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Study Questions Net Benefits of Mammogram Screenings
By Danni Ondraskova
Mammography screenings may not reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer and could even lead to an increase in unnecessary treatments, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine.
In the JAMA study, researchers found a positive correlation between the extent of breast cancer screening and breast cancer incidence, but not with breast cancer deaths.
The new research contradicts conventional wisdom that mammograms reduce breast cancer deaths by 20 to 25 percent. The researchers suggest the reduction is closer to 10 percent, and they cite a problem of "widespread over-diagnoses" of breast cancer in American women.
Politics Matter
Mammograms cost around $100 each and are covered under most health insurance plans. In the United States, mammogram screenings for breast cancer cost $8 billion annually.
Independent health care analyst Greg Scandlen says annual mammograms starting at age 40 may harm some of the women they are meant to help, all while wasting billions of dollars.
"Mammogram coverage for most of the population is a political, rather than a medical, decision," Scandlen said.
Medicare spends $1 billion annually on breast cancer screening, according to a study published in February 2013 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
For most of the population, mammograms are unnecessary and often harmful, Scandlen says.
"They lead to false positives, unnecessary biopsies, and enormous anxieties among healthy women," said Scandlen. "This is true of many screening procedures for the general population. It is terribly inefficient to screen huge numbers of low-risk people. Mammography should be targeted towards women with known risk factors."
On average, false-positive mammograms—test results that indicate a woman has breast cancer when she actually doesn't—cost the nation $4 billion annually, according to research from the journal Health Affairs.
Tests Are Frequently Inaccurate
Dr. Jane Orient, executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, underscores how frequently mammograms are inaccurate in low-risk populations.
"A 2005 study showed that if 1,000 women age 40–50 are screened, one of eight cancers will be missed, and 91 percent of the 77 positive tests are false," Orient said.
Orient says early detection does not necessarily mean a cancer will be cured.
"It could be early detection does not prolong life, but only the length of time one lives with the diagnosis of cancer," said Orient.
Danni Ondraskova ([email protected]) writes from Chicago, Illinois.
Internet Info
Charles Harding, et al., "Breast Cancer Screening, Incidence, and Mortality Across US Counties," JAMA Internal Medicine, July 6, 2015: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2363025
Walter Krämer and Gerd Gigerenzer, "How to Confuse with Statistics or: The Use and Misuse of Conditional Probabilities," Statistical Science, Vol. 20, No. 3, 223–230, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, November 2005: http://projecteuclid.org/download/pdfview_1/euclid.ss/1124891288
Cary P. Gross, et al., "The Cost of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population," JAMA Internal Medicine, Vol. 173, No. 3, February 11, 2013: https://heartland.org/policy-documents/cost-breast-cancer-screening-medicare-population
Mei-Sing Ong and Kenneth D. Mandl, "National Expenditure For False-Positive Mammograms And Breast Cancer Overdiagnoses Estimated At $4 Billion A Year," Health Affairs, Vol. 34, No. 4, April 2015: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/34/4/576.abstract
Danni Ondraskova
Danni is an intern in the Editorial Department and a student at Wellesley College.
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About Us At the BAY AREA MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
The Bay Area Mortgage Association "BAMA" was founded in 1953 by a small group of commercial real estate professionals and over its 65+ year history has grown to nearly 300 members. BAMA is one of the most active, locally focused, commercial real estate industry organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Members include commercial real estate brokers, lenders, developers, and investors in all stages of their career, ranging from new analysts to seasoned industry veterans. Guests include lawyers, appraisers, engineers, title professionals, tech workers, consultants, and beyond.
BAMA hosts monthly events that are a mix of social events with networking opportunities along with informational panels about relevant topics in the commercial real estate industry, with an emphasis on mortgage and finance. BAMA is a welcoming organization with members and guests who work in companies ranging from small or private companies to large, institutional firms.
Longest Running Real Estate Finance Group
BAMA was founded in 1953 by three East Bay commercial real estate professionals: John J Peters, Joseph Duffel, and Donald W. Mitchel. They subsequently reached out to several industry contacts and the first BAMA meeting was held at Emil Villa Restaurant in Oakland where John Peters was elected the first President. The first speaker was Wilbur Warner of Western Mortgage and the following meeting's speaker was Milt Owens of Owens Financial.
Over its history, BAMA has had 65 Past Presidents who are recognized further below. One of the strengths of BAMA is the involvement of the Past Presidents with the organization and Executive Board. The BAMA Past Presidents make themselves available for guidance related to the BAMA organization and also available for career mentorship and helping make connections within the industry.
BAMA Executive Board
BAMA is non-profit organization that is ran by a volunteer-based Executive Board, shown below. The board consults annually with the BAMA Past Presidents to discuss topics of the organization's event planning, membership trends, and growth goals. The BAMA Executive Board is a progressive tenure where board members commit to a 5-year investment and conclude their term as President. The goal of the board is to maintain the standards of the organization set by Past Presidents, plan stimulating events that are relevant to the commercial real estate industry, and actively engage with BAMA members and guests to keep the organization thriving. The board adds a new member every spring; if you are interested in joining, feel free to reach out to any of the board members to have a conversation.
Rick Salinas
Rick Salinas is the 2019-2020 President of BAMA. Rick is currently a Director in the San Francisco office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas, specializing in multifamily debt and equity placement nationwide with an emphasis in the Western Region. Rick has over 16 years of experience in commercial real estate finance and has held positions at JLL, HFF, Berkadia, and Wells Fargo. Rick is an expert in agency lending with Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac and has experience placing debt with all capital sources.
Justin Eichman
VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS
AB Capital
Mr. Eichman is a partner with AB Capital, a private real estate investment firm and California Finance Lender headquartered in Newport Beach that specializes in real estate secured debt investments in California. Prior to joining AB Capital, Mr. Eichman managed a national commercial real estate appraisal firm overseeing valuations on thousands of properties. Mr. Eichman holds an MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute. He graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture and an MBA in Finance from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Tom Wight
VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIPS
Northmarq
Tom is a commercial mortgage banker whose track record at NorthMarq includes underwriting and closing over $2.5 billion of debt and equity transactions encompassing the full spectrum of lender and property types. Tom is an active member of several local and national real estate groups, including the Bay Area Mortgage Association (BAMA), Berkeley Real Estate Alumni Association (BREAA), UCLA REAG, NAIOP YPG, ULI Next, the Belden Club, ACRE, and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Tom earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Cesar Peña
With Rubicon Mortgage Fund, LLC since 2013, Cesar Peña specializes in securing short-term financing for commercial and residential properties for real estate investors including foreign nationals. He is inspired by providing financing solutions to help investors grow their investment portfolios. Cesar is an active member of BAMA, and CCIM. He was honored to be invited to serve on the board of Bay Area Mortgage Association (BAMA) in San Francisco. He has a degree in Finance and Real Estate Management from Cal State East Bay. Cesar lives with his wife Fabiola in Walnut Creek.
Samuel Katsin
Sam Katsin is an Associate in JPMorgan Chase's Commercial Term Lending division. With expertise in the financing of stabilized multifamily and mixed use properties on the West Coast, Sam assists his clients with both new acquisitions and refinancing. Chase's customer process, dedicated to speed, efficiency, and certainty of execution, has made Chase the #1 multifamily lender Nationally and in California. A Bay Area native, Sam earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. from University of San Francisco School of Law.
PAST BAMA PRESIDENTS
ANDREW MEKJAVICH
KEELY FAIRFAX
MEGAN WOODRING
BRIAN HAINES
JEFF WILCOX
JORDAN ANGEL
WILLIAM CRAUN
NATHAN PROUTY
RAMSEY DAYA
JEFFREY N. SHADDY
SCOTT JOHNSON
JEN BUI
MICHAEL GRAUSZ
CHRIS COLE
JACQUELINE A. DENNING
KURT F. ALTVATER
JANET CONNORS
THOMAS I. MCKNEW
RICHARD E. DAVIDSON
DAVID SALDIVAR
DENNIS M. WILLIAMS
RICHARD L. CARLSON
SCOTT T. SCHAFER
KENNON J. BROKAW
KATHLEEN B. HARRISON
JEFFREY A. WEIDELL
KURT N. SCHEIDT
GWAINE K. PROM
THOMAS S. DE REGT
MELINDA ELLIS EVERS
JOHN T. KERSLAKE
JEFFREY N. WEBER
ROBERT HAMAGUCHI
ANN N. ROULAC
ROSLYN B. PAYNE
PHILIP A. DEMARIA
HOWARD C. CREIGHTON
ROGER L. GORDON
TERRY J. STERNBERG
ROBERT A. FIDDMAN
DONALD H. KIESELHORST
IVAN L. CHOW
JAMES H. O'CONNOR
MONTE KLEIN
J. STANTON KING
RICHARD RALPH
EUGENE P. CARVER
ROBERT L. ASH
PATRICK H. PRICE
GEORGE S. DODGE
J. CARTER WITT
LINDSAY K. WILSON
LAVERN P. SCHAFER
HOLMAN D. PETTIBONE, JR.
DONALD W. MITCHELL
JOSEPH DUFFEL
RICHARD DUHRING
ROBERT B. HARRISON
ROGER C. OLSON
JOHN J. PETERS
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For many years, the monthly dinner meetings were held at Castagnola's Restaurant in the Fisherman's Wharf area of San Francisco. After each dinner, a guest speaker or panel discusses various real estate financing topics. Information about upcoming meetings can be found on our Events page.
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District of New Jersey Resets KUDCos ANDAs Final Approval in Protonix Litigation, Notwithstanding Outstanding Defenses of Teva and Sun
By Joseph M. O'Malley & Isaac S. Ashkenazi
On August 13, 2010, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted a motion for reconsideration and entered an order pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(4)(A) against KUDCo Ireland, Ltd. (KUDCo), a defendant generic pharmaceutical company in the consolidated Protonix® litigation, resetting the date of any final approval of KUDCos Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to a date not earlier than January 20, 2011, the date on which the plaintiffs pediatric exclusivity period for the Protonix® patent ends. Altana Pharma AG and Wyeth v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., No 04-2355, slip. op. (D.N.J. August 13, 2010). The Order was entered despite the fact that 1) other defendants in that same consolidated action still had outstanding unenforceability defenses and 2) KUDCo had already obtained final approval of its ANDA in March 2009.
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Smart finally able to focus completely on Bulldogs
University of Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart speaks during a press conference in Athens Wednesday. - photo by Richard Hamm
Charles Odum
Updated: Jan. 13, 2016, 3:42 p.m.
ATHENS — After five weeks of juggling two jobs, Kirby Smart finally has his full focus on Georgia.
Smart is hoping to build a championship team at Georgia like the one he left at Alabama. Since he was introduced as the Bulldogs' coach on Dec. 7, he continued in his role as defensive coordinator at Alabama while working on the side to recruit and hire his assistant coaches at Georgia.
Alabama beat Clemson 45-40 on Monday night to win the national championship. Soon after, Smart was on a plane headed to Athens.
"It's great to be home," Smart said Wednesday. "It's great to have one job."
The hectic schedule didn't allow Smart to spend time with Georgia players. He took care of that with a team meeting on Tuesday, the first day he could focus on one job.
That meeting allowed Smart to finally relax.
"I cannot explain how well I slept last night," he said. "Number one that we won the national championship at the University of Alabama and to finish that the right way was a relief. … Then to get in this room yesterday and meet with this team, the University of Georgia team, my team. Everybody told me when I got to do that finally and it was the only thing I had to worry about, it would be a great relief, burden off your shoulders, and that's what it's been for me."
Smart said addressing a room full of players as a head coach was "what I've always wanted to do."
The one-month dead period with no in-person contact between coaches and recruits ends Thursday, so Smart and his staff will be busy leading up to the Feb. 3 signing day.
"It's not a down time for me," Smart said. "It may feel like a down time compared to what I have been doing."
Smart already has calmed concerns that the ouster of former coach Mark Richt, who was hired by Miami, could cause major defections from the Georgia recruiting class.
Six prospects, including quarterback Jacob Eason, enrolled early this week and will participate in spring practice. Eason is rated by some recruiting services as the nation's top quarterback prospect. Smart also landed top-rated tight end prospect Isaac Nauta, who also enrolled this week.
Alabama's latest national championship may further strengthen Smart's status with recruits. Though Georgia hasn't won a national championship since 1980, it now has a coach who won four titles on Nick Saban's staff at Alabama.
"They know coming in that there's a certain standard of excellence that I'm used to that they're going to be held to," Smart said. "… I think there's proof in the pudding. We've got to use that in recruiting, and we will."
In some cases, Smart may have to recruit current players to remain on the team. He said it will be "inevitable" that some players may not feel they are a good fit for his program.
"There's gonna be kids who felt they were so loyal to (Richt) or that staff or some staff member that they feel they need to take a look somewhere else," he said, adding he will try to "make sure they know they're part of this family."
Smart confirmed safety Johnathan Abram, who started four games as a freshman in 2015, is leaving the team. Smart said Abram's decision was influenced by "some personal and family issues."
Smart's final game at Alabama was not a showcase for his usually tough defense. He said Saban still was gracious.
"He was very appreciative and supportive," Smart said. "He told me that any way that he can help me, he wants to keep that relationship open. He's always been that way. He is a developer of young men, developer of coaches, promoter of the game."
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What would you do if you won the 2010 World Series of Poker?
Let's say that you do beat 6485 'losers' to make it to the Final Table of the Main Event (a.k.a. The November Nine), what do I suggest that you do with your winnings?
… my usual Making Money 101 advice for those dealing with large amounts of 'found money' is to spend no more than 5% of your windfall [AJC: for this post, I am assuming that (a) you are not a professional poker player, and (b) the amount that you win is life-changing].
Now, before you go spending most/all of that 'guilt free' $60k on a car, realize that in a number of years it won't be as new and exciting as it was when you bought it, and you may not be able to afford to replace it.
Well, the 5% Rule accounts for ALL of your possessions (incl. furniture, clothes, art, knick-knacks, guitars, consumer electronics, etc., etc.), not just your car … if you spend 5% of your entire net worth on a car now, you may have problems buying 'other stuff' later.
Now, how about the other 95%?
Well, if your Number is $1,140,000 then you get to retire!
But, if your Number is larger than that, then realize that what you have just earned is seed capital to reach your Number.
Think about it: $1,140,000 x 5% (which is regarded as a reasonably 'safe' withdrawal rate) = $57k a year to live off. Nice for some, but hardly a $7 million in 7 years lifestyle.
Keep your job, invest the entire $1,140,000 in something as motley as Index Funds, and you could double your capital in 10 years (assuming an 8% return). Put it into Real-Estate ($100k down, and $140k buffer against vacancies and repairs/maintenance) and you could end up with a lot more. Invest a portion in your next start up, and invest the rest ("just in case"), and you could be the next Bill Gates.
… but, you don't know where to begin?
I've always wanted to find some sort of mentor. It would be great that everyone had a mentor that can help with advice and bouncing ideas off of … [people who've] owned their own businesses, residential and commercial RE. I want to get more involved in commercial RE and do not know of anyone who I could turn to on how to get started.
I'm a great fan of mentors; but, when you can't find one then you have to make do with getting info. from a variety of sources: friends, accountants, attorney's, investor's clubs, and – of course – Realtors.
Dolf de Roos: I have bought a number of his products, including his Commercial RE audio course and some s/w … more basic than Dave Lindahl's course, but helpful nonetheless, especially for noob's.
To be fair, a few others consider these guys to be 'scammers', but I don't make any money from either – have bought their material at full price and found it useful, so what more can I say?
Oh, and here is a guy who is definitely NOT a scammer and has some useful stuff, too: John T Reed.
Once my honeymooner guests agreed that purchasing a home would be a good investing goal, the question became how much equity to maintain?
… the glass can be full or empty, but if collectors' glasses double in value every decade, it will still be worth $200 in 10 year's time.
What happens if I put less money into the house (or other real-estate)?
Simple, you have to borrow the rest: less deposit, more borrowings/mortgage … more deposit, less borrowings/mortgage.
What's the ideal amount (or %) to borrow against the property i.e. how much deposit should I put in?
Given the current 'crisis' in domestic RE values, it's popular to imagine a high number: 20%? 50%? 100%?
But, it's not so long ago (and, I wager it won't be more than a decade before it comes around again) that it was popular to imagine a low number: 10%? 0%? Even negative 10% (as people borrowed 100% of the property PLUS closing costs)?
But, what's the right number?!
… once you realize that it matters not what equity you have in the house as to how your future wealth increases – based on the appreciation of such fine real-estate.
What does it cost/save me if I put in more/less money into the RE purchase?
Well, we know it does not cost you future capital appreciation, but it does cost/save you exactly what the bank would charge in you in mortgage interest and ancillary charges … circa 4% – 5% these days.
1. Do you think that you can do better than getting 'free money' by owning real-estate that appreciates, perhaps even doubling every 7 to 18 years (depending upon whom you believe), leaving you with virtually ALL the excess over the original purchase price?
2. Do you think that you can invest money that would otherwise cost/earn you only 4% – 5% for more than that [Hint: how about some more of that yummy real-estate? Failing that: stocks; business; P2P lending; etc; etc; etc? But, we covered this question last week ]?
Thanks to Ill Liquidity for sharing this video – and, many others – on our sister site: Share Your Number … it's interesting to see This Clever Guy talk about the psychology of Paying Yourself First, and the Envelope System.
What do you think of these Making Money 101 techniques? Do you have any others to share?
Now that you've "made it" financially, has it changed your motivation? Was money your original motivation or was it simply your desire to create things and watch them grow?
Your Life isn't about your Money … your money is merely there to support Your Life!
This is a 180 degree turnabout for how we usually live our lives … generally, solely in pursuit of money: whether just to get by, or to pursue riches.
That is, until we reach some mythical point when we can stop work and RETIRE.
Then what? For many of us, nothing!
Which is why my motivation to become rich was driven by finding my Life's Purpose [AJC: which is to be constantly traveling physically, mentally, spiritually].
Making the money has been the key to start making this happen, and without money it would be far more difficult to live the kind of 'traveler's life' that I want [AJC: after all you need (a) lots of free time to travel … and, free time means spending money rather than earning it, and (b) travel costs – a LOT of – money].


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Anyone else obsessed with matcha? If you're reading this and thinking what on earth is matcha (have you been living under a rock?) it's basically strong green tea powder which boasts a long list of health benefits. Matcha is grown in the shade for 20 weeks before being harvested, which boosts its levels of chlorophyll and catechins. It's then ground into a powder, so you consume the whole leaf as opposed to the water of a green teabag. It's the perfect alternative to coffee as the caffeine is released at a slower rate so avoids the "crash" later on.
Cinnamon Matcha Latte – A nourishing and antioxidant-rich replacement to coffee, leaving you calm with a gentle buzz.
Matcha, Mango & Spinach Smoothie – The mango gives a tropical sweet base, while the spinach adds a vibrant green colour!
Matcha Blueberry Overnight Oats (recipe below!) – These thick and creamy Matcha Overnight Oats take less than five minutes to prepare. All you need to do is stir together all the ingredients, refrigerate overnight and grab-and-go in the morning! Plus, it's sweetened naturally with just a ripe mashed banana.
This recipe was developed in collaboration with Indigo Herbs using their ingredients.
Mash the banana with a fork, then stir in all other ingredients until fully combined.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
Remove from the fridge, place in two glass jars or bowls, and top with remaining blueberries, hazelnuts and a drizzle of honey or maple syrup. Alternatively, heat it up over the stove or in the microwave for a warming 2-minute breakfast!
If you make this recipe, don't forget to tag me on Instagram @cerealandpeanutbutter – I LOVE seeing all your creations!
Don't forget to check out my other matcha recipes: Cinnamon Matcha Latte and Matcha, Mango & Spinach Smoothie.
As well as giving curries that gorgeous yellow/orange hue, it's no secret that turmeric is one of the most potent spices when it comes to health benefits, due to its active ingredient, curcumin.
4 reasons to add turmeric to your diet today.
It may sound like a big claim, but scientific studies have shown that curcumin helps to inhibit inflammation in the body, and research suggests that it could be used to prevent and treat chronic diseases, from diabetes to cancer!
By neutralising free radicals in the body, turmeric acts as an antioxidant. Now I'm not suggesting that turmeric is the answer to the world's health problems, but it can do no harm to add this delicious and highly research anti-inflammatory spice into your diet!
Curcumin is especially beneficial in auto-immune conditions (those that affect the immune system), including multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, as shown in this promising study.
Another incredibly exciting study shows the effectiveness of turmeric in fighting depression, by boosting levels of serotonin and dopamine in the brain, and so acting as an antidepressant!
Research also shows that consuming turmeric with black pepper (bioperine) increases its bioavailability (absorption in the body) by 2000%. That's right – two thousand per cent!
It has also been proven that curcumin is a fat-soluble substance so it should be consumed with a meal that contains healthy fats, such as coconut oil, avocado, nuts or eggs.
So what are you waiting for? Go on and sprinkle some turmeric all over your life! Add it soups, curries, smoothies and Indian Lentil Dahl, or get creative and make this Turmeric & Goji Porridge… just be careful not to stain your clothes with it – I learnt the hard way!
As well as the star of the show, turmeric, the other ingredients offer an array of benefits too. Ginger has been known to sooth the stomach, whilst cinnamon has been glorified for stabilising blood sugar levels. Nutmeg helps detoxify the kidney and liver, and stirring in a dash of coconut oil boosts the omega-3 content, and adds to the incredibly smooth melt-in-your-mouth texture.
If you want to give some of my other nourishing hot drinks a go, be sure to try my Cinnamon Matcha Latte and my Brain-Boosting Hot Chocolate with Magic Mushrooms – you'll love them!
Warm the almond milk in a saucepan but do not boil.
Stir in the spices, coconut oil, vanilla and honey/maple syrup.
Whisk together (I used a wired whisk) to create a frothy foam (you can transfer it to the blender for a few seconds if you don't have a whisk – or feel free to skip this step entirely).
Pour into a mug and sprinkle with a pinch of cinnamon.
Have you ever tried a turmeric latte? Let me know in the comments, and if you give this a go make sure to tag me on Instagram @cerealandpeanutbutter so I can see your creations!
For more delicious hot drinks, check out my recipe for Cinnamon Matcha Latte and Brain-Boosting Hot Chocolate.
For more turmeric recipes, try my Indian Lentil Dahl and Turmeric & Goji Porridge.
However, I spent a while playing around with natural alternatives and discovered that frozen bananas provide the perfect base for "milkshakes" as they are naturally sweet and creamy, while coconut flour is a fantastic thickener which boasts health benefits such as being high in fibre and essential heart-healthy fats. A spoonful or two of nut butter helps bind everything together, and a scoop of protein powder makes it extra filling and helps to curb your sugar cravings.
The "mocha" element comes from a combination of coffee with chocolate – or raw cacao powder to be specific – which is full of minerals like magnesium and a natural stimulant, making it the perfect way to start your day on an energising note!
Make sure you check out my other smoothie recipes (all are vegan), like this Strawberries and Cream Smoothie, these Top 3 Green Smoothies, this Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie and this Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Milkshake.
Simply blend all ingredients for the shake together until completely smooth and pour into a glass.
Combine all ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and whisk until fully combined and no lumps remain.
Pour sauce over the smoothie, garnish with cacao nibs, and serve immediately.
I'd love to know if you try this recipe! Leave a comment and rate it, and be sure to take a picture and tag me @cerealandpeanutbutter on Instagram!
Strawberries and cream go together like peanut butter and jam, or peanut butter and chocolate, or peanut butter and pretty much anything… but back to this smoothie – it is delectably tasty, made from completely natural ingredients and 100% vegan. It takes just a couple of minutes to whizz together (provided you've soaked the cashews), and if you're anything like me, half of that time to guzzle down!
With the consistency of an irresistibly thick shake, this Strawberries and Cream Smoothie gets it's creaminess from the cashew nuts which have been covered in water for a couple of hours to soften them. This makes it a more hearty and substantial breakfast which will keep you fuller for longer.
From a nutritional perspective, the smoothie is bursting with wholesome ingredients such as Vitamin C-rich strawberries, gut-loving yoghurt (thanks to the probiotics), hormone-healthy maca powder (which gives a slight caramel taste) and magnesium-packed cashew nuts.
Adored by kids and adults!
I recommend pouring the smoothie into a bowl and leaving it in the freezer for half an hour or so to firm up into "ice-cream", then decorating with a swirl of my Raspberry Chia Jam and a sprinkle of Homemade Granola and eating it with a spoon for a real treat!
Be sure to take a look at all my other (vegan) smoothie recipes on the blog, like this Vanilla Mocha Milkshake, these Top 3 Green Smoothies, this Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie and this Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Milkshake.
Place all ingredients except the strawberries in a blender and blend until smooth. Feel free to add a little more milk if it's too thick until the desired consistency is reached. Set aside half of this mixture in a glass.
Add the strawberries to the blender and blend again.
Layer both smoothies into two glasses, decorate as desired and serve immediately.
With Easter coming up, we're surrounded by chocolate bunnies and creme eggs left, right and centre. Why not swap the classic chocolatey treats in favour of this Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie? It's just as indulgent as my Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Milkshake but with a fresh minty twist!
Its rich flavours come from cacao nibs, raw cacao powder and a couple of drops of peppermint essential oil, while the almond butter, frozen banana and a small amount of avocado give it an incredibly creamy consistency.
For more smoothie recipes, check out my Top 3 Green Smoothies, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Milkshake and Zesty Passion Fruit Smoothie Jar.
This recipe was developed in collaboration with Indigo Herbs using their products.
Add all ingredients, except cacao nibs and fresh mint leaves, to a blender and blend until smooth.
Stir in cacao nibs with a spoon, pour into a glass and garnish with fresh mint leaves and more cacao nibs before serving.
If you give this recipe a try, don't forget to tag me on Instagram @cerealandpeanutbutter – I LOVE seeing all your recreations!


In Yoast SEO 3.2 we added a new feature called the help center. The help center is meant to help you figure out all the settings in Yoast SEO. To do that it contains a ton of training videos. In Yoast SEO 3.3, which we released this week, we added knowledge base search to this help center. In this post I want to show you how you can use these features.
Where do you find the help center?
Clicking it expands it to a large purple box. In this box you'll find at the very least a video tutorial, knowledge base search and an email support button.
We've created tutorial videos for every tab, so every tab has its own video. All the new features in Yoast SEO 3.3 already have tutorial videos. Click on it to hear me explain the features on that particular tab and how to use them.
If you click on the knowledge base menu item, you can search through the Yoast knowledge base. Our knowledge base is a quickly expanding set of articles that explains common issues and answers common questions.
With the new knowledge base search in the plugin, you have the knowledge base at the tip of your fingers. Because the help center has a fixed height, you can scroll past it and adjust settings while looking up the configuration help.
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Q: Bottom navigation bar remain checked after I go to that fragment Here is my code:
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    BottomNavigationView navigation = findViewById(R.id.navigation);
    navigation.setOnNavigationItemSelectedListener(this);

    loadFragment(new WalletFragment());

}

        private boolean loadFragment(Fragment fragment){
    if(fragment != null){
        getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(R.id.container_nav, fragment).commit();

        return false;
    }
    return false;
}

public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(@NonNull MenuItem item){

    Fragment fragment = null;

    switch(item.getItemId()){
        case R.id.navigation_wallet:
            fragment = new WalletFragment();
            item.setChecked(true);
            break;

        case R.id.navigation_setting:
            fragment = new SettingFragment();
            item.setChecked(true);
            break;
    }

    return loadFragment(fragment);
}

I have only 2 items in bottom navigation bar menus. When I go in to the activity, it is in correct situation that I wanted. But when I choose another item menu in bottom navigation bar, the first one remains in the checked state. And when I choose to first menu item, the second one also remains in checked state.
Someone can help me please?

A: Before
 item.setChecked(true)

Do following
 int size = navigation.getMenu().size();
 for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
 {
    navigation.getMenu().getItem(i).setChecked(false);
 }

A: In your code, you have never unchecked any Menu items inside your switch-case statements. So, usually, the items should remain checked if they are not unchecked manually. Refer to the answer of this StackOverflow Question about How to uncheck checked items in Navigation View, where it shows how to uncheck all the elements:
int size = mNavigationView.getMenu().size();
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
    mNavigationView.getMenu().getItem(i).setChecked(false);
}

So, to implement this in your code use that code in each of the cases:
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(@NonNull MenuItem item){

    Fragment fragment = null;
    int size = navigation.getMenu().size();

    switch(item.getItemId()){
        case R.id.navigation_wallet:
            fragment = new WalletFragment();

            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
                navigation.getMenu().getItem(i).setChecked(false);
            }

            item.setChecked(true);
            break;

        case R.id.navigation_setting:
            fragment = new SettingFragment();

            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
                navigation.getMenu().getItem(i).setChecked(false);
            }

            item.setChecked(true);
            break;
    }

    return loadFragment(fragment);
}

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Description
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Installs mercurial

Requirements
============

Cookbooks
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* python

Attributes
==========

* `node["hg"]["install_method"]` - method to install mercurial with, you can choose from "package" and "pip". default `package`.

Usage
=====

default
-------

Install mercurial to make sure it is available to check out code from
mercurial repositories.
method to install mercurial should be changed with `node["hg"]["install_method"]`.

package
-------

Installs mercurial from packages.

A package named "mercurial" must exist in the platform package
management system.

pip
---

Installs mercurial from pip.

Resource/Provider
=================

This cookbook includes LWRPs for managing: mercurial

mercurial
---------

### Actions

- :clone - this will simply issue a clone of the repository at the revision specified (default tip).
- :sync -  this will issue a clone of the repository if there is nothing at the path specified, otherwise a pull and update will be issued to bring the directory up-to-date.

### Parameter Attributes

- `path` - **Name attribute** path where the repository is checked
  out.
- `repository` - Repository to check out
- `reference` - Reference in the repository
- `key` - a private key on disk to use, for private repositories, must
  already exist.
- `owner` - local user that the clone is run as
- `group` - local group that the clone is run as
- `mode` - permissions of the cloned repository

### Example

    mercurial "/home/site/checkouts/www" do
      repository "ssh://hg@bitbucket.org/niallsco/chef-hg"
      reference "tip"
      key "/home/site/.ssh/keyname"
      action :sync
    end

License and Author
==================

Author:: Joshua Timberman <joshua@opscode.com>

Copyright:: 2009, Opscode, Inc

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.

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I am so uninvolved with whatever happens in the Middle East that I tremble at the thought of making a sensible reply.
My views, informed as they may be from whatever comes to my computer is this: It's too late . The fact--and it has to be acknowledge as a fact--that for a conflict to persist this long the moment of resolution has long since passed. Views, issues and desires have hardened the longer the conflict persisted. There is no "magic bullet".
I don't mean to pooh-pooh the ides of enlarging the number of players but surely that could not be a novel idea sprouting de nova in the minds of the parties most involved.
The answer is "They don't want to get along!" The parties believe , if only given enough time, their vision will win.
I'm reminded of the true Islamic radical. In his mind you--the West--have no comprehension of the conflict. He believes: "We have already won. It's a fait acomplia He and all his comrades are self-assured of that. It's only a matter of time Islam will be universal. Makes no difference if I die. There will always be someone else to continue the fight . Allah has promised us victory. "
My thinking is the President has to make another "Cairo"'-like speech--but this time involve the Arab states-- the Palestinians will be apportioned in accordance with the population number of the Arab States.


2. Match the shoulder seams and stitch them together.
4. Pin the sleeves to the armholes and stitch them into the bodice. Press flat.
5. You can also topstitch the sleeves 1/8 from the edge.
7. For the sleeve peplum, gather the top of the peplum by using a long stitch length. Remember to secure the stitches at the beginning and at the end.
8. Then, place the peplum and the sleeve together, right sides facing and stitch them together.
9. Now, fold the bodice on the wrong side of the fabric and stitch the side seams of the bodice and the sleeves together.
10. For the peplum, place the two pieces of peplum together, right sides facing and stitch them on the side seams.
11. Gather the fabric again on the top of it.
12. Turn the peplum to the wrong side.
13. Insert the bodice into the peplum, right sides facing; and pin along.
14. For the hemline and the cuffs, fold them into 1 inch to the inside.
16. For the neckline, fold the fabric in two, lengthwise. Then, fold it by two again width wise.
17. Press it flat with your iron.
18. Add the neckband to the bodice. Remember to stretch the fabric of the neckband to adjust to the neckline.
19. Stitch the neckband and the neckline together with a regular stitch.
20. Press it flat and then use an overlocking and a zigzag stitch to finish the neckband.
21. Press again and topstitch the neckband by 1/8 inch from the edge.
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Love the pattern. Will you be making it in a graded pattern?


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The crate that you buy for your dog is perhaps one of the most important purchases you will make. Not only should a crate last throughout your dog's lifetime, but in case an accident ever occurs during travel, the durability of the kennel could be the difference between life and death. The Kennebec Kennel G3 medium is one of the toughest – and safest – options on the market.
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Influences: 6 Albums that Influenced Reclaimer
Over the past four years, Reclaimer have been building a venomous brand of hardcore that has become expressive as well as expectedly heavy. Their debut EP, 'Same Hell, Different Devils', allowed them to find a following in their hometown of Lincoln before various singles led the four-piece to tour throughout the UK and Europe.
'Grief, Enslaved' is the title of their new EP and sees Reclaimer expand that sonic pallet. Songs such as 'Let Go', 'July' and 'Canvey' sees raucous harmonies of floating, ambient melodies complement the sharp, burgeoning breakdowns and visceral screams of Harrison Cook.
With an impactful set of songs now in their arsenal, we were intrigued to see who the members of Reclaimer consider as their influences. So Cook, along with drummer Cameron Corton, bassist Robert Featherstone and guitarist Michael Whittey, decided to tell us about six inspirational albums.
Being As An Ocean – How We Wondrously Perish
We've been inspired by Being As An Ocean since the formation of Reclaimer. We found a place in how the messages were spread within the lyrical content, and I personally feel that we try to do something similar in how it can be up for interpretation and this record especially gave me a lot of inspiration.
Landscapes – Modern Earth
Harrison Cook (vocals): I feel like Landscapes are one of the most underrated bands ever. Me and Michael have been hugely inspired by Landscapes since we discovered them in 2013. They're a band we will never get the pleasure of supporting, or seeing again which sucks, but what they've left behind really inspired the creation of Reclaimer and the record 'Grief, Enslaved'.
Knocked Loose – Laugh Tracks
This is probably the odd one out but to us, it isn't. The heaviness of this band blew our minds when 'Laugh Tracks' dropped and even though we aren't hardcore we took huge inspiration for writing breakdowns and heavier sections in the songs on 'Grief Enslaved' and in our future material.
Counterparts – Tragedy Will Find Us
Harrison: Since day one of Reclaimer, 'Tragedy Will Find Us' has been massive for us all personally and musically. Getting up and doing Choke with Brendan at upsurge 2018 was a huge honour as without Counterparts I don't think we would have taken this direction in our sound. I love the lyrical content and the way the songs have been put together. It's been hugely influential to us.
Underoath – Lost In The Sound Of Separation
Cameron Corton (drums): 'Lost In The Sound of Separation' was an important album for me (Cam) because I was just finding my roots in the music scene as a drummer. Aaron Gillespie's playing style really taught me that you can truly express yourself even with an instrument like the drums, not everything has to be 'linear' or to a specification.
This album opened up my eyes to the interpretation of music & the different emotions it can create for individuals even if they're singing to the same tune, it could be a whole different experience for another.
Architects – Hollow Crown
Robert Featherstone (bass): How can you not be inspired by Architects? The top UK metal band on the decade, killing it all over the globe. Personally, I was completely blown away by how different the album was to anything else at the time, and I still don't think there's anything quite like or equal to it. It's got everything. Probably one of, if not the best metal album of all time for me. I know for a fact this album is the reason a lot of people within the music scene became musicians in the first place. If you haven't listened to it before stop what you're doing and listen now.
Follow us on Spotify for more playlists.
'Grief, Enslaved' EP by Reclaimer is out now on Famined Records.
Reclaimer links: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify
On: 2nd August 2019
In: Influences, Playlists
Tagged: Famined Records, Grief Enslaved, Influences, Reclaimer


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Bereavement, Grief, and Depression: Clinical Update and Implications
Eric Bui, MD, PhD
Mary C. Zeng, MD
Emily O'Day
An in-depth CME on DSM-5 criteria for persistent complex bereavement disorder and the clinical management of pathological reactions to the death of a loved one.
Table – Summary of bereavement-related conditions and their diagnosis
Emily O'Day
Premiere Date: February 20, 2017
Expiration Date: August 20, 2018
This activity offers CE credits for:
1. Physicians (CME)
ACTIVITY GOAL
To understand the changes to the criteria for persistent complex bereavement disorder in DSM-5 as well as risk factors and clinical management considerations of pathological reactions to the death of a loved one.
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
• Discuss DSM-5 criteria for persistent complex bereavement disorder
• Assess pathological entities of pathological reactions to the death of a loved one
• Describe clinical management of pathological reactions to the death of a loved one
This continuing medical education activity is intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals who seek to improve their care for patients with mental health disorders.
CME Credit (Physicians): This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Outfitters, LLC, and Psychiatric Times. CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Outfitters designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Note to Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: AANPCP and AAPA accept certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
DISCLOSURE DECLARATION
It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CME/CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CME/CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer-review process.
The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations.
Eric Bui, MD, PhD, reports that he is the recipient of a grant from the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.
Mary C. Zeng, MD, has no disclosures to report.
Emily O'Day has no disclosures to report.
Sidney Zisook, MD, (peer/content reviewer) has no disclosures to report.
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Faculty of this CME/CE activity may include discussion of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty have been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices. CME Outfitters, LLC, and the faculty do not endorse the use of any product outside of the FDA-labeled indications. Medical professionals should not utilize the procedures, products, or diagnosis techniques discussed during this activity without evaluation of their patient for contraindications or dangers of use.
Questions about this activity? Call us at 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767)
Bereavement is a universal marker of the human condition. In an attempt to conceptualize grief and understand the emotional process underlying loss, psychological reactions to bereavement have been described since antiquity. In The Iliad, Homer (circa 1260 to 1240 BC) wrote about Achilles, who lost his friend Patroclus:
But Achilles went on grieving for his friend, whom he could not banish from his mind, and all-conquering sleep refused to visit him. He tossed to one side and the other, thinking always of his loss, of Patroclus's manliness and spirit . . . of fights with the enemy and adventures on unfriendly seas. As memories crowded in on him, the warm tears poured down his cheeks.1
Although grief-the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral response to bereavement-is a highly individualized process, it is experienced by virtually everyone at some point in his or her life. Consequently, because grief is both a ubiquitous and a unique psychological process, mental health professionals often find themselves in a dilemma, drawn between the need to alleviate an individual's distress and impairment and the danger of overly "pathologizing" grief.
Although many bereaved individuals have ordinary grief reactions and continue to lead active and fulfilling lives, it is increasingly recognized that many persons experience manifestations of pathological grief that cause significant distress and impairment in their daily lives. Bereavement is linked to increased morbidity and mortality from medical illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, and prolonged grief reactions are associated with distress, impairment, and increased risk of suicide.2-4
Accumulating empirical evidence has moved the field toward consideration of certain grief reactions as psychiatric conditions. Prolonged and complicated grief reactions were operationalized as persistent complex bereavement disorder (PCBD) in DSM-5, which enabled researchers and clinicians to further examine this construct using a common diagnostic language. The bereavement exclusion in the diagnostic criteria for MDD, which existed from DSM-III through DSM-IV-TR and systematically excluded bereaved individuals from a depression diagnosis unless specific additional criteria were met (eg, duration of 2 months or more), was also removed from DSM-5. These changes point to an increasing recognition of pathological grief reactions as well as a heightened need for accurate clinical diagnosis and treatment of such debilitating responses.
Clinical entities of pathological reactions
While prolonged or complicated grief, which was introduced as PCBD in DSM-5, is a bereavement-specific psychopathological reaction, the death of a loved one is a major life stressor and may precipitate or exacerbate one of several psychiatric conditions. These syndromes may or may not be specific to grief alone; they include acute stress disorder (ASD), PTSD, and MDD, in addition to PCBD. The Table provides a summary of bereavement-related conditions, their main symptoms, and the time frame in which these conditions can be diagnosed.
Persistent complex bereavement disorder
PCBD is a severe, impairing, bereavement-specific condition that was provisionally included in DSM-5 as a subtype of other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorders; this corresponds to a clinical presentation not meeting criteria for any other trauma- or stressor-related disorder. Explicit diagnostic criteria for PCBD are listed under "Conditions for Further Study" in DSM-5.
PCBD -also called prolonged grief disorder or complicated grief in earlier research (with slightly different diagnostic criteria) -has been reliably identified in clinical and epidemiologic studies, and it has been shown to be distinct from mood, anxiety, and other trauma-related disorders despite some symptom overlap. The core symptoms of PCBD differ from those of MDD, PTSD, or anxiety.
Mood and anxiety disorders frequently co-occur among clinical populations with PCBD. However, PCBD contributes to suicidality, morbidity, and reduced quality of life above and beyond the effects of comorbid anxiety or mood disorders.5
A DSM-5 diagnosis of PCBD requires the presence of symptoms for 12 months or longer following the death of a family member or friend (6 months or longer in the case of children). At least one core symptom must be present on most days to a clinically significant degree, including:
• Persistent yearning or longing for the deceased
• Intense sorrow and emotional pain in response to the death
• Preoccupation with the deceased
• Preoccupation with the circumstances of the death
In addition, one must demonstrate at least 6 associated symptoms, on most days to a clinically significant degree, across 2 clusters: reactive distress to the death and social/identity disruption. As with other DSM-5 disorders, the symptoms must interfere with the person's normal routine or cause marked distress. An additional stipulation is that presenting symptoms are out of proportion to or inconsistent with cultural, religious, or age-appropriate norms.
Individuals who have lost a loved one often experience the most distressing grief symptoms in the early period after the loss, but DSM-5 requires that these symptoms persist for a substantial duration (12 months) to qualify for the bereavement-specific diagnosis of PCBD. In addition, PCBD is highly comorbid with MDD and PTSD, and it is likely that individuals with MDD or PTSD who have recently lost a loved one would also exhibit core symptoms of grief. Thus, while grief may not be considered a diagnosable (or treatable) condition in the early period after a death, a bereaved individual may still meet diagnostic criteria for another comorbid condition. It is therefore important, even in the first few months after a death, to screen for psychiatric symptoms that may have occurred as a result of the loss.
Risk factors for PCBD can be subdivided into pre-loss factors, loss-related factors, and post-loss factors. Pre-loss risk factors include prior personal or family history of psychiatric illness, female sex, and cognitive decline. Loss-related risk factors include the type of loss (eg, loss of a spouse or child, loss associated with stigma such as a death from suicide), the (subjectively perceived) suddenness of the loss, and the immediate psychological response to the loss, including peri-loss dissociative reactions. Finally, post-loss risk factors include negative coping strategies (eg, avoidance, alcohol use); lack of social support; and negative consequences of the loss, such as severe financial difficulties.
Note that the risk factors for PCBD are similar to those for other bereavement-related conditions, including MDD and PTSD, which suggests that all of these conditions share some common pathophysiological processes. In practice, this means that screening for risk factors may be helpful in identifying individuals at risk for any bereavement-related condition.
Acute stress disorder and PTSD
ASD and PTSD occur as a result of exposure to a traumatic event. According to DSM-5, traumatic events include direct exposure to a life-threatening event (ie, being a direct victim of the trauma or witnessing it), as well as learning that it occurred to someone close. The death of a loved one thus qualifies as a traumatic event and, unsurprisingly, ASD and PTSD can occur after bereavement.
Limited research has been conducted specifically on bereavement-related ASD or PTSD. PCBD is highly comorbid with PTSD: 48% of individuals who meet diagnostic criteria for PCBD also meet current diagnostic criteria for PTSD. A diagnosis of ASD requires, in addition to a trauma exposure, the presence of at least 9 out of 14 symptoms of dissociation, re-experiencing, hyperarousal, or avoidance, for at least 3 days to a maximum of 4 weeks. A PTSD diagnosis requires, in addition to a trauma exposure, the presence of 4 clusters of symptoms, including re-experiencing, avoidance, negative alterations in mood and cognitions, and hyperarousal, lasting at least 1 month. ASD and PTSD may result from the death of a loved one and should be screened for in individuals who have recently lost a loved one, even when the timing of symptoms in relation to that loss precludes the diagnosis of PCBD.
From DSM-III through DSM-IV-TR, MDD diagnostic criteria included a bereavement exclusion criterion. In DSM-IV-TR, this prevented the diagnosis of MDD in the first 2 months following a loss unless the bereaved individual's depressive symptoms met certain severity requirements (ie, the episode had to be characterized by marked functional impairment, preoccupation with worthlessness, suicidality, psychosis, or psychomotor retardation).
However, recent studies have found no substantial differences between bereavement-related depressive syndromes and non–bereavement-related depressive syndromes in terms of clinical characteristics and treatment response, which suggests that the bereavement exclusion prevented some individuals from receiving the care they needed.6,7 The bereavement exclusion was dropped in DSM-5, and the death of a loved one no longer precludes the diagnosis of MDD as long as the usual criteria for depression are met. Because of the risk of "medicalizing" normal grief reactions, DSM-5 includes a note urging providers to exercise clinical judgment in distinguishing between bereavement and depression, and to take into account individual as well as cultural factors when making a diagnosis.
Several clinical factors may help distinguish between bereavement and MDD. While a depressed mood is frequently present in both bereavement and depression, that mood is more persistent and more associated with anhedonia in the case of depression. In normal grief, feelings of loss, low mood, and sadness are more likely to occur in waves with a relatively preserved ability to experience positive emotion. Also, in grief, symptomatic thoughts and behaviors tend to be specifically associated with the loved one (eg, self-critical ideation related to perceived failings toward the decreased with otherwise preserved self-esteem, thoughts of death in order to "join" the deceased), whereas in depression they are more generalized (eg, self-loathing, suicidal ideation related to feelings of worthlessness or hopelessness). If clinicians feel that normal bereavement rather than MDD (or another psychiatric diagnosis) is more fitting in the context of the loss of a loved one, they may apply the code "V62.82 Uncomplicated Bereavement."
Clinical management of pathological reactions
The loss of a loved one is a potentially traumatic experience that can shake a person's life. In addition to the psychotherapeutic and pharmacotherapeutic modalities of treatment detailed below, trauma-informed approaches and interventions should be kept in mind. Psychosocial management of bereavement parallels that for trauma exposure, and relies on providing safety, preventing negative coping strategies, and increasing social support.
Psychotherapy. The preponderance of evidence supports the efficacy of psychotherapy in the treatment of PCBD and pathological grief. Complicated grief treatment (CGT) is a manualized, bereavement-focused individual therapy that has consistently shown efficacy in the treatment of pathological grief reactions.8,9 Response rates in severely ill, chronically grieving populations range from 51% to 82.5% across 3 randomized controlled trials.9-11 CGT includes elements of both loss-focused and restoration-focused components, with 4 phases of treatment that encompass patient history and grief experience, exposure-based procedures and situation revisiting, and maintained focus on personal goals (eg, improving self-regulation of emotional distress, identifying coping strategies, building social connections) throughout sessions. One limitation to this treatment is the lack of wide availability of CGT, although Dr. Shear's group has recently invested efforts in disseminating it (see website of the Center for Complicated Grief, https://complicatedgrief.columbia.edu/).
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has shown some efficacy compared with supportive therapy and wait-list controls.12,13 CBT with an exposure component was more efficacious than one without.14 Although these data are promising, it is noteworthy that CBT seems to yield lower response rates than CGT.
Other grief-focused psychotherapeutic approaches have been developed and tested in small trials, with preliminary support for their efficacy. For example, narrative therapy has been shown to significantly reduce complicated grief, depressive symptoms, and traumatic symptoms.15
Pharmacotherapy. There are few data on pharmacological treatment of PCBD. Findings from a well-powered, multisite, randomized, controlled trial suggest that SSRIs are not efficacious in treating PCBD.11 In this study of 359 bereaved adults, the response to citalopram did not differ significantly from the response to placebo at week 12 (46% vs 38%) or at week 20 (69% vs 55%). However, citalopram as an adjunct to CGT showed significant efficacy on depressive symptoms, despite a lack of efficacy on grief symptom severity.
In the case of bereaved individuals who meet the criteria for ASD or PTSD, specific treatment for these conditions can be proposed. There is a paucity of data on the treatment of bereavement-related ASD and PTSD. In the absence of such data, there is no support for any specific approach that would differ from general treatment guidelines for ASD or PTSD. First-line pharmacotherapy for PTSD relies on SSRIs, including FDA-approved sertraline, paroxetine, and fluoxetine; first-line psychotherapies include trauma-focused treatments such as prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy.
Bereavement-related MDD
Limited data are available on the treatment of bereavement-related depression. The only randomized controlled trial available, conducted in older adults, suggests the efficacy of nortriptyline.16 Given the lack of replication of these findings, and the unfavorable adverse effect profile of TCAs, bereavement-related MDD should be treated according to general guidelines for MDD.
The severity of distress and disruption in the first days after a loss may raise the question of whether to prescribe a fast-acting medication such as a benzodiazepine for more rapid symptom relief. Despite high rates of benzodiazepine prescriptions that may last for up to a year after the loss, few studies have evaluated the efficacy of such an approach. To date, no empirical evidence supports the primary efficacy of benzodiazepines for the treatment of PCBD, bereavement-related depression, or bereavement-related PTSD. In fact, data suggest that benzodiazepines may be associated with poorer outcomes in PCBD and PTSD, probably because of their impairing effect on learning processes.17,18 Given worse outcomes and possible long-term prescription dependence, caution is warranted when prescribing benzodiazepines in the initial period after a loss -with ongoing surveillance for potential medication misuse.
Recent advances have increased the recognition of pathological grief reactions as potentially requiring treatment. Although PCBD has not quite made it into the official list of DSM-5 diagnoses despite a wealth of empirical data that support its validity, its inclusion as a "Condition Under Study" should accelerate research. While CGT has emerged as the psychotherapy of choice for this condition, no empirical data support the use of pharmacotherapy in the absence of comorbid depression or PTSD.
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Dr. Bui is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and Associate Director for Research, Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Dr. Zeng is Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital; Ms O'Day is Clinical Research Coordinator, Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital.
1. Homer. The Iliad. Rieu E, trans. London: Penguin Books; 1950.
2. Carey IM, Shah SM, DeWilde S, et al. Increased risk of acute cardiovascular events after partner bereavement: a matched cohort study. JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174:598-605.
3. Latham AE, Prigerson HG. Suicidality and bereavement: complicated grief as psychiatric disorder presenting greatest risk for suicidality. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2004;34:350-362.
4. Silverman GK, Jacobs SC, Kasl SV, et al. Quality of life impairments associated with diagnostic criteria for traumatic grief. Psychol Med. 2000;30:857-862.
5. Shear MK, Simon N, Wall M, et al. Complicated grief and related bereavement issues for DSM-5. Depress Anxiety. 2011;28:103-117.
6. Kendler KS, Myers J, Zisook S. Does bereavement-related major depression differ from major depression associated with other stressful life events? Am J Psychiatry. 2008;165:1449-1455.
7. Zisook S, Corruble E, Duan N, et al. The bereavement exclusion and DSM-5. Depress Anxiety. 2012;29:425-443.
8. Shear MK, Frank E, Foa E, et al. Traumatic grief treatment: a pilot study. Am J Psychiatry. 2001;158:1506-1508.
9. Shear K, Frank E, Houck PR, Reynolds CF. Treatment of complicated grief: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2005;293:2601-2608.
10. Shear MK, Wang Y, Skritskaya N, et al. Treatment of complicated grief in elderly persons: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2014;71:1287-1295.
11. Shear MK, Reynolds CF, Simon NM, et al. Optimizing treatment of complicated grief: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2016;73:684-694.
12. Boelen PA, de Keijser JM, van den Hout A, van den Bout J. Treatment of complicated grief: a comparison between cognitive-behavioral therapy and supportive counseling. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2007;75:277-284.
13. Wagner B, Knaevelsrud C, Maercker A. Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for complicated grief: a randomized controlled trial. Death Stud. 2006;30:429-453.
14. Bryant RA, Kenny L, Joscelyne A, et al. Treating prolonged grief disorder: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2014;71:1332-1339.
15. Barbosa V, Sa M, Rocha JC. Randomised controlled trial of a cognitive narrative intervention for complicated grief in widowhood. Aging Ment Health. 2014;18:354-362.
16. Reynold CF, Miller MD, Pasternak RE, et al. Treatment of bereavement-related major depressive episodes in later life: a controlled study of acute and continuation treatment with nortriptyline and interpersonal psychotherapy. Am J Psychiatry. 1999;156:202-208.
17. Byrne GJ, Raphael B. A longitudinal study of bereavement phenomena in recently widowed elderly men. Psychol Med. 1994;24:411-421.
18. Gelpin E, Bonne O, Peri T, et al. Treatment of recent trauma survivors with benzodiazepines: a prospective study. J Clin Psychiatry. 1996;57:390-394.
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Ace Tone Rhythm Aces were the direct ancestors of the mighty Roland TR series of drum machines – this is virtually-identical to the Roland TR-55.
Condition is good for it's 45 or so years; some scuffs and signs of age. Click on the photos to zoom in and see more shots..
Sonically, it's a real treat – lovely warm analogue beats that have a pleasing 'woody' tone to them – and it's not marred by any noticeable age-related artefacts.


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La Bigottière – miejscowość i gmina we Francji, w regionie Kraj Loary, w departamencie Mayenne.

Według danych na rok 1990 gminę zamieszkiwało 349 osób, a gęstość zaludnienia wynosiła 19 osób/km² (wśród 1504 gmin Kraju Loary La Bigottière plasuje się na 951. miejscu pod względem liczby ludności, natomiast pod względem powierzchni na miejscu 621.).

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Q: MySQL left join to get all matches Student might have more than parent so how can i get all parent`s mobile numbers and emails to be separated by comma?
SELECT Students.ID
     , Student_Name
     , Address
     , longitude
     , latitude
     , Image
     , MPOS_ID
     , Parent_EMail
     , Parent.Parent_Mobile
  FROM Students
  left
  join Parent
    on Parent.Student_ID = Students.ID
 WHERE Students.Status = 'Active'
   AND Students.Deleted_At is null

A: You can use a combination of GROUP_CONCAT and GROUP BY to achieve this result.
GROUP_CONCAT will concatenate all of the values in the specified column, so you need to group by the student ID so that you don't just get a list details for every parent.
SELECT Students.ID, Student_Name, Address, longitude, latitude,
    Image, MPOS_ID,
    GROUP_CONCAT(Parent_EMail SEPARATOR ', ') as parent_emails,
    GROUP_CONCAT(Parent_Mobile SEPARATOR ', ') as parent_mobiles
FROM Students
LEFT JOIN Parent
    ON Parent.Student_ID = Students.ID
WHERE Students.Status = 'Active'
    AND Students.Deleted_At IS NULL
GROUP BY Students.ID;


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Charles Melvin VC (2 May 1885 – 17 July 1941) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

The Medal
Private Melvin's citation for the award of the Victoria Cross, as published in the Supplement to the London Gazette (dated 26 November 1917), states:

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Black Watch Museum (Perth, Scotland). Melvin is commemorated with a plaque on Kirriemuir Town Hall, a carved flagstone in Kirriemuir's Cumberland Close, and a street called Charles Melvin Gardens, also in Kirriemuir.

References

Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)

British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross
British Army personnel of World War I
Black Watch soldiers
1885 births
1941 deaths
People from Angus, Scotland
British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross


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Q: how to remove a usestate element from the dom after 30 seconds in react js I want to remove an usestate element from the dom after 30 seconds
Is there a way to do it:
let [showComponent, setShowComponent] = useState(false);

const handleClick = () => setShowComponent(!showComponent);

and here is my component:

    {' Logout '}
    {showComponent &&
Do you really want to log out
} // remove this element after 30 sec

A: try to use setTimeout to delay your function:
setTimeout(function() { your_func(); }, 30000);

let [showComponent, setShowComponent] = useState(false);

const handleClick = () => {
 setTimeout(function() { setShowComponent(prev => !prev ); }, 30000);
}

A: Yes, it can be done. The following is a simplified example that sets the show state to true initially but then also starts a setTimeout that will set it back to false after 30 seconds.
function Component() {
  const [show, setShow] = useState(false);

  const showMessage = () => {
    setShow(true);
    setTimeout(() => {
      setShow(false);
    }, 30000);
  }

  return (
    <>
      <button onClick={showMessage}>Logout</button>
      {show && "Are you sure?"}
    </>
  );
}

A: let [showComponent, setShowComponent] = useState(false);

const handleClick = () => setTimeout(function() { setShowComponent(!showComponent); }, 30000);


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US game spending up 3% to $4.4b in September, says NPD
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Originally published on GamesIndustry.biz by Jeffrey Rousseau
PS5 ends Nintendo Switch's 33-month run as top game console in units sold
September saw US consumer spending on games reach $4.4 billion, a 3% increase year-on-year, according to the latest NPD data.
Year-to-date spending reached $42.3 billion, which is a 12% rise compared to the same time in 2020.
Spending on hardware increased 49% year-on-year, to reach $412 million. Year-to-date hardware spending saw growth of 49%, reaching $3.4 billion.
September broke the 33-month streak of the Nintendo Switch leading hardware sales, as the month saw the PlayStation 5 as the best-selling hardware platform in both units and dollars.
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Home News & Analysis Facebook lease completes a New York post office's transformation
Facebook lease completes a New York post office's transformation
Billions of dollars have been poured into turning the Farley Building into a state-of-the-art office complex and train hall.
Kyle Campbell
Once a dead zone of forgotten warehouses and railroad tracks, Manhattan's Far West Side has since been transformed into a mixed-use neighborhood of modern skyscrapers. Pre-covid-19, the district, now known as Hudson Yards, was the beating heart of the city's office market.
A stone's throw from these glass and steel behemoths sits an icon of old New York: the Farley Building, a five-story complex with a pillared façade of polished stone. Like them, private investment is thrusting this landmark post office with its Beaux-Arts exterior into the 21st century.
A joint venture between Vornado Realty Trust, a listed real estate investment trust, and locally-based The Related Companies, one of two institutionally-backed firms behind the broader Hudson Yards development, acquired the property from New York State through a 99-year lease in 2017. They committed more than $1 billion to making it a Grade-A, creative office building. The investment paid off when Facebook signed a 730,000 square foot lease in early August.
Opened in 1914, the property spans two full city blocks and was first known as the Pennsylvania Terminal before being renamed the General Post Office. In 1982, it was dedicated to the New York politician and former postmaster general, James Farley.
It was designed by the renowned architecture firm McKim, Mead & White, the group also behind the original Pennsylvania Station, located across from the post office, and other prominent structures in New York, New England and Washington, DC.
Engraved into the cornice of the Farley Building are the words: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds," a phrase that became the unofficial motto of the US Postal Service, which continues to operate in the property.
The revamp
The reimagining of the Farley Building began in 2016, when the state endeavored to build a train hall to access rail lines beneath the sprawling complex. The following year, Vornado and Related signed onto the effort, initially committing $630 million to the office and retail components of the project via a 50-50 joint venture. In 2018, Vornado, which has two other nearby developments, bought most of Related's share, increasing its equity share to 95 percent.
By the end of last year, Vornado had spent approximately $600 million on converting the century-old building into contemporary office space with high-ceilings and open-floor plans.
It has budgeted another $430 million to complete the job. When done, the property's 740,000 square feet of office will be supplemented with 120,000 square feet of retail and 70,000 square feet of landscaped outdoor space on the fifth floor.
Enter Facebook, which leased 1.5 million square feet in Hudson Yards proper last fall and had been interested in the Farley Building for about a year. At one point, the social media conglomerate was said to be in competition with Apple to occupy the property.
Despite the uncertainties foisted upon the office sector by the pandemic – and Facebook's own commitment to let employees work from home permanently – the company's desire for the space remained steadfast. Robert Cookson, the company's vice-president of real estate and facilities, said the property will be a hub for the its tech and engineering teams.
And so through snow, rain, heat and gloom of heavy renovation, the Farley Building lives on.


Happy owners of Apple laptops can no longer imagine any part of their lives be it work, studying or leisure time without these devices. This is not surprising, given the number of possibilities provided by Macs. In order to use them, you need your computer to run smoothly and be capable of storing various applications. Unfortunately, the majority of users eventually face the issue with running out of disk space. However, you can easily solve it and here is how.
Do not forget that there are separate trash cans on Mac computers. Make sure you remove files from the main one and the trash cans for iPhoto, iMovie, and Mail.
In addition, you can set up automatic deletion of old items out of the trash after they have been in there for 30 days.
For some reasons many users keep unnecessary files, although they can easily delete this ballast. You just need to open a Finder window, select Applications and replace apps' icons to the trash can.
Cache files are used to speed up processes on Mac, but some apps leave behind too much data for no purpose. In order to delete it, go to ~/Library/Caches/. Keep in mind that you have to leave browser cache as it helps to load the web pages you visit faster.
Check out whether you have received large email attachments while using the built-in Mail application, and if yes, delete or replace them to iCloud. If you do not want to waste time on it on a regular basis, change the Mail settings to not download attachments automatically. As for Gmail users, they can limit the number of messages synced over IMAP by default which is also helpful for saving space.
Alternatively, you can use special Mac app designed for disk cleanup to save your time. It will remove all the junk for you. However, before running a cleaning tool, you should back up all of your important data just in case.


How much will the RYA Sail Refresher courses cost?
It depends on which refresher course you wish to do, and where you decide to take it. As an example expect to pay around £600/$940/840 EUROS for a five day course.
What will you get out of these courses?
What you will get out of the sail refresher courses is heavily dependent on what you want from them. They are generally for someone who is returning to the sea after a while, wants to skipper or crew, yet needs to re-learn the ropes from a time of inactivity.
For example, you may have a Day Skipper yet have not been afloat for several years and need to be reminded the rules around pilotage, navigation and so forth. Over five days you will get to grips with your weak spots and regain the confidence you once had to go to sea alone.
The same idea would apply to you if you wanted to crew as a Competent Crew, or sail night passages as a Coastal Skipper. You would assess your weaknesses and learn where you feel you need to get up to speed again.
What are your limits on passing a RYA Refresher (Sail) course?
Where can you take them? In another country?
It is advisable you do the course at an RYA approved training centre. However, you can do this anywhere in the world that offers a similar syllabus – perhaps in the US, Canada, mainland Europe or the Antipodes where there are developed sailing courses.
This course is for someone who is a lapsed sailor. Your previous experience will feed you and you should get back in the saddle more quickly. However this is primarily aimed at someone without recent sailing experience.
A refresher course can take 1-5 days to complete depending on which course you wish to refresh and what specific skills you want to polish up on.
How do you progress after completing a RYA Sail Refresher course?
You can either go sailing again, confident in your newly remembered skills, or progress through the RYA syllabus according to where you wish to go.


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IAI Completes WindGuard Radar System Deliveries to the US Military
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On 11 January Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) supplied several hundred WindGuard (ELM-2133) radar systems to DRS Land Systems for the US Army's Abrams tanks.
A press statement said, "The combat-proven radars are installed on IDF's Merkava battle tanks and Namer armored personnel carriers to protect the crews. The WindGuard is a state of the art, phased array Radar which continuously scans the volume around the platform in search of anti-tank threats, including rockets, guided missiles and anti-tank shells. Once a threat is detected, it tracks it and guides the countermeasure system to intercept and neutralize it before the platform is hit."
After becoming operational in 2009 as part of the Trophy active protection system, WindGuard recorded multiple successful operations in combat environments. For their efforts, the system's developers received the Israel Defense Prize.
Yoav Turgeman, IAI VP and CEO of ELTA, said, "The strategic partnership between Israel and the USA is reflected in IAI's commitment to providing our American customers with the most advanced systems to protect their troops in the field. We are pleased that DRS Land Systems and the US Army were satisfied with our ability to meet their shipment schedule. ELTA attaches the utmost importance to completing the project successfully and will continue to collaborate closely with our American customers in the future."
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Locate din the southeastern part of the town of Brookhaven in central Suffolk County, Mastic is a hamlet with a population of almost 16,000 as of the 2010 census. Originally called Forge, it was changed in 1893 into Mastic. Serviced by the LIRR, with a station built in 1882 which was later moved approximately 7000 feet west and renamed into Mastic-Shirley.


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Christy Weyer Group:24 Exercise 4:Master Harold… and the boys "Master Harold "…and the Boys is a play that takes place inside the St. George's Park Tea Room on a wet and windy Port Elizabeth afternoon in 1950. There is no customers in the restaurant the place is quiet with only the two native waiters known as Willie and Sam in the restaurant. After a while Hally also known as "Master Harold" enters the tea room arriving from school wet from the rain outside.
The play continuously stays focus on the three main characters known as Sam Willie and Master Harrold, they briefly mention Hilda Samuels and Hally's mother in the play through the play one can compare and contrast these two females from what we hear about them according to the third person, the way they are treated, spoken to and their actions towards the other characters in the play. Hilda Samuels is known in the play as Willie's dance partner. We come across the fact that she is also the mother of which she says is Willie's child but he disagrees strongly "And how do I know is my baby? (Master Harrold… and the boys 5). Hilda never comes to practice when Willie is waiting on her "Three nights now she doesn't come practise"(Master Harrold… and the boys 5)and in contrast to her Hally's mother always shows up when her husband who is in hospital needs her "Because she's at his bedside in hospital helping him pull through a bad turn"( Master Harrold… and the boys 11). Willie abuses Hilda often he beats her when she does things wrong like not getting her steps right when they practice ballroom dancing which is very often. " You hit her too much" (Master Harrold… nd the boys 6) or when she does things he does not like. Whereas Hally's Mother she is the one who gives the orders"Be firm with him. You're the boss"( Master Harrold… and the boys 26)and she will not let anybody walk over her, but Hally stongly feels that his father has a way of over powering his mother. "Because I'm frightened you'll give in to him"(Master Harrold… and the boys 26). Willie has great respect for Hally's mother we see that because he refers to her as madam"I ask Madam for my leave now and we practise every day"( Master Harrold… nd the boys 29) but he has no respect for Hilda he calls her a bitch and a whore and ugly disrespectful names "Fuckin' whore"( Master Harrold… and the boys 5) "Hilda Samuels is a bitch! "( Master Harrold… and the boys 5) Both Hilda Samuels and Hally's mother has a child. We can see from this play from this play that Hally's Mother is the Madam or as they prefer she is the boss, she makes the rules and gives the orders and Hilda she is a unreliable person she never shows up when it is expected from her and she does not stick to Willie's side like she should.
Hilda is not like Hally's mother who has respect for her husband even though he is crippled, she rather causes problems for Willie "And now she's also making trouble for me with the baby again. Reports me to Child Wellfed, that I'm not giving her money"( Master Harrold… and the boys 5) Hally's mother can also be described as a woman of power she owns the tea room and gives Willie and Sam their orders"she said I must clean the floors"( Master Harrold… and the boys 9).
Hilda can be described as poor and unstable because she relies on Willie for money to take care of their child and Harry's mother as rich and stable we can see this because Hilda goes to the extent of giving Willie over to the welfare for not supporting his child. Hally's mother in contrast can run her business on her own with her husband in the hospital and her son in school she takes control in her tea room. Bibliography Fugard,Athol. Master Harold… And the boys,South Africa:Oxford University Press,1993
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package org.kaaproject.kaa.server.admin.client.mvp.view.tenant;

import org.kaaproject.avro.ui.gwt.client.widget.grid.AbstractGrid;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.common.dto.TenantDto;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.server.admin.client.mvp.view.base.BaseListViewImpl;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.server.admin.client.util.Utils;

public class TenantsViewImpl extends BaseListViewImpl<TenantDto> {

        public TenantsViewImpl() {
            super(true);
        }

        @Override
        protected AbstractGrid<TenantDto, String> createGrid() {
            return new TenantsGrid();
        }

        @Override
        protected String titleString() {
            return Utils.constants.tenants();
        }

        @Override
        protected String addButtonString() {
            return Utils.constants.addNewTenant();
        }
}