Well-child visits are covered for members of "non-grandfathered" plans, without cost sharing (i.e., deductible, co-insurance or co-pay) at the following intervals: Birth, first week after birth, at age 1 month, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year, 15 months, 18 months, 2 years, 2 ½ years, annually until age 10 years and once between 11-14 years, 15-17 years and 18-21 years.
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The appropriate ICD-9 code to report these services is V70.0, V20.2, V20.31 or V20.32 or V65.43, V65.49 or V70.9.
The appropriate ICD 10 codes to report these services are Z00.121, Z00.129, Z00.110, Z00.111, Z71.89, Z00.00-Z00.01 and Z00.8.
Codes that may be used to report this service include CPT 99381, 99382, 99383, 99384, 99385, 99391, 99392, 99393, 99394, 99395.


Many authors prefer in their Bios to describe what motivated them to write fiction. I am not a writer per say, but rather a storyteller. What I find vitally important, is to relive events of the past, and talk about it in the present tense. As a mariner on a perilous voyage from Scotland to South Africa, our ship was accosted by forty-foot waves that reduced men of steel to putty. In describing this horrific five-day storm nightmare, I attempt to show these heroes on a screen. The reader is given a chance to relive the moments of fear and desperation, and join the mariners as they try to cling to their mortality.
Since my characters are not fictitious, but rather real people, I want you to get to know them as I did. That is my style of writing. I have traveled extensively around the world and resided in many cities and countries. At first, I never thought of writing about it. It was thanks to my darling wife Sophia, that I finally sat down and decided to write about my life. Someone recently said that I had lived a life of ten mortals. Indeed it is almost true.
I have had many fascinating adventures that justify many books, but I decided to narrow it down to three major events that stand out in my memory. The first in my semi - autobiographies is about a perilous voyage on a coal burner from Scotland to South Africa. The modern days pirates and ex mercenaries who accompanied me on that hell trip were out of a modern day Captain Blood's diary. Their tragic life stories which I write about in my book "Stormy Emotions," justify separate books on their own. On this dangerous route around the west coast of Africa we encountered everything imaginable. Encounters, the likes of sharks, slave traders, brothels, duels to the death, cannibalism, haunted mansions, seductive women and an introduction to the supernatural. Equally, I found love and tenderness in the most remote parts of that dark Continent.
In South Africa, my birthplace, I got caught up with the fervor of the pending civil war with the apartheid regime. I lived a life of comfort and ease, and could have married into wealth and retired. Instead, I threw my lot in with the oppressed. In my second book - "Dark Clouds descending", I talk about my underground activities as a student, as well as describing the diverse ethnic make up of the opposing camps in this struggle. The players are colorful, resilient passionate and challenging.
After serving a six-month term in prison, I left to continue the struggle from abroad. In London, I got involved with a clandestine operation that was targeting several dictatorships in Europe and elsewhere. In "Deadly encounters," I talk about a period in my life as an undercover agent. Action, suspense, plots, counter espionage and drop dead beautiful women are all part of the scene.
Later on, I moved to the US where I resided in numerous cities and states. As a manager of several prestigious country and health clubs, I met hundreds of associates and friends whose life stories could fill an encyclopedia. Given the luxury of time and money, I could write endlessly.
Suffice for now that you enjoy reading Stormy Emotions and the sequels to follow.


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Macrolide Pharmaceuticals Announces Up to $6.8 Million Award from CARB-X to Develop Macrolide Antibiotics with Gram-Negative Activity
Published: Mar 26, 2018
WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Macrolide Pharmaceuticals today announced it has been granted a CARB-X award of up to $6.8M to support the development of a novel fully synthetic, orally available macrolide antibiotic with Gram-negative activity, with the aim of treating serious infections including drug-resistant complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI).
"We are delighted to be partnering with CARB-X on this program to develop novel macrolides with first-in-class activity against drug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens," said Richard Alm, PhD, Vice President of Biology and the collaboration's Principal Investigator. "Rapidly increasing resistance in these organisms have reduced the effectiveness of many current antibiotic classes and created significant unmet clinical need. This award from CARB-X supports our efforts to leverage our powerful synthetic chemistry platform to develop novel therapeutics for patients with complicated urinary tract infections and will rapidly advance our lead candidates towards clinical trials."
As an antibiotic class, macrolides are known to be effective against many Gram-positive pathogens, however, to date scientists have been unable to achieve macrolide activity against drug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. Macrolide is leveraging its proprietary chemistry platform to re-engineer the macrolide scaffold with the aim of developing a new fully-synthetic macrolide antibiotic to treat drug-resistant Gram-negative infections that can be administered intravenously and orally. The company's novel macrolides will also avoid macrolide-resistance mechanisms. The CARB-X funding will accelerate the company's development program to reach human clinical studies.
Contacts: Macrolide Pharmaceuticals Company Contact
Mahesh Karande
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Krystle Gibbs, 508-479-6358
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Darryl Smith struck four times as Old Bradwell United thrashed The 61FC (Luton) 5-1 in SSML Division 2.
Ben Green opened the scoring for United before Smith hit his first five minutes before the interval.
The second half was the Smith show though, netting four times in the second period before 61's consolation late in the day.
The win means United remain third in the table, nine points behind Berkhamsted Raiders, albeit with six games in hand. They have two games in hand over leaders Bovingdon too, who are level on points with Raiders.
MK Gallacticos are hot on their heels in fourth with a 2-1 win over Grendon Rangers. Two second half goals ensured all three points, with Josh Douglas-Smith bagging his 28th goal of the season, and Emmanuel Dahie on the scoresheet.
Unite MK are ninth after beating Totternhoe 3-1, while New Bradwell St Peter are struggling in 12th after going down 1-0 to Aston Clinton. Clean Slate remain rock bottom after losing 3-1 to Sarratt.


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Washington Trust Provides $13 Million for First Phase Construction of Multifamily Apartment Development in Vernon, CT
Vernon, CT– Washington Trust's Commercial Real Estate Group recently provided $13 million to Talcottville Vernon Development, LLC, for the first phase of construction on the multifamily Trail Run Apartments development in Vernon, Connecticut.
In its first phase, the Trail Run Apartments project will include the construction of 96 apartment units, a clubhouse, pool and site work for the entire project. In total, the three phase project will include 300 multi-family units across a 30-acre parcel. Located at 243 Talcottville Road in Vernon, the property is 12 miles from Hartford and close to the main campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs. Among the apartments included in the first phase of construction will be six studio apartments, 48 one-bedroom apartments, and 42 two-bedroom apartments. In all, the initial phase will include more than 89,000 square feet of apartment space spread across a campus style layout.
In order to attract a diversified group of residents, Trail Run Apartments will include a 6,800 square foot clubhouse building at its center, featuring an over-sized lounge area with raised ceiling, a private kitchen and dining room, a dedicated package room with automated lockers for residents to retrieve packages 24/7, a resort inspired 'L' shaped outdoor swimming pool allowing both leisure and lap swimming, an outdoor patio with firepit and natural gas fired grills, and a multi-function fitness center consisting of a cardio room, weight training center, and yoga/group exercise studio with on-demand video programs. An entertainment center will provide a billiard table, shuffle board table, work/study stations with desks, couches and cabanas, and Wi-Fi throughout the common areas. Other amenities will include electric car charging stations, covered carports, on-site management and maintenance, a dog wash station, and a bike sharing program. Additionally, the community will provide a walking trail to allow residents to walk along the beautiful Hockanum River which encompasses 9 towns and 72 square miles in northcentral Connecticut.
"We are so pleased to continue working with developer Jack Yang on this terrific project in Vernon," said Julia Anne M. Slom, Senior Vice President & Team Leader of Washington Trust's Commercial Real Estate Group. "The combination of fabulous amenities and great location will make this a very successful project."
Talcottville Vernon Development, LLC is a Connecticut single asset limited liability company for the Trail Run Apartments project. Jack Yang, as Principal of Artisan Development LLC, is the developer.
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The resettlement of more than 160 Karen refugees from Myanmar into the small Victorian town of Nhill provides a blueprint for job creation and regional development, Assistant Minister for Employment Luke Hartsuyker said today.
Mr Hartsuyker officially launched the Small Towns Big Returns report compiled by AMES and Deloitte Access Economics. The study examined the economic and social impact of the Karen resettlement in north west Victoria over the past five years.
Mr Hartsuyker said the study was a regional development and migrant resettlement success story.
"In 2010, Nhill was suffering the same fate of many small rural towns and facing a decline in its working age population and the challenge of keeping services going.
"One local business, Luv-a-Duck, wanted to expand its operations but was struggling to find staff. By working in partnership with AMES, a resettlement and employment services provider, Luv-a-Duck was able to secure the staff it needed from the Karen community to grow its business.
"As a result, an additional 70 full time equivalent positions were added to the local economy creating broader social and economic benefits for the community, including a growth in school enrolments and increased demand for other services.
"The combination of Luv-a-Duck's vision, the Karen people's willingness to move for work, the local community's warm reception and the expertise of AMES has helped to revitalise this Victorian community.
Mr Hartsuyker said the report underlined the important role of employment services in linking job seekers with employers.
"Right across the nation, regional employers – like Luv-a-Duck - are telling me how hard it can be to find the right staff to help them grow their business.
"That's where employment service providers, like AMES, have a vital role to play in working with employers to help them find the right staff for their business and to support job seekers to take up those opportunities.
"The Government's new employment services system jobactive has a number of features to help regional employers and job seekers.
"This includes new wage subsidies of between $6,500 and $10,000 to help employers to hire and train staff and relocation assistance of up to $6,000 to help job seekers to move to regional Australia to take up a job.
"Job seekers with children can also receive up to an additional $3,000 to help with the costs of moving.
'There is also a new regional loading for jobactive providers in recognition of the extra costs in delivering services in regional Australia.
"I would like to congratulate John Millington's team from Luv-a-Duck and the staff at AMES who helped the Karen people to move to Nhill to take up a job, and in doing so, helped to boost the town's economy and lay a path for the future.
"I will be using this excellent report to advocate that other regions and towns to consider the benefits of migrant regional settlement," Mr Hartsuyker said.


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2008 wurde sie Zweite beim Marrakesch-Marathon, und 2009 erzielte sie dieselbe Platzierung beim Tiberias-Marathon.

2010 wurde sie Vierte in Marrakesch mit ihrer persönlichen Bestzeit von 2:39:38 h und gewann den Breslau-Marathon.

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Mining in Pinal County: An old industry begins anew
By DARREN BARAKAT
Mar 20, 2020 Updated Nov 26, 2020
I t's pitch black at the bottom of a copper mine, hundreds or thousands of feet below the earth's surface. That's true now just as it was for the miners who worked in the Superior area a hundred years ago.
With technology changing rapidly and the permitting process moving slowly for two big mining projects in Pinal County, it's similarly difficult for those trying to see into the industry's future.
One thing is certain, though. Copper mining will be a growing part of the county's economy. No one knows by just how much.
Resolution Copper is building and testing what is expected to be the largest copper mine in the United States when it opens, which is still several years away, said Resolution Copper spokesman Dan Blondeau.
On a smaller scale, Florence Copper is working toward opening an entirely different type of mining operation but encountering similar issues with permitting and resistance.
There are so many variables. What will supply and demand be? Will there be more legal challenges and opposition to the mines? Will there be permitting delays? How will technology continue to change the number of types of jobs that need to be filled?
Resolution Copper
Resolution Copper, located near the town of Superior, is a massive operation. The mine will tunnel more than a mile underground to reach a copper deposit so big that the mine will meet nearly 25% of U.S. demand every year, according to the project's website. That's 1 billion pounds of copper produced each year.
The project is owned jointly by the mining companies Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
The process for permitting and approval from government agencies, which includes public comment, takes years for something this big. The mine is still years away from full operation, Blondeau said, although testing and other work is taking place now.
The mine would utilize block caving, in which ore is blasted and extracted from below the copper-rich rock, creating a void. The copper-rich ore would then collapse into the cave and break into pieces. Equipment underground would crush the rock into smaller pieces before it is lifted to the surface and sent for processing, where the copper is separated from the rock.
Block caving is a technique that has gained popularity in recent years because it's less expensive than other underground mining methods. It's an example of how technology is changing mining.
"All aspects of mining have experienced advances in technology over the past two decades, including exploration, ore extraction, water treatment and reclamation," according to Blondeau, who responded to questions in writing. "Mining is drastically different from the way it used to be."
The fully operational Resolution Copper mine should result in roughly 3,700 direct and indirect jobs, said Blondeau. The company estimates 1,400 direct jobs. Right now, even during this early stage, 525 people work on the project, Blondeau said.
The number and nature of the jobs could change as technology advances.
"While some types of jobs available today may not be available in the future – it's not necessarily a bad thing. We're utilizing technology and automation to engineer out hazards and risks to keep people safer," according to Blondeau.
"For example, drones have a variety of applications, including exploration activities, inspecting equipment and filming blasts."
The project is moving forward despite opposition from Native Americans, environmentalists and some other residents. In 2014, the federal government approved a land exchange that gave Resolution Copper 2,400 acres of federal land in exchange for 5,300 acres of land Resolution Copper owned.
Environmentalists are concerned about possible harm to the water supply and endangered species. The San Carlos Apache Tribe says the Oak Flat area where the land exchange took place is spiritually significant and should not be disturbed by a mine.
"This is my religious right, my indigenous right and my inherent right to return home to protect it from being murdered and protect our future generations," wrote Wendsler Nosie Sr., former chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, in a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The letter was sent late last year, according to the Associated Press.
Copper Mining Today
Copper is a hugely important mineral to make modern society function. It is used in electrical equipment because it conducts electricity well and can be easily split into wires. It's especially important for use in aerospace, transportation and telecommunications systems.
"Demand for minerals is rising exponentially as a result of these types of new technologies," wrote Steve Trussel, executive director of the Arizona Mining Association, in response to questions about the future of mining. The AMA is a mining trade organization.
Mining in Pinal County employed 1,222 people in 2016 and 1,703 in 2018, according to a report from the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. Those numbers will rise significantly as Resolution Copper and another project, Florence Copper, ramp up.
The increase of jobs comes even as technology makes mining more efficient, with fewer workers needed for each ton of copper produced.
Mines today use drones, batteries and the Internet of Things in ways inconceivable 20 years ago.
"Mining is a very data-intense industry. Today, nearly every device in a mine is 'smart' and constantly relaying data such as water pressure, temperature, air quality and other information. Data can also help locate mineral veins, determine risks to workers and streamline operations," according to Blondeau.
In addition to making mining more efficient, technology has made it safer.
"It allows us to engineer out hazards and risks to ensure we work safely and keep people out of danger," according to Blondeau. Drones, for instance, "keep people away from aspects of operations that are at heights or in hard-to-reach places."
Florence Copper
Florence Copper in Florence is a different kind of project. It is designed to remove copper from the ground using in situ.
In situ is a process in which a mixture of water and sulfuric acid is pumped underground to where copper has been found in bedrock. The solution dissolves the copper, and the resulting copper-rich solution is pumped back up to the surface. The solution is then processed to remove the copper.
In situ only works with some copper deposits.
"We are able to do in situ recovery because we have a really rare deposit in Florence. The copper deposit is broken up by nature. It's a fractured deposit," said Florence Copper spokeswoman Stacy Gramazio.
Florence Copper is building a "production test facility," a small in situ operation to demonstrate to regulators such as the EPA and ADEQ that the copper can be removed without damaging the environment.
The project is still waiting on some of the permits it needs from regulators to start full-scale operation, Gramazio said.
Presently, the operation is expected to create 170 jobs at Florence Copper and 75 more at a drilling company Florence Copper has contracted with, Gramazio said. A study by ASU estimated 800 direct and indirect jobs.
The project has encountered opposition from the town of Florence and from many residents. In June 2019, the Maricopa County Superior Court ruled that Florence Copper has the right to mine the land it owns and that the town must pay the company $1.7 million in legal fees.
Residents like Karen and Mike Shoppell of Florence have long been concerned about possible negative effects such as water contamination, excessive water use, property values, air quality and unsafe evaporation ponds, as they wrote in an email to PinalCentral.
"We small-voice taxpayers are being smothered by the ADEQ and the EPA that the mine is a done deal and we, opponents of the mine, should just remain silent and go on accepting the inevitable," Mike Shoppell wrote.
The operation is expected to pull 85 million pounds of copper out of the ground every year for 20 years. After that, the wells can be removed and homes built right on top of the land, just as though there was never a mine there, Gramazio said.
"There are some unique advantages you don't see at a typical mining operation," Gramazio said. "There's the opportunity for a second life to this land when we are done." | PW
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TEDxAuckland 2014: 18 Hours of Awesomeness
Posted on 18 August 2014 by Sheldon Nesdale
TEDxAuckland ran from 10am to 6.00pm on Saturday 16 Aug 2014: 8.0 hours of awesomeness.
But my day started at 6am because I drove up from Tauranga for it, and got back home at midnight.
I'm still counting the 5 hours driving because those were awesome too. I was either talking to my car buddies Michelle Herrick, Chris Turner and Annabel Davies about our work, family, lives, dreams and aspirations. Or, chatting to new people we met during the day and catching up with friends.
I've watched just over 1000 TED videos now (5 per week for 4 years), but to have the speakers right in front of you, really engages your other senses and drives the content and their message into you.
My philosophy is that 50% of the value of any event/seminar/conference/expo you go to is the content you are exposed to, and 50% the people you meet before, after, and during the breaks.
I just ran my biggest TEDxTauranga event 4 weeks ago for a sell out crowd of 500 people, and I'm always on the hunt for ideas we can apply to a bigger and better event next year.
On to the talks for TEDxAuckland.
I have broken the 19 speakers into 3 sections:
Freakin' Awesome
Somewhat Awesome
Don't take my rankings too seriously. The magic of a TEDx event is that there is variety built-in so that the person next to you can enjoy the exact opposite talks that you enjoy.
5 Freakin' Awesome Speakers at TEDxAuckland
1. Mike Allsop
Mike's message was that you can accomplish extraordinary things, all you need is a strong plan and to break it down into small steps.
He started by telling us the startling story of his first plane crash into the sea, the impact was so great, his clothes were blown off his body, but he survived.
He told us about his climb to the top of Everest. He spent 100 days on the mountain in preparation for the climb but stood on the top for only a few minutes. Enough time for 4 photos and 1 phone call. He was in a hurry because he knew just how dangerous the place is
Later he ran 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents. Wow. www.777project.co.nz
Lesson for me: You do not conquer a mountain, if you are lucky you are "allowed to stand there for a few minutes and to leave with your life, your fingers and your toes"
Air New Zealand pilot, Everest mountaineer, adventurer and extreme marathon competitor, Mike is an ordinary family man proving that anybody can accomplish extraordinary things. Life took a dramatic turn when a flight from the USA to New Zealand led to a crash-landing into the sea off the coast of Hawaii in the dark of night. Mike harboured another ambition – to stand at the top of Everest and, true to form, he conquered this goal in an unguided expedition. He has since gone on to conquer numerous other mountains. He's also one of a handful of athletes who have ever run 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents.
2. Riley Elliott
Riley loves sharks. Sharks are essential. Sharks don't need to be feared.
He tells us that demand for the delicacy shark fin soup has caused a 90% decrease in shark populations
During a shark cull in Western Australia, he found a shark lying on the bottom of the sea exhausted and dying from fighting a fishing line for hours. A friend and he took turns to push the shark through the water by hand for a few hours until it recovered and swam away. The news coverage and exposure that followed the rescue allowed Riley to share his message about shark conservation and public opinion changed
Blue Sharks are hunted in New Zealand waters and fishing them was due to be banned in 2016. That wasn't good enough for Riley and so through his efforts the law will change 1 Oct 2014 instead.
Lesson for me: If you want to change the world, don't just sit at a desk and write academic papers that might not see the light of day, get out there, take journalists with you (in his case, to swim with sharks) and use the media exposure to change public opinion. Amazing.
PHD in marine science, surfer, free diver and spear-fisherman, Riley wanted to understand why sharks instilled so much fear in people and whether it was warranted. What he found was far worse – sharks are in rapid decline, receiving little sympathy due to their demonised stereotype. Through the combination of high-tech science and stimulating visual imagery, Riley explains how conventional scientific communication can move at the speed of modern day media to achieve conservational goals.
3. John Boone
We walked in from a break and everybody in the audience of 2300 picked up either a drum, a tamborine or a shaker
For 10 minutes, John Boone on stage directed us with hand signals and we played music together
Talk about interacting with the audience!
Lesson for me: This was a deeper level of human connection on mass than I have ever experienced. I will never forget those moments that 2300 of us shared together. We were one.
Leaving New Zealand in 1996 to go on his big OE, John returned to New Zealand with an exciting idea – to set up an interactive percussion business for the corporate events industry. In 2003 Rhythm Interactive was born, and it has grown to become one of the most innovative, interactive, and entertaining team building shows for the conference and events market in New Zealand. Since then, John has travelled throughout Australasia and Asia performing for thousands of people of all ages.
4. Dave Boivin
Has it occurred to you how passive you are when watching movies and your favourite TV shows? There are fan-sites and Facebook pages where you can interact with other fans, but most often you don't bother. The experience is one-way, the writers create their work in isolation and hope you like it
That's all going to change in the near future with more immersive experiences
One of the key ingredients of a viral video is "surprise" and the end of this talk was definitely surprising. I can't tell you any more, if you weren't with me on the day you'll have to wait for the video to come out 🙂
Lesson for me: I love movies, but it woke me up to the fact of how vegetative I am when I'm watching one. It made me consider what the future of media consumption might be
Dave Boivin is a Transmedia Consultant and the founder of Deep Immersion, a New Zealand Transmedia solutions company. Cinema is Dave's first love, a passion borne out of his days working long shifts at an Auckland multiplex. It was here that Dave observed first hand the powerful build-up and after-effect of the cinematic experience; he could see viewers searching for an opportunity to engage with the material before and after the screening. Long before Transmedia was a word, Dave began developing small stunt-based 'happenings' staged within the cinema complex that served to 'compliment' or 'complicate' the viewers experience of the film. And now – to cut a long story short – it's what he does for a living. Deep Immersion helps creative producers and artists find exciting ways to give their stories life beyond the page, the stage, and the screen. Dave is constantly on the hunt for new narrative forms that can cross media platforms, embracing new audiences all over the world.
5. Matt Stone
Matt did the impossible, he created a restaurant that generates zero waste.
Everything that the restaurant produces is either eaten off the plate by a diner, or composted, recycled, or re-used
To achieve that, his suppliers must deliver their inputs in a sustainable way. For example their milk supplier delivered their milk in vats which saves 45,000 PET bottles per year
Matt went even further than that. He started a restaurant called Brothl which makes nutritious, delicious broth from the waste meat from the cities finest restaurants like chicken frames and beef bones
Lesson for me: Just because a way of doing business is the way it's always been done, doesn't mean it will always be done that way. Change can happen (and must happen).
Arguably one of the hottest chefs on the Australian dining scene, it's not rare for foodie fans of Matt's to book tables 3-months in advance at Sydney's Stanley St. Merchants where he's head chef, or queue 100m down the street at Greenhouse, a Perth eatery which was named Restaurant of the Year in 2010. Matt's an Aussie that's serious about food and sustainability – if it can't be sourced locally, it's not on the menu. Greenhouse, Australia's first all-recycled restaurant is a place where foodies can touch natural materials, understand where everyday fresh food comes from and taste food straight from the garden.
6 Awesome Speakers at TEDxAuckland
1. Vaughan Rowsell
Vaughan told us 3 impossible stories:
It's impossible for a mum to raise 3 boys solo from a wheelchair, but that's what his own mum did
It was impossible for him to ride the length of NZ, from Cape Reinga to Stewart Island, but he did it in about 40 days and then turned around and rode the return trip also
It was impossible for him to run 1000 km in one year, but by running 3km per day he did it
His challenge for us: "What is 1 impossible thing that you don't think you can do? Now go do it"
Lesson for me: It made me realise that "impossible" is an individual thing. The list of things impossible for the human race is short or maybe even zero, but the list for you and I is long. Or is it? Like he said, think of something that is impossible for you. And now go do it.
Vaughan is the CEO and Founder of Vend, maker of awesome cloud based retail software and champions for small to medium retailers worldwide. The Vend team hold 3 core values dearly to their hearts, to delight retailers, to do the impossible, and to take care of one another. Every year Vaughan personally walks the talk and does an impossible challenge whether it is cycling the length of New Zealand solo, building a $100M venture, or running 1,000 kilometers.
2. Luke Nola
Ever seen that NZ TV show called "Goober Brothers" or "Let's Get Inventing"? Luke is one of the crazy scientists in the show
They encourage kids to come up with ideas for inventions, then they get the top minds in NZ to donate their time for free and then they start building the invention
The mentor inventors take the ideas seriously. "No-one had any concern for what could and couldn't be done"
Some examples of inventions kids would dream up and what they built:
Rat powered bicycle
Fan powered skim board
Rocket powered ice-skates
Natalie Crimp's sunspot sticker
Another quote from Luke: "Ideas are worth nothing… let's get inventing!"
Lesson for me: "The good thing about living in NZ is that you can ring anyone", so true! And my favourite quote from him is "No-one had any concern for what could and couldn't be done", I love that!
Adman-turned-filmmaker Luke Nola is founder of Luke Nola & Friends, an Auckland-based production company that creates and produces award-winning television formats that inspire, engage and educate kids all over the world. One of the most enduring formats produced is Let's Get Inventin', a multi-award-winning reality TV series featuring kids aged 8-14 years with amazing invention ideas competing to build their contraptions. The series is enjoyed throughout the world, screening in over 73 countries and is the first New Zealand children's TV format ever to be licensed by the BBC in the UK.
3. Rachel Callander
Rachel traveled NZ taking beautiful photos of children with rare chromosome conditions and put the photos into a photo book
Lesson for me: When you see a child that is different from what you expect, don't ask "what's wrong with them?", ask "what do you love about them?", "what is their super-power?"
After losing her daughter Evie, who had a rare chromosome condition, award winning NZ Wedding and Portrait photographer Rachel Callander turned her talent to capturing the beauty and abilities of other children with 'Super Powers'. Rachel has traveled the length and breadth of NZ meeting ordinary families being made extraordinary through the journeys their children are taking them on.
4. Muskan Devta
Muskan is 14 years old (the youngest speaker ever on the TEDxAuckland stage)
She was born with hemiplegia and her parents were told she might live for up to 100 days
She defied the odds and talked about how she "borrowed courage" to get through the tough-times in her life and that you and I can do the same to get through ours
Lesson for me: Do young leaders like Muskan develop inspite of their constraints or because of them? I don't know. Maybe both.
Muskan Devta is a bright, bubbly, and brave fourteen-year-old who has achieved much in her short life. Muskan was born with a medical condition called partial hemiplegia. Her right side is weaker than her left and for 13 years she had to wear a brace to keep her foot straight. Being a special needs child gave her a lot of challenges, but Muskan proved that she could overcome them by focusing on the positives. She has been an radio host, column writer and author of two books, including her autobiography written to raise funds for Starship Hospital; the book 'I Dream' is now part of her school's Year 9 curriculum. With the support of her family, school, and hospital, Muskan is very successful today.
5. David Downs & Jon Bridges
We are proud of our no.8 wire thinking, but maybe it's not enough
No.8 re-wired is about NZ companies investing heavily in R&D and patents
For example Fisher & Paykel invest 8% of operating revenue in R&D, whereas the average NZ company invests just 1%
Lesson for me: NZ's future depends on R&D. Our low levels of investment is crippling our global competitiveness and our GDP is slipping behind countries we could be on par with
David Downs and Jon Bridges are serial co-authors, after leaving university, they began their careers together in comedy, starring in comedy programme Away Laughing. After co-founding Auckland's Classic Comedy Club their careers diverged. David went all corporate – working for Microsoft both here and in Asia before entering the public service, while Jon has been a presenter, writer, director and producer of TV and is also a sought-after MC and public speaker. While researching No.8 Re-wired, a compendium and celebration of New Zealand inventions which will be published by Penguin in September 2014, David and Jon became convinced that New Zealand's pathway to achieving productivity matching that of our international peers lies through a rewiring of our famous No.8 Wire innovation mind-set.
6. Sarah Longbottom
Sarah told us about a process that takes young gangsta's on a path of distruction that turns them into young men on a path to success
Her system is 100% successful at sending participants into employment or back into education
She talked about "amnesiac love buzz" which is an attitude we could adopt when you meet someone for the first time. Love them unconditionally, but be gentle in your approach because they have amnesia and they don't know they love you as deeply back.
Lesson for me: There are so many worthy projects, causes, and people to help, but I am one person and can't do them all. My job is to help where I can, and I hope to inspire others to find projects they can start or help with.
Sarah Longbottom is Creative Director of the Nga Rangatahi Toa Creative Arts Iniatiative in South Auckland, a mentoring and transition programme that connects top creative talent of Aotearoa with young people in alternative education. Sarah honed and flexed her agentic self in mainstream and residential youth justice classrooms, and was instrumental in the development of nationwide pedagogical leadership in alternative education. Both the excellence and inadequacies of our education system inspired Sarah to take her learnings and develop an innovative model of youth development based on the core values of love and acceptance, energy and creativity, and collaboration and community.
8 Somewhat Awesome Speakers at TEDxAuckland
Like I said above, the following 8 speakers are awesome, but they just didn't ring my bells on a personal level at this point in my life. The people sitting next to me would have had a completely different experience.
1. Waikare Komene
Waikare Komene is a young professional from Otara who is passionate about empowering communities from the grassroots up. Waikare is a qualified architect and is the driving force behind The Roots Creative Entrepreneurs. The Roots describes itself a "a creative business, a movement and a network," and is based on the five values of roots, creativity, sustainability, intergenerational and community. It aims to empower young people by developing opportunities to showcase creativity, innovation, and design by educating young people from high school age up about environmental awareness and sustainability.
2. Catherine Bell
Catherine's mission in life is to inspire people to cook and eat simple, good food. A passionate foodie and Dish Magazine co-founder, Catherine is behind the Garden to Table Trust, a programme established to teach children aged 7-10 years how to grow, harvest, cook and share food. The programme ticks all the boxes that Catherine feels are important in the world right now: caring for and about the natural world, knowing where food comes from and how to produce it, and knowing how to feed ourselves and our families. Catherine hopes that through the Garden to Table Trust, children can go up knowing the basic skills, reduce waste, eliminate plastic and chemicals, and eat only fresh food.
3. Urzila Carlson
"There is no great waste in life than regret"
Urzila told her story of adult years in South Africa and the shocking at-gunpoint experience that made her mind up to immigrate to New Zealand
Natural, cheeky and straight-up South African-born, New Zealand-based, Urzila Carlson, took to the stage for the first time in 2008, and has since racked up an impressive array of awards for her stand-up comedy.
4. Rebecca Mills
Working with some of the most inspiring and influential business leaders of our generation, Rebecca is a top sustainability strategist who works with the likes of Sir Richard Branson to develop global sustainable business strategy. A systems thinker and scientist, she finds leverage points which, when activated, result in high impact, transformative and scalable models for individuals, business, cities and entire countries.
5. Richard Easther
Richard is now a professor and Head of the Department of Physics here at the University of Auckland. Richard's work focuses on the physics of the very early universe and understanding the ways in which the universe changes between the Big Bang and the present day.
6. Vivian Maidaborn
Vivian is the co-founder of the exciting Loomio Cooperative, an organization born from activists in the Occupy movement collaborating with Enspiral, the social enterprise network. Vivian is passionate about working with other people to find scalable solutions to the wicked problems of our time: poverty, equitable access to education, clean water, and sustainable local economies. She brings experience in decision making, social change and a depth of knowledge in organisational systems. Vivian believes a whole new set of opportunities for the world arises from the intersection of online citizenship and democracy. Her personal mantra is that 'a group of people with diverse experiences and perspectives will come up with solutions better than any one person ever could have'.
7. Rebecca Wadey
Rebecca Wadey is a writer, fashion PR specialist, cancer survivor, mother and business founder. Since her diagnosis of breast cancer at 26, Rebecca has embraced a lifestyle of wellbeing as well as connecting with and supporting other women facing the disease. A chance friendship with raw foods "unbakery" Little Bird founder Megan May, buying a Vitamix and the essential addition of yoga marked a turning point in Rebecca's journey and she has recently opened a yoga and wellness hub in Auckland. The Centre combines yoga, naturopathy, meditation, massage, accupuncture and nutrition and offers free programmes for women with cancer.
8. Willie Jackson
Willie Jackson is one of the leaders for Maori in Auckland, and is also one of the country's leading media personalities, a broadcaster, political commentator and talkback host for Radio Live and Radio Waatea. Willie was a Member of Parliament from 1999 to 2002 and has worked as a trade union organiser, record company executive and urban Maori advocate. In addition to his media roles, Willie is chairman of the National Urban Maori Authority, chairman of the 21 Iwi Maori Radio Stations (Te Whakaruruhau o Nga Reo Irirangi Maori) and chairman of the Maori Television Electoral College (Te Putahi Paoho).
There were also 2 entertainment acts:
1. Luke Hurley
An amazing guitarist and song writer performed a few songs for us
2. Mohamed Hassen
An award winning performance poet
And the emcee Vaughan was awesome (again):
A special shout out to Vaughan who did a fantastic job at injecting humour in between talks (again)
I especially liked his personal stories in the introductions for each speaker. I'm going to copy that style when I'm on stage again for TEDxTauranga 2015
Were you there?
If so, which was your favourite and why?
Sheldon Nesdale
Lead Organiser of TEDxTauranga
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A journalist and writer, Mr.Sebastian Joseph was with Malayala Manorama Daily as a reporter for more than two decades. He worked in the districts of Calicut, Wayanad and Palakkad and had been the President of the Wayanad Press Club two times.
During his journalistic career he happened to meet very many personalities in various realms. He was immensely attracted by the unselfish actions of the early Naxalites. He befriended most of them who had participated in Thalasserry, Pulpally, Kuttiadi, Trissilery and Thirunelly actions. Many of them were old. If he had failed to record their memoirs without delay, they would have fallen into oblivion. So he interviewed more than forty personalities (Pulpally action-22, Thalasserry action-5, Thrissileri, Thirunelli actions-18, Kuttiadi action-2) and recorded their speech. He got them retrieved from the tape recorder, printed them and got their signature on each page after verification. Now these memoirs as well as their voices are intact with him, in his collection. It was a herculean task which took almost one and a half decades to prepare these manuscripts.
The book "Vasanthathinte Idimuzhakkam" is based on these memoirs, court records, police records and newspaper reports published at the time of actions. All the facts in the book are substantiated with footnotes. He has been meticulous in making the book to be reader friendly and interesting as a fiction. At the same time, it is objective in style.
He has won many a laurels and awards at State and National. The important awards include Statesman Award for Rural Reporting (1988), Kerala Press Academy's K.C Sebastian Award for the Best Human Interest Story (1988), Coimbatore Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre's C.H Mohamed Koya Memorial Award for Bold Reporting on a Common Cause leading to Public Awareness (1988), Kerala Press Academy's K.C Sebastian Award for the best report in Developmental Journalism (1990), Kerala Junior Chamber's Outstanding Young Person Award (1990), Alappuzha Vaadappuram P.K Bava Anusmarana Samithi's Vaadappuram Bava Award, Kerala Press Academy's Chovvara Parameswan Award for the Best News Scoop (1997), Trivandrum Swadeshabhimani Smaraka Committee's Swadeshimani First Award (1998-1999), Trivandrum Swadeshabhimani Smaraka Committee's Swadeshimani Second Award (2000-2001), Kerala State Government's General Reporting Award (2000), Trivandrum Press Club's K.C Sebastian Memorial Award for the Best Political Story (2001) and Calicut Press Club's Award for Best Political Reporting (2002).
He was born at Koduvely near Thodupuzha in Idukki District. Joseph and Thressiakutty are his parents. After schooling in St Sebastian's High School, Neyyasserry he studied in Christ College Irinjalakuda and Fatima Matha National College Kollam. He is a post-graduate in English Literature.
Wife, Dr Stella Joseph works as Associate Professor at St.Mary's College Sulthan Bathery. Mrs.Chitra Sebastian (Assistant Professor, Christ College Irinjalakuda) and Mr. Rahul Sebastian (B.Tech student N.I.T Calicut) are his kids.


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Agong: Being with the people means a lot to me
Published 1 month ago on 30 May 2019
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah hands out contributions to the needy at Masjid Sultan Ahmad 1 in Kuantan May 30, 2019. ― Picture via Twitter/bernamadotcom
KUANTAN, May 30 ― Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah said today the opportunity to be with the people in the various programmes is something very meaningful to him.
Sultan Abdullah said that attending programmes such as breaking of the fast and the giving of aid to the needy group had also been a family tradition that had been practiced since the time of his late father Sultan Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah.
"My late father had made such a practice for everyone of us (family members) with the principle if possible to enhance relationship between the royalty and the general population.
"Throughout his life, my late father had carried out various programmes with the rakyat and this is the legacy which I will continue based on the principle that the monarchy and the general public cannot be separated," he said.
Sultan Abdullah disclosed this in his speech at the Breaking of the Fast and Giving of Contributions to the needy at Masjid Sultan Ahmad 1, here today.
Also present were Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, State Secretary Datuk Seri Dr Sallehuddin Ishak and the Pahang state government leadership.
Sultan Abdullah also reminded those eligible to pay business tithe to discharge their responsibility and expressed his gratitude to those who had done so.
At the event, the King also received the handing over of business tithes from nine corporate bodies in Pahang totalling RM9.4 million, including from Tabung Haji worth RM4.59 million, Pertubuhan Peladang Kebangsaan (NAFAS) (RM2.38 million) and Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad (RM760,158).
Also handing over their business tithe were Etiqa Family and General Takaful Berhad (RM543,500), Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (RM364,699), Agrobank (RM275,500), Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad (RM247,806), Angkasa Pahang Zon 1 (RM161,880) and Celcom Axiata Malaysia Berhad (RM114,210). ― Bernama
Agong pledges to carry on Sultan Ahmad Shah's legacy and humanity
Singapore leaders convey condolences to Yang di-Pertuan Agong
International Hockey Federation honours Agong for his contributions to the sport


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As March Madness approaches, not only south of the border but right here in Niagara at Creekside Estate Winery, crazy things take place.
How about this for crazy? A new Undercurrent wine called Merazier made from Syrah, Merlot and … wait for it … drum roll … Viognier, all co-fermented and revealed at the winery's March Madness event this Saturday and Sunday from 12-4.
Creekside's wine release weekends are always a hoot and the spring release features a bevy of Reserve wines about to hit the shelves. The tasting is $5 for non-Creek Freak members.
Creekside Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2011 ($27, 89 points) — This wine spent 10 months in French oak, 60-70% of which is new. It's a far different wine than the 2010 version, which was fleshy and tropical. This is fresher on the nose with lime zest, grapefruit and grassy-herbaceous notes that work well with the oak-inspired spices. It has good verve on the palate with zesty lime, pink grapefruit and grass flavours mingling with vanilla-toast and spice. Some aging potential here.
Creekside Reserve Viognier 2011 ($30, 90 points) — The fruit comes from the estate's Queenston Road Vineyard and only 80 cases were made. Not a lot of oak went into this wine with 75% of the fruit seeing seasoned barrels aging and 25% all stainless steel. I love the tropical fruits, melon, ripe apple and light nutmeg spice on the nose. It's juicy on the palate with apple-pear flavours lifted by zesty lemon touches and intriguing spices. A delicious wine for near-term enjoyment.
Creekside Undercurrent Merazier 2010 ($29, 91 points) — Creekside is famous for "finding" strays in the cellar — partial barrels of interesting concoctions that are just looking for a loving home. That's why the Undercurrent series was invented. There wasn't quite enough Syrah left over to make up a full barrel and another partial barrel of Merlot was discovered in a corner somewhere. Winemaker Rob Power decided to join them together in a 600-litre demi muid French oak barrel and add a little Viognier for good measure. The barrel was named Hitchcock and wine was named Merazier. The result is this rather big, aromatic wine with thick cherry-kirsch fruit on the nose with waves of cassis, black currants and spice following behind. It's highly structured with a sturdy frame of ripe tannins and a wall of fruit that runs the gamut from juicy red fruits to bramble, currants, blackberry and an array of spices. Big and juicy, it needs time to merge all those moving parts.
Chateau des Charmes Old Vines Riesling 2010, Niagara ($17, winery, 89 points) — The grapes were selected from vines that are 20-30 years old, the oldest sourced from the Paul Bosc Estate Vineyard. It shows a beautiful nose of ripe citrus, apple blossom, grapefruit, touches of ginger and flinty minerality and displays the ripeness of the vintage. It has good bite on the palate from fairly lively acidity and displays brilliantly the apple-citrus fruit, underlying spice note and crisp finish. Can age for three years or more.
Chateau des Charmes St. Davids Bench Vineyard Aligoté 2011 ($14, LCBO and winery, 88 points) — From a single block in the estate's St. Davids Bench Vineyard planted in 1991, in the shadow of the brow of the Niagara Escarpment, this rarely planted Burgundian white grape is a nice complement to its more popular cousin Chardonnay. The nose shows melon and fresh apple with a zesty-freshness through the core. The citrus, apple and melon flavours on the palate are boosted by wet stone minerality and crisp acidity. Delicious patio white for summer sipping.
Chateau des Charmes Equuleus Paul Bosc Estate Vineyard 2010 ($40, winery, Vintages release April 13, 93 points) — I first tasted the components (50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc and 25% Merlot) for this winery's flagship red blend in May of 2011. It had all the hallmarks of a beautiful thing way back then. Now that it's bottled, and has a bit of bottle age, it's true beauty is beginning to emerging. To rise to Equuleus status (it's only made in warm vintages), each of the three grape varieties must achieve at least 23.5º Brix at harvest. It's aged for one year in French Tronçais and Allier oak barrels. The nose shows layers of complex fruit and spice. Think kirsch, cassis, black and red currants, alluring cocoa and lavish spice. It's dense and rich on the palate and built on a pillar of firm tannins. The smoky wood spices are joined by cassis, blackberry, cherry, earth, bramble and fine dark chocolate that is mouth-coating and caressing. All that goodness still needs time to fully evolve. Wait for it, it will pay big dividends.
Note: The name Equuleus comes from the "Little Horse" constellation, best seen when it rises in the night sky every September, the traditional start of Chateau des Charmes' harvest. This equine symbol celebrates Paul Bosc's other passion — Egyptian Arabian horses which are stabled at the Paul Bosc Estate, the family's home vineyard.
EastDell Estates Gamay Noir 2010 ($13, LCBO, winery, 87 points) — Gamay in Niagara just keeps getting more popular and wineries are answering the bell with more and more being grown and produced. This is a smart buy from a good vintage for red wines in Niagara. The nose shows bright berry-cherry fruit on the nose with savoury spice and blueberry-plum accents. The fruits are ripe and juicy on the palate with a nice, balanced approach to the spice. Medium-body and soft tannins add to the appeal.
Fresh Moscato 2012 ($12, winery only, 86 points) — This grape is finding favour around the world right now for its sweet flavours and fruity appeal. This one from Diamond Estates shows zesty citrus, peach, apple and floral notes on the nose. It's sweet on the palate with peach, honey and all manner of summer fruits. Not a lot of acid, but enough that it's not cloying in the mouth.
Dan Aykroyd Discovery Series Sauvignon Blanc 2011 ($13, LCBO, winery, 86 points) — A grassy-lime nose with some grapefruit, gooseberry and grass notes. It's a softer style SB on the palate with melon, grapefruit, and some tropical fruits. The herbs and grass notes are subtle through the finish.
Pillitteri Chardonnay Musque 2011 ($20, winery, 88 points) — Fresh and ripe aromatics of tropical fruits, peach and apple. It's clean and simply delicious on the palate with summer peach and apple flavours delivered in a fresh style. Great summer sipper.
Pillitteri Exclamation Chardonnay 2011 (no price yet, release not announced, 89 points) — I had the pleasure of running into Pillitteri sommelier Allison Slute at the winery and she gave me a preview of some upcoming wines. I was impressed with the Exclamation Chard with its nose of quince, citrus, and integrated spice notes. Lovely texture in the mouth with green apple, pear and lemon-lime flavours that already taste seamless with the light oak spices. Can't wait for the release.
Pillitteri Exclamation Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 ($38, released later this spring, 90 points) — Simply gorgeous nose of plump and juicy dark fruits including blackberry, cassis and currants and all lifted by oak-inspired spices. The fruits follow to the palate with added wood smoke and spices and a fairly robust bed of tannins and decent acidity to balance it all out. Cab Sauv done right.
Megalomaniac Eccentric Savagnin 2011 ($25, winery, 90 points) — Savagnin is best known in the production of "Vin Jaune" wines in the Jura region of France and Mega owner John Howard even uses a similar bottle to those quirky wines. I adore this wine for its unique flavours. The nose displays grapefruit-lemon, creamy peach and pineapple and subtle smoke and toasted almonds. It's quite delicious on the palate with ripe orchard fruits, a creamy texture and interesting jasmine, marzipan and nougat flavours all adding to the complexity of this white wine. Eccentric is the perfect name for this Savagnin.


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March 18, 2014 in "Print & Pattern", "china poodle", "dog portrait", "flowers", "kitsch", "pattern", "poodle", "spots", "vintage ornaments"
Yesterday had a few unexpected surprises, which made Monday a good day.
A feature on my new floral doodles and embroideries over at Print & Pattern kicked things off.
It's always nice to get some good press, especially from a blog that you follow and look at regularly.


It is estimated that there are approximately nine million cases of human campylobacteriosis per year in the EU27. The disease burden of campylobacteriosis and its sequelae is 0.35 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per year and total annual costs are 2.4 billion €. Broiler meat may account for 20% to 30% of these, while 50% to 80% may be attributed to the chicken reservoir as a whole (broilers as well as laying hens). The public health benefits of controlling Campylobacter in primary broiler production are expected to be greater than control later in the chain as the bacteria may also spread from farms to humans by other pathways than broiler meat. Strict implementation of biosecurity in primary production and GMP/HACCP during slaughter may reduce colonization of broilers with Campylobacter, and contamination of carcasses. The effects cannot be quantified because they depend on many interrelated local factors. In addition, the use of fly screens, restriction of slaughter age, or discontinued thinning may further reduce consumer risks but have not yet been tested widely. After slaughter, a 100% risk reduction can be reached by irradiation or cooking of broiler meat on an industrial scale. More than 90% risk reduction can be obtained by freezing carcasses for 2-3 weeks. A 50-90% risk reduction can be achieved by freezing for 2-3 days, hot water or chemical carcass decontamination. Achieving a target of 25% or 5% BFP in all other MS is estimated to result in 50% and 90% reduction of public health risk, respectively. A public health risk reduction > 50% or > 90% could be achieved if all batches would comply with microbiological criteria with a critical limit of 1000 or 500 CFU/gram of neck and breast skin, respectively, while 15% and 45% of all tested batches would not comply with these criteria.


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Q: MySQL Workbench on MacOS Sierra Complaining About pkcs1_15 crypto On MacOS Sierra trying to connect via Standard TCP/IP over SSH it errors out with:
Authentication error, unhandled exception caught in
tunnel manager, please refer to logs for details

Google tells me that this error message was encountered back in 2015/2016 related to an outdated paramiko bundled with Workbench at that time.  I looked at the log (~/Library/Application Support/MySQL/Workbench/log/wb.log) and saw a different error than the one reported in 2015/2016:
13:24:46 [INF][     SSH tunnel]: Opening SSH tunnel to myproxy.example.com
13:24:47 [ERR][sshtunnel.py:notify_exception_error:235]: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Applications/MySQLWorkbench.app/Contents/Resources/sshtunnel.py", line 303, in _connect_ssh
    look_for_keys=has_key, allow_agent=has_key, timeout=SSH_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT)
  File "/Applications/MySQLWorkbench.app/Contents/Resources/libraries/paramiko/client.py", line 325, in connect
    t.start_client()
  File "/Applications/MySQLWorkbench.app/Contents/Resources/libraries/paramiko/transport.py", line 492, in start_client
    raise e
NotImplementedError: Use module Crypto.Signature.pkcs1_15 instead

Anyone run into this issue and found a work around to get it working?
Currently using:

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*Workbench 6.3 (64-bit)

*MacOS Sierra 10.12.6

Update
After trying to drop-in an updated paramiko (2.2.1) release to Applications/MySQLWorkbench.app/Contents/Resources/Libraries/paramiko it now provides an error saying it can't start the SSH Tunnel with the following logs:
13:46:07 [INF][     SSH tunnel]: Starting tunnel
13:46:07 [ERR][         python]: Error running file /Applications/MySQLWorkbench.app/Contents/Resources/sshtunnel.py
13:46:07 [WRN][               ]: Tunnel manager could not be executed

Trying to use latest 1.x release of paramiko (1.18.3) it provides the same Crypto.Signature.pkcs1_15 error as above.
Key Exchanges supported on the server are:
diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
diffie-hellman-group14-sha1
diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1
diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256
ecdh-sha2-nistp256
ecdh-sha2-nistp384
ecdh-sha2-nistp521
diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
curve25519-sha256@libssh.org
gss-gex-sha1-
gss-group1-sha1-
gss-group14-sha1-

A: My Solution:
I had MySQL Workbench 6.3 (but really 6.3.4.0 build 828) installed.  From MySQL Workbench, I would go to Help -> Check for Updates, and it always said I was on the latest version.
After reading this thread: https://serverfault.com/questions/692060/mysql-workbench-with-debian-jessie-tcp-ip-over-ssh-does-not-work
I tried the various paramiko updates, no luck.
Finally, I went here:  https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/
I then saw that v6.3.9 ( build 10690321) was available.  So I downloaded, installed, and I was able to connect.

A: It appears that updating Paramiko is indeed the key to getting the SSH tunnel working in Workbench.  Installing Paramiko 2.2.1 (latest at the time) and its dependencies and removing the bundled Paramiko got it working.  If you follow the steps below, this got it working for me on MacOS Sierra (10.12.6).

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*Ensure you have pip installed

*Install paramiko via pip

*Remove paramiko directory from Workbench libraries

*Launch Workbench with working SSH Tunnel capabilities

sudo easy_install pip
sudo pip install paramiko
sudo mv /Applications/MySQLWorkbench.app/Contents/Resources/libraries/paramiko /Applications/MySQLWorkbench.app/Contents/Resources/libraries/paramiko-old

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Watch Out: How basic eps vs diluted eps Is Taking Over and What to Do About It
The two types of diluted eps sold in the store are different. The basic eps are sold at any store that carries them, while the diluted eps are sold at local markets. They are essentially the same thing, just a different name.
The basic eps are essentially the same as regular Eps, except a little easier to use. The dilutive eps are basically just Eps, with different coloring and textures.
Diluted eps are sold in the cheapest possible EPs. The cheapest available Eps are the same as basic eps, except that they are a little larger and have more colors. The cheapest diluted eps are the same as basic eps, except that they are a little smaller and don't have as many colors.
Diluted eps are sold in cheap Eps because a lot of people don't know the difference between basic and diluted Eps. That's because if you look at the colors used to color the Eps, it's pretty obvious that diluted Eps are made to be used with Eps.
Dipping and ducking eps, and actually ducking them because they're colored a little lighter than the cheapest Eps. You can see that it's a little much to see in this screenshot.
Basic Eps are sold in plain white Eps, while diluted Eps are colored a little lighter than the cheapest Eps. Diluted Eps are sold in dark black Eps, and a lot of the Eps have a slight bit of red and/or white mixed in.
I am sorry its so hard to make the most out of it. Its a really good thing that eps are more than just a gimmick. Its a good way to make sure you dont use the wrong color Eps. The main point of Eps is that you can do some cool things with them, and there are a ton of colored Eps out there. But some people will take them and make them look like shit.
My first Eps was a white Eps. It was a bit of a waste of the money because I think I used it wrong. But after a while I just couldn't get my head around the idea that I was using black Eps. I thought it was a little weird because I was using it to make a little blue ring around this ring thing that looked like a skull. Well, now I know.
The reason why I'm still using black Eps is that I have a very hard time getting my head around how much I actually use them. I think that the way I think about them is that they are less valuable when they are more valuable. Therefore, I'm more likely to use them to make them look more like shit.
The reason black Eps is less valuable is because they are very dilute. The fact is that each of them weighs about 3g, so it takes a lot of black Eps to make them really noticeable. In fact, if you want the same effect, you can use black Eps on regular Eps, but you need to use a lot of Eps and have a lot of them.
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I hope this changes things in California. No one should be required to turn their back on their religion for a job.


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Student Origins: Amanda Pipe
By Claire Lehman-Schletewitz
Amanda Pipe grew up in Bryon Center, Michigan with younger sister Kimmy and brother Ethan. Her parents encouraged her and her siblings to use their imaginations and creativity, whether it was playing dress up or building forts in the backyard. After moving church to church, Amanda's family began going to the church where she would eventually meet lifelong friends. When Amanda thinks back to her time in high school, it's her time at church and youth group that is more pronounced in her mind.
When Amanda later sang in the choir at her high school, she was asked to perform the song "Oceans" as a solo. This was a time Amanda truly felt as though she was experiencing God's presence in her life. The thought of singing in front of a massive group of people terrified her, but as she prayed about the performance, she began to feel a peace from God. After singing, Amanda knew that music was the way God was directing her. After that, she was approached by the pastor of her church and he asked her to be one of the worship leaders.
On some Sundays she was more nervous than usual, but she would spend extra time giving the service up to God. She found that those were the days that the lyrics truly touched people's hearts. When Amanda came to Grace and made the choice to audition for chapel, she thanked God. After finding out she made chapel band, she knew that this was God's doing. Even though she was nervous about worshipping in front of other people she said, "even when I'm in front of people, I can still worship and pay attention to the words I'm singing."
Music continued to be an important part in Amanda's spiritual walk even as she traveled to a different continent. As Amanda struggled through culture shock in Argentina she mentioned it being the loneliest point in her life and she had to trust that God was faithful to her. While listening to Spanish worship music, an English song came on and she recalled that it hit everything that she was feeling in that moment and she knew that God was still with her. After she arriving home, she sang, "You Alone," during the worship service at her home church and people told her how moved they were by the song.
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Joseph McCormick September 24, 2014
A new law is being considered in a conservative province of Indonesia, which would make gay or lesbian sex punishable with public caning.
The new draft law, a version of Islamic Sharia law, is being considered in the Aceh province of Indonesia.
According to politicians there, including Moharriadi Syafari, a majority of officials there support a legal ban on gay sex.
The bill would be set to pass before Friday, the last day the assembly sits, and is currently being debated.
Since 2006, people in Aceh are already caned if found guilty of adultery or gambling.
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Senior U.S. Official Acknowledges Washington Has Spent $143 Billion to Destroy Its Own Government in Afghanistan
By Martin Sieff [originally published on Strategic Culture]
The U.S.-created and supported government of Afghanistan is on the brink of collapse. It has lost all credibility with its people because of its incompetence and unbelievable corruption. If U.S. military aid and the enormous inputs of international aid were to be withdrawn, the Taliban would be at the gates of Kabul and poised to take over the entire country in a matter of days.
Since President George W. Bush idiotically proclaimed the goal of creating a modern, progressive, pro-Western, stable, democratic state in Central Asia from scratch 20 years ago, the United States has poured $143 billion into Afghanistan reconstruction. And it has all been wasted.
Today, the biggest factor destroying the credibility of the Afghanistan government among its own people is not the attacks and military opposition of the insurgent Taliban: It is the U.S.-dominated and directed international aid which has totally undermined and discredited the very government it is supposed to support.
These elementary truths have been repeatedly pointed out by outspoken critics of the disastrous U.S. military misadventure in Afghanistan over the past two decades. I and many other contributors to this platform have repeatedly made them. But on March 10, they were all stated – clearly and unequivocally – by the most senior U.S. government official charged with monitoring the war effort in that unhappy Central Asian nation, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko himself.
On March 10, Sopko made these very points on the record in prepared remarks delivered at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. He warned that U.S. and international aid is the biggest factor in wrecking it by generating uncontrolled corruption and making that stink in the eyes of the Afghan people.
"(I)nternational donors have, in their own self-interest, entered into a devil's bargain with successive Afghan governments to provide enormous amounts of financial assistance that paradoxically may end up undermining the entire military and reconstruction effort," Sopko stated.
"As SIGAR has long reported, foreign assistance has distorted the Afghan economy and exacerbated the corruption problem," he said.
As a result, "Afghanistan's endemic corruption provides oxygen to the insurgency and undermines the Afghan state," Sopko warned.
Nor is this ghastly paradox a sudden or unexpected development, Sopko recalled.
"Back in 2014, former ISAF (NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan) Commanding General John Allen was not hyperbolic when he told Congress that corruption, not the Taliban, was the existential threat to the Afghan government," the SIGAR chief said
"Moreover, international donors, including the U.S., have largely failed to use their leverage to insist on more robust anti-corruption efforts by the Afghan government. …Yet for all the anti-corruption benchmarks and spreadsheets that have been passed between foreign embassies in Kabul and the Presidential Palace, the Afghan government's anti-corruption efforts remain largely ineffectual," he pointed out.
Therefore not only have the Americans generated their own corruption and wrecked their own strategy in Afghanistan: But a very senior U.S. official charged with monitoring these issues has admitted it.
Largely as a direct consequence of these developments, "the Defense Department no longer considers the long-held goal of a financially self-sustaining Afghan security force by 2024 to be realistic," Sopko said.
The Afghan government cannot even effectively manage the money it currently receives from international donors, especially to finance its security forces and the U.S. government believes it will not even be able to operate a state-of-the-art payroll system that the United States supplied for several years to come, the Inspector General continued.
"The U.S. military believes the Afghan government may be several years away from being able to take over ownership, management, and sustainment of the $50 million payroll system used to ensure that the U.S. taxpayer is not paying for Afghan 'ghost' soldiers who exist only on paper and that military and police salaries do not end up in the pockets of corrupt officials," he said.
If the goal of the U.S.-led reconstruction effort was to build a strong, stable, self-reliant Afghan state that could protect U.S. national security interests as well as its own, it has clearly failed, Sopko admitted.
"If foreign assistance is withdrawn, Taliban forces could be at the gates of Kabul in short order," he said.
Therefore, "Creating an Afghan state is a mission yet to be accomplished and may be impossible to do: It may prove to be 'a bridge too far,'" Sopko said in additional, unscripted comments to his podcast presentation on March 10. "The goal of creating a self sustaining Afghan armed forces by 2024 is impossible and cannot be achieved."
Sopko, therefore, concluded that he believed a corrupt, narcotic fueled Afghan state would never be a reliable partner able to protect itself or the interests of the United States and other donors.
Over the past 20 years, the U.S. national security establishment, virtually all members of the Senate and House of Representatives from both parties and the two term George W. Bush and Obama administrations flatly refused to acknowledge these bleak realities. All these forces rose up in united, self-righteous rage to block President Donald Trump's tentative efforts to acknowledge reality and withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan at last.
Will the Biden administration remain equally deaf to this latest devastating assessment from the government's own Special Inspector General?
We shall soon see.
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