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Devastation's end: Line of sorrow marks where Tubbs Fire was stopped
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Jill Tucker and Kevin Fagan Oct. 21, 2017 Updated: Oct. 21, 2017 5:21 p.m.
Devastation's end: Line of sorrow marks where Tubbs...
1of60The "line of sorrow" between Santa Rosa's Coffey Park neighborhood that was devastated by the Tubbs Fire and the neighborhood off Gold Leaf Lane.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
2of60The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART train) travels between a neighborhood that on one side is destroyed and the other intact on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. The neighborhood was destroyed by the Sonoma County fires.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
3of60The Coffey Park neighborhood was devastated by the Tubbs Fire, but the neighborhood off Gold Leaf Lane, across the "line of sorrow," has much less damage.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
4of60Smoke from the Tubbs Fire rises high into the air as the firestorm continues to burn out of control near Santa Rosa, Calif. on Wednesday Oct. 11, 2017.Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle
5of60Petaluma firefighter Greg Taylor takes a break at a large home that burned in The Ranch subdivision in Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle
6of60Santa Cruz firefighters' Josiah Gist and Ian Adams carry a hose over the pool of a large home that burned in The Ranch subdivision in Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle
7of60The chimney is all that remains standing at a large home that burned in The Ranch subdivision in Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle
8of60Three firefighters look at a large home that burned in The Ranch subdivision in Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle
9of60A firefighter walks through what remains of a large home that burned in The Ranch subdivision in Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle
10of60Josiah Gist (right) joins fellow Santa Cruz firefighters in using pool water in firefighting efforts at a large home that burned in The Ranch subdivision in Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle
11of60Smoke in the hills east of Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle
12of60The sun sets over Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle
13of60Search and Rescue personnel look for human remains in the Journey's End Mobile Home park following the damage caused by the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 13, 2017 in Santa Rosa. Twenty four people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties.Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images
14of60A CalFire firefighter uses a hand tool as he monitors a firing operation while battling the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 12, 2017 near Calistoga, Calif. At least thirty one people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties. Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
15of60A stairwell smolders as a home burns during the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 12, 2017 near Calistoga, Calif. At least thirty one people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties. Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
16of60CalFire firefighters monitor a firing operation as they battle the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 12, 2017 near Calistoga, Calif. At least thirty one people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northen California counties.Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
17of60Firefighters try to extinguish a house fire during the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 12, 2017 near Calistoga, Calif. At least thirty one people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties. Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
18of60CalFire firefighters monitor a firing operation as they battle the Tubbs Fire on Oct.12, 2017 near Calistoga, Calif. At least thirty one people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties. Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
19of60A CalFire firefighter uses a hose to monitor hot spots during a firing operation while battling the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 12, 2017 near Calistoga, Calif. At least thirty one people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties. Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
20of60Firefighters try to extibguish a house fire during the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 12, 2017 near Calistoga, Calif. At least thirty one people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties. Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
21of60Jimmie Allen, pries a piece of metal that had melted during the fire and had solidified next to his car in Coffey Park on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 in Napa. Allen's home in Coffey Park burned in the Tubbs Fire.Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle
22of60Smoke from the Tubbs Fire rises high into the air as the firestorm continues to burn out of control near Santa Rosa on Wednesday Oct. 11, 2017.Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle
23of60BART police officer Trabanino mans a Tubbs Fire checkpoint on Bennett Valley Rd. in Santa Rosa. on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. He was telling a evacuee that the area is still closed to residents.Photo: Noah Berger, Special to The Chronicle
24of60Homes leveled by the Tubbs fire line the Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017.Photo: Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle 2017
25of60Rubble lines the interior of a K-mart store scorched by the Tubbs fire in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017.Photo: Noah Berger, Special to The Chronicle
26of60Massive flames from the Tubbs Fire consumes thick grasses and tall trees near Santa Rosa on Wednesday Oct. 11, 2017.Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle
27of60A primary school classroom at St. Rose School is seen with damages caused by the Tubbs fire in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017.Photo: Alex Washburn, The Chronicle
28of60Karen Balestieri and Heidi Facciano (left to right) marvel at a pond of live koi fish which survived the Tubbs fire in the neighborhood referred to by locals as 'old fountaingrove' in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017.Photo: Alex Washburn, The Chronicle
29of60A helicopter makes a water drop on flames from the Tubbs fire on a hill as it gets closer to homes off of Bennett Valley Road on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa. Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle
30of60Brian Kitchen (left) and son Tarreyl Kitchen (right) wash their hands off in a pool after sifting through the remains of their house after it was destroyed in the Tubbs fire in the Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017.Photo: Gabrielle Lurie, The Chronicle
31of60A wall stands at a Chanterelle Circle home destroyed by the Tubbs fire in the Fountaingrove area of Santa Rosa on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017.Photo: Noah Berger, Special to The Chronicle
33of60Firefighters work to contain the Tubbs fire at the Overlook apartment complex off of Bicentennial Way in Santa Rosa on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Photo: Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle
34of60A resident rushes to save his home as an out of control wildfire moves through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, Calif.
Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
35of60Firefighter, Derick O'Leary, left, and Danny Dortch help fight off incoming fires on Baird Road in Santa Rosa, Calif. Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Photo: Mason Trinca/Special to The Chronicle
36of60A laundromat inside the Journey's End mobile home park burns during a the Tubbs fire on Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Photo: Gabrielle Lurie, The Chronicle
37of60A wall stands at a Chanterelle Circle home destroyed by the Tubbs fire in the Fountaingrove area of Santa Rosa, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017.Photo: Noah Berger/Special to The Chronicle
38of60Steph Gediman, (left) comforts Brandi Burns in front of Burns' destroyed at the scene of the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa on Monday Oct. 9, 2017. Massive wildfires ripped through Napa and Sonoma counties early Monday, destroying hundreds of homes and businesses on Monday Oct. 9, 2017Photo: Michael Macor/The Chronicle
39of60A statue of Jesus is seen while firefighters work to contain the Tubbs fire at Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Photo: Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle
40of60Neighbors rush to help save a house with their water buckets on Baird Road in Santa Rosa on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Photo: Mason Trinca/Special to The Chronicle
41of60A palm tree is engulfed in smoke as the Tubbs fire tears through the Journey's End mobile home on Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Photo: Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle
42of60Captain Mike Harrison of Santa Rosa fire directs his team of firefighters in containing a small roadside fire in the Oakmont neighborhood of Santa Rosa, Ca. on Tuesday Oct. 10, 2017.
Photo: Michael Macor/The Chronicle
43of60The Journey's End mobile home park burns during a the Tubbs fire on Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Photo: Gabrielle Lurie, The Chronicle
44of60The Fountain Grove Inn hotel burns during the Tubbs fire on Fountaingrove Pkwy in Santa Rosa on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Photo: Gabrielle Lurie, The Chronicle
45of60People watch the sunset through smoke in the air from a fire on Mount Veeter in Napa on Tuesday, October 10, 2017.Photo: Elijah Nouvelage, Special to the Chronicle
46of60Front gate to a property along WarnSprings Rd. in Glen Ellen on Oct. 9, 2017.
Photo: Peter DaSilva/Special to The Chronicle
47of60Brian Kitchen (left) and son Tarreyl Kitchen (right) wash their hands off in a pool after sifting through the remains of their house after it was destroyed in the Tubbs fire in the Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017.Photo: Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle
48of60Police officers search for signs of Karen Aycock, a Coffey Park resident who has been missing since the Tubbs fire roared through her neighborhood, in Santa Rosa on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017.Photo: Noah Berger/Special to The Chronicle
49of60Nikki Albrecht takes a break in front of her mother's destroyed home at the scene of the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa on Monday Oct. 9, 2017. Massive wildfires ripped through Napa and Sonoma counties early Monday, destroying hundreds of homes and businesses on Monday Oct. 9, 2017Photo: Michael Macor/The Chronicle
50of60Smoke from the Tubbs fire is seen off of Bicentennial Way in Santa Rosa on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Photo: Gabrielle Lurie, The Chronicle
51of60The remains of the homes in the Coffey Park neighborhood are seen from the air in Santa Rosa on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017.Photo: Elijah Nouvelage, Special to the Chronicle
53of60Smoldering fires are seen in the remains of the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country hotel in Santa Rosa on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017.Photo: Elijah Nouvelage, Special to the Chronicle
54of60Alameda County Sheriff deputy carries in oxygen tanks to one of the wards at the at the Sonoma Developmental Center during a mandatory evacuation as the Tubbs Fire threatens the town of Glen Ellen, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Photo: Peter DaSilva, Special to The Chronicle
55of60Maria Norris and her husband Keith lost their home in the fire, in Santa Rosa on Monday October 9, 2017. Massive wildfires ripped through Napa and Sonoma counties early Monday, destroying hundreds of homes and businesses on Monday Oct. 9, 2017Photo: Michael Macor/The Chronicle
56of60Keith Norris shows what his car destroyed in the fire looked like before the fire, in Santa Rosa on Monday Oct. 9, 2017. Massive wildfires ripped through Napa and Sonoma counties early Monday, destroying hundreds of homes and businesses on Monday October 9, 2017Photo: Michael Macor/The Chronicle
57of60Homeowner Phil Rush looks at the remains of his home destroyed by wildfire in Santa Rosa on Oct. 11, 2017. Rush said he and his wife and dog escaped with only their medication, a bag of dog food when flames overtook their entire neighborhood on October 9. The toll from Northern California's ranging wildfires continued to grow as officials said the fires destroyed up to 2,000 structures and killed at least 17 people.
Photo: ROBYN BECK, AFP/Getty Images
58of60Arilyn Edwards, 6, stands beside her bike in front of the rubble of her Santa Rosa home on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. The bike, which was a gift for her 6th birthday on Oct. 6, was destroyed as fire ripped through her neighborhood on Sunday evening.Photo: Guy Wathen, The Chronicle
59of60Brian Gilman displays antique tea cups he found while digging through the rubble of his mother's home on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 in Santa Rosa. "She lost everything but the clothes she was wearing, her medicine, everything else is gone except for the two cups she asked for. According to Gilman the cups are over 200 years old.Photo: Guy Wathen, The Chronicle
60of60John Palmer, left, who escaped as flames surrounded his home, covers his eyes while waiting to return to his burned residence on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Glen Ellen, Calif. At right is a resident who declined to be identified.Photo: Noah Berger/Special to The Chronicle
On one side, the world is gray, dark and devastated, an entire subdivision reduced to knee-high ash. On the other, life goes on in bright Technicolor, with a gardener trimming a flowering hedge, automatic sprinklers showering green grass.
Residents of Santa Rosa's ravaged Coffey Park subdivision have started calling this divider the line of sorrow, the sharp demarcation where the wind shifted, luck held and firefighters and small bands of residents armed with garden hoses and plastic bowls could finally take a stand against the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 9.
Driven by vicious winds that sometimes swirled into tornadoes, the fire that burned Coffey Park and another 200 square miles ignited houses one after the other. By dawn, hundreds of them in the subdivision were incinerated. There was little anybody could do at first, emergency crews say — but somewhere between 5 and 6 a.m., they were able to finally stop the fire's advance.
They carved the line in a curvy path around the subdivision, roughly ending on the west at the SMART train tracks. And on Friday, as some residents were finally allowed back in to view the damage, there was only sorrow — all they could see was soggy ash for blocks before intact houses marked the end of the fire zone.
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But that sorrow would have been multiplied many times over if not for the army of firefighters — and some residents — on that fateful morning. The wind shifted around dawn, dying down and blowing more to the east than the west, and that made a huge difference. But so did that army.
The southern edge of that path, around Sansone Drive, is where one strike team held the line.
It was a unit made up of five engines, four from San Francisco's Fire Department and one from Berkeley's. A harrowing video one Berkeley firefighter shot of their battle has been viewed roughly 200,000 times.
The images can't convey the savagery they faced, say members of the strike team.
"None of us had seen anything like that before," said San Francisco fire Lt. Robert Coleman, 53. "It was crazy looking. We thought maybe we'd just have a wildfire urban-interface scene, where we'd triage the houses and make them safe — but we got there around 6 a.m., and that part of the city was just totally on fire."
Residents of a Santa Rosa neighborhood return to find their homes in ruin after the devastating Tubbs fire ripped through their streets.
Video: San Francisco Chronicle
Berkeley firefighter-paramedic Mike Shuken, who shot the YouTube video, said just finding the right place to fight was hard.
"We kept thinking, which way to go? Right or left? You couldn't tell — everything was so burned," said Shuken, 47. "We drove 10 or 15 minutes before we found the front line, where you start seeing houses that aren't burned down."
That front line wound up being around Towhee Drive. One hydrant didn't have enough pressure, Shuken said, so they found another. First they had to chain-saw trees and knock out traffic signs to position the engine correctly. Once they did that, they hooked five hoses onto it and started spraying down a flaming house. They also hit the unburned house next to it to keep it from lighting up.
"The San Francisco guys came over, and pretty soon we had 15 people fighting that fire," Shuken said. "That made it possible to knock the flames down enough to stop it. I figure we saved about 30 houses."
The aftermath of the Tubbs Fire, which devastated whole neighborhoods in Santa Rosa — but not others right next door.
Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
Earlier in the night, a few blocks to the northwest — on the west side of the train tracks, right at the edge of Coffey Park — apartment building manager David Thibeault was running from door to door, telling everyone to get out. The flames hadn't marched to his neighborhood, but the smoke was bad. Embers lit up the weeds around his fence line.
A handful of residents and neighbors gathered at the apartment building to stare at the flaming subdivision across the tracks. And then they started grabbing fire extinguishers from the walls in the carport to douse the spot fires popping up along the property.
"We were kind of using whatever we could," said Joe Caswell, 48, who lives a block to the west. "We thought if we could stop the fire, it would save us and everyone behind us."
Someone brought shovels, and another neighbor went across Waltzer Road and gathered a half-dozen garden hoses, screwing them together to reach a house that had an accessible water tap. One resident brought out a plastic salad bowl filled with water to douse spot fires on fence posts.
"I told them, 'You can't put out a grass fire with fire extinguishers. You've got to go,'" Thibeault said. "They stayed."
Shuken and state fire officials say that in fact, they should have gone. "When firefighters tell you to evacuate, you really should evacuate," Shuken said. "It's safer for everyone."
But that's a hard argument to absorb when everything you own is in danger. At least that's what Thibeault and others who were there that morning say.
Several blocks to the southwest of where Shuken's team would dig in its heels, retired firefighters Charlie and Jerry Wright could smell the smoke and see the orange glow. The 73-year-old twin brothers live two houses from each other in the Orchard retirement community alongside the SMART tracks.
"We knew something was going on," Jerry Wright said.
Jerry (left) and Charlie Wright — the two 73-year-old retired firefighters and twins helped keep the Tubbs Fire from spreading further west in Santa Rosa by grabbing hoses from a community clubhouse.
Embers started to drift onto the dry grass near their homes. And then a house around the corner lit up. The Wrights ran to the clubhouse and grabbed the large hoses stashed in case of emergency.
"We knew how to use them," Jerry Wright said. "You never forget."
They didn't know that just up the road, much of Coffey Park was already destroyed. They just knew that city firefighters were somewhere else and at least for the moment, they were on their own. As their neighbors evacuated the homes across from the Orchard, the Wright brothers weren't going anywhere. They fought.
Across the railroad tracks and less than a mile north, Wayne Sims was dousing his roof, the siding of his house, the fence and the front yard. His house was on the last row in Coffey Park, backing on Barnes Road. His wife had fled with the cat.
The inferno was so hot it burned cars to the ground, and it was headed his way. Firefighters were evacuating residents. "I told them I'm not leaving," Sims said. The firefighters left him a hose, which offered more water pressure than the garden hose he had. He trained it on his next-door-neighbor's house, which had burst into flames.
Fortunately for Sims and the other stay-behinds, more firefighters from agencies across the region started to pour into the community. And sometime between 5 and 6 a.m., the wind shifted, pushing the fire away from the apartment building, the houses in the Orchard and Sims' Coffey Park home.
But there was no time to celebrate. Coleman and Shuken's strike team headed out to other fires before noon, when they were satisfied they'd stopped the advance at their spot.
"This was a completely history-making fire, an entirely different animal," Coleman said. "I'll never see another one like this again."
Jill Tucker and Kevin Fagan are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: jtucker@sfchronicle.com, kfagan@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @jilltucker, @KevinChron
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Q: Preventing brute force attacks What are the best tools to prevent Brute force attacks against ssh and FTP on Linux servers ?

A: It's not to everyone's tastes but I really like DenyHosts for broad-brush blocking of automated probes to sshd :
http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/
I use it in a very paranoid mode, if you trip it - you get an entry in hosts.deny with an ALL: prefix, not just an SSH: one.  You can allow denyhosts to purge the deny list on a periodic basis if you so wish.

A: Check out fail2ban. http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
it's very handy to prevent bruteforce attacks on http, ftp, stmp servers etc.

A: On SSH, tips:
- Set PermitRootLogin no
- Set MaxStartups 1
- Set MaxAuthTries 3 (or less)
That for password authentication. I would avoid the brute force attack using RSAAuthentication with public keys with a good passphrase only available for the users I want.
Also change the default port used for SSH and use another one distinct to 22 in the free available range and set iptables to filter the in traffic.

A: You can also use iptables to do rate limiting for any port you want. It's very flexible.

A: I've been using OSSEC, which is not terribly hard to install and configure.

A: First, check if the module is there or not /lib/security/pam_tally2.so
To protect the User from Brute force attack:
Then, edit /etc/pam.d/system-auth
Add at the last line:
auth required pam_tally2.so deny=3 unlock_time=3600
account required pam_tally2.so

Open another terminial and check using user name and wrong password.
To lock a Particular User: edit /etc/pam.d/system-auth and add even_deny_root to the first line:
auth required pam_tally2.so deny=3 unlock_time=3600 even_deny_root
account required pam_tally2.so

Open another terminial and check using user name and wrong password.
Notes:
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A: "You could also consider protecting your domain from the DNS level. Something like CloudFlare "
We actually can't proxy traffic on these ports (SSH, ftp) because we work only on web traffic (ports like 80 and 443). You might want to look at something like Dome9.

A: I haven't used it myself but ssh guard looks interesting.

A: use Netfilter's 'recent' module and nip it in the bud at the kernel level. Also this solution is not application specific (i.e. does not rely on application configuration)
see http://blog.andrew.net.au/2005/02/16

A: You could also consider protecting your domain from the DNS level.
Something like CloudFlare Or Incapsula.
They both offer free plans, but ultimately they are paid for services.
I use the free service for my website. It does not block all attacks, but it is all about the layers of security.

A: Try reading through Linux Security HOWTO from TLDP and then possibly refine your question if it does not provide the answer already.
EDIT (after question update):
In addition to all of the above (most classifiable as intrusion detection) there is also port knocking.
It does not prevent brute force attacks, but it hardens the system in several ways

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*makes system less interesting (due to ports appearing closed)

*adds another layer of protection increasing the difficulty of a successful attack (possible combinations for 10 port knocks over possible 256 ports is 256^10 > 94^10 where 94 is number of all ascii printable characters)

*makes an attack 'loud' (easier to catch with intrusion detection systems)

*early adopters get benefits of getting out of 'low-hanging-fruit' zone (similarly like using strong passwords simply makes you stop being a target for certain attackers)

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KANSAS CITY (Feb. 27, 2020) – The Kansas City Comets look to take the advantage in the I-70 Series with a defeat of the St. Louis Ambush Sunday at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo. The rivals have met four times this season, with each team claiming two wins.
So far, the home team has won every contest. The Comets won in Kansas City 6-4 and 10-6 in November and February, respectively. The Ambush won in St. Louis twice in December, 7-6 and 8-7.
The Comets (8-9) enter the game reeling from back-to-back losses, falling to Milwaukee Friday and Ontario Sunday. The results haven't eliminated them from playoff contention, but the Comets' margin for error is now razor thin as they four games behind Harrisburg for the Eastern Conference's fourth and final playoff spot with seven games to play.
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Trades are coming. It's December 15th and players who signed new contracts in the offseason can be traded as of today. That's when trade talks really heat up. More than likely the Dallas Mavericks won't be making any season-altering trades this season. But in case they do, let's talk about the value of the players already on the roster.
Here's how it works: these are my subjective trade values of the players on the Mavericks roster based on how likely Dallas would be to move them this season. I calculated it by thinking about how much other teams would want a player versus how important they are to the Mavericks. Disagree? Post your own list in the comments. Let's go:
17. Javale McGee
The Mavericks made a large center a priority in the offseason, so they signed McGee and vowed to start him. That lasted a couple weeks before McGee was banished to the bench. Now he's not seeing the floor at all, and is on the books for two more years past this season. It's unlikely they can get off his salary without attaching a pick to it.
16. Theo Pinson
Pinson never plays and is on the roster to curate vibes. The Mavericks think that's important, but it's hard to see another team valuing that enough to swing a trade for him.
15. Kemba Walker
Walker could absolutely contribute to the Mavericks on a nightly basis—if his knees are healthy. Nico Harrison went on live radio and expressed his doubts about that, so it's okay if you're pessimistic about Walker's signing. But betting on talent is always a good idea, and it cost the Mavericks nothing.
14. Frank Ntilikina
There was some hope that the Mavericks could find a way to unlock the former New York Knicks' lottery pick's potential. But so far Ntilikina hasn't shown that he can contribute to the Mavericks, and it seems like he's destined to head back to Europe to finish up his basketball career.
13. McKinley Wright
There's some potential with Wright, but obviously the Mavericks don't think he's ready to get run in the NBA. Otherwise, they wouldn't have signed Walker. Still, Wright could fill in as third string point guard in an emergency, and that's something.
The Dallas Mavericks are missing Jalen Brunson on and off the court
12. Davis Bertans
There's a slim possibility that some team could be interested in Bertans' shooting, but they'd have to be desperate (Los Angeles Lakers?). His contract isn't great, but it's movable, and could be used to make the money work on a bigger deal.
11. Tyler Dorsey
I doubt the Mavericks could get anything for Dorsey right now. If he was valuable enough to trade for a first round pick or a playoff capable wing, he'd be on an NBA roster right now. He is Tim Hardaway Jr. insurance, though, in case the Mavericks find a way to move off of Hardaway's contract.
10. Christian Wood
What could the Mavericks get for Wood on the trade market? They gave up a first round pick and salary filler for him. There's no reason to think Dallas could get the same in return, and in fact, at this point might get less. Would it be worth moving Wood for a second-round pick? I could see him adding value as a piece in a bigger trade, though.
9. Reggie Bullock
Bullock is the type of player every playoff team needs—when he's actually hitting shots from deep. So far this season, he hasn't done that. The Mavericks need him, though, because they aren't deep when it comes to guys who can play defense and make shots from behind the arc. But if they can get something of value for him and think Josh Green can replicate his minutes, they should do the trade.
8. Jaden Hardy
A promising young player, Hardy isn't much more than an ideal right now. He's doing exactly what's needed by putting up big numbers in the G League and impressing in short stints with the Mavericks. That's all he needs to do to keep his value high.
7. Dwight Powell
Powell has become the Thanos of Mavericks roster construction. He's inevitable. Powell isn't valuable in the sense that he would vault a promising contender into favorite status. But every team in the league could use a player like him, whether they're a contender or in the middle of a rebuild. He does what he's asked to do and does it reasonably well.
6. Tim Hardaway Jr.
Hardaway is tough to gauge on the trade market. Another team could use him, since shooting is always a need. Hardaway has been the difference maker for the Mavericks in several wins over the last 10 days. But as we've seen, his shooting comes and goes like the wind. It might be best to sell high while they can.
The Kemba Walker signing shows that nothing has changed for the Mavericks
5. Spencer Dinwiddie
With a contract that's a bit of an overpay for his production, Dinwiddie's market is probably cool, but the Mavericks could trade him in the right situation. Considering their guard situation, though, they'd have to get someone who's a competent playmaker back, though. Anything otherwise would derail this season even further. That makes him pretty hard to trade as of now.
4. Josh Green
Green has progressed quite a bit from last year's postseason, when he was close to unplayable. Now he's got a consistent 3-point shot, albeit on a low volume of attempts, and plays solid defense. His passing is electric. He's still a project, but one with an upward trajectory now. A team in the middle of a rebuild or on the cusp of playoff contention would probably love to have him on the roster. If the Mavericks swing a trade for a superstar next offseason, Green will more than likely have to be included in the package.
3. Maxi Kleber
Versatility heightens ceilings in the playoffs, and Kleber offers just that. His ability to defend in the paint and on the perimeter as well as shoot makes him valuable to any playoff team. His shooting can be streaky, though, and his body has troubling holding up over a full season. Because of this, and his age, it's tough to see the Mavericks getting anything close to the value he brings to Dallas.
2. Dorian Finney-Smith
Finney-Smith is a tough trade target to discuss. In a vacuum, he's extremely tradable. He's a decent 3-and-D wing who rebounds exceptionally well. But he's limited offensively, and his best defensive days are probably behind him. The Mavericks could never get equal value for Finney-Smith. He wouldn't fetch a player better than he already is, yet no team is going to trade a valuable draft pick for him. Considering his role and what he would bring back, he's the Mavericks' second-most valuable player.
1. Luka Doncic
Who would the Mavericks actually swap for Doncic? The list probably ends at Giannis Antetokounmpo, and even then, he's a few years older than Doncic. It's possible you want to go with Doncic's youth despite Giannis' overwhelming athleticism and skill. Some might make a case for Jayson Tatum, and I couldn't argue. But Doncic is as close to un-tradable as it gets.


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FDA Guidance on Substantial Equivalence: Requests for Performance Data
The new article highlights the aspects related to the requests for performance data in the context of 510(k) submissions.
Requests for Performance Data: Key Points
New or Modified Indications for Use
Technological Differences
510(k) Summary
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency), the US regulating authority in the sphere of healthcare products, has published a guidance document dedicated to the evaluation of substantial equivalence in the 510(k) framework. As previously described by the FDA, medical device manufacturers may demonstrate substantial equivalence to similar medical devices placed on the market to confirm that their products obey the applicable regulatory requirements without conducting an additional conformity assessment. Such an approach allows reducing significantly the regulatory burden, as well as the time necessary for the new medical devices to become available for healthcare professionals and patients. The authority also mentions that FDA guidance documents are non-binding in their legal nature, nor are intended to introduce new rules or impose new requirements but to provide additional clarifications and recommendations to be considered by medical device manufacturers and other parties involved. Moreover, an alternative approach could be applied, provided such an approach complies with the existing regulatory framework and has been agreed with the authority in advance.
According to the guidance, although FDA may rely upon descriptive information alone to address the critical questions in the Flowchart, performance data are typically needed in a Traditional 510(k) to demonstrate the substantial equivalence of a new device to a predicate device. Apart from this, it is also mentioned that all the performance-related information provided by the manufacturer should be duly supported by the respective data, while the scope of such data and the level of details needed depends on the medical device in question and the risks associated thereto. Such data is needed for the authority to be able to assess safety- and performance-related matters.
As it is stated by the FDA, the requests it may submit are based on the least burdensome approach to addressing the information reasonably necessary for the authority to ensure that the substantial equivalence is established. Before requesting additional performance data, the authority will assess the descriptive information which is already available. Should it be identified that the said information is not sufficient, the applicability of non-clinical bench performance testing would be considered. The scope of such testing would depend on the device in question and its specific features, and may include:
Mechanical, electrical, and biological engineering performance, such as fatigue, wear, tensile strength, compression, flow rate, burst pressure;
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC);
Sterility;
Stability/shelf life;
Software validation;
Other forms of non-clinical, including device-specific.
In certain cases, non-clinical animal and/or biocompatibility studies could be required as well. It is also stated that all non-clinical studies should be carried out by 21 CFR Part 58, Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies to ensure the accuracy and reliability of data collected.
Should the data deriving from the aforementioned studies be insufficient to assess the safety and effectiveness of medical devices subject to review, the authority is entitled to request additional clinical performance data to be provided. At the same time, the authority mentions that typically (more than 90%) such data is not required. Sometimes it makes sense to provide clinical data instead of conducting other types of performance testing. The authority furthermore emphasizes that clinical data provided in support of any marketing application, including a 510(k) when those data are relevant to a substantial equivalence determination, should constitute valid scientific evidence as defined in 21 CFR 860.7(c)(2) and must comply with the Investigation Device Exemptions (IDE) regulations as applicable.
It is important to mention that there is no exhaustive list of situations when additional clinical performance data could be requested by the authority, as the decision is to be made on a case-by-case basis. However, there are certain general principles and criteria to be applied by the FDA when deciding on the necessity of requesting such data. Some of these situations are described in the present guidance to illustrate the approach the authority applies when making such a determination. These situations include, inter alia, the ones outlined below.
The concept of intended use is one of the most important concepts to be considered when establishing substantial equivalence. Thus, in certain cases, clinical data could be required for the FDA to determine that new or modified indications for use fall within the same intended use as a predicate device.
Should it be identified that the medical device in question is different from the respective predicate, but such differences are not significant enough to make the NSE determination, additional clinical data could be requested by the authority to be able to assess the impact such differences have in more detail. In particular, additional clinical data will be used to assess the safety and performance of a new product in comparison to a predicate.
Non-clinical Testing Methods are Limited or Inappropriate Because of the Indications for Use or Device Technology
According to the guidance, FDA requests clinical data for a 510(k) submission to address issues that cannot be adequately addressed using non-clinical test methods because of the indications for use or device technology. For example, the application of non-clinical testing methods concerning certain products or technologies could be limited or inappropriate, hence, cannot be used to establish substantial equivalence. Moreover, additional data could be required concerning medical devices based on novel technologies for which the general knowledge and data available are quite limited. The approach to be applied by the FDA in this regard could be subject to changes due to the new information becoming available. It is stated that when considering the changes to the applicable approach, the authority would take into account the impact such changes could potentially have on the industry in general.
The present guidance also describes the 510(k) Summary – a document that provides a high-level discussion of the content of a 510(k) and must include all elements identified in 21 CFR 807.92. The authority states that the said document should be detailed enough to explain the way the determination of substantial equivalence is justified. Furthermore, the authority explicitly states it would take the appropriate steps to assess the information provided in a Summary, including verifying its accuracy and completeness.
In summary, the present FDA guidance describes in detail the approach to be applied when establishing a substantial equivalence in the course of 510(k) submission. The document outlines the most important aspects and provides recommendations about the scope of information to be submitted by the party responsible for a medical device.
https://www.fda.gov/media/82395/download


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Edward Witten Quotes (46 quotes)
"As far as extra dimensions are concerned, very tiny extra dimensions wouldn't be perceived in everyday life, just as atoms aren't: we see many atoms together but we don't see atoms individually."
―Edward Witten
"As for the forces, electromagnetism and gravity we experience in everyday life. But the weak and strong forces are beyond our ordinary experience. So in physics, lots of the basic building blocks take 20th- or perhaps 21st-century equipment to explore."
"As of now, string theorists have no explanation of why there are three large dimensions as well as time, and the other dimensions are microscopic. Proposals about that have been all over the map."
"But the beauty of Einstein's equations, for example, is just as real to anyone who's experienced it as the beauty of music. We've learned in the 20th century that the equations that work have inner harmony."
"Even before string theory, especially as physics developed in the 20th century, it turned out that the equations that really work in describing nature with the most generality and the greatest simplicity are very elegant and subtle."
in a NOVA interview Viewpoints on String Theory, Edward Witten, July 2003.
"Having those extra dimensions and therefore many ways the string can vibrate in many different directions turns out to be the key to being able to describe all the particles that we see."
"I wouldn't have thought that a wrong theory should lead us to understand better the ordinary quantum field theories or to have new insights about the quantum states of black holes."
"If I take the theory as we have it now, literally, I would conclude that extra dimensions really exist. They're part of nature. We don't really know how big they are yet, but we hope to explore that in various ways."
"In Einstein's general relativity the structure of space can change but not its topology. Topology is the property of something that doesn't change when you bend it or stretch it as long as you don't break anything."
"It's indeed surprising that replacing the elementary particle with a string leads to such a big change in things. I'm tempted to say that it has to do with the fuzziness it introduces."
"On the other hand, we don't understand the theory too completely, and because of this fuzziness of spacetime, the very concept of spacetime and spacetime dimensions isn't precisely defined."
"One of the basic things about a string is that it can vibrate in many different shapes or forms, which gives music its beauty."
Edward Witten
Born: August 26, 1951 (age 67)
Bio: Edward Witten is an American theoretical physicist with a focus on mathematical physics who is a professor of Mathematical Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, New Jersey.
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Brad Harmer's job on this site is to review albums. Due to his intense laziness, he usually does this without listening to the album, and just goes on the cover artwork. We're not really sure what Robert Wade's job is on this site, but he talks about computer games a lot.
Can you imagine what would happen if Brad and Rob worked together?
HALO WARS (X-Box 360)
Brad: My first reaction on seeing that cover was "Wow! General Grievous has his own game?!"
Rob: Is it me or do the Covenant look kind of like penises?
Brad: What is it with video game developers and their complete inability to design usable weapons? Explain to me one situation where using those plasma-blade things would be preferable to just punching someone.
Rob: Well, surely a plasma blade is more like a lightsaber...without the license obviously.
Brad: I guess so. I suppose they're more like plasma-knuckle-dusters.
Rob: Yeah, like a lava lamp that's slightly sharp.
Brad: Assuming you had no prior knowledge, what does this art say to you about the content? To someone like me, (who genuinely doesn't know), I don't even know what gameplay it entails. It could be anything from a MMORPG to an RTS.
Rob: I think it's a dancemat game. It's the position of the soldiers that makes me think dancemat game
CHRONO TRIGGER (DS)
Brad: I genuinely have no idea what to make of this one. I'm guessing that there's a rational explanation, though. Perhaps a Seven Samurai theme? No, wait, there's only six of them.
Rob: That does obviously put an immediate damper on the plan. On the far left, it looks like Toad of Toad Hall has gone rogue
Brad: I like the non-racist way they've given the frog a Frenchy moustache.
Rob: Surely two of those six characters are useless as the large robot in the middle has just punched through both their faces?
Brad: And I'm fairly sure the robot in the middle is the fat legless Jedi from Dark Empire. Note that neither of us has commented on the one who's obviously the protagonist...
Rob: He's wearing pretty gay boots, how's that?
Brad: I think it speaks volumes that, as potential purchasers of this game, we're so embarrassed about the main character that we're not even acknowledging his existence.
Rob: In all honesty, he's probably one of those really super-effeminate protagonists that you're embarrassed to play as too.
Brad: Games did that for a while. I'm sure that Metal Gear Solid, Devil May Cry and Legacy of Kain all gave you a really shitty emo character for a large chunk of the game. It was immensely unpopular as ideas go, but for some reason they kept doing it. "I've bought Max Payne II. Why the fuck am I playing Jackie from That 70s Show?
(Left: Mona Sax. Not pictured: Dignity)
Rob: Metal Gear Solid 2 had Raiden.
Brad: He sucked,
Rob: The implication was that he sucked, yeah
Brad: What's your score out of 10 for Chrono Trigger?
Rob: Having never played it, 6/10.
Brad: I'm giving it a 4/10, as it obviously harnesses technology that was old when Shining Force came out the first time.
Rob: But then, using the Chrono Trigger, they could presumably go back and use the Unreal III engine...except they didn't.
CSI: NEW YORK – THE GAME (PC)
Rob: What's Sarah Jessica Parker doing in CSI?
Brad: And the T-1000, apparently. As an aside, did you ever notice that they did a hundred re-themes for the Cluedo boardgame, but not one based on CSI?
Rob: They did a CSI board game, apparently it sucks arse.
Brad: It does. It's basically a series of party-game style mini-levels, with no real connection to the series bar the box art.
Rob: Think about it, though...if a CSI board game followed the show, this is the format: A person goes to see the crime, that's like "Go" on a Monopoly board, then you would go to somewhere the equivalent of the Red properties, like Trafalgar square or something...
Brad: The thought has just occurred that that's supposed to be Gary Sinise...and some sort of bizarre hybrid of (as you mentioned) Sarah Jessica Parker, and Celine Dion.
Rob: That is genuinely Gary Sinise, by the way, it's a photo.
Brad: I know. That's the really scary thing. How can a photo of him look so little like him? What sort of game do you suppose this is anyway?
Rob: I've played the CSI: Las Vegas ones. They're point-and-click adventure games
Brad: Were they any good?
Rob: They're actually not bad. Except the voice actors drove me nuts, because they only had one or two phrases each.
Brad: Which seems awfully lazy.
Rob: Have you watched the show?
Brad: Yes. Which is what strikes me as odd. None of those actors had time to record more than two lines of dialogue? How hard was that to squeeze into their hectic schedule? Those CSI teams have a bizarre hierarchy anyway. That police force seems to swap manpower to various tasks like a fucking tag-team match.
Rob: That's what the Las Vegas Police Department is like: a wrestling faction.
Brad: What's your score for the CSI:NY - The Game?
Rob: Modern forensic techniques give me the foresight to say 4.
Brad: I'm giving it ten, because I think there may be a level in there that features Gary Sinise having to swab Sarah Jessica Parker's vagina...and that's been missing from most games I've played. Except that pirate copy of Joust.
Rob: Would you give My Horse Vet a 10 too?
Brad: Only if Gary Sinise was in it.
FUN PARK (WII)
Rob: I sense a rip-off. Cleverly done, isn't it?
Brad: On first impressions this does appear to be a knock of off Theme Park, but I would never have called Theme Park, "A Quest filled adventure".
Rob: Ultimately it was, but the quests were fairly basic
Brad: Theme Park was the game this generation wasted hours on before The Sims was invented.
Rob: Yeah, games like that are great for when you want to play a game that has no ultimate reward.
Brad: One time I made a Theme Park that contained nothing but toilets.
Rob: What did you call it?
Brad: "Bog World." The thing is, no-one came into the park because there weren't any rides to attract them, so I had to put in a bouncy castle to attract people in.
Rob: I bet that bouncy castle wore out within a day.
Brad: It was a wonderful sight to see two hundred glass-eyed mongoloids wandering around in a daze, trying to figure out why they'd paid 50 quid to wander round a field of full of nothing but port-a-loos, the occasional shrub and one worn out bouncy castle.
Rob: You've never been to Margate have you? Dreamland was pretty much that
Brad: Management games in general are hard to play seriously. There isn't a man alive who hasn't made two women as roomates in The Sims purely for the purposes of making them kiss.
Rob: I find management games hard to play intermittently. Any time I get into one I go absolutely nuts on it. My first Sims couple was a man I made gay with my dad
Brad: Do you mean that you and your Dad made a couple who were gay, or you created a Sim of your Dad, and made him gay? I hope it's one of those, because the alternative is some sort of Weird Science scenario...
Rob: The second one.
Brad: Does "40 minigames" refer to the rides, you think?
Rob: Nah, it's on the Wii. It refers to some sort of waggle controls.
Brad: I thought "40 mini-games" was a summary of the Wii's discography...
Rob: Nah, there's a Mario game too.
Brad: Wii: It's all about innovation. Are we right in assuming this is a Theme Park clone?
Rob: Oh, I dare say it is
Brad: Score out of ten? I'm going for a 4, because I'm feeling generous.
Rob: 3, matching the score to the age demographic that doesn't remember the infinitely superior Theme games.
NANCY DREW: THE MYSTERY OF THE CLUE BENDER SOCIETY
Brad: I don't know what a Nancy Drew is.
Rob: She's basically Scooby Doo for idiots. Which is already a stretch...
Brad: I seem to remember someone recommending me some Hardy Boys books whilst I was at school. And I also remember being disappointed at the lack of top-rope action.
Rob: It's essentially the same thing as Nancy Drew
Brad: Looking at the Snowmobiles in the foreground, there's every chance that this is actually the Overlook Hotel from The Shining.
Rob: Now that game I'd play
Brad: You can, but not on a computer system. Ameritrash FTW.
Rob: That's superb. Almost as superb as the next game i have in mind
Brad: What's that?
Rob: Patience....Score for this one?
Brad: Actually, this cover's bollocks, let's not use it...
CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE (DS)
Brad: What the fuck is that little purple thing?
Rob: This game instantly gets a 9 from me, just because the term "Club Penguin" is possibly the most hilarious inadvertent joke ever.
Brad: This appears to be an avian knock off of James Pond.
Rob: Which wasn't overly original itself...
Brad: Jesus...only when Nintendo and Disney combine can you get a 3+ certificate.
Rob: The kiddiness should actually tear the whole Earth in two...
Brad: I can't figure out what this game is about, can you?
Rob: Not as far as a plot is concerned, no.
Brad: All I can tell is that it's a shitty platform game with penguins and a grinning little imp of the perverse. Plot isn't important when your target audience is three years old, I guess.
Rob: Hence, Attack of the Clones.
Brad: Say what you want, Attack of the Clones is still the seventh best film ever made. I'm going to give this game a seven. It's not my kind of game, but it's probably okay...
Rob: I'm gonna stick by the 9 because of "Club Penguin". Next is "Club Seal" or "Club Toddler"...
CAKE MANIA II (DS)
Brad: Amy Winehouse has cleaned herself up a bit.
Rob: It looks like she's slinging the cake at the photographer. Maybe that's where the "Mania" comes in?
Brad: I didn't realise that Cake Mania 1 was a big enough a success to justify a sequel.
Rob: The game's apparently been downloaded 35 million times
Brad: Wow. There really is not limit to the complete lack of taste amongst Nintendo owners...
Rob: On PC, numbnuts...they sold 280,000 on the DS, which is actually not that many considering they've sold about 60 million units.
Brad: Another game that uses the word "adventure" on the cover. I don't really know how "adventure" and "cakes" would work together. Unless Winehouse is baking them, I guess.
Rob: I think a "Cake Assault" game would be good.
Brad: Me too. The Wii controls virtually write themselves.
Rob: Absolutely. You could probably have an upgradeable library of cake-related weapons ranging from the Bakewell Grenades all the way to Black Forest Nukes.
Brad: We should be game developers. I'm still not clear on the nature of this game, however.
Rob: I think the game is against nature.
Brad: Score?
Rob: Can we give minuses? Holy shit, this game has 6 endings! That's a bit like Fallout III, so it gets an 8.
Brad: Okay, 8.
MR PHYSICS (DS)
Brad: Why would you want to dissect a lightbulb?
Rob: I'm still not sure how a lightbulb can perform even the most basic experiments.
Brad: It is, to be fair, an anthropomorphic lightbulb. I don't really think that this is even a game, you know.
Rob: I think you may be right. It seems the DS has just shrunk down all nerdy kid's hobbies from the early 90s. There's a book collection on here, and this is essentially the chemistry set...plus there are LEGO games.
Brad: What's next, I wonder?
Rob: Perhaps Scalextric?
Brad: I was going to say "Play-Do", but I think that's Little Big Planet's department.
Rob: That game's awesome by the way. The most fun I've had with sacks since i discovered masturbation
Brad: I had a physics computer game when I was revising for my GCSEs. Every now and again, it would throw up a quiz, and if you got a question wrong, Albert Einstein turned up and was very condescending. I once revised solid for three days and ended up screaming "shut up you German cunt" at the computer.
Rob: How did your history GCSE go, on a related subject?
Brad: I have a B grade History GCSE. I know more history now than I did then, though. At least to the point I'm co-writing a book on Jack the Ripper. My teacher was just blindingly incompetent. Why do you ask?
Rob: Because shouting "Shut up you German cunt" may have come up in the exam?
Brad: Score out of ten?
Rob: 6/10
Brad: I'm going with a 1/10, because I'm not even convinced this is a game.
ONECHANBARA: BIKINI ZOMBIE SQUAD (360)
Brad: This is a 10/10.
Rob: Agreed. Do we even need to talk about it?
STREET FIGHTER IV (360)
Brad: I can't lie. I didn't know there had been a Street Fighter III.
Rob: Does it seem like they've been put into close quarters for no reason? Ryu's arm seems to be a bit jammed
Brad: Yeah, this is blatantly posed.
Rob: They seem a bit annoyed by the whole thing.
Brad: Maybe they're trying to figure out what happened to Street Fighter III?
Rob: Perhaps. I get the feeling they don't get on outside of the game
Brad: Final score?
Rob: 7, because Ryu seems to be devoid of underarm hair.
Brad: 8, because this is one of the few games for which I can picture the gameplay and it is awesome.
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The 7.8 mile Federal Way Link Extension project involves extending the light-rail line from Angle Lake in SeaTac to Federal Way. The extension will include three stations along the route.
In 2016, the FTA authorised the project development phase. In the latest approval, the project earned a 'Medium-High' rating from the FTA in its annual review of transit projects.
Last year, Sound Transit determined the scope, schedule and baseline budget of the extension to be $2.45bn.
However, after the introduction of additional contingency funding requirement for all FTA CIG, the total project estimate rose to $3.1bn.
The revised figure includes the cost of procuring 20 additional Link vehicles.
Commenting on the latest FTA approval, Sound Transit board chair and Redmond Mayor John Marchione said: "This is the next step to extend Link light-rail to the heart of South King County and position us to continue onward to Tacoma.
In the following months, Sound Transit will work with the FTA to demonstrate its readiness to deliver the Federal Way Link Extension by 2024.
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Which current Bulldog was unlucky to miss out?
Club Veteran Daniel Giansiracusa has played a vital role in the Bulldogs forward line – with stints in the midfield - during his 13 year AFL career. Highly respected around Whitten Oval, he has adopted a mentoring role in the twilight of his career, with his experience proving very beneficial to the young, emerging playing group.
The veteran forward enjoyed a consistent season in 2013. Giansiracusa was again productive in front of goal, kicking 36 majors to lead the Club and register the second-best goalkicking season of his career. Giansiracusa also led the Bulldogs for inside 50 marks and shared the ball around with the second most goal assists in the side. Stellar efforts abounded, including 28 disposals, eight marks and two goals against Hawthorn. With 20 high quality games in 2013, including a memorable 250th, Giansiracusa signed a one year contract extension at the end of the 2013 season, confirming he'll take to the field again in 2014 and transition to a coaching role at the club in 2015.
Giansiracusa may be entering the final year of his on field career but his recent form in front of goals confirms he can still be a valuable contributor in 2014. Kicking multiple goals on 13 occasions this year, the veteran led the Bulldogs in front of the big sticks for a second consecutive year.
Providing an experienced head in the Western Bulldogs forward line, Giansiracusa's reliability around goals was imperative in 2012. In the 17 games he goaled on all but one occasion, while contributing multiple majors on eight occasions. He finished the year as the Club's leading goal scorer.
The experienced flanker/midfielder produced another standout season, kicking a career-best 45 goals. Played 20 games, averaged 18.2 possessions and was second at the club in marks, with 114 at an average of 5.7. One of the club's most experienced leaders and still at the top of his game.


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Q: Autocomplete is not working (browser chrome) I have a form login. Normaly, the chrome save the settings, and each time the user access to that form, the last input values are automatically insert. But in my form, the browser does not behaves like that.
[Edit] : This behavior it is just appending to chrome browser
Follows the HTML code:

<form action="#" class="ac-custom ac-checkbox ac-checkmark" onsubmit="UIAuthetication.prototype.ClickButtonSignedIn(true); return false;">

                                <input class="input TR_Login_Username" type="text" required="" placeholder="E-mail" mandatory="" vk_15c42="subscribed">

E-mail

                                <input class="input TR_Login_Password" type="password" required="" placeholder="Password" mandatory="" vk_15c42="subscribed">

Password

                                <input class="submit right TR_Login_Button" type="submit" value="Login">

                                        <input class="keepSignIn remember" type="checkbox">
                                        Remember user
                                    <svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg>

                    </form>

A: So, with the attempt-error method, I discovery if I put ID's to the inputs, the chrome autocomplete will work. I don't know the reason of that, I just know with that, the problem was solve.


Kristie Carson's career has always been focused on bringing style into people's lives. As an expert in interior design, she spent her early professional years styling RV interiors for Family Motor Coach Association. Her designs were featured on HGTV before she brought her expertise to JTV where she got her start developing jewelry brands. However, her fashion know-how was in demand and she soon became JTV's Style and Trends reporter.
Kristie has reported from trade shows around the world including JCK in Las Vegas, the Tucson Gem & Mineral show, and the Gold Italy show in Tuscany. Her on-camera skills quickly transferred to her role as a show host, presenting jewelry to over 80 million homes. Kristie has built a huge fan base and customers love her keen sense of style and relatable personality.
"Turquoise is like your favorite pair of blue jeans. It just feels so comfortable and the various blues just make you feel so good."
Jewelry not only is beautiful but it definitely speaks to your style. Whether you love classics, contemporary or eclectic styles, let it be something that you love and makes you feel good.
Kristie's personal life is spent with her husband, two girls, family, friends and her fur babies. She loves staying up-to-date with fashion, design, home decor and all things beautiful.


Product Overview: Oxalate Assay Kit (Colorimetric) is used to measure Oxalate levels.
Description: Oxalate (C2O4 2-), in the form of Oxalic acid is present in many foods and beverages (e.g. spinach, tea etc.). It accumulates in many plant tissues and play role in regulating pH, osmosis and calcium storage. In animals, oxalate is either absorbed from dietary intake or produced from glycolate metabolism in liver. Under normal conditions, the daily oxalate load can be excreted by kidney. However, hereditary defects can cause an increased level of oxalate, which leads to hyperoxaluria, and results in the formation of kidney stones.Therefore, measurement of oxalate level is useful for the prevention, diagnosis and monitoring of kidney stones. The Oxalate Assay Kit (Colorimetric) is an easy-to-use, sensitive and high throughput adaptable kit. In this assay, Oxalate reacts with Oxalate Converter and Oxalate Enzyme Mix to form an intermediate, which in turn reacts with a highly specific probe to generate color at 450 nm. The assay kit can detect Oxalate levels lower than 20 μM.
Applications: Measurement of Oxalate level in various samples.Analysis of kidney and liver functions.
Storage: Store kit at -20°C, protected from light. Read the entire protocol before performing the assay.


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When Luykas Van Alen set out to build his family home in 1737, he had the benefit of inheritance (his father owned 17,000 acres) and a will to have a substantial house in the old Netherlands style, little changed from what his ancestors had known in the old country. Massive smooth-planed joists, high ceilings, large casement windows, and bright colors were thoroughly old fashioned, but functional.
A strong wooden structure insured the integrity of the brick walls. High ceilings were imposing but also allowed larger windows and therefore more light which white walls reflected. The conch shell is old, worn by years used as a doorstop, but fashioned on its end as a loud trumpet to call others from the fields, a local tradition.
Columbia County Historical Society, Kinderhook, N.Y.
In the garret of Luykas Van Alen's house is one of those few early objects of special function now rarely seen - a senility cradle. Large enough for an adult, it provided nurturing comfort for elders coming full circle in life to the needs of their infancy. Without the external supports of government and private charity, Dutch families were self supportive. Need and necessity engendered a family closeness less familiar to modern Americans.
The large chimney of a Dutch fireplace funnels smoke and, inefficiently, much warm air upward.
The Columbia County Historical Society, Kinderhook, N.Y.
Large windows admit it, whitewash walls reflect it, all to better see their work and treasures. Like their houses, the objects the Dutch treasured to look at also served useful purposes: Delftware dishes, pewter chargers, brass candlesticks, and earthenware pots. Here they display upon a Hudson Valley pottebank - pottery shelf - in sunlight which bathes the hearth, the heart of the home.
Light on the hearth has more to do with where windows are positioned in a Dutch house than anything else.


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Top of the Class: District Announces its Classified Employees of the Year
The West Contra Costa Unified School District recognized a combined 106 years of experience in our community when it announced its 2017-18 Classified Employees of the Year.
Maria Rodriguez (Food Services Aide/Clerk, Harding Elementary), Karen Rodriguez (Office, Lake Elementary), Angelica Lopez (Accounting Technician, Business Services), Marissa Lara (Instructional Assistant Special Education, Downer Elementary), Mack Carminer (Campus Security Officer, Greenwood Academy), Gustavo Aguilera (Principal Accountant, Business Services), and Thomas Scott (Senior Personnel Assistant, Human Resources) were recognized at Wednesday, May 16's school board meeting for their service to our students and district.
"We have a tremendous amount of experienced people with a great deal of dedication with us today that have devoted their lives to our students," Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Ken Whittemore said. "These individuals recognized all started in a different position than when they were hired and worked their way up to the current roles within our community."
Their peers nominated each of the awardees and they were selected based on those nominations
Here is a look at the seven awardees.
Gustavo Aguilera is the principal accountant in Business Services and started as a substitute graduate tutor in 2012. Mr. Aguilera's motivation and hard work is what drives his staff according to his nominator.
Mack Carminer is a campus security officer at Greenwood Academy and began his service with the District in 2009 as an athletic coach. Mr. Carminer is a product of our District and his nominator called him "the pulse of Sylvester Greenwood Academy" and he is trusted by the students because he takes the time to get the students and that "students know coach Mack is in their corner at all times."
Marissa Lara is a instructional assistant for special education at Downer Elementary. She started as a substitute instructional aide in 1987. Ms. Lara's nominator said she is "a joy to work with" and that she is "calm, cool, and collected."
Angelica Lopez is an accounting technician for Business Services and started in the District as an elementary yard supervisor in 2008. The person who nominated her said, "her career trajectory alone demonstrates her drive and commitment to success."
Karen Rodriguez is the office manager at Lake Elementary and began her career with the District in 1997 as a substitute clerk. Ms. Rodriguez has been a part of the Lake community for 18 years. She was called the heart of Lake, and while her title may say office manager, she is much more than that. Her principal, Wendy Gonzalez, nominated her and said, "Students and families trust Karen. She is amazing with families, whether it is the child or a parent."
Maria Rodriguez is the food services aide/clerk at Harding Elementary and has been with the district since 2011. Ms. Rodriguez was described as enthusiastic puts a lot of joy in what she cooks. Her nominator said, "She is not only amazing with the children, and she is also a skilled and helpful trainer."
Thomas Scott is the senior personnel assistant for human resources and began his tenure in 1996 as a substitute secondary site supervisor. Mr. Scott is dynamic with a magnetic personality who has an eye for detail, according to his nominator. His nominator also said, "his involvement in the Young Scholars program helps to solidify Thomas as a beacon for students and families in WCCUSD and a liaison between the district and community."


So often we focus on the disappointments of yesterday or the uncertainties of tomorrow and miss God's matchless gift to us: TODAY !!!!
Welcome each day as a gift from God.
Prayer for today: Dear God, I have been thinking about the challenges in my life instead of your wonderful blessings. I want to thank you for the breath in my body and allowing me to be alive, yet another day. You are great and I thank you for loving me, just as I am. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
*Introducing our newest Contributing Writer: Dana Johnson Puller, a Prayer Warrior, and devout Woman of God who faithfully studies the Word of God. She is not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ, as she witnesses to others about God's love and the plan of salvation. Dana loves to laugh; her hobbies include photography, crocheting, embroidery, and traveling.


BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission urged Italy to maintain its efforts to reduce its giant public debt in line with European Union fiscal rules, as talks continue to form a eurosceptic government in Rome that wants to boost public spending.
The coalition partners of the possible new Italian executive, the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the far-right League, are looking to implement massive tax cuts, abolish unpopular pension reform and introduce new welfare payments - all moves that are likely to increase the country's debt and deficit.
"It's very clear that in current times of economic growth Italy needs to put its debt on a downwards trajectory," the commission's vice president in charge of the euro, Valdis Dombrovskis, said at an event organized by Politico in Brussels on Tuesday.
Next week the European Commission will publish its annual economic recommendations to member states and will reiterate its call for Italy to continue reducing its deficit and debt, which is the second highest in the euro zone, Dombrovskis said, urging the new government to stay "on the current course" on fiscal policies.
Brussels forecast this month that Italy's public debt will slightly decline this year, but will remain above 130 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), more than double the 60 percent ceiling envisaged in EU rules.
"We have to make sure that everybody understands the commitments," the commissioner responsible for jobs and investments, Jyrki Katainen, told a news conference later on Tuesday.
He said the commission had all reasons to believe Italy will continue respecting EU fiscal rules, which require over-indebted countries to cut their debt and oblige member states to keep their deficits below three percent of gross domestic product.
Katainen stressed that decisions on reforming fiscal rules had to be taken together with other states.
"I don't see any signs that member states would like to change the rules at least anytime soon or give exceptions to any member state," he added.


Author(s): Ya-Ting Ji, Yan-Na Liu, Zhao-Peng Liu. Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, P. R. China.
Tumor vasculature is an important target in cancer treatment. Two distinct vasculartargeting therapeutic strategies are applied to attack cancer cells indirectly. The antiangiogenic approach intervenes in the neovascularization processes and blocks the formation of new blood vessels, while th e antivascular approach targets the established tumor blood vessels, making vascular shutdown and resulting in rapid haemorrhagic necrosis and tumor cell death. A number of compounds with diverse structural scaffolds have been designed to target tumor vasculature and they are called vascular disrupting agents (VDAs). The biological or ligand-directed VDAs utilize antibodies, peptides or growth factors to deliver toxins or pro-coagulants or proapoptotic affectors to tumor-related blood vessels, while the small-molecule VDAs selectively target tumor blood vessels and have little effects on the normal endothelium. Among the small-molecule VDAs, the tubulin colchicine binding site inhibitors have been extensively studied and many of them have entered the clinical trials, including CA-4P, CA-1P, AVE8062, OXi4503, CKD-516, BNC105P, ABT-751, CYT- 997, ZD6126, NPI-2358, MN-029 and EPC2407. This review makes a summary of the small-molecule VDAs in clinical developments and highlights some potential VDA leads or candidates for the treatment of tumors.
Keywords: Anticancer, antitumor, antivascular, clinical trials, colchicine binding site, tubulin inhibitors, vascular disrupting agents (VDAs).
Affiliation:Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, P. R. China.
Keywords:Anticancer, antitumor, antivascular, clinical trials, colchicine binding site, tubulin inhibitors, vascular disrupting agents (VDAs).
Abstract:Tumor vasculature is an important target in cancer treatment. Two distinct vasculartargeting therapeutic strategies are applied to attack cancer cells indirectly. The antiangiogenic approach intervenes in the neovascularization processes and blocks the formation of new blood vessels, while th e antivascular approach targets the established tumor blood vessels, making vascular shutdown and resulting in rapid haemorrhagic necrosis and tumor cell death. A number of compounds with diverse structural scaffolds have been designed to target tumor vasculature and they are called vascular disrupting agents (VDAs). The biological or ligand-directed VDAs utilize antibodies, peptides or growth factors to deliver toxins or pro-coagulants or proapoptotic affectors to tumor-related blood vessels, while the small-molecule VDAs selectively target tumor blood vessels and have little effects on the normal endothelium. Among the small-molecule VDAs, the tubulin colchicine binding site inhibitors have been extensively studied and many of them have entered the clinical trials, including CA-4P, CA-1P, AVE8062, OXi4503, CKD-516, BNC105P, ABT-751, CYT- 997, ZD6126, NPI-2358, MN-029 and EPC2407. This review makes a summary of the small-molecule VDAs in clinical developments and highlights some potential VDA leads or candidates for the treatment of tumors.


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D209 releases first-ever 5-year financial plan
Board member wonders whether the state's Financial Oversight Panel will now leave the district
by Michael Romain April 23, 2019 January 28, 2021
During a regular meeting on April 9, the Proviso Township High Schools District 209 Board of Education voted 6-0 in favor of authorizing a 5-year Financial Plan for the district, which officials said is the first-time a plan had ever been created for D209. Board member Della Patterson abstained but did not say why.
District 209 Supt. Jesse Rodriguez said that the board directed his administration to create a plan that guides the funding of the district's recently-approved facilities master plan and that doesn't increase taxes.
"You do have a very ambitious goal and I think that we have exceeded that expectation," Rodriguez told board members on April 9.
The plan, district officials said, will ensure that additional funding goes to professional development, athletic programs, support for special education programs, the development of career academies at Proviso East and Proviso West, the implementation of the district's 1:1 Technology Plan and more opportunities for students to recover credits during the school day, among other priorities.
At a meeting on March 12, Nicole Howard, D209's assistant superintendent for academics and student and family services, said that the aforementioned funding areas are typically the first to get cut when school districts start tightening their belts. The 5-year plan, she said, allows for fiscal discipline without cutting those areas.
District officials have said that the plan is based on relatively stable student and staff enrollment projections through the 2023-24 school year. Student enrollment is projected to decline slightly at East and West, and across the district as a whole, while enrollment at Proviso Math and Science Academy (PMSA) is projected to increase.
"This way, more students have a greater menu of options to pursue excellence within PTHS D209," district officials explained in the Financial Plan's executive summary.
Enrollment at East is projected to decrease 7 percent, from 1,561 next school year to 1,446 in four years, while the number of full-time equivalent positions at the school is projected to decrease by three, to 111, during the same time frame.
Enrollment at West is likewise projected to drop 7 percent, from 1,732 next school year to 1,1606 in 2023-24, while the number of full-time equivalent positions at the school is projected to decrease from 121 next year to 111 in 2023-24.
Enrollment at PMSA, meanwhile, is projected to increase 9.5 percent, from 877 next school year to 960 in four years, while the number of full-time equivalent positions at the school is projected to increase from 54 next school to 60 in 2023-24.
Total enrollment across the district is projected to decline 4 percent, from 4,169 next school year to 4,011 in four years, while the number of full-time equivalent positions in the district is projected to decrease from 289 to 282 in 2023-24.
Based on existing collective bargaining agreements with the district's three unions, annual salary increases for faculty and all other staff are projected to grow at 3 percent and 2 percent, respectively, for the next five fiscal years. Annual employee benefits are projected to increase by 5 percent for fiscal year 2020-21, and 6 percent for the following three fiscal years. The district's payments to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund are projected to be "relatively flat," officials said.
The Financial Plan's "operational goals' are to manage resources at the district based on class size target ratios of 30:1 at PMSA and 25:1 at East and West.
According to the plan, the district is on track to accumulate approximately $77 million for capital improvement projects by the end of fiscal year 2024. An additional $25 million in bonding capacity could be possibly by fiscal year 2025, officials said.
The plan also projects annual fund balance surpluses ranging between $4 million and $6 million through fiscal year 2024, when the year-end balance is projected to be around $32.3 million — 36 percent of expenditures for that year.
The Financial Oversight Panel (FOP), a state-appointed advisory body that has overseen the district's finances since 2009, had recommended that the school board implement the 5-year Financial Plan if it ever wanted the FOP to dissolve.
During the April 9 meeting, board member Sam Valtierrez asked Rodriguez if the FOP would exit the district now that the 5-year Financial Plan is in place.
"Are we done with the FOP?" Valtierrez asked.
"We had a conversation with the FOP at the last meeting, which is to be continued," Rodriguez said on April 9, adding that the FOP is "impressed" with the plan and with the financial controls the district has in place.
"We did have conversations about a limited partnership," Rodriguez said. "Perhaps we can sit down with the two boards and [think about] where we go from here. [The FOP] is interested in having the conversation with us about how the structure will look like in the future."
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Yesterday morning we boarded the train to leave Munich and take on Interlaken. I was thrilled for the train ride, as I looked forward to reading, blogging, and napping. The first leg of the trip was fantastic: I took a much-needed siesta, listened to music, and stared at the beautiful countryside. While I was abruptly woken up by a group of men celebrating a bachelor party, it was a terrific morning. We departed the first train in a surprisingly calm manner and hung out in the train station. I ate some McDonalds (30 cents for ketchup??) and boarded the next train. Unfortunately, the train was packed so I grabbed a seat away from the rest of the group. I started reading my book, which is great by the way (comment for details), and settled in nicely. A very mixed group surrounded me, and I kept to myself and didn't say much, assuming that they didn't speak English. A few hours into the ride, I dropped my water bottle. The ride took an incredible turn.
The woman sitting next to me picked up my bottle and I thanked her. She was shocked that I spoke english and I was shocked that she spoke it as well. Just an hour earlier she spoke in German and told me I was in her seat. We sparked an instant connection and talked for the rest of the ride. I learned all about her unique story. She grew up in Afghanistan and moved to New York when she was seven because her father was a diplomat. She went to school at St John's University and went on to work and live in Qatar and, now, Germany. She works to help refugees get internship opportunities. She was on the train to visit her son who goes to school in Geneva.
We talked for a bit about American politics and then went on to deeper topics. We discussed her citizenship and connections to all the different countries where she has lived. She described herself as a global citizen and shared that she takes the best aspects from each country to add to her character and outlook on life. She was very impressed that we were traveling through Europe, as it helps us understand the world and learn and grow as individuals. We then went on to talk about religion. She explained that she grew up Muslim but no longer considers herself religious. While she is no longer connected to the traditions of the Muslim faith, she prays everyday and is extremely thankful. I told her about my faith and relationship with Christ. Despite our differences, we were able to understand each other and appreciate each other's faith. It was also interesting to hear her negative take on people who claim to be "religious" yet don't live out their faith and throw it down other people's throats. This was especially intriguing because this year I've learned a lot about myself as a believer and have striven to have an intimate relationship with Christ, not centered on traditions or religion. One unique aspect about the Christian faith is that we no longer have to try to reach God through good acts because Jesus came down to earth to save us. By this, I want to do good deeds, not because I'm afraid of what God will do if I don't, but because of the insane amount of grace that God gave me by sending his son to die on a cross for me – an unworthy sinner. I try to love because He loved me first.
It was amazing to see how, despite my different age, culture, gender, and faith, I had so much in common with this woman. I loved learning about her unique story as a global citizen and woman of faith. I hope to one day be like this woman in my world knowledge and travel experience – learning new things in new places whenever and wherever I can. I also hope to partner with Christ to love and unite people, not tear anyone down. I hope to be spurred on by His kindness and grace, not tradition, comparison, or striving. I look forward to talking with more locals and hearing their unique stories on this trip and beyond. It's amazing how many people have amazing stories to tell. All it takes is some courage and a bit of awkwardness and you may find a new friend. Trains are cool. Let's seek to understand.
I imagine meeting her left quite an impression on you.
Love that story, Cole. Thank you for sharing!


My name is Anusha Thakur. I am 19 years old. I was introduced to 'WhenAt60 Solutions' by one of my oldest friends. One of the first things that I noticed and got impressed by was the unique idea of the company. I had earlier heard of such services being provided in other countries but this was a first in India. In India, since the most of the population is in its twenties, very little attention is given to the elderly, and I feel this is a great step. Besides this, when I met the people here, I noticed how they were so passionate about helping the elderly and money was a secondary thing for them.
So, the friend who introduced me to the company is a Ninja here and what primarily got me interested was her description of her first session. When she told me about the level on which she connected with the lady, I instantly wanted to be a part of this organisation. Having lived with my grandparents since childhood I have always been sensitive about the elderly and since I recently lost my grandfather, this was a golden opportunity for me. Also, I have always been a little introverted, so any social situation is awkward for me but during my sessions, I have discovered how it is very easy to talk to an elderly person, even if you're meeting him/her for the first time. Through the company, I have discovered the kind of satisfaction one feels when one helps someone. I have felt the joy of giving, even I its just my knowledge of technology. I have a greater respect for people who are above 60 years of age. I feel much more content and no matter how long a day is, if I have a session on the day, I feel happy and satisfied. I feel proud everytime I make one of the members smile. Through the company, I get the chance to break the monotony of life, an income, the chance to do something good, and some new grandparents.
I think its a great idea on the part of the company to offer part time jobs to college going people because it not only gives them a chance to experience working in an organisation but also makes them sensitive towards the elderly and that is very important because we constitute the majority of the population and it is our responsibility to look after them.