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Baltimore archdiocese paying attorney costs for members of group seeking to seal court proceedings in clergy abuse investigation
Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun on Nov 28, 2022
Published in Religious News
BALTIMORE — After saying it would not oppose the release of a report detailing decades of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Maryland, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is helping to pay lawyers for an anonymous group that's asked a city judge to keep secret arguments over whether to make the document public.
A spokesperson for the archdiocese confirmed Monday to The Baltimore Sun that the church was paying, at least in part, the fees of Gregg Bernstein and William J. Murphy, two white-collar defense attorneys. They represent a group of people who are not accused of sexual abuse, but are named in the report from the Maryland Attorney General's Office.
Murphy and Bernstein wrote in a filing a week ago in Baltimore Circuit Court that they would reveal their clients' identities only in a private hearing. The filing does not explain why their clients want to keep the proceedings secret, but argues all proceedings in the case should be secret because they relate to a grand jury investigation.
The office of Democratic Attorney General Brian Frosh completed the report earlier this month after a four-year investigation. In its motion to release the report publicly, the attorney general's office said it delves into the abuse of more than 600 people by at least 158 clergy assigned to the archdiocese. Relying on more than 100,000 diocesan records obtained through a grand jury subpoena, the report also lays out the church's efforts to cover up much of the abuse, along with its failure to act through the years, according to the motion.
Archdiocese spokesman Christian Kendzierski told The Sun, in an email, the church was paying attorney costs "only for some of the individuals named in the report who have not been accused of abuse and who have not been contacted by or given any previous opportunity to respond to the attorney general."
Last week, Kendzierski issued a statement saying the archdiocese "will not oppose the public release of the report" and that the church must be "transparent in acknowledging our past."
Raquel Coombs, a spokesperson for Frosh's office, said the archdiocese's decision to pay lawyers who represent members of the anonymous group shows where the church stands.
"The archdiocese is paying for the opposition to the release of the report," Coombs said.
While it's not clear whether any members of the anonymous group are working in the Baltimore archdiocese, the church has "obligations" to some of the individuals, Kendzierski said.
"The decision of the Archdiocese not to oppose the release of the report does not mean legal requirements should not be observed, or individuals who may be named in a report should be denied the opportunity to participate," Kendzierski wrote in the statement issued last week.
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Jo MacDonald, Old MacDonald's granddaughter, has her very own garden! In their book Jo MacDonald Had a Garden, Author Mary Quattlebaum and illustrator Laura J. Bryant put a new spin on the familiar song "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" and provide a playful introduction to an innovative type of gardening. No cows or sheep here: Jo's garden embraces the wider community of wild and domesticated plants and animals that can live in a garden.
In this version of the song, Old MacDonald is, well, old. He's tired and busy with his own farm, but he helps with Jo's garden, too. It's clear that Jo is in charge, though, and she's doing things her way. She plants the familiar lettuce, squash, radishes, and tomatoes, but she also plants native plants, including coneflowers and viburnum, and she welcomes the wild animals that visit her garden, too.
Native plants, for those not already familiar with them, are plants that have lived in a particular place for many thousands of years and are well-integrated into the ecological community. They thrive in the local soil and climate, and they also provide food and shelter for a variety of beautiful insects, birds, and other fascinating creatures. While these plants and animals do not get much attention in the text, the pictures and back matter make it clear that they are as vibrant and vital a part of the garden as the more familiar edible crops Jo grows.
Jo provides food and a lovely habitat for people, too. Jo and her cousin, Mike, harvest vegetables and share a meal made from food they grew while Old MacDonald naps in the shade. Even when Jo and Mike are hard at work digging, planting, and observing the garden, they are clearly having fun. Rain or shine, the garden is depicted as a welcoming place children will want to explore.
The language in Jo MacDonald Had a Garden is simple, repetitious, and familiar; it will appeal equally to kindergarten through second graders. As a read-aloud book in a mixed-age classroom or during family reading time, Jo MacDonald Had a Garden will work well. It will also be a fine addition to a reading unit about school or home gardens and farms.
The back matter provides some information about the various insects and plants shown in the book, including how they are useful in the garden and in the wild. A search for plants and creatures, as well as additional questions provided in the back of the book, encourage children to examine the details of the story.
Although the images in this story provide more detail than the text, both come together as a simple, pleasant book that both girls and boys are likely to enjoy. In a world where many children rarely encounter worms, this book is a good way to show how much fun being outside and getting dirty can be.
Grandma Tillie tells Sophie and Chloe that she's ordinary, but then transforms into some really interesting characters. There's Tillie Vanilly, who puts on a variety show. There's Chef Silly Tillie, whose specialties include roasted snake toes. And who could forget, Madame Frilly Tillie, whose bath time make-overs make the girls feel very gorgeous. While its fun to see all the things Grandma Tillie can do, in the end, its plain bed-tucker and story-reading Grandma Tillie who is the favorite. Rollicking fun for Grandparents Day or grandmother-themed activities.
One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from.
It is hard to imagine that the first Boxcar Children book was written 70 years ago. Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens Of Fair Meadow Farm is the prequel to the series, brought out in honor of the 70th anniversary. The book answers the questions that have puzzled generations of readers: where did the children come from? how were they orphaned? do they have no family?
"So much to explore!" discovers Molly, the lost orange cat in the book Molly's Organic Farm. Molly wanders onto an organic farm while searching for a place to sleep, but she's so intrigued by the nuances of farm life—including compost, beneficial insects, and trips to the local farmer's market—that she stays. The farmers quickly welcome Molly as part of the complex farm community.


Are You Earning Money For The Sake Of It?
It's quite a provocative question, but it's a useful question. It helps us reframe where earning money sits in our lives, and what our real priorities and dreams are.
When I was asked by first direct bank to talk about how money and living an adventurous life fit together, that was the question I kept coming back to. I was brought up in a very financially sensible family. I'mm certainly grateful for being taught to save hard and work hard. But a linear lifestyle has become really hard – we don't have the jobs-for-life culture or the affordable housing which made our parents' lives feel more assured than our own. I wanted to do things differently. I dreamed of a more unconventional life, to live more adventurously, but without being financially reckless.
Finding a way to make that happen is more about your attitude than your wealth. I prefer to have cheap, regular adventures rather than saving endlessly for that one massive trip of a lifetime that sadly often doesn't ever happen.
So, I set off on a series of microadventures, short, local, cheap journeys, to bust the myth that people are too busy or broke for adventure. I began swimming down rivers, cycling to the coast at the weekend, and sleeping under the stars. You can do things like this whoever you are, wherever you live. Microadventures are just small step changes in your life, a metaphor for making stuff happen. There's literally no excuse not to make such tiny changes. And it's these tiny first steps that put big journeys in motion.
Microadventures demonstrate that you don't have to be a reckless vagabond. They're about finding ways to make what you want happen, and waking up a bit to what you really want to do with your money. You don't need to sleepwalk through life, saving for months for a holiday just because that's what everyone else does.
Do we really need to be saving for that big trip, bigger TV, newer phone? Or do we actually need more sunsets, more time doing what we love with the people that we love, and more memories?
I have learned that living adventurously is about your mindset more than your location. You can find wilderness and adventure everywhere. The difficult part is only making it happen. This holds true whether you like the sort of adventures I am talking about, or if your adventure is being bold enough to change your job, start a business, learn the piano, whatever. It is possible to be optimistic, curious, innovative, adventurous and financially responsible.
For the confidence to live a life less ordinary, we often just need a little nudge. If you want to make things happen, you can make them happen. Think big, start small, but do start. In other words; stop waiting. The time to start is right now.
Find out more at first direct, here.
I fully agree with your mantra – so many people are so stuck in earning money for the sake of it that they neglect their own well-being and happiness!


Two Laurel teen-agers were arrested Friday in connection with five recent burglaries, county police said.
John Edward Baker Jr., 18, of the 9300 block Canterbury Riding, and a 16-year-old boy were arrested at Baker's home Friday after witnesses identified them, court records said.
Police did not release the name of the juvenile.
Among the stolen items were jewelry, an electric guitar, Nintendo game cartridges and a live, 4-foot python, all found at Baker's home, police said.
A fingerprint taken from one of the homes belonged to the juvenile, the court papers said. Both teen-agers have been charged with five counts of burglary and other related breaking-and-entering charges.
Police said both suspects are suspected but have not been charged in eight other burglaries since May 1 in the Whiskey Bottom area of Laurel.
Each of the burglaries was committed during the day, police said. The burglars usually broke in by removing window screens from first- and second-floor bedroom windows, sometimes after climbing a balcony or nearby storage shed.
Baker remained at the Howard County Detention Center on $50,000 bond, while the juvenile has been released to the custody of his parents.
The FBI has charged a homeless man with robbing a Columbia bank Friday after some of the dye-colored money was found in his possession during a Baltimore City drug raid Saturday, authorities said.
Carroll Binns, 34, was arrested at 4 p.m. during a raid by city police narcotics officers at a home in the 900 block Argyle Street, said Jim Dearborn, an FBI spokesman.
At first, Binns was charged only with drug offenses but later was charged with bank robbery, Dearborn said. He is suspected of holding up the Owen Brown branch of Maryland National Bank.
A substantial amount of "dye-colored cash" was recovered from Binns during his arrest, Dearborn said. Bank tellers often placean explosive dye pack in a bag of money before handing it over to a robber.
Bank employees said a 6-foot man, about 30 years old with a thin build, entered the building, in the 7100 block Cradlerock Way,about 6 p.m. and inquired about opening an account.
The man told the teller that he was armed with a weapon, jumped over the counter and walked away with an undisclosed amount of money. No weapon was revealed during the robbery, Dearborn said.
Binns was charged with bank robbery Monday in federal court in Baltimore. He is being held without bond pending further court hearings, Dearborn said.
A conviction on a federal charge of bank robbery carries up to 25 years in prison.
A 10th-grade student was charged Friday with setting off a pipe bomb in the bathroom of Centennial High School, county fire officials said.
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All About Mt. Olive
Enjoy Mt. Olive's 90th anniversary publication!
90 Years of Dill-icious and Still Growing
From Modest Roots to the Top Pickle Company
Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc., located at the Corner of Cucumber & Vine in Mount Olive, North Carolina, was originally founded for the purpose of brining cucumbers to be sold to other pickling firms.
When this initial plan didn't exactly work out, the young company found itself in sort of a, well, you know, pickle.
Fortunately, resourcefulness prevailed, a new plan was prepared, and the company quickly began processing and packing pickles itself, formulating their own recipes and methods of production.
From a modest beginning in 1926, with only a 3,600 square foot building and $19,500 in capital, Mt. Olive has quickly grown to be one of the most loved pickle companies, manufacturing a best-selling brand of pickles, peppers and relishes in the U.S for their millions of customers.
Making the Best Pickles: A Community Proposition
It all started in the mid-1920s with Shikrey Baddour, a Lebanese immigrant from nearby Goldsboro, who saw opportunity in the wasted cucumber crops of area farmers. Baddour came up with the idea of buying the cucumbers, putting them in a brining tank and selling the salt brined cucumbers, or brine stock, to other pickle firms. Baddour enlisted the aid of George Moore, a sailor from Wilmington who had worked in a Castle Hayne pickle plant. The plan didn't work the way they had envisioned, however: they had no buyers for their product.
By January 1926, a new plan was put into place through the efforts of a group of local business people who formally established the Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc. to pack and sell its own pickles. Thirty-seven original shareholders put forward the capital to get the company started in what all viewed as a "community proposition." The first board of directors was led by H.M. Cox Sr., president, I.F. Witherington, vice president, and C.W. Oliver, secretary-treasurer. The board hired Moore as factory superintendent and Baddour as salesman, and it purchased one acre of land from farmer J.A. Westbrook for $1,000. The land is part of the current manufacturing site today. Westbrook's home still stands across from the plant.
Early records indicate that all production in that first year was done by hand: the cucumbers were taken from the vats to nearby tables, where old coffee pots were used to pour syrup into jars.
A Pickle Company Ahead of Its Time
Over the years, Mt. Olive earned a reputation as being one of the pickle companies ahead of its time. In 1943, the company instituted a profit-sharing plan for its employees, making it one of the first 200 companies in the country to do so. (It didn't break the $1 million sales mark until 1947.)
Later, in 1959, it put into place an Employee Community Fund. The program started with about $1,000. Over the years, the fund, governed by a committee of employees, has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to community organizations. Today, participating employees contribute 30 cents out of every $100 of gross wages, which the company matches.
Making History Through Innovation
Pickles have been around for about 4,000 years. But researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Fermentation Lab at N.C. State University finally unlocked the secret of controlled fermentation through research done at Mt. Olive Pickle Company in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The research done at Mt. Olive Pickle Company has paved the way for better pickles and pickle companies throughout the industry. One of several firsts came in 2002, when the company introduced the first line of No Sugar Added sweet pickle products, using the no-calorie sweetener SPLENDA® brand sweetener. In 2007, Mt. Olive rolled out its picklePAK™ line – the first pickle products offered in single-serve cups, and in 2019, the Munchies Resealable Pickle Pouches revolutionized snacking on the go!
Mt. Olive Today
Mt. Olive, which celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2016, is the #1 pickle brand in the U.S.
Its facilities have grown from that first acre to 150, with just over 1 million square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space. The company has a tank yard with about 1,100 fiberglass tanks with storage capacity for over 40 million pounds of cucumbers. It's classic Bread and Butter pickles have come to be a best selling and well-loved item, overshining those of other pickle companies. Mt. Olive also offers a variety of pickled products! From Sour Pickles and Zesty Organic Kosher Dill Pickle Spears, to Gherkins and our revolutionary Munchies Resealable Pickle Pouches which feature your favorite pickle recipes, perfect for the pickle lover on the go!
"Our business decisions continue to be guided by basic tenets that have served our Company well over the years: 1) provide customers with quality products, good value and superior service, 2) earn shareholders a fair return on investment, 3) be a progressive employer and 4) remain a valued corporate citizen." So writes Company President Bill Bryan to shareholders in the 2001 annual report.
Those tenets obviously served the pickle company well for its first 90 years, and it's a good bet they will hold true for the next 90, too
"No more Vlassics in my fridge, as a pickle lover I assure you they have the best product in stores! I love them, not just pickles all of their products are amazing!"
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"The best pickle in America, hands down. From bread and butter to Jalapeño, you can't go wrong with the consistent quality that Mt. Olive is able to provide. They were a staple of my house as a child, and I am now raising my own children on them. Hands down, Mt. Olive is where it's at if you're a pickle or pepper fan!"
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Q: Deleting SharePoint List elements with specific values in a column I'm a bit stuck right now.
Using JavaScript I wrote a function that deletes an element from a list with a specific ID:
deleteItem: function() {
  let siteUrl = 'mysite';
  let clientContext = new SP.ClientContext(siteUrl);
  let oList = clientContext.get_web().get_lists().getByTitle('Statistics');
  let oListItem = oList.getItemById(parseInt(this.statisticsRecID));
  oListItem.deleteObject();
  clientContext.executeQueryAsync(Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQuerySucceeded1), Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQueryFailed1));
},

The problem I have is that now I need to delete elements from a list where I don't know the ID of the element. (I can look it up, but that's not what I want). This list has a column called CorrespondingListID. And I have the values of that CorrespondingListID.
Is it possible to delete elements from that list using their value which is written in the column CorrespondingListID? If not, how can one solve this problem?

A: You can use the camel query to get the list item based on your column value which will load only those list items which meet that criteria, then do the delete operation as usual way.
Sample Example: Using JSOM
To filter SP.ListItem's on multiple conditions, there are no single methods that take the arguments as multiple filter fields. Instead, you'll have to resort to using a CAML query to specify the list items you want, as below.
var clientContext = new SP.ClientContext( siteURL );
spList = clientContext.get_web().get_lists().getByTitle( myListName );

//Create a CAML-query with your filter conditions
var camlQuery = new SP.CamlQuery();
camlQuery.set_viewXml('<View><Query><Where><And><Eq><FieldRef Name=\'Age\'/>' +
    '<Value Type=\'Number\'>30</Value></Eq>
    <Eq><FieldRef Name=\'Country\'/>' +
    '<Value Type=\'Text\'>US</Value></Eq></And></Where></Query><RowLimit>10</RowLimit></View>');

//The query will return a collection of items matching your conditions
this.collListItem = spList.getItems(camlQuery);

clientContext.load(collListItem);

//Execute the query
clientContext.executeQueryAsync(function () {

    var itemCount = collListItem.get_count();
    //For each list item in the collection, mark it to be deleted
    for (var i = itemCount - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
        var oListItem = collListItem.itemAt(i);
        oListItem.deleteObject();
    };

    //Execute the delete operation
    clientContext.executeQueryAsync(deleteSucceeded, deleteFailed);
}, fail_handler);

Note:
In your case, the set_viewXml should be something like below, if you get syntax error use camel query builder tool.
camlQuery.set_viewXml('<View><Query><Where><Eq><FieldRef Name=\'CorrespondingListID\'/>' +
    '<Value Type=\'Text\'>somevaluefrom CorrespondingListID</Value></Eq></Where></Query></View>');

Sample Example: using REST API
function getItemsToDelete () {
    //You might have to modify this so it filters correctly on your columns
    var requestUrl = _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl + "/_api/web/lists/getByTitle(" + myListName + ")/items?$filter=Age eq 30 and Country eq 'US'")

    //Return and ajax request (promise)
    return $.ajax({
        url: requestUrl,
        type: "GET",
        headers: {
            "accept": "application/json;odata=verbose",
        },
        success: function(result) {
            $.each(result.d.results, function(index, item){
                //Note that we push the ajax-request to the array
                //that has been declared a bit down
                itemsToDelete.push(deleteItem(item));
            });
        },
        error: function(error) {
            //Something went wrong when retrieving the list items
        }
    });
}

function deleteItem (item) {
    //All SP.ListItems holds metadata that can be accessed in the '__metadata' attribute
    var requestUrl = item.__metadata.uri;

    return $.ajax({
        url: requestUrl,
        type: "POST",
        headers: {
            "accept": "application/json;odata=verbose",
            "X-RequestDigest": $("#__REQUESTDIGEST").val(),
            "IF-MATCH": item.__metadata.etag,
            "X-HTTP-Method": "DELETE"
        },
        success: function() {
            console.log("Item with ID " + item.__metadata.id + " successfully deleted!");
        },
        error: function(error) {
            //Something went wrong when trying to delete the item
        }
    });
}

//Declare an array of deferred objects that hold a delete request
//for each item that is to be deleted
var itemsToDelete = [];

//First get the items to delete
$.when(getItemsToDelete()).then(function () {
    $.when.apply($, itemsToDelete).then(function(){
        console.log("All items are deleted!");
    });
});

A similar question is discussed here(source):
SharePoint 2013 ClientContext : How to DELETE specific list items by MULTIPLE CONDITION filter?

A: Sample Example: using REST API and ES6
I wanted to provide an example that doesn't use jQuery.
The answer is longer than it strictly needs to be. However, if you are doing this a lot, the helpers and utility functions, with some light error handling, come in handy.
The code below assumes you have JSON Light enabled in your SharePoint Environment. (Supported in 2013 via SP1 and add some assembly references to the web.config. JSON Light is present in 2016, 2019, SPO. Not supported in 2010)
const myListName = "Your-List-Name-Here";
const getObj = {
    method: "GET",
    // INFO passes along the windows credentials, adjust to suit your environment
    credentials: "include",
    headers: {
        Accept: "application/json;odata=nometadata",
        "Content-Type": "application/json;odata=nometadata",
    },
};
const delObj = {
    method: "POST",
    // INFO passes along the windows credentials, adjust to suit your environment
    credentials: "include",
    headers: {
        Accept: "application/json;odata=nometadata",
        "Content-Type": "application/json;odata=nometadata",
        "X-RequestDigest": "",
        "IF-MATCH": "*",
        "X-HTTP-Method": "DELETE"
    },
};
const listUrl =
`${_spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl}/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('${myListName}')`;

// INFO Main Function to call.
function deleteListItems () {
    /* INFO You will need to modify this so it filters correctly on your columns
    Returns just the Id values, and limits results to the top newest 5000 items.
    5000 items is the max and is part of the built-in throttle limit.
    You can get the next 5000 items without too much hassle. */
    const url =
    `${listUrl}/Items?$select=Id&$orderby=Id desc&$top=5000&$filter=(Age eq 30) and (Country eq 'US')`;
    const result = fetchWrapper(url, getObj);
    // INFO all the items' ID's that match the filter
    // INFO 'async' is only needed it freshness function used.
    result.then(async (items) => {
        /* INFO Use a freshness function to avoid errors on pages that
           a user might sit at longer than 24 minutes */
        const digest = await testIfDigestFresh();
        // INFO or just get it from the page
        // const digest = document.getElementById("__REQUESTDIGEST").value;
        // INFO create an array of urls for each item Id to delete
        const urlArr = items.value.map(item => {
            return `${listUrl}/Items(${item.Id})`;
        });
        // INFO inject the SharePoint Request Digest value, will fail otherwise.
        delObj.headers["X-RequestDigest"] = digest;
        /* INFO Process all the items to delete as an asynchronous
           promise wrapped group */
        const itemsDeleted = Promise.all(urlArr.map(url=>fetchWrapper(url, delObj)));
        // INFO Do any post processing or messages.
        itemsDeleted.then(data => {
            /* INFO SharePoint only responds with just 200, no body.
                    Counting how many array items are return from the
                    promise will provide a total count.
            */
            console.log("Deleted:", data.length);
            alert(`'${data.length}' Items Deleted`);
        })
        .catch(err => {
            alert('Request failed.', err);
        });
    });
}

// UTIL Functions
    /* INFO Abstracts fetch, handle non-json responses, add custom error messages,
       default settings */
    async function fetchWrapper(url, options, custom_err_msg) {
        if (!url) {
            throw new Error("url is missing");
        }
        let opt;
        if (options) {
            opt = options;
        } else {
            opt = {
                method: "GET",
                mode: "no-cors",
                headers: {
                    "Content-Type": "application/json",
                    Accept: "application/json",
                },
            };
        }
        return fetch(url, opt)
            .then(async (resp) => {
                if (!resp.ok) {
                    throw new Error(resp.status);
                }
                // HANDLE not json
                try {
                    let json = await resp.json();
                    return json;
                } catch (error) {
                    console.log("catch error, not json, try text", error);
                    return resp.text();
                }
            })
            .then((data) => {
                return data;
            })
            .catch((err) => {
                // HANDLE errors and custom error messages, must be a string
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Today we have a post from nucleustechnologies.com, Gold Application Development Partner with Microsoft.
Read the review of their Kernel Exchange PST backup tool for Exchange and Office 365 Exchange Online. Don't forget to have alook at all their Products.
Exchange often holds most of the crucial data of a business. For administrators, it's their first duty to take care of that data and have feasible recovery plans in place in case of Exchange crashes and disasters. Though Microsoft doesn't recommend brick-level backups for Exchange, many administrators try it. But, one of the most challenging tasks for administrators is to back up the Exchange data.
The manual solutions available to backup Exchange mailboxes involve using PowerShell cmdlet, which is very complicated to use. Also, any mistakes while using cmdlet for Exchange backup can lead to various issues like an incomplete or irrelevant backup. Therefore, organizations look for an effective third-party tool that offers seamless backup of Exchange mailboxes.
Here, we will talk about one such utility – Kernel Exchange Backup.
Before getting into the installation and working of this software, let's see what this tool has to offer.
Backs up Exchange data based on item type, date, specific folders, etc.
Compatible with Windows 10/8.1/8 etc.
These fantastic features can fill the needs of every administrator who wants to back up Exchange mailboxes.
One of the complicated tasks for Exchange administrator is to backup multiple archive mailboxes at one time. Kernel Exchange Backup allows users to backup multiple archive mailboxes quickly.
During Exchange backup, it is not easy to exclude the deleted items or folders from the backup process, which means these folders will be included in the backup file. But, with Kernel Exchange Backup, you don't have to worry about deleted items or folders, as it gives you the option to exclude these folders and items during backup.
Would you believe it if I tell you that you can start another backup while already a backup process is running? – No! Right! But Kernel Exchange Backup allows you to run multiple instances, which means you can run another backup when one backup is already in progress.
As an administrator, you might know how much difficulty the above problems create. Now, knowing that Kernel Exchange Backup can solve these issues, you really want to see how this software works.
So, let's have a clear look at the functionality of this software.
Double-click the installation file; the installation window will appear on the screen, click Next.
Read the license agreement and click I agree, and then click Next.
Now, follow the instructions and specific options to install the software on the desired location.
After installing the software, it is ready to back up your Exchange mailboxes.
As mentioned earlier, Kernel Exchange Backup allows you to back up single as well as multiple mailboxes. So, here we performed the process of multiple Exchange mailboxes backup. See the below steps to check the functionality of the tool.
Launch the tool by double-click on its icon.
On the welcome screen, select the Backup option.
Click the Add button to add Exchange mailboxes.
Now, enter the details of the Exchange account, select the option List all mailboxes, and click Get User mailbox(es). Once all the users are displayed on the screen, hit the Add button.
In the next step, select the specific mailbox that you want to backup from Exchange account, and then click Migrate.
The smart filtering window will appear on the screen. Select the filtering options as per your need, such as date, item type, include/exclude a folder, skip folders, etc., and then click I am OK Start Migration.
Select the desired location where you want to save the backup file in PST format and click OK.
The backup process will start. Once it is complete, a notification will appear on the screen displaying Process completed. Click OK to finish the process.
Now, if you want to save the report, then click Save report to CSV.
As you can see, the overall Exchange backup process is quick and straightforward. Similarly, with the same tool, you can also restore mailboxes to Exchange from the PST file.
Exchange holds most of the crucial data of an organization, and it's necessary to take regular backups to secure the data. In this article, we reviewed Kernel for Exchange Backup – a useful tool that helps organizations take a quick backup of their Exchange mailboxes.


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ABC Looking To Turn 'Live In Front Of A Studio Audience' Into A "Circulation Play" Franchise
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Following the success of Live in Front of a Studio Audience, Jimmy Kimmel's live staging on Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons last month, ABC is looking to turn it into an event franchise.
The network's President of Entertainment Karey Burke revealed that 22M had watched the special since its May 25 premiere.
"It is something that we looked at as a franchise if it worked, and we didn't know if it would work," she said. "We didn't know if people would still care and it was nice they did. With something like that we would look to return it, not on a weekly basis, I think these things are tentpoles around which we can build sustaining weekly scripted programming, to use as a big circulation play.
John Villacorta Promoted To SVP Talent & Casting At ABC Entertainment
Kimmel's passion project handed ABC a win on the final night of the 2018-19 season by strong margins. From 8-9:30 PM ET, ABC's live, star-strewn Lear sitcoms reboot averaged 10.36 million viewers and a 1.7 demo rating in Live+Same Day to outstrip all broadcast primetime competition. It also totalled 15 million combined viewers when including Live+3 and a Saturday repeat. This was above the point six that Kimmel joked to Burke that it might receive.
Speaking at the HRTS The Network Chiefs lunch, Burke added, "We've been leaning really hard into live event programming. It introduced a whole new generation of people to those shows and those themes in a way that hadn't been done before and I don't know if that's something that would have been as relevant on streaming."
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons starred Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Foxx, Wanda Sykes among many others including Jennifer Hudson's belting out of The Jefferson's "Movin On Up" theme song and Marla Gibbs' surprise appearance reprising her role as George and Louise Jefferson's maid Florence Johnston.
All in the Family originally ran on CBS from 1971 through 1979, starring Carol O'Connor and Jean Stapleton as Archie and Edith Bunker, and tackling then-controversial subjects such as women's rights, racism and homosexuality. Its ratings success launched a spinoff, The Jeffersons, which ran on CBS from '75 to '85.
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Pakabahouse is a new Lithuanian fashion brand founded in 2016. and driven by unique and different people and their characters. Our main goal is to, through our unique fashion approach, show people that they all are unique in the world and to break an ''ideal'' stereotype. And we are breaking the stereotypes by making the exclusive, fresh, top quality and, most importantly, "with character" bags.
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Our company specializes in making the best quality leather bags, backpacks, wallets for men and women. We are using tested and quality Italian leather and combine them with fine metals. We have young and inovative team of designers, full of energy and fresh ideas, combined with highly qualified sewing team that worked more than 30 years in the fashion industry, to bring you the unique blend of quality and uniqueness.
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We are making bags for man and woman from all over the world. Our focus is on exclusive bags collection, where each bag is different and can't be made into duplicate, thus ensuring that each client has unique bag which represents you, your character, feelings and stays close to you for a long time.
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Gadolinium Lawsuit
Patients filing gadolinium toxicity lawsuits are seeking compensation for serious injuries they sustained from gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used as dyes in MRIs and other medical imaging tests. Lawsuits say patients can experience gadolinium toxicity and other conditions after having an MRI scan with a linear GBCA.
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Lawsuits say gadolinium is retained in the body and is causing serious, life-altering injuries. Gadolinium is a metal used in MRI contrast dyes to help produce better images for doctors.
Patients who experienced side effects from gadolinium toxicity after having an MRI — and who had no known kidney issues before the scan — have filed lawsuits seeking compensation for serious injuries they sustained.
In 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved updated prescribing information to include warnings about gadolinium retention. Side effects from gadolinium retention are progressive and can be life-threatening.
Many of these cases have been dismissed, and many lawyers have stopped taking cases. As of November 2022, there have been no new developments in this litigation.
Research and adverse events reports to the FDA link GBCAs to these conditions:
Gadolinium toxicity
Gadolinium deposition disease (GDD)
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF)
Gadolinium lawsuits claim GDD occurred in people who had no known prior kidney issues.
Chuck Norris Lawsuit
Perhaps the highest profile lawsuit involving gadolinium was filed by actor Chuck Norris and his wife, Gena, in 2017. The couple claimed Gena developed gadolinium deposition disease after undergoing three MRIs in which the substance was used to enhance images.
The Norrises said they spent almost $2 million for Gena's treatment over five years. She had to be hospitalized repeatedly with debilitating pain.
She also says she is suffering other effects, including problems with thinking, kidney damage and loss of energy. She says her ribs were damaged, and she has trouble breathing. They are seeking $10 million in damages.
Part of the costs were because the couple says Gena Norris has had to seek treatment outside mainstream medicine.
"Unfortunately, litigation is the only course of action we can take to hold the drug companies accountable for threatening the lives of so many innocent people who undergo MRIs,"
Source: Business Wire
"These companies continue to say that there is no link between gadolinium and adverse events, even though the evidence is overwhelming that this heavy metal stays in the body for years, rather than hours," she added.
Gadolinium Poisoning Lawsuits Filed by Chuck Norris, MRI Patients
Elaine Silvestrini July 25, 2018
As of October 2018, the case was still pending in San Francisco.
Another California man, Jeffrey Steiner, filed a lawsuit in federal court in June 2018 claiming he was seriously injured after being injected with gadolinium during multiple MRI tests. He claimed he retained gadolinium in the neurons of his brain. His lawsuit was dismissed on July 30, 2018 by U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila, who cited jurisdictional problems.
Federal Case Consolidation Request
After 21 federal lawsuits were filed in 12 courts on behalf of patients around the country who say they were injured by gadolinium contrasting dye, lawyers filed a motion in July 2018 with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The lawyers asked the court to consolidate the cases to be managed by a single judge. Attorneys said in the motion that they expect that ultimately, hundreds of such cases will be filed.
Lawyers are asking that the cases be assigned to a judge in the Northern District of California, where there were five cases pending at the time of the motion. Two of the defendants named in lawsuits are also headquartered there. In the alternative, the lawyers suggested a court in Massachusetts.
The plaintiffs say they had normal or near-normal kidney function when they underwent MRI or MRA procedures in which a gadolinium-based contrasting agent was injected into them. They then developed symptoms consistent with the known toxic effects of gadolinium that is retained in the body.
Gadolinium-based contrasting agents are used in 33 to 50 percent of all MRIs, translating to 1.5 million procedures a year.
Consolidation of Federal Cases Denied
Two companies, Guerget and Liebel-Flarsheim, filed a response to the motion, arguing that consolidation of the cases in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) is not warranted. The companies said plaintiffs suffered different injuries, and "different combinations of unique symptoms."
Moreover, they argued, "The overwhelming weight of scientific and regulatory findings demonstrate that there is no sound scientific or medical basis on which to conclude that GBCAs cause any adverse health effects in patients, such as plaintiffs, with normal kidney function."
On Oct. 10, 2019, the panel denied the motion for an MDL. "We find movants have failed to demonstrate that any common questions of fact and law are sufficiently complex or numerous to justify centralization," the panel wrote in its order. "In particular, the injuries alleged in each case appear to be highly plaintiff-specific, and the actions involve GBCAs manufactured by one or more of four different defendant groups, involving different formulations."
In 2009, another group of gadolinium contrast dye products lawsuits was organized into an MDL that was centralized in Ohio. That MDL closed in 2015. Those lawsuits involved patients with abnormal kidney function who were given gadolinium contrasting agents and developed nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. The FDA later required a black box warning against using the dyes for patients with abnormal kidney function.
People who filed lawsuits claim GBCAs caused them to develop gadolinium deposition disease (GDD). Plaintiffs had normal kidney function at the time they developed the disease.
Gadolinium deposition disease is progressive and has no known cure.
Persistent headaches
Kidney impairment
Body aches and stiffness
Bone and joint pain
Thickening of the skin that appears spongey or rubbery
Thick, painful ligaments and tendons
Cutting, burning pain in arms, legs and the torso
There are two basic types of GBCAs: linear and macrocyclic. These agents surround the gadolinium ions when injected into the body. This lowers toxicity levels.
Linear agents do not fully surround the gadolinium ions, and macrocyclic agents do, according to lawsuits. So, linear agents are more likely to cause gadolinium toxicity.
Linear Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent Brands & Manufacturers
Magnevist Bayer
Omniscan GE Healthcare
Optimark Geurbet
Multihance Bracco
Settlements & Verdicts
Because lawsuits involving patients with normal kidney function are so new, there are not yet any settlements or verdicts.
But, in 2013, a jury ordered GE Healthcare to pay $5 million in a lawsuit that claimed an Ohio man, Paul Decker, developed nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) after being injected with the gadolinium-containing product Omniscan. That trial was conducted after GE had settled several hundred gadolinium cases.
Decker was retired after working 30 years at a tire company. At the time of the verdict, he was being cared for by his wife.
A federal appeals court later upheld the award and denied a defense motion to grant a new trial.
NSF is a rare condition that affects the skin and organs. The skin becomes thick and hard. As the condition progresses, multiple organs may fail. The condition may be fatal.
According to a report by ProPublica, Decker's lawyer told jurors during the trial that Decker's skin "feels like wood or granite."
Decker, attorney Christopher Tisi added, "has a really hard time doing most anything."
The case was the first to go to trial in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in Cleveland, Ohio, involving gadolinium nephrogenic systemic fibrosis lawsuits. The patients in those cases had abnormal kidney function when they were injected with the contrasting dye.
Most of the other cases in the MDL were settled.
Questions Your Attorney May Ask
What illness have you been diagnosed with?
People filing gadolinium lawsuits have typically been diagnosed with gadolinium toxicity, gadolinium deposition disease or nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. Bring copies of your medical records so your attorney can review this information.
When did you receive your MRI?
If you can't remember the date of your MRI, reach out to your medical provider or insurance company. Knowing this information can help your attorney better understand the length of time that passed from when you had your MRI to when you first started experiencing side effects to when you were officially diagnosed with a gadolinium-related disease.
How were your kidneys functioning prior to undergoing your MRI?
Typically, individuals who are seeking compensation for their injuries claim they had normal or near-normal kidney function before their MRI. If you are prone to kidney problems or your family has had a history of kidney problems, you'll want to let your attorney know.
How long did it take for you to experience symptoms after your MRI?
Symptoms vary from person to person and can occur within hours of your MRI scan or years later. Your symptoms will also differ depending on whether you have gadolinium toxicity, gadolinium deposition disease or nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.
How are you being treated for your illnesses?
Treatment options vary depending on your diagnosis. Your attorney will want to know how your medical provider is treating your condition as well as how effective this treatment has been for you.
How have the symptoms associated with your disease affected your daily life?
Side effects associated with gadolinium-related diseases can vary from persistent headaches and weight loss to kidney impairment and brain fog. If these and other symptoms have affected your ability to do the daily activities you used to do prior to developing this disease, you should disclose it to your lawyer.
What is the outlook for your disease?
When you're diagnosed with a disease, your medical provider will provide you with information on your prognosis and the quality of life you should expect to have. Any information you can provide to your attorney about this will help him or her build your case.
Gadolinium Lawsuit Facts
https://www.drugwatch.com/gadolinium/lawsuits/
Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents Overview
Proposed MDL
Injuries Gadolinium toxicity; Gadolinium Deposition Disease (GDD); Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF)
Manufacturers Bayer (Magnevist); GE Healthcare (Omniscan); Guerbet (OptiMARK); Bracco Diagnostics Inc. (MultiHance)
Top Verdict or Settlement $5 million nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) verdict against GE Healthcare in 2013
Previous Topic Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents
Next Topic Side Effects
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Parton, J. (2017, November 2). Chuck Norris Says Big Pharma Poisoned His Wife. Retrieved from https://www.courthousenews.com/chuck-norris-says-big-pharma-poisoned-wife/
United States District Court Northern District of California San Jose Division. (2018, July 30). Jeffrey Steinder v. Bracco Diagnostics, Inc. et al. Case 5:15-cv-03830. Order Dismissing case. Retrieved from https://pacer.uscourts.gov/
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Cleveland Clinic. (n.d.). Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF). Retrieved from https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17783-nephrogenic-systemic-fibrosis-nsf
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. (2014, October 20). Paul Decker, Karen Decker vs. GE Healthcare inc., et al. Opinion. Retrieved from https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1681196.html
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To The Point: Reps. Lynn Afendoulis, Luke Meerman
by: Rick Albin
Posted: Mar 3, 2019 / 03:30 PM EST / Updated: Mar 3, 2019 / 03:30 PM EST
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As "To The Point" continues to introduce you to new lawmakers in Lansing, we're speaking to two new House members from Kent and Ottawa counties.
Rep. Lynn Afendoulis, R-Grand Rapids Township, explained why she decided to run.
"A really significant issue for me was how my children were talking about politics and the view that they have about that work and about politicians, and it was and it is concerning to me," she said. "So I wanted to demonstrate to them it's honorable work, that it's something to aspire to and that anybody can do it, so that was a significant reason that I ran."
Luke Meerman, R-Polkton Township, said running was a natural progression of past community service.
"The love of my country, I think that's where it starts for me. Appreciation of what we have in Michigan, wanting to pass something on to my kids. And there's a lot in between there: getting involved with the Farm Bureau and some of the other organizations that gave me an opportunity to be exposed to be around other people," he said.
Hear more from Afendoulis and Meerman above on this March 3, 2019, episode of "To The Point."
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by Rick Albin / Jan 12, 2020
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In Lansing, a joint hearing in front of two House subcommittees heard emotional testimony about human trafficking.
The problem has been around for a long time, but now new ways to deal with the issue are being explored.
To The Point: Candidates Langlois, Afendoulis, Farrington
by Rick Albin / Jan 5, 2020
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Since the incumbent Justin Amash is no longer running as a Republican, that leaves the nomination for both the GOP and Democrats up for grabs for the 3rd Congressional District.
At least 10 people say they will run, though it's likely not all will make the primary ballot.
To The Point: Candidates Scholten, Colvin
by Rick Albin / Dec 29, 2019
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In an interesting three-way race next November, candidates are already running hard for their party's nomination for the 3rd Congressional District and the chance to square off against incumbent Justin Amash, who will be running as an Independent.
Hillary Scholten, a Democrat running in the race, says there is a new breed of candidates looking for new solutions.


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By Peio Purlev
What do you need to know about Venezuelan Petro?
The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that Venezuela had received 735$ million in the first day of the pre-sale of the national cryptocurrency "petro". Maduro didn't give details about the investors and currently there is no evidence for the invested capital that was presented. He added that tourism, gasoline and oil sale transactions could be made with petro.
Many Blockchain experts were warning that the petro will not attract significant investments or interest from the public. Some opposition leaders have said that the sale constitutes of an illegal debt issuance that preempts Venezuelan majority-opposition legislature. Nicolas Maduro said: "Today, a cryptocurrency is being born that can take on Superman". The president used the reference with the superhero to refer to the United States.
What is Petro?
The petro was announced in December 2017 and was launched in February 2018. The cryptocurrency is developed by the Venezuelan government and is designed as the country's national cryptocurrency. The currency should be backed by the country's oil and mineral reserves from the Orinoco belt.
Around 100 million tokens will be the entire petro circulation and is estimated that petro will have around 6$ billion market cap. The estimation is according to the details given by the president and each token should be backed by a barrel of Venezuelan crude oil. From these 100 million tokens, 82.4 million will initially be available to the public.
Venezuelan Cryptocurrency Superintendent Carlos Vargas said that the government is expecting to draw investments from investors in Turkey, United States, Europe and Qatar. The official website of petro published a guide on setting up a virtual wallet that holds the cryptocurrency which will go public next month. Initially the petro was designed as an ERC-20 Token but recent announcements denied this. Instead on the Ethereum network, petro will operate on the NEM network.
During the Initial Coin Offering in March, the Venezuelan government plans to sell 82.4 million petros to the public at a discount from the official price which is 60$. After the ICO people will then be able to buy petros from those who obtained them during the ICO. The plan is for Venezuelans to eventually be able to use the petro to make payments to public institutions, including taxes, fees, public services and other utility payments.
However you can't buy petro with Venezuelan bolivars which is obvious. The reason is that the government wants to raise foreign fiat currencies. It is a greedy reason for a token that aims to bring power to the people.
What are the goals with Petro?
The cryptocurrency aims to save Venezuelan Economy out of an economic catastrophe and to bypass U.S. sanctions. The Venezuelan national currency Bolivar is currently at a record low with a collapsing socialist economy. The currency struggles with hyperinflation and is unlikely to win the fight.
"Petro is born and we are going to have a total success for the welfare of Venezuela… The largest and most important companies and Blockchain in the world are with Venezuela, we are going to sign agreements." – said the president Nicolas Maduro.
The petro cryptocurrency should supplement Venezuela's plummeting economy and will help the country to access international financing. Also Nicolas Maduro is hoping that petro will help with and allow Venezuela to sidestep U.S. imposed sanctions. The U.S. Treasury Department has warned that the cryptocurrency may violate these sanctions.
President Nicolas Maduro said that his government is the victim of an "economic war" led by opposing politicians with the help of the U.S. government. The sanctions on Venezuela were imposed last year by Washington and are blocking U.S. Banks and investors from buying newly issued Venezuelan debt. This effectively prevents the nation from borrowing and bringing debt from abroad or refinancing existing debt.
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