Saturday provided the opportunity for over 2,000 hugs and lots of happiness as we attended the largest indoor Yoga Class at the Detroit Lions Ford Field. It was quite a site to see and this first phenomenon will continue as a yearly event.
To round out this Happiness theme, check out Pharrel Willams' Oscar nominated song, Happy. It's upbeat with a great tune and lots of wonderful dancing including a few surprise guest appearances.
As March comes in like a Lion and out like a Lamb, I am happy to bid farewell to the nastiest Winter in recent history. Congrats to us as Michigan achieved First Place on the Weather Misery Index List created by the National Weather Service. Not only did we suffer from the massive amounts of snow and the bitter nosedive temps, but the rest of the world also has been suffering. England has been bombarded by storms and floods for the past several months and their new concern is the flooding has uncovered unexploded WWII bombs.
Shame on Arizona Legislators for creating a bill that will give license to discrimination by allowing any business to deny services based on Religious beliefs. This ridiculous law could have been interrupted in abusive ways with the obvious discrimination against Gays OR some obscure Religion could have a belief against brown-eyed middle-aged women and then legally deny to serve me at their establishment. What we SHOULD focus on is a Federal Law protecting the rights of the LGBT community against the discrimination that already occurs in many parts of our country.
Repugnance is covering the land of Uganda where Homosexual acts are already illegal but now President Yoweri Museveni just signed the law to punish them with a Life sentence. This is a conciliation since the original law had the punishment as Death. As usual, religious extremist are behind this hatred.
Kol Hakavod (All of the Honor) to Congressman John Dingell for his lifelong commitment to his district, the State of Michigan and our whole Country. For over 80 years a Dingell has held a congressional seat with distinction. John Dingell Sr. took office in 1933 and his son, John Dingell, Jr. was swore in upon his father's death in 1955. His accomplishments, respect and admiration exceed quantification. He is praised by both sides of the isle and deserves much accolades. His record of longest serving member of congress will be hard to break. Wishing him all the best and high hopes for his wife, Debbie Dingell to succeed him and continue the Dingell legacy.
Congressman John David Dingell, Jr.
As the people of the Ukraine started out with peaceful demonstration to encourage their government to join the EU and retreat from Russia, they quickly learned that all out war was spiraling toward their direction. Sadly, death, destruction, chaos and confusion now exist while their leader is on the run and their fate in perils. Wishing them peace and stability for their county. Watch this video to see the outrageous opulence that was stollen from its people and wasted on its leader.
Alabama, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, South Carolina, West Virginia, Mississippi and Kentucky have all entered 2014 with outrageous anti-abortion bills pending in their legislature. Its incredulous the degree to which anti-abortion activist will stoop to prevent a legal procedure. Yet once the abortion is prevented and an unplanned child arrives, those same legislators turn their backs on some of those needy families by denying them assistance with medical care, food and shelter.
Michigan could be the next State to approve Marriage Equality as a court case in now underway with a lesbian couple who want to jointly adopt two children by fighting the adoption laws and attempting to overturn the ban on gay marriages. Stay tuned for updates.
Bravo to the 14 members of the Presbyterian Church for opening their minds and rethinking their stance on Israel. After visiting the SodaStream factory, they saw Israel in a new light and plan to share this view with their constituents.
Welcome to the world, Aurora Julian Cash, born in Ann Arbor Feb. 10th toElaine and Howard Cash.
Little Fara Naomi is lucky to be born into the wonderful Saulson family headed by Eli and Michele. Welcome to our community!
We'll be attending this week's AIPAC Policy Conference. Hope to see some of you there. Looking forward to hearing from lots of Dignitaries and especially the sweet sounds of Israeli musician, David Broza and tunes from his new album, East Jerusalem West Jerusalem.
Proud of Michigan as we acknowledge the 167th anniversary of (the first in the nation) abolishment of the Death Penalty on March 1, 1847. Shame on those States who still use capital punishment with Texas being the "deadliest" State as they have executed 510 people (the most in the nation) since 1976. Yes, some evil souls deserve to die yet our imperfect judicial system also sentences and executes innocent individuals. China is the world leader in executions with over 4,000 Chinese put to death by their (un-admitted) government each year. China's execution rate is more than the combined total for the rest of the world.
Arthur Kretchmer, age 75. Beloved father of dear friend, Geoff (and Jody) Kretchmer. May his spirit, love and memories bring comfort to those who loved him.
Jerome Sonenklar, age 92. Loving father and father-in-law of Marty and Ben Rosenthal and Susie and Scott Leemaster. May his lifelong commitment to his community and family bring comfort to those in mourning.
Sally Horwitz, age 86. Mother and mother-in-law to Arthur and Gina Horwitz and grandmother to Daniel (Miriam), Adam (Sheri) and Stephanie Horwitz. Holocaust Surviver, Community Activist and loving Matriarch to her adoring family. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.
Ann Siegel, age 90. Mother and mother-in-law to Ron and Caryn Siegel and grandmother to Reid Siegel and Marli Siegel. May her love, spirit and memories soothe the souls of her love ones.
Sally Lou Nosanchuk, age 78. Mother and mother-in-law to Linda and Scott Sircus. A lifelong philanthropist and an avid sportswoman. May her memory bring comfort to those who mourn her loss.
Harold Ramis, age 69. Talented actor, directer, writer of many hilarious movies (most famous Animal House) sadly passed away (too early) this week after battling an autoimmune disease.
For those who are forwarded this message by a friend or read it on Facebook, you can receive your own version each Friday morning at 6am by clicking on the above button.
Please excuse my typos, misspellings and human errors. Thanks.
This week's message will arrive in your inboxes just as I am arriving home from my 2 week visit to Israel. As a reminder, when traveling, I have minimal time and access to a computer, so I write these messages ahead of time and have them scheduled to arrive Friday 6am.
Happy Birthday, We love you!
Please join us at the Forgotten Harvest 22nd annual comedy night with guest star Tim Allen. Tickets range from $15 to $150.
I've now have been in Israel for about a week. To remind you, I wrote this email and next week's Shabbat message before I departed. With minimal access to a computer, and to avoid breaking my tradition of never missing an opportunity each Friday to reach out and wish you Shabbat Shalom, I always pre-write emails before traveling.
So, there will be no updates on this week's news, opinions on politics or Shout Outs.
But since I'm in our Homeland, how about some facts about our Jewish Sanctuary. (Webster's definition: a place where someone or something is protected or given shelter.) Israel is our safe place. IF it had been established two decades earlier (than 1948), our global population today would be twice as large. Protection is essential but not the only reason it exists. We have ties to the land dating back thousands of years. It was the home of our ancestors. "Next year in Jerusalem" is our mantra. I hope all of you (who don't live here) have an opportunity to visit Israel with your families.
1. Israeli babies are 10 less likely to have peanut allergies as they are given Bamba (a peanut snack) in their early years. I'm not a fan of the Bamba taste, but lots of Israeli kids are.
2. Israel (one of only two countries) started this century with a net GAIN of trees. Other countries really need to stop de-forestation.
3. Approx. 1 Million notes are left each year at the Kotel (Western Wall) and cleaned out before Rosh HaShana and Passover.
4. The most number of Chess Grandmasters (per capita) is in Beer Sheva.
5. Israeli stamps use kosher glue.
6. Microsoft has more employees in Israel (per capita) then anywhere else in the world.
7. Over 500 million migrating birds fly over Israel each year.
8. There are 273 Kibbutzim (communes) in Israel. Hannan and I met on one.
9. More than 90% of Israeli homes use solar power to heat their water.
10. Israel was the first country to ban Underweight Models.
11. The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem is the oldest continuously used cemetery.
12. After the US and Canada, Israel has the 3rd largest number of companies list on the NASDAQ.
Please join us at the Forgotten Harvest 22nd annual comedy night with guest star Tim Allen. Hannan and I are honored to co-chairing the event (with a great committee) and your support would be truly appreciated. Tickets range from $15 to $150.
In case you missed this from last week, the property of Camp Sea-Gull was recently bought by the township and soon will converted into a park. Those responsible for the property have reached out to see if Sea-Gull Alum might want to have a reunion at camp this summer before any changes are made to it. Many Alum are on this email list so please reply back if you are interested in this idea.
"My father is Jewish, my mother is Jewish, I am Jewish," Daniel Pearl's last words on Feb. 1, 2002. When will the brutality against humanity end? It has been twelve years since Daniel Pearl was murdered, yet it seems our global society continues its intolerance of differences. Those who believe we should think, act, dress, pray, dance alike are primitive, selfish and greatly misguided. It is our differences that enlighten the world, bring it innovation and heal its imperfections. Tolerance, respect, sensitivity and humanity is in short supply among the weak, self-centered, ignorant, brainwashed people of the world.
The Sochi Winter Olympics start tonight (Feb. 7th) and run through Sunday Feb. 23rd. These are the most expensive games ever with the cost skyrocketing to $51 Billion. There are 98 events in 15 different sporting fields. 12 new events will occur this year including the Women's ski jumping competition. 88 countries will be represented and 7 of them will be new to the Winter Olympics. 230 athletes will represent the United States and 5 will represent Israel. Obama and Biden will NOT be attending the games BUT they are sending excellent reps including two gay athletes, Tennis star Billy Jean King and Ice Hockey player Caitlin Cahow. Great message to send the anti-Gay Russian administration. Wishing the athletes and spectators safety (from terrorist) during the games.
50 years ago this day (Feb. 7, 1964), John, Paul, George and Ringo arrived in NYC. Two day later, we heard the words of Ed Sullivan "Ladies and gentleman… The BEATLES". Unbelievably, 40% of our US population (73 million Americans) tuned in that evening to witness history in the making. It was past my bedtime as I was only 3 years old, but since then, I've been a huge Beatles fan. A short 6 years after their NYC arrival, they dismantled the band in 1970 but of course their legend lived on and on and on.
Here are my two favorite songs from the Liverpool Lads. The first is written by both John and Paul and the second was just Paul.
90 (more) people were killed in Syria this week (adding to the 100,000 other victims) as helicopters dropped deadly barrels filled with explosives and shrapnel on the city of Aleppo. Add to that their lack of responsibility in eliminate their chemical weapons plus the peace talks in Switzerland came up empty handed with no progress in sight. On the other hand, Israel continues to save the lives of Syrians who cross the boarders everyday for medical help.
Farewell Jay Leno from the Tonight Show (Feb. 6th).
Can't wait till Jimmy takes over the Tonight Show (moves it to NYC) and Seth takes over Late Night. Both are brilliant, talented and funny.
Kudos to Charlevoix as it has been chosen by the State (as one of 8 towns) to receive funding to help update and improve its downtown region.
From 1970-1978, I spent every summer up in beautiful Charlevoix at Camp Sea-Gull. Michigan's northern region is one of the most magnificent areas in our country. The property of Camp Sea-Gull was recently bought by the township and soon will converted into a park. Those responsible for the property have reached out to see if Sea-Gull Alum might want to have a reunion at camp this summer before any changes are made to it. Many Alum are on this email list so please reply back if you are interested in this idea.
Next week I'll be on the National Women's Philantropy Heart to Heart mission in Israel with 124 women from all over the United States. I look forward to meeting new friends, seeing new sights, learning new aspects of Israel and eating lots of great food. Once the mission is over, I'll be spending another week there with family. Our son is there for a semester aboard from U of M. Our daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter will be visiting the other grandparents. Hannan and our youngest son will also be there.
We are thrilled that tickets are selling briskly for the Forgotten Harvest 22nd annual comedy night featuring Tim Allen. Hope you can join us. Your support is appreciated.
Tickets range from $15 to $150.
If you are (or know someone) 21-26, here is an opportunity to visit Israel with our Community Birthright trip this spring. Registration begins Feb. 19th at http://jewishdetroit.org/event/detroit-community-birthright-trip/ Spots fill up quickly and a new rule now allows those who were on a peer trip (like Teen Mission) before they were 18 eligible to participate on Birthright.
Mazel Tov to Dan Kohn for opening his new hot spot Kravings on (25270 Greenfield Rd) in Oak Park. (Kosher Deli, Sushi Carryout).
Wishing a Refuah Shlema (complete healing) to Joey Selesny's baby daughter Sara Braucha after heart surgery this week. Our prayers are with you.
Bravo to Drug Store Chain, CVS, on removing cigarettes from their sales stock to focus on health related items or at least to eliminate the single leading cause of lung cancer.
Bravo, also, to Mayor de Blasio for refusing to walk in the NYC St. Patrick's day parade due to their contentious relationship with the gay community.


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19 UTICA STREET
HAMILTON N.Y. 13346
About AATP
Our Executive Director
Theater Documents Blog
Tech Specifications
The People's Palace
AATP Team
Back in 1914, a new cinema came to 19 Utica Street in Hamilton. Through the decades, it has served as a shoe repair shop, community garage, and manufacturing warehouse.
Like a trunk of costumes hidden away in the attic, it was waiting to be rediscovered and used once again for the entertainment and edification of art lovers, young and old. In 2002, the wait came to an end.
The Palace Theater returned to its roots after a $2 million renovation, financed through gifts to the Colgate University Parents and Grandparents Fund. Operations transferred to the Hamilton Initiative.
In 2015, just in time for the building's 101st birthday, a group of devoted Hamiltonians formed a new entity, Arts at the Palace (AATP), to take over Palace Theater management from the Hamilton Initiative. This 501(c)(3) is a new twist on a proven idea: art is best presented by the people, for the people.
19 Utica Street, Hamilton N.Y. 13346
Hamilton, N.Y. 13346
Email: director@artsatthepalace.org
©2015 Arts at the Palace All rights reserved. Design by Rosen Bridge Group

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Q: Azure Queues - Functions - Message Visibility - Workers? I have some questions regarding the capabilities regarding Azure Queues, Functions, and Workers.  I'm not really sure how this works.
Scenario:

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*q-notifications is an queue in an Azure storage account.

*f-process-notification is a function in Azure that is bound to q-notifications.  Its job is to get the first message on the queue and process it.

In theory when a message is added to q-notifications, the function f-process-notification should be called.
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*Does the triggered function replace the need to have workers?  In other words, is f-process-notification called each time a message is placed in the queue.

*Suppose I place a message on the queue that has a visibility timeout of 5 minutes.  Basically I am queueing the message but it shouldn't be acted on until 5 minutes pass.  Does the queue trigger f-process-notification immediately when the message is placed on the queue, or will it only trigger f-process-notification when the message becomes visible, i.e. 5 minutes after it is placed on the queue?

A: In Azure Functions, each Function App instance running your queue triggered function will have its own listener for the target queue. It monitors the queue for new work using an exponential backoff strategy. When new items are added to the queue the listener will pull multiple items off of the queue (batching behavior is configurable) and dispatch then in parallel to your function. If your function is successful, the message is deleted, otherwise it will remain on the queue to be reprocessed. To answer your question - yes we respect any visibility timeout you specify. If a message is added with a 5 minute timeout it will only be processed after that.
Regarding scale out - when N instances of your Function App are running they will all cooperate in processing the queue. Each queue listener will independently pull batches of messages off the queue to process. In effect, the work will be load balanced across the N instances. Exactly what you want :) Azure Functions is implementing all the complexities of the multiple consumer/worker pattern for you behind the scenes.

A: I typically use a listener logic as opposed to triggers. The consumer(s) are constantly monitoring the queue for messages. If you have multiple consumers, for example 5 instances of the consuming code in different Azure worker roles processing the same bus/queue, the first consumer to get the message wins (they are "competing"). This provides a scaling scenario common in a SOA architecture..
This article describes some of the ways to defer processing.
http://markheath.net/post/defer-processing-azure-service-bus-message
good luck!

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As a community artist, I love working with Elders and communities on projects which reclaim and pass on culture, language, story and art. When we work together we share our different skills and abilities and we always learn from each other. I have been taught possum skin cloak making and basket weaving, I've watched the making of beautiful contemporary shields and canoes and I have been able to draw from this richness for the illustrations in Welcome To Country.
From the very beginning I looked to the paintings of ceremony by William Barak, artist, Elder and leader of the Wurundjeri. By looking at how and what he painted I was able to see what was important to him and what he wanted to pass on. I was able to see how this living culture was to continue in a contemporary way through Aunty Joy's words in Welcome To Country. My challenge as illustrator was to find a way of showing this continuous spiritual and physical living connection to Country and Ancestors, using imagery that is accessable to a wide audience.
I drew from my own connections and relationships to Wurundjeri country where I grew up as a child near the Maribynong River and places where my children were born close to the Yarra river in later years. I went back to some of those special places to listen to the spirits of the Ancestors and the land. I wanted to find how they wanted to be portrayed and what they wanted to say.
I listened to Bunjil the eagle and creator spirit, to the trees, to the river.
As a child I related to the land through all of my senses and I thought I would try to recreate this sensory connection through the pictures. I remembered the rough textures of rocks and the bark of trees, the warm, wet , squishy mud under my feet, icy cold water, slippery river stones, warm fires , soft animal fur. It's what the Old People would have felt. To do this I used layering of paint over the top of each other with the underneath layers showing through to create depth of colour and a tactile quality. I drew also from my connections as a child to vivid colours of the land, to the sounds, the vibrations, the tastes and the smells.
For me working on Welcome to Country was a spiritual journey with Aunty Joy Murphy and her Ancestors.


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Quar: Infernal Machines is a turn-based strategy game set in the world of Alwyd!
Command cavalry to sweep the enemy's flanks. Send armoured tractors forward to shatter hardened defences. Your soldiers are armed with weapons ranging from the humble rifle to heavy-automatic shotguns. Rely on your officers to keep up your troop's morale and to call in deadly airstrikes.
• PlayStation® VR compatible including Move Controller support!
• More than 12 levels in which to fight for the Crusader cause!
• 18 different friendly and enemy units! From infantry to cavalry and armoured tractors to snipers and heavy-automatic shotguns!
• A living, breathing upgradeable base fully populated with troops going about their business! Upgrade your mechanic's bay for better tractors. Upgrade the mess hall (and its food!) for better morale and get that hanger built so you can call in air-strikes!
• Interact with your units from a top-down view or shrink yourself down to soldier size to see the action first hand!
©Steel Wool Games 2016-2019. ©Hoplite Research, LLC All rights reserved. Developed by Hoplite Research, LLC. Published by Funbox Media Ltd ©Funbox Media Ltd 2019, under license from Hoplite Research, LLC.


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Game Manger and Games
BJT006
by BJT006 on Apr 29, 18 4:04 PM
If you save the game manager and all of the games you do not need the internet connection to play your games. This is for all you fishes that had inquire about the game manger being gone. I shut down my internet service and tried it without the internet and it still works.
Hope this helps for the ones inquiring.
bfgArinelle
Re:Game Manger and Games
by bfgArinelle on Apr 29, 18 4:08 PM
Hi BJT006,
Thank you for opening up this thread. It is true that an internet connection is no longer required to play most of the games offered on our site once that game has been downloaded, installed, and activated. Players would not, however, be able to receive updates for the games without an internet connection.
There are also some games (our Free-to-Play games, such as Midnight Castle and Gummy Drop!) that require an internet connection to save progress, and we encourage our players to stay connected to the internet when they play those games.
I also want to take the opportunity to reassure our players that games will continue to be available to download and play. The coming changes affect the forums only. Every other feature of the site will continue to function as it always has.
Thank you, everyone, for your time. Wishing you all the best.
Edited on 04/29/2018 at 4:51:40 PM PST
Thank you bfgArinella for replying. I'm sure nothing else is going to change. There was a few question about the game manger and wanted to assure them about it. I have no intention of going anywhere. I have been a member for 15 to 20 years. Way before the first buyout, when you had to buy the game and use a 10 to 15 long password or a cd. Have been so happy with Big Fish and will continuing buying my games from them. Have over 2000 games that I have bought from Big Fish, so many that I can't use the purchase history to download the game. Was told by customer service because of the amount of games I had I couldn't use my purchase history to download. So have to do it one by one and reactivate each one.
Will have to play the trial all the way through and if any problem will get hold of technical support, which I have had to do before and they have always helped me out and have been very supported with my problems.
Thanks to all of the moderators for the help you have given over these many years.
baglady159
by baglady159 on Apr 29, 18 5:33 PM
I have all my purchased games on my Game Manager and downloaded onto my PC. Yesterday I went looking for MCF: Return to Ravenhurst and it was gone from my Game Manager. How does something like that happen? I was able to go into my purchased games and re-download it to my computer, but this has me concerned.
Does BF have the ability to take my games once they are downloaded onto my computer? And why would they? I have way to many games to be able to tell if any other games has disappeared. MCF was of interest to me because I recently played a beta of MCF Rewind and I wanted to revisit some of the older MCF games or I would never have missed it quite so soon.
Can one of the moderators explain to me how this could have happened and if I need to worry about losing other games?
bfgMurrumbidgee
by bfgMurrumbidgee on Apr 29, 18 6:47 PM
Hi baglady159,
I wanted to stop in and do what I can to address the question you've asked.
It is quite unusual for an installed game to suddenly be missing from the list in your Big Fish Games app (Game Manager) but I can assure you that Big Fish Games does not have the ability to alter or remove any installed games.
I cannot say for certain why you encountered this but it is possible that there was an error or miscommunication within the Game Manager that resulted in it being unable to locate or display the game when you were looking for it. I would recommend reaching out to our Customer Support team if you run into this again in future.
by baglady159 on Apr 30, 18 8:09 AM
Thanks for replying to my question.
burf90
by burf90 on Apr 30, 18 9:22 AM
First, I'm astounded that I am able to reply today.
Second, what do all the people who have hundreds or thousands of games from BFG do when BFG removes the game page? The game manager is broken for large accounts and absolutely nothing can be downloaded from the purchase history. The only way to download a game we've bought is to go to the game's page, download a trial, and then from the game manager try to purchase the game. At that point, the game manager tells you you've already bought it and asks if you want to activate it. If you say yes, it'll install.
Game pages have already been removed for many of my purchased games over the last few years and, since I can't download from my purchase history, I have no way to access games I've bought. I've sent at least three customer service requests in the last couple of years, but no one has been able to give me access to my games without having to go to ridiculous lengths. (As in create a new account, have some of the games transferred over to the new account by BFG CS, then play by signing in to one or the other account, depending on which game I want to play. Not a great solution. How about fixing the game manager? Much better solution.)
minesita
by minesita on Apr 30, 18 9:42 AM
Well, I bought "Emerald City Confidential" in 2010. It's not more in the main page, and I could download it from my purchase history!


Tubac, Arizona, one of 'America's Coolest Small Town,' is rapidly becoming a world-class destination. This 'Small-Town Oasis in the High Desert' boasts blue skies, open spaces, great weather, world-class golf, shopping, dining, culture and history. Tubac is a place where artists find it easy to paint, sculptors find it easy to sculpt and authors find is easy to write. A mere forty-five minutes south of Tucson, home to an international airport, Tubac is close-by and yet worlds apart. It's rich history is what defines Tubac even today, centuries later.
After the Pima Indian revolt of 1751, the Spanish began to establish presidios (garrisoned forts) to protect their missions, people and assets in what was then known as the Pimeria Alta. Tomas Beldarrain was the first commandante of the Tubac presidio and he was succeeded by Juan Bautista de Anza, who is famous for leading a group of colonists across the Arizona deserts that eventually founded San Francisco. Then in 1787 the King of Spain granted a site for a house and four farming lots on the presidio to Don Toribio de Otero. To protect the presidio and show his appreciation Otero planted fruit trees, provided soldiers with supplies and arms, and took care of their horses. This 500-acre land grant formed the core of what later became the largest cattle empire in Arizona. Today it is the home of Tubac Golf Resort & Spa.
The easy drive south down I-19 is marked by kilometers, a subtle reminder that you are leaving the familiar and entering the unique. Spaces are big, as the folded hills roll away to towering peaks in the distance. As those peaks, the Santa Ritas, dominate the landscape, you have arrived. A charming village of 1900 people 'endowed with quaintness, tranquility and charm' and with flashes of a rugged past and bright future, Tubac blends old and new effortlessly as worn adobes sidle up against modern galleries in a mélange of color and style.
Tubac has become The Wedding Destination of the Southwest boasting its 17th century mission chapel and enchanting ceremony sites. Magical, Tubac combines its romantic history and culture with its present-day posh and sophistication.
Made famous by the movie Tin Cup, the golf course at Tubac Golf Resort & Spa is truly great golf experience for everyone.
This 3 day plan includes many activities that will satisfy everyone in the family! Includes golf, pool-side time, spa treatments, bike rides, ice-cream, historic state parks, shopping, and more!
View PDF for full agenda.
Are you a foodie? We have the delicious food for your palate.
View the PDF for full agenda.
Southern Arizona has much to see and do. Plan to stay at least two nights to give yourself time to explore. Must-see's include The Village of Tubac, The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, The Tubac Center of the Arts, and The Tumacacri National Historic Park.
Enjoy three days of the beautiful outdoors. Start with a hike/run, bike ride through the mountains, then enjoy a picnic in our scenic areas.
View PDF for full itinerary.
Do you love art? We have so much to show you.
TUBAC, AZ. -- (Feb. 4, 2019) - Tubac Golf Resort & Spa, a AAA-Four Diamond Resort, is proud to welcome Noel Daniel as the new Managing Director. With over 30 years of hotel experience, Noel is an established leader in..
Meet best-selling golf author Christina Ricci March 10-15, 2019, where she is hosting a More Pars Camp at the Tubac Golf Resort. Christina knows how to have fun, as she helps players journey to more pars. 5 DAYS/4 NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION..


When you have pork in Hawaii, it's going to be good. One of the most famous ways to serve it to make lualua. Pork gets wrapped in taro leaves and cooked underground in a hot oven for many hours. The meat becomes melt-in-your-mouth tender, while the leaves become like spinach. Fish and chicken can also be prepared using this method.
In Japan, raw fish is called sashimi. In Hawaii, it's poke. The freshest fish, usually tuna, is chopped up into raw cubes and served with all kinds of condiments, like spicy mayo. Shoyu poke is also very popular, and consists of ahi cubes mixed with soy sauce, Maui onion, sesame oil and seeds, macadamia nuts, ginger, salt, and chile pepper.
Poi is basically Hawaiian mashed potatoes. It's made from taro root, which is similar to a potato, but it has a distinct purple color and more starch. To make poi, you bake or steam the taro and pound it into a paste with water. You end up with a sticky consistency. Before serving, it's chilled. Poi has a unique flavor that's a little sour because there's slight fermentation occurring, and not everyone loves it. Enjoy plain or with salted fish.
If you've ever been to Hawaii, you know the island loves spam. After WWII, a large military presence remained in Hawaii, and spam was the ideal food to ship because it lasts forever and doesn't need to be refrigerated. Local chefs began incorporating the meat into their dishes, experimenting in innovative ways, and created delicious dishes still popular today. Spam musubi is one of the most beloved snacks. First you grill a piece of spam and then put in on a block of white rice and wrap it in nori (seaweed). Lots of variations exist, like spam musubi with cucumber, plum sauce, and even eggs and bacon.
There's debate about who invented this hearty meal, but there's no question about its deliciousness. A loco moco is a hamburger patty on top of white rice, with an egg on top and lots of brown gravy. It isn't unusual to find spam in there, too. It's traditionally served for breakfast and you can find it just about everywhere, including the McDonald's in Hawaii.
You can't go to Hawaii and not eat fruit. Pineapple and passionfruit (known in Hawaii as lilikoi) are amazing and the perfect end to a meal or as a beach snack. For the most affordable fruit, head to a farmers market and see what looks the best.
Hawaii's most famous treat, shave ice is the perfect refreshment on a hot day. The texture is incredibly fine, like snow dust, and soaked in the syrup of your choice. If you want to go all out, you can enjoy shave ice with add-ins like ice cream, adzuki beans (sweet red beans), and sweetened condensed milk.
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FORMER NIXON WHITE HOUSE LEADER EGIL 'BUD' KROGH HIGHLIGHTS SPRING 2014's FIRST WEEK
With our first week in the rearview mirror, our students are reflecting on a terrific beginning. Our first seven days have been packed with new experiences, new friendships, and new discoveries. After a busy opening weekend, we started our first Ethics and Leadership class with what is now an SEGL tradition: the Infamous Skittles Scenario. This interactive activity (you can read the set-up handout here) is part of our first case study of the semester: Introduction to Ethical Decisions. The morning was filled with vociferous laughter, intense negotiations, and a few simulated gun-shots; the discussion that followed was insightful and full of interdisciplinary connections and questions: What would you do if there were no rules? Would you be altruistic or selfish? Would you save yourself first, or work as a group? What implications does that have for our beliefs about human nature? The ideal form of government? The best way to allocate scarce resources?
After the Skittles discussion we delivered a brief lecture on the three classic Western ethicists: Aristotle, Kant, and John Stuart Mill. The goal of this lecture is to begin giving students a tool kit for evaluating ethical choices. (You can view the version of this lecture that we give to our online "Integrity 101" students here.)
On Tuesday the students had their first Arabic and Chinese class, which meets once a week. We begin with seven sessions of intensive Arabic, giving time to cultural norms and perspectives as well, and then turn to Chinese. The goal of this course is not fluency, but demystification: many of our students go on to study Arabic or Chinese in college, and all of them will need to confront the Arabic and Chinese world views as global leaders.
The students also had their first English class, which included our traditional first journal-writing session in Dupont Circle. We sent the students off with words from Ernest Hemingway; when he had writer's block he would always tell himself "All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know." (It is probably worth noting that this group wrote their sentences in the frigid weather that we hope is slowly lifting from the DC area!)
On Wednesday we began with a lecture on the latest brain research on how students learn. Our teaching philosophy at SEGL comes in part from two books: Daniel Willingham's Why Students Don't Like School and Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code. These books argue, among other things, that intelligence is not fixed–it is malleable, that imagination depends on having a strong knowledge background, and that you learn faster when you face challenges that are just on the edge of your comfort zone.
Following that lecture we had our first Seven Dollar Lunch Day of the term (students receive $7 and can eat–in small groups–in local take-away restaurants). And then former Nixon White House official Egil "Bud" Krogh paid his first visit to the Spring 2014 semester. Bud worked at the highest levels of government at one of the most turbulent times in our nation's history. Most notoriously, President Nixon selected him as the co-leader of the "Plumbers," who investigated and attempted to discredit Daniel Ellsburg after the release of the Pentagon Papers. As part of that attempt, Bud authorized a covert, illegal break-in at the offices of Ellsburg's psychiatrist (the two men who facilitated that break-in became part of the Watergate break-in soon afterwards). Many historians believe Krogh's choice was a key reason for the downfall of Nixon's administration. Krogh has spent the past 35 years helping others–especially young people–avoid the same mistakes he made. To do this, he has created a decision-making matrix called "The Integrity Zone" that helps students (and others) determine when an external or internal threat (groupthink, pressure for results, naiveté, etc.) might threaten the ability to act with integrity.
But Bud is also famous among SEGL students for his stories. Other than the Plumbers fiasco, the time Nixon and Elvis met secretly in the Oval Office (Bud arranged the meeting and was the only other person present) is perhaps the most famous. And Bud went through many of his favorites, taking time to show how the decisions he made came in part because he did not recognize certain "threats" to his integrity.
On Friday, Bud returned and asked students to put their decision making skills to the test. Over two hours of engaging back-and-forth discussion, he presented a real-world life-and-death crisis that he faced while working for Nixon. The students used their own moral compasses and critical thinking ability to devise their own solutions–healthy disagreement abounded–and then Bud shared what he did and asked the students to evaluate it. (Which crisis? How was it resolved? You'll have to ask a current or past SEGL student–we don't want to ruin the surprise for future classes here!)
That night the students had an impromptu dance party after a pizza dinner (special accommodations for our gluten-free charges) that involved several line-dances, lots of laughter, and great promise for the remaining 14 weeks we have together.
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Transitioning from one season to another means an up to date wardrobe… Hello Spring! When I was forecasting for new spring fashion, I found inevitable finds from the street to fashion week. Some emerging from the past with a new flare and others are styles that are making an appearance for the first time around. I've highlighted my top picks for spring trends that are embedded in my head of favourites!
For this spring season, designers were clearly inspired by the beach life. Myself being a California native, I instantly fell in love with the new cutting-edge tie-dye attire. The carefree style and the tie-dye design bring forth a California vibes that went well noticed on a ton of the spring runways. This Altuzarra Dress makes the tie-dye trend fashion-forward and approachable… in this sense we aren't talking lava lamps and flower patches. You can create infinite options with dyed prints and colours that will instantly turn your look into a Californian. Pair any of these with some classically cool RayBan sunglasses, they just look so good!
Once upon a time, off the shoulder dresses and tops reminded us of the 70's hippie era. Feel free to stock up on off the shoulder anything because it seems like it is here to stay till the end of summer! This maroon maxi dress from Nasty Gal has me wanting to fill my closet with nothing but bare shoulder styles. I love the softness it gives off by baring just a little bit of skin. This trend is also just in time for festival season!
Remember when everything we saw was all about fringe? Well… it's back in action! Not overdoing it but just that little dose of fringe is what a Fashionista needs in her spring wardrobe- two thumbs up for me! We Wore What founder Danielle Berstein took a fresh approach on fringe with this skirt by Cris Barros. A plain tee from Top Shop and open toe flats from Joie, this look shouts casual chic in all the right ways.
You might want to look into your pyjama drawers for this one- a whole new level of style! Lace, scalloped details, and thin fabrics to layers, the slip dress is taking things by storm this spring. Model Chanel Iman, rocks a green Alexander Wang slip satin dress with caged black heels and in my opinion, it is stunning! It may be out of the ordinary but the way a dress can be so simple hanging on a hanger then transform into a chic getup when wearing makes this my favourite trend thus far for the season. You can practically sleep in your clothes!
Spring fashion trends always evolve and have us stocking our closets with new finds. I love how I've seen so many diverse and universal styles. It goes to show that fashion is made for everyone and of course for every season. Perhaps you'll be wearing your silk nighty out and about with heels or a tie-dye smock and Birkenstocks… these trends are ready to take on the bloom of spring!
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I linked to the apple-history site just the other day, and if you followed the additional links in that blog entry, you would have already seen this tidbit in the GUI pages. I like all this stuff… it's fascinating how things we think of as being "new" ain't necessarily so.
In many ways, the computing world has made remarkably small advances since 1976, and we continually reinvent the wheel. Smalltalk had a nice bytecoded multi-platform virtual machine long before Java. Object oriented programming is the hot thing now, and it's almost 30 years old (see the Simula-67 language). Environments have not progressed much either: I feel the Smalltalk environments from the late 1970s are the most pleasant, cleanest, fastest, and smoothest programming environments I have ever used. Although CodeWarrior is reasonably good for C++ development, I haven't seen anything that compares favorably to the Smalltalk systems I used almost 20 years ago. The Smalltalk systems of today aren't as clean, easy to use, or well- designed as the originals, in my opinion.
This part of the discussion is entitled "On Xerox, Apple, and Progress" and is written by Bruce Horn.
Seamless link alert! I do like to hear about old computing stuff. In fact, just this weekend, I was given an incredibly detailed model of a computer that dates back to 1959. The model belonged to my late grandfather, and is of a system he implemented for Barclays around 1960.
August 5: To enable its West End branches to deal with a larger number of accounts, Barclays Bank has ordered a £125,000 Emidec 1100 electronic data processing system. It is scheduled for delivery by the manufacturers in mid-1961. The bank's staff organisations have been assured that the computer's installation will not entail any foreseeable redundancy. It will enable more accounts to be kept at each branch.
The EMIDEC-1100 was the first large all-transistor computer to be built in the UK, and the model was presented to my grandfather upon his retirement. A cursory search reveals plenty of links. I like this one about the man who led the design team at EMI Laboratories in the late 1950s, Professor Sir Godfrey Hounsfield. Quite a chap — his pioneering work with radar, X-Ray, and wot-not led to the development of CAT scanning. This stuff is amazing. Here, another link: the complete text of Early English Computers by Simon H. Lavington.
Hey, thanks for that Justin! Coincidentally, I was at James Gosling's site this morning, and he mentions Simula.
He even provides a link to The History of Simula by Jan Rune Holmevik.


A brand new building graces the rolling hills on the property adjacent to the famous Delicious Orchards, but oddly enough, it seems as if it has (or should have) been there all along. The Colts Neck StillHouse in Colts Neck NJ, featuring a home distilled brand of spirits labelled Muckleyeye, is a MUST GO destination for people entertaining a wide range of tastes.
The StillHouse creates a beautiful seasonal menu of mixed drinks made from their very own Muckleyeye branded White Rum, Bourbon, Rye Whiskey, Gin and Vodka. They also brew their very own ginger beer served out of an old soda fountain tap. They source all of their ingredients from Delicious Orchards in order to make their own fresh mixers and bitters. If you're a fan of mixed drinks, think of the last time you had a "fresh mixer" added to your decorative glass… yes, keep thinking. The result of this labor-intensive, created-from-scratch libation station is nothing short of miraculous.
The crafters at work, readying the hand-cut blocks of crystal clear ice and signature cocktail ingredients.
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The famous "Bloody Janice," a true favorite.
You can also take a tour of their facility to learn exactly how all of these spirits were made, and how long you will have to wait to buy their immensely complex but smooth Bourbon which is currently being aged. Folks here say they have just enough to make drinks for bar patrons and a small batch for bottling, but it's 'first come first served' as this is quite the aging process. But you can walk through the bourbon barrels aging the golden liquid within, and smell the smoke pulling through the wood.
(P.S. - The food was FABULOUS, of course, and the service was spectacular). You could say the appearance of the StillHouse has inspired many of the surrounding businesses to expand their offerings to serve the needs of the local community in new and creative ways.
Other than catering for events, there is no food served at The StillHouse but they do allow you to bring your own, and also offer scheduled food-based events from some well-known food trucks like Thai Food Addict or Cousins Maine Lobster and their famous lobster rolls to start. Make sure to follow their Facebook and Instagram pages for scheduled events and cool drink recipes.
Hand-cut ice blocks for bar drinks done every morning at The StillHouse.
This is a great evening trip for mid-week or weekends with friends and/or the significant other. Pop by Delicious Orchards and pick up a pie and donuts for your weekend, and don't worry - they'll be fine in the trunk - it's January! Then go next door to the Stillhouse (you'll have to move your car to The StillHouse's parking lot but its two driveways away) and experience a taste flight of their spirits. Head out down the street to Huddy's Inn for a baked brie app and steak dinner to end the evening.
For me personally, I've never been a straight alcohol drinker - I generally revel in a glass of a dark Malbec or CabSav - but here, I found myself in love with their White Rum and that love made me buy a bottle almost immediately. If you tell the bartender/tendress about flavors you prefer, they'll create something for you that you'll be so surprised you actually LOVE. They really, really know what they're doing.
For that, I raise my glass to these fine gents and ladies for taking it day by day, from their very own blood, sweat and tears… building up from the historic dirt a brand new cultivated taste tour like no other available at this level in New Jersey.


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167 Nations Act to Protect Biodiversity
December 22, 2016 By MaxImpact
By Sunny Lewis
CANCUN, Mexico, December 20, 2016 (Maximpact.com News) – To safeguard the full spectrum of diverse living creatures, the UN Biodiversity Conference opened December 2 with a call to governments and businesses to integrate biodiversity into their practices.
By the time the final gavel struck early Saturday morning, governments from 167 countries had agreed on actions to integrate biodiversity considerations into the forestry, fisheries, agriculture and tourism sectors and to achieve the UN's 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.
Governments followed through on the commitments in the Cancun Declaration made by ministers at the high-level segment of the meeting held December 2 and 3.
Parties agreed to advance mainstreaming biodiversity, the main theme of the meeting proposed by the government of Mexico.
They will work to further capacity development and the mobilization of financial resources as well as actions on specific themes: protected areas, ecosystem restoration, sustainable wildlife management and others.
A plenary session during the two-week Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Cancun, Mexico, December 2016. (Photo courtesy Earth Negotiations Bulletin) Posted for media use.
Parties agreed to employ an integrated approach that would promote cross-sectoral linkages and links among efforts to implement national biodiversity strategies and action plans and Sustainable Development Goal strategies and plans.
"Governments demonstrated their commitment to achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and showed that the biodiversity agenda is central and essential to the global sustainable development and climate change agendas," said Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, executive secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
"With the integration of three meetings addressing the Convention and its two Protocols, the world community also realized the importance of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing in effectively contributing to the Targets and sustainable development," said de Souza.
"We received impressive commitments from governments, including excellent ones from the government of Mexico, in support of many of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets which gives us the momentum we need to achieve our goals by 2020," de Souza said.
On the final day of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the leaders take pride in their accomplishments, from left: David Cooper, deputy executive secretary, CBD; Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, COP 13 president; and CBD executive secretary Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, December 18, 2016 (Photo courtesy Earth Negotiations Bulletin) Posted for media use.
Mexico's Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Rafael Pacchiano Alamán said, "The agenda of mainstreaming biodiversity provided Mexico with the momentum to conclude agreements which had eluded us for decades, such as the alignment of agricultural subsidies to preserve forests, or the protection of a vast proportion of our seas."
In Cancun, the Mexican government announced the creation of a 5.7 million hectare biosphere reserve that will be the country's largest natural protected area. The Mexican Caribbean Biosphere Reserve will take in virtually the entire coast of the state of Quintana Roo.
"For the next two years, Mexico will work with countries to translate the principles of the Cancun Declaration into legislation, policies and actions to meet the commitments we made," Pacchiano said.
The Parties agreed on an action plan (2017-2020) that will enhance and support capacity-building for the implementation of the Convention and its Protocols based on the needs of Parties with a focus on strengthening the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
All stakeholders were encouraged to improve conservation and management of pollinators, such as bees, address drivers of pollinator declines, and work towards sustainable food production systems and agriculture.
COP 13 adopted a short term plan of action on ecosystem restoration, as a contribution to "reversing the loss of biodiversity, recovering connectivity, improving ecosystem resilience, enhancing the provision of ecosystem services, mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change, combating desertification and land degradation, and improving human well-being while reducing environmental risks and scarcities," the Secretariat observed.
Parties welcomed a new set of areas described from regional workshops as ecologically or biologically significant marine areas in the Seas of East Asia, the North-West Indian Ocean and the North-East Indian Ocean.
Parties adopted a voluntary specific work plan to maintain and enhance the resilience of ecosystems in cold water areas within the scope of the Convention.
Parties noted the voluntary practical guidance on preventing and mitigating the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats. The guidance contains actions to enhance understanding of the scale and impacts of marine debris, improve waste management and recycling, reduce the production and consumption of plastics, increase production of environmentally friendlier materials and other actions.
COP 13 adopted a decision that welcomes the Paris Agreement on climate and encourages Parties and other governments, when developing their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INSCs) , to fully take into account the importance of ensuring the integrity of all ecosystems. It encourages Parties to take biodiversity into consideration when undertaking climate change mitigation, adaptation and disaster risk reduction measures.
The Parties requested the Executive Secretary to prepare, in collaboration with relevant organizations, voluntary guidelines for the design and effective implementation of ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
COP 13 took steps to ensure that traditional knowledge relevant to conservation and sustainable use is protected and its use is encouraged with the consent of indigenous peoples and local communities.
Naoko Ishii, chief executive officer of the Global Environment Facility, the financial mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity, was pleased with the progress made in Cancun.
"We applaud and support the global community's commitment made during this COP to integrate biodiversity considerations into the activities of other critical sectors of our economies: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and tourism; and value it's natural capital for sustainable development, as expressed in the Cancun Declaration," she said.
"We also feel encouraged by the strong support of many donor and recipient countries to maintain consistency with our current biodiversity programming strategy with integrated approaches in response to the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, while seeking out new innovative and creating financing opportunities," said Ishii.
Opened for signature at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, and entering into force in December 1993, the Convention on Biological Diversity is an international treaty for the conservation of biodiversity, the sustainable use of the components of biodiversity and the equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. With 196 Parties so far, the Convention has near universal participation among countries.
The Convention seeks to address all threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services, including threats from climate change, through scientific assessments, the development of tools, incentives and processes, the transfer of technologies and good practices and the full and active involvement of relevant stakeholders including indigenous and local communities, youth, NGOs, women and the business community.
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing are supplementary agreements to the Convention.
The Cartagena Protocol, which entered into force on September 11, 2003, seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology. To date, 170 Parties have ratified the Cartagena Protocol.
The Nagoya Protocol aims at sharing the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources in a fair and equitable way, including by appropriate access to genetic resources and by appropriate transfer of relevant technologies. It entered into force on October 12, 2014 and to date has been ratified by 93 Parties.
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The Mass Brothers insist of Rob Mass Producer/ Dj. Rob Mass started The Mass Brothers in early 2009 releasing electronic house tracks from his own bedroom. After being in many different rock bands he decided to go solo due to the fact that most of his band members where not serious about the music. After a few months passed The Mass Brothers came to form. It started off as a duo for the first couple of months then down the line Mass Brothers just became Rob Mass. At 19 years old and after a few months since he formed TMB he released his first EP called "TIME 2 Rock" released on Cheese and Leek Soup Records. with remixes by Zombies for Money, 12 Canvas, Cenk, Matt Sayers and more. From that point on Rob Mass has been releasing music constantly with remixes and originals and many more things to come.


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Former CIA director John Brennan was "too dangerous" and a member of the "deep state" who backed a "communist" for president, according to Fox News host Jeanine Pirro after President Donald Trump revoked Brennan's security clearance on Wednesday.
Pirro appeared to be referring to Brennan's admittance that he voted for Communist Party leader Gus Hall for president in 1976. While this vote has regularly been scrutinized by his critics, there is no evidence that he was a member of the Communist Party.
"John Brennan is too dangerous to have security clearance and he is the deep state 'personified' who voted for a communist for president Read abt him in my book," Pirro tweeted after the president's decision came out.
Like fellow host Sean Hannity, Pirro's often peddled similar conspiracy theories on Twitter or on her Fox program. She most recently claimed Obama and Hillary Clinton colluded with Russia during the 2016 and not the current commander-in-chief.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Trump's decision during a press briefing and said the administration was still looking into the possible revocation of clearances for former FBI director James Comey, former director of national intelligence James Clapper and others.
The president immediately received criticism for going after his political opponents. He's often branded Brennan, Comey and others as liars with the intent on ruining his administration.
Comey, McCabe and recently fired FBI official Peter Strzok, who was also named by Sanders, do not presently have clearances.
"It's astounding how often you fail to live up to minimum standards of decency, civility, & probity. Seems like you will never understand what it means to be president, nor what it takes to be a good, decent, & honest person. So disheartening, so dangerous for our Nation," Brennan said.
The president's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, told Fox News on Monday that Brennan should face a grand jury and alleged he was the "quarterback" behind the intelligence community's use of the Trump-Russia dossier to investigation Trump's accused ties with Russia.
Correction: This story originally suggested that Pirro was referring to Barack Obama when she claimed Brennan voted for a "communist." This has been corrected to show she was likely referring to Brennan's vote for Gus Hall.


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Use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors is not associated with increased bleeding after CABG.
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Enger, Eric
Morelli, Simon
Johannesdottir, Hera
Helgadottir, Solveig
Sigurðsson, Engilbert
Gudbjartsson, Tomas
Heimisdottir AA, Enger E, Morelli S, et al. Use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors is not associated with increased bleeding after CABG [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 11]. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020;10.1007/s11748-020-01353-y. doi:10.1007/s11748-020-01353-y
Objectives: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are the most commonly prescribed antidepressants worldwide. Studies suggest that SSRI/SNRIs can increase bleeding following different surgical procedures, including open heart surgery, but results are conflicting. The objective of this study was to analyse their effects on bleeding after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: Of 1237 patients that underwent CABG in Iceland in 2007-2016, 97 (7.8%) used SSRIs/SNRIs preoperatively and were compared to a reference group (n = 1140). Bleeding was assessed using 24-h chest-tube output, number of RBC units transfused and reoperation for bleeding. Thirty-day mortality rates and incidence of complications were also compared. Results: The two groups were comparable with respect to preoperative and operative variables, with the exception of BMI being significantly higher in the SSRI/SNRI group (30.2 vs. 28.3 kg/m2, p < 0.001). No significant differences were observed between groups in 24-h chest-tube output [815 (SSRI/SNRI) vs. 877 ml (reference), p = 0.26], number of RBC units transfused (2.2 vs. 2.2, p = 0.99) or the rate of reoperation for bleeding (4.1% vs. 6.0%, p = 0.61). The incidences of complications and 30-day mortality rate were also similar. Conclusions: Using three different criteria, preoperative use of SSRIs/SNRIs was not shown to increase bleeding after CABG. Furthermore, short-term complications as well as 30-day mortality rates did not differ from those of controls. Thus, temporary cessation of SSRI/SNRI treatment prior to CABG to decrease the risk of bleeding is unwarranted.
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The Trump administration has ordered another 100 million doses of Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine, Pfizer announced Wednesday.
Under the agreement, Pfizer and BioNTech will supply a total of 200 million doses to the U.S., the company said in a statement. The deliveries are expected to be completed by the end of July 2021. The deal will also give the government the option to buy up to 400 million more doses.
"With these 100 million additional doses, the United States will be able to protect more individuals and hopefully end this devastating pandemic more quickly," Pfizer chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said in a statement. "We look forward to continuing our work with the U.S. government and healthcare providers around the country."
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"Securing more doses from Pfizer and BioNTech for delivery in the second quarter of 2021 further expands our supply of doses across the Operation Warp Speed portfolio," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement.
"This new federal purchase can give Americans even more confidence that we will have enough supply to vaccinate every American who wants it by June 2021," Azar added.
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