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What the Pandemic Teaches Us about the Future of Healthcare
Wed 22 September 2021
The global pandemic is teaching us some invaluable lessons. As we recently heard in a discussion with Julie Fowler Smith, Banner Health, and Rakesh Mathew, Sogeti, they've taken stock of those lessons and are now navigating a smarter way forward.
Here are four takeaways from the pandemic that will serve healthcare IT leaders well as we brace for the next wave of variant infections--and head into the brighter future beyond.
1. Virtualization is vital
Julie and Rakesh told us they couldn't have done what they needed to do during the pandemic without engaging virtually. And that means they needed data, support and visibility into the patient across all touchpoints. In fact, many providers and clinicians have just learned how much they can achieve with remote visits. It's an opportunity we're just beginning to explore. In fact, approximately $250 billion of all current U.S. healthcare spend could be virtualized.
2. Clinical decision support takes center stage
During the pandemic, necessity became the mother of invention for healthcare IT leaders around the world. They needed to support an overwhelmed healthcare system with just-in-time information and clinical decision support at the point of care. And while CDS isn't a new concept, it has achieved even greater relevance and adoption over the past 18 months. In particular, the industry realized what becomes possible with CDS that's powered by patient information that's usable and accessible across all points of care. It saves time, money and even lives. This is why we're seeing a renewed focus on unified data models and data activation platforms as we head into the second half of 2021.
3. Patient data is the new center of gravity
The pandemic also refocused each and every one of us on our health. It's only accelerated the adoption of wearable devices, health and wellness apps, and the digitization of wellness, overall. We're entering into an incredible era for healthcare innovation—one in which patient data is rapidly becoming the new center of gravity for all health IT systems. A new "healthcare singularity" is emerging in which data concerning our health becomes universally usable and actionable. And the providers, payers and clinicians who thrive in a post-pandemic world will be the ones who learn how to tap into that singularity and leverage it to boost patient care, provider efficiency and effectiveness, and financial performance.
But in order to make this kind of utopian patient experience the new norm, not the exception, there's still a fair amount of work to be done.
4. The industry's on a quest for data activation
This incredible future depends on making patient information as available, useful and actionable to everyone who provides care. And that's only possible with a platform for data activation that's grounded in universally usable patient data. During the pandemic, organizations who prioritized the deployment of data activation platforms were able to power applications that supported their patients' well-being across all points of care, even in the worst of circumstances.
In the case of Banner, their data activation platform allowed them to accelerate the frequency of patient data updates from two days to one hour. This also meant they were able to let people know where shots were available and from which manufacturer, as well as analyze which patients were taking advantage of the vaccines and which ones were still at risk. As a result, Banner saw $4 million in savings from rationalizing various population health solutions. They were able to support a care management network serving more than 1 million patients. They saw a 70% reduction in IT infrastructure costs by moving to Innovaccer's SaaS-based model. And most importantly, they gained a 360-degree view of all patient data across all applications and platforms, meaning the sky's the limit for future healthcare innovations.
This is the new quest--the quest for patient data activation. And the incredible results Banner and Sogeti have seen are just the beginning.
To learn more about what the pandemic has to teach healthcare IT leaders, check out our conversation with Banner and Sogeti here.
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California Laws Brook No Sarcasm
By JOHN GOULD
THE past few days were given over rather much to contemplating the laws of the state of California, where things seem dreary enough. This began with one of those courtroom dramas on television, which had a disclaimer at the end saying the laws in some states may differ from those in California, which seems to me to be a hopeful sign. True, the shows are taped in that good state and everybody has to make the best of that.
The way I saw it, this honest-enough fellow was walking along the street minding his own business and a gentleman with a little box of tools approached him and said, ``Would it be all right if I removed some parts from that abandoned Volkswagon there in the field?'' Testimony revealed that the honest-enough citizen looked at the abandoned VW and said, ``It's all right with me.''
Now we are in court. The VW didn't belong to the man who gave permission, thus, to dissect it, and he is charged with contributing to a felony. The man with the tools didn't know the difference and thought the permission was reliable. California law, you see, has no place for the logical positivist.
In Vermont they used to have, and I hope still have, a legal light known as a ``side-judge.'' It's a good idea. The real judge sits in legal splendor and applies the law as it comes to him plain and raw. The side-judge is supposed to suit the decisions more kindly to the issues at hand, dealing in common sense as well as statutes.
Orlando Martin, who for many years was a respected side-judge in the Washington County superior court, used to tell a Vermont anecdote that is illustrative. He said a farmer was standing by the side of the road at Maple Corners and a tourist drove up in a snappy convertible with Massachusetts plates. The tourist called, ``My good man - I want to get to Montpelier!''
It is not considered good breeding to speak to any New England farmer with, ``My good man.'' So this farmer said, ``I don't know of a thing to hinder.''
Judge Martin had a lot of fine Vermont things like that, and used them adroitly the summer he stumped the country for his friend Calvin Coolidge. Some of the better ones were even attributed to Cal and readily believed. Here in Maine, we tell essentially the same farmer stories. For instance, the tourist stops to say, ``My good man - I'd like to get to Millinocket!''
This time the farmer expresses great interest, and says, ``Why?'' Or, in a story that more closely relates to the California incident, the tourist comes upon a fork in the road where signs point each way with ``Farmington.'' Leon Bard, a dear friend and close neighbor to us, was there at the time loading a pile of pulpwood onto his truck. The tourist, puzzled by the two signs, stops to say, ``My good man - does it matter which road I take to Farmington?''
Leon said, ``Not to me.''
It should frighten us to realize that any of these eastern reponses would land a farmer in jail in California. The poor joker who didn't have a thing to do with that derelict VW shouldn't have attempted wit and humor, but should have explained carefully that he was merely passing by, was a stranger in the neighborhood, and was in no position to speak with authority.
The judge, being a California judge and lacking the support of a side-judge, had no choice but to fling the book - the rascal had perpetrated an illusion of ownership that beguiled the man with the tools and made him an involuntary thief. It is a terrible thing to have crime thrust upon you by somebody who thinks he's funny.
Years ago an early tourist spoke to Elmer Todd on the sidewalk in front of the Brunswick Town Hall, and in the superiority of his self-esteem he said he hadn't seen too many people in town who looked at all bright. Elmer said ``Eyah,'' and the man went on, ``I'd guess I could talk almost any of them into buying the town hall!''
Elmer said, ``What makes you think I want to sell it?''
In California they'd clap poor Elmer in the pokey for dabbling in real estate without a license, but here in Maine they just began calling the town hall Elmer's Gazebo and for quite a few years they joshed him when ``his'' steeple clock didn't keep time. Elmer would say. ``I'll attend to that first thing in the morning.''
It's a long step from here to California, and Leon Bard, along with others, will tell you that suits him just fine.
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Moving Through Walls - The Four Foundations to Living Your Best Life
Israel Ellis
Publisher: MTW Press (1600256 Ontario Inc.)
Each of us has the capacity for greatness. The sum total of all your experiences in life has brought you to a place to realize your greatest self. So what's stopping you? The answer lies within. The only thing standing between you and your greatness is understanding your unique path.
Moving Through Walls contains practices, philosophies, attitudes, and anecdotes that will challenge your assumptions and inspire you to commit to new, transformational practices. Drawing on his life story of overcoming a dysfunctional childhood to realize his personal and entrepreneurial life dreams, author Israel Ellis takes us on a journey to explore how we limit ourselves when instead we can optimize our potential.  Building on four foundational principles, Israel provides the tools needed to help you move through walls to live your best life.
This book is for everyone! It will leave you feeling empowered and motivated to become your best self.
Are you ready to finally answer the question of what you really want in life?
The journey starts here.
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Primitive Mythology
Explore the power of myth as humanity first discovered it
Collected Works of Joseph Campbell edition — with up-to-date science
In this first volume of The Masks of God — Joseph Campbell's major work of comparative mythology — the preeminent mythologist looks at the wellsprings of myth. From the earliest expressions of religious awe in pre-modern humans to the rites and art of contemporary primal tribes, myth has informed humankind's understanding of the world, seen and unseen. Exploring these archetypal mythic images and practices, Campbell examines the basic concepts that underlie all human myth, even to this day.
The Masks of God is a four-volume study of world religion and myth that stands as one of Joseph Campbell's masterworks. On completing it, he wrote:
Its main result for me has been the confirmation of a thought I have long and faithfully entertained: of the unity of the race of man, not only in its biology, but also in its spiritual history, which has everywhere unfolded in the manner of a single symphony, with its themes announced, developed, amplified and turned about, distorted, reasserted, and today, in a grand fortissimo of all sections sounding together, irresistibly advancing to some kind of mighty climax, out of which the next great movement will emerge.
This new digital edition is part of the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell series. Joseph Campbell Foundation has worked with scientists and academics to bring the anthropological and paleontological information Campbell explores in line with the best twenty-first century scholarship.
(Comparative Mythology: paleontology, Neanderthal and Cro-magnon culture, neolithic and paleolithic art and religion.)
"[T]he mask in a primitive festival is revered and experienced as a veritable apparition of the mythical being that it represents — even though everyone knows that a man made the mask and that a man is wearing it. The one wearing it, furthermore, is identified with the god during the time of the ritual of which the mask is a part. He does not merely represent the god; he is the god."— Joseph Campbell, Primitive Mythology
Euripides was one of the greatest Greek tragedians and is considered one of the most important figures in ancient literature.  Euripides is thought to have written close to 100 plays and almost 20 of them have survived.  This edition of Heracles includes a table of contents.
The Garments of Court and Palace...
A "serious and thoughtful" interpretation of Machiavelli's life and thought—and its relevance today—from the acclaimed author of Terror and Consent (The Times, London).   Constitutional scholar Philip Bobbitt turns his expert attention to the life and work of Niccolo Machiavelli, the sixteenth century political philosopher whose classic text The Prince remains one of the most important and controversial works of political theory ever written.   In The Garments of Court and Palace, Bobitt argues that the perception of Machiavelli's Prince as a ruthless, immoral tyrant stems from mistranslations, political agendas, and readers who overlooked the philosopher's earlier work, Discourses on Livy. He explains that Machiavelli was instead advocating for rulers to distinguish between their personal ethos and state governance.   Rather than a "mirror book" advising rulers, The Prince prophesied the end of the feudal era and the birth of the neoclassical state. Using both Renaissance examples and cases drawn from the current era, Bobbitt shows Machiavelli's work is both profoundly moral and inherently constitutional, a turning point in our understanding of the relation between war, law, and the state.
Bertrand Russell: The Works
Russell led the British "revolt against idealism" in the early 20th century. He is considered one of the founders of analytic philosophy along with his predecessor Gottlob Frege, colleague G. E. Moore, and his protégé Ludwig Wittgenstein. He is widely held to be one of the 20th century's premier logicians. Russell was an anti-war activist; he went to prison for his pacifism during World War I. Later, he campaigned against Adolf Hitler, then criticised Stalinist totalitarianism, attacked the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War. In 1950 Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Books: The Problems of Philosophy [1912] Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays [1914] Our Knowledge of the External World As a Field for Scientific Method In Philosophy [1914] Political Ideals [1917] Proposed Roads To Freedom [1918] The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism [1920] The Analysis of Mind [1921] Free Thought and Official Propaganda [1922] The Problem of China [1922]
The Power of Cute
Simon May
An exploration of cuteness and its immense hold on us, from emojis and fluffy puppies to its more uncanny, subversive expressions
Cuteness has taken the planet by storm. Global sensations Hello Kitty and Pokémon, the works of artists Takashi Murakami and Jeff Koons, Heidi the cross-eyed opossum and E.T.—all reflect its gathering power. But what does "cute" mean, as a sensibility and style? Why is it so pervasive? Is it all infantile fluff, or is there something more uncanny and even menacing going on—in a lighthearted way? In The Power of Cute, Simon May provides nuanced and surprising answers.
We usually see the cute as merely diminutive, harmless, and helpless. May challenges this prevailing perspective, investigating everything from Mickey Mouse to Kim Jong-il to argue that cuteness is not restricted to such sweet qualities but also beguiles us by transforming or distorting them into something of playfully indeterminate power, gender, age, morality, and even species. May grapples with cuteness's dark and unpindownable side—unnerving, artful, knowing, apprehensive—elements that have fascinated since ancient times through mythical figures, especially hybrids like the hermaphrodite and the sphinx. He argues that cuteness is an addictive antidote to today's pressured expectations of knowing our purpose, being in charge, and appearing predictable, transparent, and sincere. Instead, it frivolously expresses the uncertainty that these norms deny: the ineliminable uncertainty of who we are; of how much we can control and know; of who, in our relations with others, really has power; indeed, of the very value and purpose of power.
The Power of Cute delves into a phenomenon that speaks with strange force to our age.
Scribes of Space - Place in...
Matthew Boyd Goldie
Scribes of Space posits that the conception of space—the everyday physical areas we perceive and through which we move—underwent critical transformations between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. Matthew Boyd Goldie examines how natural philosophers, theologians, poets, and other thinkers in late medieval Britain altered the ideas about geographical space they inherited from the ancient world. In tracing the causes and nature of these developments, and how geographical space was consequently understood, Goldie focuses on the intersection of medieval science, theology, and literature, deftly bringing a wide range of writings—scientific works by Nicole Oresme, Jean Buridan, the Merton School of Oxford Calculators, and Thomas Bradwardine; spiritual, poetic, and travel writings by John Lydgate, Robert Henryson, Margery Kempe, the Mandeville author, and Geoffrey Chaucer—into conversation. This pairing of physics and literature uncovers how the understanding of spatial boundaries, locality, elevation, motion, and proximity shifted across time, signaling the emergence of a new spatial imagination during this era.


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Q: Do the difficulty of the computer players change depending on how you are doing? Another illusion in MarioKart64 of my brother and me.
Is it just us or when you are doing really great, the computer players are always on your tail and seem to be able to skip you very easily, and when you are doing bad, the computer players seem to slow down so you can catchup.
Is any of this true or it it again my brother and me imaginating things?

A: Yes, this is called the Rubber Band Effect
Generally, what is happening is the A.I is trying to present a challenge to you without seeming completely impossible to beat. When you are driving worse (or if you are a newer player not used to the ins and outs of the game) the A.I. players drive slower.
When you pick up your game and start racing faster, the A.I compensates by making the enemies faster as well.
The reason this is called 'Rubber Band' is because it is like having an invisible rubber band between you and the other racers. When you are slow, you drag on them, when you are fast, you drag them along.
You can also see this effect in the weapon pickups available to you - when you are winning, you'll mostly get banana skins and fake pickup boxes. when you are losing, you'll get homing shells etc.

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BusTalk Forum Index -> Surface Transit Resources on the Web
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BusRide
For more than 40 years, BUSRide magazine has been the most trusted resource for the bus, transit and motorcoach industry. Each issue is packed with news and information - profiles of bus companies, transit systems and manufacturers; reports on the latest equipment; technical information and more!
Mass Transit magazine, a Cygnus Business Media publication, serves more than 19,000 readers associated with the public transportation industry including transit managers, industry suppliers and industry associations. It is the only publication that focuses on the people who manage the business and their successful management practices. Mass Transit's editorial content provides subscribers with management, marketing, operational and product information they need to better manage transit systems and overcome the changes in today's environment.
Founded in 1904, Merto Magazine has served the bus and passenger rail industries for more than a century. Metro's coverage includes both public transit systems and private bus operators, addressing topics such as funding mechanisms, procurement, rolling stock maintenance, privatization, risk management and sustainability.
National Bus Trader
This monthly magazine is primarily dedicated to over-the-road coaches used in commercial service (charters, tours or scheduled service) or those that have been converted (motor homes, entertainer coaches and executive coaches). Content includes articles or columns on the vehicles, maintenance, service, suppliers, conversions, classified listings of buses for sale, a legal column and a pricing guide to used coaches.
The Constant Rider
A fun 'zine from Portland, OR about the people and situations you encounter on the bus, MAX, and Amtrak, and only a buck an issue!
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Q: why SLComposeViewController not sharing text and link in Ipad? when I try to share text and link on Facebook using SLComposeViewController its showing in iphone but not showing in ipad.
thanks

A: I think your iPhone haven't Facebook app but iPad had it. If you have the Facebook app in your device means, then the setInitialText: function cannot works. Try your code with and without the facebook app in your device. And let me know your results.


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Q: Inner and Outer merge in Pandas with indicator=True Let's say that I have two dataframes df1 and df2. I can do an inner and an outer join in this way:
inner_df = df1.merge(df2, how="inner", left_on=col_df1, right_on=col_df2)
outer_df = df1.merge(df2, how="outer", left_on=col_df1, right_on=col_df2)

The DataFrame.merge method allows you to use an indicator attribute: if True, a column is added to output DataFrame called "_merge" with information on the source of each row. This column takes on a value of "left_only" for observations whose merge key only appears in 'left' DataFrame, "right_only" for observations whose merge key only appears in 'right' DataFrame, and "both" if the observation's merge key is found in both.
I am not sure if I understood correctly what this attribute does. Here is my question: are these two pieces of code equivalent?
inner_df = df1.merge(df2, how="inner", left_on=col_df1, right_on=col_df2)

outer_df = df1.merge(df2, how="outer", left_on=col_df1, right_on=col_df2,
                     indicator=True)
inner_df = outer_df[outer_df['_merge'] == 'both'].drop(columns=["_merge"])

A: The two merges return the same rows. But not exactly the same dataframes. The differences are:

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*inner_df2 has an additional column _merge column - ok if is trivial to get rid of it with ...drop(columns='_merge')

*The columns may have been populated with NaN values. If some have an integer type, they have been converted to a floating point type. It is normally not a major problem, because once you only select lines with no NaN values you can convert them back to their original type. It is a serious problem in one use case: if you have a numpy int64 type and values using more than 53 bits. In that case, the forth and back conversion will zero the least significant bits. That would lead to inacurate values it they represent some measures, or worse if they are identifiers.

Long story short: whether both are equivalent actually depend on the real use case...


Long-running TV comedy Benidorm may have come to an end earlier this year, but a new show from its creator aims to be a spiritual successor.
Rather than being set in sunny Spain, however, this time it will take place on the coast of Yorkshire.
Writer Derren Litten is taking his wares from ITV to the BBC for 'Scarborough', named after the North Yorkshire seaside town in which it is set.
Announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival, the six-part sitcom will revolve around the daily goings on at a karaoke bar, and the patrons who frequent it to belt out 80s classics.
"Its a real coup to have someone of Derren's great experience land a broad sitcom with a Northern comedy heart to it", he said.
It will likely have a lot in common with Benidorm, which ran for more than a decade.
Both shows feature an ensemble cast, are centred around holiday-resort settings, and come front-loaded with heaps of good-humoured, British charm.
A release date has not yet been confirmed, though on-location shooting in North Yorkshire is expected to take place in the summer of 2019, so it might be a while until we see it yet.
But fans should fear not: the next instalment of the show's story will be told in an upcoming stage play.
Benidorm Live begins its run in Newcastle in September, before embarking on a tour taking in Edinburgh, Bradford, Belfast and Leeds among many others – with dates running into 2019.
This article originally appeared on our sister site, iNews.


Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions affecting geriatrics in the United States. Frequently, hearing loss goes unnoticed or its impact is underestimated since hearing loss is an "invisible handicap." Untreated hearing loss has the potential to negatively affect interpersonal relationships, increase stress and fatigue, cause depression, frustration, anger, low self-esteem and a sense of isolation. It has been well documented that proper treatment, intervention strategies and support services can eradicate undesirable effects of a hearing impairment.
The National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders (NJDCD) suggests the following questions to help with the identification of a hearing loss: 1. Do people complain that you turn the television or radio too high? 2. Do you find yourself asking people to repeat? 3. Do you misunderstand what others are saying and respond inappropriately? 4. Do you have trouble following a conversation when two or more people are talking at the same time?
Recognizing the signs of hearing loss and making the appropriate referral to hearing health care professionals is the next step.
Audiologists can perform a complete hearing evaluation to verify that hearing loss exists, describe the type and cause, explain the degree of hearing loss, evaluate the impact of hearing loss on the individual and family members and recommend appropriate treatment strategies. Quite often, it is difficult to communicate with the hearing impaired individual. Some communication strategies and methods that are often successful in communicating with the hearing impaired individual include: a) Getting the person's attention before speaking. b) Facing the listener while speaking. c) Maintaining eye contact. d) Allowing adequate light to fall on the face of the speaker. e) Using facial expressions and features to convey the meaning. f) Speaking clearly, a little more slowly and in short sentences. g) Speaking in a normal tone of voice.
Caregivers and/or family members should consider the auditory needs of the elderly person with the hearing loss in one to one and group communication environments. When hearing loss has been identified, caregivers should explore alternatives for compensating the loss and maintaining adequate communication strategies. These options may include hearing aids and other assistive listening devices as well as modification of their environment. In addition to hearing aids, auxiliary aid options include pocket talkers, FM personal systems, induction loops, infrared systems and telephone equipment, including TTYs. In addition, for the severely hearing impaired, visual and vibrating warning systems (smoke alarms, door bells and alarm clocks), caption television; real-time captioning and computer desk assisted note taking are available. Environmental modifications such as eliminating or reducing background noise and visual distractions, removing visual objects which obstruct the view of the listener and sound proofing rooms (e.g. using acoustic tiling, draperies and carpeting), managing room temperature, arranging for comfortable seating and sitting in a circle, all contribute to an improved listening environment.


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Black Metal Murder
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The Norwegian band Mayhem is usually credited as the most important second wave 'black metal' band. This is partly because their sound was innovative but mostly because the lead singer (known as 'Dead') killed himself and the guitar player ('Euronymous') was murdered by a rival in the scene ('Count Grishnackh'
"Compared to What"
Another sort of protest song by the jazz greats Les McCann and Eddie Harris which in 1969, could have been considered treason. A crime which was perpetrated not by the performers, but by the one who wrote the song – the late Eugene McDaniels. Here's an excerpt: I love the
"Je t'emmerde"
Delivery is everything, especially in language and art. Nuance, tone, cadence and an all-out verbal assault is primordial if you're French rapper (born Cameroon) MC Jean Gab'1. Charles M'Bouss (his real name), chose the MC moniker from watching 1960's and 70's French cinema and in particular from Jean Gabin, one
The duality of graffiti
I have no doubt that this will be the first of many, many posts on the complexity of graffiti. In La Mesa, CA, where I live, the act of making graffiti is unlawful, as is possession on public property of anything deemed an instrument of graffiti (spray paint, oversized markers,
Pussy Riot should probably be the inaugural post on the Art/Crime Archive. These are the young women currently residing in prisons in Siberia (well, two of the three of them; one was released) for playing a political punk rock song inside the Church of Christ the Savior Orthodox church in
The Beauty of Animal Testing
In a campaign to highlight the tortuous treatment inflicted upon animals in cosmetic lab testing, Lush, a 'cruelty-free' make up chain, along with the Humane Society International put on display a re-enactment of cosmetic testings on a woman, instead of an animal. A social sculpture student volunteered to be tortured
Crimesploitation
Gangland is one of the—if not the—most egregious peddlers of 'crimesploitation' consumed in America these days. What is crimesploitation? Crimesploitation is a portmanteau of the words 'crime' and 'exploitation,' and it describes a particular type of media text that exploits crime. I propose that crimesploitation is a genre with the
Piss Christ
I was intrigued when I heard about this in the past and the controversy that is obviously tied along with it. Andres Serrano did this art piece and photographed it, and since 1987, when it was released, there has no doubt-ably had many controversies tied along with it. The Christian


Following the global financial crisis, the world economy is in an unpleasant situation. There are people all over the world who are fighting poverty and financial uncertainty. Its possible that there will be several generations between now and the time when the world economy manages to recover. However, Australia is doing quite well and business is booming.
There are definitely some skill shortages around the country, though, and that's due to massive economic booms in the industries of Energy and Mining. If you are looking for a reason to move to Oz, there's never been a better time than right now.
Australia enjoys a temperate climate and a wonderful lifestyle.
It also has a beautiful, clean and healthy environment.
There is a wide range of educational opportunities and providers in the country.
Australia has a high standard of living, and skilled workers have many job opportunities available to them.
Australia is, simply put, a nation with numerous opportunities. It's a great place to live and to work, and the climate is diverse enough to make it appealing to just about anyone. You may prefer a farm or a place in the city, a beach or a mountain abode- whatever you are looking for, Australia has it.
Australia was originally settled back in 1788 by the British. Today, it is divided into six states and two territories under what is known as a Constitutional Monarchy.
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Prather Point discusses concept of being hazy, lazy, crazy and ready – Brighteon.TV
Former intelligence officer Jeffrey Prather touched on the concept of being "hazy, lazy, crazy and ready" during the Dec. 17 episode of "Prather Point on Brighteon.TV.
Prather said he published a rebuttal for military personnel discharged for refusing to get the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. "They've thrown out Marines, sailors and airmen without regard for their letter of reference for their religious exemption requirements. It's all part of the plan, but it's far from over," he noted.
CBS News reported on Dec. 14 that the Air Force has discharged 27 airmen for turning down the vaccine. According to a spokesperson from the branch, the 27 active-duty members received counseling about the vaccines in an attempt to convince them.
When they still refused, Air Force commanders went ahead with the decision to discharge the 27 for refusing to comply with a lawful order. The 27 discharged airmen had been with the military branch for less than six years, the report added.
Meanwhile, ABC 7 reported that the Marine Corps discharged 103 service members for turning down the COVID-19 vaccine. The service confirmed the move on Dec. 16 and added that 95 percent of active-duty Marines have received at least one vaccine dose.
"In 2020, I was warning America about what was happening and what was coming. In 2021, I have focused on explaining the details of what's going on. We are engaged in a fifth-generation war that is very low on kinetic violence: Most of it is covert. It is really about information influence operations to change culture," Prather said. (Related: Jeffrey Prather: Culture change is part of fifth-generation warfare – Brighteon.TV.)
"One of the symptoms of a fifth-generation war is you may not even know that you are in one. [However,] it's still very difficult for people to understand because they think kinetic war is the only type of war – [that's] not true at all. The government lost a fifth-generation war against this array of enemies, changing the culture. We are now engaged in a fourth-generation insurgent war against our own government."
Prather asks if Americans are hazy, lazy, crazy or ready
Prather called on Americans to get involved in the fight for the republic, but lamented that American culture has become very lazy. "Easy is over and lazy isn't going to work. [This is] not the way America was founded, [this is] not the way the tribes and the pioneers were."
He proposed a sort of self-analysis that people can do – which he calls hazy, lazy, crazy or ready – before they can get involved. The title alluded to an earlier podcast Prather recorded.
First, he talked about the concept of "hazy." Prather said that hazy means people are still "not sure what's going on." He continued: "Either you're hazy because you're just not very intelligent, or you want to be purposefully ignorant."
He cited an example of a family training with him that remained hazy despite the reality around them. "They want to stay purposefully ignorant. They don't want to face that the world is worse today. So they just kind of ignore things – and they put their kids at risk."
Second, Prather touched on the concept of "lazy." He explained: "I understand there's a problem and I want to do something about it, but I want you to do everything for me."
"Easy is over. You've got to either find it, grow it, hunt it or make it. You've got to get out of your paradigms if you are lazy. They want everything done for them. That's not going to work. Laziness is not going to work anymore."
Third, Prather defined "crazy" as someone "doing the same thing over and other [and] expecting a different result." He mentioned the example of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell who presented evidence of election fraud following his August 2021 Cyber Symposium. Lindell urged Americans to write to their respective attorneys general (AGs) to get investigations into vote fraud going.
"'Write to your AGs to get the cases going?' Well, in Maricopa County, where the great Arizona patriots did a fantastic volunteer job, what has happened? Nothing has happened. If you think you can go to these old institutions that were standing when we were growing up before they were infiltrated, and you're doing the same thing expecting a different result – you're crazy."
Lastly, Prather said that those who are ready are willing to let go of past paradigms and old conventions that no longer work. "It's going to require all of us to get involved and do whatever we can."
He called on those who are ready to eschew the paradigm that they have limited skill sets, saying that "everybody has a skill set" and "everybody has value." Prather also urged Americans to let go of the "lone survivor" paradigm common in action movies.
"You're going to have to ream up to do this [and] put aside differences with people that you don't like," he said. (Related: Jeffrey Prather talks about fifth-gen warfare and how Americans can fight for freedom – Brighteon.TV.)
Watch the full Dec. 17 episode of "Prather Point" below. Tune in to "Prather Point" every Friday at 10-11 a.m. on Brighteon.TV.
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World Alternative Media host slams Hong Kong for forcing people into camps based on nonexistent omicron cases – Brighteon.TV
Jeff and Shady talk about resisting medical tyranny with Dr. Simone Gold – Brighteon.TV
'It's worse than a war zone' : Murder and mayhem being encouraged by media in preparation for the second American civil war to go hot
Florida Gov. DeSantis pushes back big-time on society-destroying critical race theory by introducing 'Stop W.O.K.E. Act'
Australian senator says she won't take the COVID-19 vaccine
There comes a time when there is no alternative to fighting for your life and liberty
Decorated army veteran and others ARRESTED by NYPD in the cheesecake factory after REFUSAL TO SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION – Intense VIDEOS
Aussie workers take to the street to protest against vaccine mandates
In a world dominated by mass DELUSION, the truly sane seem like outcasts
Dr. Stella Immanuel: Learn to trust God in these evil times – Brighteon.TV
12/13/2021 / By Kevin Hughes
When resistance becomes duty
Anti-vaxx demonstrators block roads outside NYC mayor's home
Steel Truth: Sam Bushman and Bobby Piton talk about the importance of constitutionality – Brighteon.TV
Firefighters to challenge LA's vaccine mandate – John Knox interviewed by Mike Adams on Brighteon.TV
Survey: Only 37% of Democrats want a second Biden term
Oklahoma sues Biden administration over vaccine mandate for National Guard
Australian ambulance workers who were FIRED for being unvaccinated are fighting back
Your dominant DELUSION determines how you experience "reality" and how it all ends for you
Judge blocks Biden's oppressive vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors
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Cinco de Mayo is this Friday, May 5th, and although it seems like it's all about the tacos, the music, the margaritas — it's much more. Cinco de Mayo is really a day that celebrates the defeat of the French army during the Battle of Puebla in Mexico on May 5, 1862. Use Cinco de Mayo 2017 as a chance to educate yourself, support authentic local Mexican businesses, and celebrate responsibly.
Now that you've had your history lesson, let's talk food! This weekend there will be free burritos, a tequila tasting, the return of everyone's favorite wine-down event, the reopening of a farmers market, and so many opportunities to try new food.
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Andale Latino Grill, as they are offering complimentary "Pollo Loco" burritos to all their customers for lunch and dinner. Stop by from 11 am to 10 pm, for a tasty burrito stuffed with tender chipotle marinated chicken, Spanish rice, black beans, caramelized onions, corn salsa, pico de gallo, and Aji sauce.
But wait, there's more! You know what's even better than burritos? Tequila. Royal T's at the Mansion Inn is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a tequila and food pairing event this Friday, May 5th. Tickets include a five-course, Mexican tasting menu along with the finest Tequilas and Mezcal pairings from the bar. Buy your tickets here, and you better hurry, the Mansion Inn's events are always a hit!
Come to El Barrio for an outdoor Cinco de Mayo party, this Friday starting at 4:30 pm. The parking lot will expand and host live music, comedy, great El Barrio food, a selection of $4 Mexican beers, and $5 house margaritas and mojitos. There will be games, vendors, a taco eating contest, and more!
Then on Saturday, the party continues inside for brunch at 10 am, and then more food and drinks through 2 am on Sunday.
Party in Sellersville for Cinco de Mayo! At the Washington House Restaurant, pair your beer flights with festive dinner items including $5 appetizers and $5 margaritas. Reserve your table and bring your friends.
It's Cinco de Mayo, so why not try out a different restaurant or eatery in Doylestown for Foodie First Friday? Foodie First Friday is a monthly event that celebrates culture, community and cuisine. Many of the restaurants have specials for the celebration, so try a restaurant you've never been to, or stop by your usual place and enjoy your favorites. Plus, these restaurants probably have Cinco de Mayo specials. For a full list of participating restaurants, click here. Be sure to call the restaurants if you are curious about their special menus and happy hours.
The spring and summer party is back at The Market! What we mean to say is, the Friday night unWINEd series will return on May 5, just in time for Cinco de Mayo. Come relax with Rose Bank Winery wines, listen to music from local entertainment, keep the kiddos busy with food and games, and pick up some DelVal Creamery ice cream! Free admission, weather permitting.
Welcome back to the regular Wrightstown Farmers Market! The market has a great season planned, with vendors bringing delicious products, crafts and gift items to the table. New vendors include BowlFace soups, Masey and Leigh flavored maple syrup, One Sweet Baker, Shibumi Farm mushrooms, and Warm Sugar Bakery (note: not all of those vendors will be in attendance this weekend).
If you come early to the market, you can get a free Nasturtium plant. The big produce item of the weekend is asparagus. Milk House Farm Market and Rolling Hills Farm will have asparagus, but they will sell our fast!
Cinco de Mayo is getting all of the attention, but there are other things to celebrate this weekend. For instance, you can enjoy a Kentucky Derby party at the Rising Sun Inn, in Telford. Watch "The Run for the Roses," sip a mint julep or a bourbon smash. Ladies, don't forget to wear a big fancy hat! There will be Kentucky Derby inspired food and drink specials, and the event starts at 4 pm.
Do you have a sweet tooth? Co-owners and mother & daughter chefs Elizabeth Jean "Beth" Maugeri and Gina Marie Maugeri certainly do. They create and decorate a variety of many baked goods at their Levittown bakery, Maugeri Cupcake Co. Their cakes are handmade and their cupcakes are topped with yummy icing, and you can try some of their sweets this weekend. They are hosting a mini cupcake tasting this weekend on May 6 and May 7, where you can try out some of their sweet confections. Call 267.202.6935 for more information.
McCoole's is hosting a Midnight Messenger Speakeasy, featuring entertainment by Michael Arenella and the Dreamland Orchestra, with a performance by the Magnolia Sadies. Vintage attire is encouraged at this event, after all it is a speakeasy! The event is 4 – 8 pm, and it's $45 for a ticket, which includes drinks, social dancing, and a speciality menu. Reserve your tickets here.


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Churches that are structured around missional communities face a diverse range of challenges and questions. How do you develop apprentices and multiply? What about elders, the gathering, and kids ministry? How do you shepherd people on mission through DNA groups? All of these questions and more are addressed in MC Church Realities. Designed as a supplement to How to Equip a Missional Community, this series speaks to key questions that have been asked by many leaders.
To access this content, you must sign up for one of our premium membership plans, or you can purchase the stand-alone series in our store here. View our plans or log in if you're a member.


St. Anthony Catholic School is proudly celebrating its 97th year of academic excellence rooted in gospel values. St. Anthony serves students in Pre-Kindergarten3 thru grade eight. Our students are exposed to the arts, band, computers, library skills, music, physical education, and Spanish. In addition, we offer a variety of extra-curricular clubs, school choir, student council, and a CYO sports program.
Teaching the faith is vital to our mission. Students have daily religious instruction, focus on a specific virtue each month, and celebrate the liturgy every Monday. Students are also encouraged to join the parish's choir, boy scouts, girl scouts, altar servers, and other youth ministries. Service learning is explicitly integrated into the culture of St. Anthony. Each classroom organizes a service project. This may include visiting a local nursing home or raising money for tsunami victims. School-wide service projects include outreach such as participating in a can food drive or walking for the homeless. St. Anthony students are both taught the faith and given opportunities to live it out.
Discipline and academic rigor are essential for success and integral to our school's culture. St. Anthony's follows the academic standards issued by the Archdiocese of Washington. Well prepared students from St. Anthony Catholic School score well on standardized tests and on the High School Placement Test (HSPT). It is not surprising that 100% of our graduates are accepted into Catholic high schools and public high schools of choice.
The Church teaches us that the parents are the primary educators of their children. St. Anthony families are dynamic in the ways they contribute to our school. We have an active Home and School Association that both raises funds and also works to build community and enhance existing programs. We have Core Parents that work specifically with their child's homeroom teacher. Lastly, we have a school-wide service hour program where each family serves twenty hours throughout the year. There are endless opportunities to earn hours: office help, chaperoning, working hot lunch, assisting with the Christmas Concert, etc.
To learn more about St. Anthony Catholic School or specifically about the application process, before and after-care rates, or financial aid please call the school office. We look forward to welcoming you!


The information on this page features many of the projects that have, currently are, or plan to be undertaken by the Town of Lyons, since the 2013 flood. There may be additional projects that aren't depicted in this information.
All time frames are estimates, and are subject to change at any time. Planned projects are conditional to funding, timing, and other variants. Unforeseen circumstances may alter the scope, budget, or viability of any project. The information on this page is intended to provide an overview of Lyons' post-flood projects, for informative purposes only.
The following map illustrates the general locations tied to many of the post-flood projects. Click the points on the map to reveal basic information about the respective project, including project status, anticipated time frame and budget, a brief overview, and an image.
Click here to be directed to the list of ongoing projects' updates, detailing progress and relevant information. Refer to this document for the latest on current and future projects, as its regularly updated by project managers and coordinating staff.
Tentatively planning for a pedestrian bridge at 3rd Ave. and Park St.
To bring water and utilities to the Eastern Corridor, which includes new lift station; new force main; and three pressure reducing waterline connections.


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Q: Creating xlsx file via TSQL stored procedure I am trying to create xlsx(new format) file from TSQL Stored procedure, but I can not find a solution. At the moment I am trying with this code:
EDIT:I am using MSSQL 2014.
CREATE PROCEDURE spExecute_ADODB_SQL
@DDL VARCHAR(2000),
@DataSource VARCHAR(100),
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The unsung heroes of the Wright Brother's first flight tests.
"One group gets tiny copies of the 'Times,' the other gets tiny copies of the 'Post.'"
"I started in the Lab and worked my way up."
"And for god's sake, Man, make sure that you bolt that door after you!"
"Your dating profile says that you work in a laboratory. Are you a scientist?"
"I think they're lying about the grant extension, Hank."
"You've got a degree, why do you do this?"
Why the multinational cartel Apex Pharmaceuticals went down 7 5/8 yesterday.
"We're bringing the arts and sciences together here by giving crayons to rats."
"I'm a lab rat, but this doesn't look like any laboratory to me."
"You have to ask yourself, is it even worth finding the cheese anymore!"
New Leadership on the Horizon?
The control group is non-smoking!
"Dad, I'm a lab-rat by choice, it's my profession. Now you're just going to have to accept the fact that you have a son who's pregnant."
"Well, I'm not breaking any records. How about you?"
Laboratory mouse in a maze with directions.


This is Part Two of an article that addresses common myths about Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) or Sensory Dysfunction (SD). "Sensory stimulation can be more difficult to tolerate during times of transition or change. For example: when job responsibilities change, or teacher is introduced." This article was originally published by Toni Boucher and appeared on her HubPages where she has many wonderful articles.
Myth #6: People's sensory experiences remain constant regardless of time, location and circumstance. If they tolerate something at work or school, they should also be able to tolerate it at home or if they tolerated it last week, they should be able to tolerate it today.
Fact #6: People's tolerance of sensory stimuli can vary greatly from one circumstance to another.
For example, many people with HFA report that they are able to withstand certain sounds or lights while in public places such as school or work, but it requires so much energy and effort on their part to "hold it together" during this time that when they return home they must "shut down" as they have used up their ability to cope. During this time they may experience a heightened sense of pain or discomfort to noises, touch, smells and or sights. It is as if they have used up all the hot water in the heater and must wait for the tank to reheat. An increase in rocking, hand flapping and other sensory behaviors may occur during these times as a way to relieve tension that has built up.
Myth #7: Inattention and hyperactivity in people with HFA are best treated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity (ADHD) medication.
Fact #7: Severe anxiety can often mimic symptoms of ADHD.
Anxiety is defined as excessive worry and distress over regular life events or events that are unlikely to happen. Thoughts of what might happen dominate the person's day and interfere with their ability to enjoy life and accomplish daily tasks. Furthermore, individuals who have anxiety often report physical sensations such as racing heart, difficulty breathing, sweating, stomach aches, headaches, loss of appetite and trouble sleeping.
Stimulant medications used for ADHD can actually intensify anxiety and cause an increase in sensory seeking behaviors. In order for individuals on the spectrum to live comfortably and reach their potential, it is absolutely crucial that any issues of anxiety be addressed. Unfortunately, anxiety is frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed as ADHD for people with autism and the results can be profoundly debilitating.
Myth #8: If a person exhibits tendencies such as lining things up, having a specific routine or rituals like turning around before entering a room or washing hands, they must have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Fact #8: Many people who really have HFA are misdiagnosed with OCD, especially when they exhibit milder communication and socialization challenges.
While it is true that HFA and OCD can look very similar on the surface, the defining difference is that in addition to obsessive compulsive tendencies, all individuals with HFA possess difficulty communicating and socializing as well as their obsessive compulsive tendencies. Individuals with OCD do not have remarkable deficits in their ability to socialize or communicate. Unfortunately, people with HFA who receive a diagnosis of OCD often do not get needed help with communication and socialization. Furthermore, even though OCD is an anxiety disorder, these individuals may not get help for their anxiety because the focus of treatment is often to eliminate sensory seeking behaviors rather than addressing the underlying anxiety that causes this behavior in the first place.
Myth #9: It is not fair to let some students have wiggle seats, squishy balls, hats or other sensory devices because not all students are allowed to have them.
Fact #9: Sensory devices in the classroom or on the job are not toys.
Myth #10: People on the spectrum should be able to control their urinary urges and their bowels "like everybody else".
Fact #10: Gastrointestinal (GI) issues are a major concern for some people with HFA.
As a matter of fact, children with ASD's have a higher rate of GI issues than typical children and children with other developmental disabilities. This can present with extreme discomfort and even pain. Some individuals are unable to sense when they need to void and this can result in loss of both bladder and bowel control. Some individuals on the spectrum also report that for some reason, voiding on themselves feels comforting and they may wet themselves to relieve anxiety. Potty training is a skill that is delayed and difficult to learn for some children on the spectrum.


Kasimir stared at her for a long moment.
"Why are you being nice to me?" she blurted out, not moving.
Carrying her backpack over his shoulder, he turned down the hallway. Josie watched him go, her eyes tracing the muscular shape of his back beneath his jacket and chiseled rear end.
Then she shook her head, irritated with herself. Why did she have to blurt out every single thought in her head? Why couldn't she just show discipline and quiet restraint, like Bree? Why did she have to be such a goofball all the time, the kind of girl who'd start conversations with random strangers on any topic from orchids to cookie recipes, then give them her bus money?
This time wasn't my fault, she thought mutinously, following him down the hall. He was far too handsome. No woman could possibly manage sensible thinking beneath the laser-like focus of those blue eyes!
"Tap water, please," she said faintly.
He returned with a glass.
"Thanks," she said. She glugged down the icy, delicious water.
Unusual didn't sound good. She wiped her mouth. "I am?" she echoed uncertainly, lowering the glass.
She snorted. "Trying to impress you would be a waste of time. I know a man like you would never be interested in a girl like me—not genuinely interested," she mumbled.
He looked down at her, his blue eyes breathtaking.
"You're selling yourself short," he said softly, and Josie felt it again—that strange flash of heat.
"Unusual. And honest." Turning, he went to the wet bar and poured himself a short glass of amber-colored liquid. He returned, then took a slow, thoughtful sip.
"All right. I'll get your sister back for you," he said abruptly.
Isn't that what she'd just said? "Yes," she cried.
Slowly, she reached out her hand. She felt the hot, calloused hollow of his palm, felt his strong fingers interlace with hers. A tremble raced through her. Swallowing, she lifted her gaze to his handsome face, to those electric-blue eyes, and it was like staring straight at the sun.
Kasimir gave a low, humorless laugh.
Prince Kasimir Xendzov hadn't started the feud ten years ago with his brother.
As a child, he'd idolized Vladimir. He'd been proud of his older brother, of his loving parents, of his family, of his home. Their great-grandfather had been one of the last great princes of Russia, before he'd died fighting for the White Army in Siberia, after sending his beloved wife and baby son to safety in Alaskan exile. Since then, for four generations, the Xendzovs had lived in self-sufficient poverty on an Alaskan homestead far from civilization. To Kasimir, it had been an enchanted winter kingdom.
Kasimir, two years younger, had listened breathlessly. "Really, Volodya?" But though he'd idolized his older brother, he hadn't understood Vladimir's restlessness. Kasimir loved their home. He liked going hunting with their father and listening to him read books in Russian by the wood-burning stove at night. He liked chopping wood for their mother, feeling the roughness of an ax handle in his hand, and having the satisfaction of seeing the pile of wood climb steadily against the side of the log cabin. To him, the wild Alaskan forest wasn't isolating. It was freeing.
Home. Family. Loyalty. Those were the things Kasimir cared about.
Right after their father died unexpectedly, Vladimir got news he'd been accepted to the best mining college in St. Petersburg, Russia. Their widowed mother had wept with joy, for it had been their father's dream. But with no money for tuition, Vladimir had put off school and gone to work at a northern mine to save money.
Two years later, Kasimir had applied to the same college for one reason: he felt someone had to watch his brother's back. He didn't expect that he'd have the money to leave Alaska for many years, so he'd been surprised tuition money for them both was suddenly found.
It was only later he'd discovered Vladimir had convinced their mother to sell their family's last precious asset, a jeweled necklace hundreds of years old that had once belonged to their great-grandmother, to a collector.
He'd felt betrayed, but he'd tried to forgive. He'd told himself that Vladimir had done it for their good.
Right after college, Kasimir had wanted to return to Alaska to take care of their mother, who'd become ill. Vladimir convinced him that they should start their own business instead, a mining business. "It's the only way we'll be sure to always have money to take care of her." Instead, when the banks wouldn't loan them enough money, Vladimir had convinced their mother to sell the six hundred and thirty-eight acres that had been in the Xendzov family for four generations—ever since Princess Xenia Petrovna Xendzova had arrived on Alaskan shores as a heartbroken exile, with a baby in her arms.


Focusing on one color heightens your awareness. You see things that were previously invisible.
I selected red because it is a color I have shied away from most of my life. Lately I've been adding touches of red to my home and feeling more comfortable with it.
My sister Lisa, aka Feltypants, is selling off some of the yarn in her stash at discounted prices. Among her offerings are Crystal Palace Panda Wool, Berroco Ultra Lite Alpaca, and Classic Elite Beatrice, some in large quantities. If you are interested, please check it out here.
Your photos are beautiful - good job photographing the red! I've been thinking of going and doing the same thing and focusing on blue. Have a great day.
You are so right about focus...I will look for red today too...going to see Robin Hood today..yeah a date!
My goodness I can't believe you shy away from red..you are a natural!
how was your trip with Cory? Did you both get into trouble spending?
I have a little red in every room! I think it is lovely in your pictures! Great job my friend! Have a blessed day! HUGS!
Ahhhh... Red! I love red so much. And I loved your RED post. Wonderful!
You are the pro with the camera!
The "Red" is a great color to add to your home.
I sent out the ATC and you should get it soon!
I love the new look of your blog - so pretty and streamlined! And I love the concept of focusing on a color....(not to mention my fave color!) So wonderful.
PS - thanks for the Totally Tutorials - I think it was you that encouraged me to submit in the first place!
Ooh la la, I love photos of red! Those are gorgeous. :) And I love your new banner, too.


Community policing is a philosophy and organizational strategy that expands the traditional police mandate of fighting crime to include forming partnerships with citizenry that endorse mutual support and participation. The first textbook of its kind, Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective delineates this progressive approach, combining the accrued wisdom and experience of its established authors with the latest research-based insights to help students apply what is on the page to the world beyond.This seventh edition extends the road map presented by Robert Trojanowicz, the father of community policing, and brings it into contemporary focus. The text has been revised throughout to include the most current developments in the field, including ",Spotlight on Community Policing Practice", features that focus on real-life community policing programs in various cities as well as problem-solving case studies. Also assisting the reader in understanding the material are Learning Objectives, Key Terms, and Discussion Questions, in addition to numerous links to resources outside the text. A glossary and an appendix, ",The Ten Principles of Community Policing,", further enhance learning of the material.


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Tata Steel Chess: Reversals of fortune
by Alex Yermolinsky
1/20/2018 – The rest day after round five obviously did not hurt the fighting spirit at the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee. Round 6 brought dramatic games, two wins and a new leader: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. He won with some luck against Adhiban Baskaran and is now the sole front runner with 4½ out of 6. Peter Svidler and Magnus Carlsen had an entertaining exchange and Wesley So pulled a rabbit out of a hat to beat Wei Yi from a losing position. In the Challengers Anton Korobov leads with 5½ out of 6. | Photo: Alina l'Ami, Tata Steel Chess on Facebook © 2018 Tata Steel
Mamedyarov takes the lead
Hello, my dear readers! I'm happy to join the star-studded team of commentators for the first premier tournament of the year, Tata Steel Chess in Wijk aan Zee. I cherish my memories of participating in this grand event in 1997 and 1999, no matter the results. It's a great honor for any player to be part of it.
Nice weather for a change | Photo: Alina l'Ami © 2018 Tata Steel
This year celebrates the 80th anniversary of Wijk aan Zee tournaments and fittingly it features many of the world elite players. One look at the crosstable shows that the status quo remains in place, as all the high-rated players, with a notable exception of Fabiano Caruana find themselves in top places almost halfway through the distance.
Standings after six rounds
Round six impressions | Tata Steel Chess on YouTube
Wijk aan Zee tournaments have always given us fighting chess, possibly due to a mixed field of participants, or maybe it's the weather that helps to keep the players in the tournament hall? Whatever it is, every round has exciting games, and today's round six was no exception.
Peter Svidler and Magnus Carlsen at the start of the game | Photo: Alina l'Ami © 2018 Tata Steel
We all accustomed to World Champion Magnus Carlsen's setting the pace in Wijk. He won this tournament five times, the feat only equaled by Anand. However, this year, Magnus has been struggling a bit. Standing at only +1 at the first intermission, Carlsen was looking to make a push today, but he met his match in veteran Peter Svidler. The result was a frontrunner for the Best Draw of 2018 award.
Carlsen and Svidler's post-mortem discussion was streamed live | Tata Steel Chess on YouTube
Carlsen is yet to hit on all cylinders, and it gives an opening for his competition to pull ahead. One guy who made it happen is Wesley So, although today he needed a bit of luck.
Wei Yi — too little time for a sharp game | Photo: Alina l'Ami © 2018 Tata Steel
A terrible disappointment for the young Chinese, and Wei Yi need to discipline himself for poor time management.
It's a problem every player encounters when he stands better in a game: how to convert his plus into a full point? In this DVD the author answers this difficult question of chess strategy, considering both the psychological aspects of the realisation of an advantage and the technical methods.
Wesley So on his turning the tables | Tata Steel Chess on YouTube
Time trouble must have been a big factor in the following encounter as well. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov has the ability to make things difficult for his opponent no matter the position, and he often takes huge risks along the way. Pardon me, I'm not quite buying Shak's theory of his playing "old man's chess" now. To me, regardless of Mamedyarov's current number two position in world rankings, he will always remain the same player we love to watch and root for.
Mamedyarov: "I don't know why I play these moves over the board" | Tata Steel Chess on YouTube
It is fun to watch Vladimir Kramnik, particularly with the white pieces. These days Vladimir plays a variety of off-beat lines, aiming to set up new problems for his opponents. It almost worked today, but Gawain Jones put up a massive resistance and was able to salvage a draw.
Endgame Fireworks
On this DVD Alexei Shirov shows that also in the endgame, it is possible to keep struggling for the full point to the very last - if you are creative and ambitious. Because even in objectively quite balanced positions, you can frequently find ways to sharpen up or complicate the fight. For the tournament player, often all that matters is to be able to pose practical problems which his or her opponent might finally fail to solve.
Of other games, I'd point out a solid positional effort from Caruana, who made Matlakov find a series of only moves to maintain the balance. Giri-Anand and Hou-Karjakin were significantly less entertaining.
Caruana vs Matlakov attracted some heavy hitting spectators | Photo: Alina l'Ami © 2018 Tata Steel
Results of round six
2794 ½ - ½ GM Maxim Matlakov
2794 ½ - ½ GM Gawain Jones
5 GM Wei Yi
2740 0 - 1 GM Wesley So
6 GM Hou Yifan
2671 0 - 1 GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
All games round 1 to 6
The Challengers Group shapes up as a race between Korobov and Vidit. Today Anton was able to open up a full point lead by running his score to 5½/6. Korobov is known for his incredible skills, and often it's his motivation that is questioned, but here with an invitation to the big show next year at stake, he has so far been exceptional.
Korobov: "To tell the truth I am too fat and too old to be in great shape...still I am very cold blooded." | Tata Steel Chess on YouTube
2652 1 - 0 GM Aryan Tari
2643 ½ - ½ GM Bassem Amin
2605 ½ - ½ GM Dronavalli Harika
2611 ½ - ½ GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit
6 WGM Olga Girya
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Topics: Adhiban Baskaran, Anish Giri, Anton Korobov, Fabiano Caruana, Gawain Jones, Hou Yifan, Magnus Carlsen, Matthias Bluebaum, Maxim Matlakov, Peter Svidler, Sergey Karjakin, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Tata Steel Chess 2018, Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Wei Yi, Wesley So
Alex Yermolinsky Yermo is enjoying his fifties. Lives in South Dakota, 600 miles way from the nearest grandmaster. Between his chess work online he plays snooker and spends time outdoors - happy as a clam.
@ macauley : Thanks !!
@ Petrarlsen - Ratings have been fixed.
It's hard to imagine anything more chaotic than a conversation between two chess players fresh after their game. Two birds squabbling over scattered grain. Funny.
Once more, I notice that the Elo ratings are wrong, in both tournaments' (Masters and Challengers) standings... And the rating performances are missing for the Masters tournament...
Hooray ! Not one or two annotated games by GM Yermolinsky (...even if this would still be good news...), but FOUR of them ! Excellent !
Kilovs 2016 1/20/2018 03:00
Go Wesley!! Go Go Pinoy!!


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Hiroo Mochizuki Sensei, a Teacher for Europe
Pubblicato il novembre 19, 2021 gennaio 18, 2023 di Adriano Amari
As a long-time student of his and editor of Aikido Italia Network, I was able to arrange an interview with Hiroo Mochizuki sensei. The result was a long, interesting, constructive chat in which his son Michihito (Mitchi) Mochizuki also actively participated. This interview, presenting memories, thoughts on the Martial Arts of yesterday and today, explanations on the Yōseikan Budō discipline, will be shorthly issued in a book versionby Aikido Italia Network Publishing. As a preview, we are presenting here Hiroo Mochizuki sensei's biography.
by ADRIANO AMARI
A Biography of Hiroo Mochizuki sensei
Hiroo Mochizuki, eldest son of Minoru Mochizuki sensei, was born in 1936 in Shizuoka. His earliest memories include a trip to China, where his father Minoru moved with his entire family in 1939. Active in politics, he was appointed vice-prefect of a province in Manchukuo. Little Hiroo began to study martial arts, practising Kendō in the garden of the residence in the early hours of the morning.
The vastness of China is firmly imprinted in his memory, and inspires his drive for broad human and geographical horizons.
After the Second World War, the Mochizuki family returned to Japan and Hiroo sensei began training in Jūdō and Aikidō in the re-built Budō Yōseikan hall.
In 1952 young Hiroo was sent to study with Morihei Ueshiba sensei, founder of Aikidō, as an "Uchi-deshi" or "internal student". He lived with O-sensei at his house adjacent to the Iwama Dōjō, the "Aiki Shrine". He was welcomed with great affection and learned the Aikidō of Ō Sensei Ueshiba. The personality of this Martial Arts giant strongly struck the young Hiroo, who would always carry the image of him as the perfect example of martial arts teacher and practitioner, the holder of an irreproachable and compassionate Budō.
A very young Hiroo Mochizuki in his early days in Europe
Hiroo Mochizuki sensei shows his great talent since his young days, excelling in the various disciplines that are taught in the Shizuoka Budo Yōseikan Dōjō. At his first Iaidō examination he directly received the 3rd Dan from the teacher examiner from Tokyo, and was further promoted to 5th Dan at the following examination.
After completing his studies, he enrolled at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Tōkyō and began to attend classes in Shōtōkan Karate. In 1957 he was sent to Europe to work alongside the young European Martial Arts pioneer Jim Alcheik, who had already been a student of his father's Minoru, to encourage the development of the organisation that looked after the dissemination of Yōseikan disciplines outside Japan. In Europe, Hiroo Mochizuki sensei introduced Karate as well as his father's Jūdō, Aikidō and Kobujutsu.
At the end of 1958 he returned to Japan to complete his degree in Veterinary Medicine: his plan, actually, was to start a cattle farm in Brazil with a group of veterinary colleagues. During this period he approached Wadō Ryū Karate, becoming a student of Shinji Michihara sensei, another educator and expert who had a great influence on his training. Demonstrating an eclectic and all-round ability, he became captain of the University's Jūdō team and simultaneously vice-captain of the Karate team.
The death of Jim Alcheik in an accident in 1963, however, caused a major void in the European martial arts world. The presence of Minoru Mochizuki sensei was required to overcome the crisis. Unable to move, Minoru sensei sent back his son. Hiroo sensei believes that he has only a temporary commitment, after which he could go to Brazil., but instead he will not move from Europe.
In France, Hiroo Mochizuki sensei launched Karate, which he took to the highest levels. His presence in Paris also served to coordinate the European activities of several other Japanese teachers who came to the Old Continent to propagate their disciplines. These include Murakami, Kono, Fukazawa and Sugiyama sensei. His presence promoted and considerably advanced the technique and organisation of Karate and Aikidō. Proof of this is the unexpected and striking victory of the French team at the second World Karate Championships in Paris in 1972.
The Heir
Interview with Hiroo Mochizuki
The Aiki Dialogues #8
by Adriano Amari, Hiroo Mochizuki, Michihito Mochizuki
Hiroo Mochizuki is the heir of a samurai family.
Creator of Yoseikan Budo, he is a world-renowned expert in Japanese martial arts.
Son of the famous teacher Minoru Mochizuki, who is considered a Japanese national treasure and was also a direct student of Jigoro Kano and Morihei Ueshiba, the successor of a line of samurai, Hiroo Mochizuki was inspired by his forefathers combative spirit to create Yoseikan Budo.
He adapted the philosophy, pedagogy and traditional practice of martial arts to a new modern environment, as well as to contemporary combat techniques.
Besides practicing Mixed Martial Arts before people knew what MMA was, Hiroo Mochizuki has one of the most impressive records in the martial world.
Book Contents: Introduction. The Long-Lasting Link with the Kobudō Kenkyukai. The Relationship Between Yōseikan and Morihei Ueshiba. The Iwama Experience. The Role of Aiki in Yōseikan Budō. Training Elements and Learning Outcomes. The Educational Value in Martial Arts. The Sword is the 'Salt' of Martial Arts. "You Can Come from All Directions to Get to the Centre". Yōseikan Budō Must Go Beyond Theory. Reading the Kata. Sharing Knowledge. The Meaning of Randori. Online Teaching & 90th Anniversary. A Biography of Hiroo Mochizuki Sensei
Nevertheless, in these joyful and triumphant times, a profound disquiet arises in Hiroo Mochizuki sensei: sport and western concepts of sectorialisation and specialisation were poisoning martial arts, making them increasingly distant from the principles of health, wellbeing, self-realisation and social promotion that teachers such as Jigorō Kanō and Morihei Ueshiba had advocated.
Hence the search for new modules: taking his cue from the 'Koryū', the classic schools of Japanese martial arts, Hiroo Mochizuki sensei sought to return to the ancient classical tradition of the Samurai, where each school taught all combat disciplines in a synthetic and effective form. He re-examined their contents, and physical and teaching methods in the light of modern times. The long gestation that will lead, at the end of the '70s, to the foundation of YŌSEIKAN BUDŌ began.
The announcement of the birth of this new school created quite a stir in the world of martial arts. Many reject it, among them several of the older students and those closest to Hiroo Mochizuki sensei himself, who regarded Yōseikan Budō as a dangerous attack on the current 'status quo', where they themselves had carved out small positions of prestige and interest.
Many others, on the contrary, welcomed it and were thrilled by it. A gradually growing association was established around Hiroo Mochizuki sensei and many people approached it with interest, considering it a suitable alternative to the purely sporting and competitive practice of the best known martial arts.
Hiroo Mochizuki sensei at the start of Yōseikan Budō
In the process of establishing Yōseikan Budō, in a second phase, the sporting practice was also introduced, although limited and aimed at the exuberant energies of young practitioners. The first competitions took place in 1987, and from then on followed World, European, and National championships, which received strong participation and considerable enthusiasm from the general public.
Later on, Hiroo Mochizuki sensei also focused on developing the single disciplines that constitute Budō, those already presented in the Shizuoka Dōjō and at the heart of Minoru Mochizuki sensei's teaching. He intended to provide his students with an opportunity to specialise, while also offering a learning possibility to those who did not feel like following Yōseikan Budō's universality. Continuing his father's studies and contributing his own, Hiroo sensei established the Yōseikan disciplines of Aikidō, Kenpō, Jū Jutsu, Kenjutsu, Iaijutsu and Bajutsu – the Yōseikan Bajutsu, the equestrian version of Yōseikan Budō, is a discipline that gathers methods and techniques of classic western and eastern chivalry.
Always at the forefront of research, Mochizuki sensei is constantly working and experimenting to improve and perfect his creation.
In the course of his martial career, Hiroo Mochizuki sensei achieved the following ranks:
Karate 10th Dan (awarded by the French Federation in February 2016)
Aikidō Yōseikan 8th Dan
Nihon Jū Jutsu 8th Dan
Iaidō 7th Dan
Judō 3rd Dan
Karate Shōtōkan 2nd Dan
In his career he has also acquired an excellent knowledge of Kobujutsu, Okinawan Kobudō, Western Boxing, Savate and French Cane. He is now simply the creator of Yōseikan Budō and the second Sōke of the Yoseikan school.
Ceremony awarding the 10th Dan in Karate to Hiroo Mochizuki sensei
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Interface Marks its Final 'Threshold' with an Elegant Two-Person Show
Sarah Hotchkiss
Rebeca Bollinger, detail of 'Untitled,' 1993, 2020. (Courtesy the artist and Interface; photo by Graham Holoch)
It's the final days of Interface Gallery, an arts space that for the past nine years has carved out a pocket of defiantly noncommercial experimentation in a Temescal alley otherwise dominated by boutique shops and succulents.
Interface is not closing because of the pandemic, but simply because all things must eventually end—especially things that run on the energy of a single person. Director Suzanne L'Heureux says it's time. The gallery has been sustainable all these years through a combination of her free labor, grants, fundraisers and the occasional artwork sale.
Most notably, Interface has upheld a standard of compensation for artists; the gallery has distributed over $30,000 in exhibition honorariums and stipends to writers and performers. L'Heureux's programming has been both local and international in scope, showcasing just a few works at a time in installations that make the most out of the space's changeable light, brick wall and architectural elements left over from its initial equine use.
Installation view of 'Threshold' with works by Léonie Guyer and Rebeca Bollinger. (Courtesy the artists and Interface; photo by Graham Holoch)
The gallery has been a lamp shop, a comedy club, a place for quiet introspection. Even when Interface wasn't "open," I could peek through its large alley-facing window and get a pretty good view of a show. Or L'Heureux would text me the door code for a private off-hours visit. But so many times, she met me in person to tour me around the minuscule space, laying out her curatorial process, relaying conversations with artists I would never meet. Her enthusiasm for each show was catching, her attention to detail impressive.
In keeping with the gallery's history of pared-down, minimalist installations, its final show, Threshold, contains just four works. Two from Rebeca Bollinger, two from Léonie Guyer, who work within a limited vocabulary of materials and gestures, minimalists in their own rights. The San Francisco artists had long discussed collaborating on a show, but it took L'Heureux to finally bring them together, and the many years of working in each other's orbits lead to an effortlessly balanced two-person exhibition.
Léonie Guyer (L to R), 'Untitled, no. 107,' 2019; 'Untitled, no. 111,' 2020. (Courtesy the artist and Interface; photo by Graham Holoch)
The show's name, perfect for the end of an exhibition space, also speaks to the many edges of both legibility and form in Bollinger and Guyer's works. The first piece that welcomes you across the threshold into Threshold is a 1993 double-exposed Polaroid repurposed as a sculpture, standing on a very vertical plinth in an echo of the gallery's own architecture. A stripe runs down the center of the Polaroid, an indistinct and abstract image that could any number of things, purplish and hazy, a brooding aura.
Directly opposite Bollinger's monument to verticality, two slabs of marble, incised by Guyer and painted with oil, borrow the plinth's pose to lean against a gallery wall, supported by a horizontal shelf that fits neatly between a corner and a pillar. One slab is very white, the other streaked with a fissure of gray that mimics patched cracks in the gallery's concrete floor. At the centers, Guyer's idiosyncratic, invented shapes are black portals, lightly outlined with the scratches of incisions, or a halo of red paint. To the left, the lightless holes in Interface's brick wall become cousins of Guyer's shapes.
Which brings us to the final piece, a third movement in the suite of Threshold: up, across, down. Resting unevenly on the floor is Bollinger's Line of History, a cast bronze sculpture made while the artist was in residence at the Mills College Art Museum, researching the Julia Morgan-designed clock (and bell) tower at the school, El Campanil.
Rebeca Bollinger, 'Line of History,' 2018. (Courtesy the artist and Interface; photo by Graham Holoch)
Previously displayed on a metal stand, its two protrusions then functioned as a way to stay aloft, but also allowed the sculpture to become an instrument in an evening of musical performances on the Mills campus. In that context, Line of History was a kind of bell. On the floor of Interface, it holds the residue of such activity, but it also looks like something dredged up from the ocean floor—two candlesticks encrusted with barnacles.
It's impossible to view this show without a certain amount of wistfulness, as if we're already looking back on it from a future in which Interface is closed. The lasting materials of Bollinger and Guyer's works do little to dispel that sensation. The bronze and marble could be impossibly old, and will persist for generations to come. The show is already a relic.
For the culmination of everything—Threshold, Interface itself—L'Heureux has commissioned choreographer Stephanie Hewett to create a movement piece, a video of which will be released on the final day of the exhibition in lieu of an in-person performance. So we will wish Interface a ghostly, distant farewell, channeling ourselves into Hewett's physical response to this culminating, elegant exhibition.
'Threshold' is on view Saturdays, 11am–4pm by appointment at Interface Gallery (Temescal Alley, 486 49th Street, Oakland) through Sept. 30. Details here.


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If you follow me on Instagram, you may know that I was diagnosed with a gluten allergy in autumn and have been dedicated to following a gluten-free lifestyle ever since. I haven't yet fully written about the journey to better health yet since there are still more tests to undergo in hospital in early February, but thankfully whilst I'm not yet fully recovered life is very different now and there's been such an improvement in the very physical symptoms of my intolerance.
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