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Q: Javascript - Automatically switch/create to another row if a row is filled with 4 cells in a table I think that the title is self-explanatory. I am retrieving data using XMLHttpRequest and the data is getting appended into columns of a table. I decided to only allow a row to have only 4 columns inside it and if another item exists then it should be appended into another row. This is what I have done:
//...
//unneccessary
//...
            var album_photos = JSON.parse(xhr2.responseText);
            for(var i = 0; i < album_photos.length; i++) {
                if(!isInArray(album_photos[i].Image_ID, image_ids)) {
                    var tr = document.getElementById("tiare");
                    if(i % 4 == 0) {
                        tr = document.createElement("tr");
                        document.getElementById("images").appendChild(tr);

                    }
//...
//creating elements to be append
//...
                    tr.appendChild(td);
                    td.appendChild(imagewrap);
                    imagewrap.appendChild(imagemenu);
                    imagemenu.appendChild(imagemenuimg1);
                    imagemenu.appendChild(imagemenuimg2);
                    imagewrap.appendChild(imagewrapimg);
                    image_ids.push(album_photos[i].Image_ID);
//...![enter image description here][1]
//unneccessary
//...

And this is the markup:

See how it's not getting splitted correctly:

How can I achieve this, my logic is not working at all! What should I do?
P.S: No jQuery solution allowed. :)
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. :)
UPDATE: I changed my code into this:
function getAlbumImages() {
    var xhr2 = window.XMLHttpRequest ? new XMLHttpRequest() : new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    xhr2.open('GET', 'admin/images_data.php');

    xhr2.onreadystatechange = function(e) {
        if(xhr2.readyState == 4 && xhr2.status == 200) {
            var oldtable = document.getElementById("images");
            var newtable = oldtable.cloneNode();
            var tr = document.createElement("tr");

            var album_photos = JSON.parse(xhr2.responseText);
            for(var i = 0; i < album_photos.length; i++) {
                if(!isInArray(album_photos[i].Image_ID, image_ids)) {
                    if(i%4 == 0 && i != 0){
                        newtable.appendChild(tr);
                        tr = document.createElement('tr');
                    }
                    var td = document.createElement('td');
                    var imagewrap = document.createElement('div');
                    imagewrap.className = "image-wrap";
                        var imagemenu = document.createElement('div');
                        imagemenu.className = "image-menu";
                            var imagemenuimg1 = document.createElement('img');
                            imagemenuimg1.src = "img/edit_img.png";
                            var imagemenuimg2 = document.createElement('img');
                            imagemenuimg2.src = "img/close.png";
                        var imagewrapimg = document.createElement('img');
                        imagewrapimg.className = "thumbnail";
                        imagewrapimg.src = "admin/album_photos/" + album_photos[i].Image_Path;
                        imagewrapimg.onclick = function() { showBigImage(this); };
                    tr.appendChild(td);
                    td.appendChild(imagewrap);
                    imagewrap.appendChild(imagemenu);
                    imagemenu.appendChild(imagemenuimg1);
                    imagemenu.appendChild(imagemenuimg2);
                    imagewrap.appendChild(imagewrapimg);
                    image_ids.push(album_photos[i].Image_ID);
                } else {
                    continue;
                }
            }
            newtable.appendChild(tr);
            oldtable.parentNode.replaceChild(newtable, oldtable);
        }
    }
    xhr2.send(null);
}

This function is called inside an setInterval with 5000 milliseconds break.
The problem coming now is that it disappears after 5 seconds. How can I resolve that?

A: The first problem I see is that i and i % 4 is not the images in your table, it's the images in the returned data. The two will differ as soon as you encounter an image already in your array. You need to use an index for the i % 4 that is the actual number of images in the table.  You could use a separate count of how many images are in the table that you intialize with:
var imageCnt = document.getElementById("images").getElementsByTagName("td").length

And, the increment that any time you add an image to the table and then check %imageCnt % 4 to decide when to add a new row.
Then, don't you want to be adding images to the LAST row in the table, not the first row in the table because that's where the extra slots will be and where the new empty row goes.  You will be adding images to the last row when you've just created a new row, but not when your last row is partially filled when you start.  In that case, you'll be adding images to the first row.  You can start with the last row
var table = document.getElementById("images");
var lastRow = table.rows[table.rows.length - 1];

Applying these to your first example of code would work like this:
//...
//unneccessary
//...
            var album_photos = JSON.parse(xhr2.responseText);
            var table = document.getElementById("images");
            var tableBody = table.getElementsByTagName("tbody")[0];
            var lastRow = table.rows[table.rows.length - 1];
            // initialize cell count
            var cellCount = table.getElementsByTagName("td").length;
            for(var i = 0; i < album_photos.length; i++) {
                if(!isInArray(album_photos[i].Image_ID, image_ids)) {
                    if (cellCount % 4 == 0 && cellCount !== 0) {
                        // make new row and append it to the table body
                        lastRow = document.createElement("tr");
                        tableBody.appendChild(lastRow);
                    }
//...
//creating elements to be append
//...
                    td.appendChild(imagewrap);
                    imagewrap.appendChild(imagemenu);
                    imagemenu.appendChild(imagemenuimg1);
                    imagemenu.appendChild(imagemenuimg2);
                    imagewrap.appendChild(imagewrapimg);
                    // best to append the new cell when it's fully formed
                    lastRow.appendChild(td);
                    ++cellCount;
                    image_ids.push(album_photos[i].Image_ID);
//...![enter image description here][1]
//unneccessary


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Q: How to show only reviews by current language in Opencart? I need the visitor only see the reviews in current Language!
I'm new to Opencart, if a visitor chooses a language like English to navigate on the site, how to don't show up the comments in other languages as Portuguese, Spanish, Italian etc.
Why? It doens't make sense to see the comments in a language that the visitor does not understand!
I think in create a dropdown available languages in the reviews tab, and the user "Must" choose his language , and then store in database, and show up only the reviews in the selected language with a php if ... anyone could help me, how can I do it in Opencart?

A: You would have to follow these steps:
1. edit the review saving

*

*in the database You would have to add the language_id column into review table

*in catalog/model/catalog/review.php model edit the addReview() method - after date_added = NOW() in the SQL query add this: , language_id = and after the last " before ) add this: . (int)$this->config->get('config_language_id')

*by doing this You will be able to save the selected language of the reviewer with his review - please, be realize that the selected language (in OpenCart) may not be the same as the language in which the review is written...

2. edit the review loading

*

*We will only edit catalog/model/catalog/review.php now and will do the same change in both methods getReviewsByProductId and getTotalReviewsByProductId and to make this simple, add the new where condition directly after WHERE in the SQL queries: r.language_id = " . (int)$this->config->get('config_language_id') . " AND

*by doing this we make sure that only the reviews in the language user has currently selected are loaded (and their respective count is correct)

This should be it.

A: maybe this could help in quick:
http://www.gmodules.com/ig/creator?synd=open&url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/translatemypage.xml&lang=en

otherwise modification to the opencart code are required,
1) determine the comment's language
2) session identify the user's language
3) compare if match or not
4) if match, show the comment

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Number of asylum seekers entering Canada through unauthorized border crossings drops in September
Michelle Carbert
A group of asylum seekers cross the Canadian border at Champlain, N.Y. on Aug. 4, 2017.Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press
The number of asylum seekers entering Canada through unauthorized crossings along the U.S. border dropped in September, but it is hard to predict whether there will be another surge in the coming months, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says.
About 50 people a day entered Canada through an unofficial crossing point at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que., in September, compared with 200 to 250 a day in August, Mr. Hussen said on Thursday. More than 12,000 asylum seekers have crossed at Lacolle from New York this year.
"The numbers have definitely gone down, but we will wait to see if this is a trend or not," Mr. Hussen told reporters on Parliament Hill after a meeting with members of a federal-provincial task force on irregular migration.
Earlier on Thursday, Canadian government officials said they recently reviewed the Trump administration's immigration policies and found that the United States is a safe country for refugees. The conclusion means that a bilateral agreement requiring people to be sent back across the border if they claim refugee status after entering Canada through an official U.S. border crossing still stands. The NDP and refugee advocates have called on the government to suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement and review U.S. President Donald Trump's recent anti-immigration measures.
Speaking to a Parliamentary committee meeting, Paul MacKinnon, an assistant deputy minister at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), said the department regularly does reviews of the U.S. refugee determination system and its broader immigration policies.
"We did one just a few months ago, even after the [Trump] executive orders came out, and we maintain that their system is fair and does not affect the Safe Third Country Agreement as it now stands," Mr. MacKinnon told a joint meeting of the House of Commons national security and immigration committees.
Most of the asylum seekers who crossed at Lacolle are Haitians who fear being expelled because the Trump administration plans to end a program in January, 2018, that granted them temporary protected status after the massive 2010 earthquake in the impoverished Caribbean country. Thousands of panicked Haitians headed north to Quebec after misinformation on social media suggested Canada would accept them as refugees.
Officials revealed at the meeting that more than 5,600 asylum claimants who crossed at Lacolle have received limited health-care benefits under a special directive from Mr. Hussen. The minister said the provision ensures that people who crossed at Lacolle can access the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) while they wait for an interview with the government to determine their eligibility for asylum. He said most asylum seekers complete their eligibility interview within hours of crossing the border, but the surge at Lacolle has caused delays.
"Because of that, those people couldn't then get IFHP because they were waiting for us, through no fault of their own," Mr. Hussen said. "In order to lessen the pressures on emergency rooms, hospital rooms in Quebec, we made a decision to give them IFHP."
Officials also used Thursday's meeting to address what they called "myths" about the recent surge in asylum seekers, including the suggestion that people who cross at places such as Lacolle are taking the spots of overseas refugees waiting to resettle in Canada.
"They are not jumping a queue, because the system is designed to deal with that type of movement," said Michael MacDonald, a director-general at IRCC. "There's no queue jumping for those. And that processing is not in any way connected to the overseas refugee processing system."
The federal government is extending outreach beyond the U.S. Haitian diaspora, as thousands of asylum seekers have crossed the border. Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the aim is to explain rules for claiming refugee status.
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Villa College commenced its first program early October 2007 with a total number of twenty students. Since then, the student numbers have grown steadily and today over three thousand students, learning various disciplines, are enrolled.
As the leading private college in the Maldives, Villa College is dedicated to ensuring high-quality education and the best student experience for its students. The college understands that this includes and is not limited to ensuring that the best academics in their fields are employed as lecturers, sharing their expertise and knowledge with our students and that the best programmes are offered to students in various disciplines.


Abstract : A detailed reconnaissance soil survey was conducted within Banggi Forest Reserve, Sabah (latitude 7°14'N to 7°21'N and longitudes 117°4' E to 117°12' E). The highest peak of this area is approximately 529 meters above sea level with 95.6% of the slopes ranging from 2° to 35°. The main geological body of this area is shale, sandstone and mudstone of upper Cretaceous to recent Quarternary age class. The climate of Banggi Island is typically hot and humid and influenced by north-east and south-west monsoon winds. Based on the soil survey, 11 soil series and 6 soil associations were established in this area belonging to Paliu, Kumansi, and Tanjung Lipat family. The area, classified as suitable, marginal, marginally-unsuitable and unsuitable were 7030 ha, 1601 ha, 441 ha, and 2134 ha, respectively. The unsuitable areas were mainly confined to the hilly terrain which is dominated by rock outcrops and shallow profiles. The higher terrains have mainly shallow profiles where the parent materials were encountered within 0-50 cm from the surface horizon. Soil occurring over topography exceeding 35° gradient is considered as not suitable for teak plantations. In Banggi Island Forest Reserve, 62.8% of the total area is suitable for teak planting.


Input from the 26 members of the Danish globalisation council were not included in the report presented for the parliament. "None of our suppositions lead to concrete statements by the globalisation council," says Henrik Prebensen of The Danish Association of Masters and PhDs.
"We are shocked at the empty gestures between the Prime Minister and the representatives. Absolutely none of our suppositions lead to concrete statements by the globalisation council, says professor Henrik Prebensen of The Danish Association of Masters and PhDs to Norwegian magazine Forskerforum.
"It is very important that people understand that the Government is deciding what to use of the discussions. It is their agenda, and the members merely give advice," said professor of economy Nina Smith and member of the council to Forskerforum in 2006.
The globalisation council was active in the period 2005-2006, and the members represented the research sector, interest organisation for employees in research, the interest organisations of the industry, and large companies. Before the meetings the members were given an agenda by the office of the Prime Minister, and speakers had to clarify their presentations to the Prime Minister's officers before the meetings. The final report Fremgang, fornyelse og tryghed (Progress, innovation and safety) from April 2006 suggested to put more of the public university funding up for competition, to integrate sector research and the universities and to double the number of PhD students.
The negotiations in the Parliament lead to an agreement about the 'globalisation pot' of 21 billion DKK for globalisation towards 2012, including 1 billion extra for research in 2007.


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Low magnetic field strength linked to both extinctions and evolution
Sat, 28 Dec 2019 12:00 UTC
Computer simulation of the Earth's field in a period of normal polarity between reversals.[1] The lines represent magnetic field lines, blue when the field points towards the center and yellow when away. The rotation axis of the Earth is centered and vertical. The dense clusters of lines are within the Earth's core.[2]
New paper confirms what I said in both Not by Fire but by Ice and Magnetic Reversals and Evolutionary Leaps, that low magnetic-field strength during magnetic reversals can trigger both extinctions and evolution.
Unfortunately, magnetic-field strength is now declining rapidly.**
New fossil finds, improved fossil dating, knowledge of the past strength of Earth's magnetic field, and refinements in the human evolutionary tree, suggest a link between ultraviolet radiation (UVR), magnetic field strength, and mammalian evolution, says a new paper by Channell and Vigliotti.
The earth's magnetic field shields us from galactic cosmic rays and solar wind, and from harmful UVR. During magnetic reversals, that protection declines.
Over approximately the last 200,000 years, evolutionary changes corresponding to low geomagnetic-field strength support the proposition that UVR that can affect mammalian evolution by influencing DNA and Y chromosomes.
The demise of the Neanderthals about 41,000 years ago can be closely tied to low magnetic-field strength during the Laschamp magnetic excursion, and the survival of anatomically modern humans can be attributed to the evolutionary response to UVR flux.
Fossils in Australia and Eurasia from about 40,000 years ago, close to the Laschamp and Blake magnetic excursions, record an important die‐off of large mammals that included Neanderthals in Europe.
In the Americas and Europe, a large mammalian die‐off occurred about 13,000 years ago. Both die‐offs can be linked to low magnetic field strength implying that UVR flux variations to Earth's surface influenced mammalian evolution.
Comment: Correlation may not be causation: Volcanoes, Earthquakes And The 3,600 Year Comet Cycle
Magnetic excursions have been named after the location where they were initially recorded such as Mono Lake (34 ka), Laschamp (41 ka), Blake (~115 ka), Iceland Basin (190 ka), and Pringle Falls (211 and/or 238 ka).
At least seven magnetic excursions have been documented in lavas and sediments of the last 300,000 years.
See entire 43-page paper, "The Role of Geomagnetic Field Intensity in Late Quaternary Evolution of Humans and Large Mammals:"
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2018RG000629
Thanks to Richard Allen for this link
** Note: When I wrote Not by Fire but by Ice, the earth's magnetic field strength had been declining five percent per century. Now it's declining five percent per decade!
The Golden Age, Psychopathy and the Sixth Extinction
Of Flash Frozen Mammoths and Cosmic Catastrophes
Did Earth 'Steal' Martian Water?
And check out SOTT radio's:
Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Interview with Laura Knight-Jadczyk and Pierre Lescaudron
Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?
LMAO · 2019-12-30T18:00:43Z
Theorised Low magnetic field strength linked to 2 other theories held as fact..
IncenDiary · 2019-12-30T18:57:33Z
LMAO The low magnetic field strength effect isn't theorized, "At least seven magnetic excursions have been documented in lavas and sediments of the last 300,000 years." It is the effects thereof that are theorized: "proposition that UVR that can affect mammalian evolution by influencing DNA and Y chromosomes". But WHY did this happen? I believe it might have to with the Sun and solar cycles, as these would have the greatest impact on our magnetosphere. But WHY does the Sun go through these cycles? I believe Electric Universe has a nice theory with regard to the electric currents between Stars, etc but I am very vague on remembering what else I would like to say here. Lots of theories, and little facts, unfortunately.
Martin Harris · 2020-01-01T06:45:11Z
Correct, The decreasing magnetic field strength is well established and regularly monitored (see Spaceweather.com for eg).
I think the picture is more is more complex than the article suggests. We have evidence of the Younger Dryas extinction event being caused by a large impact. But then perhaps the magnetospheric weakening and an increase in meteor impacts are linked. Think of the magnetosphere as a the Earth's force field perhaps, and note how many meteor sightings are recorded here at SOTT. There does seem to be an increase. So I think it's not so much a case of "either/or" but a combination of factors that work in concert.
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According to the latest reports, Volkswagen India is going to launch a new Volkswagen Vento towards October end this year. The car was spotted in Chakan near the Volkswagen's manufacturing facility. Only time will decide if Volkswagen could provide the projector headlamps and other features to compete against the rival Honda City facelift.
The Volkswagen Vento face-lift is sure to have smoked head and tail-lamps as per the images along with an entertaining audio system with steering mounted audio controls, rear parking sensors and cruise controls for the first time on the car. The Volkswagen Vento face-lift might be offered in wider range of colors along with the hike in the price which cannot be ruled out on any upgraded version. The new Volkswagen Vento is likely to come with an award winning 1.4 L TSI engine. The other option could be a 1.5 L engine, which is expected to power the Volkswagen Polo as well.


EHPlabs | Blog - Intra Workout energy boost: Do you need it?
Intra Workout energy boost: Do you need it?
Reaching for gels, supplements, and sports drinks to push through a tough workout? You're not alone: intra-workout energy boosts are extremely popular, with brands like Powerade and Gatorade now joined by hundreds of other brands of gels, powders, and boosts.
Intra-workout energy supplements are specifically formulated to help you beat the fatigue that can come during a tough workout, when your body is being pushed to the max.
While intra-workout supplements are undebatably helpful, are they actually healthy? And perhaps more importantly- should you take them?
Do I need an intra-workout energy boost?
If you're exercising for less than 120 minutes, probably not, and especially if you're not engaging in high-intensity cardiovascular exercise for the majority of that time.
Intra-workout energy boosts were specifically designed for feats of high-intensity athleticism- and we're not talking about using a stairclimber or running a few sets of intervals on a treadmill.
Brands like Gatorade, for example, got their start by formulating products designed to meet the needs of collegiate athletes (football, to be exact) exercising in high temperatures (Florida) for long periods of time. Because of the high degree of exertion, extreme heat and humidity, and other factors (uniform and reduced heat regulation), players were losing large amounts of sweat and fatiguing quickly thanks to low sodium concentrations.
Additionally, the large number of Calories being burned were reducing circulating glucose to the degree that players were not able to perform to their greatest capacity without additional intake of easily metabolized sugar. And hence, Gatorade was born- a beverage that replenished sugar and electrolytes.
Ever since, intra-workout energy boosts and sports drinks have been used to help fuel professional athletes on to greatness. Over time, however, regular consumers also began to purchase and consume these products as exercise aids.
While this may seem like a benign and even reasonable choice, using an intra-workout energy boost without any true physiological need may interfere with your goals for weight loss or maintenance: remember that intra-workout energy boosts are essentially just sugar, albeit with a little electrolyte thrown in. That means that if you opt to use an intra-workout gel, powder, or beverage, you're negating some of the Calories burned during your workout.
While a mere 30-50 extra Calories may seem negligible, an extra 50 Calories a day amounts to an extra 5+ lbs in a single year- not worth it to make your workout a little easier.
So how do you know if you truly need an intra-workout energy boost?
If you're exercising for more than 90-120 minutes at a vigorous intensity (marathon or triathlon, etc) or if you're exercising in high temperature or extreme humidity, you may benefit from a balanced boost with sugar and electrolytes. However, it's always best to speak with your doctor or training team about your need for boosts and the best ones for you.
If you are looking for an intra-workout energy boost that provides your muscles with genuine fuel & not filler - look no further than Beyond BCAA!


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For Sitecom I have developed the new style, logically organized the products, developed in packaging, POS materials, digital training, digital product launches, corporate brochure, product brochures.
Corporate brochure and product brochures.
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Packing Boxes in shops. "Store and share data" tells you what it does instead of just say USB memory drive.


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California's independent streak
By David Lesher and Mark Baldassare
David Lesher is the California program director of the New America Foundation. Mark Baldassare is research director at the Public Policy Institute of California and conducts its statewide surveys.
CALIFORNIA VOTERS are shedding their identification with the two major political parties so rapidly that if current trends continue, independent voters could outnumber Democrats and Republicans in the Golden State by 2025.
These new independents, who eschew ideological loyalty and rigid partisan labels, represent a significant challenge to the mainstream parties. Already, California's last few governors have needed to court independent voters to get elected, and in doing so, they fostered ideological tension within their parties; in the future, this struggle maybe become far more acute.
In the highly partisan Legislature, the influence of independents has until now been limited by a redistricting map that protects incumbents and concentrates partisan voters. But in recent years, there's been more and more pressure on legislative leaders to take the politics out of redistricting and to use public money to finance campaigns, both of which would further weaken the existing party system.
It's hard to say where the trend will end. One theory is that it could culminate in the emergence of a new political party; this is suggested by the fact that nearly two-thirds of independent voters said in a recent poll that the two-party system is inadequate and that a third party is needed.
Or, conversely, it might mark an entirely new political paradigm that reflects the increasingly rootless nature of modern society -- a no-party state. In such an environment, transient coalitions would form around candidates or issues instead of around party organizations. Campaigns would use technologies and databases to target and communicate with voters based on their preferences, not their party identification. And candidates would have to stop focusing so much on their old voting base and expand their platforms to include issues attractive to disconnected voters.
The independent trend has been underway for more than a decade. During the 1980s, both major parties grew significantly, together adding about 2.5 million voters. Independents declined as a share of the electorate.
But 1990 was a turning point. That year, Democratic registration in California dropped below 50% for the first time in more than half a century. Since then, the electorate has added 2.3 million voters, and nearly 90% of that growth was in registration outside the two major parties.
Today, there are 6.7 million Democrats in California and 5.5 million Republicans, and voters who "decline to state" a party identification have doubled since 1990, to 2.9 million -- or more than 18% of the electorate. Registration among minor parties has also doubled during the period, to about 800,000.
Demographics suggest that the growth of independents may even accelerate in the years ahead. More than 40% of voters younger than 25 register as neither Democrat nor Republican, and independent registration among the rapidly growing Latino population is higher than for whites.
Arnold Schwarzenegger -- a non-Sacramento-insider who was a moderate Republican -- was especially popular among independents in the 2003 recall election, when he campaigned on a message that united them: State government is broken. They still felt that way about Sacramento last fall, when a survey found that just 15% of independents said they trust Sacramento "just about always" or "most of the time," while a whopping 80% said they believe that "state government is run by a few big interests," according to a Public Policy Institute of California survey. (Not surprisingly, independents are more likely than any other group to support the initiative process.)
Independents' attitudes, in contrast to that of Democrats and Republicans, don't fit neatly into traditional liberal and conservative camps. Instead, by traditional political measures, they often seem to hold contradictory opinions. As a group, they're more and more responsible for California's growing reputation as a green and socially moderate -- but also fiscally conservative -- state
Polls show that about 60% of California independents favor tougher environmental regulations over economic growth, support a ban on offshore oil drilling and believe that global warming is a serious problem. Independent voters are also among the strongest supporters of such social innovations as medical marijuana use, assisted suicide for the terminally ill, the morning-after pill and hybrid automobiles. They back gay and lesbian marriage by a 20-point margin and a woman's right to abortion by 3 to 1.
At the same time, independents are largely responsible for keeping Proposition 13's anti-tax feelings alive. Most say they believe that government "wastes a lot of taxpayer money" and that Proposition 13 was a "good thing," according to the nstitute's surveys. Philosophically, independents split from Democrats by favoring smaller government with fewer services and lower taxes. Still, an institute poll in January found independents supporting more money for education and health programs as well as proposed ballot measures to generate funds for healthcare and preschool.
The demographic profile of independent voters contains some surprises as well. They are more likely to be college graduates than either Republicans or Democrats. Their household income falls between that of Democrats and Republicans. But although income and education usually identify an older population, independent voters tend to be younger. More than one-third are under 35. By comparison, roughly 20% of Democrats and 16% of Republicans are under 35.
The prevalence of young professionals among independents partly explains why the Bay Area, the birthplace of the high-tech economy, is an independent hot spot. Three of the top five counties for "decline to state" registration are in the Bay Area. San Francisco tops the list with more than one-third of its electorate neither Democratic nor Republican.
Los Angeles and San Diego are home to rising numbers of independents as well, and in both cases, part of the change is because of the surge in the Latino population. Surveys by the institute indicate that although most Latino voters still register as Democrats, the percentage has dropped slightly since 2000, and more have begun to register as independents. The most recent surveys indicate that 22% of Latino voters are registered as independents, compared with 17% of whites.
The independent trend is also evident in the state's rural northern counties and the rapidly growing suburban and rural areas in the south. It's least apparent in the Central Valley. But even there, independent registration in every county exceeds 10%.
The increasing number of independents will make for a surprising degree of uncertainty and volatility in state elections. Only about one-third of all independents call themselves liberal, and only one-quarter declare themselves to be conservative. The rest say they are "middle of the road," according to institute surveys -- which means their vote is up for grabs.
In the Bay Area, votes for Democrats have increased even as the party's share of the electorate has dropped, because independents there have tilted to the left. But just a few miles south in Monterey County, where Democrats have a double-digit registration advantage over Republicans, independents helped swing the county and a state Senate district to Abel Maldonado (R-Santa Maria).
Maldonado exemplifies the unorthodox nature of independent politics. He opposes gay marriage and has defended Schwarzenegger against anti-Latino criticism. But he's also a target of some GOP groups for sponsoring a bill raising the minimum wage.
Many political reforms under discussion -- public financing of campaigns, open primaries and reapportionment by non-politicians -- might, if enacted, strengthen the independent voice in California. But even without such changes -- even in our relatively closed political system, in which independents don't hold any state or federal office and didn't cause a single party turnover in the last election -- independents have more and more influence.
If the trend continues, decades of partisan gridlock in Sacramento could end.


One could walk right by this building today without taking a second look. But the history it holds!
I was introduced to this Bertrand Goldberg modern high rise a couple of years ago by Bob Segal (WendyCity's official photographer) on his Gold Coast photo walk. Built as the Astor Tower Hotel in 1962, it's early – non-curvy – Goldberg. The Beatles stayed here in the 1960s, Elton John in the 1970s. Today the building contains condos.
But around the corner from the main entrance on Astor Street is a door marked '24 E. Goethe.' This is where you entered if you wanted to visit Maxim's de Paris, one of the most elegant restaurants and nightspots in Chicago from 1963 to 1982. Intended to be an exact replica of Maxim's in Paris, Goldberg designed the Art Nouveau and red velvet jewel box of a place, while his wife Nancy operated it.
Just another evening at Maxim's.
Featured photograph by Orlando R. Cabanban via the Bertrand Goldberg website.
Any chance you have an update on the progress of the redevelopment of Maxim's by Brendan Sardikoff?
Hi, Mark – the last news I can see on this project is from a couple of years ago. If you find out something, let me know, and I'll do the same!


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I did a break points on the Tools.JS , but while debugging I didn't found my JS in Script Documents (Run Time mode) , and i remarked the exclamation message on my BP saying  that this break point willn't be take in mind cause the JS document isn't charged.
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Marketing a pharmaceutical product or medical device to a healthcare professional audience has changed radically, even for market leaders and establishment brands. But for challenger brands—the brands with something to prove, obstacles to overcome, perceptions to change—the dilemma is even bigger. They need to need to find new ways to compete in this landscape.
Market leaders frequently have a unique mechanism of action or a breakthrough clinical profile that allows the product to succeed on clinical merit alone. Challenger brands often do not have that clinical advantage, or first-in-class leverage, or the ability to outspend. Yet many still cling to replicating analogs that simply don't apply to them.
The process of doing something that hasn't been done before, going on a journey that doesn't have a map, can be unnerving. But for a challenger brand to survive, to find a place to live, to make it in the jungle, marketers must adopt a new set of rules. It starts with examining where market leaders are vulnerable and accepting the role as challengers, beginning to see your brand's constraints as potential advantages, and turning away from the marketing approaches that worked for market leaders.
This idea underscores why challenger brands cannot rely on trite, predictable marketing approaches. The last thing the industry needs is another campaign featuring smiling patients walking on a beach, or confident physicians, or even worse, a well-lit "beauty shot" of a device. Such imagery does not capture the essence of your brand with creative symbols, and it does not demonstrate a higher level of understanding of how the target audience feels or what they need. It fails to effectively differentiate your brand and should be avoided at all costs.
DO YOU HAVE A CHALLENGER BRAND THAT NEEDS DISRUPTIVE MARKETING?
So, what is it exactly that challenger brands must confront and overcome?
Assumptions. Perceptions. Complacency. Circumstance. Status quo. Ignorance. Bullies. Sometimes, themselves.
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We prepare them to survive in the jungle. To steal a lion's share without getting mauled. To move a big, slow, stagnant market. To outwit an 800-pound market leader. To realize that going face-to- face with the market leader is no time to be tame. We help them elevate their marketing to take advantage of their challenger status.
Head to PharmaVOICE to view the original article and learn how Elevate is helping challenger brands leverage their assets to win in today's competitive environment.


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Röösli, C; Studer, G; Stoeckli, S J (2009). Salvage treatment for recurrent oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Head and Neck, 32(8):989-996.
BACKGROUND.: This study evaluates the oncological outcome of patients with recurrent oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) after primary radiation therapy +/- chemotherapy, primary surgical therapy, and surgical therapy followed by radiation therapy +/- chemotherapy. METHODS.: A total of 156 patients (36%) of a cohort of 427 treated for OPSCC between 1990 and 2006 developed recurrent disease. Fifty-one patients (12%) qualified for salvage treatment. Study endpoints were 5-year overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS). RESULTS.: The 5-year OS and DSS rates after salvage treatment were 29% and 40%; after initial primary radiation therapy, 25% and 40%; after initial surgery followed by radiation therapy, 40% and 40%; and after initial surgery alone, 20% and 40%. CONCLUSIONS.: Patients with an advanced OPSCC have a considerable risk for recurrence. Despite poor ultimate outcome, salvage treatment should be attempted in patients with resectable disease, good performance status, and absence of distant metastases. (c) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2010.
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Review: Titus Andronicus, 'The Most Lamentable Tragedy' Shakespeare references, a cappella intermissions and sprawling 10-minute tracks aren't what first spring to mind when thinking about punk albums. But most punk albums aren't remotely like this one.
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Review: Titus Andronicus, 'The Most Lamentable Tragedy'
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Shakespeare references, a cappella intermissions and sprawling 10-minute tracks aren't what first spring to mind when thinking about punk albums. That's because most punk albums aren't remotely like Titus Andronicus' The Most Lamentable Tragedy — unless you count a handful of ambitious, legendary predecessors such as The Clash's London Calling and Hüsker Dü's Zen Arcade. Like those two classics, The Most Lamentable Tragedy is an extra-length record (in this case, two CDs or three LPs). It tackles a staggering variety of styles, textures and voices, and it does so with an eye on theatricality; on expressing inner truths through alternating glimpses of intimacy and mad parades of vibrant, and vibrantly damaged, characters.
For Titus Andronicus frontman Patrick Stickles, this isn't new territory. The New Jersey band's second album, 2010's The Monitor, was a Civil War-obsessed concept album of impressive proportions, although Stickles scaled things back on 2012's Local Business. With Tragedy, though, he's once again scrawling punk rock large on a canvas that encompasses multitudes. But it isn't just an exercise in excess. The narrative follows the crooked hero's journey of a character who's confronted by his own doppelgänger, and while that's as tangled as it sounds, Stickles' sense of drama, dynamics and Replacements-worthy hooks helps carry the album through its thornier parts.
Make no mistake: For all its melodicism and glorious anthem-mongering, Tragedy is a challenging record. Aside from its length as a whole, two of its songs — "More Perfect Union" and "(S)HE SAID / (S)HE SAID" — near the 10-minute mark, each building and unraveling like mini-albums unto themselves. That's in sharp contrast to short shocks like "Look Alive," a concentrated blast of hardcore that recalls early Hüsker Dü. Stickles and crew aren't shy about wearing their influence on their sleeve, from the Elvis Costello-like sophistication of the soulful "Mr. E. Mann" to the spirited "Come On, Siobhán," which can only be a tribute to Dexy's Midnight Runners' '80s hit "Come On Eileen." That Celtic inflection carries over to a rousing cover of The Pogues' "A Pair Of Brown Eyes." This is, after all, a band that's been known to open its concerts with a faithful rendition of Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back In Town." But alongside such gravelly pub sing-alongs are poignant, at times even meditative interludes such as the a cappella "Sun Salutation," in which a Stickles-led choir gets downright medieval.
It's never going to be a surprise when a band named for a Shakespeare play drops a Bard Of Avon reference as an album title. (Variations of the phrase "The Most Lamentable Tragedy" have prefixed the names of plays such as Romeo And Juliet and, naturally, Titus Andronicus.) In Tragedy's case, it's more than cosmetic. Stickles' passionate, immersive, indelibly catchy song-cycle may not be strictly Shakespearean in scope and execution. But it aims for the same grand scale: a way to use immaculate craft and universal themes to expose — and even celebrate — the messiness of the human experience. Punk should count itself lucky.
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2012 was a busy year for Leader Tom Cross. From working hard on behalf of his constituents in Plainfield, Shorewood, Joliet, Oswego and Napervillle to working together with his colleagues in Springfield to build a stronger economy, Tom Cross continued to focus on making Illinois a better place to live, work, and raise a family.
In between discussions on the floor of the Illinois House in Springfield and press conferences around the state, there were meetings, awards, events and even private moments shared with staff, visitors, fellow elected officials and his family. The set of photos below in the slideshow takes you behind the scenes with Leader Tom Cross to see his 2012 in review.
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Last night the mother of all shows ended. For weeks everybody had been guessing how the finale might play out, hell even I got in on the act (How I Think How I Met Your Mother Will End). Well, last night we got our answers and if your haven't watched stop reading. Or your name is Ghadir, stop reading..... I'm only talking about My Ghadir, the Ghadir I know. If your name is Ghadir and don't know me, read on. "Chill lady,Damn".
When I posted this picture on Facebook, who would have thought that this picture would basically be the ending of the show. I mean, it's no way the writers would waste nine years of our lives, just to give us what is just the first episode.
Welp, that's just what they did. The gave us what nobody wanted. We didn't want Ted with Robin. But to be fair , "How I Ignored Several Years of Character Development Because I Was Completely Tied to a Now-Nonsensical Ending We Filmed Years Ago, Before Any of Said Character Development Occurred" is a really long name for a TV show.
The series finale was painful to watch, it started with the fact that the show was ending. That was the sad part, you started strong, had Barney talking to the mother. Barney runs to Ted and does the little look at me thing they always do. It was awasome. Ted doesn't listen and leaves the wedding. The old lady at the train station was even cool. "Chill lady,damn".
Then we got the moment we all been waiting for. Ted meets the mother for the first time. It was.....awasome. The show should have ended right there. Right there, under that umbrella. Under that yellow umbrella.
Barney and Robin's wedding has been built up for three seasons, leading us to believe that they were ultimately going to end up together. We grew to love the new Barney, the romantic one who went out of his way for Robin, you even dedicated whole god forsaken season to their wedding, all to tear it down in the span of 42 minutes. We grew to love the new Robin, the one who was willing to give up her job for the sake of relationship, but again in 42 minutes, 9 years of character development... GONE. She's right back at the beginning? Was this poetic or pure laziness?
Ted and the Mother's dynamic was one I think we've all looked forward to for years, as we got hints of her throughout the series... A mysterious beautiful woman that was made for Ted, they were meant to grow old and have a beautiful family. The flashforwards this season were great, but why not just have a full season revolving around their relationship, not one that was doomed to fail after three years? As for the Mother's death? Sure, I'm fine with that, it was sweet how that played out. Plus we all kinda thought that was going to happen. BUT its what you did next that killed me.
TED AND ROBIN?! Really? Could you be that lazy to bring the show back to the very plot that started it? That's not romantic, its stupid. It tears down every episode, every girl, every relationship that both Ted and Robin had throughout the series! Its a complete and utter insult to both the characters and the fans, to fall back on a relationship that YOU said would never work out (see Something Blue and No Pressure). Ted telling this story to his kids, only for them to decide that "Oh, Dad I get it. You were never in love with Mom, you just wanted to get with Robin", thats just terrible writing. And if you really knew the characters that you created, you would know that after 25 years, Robin would never accept being Ted's second choice. Come on, I really expected more.
That being said, there were some slightly redeeming parts, with (although it came about a stupid way) Barney's child, and the fact that Marshall and Lily stayed together. BUT that doesn't make up for the atrocities you committed upon my eyes tonight.
I have loved this show for the past years, I learned to love the characters, they helped me in hard times of my own, created great new inside jokes with my friends, made me look forward to Monday for God's sakes, I just can't believe it ended this way.


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Birthday Special: A look at Zayn Malik's incredible journey that made him ZStans favourite youth icon
Happy Birthday Zayn Malik: On the occasion of pop sensation's 28th birthday, let us take a look at some of his rare and unseen pictures, net worth, love life ad more. Scroll down to read how ZStans are ringing in his birthday!
Pillowtalk video sensation star, Zayn Malik turns 28 today. He is one of the most loved singers, a talented artist and girls go gaga over his cute looks. Ever since the start of his career, he has maintained urban music as his main musical influence.
Zayn is known for his belting and falsetto singing techniques and or hitting high notes with his vocals. Not only is the singer famous for his songs and tunes, but also for his love of wife Gigi Hadid and they share respect for each other's work.
As Zayn Malik turns 28, let us take a glimpse at his work, love life, net worth and some rare and unseen pictures.
The early life of Zayn
Zayn was born on Jan. 12, 1993, in Bradford, England. Malik's father, Yaser Malik, is a British Pakistani and his mother, Tricia Brannan Malik, is English.
Malik grew up in East Bowling, located south of the Bradford city centre. He has been raised in a working-class neighbourhood and attended Lower Fields Primary School and Tong High School in Bradford.
Zayn wanted to be an English teacher
Zayn performed on stage for the first time when singer Jay Sean had paid a school visit. You'd be amazed to know that Zayn had the interest to become an English teacher before he ventured into the world of music.
How he bagged his first single
In 2011 Zayn had made success with his group with a debut album Up All Night on Nov. 18 in the UK and Ireland. To boost the record, the teen-pop album produced four singles -- What Makes You Beautiful, and Gotta Be You, One Thing, and More than This. The album topped the charts in 16 countries, and with 4.5 million copies sold, and Up All Night became the third highest-selling album of 2012.
Furthermore, to promote the album the band went all around for the Up All Night Tour from Dec. 2011 to July 2012, and generated over $5 million from 3 legs and 54 stops. Take Me Home, another album released in 2012 had brought them great success.
Another hit, Midnight Memories released in 2013 by them, had the album-titled song, Best Song Ever, You and I, and Story of My Life assisting as its singles. It sold 187,660 copies in just four days, and in only five weeks, the number ascended to a million rank. In the same year, their documentary 'This Is Us' was also released worldwide.
When Gigi and Zayn made an appearance
As a solo artist, Zayn made his debut with Mind of Mine in 2016. His sweetheart Gigi Hadid made an appearance on the album's smooth-pop R&B lead single, Pillowtalk. This album had broken records on iTunes and led him to success. In the same year, Zayn set his vocal on the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack, 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' with Tay. The song won them a couple of awards, including the MTV VMAs for Best Collaboration of the Year and the iHeartRadio Titanium Awards.
Twitter fan-made collage
Here are some of the best highlights of Zayn Malik's career:
PILLOWTALK (Song, 2016)
The mind of Mine (Album, 2016)
MTV Music Video Awards (Best Collabroation, 2017)
Let Me (Song, 2018)
Zayn Malik is one of the biggest names in the music industry currently. He has also been making waves for his glam quotient and has featured in the lists of 'Sexiest Men' published by several magazines.
A post shared by Zayn Malik (@zayn)
As of 2020, Zayn Malik's net worth is roughly $65 million, as stated by several media reports.
Timeline of Zayn and Gigi's love story
December 2015: They made their Instagram debut as a couple.
The couple confirmed their romance with a black-and-white Instagram photo, which Malik posted on Instagram. The photo is now deleted.
Hadid shared a filtered Instagram photo of herself wearing "Z" necklace on Malik's birthday. She captioned the photo "ZDAY."
April 2016: They appeared as a couple in a Vogue spread.
Malik and Hadid travelled to Naples, Italy to shoot photos for a magazine cover. In the photos, which were taken by Mario Testino, the couple kissed on a balcony, rode a scooter and embraced each other in bed.
December 2016: Zayn collaborated on a song with Taylor Swift, one of Hadid's best friends.
During an interview on Sirius XM's "Morning Mash-Up," Malik was asked how he landed Hadid as a girlfriend.
"I just asked her. It was pretty straight up," he said, adding, "I just asked her if she wanted to go on a date. I was in New York".
A post shared by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid)
April 2020: TMZ reported that the couple is expecting their first child.
July 15, 2020: Hadid showed her baby bump on social media.
A post shared by YOLANDA (@yolanda.hadid)
August 26, 2020: Hadid exposed her baby bump in a series of black-and-white photos she shared on Instagram.
September 23, 2020: Malik announced that he and Hadid had welcomed their first daughter.
Zayn's latest album Vibez
Vibez Video Out Now!https://t.co/hGyACtrE83 pic.twitter.com/1hfRFPVeHE
— zayn (@zaynmalik) January 8, 2021
Malik surprised his fans by sharing a customised phone line +1 (323)-991-ZAYN on both Twitter and Instagram. When you dial the number, you can listen to snippets from songs featured in Nobody is Listening. Replying to her man's tweet was Gigi Hadid, who cryptically tweeted, "ext. 6! ext. 8! oh also 2. But honestly, they all slap." Given that Nobody is Listening tracklist is already out. If we go as per the numerical order, the 25-year-old supermodel is referring to the songs Better (which was released a few days after baby ZiGi was born in September 2020) and Connexion and Unf**switchable, which are yet to be revealed.
Check out Gigi Hadid hyping Zayn Malik's album Nobody is Listening below:
+1 (323)-991-ZAYN
— zayn (@zaynmalik) January 11, 2021
ext. 6 ! ext. 8 !
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) January 12, 2021
Songs of Zayn Malik
Here's wishing Zayn Malik a very happy and musical birthday!
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Zayn Malik's cryptic Instagram story creates stir on social media; fans chant 'Zayn is coming'
Nicki Minaj, husband Kenneth Petty rejoice arrival of first child
Gigi Hadid, Zayn Malik share newborn baby girl's first pic, bestie Hailey Bieber can't stop gushing


As 2013 comes to a close, EAPA wishes its members and other EAP NewsBrief readers a safe and happy holiday season. Again this year, employee assistance professionals around the world have responded to personal and workplace crises, saved lives and made a difference in the quality of life for millions of our fellow human beings. EAPA salutes you for your dedicated and important work! Our end-of-the-year EAP NewsBrief, to be published on Monday, Dec. 30, will feature 2013's greatest NewsBrief "hits," the Top 10 most accessed articles from the past year. The regular publication schedule will resume Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014.
People who are depressed but not treated consume 2 to 4 times the health care resources as those who are properly treated. The good news is employers can address this problem head on, and at relatively low cost. The first step is already embedded in the fabric of most companies — an employee assistance program. Based on a behavioral risk survey conducted by our organization in 2012, 97 percent of employers surveyed had an existing EAP program. But as prevalent as EAPs are, they are woefully underutilized.
Most organizational clients and EAP Providers say they are satisfied with a 90% EAP Customer Satisfaction/EAP helpful rate. Consider a 10,000 employee population. Even if just 6% use your EAP in a year, there are 60 employees that are disatisafied and feel their EAP was not helpful. Find out why? Use our independent EAP Survey.
After more than 50 years leading the fight to legitimize attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Keith Conners could be celebrating. Severely hyperactive and impulsive children, once shunned as bad seeds, are now recognized as having a real neurological problem. But Conners did not feel triumphant this fall as he addressed a group of fellow A.D.H.D. specialists in Washington.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy is a brief, safe and effective treatment for combat-related symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans and U.S. service members, researchers at University of South Florida College of Nursing report in a new study. They found this newer treatment — a combination of evidence-based psychotherapies and use of eye movements — was shorter and more likely to be completed, than conventional therapies formally endorsed by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration.
The obsessive focus on short-term results has led to unhealthy workplaces led by emotionally unhealthy people. In such an environment, even the best-designed health and wellness programs won't be effective. Are leaders who neglect their own emotional health be partly responsible for increasing stress in the workplace?
Over a third (36 percent) of employees in the U.K. start the week on Monday morning feeling tired despite the weekend break, with high levels of depression, stress and anxiety. According to Canada Life Group Insurance, more than 1 in 10 (12 percent) describe themselves as feeling depressed, while 20 percent are stressed or anxious.
Why are workers so depressed? It's not because they don't like their jobs. Nor is it due to heavy workloads. The results of a Danish study show that the bosses' behavior is the main cause of workplace depression.


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Through personalized services such as career coaching, self-assessment, online resume and cover letter development and assistance with networking and interviewing, the Center offers a variety of ways to help GW students discover their talents and interests, decide on an academic major, explore industries and career options and create an effective job search strategy that will prepare them for their transition into the world of work or graduate school.
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Bible group put faith in God, not masks
Study group linked to Island's latest cluster; leader calls science on masks 'inexact.'
Brian Dowd
Jim Osborn, left, waving flag, at a freedom and liberty to work rally in April. Osborn, a Times part-time employee, tested positive for COVID-19 as part of Bible study group cluster. — Lexi Pline
Mask wearing and social distancing were "welcomed" but not required at a Bible study group linked to a COVID-19 cluster, according to the pastor who led the study group.
The Martha's Vineyard boards of health first reported a cluster of cases linked to the Bible study group in their expanded weekly report on Dec. 11. Since then, the cluster has grown to 11 cases — five of whom were study group participants, and six of whom are family and in the household of the participants. The cluster was not linked to any one particular church, but rather is a private, in-person group.
Jim Osborn, a part-time independent contractor for The Times who attended several of the weekly study groups at homes in Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs, and tested positive for COVID-19, said that mask wearing was not required by study group leader the Rev. Dan Davey, an assistant pastor at the New Testament Church of Cedarville in Plymouth.
Davey "never wore a mask," Osborn said. "He sort of gave us the impression that because it was a Bible study, we were under God's protection during the Bible study, and I guess we all made that same false assumption."
The study group consisted of 12 members, according to Osborn, and would meet on Friday evenings for dinner and then have Bible study.
The Bible study cluster is the third cluster of COVID-19 cases reported on Martha's Vineyard. The first was linked to an October wedding, resulting in eight cases (and another two off-Island), and the second was at Cronig's Market, resulting in 19 cases.
Speaking to The Times by phone, Davey said the group met "regularly," beginning in the summer, and would meet outside, but moved inside when the weather got colder. He said the last Bible study group he led on the Island was in early December, and the group won't be meeting in the future.
Davey confirmed that mask wearing and social distancing were not required at the study groups, but he said he gave people the freedom to decide what they wanted to do.
"I said, Yeah, you're welcome to wear masks, but that's a choice each person makes," Davey said. "We were sitting out on a deck, so everyone was sitting where they chose to sit."
He denied telling study group attendees that God would protect them.
"I don't recall ever saying, 'God's going to protect you, don't worry about it,'" Davey said. "But I live my life, frankly, that God's going to take care of me regardless. There were a lot of other viruses before COVID-19 came along, and I'm sure there's more to come."
Osborn said he and his wife, Carol, were two of the first people to test positive for the virus. The only symptoms Osborn had were a minor loss of smell and a major loss of appetite. His wife had more persistent symptoms, such as a fever, cough, and sore throat.
"One thing that's been good about being on the Island is that there's been a [contact tracer] that kept calling to make sure everything was OK," Osborn said. "She wanted to make sure that nobody was falling through the cracks."
Davey took issue with contact tracing in general. "I think contact tracing is a very inexact science," Davey said. "To trace it to any particular gathering of any kind, when you have people who are living their lives out there in public doing a lot of other things as well, I think that's pretty inexact to nail that down to any one particular place."
Davey reiterated that mask wearing was optional at the study groups. "They could wear masks if they chose, but they have the option, and I still feel like that is kind of the case across the country, that people still have a choice to make of what they're going to do with their own personal lives, how they're going to handle things."
He was also skeptical of the legitimacy of mask wearing. "The science on mask wearing is very inexact. There's a lot of discussion and debate back and forth whether that even makes a difference," Davey said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, COVID-19 is transmitted predominantly by respiratory droplets when people cough, sneeze, sing, talk, or breathe, and cloth face masks reduce the chance of transmission.
On Nov. 6, Gov. Charlie Baker issued an order requiring masks be worn indoors and outdoors in all public places, regardless of social distancing.
Davey, who said he has not tested positive for COVID-19, stressed that while the more than 300,000 deaths from COVID-19 should not be discounted, the number should be put in perspective with those who have died from the flu.
According to the CDC, COVID-19 and the flu cause several of the same symptoms, such as fever, cough, sore throat, and fatigue. One of the key differences is that the flu can cause mild to severe symptoms, while COVID-19 "seems to cause more serious illnesses in some people."
The CDC estimates there were 24,000 to 62,000 flu deaths between Oct 1, 2019, and April 4, 2020.
Davey said the group is not meeting anymore due to the holidays and group members traveling, not because of the cluster of cases.
Osborn is now attending a Bible study group via Zoom, and has been cleared by his doctor to return to work after following hospital guidelines of quarantine, which are in line with the CDC.
"It had been going on for so many weeks," Osborn said. "It sort of reinforced the idea that God's protection must be over this Bible study, because week after week after week, no masks, nobody was getting sick, until this one day."
Jane Palmer says:
Joanna Cole says:
Why have we lost our sense of community and communal responsibility in the U.S.? We wear masks not just for ourselves but for all of those we interact with. In relation to covid19 we are indeed our brothers' keepers. What prevents so many of us from realizing and accepting this?
John Axel says:
Explain to me….you have a mask to protect yourself…..I choose not to. Are you not protected by your mask and I can just live my life without harming you??
Dana Nunes says:
I wear my mask; you choose not to. I sneeze into my mask; you sneeze into your hand. You put your hand on the door; I follow, seconds later. I get into my car, take my mask off and absently rub my nose/eyes before I use the hand sanitizer. I have no religious tendencies but I do believe, and strongly, that I am my brothers/sisters keeper. And I'm willing to deal with minor discomfort and inconvenience toward that end. It ain't all about me.
Sorry, I feel no obligation to protect your health. That's on you. Stay locked up in your house and allow me my freedom to live.
Jessica Burnham says:
How about when you go in for surgery? Do you feel it's the surgeon's responsibility and obligation to wear a mask while operating on you? Exactly why would a surgeon wear a mask? What's the risk to the patient?
If I followed you through that door then I'm obviously not "locked up" in my house. I've lived and enjoyed my life thoroughly for the past nine months. Met with friends and made new ones. Always with a mask, because we are a community, and yes, the unselfish among us know that we have an obligation to each other. Just as if I came upon a car accident, I would do what was necessary to assist the injured. If I saw someone struggling in the ocean, I would risk my safety and comfort to help. Those of us who live as fully engaged members of the human race know where our duty lies: in our unhesitating willingness to care for and about each other.
So, although you "feel no obligation" towards those of us who've practiced careful protocols, please know that we do this to keep not just ourselves and our loved ones safe, but you, as well.
don keller says:
perfect, Dana
john. Why do you think I should have to lock myself in my house to be protected from a deadly virus? Does the constitution not guarantee freedom of movement for ALL? With great freedom comes great responsibility. Why should my life be restricted by the willfully ignorant who wave their flags and crucifixes and deny reality.
Please be responsible and allow me the freedom to live without fear of someone inadvertently infecting me.
Dana said it very well.
Jane Norton says:
Mr. Axel,
Do you drive on the right side of the road?
Do you stop at stop signs?
If so, you're protecting other people's health, which is considered civilized behavior in this society.
michael kelfer says:
Lucky for you, that those of us in healthcare have taken oaths to care for all people at all times irrespective of whether they give a damn about other humans or only care about themselves…
Dana Hodsdon says:
Thank you Dana…. I've been writing and say this almost weekly. To those out there .. Read or watch real international news and see that this virus has now mutated 3 – 4 times not just the one splashed on the local news of talking heads.
A good not is to see the lowest spread countries are those wearing masks, washing hands and following protocol. Can those countries all be wrong?
My Goodness you sneeze into a mask! Yuck. No One does that.
John– If I am in a public place, and I have to sneeze, you can bet your gluteus maximus that I will sneeze in my mask. Any responsible citizen will.
Yes, John, everyone I've seen in a mask, sneezes into the mask. Otherwise, there's not much point in wearing one. Again, the willingness to endure a few moments of "yuck" for the common good.
On the other hand, I spend three seasons dealing with slugs and earwigs in my gardens, I delivered my babies at home, clean the gunk out of our ponds in the spring-I have to go a long, long way before I reach anything I consider "yuck." No delicate flower here, swooning over a sneezed-into mask. You have some tender sensibilities, especially considering the world we're living in.
R Scott Patterson says:
Wearing a mask protects those around you in the event you have COVID. You have it backwards, my mask protects you and your mask protects me. Your refusal to wear a mask endangers anyone you come close to.
Carla Cooper says:
So does Davey believe that those who died from COVID were not "protected" by God? Asking for all the sane people in America. The selfish and ignorance is just jaw dropping.
Carolyn O'Daly says:
So…I guess when I worked in an operating room my mask was optional? Having been scientifically trained I have to let Mr. Osborn and Mr. Davey know that the science of wearing masks is VERY exact.
Good for them , meeting and not drinking the cool aid of the failed Baker administration. If you can breathe through a mask you can receive the virus through the mask. History will not treat this liberal leaders well.
Peter Clarke says:
You misspelled Kool Aid and Baker is a Republican, not a liberal leader as you state above.
Jim Ventry says:
It is this kind of thinking that prevents us from lowering the infection rate nationwide. The mask is intended to keep you from infecting others. It is not intended to block inhalation of the disease from the air. Asymptomatic people can spread the disease without even knowing it.
Last time I checked, Baker was a Republican. He's apparently a whole lot smarter than many of his party members and does not exhibit the lack of common sense so prevalent among the right.
Pam Coblyn says:
Irresponsible. Egotistical. Dangerous.
I vote them off the island.
Ginny Coutinho says:
CDC estimated 24,000 to 62,000 deaths from flu from 10/2019 to 4/2020.
The US Covid death toll is 334,029 from January to December 2020 !!
Wear your masks please. And follow all protocols.
You may not care that you get Covid, but I hope you care to NOT transmit it to others. Covid can be transmitted whether or not you have symptoms.
phyllis whorton says:
Well said Ginny, just consider others please, that is all we could ask for! People don't be so selfish!
Perhaps the next time this bible study group gets together they should take a look at the meaning of
"Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others."
Wearing a mask protects the interest of others.
Unless one chooses to be willfully ignorant, it is pretty clear that a mask reduces the particles coming out of one's body which may contain this virus. it's not too complicated. It seems pretty obvious that god herself is commanding us to wear a mask in this situation.
And to address My Osborn's comment :
May I suggest studying Matthew 24:43
" But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into."
Please, study responsibly.
Wendy Lopez says:
Standing ovation Mr. Keller
Beautifully done. Thanks, Don.
andrew engelman says:
Mr Keller I am so glad you are reading the Bible. You will agree that context is important and how one exegetes the scripture is important also. However for one who often pokes fun of Christian believers and is a member in good standing of the Pastafarians group who wear collanders on their heads, isnt it a bit ironic that you are quoting scripture? Just sayin.
Andrew– I was raised in a catholic family, went to church every Sunday, until I became old enough to say "NO" , went to catholic school for my first 8 years of formal education, went through a "Jesus freak" stage in my early 20's and was married to a born again Evangelical Christian for 4 years while in my 40's. I know the teachings of Jesus better than most "christians".
I see no irony If I am conversing with christians about christianity, and I quote their scripture.
To be clear, I do not poke fun at christians for the sake of poking fun at them. I mock them when their hypocrisy rises to a level that even I am offended by. I respect the religious beliefs of others, but I have utter disdain for those that profess to be disciples of a higher power, and then commit atrocities in the name of their god.
I can assure you that Jesus would not condone unprotected bible study, nor would he support a president with the low moral standards of someone like trump.
As for my Pastafarianism, I at least adhere to the teachings.
You can purchase a used copy of "The Gospel Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster " for about $5. Then if you find me defiling my own religion, you can quote my scripture and poke fun at me.
Peace, love and Pasta.
And my best wishes for a happy and healthy new year to all of us.
Ramen.
Jack Gunman says:
Will try this again!
Wonderful sentiments, Don, just important for everyone to remember that the science does not *fully* support the *mandated* approach. Other factors should inform peoples' ethics, and our criteria for not just governing people, but judging our neighbors. Christian or not.
Importantly, what is in the interest of those who choose not to wear masks, or who are exempt, are the same interests that we aim to protect by decriminalizing the transmission of HIV, for example.
Jack, would you kindly provide references to studies that uphold your position that "science does not *fully* support the *mandated* approach"?
Janice rose says:
Thank you for the scriptures that said it all
James Kozak says:
Gail Gauthier says:
People who make the decision to not comply with Covid protection, get admitted and cared for by health workers who risk their lives every day. How do they believe they are just in their decision.
Yes, they risk their lives to get the flu…….which they if they didn't want to do this they should have chosen a different line of work.
I've been a healthcare provider for 30 years. Like others in the field, I signed on to a life of long hours, weekend and night responsibilities, and the near-daily stress of caring for others.
Your response is, quite frankly, selfish and cavalier. In addition to putting our own health on the line, we too, have families that may be at extra risk, should we become infected.The death rate from Covid-19 is 50x that of the typical flu, and thousands have died thus far. Wearing a mask is a pretty small ask…you're not being asked to donate a kidney. Why not err on the side of caution, even if the science is "inexact". In addition, consider recognizing that this pandemic has affected the delivery of healthcare for all non-covid related conditions as well. I'm betting you'd like a seasoned Cardiologist and staff of nurses rested and ready when you or your loved one develops chest pain…show some heart here, huh ?
Woody Williams says:
Not that is will do a dam bit of good but am wondering if they will now see the importance of " Proper Masking Up and Social Distancing"!
Hopefully no one will die or become permanent disabled due to him and his flocks total ignorance and anti-whatever.
Hopefully he didn`t pass it around the Times but how many others have they infected other than their family members?
I have been know to get carried away at times so I will stop here but you can I imaging how I feel about Jim Osborn and his flocks inexcusable actions!
Joan Harvest says:
My Mom was very religious and had a saying "God helps those who help themselves". In other words, if you don't help yourself don't expect God to. Wear a mask. It helps you help others.
Mary Chancellor says:
This is precisely the religious right's argument for carrying a gun. You walked right into that one…!
It's unfortunate that the Times went with this sensational title and angle…seems disingenuous toward people of faith in general, projecting "God vs. masks" onto them as some kind of zero-sum doctrine of faith.
How revealing, since clearly many people of faith are willing to be mask-compliant with no sense of conflict with their God, while it seems the Times and many commenters think that believing in God is equally a product of the stupidity and ignorance they think it takes to not wear a mask. Their sentiment seems to reflect who truly holds the presumptuous zero-sum position.
It might behoove the Times to make a clarifying statement about this, since it does seem rather defamatory and incitive, especially when taken together with the responses (someone wants to vote the Christians in this Bible Study off the Island!) that have been approved by moderators.
Bernadette Knock says:
I second that. I tried to point out the bias of the commenters, and share Bible verse in favor of visiting the sick, but the moderator wouldn't let my post through – I tried 5 times or so. Compare that to the insults the Times is happy to approve — perhaps this response is exactly what the Times wanted with this article. Yes I agree, there is indication that the Times is biased, and is more interested in defamation and incitation against Christians. The Times should answer for this.
jane varkonda says:
bravo and well said.
What is the purpose of this news article? Is it Osborn who works for the MVTimes trying to "out" Davey? Is it an attempt to shame Christians who gather? We have a man who willingly went to a study and observed its practices, contracted Covid and now seems to suggest that he was duped into believing God would protect him. Osborn and his wife had minor issues but tells the Times about the Bible study so that they can publish a story implicating Davey. Some ulterior motives behind this.
Andrew– the purpose of this article is to inform the public about a public health crisis and how a virus gets spread around the community. The times does not have a case of "Davey derangement syndrome" or any other tin foil conspiracy that someone may dream up for their own ulterior motive. The fact is that this bible study group is directly responsible for 10 cases of a virus that is wreaking havoc on our community and our economy. It is quite possible it will spread to more people.
Shawn Taylor says:
I used to get angry when I heard about people choosing not to wear masks, for whatever reason. Now, I'm just sad and fearful as I read this. Ignorance may be bliss for the ignorant but it's terrifying for the rest of us.
Glenna Moore says:
Right on Shawn‼
Shawn, if you are terrified please stay home and lock the doors. There are people out in the world speeding in their cars, there is lightning in the sky, snow sometimes falls……it's a dangerous world…..just…..stay ……..locked up!
Why has the case count on MV more than quadrupled since late August? Did people become complacent? We has fewer weekly new cases when there were a far greater number of people on island.
Wish we could edit comments. I'm a bit embarrassed by my typo where I used "has" when it should be "had'.
Jim– don't worry about the typos.. We all do that occasionally. The only people who would think poorly of you are those who are not concerned with the community and the concept that we are all together here. Their opinions will be even less relevant than they already are after Jan 20.
George Brennan says:
Some of you have had comments deleted. Just to refresh, you are required to use your first and last name to comment. No made up names or anonymous comments are allowed. And, please, keep it civil. You can disagree without being disagreeable.
So many Christians have no trouble believing in God and trusting science at the same time. I wonder about those who reject science (and, along with it, concern for others in their community) and mistake the word of a preacher for the word of God. I also can't help noticing that this preacher's words, as quoted, seem to owe more to the word of the current U.S. president than to the Bible.
Good story Suzy…tell it again!
John- I agree with you. "Suzie's " story is a good one– and it's true.
We need to hear "stories" like that more often.
Joanne Lambert says:
The bottom line is that this is a small island with a small hospital, and that was absolutely un-Christian to not take EVERY precaution possible to protect this community where they wanted to spend time. No excuses.
Patience Jones says:
This story shows just how dangerous blind religious "faith" is to both sect members and the general public. The denialism among too many lso-called "leaders" in conservative religious denominations is literally ANTI-life while we are all living life under the pandemic, and thus the stubborn pattern of willful ignorance of reality demonstrated by these groups is, and should be deemed, criminally negligent. The religious Right in particular has been abusing the First Amendment's deference to religious practice. There WILL.be a reckoning for the mass delusion among this part of our society that has shown such blatant disregard for its fellow citizens. Religious "liberty" cannot be allowed to trump (pun unintended) the right of secular society and public policymakers to PROTECT and DEFEND public health and welfare. The beliefs and behaviors exhibited by the anti-science crowd in America's religious sects are radical in their selfishness and stupidity, and represent un-American, unpatriotic, and technically genocidal attitudes that have no place in civil society in the 21st century. The people leading their flocks over that cliff of self-deception must be held legally accountable for the threat they represent to ALL Americans.
Hi Patience — you might be relieved to know that churches and religious folk are not a major source of spread in the USA. What happened on our Island at the Bible Study was quite rare and obviously the cases were few, and mild at that, luckily!
From Holly Scheer: "…0.0216 percent of [COVID cases] trace back to churches. Less than one-tenth of 1 percent should not — and cannot — be called a major source of this infection."
The spread in this Bible Study "spreader event" is actually consistent with the biggest cause of spread, which is home gatherings. But don't you think it's fair to question whether limiting people's right to gather, or make decisions about mask use, in private dwellings is conscionable, especially in the way that you're advocating for — namely discriminating on the basis of religion and ideology even to the point of holding them "legally accountable for the threat they represent to ALL Americans" because of their faith and opinions?
I'm not sure that you meant to come onto this public forum and advocate for the prosecution of thought-crimes, which is something the villains in not just Orwell books, but totalitarian regimes in real life, do — especially because I gather from your statements that your charge against President Donald J. Trump is that he is a totalitarian, and you seem quite passionate about raising your banner against totalitarianism, at least the types that you choose to recognize and find repugnant.
Surely many of our ancestors, and far too many of our immigrant friends, know all too well the terror of getting a knock on their door because their beliefs made them liable to being held "legally accountable for the threat they represent".
Let's keep our community safe and free together — there is no need to pit liberty and safety against one another. They are very compatible. From the looks of all of the comments here, everyone knows very well how to take care of themselves, so a heavy hand is certainly not necessary.
Jack. Of the 533 confirmed cases on the Vineyard 11 have been traced to this one study group. That's just over 2 % .
While that is still a small number, it is 100 times that of your source.
Holly Scheer may or may not be correct with her national number, but they do not seem to apply here.
Also keep in mind that she writes for a far right publication (The guardian) that has consistently downplayed the severity of the virus. We all know how statistics can be manipulated to fit a certain bias. For instance, if you factor in that only 20% of Americans actually attend services on a regular basis, church going seems a bit more dangerous. Thanks for posting your source.
I read the July 13 article you quoted. I wonder what the numbers are like now.
jesus and his disciples were hanging around with lepers, who were treated by everyone else pretty much the way everyone is talking here about christians who get covid: as if they're icky people who deserved it.
"Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord." James 5
"Then he will say to those on the right, 'Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world…because I was sick, and you visited me.'…
Then He will say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, you who are cursed he eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels…because you did not visit me when I was sick…'" Matthew 25
you would think that the commenters here actually like seeing covid spread around since they're so gleeful about pointing out who deserves it as a reward for being "stupid" — even as they presume to be the best judge of good christian character.
Bernadette– The bible offers some very good advice about how to live a good life. It is not a medical textbook.
Until science discovered that microscopic organisms can cause diseases, it was thought that all disease was the result of the will of god. If one believes that, and there are no other options available ,then praying is a rational idea. Anointing the sick with oil allows one to feel that they are doing something.
You say that commenters are saying they "deserved" it.
I just looked at all 56 comments here. Not a single person has implied that. Some have expressed that they are not surprised, and one said
"Irresponsible. Egotistical. Dangerous.I vote them off the island." But "deserved it"? No.
And if I may point it out, religious leaders like to place blame for things;
"AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals; it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals."– Jerry Falwell–
Falwell also blamed the 9/11 attacks on pagans, abortionists, feminists, "the gays and the lesbians" and the ACLU.
And forget Pat Robertson– He blames nearly everything Including covid 19, Katrina and 9/11 on some sort of unchristian behavior.
It is the christian leaders who say "they deserve it".
Your comment that "…the commenters here actually like seeing covid spread around …" is the most offensive comment in this thread.
Jacqueline Mendez-Diez says:
Covid must be having a good laugh at these comments. The disease doesn't care about anyone's beliefs. Enough with the ridiculous Christian paraoia and infighting. Covid is 100% non-discriminatory. It likes everybody equally– Christian, Jew, Muslim, non-believer. What you believe or how you feel about your religion, or about anything, is entirely irrelevent. It's what you DO, what precautions you take that matter when it comes to spread. If you behave irresponsibly, you have more outbreaks. This bible group did not follow the science, ergo Covid had its way here, as it always will when guidelines are ignored or dismissed. Tell yourself whatever you like– quote Shakepeare, the Bible, or Alfred E Neuman, but Covid thus far has killed nearly 350,000 Americans of all stripes.Where's all the Christian concern for bereaved families? You either care about others– and behave according to recommended guidelines– or you're like a Donald Trump and don't. Pretty simple to wear a mask and social distance and not gather, hardly a sacrifice at all, and yet, by the stupidity, laziness, arrogance, anger and outrage of some, you'd think we were being asked to live in a concentration camp and wear a yellow Mogen David. Mask-wearing is not a sacrifice. It is an act of respect for others. When you choose to pretend that your religious rights are somehow being infringed upon when asked to cover your mouth and nose to protect others, or get mad when people notice the selfishness of others, you expose yourself as empathy-challenged. Following the scientific guidelines, as the experts learn more and more about this novel virus, is not a choice decent, caring people, religious or not, have trouble with. Wear your masks, social distance, don't gather, and get your vaccine when it's your turn.
Caitlin McNally says:
JA. Ewww. Just yuck and ew. Yes. Freedom is lovely. But we aren't free to build a house without a septic system. If someone kept defecating on your law you could probably legally do something about it. If you walked into Linda jeans and put a dirty pair of boots on the counter everyone would give you the stink eye. And if you have the waitress a hard time about it you'd get booed out. That's why people are booing you here, JA. Every day the equivalent of something like many jumbo jets are augering into the ground with people dying of covid. So what do the vast majority of people say when we see someone without a mask now?
Ew! Yuck! Gross. Boo!!!!!
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