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namespace Essentions
{
    /// <summary> Extension methods for <see cref="long" />. </summary>
    public static class LongExtensions
    {
        /// <summary> Extracts the high part of the given long integer. </summary>
        /// <param name="value">The number to get high part for.</param>
        /// <returns>Last 4 bytes of the given number.</returns>
        public static int GetHighInt(this long value)
        {
            return (int)(value >> 32);
        }

        /// <summary> Extracts the low part of the given long integer. </summary>
        /// <param name="value">The number to get low part for.</param>
        /// <returns>First 4 bytes of the given number.</returns>
        public static int GetLowInt(this long value)
        {
            const long lowMask = (1L << 32) - 1;
            return (int)(value & lowMask);
        }

        /// <summary>
        ///     Finds the remainder after division of one number by another.
        ///     Do not confuse with <c>%</c> operator, often called 'mod'; see remarks.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        ///     <example>
        ///         It is easy to see difference with <c>%</c> operator:
        ///         <c>-21.Modulo(4) == 3</c>, because -21 + 4 x 6 is 3. But <c>-21 % 4 == -1</c>.
        ///         Note that <c>-12.Modulo(-10) == 8</c>, which is compliant to number theory.
        ///         But in Python, Ruby, Scala, Scheme and JS <c>-12 mod -10 == -2</c>.
        ///         To chose compliance with these languages, pass <c>false</c> for <paramref name="preferPositiveReminder" />.
        ///     </example>
        /// </remarks>
        /// <param name="a">First value.</param>
        /// <param name="m">Second value.</param>
        /// <param name="preferPositiveReminder">
        ///     If set to <c>true</c>, works be compliant to number theory, where the positive remainder is always chosen.
        ///     Also known as common residue: the value of <c>b</c>, where <c>a=b (mod m)</c>,
        ///     taken to be nonnegative and smaller than <c>m</c>.
        ///     If set to <c>false</c>, will do what most modern modulo implementations do: pick remainder closer to zero
        ///     return a value in the <c>[m+1, 0]</c> range for a negative divisor <c>m</c>.
        /// </param>
        /// <returns>Calculated modulus.</returns>
        public static long Modulo(this long a, long m, bool preferPositiveReminder = true)
        {
            Check.NonZero(m);

            long r;
            if (preferPositiveReminder) {
                if (m < 0) m = -m;
                //puts a in the [-m+1, m-1] range using the remainder operator
                r = a % m;
                r = r < 0 ? r + m : r;
            }
            else {
                //puts a in the [-m+1, m-1] range using the remainder operator
                r = a % m;

                //if the remainder is less than zero, add m to put it in the [0, m-1] range if m is positive
                //if the remainder is greater than zero, add m to put it in the [m-1, 0] range if m is negative
                if (((m > 0) && (r < 0)) || ((m < 0) && (r > 0))) r = r + m;
            }

            return r;
        }
    }
}


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The Workgroup Edition of piXserve aims to serve the needs of a small set of users working primarily with still images.  Over 90 different image formats can be indexed and searched with this version of piXserve.  In a small workgroup environment, there are typically less than 10 users and image archives tend to encompass of the order of hundreds of thousands of assets.  Customers can purchase additional user seats as necessary.  A single piXserve license covers use in a 2-CPU-max server environment.  There is an administrative licensing limit of  not more than 6 cores per CPU for the standard license.

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A hip and eclectic neighborhood that's popular with both families and young professionals, Bay View is a hotbed of local art, creativity, dining and bars, all with a charming neighborhood feel.
Located South of Milwaukee's Downtown and north of St. Francis along the shores of Lake Michigan, Bay View has become a young and trendy part of Milwaukee, with a buzzing dining and bar scene, including both local and globally inspired restaurants along with many bars and pubs serving beer and craft cocktails. Kinnickinnic Avenue is dotted with fashion boutiques, thrift stores and record shops. Over by the lake, South Shore Park is popular for picnics and has beaches and a seasonal beer garden. The restored 1929 Avalon Theater shows mainstream and vintage movies.


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Opinion: Why Colorado is a top state for female entrepreneurs
Debbie Brown
In recent months, the general public has become intrinsically aware of the global impact of public health. Disease knows no borders. It's crucial that we recognize that the same applies to business.
We live in a global age, and business interests must reflect, and adjust, to this new fact of life.
As early as January, American businesses began to feel the effects of shutdowns in Wuhan and the larger Hubei province in China. Automakers like General Motors, Honda and Nissan shuttered factories, and a variety of businesses from Facebook to Shell began to prepare publicly for a "tough and uncertain" economic environment.
We've seen our economy sickened by stalls in supply chains and community shutdowns. In Colorado, businesses like Arrow Electronics reported delays, and locals balked at the impact on Aspen's real estate market and Front Range tourism. Some might say this is a sign to turn inward and reject global trade.
The COVID-19 pandemic made its way to Colorado in early March. Some of the first cases occurred in mountain resort towns, apparently brought in by international ski tourists.
We will never return to a fully isolated economy, and we shouldn't try. But free markets and international trade are a lodestone for peace, cooperation and widespread economic prosperity.
As we press forward in our fight to preserve public health, we must continue to strengthen relationships with our international counterparts.
Colorado Business Roundtable, a public policy organization comprised of executives from some of the state's largest employers, recently convened an online discussion with Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the U.S., Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud.
We were also joined by 10 of Colorado's most influential women, representing business, government, philanthropy and academia, including Kristen Blessman, president & CEO of Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce; Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera; Karen Gerwitz, president of World Trade Center Denver; and Betsy Markey, executive director of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade.
This virtual conversation was a unique opportunity to touch on policy and business issues that affect not just Colorado, but the world, reminding us that business interests truly are borderless.
Ambassador Reema's work has focused on women's rights in Saudi Arabia, where they've made incredible leaps forward in recent years. Her work with private sector initiatives, and her pivotal role advocating for female empowerment, provided insights into their culture, history and economy.
The conversation certainly showcased our differences, but new friendships and allies were forged through the universal desire for economic opportunity for women.
In Colorado, women are making an impact in every industry, enterprise and workplace roles imaginable. They are CEOs, startup founders, strategists and irreplaceable employees who not only are instrumental in their own organizations' success; through their daily actions and achievements, they set a precedent of possibilities for the next generation of women in business to build upon.
Access to mentors, a Western appreciation for risk-taking and community support for local businesses make Colorado a top state for female entrepreneurs to have a business.
And the numbers prove it.
Colorado ranks 10th among states where women-owned businesses wield the most "economic clout," according to the 2019 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, which is commissioned by American Express and is in its ninth year of publication.
The report estimates there are 231,020 women-owned businesses in Colorado, employing 177,332 workers and bringing in roughly $32.8 billion in revenue.
The state is home to three of the nation's top 10 cities for women to own a business. Startup haven Boulder is the No. 1 spot for female entrepreneurship with the most women-owned businesses. Denver ranks third in the U.S., while Fort Collins claims the No. 10 spot.
In Saudi Arabia currently, women make up more than 40% of entrepreneurs and more than half of those enrolled in Saudi schools and universities. Under Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 reforms, women can now serve in military positions, drive cars, travel independently, register as 'heads of households" and have equal authority to register cases of marriage and divorce.
The guardianship system that once placed heavy restrictions on women's travel, employment and financial decisions has effectively been eliminated.
Through Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia has renewed commitments to develop women's talents, invest in their productive capabilities and enable them to strengthen their future.
While we have many differences in upbringing, culture and history, we learned we have so much in common. We share an international goal to create an environment in which business thrives because profits and purpose go hand in hand.
Customers, employees, suppliers, community members and more are all part of an interconnected system of essential stakeholders that support and reap the benefits of a company's ability to invest, grow and innovate.
By working together and unapologetically amplifying the voice of business for both men and women, we are creating a thriving economy that works for everyone, in Colorado, and throughout the world.
Debbie Brown is president of the Colorado Business Roundtable.

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DIANA BUTLER'S WAITRESS CASHES IN ON HOT TIP
By Joe Mcgurk
When Paul Burrell sat down to breakfast at the Essex House yesterday, wary hotel staffers took no chances with their tip – and immediately slapped a 15 percent gratuity on the butler's bill.
"I recognized him," said the waitress who served Burrell coffee with his buffet breakfast of berries, buns, hard-boiled eggs, cereal, yogurt and cheeses. "And then I heard the English accents, and I decided not to take any chances. So I decided to automatically just add in the 15 percent tip onto the bill."
Breakfast for Burrell, 44, his two sons – Alexander, 17, and Nicholas, 14 – and another companion in the Cafe Botanica at the Central Park South hotel totaled $118.
Earlier this week, a bellhop at the Millennium Hotel in Times Square complained that Princess Diana's former butler was a bad tipper, saying he gave just $10 to three bellhops to bring up "four rooms of his luggage."
Burrell decamped from the Millennium after The Post reported the cheap tip and moved to the Essex House, where the entourage registered under the name "Fauxs" – a variation of the French word for "fake." During breakfast, between 8:30 and 9 a.m., the attentive Essex House waitress returned to Burrell's table every two to three minutes and said the butler was "very polite" – and didn't even roll his eyes when she mistakenly served him from the wrong side.
After breakfast, Burrell's two sons went skateboarding in Central Park. His wife, Maria, 48, later took Alexander shopping at Bloomingdale's. Last night, the butler, his family and their entourage went to dinner and a Broadway play.
Burrell – the man Diana called her "rock" – has been at the center of a controversy since his theft trial ended abruptly two weeks ago and he sold his story to London's Daily Mirror for $600,000.
Additional reporting by Anne Becker
'JFK GUARD' NAILED IN IMMIGRANT CABBY SLAY


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Officer Fred L. Lucy
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Florida
End of Watch Monday, January 8, 1979
Fred L. Lucy
Officer Fred Lucy, Officer Ronald Florence, and Officer Charles Thompson were killed in a plane crash while en route to pickup a prisoner in Panama City, Florida.
The Cessna 411, which had been seized several weeks prior, developed engine problems within minutes of taking off from Craig Field in Jacksonville. The pilot attempted to return to the airport was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a field along Beach Boulevard. The plane struck a telephone pole and then the roof of a car dealership before coming to rest. All three officers were killed on impact.
Cause Aircraft accident
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Officer Ronald D. Florence
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
Officer Charles A. Thompson, III
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> About > Governance > National Elections > 2018 NASW National Election Slate
2019 NASW National Election Slate
Candidate Biographies and Platform Statements
The National Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification (NCNLI) is pleased to present the slate of candidates for the NASW Board and NCNLI positions that will become vacant as of June 30, 2019.
Tawanda Hubbard
Dr. Tawanda Hubbard is a social work educator and practitioner. She is a licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience in child welfare, behavioral health, adolescent and family therapy, case management, and clinical practice. She obtained her MSW and DSW from Rutgers University. She has a postmasters in clinical practice with adolescents from NYU; certified child sexual abuse therapist; and trained in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR and Family Therapy—Bowen, Multigenerational and Ackerman Relational Approach. Dr. Hubbard received the honor of Outstanding Doctoral Instructor at Rutgers School of Social Work in 2016 and recipient of CSWE Minority Doctoral Fellowship for 2016-2017 academic school year. Dr. Hubbard is a part of faculty at Monmouth University School of Social Work and currently provides family and individual therapy as a private practitioner, provides supervision, teaches part-time at RUSSW, trainer and trains DCP&P Workers (children protection) as part of New Jersey Child Welfare Training Partnership.
It has been a privilege and honor to serve on the state level as chapter president of New Jersey and before that, vice president, county unit chair, as well as chair and member on various committees and taskforces supporting the chapter and association's efforts to reach their strategic goals. In my role as chapter president I have worked with the board of directors, staff, committees and volunteers to modernize the chapter, advocate for sound social policies, design and implement innovative programming that meet the professional needs of members and social workers of New Jersey and create an open and welcome space for all social workers across all practice areas to be recognized, involved and refreshed.
Platform Statement:
If elected as president-elect, I plan to utilize my leadership, practice, and academic experience and skills in service of the membership, profession, and association on the national level. I believe in our profession and what we do, I am committed to working smart and hard on our behalf. I plan to work with the national board, staff, and chapter leadership across the nation to strengthen our position as advocates and thought leaders. Addressing social, environmental, and economic injustices negatively impacting social workers and the families and communities we serve. Increasing the visibility of the contributions social workers make in our society. Ensuring our association equips chapters and social workers with the knowledge and tools needed to meet the needs and demands in today's sociopolitical environment. Continue the efforts of modernization across our association to ensure our viability and longevity. Thank you for your consideration and I appreciate your vote.
Mildred "Mit" Joyner
Mildred "Mit" C. Joyner is a Professor Emerita of Social Work, at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Mit received a BSW from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio and her MSW from Howard University School of Social Work, Washington, DC.
Her professional career began at Chester County Children and Youth services as a protective service worker; she was promoted to department head, and legal liaison of the child abuse unit. Mit later joined the faculty at WCU as an associate professor, where she was elected by the faculty as department chair of the undergraduate social work department. Mit retired from the university as a full professor, and presently works as a consultant. Mit is a member of BPD, CSWE, and NASW, she recently ended her term as NASW-national Vice-president. In West Chester she serves on the board of directors of Chester County Food Bank, and is a bank director at DNBFirst.
I promise to work diligently on behalf of NASW, the association members and the social work profession if elected as President. I will carry out the specific tasks and obligations outlined in the NASW bylaws in a timely, efficient ethical manner. I will work closely with the CEO, board, staff and association members to strengthen the profession of social work for those we serve. If you vote for Mit Joyner do know that you are voting for a person who has made a lifelong commitment to achieve social, economic, environmental, and political justice for all.
I believe in equity, equality is not enough. I believe it is the responsibility of those who join the social work profession to lead this charge in all that we do. Social works professional associations can not sit idly by and enforce policies and procedures that systematically oppress or hampers individuals, groups or some institutions ability to succeed.
Social work as a profession must be the change agent. The NASW Code of Ethics serves as our moral compass and demands that we bend the arc of justice towards equity. All graduates of accredited social work programs and their social work faculty should be members of NASW. As President I will work to grow and sustain the membership base of the association. Membership is critical in order to impact the decision makers of those who create legislation.
Social worker must be advocate at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice. We can not just focus our practice with the individual without also documenting and reporting how the rules impact those we serve. Social workers have an obligation to bring equity to those we serve, we are the voice of those whose voices are often not heard.
If elected as President of NASW I will work with the CEO, the board of directors, the staff, the entire membership base, and with other professions, groups, and organizations who embrace the mission of social work and vow to build the "beloved community"that every person in our nation and our global community deserves.
Jose Ramos, Jr
Jose A Ramos Jr, MSW, is the Director Prevention Department at Children's Bureau Southern California. Mr. Ramos has worked for Children's Bureau for the past 24-years and has over 30-years of experience working in the Child Welfare field. Mr. Ramos earned a master's degree in social work from the University of Long Beach. Mr. Ramos is an Adjunct Professor at California State University, Northridge, in the Master of Social Work department and was an Adjunct Professor at Springfield College.
Mr. Ramos has taken on multiple leadership roles some include; Value School Charter Board Member, California Family Resource Association Policy Council Member, NASW Policy Committee, California Citizen Review Member of Child Abuse prevention, and most recently as a Board Member of NASW's California Chapter. Mr. Ramos was born in Ecuador and came to the United States at age 10.
As an immigrant in the United States, I am proud to be called a social worker. I hold a BSW and MSW and during the last 30+ years, I have advocated with and on behalf of children in the public child welfare system. During the last five years, I have served as Regional Director for the NASW California Board of Directors. As Regional Director, I helped to increase the number of MSW students who participated in the annual CA Lobby Days event, advocated for title protection, and increased participation in social justice events. I have been a strong advocate for social justice issues in criminal justice and immigration policies. I am the proud father of two children and have lived and worked in Los Angeles County for the past 36 years. It would be my honor and privilege to serve as Secretary of the NASW Board of Directors.
Christina Wong
I have over three decades of social work experience in direct social service, clinical supervision, private practice, social work education, mental health program management, higher education administration, and policy making. I practiced social work in the United States, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom. I received my MSW degree from the University of Hull, United Kingdom.
I currently serve as Senior Program Coordinator in Glenn County Health and Human Services Agency. I have a private mental health practice since 2008. I am a three times Governor's appointee as LCSW Member to the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. I worked as the Dean of Student Affairs for Hong Kong Shue Yan College and the MSW Program Coordinator (Hong Kong Program) for the University of Alabama School of Social Work.
I was elected as the Regional Director of NASW California Chapter. I serve on NASW Assurance Services, Inc. as Secretary and Treasurer.
At this time of our history, NASW faces challenges similar to other professional organizations. Modernization has been the most recent effort to help with its sustainability. NASW needs leadership that is broad and open-minded, and able to listen to the wide spectrum of opinions, and stay attuned to the needs of members and non-members. NASW also needs leadership that is able to collaborate with the stakeholders of the social work profession. I am a proud social worker who practices micro, mezzo and macro levels of social work. My international social work experiences allow me to relate to people from all walks of life. My abilities to be inclusive, to listen, and to adhere to social work principles help me transform problems to the vision of the future.
BSW Student Member
Chandradai Chandler
I have been a full-time student since fall of 2017 at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte pursuing majors in social work and sociology with minors in gerontology and psychology, and will be graduating in 2020. I am unemployed at the moment. I completed an associate degree in arts at Central Piedmont Community College in 2017, where I held the position of Vice President of Service for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. I am in the Social Work Honors Program, a member of the Social Work Club, the Community Garden Club, the Sociology Club, the Psychology Club, and I serve as Historian in the Gerontology Club at UNC Charlotte. I just completed a year of employment as an Orientation Counselor (2018 – 2019), with the New Student and Family Services. I currently hold no NASW position, but I am seeking the BSW Student position on the NASW Regional Board.
I have always wanted to be a social worker, because it equips me to be more effective in making a difference in the lives of others. Being involved with the NASW North Carolina Chapter, provides me the opportunity to give back and to learn from other NASW members. As a BSW student and member, I am committed to doing my best to contribute to the mission of NASW in promoting, developing, and protecting the practice of social work and social workers. I would like to be involved in advocating for policy changes, and in the creation of new policies that would benefit vulnerable populations. I support NASW's advocacy for affordable health care for all Americans. I am interested in representing those who are experiencing mental illness and their families and believe in advocating for more comprehensive policies for persons struggling with mental health challenges.
Victoria Gallagher
Victoria Gallagher, AAS, AA, CDCA, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cuyahoga Community College in 2018 with an Associate of Applied Science in Human Services, and is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. She attends Ursuline College pursuing her bachelor's in social work. Ms. Gallagher also studied peace and conflict resolution, traveling to Costa Rica as a foreign exchange in the Peace Studies Program. She completed a one year counseling internship at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, Rosary Hall, in chemical dependency and addiction counseling. Accumulating more than 300 hours of volunteer and community service, Victoria has increasing her cultural competence and affirmed her dedication to others and the social work profession.
My diverse life experiences have instilled a profound desire to make a difference in the lives of people who are oppressed, marginalized, impoverished and disregarded. The social work profession continues to face challenges pursuing our goals of social and economic justice. As a student, I am excited to engage with policy and practice-related issues that impact our profession and the communities we serve. As a former military spouse, a mother and family member who has been affected by domestic violence, substance abuse and addiction, I am a strong advocate for children and families. I am committed to sharing my passion for the social work profession and increasing my knowledge and understanding of policy advocacy.
Member at Large
Christine Rine
I am a faculty member of Edinboro University's Social Work Department in the capacity of Associate Professor and MSW Program Director. I received my BSW from SUNY College at Buffalo and MSW and PhD from SUNY University at Buffalo. I held various roles in the NASW NH Chapter including Board Member At Large and Diversity Committee Chairperson. I also contribute to the NASW through my ongoing work with Health & Social Work journal where I served as a Consulting Editor and Book Review Editor; currently, I am Editor-in-Chief. I am a member of the Council on Social Work Education; the Society for Social Work Research; and, the National Association of Social Workers. My practice experience is broad including work with HIV/AIDS populations, LGBTIQA+ youth, individuals with mental health diagnoses, and within nonprofit program development and evaluation. Likewise, my research agenda spans mental health policy, foster care, mapping, and teaching pedagogy.
Bernadette Siefert
Bernadette Seifert earned an MSW degree from Boston University in 1984 and has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Hampshire since 1988. She is currently the Director of Adult Programs at NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) New Hampshire, and is the social worker for the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program team at the Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging.
Ms. Seifert has been a member of NASW since 1986, has served on the NASW NH Chapter Board from 2007 to 2017, and was Board President from 2015 to 2017. She the recipient of the 1996 NASW NH Chapter Social Worker of the Year Award. She is actively involved in various NASW NH Chapter including the NH NASW Continuing Education, Clinical Practice and Aging Committees, is Chairperson for the NH Coalition on Substance Abuse, Mental Health and Aging, and serves on several other state-wide committees and organizations.
Region V Board Representative
S. Ryan Estes
Ryan Estes, LCSW, LCAS, CCS is the Treatment Operations Director for Coastal Horizons Center. His work focuses on program development, fiscal and policy oversight, and clinical and administrative consultation. Ryan has received over 5 million in grants, added 200 new social work positions at his company, and his supervisory chain includes more than 200 employees.
Ryan received his BA in psychology and philosophy from Wake Forest University and his MSW from UNC-Chapel Hill. Ryan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist. Ryan is a part-time adjunct faculty for UNC-Wilmington. He is part of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, Trauma Focused CBT clinician, and a national Protective Factors trainer. Ryan serves on the National Family Preservation Network board and is the immediate former state president for NASW - North Carolina. He is a member of the national NASW Audit Committee and a current voting delegate.
Stanley Remer
I currently serve on the Adjunct Faculty at the University of Valley Forge teaching courses in Social Work. I have over 30 years of experience with the Department of Veterans Affairs in positions of increasing responsibility from Clinical Social Worker to Care Line Manager. I have earned my Masters in Social Work at the University of Missouri and a Masters in Health Care Administration from the University of Cincinnati.
In NASW, I have held leadership positions at the state level in three different states (Indiana 1979, Missouri 1991-93 and Virginia 2010-16) and Delegate to Delegate Assembly. I was actively involved with a small group of Kansas NASW members in obtaining one of the earliest multilevel Social Work Licensure laws. From 1983-85, I served on the Kansas Social Work licensure advisory board. In Virginia, I was a member of the NASW Virginia Legislative Committee and obtained social worker "title protection".
Region VII Board Representative
Sharon Barber
Sharon A Barber earned her masters in social work from Howard University with a focus on macro social work--community, administration, policy (CAP). Sharon has more than 15 years experience in advocacy, public policy, project management, program evaluation, and supervision of BSW/MSW students. Sharon earned the Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) credential when she resided in Washington, DC and gained valuable clinical experience working with adults dual diagnosed with substance use disorders and mental health disorders. She then earned the Masters Level Certified Addiction Professional (MCAP) credential from the Florida Licensing Board when she relocated to St. Petersburg, Florida and worked as an addictions professional in a Methadone Maintenance Treatment program.
Sharon is the Vice Chair of the NASW-FL Tampa Bay Unit. Further, Sharon is the Region 1 Representative for The Salvation Army Florida Divisional Soldiers Ideas, Needs, and Concerns (DSINC) Executive Committee. In that role, Sharon represents a group of more than 3,000 individuals volunteering in more than 150 community programs in several counties in Florida. These efforts include organizing trainings and networking/partnering with other organizations to design and implement solutions that punctuate change in their local communities.
Monica Nandan
Monica Nandan is the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Social Impact for the WellStar College of Health and Human Services, and a professor of social work at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Ga. She has served in leadership positions since 2010 as chairperson and interim dean. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S.W. from Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla., an MBA (Health Care), from Augusta University, an MBA (Finance) from Institute of Management and Development Research, Poona, India, and a B.Com. (Bachelor of Commerce), from University of Poona, India. She has served on the PACE committee of the NASW-MO chapter for over 4 years, and is currently a member of the Network of Social Work Management (NSWM) and NASW. She received the Social Worker of the Year award in Missouri.
Region XI Board Representative
D. Lynn Jackson
At TCU since 2013, Lynn Jackson is Director of Field Education and Assistant Dean of Strategic Initiatives for Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Besides Field, she currently supervises all interprofessional education and strategic planning for the college.
Lynn attended the University of South Florida (BSW) and Florida State University graduating with her MSW and PhD in Social Work. Licensed as an LCSW, Lynn has worked in numerous practice settings for 30 years.
NASW experience includes work in 2004 as a political field organizer, President of NASW-TX, President Elect, Chair and member of the national Nominations and Leadership Committee (NLIC), Ft. Worth Branch Chair, State Conference Committee Chair, Chair of the State NLIC, branch representative NLIC, and member of the Women's Issues Committee.
A member of NASW and CSWE, she was honored as a 2010 Women's Health Hero for her 20 year work as an abortion activist.
Anna Nelson
Anna Nelson, LCSW, is an Assistant Professor with NMSU School of Social Work. From 2010-2016, she served as ED of the New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community, a statewide organization promoting racial, health, academic and economic justice for all New Mexican youth. Ms. Nelson is a Robert Wood Johnson Ladder to Leadership Fellow. Ms. Nelson has dedicated her career to serving youth, families and communities with emphases in youth and community engagement, violence prevention, gender-responsive, culturally-relevant service systems development, and policy transformation.
Ms. Nelson championed New Mexico's Teen Dating Violence Strategic Prevention which earned her the prestigious 2011 Patty Jennings and Polly Arango Citizen Advocacy Award. For her work in promoting social justice and racial equity in education, Ms. Nelson is the recipient of the New Mexico Education Equity Alliance (NMEEA) 2013 Annual Fueling Increasingly Relevant Education (F.I.R.E) Award and the YWCA-NM Women on the Move Award in 2015.
Region XII Board Representative
Robin Arndt
Robin G. Arndt, MSW, LSW, is a Coordinator of Field and Continuing Education at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Robin is an active member of the NASW Hawaiʻi Chapter where he currently serves as Chapter President. He has also held other leadership roles within the chapter, including Member-at-Large and Chair of several committees including the Continuing Education and Conference Committee. Robin also serves as a Commissioner on the Commission for Membership and Professional Development with the Council on Social Work Education.
Dawn Macready-Santos
Dawn Macready-Santos, LCSWAIC is a Child/Family Therapist at Catholic Community Services of Western Washington, one of Washington's leading non-profit providers of mental health treatment for children and teens who experience the highest level of mental illness in Washington State. Dawn also works as a designated Crisis Responder with Clark County Crisis, the fourth largest county in Washington State and provides mental health evaluation, crisis intervention services, and Involuntary Treatment Act Evaluations. She is bilingual in both English and Spanish and has extensive training and expertise with individuals with Developmental Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Dawn graduated from Portland State Graduate School of Social Work and a specialized fellowship at Oregon Health and Sciences University in the Leadership in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program (LEND Program). She is active in the disability and Latino community and is on a variety of boards that advocate for the rights of children with disabilities.
National Committee on Nominations & Leadership Identification (NCNLI)
Region VII Representative
Yterenickia Bell
Yterenickia Bell, or YT, is a native Georgian that graduated from Georgia State University with degrees in criminal justice, political science, social work, and public administration with a concentration in economic development and planning.
YT Bell is the North Region Representative of the National Association of Social Workers, Sagal Radio Board Member, and the New Leaders Council – Atlanta Community Engagement Co-Chair.
YT values community and policies that assist with cultivating change and improving people's quality of life. YT has worked as a social worker and policy professional serving vulnerable populations, and solving complex problems for almost a decade.
YT is the Deputy Director of a public policy coalition table, where she assesses the viability of plans for over thirty progressive organizations to provide essential strategies and practices for successful implementation. YT is also a newly elected Councilwoman in Clarkston, where she works diligently to create an inclusive city.
"You do not make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering, and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas." – Shirley Chisholm
I am honored to have been slated as a candidate for the Region VII NCNLI Representative position. I have been a long-standing member of NASW and currently serve as the North Regional Representative for NASW Georgia Chapter. As such, I am working diligently to cultivate an innovative strategy to engage members and ensure that we have representation at the state Capitol during the legislative session to proactively represent the interest of members. I am running for Region VII NCNLI Representative to be a liaison between national and local chapters to ensure efficient communication, improve member retention, recruit adequate candidates, and enhance employment opportunities. If elected, I will strive to ensure that NASW's policies align with social work's core values. Thank you for your consideration.
Melissa Singh
Melissa Singh, EdD, LCSW, is a Clinical Associate Professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. She earned her doctorate in Organizational Change and Leadership from USC Rossier School of Education, her master's in Health Services Administration and Social Work both from the University of Central Florida.
Dr. Singh served as the Vice Chair of the Central Florida NASW Unit and in 2017 became the alternate NCNLI representative in her region. She serves as Board Secretary for the Central Florida Community Health Centers and is on the CSWE Council for Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Diversity. In 2016, she won an Award for Innovative Teaching in Social Work Education from SAGE/CSWE for Educating Social Work Students for Macro Practice. In 2017, Dr. Singh was awarded the Hutto Patterson Distinguished Faculty Award for excellence in teaching; service to the university, the school, and the community; and accessibility to students.
I have been a social worker who has worked in Central Florida for over a decade as a clinician, leader, and educator. Over the last 10 years, I have taught and liaised hundreds of MSWs across the nation throughout their field education experience. As a first-generation student, I have further defined my identity and passion for equity, inclusion, and social justice through teaching and leading social work doctoral students earning their DSW. I am committed to upholding the charge of developing and selecting a slate of skilled and diverse NASW-FL candidates while complying with campaign guidelines. For the past three years, I have served as the NCNLI alternate regional member, which taught me the depth of commitment necessary to be successful in this new role. I am honored to be slated as a candidate to represent Region VII on the NASW NCNLI and, if elected, I am ready to engage my strong organizational, critical thinking, and collaboration skills.
Region X Representative
Virginia Adolph
Virginia H. Adolph, DSW, LCSW, C-SSWS has been in Mississippi state public service for 37 years. She received her bachelor of arts from Newcomb College of Tulane University, completed a master's in social work from the Tulane University School of Social Work, and in May (2018) completed her doctorate in social work from Tulane. She currently serves as a social worker with special education students in Harrison County Schools, Gulfport, Mississippi. She served 25 years as a district social worker for the Mississippi State Department of Health.
Adolph has served as an adjunct instructor, field instructor, and clinical supervisor to those pursuing advanced state social work credentialing. She served nine years, as both a member and then Board Chairperson, for the Mississippi State Board of Licensure. She served as State President of the Mississippi Chapter of NASW from 2014-2016. Currently, she serves as Vice President for her hometown's Planning Commission.
As both a public health and a school social worker, I firmly adhere to a premise that was instilled by my parents. Although my mom did not say it quite like this, I recently ran across a Jewish proverb that succinctly conveys their philosophy of life's purpose -- that one should never think too highly, too much, or too lowly of oneself. My purpose has been and will continue to be the focus of serving others -- If not for others, who am I? If only for one's self, what am I?
My true passion as a social worker is to share what I have learned with the legacy of providers who will follow and to expand the breadth and depth of my perspective regarding social work policy and practice to further advance our profession at all levels and promote culturally astute professional engagement for our esteemed discipline.
Kelly Bass
Dr. Kelly Bass has a BSW from the University of Sioux Falls, a MSW from the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and completed his doctorate in clinical social work and supervision at the University of Tennessee in 2015. Dr. Bass has provided mental health treatment to at-risk youth and families who are involved in the juvenile court system since 2001.
On a larger context, he has worked with clinics, healthcare systems, and service providers as a consultant to improve services provided to children and families. He is a nationally approved clinical supervisor and has provided clinical supervision to developing social workers since 2003. Currently he is MSW Program Director at the University of South Dakota, recognized as an Institute Scholar with the Association of Social Work Boards, and is an alumni of the Harvard Graduate School Management Development Program.
My vision as a candidate to represent Region X is to energize committed social workers by helping to create meaning in their professional lives, establishing a high standard of community collaboration, and bridge the present and future social workers of NASW. If elected, I will work hard to increase opportunities for social workers who become active partners in strengthening the Association.
Region XII Representative
Esther Langston
Esther J. Langston, MSW, PhD, LCSW, ACSW nationally and internationally Social Work Educator and Practitioner, earned her BA in business education, Wiley College, MSW San Diego State University, a third-year certificate in social work and gerontology from the USC, Los Angeles; and a PhD in Human Service Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Currently she is Professor Emeritus of Social Work at UNLV and serves as Director of the Family Support Services Division for The Center of Academic Advancement and Enrichment at UNLV.
She has served the National Association of Social Workers as Past Member at large and Secretary Board of Directors -- President Council of Chapter Presidents. Member Personnel committee, Chair Legal Defense Committee-Alternate member of the Committee on Identification and Leadership, Audit and Awards Committee and chair of the Women Commission. Currently member NASW, CSWE, BPD and ASA.
The primary functions of the Association are service to members, ensuring fiscal stability and a governance structure that enhance the programs and services of the Association. If elected, my goals would be to work with the members within Region XII to develop a pool of leaders who are committed to developing programs and services that reflect the mission of NASW and the diversity of the region; I would also work diligently to foster collaboration among all the states within the region and the Association. My commitment and dedication to the profession and my participation on social work boards and commission have provided me with the experience to carry out the identified goals and the tasks of the position of regional representative.
Joanne Yaffe
Joanne Yaffe is Professor of Social Work and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Utah. She holds a BS (Psychology) from University of Massachusetts-Amherst and an MSW and PhD (Social Work and Psychology) from University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
She has been a member of NASW since 1975, and has served the Utah Chapter as Member-at-Large, member of the Nominating Committee, Liaison to University of Utah, member of the Program Committee, Annual Conference Chair, Professional Standards Chair, Vice President, and President. She has also served as a member of the Delegate Assembly, member of the National Committee to Plan the Technology Center, and Adjudication Panel Member for the National Office. Yaffe is also an active member of the Council on Social Work Education and the Society for Social Work and Research, serving on committees for both organizations. She is the current Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Social Work Education.
I am deeply honored to have been slated as a candidate to represent Region XII on the National Committee on Nominations & Leadership Identification. My long social work career has centered on the design and administration of accessible service systems, the development of healthy and equitable communities, and research on implementation of effective social work practice methods. As a practitioner, researcher, and teacher, I have learned that effective leaders are great listeners who help to empower all of their constituents. If elected, it will be my great honor to help identify future NASW leaders who will represent the highest ideals of the social work profession and the interests of practitioners and service users alike.


We garden mostly in the Wildlife Area of Queen's Park Gardens. Tasks include weeding, digging, leaf sweeping, litter picking and managing our flowerbeds and borders. No experience needed - just wear suitable shoes and clothes. We will provide tools.


Today on Beauty Velvette, I am reviewing a Face Cleanser from a new brand called Cosmedic, a brain child of Dr. Kiran Lohia created by a team of doctors from the US and India. Cosmedic is the first brand that is formulated, tested and approved by dermatologists.
The Packaging Says : Sali-Q Active Cleanser is Clinically proven oil free cleanser which eliminates pimples and excess oil to reveal healthy, clear skin. Our proprietary Sali-Q complex delivers 2% Salicylic Acid while repairing the skin barrier for optimal anti-acne effect without any irritation. Hypoallergenic, Non-Comedogenic, Oil Free, Non- Drying.
Cosmedic's Sali-Q Active Cleanser comes in a military green coloured Plastic bottle packaging with a cylindrical top cap and a pump dispenser inside. The liquid cleanser is transparent and turns pale when accumulated and carries a very nice and soft fragrance which I really like. One push of hand on the dispenser gives out a li'l product which is not enough for cleansing the whole face and thus it requires a total of 4 presses for me to cleanse my face properly. I've been using this cleanser for about 2 weeks now and saw the size of my Acne diminishing to quite an extent and the tiny ones even vanishing though I don't have a serious acne problem and have very mild acne on a sensitive skin therefore I can't say it'll work on heavier ones. The cleanser takes time to start working on the Acne because in the first week of using it, I didn't saw anything happening, it was in the second week that I actually felt its working. It doesn't irritates and dry out my skin but makes it supple post wash. My only concern regarding this cleanser is that it doesn't lather much and only creates a thin film due to which it takes a lot of quantity to cleanse the face which in turn empties the bottle fast though it also contains Parabens but that's not an issue untill it's in excess and irritates the skin.
Those who suffer from very Mild Acne should give this one a try as it effectively cleanses and clears up the skin without making it dry and Itchy. It can be bought from their Online store Here.
It's decently priced and works too, it's worth a try.


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Monster Swell: Body surfer "scolded" at Waimea Bay, woman bloodies knee at Shark's Cove and all hell breaks loose on Oahu's North Shore!
Pandemonium!
A "monster swell" arrived on Oahu's North Shore yesterday throwing the sometimes bucolic "country" into absolute chaos. The sound of wailing sirens filling the air. Shell shocked tourists running naked down the Kamehameha shrieking about "the end." Body surfers gone absolutely stark raving mad and refusing to obey both signs and repeated warnings from lifeguards to not enter the water.
Pandemonium.
But let's not take my word for it. Let's breathlessly turn to Hawaii News Now for an "on the ground" perspective.
Ocean Safety officials said at least 30 people needed to be rescued from Oahu's north and west-facing shores.
A body surfer was scolded after he ignored posted signs and repeated warnings from lifeguards at Waimea Bay and visitors ignored the signs and the warnings from surfers who told them they should stay on shore at Shark's Cove.
One woman got rolled on jagged lava rocks in the tide pools and walked away with bloody and scraped legs
"It's been an extremely busy day. We've had lots of rescues. We've had lifeguards performing rescues with fins, tubes and rescue boards, the old-fashioned way and we've had quite a few rescues with our rescue craft," said lifeguard Lt. Kerry Atwood.
"I've never seen waves like this before. It's just amazing and there's surfers out there. They're unbelievable catching those big waves," said Rick Fredericks, who is visiting from Australia.
This swell almost prompted the 'Eddie,' but the contest was called off due to questions about the timing and size of the swell.
Quickly now, do you think contest organizers will regret giving The Eddie a red light? Telling the big wave event not to wear that dress tonight etc.?
I do. I think they will regret it very much.
Also, any hint as to who the man man body surfer who got "scolded" would be greatly appreciated.
Adriano de Souza, seconds after grafting out a Pipe Masters and Title win combo.
Whose world title was best: Joel, Kelly, Mick, Adriano, John John, Gabriel or Italo?
By Karl Von Fanningstadt
Men's world titles of the decade rated…
Nothing disappoints like an unfulfilled tease.
Last week, Chas threw out the idea that there could be an appearance of some Top Ten listicles for the decade/year/week/day in these pages.
In capable hands, those that can make fun while also provoking debate, that shit heats me up!
But, yeah, since it doesn't look like that's coming from him or anybody else, I decided to rank the World Titles for men for the last decade (counting it as a one in the tens of year number, 2010-2019, rather than one to ten, 2011-2020).
10. 2012 – Joel Parkinson
After over a decade on Tour, and four second-place finishes, Parkinson put together an uninspiring/lame enough campaign (even Ol' Micktory would applaud) that the powers that be at the ASP, experiencing a down year accentuated by the void created by Dane's departure and sinking level of high-performance surfing, were satisfied enough to gift him with a Lifetime Achievement Award World Title.
I guess it's exciting, for Joel maybe, that he was able get one, though I can't escape the feeling that surfing, not to mention Parko's legacy, would be better if he had not won it.
Who is a more memorable surfer, Cheyne Horan or Barton Lynch or Damien Hardman?
Easy, Cheyne. Forever the bridesmaid, he is remembered for being one of the greatest surfers never to win a World Title, while World Title holder Barton is reduced to being a Golden Retriever in the WSL booth and the only compliment anyone ever gives about two-time Champion Damo Hardman is that he was cut-throat, not remembering that he was actually pretty good.
Joel could've been the greatest surfer without a World Title, over Taj, who, let's be honest, with distinct weaknesses in large lefts, Europe, and competitive strategy, had to have everything break perfectly for him in order to win one.
The only thing to come out of Joel's campaign is it means there's hope for Jordy and Julian. Maybe they can stick around long enough to snag their own Lifetime Achievement Award Title in a down year.
9. 2011 – Kelly Slater
A dominant, thrice ascendant Kelly Slater obliterates the field to pad his lead and earn his record tenth and eleventh World Titles. Nothing new to learn from these years, except that Kelly is FREAK, the only competitor with the ability to perform above his own abilities in competition while also relying on overdeveloped mind games and tactical abilities to manifest and prey on the mental weaknesses of his opponents, something nobody else, save Gabe in small stretches, has been able to do efficiently. 2010 places just above 2011 because of Dane, who finished fourth and 2010 and basically quit in 2011, taking with him a large fraction of high-performance surfing on Tour.
7. 2019 – Italo Ferreira
A little early to tell exactly how this one shakes out and is viewed in the future. The most exciting surfer on Tour, Italo finally put together a good enough campaign, with the help of a fortuitous injury and the biggest brainfart/meltdown in ages, to take out a Title, the third different Brazilian to do so in the last five years. Hate to tell people, but injuries are part of the game and health is a skill, like anything else. No asterisk necessary.
6. 2017 – John John Florence
John John's second World Title was a display of total domination. Despite only taking out one event, he avoided clunker results, making the quarters or better in the contests that ended up counting towards his total. His average heat score (15.85) was approximately 1.70 points higher than that of the next highest competitor (Gabe). Additionally, he was freakishly consistent, showing the lowest variance in his performance by heat score of any other surfer.
At the end of the year, with his performance, the Tour, and surfing at large all firmly in his clasps (stroking his pubed chin hair), John John looked to be in the early stages of putting up a Kelly-like run of Titles, preemptively dashing the hopes (in the minds) of any of the myriad of de Souza disciples (including the ever-fervent Jordan Michael Smith, who summitted Safety Surfing's Peak at Trestles in the Finals) wishing to practise safe surfing and win.
A man at his apex would not be stopped by anyone but himself.
5. 2013 – Mick Fanning
Mick wins his third World Title to finally exceed Dooma for number of Boring-Repetitive-Surfing-Won-By-An-Aussie World Titles. Not yet attacked by that shark, Mick solidifies his legacy as a winner and true Tour great, influencing surfers to care about their health, pounding brotein shakes and hurling medicine balls. Two titles is nice, but three mean more… the day of his clinching marked the nine-and-a-half year anniversary of him hearing "Portions for Foxes" and then he cried.
4. 2018 – Gabriel Medina
After coming on strong in the second half of the season, Gabriel Medina wins his second World Title to knot himself up with John John, winner of the two previous seasons.
Gabriel's season ranks this high because, despite John John's poor performances in the early comps and his injury, and maybe because of them, it finally seems like surfing is on the cusp of cultivating a rivalry for the ages between the two men, one that could pass Andy-Kelly as surfing's biggest, as both men are of prime age and can duke it out over the next decade.
Gabe shuts down the haters with a masterful performance at Pipe to take the Title and the contest.
Blitzing the competition from the year's opening event at Snapper, where he beat a stale, yet fun version of Parko in a controversial decision, Gabriel held off Micktory and jumped ahead of rival John John to take home Brazil's first surfing Mens World Title.
Delivering on the promise from his performance on Tour as a rookie in the middle of 2011, when he won two events after the mid-year cut (Bob Martyrnez was right about the mid-year cut being stupid), Gabriel cemented his status as both a Tour force and a certified surf villain.
Got that Title before countryman and Trail Blazer apparent, The Lil Plumber, who many irrationally hated, could. People hated Gabby and wanted to see him lose. Pretty good shit.
2016 was the year of a very rare occurrence: the fulfillment of promise from a child prodigy. Pegged since he was eight-years old as being a "Future World Champion," John John was finally able to harness his otherworldly ability and produce a winning season, destroying the competition, in turn becoming the surfing Great Man Theorists' messiah, here to save the industry from a complete Brazilian, anti-style takeover.
Quite an achievement that is, but not the most important one he accomplished with his run, that was legitimizing and solidifying the role of coach in surfing, with Bede The Venerable providing him a traveling companion and someone who could do whatever it is coaches supposedly do.
Surf coaches existed before, K-Hole himself formalizing their use when Dino hired Snips to do so, but none mattered, their status not taken seriously, representing themselves as advice-givers rather than full-blown, schedule making, life choice chooser coaches.
Bede's success, and his desire to chase points on Tour only to be kicked off, lured Jessi Miley-Dyer(rhea) doppelgänger Ross Williams away from the booth, taking away the best commentator, the only one who could provide anything of value when partnered with Mr. Shrimp-on-the BAHBIE-STEAK-and-LOIBSTAH! guy.
Fuck you, Ronnie.
1. 2015 – Adriano de Souza
No other World Title this decade has been more significant than Adriano's in 2015. The former Brazil's future first World Title holder, de Souza surfed determinedly, his performance straddling the Mick Fanning Line, or ripping while reducing risk and never pushing out of one's comfort zone whatsoever but attacking sections with authority, taking out the Title and giving every surfer on Tour a belief in their abilities.
Every pseudo-contender saw him, with his sub-par style and shelved air game, win and got the idea of using the ADS template. For the next two years, safety surfing reigned supreme, peaking with a Jordan Smith Finals appearance at Trestles in 2017 where he never surfed above sixty percent.
Problem was, none of the surfers trying to pull this off were as successful, many ravaged by mental weakness, unable to maintain the level of focus required throughout the whole year, and others just unskilled enough to do anything.
John John in ascendance the following year killed any idea that this strategy could actually work as a way to take out a Title (works better as a strategy for journeymen like Ace to employ in order to just stay on Tour without bombing out), yet some, like Jordan and Jules and Andino to an extent, still try.
This year was also notable for the exposing of the pox that is Surf Ranch, which Kelly revealed in a video loosed after ADS won the Title to both shit on surfing's new champion, a man who has annoyed him in contests, and gain some much needed attention for himself.
The People's Champ, ADS deserved better.
Whatever, Kellz, he took down Mick The Shark Puncher at his most superhuman and aura-filled.
Gimme dem feet!
Revealed: The United States of America is now officially "Ground Zero" for vicious unprovoked, unwanted shark attacks in the entire world!
A whole 50% of 'em. Don't say you weren't warned.
But did you think it was France's Réunion? Australia's western shore? Oh Canada where delightfully polite men in toques wax on about hockey, poutine and socialized medicine? No, no and no. These idyllic paradisos are exactly just that compared to the vicious, apocalyptic United States where sociopathic sharks, Great White, Tiger and Bull, feast upon the fast food fattened flesh of nominally racist beach goers.
Don't believe that your America, our America, is now officially the "shark attack capital of the world?"
I wish it wasn't so but the only place we can now turn is Newsweek. A harbinger of 1980s truths. A throwback to when Patrick Bateman was the most of our worries. Let's go there without delay. Let's sniffle a little cocaine (buy here) then dive right in.
Talking to The Sydney Morning Herald, George Burgess, a professor of ichthyology and marine biology at the University of Florida at Gainesville, revealed the location where 50 percent of the world's shark attacks occur. According to Professor Burgess, the US is the "ground zero" location for shark attacks with its waters attracting the most deadly predators.
Using data from Professor Burgess' International Shark Attack File (ISAF), the definitive database of shark attacks, he revealed the US had 32 attacks in 2018, which amounted to half of unprovoked attacks worldwide.
He said: "The major reason more attacks are in the United States is we've got a very large coastline, two coasts, and we own some islands.
"And of course lots of people. And we are also a nation of some wealth and means, and so we can afford to spend time at the beach. And of course many areas of the country are heavy tourist areas."
And I am totally sorry. That was not from Newsweek but rather the United Kingdom's Express by way of Australia.
Still, illuminating. If you live in the United States of America then no more surfing. No more even thinking about surfing. Burn your surfboards etc. especially if they are of the stand-up paddleboard varietal.
Sharks are drawn toward the swish, swish, swish of a paddle.
This is the end.
But, don't worry, more as the story develops.
Portuguese man o' war (pictured) waxing nostalgic while terrorizing.
Death's Sting: Armada of "furious, aggrieved" Portuguese man o' wars surround central Florida beach eliciting panicked warnings from officials!
"Dangerous marine life."
There was once a time when Portugal's navy ruled all the oceans of the earth. The tiny European nation wielded this power by exploring far away worlds, conquering some and destroying others, walloping competing navies while also enjoying lightly toasted Francesinhas.
All things come to an end, though, and Portuguese naval might faded with the invent of Great Britain. Soon there were only aggrieved memories of what once was. The faint tang of vanished power mingling with the smell of bacalhau a bras.
Well, breaking news from St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continually inhabited settlement of European origin in the United States of America, suggest that a revival may be in the works as an armada of "furious" man o' wars have surrounded the city, washing up on the beach, stinging people and forcing them to urinate all over each other but let's go directly to the source, to ABC's First Coast News for the terrifying latest.
If you are planning to celebrate the holiday break at the beach, be careful. There have been multiple reports of Portuguese Man O'Wars washing up along local beaches.
Photos posted on various Facebook groups showed the Man O'Wars on St. Augustine Beach as well as Neptune Beach.
St. Augustine, Florida (pictured) today.
However, if you are at an isolated beach with no lifeguard tower, there are a few ways you can treat yourself. According to Web.com, you can stop the stinging by rinsing the area with vinegar for at least 30 seconds.
Next, remove tentacles with a pair of tweezers and soak the affected area in hot water for at least 20 minutes
Clean open sores three times a day and apply antibiotic ointment. Bandage if needed.
Keep an eye on the flags that are flying at the beaches. If it's purple, it means "dangerous marine life" and you're advised to use caution when in the water.
Remove tentacles with a pair of tweezers? Clean open sores three times a day?
Very disgusting and, I imagine, against the Geneva Conventions. I imagine this will all be reviewed by The Hague soon.
But, quickly, have you ever paddled through a jelly whilst surfing? Was it a Portuguese man o' war exhibiting his nationalistic zeal? How did it end? Did you bring up Portugal's failing economy in a dismissive way?
Rude.
Big Tease: The Eddie called off as expected "super swell" forecasted to arrive in the middle of the night!
But what if....
I'll tell you what, no one, or thing, teases like The Eddie. Not Jaws, Pipeline, the notorious fickle Mundaka or Scarlet Johansson. The last time the big wave invitational ran was 2016 when a loaf of bread $1.42, a gallon of milk $3.19 and Xi Jinping was president of China. John John Florence won the day with quiet elan. The time before that was 2009 when a loaf of bread cost $1.45, a gallon of milk $2.69 and Li'l Wayne topped the music charts. Greg Long won that day and I was perched on Waimea's beachfront amphitheater watching with my much younger eyes.
Those were the days.
But back to 2019/20, the contest was given a "yellow alert" days ago but has since been downgraded to "red" as the projected swell shall, theoretically, arrive during the unsurfable hour of midnight and let us go straight to Hawaii's KHON news for a word from director Liam McNamara:
"Everybody's welcome to come out to the North Shore if they want to see the big waves because it's going to be big. It's going to be beautiful. Probably going to have some great waves at Waimea and then Pipeline. But unfortunately, the tens and thousands of people that were going to come out for the event? They can go to work. They can enjoy their New Year's Eve, their New Year's Day festivities."
Drat.
A New Year's Eve Eddie would have been something.
But back to the swell peaking at midnight, imagine if they brought some very big lights down and shined them at the waves. Imagine how wonderfully picturesque and exciting it would be to run as the year flips from 2019 to 2020.
I think we wage a very slight online pressure campaign to see if we can't get this to happen. No bullying, mind you, just a very subtle questioning of the contest organizers' bravery.
Monster Swell: Body surfer "scolded" at Waimea Bay, woman bloodies knee at Shark's Cove and all hell breaks loose on Oahu's North Shore!
Revealed: The United States of America is now officially "Ground Zero" for vicious unprovoked, unwanted shark attacks in the entire world!
Death's Sting: Armada of "furious, aggrieved" Portuguese man o' wars surround central Florida beach eliciting panicked warnings from officials!
Big Tease: The Eddie called off as expected "super swell" forecasted to arrive in the middle of the night!


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Apple reveals iPhone 7: specs, price, release date and more
What's old is new again.
Mike Wehner
Published Sep 7, 2016 Updated May 26, 2021, 2:12 am CDT
Today, Apple finally showed off its next generation smartphone, and here it is:
This is the iPhone 7, and if you're thinking that it looks kinda familiar you'd be right. The phone, along with its slightly larger iPhone 7 Plus brother, are practically mirror images of their predecessors, at least as far as overall design goes.
The phones, which were revealed today at Apple's annual iPhone event in San Francisco, come in at the same 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch display sizes that we've had since the iPhone 6 era two years ago. Both displays share the same Retina screen resolution as their older siblings as well.
In terms of aesthetics, the body shape and curves remain the same, but this time around the rubberized antenna lines that graced the back of the 6 and 6s generations has been deleted. It's a more uniform look overall, though it doesn't affect the utility of the device in any meaningful way.
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The home button has been altered as well. Instead of a clickable button, it's a touch-sensitive surface that provides haptic feedback when touched. The home button can now be used with various apps to customize the experience. This helps the phone reach its water and dust resistant ratings that it now boasts.
On the camera front, both the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus now sport optical image stabilization, which was previously only available in the larger Plus models. The iPhone 7 camera has also been bumped up to an impressive 12MP resolution. The front-facing camera has been upgraded to 7MP from 5MP, for sharper selfies.
On the iPhone 7 Plus, a new dual-lens camera houses a pair of 12MP lenses which creates a high-powered zoom feature to control the focus of your photos in much greater detail, with 2X optical zoom and up to 10X software zoom.
Unfortunately, as had been long feared, the rumor that Apple was planning to also remove the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 has come to fruition. The long standard port has been axed in favor of letting the Lightning connector pull double duty as both the charging port and primary audio port. Every iPhone 7 will come with an adapter as well as a pair of Lightning EarPods. However, the phone does now feature stereo speakers.
Those who love to customize their devices will be happy to learn that new colors options are also coming, with a new Jet Black shade that is much darker than the somewhat disappointing "Space Gray" option which stands somewhere silver and a true black.
The iPhone 7 will launch on Sept. 16 with preorders starting Sept. 9 and will carry the same price structure as the previous generation, with the base model of the iPhone 7 (32GB) starting at $649 and the iPhone 7 Plus (32GB) priced from $769. However, the Jet Black color scheme carries a minimum storage capacity of 128GB, effectively adding a $100 premium for that color alone.
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*First Published: Sep 7, 2016, 5:07 am CDT
Mike Wehner is a former tech editor for the Daily Dot who now writes for BGR. His work has appeared everywhere from Yahoo to CNN, and there's a good chance his Apple Watch is dead right now.
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Omni NY inks indoor playground chain to 33K sf lease in Jamaica
Kidz Klub is coming to Queens. The children's indoor playground chain signed a lease for 32,500 square feet at Omni New York's recently completed mixed-use development known as Archer Green at 92-23 168th Street in Jamaica. Kidz Klub, which currently has three locations in Connecticut malls, will pay $25 per square foot on its 20-year lease. "Their intent is to really expand their footprint in this area," said Greg Parassio, managing partner at Booth Capital,
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Rents in Manhattan and NW Queens recover while Brooklyn lags behind
New York City made a rental comeback in December, with Manhattan and Queens leading the resurgence. As rent explodes nationally, New York City tops the charts Rent in Manhattan and northwest Queens soared past pre-pandemic levels in December while Brooklyn rent fell, according to a report by appraisal firm Miller Samuel for Douglas Elliman. Manhattan's net effective median rent was $3,392 last month, the highest reported in December since Miller Samuel began tracking in 2008.
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Tepid top 10: Weak 2021 for Brooklyn and Queens office leasing
Brooklyn and Queens may be tired of playing second fiddle to Manhattan, but they do benefit from its spillover when office leasing on the island is hot. In 2021, it surely wasn't. Not surprisingly, the story was similar in the outer boroughs. Using data provided by Newmark, The Real Deal ranked the 10 biggest Brooklyn and Queens office leases by square footage. The two most populous boroughs couldn't escape the work-from-home drag: Only three of
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Durst lands $128M refi for 10 Halletts Point
The Durst Organization landed a nine-figure refinancing for its completed building at 10 Halletts Point, but the future of the rest of the gigantic project remains murky. The Commercial Observer reported Durst landed a $127.5 million, five-year loan from Signature Bank at the multifamily complex in Astoria, Queens. Signature managing group director Joseph Fingerman led the transaction for the bank, according to the Observer. Meridian Capital Group's Ronnie Levine helped arrange the financing. The 405-unit
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Longfellow inks first NYC purchase with stake in LIC life sciences property
New York City's life sciences push has brought a new developer to the area: Longfellow Real Estate Partners. The developer is buying a majority equity interest in 43-10 23rd Street in Long Island City, Queens, the Commercial Observer reported. The 200,000-square-foot building is owned by a private real estate fund, which in turn is managed by Columbia Property Trust and Kassabian Realty. Longfellow is paying $95 million for the majority equity interest, equivalent to $475
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Price revealed: Tishman Speyer paid $90M for Edgemere Commons parcel
After the city's biggest privately funded affordable project languished without progress for more than two years, Tishman Speyer put money where its mouth is to get the ball rolling on the massive project. The office giant paid $90.4 million to acquire 10 of the 11 building sites that will make up Edgemere Commons, according to public records. The transaction closed in mid-November. Ground was expected to be broken on the 2.2 million-square-foot project in Far
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Chetrit's Queens industrial loft signs warehouse startup for 90K sf
Flex-warehouse startup ReadySpaces has inked a 90,000-square-foot lease at Isaac Chetrit's industrial loft building in Ridgewood, Queens. Led by co-founders John Zimmerman and Kevin Petrovic, the company has been growing its footprint with long-term leases on or purchasing large Class B and C warehouses. ReadySpaces has more than 20 locations in North America, spanning more than 2 million square feet. But the recent lease at 59-10 Decatur Street marks its first in New York City.
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Tishman Speyer grabs bulk of Arker's mammoth, delayed project
Affordable housing developer Arker Companies was supposed to break ground on the city's biggest privately funded affordable project in early 2020. Now, two years later and without a shovel yet in the ground, office giant Tishman Speyer is stepping in to get things going. The firm said Friday it would acquire 10 of the 11 building sites that will make up Edgemere Commons, a sprawling 2.2-million-square-foot project in Far Rockaway, Queens, with 2,050 affordable units
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F&T, SGC America's $800M project will bring Shanghai to Flushing
As F&T Group and SGC America prepare for the February 2022 opening of their $800 million Tangram complex, the co-developers have zeroed in on how to appeal to local Asian communities with the landmark project in Flushing, Queens. The Tangram Tower, the 85,000-square-foot office condominium within the complex, includes 48 units that are already largely occupied by banks, doctors, law offices and accounting firms, according to the Wall Street Journal. The outlet noted it's a
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DUP takes legal action against BBC over exclusion from debate
Robinson says fact voters outside NI cannot vote for party doesn't render its views irrelevant
Thu, Feb 19, 2015, 16:09 Updated: Thu, Feb 19, 2015, 16:10
Mark Hennessy
The DUP will seek a judicial review of a decision by the BBC to exclude it from a party leaders' debate ahead of the general election. The DUP leader and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson said the broadcaster's decision was "unlawful and irrational". Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire.
The Democratic Unionist Party has begun legal proceedings against the BBC over its refusal to include it in a TV party leaders' debate in the United Kingdom in the run-up to the May general election.
Saying that the DUP will seek a judicial review, the DUP leader and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson said the broadcaster's decision was "unlawful and irrational" and breached its duty of impartiality.
The DUP has sought a meeting next week "as a matter of urgency", though, so far, the BBC has been insistent that it will not be added as the eighth party expected to take part in one round of the debate series.
The Conservatives, the Green Party and the UK Independence Party will all field candidates in the North and, although they "unlikely to win any seats" they could influence the result in "a number of closely fought seats", the DUP complained
In a letter, it said: "The fact that UK residents outside NI cannot vote for the DUP does not render its views irrelevant to those people. This is particularly the case where it is distinctly possible, if not likely, that DUP will hold the balance of power in Westminster."
Viewers elsewhere in the UK "should be informed of this and have an opportunity to see the party that might hold the balance of power perform on the national stage, in debate with national leaders".
The broadcaster appears to be making contradictory arguments, the DUP said, given the BBC says that including the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru from Wales "bolsters" the democratic value of the debates.
However, it has failed to explain how the inclusion of "one or more Northern Ireland parties will have the opposite effect and somehow diminish that value. The BBC's position in this respect is discriminatory and incapable of objective justification."
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The project called District One MBR is part of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum city. This is why we also refer to it District one MBR project. So you have seen that there are plenty of facilities you are getting when you buy an apartment only at district one MBR city. You will see that there are so many attractions nearby to the community. It is called a city within a city. It truly means that it is city coded in a city. It is a mega developed city. The pin space as well as the nearby malls etc are generating this project much more precious. Let's now discuss the money that you have to pay for ordering these flats. It will be so good to understand that you don't be forced to pay all the money at once. You can pay it in installments. We have a best plan of installments in your case in this project.
You may already know that the expense of an apartment increases if this has high-end shops, dining outlets near it. The district one apartments has the same facilities however with the controlled price. Yes, you can buy these district one villas at reduced price. Here you can obtain the one bedroom apartment for AED 1.18M that can have an division of 738 Sq ft.. If you want the 2 Bedroom apartments with Maids by having an area of 1263 sq. ft. then you need to pay AED 2083845. And you also can have the 3 bedroom with maids developed in an area of 1763 sq. ft. at a cost of AED 2863845. You can spend the money for whole amount in 7 installments. The very first installment will probably be of 10% during booking, 2nd is going to be 5% at the finishing 20 percent completion. Third installment will probably be of 5% on finishing of 30% construction. Similarly 4th, 5th and 6th installment is going to be of 10% after 6th installment the 60% construction work will be completed. The past and the 7th installment will probably be of remaining 50% and you've got to pay it before property give.


Welcome, here I hope to answer general questions on our recycled board - if I miss something out (which I probably will), then just drop me a line on info@stormboard.net.
It is profoundly difficult to compete against or replace plywood and chipboard with a recycled plastic product. It involves the customer understanding and engaging in a product that may need different construction methods, and has a different life cycle to composite wood.
Storm Board does not contain resins or formaldehyde glues, and is made using mixed waste plastics. It has a cellular core, which means there are voids of varying sizes, and a smooth skin. The standard board has a speckled black appearance. The voids make Storm Board light and mechanically strong. The smooth skin makes it easy to clean and hygienic.
Storm Board can be recycled back into more boards.
If you look at a standard application such as construction site hoarding, a plywood board is cheaper to purchase. however, it needs painting (repeatedly). The graphics do not adhere to the wood, but have to be printed or applied to a separate plastic or plastic and metal board that is affixed to the plywood, such as Dibond or PVC. None of this construction is recycled, and incurs landfill costs. Plywood containing formaldehyde resins release toxic gasses, and releases dioxins when burnt.
Storm Board does not need painting for water resistance, and can be produced in a range of colours. Vinyl graphics can be applied directly to the board. As the boards do not suffer weathering, they can be re-used or recycled.
Storm Board is a large format (1.2 m x 2.4 m) board with a cellular core structure and a solid skin, manufactured using a patented process from mixed waste plastic. It is usually made 19 mm thick, which is the most popular size of plywood sold in the UK, although the machines can be designed to produce different thicknesses. Its weight is typically 32 kg or less. As it is a moulded product, it is produced in "oversize" and can be cut down to an exact format required. Standard boards are slightly larger in format than 8' x 4', (2440 mm x 1220 mm).