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by Ray Sylvester on June 26, 2020
Success Story: Brent Lacey, a Doc Who's Helping Other Docs Thrive
This doctor used a potent mix of purpose, preparation, and execution to build a promising side hustle
As a senior in college, Brent Lacey had already been accepted to medical school, and he was scheduled to start in the fall. But he didn't know what kind of medicine to practice, or how to put his forthcoming education to best use.
"I really felt like I just needed some direction."
So he drove to Yellowstone National Park and spent a week praying and meditating on his own. The time left him feeling "like I was being called into military service," something that surprised Brent. No one in his family is military, and he hadn't considered this path at all before that point.
He felt a strong calling, so he called up some recruiters, who told him the Navy was desperately in need of people.
A Navy scholarship supported him through medical school at the University of Texas in San Antonio. After that he did his internal medicine and gastroenterology training through the Navy in San Diego, followed by tours in Florida and North Carolina.
"And, now it's 15 years later, and here I am."
Brent's time as a Navy doctor—a gastroenterologist for adults, to be precise—has been "incredibly rewarding," but a job offer at a private practice in Texas means his service time is coming to a close this summer.
It's the start of a whole new chapter for Brent and his family—but it's not the only thing that's taking his life in exciting directions.
From Discipleship to Entrepreneurship
Brent's business began as a ministry at his church, where he taught classes based on Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. After a couple of years, Brent realized there was a huge need for financial literacy in the community, so he created a "financial discipleship" program and started doing one-on-one financial coaching—all for free.
Then, nurses and doctors at the hospital where he worked started asking Brent for help with their finances. "I started getting the same questions over and over and over again. And I thought to myself, it would be nice if I had something written down somewhere where I could just point someone to."
In mid-2019, Brent decided that a blog would be a great way to tackle that objective, but he didn't know where to start. And so, a humble Google search: how do you start a blog?
That led him to a lot of different resources, including SPI. He pored over the materials, reading blogs and listening to podcast episodes. "I think I went back and binge listened to something like half of the Smart Passive Income [Podcast] episodes, starting with episode 1."
Thankfully, Brent had always been a writer, so he knew what it took to churn out a decent blog post. But he wanted to make sure his idea was viable before committing a lot of time or money to it, so in May 2019 he took Pat's Build Your Own Brand (BYOB) course.
He decided to write twenty-five blog posts as a test, "because if I can't get through at least one a week, then it's not worth it." He finished all twenty-five in just six weeks.
"Okay, this is fun," he thought. So he took the next steps: registered a domain, set up a basic WordPress site, and launched his blog, named The Scope of Practice, in October.
The blog began with a "financial discipleship" focus—a highly saturated space that includes huge names like Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman. Brent realized "it was going to be hard to compete… at least at the outset."
"But maybe I can make myself really valuable to a smaller group," Brent thought. "Like Pat always says, 'The riches are in the niches.'"
"And the medical world, the healthcare field seems like a pretty logical place to start."
Refining the Niche
With more research, Brent saw that there were only a few people writing, podcasting, and speaking about personal finances in the medical space. He estimates that the number of entrepreneurs focused on this niche is fewer than one hundred, and probably somewhere between sixty and eighty.
Brent knew from Pat's guidance that it was possible to have a thriving business with a small but dedicated following. So he set out to build one by focusing on the Venn diagram intersection of business and personal finance mastery for physicians.
Adding a business management component seemed like a great way to distinguish himself from the other personal finance "gurus" out there—especially because it's something physicians generally are not very good at.
"They go through medical school or dental school and they're really great at their craft at the end. But all of a sudden, they're a small business owner and they've been trained for that not at all."
Focusing on business management and financial mastery allows Brent to connect and work with people who need help in one or both of those areas—and sometimes even assist them beyond the scope of their original need.
"If there's someone who wants to know more about leadership, and practice management and things like that, then I can offer that—plus the personal finance arm. And the same thing if people are coming for personal finance: I can pivot that and say, 'Well, a lot of people have trouble with business, too.'"
Another thing Brent did at the outset was start his email list. "One of the biggest regrets that I heard from people who started online businesses is that they wish they had started their email list a lot sooner. And so I did that right out of the gate."
He has an "active" list of about 700 people right now, which he's grown through a combination of guest posts and podcast appearances. In the process, he's gotten to know a lot of the other bloggers and podcasters in his field.
One of the things he's grown to appreciate about this community is "everybody's really looking to help other people. Everyone's sort of in competition with each other. But only sort of—I mean, everybody's really willing to help out."
A Podcast of His Own
Once the blog was humming, Brent began to branch out, launching a few small promotions to widen his audience. He also accepted several invitations to join people's podcasts "and realized that I really enjoyed it a lot. It's way more fun than just sitting down and banging out a blog post."
So, he thought, why not start his own podcast?
He took the Power-Up Podcasting course in February and March 2020, and then in mid-March he set a launch date of May 18. He would use the time in between to record a backlog of episodes.
With a few episodes in the tank, the COVID-19 shutdown hit. With no one scheduling elective procedures in the hospital, Brent suddenly had a lot of time on his hands. He decided he would use it to record as many episodes as possible.
"All of a sudden I felt like I had license to just start reaching out to folks." He started emailing other physician personal finance bloggers with decent followings and asking if they'd join him on the podcast in exchange for promoting their stuff.
"And they were all very happy to do that," says Brent. But he started to wonder, what would happen if he upped the ante? He went through the archives of the leadership and business podcasts he'd been listening to for several years and picked out his favorite twenty-five episodes from each one. He wrote down the names of the guests on those episodes, and reached out to them.
"I was amazed at the kinds of people that said yes." They included presentation design expert Nancy Duarte, whose TED talk has millions of views, Ken Coleman, whose show is a top 10 business podcast, JJ Peterson, the chief of teaching and facilitation at StoryBrand, and Scott Parazynski, a physician and former astronaut who's also climbed Mount Everest.
All for a podcast that hadn't even launched yet.
Brent, with his wife, Catherine, and sons Drew (left) and Grant
Brent points out that he did have a lot of proof to share with potential interviewees, including his email list and his Facebook and LinkedIn followings. But beyond that, when people ask Brent how he's landed all these guests, he says, "I just asked straight up. That was it. I just asked."
"I'm nobody from nowhere. I'm just reaching out. I couldn't believe it," he says.
"I've gotten plenty of 'no's—don't get me wrong. And plenty of people that have just not responded. But hey, if you send out seventy-five emails and you get nine back, then all of a sudden you have a world-class lineup."
After just one week post-launch, The Scope of Practice Podcast was up to 1,161 downloads, and had climbed to the #1 medical career podcast and the #33 career-related podcast nationally. Brent's email list grew 15 percent over the same period, and he already has people asking him to coach them on how to start their own podcasts and build their own websites.
Building His Own Brand, With a Little Outside Help
Brent hasn't tried to monetize his business yet, instead focusing on building his blog audience and getting his podcast off the ground. He's more interested in "gaining a level of credibility, building some trust with folks first, and figuring out what people actually want before I just try to start randomly selling stuff."
But even once The Scope of Practice starts generating income, Brent is pretty sure he wants to keep it as largely a side hustle. "I don't see this as being something that replaces my primary income, chiefly because I don't want to give up being a physician. I can't imagine—even if I built this thing up to be something super huge—not being able to take care of patients. I love it too much."
Instead, he's happy using his platform to reach as many people who need help as possible, and at least break even with the venture—"so it's not just a super expensive hobby."
He hasn't hired anyone to help with the business yet, except for a web designer—and for that, he also has to thank Pat's BYOB course.
BYOB gave Brent something really valuable: "a framework of how to get started. Because it just seemed like such a gargantuan task." Every question he encountered generated three more, and BYOB helped him pull back from the rabbit hole. The course provided a "nice step-by-step walkthrough of how to take an idea from scratch and then create something from that."
BYOB also prepared Brent for how much work it would take to create a well-designed, functional website. After briefly trying to put one together by himself, he decided that his limited time would be better spent on the things he was best at: "content creation and writing and speaking and things like that." Instead, he hired someone else to design the site for him, which was "super helpful" and a huge weight off his shoulders.
So far, that web designer is the only person Brent has hired to help with The Scope of Practice. Once his podcast starts bringing in some sponsorships, he might consider hiring a virtual assistant who can take on administrative tasks so he has more time to write, but right now his business is a one-man show.
He's started building some affiliate marketing relationships that he'll lean on "once the podcast gets rolling a little bit. But he's been operating on a small enough budget that he can wait a while before monetizing, and focus on building trust and credibility with his audience first.
When it comes to the brand itself, from the beginning, Brent says he "wanted to build a brand that would be bigger than just me." That's why his business is called The Scope of Practice and not BrentLacey.com. Having a brand that's not tied to him personally means it's one that "is more able to absorb other folks, or other avenues to reach people."
At the same time, the whole experience has "opened up some cool doors. I've gotten to meet a lot of different people. And I've been invited to speak at a couple of conferences."
Brent says he could see himself doing that once or twice a year and really enjoying it.
"The Truth Is, There's Always a Need"
Besides giving him more free time to line up podcast guests and record his pre-launch episodes, how has the COVID situation affected Brent and his business? For one, it's shown him "that the world is going to go increasingly online, and so having an online presence, having an online brand, or through the airwaves with podcasting, is going to be increasingly important."
He believes that we'll start seeing the "ripple effects" of things going digital in a number of industries, including healthcare, food service, and education.
Ultimately, he says, "It's just reinforced my resolve to press forward with the venture."
The pandemic has, in Brent's eyes, also amplified the state of personal financial management among his target audience. "This particular crisis has exposed some weaknesses in financial plans for individual people. This happens every time there's a crisis, even if it's a minor one. But the truth is, it's going on even when there's not a crisis."
"I think it has brought more people out of the woodwork to realize that they just need some help. But the truth is, there's always a need."
Purpose, Preparation, Execution
The biggest challenge he's encountered along the way is "seeing the sheer amount of work that it takes to get something like this moving. There's a very high activation energy."
Although he says he "prepared for it reasonably well, just from listening to podcasts and reading what people had said," he was still amazed at what it took to get his business off the ground.
At the same time, his desire to serve propels him onward. "I feel a tremendous—I don't know if burden's the right word—but a sense of urgency to help people. I just see a lot of need. And so, every time someone reaches out and says, 'Hey, listen, I need some help,' that kind of drives me forward."
Having the support of his wife has also been tremendously valuable. "I don't think I could do this if I didn't have good family support at home. She's always been my greatest cheerleader."
Although Brent has been on his entrepreneurial journey for less than a year, he's gleaned three big insights that he thinks others can learn from:
#1: Have a Why
"Don't just say, 'I want to be an entrepreneur.' You need to have a problem that you're solving or someone that you're trying to help, or a group of people you want to serve. You need to have something that you're aiming for. Not just, 'I want to have a small business,' or 'I like the idea of passive income. That sounds neat.' You need a purpose."
#2: Prepare
"I listened to a bunch of podcasts from different folks, including Pat's. I read through a lot of tutorials. I read a lot of blogs. I learned a lot about the medium that I was going into."
#3: Execute
"So often what I've seen and heard people say again and again on podcast episodes is, people just spend all their time preparing and preparing and preparing and never actually do anything. I think of the quote from General Patton that says, 'A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.'"
About Brent
Brent Lacey is a gastroenterologist who also runs The Scope of Practice, an online business that serves physicians in the areas of practice management and financial mastery. He grew up in the Dallas, Texas, area, went to Texas A&M University for college, and then medical school in San Antonio, where he met his wife. His wider family still lives in the Dallas area, and his wife's family hails from Austin.
Brent is also an avid mini-golfer who's played the US ProMiniGolf Association's Master's course in Myrtle Beach, SC, along with roughly ninety other courses. His real dream is to someday own his own mini-golf course.
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I nearly spluttered in my ale until I saw none of our games mentioned. Only one Leeds game, blimey, that's a turn up.
More points for us it is then!
Well have to make room for the 3 Villa games.
That said we were on TV twice in a short space of time.


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CfA Joins All-Star Legal Team Representing Candidates and Members of Congress Seeking to Abolish Super PAC Spending
On July 7, 2016, a bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress and 2016 congressional candidates filed a complaint before the Federal Election Commission seeking to end super PAC spending in US elections.
July 7, 2016 Federal Accountability, Government, News, Press Releases
CfA Opposes FBI Proposal to Exempt Biometrics Database from Privacy Act
On July 7, 2016, CfA joined a coalition of 18 organizations, led by OpenTheGovernment.org, in opposing the FBI's proposal to exempt its biometrics database - the Next Generation Identification (NGI) system - from nearly all key provisions of the Privacy Act. The coalition believes that the FBI's system needs stronger privacy and transparency protections than the FBI's current proposal incorporates.
June 8, 2016 Federal Accountability, FOIA, Government, News, Press Releases
CfA Sues DOJ for Failing to Release OLC Opinions
On June 8, 2016, CfA filed a lawsuit to compel the Department of Justice to comply with the law and release opinions from the Office of Legal Counsel.
May 25, 2016 Conflict of Interest, Ethics, Federal Accountability, Government, Insider Trading, News, Press Releases, SEC
CfA Statement on the FBI and SEC Investigation of Sen. Bob Corker
On May 25, 2016, The Wall Street Journal reported that the FBI and the SEC are investigating Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) for his lucrative stock trades of real estate investment giant CBL Associates Properties, a real estate company based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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CfA Asks Defense Dept IG to Investigate Secretary Carter's Email Use
On April 5, 2016, CfA called on the Department of Defense's Inspector General to investigate Secretary Ashton Carter for the misuse of his private email account.
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CfA Files SEC and Ethics Complaints Against Sen. Robert Corker (R-TN) for Concealing Lucrative Financial Holdings
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HealthLeaders Media Publishes Strategies to Coordinate, Maximize Emergency Departments
Press Releases, May 9, 2011
The emergency department is at the forefront of hospitals' access and quality. Dynamic health systems are maximizing the efficiency, throughput, and patient experience of today's ED in a shrinking reimbursement environment. Hospitals and physicians are also envisioning how the ED fits into a coordinated care system, with appropriate care given at multiple access points. In the latest HealthLeaders Media Breakthroughs report, leading hospital systems—Scripps Health, Grady Health System, Mercy Medical Center, and Cambridge Health Alliance—share insights and lessons learned on maximizing their emergency departments.
Produced in collaboration with PwC, this comprehensive industry intelligence report is available for complimentary download at http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/breakthroughs/265482 /.
"What your ED has to be is one of your centers of excellence," says Leon L. Haley Jr., MD, deputy senior vice president of medical affairs, chief of emergency medicine for Grady Health System in Atlanta. "No matter what your health system's focus is, whether you are a cardiac-focused hospital or a geriatric-focused hospital, your ED has to be one of your centers of excellence. It can't be an afterthought. It has to be included in how you are thinking about your marketing plan, how you are thinking about your finances and billing, and what your contribution margins are. Your ED care has to be top-notch."
The full report—which includes four case studies, highlights of a roundtable discussion, interactive charts, and embedded audios and videos—is a dynamic, multimedia-rich PDF that offers:
Critical solutions from the executive teams at healthcare organizations on the leading edge of integrating emergency departments into a coordinated care system
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Q: Writing an application that takes in 2 values and a operator and does the math I need to write an application which lets the user put in two values and an operator and then calculate it. If the operator is different form +,-,/ or * the application should prompt "Wrong operator input". When it's compiled it should run something like this:
Give me number 1: 5
Give me number 2: 2
Give me an operator: +
Result: 7
The text in bold is userinput.
So far... I've got nothing. I mean I have this:
import java.util.Scanner;

public class test2 {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
    int n1;
    int n2;
    String o;

    System.out.print("Give me number 1: ");
    n1 = input.nextInt();

    System.out.print("Give me number 2: ");
    n2 = input.nextInt();

    System.out.print("Give me an operator: ");
    o = input.nextLine();

  }

}

But that's about it. I have no idea how to proceed. The biggest question I have is: How do I get the users operator to be an actual operator?

A: Possibly something like the below would suit your needs:
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

        System.out.print("Give me number 1: ");
        int n1 = input.nextInt();

        System.out.print("Give me number 2: ");
        int n2 = input.nextInt();

        System.out.print("Give me an operator: ");
        String o = input.next();

        switch (o) {
        case "+":
            System.out.println(n1 + n2);
            break;
        case "-":
            System.out.println(n1 - n2);
            break;
        case "*":
            System.out.println(n1 * n2);
            break;
        case "/":
            System.out.println(n1 / n2);
            break;

        default:
            System.out.println("Error, invalid operand.");

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This beautiful 10.4inch/255mm Llanite Dragon with Labradorite eyes arrived on 3rd June 2021. Originally I had chosen a slightly smaller Sodalite Dragon skull (which was also a fair bit cheaper to buy) but sadly that one was not meant for me. On 19th May, when I posted photos of the Sodalite Dragon (who I thought would be joining my Dragon Clan) on my Facebook page I had this niggling feeling that I shouldn't be posting the photos …and later that same day I found out why. 😥
Sadly, "my" beautiful 9.09 inches/231mm Sodalite Dragon (left) had been damaged and was already out for repairs, so the seller offered me another slightly larger Sodalite Dragon in its place. But, the second Sodalite Dragon was one which did not appeal to me, which is why I had chosen the smaller one in the first place. 😦 So I had a look through the other Dragons and ended up choosing the slightly larger Llanite Dragon with Labradorite eyes which I had originally been drawn to before eventually deciding on the first Sodalite Dragon. After a hefty discount the increase in price was not very much (approx. AU$20) and they waived that for me.
So, obviously the Llanite Dragon was meant to be mine after all. 🙂 Happily the Dragon arrived in perfect condition in a very secure package, which took a while to carefully unwrap, but the suspense was worth it in the end. My dog was also very interested to meet the Dragon. 😀 (Click images to enlarge and scroll through the collection.)
After the Dragon was unwrapped I sat quietly with it for a while and received the name Elanaath. From my initial impressions after only looking at the photos I had felt the Dragon was male but after actually holding the Dragon for a while, and receiving the name, I now feel she is female …a representation of the Divine Feminine ❤ …it's sometimes hard to know with Dragons as they have come to me as male, female, neither or both.
When a Dragon gives me a name to call them I like to look it up online to see what information I can find, if any. The name 'Elanaath' is not a word I've consciously ever heard before so I was curious to see what I could find out.
The online translator on Microsoft Bing identified Elanaath as an Arabic word meaning females. An interesting synchronicity there given my revised impression of the Dragon's gender (before looking at any of this information online).
Google's translator couldn't translate it from Arabic to English but instead identified it as a Hindi word which translated to Elnath in English. Further digging revealed Elnath is the official name of the second-brightest star (also known as Beta Tauri) in the constellation of Taurus. Wikipedia says, "The traditional name Elnath, variously El Nath or Alnath, comes from the Arabic word النطح an-naţħ, meaning "the butting" (i.e. the bull's horns)." Bing's translator says Elnath is also Arabic for Female, so I'm not sure what conclusion can be drawn, if any, from this name search.
When I received a phonecall from the seller in China to say that 'my' Sodalite Dragon was damaged and I would need to choose another, the Sun had 2 days left in the zodiac sign of Taurus (tropical astrology April 20 – May 20) so when I went back to my true first choice of the Llanite Dragon it was chosen under the sign of Taurus. Also, according to sidereal astrology, the sun passes through or transits the constellation Taurus from about May 14 to June 21, so the Dragon was chosen, travelled and arrived here all under the sign of Taurus …yeah, I know, that's probably stretching the synchronicity thing a bit. 😉
The only other reference I could find online close to Elanaath was Elanath ( a spelling variation which I initially thought was correct for this Dragon but she corrected me to use Elanaath instead). Admittedly the information on Elanath was about a character in a game on a Fandom site so any significance is purely imaginary. However I found it interesting that this game character "Elanath, whose true name was Quinevere , was born after the union of a Human and a one of the Archangels , and was called a nephilim, a race of beings believed to be stronger than its parent race" because this year my Pagan group have been working with the Watchers who were the "fallen" angels who, with human consorts, sired the Nephilim. And just to stretch the imagination further, Quinevere is a variation of the name Guinevere and the Cornish form of Guinevere is Jennifer, my given name, lol.
Okaaay, moving on now…
Science of Llanite
Llanite is a stone comprised of multiple minerals. It is primarily a Rhyolite with spots of pink Feldspar and blue Quartz. Although it is formally known as Llanite, it is also sold under the trade names of Que Sera stone and Vulcanite.
Metaphysical Attributes of Llanite
Llanite spiritual properties are focused on our connections and interactions with others. It stimulates the Heart chakra and enables us to open our hearts to others. This stone helps to increase compassion and understanding, so it promotes harmony and peace between people. It dissolves harsh feelings between people and boost a person's diplomacy and tact. It is an extremely useful stone if you work with groups of people, such as, a negotiator, liaison, project manager – or if you have to handle tense situations between people.
Llanite also stimulates the Third Eye chakra and helps to activate, cleanse and balance one's entire energetic system. This stone helps to boost intuition, psychic abilities, and sensitivity to the spirit world. It deepens meditation experiences and enables us to receive messages of Wisdom, so it is useful for connecting to our own Inner Wisdom, and is supportive for psychics and mediums.
This gemstone helps us to stop dwelling on current, past, or future life problems, and shifts our focus to finding productive solutions to problems. Llanite enables us to "disconnect" from the emotional baggage of an issue and look at it objectively. This allows us to determine the actual cause of the problem and find a resolution. This crystal also helps us release unnecessary attachment to problems of the past.
Llanite information from https://reikigemwellness.com/2020/01/03/llanite-spiritual-properties-stone-of-harmony/
Llanite Dragon Skull from Istonesus on ebay, photos by Istonesus (Click images to enlarge and scroll through the collection.)
The Dragon's eyes are made of Labradorite…
Science of Labradorite
Labradorite is a Feldspar mineral. Labradorite in a white matrix is often called "Rainbow Moonstone". There is also a particular variety of Labradorite from Finland which is called Spectrolite.
Metaphysical attributes of Labradorite
♥ Transformation ♥ Promotes psychic abilities ♥ Strengthens our will ♥ Stimulates imagination ♥ Calming
A stone of transformation, Labradorite is a useful companion through change, imparting strength and perseverance. It balances and protects the aura, raises consciousness and grounds spiritual energies. Excellent for strengthening intuition – promoting psychic abilities. Powerful in revealing the truth behind illusions, Labradorite banishes fears and insecurities, and strengthens faith in the self and trust in the universe. It stimulates the imagination and calms an overactive mind, developing enthusiasm and new ideas.
Labradorite treats disorders of the eyes and brain, stimulates mental acuity, and relieves anxiety and stress. It regulates metabolism, balances hormones and relieves menstrual tension. Labradorite treats colds, gout, and rheumatism, lowers blood pressure, and aids in digestion.
Labradorite information from https://www.charmsoflight.com/labradorite-healing-properties
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will develop less badly than previously supposed," ZEW chief Achim Wambach said in a statement.
combination of rising employment and falling unemployment pushing pay up at one of the fastest rates seen since the global financial crisis over 10 years ago," noted Christopher Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit.
expectations. The health products company also confirmed its full-year sales forecast.
in consumer banking offset weakness in markets.
say stocks could gain if companies outperform the lowered bar.
Investor focus turns now to China's economic growth figures on Wednesday, which come after a number of upbeat readings on the world's number two economy — including factory activity, inflation, new loans and trade — that have given some cause for optimism.
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England's Clare Connor set to become first female president of MCC
PTI, Jun 25, 2020, 12:33 PM IST
London: Former England captain Clare Connor is set to become the first female president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in its 233-year history as she was named on Wednesday to replace current chief Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka when he steps down next year. The nomination of Connor, who is currently the ECB's managing director of women's cricket, was announced by Sangakkara himself via video during Wednesday's Annual General Meeting.
Connor will take up the post on October 1 next year, pending approval by the Club's Members, as Sangakkara has been invited to remain in the role for a second twelve-month tenure due to the impact of COVID-19 on the cricketing landscape.
"I am deeply honoured to be named the next President of MCC. Cricket has enriched my life so deeply already, and now it hands me this wonderful privilege," said Connor, who was made an Honorary Life Member of MCC in 2009.
"We often need to look back to see how far we've come. I made my first visit to Lord's as a starry-eyed, cricket-obsessed 9-year-old girl at a time when women were not welcome in the Long Room. Times have changed.
"Now I find myself entrusted with this remarkable opportunity—the opportunity to play a part in helping MCC, cricket's most influential club, to thrive and grow in an even more modern and inclusive future." Connor made her England debut in 1995 at the age of 19, and took over the captaincy in 2000, leading England at Lord's against Australia a year later. An all-rounder who bowled left-arm spin, Connor led England women to their first Ashes triumph in 42 years, overseeing a 1-0 series win in 2005.
The Ashes win was the culmination of her six-year stint as captain of her country, retiring from the game shortly thereafter. She was appointed as the ECB's Head of Women's Cricket in 2007, having previously taught English Literature and been Head of PR at Brighton College alongside her cricketing career.
Aside from her ECB duties, Connor has been Chair of the ICC Women's Cricket Committee since 2011. She has also served as a director on the board of Sussex Cricket and Sport England.
"I am thrilled that Clare has accepted the invitation to become the next President of MCC. The Club has a significant role to play in cricket's global appeal and with her influence, I am sure she will make a considerable contribution to MCC," said Sangakkara.
"With the extended lead-in time until she takes office, she will have an important part to play as President Designate," added the former Sri Lanka captain, who became the Club's first non-British president when he assumed office in October 2019 and will then stand down in September 2021.
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La diócesis de Larantuka ( y ) es una circunscripción eclesiástica latina de la Iglesia católica en Indonesia, sufragánea de la arquidiócesis de Ende. La diócesis tiene al obispo Franciscus Kopong Kung como su ordinario desde el 16 de junio de 2004.

Territorio y organización
La diócesis tiene 3751 km² y extiende su jurisdicción sobre los fieles católicos de rito latino residentes en las regencias de Flores Oriental y Lembata en la provincia de Islas menores de la Sonda orientales.

La sede de la diócesis se encuentra en la ciudad de Larantuka, en donde se halla la Catedral de la Reina del Rosario.

En 2019 en la diócesis existían 49 parroquias.

Historia
El vicariato apostólico de Larantuka fue erigido el 8 de marzo de 1951 con la bula Omnium Ecclesiarum del papa Pío XII, obteniendo el territorio del vicariato apostólico de las Islas Menores de la Sonda (hoy arquidiócesis de Ende), y del vicariato apostólico de Atambua (hoy diócesis de Atambua).

El 3 de enero de 1961 el vicariato apostólico fue elevado a diócesis con la bula Quod Christus del papa Juan XXIII.

El 25 de enero de 1982 cedió la isla Alor a la diócesis de Kupang (hoy arquidiócesis de Kupang).

Estadísticas
De acuerdo al Anuario Pontificio 2020 la diócesis tenía a fines de 2019 un total de 249 540 fieles bautizados.

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| 1969 || 163 352 || 332 986 || 49.1 || 55 || 5 || 50 || 2970 ||  || 72 || 131 || 30
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| 1980 || 207 753 || 408 000 || 50.9 || 46 || 9 || 37 || 4516 ||  || 83 || 141 || 30
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| 1990 || 222 717 || 276 061 || 80.7 || 52 || 20 || 32 || 4283 ||  || 43 || 152 || 31
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| 1998 || 217 326 || 217 326 || 100.0 || 99 || 70 || 29 || 2195 ||  || 44 || 195 || 33
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| 2001 || 230 375 || 247 268 || 93.2 || 107 || 81 || 26 || 2153 ||  || 44 || 208 || 37
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| 2002 || 246 614 || 274 773 || 89.8 || 116 || 79 || 37 || 2125 ||  || 59 || 234 || 37
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| 2003 || 250 311 || 276 231 || 90.6 || 123 || 82 || 41 || 2035 ||  || 63 || 253 || 37
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| 2004 || 256 280 || 274 373 || 93.4 || 135 || 100 || 35 || 1898 ||  || 58 || 269 || 37
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| 2013 || 254 958 || 322 530 || 79.0 || 140 || 107 || 33 || 1821 ||  || 175 || 271 || 48
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| 2016 || 239 140 || 299 148 || 79.9 || 148 || 111 || 37 || 1615 || 57 || 177 || 276 || 48
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| 2019 || 249 540 || 303 694 || 82.2 || 139 || 105 || 34 || 1795 ||  || 263 || 203 || 49
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|colspan=12 |<small>Fuente: Catholic-Hierarchy, que a su vez toma los datos del Anuario Pontificio.
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Episcopologio
 Gabriel Manek, S.V.D. † (8 de marzo de 1951-3 de enero de 1961 nombrado arzobispo de Ende)
 Antoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. † (3 de enero de 1961-23 de febrero de 1973 renunció)
 Darius Nggawa, S.V.D. † (28 de febrero de 1974-16 de junio de 2004 retirado)
 Franciscus Kopong Kung, por sucesión el 16 de junio de 2004

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 (en inglés) Ficha de la diócesis en www.gcatholic.org

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This Husband's Prank To Scare His Wife Is Over-The-Top — And Hilarious
Image via Facebook/Bobby Wesson
This husband's prank is the definition of extra
As any parent in a long-term relationship or marriage will tell you, it's the laughs that keep us sane. In one man's marriage, it's toeing the line of insane that brings on the laughs. Or something. Either way, this guy takes pranking his wife to a level so dedicated it can only be described as extra AF.
Bobby Wesson, husband and father and prank extraordinaire, recently brainstormed one hell of a creative scare session for his wife, Rayena that involves her car and one crazy cast of characters.
"My wife's car has this neat little backup camera that shows what is behind you when you put it in reverse – and I had some tape and some pictures," Wesson writes. "Always check your surroundings for safety."
Image via Bobby Wesson
Yeah, if that showed up in my surroundings I'd probably have to pull right back in the driveway and change my underwear. Wesson did the first prank while his wife, who is a trauma nurse, was at work. So probably not the way you wanna cap off your stressful, chaotic day. She immediately confronted the culprit.
But it didn't end there. Wesson spent the better part of a month on this particular practical joke — giving his poor wife multiple high-magnitude scares when she least expected it.
Yeah, we'll take a hard pass on Pennywise.
So how exactly did this prank go down? The story behind it is almost as entertaining as the result.
"Well I got the idea when I left a toy dinosaur on the bumper I saw it all GIANT in the camera when I started to back up," Wesson tells Scary Mommy. "We had just seen IT and Rayena was super scared of clowns and such for a few days so I printed out a pic of the new Pennywise and thought I'd just stick it back there before she left for work."
Wesson says he actually had to build a little picture holder using a Popsicle stick and tape to ensure proper prank photo rigging.
If you're thinking "Wow, what lengths to go to for a prank" you're not the only one. But this isn't the first time he's gone viral for giving his wife a near-heart attack — he once got her to believe he and their toddler son shaved their heads before a family portrait session.
Oooh, burn. Who among us can't relate to our husbands having time for literally everything but the one thing we ask of them?
Rayena obviously caught on to her husband's scheme and began checking her rear bumper for pictures. After the first few frightening faces that scared her half to death, the pranks took a hilarious turn.
Does that mug look familiar? It should, because it's everyone's favorite Bigfoot buddy from Harry and the Hendersons.
LOL. These two are seriously #goals, even if we want to smack Rayena's husband with a rock on her behalf. Wesson's prank arsenal knows no bounds.
After awhile, Rayena was having none of it. "She found a couple of pictures and broke my popsicle sticks so I had to get inventive," Wesson says. Which was when he spent his time not building his wife's requested china cabinet but going the extra prank mile instead.
"I drove up to her work and around the parking deck forever until I found her car. That was the best one. She wasn't expecting to see it at work."
Personally, I beg to differ — because this one might actually be the best one. I'm still snorting over it.
YUP, that's Bill Clinton. Saxophone-serenading, cigar-smoking, Mr. Hillary Rodham Clinton. And it's great.
HAHAHAHA. Prank perfection.
Now that Rayena has become "hyper vigilant" about checking her car before even getting inside, Wesson thinks it might be time for a break. "It's been a few weeks now and she still walks all the way around he car before she gets in to go anywhere."
We can't wait to see what he comes up with next.


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Max Verstappen stands atop the podium after winning the Abu Dhabi GP and the 2021 Formula One Drivers Championship.
After one of the most dramatic seasons in Formula One and one of the most dramatic last laps, the season should have come to an end when Max Verstappen crossed the finish line at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Instead, Verstappen was left waiting for five hours before the FIA denied several protests lodged by Mercedes over the controversial finish that denied Lewis Hamilton his eighth world championship victory.
Unfortunately, the protests are not over as Mercedes filed a request for reconsideration with the International Court of Appeal. Shortly after Mercedes filed the paperwork, Lewis Hamilton let the Yas Marina Circuit without responding to the media. However, when asked to comment over the protects with the FIA, Max Verstappen said he didn't have" much really to say about that before adding," I think it also sums up a little bit the season."
The controversy surrounding the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finish began with five laps to go when a crash by Nicholas Latifi resulted in the safety car being dispatched onto the race track. That left race director Michael Masi with the decision to either clear the track for one last lap of racing or let the race finish under the yellow flag.
After taking over the lead from pole-sitter Max Verstappen at the start of the race, Lewis Hamilton dominated the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix leading 51 of 58 laps. Hamilton was minutes away from setting a new win record of eight world championships and becoming the best driver in the history of F1 when the Latifi accident brought out the safety car.
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However, Masi's decision to go green for the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix allowed Verstappen, who had pitted for new tires under the yellow, to pass Hamilton, in turn, five and cross the finish line ahead of Hamilton. It looked like Hamilton was going to retake the lead in turn nine but was unable to pull off the move before seeing a title fight that will go down in the record books as one of the best ever.
This was the first time since 1974 that the top two contenders for the Championship were tied in points going into the final race. Both Verstappen and Hamilton arrived in Abu Dhabi tied in points after a contentious season that saw the two sparring all season, with one resulting in Verstappen being sent to hospital.
The ensuing battle resulted in a bitter battle between Red Bull and Mercedes that only increased as the title fight intensified. For fans, it was a season of action and on and off the track drama that was reminiscent of the battle between Niki Lauda and James Hunt in 1976 and Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna in 1990.
The tension was even greater heading into the final race after Lewis Hamilton won three back to back races to tie up in the points. It appeared he was on his way to a fourth before the Latifi crash, and the Brit was overheard on the team radio with an expletive fueled tired.
The controversy over Masi opting to resume racing for the final lap gave Red Bull the chance it needed
after it lobbied for the race to go green. With Verstappen on fresh tires and Hamilton on worn tires, the Dutch driver chased down and passed Hamilton before driving to victory.
As Verstappen exited his car in the winner's circle, he was soaked in champagne as he received hugs and congratulations from other drivers, including Hamilton and his father, who was on hand to cheer on his son. Verstappen then made his way to the DJ stand and celebrated the music while Dutch fans celebrated his victory.
"My goal when I was little was to become a Formula One driver and to go for wins, to be on the podium. When they play the national anthem, you want it to be yours, and when you stand here and they tell you that you are the world champion, it's something incredible and special."
While Mercedes may feel it was denied a victory, the reality is Red Bull was the dominant team this season. Verstappen racked up ten victories, equal to that of his first six seasons in Formula One, led 652 laps and had eighteen podium finishes.
However, the Dutch driver was heavily criticized for his aggressive driving style towards Hamilton, who himself stated was over the edge. Verstappen has been vocal over his displeasure at how he has been treated by race stewards, who he felt often was different from how officials treated other drivers, including Hamilton.
Verstappen had repeatedly stated before the race that he didn't want race to control to have any part of the final. However, it went in the Dutch drivers' favour when they did.
"I think (the track) was clear, so why would you run it out behind the safety car. When everything is clear, you have to release the track, so I think that's a fair point from the race director. Of course, now it works for me. But it also works against me, I know that."
After the race, Hamilton was absent from the post-race news conference with Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz. In January, Hamilton, who will be 37, won eight races this season, the fewest since 2013 when he came in fourth in the standings.
However, Hamilton did carry out one interview before the post-race conference and praised the effort made by Mercedes this season.
"It's been the most difficult of seasons. I'm so proud of them, so grateful to be on the journey with them. We gave it absolutely everything, we never gave up and that's the most important thing. I've been feeling great in the car this past couple of months, particularly at the end. But if I'm honest, we're still in the pandemic and I just wish everyone to stay safe and have a good Christmas with their families, and we'll see about next year."
This was Red Bull's first Championship win since winning their first in 2013, since then, Mercedes has won back-to-back championships, and their mood over the loss was sour as they watched Hamilton sit motionless in his car after the race for several minutes.
After the race, Max Verstappen's father, Jos Verstappen, a former Formula One driver and teammate of Michael Schumacher, gave his son a long hug.
"With my dad, traveling through all of Europe, for that one goal to be in the Formula One, to hope that you can win a race and hear your national anthem, and then of course the ultimate goal is the world championship, which is very hard to achieve."
That mission was accomplished, and to celebrate, Red Bull ended their winning season by playing "We are the Champions".
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Fragment of Keats poem sells for world record breaking price at Bonhams auction
Tom Marshall
Published: 9:00 AM April 17, 2013
John Keats listening to the Nightingale on Hampstead Heath c1845 by Joseph Severn. Picture: Reproduced by permission of Keats House, Hampstead - Credit: Archant
A hand-written manuscript by John Keats has sold at auction for a world record sum – despite being only one 13th of the original text.
Extract from the manuscript of John Keats's poem I Stood Tiptoe Upon a Little Hill, which sold for £181,250 - Credit: Archant
An anonymous bidder paid £181,250 for the fragment of early poem I stood tiptoe on a little hill at Bonhams last Thursday.
The sale price is more than double the previous highest for a Keats poem of $130,000 (about £85,000) paid in 2001, and quadruple the top estimate of £45,000.
The lot consisted of 33 lines written on both sides of a piece of paper and was sold by the collector and former Sotheby's auctioneer Roy Davids. The auction house claimed it was the last Keats manuscript ever likely to be sold.
Keats House in Keats Grove, Hampstead, did not bid because the poem has no direct connection with the house – where the poet lived from 1818 to 1820 – and because it was only a fragment of the full text.
Two years ago, Keats House paid £96,000 for a letter written by Keats to his fiancée Fanny Brawne just months before his departure for Rome, where he died from tuberculosis at the age of 25 in 1821.


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Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha (@BebeRexha)
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I have to admit that I was out of the loop on this one for awhile. It's been getting some attention in the country world already.
The artist is Bebe Rexha. She's a new pop artist with a few pretty big hits. I recognized them a bit. Usually I can keep tabs a bit on the pop world, but I wasn't too familiar.
The reason this one was popping up in the country world was that it features Florida Georgia Line. I really credit those guys with bringing that element of pop music to country.
In the pop world you get all kinds of collaborations. Not so much in the country world. I don't know why the country folks can't get the business worked out.
But FGL seems to not really care. They just make the music they love making.
Meant To Be – Bebe Rexha
Talk about catchy. This one is a great pop song. And it has a few country tinges in there as well. Something that country fans would like. Heck, it sounds like a song that would hit on the country charts on its own. No need for a run in the pop world.
I'll be really curious to see if this one gets pushed in the country world. It's already climbing the charts in the pop world. And that's a cool thing for FGL. They already have a pretty big recognition in the main music world, but songs like this will only help.
The more I listen the more I like this one.
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Four women, one man and an unborn child — whose death coroners ruled a homicide Thursday — were shot at a private residence in what authorities are calling a coordinated attack, the Associated Press reported.
One of the gunmen appears to have herded the victims toward an accomplice, who then shot them all in the head with a rifle near the back porch, according to the report.
Neither of the shooters have been identified, but the five adult victims have: Chanetta Powell, 25, who was pregnant; Brittany Powell, 27, who lived at the home; Jerry Shelton, 35; Shada Mahone, 26; and Tina Shelton, 37. All of the victims are black.
Two more people were critically injured in the shooting, but police still do not have any suspects. "The murders were planned," Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala said, according to AP. "They were calculated, brutal."
While outlets across the country have given it some coverage, the incident has largely been spared the 24-hour news cycle treatment granted the likes of other recent attacks, like that in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in February — where a 45-year-old white, former Uber driver named Jason Dalton allegedly killed six people in one night.
Wilkinsburg's population is 66% black, while about 22% of the total population lives below the poverty line, according to the city's website. There were 325 mass shootings with four or more victims — injured or dead — in the U.S. in 2015, and 45 so far in 2016, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
Wilkinsburg residents said the street where the shooting occurred was generally quiet, AP reported. The Pittsburgh suburb is reportedly known as a place where drug trafficking and violence are common, but the house where Wednesday night's barbecue took place was seen as a "safe haven," according to the report.
People from around the neighborhood gathered near the house after the shooting, some crying and saying they lost members of their families.
"This is unheard of," Mike Jones, a 57-year-old neighbor, told AP. "It doesn't happen around here."


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These are the top 20 cities in the UK with the most snorers
Brighton is the snoring capital of the UK, according to research.
By Richard Jenkins
7th Mar 2022, 11:03am
Updated 7th Mar 2022, 11:03am
A study of 2,000 UK adults found 67 per cent of residents in the south east city keep their partners and housemates awake with the nocturnal noise – significantly higher than the national average of 53 per cent.
But while it can sometimes be seen as a funny occurrence, 72 per cent of adults who snore or live with a snorer in Brighton have been left so tired it has affected their day-to-day life.
Of those, 40 per cent have snapped at someone and the same number have turned to high fat or sugar foods to keep them awake the next day.
Second place went to Glasgow with 63 per cent of its residents admitting to being a snorer, followed by Chelmsford, Aberdeen and Leicester (all 58 per cent).
But Liverpool was found to be the 'quietest' city with just 44 per cent of people being snorers.
Men snore more
It also emerged that of the UK adults who snore, men are the biggest culprits, with 59 per cent of guys admitting to being a snorer, compared to just 46 per cent of women.
While those aged 55-64 are most likely to snore (64 per cent), followed by 65 and overs (57 per cent) and 18-24-year-olds (53 per cent).
Dr Ellie Cannon, GP and Campaign Ambassador for nasal dilator www.mutesnoring.com, which commissioned the Global Snore Censuzz, said: "Sleep is hugely important for our physical and mental health.
"While snoring might seem like a light-hearted and funny thing, it can have a huge impact on the quality and length of people's sleep – and it seems those in Brighton may be faring worse than most.
"If you are the one being kept awake by the snoring, it can be infuriating and leave you struggling the next day thanks to the time spent lying there trying to nod off.
"But it can also mean the person snoring is not getting the best quality sleep either – whether that's from waking themselves up or from having their partner nudge them in the night."
Growling and roaring
The study also found 'a growl' is the most common way people have had their snoring described to them (22 per cent), while 16 per cent have been told it resembles a roar.
Others have had comparisons with a train (13 per cent), thunder (15 per cent) and even Darth Vader (13 per cent).
But snoring has seen 51 per cent elbowed or kicked by their partner in bed in a bid to get them to stop, while 33 per cent have simply been woken up to quieten the noise.
Others have moved to a different room (25 per cent) or the sofa (16 per cent) to sleep or have used ear plugs (20 per cent).
The study, carried out via OnePoll, also found more than a third (35 per cent) of adults think snoring is the most annoying noise when you are awake at night or trying to get to sleep.
While snoring also topping the list of a partner's most annoying habits, ahead of leaving clothes lying around, spending too much time on their phone and leaving lights on.
For one in 10, it has been so bad, they have even sought help from a medical professional for their or their partner's snoring.
It also emerged Brits get an average of nearly six-and-a-half hours sleep a night, with 32 per cent also unhappy with the quality of it.
They also suffer broken sleep on four nights a week.
Steve Smith, UK director for www.mutesnoring.com, said: "Snoring can be so disruptive to our sleep – whether it's you who snores or someone you live with.
"And our global report, designed to get under the skin of snoring and sleeping habits across the UK, USA and Australia shows that it is a widespread issue.
"Millions of people around the world are affected by it, and it is often wrongly regarded as something you have to put up with, despite there being different things you can try to help.
"Freeing up the airways with a nasal dilator like Mute to help your breathing while you sleep can really help some snorers to give them – and their partner a quieter night."
Find yours at Boots, Amazon, Holland and Barrett online or www.mutesnoring.com
Cities with the most snorers (percentage of the population who snore)
1. Brighton (67 per cent)
2. Glasgow (63 per cent)
3. Chelmsford (58 per cent)
4. Aberdeen (58 per cent)
5. Leicester (58 per cent)
6. Cambridge (56 per cent)
7. Cardiff (56 per cent)
8. Norwich (54 per cent)
9. Bristol (53 per cent)
10. Southampton (52 per cent)
11. Birmingham (52 per cent)
12. Newcastle (51 per cent)
13. Edinburgh (50 per cent)
14. Leeds (50 per cent)
15. Sheffield (50 per cent)
16. London (49 per cent)
17. Manchester (48 per cent)
18. Plymouth (47 per cent)
19. Belfast (47 per cent)
20. Liverpool (44 per cent)
Dr Ellie Cannon's top five tips
1. Moving more can help you sleep better, but if you are a poor sleeper, exercise is best in the morning.
2. Regulate your sleep - sticking to a set bedtime and morning alarm can help fix a sleep routine for your body and teach your body when to rest.
3. Quiet, dark and cool is how your bedroom needs to be for the best night's sleep.
4. Snorers should sleep on their side to keep their breathing passages open and to help free up your airways. You can use a pillow to keep you on your side.
5. Smoking and drinking make snoring worse, so cut down for a better night's sleep.
Top 10 ways people have had their snore described
1. A growl
2. A roar
3. A train
4. Thunder
5. A saw
6. Darth Vader
7. A bumblebee
8. A drill
9. A jackhammer
10. A car
Top 10 things people have done as a result of their partner's snoring
1. Kicked/ nudged/ elbowed them
2. Woke them up
3. Moved to another room to sleep
4. Gone to bed at a different time to them
5. Worn ear plugs/ used a noise cancelling machine to block out the noise
6. Videoed/ recorded them to prove they have been snoring
7. Made them sleep somewhere else
8. Shouted at them
9. Pinched their nose to wake them up/ stop them snoring
10. Slept on the sofa
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Tehsildar locked in office for working on holiday!
Kendrapara: In a bizarre incident, the Rajkanika Tehsildar here in the district was allegedly locked inside his office by locals for working on a holiday on Saturday.
As per the list of government holidays, Saturday was a holiday but still Rajkanika Tehsildar Pradyush Kumar Mohanty had come to office and was seen working along with other staff of the office, sources said.
Getting information, locals reached the Tehsil office and locked it from outside. Later, police rushed to the spot and rescued the staff after pacifying the mob.
"People here are dissatisfied and unhappy with the activities of Rajkanika Tehsildar and many misappropriation allegations have cropped in against him. No investigation has been undertaken till now. The Tehslidar along with four other staff was working inside the office and a few locals locked them from outside," said Bidhan Das, a local.


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Alienation and brutality
Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse is a documentary, available on Amazon Prime, about a man with schizophrenia who was killed by police in Portland, Oregon. This film was funded by The Mental Health Association of Portland and over 1500 individual supporters, which I thought was pretty impressive. It's an extremely disturbing example of policy brutality against a man who had done nothing wrong except be mentally ill. This wasn't just an isolated incidence of brutality by two officers who had previously been named in police brutality lawsuits, but rather an indication of much broader problems with use of force and police attitudes in general when it comes to people with mental illness.
James, or Jim Jim as he was known by family and close friends, began having psychotic symptoms in his mid to late teens. He lived in a series of group homes in her early adulthood, but got stabilized on medications and was able to live independently. He was a regular at the public library, and he enjoyed drawing comic books.
In the couple of months leading up to his death, he had stopped taking his medications. His mental state deteriorated, and his hygiene and self-care were very poor. He had lost a significant amount of weight.
On the day of his death, police approached James in a public area. They noticed that he was stiff legged and rocking side to side. One of the officers later said that he was "hunched over, and his hands are towards his waistband like somebody either urinating or just starting to finish and do the shake". When addressed he looked at the police with "sheer terror" in his eyes and the cops suspected he was going to run. James had good reason to want to run; he had been beaten up by police in the past.
He did run, and police gave chase, with one of the officers tackling him. The officer (250ish pounds) later said in an inquiry that he pushed James down but denied that he landed on top of him. Witnesses commented that "it literally looked like 2 people shaking out a rug", with knees to his chest, punched in the face, and kicked. He was then tasered and he passed out, lying in a pool of his own blood,
Photos taken by witnesses show James on the ground, handcuffed and with leg restraints. Fire and ambulance personnel were standing around with police, two of whom were holding cups of coffee. Meanwhile the police were heard by witnesses making false statements about James having drugs. Paramedics were not informed of the force used or the tasering. They found his vital signs were normal, and left it up to police to decide if he should be transported to hospital or taken to jail. They chose to take him to jail. As the paramedics were packing up to go, James cried "don't leave me, don't leave me" according to witnesses, although the police denied this in the inquiry.
Video from the jail shows the cops carrying him in, arms and legs restrained, like you might carry a duffel bag, with a spit hood over his head. Once they had him in a cell he started breathing and started seizing. They called the jail nurse, but didn't take the spit hood off. When she showed up, she decided that she couldn't take responsibility for him, so the cops decided to drive him to the hospital, which was 15-20 minutes away, still restrained and with the spit hood on. They stopped to talk to a sergeant on the way out, and did not have lights and sirens on for the drive to the hospital. Along the way, James died.
The state medical examiner found that the cause of death was blunt force chest trauma. He had 26 breaks to 16 ribs, including in areas that aren't necessarily that easy to get at. She suspected he likely would have survived had paramedics transported him to hospital rather than police taking him to jail. The toxicology report showed no drugs of any kind, including medications.
A grand jury review of the in custody death resulted in no criminal charges. After an internal review by the police bureau, the city requested a Department of Justice investigation into bias in how the local police dealt with mental illness. That investigation concluded that the Portland police did use force excessively, including tasers, and this force was often used in dealing with minor offenses committed by people with mental illness.
Oh, and the officer who tackled James? He later ran for county sheriff and was elected.
Police have a hard job to do. But this kind of thing should never happen. I can understand that on the rare occasion someone who's highly psychotic and brandishing a weapon may not be able to be safely contained without legal force. I can accept that. But James Chasse? He did absolutely nothing except be mentally ill. I suspect that an animal would have gotten better treatment than did Mr. Chasse, a man who was ill and needed to go to hospital.
I think prosecutors and governments need to really reflect on how they make decisions about pursuing prosecution when it comes to in custody deaths, particularly when it comes to marginalized communities, like people with mental illness, like racial minorities. The police should be there to protect the most vulnerable, not to take their lives. Change can't happen soon enough.
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That is SO HORRIBLE. Shut the front door. What awful law enforcers! AARGH. An awful case of Murphy's Law–why did they take him to jail and not get him hospitalized? That's so unthinkable, because he wasn't guilty of anything. This is so unjust!! Poor guy! 😦
Horrible is definitely the word for it. And the police didn't even take responsibility for it. Shut the front door and I hope it hits them in the face.
Heck, yes. [Nods vigorously.]
That's truly shocking, and even worse is that it's likely not an isolated case.
It's really disturbing to think about just how many incidents are swept under the rug for every one that gains public attention.
Totally different scenario but have you heard of the Hillsborough football disaster, 98 people died in the crush caused by the police letting in too many fans and not acting quickly enough to help them. It took over 20 years of fighting to get to the truth behind the police cover up.
Oh yeah, I did hear about that. Horrible.
Great review. I look forward to wathing this myself. Here, at least in the NYC area, it is now mandatory to take courses in recognizing the traits of some one with mental health concerns and how to better conduct themselves.
I know we should respect our men and women in protecting us, but they tend bully more than protect. Something must give!
Oh my goodness, that poor boy. 26 breaks to 16 ribs, and the officer get elected as sheriff. Insanity. I hadn't come across this documentary so thanks for sharing, it's good to know the issue of police brutality is continuing to be raised and challenged.
Yes it's such an important thing to address.
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Oh my gosh. This is heartbreaking, we put so much trust in law enforcers and are supposed to feel safe when around them. I hope at the very least that this mans death can bring awareness to issues like these and hopefully save the life of someone else.
I hope so too.


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Dial 988 to get help for a mental health crisis; it's the new nationally available 911 for suicidal thoughts and more
Help for suicidal thoughts or other mental health emergencies is now available by dialing or texting 988, the nationwide three-digit mental health crisis hotline that went live today.
It's a number that routes callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. While some areas in the nation have already been connected to 988, this dialing code was made available to everyone across the United States starting at midnight, July 16.
Instead of a dispatcher sending police, firefighters, or paramedics, 988 connects callers with trained mental health counselors.
In 2020, Congress designated 988 as the new dialing code to operate through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network of local call centers, staffed by trained crisis counselors.
988 provides support for anyone experiencing mental health related distress, including thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress, according to the State of Alaska's information website. The Lifeline is billed as free and confidential, with operators who treat callers with respect and listen without judgment.
If you are calling about a friend or family member who is in distress, the person on the 988 line will walk you through how to help and provide resources.
Alaska and the nation are experiencing a mental health crisis, according to the Department of Health, which cites these statistics:
In Alaska in 2020, suicide was the leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native youth ages 10-19, and for youth ages 10-14. Suicide was the 2nd leading cause of death overall for all Alaska youth and young adults, ages 15-34.
According to the most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2019, over 1 in 3 Alaska high school students reported feeling sad or hopeless almost every day for 2 or more weeks in a row; 25% seriously considered attempting suicide; and nearly 20% attempted suicide.
Suicide is most often preventable. For every person who dies by suicide annually, there are 316 people who seriously consider suicide but do not kill themselves.
Over 90% of people who attempt suicide go on to live out their lives.
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Marco July 16, 2022 At 8:56 am
Hopefully, Bill Walker, Lisa Murkowski, and Sarah Palin will keep 988 close to them on the campaign trail. They're all overdue for a breakdown.
Tom Lessard July 16, 2022 At 9:40 am
This will be welcome news for many, many folks.
Lucinda July 17, 2022 At 6:29 pm
Hope so, don't you?
M. J. D. July 16, 2022 At 11:16 am
If you're not put " on hold"
You'll probably get a moon-lighting drag queen trying to get the preteen to call them on there personal phone….
Jim Collman July 16, 2022 At 1:24 pm
How many counselors do we have? Who are these counselors? Who is paying for all this? (I have a good guess). The police will still end up being dispatched.
Pablo July 18, 2022 At 11:28 am
The people who staff these crisis lines are folks from around the country who volunteer their time and undergo many hours of training to start and many hours of continuing training while they volunteer. And they are never paid to do it.
After my mom retired, she volunteered and would spend 6-8 hour shifts either texting or speaking with people who were in distress.
She would only be scheduled to work for a few hours, but would see that there were 200 calls/text conversations and only 50 people to take them and would work past her shift.
She had to quit after six months of doing it because she would be exhausted from speaking with these depressed or angry people.
Jefferson July 16, 2022 At 4:44 pm
"Due to unusually heavy call volume, we are experiencing longer than normal wait times. Please try your call again."
Fire July 16, 2022 At 4:47 pm
So all the call workers get full federal or municipal benefits I'm betting.
A. Galeutian July 16, 2022 At 5:42 pm
Alaska is emotional trauma central. Merely having emotional mood swings does not make one mentally ill. Also, some humans may be more emotionally expressive than others for comparison Italians relative to Austrians. The less expressive may actually be more often diagnosablly mentally ill with schizophrenia, dissociative and personality disordered. I don't think this is well intended. Best advice is traveling out of Alaska often.
Michael Johnson July 16, 2022 At 7:57 pm
Hey can somebody give this to Biden?
Jerri Rouse July 18, 2022 At 2:51 pm
Veterans press 1 for the Veterans Crisis Line. This takes the place of the old Veterans Crisis Line. However, the old number call and text will stay active for a while.