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The Florida Justice Institute (FJI) is a nonprofit public interest law firm in Miami, Florida. It was established in 1978 by Randall C. Berg Jr.  The institute has been dedicated to improving conditions in Florida's prison system and has initiated numerous class action lawsuits toward this end. Berg is past president of the Florida ACLU.  Berg also served on Governor Lawton Chiles' Transition Criminal Justice Task Force and is the past Chairman of the Corrections Committee.

The Florida Justice Institute is led by Executive Director Randall C. Berg Jr., and is staffed by attorneys who handle major, systemic civil rights litigation throughout the state of Florida. FJI litigates primarily on behalf of those incarcerated in Florida's prisons and jails. These types of cases include wrongful death, deliberate indifference to serious medical need, unconstitutional conditions of confinement, excessive force, failure to protect, First Amendment (including free speech, censorship, and religious freedom), disability discrimination, and others. FJI also conducts litigation for non-incarcerated victims of housing discrimination, disability discrimination, police misconduct, and engages in various other forms of impact litigation, education, and advocacy for the poor and disenfranchised.

The Florida Justice Institute also operates the Volunteer Lawyers' Project for the Southern District of Florida, a pro bono project that helps low-income, pro se litigants obtain pro bono attorneys for civil cases.  The Florida Justice Institute and the Volunteer Lawyers' Project are both housed in office space donated by the law firm of Carlton Fields, P.A.

In 2007 the institute settled the Parilla v. Eslinger strip search class action lawsuit. In 2001 the institute collaborated with the Florida ACLU to protect the voting rights of Florida's poor and disenfranchised.  In 1996 the institute advocated for Blacks and Hispanics who were being discriminated against in the housing market.  In 2000 the institute was instrumental in eliminating Florida's Amendment 2, which would have enshrined the death penalty in the state's Constitution.  The Florida Justice Institute regularly collaborates with WriteAPrisoner.com and Prison Legal News to advocate for prisoners' rights.

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Bitcoin and the cryptocurrencies plunge.
The bitcoin price plunged below $10,000 on Wednesday as this week's comprehensive market correction intensified.
The cryptocurrency markets have been in a free-fall this week, and the downward spiral continued this morning. The cryptocurrency market cap dove below $500 billion, and the bitcoin price sunk as low as $9,663 on Bitfinex, marking the first time it has dipped below $10,000 since Dec. 1.
At present, bitcoin is trading at $10,053 and its market cap is just $170.9 billion, which represents a single-day decrease of 16 percent and a year-to-date decline of more than 28 percent.
Notably, bitcoin is still trading as high as $10,389 on GDAX, a professional order-book exchange operated by bitcoin brokerage firm Coinbase, but the flagship cryptocurrency is priced below $10,000 on OKEx and Binance.
There are several factors that could be contributing to this week's correction. Both China and South Korea have indicated a harsher stance toward domestic cryptocurrency trading, with China planning to block residents from accessing foreign exchanges and South Korea curbing the ability of retail investors to moonlight as day traders.
This week, South Korea's military reportedly blocked soldiers from accessing cryptocurrency exchanges while stationed on military bases. The Justice Ministry, meanwhile, sought to ban cryptocurrency exchanges outright, although the government later cooled those fears.
However, it seems doubtful that these developments alone would cause such widespread turmoil within the global markets. As ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees said earlier today, "there is not necessarily a 'reason'" that markets rise and fall, which suggests that it might be futile to search for a definitive trigger.
In any case, however, recent cryptocurrency investors are getting their first taste of a true market correction. Someone out there purchased bitcoin for $19,891 on Bitfinex on Dec. 17, and the value of those coins has effectively been cut in half over the course of the past month.
How these investors respond to this sudden downturn could determine whether bitcoin is consolidating before a breakout or entering a bear market.


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Apple has released its iMovie and GarageBand apps for iPad just in time for the iPad 2 launch. iMovie requires the new tablet, but GarageBand works on first-gen iPads.
The iPad 2 goes on sale today in the US, with Apple releasing two flagship new iPad apps to take advantage. iMovie and GarageBand are both live on the App Store, but only the latter works on the original iPad as well as the new model.
The apps are available to buy in the UK App Store for £2.99 each (here are links to iMovie and GarageBand), and are visible in the desktop version of the store. Search from your first-generation iPad, though, and you'll find only GarageBand.
We've been playing with it this morning, and it's just as impressive as the demo shown at last week's iPad 2 launch. Well, we say impressive: it'll be much better when proper musicians are using it, rather than hack journalists messing about with grungey riffs and bull-in-a-cymbal-shop drumming.
GarageBand lets you play virtual pianos, guitars, drums and basses, with a choice of pure instruments for musos, and 'Smart Instruments' for the rest of us. Proper guitars can be plugged into the iPad to use a variety of virtual amps, and you can wail through the device's built-in mic.
Songs can be mixed with up to eight tracks, with more than 250 loops available to mix and match. You can email songs in the AAC format, export them to iTunes on your computer, and send them to the Mac version of GarageBand if you're using that for fine-tuning.
We haven't been able to try iMovie today, naturally, but got hands-on with it at the iPad 2 launch last week. It's already available for the iPhone 4 and the newest iPod touch, but touchscreen video-editing is much better suited to the larger tablet screen.
The iPad version has a new 'Multi-Touch Precision Editor' to make cutting your clips easier, and lets you dig into audio waveforms when matching music to your home movies. There are new themes -- Neon, Simple and CNN iReport. The latter is designed for sending iMovies to CNN's citizen journalist service, interestingly.


Oh, no! A new report claims that 'DWTS' judge Carrie Ann Inaba is back on the market after splitting from her fiancé, Robb Derringer.
Nine months after getting engaged, Carrie Ann Inaba, 49, and her boyfriend, Robb Derringer, 50, have called it quits, says PEOPLE. Speculation of a split begin on September 7, when Carrie posted a cryptic message on Instagram that read: "Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes." Carrie captioned the image with a broken heart emoji and the prayer hands emoji, leading fans to send their love and support in comments. Days later Carrie joined her friend and former DWTS alum, Kristi Yamaguchi, in Hawaii for an event. The report claims that Carrie was there without Robb and missing one very important piece of jewelry: her engagement ring.
Pictures on Carrie's Instagram show that she had her mom by her side for the trip. One cute selfie shows Carrie and her mom smiling on the beach, and her caption reveals that they dipped their toes in the ocean before heading home. She also added the hashtag "#FamilyFirst", which is sweet but also seems to suggest she's leaning on loved ones during this difficult time. While Carrie herself has yet to confirm the news, the speculation continues as she flies solo on social media — especially without her ring. HollywoodLife.com has reached out to Carrie's rep for comment, so please stay tuned for updates on this sad news.
Tell us, HollywoodLifers — What do YOU think about Carrie and Rob reportedly splitting? Comment below, let us know.


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Explaining The Donald Trump Phenomenon, Sorta
Trying to explain why certain presidential candidates catch lightning in a bottle and ride that bolt of energy all the way to the White House is like trying to explain lightning in the first place.
'It just happens' seems to be the best way to explain it.
Donald Trump is confounding the experts in Washington as well as the commentators in the news media and many cognoscenti around the country.
He shouldn't be. We have seen this lightning strike before.
'When?' you might ask.
2008 when Barack Obama was elected President.
Based on his electrifying performance at the 2004 Democratic National Convention where he said: "There's not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there's the United States of America'*, a little-known-til-then-somewhat-obscure state senator from Chicago, Illinois rode that momentum all the way to the White House 4 years later.
If that wasn't 'confounding', then nothing in American political history has been 'confounding'.
What about other 'phenomenons' who made unlikely campaigns all the way to the White House?
Jimmy Carter rode the wave of discontent and disgust over Watergate and the subsequent Nixon pardon by President Ford and inflation and stagflation that was hitting the country right to the White House from little ole Plains, Georgia in 1976.
Only to be ridden out of town on a rail by Ronald Reagan in 1980, a former B-grade actor who delivered a great speech at the 1964 Republican National Convention in support of soon-to-be-blasted -out-of-the-water presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.
Great speeches still work in the 21st century. You want to make it to the White House; deliver a great speech at a national convention and see what happens.
What about others who rode great marketing and organized campaigns to the White House? Remember the 'Old Rail-Splitter' 'Honest Abe' Lincoln? He was a failed candidate in many ways and viewed as a country hick in many quarters incapable of any intellectual brilliance due to his lack of a college education of much of a schooled education at all.
He may have been the epitome of the story Democrat National Chairman Robert Strauss used to refer to when he said the 'American people want to vote for a man who was born in the log cabin that he built himself'.
We know it can't be true. Yet we still want to believe it so we project that super-human image onto the person running for President we think has the best chance to prove it can be done.
Other 'phenomenons' come and go like the Hale-Bopp Comet. They shine brightly for awhile and then either fade off deep into the universe or they flame out and crash to earth with a thud.
Like Vermont Governor Howard Dean, for a good recent example. He won the Iowa caucuses in 2004 and then gave the most famous state geography lesson in American history but ended it with a weird 'yee-ahh' cowboy yell that ended his presidential aspirations right then and there.
Just like giving a great speech can lead the way to the White House, saying something really stupid can make you an asterisk in the history books in less than a minute.
Or less than 6 seconds. Just ask George Allen of Virginia who was leading all Republican contenders in 2008 until he chose to call someone who was following him for the opposition 'macaca'...and that was all she wrote for 'President' George Allen.
What does any of this have to do with The Donald leading in all the Republican polls right now 6 months out from those Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary, South Carolina primary and now, all of a sudden, the critically important North Carolina primary that will take place on the Super Tuesday Primary, March 1, 2016?
Donald Trump might be riding a wave to the White House just like Barack Obama or Ronald Reagan before him. Or he may say something really stupid and become an asterisk in the history books just like Howard Dean and George Allen before him.
Presidential politics is sort of like a psychological Rorschach test for the entire nation at the same time:
We vote for the one person upon whom we have projected our collective hopes and dreams and cast away our fears in the hope that a majority of people in the states that get this candidate to 270+ electoral votes do the same.
It almost doesn't matter what the 'truth' is about a presidential candidate. Most people had no idea that Barack Obama had such an aggressive progressive socialist agenda coupled with such a recessive foreign policy when they voted for him in 2008 and even again in 2012.
Now we know. So does Israel and the rest of the world in the aftermath of this Iran Deal. If it works, and Iran is docile forever, it will be viewed as a great step forward. If it doesn't, it is a disaster about to happen.
The majority of voters in 2008 and 2012 'projected' their hopes and dreams upon this attractive and eloquent young African-American that he would be able to bring this nation together, not further apart, especially on the race issue; restore the economy to rapid growth and creation of jobs' and keep us safe against the threat of terrorism.
We'll leave it up to you to determine whether you think those 'projections' have been fulfilled.
The same thing is happening with Donald Trump right now for millions of Americans.
Millions of Americans are fed up with the lack of progress in restoring the American economy to its full potential where it can create tens of millions of new jobs in a presidential term. Millions of Americans are completely fed up with the lack of progress at securing the southern border and dealing with illegal immigration in a rational, coherent manner. Millions of Americans are fed up with the fear that ISIS and Al Qaeda are running through the Middle East as if they are running through a field of daisies and they are soon going to be running through America with similar ease.
Into that breach steps The Donald, Mr. Donald Trump himself.
Political pundits dismissed him as a showman. The Huffington Post said they would not cover his candidacy on the front page but rather on the entertainment page. (Bet they will change soon)
True-blue believers on the Democrat side call him names beyond even what Mr. Trump has been accused of saying towards John McCain and Rosie O'Donnell even.
And still he rides on, now close to 30% in many recent polls.
What is he doing to achieve such heights?
He is saying and doing things that the normal everyday person can see and hear and say to himself/herself: 'I get it. He is saying and doing the things I wish I could get done as President'.
Projection of our collective hopes and dreams. That is what we do when we vote for a President.
Donald Trump may crash and burn to the ground just as Howard Dean and George Allen did before him. There will be others.
As long as Donald Trump is viewed by folks fed up with the excesses of the Obama Administration in terms of their over-reach on taxes, Obamacare, regulations, executive orders, cover-ups, scandals, and now Hillary's emails which are just another extension of the Obama White House, he will continue to garner political support.
His message is simple: Build the wall between Texas and Mexico. Create jobs by the millions. Make America Great Again.
People respond to that brevity and hope.
Don't underestimate him. Remember America likes to elect showmen as well as statesmen. We like to be entertained by our Presidents as much as we want them to lead us to success.
*Interesting to read in retrospect Barack Obama's 2004 speech:
"Now even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters and negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes.
"Well, I say to them tonight, there's not a liberal America and a conservative America; there's the United States of America.
"There's not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there's the United States of America.
"The pundits, the pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue States: red states for Republicans, blue States for Democrats. But I've got news for them, too. We worship an awesome God in the blue states, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the red states.
"We coach little league in the blue states and, yes, we've got some gay friends in the red states.
"There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq, and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq.
"We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America."
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Is it possible to be an "in your face" politician regarding old institutions and bureaucracy and not be disrespectful of people?
An astute question.
But perhaps nowadays, a little disrespect is what is needed.
Tearing down the status-quo and the old regimes is not pretty.
Donald Trump As Teddy Roosevelt?
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2021 FlamesNation Prospect Rankings: #1 Matthew Coronato
Photo credit: Mike Gould
By Mike Gould
Matthew Coronato is the top prospect on FlamesNation's 2021 list.
Last month, eight FlamesNation contributors submitted individual "Top 20" lists ranking the Calgary Flames prospects who, in their eyes, hold the most value. Later this week, we'll publish each of our own ranking methodologies to further illustrate what factors went into creating this list.
Half of our panelists ranked Coronato in the No. 1 spot. Three others slotted him at No. 2. Only one holdout—I'm looking at you, Craig—had Coronato rounding out the top three.
It's easy to see why Coronato rates so well in the eyes of our contributors. He just wrapped up a record-breaking USHL career and has offence in his DNA, combining his fantastic shot with superb hockey IQ to offer a tantalizing package of attributes for a scoring forward.
Matthew Coronato
Right-handed winger
Born Nov. 14, 2002 (age 18) in Greenlawn, New York
5'10," 183 pounds
Drafted in the first round (13th overall) by CGY in 2021
Coronato may not be the biggest player but he's certainly a big-time scorer who broke two major team records while playing with the USHL's Chicago Steel in 2020–21. He scored 48 goals in 51 games, the most ever by a Steel player and the second-highest single-season mark in the USHL since 1994.
Along the way, Coronato also set Chicago's franchise record for goals in a USHL career. He's not particularly close to anybody below him on the list, either.
Not only does Matthew Coronato hold the Chicago Steel record for most goals in a USHL career… he's first by a mile. pic.twitter.com/sHQXiFeqTO
— Mike Gould (@miketgould) September 7, 2021
No matter where he's played during his career, Coronato has ranked among the goal-scoring leaders on his team. He ranked fourth on his Connecticut prep school team in 2018–19 with 15 goals in 30 games; prior to that, Coronato scored 19 goals and 43 points in just 22 games in 2017–18 with the U-16 AAA Long Island Gulls.
As a USHL rookie in 2019–20, Coronato skated in Chicago's top six despite being a year or two younger than the team's other main offensive weapons. Nevertheless, he tied Owen Power for sixth on the team with 40 points in 45 games and placed fifth with 18 goals.
Among USHL players in their draft-minus-one seasons, Coronato's 0.89 points per game in 2019–20 ranked behind only Matty Beniers, Matthew Knies, and Power. His 18 goals led all players in his age category, as did his 29 even-strength primary points (according to Pick224).
In 2020–21, Coronato scored twice as many goals as any other first-time draft-eligible USHL player (although Cole Sillinger, second with 24 goals, played 31 games—20 fewer than Coronato's 51). He took a whopping 191 shots, 61 more than second-place Hunter Strand (who also played 51 games).
Yes, Coronato's production in 2020–21 was likely a little unsustainable. He converted on 25.13% of his shots, ranking behind only Red Savage and Josh Doan for players drafted in 2021.
That said, the Steel improved in all areas of the ice during Coronato's shifts last season. With him on the ice at 5-on-5, Chicago outscored its opposition 66 to 33; without him, the Steel scored 113 goals but allowed 104.
Coronato's willingness to drive the net and occupy the dirty areas of the offensive zone earned him the nickname "the Bison" from Steel play-by-play commentator Mark Citron. Perhaps his heavy, fluid shot could someday earn him a moniker similar to "the Whip."
Paul Zuk from Smaht Scouting described Coronato as a hard-working and talented player who "showed great strides" in becoming a more explosive, dynamic skater last season.
The Calgary Flames selected one of the most consistent and arguably my favourite player in the Draft when they called Chicago Steel forward Matthew Coronato's name at last month's NHL Draft. Coronato built up his draft stock with a ridiculously strong season, one in which he exploded for 48 goals and 85 points in 51 total games. He was also named USHL Forward of the Year for his incredible efforts.
Perhaps the most impressive attribute of Coronato's game is his offence. Points aside, he thrives with the puck on his stick and can craft high danger scoring opportunities nearly every time his skates touch the ice. Consistency is also a major plus, as Coronato never went more than two games in a row without registering a point.
Coronato also benefits immensely from his insane work ethic. Rarely do you see him take a shift off, nor do you catch him being lackadaisical on the ice. It's hard to imagine Flames fans not liking a player who will give you a strong 60 minutes night in and night out. To me, his game is reminiscent of Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel. Both players play an extremely effective 200ft game, can produce in the offensive zone on a consistent basis, and rarely seem off of their A-game.
Expectations for 2021–22
Coronato has committed to Harvard University and will make his Ivy League debut this season.
Harvard's 2021–22 team looks to be strong, with fellow NHL prospects John Farinacci, Sean Farrell, Nick Abruzzese, Alex Laferriere, Henry Thrun, and Ian Moore set to suit up for the Crimson.
Even with all this competition, it's not out of the question for Coronato to occupy a role in the top six—or even on the top line—as an NCAA rookie. It remains to be seen for how long he'll stay at Harvard but the Flames retain his exclusive NHL signing rights until Aug. 15, 2025.
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The no-votes | On the bubble | #20 Ilya Solovyov | #19 Cole Huckins | #18 Rory Kerins | #17 Johannes Kinnvall | #16 Martin Pospisil | #15 Yan Kuznetsov | #14 Emil Heineman | #13 William Strömgren | #12 Dan Vladar | #11 Emilio Pettersen | #10 Glenn Gawdin | #9 Jeremie Poirier | #8 Ryan Francis | #7 Connor Mackey | #6 Adam Ruzicka | #5 Matthew Phillips | #4 Dustin Wolf | #3 Jakob Pelletier | #2 Connor Zary
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The microscopic emulsion droplets used in BEAMing allow for the compartmentalization of DNA segments into single droplets. Emulsion PCR is run on the compartmentalized DNA, enabling hundreds of millions of PCR reactions to run in parallel. This massively parallel PCR platform delivers high levels of sensitivity (.001%) for the detection of rare tumor DNA molecules among a large background of wild-type DNA.

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History
In the late 1990s, Vogelstein and Kinzler coined the term "digital polymerase chain reaction" when conducting research into somatic mutations associated with and potentially causative for colorectal cancer. A fundamental challenge that digital PCR was designed to address was the detection of minor quantities of a pre-determined somatic mutation in larger cell populations. While both digital and classical PCR can be used in quantitative or qualitative analyses, digital PCR analyzes samples one molecule at a time to produce an all-or-nothing signal thereby increasing the signal-to-noise ratio and overall sensitivity to rare targets. The results from these studies indicated that digital PCR was able to reliably quantify the relative proportion of variant sequences in a DNA sample.

BEAMing grew out of digital PCR technology and in 2003 was described in a Nature Methods publication from Vogelstein's team. In 2005, Vogelstein's team published their first clinical data applying BEAMing technology to analyze plasma samples of patients with cancer. In a 2008 Nature Medicine publication, BEAMing ctDNA measurements were sensitive enough to reliably monitor tumor dynamics.

In 2008, Inostics GmbH formed to commercialize BEAMing. In 2014, Inostics was acquired by Sysmex Corporation to form Sysmex Inostics.

References

Polymerase chain reaction


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David Plank Executive Director, Policy Analysis for California Education and professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education: Beyond state and federal funding, "look at non-official sources of revenues that schools enjoy," he said. Schools in affluent communities in California, he noted, rely on volunteers to run critical parts of school operations, and "there are huge resource disparities" between communities across the country.
The winner of the EWA's 2014 Fred M. Hechinger Grand Prize for Distinguished Education Reporting went to Nikole Hannah-Jones of ProPublica for her piece on the resegregation of public schools in the southern US. "If you're an education writer and aren't covering segregation in schools, I'd ask you why," she implored during her award acceptance speech.
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Inaugural poet to give reading in Portland
Maine man who delivered inaugural poem at Obama's swearing-in to give reading in Portland
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � A Maine man who served as the inaugural poet at President Barack Obama's ceremonial swearing-in is giving a free poetry reading in Portland.
Richard Blanco will give a reading of his poems Tuesday night at sold-out Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Blanco gained national attention last month with his inaugural poem, "One Today," which paid homage to the American experience.
Blanco grew up as a Cuban exile in New York City and Miami, and moved to the western small Maine town of Bethel several years ago.
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Performing in Adelaide for the first time in six years, The Herd will officially open AGSA's 'Quilty' exhibition with a gig on the Gallery's forecourt on 1 March.
Above: Ben Quilty's The Blue Pill (explain the world), courtesy of the artist. More details below.
Dust off your '03-era disaffection toward the Howard Liberal Government and its dehumanising treatment of refugee boat arrivals (wow, that's been a thing for a really long time now), because The Herd is returning to perform in Adelaide for the first time in six years.
The Sydney-based hip hop crew are booked to officially open Quilty, AGSA's Ben Quilty retrospective, curated by Lisa Slade, and the first major survey exhibition of the acclaimed artist.
"We're looking forward to performing at the Art Gallery of South Australia in support of Ben's exhibition, an artist all of us in the band greatly admire and respect," The Herd's Tim Levinson (AKA Urthboy) says.
Much of Ben's career as an artist has been spent dredging up dark and poignant beauty from the depths of human civilisation's most hostile environments.
As the official war artist in Afghanistan, Ben spent three weeks embedded with Australian troops; accompanied by writer Richard Flanagan, he toured with refugees through Lebanon, Lesbos and Serbia; and he met with Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran – two of the Bali Nine – at Kerobokan Prison in Indonesia while campaigning for their removal from death row.
"The exhibition presents a portrait of a socially engaged contemporary artist who is committed to art's capacity to instigate change," Lisa says.
Main image full caption: Ben Quilty, Australia, born 1973, The Blue Pill (explain the world), 2016, Southern Highlands, New South Wales, oil on linen, 183.0×173.0cm; Private collection, Courtesy the artist.
Quilty's time at AGSA will be the first stop for the exhibition, before touring to Queensland and New South Wales.
The exhibition's opening night kicks off on Friday, 1 March and will be opened by premier Stephen Marshall, before The Herd take the stage in the Gallery's forecourt on North Terrace.


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How Supermarkets Are Being Transformed By Covid-Driven Digital Food Shopping
With online grocery sales up almost 75%, supermarkets are devoting more space to pickup and delivery orders as well as assigning more staff to managing those initiatives. JL
Jaewon Kang reports in the Wall Street Journal:
Online grocery sales in August were up 74% from a year earlier. Supermarkets are using pandemic-driven changes in shopping behavior to accelerate the shift to e-commerce they have been seeking but have been slow to realize in recent years. Grocers are now devoting more of their floor space to fulfill digital orders in response to customers' increased food consumption at home and their growing reliance on online shopping.
Supermarkets are using pandemic-driven changes in shopping behavior to accelerate the shift to e-commerce they have been seeking but have been slow to realize in recent years.
Grocers are now devoting more of their floor space to fulfill digital orders in response to customers' increased food consumption at home and their growing reliance on online shopping.
Albertsons ACI -0.19% Cos., the country's second-largest grocer, is testing the use of dozens of 9-by-12 foot temperature-controlled lockers in select stores in Chicago and California for customers to collect what they buy online. It is also introducing contactless payment in all of its more than 2,200 stores.
"The principle of that is to make things easier for the shopper," said Vivek Sankaran, chief executive of the Boise, Idaho-based chain. He also said the pandemic has prompted the company to make a fundamental change by prioritizing digital investments.
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While many such technology investments were under way in the industry before the health crisis, food retailers are now making bigger and faster bets in hopes of appealing to consumers who want to avoid shopping in person or at least reduce the number of visits. Online grocery sales in August were up about 74% from a year earlier, according to data provider Nielsen.
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Industry executives say online purchases are less profitable than those made in-store because of the extra costs associated with fulfilling orders for customers. Grocers have to pay their own staff to pick and package items on shoppers' behalf.
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For grocers, expanding pickup can help make that happen.
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Cub Foods, part of United Natural Foods Inc., hadn't previously provided a place for collecting online purchases in parking lots but now have four to eight slots at many locations. The Minnesota chain is also devoting 7% to 10% of its square footage for staging online orders, doubling the previous allocation.
Such investments allow Cub Foods to better satisfy shoppers, CEO Mike Stigers said. "Customers want to come in and out. They know exactly what they want," he said.
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"We've noticed they have improved since this started," said Ms. Grosso, 44, referring to the coming of the pandemic.
In addition to building up their online services, grocers are making other adjustments throughout the stores. Many are reassessing inventory and expanding sections that have drawn more purchases in recent months, including the frozen and meat sections.
Anthony Hucker, chief executive of Southeastern Grocers Inc., said the retailer plans to increase the amount of square footage for seafood, meat and produce in the new stores slated to open later this year and early next year. The size of the sections will vary depending on the location. He said there is more demand for fresh items as consumers cook more at home.
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Others are allocating more shelf space for nonfood items and larger sizes of groceries in high demand. Associated Food Stores recently directed all of its stores to display personal protective equipment at the end of aisles, said Darin Peirce, vice president of retail operations for the cooperative.
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August 1st, 2021From Doggy to AFL premierships: Pearcy's parade
A YOUNG man starts out with the Daylesford Football Netball Club. Impossible, then, to even think that one day he would stand on the dais at the MCG with a premiership AFL team.
Matt Pearce's first step came when he was approached by the then VFL side North Ballarat. "After joining the Roosters, I took on the role of head trainer for four years."
Daylesford born and bred, "Pearcy", as he is widely known, continued his rise when he was asked to join the medical staff at Melbourne for the 2007 season. "After two years at the Demons, I was asked to join the Tigers for season 2009 – and well the rest is history, I guess…I jumped at the opportunity."
With his time at Melbourne, this adds up to over 350 games.
Football had always been a big part of his life, whether as a supporter or a junior.
"In more recent times I've had the pleasure of running around for a few reserves games for Daylesford when my Richmond commitments allowed me the time to do so."
The peak of his 12 years at the Tigers was, of course, those three premierships in four years. "However, the 2017 Premiership probably stands out because it was the culmination of so many years of hard work by all involved. There is a point when a dream becomes a reality, and for me that realisation came at the 22-minute mark of the last quarter when it dawned on me that we had won our first premiership in 37 years.
"The other two premierships are also very special, but it's a bit like when you have kids…you don't love them any less…they're all just a little different." He has two sons.
As a trainer he saw a lot of injuries up close.
He remembers Tiger Reece Conca having a significant ankle dislocation in his 100th game, against Sydney in 2018 after a tackle by Buddy Franklin.
Another was this year when ex-Geelong player and Daylesford local Josh Cowan suffered a bad leg fracture in Round 1, his comeback game at Daylesford.
"Both were really nasty injuries that happened to two of the best human beings I've had the pleasure of knowing."
Tiger great Alex Rance featured in the most remarkable recovery Pearcy has seen, and although, ultimately, it didn't mean a return to the playing field, Rance came very close.
He injured his ACL in Round 1, 2019. An ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate ligament, one of the strong bands of tissue that help connect the thigh bone to the shin bone. Usually this means 12 months out of the game, but the grand final was approaching so he put himself into a position where he could almost have played, an unheard of feat.
We discussed the burning issue of head injuries. "Concussion in sport is a very real issue but also a very wide ranging one. I honestly believe we are heading in the right direction, however, there is a lot of work to be done, particularly by the code and the local leagues, in continuing to educate and develop policy to protect players at any age level."
Pearcy also counts himself lucky because of opportunities football presented, including overseas training camps and travel and being selected as head trainer for the Victorian side in the 2020 State of Origin game for bushfire relief. As a 20-plus years member of the Daylesford CFA, this was close to his heart.
Asked about why he retired from Richmond he offers one word: "Family."
The AFL world is all-consuming for players, staff and their families.
"Retirement had been on my mind, but after spending almost five months away from my wife and two young boys last season in the AFL hubs I made the decision to step away while on top. I left on my own terms – something that not many in the industry get to do."
At 37 he finds getting involved again at Daylesford a bit like coming full circle. He mentions being able to give back to the club that gave him a start. "My role has evolved since returning and I now find myself overseeing the club trainers, mentoring the leadership group and assistant coaching – not quite what I (or my wife) thought I'd be doing but really happy to be able to be involved.
"The nice thing about local footy is that now my boys are able to experience the community that sports clubs provide, they are participating in Auskick and they love coming to cheer on the Doggies on the weekends."
Pearcy will join Konrad Marshall, author of Yellow & Black: A Season with Richmond, Stronger & Bolder: Inside the 2019 AFL Finals Series with Richmond and The Hard Way: The story of Richmond's 13th Premiership, and Cameron Schwab, former CEO of Richmond, at the Daylesford Football Club for a special Words in Winter forum on Saturday, August 21.
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There's a '24′ Prequel Series in the Works
Get ready for a young Jack Bauer.
Yep, it appears Fox thinks it's a good idea to deliver another Kiefer Sutherland-less chapter of 24. The network is currently working on creating a prequel series that tells Bauer's origin story.
According to Deadline, 24 creators Joel Surnow and Bob Cochran have teamed up again to work on the idea, with 24 executive producer Howard Gordon also attached. The project is reportedly shaping up to be an ongoing series that tells of how Bauer became the ass-kicking badass we met when the series kicked off in 2001 (yeah, 17 years ago!). This is apparently one of two reboot ideas circling.
Straight Outta Compton's Corey Hawkins led a spinoff series, 24: Legacy, in 2017. The series followed military hero Eric Carter (Hawkins), who returns to the US and finds he and his squad mates are being targeted for assassination in retaliation for eliminating a terrorist leader. Legacy began with decent ratings thanks to a post-Super Bowl kick off, but numbers dropped throughout the 12-episode run and Fox opted to cancel the show after 1 season.
We'll see what materialises here. Despite Legacy not doing well, the 24 brand is still very valuable for Fox, and they're clearly looking for ways to keep it going by any means necessary. The original series ran 8 seasons, with 24 episodes each, and spawned a TV movie (24: Redemption), an event series (24: Live Another Day), and even an India version led by Bollywood star Anil Kapoor.
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Jane Austen Anthology Series Coming to The CW
Countless film adaptations have graced the big screen since Austen's fountain pen was put to paper many centuries ago, and they are again being reimagined, this time in their entirety for the small screen, and with a modern spin, by The CW entitled Modern Austen.
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Brandon Routh's Superman Returns for the CW's 'Arrowverse' Crossover
The CW's upcoming Arrowverse crossover that spans across all of the network's superhero TV shows just got a little bit bigger.
According to Deadline, not only will Supergirl guest-star Tyler Hoechlin be reprising his role as Superman, but so will Legends of Tomorrow star Brandon Routh. Yes, the Superman from director Bryan Singer's 2006 Superman Returns will be returning ― again.
The crossover is titled "Crisis on Infinite Earths," and is based on the 1980s twelve-issue series of the same name by comic book legends Marv Wolfman and George Perez. Multiple dimensions and alternate earths were included in the landmark event, which saw the tragic (but temporary) deaths of iconic characters, and the introduction of some of their parallel world counterparts. Quite an effort was made to stop the villain known as the Anti-Monitor from wiping out everything in existence. For the upcoming adaptation, this would be a job for two Supermen.
Routh confirmed the news just recently on Twitter.
Honored, humbled, grateful, and still pinching myself. ?#ReturnOfSuperman#Superman#Crossover#Arrowverse #SDCC2019 @DCComics@DEADLINE https://t.co/M5nQdTWYmh
— Brandon Routh (@BrandonJRouth) July 19, 2019
Including Routh's Superman is unexpected, appropriate, and quite welcome, given that his return already signifies the scale of the multiverse shaking crossover. He will also be suiting up as his series-regular Legends of Tomorrow character Ray Palmer/The Atom in a number of episodes as well.
The epic crossover event will premiere before the end of the year, with three episodes in December and then two episodes to conclude the event in January 2020.
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Nancy Drew Television Series Debuts First Trailer
The Nancy Drew franchise has been around for a long time and is beloved by many. Several adaptation of the franchise have been produced, and another is on its way courtesy of The CW.
Debuting in the fall as part of the new 2019-2020 television season, the new Nancy Drew series will take a more modern approach to the source material. The title character will be depicted as a waitress and high-school graduate who gets sucked into a murder mystery and recruits her friends to help solve the case. Newcomer Kennedy McMann stars as Nancy.
The series will air on Wednesdays after Riverdale. Stylistically, the two shows due share a lot of similarities: Both are dark, youth-oriented reboots of classic children's characters, which should fit right in amongst the other CW shows.
You can watch the full trailer here:
Are you excited for the new Nancy Drew show?
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CW Shares New Look at Ruby Rose's 'Batwoman' Series
EW just shared a new promotional image for the upcoming Batwoman CW series premiering in the fall.
The new behind-the-scenes look should excite any fellow comic nerds out there, especially since the displayed Batman suit is a huge step up from the one featured in Gotham…
We see Ruby Rose returning as Kate Kane/Batwoman after debuting in last year's CW Arrowverse crossover. Alongside her is Luke Fox, the son of fan favorite Lucius Fox.
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It was revealed that The Batman has been missing for three years, and Gotham has gone to hell as a result of absent oversight. Batwoman was easily the most memorable part of the most recent crossover and already proved to be a master crime-fighter. From the looks of the promo image, she'll be receiving a notable upgrade from the Batman's arsenal and his most trusted tech consultants––or it's a flashback to her superhero origin, which would still be exciting to watch. Either way, there's going to be a lot to look forward to.
The full synopsis for Batwoman reads:
Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) never planned to be Gotham's new vigilante. Three years after Batman mysteriously disappeared, Gotham is a city in despair. Without the Caped Crusader, the Gotham City Police Department was overrun and outgunned by criminal gangs. Enter Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott) and his military-grade Crows Private Security, which now protects the city with omnipresent firepower and militia. Years before, Jacob's first wife and daughter were killed in the crossfire of Gotham crime. He sent his only surviving daughter, Kate Kane, away from Gotham for her safety. After a dishonorable discharge from military school and years of brutal survival training, Kate returns home when the Alice in Wonderland gang targets her father and his security firm, by kidnapping his best Crow officer Sophie Moore (Meagan Tandy).
Although remarried to wealthy socialite Catherine Hamilton-Kane (Elizabeth Anweis), who bankrolls the Crows, Jacob is still struggling with the family he lost, while keeping Kate –– the daughter he still has –– at a distance. But Kate is a woman who's done asking for permission. In order to help her family and her city, she'll have to become the one thing her father loathes –– a dark knight vigilante. With the help of her compassionate stepsister, Mary (Nicole Kang), and the crafty Luke Fox (Camrus Johnson), the son of Wayne Enterprises' tech guru Lucius Fox, Kate Kane continues the legacy of her missing cousin, Bruce Wayne, as Batwoman. Still holding a flame for her ex-girlfriend, Sophie, Kate uses everything in her power to combat the dark machinations of the psychotic Alice (Rachel Skarsten), who's always somewhere slipping between sane and insane. Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate soars through the shadowed streets of Gotham as Batwoman. But don't call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, she must first overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham's symbol of hope.
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Something worth noting is that the series will be in some uncharted territory. Not many Batwoman comics have dealt with Kate Kane leading the initiative to fix Gotham in Batman's absence, let alone the entire Bat-family's absence, so we're likely to see very fresh material.
It's always interesting to see a Gotham City story where The Batman takes a back seat. It's even better when it's done well. This is undoubtedly going to be one of those stories.
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'Batwoman' TV Series Will Feature DC's First Lesbian Superhero!
It would be so exciting to see Kate Kane, a.k.a. Batwoman, the first lesbian superhero in DC comics, make her first appearance on TV!
American TV network The CW previously announced that they were going to introduce Batwoman to their Arrowverse, a setting of the shared DC-comics-based universe that is featured in several of their TV series. Now, the company has announced that Batwoman will be an independent program like the other shows: The Flash, Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl. Greg Berlanti (Arrow; Supergirl; Love, Simon) will be the leading producer.
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Kate Kane, alias Batwoman, is an out lesbian living in Gotham City. Inspired by Batman, she also masks her identity and becomes a superhero to fight evil forces. Ironically, according to the BBC, "Batwoman was introduced in the 1950s as a love interest for Batman to dispel rumors of his own homosexuality. The character was reintroduced in 2006 as a gay woman called Kate Kane."
No matter what intentions generated Batwoman, Kate Kane has already established her own vivid story in many DC comics. She is not an accessory to a male costumed crime-fighter; instead, she gets her own adventure, embodying hope for Gotham's citizens while dealing with her own demons.
Let's hail Kate, the Batwoman, and eagerly wait for the upcoming debut of Batwoman in 2019!
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Lai completed his registration for the presidential primary around noon at the DPP headquarters in Taipei.
Responding to comments that his decision to compete against President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) may cause divisions in the party, Lai said the DPP has a democratic primary process that will not be divisive.
Tsai has announced her decision to seek reelection and is expected to register for the DPP primary later this week.
In the 2020 presidential elections, the DPP will be in an even more precarious position than it was in the 2008 race, particularly after its heavy losses in the local elections in November 2018, according to Lai.
The DPP's grassroots supporters are worried that not only would the party lose the presidency and its majority in the Legislature, but the country's sovereignty and democracy would face unprecedented challenges, Lai said.
He said Taiwan has been in a very difficult position since Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) unveiled his policies on Taiwan on Jan. 2, which included a push to annex Taiwan, a declaration that the "1992 consensus" was essentially the "one China" principle, and a proposal of a "one country, two systems" formula to achieve unification with Taiwan.
Lai, who resigned as premier on Jan. 11 to take responsibility for the DPP's crushing defeat in last year's local government elections, said he felt he should have the courage and accept the responsibility of safeguarding Taiwan and therefore had decided to throw his hat into the ring for the party's presidential primary.
He said the 2020 presidential election is crucial to Taiwan's future, if it wants to maintain its status as an independent, sovereign nation and preserve its values of freedom, democracy and human rights.
On the question of whether he will run alongside Tsai on the DPP ticket if he loses to her in the primary, Lai did not give a direct answer.
"If I lose, I will throw my support behind President Tsai," Lai said, adding that the loser must back the winner in the spirit of democracy.
If he wins the DPP nomination and comes up against Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) of the Kuomintang in 2020, they will engage in a fair competition, Lai said, adding that Han is one of the most remarkable political stars of the century.


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We, as members of OHALAH: the Association of Rabbis, Cantors and Rabbinic Pastors for Jewish Renewal along with Jews everywhere, have been engaged in thinking about and praying to do better while the world rages around us: hurricanes, and forest fires not caused by, but exacerbated by human error, hateful speech followed by murder, peaceful protest vilified, suffering people belittled. We have seen a dearth of leadership on the national level. And, then yet another mass murder in the United States of America.
Our tradition teaches that God says: "I call heaven and earth to witness against thee this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou may live…( Deuteronomy 30:19)
If we truly follow the teaching from Genesis 1:9, that all humans are created in the Divine image, we must act to insure that our human actions protect life rather than threaten it.
Our hearts go out to all those suffering, our hands must become the "hands of G-d , to alleviate as much suffering as possible and to prevent as much future suffering as possible.
Our minds call us to organize locally if we cannot at this moment effect empathetic and responsible action from our national leaders. Specifically:
Advocate for sensible gun control legislation.
Respect for protesters.
Waiver of the Jones Act re: Puerto Rico (through recovery and beyond).
Waiver of restrictions for use of Food stamps for Puerto Rico.
Work on your state and local levels to support the Paris Accord regarding climate change.
We learn from Rabbi Aaron Samuel Tamaret that, "Natural acts of violence…result from a person having failed to develop his powers of restraint to the same degree that he has nurtured his passions; consequently, at the bitter moment when the beast rages within, he is unable to control it.1 This can result in grievous harm, but is limited and never justified by others, or society in general… The violence wrought by the lying mind is both more constant, more widespread, and more destructive…this evil, justified by the mind – political evil- has become the greatest destroyer on the face of the earth…… [it] is utterly appalling in its destructiveness: one convulsion, and immediately the earth is covered with corpses."2
We grieve all human lives lost especially during these last few months and pledge to do better. We invite our colleagues to add what they are doing and suggest doing.
Tikkun Olam Committee, Ohalah: the Association of Rabbis, Cantors and Rabbinic Pastors for Jewish Renewal
1 Roots of Jewish Nonviolence, published by Jewish Peace Fellowship p.52. excerpted from a sermon entitled "Liberty" delivered on Shabbat HaGadol, 1906 and published in Musar Hatorah v'Hayahadut in 1912.
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Q: Prevent duplicate polymorphic records I have a Rails 5 app with a Relations table. The table columns looks like:
fromable (polymorphic)
toable (polymorphic)
I want to prevent users from saving relations that are duplicates (that is, that have the same fromable and toable). I've tried to do the following:
class Relation < ApplicationRecord

   ...

   belongs_to :fromable, polymorphic: true
   belongs_to :toable, polymorphic: true

   validate :is_not_duplicate_relation

   private

   def is_not_duplicate_relation
      errors.add(:base, "DUPLICATE") if Relation.where(toable: self.toable).where(fromable: self.fromable)
   end
end

But this seems to trigger invalid on everything?

A: You can use uniqueness validation instead of writing your own to handle this::
validates_uniqueness_of :fromable_id, scope: [:toable_id, :toable_type, :fromable_type], allow_nil: true

It will automatically check the combination of fromable and toable objects for uniqueness.

A: You can also use .exists? if you are only checking for truthy or falsey.
eg:

if Relation.exists?(toable: self.toable, fromable: self.fromable)
  errors.add(:base, "DUPLICATE")
end

A: Relation.where(toable: self.toable).where(fromable: self.fromable) returns a relation object, which is always truthy.
You should explicitly check for it's emptiness:
unless Relation.where(toable: self.toable).where(fromable: self.fromable).empty?

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Messages of faith and obedience highlight the multi-stake (diocese) conference with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Church).
Held at the Aurora Stake Center on 13 January 2019, the stake conference was broadcast live in 106 stakes and 69 district centers all over the country.
The multi-stake conference focused on messages that promoted faith in God and to increase the willingness to obey the Lord shared by general authorities of the Church and selected speakers from the Quezon City South Stake.
In his address to the members and friends of the Church who watched live or via satellite, Elder Holland discussed about the change in the Sunday meeting schedule. He explained that the change of the schedule is not a "retreat from the chapel" but a "movement towards the home" where families can develop a more home-centered faith that's Church-supported.
"It isn't much of a church. It isn't much of a faith. It isn't much of a force in the world if we only live it at church or in and around a church building," Elder Holland said. He then encouraged members to continue applying the principles and doctrines of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in their lives, to be active participants in missionary, family history and temple works for the growth of the Church in the Philippines.
Additionally, Elder Holland also talked about the new program of ministering that President Russell M. Nelson announced in the last 2018 April General Conference.
"The idea of ministering [is] that we can get a higher and holier approach to just caring about each other. Not so much about the visit but about the care and the love," he said.
Elder Holland pointed out that to help members succeed in this endeavor, they'll be aided with the principles that the speakers who spoke before him during the conference shared.
He then encouraged members to remain true to their faith. "Do not be driven by every wind that blows. Do not be tossed about by every wave of the sea. Be strong. Be steadfast. Be firm and filled with faith," he said.
Other speakers included Elder Evan A. Schmutz, Elder Michael John U. Teh, and Elder Taniela B. Wakolo, who are members of the Seventy. Sister Vernoni Dulalia and Sister Minerva Hisita, members of the Quezon City South Stake, also spoke to the members.
Elder Wakolo, called recently to serve as the second counselor of the Philippines Area Presidency, shared a message on keeping covenants with God and fortifying homes.
Elder Wakolo, who hails from Fiji, also explained that the things that lead to eternal life are prayer, scripture reading, paying tithing and many other good habits. These activities will help fortify the homes and help families survive spiritually from the attacks of the adversary.
Elder Michael John U. Teh, serving currently as the first counselor of the Philippines Area Presidency, focused his message on the youth. He shared fondly of his life when he was still a young child and a young man.
"The spark of testimony from my childhood days was added upon to become a small flame of faith," he said, recalling how memorizing the Articles of Faith, attending seminary and being an active participant of the Youth Program of the Church helped him develop a relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
Elder Teh, later on, shared about this experience as a young full-time missionary of the Church and the lessons he has learned on his mission. He shared what his mission president was trying to teach him to become a disciple of Jesus Christ. "Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ and his sacrifice, we can cast our burdens upon Him," he taught.
Elder Schmutz, who is currently serving as the president of the Philippines Area Presidency, in his message recalled a personal experience he had recently about a young twelve-year-old girl who shared about the lessons her parents taught her about faithfulness and obedience. He then encouraged the adult members of the Church to set an example in word and by deed by keeping the commandments of God.
"Let us be obedient to the Law of the Tithe; let us be obedient to the Law of the Fast; let us keep the Sabbath Day holy; let us be worthy to obtain and retain temple recommends and walk in a way that our Heavenly Father has commanded.
"The Savior loves each of us. He fully comprehends the pain and struggles that many experience as they live with a broad range of mental health challenges. He suffered the pain of every living creature -- both men, women, and children -- so that He will know how to succor us," she said.
Sister Minerva Hisita, a wife and mother, encouraged the young women to always set a good example. "Please don't underestimate your influence and your righteous examples to others," she said. She then narrated true stories about three young women who have exemplified what it means to be "Witnesses of Christ" and how their influence changed the lives of others around them.
"'In the eternal plan, no blessing will be kept from the faithful. No woman should question how the Savior values womanhood.'" Sister Hisita concluded, quoting from a talk by Elder James E. Faust, a former member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Elder Evan A. Schmutz conducted the Philippines Stake Conference. Two young single adults were asked to share their testimonies prior to Elder Holland's concluding message. The Cubao Ward Choir provided the music. Songs sang during the conference included Consider the Lilies, If You Could Hie to Kolob, and Put Your Shoulders to the Weel.
Elder Holland is currently in the country to preside over the groundbreaking ceremony of the Urdaneta Philippines Temple on 16 January 2019. The Urdaneta Philippines Temple will be the third temple in the country upon completion and will benefit members of the Church residing in the Pangasinan province and in all of Northern Luzon.


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