets the latest craze to sweep pre-teen America: Pokmon. He wants toys, games and anything else to do with the hit Japanese cartoon.
Ask him why, though, and he shrugs.
"When you're 5, you like things because everybody else does," said Zachary's grandmother, Barbara Eschblach, of Sharpsburg.
But has he been good? Will he pass muster when Santa double-checks that famous list of his?
Zachary mumbled in the affirmative, although he nervously flung his hands over his face.
Not everybody was into Santa. While Gary Lewis' grandson, Truss Rowe, was busy saying what he wanted, Lewis' granddaughter sat in her carriage.
"She didn't think too much of Santa," Lewis said.
The story was much the same at the Martinsburg (W.Va.) Mall, where Santa - how does he do it? - fielded more Christmas requests.
Justin Loy, 9, of Gerrardstown, W.Va., said he wants a Ferby and PlayStation games.
Courtney Thompkins, 8, of Baltimore, also wants a Ferby. She said she wants the movie "Grease" as well.
Anna Cragon, 9, of Huntsville, Ala., said Santa brought a baby doll, an Easy-Bake Oven and a Gameboy last year.
But this year, she has only one request: A boom box.
Sister Katherine Cragon, 11, said she wants a new watch, new jewelry "and just surprises" for Christmas.
The Santa trip was a bonus to a visit with her grandparents. Katherine said Santa had not set up shop yet at her local mall.
"I bet when we go home, he'll be there," she said.
The youngest Cragon sister, 4-year-old Emily, seemed shy. But her mother, Laura Cragon, said her daughter wants a Baby Kate doll. She predicted Emily would appreciate the Santa experience more this year.
"You're always old enough for Santa. But this year, it's a big deal," she said.


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In one of the latest studies, conducted at the Aeronautics Advanced Manufacturing Center (CFAA) together with the research group of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), the complete sequence of operations required for the production of a bliskwith a high geometric complexity for the aeronautics industry by means of die sink electrical discharge machining (SEDM) was analyzed.
It is a well-known fact that the need to improve the efficiency of high-speed turbines has generated a trend towards the design of integrated components, i.e. manufactured in a single piece. In the case of blisk, or blade integrated disks,there are difficulties in conventional machining for several reasons:
o The nature of the new materials used (nickel-based and titanium-based alloys).
o The stringent dimensional tolerances required (around 50µm).
o Rigorous requirements for accuracy and surface quality.
o The difficulty of access for the tools that must generate their complex geometry.
The purpose of the research at the CFAA was to demonstrate and contrast ONA's most advanced technology and consolidate its capacity to carry out projects and solutions in the highly complex geometric turbine components sector. It should be noted that, in these cases, the accessibility of the tool is limited and, therefore, die sink electrical discharge machining is a viable and competitive option
The research consisted of the manufacture of a bliskwith a high geometric complexity from start to finish using an ONA QX7 machine.
First, the electrodes and their associated trajectories were designed using proprietary methodologies and algorithms based on optimization algorithms. The machining strategies were then designed and the sequence of operations defined. Finally, the complete disk was manufactured, taking 300 hours to produce.
It should be noted that, in this type of parts, unit manufacture is the previous and indispensable step for mass production. It enables the verification of programs, machining strategies and the definition of the optimal sequence of operations to be used.
Once each and every one of the challenges that the manufacture of the part entailed has been analyzed in detail (Design of electrodes and their multi-axis paths; part arrangement; electrode manufacturing process; electrode wear; material behavior; and metrology),the conclusion was that die sink electrical discharge machining is a "competitive and indispensable" alternative when the geometry of the bliskincludes a difficult to access external enclosure(shrouded blisk) and where production runs are short.
The experts also determined that developing these complex geometry integrated components requires high-capacity EDM machines -such as ONA's - and a specialized engineering team with experience in electrode design and associated trajectories; as well as in process technology; tooling control; set-upand advanced metrology.
Each part reference must also be worked as an independent project and any design modification complicates the process and extends deadlines.
You can read the full report of the research by clicking here.
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Children and COVID-19
The Church's concern for the most vulnerable victims of the pandemic
The Pontifical Academy for Life (PAL), the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Vatican Covid-19 Commission release two documents on the topic
They are among the most vulnerable victims of the pandemic and pay a very high price, often unrecognised, so much so that there is talk of a 'parallel pandemic'. Children suffer from the psycho-social consequences of the change imposed on their lives by the COVID-19 pandemic. A real upheaval at times for children who have been orphaned by their parents or who have fallen into extreme poverty with their families. Not infrequently, unable to attend school and forced by the need to support their families, they are also forced to work in exploitative and violent conditions.
It is in order to shine a light on the suffering of the child victims of the pandemic that the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAL) and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, together with its Vatican COVID-19 Commission, presented today, at the headquarters of the PAV, two publications that express above all the Church's care for "its youngest children". Present were the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia, the ad-interim secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Sr. Alessandra Smerilli and Dr. Alberto Villani, Director of the Complex Operative Unit of General Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases at the Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital in Rome and Academic of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
The article offered by PAV, in collaboration with the Dicastery for Promoting ntegral Human Development, focuses on the educational challenge posed by COVID and identifies some priorities, such as ensuring the opening of schools, preserving family relationships, transmitting faith in the God of life. The document of the Vatican Commission COVID-19 highlights that the pandemic has worsened the living conditions of millions of children, especially in the most socio-economically deprived contexts, with 150 million children plunged into poverty and with a significant increase in child labour and child slavery, domestic violence, food insecurity and educational delays.
In this context of profound distress, the maternal role of the Church is highlighted, which becomes a "place" of protection, care and promotion of the life and healthy and balanced development of children, working to ensure, first of all, a "family" living environment, and then opportunities for education and socialisation, basic health care and protection from all forms of violence, interventions aimed at resolving conflicts between parents and children and at helping them overcome isolation to develop relationships among peers.
During the presentation, two short videos were broadcast with reflections by Philip Goldman, founder and chairman of Maestral International, consultant to the Vatican Commission COVID-19, and Prof. Milena Santerini, from the Catholic University of Milan, consultant to PAV.
"The Pandemic and the Educational Challenge", PAV.
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Melissa 103 is a 2 bedroom log holiday cabin.
This log cabin building has a kitchen lounge area, separate wc, utility room, bathroom with sauna facilities and two ground floor bedrooms, with an additional sleeping space in the loft. The terrace area can accommodate garden furniture or sun loungers and provides a great space for relaxation. You can choose to have this log building as shown in the floor plans, or you also have the choice of adding or removing walls, doors and windows, which makes this log home better suited to your needs. The possibilities are endless so you can create the home of your dreams.


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The hygiene market has grown constantly in recent years, and demand from manufacturers, retailers and consumers has also increased. To exist in this market, you need to move with the times and respond to consumers' and manufacturers' requirements. But what are the main demands on dieaper manufacturers and consumers today?
Diaper manufacturers need to efficiently produce high quality diapers that are in line with customers' needs. A high level of comfort is important, and there is often also demand for additional properties.
The end customer wants a highly comfortable product that performs well. It is particularly important that the diaper must absorb moisture quickly, and at the same time not leak. High product efficiency and absorption are just as important as production using environmentally-friendly materials. Customers want cost-effective and high quality products which an ecological and sustainable design. There is also demand for thinner, breathable material, maximum dryness, good anatomic fit, discreet design and the avoidance of unpleasant odours.
TWE has thus developed a new core concept that meets all these demands. Five years ago, TWE launched the Amphibia project, which has now become patented technology and has revolutionised the world of hygiene products. Most hygiene products comprise a blend of cellulose and SAP (super-absorbent polymer) as the core, on top of which is an ADL (Acquisition Distribution Layer). The ADL ensures that the liquid is absorbed quickly and removed from the surface as fast as possible. The ADL then distributes the liquid across the entire surface of the core. It also ensures that no liquid passes from the core back to the surface, and so makes sure that the skin remains dry. Watch this video to find out more about the benefits of Amphibia.
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Simon Măzărache (born 10 January 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I side Petrolul Ploiești. In his career, Măzărache also played for teams such as Muscelul Câmpulung, Universitatea Craiova, CS Mioveni or Farul Constanța, among others.

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Liga II: 2021–22

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CURT HOMERS AGAIN BUT FARGO AVOIDS SWEEP
FARGO, N.D. — Curt Smith homered for the second straight night but the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (14-12) topped the Saltdogs (16-11) 6-3 to avoid the sweep in front of 3,367 fans at Newman Outdoor Field Thursday night.
Smith's solo missile to left, his sixth, tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth.
Fargo then sprung for four runs in the home half of the fourth, capped off by three consecutive two-out, RBI singles.
Tyler Alexander (4-1) pitched 7 1/3 innings, allowing two earned to pick up the win.
Ryan O'Sullivan (1-2) yielded six runs on eight hits with six walks in 5 2/3 frames to suffer the loss.
Colton Reavis allowed a lead-off double to Pat Kelly and a bunt single to Chase Harris in the ninth but notched the save.
Luis Alen went 3-for-4 in the losing effort.
The Saltdogs return home to face Gary SouthShore on a Fireworks Friday tomorrow night at 6:35 p.m. RHP Lindsey Caughel is expected to face LHP Alex Gunn.
Radio coverage begins at 6:05 p.m. on KFOR FM 103.3/1240 AM and the online stream starts at 6:30 on AmericanAssociationBaseball.TV.
Follow the club on Twitter and Instagram @saltdogsball and now on Snapchat. #BecauseBaseball


What to expect when braces come off?
Dr. Greenberg is a Premier Provider in the Plano and Frisco area for Invisalign clear dental aligners, which are removable braces made of smooth, comfortable, clear plastic. The orthodontic treatment process involves using computerized models of patient's teeth to develop molds for individual aligners that stage the current and desired teeth positions.
Dr. Greg Greenberg has been awarded the designation of a 2018 Invisalign Diamond Provider. Practicing exclusively as an orthodontist, he has gained extensive experience using Invisalign Removable Braces (Clear Dental Aligners) to treat crooked teeth, misaligned teeth, crossbite, overbite, underbite or an open bite.
Invisalign Braces are manufactured by Align Technologies, a multinational medical device company headquartered in San Jose, California. These state-of-the-art braces consist of transparent, incremental aligners, designed specifically for each individual patient, which gradually adjust teeth to their desired position. Because Invisalign® braces are made of a specialized, hard, clear plastic, they are virtually invisible when you wear them and do not irritate the gums. Many adults choose Invisalign because they have the appearance of not wearing braces at all. The smooth aligners make wearing braces comfortable with minimal impact on your everyday life. With Invisalign® braces, there are no food restrictions since you remove the aligners when you eat.
Treatment begins with x-rays, photographs, a bite registration, and polyvinyl siloxane impressions being taken of your teeth and gums. Dr. Greenberg then creates a treatment plan based on these studies. Dental impressions of your teeth are sent to be scanned in order to create a computerized model. This model uses the orthodontist's treatment plan to create stages between the current teeth position and the desired position. Before the aligners are manufactured, a computer graphic simulation is provided to you and Dr. Greenberg for approval or modification. This will enable you to see a virtual representation of how your teeth will move as you progress through each stage of treatment.
Once approved, several molds are then used to customize individual aligners, which are made of an elastic thermoplastic material. The aligners apply pressure to your teeth to move them into the aligners position. You will receive anywhere from 6 to 48 aligners depending on how far your teeth need to be moved. Aligners are numbered and worn for two weeks each, changing sets as you advance to the next stage. Teeth are moved .25 to .33 millimeters per aligner and the average treatment time is 13.5 months. Treatment time will vary depending on the complexity of the teeth movement plan.
The aligners can easily be removed for brushing and flossing teeth, as well as eating, and are meant to be worn for 20-22 hours per day. Approximately every six weeks, you will need to schedule an orthodontic appointment to have your progress checked. Since your aligners are pre-made and incremental, there is no tightening involved at your appointments.
Refinements may need to be made during the course of treatment. Attachments can be added for patients who need a tooth rotated or pulled down. Invisalign® braces are a suitable option for patients without severely crooked or misaligned teeth and who do not want to appear to be wearing braces.
New advancements in the Invisalign® products are continually being made. Precision Cuts is a treatment process which allows the Invisalign® aligners to be used in conjunction with elastic bands. This enables patients with more severe bite issues to still have the Invisalign® option.
Each time you remove your Invisalign® braces, you should clean them to ensure that no food or low pH saliva is trapped inside. Simply brush them thoroughly with a soft-bristled toothbrush and warm water, or use a mild denture cleaner. Do not use an abrasive toothpaste, as this can create tiny abrasions on the surface of the aligners that make them dull, as well as form areas that can harbor bacteria.
Ask Dr. Greenberg about Steraligner – a fast and easy-to-use alternative to keep your aligners clean and sanitized. No need to dissolve tablets or crystals. Simply pour Steraligner into the soaking dish and wait 3-minutes. It's that easy!
Because you are able to remove your Invisalign® braces, you can brush and floss normally with no brackets to work around. When you have your aligners out, store them in the provided case to avoid loss or damage.
As with most braces, a retainer is usually required for a period of time at night after the conclusion of treatment. Vivera® retainers are available which use the same advanced technology as Invisalign® braces. They are custom made for a precise, comfortable fit and come as a set of four retainers in case of loss or damage. Dr. Greenberg will advise you as to how long you should continue to wear your retainer in order to maintain your beautiful, new smile.
Dr. Greg Greenberg has received specialized training from Align Technologies and is pleased to offer Invisalign® Removable Braces to his patients. Our goal is to provide highly personalized and comprehensive orthodontic care for our families in the Frisco-Plano metropolitan area. If you have questions about Invisalign removable braces and would like to make an appointment with our orthodontist, Dr. Greg Greenberg, please call 972 335 1300 Monday through Thursday or submit an online appointment request and we will respond within one business day.


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Following is the list of Punjabi singers who are rated high according to their performance, their increasing popularity and the sale of the albums among the Song lovers of Punjabi.
Gurdas is not only a singer, but a living legend of Punjab. Gurdas sings well and his voice reaches to the heart. Watching his stage performance is all time enjoyment which young and old loved the most. His songs are meaningful and full of emotions well. He is one of the unmatched Punjabi singers.
The Punjabi rapper, Yo Yo Honey Singh has conquered half the world with his extra ordinary style of rapping. He has amazing style and great dressing sense which makes him exceptional. Every song Yoyo raps shows his immaculate approach, his new ideas and the use of fascinating words which makes everyone sing the song easily.
He is one of the Punjabi singers whose every song becomes super duper. Grewal is one of the most popular singers having fans all over the world. He has very relaxing voice but he mostly dresses like a rock star. The handsome Gippy has good personality and he has inimitable style of singing that makes everyone attract at his sound and his performance which is far different from others.


The first step to securing LDAP traffic with SSL/TLS is to install AD CS. It is a good practice is to install the role on a member server. Before you begin implementing a PKI, you should spend ample time gathering information, designing the PKI, and planning. Once you have an operational PKI, you can issue a certificate to each DC. It is also possible to use a third-party Certification Authority (CA) to secure LDAP communication. The certificate must not have strong private key protection enabled.
Additionally, the DC FQDN must appear in either the Common Name of the Subject field, or as a DNS entry in the Subject Alternative Name extension.
They Enhanced Key Usage must also include Server Authentication as an option, object identifier (OID) 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1 By enabling LDAP over SSL, LDAP communication can occur on both ports 389 (LDAP) and 636 (LDAP/SSL). Global catalog requests performed with SSL used port 3269.
The request.inf file must contain the DC FQDN, and also provides information on the key length and request time. For a full example of the request.inf file, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321051. The request.req file will be created, and must be submitted to the CA. After receiving the certificate, process the request with the certreq.exe command.
To verify that SSL has been enabled successful, the Active Directory Administration Tool (ldp.exe) can be used to manually connect to the AD DS environment. Launch the ldp.exe tool, and perform a new connection. In the port field, specify 636. If the RootDSE information is displayed, LDAP over SSL has been configured successfully.
Another way to secure AD DS is to modify the ACL of user accounts that have administrative privileges.
User accounts in administrative groups have their ACLs replaced every hour by a process on the PDC Emulator. This process compares the ACLs on each account in the administrative groups and the group itself to the AdminSDHolder object. In a domain named contoso.com, the object is located at CN=AdminSDHolder,CN=System,DC=Contoso,DC=Com. Any difference between the account and the AdminSDHolder object is then replaced on the account.
Additionally, the Administrator and krbtgt user accounts are also checked independently regardless of group membership.
Accounts that are protected by the AdminSDHolder process can be identified by the adminCount attribute of the account. If the account is being protected, this attribute will be set to 1.
To modify the ACL of an account being protected by the AdminSDHolder process, three steps must be taken to verify that the ACL is not replaced.
Remove the account object from all protected groups.
Set the adminCount attribute to 0.
Enable inheritance on the account object.
Note that simply changing the adminCount to 0 without removing the object from the protected groups will not stop the process from replacing the ACLs. Removing the object from the groups without modifying the adminCount attribute doesn't fix the situation.
Another solution is to modify the AdminSDHolder object to include the ACLs that you want to apply to the user accounts. By including the additional access control entries in the AdminSDHolder object, they will also be included when the ACLs of each account object is compared. This is useful for modifying the permissions of all administrative user account objects.
Another area of AD DS security is to enable strong domain authentication in your environment.
This will ensure that users can authenticate to Active Directory by using only strong authentication protocols. By default, Windows Server 2012 accepts authentication requests that use NTLM and NTLMv2, although it responds by replying with NTLMv2 only.
This setting can be restricted by modifying the "Network Security: LAM Manager Authentication Level" setting in group policy. This setting is applied to DCs, and can be set to "Send NTLMv2 response only. Refuse LM and NTLM." By configuring this setting, DCs will not respond unless they receive an NTLMv2 request.


If you ever find yourselves in the outskirts of the Rockwell area in Makati, and you pass this gate on Camia Street, do yourself a favor..
Stop, go down, knock on the door and walk in.
Because inside, you'll find some of the most amazing Chinese food you'll ever try in Metro Manila.
Though you (admittedly) probably won't see it from most of my 2012 posts, something that I resolved to do more of during the start of the year was to focus more on "hole in the wall places" to eat.. Small businesses that don't have the budget to afford a strong marketing campaign, and instead, rely on word of mouth and social media to advertise what they have to offer (I know Pancake House & P.F. Chang's don't qualify as a small business, but you'll have to forgive me because they made for good stories to tell).
Zark's, which has already reached legendary status among burger lovers that have seen what the Tombstone Burger looks like, making people demand for branches all over the metro.
Sandwicheese, which given the quality of their sandwiches and the popularity of it's big brother Bannaple, I don't see it staying a small business for very long..
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This weekend, Rina, my brother Ryan and I, decided to take my cousin Neil, who's here on vacation, out for lunch before we visited the EXPO KID Fair at Rockwell (To visit the Bug And Kelly Music Inspired Kids Wear booth!). Since Neil lives in the States, I didn't want to give him a fancy dining experience ethat wouldn't be much different from the food he can get back home, so I thought this would be the perfect time to try out this "Hole in The Wall" that I had heard about from my blogger friend, "Trip Or Treats" (She posted a picture on her facebook page of a fatty pork belly dish that made me drool).
When I told Neil about my plan, he responded with an ecstatic, "I love hole in the wall restaurants!".
You Jie Xiao Chao is the EPITOME of "Hole In The Wall". When you get to Camia Street, (which is near Estrella Street on the side without water) there's a good chance you WILL drive past the restaurant, simply because there is no signage there to announce that you've reached the right place. Hell, even the hair salon beside it "Coznuts" has a signage to it, and yet this restaurant does not.
The place is rather straight forward.. The interiors were simple, to the point of being boring, which kinda reflected on the names of the dishes (Not the flavors, mind you). I said that dish names such as "Fried Lamb" or "Fish with Brown Sauce" might not win points in creativity, but at the end of the day, as long as it tastes good, then it's fine in my book (I just made sure to stay away from the "Fried Intestines").
You Jie Xiao Chao specializes in the Hunan style of Chinese cooking, which is known for its spiciness, bold flavors and beautiful colors. Thankfully, since my brother and I are weaklings when it comes to heat, they allowed us to set anything we ordered with chili in it to "Mild"
Starting off the meal was the Fried Dumplings. It kinda reminded me a vegetarian gyoza, but truth be told, it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. The sweet soy sauce did give it an added punch of flavor, but this was something that I could get in any other Chinese Restaurant.
The Rice with Egg (P100) was amazing. It made me think about why the hell I had been eating fried rice with so so many ingredients such as Yang Chow or Salted Fish Fried Rice all these years (Because they're awesome, that's why). The rice was soft and buttery, and the little bits of green onions prevented it from being overly rich. We plowed through three of these bad boys with the greatest of ease.. and truth be told, we could have handled another plate with no entrees if needed be (Good thing it didn't need to be).
When you do the basic math of me loving lamb and onions, it came to no ones surprise that I ordered the "Lamb With Onions" (P280). Beautiful strips of lamb, sauteed with caramelized onions. Another simple, yet excellent dish. Both Ryan and Neil were surprised after virtually destroying the dish, because it was so tender and it didn't have the gamey flavor of lamb. They thought it was beef.
The actual beef dish arrived, Ziran Beef. The Beef itself was so thinly sliced, it was almost to the point of stringiness, so that it easily soaked in the flavors from the chili's and other spices that were mixed into the stir fry. I was amazed because they managed to keep it so flavorful, despite having to temper the spiciness due to our request. You get the nice aroma of the beef fried with the medley of onions in your mouth, followed by the light kick of heat that doesn't overwhelm you as much as captivate you.
The Steamed Pork, which was the picture I saw from Trip Or Treats that caught my attention, didn't look as pretty when I ordered it (Her picture looked absolutely gorgeous). Neil placed a spoonful into his mouth, and it only took him a couple of seconds to say "I love it!".
The slices of Pork Belly had generous heapings of fat on it, which immediately melted in your mouth once you took a bite. Flavor-wise, I was expecting it to be a little bit sweeter like "Humba" but it reminded me more of the Chinese Dish, "Pata Tim".. except with melt in your mouth fat.
Budget-wise, I was expecting the food of You Jie Xiao Chao to be a lot cheaper, since you're not exactly paying for the ambiance. However, you can't say that you are being ripped off either, because you see exactly where your money goes, in terms of the quality of the food! I'm gearing up for a visit to Binondo with my friends very soon, so it's good I visited this place for comparison.
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Neil discovering that Chinese food is more fun in the Philippines!
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it looked as good as it tasted!!
Actually, we were right there! :P Nakita namin yung barber shop pero di namin alam na it's right next to it. Fail. Haha!
yes, i love the food here. brought some friends several times already. my main issue is actually the oiliness of the food.
That restaurant used to be called Hunan Lutong Bahay (loved the old name) and for that area (Rockwell) is as good as a Chinese hole-in-the wall could be. If youre going to Binondo, you should join the the Binondo Food WOK tour, its food with lotsa of history on the side!
That was a great name! too bad they changed it!
This is along Camia right? One-way lang ba yung street na yun?