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People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site in Times Square, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
By Ari Ephraim Feldman New York City
UPDATED 1:44 PM ET Dec. 16, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:42 AM ET Dec. 16, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:42 AM EST Dec. 16, 2021
Lines for coronavirus tests are growing around the city, accompanying a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations as the weather gets colder and more people attend year-end family, friend and work gatherings.
While health experts say the increasing cases could be blamed on the spread of the omicron virus, the long lines are being driven by a national test shortage and reduced testing hours at some city sites, even as the city expanded its mobile testing fleet last month, according to health experts and elected officials.
The result, they say, is that the city is not prepared to meet testing demand even as it experiences yet another wave of COVID-19 cases.
"It's just infuriating that two years into this, it's still impossible to get a test," said Mark D. Levine, a City Council member representing upper Manhattan.
Lines have been growing around the country for weeks, as cases rise nationwide.
Across social media, complaints of long lines for tests have become increasingly common, with even elected leaders voicing their shock at the mass of people waiting to go for a nasal swab at an urgent care or a mobile testing site.
In a news briefing Thursday, de Blasio said the city would ramp up its testing capacity. He said more mobile and brick-and-mortar sites will be created, and hours will be expanded at already existing sites. He also said the city will work with community organizations to distribute 500,000 rapid at-home tests to New Yorkers for free.
"Getting tested is absolutely crucial," de Blasio said. "When you get tested, you know what's going on. When you get tested, if, God forbid, you have a case of COVID, you quarantine, it helps keep everyone else safe."
The jump in testing demand is coming after a series of major gatherings in the city, starting with an anime conference at the Javits Center earlier this month that saw multiple confirmed cases with the omicron variant, as well as the drunken SantaCon festivities this past weekend, in which thousands of people bar-hopped through Manhattan.
Had to come to Wall Street for a #COVID test because I couldn't get one by me. Saw this line at @CityMD as I was going into my own appointment. 😵
We need testing available to everyone, everywhere—transit hubs, schools, major intersections, job sites, and rapid tests at-home! pic.twitter.com/C1JYIwqdKf
— Crystal Hudson (@crystalrhudson) December 15, 2021
At a CityMD urgent care center on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn on Thursday morning, people at the front of the line said they had been waiting for hours.
"I've tried three other locations this morning that had waits of more than two hours," said Marie Li, who added that she was getting tested because she's had lots of friends she's seen in recent weeks test positive themselves. "This is kind of a last resort."
People waited for a coronavirus test on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning. (NY1/Nicholas Wetzel)
City-run sites are also experiencing waits, according to an online dashboard. Of 31 city-run sites offering COVID-19 tests, only 13 had reported wait time data as of late Thursday morning. Of those, seven posted wait times of between 30 and 60 minutes.
Representatives for the mayor's office and the Health + Hospitals system did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Demand is growing after a Thanksgiving weekend when many families gathered in large groups, and because many workplaces and schools now require testing for people who have been exposed to confirmed cases, said Denis Nash, an epidemiologist at the CUNY School of Public Health.
The issue is compounded by a near-total lack of over-the-counter, at-home rapid tests from pharmacies, Nash said.
"These lines seem to be getting bigger despite the fact that there are more mobile test sites popping up around the city," Nash said. Last month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city was expanding its mobile testing fleet from 40 to 70 vans.
While the increase in test demand is partly due to residents traveling and seeing friends and family, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing in the city.
The seven-day average of new daily cases is nearing 4,000, city data show, the highest numbers since the beginning of April, when the second mass wave of infections over the pandemic winter began to fall.
Hospitalizations and deaths, however, are not seeing the same jumps: Hospitalizations, while rising, are at about a third of the rate of early April, and deaths have been essentially flat since the middle of August.
Those numbers indicate that the city's wide vaccination coverage is leading to fewer cases of the COVID-19 disease stemming from coronavirus infections, and milder cases of the disease overall, health experts say.
More than 90% of city residents have received at least one vaccination dose, according to city data.
At the same time, however, anyone who has not received a booster shot six months after a Pfizer or Moderna course, or two months after a Johnson & Johnson vaccine, is now technically under-vaccinated, according to Melody Goodman, a biostatistician at New York University's School of Global Public Health.
"The challenge is the term 'fully vaccinated' has now changed, but people haven't changed with it," Goodman said. "We knew in the beginning that we were likely gonna have a booster, but I think the general public has not necessarily prepared themselves for that reality."
But health experts also believe that the climbing rates of infection are likely due to ongoing spread of the delta variant of the virus, compounded by the introduction of the omicron variant, which the city health commissioner, Dr. Dave Chokshi, said last week was likely at the level of community spread.
"We have a hybrid situation of two very transmissible and rapidly spreading variants," said Nash.
Dr. Jay Varma, a former top health adviser for the city, noted on Twitter that the city has never seen test positivity rates double in just three days, going from just under 4% on Dec. 9 to nearly 8% on Dec. 12.
Um, we've never seen this before in #NYC.
Test positivity doubling in three days
12/9 - 3.9%
12/10 - 4.2%
Note: Test % is only for PCR & NYC does more per capita daily than most places ~67K PCR/day + 19K [reported] antigen over past few days (1/2) pic.twitter.com/PhxsZq55jn
— Jay Varma (@DrJayVarma) December 16, 2021
Levine, alongside other elected officials, has been calling on the city to distribute free rapid tests at libraries, schools and other community sites, or send them to residents by mail, as other countries have done.
"The fact that we're still making people go places and wait hours in line, it's really unacceptable," he said.
Yet test demand is only expected to increase, as travel increases going into Christmas, and as the city's wave of infections continues to grow, Nash said. The question, he added, is whether preliminary data about the omicron variant, suggesting that it spreads rapidly does not cause as severe disease as delta, holds true.
"So far we've been able to absorb the surges in cases without major rises in hospitalizations and deaths," he said. "It depends on how we'll cover those older and medically vulnerable people with boosters."
Health experts are skeptical that the city will impose stricter safety measures. De Blasio has repeatedly said he wants to avoid another full shutdown at all costs, and recently demurred in a news conference when asked if the city would be advising against gatherings of multiple households during the holidays.
But Goodman said that even though cases appear to be mild, residents should still be as cautious as ever, given the unknown risks of contracting a chronic version of COVID-19, often referred to as "long COVID."
"You could have a mild case now, but you could still have symptoms for the rest of your life," Goodman said. "You're making a risk assessment that you don't really have the data to make."


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Marie-Thérèse Kerschbaumer, (* 31. August 1936 in Garches, Frankreich) ist eine österreichische Schriftstellerin. Des Weiteren übersetzt sie literarische Texte aus romanischen Sprachen.

Leben und Wirken
Marie-Thérèse Angèle Raymonde Kerschbaumer wurde als Tochter von Hildegarde Anna Srnka-Hohenlindegg, geb. Kerschbaumer, und des aus Havanna stammenden Spaniers Angel Rosendo García del Barco y Alonso geboren und im September 1936 in der Kirche Saint-Denis getauft. Im Oktober 1936 reiste die Familie nach Costa Rica, im April 1939 kehrten Mutter und Kind von dort zurück nach Kitzbühel. Ab dem vierten Lebensjahr wurde Kerschbaumer von ihrem Großvater Leo Maria Kerschbaumer aufgenommen und erzogen. Von 1942 bis 1950 besuchte sie die Volks- und Hauptschule in St. Johann in Tirol und Kitzbühel. Nach dem Besuch einer kaufmännischen Berufsschule von 1950 bis 1953 absolvierte sie die Kaufmannsgehilfenprüfung in Innsbruck. Es folgen drei Jahre Aufenthalte in England und Italien zur Erlernung der englischen und italienischen Sprache.

Kerschbaumer siedelte 1957 nach Wien über, wo sie die Aufnahmeprüfung an die Akademie der bildenden Künste nicht bestand. Es folgten Reisen und Aufenthalte in Genf und in die Provence. 1961–1962 besuchte sie eine Maturaschule in Wien, die sei 1963 mit der Reifeprüfung der Externistenmatura abschloss. Es folgten Studien der Germanistik und Romanistik (Schwerpunkt Italienisch) an der Universität Wien sowie Studienaufenthalten in Italien und Rumänien. 1973 wurde sie mit der Dissertation Die syntaktische Hervorhebung im modernen Rumänisch zum Doctoris Philosophiae et Honoris Iura et Privilegia Nomen promoviert.

Kerschbaumer war seit 1971 mit dem 2004 verstorbenen Maler und Musiker Helmut Kurz-Goldenstein verheiratet.

Veröffentlichungen (Auswahl)

Als Autorin
 Gedichte. Kriterion Verlag, Bukarest 1970.
 Der Schwimmer. Roman. Winter Verlag, Salzburg 1976.
 Der weibliche Name des Widerstands. Sieben Berichte. Walter Verlag, Olten/Freiburg, 1980; Neuauflage: Wieser Verlag, Klagenfurt 2005.
 Schwestern. Roman. Walter Verlag Olten/Freiburg 1982;  dtv 1985.
 Gewinner oder Verlierer einer Zeit. Literaturförderung und künstlerische Qualität o. J.; Herbstpresse Wien 1988.
 Neun Canti auf die irdische Liebe. Mit neun Zeichnungen von Helmut Kurz-Goldenstein. Wieser Verlag, Klagenfurt/Celovec 1989.
 Für mich hat Lesen etwas mit Fließen zu tun. Gedanken zum Lesen und Schreiben von Literatur. Frauenverlag, Wien 1989.
 Versuchung.  Aufbau Verlag, Berlin/Weimar 1990; Neuauflage Wieser Verlag, Klagenfurt/Celovec 2002.
 Die Fremde. Roman. Wieser Verlag, Klagenfurt/Celovec 1992.
 Ausfahrt. Roman. Wieser Verlag, Klagenfurt/Celovec 1994.
 bilder immermehr. gedichte 1964–1987. Otto Müller Verlag, Salzburg/Wien 1997.
 Fern. Roman. Wieser Verlag, Klagenfurt/Celovec.
 Orfeo. Bilder Träume. Prosa. Wieser Verlag, Klagenfurt/Celovec 2003.
 Neun Elegien/Nueve elegías. Deutsch und Spanisch. Übertragen von María Elena Blanco. Mit einem Nachwort von Julian Schutting. Wieser Verlag, Klagenfurt 2004.
 Calypso. Über Welt Kunst, Literatur. Wieser-Verlag, Klagenfurt 2005.
 Wasser und Wind. Gedichte 1988–2005. Wieser, Klagenfurt 2006.

 Werkausgabe in dreizehn Bänden mit einem Essayband von Hans Höller zum Werk von Marie-Thérèse Kerschbaumer. Wieser´, Klagenfurt 2007.

 Gespräche in Tuskulum. Ein Fragment. Roman. Wieser, Klagenfurt 2009.
 Freunde des Orpheus. Essays. Wieser, Klagenfurt 2011.
 Res publica – Über die öffentliche Rede in der Republik. Wieser, Klagenfurt 2014.
 Chaos und Anfang. Ein Poem. Wieser, Klagenfurt 2016.
epiphanie. Gedichte 1988 bis 2021. Wieser, Klagenfurt 2021, ISBN 978-3-99029-489-5.

Als Herausgeberin
 Arkadien-Apologie.Mit Beiträgen von u. a. María Elena Blanco, Barbara Frischmuth, Sabine Gruber, Bodo Hell, Gert Jonke, Gerhard Kofler, Alfred Kolleritsch, Friederike Kretzen, Kurt Lanthaler, Gertrud Leutenegger, Konrad Paul Liessmann, Anna Mitgutsch. Sonderzahl Verlag, Wien 2003, ISBN 3-85449-206-5.
 Helmut Kurz-Goldenstein. Zeichnungen 1964–2001. Mit 58 Faksimile-Photographien und einem Vorwort von André Heller. Selbstverlag, Wien 2003.

Auszeichnungen
 1981: Förderungspreis für Literatur des Bundesministers für Unterricht und Kunst (seit 2010 Outstanding Artist Award für Literatur)
 1985: Droste-Preis der Stadt Meersburg
 1986: Österreichischer Würdigungspreis für Literatur
 1989: Stipendium des Deutschen Literaturfonds, Darmstadt
 1989–1992: Elias-Canetti-Stipendium der Stadt Wien
 1993–1996: Robert-Musil-Stipendium des Bundesministers für Unterricht und Kunst
 1995: Literaturpreis der Stadt Wien
 1995: Roseggerpreis des Landes Steiermark für österreichische Literatur

Literatur (Auswahl)

 Inge Arteel: Schreiben als Widerstand. Marie-Thérèse Kerschbaumer, in: Michel Vanhelleputte (Hrsg.): Geschlechterdifferenz in der Literatur. Studien zur Darstellung der weiblichen Psyche und zum Bild vom anderen Geschlecht in zeitgenössischer Dichtung, Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main, 1995, S. 69–78.

 Hans Höller: Das Werk von Marie-Thérèse Kerschbaumer. Wieser, Klagenfurt, 2007, ISBN 978-3-85129-647-1.
 Petra Ganglbauer und Erika Kronabitter (Hrsg.): Marie-Thérèse Kerschbaumer. Edition Art Science, St. Wolfgang, 2016, ISBN 9783902864642.

Weblinks

 Website von Marie-Thérèse Kerschbaumer
 Marie-Thérèse Kerschbaumer  beim Wieser Verlag
 Marie-Thérèse Kerschbaumer beim Otto Müller Verlag

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Übersetzer aus dem Rumänischen
Übersetzer aus dem Spanischen
Übersetzer ins Deutsche
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Geboren 1936
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Published: 28 January, 2023
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Dallas Mavericks was founded in 1980. They compete as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. Their home arena is American Airlines Center located in Dallas, Texas. The current coach of Dallas Mavericks is Jason Kidd. The team has won 1 NBA Finals, 2 Conference titles and 4 Division titles.
Dallas Mavericks's current ranking in the Western Conference is 6 out of 15 with a record of 26 wins and 24 losses. The next game for Dallas Mavericks is Sat, Jan 28, 2023 9 PM @ Utah Jazz (ET).
Dallas Mavericks 2022-2023 NBA Results
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The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has said that the comments, made by the wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, were not meant to discredit the present administration.
Frank, in a statement, said the comments were meant to sound a note of caution for the betterment of Nigerians and the country at large.
He said the wife of the President spoke out the minds of many party men and women who felt sidelined in the present government.
He warned the opposition not to rejoice by misinterpreting the interview she granted the BBC Hausa Service.
"Mrs. Buhari deserves commendation because she is actually speaking the minds of not only the party members but Nigerians.
"What Mrs. Buhari has said is not different from what some of us have been saying that it is high time the President shakes up his cabinet and bring in people who understand the manifestos of the party and could help the party deliver on its change mantra, especially, the economy of the country needs an urgent attention.
"Some of our leaders, like the Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, have made this same observation in the past. They meant well for the administration and the country. I will also join them in appealing to the president to do the needful.
Frank called on the President to act fast and correct some of the abnormalities currently threatening the existence of the APC.


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"Create Lasting Changes" In Schools and Community, Amherst College President Anthony Marx Tells Class of 2008
Amherst in the News
Campus Community Events
Submitted by Caroline J. Hanna
Caroline J. Hanna
Director of Media Relations
AMHERST, Mass. — In his traditional address to the Class of 2008 during Amherst College's 187th Commencement ceremonies today, President Anthony W. Marx charged graduates to "create lasting changes" and help fix what he sees as a flawed American education system by either working in the nation's public schools or working to improve them as members of the community. His thought-provoking remarks and the exercises themselves capped a weekend of activities celebrating the Class of 2008; the events also included the awarding of seven honorary doctorates to distinguished guests and 445 bachelor of arts degrees to the college's new graduates.
Marx began his address by describing Amherst's birth in the 1800s as a secondary school, its subsequent transformation into a college and its role in the establishment of a common school in the town of Amherst. "At our founding, we understood we could not be a great college without great schools for all," he explained, adding that Amherst's commitment since that time has not just been to provide "the finest education" but also to ensure access to it.
He went on to discuss the problems he sees with modern K-12 education in the United States. "Our nation's school system today has reduced itself … to Darwinian principles: Make it if you can, those already advantaged stand first in line, and we will accept widespread failure of basic opportunities as collateral damage." The country's schools are not adequately funded, he said, nor are they held to any kind of national minimum requirement for a curriculum and for a way to measure progress—effectively cheating U.S. children out of adequate instruction. "The result is that America today is seeing a drop in educational quality. Graduation from high schools is down. Our schools have re-segregated by race, class and outcomes."
But there is hope, said Marx; plenty of scholars and activists offer innovative new ideas and practices every day. He called on Amherst and America's other "great colleges" to act: "We must reach out. We must help create those better schools." Members of the Class of 2008 can likewise do their part by upholding their alma mater's founding principles of freedom, justice, fair play and democracy, he said. "Graduates, carry forward [Amherst's] vision of expanded opportunity, of a deep appreciation of which you have obtained here, of all those quarters of life from which our leaders must arise."
"We expect you to create lasting changes," he told the group. "As you grow in accomplishment, you will exert influence. As you become experts in your fields, you will inspire and guide companies, schools, teachers, students, the communities in which you prosper."
"So take a deep breath," he concluded. "Get ready. Go forth. You are all teachers now."
Prior to Marx's remarks, the graduates heard from Daniel J. Cluchey '08, who was chosen by his fellow graduates to speak at the ceremonies. Cluchey discussed his one simple wish for his classmates: perspective. "Please never forget to recognize and appreciate everything that Amherst has surrounded you with; whether you know it or not, it's what's been keeping you afloat this whole time," he said. "I hope that when you're out [in the real world], you think back on these years often; while your perspective will change, the memories will be blessedly fixed in time."
In addition to the remarks of Marx and Cluchey, the exercises featured the awarding of bachelor of arts degrees to the graduates and honorary degrees to seven distinguished guests. The honorands and their degrees include Robert H. Brown Jr. '69, professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and director of the Day Neuromuscular Research Laboratory and Muscular Dystrophy Association clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital, doctor of science; Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone, doctor of humane letters; Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, doctor of laws; Henry A. Freedman '62, executive director of the National Center for Law and Economic Justice, doctor of laws; Shirley M. Tilghman, president of Princeton University, doctor of humane letters; Sir Brian Urquhart, former undersecretary-general of the United Nations, doctor of humane letters; and Saraswathi Vedam '78 professor and director of the University of British Columbia's division of midwifery, doctor of science.
Amherst also awarded Polly Ormsby Longsworth, member of the board of governors of Amherst College's Emily Dickinson Museum and prolific Emily Dickinson scholar, the school's Medal for Eminent Service, which recognizes exceptional and distinguished service to the college for a great period of time. Bruce '74 and Carol Angiolillo, parents of John (Jack) Angiolillo '08, served as Honorary Marshals for the ceremonies.
Three secondary school teachers were recognized by the college as well; Amherst presented the trio with Phebe and Zephaniah Swift Moore Awards on behalf of graduating seniors. The 2008 recipients include Sister Marlene Mucha from Holyoke Catholic High School in Granby, Mass., nominated by Pawel Z. Binczyk of South Hadley, Mass.; Woody Aunan from Sandpoint High School in Sandpoint, Idaho, nominated by Ben Lockwood, also of Sandpoint; and Jorge Camacho from Felix Varela Senior High School in Miami, nominated by Jaime Botero, of Miami as well.
The Obed Finch Slingerland Memorial Prize, given by the trustees of the college to members of the senior class who have shown by their own determination and accomplishment the greatest appreciation of and desire for a college education, was awarded to Oscar A. Baez of Boston and Katherine A. Roza of Hagerstown, Md.
Finally, the Woods-Travis Prize, an annual gift in memory of Josiah B. Woods of Enfield and Charles B. Travis of the Class of 1864, is awarded for outstanding excellence in culture and faithfulness to duty as a scholar. It went this year to Elena Naomi Jessop of Castle Rock, Colo.
Visit the commencement pages for photos, audio, video and text of speeches.
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Would it be possible to have a section for EZT Motorsport, please?
Could I be made moderator of our (EZT) section, please?
Matt or staff who has this super power you can clear out and delete Flying Lizard Motorsport and Extrem Speed Motorsport. All of the stuff from Champion racing that doesn't partain to this year could that be deleted as well? Thanks a lot boys.
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hey matt/staff would i be able to have one done for furball racing please, and me being moderator of it?
Can I have one for Ravenwest?
May i get a section for "Mushroom Kingdom" plz?
since Team Aon was taken down, could i have a new Motorbase section please?
FranchittiFan wrote: ...could i have a new Motorbase section please?
Could ''Megatech'' be changed back to ''Phenomenal Racers'' please?
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So here I start over after learning on my use of pepakura and some clay. Sadly the clay I have is a sulfur based clay and will need to be sealed before I can pull a mold. Please research the clay you plan to use if you do this and get a clay that is not sulfur based as a silicone mold will not sure properly unless the cay gets sealed.
So this is what I have started with.
a dowel rod that fits into the head opening.
a piece of plywood as a base.
I made a stand from the plywood and the down rod to support the head while I apply clay and sculpt.
Added another 4 lbs of clay to the model today. Roughing in some of the shape as I need to get some idea of where to build up. Eight lbs of clay total on it. Pretty sure it will take about 8 more to get the entire thing completed.
I am pretty sure I will need to add some width and height to it. I am thinking more height to the top and forehead area. But till I have atleast laid the back of the head I am not going to jump to adding height. I can see witch is needed as neither side is symmetrical just yet. Since I am a novice at sculpting this will be slow and a good bit of trial and error on stuff. I may add or pull too much away as I go along. Thank god it is clay and can be added back to the areas.
have you tried using a paddle? they help a whole bunch moving around the clay to where you want it!!
I'm so much afraid to do sculpt like this ! But I like to follow the improvements!
Your progress so far looks good. You have learned from past experience.
I've heard bad things about not being ever able to seal sulfur based clay well enough to do a silicone mold. However, a trick my old mentor had, was making the two piece mold right on the finished sculpture, using fiberglass resin and cloth.
Once the fiberglass mold was bolted back together, Carnuba car wax was used as a release agent, and to fill in the seam between the halves of the mold. Then Gelcoat cast inside the mold to make the first outer layer of the shell.
Silicone is expensive. Fiberglass not so much.
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So this is my 3rd attempt only because I took some advice from Neko Nico. To save on an amount of clay I built up a base over the foam head useing foam insulation board that I sectioned up and got glued into place. I got about all the area I want now covered in clay and have started to add some shape into it. There is a need for more clay but this is much better on the amount than what I was looking at useing. I realize I got a lot of shaping to do but I feel I am at a good place with it at this point.
I've again taken to my favorite tool to illustrate some movements in the sculpt.
To give the hair more volume, trying to keep the gentle curve that's so important.
soften the transition curve from the jaw line to the cheek and back into the eye socket.
All in all?? Number 3 in less than 6 months?? You're doing good!!!!
I feel I am making the same mistakes a bit. Honestly this attempt is limited. It needs more clay right now. While I am trying to shape a bit I know I am really limited as there is not much depth to the clay right now. I have in some places the foam about to poke out of the clay.
I am struggling with the cheeks to be honest. I am sure my lack of sculpting skills is part of my issue.
Well it is balanced better! Still you'll need to refine and build up the bulk by at least an inch.
You're creating a flat face? Is that your intention or will you be adding to the profile??
planning to add to the profile. Sadly I feel I am loosing my way some right now.
it will keep you focused on the sculpt!
so been doing some reworking. I got a shape I was pretty happy with.
so spent some time after that working on just balancing the rough shape. Once I got done with balancing I then followed some advice I have and began figuring out the cheeks, nose, and eye socket areas.
no I realize I have a hard line on the cheeks I do not like and will begin to work those away some, but I still need to work on the transitions from the cheeks to eyes areas some too. This is the hardest part for me as I want softer lines and I tend to happen towards harsh lines.
sometimes 3 times IS a charm!!
A way to use Pepakura to attempt a Kig Mask.


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"There is an account in the Bible, in the book of Acts, where Paul (also called Saul- a very intelligent and passionate religious man), while on his mission to eradicate the beginnings of the Christian movement is met by Jesus in a vision.
Saul is doing his own thing when Jesus shows up and meets him.
'HIS OWN THING' in his mind and heart is the right, the BETTER thing. He believed he was properly representing God and perpetuating his faith. Little did he know he was actually opposing God and working to the contrary. However after this encounter his life is forever changed.
While I am certainly no Paul, and the first chapter of my life was marred by error, selfishness and vanity, I can relate that Jesus can transform a life. I believe it is part of my mission in life and ministry to help people realize that Christianity is more than simple philosophy and religious practice, but it is experiential by nature. Something we have shied away from. Worship helps us experience Gods presence - His 'ever-present presence'.
In the book of 1 Corinthians 2:4 (which was authored by Paul), he writes:
"My message and my preaching weren't presented with convincing wise words but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power."
I was met by Jesus while was doing my own thing, and I too was doing my part to eradicate the movement of Christ in my own life through my poor choices in the way I lived while dampening the witness of Jesus all around me. I had a powerful life altering intervention with Jesus that has forever changed me, and placed me on a new found path and journey…"
New England transplant, Aaron Rios, is a Florida native with a penchant for not simply music, but for extrospective worship. With an obscure music career that has seen him work with a variety of producers from Matt Goldman & Lane Johnson (Glow in the Dark Studios); Matt Malpass (Marigolds and Monsters); Aaron Marsh (Copeland/Vanguard Room), this New Journey is a reset after almost 20 years of making music outside the Christian market.
"Music in the past was always about ME trying to relate MY stories to others; to express MY heart and experiences to others with the intention of maybe sparking hope or in the least relatebility. My change of mind and heart has caused me to lose interest with pouring out my heart's content to people, and directing it towards God.
But more than that, moving towards something deeper. I believe true worship is less about remaining in a place of ego-centric - inner expression and moving past exposing and expressing myself- progressing even further beyond simply appreciating God and making him the focal point, but advancing beyond that to allow the deity of Jesus to truly be established in my heart, in a manner where He is elevated beyond me, my world, my thinking, my limitations and beyond my accomplishments. I do not want to be the spectacle before an audience, I want to participate with others before an audience of one…"
Aaron's first studio production in over 5 years is a crowd sourced worship EP that invites you to worship God, and welcomes His presence into our lives.
+ ABOUT HIDING PLACE
HIDING PLACE is the title of a worship project I am currently working on!
Ever since I assumed the role of a worship pastor and shifted direction towards ministry and family, recording was not something I planned on in the foreseeable future. For the last several years however, I have found myself writing songs continually and recording demos at leisure - many of which have been sung spontaneously in worship services. I finally relented, as these songs have been burning in me, and obeying what I believe to be the Holy Spirits leading, have endeavored to record songs that reflect the greatness of our God, and lift up the name of Christ.
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Studio Sessions have begun and it is an honor to work on a project with wonderful friends and incredible talent. It is even more exciting to know that this project will bring God glory - in a way that decades of touring and recording never did!
Worshiping God - is what it's all about! Im certain you will be invited into intimate worship through this record!
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HANSARD 1803–2005 → 1990s → 1996 → November 1996 → 25 November 1996 → Lords Sitting
West Coast Main Line Railway: Investment
HL Deb 25 November 1996 vol 576 cc8-11 8
§ 2.57 p.m.
§ Lord Dean of Beswick asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ How much has been invested by the Department of Transport and other sources of investment in the West Coast Main Line since the beginning of 1993, and what estimates of future investment they have made.
§ Viscount Goschen
My Lords, Railtrack is responsible for investment in the rail infrastructure. Railtrack has confirmed that investment in the West Coast Main Line for the financial year 1994-95 was £47.6 million. For the following year it was £50.9 million and for this year it will be £70.1 million. Railtrack is planning to spend a total of £1.35 billion over an eight to 10-year programme to renew the core infrastructure and is prepared to spend an additional £150 million on a passenger upgrade.
§ Lord Dean of Beswick
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for the detailed Answer that he gave and for the figures. He is talking about a 10-year programme. Passengers and freight on the West Coast Main Line are carried in much inferior conditions to those on the East Coast Main Line. Does he consider that 10 years is a long time to wait for the line to be upgraded and for people to get value for money as well as to refurbish the industrial North West?
My Lords, the refurbishment and investment programme is a very exciting programme indeed. The sum of £1.35 billion is a massive sum of money to spend on the railway infrastructure. I am pleased that the noble Lord recognises that and is pleased that the investment is being taken forward. It is a substantial programme and we believe that the timescale is appropriate.
§ Lord Taylor of Blackburn
My Lords, is the Minister aware that, even though we appreciate the amount of capital that is being spent over those years, a lot of the track will not be serviceable unless something is done urgently? Every week those who travel along those lines find it more and more difficult. Trains are becoming more and more broken down and the timetable out of kilter.
My Lords, the figures that I mentioned are figures projected for the main programme. In addition, as I said, there have already been substantial sums spent. The noble Lord is concerned and rightly so about the immediacy of the problem; but, as I said, over £70 million is due to be invested this very year. This is a high priority for 9 Railtrack. I believe that it has taken the problem extremely seriously and given major resources indeed to remedy it.
§ Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos
My Lords, will the line from Euston to Holyhead, which is a very important line, receive any part of the £1.3 billion?
My Lords, I would need to have the map in front of me to tell me which parts of the main line one would have to go on and what money would result from the programme I have talked about. I should be delighted to send the noble Lord a copy of that map and indeed the investment programmes for all the destinations on the way to Holyhead.
My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the noble Viscount for recognising that the line is on the map.
§ Lord Haskel
My Lords, can the Minister please be specific and tell us when the West Coast Main Line will be upgraded to Crewe and to Glasgow? Can he give us a date?
My Lords, I have already answered that point very fully. This is a massive investment programme. In order to upgrade the line there are clearly sections which will have priority. There is the track, the signalling and so forth. They all come together with the programme. I am sure the noble Lord will see the differences that these huge sums of money will produce in an improved service and quicker journey times.
§ Lord Barnett
My Lords, is the Minister aware that I have just travelled down on the line from Manchester and the train was 30 minutes late? That is not unusual. Indeed, it has been much later than that. Does this mean that I shall have to wait another eight years before the position improves?
My Lords, I travelled down on the line this morning and my train was early. One always tries to get factual experience before facing your Lordships with the details. It is important that trains run on time. The railway privatisation programme is achieving just that.
§ Lord Marlesford
My Lords, does my noble friend recognise that the economic prosperity of the North West to which he alluded earlier depends among other things on freight being able to get to and from it efficiently and inexpensively? Does he recognise that a large proportion of the freight coming into and leaving the United Kingdom now goes through the port of Felixstowe, particularly the container freight? Is he aware—I am sure he must be—that the links by rail between Felixstowe and the rest of Britain, including the North West, are so inadequate that it is only possible to get one freight train in either direction right through going west? Does he think there is any chance of persuading Railtrack to make the not very substantial but absolutely crucial investment needed to upgrade the link past Ipswich for freight trains, 10 which would take a great number of large lorries off the A.14 on their way to the North West and indeed other parts of Britain?
My Lords, my noble friend strays some considerable distance from the detailed matter under consideration. Railtrack has given details of its substantial investment programme. It is not possible for everywhere to be a priority all at once. But it is the clear policy of this Government to put forward policies which attract more freight onto the railways. Railtrack's initiatives in terms of its investment programmes and indeed what the freight companies are doing will, we hope, do just that.
§ Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
My Lords, does the Minister accept that the Government are responsible for the highly damaging removal of through passenger services between London and Blackpool? Are the Government aware that Blackpool has more tourist visitors than any other holiday destination in Europe? The Government's policy has led to an undermining of the hard work of those who work in the tourist industry.
My Lords, I certainly do not accept that that is the result of government policy. As Members of the House who sit opposite will know and realise, the privatisation programme has been a considerable success. We are seeing massive levels of investment in the railway. We are seeing passenger franchisers who are keener than ever to attract people on to the railway and to operate more and new services in order to attract more people. That is the future for the railway. We believe that it has a good and bright future, with companies investing money and bringing in new management techniques to attract people to the railway.
My Lords, will the Minister answer the question? What is the position in relation to Blackpool?
My Lords, I do not know what more I can say about that. If the noble Lord wants to have a further discussion in order to know what services are operating to Blackpool, I am sure I can provide him with a timetable.
§ The Countess of Mar
My Lords, is the Minister aware that the line from Euston to Birmingham seems to be regarded as the poor relation of all the railway lines? Today I was more than three-quarters of an hour late. Indeed, if I add on the fact that a train was cancelled before that, I was an hour and a quarter late. There seems to be an appalling situation with regard to the passenger rolling stock. It is in a terrible state. The loos do not work. Very often there is not a smoking carriage and, as a smoker, I am interested in that. There are constant signal failures, Railtrack failures and heaven knows what on this line. Can he say what is being done to improve that part of the line, particularly as we were told 12 years ago that we would get InterCity 125s and they never materialised?
My Lords, I do not think we can take this too much further. We have been over this ground with regard to the new and exciting developments happening in the railway industry—new rolling stock being purchased and new investment and services being put on. All of that is very good news for the travelling public, especially, I would suggest, for the noble Countess.
§ Lord Clinton-Davis
My Lords, has the Minister had his attention drawn to a complaint that was made by some 25 freight operators, port operators and wagon manufacturers, accusing Railtrack of giving emphasis to passenger trains and little or nothing to freight traffic?
No, my Lords.
My Lords, will the Minister respond to the allegation? Does he accept it or does he not?
My Lords, that is a matter for Railtrack. The noble Lord informs me that a complaint has been made against Railtrack. I do not have the details. If the noble Lord would like to send me the paperwork, it will have been drawn to my attention.
§ Lord Monkswell
My Lords, is the Minister aware that he may not be aware of the problems of Blackpool because delegates to the Conservative Party Conference probably go by car rather than by rail? On another note, if this investment programme to upgrade the West Coast Main Line is going to be so beneficial and so successful, why has the rail regulator seen fit to suggest to franchise operators that they might operate tilting trains on the West Coast Main Line? Is he further aware that if tilting trains are used inter-city, all other rail users not using tilting trains—for example, the Eurostar running through the Channel Tunnel—will be consigned to run at slower speeds? Is the Minister happy with that situation?
My Lords, the simple fact is that noble Lords opposite cannot bear good news about the railway. We have seen it over and over again. This investment programme is simply enormous. The issue the noble Lord identifies—the possibility of tilting trains—has to be an exciting development. The option for that to occur is exciting. The noble Lord does not appear to want faster journey times; he does not appear to want more modern rolling stock; we on this side of the House do.
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The day a rookie saved the Twins
Derek Falvey
Thad Levine
Desperately needing a win, the Twins turned to pitcher Fernando Romero on Wednesday and he didn't disappoint after he struck out five in five-plus innings in his major league debut.
Fernando Romero's first big league pitch is a strike at 94.7 mph.
— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) May 2, 2018
Romero set the tone, the bullpen followed suit with three-plus scoreless innings and the Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 to salvage the final game of the three-game series. With the win, the Twins improved to 10-16, but are still 2-8 in their last 10 games.
Romero would have pitched deeper into the game, but he also walked three batters and had thrown 97 pitches after five innings.
Up next, the Twins hit the road to play a four-game series with the Chicago White Sox. Jake Odorizzi gets the ball Thursday.
Extra innings…
-I like the lineup that manager Paul Molitor used Wednesday. Brian Dozier and Joe Mauer led things off, but Max Kepler hit third, followed by Eduardo Escobar and Eddie Rosario. Escobar and Rosario each had two hits, including a double and home run.
-Twins' Chief Baseball Officer, Derek Falvey, and General Manager, Thad Levine, otherwise known as Falvey & Co. on this blog, continue to add pitching depth. MLB Trade Rumors reported Tuesday that left-handed reliever Paco Rodriguez has agreed to a minor league contract with the Twins. In four seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Rodriguez had an ERA of 2.53 and struck out 91 batters in 85-plus innings.
-Sachio Kinugasa, the "iron man" of Japanese baseball who broke Lou Gehrig's record of 2,130 consecutive games played, died last week from colon cancer. He was 71. Kinugasa played his entire career with the Hiroshima Carp. In addition to playing in 2,215 consecutive games, Kinugasa also hit 504 home runs. Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles ultimately broke both records by playing in 2,632 consecutive games.
Twins win 4th straight after Romero silences Cards


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Three new Trustees bring more skills and experience to LifeArc
Published on 25th October 2021 by LifeArc
A very warm welcome to three new Trustees who have joined our Board.
Sue Wallcraft, Ian Nicholson and Dr Ian Gilham bring vital skills and experience to help us work towards our new strategy. We are looking forward to working closely with them in the future.
They join after long-serving Trustees, Peter Keen and Dr Sally Burtles, stepped down from the Board earlier this year. Thank you to Peter and Sally for their commitment and expertise over the years.
About our new trustees
Sue is an experienced general counsel and company secretary with over 25 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry and health charities, and brings significant legal and governance knowledge to the Board.
"I am a passionate believer in the need to improve translation of medical research and drug discovery into treatments and diagnostics," she says. "I am delighted to be joining LifeArc as a Trustee at such an exciting time in its evolution."
Ian Nicholson has over 35  years of international experience in management and transactions within the life sciences sector.
"I am really excited about becoming a Trustee at LifeArc and the potential we now have to make a real difference to the lives of patients suffering with unmet medical need," says Ian. "My background in both operational management and venture financing in life sciences will, I hope, make a valuable contribution to the charity's objective to have a major positive impact on UK scientific innovation and truly improve human health."
Ian Gilham brings significant international experience in research, development and commercialisation of diagnostic and pharmaceutical products.
On joining LifeArc's Board, Ian says: "After a long commercial career in life sciences companies around the world, it's a very exciting time to be joining LifeArc as it goes through substantial change. With a talented and highly experienced team, wide network of academic collaborators and the resources to put plans into action we have an opportunity to make a real impact on the lives of patients suffering with some of the world's most complex and rare diseases. I'm very much looking forward to joining the team and contributing to a very exciting future."
A team effort
Collectively, our Board of Trustees plays a key role in helping us achieve our purpose and make life science life changing.
"I'm truly delighted that Sue, Ian and Ian have agreed to become Trustees of LifeArc," says our Chair Dr John Stageman. "They will bring invaluable and complimentary professional experience and skills to the Board just as the Charity is poised to start implementing its new Strategy."
"The Board must play its part in delivering the challenge of using our exceptional asset base to translate medical innovations to benefit patients faster, alongside our multiple strategic partners," he continues. "I am supremely confident that Sue, Ian and Ian will help us rise to this challenge!"


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The programme gives students exposure to a wide range of approaches to osteopathy and this is reflected in a diverse teaching team who are graduates from the different osteopathic teaching institutions. A key strength of the programme at Nescot is that all staff have a teaching qualification and are involved in continuing professional development in their areas of osteopathic expertise. This ensures students receive both expert teaching as well as an osteopathic curriculum that is engaging and up to date. We are very proud of our roots in 'Classical' osteopathy and this approach continues to influence the curriculum. Providing breadth as well as a depth of knowledge this programme gives students an unparalleled understanding of the osteopathic profession, as well as the skills and ethics essential for safe, competent practice.
A unique aspect of this programme is Masters level study in year 4. During year 4 students complete a full research project suitable for journal submission and also have the opportunity to develop their expertise in areas of specialist interest such as paediatrics and sports injuries. This programme is likely to appeal to students with a strong academic interest with perhaps desire to combine lecturing and/or research with work as an osteopath. It may also appeal to students who wish to work in Europe where an Integrated Masters is likely to be the expected qualification for an osteopath.
Another key feature of the programme is the student clinic in which students are involved from Year 1 and where they eventually complete at least 1000 hours of training. The clinics are staffed by highly qualified and experienced tutors who supervise students in assessing and treating patients. The clinics provide a broad range of experience and students encounter patients of all ages and lifestyles as well as opportunity to work in specialist clinics such as paediatrics and sports injuries. Students gain experience in patient management, taking case histories, diagnosis and treatment. They receive a high level of support in the clinic and are allocated a personal clinic tutor and scheduled regular one-to-one tutorial sessions.
The programme is supported by Weblearn, a very robust on-line learning environment, which provides flexible access to lecture presentations and hand-outs, links to online journals and e-books, programme handbooks, upload links for assessments, academic forums and a record of tutorials.
Whereas the first three years follow the normal progression of an undergraduate programme in Year 4 students study at Masters level and have the opportunity to achieve 120 credits at level 7.
Year 1 (FHEQ Level 4):
Anatomical Structure & Function
Osteopathic Principles & Technique 1
Introduction to Professional Practice
Human Disease & Dysfunction
Foundation in Professional Practice
Developing Scope of Practice
Developing Professional Practice
Advanced Osteopathic Medicine
Advanced Professional Practice
Assessment is by viva, practical examination, coursework and dissertation.
The course includes both formative or practice assessment and formal summative assessments. The purpose of a formative assessment is to develop and test your understanding in the subject area. Formative assessments do not count towards your final module mark but your course team will give you feedback to help you improve. Formal or summative assessments normally count towards your module/unit mark and therefore towards your final award (i.e. class of degree, distinction/merit/pass). Assessment methods may include written examinations, and a range of coursework assessments such as essays, reports, portfolios, performance, presentations and often a major project or dissertation in the final year.
Fees for 2019 Entry
Annual Fees: £8,552
Concession: NO
Government Subsidised: NO
Student Loan Available: (Higher education loans may be available)
Please note: Fees are for 2019/20 entry and are for home and EU students of all ages. For more information about financial support for students, please click here.
Osteopathy students may incur some of the following additional costs: -
Clinical Tunics (approximately £25)
Year 2 - Stethoscope, Sphygmomanometer (Blood Pressure Cuff), Patella Hammer and ideally an Ophthalmoscope. The approximate costs of these items of equipment is £200 which have to be purchased at the start of the year.
Year 4 - Robes for Graduation (optional)
The minimum entry qualifications for the programme are:
From A levels: 112 UCAS Tariff points, including science based subjects
BTEC: 112 UCAS Tariff points, in science based subjects
Access Diploma: Pass with 60 credits (Science based)
Plus: GCSE (A*-C): minimum of five subject including Mathematics and English Language.
We will consider a range of alternative qualifications or experience that is equivalent to the typical offer. Applications from international students with equivalent qualifications are welcome.
A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with no element below 5.5, or equivalent is required for those for whom English is not their first language.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance is required
Looking to study Osteopathy in the UK?
Nescot has been awarded 'Sponsor Status' from the UK Border Agency and is now accepting applications from International Students. International students need a minimum IELTs score of 6.5 to show competence in all four assessed areas.
Most osteopaths are self-employed and work in the private sector, although some are working in multi-disciplinary environments within the NHS and in occupational healthcare in public bodies and private companies.
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Student Terms and Conditions and Academic Regulations for HE Students
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This Nescot College website describes the facilities and courses which the College intends to offer during the academic year commencing Autumn 2019. The web pages are prepared in advance of the academic year to which they relate and every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in these pages is helpful, fair and accurate at the time of printing. However, this information is subject to change over time.
Nescot will take reasonable steps to provide the courses and services as described, however, the College cannot guarantee the provision of any course or facility. Some circumstances, such as staff changes, resource limitations and other factors over which the College has no control, such as industrial action or a change in the law or the level of demand for a particular programme or module (please note that this list is non-exhaustive), may result in the College having to withdraw or change aspects of the programmes, modules and/or student services detailed on the website. This could include, but not necessarily be limited to, programme/module content, staffing, the location where the programme/module is taught or the manner of teaching delivery, and the facilities provided to deliver or support the programme. Where circumstances demand an unavoidable change or where it is necessary for the College to discontinue a programme of study, Nescot will take all reasonable steps to minimise the effect and all proposed changes will be notified to potential applicants who have registered an interest in the relevant programme at the earliest possible opportunity as well as being reflected on the College's website. In addition, any changes between the website and the proposed course and services will be notified to applicants at the time of making an offer.
All prices quoted may be subject to change and you will be notified of any such change when any offer of a place is made to you by Nescot.
Should you become a student of the College, this notice shall be a term of any contract between you and Nescot. Any offer of a place at the College shall be subject to the student enrolment conditions and the College's rules and regulations as amended from time to time. A copy of the Nescot's current terms and conditions can be obtained in writing from Nescot, Quality Office, Reigate Road, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 3DS.
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Q: DBUnit PostgresqlDataTypeFactory does not recognizes enum list I'm using DBUnit for an integration test, and before executing the test code I'm running into this error:
badges.track_types data type (2003, '_text') not recognized and will be ignored. See FAQ for more information.

org.dbunit.dataset.NoSuchColumnException: badges.TRACK_TYPES -  (Non-uppercase input column: track_types) in ColumnNameToIndexes cache map. Note that the map's column names are NOT case sensitive.

the column that is ignored is a list of enums.
In the dataset it's written like this :
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<dataset>
  // More info ...
  <badges name="30'000" description="30k a day" image_name="30000.png" threshold_val="30000.00000000" has_many="true" id="45" track_types="{TRACK_GENERIC}" "/>
</dataset>

I looked in the DBUnit FAQ and saw this issue , that says that I have to override the isEnumType() method to support my enum is Postgresql, so I did this:
/**
 * Override method to set custom properties/features
 */
protected void setUpDatabaseConfig(DatabaseConfig config) {

    config.setProperty(DatabaseConfig.PROPERTY_DATATYPE_FACTORY, new PostgresqlDataTypeFactory(){
        public boolean isEnumType(String sqlTypeName) {
            if(sqlTypeName.equalsIgnoreCase("track_types")){
                return true;
            }
            return false;
        }
    });
    config.setProperty(DatabaseConfig.PROPERTY_METADATA_HANDLER, new DefaultMetadataHandler());
}

But I still get the same error, and I don't know why. Maybe I'm not overriding well the method? Maybe it's not even the cause of my problem?
If you need any other code just ask, thanks!

A: Try to persist the enum with its value
enum.values();

it return an array than you save this element

A: Well... I wasn't able to solve this exactly but managed to solve it by a workaround.
This error comes because of the @DatabaseSetup annotation. If I did this process without using it, it still throws a 'column not recognized' error, because it doesn't recognize postgres arrays (that was the root cause that I have) but I could solve it by creating a new DataTypeFactory that extends from the default one:
public class PsqlArrayDataTypeFactory extends DefaultDataTypeFactory {
        public DataType createDataType(int sqlType, String sqlTypeName) throws DataTypeException {
            if (sqlType == Types.ARRAY)
            {
                return DataType.VARCHAR;
            }

            return super.createDataType(sqlType, sqlTypeName);
        }
    }

A: I had next error:
Caused by: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERROR: column "status" is of type topic_status but expression is of type character varying
  Hint: You will need to rewrite or cast the expression.

DbUnit requests meta for table and receives a type VARCHAR for enums from PostgreSQL. But PostgreSQL won't accept this type back.
I overrode methods from PostgresqlDataTypeFactory in next way:
config.setProperty(DatabaseConfig.PROPERTY_DATATYPE_FACTORY,
    new PostgresqlDataTypeFactory() {
        @Override
        public boolean isEnumType(String sqlTypeName) {
            return "topic_status".equalsIgnoreCase(sqlTypeName);
        }

        @Override
        public DataType createDataType(int sqlType, String sqlTypeName) throws DataTypeException {
            if (isEnumType(sqlTypeName)) {
                sqlType = Types.OTHER;
            }
            return super.createDataType(sqlType, sqlTypeName);
        }
    });
);

This sets type for enum as OTHER and parent method super.createDataType(sqlType, sqlTypeName) creates DataType in proper way.
PostgreSQL version: 9.6.5
DbUnit version: 2.5.4
More information could be found on discussion.

A: There is limited support for postgresql enums because only reading and writing strings is supported since dbunit 2.4.6. To do so you have to override the method "isEnumType" in the PostgresqlDataTypeFactory like this:
PostgresqlDataTypeFactory factory = new PostgresqlDataTypeFactory(){
  public boolean isEnumType(String sqlTypeName) {
    if(sqlTypeName.equalsIgnoreCase("abc_enum")){
      return true;
    }
    return false;
  }
};

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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT License.
// Code generated by Microsoft (R) AutoRest Code Generator.

package com.azure.resourcemanager.applicationinsights.generated;

import com.azure.core.util.Context;
import com.azure.resourcemanager.applicationinsights.fluent.models.AnnotationInner;
import java.time.OffsetDateTime;

/** Samples for Annotations Create. */
public final class AnnotationsCreateSamples {
    /*
     * x-ms-original-file: specification/applicationinsights/resource-manager/Microsoft.Insights/stable/2015-05-01/examples/AnnotationsCreate.json
     */
    /**
     * Sample code: AnnotationsCreate.
     *
     * @param manager Entry point to ApplicationInsightsManager.
     */
    public static void annotationsCreate(
        com.azure.resourcemanager.applicationinsights.ApplicationInsightsManager manager) {
        manager
            .annotations()
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                "my-resource-group",
                "my-component",
                new AnnotationInner()
                    .withAnnotationName("TestAnnotation")
                    .withCategory("Text")
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                    .withProperties("{\"Comments\":\"Testing\",\"Label\":\"Success\"}"),
                Context.NONE);
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}

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