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Teenage Girls Develop Degenerative Muscle Diseases After HPV Vaccine Injections
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The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have launched an investigation into a potential connection between the Gardasil vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HPV) and a rare degenerative muscle disease.
Concern over a connection between Gardasil and the rare disease -- known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease -- was first raised by Phil Tetlock and Barbara Mellers on their blog. Shortly after receiving the Gardasil vaccine two years ago, their daughter Jenny began to lose motor strength and control, eventually becoming completely paralyzed before dying on March 15. Doctors suspect that she suffered from a rare juvenile form of ALS, which affects one out of every two million children.
Government researchers might have taken no further notice, if two other sets of parents had not contacted Tetlock and Mellers with similar cases. In one, a 22-year-old woman died 13 months after receiving the vaccine, apparently from ALS. In the other, a 12-year-old girl who received the vaccine began losing the ability to walk soon after.
"They don't know what she has," her mother said, "but it's destroying her nerves and muscles, and none of the treatments they've given her are working. Before the vaccine, she was a perfectly healthy child, going for her brown belt in karate."
According to ALS expert Barbara Shapiro of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, it is unlikely that the cases are just coincidence.
"Juvenile ALS tends to progress very slowly over years or even decades," she said, "but these girls all seemed to have a more rapid, progressive form."
Shapiro has uncovered what may be a fourth case in the CDC's adverse events database. CDC researchers are now searching the database for other cases, and the FDA has begun to investigate whether a vaccine could trigger ALS.
The CDC has also received reports of ALS developing in people vaccinated against anthrax.
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Costs from hurricane damage to rise alongside frequency, intensity
By Miranda Green - 10/13/18 01:28 PM EDT
Damage from Hurricane Michael is projected to cost billions of dollars, and experts say such storms will only get worse and more costly as climate change wreaks havoc on weather patterns.
The Category 4 storm that pummeled Florida Gulf Coast communities this week, leaving more than a dozen people dead, was the third-strongest storm ever to hit the continental U.S.
AccuWeather estimated this week that Hurricane Michael will cause about $30 billion in damage. And the economic costs associated with Hurricane Florence, which largely affected coastal communities in the Carolinas when it made landfall last month, could be as high as $50 billion, according to an analysis of Moody's Analytics data.
Experts say the devastation from hurricanes will worsen.
"Damages are increasing because the severity of the storms are increasing," said Nathaniel Keohane, an economist and senior vice president for climate at the Environmental Defense Fund. "We can say these impacts are worse, these storms are more severe, the risk of more extreme outcomes are more probable. That's the way that climate change has reshaped our worlds."
While it's difficult to pinpoint what storm is related to rising temperatures or warming waters, recent research indicates climate change is affecting the strength of storm systems.
"Ten years ago it was common to say we can't say any one storm is due to climate change. Now we are much better able to say what the connection is," Keohane added. "It's not that Hurricane Michael wouldn't have happened without climate change; it would have. It's knowing that climate change is making these storms much more devastating."
Economists say that increased intensity is leading to costlier damage.
"When one tries to quantify the damages, in many ways it's the extremes that matter the most," said Gernot Wagner, a research associate at Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. "Several regular-sized storms hitting in a row is typically not as bad as having one extreme storm hitting. The fact that the extremes go up, that increases costs even more so than if the averages would move up."
In the case of the most recent hurricanes to hit the U.S., it's both increased intensity and frequency.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this month estimated that so far this year there have been 11 weather or climate disaster events that caused more than $1 billion in damage. Hurricane Michael will likely expand that list to 12.
Earlier this week the United Nations's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report that warned the world might be on a path toward catastrophic climate change if greenhouse gas emissions aren't cut significantly by 2030.
Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill largely shrugged off the warnings, saying the report was politically motivated or that cutting emissions was not economically feasible. Democratic lawmakers have promised to make climate change a top issue if they win back the House in the November midterm elections.
A number of insurance companies are already adjusting their rates and their policies based on climate change outlooks.
"We don't discuss the question anymore of, 'Is there climate change,' " Torsten Jeworrek, chief executive for reinsurance at Munich Re, told The Wall Street Journal. "For us, it's a question now for our own underwriting."
The federal government also offers insurance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is often the last option for victims of weather-related tragedies.
Experts say low-income households are the most affected by hurricanes, and they're the group most likely group to rely on FEMA's public insurance.
Those insurance policies are often heavily subsidized through taxpayer dollars, a reality that Keohane says makes it all the more important for the government to plan for climate change and take action to thwart it.
"Many of the communities in low-lying areas are going to be poor communities, communities with not a lot of other economic alternatives," he said. "Taxpayers are footing the bill for this, and that is one of those hidden enormous multibillion-dollar costs we are already paying."

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Q: How to Refresh ReadOnly property bound to a DataGrid A have an Order class with a ReadOnly TotalPrice property that calcutaltes from other properties of the class. Throught an ObservableCollection I make a binding to a DataGrid. The code is below.
Order Class
public class Order
{
    public String Name { get; set; }
    public Double Price { get; set; }
    public Int32 Quantity { get; set; }
    public Double TotalPrice { get { return Price * Quantity; } }
}

XAML Code for DataGrid
<!--DataGrid-->
<my:DataGrid AutoGenerateColumns="False" Name="dgOrders" ItemsSource="{Binding}">
    <my:DataGrid.Columns>
        <my:DataGridTextColumn Binding="{Binding Name}" Header="Name" IsReadOnly="True" />
        <my:DataGridTextColumn Binding="{Binding Price}" Header="Price" IsReadOnly="True" />
        <my:DataGridTextColumn Binding="{Binding Quantity}" Header="Quantity"  />
        <my:DataGridTextColumn Binding="{Binding Total, Mode=OneWay}" Header="Total" IsReadOnly="True" />
    </my:DataGrid.Columns>
</my:DataGrid>

Bind the Class to the DataGrid
ObservableCollection<Order> Orders = new ObservableCollection<Order>();

Orders.Add(new Order() { Name = "Book", Quantity = 1, Price = 13 });
Orders.Add(new Order() { Name = "Pencil", Quantity = 2, Price = 4 });
Orders.Add(new Order() { Name = "Pen", Quantity = 1, Price = 2 });

dgOrders.DataContext = Orders;

Now, when user updates Quantity column on the DataGrid TotalPrice column should be updates as the TotalPrice property updates itself. My consumption is that since TotalPrice is not updated it does not produce a notify as other properties do so datagrid won't update.
Thanks for any comments.
Edit: Let me clarify my question.
I need a sort of notification system that tells the UI to update itself when a readonly property changes because of an inner change.

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U.C. Davis to hold academic conference on Jewish foods
By Alix Wall | May 5, 2006
Is falafel really the "Israeli national snack," as advertised — complete with little Israeli flags on toothpicks sticking out of a pita — on postcards throughout the Jewish state? Or was it appropriated from the Palestinians already living there?
How did American Jews have sacramental wine during the Prohibition era?
What do specific ingredients have to do with Jewish identity?
Jewish foodies, take note: An upcoming conference called "From Farfel to Falafel: Food, Wine and Jewish Culture" at U.C. Davis will attempt to answer those questions and more.
The conference, which will be held from Sunday, May 14 through Tuesday, May 16 and is open to the public, will bring a variety of academics and cookbook writers together to explore various aspects of Jewish cuisine and the role of food and wine in Jewish culture — and of course, eat and drink together. Two themed dinners will be offered, as well as a wine tasting.
According to David Biale, chair of Jewish studies at U.C. Davis, this is the third in a series of Jewish studies conferences that have combined an academic subject with a contemporary one.
"U.C. Davis is one of the foremost places in the world for food science," said Biale. "And since we sit at a place where food and wine are very big things, it seemed appropriate for us to do that."
As a cultural historian, Biale is interested in the important role food plays in the cultural identity of Jews. But he asks, is it any more central to our culture than it is to people of other cultures?
Even the question, "Is there such thing as Jewish cuisine?" can be loaded.
"A lot of foods we think of as Jewish are borrowed and adapted from their non-Jewish neighbors, and falafel is a key example," he said. "Yael Raviv is the world expert on falafel, and she's going to be talking about different foods connected to the Zionist project. There was a myth that Yemenite Jews brought [falafel] to Israel, but it's not true."
Donny Inbar, the former cultural attaché at the Consulate General of Israel, will deliver a paper called "Just a Spoonful of Sugar Makes the Gefilte Fish Go Wild: Secret Ingredients That Stir the Politics of Jewish Identity."
Inbar, who is also a gourmet chef, has worked with a caterer to plan a first-rate meal based on foods found in the Bible; the menu includes goat meat and lentil stew (which he calls "birthright stew," after its origins in the Torah) and spinach, carrot and quail-egg salad. Pomegranates and figs will be featured prominently as well. At Sunday's dinner, a kugel maven will take diners far past its pot cheese and raisin origins. Blood-orange-and-bittersweet-chocolate kugel or lemon-ricotta kugel, anyone?
The keynote speakers will be two popular local Jewish cookbook writers, Mollie Katzen and Joyce Goldstein. Katzen, of Berkeley, does not specialize in Jewish cuisine, but became famous in the foodie world for writing "The Moosewood Cookbook" and its followers, like "The Enchanted Broccoli Forest," with recipes from the renowned vegetarian restaurant in Ithaca, N.Y. Her keynote address Sunday night is called "Tsimmes Reveries."
Goldstein, of San Francisco, author of "Cucina Ebraica" and "Sephardic Flavors: Jewish Cooking of the Mediterranean," will give a talk entitled "How a Nice Jewish Girl from Brooklyn Learned to Cook Sephardic Food."
Another highlight will be a film and lecture covering "The Rise and Fall of the New York Jewish Deli."
"We're really interested in creating an event that is both scholarly but is of interest to the community," said Biale. "It will be a mix of academic things and fun things, and the academic talks should be interesting and accessible to non-specialists."
Registration information: http://jewishstudies.ucdavis.edu/fwjc, or email Mary Maffly at [email protected] or call her at (530) 903-0531.
Alix Wall
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ITM: Isotope Production System Begins Commercial Production of Cancer-Fighting Lutetium-177
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ONTARIO, CANADA, and MUNICH, GERMANY, October 24, 2022 -An international collaboration between Bruce Power, Isogen (a Kinectrics and Framatome company) and ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM), announced today the commencement of commercial production of lutetium-177.
The announcement was celebrated at ITM's headquarters in Munich, Germany, along with representatives of the partnership organizations during a trade mission with Vic Fedeli, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.
This milestone was achieved following completion of final commissioning and regulatory approval from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and is the culmination of a multi-year project to install a novel Isotope Production System (IPS) in Bruce Power's Unit 7. It marks the first-of-its-kind achievement of a commercial power reactor with additional capability to commercially produce short-lived medical isotopes.
The IPS will provide reliable, industrial-scale production of lutetium-177, a medical isotope used for targeted cancer therapeutics. Lutetium-177 is used to deploy precision nuclear medicine that precisely targets malignant cells while sparing surrounding healthy tissues.
"Ontario's nuclear industry supports thousands of high-skilled jobs and is at the forefront when it comes to innovation," said Premier Doug Ford. "Today's announcement is a huge step forward in advancing Ontario as a world leader of isotope production in the fight against cancer. This unique international project using Made-in-Ontario infrastructure will help doctors and patients at home and around the world have greater access to the life-saving isotopes they need."
"It is with great pride that we at Bruce Power, along with our partners at Isogen, ITM and Saugeen Ojibway Nation, celebrate the successful commencement of commercial operation of the world's first large-scale Isotope Production System for the production of lutetium-177," said Mike Rencheck, Bruce Power's President and CEO. "This announcement is the result of years of dedication and comes thanks to the hard work and innovative spirit of thousands of employees across this unique international partnership."
The Made-in-Ontario IPS, designed and installed by Isogen at Bruce Power, irradiates ytterbium-176 to produce lutetium-177, which is then transported to ITM's manufacturing facility in Germany for processing of pharmaceutical-grade, non-carrier-added lutetium-177 (n.c.a. lutetium-177). ITM is a supplier of n.c.a. lutetium-177 to health care facilities around the world, and the isotope has been successfully used in various clinical and commercial radiopharmaceutical cancer treatments.
"Today we celebrate the efforts of Bruce Power, ITM, our Kinectrics staff, and our partner in Isogen, Framatome, whose collective efforts enabled the start of commercial supply of lutetium-177," said David Harris, CEO of Kinectrics. "This day marks a paradigm shift in medical isotope supply wherein the international medical community can now depend on scalable, reliable, Canadian, power-reactor produced isotopes for their cancer treatments."
The IPS will leverage Bruce Power's continual operations 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide a consistent and scalable supply of life-saving isotopes that will be used by doctors to treat cancer patients around the world.
"We commemorate this historical accomplishment that promises potentially life-saving medical treatments for cancer patients," said Bernard Fontana, CEO of Framatome. "Our shared vision with our Isogen partner Kinectrics, and Bruce Power, working with ITM, has led to this significant milestone. We are proud of our teams who have persevered to design, develop, install and implement this ambitious and complex project. As part of our Framatome Healthcare brand, we are honored to play a critical role in ensuring a reliable supply of isotopes, including lutetium-177, to the medical communities around the world."
Commercial operation of the IPS will provide large-scale production of lutetium-177 at a time when global demand for these short-lived isotopes is on the rise. ITM holds a U.S. Drug Master File (DMF) with the FDA for n.c.a. lutetium-177 and has marketing authorization in the EU (brand name EndolucinBeta®). ITM has exclusive access to the irradiation service provided by the IPS for the production of lutetium-177 and will use the increased supply of high-quality isotopes from the IPS to meet the growing demand by physicians and patients.
"As the largest global provider of high-quality n.c.a lutetium-177 for therapeutic cancer treatments we are always looking to expand our production network to secure supply to provide access to hospitals and patients worldwide, and this collaboration is a testament to this commitment," added Steffen Schuster, CEO of ITM. "We are grateful to our partners for this smooth scale up to commercial production which will ensure production security for our own Phase 3 assets as well as our commitment to currently approved targeted radionuclide therapies leveraging lutetium-177."
Vic Fedeli, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, expressed support of the international collaboration and its advancement of Ontario as a global hub for isotope production and innovation.
"International partnerships such as this one between Bruce Power, Isogen and ITM are paving the way for future innovation in key sectors in Ontario," said Minister Fedeli. "Congratulations to everyone involved in this milestone achievement in the production of life-saving medical isotopes! Together, we are building Ontario and continuing to ensure the province is a leader in the life sciences sector and the global isotope supply chain."
Bruce Power will collaborate with Saugeen Ojibway Nation to market the new isotope supply in an equity partnership named Gamzook'aamin Aakoziwin.
"The Gamzook'aamin Aakoziwin project has been years in the making, and today marks another exciting milestone on the road to help in the global fight against cancer," said Chief Conrad Ritchie, Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation. "These medical isotopes will be used to help patients receive treatments in the battle against cancer not just at home in our communities, but across the world."
"We are proud to be a part of this innovative project, which will have a positive impact worldwide on the health care community," said Chief Veronica Smith, Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation. "Working together through this partnership, we are playing a leadership role in the fight against cancer and continuing to increase access to isotopes that are critical to innovative treatment and diagnosis of cancer."
Learn more about how isotopes help to keep hospitals safe, as well as diagnose and treat cancer atwww.brucepower.com/isotopes.
About Bruce Power
Bruce Power is an electricity company based in Bruce County, Ontario. We are powered by our people. Our 4,200 employees are the foundation of our accomplishments and are proud of the role they play in safely delivering clean, reliable, low-cost nuclear power to families and businesses across the province and life-saving medical isotopes around the world. Bruce Power has worked hard to build strong roots in Ontario and is committed to protecting the environment and supporting the communities in which we live. Formed in 2001, Bruce Power is a Canadian-owned partnership of TC Energy, OMERS, the Power Workers' Union and The Society of United Professionals. Learn more at www.brucepower.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
About Isogen
Isogen is a joint venture betweenFramatomeandKinectrics, whose mission is to enable the use of CANDU reactors to produce the medical isotopes needed to treat and diagnose patients with serious diseases world-wide.Isogen's enabling partnerships withBruce Powerand ITM allows us to produce the world's largest and most reliable supply of life-saving, short-lived, therapeutic medical isotopes. Learn more at www.isogen.ca and follow us on LinkedIn.
About ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE
ITM, a leading radiopharmaceutical biotech company, is dedicated to providing a new generation of radiomolecular precision therapeutics and diagnostics for hard-to-treat tumors. We aim to meet the needs of cancer patients, clinicians and our partners through excellence in development, production and global supply. With improved patient benefit as the driving principle for all we do, ITM advances a broad precision oncology pipeline, including two phase III studies, combining the company's high-quality radioisotopes with a range of targeting molecules. By leveraging our nearly two decades of pioneering radiopharma expertise, central industry position and established global network, ITM strives to provide patients with more effective targeted treatment to improve clinical outcome and quality of life. www.itm-radiopharma.com
ITM Medical Isotopes GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE, had signed a supply arrangement for lutetium-177 with Isogen in 2020.
Bruce Power: John Peevers, 519-386-3799, john.peevers@brucepower.com
Isogen: Brandon Emrich, 647-501-2118, brandon.emrich@kinectrics.com (Kinectrics), press@framatome.com (Framatome)
ITM: Julia Hofmann, +49 89 329 8986 1500, communications@itm-radiopharma.com
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DfE announces national mental health programme between schools and NHS
On July 12, 2019 By schoolsnortheastIn Uncategorized
The DfE has announced investment of £9.3 million in a training scheme to support pupils struggling with mental health. The scheme will focused on a joined up approach to care and support across schools, colleges and specialist NHS services.
With 1 in 10 young people under 16 diagnosed with a mental health condition and 20% of adolescents experiencing a mental health problem in any given year (mentalhealth.org.uk) there have been a number of calls for the government to provide more support for schools in dealing with mental health issues.
The four-year scheme will be led by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and will build on the work of the pilot stage of the programme, launched in 2015.
Schools, colleges and alternative providers will be offered training through a series of workshops as part of the Link Programme, with school based members of staff taking part in training alongside mental health specialists. The aim is to improve partnerships with NHS mental health services, raise awareness of mental health concerns and improve referrals to specialist help when needed.
The training will be rolled out to schools and colleges from September, in phases over four years, and will deliver just under 1,000 training sessions across England encouraging collaborative work so children do not fall between the cracks or experience poor transition between services.
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The new drama tells the story of a young and gay Black man facing homophobia in the Marines.
By Leah Putnam
A new trailer has been released for the upcoming drama The Inspection starring Broadway's Jeremy Pope (Choir Boy, Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations). Set to release in the U.S. November 18, Elegance Bratton directs the film inspired by Bratton's own experiences.
Pope plays Ellis French, a young and gay Black man who has enlisted in the Marine Corps and tries to hide his sexual orientation but is unsuccessful. Facing a homophobic mother at home and near-lethal hazing at boot camp, the film follows French as he tries to find validation and acceptance.
Joining him in the cast are Raúl Castillo, McCaul Lombardi, Aaron Dominguez, Nicholas Logan, Eman Esfandi, Andrew Kai, Aubrey Joseph, Bokeem Woodbine, and Gabrielle Union.
The film originally made its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Union also serves as executive producer for the film, and served as a producer for Broadway's American Son.
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The reference group will advise the Government on how to increase the number of high-quality, te reo-fluent teachers in Māori-medium education.
The ten strong group, who will meet for the first time today, is made of up principals, academics and business leaders.
"Māori-medium education is of enormous value to New Zealand, both for protecting and revitalising te reo Māori and for achieving good education outcomes for learners, and for preparing for engagement with other cultures," says Ms Parata.
Associate Minister Dr Sharples says it is crucial for New Zealand to increase the supply of high-quality, highly trained, te reo-fluent teachers to meet current and future demand for Māori-medium education.
"We must ensure that every learner who wants to learn through te reo Māori, whether in full immersion or a bilingual class, can do so,'' says Dr Sharples.
The reference group will focus on teachers in Immersion Level 1 (te reo Māori used 81-100% of the time) and Level 2 (te reo Māori used 51–80% of the time).
The group will develop a vision for strengthening the workforce and recommendations on how to achieve this vision.
They will report to the Ministers' in July 2012.
Uenuku Fairhall, Principal of Rotorua's Te Kura o Te Koutu.
John Maihi, Chair of Te Puna Mātauranga o Whanganui.
Dr Catherine Love, Board Member, Port Nicholson Settlement Trust.
Cath Rau, specialist in Māori-medium language and literacy development.
Paora Royal, Principal of Ngaruawahia's Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Bernard Fergusson.
Arihia Stirling, Principal of Auckland's Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae.
Lynne-Harata Te Aika, Head of School for Aotahi, School of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Canterbury.
Tony Trinick,Principal Lecturer and Associate Dean (Māori), Te Kura o te Puna Wananga, School of Māori Education, University of Auckland.
Hurae White, Deputy Principal at Hamilton's Nawton Primary School.
Chris Selwyn, Tumuaki Rumaki at Auckland's Western Springs College.


Socialite Sheilah Gashumba has allegedly threatened to sue Kampala's Female DJ, DJ Vee and Talent Africa's Bijou Fortunate after getting them arrested.
The NTV the beat presenter alleges that the two used her pictures to promote LA PARONI's bar without her permission.
According to her former workmate MC Kats, these three might have personal issues and Sheila is trying to use the pictures as an excuse because she was aware that her pictures were taken when she hang out at the bar on Sunday.
However, celebrity blogger Ray Supasta gave his version of the story and said, "Sheila went to La PARONI one day. Nga photographers of La PARONI takes pics of her [as they usually do to celebs who come to their place], they posted her photos with even their logo.
Sheila told them to delete her photos because she felt they were using her image to promote their bar and their Sunday NYT.
They refused and they instead just acted arrogantly. Munange Sheila decided to open up a police case and she got these two arrested.
They're currently detained at CPS. You don't play with an UNORDINARY person.


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EXCLUSIVE: Debra Lee, Anika Noni Rose Respond to Criticism of 'The Quad'
In the last few years, BET has made a play for the scripted content space. Debra Lee, BET's Chairman and CEO, said it was one of her main goals when she took the reins a decade ago.
"Our audience wants more scripted programming, and when I took over as CEO ten years ago, that was my first promise, that we would get into the original programming arena," Lee told EBONY.
The move has paid off. The network's acquisition of Mara Brock Akil's The Game back in 2011 garnered BET 7.7 million viewers for its premiere, the largest audience for a cable series, and recently the network's three-part miniseries The New Edition Story brought in 29 million total viewers during its premiere week. And with other popular projects like Being Mary Jane, Madiba, and John Singleton's Rebel on its roster, BET has made itself a major player in the original content realm.
It's latest series, The Quad, which is set on a fictional HBCU campus, has already garnered good reviews. The drama deals with issues like bullying, hazing, power struggles, and school pride at Georgia A&M. While the show has found an audience who tweets along with every twist and turn each week, others, namely Hampton University president William R. Harvey found it objectionable.
Just after the show premiered, Harvey sent Lee a scathing letter criticizing the show. He called it "a sad, derisive and degenerating story," and "an incredibly disparaging depiction of the HBCUs I know and love."
Harvey continued: "Devoid of any reference to academics, The Quad is about a president who is promiscuous, trustees who are unwilling to deal with a rogue band director, and a band director who condones criminal activity on the part of his drum major. The Quad will lead many to believe that HBCUs exist because of their marching bands; that our presidents are unethical; that our boards are dysfunctional and have misplaced priorities; that our faculty, students and administrators are driven by sex, alcohol, marijuana, low self-esteem, parties and a preoccupation with music; that it is acceptable to disrespect women; that university policy can be set by a band director; and that there are no standards of conduct or penalties for bad behavior. This depiction seems more analogous to a disgruntled, adolescent and unrealistic point of view that some may have. It also feeds a false narrative about the irrelevance of HBCUs."
EBONY caught up with Lee at BET Presents The American Black Film Festival Honors to get her thoughts on Harvey's criticism.
"I talked to Dr. Harvey the other day and we had a good conversation. He started off by saying conversation is key, and I listened to him and he listened to me. I respect his opinion," Lee said. "My point that I emphasized was that this was a fictional story. It's not representing any particular college. Fictional TV has drama, you have good guys and bad guys. We had a good conversation and I hope students, administrators and parents will take the issues that we're dealing with on The Quad seriously and discuss them during and after the show, because we are dealing with serious issues that happen on all campuses, not just HBCUs."
The show's star, Anika Noni Rose also addressed the show's critics.
"I think what's important when we're referencing that letter is that this is someone who saw one episode and made a lot of opinions off of one episode," she said. Rose, a graduate of Florida A&M University and a HBCU advocate, said though controversial at times, the issues addressed in The Quad are rooted in the truth.
"The show is a fiction, but the show is a fiction based in fact. A lot of the things that we are dealing with and talking about are taken straight from the headlines of what has happened at schools," she explained. "So to pretend that these things don't happen is ridiculous."
"It's a drama, it's not a comedy, so things are going to be larger than life. Things are going to be drawn out in a very different way, and perhaps the show is not for that person. But let's be clear it is not a documentary," Rose said.
Candace Parker Voted AP Female Athlete of the Year Again
Though The Quad is a typical drama, full of imperfect characters, it's hard to imagine predominately white institutions getting upset about a fictional series set on a university campus. While we've charged Black filmmakers to create complex, high-quality work, many also slam them when a project shows Black folks in a not-so-flattering light. For Rose, it's unfair.
"Our shows have to be more positive, more respectable, more high-end that anything else that is seen," she told EBONY. "I understand what that's from. It's because we aren't seen enough, so we don't have enough sides of us [shown] to sometimes feel comfortable. But if we're going to show humanity and human behavior, we cannot only show the glossy parts. We cannot only show the PhD, full family, living on a hill with a fence. We can't only show that because that's not all of reality, that's not all of humanity, and it's dishonest to show that one side."
Rose continued: "It's really important to be clear that we are showing human life. Women do run institutions, women do have sex, hazing does happen at schools—all schools, not just HBCUs—people do affairs, it happens. It's unfortunate, but it happens."
To the Quad's critics who have a problem with the show, the actress has some simple advice: "If it's not for you, turn the station."
The Quad airs Wednesday nights at 10 pm on BET.
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Highly anticipated titles like Knives Out, Harriet, Jojo Rabbit, and A Hidden Life will be coming to the Chicago International Film Festival next month.
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The latest and greatest on Blu-ray and DVD and streaming, including "The Big Sick," "Certain Women," "Wonder Woman," and Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's "The Vietnam War."
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Writer/director Trey Edward Shults talks about making his unconventional tragedy horror, "It Comes at Night."
A Rising Star: Riley Keough on "The Discovery"
An interview with Riley Keough, star of "American Honey," "The Girlfriend Experience," and next week's "The Discovery," premiering on Netflix.
Sundance 2017: "Thoroughbred," "Columbus"
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A review of two of the best films of Sundance 2017.
"Moonlight," "La La Land" and "Manchester by the Sea" Lead 2016 CFCA Nominees
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The nominees for the 2016 Chicago Film Critics Association's annual awards have been announced.
The Best Films of 2016 So Far
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About the UC Davis Retiree Center
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The UC Davis Retiree Center recognizes the importance of retired staff and faculty and facilitates their status as lifelong members of the UC Davis community. The Center's primary mission is to keep retirees connected to the campus. The Center serves the Davis and Sacramento campuses by providing the following services and programs:
Serves as the office of record and the campus connection for retirees
Supports the UC Davis Emeriti Association and the UC Davis Retirees' Association
Plans events and day trips for retirees
Connects retirees with volunteer opportunities
Provides information and referrals for retirees
Provides resources for retirement planning
The Center serves current and retired faculty, staff, and surviving spouse beneficiaries from UC Davis, the UC Davis Health System, and from other UC campuses who live in the Davis vicinity.
Offices in Davis and Sacramento
The UC Davis Retiree Center has offices on both the Davis and Sacramento campuses. The Davis office is located in Suite 110 on the first floor of the Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center. The Davis office is generally staffed from 9 – 12 and 1 – 4, Monday through Friday. However, we are a two-person office, so please call prior to visiting to ensure that someone will be available. Contact the Center at:
Email: retireecenter@ucdavis.edu
The Sacramento office is located in Suite 2500 of the School of Nursing's Betty Irene Moore Hall (BIMH). The Retiree Center is generally staffed from 9 – 12 and 1 – 4, Monday through Friday. However, this is a one-person office, so please call prior to visiting to ensure that someone will be available. Contact the Center at:
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Is membership required to access services?
Membership is not required to access services and programs provided by the UC Davis Retiree Center. However, the Center does provide administrative support for the UC Davis Retirees Association (UCDRA) and the UC Davis Emeriti Association (UCDEA). All UC retirees are encouraged to join their respective associations as the groups advocate for the continuation of retiree benefits at both the local and state level. Additionally, the associations offer social and educational functions for their members. Members also receive discounted prices on Retiree Center trips and activities, as well as a complimentary membership to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), which offers quality, affordable courses and events for seniors.
All retired faculty and staff are eligible to be regular members of the UCDRA. Retired members of the Academic Senate and non-Senate recipients of the emeritus/a title are eligible to be members of the UCDEA and may join both associations if they desire. Contact the associations in care of the Retiree Center at the contacts above.
What is the relationship between the Retiree Center, the UCDRA, and the UCDEA?
The UCDRA and the UCDEA are both all-volunteer member organizations that are affiliated with, but operate independently of, the university. The associations are funded by dues collected from their respective members. Members serve on volunteer committees and executive boards for the associations. Whereas the associations are self-funded, the Retiree Center is a campus-funded unit within Development and Alumni Relations. The Center provides administrative support to the associations, and works jointly with them on programs and activities.
Is there an active retiree community on campus?
Over 5,000 UC Davis retirees live within a 40-mile radius of the campus. Many retirees are actively involved on campus, volunteering or working part-time in both academic and non-academic arenas, serving on committees or on advisory boards, and providing other assistance to the campus. By becoming involved in Retiree Center activities or by joining the UCDRA or the UCDEA, retirees can connect with this vibrant community.
Can the Center release contact information for retirees?
Confidentiality rules and privacy law prohibit the Center from providing personal information about constituents. If you wish to contact a retiree and are unable to locate them in the UC Davis directory, you may email the Retiree Center, and if we have contact information, we will pass your message on, and ask the retiree to establish contact with you.
The UC Davis Retiree Center's primary mission is to help our retired faculty and staff continue a strong connection to the university. The Center will facilitate a role for retirees in the campus community and enhance the quality of life in retirement by providing access to professional resources specific to the needs of retirees. We achieve our mission by supporting the work of the Emeriti and Retirees' Associations and providing programs and services that support retirees at the UC Davis and UC Davis Health Systems locations, and contribute to the continued well-being and creativity of all retired faculty, staff, and their families.
The Retiree Center is staffed by two full-time and one part-time UC Davis employees and a part-time student assistant Additionally, the Center is supported by many volunteer retirees, who assist with details such as event planning, administrative tasks, and committee responsibilities. Staff ...
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Here are the top paid White House staffers
By Brett Samuels - 07/03/19 04:41 PM EDT
The White House released its annual report on staff salaries Wednesday, showing 22 employees make the maximum amount of $183,000 as of the end of June.
Among the highest paid employees in the West Wing are White House counselor Kellyanne Conway Kellyanne Elizabeth ConwayWhite House pushes back on Parnas allegations Trump suggests LBJ is in hell: 'He's probably looking down — or looking up' George Conway group releases ad targeting GOP senator: 'You're just another Trump servant' MORE, national security adviser John Bolton John BoltonParnas says he doesn't think that Joe Biden did anything wrong regarding Ukraine Parnas: Environment around Trump 'like a cult' Collins says she's 'likely' to support calling witnesses for impeachment trial MORE, White House counsel Pat Cipollone, recently departed press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sarah Elizabeth SandersSarah Sanders says she 'can't think of anything dumber than' having Congress run foreign policy Rapid turnover shapes Trump's government God did not elect Trump, people did MORE Sanders and newly minted press secretary Stephanie Grisham, according to an annual report.
Mercedes Schlapp, the director of strategic communications, also makes the maximum salary, but announced this week she would be leaving the administration for a job on the Trump campaign.
Twenty-one White House staffers made the maximum salary of $183,000 last year.
Other notable salaries include acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney John (Mick) Michael MulvaneyCollins says she's 'likely' to support calling witnesses for impeachment trial Schumer doesn't rule out calling Parnas to testify in impeachment trial Paul predicts no Republicans will vote to convict Trump MORE, who makes $203,500. His salary is higher than other West Wing staffers as he has also retained his title as head of the Office of Management and Budget.
Trump's daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump Ivana (Ivanka) Marie TrumpTrump scheduled to attend Davos amid impeachment trial Lawmakers introduce bill to bolster artificial intelligence, quantum computing Hillicon Valley: Lawmakers say Facebook deepfake ban falls short | House passes bills to win 5G race | Feds sound alarm on cyberthreat from Iran | Ivanka Trump appearance at tech show sparks backlash MORE and Jared Kushner Jared Corey KushnerThe Hill's 12:30 Report: Senate receives impeachment articles as trial opens Kushner: When you work for Trump 'you don't make the waves, he makes the waves' Trump scheduled to attend Davos amid impeachment trial MORE, each made $0 as senior advisers to the president. Both opted to forgo their salaries.
Here's a full list of the 22 White House employees who make the top salary of $183,000.
Robert Blair, assistant to the president and senior advisor to the chief of staff
Andrew Bremberg, assistant to the president and senior adviser for domestic policy
Pasquale A. Cipollone, counsel to the president
Emma K. Doyle, assistant to the president and principal deputy chief of staff
John A. Eisenberg, deputy counsel to the president for national security affairs and legal advisor to the National Security Council
Jason D. Greenblatt, assistant to the president and special representative for international negotiations
Stephanie A. Grisham, who was just named the new White House press secretary
Joseph J. Grogan, assistant to the president and director of the domestic policy council
Larry Kudlow Lawrence (Larry) Alan KudlowMORE, director of the National Economic Council
Charles G. Kupperman, assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor
Derek S. Lyons, assistant to the president and staff secretary
Stephen Miller Stephen MillerConservatives slam Warren's call to put transgender women in women's prisons Immigrants are an economic boon to America Giuliani's unofficial role allowed him to avoid White House disclosure rules: report MORE, assistant to the president and senior advisor for policy
Peter K. Navarro, assistant to the president for the trade and manufacturing policy
Lindsay B. Reynolds, assistant to the president and chief of staff to the first lady
Brooke L. Rollins, assistant to the president for strategic initiatives
Brooke Rollins, assistant to the president for strategic initiatives
Dan J. Scavino, assistant to the president and senior advisor for digital strategy
Mercedes V. Schlapp, assistant to the president and senior advisor for digital strategy
Eric M. Ueland, assistant to the president for legislative affairs
Daniel P. Walsh, assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for operations
The White House is required by law to send its salary report to Congress each June. Those with the title "assistant to the president" can earn up to $183,000.
Former government ethics expert Walter Shaub Walter Michael ShaubPence lands in controversy with stay at Trump hotel Ex-ethics chief rips Trump July 4 event as 'taxpayer-funded campaign ad' Here are the top paid White House staffers MORE noted in a Friday tweet that some Trump advisers who have been accused of violating the Hatch Act multiple times received raises this year, including Trump counselor Conway and Grisham.
Alexis Simendinger contributed.
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        self._is_middleware = is_middleware

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def output(messages):
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Q: Use Speech Recognition to count syllables I'm trying to find out if I can use System.Speech.SpeechRecognitionEngine
to count syllables or words during a 5 sec time lapse.
I have been doing some tests with the SpeechRecognitionEngine, using
the DictationGrammar and  the SpeechRecognized event.
I need to create an App that let you know if you're speaking too slow,
that's why I want to count how many words are being said every 5 seconds.
Any helps would be apreciated
Thanks

A: I am not 100% sure what platform you are trying to use, but this appears to be windows.
So the code sample on MSDN would be a good place to start to get recognition event information and to get audio information.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.speech.recognition.recognitionresult.aspx
// Display information about the words in the recognition result.
  foreach (RecognizedWordUnit word in e.Result.Words)
  {
    RecognizedAudio audio = e.Result.GetAudioForWordRange(word, word);
    Console.WriteLine(" {0,-10} {1,-10} {2,-10} {3} ({4})",
      word.Text, word.LexicalForm, word.Pronunciation,
      audio.Duration, word.DisplayAttributes);
  }

However detecting if a person is speaking too slow can also be done with the AudioSignalProblem enumeration.  The only drawback to this is that it is not configurable. Code from this link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.speech.recognition.audiosignalproblem.aspx
// Initialize the speech recognition engine.
private void Initialize()
{
  sre = new SpeechRecognitionEngine();

  // Add a handler for the AudioSignalProblemOccurred event.
  sre.AudioSignalProblemOccurred += new EventHandler<AudioSignalProblemOccurredEventArgs>(sre_AudioSignalProblemOccurred);
}

// Gather information when the AudioSignalProblemOccurred event is raised.
void sre_AudioSignalProblemOccurred(object sender, AudioSignalProblemOccurredEventArgs e)
{
  StringBuilder details = new StringBuilder();

  details.AppendLine("Audio signal problem information:");
  details.AppendFormat(
    " Audio level:               {0}" + Environment.NewLine +
    " Audio position:            {1}" + Environment.NewLine +
    " Audio signal problem:      {2}" + Environment.NewLine +
    " Recognition engine audio position: {3}" + Environment.NewLine,
    e.AudioLevel, e.AudioPosition, e.AudioSignalProblem,
    e.recoEngineAudioPosition);

  // Insert additional event handler code here.
}


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"For every creature of God is good."
Under a federal law passed by Congress in 1942, the date for Thanksgiving in the United States varies from year to year. It's the fourth Thursday of the month.
But the anniversary of the first official Thanksgiving set by federal decree in our country is November 26th.
In 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation that made November 26, 1789 the first Thanksgiving Day designated as such by our national government.
As Thanksgiving Day approaches nowadays, I often think of one of our family dogs who died unexpectedly before Thanksgiving in 2009, from a genetic autoimmune problem that could not be fixed.
Her name was Boojie.
She was a beautiful, sweet-natured Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier.
My wife and I loved her dearly and her passing left a hole in our hearts that lasted a long time. (Since partially filled by another beautiful Wheaten Terrier we named Barbie Boo.)
I am not a religious person. But I do believe that we all can have feelings that might be called "spiritual" or "religious."
The bonds I've had with dogs like Boojie and other animals come closest to giving me such feelings.
The word thanksgiving was popularized in English by the Bible, in which it is used many times. My favorite Bible verse using this word is in Timothy 4:4, which says (in the King James version):
"For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving."
On this November 26th, I dedicate my post and that quotation to Boojie.
Comments? Corrections? Post them on the Famous Quotations Facebook page.
Posted by Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob") at 11/26/2014 PERMALINK
Labels: Animal quotes, Bible quotes, For every creature of God is good, George Washington, Holidays, Love quotes, November 26, Thanksgiving
The genesis of "the Almighty Dollar" – from Genesis to Washington Irving...
The word almighty, used in connection with God, appears 57 times in the King James Version of the Bible.
Starting in the Book of Genesis, God is variously referred to as "the Almighty God," "God Almighty" and, most often, simply as "the Almighty."
The English idiom "the almighty dollar," which is commonly used to mock the worship of wealth and money, does not come from the Bible.
It was coined in 1836 by the American author Washington Irving, whose best known works include the short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle."
There is an earlier, similar term. In 1616, the English playwright and poet Ben Jonson used the term "almighty gold" in his poem "Epistle to Elizabeth, Countess of Rutland."
But the more familiar "almighty dollar" first appeared in a travel story Irving wrote about a steamboat trip he took through the Louisiana bayous.
The story, titled "The Creole Village," was originally published in the November 12, 1836 issue of Knickerbocker Magazine.
Irving was impressed by the laid back lifestyle of the Creole people who lived in Louisiana's bayou country and by how unconcerned they seemed (at least to him) about making or having money.
He wrote in his travel piece:
"The inhabitants, moreover, have none of that eagerness for gain and rage for improvement which keep our people continually on the move...In a word, the almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land, seems to have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages; and unless some of its missionaries penetrate there, and erect banking houses and other pious shrines, there is no knowing how long the inhabitants may remain in their present state of contented poverty."
Near the end of the piece, Irving opined:
"As we swept away from the shore, I cast back a wistful eye upon the moss-grown roofs and ancient elms of the village, and prayed that the inhabitants might long retain their happy ignorance, their absence of all enterprise and improvement, their respect for the fiddle, and their contempt for the almighty dollar."
I suspect this romantic vision overestimated how content the locals were to be poor.
Of course, in 1855, when "The Creole Village" was included in a collection of his stories called Wolfert's Roost, Irving made it clear that he had meant no offense — to the almighty dollar, that is.
In a satirical footnote in that book (later included in larger Irving anthologies like The Crayon Miscellany), Irving wrote:
"This phrase [the almighty dollar], used for the first time in this sketch, has since passed into current circulation, and by some has been questioned as savoring of irreverence. The author, therefore, owes it to his orthodoxy to declare that no irreverence was intended even to the dollar itself; which he is aware is daily becoming more and more an object of worship."
Related reading and listening…
Labels: Business and economic quotes, Historical quotes, idioms, Literature, November 12, Phrase origins, Religion, the almighty dollar, The Creole Village, Washington Irving
The Top 10 Quotes about and by US Marines…
November 10th is the official birthday of the United States Marines, which were established by the Second Continental Congress during the Revolutionary War, on November 10, 1775.
So, today, I'd like to salute the US Marine Corps by listing the 10 most famous quotations about and by Marines.
1. "From the Halls of Montezuma,
To the Shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country's battles
On the land as on the sea; [changed to "In the air, on land, and sea" in 1942]
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
Of United States Marine."
Lyrics from "The Marines' Hymn"
Penned in the mid-1800s by an anonymous writer
Copyrighted by the United States Marine Corps on August 19, 1891
(All three verses and the history of the song are posted here.)
2. "Semper Fidelis" ("Always Faithful")
Official motto of the US Marine Corps
Adopted in 1883. (Often shortened to "Semper fi!")
3. "Come on, you sons of bitches! Do you want to live for ever?"
Attributed to Marine Gunnery Sgt. Dan Daly
Comment to his men at the Battle of Belleau Wood, June 1918
4. "Retreat, hell! We just got here."
Attributed to Marine Captain Lloyd S. Williams
Reply when a French colonel ordered him to have the US 5th Marine Division retreat at Belleau Wood on June 1, 1918.
5. "The Marines have landed, and the situation is well in hand."
American journalist Richard Harding Davis
Cablegram announcing the Marines' 1935 landing in Panama
6. "Gung ho."
Motto adopted by Marine Lt. Col. Evans Fordyce Carlson and his "Raiders"
Popularized by articles about Carlson's Raiders during World War II
In Chinese, the term means "work together"
7. "Uncommon valor was a common virtue."
U.S. Navy Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (1885-1966)
Communiqué sent on March 16, 1945
Announcing and saluting the victory of the US Marines at Iwo Jima
Engraved on the base of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery
8. "We're looking for a few good men."
US Marines recruiting slogan
Created around 1970 by adman Warren Pfaff (1929-2004)
Based on the 1776 poster headline: "Looking for a few good men to serve as Marines."
9. "The Few, the Proud, the Marines."
A more recent Marine recruiting slogan, adopted around 2007
Voted into Madison Avenue's Advertising Walk of Fame in 2007
10. "In space, no one can hear you scream – unless it's the battle cry of the United States Marines!"
Marine Sgt. Major Frank Bougus (played by R. Lee Ermey)
In the debut episode of the science fiction TV series Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
OK, that last one is not exactly a famous quote. But it's a favorite of mine.
I'm a big fan of both the United States Marines and of Space: Above and Beyond, in which future Leathernecks fight to protect Earth from aliens.
If we ever do face a war with aliens, I expect US Marines will be there risking their lives for us on the front lines, as always.
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Labels: Do you want to live for ever, From the Halls of Montezuma, Gung ho, In space no one can hear you scream, November 10, Retreat hell, Semper Fidelis, The Marines have landed, Uncommon valor, United States Marines, We're looking for a few good men
The bridge between the living and the dead . . .
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is the second novel by the great American writer Thornton Wilder (1897- 1975).
The first edition of the book was published by the Albert & Charles Boni company on November 3, 1927.
It's set in Peru in the year 1714.
Early in the novel, on July 20, 1714, five people crossing an old bridge are killed when the bridge suddenly collapses.
A Franciscan monk named Brother Juniper happens to witness this tragedy. He wonders "Why did this happen to those five?"
There must be some reason, he thinks:
If there were any plan in the universe at all, if there were any pattern in a human life, surely it could be discovered mysteriously latent in those lives so suddenly cut off. Either we live by accident and die by accident, or we live by plan and die by plan.
Brother Juniper spends years compiling facts that might somehow answer his questions.
He talks to family members and friends of the victims, who came from various backgrounds and levels of society. He records what he learns and thinks in a series notebooks.
Ultimately, he spends six years "knocking at all the doors in Lima, asking thousands of questions,
filling scores of notebooks." These are collected into one huge book.
The middle chapters of the novel tell us about the lives of the five people who were killed when the bridge collapsed.
- Doña María, a wealthy noblewoman who is estranged from her daughter Clara;
- Pepita a young woman who was raised in an orphanage run by the Abbess Madre María del Pilar and then essentially adopted by Doña María, partly to fill the void left when Clara left Peru and went to Spain;
- Esteban, a young man haunted by the death of his twin brother Manuel;
- "Uncle" Pio, the former manager of the famous actress Camila Perichole, whose career ended when she was disfigured by smallpox; and,
- Jaime, Camila's son, who was traveling with Pio because Camila asked him to take care of the boy.
In the final part of the novel, we learn that Brother Juniper's book was brought to the attention of Catholic Church officials and they convicted him of heresy for seeming to question or try to justify the mysterious ways of God.
They burn the book – along with Brother Juniper.
In the final pages of the novel, we learn that Camila has come to Lima to help the Abbess take care of sick people at her convent. By coincidence, Doña María's daughter Clara has come to visit the Abbess.
Clara looks around at the desperately poor and sick people there. Then she ponders the lives of the five who died when the Bridge of San Luis Rey collapsed. She thinks:
"Even now…almost no one remembers Esteban and Pepita, but myself. Camila alone remembers her Uncle Pio and her son; this woman, her mother. But soon we shall die and all memory of those five will have left the earth, and we ourselves shall be loved for a while and forgotten. But the love will have been enough; all those impulses of love return to the love that made them. Even memory is not necessary for love."
Finally, Clara comes to an oft-quoted conclusion; the famous quote that is the last line of the novel:
"There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning."
As a snotty young high school kid in the 1960s, I wasn't really moved by The Bridge of San Luis Rey or its famous quotation.
Today, as an older and hopefully wiser married man, father and grandfather, I am.
Labels: I've committed adultery in my heart, July 20, Literature, Literature quotes, Love quotes, November 3, Philosophy quotes, The bridge is love, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, There is a land of the living, Thornton Wilder, You're desthpicable
The genesis of "the Almighty Dollar" – from Genesi...


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Liese O'Halloran Schwarz
The Possible World
'Every now and then I come across a book I wish I'd written. The Possible World is one ... A gorgeously wrought exploration of who gets to tell the story of our lives, and who gets to inhabit that story with us' JODI PICOULT
Ben is the sole survivor of a crime that claims his mother and countless others. He is just six years old, and already he must find a new place for himself in the world.
Lucy, the doctor who tends to Ben, is grappling with a personal upheaval of her own. She feels a profound connection to the little boy who has lived through the unthinkable. Will recovering his memory heal him, or damage him further?
Clare has long believed that the lifetime of secrets she's been keeping don't matter to anyone anymore, until an unexpected encounter prompts her to tell her story.
As they each struggle to confront the events – past and present – that have defined their lives, something stronger than fate is working to bring them together...
Ben can't remember what happened to his mother. As the sole survivor of the crime that claimed her life, along with countless others, he's now left orphaned and alone.
But can Lucy help him to unlock his past? As she tends to Ben, a profound connection grows between doctor and patient. But will recovering his memory do more harm than good?
Now almost a century old, Clare sits on a lifetime of secrets… until an unexpected encounter prompts her to tell her story.
Three strangers . . . Generations apart . . . What links them together is stronger than fate.
'A beautiful story of loss and memory' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'Full of big questions' THE OBSERVER
Near Canaan
Liese O'Halloran Schwarz published her first novel, Near Canaan, while she was studying at medical school. Her second novel, The Possible World, was published nearly thirty years later. She currently lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.


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package boofcv.abst.filter;

import boofcv.struct.image.ImageSingleBand;
import boofcv.testing.BoofTesting;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

/**
 * Turns functions into implementations of {@link FilterImageInterface} Wraps around any function which has two images as input and output.
 */
public class FilterImageReflection<Input extends ImageSingleBand, Output extends ImageSingleBand>
		implements FilterImageInterface<Input, Output> {

	// method being invoke for the filter
	Method m;

	// input and output image types
	Class<Input> inputType;
	Class<Output> outputType;
	// size of horizontal and vertical borders
	int borderX;
	int borderY;

	public FilterImageReflection(Class owner, String methodName, int borderX, int borderY, Class<Input> inputType, Class<Output> outputType) {
		this.m = BoofTesting.findMethod(owner, methodName, inputType, outputType);
		this.inputType = inputType;
		this.outputType = outputType;
		this.borderX = borderX;
		this.borderY = borderY;

		// sanity check
		Class param[] = m.getParameterTypes();
		if (param.length != 2)
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Input method must have two inputs");
		if (!ImageSingleBand.class.isAssignableFrom(param[0]) || !ImageSingleBand.class.isAssignableFrom(param[0]))
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("TWo input parameters must be of type ImageSingleBand");
	}

	public FilterImageReflection(Method m, int borderX, int borderY, Class<Input> inputType, Class<Output> outputType) {
		this.m = m;
		this.inputType = inputType;
		this.outputType = outputType;
		this.borderX = borderX;
		this.borderY = borderY;

		// sanity check
		Class param[] = m.getParameterTypes();
		if (param.length != 2)
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Input method must have two inputs");
		if (!ImageSingleBand.class.isAssignableFrom(param[0]) || !ImageSingleBand.class.isAssignableFrom(param[0]))
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("TWo input parameters must be of type ImageSingleBand");
	}

	@Override
	public void process(Input input, Output output) {
		if (input == null)
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Input parameter is null");
		if (output == null)
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Output parameter is null");

		try {
			m.invoke(null, input, output);
		} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
			throw new RuntimeException(e);
		} catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
			throw new RuntimeException(e);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public int getHorizontalBorder() {
		return borderX;
	}

	@Override
	public int getVerticalBorder() {
		return borderY;
	}

	@Override
	public Class<Input> getInputType() {
		return inputType;
	}
}


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Novartis, Pear Therapeutics sign development deal for two digital therapeutics
By Jonah Comstock
Pear Therapeutics has inked a deal with pharma company Novartis to work together on the development of two digital therapeutics for multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia. It's the first time a pharma company has made a development deal with a digital therapeutic, according to Pear.
"We have been in discussions for many months now with the [Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research] group at Novartis, really talking about their desire to really realize the value of digital therapeutics as a treatment modality much like you would as a small molecule," Alex Waldron, chief commercial officer of Pear Therapeutics, told MobiHealthNews. "They were a series A investor in our company and a series B investor in our company. They have been following us very closely since the beginning, so when we started to figure out the potential of co-developing or partnering with a company they stepped right up and saw that as a very natural fit in terms of where they'd like it to go."
One therapeutic included in the deal, Pear's Thrive for schizophrenia, has been under development for a while and has already been validated in three clinical trials comprising of more than a thousand patients. The other, a therapeutic designed to address the mental health conditions that come along with multiple sclerosis, will be a new application developed in partnership with Novartis.
"We've had a lot of experience and a lot of engagement with MS patients and clinicians treating MS patients," Joris Van Dam, head of digital therapeutics at Novartis, told MobiHealthNews. "And what we've heard from them is over and above the symptoms they experience from MS itself, they're really suffering from a mental health burden. By which I mean depression, anxiety, fatigue, cognitive impairment. And it's left relatively untreated today because treatment is really focused on the mobility symptoms. But the two are related. If your MS gets worse you get more anxious and depressed and vice versa. … So you can't really treat the patient unless you treat all of the patient. We're very excited about exploring a future where we can treat our patients with the best of drugs and the best of digital and we think that Pear Therapeutics is certainly among the best of digital today."
Waldron told MobiHealthNews that Pear Therapeutics is currently looking for a partner to market reSET and reSET-O, its addiction-focused therapeutics that are on the market right now. He sees the future of the company in mental health rather than addiction, with therapeutics similar to the ones involved in the Novartis deal.
"Our strategy at its core is to legitimize this … by finding a pharmaceutical partner to do some development deals with. They learn from that, we learn from that, … and then we'll build our own portfolio and fully realize Pear as an operational company based on other diseases," Waldron said.
This may be the first developmental partnership between a pharma company and a digital therapeutic, but it isn't the first time a pharma company has worked with a company in the burgeoning space. Back in 2014, Akili Labs, which is working on digital therapeutics for Alzheimer's and ADHD, partnered with Pfizer on clinical trials. Nike Bonafide
Novartis, Pear Therapeutics, Thrive, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, digital therapeutics


One of the things I treasure most about Christmas break is the ability to slow down, take a day or two with my family and enjoy all the ridiculous antics we get up to. Usually this ends in Nerf gun fights throughout the house and giggles, while dinner is cooking. At the end of the day, for us anyway, we pull out a board game, and eat before settling down to a movie we can watch together.
So much of the time during the year, we spend running to lessons, running to complete stories, and just plain running. From Thanksgiving to the end of the year, my family and I try to pull a few days, just a few (we run a business so we rarely even have weekends!), to spend together, wholesome, unattached to phones, computers and tablets and reconnect on a person to person level.
We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a fabulous holiday season, from those of us here at Home on the Rangely.


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Economic & Social History/Geography (SocSci)
UCAS Code: LV73
A levelAccess to HE DiplomaInternational Baccalaureate Diploma ProgrammePearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Scottish HigherUCAS Tariff
A-levelAccess to HE DiplomaInternational Baccalaureate Diploma ProgrammePearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Scottish HigherUCAS Tariff
A,A,B-B,B,B
Must include at least one Arts/Humanities subject. Applicants will receive an offer conditional on attaining AAB. Applicants who achieve AAB are guaranteed entry. Applicants who achieve grades less than AAB but higher than BBB will be considered for entry.
Acceptable in appropriate subject area. Must have at least two thirds of modules passed with merit grade.
3 HL subjects at 6,6,6/6,5,5 including English or a Humanities/Language subject. Whilst HL6 is preferred for English and Humanities/Language subjects, SL6 will be considered for ONE of the subjects.
Acceptable in appropriate subject area.
B,B,B,B-A,A,A,A,B
Must include Higher English or a Higher Humanities subject.
**ECONOMIC & SOCIAL HISTORY**: - Economic and social history is the study of the way societies change in their economic activities and social organisation. It is concerned with how people in the past lived and worked, and how this has affected the development of today's world. It is possible to do this degree together with a language, including a year abroad. **GEOGRAPHY**: - Geography is the study of the surface of the Earth as the site of human living and working. It considers the variability in physical and human landscapes, along with the interrelationships binding them together. Our Honours programme is highly flexible and is a combination of core and optional courses. This allows you to tailor your option choices towards a wide range of potential careers.
for the whole course
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College of Social Sciences
Human geographyHistory
Human & social geography
Human & social geographyHistory
Childcare and related personal services
Customer service occupations
History is a very popular subject (although numbers have fallen of late) — in 2015, over 10,000 UK students graduated in a history-related course. Obviously, there aren't 11,000 jobs as historians available every year, but history is a good, flexible degree that allows graduates to go into a wide range of different jobs, and consequently history graduates have an unemployment rate comparable to the national graduate average. Many — probably most — jobs for graduates don't ask for a particular degree to go into them and history graduates are well set to take advantage. That's why so many go into jobs in the finance industry, human resources, marketing, PR and events management, as well as the more obvious roles in education, welfare and the arts. Around one in five history graduates went into further study last year. History and teaching were the most popular further study subjects for history graduates, but law, journalism, and politics were also popular postgraduate courses.
Geography, earth and environmental studiesHistory and archaeology
What's it like studying a degree in History
What's it like studying a degree in Geography
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We took part in the Summer Game Jam of Unreal Engin 4 with the subject "That Escalated Quickly!" and the outcome was Nuts n' Nuke!
A special thank you to our friends Tasos Rezu and Kostas Kolonias for their help to complete this project in the time limit of only 5 days.
Two friends, Nuts and Nuke are out to collect some acorns for Nuts to pass his winter. Suddenly a sly fox steals some from them and… things escalated a bit quickly according to their reaction.
This is a topdown twin stick shooter with funny dialogues and challenging gameplay. Unfortunately AI have some bugs and after long time they stop following you. Also we were planning to add voices to the dialogus but we did not had enough time to complete this.
Help Nuts and Nuke to find the sly fox and let us know what you guys think!
*Disclaimer. It is a local co-op and you will need controller for the second player.


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Eychenne
Marc Eychenne
Marc Eychenne was born in Algiers in 1933. He studied music (solfège, violin and chambermusic) at the Alger Conservatory. In 1954 he won the Grand Prix awarded by the city of Alger for his performance on the violin. After performing numerous recitals with piano accompaniment and concertos with orchestra, both in Algeria and in France, Marc Eychenne obtained his card as soloist to play chamber music in the French Broadcasting Service in 1963, which allowed him to take part in numerous radio broadcasts in France and abroad. But gradually his inclination for composition took over from his interest in the violin and, (beginning with his first piece, an Andante expressivo for violin and piano written at the age of twelve), Eychenne's compositions increased with the passing of the years: chamber music, orchestral music, vocal music (Requiem) and music for children.
(source: cd booklet)
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Choir and Orchestra
The composition is divided into 9 parts. Part 5 is sung by the femaile choir. Part 6 is sung by the tenors and basses
The Vatican-version of the text has been used.
CD : Stabat Mater Marc Eychenne AMAC
Noel Royon (a member of the Choral Marc-Antoine Charpentier) was so kind to send the cd to me. The Stabat Mater was recorded in the church of Grisy-Suisnes in 2008 during a public concert.
Orchestra: Orchestre Sinfonietta de Paris
Choir: Chorale Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Conductor: Dominique Fanal
Soloists:
Armelle Debos - Soprano, Jacqueline Mayeur - Mezzo-Soprano
Code: march 2009, EYCH 01 - 230
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbpOwCVPvss


Something I love to do with Kiki Minchin is to reinvent the way in which you can wear your pieces.
I have learnt over the years that my favourite items of clothing and accessories are the ones I bring out every year, no matter how old! I don't believe anyone should ever feel like they can't wear those boots from last year or that winter coat that is a few years old! You should be able to wear classic pieces all year round and for years to come without feeling 'last season' or 'out of date'.
This theme follows through in the way how we work at Kiki Minchin. I never want our customers to feel 'last season' so instead of bringing out new collections every season we re-inspire our customer with new shoots, some new colour ways and new ways of wearing you classic pieces! There's a lot of pressure for designers to constantly bring designs out for each season, but for me It's really important to design from the heart and not from what is on trend that season.
This time I wanted to push the boundaries of what we had done before, and I had it in my head I wanted to use smoke bombs to compliment our new colour stones for the Roxy Cage, so here's what we created!
Here's a look at the final images form the shoot!


Caledonia Lodge No. 68, A. F. & A. M.
Organized 1850; chartered Jan. 24, 1851; on Feb. 3, 1851, founded Columbus Female Seminary, first educational institution in Columbus. Built 2-story structure to house school downstairs, lodge hall above. Also (1857) founded Colorado College, city's first public school.


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LIB=		clang_asan
USE_SHLIBDIR=	yes
WARNS=		4
CWARNFLAGS+=	-Wno-missing-noreturn

.include <bsd.init.mk>

LDFLAGS+=	-nodefaultlibs

.PATH: ${COMPILER_RT_SRCDIR}/lib/asan

SRCS+=		asan_allocator.cc asan_globals.cc \
		asan_poisoning.cc asan_posix.cc asan_printf.cc \
		asan_rtl.cc asan_stack.cc asan_stats.cc \
		asan_thread.cc asan_thread_registry.cc

.PATH: ${COMPILER_RT_SRCDIR}/lib/sanitizer_common

SRCS+=		sanitizer_allocator.cc sanitizer_common.cc \
		sanitizer_libc.cc \
		sanitizer_posix.cc sanitizer_printf.cc sanitizer_symbolizer.cc

CPPFLAGS+=-I${COMPILER_RT_SRCDIR}/lib
CPPFLAGS+=-I${COMPILER_RT_SRCDIR}/lib/sanitizer_common

.include <bsd.lib.mk>


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OneSpan, Inc. (, auparavant dénommée VASCO Data Security International, est une société américano-suisse qui conçoit et vend des systèmes matériels et logiciels de sécurité informatique.

VASCO est un fournisseur de solutions et services d'authentification forte et de signatures électroniques, spécialisé dans la sécurité des applications et transactions par Internet. VASCO s'est positionné en tant que société mondiale de software pour la sécurité Internet, avec une base d'environ  sociétés clientes dans plus de  différents, incluant environ 1700 institutions financières internationales.

Ses produits brevetés destinés au business et au commerce en ligne permettent de sécuriser les transactions financières effectuées au travers de réseaux d'entreprise privés ou de réseaux publics tels qu'Internet. Les marchés principaux de VASCO sont le secteur financier, la sécurité d'entreprises, l'ECommerce et l'EGouvernement.

Son produit le plus répandu à ce jour (2012) est un jeton d'authentification, le Digipass.

Le magazine Forbes l'a désignée  des sociétés technologiques à plus forte croissance en 2009.

La société a été créée en 1991. Son siège social est situé à Chicago, dans l'Illinois, et son siège opérationnel est situé à Zurich, en Suisse.

Elle possédait l'entreprise néerlandaise DigiNotar qui servait à délivrer des certificats de sécurité.

En 2015, Vasco a fait l'acquisition de Silanis, une entreprise canadienne de signature électronique, pour 85 millions de dollars .

Mai : rachat de Risk IDS Ltd.

En , la société a acheté Dealflo, une société basée au Royaume-Uni et au Canada et spécialisée dans les logiciels d'automatisation d'accords financiers, pour 41 millions de livres sterling.

OneSpan
Le , VASCO a changé son nom pour devenir OneSpan.

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Entreprise fondée en 1991
Entreprise informatique ayant son siège aux États-Unis
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Entreprise spécialiste en sécurité de l'information
Société cotée au NASDAQ

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Rabbis and organ trafficking
Best opinion: Wall St. Journal, Slate, New Yorker, Time
Brooklyn Rabbi Levy Izhak Rosenbaum was arrested for "trafficking in human body parts," said Sally Satel in The Wall Street Journal, as part of an FBI corruption dragnet targeting 44 New Jersey–area officials and rabbis. But the bigger crime isn't Rosenbaum's alleged scheme to sell for $160,000 a kidney he bought from an Israeli for $10,000—it's that dialysis-reliant Americans "desperate" for a life-saving kidney can't legally buy one from a willing donor.
The kidney-selling rabbis probably saw it that way—as "mimicking the divine" by saving lives, said Benyamin Cohen in Slate, albeit illegally and for a tidy profit. For a variety of cultural and religious reasons, Jews don't donate organs much: a "paltry 8 percent" of Israelis hold organ-donor cards, versus 35 percent of people in most Western nations. That leaves a big market for kidneys and other "transplant tourism."
Still, there are good reasons that allowing people to pay for organs is "ferociously controversial," said Larissa MacFarquhar in The New Yorker. Aside from real concerns about safety and exploiting the poor, it wouldn't even necessarily increase the supply of U.S. transplant kidneys. In practice, most of the small number of for-sale kidneys would probably go to people who would otherwise rely on relatives, as most Americans do now.
There has to be a better solution than the status quo for the 80,000 Americans awaiting a new kidney, said Claire Suddath and Alex Altman in Time. A legal market for organs has pros and cons, but even those who find the idea "repugnant" can cheer that it would put "black-market kidney" outfits like Rabbi Rosenbaum's out of business.
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