The week of Interim is adventurous, transformational, illuminating, unusual and a lot of fun. During the week of Interim, Randolph students are taking trips, both nationally and internationally, doing community service in neighborhoods around Huntsville, job shadowing with great professional mentors, and diving into on-campus explorations.
Interim, one of the School's longest-running programs, has provided lasting memories and life-changing experiences for students since its inception 41 years ago. The program was launched during the 1975-76 school year to give students in grades 7-12 opportunities to learn by doing and to explore career opportunities. Former Headmaster Dennis Brown, who started Interim in his first year as head, felt it was important for students to have these experiences outside of the traditional classroom.
Interim mini-courses exposed students to new subjects and skills. The offerings increased rapidly as the program took hold, and the program would expand to include travel and college tours.
Mr. Brown recalled a heart surgeon who explained to the student shadowing him that his was not an 8-3 job, and that he might be needed in an emergency at 3 a.m., which indeed he was, and so the student went, too.
Linda Thomas (Upper School English, 1988-2013) later supervised career explorations. "Job shadowing was a good opportunity for students to see a career up close and understand it better. Some loved it as much as they thought they would," she said, recalling one student who affirmed an interest in the law and another, Ashlyn Alongi '11, who now has her white coat.
Trips are a powerful component of Interim. Whether it is the 4th grade trip to Williamsburg, where students are immersed in the Colonial American history they have studied, or a student's first international travel experience. All of the grade level trips taken connect to the curriculum, while the travel options for grades 10-12 have a particular cultural or service focus.
The 8th grade Washington D.C. trip really got up and running with Betsy Allen because she knows the city well. Polytime Costes, former art teacher, started the 9th grade Chicago trip, which continues to have an arts focus. This year's trip will also look at Chicago as a global city. Just as it was in the beginning, the days are still jam-packed with activities from dawn until dusk.
Because the Middle School trips, except for the 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C., take place later in the spring, students in grades 5-6 have an Interim experience that resembles the early days of Interim, with on campus mini-courses that include mindfulness, code-breaking, 3-D printing, cooking, and weaving. As Ms. Wilson recalls, the original options for 7th and 8th graders included "everything from toothpick bridge-building to dance classes to cooking with Julia Snyder took place in the halls of Rison Hall." Mr. Brown even offered a course in propaganda.
In 2016, the Lower School introduced an Interim Week experience for our youngest students, which was an overwhelming success. Each offering is cross-curricular, involves a visit from a professional in the field or a field trip, and concludes with a product, performance, or service (and some way to share the learning). Courses are designed around a student interest survey and include such topics as sea turtles, medieval times, and space exploration.
Our Lower School administrators, Cindy Shaw and Laurel Shockley '89, were invited to present about it at the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) Annual Conference. Engaging the interests and passions of our youngest learners was a popular topic. They explained their reasons for starting the program, the model they used, and a story that illustrates many of the benefits our students, and teachers, reap from time spent learning in this different context and being exposed to possibilities they hadn't known existed.
Above: Melissa Sconyers Tucker '04 teaches a Lower School Interim course in stop motion animation.
A story they shared was from the 2nd and 3rd grade bike safety class. David Clary, then a 5th grader, came to Mrs. Tipton's class as a guest speaker. David told students about competing in his first bike race, a triathlon, where he surprised himself by winning his division. His story inspired then-3rd-grader, Macie Meyer, to enter the same race that summer; she finished second in her division; and in the fall she won her second triathlon. David was excited to know he had passed along his own love of triathlon to another student.
The benefits of Interim have a profound impact on all of our students, and even as our core curriculum becomes more experiential, and accommodates and nurtures more student-driven interests, there is an expansiveness and a joy in taking that break each spring to learn something new and see things differently. It is a school tradition worth celebrating.
You can see the adventures of interim through the hashtags #rstories17, #rstories18 and the trip tags. Interim is definitely one of the reasons #whyRandolph.
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The job Graham Potter has done at Brighton cannot be questioned, but one wonders how much further he can take them without a higher-calibre striker. Their struggles with xG have been well-publicised, and after so long, it becomes harder to blame luck. Neal Maupay has top-scored with eight in each of the last two seasons (tied with Leandro Trossard last season); they'll likely need more if they're to finish in the top half once more.
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It hadn't been the transfer window Nottingham Forest fans were hoping for, losing Brice Samba and unable to retain Djed Spence, but Dean Henderson is an excellent replacement, and Taiwo Awoniyi, who scored 15 Bundesliga goals last season, gives Steve Cooper's men, who are still riding the crest of a wave, a chance of survival.
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Action learning supports personal, professional and organisational development – by facilitating in depth reflection on complex and multifaceted issues which many of us – in our roles as senior managers, clinicians or other professionals – face day to day.
Our professional lives are increasingly complex and often we encounter situations, issues and relationships we have not encountered before. We don't always have the knowledge or experience – sometimes we simply don't know what to do or how to take the next step. The consequence of this can be that organisational issues aren't addressed, projects stall and professional relationships can suffer or stagnate.
In an 'action learning set' (a small closed group of between 5 and 7 people), we explore the important organisational issues or dilemmas that members of the group are experiencing. At each meeting there is dedicated time for 'a presenter' ( each member of the group takes a turn to present) to describe a particular issue they are facing, to respond to clarifying questions from the group – to explore options and identify ways to address or respond to the issue. We encourage people to commit to a plan of action each time they present and to report back.
The group act as 'critical friends' by asking questions which can support, encourage or challenge the presenter. With the help of a facilitator, all the members of the set reflect and learn from each others attempts to address organisational issues and to make changes. The experience of being in the group improves skills of listening, asking questions, giving feedback and facilitation skills. It can give space for members of the group to talk about the emotional aspects of organisational life, manage their anxiety or stress. Asking good questions is fundamental to action learning. We don't offer advice, we try to help each person to identify what is important for them and what feels possible given the organisational setting.
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I am skilled in managing this process – although each group is different. The particular qualities which characterise my facilitation style include: due attention to process, really listening, curiosity and intelligence, asking good questions and helping others to do the same – I seek to develop a secure space for honest, in-depth reflection. I have studied and worked with many skilled facilitators who have supported my own learning in this area – including: Jud Stone, Ian McGill, Paul Tosey and Mike Pedler.
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Q: reactjs Link onClick set props is undefined in child I'm trying to set props onClick on a Link. but in the History component it is undefined.
export function Item({ id, prePassword, updateList, setPropsPassword }) {
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<Link onClick={()=>setPropsPassword(password)} to={"/history/"+id} className="btn-open-history float-left btn btn-primary">Geschiedenis</Link>
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function Store(props) {
  let { id } = props.match.params;
  const [password, setPassword] = useState()

  return (
    <>
      <List items={props.items} setPassword={setPassword} selectedId={id}  />
      <AnimatePresence>
        {props.match.path=="/history/:id" && id && <History prePassword={password} id={id} key="item" />}

        {props.match.path=="/list/:id" && id && <Item setPropsPassword={setPassword} updateList={props.updateList} prePassword={password} id={id} key="history" />}

      </AnimatePresence>
    </>
  );
}

History Component:
class History extends React.Component {

    constructor(props) {
        super(props);
    }

    componentDidMount() {
        console.log(this.props)
    }
    componentDidUpdate(){
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    render() {
        return (...)
    }

So I also have a Link with a onClick in Item and this one is working with the password props.
But in the History Component the password props is undefined.
I don't understand why it is undefined in the History component

A: I have fixed the issue by changing the location of:
const [password, setPassword] = useState()

to the parent of "Store" and giving the "password" and "setPassword" down to Store.
But I still don't know why it does not working in Store.

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To be called Haven at The Gulch, the apartment building will offer 299 residences and sit on a distinctively shaped 2-acre property at 641 Division St. and last home to the Myers Flooring building. The parcel is noteworthy due to its significant elevation.
All units have a balcony; six corner units have double balconies that wrap around the exterior of the unit. The units feature quartz counters, kitchen islands with sinks and bar stool space, large windows and copious natural sunlight, walk-in closets and more.
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By Staff | Sep 9, 2016
Health insurance coverage rates for city employees are going up in the future.
Starting July 1 of next year, rates are expected to increase by 17.4 percent.
City Auditor Elizabeth Heisey said the League of Cities projects the insurance rates will only increase by 8.9 percent, but she said that number was uncertain.
The city's Personnel committee recommended the council discuss full payment of employee health insurance rates. Heisey said the city pays 100 percent for single and has a 75-25 split for families, and that next year the family rate would increase to $412.
Police Chief John Rose said he would like the city to look into increase the rates.
Ward 2 Councilman Gary Kraft said that some employees would feel that staying at the current 75-25 split would not be ideal, but increasing to 100 percent coverage would increase everything else in the budget.
Ward 4 Councilman Chuck Longie said he would like to see an 80-20 split.
Ward 4 Councilwoman Sue Steinke said she would rather see rates between 75 and 80 percent.
Ward 3 Councilmen Joel Berg and Tim Bartsch, Sr.; Ward 1 Councilmen Bruce Allen Rheault and Neil Lotvedt; and Ward 2 Councilman Randy Fossum said they would like the rates to stay at the current 75-25 split.
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– The council discussed the 2017 preliminary budget. A public meeting on the proposed budget will be held Thursday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. in the Otter Tail meeting room.
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In the wake of last week's decision by the UK public to vote to leave the EU, a significant sense of uncertainty has descended on many industries across the nation.
As a response to this dilemma, business secretary Sajid Javid has announced the creation of a new business engagement inter-ministerial group, which will aim to ensure the concerns, views and issues of businesses across all sectors are represented in Westminster in the coming years.
The group will feed into the creation of the new EU Referendum Unit that has been established within the Cabinet Office.
Outlining his intentions behind the creation of this new group, Mr Javid stated: "Now more than ever, businesses need certainty so it is vital that the government maintains an open and continuous dialogue.
"We must work together to make sure the world knows that the UK is still open for business and remains an attractive place with which to trade and invest."
New data published by the Office for National Statistics has highlighted an increase in UK labour costs/hour during the first quarter of 2016.
According to the latest Index of Labour Costs per Hour bulletin update, seasonally adjusted labour costs per hour - the measure of how much it costs to employ a member of staff for each hour they work - rose annually during the first three months of the year by 2.7 per cent.
At the same time, the measure increased by 0.7 per cent from the preceding three-month period (Q4 2015).
The largest growth in labour costs were witnessed in the agriculture, forestry and fishing industry (up 14.4 per cent year-on-year), while the UK's mining and quarrying industry was the best quarterly performer (down 7.2 per cent).
Across industries, the private sector witnessed a greater average increase in per hour costs than the public sector, with respective rises of 3.3 and 1.1 per cent during Q1 this year.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has issued a statement following the UK's decision to leave the EU and claimed that the uncertainty now being witnessed within the economy must not be allowed to impact the nation's recruitment sector.
REC chief executive Kevin Green commented: "Nothing will change overnight. There will be a prolonged period of re-negotiation and readjustment. During this time, government needs to do everything possible to help businesses to grow and create jobs."
He argued that policymakers must use this time effectively to ensure changes to employment regulations, such as the Agency Workers Directive and the Working Time Directive, are carried out in such a manner that does not impact the ability of UK firms to bring in staff and they are able to continue to work effectively on a day-to-day basis.
"We need to ensure that British businesses continue to be able to get the people they need to fill the jobs available. Access to talent is absolutely vital to sustainable economic growth and prosperity," Mr Green concluded.


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Generation Jobless
Jun 3, 2016 Edoardo Campanella
Too many young people in both the developed and developing world are without work. The Biblical warning that idle hands are the devil's workshop captures an important truth: Youth unemployment is a political as well as an economic challenge.
MILAN – Nobody is immune to the consequences of an economic crisis. But some are much more vulnerable – and suffer far worse – than others.
Young people have been the main losers of the Great Recession brought on by the 2008 global financial crisis – and not just in the advanced world. Millions have been pushed into highly unstable jobs, condemned to indefinite unemployment, or forced to move abroad in search of better opportunities. As Jean Pisani-Ferry of France Stratégie, a French government advisory body, points out, it is "much worse to be young today than it was a quarter-century ago."
Indeed so. The International Labor Organization estimates that, worldwide, 73 million people aged 16-24 were unemployed in 2014. That number has fallen from 76.6 million in 2009, when the impact of the 2008 crisis was still fresh; but the pace of improvement is not exactly encouraging. Simply put, around 45% of the world's economically active young people are either unemployed or are living in poverty, despite having a job. And, given inadequate statistical reporting in many poor countries, where populations tend to be younger, these figures almost certainly underestimate the severity of the problem.
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Edoardo Campanella is a Future of the World Fellow at the Center for the Governance of Change of IE University in Madrid and co-author, with Marta Dassù, of Anglo Nostalgia: The Politics of Emotion in a Fractured West.
rachel horwitz Dec 28, 2016
Great article. Is this really the reason why so much of the world is in turmoil? It might be.
Per Kurowski Sep 5, 2016
Why should migrants, with their remittances, finance directly those who made them emigrate?
http://theamericanunion.blogspot.com/2010/05/reminder.html
Clearly growing lack of jobs for the young (and old) cause growing need for decent unemployment
http://perkurowski.blogspot.com/2012/04/we-need-worthy-and-decent-unemployments.html
But, that said, few, or perhaps none of the experts here mentioned, has opposed the risk weighted capital requirements for banks, in terms of these effectively hindering banks from financing the "riskier" future, that which could create jobs; and making these only refinancing the "safer" past, that which only allows for more consumption and higher asset values... to an ever lesser degree.
Andrés Osorio Jun 17, 2016
This is one of the best articles I have read in quite some time. I work as an advisor for the Colombian government. Currently, I am co-leading a program called "40,000 First Jobs for Our Youth". The program's objective is to help young individuals, age 18-28, to find a suitable job and acquire meaningful experience of at least a year. The program grants a subsidy to employers that hire young individuals, covering up to 6 months of salaries and other labor related costs.
I've had the opportunity to face the day-to-day problems of young individuals that feel marginalized due to the lack of opportunities.
Market failures definitely play an important role. Employers, at least in Colombia, don't trust young workers. Young workers, on the other hand, are not easily convinced or attracted; they demand high paying jobs and certain liberties that obviously do not correlate with their experience or skills. Information asymmetries play a very large role, causing a huge mismatch between the skills required by the labor market, and the skills produced by the education system.
Raeana Connell Jun 9, 2016
Grazie per l'articolo Edoardo, interessante. Sono neo zelandese, abito ad Auckland. In questi ultimi anni sono arrivati tanti giovani italiani, francesi ecc. Entrano con il visto di working holiday poi dopo un anno tanti scelgono di rimanere perché l'opportunità di lavoro e lo stile di vita e' piacevole qui in NZ. E' anche un peccato, perché di solito hanno studiato per tanti anni, hanno la laurea, esperienza di lavoro, ma non riescono ad entrare nel loro mistiere subito, devono cominciare da zero.
Once upon a time us Kiwis would head to Europe to find a job, now it seems like the tables have turned...
Peter Schaeffer Jun 5, 2016
The solution to these problems (in Europe at least) is easy. Just encourage (or allow) mass immigration of low-skill people from the Middle-East and North Africa to take all of the jobs Europe's young people need and want. The fact that an article on youth immigration didn't even mention mass immigration is telling. Europe's elites aren't (yet) even willing to talk about real problems, much less act on them.
yw yap Jun 9, 2016
Yes, the article is a positive start. (y)
Steve Hurst Jun 6, 2016
Germany alone needs 8 million young to rebalance its demographic problem but simply cannot socially absorb that many newcomers even if they are all capable of working, cannot even house them. The fact youth unemployment in the EU is so large when there is a demographic need for more youth to be fully engaged is one very big red flag and there is very little discussion about it, so at least this article is something of a start
Enrique Woll Battistini Jun 5, 2016
José Mujica, ex president of Uruguay, has recently leveled a severe criticism, in Bolivia, of what runaway capitalism has accomplished: Extreme social injustice for young and old alike. Following are a few ideas regarding this calamitous reality and how to address it through the creation of Environmentally-Friendly Private-Public Development Consortiums along three geopolitical axes in the context of modern socio-political economic cooperation led by the private sector: Asia-Oceania, North-South America, and Europe-Africa.
http://www.academia.edu/24596360/TRUTHOUT_-_The_solid_wall_between_the_1_and_the_working_poor_in_the_USA_The_perverse_and_persisting_conundrum_of_the_minimum_wage_-_2016041801
https://www.academia.edu/23094646/OFA_At_the_Brink_of_Recovery_or_Conflagration_The_World_at_a_Tipping_Point_2011111506
https://www.academia.edu/13062623/Informal_Proof_of_Thomas_Pikettys_Thesis-2014060802
https://www.academia.edu/15092302/Living_in_Peru_-_The_Burgeoning_Costs_of_Environmental_Inaction_in_Peru_-_2009032601
https://www.academia.edu/15092472/Living_in_Peru_-_Peru_in_Copenhagen_Thoughts_on_The_Right_to_Pollute_-_Does_it_Exist_-_2010102701
https://www.academia.edu/23946856/Facebook_-_Staving_off_the_impending_effects_of_unemployment_through_increased_consumption_2013031903
https://www.academia.edu/18040396/Living_in_Peru_-_Uses_and_Limitations_of_Michael_Greene_s_Social_Progress_Index_SPI_for_Development_-_2015102202
https://www.academia.edu/15077925/The_Formulation_of_Ad_Hoc_Green_Development_Strategies_-_2009082801
https://www.academia.edu/13947987/La_elaboraci%C3%B3n_de_propuestas_para_el_mundo_de_hoy_-_Junio_24_2005_-_2013010902
https://www.academia.edu/12823875/An_idea_set_forth_in_1993_A_Partnership_for_Development_with_the_United_States_of_America_-_1993101201
https://www.academia.edu/12823841/Mathematical_Model_and_Simulation_for_A_Partnership_for_Development_with_the_United_States_of_America_-_December_1999
Odyssios Redux Jun 5, 2016
All of which is grimly true. And the long-term is even worse. Because within - say - three decades, almost any manufactured good the heart might desire, will be produced by fully-automated, software-guided systems. No humans needed. (I'm deliberately avoiding the term 'Artificial Intelligence' since it has no useful meaning and serves only to confuse.) Automated systems don't take bathroom breaks, don't suffer fatigue,and operate 24/7 with no vacations.
Opening opportunities in the 'caring professions' addressing the needs of an aging population create jobs - but less than full-time, with pay below survival, let alone mortgage-paying.
The bleak fact is that we're seeing the beginning of mass unemployability, not 'just' mass unemployment.
The entire economic basis of a 'consumer economy' is increasingly under profound threat. And may soon be as obsolete an economic/business model, as is feudalism.
it's getting scarier.....
The reason youth are unemployed is simple, they are the cheapest group for guvnt policy to let be jobless
The answer to youth unemployment is equally simply, political policy
The author of this article needs to look at the long term youth unemployment trend which is ever upward
As for '...McKinsey's Mona Mourshed urges private companies to cooperate more with educators to ensure that curricula keep pace with employers' needs.' This is one big joke, employers try to demand turnkey plastic interlocking specialised workers but fail to provide job security ditching workers at the drop of a hat and indulge in offshoring.
Mike Holly Jun 4, 2016
I am so sick of the gutless writers on this web site kowtowing the moneyed special interests. The truth is politicians receive contributions in exchange for granting regulations that monopolize industries and opportunities.
Steve Holly Jun 9, 2016
The reason youth have always been the most likely victim of unemployment is simple, because they have the least experience. The way to end youth unemployment is to end unemployment.
'The reason youth are unemployed is simple, they are the cheapest group for guvnt policy to let be jobless'
The Govt may have a lot less discretion than you think about this. Remember, every unemployed person is an non-taxpayer! And even if now paid at a rate 'too low to tax', will someday emerge, butterfly-like, into the broad, sunlit landscape of the tax-paying.
One difficulty is the skill-set of the average school-leaver. Without fairly hefty additional education, at an apprentice or college, there are far fewer jobs available at 'school-leaving' level, than there are school leavers. And this increasingly applies to training at tech college or other farther education. Evey government on the planet faces this difficulty; none have the vaguest how to cope. Nor do I. All the obvious band-aids have been tried. Constantly raising the school leaving age has been one of them. Instead of some form of welfare payment, the effective 'unemployment' cost is disguised as an 'educational' one. Politiically more acceptable; no more helpful to the students concerned, unfortunately for all of us.
Generally, governments (not just the dismal lot infesting Westminster) are dealing about as convincingly with this, as they are with the EU refugee crisis. That one will abate (somewhat) when 'we' stop starting silly wars. There's no such easy fix for the next generation of school levers. This is a desperately unhappy situation all round. My generation (I'm 73) had what can only be called a 'golden' youth and early adulthood by comparison. Of course, the total population of the EU is just about the spare change above a billion, in the Chinese case. And we think we have problems!
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NEWS ROUNDUP: Serena Williams Falls To Karolina Pliskova In U.S. Open Semifinals…AND MORE
"I don't think much went well today," Williams said. "I made a lot of errors. I didn't play as well as I've been playing."
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Serena Williams lost Thursday's U.S. Open semifinal match at Arthur Ashe stadium to opponent Karolina Pliskova. "I don't think much went well today," Williams told reporters after the 6-2, 7-6(5) match. "I made a lot of errors. I didn't play as well as I've been playing." Not only did Williams lose the match, but she also lost her No.1 ranking, a title she's held for 186 weeks. Her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, said a long-time knee injury may have caused a significant hinderance. The duo worked to iron out the tension before the match, he said. On the other hand, Williams doesn't leave this year's U.S. Open empty-handed, she broke tennis legend Roger Federer's record, winning an extraordinary 308 Grand Slam matches. Read more.
Nigeria Faces Unprecedented Famine Due To Boko Haram
Nearly a quarter of a million children in Nigeria face extreme starvation and malnutrition because of Boko Haram's agricultural disruption. Doctors Without Borders say the situation is harrowing; many of the children die within a 24-hour time period after they arrive at treatment centers. U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Toby Lanzer told authorities at a Thursday meeting in Brussels that another two million people are unreachable because the situation is difficult to assess. As Nigeria faces a recession and limited resources for help, Lanzer said,"We will see, I think, a famine unlike any we have ever seen anywhere." Read more.
Smithsonian Museum To Display Pastor G.E. Patterson's Artifacts
Months after famed pastor G.E. Patterson's death, his artifacts will catch the eye of visitors at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Patterson is a beloved figure in the Christian community, known as the first televangelist. He preached from the pulpit at his Memphis-based church, Bountiful Blessings Ministries, and impacted the lives of millions. "It's an honor for Memphis, but also an honor for the religious community because he stood among giants," close associate Deidre Malone said. The museum will open its doors on September 24. Read more.
'Creed' Director Ryan Coogler Hasn't Accepted Academy's Member Invitation
Ryan Coogler is staying mum on whether he will join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He and 683 others were invited this year in an effort to diversify the group. His friend and frequent collaborator Michael B. Jordan was also invited. Coogler has yet to respond to the invite, while sources say he has no interest in joining. He's probably focused on his next movie, Marvel's Black Panther. Read more.
Lady Chablis, LGBT Icon and Beloved Entertainer, Dead At 59
Lady Chablis, known for her groundbreaking role in John Berendt's book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of the same name, died on Thursday morning at a Savannah, Georgia hospital. Close friends say Chablis died of complications from pneumonia. Chablis, who was born Benjamin Edward Knox, was a well-known performer in the dreamy southern town and a champion of LGBT rights in the tight-knit community. Her one-woman show at Club One brought thousands to see her electric performances. The venue released a statement saying she was a "trendsetter" and "an inspiration to others in our business. As someone who was not afraid to push limits and set the bar higher, her presence will be forever missed." Read more.
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Big stories in different parts of the world today.
The Russian mobilization—the first since World War II—appears to be aiming at 1 million new soldiers, rather than the 300,000 suggested yesterday. Officials are scouring villages to conscript men, especially ethnic minorities, to fill the quotas the government has established. Stories are circulating of men given only an hour to appear at recruitment centers, students being given draft notices while they were sitting in class, and workers taken off the job.
Meanwhile, the U.S. government has officially condemned Russia's attacks on the civilian population of Ukraine: the forced deportations, disappearances, detainments, torture, and other abuses. The State Department said that "President Putin must be held accountable for these atrocities." Indeed, even North Korea has distanced itself from Russia, saying in an official statement that it has never supplied Russia with weapons and has no plans to do so.
The U.S. today also imposed sanctions on Iran's morality police and other government leaders after the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for wearing her head covering too loosely. Her death has prompted protests in Tehran and other areas, with Iranians seeing her death as a sign of the extremism of the country's religious leaders.
And yet, not everyone is on board with distancing themselves from authoritarian governments. Today, Jared Kushner received the Hungarian Order of Merit at the Hungarian consulate in New York.
Here at home, President Biden has rushed help to Puerto Rico. The island is reeling from Hurricane Fiona, which knocked out a power grid not fully recovered from Hurricane Maria almost exactly five years ago. On Sunday he issued an emergency declaration, freeing up federal money to help the region, and yesterday he issued a major disaster declaration, which allows the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to pay for debris removal, water restoration, temporary housing and home repairs, and crisis counselors; to provide low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses; and so on.
When he ran for president, Biden promised he would provide aid to Puerto Rico, which was still rebuilding after Hurricane Maria killed 3000 people and left hundreds of thousands of people without power for months. Today, at FEMA's Region 2 headquarters at One World Trade Center in New York City, Biden indicated he sees his response to Hurricane Fiona as a test of the federal government. He recalled President Ronald Reagan's famous line: "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help." "But we really are," Biden said, "[a]nd…I hope you're satisfied with the response so far. We'll be with the…folks of Puerto Rico now and until this is done and we recover."
While Biden is trying to demonstrate that the government works, the former president is finding that out.
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta overturned the decision of Judge Aileen Cannon saying that the Department of Justice could not use the materials seized in the August 8 search of Mar-a-Lago until a special master had reviewed them. The 11th Circuit agreed with the Department of Justice that the 100 or so classified documents should be exempt from that decision. It ruled that the Department of Justice and the FBI can proceed with both the national security investigation of the documents with classified markings that Trump stole from the national government and the criminal investigation of that theft, including those documents.
Legal commenter Teri Kanefield noted that Trump was likely most concerned about the documents with classification markings because while all the material belonged to the United States—that is, to us—it is the classified material that threatens our national security and thus puts him in the greatest legal jeopardy. That, she suggests, is why he is making such a fuss about whether he declassified the material.
But the court has removed those documents from the special master's review. "So now," Kanefield notes, "[Trump] can pay for a special master to look through everything else while the DOJ continues a criminal investigation of the doc[ument]s that matter."
Today that special master, U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie—who was Trump's pick for the job, by the way—ordered Trump's lawyers to back up Trump's wild claims in court. The former president has alleged that the FBI planted documents at Mar-a-Lago, that some of the recovered documents were actually his, and that he had, in fact, secretly declassified some of the materials with classified markings. Dearie gave his lawyers until September 30 to tell him which documents, if any, on the Justice Department's inventory of the material they recovered from Mar-a-Lago on August 8 have been described incorrectly.
"This submission shall be Plaintiff's final opportunity to raise any factual dispute as to the completeness and accuracy of the Detailed Property Inventory," Dearie wrote.
This morning, former Trump attorney Sidney Powell was supposed to testify before a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, about her involvement in a breach of election systems in Coffee County. The data firm whose operatives gained access to the system says it was hired by Powell. She did not appear for today's scheduled interview.
https://www.state.gov/russias-filtration-operations-and-forced-relocations/
Department of State @StateDept
Ukrainian citizens are being taken to filtration camps in a concerted effort to suppress their resistance and many are facing forced deportations, arbitrary detentions, and torture. President Putin must be held accountable for these atrocities. Read more:
state.govRussia's Filtration Operations and Forced Relocations - United States Department of StateRussian officials and proxy authorities in Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine are undertaking a monumental effort to "filter" the population as a means of suppressing Ukrainian resistance and enforcing loyalty among the remaining population. The United States condemns Russia's "filtration" operation…
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Michael McFaul @McFaul
Wow. Even Kim Jung-un is seeking distance from Putin! You know you are a pariah when other pariahs are dissing you.
NEXTA @nexta_tv
#NorthKorea has released an official statement claiming that it has never supplied weapons to #Russia and has no such plans. https://t.co/gw1xGLbbVR
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/how-declared
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/21/biden-declares-major-disaster-in-puerto-rico-to-energize-fiona-recovery-00058139
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/22/hurricane-fiona-biden-promises-federal-funding-for-puerto-rico-aid.html
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/09/22/remarks-by-president-biden-on-hurricane-fiona-recovery-efforts/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-iranian-morality-police-after-mahsa-aminis-death
Teri Kanefield @Teri_Kanefield
I suspect Trump was primarily worried about the documents marked classified. That's why he's making all that fuss about "classified." So now he can pay for a special master to look through everything else while the DOJ continues a criminal investigation of the docs that matter.
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski @JSaryuszWolski
Russian mobilisation target is 1 million, not 300 000 via @novayagazeta_en ⬇
novayagazeta.euИсточник: засекреченный пункт указа о мобилизации позволяет Минобороны призвать один миллион человекЗасекреченный седьмой пункт указа о мобилизации позволяет Минобороны призвать один миллион человек. Об этом «Новой газете. Европа» сообщил источник в администрации президента.  Накануне на сайте портала правовой информации опубликовали скан указа Владимира Путина о введении в России «…
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/russia-mobilisation-ukraine-war-army-drive
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/22/dearie-trump-order-declassify/
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/former-trump-attorney-sydney-powell-no-show-election-probe-grand-jury/I2CBG7VLVJFQVF3BNTTFXLRVCM/
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/special-master-asks-trump-to-put-his-money-where-his-mouth-is
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/06/politics/surveillance-video-voting-machine-breach-coffee-county-georgia/index.html
With respect to TFG's delusional comment to Sean Profanity that he could declassify anything he wanted by just "thinking about it", the best response quote to date has been:
"Omg he's actually invoking the Secret Telepathic Unilateral Preemptive Irreversible Declassification (S.T.U.P.I.D.) defense," quipped Asha Rangappa, a former FBI agent and attorney.
But then, this accurately describes most of his defenses
Irenie
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Putin isn't worried about the world's opinions. He's time traveling back to the time of the czars, when young men were conscripted for long durations. Jews for 25 years. Sometimes a lifetime. My grandparents, Jews, fled Russia/Ukraine and Lithuania in 1909. The men would have to serve unless they were lame. My grandfather was missing a digit. Self inflicted and common way to avoid service. Can't pull the trigger if…And the story doesn't stop in that century. Putin's antisemitism is well known. And continues to fuel his relentless destruction of the Ukrainian people and the country. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/vladimir-putin-ukraine-attack-antisemitism-denazify
Now he is on a path to destroy his own young people. Especially ethnic minorities. One million soldiers? Could that be a typo? Just to destroy Ukraine. And like Hitler, he has not been stopped by his own people. Yet.


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Sitting down with Mark Skapinker: entrepreneur
By Jordana Skurka
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One can be a successful entrepreneur as well as give back to the community, Mark Skapinker, co-founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm Brightspark Ventures, which invests to build and grow promising early-stage software companies, said.
Skapinker is from Johannesburg, South Africa, where he and many of his friends joined Habonim, the Zionist youth movement. "It was a way for us to be able to express some type of alternative life to what we saw around us", in apartheid-era South Africa, "without being arrested and sent to jail."
He was "determined to apply some of the lessons I learned growing into my business life and many of them paid off," he said. "We know that the more the solid corporate culture the start-up company has, the more successful they are. We understood that part of corporate culture is giving back," he told over 100 Jewish young professionals who came out to the House's latest speaker series event, JEDx Breakaway: The Edge of Entrepreneurialism, on July 20.
In the early 80s, he and his wife decided to spend a year in Toronto, and "it's been a long year," he said. "We became very entrenched, enthusiastic Canadians and all of our children live here."
When Skapinker arrived in Toronto, "the personal computer revolution was beginning. The first PCs came out, the first home computers came out and I was completely enthralled with what was happening. There was a tremendous amount of excitement around what was about to happen with the personal computer industry. I thought I have to start my own company in Toronto."
On a trip to Israel visiting technology companies, he was introduced to an organization called Tmura.
Tmura works with start-ups in Israel and charities. In this program, a burgeoning start-up company gives one or a few per cent of the company in stock options to Tmura to hold on to those options.
"When you sell the company, Tmura cashes in on the options and together gives that money to charity." It is a model that has worked well in Israel with companies like Waze. When Google bought Waze, "millions of dollars were given to charity through Tmura."
Together with a few other venture capital firms, Skapinker started a similar organization called the Upside Foundation of Canada, "where you can share the upside of your company." The venture motivates Canadian start-ups to give back to society through corporate philanthropy.
"It's encouraging software companies to be part of the charitable world," he said. Today the Foundation has 40 companies signed, with the goal to sign on another 100 companies by the end of the year. The Foundation is an "incredible way of creating a platform and giving back to the community around you."
Rabbi Rafi Lipner, executive director of the House, told the audience, "the entrepreneurial balance is the idea of moving the needle forward, creating something that has never been seen before. At the same time, the counter balance is that there are certain tried values or principles that tether any solid business and vision."
Those values are Jewish values, such as the value of giving back. Skapinker is "involved in some really creative philanthropic start-up initiatives," Rabbi Lipner told The CJN. "He balances his involvement in the community along with his growth and success in business."
Rabbi Lipner saw the Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) as the "perfect partner" to host this event. Skapinker is "involved in the tech start-up world and supportive of Israel and its initiatives. JCT is an organization that combines the Jewish lens with the start-up lens. Greatness, in the Jewish lens, is not that you are great at what you do", says Rabbi Lipner, "but it's because you do great things with that which you can do well."
The House provides Jewish programing for young professionals' through events and speakers.
"The young professional demographic are at the point in their lives when they're making their most important life decisions," Rabbi Lipner told The CJN. "It's the time when they must decide whether to just pursue financial success or to have a broader definition of success."
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Popular model and actress, Amber Rose, has made a vow to do a radical thing if the American Republican presidential candidate is elected president.
Amber Rose has said she will leave the U.S. and live in Canada if Donald Trump is elected as president in November.
The businesswoman added she would be voting for Hillary Clinton – and now was the time for the Democratic nominee to 's*** on everyone and be the powerful woman she is'.
In an interview with The Daily Beast, she explained she was no fan of Trump's, joking she prepared to move to Canada if he gained power.
Rose added she was extremely excited about the upcoming election and the chance for the U.S. to elect Clinton as its first woman president.


It's not often we get the chance to review gadgets on MadameNoire so when Samsung gave me a Galaxy S6 to try out during the Essence Festival in New Orleans this past weekend, I was beyond thrilled. I've been an android user since before Apple vs. Android was a thing, but my enthusiasm for phone upgrades began to dwindle significantly as "new" iterations of mobile phones started to mean nothing more than a bigger screen or a different color case or an allegedly faster processing system. Hence, I planned to walk around with my cracked HTC M8 Harman Kardon until the wheels fell off — or the screen bled so bad I could barely read text messages, which is where things currently stand.
But along came the Galaxy S6, a major step up from my last Galaxy phone, the S4, which I used up until May 2014. If I tell you nothing else about this phone, you must know that the camera is exceptional. And don't act like you don't care. In this world of snapchatting, Periscoping, and Instagramming, a high-quality mobile camera is invaluable, and on this point the S6 definitely delivers. The phone offers a 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixels for the back camera, which is the reason more than one iPhone user told me they were seriously thinking about switching over to the S6 after they saw my pics this weekend. FYI, there's also this beauty effect option on the camera phone that makes taking narcissistic selfies so much more enjoyable. One thing you should know is if you do decide to switch over to this device from an Apple or any other phone, Smart Switch will make the transition so much easier. All you have to do is download the app, select which info you want to move from the old phone to the new one, and then connect the devices via a USB cable, manual pairing, or wi-fi, and you're good to go. More details on that here.
As someone who's a sucker for big phone screens, (I wanted to buy the Galaxy note until the saleswoman asked me if I was an illustrator and told me since I'm not, there's no reason I need a phone that big) I truly appreciate the large display of the phone coupled with its light weight. The organizational options are also pretty cool too, as I can find apps on my homescreen based on provider (Google, Samsung, Microsoft, etc.) or purpose, like social. There's also a dual screen option that makes multi-tasking so much easier, and even images are meticulously categorized by where they were taken (camera, Twitter, screenshot, download) that it makes it almost impossible not to find an image when you're looking forward in the midst of telling one of those great, "let me show you this picture…" stories.
The one drawback I noticed is the battery tends to drain rather quickly, but Samsung seems to be aware, as there are a few built-in features to help combat a I'm-stuck-on-the-side-of-the-road-with-a-dead-phone situation. The first is the Ultra Power Saving Mode which, at 10% charge, still gives you 24 more hours of texting and talking. The second is the fast charging mode which will allow you to boost your charge up to 50% in just about 30 minutes. And the third option is to charge wirelessly, via a charging pad that's compatible with all Qi-certified devices which gives you a little more bang for your buck.
The bottom line? If you're do for an upgrade on your current Android device or the only thing stopping you from leaving Apple is not wanting to have a green bubble on iMessage, make the switch to the Galaxy S6, which offers even cooler features in the Edge version. Trust me, at the very least your photos will thank you for it.


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Sometimes a home can suffer a power surge or power spike, and this can lead to something called electronic failure. Iomgea StorCenter hard drives often effectively 'die' when this happens. However, we have had years of experience of recovering data from these dead hard drives.
Sometimes the Iomgea StorCenter External Hard Drive is on a 'go slow', or can even freeze. This often means that the sectors on the disk are degrading and becoming unreadable and un-writeable. It can also mean that there is an issue with allocation of sectors on the hard drive. This could prove difficult, as it can mean that data cannot be copied from the drive, which can result in folders disappearing. We have worked with slowing drives before, and have a lot of experience in recovering data in this situation.


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Premier League preview: Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
Genius Sports Report
Ryan Mason's first game
Tottenham enter a new era as they host Southampton in Ryan Mason's first match as interim manager.
Following the departure of Jose Mourinho, we can now confirm that Ryan Mason will take charge as Interim Head Coach for the remainder of the season.#THFC ⚪ #COYS
Eventful week off the pitch
It has been a tumultuous week for Spurs, who remarkably sacked Jose Mourinho on Monday, six days before the Carabao Cup final. The sacking has however been overshadowed by the breakaway Super League which has been destroyed in two days.
Daniel Levy , Chairman of Tottenham looks on from the stands while wearing a face mask during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Everton FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Tottenham were among the 12 clubs who shockingly planned to break from their traditions, but Tuesday night's announcement has quashed the idea.
Ryan Mason has had limited time to work with the players but as a former player and academy coach, he will know a great number of the players.
The 29-year-old is the youngest manager to ever manage in the Premier League and now has six games to try and push Spurs up the table. They are currently seventh, five points off the top four.
Harry Kane suffered an ankle injury in the 2-2 draw against Everton and he is out of the game. There is a hope that he can be fit for the final on Sunday.
Southampton form
Southampton were beaten 1-0 by Leicester in the FA Cup semi final last weekend to kill off hopes of a great ending to the season.
Manager Ralph Hasenhuttl with Stuart Armstrong of Southampton after their sides 1-0 defeat during the Semi Final of the Emirates FA Cup match between Leicester City and Southampton FC at Wembley Stadium. (Photo by Robin Jones/Getty Images)
Southampton sit 14th in the table with 36 points, nine points clear of the bottom three and seemingly safe.
It has been a grim 2021 for Southampton, who were in the top four in December but have won just three times from 15 games, losing 11. They have picked up just 10 points in 2021 – the fewest amount of points from any side.
Tottenham have won eight of their last nine Premier League home games against Southampton. The most recent meeting between the sides came in September, when Spurs hammered Ralph Hasenhuttl's side 5-2.
Son Heung-Min scored four with his strike partner Harry Kane assisting all four in a devastating spell.
The Saints have scored in each of their last 10 Premier League meetings with Spurs.
Featured image: Ryan Mason, Interim Head Coach of Tottenham Hotspur gives his team instructions during a Tottenham Hotspur training session at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
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Dominion moving further into solar with 79 MW project in North Carolina
The power giant's plans to buy the project from Cypress Creek add to its utility arm's ambition to sign contracts with 950 MW of solar projects in the state by 2021.
May 5, 2017 Christian Roselund
Image: Cypress Creek Renewables
Yesterday Virginia's Dominion furthered its moves into the North Carolina solar market with plans to buy 79 MW solar project from developer Cypress Creek Renewables. The project is already under construction on 550 acres of land near Morven, North Carolina.
Dominion expects to finalize the acquisition when the plant is complete, which is expected some time in the next two months. This will add to the 535 MW of solar that the company already has under development or in operation.
The announcement comes less than one week after Dominion's Virginia utility arm presented a long-term plan to state regulators under which it plans to sign contracts for 950 MW of solar in North Carolina owned by third-party developers.
The 79 MW plant near Morven has a power contract, but Dominion declined to identify the off-taker, or to state whether or not the contract was signed under the auspices of the Public Utilities Regulatory Power Act of 1978 (PURPA). PURPA mandates that utilities buy power from independent power producers if they can match a calculation of what the utility would otherwise pay for power, and has been a main driver of North Carolina's solar market.


I recently read a fantastic article in the NY Times about a group that places unused Christmas trees in the bottom of lakes. These are the surplus trees that would typically get mulched or composted. Wow. Have they found an innovative use for these trees! Click here to read the story.
In placing the Christmas trees in the bottom of lakes, an automatic protective, nesting environment is created for various fish species. This makes a desirable condition for struggling fish populations. It also provides an amazing fishing experience for anglers.
According to the article, this program is done in a variety of larger lakes across the country. It is truly an amazing idea. But then again, I'm a big "sap" for making all beings (including fish) feel cozy and protected. I love this concept and plan to track the placement of the trees (that is, which lake) so that one day, I can catch an ornamental fish of my own. Now, I've got you hooked!


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Sidestepping Sepsis via TP Biopsy: Interview with Jeremy Grummet, MBBS
Jeremy P. Grummet, MBBS, MS, FRACS
Although transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided biopsy is the most commonly used technique for making the histologic diagnosis of prostate cancer, rising readmission rates of subsequent sepsis have given urologic surgeon Jeremy P. Grummet, MBBS, MS, FRACS, pause.
Chair of the Genito-Urinary Cancer Multidisciplinary Team at Alfred Health in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Dr. Grummet performs almost exclusively transperineal prostate biopsies, with a postprocedural sepsis readmission rate of zero to date, as he and his colleagues have reported in BJU International.
Dr. Grummet discussed his change in practice with Renal & Urology News.
What inspired you to examine the issue of sepsis rates following transrectal vs transperineal (TP) prostate biopsy?
Dr. Grummet: Like other urologists, I was trained in doing TRUS biopsies. It was, and still is, considered the norm, and the risk of sepsis was accepted as part of it, so we always gave prophylactic antibiotics for it.
I continued doing TRUS biopsies in my own practice, but despite the usual prophylactic quinolones, I was seeing too many men in my own and my colleagues' practices coming back to the hospital septic. And these guys were sick. They felt awful, and sometimes needed intensive care support—all this just because of a minor diagnostic procedure.
But we had started to do TP biopsies as a confirmatory biopsy for active-surveillance patients, so we gained some experience with this approach as well. As TP biopsy avoids breach of the rectal wall altogether, it seemed logical that it would carry a much lower risk of sepsis, so we checked the literature as well as our own experience.
Is TP prostate biopsy considered controversial?
Dr. Grummet: I don't think TP biopsy is controversial in terms of cancer detection. There's no reason why it should be inferior to TRUS biopsy in this regard, and the evidence to date supports that.
Rather, the controversy is based on whether we as urologists have access to the necessary equipment and to the operating-room time needed to perform TP biopsy, as it typically requires a general anesthetic.
What would stop physicians from adopting TP prostate biopsy?
Dr. Grummet: A TRUS biopsy under local anesthetic can be performed in the urologist's office in under 10 minutes. So it's quick, easy, relatively cheap, and very convenient. You can even do it between consultations. TP biopsy, on the other hand, requires booking your patient onto an operating list, having more sophisticated equipment, and giving a general anesthetic, and it takes considerably longer to do (although once you've got the process streamlined, it's less than 20 minutes).
So not only do you need additional resources, if you're a busy practicing urologist it's hard to make the mental shift to offering TP biopsy. But it's a procedure that's easy enough to learn, so the learning curve shouldn't be a barrier.
In your 2014 BJU International study ("Sepsis and 'superbugs': should we favour the transperineal over the transrectal approach for prostate biopsy?"), you state that there has been a noticeable rise in the rate of TRUS-biopsy sepsis with the increasing prevalence of multi-resistant organisms.
How can wider use of TP biopsy help to combat this?
Dr. Grummet: TP biopsy essentially renders multiresistant organisms irrelevant. These bacteria are becoming more and more common in rectal flora. But as long as they stay in the rectum, they don't cause an issue, as is the case with TP biopsy. TRUS biopsy, on the other hand, allows entry of these multi-resistant rectal bacteria via the biopsy gun directly into the vascular prostate, and thereon into the bloodstream.
In your study, none (zero) of 245 patients who underwent TP prostate biopsy had to be readmitted to the hospital for sepsis infection, whereas the rate of sepsis after TRUS biopsy is as high as 5%.
Why is it so important to reduce the rate of post-biopsy sepsis even further, to the point of changing the gold standard of prostate biopsy (TRUS)?
Dr. Grummet: First of all, I think it's important to remember that TRUS biopsy sepsis rates are usually lower than 5%, although that rate has certainly been reported. Our own region's sepsis rate is more in the order of 1%–2%. But I would argue that even that's too high given the morbidity that sepsis causes, especially when we have an alternative available where sepsis is exceedingly rare.
Many practicing colleagues would seem to agree that current rates of sepsis are a real concern as evidenced by the increasing use of carbapenems such as meropenem as prophylaxis for TRUS biopsy.
Whilst this is a well-meaning attempt to minimize TRUS biopsy sepsis in individual patients, it is surely a step backwards in preventing further development of multiresistant bacteria, such as CRE [carbapenem-resistant enterococci], which the CDC has labeled an urgent threat to public health.
Carbapenems are almost never required in TP biopsy for treatment as sepsis rarely occurs, and are certainly not needed for prophlyaxis.
So TP biopsy can reduce the morbidity of sepsis in individual patients as well as potentially help reduce the public health risk of antibiotic resistance. In doing so, TP biopsy could also reduce the enormous financial costs of these problems. These offsets must also be borne in mind when we consider the cost of the procedure of TP biopsy itself, and our group is researching this at the moment.
From the April 01, 2014 Issue of Renal and Urology News
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