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Just say "Bingo!" Or "Dingo!"
A VIEW FROM THE COURTROOM
By Mark Walsh
Brant Martin argues on behalf of the Pueblo tribe in Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas. (Art Lien)
A View from the Courtroom is an inside look at oral arguments and opinion announcements unfolding in real time.
As some Supreme Court podcasters have noted, Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement announcement in late January pushed the so-called Maskgate controversy out of the spotlight.
Today, the justices return to the bench after their long mid-winter recess, and the question in the press room is whether Justice Sonia Sotomayor will return to the bench and other justices will be masked. The omicron variant of COVID-19 had prompted Sotomayor to participate in January's arguments via an audio feed from her chambers, while all but one of the other justices wore masks on the bench, either some or all of the time. Justice Neil Gorsuch was the much-discussed holdout.
As we wait for the session to begin, the always astute Art Lien notices an object in the courtroom that is not usually there, at least not in so prominent a position. A fire extinguisher is resting on the floor just below and to the left of the bench. Perhaps the court has concluded that certain podcasters are in need of more fodder for their metaphors about the status of the court.
A new courtroom accessory, and its guard. (Art Lien)
Lien has, of course, quickly drawn a sketch of the fire extinguisher. He is entering his last few months of arguments before himself retiring at the end of the term. He first started sketching Supreme Court arguments in the 1977-78 term, when Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, an affirmative-action case, was decided. I would like to prevail on him to go one more term and have some symmetry by sketching the Harvard and University of North Carolina affirmative-action cases, but it seems that his mind is made up. And unlike Breyer, Lien has not conditioned his retirement date on the confirmation of a successor.
At 10 a.m., the justices — all nine of them — appear from behind the curtains. Sotomayor is back but with what appears to be double masks — a black N95 or equivalent mask on top of a light-colored surgical mask. But every other justice is without a mask today. The court has essentially ruled the omicron wave to be abated.
Sotomayor and Gorsuch, neighbors on the bench, seem to be in good spirits as they sometimes trade in conversation during today's two arguments, both of which involve different aspects of Native American sovereignty.
The first case, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas, provides some amusing moments and seems a good one for the justices to break out of any lethargy from their long recess. The question is whether a 1987 federal statute subjects certain Indian tribes in Texas to that state's entire body of gambling law. And the key practical effect is whether the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and the Alabama-Coushatta tribes may operate bingo games on their reservations.
Although the court has ruled before on Indian tribes and bingo, notably in a 1987 case from California that is central to the Texas case, my immediate thought goes to the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who in a 1988 argument told the lawyer before him to "Just say 'Bingo!' or something" when he located a particular phrase in a lower-court opinion. (It was one of Scalia's top quips in a SCOTUSblog compilation after the justice died six years ago this month.)
In this case, it is two forms of bingo at the Pueblo tribe's Speaking Rock Entertainment Center near El Paso, Texas, that is primarily at issue. The center offers a more traditional type of "live call" bingo as well as electronic bingo machines that one state official said look and sound like "Las Vegas-style slot machines." Rather than run on randomly generated numbers, they use historical bingo draws. Texas sued to block the bingo-themed center, arguing that both live call and the bingo machines violate state law, which authorizes bingo only for certain charitable groups.
"I'm pretty curious," Chief Justice John Roberts says. "You walk in, this thing looks like a slot machine, right?"
Brant Martin, representing the Pueblo, says no.
"I think the state of Texas thinks it looks like a slot machine," he says. "I would say it looks like an electronic bingo machine that has a bingo —"
Roberts interrupts him to ask, "What makes it look like a bingo machine?" There are about 15 law clerks present this morning, and they are audibly amused by this line of questioning.
Justice Samuel Alito says he is puzzled by "how a court is going to decide whether these machines, which I don't have a very clear picture of in my mind, are bingo or not bingo.
If they are not bingo, they're something else. Let's say they're 'dingo.'"
This further cracks up the law clerks, and Alito runs with it.
"How is the person who has to decide this going to decide whether this thing that's not exactly — it's not the kind of bingo, you know, that you expect people to be playing in church, or at the Elks. It's something different. How do you decide whether that's bingo?"
Martin says that both Texas and federal law have definitions of bingo.
Breyer suggests consulting a higher authority.
"Can we ask my grandmother?" he says, to more laughter.
Anthony Yang, an assistant to the U.S. solicitor general arguing in support of the tribes, offers a more down-to-earth take, after Gorsuch asks him the difference between "bingo and dingo."
"Well, I'd not heard of dingo, but I can tell you that bingo has three primary characteristics," Yang says. "One, you have a card bearing numbers or designators. Two, you cover those numbers when they are drawn or somehow identified. And you win by covering an arrangement of numbers."
Lanora Pettit, the principal deputy solicitor general of Texas, defends a lower-court ruling in favor of the state by saying, "We have a strong public policy and all gambling is banned under the [Texas] constitution unless specifically authorized. The [state] Bingo Enabling Act specifically authorizes small-stakes bingo under very limited circumstances, as a defense to prosecution."
Justice Amy Coney Barrett says, "I gather it's Texas' position that these electronic machines would not count as bingo?"
Lanora Pettit argues on behalf of Texas. (Art Lien)
"Yes, Your Honor, because they are slot machines," says Pettit. "They do not have the competitive aspect of bingo. … You are matching numbers and the first person to reach a particular pattern wins. And here you have one card and it is an instant game that is drawn against historic bingo draw[s], and that is just not bingo."
There are a number of more complex aspects to this case, and everyone seems to agree it is not for the Supreme Court to decide in the first instance whether the electronic devices on the Pueblo reservation are bingo machines or slot machines. But by the end of June, only one side will have filled their card with the right five (or more) numbers and be able to just say "Bingo!"
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My previous self did not give blogging much respect. This is really a shame, because I've spent a lot of time reading and enjoying other people's blogs. There is certain space that blogs fill on the internet. On one side of this space are stuffy, hard-to-navigate corporate websites, and on the other side are a cacophony of various semester projects for all of those Web Design 101 classes. Some blogs are really good, and they come up on Google when you're searching for something. Others are not so good, but you find yourself reading them even though they didn't come up on Google. It's kind of like taking a wrong turn and ending up in a back alley and quickly realizing that you should probably turn around.
However you ended up here, thanks for making it over to CivilBase. What kind of a blog is CivilBase? It's primary focus will be on topics related to civil engineering. This is a little bit huge, so let's unpack it some more and separate things into different piles.
One of my favorite aspects of my job is getting to use a variety of different software programs on a daily basis. I also love helping other people improve their workflows with different programs by discovering all of the various features. So a big portion of this blog will be devoted to software how-tos, tips, tricks, reviews, demos, etc. The main engineering tools that I use are Civil 3D, Storm and Sanitary Analysis (SSA), Excel, and ArcGIS. For 3D modeling and rendering I use Infraworks, SketchUp, and Lumion. For graphics and video I use Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.
Another one of my passions is teaching and communicating. I love to wrestle with complex information and then explain it to other people in a way that is simple and easy to understand. I already mentioned that part of this blog will be devoted to software how-tos, but I would also like to devote some time to straight-talk about engineering concepts. There are some engineering ideas that are difficult to wrap your head around, and so many of us end up just going through the motions without really understanding what we are doing or why it is important. I hope to change that by approaching these topics from a different perspective.
A third passion of mine is the nexus of civil engineering and the art of visual communication. Traditionally, engineering designs and proposals are communicated to the public via monochrome 2D lines created in CAD. I am an artist/designer at heart, and so I die a little bit whenever I see an engineer trying to explain something to someone by using a CAD plan as a visual aide. The world we live in is colorful and three-dimensional. The technology is readily available to create and share models that closely mimic reality. Architects understand this; you will struggle to find an architectural exhibit at a public forum that only shows the 2D floorplan of a building. I hope to breathe a little bit of fresh air into the engineering profession by exploring new ways to communicate our designs to those outside of the office.
And finally, CivilBase will be a creative outlet for me to share my work with the world and hone my writing skills. The left brain gets a lot of exercise at the office, and so the right brain has some conditioning to do.
Thanks for stopping by. There isn't much to read right now, but come back again soon for some new stuff. In the meantime, feel free to read a little bit about me and the motivation behind the name, CivilBase.


1 Presiona el tile de cualquiera de las ampolletas o enchufes que quieras agrupar. Esto abrirá la pantalla de detalle del producto. 2 Presiona el botón 'Grupos'. 3 Presiona el botón 'Crear un nuevo grupo'. 4 Selecciona los productos que quieres agregar a este nuevo grupo. En el dashboard aparecerá un nuevo tile para que puedas controlar ese grupo.
También puedes agregar un producto a un grupo existente al editar ese grupo dentro de la lista de grupos existentes.
1 Tap onto the tile of one of the smart bulbs or plugs that you would like to be in the new group. That will open the device details screen. 2 Tap onto the button 'Groups'. 3 Tap onto the button 'Create new group'. 4 Select the devices you would like to be in the new group. A new tile will be created in your OZOM dashboard that allows you to manage your group.
You may also simply add the device to an existing group by checking that group in the list of existing groups.


Spielberg's Holocaust film released in 1993. Where his other '93 production, Jurassic Park visibly looks part of its decade, Schindler's List is the rare film with no visible links to any time. Schindler's List appears as if shot yesterday or as it happened. There's an unnerving authenticity as a result.
Pairing with cinematographer Janusz Kaminski for the first time (of many), Spielberg's depiction of absolute cruelty carefully avoids dramatic manipulation. Germans cackle while Jews suffer. Blood pours from point blank execution wounds. Yet the camera doesn't linger; it whips upward to the next potential victim, establishing fear that won't subside. Murder occurs with an astonishing rate, enough to keep every scene trapped by panic. If a Jew is on camera, it's not unlikely to see them perish.
The casualness with which Nazis kill their Jewish prisoners, the unsympathetic way they take children from mothers, seeing Jews led to the furnace under the ashes of their own, or the unfathomable panic as a crowd of Jewish women stand hopeless expecting their death. Those images never dissipate in their power. Being a forced participant is unfathomable to the mind.
Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) saved 1200 Jews from a Nazi death camp. For that, he's a hero to the cause, a person who witnessed unimaginable human atrocity and brushed aside his opportunistic, capitalist venture to do right. If only more concocted a similar scheme. If only Schindler acted sooner.
In the closing moments, Schindler breaks down. He regrets owning a car. That was worth four people. His ring, that was another. Established as a hard drinker with a shrewd business sense, that final scene with Neeson resonates. It's crucial to see him mourn. His regret is felt. Schindler's List is too great a story to pinpoint one individual, but the purpose of narrowing everything to Schindler is multi-faceted. One person versus a German regime – empowering. The ability of raw, exploitative capitalists to change – necessary. How emotion and empathy define humanity's best – inspiring.
At one stage, a Jewish prisoner discusses the nature of the wall keeping them imprisoned, away from their normal lives. It's an element of evil to her. Later, Germans grab kids from a crowd boarding a train. It's barbarism. Schindler's List exists to mourn the actions of malice. Remember hate, as to not repeat it. As a film, Schindler's List represents the perfect historical drama, more than only its subject matter but as a story of guilt and redemption. As a statement to expose the eventualities of hate, it's as relevant now as upon release.
Schindler's List is not a film that creates want for more detail. A pile of burning bodies, the resolution of their ashes, and wide images of miles long camps inspire little need to see them at higher sharpness.
Knowing that, and considering technical attributes only, Universal's work to give Schindler's List a true 4K presentation results in a remarkable output. Beautiful grain gives texture to these impeccable images. Facial definition brings out Kaminski's flawless cinematography. Details like stitching on suits or emblems on uniforms easily resolve at this resolution. Scenes of Jews lined up or sitting in camps display extensive detail, as to pick out actors from afar.
Importantly, the encode holds out, working against layers of smoke and drifting light. No artifacts impact the images. Schindler's List uses near constant, complex diffused lighting. On any other disc, that's bound to falter. Not here. A 90GB file size doesn't hurt.
Stark black & white takes on new life here. Dolby Vision extends blacks to their purest levels, and raises the heavy contrast to proper extremes. Absolute gray scale preserves in the contrast battle, rendered to sensational levels. Such a presentation gives hope for deeper, pre-color catalog titles in 4K. The few moments of color (book-end scenes primarily) stick out. Natural and untouched, they deliver excellent primaries and flesh tones.
The goal of Schindler's List audio is that of atmosphere, often uncomfortable with few exceptions. Say, the opening part before the drama stretches across the screen. Ambiance from background vocals and party goers cheering jumps to the rears and stereos.
Later, loud speakers blare in the rears, tracking with a shot of Jews forcibly evacuated. Crowd panic surrounds the soundstage. A sewer delivers a commanding echo. Inside Schindler's factory, machinery clanks along, dropping into the necessary speakers. John Williams' score softly rises as needed, with sharp, clean highs from the mournful violin.
LFE support becomes secondary. Trains push into the low-end with force. Occasional music stings do too. Schindler's List doesn't ask for anything else. from the low-end.
Universal extends the bonus features from their previous Blu-ray release with an extra bonus disc. From 2018, a screening at Tribeca features Spielberg and his cast discussing the film. It's fantastic to hear everyone reflect on the work. Voices From the List is an essential 87-minute documentary, involving actual survivors recounting their experiences. It's more powerful than Schindler's List as a whole.
Three promos for USC's SHOAH Foundation – an organization founded to keep Holocaust history available to the public – explain their purpose and available materials. One of these is new to this set.
Schindler's List maintains its hold as essential cinema with a prevailing message as to never let these atrocities happen again.


You can never expect what the weather will bring to the Spartan Beast/UltraBeast Race Weekend in Glen Rose l, Texas. Every year it's different, it could be warm, cold, windy, or rainy. This year, race weekend brought some very good weather, sunny and 70. You couldn't ask for better race conditions...except for the fact that it had been raining non-stop in the Dallas Area for 2 weeks prior to race weekend.
Running this year's course reminded me chocolate pudding. Having ran in pudding like course conditions a few times now, any thoughts of setting personal records went out the window. Outdoor races like the Dallas Spartan Race become much slower in overall times, because you can literally get stuck in the mud. At several spots during the course, the mud could build up on your shoes like cinder blocks. Add to the fact that everything is wet and sloppy and nearly impossible to grip and the course takes on a new level of difficulty that most competitors are not expecting.
My buddy Nathan and I planned to run this year's race together. Although this was my 5th Dallas Beast, this was Nathan's first ever Spartan Race. Of all the races, Nathan definitely chose one of the most challenging distances. He isn't a runner, he wasn't expecting the mud, and he definitely wasn't expecting the cramping or torn calluses.
For anyone running a Spartan Race Beast for the very first time, training should be about two things: Running and Grip. Based on my experience, the running is the most difficult part for people who aren't runners already. I suggest building your base by running at least 3 times a week, getting a long run in on the weekends. Ideally, I think you should be able to complete an 8-9 mile run at least 2 weeks prior to your race. While building that cardio base, you've gotta work on your grip strength. The most challenging obstacles involve various forms of monkey bars or traverse walls. Incorporating some pull ups, deadlifts, dead hangs, and farmer carries will go a long way in dominating your next race.
Over 9 miles in to the Beast, and it seemed that Nathan took my advice to heart. We were cruising on our run and the obstacles to this point seemed to be completed with ease. But then, we took a turn for the worse at the twisted tornado. One thing I forgot to mention about Grip Training is the importance of callouses if you aren't wearing gloves on your race. Having deep callouses is crucial, because as Nathan found out on the twisted tornado, it only takes one obstacle to change the tone of your race completely. He completed the obstacle, but tore up his hand in the process.
The next few miles proved frustrating. This year, all the grip intensive obstacles were placed in the last few miles of the race. I've been in Nathan's position before; it's easy for your mind to go to a dark place. It's funny how something so simple like a torn callous could render you unable to complete obstacles that would otherwise be easy. Despite the pain, Nathan pressed on. We finished the race in about 4.5 hours..a pretty good time considering!
Im so proud of Nathan for sticking with it despite the pain and crappy course conditions on his first ever Spartan Race Finish. I enjoy running with first timers because it reminds me of how I felt in my first race. The sense of accomplishment I got after finishing my first Beast was such a joy that I've continued racing for over 6 years now to keep that feeling going. Ive learned so much about myself by overcome circumstances provided by Spartan Race that are challenging, uncomfortable, or difficult. I think Nathan and I are planning to do another race soon. Maybe I can convince some other first timers to join us on the next one!


I have such a huge stash of Stampin' Up! Christmas stamp sets, both old OLD and new. The other day I noticed -- since I keep all my Christmas sets together in one place -- how out of control my stash has gotten. I was dismayed. Thus, I made a pledge, sort of a challenge, to myself that I would randomly grab one of these sets and make a card using at least one of the stamps from the set each and every day. Today marks my third day of doing this. And it is really a lot of fun!
Like I noted, without looking, each day I select a set from the pile. No matter what it is, I need to create a card from SOMEthing in that set. Actually, the first day, I used stamps from two separate sets. One was a really old set that featured a darling sketchy window that had never seen ink. So I used that set, plus three from a newer set.
The card I am featuring today is the one I created on the second day. It features a cool technique called Joseph's Coat. The photo below shows the finished card.
For a complete tutorial on how to do the Joseph's Coat technique,you can refer to THIS POST. The card in this particular post shows more of a fall theme with leaves in autumn colors and black as the brayered color.
I will give a brief description of how I did my snowy card along with a few photos to clarify.
Start out with a piece of Whisper White cardstock. Mine measured 4" x 5 1/4" initially. I chose four different shades of blue, all retired colors, to cover my cardstock. Just for a bit of nostalgia, the blues I used included Bordering Blue, Cool Caribbean, Marina Mist and Not Quite Navy. Do any of those names bring back fond memories?
With the lightest color, start to sponge onto the white cardstock. Work up to the darkest, most powerful, color. Create some lighter as well as some darker areas to give your card interest. Remember to start out slowly. You can always add more ink to build up the intensity of the colors in places.
The photo below shows my cardstock after I sponged it.
After the white cardstock is sponged to your satisfaction, rub it with the Embossing Buddy. Then, in VersaMark, stamp your images, in this case, three sizes of snowflakes. You can overlap a bit, but not too much. Too much overlapping creates more of a muddled mess. You want some blank spaces here and there.
Once you have the sponged card stamped to your liking, add Clear Embossing Powder over the entire piece, tapping the excess back into its container. Handling the piece carefully, heat to emboss the images.
When the embossing is cool, you will start brayering with a dark color. As I mentioned, I'd used black on the card in my link. However, for this card, I used Night of Navy.
When inking up your brayer, roll the brayer several times in one direction across the ink pad to ink it up well. Brayer the ink onto the embossed piece, going in all directions, over and over and over. Once you have a good even coat of the dark color brayered on, take a soft tissue and buff the excess ink off of the embossed images.
The photo below is what mine looked like once I'd brayered it with Night of Navy and buffed off the excess ink. Because you used Clear Embossing Powder, the colors that you'd sponged onto the white cardstock shines through as the color of the snowflakes. Magic, huh?
I wanted to mount this piece onto a mat of white, then onto a Night of Navy card base. Because I started out with a piece of cardstock bigger than I would actually need, this gave me the opportunity to clean up the edges a bit by trimming all the edges down to a final size of 3 3/34" x 5", the perfect size to mat with a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of a contrasting color.
Because the background of this card is pretty sensational and really the star, I wanted to preserve as much of that as possible. To do so, I wrapped a bit of the white 5/8" Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon around a small portion, adding a sentiment done on Night of Navy and embossed in white.
Have you ever tried the Joseph's Coat technique? After seeing and reading this, do you think you might give it a try? Please do! It is quite addictive, and really, sort of magical! Let me know if you need any help!
That is beautiful! I just love blue and snowflakes so this is a card after my own heart anyway but I had forgotten about my brayer and have never tried it with inking up the background a bit before braying over the embossed images. That sounds fun! Pinned.
Thanks! I hope you do try it. It is so much fun -- and you need to get that brayer out again!
I'm always looking for creative ideas for Christmas cards and gifts. Thanks for sharing your lovely creation!
Why, you're welcome, Donna! Happy creating!
Ooooo I love this. I have some snowflake stamps somewhere too.
This will be one of the features at Handmade Monday next week.
Thanks, Julie! Have fun when you try this technique! I think you'll really enjoy it. Let me know if you have any questions.
What a beautiful card! I love the contrast of colours and textures. Thank you for sharing, Linda, and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Hope to see you again this week. Hope you have had a lovely weekend!
Why, thank you so very much, April!


To many people, Mitt Romney's constant capitulation on important political positions is shocking and newsworthy. While watching the third and final presidential debate last night, I had a sudden moment of clarity. At first I couldn't quite put my finger on it. For most questions Romney just seemed to be talking without actually saying anything. Just circles of meandering talking points as if he is checking lines off a list of political Mad Libs. Then it struck me, he is solution selling!
"Solution selling" was a methodology developed in the mid-70s by Frank Watts. He then taught it in workshops to Xerox employees. It is a methodology of focusing on the customer's pain and aligning what you have to sell with it. In other words, "whatever you are buying, I'm selling".
This technique has been a staple of American services companies (called "solutions" for this reason) since the mid-80s. It was also the birth of the modern consulting practice. And who brags more than anyone around about their "25 years in business"?
So you see, Mitt Romney has a mission and vision. Aside from the Mormon power-grab conspiracy theories, he is simply trying to get the ultimate over-achiever trophy: become the most powerful man in the world, President of the United States. To make that vision more than just a hallucination he decided to solution sell the American electorate.
It has been well established that Romney was quite moderate in his only years in government as a Governor of Massachusetts. To win the primaries in an increasingly rabid GOP of 2012 he had to take on extreme positions most popular with that crowd. Because the Tea Party was the biggest customer in that market (and they are what's called a passionate buyer) he had to often run away from rational positions and towards something they could fall in love with. In that case it was all the social conservative issue positions of the 1950s and bringing America to the good 'ol days – which only really existed in their minds. The fact that his competition was the seven stooges, the primaries were a lay up.
Now in the general election, as one of Romney's staffers accidentally identified, he shook the Etch-a-Sketch to reset his "solutions" for the expectations of the new prospective customers. This is evident in his 180 degree changes on substantive and important positions and the focus-grouped product packaging of talking points and pandering.
While everyone raved about Romney's first debate performance (or presentation style), I think reading the transcript is far more telling. It once again demonstrates Romney's choice to sell solutions instead of best practices. Romney is telling everyone what they want to hear. You want lower taxes? How does 20% across the board sound? You want to spend more on military, macho guy? You go it! More jobs? I'm the guy to give you the most jobs! I ran a company, you know. You don't like health care system improvements? Well neither do my sponsors in the health insurance industry! Let's "fix" it! And you want to do all of this while paying down the debt? Hell yeah, I can make it happen. How? Don't worry about it, I'll make it work! I'm your man, just vote for me and you'll get it all.
Well guess what happens as soon as you sign the check to a solution sales person? They hand you off and go on to the next prospect, that's what.
So when you are in the market for your next leader, look at substance and do your own math. Should I stick with someone that has delivered undeniable results despite a VERY difficult situation for the last four years or should I buy something that sounds too good to be true from a slick sales guy?


In my discussions with CFOs and CIOs I have yet to come across anyone who doesn't lament the lack of revenue velocity. Simply put-more is always less and yet there is an overwhelming majority out there who will not work towards that goal. Decisive leadership is needed from C suite business leaders to align incentives to the resolution of this problem. The management of referral business should just not be left to functional heads. This has to be driven from the top because a robust referral mechanism not only helps meet the MU2 stipulation but also acts as a $$ Rainmaker $$ for the business.
There is certainly a crying need for revenues to go up.
1) For hospital sales/acquisitions occurring in 2012, the average price-to-EBITDA multiple was 9.5x, and the average price-to-revenue multiple was 0.76x, according to Irving Levin Associates. And for distressed or bankrupt hospitals, the average price-to-revenue multiple ranged from 0.3x to 0.4x. For a distressed hospital, this means every revenue dollar increase correspondingly improves valuation by at least 40 cents and double that for profitable hospital.
3) A typical large hospital may have 300 beds and annual revenue of US$100 million; community hospitals generally have fewer than 100 beds*. This puts average revenue per bed per year at US$300,000.
4) Occupancy rates have declined from the 1970s at 76.7% to 66.5% in 2011.
When you look at the financial health of hospitals, the key levers are beds, productivity per employee and occupancy rates. If the figures above are considered, barring productivity none of these parameters contribute favorably to revenue growth. Acute care facilities are limited by the nature of their costs and their physicality-the number of available beds. The only lever available to shore up valuation then is a revenue increase as there is only so much cost that can be squeezed out.
And that revenue boost comes from having a robust referral management process.
Done right and in a targeted manner, referral management can drive high revenue and incur minimal costs. For instance, when adding a new service line that is typically profitable such as orthopedics. This is especially crucial for practices in rural areas where community demographics dictate a service line, and where the Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and Community Hospitals operating in these areas need to know competitive offerings but more importantly what services stand to gain the most referrals. In this regard generating referrals electronically is the least expensive way to add revenue. Of course, they must identify and act on the right targets.
Electronic referral management makes healthier bottom lines by stemming out-of-network leakage, which has been one of the biggest drains on revenue in the business. Someone out there is taking away your rightful revenue because of systemic inefficiency. Most EHRs provide clinical documentation features and capabilities required to coordinate care across a clinically integrated network. However, none of them address the problem of simplifying front-end revenue functions, such as ordering tests and patient scheduling. The advice is to use tools such as those – don't leave that money on the table.
A 360 degree Loop is needed to facilitate this flow of information and simple Cloud-based, web accessible tools are the need of the hour. A 360 degree referral platform that operates on the periphery of IT systems and activated with a matter of days is a quick cure to referral management woes. The analytics from the dashboard can easily pick out the friendly physician practices that are most loyal to you (using a Loyalty Index score). Coupled with a robust marketing function referral rainmaking will then just be a matter of days.
The author is the CEO of Napier Healthcare, a leading provider of Cloud-based referral management Loop technology that is revolutionizing the way hospitals seek, secure and retain referrals.
The images used in this post have been sourced from multiple websites. He acknowledges and expresses thankfulness to the original sources.
* Source: 2009, First Research, Inc.


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Phoebe Bridgers And Paul Mescal's Relationship Timeline
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Are Phoebe Bridgers and Paul Mescal engaged?
After a year of casual social media mentions and social outings, Phoebe and Paul went Instagram official on December 10, 2021. Engagement rumors started in April 2022, and have continued to gain momentum after a November 6, 2022 article in The Guardian reported that the couple was engaged.
Musician Phoebe Bridgers and actor Paul Mescal first started communicating through social media. They "met" for the first time on Instagram Live in 2020 as both of their careers were exploding. After two years of dating, Bridgers and Mescal are now reportedly engaged.
In mid-2020, Bridgers began a relationship with Irish actor Paul Mescal after they had started talking to each other via social media. He later starred in the music video for her song "Savior Complex", which was directed by English actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Paul Mescal And Phoebe Bridgers' Relationship Timeline
6 November 2022: More proof that Paul and Phoebe are reportedly engaged! In an interview with Normal People actor Paul in The Guardian, the journalist casually mentions that the two met on Twitter and "are now engaged."
How long are Phoebe Bridgers concerts? Most Phoebe Bridgers concerts last about 2-3 hours but can run shorter or longer depending on the opening acts, encore, etc.
Sources claim that Bridgers confirmed that she is engaged to Mescal by referring to him as her "fiancé" while Coachella after-parties in April 2022, according to The Irish Mirror.
Since 2020, Bridgers has been in a relationship with Irish actor Paul Mescal, who starred in the music video for her song "Savior Complex". Bridgers has a pug named Maxine, who often makes appearances alongside her in social media posts, interviews and photoshoots.
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Phoebe Bridgers reveals she had an abortion in 2021.
Fans and stans of musician Phoebe Bridgers refer to themselves as Pharbz. As Bridgers's star rose in the late 2010s and early 2020s, Pharbz became more prominent on social media, where they professed their love for Bridgers and her music.
Is Phoebe Bridgers Dating Paul Mescal?
Phoebe and Paul started dating in 2020 and made their relationship official on Instagram in December 2021. In a chat with GQ Magazine, Mescal shared a little insight into their romance after they first connected online in lockdown. Paul said: "To have someone to lean on through such a mad, mad time has been invaluable.
Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Season 9, Episode 154: Hailey Bieber; Austin Butler; Stephen "tWitch" Boss; Phoebe Bridgers | Peacock.
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Q: How to run cxf-xjc-plugin with Spring-Boot? I'm trying to set up a simple project that should generate xsdtojava using cxf-xjc-plugin. The project also uses spring-boot.
Result during mvn package:
[INFO] Building jar: /tmp/cxf-xjc-plugin3386923426289303800.jar
[DEBUG] Error: Could not find or load main class org.apache.cxf.maven_plugin.XSDToJavaRunner
[DEBUG] Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.cxf.maven_plugin.XSDToJavaRunner

This is strange, because on classpath I can clearly see the XSDToJavaRunner.class.
My java project dir is: javaExecutable = /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/bin/java, and
java -version shows: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0.2+13-Ubuntu-1ubuntu0.18.04.3, mixed mode)
I tried throwing the cxf-xjc-plugin, several jaxb-* libraries into <dependency> maven node as follows, but the error remains the same. What am I missing here?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <groupId>com.test</groupId>
    <artifactId>cxfxjc-test</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.0</version>

    <parent>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
       <version>2.0.5.RELEASE</version>
    </parent>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
            <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
            <version>2.2.11</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
            <artifactId>jaxb-core</artifactId>
            <version>2.2.11</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
            <artifactId>jaxb-impl</artifactId>
            <version>2.2.11</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId>
            <artifactId>cxf-core</artifactId>
            <version>3.2.6</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId>
            <artifactId>cxf-xjc-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>3.2.2</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId>
                <artifactId>cxf-xjc-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.2.2</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <id>generate-sources</id>
                        <phase>generate-sources</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>xsdtojava</goal>
                        </goals>
                        <configuration>
                            <xsdOptions>
                                <xsdOption>
                                    <xsd>src/main/resources/test.xsd</xsd>
                                </xsdOption>
                            </xsdOptions>
                        </configuration>
                    </execution>
                </executions>

                <dependencies>
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId>
                        <artifactId>cxf-xjc-plugin</artifactId>
                        <version>3.2.2</version>
                    </dependency>
                </dependencies>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
</project>

A: Looks like it was some issue with Java on Ubuntu. Todays update to OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0.2+13-Ubuntu-1ubuntu0.18.04.4, mixed mode) fixed this.
Before update - cxf plugin was always running in forked mode and it failed to properly create jar archive in /tmp/. There was no issue with write rights etc. but for some reason there were no jars in this archive and this is why you got ClassNotFoundException.


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NBA 2K eLeague Solidifies BasketBall in eSports
Chris in Bitcoin Gambling published on 11, February 2017
Home » NBA 2K eLeague Solidifies BasketBall in eSports
Take-Two Interactive and the NBA are partnering together to create NBA 2K eLeague, an official eSports league for basketball. This will be the first eSports game of an American sports league.
NBA 2K is one of the biggest selling sports game series around the world. Its popularity is due to the content and features of the game. The NBA 2K series shares the same recognition as other eSports games, such as Dota 2 and StarCraft 2.
NBA 2K eLeague
NBA 2K eLeague will begin in 2018. Actual franchises from the NBA will be running the eLeague team next year. In fact, there will be 30 eLeague teams, which is the same number of NBA franchises there are today.
Adam Silver, commissioner of the NBA, said in a report:
"The popularity of NBA 2K with the young and growing eSports community provides a unique opportunity to develop something truly special for our fans and the gaming community. We look forward to combining our best-in-class NBA team operators with Take-Two's competitive gaming expertise to create a brand new league experience."
Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, said:
"The NBA 2K series is renowned throughout the world for capturing the authenticity of the NBA and the passion of its fans. eSports is a growing segment of our industry, and we will aim to take the thrill of competition to exciting new heights through our partnership with the NBA."
NBA 2K eLeague will follow the same season as the actual NBA. The team will be playing a five-month long season of head-to-head matches. The season will lead to the playoffs and the main championship competition.
At this time, details on the NBA 2K eLeague is not yet set in stone. This includes the players' salary and the schedule of matches. Every NBA team is showing interest in throwing hats in the ring. The NBA is expecting at least 15 of the franchises will have their eLeague team to participate in the eSports matches next year.
NBA and the NBA 2K series already have a large fanbase on their own. It is very likely that an eSports match for the NBA 2K games will attract this massive fanbase. Bettors who are looking to wager on their favorite NBA eLeague team with Bitcoin can check out Bitcoin gambling sites like 1xBit or PowerBet.
NBA eSports players
There are going to be five professional players for each eLeague team. A pro player position is a full-time job in the eLeague and will entitle him to a regular salary. The eLeague will reveal the NBA 2K teams this year.
Unfortunately for Cavs or Warriors fans, they will not see any of the actual players' representation on the eLeague matches. Professional players will need to create their own avatars in the game. There are currently no restrictions to how a player can stylize their own avatar.


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package hrv.band.app.ui.view.activity;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.design.widget.TabLayout;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import hrv.band.app.R;
import hrv.band.app.model.Measurement;
import hrv.band.app.ui.presenter.HRVPresenter;
import hrv.band.app.ui.presenter.IHRVPresenter;
import hrv.band.app.ui.view.adapter.SectionPagerAdapter;
import hrv.band.app.ui.view.fragment.MeasuredParameterFragment;
import hrv.band.app.ui.view.fragment.MeasuredRRFragment;

public abstract class AbstractMeasurementActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    protected IHRVPresenter presenter;
    /**
     * The Fragments this Activity holds.
     **/
    private List<Fragment> fragments;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView();

        Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);

        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
        // add back arrow to toolbar
        if (getSupportActionBar() != null) {
            getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
            getSupportActionBar().setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(true);
        }

        presenter = new HRVPresenter((Measurement) getIntent().getParcelableExtra(MainActivity.HRV_PARAMETER_ID), this);

        createFragments();

        setViewPager();
    }

    @Override
    public abstract void onBackPressed();

    /**
     * Sets the ViewPager of this Activity.
     */
    private void setViewPager() {
        ViewPager mViewPager = findViewById(getViewPagerID());
        SectionPagerAdapter sectionsPagerAdapter = new SectionPagerAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager(), fragments, getPageTitles());
        mViewPager.setAdapter(sectionsPagerAdapter);

        TabLayout tabLayout = findViewById(getTabID());
        tabLayout.setupWithViewPager(mViewPager);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the page titles of the fragments.
     *
     * @return the page titles of the fragments.
     */
    private String[] getPageTitles() {
        return new String[]{
                getResources().getString(R.string.hrv_activity_tab_value),
                getResources().getString(R.string.hrv_activity_tab_rr),
                getResources().getString(R.string.hrv_activity_tab_details)
        };
    }

    /**
     * Sets the contentView of this Activity.
     */
    private void setContentView() {
        setContentView(getContentViewId());
    }

    /**
     * Adds Fragments to this Activity.
     */
    private void createFragments() {
        fragments = new ArrayList<>();
        fragments.add(MeasuredParameterFragment.newInstance(presenter.getMeasurement()));
        fragments.add(MeasuredRRFragment.newInstance(presenter.getMeasurement()));
        addDetailsFragment(fragments);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the id of the layout of this activity.
     *
     * @return the id of the layout of this activity.
     */
    protected abstract int getContentViewId();

    /**
     * Returns the id of the viewPager of this activity.
     *
     * @return the id of the viewPager of this activity.
     */
    protected abstract int getViewPagerID();

    /**
     * Returns the id of the tabLayout of this activity.
     *
     * @return the id of the tabLayout of this activity.
     */
    protected abstract int getTabID();

    /**
     * Adds the Fragment to show or set the HRV value details.
     *
     * @param fragments list of fragments of this activity.
     */
    protected abstract void addDetailsFragment(List<Fragment> fragments);
}

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In the end, the creative act can be misunderstood, and the creation seen for something other than what it is. LW Lindquist wraps up our book club discussion of L.L. Barkat's The Novelist.
Readers want to know who the various characters in The Novelist represent. LW Lindquist wants to know who the tea basket represents. Join us for week two of our book club discussion.
How long must you lie on the floor staring at the ceiling before you're ready to write that story? We're discussing The Novelist by L.L. Barkat in our new Tweetspeak Book Club. Come on in and join us.
The Novelist is a book that can be read in a sitting or two (maybe three, if you're having trouble finding your tea basket). We invite you to join us around the Tweetspeak coffee table for our latest book club beginning November 28.


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Ha, I had to forward to my husband about the counters. It is so true, I am the same way especially when I have been forced to drink way too much caffeine. Having clean counters when I get home (kitchen table too) makes a WORLD of difference in my mood (or I guess more accurately my mood goes downhill if there is clutter). I billed 32 hours in the last 3 days which was way more than normal for me, I can't wait for the end of the day either! Everyone trying to get things off their desk so they don't have to be in next week, and it is all landing on my desk at the same time!
... and I just want to add that, with all you do, you also ARE a great partner in the personal sense! You and JP make a great team. You are so inspiring!
Sigh. I can't imagine JW ever doing any of that.
50 hours in 4 days sounds like a nightmare. Glad you're still managing to look on the bright side!


After last week's marathon post, it's kinda nice to be able to have short one this week. Why, you ask? Because two-thirds of this episode is pure woo and spirituality. It has nothing to do with archaeology, and honestly has little to do with science, so…my job here is basically done after the first 20 min.
First, I want to talk about the obvious cutting and remixing of the first 30 seconds of the show though. The way it's cut makes it look and sound like professional archaeologists are agreeing with topics that they were never even asked about in the show. I mean, yeah, who only watches the first 30 seconds of a show and not the rest? But it's also the promo clip so it's all some people may see, like a commercial. So, yeh, seeing something being dishonest like this bugs me.
This is an interesting turn of phrase for two reasons. First, it's that whole "primitive people couldn't have done this because I don't understand how they could have" argument. It's one the fringe dearly holds onto because it sets up the next implication of this statement, that there must have been someone else who did build it. You'll see how this comes to the forefront later.
Ok, so the first 20 mins or so of the show is pretty if you ignore the woo language. We meet Si Cleggett a project manager at Wessex Archaeology. Wessex Archaeology has a great page on their Stonehenge project here, and a fun twitter @wessexarch .
Cleggett does as a fantastic job of explaining what archaeology can tell us about Stonehenge and takes to see some of the things found here.There's also human remains, again, so points off for that. By Cleggett is very careful with his language and doesn't feed into any pseudo ideas about Stonehenge, which is nice and how a show about Stonehenge should be.
We transition from Wessex Archaeology to talking with Timothy Darvill. He gives us his ideas about where the Blue Stones at Stonehenge came from, and show us an interesting thing about the sounds the stones make when struck. Fox records these sounds because she thinks they have magical healing powers, and that's where all the archaeology ends.
From here is just Fox getting her head scanned while listing to tones and the banging noises, then going to Avery to talk a druid about Ley Lines.
There is a bit of dowsing, and really can't help but point out how you can see Fox's hand bending to make the dowsing rod move. See first Maria Wheatly, the druid in question demonstrates the dowsing and clearly shows where the energy bands are first, even touch the stones to point out nice clear landmarks.
So it's not surprising that Fox easily retraces the Bands locations, tilting her hand to get the rods to move.
Probably the only other moment of any interest to us is when Fox goes to see her personal hero and mentor, Graham Hancock.
I'm just gonna leave this bit from Wikipedia here because it pretty much sums up Graham Hancock.
Graham Bruce Hancock (/ˈhænkɒk/; born 2 August 1950) is a British author and reporter. Hancock specializes in pseudoscientific theories involving ancient civilizations , stone monuments or megaliths, altered states of consciousness, ancient myths, and astronomical or astrological data from the past.
Hancock spends his time on the show basically hawking his most recent book and repeating his unsupported about his mysterious 'mother culture' (Atlantis) who were wiped out by a global climate event (the younger dryas) and the survivors then spread out all over the world creating culture and building all the megaliths in the world.
The last bit of the show we get a call back from Bartsch who tells Fox something about how her brain responded to the knocking sounds on the stones and it was something about Alpha waves. We fade out here here and see a barrage of images of foggy landscapes and Fox hugging rocks.
There's really not a lot to unpack here because the archaeology is solid, not on any part of Fox's other than there doesn't appear to be much deceptive editing here. She does start the show with the premise that Stonehenge is some kind of prehistoric hospital, and that the stones have magical healing properties. One part of that statement might be supported by archaeology (its the first half if you couldn't tell) but the other half is just spiritualism and feelings.
After reviewing the first episode of Legends of the Lost about Viking Women and watching Fox sit out on a spiritual quest, now seeing her walk around Stonehenge and Avery, hugging stones and feeling energy waves, I do want to talk about Fox's Religious Tourism here. Fox is using this series, so far, to indulge her desire to go to 'spiritual' places and have 'religious' experiences. Personally, I find it disrespectful to the religions she's dipping her fingers in, and knowing what's coming up in the series (giants) I'm already cringing inside.
Jason Colavito also did a review of the show, you can read it here.
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Ron Robins, MBA
Writes presciently on economics & finance from an ethical perspective
On Economics
On Ethical Investing
On Gold & Silver
His Writing
... is to promote higher ethics and values in economics, finance and investing.
His current writing activities include a book, with the working title, "Resolving America's Economic Quagmire," with subtitle, "People Gaining Inner Fulfillment is the Key!"
Mr. Robins brings to his writing knowledge and skills that are unique and rewarding for his readers.
He introduces to economics the greatly overlooked role of ethics, intrinsic human values and consciousness. His writing incorporates forty years of study in economics and ethical investing.
Mr. Robins has not only been prescient about today's seemingly intractable problems, but he is able to articulate possible solutions beyond them.
In 2006 he started writing about issues which he had foreseen years, even decades earlier, but which had little currency in those earlier times.
Those issues included:
• Today's financial and economic tragedies--that
he foresaw in the 1990s
• Ethical investing, which he began studying in
• Beginning in 1999, understanding the forces
about to propel precious metals' prices higher
Leading media who have interviewed and quoted Mr. Robins include: The Wall Street Journal; MarketWatch; Forbes; The Financial Post; The Globe & Mail; Healthy Directions Magazine; The Catholic Register; Heraldscotland; and Canadian Business Magazine.
His television and radio appearances include: BNN; Rogers Television's Money Line; CBC Radio One's Metro Morning; 680 News Radio; and ENN Radio.
Among the publications and media he has written for are: alrroya.com (as a finance and economics columnist for this influential Middle Eastern business portal); the Canadian Treasurer; Benefits and Pensions Monitor; The Corporate Ethics Monitor; The Catholic Register; HR Professional; and the journal of Canada's Social Investment Organization.
Mr. Robins' highly regarded articles on gold and silver are simultaneously published on the world's foremost gold and silver sites such as gold-eagle.com, lemetropolecafe.org, and kitco.com.
Furthermore, Mr. Robins writes editorials and commentaries for one of the most globally respected and popular ethical investing sites, Investing for the Soul, which he founded in 2003, as well as for his insightful Enlightened Economics blog that he began in 2007.
His inspiring "Enlightened Economics" brings to economics a new opportunity for greater success by integrating the roles of consciousness, natural law, and free-market theory.
The ideas, expertise, and vision displayed in his writings on economics and ethical investing are unique and valuable to all those who follow and hire him.
Posted by Ron Robins at 9:25 AM
Media Quoting Ron Robins
"For decades every new $ of new debt has created incrementally less and less national income and economic activity."
--Forbes
"Better financial performance can be tied to staying true to your personal values over the long term."
--MarketWatch
"Over the next five to 10 years... with the effects of the sovereign-debt crises... ethical stock portfolios could outperform both the sin and conventional variety."
"As baby boomers age and interest in spirituality grows, this will further encourage SRI."
--The Globe & Mail
"The usual argument is that if you limit the universe of investments, you limit returns. The reality is... that socially responsible investing doesn't pay is completely erroneous now."
--Financial Post
"When we invest in a company, or many companies... we share in the responsibility for the activities of those companies as well as participate in the outcomes of their corporate actions. So it is important to invest in companies whose activities we believe are most helpful to us spiritually, ethically and for life generally."
"If, increasingly, more people invest according to their personal values... only companies employing these higher values will truly prosper."
"Some economists and statisticians conclude there is obfuscation of these statistics [US CPI, etc.] and that they're subsequently misrepresented in the media, which have neither the time nor expertise to examine them."
--Canadian Treasurer
Excerpts from Ron Robins' Articles
"Citizens... seek immediate comfort in material goods, drugs, and activities and lifestyles that eventually cause them, and their societies, great harm, ill health, and massive debt!"
--Short Term Gain, Long Term Pain, Alrroya, March 31, 2011 (English Version)
"As investors realize that they can apply their ethical/SR [socially responsible] values to investing and make similar or potentially better returns... investors everywhere will eventually favour ethical/SR oriented funds and investments."
--Can Ethical Investing Produce Higher Returns? Investing for the Soul, July 19, 2010
"It [gold] is also rising because of its many fast growing commercial applications and particularly because of the allure of its age-old spiritual, cultural, and healing characteristics."
--The Allure of Gold: Now and through the Ages, Gold-Eagle, February 12, 2010
His Sites
Enlightened Economics, offering new possibilities for economics. Integrating consciousness, natural law, and free-market theory.
Investing for the Soul, a globally popular and respected ethical investing site.
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Misdiagnosis of Mullerian agenesis in a patient with 46, XX gonadal dysgenesis: a missed opportunity for prevention of osteoporosis
Yotsapon Thewjitcharoen, Veekij Veerasomboonsin, Soontaree Nakasatien, Sirinate Krittiyawong and Thep Himathongkam
Primary amenorrhea could be caused by disorders of four parts: disorders of the outflow tract, disorders of the ovary, disorders of the anterior pituitary, and disorders of hypothalamus. Delay in diagnosis and hormone substitution therapy causes secondary osteoporosis. Herein, we report a case of a 23-year-old phenotypical female who presented with primary amenorrhea from 46, XX gonadal dysgenesis but had been misdiagnosed as Mayer–Rokitansky–Kuster–Hauser (MRKH) syndrome or Mullerian agenesis. The coexistence of gonadal dysgenesis and MRKH was suspected after laboratory and imaging investigations. However, the vanishing uterus reappeared after 18 months of hormone replacement therapy. Therefore, hormone profiles and karyotype should be thoroughly investigated to distinguish MRKH syndrome from other disorders of sex development (DSD). Double diagnosis of DSD is extremely rare and periodic evaluation should be reassessed. This case highlights the presence of estrogen deficiency state, the uterus may remain invisible until adequate exposure to exogenous estrogen.
Learning points:
An early diagnosis of disorders of sex development (DSD) is extremely important in order to promptly begin treatment, provide emotional support to the patient and reduce the risks of associated complications.
Hormone profiles and karyotype should be investigated in all cases of the presumptive diagnosis of Mayer–Rokitansky–Kuster–Hauser (MRKH) syndrome or Mullerian agenesis.
The association between 46, XX gonadal dysgenesis and Mullerian agenesis has been occasionally reported as a co-incidental event; however, reassessment of the presence of uterus should be done again after administration of exogenous estrogen replacement for at least 6–12 months.
A multidisciplinary approach is necessary for patients presenting with DSD to ensure appropriate treatments and follow-up across the lifespan of individuals with DSD.


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5 conclusions from Amstel Gold Race
Daniel Benson 2017-04-17T11:35:00Z
Gilbert in a league of one, Kwiatkowski out-gunned
Phlippe Gilbert celebrates winning the 2017 Amstel Gold Race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Philippe Gilbert and Michal Kwiatkowski ride toward the finish of the Amstel Gold Race (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Michal Kwiatkowski attacks the lead group near the end of Amstel Gold Race (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Nathan Haas (Dimension Data) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Michael Albasini finsihes third in the 2017 Amstel Gold Race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Gilbert in a league of one
The superlatives rolled off the tongue on Sunday as Philippe Gilbert made a world-class break look rather ordinary in the final stages of Amstel Gold Race. The Belgian was everywhere – on the attack, on the front, in the wind, and even on the deck at one point – but after his solo demolition at the Tour of Flanders this was an altogether different assault through the hills of Limburg. First, he followed the accelerations of Tiesj Benoot and Sergio Henao, before matching the late attack from Michal Kwiatkowski with the most decisive move of the race. Gilbert was simply unstoppable and the writing was on the wall when the cameras panned across the leading pair with a few kilometres to go. The Team Sky rider's shoulders were beginning to drop, as he was visibly struggling for air, his cheeks puffed out with the effort, while Gilbert, on the other hand, looked immense. Even when he allowed Kwiatkowski a head start in the sprint, it mattered little, and the way he finished the race suggested that he had more in the tank. For all those superlatives that the television commentators pulled from their suitcases of courage, the measure of Gilbert's victory was summed up by Kwiatkowski, who acknowledged that he no answer to the Belgian's might. "Beaten by the better rider." Enough said.
Gilbert wins Amstel Gold Race
Gilbert makes history with 4th Amstel Gold Race win
Kwiatkowski: I was beaten by the better rider in Amstel Gold Race
For Gilbert, the spring ended as soon as he crossed the line, due to a kidney injury picked up in his mid-race fall. Thus ends all talk of a second 'Ardennes triple' and leaves Quick-Step with Dan Martin as their sole leader for both Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Gilbert, however, has rekindled his career in the most astonishing manner, adding two Classics to his palmarès in the space of two weeks. The puzzling question, and there's no easy answer, is why he went through such a relatively barren spell at BMC. Gilbert and Patrick Lefevere will not lose any sleep over that particular debate.
Did Kwiatkowski go too soon?
Having watched Michal Kwiatkowski win Milan-San Remo, a world title, Amstel Gold, Strade Bianche (twice) and a hatful of other races it's fair to say that the man knows his race tactics. That doesn't make him the perfect, faultless tactician, but it's safe to say that he has the nous to tell from which direction the wind is blowing. So when he launched his sprint with 350m to go it was because Gilbert briefly took his eye off the Pole, giving him that split second to jump. Kwiatkowski had already drifted off the Belgian's wheel, meaning that by the time he built up enough speed the Quick-Step rider was in serious trouble.
Given Gilbert's form he would have won a straight-up drag race so Kwiatkowski had to try something different. He did that, and for the first moment in the entire race, Gilbert looked vulnerable. Proclaiming that Kwiatkowski should have waited another 75 meters before winding up his sprint is all well and good, but he saw a chance and went for it.
Albasini: the Ardennes nearly man
Few will have circled Michael Albasini (Orica-Scott) as a favourite for the Ardennes but the Swiss rider is nothing but a consistent performer in the races he chooses to excel in – his nine stage wins spanning the Tour de Romandie and the Tour de Suisse are testament to that. However, the 36-year-old is more than just a rider for races within those neutral home borders, and he has been inside the top 10 at the Ardennes Classics on eight occasions – that's one more than his teammate, Simon Gerrans. His third place in Amstel was his best result in Limburg – Flèche Wallonne is his usual happy hunting ground – and although second place in last year's Liege-Bastogne-Liege signalled a breakthrough result, it's hard to see him bettering that this week.
The problem for Albasini is that he does a lot of things well but that he lacks that one ace up his sleeve that Gilbert and the very best can turn over when they need it most. The same could arguably be said of Wout Poels – the man who edged Albasini out in Liege last year – and Albasini will remain a Classics outsider unless lightning can strike twice.
Haas' near breakthrough
Back in January, we picked Nathan Haas (Dimension Data) to be one of the most sought after transfers on the market this season, and his fine Amstel result only confirms the point. The race – with or without the Cauberg – is the perfect course for the Australian, with the punchy climbs that litter the route perfect for his characteristics. Not blessed with the purest of sprints, the Dimension Data rider relies in his natural power and on Sunday he was in his element. We saw that Gilbert and Kwiatkowski were on another level with the way they moved off the front on the Keutenberg, and in the race for third Haas came up against a rider cut from a similar mould in Albasini.
The search for a podium in major race continues but it's only a matter of time before the stars align. With regards to his future, the question still stands: will a rival team snap up a bargain now or wait until his price tag rises? Dimension Data have a one-day leader on their hands and given the loss of form shown by Edvald Boasson Hagen, they'd be right to move quickly and tie Haas down.
Race organisers take a bow
You wanted a more open race with more attacks and a less predictable final slog up the Cauberg, and the race organisers duly obliged with a parcours that inspired teams to take on the route rather than sit back and passively wait for the final to come to them. The removal of the last ascent meant that non-sprinters had to make their plays from a long way out and the trend we've seen in the Classics continued with the key moves forming from outside 40km to go. While the race organisers deserve praise, so do the riders, as they really dictate how a race unfolds. The pre-race thinking was that the faster finishers had a better chance of success with the new route, but the course change simply meant that the heavy hitters – Gilbert, Kwiatkowski, and even the group containing Van Avermaet and Valverde – put the hammer down earlier. The 'fastmen' – Colbrelli, Matthews et al – never saw the front of the race again.
The course change gives a welcome shot in the arm to a race that has always lived in the shadows – hidden between the post-Roubaix comedown and the final flickers of Classics life that survive until Liege – but for now Amstel is a race with a spring in its step. This was more like Flanders than the old Amstel. Amen to that.


During the summer of 2013 he hosted two teams of researchers from Poland's Institute of Nation Memories, and collaborated on the digitization of thousands of b+w still photos from the Soviet Union in the 1930s. A publication is planned "Poland Between the Wars; Between Two Totalitarianisms" for late 2014. It would join their two previously published books that he worked on.
Also, during the summer and fall of 2013, he consulted with and provided still and motion picture material to a German TV station which produced a documentary, "The Teacher Who Defied Hitler." He even became a talking head on the program, aired in the U.S. on Smithsonian Cable in November.
Finally, he and his wife have accepted an invitation from a new World War Two museum in Gdansk to attend its opening September 1, 2014 and participate in the ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of the start of the war, September first 1939.


Elaine informs the NOPE community that Senator Beck will be a guest of Anita Velardo this Sunday morning at 8a on "The Breeze Knows" (107.1 and 99.7 FM) to discuss a range of topics, including S762--legislation in the Senate that would order the NJ Treasurer to conduct and issue a cost-benefits analysis of proposed civilian housing at NWS Earle before the DEP or DOT could issue permits to the Navy for construction of an unimpeded access road to Laurelwood homes.
Also on that front, the Colts Neck Town Committee passed a resolution last night in support of S762, on the heels of a similar move by Tinton Falls Borough Council. NOPE continues to appreciate the unwavering support of our elected town/borough officials in fighting the Department of Navy's plan to expose NWS Earle as the next Ground Zero and in the process stick us with a $300-$500 million unfunded mandate.


Thallus foliose, underside with well-develped cortex, lobes tufted to layered and palmately spreading, margins budding off spherical yellow soredia; apothecia yellow, said often to have a roughened margin (Dobson). Resembles Xanthoria ucrainica and X. ulophyllodes but does not test crimson-red with KOH. Widespread but local and mainly in the south, formerly declining but now increasing again, mostly on nutrient-enriched bark.
Refs: Smith et al. (2009), 275; Purvis et al. (1992), 159; Dobson (2005), 110 (photo); Dobson (2011), 119 (photo); Jahns (1983), 210-211 (photo); Whelan (2011), 64 (photo); van Haluwyn et al. (2009), 78-9 (photo); van Herk & Aptroot (2004, 2013), 108-9 (photo); Holien & Tønsberg (2008), 158; Moberg & Holmåson (1984), 134 (photo); Wirth (1995), 1: 241 (photo); Wirth et al. (2004), 130 (photo); Wirth, Hauck & Schulz (2013), 1: 319-20 (photo); Frahm et al. (2010), 103 (photo); Puntillo (1996), plate 9 (photo); Valcárcel et al. (2003), 144-5 (photo); Hinds & Hinds (2007), 140-1 (photo); Brodo et al. (2001), 205-6 (photo); Walewski (2007), 105 (photo).
C. pacifica differs in lacking a lower cortex, the surface being white to greenish and arachnoid. It is recently discovered in Brtain and is evidently rare, but may be overlooked. It is illustrated in Stenroos et al. 2011. Description also at http://fungi.myspecies.info/all-fungi/candelaria-pacifica.
Photographed in the Netherlands, British photographs pending.


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Detect the first valid remote IPv4 address from a request in Go. During the process, it filters out the private networks and try to find the first non-proxy address.

```go
import (
	"github.com/bfaludi/remoteip"
	"net/http"
)

func ControllerHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	IP := remoteip.GetIPv4Address(r)
}
```

## License

Copyright © 2016, Bence Faludi

Distributed under the MIT License.


After few days ago Gogole updated the Youtube's interface, now it's time for it's mobile app to get an update.On Android at least, it happened this morning.
My first impression was: "A new Google+ for Video?" Well it looks a lot like Google+.
I find it very well, much more intuitive than the old version. And it exactly like the web page it makes a great deal over subscribing to channels and watching subscribed content. Take a look!


I have some big news - tomorrow (Thursday) - Spencer and I are leaving for our big European vacation that we've been saving for! We finally saved enough, and got it all planned out. I can't believe it's here already!
We will be making our way to the following cities (in this order). I would LOVE to hear any sightseeing and/or restaurant suggestions you may have!
I'm excited for Paris! I have heard a ton of great things, especially about the food! We know I love food... Also, we are going to take a market cooking class while we're in Paris, which involves going to the market and selecting all of our fresh ingredients. I can't wait!
Many people have told me that Florence will likely be our favorite city. The architecture, the history, and the people are said to be some of the best. While we are in Florence, we are planning to take a day trip to Tuscany for a wine tour. I'm looking forward to experiencing some of the Italian countryside!
Our final stop will be in Rome. There are certainly no shortage of sights to see in Rome, and I hope we have time to get to most of them. Which ones do we HAVE to see?
Over the next 2 weeks, I have some guests posts lined up for you. I hope you stick around and get to know some of my blogging friends!
Also, make sure you are following me on my social media accounts. I plan to share some pictures as I have access to wi-fi.
Summer is just around the corner, which means Memorial Day is upon us. Can you believe it? And Memorial Day means picnics, swimming, grilling, fireworks, and relaxing. Those are pretty much all of the best summer activities all rolled into one day!
My leg of the progressive dinner was the entree. There are so many options out there that would be wonderful, but really, what says "AMERICA" more than a classic cheeseburger?
To pump it up a notch, I decided to make some jalapeno pimento cheese for a kick. And let me assure you, it did not disappoint!
Let's get started by making the pimento cheese.
Put all ingredients, except the salt and pepper, into a large bowl and blend with a mixer or by hand. If mixing by hand, be sure to press down on the cream cheese to be certain it gets incorporated evenly.
The rest of the recipe is simple - just grill your burgers using your favorite seasonings (we went with salt, pepper, and garlic powder so we didn't steal the pimento cheese's thunder), and add toppings as you like. Lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, mustard, ketchup...get creative and add some bacon, sauteed mushrooms, potato chips, whatever you want! The world (burger) is your oyster.
Here is how mine turned out. It was really messy to eat, but aren't all of the yummiest things? It was husband, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law approved.
What do you think? Do you have any Memorial Day recipes that you love?
Be sure to hop over to see Jaelan's homemade vanilla ice cream and apple crumble pie (droooool) and Olivia's Red, White, & Blue drink AND a bonus second drink recipe, a Beerita!!
Mother's Day. A day created with the sole purpose of honoring our mothers and for showing them appreciation for all they have done and continue to do for us.
As I have gotten older, I realize that my mom's role in my life has changed many times. As an infant, her role was to care for my basic needs: food, shelter, clothing. As I grew, those needs continued but more were also added: walking, talking, learning numbers and letters. Yet again, getting older added new responsibilities for her: manners, social skills, life skills.
I look at things that I do each day, and I can see her hand in almost everything. When I make food, I can remember times that she stood with me in the kitchen and taught me to crack an egg, to properly "fold" a mixture together, and how to add just enough flour to dough to keep it from sticking. When I shower, I can think back to the time she taught me to shave my legs (Spencer says thanks!). I drive myself to work with the memories of her teaching me to drive as a teenager, and I interact with people each day and can hear her voice in my head reminding me to say "please," "thank you," and "yes ma'am."
I value her more than she knows, and I certainly do not tell enough just what an impact she has made in my life.
Well, Momma, on this Mother's Day I want to share with you five (of many) reasons that I am so grateful for you.
1. You taught me that "stuff" will not make me happy.
We didn't always get everything we wanted or thought, at the time, that we "needed." At the time, it seemed so unfair. In hindsight, however, I am so glad you did not give in to all of our whims and wishes. It taught me, and my sisters, to be grateful for what we were given, to be content with less, and that using our imaginations could be so much more fun than any store-bought toy. That same imagination now helps me both at work and at home!
2. I learned the value of family.
At a certain age, it seems all teenagers (females in particular) only want to be with their friends. I am sure all three of us were no exception. I am so appreciative, though, that you taught us how valuable our family is in our lives. You have always been close with your family, and have encouraged us to be close with ours, to "hug it out" - as much as we didn't want to - after a fight, and to remember that family is always family - through arguments, hurt feelings, and hard times. And as I get older, I have found that to all be true. My number of close friends has dwindled to a very special handful, and I see now how my family is always there for me, no matter what.
3. Thanks to you, I can manage my home.
As a kid, it wasn't always fun to have to clean my room, to do a load of laundry, to make my bed, or to do the dishes. I even was jealous when I had friends who never had to do any of these things. I would think "that's not fair, I have to do so much and your parents do it all for you!" I couldn't see that it was actually the best thing you could have done for me. I learned to appreciate the things I had, to care for them and to keep them in good condition. I also was able to transition much more easily when the time came for me to leave home. Unlike others I knew, I could do my own laundry, keep my living spaces clean and tidy, and to be discontent if things were dirty. As I've gotten older and bought my first home, I feel that (for the most part) I can keep it running in an orderly fashion without overwhelming myself. Thank you for a lifetime of preparation for this valuable skill.
4. I inherited your love of cooking.
As you know, I love to cook! I always have. Remember when I would watch Julia Childs on TV (having no idea what she was saying) and then wanting to go into the kitchen and use any and every ingredient I could find to make, well, nothing? I know I got that from you. I loved to sit in the kitchen and watch you make meals - lasagna, chicken casserole, chili, biscuits and gravy, fried chicken...even cinnamon toast! The conversations and the smells - it all is so special to me. You've taught me a lot of your recipes, and I especially value the biscuit bowl and cutter you passed down to me. I will never use anything else. Thanks to this love of cooking, I can keep my husband (and future children) well fed, and love doing it!
5. You have inspired me to be a mother just like you.
More than anything, I am grateful that you have instilled in me the desire to be like you. Being the youngest, I was allowed some special years with you alone while my sisters were at school. I probably remember more of that time than you realize. You were always around to make ordinary days special (front porch picnics, playing in the leaves, and having water gun fights), to foster my passions and creativity, to give plenty of hugs, help us make memories, and to allow us to be kids while also teaching us valuable lessons. I hope that one day when I have children of my own, that I can be as great of a mother to them as you have been to us.
Momma, as I've gotten older, I've watched our relationship turn into more of a friendship, and it takes a special mom to be able to let go of her "baby" and accept her as a friend when she grows up. Thank you for allowing me to grow up, and for allowing that process to take place. I hope you know just how much I love you!
:: Pride and Prejudice – I am with Amanda AND Christine on this choice. Never gets old!
:: Twilight - all of them. Don't judge!!
:: Elf - Will Ferrell in an elf costume eating cotton balls? All day, every day.
:: Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers.
:: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. It's just the best of all time, basically.
:: Phoenix Island by John Dixon. John is my cousin, and the book is out of my typical genre. But I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly I got into it and then I could not put it down! Also, the book was adapted into a CBS series called "Intelligence," which sadly was cancelled after the first season.
:: Downton Abbey - not caught up, but the costumes, the story line...love!
:: I really hope to re-do our master bedroom!
:: Babe, can you help me?
So, two years ago (almost to the day), Spencer and I purchased our first home. It was super exciting to have a place to play around with paint and decor! The possibilities of projects around the house made my head spin (in a good way), and it seems that once one project is complete, another takes its place. Can you relate (please, tell me I'm not the only one...)?
Well, one of these projects that I swore I would take care of ASAP, just got finished. As in, this past weekend.
It was white plastic, and I'm sure was original to the home. It was dirty (I know, I could have cleaned it), and finally the bulb burned out. Well, instead of replacing the bulb, I used it as motivation to get this little project done. It only took another two months after that :) . Better late than never, right?
Well, my sister-in-law gave me the front porch light from her old house. It is MUCH better, but being brass, just didn't match.
So, like any thrifty DIY-er would do, I dug up some spray paint from the garage cabinet, paint-taped (is that a verb?) that snot out of it, and got to spraying! But, um, problem. Because there always has to be a problem. My brain was on vacation that day, and I forgot to tape off a very important part. The open bottom. Duh. So when I began spraying...yep, you guessed it. I sprayed the entire INSIDE of the glass. Just keepin' it real, y'all.
Nothing that a little (or a crap-ton - I know, also not a real adjective. Just work with me) elbow grease can't get off. I used a Brillo pad and kept right on rolling, pretending it never happened.
Finally, I helped my handy (and handsome) hubby install it. And by "help," I mean I stood at the bottom of the ladder and took pictures. You're welcome, babe.
And, voila! Much better, no?
What DIY projects do you keep putting off?


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Q: Add minutes to timestamp I need to add minutes into timestamp and return new value after that. Timestamp is taken from database and passed to method as String and has this pattern: yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss.SSSSSS
public static String changeCreditTimeStampMin(String tmStmp, int minutesToAdd) {

    tmStmp = tmStmp.substring(0, tmStmp.length() - 3);
    try {
        SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss.SSS");
        java.util.Date parsedDate = dateFormat.parse(tmStmp);
        java.sql.Timestamp timestamp = new java.sql.Timestamp(parsedDate.getTime() + minutesToAdd*60*1000);
        tmStmp = timestamp.toString();
    } catch (ParseException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }catch(Exception e){
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    return tmStmp;
}

As you can see, my logic uses SimpleDateFormat and in order to use that I have to use substring operation on timestamp. My question, is there any better way I could get the same result without cutting the timestamp string? Please note that my java version is 1.5 and I cannot use newer versions.

A: The issue for you is that you are using mm. You should use MM. MM is for month and mm is for minutes. Try with yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm
Other approach:
static final long ONE_MINUTE_IN_MILLIS=60000;//millisecs
Calendar date = Calendar.getInstance();
long t=date.getTimeInMillis();
Date afterAddingTenMins=new Date(t + (10 *ONE_MINUTE_IN_MILLIS));

A: A better way?
Yes, use java.time classes rather than the old legacy date-time classes.
Change your string input to standard ISO 8601 format by replacing the space in middle with a T. I assume this string was intended to represent a moment in UTC. So, append a Z, short for Zulu, meaning UTC.
The java.time classes use ISO 8601 formats by default when parsing/generating string representations. So feed directly to the parse method without bothering to define a formatting pattern. An Instant represents a moment on the timeline in UTC with a result ion of nanoseconds.
Instant instant = Instant.parse( input );

Add minutes. If you want this in UTC, so you don't care about handling time zones and anomalies like Daylight Saving Time (DST), use this Instant to create another. Otherwise apply w time zone to get a ZonedDateTime.
long minutes = 5L;
Instant later = instant.plus( minutes , ChronoUnit.MINUTES );

Tip: Pass these Instant objects around your app rather than strings.


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Roger Bonair-Agard is a Cave Canem fellow, two-time National Poetry Slam Champion, and author of Tarnish and Masquerade and Gully. He has appeared three times on HBO's Def Poetry Jam and is Co-founder and Artistic Director of the LouderARTS Project in New York.
A stirring meditation on violence, race, and the place in art at which they intersect, by poet Roger Bonair-Agard.


British Triathlon and the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) recognise the growth of open water swimming and the need to develop its existing infrastructure to ensure a safe and enjoyable environment for new and existing swimmers.
SH2OUT is an exciting programme that has been developed to further promote and progress open water swimming and the safety within the sport. By contributing to the sport's growth, the partnership will provide appropriate resources and support the development of standards that ensure safe and compelling experiences for participants.
British Triathlon and RLSS UK are committed to delivering SH2OUT and we shall do this by collaborating with partners, communicating progress and measuring performance against each objective, whilst planning opportunities to collect data and insight throughout the process.