Dr. Bradley Trope, originally from South Africa, received his gastroenterology training at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Trope relocated to Southwest Florida in July 2005, when he joined Associates in Digestive Health. He brings with him expertise in endoscopic ultrasound, and diagnostic/therapeutic endoscopy.
Dr. Trope has an interest in integrative gastroenterology and has completed the Integrative Medicine Fellowship under the guidance of Dr. Andrew Weil at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine.
Dr. Trope uses an integrative gastroenterology approach to treat his patients' digestive symptoms and conditions with the best evidence-based practices that enhance conventional care. His goal is for his patients to achieve optimal digestive health and wellness as well as help them with disease prevention.
Integrative gastroenterology is an approach to care that puts the patient at the center and addresses the full range of physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual and environmental influences that affect the patients' digestive health.
Dr. Trope's integrative gastroenterology approach includes a focus on food as medicine—how his patients' diets play a role in controlling inflammation levels, balancing blood sugar, regulating cardiovascular health (including blood pressure and cholesterol levels), and helping the digestive organs process and eliminate waste.
Fellowship in gastroenterology obtained from Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.


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Shifting sands of tourism in Dubai: the rise of theme parks
Date: Mar 4 2016
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Sweating and hopeful, the performers lined up once more and received instructions mirroring the aspirations of the soon-to-open massive amusement parks they hoped to join: dance three-eighths Bollywood with a stiff shot of hip hop and a touch of whimsy.
And one more thing: "Does anyone tumble?"
This cross-cultural collage will be Dubai Parks & Resorts, a $2.8-billion bet on tourism in this Mideast city-state featuring a Taj Mahal-inspired theatre, the interlocking plastic bricks of Legoland and movie-themed attractions.
Despite all the glitz on display, the attraction is clouded by the earlier experience of an amusement park project that went bust and the fact that low oil prices that have cut into pockets across the Gulf. But backers remain optimistic, suggesting that lower fuel prices will eventually make flights less expensive, helping them to attract visitors from Europe and Asia once the park opens in October.
The park, planned to be over 25 square kilometres (9.5 square miles), sits southwest of downtown Dubai in the wind-swept deserts off the main highway linking it to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
The area is close to where Dubai plans to host the 2020 World Expo, or world's fair, as well as Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central, which officials hope someday will handle over 200 million passengers a year. Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, recently announced the creation of a planned $8.1 billion project nearby called Dubai Wholesale City.
"We're no longer the Lone Ranger out in the desert," said Vinit Shah, Dubai Parks & Resorts' chief destination management officer.
A red dragon built out of 230,000 Lego bricks has already arrived for a Legoland roller-coaster. Motiongate, the project's movie-themed park, will feature a "Smurfs village" and a live-action, hip-hop show based on the "Step Up" film franchise. Bollywood Parks, a Lego-inspired waterpark, as well as shops, restaurants and a luxury hotel round out the project.
Some 15,000 labourers are employed on the site, Shah said. Some 5,000 palm trees and 1.2 million shrubs will be planted alongside air-conditioned queues to battle Dubai's summertime heat, when the temperature hovers above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) with high humidity. Many attractions also will be inside.
"Every couple of degrees helps," Shah said.
Shares in Dubai Parks & Resorts trade on the Dubai Financial Market stock exchange at around 1.20 dirhams ($0.33) apiece. Its majority owner, with 60 per cent of the company, is Meraas Holding, a firm backed by Sheikh Mohammed. The Kuwait Investment Authority, that country's sovereign wealth fund, also owns a 5-per cent stake, as does Bahrain's Mubasher Financial Services.
Investors hope to gain from the growing number of tourists visiting Dubai, home to the long-haul airline Emirates, the world's tallest building, luxury malls and other attractions. In 2015, Dubai saw 14.2 million overnight visitors, up from 13.2 million the year before, according to the emirate's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing. Authorities hope to have 20 million visitors per year by 2020.
Among Dubai's top visitors are those from surrounding Gulf countries, chief among them neighbouring Saudi Arabia and Oman. The plunge in oil prices has affected high-end shopping in Dubai, said Philip Shepherd, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Middle East who has done feasibility studies on the park.
But Shepherd said airline ticket prices likely will drop, and that more family-focused tourists than ever want to come to Dubai from India, as well as the United Kingdom. They'll find the Dubaiamusement park fits their budget and needs, he said.
"Apart from small ones like Ferrari World and a few waterparks, nothing really exists in the region at all," Shepherd said. "If you just look at the number of people coming into Dubai, the opportunity to access the European market on one side and the Asian market on the other side … it's an untapped opportunity."
Shah agreed.
"Regional instability is actually something that has helped some of the development in Dubai," he said. "We're trying to build a destination that appeals to families and populations that probably find it difficult to go to places right now where some of this is offered."
The latest project pales in comparison to Dubailand, a fever-dream of an amusement park conceived at the height of Dubai's property bubble. Dubailand was to sprawl over some 260 square kilometres (100 square miles) of desert and include parks like Legoland, Universal Studios and Six Flags, as well as other attractions.
But Dubailand, proposed by a company in a conglomerate also controlled by Sheikh Mohammed, collapsed when property values in the emirate crashed amid the Great Recession. Heavily indebted,Dubai accepted multibillion-dollar emergency aid packages from Abu Dhabi to stay afloat.
Today, the dream of Dubailand is as faded as the lonely Universal Studios gates that open onto empty desert behind it.
A livelier scene awaits at Dubai Parks & Resorts, where dancers and singers have been recruited from across the globe to appear as costumed characters, rappers and acrobatic trampoline artists.
"What we are doing is truthfully extraordinary," said Jason Ramsburg, the director of live entertainment at the park. "We have over 400 performers and really high-quality brands with the best of the best in the world."

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Sfwmd applauds state federal leaders fully funding tamiami trail project
SFWMD Applauds State, Federal Leaders For Fully Funding Tamiami Trail Project
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) today applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' announcement that Phase II of the Tamiami Trail Project, critical to restoring America's Everglades, has been fully funded by the state of Florida and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
"Today's good news is a testament to the leadership of Gov. DeSantis and Florida's Congressional Delegation. The Governor continues to lead the charge with his commitment to expediting Everglades restoration, and completing the Tamiami Trail Project is an important step forward for America's Everglades," said SFWMD Executive Director Drew Bartlett. "The Tamiami Trail Project helps restore the natural flow of water to Shark River Slough. Thanks to Gov. DeSantis' wise investment and support from the U.S. Department of Transportation, we're providing the Everglades marshes a chance to recover after being cut off from water flow when the original Tamiami Trail was built nearly 100 years ago."
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For a long time, I have been in a fight with my skin-care, constantly battling dry skin and oily blocked pores. This cycle of sensitive combination skin was (and sometimes still is) frustrating; many cleansers that promote the disappearance of spots and oily skin, end up majorly drying the skin on the face instead. Ouch. The answer? The Bare Minerals 'Clay Chameleon Transforming Purifying Cleanser'; a clay-to-cream facial dream.
Hey Babes! I'm Melrose, a 23 year-old freelance blogger and graphic designer, with a passion for all things feminine & fashionable. Lets be friends!
It is no surprise to those who have been following me for a while, Disney holds a special place in my heart. I remember only a few years ago it was considered childish if you happened to voice your love for this classically wholesome brand (which I did, constantly); but to the surprise and delight of many, Disney is once again beloved in the hearts of all ages.
For the last few years, I have suffered with very VERY dry and red skin on my face, more specifically all over my eyelids and around my eye area. Contact Dermatitis. Although this doesn't sound too dramatic, skin problems can be completely traumatising. It destroyed my self confidence, gave me constant anxiety and often left me in a lot of pain and discomfort.


From Germany to Springfield, Ohio, senior Philip Buford has spent his whole life traveling the United States and the world, but found his home at Wittenberg University these past four years.
Buford was born in Ausburg, Germany to parents Anntoinette and Philip Wade Buford. His family lived in Germany until he was eight-years-old while both of his parents served in the military, his mom as a recruiting commander and his dad as a chemical engineer. After moving back to the United States at age nine, he continued to experience the military lifestyle while living in Texas, Kansas, Kentucky, Georgia and Virginia. His family eventually settled down in Arlington at the age of 11, where his father retired from the military and started a new job as a chief analyst at The Pentagon.
With all the traveling during his childhood, Buford says that "he wouldn't have it any other way," due to one of his passions being traveling and experiencing different cultures.
Philip Wade Buford, '86, was also a Wittenberg alumni, contributing to Buford's decision to attend Wittenberg. This is ironic because his father rarely mentioned Wittenberg until he started looking at different colleges. In fact, Wittenberg was Buford's second choice. After failing a medical exam for West Point, he decided to give Wittenberg a chance. However, Buford's father passed away during the first week of his freshman year, making his college transition a rough a start. He missed the first two weeks of classes, but with help from professors and fellow students, Buford persevered and stayed at Witt.
After overcoming his loss, Buford found his place at Wittenberg and became very involved on campus. He is currently the president of Concerned Black Students, the vice president of Wittenberg club basketball, a Phi Kappa Psi brother, a resident advisor in Firestine, as well as participating in Emerging Leaders and on the Student Conduct Board his sophomore year. While looking back on his involvement, Buford shared a laugh.
Ironically, Buford has been a RA for Firestine the past two years.
Out of all the involvement at Wittenberg, one of the most influential programs to Buford has been the Emerging Leaders Program.
Leadership is very important to Buford's identity, reading at least 15 minutes of a leadership book everyday since freshman year. He believes that great leaders have that in common: continuously reading and education themselves.
Buford is a political science and business management double major, on a pre-law track. However, after graduating, he plans on working in Rockville, Maryland at Kaiser Permanente, his mother's place of employment. He hopes to work in human resources after his year long graduate fellowship program with the company. Buford's dream job is becoming a military lawyer after attending law school when it is financially feasible.
Buford says that he will definitely miss Wittenberg, especially "the people." He says the many close knit relationships he made with everyone is something he will always miss. He plans on coming back to visit the Wittenberg in the future, to cherish the place that he shared with his close friends and his father.
Congratulations! I served with his dad in Augsburg, Germany, early to mid 90s. My heart is sadden to learn of his passinging. But, I'm overjoyed to know his legacy lives on through his seed Philip. Though it's been a long time you have made your parents proud. Continue to drive for excellence in all you do in honoring them.
Your Dad and family were close friends in Germany. Then Captain Buford always made you laugh at the most serious, but silliest of things. He had a brilliant mind. Nothing complex was hard for him to conquer. He made it seem ask easy. He, and our immediate supervisor, we got all got along well….because of him. We last spoke, i believe in 2010 while I was in Afghanistan. A good man. Sadden, but hopefull because of you and your family, his legacy.


Create, utilize and administer MOPs , SOPs, and Preventative Maintenance Procedures for all work on critical data center facility equipment.
7-10+ years of data center facility operations and maintenance experience.
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Facebook has been plagued by negative publicity for the past couple of years but according to this article from AdAge, they don't appear to be losing any advertising dollars. From all appearances, Facebook seems immune to issues resulting from high-profile hacks, Russian political interference, privacy issues, negative press, and more. Perhaps Facebook's plethora of problems stems from their long-time motto: Move Fast, Break Things.
The lack of impact in advertising dollars to Facebook seems to fly in the face of a consumer society (primarily millennials) who value transparency and social responsibility. According to the AdAge article, many industry executives are urging caution and suggesting the tide might turn against Facebook if they can't get a handle on their business.
I find the situation interesting, especially considering the fact that Facebook is now considered "old person social media" (at least according to my students). Perhaps the millennial desire for social responsibility won't have an impact if advertisers aren't focusing on that demographic.
As a side note, the article also talks about efforts made by a firm with ties to the Republican party that have tried to push lawmakers off of Facebook and onto Google and Apple. This can provide a good example for students of how the political/legal environment can potentially influence the business environment.


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Reedy River Duck Derby to go virtual this summer
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Reedy River Duck derby will have a new twist this year – it will be virtual rubber ducks going over the falls this July 11.
Rotary Club of the Reedy River Greenville announced today it plans to hold an online only version of the annual festival due to continued safety protocols over Covid-19, said Wendy Green, the service group's president. More details on what that will entail will be announced soon.
"We know people love seeing the ducks in the water, but we also have to be responsible to the people of the Upstate," Green said. "We are going to do a virtual derby this year in order to continue supporting local nonprofits because now more than ever, they need our help."
Some of the groups supported last year include Early Act First Knight, Honduras Water Project, United Ministries, Girls on the Run, Mauldin Miracle League, the Cancer Survivors Park, Trees Upstate and many more.
People who already have purchased a duck adoption number, rest assured that number is still being entered into the race at 2:30 p.m. on July 11. A single duck adoption is $10, a five-duck "Quack Pack" is available for $30. Ducks can be adopted online at www.duckrace.com/greenville. Local Duck Adoption Teams earn a percentage of each duck adopted under their team name. To support a Duck Adoption team select the Team Tab at the top of the page.
First place winner receives Groceries for a Year from Publix, second place finisher gets $2,500 and third place wins a Golf Weekend at the Embassy Suites on Verdae, Green said. There are more than 30 prizes this year for entrees.
"We know the event will be different from what people have experienced in the past," Green said. "But that doesn't change our mission of supporting Upstate non-profit organizations that help families in the Upstate."
About the Duck Derby:
The Rotary Club of the Reedy River Greenville, a service organization of local business men and women, holds the Reedy River Duck Derby annually as its primary fundraiser. This is the 16th consecutive year that the group has organized this charitable fundraiser. For more information visit www.duckrace.com/greenville.
Upstate Veterans Employment Program Goes National


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Q: the functor Ext repairs the inexactitude of Hom on the right For a short exact sequence of R -modules: $ 0 \longrightarrow A \longrightarrow B \longrightarrow C \longrightarrow 0$. Prove that:
the following sequence is exact
$0 \rightarrow \mathrm{Hom} (C,G)\rightarrow \mathrm{Hom}  (B,G)\rightarrow \mathrm{Hom} (A,G) \overset{E^*}\longrightarrow \mathrm{Ext} (C,G) \rightarrow \mathrm{Ext}  (B,G) \rightarrow \mathrm{Ext} (A,G)$
with $ E^{*}:\mathrm{Hom} (A,G) \longrightarrow \mathrm{Ext}  (C,G)$ define:$E^{*} \alpha=\alpha E, $ for any $\alpha \in \mathrm{Hom} (A,G)$
I can't prove the exactness at $\mathrm{Ext} (B,G)$. Anyone could help me?
This is theorem 3.2 in Homology (Maclane)

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layout: kanji
v4: 1881
v6: 2026
kanji: 益
keyword: benefit
elements: benefit, animal horns, one, floor, animal legs, eight, dish
strokes: 10
image: E79B8A
on-yomi: エキ、ヤク
kun-yomi: ま.す
permalink: /rtk/益/
prev: 繭
next: 暇
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1) [shaydwyrm] 19-7-2007(279): The benefit of having sharp horns and fast legs is that an animal can get to the food dish first.

2) [QuackingShoe] 23-7-2008(110): The benefit of being an animal with horns and fast legs is in keeping it from becoming a dish for the other animals! (shaydwyrm).

3) [zazen666] 11-10-2007(29): The resturant I worked at had no real benefits (vaction time, sick leave, etc), except for one-free meals. However, the meals sucked. Basically, we were given left overs, consiting of animal horns, and animal legs, on a plain dish.

4) [mr_hans_moleman] 15-12-2008(22): Friends with BENEFITS, is basically a HORNY friend who spreads their LEGS and offers themselves on a silver PLATE.

5) [lisbet] 6-1-2012(17): ( ノಠ益ಠ )ノ彡┻━┻ THEESH KANJI HAS NO BENEFIT TO ME!!!!!!!!! RAGE!!!!!!


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Joints/Muscles/Connective Soft Tissue
Principal Body System: Muscular
Definition: Specifically refers to skeletal muscle tissue
Function: Participates in bringing about movement; maintains posture; produces heat
There's muscle, and there's muscle. We've got muscle tissue, which refers to all the contractile tissues of the body, cardiac muscle (part of the cardiovascular system) and smooth muscle (part of the relevant system, i.e. digestive or urinary).
The muscular system, however, refers to the skeletal tissues that make up individual muscle organs, and that's what we're talking about on this page, as this tends to be what us horse-people are concerned with. As in, how they make the equine body move, or not, as the case may be. And when you think how huge the equine skeleton is, with every single bone covered in a muscle, that's a whole lot of muscle.
To quote Dr Eleanor Kellon, "Muscle is the engine which drives all types of work. Skeletal muscle makes up an average of 45% of the weight of a horse with a normal body condition score, which is even more than bone. In addition to initiating movement, implementing fine motor-control of intricate manoeuvres and controlling speed, muscle stabilises and protects the skeleton and joints."
Keeping our horses' muscles healthy
I don't think any of us would disagree that equids have evolved to move, sometimes many miles each day, and no doubt most of us, if not all, know that a sedentary or box-rest horse is not in a healthy muscular state at all.
Muscles respond to exercise, simple as that, both during and after a workout. Exercise improves muscle strength, speed, power and endurance, and changes start to happen with resistance exercise; this means that the workout must be greater than what the body typically does during the day, which activiates the process of muscle building, aka hypertrophy.
However ... top tip - too much intensity and you're looking at trauma to muscle fibres, resulting in small microscopic tears in the tissue – the severity of the tear depends on the intensity of the activity. These fibres are bundled together into fascicles. Individual fibres are cross-linked so they slide inside the fascicle. Near the end of each muscle these fibres turn into tendon and then attach to bone. Damage develops when a muscle or tendon is overstretched, pulling the fibres apart and losing the ability to adequately contract.
Here are several factors which can contribute to an increased risk of injury:
Lack of conditioning - this can leave muscles weak and more likely to sustain an injury from low degrees of force.
Fatigue - muscles that have been worked to fatigue are less likely to provide good support to the joints.
Tight muscles - improper warmup or lack of stretching reduces range of motion in the joint and makes the muscles prone to trauma and tears. Properly warming up before activity helps to loosen muscles and increases range of motion.
Environmental conditions - slippery, uneven surfaces may increase the risk of injury, i.e. sloped surfaces can increase the risk of muscle strain as one leg is hitting the surface lower than the other leg due to the slope.
But all is not lost - the damaged muscle tissue activates satellite cells which rush to the damaged area to replicate and fuse to the torn fibres. This process forms new muscle protein strands which increases the strength and and size of the muscle, resulting in overall muscle growth.
In human-world, exercising specific muscles regularly can increase their size by up to an astonishing 60%, but we're not talking about our own gym membership here, nor can I see our horses heading to a Body Pump class. With our horses it's more about coordination and control rather than physical power and strength, but still on a frequent basis, as this leads to improved muscle coordination which trains muscles to work efficiently together.
Long term, regular exercise increases blood supply to the muscles which improves the delivery of nutrients, minerals and vitamins to the muscles, which makes them able to regenerate after injury or exercise more efficiently. Plus, after regular exercise muscles can store large amounts of glycogen for energy. Size and quantity of the muscle cells' mitochondria (the power source of each cell) also increase, which also results in an increased rate of energy production.
Active muscles deal with food energy from glucose and fat very efficiently, with enzymes involved in energy production becoming more efficient with enhanced metabolism response. The long and short of it all? Regular resistance exercise leads to healthy musculoskeletal function.
PSSM
Now for the big one. Everything I've said above relates to that mysterious Perfect World. However, there's a (not to put too fine a word on it) challenging condition that's becoming all the more prevalent out there - PSSM.
As wiki describes it, "Equine polysaccharide storage myopathy (EPSM, PSSM, EPSSM) is an inheritable glycogen storage disease of horses that causes exertional rhabdomyolysis (the destruction of striated muscle cells; azoturia). It is most commonly associated with heavy horse breeds and the American Quarter Horse. While incurable, PSSM can be managed with appropriate diet and exercise."
I can't claim to have my own personal experience with a PSSM horse. However, in 2014 I had my first client, Samantha, who contacted me with her PSSM horse, Star, followed by Sarah and her horse Splodge, and since then, several more. Thanks to Samantha and Sarah, together over the years we've immersed ourselves in trying to fathom this extraordinarily complex and fragile equine syndrome.
Whilst not finding that elusive 'cure', we have a bit of an understanding of PSSM. After considerable research we've put together our take on PSSM, so if you've recently been given the PSSM diagnosis or you're struggling with which direction to follow, I can't say we're the oracle of all things PSSM, but our dedicated page (image link below) may help guide you with some food for thought.
Meanwhile, there are a couple of excellent Facebook pages packed full of information, latest updates and client stories. Both Samantha and Sarah are regulars on the page.
PSSM Forum - https://www.facebook.com/groups/202978353056065/
PSSM Forum & 5 Panel Genetic Testing & Discussion - https://www.facebook.com/groups/432915936807292/
PSSM UK - https://www.facebook.com/groups/420056078181332/
PSSM / STRINGHALT


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be covered by their institution.
will volunteer to help without reimbursement from the conference.
Hope things are going well for you and UALR.  Keep in touch.
>volunteer to help at the conference also?
> > past list it as one of their most memorable college experiences.
> > and they'll receive conference goodies including a cool t-shirt or two.
> > source of student AG volunteers!
> > student volunteers' travel expenses will not be covered by the conference.
> > <bruce at ncsa.uiuc.edu> or me.


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Two thirds of companies fail to declare data breaches
Acunetix | March 23, 2016
A poll of 1000 Institute of Directors members in the UK has found that two thirds of the companies who fall victim to a data breach are failing to declare it publicly or report it to the police for fear of reputational damage. Also, only around half of companies have a solid cyber security strategy in place and just 20% had taken out insurance against cyber attacks.
Of the members surveyed in the study, 49% said when they had experienced a breach it had affected their business operations. One in ten of the companies represented in the survey had suffered financial loss as the result of a breach. In the UK cybercrime is a particular concern as the UK has the highest level of ecommerce, with 12.5% of British GDP being generated online. This means the UK and its economy is particularly vulnerable to cybercrime. Unfortunately, as we've seen in other reports of this nature there seems to be a huge disconnect between the importance of cyber security and the efforts being made to secure it.
The lack of disclosure is particularly worrying; the number of reported cases is already staggering with 404,000 cases of personal information theft (therefore including hacking) being reported from July 2014 – July 2015. It's now clear that this may be just the tip of the iceberg, as a gap in the law means only telecoms companies are required to disclose a breach. Fortunately, the European Parliament is planning to introduce a law strengthening the requirements, including other companies such as tech firms and critical services like banks and energy providers. So if the UK remains in the EU then there will be some improvement in this respect when the Network and Information Security directive comes into force.
Meanwhile, it's up to companies to take action to strengthen their security postures; the 91% of respondents who said that cyber security is important to their company need to put their money where their mouth is. Only 57% of the companies said they had a formal cyber security strategy in place, just half give any sort of cyber security training to staff and 6% said they have spent nothing at all on cyber security in the last year.
For a consumer, the findings of this report are a reminder to be extremely cautious about where you enter your personal information online.
Acunetix
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Three Members Elected to Fraternity Board of Directors
Posted On May 3, 2016 By akpsi In Articles / 4
INDIANAPOLIS (May 3, 2016) — Three members were appointed to the Fraternity Board of Directors, which resulted from an election process among the Chaper Congress. Their three year term will commence August 2016.
Dan L. Stubblefield,
Middle Tennessee '89-Life
Dan has held the position of Corporate Controller for Pinnacle Financial Partners, an $8.5 billion bank holding company, since March 2003. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Pinnacle primarily focuses its efforts in all four of the large urban markets in Tennessee – Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Memphis. Pinnacle's strategy is to provide superior service and advice to small and medium sized businesses, Commercial and Commercial Real Estate sectors, and the affluent, wealth management retail sector. As a member of the firm's Leadership Team, Dan's primary areas of responsibility include Asset/Liability Management, Strategic Planning, Corporate Budgeting, Corporate Forecasting, and the firm's Investment Portfolio.
In 1989, Dan was initiated into the fraternity by the Zeta Psi Chapter at Middle Tennessee State University where he received a BS degree in Accounting. As a volunteer, he has held various positions such as chapter advisor, section director, regional director, and fraternity president. Dan has received the Chairman's Award and the Silver Distinguished Service Awards First and Second degree.
He is married to Barbara and has one daughter Elizabeth and together they live in Brentwood, Tennessee. Dan enjoys traveling, golf, and the outdoors and is an avid cyclist, hiker, and racquetball player.
Dr. William Callarman,
West Texas '62-Life
Dr. Callarman (aka Dr. C) joined the fraternity in 1962 at West Texas State University (WTSU, now West Texas A&M University) and, through ROTC, was commissioned as a 2nd Lt in the United States Army. He received an educational deferment from the military to pursue his MBA and Ph.D. at Arizona State University. Following the Ph.D. program Dr. C served 18 months on active duty exiting as a Captain. He immediately joined the faculty at Florida Technological University (now the University of Central Florida in January, 1972).
In 1992, Dr. C became the Faculty Advisor for Nu Chi chapter (a position he still holds even though he officially retired in 2005 – designated an Associate Professor Emeritus). Prior to his election to the Board of Directors, Dr. C served as Central Florida Sectional Director for two years. His father, who was Dean of the School of Business at WTSU, and his youngest brother Tom, who is on the faculty at the China European International Business School in Shanghai, are also Alpha Kappa Psi. Dr. C was awarded the Silver Distinguished Award – Second Degree in 2009.
His daughter and two granddaughters live in Myrtle Beach, SC and his son lives in the Orlando area.In addition to AKPsi, Dr. C serves on two other boards, coaches two youth soccer teams, is a youth counselor for the middle and high school youth of his church, and is an avid reader of at least two novels a week.
Eileen L. Howell,
Wisconsin '78-Life
Eileen is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, holding a Master in Tax. Eileen is the Director of Tax at Powell Industries Inc., an international electrical power equipment manufacturer headquartered in Houston, Texas. Prior to that, she spent six years with Paradigm, an international oil and gas software company starting as the VP of Tax and moving into the CFO position. Eileen spent the major part of her career, over 22 years, with Schlumberger, an international oilfield service company, holding numerous tax positions in the US, Singapore and the UK. She began her tax career in Milwaukee at Arthur Young and Company.
She joined Alpha Kappa Psi's Delta Phi chapter at UWM in 1978 and eventually became it first female chapter president. She joined the AKY Foundation Board in 1987 where she became its first female president. Eileen was elected to the Fraternity Board of Directors in 2001 and served as Chairman of the Board during 2005 and 2006. She is a proud recipient of the Silver Distinguished Service Award and the Gold Distinguished Services Award, the highest honor bestowed on a member by the Fraternity.
Eileen currently resides in Missouri City, Texas with her husband. She is a fan of golf, college football but most of all, JJ Watt.
The Fraternity Board of Directors is composed of nine alumni members elected by the delegates from all chapters for terms of three years. The board then elects its officers who are the chairman, vice chairman, treasurer and secretary. The responsibility of the board of directors is to set policies and procedures that will guide the fraternity into the future. It acts as the supreme governing body of the fraternity between meetings of the Chapter Congress.
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Neha Maqsood
Neha Maqsood is a 20-year-old, born-and-bred Pakistani currently pursuing a dual degree in Medicine and Global Health at Imperial College London and Bristol University. Alongside her academics, she is a part-time actress and radio show host. She starred in the 2018 film "Sisters in Arms," which is currently being shown at film festivals around the world, and hosted the award-winning radio show, "Will I ever be a Doctor?" under the Burst Radio Station. Most recently, she was listed as one of the 100 Most Influential BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) people in Bristol by Bristol 24/7 and Bristol Cable for her work in empowering ethnic minorities through leading a Women's March in Bristol and kick-starting a radio show calling out microaggressions against POCs on campus. Currently, she writes for multiple publications, including Epigram, Brown Girl Magazine, The Tempest and That's What She Said, about race, breaking through the Pakistani patriarchy and brown-feminism.
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Social Issues / January 31, 2019 / Neha Maqsood


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module.exports = MultiLineString;

var util = require('util');

var Types = require('./types');
var Geometry = require('./geometry');
var Point = require('./point');
var LineString = require('./linestring');
var BinaryWriter = require('./binarywriter');

function MultiLineString(lineStrings, srid) {
    Geometry.call(this);

    this.lineStrings = lineStrings || [];
	this.srid = srid;

    if (this.lineStrings.length > 0) {
        this.hasZ = this.lineStrings[0].hasZ;
        this.hasM = this.lineStrings[0].hasM;
    }
}

util.inherits(MultiLineString, Geometry);

MultiLineString.Z = function (lineStrings, srid) {
    var multiLineString = new MultiLineString(lineStrings, srid);
    multiLineString.hasZ = true;
    return multiLineString;
};

MultiLineString.M = function (lineStrings, srid) {
    var multiLineString = new MultiLineString(lineStrings, srid);
    multiLineString.hasM = true;
    return multiLineString;
};

MultiLineString.ZM = function (lineStrings, srid) {
    var multiLineString = new MultiLineString(lineStrings, srid);
    multiLineString.hasZ = true;
    multiLineString.hasM = true;
    return multiLineString;
};

MultiLineString._parseWkt = function (value, options) {
    var multiLineString = new MultiLineString();
    multiLineString.srid = options.srid;
    multiLineString.hasZ = options.hasZ;
    multiLineString.hasM = options.hasM;

    if (value.isMatch(['EMPTY']))
        return multiLineString;

    value.expectGroupStart();

    do {
        value.expectGroupStart();
        multiLineString.lineStrings.push(new LineString(value.matchCoordinates(options)));
        value.expectGroupEnd();
    } while (value.isMatch([',']));

    value.expectGroupEnd();

    return multiLineString;
};

MultiLineString._parseWkb = function (value, options) {
    var multiLineString = new MultiLineString();
    multiLineString.srid = options.srid;
    multiLineString.hasZ = options.hasZ;
    multiLineString.hasM = options.hasM;

    var lineStringCount = value.readUInt32();

    for (var i = 0; i < lineStringCount; i++)
        multiLineString.lineStrings.push(Geometry.parse(value, options));

    return multiLineString;
};

MultiLineString._parseTwkb = function (value, options) {
    var multiLineString = new MultiLineString();
    multiLineString.hasZ = options.hasZ;
    multiLineString.hasM = options.hasM;

    if (options.isEmpty)
        return multiLineString;

    var previousPoint = new Point(0, 0, options.hasZ ? 0 : undefined, options.hasM ? 0 : undefined);
    var lineStringCount = value.readVarInt();

    for (var i = 0; i < lineStringCount; i++) {
        var lineString = new LineString();
        lineString.hasZ = options.hasZ;
        lineString.hasM = options.hasM;

        var pointCount = value.readVarInt();

        for (var j = 0; j < pointCount; j++)
            lineString.points.push(Point._readTwkbPoint(value, options, previousPoint));

        multiLineString.lineStrings.push(lineString);
    }

    return multiLineString;
};

MultiLineString._parseGeoJSON = function (value) {
    var multiLineString = new MultiLineString();

    if (value.coordinates.length > 0 && value.coordinates[0].length > 0)
        multiLineString.hasZ = value.coordinates[0][0].length > 2;

    for (var i = 0; i < value.coordinates.length; i++)
        multiLineString.lineStrings.push(LineString._parseGeoJSON({ coordinates: value.coordinates[i] }));

    return multiLineString;
};

MultiLineString.prototype.toWkt = function () {
    if (this.lineStrings.length === 0)
        return this._getWktType(Types.wkt.MultiLineString, true);

    var wkt = this._getWktType(Types.wkt.MultiLineString, false) + '(';

    for (var i = 0; i < this.lineStrings.length; i++)
        wkt += this.lineStrings[i]._toInnerWkt() + ',';

    wkt = wkt.slice(0, -1);
    wkt += ')';

    return wkt;
};

MultiLineString.prototype.toWkb = function () {
    var wkb = new BinaryWriter(this._getWkbSize());

    wkb.writeInt8(1);

    this._writeWkbType(wkb, Types.wkb.MultiLineString);
    wkb.writeUInt32LE(this.lineStrings.length);

    for (var i = 0; i < this.lineStrings.length; i++)
        wkb.writeBuffer(this.lineStrings[i].toWkb({ srid: this.srid }));

    return wkb.buffer;
};

MultiLineString.prototype.toTwkb = function () {
    var twkb = new BinaryWriter(0, true);

    var precision = Geometry.getTwkbPrecision(5, 0, 0);
    var isEmpty = this.lineStrings.length === 0;

    this._writeTwkbHeader(twkb, Types.wkb.MultiLineString, precision, isEmpty);

    if (this.lineStrings.length > 0) {
        twkb.writeVarInt(this.lineStrings.length);

        var previousPoint = new Point(0, 0, 0, 0);
        for (var i = 0; i < this.lineStrings.length; i++) {
            twkb.writeVarInt(this.lineStrings[i].points.length);

            for (var j = 0; j < this.lineStrings[i].points.length; j++)
                this.lineStrings[i].points[j]._writeTwkbPoint(twkb, precision, previousPoint);
        }
    }

    return twkb.buffer;
};

MultiLineString.prototype._getWkbSize = function () {
    var size = 1 + 4 + 4;

    for (var i = 0; i < this.lineStrings.length; i++)
        size += this.lineStrings[i]._getWkbSize();

    return size;
};

MultiLineString.prototype.toGeoJSON = function (options) {
    var geoJSON = Geometry.prototype.toGeoJSON.call(this, options);
    geoJSON.type = Types.geoJSON.MultiLineString;
    geoJSON.coordinates = [];

    for (var i = 0; i < this.lineStrings.length; i++)
        geoJSON.coordinates.push(this.lineStrings[i].toGeoJSON().coordinates);

    return geoJSON;
};


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After more than 25 years of existence, Nomeansno is still something of poorly kept punk rock secret. Occasionally making it into the margins of Canadian punk discussions somewhere after D.O.A. and SNFU but before the Dayglo Abortions, the pounding unpredictability of the group's sound has always kept them from being easily classified but quickly elevated Nomeansno to preferred status among those who are clued in. If the notion of the Minutemen driving a bulldozer through a socialist comedy club is appealing, then Nomeansno is the best band you've never heard. Even with so many years of envelope-pushing, the group's resilient dedication to thudding, tempo-testing smartpunk is still in abundant evidence on Ausfahrt. Whether the dark rumble of 'I See A Mansion in the Sky,â?� a goofy, anti-consumerist funk anthem ('Mondo Nihilissimo 2000,â?� with another best-Nomeansno-lyric-ever in the form of 'let's go to Guam and fuck a babyâ?�) or the rolling, melodic attack of 'In Her Eyes,â?� it's an amazing testament to the band's independent resolve that more than 15 years after their classic, subgenre-defining Wrong album, they can still supply satisfying surprises.


Research studies have shown that companies with sustained high representation of women -- that is, three or more women board directors in at least four of five years -- significantly outperformed those with no women board directors. Statistics like this prove women have the skills to not only take on top leadership positions, but to also have an impressive impact on their organization's success. Still, we rarely see women in higher positions of power because the reality of the glass ceiling is all too real. There exists a multitude of challenges preventing women from reaching higher level positions;including preconceived notions of a woman's working ability as it relates to a societal and organizational context and from an internal context -- or rather,those self-imposed barriers women place on themselves.
Women and Leadership: Working Through Barriers and Biases identifies the specific challenges imposed on women in the workplace and provides an in-depth look at how they can combat these obstacles to maximize their strengths -- helping not only women, but all professionals and organizations as they work to build the leadership skills of their employees.
Understand the challenges that women face as they pursue leadership positions.
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Q: How do I perform an action on a website via a Java program? I am looking for a way to interact with websites via Java. It should be a desktop application which connects to the website and performs a defined action. How would I go about writing a program like that? Are there tools I can use? I'm at the very beginning of this project.

A: Try looking into a headless web-browsers, there are a number of them that allow you to programmatically interact with a webpage.
For a headless webkit that supports javascript you can try PhantomJS (http://phantomjs.org/) although there are many others out there.