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The University of Detroit Mercy will be adding a 40,000 square foot campus in Novi to offer additional graduate level and health education programs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The university has acquired the former South University building, located at 41555 W. 12 Mile Road, as community demand for health care graduates increases during the pandemic. The new location will provide access to the institution's nationally ranked programs for students who wish to stay close to home and their employer.
President Antoine M. Garibaldi said the new campus offers another example of the institution's bright future as the state and country continue to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Detroit Mercy's acquisition of this new campus will allow the university to expand academic programs in the health professions and other fields in which we are strong and that are in demand," he said. "In addition to this campus's proximity to several medical
Podium Education Raises $12M to Help Colleges Offer For-Credit Tech Programs
With the labor market and college campuses reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, the arrival of new online learning platforms teaching in-demand tech skills to undergraduates comes at a fortuitous time.
That's the case for the builders of these tools as well, like Podium Education . Since launching at the start of 2020, the Austin, Texas-based startup has partnered with over 20 colleges and more than 1,000 students. And announced $ 12 million in Series A funding.
Podium's premise is simple: offer online classes, with sophisticated design and production, taught by leading experts in technology fields that are attractive to companies hiring in the modern jobs market. It aims to equip all students, regardless of academic focus, with digital competencies.
"We believe that soft skills plus hard skills create the talents that the workplace demands," said Brooks Morgan, Podium Education co-founder and CEO. "Whatever your passion is, whatever it is that
America's gifted education programs have a race problem. Can it be fixed?
This article about gifted education was produced in partnership with The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. This is part 1 of the series "Gifted Education's Race Problem."
BUFFALO, N.Y. — On a crisp day in early March, two elementary school gifted and talented classes worked on activities in two schools, 3 miles and a world apart.
In airy PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted, in affluent, white north Buffalo, 22 would-be Arctic explorers wrestled with how to build a shelter if their team leader had frostbite and snow blindness. Unusually for Buffalo's public schools — where 20 percent of students are white and 46 percent are Black — about half of the fourth grade class was white.
In PS 61 Arthur O. Eve, on the city's majority-Black East Side, 13 first graders, all of them Black, Latino or Asian American, folded paper
Cleveland Metroparks to resume outdoor education programs
The programming offers free guided hikes to explore the Park District throughout the fall season.
CLEVELAND — Get ready for some adventure!
Cleveland Metroparks announced that their outdoor education programs will be returning this weekend. Beginning Saturday, October 17, you will be able to take daily hikes guided by park naturalists across the Park District to explore the fall season in the Emerald Necklace.
A number of hikes will be offered for all ages including birding, history, night hikes as well as family-friendly hikes. Visitors will also have the opportunity for "try-it" sessions, where guests can learn a new outdoor recreation skill from specialists.
Approximately 40 programs per week will be made made available to those looking to stay active and explore the parks.
"Parks have provided an important outlet for our community this past year and we hope these guided hikes can help us stay active and connected with
Tennessee education department announces $2M for educator training programs
Aspiring teachers attending seven universities across the state will be able to apply for limited full scholarships, thanks to a $2 million allocation by the Tennessee Department of Education through it's Grow Your Own teacher education program.
Funded by Grow Your Own grants, university educator training programs partner with school districts to provide tuition-free education for aspiring teachers. Participants work as education assistants at placements in partner school districts, learning under qualified teacher mentors. The program was initiated with an eye to increasing access and removing barriers to the teaching profession.
"The Grow Your Own initiative will expand across the state and support hundreds of individuals to become teachers for free – while employed in our Tennessee school districts," Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn said. "Right now, it could not be more important to remove barriers to the teaching profession, and I am proud of the way our state is
More Than 70% Of CPS Bilingual Programs Fall Short
Christopher Perea Ortega, an eighth grader at John Spry elementary on Chicago's Southwest Side, loves to play guitar and the bass, especially when he is anxious.
Lately, that's been happening a lot to deal with the stress of sitting at his computer for remote school and trying to understand his teachers in English.
Christopher's parents only speak in Spanish to their children at home. The shy 14-year-old with a quirky sense of humor was in his school's transitional bilingual program from kindergarten to fourth grade. He received language support to help transition from learning in Spanish to learning fully in English.
It's been very rocky, said his mother, Nury Ortega.
"[The program] was really frustrating for us since kindergarten," Ortega said in Spanish. "We had to make improvements in Spanish, but also in English. … We were told at school that in fourth grade, nobody will speak to him in
Study highlights need for culturally relevant programs to educate Black communities on hepatitis B
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 12 2020
Hepatitis B disproportionately impacts U.S. Blacks, including African American and Haitian Blacks. Both communities suffer from widespread misinformation and access to care issues that might avert disease detection and prevention, according to a study published in Cancer Causes & Control by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
The study's findings point to a great need for culturally relevant, community-based interventions that involve and educate Black communities so that they better understand their risks for hepatitis B, get screened, and seek healthcare.
Hepatitis B, or HBV, is a leading cause of liver cancer, which is predicted to surpass breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer as the third leading cause of cancer-related death by 2030, according to the study's lead author Patricia Jones, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at the Miller School.
In research published last
UTSA's growing online degree programs offer students flexibility | UTSA Today | UTSA
OCTOBER 9, 2020 — UTSA continues to see growth in its online degree programs. Currently there are 340 students enrolled in these fully online degree programs, which is an increase of 66% over last year's enrollment. Growth is expected to continue in the spring, when a new degree program will be added.
The COVID-19 pandemic's current disruption of education around the world demonstrates the value that comes from the flexibility of online courses.
"The pandemic has shined a blinding light on the need for online courses and the fact that online courses can be taught at the level of traditional courses," said Suzana Diaz Rosencrans, assistant vice provost for online programs. "You don't have to sacrifice quality to do that. I see the pandemic accelerating the timeline of online degrees offered."
Not to be confused with the high percentage of courses currently being offered online at UTSA in response to
Doane Univeristy considers eliminating dozens of programs
Dozens of programs could be on the chopping block at Doane University in Crete.
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The school's president called the cuts "strategic and necessary."
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Others worry they cut to the heart of the institution's liberal arts mission.
Junior sociology major Aidan Mendoza said students were notified Monday.
"It kind of caught me off guard getting the email," Mendoza said.
Doane has just under a thousand students on campus and nearly 2,000 more online and at its Lincoln Campus.
Jeremy Henning, a junior History major said students have been told very little about the cuts.
"I personally am not very happy with it," Henning said.
The list of recommended program eliminations includes: Asian Studies; Computational science/Computational Thinking; Criminal Justice; English as a Second Language; Film and Media Production; Gender Studies; German, and German as a secondary endorsement; Graphic Arts
St. Paul district to reopen select special education schools, programs part-time Oct. 19
Some 500 special-education students can head back to school for in-person instruction and services two days a week starting Oct. 19, St. Paul Public Schools announced Friday.
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St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard speaks at a board meeting, April 9, 2019. (Scott Takushi / Pioneer Press)
The district said it's met all 24 self-imposed readiness targets for taking the first step toward a hybrid schedule.
Just last week, the district said it didn't have enough staff who were prepared to work in the schools that are reopening. The district said Friday that about 650 staff members will be involved in this initial phase of hybrid instruction.
The affected schools and programs are the Downtown School (Juvenile Detention Center), Care & Treatment programs, hospital programs, Bridge View, Focus Beyond (Pathways 1 and 2), RiverEast and Journeys.
Those programs are being prioritized


I wasn't sure what to expect when clicking through to watch this video about kids reacting to homosexual marriage. I thought maybe it would be some silly video of kids performing shocked about gay coupes engaged and getting married.
Surprisingly this video kind of touched my heart just a little. It just shows how much progress is happening in america in regards to homosexual privileges. These kids which range from 5-13 years old shocked my in their reactions about homosexual marriage and the challenges gay couples face in today's world.


Reserve your room and race registration for an unforgettable experience at the 2018 Sea Island Half Marathon, Presented by vineyard vines!
Please note: The cancelation deadline has passed and all reservations are non-refundable.
Click here to view your 2018 Race Results! Click here to view your 2018 Race Photos!
Enjoy an unforgettable race weekend at Sea Island, where comfort is in every detail, and genuine Southern charm is in the air.
The Sea Island Half Marathon, Presented by vineyard vines and 5k is hosted by the world-class Sea Island Resort – the only resort in America to receive four Forbes Five-Star awards for ten consecutive years. Runners in either distance will enjoy a beautiful course with a minimal elevation gain, followed by a post-race champagne brunch.
This event is limited to just 1,000 participants and provides exclusive room and race packages featuring Sea Island's world-class accommodations at The Cloister with added amenities including a pre-race breakfast basket, Saturday evening cocktail hour, and Sunday morning yoga.
Sign up and book your stay today, and look forward to an unforgettable race experience this December!
The race will be held at the Sea Island Resort in Sea Island, Georgia.
Where can I book my race package, room or race registration?
The race is on Saturday, December 1, 2018. The official start time for the half marathon and 5k will be 7:15am.
• 2:30pm – 4:30pm at The Inn (100 Salt Marsh Drive, St. Simons Island, GA 31522). Any runner can pick up their packet at this time.
• 5:30pm – 7:30pm at The Colonial Lounge at The Cloister (100 Cloister Drive, Sea Island, GA 31561). Only runners staying at The Inn, The Cloister, or Sea Island members may pick up their packets at this time and location.
• 5:15am-6:15am for the half marathon near the start area at Rainbow Island (130 Sea Island Rd, Saint Simons Island, GA).
• 5:15am – 6:15am for the 5K near the start area at The Lodge (100 Retreat Avenue, St. Simons Island, GA 31522).
Ample parking will be available for all participants.
Shuttles provided from the Inn or the Cloister between 5:15am-6:45am will be the only way to access the half marathon start line. All Inn guests and non-resort guest runners will park at the Inn or surrounding lots and take the shuttle from the Inn to the start line. All Cloister guests will take the shuttle from the main entrance of the resort to the start line.
Parking will be available for Inn guest and non-guest 5K participants along the Avenue of the Oaks near the Lodge. All Cloister guests will take a shuttle to the 5k start line.
The race is limited to the first 1,000 participants, regardless of distance!
Yes, all finishers will receive the beautiful finisher medal below!
We will do all we can to make sure the Sea Island Half Marathon, Presented by vineyard vines and 5k is produced as planned, but runner safety is always our top priority. If we have to cancel the race because of weather or circumstances outside our control, refunds will not be issued.
Awards will be given to male and female overall based on gun time and age group winners based on chip time. Overall awards for the 5k will be presented at 9:00am, and age group awards may be claimed at the Resort Races Collection Customer Service tent following the awards presentation. Overall awards for the half marathon will be presented at 10:00am, and age group awards may be claimed at the Resort Races Collection Customer Service tent following the awards presentation. Winners must be present to receive their prize; awards will not be mailed out.
Race refunds will not be issued for any reason, however hotel reservations can be canceled and fully refunded up to 30 days prior to the event. Race packages will be refunded minus the cost of the race entry up to 30 days prior to the event.
Yes, you may change your race distance on our website here, up until Friday, November 23. After this time, you must change your race distance in person at packet pick-up or on race morning. Please note: If you do not change your race distance either online or in person with a Resort Races Collection staff member prior to the race start, you will be disqualified from the event.
Yes, you will be able to register on race day AND at packet pick-up, as well as online up until one hour prior to the race – though you must pick up your bib in time to race! Runners will need to take a shuttle from the Inn to the start line at Rainbow Island, so you will need to plan for plenty of time to get to the start line to register before the race starts. Please note if participant limits have been reached, then race day registration will not be available.
Yes, however, you must meet the requirements of the completing the race in 3:15 hours or less (any distance). Anyone still remaining on the course will be asked to finish the race on the sidewalk.
Relax and a post-race champagne brunch after your race!
The Sea Island Half Marathon, Presented by vineyard vines and 5k will provide an unrivaled destination race experience like no other! From your arrival to departure, you'll enjoy an incredible race vacation at Sea Island Resort, where comfort is in every detail and genuine Southern charm is in the air.
View the 2018 Sea Island Half Marathon, Presented by vineyard vines course map below!
Sea Island is the only resort in America to receive four Forbes Five-Star awards for ten consecutive years.
Since 1928, Sea Island has been known as an exceptional destination appealing to those who appreciate gracious service and heartfelt hospitality.
With four Forbes Five-Star experiences — The Cloister at Sea Island, The Lodge at Sea Island, The Spa at Sea Island, and the Georgian Room restaurant – Sea Island entices families, outdoor and activity enthusiasts, and those simply wanting to refresh and recharge.
Located on the southeastern coast of Georgia, Sea Island features five miles of private beach, a Beach Club, Tennis Center, Yacht Club, Shooting School, and Camp Cloister.
Sea Island is home to three championship golf courses, including Seaside and Plantation, home of the PGA TOUR's RSM Classic, as well as the nation's finest Golf Performance Center.
Register and book your stay at Sea Island!
There's only one Sea Island, but there are endless ways to enjoy it. The Cloister is lively and inviting. The Lodge, warm and distinctive. Enjoy the fresh casual setting of The Inn. Have a place to call your own with a Cottage.
The Cloister is elegant and legendary. Comfortable and fun. And offers gracious accommodations in three equally charming settings. The Cloister Main Building & Wings are perfectly situated near the Sea Island Yacht Club, The Cloister Spa and Fitness Center, and Tennis Center. The Cloister Beach Club is steps away from five miles of private beach, three swimming pools, and water sports and activities. And The Cloister Ocean Residences offer seclusion in a private, gated enclave with an oceanfront infinity pool. All are impeccably designed in Spanish Mediterranean décor and are very welcoming.
At The Lodge you're surrounded by stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean, and three spectacular championship golf courses. With 43 rooms, The Lodge is equal parts intimate hideaway and Forbes Five-Star hotel. The best of both worlds. Situated on the site of an antebellum plantation whose ruins are still visible, it is enchanting and welcoming.
A welcoming lobby with rich wood beams, soft cozy sofas, and a crackling fireplace. The heated outdoor pool and the vibrant outdoor area with its wicker loungers, deep comfy chairs, and bold bright stripes, look inviting before you even set foot outside. The Inn, located on St. Simons Island, embodies the same spirit, charm, and warm hospitality as The Cloister and The Lodge, without the Forbes Five-Star distinction.
Cottage rentals at Sea Island are spacious and convenient, and offer a variety of settings—along the ocean or with sweeping views of the vast salt marsh and tidal creeks. Featuring all the privacy of a personal home, with complete access to everything Sea Island offers—dining, golf, tennis, spa, the Beach Club, and fun-filled days of exciting activities and adventures.
Known for its wide variety of family and nature activities, Sea Island offers enhanced outdoor programming and sports to challenge the body and mind. Sea Island's on-staff experts have curated programs designed to intrigue guests, as well as encourage exploration and interest in nature and ecology.
The waterways that surround Sea Island offer some of the best year-round fishing on the east coast. With a fleet of customized boats, fishing is available anywhere from shallow water creeks off the island to 80 miles offshore in the Gulf Stream.
With a beach that stretches for miles and an abundance of salt water marsh lands, Sea Island was made for exploring. Dip a crab net from the dock. Take a walking tour through marsh and maritime forest. Go shelling on the beach. Find the best birding spots—and maybe even a bald eagle or an osprey.
There's no better way to experience the beauty of tidal marshes, rivers, and the wide-open sea. Take the family on a dolphin nature tour aboard the Cloister Belle, Sea Island's vintage yacht. Enjoy a private, scenic, leisurely ride. Or indulge in a romantic prelude to dinner.
The Sea Island Tennis Program includes The Cloister Tennis Center, Stadium Court, and Retreat Tennis Center. Boasting 16 Har-Tru® clay courts and professional instruction.
Sea Island's gracious hospitality extends from its unparalleled accommodations and engaging activities to a remarkable range of dining options. Under the expert direction of Sea Island Culinary Director Jonathan Jerusalmy, MCF-ACF, each restaurant offers a unique take on regional flavors. The passionate farm-to-table approach of Sea Island's culinary team informs every aspect of its craft. Each restaurant's culinary excellence is maintained through a strong relationship with local farmers, butchers, fishermen and artisans, whose freshest products are incorporated into each innovative menu.
At the core of Sea Island's culinary spirit is the Georgian Room. Artful interpretations of refined Southern cuisine by the Georgian Room team are served in a rarified setting trumped only by their culinary prowess. The restaurant has been honored 10 times with the coveted Forbes Five-Star status. The Georgian Room team transforms slow-food classics into refined delicacies. Guided by a "farmer's mission" for organic purity, they create ingredient-driven, regionally inspired dishes. Flavors are clean and sophisticated and are artfully plated and paired by the restaurant's expert sommeliers.
With a warm and inviting ambience, Tavola pays homage to its rustic Italian concept, giving guests the opportunity to interact with the chef, who tosses pizza, slices prosciutto, and stokes the fire in our Mugnaini wood burning oven. Signature Items blend a classical Italian approach to Bolognese and "The Tavola," a wood fired pizza with house made sausage, rapini, and smoked gouda, and the daily catch, featuring locally sourced seafood.
The energetic environment of the River Bar at The Cloister presents a casual yet decidedly delicious alternative. Set beside the gentle current of the Black Banks River, the River Bar's simple elegance is captured in bare wooden tables, a richly carved ceiling, and handsome wrought-iron chandeliers. The menu features classics of both The Cloister and of a French Brasserie. A playful cocktail menu features Southern classics such as Mint Juleps made with Woodford Reserve Bourbon and Sazeracs – a New Orleans original and the world's first cocktail.
Within the Beach Club, Southern Tide, Sea Island's ocean-side restaurant, overlooks the dunes of Sea Island Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. Honoring the traditions of Sea Island, Southern Tide taps into the strong southern influences that are the foundation of such menu items as Shrimp and Grits with Logan Turnpike grits in an Andouille cream sauce and a Southern Fried Chicken Dinner. The Wonderland sweet shop turns Sea Island into every kid's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," with 15 different ice creams to choose from and over 65 varieties of candy.
For a tavern setting with a gourmet twist, the Oak Room at The Lodge proves unmatched. The relaxed tavern is lined in oak, is appointed with leather ceilings, and features hand-painted murals and a rustic fireplace. Outside on the terrace, sprawling views across Plantation Golf Course and St. Simons Sound unfold – a supreme backdrop for a refreshing lager or a single-malt scotch while the bagpiper plays at sundown.
Surrounded by historic golf photos and memorabilia, devotees can dine at Sea Island's classic steakhouse, Colt & Alison, whose menu includes some of the finest USDA wet- and dry-aged beef along with local and imported seafood specialties. Restaurant sommeliers pair each dish with masterful recommendations, while wait staff demonstrate the flair of tableside prep to perfection via tossed Caesar Salad or flaming Bananas Foster.
Located at the Retreat Clubhouse, the Davis Love Grill is Sea Island's sports pub. At lunch and dinner, the menu offers a mix of modern club cuisine and nostalgic club favorites, as well as a wide selection of cocktails, wines on tap, and craft beers, topped off with the option of viewing virtually every televised sporting event available.
Sea Island is the world-class home to a Forbes Five-Star spa and a cutting-edge fitness facility. That's 65,000-square-feet of expert staff, therapists, consultants, traditional treatments, innovative technologies, fitness programs, state-of-the-art equipment, and customized therapies. The moment you set foot into The Spa at Sea Island, it's like stepping into your happy place. In a space that brings the outside in. Towering palms above, smooth stones below, and the gentle trickle of water all around set a peaceful mood. The treatments are superb and the space is second-to-none.
From deeply relaxing to highly energizing, we have the right treatment for you. Southern Comfort, Heavy Hitter, Sole Soother, Mama Mia, Two to Tango. You're in very good hands. View Massage Treatments.
The Remedy, The Lift, Adult Time Out, Take it All Off, or A Little of Everything. Our body treatments will leave you fresh. Glowing. And completely energized. View Body Treatments.
Put our newest HydraFacial MD® machine through its paces. Couple with any of our facials: Plump You Up, Make Waves, Time Fighter, Save Face. Everything you need to put your best face forward. View Skin Care.
Muscles tense from a hard-fought tennis match? Tightness in the back hampering that perfect golf swing? Or just need to unwind a bit? The Spa is the place for you. View Services for Men.
Melt away teenage stress with a massage. Get a selfie-ready facial or Glam it Up. Add a little twinkle to the day and a sparkle to your little one's eye. View Services for Kids and Teens.
Prepare, perform, and recover. Enjoy a three-minute deep freeze cryotherapy session to reduce pain and inflammation. Increase range of motion with a performance massage.
Sea Island Resort features three championship 18-hole courses, top instructors, and an award-winning Golf Performance Center.
At Sea Island, Davis Love III learned how to play golf from his father, practiced with his brother, and introduced the game to his son. His story could easily be the story of any Sea Island guest. Because where else can you get three championship 18-hole golf courses, top instructors, and an award-winning Golf Performance Center, with everything else there is to discover at Sea Island?
From juniors just starting out to PGA champions—and everyone in between—there's no better place for a golfer to learn and grow. Technologies and facilities that reach into the future, in a setting that honors traditions of the past.
Play in the tradition of legendary Scottish links style, surrounded by tidal creeks, dunes, salt marshes, and the Atlantic Ocean. Seaside is both challenging and enjoyable. View the course.
You'll love the expansive fairways. Under ancient live oaks, you'll find a lot more to love. Lakes, blooming flowers, magnificent ocean vistas. And a great day of golf. View the course.
Surrounded by towering Georgia longleaf pines, sleepy native oaks, and dramatic greens, players of all levels will enjoy this course. View the course.
Discover some of the world's finest practice facilities, right next to the ocean. Find covered hitting bays for teaching, chipping greens, putting greens, a GEARS studio, and an indoor putting lab. Top instructors, including two of Golf Digest's Top 50 Teachers—swing instructors, club fitters, fitness instructors, a putting instructor and a mental coach. The Sea Island Golf Performance Center has everything you need to improve your game. And have fun doing it. Learn more.
Playing golf with family. There's nothing like a carefree day together on the course. An exciting new family tradition. Whether you're a junior just starting out or ready to compete at a national level, we have everything you need to sharpen your skills. The best part? No green fees for those under the age of 19. Find out more.
Short on time and want a quick round? Play 9 holes on any course. Want a fun experience for the whole family? Family tees, family golf clinics, and Kids Tee for Free make bonding a hole in one! Find out more.
The Sea Island Half Marathon and 5k will provide an unrivaled destination race experience like no other! From your arrival to departure, you'll enjoy an incredible race vacation at Sea Island Resort, where comfort is in every detail and genuine Southern charm is in the air.
Sea Island Resort is the only resort in the world to achieve four Forbes Five-Stars 10 years in a row.
The post-race party for the Sea Island Half Marathon, Presented by vineyard vines will be unlike any post-race party you've seen! Relax while celebrating with a Champagne Brunch prepared by Sea Island's exquisite culinary team and a live band!
Enjoy a delicious brunch spread along with bottomless mimosas and craft beer!
One ticket to the post-race party and Champagne Brunch is included in each registration, and additional tickets are available for purchase for any spectators wishing to join the fun. The post-race party will be held from 8:00am to 11:30am.
Purchase additional post-race party tickets.
There's only one Sea Island, but there are endless ways to enjoy it. Elevate your race weekend experience and enjoy full weekend amenities with one of our Race Weekend Packages.
Enjoy all the amenities Sea Island has to offer in three equally charming settings. The Yacht Club, The Cloister Spa and Fitness Center, and Tennis Center. The Cloister Beach Club is steps away from five miles of private beach, three swimming pools, and water sports and activities.
The Cloister is elegant and legendary. Comfortable and fun. This race package offers gracious accommodations associated with a stay in The Cloister Guest Room or Suite, plus a free race entry to the Sea Island Half Marathon, Presented by vineyard vines or 5k! Fuel up on race morning with a breakfast basket delivered to your room and take a shuttle to the start line. Afterwards, you can relax and celebrate your race at the Champagne Brunch.
Stay Friday night and enjoy a complimentary Pre-Race Breakfast Basket.
Stay Saturday night and enjoy two complimentary tickets for the Saturday Evening Cocktail Hour and Sunday Morning Yoga.
Extend your stay before or after Race Weekend and save on room rates!
The Inn, located on St. Simons Island, embodies the same spirit, charm, and warm hospitality as The Cloister and The Lodge, without the Forbes Five-Star distinction. A welcoming lobby with rich wood beams, soft cozy sofas, and a crackling fireplace. The heated outdoor pool and the vibrant outdoor area with its wicker loungers, deep comfy chairs, and bold bright stripes, look inviting before you even set foot outside.
This race package offers the gracious accommodations associated with a stay in The Sea Island Resort, plus a free race entry to the Sea Island Half Marathon, Presented by vineyard vines or 5k! Afterwards, you can relax and celebrate your race at the Champagne Brunch.
Sea Island is conveniently located between Jacksonville and Savannah international airports.
Sea Island is part of a beautiful chain of barrier islands tucked into the Atlantic Coast of Georgia. With breathtaking landscapes, golden pristine marshlands, and stretches of gorgeous coastline, Sea Island has been an unforgettable resort destination since 1928.
Conveniently located between Jacksonville and Savannah international airports, Sea Island's truly stunning setting attracts guests from around the world. Discover what makes this award-winning property a perennial favorite.


After 15 years, on balance, has Facebook been good or bad for the world?
Artificial Intelligence for writing copy is getting common in newsrooms; can PR and marketing be far behind?
Scott Monty is an internationally recognized Fortune 10 leader whose background in classics positioned him to see through the shiny objects and drill down to understand the common human needs from throughout history that still drive us all. Scott speaks to and advises executives on understanding trends while embracing the timeless wisdom of human nature through classical literature, philosophy, and history. Scott spent six years as an executive at Ford Motor Company, where he helped turn the company around with an uncanny ability to merge technology with humanity. He served as a strategic adviser across a variety of business functions, leading the company's global social media strategy. He also has a another decade and a half of experience in communications and marketing agencies. Scott's clients have included Walmart, IBM, McDonalds, Coca-Cola, and Google, and The Economist ranked him as #1 atop the list of 25 Social Business Leaders. He is a past board member of the American Marketing Association, a trustee of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and an adviser for a number of Silicon Valley companies. He writes about the changing landscape of business, technology, communications, marketing and leadership at ScottMonty.com, and produces the widely acclaimed weekly newsletter and podcast The Full Monty.


TeenHelp Mind and Body Eating Disorders Why??
So I saw my therapist Monday and she knows I am on WW and is very happy for me that I am losing weight healthy and not engaging in my ED. I have been purge free for a year.
So when I saw her the first thing she said is you are disappearing. I told her that everyone is saying that but I honestly can't see it. I honestly see myself the same size as I was or even bigger. Everyone is commenting on how good I look and how much weight I lost. Giving me these compliments. I really don't like compliments of any kind but especially when it comes to my weight because i CANNOT see what the see.
Don't get me wrong I know I am losing weight because I go to a meeting and weigh in every week. The scale says I'm losing. I have dropped sizes in all my clothes. It just when I look at myself I don't see what everyone else sees. I still see the size I was in August.
Why do I still have this distorted body image? Shouldn't it have gone away? I mean I have ALWAYS disliked my body and thought I was ugly like since I was five and I still do. I guess I just want to see what everybody else sees.
Is there anyway to achieve this? Without looking in the mirror and telling myself I'm beautiful and stuff like that? Because honestly I will never do that it just sounds stupid and awkward. I avoid the mirror most of the time.
I guess all I want to know is how do I deal with this? And will I ever like the way I look?
Only the other day, Mandy my partner was saying similar and I think an answer to that is the way we think about ourselves. How we feel, I think, is reflective on our self-esteem, or lack of it. She and I grew up together, so learnt together. We had our ups and downs, but eventually we got to where we wanted.
To build up our self-esteem is to connect with people who love you, and we feel good being around them. When that happens our self esteem gets better and that's what Mandy said whenever she was with me. Which was so sweet, but I've always steered her into doing things that I knew she was good at. Maybe you have someone special you feel good with in their company because it they can help your self-belief.
I set Mandy challenges - she's great at DIY and restoring things such as her old Citroen 2CV now on the road having passed its MOT for her tinkering around under the bonnet. Also little things, little challenges we could set ourselves and getting that feel-good factor when things actually start going right.
For example, I love locksport. To pick a lock, to open it without a conventional key or using brute force is quite an achievement, and immensely satisfying. Do that, and automatically one gets feeling better for getting into a padlock and mastering the beast. So maybe you could start setting yourself little challenges, ones that work well in your favour? Even start with a 3D jigsaw puzzle and watch it grow. I did one recently of Tower Bridge in London.
Another example, set yourself a small goal like trying a new recipe or maybe even take up a new hobby? Our's we share is learning upholstery and the end product looks good and we get feeling good and Mandy feels she's really achieved something.
And that was her road to recovery from ED and a whole bunch of self-esteem based problems.


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Government Applications of IoT
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The insideBIGDATA Guide to Data Analytics in Government provides an in-depth overview of the use of data analytics technology in the public sector. Focus is given to how data analytics is being used in the government setting with a number of high-profile use case examples, how the Internet-of-Things is taking a firm hold in helping government agencies collect and find insights in a broadening number of data sources, how government sponsored healthcare and life sciences are expanding, as well as how cybersecurity and data analytics are helping to secure government applications.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe the set of physical objects embedded with sensors and connected to the Internet. IoT offers numerous opportunities for the Federal Government to cut costs and improve citizen services. The data visualization "Growth in the Internet of Things" (below) shows the tremendous growth in the number of connected devices across all sectors.
IDC defines a Smart City (also known as digital city) as being a "finite entity (district, town, city, county, municipal, and/or metropolitan area) with its own governing authority that is more local than national. This entity is built on an information and communication technology (ICT) foundation layer that allows for efficient city management, economic development, sustainability, innovation, and citizen engagement."
Data is one of the most critical elements that will underpin the success of a city's transformation into a smart city. To be deemed successful, a city should be able to harness data from existing government systems, online and mobile applications, third-party applications, and, most importantly, from citizens —the ultimate beneficiaries of smart cities. The data that is gathered can be analyzed and used to make informed, automated decisions that can improve the life of citizens and better manage local resources.
Smart cities are communities that harness technology to transform physical systems and services in a way that enhances the life of its residents and business while making government more efficient. It is more than a mere automation of processes; it also links disparate systems and networks to gather and analyze data that is then used to transform whole systems. While the idea behind smart cities has been around for years, it has acquired a new urgency as more people move into urban centers. Sustainability is becoming an important imperative and technologies have advanced to a point where there can be realtime and meaningful interaction between cities, residents, and businesses.
According to the U.S. Smart Cities Council, another perspective of a smart city is a "system of systems —water, power, transportation, emergency response, and others—with each one affecting all the others." In recent years, the ability to merge multiple data streams and analyze them for critical insights has been refined. Those insights are what enhance livability, workability, and sustainability in a city. The overarching goal is to make cities more efficient, and ensure resources are found where they're needed.
A new report by The Wharton School, Smart Cities: The Economic and Social Value of Building Intelligent Urban Spaces, suggests that the worldwide trend toward building smart cities is getting the creative juices of urban planners, entrepreneurs, and citizens flowing. Some projects are impressive in their innovation, while others are laudable for their scale and impact. Typically, these projects begin in discrete pockets of existing cities, where they can generate a "proof of concept," improve upon their design while gaining insights, and go on to replicate them in other parts of the city or in other communities. A less common example is the building of brand new cities, such as Songdo in South Korea or one planned in China's Guangdong province. Innovative work from around the world in smart cities touches on a wide range of areas including energy, healthcare, transportation, parking, crime management, adaptive reuse of existing and unused infrastructure, citizen participation, and enhanced overall quality of life.
Other examples of smart cities include Barcelona, where the drive to revolutionize began more than a dozen years ago, Copenhagen with a focus on boosting sustainability, Charlotte, North Carolina, with a successful energy efficiency program, and China's capital city, Beijing. There also is a strong push in the Middle East toward smart cities and adopting IoT and the technologies that benefit from machine learning, originating from the perspective of public safety and security. The U.S., which came later to the game, is now getting its act together at the Federal Government level, although several U.S. cities, including New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, launched such initiatives years before the term "smart city" or "digital city" became a buzzword. Smart cities are driven by the amount of data and ability to cross many verticals in the government space.
In September 2015, the Obama administration announced a smart cities initiative to invest more than $160 million in at least two dozen research and technology collaborations to help communities across the country tackle challenges ranging from fighting crime and reducing traffic congestion to fostering economic growth. Digital cities, based on IoT technologies, use traffic lights to analyze traffic patterns.
According to a report by Frost & Sullivan, Strategic Opportunity Analysis of the Global Smart City Market, smart cities will represent a market value of USD 1.565 Trillion by 2020, driven by investments in sectors such as smart districts, utilities, healthcare, security, and governance.
One caveat is that it's harder for the public sector in developed Western economies to cultivate a smart city, with civil liberties concerns centered on if and how data is leaving the city. Security and privacy concerns work to restrict data leaving the city, and more broadly, leaving the host country.
Smart cities also involve putting resources in the right place. As an example, you have limited resources with police, limited staffing for EMTs, limited numbers of fire stations, trucks, ambulances, etc. The goal is to develop predictive models—for instance Austin, TX has intersections that have the most traffic between the hours of 4-6pm, and predicting the most likely intersections to have an accident is a tremendous benefit for public safety. When you look at those areas with traffic issues, patterns emerge and you can allocate resources to those identified parts of the city. If you can predict that you're going to have five or six accidents in downtown Austin, you can schedule resources around the downtown area in case that happens. As a specific example, a major event like the Austin City Limits (ACL) music festival attracts upwards of 70,000 people in the central part of the city—where do you put emergency services, where do you put police, where do you put traffic cops, where do you put EMTs? Smart cities means allocating resources at the right time.
Motivations and Challenges for Government Use of IoT
Where federal agencies have begun deploying IoT solutions, it is typical to pursue several primary goals: increase efficiency, reduce costs, and offer new services (e.g. anti-crime surveillance). Major projects include a smart buildings initiative to reduce energy costs, a telematics program to increase the efficiency of government vehicles, an effort to improve asset management, and an automated process to replace manual data-collection.
Several federal agencies have used the IoT as an opportunity to create services in support of their missions. Major new projects that use the IoT include improving national defense, monitoring the natural world, and enhancing safety and public health.
Adoption of IoT technology for government applications, however, doesn't always follow a straight line. The Federal Government faces a number of challenges that have hampered the adoption of the IoT in the public sector. First, there is a lack of strategic leadership at the federal level about how to make use of the IoT. Second, federal agencies do not always have workers with the necessary technical skills to effectively use data generated by the IoT. Third, federal agencies do not have sufficient funding to modernize their IT infrastructure and begin implementing IoT pilot projects. Fourth, even when funding exists, federal procurement policies often make it difficult for agencies to quickly and easily adopt the technology. Finally, risks and uncertainty about privacy, security, interoperability, and return on investment delay federal adoption as potential federal users wait for the technology to mature and others to adopt first.
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People in China born after 1990 are not only the "first internet generation" but they are also a "consumerism generation" because they have experienced the life of prosperity in modern China as it has shifted from a country that promoted saving to one of spending. May the Lord give wisdom to all believing parents so they will not honor their "only children" more than they honor God and will teach them the way of the Lord so they will not stray from God's way.
The people in China born after 1990 are all only children so they often have conflicting feelings. They feel special with much self-confidence and self-esteem. But on the other hand, they also feel insecure, afraid of being left alone, and afraid of being left out of things. We praise God for leading many of these youth to salvation through college ministries. We pray for a solid foundation for their faith and that the Lord will use them mightily for His kingdom.
We tend to generalize and say all young people are alike but there are big differences between those born in China between 1990 and 1995, those between 1995 and 2000, and those born after 2000. Each age group claims to be unique. In the churches of China those who are twenty-some years old are quite different from those who are thirty-some years old and they have quite different needs. We pray that leaders in the churches will see the importance of ministering to young people carefully and with dedication.
The people in China who were born after 1990 like to get involved with things and express themselves rather than just sitting and being taught about things. They are a restless generation and seek instant gratification so their "thing" is to order their meals online and have them delivered. We pray that churches will know how to adapt their worship, style of teaching, and even their format of fellowship to allow more young people to get involved and learn from their teaching.
In China premarital cohabitation is very prevalent both in churches and in society as a whole, especially among young people. Similarly, marital infidelity is eroding in Christian families. We pray that all believers will be diligent to protect their marriages and guard their homes with Biblical truths. We know this pleases God because the evil one seeks to destroy what God intended for each of us.
In China, mom-and-pop investors, rather than big institutions, make up the bulk of stock purchases. As droves of investors jumped in, the stock market boom began to head into bubble territory. Such smaller players don't necessarily have the resources to withstand the volatility. "He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, or he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity." (Ecclesiastes 5:10). We pray that the Lord will really challenge us and help us to know who is the master of our lives--God or money.
In recent decades Christianity has been growing in popularity in China but church leaders say there has been a crackdown on Christians since the authorities have been demolishing churches and removing crosses from the skyline. Many pastors have expressed their concern and feel that churches need to be more cautious and low-key. We pray for the churches in China, especially those that are in a bind with the officials. May the Lord help all churches to witness in their "restricted and limited" environment.
It is the Tibetan strain of Buddhism rather than the Chan (Zen) tradition once popular in China that is attracting new converts, particularly students, young professionals and business people. It appears that both the changing and the physical, spiritual practices of Tibetan Buddhism are appealing to some people. We praise God for the urban churches in China even though the people there are known for being so busy with careers, caring for families, investments, and buying apartments. May the Lord give the pastors wisdom to know how to minister to these people.
Chinese people who identify themselves as Buddhists do many non-Buddhist spiritual things such as believing in feng shui, consulting fortune tellers, practicing qi gong, as well as sampling books and practices of other religions. May the Lord have mercy on those Christians who foolishly believe that these practices are "harmless". We pray that churches will have clear and powerful teaching against such things and the believers will wholeheartedly trust in God because "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."
TuesdayThe change in wedding accessories alone reflects a fundamental shift in society in China. For the first time in the history of Chinese family life, the child, is regarded as the center of the family, rather than parents or grandparents. Honoring children more than God is the key reason why the faith of Christians is not passed on to their children. We pray that believer parents will resolve to teach their children to fear the Lord, so they will not deviate from His way all of their lives.
In the contemporary weddings in China, love is far more often spoken about. The result is evident in weddings, which now have its focus on the couple, although both sets of parents are represented, but their position is peripheral, unlike in the past. We pray that every wedding of Christian couples will be a beautiful testimony of the love of Jesus Christ, and giving all the glory to God because of the sharing of the faith of the bride and groom, with the power of the Holy Spirit.
Weddings in China often feature a day of wedding photos, shot before the event, with the couple in a range of outfits against romantic backgrounds, but with no family members. The buzz of the wedding will certainly fade. We pray for all the newlywed Christian couples, so they will not forget God's grace in their life together, not cutting back serving in church because of being busy or neglecting their pursuit of Him.
Rural house churches generally lack the theological and Biblical foundation, rural believers also tend to be passionate but simple in reasoning and discerning. This is the reason why every heresy starts and flourish among China's rural churches. We pray for mercy of the Lord for all rural believers, the power of Holy Spirit protect them, May they gain depth in Biblical truth and able to discern lies, fallacies from the truth.
Tourism, immigration, and investment from the mainland have fueled public anger in Hong Kong along with an increasingly strident "localist" movement. Churches are deeply divided on the issues of election politics, human rights, and the future of Hong Kong. We thank the Lord for the churches in Hong Kong that have always been vocal about injustice and have had a good witness in the society. Let us pray for unity in all of the churches and healing for many frustrated Christians.
In Hong Kong, public frustration is running high, and the government has already alienated many of the younger residents, who could pose a long term problem. More and more identify themselves as citizens of Hong Kong rather than China. Churches in Hong Kong have been very mission-minded and have always been most supportive of churches in China. We pray that this tight bond will not suffer now and in the future.
Throughout China, ambitious projects with multibillion-dollar price tags are already underway. These include the world's largest bridge and the biggest airport. We praise God for the many churches that have reopened and even more undergoing rebuilding since 1980. We pray for that churches in China will see the importance of investing in theological education, training of church workers and have an adequate compensation for pastors.
Some modern audacious engineering feats in China include the longest natural gas pipeline and a canal diverting water 1,500 miles from the south to the parched section of the north (at a price tag of $80 billion) Every couple of days, a new church is completed in China because believers are willing to give toward building projects.We pray for churches that are poor or unable to have their own facilities that the Lord will give them courage to spread the gospel and be eager in doing His work.
Building enormous infrastructure projects seems to be a Chinese tradition, from the Great Wall to the Grand Canal and the Three Gorges Dam. For centuries, China has used colossal public-works projects to showcase its engineering prowess and project its economic might. Believers tend to flock to new churches with fancy and expansive facilities too. We pray that affluent churches will always be channels of God's blessing and never forget to help those poor rural churches around them.
Shanghai, a spectacularly rich metropolis of 25 million residents, is considered a model for a Chinese city. Undergirding the city is a patchwork of supersize infrastructure — huge airports, subway lines, sewage systems and power plants. A competition to build newer churches has become a trend in some affluent Chinese cities. We pray for spiritual building, rather than merely physical construction for many churches that have become "big church buildings but with few believers".
Shanghai is building the world's largest Disney Resort. The city can afford the huge price tags because it is a fast-growing financial center and a major tourist destination. Other Chinese cities try to copy Shanghai but don't have the means to pay for such huge projects. We can say that some church leaders serve with impure motives and attitudes, thus creating confusion, and hurting their sheep in their churches. We pray for the conviction of Holy Spirit on our own motives of how we serve Him. May the Lord purify His own churches.
Tianjin, a city 70 miles southeast of Beijing, has borrowed heavily to create what some have called a replica of New York City. However, that area is a virtual ghost town with dozens of office towers and luxury developments sitting empty or half completed. In recent years, "success theology" has confused many believers. Churches are judged by whether God has blessed them by the size of their building and attendance. We pray for grace for those who serve Him faithfully and gives to the Lord sacrificially.
The city of Lanzhou is in northwest China, its local government plans to flatten the tops of 700 low-level mountains to make way for a new business district, despite concerns about the damage to the local ecosystem. Many churches have become cold and believers are materialistic, they expect preachers to do the all the ministries because they are paid. We pray for revival, a strong sense that churches are in a crisis and an urgent need to rediscover the passion for evangelism.


WORCESTER — Senior co-captain guard Ellie Potvin and sophomore guard Kara Corriveau each scored 17 points Wednesday, as the No. 7 Notre Dame Academy girls' basketball team clinched a postseason berth with a 61-49 win over host St. Peter-Marian.
"I think this game we definitely came mentally prepared, and I think we realized how important this game was," Potvin said. "It's a conference game. It was for districts. I think we all came in, and we knew what we had to do, and I think we just got it done."
Notre Dame (10-4, 4-0 Central Mass. Conference) got off to a hot start, as the Rebels started with a 11-2 run three minutes into the game. Potvin scored six points during that span.
"We had some lapses," Potvin said. "Overall, I think we came out, got the job done and played as a team."
St. Peter-Marian freshman guard Shirle Major led the Guardians with 13 points, and sophomore forward Faith Greene added 12.
St. Peter-Marian recovered from the slow start to cut the lead to 17-11 at the end of the first quarter. The Guardians (11-5, 0-5) trailed, 30-24, at halftime when NDA senior forward Abby Corriveau (8 points) sank a bucket at the buzzer. St. Peter-Marian whittled the lead to two in the third quarter, but didn't have an answer for Notre Dame's attack. Potvin had five 3-pointers.
Senior co-captain Kate Smiley was pleased that the Rebels rebounded from a four-point loss to Northbridge earlier in the week.
"I think we realized we needed to turn this week into a winning week, so we definitely needed this win today to get us into districts," Smiley said.
NDA coach Peter Bogren was impressed by how his team played.
"We shot the ball reasonably well. Other than a few lapses, I thought we rebounded pretty well (from the loss to Northbridge)," Bogren said. "I think we played smart. Most of the game we played smart."
Bogren sees some improvements that need to be made, with games against No. 2 Holy Name and No. 10 Shrewsbury coming up next week.
"We got to tighten up our defense," Bogren said. "We'll get back to work tomorrow and make that a priority."
Potvin said a priority will be on defense.
"I think communication on defense, and I think we need to help the helper more," Potvin said. "When we have lapses, they're so noticeable because we'll go for one rotation, and that next rotation is a little too late, so we just have to work out those kinks."


Exercise 9.7 . Ideal and Nonideal Gases . 1. (a) Under what conditions is it reasonable to treat a gas as "ideal"? (b) Consider water and silane (SiH... Since non-ideal MHD effects dominate most regions in protoplanetary disks, our study suggests that modeling dust transport in turbulence driven by MRI with non-ideal MHD effects is important for understanding dust transport in realistic protoplanetary disks.
Quantify non-ideal behavior by comparing computations of gas properties using the ideal gas law and the van der Waals equation Thus far, the ideal gas law, PV = nRT , has been applied to a variety of different types of problems, ranging from reaction stoichiometry and empirical and molecular formula problems to determining the density and molar mass of a gas.... So, the whole takeaway here, ideal gas assumptions and the ideal gas law reasonable for most gases when we have a high temperature/low pressure. But then, when we test those things, low temperature/high pressure, well, things might start to break down a little bit.
Non-ideal gas - Van der Waals equation and constants Listing of van der Waals constants for more than 200 gases, used to correct for non-ideal behavior of gases caused by intermolecular forces and the volume occupied by the gas particles... Non-Ideal Gas Behavior . You have perhaps learned about the ideal gas law, which is an equation for the state of a hypothetical gas. But what about the real gas which is a non-hypothetical gas and where every gas molecule does occupy some definite volume and interact with each other by inter-molecular interaction between them.
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Petition launched to save London Fire Brigade Museum
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Campaigners fighting to save the London Fire Brigade Museum in Southwark Bridge Road have launched a petition and Facebook group to gather support for their cause.
Historic Winchester House, home of Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, London's first fire chief, is home to the LFB's museum
Last month we revealed fire authority chair Brian Coleman's wish to shut the museum which attracts about 6,000 visitors a year to its premises at Winchester House in Southwark Bridge Road.
Speaking at a City Hall committee meeting, Mr Coleman told London Assembly colleagues that the museum "no longer serves a useful purpose for Londoners".
But it is Mr Coleman's flippant remark that "once you've seen one brass helmet you have seen them all" that has offended firefighters past and present who describe it as an insult to the courage and bravery of those who risk their lives to keep Londoners safe.
Kevin Flude, who runs the Old Operating Theatre Museum near London Bridge, has described Mr Coleman's comments as "breathtakingly ignorant" and museums expert Bridget McKenzie, who has fought to save the Livesey Museum in Old Kent Road, is also unimpressed by the rationale for the proposed closure.
Now some of the volunteers who help the two paid staff to run the London Fire Brigade Museum have launched a petition and Facebook group to persuade Mr Coleman to reconsider his plan to axe the much-loved museum. Members of the public are also being encouraged to write to Mayor of London Boris Johnson and fire brigade commissioner Ron Dobson to voice their opinions.
Members of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority – which includes politicians of all parties – will receive proposals for next year's fire brigade budget at their meeting on 20 November and the closure of the museum is expected to be one of the options for consideration.
The campaigners point out that many of the museum's exhibits have been donated or loaned by former firefighters or their families and argue that the legal and moral implications of splitting up or moving the collection have not been fully considered.
The museum's supporters are mystified by Mr Coleman's adamance that the museum should be axed when its running costs – less than £80,000 a year – are relatively small and to shut the museum, disperse the collection and make its staff redundant would be likely to incur significant expense.
About half the museum's visitors are schoolchildren – many from Southwark and Lambeth – whilst students and researchers from around the world make constant use of the brigade's archive, library and photographic collection.
• The museum is taking part in The Big Draw this month and people of all ages are invited to come and draw the collection of fire engines on Monday 13, Tuesday 14 and Friday 17 October.
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Consolidation in healthcare picked up steam in 2018 and shows no signs of slowing down in 2019. This trend, along with other factors, is placing great pressure on providers of healthcare services to address a critical question: Is this the year to sell?
For many providers, the answer should be simple: yes.
In this first in a two-part series, two of our Managing Directors speak to why pharmacies and intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) service providers should sell in 2019.
It's never been more difficult to run a successful pharmacy, especially for the roughly 23,000 independent pharmacies still in operation. The bad news is that it's not going to get any easier. Reimbursement is tightening, with audits further cutting payments. Direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees are on the rise, costing some pharmacies hundreds of thousands of dollars. Accreditation is becoming more cumbersome and expensive. Consolidation of chain pharmacies is giving the big players an expanded footprint and greater ability to leverage their market power (e.g., advertising, contracting, purchasing, shipping/delivery). These larger entities are rolling out new engagement resources (e.g., apps, messaging services, portals) that make it easier for consumers to manage their medications.
Then there's the threat presented by Amazon's expanding pharmacy business and the steering of large groups of consumers toward specific pharmacies, as is the case with CVS/Aetna merger. Finally, there's the changing consumer landscape that is seeing people value personalized service and loyalty less and convenience and ease more.
Pharmacy owners need to ask themselves, "Am I willing and prepared to do what is necessary to create and support an infrastructure that will allow me to compete and remain solvent?" If there is any hesitation to answer this question in the affirmative, this is the time to get moving on an exit strategy.
The time is ripe for providers of IDD services to seek out buyers, mergers or investors. Shifting regulatory standards, such as the new settings rules mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will require changes to the IDD service model. This may prove difficult for some providers, particularly smaller agencies typically lacking the resources necessary to adjust their service delivery.
Another development likely to make it more challenging for providers to remain independent is the shift toward managed care coverage for IDD services. Managed care represents a more "sophisticated" payer, with complex requirements unseen before, such as outcomes data. Managed care organizations require contract negotiations and establish their own billing requirements. IDD agencies can benefit from a more sophisticated back office and use of technology to meet the expansive, complex demands of these organizations.
Despite the growing challenges facing IDD, the good news is that investors are still looking to buy. With an abundance of uninvested private equity money, there are more investors pursuing acquisitions in small-to-mid markets. Buyers are interested in pursuing creative designs that combine platforms which can help one another.
Furthermore, the bringing together of small agencies can yield economy-of-scale benefits. It is easier to negotiate matters such as reimbursement rates and purchasing of supplies and services when you control a larger portion of the pot. You have more influence over policy change when you are a larger, successful provider. Finally, you are in a better position to take more calculated risks since a smaller investment — and potential for loss — will be less impactful to a large organization.
If you would like to discuss this article personally, the value of your healthcare company/practice, or how to get the best price when you sell it, you can reach Alan Hymowitz at ahymowitz@vertess.com / 818.468.7554 and Rachel Boynton at rboynton@vertesss.com / 603.568.9940.


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The Minister of Aviation, Joseph Adda, has said government will soon construct an Aviation Conference Centre in Kumasi to host international Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) activities.
The facility will also provide an alternative to the Accra International Conference Centre and also help to promote conference tourism in the country.
The Minister announced this on Thursday at the 74th ICAO Day celebration in Accra, on the theme: "Working Together to Ensure No Country is Left Behind".
The United Nations set aside December 7 as a day dedicated to the aviation sector in recognition of the values and benefits that humanity derives from air transportation across the globe.
Mr Adda said the theme was a call on all and sundry to ensure that the country was not left out in the progress of the aviation industry and all citizens would enjoy the benefits the country will gain.
He said he was in Ethiopia to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ethiopian Airlines to fly the National flag in the aviation space after the collapse of the Ghana Airways and the Ghana International Airways.
He added that, the country will not only set up a home-based carrier but also make the country the aviation hub of Africa. "We are on our way to setting up the home-based carrier and we are hopeful that early 2019, the National flag will be flown first in the region and subsequently globally," he added.
Mr Adda said the steady growth in the passenger throughput count and the additional domestic airlines were both evidence of sound policies of government and the hard working personnel of the sector.
He announced that the airports in Ho and Wa were ready for use and government intends to develop other projects to improve on aviation nationwide.
The Minister assured the public that government's policy initiatives will not leave anyone out.
The Chief Justice, Justice Sophia Akuffo, commended Ghana Civil Aviation Authority for its role in ensuring safe, secured and efficient aviation sector, adding that the country still remain the beacon in aviation excellence.
She said the Judiciary was ready to support the Authority to succeed in the discharge of its mandate in an efficient and effective manner.
A joint statement from ICAO Council and Secretary General of ICAO, read on behalf of Mrs Christine-Klock, commended the country for the immense contribution in providing technical support towards the enhancement of air transportation across the globe.
She urged government to improve upon its local skills to ensure compliance in international aviation standards, which was a challenge in the industry.


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Q: Efficient way of comparing multiple lists in python I have 5 long lists with word pairs as given in the example below. Note that this could include word pair lists like [['Salad', 'Fat']] AND word pair list of lists like [['Bread', 'Oil'], ['Bread', ' Salt']]
list_1 = [ [['Salad', 'Fat']], [['Bread', 'Oil'], ['Bread', 'Salt']], [['Salt', 'Sugar'] ]
list_2 = [ [['Salad', 'Fat'], ['Salt', 'Sugar']], [['Protein', 'Soup']] ]
list_3 = [ [['Salad', ' Protein']], [['Bread', ' Oil']], [['Sugar', 'Salt'] ]
list_4 = [ [['Salad', ' Fat'], ['Salad', 'Chicken']] ]
list_5 = [ ['Sugar', 'Protein'], ['Sugar', 'Bread'] ]

Now I want to calculate the frequency of word pairs.
For example, in the above 5 lists, I should get the output as follows, where the word pairs and its frequency is shown.
output_list = [{'['Salad', 'Fat']': 3}, {['Bread', 'Oil']: 2}, {['Salt', 'Sugar']: 2,
{['Sugar','Salt']: 1} and so on]

What is the most efficient way of doing it in python?

A: You could flatten all the lists. Then use Counter to count the word frequencies.
>>> import itertools
>>> from collections import Counter
>>> l = [[1,2,3],[3,4,1,5]]
>>> counts = Counter(list(itertools.chain(*l)))
>>> counts
Counter({1: 2, 3: 2, 2: 1, 4: 1, 5: 1})

NOTE: this flattening technique will work only with lists of lists. For other flattening techniques see the link provided above.
EDIT:
Thanks to AChampion counts = Counter(list(itertools.chain(*l))) can be written as counts = Counter(list(itertools.chain.from_iterable(l)))

A: Given you have uneven nested lists this makes the code ugly, so would look to fix the input lists.
collections.Counter() is built for this kind of thing but lists are not hashable so you need to turn them into tuples (as well as strip off the spurious spaces):
In []:
import itertools as it
from collections import Counter

list_1 = [ [['Salad', 'Fat']], [['Bread', 'Oil'], ['Bread', 'Salt']], [['Salt', 'Sugar'] ]]
list_2 = [ [['Salad', 'Fat'], ['Salt', 'Sugar']], [['Protein', 'Soup']] ]
list_3 = [ [['Salad', ' Protein']], [['Bread', ' Oil']], [['Sugar', 'Salt'] ]]
list_4 = [ [['Salad', ' Fat'], ['Salad', 'Chicken']] ]
list_5 = [ ['Sugar', 'Protein'], ['Sugar', 'Bread']]

t = lambda x: tuple(map(str.strip, x))
c = Counter(map(t, it.chain.from_iterable(it.chain(list_1, list_2, list_3, list_4))))
c += Counter(map(t, list_5))
c

Out[]:
Counter({('Bread', 'Oil'): 2,
         ('Bread', 'Salt'): 1,
         ('Protein', 'Soup'): 1,
         ('Salad', 'Chicken'): 1,
         ('Salad', 'Fat'): 3,
         ('Salad', 'Protein'): 1,
         ('Salt', 'Sugar'): 2,
         ('Sugar', 'Bread'): 1,
         ('Sugar', 'Protein'): 1,
         ('Sugar', 'Salt'): 1})

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Main scenario: long positions will be relevant from corrections above the level of 108.47 with a target of 110.80 – 111.42.
Alternative scenario: Breakout and consolidation below the level of 108.47 will allow the pair to continue declining to the levels of 106.20 – 104.50.
Analysis: Supposedly, the wave of senior level (C) of B continues developing on the daily time frame, with the wave 2 of (C) formed inside. Supposedly, the local correction finished forming as the wave 2 of (C) on the H4 time frame and the first counter-trend wave of junior level i of 3 of (C) is forming at the moment. Apparently, the correction (iv) of i has finished forming on the H1 time frame, and the wave (v) of i is developing at the moment. If the presumption is correct, the pair will continue to rise to the levels of 110.80 – 111.42. The level 108.47 is critical in this scenario.


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To Seek the Law of the Lord: Essays in Honor of John W. Welch
On August 17 at the "Chiasmus Jubilee" Daniel C. Peterson presented a new festschrift volume to Jack Welch. "Festschrisft" is a late 19th century word for a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar.
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This volume presents a collection of essays dedicated to the life and work of a great scholar, John W. Welch, a polymath who is known to his many friends as "Jack." It honors a man who has contributed prodigiously—as author, editor, and organizer—to a growing body of rigorous, faithful Mormon scholarship. Volumes such as this, which celebrate the life and career of an esteemed colleague, are typically described with the German term "festschrift," a word that denotes not only festive celebration but esteem, respect, and gratitude for contributions that deserve to be honored. We deliberately use the word "honor" in the subtitle of this book, intending to express precisely those sentiments. Those who have watched and worked with Jack over many years of extraordinarily rich productivity have sometimes wondered whether he ever sleeps. All have benefited enormously from his work and remarkable insights.
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Barcelona has registered a much-needed but very nerve-wracking triumph, its first at home in this Euroleague, by defeating winless Zalgiris 90-86 after a game where the lead changes were continous. Power forward Ademola Okulaja finally settled the matter for the home team at the end, scoring 9 points in the final 4 minutes. A free throw by Juan Carlos Navarro with six seconds to go denied Zalgiris the chance to try to tie and go to overtime for its first victory of an increasingly worrisome campaign for the Lithuanian champions. "It was time for us to win at home," Olulaja said. "I'm not interested on my points. I think today we played well as a team." Okulaja led his team with 24 points and Navarro added 17. Zalgiris finally got a big game out of Donatas Slanina, who scored 31 points, and Steve Woodberry, who added 22, but it wasn't enough again. Zalgiris is now 0-6. Barcelona improves to 3-2 despite having lost its first two home games of the season.
Barcelona opened the score through Okulaja, but Zalgiris took the lead at 4-5 and kept it for five minutes, until 20-19, with a good man-to-man defense and four baskets without a miss from its center Hiznjak. It made useless all Barcelona's rebounding. At the end of the first quarter, however, the teams were just as tied as at the start, but 24 points each later. In the second quarter, Zalgiris regained the lead with an 0-4 run to 28-24. Aito García Reneses, Barcelona's coach, made continous changes and his team improved its shooting with Arturas Karnisovas and Navarro, grabbing its highest lead to that point, 45-38 just 2 minutes before halftime. But those 2 minutes would be long ones for the home team, as the Lithuanians escaped on an 0-8 run that put them ahead at halftime, 45-46.
Another big run (0-7) put Zalgiris ahead one more time in the third quarter: 51-56 with 5 minutes to go. Barcelona had only one basket in this period before Karnisovas scored a three-pointer after missing three in a row. And it seemed to be like a signal, because it let loose a string of big plays starting with a jumper from Sarunas Jasikevicius. There folowed a steal and dunk from Alain Digbeu and another three by Jasikevicius after Digbeu blocked a shot by Hiznak. It all added up to what looked like the answer for the home team: a 10-0 run for a 61-56 advantage. But Zalgiris came back with five points from Woodberry and a three by Andrius Jurkunas to lead 61-64. Okulaja answered this time for Barcelona, putting his team briefly ahead, 67-66, but Zalgiris closed out the quarter with another bucket and a 67-68 edge.
Neither team let the other get too far away after that. Slanina was up to 29 points before going to the bench with his fourth personal foul. Zalgiris got a three-point lead, 74-77, but two fouls and one turnover from Hiznjak brought the hosts ahead again 78-77. That was the time for Okulaja, who scored eight straight points and put Barcelona ahead for good at 86-83. Slanina and Salenga missed three-point attempts in the last seconds, trying to bring the game to the overtime, but a free throw from Navarro sealed the score with 6 seconds remaining.
JAC, Barcelona
Referees: BACHAR, SHMUEL; KLAAR, LARS; LOPES, LUIS
FC Barcelona 24 21 22 23
Zalgiris 24 22 22 18
5 RODRIGUEZ, NACHO 18:07 1 0/1 1/2 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 3
6 ALZAMORA, ALFONS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 DE LA FUENTE, RODRIGO 8:43 1 1
8 EKONOMOU, NIKOLAOS 7:34 0/1 1 2 1 1
9 OKULAJA, ADEMOLA 32:26 24 6/8 2/3 6/11 3 3 6 3 1 2 1 4 7 28
10 DIGBEU, ALAIN 14:37 5 2/3 1/2 1 4 5 1 2 1 8
11 NAVARRO, JUAN CARLOS 21:33 17 3/6 2/4 5/6 2 2 1 3 1 1 2 7 20
12 DUENAS, ROBERTO 27:31 9 3/8 3/4 2 1 3 2 1 3 3 3 2
13 JASIKEVICIUS, SARUNAS 25:43 11 4/7 1/1 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 9
14 RENTZIAS, EFTHYMIOS 12:29 7 2/3 1/2 1 1 4 1 2
18 VAN DE HARE, REMON DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19 KARNISOVAS, ARTURAS 31:17 16 2/3 3/8 3/4 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 15
Head coach: GARCIA RENESES, AITO
4 GINEVICIUS, VIDAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5 GUSTAS, GIEDRIUS 12:00 4 1/2 0/1 2/4 1 1 2 2 3 1
6 KHIZHNIAK, GRYGORII 38:08 17 8/13 1/2 1 2 3 4 3 1 4 6 14
7 WOODBERRY, STEVE 38:24 22 6/10 1/2 7/9 2 4 6 4 1 2 1 3 4 24
9 SALENGA, DAINIUS 24:07 7 2/3 1/4 1 3 4 2 1 1 9
10 MARCIULONIS, KESTUTIS 10:28 2 0/3 2/2 1 1 2 2 1 -3
12 MASIULIS, TOMAS 20:06 0/1 2 2 3 2 1 2 5 1 3
13 SLANINA, DONATAS 35:01 31 7/10 4/8 5/6 3 3 6 2 2 3 2 5 4 27
14 MASIULIS, ARTURAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
15 JURKUNAS, ANDRIUS 21:46 3 1/2 2 1 3 2 1 4 1 1
Totals 200:00 86 24/41 7/18 17/23 9 16 25 12 7 16 6 4 26 20 76
Head coach: BRAZYS, ALGIRDAS
This game has no play by play yet
GARCIA RENESES, AITO
"Zalgiris has shown today that every team in the Euroleague is a good one. This is a very good-shooting team. But we have managed to surpass the stress of being leveled by a team that had not won a game before. We need to change the feeling that Barcelona is always a better team than its foes."
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"I've played a good game today, but one more time my points were useless. This is a part of the ball game, but at least today we play better."
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Republican Congressman Jim Jordan appeared to deny that a now-deleted Twitter post praising Elon Musk, Kanye West and Donald Trump came from an account linked to him.
An account for House Judiciary Committee Republicans, of which Mr. Jordan is a leading member, posted "Kanye. Elon. Trump." on October 6. The post was deleted about two months later, after the virulently anti-Semitic rapper praised Adolf Hitler and Nazism.
The account, which regularly posts provocative messages amplifying GOP talking points and inciting liberals with inflammatory statements, also names Mr. Jordan in its biography and banner image.
But during an ethics committee hearing before the US Supreme Court, Mr Jordan falsely claimed the now-deleted tweet "wasn't our account".
California Congressman Eric Swalwell asked if Mr Jordan would "speak out" former President Donald Trump's apparent call for an end to the US Constitution as well as West's anti-Semitism.
"Does he support Kanye and his hatred of Jews and his love for Hitler?" asked Mr. Swalwell.
Mr Jordan hit back, saying "President Trump has clarified his comments regarding the Constitution".
Defending Mr. Trump against allegations of anti-Semitism, he confused anti-Semitism with foreign policy.
"There's no way this guy is anti-Semitic," he said of Mr. Trump. "This guy was the most pro-Israel president in history. He handed over the embassy to Jerusalem. Abraham Accords – the most pro-Israel we've ever had. Did more on foreign policy in the Middle East than any president we've ever had.
Mr Swallwell then asked: 'Do you denounce your tweet praising Kanye West?'
"This tweet was not our account, and this tweet has been deleted," he said.
In August, Mr. Swalwell had accused a Republican communications aide on the Judiciary Committee of fueling death threats against his office by amplifying baseless claims that Mr. Swalwell had had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy.
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The post was deleted after West appeared on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' InfoWars show, which aired the cascade of anti-Semitic statements and praise of Nazism.
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Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee accused of 'expanding its territory on its own'
Legal Correspondent New Delhi 29 November 2020 02:40 IST
Updated: 29 November 2020 01:18 IST
The committee had earlier criticised an earlier judgment of the court which found that it exceeded its power
The Urban Development Ministry and the Delhi Development Authority has accused the Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee, set up in 2006 to identify unauthorised structures and check misuse of residential properties in Delhi, of "expanding its territory on its own".
Appearing before a Bench led by Chief Justice Sharad A. Bobde, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the "monitoring committee has on its own expanded its own territory and started sealing residential premises without prior notice".
Mr. Mehta criticised the monitoring committee of showing the "audacity" to criticise a Supreme Court judgment of August 14. The judgment had concluded that the monitoring committee was acting in excess of its powers.
The 70-page judgment in August, pronounced by a three-judge Bench headed by Justice (now retired) Arun Mishra, had found that the committee had no authorisation to seal private residential premises not used for commercial purposes in the National Capital.
The Constitution mandates that a person can be deprived of property and right of residence only in the manner prescribed by law, the court had noted.
The judgment was based on a challenge to a report submitted by the committee on the sealing of residential buildings in Vasant Kunj and Rajokari. It had said the committee usurped statutory powers while directing the demolition of these buildings.
Mr. Mehta said the committee has consistently tried to convey to the court that none of the local bodies do any work, that they were "hand-in-glove" with builders.
However, Mr. Mehta said, the authorities had already set up a task force. He argued that the sealing of residential buildings was beyond the jurisdiction of the monitoring committee.
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