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Volume 35, No. 2 • June 2020 Issue PDF
An Update on the Perioperative Considerations for COVID-19 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Postoperative Recurarization After Sugammadex Administration Due to the Lack of Appropriate Neuromuscular Monitoring: The Japanese Experience
Effective Leadership and Patient Safety Culture
Drug Swaps and Compressed Medical Gases
When Medical Equipment Standards Fail to Protect Patients
Cardiopulmonary Sentinel Event During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): Oversedation or Gas Embolism?
Malignant Hyperthermia Preparedness: Stocking, Drilling, and Offsite Considerations
Educating the Next Generation: A Curriculum for Providing Safe Anesthesia in Office-Based Surgery
Safety and Utility of Nitrous Oxide for Labor Analgesia
Successful Evidence-Based International Emergency Manual Implementation Strategy
Ketamine: A Review of an Established Yet Often Underappreciated Medication
COVID-19 Pandemic—Decontamination of Respirators and Masks for the General Public, Health Care Workers, and Hospital Environments
Misfilling the Exhausted Vaporizer
Gas Embolism Events in GI Endoscopy: What We Know Now and How We Can Mitigate Them Through the Routine Use of CO2 Insufflating Gas Instead of Air
The Anesthesia Professional's Role in Opioid Stewardship
June 2020 PDF
Ryan J. Hamlin, MD; Mohanad Shukry, MD, PhD
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare life-threatening condition that is triggered by commonly used anesthetic medications. Early recognition and treatment is essential to improve survival rates, and being prepared for an MH crisis can decrease clinical response time and the associated morbidity and mortality with the disease. Stocking a dedicated MH cart and routinely performing simulated MH crisis drills can improve the facility and providers' management.
This July marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of a Letter to the Editor describing the inherited condition, now known as Malignant Hyperthermia (MH), in a young man who developed metabolic derangements when exposed to halothane.1 The worldwide scientific community has come a long way since then to characterize the condition. We now have a better understanding of the pathophysiology, presentation, and treatment of this potentially fatal condition. Although difficult to truly characterize, MH crisis prevalence is estimated to be 1 in 100,000 administered anesthetics,2 which means, thankfully, most anesthesia professionals may only participate in a true MH crisis once in their career, if at all. This fact, coupled with the possible fatality of an MH crisis, makes the preparation to manage these rare events paramount for the safety and good outcome of those patients.
We focus on two essential steps in the preparation to manage an MH crisis: stocking a dedicated MH Cart to be used during an acute crisis, and developing an institutional multidisciplinary mock MH drill for anesthesia and operating room personnel. Lastly, we discuss the special considerations of MH preparedness for offsite and remote anesthetizing locations.
MH Cart
The Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS) recommends medications and supplies be readily available for use, within 10 minutes of recognizing an MH crisis.3 Since the likelihood of complications increases 1.6 times with every 30-minute delay in treatment with dantrolene,4 having a centrally located cart with the necessary medications and equipment expedites the initiation of treatment. When dantrolene administration was delayed beyond 50 minutes, complication rates increased to 100%.5
The organization of the MH cart should be divided into two main categories; (1) medications and (2) supplies necessary for an MH crisis. There are many commercially available MH carts offered for purchase. Regardless of the type of cart use, however, dantrolene is the crux of the treatment of MH and should be the easiest to access (preferably located in the top drawer). Currently two formulations of dantrolene exist. Dantrium®/Revonto® is the older formulation, which provides 20-mg dantrolene sodium in 60 mL following reconstitution in sterile water USP. The second formulation, Ryanodex®, is a new formulation that is an injectable suspension of dantrolene sodium providing 250 mg of dantrolene sodium in 5 mL following reconstitution with sterile water USP. Selection between the two formulations should dictate how many vials should be stocked. If Dantrium®/Revonto® is stocked, MHAUS recommends having 36 vials available in each institution. If Ryanodex® is stocked, MHAUS recommends having 3 vials available. Sterile water should be stocked alongside the dantrolene in the first drawer as it is necessary to reconstitute the powdered dantrolene. The amount stocked should reflect the formulation of dantrolene (larger volume is required for Dantrium®/Revonto® compared to Ryanodex®). If Dantrium®/Revonto® is the stocked formulation, we would recommend stocking thirty-six 100 ml vials of sterile water rather than one-liter bags of sterile water to prevent the inadvertent intravenous administration of a hypotonic solution. Three 10 ml vials of sterile water can be stocked if Ryanodex® is the stocked formulation. Although clinical effectiveness and dosing are similar between the two formulations, the lower storage space needed for Ryanodex®, the lower number of staff needed to mix it and the increased speed of mixing and administering the loading dose makes Ryanodex® more practical during a crisis, especially when number of staff available is limited.
Other medications stocked in the cart should be focused on the treatment of the sequalae of the hypermetabolic condition, such as severe acidemia, hyperkalemia, cardiac arrhythmias, and severe hyperthermia. Sodium bicarbonate (8.4% 50 ml vials x 4) should be stocked to aid in correction of severe acidemia. Calcium chloride 10% (10 ml vials x 2), Dextrose 50% (50 ml vials x 2), and regular insulin (100 unit/ml 1 vial) should be stocked for treatment of hyperkalemia. Lidocaine (100 mg/5 ml or 100 mg/10 mls x 3) or amiodarone (150 mg vial x 4) should be stocked according to ACLS/PALS guidelines for any cardiac derangements. Refrigerated one-liter saline bags are recommended for cooling (some commercially available MH carts have a small refrigerator for saline and insulin, but every institution can decide on this matter).
Supplies within the MH cart should be focused on the administration of MH medications, temperature management, patient monitoring, and laboratory testing. Central location of equipment can provide a quicker response and more coordinated care. Syringes (60 ml x 5) to dilute Dantrium®/Revonto® or (5 ml x 3) for Ryanodex® should be located close to dantrolene. Two pairs of activated charcoal filters (Vapor-Clean™, Dynasthetics, Salt Lake City, UT) should be included. These filters attach to the inspiratory and expiratory ports of the anesthesia machine to quickly reduce the concentration of gas (<5ppm). Two pairs are recommended as the filters may become saturated after one hour of use and a replacement could be needed. Other patient care equipment includes intravenous catheters of various sizes for intravenous and arterial access, and a large sterile drape that can be used to rapidly cover a surgical wound.
Temperature management of MH patients is very important as the risk of death increases with increasing temperature.4 Following discontinuation of the triggering agent, dantrolene administration is the most important pharmacologic temperature management strategy. Noninvasive treatments for hyperthermia include strategic ice packing, forced air cooling, circulating cool water blankets, cold intravenous fluids, and ice-water immersion.6 An ice bucket, large and small plastic bags for ice, and disposable cold packs can be placed next to the patient easily to help with cooling measures. A pressure bag should also be included for rapid administration of cold saline.
Monitoring equipment should focus on accurate and reliable measurements. For temperature monitoring, esophageal or other core (nasopharyngeal, tympanic, or rectal) temperature probes should be considered. Central and arterial lines should be considered for critically ill patients and transducer kits should be available. Foley catheters and a urometer are also important for monitoring urine output to insure adequate diuresis to prevent acute renal injury from myoglobinurea.
The last category of equipment is laboratory supplies. Frequent laboratory testing is performed in a MH crisis and the laboratory testing equipment should be readily available and labeled for use. Equipment for blood gas measurement capability such as heparinized blood gas syringes or syringes for point of care testing should be included. Blood specimen tubes for creatinine kinase, myoglobin, comprehensive metabolic panel (Na+, K+, Ca+, BUN, HCO,3 Mg+), lactate, complete blood count, and coagulation studies should be easily accessible. Lastly, a collection device for urine with testing supplies for myoglobin should be considered. Myoglobinuria can be quickly screened for by the presence of pigmenturia and blood on a urine dipstick, if available in your institution, and should be followed up with a formal urinalysis and quantitative urine myoglobin level.
Mock MH Drill
The utility of medical simulation is well demonstrated and its application to rare medical events can improve familiarity while providing hands-on experience.7 Each facility is different in their training options, but MHAUS recommends teams perform mock MH drills every year;8 we provide a few tips to maximize the team's benefit from these valuable exercises.
Selection of a clinical scenario should be based on the applicability to the team and organization. It would not be worthwhile to use a scenario of an elderly patient if the team solely provides care for pediatrics, for example. The development of a scenario is best drawn from prior experiences inside the organization; otherwise, commercially available ones can be used. Besides the selection of the scenario, selecting a leader or facilitator is also a critical decision. Managing an MH crisis is a team sport and everyone needs to engage and participate. By selecting an anesthesia professional to lead these drills, participants' buy-in improves since most health care providers look to anesthesia personnel for guidance during an MH crisis.
The training during a mock MH drill should focus on two main aspects: rapid recognition of MH signs and symptoms and the logistics of coordinating the clinical management team. Once the diagnosis is made, the leader should assign roles to participants based on skill levels. If personnel resources are limited, such as in a surgery center for example, staff may need to handle multiple roles. The danger of only assigning one role to a participant is that when an actual MH crisis occurs, that person may not be in the facility.
Once roles are clearly delineated, the drill should focus on the logistics of providing care in an MH crisis rather than physically treating the patient. For example, the insertion of lines and a Foley catheter should not be the focus. Rather, the focus should be on locating the MH cart, contents of the MH cart, who is reconstituting dantrolene, who is getting ice, who is calling the MH Hotline, etc. If available, the team should reconstitute an expired vial or two of dantrolene, especially if the institution uses the 20 mg/60 ml formulation, as this process is very laborious.
In a surgery center, the drill should include a post-stabilization transport plan. This is crucial to have in place before an actual MH episode occurs. Depending on how far the facility is, we recommend, whenever staffing allows, an anesthesia professional, from the transferring or receiving facility, accompany the patient to the receiving hospital to allow for the continued administration of dantrolene during transport and for a formalized face-to-face transfer of care with the receiving team.
As mentioned before, MHAUS recommends MH drills every year, but these authors perform it in their institution every 6 months to keep information relatively fresh with the staff. Another consideration is to rotate between scheduled and unscheduled drills. If the purpose of the drill is to assess readiness, there is no better way than an unexpected drill. This is obviously more time-consuming, but may be more effective.
Following any simulated drill, it is important to have a debriefing session. Debriefing allows team members to discuss what went well and what could be improved. Debriefing also acts as an opportunity to clarify any lingering question team members may have. It is also an opportune time to discuss the importance of contacting the North American MH Registry of MHAUS at 888-274-7899 for all confirmed or suspected MH cases to assist in completing an online form (AMRA) in order to capture valuable MH data. All debriefings should be done in a safe and nonjudgmental way. Lastly, it is important to develop a contingency plan. What if an MH crisis happens in the middle of the night? Who else can be deployed to assist? Will someone be called in? Those questions need to be discussed and ironed out before an actual crisis.
Offsite/Remote Preparedness
The growth of free-standing surgical facilities using only intravenous anesthesia techniques without inhalational agents has increased steadily. In an effort to contain cost, MHAUS was requested to reconsider the recommendations related to dantrolene stocking at centers that only have succinylcholine for emergency airway management. The request is related to the perceived infrequent use of succinylcholine, the low incidence of MH susceptibility in the general population, and the cost of stocking dantrolene.
As of today, MHAUS recommends facilities that stock and have the potential to administer any triggering agent, including succinylcholine without volatile agents, should have dantrolene immediately available in the event a patient in that facility develops MH.6 In contrast, the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) Position Statement on the Use of Succinylcholine for Emergency Airway Rescue permits class B facilities to stock succinylcholine for airway rescue without dantrolene in situations where no volatile agents are used.9 Larach et al. demonstrated succinylcholine administered in the absence of volatile agents, over a wide dose range to manage difficult ventilation, can trigger MH events that warrant dantrolene treatment.10 This report shifts the consideration of succinylcholine-induced MH from the realm of highly unlikely into the realm of similarly rare but devastating emergencies, such as cardiac arrest and anaphylaxis. With such events, successful management depends upon the presence of well-established protocols for early recognition and prompt treatment. Office-based anesthesia professionals also need to consider the relatively remote nature of the practice when establishing their malignant hyperthermia protocol. Dantrolene treatment delay increased complications every 10 minutes, reaching 100% with a 50-minute delay.9
As a patient safety organization, MHAUS contends the availability of dantrolene allows clinicians to administer succinylcholine for life-threatening airway emergency without delay due to fear of patients developing MH without the only known antidote immediately available.
Early recognition and treatment of MH is essential to improve survival rates. Stocking a dedicated MH cart, routinely performing simulated MH crisis drills, and having enough dantrolene stocked can save lives.
Dr. Hamlin is an assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Nebraska and Children's Hospital & Medical Center Omaha, NE.
Dr. Shukry is a professor & vice chairperson of Pediatric Anesthesiology in the Department of Anesthesiology at University of Nebraska and Children's Hospital & Medical Center Omaha, NE.
Drs. Hamlin and Shukry are volunteer Hotline Consultants for MHAUS
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Magadh University Result 2023 @magadhuniversity.ac.in BA BSc BCom Result Link
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Magadh University Result 2023 @magadhuniversity.ac.in BA, B.Sc, B.Com Result Link: We are going to share with you the updates regarding Magadh University Result 2023, After the successful completion of the UG/PG examination which is held from December 2021 to January 2023 in various centers all over the Bihar state. Now, All the aspirants are eagerly waiting for the declaration of the UG/PG result.
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The authority has released Magadh University Result 2023 on the official website. All the students have to keep their admit cards with them while downloading the result of UG/PG for the required credentials. All the students are advised to refresh our website from time to time for checking the live updates related to Magadh University results for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Magadh University Result 2023, UG/PG
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1.1 MGU UG/PG Result 2023 Highlights
1.2 Magadh University UG/PG Exam Result 2023
2 How to Download Magadh University UG/PG Result?
2.1 Details Printed on the Magadh University UG/PG Result
3.1 When will the result of Magadh University be released?
3.2 What should I do when I am unable to attempt the minimum marks for qualify the exam?
3.3 from where can I check the information related to Magadh university's results of undergraduate and post-graduate courses?
In this session, there are a total of lakhs of candidates have appeared for the UG/PG examination. The Magadh University offers courses like BA, B.Sc, B.Com, M.Com, MA, M.Sc, etc. for undergraduate and post-graduate candidates. All the students have to download their results by entering the required login details of admit card. The Authorized website of Magadh University provides the provisional mark sheet to all the aspirants via online mode. The result will be released for the academic session 2021-22. Through this article, we are going to provide you the pieces of information related to the UG/PG results of Magadh university such as, About the University, highlights of the result, the Process to download the result, and details printed on the result & Re-evaluation process.
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Magadh University will release the result for BA, B.Com, and B.Sc, For the first year, second year, & third-year students in the month of July 2023. After that students are able to download their results from the official website. The UG/PG courses are offered by the Magadh university of Bihar by which students have cleared their graduation and also complete the master's courses. All the students can download their result after the successful completion of the checking of answer sheets by the examiners, after that the authority himself publish the release date of the result on the official website. Read this article until you reach the bottom of the article.
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PG: MA, M.Sc, M.Com
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Official website https://www.magadhuniversity.ac.in/
Magadh University UG/PG Exam Result 2023
Under Graduate: In this paragraph, we have mentioned the Undergraduate (UG) Course examination for BA, B.sc, B.Com, and BBA Students which is well set by the college universities for 3 Years name as the first year, second year,& final year. All the aspirants who have appeared for the UG examination can check their results from the official website in the month of July 2023. All the aspirants have to fill the application form of Part 1st, 2nd, & 3rd separately after the declaration of the result. The result will be made available online to the aspirants. Read this article till the end.
Post Graduate: There are so many aspirants who appeared for the MA, M.Sc, and M.Com Examination which is well set by the university for 2 years courses for masters. There are a huge number of applicants who applied from regular and private application forms. The university has declared the result for both regular and private students on the same date. Applicants can check the authorized website from time to time to know about detailed information on Magadh university UG/PG results.
How to Download Magadh University UG/PG Result?
In this paragraph, we are going to share with you the process of downloading results, there are so many aspirants who are unable to download their results from the official portal. So, we are here to provide you the help regarding the process of downloading the result via online mode. All the aspirants have to check the steps given below:
First of all, start the process by visiting the official website of MGU i.e., magadhuniversity.ac.in
Now, the home page of the official portal is available on the display screen of your device.
Then, you have to search for the Magadh university result option for UG/PG courses, and click on it.
Here, the new page will open on the official portal.
Now, all the students have to select the course and enter the asked details such as Roll no. and name.
Recheck the filled details once again.
A few minutes ago, finally, the result is opened on the official website.
At last, take a printout or screenshot of your result for future use.
By following these processes you will be able to download your result from the official portal.
Details Printed on the Magadh University UG/PG Result
Here, we have mentioned the details which are printed on the result of UG/PG Courses. All the students have to check their result details properly with the help of this paragraph. Check the details given below:
Name of the University
Name of the student
Name of the Exam
Enrollment Number
Obtained marks
Passport size photograph of the Student
UG/PG
Signature of the student
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When will the result of Magadh University be released?
Yet, the authority has not sent any updates related to the declaration of Magadh university result but students have to expect to be released soon.
What should I do when I am unable to attempt the minimum marks for qualify the exam?
By chance, if you are unable to attempt the minimum marks in one subject then, you have to appear for that subject in next year's examination.
from where can I check the information related to Magadh university's results of undergraduate and post-graduate courses?
All the students have to check their results from the official website of Magadh university via online mode. Otherwise, all the students have to read the article given above to know about the UG/PG Results.
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So, what was I, a former Emmanuel College Geography student, who'd then majored in Marketing at HEC in France, worked as a PR Consultant before converting to law at BPP Law School, qualified as an Environmental Solicitor and most recently, after a career break to bring up a young family, worked in marketing for a couple of start-ups, doing at EnterpriseWISE (now EnterpriseWOMEN) earlier this year?
Created by Dr Shima Barakat, former Head of Entrepreneurial Learning Programmes and Engagement at the CJBS's Entrepreneurship Centre, EnterpriseWISE is targeted at graduates, academics, researchers and early career women working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). The course aims to build confidence, skills and networks to enhance their careers, increase the impact of their research and benefit the commercialisation of innovation.
STEM practitioners have the perfect mentality for entrepreneurship. Imagine a researcher saying: "Well that experiment didn't work, I'm going to give up and do something else instead." It just wouldn't happen, they review what went wrong, assess how it could be approached differently and try again. This is exactly the mind-set required by entrepreneurs. They need to be resilient, to learn from failures, but keep focused on the substantial rewards and satisfaction of seeing their dreams fulfilled. Equally important to realise that is not just the founder who needs to have an entrepreneurial outlook, the co-founders and early stage employees also have to enjoy the journey to make it work.
The delegates, about 50 women, currently based in and around Cambridge, represented about 40 nationalities. This was no ordinary group of women, they were exceptional, not just academically, but in their outlook on life, willing to take risks, move countries, find opportunities and follow their personal dreams. This cohort certainly had all the self-reliance and determination to take the plunge into entrepreneurialism. What's more, by participating in the programme they were meeting like-minded individuals to add to their network. As it is said "it isn't always what you know but who you know" that makes the difference. Certainly, through EnterpriseWISE delegates have the opportunity to expand their personal networks, find potential partners, mentors, funders, whether directly or indirectly through accessing someone else's contacts, now or at some point in the future.
Working in the same small break-out groups throughout the course gave us the chance to get to know one another's backgrounds, motivations and aspirations. These sessions were a great space for delegates to learn from one another as well as bounce ideas around. In the first one we drew a personal coat of arms, the quarters representing what makes us happy; what we think we're good at; our core values and a personal Motto. It provided the basis for the subsequent talk about self-efficacy – truly knowing yourself enables you to identify what motivates you, not only how you see yourself but how others may perceive you all helping you to bounce back in the event of set-backs. Interestingly, my motto: "If you don't ask you don't get" emerged as a key theme of the course. Bottom line is there's absolutely no harm in asking for anything, people can always say no but they might equally say yes!
The exercises were well organised to enable participants to put the theory into practice, from soft skills such as active listening and networking to more business orientated sessions on negotiation and pitching. While I've participated in several similar exercises, I always learn something. On this occasion discussions in the negotiation training turned to what equity to give away to investors and co-founders. For founders, its key to remember that it's better to have 70% of something than 100% of nothing. Don't let an ideal co-founder or employee walk away just because of equity, a start-up is hard work for all participants and if you want their buy-in and commitment you need to incentivise them appropriately.
And finally – I'm far from unique in having followed a non-linear career path. A common theme amongst the speakers was the fact you can't always plan the future, you need to grab opportunities as they arise. Of course, there's an element of luck, being in the right place at the right time, but equally you need to recognise opportunities when they come along and have the self-confidence to seize them. However, while being flexible is important to enable a business venture or role to evolve, it is also necessary to recognise when things aren't going to plan, can't be turned around, and it is time to walk away from something.
It was an honour to have been invited to attend, to meet the delegates, facilitators (who are alumni of the programme) and speakers, and to have the opportunity to experience Shima's fabulous energy, enthusiasm and encouragement! Thanks to the presentations from a plethora of amazingly diverse and inspiring women, break out groups, exercises, networking practice and yes even a ChaChaCha session to not only raise the group's energy but introduce the importance of self-awareness and posture when pitching, I came away buzzing! The energy throughout the course, the support the delegates gave one another and the genuine interest everyone had in each other's ideas, was infectious. Not only did Shima encourage me to give an off-the-cuff after dinner speech, but many delegates said how much they'd valued my input into discussions throughout the course. So maybe, despite not being an entrepreneur (yet), my presence was as valuable to others as well as it was to myself.
EnterpriseWISE is recruiting for the next programme. If you're a woman in STEM whether working in research or are a graduate employee in SMEs or established, large tech and biotech companies, do apply to attend, you won't regret spending a couple of weekends in the company of such inspiring women and building your own network.
Interesting article. I currently do research in Mitigating Ransomware attacks through their early detection and prevention.
Great summary of the EnterpriseWISE programme Pippa. It's always a pleasure to be involved, whether as a facilitator and/or presenter as I too find I learn something and come away inpired by the amazing cohort of women who take part in the programme.


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Ella's of Lowell evolves into cafe
Local coffee shop grows into full menu cafe
By Emma Palova
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Lowell, MI- Ella's of Lowell is celebrating five years in business. It is no longer just a shop to grab a quick cup of coffee to go, but a place where you truly want to hang out with friends, share and write your stories while you admire the art on the walls.
It has always been a dream for owners Ella and Randall St. Germain to transform the coffee shop into an eclectic café. Now, five years later their dream has come true through hard work and building relationships with the community.
"We're rebranding, we're a café now with full breakfast and lunch menus," Ella said.
Ella & Randall St. Germain at Ella's of Lowell cafe.
This was a first business Ella had opened by herself in 2010 after helping open restaurants in Oregon and Florida.
"I love a challenge," she said. "It was exciting. Everything was new."
Her predecessors Kava Klatch and Voyages enjoyed shorter tenures at 307 East Main Street, home to Ella's.
A hometown is not a hometown unless it has a locally owned sit down gathering place. Ella & Randall filled that void, plus Chimera's Design owned by Cliff Yankovich and Ella's mom Julie Claire DeVoie helped people connect.
Nothing stays a secret for a long time in small towns like Lowell. But, the first to break the news was Facebook and Liz Baker of the Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce.
"We're going to have a new coffee shop," she said.
"Really, what is it?" I asked.
"Can't say go on Facebook," Baker said.
So, Ella's Coffee & Cuisine opened during the Riverwalk.
"We always celebrate the anniversary during the Riverwalk," Ella said.
Ella's is located close to Riverwalk at 307 E. Main.
There were many surprises in those five years, but the one that relentlessly persists is equipment failures, according to Ella. Whether it was the double door refrigerator or the flip top deli case, the crew had to replace it along with the products inside.
Ella attributes the growth from a coffee shop to a café to social media advertising such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TripAdvisor.
The building is tastefully decorated with original artwork by local artists like Gerard Wood, a book shelf with books from local authors, cases with Ella's mugs, ceramics by Janet Krueger and handmade cards by Ida.
"The whole idea was if we were going to be here, we would evolve into a café," Ella said. "It is a community centered gathering place that encompasses supporting local artists."
Currently, the newest thing at Ella's is developing the new logo branding with the timeless classic, "Ella's of Lowell."
The crowd that loves Ella's varies from the morning people with laptops to lunch groups and singles.
"We're consistently busy throughout the day, with occasional dips and peaks," Ella said. "We get a lot of foot traffic east of the bridge."
Local ambiance at Ella's favors local artists.
The restaurant seats 65 and the couple has added bigger tables for four to six people to accommodate different groups from Lowell Area Schools, King Milling, Franciscan Life Process Center, Attwood and many others.
The popular Ella's Fellas come in on Saturdays.
Ella's is working with a local DJ to host and promote concerts and open mike nights every other week starting late August on Thursdays or Fridays.
The café is a special place for this couple who officially married inside the shop on Oct. 22, 2011. Then on May 12, 2012 they had a reception at the Fallasburg Park.
"We're proud to have accomplished this and we're looking forward to another five years," said Ella. "We have no plans to open another Ella's."
But they do catering for parties from minimum of 10 people up to 250.
"Our mission is making things from scratch and using local products when possible depending on the season," she said.
Some of the favorites at Ella's are specialty sandwiches like "Ella's Reuben Revision." This creation consists of grilled corned beef topped with warm kraut, melted Swiss cheese, tangy Russian style dressing and Ella's slaw on light rye for $7.10.
"It's very refreshing, zippy fresh," she said.
The café offers a gluten-free substitute on any sandwiches.
"We try to make food accessible to people who have dietary concerns," Ella said. "It's all about the customer."
So, the menu caters to all styles including regular, vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free. However, the café did source out gluten-free baked goods to a gluten-free bakery.
The Kent County Health Department has given the Food Service Award to Ella's of Lowell for three years in a row. It carries also the 2014 Best Business to Watch Award from the Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce.
Ella's carries the local Litehouse Apple Fuji vinaigrette dressing.
Their coffee roasters are:
Grand Rapids Coffee Roasters & tea, Populace Coffee from Bay City, MI and for dairy products it is Mooville Creamery.
The opening hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed on Sundays.
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Germany agrees $2.3 billion aid for auto industry to navigate technology shift
FILE PHOTO: Two employees, separated by plastic hygiene protection, work at the A3 and A4 production line of the German car manufacturer Audi, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ingolstadt, Germany, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has agreed a 2 billion euro ($2.33 billion) aid package to help its carmakers and auto industry suppliers switch to greener engines and automated driving, according to an Economy Ministry paper seen by Reuters on Monday.
Under the programme, which is due to come into force in 2021, the government plans to distribute grants to key industry players by 2024.
It will also use the funds to promote research and development in areas including the digitalisation of supply chains, 3D-printing and the shared use of production data, and give support to so-called clusters of companies to train employees.
The government plans to cover up to 60% of the costs for large companies and 80% for small and medium-sized companies of making production facilities more environmentally friendly.
"The switch to new products, especially in the field of e-mobility, requires an adjustment of production", the paper says. "Faster innovation cycles demand more flexible production facilities. The cost pressure in production is high."
The programme is part of Germany's economic stimulus plan aimed at cushioning the effects of the coronavirus crisis.
The Economy Ministry's proposal will now be put to other ministries for consultation.
Reporting by Markus Wacket; Writing by Caroline Copley, Kirsten Donovan


Rapidly-developing and troubling events, chiefly at the security and the political levels, have grabbed the headlines of the local press over the last week, which began with the release of government ministers from house arrest, and ended with a series of horrific suicide attacks. Purportedly carried out by ISIS-linked militants, the attacks left hundreds of civilians dead and wounded in the capital, San'a, and killed 29 soldiers in the southern province of Lahj. Early last week, the Houthi group released Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and his ministers after nearly two months of house arrest. The move was seen as a prelude to Ansar Allah's forming a new government made up of their own allies.
This came as local reports indicated that President 'Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi, who established himself in his provisional capital of Aden, held a meeting with several Cabinet members including the former defense minister, Mahmud al-Subayhi. The following day, the Islah Party withdrew from UN-sponsored political talks, hours after Ansar Allah released three Islah members who had been detained for two weeks.
Though the Islah party assigned these three members as delegates in the political talks, the three declined, leaving Islah with its former two delegates, who previously had boycotted the sessions.
As the political talks hit a stumbling block, a prominent Houthi-affiliated prominent journalist and activist, Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting.
On the next day, fighting between pro-Hadi "Popular committee" militiamen and Special Security Forces (SSF) troops--tied to former president 'Ali Saleh and Ansar Allah--intensified in Aden. Aden Airport was forced to halt its flights after the rival forces fought for control of the installation. The fighting came to an end and the SSF commander fled, after pro-Hadi armed forces led by provisional defense minister al-Subayhi stormed the airport and the SSF headquarters nearby. Pro-Houthi and pro-Saleh forces, on the other hand, reportedly entered the third largest city of Taiz, which they captured two days later.
On Friday, militants apparently loyal to the so-called Islamic State (IS), headquartered in Iraq, claimed responsibility for attacking two mosques frequented by Houthi Movement supporters in the capital Sana'a. The suicide bombings at the mosques killed more than 130 civilians including 13 children. Later on the same day, 29 soldiers were reportedly slain by IS-linked militants in Lahj.
In his own speech shortly thereafter, 'Abd al-Malik al-Houthi called for an all-out mobilization of military and security forces, a move seen as a "declaration of war" by most observers.


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I was reading through a book last night and found this a rather interesting form of execution -
If horror could be graduated, death by scaphismus, or 'the boats' as it was also known, would rate within the top twenty, its details being of truly nightmarish proportions. The historian Zonaras, writing in the twelfth century, spared his readers little in his description of the execution meted out by Parysatis, mother of Artaxerxes and Cyrus, to the man who boasted of having killed Cyrus when vying with him for kingship. The fact that the condemned man survived as long as 14 days before dying almost defies belief. As Zonaras reported:
'The Persians outvie all other barbarians in that, in the horrid cruelty of their punishments, they employ tortures which are peculiarly terrible and long drawn out, one of the worst being "the boats".
Two boats are joined together, one on top of the other, with holes cut in them in such a way that only the victims head, hands and feet are left outside. Within these boats the man to be punished is placed lying on his back and the boats anre then nailed together with iron bolts.
Food is given, and by prodding the his eyes he is forced to eat, even against his will. Next they pour a mixture of milk and honey into the wretched man's mouth until he is filled to the point of nausea, smearing his face, feet and arms with the same mixture. And by turning the coupled boats about, they arrange that his eyes are always facing the sun. This is repeated every day, the effect being that flies, wasps and bees, attracted by the sweetness, settle on his face and all such parts of him as project outside the boats, and miserably torment and sting him.
Moreover, as he does inside the closed boats those things which men are bound of necessity to do after eating and drinking, the resulting corruption and putrefaction of the liquid excrement's give birth to swarms of worms of different sorts which, penetrating inside his clothes, eat away at his flesh.
Thus the victim, lying in the boats, his flesh rotting away in his own filth, is devoured by worms and dies in a lingering and horrible death, for when the upper boat is removed, his body is seen to be all gnawed away, and all about his inwards is found a multitude of these and the like insects, that grows denser everyday.'
Execution - A guide to the ultimate penalty Geoffrey Abbot
~~An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by an ass~~
I think I'm going to have to pick up that book....That form of torture is quite interesting. Do you have any others?
I do, the book has loads quite a few, I'll put more on soon.
I'd recommend it, I got it for christmas and only started reading it last night, its very interesting.
Yay! I can't wait. I've always been fascinated by torture.
Another form of execution, not so widley known.
A far from speedy death, the bastinado involved the victim's being caned gently and rhythmically with a lightweight stick on the soles of the feet. A skilled executioner was needed to sustain the torture for many hours before the mental collapse and eventul death of the victim.
Although the method was widely used in Persia (now Iran), the specialists were the Chinese who, while not concentrating just on the soles of the feet, used thin lengths of spilt bamboo to torture and eventually kill their victims. The 'lictors', as they were called, were so skilled that they could flick the victim's body hundreds of times without breaking the skin, or, at the other extreme, tear the flesh off in long strips.
Such expertise was achieved only after much practice on blocks of bean-curd, a substance resembling thick custard, and they were not permitted to graduate on to a living target until they are able to strike repeatedly at the bean-curd without breaking the surface.
The Turks also emplyed the bastinado during the atrocities they inflicted on the Armenians in 1915-16, evidence being provided in documents placed before Parliament in October 1916. As reported by eyewitnesses, the residents of Hartpout and Mezre were subjected to beatings of as many as two hundred to eith hundred strokes until they lost conciousness. Many suffered prolonged applications of the bastinado on the soles of their feet, followed by boiling water poured over the seared and lacerated flesh, death frequently ensuing.
Is it for future knowledge Amaya? ^_~
Maaaybe. I'm not telling.
Torture for me is interesting in a few ways... What people went through during the years when those punishments were meted out, the twisted minds and ideas of the people that created the tortures, a form of psychological discipline is in there as well (you always have something to compare your situations to)... Sometimes there's more to it than just that, y'know?
To me, torture is a form of art. As gruesome and ghastly as it may seem, there's a hidden beauty in it. Yeah, I know that sounds really weird but...it is one of my philosophies.
Hmmm...this one's more funky and humorous in my opinion. It's still intriguing. (Now I want to try this with some fruit....)
Ha ha, I tried with split bamboo on a banana...after a few flicks it mushes...I need to practice.
more shall be posted soon Amaya...
I was going to try an apple or an orange.
Can't wait for more.
Mr. Kreepy
I merged the two topics, Leo. No need to make a new one each time. I'm sure you'll understand.
thanks Kreeps, yeah I get what ya mean, foolish I can be sometimes.
Don't worry about it dude. No biggie...
Keep these things coming, though. I'm loving 'em so far.
I found this one quite amusing:
Cyphon
This was a rare method of execution, but none the less macabre. It was described by the Greek dramatist Aristophanes (448-388 BC) as one in which the naked victim was secured by his neck and wrists in the pillory, then left to endure the burning rays of the sun and the attacks of stinging insects, which were attracted by a mixture of milk and honey with which he had been smeared.
Should he, against all the odds, survive for twenty days, he was taken down and, as a degradation, dressed in women's clothes before being escorted by large crowds to the cliffs, over which he was thrown head first.
Amaya, I have a few books on torture & punishment that you might find intresting. PM me & I'll give you a list. I can see some of your point. Torture is fascinating because of the ingenuity it takes to dream up the torture, the fortitude it takes to carry it out, & the strength it takes to suffer through it.
The History of Torture & Punishment, it's a book too & both are available for purchase. The book is incredible & has a ton of images.


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Q: How do I uninstall Ruby on Rails and do a clean install? I'm following a Rails tutorial. I'm having version problems with RVM and am getting lots of errors. I would like to start over with a clean version of Ruby, Rails, Gemfiles, etc.
Can anyone give me some brief instructions on how to uninstall my Ruby-on-Rails environment?

A: Try this:
rvm get head
rvm reset
rvm remove ... # take the output of rvm list and do rvm remove for each item in the list
rvm cleanup
rvm repair
rvm notes # make sure that you've got all the dependencies mentioned in the output from this command
rvm install ... # reinstall your rubies

This is likely overkill, but it should get you close to a known-good configuration. If it doesn't, try:
rvm implode

That will completely remove RVM and you can start over from scratch.
If none of this works or you are still confused, paste some of the error messages here and tell more about your operating system and configuration details.
Good luck!

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Film Producers Announce Intention to Unionize–Again
By Jody Simon on June 28, 2021
A group of over 100 feature film producers have announced their intention to form a labor union. The group is led by producer Rebecca Green ("It Follows"), who says the time is right for this move. She notes that survey data revealed that 25% of US producers earned less than $2,500 from producing work in 2020. The goal of the Producers Union would be to bargain collectively with studios, networks and streamers.
This would not be the first organizing attempt by producers. In 1974, the California Court of Appeals declared that the Producers Guild of America could not be recognized as a labor union because its leaders were also the owners of the production companies with which the PGA was negotiating. Knopf v. Producers Guild of America, 40 Cal. App. 3d 233 (1974). The PGA has operated since as a trade organization but has announced that it supports the Producers Union in its attempt to obtain recognition as a union.
The Producers Union is employing a number of strategies to avoid the fate of the PGA. The group will be organizing as a supervisory union. Supervisors are permitted to organize and bargain, even though they are not subject to certification by the NLRB. It will focus initially on feature film producers to the exclusion of documentary and television producers. This decision is partly due to practical considerations arising out of limited resources. The needs of documentary and TV producers are different from those of feature producers, which the Producers Union organizers can hope to address at a later date. In so doing, the leaders of the Producers Union also sidestep a potentially nasty jurisdictional dispute with the Writers Guild of America, which represents television writer-producers. The Producers Union has good reason to avoid this dispute. The WGA financed the plaintiff, Christopher Knopf, in the case that led to the decertification of the PGA. Knopf himself was a past president of the WGA.
The Producers Union is also looking for members principally from the ranks of producers for independent studios rather than from the majors. Producers employed by the majors are more in the business of financing and distribution and are easier to classify as management. As the Producers Union treasurer Chris Moore puts it, "that doesn't always overlap with our definition of a producer: the person tasked with finding the project, finding the funding and making sure it gets done on-time and on-budget."
If history is a guide, if the new union organizes successfully, we can expect its initial push to be to establish mandatory pension and health contributions and perhaps set aside the issue of minimum wage scales for another day. This was certainly the approach of the other above-the-line unions when they sought to expand their jurisdiction into new media. It makes particular sense for the independent producers that the Producers Union is seeking as members. The work they do developing and financing projects is on their own account. Their fees are often not determined until a project is greenlit for production and they are engaged by the financing studio, at which point their fee is negotiated based on the budget among many other factors that would be difficult to set by reference to a schedule of minimums.
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INAUGURATION DAY: THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
By Steve Gaines
SBC President & Pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova
Today (Jan. 20) Donald J. Trump became the 45th President of the United States. As you know, Mr. Trump won a highly volatile election last November. Some see him as a candidate of much-needed change, readily resonating with his Reaganish slogan, "Make America Great Again!" Others see Mr. Trump as a less than desirable candidate for the highest office in the land.
What are Southern Baptists to do?
Trump won the election. In doing so, he earned the right to serve for the next four years as President of the United States. Consequently, it is incumbent upon every Bible-believing Christian to pray that the Lord will bless and guide him and his family in the coming days and years.
The Bible is clear that we Christians are to pray for our leaders.
The apostle Paul tells us in 1 Timothy 2:1-2, "First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity" (NAU).
Paul also says in Romans 13:1, 7, "Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. … Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor" (NAU).
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When the Jewish High Priest, Ananias, ordered one of his servants to strike the apostle Paul for what Ananias considered an irreverent statement made by Paul, Paul retaliated by calling Ananias a "whitewashed wall" (i.e. a hypocrite). But when Paul learned that Ananias was the High Priest, he immediately apologized citing Exodus 22:28. The Bible says in Acts 23:5 — And Paul said, "I was not aware, brethren, that he was high priest; for it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people' " (NAU).
Likewise, the apostle Peter said in 1 Peter 2:17 — "Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king" (NAU).
If these verses mean anything, they mean that all Christians, including all Southern Baptists, should pray for President Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, and refrain from criticizing and slandering them personally.
Does this mean we cannot disagree with President Trump's policies or actions? Of course not.
But as followers of Jesus, when we disagree with anyone's actions and/or words, we must do so without being mean-spirited and without maligning them personally. It is incumbent on all our SBC leaders to set such a standard of maturity for all Southern Baptists with genuine, Spirit-filled behavior.
As of Jan. 20, Mr. Trump became President Trump. He serves in the highest office of political authority in our nation. The moment Donald Trump assumed that office, he began to deserve our sincere prayers and genuine support. We must grant all people, including elected officials, dignity, because: 1. they are created in God's image, and 2. Jesus died for their sins.
Exactly how should we pray for Donald and Melania Trump?
Pray that their hearts will be like channels of water in the hands of the Lord and that He will turn them wherever He wishes (cf. Proverbs 21:1).
Pray that God will instruct them and teach them in the way that they should go and guide them with His eye upon them (cf. Psalm 32:8).
Pray that they will walk in the righteousness of Jesus Christ and that God will surround them with favor as with a shield (cf. Psalm 5:12).
Ask the Lord to lead you as you sincerely pray for them.
Southern Baptists, we must set the example for others by living biblically as citizens of God in a secular world. We must pray for and genuinely respect both the office of the President of the United States, and the man in that office, Donald J. Trump.
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'Days Of Our Lives' Spoilers: Bonnie Meets Her Match When She Tries To Blackmail Victor
Tracey Johnson
Days of Our Lives spoilers reveal that Bonnie (Judi Evans) may have met het match with Victor. Not only is she struggling to keep Justin (Wally Kurth) fooled, but Maggie (Suzanne Rogers) is working on her every nerve. If that isn't enough drama to handle for the Adrienne-wannabe, Sheila (Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins) is also the source of numerous headaches for her. Bonnie has been trying to seduce Victor (John Aniston) but to no avail, he's just not biting. Days of Our Lives spoilers indicate that Bonnie will have to come up with another way to gain control of the situation.
Luckily for her, she will gain the upper hand sooner than expected when she overhears Victor on the phone. Days of Our Lives spoilers state that Bonnie will listen in on one of Victor's conversations and realize that she could use the information to her advantage. Victor will be talking to Xander (Paul Telfer) about the plot to kill Deimos (Vincent Irizarry). DOOL fans will remember that Victor helped Xander escape so that he could get rid of Deimos for once and for all. However, Nicole, who was high on Halo at the time, got to Deimos before Xander did and killed him herself.
In the latest #DAYS, Maggie confronts Bonnie about Sheila.https://t.co/70zOJaOWU0 pic.twitter.com/gYmJnoZ1Fj
— Days of our Lives (@nbcdays) September 14, 2017
Days of Our Lives spoilers reveal that Bonnie will realize that she can use this information to blackmail Victor. The mere fact that Victor contacted Xander would be enough to get Maggie riled up. Days of Our Lives spoilers suggest that the first thing that Bonnie might want from the Kiriakis patriarch is the money Sheila has been tormenting her for. DOOL fans know that Victor is not someone that you threaten and it will only be a matter of time before he turns the tables on her.
Days of Our Lives spoilers state that Victor will do some investigating on "Adrienne" and he will find out more about Sheila or spy on Bonnie's every move. Days of Our Lives spoilers via Celeb Dirty Laundry reveal that he too will find the dirt he has been looking for, Bonnie's real identity. At this point, the two cannot blackmail each other anymore and would have to keep each other's secrets.
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Adrienne will soon make her way out of prison and things should get interesting for Bonnie at that point. Days of Our Lives spoilers hint that Victor could redeem himself by doing what is right without getting caught himself. What do you think of the way this storyline has unfolded?
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An active week on Instagram!
1: My beauty desk where I storage my daily make-up, hair products and body-cream/perfumes.
2:My best friends turned 24 years young! A friend of her had made this gorgeous and yummy pie.
3: Me in my friends car wearing a Zoe Karssen tee.
4: The sun was shining so it was time for a dress and showing them legs!
6: New delicious bodyscrub "Grapefruit-ginger" from Greenland.
7+8+9: Running on my new Skechers. I love them. And I also love my mint top and short from H&M.
10: Hmmm the best sandwich there is. Me and a friend sat down on terrace on a sunny day.
11: My best friend has made me this smoothie. Yummy and healthy!
12: After a heavy weekend (party and fun) my body needed some vitamines. Most of the time I come home with only chips, candy, cookies and other bad stuff.. but sometimes you feel that you need some healthy stuff right?
13:Weekend= A glass of wine. The perfect way to relax.
14: My order at HQhair.com (minus the Laura Mercier) I would love to try Ren skincare and I was thinking about buying the Urban Decay Naked basics palette for a while now. Now I did.
15: My cute watermelon bag. In combination with the Monoï spray in screams summer.


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Indians prefer brands that take a stand on issues concerning them: Survey
Tuesday, 15 January 2019, 04:37 Hrs
A majority of Indians prefer to buy goods and services from companies that stand for a shared purpose that reflects their personal values and beliefs -- and are ditching those that don't, new research from Accenture said on Monday.
The 14th annual Accenture "Strategy Global Consumer Pulse Research" surveyed nearly 30,000 consumers globally, including 660 Indian consumers, to gauge their expectations of brands and companies.
Among the Indian consumers surveyed, 81 per cent want companies to take a stand on social, cultural, environmental and political issues close to their hearts.
Another 75 per cent said their purchasing consideration is driven by a company's ethical values and authenticity.
"Price, product quality and customer experience continue to be important considerations but a brand's purpose beyond profit has emerged as a clear differentiator," said Anindya Basu, Geographic Unit and Country Senior Managing Director, Accenture in India.
The study found that companies that stand for something bigger than what they sell, communicate their purpose and demonstrate commitment, are more likely to attract consumers and influence purchasing decisions which improves competitiveness.
"This shift in expectations from 'give me what I want' to 'support the ideals we believe in' provides brands the opportunity to create stronger and more resilient customer relationships which generate more sales and greater customer lifetime value," suggested Basu.
Globally, 75 per cent of consumers said their purchasing consideration is driven by a company's ethical values and authenticity.
Furthermore, 84 per cent craved greater transparency in how companies source their products, ensure safe working conditions and their stance on important issues such as animal testing.
"Eighty four percent of consumers believe their individual protest actions, such as boycotting a company or speaking out on social media, can make a difference in how companies behave," the findings showed.
"To usher in the next era of engagement, companies need to focus on creating a community of loyal, engaged and valuable brand proponents," said Vineet R Ahuja, Managing Director, Customer Insight and Growth Strategy, Accenture Strategy.
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Martha Longenecker's ceramic production is wheel thrown stoneware vessel forms. Initially a student of Laura Andreson at University of California, Longenecker went on to graduate school studies in painting with California School of painters' artist Millard Sheets and studies in ceramics with Richard Petterson. It was at Claremont that she encountered Soetsu Yanagi and later went on to study pottery in Japan with Shoji Hamada.
Longenecker was a teacher who in 1955 established the ceramics program at San Diego State University and in 1978 founded and oversaw the development of the Mingei International Museum in San Diego, CA.
Forster, Ken. Biographies in American Ceramic Art 1870-1970. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2010.


According to GISS, Africa is one of the fastest warming places on the planet. But how reliable are their temperature records?
The first thing to notice is that the anomalies are based on the period 1950-1980, but if we look at a couple of long running South African stations, we immediately see the familiar story of a much cooler interlude between about 1940 and 1980.
So it would hardly be surprising to see that current temperatures are warmer than 1950-1980. Nevertheless we should surely be able to trust the temperature record in recent years. After all there are 538 African GHCN stations listed in the GISSTEMP record, so there ought to be a pretty good coverage across the continent. However, if you thought that you would be wrong.
1) A record from 1941 or earlier up to 2011. ( There are many stations with gaps in their record, but I have not excluded these).
2) No more than 20% missing data between 2001 and 2011.
For interest the only rural station to meet the criteria is Calvinia, a small town in South Africa with a population of 8146. The temperature graph for Calvinia shows no apparent long term trend.
So what about the other 498 stations? I wondered if I was being too selective in omitting stations which were only set up after 1941. To check this out, I carried out a fuller analysis on 50 stations from one page of the GISS subset, which in their own words " contribute to the final products". (This particular batch seems to centre around the area from Angola/Congo/Gabon in the west across to Kenya in the east – in other words a fairly typical swathe across Central Africa).
1) There were 29 urban/small towns and 21 rural stations.
2) Of the 21 rural stations, only 7 had records up to 2011. None of the others extended past 1991.
3) Of the 7 current stations, 6 had no records prior to 1987.
4) Amongst these 6 stations, at least 67% of the monthly temperature readings were missing for the period 2001-10. The missing records were even worse for 2006-10 with at least 75% missing in all cases.
5) To cap it all, the other station (the only rural station with records prior to 1987) is Garissa in Kenya. Although GISS list this as "rural", it is in fact a large town with a population of 65000, and the weather station is at an airport. Even here, a full 50% of monthly records between 2006 and 2010 are missing.
It is abundantly clear that in most of Africa, the temperature record simply does not exist to allow continent wide analysis. Temperatures may have risen there in the last 30 years, but that should not allow GISS to make up numbers, if the actual data does not exist to prove it.
The simple answer is to discard all current surface temperature records as being corrupted beyond value. Then continue archiving satellite records while attempting to find errors in the methods used and when a minimum of two hundred years of "Good" data are available they can try to better understand weather patterns. 200 years is probably not even enough to display all the variability in regional climate!
GHCN is bad enough but using that as an input for GISS Mixomatic, the result can only be finer shredded garbage with a side order of garbage!
Perhaps looking at the satellite records (UAH or RSS) over Africa and comparing them to the surface observations would be productive.
UAH don't give out this sort of detail, not sure about RSS.
The big unanswered question though is how far, if at all, temperatures have risen over the longer term, say 80 or 100 years.
You can plot and compare various data sets in specified longitude and latitude boxes.
Thanks, Douglas. I'll give that a whirl.
Thanks to Douglas's tip I have checked and compared satellite temperatures with the GHCN record. (GISS figures are not available in Latitude bands, but are based on the GHCN network anyway).
Remember this box represents a large chunk of Africa where GISS show the greatest warming (from Kenya up through Sudan and across to Niger and Cameroon in the west).
I'll run a few more boxes tomorrow and post up the results.
A. The reported temperature is truly meaningful only to a person who happens to visit the weather station at the precise moment when the reported temperature is measured, in other words, to nobody. However, in addition to the SAT the reports usually also mention whether the current temperature is unusually high or unusually low, how much it differs from the normal temperature, and that information (the anomaly) is meaningful for the whole region. Also, if we hear a temperature (say 70°F), we instinctively translate it into hot or cold, but our translation key depends on the season and region, the same temperature may be 'hot' in winter and 'cold' in July, since by 'hot' we always mean 'hotter than normal', i.e. we all translate absolute temperatures automatically into anomalies whether we are aware of it or not.
I translate that to say they make stuff up!


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