Boston keratoprosthesis (KPro) is a piece of specialized plastic that replace sick cornea (transparent structure at the front of the eye) in patients who have failed or those who are expected to have poor results with traditional corneal transplantation.
While the Kpro can offer dramatic improvement in vision, it is also associated with several complications. Glaucoma (optic nerve damage due to high pressure inside the eye) is one of the most common complications after KPro surgery and can potentially cause irreversible vision loss.
The implantation of a glaucoma drainage device (GDD), a tiny tube that drains the liquid inside the eye by bypassing the natural drainage system, is an effective option to lower the eye pressure in patients with KPro. Given the frequency and potentially devastating effects of glaucoma among KPro patients, some surgeons recommend to put in a GDD as a preventative measure. However, there is no consensus on when is the best timing to perform such surgery in relation to the Boston Kpro surgery.
For patients undergoing the Boston KPro surgery, implanting a GDD simultaneously, at the time of surgery, is more efficacious than at 6 months later, in the prevention of the progression of glaucoma and in maintaining better visual functions.
We aim to recruit 40 patients over 4 years. Recruited patients will be randomly assigned to 2 groups: 1) simultaneous GDD implantation at the Boston KPro surgery, and 2) GDD implantation 6 months after the Boston KPro surgery.
Once recruited, patients will be followed before the KPro surgery, postoperative day 1, week 1, month 1, 3, 6 and 12. Standard ophthalmological exam will be performed at each visit. Additional non-invasive glaucoma tests and evaluation (visual fields and optic nerve photo) will be performed on day 1, month 1, 3, 6 and 12.
For patients assigned to group 2, a GDD will be implanted 6 months after the KPro surgery. They will have additional follow-ups on post-GDD surgery day 1, week 1 and month 1.
Results of visual acuity, visual fields, optic nerve evaluation and complications will be compared between the two groups to determine the better timing of GDD implantation.
Glaucoma is a major problem for KPro candidates. Indeed, many diagnostic indications for KPro such as aniridia, chemical burns, trauma and repeated graft failure imply alteration of the iridocorneal angle, and consequently high intraocular pressure (IOP) and glaucoma. Accordingly, the prevalence of glaucoma before KPro surgery lies between 27% and 77%, with most studies showing a prevalence above 50%. The diagnosis and management of glaucoma is particularly challenging in the KPro population. Preoperatively, the measurement of IOP is possible through Goldmann tonometry and pneumotonometry but this measurement may be erroneous due to corneal scarring and irregularity. Furthermore, corneal opacification usually prevents visualization of the optic nerve head, and visual field assessment is not possible due to poor vision. Therefore, while glaucoma is often suspected in patients undergoing KPro, this diagnosis may be only confirmed postoperatively. While optic nerve head and visual field examination become possible following KPro surgery, the determination of IOP can only be accomplished through digital palpation. The shortcomings of this method, including its very poor inter and intra-observer reliability, are well recognized. Because IOP reduction is the basis of glaucoma treatment, it is exceedingly difficult to manage glaucoma in the KPro population. In the face of such complexity, some KPro surgeons have suggested that Glaucoma Drainage Device (GDD) implantation could be performed during KPro surgery in all patients with marginal preoperative IOP control. With this approach, the GDD could prevent postoperative IOP rise and the need for subsequent surgical and medical intervention.
The decision to implant a GDD in a patient with pre-existing or prospective KPro must be weighed carefully. The insidious development or progression of glaucoma is the most common blinding complication of KPro implantation. Indeed, the course of glaucoma is a major determinant of KPro surgery prognosis and specifically of the visual result. On the other hand, complications associated with concomitant GDD and KPro surgeries may in themselves lead to severe and irreversible vision loss and thus, prevent the visual rehabilitation of these patients. With the increasing use of the KPro, it is important to evaluate the optimal timing of GDD implantation.
To determine the most appropriate time to implant a GDD in order to prevent the deleterious effect of glaucomatous optic neuropathy on visual rehabilitation of patients implanted with the Boston KPro.
To compare the outcomes of the visual acuity, visual field and glaucomatous optic disc damage by implanting a GDD at the time of KPro surgery versus implanting GDD 6 months post-KPro surgery.
Study Population: The duration of the study is 5 years, 4 years to recruit and 1 year to follow each patient. Forty consecutive patients (forty eyes) will be enrolled in this study. One eye of each patient will be included. The study protocol is approved by the Ethics Committee of CHUM. All patients will be informed about the design of the study and the procedure, and written informed consent will be obtained from all patients. Patient's eligibility for the study will be evaluated at the first consultation visit.
At the baseline study visit, patients will be randomized with a 1:1 allocation into two groups. Group 1 will comprise 20 patients undergoing KPro and simultaneous GDD while group 2 will include 20 patients undergoing KPro and then GDD 6 months later. Randomization schedule will be computer generated.
Prior to the surgery, a complete medical and ophthalmological history will be obtained from each patient. Patients will undergo a thorough ophthalmological evaluation, A-scan and B-scan ultrasound. The primary and concomitant pre-operative diagnoses are noted. The Boston KPro, purchased from Massachusetts Eye and Ear infirmary (Boston, MA), is implanted using the usual standard technique. The GDD that will be used is the Ahmed implant (New World Medical, Rancho Cucamonga, CA). The Ahmed implant will be implanted using the standard technique either at the time of KPro surgery in group 1, or 6 months following KPro in group 2. Standard postoperative management will be followed. Follow-up visits will be performed on day 1, week 1, and months 1, 3, 6, and 12.
Visual acuity will be measured pre-operatively and at each visit.
Humphrey Visual Field 24-2 (SITA-Fast) will be performed at post-op 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year. In cases where an automated visual field test is unreliable due to unacceptable number of false positives (>33%), false negatives (>33%), or fixation losses (>20%), a Goldmann Visual Field will be performed.
Optic disc examination will be done by a glaucoma specialist on post-operative days 1 and post-operative months 1, 3, 6, and 12 and graded according to the Disc Damage Likelihood Scale (DDLS). The chart containing measures of DDLS made on previous visits will not be made available to the clinician.
Stereoscopic photographs of the optic disc will be taken on postoperative months 1, 3, 6, 12. The blinded glaucoma specialist will assign a DDLS to each photograph.
Each patient's test results will be compiled in a table. Based on data available one month post-operatively, the investigators will decide whether there is evidence of glaucomatous optic neuropathy at this time (thereby likely reflecting presence of pre-existing glaucoma). Based on data gathered over 12 months, the investigators will decide whether or not the glaucoma has progressed through the course of the study.
All medical records, including operative protocol and progress notes, will be analyzed and data will be collected with respect to ophthalmic diagnosis of the operated eye. Patient demographics (age and gender), preoperative diagnosis, presence of pre-KPro glaucoma, surgical feasibility, retention of both GDD and KPro devices, short and long term complications of eyes who receive GDD will be studied. Patients who experience vision loss secondary to GDD complications such as tube occlusion, overfiltration, hypotony and choroidal hemorrhage will be analyzed in greater detail. Complications related to post-operative glaucoma will be evaluated. The extent of visual recuperation and the impact of glaucomatous optic nerve damage on the visual potential will be studied. Continued progression of glaucoma and the need for medical and surgical therapy will be determined.
The primary outcomes of this study, Visual Fields (Sita 24-2) and glaucomatous disc damage will be compared between both groups. Log rank test will be used to check the significance of differences between both groups. Pre- and post-best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), as expressed in logMar units, will be compared in each group and plotted to demonstrate the evolution over time of the visual acuity in each group. Percentages of patients with fixation loss (BCVA worse than 1.30 logMar) at final visits from the two groups will also be compared.
The suitable time of GDD implantation will be determined by analyzing the visual outcome at the start and 1, 3, 6 and 12 months post-KPro and calculating the hazard on each time point. For this, time varying survival models - Cox and accelerated failure time (AFT) models will be applied according to their validity. The risk in both groups can be shown graphically by Kaplan Meier survival curve for loss of visual field and glaucomatous optic disc damage. Tests for statistical significance will be carried out at alpha=0.05.
The Boston KPro allows recovery of sight to patients with reversible corneal blindness. Glaucoma, a serious and sight threatening complication of KPro, may rob patients irreversibly and permanently of the sight they had recovered. The results of study will shed light on the most appropriate timing of glaucoma prevention and treatment. Hence, glaucoma will be treated in a timely fashion, preventing irreversible visual loss without subjecting patients to undue complications of glaucoma surgery.


CHARLOTTE, NC: Waterstone Defeasance recently closed a defeasance transaction for a $19.4 million CMBS loan, secured by a multifamily property in Louisville, CO. Waterstone guided the owners through the defeasance process coinciding with the owners' sale of their property.
"The borrower's attorney, having worked with Waterstone previously, referred her client due to our expertise on handling the complexity of the defeasance process. We appreciate the confidence in our abilities to close these transactions in a timely and efficient manner." – Carol Tillman, COO with Waterstone Defeasance.


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2016 Days of Remembrance - "Mothers and Fathers: Stories of Love and Loss"
This year, Days of Remembrance in Georgia is May 1-8, 2016. The 2016 theme is "Mothers and Fathers: Stories of Love and Loss."
Margot Frank's 90th Birthday
The Diary of a Young Girl is one of the most popular books of the 20th century.
Stories of rescue during the Holocaust
Many of the most well-known stories from the Holocaust are stories of rescue.
Anne Frank and other diarists during the Holocaust
July 6 marks seventy-three years since Anne Frank and her family went into hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam.
Leon Bass, educator and witness to the Holocaust, passes away at 90
Leon Bass, an educator and witness to the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp, passed away at the age of 90 on Saturday in Newtown, PA. With his death we are reminded that someday soon there will be no survivors, liberators, and witnesses of the Holocaust alive to tell their stories.
March 2015: Women's History Month
Millions of women were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust era.
Childhood friend of Anne Frank visits exhibit in Sandy Springs
On June 12, 1939, nine girls lined up with their arms around each other and posed for a photo in front of the apartments at Merwedeplein in Amsterdam. It was their friend's 10th birthday.
Cast of upcoming Center for Puppetry Arts production of Anne Frank: Within and Without toured exhibit
The cast of the upcoming Center for Puppetry Arts production of Anne Frank: Within and Without toured the Anne Frank in the World exhibit in Sandy Springs on January 21, 2015.

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MELA's mission is to creatively design and curate public meeting places to bridge cultures.
Welcome to MELA, a social innovation enterprise for public spaces.
We put cultural diversity at the heart of 'Places' and public 'meeting' places, both indoor and outdoor.
We live in increasingly culturally-diverse cosmopolitan cities. Cultural identity plays an important role in the image and functioning of streets, public spaces and neighbourhoods. MELA works alongside people to creatively co-design community-based solutions to the harmonious and democratic sharing of public spaces by people of all backgrounds.
Our mission is to bridge between communities across all generational, cultural, religious, social and economical divides to share creatively in shaping a safe, resilient, and convivial place together. MELA is a Sanskrit word for urban gathering and festival. Melas are joyful occasions for bringing people together in the city spaces and represents what this social enterprise stands for.
We work with built environment professionals, the Police, Local Authorities, Schools, Housing Associations and Urban Developers and other public, private and third sector organisations to strengthen the role of public spaces for community cohesion.


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Dave Wilkinson coordinates the subdivision and vacant property development for MacRo clients. Dave is a licensed Realtor and brokers most of MacRo's land and farm deals, using his knowledge of zoning and subdivision regulations, real estate market conditions, and land development options to help MacRo's clients achieve their goals.
Dave joined MacRo, Ltd. as Director of Marketing in 1992, and has served as Vice President since 1997.
Dave holds a B.S. and M.A. in Economics from the University of Delaware. He was a regional economist in Norfolk, Virginia before returning to Frederick to serve as Assistant Director for the Economic and Community Development Commission. Dave also served as Marketing Director for a Frederick area business campus prior to joining MacRo, Ltd.
Dave has been member of the Rotary Club of Carroll Creek, a former board member of the Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross and past president of the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Frederick County. He coaches youth soccer, basketball and baseball teams for the Ballenger Creek Recreation Council.
Dave resides in Frederick with his wife Tamara and their children Kayla, Jacob, and Erin.
To contact Dave call 301-748-5670 or email dave@macroltd.com.


As promised, This will be a longer one. A lot going on here, Some of which you already know. We have a lot of book news, and I can finally tell you about the Lynda.com course.
First the tip of the week. With Practical Autolayout now released, I'm going to talk about Apple's bizarre way of writing constraints. One thing I cover in the book is reading constraints directly in the document outline. For constraints that are relations between two views, there is a folder in the document outline that contains all of them. Suppose you have two buttons labeled Banana and Hot Fudge. They are spaced horizontally apart 10 points and pinned to the top and later margin.
Click open the constraints in the document you see they are written as algebra equations.
One equation in the set there would be: Hot Fudge.leading = Banana.trailing + 10. These equations default to plus, never minus. That equation tells you that there is spacing of 10 points between the Hot fudge leading edge and the trailing edge of Banana. If you see a minus, that means someone manually reversed the constraints. If it is flush with the margin, there would also be a constraint of Banana.leading = leadingMargin, meaning the leading edge of Banana is on the leading margin. It doesn't not say +0 in those cases, it just leaves it off. An alignment can also be a equivalence. Both buttons when top aligned would have a equation of Banana.top = Hot Fudge.top.
If you know how to read these in the document outline, you can pick out constraints directly there, for modification or deletion. It's a good skill to add, and speeds up selecting constraints. I go into this more in Practical Autolayout for Xcode 8, and where it is particularly useful.
Speaking of Practical Autolayout, its out and I'm starting to see sales. I'm going to assume that the first nine iBooks sales and eight Kindle sales for the Xcode 8 version I got are from my readers on the email list. Thank you for those sales. Hopefully I'll be able to increase those sales over the next few weeks. For this list there an elephant still in the room I'm going to talk about right now: updates.
If you read my post late last week announcing the book, I told you the bad news: I made too many changes to the structure of the iBook to be an update of the previous book, and therefore had to issue a completely new edition. I did get a good question about this last week: If you have to buy a new book, which device should you pick? I have two answers for you: The first is the one you find most comfortable reading. The Kindle edition has the dynamic fonts so you can change the font and font size of the text. The iBooks version is static, but has been carefully formatted to fit the page Here's examples of the same page in both formats. If you are listening to this on the podcast, you can check the show notes for the images.
Whatever device you like is great — in one perspective any book you buy is good for me. On the other hand, I do make more from the sale of an iBook at a 70% royalty than a Kindle version at 35%, so I'm kinda biased towards iBooks, where I can at least correct typos and update to everybody the corrections. You can also download free sample chapters on both platforms if you want to try them out.
You can find more on the iBooks version here and the Kindle version here. If you are listening to the podcast I left the links in the transcript.
There's another elephant in the room too: updating Swift Swift View controllers. I have no idea what's going to happen there. I was already planning for a update incrementally, and that might just get me past the filters that look for big structural changes. My current plan is to get the draft I have updated to the book this week, which will be the Xcode 8 and Swift 3.0 changes for chapters 1,2, and chapter 4 section 1. If that loads without problems I'll update the code for the rest of 4(modal view controllers), then go back and update what images I'll need to update. I'll then do the same thing with chapters 5(embedded view controllers) and 6(delegate view controllers) While slow, hopefully that will keep me merely in update mode for most of these chapters, and you will have correct code for Swift 3.
I'll tackle the big problem, Chapter 3 last. Chapter 3 is the auto layout and size classes chapter. There's no way to get around deleting a section there, so it may not work. But if all goes according to plan, all of you with Xcode 7 copies of the book will have one last major update before I have to mothball it next year for a new edition.
That's it for books right now. You If you have questions you can e-mail me at podcasts@makeapppie.com or just reply to this newsletter. Not to the other big announcement of last week.
Lynda.com released on Thursday my first video course Learning Apple watchOS3 App Development. If you know a little bit of Swift, I'll guide you through how to make apps for the the Apple Watch. It's a market that hasn't reached its full potential yet, and with a lot of the new additions to watchOS 3, watch development looks very promising. I'll go through most of the objects you can add to a watch face, how to use navigation on the watch, and how to use some important functions to the watch like complications for fast access to apps, and notifications.
In the newsletter and show transcript, you'll find a sample video if you'd like to learn more.
I'm very excited about this video course. Lynda.com is a subscription service, so you'll need a subscription to watch the whole video. If you have a LinkedIn profile and a premium account, check the features for that account. Some levels have access to Lynda.com courses. I'm setting up some other ways to subscribe, and hopefully those will be in place shortly.
This course is only the beginning. There are more in the planning stages, and again I won't say more than some are iPhone and some watchOS. Once they are out, I'll give you more information about them.
The post this week, is a preview of the Practical Autolayout book. I've posted the updated Chapter 2. You can get that chapter as part of the free samples on the iTunes and Kindle as well.


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The common perception of mammography is that, by detecting breast cancer earlier than it would otherwise be, it saves women's lives. However, there is quite some evidence to suggest that many women need to be screen for one life to be saved, and on top of this we have adverse effects such as over-diagnosis (the detection and treatment of breast cancers that would never have bothered a women during the natural course of her life if left undetected).
A new study casts fresh doubt on the effectiveness of mammography as a 'life-saver'. It involved long-term follow-up of a group of about 90,000 women in Canada, half of whom had been selected for mammography (five mammograms over five years) or no mammography (but did receive at least one breast examination).
During the entire 25-year study, 3,250 women in the mammography group and 3,133 in the non-mammography group were diagnosed with breast cancer. Basically, in this setting, mammography did not improve breast cancer detection. But more importantly, deaths from breast cancer were virtually identical across the two groups. In other words, screening about 45,000 women for 5 years did not reduce their risk of breast cancer compared to breast examination.
This study also assessed over-diagnosis. According to the data, for every 424 women screened, one woman had a breast cancer detected that would not have bothered her if left undetected and untreated.
All-in-all not a great advert for mammography, and another piece of evidence that demonstrates that this practice has been vigorously promoted by some even though the evidence for it is not strong at all.
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That's my belief too Vanessa, good to see it confirmed by someone who knows the ins and outs. Hence, I'm not taking part!
Hope more women read this article – it may make them ask their doctor what is the effect of having mammograms and write down their answer, I find doctors answers are carefully worded when you write them down, as they know you can read and re-read their words.
Never had one, after reading a study 15 years ago that showed how common false positives were, something like 45%. Repeating the test actually increased the false positive rate!
Probably 35% of women treated for "breast cancer" in the US never had it, period. It's shocking how poor this test is.
This is why I had thermographic imaging instead, and then made sure I wrote to my GP to inform her not to pester me anymore for mammograms, and to let her know why I reject them in favour of thermographic imaging. I sent a copy of my results and asked for them to be kept with my medical records.
My 74 year old wife found what she thought was a pimple but turned out to be a tumor which needed a lumpectomy followed by radio-therapy, which we are in the middle of now. The point being that neither the mammogram nor the scan detected it, but only the biopsy. Thank God the doctors didn't rely on the first two.
Do you believe that mammography saved your life?
Without the mammogram I would have been completely unaware of the invasive ductal cancer (invasive stage 3) so I not saying it saved my life at present but could have a future impact and hopefully removed before it became too late and more aggressive treatment was necessary.
It's sad that despite this evidence, little has changed. Many people have their mind made up about the benefits of mammography, so it's an uphill battle to change their perspective.
I turned 50 last autumn and have now been called for 'routine breast screening' here in Malta. Which all sounds so efficient. In fact, visiting the gynaecologist last week (after years of not), she advised me in strong terms to book a mammogram. I've always been sceptical and am set on not going. But let's face it, the mantra is so strong to 'go' or 'else' that it's hard for a woman to resist (esp if the service is free and billed as for our own good). We are considered poor uninformed and stupid not to take the service up. I am perfectly fine, no lumps or bumps so should I or should I not go? Or should I opt for a private ultrasound instead? I like the idea of taking health into my own hands, not be dictated to.
This is perhaps one example of where a patient may be in a position to inform and even 'educate' a doctor.
As information gets more widely available and disseminated (principally via the internet), we doctors are going to have to get used to the idea that sometimes we don't know best, but our patients do.
I for one am grateful for my mammogram. I have large breasts that are quite difficult to selfexamine and my tumour was discovered very early. Now "all" I have to suffer through are 3-5 weeks of radiation and 5 years of "antihormones". Not much fun, but preferable to chemo, losing my breast, radiation and antihormones and an economy shot to pieces.
What about the 117 women who had a mammogram and were diagnosed who wouldn't otherwise have been? How were the non-mammogrammed women diagnosed? As a younger woman with breast cancer, if I'd been ultrasounded/mammogrammed when I initially found my lump instead of 2 1/2 years later I could have caught it before it spread to my lymph nodes and potentially have avoided chemotherapy. I presume you've not been treated for cancer? In my opinion ANYTHING that helps people avoid what I have gone through is worthwhile. And I'm sure the 117 families are glad their mothers/sisters/wives/daughters didn't die a horrible death from invasive cancer.


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BREAKING: Star Wars: Episode VII Cast officially announced
Luke Hoare Greene April 29, 2014
The cast for Star Wars: Episode VII has just been made official – you may want to sit down for this.
The good news is that fan favourites Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker are all involved, with the addition of a number of other great cast members – Andy Serkis for one, think of the amazing mocap work that will be done!
The full announcement from Star Wars Official Website is below, their website is naturally struggling right now.
The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII.
Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.
Director J.J. Abrams says, "We are so excited to finally share the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again. We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud."
Star Wars: Episode VII is being directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer. The movie opens worldwide on December 18, 2015.
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Jack Whitten included in Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties, at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, co-curated by Teresa A. Carbone and Kellie Jones and organized by the Brooklyn Museum.
Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties focuses on painting, sculpture, graphics, and photography from a decade defined by social protest and American race relations. In observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, this exhibition considers how sixty-six of the decade's artists, including African Americans and some of their white, Latino, Asian American, Native American, and Caribbean contemporaries, used diverse and aesthetic approaches to address the struggle for racial justice.


Can new blood revive an old college football powerhouse?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The haunting sing-song chants that accompanied Florida State's dominance of college football in the 1990s essentially doubled as a soundtrack to the sport. Growing up in Palmetto, Florida, Willie Taggart became entranced by the seductive allure of the hypnotic harmony of the Tomahawk Chop.
Taggart still feels that pull from his childhood when he peeks out of the head coach's office at Doak Campbell Stadium, as the site of the goalposts can cause flashbacks.
Taggart takes over as the first-year head coach at Florida State with the football program in a position that few could have imagined during the dominant days of the 1990s. The Seminoles sputtered through a 7-6 season in 2017, coach Jimbo Fisher bolted for Texas A&M and Florida State finds itself distinctly behind Clemson in the ACC pecking order. In nearly three decades in the ACC, the Seminoles have never been such a distance behind a single conference foe both on and off the field.
Clemson has won three straight ACC titles, the league's most recent national title in 2016 and its savvy administrators have lapped Florida State's investments in facilities and staff. Clemson has the culture, the resplendent new football building and a coach, Dabo Swinney, who resonates nationally only behind Alabama's Nick Saban and Ohio State's Urban Meyer. While the world celebrates the toy slide inside Clemson's $55 million facility, Taggart's job is to stop Florida State's slide from the highest echelon of college football.
To return the familiar sing-song echo to college football's soundtrack, Taggart knows exactly what the Seminoles will look like. And it's a vision that's not familiar to Florida State fans, who've haven't deviated from Bobby Bowden's coaching tree since 1976.
What will Florida State's new identity look like? The best place to start is at the clear inflection point of Taggart's coaching career. He began the second head coaching job of his career at South Florida with a 7-21 record and finished it 17-4. The pivot from hot seat to hot coach came on Oct. 10, 2015, as the Bulls were 1-3 with no FBS wins and hosting Syracuse.
Taggart had switched offenses in the offseason, deviating from a pro-style system he'd learned on the Harbaugh tree – playing for Jack and coaching with Jim. Taggart also took on play-calling duties, but he'd struggled finding a rhythm while adjusting to a spread system.
That week, USF quarterback Quinton Flowers encouraged Taggart to call the game uninhibited by the fear of mistakes. Taggart turned up the tempo, and his career took off at the same pace.
Taggart scoured the country for tweaks, nuances and improvements. He swiped jet sweeps from Auburn, empty packages from Clemson and high-tempo tips from both Oregon and Ole Miss. He even visited Baylor, which is notorious for not sharing information, and took away intricacies of the wide splits that defined Art Briles' old offense.
Along the way, a system Taggart tagged the Gulf Coast Offense became awash with potential. And it became prophetic when he returned back toward the Gulf of Mexico after a 7-5 season as the head coach at Oregon in 2017. The term "Lethal Simplicity" has become Taggart's mantra. As he embarked on changing the identity at Florida State, he's anxious to see the combination of his scheme with the caliber of talent he has on his roster and should be able to recruit.
To get back to wowing opponents will take a revitalization on the recruiting trail, where FSU ranks a respectable No. 13 by Rivals.com for 2019. This dovetails with one of Taggart's coaching specialties, the ability to connect. He has impressed the players he inherited with how much time he has spent with them, arranging dinners, playing pool and encouraging them to hang out and play the Xbox and PlayStation systems set up in his office.
Taggart's philosophy around connecting is derived from playing for Jack Harbaugh at Western Kentucky, where he learned that the amount he cared for players translated into how hard they played. Taggart wants the players to know his "trials and tribulations," as he grew up the son of migrant workers who picked oranges and tomatoes. (His dad later worked collecting shells from the ocean).
Taggart knows there's some catching up to do – "facilities wise, we can be better and we will be" – but he has a simple plan that winning games will ultimately build buildings, restore traditional order in the ACC and awake the echoes of that haunting chant that defined college football in his youth. With an identity of Lethal Simplicity on the field and a vision for connecting off it, Taggart's goals appear as familiar as the feeling he's hoping to revive.


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UC Davis Protest and Why Protesting Hate Speech Matters
By Amber Enderton | January 16, 2016 | It was a chilly night on Friday, January 13th. We had all gathered with one common goal, to...
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By Amber Enderton | January 16, 2016 |
It was a chilly night on Friday, January 13th. We had all gathered with one common goal, to protest the appearance of Milo Yiannopoulos at UC Davis, who was invited by the Davis College Republicans. It was a unified coalition of solidarity; progressives, socialists, communists, anarchists, and unionists were all there in the crowd. While holding our various signs and banners high, we chanted out together that racism, sexism, and transphobia would not be tolerated. We shouted our support for the rights of black people, latinx people, transgender people, refugees, immigrants and Muslims. A single message of acceptance, expressed by dozens and dozens of protesters.
Contrary to early reports, it was a relatively peaceful affair. Initially the police had set up barricades to separate the protesters from the counter-protesters, but once the barriers were torn down, very few incidents occurred as both protesters and counter-protesters mingled shoulder to shoulder. Their chants of 'Let Milo Speak' and 'USA USA' were met with our chants of 'Racism, sexism go away'. Only once did fisticuffs break out between a protester and a counter-protester. The only arrest came when a group of protesters, who had received tickets that were being passed around, got into the event. The police quickly, and forcefully, tossed them out; while one was arrested. That brief encounter with police was the most violent moment of the night, as several protesters left that incident with bruises from being shoved by police. Vandalism came in the form of chalk, with anti-fascist and trans-positive messages etched onto the ground across the quad; with cops confiscating chalk as they saw it. Paramedics were only called out once, when a protester collapsed inside the nearby parking structure, but they were able to get home without incident. Ultimately, the protest ended in success, with the event being cancelled. Hate speech would not be welcome on campus that day.
Much has been made of the protest since, with supporters praising the successful quashing of hate speech, whereas detractors argue the protest was a suppression of free speech. I am certainly biased; a friend of mine was targeted by Milo after one of her accounts were hacked, resulting in her being outed in her community and topless photos from her teenage years before she had transitioned printed on the pages of Breitbart. As a trans woman myself, I certainly appreciate the fear of being blasted on Breitbart by one of Milo's hit pieces, though perhaps not as much as the other trans women at the event, who all wore face masks to avoid being outed and subjected to public ridicule. But this is precisely why this protest is so important.
It is important to clarify the difference between hate speech and free speech. One of the founding concepts of this nation, codified in the bill of rights, is the right to free speech. An open dialogue that encourages differing views to be expressed safely and without the burdens of government cracking down on them. Hate speech seeks to exploit that, not by encouraging discussion but by silencing marginalized communities.
Milo doesn't just share his views, he encourages attacks on vulnerable people. Comedian Leslie Jones got a taste of it last year after Milo began targeting her; she had to leave Twitter due to harassment, and her instagram and other accounts were hacked, leading to the release of nudes that were never meant for public consumption. When Milo went to Milwaukee last month, he targeted a trans student there, ridiculing their appearance and stipulating that they are a sexual predator because they use the women's bathroom. The humiliation and personal attacks of having their identity scrutinized led to them leaving the university.
Milo practices hate speech, and it is intended to suppress the speech of the marginalized. Using stereotypes and hatred already existing in our society, he directs that at specific individuals; the fear and intimidation by the ensuing mobs silencing them and disrupting their lives. To be targeted by Milo is not an open and frank discussion, but to have your whole life turned into a nightmare. Our lives, our existences, are not open to debate. We can discuss issues without trying to isolate and demagogue whole communities. Anything less is hate speech.


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Top takeaways from Longhorns' season opener
Published on November 12, 2017 at 7:13 pm Last update on November 12, 2017 at 8:11 pm
By Travis Hlavinka
The No. 2 Longhorns walked out of the Frank Erwin Center winners for the first time this season after their Sunday afternoon home opener against Stetson University with a score of 95-59. Here are the top three takeaways from the team's first game.
Higgs' impressive efficiency
Junior Lashann Higgs took advantage of her opportunities on Sunday. On multiple occasions, the shooting guard had three-point play opportunities and converted, not letting even the toughest foul stop her from getting to the rim. She tallied 14 points in the first half, and added four in the second after getting some time off due to a substantial Texas lead. Overall, she shot 7-9 from the field and 4-5 from the line, and grabbed two rebounds in 18 minutes.
"I don't really care about the points to be honest with you," Higgs said. "[It's] just about playing, trying to help your team be as successful as possible."
Ariel Atkins' versatility
It looks as though senior Ariel Atkins is seeing the game at a different speed than most everyone else. Her six assists led the Longhorns on Sunday, while she also recorded nine points and added in four rebounds, four steals and a block. Atkins was often seen streaking across the court, driving into the lane, going for the steal or kicking the ball back out to an open teammate.
"I would like to affect the game, I guess anyway that I can," Atkins said. "I just try to help my team anyway that I can. And if I'm able to do that than I try to."
Defense with room to grow
While Texas' offensive firepower may steal the headlines from Sunday afternoon's victory, Aston believes if Texas want reach the Final Four come March, it will need to improve its defensive prowess.
"I think we need to get better defensively," Aston said. "I'm not pleased with the way we played on the defensive end."
Texas' defensive struggles were particularly noticeable in the interior, where Stetson sophomore forward Kennedi Colclough recorded 19 points for the Hatters on 8-13 shooting. It looked as if at times she was scoring at will.
"I do think that I will begin to find some people that want to play defense," Aston said. "Especially when they won't play if they don't."


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Are we too quick to bubble-wrap our children? (Pixabay photo)
Wolf: Keeping score is part of life
Fun is always paramount in youth sports - but winning and losing provide valuable lessons
Philip Wolf
Nov. 9, 2018 6:30 a.m.
Headline this week: 'Kids hockey should be about fun, not scores: minor hockey groups'
Exactly what's so wrong with keeping score?
From the files of our never-ending quest to bubble-wrap our children, protecting them from all that is negative and scary, comes the latest tale of trying to make sure no one ever feels bad about anything.
Seems a minor hockey squad (eight-year-olds) in Ontario managed to eke out a 41-0 win over a rival team in recent action. Interestingly, though officials involved said there weren't a barrage of complaints, the news of such horror quickly spawned the usual array of examples of groups working to ensure losing big isn't a thing.
Perhaps I'm a tad curmudgeonly here, because the notion of fun being paramount in any sport remains sacred, especially for the kids. But on many levels, sports also offer a remarkable chance for kids to learn about life.
Part of life is learning to deal with failure — or defeat.
We seem determined to forget that (and not just in sport) a lot more these days.
This incident reminds me of a news story a few years ago about a children's soccer league (up to age 18) that instituted a rule that said any team that got ahead by more than five goals would lose by default.
If delicate little Billy's team is losing 6-1 and an unsportsmanlike cad on the other team happens to score one more, they lose.
C'mon.
When I was a sports-mad lad, I hated to lose. My Little League baseball team went 59-0-1 in three years and decades later, I'm still bitter about the tie. Even playing my sister at tiddlywinks was high-stakes competition.
In any sport, I was always taught to play as hard as you could, all the time. If the result was too overwhelming for the other team, too bad.
If you did your best and still lost, that wasn't the end of the world either. I remember in school a visiting British rugby side came for an exhibition and beat us by about 70 points.
Did we wilt and cry and feel bad about ourselves? No. It made us realize just how much work had to be done to get better.
Our coach told us there was no shame in losing, to hold our heads up and keep working and maybe one day we'd be that good.
I played on soccer teams that won 32-0. Hockey teams that lost 14-1. Powerful teams winning tournaments was seen as a positive, not 'oh, no, is there some way to divide up the teams so everyone's equal?'
Now, I get that many arguments that begin with 'well, that was the way they did it when I was a kid, and I turned out OK' can ring hollow. We must evolve. But it seems more and more that we must coddle our little ones and not ever let them lose a game or fail a test or deal with hardship of any sort. In turn, we can reasonably expect a host of youngsters who believe the world owes them a living.
Life isn't always fair. There are winners and there are losers. Learning to deal with those situations at a young age isn't going to harm anyone. And even if you tell them you're not keeping score, many of them will be keeping it in their heads anyway.
I still coach kids baseball. My approach will always be it's all about fun and learning how to play the game. Get out there and get after it and we'll worry about the result later. But if it reached a point at a 'keep score' level where it was a tight game in the last inning, then everyone might be told "we need two runs" or "we can't give up more than one" so they can get a taste of how to react in a more competitive situation.
Get excited when you win, try to figure out what you can do better if you lose. Little kids whose team loses a blowout game won't be permanently scarred, they'll still just want to go to Dairy Queen.
Trying to teach them it's not OK to excel or that changes will always be made to protect them from big losses might not always be the best course of action.
VIFD editor Philip Wolf can be reached at philip.wolf@blackpress.ca or follow him on Twitter and Instagram.
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The Lambton College women's basketball team knocked off the UTM Eagles on Sunday by a score of 63-57. The win moved the Lions to 10-6 on the season and more securely into the 4th spot in the OCAA West.
Morgan Wagg led all scorers with 18 points for the Lions. Christine Fleischer and Ashleigh Petit each scored 15 with Fleischer also pulling down 22 rebounds. Shelby Bigras had seven points, Madisyn Campbell six and Daylin Galvin two.
Lambton now prepares for three games in five days beginning with Redeemer coming to Sarnia on Friday night. The Lions then head to Niagara on Sunday to face the Knights before returning home to host Fanshawe next week.
The Lambton College men's basketball team fell 80-73 to UTM as the Eagles dominated the glass throughout the game. The loss sees the Lions record move to 8-8 on the season as struggled continue without the presence of forward Jason Watts.
Kardon Edwards had 25 points for Lambton with Tyvell Peters scoring 15 and Journee Joseph 11. Others hitting the scoresheet were Denes Hegedus with eight, Deiondre Reid five to go with 16 rebounds, Keith Laryea three, Damian Omorogbe two, Shak Seymour two and Dwayne Lambert-Cadore two.
The Lions now have a tough three game stretch against teams above them in the standings beginning this Friday against Redeemer.


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A new poll has found that President Trump is ahead of the top 2020 Democrats in the key battleground states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Breitbart reports that a Firehouse/Optimus poll conducted earlier this month reveals the President is polling ahead of Democrat candidates, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Mayor Michael Bloomberg in all three states.
Vice President Biden was Trump's closest contender in each of the states.
In Michigan, the President is ahead of Biden by five percentage points, Sanders by six points, Warren by nine points, Buttigieg by eleven points, and Bloomberg by eleven points.
In Pennsylvania, President Trump beats Biden by four points, Bloomberg by four points, Buttigieg by six points, Warren by seven points and Sanders by eleven points
In Wisconsin, President Trump crushes every Democrat candidates by double-digits except for Biden.
President Trump is nine points ahead of Biden in the state, eleven points ahead of Buttigieg, twelve points ahead of Warren, twelve points ahead of Bloomberg and thirteen points ahead of Sanders.
The poll points out that "Among non-partisan voters, Wisconsinites favored President Trump by double digits. For example, against Senator Elizabeth Warren, Trump led by over 18 percentage points among non-partisans."
The poll also found that in each of the three battleground states, a majority of likely voters are not in favor of impeachment and removal of President Trump:
Impeachment and removal is opposed by 50.8% of voters in Michigan, 52.2% of voters in Pennsylvania, and 57.9% of voters in Wisconsin. Non-partisan voters in Michigan (70%) and Wisconsin (61%) oppose impeachment and removal while non-partisan voters in Pennsylvania slightly support it (46.4% to 40.9%). When asked about whether congressional Democrats should be spending their time impeaching Trump or focusing on policy issues, a majority of these battleground state voters choose "focus on policy issues" (MI: 59.4%; PA: 63%; WI: 67.2%).
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Will society remember Ryan Cohen as the Founder of Chewy or the Chairman of GameStop?
GameStop has today announced that the board intends to elect Ryan Cohen, founder of Chewy, as Chairman of the Board at the annual meeting, which will take place in Grapevine Texas on June 9th, 2021. GameStop also states that it will be nominating the following six individuals to stand for election to its Board of Directors: Alan Attal, Larry Cheng, Ryan Cohen, Jim Grube, George Sherman and Yang Xu.
GameStop has also shared updates that include:
Following the Annual Meeting, the Board intends to elect Mr. Cohen as Chairman;
Following the Annual Meeting, all directors will be compensated 100% in equity;
Following the Annual Meeting, individual director compensation will be reduced approximately 28% from the prior year, and
Effective immediately, the Board has appointed Mr. Grube to serve on the Strategic Planning and Capital Allocation Committee.
GameStop's News Release from April 8th, 2021
About the new names
Larry Cheng is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Volition Capital, a leading growth equity investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts and the first investor in Chewy. He has more than two decades of venture capital and growth equity investing experience based on time at Volition Capital, Fidelity Ventures, Battery Ventures, and Bessemer Venture Partners. He presently leads the Internet and Consumer team at Volition, focusing on disruptive companies in e-commerce, internet services, consumer brands, and digital media and gaming. He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard College where he concentrated in Psychology.
Yang Xu is Senior Vice President of Global Finance and Treasury at The Kraft Heinz Company. She has more than 20 years of broad experience across the capital markets, finance, strategic planning, transactions and business operations in the U.S., Asia and Europe. Prior to The Kraft Heinz Company, she held roles with Whirlpool Corporation and General Electric Healthcare. She has a bachelor's degree in Finance from Wuhan University, a master's degree in management from the HEC School of Management and a master's in business administration from the London Business School.
First, we are glad to see that RC Ventures is, in fact, on pace to control the GameStop board. Surprisingly, though, without Kurt Wolf and instead a former venture capital partner from his Chewy days.
With Cohen being placed as chairman of the board and Sherman to be re-elected, George Sherman will remain serving as CEO. There is also an apparent reversal in Jim Grube being asked to serve on the Strategic Planning and Capital Allocation Committee, a team we speculated he wasn't originally a part of , anticipating a CFO announcement instead. Could both Jim Grube as CFO and Ryan Cohen as CEO still happen? Of course. But it seems they both may already have found their roles, for now at least.
Source: GameStop News Release
Posted in News Releases, RC Ventures
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Posters, trailer and campaign ads from both candidates are below from Jay Roach's 'The Campaign,' starring Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Katherine LaNasa, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd and Brian Cox.
When long-term congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district. Their man: naïve Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center. At first, Marty appears to be the unlikeliest possible choice but, with the help of his new benefactors' support, a cutthroat campaign manager and his family's political connections, he soon becomes a contender who gives the charismatic Cam plenty to worry about.
As Election Day closes in, the two are locked in a dead heat, with insults quickly escalating to injury until all they care about is burying each other, in this mud-slinging, back-stabbing, home-wrecking comedy from "Meet the Parents" director Jay Roach that takes today's political circus to its logical next level. Because even when you think campaign ethics have hit rock bottom, there's room to dig a whole lot deeper.
'The Campaign' opens August 10 for the US, 28 September for Ireland and the UK.


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President Joko Widodo along with First Lady Iriana attends the commemoration of the 2019 National Batik Day at Pura Mangkunegaraan Solo, Central Java, Wednesday (2/10/2019). (photo: SESKAB)
IO, Solo – The highlight of National Batik Day commemorations was held at the Mangkunegaran Palace in Solo, Wednesday (2/10). President Joko Widodo was present along with the First Lady Iriana, Mufidah Jusuf Kalla and a number of Working Cabinet Ministers. Among them were Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, the King of KGPAA Mangkunegara and Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo.
Before the event began, Jokowi, First Lady and Mufidah Kalla wore batik together in front of the palace pavilion. There were some 500 batik makers consisting of professionals, artisans, students, college students and other communities involved in these activities.
After making batik together, Jokowi and his entourage entered the Hall of Mangkunegaran Palace to attend a series of events. Commemoration of National Batik Day this time took the theme of "Making Batik for the Nation".
The Chairman of National Batik Day Committee Diana Santosa announced Jokowi and 500 invitees were making batik in unison, as a symbol of the birth of batik. Along with the Indonesian Batik Foundation, the President also launched an Indonesian Batik Book in the form of pocket books and e-books.
President Joko Widodo is reportedly committed to safeguarding batik culture to maintain UNESCO recognition. Since that UN cultural institution is evaluating the determination of batik as an intangible world cultural heritage. "It must be remembered that UNESCO began to reevaluate its recognition. We must thus show our hard work in preserving batik," said Jokowi.
According to him, the preservation of batik is the responsibility of all parties, not only batik artisans and the government, but people in general are also obliged to participate in preserving batik.
"We all must carry out the mandate as well as possible by continuing to preserve culture and develop the creativity of a batik art archipelago," he said.
"This needs support from all parties, to maintain the determination of UNESCO," the President continued.
However, Jokowi is quite proud of the growing batik industry, not only domestically, but also internationally. "Alhamdulillah, the growth of batik artisans are growing rapidly in all regions of the country. The more commonly it is worn by people, appearing in various world-class fashion stages, it will provide benefits for our society," said Jokowi.
Meanwhile, Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo said that batik is a longstanding original cultural aspect of Indonesia. But on its way, the existence of original Indonesian batik has experienced ups and downs, especially when there was an onslaught of technology that mass-produced batik on machines.
"What I am referring to is the beginning of the batik process. There are up and down developments. There are those that are falling off, but there are those who also survive. Batik with technology is a mixed blessing. And finally, UNESCO recognized this as an Indonesian heritage. Currently there are approximately 2.500 batik motifs in Indonesia," he said.
Indonesian batik was set by UNESCO, in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates, on 29 September 2009, as an "intangible cultural heritage". To preserve the UNESCO recognition, real action is needed to fulfill the assessment component, namely preservation, education, and inspiration to the community for the assets owned.
Therefore, the Indonesian Batik Foundation assists the government in maintaining this recognition by carrying out a series of events held in addition to mass batik activities, as well as batik talk show events, fashion shows, culinary, and public batik markets.
In the Indonesian Batik History, it is written that the history of batik in Indonesia began during the Majapahit era. Its development then continued during the kingdom of Mataram, then the kingdom of Solo and Yogyakarta. However, in the past batik craft was only for the nobility or priyayi, not for ordinary people. Evidence that Majapahit kingdom first applied batik in Indonesia was found in the remnants of batik that existed in Mojokerto and Bonorowo (now Tulungagung) regions, the former territory of the Majapahit kingdom. (des)
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According to statistics released by Russian state-owned diamond mining company Alrosa, the global diamond jewellery market delivered marginal growth last year. It claims that sales of diamond jewels across the world increased 4% to a total of more than £65 billion. While North America delivered strong growth, it was bested by robust trading in Asia.
A new jewellery exhibition in Dubai, organised by Van Cleef & Arpels' L'Ecole educational institute, shines a light on a fascinating treasure trove of antique jewels from Saudi Arabia. The pieces, including bejewelled Bedouin belts and a brooch that once belonged to an Arabian princess, tell the story of the region as a crossroad of civilizations and influences.
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Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an outdoor tennis court, a sauna, and a fitness center. This aparthotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a hair salon.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the aparthotel's 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the poolside bar. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 8 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include wired Internet access (surcharge), a business center, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self parking is available onsite.
Make yourself at home in one of the 87 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. Rooms have private balconies. Flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and minibars.
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The preferred airport for Lake Side Apart Hotel is Brasilia (BSB-Brasilia Intl. - President Juscelino Kubitschek) - 18.4 km / 11.4 mi
When you stay at Lake Side Apart Hotel in Brasilia, you'll be on a lake, within a 10-minute drive of Itamaraty Palace and National Congress of Brazil. This spa aparthotel is 3.9 mi (6.2 km) from Metropolitan Cathedral and 4.6 mi (7.5 km) from National Museum of the Republic.
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This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Guests arriving late won't be able to check in until the next morning.
A pet fee will be charged
Parents or a legal guardian traveling with children under 18 years must present the child's birth certificate and an identity card with photo (passport, for example) at the check-in. For international travels from Brazil, if just one of the parents is traveling with the child, she/he must present – in addition to the child's certificate of birth and identity card with photo – a letter authorizing the trip signed by the other parent with a notarial certification of signature. In case the parents or the legal guardian, as applicable, cannot or are unwilling to give this authorization, a judicial authorization is required. People who intend to travel to Brazil with children must consult with the Brazilian consulate before traveling for more information.


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The way this works is that there are 6 leagues or groups, each with 8 songs, you can pick 1 song per group. Eventually the top 2 songs in each group will go into a super-final to decide the best Queen song.
Stage 1 of the Top 50 Queen Songs is now over and the 48 songs have been narrowed down to 21 for Round 2. See below for the winners of Round 1.
The second round of the 'Top 50 Queen songs' will at the end of the year – so vote for your favourite Queen song now.
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The governor has signed into law a bill requiring developers to install solar water heaters in new homes.
The 50th state is the first in the nation to require solar water heaters to be installed on new single-family homes, which certainly would seem logical to the rest of the country.
In fact, residents of the other 49 would have reason to ask why the state with such plentiful sunshine took so long to adopt the renewable resource for a basic advantage.
It's not for lack of trying. Lawmakers have entertained the idea for five years since Kauai Sen. Gary Hooser first introduced legislation. Environmental organizations, principally the Sierra Club of Hawaii, have been lobbying long and hard at the state Capitol to get enough support, tweaking and amending the measure to win acceptance.
But at least some of the success of the bill, which Gov. Linda Lingle signed into law this week, is due to the economics of oil. When Hooser proposed the bill, oil was selling at $40 a barrel. On Friday afternoon, a barrel traded at an incredible $142.
With Hawaii owning the dubious national distinction of paying the most for electricity -- with the ever-soaring fuel surcharges making up nearly half of the tab -- using the sun to heat water makes sense. Solar devices will cut an estimated $40 to $60 in power costs for a family of four or about 30 percent of a homeowner's monthly bill.
Not everyone is pleased, however. The Building Industry Association of Hawaii, representing developers and contractors, complained the law will increase home prices, but buyers will recoup the difference within a few years and save in the long run because electricity costs will continue to go up. Some smart homebuilders, recognizing consumers' desire for renewable energy systems, already include solar water heaters on their residential units.
Gov. Lingle believes the new law will eliminate state tax credits for older homes, but the bill clearly states that homes that were issued building permits -- which were necessary to put up the houses -- before January 2010, when the law takes effect, can still claim the credit.
Solar water heaters make sense for the island and for the environment. Hawaii should be proud of leading the way.


Unless the room is recently decorated (say one or two months ago) even if you had the same paint that was used you would not be able to just patch where the TV was. It is most likely that the room was decorated a long time ago and that is why you see a patch of different colour where the TV was. Rooms get dirty over time and for example, it will be dirtier above the TV than below.
You have a slim chance that if you wash down the wall (use sugar soap and warm water, and rinse afterwards) the wall will clean up and be one colour. But if you wash down the wall, it is also possible that you may wash off the emulsion so no heavy/prolonged rubbing. Your alternative is to paint the whole wall which you may have to do if the wash goes wrong ... or hung a picture there for now, and wait for better weather and redecorate the whole room. The latter would be my choice.
My advice would be don't even try to colour match... just recoat in your preferred colour.


"Bessarabian Stamps" by Oleg Woolf, Phoneme Media, 2015 | ? dubious labia !
Imagine a novel, written as a series of vignettes, where thirty-three characters come to life over the course of sixteen chapters. Not so out of the ordinary? It's only eighty-five pages long.
I had a lot of ideas about this tiny book, and was especially curious about "entry zero." So I contacted Woolf's translator, Boris Dralyuk, and his widow, Irina Mashinski, about how "entry zero" might relate to Woolf's concept of time/space. I wondered whether the movements of the characters through the vignettes toward this point were a nod to (or a recapitulation of) the motion of matter through time and space.
Like a black hole? I wondered.
To me, there was also a feeling accretion/accumulation as the characters appear, reappear and disappear again. This "action" reminded me of the tell settlements of Old Europe, specifically the Cucuteni-Tripol'ye culture (roughly fifth to third millennia BCE) that grew up where present-day Moldova is. In those tells, people lived in the same place as their ancestors and built huge mounds with the remains of torn down and rebuilt houses and old household goods – an accretion/accumulation of histories, objects, stories, energies. I asked Mashinski and Dralyuk if Woolf had ever embedded any archeological ideas in his these characters, and the village of Sanduleni?


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Moringa kratom has become a popular search term, but don't get it twisted. Moringa is not the same thing as kratom. On the contrary, they are two very distinct herbs.
Moringa has been used since Medieval times while kratom is an ancient Ayurvedic herb that didn't find favor in the Western world until the dawn of the new millennium despite centuries of use in its native Southeast Asia.
Today I'll break down the ways in which these two remarkable plants compare, but we'll also explore their many differences. Strap in, dear reader, because there's plenty ahead.
1 WHAT IS MORINGA?
2 WHAT IS MORINGA USED FOR?
3 IS MORINGA TOXIC?
4 ARE MORINGA ROOTS POISONOUS?
5 CAN MORINGA GET YOU HIGH?
6 MORINGA SIDE EFFECTS
7 HOW IS MORINGA SIMILAR TO KRATOM?
8 WHY IS MORINGA LEAF SO SPECIAL?
9 WHY IS KRATOM BETTER THAN MORINGA?
10 CAN YOU TAKE MORINGA & KRATOM TOGETHER?
11 WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT MORINGA & KRATOM?
12 BOTTOM LINE
Moringa comes from the Drumstick tree, otherwise known as Moringa oleifera. It is a widely cultivated species from the Moringaceae family of plants. It is most commonly found in powder form which consists of Moringa leaf extract.
Moringa trees have been grown for generations across India, Nepal and Pakistan, respectively. The natives of these countries have found all parts of the Moringa tree to be of utility, from their pods and bark to their flowers and roots.
Like kratom, it can be enjoyed as a cup of tea which unlocks a number of impressive effects. It is also considered to be a superfood due to its nutritious profile and many antioxidants.
WHAT IS MORINGA USED FOR?
As a traditional Eastern medicine, Moringa leaf has been used to treat a wide swath of ailments, such as anemia, arthritis, diabetes, digestive problems, heart disease, liver disease and respiratory issues.
In more recent years, Moringa has been used to manage Menopausal symptoms and protect against joint degeneration and muscle wasting. Some have speculated that Moringa can help to relieve asthma, although there is insufficient scientific evidence to support this mere hypothesis.
Perhaps more interestingly, researchers have said that Moringa leaf's nutrients could reduce cancer symptoms associated with mesothelioma. According to Dr. Mercola, Moringa may also promote wound healing because of its blood-clotting properties.
IS MORINGA TOXIC?
In a study conducted by the University of Ghana School of Allied Health Sciences (SAHS), Moringa showed no signs of potential for toxicity. Their clinical probe found that hepatonephro-toxicity was nil with no abnormalities presenting in their results.
Genotoxicity results have not been shown nor have overdoses occurred in clinical trials. Moringa has been shown to be safe at levels of <1,000 mg/kg b.wt.
That being said, users should avoid the root and its extracts as these parts of the plant are believed to be toxic and may lead to paralysis or even death. For this reason and others, the FDA has not approved Moringa extract for medicinal use.
ARE MORINGA ROOTS POISONOUS?
Yes and no. Although the leaves and roots of Moringa contain phytochemicals that have been found to be toxic in plant predators, studies have demonstrated no toxicity in lab mice when administered orally and, therefore, they may be safe for humans as well.
CAN MORINGA GET YOU HIGH?
No. Moringa is a superfood, not a psychoactive compound. While Moringa has been said to be beneficial to those suffering from mood disorders, there is no scientific evidence to suggest that this is due to any psychoactive or euphoric effect.
MORINGA SIDE EFFECTS
As with almost any herb, Moringa use may lead to some undesirable adverse effects and it is still unclear what contraindications may occur when combining Moringa with other medicines or chemical compounds.
Moringa's side effects may include any of the following:
Uterine contractions
Slow heart rate
Cell mutation
Fertility interference
Liver and/or kidney damage
As you can see, Moringa has few known side effects, but some of them may be more acute than others.
HOW IS MORINGA SIMILAR TO KRATOM?
Kratom is a large tree from the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. It grows in abundance across Indonesia and hails from the coffee family of plants. As such, it is known to be a very stimulating herb which accounts for its popularity among the laborers native to the region.
Kratom has been used for centuries for its anxiolytic and stimulating properties. Moringa shares several things in common with kratom.
Both trees produce leaves that are considered to be anti-inflammatory and antioxidant in nature.
Like kratom, Moringa may ease digestive problems and improve mood. Each of these herbs has been known to boost one's Mojo…but that's where the similarities end.
Where different strains of kratom can induce euphoria, cognitive enhancement and increased sociability, Moringa offers no such effects and has been known to disrupt one's fertility. Kratom provides users with all of the stimulation of a strong cup of coffee without the jitters associated with the same. Moringa does not.
WHY IS MORINGA LEAF SO SPECIAL?
If there's one area in which Moringa bests the mighty Kratom leaf, it's the lack of addiction potential. Kratom is notorious for its ability to lead to tolerance and addiction after long-term or chronic use. By contrast, Moringa has no addiction potential.
WHY IS KRATOM BETTER THAN MORINGA?
Kratom is simply far more potent in every way, producing long-lasting effects which best those of the Drumstick tree. When you find Moringa powder that can sharpen focus, serve as a social lubricant and get your Mojo rising, you give me a call. In the meantime, I'll stick to my Sumatra leaf.
CAN YOU TAKE MORINGA & KRATOM TOGETHER?
Sure. There is nothing to say that these two herbs can co-exist and stacking them may be particularly beneficial. Since both possess anxiolytic properties, it only makes sense to stack them.
Brewing a cup of Moringa + Kratom tea may produce interesting effects. If nothing else, you'll be doing your body some good since both are loaded with nutrients and/or antioxidants.
WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT MORINGA & KRATOM?
On a thread about the potential of a Moringa + Kratom blend, one user said, "Yes, Moringa mixes very well with Kratom."
Another user was quick to point out that the presence of Moringa would not change the effects of kratom. They go on to say that they eat the moringa in a smoothie or something for breakfast for the nutritional value then kratom maybe an hour later to start the work day stress reduction.
Moringa is not in the same class as kratom, plain and simple. While this Eastern herb has much to recommend it, there is nothing to suggest that it would be a viable kratom alternative.
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Would you have ever thought that the above picture was a close-up of the miniature elf house below. Think of how many times we are at battle with the Lord when we see it close up and intimidating: when he sees it small and unnerving in the least. What if we could see everything with his perspective?


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Q: Calculating the number of injections I have the following problem:

Let $S = \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5\}$ and let $R = \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7\}$. How
many injective functions are there from $S$ to $R$?

my answer is that $f(1)$ can take $7$ values, $f(2)$ can take $6$, $f(3)$ can take $5$, $f(4)$ can take $4$, and $f(5)$ can take $3$.
and so $7 \times 6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3= 2520$ functions.
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Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz, španělská výslovnost: [anˈtonjo miˈɣel maˈtew laˈoθ] (* 12. března 1977 Algímia d'Alfara, Valencia, Španělsko) je bývaly španělský fotbalový rozhodčí, který od roku 2008 pískal nejvyšší španělskou ligu. Byl také mezinárodním rozhodčím FIFA. Je známý svým upovídaným a svérázným přístupem.

Kariéra
Lahoz začal působit jako rozhodčí už v patnácti letech, kdy pískal mládežnické zápasy. Poté, co prošel všemi regionálními soutěžemi, si v roce 1999 poprvé zapískal profesionální zápasy, a to ve čtvrté španělské lize. Zde strávil tři sezóny, a v roce 2002 povýšil do třetí ligy. Tam působil pouze v sezónách 2002/03 a 2003/04. Pak se přesunul do druhé ligy, kde strávil čtyři roky (2004 až 2008). V sezóně 2007/08 byl povýšen do první ligy. V La Lize debutoval 13. září 2008 v zápase mezi Sevillou a Sportingem Gijón (4:3).

Mateu Lahoz je známý svým neortodoxním přístupem, neboť je vždy ochoten hráčům raději domluvit, než jim udělit kartu. Z tohoto důvodu byl chválen (ale i kritizován) různými médii, hráči a trenéry.

V roce 2012 řídil odvetu španělského Superpoháru mezi Realem Madrid a FC Barcelonou (2:1). Dne 16. dubna 2014 byl rozhodčím dalšího El Clásica, a to ve finále Copa del Rey (1:2).

Dne 29. května 2021 byl povolán na anglické finále Ligy mistrů mezi Manchesterem City a Chelsea (0:1).

Mezinárodní kariéra
Rozhodčím FIFA je od 1. ledna 2011. Jeho prvním mezinárodním zápasem byl přátelský zápas mezi Itálií a Anglií hráčů do 21 let, hraný 8. února 2011.

Během května 2016 byla potvrzena jeho účast na olympijských hrách 2016 v Riu de Janeiru. V roce 2018 odpískal dva zápasy na Mistrovství světa ve fotbale v Rusku. O tři roky později se se objevil i na Mistrovství Evropy 2020.

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Green Jasmine is green tea that has been infused with the natural scent of jasmine flowers by alternating several layers of the flower within the green tea leaves prior to the brewing process. Exuding a distinct refresing taste, Jasmine tea has nerve-calming and relaxation effects and also helps promote fresh breath. Unsweetened, and zero calories, Green Jasmine provides more than 100% or more of the daily value of Vitamin C. High in antioxidants. "Drink for your self®" to taste the distinction of a beverage alternative that is healthy and designed for an active lifestyle.
It's been a while since I've reviewed anything on here! I've been really busy with my EMT class, and its finally coming to an end. Monday is the final, and then I just have clinicals. The review for the final is a 90 page word document!
However, I wanted to take a break to talk about this and a few other things. I won this, a bottle of Half & Half Green tea with Lemonade, and a Tea's Tea bag from Awkward Soul through her giveaway on her Oolong Owl blog. Thanks so much, Awkward Soul and Tea's Tea! I've already had the tea with lemonade. I wasn't sure if I should make a new thing just for that, so I'll just say my thoughts here first. I enjoyed it! I've had a few different brands of tea with lemonade. This one was pretty good and seemed less in your face sugary, though still sweet. There wasn't anything that reeeally stood out, but I still enjoyed it.
Bought at a Japanese market. I'm always on a quest for a good bottled tea, and at $1.69 this is pricey, but not excessively so. I grabbed it out of the refrigerated section so it's nice and cold.
Green Jasmine is very refreshing. It's literally just jasmine tea – no extra sugar or honey or random "flavors" added – with the floral notes of jasmine dominating. It doesn't have a strong aroma, but what you can smell is (of course!) flowery. The green tea provides a nice complement to the flowers, making a very balanced flavor, but they are so well blended that it's difficult to distinguish flavor components.
The only other bottled jasmine tea I've had has been Adagio's Jasmine Anteadote (which I've logged if you want to read about it) which had a much stronger floral flavor. Green Jasmine leaves a slightly bitter note in the aftertaste, but it's very satisfying overall.
The super markets around me have these! So good, totally worth it. I think it was a bit cheaper when I bought it though.
The Japanese market is always totally overpriced. It's in a wealthier neighborhood, and nostalgic immigrants are happy to pay the marked-up prices. But to get to a cheaper market, I have to drive all the way across town. It's a tossup!
I'm pleasantly surprised by this one. Usually bottled teas are just a little… meh. Adagio's black tea and this one buck the trend. Yum!


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UPDATED July 23, 2020 | Today, Rainway for TV app has launched on Amazon Fire TV. Rainway users with Fire TV devices will now have access today via the Amazon App Store.
Seattle, WA - July 15, 2020 | Rainway is excited to announce the launch of Rainway for TV app on Apple TV, Android TV, and the Amazon Fire TV platforms. Rainway is the premiere cross-platform game streaming service that lets gamers play their favorite PC games on just about any device anywhere, anytime. With the addition of Apple TV, Android TV, and Fire TV platforms, Rainway is the most convenient and accessible way to play all of your favorite PC games, your way.
Rainway is the first true extension of PC Gaming to hit your living room. Unlike its competitors, Rainway allows gamers to play all of their favorite PC titles, regardless of storefront, on their TVs with full controller support. Armed with a good internet connection, Rainway allows players to take their entire PC library with them wherever they go, even on vacation, on work travel, or even just out in the backyard during some good ol' fashioned social distancing.
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The last 2 years or so God has been dealing with me about speaking up. I'm not shy but I'd much rather keep the peace than learn how to properly advocate for myself. I'm always ready to drop someone or the situation rather than stay and learn to have a healthy conversation. One major lesson I learned in my last position was how to advocate for myself. I wanted to walk away so many times but God made me stay and speak up and watch HIM do the rest!!!
I had to learn that if it doesn't challenge you it won't change you and sometimes change is GOOD! I believe that we must learn the difference between being stretched and being drained. Everything isn't draining you, some situations were sent to stretch you. The only way we will know the difference is by PRAYER & DISCERNMENT! Too often we are chasing peace that we miss out on opportunities to level UP and be stretched. Nothing ever happens in your comfort zone. There's always going to be a need for perseverance! Here's a couple of scriptures that kept me as I learned to speak up and trust the Lord!!!!
Proverbs 31:8 ESV Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute.