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Q: How factor one variable in a large model in r? I apologize in advance if the question is duplicate.
I have 100 variables as predictors, in which 1 variable is categorical, like 0 or 1. I want to factor this variable in the model. The problem is, if I use factor(X1) + .,, X1 and factor (X1) would both appear in the summary of the model. I tried to write out factor(X1) + other variables, but I cannot, because the number of remain variables are too many.

A: You are right:
lm(mpg~as.factor(cyl)+., data=mtcars)

Call:
lm(formula = mpg ~ as.factor(cyl) + ., data = mtcars)

Coefficients:
    (Intercept)  as.factor(cyl)6  as.factor(cyl)8              cyl             disp               hp             drat
       17.81984         -1.66031          1.63744               NA          0.01391         -0.04613          0.02635
             wt             qsec               vs               am             gear             carb
       -3.80625          0.64696          1.74739          2.61727          0.76403          0.50935

What you could do is to change the variable of interest to factor before the analysis:
> mtcars$cyl <- as.factor(mtcars$cyl)
> lm(mpg~cyl+., data=mtcars)

Call:
lm(formula = mpg ~ cyl + ., data = mtcars)

Coefficients:
(Intercept)         cyl6         cyl8         disp           hp         drat           wt         qsec           vs
   17.81984     -1.66031      1.63744      0.01391     -0.04613      0.02635     -3.80625      0.64696      1.74739
         am         gear         carb
    2.61727      0.76403      0.50935

as you can see, now it works. Thanks for mentioning this one, I didn't notice that it works like this before (+1).
Generally, . in formula tells R to include "all the other" variables in the model. In this case it probably didn't mach as.factor(cyl) to cyl and considered it as a different variable.

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A next-generation gene-editing system developed by Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University scientists has cured a genetic blood disorder in living mice using a simple IV treatment. Unlike the popular CRISPR gene-editing technique, the new technology can be administered to living animals and significantly decreases unwanted, off-target gene mutations. The findings, reported in Nature Communications, offer a new therapeutic approach to treat genetic diseases of the blood like beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease by targeting faulty genes in hematopoietic stem cells.
The novel system relies on state-of-the-art peptide nucleic acid (PNA) molecules, a synthetic nucleotide technology that has been pioneered at Carnegie Mellon's Center for Nucleic Acids Science and Technology (CNAST).
"We have developed a system that uses FDA-approved nanoparticles to deliver our PNA molecule along with a donor DNA to repair a malfunctioning gene in living mice. This has not been achieved with CRISPR," said Danith Ly, professor of chemistry in Carnegie Mellon's Mellon College of Science and an expert in PNA chemistry.
Gene-editing technologies like CRISPR rely on DNA-cutting enzymes to slice open DNA at a target site to edit a specific gene. The problem with this is twofold. First, the enzymes are large and therefore difficult to administer directly to living animals, so scientists typically remove the cells, treat them in the lab and then put them back into the body. Second, once inside a cell, the enzymes could indiscriminately cut DNA at sites other than the original gene target.
The new Carnegie Mellon/Yale system avoids both issues. The new system consists of biocompatible nanoparticles containing PNAs, small nano-sized synthetic molecules in which a protein-like backbone is combined with the nucleobases found in DNA and RNA. PNA is designed to open up double-stranded DNA and bind near the target site in a highly specific manner without cutting cell's own DNA repair pathways to correct the malfunctioning HBB gene.
In addition to testing the system on both mouse and human bone marrow stem cells in the lab, the research team also administered the fully-loaded nanoparticles intravenously to mice models of beta anything. And the PNAs easily fit inside the nanoparticle delivery system, which is FDA-approved and has already been used to treat neurodegenerative diseases in humans.
In the latest research, Ly and a former graduate student Raman Bahal designed a PNA to target the malfunctioning gene in beta thalassemia, a blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin. Less hemoglobin leads to a lack of oxygen throughout the body, which can cause a host of problems including pale skin, weakness, fatigue and more serious complications.
Together with Peter Glazer's team at Yale, the researchers loaded up the nanoparticles with the PNAs, a donor strand of DNA encoding the sequence for a functional hemoglobin subunit beta (HBB) gene and a stem cell factor that enhances gene editing. When the PNA binds to the target site in the DNA, it forms a PNA-DNA-PNA triplex, leaving a displaced DNA strand. Formation of such a complex enables the donor DNA to bind to the faulty DNA site within the vicinity. Taken together, this altered helix engages the thalassemia. The results showed up to 7 percent successful gene editing in hematopoietic stem cells and an elevated level of hemoglobin for several months after treatment. This represented a striking increase over typical gene editing methods that produce only a 0.1 percent success rate.
"The effect may only be 7 percent, but that's curative," Ly said. "In the case of this particular disease model, you don't need a lot of correction. You don't need 100 percent to see the phenotype return to normal."
According to the researchers, this work yields two key advances for gene editing. The first is the PNA itself. Ly used next-generation PNA chemistry to design a PNA molecule called a gamma-PNA with a polyethylene glycol group on the side chain. This innovation makes the PNA water-soluble and biocompatible, which means that it doesn't bind to proteins and other biomolecules in a non-specific manner. Additionally, the specific stereochemistry of the polyethylene glycol group pre-organizes the PNA into a right-handed helical motif, making it bind to DNA more readily. The second advance is the finding that the addition of the stem cell factor promotes increased gene editing.
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6th Jul, 2019
Jock Landale certainly made an impression in his first Summer League game.
The centre had a double-double (25 points, 10 rebounds) with the Milwaukee Bucks, in their 106-107 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Landale hit 3 of his 8 attempts from the three-point line, and made all 10 of his free throws.
"I think last year, I was overwhelmed with the athleticism and physicality. Having a year over in Serbia, it taught me a lot. My coach over there, taught me a lot. My teammates, taught me a lot. If anything, I've matured as a guy and I've grown to love the physicality and speed of the game.
"Starting out, I was a little bit nervous… once I found my rhythm and found my confidence, I felt like I did well."
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— NBL (@NBL) July 6, 2019
Landale smiled as he recounted his three-point attempts. "Well, they were leaving me open so I was going to let that thing fly. But that was something I started doing last year in Serbia, it's just something I'm just slowly trying to build on. I'll keep putting them up and hopefully they can fall at a higher clip."
Compared to last year's Summer League, Landale looked remarkably more confident this year, and showed off a very smooth release on his three-point attempts. For someone who formerly subsisted on a steady diet of interior offence, the former Gael looks like he has reworked his game to suit the NBA environment.
Jock Landale led the Bucks with 25 points in Game 1!!@smcgaels | @NBASummerLeague pic.twitter.com/4fEHoSyQlq
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 5, 2019
"One day I want to get to the NBA," Landale told The Pick and Roll early this year. "I know I wasn't playing my best in Summer League, but at the end of the day I feel I should have ended with a two-way deal. But it didn't happen and I am very happy with where I landed here at Partizan. If I keep up my patience and hard work as the most important factors in my development, I will get there.
Jock Landale on a pathway to the NBA
"While I am relentless in pursuing my dream, I have to be patient and continue to understand this game the best that I can. I have set myself a two-year target in achieving my goal and playing in the NBA."
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Roger Victor Rakotondrajao (ur. 26 marca 1960 w Befelatanana, zm. 3 listopada 2018 w Antananarywie) – madagaskarski duchowny rzymskokatolicki, od 2010 do 2018 biskup Mahajanga.

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Święcenia kapłańskie przyjął 29 lipca 1990. Studiował prawo kanoniczne i prawo cywilne w Paryżu. Służył duszpastersko na terenie diecezji Miarinarivo.

18 kwietnia 2008 został mianowany biskupem koadiutorem diecezji Mahajanga. Sakry biskupiej udzielił mu 6 lipca 2008 kard. Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra. 2 lutego 2010 objął pełnię rządów w diecezji.

Zmarł w Antananarywie 3 listopada 2018.

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On Saturday the ladies and community gathered at the Chintimini Senior Senter to get their spring on. The models sported fashion from The Clothes Tree, Second Glance & Christopher & Banks. Models had quite a bit of work to do ranging from submitting a profile to be included in the show and selecting their fashion at each of the three stores the week before the event.
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What should I do after I arrive in China?
Normally, international students come to China by air. It is also possible that they come by rail, boat, bus and other means of transportation. The first task after his/her arrival is to pass China's border control.
1. China's border control
China's border control is divided into a variety of channels, including Chinese citizen channel and foreign citizen channel. International students should enter through the latter. Before entering the country, you must fill out the Application Form for Entry of Foreigners and hand it to the inspector of Customs Office. Inspectors may ask you about your travel purpose, contact and address in China. Please prepare your responses in advance and bring relevant documents with you.
After entering the country, you are forbidden to stay at the border control office. Baggage should be claimed as soon as possible. Please do cooperate in security check.
2. How do you get to school?
After entering China, you can take taxi, subway, bus and other means of transportation to school, and you may also need to take an inter-city train or a follow-up flight to the destination city. Please consult the school for details.
Where can I stay after arriving at school?
An international student usually stays in dormitory on campus, or rents an apartment outside school.
Please note that students who fail to register for dormitory within the deadline set by the school may need to arrange for their accommodation by themselves. Please double check with the school for details.
What do I need to know about freshman registration?
After a freshman arrives in China, he/she should promptly go to the relevant department to complete the registration procedure. For details with regard to the time, place and materials needed for such registration, please refer to the school's Admission Notice.
1. The following documents are required in general for freshman registration:
Original and photocopy of valid passport and visa (X1 or X2);
Original and photocopy of Admission Notice;
Original of Visa Application for Study in China (JW201 or JW202);
Photo of the size in passport;
Fees, including registration fee, tuition, medical insurance premium, accommodation fees; and
Original of Physical Examination Record for Foreigners and Blood Test Report (which must be submitted by students who will study in China for more than 6 months).
*Please prepare and submit the materials according to the requirements of the school.
2. The procedures of registration usually include:
1) Accommodation: register for accommodation and move into dormitory;
2) Payment: pay tuition, registration fees and other related fees;
3) Medical insurance purchase: present a valid passport and the admission notice, and pay medical insurance premium;
4) Student registration: fill in relevant forms for student registration;
5) Physical examination: attend physical examination arranged by the school;
6) Visa interview: attend the visa interview arranged by the school for the first-time residence permit applicants; and
7) Residence permit: apply for a residence permit after obtaining your medical examination result and passing the visa interview.
*Registration procedures may vary from school to school. Please consult your own school for more details.
Do I have to take a physical examination?
According to the provisions of relevant laws and regulations of the Chinese government, international students entering China with X1 visa must take a health check. Alternatively, international students may choose to take physical examinations in their own country before coming to China, but they need to submit the original Physical Examination Record of Foreigners in Chinese or English at the time of student registration, and then go to the local Health Center of the Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau to have the aforesaid form reviewed. If the submitted document does not conform with the specifications or requirements or no medical examination has been conducted before entering China, they are required to re-take a health check at the Health Centre of the local Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. Then the centre will issue the Certificate on Verification of Physical Examination Record for Foreigners, which is one of the preconditions for obtaining a residence permit in China. For physical examination, the following materials may be required:
certificate of physical examination taken before entering China
2-inch bareheaded ID photo, which may also be taken at the site of physical examination
admission notice (photocopy) or a certificate verifying admission issued by the school
Under normal circumstances, the school will arrange medical check-ups for students. If you miss the checkup, you need to go to the Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau to complete this procedure. A holder of X1 visa must apply for a residence permit within 30 days upon the date of entry; therefore it is necessary to complete the medical examination as soon as possible after entry. International students with X2 visa do not need medical examination.
Do I have to buy medical insurance?
According to the relevant regulations of China, international students whose duration of studies in China exceeds six months should purchase medical insurance in China. The school will provide students with advice and services for medical insurance purchase. Insurance liability please refer to: http://lxbx.net/tbzn/coverage2-e.html, Claims guide Scheme please refer to: http://lxbx.net/lpsm/claims2-e.html.
What is residence permit for foreigners? What should I pay attention to in this regard?
Residence Permit for Foreigner in the People's Republic of China is issued to foreigners residing in the People's Republic of China for more than one year. International students with X1 visa must change it to residence permit within 30 days upon the date of entry. The permit shall be applied for to the Exit-Entry Administration of the Public Security Bureau of his/her place of residence. For details, please refer to Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Administration of Entry and Exit of Foreigners and the relevant provisions promulgated by the local Exit-and-Entry Administration.
You may need to pay attention to:
When applying for residence permit, you need to submit Certificate on Verification of Physical Examination Record for Foreignersissued by the local inspection and quarantine department. Therefore, please complete the medical examination as soon as possible after entering the country and bring the necessary materials to the local Exit-Entry Administration Bureau.
The police station needs to check your original passport when handling your application for residence permit. At the same time, some other procedures may also require your original passport, such as applying for bank cards and mobile phone/Internet access. Therefore, please make relevant arrangement in advance.
What can I do if I cannot arrive at school before registration deadline?
If a student cannot arrive at the school before the registration deadline prescribed by the school, he/she should contact the relevant school administrator in advance to consult the alternative time for registration.
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Christopher Bailey is leaving Burberry
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After 17 years working for Burberry, Christopher Bailey has today announced that he will be stepping down from the role as president and chief creative officer. Following stints designing for Donna Karan and Tom Ford at Gucci, Bailey originally joined Burberry in 2001 as design director and then became creative director in 2004.
"It has been the great privilege of my working life to be at Burberry, working alongside and learning from such an extraordinary group of people over the last 17 years," Bailey said in his farewell statement. "Burberry encapsulates so much of what is great about Britain." Bailey will step down from his position in March next year but will officially leave at the end of 2018.
Earlier this year, the designer collaborated with Gosha Rubchinskiy on a collection that saw the return of the Burberry check – he then officially brought it back to the British house when he presented the SS18 collection. Nothing is known yet about Bailey's replacement but the brand is reportedly looking. Will it be a familiar face, or somebody new? Watch this space to find out.
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Announcing the 2021 OGA Departing Girtonian Scholarship Winners
19. November, 2021 | Posted by Kristi Mitchell | Categories: News, OGA Scholarship
Each year, awarding the OGA Departing Girtonian Scholarship is a difficult task. More often than not, judges spend days deliberating on the final two candidates who can barely be split. In 2021, the decision about who should win became impossible, and so, two students have been awarded a $2,000 Scholarship; Erin Collins (12 Jones) and Sanjana Jijo (12 Frew) are the proud winners of a 2021 OGA Departing Girtonian Scholarship.
One of the traits that a promising departing Girtonian demonstrates is a commitment to personal development. Erin Collins has impressive levels of self-awareness, facilitating an open mindset and a desire to seek feedback for personal improvement. Erin is more than a participant in life. She immerses in it and tries to get as much out of every opportunity that she can. In her scholarship interview, Erin said that she is motivated by the simple fact that she loves everything that she does. This passion is evident by those around her who benefit from her enthusiasm and describe her curiosity and eagerness to try new things as contagious.
Hand in hand with being self-aware, Erin is a caring and compassionate person, often described by others as full of grace, positivity and empathy. With her eye on a future in the healthcare industry, Erins natural inclination to look after others will be an asset. Erin is driven by a desire to be a part of the solution in delivering healthcare in regional areas where it is needed most. Her volunteer work at the St John of God hospital, where she visits patients to brighten their day is a good example of Erin's effortless care and respect for others.
When it comes to leadership, Erin's approach is one of servitude and example. She is described as a natural leader who never overtly seeks the limelight, instead choosing to be an integral team player who is happy to fill any role required. Her teachers repeatedly refer to her as reliable and say that she is the first to volunteer to run informal activities and tasks, leading by example. In her scholarship application, Erin described the ability to listen as a core skill in a leader. She believes that a leader should facilitate the goals of the team, not demand obedience. Erin's experience has been that when leaders value individuals, this contributes to motivation and cohesion, amplifying positivity and understanding between group members.
Erin describes her involvement in the Performing Arts as a significant piece of herself. She describes fellow theatrical cast members at Girton, The Bendigo Theatre Company and Tribe as family. In her time at Girton, Erin has been Co-curricular captain of Vocal Stagecraft and a Peer Support Leader. She has achieved Full Colours for Jones House in Drama, Music, Performing Arts and Academic Excellence.
Academically, Erin is described by her teachers as disciplined and focused. She is a known contributor in class and strikes a healthy balance between her studies and other activities which she knows are beneficial to living a healthy life.
As a recipient in Year 10 of the Rotary Club of Bendigo Tom Glazebrook Scholarship for general excellence, citizenship, commitment and involvement in the school community, Erin has a strong history of being a good all-rounder, making her an exemplary role model for other students and thoroughly deserving of the 2021 OGA Departing Girtonian Scholarship.
Sometimes described, in the best possible way, as a people pleaser, Sanjana Jijo is known to be someone who can be relied upon to get the job done. Her reputation for being reliable is eclipsed only by her desire to be kind, which was recognised when she received the Kindness Award in Year 9. Being kind and seeing other people smile motivates Sanjana, who likes nothing more than to strip away race, culture and personal interests to connect with someone's inner feelings. Her career aspirations have two recurring themes. Firstly to help others, whether they are human or animal, and secondly, to bring smiles to people's faces.
As a Peer Support Leader, Co-curricular captain of Vocal Stagecraft and Girton Singers, House Captain and School Prefect, Sanjana is an experienced and caring leader, giving wholeheartedly to anything in which she is involved. This year, Sanjana was a Year 7 Transition Prefect, supporting the newest students at Girton. She was also part of a small group of Prefects who developed an Acknowledgement to Country for each House and for various Girton events, leaving a tangible legacy at the school.
In her scholarship application, Sanjana eloquently described the characteristics of a good leader as being someone unafraid to share and contribute ideas while being inclusive and accommodating of the views of others. This sentiment was also reflected in an excellent Prefect speech about the strengths of introverts, hinging on the theme of self-acceptance, which provided ideal messages for younger students in a time of hyper-critical media and other influences.
Sanjana is comfortable putting the needs of others before her own, including during remote learning when as House Captain, she instigated and participated in activities designed to motivate and engage her fellow House members. She is described as having immense strength of character that shone through, even via a screen during the long days of remote learning, when she continued to her Junior School student mentoring via Zoom. Sanjana also volunteers at her local Christian church and is a familiar face at her previous primary school, where she volunteers during Girton's holidays.
Sanjana has achieved a high level of musicianship in flute, vocals and piano and applies the same level of commitment to her music as to her academic studies, achieving equally impressive results. Sanjana is known to be punctual, respectful with others at all times, and continually meets all Girton expectations.
Sanjana is kind and caring and wise beyond her years. As someone who sets a fine example to her peers, it is fitting that she should be awarded the 2021 OGA Departing Girtonian Scholarship.


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For years, Noopept has been administered for medicinal purposes in Russia and throughout Europe, with Western medicine only recently showing an interest in Noopept. Researchers have acknowledged the nootropic as a possible treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other disorders caused by neuron decline.
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Noopept is a non-toxic supplement that is valued for both its effectiveness and safety. The substance requires only a small dosage in order to influence the body and this reduces any risk of stomach ache or nausea. Despite this potency, Noopept users have experienced no drug dependency or addiction to the substance.
However, some user reports complain of slight irritability after being on a Noopept course for an extensive period. In which case, experts suggest making your body readjust to Noopept by cycling on and off the program.
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Time Theft: How SMBs Can Detect and Control it
The Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay hourly workers for every hour worked, yet many employees take advantage of the system — costing companies billions of dollars in lost productivity.
Valerie Bolden-Barrett on Nov 30, 2020
Time theft goes beyond arriving to work late and leaving early, and it can take many forms
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers must pay employees for every minute they work. But what happens when employees are late for work or leave early, while their time logs — and paychecks — show they worked a full 40-hour week? Employees who get paid for hours they didn't work are committing "time theft." And the fallout can amount to billions of dollars a year in lost productivity for small and medium-sized businesses.
Time theft is usually associated with hourly, or nonexempt, employees. These employees must record their hours under FLSA rules, making their time appear easier to track. Since exempt workers, or workers with a salary, receive a flat wage — regardless of the number of hours they work — it's more difficult to track the amount of time they work. And although nonexempt workers often argue that they work longer hours than their salaries indicate, they can still be engaging in time-theft behaviors.
FLSA's Wage and Hour Division (WH) mandates that employers track and log precise records of the hours that nonexempt employees work. However, WH allows employers to use any recordkeeping method they choose, including punching a time clock or trusting employees to record their own hours.
Time theft defined
Time theft goes beyond arriving to work late and leaving early; employees also steal time on the job through:
Altering time records
Buddy-punching (punching a time clock for a coworker)
Browsing, shopping, game playing, social media, etc., on the Internet
Enlisting a stand-in, or proxy, for meetings and other business gatherings
Taking long lunches or breaks
Excessive socializing
Taking unauthorized overtime
Doing personal errands or other activities on company time
"Running down the clock" by doing nonwork-related activities
Napping on the job
Abusing flexible and offsite work schedules — like working from home, business travel, and delivery services
Operating a side business on an employer's time
Attorney Jonathan Sigel, partner and chair of the Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Group at Mirick O'Connell, told Workest that time theft fundamentally is about whether employees can be trusted to work the hours for which they're paid. "If you're not honest as an employee, you can be incentivized to try to inflate, in one way or another, the number of hours that you record or that you submit to the employer," said Sigel.
There's no "time theft law," per se, Sigel said. However, if an employer thinks that the hours a worker logged are exaggerated, and refuses to pay for those excess hours, the worker can sue the employer for twice the amount of wages withheld — plus attorney and court fees, under FLSA rules.
"If you're not honest as an employee, you can be incentivized to try to inflate, in one way or another, the number of hours that you record or that you submit to the employer."
The cost to SMBs
One or two employees stealing work time may not seem problematic, but if a dozen or more people are stealing time, the losses in revenue, wages and productivity can add up substantially. Suppose a company has an employee who earns $10 an hour, works 5 days a week and steals 15 minutes per shift. According to Patriot, a payroll and accounting firm, the company will pay out $12.50 a week for unworked hours. Ten identical employees will cost the company $125 per week, for a total of $6,500 a year.
Statistics show that:
Time theft amounts to $400 billion dollars in lost productivity a year
If half of the nation's 38 million hourly workers stole 15 minutes a week from their timesheets, businesses would lose $11 billion a year
Employees steal an average of 4.5 days a week from their employers, the equivalent of 6 full weeks a year
More than half of the hourly employees in a test study admitted to clocking in early or clocking out late to skew work hours in their favor
75% of employers face payroll losses due to buddy punching
These dire statistics can mean hardships for SMBs, or even force some to close.
The causes of time theft
The causes of time theft, or any other form of workplace misconduct, are worth examining before taking disciplinary action. Workers could be stealing time on the job for many reasons other than a desire to commit fraud.
Agency Workforce Management attributes 3 possible causes of time theft to:
Paper timesheets, which may encourage workers to round up their time to the nearest hour without being aware that this involves fraud
Unengaged employees, whose disinterest in their job and the company makes them work fewer hours and lack concern about the time they receiving payment for
Over-scheduling, which can make employees feel overworked, pressed for time between shifts, habitually late and prone to taking extended breaks
MinuteHound, a firm specializing in electronic time-tracking, collected case studies on time theft. The data showed that employees steal time because they:
Feel entitled to the extra, say, 20 or 30 minutes per shift that they steal, because they show up and work hard
Have friends at work who will cover for them, as in the case of buddy-punching
Fear losing their job, so they fudge their time sheets
Need to pay their bills, so they inflate their time for more money in their paychecks
Feel anger or resentment against their employer
Make time-recording mistakes, such as misreading their schedule, mishandling the company's time keeping system, or writing illegibly
Preventing time theft
"The first thing small business owners should do with employees is [to] be very clear about the expectations."
Setting a policy on behavioral standards in the workplace is a critical first step in curbing time theft, Daniel McCraine, president at McCraine Associates, Inc., told Workest in an email interview. "The first thing small business owners should do with employees is [to] be very clear about the expectations," he commented. "This should be in writing in the employee handbook and shared verbally."
McCraine added that employers should include both the handbooks and verbal communication as part of their training efforts. He believes training should focus on what employees should be do during down-time, as well as expectations around what to do on the job or for the customer.
Sigel said that every employee handbook he prepares for clients has a policy about the consequences for falsifying records and stresses that being dishonest, such as when punching another person's timecard, is grounds for termination.
How to further minimize time theft
Beyond policy setting, employers can also help minimize time theft by:
Talking with workers about time theft and how it hurts their business.
Instructing managers and supervisors to review and approve time sheets before employees finalize them
Replacing outmoded paper time and attendance (T&A) tracking systems, which technologists say can encourage time theft, with safer, more accurate electronic time card apps
Updating time clocks that require security and password settings, such as Social Security numbers, to discourage buddy-punching.
Using barcodes and radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanners to track employees' hours.
Switching to biometric-based T&A tracking systems with facial recognition and fingerprint capabilities, which technology experts at Nucleus Research say give managers insight into employees' locations and work habits, reduce employers' costs and help them comply with WH rules.
Monitoring employees' arrival and departure times and looking out for job tasks they aren't completing — a possible sign of time theft — while avoiding a controlling "Big Brother" approach.
Paying employees fair and competitive wages to motivate and engage them so they'll be less likely to resort to time theft, according to Boomr, an employee time tracking company owned by Justworks.
Remote work policies
The pandemic has turned the rising demand for remote work options into an urgent mode of operating for many businesses. A new Gallup poll found that a third of U.S. workers are doing their jobs remotely due to the coronavirus, and an even greater percentage — 2/3 — said they want to keep working remotely. With these statistics, the American Payroll Association reports that accurate time reporting is more critical than ever.
Remote hourly staff who can't punch a time clock or forget to record their hours on paper time sheets, won't get paid for their work. These circumstances can create FLSA compliance issues for employers.
SMBs can draft remote work procedures to coincide with time theft policies to cut their productivity losses and comply with WH laws.
Finally, McCraine advises employers to find ways to measure employees' productivity. "The small business owner needs to know when the employee is on-task or not, without having to stand over them the whole time," he commented. "That measurement needs to be inspected on a regular basis: daily during training, maybe weekly thereafter."
Valerie Bolden-Barrett
Valerie Bolden-Barrett is a business writer and content specialist, covering best business practices, human resources and management, public policy, employment law, and workplace issues and trends. She's a former editor of national business publications at Simon & Schuster and a senior editor at Aspen Publishers. She's a Temple University alumna, living in Central Connecticut. She started her career as a graphic designer, who discovered that she worked better with words than pictures.
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Um mit der zunehmenden geschäftlichen Mobilität Schritt halten zu können, ohne ihren potenziellen Risiken zum Opfer zu fallen, muss die IT komplexe Angelegenheiten effizient bewältigen können. Dazu gehören beispielsweise Servicebereitstellung, Gerätebeschaffung und Sicherheitsüberwachung. Warum? Informationsorientierte Mitarbeiter müssen mit verschiedenen Geräten auf oftmals vertrauliche Informationen aus zahlreichen Anwendungen zugreifen – und das unabhängig von ihrem Aufenthaltsort. Anders ausgedrückt: Sicherheits- und Datenschutz-Policies, die die Endnutzerproduktivität nicht behindern, befähigen Mitarbeiter und steigern ihre Leistung. Laden Sie dieses Whitepaper herunter, um weitere Informationen zu Dell Lösungen mit Intel® Technologie zu erhalten.
Why Legacy Security Architectures Are Inadequate in a Multi-cloud World
Published By: Fortinet EMEA Published Date: Nov 26, 2018
Cloud services are a pillar of a digital transformation, but they have also become a thorn in the side of many security architects. As data and applications that were once behind the enterprise firewall began roaming free—on smartphones, between Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, and in the cloud—the threat landscape expanded rapidly. Security architects scrambled to adjust their technologies, policies, and procedures. But just when they thought they had a handle on securing their cloud-connected enterprises, new business imperatives indicated that one cloud wasn't enough. Modern enterprises operate in a multi-cloud world, where the threat landscape has reached a new level of complexity. Security teams are juggling a hodgepodge of policies, threat reports, and management tools. When each cloud operates in its own silo, the security architect has even more difficulty supporting the CISO or CIO with a coherent, defensible security posture.
MobileIron Content Security Service Datasheet
Published By: MobileIron Published Date: Feb 17, 2015
The personal cloud is the most persistent data loss threat to the enterprise today because many employees use their own cloud services to store work documents. Traditionally, content security solutions functionally link security and storage which requires the migration of work documents to a new content storage repository in order to enforce security policies. This increases complexity by creating more repositories for the enterprise to manage. Most importantly, this approach does not solve the personal cloud problem because individual users continue to store their work documents, for convenience, in cloud services that IT cannot secure.
cloud, mobileiron, mobile, security
Mobile Security: Confidence Ebbs as BYOD Booms
Published By: Dell Published Date: Feb 04, 2016
Security risks have grown roughly in proportion to the meteoric growth in employee-owned mobile devices within the workplace. Meanwhile cyber-attacks are growing in sophistication and severity. According to data from a new IDG Research survey, these dynamics have IT decision makers scrambling to tighten and revise BYOD policies while addressing the holistic issue of endpoint security. Download this two-page paper detailing the IDG Research results and for expert advice on securing your organization's data in an increasingly mobile world.
security risks, byod, cyber attacks, byod policies
Redefine Your Workforce Enablement Through Productivity
Published By: Dell EMC Published Date: Aug 06, 2018
Technology is transforming how we do our jobs, and employees expect the business to accommodate their work habits. › Companies must identify roles and profiles and support their needs. Not every employee will require the same devices to get their jobs done efficiently and effectively. It is paramount for organizations to seek out specific devices to enable different worker personas. › IT must become a trusted partner to keep security top of mind. Employees showed a lack of trust toward IT when facing an issue with their device or ecosystem. It is imperative for IT to become part of the solution and not the problem; otherwise, workers will find ways to go around security policies and fix problems on their own, putting the firm at even more risk. › Employees require a more complete ecosystem. Employees need not only devices to get their jobs done effectively but an entire ecosystem as well. Without this, businesses will fall further behind in a fiercely competitive market and lose employ
How to Properly Empower Your Organization for Mobile Productivity
Learn how to properly empower your organization for mobile productivity and see how you can deploy and provision for this device-based access with improved security and management policies.
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Because I never want to go through a divorce again. I'd rather be single forever than go through that mess.
Lies! Lies and more lies!
I find this hard to believe..
I concur Versicolour, TinaK & Jo. I refuse to believe women don't find R attractive.
I often tap dance in lobbies with tile floors.
I often will wear a cape made out of toilet paper and insist the waiter or waitress addresses me as "King Charmin".
#14-Can't keep it in my pants! #15-Can't stay out of their pants!
Bc I'm not into BS, I like being free to walk away and not look back if I need to.
Also no one wants to date someone in their 20s who is a widow. That's too much baggage.
I need some time anyway, gonna be a few more years I think until I'm stable enough for anything serious.
5. I look like I've been dragged through a hedge backwards. And wonder why guys don't find me attractive...Doing something about it now- weight loss being a component.
Totally agree, LOL. Having said that, I might have gone long enough to try and dip my toe into online dating... *sigh* I guess that will be my version of the above.
1, 2, 4-7 ... I don't try to go after the same type, but that's what I seem to attract. All different, but the same. Maybe I need to find new places to look.
BECAUSE I'M PICKY! I forget that I'm not the 110lb cutey I used to be (but I'm on my way to getting there again!!) and I tend to aim REAL High I guess! lol.
But 1 & 8 if I had to pick. But..... I finally have a crush which feels soooo good! I haven't found anyone attractive in like 5 years and I'm in the prime of my life!!!
I'm not even picky, but I definitely aim higher than I can achieve. I've never been the cutie... I'm sure that has something to do with it, too.
I also wonder if I lost my chance because I had dated two guys who were both very into me after college. I think they would have married me... but I wasn't quite there yet and ended things. Can't help but wonder if they were my two chances and now I'm just going to be alone forever.
If you are unsure what type of person you want to attract, maybe find out your love style. I read this article and took the survey and I was really surprised at first that it could be so accurate, but it totally was. I always fall for the same couple of things. Every time. Which is useful to know when it happens. At least you know what to look for.
Link didn't work for me and I was curious, got another handy? Or the title to find elsewhere?
I can't help it, I'm just very picky.
You'd think a woman would appreciate a guy with clean feet though.


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Q: Same declaration with and without const, why? If I have
T& operator[](int i) const;
const T& operator[](int i) const;

how can I use one instead of another one? Why would one define these?

A: I don't think you can - they are ambiguous. Typically you'd want this:
T& operator[](int i); // note no trailing const
const T& operator[](int i) const;

The first overload is selected when your object is non-const - it's a better match than the second, and the second is selected when the instance is const - the first doesn't match at all.

A: The correct pair is this (I think your post has typo, as you seem to mean the following):
T& operator[](int i); //without const;
const T& operator[](int i) const;

As for your question, I would suggest you to define both of them, because you may end up using both in your code. Here is one example.
void f(X const &a, X & b)
{
      int i = get_index();
      std::cout << a[i] << std::endl; //this invokes const version
      std::cout << b[i] << std::endl; //this invokes non-const version
}

In this code, a[i] invokes const-version of operator[], because a is a const object, which means it cannot invoke non-const version. However, in case of b[i], the C++ rules dictate that it should invoke non-const version, because the object b is non-const and there exists a non-const overload of operator[], so that is preffered. In the absence of non-const overload, even b[i] would invoke const version which is not desirable on many occasions, such as when you would like to write data at index i, as:
b[i] = item; //it must invoke non-const version in order
             //to compile and work (properly).

Hope that helps.


Father. Soldier. Emissary. Captain Benjamin Sisko was one of the most unique characters in Star Trek history, and this week's TrekRanks targets our Top 5 Ben Sisko Episodes. Host Jim Moorhouse is joined by Rick Everson and Carlos Miranda to highlight the moments throughout Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that defined the Sisko as he journeyed from a grieving widower to a troubled Starfleet officer to a Bajoran spiritual icon. This one's for you Niners!
The show begins with our hosts each describing Sisko with one word in the Diagnostic Cycle, before they jump into their Prime Directives to reveal exactly how everyone narrowed down their picks.
In The Order of Things the hosts unveil their "Five Word Summary and Hashtag" for each of their Top 5 Ben Sisko Episodes and also unveil a specific moment from each of their selections to better define how they view the character. Big moments, small moments - they're all here (and yes, more than few Sisko speeches make the lists!).
After a quick recap of all the picks in the Regeneration Cycle, the episode concludes with a visit into a Temporal Causality Loop as we flashback to Episode 18 and our discussion of the Top 5 Two-Part Episodes.
As always, make sure to hail us here on our website by leaving a voicemail and record your own personal TrekRanks log to let us know your Top 5 Pop Culture References. Your comments might be used via a Temporal Causality Loop in an upcoming episode.


In the heart of Boulder, Colo., is one of the cutest startups we've ever seen: Ubooly.
Ubooly makes an iPhone-powered, interactive stuffed animal. The startup was founded in 2012 by husband/wife team CEO Carly Gloge, 30, and CTO Isaac Squires, 31.
This is a startup story that has it all: a free app that turns an iPhones/iPad into a kid's toy; educational scripts written by teachers and comic book writers; two successful Kickstarter campaigns; a well-known VC backer; and early success.
So far, the 2-year-old company has sold 40,000 units, and can be found in a bunch of big brand-name stores.
Best of all is this tidbit: Gloge and Squires knew nothing about making toys when they started. So they created the product by watching videos from the "MythBusters" television show.
"We secretly took classes at night to learn how to sew," Gloge laughs. "And we watched 'MythBusters' videos on YouTube to learn how to cast silicone."
And the toy is amazing. It's the evolution of handing your kid an iPhone or iPad to play with.
Married couple and startup co-founders, CEO Carly Gloge and CTO Isaac Squires with an extra-large Ubooly toy.
Gloge and Squires met in college. After graduation, they traveled the world together before settling back in his home state of Colorado to launch a startup in Boulder.
They spent a year teaching themselves how to make children's toys at night, while keeping their day jobs writing software, before launching a company.
They did TechStars in 2012.
Ubooly has raised almost $3 million so far.
First, the company raised $80,000 through two successful Kickstarter campaigns.
It landed another $2.5 million in venture funds, led by VC Jeff Clavier (backer of Fitbit, Mint, SendGrid) and early success.
Today it employs 14 people.
Ubooly makes free iPhone/iPad/Android app for kids.
The app is a cute voice-activated animal creature that talks, plays games, plays calming music for bedtime and other stuff.
Parents can buy additional add-on apps to teach their kids Spanish, conduct science experiments, imagine traveling to France or to outer space, and so on.
That content is written by experts like teachers, or other professionals, like a comic book writer.
It's an app and a stuffed animal.
For $30 or $60, parents can buy a cuddly case for Ubooly.
This protects the iPhone and iPad if a kid drops it, too.
Just slip the iPhone into the case.
The iPhone/iPad becomes Ubooly's face.
Kids can talk to Ubooly, and it talks back.
They can ask it to play a game and it will issue instructions on how to play.
Parents can customize it and control it. It also encourages them to go outside and exercise.
This child was dancing with Ubooly.
This child was testing some new features the day we were there. She was playing a dancing game.
Making apps for kids is rewarding but hard. If a kid doesn't like the app, they put it down and walk away. Ubooly wants to change that trend.
"The average amount of time kids play with a new toy is six days. It's pretty sad. The average for a kid's app is four days," Gloge says. "Right now, we're at 40 days and that's increasing week after week. We're excited about that."
New life for old iPhones.
The basic app is free and Ubooly also offers special free games every Friday, like an Easter treasure hunt game, and an April Fool's game that lets kids and parents prank each other.
There are a few paid apps, too. There company says there are hundreds of lessons, games, and stories so far, with more being developed all the time.
A great idea for old iPhones and iPads.
The cuddly case is sold at Apple Stores, Toys R Us, Bloomingdales, Learning Express, Amazon and in Japan at Softbank.
One big market is the second-generation iPhone. When parents get a new iPhone or iPad, they load Ubooly on their old one.
The joy of trial and error.
The pro of teaching yourself toy making: you don't know what you are doing, so there are no rules to follow.
Using their home-grown methods, Gloge and Squires built their prototype and their first batch of toys to meet their first Kickstarter commitment for about $16,000, instead of the $300,000 such a project normally costs.
The agony of trial and error.
The con of teaching yourself toy making: no one tells you when you're doing it wrong.
The first batch of toys, built in Taiwan, used the wrong stuffing so when they arrived in Colorado, the high-altitude made them puff out and the seams split.
Ubooly had to throw out $16,000 worth of toy-making tools.
The second batch got held up in customs when some butterflies decided to nest on the boxes, planting larvae on the crates. Customs wouldn't release them for weeks for fear they were an invasive species.
"We had to email all of our customers and tell them their toys wouldn't arrive in time for Christmas," Gloge says.
40,000 units later, the couple knows what they are doing.
They hired these two artists to create new designs, Levi Parker, creative director, and Ryan Burnett, head of product.
They were working with the silicon mold the day we visited.
All the grownups in the office like toys, too.
Besides Ubooly, Gloge and Squires like other toys, too.
Gloge keeps her collection of "Game of Thrones" bobble-heads in the office.
From games to books to more.
Young as it is, Ubooly is expanding as fast as it can. It's got a line of books out and is hiring more teachers and content creators to come up with new materials.
Next up, Ubooly wants to create more apps for kids with special-needs, Gloge tells us.
Seeing a child happily play with Ubooly feels "like magic" Gloge tells us, and "can bring me to tears."
It works with Android, too.
You can download Ubooly from Apple's App Store, Google Play, and you get it for the Kindle Fire, too.
Is the Kindle Fire just a toy, too?


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Why I Am Pro-Life - NYTimes.com
Why I Am Pro-Life - NYTimes.com: "In my world, you don't get to call yourself "pro-life" and be against common-sense gun control — like banning public access to the kind of semiautomatic assault rifle, designed for warfare, that was used recently in a Colorado theater. You don't get to call yourself "pro-life" and want to shut down the Environmental Protection Agency, which ensures clean air and clean water, prevents childhood asthma, preserves biodiversity and combats climate change that could disrupt every life on the planet. You don't get to call yourself "pro-life" and oppose programs like Head Start that provide basic education, health and nutrition for the most disadvantaged children. You can call yourself a "pro-conception-to-birth, indifferent-to-life conservative." I will never refer to someone who pickets Planned Parenthood but lobbies against common-sense gun laws as "pro-life.""
Why Mourdock's rape talk is no surprise - Salon.com
Why Mourdock's rape talk is no surprise - Salon.com: ""In effect, what he has promised in this campaign is reflexive votes for a rejectionist orthodoxy and rigid opposition to the actions and proposals of the other party." John Danforth, a longtime former GOP senator from Missouri who also served as George W. Bush's ambassador to the UN, told the New York Times in 2010: "If Dick Lugar, having served five terms in the U.S. Senate and being the most respected person in the Senate and the leading authority on foreign policy, is seriously challenged by anybody in the Republican Party, we have gone so far overboard that we are beyond redemption.""
Is Julia Tymoshenko Europe's Aung San Suu Kyi? - The Daily Beast
Is Julia Tymoshenko Europe's Aung San Suu Kyi? - The Daily Beast: "It's election time in Ukraine, but the heroine of its 2004 "Orange Revolution" is not standing. Julia Tymoshenko languishes in a prison hospital, her privacy grotesquely invaded (almost every move she makes is videotaped). She has been jailed for seven years on a trumped-up charge by the Stalinists whose rigged election her revolution overthrew, whilst Europe (for all its claims to protect human rights) still pretends that Ukraine is a democracy. At the United Nations tomorrow, when Ukraine's human-rights record is reviewed, the U.S., Canada, and Australia will have the opportunity to condemn this hypocrisy: Julia Tymoshenko is Europe's Aung San Suu Kyi."
BBC News - Al Roth: An economist who saves lives
BBC News - Al Roth: An economist who saves lives: "What sounds a little like a slightly out-of-control economists' party, with a bit of the swinging 60s about it, has turned out to be astonishingly useful. This idea of a "matching algorithm" is the mathematical underpinning of Al Roth's later, life-saving work.
"I started to think about how it might be applied to actual marketplaces," he says. Among his ideas was the thought that perhaps he could create an exchange for one unusual but important product - human kidneys."
BBC News - UN adopts resolution on northern Mali
BBC News - UN adopts resolution on northern Mali: "The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution paving the way for military intervention in Mali to retake the north from Islamist extremists.
The resolution requests a detailed plan for such an operation from African organisations within 45 days.
The UN has so far refused to endorse requests for military intervention without details of a plan.
Islamist groups and Tuareg rebels took control of the north after Mali's president was overthrown in March.
Both Mali's government and the West African regional body Ecowas have made requests for authorisation for an international force to intervene, with Ecowas proposing a force of 3,000."
The Trouble With The New "Share Economy"
The Trouble With The New "Share Economy": "Disruption. It's really in the eye of the beholder, isn't it? Take a few high-profile startups that are part of the much-touted "share economy" — ride-sharing services Lyft and Uber. It turns out that where you stand on ride-sharing quickly becomes about larger values, like the role of government in regulating commerce. Start-ups, lean and often libertarian, lionize those who "think different." But governments have to be responsible to everyone, not just investors or shareholders."
How to Die - NYTimes.com
How to Die - NYTimes.com: "No doubt, we have a crying need to contain health care costs. We pay more than many other developed countries for comparable or inferior health care, and the total bill consumes a growing share of our national wealth. The Affordable Care Act — Obamacare — makes a start by establishing a board to identify savings in Medicare, by emphasizing preventive care, and by financing pilot programs to pay doctors for achieving outcomes rather than performing procedures. But it is barely a start. Common sense suggests that if officials were not afraid of being "death-paneled," we could save some money by withholding care when, rather than saving a life, it serves only to prolong misery for a little while."
Age-Old Fixes for India's Water - NYTimes.com
Age-Old Fixes for India's Water - NYTimes.com: "INDIA'S monsoon rains are retreating this week, a delayed end to a yearly wet season that has become ever more unpredictable as a result of global warming. Of all the challenges that face India, few are more pressing than how it manages water. In vast cities like New Delhi, where showers and flush toilets have become necessities for a rapidly expanding middle class, groundwater has been depleted. New Delhi once had many ponds and an open floodplain to absorb the monsoon and replenish aquifers; now the sprawling city has more concrete and asphalt than it has ponds and fields to absorb water."
BBC News - The drive to make giving more effective
BBC News - The drive to make giving more effective: "It is no wonder then that philanthropists are becoming more and more concerned that the money they are donating is being used effectively.
"I don't see it as giving it away. I see it as investing it for the common good," says British philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter.
"It's not just 'here's some money' - we really do see it as an investment. We're looking for a return - it's different to investing for profit, but we still want to measure things in charitable investments."
According to the Charities Aid Foundation, who surveyed those who made the 2012 Sunday Times Rich List - a list of the 1,000 wealthiest people and families in the UK - 88% say they will only invest in charities who demonstrate their impact clearly.
And 81% think that giving strategically is important."
BBC News - Climate change 'may shrink fish'
BBC News - Climate change 'may shrink fish': "Fish species are expected to shrink in size by up to 24% because of global warming, say scientists.
Researchers modelled the impact of rising temperatures on more than 600 species between 2001 and 2050.
Warmer waters could decrease ocean oxygen levels and significantly reduce fish body weight."
Why Mourdock's rape talk is no surprise - Salon.co...
Is Julia Tymoshenko Europe's Aung San Suu Kyi? - T...
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Fashion Icon Karl Lagerfeld Has Died
Karl Lagerfeld, one of the most well-known names in fashion, has died.
Lagerfeld worked as a designer for Fendi and Chanel.
Not only were his designs iconic, but his own style was just as recognizable with his white ponytail and dark gloves and sunglasses.
Lagerfeld was born in Germany but worked in Paris and other fashion capitals around the world. Interestingly, there was a bit of mystery surrounding his age, as he was rumored to have two birth certificates from 1933 and 1938. He himself promoted the second birthdate in an effort to seem younger than he was. While some clues about his early life have been uncovered, he himself gave a great deal of misinformation about his life making it difficult to know for sure. He even said that neither 1933 nor 1938 were his birth years in an interview. His parents later published proof of his birthdate in 1933.
He was a true creative at heart, with an interest beyond fashion design. He was also a photographer and caricaturist.
He started off early in his career at Balmain, later heading to Jean Patou and Tiziani. He eventually made his way to Chloé, Fendi, and Chanel.
Fashion fans around the world have already begun mourning for the fashion icon:
RIP to an icon, a legend, a visionary. Karl Lagerfeld. 🖤 pic.twitter.com/doqNNpUK2J
— femme fatale (@eliesaaab) February 19, 2019
There's no show like Karl Lagerfeld show….
Rest In Peace Legend 🙏🏽🙏🏽
pic.twitter.com/Kne64EnKr0
— Maggie 🥨 (@jiyongthicc) February 19, 2019
So sad to hear of the passing of Karl Lagerfeld. I had the opportunity to interview him years ago in New York and he was incredibly intelligent and always curious about the next generation. He will be missed at Chanel. pic.twitter.com/UBM13sHuLW
— dave lackie (@davelackie) February 19, 2019
He will be greatly missed. He was 85.
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