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Pandemic Legacy: Eight months on from her Covid jab, my wife is still struggling to get back to 'normal' and I'm powerless to help....
Royal Preston patient claims long waits for prescriptions are causing discharge delays - not relatives being slow to collect loved ones
Confusion at Lancashire's vaccination sites as people report being turned away
Find out below what the guidance is around mixing vaccines.
By Aimee Seddon
Friday, 14th January 2022, 12:30 pm
Confusion has arisen around Lancashire's vaccination programme, as readers tell the Post that they were turned away from their booster, citing issues with 'mixing vaccines'.
One woman from Leyland says she was turned away from the vaccination site at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, just before Christmas, after a nurse told her she could not have the Pfizer booster because it was different to her AstraZeneca first and second doses.
She says this was a particularly confusing rejection considering she then went to her GP later that day where she was able to get her Pfizer booster.
People have reported being turned away from Lancashire vaccination sites due to a reluctance to mix vaccines.
She explained: "I was so angry after all of the waiting and being messed about with appointments.
"[It] just shocked me. Especially when the docs were like, sure that's fine. Stab. There you go. You're boostered up."
Another lady says her father, who had also had Astrazeneca vaccines previously, was turned away from all the walk-in centres he tried for his booster, including Blackpool Town Centre, Yeadon Way and Moor Park Health and Leisure Centre, for this same reason.
She said: "They stated they couldn't mix two different Covid jabs as this wouldn't give full protection. He was advised to ring his GP, in the end we had to do our own research on which clinics did the Oxford jab as a booster."
Meanwhile, one lady says her husband was turned away from Norbeck Castle's walk in vaccination site without any reason, but the family assume it was because they were offering a different vaccine.
She explained: "He queued up and waited and was only turned away at last moment. He wasn't told why just that no he couldn't have it, even though his last one was ages ago. So we rang up gov tel no and he got it done next day or so at North Shore Surgery. Very confusing and a waste of time waiting."
Being rejected for the booster due to a reluctance to mixing vaccines is contradictory to the general guidance issued by the NHS and other UK scientists.
The NHS website states: "Most people will be offered a booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine or Moderna vaccine.
"This means your booster dose may be different from the vaccines you had for your 1st and 2nd doses.
"Some people may be offered a booster dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine if they cannot have the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine."
In addition, another man reported confusion around mixing vaccines for initial doses, after his partner, who had AstraZeneca for his first one, was apparently rejected at the door of Moor Park because they only had Pfizer, and was only granted the second jab after a lengthy discussion with the receptionist.
He explained: "He had to put pressure on to try to get a jab, and they were not willing to do it.
"He had no ill effects from having the Pfizer jab, but the point was, if they're turning people away, and just saying that's that, then it's defeating the objective of vaccinations.
"It makes you wonder how many people have been willing to go and have a jab but been turned away, because if he didn't put any pressure on to find out whether he could have the Pfizer one or not, he would have been without the jab... it's not helping matters is it?"
Although the NHS website advises people to have the same vaccine for both doses, it reports no danger to mixing vaccines, and a 2021 study of 1000 people, published in the Lancet, suggested that mixed vaccines were not only safe and effective, but could even further boost the immune response.
When approached with these incidents and asked for clarification on guidelines, Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System, the body behind Lancashire and South Cumbria's Vaccination Programme declined to comment, however they did draw attention to the NHS website's pages.
As well as the aforementioned guidance on mixing vaccines and boosters, the NHS website provides further information on why some vaccines may be suitable for certain people.
It states: "You cannot usually choose which vaccine you have. When you book, you'll only be offered appointments for vaccines that are suitable for you.
"Most people can have any of the COVID-19 vaccines, but some people are only offered certain vaccines.
"For example:
"-if you're pregnant or under 40 you'll usually be offered appointments for the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccines
"-if you're under 18, you'll only be offered the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine"
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As some of you may or may not know, one of our founding members is leaving us for the next chapter in her exciting life! Assistant Director Niki Miller is making plans to move, bringing her love and creative flair to the west coast. We wish her only the best and welcome her back for visits any chance she gets!
In the meantime, Niki's commitments to the studio and Half Moon are being taken care of by some of our other members and volunteers, and we're still in great hands! Betsy Manning has graciously taken on the Ukulele Jam every month, so the Half Moon will continue to offer this fun jam session style event.
The dates for these events have slightly changed, now moving to the LAST SUNDAY of each month, from 3:30-5:30pm. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the studio.
Drop in for our NEW Basic Felting Workshop! February 25th!
If you've always wanted to try 'felting', the process of wet or dry matting wool to create a soft fabric for crafting, this is your chance! No experience necessary, and you'll be able to go home and start felting!
Workshop runs from 10AM to 1PM on February 25th, and registration is limited, so hurry! Register ONLINE, or by calling the studio at 610-987-0273.
This is just ONE of the many fabulous workshops we're offering this month, so check out our other offerings HERE too!
Click HERE for more info on the Basic Felting Workshop.
We'd like to welcome new co-op member Tammy Harkness! Tammy has been a student for over 2 years and has decided to join Clay on Main as a co-op member. We love having Tammy and welcome her as our newest co-op member!
It's a GIVING time of year!
Every year Clay on Main sends out it's Annual Appeal letter, which includes updates on projects happening around the studio and different events we've held. Needless to say, it's been another busy year! This is because of the hard work of many and donations to keep our events running.
We couldn't do all the things we do without YOU! Please read our Annual Appeal, and we hope to see you in the studio!
Click HERE to read the Appeal.
Join together at Clay on Main!
Recent events have made the future a little uncertain, ok- a little scary, really. But we're here to help through a rough time.
Join us as we gather to share our experiences and collage our way to healing. This is a FREE event.
Clay on Main will host an Open Studio – with materials to create a collage. No art experience is necessary. Let the healing power of the images help you see your path forward.
Click HERE for more info about this event.
The season for thanks is upon us and as the last leaves fall to the ground, we head inside our warm homes to spend darkened hours with family and friends.
This time of year is a great time to begin focusing on the approaching holiday season. Clay on Main keeps it's doors open and it's studio warm and bright while offering holiday workshops, handmade gifts, and informative lectures. Check out what's coming up in November and December at the Half Moon Cafe HERE, and elsewhere in the studio HERE.
Pick up something unique for special loved ones in your life at our Holiday Boutique, ongoing through December, or give the gift of knowledge by signing someone up for one of our wonderful workshops, happening now through Spring 2017.
Most of all, give THANKS, today, tomorrow, and everyday. Clay on Main thanks all those who help us throughout the year.
A Celebration Of Life For Studio Member Alice Schneider.
If you've ever glazed your pottery in the Clay on Main studio within the last few years, you know you have considered using Alice's Matte Green. This beautiful and reliable glaze was developed by our own member, Alice Schneider. Alice came to Clay on Main several years ago with a curiosity about clay that developed into a love that created her very own ceramics studio in her residence. Between that first moment that everyone met Alice until now, we all knew that she was special. Her gentle spirit, quick wit, and innate intelligence made her a delight to have in our midst. Alice was a precise chemist when it came to mixing our glazes, and helped organize our glaze/chemical room and refine our recipes. Her hand-dug clay pieces were always a highlight at every show in which she was represented and displayed the loving care, passion, and precision which she carried with her.
Our dear Alice passed away last month, on September 24th 2016, after a battle with breast cancer. Alice's friends and family have been kind enough to inform everyone of a Celebration Of Life in Alice's honor. All who knew Alice are encouraged to attend.
We've got a brand new class to offer!
If you've always wanted to try out GLASS, whether it be fused or stained glass, this is the perfect starter package. This class is geared towards the beginner, with an introduction into two methods of working. In four sessions you can expect to gain a better understanding of how to assemble a stained glass sun catcher as well as a simple fused glass piece. Check out the details, including start date (November 15th, don't wait!) and class price HERE.
Private glass parties are also available. Schedule yours today! Contact the studio for details.
As many of you studio-goers know, Clay on Main sees many visitors through it's doors. We have been fortunate enough to foster the type of learning environment that allows children and adults alike to create in clay, while exploring ideas and developing a comfort level with the medium. To say that working with clay is therapeutic is an understatement! Just like a warm home-cooked meal, clay has the ability to draw us together and open up our senses.
We've always taken pride in the good that a little hunk of clay in warm hands can do. Last Spring, the studio hosted The Sisterhood of Reading, a lovely collective of ladies who are creating a positive environment for African-American women in the area through mentorship. They wasted no time in creating beautiful clay mugs, as well as painting handmade bowls for the 'Souper Bowl', Opportunity House's annual fundraiser. They were happy to share some of their photos with us on our Facebook page recently, and we're happy to share them with you!
We always love new faces, but our hope is that new faces become long recognized faces as we see them come back again and again!


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Tara (von Neudorf), né le  en Transylvanie à Luduș (en , en ), est un artiste contemporain roumain.

Biographie
Sorin Tara (von Neudorf) a fait ses études à la Faculté des arts graphiques de l'Universitatea de Artă şi Design, UAD à Cluj-Napoca, où il a ensuite poursuivi à la Faculté de peinture. Depuis 2005 il collabore avec la Galerie d'art Anaid de Bucarest, qui a  organisé ses principales expositions : « Black Rumania » (2005), « Finis Mundi » (2007), « Génération Djihad » (2009), « Raving History » (2012). Il a exposé également à l'étranger, notamment aux Pays-Bas, en Allemagne, aux États-Unis, en Hongrie, en Pologne.

En 2012, il a reçu le prix Artaward Strabag International, puis a présenté une exposition de ses œuvres à Vienne.

En 2013, il présente une grande exposition en Pologne Kartograf złowrogiej historii. Tara (von Neudorf) -  Le cartographe d'une sinistre histoire. Tara (von Neudorf) au Centre culturel international de Cracovie  Międzynarodowe Centrum Kultury (du  au ).

L'artiste vit et travaille à Sibiu et Bucarest. Dans l'église évangélique abandonnée du village de Engelthal en Transylvanie saxonne, il a créé une installation monumentale pour raconter l'histoire de la « fin de la nation », l'histoire des Saxons de Transylvanie, il y a aussi l'atelier de l'artiste.

Œuvres et expositions

Tara (von Neudorf) appartient à un groupe de jeunes artistes roumains, anciens contestataires représentés par l'Association des artistes en arts visuels, qui à la fin des années 1990 a transformé l'espace privé pour faire de la création artistique, pour conquérir la liberté d'expression artistique.

Expositions personnelles
1997 - "Monstrum Humanum Rarrisimum", Art-Café, Sibiu; 1998-Stalingrad", FDG, Sibiu
1999 - "C.Z.C.", Clubul colectionarilor, Sibiu
2001  -"Territoria Villanova", Galeria Atas, Cluj-Napoca; "Opium"-Centrul Cultural German, Cluj-Napoca
2003 - "Endlösung", Galeria de Artã Contremporanã a Muzeului Brukenthal
2004 - "Black Romania 2", Bulgakov Café, Cluj-Napoca
2005 - "Betrayal", Sigi Café, Sibiu
2010 - "A History in the Dark", Galerie Anais, Bucarest
2011 - "National Bitch", Galerie Anais, Bucarest
2012 - "Raving History", Galerie Anais, Bucarest

Expositions de groupe
2002-"Camera 5", Sinagoga, Cluj-Napoca
2002, 2003-Salonul D.W.S., Sibiu
2004, 2005-"F.A.Q. About Steve The Great", Galeria H'Art, Bucarest

Liens externes

 http://www.anaidart.ro/artists.php?artist=tara_neudorf

Notes et références

Naissance en janvier 1974
Artiste contemporain roumain
Peintre roumain du XXe siècle
Peintre roumain du XXIe siècle

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There is something oddly captivating about seeing overhead images of golf courses, where one can get lost in thought following the routing and seeing the complete 18-hole puzzle in full view. That only seems to be magnified when the visual comes in the unusual form of a blueprint rendering.
Ballpark Blueprints specializes in blueprint-style images of sports stadiums; company founders Thomas Young and Marvin Larson started their business after having trouble finding an architectural rendering of Fenway Park for commercial sale and now offers drawings of more than 60 pro and college sports venues.
The images are available as coffee mugs ($18-$20), unframed ($60) and canvas ($140-$180) and framed prints ($170-$210).


Safety is at the forefront of ATI Industrial Automation's IMTS 2016 lineup, and all will be on display at this year's show. Here's what to expect.
Shiny new robotics technology will be swinging and shifting and buzzing along at manufacturer booths all throughout the nearly 1.3 million sq. ft. of exhibit space at this year's International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago (Sep. 12-17).
And whether robots are veteran workers on your factory floor or merely prospective new hires, ATI Industrial Automation's Booth #N-6429 is sure to have something for everyone.
The world's largest supplier of robotic tool changers and deburring tools, as well as force/torque and collision sensors, will show off its latest safety-increasing innovations in those categories and more via live demonstrations with FANUC and KUKA six-axis robots.
The Universal Compliance Compensator allows axial, lateral, pivoting, and twist compliance with a pressurized internal reset piston to bias the position.
The 1.4-lb U1, engineered into the robot arm, allows for flexibility and forgiveness in assembly applications by acting as a shock-absorber, ATI CEO Bob Little says.
He explains its function allows the robot to have more human-like motion, enabling it to grip the work piece even when severely misaligned.
Because of the UCC, which offers compliance in X-Y lateral, X-Y-Z rotation and z-compression (but not tension), a robot can get bumped and move while the piece stays in place.
"The patented mechanism uses a spherical bearing combined with air and springs that give right amount of engineered compliance," Little says.
By tweaking the pneumatic pressure that resets the piston, the compliance stiffness is adjustable for varying payloads (max: 11 lb) and different applications, such as automated assembly, bin picking, loading and unloading machines, and robotic finishing.
More robots appearing on production lines mean more interaction with human workers. The new breed of friendly-faced collaborative robots with light payloads are intended to work side-by-side with people, but giant tool changers programmed for speed and power still pose considerable risk, especially when human error is always a looming threat.
ATI is changing removing this threat with the PLd-safe tool changers the company is revealing at IMTS. A pneumatic lock connects the master and tool, preventing inadvertent releases.
Deburring has historically relied on humans moving work pieces into costly automated machines to remove the excess material.
A company pays for the labor, the machining center, and due to the repetitive nature of the tasks, workman's compensation claims for carpal tunnel and other ergonomics- related injuries.
To combat this, Little says factory floors will move employees around to prevent muscle fatigue and hire temporary contract workers.
ATI's Compliant Deburring Tools reduce the chance of mistakes by featuring "a pneumatically-controlled, articulated design that allows the cutting bit to follow the part profile and compensate for surface irregularities, allowing high feed rates and uniform quality," Little says.
Robotic deburring tools also save time and money.
The newest models appearing at IMTS 2016, the RC-900 and RC-1040 (the number designation indicating wattage) offer a motors with up to 50% more power than the earlier RC-660. They also increase compliance travel by 10%.


UPlus Versatile Venue Space is a community working and venue space which provide local community a space for friends alike to meet-up for business and enrichment skill learning. Our furniture and fitting design are versatile and it can be customize to meet your event requirement.
At UPlus Versatile Event Space you can opt to pay for a space that serves your purposes just fine, from a private space of your own, to a meeting room of 4-14 pax, or a platform of 50 pax.
UPlus Versatile Event Space is designed to accommodate various meetings and events format be it a small focus groups meeting or medium size event such as enrichment masterclass, birthday and engagement party, MLM gathering night, pre-school graduation, as well as corporate training events.
UPlus Versatile Event Space is located in Bestari De Kota, Kota Damansara. It is easy access via 10 minutes drive from NKVE – Kota Damansara Toll, LDP or Jalan Sungai buloh (Sungai Buloh – Shah Alam). Parking is ample and free.
Kwasa Sentral MRT Station is 2KM away and it is well connect via Rapid Feeder Bus T-801, where you can alight at the 3rd Stop, Bestari De Kota to reach us.


The AllerEase 2-in-1 Mattress Protector and Luxury Mattress Pad offers complete mattress protection via a zippered mattress protector as well as the added benefit of a comfortable high loft fiber topper. A waterproof protector fully encases your mattress ensuring household allergens and liquids do not contaminate your mattress while a removable zip off plush top pad offers luxurious comfort. Fitted with a 360 degree zipper, the top pad easily zips on and off for laundering.


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As the 2020 presidential election grabs headlines with Democrats lining up to challenge President Donald Trump, the grassroots organization Indivisible on Thursday unveiled its new plan to fight the Republican's anti-democratic agenda in all 50 states over the next year and a half.
but that they can't find candidates.
shown favor by the party.
Agree. One has to wonder if this "plan" is a way for the DNC to undermine progressive candidates for more corporate friendly candidates at the state level. Will they have to prove their fundraising capabilities like they do at the federal level? Of course this method has gone mainstream now, so I'm sure the party has invented new methods to undermine good candidates by now.
Could be – not like any of us have total trust in the DNC or Dem Party.
and giving them the help that should have been given to liberal candidates.
Quite sure that has never stopped.
Malinowski because, as they made clear, the public wanted a female, someone who would be for the environment and a bunch of other liberal issues. Malinowski fell short of what they wanted.
But, it does go on and on.
The candidate I exchange texts with occasionally was the candidate who didn't get the nomination.
She did well, but not enough to beat him.
It might help if this initiative continues to focus, highlight, and make public the agenda that they are working on.
Were you perhaps thinking about Feinstein?
Oops, i see that this is what CD was saying in their first article today. I can get videos so i didnt read that one yet.
We have monetary conditions for sports. Why not for politicians? I would suggest you can't run for office if your total net worth is over 1-2 million dollars. And set another limit for sitting congress critters to be able to run for re-election.
We sure as hell don't need multi-millionaires making sausage on our behalf, because it would seldom be on OUR behalf.


Disability Advocates of Kent County, a dynamic and dedicated non-profit, is seeking to employ an on-call, up to 12 hours per week, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) position. The position is non-exempt and on call. Hourly rate negotiable depending on experience.
The COTA will work primarily with Disability Advocates Registered Occupational Therapists (OTRs) and our full-time COTA. Assistance provided to the OTRs will be typical of tasks performed by a COTA, including intake interviews, information and referral, Independent Living Plan implementation and follow up, finalizing reports and documenting data. The COTA will participate in specific community events, activities, and projects as a representative of Disability Advocates.
Associate Degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant required, with 3-5 years of experience, especially in the home and community setting.
Commitment to and knowledge of Independent Living movement and philosophy.
Good interpersonal skills and ability to participate in and work to build a collaborative team.
Ability to follow direction and take initiative with exceptional time management and organizational skills.
A positive, strong, credible professional and interpersonal relationship with Disability Advocates consumers and co-workers, and representing the best interests of Disability Advocates at all times.
Work Environment and Abilities: This is a standard office environment. Extensive keyboard activity, telephone communication and attendance at meetings, presentations, and community outreach in and out of the office are expected. Self-identified mode of transportation is required.


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FTC Updates Dot Com Disclosure Guidelines to Catch Up with New Technology
By Ronald R. Urbach on April 18, 2013
Posted in Advertising, Digital, Mobile
I talk here on Madison Ave Insights all of the time about the importance of mobile and social media for advertisers. Technology is always changing, and with new technology comes a set of new challenges for industry groups, brands, and regulators. In light of the rise of smartphones, tablets, and social media, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) updated its online advertising disclosure guidelines. Known as the Dot Com Disclosures, the guidance updates the original guidelines which were introduced in 2000, since, as we all know, a lot has changed since the turn of the Millennium. While the general principles of traditional advertising law apply equally to online and mobile media, the updated guidelines provide specific guidance for making "clear and conspicuous disclosures" on mobile and social media platforms.
The FTC's updated Dot Com Disclosures signal to marketers that traditional consumer protection laws apply to mobile marketing, regardless of space limitations. While there is no set formula for a clear and conspicuous disclosure, when evaluating whether a disclosure meets this requirement, an advertiser should consider its placement in the ad and its proximity to the relevant claim. Due to the smaller screen size and different format of mobile platforms, the FTC changed its definition of "proximity" from "near and, when possible, in the same screen" (from the 2000 version) to now be "as close as possible" to the relevant claim.
Mobile marketers may need to become creative if they want to continue to use hyperlinks, as hyperlinks need to be obvious and labeled to explain the nature and importance of the information to which they link – terms like "disclaimer," "more information," "details," or "terms and conditions" may no longer be adequate. The FTC also makes clear that the disclosures that are necessary to comply with the FTC Endorsement Guides need to be disclosed in space-constrained ads such as Tweets and cannot be disclaimed via a click-through or hyperlinked disclosure, but need to say something like "#Ad" in the Tweet.
Mobile marketers should look at the FTC's new guidance in a positive light. For too long, we have been applying the FTC's decade-old Dot Com Disclosures guidance to mobile media, which raised unique challenges given mobile's space limitations. With the flexible principles and specific examples presented in the updated guidance, mobile marketers now have the necessary tools to provide disclosures that meet FTC requirements.
I see the FTC making clear that if a platform does not allow marketers to make clear disclosures, that platform should not be used for advertising and this should be taken seriously in order to meet FTC standards and avoid any enforcement actions or false advertising litigation down the road.
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FTC Announces Mobile Privacy Disclosure Guidelines
By Ronald R. Urbach on February 14, 2013
Posted in Advertising, Marketing, Mobile, Privacy
February 1st was a big day for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Not only did the FTC release its report regarding mobile privacy disclosures, it also announced that it had reached a settlement with Path, a social networking app, which agreed to pay $800,000 to settle charges that it deceived users by collecting personal information from their mobile address books without their knowledge and consent, and that it collected personal information from children without their parents' consent in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
The FTC's report entitled "Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Building Trust Through Transparency" provides specific recommendations on improving mobile privacy disclosures for mobile platforms, app developers, advertising networks, and other third parties. Most notably, the report recommends that mobile platforms provide "just-in-time" disclosures to consumers and obtain their affirmative consent before allowing apps to access sensitive content, such as geolocation data. The report also recommends that mobile platforms consider providing "just-in-time" disclosures and obtain affirmative consent for other sensitive content, such as contacts, photos, calendar entries and audio/video content. The report further recommends that mobile platforms consider developing a one-stop "dashboard" approach to allow consumers to review the types of content accessed by the apps they have downloaded as well as icons to depict the transmission of user data. The report recommends that mobile platforms consider offering a Do Not Track (DNT) mechanism for smartphone users and makes several other recommendations aimed at providing better disclosures to consumers regarding mobile privacy.
The report also makes a number of recommendations to app developers, including that they have a privacy policy that is easily accessible through the app stores, provide "just-in-time" disclosures and obtain affirmative consent before collecting and sharing sensitive information, improve coordination and communication with ad networks and other third parties and participate in self-regulatory programs and industry organizations. In addition, the report recommends that advertising networks and other third parties communicate with app developers so that those developers can provide truthful disclosures and work with platforms to ensure effective implementation of DNT. Finally, the report suggests that app developer trade associations, academics and experts develop short-form disclosures for app developers, promote standardized app developer privacy policies and educate app developers on privacy issues.…
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Privacy and the FTC: Inside Perspective from FTC Commissioner Julie Brill
By Ronald R. Urbach on October 9, 2012
Posted in Digital, Media, Privacy
On Thursday during Advertising Week in New York City, I hosted an event called "Mission Impossible: Truth & Privacy – The Future is Now," featuring Commissioner Julie Brill of the Federal Trade Commission, along with Frank Abagnale, one of the world's foremost authorities on fraud and identity theft (you may know him best from the film Catch Me If You Can – he was portrayed by none other than Leonardo DiCaprio), and Jonathan Salem Baskin, Co-Author of Tell The Truth. Privacy is an issue everyone is talking about these days, and I wanted to share with you some of the thoughts and issues discussed during the session at Advertising Week. Click here to view a video of Ron's conversation with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill.
Advertising is a fascinating and complex industry, reflecting the latest innovations, the newest technologies, and, of course, the height of creativity. Advertising is a reflection of the fundamental changes sweeping our society – the transformative effect of digital, the changes in all forms of media, the importance of data and the rise of wireless. Amidst this rapid change, privacy is one of the most important issues in the advertising and media business, and one which demands our attention now, not tomorrow.
I see that digital technology and media has created an unprecedented "Holy Grail" opportunity for marketers to have conversations with consumers as individuals wherever they are on a broad array of devices. The question we must answer is, how do we manage the legitimate privacy concerns?
I see the FTC's role and influence in steering the privacy and data security debate and action rising in importance.
I see global marketers and agencies working in good faith either alone or in groups to navigate safely through leading edge issues and the concerns of interested parties – the government, agencies, marketers, technology providers, media and consumers.
I see "do not track" continue to be a central issue that focuses many of the important advertising industry and societal issues about both what can be and what should be.
I see "privacy by design" being a simple concept, but a difficult concept to execute in real time.
Commissioner Julie Brill of the FTC shared some extremely valuable insights with me and the attendees of our Advertising Week session. I then asked Commissioner Brill some follow up questions that touched upon some of the conversation that we had in our Advertising Week session.
Can you highlight what you see as the role of the FTC in regards to its relationship with the advertising industry's need to focus on consumer privacy and data security?
The Commission has developed a set of best practices, as outlined in the agency's March 2012 final privacy framework, for companies that collect and use consumer data. ("Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: Recommendations for Businesses and Policymakers," An FTC Report (Mar. 26, 2012) available at http://www.ftc.gov/os/2012/03/120326privacyreport.pdf.) Because the advertising industry is among the heaviest users of such information, these best practices can be useful to the advertising industry –including ad networks, individual advertisers, and all other players in the advertising eco-system—as they develop and maintain processes and systems to operationalize privacy and data security practices within their businesses. In addition to our policymaking role, the Commission takes action against companies—including those in the advertising industry—that do not treat consumer data in accordance with the laws enforced by the agency. For example, we took action against several advertising networks that misrepresented their practices involving consumers' ability to opt-out from online behavioral advertising. (See press releases, "FTC Puts an End to Tactics of Online Advertising Company That Deceived Consumers Who Wanted to "Opt Out" from Targeted Ads" (Mar. 14, 2011), available at http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/chitika.shtm; "Online Advertiser Settles FTC Charges ScanScout Deceptively Used Flash Cookies to Track Consumers Online" (Nov. 8, 2011), available at http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/11/scanscout.shtm).
In the fast paced world of marketers and agencies where they must implement "privacy by design", what is the biggest issue confronting the industry?
Well, there are a lot of big issues. One of the biggest issues is the rapid pace of today's technological advances. Companies are bringing products and services to market as quickly as they can—and the advertising and marketing have to keep up with that pace. As a result, companies may not be employing a methodical process to consider all the privacy and data security issues that could arise with the product or service, or with an advertising or marketing campaign. I think one of the most important elements of Privacy by Design is for companies to take the time to thoroughly examine the consumer information they are collecting, what is being done with that information, and how it is being safeguarded. In our privacy report, we stress the importance of operationalizing these processes, which will help companies conduct these analyses in an efficient and timely fashion.
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DARIEN – A Look Back
by The Darien Historical Society
The story of Darien begins in the 1830s with the settlement of two communities, Cass and Lace, which became the city of Darien.
The Potawatomi, Ottawa, and other Native Americans were the first inhabitants of this area. The surrounding waterways were their trade routes. In the 1700s, settlers pushed westward from the eastern part of the country and Canada. Conflicts between Native Americans and the settlers culminated in the Blackhawk War in 1832. After the war, Native Americans were forced to move west of the Mississippi River, easing settlers' concerns. This, along with the promise of the building of the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the fertile soil of the area, lured more people here from the east and from Europe.
Thomas Andrus and his wife, Melissa, were the first to arrive in what would become Darien. They traveled from Vermont by boat through the Great Lakes to Chicago and came here in horse drawn wagons. The Andrus farm was on the west side of present-day Lemont Road and the I55 North Frontage Road. Once an Indian Trail, the North Frontage Road was the route of a stagecoach line. The Andrus farm house served as an inn for stagecoach travelers. Thomas also kept horses for the stagecoach line. The families of brothers, William and Elisha Smart, and John Oldfield joined the Andrus family in establishing the community of Cass..
The Lace community grew north of the Cass community. It was centered at the intersection of present-day Cass Avenue and 75th Street. Among the first families of Lace, were the Andermanns and the Buschmanns who had emigrated from Germany. Joining these families in Lace were the Wehrmeisters and Warkentiens. Bordered by Plainfield Road, Cass Avenue, and 75th Street, "The Point," was the center of community life in Lace. "The Point" included a general store and blacksmith shop, St. John Lutheran School, and the church parsonage. Directly east of "The Point" stood Conrad Buschmann's creamery where farmers brought their milk to be processed into dairy products. McDonalds stands on the site today. Just north of "The Point" was Lace Hall where dances were held. The entrance to Fred and Sophie Andermann's farm is now the street leading to the Country Lane Apartments off Plainfield Road.
Both Cass and Lace established churches that served as the anchor of not only religious life, but social life as well. The Cass community established the Cass Methodist Episcopal Church that no longer exits. The Lace community established the St. John Lutheran Church. The Cass cemetery and the St. John Lutheran Church cemetery each contain the graves of the first families and also include the graves of Civil War veterans. Both Cass and Lace established their own schools. The first Lace School was built in 1856. It burned and was replaced with the second Lace School built in 1925. Today, the 1925 building is known as Old Lace Schoolhouse and Museum and is the home of the Darien Historical Society. It stands at its original location, the northwest corner of the intersection of 75th Street and Cass Avenue.
Martin Barnaby Madden's family emigrated to Lemont from England in 1869. A barge accident on the Illinois and Michigan Canal led to him being employed at the Western Stone Company. He rose to become its president. Madden married Josephine Smart, the daughter of Elisha Smart. In 1903, Madden built a summer home on Smart family property. His home, which he called Castle Eden, was built to be a replica of the White House in Washington, DC. It is now a part of the Carmelite Spiritual Center. Madden had an illustrious political career culminating in his election to the United States House of Representatives where he served from 1905 until his death in 1928.
Cass and Lace were close knit farming communities. People living here grew up, married, raised their children, and lived out their days in familiar surroundings, embraced and supported by their extended families.
The late 1940s, following the end of World War II, saw an increase in the affordability of automobiles and better roads. Better transportation led to people moving out of Chicago and the establishment of suburbs.
Fields of wild asparagus were paved over and orchards were felled as farmers sold their land to developers and subdivisions began to emerge where farmers had once raised crops and livestock. As the population increased, the need for increased services such as police and fire protection became apparent. Deciding that these concerns could best be addressed by becoming a city, four subdivisions, Marion Hills, Hinsbrook, Brookhaven, and Clarefield, formed the Combined Homeowners Committee for Incorporation. In order for the issue to be voted on by the residents, the proposed city had to have a name. A member of the committee, Sam Kelley, having recently enjoyed a visit to Darien, Connecticut, suggested the name Darien. The vote on incorporation was held on December 13, 1969. It passed by less than 50 votes. Over the years, Darien has grown and changed, but it has continued to be a nice place to live.
To learn more about Darien's history, please visit Old Lace Schoolhouse and Museum, like us on Facebook and check out our History on the web.
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Q: Using get() when retrieving items with PnP JS Core only return "Undefined" - using items() returns values? First of all, big shout out to the PnP JS guys and gals - great library that I use constantly!
With v2.4.0 I am finding that using the get() call when retrieving items is now returning an "undefined" value, however using the items() call is returning items:
Returns undefined:
const items: any[] = await sp.web.lists
  .getByTitle("Monthly Reports")
  .items.get();

returns expected values:
const items: any[] = await sp.web.lists
  .getByTitle("Monthly Reports")
  .items();

Why is this?
I want to use the ".get()" call as I want to also call a number of other modifiers, such as:
sp.web.lists
  .getByTitle("Monthly Reports")
  .items
  .filter(query)
  .expand("FieldValuesAsText")
  .select(
    "ID",
    "FieldValuesAsText/FileRef",
    "Title"
  )
  .top(5000)
  .orderBy("Modified", false)
  .get()

Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

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I need to make it clear from the outset in regard to this and my other article on the topic of ADHD, that I am not suggesting ADHD is a non-existent condition. What I do believe is that it is over or mis diagnosed, and subsequently over medicated. In my other article I touch on how modern day children are overstimulated and how they can react to that.
I don't like labels per se as they confine and constrict and make us 'fit in' certain parameters, but sometimes it is a comfort to know you are not the only weird one alive!
That said, it is very possible some children labelled with ADHD are in fact HSP (highly sensitive person) but the two are entirely different, although there could be some overlap of behaviours.
I have always been HSP but didn't know it. I was considered nervy or highly-strung at best, and overly dramatic at worst. It would seem, thanks to the research and work carried out by Eileen E. Aron, that 20% of us are HSP. This is not the same as being sensitive and empathetic. It is not an emotion. It is rather, a reaction to an overload of sensory input.
Certain noises and smells are unbearable to me. The beep of a mobile phone key being tapped sends me demented. I control it, but it is like a knife jabbed in my ear. I 'switch off' in crowded city centres. They are not frightening to me, but there is too much stimulation, so I go out of my head and float above it all, metaphorically speaking. I take in every nuance, vibe and atmospheric change, and I have acute peripheral vision.
Imagine this then, in a child who can't articulate the effect of all the stimulation thrust at them in this mad modern day life.
I can't work if someone is looking over my shoulder, and I literally can't think. I go blank when asked a question on the spot, if all attention is on me. I hate being watched when doing anything, so no exercise classes for me (can't concentrate on what I am supposed to be doing as my eyes and ears are on full alert) and I can't work under pressure (how I passed my driving test, heck knows). All the above are standard reactions of an HSP.
These are a few examples of how a child may present these same feelings of 'arrghhghhghghgh' and yet not be able to articulate them.
HSP people need a lot of quiet time alone. I think we all have different triggers, as some HSP parents need to have breaks from their children, but this was never an issue for me. So that kind of noise is okay for me, but a tv or radio constantly playing in the background all the time – no can do.
One of the things that struck me years back when schooled children came to play with my home educated ones, is that they could never stick at anything for more than a few minutes. No sooner were the scissors, paper, glue and glitter pens out and used once, than they were bored and wanted to do something else.
In other words the attention span of the school attenders was ruined. This is not natural to a child. Children become very absorbed in something that interests them and will stay with it if left to their own devices. I suggest many children are 'nurtured' into being attention deficit by society. This is normally labelled ADHD, but I feel that an understanding of what HSP is can sometimes bring you closer to the solution.
So this first of alternative treatments for ADHD is to know your stuff! If you suspect there are behavioural issues with your child and ADHD is being tossed about, read up on HSP.
As I remarked in the previous post on ADHD, you as a parent may have to change your lifestyle, and also the way you think and react. It is a deep subject and I am certainly not here to dictate or pretend that it is easy dealing with a child that has all the ADHD tendencies.
Hand on heart I had not read this quote I will be adding below before writing my earlier post on the topic, saying that the parent may have to change themselves rather than try to change the child!
One and often both of the parents may work long hours. Morning is rush, rush, rush, and the evening is no different. The parent comes home depleted and must now put full energy into meeting the physical and emotional needs of a child who, for a whole day, may have been deprived of parental contact. And, if these were not enough, parents have often taken up other commitments – school committees, church bazaars, courses of various sorts, and so on. Such extracurricular activities magnify the parent's level of preoccupation and stress, decreasing her/his patience with the child.
My final advice in regard to implementing alternative treatments for ADHD is simple in words, but trickier as far as action is concerned. Be less busy. Give more time to your ADHD child. Slow them down to a pace they can cope with.
On a physical level, put Himalayan salt lamps in your home. Use as many as you can afford (but at the very least have one in your child's bedroom), to create a feeling of calm and nurturing. Push the world out of your home and bring love and peace in. You will all benefit.
If you have any comments or questions, you are very welcome to add them below.


Daniel is talking to Amber. He feels dreadful for having punched Josh – but Amber says it's her fault, and wishes she could undo her night with Josh.
DANIEL: Yeah, we all wish we could do that. I hate what this is doing to me; this is not who I am.
Sporting a large bruise on his face, Josh is relaying the details of the fight to Imogen, who is incredulous at the idea that Daniel would have thrown the first punch.
IMOGEN: He's not a fighter!
JOSH: Well he's got a pretty mean right- cross for someone who's not a fighter!
IMOGEN: You must have provoked him.
IMOGEN: You were having dinner with Danni?
Imogen reminds Josh that Danni was responsible for Matt's death. Josh insists he just wants to help Danni through her ordeal, but that Amber is convinced he's doing it to spite her. Now Josh is worried he's violated the terms of his suspended sentence by getting into a fight. Imogen insists that Daniel wouldn't go to the police about it, but Josh doesn't seem convinced.
Nate is delivering some flowers for the hotel reception. He wishes Terese a happy Mother's Day, and asks her why she's not at home with her kids. She admits she's done an all- nighter at work, but says she'll see them later. Ezra approaches, and tells them they won't need the flowers anymore; all customers need is for the staff to make them feel welcome. He sends Nate away.
Ezra reveals that he's been scouring Terese's files and found more problems; he confronts her about her decision to hire Chris Pappas. Nate, who is still walking away, stops and hears some of this conversation.
EZRA: There's a salary discrepancy. It seems Pappas was paid well above the award.
TERESE: Well, I thought Chris was an asset, so I offered him a higher rate. Paul signed off on it.
EZRA: Are you sure it wasn't your way of compensating him, after your son coward- punched him?
TERESE: … No. No, certainly not.
But Ezra says it could be interpreted that way, and thus as a conflict of interest.
TERESE: My ethical standard is beyond reproach.
EZRA: Seems to me you've made some questionable decisions in your capacity as manager.
TERESE: You're the only one questioning them.
But Ezra tells her her work practices will be reviewed, and that she should get used to it.
Karl is sitting at a table on his own, when Georgia, Rhonda, Toadie, Sonya and Nell come in, having been to see Toadie's mum Angie for Mother's Day. Rhonda moans about how Angie kept telling her how to grow strawberries, but Sonya manages to be diplomatic about Angie! Kyle turns up, wishing Rhonda a happy Mother's Day and explaining he's just been on the phone to his mum, Sharon, who was waxing lyrical about her cruise.
KYLE: That's an hour I'll never get back.
While the other Rebecchis go to get a table outside, Rhonda pops to the ladies'. Karl looks worried.
Imogen comes to see Daniel, explaining that Josh told her about the fight. Daniel is still feeling very contrite, but says seeing Josh with Danni was just too much for him. Imogen is understanding, praising Daniel for being so protective of Amber. However, she asks Daniel for a favour – not to tell the police about the fight, so as not to get Josh into bother for violating his sentence terms. This would be the last thing the Willises need, she says.
DANIEL: Hey – I wouldn't do anything that makes your life more difficult, okay?
DANIEL: I really appreciate that. Thanks.
Imogen leaves, and Daniel looks pensive as she goes.
As Rhonda comes back from the ladies', Karl stops her and reintroduces himself – she remembers him from Georgia's wedding. Karl asks Rhonda if he could have a word, and explains that he knows she's been treated by Nick, as he's been reviewing his cases since he left the hospital.
KARL: I gather Georgia doesn't know.
RHONDA: No! I only saw him once. Sorry – what's this about?
KARL: I'd just like to discuss your treatment.
RHONDA: Are you an oncologist too?
KARL: No – no. But the matter is urgent.
Shortly afterwards, Karl has filled Rhonda in on some of the background on Nick and his dealings with Georgia; he admits he's worried that Nick may have sabotaged Rhonda's treatment as revenge for Georgia's interference in his schemes. Karl asks Rhonda if she'd let him review her dosage schedule, just to ensure it's all okay. As Karl looks at Rhonda's pills that Nick prescribed, Georgia approaches, and sees them talking.
Terese is reading a Mother's Day text from her daughter Piper, saying she wishes she could be there. (Although the phone clearly shows it's Friday 8 May, and therefore two days before Mother's Day.) Susan turns up; she's on the phone to her son Billy, and tells him to send her love to Anne and the kids. Susan and Terese have a motherly moment together about how they miss their kids. Susan invites Terese for a coffee, but she says she's too busy – they'll have to do it another time.
Once Susan's gone, Ezra approaches Terese and tells her off for texting during work hours! He then tells her he's had complaints from several staff members who have said they're no longer comfortable working with Terese, after the revelations about her brother Nick poisoning Paul.
EZRA: As of now, you're no longer to be alone with any member of staff.
TERESE: I have an excellent relationship with all my staff. Not one of them would hold me responsible for my brother's actions.
EZRA: Well I'm obliged to take all complaints seriously.
TERESE: Who made these complaints?
EZRA: I can't say. But the matter will be investigated – and I expect full compliance from you.
EZRA: I beg your pardon?
EZRA: You seem rather unjustifiably upset. I can put you in touch with a good psychiatrist if you like.
TERESE: You're the one that needs a psychiatrist!
EZRA: I forgot how hot you are when you're angry.
TERESE: Oh, that's it! You're the most repugnant, pathetic excuse for a man I've ever met! I quit!
Terese marches out, while Ezra looks amused.
Amber has brought Lauren some flowers for Mother's Day. Lauren says she's sure Daniel will spoil Amber too when she's a mum. Noticing Amber's reaction, Lauren asks if everything is okay. Amber insists it is.
As Lauren goes to put the flowers in water, Amber is less than pleased when Josh comes in. She's cold with him, saying that if he wants to be with Danni, he should do it somewhere away from her.
JOSH: We're not dating. We're friends. And I'm not trying to hurt you. Do you really think that I'd try to do that? Danni and I have something in common – and I wish that it was a star sign or a footie team, but it's not. We both made a terrible mistake.
AMBER: And so I'm supposed to feel sorry for her? My dad is dead because of her!
JOSH: It was an accident.
AMBER: Just keep your distance from me!
Terese has arrived home, and tells Imogen and Brad that she's quit her job because of Ezra. They're both supportive and say they're proud of her. Josh turns up, and is equally supportive. Terese is relieved he can't throw them out of the house, as Paul still owns it, but says she's going to go crazy around the house with nothing to do. Brad suggests she fly to Canada and spend Mother's Day with Piper. Terese is worried about abandoning them, but all the family agrees that she deserves a break.
Rhonda is telling Georgia about the reappearance of her cancer, explaining that her oncologist sent her to Nick because he was reputed to be a 'miracle man' – and that a miracle is what she needs. Rhonda has kept her illness from the family, including Georgia's dad Patto who struggled with her last diagnosis, because she didn't want to put them through that again.
GEORGIA: I just want to be there for you, Mum. Can you please let me do that?
A tearful Rhonda agrees, and Georgia is crying as well. Karl comes over, with good news – he's spoken to some other oncologists, who've told him that Dr Nick's treatment plan for Rhonda seems to be safe and above board. They're both relieved – but Rhonda tells Georgia that Nick's treatment was about buying her time, not curing her.
RHONDA: He made it very clear. I don't have a lot of time left, Georgia.
GEORGIA: So what, are you just gonna give up?
RHONDA: Sweetie, it's not about giving up. We have to face facts.
Daniel comes in with some Mother's Day flowers for Amber. Thanking him, she says she's been worried about him since last night. Daniel says he doesn't want them to dwell on what happened with Josh, or it'll become so big it will destroy them. He tells her to focus on the baby.
DANIEL: I love you too.
But he looks worried as they hug.
Imogen talks to Nate about what a strong woman Terese is, and how much pressure Ezra must have put on her to quit. Nate explains he overheard Ezra earlier, accusing Terese of paying Chris an inflated wage to compensate him for Josh's attack on him. Nate goes a bit quiet at the mention of Chris, but tells Imogen not to worry about Terese as 'she's a survivor'.
Nate leaves, and Imogen goes over to talk to Daniel. She thanks him for not dobbing Josh in to the police – he insists he never would have.
IMOGEN: How are you feeling about it all?
DANIEL: I think I'd be more able to forgive myself if I didn't have a history.
DANIEL: I used to be a bully. I had a bit of a bad temper.
IMOGEN: I'd never have picked that.
DANIEL: I didn't like who I was, so I changed. You're the first person down here that I've told that to. I haven't thought about it for years, but the old me resurfaced last night – and it scared me.
Imogen encourages him not to let the incident change how he sees himself, but to focus on Amber and the baby instead.
Brad is helping Terese load up a taxi to take her to the airport. They hug and kiss, as Brad tells Terese to send Piper his love. Lauren comes over and asks where Terese's going. She explains she's quit her job, and that she's off to see Piper in Canada. When Lauren remarks that it's good timing with Mother's Day, Terese looks a bit suspicious, and says that's what Brad said. They both wave Terese goodbye, but she looks worried as the taxi drives away.
Rhonda, Toadie, Nell, Sonya, Kyle and Georgia are having dinner. Georgia decides it's time to make a speech.
GEORGIA: The last few weeks haven't been a very happy time for me. But even though it's been a bad experience, I always try to find the silver lining. So I just wanted to say thank you, all of you, for supporting me. I feel very grateful to have such wonderful people in my life. And I know we're all busy with our day- to- day lives, but really what matters most is family. So, Mum – I know you've had a setback. But you know what – we can just accept that and give up, or we can do something about it.
GEORGIA: I'm not a quitter, and neither are you. You never have been. So there are other trials, there are other experts – now all we need to do is find them. So we're gonna start with the top oncologists in the country. We're gonna make some appointments, and then we're gonna make our plans from there.
GEORGIA: We're not gonna let this thing beat us. Not if I have anything to do with it.
Brad and Lauren are having a coffee when Ezra interrupts.
EZRA: Catching up on old times, are we?
BRAD: What we're doing is none of your business.
EZRA: Fair enough. Where's your wife?
BRAD: She's actually on holiday. Look, I know you were wanting to annoy her, but you're gonna have to find something else to do with your time.
EZRA: I'm gonna be busy rebuilding the business. Terese let things slip quite badly. It's gonna take me a while.
BRAD: Terese was a brilliant manager who inspired loyalty in her staff and was well respected by her guests.
EZRA: Your wife was stressed and lost the plot. Maybe work commitments weren't the only reason for her breakdown.
Ezra looks at Brad and Lauren suggestively as he walks away. Brad looks annoyed.
A while later, Brad has just settled the bill when Susan comes in, with some news on a new student starting at the school tomorrow.
SUSAN: Couldn't say for sure.
SUSAN: He's going to be in your class. I've tried to juggle his timetable to avoid that, but I'm afraid it can't be helped.
SUSAN: It's Clem Hanley. He's Ezra's son.
- … but Clem gets Brad worked up when he remarks that he's married to 'that scrag Terese'!


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Q: Splitting string of integers into array - elements don't get recognized I am attempting to split a string of integers into an array in JavaScript.
Originally I had:
m.rows[7] = new Array   (8,11);

And I am changing it to:
var nearby = nearby.split(",");
m.rows[7] = new Array   (nearby);

(And setting a variable with the appropriate integers separated by a comma in my level editor. When I print "nearby[0]" to the console I get '8'. When I print "nearby[1]" to the console I get 11)
However, I then have this code in which I attempt to match one of the elements in the array with an element in another array:
    for (var i = m.rows[id].length-1; i >= 0; i--) {
        // If the loop finds an element ID that matches the ID of the last element in the path array, do this:
        console.log('test nearby 2: ' + m.rows[id][i]);
        if (m.rows[id][i] == this.path_array[this.path_array.length-1].id) {
            // Loop through the one array
            for (var j = all_nodes.length-1; j >= 0; j--){
                // If the ID of one of one of these entities matches the id of the instance that was just clicked
                if (all_nodes[j].id == id) {

                    // Activate that node:
                    all_nodes[j].active = true;
                }
            }
            break;
        }

When I actually put "8,11" into the array above manually the above works perfectly. However when I attempt to use "nearby" which I split into the array, it does not. And printing it to the console in "test nearby 2" above, when I use "nearby" "8,11" gets printed. When I manually enter "8,11" into that array I get "11".
I'm fairly new to JavaScript so I'm probably missing something extremely obvious here - can anyone shed some light?
Thanks!

A: nearby is already an array.  There is no reason to call new Array(anArray).  And in fact, you shouldn't as this will not be what you think it is.
EDIT:
Here is a fiddle that illustrates the problem.  Notice that the first element in the array is in fact an array containing both element, instead of just the first element.
http://jsfiddle.net/V7QLN/

A: That's not how arrays work. In new Array(8, 11), 8 and 11 are parameters. In new Array(nearby), nearby is one parameter. To achieve the functionality you need, however, it's quite simple; nearby is already an array, so just assign it:
m.rows[7] = nearby;

Or, if the type bothers you:
m.rows[7] = [parseInt(nearby[0], 10), parseInt(nearby[1], 10)];

Note that here I used the array literal syntax, []. [a, b] is basically equivalent to new Array(a, b), and you should use the literal syntax when possible for various reasons.


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Has the Thucydidean Trap Already Sprung on China and the US?
Recent pessimism suggests that China and the U.S. are already well on the road to great power confrontation.
By Shannon Tiezzi for The Diplomat
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Even as the U.S. and China put on happy faces for their annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue, recent articles in U.S. newspapers suggest that the relationship has taken a major (and perhaps irreversible) turn for the worse.
At the New York Times, Jane Perlez cites Chinese and American sources who agree that Xi Jinping is making decisions almost unilaterally, according to his vision for China's future. And Xi's "Chinese dream," according to Perlez, means moving "to challenge American primacy in the Asia-Pacific region and establish a China-centric alternative." Xi's aggressive moves and U.S. pushback have soured cooperation on major issues to the extent that there's little optimism for progress at this week's S&ED.
Over at The Washington Post, Simon Denyer paints a similarly gloomy picture. Denyer outlines the strategic insecurities between the two countries, as China sees a growing web of U.S. containment and Washington believes Beijing has its sights set on an unchallenged position as regional hegemon. "There have been more intense crises in U.S.-China relations, including the fallout from the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre of pro-democracy protesters, but none, perhaps, as fundamental and structural as this," Denyer writes.
For years, analysts and scholars have theorized about the looming "Thucydidean Trap" awaiting China and the United States. The numerous historical examples of a rising power clashing with an established power have prompted comparisons of the modern Asia-Pacific with pre-World War I Europe or even with Athens and Sparta, the original victims of the trap described by the Greek historian Thucydides. China and the U.S. both pledged to avoid the historical pattern, in part by creating a "new type of great power relations." But the current atmosphere suggests that the Thucydidean trap may have already sprung.
Graham Allison, Director of the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School, outlined the classic Thucydidean trap back in 2012: Athens' "dramatic rise shocked Sparta, the established land power on the Peloponnese. Fear compelled its leaders to respond. Threat and counter-threat produced competition, then confrontation and finally conflict." Allison emphasized the "two crucial variables: rise and fear." A change to the international order in inevitable as China rises, Allison argued, the only question is whether leaders and societies alike can make the "huge adjustments" necessary to pave the way for a peaceful transition.
Two years later, neither China nor the U.S. seems particularly interested in actually taking the steps necessary to forge a "new type great power relationship," though they both famously pledged to do so at the summit between Obama and Xi last summer. Instead, few steps have been taken to address the fear and insecurities on both sides that lie at the heart of the Thucydidean Trap.
For China, true commitment to a "new type" of power transition would mean going out of its way to reassure its neighbors about its peaceful intentions. Beijing often argues that it has a right to build up its military and press its territorial claims. While this is true, such actions are incompatible with China's stated wish to reassure its neighbors. In other words, China should focus less on its past and more on its present as proof of China's devotion to peace.
The re-shelving of China's territorial disputes, following Deng Xiaoping's recommendation, would make it clear to China's neighbors that shelving the disputes was actually a sign of goodwill, rather than a way to kill time as China built up its military prowess. More transparency about that same military prowess would also carry a lot of weight.
Xi seems to have decided on the opposite tactic, opting instead to use China's increasing military (as well as economic and diplomatic) clout to push on long-standing territorial claims. This has fostered exactly the sort of fear that Thucydides warned about, as China's neighbors turn to the U.S. for support. Washington itself is also worried that China's rise poses a fundamental threat to its interests in the region, from alliance relationships to the vital trade corridors in the South China Sea.
The U.S., in turn, has done its part in nudging its relationship with China further towards conflict. The "rebalance to Asia" has essentially become synonymous with increased military force: more U.S. marines in Australia, a new defense cooperation agreement with the Philippines, and support for Japan to stretch its defense limitations. Along with this is tacit support for the rival claimants in China's territorial disputes. It's not hard to see where China gets the idea that the U.S. is trying to contain its rise.
To help ease tensions on a structural level, the U.S. would need to roll back its emphasis on increasing a military presence in the region. More fundamentally, the U.S. needs to accept that China will play a greater role in deciding regional and global affairs than at any time in modern history. That will be a difficult transition both politically and socially — there are few Americans alive today who remember a time when the U.S. wasn't either vying for the title of sole superpower or enjoying the fruits of its victory.
The actions outlined above are radical — which is exactly why they haven't happened. If the peaceful restructuring of global power were easy, the world would have seen it happen far more frequently. Despite their avowed commitment to avoiding the Thucydidean Trap, neither the U.S. nor China has given any signs that they are willing to deviate from the classic pattern of a security dilemma, upping the ante tit-for-tat. Certainly, at this stage neither side will want to take de-escalatory action unless it's given a clear sign of goodwill from the other counterpart. The best we can hope for in the short-term are modest confidence-building measures, including increased military transparency on both sides and a serious commitment to avoid provocative actions.
Even if both governments are willing to consider altering their policies, domestic resistance in both China and the U.S. will be fierce. Accommodating a rival will leave leaders open to accusations of foreign policy weakness. There are extremists on both sides who believe that war is preferable to giving an inch in the contest for regional dominance. The leaders in Beijing and Washington are wise enough to know better. The question, then, is whether they are bold enough to take real action to check the current slide toward conflict.
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A new cargo bike delivery scheme has launched in the City of London to help businesses tackle toxic air pollution by shifting deliveries from diesel vans to cargo bicycles.
Following a successful pilot during the Christmas season, the service will now be available to all local businesses in the Smithfield and Farringdon areas with deliveries anywhere within the Congestion Charge zone.
The cargo bike scheme is run in partnership with Zedify, a new zero emissions delivery operator - formed from established cargo bike delivery companies Recharge Cargo and Outspoken Delivery who currently provide services across six UK cities.
Highly trained professional courier riders will use an electric-assist cargo bike or an electric-assist trike, with load capacities of 100kg and 250kg respectively to make deliveries. The delivery hub will be based in the car park*, at West Smithfield.
The scheme is part of the City of London Corporation's ambitious plans for a Low Emission Neighbourhood (LEN), jointly funded by the Mayor of London and the City Corporation. Plans for the LEN also include new electric vehicle charging infrastructure, green taxi ranks and planting and growing projects designed to improve air quality around Barbican and Golden Lane Estate areas.
"This new service marks a significant milestone in the introduction of the City's Low Emission neighbourhood.
"It is part of our wider plan to help reduce emissions and improve air quality in the Square Mile.
"The service will provide local business with an eco-friendly way to move their goods around and reduce air pollution for local residents and workers.
"Zedify is an exciting new urban delivery network. We are thrilled to be setting up a new operation at Smithfield that enables us to offer local businesses fast, efficient and cost-effective delivery and distribution services within central London.
The cargo bike delivery scheme forms part of the City Corporation's wider fightback against air pollution, working with businesses to reduce air pollution through its City Air Programme. It is also pioneering a London-wide crackdown on drivers who leave their engines idling and through its City Air app, providing Londoners low pollution travel routes across London with advice and alerts when air pollution is high.
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Q: How does the ImageExposureCombine function work? Any ideas for how to find out how this function works?

Combines differently exposed images of the same scene into a single image with overall good exposure.

I'm writing a physics paper that involves this function in some code.
I cannot explain how this function works mathematically.
The act of combining differently exposed images seems like a common task in image processing.
If you can point me to a paper that gives a mathematical description of what this function may be doing or if you know of a similar function in an open source language that would help me greatly.


Only Spurs could find a way to finish third behind Arsenal in a two-horse race that did not involve Arsenal. They went winless in their last four matches of the season, starting with a 1–1 draw against West Brom, then squandering a two-goal lead to Chelsea for a 3–3 draw that sealed the title for Leicester, then they lost 2–1 to Southampton, but they saved their most incredible embarrassment for last.
On the final day of the season, Spurs faced Newcastle — a club that had already been relegated and had nothing left to play for except pride, which owner Mike Ashley exterminated from the club many years ago. All Spurs needed was a draw to finish second and above Arsenal for the first time in 21 years on goal difference. This should have been easy. But for Tottenham it was not.
In the 19th minute, Georginio Wijnaldum gave Newcastle a 1–0 lead, which can happen. Still plenty of time for Spurs to come back and decimate their inferior opponents. Then Aleksandar Mitrovic made it 2–0 in the 39th minute. This was not good for Spurs, but, hey, 2–0 is the most dangerous lead in football, right? It certainly seemed so when Erik Lamela got one back in the 60th minute. Then Mitrovic was sent off in the 67th minute, reducing Newcastle to 10 men. The comeback was on. Second place was as good as theirs and the spell Arsenal held over their north London rivals would finally be broken. Or not.
Spurs conceded a penalty, which Wijnaldum converted in the 73rd minute to make it 3–1. Then 20-year-old Rolando Aarons scored his first goal of the season and just his third in a Newcastle shirt to make it 4–1 in the 85th minute. And, finally, Daryl Janmaat scored to make it 5–1 in the 86th minute. Newcastle beat Spurs 5–1, scoring the last three of their goals with 10 men.
Since Arsenal beat last-place Aston Villa 4–0 in their final match of the season, they hopped over Spurs to finish second and continue their streak of keeping their neighbors behind them.
"I'm very disappointed; it was my worse game as a manager. We spoke weeks before about never giving up, we need to learn and improve our mentality.
"Firstly I want to apologise to our fans, our supporters, it was a shame what happened on the pitch.
"I apologise to our families, the families who have suffered behind us, it is difficult now to arrive home and explain what has happened here.
Adding insult to scientifically improbable embarrassment, several of Spurs old enemies felt compelled to chime in with comments.
First, John Terry, who was probably unaware of what Spurs had just done at the time, opened an emotional speech about his club's far worse season following Chelsea's 1–1 draw with Leicester by congratulating the visiting side on winning the title and keeping it out of Tottenham's hands.
On Twitter, former Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski wished his followers a happy unusually late St. Totteringham's Day with an added reference to Spurs' 2006 lasagna incident.
And on Instagram, Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who spent this season on loan with Roma, posted a series of videos that demonstrate just how bored a rich young man can be on a Sunday afternoon in one of Europe's greatest cities.
This is how qualifying for the Champions League with the Premier League's top scorer and the PFA Young Player of the Year ends with misery.


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Home / MM Curator / Disappointed Medicaid bidder focuses on inconsistencies
Disappointed Medicaid bidder focuses on inconsistencies
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The Paramount bid protest is now in the trial stages, and the losing plan is seeking to leverage current scandals over the Medicaid Director's potential conflicts of interest.
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Disappointed Medicaid bidder focuses on inconsistencies – Ohio Capital Journal
A Toledo company that's trying to stop a group of huge contracts from going forward on Wednesday focused on what it saw as inconsistencies in…
A Toledo company that's trying to stop a group of contracts worth billions from going forward on Wednesday focused on what it saw as inconsistencies in the way the Ohio Department of Medicaid procured them. And it again hinted at possible improprieties by Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran.
It was the second day in a trial considering whether to stop implementation of five-year Medicaid managed-care contracts worth a combined $22 billion — the largest government procurement in state history.
A longstanding Medicaid managed-care company, Paramount Advantage, was not among the six selected earlier this year even though it had been a provider since the start of the state's managed-care program and it had gotten good ratings.
It says being locked out of the program would result in more than 600 layoffs at Paramount and its parent company, Toledo-based ProMedica.
But if it's successful in stopping implementation of the contracts, that would at least delay a major overhaul of Ohio's $30 billion-a-year Medicaid program. The reforms are meant to focus care on individual clients, provide a continuum of service to 60,000 kids with complex behavioral needs and bring transparency to the way it spends billions on prescription drugs.
While the process by which companies were selected was intended to be competitive, it involved many more ambiguities than when state officials take bids for items like asphalt or police cars. Through two days of testimony, Paramount attorney Kirsten R. Fraser has focused on ambiguities and inconsistencies as she tries to make the case that her client was improperly passed over.
Managed-care providers contract with the state to sign up clients, create networks of providers such as doctors and hospitals, help determine what care is covered and see that providers are paid. Managed-care companies are paid a set amount each month for each client they have.
One of the vagaries in the procurement process that Fraser has pointed out is that interested companies were told they'd be evaluated according to three criteria: "method of approach," "capability" and "experience." But when she questioned six of the seven Medicaid officials who evaluated proposals, none could point to written definitions of those terms — either in the instructions to submit a proposal, or during the evaluation process.
Paramount contends that the process was biased in favor of huge, out-of-state companies, including Centene, a successful bidder that this year agreed to pay $88 million to settle claims that it ripped off Ohio taxpayers.
Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran. Official photo.
Despite Paramount's long experience in Ohio, evaluators rated it a weakness that the relatively small company hadn't operated out of state. Fraser asked Medicaid Deputy Director Patrick Beatty if that didn't conflict with Corcoran's claim to a Senate committee that the procurement process would favor companies with deep experience in Ohio. Beatty responded that Corcoran didn't serve on the panel that evaluated applications.
Even so, Corcoran had the final say in who won contracts.
Corcoran's role in the procurement is under scrutiny for other reasons.
All of the evaluators who have testified so far said they had to file forms disclosing whether they held a financial interest in the companies trying to win contracts.
Corcoran has refused to say whether she filed such disclosures even though it appears to be required by law. Documents filed under a separate law show that at least as of last year, Corcoran held stock in two of the companies that were awarded managed-care contracts and in the company that got the contract to create a system of services for kids with complex behavioral problems.
Corcoran also won't say how much stock in those companies she owns. The law under which she disclosed her ownership only requires officials to say whether they own at least $1,000 worth of stock in a company.
When Fraser asked Beatty if he knew about Corcoran's holdings, lawyers for the Medicaid department objected and Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Julie M. Lynch sustained the objection.
Fraser also asked Beatty if Corcoran violated the "blackout period" by communicating or having her staff communicate with companies while their proposals were under consideration. Beatty said he knew of no such improper communications.
Several times in her presentation Wednesday, Fraser pointed out that as recently as last year, Paramount scored well ahead on parts of Medicaid's annual report card than UnitedHealth. That company, the nation's fifth-largest, was successful in this year's procurement and Corcoran owned its stock at least from 2018 through 2020.
But the Medicaid evaluators testified that they had strict instructions not to consider their past experiences with companies; they were only to consider what was in the companies' applications.
Mary Applegate, the department's medical director, said the point was to re-envision the program and bring about better health outcomes, such as reduced infant mortality. She said that in their application and their oral presentation, Paramount officials explained how they would do things under the current system.
"We wanted resourcefulness," Applegate said. "We wanted patient-centeredness. We wanted a new paradigm of what 'managed care' means."
The trial will resume Nov. 8.
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2021/10/14/disappointed-medicaid-bidder-focuses-on-inconsistencies/
Posted on October 15, 2021 by MM_ADMIN
Category: MM Curator
Tags: Medicaid Managed Care, State News
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I ventured out last night to shoot the stars over Beltra Lake. The night was clear and crisp so I figured it would give good views.
It was quiet and cold when I arrived and as my eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness the number of stars in the sky grew. A 15-second exposure drew out the developing aurora. We are lucky here in the west of Ireland to enjoy some of the darkest skies in Europe.
The most difficult aspect of astro photography is actually getting focus. Setting the lens to manual and focusing on infinity helps. I shot about 12 photos at around 15 seconds exposure and F2.8 aperture. These were then stitched together in post processing to give this wonderful view of our galactic neighbourhood.
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Q: Storybook does not seem to be working on node 10.15.3 I install storybook on my machine and when I run (without making any change) this is the error I get:
> POCs@1.0.0 storybook D:\Work\projects\POCs
> start-storybook -p 6006

info @storybook/react v5.3.11
info
info => Loading presets
info => Loading presets
info => Adding stories defined in ".storybook\main.js".
info => Using default Webpack setup.
D:\Work\projects\POCs\node_modules\@storybook\core\dist\server\dev-server.js:80
          stats.toJson(options.errorDetails);
                ^

TypeError: Cannot read property 'toJson' of null
    at Watching.watch [as handler] (D:\Work\projects\POCs\node_modules\@storybook\core\dist\server\dev-server.js:80:17)
    at Watching._done (D:\Work\projects\POCs\node_modules\webpack\lib\Watching.js:95:9)
    at onCompiled (D:\Work\projects\POCs\node_modules\webpack\lib\Watching.js:44:26)
    at hooks.beforeCompile.callAsync.err (D:\Work\projects\POCs\node_modules\webpack\lib\Compiler.js:663:20)
    at _err0 (eval at create (D:\Work\projects\POCs\node_modules\tapable\lib\HookCodeFactory.js:33:10), <anonymous>:9:1)
    at Array.compiler.inputFileSystem.readFile (D:\Work\projects\POCs\node_modules\webpack\lib\DllReferencePlugin.js:54:24)
    at Storage.finished (D:\Work\projects\POCs\node_modules\enhanced-resolve\lib\CachedInputFileSystem.js:55:16)
    at ReadFileContext.provider (D:\Work\projects\POCs\node_modules\enhanced-resolve\lib\CachedInputFileSystem.js:91:9)
    at ReadFileContext.callback (D:\Work\projects\POCs\node_modules\graceful-fs\graceful-fs.js:115:16)
    at FSReqWrap.readFileAfterOpen [as oncomplete] (fs.js:237:13)
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! POCs@1.0.0 storybook: `start-storybook -p 6006`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the POCs@1.0.0 storybook script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:

Any help on what might be going wrong? It used to run like this before.

A: There an issue report on Github: https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/issues/9749


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Q: How to interpret intermitent decrease of loss? I am new to NN. I am trying to train a network where the loss is defined by the Covariance between the first 10 samples and the last 10 samples. I am able to achieve a working model, but this is how the loss function through 500 epochs looks like

As can be seen, it looks like the loss gradually decreases until it reaches a minimum and then increases again. How should I interpret this result?