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Change Healthcare Introduces InterQual 2019
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NEWTON, Mass., May 13, 2019—Change Healthcare today unveiled InterQual® 2019, the latest edition of the company's flagship clinical decision support solution. The new release builds on Change Healthcare's tradition of continuous innovation in content and technology. Among the new features is support for 'Hospital in the Home' programs, which have gained traction as an alternative option to acute inpatient stays. This latest edition also advances the technology in InterQual AutoReview™ with Episode Day One review functionality. These additions complement the rigorous, ongoing review of InterQual criteria, which includes thousands of new content updates and enhancements.
The Hospital in the Home clinical model is gaining traction in the U.S. with the availability of advanced telemonitoring and point-of-care diagnostics and services. It has demonstrated significant cost savings, fewer readmissions, and increased patient satisfaction. InterQual now makes it possible for payers and providers to use evidence-based clinical guidelines to help clinicians identify patients who are candidates for these programs. Working in partnership with healthcare leaders with deep expertise in establishing Hospital in the Home programs, Change Healthcare has developed InterQual criteria for seven conditions that would be considered appropriate for management in the home at the acute level of care.
"As more organizations move into value-based relationships, developing creative solutions that help us achieve the triple aim of improving the patient experience, improving the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of health is paramount," said Laura Coughlin, RN, vice president of Strategy and Clinical Development with Change Healthcare. "Innovative programs like Hospital in the Home can help to move the nation toward these goals, but payers and providers need guidance about which patients can be safely managed in this setting. We have invested in the criteria to support customers with programs in place and those who are interested in establishing a program."
InterQual 2019 also expands the reach of its automation solutions, InterQual AutoReview and InterQual Connect™, with greater interoperability between electronic health records (EHRs) and care management systems. With this release, InterQual AutoReview now includes continuous updates of the clinical data from the EHR over the first 24 hours to gather a more complete picture of an admitted patient. InterQual AutoReview can now provide a full admission review for more than 50 high-volume conditions. On average, 75% of the data needed for initial reviews can be automatically populated with data pulled from the EHR—significantly reducing time spent on manual entry.
InterQual's content has been updated to reflect the current best evidence, impacting nearly half of existing subsets. There are also significant additions including more than 80 new subsets, 250 new indications, new molecular diagnostic tests, specialty drugs, and imaging recommendations. The enhanced criteria help payers and providers to:
Address Outpatient Care Trends with: 1) restructured criteria to direct patients to the Observation level of care first when appropriate; 2) new criteria to help determine the optimal inpatient or outpatient setting for procedures such as total hip replacement, along with; 3) new benchmark data on the percentage of hospital stays reimbursed as Outpatient with Observation Services that can help organizations compare their performance to national norms.
Combat Opioid Abuse with Expanded Coverage with a new subset for urine drug testing, expanding InterQual's comprehensive coverage for opioid management.
Support Physician Decision-Making with customized tools such as the Physician IRR test, which helps medical directors assess the accuracy and consistency of secondary reviews, and a Physician Admission Guide, which summarizes the key differences in severity and treatment criteria between the Observation and Acute levels of care for common conditions.
With these updates, InterQual continues to lead the way in providing trusted, evidence-based criteria and technology solutions to improve clinical decision-making and care management.
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About Change Healthcare
Change Healthcare is inspiring a better healthcare system. Working alongside our customers and partners, we leverage our software and analytics, network solutions, and technology-enabled services to enable better patient care, choice, and outcomes at scale. As a key catalyst of a value-based healthcare system, we are accelerating the journey toward improved lives and healthier communities. Learn more at changehealthcare.com.
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CVS Health launches first nationwide virtual primary care solution
Aetna Virtual Primary Care is available for self-funded employers and provides eligible members access to health services remotely and in person, strengthens a member's relationship with a physician and helps overcome health access barriers. WOONSOCKET, R.I. August 10, 2021 — Aetna, a CVS Health company (NYSE: CVS), announced an innovative health care solution, Aetna Virtual […]
University of Minnesota Reimagines the Education of Future Healthcare Leaders with Google Cloud and Mayo Clinic Support
The partnership launches a new solution: NXT GEN MED ROCHESTER, Minn., and Sunnyvale, Calif. (2/24/2021) — The University of Minnesota has unveiled NXT GEN MED, a partnership between the University and Google Cloud that combines innovative education technology and immersive learning experiences for students pursuing healthcare careers. The University's Board of Regents has authorized next steps in […]
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With Zuora Revenue and Zuora Billing, Siemens Healthineers automates and reduces the number of manual processes for managing subscriptions by more than 60% Redwood City, Calif. – December 21, 2020 – Zuora Inc. (NYSE:ZUO), the leading cloud-based subscription management platform provider, announced today that it is helping Siemens Healthineers AG (SHL.DE), a leading medical technology company with over 120 […]


This banana chia pudding makes a delicious breakfast or even a dessert. It is surprisingly sweet tasting from just the natural sugars in the banana.
In a jar, mix chia seeds with 1 cup of water and allow to sit for 30 minutes.
In a blender, whirl together bananas, coconut milk, cinnamon, salt and vanilla. Transfer to a storage container and thoroughly stir in the chia seed and water mixture.
Toast slivered almonds under the broiler for a minute or two until lightly browned.
Serve pudding in bowls topped with 1 tbsp of slivered almonds.


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Smells amazing! You don't just need to see these places with your own eyes, you need to follow your nose and inhale them.
Grasse smells of roses in May and jasmine in August. Each of these blossoms, cherished by many perfumers, has its own festival in the southeastern French town and world capital of perfume, where famous factories offer guided tours.
Sumptuous Sap
You land in Oman, step into a taxi and the heady fragrance of frankincense greets you – as its does later in your hotel, in cafés and in shopping malls… The aromatic resin once brought the sultanate fabulous wealth, and it is still tapped from some 60 000 frankincense trees in the Dhofar region today.
Olfactory onslaught
Not for sensitive noses: Delhis's Khari Baoli spice market, the largest of its kind in Asia, is enveloped in veritable clouds of aromatic clove, cinnamon and cardamom.
Suffering from writer's block and need a change of scene? Here are three magnificent houses where bestsellers were written – and you can even rent some by the day:
Goldeneye, Jamaica
Ian Fleming, a British ex-spy, wrote all 14 of his James Bond novels here in the Caribbean – and even designed the villa himself. theflemingvilla.com
Naulakha, Vermont/USA
Rudyard Kipling didn't actually write the legendary Jungle Book in India, but in the U.S. He nicked the name of his villa there from a marble pavilion in Lahore, the still part of India. The villa sleeps eight people. landmarktrustusa.org
Royal Albion Hotel, England
Charles Dickens adored Broadstairs, a seaside resort in Kent, and spent many summers at the Royal Albion Hotel. A Dickens Festival is being held here in his honor from 21 through 23 June. albionbroadstairs.co.uk
Walk back in time
The Great Himalaya Trail, Silk Road, Way of St. Jacob: The guidebook 500 Walks covers the oldest long-distance trails and walks around the world. An ideal companion for all avid hikers, it provides detailed routes and plenty of entertaining facts.
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Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education, in the elder, a part of experience
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Re- and Upcycling are in style. Catch these iconic sandals at Sustainable Thinking (until March 8, 2020) at the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence.
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Las Vegas gets a boost for coronavirus testing from the United Arab Emirates
Like many US states, Nevada was struggling to test residents when the coronavirus pandemic hit. Eventually, help did arrive — from an AI company in the UAE.
CES convention may have spread coronavirus throughout the US — and world
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The economics of risk taking in the workplace
While small dairy farms close, this mega-dairy is shipping milk to China
The US midterms 'blue wave' has mixed results for the environment
'Beaver Believers' say dam-building creatures can make the American West lush again
For hundreds of years, beavers "kept North America hydrated," says environmental author Ben Goldfarb. Now, some farmers, ranchers and land managers are advocating that we let them do their job again.
Behind the scenes of a protest, young undocumented immigrants display tactical skills
Behind the scenes, ahead of a day of action, young undocumented immigrants assign roles and prepare to risk arrest to remind Congress they are still active.
Solar energy gets an endurance boost from salt
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He's the first Asian American dancer in 'Magic Mike Live' and his fans are proud of him
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Q: How to add billTo parameter in createCustomerProfileRequest I am using sandbox.authorize.net for my payment in my project.
I created customer profile id and payment id using createCustomerProfileRequest sdk method in asp.et core and all working fine, but now I want to add billTo information while calling API, so that mail goes to merchant account can contain those billing information.
I am not getting where i have to add billTo information in code.
my code for creating customer profile is

public static  CreateCustomerPaymentProfileDto  CreateCustomerPaymentProfile( string emailId, CreditCardDetailsDto _creditCardDetails, UserPersonalBillingInfo _userPersonalBillingInfo)
        {
            CreateCustomerPaymentProfileDto _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto = new CreateCustomerPaymentProfileDto();
            // set whether to use the sandbox environment, or production enviornment
            ApiOperationBase.RunEnvironment = AuthorizeNet.Environment.SANDBOX;
        // define the merchant information (authentication / transaction id)
        ApiOperationBase<ANetApiRequest, ANetApiResponse>.MerchantAuthentication = new merchantAuthenticationType()
        {
            name = _authorizeNetConfiguration.ApiLoginID,
            ItemElementName = ItemChoiceType.transactionKey,
            Item = _authorizeNetConfiguration.ApiTransactionKey,
        };

        var creditCard = new creditCardType
        {
            cardNumber = _creditCardDetails.CardNumber,
            expirationDate = _creditCardDetails.ExpirationDate
        };

        // standard api call to retrieve response
        paymentType cc = new paymentType { Item = creditCard };
       // paymentType echeck = new paymentType { Item = bankAccount };

        List<customerPaymentProfileType> paymentProfileList = new List<customerPaymentProfileType>();
        customerPaymentProfileType ccPaymentProfile = new customerPaymentProfileType();
        ccPaymentProfile.payment = cc;

        paymentProfileList.Add(ccPaymentProfile);

        customerProfileType customerProfile = new customerProfileType();
       // customerProfile.merchantCustomerId = "Test CustomerID";
        customerProfile.email = emailId;
        customerProfile.paymentProfiles = paymentProfileList.ToArray();

        var request = new createCustomerProfileRequest {  profile = customerProfile, validationMode = validationModeEnum.none, };

        // instantiate the controller that will call the service
        var controller = new createCustomerProfileController(request);
        controller.Execute();

        // get the response from the service (errors contained if any)
        createCustomerProfileResponse response = controller.GetApiResponse();

        // validate response
        if (response != null)
        {
            if (response.messages.resultCode == messageTypeEnum.Ok)
            {
                if (response.messages.message != null)
                {
                    //Console.WriteLine("Success!");
                    //Console.WriteLine("Customer Profile ID: " + response.customerProfileId);
                    //Console.WriteLine("Payment Profile ID: " + response.customerPaymentProfileIdList[0]);
                    //Console.WriteLine("Shipping Profile ID: " + response.customerShippingAddressIdList[0]);
                    _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.CustomerProfileId = response.customerProfileId;
                    _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.CustomerPaymentProfileId = response.customerPaymentProfileIdList[0];
                    _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.DisplayErrorMessage = "Create Customer Profile Successful.";
                    _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.IsSuccess = true;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                //Console.WriteLine("Customer Profile Creation Failed.");
                //Console.WriteLine("Error Code: " + response.messages.message[0].code);
                //Console.WriteLine("Error message: " + response.messages.message[0].text);
                _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.MessageCode = response.messages.message[0].code;
                _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.MessageText = response.messages.message[0].text;
                _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.DisplayErrorMessage = "Customer Profile Creation Failed.";
                _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.IsSuccess = false;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            if (controller.GetErrorResponse().messages.message.Length > 0)
            {
                //Console.WriteLine("Customer Profile Creation Failed.");
                //Console.WriteLine("Error Code: " + response.messages.message[0].code);
                //Console.WriteLine("Error message: " + response.messages.message[0].text);
                _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.MessageCode = response.messages.message[0].code;
                _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.MessageText = response.messages.message[0].text;
                _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.DisplayErrorMessage = "Customer Profile Creation Failed.";
                _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.IsSuccess = false;
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Null Response.");
                _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.MessageText = "Null Response.";
                _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.DisplayErrorMessage = "Customer Profile Creation Failed.";
                _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto.IsSuccess = false;
            }
        }

        return _createCustomerPaymentProfileDto;
    }

I want billing information in mail like below
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A: For a given customerProfileId & customerPaymentProfileId, you can call updateCustomerPaymentProfileRequest to update billTo details, if not updating payment info, you can send  cardNumber and expirationDate in a masked format (e.g. "cardNumber":"XXXX1111" & "expirationDate":"XXXX"). more details at https://developer.authorize.net/api/reference/index.html#customer-profiles-update-customer-payment-profile.
Click here for a sample: updateCustomerPaymentProfileRequest with masked payment

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Make Magazine ran an awesome section in their April/May edition (Vol. 50) highlighting basic for more than 60 fundamental skills makers should master. From working with metals, woods, fabric, and paper to what kids of glues, screws, and drill bits to use for projects. They even cover safety measures and what to do when accidents happen. Check it out either via this link, http://makezine.com/tag/make50/, or come into Mancos Library and borrow our copy of Make (in the Teen Space).


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Q: How to refresh an MKOverlayRenderer when mapView change I am new to code, and i'm trying to realize something like Reminders app :

I've follow another answer to realize it and
here my code:
In my ViewController:
var circle = MKCircle(centerCoordinate: location.coordinate, radius: 100)
self.mapView.addOverlay(circle)

In my MKMapView:
func mapView(mapView: MKMapView!, rendererForOverlay overlay: MKOverlay!) -> MKOverlayRenderer! {

    if overlay is MKCircle
    {
        render = MapFillRenderer(overlay: overlay)
        return render
    } else {
        return nil
    }
}

And the MapFillRenderer (subclass of MKOverlayRenderer):
class MapFillRenderer: MKOverlayRenderer {

    var colorIn: UIColor
    var colorOut: UIColor

    override func drawMapRect(mapRect: MKMapRect, zoomScale: MKZoomScale, inContext context: CGContext!) {
        // Fill full map rect with some color.
        var rect = self.rectForMapRect(mapRect)
        CGContextSaveGState(context);
        CGContextAddRect(context, rect);
        CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(context, colorOut.CGColor)
        CGContextFillRect(context, rect);
        CGContextRestoreGState(context);

        // Clip rounded hole.
        CGContextSaveGState(context);
        CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(context, colorIn.CGColor);
        CGContextSetBlendMode(context, kCGBlendModeClear);
        CGContextFillEllipseInRect(context, self.rectForMapRect(self.overlay.boundingMapRect))
        CGContextRestoreGState(context);

        // Draw circle
        super.drawMapRect(mapRect, zoomScale: zoomScale, inContext: context)
    }
}

The issue:
But I've an issue when the user move the map, the main mask doesn't refresh and it not fill all the map area.
Something notable, it refresh, but only when i'm zoom out enough.
How can I force it to refresh when user move the map without zoom out?
I've try with, but it fail :
    func mapView(mapView: MKMapView!, regionDidChangeAnimated animated: Bool) {
    if render.overlay != nil {
        render.setNeedsDisplay()
    }
}

Thanks for any idea,
Here image of the result when user move the map without zoom:

A: MapKit calls your renderer by tile. To figure out which tiles (expressed in 'MKMapRect's) to render, it asks the MKOverlay if your renderer will render on that tile or not.
MKCircle is very probably implemented in a way that will say yes only to those tiles that contain your circle.
So you need to override var boundingMapRect: MKMapRect { get } to return MKMapRectWorld or override optional func intersectsMapRect(_ mapRect: MKMapRect) -> Bool of MKCircle.
Then your renderer is called for every tile that is shown to the user.
Since MKCircle is mostly about calculating the rect around the circle and checking if a tile will intersect with that rect, it is probably better to implement your own MKOverlay just returning MKMapRectWorld as its boundingMapRec.


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Hollywood's newest hero is a nod to Latinx audiences. Here's why that matters.
Posted on March 13, 2017 January 11, 2018 by Joshua Molina
*Note: spoilers for Logan below*
The last edition of a long standing X-men sub-franchise, introduces an unlikely protagonist. But the biggest surprise in Logan is not that Laura (X-23) packs killer moves in a small package (the trailers give that away), but the fact that she is an unabashedly Latina character. The first time Logan hears her speak she breaks out into a long tirade in perfect Spanish. The best part is that the movie offered no subtitles. That is significant in an industry that consistently gives important Latinx roles to actors that have poor Spanish accents (see Narcos' Wagner Moura).
Still, while the first half of the movie is set in Mexico, it falls far short of showing Latinx characters in a positive light, save Laura and her young mutant friends (including Julio Rictor who I hope to see in future X-franchise movies). The few Mexican characters we meet are often stereotypical in their portrayal (the gangsters and federales). Yet it is refreshing that the writers chose Gabriela (who saves Laura and finds Logan), to be a nurse by profession and not a nanny or maid, which is how Hollywood portrays most Latinas in this type of role (see Babel).
Latinx make up an enormous and growing portion of movie goers, oversampling at the box office.
Another movie that recently hit the box office (although with less fanfare) and did a great job portraying Latinx as educated professionals, is the bilingual rom-com Everybody Loves Somebody. The protagonist, a Mexican-American OBGYN, is played by Karla Sousa, an actress known for her Spanish and English language adaptations on the big and small screens. You might know her as Laurel Castillo in the ABC hit drama How to Get Away with Murder, but Sousa has been starring in Spanish language films for years.
Sousa's ability to switch from English to Spanish (both with perfect accents) is reminiscent of a bicultural experience many of us either grew up with or continue within our families or circles of Latinx friends. It's a fact lost in many adaptations of Latinx in Hollywood, where characters are usually either fresh off the boat, or so acculturated they don't know how to speak Spanish. Unlike Logan, Everybody LovesSomebody does have subtitles. Unless you are perfectly bilingual, you are going to need them, as the actors switch from English to Spanish and back to English in rapid succession.
Latinx make up an enormous and growing portion of movie goers, oversampling at the box office. Nielsen estimates Hispanics generated $2.3 billion in box office revenue in 2015, or 21% of total sales (while Hispanics make up only 17% of the total U.S. population.) Further, a UCLA 2017 Hollywood Diversity Report shows that films with Hispanic story lines averaged a 24% Latinx audience.
Studios are starting to take notice, but they are not doing enough. We saw only two Latinos nominated for an Oscar at last month's Academy Awards (Mexican cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto for Silence, and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda for the song "How Far I'll Go" in Disney's Moana). Still, if Logan is any indication of the type of protagonists we are likely to see in the next box office hits, then the future is bright for the portrayal of Latinx characters.
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AP Mode The Mild Mild West
Apr 15, 2020 - Rebecca Cullen
This brand new album from AP Mode is one I found particularly difficult to stop and write about. It's precisely the kind of project or playlist that envelops its listeners entirely, creating a comforting space for escapism, proving to be a massive help in drowning out the weight of the world whenever you need a little break. The Mild Mild West is a joy to have fill the room, in short; a pleasure to relax into – but I'll do my best to better explain why.
The opening song on this project, Meet You There, suggests a sort of shoe-gaze meets electronic-rock aura – effected vocals, a hypnotic guitar loop, poetic and intimate, distant lyrics. At the same time, there's an anthemic warmth to it, an atmospheric aura that rises in passion and power throughout. Having enjoyed this track a few times over, the second song in the playlist came as completely unexpected – equally likable, but in a whole different way. This quality runs throughout the band's catalogue to date, and this particular album does indeed see AP Mode step away from their previous approach, to explore a new world of sound that blissfully enhances their emotive and honest writing style.
Another Thought stylishly pairs a tribal hand-drum rhythm with a much more clean-cut, up-front vocal line, and a sort of jazzy, soulful delivery. A distant, fuzz-soaked bass-line dances in the backdrop. A completely different set-up, a more vague, cool sort of lyricism, and a fine indication that the entire band play equal roles in crafting original music under the AP Mode umbrella of creativity.
Finish Me reverts to the reverb-soaked, ambient shoe-gaze escapism from earlier, blending a hint of Beach Boys with a more contemporary, alternative rock core – a touch of The Hives, perhaps, with an overall wash of distance. C'mon Girl follows beautifully, that mellow intimacy only given space by the aftereffects. This tired yet expressive vocal lead carries the loving nature of the writing in a genuine, almost personal, not-for-your-ears manner.
The Miles Between has a similarly private vibe, rising up beautifully, progressing from delicacy to uplifting impact in a powerful way. A definite highlight in addition to the opening two songs. It's easy to lose yourself in this one repeatedly.
Seeing things switch gears again, Face To The Name injects a soulful, experimental swagger into the project, a mellow groove and lashings of other-worldly detail accompany perhaps one of the most memorable hooks on the album. Later on, intensity kicks in with the classic boldness of psychedelic rock, providing a dreamlike environment for your thoughts to roam free amidst.
That experimentation continues for a lyric-free, deeply cinematic and fascinating Juice The Moose. If the title alone doesn't intrigue, the opening detail and sound design defiantly should.
At the penultimate moment, another unquestionable favourite is the dreamy and entrancing Chemicals Known To The State Of California. A slow and seductive soundscape contrasts with the higher melody and simple repetition of a hopeful leading vocal. This dynamic offers both a shoulder swaying groove and a completely calming, thoughtful experience that is, once again, a pleasure to escape into.
Afterwards, a touch of funk sweeps through for the final track Rewinds. A classic clap of a beat helps conjure up nostalgic images of dance-floors and good times from yesteryear. Whether the sun is setting, or you're simply missing the company of the many, this one rounds up the collection in a beautiful way.
Rumor has it that this may sadly be the final album from AP Mode, at least in this line-up; at least for a while. It's a dream of a goodbye gift, and a blessing to enjoy – particularly given the unspoken knowledge that they aren't intent on simply grabbing attention or increasing their likes and followers. The Mild Mild West is an album from the heart, from freedom of creativity and expression, from unity between musicians, and all of these qualities shine brightly in their natural state. It's tricky, if not impossible, to fake such authenticity. I'll undoubtedly be returning to this one as time goes by.
Grab the album via Bandcamp. Find & follow AP Mode on Facebook & Instagram.
The Mild Mild West by AP Mode
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TOMRA Sorting seek a dynamic sales person to support our customers. The RSM leads and is responsible for the ongoing growth and development in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka for TOMRA Food (sales). With a team already in place and ambitions growth target, the successful candidate will utilise their contacts, bring their experience, and coach / motivate the team to achieve sales target and customer satisfaction across the region.
TOMRA Sorting seek a dynamic sales person to support our customers. The ASM will be responsible for the ongoing growth and development in Japan (East) for TOMRA Food. The successful candidate will join our local team (sales, service, support, administration, demo hall) supporting our Japanese customers with the highest quality solutions on the market.
TOMRA Sorting seek a curious and enthusiastic engineer to join the Japanese Food sales team. The successful candidate will work on high technology senor based sorting equipment utilising lasers, cameras, multi spectrum technology, BSI, X-ray, LED spectrometry, NIR sensors, etc all incorporated into sorter platforms with advance software functionality.
We are looking for a Strategic purchaser to manage and oversee the daily activities of the purchase department, and to manage supplier relationships of two Business Stream within the TOMRA Group.
The IT Support Specialist will be responsible for IT operations (primarily user support and will assist in infrastructure maintenance) in Sacramento. TOMRA Sorting IT is responsible for information and communication technology in more than 20 countries on all continents. The IT Support Specialist plays well in the international IT team and breathes the values of TOMRA.
We are looking for an Accounting Manager to manage and oversee the daily activities of the accounting department, and to assist with consolidation of one Business Stream within the TOMRA Group. The position will be a part of TOMRA Group's Finance team, located at TOMRA headquarters in Asker and reporting to Group Accounting Manager.
As the Sales and Service Support Intern you will act as a key component in managing customer leads. You are responsible for communicating, tracking, and following up with customer leads.
This individual will be an integral part of a highly motivated European team, with an opportunity to be a significant contributor to the local and global teams.
Install new or modified equipment at customer facilities to ensure full functionality according to specifications and perform all mechanical, electrical, electronic and optical tuning and setup.
TOMRA Food is hiring a Field Service Technician to perform all mechanical, electronics and optical tuning and setup as well as install new or modified equipment at customer facilities to ensure full functionality according to specifications.
Responsible for direct and indirect Sales of Tomra Sorting Solutions Food [TSS Food] Optical Sorting equipement to Customers in North America [USA, Canada and Mexico].
The Technical Support Engineer is responsible for technical support, service coordination of installations and upgrades, service contracts, scheduled preventative maintenance, and service intervention.
The Field Service Engineer position is ideal for a self-motivated adventurer, as there will be travel, both domestic and international. Perform on-site installation, service, and repair of complex agricultural sorting equipment and will verify and approve the equipment's operational quality.


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Q: Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) and SharePoint Online integration - redirection not working properly I have successfully integrated SharePoint Online with Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) via Azure Conditional Access policy (session control). Request to SharePoint site is routed through mcas proxy as per design. However, end the end of all the redirections, MCAS is sending me to default site in SharePoint site collections as opposed to redirecting me to the site I have requested.
Here is the flow -

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*Request to https://aspnet4you2.sharepoint.com/sites/TestTeamSite

*I am being redirected to top level mcas domain
(https://aspnet4you2.sharepoint.com.mcas.ms/) after all the
redirections required for authentication. This is a problem since, I
ask for something and I got a different thing!

*Since I know the
path, I changed the path in the url to
https://aspnet4you2.sharepoint.com.mcas.ms/sites/TestTeamSite

*This time my request is honored but it does not meet the user
experience.

Anyone experiencing similar issue with this kind of redirection from MCAS?
I am sharing the request flow from browser developer tool for further clarification.

A: I have been working with Microsoft mcas support on this issue for few days. There is no solution to the problem at this time but Microsoft is working on the fix.
The underlying issue with the use of Authentication Context at the Azure Conditional Access policy. If you use app (SharePoint Online) in AAD CA, redirection works fine. One of the Azure AD authentication step is dropping the context (url path and query) when Authentication Context is used at Conditional Access policy with Session Control. Mcas team is collaborating with Azure AD team to resolve the problem but no time line is given to me.
Keep in mind Authentication Context in Conditional Access is a Preview feature. Glad we are able to identify the issue before public release!
Update as of 08/23/2021: Microsoft MCAS product team fixed the issue and redirection is working fine. We are no longer losing the context. I was collaborating with AAD and MCAS team and we found context was missing at call to /_layouts/15/contextflow.aspx. RpsContextCookie cookie didn't set the context correctly. Don't know the root cause at this time but the issue was at the backend and MCAS product team resolved it.


Yesterday we celebrated our 47th wedding anniversary. In honor of that occasion, a few stories from the past came to mind that I probably should share. Here is the first one.
It was late July 1971. I would graduate with my B.S. in Education in a couple of weeks. I had landed my first teaching job and would start teaching August 28. Roger had been farming the home farm for several years and had a part time job at a local factory. Our wedding would take place on August 14. Things looked good except for one minor detail… we did not have a place to live.
I'm pretty sure Roger thought we would move in with his parents at the farm. They had purchased a house in town and we were to move into the farmhouse after we married. But his parents did not get possession of their new home until October 1.
In fact, my mother-in-law-to-be said to me, "You could move in with us. It will just be for six weeks. But I really don't think that's a good idea." Her words were not as ominous as the look she gave me after speaking them.
She and I immediately went searching for an apartment. Something close by, that would give us a short term lease. Luckily, we found an upstairs apartment on W. Franklin Street which was available and the landlords were willing to let us sign a lease until October 1. It had a kitchen, bath, living room and bedroom. Perfect for a short term arrangement. We didn't have any furniture yet anyway.
A week before the wedding we went shopping at Rexins Furniture and Appliance store, bought a Harvest Gold side-by-side refrigerator and matching stove, and a lime green recliner. (What was I thinking!! Roger was color blind so he had no clue.) Roger's oldest brother and his wife sold us their hand-me-down couch and chair for twenty bucks. I had refinished an old bed and dresser which my parents started out with in 1945. An old wooden table and two chairs were hauled out of Roger's parents basement to use in the kitchen and we were set. Oh, of course we had a TV set. The old Admiral TV I had hauled back and forth to college with me for a couple of years. It was bulky and big and black-and-white and it took up the entire front seat of the 1963 Chevy Bel Air my parents had given me.
Somehow things fell into place. We got married on a hot, August day, took a two day honeymoon, and moved into the apartment. I graduated with my degree, and the first day of school found me ready to teach. I honestly don't know how we pulled it off. But we did.
I should have been a little more aware of how things happened during that crazy summer.
"The Last Minute" became a recurring theme throughout my life. Wait until I tell you about moving out of the apartment and into the farmhouse….
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'use strict';

const _ = require('underscore');
const extend = _.extend;
const httpStatus = require('http-status-codes');
const config = require('../config.js');

require('abacus-retry');
require.cache[require.resolve('abacus-retry')].exports = (fn) => fn;
require('abacus-breaker');
require.cache[require.resolve('abacus-breaker')].exports = (fn) => fn;
require('abacus-throttle');
require.cache[require.resolve('abacus-throttle')].exports = (fn) => fn;

describe('Create service instance', () => {
  let postSpy;
  let errorCode;
  let errorMessage;
  let createService;

  const testPlanId = 'testPlanId';
  const instanceName = 'testInstanceName';
  const formattedPlanId = config.generatePlanId(testPlanId, testPlanId);

  beforeEach(() => {
    delete require.cache[require.resolve('abacus-request')];
    delete require.cache[require.resolve('../routes/create-service.js')];
    delete require.cache[require.resolve('../config.js')];

    postSpy = spy((uri, opts, cb) => {
      if(uri.includes('mappings'))
        cb(errorMessage, {
          statusCode: httpStatus.OK,
          body: {}
        });
      else
        cb(errorMessage, {
          statusCode: errorCode,
          body: {}
        });
    });

    const request = require('abacus-request');
    const requestMock = extend({}, request, {
      post: postSpy
    });

    require.cache[require.resolve('abacus-request')].exports = requestMock;
    createService = require('../routes/create-service.js');
  });

  context('when error code', () => {
    context('500 is retured during plan creation', (done) => {
      beforeEach(() => {
        errorCode = httpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
        errorMessage = 'Error';
      });

      it('should fail', (done) => {
        createService.createPlans(testPlanId, instanceName, (statusCode) => {
          expect(statusCode).to.equal(httpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
          expect(postSpy.callCount).to.equal(1);
          done();
        });
      });
    });

    context('404 is retured from providsioning during plan creation',
      (done) => {
        beforeEach(() => {
          errorCode = httpStatus.NOT_FOUND;
          errorMessage = undefined;
        });

        it('should fail', (done) => {
          createService.createPlans(testPlanId, instanceName, (statusCode) => {
            expect(statusCode).to.equal(httpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
            expect(postSpy.callCount).to.equal(1);
            done();
          });
        });
      });

    context('409 error occurs during plan creation', () => {
      beforeEach(() => {
        errorCode = httpStatus.CONFLICT;
        errorMessage = 'Error';
      });

      it('should fail', (done) => {
        createService.createPlans(testPlanId, instanceName, (statusCode) => {
          expect(statusCode).to.equal(httpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
          expect(postSpy.callCount).to.equal(1);
          done();
        });
      });
    });
  });

  context('when createService is called', () => {

    context('plans and mappings are created', () => {

      beforeEach((done) => {
        errorCode = httpStatus.CREATED;
        errorMessage = null;

        createService.createPlans(testPlanId, instanceName, (statusCode) => {
          expect(statusCode).to.equal(httpStatus.CREATED);
          expect(postSpy.callCount).to.equal(6);
          done();
        });
      });

      const meteringRequestParameters = {
        plan_id: formattedPlanId,
        resource_id: testPlanId,
        plan_name: config.defaultPlanName
      };

      const sampleMeteringPlan = {
        plan_id: formattedPlanId,
        measures:[{
          name:'sampleName',
          unit:'sampleUnit'
        }],
        metrics:[{
          name: 'sampleName',
          unit:'sampleUnit',
          type:'sampleType'
        }]
      };

      const samplePricingPlan = {
        plan_id: formattedPlanId,
        metrics: [{
          name: 'sampleName',
          prices: [{
            country: 'sampleCountry',
            price: 0
          }]
        }]
      };

      const sampleRatingPlan = {
        plan_id: formattedPlanId,
        metrics: [{
          name: 'sampleName'
        }]
      };

      const itShouldCreate = (name, callIndex, requestParameters) => {
        it(`${name} should be created`, () => {
          expect(postSpy.getCall(callIndex).calledWithMatch(sinon.match.any,
            requestParameters)).to.equal(true);
        });
      };

      [ { 'metering plan': { body: sampleMeteringPlan } },
        { 'pricing plan': { body: samplePricingPlan } },
        { 'rating plan': { body: sampleRatingPlan } },
        { 'metering mapping': meteringRequestParameters },
        { 'pricing mapping': meteringRequestParameters },
        { 'rating mapping': meteringRequestParameters }
      ].forEach((value, idx) => {
        let name = Object.keys(value)[0];
        itShouldCreate(name, idx, value[name]);
      });
    });

    context('and successful', () => {
      const instanceId = 'test-instance-uid';
      const instanceName = 'test-instance';
      let statusCode;
      let responseBody;
      const req = {
        params: { instance_id: instanceId },
        body: { instance_name: instanceName }
      };
      const res = {
        status: (code) => {
          statusCode = code;
          return {
            send:  (res) => {
              responseBody = res;
            }
          };
        }
      };

      before(() => {
        process.env.DASHBOARD_URI = 'https://url.com/manage/providers/';
        errorCode = httpStatus.CREATED;
        errorMessage = null;
      });

      it('correct dashboard uri should be returned', (done) => {
        createService(req, res);
        expect(statusCode).to.equal(httpStatus.CREATED);
        expect(responseBody.dashboard_url).to
          .equal(process.env.DASHBOARD_URI + instanceId);
        done();
      });
    });
  });

});

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Supply specifications and nutritional information for customer product launches for packaging, food safety and intolerance data.
Handle customer enquiries on product recipes and the raw materials they contain with regard to country of origin, food scares, health and safety data, allergen and nutritional information generated the computer recipe management system.
Support maintenance of the Recipe Management system and work with suppliers to obtain extra information where required.
Responsible for placing new products on to the production system, including all relevant technical and packaging requirements, within required deadlines.
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Sunak and Truss promise to increase scrutiny of Scottish govt as they face Tories in Perth
Arabnews24.ca:Monday 15 August 2022 05:44 PM: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have both promised to increase scrutiny of the Scottish government if they become the next prime minister - ahead of a visit north of the border.
Ms Truss, who remains the favourite to win the race, said she would get "Scotland's economy moving" and would give Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) special legal protection, allowing them to be more outspoken as they scrutinise decisions made by the devolved government.
Mr Sunak promised Scottish civil servants would face greater scrutiny from Westminster and UK ministers would be required to be more visible in Scotland.
The pair will face questions from Tory members in Perth on Tuesday following a verbal tussle between Ms Truss and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon over the past week.
Ms Truss called Ms Sturgeon an "attention seeker", then the Scottish leader claimed the foreign secretary asked her how to get into Vogue before Ms Truss accused all three devolved nations' leaders of playing "political games" over independence.
Calling herself a "child of the Union", Ms Truss said she will deliver for all of the country and "will never talk down Scotland's potential", while saying the nation has been "let down by the SNP".
She added: "I'll make sure that my government does everything to ensure elected representatives hold the devolved administration to account for its failure to deliver the quality public services, particularly health and education, that Scottish people deserve.
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"As prime minister and minister for the Union, I will deliver on my ambitious plan to capitalise on the opportunity we have to turbocharge the growth and business investment required to get Scotland's economy moving."
Ms Truss' campaign team said she would push for a trade deal with India in which a long-standing 150% tariff on whisky exports would be slashed.
She would also alter the Scotland Act to give parliamentary privilege to MSPs to create more "robust questioning" of ministers and increase the powers of the Scottish Parliament to hold the Scottish government to account.
Nicola Sturgeon is 'an attention seeker'
Mr Sunak pledged to make it a requirement for Scotland's most senior civil servant, the permanent secretary to the Scottish government, to attend Westminster's Public Affairs and Constitutional Affairs (PACAC) Select Committee every year - just like the UK government's cabinet secretary.
He also promised to enforce "consistent reporting of public service performance data across the country" so Westminster could hold the Scottish government accountable for essential public service delivery.
The former chancellor said each nation needs to work together "shoulder to shoulder" as he accused the SNP of being able to "obscure its failures by picking and choosing the data it publishes".
Sturgeon is 'always moaning'
Mr Sunak has been trailing behind in the polls of Tory members, who will decide who their new leader - and therefore prime minister - will be on 5 September.
He was handed a further blow on Monday after a third Conservative MP, former Welsh secretary Alun Cairns, switched allegiance from Mr Sunak to Ms Truss, saying he believes she is best placed to save the union and fears the break-up of the UK would be more likely under Mr Sunak.
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IRS: My Personal Experience With the Paper Mafia
Michele Toth Send an email July 25, 2013
The scandal with the Internal Revenue Service seems to have taken a back burner with the recent coverage of the infamous Florida court case. For the people who think the IRS is not acting inappropriate, while you are entitled to your opinion I would speculate you have never had to deal with the IRS outside of receiving your yearly refund check. For others, including myself, the IRS can be a relentless version of Al Capone; threats, intimidation and demands of money that you don't have. As a small business partner to my husband, who once had a thriving private practice in the mental health field, our experience with the IRS was very much like a mob movie. This is my account of that experience.
In 2005, a regular day of patients at our practice was intended when a representative of the IRS (I will call her "Ms. D.M." for fear of retaliation since she is still with the SC branch) stormed into the office, flashed her badge and demanded to see my husband. I tried to explain to her that he was in his office to see a patient, but she didn't care and raised her voice so that patients sitting in the waiting area could hear her as well as my husband and the patient in his office. When he opened his door, she didn't care that his sessions were supposed to be private and instead forced her way into his office and asked his patient to step out. At that point she stood in my husband's office and demanded he write her a check for $75,000 payable to the Department of Treasury. Ms. DM went on to state that if he did not pay what the IRS said he owed within the next 30 days that they would sell the properties to get their money. Now at this point, we knew we owed taxes but we were disputing their amount and had a CPA who was handling all of our affairs at that time and was in constant contact with the collection division of the IRS including this agent Ms. D. M. We were also working on obtaining financing for the amount owed by refinancing our personal residence. However, it was not fast enough for Ms. D. M. and clearly she was using intimidation and threats to get a taxpayer to comply with her demand. Guess she didn't receive that multimillion-dollar taxpayer funded line dancing training to ease that attitude?
The day after this incident I started to seek assistance with the Tax Payer Advocate service and filled out form 911. Despite the TPA insisting that Ms. D. M. was out of line in her tactics to collect, the advocate office stated we could not receive any assistance because we had too much in the way of resources (i.e.; equity in our property) and basically stated the only thing they would do is ask the collection side to hold off on the levy action until the refinancing of the home was completed. About 45 days later we paid our debt.
Move forward to 2009 when I filed two amended returns for 2006/2007 to cover business losses for services we provided to the state of Georgia but we were never reimbursed for. For over 2 years the IRS literally had our returns and did nothing with them. I was in constant contact with the agency and wrote down the various employee names and their employee number every time along with a synopsis of our conversation and each employee I spoke with on those separate occasions all noted that my phone calls were documented in their system. It became ridiculous to continually hear how our returns were logged in the system and was in the audit department but they could not tell me anything further. In 2011 we could no longer afford to stay open (due to changes in reimbursement rates from Obamacare) and realized at the rate of our expenses versus income we were actually paying people to come seek assistance so we closed the practice. Magically within 30 days the IRS notified us that the two returns (06/07) that had been sitting in dormancy at their offices for almost 3 years were being audited and so was the practice. The auditor (again do not want to include his name for fear of retaliation) showed up in a new Mercedes (I.Kid.U.Not) and while this experience is nothing to celebrate, he was pleasant. The process of the audit itself spanned around 6 weeks but as of today, we have yet to receive the final report because without any explanation the IRS decided our business losses for the years of 06/07 were being denied and once again we found ourselves owing another $40,000 in taxes plus penalties and interest. This did not include the state of SC who would now rule we owed them additional taxes, penalties and interest as well.
When asked why we were denied a standard business loss that the CPA confirmed was routine, the only response from the auditor was his Supervisor said she was disallowing the business loss and never provided any further explanation. The last word we heard from the auditor was that when he got home to Columbia (South Carolina) he was taking his wife out to get her Mercedes "C" Class that she decided she wanted after he purchased his. (I. Kid. U. Not.) Now please don't misunderstand me, I am not condemning the auditor's ability to purchase new vehicles. It is however disheartening to hear his celebration when you were just told you now owed thousands of dollars in new taxes with no explanation as to how they decided to deny business losses and you also realize they are paid in bonuses for collections. Instead we as taxpayers are just supposed to accept what the agency rules as gospel and pay the bill because, after all, they are the "IRS".
The other frustrating experience that many who have been through what my husband and I have with this agency understand is how insignificant this agency will make you feel—and how trying to obtain financing is near impossible with today's standards when the financial institution pulls your credit ratings and see the tax liens. While banks and/or mortgage lenders are compassionate about the plight of someone in our situation that was not reason enough to approve the loan. Three months ago my husband lost his job in the academic field as a Dean and four months ago the radio station I worked at closed. However, the IRS despite having over 85% of the bill paid still demand we pay the full amount even though we have no income to pay anymore and no further opportunity for financing. I wrote the Tax Payer Advocate office once again requesting assistance and look at the option of an "offer in compromise". That was a month ago and we have yet to hear anything. Oh, but we did hear from the IRS again. This past Monday I signed for a certified letter from them; it was another threat to end our payment arrangement. I submitted the form f9423 with an explanation that we have no income and request an offer in compromise yet again.
Now if I was someone like Charlie Rangel or Al Sharpton who failed to pay their taxes, report revenue or in some cases failed to file taxes how much of a chance do you think they have in going to jail? Obtain financing? Face a criminal audit? Or how about making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year as Sharpton does and yet he can claim financial hardship to qualify for an offer in compromise? How is that possible? Now there are many examples on both sides of the political isle but Sharpton and Rangel both are the poster child(s) for demanding the concept of "social justice" which is why they are listed in my article. Sharpton is famous for spewing his hateful rhetoric and has made a lot of money off of it and Charlie Rangel has used his position in politics to become quite wealthy but both have the audacity to sit in front of cameras and the people who will listen and demand more money be paid out for their ideology yet they refuse to write their own checks for money they owe to the system.
The importance of me writing just a portion of my personal experience (I left out much more) is just to vent my frustration as to how we as citizens are just supposed to accept what the IRS agency says as the rule of law. That we are just supposed to write our checks at the end of each year and not question the fraud, abuse or waste that we have witnessed in the past 6 months alone. This behavior is nothing new but the tax burden will become worse and at some point people have come to realize "why bother?" Why sacrifice time, money and energy in your business only to have an agency decide what you will pay, when you will pay it and how you will pay it. They will also destroy you in their process of getting your money. When you couple that with the liberal mantra of "paying your fair share" why is there any question on when we decide that enough is enough?
This experience has also been an emotional drain and nightmare for me but most importantly my husband, who was fighting this agency before I entered his life. Now he just realizes he has someone in his corner fighting the fight with him.
I believe in abolishing the IRS. I believe in the Fair Tax. With that we would all pay our "fair share" and no one will come to your door demanding you cut her a check. We would also not see any more headlines of wasteful spending of taxpayer money on fancy conferences or illegals or felons who obtain millions of dollars in refunds despite not paying any taxes. Kind of hard to want to whip out that checkbook when you realize the money our Government spends/wastes alone and demands more of is off the sweat of the brows of hard working good people, many small business owners who but in 60+ hours a week to be successful and sacrifices so much. For me it's not a Democrat or a Republican issue, but instead the concerns belong to every taxpayer. It should, because at this rate no matter what scale of income you find your mark, or political side of the fence you want to stand on, it will affect you.
When you also consider the targeting of conservative groups and individuals by the IRS, how can anyone not be concerned of an agency whose power is being used for political gain? In our experience it makes me wonder if we were somehow targeted because for years our office building was used as campaign headquarters for many Republican events that included Newt Gingrich, Lindsey Graham and Jeff Duncan. It was reported in a recent article by Newsmax that the IRS illegally access then senatorial candidate for Delaware Christine O'Donnell's records and used them against her in the campaign between her and Chris Coons. I don't think we've seen the last of other examples gross negligence and illegal activity from the IRS. It is chilling to see how a Government that is supposed to be "by the people, for the people" is using an agency against its people.
Michele Toth
South Carolina PolitiChick Michele Toth served as producer and co-host of a popular Fox News affiliate station WNRR1380 and still fills in regularly as guest host for the Austin Rhodes Show on WGAC 95.1 FM in Augusta, Ga. Michele has interviewed such guests as Ambassador John Bolton, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Marco Rubio, Economist Peter Schift, and many more. Michele also has assisted as a social media strategist for political campaigns in both South Carolina and Georgia. Michele holds a Masters Degree in Management and Leadership and currently works as an Administrator for a large healthcare entity in Augusta, Georgia. Her articles have been seen on the Daily Caller and several other conservative media sites. You can follow Michele on Facebook and also on Twitter @mychel and see more of her writing/articles on her website chelholt.com.
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Foust, Leonard lead South River romp of Old Mill
By Bob Hough
Ten straight wins in the regular season meant it was South River which had the target on its back when it faced Old Mill on Friday night.
While the Patriots came in on a six-game winning streak since opening the season with a loss, South River was unbeaten and hadn't lost since Week 7 of the 2018 season.
In a matchup of the top two teams in the county, South River scored on four straight possessions in the second quarter for all the points it needed in a 47-9 victory over Old Mill. With the win, the Seahawks secure the county championship.
"I'm very proud of the way the kids handled the situation, coming off an emotional win against Broadneck," South River coach Ed Dolch said. "To be able to come back and regroup and prepare another of the county's premier opponents."
South River improved to 8-0 − its most wins since 2012 − and will have an opportunity to wrap up an unbeaten regular season when it plays at North County next week. The victory also keeps the Seahawks in line for the top spot in the Class 4A East Region playoffs.
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Old Mill fell to 6-2 and is now tied with Meade for second in the region. The Patriots will close the regular season at home against Annapolis.
Quarterback David Foust threw three touchdown passes during a 28-point second quarter and added another in the fourth, giving him 25 on the season. Wide receiver Sean Leonard had touchdown catches of 22 and 40 yards and also recovered a fumble in the end zone for another score.
Leonard added an interception in the second quarter that led to another South River touchdown.
"I think our defense really won us this game, coming off last week where we had a rough tackling performance," Leonard said. "We just wanted to minimize the big plays and do what we needed to do."
Foust's other touchdown passes in the second quarter went to Jamison Gaskins. Meanwhile, KJ McGowan scored on a short run on the game's final play to complete the scoring for the the Seahawks.
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Foust finished with 201 yards passing, with 142 of that going to Leonard.
After trailing 9-7 four minutes in the second quarter, the Seahawks outscored the Patriots 40-0 the rest of the way.
"We're going to full go next week. North County is much improved," Dolch said. "We need to focus the same way we did this week. There's still a lot on the table for us. The undefeated season would be special for us."
After the Patriots took a 3-0 lead after one on a 42-yard field goal from Jackson Burleson, the Seahawks got their offense rolling in the second quarter and went into halftime with a 28-9 lead.
South River ran just five plays and gained 22 yards in the first quarter, but Foust threw three touchdown passes in the second period. He hooked up with Leonard for 51 yards on the first play of the second quarter to set up a 1-yard touchdown run from Sean Adams that put the Seahawks ahead.
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Old Mill went back ahead when Myles Fulton scored from a yard out to give the Patriots a 9-7 lead with 7:46 left in the half.
South River took the lead for good when Foust and Leonard connected for a 22-yard touchdown a little more than a minute after the Old Mill score. A Patriots defender appeared to be in good position for the interception, but Leonard wrestled the ball away for his 14th touchdown catch of the year.
Leonard got into the act on defense on Old Mill's next play with an interception. That led to a nine-play, 76-yard drive that ended with Gaskins' first touchdown of the game on an 8-yard pass from Foust.
After the Patriots turned the ball over on downs on their next possession, Delvin Johnson's 46-yard run set up Foust's second connection with Gaskins, this one an 18-yard touchdown that rounded out the scoring in the half.
Foust threw for 149 yards in the first half, while Johnson racked up 113 on the ground.
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Old Mill (6-2) 3 6 0 0 -- 9
South River (8-0) 0 28 6 13 -- 47
OM -- Burleson 42 FG
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SR -- Adams 1 run (Kirby kick)
OM -- Fulton 1 run (kick failed)
SR -- Leonard 22 pass from Foust (Kirby kick)
SR -- Gaskins 6 pass from Foust (Kirby kick)
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SR -- Gaskins 18 pass from Foust (Kirby kick)
SR -- Leonard recovered fumble in end zone (kick failed)
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SR -- McGowan 3 run


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As the tropical summer heat soars one looks for ways to cool down and visiting one of the many amazing cenotes is just the way to do it! Pronounced "se´no te", they are natural sinkholes found uniquely in the Riviera Maya. They are caused by the collapse of the limestone bedrock that constitutes much of the state of Quintana Roo. Amazing, crystal clear, fresh water pools are exposed and in the past used by the Mayans for fresh water. Now locals and tourists alike use the many cenotes for a refreshing dip, snorkeling or scuba diving. Not to mention that the temperature is significantly cooler than the ocean and most swimming pools! The water is fresh and so clean that even your hair and skin feel different after taking a dip. It has been said that the waters possess healing properties. Perhaps it is the tranquility and nature that heal as well! If you dive it will be an experience of a life time. I felt like I was floating in space as it can be difficult to know where the surface is from the bottom given the clarity of the water and the amazing rock formations of stalactites and stalagmites.
The Yucatán Peninsula has almost no rivers and only a few lakes with many wetland or marsh areas called mangroves. Cenotes are the only consistent source of potable water and have long been the principal sources of water in much of the Yucatán Peninsula. Historically, Mayan settlements required access to water so communities, including the famous Chichen Itza, were built around these natural wells. Some cenotes like the Sacred Cenote in Chichén Itzá played an important role in Maya rites. Believing that these pools were gateways to the afterlife, the Maya sometimes threw valuable items into them. The discovery of golden sacrificial artifacts in some cenotes led to the archaeological exploration of most cenotes in the first part of the 20th century.
Enough of the history lesson! Moving on to exploring some of the great cenotes in the area.
Cenote Ik kil is also known as the Sacred Cenote, previously mentioned. It is a crystal clear, round, well-type cenote. Located on the highway between Chichen Itza about 3 kilometers from the ruin site this cenote is about 130 feet deep! It is about 85 feet from the surface so you will need to walk down a stairway to reach it. Ik-Kil is more popular with swimmers and snorkelers than divers. There is a restaurant and small palapa homes for overnight stays. Look for the waterfalls and the lush green vegetation hanging all the way down to the water!
Grand Cenote or Gran Cenote was the first one that I ever visited and definitely lives up to its name. Just a short drive from Tulum it is well worth the visit. There are areas for swimmers, snorkelers and scuba divers. Look for the fish and turtles and be careful not to hit your head on the impressive stalactites! There are changing and bathroom facilities and a restaurant which was not there the many years ago that I visited for the first time. Many people say this is their very favorite cenote. Note that tour buses go here so can be busy. I suggest going in the early morning or late afternoon.
Another great road trip is the Ruta de Cenotes. This "ruta" is a road that is filled with many different cenote locations. A memorable one was Siete Bocas; meaning seven mouths. It has seven opening resembling mouths that open to the most crystal clear water where you swim and snorkel underground.
You will find many cenote locations on the west side of the highway from Cancun all the way to the Belize border. So grab a suit and go explore this wonderful, unique experience that Mexico has to offer.
Do you have a favorite Cenote? Let us know your top pick!
Loved your cenote pics. My pick is Cenote Azul located 15 miles south of Playa del Carmen. We enjoyed a magical picnic day there with Buy Playa.
We love that one too!


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Proctorville is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 574 at the 2010 census.  The East End Bridge connects Proctorville to Huntington, West Virginia across the Ohio River.

Proctorville is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.

History
The land where Proctorville is now situated was originally settled in 1797 and called Quaker Bottom. Situated on the Ohio River, Quaker Bottom grew throughout the 1800s as a trading center.  In 1834, Jacob Proctor established a general store next to the wharf, and river boat captains knew the village as "Proctor's Landing". When the village was incorporated in 1878, the name was changed to Proctorville in Jacob's honor.

The Rome Beauty apple was developed by Joel Gillette and his son Alanson in Rome Township, near Proctorville, in 1816.

The village was decimated by a fire on April 7, 1900, and most of the destroyed businesses were never rebuilt. Major flooding in 1913 and 1937 further damaged the village.

The village and surrounding area has experienced growth since the completion of the East End Bridge connecting Proctorville to Huntington in 1985.

Geography
Proctorville is located at  (38.437980, -82.381853).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which  is land and  is water.

Along the river, it lies below Athalia and above Chesapeake.

Demographics

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 574 people, 251 households, and 150 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 293 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 251 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.2% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the village was 40.2 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 620 people, 277 households, and 168 families living in the village.. The population density was 2,577.5 people per square mile (997.4/km). There were 318 housing units at an average density of 1,322.0 per square mile (511.6/km). The racial makeup of the village was 98.06% White, 0.97% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 277 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $22,266, and the median income for a family was $23,984. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,027. About 16.8% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Proctorville elects a mayor, a fiscal officer and six council members:

Education

In 1949, Proctorville High School merged with that of Rome Township to form the Fairland Local School District.  The name "Fairland" was chosen because the school stands next to the site of the Lawrence County Fairgrounds.

The district consists of two grade schools, Fairland East (K-2) and Fairland West (3-5), plus Fairland Middle School (6-8) and Fairland High School (9-12).
As of the 2006–2007 school year, the district had 1809 enrolled students and was rated Effective by the Ohio Department of Education.

The Ohio University Southern Campus opened a new . branch near Proctorville in 2006.

Proctorville has a public library, a branch of Briggs Lawrence County Public Library.

See also
 List of cities and towns along the Ohio River
 List of villages in Ohio

References

External links
 History of Quaker Bottom

Villages in Lawrence County, Ohio
Villages in Ohio
Ohio populated places on the Ohio River

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