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Popular Radio Presenter Suspended for Alleged Ties to Bitcoin Scam – Featured Bitcoin News
South Africa's national broadcaster has suspended one of its employees that is accused of convincing unsuspecting people, including pensioners, to invest in a cryptocurrency scam. More than 100 people are believed to have fallen victim to promises of very high returns to investors in the bitcoin investment scheme.
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The South African state broadcaster recently suspended one of its radio presenters, Sebasa Mogale, after a media exposé suggested he may have been part of a cryptocurrency scam outfit that reportedly promised a 300% return on investment.
The decision to suspend the popular broadcaster, who also plays a role in South Africa's popular television series Skeem Saam, was made after an investigative report by the media outlet Carte Blanche identified him as one of the masterminds behind the scam that allegedly fleeced more than 100 people.
Reports of Mogale's suspension were confirmed by Gugu Ntuli, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) group executive responsible for corporate affairs and marketing. In a statement, the executive said:
Thobela FM has taken a decision to unschedule Sebasa Mogale, (Ntshirogele) Afternoon Drive presenter, following the Carte Blanche exposé. Mr Mogale is being afforded an opportunity to resolve the issues raised in the recent broadcast which pertain to his personal business dealings involving cryptocurrency.
Ntuli added that the SABC will "leave no stone unturned" in its own probe into Mogale's role in the scam.
A Confidence Trickster
According to an exposé by Carte Blanche, Mogale had used his celebrity status to lure some listeners of his radio show to invest. The media outlet's report said investors with no training in personal finance management had "cashed in their pensions and savings policies." However, in the end, Mogale's promises turned out to be empty.
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"But for at least 140 people the man they trusted to guide them through the crypto maze appears to have been little more than a confidence trickster," reads part of Carte Blanche's summary of the exposé.
Following news of Mogale's suspension, some of the victims of the scam have come forward to reveal their losses. Sello Bonoko is quoted in another report explaining he became a victim after he listened to Mogale's bitcoin investment pitch that "sounded convincing." He also said he trusted Mogale's promises primarily because these were made on national radio. Bonoko said he lost more than $14,500 (R230,000).
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the South African police is quoted in the report telling Mogale's victims to file reports with law enforcement. He said the police can only act after formally receiving the complaints.
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Кери-Линн Уилсон (род. 17 мая 1967) — канадский дирижeр оперного и симфонического репертуара.

Детство и образование
Кери-Линн Уилсон родилась и воспитывалась в Виннипеге, Манитоба, в семье с богатыми музыкальными и культурными традициями. Еe дедушка был оперным баритоном, бабушка — пианисткой. Еe отец, Карлайл Уилсон, был скрипачом и музыкальным педагогом, мать, Линн Шарплз — профессор английского языка в Университете Тулона (French: Université de Toulon).

С ранних лет она обучалась игре на флейте, фортепиано и скрипке, играла на флейте в составе Молодёжного оркестра Виннипега и выступала как солист с Виннипегским симфоническим оркестром и Филармоническим оркестром Калгари. Она также участвовала в летней программе музыкальной школы Банфа.

Уилсон продолжила своe обучение на флейте под руководством Джулиуса Бейкера (Julius Baker) в Джульярдской школе, Нью-Йорк, США. Возрастающий интерес к дирижированию привeл еe в класс Отто-Вернера Мюллера (Otto-Werner Mueller). Ещe будучи студенткой она впервые выступила в концертном зале Карнеги-Холл в Нью-Йорке (Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall) в мае 1989 года.

Закончила Джульярд со степенью магистра по флейте и дирижированию. Дебютировала с оркестром Национального центра искусств Канады в возрасте 23 лет.

Творческая карьера
С 1994 по 1998 год Уилсон занимала должность ассистента дирижeра в Далласком симфоническом оркестре. После своего пребывания в Далласе она выходит на международную арену в качестве приглашённого дирижeра как оперного, так и симфонического репертуара, работая в Северной и Южной Америке, Европе, Азии, на Ближнем Востоке и в Австралии.

В 2013 году госпожа Уилсон была выбрана на должность главного дирижeра Словенского филармонического оркестра, став первой женщиной-главным дирижёром в истории оркестра. Она занимала эту должность в течение сезона 2014—2015 гг.

Как оперный дирижeр она работала в многочисленных оперных театрах: Баварский государственный театр, Королевский оперный театр Ковент-Гарден, Венская государственная опера, Большой театр, Мариинский театр, Английская национальная опера, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Римская опера, Палермская опера, Пармская опера, Арена-ди-Верона, Мачерату Фестиваль, Фестиваль Пуччини, Опера Лос-Анджелеса, Вашингтонская опера, Канадская опера, Лейпцигская опера, Чешская национальная опера, Ницца Опера, Бильбао Опера, Королевская шведская опера, Норвежская национальная опера, Варшавская опера, Национальная опера Бухареста, Израильская опера, Новый национальный театр Токио, Опера Австралии и Джульярдская опера, среди прочих.

Еe оперный репертуар включает оперы Чайковского «Евгений Онегин», «Пиковая дама», «Иоланта», Мусоргского «Борис Годунов», Шостаковича «Леди Макбет Мценского уезда», Дворжака «Русалка», Верди «Риголетто», «Травиата», «Симон Бокканегра», «Набукко», «Дон Карлос», «Аида», «Отелло», «Бал-маскарад», «Аттила», «Трубадур», «Фальстаф», Моцарта «Così fan tutte»/«Так поступают все женщины», «Дон Жуан», Бизе «Кармен», Гуно «Фауст», «Ромео и Джульетта», Пуччини «Манон Леско», "Тоска, «Богема», «Турандот», «Мадам Баттерфляй», «Девушка с Запада», «Джанни Скикки», «La Rondine»/«Ласточка», Вагнера «Тангейзер», «Летучий голландец», Россини «Севильский цирюльник», «Сигизмунд», «Золушка», Доницетти «Дочь полка», «Любовный напиток», «Лючия ди Ламмермур», Пуленка «Груди Терезия», Равеля «Испанский час», Хумпердинка «Гензель и Гретель», Масканьи «Сельская честь», Леонкавалло «Паяцы», Легара «Веселая вдова», Ульмана «Император Атлантиды».

Еe симфоническая и концертная работа приводила еe в Лос-Анджелес, Сент-Луис, Сан-Франциско, Цинциннати, Сиэтл, на музыкальные фестивали Равиния и Шлезвиг-Гольштейн, в Даллас, Хьюстон, Нью-Йорк, Ганновер, Аахен, Дюссельдорф, Висбаден, Мюнхен, Париж, Вену, Милан, Верону, Флоренцию, Прагу, Будапешт, Москву, Киев, Санкт-Петербург, Мадрид, Бильбао, Овьедо, Братиславу, Загреб, Рейкьявик, Иерусалим, Гонконг, Пекин, Торонто, Монреаль и Каракас, среди других.

Еe репертуар включает как классическую, так и современную музыку, к числу самых любимых композиторов относятся Шостакович, Чайковский, Прокофьев, Малер, Брукнер, Бетховен и Брамс.

Личная жизнь
Уилсон очень высокого роста — 6 футов 1 дюйм (1,85 м). В статье в американском выпуске журнала Vogue за апрель 2004 года она говорит, что во время еe пребывания в Джульярде она осознала, что её высокий рост — скорее преимущество, чем недостаток. «Мне понравилось быть высокой в Нью-Йорке. Я обрела себя». Она владеет русским, французским, итальянским и немецким языками и в свободное время любит читать стихи.

Дискография
 Романс, Валентина Нафорница, Мюнхенский радио-оркестр, outhere Music, 2020.
 Джоаккино Россини: Сигизмондо — живая запись с BR Klassik, 2019
 Прокофьев, Уолтон, Воган Уильямс — Изабель ван Кёлен, NDR Radiophilharmonie c Challenge Records, 2018.
 NDR Klassik Open Air: Верди — Травиата, с Наксосом, 2017.
 Джакомо Пуччини: Турандот, с TM Music, 2007.
 История Джузеппе Вердиса Риголетто — DVD от Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment и Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005.
 Danzón — Симон Боливар Симфонический оркестр с Dorian Recordings, 1998.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Пероснальный сайт Кери-Линн Уилсон
 https://www.instagram.com/kerilynnwilsonmaestro/

Дирижёры Канады
Музыканты Канады XXI века

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J.P. Das: A Creative Journey
Black and white;89 photographs; 148 pages; Hardback
495 | 15 | 9.99
Jagannath Prasad Das was an IAS officer from Odissa who held several prestigious positions in the state and the central governments. He was the collector of Kalahandi in 1966, when the district was affected by unprecedented famine and drought. He did an exemplary work to allay the sufferings of the people during the catastrophe. His work was hailed by all. He is a poet, playwright, painter, actor, and researcher on paintings, all rolled into one. He writes both in Odiya and English. Many of his books have been translated to English and several Indian languages. JP Das founded the Poetry Society (India), and was its President for 14 years. He continues to be the guiding spirit behind the Society. He chose to retire from the IAS at the height of his career to pursue a goal closer to his heart, that of writing. His books include Pratham Purush, the cover for which was designed by Satyajit Ray; Anya Sabu Mrityu, Je Jahara Nirjanata, and other poems); Desha Kaala Paatra, Katha Jatra, Priya Bidushak, and other stories, and Puri Paintings: The Chitrakaar and His Work (study).This inspiring book, written by one who has watched JP Das from very close quarters, describes his life in great detail.
Ganeswar Mishra
Ganeswar Mishra is an author and translator who has published both fiction and non-fiction and has also edited several texts in Odia and English. He has won several awards and distinctions. Educated at Utkal, Kent, and London universities, he taught at Utkal University for long. He was president, Odisha Sahitya Akademi, and founder-editor of the Odia daily Prameya.
Bikram K. Das
Dr Bikram K. Das is an esteemed translator and was a professor at the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad and at the National University of Singapore. He has translated many Odia books into English, including Gopinath Mohanty's Paraja and The Survivor and J.P. Das's The Pukka Sahib. His translation of Paraja won him the first Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize in 1989.

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McCain fears stepped up attacks in Iraq
Republican John McCain said he worries that terrorists might try to influence the November general election with increased attacks in Iraq. "Yes, I worry about it," he said Friday, responding to a question at a town hall-style forum. "And I know they pay attention, because of the intercepts we have of their communications."
Republican John McCain said he worries that terrorists might try to influence the November general election with increased attacks in Iraq.
"Yes, I worry about it," he said Friday, responding to a question at a town hall-style forum. "And I know they pay attention, because of the intercepts we have of their communications."
The questioner asked if McCain feared al-Qaida in Iraq or another group might attack in an effort to aid the Democratic nominee, because Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama both favor a withdrawal of U.S. forces.
McCain told reporters later that al-Qaida remains smart and adaptable despite an increase of U.S. troops in Iraq.
"We have had great success with the surge, but to think they're not capable of orchestrating really strong attacks … I think is an underestimation of the enemy," McCain said.
"We still have the most lethal explosive devices coming across the border from Iran into Iraq," he said. "We still have suicide bombers landing at the airport in Damascus and coming into Iraq as we speak.
"So I would not be surprised if they make an attempt. I believe that we can counter most of it, as we are countering. But there will still be spikes and difficulties and challenges associated with this conflict. Otherwise, I'd be advocating that they come home," he said.
McCain plans to visit Iraq this weekend on a weeklong overseas trip that includes Israel, Britain and France.
He was campaigning Friday in Pennsylvania, which holds presidential primary elections on April 22. Clinton and Obama have claimed the spotlight in the state; McCain sewed up the Republican nomination with victories March 4 in Ohio and Texas.


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Research ArticleOriginal Research
The Primary Care Differential Diagnosis of Inhalational Anthrax
Jonathan L. Temte and Andrew R. Zinkel
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2004, 2 (5) 438-444; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.125
Jonathan L. Temte
Andrew R. Zinkel
PURPOSE Inhalational anthrax is an extremely rare infectious disease with nonspecific initial symptoms, thus making diagnosis on clinical grounds difficult. After a covert release of anthrax spores, primary care physicians will be among the first to evaluate cases. This study defines the primary care differential diagnosis of inhalational anthrax.
METHODS In May 2002, we mailed survey instruments consisting of 3 randomly chosen case vignettes describing patients with inhalational anthrax to a nationwide random sample of 665 family physicians. Nonrespondents received additional mailings. Physicians were asked to provide their most likely nonanthrax diagnosis for each case.
RESULTS The response rate was 36.9%. Diagnoses for inhalational anthrax were grouped into 35 diagnostic categories, with pneumonia (42%), influenza (10%), viral syndrome (9%), septicemia (8%), bronchitis (7%), central nervous system infection (6%), and gastroenteritis (4%) accounting for 86% of all diagnoses. Diagnoses differed significantly between cases that proved to be fatal and those that proved to be nonfatal.
CONCLUSIONS Inhalational anthrax resembles common diagnoses in primary care. Surveillance systems for early detection of bioterrorism events that rely only on diagnostic codes will be hampered by false-positive alerts. Consequently, educating front-line physicians to recognize and respond to bioterrorism is of the highest priority.
Covert release of anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) spores as an act of terrorism will result in the unknowing and unsuspected exposure of persons. Some of those exposed will become infected through inhalation of spores; many of these persons will manifest some of the constellation of symptoms that can be associated with inhalational anthrax.1 For frontline clinicians—typically physicians, physician assistants, and nurse-practitioners in primary care offices, urgent care centers, and emergency departments—early recognition of and response to inhalational anthrax is of paramount importance on both individual and populationwide levels.2
Inhalational anthrax is an extremely rare infectious disease. In 11 recent cases associated with bioterrorism, initial diagnoses were diverse, including gastroenteritis, bacterial meningitis, nonspecific viral syndrome, and bronchitis.3–,7 A diagnosis of inhalational anthrax can be supported by imaging studies. Definitive diagnosis, however, depends on detection of B anthracis through culture, immunohistochemistry, or polymerase chain reaction.1,8 In past anthrax outbreaks, initial diagnoses were aided by contextual information, such as occupation.9 Covert bioterrorism involving a rare pathogen robs the clinician of most contextual diagnostic clues.
Early detection of bioterrorism events has become a national priority since September 11, 2001.10,11 Surveillance based on real-time evaluation of electronic medical data has been proposed as one approach providing the "extreme timeliness of detection" necessary for appropriate response.12 Electronic surveillance uses signal detection theory to identify patterns in diagnostic codes, reported symptoms, or combinations of codes.13,14 Implementation of electronic surveillance, however, depends on understanding the interface between patients and physicians in primary care settings. This venue is where initial diagnoses are made and where initial diagnostic codes are selected for billing purposes.15 Information regarding the primary care differential diagnosis of inhalational anthrax is scant and has not been evidence-based. Furthermore, it is not possible to construct adequately a differential diagnosis based on a review of diagnoses arrived at in past cases. The objective of this study was to assess the range of diagnostic conclusions reached by clinically active family physicians when confronted with the initial signs and symptoms of patients ultimately shown to have inhalational anthrax, thus creating a differential diagnosis.
A simple random sampling of the 33,365 clinically active members of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) produced a set of 665 physicians (2% of those eligible). We estimated the sample size to provide approximately 50 responses per case. Physician inclusion criteria included completion of residency training before 2001 and current involvement in any type of ambulatory care medicine, practice arrangement, and practice ownership arrangement. The University of Wisconsin Medical School Institutional Review Board approved the study, and we obtained appropriate informed consent according to the approved protocol.
Survey Instrument
We created 14 case vignettes from case descriptions of patients who sought care at various hospitals and clinics. Eleven of the vignettes were based on published, confirmed cases of terrorism-associated inhalational anthrax that occurred between October and November, 2001.3–,7 Three other vignettes of cases of nonanthrax illnesses—diagnosed and managed by family physicians—served as comparisons. Specifically, we included 1 vignette describing a severely ill patient with community-acquired Legionella pneumonia who required medical intensive care unit support (case 2) and 2 vignettes describing influenza A managed successfully in the outpatient setting (cases 7 and 13).
The case vignettes included basic demographic data, medical history, patient's symptoms, physical findings, and basic hematology values (hematocrit, white cell count, platelet count, and percentages of neutrophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes). The cases were modified to include only information that would be available in a primary care setting. Furthermore, results of chest radiographs, if obtained, were excluded.
The primary outcome measures were qualitative diagnoses. Although physicians were informed that some cases may have been inhalational anthrax, they were asked to give their most likely nonanthrax diagnosis for each of 3 case vignettes, based on the clinical description, history of present illness, symptoms, findings of physical examination, laboratory results, and their personal clinical experience. The physicians were asked to assume that each case occurred in a patient who visited their ambulatory practice site, and diagnostic studies were limited to those typically available at an outpatient, primary care clinic (eg, complete blood cell count, pulse oximetry, collection of specimens for blood culture, chest radiograph without radiologist interpretation).
We mailed each physician an invitational letter describing the study and 3 of the 14 cases (Appendix 1, available online only at http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/content/full/2/5/438/DC1), along with a self-addressed, stamped response postcard. We selected cases at random and placed them in random order. The physician was informed that some of the case vignettes "may have originated in patients who were ultimately diagnosed with inhalational anthrax." After reading each case, the physician was asked to provide the most likely nonanthrax diagnosis. This request was made because we wanted to determine what unsuspected cases of inhalational anthrax might look like to practicing family physicians, not because we were interested in the ability of family physicians to identify cases of anthrax—a rare and unlikely diagnosis. The original mailing was sent on May 6, 2002, and was followed by up to 2 repeated mailings to nonrespondents, occurring approximately 3 weeks apart.
We checked for bias in response rates according to sex, regional location, specific case, and case type. The 5 regional locations were chosen based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regional map.16 New England, Mid-Atlantic, and South Atlantic regions were combined into Eastern Seaboard; East North Central and East South Central regions were combined into East Central; and West North Central and West South Central regions were combined into West Central. Mountain and Pacific regions stayed the same. Chi-square analyses were performed to evaluate response bias.
We grouped specific diagnoses into general diagnostic categories based on their similarities. Where a respondent listed more than 1 diagnosis, the most serious of the illnesses was used to categorize the case. Data were recorded as unanswered if the diagnosis line was left blank or if the response could not be interpreted. We then grouped these data by case and into 5 case types by illness: total inhalational anthrax, nonfatal inhalational anthrax, fatal inhalational anthrax, influenza A, and Legionella pneumonia.
Response Rate and Bias
Three survey packets were returned because of a change in address. For the remainder, we obtained an overall response rate of 36.9% (244 of 662) after 3 mailings of the survey. Most respondents (67.2%) were male, reflecting the US family physician population (68.4%) (χ2 = 0.152, df = 1, P = not significant). There were between 40 and 61 responses for each of the 14 case vignettes (mean, 52.3 responses per vignette), resulting in 732 (244 × 3) case responses. Of these 732 diagnostic responses, 7 (0.96%) were left blank and an additional 9 (1.23%) inappropriately indicated anthrax as a diagnosis, thus reducing the sample size to 716 case diagnoses.
The regional distribution of respondents (Table 1⇓) did not differ statistically from that of US family physicians (χ2 = 3.195, df = 4, P = not significant). We found no statistically significant differences among respondents and nonrespondents in terms of sex (χ2 = 1.408, df =1, P = .235), geographic region (χ2 = 8.057, df = 4, P = .090), specific case vignettes received (χ2 = 12.727, df = 13, P = .469), or type of case vignette received (χ2 = 0.787, df = 3, P = .853). Physicians in the Pacific region had the highest rate of response (45.5%), whereas those in the Mountain region had the lowest (28.3%).
Response Rates Based on Sex of Respondent and Location of Practice
Family physicians provided an abundance of unique diagnoses for each case of inhalational anthrax (range, 13–27 diagnoses per case). Because of appreciable overlap of diagnoses, however, we used diagnostic categories to organize and simplify results. There were between 6 and 12 diagnostic categories per case (mean, 9.0 categories per case).
Although 35 distinct diagnostic categories were derived for inhalational anthrax (Table 2⇓), 7 diagnostic categories—pneumonia, influenza, viral syndrome, septicemia, bronchitis, central nervous system (CNS) infection, and gastroenteritis—accounted for 86.1% of all diagnoses. The distributions of the top 7 diagnoses assigned to inhalational anthrax cases differed significantly between nonfatal and fatal cases (Figure 1⇓; χ2 = 47.339, df = 6, P <.001). Pneumonia, influenza, bronchitis, and viral syndrome accounted for 80% of non-fatal anthrax diagnoses. Pneumonia, septicemia, CNS infection, bronchitis, and gastroenteritis accounted for 70.1% of fatal anthrax cases.
Primary Care Probabilistic Differential Diagnosis for Inhalation Anthrax
Percentage of diagnoses in each of 8 diagnostic categories assigned to cases of inhalational anthrax.
CNS = central nervous system.
Overall, pneumonia was the most common diagnosis assigned to 7 of the 11 inhalational anthrax case vignettes (Table 3⇓). Influenza, CNS infection, gastro-enteritis, and viral syndrome were the most common diagnoses in each of the 4 other case vignettes. There was fairly good agreement between the diagnoses offered by the responding physicians and the initial diagnoses provided in case reports for each of the 11 inhalational anthrax cases.
Initial Diagnosis Provided for Cases of Fatal and Nonfatal Inhalational Anthrax, Legionella Pneumonia, and Influenza A, and Family Physicians' Responses to Clinical Case Vignettes
Inhalational anthrax is an extremely rare disorder with which physicians in the United States have virtually no experience. Events associated with the intentional release of anthrax spores in October 2001 have underscored the need to better define the differential diagnosis of inhalational anthrax and other potential agents of biological terrorism.10 It may be possible to enhance surveillance systems of disease syndromes by relying on the temporal-spatial clustering of diagnostic codes if the primary care differential diagnosis of inhalational anthrax is known.13,18
The syndrome defined by the initial symptoms of known terrorism-associated inhalational anthrax is nonspecific. Consequently, defining the differential diagnosis would require a large population of cases and the initial clinical diagnosis arrived at by a clinician for each case. It is not feasible to observe directly patients with inhalational anthrax seeking care from a representative sample of clinicians. As an alternative, we asked clinically active family physicians—whose scope of practice routinely involves making clinical diagnoses based on incomplete data19—to provide their most likely nonanthrax diagnosis to case vignettes. Clinical case vignettes are a commonly used tool in education and evaluation of physicians,20,21 and most physicians are familiar with reading and responding to such vignettes. Moreover, a recent study demonstrated the validity of the response to clinical vignettes compared with the response to standardized patients.20 Accordingly, a representative sample of 244 family physicians provided sets of diagnoses for each of 11 bioterrorism-associated cases of inhalational anthrax.
In this study, clinically active family physicians gave 35 distinct nonanthrax diagnostic categories for case vignettes based on patients with inhalational anthrax. A great majority of responses (86%), however, were encompassed by only 7 diagnostic categories: pneumonia, influenza, nonspecific viral syndrome, septicemia, acute bronchitis, CNS infections, and gastroenteritis. It was not surprising that pneumonia and influenza accounted for more than 52% of diagnoses, given the acute onset of respiratory tract symptoms, fever, and malaise in inhalational anthrax.
Diagnoses assigned to individual cases by respondents were reasonably similar to the reported initial diagnoses provided by the evaluating physicians. The diagnoses also agreed well with those reached by physicians in historical accounts involving occupational exposure to anthrax.22–,24 The wide variety of responses undoubtedly reflected personal experience and regional trends. For example, a physician from New Mexico diagnosed hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, whereas a Wisconsin physician diagnosed Lyme disease.
Of note was the shift in the frequency of diagnoses between cases that proved to be fatal and those that did not. Patients dying of inhalational anthrax probably were initially seen later in the course of the disease and were manifesting more of the terminal symptoms associated with edema and lethal factors.1,25 Those who survived appear to have been evaluated in the early stages of anthrax.
This study has several limitations. First, study physicians were informed that the vignettes they received could include cases of inhalational anthrax. We made this decision because the primary goal was to establish a set of nonanthrax diagnoses for the cases, not to determine how sensitive family physicians are to the diagnosis of inhalational anthrax, and because some physicians might have had previous exposure to published case descriptions. This disclosure might have led physicians to make hypothetical diagnoses that were more serious than those they would have made in its absence. This disclosure did not, however, prevent them from assigning relatively benign diagnoses to influenza cases.
Second, the response rate was relatively low at 36.9%. We did not attempt to make adjustments for nonrespondents. Response was not biased, however, by sex, geographic location, specific case evaluated, or type of case evaluated. Moreover, survey respondents closely resembled US family physicians by sex and location (Table 1⇑). Their differential diagnosis was arrived at through a qualitative, not quantitative, approach. For each case, the diagnostic impressions were rapidly saturated.
Third, physicians responded to written case vignettes that were inflexible to their personal evaluation styles. This approach allows the construction of a differential diagnosis and the evaluation of hypothetical management of an extremely rare disorder. Using clinical case vignettes has been validated for measuring quality of care20 and for assessing customary care in reference to malpractice.21
Fourth, we used published case reports as the basis of the case vignettes. Whether these cases were recognizable to physicians is not known. Information for 10 cases was obtained from a review in Emerging Infectious Diseases,3 a journal not commonly read by family physicians. Finally, all cases of inhalational anthrax used in this study resulted from a single strain of B anthracis.26 Whether other weapon-grade strains of anthrax would produce similar diagnostic profiles is not known.
Even with additional information on the differential diagnosis of inhalational anthrax, linking this information into realistic early detection of bioterrorism involving anthrax is tenuous. Pneumonia is a relatively common disorder in ambulatory practices across the United States, accounting for approximately 3 million patient visits per year.27 Visits for influenza, viral syndrome, bronchitis, and acute gastroenteritis are reported even more frequently. Because inhalational anthrax is an extremely rare condition, surveillance systems that use the scanning of electronic medical data for these diagnoses or clusters of diagnoses emerging from primary care are likely to produce high levels of false-positive signals.12 Their performance depends on large signals that may require simultaneous occurrences of several cases in a defined geographic area.
In the autumn 2001 release of anthrax, the 11 cases of inhalational anthrax were dispersed over great expanses of space and time. Cases that were fatal had substantially different diagnostic signals than nonfatal cases, as evidenced by the higher frequency of diagnoses of much less common syndromes, such as septicemia and CNS infection, among fatal cases. Surveillance systems tuned to these diagnoses may improve on specificity, but at the expense of extreme timeliness. Consequently, overreliance on the occurrence and detection of disease clusters may be a dangerous approach.
The 11 recent cases of bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax were detected by astute physicians and laboratorians providing usual medical care to their patients. The consistent and appropriate medical care offered by the thin line of America's frontline physicians should not be undervalued. Accordingly, efforts to provide timely information and improve the training of clinicians for bioterrorism recognition and response should receive the highest priority.
We would like to thank Marlon Mundt, University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine, for assistance with statistical analyses.
Conflicts of interest: none reported
Funding support: This work was supported through an Advanced Research Training Grant to Dr. Temte from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Mr. Zinkel was supported through the University of Wisconsin, Department of Family Medicine Summer Student Research and Clinical Assistantship program with stipend support from the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians.
Received for publication July 22, 2003.
Revision received December 30, 2003.
Accepted for publication January 5, 2004.
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CategoriesNEWS April 25, 2020 April 27, 2020 By Khalil Be.
DualSense the new PS5 controller : release date, design and features
Everything to know about the new DualSense PS5 controller
Sony's new DualSense PS5 controller, the gamepad we'll be using with the PlayStation 5 when the next-gen console lands in late 2020, has finally been unveiled, and we've rounded up all the information you need to know.
The PS5 controller looks radically different from the company's previous gamepad designs, instead sporting a new futuristic look, a white and black color scheme, and a boomerang-like shape that has divided the opinion of fans.
But regardless of whether you love it or hate it, the DualSense controller has some fantastic-sounding features that we can't wait to get our hands on, such as adaptive shoulder button triggers with haptic feedback, a built-in microphone, and a new 'Create' button that replaces the PS4 Share button.
Interested to find out more? Here's everything we know so far about the DualSense PS5 controller.
PS5 CONTROLLER — KEY FACTS
What is the DualSense? Sony's next-generation PlayStation 5 controller
When's the DualSense release date? "Holiday 2020" (to coincide with the release of the PS5)
What will be the controller's price? TBC, but likely around £60/$70/AU$120
Can you still use a PS4 controller on the PS5? According to PlayStation, yes
Does the DualSense PS5 controller come in black? Sony hasn't confirmed if the PS5 controller will come in other colors – but we're expecting it may after launch
DUALSENSE —RELEASE DATE
Sony finally revealed the DualSense Controller to the world in a PlayStation Blog post on April 7, 2020 – giving us our first glimpse of the next-gen gamepad.
The Sony PS5 controller will release alongside the PlayStation 5 during the "Holiday" 2020 period – so sometime between October and December.
We're expecting that the DualSense PS5 controller, like the DualShock 4 before it, will work not only on the PlayStation 5 but also with PC.
PS5 CONTROLLER — PRICE
A price for the DualSense PS5 controller has not been confirmed yet, but with the PS4 controller retailing for around £40/$50/AU$80, we expect the DualSense to be just a bit more expensive – we'd predict around £60/$70/AU$120.
This is pure speculation at this point, based solely on the confirmed features and Sony's previous price strategy for controllers. It's likely Sony will confirm the PS5 controller price in the coming months ahead of launch.
PS5 CONTROLLER— FEATURES
The formal reveal of the DualSense controller confirmed what we've heard about the PS5 controller features for a while. Here are all the features we know about so far:
Haptic feedback will replace the DualShock 4's rumble technology. While the rumble technology seen in the PS4 controller vibrates intensely during particular in-game events, it wasn't particularly fine-tuned to the player's experience.
Haptic feedback simulates touch, meaning the controller will output vibrations or movements to replicate a real-life touch experience. This aims to improve the controller's feedback and therefore player's immersion.
In an interview with Business Insider Japan (translated by Gematsu), SIE CEO Jim Ryan said:
"3D audio and the haptic feedback support of the controller are also things that, when you try them, you will be surprised at how big a change they are. Even just playing the racing game Gran Turismo Sport with a PlayStation 5 controller is a completely different experience.
"While it runs well with the previous controller, there is no going back after you experience the detailed road surface via haptic control and play using the adaptive triggers."
Adaptive triggers
The PS5 controller will also feature adaptive triggers which Sony says have "been incorporated into the trigger buttons (L2/R2)". These adaptive triggers will allow developers to program the resistance of the triggers to simulate actions more accurately.
New 'Create' button
There's no Share button on the DualSense controller, but there is a Create Button, and it'll perform the same function and more. "We're once again pioneering new ways for players to create epic gameplay content to share with the world, or just to enjoy for themselves," is how Sony describes it. Expect more on this as we get closer to launch.
The PS5 controller will still feature an audio jack, too, so you can plug in your own headphones and headsets.
The DualSense controller will also include a built-in microphone, and Sony says you'll be able to use this to talk with your friends online without the use of a gamepad. Of course, for folks who still want one, Sony says it will still support them.
CategoriesNEWS SMARTPHONE April 24, 2020 April 27, 2020 By Khalil Be.
Huawei presents the Nova 7, 7 Pro and 7 SE, three 5G smartphones.
The Nova 7i already launched in Malaysia a few weeks ago. While it can be called the first Nova 7 smartphone, it is actually just a rebranded Nova 6 SE. Yesterday, it was reported the "real" Nova 7 will be released in April, shortly after the launch of the Huawei P40 series whose launch date has been announced already. Today, a new leak has revealed that there will be three (for now) Nova 7 phones and all three will have 5G support.
The source of the info is Digital Chat Station and a post made on Weibo earlier today reveals the names of the three phones that make up the Nova 7 series. According to the post, there will be a Nova 7 5G, a Nova 7 SE 5G, and a Nova 7 Pro 5G.
The post mentions there will be a Kirin 990 5G processor under the hood and OLED displays with an in-display fingerprint scanner.
UPDATE : The Huawei Nova 7, 7 Pro and 7 SE have just been formalized in China.
They are distinguished by a premium design and the integration of the new SoC Kirin 985 for the first two models. The Kirin 985 is a high-end 5G chip that is located halfway between the Kirin 980 and 990. The Nova 7 SE as far as it is concerned is a mid-range smartphone which benefits from a very honorable technical data sheet. Everything is offered from 2,799 yuan in China (around € 367 gross).
Huawei Nova 7 Pro: technical form
Let's start with the Nova 7 Pro, the more advanced version of the three proposals. Its design strongly recalls that of the P40 Pro with its curved almost borderless screen and its large hole in the upper left corner. The screen is OLED type and displays a diagonal of 6.57 inches in 2340 × 1080 pixel resolution (19.5: 9 ratio) . The smartphone is equipped with a SoC Kirin 985, the new premium chip that is already found on the high-end Honor 30, 30 Pro and 30 Pro + .
This processor directly integrates a 5G modem and is supported by 8 GB of RAM memory for 128 or 256 GB of non-expandable internal storage. The battery has a capacity of 4000 mAh. For the photo part, the smartphone has four sensors: a 64 MP main module , an 8MP ultra wide-angle lens, an 8 MP telephoto lens and a 2 MP macro lens.
The Huawei Nova7 Pro supports 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom and up to 50x for digital zoom. As indicated by the size of the hole in the screen, there are 2 sensors for selfies: a 32 MP + module supported by an 8 MP wide-angle sensor.
The characteristics of Huawei Nova 7 and 7 SE
The Huawei Nova 7 standard has a design similar to the Nova 7 Pro, unlike the hole in the screen that takes the form of a drop of water. Under the hood, their characteristics are also similar: the smartphone has a slightly smaller OLED screen whose size is 6.53 inches (FHD +) . We also find here the SoC Kirin 985 supported by 8 GB of RAM and 128/256 GB of storage . The configuration of the photo sensors is the same at the rear. On the front, the Huawei Nova 7 has a single 32 MP sensor. The battery also has a capacity of 4000 mAh.
Finally, the Nova 7 SE is the "Lite" version of the family taking advantage of a Kirin 820 SoC engraved in 7 nm and also having an integrated 5G modem. The smartphone has a 6.5 inch screen, but this time LCD. Its photo sensors are the same as those of the Nova 7 and 7 Pro on the back. For selfies, there is a 16 MP module. Its battery has a capacity of 4,000 mAh. The Nova 7 SE is available in 6 GB / 128 GB and 8 GB / 128 GB versions.
Availability and price
The Huawei Nova 7, 7 Pro and 7 SE are already available in China. We do not know for the moment if they will arrive in Europe, but here is the configuration of prices on the Chinese market and the gross conversion to euro.
Huawei Nova 7 SE : 6 GB + 128 GB – 2,799 yuan (~ € 367)
Huawei Nova 7 SE : 8 GB + 128 – 2399 yuan (~ € 313)
Huawei Nova 7 : 8 GB + 128 GB – 2,999 yuan (~ € 392)
Huawei Nova 7 : 8 GB + 256 GB – 3399 yuan (~ 445 €)
Huawei Nova 7 Pro : 8 GB + 128 GB – 3699 yuan (~ 484 €)
Huawei Nova 7 Pro : 8 GB + 256 GB – 4,099 yuan (~ € 536)
As a reminder, the last smartphone in the Nova line to have been launched in Europe is the Huawei Nova 5T.


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Q: File structure for Maven base selenium project? I have been using Ant (Normal Java Project) to run my Selenium (java) test cases using Eclipse IDE. But now I am using Maven project; I was told that it has better structure, however I don't understand what benefit I'll get with structure.
When I was using Ant, I had to create packages, folders manually but now when I moved to Maven I've got all folders, packages created by Maven itself.
How it looks:it is a maven-archetype-quickstart project

Queries:
1. Is this the only reason I should be using Maven, that it creates folders and packages for me (I know that I dont have to create library folder to put essential jars; I can use Maven repo)?
2. What is the meaning of these created folders, How I should be using them ideally?
3. Does Maven provides the most optimum structure maven-archetype-quickstart?
Note: I am a tester and I am pursuing Selenium Automation testing. Dont mind if this is not a nice question, I am a beginner.

A: It seems to me you're using a mighty old version of maven, since it has a default dependency on junit 3.8.1. (the newest one is 4.11)
Your selenium tests should go into the src/test/java in a package you name yourself. (for example com.company.project) That way maven knows it should treat those files as tests and you don't have to do any more configuration.
If you want to run your tests, you just enter the following command in your prompt/shell:

mvn clean install

Maven will then fetch all your dependencies, compile all your code and then run your tests. If the tests succeed, your build is succesful. If they fail, your build will also fail.
The problem with the default maven eclipse archetypes in my opinion is that they are a bit too vague. In my opinion they are useful if you have a company wide structure of how you should start a project, but by default the standard one should suffice.

A: 1.: Folders and packages, is not the only benefit. It also gives you a proper project structure. This is convention over configuration, since when you understood the structure of one Maven project, you won't get lost in any other project. I suggest to read a book about Maven, for instance "Better Builds with Maven".
2.: src/main/java: all your source classes, src/main/resource: addtional resources, src/test/java: test classes, src/test/resources: additional resources for the test
3.: The quickstart is good for a starter. It is true that it has a quite old JUnit dependency and creates some default folders and classes. But if you want a different type of project there a lot of other archetypes out there. If you use the command
mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=test -DartifactId=test
you will get a long list of available archetypes to choose from.
If you use eclipse you can also select the archetype in a dialog.
There is a archetype for Selenium projects, but it requires understanding of Maven and Git.

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Mid-East leaders commit to truce
December 14, 2006 by Richard Moore
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6185380.stm
Israeli and Palestinian leaders have said they are committed to a ceasefire
agreed for the Gaza Strip, despite Palestinian rockets landing in Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said Israel will show "patience and
restraint", although the rockets were fired from Gaza after the truce began.
Mr Olmert said he hoped the ceasefire would also be applied to the West Bank.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said all Palestinian groups had made clear that they
stood behind the ceasefire.
"Contacts were made with the political leaderships of the factions and there is
a reaffirmation of the commitment of what has been agreed to," Reuters news
agency quoted Mr Haniya as saying.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered his security forces to
enforce the truce.
Peace hopes
The move was welcomed by the US administration, which called it a "positive step
forward".
Speaking on a visit to a school in southern Israel, Mr Olmert said Israel had
"the strength to show the patience and restraint to allow the ceasefire to take
hold.
"I have personally told our security forces to show restraint," he added
He said he hoped the agreement "can be extended into the West Bank and that it
can lead to serious, direct negotiation which could lead to a full settlement".
Earlier, at least three rockets were fired into Israel, one of which landed in
the town of Sderot, without causing harm.
Afterwards Mr Abbas ordered the Palestinian security forces to deploy in
northern Gaza and enforce the ceasefire, Palestinian security sources said.
The BBC's Alan Johnston in Gaza says it is not clear whether this means that the
security men will actually be expected to use force against militants who might
be about to launch rockets.
They have been reluctant to do so in the past, he says.
Palestinian prime minister
Hamas' armed wing said it launched the attacks because some Israeli troops were
still in Gaza, east of the town of Jabaliya, despite the Israelis saying they
had pulled out all their troops overnight.
A statement from the smaller Islamic Jihad group, which also claimed
responsibility, said it would not agree to a ceasefire while Israeli military
activity continued in the occupied West Bank.
Our correspondent says it quickly became clear that leaders of the two groups
were working to try to rein in their armed men.
Offensive 'suspended'
Mr Abbas telephoned Mr Olmert on Saturday night to say he had agreement from all
Palestinian factions that they would stop their rocket fire.
Mr Olmert's spokeswoman Miri Eisin told the BBC that the prime minister had
agreed that Israeli forces would not initiate any offensive action after the
ceasefire began.
Shortly after the truce came into effect, the Israeli army confirmed that all
its troops had left Gaza.
Israel evacuated its settlements and military bases in Gaza last year after 38
years in the territory, but the military renewed ground operations after
militants captured an Israeli soldier, Cpl Gilad Shalit, in a border raid in
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37 Comics With Weird And Unexpected Endings By Tony Esp (New Pics)
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37 Comics With Weird And Unexpected Endings By Tony Esp (New Pics) Interview With Artist
In a previous post, comic artist and animator Tony esp said he creates random comics that range from puns and silly jokes to twisted comics that make you think "wait... what?" after reading them. These comics are packed with ridiculous and unexpected endings, so even if you look at it as a guessing game, think you have it figured out, and try to pinpoint how they'll end—it's nearly impossible, as these short stories are one-of-a-kind and could go so many unpredictable ways. But one thing is guaranteed—these webcomics will definitely entertain you in these uncertain and lonely times if you are into darker humor.
"My comics are... weird even for me. It can go from wholesome family content to alien sex and horror in an instant. If I had to describe them, I would say: WTF," Tony esp described his comics to Bored Panda and it's nothing but intriguing. So dive into the bizarre and funny mind of Tony esp expressed through the best of his comics and read what the artist is really about in the interview below!
More info: Instagram | Facebook | patreon.com
ttonyesp Report
YoChicken
AWWWW THIS IS WAY BETTER ANYWAYS
The Mexico-based artist started drawing comics over four years ago to use his free time for improving his art. Tony esp told Bored Panda about the beginning of his career that he eventually would love to turn into a full-time job.
"I started drawing comics around Oct 2016. I wanted to create a YouTube channel back then, but I realized I didn't have the drawing skills for what I wanted to create, so I had to put it on hiatus. I remember reading a comic called Rosiana Rabbit by Alex Dempsey and thought that comics were an easy way to improve my art. So I started drawing comics."
Cameron Washington
ummm well she was not wrong
DAN DAN DAAAAAAAN
but... wouldn't her wish not come tru if she sed it out loud? Apparently I've been doing it wrong..
We were interested in where Tony esp draws his inspiration from, and it appears to be as random as the ideas in the webcomics.
"I don't exactly sit down in my chair and try to write something funny. Most of the jokes came while I was in the shower, and on rare occasions, I base them on my life."
The artist doesn't think that it's his art style that makes him stand out from the crowd, but his twisted sense of humor: "I don't have a specific art style for my comics, so definitely my weird comedy."
This just about sums up all my fears.
TheHolyFatherOfToast
If hell sings Highway to Hell then it doesn't seem like such a bad place.
I'd like to believe that laughing at dark jokes doesn't make you a bad person, and as a study by Willinger, U., Hergovich, A., Schmoeger, M. in Cognitive Processing suggests—it's true. If you enjoy inappropriate and darker jokes, you are not bad, just a smart one. And less aggressive. So feel proud when you chuckle at dark humor, although it's not everyone's cup of tea. Tony esp says that everything is possible in comedy.
"Dark humor is not for everyone, but I like to believe that nothing is off the table when it comes to comedy. Of course, I have my standards and preferences, so even I have my limits."
DungeonQuestPlayer
LOL SO FUNNY
I HATE IT WHEN THEY KICK ME OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A DREAM.
Tony esp has 34.8k followers on Instagram, so the feedback ranges from wholesome to not-so-much, but the artist keeps his mind open and tries to take criticism as an opportunity to improve his art.
"Some love, some hate them, and others are just indifferent... but I always loved hearing my readers' opinions of my comics, especially if it's criticism. It helps me improve in one way or another and if I'm in a good mood, I'll even take the occasional 'f*** you!'"
The artist said he is a strong believer in the 'death of an author' concept. His ideas are very straightforward and he only wants to make people laugh, but what the audience takes out of it is solely up for their interpretation.
Titas Burinskas
BoredPanda Staff • points
Killer's response: "Yup, it's Halloween, cause I've been tricked"
lol i vented but its red. also why is my name and blues name red?
MΣMΣ KIПG
We asked the artist what is the most challenging part about creating comics.
"The most challenging is having a good joke. I have a list of useless jokes on my PC that, if I were to draw 1 comic every day, it would take me about 1.5 years to draw them all. For me, jokes come and go. But only one is good enough to be drawn. Too bad they come once in a blue moon."
Tony esp said his proudest moment as an artist has nothing to do with comics, but when someone tattooed one of his drawings.
why in hell would you think you are cooler than you g-ma??
lmA0
Doggo Froggo
Exactly. I cannot tell the difference! Can anyone else?
2020 was a particularly difficult period for the artist as he took a break from comics at the end of 2019 because of burnout and unsuccessfully tried to take on other projects when COVID-19 struck. And although it's mentally draining, Tony esp hasn't given up. Probably due to the words he also wanted to share with you, Bored Pandas: "If you wait for things to get better before getting started, you won't accomplish anything."
The beastie looks like a cross between a gremlin and an alien from Aliens. That teddy is GONE like a bat outta hell though. LOL
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
trump be like
this is how you control your fears
a money chair for a bed
Burnt_Spaghetti
CHRISTOPHER BRIDGER
technically, this is what biblical angels should look like
CrunChewy McSandybutt
I never had any inkling of attending a HS reunion.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON! TEA PARTY'S ARE THE BEST!
Bella Grasso
I wonder what the baby will look like...
Anime SImp
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haha Usagi would fall for that
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IN RE: Sara Salerno
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.
IN RE: Sara Salerno, Petitioner–Appellant, v. Raymond Kelly, etc., et al., Respondents–Respondents.
Mazzarelli, J.P., Moskowitz, Manzanet–Daniels, Gesmer, JJ. Law Firm of Jeffrey L. Goldberg, Port Washington (Eileen J. Goggin of counsel), for appellant. Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel, New York (Julie Steiner of counsel), for respondents.
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Paul Wooten, J.), entered December 20, 2013, which, inter alia, denied the petition to annul respondents' determination, dated September 14, 2011, denying petitioner's application for World Trade Center accidental disability retirement benefits, and dismissed the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 78, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Respondents' determination that petitioner failed to establish that she was present at the World Trade Center (WTC) site during the statutorily required time period is supported by credible evidence and is not arbitrary and capricious (see Retirement and Social Security Law [RSSL] § 2[36][a], [e], [f], [g]; Matter of Meyer v Board of Trustees of N.Y. City Fire Dept., Art. 1–B Pension Fund, 90 N.Y.2d 139, 145 [1997] ). Respondents' investigation revealed no contemporaneous records indicating that petitioner was present at the WTC site (see Matter of Brennan v. Kelly, 111 AD3d 407 [1st Dept 2013], lv denied 23 NY3d 907 [2014] ). Rather, it established that petitioner was assigned to and present at her command and control, located at 315 Hudson Street, during the relevant period.
Respondents were entitled to reject petitioner's statements and the letters by her two superior officers, which neither established that petitioner performed the statutorily required "rescue, recovery or clean-up" work nor identified a specific location within the statutorily defined area (RSSL § 2[36][a], [f]; see Matter of Velez v. Kelly, 84 AD3d 693 [1st Dept 2011] ). Additional documentation submitted by petitioner, including undated photographs in which she did not appear and the photographer was not identified, as well as a letter from a colleague, the contents of which, among other things, were contradicted by Police Department records, failed to establish her presence at the WTC site. We decline to consider evidence outside of the administrative record (see Matter of Yarbough v. Franco, 95 N.Y.2d 342, 347 [2000] ).
We have considered petitioner's remaining arguments and find them unavailing.