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Sandy Herd, James Braid, Tom Simpson, George Duncan, Hawtree/JHTaylor, Donald Steel, Martin Ebert.
Fine fescued, 'running-golf ' Parkland course designed by the best historic Golden Era architects.
five miles south of Manchester Airport. WA16 7AY
http://www.wilmslowgolfclub.co.uk/
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Matthew Gillingham
Steve Oultram
Visitors are welcome
Wilmslow is one of the clubs that has fought its way into FineGolf's 200 finest 'running-golf' courses in GB&I. Its course is set in parkland with the majority of the layout on flattish ground and in an area known for higher than average rainfall all of which does not make for an auspicious beginning in which to create such golf.
Nevertheless this historic club, with a traditional feel, has been managed over time by a leadership that has continuously called on the finest course architects and agronomic consultants to act as their advisors.
As a result, it has emerged into the sunlight of being one of the leading clubs in the North West of England alongside Delamere Forest and those on the Wirral and coasts of Southport and the Fylde.
Sandy Herd
Founded in 1889 by locals who also played at Lytham, the club moved in 1902 to its present parkland site initially comprising twelve holes. These holes were redesigned in 1910 by Sandy Herd – the first Open Champion to use the new 'Haskell' rubber-wound ball in 1902.
The course having been extended to eighteen holes, James Braid was invited to advise in 1928 and created two new greens for the present seventh and twelfth holes while Tom Simpson became involved in 1933, tucking the present tenth green round the corner.
In 1936 George Duncan, Open Champion in 1920 and creator of the holes at the far end of the Royal Dornoch course but probably best known for being the fastest of players, changed the first hole from being a par three. (see the lovely piece of advice by Duncan later).
To me the most significant change came in 1937 when Fred Hawtree and JH Taylor created the present fourteenth and seventeenth par threes, cut through the trees and across the defining characteristic of the course, a ravine and stream.
Having used so many of the best golf course architects of the Golden Era, the Club also then retained the best The Ken Cotton, Frank Pennink, & Charles Lawrie partnership after the second world war at a time when the Club dallied with, but rejected, the idea of adding a further nine holes. The Cotton, Pennink, Lawrie partnership evolved with Donald Steel as senior partner and it was he who rebuilt Wilmslow's eighteenth green in 1980. With Tom Mackenzie and Martin Ebert learning their art within Donald's practice it is fitting for the Club to now retain Martin in recent years.
His latest, 2016, comprehensive report is appropriately complimentary of the greenkeeping practices exercised by Steve Oultram's team while suggesting some changes to the fairway drive bunkering at 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 18th holes all of which are sensible.
However, the most important recommendation was that "the strategy and condition of the golf holes should be put ahead of the trees"; a strategy fundamental for the Club's forward plans.
Aerial view on a misty morning
A massive number of trees were planted across the course after the Second World War, following a period when the flat holes (three to seven) had been requisitioned for farmland with all the negative connotations with regard to fertilising the land.
In FineGolf's view the Club needs to ignore the sentimental 'tree-huggers', who against genuine conservation, believe in protecting every tree. While it is quite disgraceful that hundreds of thousands of mature trees are being cut down in Europe, Indonesia and America to fuel the EU Bio-energy subsidy scam (read The Guardian's report), the priority for Wilmslow must surely be to open up the space around the greens to help further improve the environment for natural indigenous fine grasses, while also adding to the 'Joy-to-be-alive' feeling and the creation of more views, particularly across the ravine.
The par three fourteen
Jim Arthur's Bible of natural greenkeeping
Although individual greenkeepers are hardly mentioned in the Club's centenary history book, nor in the 125-year update in 2014, they have nevertheless played a crucial part in raising the standard of the course. This has included the switch from farmland to what are now fine fairways of predominantly fescue grasses and indeed, the recovery of the course after the disastrous over-use of an automatic watering system, installed in 1966.
It was at this time that a member of a well-known Manchester family had the ambition to set-up a major golf tournament called the Greater Manchester Open and the Club agreed to host this from 1975. Whether Harvey Demmy's influence was responsible for, or the solution to, the then soft target greens we are not told but the following is quoted from the centenary book: "By 1975 the greens had four inches of soggy, yellow and foul-smelling dead grass roots (thatch) just below the sward surface."!
Ninth green and clubhouse
The problem must have been taken in hand as it goes on to say that "…following his first visit to the course in November 1981 on behalf of the PGA, who were about to stage the Martini International at Wilmslow in 1983, Jim Arthur, consultant agronomist, opened his report thus: 'My task on any advisory visit to a golf club can vary from complete reversal of current practice and a crash programme in correcting truly appalling lush agricultural conditions, to the finer points of last minute preparation and the culmination of a five-year programme to finalise finishing touches for an Open Championship. Only rarely on a first visit do I find so little to comment on in basic management technique, which is a measure of the skill and experience of your Head Greenkeeper (Bill Garner) and the sensible policies of your Green Committee'".
The Greater Manchester Open was won by Howard Clark in 1975 and subsequently by Eamon Darcy, Brian Barnes, Mark McNulty, Des Smith and finally Bernard Gallagher in 1981. The Martini International was won by Nick Faldo in 1983.
The par three seventeenth
Steve Oultram, the course manager since 1991, has continued to follow an austere Jim Arthur regime across both the sandy and heavier clay areas (holes three to seven) of the course. He has project-managed a large increase in pipe drainage as well as cleaning out the old clay-pipe drains. (There are now 80 rodding man-holes across the course).
Regular verti-drain aeration is also undertaken across the whole course and most importantly Steve says the boxing off of grass clippings from fairways has reduced wormcasting and increased the fine grasses.
The greens are an assortment of the old pop-up style, with some being of modern USGA spec. Some six have had a full herring-bone drainage installed and the greens are on average 60/40 browntop bent and annual meadow grass (Poa Annua). Thanks to an increasing amount of over-seeding and with help and advice from Gordon Irvine, the greens are now starting to take some fescue, and there is a firmness and true roll that builds putting confidence in the visiting golfer.
I regularly come across people who say it is impossible to develop fine grasses and the 'running-game' on parkland courses. Wilmslow, however, has shown that it can be done and the benefits of an all-year-round, firm course are now enjoyed today. This is because of the development of fine grasses not because of tons of exspensive sand dropped on top of the weed annual meadow grass (Poa annua) which is being done at some of our finest courses.
Sadly, I was not fully on my game this spring when a past club captain and school friend invited me to play a round with the celebrated local pro Matthew Williamson and chairman of green, John Nicholson but they kindly put up with my irratic game! I was impressed with the level of challenge and running nature of the fairways. Creative use has been made of what is predominantly flat land by a succession of the finest golf course architects from the golden era and after the last war. There is almost a minimum of bunkering and a heathland feel is provided by the use of well mown run-offs, with wonderful swales at the second, fourth, sixth, seventh (and hopefully, the ninth and eighteenth greens if Martin Ebert's recommendations to replace some bunkers with tight cut swales are implemented). These interesting green complexes encourage one to bump-and-run rather than having to use a wedge out of cloggy semi-rough near the green (a flaw so often to be found on so many other parkland set-ups).
There is no doubt that it is the par threes, crossing the ravine at nine, fourteen and seventeen that most readily stay in the mind but every hole retains a different character of its own and there is even a 'St Andrews Old' style double green .
Teeing off in front of the farmhouse-style club house is a daunting first shot as it requires one to carry the ravine at the bottom of which are the ninth and eighteenth greens. The second shot is a dogleg left to a green tucked in to the wood that runs along the ravine.
The course comprises two well-balanced loops of nine holes, with four par fives, all around 500 yards, the eighteenth being the pick of them with the green sited below you alongside the stream, which calls for an interesting risk/reward second shot for the longer hitters.
The second, twelfth, fifteenth and sixteenth, all par fours between 400 and 436 yards, are all about the need to get your drive into position on the dogleg so as to give you a chance to run-in a long iron second shot.
Mathew Williamson, winner 2011 local PGA, among finer rough on the fifth.
The thick rough of coarse grasses on the heavier soils is now bailed-off each year and a wispier grassland of predominantly fescue/bent is evolving. This is being developed across the drive carries, giving better visual definition, easier ball finding and quicker play.
The tenth and eleventh are short par fours with a quirky undulation and trees coming into play.
The double 3rd/ 6th green
The fourth short hole, the sixth, at the far end of the course is, as Martin Ebert points out, not a visual delight but it was lovely to see that where most inland courses would have the usual bunker defending the green there is a swale from which or through which a delicate bump-and-run can be played. This invites a shot which is so much more fun than the monotonous one played from or across sand with a wedge.
The classic old-fashioned penal cross-bunkers on the eighth are set in echelon and their look is more heathland than parkland and are lovely on the eye.
In summary, here is an inland parkland course in a wettish part of the country that manages to provide all-year-round 'running golf'. This is achieved by the leadership of a club committed to a long term programme in concert with advice from Gordon Irvine. Gordon is assuming the mantle of being Jim Arthur's heir and does so without taking prisoners in his astute recommendations. He is supported here by STRI's Alistair Beggs and the excellent ecologist Bob Taylor. Steve Oultram's team are doing all the right things, such as hand-mowing the greens and tees all-year-round and it shows!
He recommends boxing off of tees and fairways which has had the most significant effect of increasing their fine grasses.
Wilmslow is well worth a visit and let them know that FineGolf' recommended you.
I promised some advice from George Duncan earlier, so let us finish with these two reminisences from Derrick Bolton a member of Wilmslow, born in 1899: "George Duncan told me not to waste time addressing the ball as too many points for consideration came into the mind and led to confusion. He said " Look ahead – at the ball and then drive it". Tom Fernie said "the main thing was to remember how a pendulum swings and copy it – don't alter speed or hit at the ball – let the club swing backwards and forwards and don't bend it!".
Surely good advice from Fernie for modern hickory players, nevertheless today's golfing equipment has surly long left behind any idea of anything but power!
Reviewed by Lorne Smith in 2016.


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What is joke to you is death to me
Gloudon
HOW many of us Jamaicans have been hearing the phrase "black face"? The term refers to the practice of individuals darkening their skin and exaggerating the lips and eyes to mock the features common to the descendants of Africa. It stems from a time when darker-skinned persons had to battle even harder to be allowed to take their full place in society.
So, what's the big deal? It's just a joke. But, as old-timers would say: What is joke to you is death to me.
Black face is a painful reminder of how black people have had to fight to be seen as humans, and not monkeys, or some kind of caricature. The world has changed in many ways, but the violence and dishonour shown to people of colour is still rearing its head in this new age.
Recently, there have been uproar over prominent white politicians in the US state of Virginia, who were found to have put on black face in their past. Arguments have been raised over whether they should resign or take the scandal as an opportunity to learn from their mistakes and try to right the wrongs.
Another black face controversy is how some demeaning racial behaviour has been turning up in the international fashion industry. There have been many cases of culturally insensitive choices being made by fashion designers and brands. Two incidents in the past few months involve items of clothing being believed to show strong resemblance to black face. The incidents stirred up much anger.
A famous brand produced a black turtle-neck sweater that featured a bright red lined cut-out in the mouth area. The other was a shoe created by a noted American singer which featured enlarged eyes and bright red lips. Loud calls for the items to be removed from sale went up, and the offending companies issued apologies for their insensitive style choices.
Some have asked: How does this happen in today's world of supposed enlightenment?
It happens when the decision-makers in these companies are predominantly from one part of the society.
A question of the day: Why isn't there more diversity in these businesses?
The black face phenomenon hasn't really been seen in our neck of the woods, although there was a bizarre case of a black Jamaican actress who thought it would make a good joke. Thankfully, that has gone away, but we Jamaicans have to face our own issues. It is far too common to hear people cursing each other, using our black features as insults: "You black and ugly… You nose too broad and yuh lip big… Nutten black can good." These sentiments have followed us from the field into the schoolyard and on to social media. It is no wonder that some people feel they will get further in life if they can "brighten up" their skin tone and purchase lengths of "silky weaves".
A friend of mine often jokes about how many Taino/Arawak women are in Jamaica, as they pass him by with straight hair flowing down their backs. Some say, to each his own; if you can buy it you can wear it as you like.
Let's at least put the curses aside. Time to bury the cutting remarks about what is wrong with our African features and, instead, uphold the beauty of our people.
While we're on the topic, we Jamaicans could also learn a little compassion. Culturally, we've had a tendency to refer to others who are different from us in less than positive ways. There are many productive, upstanding members of our society who are dealing with disabilities and different abilities. Show them the respect they deserve. We are quick to take offence, but very often we do not look at our own behaviour, which can be hurtful to others.
Eyebrows were raised when US Senator Kamala Harris, an American politician running for the Democratic presidential nomination, was asked about marijuana. In an interview, Harris joked that she was familiar with the weed because half her family are Jamaicans. Her Jamaican father made it known that he did not wish to be associated with the stereotype of a ganja aficionado.
Social media has been abuzz with some Jamaicans passing off Harris's remark as just a "likkle joke", while others pointed out how weary they were of the assumption that they were "collie-weed colleagues". Things and times are tough, and it can be hard to see the humour in some situations. But some jokes just aren't funny.
For heaven's sake, let us find the route to civil contact. Why not respect self and others as we move on to a better tomorrow?
Barbara Gloudon is a journalist, playwright and commentator. Send comments to the Observer or gloudonb@gmail.com.
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The Difference Between Determination And Tenacity
by John Rogers | Sep 1, 2021 | Blog | 0 comments
I've spent my whole life willing things through. I've grabbed hold of goals and refused to let go until I've made them happen. And that's worked for me. Sweating every single detail has worked.
This said, it probably hasn't been the best way to do it.
Leadership lifeskills and insights come from all corners of our lives, and many of my latest lessons stem from a nine-month training program at a foundation called Le Ciel. Without betraying confidences, I'll periodically share a few insights from my work with them. Today's thought revolves around the definitions of tenacity and determination and the subtle yet important distinction between them.
"Determination consists of knowing where we want to go without imposing or forcing the path but keeping a clear sense of direction and trusting that every experience on the way is part of the journey to our goal."
"Tenacity consists of not letting go of what we think is the best path to reach the set objective, to the point that we could lose focus on the goal in the process. It is adding more difficulty at the expense of our collective wellbeing without any promise of getting us to our objective."
I love these definitions.
They cut to the core of how to will things through well. It's the difference between holding something lightly but squarely in your thoughts and the great sucking sound of energy that comes from worrying.
It also reminds me of the times I've willed things through without sweating every detail or refusing to let go. Because while obsessing has worked, letting go has worked better. It's healthier and just as effective to have a clear destination in mind without choking it by worrying or fixating on the minutia. This wiser approach has served me well, whether it was being asked to deliver a speech, get a new job, or make an impact somewhere. Better.
I can't help but wonder if this is what's behind the Stockdale Paradox I've previously written about.
In a famous interview with James Collins, war veteran James Stockdale described the prisoners of war who survived and those who didn't.
The ones who didn't make it weren't just those who were discouraged on the front end; they were also those who were optimistic but attached to specific dates they believed would grant them freedom. The guys who said, "I'm going to be out by Christmas," and Christmas would come, and Christmas would go, and they'd still be trapped. The crushing weight of unmet expectations broke them.
The guys who made it knew they would return home someday. But they didn't attach themselves to the details around how it would happen. They were hopeful but held the vision loosely in their minds. In short, they were determined.
So, as you think about your next goal, hold it lightly in your mind. Don't strangle it. Will it through with fierce determination — but allow the journey to take the unexpected turns of life. So that when, not if, setbacks eventually happen, they won't deter you in the pursuit of your goal.
Your life will be just as fulfilling and a whole lot less stressful.
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Poldark Season 5 to be the last for the series, no Season 6
By Tanya May 16, 2019
For fans of the BBC series Poldark, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that Poldark Season 5 has finished post-production and shall release soon. The bad news, is that this season will be the show's swan song. Writer, Debbie Horsfield has confirmed that Poldark will not be returning for a sixth season.
BBC has not announced an official release date for Poldark Season 5. Considering the previous schedules of the series, however, the fans can expect the show to return is June. This is in line with the recent tweet by Mammoth Screen, the production company for the show. The team had indicated that they were in the process of editing the episodes for the latest season.
BBC, though, seems to be in no rush to make any announcements regarding Poldark Season 5. But fans can expect the season to drop sooner than later considering the schedule of its special screening. A special screening of the new season's premiere is scheduled for June 5.
What to expect from Season 5
The historical drama is based on the novels of Winston Graham. Since the last season was based on the sixth and seventh Poldark books, fans can expect the latest one to be based on the eighth novel, titled 'The Stranger from the Sea'.
The show may also feature a time leap. The last season covered the time period of 1780 to 1799. Since the last book is set in 1810, there may be a 10-year time jump between the last season and season 5.
The network has not revealed the cast for Poldark Season 5 either. Most of the original cast members, however, are expected to reprise their characters. The protagonists include Aidan Turner as Captain Ross Poldark and Eleanor Tomlinson as Demelza Poldark.
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What is the law on: Paedophile Manuals?
By: Safeguarding Hub
On: 22nd January 2019
In: Analysis, Child Abuse, Child Exploitation, Online Safety, Safeguarding Hub Blog
Tagged: child abuse, child exploitation, Child Sexual Exploitation, Grooming, Online Grooming, Online Safety, Safeguarding Children, Sexual Exploitation, Vulnerable Children
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In April 2014 the then Prime Minister David Cameron, announced that his government intended to close a loophole in the law that allowed sexual predators to produce and possess 'paedophile manuals'. This announcement was prompted by an investigation by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) Command of the National Crime Agency, who found that these manuals were readily available online within the 'Dark Web'. This article takes a brief look at the change in legislation that followed.
What are paedophile manuals?
These 'guides' generally contain instructive content on how to groom and lure a child into being sexually exploited and abused. They also provide advice on how to evade capture by law enforcement agencies. They can be highly detailed and fairly lengthy documents.
What was the gap in the law?
At the time the Prime Minister made his announcement, the main legislation covering indecent material of children was contained within the Protection of Children Act 1978. Under this act, it is an offence to produce, circulate and possess with a view to distribute any indecent photograph, or pseudo – photograph of a child under 18. Anyone found guilty of any of these offences is liable to a maximum of 10-years imprisonment. Simple possession of an indecent photograph, or pseudo -photograph of a child is covered by section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. This carries a 5-year maximum prison sentence. A further offence under section 62 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 makes it an offence to possess prohibited images of children. A prohibited image is an image which is pornographic and is grossly offensive, disgusting or otherwise of an obscene character. The act provides direction on what is pornographic and this also covers non-photographic visual depictions of child sexual abuse, including 'Hentai'* cartoons and computer generated images of child abuse. This offence carries a 3-year maximum prison sentence.
*Hentai – defined as: "A subgenre of the Japanese genres of manga and anime, characterized by overtly sexualized characters and sexually explicit images and plots*.
The combination of these laws together with the Obscene Publications Act 1959, means the legislation covering indecent images of children is pretty robust. However, whilst these offences deal with images, there was nothing to prevent paedophiles producing and possessing written documents that do not carry imagery. Documents that give advice on how to groom and sexually abuse children, and which encourage and assist others to commit sexual offences.
Legislation making possession of paedophile manuals illegal was included within the Serious Crime Bill and passed by Parliament on 2nd March 2015, receiving royal assent the following day. Section 69 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 creates a new offence of possessing a paedophile manual.
Possession of paedophile manual – Section 69 simply states "It is an offence to be in possession of any item that contains advice or guidance about abusing children sexually". The maximum term of imprisonment for this offence is 3-years.
What are the defences?
To put forward a defence under this act, a person would have to have a legitimate reason for possessing such material. The guidance gives examples. The police and CPS would have a legitimate reason for possessing the material when dealing and investigating allegations of child abuse. So too would companies and organisations who deal with complaints from the public about sexual abuse online. There is also a defence if a person has not seen, read, listened or viewed the material and had no reason to suspect the nature of the material. Also, if for any reason a person received the material, had not requested it and they did not keep it for an unreasonable time, then they too would also have a defence.
Have there been any convictions?
The new law was never going to have a significantly high conviction rate. The very nature of the crime means most offences will take place behind closed doors, where the evidence will be contained on the perpetrator's computer. Therefore, this means that law enforcement agencies will generally identify suspects when they commit other online crimes, normally offences relating to indecent images of children. However, the act is still a powerful tool in the fight against sexual predators and there have been several convictions.
In May 2016, 36-year old Alan Holmes who imprisoned for 12-years at Bradford Crown Court Holmes after admitting two charges of oral rape, sexual assault of a child, causing a child to engage in sexual activity, making and possessing indecent images and possession of extreme pornography. Police had searched his house in July 2014 and found in excess of 30,000 images of child abuse and almost 4,000 indecent films on his computer. Within these images they found numerous clips of Holmes abusing children. Also, present was a power point video providing a 20-page step-by-step manual for other paedophiles, containing advice and guidance on how to groom and abuse a female child from birth. Whilst the existence of the manual appears to have drawn significant and scathing comment by the sentencing Judge, it is difficult to determine from the media reports, whether the manual formed part of the indictment, or whether it was used just used as supportive evidence in the prosecution.
One of the first successful convictions occurred in December 2016, when 19-year old Daniel O'Neill admitted possession of a manual at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. In March of that year, police began an investigation after concerns O'Neill was engaging in sexual activity with a child. When the police searched his address they found the manual on his computer, along with indecent images of children. As well as the manual, he was also convicted of engaging in sexual activity with a child and possessing indecent images of children. He was sentenced to 50 months' imprisonment for all the offences, which included 10-months for possessing the manual.
In September 2017, 32-year old Alex Walton was convicted of having over 1,000 child abuse images and a 170-page paedophile manual on his phone. The manual gave advice on how to 'safely abuse' children and avoid detection. He was handed a 13-month jail term suspended for two years, a 5-year sexual harm prevention order and a rehabilitation order. In November 2018, at Snaresbrook Crown Court, London, 56-year old Robert Ginn was sentenced to 12-months imprisonment for making indecent photographs of a child and five counts of possessing a paedophile manual. This contained guidance on how to abuse children aged between 3 and 8 years and methods to evade detection. Like many others, he was also convicted for possessing thousands of indecent images of children.
In researching the media articles relating to these convictions, we found it was common for the perpetrators to also be imprisoned for possessing indecent images of children. Without knowing the details and origins of the police investigations, it is not possible to say how they were identified as potential suspects. However, it seems likely that they came to prominence because they were initially connected to indecent images investigations, rather than being identified because they had downloaded a manual. Nevertheless, the act has proved its 'standalone' value as the case below demonstrates.
In January last year at Norwich Crown Court, 40-year-old Lee Daly was sentenced to an 8-month prison sentenced, suspended for 2-years with the condition that he take part in mental health treatment. Daly was convicted of possessing a 170-page paedophile manual which he had downloaded from the dark web and read. He did not have any indecent images of children and the court accepted that he had not acted on any of the instructions within the manual. He was convicted purely on his possession of the manual, although his arrest had been prompted by police searching is house and seizing his laptop. No detail was given in court as to why police chose to carry out the search. Whatever the reason, Daly's conviction may well have prevented him from committing other offences, such as downloading indecent images.
In terms of criminal law, it is very early days for this piece of legislation. Nearly four years on, there have been successful convictions. As methods of detection advance there is no doubt that this act will be a valuable asset in targeting and bringing sexual predators to justice.
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Malayalam Actors Dileep And Kavya Madhavan Are Parents to a Baby Girl, See Post
Malayalam Actors Dileep And Kavya Madhavan are parents now! They are blessed with a cute baby girl.
Updated: October 19, 2018 6:08 PM IST
By India.com Entertainment Desk Email
Malayalam actors Dileep and Kavya Madhavan welcome their daughter on Friday, October 19, 2018. Dileep took to his social media account to announce the birth of his daughter. The post is in Malayalam and its translation reads: We are blessed with a baby girl on this victory day. Both mother and child are doing fine. With Love from Kavya and Dileep. Reportedly, Kavya was hospitalized last night (October 18) in a private hospital in Kerala and the news of her delivering a baby girl broke earlier today.
Dileep and Kavya got married in 2016 in Kochi in the presence of their family and friends. There were rumours of their alleged affair which made its way to social media. Earlier this year, it was announced that the two are expecting their first child. This is Dileep's second marriage after he parted ways from his first wife and actor Manju Warrier. Dileep has a daughter from his first wife Manju and she is currently living with the actor.
Take a look at the post here:
In September, Kavya was spotted enjoying at her baby shower which was also her birthday. She looked cute wearing a yellow gown for her yellow-themed baby shower. She celebrated the impending arrival of her child with family and close friends. Dileep, who was shooting in Alappuzha, took a break from the shooting and drove back home to be with his wife for the double celebration.
See Kavya's Baby shower pictures:
#goodevening everyone  #Kavya #kavyamadhavan #kavyachachi #Kavyadileep #Dileep #dileepettan
A post shared by Kavya Madhavan (@kavyamadhavanfc) on Sep 22, 2018 at 2:46am PDT
Dileep was into headlines after the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) decided to reinstate him. The association's decision took the industry by storm and received flak from several actors. As reported, actress Rima Kallingal, Remya Nambeesan, Geethu Mohandas has quit AMMA following after the decision. Dileep was also arrested last year by Kerala police for hatching a plan to kidnap and molest the Malayalam actress. He was in Aluva jail for almost three months before coming out on bail. He is still battling the case in Kerala High Court.
On the professional front, Dileep was last seen in the period drama film Kammara Sambhavan opposite Tamil actor Siddharth.
Published Date: October 19, 2018 6:06 PM IST
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Akwaaba! Welcome, that's what it would be for you in Ghana. Volta Region, the most topographically varied part of Ghana, also hosts the country's largest concentration of community-based ecotourism sites, and offers outdoor enthusiasts some superb opportunities for hiking, rambling and mountain biking. Popular attractions include the sacred monkeys of Tafi Atome, a plethora of magnificent forests and waterfalls around Amedzofe, the country's highest peak on Mount Afadjato, and the magnificent forests and waterfalls around Amedzofe, the country's highest peak on Mount Afadjato, and the impressive forest-fringed Wli Falls, the tallest cascade in West Africa..
Download free guidebook of Accra to get more details.
Day 1 - Akwaaba!!– Welcome to Ghana - Arrival and Welcome for the volunteers. Arrival will be at Kotoka International Airport, Accra. You will be met by VolunteerMatch Ghana coordinators on arrival. On the day of arrival , accommodation will be provided in VolunteerMatch Ghana home-stay in Accra. Please note that all volunteers need to arrive in Accra on this;day only. For those arriving earlier, they will be met at a meeting point decided beforehand.
Day 2 - Transfer to Project Location - On the second day, volunteers will travel to the project city, Hohoe by bus. The bus from Accra to Hohoe is of around 6 hours. After arrival in Hohoe you will be picked up and transferred to your accommodations.
Day 3 - Local City tour and Orientation - VolunteerMatch Ghana program coordinators will provide important information about the safety, culture and give a tour of Hohoe to the volunteers informing about the internet café, banks, restaurants and markets.
Day 9 - 10 - Visit to Traditional Ghanaian Village to witness local traditions and customs. Over the weekend, volunteers will be visiting the local villages surrounding Hohoe to witness local traditions and customs. You will be meeting the local village chief, exchanging greetings and seeing their traditional way of living.During the evening the volunteers will be taking part in learning sessions with regards to the social activities in the village.
These include drumming and dancing lessons. In the evenings, the villagers offer an entertainment program for the guests to watch and participate. Among others, there are options which include drumming and dancing with the whole village, or listening to a storyteller who narrates old animal fables around a bonfire.
Day 11- 15 - Volunteer work at the Project - Volunteers will be involved in doing both skilled and unskilled work such as digging, mixing sand and cement, carrying rocks, sand and bricks, fetching water, and painting the school buildings. They will work together with local skilled people who will be providing free labour for the improvement of their communities. The volunteers will be working in hand with the local community members.
Day 16 - 17 - Weekend Tours - Visit to Wli Water Falls -20km from Hohoe, in the Wli Natural Reserve. This waterfall is becoming very popular in the West African sub-region. It is perennial as water cascades throughout the year. It is located at the edge of the Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary, which has hundreds of fruit bats and a few monkeys and antelopes. The water falls from a height of about 1,600 feet. While on the trip volunteers will be accompanied by the local coordinators.
Mountain Afadjato - is one of the highest mountains in Ghana standing at an elevation of 885 metres. The correct name would be 'Mount Afadja' as 'Mount Afadjato' will be a repetition of the 'Mountain.' Mount Afadja is one of the most visited tourist sites in Ghana.
Day 21 - Visit to Tafi-Atome Monkey Sanctuary is not only one of most favorite tourism spot in Volta region but also in whole Ghana. You can play with lovely monkey and spend funny time in wildlife and nature in volta region. It is thought that about 200 years ago when the ancestors of current inhabitants of Tafi Atome arrived at the village, the monkeys were believed to be messengers of the gods and their protectors.
However, when Christianity became the main religion in the 1980's, the villagers lost their reverence for the animals. To protect the monkeys and the forest they live in this Sanctuary was created in 1993 by a coalition of villagers , public institutions and NGO.
Day 22 - On the last day of the week, volunteers will be taking their bus back to Accra.


At five months old Amalia was diagnosed with dystonic cerebral palsy, a condition which prevents her muscles from responding accurately to the messages her brain sends. Amalia has the most severe form of cerebral palsy, causing quadriplegia, which means that her arms and legs are affected, as well as the muscles of her trunk, face and mouth. This impacts all aspects of Amalia's daily life, including her mobility, her ability to eat, drink and swallow, her speech and her fine motor skills. Each week she participates in physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy and daily life skills education classes at The Infants' Home and with her external therapists.
Despite the physical challenges she faces, Amalia functions at a normal cognitive level, and she's keen to do everything other preschoolers do – play, learn and socialise. She's very outgoing and loves being with children her own age, although sometimes it can be difficult for her to physically keep up with their pace.
Before coming to The Infants' Home at two and a half years of age, Amalia attended her local child care centre, but was only able to go there for five hours a day, when an additional staff member was there to support her. Amalia's mum Katarina wanted to find a more inclusive child care setting for Amalia, but this wasn't easy given the high level of support she requires. After contacting 10 local centres, Katarina learned about The Infants' Home. Our Health and Early Childhood Consultant Meryl Burn immediately reassured Katarina that we could meet Amalia's needs.
Health team were determined to help Amalia achieve this small but very significant victory. After much trial, error and practice, Amalia now easily uses a two handled cup with a straw.
Katarina is thrilled with the new level of independence that Amalia has gained with the acquisition of this everyday skill, and it is also a great relief as she no longer has to constantly offer Amalia water because Amalia is unable to communicate that she's thirsty. Her Educators and the Allied Health team also played a vital role in helping Amalia learn to use the bathroom on her own, which was a huge achievement given the challenges of managing this skill while also using a walker for mobility.
Amalia is getting ready to start primary school next year, and she's extremely excited about this next big step. Johnson House Preschool director Amy and Allied Health professionals Justine (Occupational Therapist) and Simone (Speech Pathologist) have been meeting with the mainstream schools that Katarina is considering to plan for Amalia's transition. They will help the schools to begin preparing to meet Amalia's needs within the primary school setting.


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The American Journal of Managed Care July 2019
Changing Demographics Among Populations Prescribed HCV Treatment, 2013-2017
Naoky Tsai, MD; Bruce Bacon, MD; Michael Curry, MD; Steven L. Flamm, MD; Scott Milligan, PhD; Nicole Wick, AS; Zobair Younossi, MD; and Nezam Afdhal, MD
Precision Medicines Need Precision Patient Assistance Programs
A. Mark Fendrick, MD; and Jason D. Buxbaum, MHSA
From The Editorial Board
From the Editorial Board: Robert W. Dubois, MD, PhD
Robert W. Dubois, MD, PhD
Real-Time Video Detection of Falls in Dementia Care Facility and Reduced Emergency Care
Glen L. Xiong, MD; Eleonore Bayen, MD, PhD; Shirley Nickels, BS; Raghav Subramaniam, MS, BS; Pulkit Agrawal, PhD; Julien Jacquemot, MSc, BSc; Alexandre M. Bayen, PhD; Bruce Miller, MD; and George Netscher, MS, BS
Impact of a Co-pay Accumulator Adjustment Program on Specialty Drug Adherence
Bruce W. Sherman, MD; Andrew J. Epstein, PhD; Brian Meissner, PharmD, PhD; and Manish Mittal, PhD
Heroin and Healthcare: Patient Characteristics and Healthcare Prior to Overdose
Michele K. Bohm, MPH; Lindsey Bridwell, MPH; Jon E. Zibbell, PhD; and Kun Zhang, PhD
Medicare's Bundled Payment Model Did Not Change Skilled Nursing Facility Discharge Patterns
Jane M. Zhu, MD, MPP; Amol Navathe, MD, PhD; Yihao Yuan, MSc; Sarah Dykstra, BA; and Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
Number of Manufacturers and Generic Drug Pricing From 2005 to 2017
Inmaculada Hernandez, PharmD, PhD; Chester B. Good, MD, MPH; Walid F. Gellad, MD, MPH; Natasha Parekh, MD, MS; Meiqi He, MS; and William H. Shrank, MD, MSHS
Insurers' Perspectives on MA Value-Based Insurance Design Model
Dmitry Khodyakov, PhD; Christine Buttorff, PhD; Kathryn Bouskill, PhD; Courtney Armstrong, MPH; Sai Ma, PhD; Erin Audrey Taylor, PhD; and Christine Eibner, PhD
Healthcare Network Analysis of Patients With Diabetes and Their Physicians
James Davis, PhD; Eunjung Lim, PhD; Deborah A. Taira, ScD; and John Chen, PhD
What Are the Potential Savings From Steering Patients to Lower-Priced Providers? A Static Analysis
Sunita M. Desai, PhD; Laura A. Hatfield, PhD; Andrew L. Hicks, MS; Michael E. Chernew, PhD; Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH; and Anna D. Sinaiko, PhD, MPP
Physician Satisfaction With Health Plans: Results From a National Survey
Natasha Parekh, MD, MS; Sheryl Savage; Amy Helwig, MD, MS; Patrick Alger, BS; Ilinca D. Metes, BS; Sandra McAnallen, MA, BSN; and William H. Shrank, MD, MSHS
Evaluation of Interdisciplinary Geriatric Transitions of Care on Readmission Rates
Nada M. Farhat, PharmD; Sarah E. Vordenberg, PharmD, MPH; Vincent D. Marshall, MS; Theodore T. Suh, MD, PhD, MHS; and Tami L. Remington, PharmD
The American Journal of Managed Care > July 2019 – Published on: July 16, 2019
An interdisciplinary transitions of care service composed of nurse navigators, pharmacists, and medical providers reduced 30-day hospital readmissions among patients who received all components of the intervention.
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of an interdisciplinary transitions of care (TOC) service on readmission rates in a geriatric population.
Study Design: Single-center retrospective cohort study of adults 60 years or older discharged from an academic medical center.
Methods: From July 1, 2013, to February 21, 2016, a total of 4626 patients discharged from 1 hospital, including inpatient, emergency department, observation, and short-stay units, were included. Cases were scheduled for a TOC service with the interdisciplinary team. Controls received usual care at other sites. All-cause 14-, 30-, and 90-day readmission rates between propensity score–matched study groups were evaluated by intention-to-treat (ITT), per-protocol (PP), and as-treated methods.
Results: During the study period, 513 patients were scheduled for at least 1 component of the TOC intervention (ITT group). Of those patients, 215 completed all scheduled visits (PP group). Readmission rate after 30 days demonstrated no difference in the ITT group compared with the control group (12.8% vs 10.7%; P = .215), although it was significantly lower in the PP group in comparison with the control group (12.8% vs 7.9%; P = .042).
Conclusions: An interdisciplinary team based in a patient-centered medical home improved readmission rates for all patients who completed the intervention (PP group).
Am J Manag Care. 2019;25(7):e219-e223
Reduction in hospital readmissions is an important public health issue, especially in the older adult population. We studied the impact of an interdisciplinary transitions of care (TOC) service composed of nurse navigators, pharmacists, and medical providers on 14-, 30-, and 90-day hospital readmissions.
Older adults are an especially vulnerable patient population at high risk of hospital readmissions.
Reducing hospital readmission rates may improve insurance and hospital reimbursement.
An interdisciplinary TOC intervention may help healthcare and hospital administration allocate resources more effectively.
With hospital reimbursement tied to readmissions through the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program and a national call to action to improve care coordination with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, providing and coordinating effective care after hospitalization has become increasingly important.1 Approximately 20% of older adults who are discharged from the hospital setting are rehospitalized within 30 days of discharge, costing Medicare up to $17.4 billion annually.2,3
In an effort to reduce hospital readmission rates, CMS will continue to withhold payments for excess hospital readmissions; these withheld payments were projected to reach an all-time high of $528 million in 2017.4 Given the clinical and economic impact of these withheld payments, institutions nationwide are attempting to identify factors that could decrease avoidable rehospitalizations. To date, no single intervention has been shown to effectively reduce readmission rates. Additionally, studies in this area are heterogeneous in design and practice setting, limiting their external validity to apply their results to other practice models.5
Factors affecting hospital readmissions are multifactorial, although recent data have shown that 1 in 5 adult patients discharged from the hospital setting will experience an adverse event (AE) due to medical management within 3 weeks of discharge; more than half of such events were drug related and could potentially have been prevented or mitigated if identified sooner.6 The transitions of care (TOC) program presented in this study includes pharmacists as an integral component of care coordination to help identify and prevent AEs related to medication management.
Beyond optimizing medication use, improving care for geriatric patients using a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) has been supported by several organizations.7 Specific care coordination in a PCMH model allows for improved health, reduced cost of care, and reductions in health disparities.7 Preliminary results from a geriatric population in the Veterans Affairs health system examined an interdisciplinary team in a PCMH of patients with complex comorbidities. In this study, readmission rates were not assessed; however, the incidence of subspecialty clinic visits declined significantly as interdisciplinary geriatric care was transitioned into primary care.8 Our study aims to determine how readmission rates are affected by an interdisciplinary care model targeting older adults treated at a geriatrics PCMH.
A previous study of this clinic model was performed in 2012 and found that 1 readmission was avoided for every 18 patients completing the intervention.9 After this study, the team composition and clinical processes were changed in an effort to improve outcomes even further. Thus, the interdisciplinary team is now composed of nurse navigators, clinical pharmacists, and medical providers (board-certified geriatric medicine physicians and nurse practitioners). Additional changes included longer TOC appointment times, changes to pharmacists' scheduling to increase the number of patients contacted, and nurse navigator phone calls to triage patient needs. These changes reduced no-show rates for provider visits and improved continuity of care because patients can potentially see a medical provider sooner and more often in this newer model.
TOC Intervention
As part of the PCMH, the Turner Geriatric Clinic at the East Ann Arbor Health & Geriatric Center within Michigan Medicine (MM) functions with the interdisciplinary team; they work together to assist older adults discharged to home after an acute illness to prevent rehospitalization (eAppendix A [eAppendices available at ajmc.com]). Patients seen at this clinic include those discharged from emergency departments, observation or medical short-stay units, subacute rehabilitation facilities, or inpatient units. Each patient is scheduled for a pharmacist and provider follow-up appointment upon discharge. Nurse navigators receive a list of all discharged patients and use that to make calls to each patient. These 3 components make up the complete TOC intervention. All interactions are documented in the electronic health record (EHR) (eAppendix B).
This was a single-center retrospective cohort study. Included were adults 60 years or older discharged from MM, including observation, short-stay unit, and inpatient admissions, between July 1, 2013, and February 21, 2016. We selected this date range to minimize overlap with new TOC services implemented at the health system level. Patients were required to have completed a primary care provider (PCP) visit within 3 years prior to the first hospitalization meeting inclusion criteria during the study period.
Cases had an established PCP at the Turner Geriatric Clinic, whereas controls had an established PCP at other PCMH clinics at MM. At the time of this study, there were no systemwide services targeting control patients after hospital discharge. Exclusion criteria included having an outside PCP, being discharged to subacute rehabilitation or nursing home facilities, and receiving only emergency department care, given that discharge resources in this setting vary from those in other units.
This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at MM. Data were obtained internally through the Data Office for Clinical and Translational Research. The accuracy of our data was confirmed with a manual chart review demonstrating an error rate of less than 5% among a sample of patients. Data collected included patient demographics, comorbidities, number of medications at discharge, information related to the index hospitalization and any readmissions, and interdisciplinary team utilization (ie, nurse navigator, pharmacist, medical provider). We characterized comorbidities using the Charlson Comorbidity Index, in addition to the High-Risk Diagnoses for the Elderly Scale, a tool for mortality prediction in older hospitalized patients.10
Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, in addition to univariate and multivariate regressions. The descriptive analysis was based on sums and overall percentages for categorical variables and on means and SDs for continuous variables.
Multivariate logistic regression was used for predicting binary outcomes. For comparative analyses, we used 3 comparisons: (1) intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis, which included all patients scheduled for the TOC intervention, whether these visits were completed or not; (2) per-protocol (PP) analysis, which included only patients who completed all components of the TOC intervention; and (3) as-treated (AT) analysis, which compared patients completing the TOC intervention with those who did not complete the TOC intervention (patients who were scheduled for TOC intervention but did not complete all components were included in the control group).
Statistical power was estimated with Fisher's exact test in the context of 2-sample comparisons with variable sample sizes. We chose population estimates of the effect size based on the previous study assessing this clinic model.9 Our initial anticipated treatment size was 364 people in our TOC intervention assuming a 6.7% absolute reduction in 30-day readmission, which was achieved in the previous clinic model.9 With a ratio of matching 1 TOC patient to 3 control patients, we determined that we would have 88% power to detect the difference.
Analyses were performed in R 3.4.0 in SAS 9.4 (SAS Institute; Cary, North Carolina) using the TWOSAMPLEFREQ procedure for Fisher's exact test power estimation.
Over the duration of the study period, 513 patients were scheduled for at least 1 component of the intervention (ITT). Of those, 215 completed all components (PP and AT) (Figure). ITT, PP, and AT populations had no significant differences in baseline characteristics after matching, except that cases were slightly older than control groups (eAppendix C).
Readmission Outcomes
In the ITT analysis, there was no significant difference in readmission rates at 14, 30, and 90 days (Table). However, unadjusted readmission rates at 30 days were significantly lower for the PP population versus control group (12.8% vs 7.9%; odds ratio [OR], 0.58; 95% CI, 0.35-0.98; P = .042), as well as for the AT population versus control group (12.8% vs 7.9%; OR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.35-0.98; P = .041) (Table). Additionally, for the PP population, 1 readmission was avoided for every 20 patients completing the intervention, with a 38% relative risk reduction. Furthermore, we performed a subgroup analysis with a breakdown by age and found no statistically significant differences in readmission rates based on age, although our study was not initially powered to look at this difference between age groups.
Time to Intervention
When comparing timing of interventions post discharge, patients who were readmitted within 30 days were contacted by a nurse navigator an average of 4.2 days after hospital discharge, compared with 2.1 days post discharge for patients who were not readmitted (OR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.09-1.69; P <.05). In the PP group, the mean (SD) time to a visit with the nurse navigator was 2.3 (2.0) days, with the pharmacist was 5.6 (3.4) days, and with the medical provider was 10.1 (4.2) days.
Several recommendations have been proposed to improve care transitions for older adults. These include addressing factors that make transitions complex, engaging patients' family and caregivers, tailoring home care to meet patient needs, designing recovery plans, and predicting and avoiding preventable readmissions.2 Our practice model aims to follow these recommendations to improve patient outcomes and prevent hospital readmissions.
This study adds to the body of TOC literature supporting the use of interdisciplinary teams in an outpatient PCMH working to reduce hospital readmissions. This model also includes pharmacists as part of the care team, making it a unique approach to help reduce rehospitalizations through more appropriate medication management.
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From Pearl Harbor, to a Lack of Federal Voting Reform in Canada
By MichelV69 ¶ Posted in Changing the World, General, World Events	¶ Tagged Canadian Politics	¶ Leave a reply
Sleeping With The Elephant
"Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." — Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Press Club in Washington, D.C. (25 March 1969) via Wikipedia (16)
For most Canadians, the mere existance of the modern Republican party, with it's policies as stated, is a baffling thing. Our most "right wing" Prime Minster would have been a fairly left-of-center Democrat by current US political concepts. We love our liberalism, even amongst our small-c conservatives.
"Liberalism is the philosophy for our time, because it does not try to conserve every tradition of the past, because it does not apply to new problems the old doctrinaire solutions, because it is prepared to experiment and innovate and because it knows that the past is less important than the future." — PM E.Trudeau, 1968 Liberal leadership convention via Wikipedia (16)
However, there is something very wrong right now with the global political climate. We have functionally moved into "Cold War 2.0", and "dezinformatsiya" (17) is now a weapon of mass disruption of Western political functions.
It is widely accepted that the so-called "Brexit" campaign was one which used dishonest and fear-based appeals to nationalism to win it's cause. (18)
Both the German and French national elections are openly considered to be at risk of extra-national meddling. Both countries have parties who have avowed to withdraw from interntional treaties like NATO. (19 20)
Canada has its very own pair of self-proclaimed admirers of President D.Trump, both contending for the leadership of the Canadian Conservative Party; MP Ms.Kellie Leitch (21) and Mr.Kevin O'Leary (22). Both of them have said some pretty "1932" things lately. Neither of them are likely to win the leadership of the CPC, but they do exist.
So what if we move to a system of government like "Proportional Representation" 23? Well, one of the hallmarks of this system is that it "…can create a government comprising many small parties where consensus is difficult to achieve. Though rare, it may allow a foothold for extremist parties…" (23). For an example of what this means, take a look at the Israeli Knesset. The only way for any one party to maintain power is to strike deals with almost everyone, allowing generally unpalatable minority platforms to become part of national policy.
"That moving to a system of proportional representation could have made it easier for "extremist" parties to win seats in the House of Commons." — CBC (14)
In otherwords, it seems that the Liberal Party of Canada has made the calculus that it is less risky for Canada right now, based on events in the USA and elsewhere, to have the Canadian Conservative Party win the next election than potentially open the doors for "extremist parties" to become part of the Canadian political landscape.
If Secretary Hillary Clinton had won the election, thereby signalling that the world was safe for liberal progress and neo-nationalistic firebrand talk was unwelcome, I strongly suspect Canadians would be arguing over which exact new system the next Federal Election would be conducted under.
However, the sweeping Republican victories at all three levels of Federal government set a very different stage. What was the world's largest functioning, forward-moving democracy has just declared a return to the pre-Pearl Harbour social and economic landscape. The US has suddenly made it fashionable to be a fascist, in that very "1932 Style", and with it comes unprecendented risk to making changes in stable and predictable electoral systems.
The Canadian government has opted to "stay the course" for now, it would seem, because we do not wish to risk all of the progress we have made since December 9th, 1941. It is a politically dangerous move that could well shorten PM J.Trudeau's political career. However, as noted above, he plays the long game.
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Q: Preverification error in j2me application of eclipse Installed lwuit jar and when i am running j2me application getting error when am setting build path then error arises in eclipse.
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This photo shows a view of the dense smog layer covering the buildings from the look-out of the Torre Latinoamericana, in Mexico city on March 17, 2016.
Authorities in Mexico City announced new rules Wednesday that will require cars to remain off the road one day a week in a move to address the region's worst air pollution in a decade.
The measure, which begins next week and will continue through the end of June, expands on a previous program that restricted high polluting vehicles on certain days. Now, cars will be required to stay off the road on one day a week in accordance with the color of a government assigned sticker, according to the Environmental Commission of the Megalopolis agency.
Mexico City has struggled with air pollution for the decades, but the situation had been improving in recent years as officials pushed through regulations on industry and transport. But last year a court ruling allowed an additional 1.4 million vehicles on the streets.
And with more vehicles comes more traffic and pollution. Increased traffic is a recipe for disaster when combined with over-populated streets (more than 20 million people reside in the greater urban area). Winter and spring tend to bring the worst air quality to the city—located in a basin—with few winds to push polluted air out of the city.
Air pollution has received attention in recent years for the millions it kills in fast-growing developing countries like China and India. But recent research has shown that air pollution continues to cause of a slew of health issues from lung cancer to obesity in more developed countries. And the death toll—while not as stark as in the developing world—still ranks in the tens of thousands in places like the U.S., Germany and Japan, according to a study in the journal Nature.


Channa Dal is a ready supply of proteins for a balanced diet containing little or no meat. It is nutty flavor and sweet, this dal is amongst the most famous dal in India. Channa Dal contains a mild sweet taste when cooked and is rich nutritious.
Channa Dal is high in fibre and helps to lower cholesterol. It has a very low glycemic index, which is important for those with diabetes. It also helps treat vomiting, lower cholesterol and improve digestion.
Channa dal is mainly used to make curries such as sambar and dal as bread accompaniments. It is also used to make sabjis, vadas and chats.
PCK Chola Mogar Daal - Dry (Without Polish) ..
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Sober Sister
Think Twice Foundation
DESIGNATED DRIVER PROGRAM
Sober Sister is a safe ride and responsible party program for sororities. The primary mission is to keep members safe, accountable, and connected to peers, regardless of an individual's financial situation.
First year sorority members are a special focus because campus life is new, and many have not experienced underage party scenes or bars. Likewise, we don't want more senior members to pass down unsafe habits. Sober Sister is designed to ensure everyone who goes out has a support system to get home safe and a direct contact to call in an emergency.
The Wellness or Risk Officer of the Sorority House Consults With Think Twice About the Best Way To Launch Sober Sister
Not all sororities are the same. We can aspire to this blueprint, but it's important to make the program fit within your house culture and consider any other unique factors related to your specific campus life.
Before a Group of Sisters Go Out Select One Volunteer To Remain Sober the Entire Time
Driving for this sister is optional. The primary responsibility is to keep track of everyone in the group. She will wear a Sober Sister pin/lanyard to remind the group who volunteered. If a member needs to go home early, the Sober Group Member (SGM) ensures a safe ride for her. During an emergency, the SGM is the best person to:
Make better decisions.
Respond to problems faster.
Provide a reliable witness statement.
Keep track of sisters.
Be a designated driver.
Report all sisters home safe.
Additional Sober Sister(s) Volunteer To Be On-Call As Designated Drivers
These are sisters who want to stay home and do not have class responsibilities or an early morning work shift the next day.
Volunteers sign up for a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday shifts.
On-call from 7pm – 2am.
The number of passengers is restricted to available seat belts.
Request Uber rides if a vehicle can't transport the entire group.
The designated driver uses a Think Twice Single-Use Breathalyzer to prove 0.00% breath-alcohol-content to their passengers.
The Lead Sober Sister Program Manager acts as a backup designated driver.
Leave no sister behind!
Define a Point System for Volunteers
Earn 5 points as a Sober Group Member.
Earn 10 points for a designated driver shift.
Earn 10 points for being an SGM and designated driver in one night.
Lead Sober Sister Program Manager earns 100 points for her duties.
Create an Incentive for All Members Who Qualify at the End of the Term/Semester
Have fun by throwing a party?
Enjoy a more exclusive dinner event?
Attend a concert as a group?
Secure a Budget Prior to Each Term/Semester For
Uber rides.
Gas reimbursement for designated drivers.
Sober Sister pins and lanyards.
Printing costs for program materials.
Think Twice Single-Use Breathalyzers.
End of term/semester incentive event.
Make Policies Readily Available to All Members. Post Online and/or Print Them Out
Scheduling should be added to the existing communication platform already used by the house. Other options with free calendar sharing are Gmail and Facebook.
Create the calendar and schedule designated drivers prior to the start of the term/semester.
Schedule designated drivers at least 24-hours before shift.
SGMs and designated drivers must wear a Sober Sister pin/lanyard.
SGMs and designated drivers must own a functional smartphone.
Members should add all their sister's contact info to personal mobile devices.
All participants should have their mobile GPS tracking turned on (good idea to do this in general).
The SGM can take a picture of the group at the end of the night and send to Lead Sober Sister Program Manager.
All designated drivers must perform a breathalyzer test with the SGM. If the designated driver is also a SGM for the night, the breathalyzer test must be performed in front of a minimum of two members before operating a vehicle.
Members must earn 100 points to qualify for end of term/semester incentive event.
All members must volunteer for at least one designated driver shift per term/semester.
If a member can't drive or does not have access to a vehicle, they must volunteer to be a SGM at least twice per term/semester.
If a designated driver unexpectedly can't perform their duties that individual must find a replacement and immediately inform the Lead Sober Sister Program Manager.
Only the Lead Sober Sister Program Manager can make updates to the calendar.
The SGM can decide to end the night for the group. They can cut-off alcohol service to any member.
Any group member can ask their SGM to take a breathalyzer test if they are concerned.
If the SGM or designated driver are unable to prove 0.00% breath-alcohol-content they will be required to speak with the Lead Sober Sister Program Manager.
Designated drivers should only take members HOME. If the driver is willing to stop for food, that is totally up to them and they should not be paying for anything. Buy your DD a samich!
Universal battery packs extend the life of a smartphone. Buy a few that can be checked out by each SGM and returned at the end of the night.
All officers of the house should help the Lead Sober Sister Program Manager with the backup designated driver responsibility. We don't want one officer to be on call throughout the entire school year.
For sisters who do not live in the house, it is a good idea to add their address to their contact information, and any other shared database used by the house, prior to going out.
The responsibilities should not be class based, nor should any non-initiate member volunteer to be an SGM or Designated Driver. Everyone shares this responsibility, from seniors to freshmen, but a specific group should not be expected to "serve" anyone. (a form of hazing is servitude.)
Not every group member is going to listen to SGMs when it's time to go home. No sister left behind is important, but if a group member refuses to listen, take note of where they are and the time so the Lead Sober Sister Program Manager can be aware of the situation.
Of high-school seniors drank alcohol in the last 30 days
Of high-school seniors say they've had five or more drinks in a row in the last 30 days
Of college students say they've had five or more drinks in a row in the last 30 days
Of college students dont' drink
Estimate given by college students of peers who don't drink
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Does not condone alcohol consumption, but the binge-drinking rate for college students has remained above 40% for decades, despite millions spent on research, task forces, awareness campaigns, and policy reforms. Dozens of studies show exactly how, when, where, and why students drink, and the U.S. Department of Education established the Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Use and Violence Prevention to provide research, training, and technical assistance.
Despite all that, the Greek system is still infused with booze and every year a few students are sacrificed at the Rush altar of binge drinking and debauchery. 1,000 – 2,000 students die every year of alcohol-related causes, another 600,000 are injured while drunk, and nearly 100,000 become victims of alcohol influenced sexual assaults. One in four students say their academic performance suffered from drinking according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Yet Many Colleges Still Look the Other Way
When it comes to regulating football tailgates and underage parties, higher education administrators fear the loss of alumni donations if alcohol-soaked traditions are challenged. Bar owners and alcohol distributors oppose all legislative efforts to reform alcohol service and are even pushing for extended alcohol serving hours in a few states. Politicians and licensing agencies are addicted to tax revenue from alcohol sales and are beholden to alcohol industry lobbyists, which represent some of the largest public companies in the entire world according to Forbes.
It's a culture problem and zero tolerance policies for students do not work. Sober Sister can't change the world alone, but we can make your sorority house safer and more accountable.
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013)
"Alcohol Policies and Practices Among Four-Year Colleges in the United States: Prevalence and Patterns," Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (May 2012)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Monitoring the Future: National Survey Results on Drug Use 1973-2013, Institute for Social Research, U. of Michigan (2014)
Prevention Research Center. Multiple sources.
"Characterizing College Systems for Addressing Student Alcohol Use: Latent Class Analysis of U.S. Four-Year Colleges," Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (September 2013)
Harvard University School of Public Health, "College Alcohol Study."
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, "A Matter of Degree: Reducing High-Risk Drinking Among College Students." March 23, 2009.
"Enforcing Alcohol Policies on College Campuses: Reports from College Enforcement Officials," Journal of Drug Education (2011)
S. Department of Education, Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Use and Violence Prevention.
"Implementation of NIAAA College Drinking Task-Force Recommendations: How Are Colleges Doing 6 Years Later?,"
National College Health Improvement Program's "Learning Collaborative on High-Risk Drinking."
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Many companies incorrectly assume that using unaffiliated channel partners (distributors, agents and contractors) insulates them from FCPA exposure. Not only is that naive and incorrect, but further they have obligations to educate their channel partners and regularly review the shared obligations.
A comprehensive international business development program will include various compliance topics as a component of overall export assistance. regrettably many paid advisors overlook this step and nearly all DIY export programs miss it entirely.
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The Valtra T234 has won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award in the Product Design category (Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016). The Red Dot Design Competition is the biggest and one of the most respected design competitions in the world. Over 5200 products from 57 countries were entered in this year's competition, and the jury comprised 41 independent design industry professionals from around the world.
The Valtra T4 Series is the result of seven years of research and development. It is also the first product in the completely new model generation in which the latest technical innovations and the new generation design language have been brought together. In addition to creating the clean lines of the exterior, the design work focused especially on usability, ergonomics, safety, durability, serviceability and productivity of the machine.
"Our systematic focus on industrial design that we began many years ago is now bearing fruit. This design focus allows our new generation of tractors to take customer needs into consideration even better than before and to create a truly world-class product. Winning the Red Dot Design Award also reflects the excellent team spirit that we enjoyed throughout the entire development project among all team members, without which this kind of success would not have been possible," says Kimmo Wihinen, Design Manager at Valtra and chief designer of the T4 Series.
Valtra has a long tradition of employing advanced industrial design in its products since the 1960s. In addition to creating attractive tractors, industrial design has always been applied to improve the working conditions of tractor operators and productivity. Over the decades the basic principles of Scandinavian design have played a vital role in creating Valtra's high-quality and respected brand.
Valtra's fourth generation tractors have been sales successes since their launch and won numerous international awards. The N4 Series was named Machine of the Year 2016 and won the Golden Tractor for the Design 2016 award, while the T4 Series was named Machine of the Year 2015. Valtra last won the Red Dot Award in 2011 for its ANTS concept tractor.
The Red Dot Design Competition began in the 1950s and awards are given in three categories: Product Design, Communication Design and Design Concept. This year's Red Dot Design Award will be presented on 4 July at the Aalto Theatre in Essen, Germany.


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package il.ac.technion.ie.tests.converter;

import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.hasItems;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
import il.ac.technion.ie.converter.Convertor;

import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.SortedSet;
import java.util.TreeSet;

import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Ignore;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.mockito.Mockito;
import org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito;
import org.powermock.core.classloader.annotations.PrepareForTest;
import org.powermock.modules.junit4.PowerMockRunner;
import org.powermock.reflect.Whitebox;

import DataStructures.Attribute;
import DataStructures.EntityProfile;

@PrepareForTest(Convertor.class)
@RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
//@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
public class ConvertorTest {
//	@Rule
//    public PowerMockRule rule = new PowerMockRule();

	private Convertor classUnderTest;
	private Convertor classUnderTestSpied;

//	@Mock
	private EntityProfile entityProfile  = PowerMockito.mock(EntityProfile.class);

//	@Mock
	private Attribute attributeOne = PowerMockito.mock(Attribute.class);
//	@Mock
	private Attribute attributeTwo = PowerMockito.mock(Attribute.class);
//	@Mock
	private Attribute attributeThree = PowerMockito.mock(Attribute.class);

	@Before
	public void setUp() throws Exception {
		classUnderTest = new Convertor();
		classUnderTestSpied = PowerMockito.spy(classUnderTest);
	}

	@After
	public void tearDown() throws Exception {
	}

	@Test
	public void testExtractFieldsNames() {
		HashSet<Attribute> attributes = new HashSet<Attribute>();
		attributes.add(attributeOne);
		attributes.add(attributeTwo);
		attributes.add(attributeThree);
		PowerMockito.when(attributeOne.getName()).thenReturn("jhon");
		PowerMockito.when(attributeTwo.getName()).thenReturn("jhon");
		PowerMockito.when(attributeThree.getName()).thenReturn("smith");
		PowerMockito.when(entityProfile.getAttributes()).thenReturn(attributes);
		SortedSet<String> extractFieldsNames = classUnderTest.extractFieldsNames(Arrays.asList(entityProfile));
		Assert.assertEquals("Result size it to big", 2, extractFieldsNames.size());
		assertThat(extractFieldsNames, hasItems("jhon","smith"));
	}

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	@Test
	public void testExtractValues() {
		PowerMockito.when(classUnderTestSpied.extractFieldsNames(Mockito.anyList())).thenReturn(new TreeSet<String>( Arrays.asList("staring", "writer") ));
		HashSet<Attribute> hashSet = new HashSet<Attribute>();
		hashSet.add(new Attribute("staring", "A"));
		hashSet.add(new Attribute("writer", "B"));
		hashSet.add(new Attribute("staring", "C"));
		hashSet.add(new Attribute("imdbId", "stringValue"));
		PowerMockito.when(entityProfile.getAttributes()).thenReturn(hashSet);

		List<Map<String,String>> values = classUnderTestSpied.extractValues(Arrays.asList(entityProfile));
		Assert.assertEquals("Created bigger result", 1, values.size());
		Map<String, String> map = values.get(0);
		assertThat(map.values(), hasItems("B", "A C"));
		assertThat(map.get("title"), is(equalTo("stringValue")));
	}

	@Test
	public void testLoadEntityProfile() {
		URL resource = ConvertorTest.class.getClassLoader().getResource("serlized/dbpediaMovies");
		String filePath = resource.getFile();
		ArrayList<EntityProfile> entityProfiles = classUnderTest.loadEntityProfile(filePath);
		Assert.assertNotNull(entityProfiles);
	}

	@Test
	@Ignore
	public void testDoAlgorithm() {
		fail("Not yet implemented");
	}

	@Test
	public void testBuildMapIndex() throws Exception {
		SortedSet<String> fieldsNames = new TreeSet<String>();
		fieldsNames.add("one");
		fieldsNames.add("two");
		Map<String, Integer> map = Whitebox.invokeMethod(classUnderTest, "buildMapIndex", fieldsNames);
		assertThat(map.size(), is(2));
	}
}

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Destination Australia Scholarships at University of Tasmania in Australia 2022/2023
The University of Tasmania is pleased to receive enthusiastic students who want to become a part of the Destination Australia Scholarships of the 2022/2023 academic year. This award is accessible to all foreign students who desire to embark on an associate, undergraduate or postgraduate degree at The University of Tasmania. The application is still open.
The scholarship funds both undergraduate and postgraduate study program(s) in the fields taught at University of Tasmania. The Destination Australia Program is motivated by the goal to inspire, support and attract international and domestic students to study in regional Australia. This is towards growth and to develop regional Australian tertiary providers and it provide students with quality learning experience. The University of Tasmania is pleased to be a provider under the Destination Australia Scholarship Program and groom the best products of the society.
University of Tasmania – About
Tasmania is the 4th oldest institution of higher learning in Australia. It is an Australian 1st choice public research academic institution of higher learning. It falls at 303 among the latest QS Global World University Rankings. To meet up with the new challenges and opportunities, it is continually evolving and transforming.
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Why choose University of Tasmania? University of Tasmania is a prominent academic institution that puts so much value on excellence, academic independence, and honesty in the academic world. Tasmania puts so much value on hands-on learning to get scholars prepared for their future employment. The university has an exceptional student support system.
Destination Australia Scholarships – Summary
Awarding Institution: University of Tasmania
Department: NA
Study Level: Associate, Undergraduate or Postgraduate degree
Award Value: $15,000 per year
Eligible Nationality: International Students
Location : Australia
Destination Australia Scholarships – Eligibility
To be qualified for Destination Australia Scholarships, candidates must meet the prerequisites listed below:
Eligible Nations: All nationalities
Eligible Courses: Associate, Undergraduate or Postgraduate degree in any field is available at the university.
Interested persons must be beginning studies at the University for the first time and register on a valid student visa.
Interested persons have to provide high school certificates with a fine academic history.
Nomination will be by assessing academic merit and the written application quality.
The opening is for international applicants who are beginning a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate degree at the University of Tasmania in either Hobart, Launceston, or Cradle Coast.
To retain this scholarship award, recipients are supposed to achieve a Credit (5.0/7.0) cumulative grade point average (CGPA) at the conclusion of each semester.
Recipients have to also stay registered at the campus in which they have been offered the award to study (at least 75% of all studies must be done on campus), and maintain a valid Student Visa for the scholarship period.
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Destination Australia Scholarships – How to Apply
To avail Destination Australia Scholarships, please follow the guidelines below:
Steps to Apply: Entrants are expected to register and log in on the university portal to apply to the desired program. They are not expected to provide a separate application for the opportunity.
Important Documents: The candidates are expected to provide the documents itemized below:
Location specific academic conditions
Admission Conditions: Entrants have to meet the admission requirement of University of Tasmania before they get considered for the admission.
Language: All international applicants that desire to school at the University must meet the minimum English language and academic entry requirements.
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Destination Australia Scholarships – Benefits
Recipients of Destination Australia Scholarships will be presented the funding below:
An award value of $15,000 will be presented every year to the successful candidates.
To make further inquiries about Destination Australia Scholarships, please visit the official website.
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Is Now A Good Time to Buy Shares of Best Buy Co Inc (BBY)?
Is Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) a good equity to bet on right now? We like to check what the smart money thinks first before doing extensive research. Although there have been several high profile failed hedge fund picks, the consensus picks among hedge fund investors have historically outperformed the market after adjusting for known risk attributes. It's not surprising given that hedge funds have access to better information and more resources to find the latest market-moving information.
Is Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) a splendid stock to buy now? Prominent investors are getting more optimistic. The number of long hedge fund positions moved up by 11 lately. BBY was in 40 hedge funds' portfolios at the end of the third quarter of 2016. There were 29 hedge funds in our database with BBY holdings at the end of the previous quarter. At the end of this article we will also compare BBY to other stocks including UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR), Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) to get a better sense of its popularity.
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Heading into the fourth quarter of 2016, a total of 40 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long this stock, a 38% rise from the second quarter of 2016, after three relatively flat quarters of hedge fund ownership, so the company did something to attract more attention. With the smart money's capital changing hands, there exists a few notable hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings meaningfully (or already accumulated large positions).
Of the funds tracked by Insider Monkey, AQR Capital Management, managed by Cliff Asness, holds the biggest position in Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY). AQR Capital Management has a $215.9 million position in the stock. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies, with a $105.9 million position. Some other members of the smart money with similar optimism include Israel Englander's Millennium Management, David Harding's Winton Capital Management and John Overdeck and David Siegel's Two Sigma Advisors.
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Memex by DARPA is Capable of Searching up to 95% of the Deep Web
Sumbo Bello Dec 13, 2016 at 5:15 am GMT
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Dec 13, 2016 at 5:15 am GMT
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DARPA's Memex is already making serious strides in helping search the Dark Web, but the addition of Rescue Forensics to DARPA's resources is a game-changer. These new capabilities will not only help law enforcement better search the Dark Web, but give them the ability to pursue crimes and criminals that were previously hidden there.
DARPA, or the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, explicitly reaches for the transformational change from incremental advances.
It is with that premise that DARPA has a history of working alongside innovators in both the public and private sectors and has repeatedly delivered on that mission, transforming seemingly impossible revolutionary concepts into functional technology.
The results have included not only game-changing military capabilities, but also icons of modern civilian society we can't imagine our lives without; the internet and GPS receivers small enough to embed in consumer devices as well as automated voice recognition and linguistic translation technology.
After serving as one of the parents of the web, DARPA has developed a new tool to help moderate it that is positioned to become even stronger: Memex.
After serving as one of the parents of the web, DARPA has developed a new tool to help moderate it that is positioned to become even stronger: Memex.Click To Tweet
Memex the Private Eye
Developed by DARPA, Memex is arguably the first viable deep web search engine.
Because it allows law enforcement to see and wade through up to 95 percent of the Dark Web, Memex will prove a crucial tool in investigating and apprehending users suspected of crimes like sex and narcotics trafficking as well as pedophilia.
In fact, Memex is already proving to be an effective success after the 2014 Benjamin Gaston case which resulted in a 50-year prison sentence.
What IST Research Acquiring Rescue Forensics Means for Memex
DARPA does not perform its engineering alchemy in isolation, but instead works within an innovation ecosystem that includes academic, corporate and governmental partners with a constant focus on the nation's defense.
One such partner is IST Research, a private security and intelligence firm. While the company has a long working relationship with DARPA, IST Research recently acquired Rescue Forensics, a big data analytics company that works to provide over 450 law enforcement agencies with reliable and actionable data.
The combination of proprietary IST Research tools like the Pulse Platform and the new specialization in computer forensics via Rescue Forensics will only help to augment Memex's capabilities.
Now, law enforcement will be able to locate and collect information from parts of the world where security and accessibility are limited or nonexistent.
So, Edgy Labs Readers, will these new computer forensics tools help centralize the fight against dark web crime?
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