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Photos: Marshall vs. Toledo, men's basketball
Marshall takes on Toledo during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Jarrod West (13) attempts a shot against Toledo's Jonathan Komagum (35) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Taevion Kinsey, left, and Toledo's Spencer Littleson, right, battle for a loose ball during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Obinna Anochili-Killen (25) throws down a dunk as the herd takes on Toledo during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Jarrod West (13) steals the ball from Toledo's Setric Millner Jr. (2) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Darius George (21) catches a lob pass that he would drop in for a score as the Herd takes on Toledo during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's David Early (23) drives to the basket past Toledo's Mattia Acunzo (4) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Obinna Anochili-Killen (25) blocks the shot of Toledo's Spencer Littleson (11) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Jarrod West (13) drives the lane agaisnt Toledo's Spencer Littleson (11) and Jonathan Komagum (35) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Mikel Beyers (31) and Andrew Taylor (0) battle for a loose ball against Toledo's Marreon Jackson, center, during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Jarrod West (13) attempts a shot over Toledo defender Marreon Jackson (3) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Mikel Beyers (31) puts up a shot against Toledo's J.T. Shumate (32) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Mikel Beyers (31) gestures after hitting a three while being fouled by Toledo's Setric Millner Jr. (2) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's David Early, left, attempts a shot over Toledo's Keshaun Saunders (24) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Taevion Kinsey (24) readies himself to play defense against Toledo's Marreon Jackson (3) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Darius George (21) grabs a rebound in an NCAA men's basketball game against Toledo on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Taevion Kinsey (24) speeds up the floor as the Herd takes on Toledo during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Andrew Taylor (0) looks to make a pass to a teammate as the Herd takes on Toledo during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Taevion Kinsey puts up a shot as the Herd takes on Toledo during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Andrew Taylor (0) drives to the basket against Toledo defenders Setric Millner Jr. (2) and Ryan Rollins (5) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Andrew Taylor (0) drives to the basket against Toledo defenders Setric Millner Jr. (2) and Spencer Littleson (11) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Jarrod West (13) puts up a shot over Toledo's Ryan Rollins (5) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Jarrod West (13) brings the ball up the court as the Herd takes on Toledo during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Mikel Beyers (31) puts up a shot over Toledo's Mattia Acunzo (4) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Darius George (21) puts up a shot as the Herd takes on Toledo during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Marko Sarenac (15) battles for position on a rebound attempt against Toledo's J.T. Shumate (32) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Andrew Taylor (0) drives the lane against Toledo's Mattia Acunzo (4) during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall's Marko Sarenac (15) puts up a shot as the Herd takes on Toledo during an NCAA men's basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Herd falls to Toledo, 96-87, in overtime
Toledo's Marreon Jackson scored 14 of his 23 points in overtime to lead the Rockets to a 96-87 win over Marshall, who suffered its first loss on Wednesday at Cam Henderson Center.


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Sara Shantelle Lim's Birthday Celebration with Family at Moonstone Dining Mount Faber!
I'm very happy that its my birthday again! My birthday falls on 4th June 2013. I'm turning.... 21 years old again! I had a private family pre-celebration dinner at Moonstone at Mount Faber on 3rd June 2013. It was really enjoyable. I love my family!
I'm a GEMINI~ In fact, I'm a typical Gemini, because my birthday falls in the middle of the horoscope. I do not believe in daily and monthly horoscopes forecast, but to a certain extent, I still read characteristics of each horoscopes and concluded that some of them really seem quite accurate. I am a Twin Sign, its like as if I have 2 minds. My element is Air, I am dynamic and I am constantly changing and evolving. My planet is Mercury. I do not believe in lucky colours, stones, days, or numbers. I find that, too superstitious. But I do, study horoscopes - based on individual characteristics only.
FUN FACT: Typical GEMINI - known to be playful, outgoing, quick witted, intellectual, creative, easily bored, dynamic, constant need to find a source of entertainment, etc.
My Personal Character: I do constantly yearn to be mind stimulated. I like watching documentaries, movies, etc. I enjoy being at home, yet I like going out too. I can be very self entertained just by sitting in front of a television, watching movies all day long. I am emotionally independent, I am happy just being in my own little world. I do not need much reassurance from anyone, as I am generally quite a happy person by nature. I can be very comfortable being alone, doing my own things and having my own space. I am born with an introverted nature. Yet, when I'm in the mood to go out to play, I am still able to evolve into an extrovert; to mingle and hang out with a lot of friends. I would say that I share around 80% of the traits, that you can see from the above picture. Hence, I would say, I'm quite a typical Gemini.
20% Error: I don't talk very much. I'm not at all talkative. I prefer to be a listener. A quiet thinker.
*If you would like to know more about me, get to know me yourself, personally. I don't bite..
I am very happy that I had a "Surprise Customized Cake" from EMICAKES - The No.1 Durian Cake Maker in Singapore. They are very nice to sponsor me a birthday cake. Just a week ago, EMICAKES, asked me, what would I like for the design of my cake. I told them, "COLOURFUL with my SaraShantelle LOGO".
Now, this was what they delivered to my doorstep! It was so pretty in PINK! Its girly, yet classy~ Exactly, what I imagined it to be. Something bright, cheerful and playful.
My mother and I really loved the durian cake. We couldn't finish it at Moonstone, so we brought it home and kept it in our fridge. I shall have 1 table spoon of cake a day? With lots of water, so that, I would not fall sick, okay?
FUN FACT: Singaporeans believe that eating too much Durians is "HEATY". "Heaty" (to Singaporeans) is when our body is "over-heated". It is the same feeling that you may experience, when you consume too much deep fried food, or drink too much energy drink (like milo). Side effects include, a sore throat, pimple breakouts, cough, etc.
The food at Moonstone was pretty good. Our favourite dish was their Garlic Fried Rice. So yummy! They serve grilled skewers at a very reasonable price. Their grilled Salmon was really tasty too. It is a very romantic place for couples, as you are able to enjoy the full view of the waters and Sentosa, while you sip your wine or champagne and laze the night away in nature. After all, Moonstone is located at Jewel Box at Mount Faber. It is right at the Top of Mount Faber, hence, driving there or taking a taxi is necessary.
I quit the airlines last year, in April 2012, to join my family business - full time. I am very happy to bring my family business to a greater height. As a bonus for my achievement, I was rewarded a Mercedes SLK. For those of you that know me well, you would know that I love cars, since I was a little kid. I am absolutely delighted with this car! I love driving it to work everyday, it really simply, brightens up my day! I am very blessed and I thank God and my family for that.
I look forward to celebrating my Birthday with all of you, real soon!
THANK YOU EMICAKES - No.1 Durian Cake Maker in Singapore.
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Before moving on to more specialized tools, let's talk about reset and checkout. These commands are two of the most confusing parts of Git when you first encounter them. They do so many things, that it seems hopeless to actually understand them and employ them properly. For this, we recommend a simple metaphor.
HEAD is the pointer to the current branch reference, which is in turn a pointer to the last commit made on that branch. That means HEAD will be the parent of the next commit that is created. It's generally simplest to think of HEAD as the snapshot of your last commit.
The cat-file and ls-tree commands are "plumbing" commands that are used for lower level things and not really used in day-to-day work, but they help us see what's going on here.
The Index is your proposed next commit. We've also been referring to this concept as Git's "Staging Area" as this is what Git looks at when you run git commit.
Git populates this index with a list of all the file contents that were last checked out into your working directory and what they looked like when they were originally checked out. You then replace some of those files with new versions of them, and git commit converts that into the tree for a new commit.
Again, here we're using ls-files, which is more of a behind the scenes command that shows you what your index currently looks like.
The index is not technically a tree structure – it's actually implemented as a flattened manifest – but for our purposes it's close enough.
Finally, you have your working directory. The other two trees store their content in an efficient but inconvenient manner, inside the .git folder. The Working Directory unpacks them into actual files, which makes it much easier for you to edit them. Think of the Working Directory as a sandbox, where you can try changes out before committing them to your staging area (index) and then to history.
Git's main purpose is to record snapshots of your project in successively better states, by manipulating these three trees.
Let's visualize this process: say you go into a new directory with a single file in it. We'll call this v1 of the file, and we'll indicate it in blue. Now we run git init, which will create a Git repository with a HEAD reference which points to an unborn branch (master doesn't exist yet).
At this point, only the Working Directory tree has any content.
Now we want to commit this file, so we use git add to take content in the Working Directory and copy it to the Index.
Then we run git commit, which takes the contents of the Index and saves it as a permanent snapshot, creates a commit object which points to that snapshot, and updates master to point to that commit.
If we run git status, we'll see no changes, because all three trees are the same.
Now we want to make a change to that file and commit it. We'll go through the same process; first we change the file in our working directory. Let's call this v2 of the file, and indicate it in red.
If we run git status right now, we'll see the file in red as "Changes not staged for commit," because that entry differs between the Index and the Working Directory. Next we run git add on it to stage it into our Index.
At this point if we run git status we will see the file in green under "Changes to be committed" because the Index and HEAD differ – that is, our proposed next commit is now different from our last commit. Finally, we run git commit to finalize the commit.
Now git status will give us no output, because all three trees are the same again.
Switching branches or cloning goes through a similar process. When you checkout a branch, it changes HEAD to point to the new branch ref, populates your Index with the snapshot of that commit, then copies the contents of the Index into your Working Directory.
The reset command makes more sense when viewed in this context.
Let's now walk through exactly what reset does when you call it. It directly manipulates these three trees in a simple and predictable way. It does up to three basic operations.
The first thing reset will do is move what HEAD points to. This isn't the same as changing HEAD itself (which is what checkout does); reset moves the branch that HEAD is pointing to. This means if HEAD is set to the master branch (i.e. you're currently on the master branch), running git reset 9e5e6a4 will start by making master point to 9e5e6a4.
No matter what form of reset with a commit you invoke, this is the first thing it will always try to do. With reset --soft, it will simply stop there.
Now take a second to look at that diagram and realize what happened: it essentially undid the last git commit command. When you run git commit, Git creates a new commit and moves the branch that HEAD points to up to it. When you reset back to HEAD~ (the parent of HEAD), you are moving the branch back to where it was, without changing the Index or Working Directory. You could now update the Index and run git commit again to accomplish what git commit --amend would have done (see Changing the Last Commit).
That covers the behavior of reset in its basic form, but you can also provide it with a path to act upon. If you specify a path, reset will skip step 1, and limit the remainder of its actions to a specific file or set of files. This actually sort of makes sense – HEAD is just a pointer, and you can't point to part of one commit and part of another. But the Index and Working directory can be partially updated, so reset proceeds with steps 2 and 3.
Let's look at how to do something interesting with this newfound power – squashing commits.
First, unlike reset --hard, checkout is working-directory safe; it will check to make sure it's not blowing away files that have changes to them. Actually, it's a bit smarter than that – it tries to do a trivial merge in the Working Directory, so all of the files you haven't changed in will be updated. reset --hard, on the other hand, will simply replace everything across the board without checking.
The second important difference is how it updates HEAD. Where reset will move the branch that HEAD points to, checkout will move HEAD itself to point to another branch.
The other way to run checkout is with a file path, which, like reset, does not move HEAD. It is just like git reset [branch] file in that it updates the index with that file at that commit, but it also overwrites the file in the working directory. It would be exactly like git reset --hard [branch] file (if reset would let you run that) – it's not working-directory safe, and it does not move HEAD.
Here's a cheat-sheet for which commands affect which trees. The "HEAD" column reads "REF" if that command moves the reference (branch) that HEAD points to, and "HEAD" if it moves HEAD itself. Pay especial attention to the WD Safe? column – if it says NO, take a second to think before running that command.


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Endobronchial Leiomyoma
A benign smooth muscle neoplasm arising endobronchially. It is characterized by the presence of spindle cells with cigar-shaped nuclei, interlacing…
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Bronchial leiomyoma, a case report and review of literature
J. Cardenas-Garcia, Alfredo Lee-Chang, V. Chung, C. Shim, S. Factor, Amit S. Tibb
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Endobronchial leiomyoma: A rare and innocent tumour of the bronchial tree
R. Swarnakar, Sheetal Sinha
Lung India
An endobronchial leiomyoma is a rare tumor of the bronchial tree. Very few cases have been reported in literature. Leiomyomas…
Use of microdebrider bronchoscopy for the treatment of endobronchial leiomyoma
A. Wahla, Irtaza Khan, C. Bellinger, Edward F. Haponik, J. Conforti
Clinical Respiratory Journal
Aims: Pulmonary leiomyomas are rare benign tumors that may cause symptoms when they spread endobronchially. Traditionally they…
Video-assisted lobectomy for endobronchial leiomyoma.
W. Bartosik, S. Crowther, M. Narski, A. Fabre
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Endobronchial leiomyomas are rare tumours arising from the smooth muscle on the bronchial tree. We describe a patient with a six…
Calcified endobronchial leiomyoma.
S. Ko, S. Han,
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British Journal of Radiology
We report a case of calcified endobronchial leiomyoma in the left main bronchus. Leiomyoma of the airways is a rare benign tumour…
Epstein‐Barr virus‐associated bronchial leiomyoma in a boy with cellular immunodeficiency
M. Hatano, H. Takada,
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Bronchial leiomyoma is a rare disease in children. Recently, the association of leiomyoma and HIV infection was reported. We…
Primary endobronchial leiomyoma: a case report.
S. Bilgin, A. Yilmaz, E. Okur, Sevim Düzgün, C. Tahaoğlu, E. Akkaya
Turkish Journal of Tuberculosis & Thorax
Pulmonary leiomyoma is a rare benign tumor. It has been usually described as a single case. The aim of this paper is to present a…
Endobronchial leiomyoma in children.
I. Karnak, Z. Akçören, M. Şenocak
European journal of pediatric surgery
Pulmonary leiomyomas are among the most rarely encountered benign tumors of the lung in all age groups. The endobronchial origin…
Endobronchial leiomyoma: a case report.
U. Ozcelik, E. Kotilŏglu, A. Göçmen, M. Şenocak, N. Kiper
Leiomyoma of the lung is very rare in children. The case history is presented of an 8 year old boy with an endobronchial…
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Y. Usui, Y. Kimula
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai zasshi
A case of endobronchial minute leiomyoma successfully treated by bronchoscopically directed forceps biopsy is described. A 42…


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Ukraine, Thailand, Italy: hope and contradiction
December 14, 2013 Bill Weinberg
This week saw an amazing turn of events in the current reprise of the inter-factional protests that shook Thailand three years ago: riot police in Bangkok yielded to the protesters they were ordered to disperse, in apparent defiance of their commanders. The police removed barricades and their helmets as a sign of solidarity. Disobedience of orders for repression is an incredibly hopeful sign; if this sets an example for similar situations around the world, the horizons of possibility for nonviolent revolution are broadened almost dizzyingly. What complicates it is that while in 2010 it was the populist Red Shirts that were protesting the government and the patrician Yellow Shirts that were rallying around it, today the situation is reversed. The Yellow Shirts are seeking the removal of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister (and perceived puppet) of Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister who was ousted in a 2006 coup, and whose restoration to power the Red Shirts had been demanding last time around. (VOA, Dec. 13; Political Blind Spot, Dec. 6)
A similar hopeful scene was also reported this week from Italy, where thousands of workers, farmers, pensioners and unemployed have taken to the streets in a protest campaign against the government and the European Union. The Movimento dei Forconi or "Pitchfork Movement" has blocked roads and rail lines, repeatedly paralyzing much of the country, as protests have swept from Sicily where they began up the peninsula to Italy's north. At a Dec. 9 protest in Turin, police disobeyed orders for repression, and (just as in Bangkok) took off their helmets in a show of solidarity. (EuroNews, Dec. 9)
Here too there are contradictions, however. The Pitchfork Movement is more populist than "left" exactly, and some of its leaders have bandied about some pretty ugly rhetoric—most notably Andrea Zunino, who said Italy is "enslaved by wealthy Jewish bankers." Interestingly, a prominent voice that has come forward to repudiate this ugliness is Foad Aodi, a Muslim of Palestinian background who leads the organization Arab Communities in Italy (COMAI). "We must reject raving, dangerous and instrumental words used against religions and the Jewish faith," Aodi said, astutely adding a warning about the co-optation of populist currents by reactionary and opportunist forces. He said the Italian protests have "many things in common with the so-called Arab Springs, which begin at a lower level and in a democratic manner but then are taken over and used for their own purposes by politicians, religious figures and infiltrators." (ANSA, Dec. 13)
Finally, Ukraine is also witnessing a re-eruption of its ongoing political crisis, and on Dec. 11 police in Kiev retreated after attempting to dislodge protesters who are occupying Independence Square (in spite of bitter cold)—although it seems the retreat may have in this case been ordered, as a move by the government to de-escalate the crisis. What's odd is that while protesters in Italy (and Greece and Spain) oppose European Union policies, the Ukrainian protesters are demanding greater integration with the EU. Victor Yanukovych, whose apparent attempt to steal the elections through fraud in 2005 was aborted by a protest mobilization, is now the incumbent, having recouped his losses in the 2010 election. The current protest wave was sparked by his scuttling of an agreement to establish closer economic and political ties with the EU. (BBC News, Dec. 11)
In response to police repression in Ukraine, the Anonymous hacker network issued a statement threatening to attack government websites. Read their statement: "Recently, we have seen the police use barbaric tactics on peaceful protesters. Anonymous, is not delighted. [Sic] The people of Ukraine are on the brink of a revolution." But one account of the threat noted divisions within Anonymous over the question, stating that some hacktivists "want Ukraine to be independent of the EU, NATO and other countries." (Softpedia, Dec. 2)
Of course, some would argue that Yanukovych is merely titling to Russia rather than seeking "independence" for Ukraine. This brings home again the global divide-and-conquer scam which is the essence of the state system—as well as the dangers of the kind of fuzzy populism that was a weakness of the global Occupy movement.
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Anti-Semitism in Ukrainian protest movement
No surprise there. JTA reported Dec. 8: "A number of young Jews are involved in the protests, which have drawn together a diverse coalition of liberal youth and opposition party leaders, including members of the ultranationalist Svoboda (Freedom) party, whose leader, Oleh Tyahnybok, has freely trafficked anti-Semitic stereotypes."
The biggest surprise would be if both protesters and government were not exploiting anti-Semitism in Ukraine. But is seems likely more Jews are on board with the protesters.
Western left betrays Ukrainians… of course
Here go again. The crypto-Nazi Israel Shamir has a new piece on the boringly predictable dictator-shilling website with the perversely paradoxical name of Popular Resistance, "What Really Happened in the Ukrainian Crisis?," of course portraying the protesters as "part of US Empire strategy," and implicitly cheering their repression as "a defeat for US Empire and hegemony." We imagine Shamir must be cheered at today's news of four protesters killed in Kiev, although the regime is of course claiming it was the work of "provocateurs." (AFP, CNN)
Meanwhile, the right-wing establishmentarian National Interest disses the White House statement dissing the new Ukraine anti-protest law that set off the latest escalation… So heartwaring to see freedom-haters East and West making common cause. Which is worse? The hypocrisy of Obama defending the Ukraine protesters while the FBI is sicced on Occupy at home? Or stateside "leftists" who are eager to demonize the Ukrainian protesters as pawns of the West? At least the National Interest gets points for honesty.
Note that the anti-protest law includes a ban on unauthorized tents in public areas, and criminal responsibility for "slandering" government officials. (BBC News, Jan. 17) Whatever differences we have with the Ukrainian protesters, the failure to oppose this shit is a betrayal of solidarity.
Ukrainian anarchists speak
Ukraine's anarcho-syndicalist Autonomous Workers' Union has a Jan. 23 statement in English on the current protests. It notes that the regime and security forces are spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories "which claim that the opposition leaders are Jews and want to vitiate the people by legalizing same-sex marriages. This hardly differs from the rhetoric of Ukrainian right radicals." It acknowledges that these right-wing radicals are an element in the protest movement, but denies that they constitute a majority. It states: "Anarchists ought to participate in demonstrations and pickets which are dedicated to defense of the rights and freedoms usurped by the laws of January 16th…"
In a victory for the movement, the anti-protest law was overturned by Ukraine's parliament Jan. 28, and Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned—although President Viktor Yanukovich remains in power. (Reuters)
Corrective perspective on Ukraine protests
A petition (perhaps not the most appropriate form) on Change.org addressed to journalists and commentators in the US and around the world states: "KYIV'S EUROMAIDAN IS A LIBERATIONIST AND NOT EXTREMIST MASS ACTION OF CIVIC DISOBEDIENCE." It acknowledges the existence of ugly right-wing elements in the Ukrainian protest movement, but insists that Western commentators are overstating their role. "The demonstrators include liberals and conservatives, socialists and libertarians, nationalists and cosmopolitans, Christians, non-Christians and atheists." The statement is written by Kiev historian Andreas Umland, and signed by numerous Ukrainian scholars. The English is authentically stilted, but this is a corrective perspective to the toxic bunk that much of the "left" in the US is spreading about Ukraine…


From left to right: Laura Robinett (Director of Alumni Relations), Deborah Whitt (Communication Arts Department Chair), Kevin Armstrong (CEO of the Wayne State Foundation), Matthew Hines (Supervisor of Gas Operations, Black Hills Energy), David Whitt '89, Brandy Johnson (Community Affairs Manager, Black Hills Energy), and Ron Whitt (communication professor emeritus).
In return for presenting a workshop to Black Hills Energy employees, David Whitt '89 selected WSC as his charity of choice for the company's $2,500 donation.
Black Hills Energy recently gave $2,500 to Wayne State College after David Whitt, a 1989 alumnus of Wayne State College, presented a staff development workshop for the company's employees. In return for the workshop, the company offered to support a charity of Whitt's choosing. Whitt decided to support his father's scholarship at Wayne State, which is awarded to a student majoring in speech communication at WSC.
Black Hills Energy representatives visited campus in August to present a check to the Wayne State Foundation supporting the Dr. Ronald Whitt Endowed Speech Communication Scholarship. Matthew Hines, Supervisor of Gas Operations in Norfolk, Neb., and Brandy Johnson, Community Affairs Manager in Lincoln, Neb., attended along with Whitt.
Whitt graduated with a bachelor's degree from Wayne State, majoring in speech communication/communication studies and corporate and community relations. He is a professor of communication studies at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Whitt's father, Ron Whitt, a 1967 alumnus of Wayne State and retired communication professor, started teaching at Wayne State in 1981 and retired in 2016. Whitt's stepmother, Deborah Whitt, a 1979 alumna of WSC, is also a communication professor at Wayne State and chair of the Communication Arts Department.
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We are an all-day breakfast and lunch cafe located in Victoria and Vancouver. The original Jam opened on Herald St. in Victoria in the spring of 2012 and was immediately embraced by the City and it's dining community. As the popularity of Jam grew, we knew that we needed to expand our operations and in early 2016 we opened our second venue in downtown Vancouver on Beatty. This was followed by our 3rd and newest addition, Jam Café Kitsilano, in the fall of 2018.
Inspired by recipes from the south, like our house made cornbread, buttermilk biscuits and fried chicken we wanted to create a menu of comfort fare in a rustic-city atmosphere. Our menu also includes a collection of family home style recipes that have been shared and passed down over generations and we've been very proud to be able to add these to Jam's unique and eclectic menu. Needless to say Jam Café has options that can satisfy the most discerning of appetites.
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Wind turbines convert the movement of air into electricity. Wind turbines work best in clear open spaces where the flow of air is uninterrupted by obstructions. Wind farms are typically located where the wind is predictable and strong.
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Minister: according to the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Greek reference 1249 - to run on errands; an attendant, generally a waiter, such as one at a table or in other menial duties. Using this definition and making a comparison to the true ministers spoken about in the Holy Bible, it is apparent that one who has this position is a servant to others. The chief example is Jesus Christ, and then the Apostles and Prophets and other righteous people who lived as examples to follow. These men are the only true ministers who were appointed by God to receive information and instruction for mankind.
Watch for the Prophet Christ.
Jehovah sent Christ and Peter recognized Him as that Prophet.
Paul was made a minister to the Gentiles.
The prophets and the apostles are the caretakers of the mysteries.
Strive to possess those qualities and behaviors that Paul taught.
Paul set a good example. They showed us how to go.
Read and learn from, and remember the words of all Apostles. It comes from the scriptures first before other sources.
Keep in the Word and remember the source. It includes the Prophets too.


Living within steps of Lake Ontario has helped me deepen my connection to nature, spirit and self. Meditating among waterfowl on Lake Ontario's shore helps sustain my passion to make the world a better place, even in the smallest of ways. A believer in the domino effect, I endeavour to keep my emotional, physical and spiritual channels as clear as possible.
Having had a strong desire for personal growth in my teenage years, it wasn't until my first `Total Health Convention', over 30 years ago, that the world of alternative healing opened up to me. I have participated extensively with various psychotherapies and am currently a member of the co-counselling community. Having studied Swedish and Shiatsu massage, Reflexology, Touch for Health and more recently, Reiki, I became a member of the Canadian Reiki Association in 2012.
Understanding all things are connected, I am committed to all forms of health, within and without. I've supported the environmental movement in various capacities over the years. One such way is my home, and subsequently the Reiki studio, has been bullfrogpowered within a year of the company's inception. It gives me great peace of mind to know my electricity and gas consumption is supporting green, clean energy initiatives in Ontario and Quebec.


This edition of "Thermodynamics" continues the tradition of providing a fundamentally sound, well-written, technically accurate text. This new edition addresses the needs of today's marketplace through the following enhancements: a greater emphasis on thermoeconomics and current real world applications, more design problems, more real world and visual problems, a re-vamped design and a stronger pedagogical program. The book will also be available with or without EES (Engineering Equation Solver) Problems Disk. Professor Donald E. Richards of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has been added as a co-author for this edition.


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Orwell's '1984' To Get Feminist Rewrite
As first reported in The Guardian, the new narrative will be told from the point of view of Julia, the love interest of Orwell's main character, Winston Smith, who in the 1949 novel works at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history to suit the authoritarian government's propaganda purposes. Titled "Julia," the book comes from American author Sandra Newman, whose past work has been nominated for a Folio Prize and the British Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.
Neman's publisher Granta told The Guardian that as a protagonist, Julia "understands" Orwell's fictional world of Oceania "far better than Winston and is essentially happy with her life," adding that Orwell's son, Richard Blair, "has been consulted and approves of the project."
Jesse James, a contributor at Not the Bee, said of the new feminist retelling, "We have reached the stage of political discourse where they've actually started to subject Orwell himself to Orwellianism."
Finished James, "For whom is [the feminist version of '1984'] intended? Fans of the original will be at best nonplussed by it. Latter-day woke Millennials have probably never even read '1984' and so will have no cultural frame of reference for it."
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Hell. Most of them don't read at all unless its on a twitter feed.
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ı think looks very good but this threat must be on custom textures.
Yeah, new users aren't allowed to make threads in the Custom Texture Projects forum. In that case, it's fine to post the thread here instead.
Wow those looks pretty good, good work dude.
Now... if only someone could fix the 60fps code.


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Q: How can implement msacess mask like functionality in SQL Server I have some dynamic forms and fields in a web reporting tool. I am adding column to SQL Server tables I need validation of data inputs. Say when I adding a email address filed to a SQL Server table email adress validation should be attached to that field. I want functionality like MS-Access mask in the time of adding filed to a Access table.

A: MS Access is best thought of as three separate products--a dbms, a rapid application development environment for user interfaces to many different dbms, and a programming environment (VBA). The "mask" you're talking about is a user interface feature. SQL Server doesn't have any UI development features, so you have to do that work yourself in whatever user interface you're building.
This "mask" feature is not a substitute for CHECK() constraints in the dbms. In other words,  build an email mask in your front end, but also build a compatible CHECK() constraint on the email column in the database itself. There are two good reasons to do that.
First, because useful database applications extend their reach. You'll find more and more user interfaces connecting to a useful database. (The last legacy db I worked on had user interfaces written in 15 different programming languages, dating from the early 1970s.) You can't count on new interfaces to follow the rules of your one interface.
Second, it prevents sleep-deprived DBAs from making certain kinds of disastrous mistakes.

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Park-Safe speeds up the process of enforcing parking violations, saving you time and money. Our automated parking enforcement system allows enforcement personnel to remain in the vehicle as they enforce parking violations with mobile camera or obtain violations from a remote fixed camera. Enforcing violations for meter parking, no parking zones, loading zones, handicap parking and more are now easier than ever. Park-Safe is part of the Sensys America family of safety products.
We provide a turn-key solution at no cost to our clients including: study, installation, systems, pre- processing, payment system, and much more.


This former ale house was given a new lease of life by Coastal Retreats director Fiona Mckeith last summer when it joined our collection. Stripped floorboards and doors, a stone inglenook fireplace and a deep Belfast sink were just some of the characterful features brought to life in its makeover. Many of the cottage's existing vintage furniture was upcycled by Jo Harrison of Reloved by Jo who painted them in beautiful colours to give this Retreat a real contemporary but rustic feel.


What are they wearing during international fashion events? That vintage Levi's or their latest Diesel jeans? During the year we refresh our streetwear posts irregularly. We don't judge, we're not the fashion-police, we just enjoy fashion and your own personal style. Next stop: Kingpins Show Hong Kong.
After Amsterdam and New York Hong Kong is the capital of denim for two days. In the Innocentre mills and denim-related companies present their latest products and innovations to (denim)professionals in the industry.
The past week Team peter Stigter was surrounded by denim-heads, from designers to producers and denim mills. All gathered in New York at The Kingpins Show to learn about new developments in denim. Next week we're heading to Hong Kong, so stay tuned for another reportage.
All denim-lovers and -addicts are gathered in Amsterdam these days. Amsterdam has turned blue during the Amsterdam Denim Days. The Kingpins Show was the first in a series of events and shows.And of course we spotted all shades of blue.
For two days Amsterdam was the homebase for The Kingpins Show , an invitation-only, boutique denim sourcing show featuring a highly-edited selection of vendors that include denim and sportswear fabric mills. The trade show acquired cult like status amongst denim professionals over the years. Kingpins grew into a platform a with biannual editions in New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong. Kingpins is part of Amsterdam Denim Days. At the afterparty the official opening of Denim City was part of the event.


Oct. 21, 2017: Reign of Terror Haunted House at Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks. I attended the afternoon Lights on Tour where parents can visit with smaller children. There are no live actors - monsters - during the afternoon tour. But with the lights on, I could easily take images.
The award winning Reign of Terror Haunted House is now in its 18th year. The haunted house is spread out over 23,000 square feet and features 100 different rooms.
I posted some 35 images in this flickr album: 2017 Reign of Terror.


We hope everyone had a great long weekend! It's time for our favorite part of the week – recapping what the Tynker community has been up to. This week we saw really creative projects with incredible art. Don't miss the opportunity to run your own juice stand, play air hockey (in the air!) or play a game as a rat!
This game lets you run your own juice stand and sell juice blends to customers. Make sure you follow the recipe!
Play as a Rebel X-wing fighter pilot and fend off the Imperial TIE fighters!
Play air hockey in the air against an AI opponent.
You are a rat with a jetpack! Use your jetpack to collect the cheese without being hit by the exterminator's poison.
This quiz will put your mental math skills to the test!
This student-created game is the most impressive one this teacher has ever seen!
This student's game responds to user input.
This class is having a blast flying drones!
Nice – this class learned all about algorithms.
Puma Class used the iPad app Tynker to understand the order of the code. An Algorithm is a list of instructions. The instructions need to be in the right order.
These kids look focused as they program characters in Tynker!
This class is using Tynker for arcade games based on Greek myths – so creative!
Such a great example of peer teaching and peer learning!
This week's Featured Makers were Braden and Gabriel. Braden discovered Tynker per the recommendation of one of his friends. He told us, "I love to code because it allows me to make whatever I want – the sky's the limit!" Gabriel is another really impressive maker; he's been coding with Tynker (and loving it!) for four years!
Our latest Women in STEM is Hedy Lamarr, a movie star whose invention paved the way to WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.
Creator Claire Is a Self-Taught Coder!


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Soon: Volumes // Kunsthalle Zürich, Limmatstrasse 270, 8005 Zürich (CH) // 29.11, 5-10pm / 30.11, noon-8pm /1.12, noon-6pm
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Wood screws and frills
Collaborative project with Diane Steverlynck based on the modular system Oulines.
Archiving all the way down
A paper version of this website with a map that guides one through the publication's convulsive genesis and its archival future.
Hand moves orange orange light falls falls on hands
A sequence of photographs of a small set of objects, four hands, one gaze and a fly positioned and repositioned in the same room.
Reflection on a studio visit, attempting to explore the distance between visitor and host.
A book with 23 black and white drawings of naked, slightly deformed persons, posing in a photo/film studio.
The Frameworkers
A book with sequential drawings made while waiting for the bath tube to fill up.
Collaborative project with Diane Steverlynck, resulting in a free construction system.
Self-rebuses (reliefs)
Wooden reliefs based on the artist book, Self-rebuses.
Self-rebuses
Artist book with a (photo)graphical compendium of objects, gestures, body parts,… which are processed in collages.
Blossoming of Thinktwig II
A table with small objects. The objects are used to make a series of compositions.
At Homework
Artist book with old family pictures relating to new pictures of sculptures, both taken at the same location.
Eros Errata
Installation based on two 'naked' characters relating to each other through the use of objects and their environment.
From… Till… At…
Installation of a big wooden fence, covered with works, blocking the entrance of the exhibition space.
Small woolen reliefs presented in cabinets, and three-dimensional figurative carpets made from colored sisal rope.
An installation of four large sculptures and a poster, trying to keep their feet from getting wet.
A series of posters and one wooden structure of a head.
Professor Sunflower
A tryptich made up of a lamp, a poster and a sculpture.
Palmarium
Flyer and video about a temporary studio I created in the Botanical Garden of the University of Ghent.
Work, sketches and studio situations
A survey of works in studio and exhibition settings punctuated with drawings and sketches, all made between 2004-2005.
The Barricade
Six temporary wooden spaces: A bar, a lecture room, a stage, two exhibition spaces and a book storage space.
A sculptural presentation and interpretation of an artist's portfolio.
Dothinking
A series of 24 charcoal drawings.
Everything was placed in the right spot, then the works were removed. Now there is only a postcard.
Regardless of its size, material, or finish, one can do two things with it: move it, or let it be.
Blossoming of Thinktwig
24 small sculptures in various materials resulting from the project Thinktwig.
Thinktwig
Thinktwig is an instrument. Like many sophisticated tools and musical instruments it's made of durable metal.
Outlines (construction system, video and poster)
Construction system — Dimensions: various / Materials: ash wood / Production: Galerie Valerie Traan / Year: 2012
Video — Duration: continuous / Format: HD video / Year: 2012
(images above: exhibition view Galerie Valerie Traan, Antwerp, BE )
As a child talking with my parents or witnessing their mutual conversation, now and then in the stream of words and sentences I detected a previously unheard combination of sounds. Suddenly there was a word that did not refer to something that I knew, but that presented itself to me as a succession of sometimes primitive, at other times sophisticated sounds. To answer my curiosity, my parents usually sat down with me and enhanced my understanding by using objects, images, gestures, small drawings and less complicated words (fig.1).
But sometimes, because of a lack of time or patience, because I was too young to understand, or because, even with all the tools available, they still could not make themselves clear, the word remained in the world of sound. 'Springtide', 'migraine' and 'taxes' were some of the words on the list. Although initially I was disappointed that their meaning was withheld from me, the hint of mystery that surrounded these words soon started to tickle my imagination.
Without any doubt, one of the most evocative words was 'provisoir' (provisionally). It was the elegant word my mother used when she gently attached a handkerchief to my elbow after I had fallen (fig.2). It was the word my father slowly pronounced when he put together a desk from a door and eight filled cardboard boxes after we moved. To me it was the magic spell that solved all our problems.
Exhibition view of Outlines slideshow / Galerie Valerie Traan / 2012
Outlines, slideshow / 2012
'Provisoir' was the word that popped up in my mind when, for the first time, I visited the house of Diane Steverlynck, the French-speaking designer I was to work with on the project later to be called Outlines. On her terrace I saw an eggcup used as an ashtray. In the bathroom, the showerhead and faucet served as a clotheshorse. It made me think of my own desk, where a dictionary functions as a bookend, and of the tall narrow closet in our bathroom that has long proved its usefulness as a clothes hanger. These are just samples of situations in which she and I had no time, energy, motivation or means to provide a definitive answer to what came our way (fig.3).
Outlines, models of elements / 2011 (fig.4)
You use whatever is available in the house. Sometimes you play around and create something with the things you find: sticks, poles, boards… When you are finished you are proud of your ability to make something of so little (fig.5). You have made the outline of something. The result is rudimentary but the chief features are there: you can let go of something you wanted to hang; you can find a spot for something you wanted to put down (fig.6). And you hope it will work, at least for a while. Sometimes it does. Sometimes it doesn't. If it does, time goes by. Maybe one day you stand in front of the thing which you once called 'provisoir', and the spell is broken. You might think: I should finally look for a better solution. You might also look at it and say: I'm used to it now, it's not so bad, I even kind of like it. Or maybe the spell persists, you keep walking by and continue using the thing without ever paying close attention to it again.
Outlines, study of configurations / 2011
a. At Homework, 2009
Navigating the slides of my childhood, looking for some interesting images to include in my book At Homework, I stumbled upon this image. My mother's effort to help me understand the story doesn't seem to impress me very much. She probably tried everything : reading aloud, asking me questions, pointing at pictures, uttering "ooh's" to show her amazement and so to feed my curiosity. But apparently her overstated gestures and high-pitched shrieks couldn't compete with my appetite for colorful images and the sensation of page turning.
b. Self-Rebuses, 2011
The first part of the book Self-rebuses is a compendium of objects, gestures, body parts,… reminiscent of picture word books for children. The difference here is that the words don't always literally describe what can be seen in the pictures.
a. Lonely (film), 1999
In this video you can see how, one by one, my mother's hand removes from my back thin white threads forming the word 'lonely'.
a. Circumstances, 2006
Besides your own lack of time, money or motivation, a lot of other circumstances can hinder you from reaching your goal. Sometimes these circumstances can be so immediate that they make the results of your acts disappear in the background making place for the original circumstances, which have now become the protagonists.
a. Blossoming of Thinktwig II, 2010
Poles, sticks and boards are not always the best building elements for constructions or compositions. On the building site of the unconscious mind, eyes, ears and noses have proven without doubt to be very reliable components.
b. Brainbox (collaborative project), 2008
For Brainbox, a recurring project by the artist-run space Croxhapox (Ghent, BE) in which artists continue to build on the work of others, I made 50 copies of a set of simple graphic drawings and left them on the exhibition floor to be used by myself and the other artists. At the end of the project the copies had been used for a wall drawing, a frame for a video projection, a label for a folder and a decoration for bricks.
c. Twist, 2002-2009
"Twisting one or more parts is usually meant to bring about a change of shape. But sometimes a specific sequence of twists may cause the object to move slowly across the floor."
a. Outlines in progress, 2012
a. Furniture, various dates
(From left to right) studio storage system / kitchen table I / double bed, kitchen table II / bathroom cabinet / work bench / stepladder / work table / benches / table and stools
b. Outlines Lamp, 2013
Lamp made from some remaining elements of Outlines.


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Такмичење у скоку увис за жене на Светском првенству у атлетици 1991. одржано је у Токију у Јапану 29. и 31. августа.

Титулу светске првакиње из Рим 1987. није одбранила Стефка Костадинова из Бугарске.

Земље учеснице
Учествовало је 29 такмичарки из 18 земаља.

Рекорди пре почетка Светског првенства 1991.
Стање 18. августа 1991.

Сатница
Сатница је по средњоевриопском времену (UTC+1)

Освајачице медаља

Резултати

Квалификације
Такмичарке су биле подељене у две групе. Квалификациону норму за пласман у финале од 1,92 нико није прескочио тако да су се 12 такмичарки у финале пласирале на основу постигнутог резултата (кв).,.

Подебљани лични рекорди су и национални рекорди земље коју такмичарка представља

Финале
Финале је одржано 31. августа са почетком у 16.00 часова. Почетна висина била је 1,84 м.,

Укупан биланс медаља у скоку увис за жене на отвореном после 3. Светског првенства 1983—1991.

Биланс медаља, екипно

Биланс медаља, појединачно
У овој табели су онe којe су освојили најмање 2 медаље.

Извори

Спољашње везе
 Комплетни резултати СП 1991 на сајту ИААФ
 Резлтати на сајту Тодора Крастева

Скок увис за жене
Скок увис на Светском првенству у атлетици на отвореном

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These shorts come in Paige's signature skinny boyfriend cut for an easy going look. Loyola is a faded, sky blue denim that is both ultrasoft and durable. The raw hem is tacked on either side in a single cuff. Authentic fading and whiskering at the hips.


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 ;;         (Per Veteran).
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 ;;C. Physical Examination (Objective Findings):
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 ;;   1.  Digit and joint designations:
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 ;;       a. Designate fingers as: thumb, index, long, ring, and little.
 ;;       b. Designate joints as DIP (distal interphalangeal), PIP (proximal
 ;;          (interphalangeal), MP (metacarpophalangeal), and CP (carpometacarpal).
 ;;
 ;;   2.  Hand "position of function":
 ;;
 ;;       a. Wrist dorsiflexed 20 to 30 degrees.
 ;;       b. MP and PIP joints flexed to 30 degrees.
 ;;       c. Thumb abducted and rotated so that the thumb pad faces the finger
 ;;          pads.
 ;;
 ;;   3.  Instructions for joint measurement:
 ;;
 ;;       a. Provide a detailed assessment of each joint of each affected digit.
 ;;       b. Use a goniometer for measuring joint angles and range of motion.
 ;;       c. Assess joints on both left and right hands, even if only one hand is
 ;;          affected.
 ;;       d. Refer to Residuals of Amputations worksheet, if applicable.
 ;;
 ;;   4.  Normal range of motion for index, long, ring, and little fingers:
 ;;
 ;;       a. Zero degrees of flexion represents the fingers fully extended, making
 ;;          a straight line with the rest of the hand.
 ;;       b. Metacarpophalangeal joint:  zero to 90 degrees of flexion.
 ;;       c. Proximal interphalangeal joint:  zero to 100 degrees of flexion.
 ;;       d. Distal (terminal) interphalangeal joint:  zero to 70 or 80 degrees
 ;;          of flexion.
 ;;
 ;;   5.  Range of motion (ROM) examination of index, long, ring, and little
 ;;       fingers:
 ;;
 ;;       a. Measure active ROM of DIP, PIP, and MP joints.
 ;;       b. For index and long finger, also report size of gap between fingertip
 ;;          and proximal transverse crease of hand on maximal flexion of finger
 ;;          (none, less than one inch, one inch, etc.).
 ;;       c. State whether there is objective evidence of pain on active ROM.
 ;;       d. Conduct at least 3 repetitions of ROM.
 ;;       e. State whether there is objective evidence of pain after repetitive
 ;;          ROM.
 ;;       f. State whether there is additional (or new) limitation of motion
 ;;          (including whether there is an increased gap between fingertip and
 ;;          hand for index and long fingers) after repetitive ROM.  If there is,
 ;;          report the ROM (and size of gap) and state whether pain, weakness,
 ;;          incoordination, fatigue, or lack of endurance is the most important
 ;;          factor in the decreased ROM.
 ;;       g. If unable to do repetitive motion, so state and provide reason.
 ;;
 ;;   6.  Range of motion (ROM) examination of thumb:
 ;;
 ;;       a. Report size of gap between the thumb pad and the fingers (none, less
 ;;          than one inch, one inch, etc.), with the thumb attempting to oppose
 ;;          the fingers.
 ;;       b. State whether there is objective evidence of pain on attempted
 ;;          opposition of thumb to fingers.
 ;;       c. Conduct at least 3 repetitions of ROM.
 ;;       d. State whether there is objective evidence of pain after repetitive
 ;;          ROM.
 ;;       e. State whether there is additional (or new) limitation of motion after
 ;;          repetitive ROM.  If there is, report the ROM (gap) and state whether
 ;;          pain, weakness, incoordination, fatigue, or lack of endurance is the
 ;;          most important factor in the decreased ROM.
 ;;       f. If unable to do repetitive motion, so state and provide reason.
 ;;
 ;;   7.  Ankylosis examination:
 ;;
 ;;   For each anklyosed joint:
 ;;
 ;;       a. Report angle of anklyosis.
 ;;       b. Describe any rotation or any angulation of either bone at an
 ;;          anklyosed joint.
 ;;       c. State whether the ankylosis interferes with motion of the other
 ;;          digits or with overall hand function.
 ;;       d. For thumb:  Additionally state whether the ankylosed thumb is
 ;;          abducted and rotated so that the thumb pad faces the finger pad.
 ;;          Report size of gap between the thumb pad and the fingers (none, less
 ;;          than one inch, one inch, etc.).
 ;;       e. For index, long, ring, and little fingers:  Additionally report size
 ;;          of gap between the finger and the proximal transverse crease of hand
 ;;          on maximal flexion of finger (none, less than one inch, one inch,
 ;;          etc.).
 ;;
 ;;    8.  If there is deformity of one or more digits, state digit, joint, and
 ;;        type of deformity, including degrees of any angulation.
 ;;
 ;;    9.  Describe any decreased strength for pushing, pulling and twisting.
 ;;        Describe any decreased dexterity for twisting, probing, writing,
 ;;        touching and expression.
 ;;
 ;;D. Diagnostic and Clinical Tests:
 ;;
 ;;   1.  Include results of all diagnostic and clinical tests conducted in
 ;;       the examination report, including X-ray or other imaging studies, as
 ;;       needed.
 ;;
 ;;E. Diagnosis:
 ;;
 ;;   1.  Describe the effects of the condition on usual occupation and daily
 ;;       activities.
 ;;
 ;;
 ;;
 ;;Signature:                                                Date:
 ;;END

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COVID-19 Update Mazatlán, 17 March 2020
There have been so many unsubstantiated rumors going around about COVID-19 and so much erroneous information that today I spoke with Julio Birrueta, head of the 30-year-old Mazatlán Tourism Board and the Hotel Association, about how Mazatlán's tourism sector is responding to the virus threats. As Canadians flock home and there are rumors of the US closing its border as well, I wanted to know the latest thinking, and I want us all to be better able to respond to the tourists wishing to visit Mazatlán with information rather than conjecture.
Julio confirmed with me that this evening the elderly woman being tested for COVID-19 here in Mazatlán came back negative. Therefore, to date we have no confirmed cases in Mazatlán and only one confirmed active case in Sinaloa (Los Mochis). Julio assured me that the measures put in place by hotels and restaurants for the H1N1 problem in 2009 have remained in place, and three weeks ago the hotel association revised and updated those procedures and trained staff and management in pandemic response procedures. "If necessary, we will cease operations and quarantine. We will do everything necessary to avoid the spread of the virus," Julio stated. "Our priority is the safety of visitors, citizens and staff."
"If necessary, we will cease operations and quarantine. We will do everything necessary to avoid the spread of the virus."
By now most of our readers know that private schools in Mazatlán have canceled classes from today, Tuesday; public schools have cancelled classes from next week until April 20, expanding the normal two week spring break to four. Not wanting to wait, many families are already keeping their children home. ISIC—the Sinaloa Institute of Culture, and Cultura Mazatlán have canceled events through April 20th, in addition to closing the Art Museum and the Municipal School of the Arts. The municipal sports authority (IMDEM) has also cancelled its events and closed its venues through April 20.
Just today the municipality installed a "Mazatlán Health Advisory Board," and tomorrow, Wednesday March 18th, business leaders including the hotel and restaurant associations will meet with the ayuntamiento—city leaders—to make decisions about how to proceed to protect Mazatlán from the pandemic's spread. They are relying heavily on learnings from China, Spain and Italy.
Santiago Reyes, epidemiologist of the 6th Sanitary District, today proposed the closure of diverse establishments including pre-schools and daycares, gyms, nightclubs, the aquarium and any events in which massive groups gather, including upcoming scheduled concerts. Birrueta confirmed to me that cancellations will no doubt include the Somos Musiq Fest, the Banda MS concert and the carnaval and fair scheduled for Holy Week. He also indicated that any attempt at a second moto-week will be denied permits and met with strict enforcement of guidelines and policies—though Birrueta said that no one can prevent bikers from arriving.
Restaurants and hotels have already put in place the following preventive measures:
Hand gel at reception and in restaurants
Frequent cleaning of flat surfaces
Trash cans outside bathrooms so visitors can open doors with a paper towel and throw the towel away away
Mazatlán's Mayor Guillermo Benitez Torres explained that "we are going to suggest that restaurants work with certain necessary precautionary measures while providing food to people, and ask bars, casinos, theaters, night clubs, dance clubs and music venues to have solidarity and close down to prevent us having to mandate them to do so."
Birrueta told me that at least three major hotels including the Hotel Playa Mazatlán and the Riu have had doctors meet with all new check-ins for at least a week. Some guests have been returned home and others have been directed to medical care. He tells me that while some Mexican families are taking the school closures as an extended vacation, others understand the severity of the health threat and will stay home. He believes that over the next week Mexicans and Mazatlecos will increasingly buckle down and self-quarantine.
Tourism Mazatlán is predicting a Semana Santa at about 60% of normal numbers. To ensure safety, they are implementing a "Responsible Tourist" program that will be announced next week. People will be asked:
To stay at least two meters away from others at all times, including from other parties on the beach
To wash their hands frequently
To use a paper towel to open bathroom doors
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Tourism Mazatlán's Julio Birrueta
Quick!
What's the percentage of national to international tourists in Mazatlán these days?
On average, who pays more for their holiday?
Why are airfares to Mazatlán more expensive than those to other Mexican destinations? (Answers are at the end of this article.)
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Julio Birrueta, the friendly, no-nonsense Director of both the 25-year-old Mazatlán Tourism Board and the Mazatlán Hotel Association. It's his office that runs the wonderful GoMazatlan.com site.
Mazatlán a Leader in Mexico
Julio told me that Mazatlán has been a leader in tourism on the national stage for decades. When the Mazatlán Tourism Trust was founded 25 years ago, it was the first public-private partnership for tourism promotion in the country. Today, Mazatlán and Cancún are the only two destinations in Mexico with private-public partnerships to promote tourism. Other destinations express their envy of Mazatlán, because purely government-run tourism promotion often equates to an inconsistent message— the government changes every few years and new people bring new ideas. Other destinations also envy our 3% tax on accommodations; the amount is fully earmarked for tourism promotion. Thanks to this tax, as well as help from the Federal Tourism Board and SECTUR, Mazatlán is able to employ PR agencies in Canada, the USA, and Mexico.
"I don't know that we've ever publicly thanked Mazatlán's foreign community in an English language outlet for their incredible support. I'd like to do that now. Thank you. Your love of our city made a huge difference to its future."
—Julio Birrueta
Mazatlán has also been a national leader for the way we recovered from recent setbacks. In 2008, the world economic crisis hit. In 2009, it was the Bird Flu. In 2010, Mexico's national economy fell, and in 2011 the cruise ships pulled out. Julio explained that it was thanks to Mazatlán's very active and engaged expatriate community that things turned around. Many visitors as well as foreign residents recorded videos talking about their experiences here, addressing safety issues in particular. Julio and others played those videos at every industry event for nearly two years. Audiences believed the message because it was people like them saying it, rather than something a tourism official claimed. "I don't know that we've ever publicly thanked Mazatlán's foreign community in an English language outlet for their incredible support. I'd like to do that now. Thank you. Your love of our city made a huge difference to its future." Julio told me that when Puerto Vallarta recently had its own crisis, the Federal Tourism Board called SECTUR to get advice and hear the inside scoop on how Mazatlán engineered its recovery. After their success, Acapulco came asking for help, as well.
The Tourism Board
The Mazatlán Tourism Board is comprised of our two local hotel associations, the municipality, and the state. The Technical Committee meets three times a year to agree on plans and budget. The Marketing Committee, composed of the Sales Directors of every hotel as well as the three GMCs, meets at least every two months, and of course there are ongoing phone calls, meetings and texts.
While Julio's office only has three employees, staff at hotels around the city volunteer their time, expertise and connections to perform the various roles needed. For example, a local hotel sales director is responsible for encouraging airlines to bring more seats our way, and a hotel vice president negotiates how much money we get from Federal Tourism.
The Mazatlán Hotel Association includes 80% of the municipality's hotels, including those in Centro Histórico north to the Fishermen's Monument, and from Valentino's north. Mazatlán's original Tres Islas Hotel Association includes the hotels on the malecón from south of Valentino's to the Fisherman's Monument—the other 20% of the hotels in Mazatlán. Tres Islas, for example, created the Festival de la Luz, the fireworks show held annually in conjunction with the Maratón del Pacífico, and everyone promotes the event.
We are fortunate that every hotel in town promotes Mazatlán as a destination; the port has a very united message. The destination is first, and hotels pay their own expenses and contribute rooms, meals or staff to help make events happen.
The video below includes excerpts of my hour-long interview with Julio, including his appreciation to our local international community, Mazatlán's recovery from the triple crises 2010-2013, his opinions on AirBnB and Uber, and the Tourism Board's future plans:
Distinct Types of Tourists
Mazatlán is blessed with two distinct seasons for different kinds of tourists. Nationals love to visit Mazatlán's beaches in the hot summer months; winter is too cold for most of them, at least for the beach. In contrast, Canadian and US American snowbirds love it here in the winter months. The new highway to Durango has brought us record occupancies in the warm months.
Before 2010 Mazatlán had an equal balance of international and national tourists. By 2013 that had changed to 80% nationals and 20% internationals. That drastic change was very tied to the changing image of Mexico in North America and on the world stage. Now the trend is reversing and more international tourists are coming.
As most of us observe, Julio reports that national tourists tend to travel with extended family: three to four kids and the mother-in-law—"with the dog and the parrot," as they say in Spanish, or "familia burrón." Nationals generally make their travel decisions close to the date of travel, and because of that they pay 30-40% more for their accommodations. They stay and average of two to three nights—over a weekend. They want banda music on the beach, and the younger crowd wants to go out clubbing. Fortunately, their transportation expenses to get to Mazatlán are less, whether they come by highway (bus transportation is popular) or air.
International tourist, on the other hand, tend to stay no less than five nights, often seven or fourteen. They spend more money in Mazatlán because they're here longer, they take more tours, and they go out and dine at different types of restaurants. They play golf, go fishing, and purchase more time shares than nationals do, though that's changing.
2017 Tourism Plans
I asked Julio what plans they have that our readers would be interested in knowing about—perhaps he had a secret or a scoop to share with us?
He tells me they plan to double the advertising budget in 2017, and increase the public relations budget by 20%, thanks to higher occupancy rates, more money from the state, and hopefully more federal funds as well. Plans are to bring in foreign journalists and bloggers, focusing on special events and unique experiences. They'll add in a section on their website for conventions and events at the International Center (MICA: Meetings, Incentives, Congresses and Events comprises 28% of our national occupancy and growing), and another section for destination weddings.
Readers of this page know that for nearly a decade I've been promoting cultural and religious tourism to the municipality of Mazatlán. Fortunately Tourism has started to value and promote our cultural heritage more. The good news that Julio shared with me is that from 2017 the Tourism Board will add religious tourism to their promotions.
Answers to Opening Questions
So, do you want the answers to my lead-in questions?
Julio says that nationals currently comprise about 70% of our tourists (and 70% of them arrive by car). If you count cruise ship passengers, that total goes to 60% national and 40% internationals.
Surprising to me, on a per-night basis nationals tend to pay 30-40% more for their stay in Mazatlán than do internationals—foreigners tend to plan farther ahead, stay longer, and purchase package deals. Of course, because international tourists tend to stay longer, they invest more total money in Mazatlán on a per capita basis.
Airfare prices are a definite concern for Julio. He says the solution is to bring in more airlines so that competition and more seats lower prices. Their strategy is to focus on specific markets with marketing plans, as Mazatlán has done with Calgary and Minneapolis. Foci will include Chicago, Denver and Seattle, which will in turn give Mazatlán more connectors from a broad number of cities. As to the frequent rumor that other cities subsidize the airlines, Julio bets they don't.
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