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Wildfires near Canberra force ATP Challenger, ITF Women's circuit tennis tournament to move 600 kilometres away
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Tennis ACT chief executive Kim Kachel said Friday that the decision to move the tournament to Bendigo was made after consultation with the local authorities.
The event is on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's circuit.
Bendigo is about 600 kilometers (370 miles) east of Canberra and in an area of Victoria not badly affected by bushfires in that state.
Canberra: The Canberra International tennis tournament scheduled to begin Monday will relocate to a city about 600 kilometers (370 miles) away because of continuing wildfires and smoke haze in the region, officials said.
A helicopter tackles a wildfire in East Gippsland, Victoria state. AP
"The health of players, fans, volunteers, staff and stakeholders is our biggest priority at all times," Kachel said.
"Unfortunately, the best advice from the weather and fire experts is that the conditions over the next few days mean it is unlikely there would be any play. With conditions too unpredictable the decision was made to relocate at the earliest available opportunity."
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Klose: "I'll do anything" 18/04/2012
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Reja: "This team is doing miracles" 15/04/2012
The Tactician is satisfied from his team's performances ahead of the final games of the season.
Primavera: Lazio - Ascoli 12-0 14/04/2012
Gonzalo Barreto with 4 goals and Sani and Monteforte both with hattricks.
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A disturbing change in Planned Parenthood's approach to expanding abortion services
It was a thrill to see a record number of between 1,000-1,100 pro-life Hoosiers attended the third annual Indiana March for Life in downtown Indianapolis on Jan. 22. Public events like this one are just one of the ways Right to Life of Indianapolis continues to promote respect for all human life.
Another way is through education and awareness. That's why, in addition to sharing the good news of this year's Indiana March for Life, we also want people to be aware of a disturbing change in Planned Parenthood's approach to expanding abortion services in Indiana.
I'll start with some news that on first glance seems nothing but positive.
Last July, Planned Parenthood (PP) announced they were shuttering their non-abortion-providing clinic in Seymour and directing all of their patients to Planned Parenthood in Columbus.
But this is just the latest of a string of closures of Planned Parenthood clinics in Indiana. In fact, the number of PP clinics in the state has dropped by more than half in the last decade. In 2007, there were 35 PP clinics in Indiana. Now, with the closing of the clinic in Seymour, there are only 15. This is, of course, a good thing.
But this latest closing seems to be part of a trend on the part of Planned Parenthood to double down on performing abortions, abandoning any feigned commitment it might have had to "health care" outside of abortion.
During the same decade that the number of clinics in Indiana plummeted, the number of abortion-providing facilities actually increased, as did the number of abortions committed by Planned Parenthood. Since 2007, abortions have increased 8 percent at Planned Parenthood facilities in Indiana—from 5,160 in 2007 to 5,611 in 2019.
Despite their claims that abortion makes up only 3 percent of the services they provide, an examination of annual reports of PP in Indiana reveals the organization's deep commitment to expanding abortion. From 2007-17, the number of pap tests performed by PP decreased 72 percent, the number of breast exams fell by 65 percent and the number of cancer screenings decreased by 68 percent.
In terms of their reproductive services, contraception services dropped by 33 percent, prenatal care dropped 17 percent and adoption referrals dropped 42 percent.
Meanwhile, in the same 10-year timeframe the number of abortions by PP in Indiana increased by 9 percent.
It's clear, Planned Parenthood is committed to providing more abortions—no matter what.
And due to a new "alliance," PP in Indiana and Kentucky, known as PPINK, will have even more money and power to increase abortions and chip away at Indiana's pro-life legislation.
Last year, Planned Parenthood's Great Northwest affiliate announced that it would take over PPINK. An Associated Press story called this move "a first-of-its-kind consolidation based not on geography but on reallocating resources to fight new abortion restrictions in the Midwest and South."
The article quoted Chris Charbonneau, the CEO of the Great Northwest affiliate, saying, "The political environments in Indiana and Kentucky have been particularly oppressive."
The article noted that PPINK "has faced the legal costs of challenging far-reaching limits on abortion rights sought by Republican lawmakers in both states."
This new "strategic alliance" (a "takeover" in reality) makes for a budget of up to $90 million. That means more money for lobbying and for potentially building new abortion centers.
It can happen with little to no public awareness. Last October, PP managed to secretly build an 18,000-square-foot facility—one of the largest abortion centers in the country—in southern Illinois, just 13 miles away from St. Louis, the site of Missouri's only remaining abortion facility. They kept the facility a secret by constructing it under a shell company so there was no way to trace the building back to PP.
Abortion is necessary for Planned Parenthood so it can fulfill its original three-fold mission, as laid out by Margaret Sanger when the organization was founded.
She promoted birth control as an instrument of social change, not health care. She was clear in her objectives: untethering sexuality and sex from marriage; eugenically using birth control to promote "racial hygiene"; and undermining the moral authority claimed by Christianity in society. Planned Parenthood has to remain committed to not only providing but also promoting abortions in order to stay true to their founding mission, which is fundamentally transforming society.
Planned Parenthood's abandonment of their clinic in Seymour isn't about health care or trying to more efficiently serve "patients." And PP's Great Northwest affiliate taking over PPINK is not about improving the organization's ability to provide health care services.
Despite all their claims to the contrary, Planned Parenthood's closing of clinics and its new "strategic alliance" between the Great Northwest and PPINK affiliates are about increasing abortions by providing more resources, more staff and more abortion centers.
We must remain active, vigilant and prayerful in opposing PP's efforts at creating a culture of death in our state. And we must continue to vote for and support the efforts of our pro-life legislators so that PP doesn't chip away at the progress they've made to keep the culture of life strong in Indiana.
(Marc Tuttle is president of Right to Life of Indianapolis.) †
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Marty Kelley is the author of seven picture book books for young readers. Also a musician, he taught second grade before becoming a full time author-illustrator. Marty Kelley lives in New Hampshire with his wife, two children, three chickens, and one duck. This is his first novel.
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Why is it that $\mathbb{Q}$ cannot be homeomorphic to any complete metric space?

How do you prove that the space of the rational numbers with the usual metric (from the real numbers space) is not complete metrizable?

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Dosulepin and doxepin are tricyclic antidepressants. The molecular geometries, harmonic vibrational frequencies, quantum chemical parameters and thermodynamic properties of dosulepin and doxepin were calculated by Generalized Gradient Approximation methods developed by Perdew and Wang (GGA-PW91) and Becke-Lee-Yang-Parr (GGA-BLYP) in the gas phase and solution media. The local reactivity of these drugs was studied by the Fukui indices in order to predict both the reactive centers and the possible sites of nucleophilic and electrophilic attacks. Computational and chemical simulations were carried out for these drugs. Quantum chemical parameters of dosulepin and doxepin were calculated and compared. The simulation results show that dosulepin is quite a reactive drug. The fundamental modes of the vibrational frequencies were determined for dosulepin and doxepin. The BLYP/PW91 analyses of the wavenumbers show that the frequencies assigned to doxepin are higher than those assigned to dosulepin in the gas phase and solution media.


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Curve's Bob Lozinak to be crowned King of Baseball
Team owner, founder of professional baseball in Altoona will be honored at 2019 Winter Meetings
By Garett Mansfield
CURVE, Pa. - Altoona Curve owner and founder Bob Lozinak will be crowned 2019 King of Baseball at next month's Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego, Minor League Baseball announced on Monday. The King of Baseball is a long-standing tradition in which Minor League Baseball recognizes a veteran of professional baseball
CURVE, Pa. - Altoona Curve owner and founder Bob Lozinak will be crowned 2019 King of Baseball at next month's Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego, Minor League Baseball announced on Monday.
The King of Baseball is a long-standing tradition in which Minor League Baseball recognizes a veteran of professional baseball for longtime dedication and service. Capping off his 40th year in the sport, Lozinak will receive the King of Baseball Award during the Winter Meetings Banquet on Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in San Diego, Calif.
"It is an award that isn't given out to too many people," said Lozinak. "The odds of getting it are really slim. My first reaction was, 'Wow! This is unbelievable that they'd pick me.'"
Lozinak envisioned a professional franchise in his hometown of Altoona as early as the mid-1970s. This dream became reality when the Curve played its first season in 1999. Bob was one of the original owners of the franchise alongside his wife, Joan, from 1999-2001. The Lozinaks along with their three sons, Mike, David and Steve reacquired the ballclub on December 30, 2008.
"Being born and raised in Altoona, I knew there was a baseball atmosphere and it was a great city for a baseball team but there wasn't a stadium. Thinking back to the first try to bring a team there, it just wasn't ready back then. Sometimes unanswered prayers are a good thing," said Lozinak.
The majority of the Curve's 21-year relationship with the Pittsburgh Pirates has been under Lozinak ownership. It is the longest uninterrupted affiliation between the Pirates and a minor league franchise. Altoona also brought two Eastern League championships to West-Central Pennsylvania in 2010 and 2017.
Bob began his now 40-year baseball venture when he purchased the Triple-A Albuquerque Dukes in the fall of 1979. The organization went on to win numerous awards for club operations in addition to six Pacific Coast League titles. He is also on a short list of minor league owners to win the John H. Johnson Award twice (1984 and 1991), which is given to the top franchise in Minor League Baseball. Albuquerque also captured the Larry McPhail Trophy in 1987 for the country's top promotional effort.
Lozinak sold the Dukes in 2000 so he could focus his efforts on his new franchise, the Altoona Curve. The Lozinak family also owned and operated the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx from 2002-2008.
"Bob Lozinak has a long history of successful operation of Minor League Baseball clubs and his passion for the game and commitment to the fans has translated into success at every stop along the way," said Minor League Baseball President and CEO Pat O'Conner. "The Lozinak family is one of the last family operations of a Minor League Baseball club that embodies all of the values of Minor League Baseball and a commitment to keeping pace with the 21st century needs of baseball fans."
Bob holds a bachelor's degree in history from St. Francis College in Loretto, Pa., which was put on hold for five years of service in the Army during the 1960s. He completed Officer Candidate's School in Lawton, Okla. and was honorably discharged as a 1st Lieutenant. After his military service and college, his wife and he became McDonald's franchisees in 1969.
Bob and Joan Lozinak were inducted to the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame on April 23, 2016 and continue to provide enjoyable, family fun in their hometown through the game of baseball.
"This is an honor that Dad shares with everyone that has ever been associated with our teams from 1979 until now," said David Lozinak, the Curve's Chief Operating Officer and one of Bob's three sons. "Without the help and support of those thousands of people, none of his success would have been possible. When you look at the long list of previous recipients of this award, it's humbling to think of Dad in those circles because those people are legends of this game. The opportunities that he's presented to us in our life are immeasurable, but the best thing is to be able to call him Dad."
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The common names of ligase enzymes often include the word "ligase", such as DNA ligase, an enzyme commonly used in molecular biology laboratories to join together DNA fragments. Other common names for ligases include synthetase, because they are used to synthesize new molecules, or carboxylase when they are used to add carbon dioxide to a molecule.
Note that "synthetase" should not be confused with synthases, as synthases do not use energy from nucleoside triphosphates (such as ATP, GTP, CTP, TTP and UTP) and belong to the lyase group, while synthetases do use nucleoside triphosphates.
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But when I call it like this it works:
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A: Graphics g = jLabel1.getGraphics();
g.setFont(g.getFont().deriveFont(30f));
g.drawString("Loot Logger v.1.0", 215, 80);

Don't use getGraphics(...) to paint a label (or any Swing component).
All you need to do is add the label to the frame and then change the text of the label:
jLabel1.setFont(...);
jLabel1.setText(...);

Read the section from the Swing tutorial on How to Use Labels for more information and working examples to get you started.


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Five Overdose Deaths In New York Possibly Caused By Tainted Cocaine
By Lindsey Weedston 09/27/19
Authorities have not yet announced what the cocaine was laced with, though some suspect fentanyl may be involved.
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Five overdose deaths in one weekend spread across two neighboring areas of New York City have police suspecting that a tainted batch of drugs was involved. Three of the overdoses occurred in the Bronx with the other two happening just to the north in Yonkers.
New York police have identified a batch of tainted cocaine they believe could be the reason for these deaths, according to NBC News.
"Right now we suspect that there may be up to five deaths related to this batch of cocaine so we want the public to know to not ingest these illicit street drugs because the consequences may be fatal," said Detective Sergeant Dean Politopoulos.
Waiting For Toxicology Reports
The Yonkers police are currently seeking to arrest those responsible for the tainted cocaine. They have not yet announced what the cocaine was laced with, though recent cases of multiple overdose deaths in short periods of time have often been the result of fentanyl contamination, the extremely potent synthetic opioid.
According to local news, it will be a few weeks before the toxicology reports are released.
Three Died in Pittsburgh In The Same Week
The deaths in New York occurred on the same weekend as a rash of overdoses in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that killed three people and sent four more to the hospital. All of them appeared to have attended the same party or event as they were all wearing the same orange paper wristbands when they suffered the overdoses.
"The victims all took the narcotics at the same time and in the same location," Pittsburgh police said in a statement. They believe the seven victims were at the same venue together and then traveled to an apartment where they took an illicit substance that also may have been tainted.
A man from the apartment called 911 for help at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, and police believe that if the drug had been distributed at the venue rather than taken at the apartment, there would have been other reports of overdoses in the area.
They are, however, concerned that there may still be a batch of contaminated drugs out in the community which might be distributed to future victims.
"We remind the public not to use drugs," they warned. "Simply put: You do not know what's in that drug."
The Pittsburgh police have determined that fentanyl was the contaminant responsible for these overdoses. They have arrested a suspect, Peter Rene Sanchez Montalvo, and charged him with illegal distribution of a controlled substance. If found guilty, he faces 20 years to life in prison.
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Q: JQuery addClass without it having effect on element I have this class fade that I need my elements to have for external plugins and
I have this code where I want an element to fadeIn and Out using JQuery and for that I have to remove de class fade and when I add it again after my fadeIn it fades again.
How can I add a class and prevent it from taking action?
$.ajax({
    url: BASE_URL+page,
    type: 'get',
    dataType: "html",
    data: {},
    success: function (data, status) {
        if(action == true){
            target.removeClass('fade').fadeOut(500, function(){
                target.html(data).fadeIn(500).addClass('fade'); <-----------
            });
        }
    }
});

It's from bootstrap:
.fade {
  opacity: 0;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.15s linear;
          transition: opacity 0.15s linear;
}

A: I'm not sure I understood your requirements, but if you want to have the class fade applied to the element, but you don't want it to have the stylesheet's properties applied to it, you can make use of another class to indicate that the element should not have the effect, and use the pseudo selector not on the stylesheet.
Like this:
// Just add another class with the fade one. "no-effect" for example.
target.html(data).fadeIn(500).addClass('fade no-effect');

And use the pseudo not on the css:
.fade:not(.no-effect) {
    opacity: 0;
    -webkit-transition: opacity 0.15s linear;
    transition: opacity 0.15s linear;
}

This way the transition will only be applied to elements that have the .fade class, but don't have the .no-effect class.
Hope it helps someway.


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State Supreme Court rules against Wallace Hall in records suit
Local // Houston
Nicole Cobler
Jan. 27, 2017 Updated: Jan. 27, 2017 10:34 a.m.
The state's highest court on Friday ruled against University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall in his years-long battle to access confidential student records.
The Texas Supreme Court's decision that System Chancellor William McRaven could withhold the documents marks the end of a contentious saga involving Hall and the chancellor.
Top University of Texas at Austin leaders in recent years admitted unqualified students after high-profile alumni and influential lawmakers wrote recommendation letters on their behalf.
Former UT President Bill Powers was among the administrators who flagged students' applications for further review after receiving the letters, according to a 2015 investigation, which that summer led to changes to the admissions practices at the state's flagship university.
These practices, which took place between 2009 and 2014, surfaced when the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments earlier this month in the case, deciding if Hall could view unredacted documents that led to the investigators' findings and the revised admissions protocols. Hall, a Dallas businessman whose tenure as regent will expire next month, sued McRaven in 2015 to access the information.
In Friday's decision, the court found that Hall may only proceed if McRaven's actions in withholding the records were without the state's authority.
"(McRaven) was not without legal authority in making that determination," the ruling said. "Nor was he without authority in redacting information once he made the legal conclusion. The Board instructed him to redact information he determined protected under FERPA, and he did just that."
In a statement issued Friday morning, McRaven said he was pleased that the courts confirmed that his actions complied with the authority granted to him by the Board of Regents.
"I understand that it is important for a governing board to have access to certain information to perform its duties, but I must also ensure that The University of Texas System strictly complies with privacy requirements created by state and federal law," he said.
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Riding high with a burgeoning national following after more late clutch play, Lin leads the surging New York Knicks into the opener of a five-game homestand Wednesday night versus the Sacramento Kings. Inserted into the starting lineup by coach Mike D'Antoni out of desperation just nine days ago following a career-high point effort off the bench in a win against New Jersey on Feb. He has averaged The legend of Linsanity grew again exponentially – his Twitter account now has more than , followers – in Toronto on Tuesday night, when he hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with five-tenths of a second to play that capped a game-ending run and gave the Knicks a victory.
The point guard, whose three-point play with 1: I'm just very thankful. Lin's winning shot also overshadowed the return of Amar'e Stoudemire, who had 21 points and nine rebounds after missing four games following the death of his brother.
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As the tide washed in, the Dutch Tulip Man faced the ocean: Look at it, rising up and rising down, taking everything with it. This epigraph, however, is an excerpt from a fictional book that only exists within the world of The Fault In Our Stars. The effect, once the reader realizes An Imperial Affliction is a made-up work, is to call into question what defines something as authentic. It puts a made-up quote on the same playing field as a real one, and in doing so it suggests a made-up quote can have just as much authority and credibility.
The book matters to her in a very real sense. By using a quote from the book as the epigraph, The Fault In Our Stars slyly hints at the importance fiction can have in our lives. Made-up stories, it suggests, can be just as meaningful to us as real ones. Water represents suffering in both its negative and positive varieties. An example of the negative is the pain of cancer, and an example of the positive is the pain Hazel feels after losing Augustus, which although terrible is actually a sign of how much he mattered to her and how much she loved him.
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CHICAGO – Two U.S. trade unionists just back from Iraq say they hope their trip is the beginning of cooperation and solidarity between the U.S. labor movement and Iraq's newly re-established unions. Clarence Thomas, executive board member of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10, in the Bay Area, and labor journalist David Bacon spent five days meeting with Iraqi workers in and around Baghdad, in the first visit by U.S. unionists to U.S.-occupied Iraq.
In an interview during a national assembly for peace convened here by U.S. Labor Against War, Oct. 24-25, the two told the World they were "inspired" by the courage and vitality of Iraqi workers who are boldly re-establishing unions and fighting for worker rights and against the U.S. privatization drive under very difficult conditions.
The unemployment rate in Iraq is around 70 percent, and there is no unemployment insurance. Those Iraqis who are working are worse off now than they were before, Thomas said. The occupation authority has frozen wages at $60 a month, less than workers earned previously, and workers no longer receive supplemental food and housing subsidies that had been distributed by the Saddam Hussein government.
Thomas and Bacon visited an oil refinery where workers are working 11- and 13-hour shifts. The workers used to receive profit-sharing from the state-owned enterprise, but that is no longer the case. "Things have gotten so bad, they are being given motor oil – they have children selling the motor oil on the street – to supplement their income," Thomas said. Workers told the visitors they have no safety equipment, no gloves, and only one hard hat for the entire power plant. In the publicly owned oil industry, as in Iraq's other public sector industries, jobs are guaranteed. But a refinery manager told the American visitors if the operation is privatized he would be forced to lay off half the workforce.
In remarks to the U.S. Labor Against War assembly, Thomas and Bacon said Iraqi unionists are struggling to beat back a U.S. corporate takeover. The workers they met want the international community to intensify efforts to end the U.S. occupation, and also to press for implementation in Iraq of basic International Labor Organization conventions affirming workers' right to organize and strike. They urged the U.S. labor movement to push for congressional hearings on the occupation authority's denial of the rights of Iraq's workers. The violation of labor rights in Iraq is connected to the violation of labor rights here, they said.
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While brevity is oft considered the soul of wit, Twitter has finally come through on the rumored character limit increase.
On Tuesday, Twitter formally announced that @-replies and media attachments (you know, those GIFs that the kids are crazy about these days) will no longer count against the 140-character limit. The San Francisco company also announced that users will soon be able to retweet and quote their own tweets. Links aside from those to other tweets will still count against the character limit, however.
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County seat: Greensboro, NC
Population: ~537,174 (2019 estimate)
Guilford county website
Helen J. Henley (1920-1948): World War II nurse from Greensboro, NC. 2LT.
Mattie Donnell Hicks (1940s-1960s): World War II nurse and Korean War veteran.
Geneva Collin Hunt (1907- ): Hunt was born in 1907 in Asheville. In 1929 she graduated from the St. Agnes Hospital School of Nursing. Later, she received a Rosenwald Scholarship to study hosptial administation at Johns Hopkins Hospital. From 1935 to 1948 she was Director of Nursing at L.Richardson Hosptial. In 1949 she becme a 1rst Lt in the US Army Nurse Corps at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C and later was in supervisory positions in Norfolk, Philadelphia and Welfare Island, NY.
Minella Dewey Shoffner Jones (1970s): Greensboro public health nurse. (An article about her career is available through archive.org: Greensboro Public Health Nurse Retires. (1970, June). Tar Heel Nurse, p.29.)
Agnes Louise Kellam (1940s): Agnes Louise Kellam, a Knoxville General Hospital School of Nursing graduate (class of 1947), member of the WWII Cadet Nursing Corps, and retired Army Colonel was born in Guilford County. Her tenant-farmer parents were killed in a car wreck when Agnes was 7, and she was raised by an older sister. Agnes has fascinating stories about why she wanted to be a nurse, how the Cadet Corps was a golden opportunity, and all she saw in her military nursing career around the globe. She saved patients with tetanus and gas gangrene.
Clara Jane Peck (1862-1926): First public health nurse in Greensboro.
Ernestine Brown Small (1960s): First African American teaching faculty member at UNC Greensboro and first African American President of NCNA.
May Greenfield Watson (1886-1958): World War I nurse from Kernersville, NC.
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Chavis, G. (2003, u.2015). Pay for nurses back in the 1920s differed depending on race. News & Record. Available online. Includes audio recording of article.
Elkins, W. (1969). The history of L. Richardson Memorial Hospital. Journal of the National Medical Assn, 61(3), pp.205-212. PMCID: PMC2611706. Nursing Supervisors and superintendents included Mrs J. Reid (first Director of Nurisng), 1927 -1928, Ruby Woodbury (Scarlett) 1928-1934, Geneva Collins (Hunt) 1935-1948 and Mrs. T.C. Cobb. The first class graduated in 1930 and one graduate, Mrs. Lillie Forte Barber joined the Health Department upon graduation and stayed 38 years, until her death in 1968.
Sebastian, S.P. (1930). The L. Richardson Memorial Hospital. Journal of the National Medical Assn, 22(3), pp.142-144. PMCID: PMC2625256.
Items related to 'Nursing -- Study and teaching' in UNC Greensboro Digital Collections.
Bennett College nurse assisting a student, 1939 [photograph] in UNC Greensboro Digital Collections.
St. Leo's Hospital ephemera and alumni [digital collection]. Held by Cone Health Medical Library in the Robert L. Phillips Collection, 1869-2003. Available online through Gateway.
1916, Mar 06. Hannah Bullock in Work Among Negroes, Negro District Nurse Begins Work; Makes 32 Calls During First Two Days. Greensboro Daily News, p.2. Greensboro, North Carolina.
1917, Jan 11. Visiting Nurse Secured. The High Point Enterprise, p.5. High Point, North Carolina.
1918, Feb 02. Students Assist Nurse Among Negroes In City. Greensboro Daily News, p.4. Greensboro, North Carolina.
1920, Jul 09. The Greensboro chapter of the American Red Cross will inaugurate public health service nurses in Guilford county. The Norlina Headlight, p.2. Norlina, North Carolina.
1920, Aug 19. Report of Red Cross Nurse for Guilford. The Twin-City Daily Sentinel, p.14. Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
1922, May 08. Guilford Has Already Started Health Work, Work For Past Two Years Has Been Going Steadily On Under Mrs. Hayden. Greensboro Daily News. Greensboro, North Carolina.
1922, Aug 17. A public health nurse for Guilford county is assured by the action of the county commissioners... The Albemarle Press, p.2. Albemarle, North Carolina.
1930, Dec 10. School Nursing Important Phrase of Hospital Work. The High Point Enterprise, p.10C. High Point, North Carolina.
1937. Miss Flora Blanchette [photograph]. (n.p.). Greensboro, North Carolina.
1938, Jan 15. Nurse Ola Glover of Palmer Institute Succumbs. The Carolina Times, p.1. Durham, North Carolina.
1952, May 04. 'Never a Dull Moment' in Life of Student Nurse [photographs]. The High Point Enterprise, p.1C. High Point, North Carolina.
1953, Jan 30. A And T College Plans Nurse Training Program. Rocky Mount Telegram, p.1. Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
1953, Jul 01. Negro Nurses School Backed. The News and Observer, p.8. Raleigh, North Carolina. Article about the establishment of a nursing school at A and T College.
1956, May 13. Children's Home Top Nurse Is Foster Mother To 1,200. The Herald-Sun, p.10. Durham, North Carolina. Article about nurse Sarah Lowe.
1957, Feb 01. The College Nurse [clip1] [clip2] [clip3]. The Bennett Banner, p.3.
1965, Aug 15. Registered Nurse Mrs. Donald Williams Instructs Student Nurses Diane Thomas, Cathy Briggs: Their Number Is Dwindling [photograph]. The High Point Enterprise, p.37. High Point, North Carolina.
1968, Oct 02. School to Help Relieve Shortage of Nurses in the State. Rocky Mount Telegram, p.6. Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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REv. Dan Sheffield | Lead Pastor
Dan came to lead our congregation in 2017, following 15 years serving as part of the National Leadership Team of The Free Methodist Church in Canada. Dan is passionate about equipping disciples and congregations for ministry in our post-Christian society. He has a Masters degree from McMaster University and is an adjunct lecturer at Tyndale Seminary in Toronto.
Dan's early years were spent in the rugged landscape of Northern Ontario, before moving as a teenager to rural eastern Ontario. He completed a BA in Biblical Studies at Providence College, near Winnipeg, before he and his wife Kathy set out to explore the world, specifically Egypt and South Africa. They were involved in theological education, church planting and community development. Since then Dan has spent extensive time in other parts of Africa and Asia providing leadership development and coaching national ministry leaders.
Dan has been married to Kathy for more than 35 years and they have two adult children, Jamila and Jared.
Dan has written two books: The Multicultural Leader, Conversations That Change Us.
His academic writing can be found here: https://tyndale.academia.edu/DanSheffield
Celina Emmanuel | Ministry Assistant
Celina joined our office team in Spring of 2022. She provides operational support for the various ministries of our church. Celina grew up in the Niagara Region and lives in the same neighbourhood as the church. Her husband, Jonas, is a videographer and supports our media needs.
official board
Grapeview Church is overseen by a governance body that we call our Official Board. Congregational members are elected to serve terms of responsibility by church partners at our annual meeting. They are tasked with vision-casting and oversight of Ministry Teams who act upon the church's vision and ministry plan. Board leaders are nominated from church partners who demonstrate a spirit of humility and dependence upon God. They are spiritually mature individuals who live exemplary lives in personal and public spheres. Their worldview and lifestyle are in harmony with the Scriptures and the teachings of the Free Methodist Church.
Dale Srigley (Board Chair)
Dale has been connected to Grapeview for more than 25 years. He is a retired auto industry worker with regular work now as a self-employed house painter and small repairs. Besides serving as the Chair of the Official Board, Dale leads one of our Worship Teams and with his wife Debbie, leads our North CONNECT Group.
Jennifer Wright (Vice-Chair)
Jennifer has been a part of the Grapeview family since birth! Jennifer is an ESL teacher with the Niagara Catholic District School Board. She and her husband David served as missionaries in Niger for 12 years along with their two sons, Cole and Ben.
Diana Owusuaa (Secretary)
Diana has been involved at Grapeview since 2014, when she came from Ghana to study in St Catharines. She works for the federal government. Diana is a member of one of our worship teams, and serves with her husband, Felix, as a CONNECT Pastor. Diana and Felix are parents of their daughter, Devina.
Edward Anderson (Treasurer)
Edward has been a part of the Grapeview family for more than a decade. He serves as Music Director for our worship gatherings. He works as a Financial Analyst for the provincial government. Edward is married to Cindy and they have two children, Esi and Ebo.
Sarah Kennedy (Member)
Sarah has been involved at Grapeview for more than 3 years, attending with her husband Tanner, and daughter Hannah. Sarah is currently working as an ICU nurse in Welland.
Peter Sekyere (Member)
Peter has been connected to Grapeview since he came to study at Brock U a number of years ago. Peter is currently engaged in PhD studies at U of Toronto in Political Science. Peter is a lay preacher in our congregation. He is married to Nana Ama and they have two daughters, Victoria and Michelle. The Sekyere family live in Welland.
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There has been a lot of focus on toilet paper lately which got Cindy thinking about the bathrooms at the Hegeler Carus Mansion:
The Mansion was one of the first homes to have indoor plumbing in the area. There was not a lot of plumbing expertise yet and as a result there was also a lot of water damage from leaks. I do not have access to the Mansion's original bathroom pictures (1876) but following are pictures of Camilla's bathroom that we know was installed in 1882. Dates of the others are unknown but expected to be around that time. First a bit on early plumbing history.
Some running water was available in homes by the mid 1800s, but even by the 1870s, less than 10% had them.
The first modern flush toilet was exhibited in 1851 and were around in the 1880s but were not common.
Water companies generally allowed two to five gallons of water per home per day, and most of that went for cooking and laundry. (To add to that, the Mansion has a large water tank that collected rain water for use in the Mansion.)
In 1910, toilet designs shifted from the high elevated water tank (worked with gravity) to the more contemporary closed toilet tank and bowl we are familiar with today.
Early example of the close stool.
Early example of a metal tub. Usually, hot water would be carried to fill it and then emptied when finished. The example in the picture was not safe. The tank tended to explode.
Bathroom installed in Camilla's bedroom in 1882.
Porcelain tiles in Camilla's bathroom. Such detail.
Detailed sink in Camilla's room.
Second floor bathroom facing East. Now home to the Cereus plants.
Tile in the second floor East bathroom.
Beautiful detail in the porcelain tile.
Bathroom off Edward Hegeler's bedroom. Toilet and sink are more recent to when Alvin lived there.
Shower in Edward's Bathroom. (picture taken through the mirror shown in previous picture).
Gradually, sinks were added into some of the other bedrooms. These really helped cut down on the long wait lines for the bathroom!
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Day 08 - The Ring of Kerry - Outdoor Escapade - Canadian Trip Reports and Abroad!
Just before getting into bed last night I received an email from my last boat adventure saying they were not going to be running the next day to Skellig Michael. That makes it 0/3 for boats on this trip. For the Star Wars fans it's basically the island at the end of the last movie that the stuff happens on (don't spoil it for me, I haven't seen the movie). For the rest of us it's basically a small little protected island that only a small amount of boat operators are given permission to visit through the season. Condition is that each operator can only bring one small boat, once a day, and land for only two hours.
The island itself is Skellig Michael, a Christian monastery was founded in the 6th century and has since been abandoned. The island is filled with wild life and ruins and became a UNESCO Would Heritage Site in 1996. If you ever are in Ireland, book a trip to Skellig Michael, it looks amazing!
Back on track I had a bit of time to kill yet again, so the first stop was Ballycarbery Castle.
About half of the walls that currently surround the ruined castle are still up. The rest have disappeared with time. Inside the ruined Castle there are still unrestored authentic hallways. You have to watch your step though as there is parts of the floor simply missing.
Valentia Island is a little gem on the Ring of Kerry housing a permanent population of only 665 residents. The Cromwell Point Lighthouse was originally the site of the Cromwell Fleetwood Fort in the 16tth Century. Now a lighthouse, it holds up the beacon to all ship traffic passing through the area to prevent them from running aground on the jagged rocks.
This was actually a rather exciting moment. I saw a wild chicken…. I know it doesn't seem like much but up to this point all I've seen has been sheep, sheep, and more sheep.
The Tetrapod Trackway on Valentia Island is another stop worth seeing. The reflections and water spray on the ground made them hard to pop out in the photos. About 350 to 370 million years ago this area sparked something magical. It was a period where life transitioned from water to land. The tracks you see in the rock are footprints from a Tetrapod. These are the most extensive of the four Devonian trackways in the entire world and you can actually go right up to them.
South of the Tertrapod Trackway is Geokaun Mountain. While the view at the top of Geokaun Mountain was awesome… the wind was INSANE. I genuinely felt like the little suv was going to roll over at the very top. It was completely exposed and just to open the door you had to strategically park so when you opened the door you could bear hug it and open it in a semi controlled fashion.
In the distance, Cromwell Point Lighthouse can be spotted as it guides vessels through the northern entrance of Valentia Harbour past Harbour Rock.
The Fogher Cliffs are 600ft tall sea cliffs also on Valentia Island.
The Staigue stone fort is dated to about 300 – 400 AD. They were used as defensive strong holds to protect the immediate land in their area.
From the outside it is a smooth wall, but on the inside you have numerous walk ways that run the length of the walls to aid defenders.
Meet John. John hangs out in Inchinaleega to show the tourists his good friend.
At one point John got the goat rather excited and they can push around a person pretty well. He has raised this goat since it was a kid.
Now the Ring of Kerry is very popular. While I didn't actually find it to be the most beautiful of the peninsulas, it is advertised in every guide book and pamphlet when you are in Ireland that the circle route is a must see route. This results in a fair bit of traffic in a rather tiny area. Up to this point (outside of the cities), I've seen one maybe one or two tour bus, pulling into Inchinaleega, Co. Kerry, there had to be over ten busses parked around this little green space with tourists running around in droves.
As the weather continued to flip flop, it was off towards Allihies. I made a pit stop at Reenagross Park in Kenmare knowing it was the wrong time of year to see its little bit of magic. Now, if you were to swing by Reenagross Park in spring, you would actually be gifted with a wonderful scene. The pedals turn a brilliant pink and after they finish blooming they turn the walkway pink as well. The unique twisty trunks were still worth seeing though.
From Kenmare I start on the Beara Peninsula and spot what looks like an aquatic farm of sorts in the water. Not entirely sure what they are harvesting. The rest of the night was spent with numerous glasses of Guinness and some marvelous people in Allihies! So, no more photos of the night unfortunately.