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the test reports were locked into the safety deposit box
Wuhan journalist on the lengthy coverup of the coronavirus outbreak, saying that there should not be any praise for the government's "dramatic actions" in quarantining Wuhan.
Shortage of diagnostic equipment could be the main cause, Reuters reports, of the #WuhanCoronovirus outbreak: "testing kits for the disease were not distributed to some of Wuhan's hospitals until about Jan. 20."
Overcrowding and desperation at Wuhan's hospitals, on-the-ground reports via the Chinese Storytellers network.
"I firmly believe that our people's right to health should come before all political considerations": Taiwan's President Tsai on China's widely followed demand that Taiwan be excluded from international bodies, including the World Health Organization.
"Front-line doctors who spoke up about the outbreak were taken in for questioning. Eight Wuhan citizens who dared to post about the outbreak online were summoned by the police and singled out in public announcements through official media." When the official announcement of human-to-human transmission was finally made "no admission that the outbreak had been concealed, that there had been serious delays in reporting, that a "super-spreader" had infected more than 14 health workers in the city, or that hospitals in Wuhan were suffering shortages of critical resources." (China Media Project)
posted by spamandkimchi (41 comments total) 41 users marked this as a favorite
I was speaking to a friend who previously lived in China about this the other day and I noticed such a huge disparity from what she was describing and what I've been seeing in news and social media in the US. Thanks for posting this.
posted by xarnop at 8:07 AM on January 29, 2020 [2 favorites]
It's vital that these voices are heard.
posted by doctornemo at 8:12 AM on January 29, 2020 [2 favorites]
Speaking of which, one account from Global Voices.
posted by doctornemo at 8:12 AM on January 29, 2020 [1 favorite]
Yeah I have been thinking "they're lying, fucking lying liars who lie" about the official Chinese response to this. There's no way a cryptically infectious virus would spread like they were reporting.
posted by seanmpuckett at 8:24 AM on January 29, 2020 [2 favorites]
I noticed such a huge disparity from what she was describing and what I've been seeing in news and social media in the US.
It's been weird on US social media. There's always been suspiciously fast and ubiquitous cries of "bias" and "Sinophobia" that appear around any negative story about China, but with this virus outbreak their FUD system seems to have kicked into overdrive.
posted by the legendary esquilax at 8:30 AM on January 29, 2020 [4 favorites]
The China Media Project piece makes it sound as though the time to quarantine Wuhan (assuming a better quarantine) was actually December, but the administration didn't want to rock the boat and now it's a semi-useless measure.
It seems really obvious that cities everywhere need to get better plans in place, leaving all other questions of politics aside. Assuming that a disease can be spotted very early, there obviously needs to be a plan for the state to distribute supplies during quarantine, probably starting with surgical masks since if people have masks, they can go out to pick up supplies from central locations. And there needs to be public education scaffolding the whole thing, so that people know what is going to happen next - like a better version of earthquake preparedness on the West Coast.
It seems like it would be possible for city governments to distribute preparedness kits with a small number of masks, instructions and whatever other small things would be useful and reassuring (alcohol wipes? hand sanitizer?) so that most households would have them.
If anything, we might be a little bit lucky (unless the virus mutates to become worse) because the death rate is low and probably most people really can be treated at home. This would be a great time for cities around the world (but especially regions where viruses tend to start out) to plan, educate and distribute materials.
Everyone should have a limited kit at home, and there should be depots where people can get kits at short notice. It should be possible to provide reassuring instructions for home treatment of basic flu-like illnesses in otherwise healthy people. The state should have plans for transporting and distributing supplies to an area that is under quarantine, plus plans for some kind of distributed triage system so that people don't panic about crowded hospitals.
This is a rich world. We should be able to have a global response of material and personnel to substantially mitigate pandemics and render them less frightening to citizens.
It's worrying, because of course first you need a government that puts the people first, and who has that these days anywhere?
I mean, obviously, I've seen all kinds of racist stuff about China and the epidemic. There is plenty of bias and Sinophobia. It's the same kind of racism and panic that greets anything from China. The signature feature is not treating this epidemic as something that's happening to regular people who have regular lives like anybody else; also the assumption that the Chinese government is uniquely bad and the US government government would be doing a bang-up job distributing immediate cures from our well-stocked, highly staffed and free hospitals while being fully transparent and using our well-staffed, well-funded government health service to make details available to the public.
posted by Frowner at 8:39 AM on January 29, 2020 [26 favorites]
Sinophobia ... [and] ... the assumption that the Chinese government is uniquely bad and the US government government would be doing a bang-up job distributing immediate cures from our well-stocked, highly staffed and free hospitals while being fully transparent and using our well-staffed, well-funded government health service to make details available to the public
Hah, yes. I'm assuming that the Chinese state is pretty good at what they have to do. But the fact that it is starting to show signs of panic in public is somewhat worrying.
Also, I know the emergency hospitals are probably a good idea, but they're also cramming together infected and uninfected people in confined spaces.
posted by carter at 8:55 AM on January 29, 2020 [2 favorites]
also the assumption that the Chinese government is uniquely bad and the US government government would be doing a bang-up job
This is kind of what I mean. No one here has said this. None of the article have said this. Yet every criticism of China seems to always be met with some variant of "Oh, so the US is perfect, is it?" Stating the simple fact that the Chinese government has, say, not been transparent about this viral outbreak is not a statement that China is uniquely bad or that the US is therefore good.
posted by the legendary esquilax at 8:55 AM on January 29, 2020 [42 favorites]
Yes, but literally on my twitter I have seen this, along with a lot of calumny about Chinese people (WHICH I DO NOT NEED TO LIST AND HAVE REMOVED etc etc). I've seen even people on the left repeat incorrect racist talking points about just regular, everyday Chinese life.
If you want to talk about a virus and be taken seriously as an adult, you [and by "you" I mean "people on Twitter'] need not to say obviously incorrect and racist things. If someone leads with a tweet straight out of Orientalism, I don't feel inclined to believe them when they start talking about viral sequencing, and I don't really feel happy giving people a pass on obviously incorrect and racist things just because there is a virus (which is likely to predominantly impact China, not Minnesota, so no "imminent emergency panic" excuses for people here).
I find that journalists, especially those who (if not ethnically Chinese) have been reporting out of Asia for a while, have a good calibration for what is xenophobic. For example: "I wrote a piece on that stupid bat video, and the frequent racism of stories blaming Chinese eating habits for disease."
I was in Seoul during the SARS outbreak, which occasioned lots of (ridiculous-to-me) nationalistic kimchi-touting media coverage in Korea about how fermented foods made Koreans immune to SARS, along with general reporting about the truly horrific coverup in China at the time. Even those who are critical (see China Media Report) of the Chinese government, acknowledge that the major media outlets have been on the story, even if the Communist Party-owned newspapers are still pumping out puff pieces about Winnie the Pooh.
So basically, Frowner, while I hear you on the tendency toward xenophobic China-stoking fears in North American public discourse, I'm with legendary esquilax on let's make sure we don't course correct into downplaying anything.
posted by spamandkimchi at 9:30 AM on January 29, 2020 [20 favorites]
From international relations/global health scholar Yanzhong Huang in the 2004 special issue "Learning from SARS: Preparing for the Next Disease Outbreak" U.S. Institute of Medicine, Forum on Microbial Threats
The government's heavy reliance on quarantine during the epidemic also raises a question about the impact of future disease control measures and the worsening of the human rights situation in China. This question, of course, is not unique to China—even countries like the United States are debating whether it is necessary to apply mandatory approaches to confront health risks more effectively. The Model Emergency Health Powers pushed by the Bush administration would permit state governors in a health crisis to impose quarantines, limit people's movements and ration medicine, and seize anything from dead bodies to private hospitals (Kristof, 2003).
... Official reports suggested that innocent people were dubbed rumor spreaders and arrested simply because they relayed some SARS-related information to their friends or colleagues (Xinhua News, 2003d). According to the Ministry of Public Security, public security departments have investigated 107 cases in which people used Internet and cell phones to spread SARS-related "rumors (Renmin wang, 2003d)." Some Chinese legal scholars have already expressed concerns that the government, in order to block information about epidemics, may turn to more human rights violations (ChineseNewsNet, 2003).
posted by spamandkimchi at 9:44 AM on January 29, 2020 [1 favorite]
The public health banners on the outbreak are intense.
"Facemask or on life support machine, you pick one."
"Eat wild animals today, meet in hell tomorrow." (source)
带病回乡, 不孝儿郎
传染爹娘,丧尽天良
Returning home with your disease,
Will not make your parents pleased.
Infect mom and dad,
And you'll be so sad. (source)
Spamandkimchi, I hear you re the intense PRC public health notifications, and I'm completely for this kind of notification! From last week:
The Chinese government warned that anyone who hides infections will be "forever nailed to history's pillar of shame."
posted by lalochezia at 10:02 AM on January 29, 2020 [4 favorites]
This is also an interesting case to look at how misinformation related to a popular news topic can spread and really affect the discussion.
Jane Lytvynenko, a disinfo expert, has a long and disturbing (and funny) Twitter thread with lots of examples.
posted by BlueTrolleybus at 10:02 AM on January 29, 2020 [11 favorites]
Johns Hopkins has a GIS map displaying confirmed cases and deaths by region as a way of trying to be transparent about what is happening.
posted by nubs at 11:12 AM on January 29, 2020 [4 favorites]
but seriously ...
Here's some sensational, unconfirmed stories about coronavirus because we really need the website traffic
Report: Outbreak of idiocy spreading 10,000 times faster than coronavirus
Tens of thousands of people were affected by a novel fake news claim that the Chinese government was developing coronavirus at Canada's National Microbiology Lab leaving at least 10,000 people stupider.
posted by philip-random at 11:17 AM on January 29, 2020 [5 favorites]
Journalist William Yang's piece for Nikkei Asia Review.
Yang wrote on Twitter: "I got in touch with interviewees when the lockdown was first introduced, but kept up with them over the course of the Lunar New Year holiday. Basically, the consensus was that the Wuhan City government has failed to warn citizens of the virus when pneumonia cases began to emerge." From the article, about the lack of info in late December as the outbreak began:
Rumors spread quickly on social media, but the local government assured residents that the disease was "containable and curable," so she didn't worry unduly. "I did go buy some masks and surgical spirit, but I wasn't immediately putting them on everywhere I go," [Wuhan resident Dorothy] told the Nikkei Asian Review... "I'm very angry, because I didn't realize the virus was so contagious," Dorothy said. "I visited museums and theaters in Wuhan on Jan. 17 and 18. If I had known how serious the outbreak was, I would have never left my house at all."
Last round of #WuhanVirus update from Yang: The number of total confirmed cases is at 6091, and there are 9239 suspected cases. Death toll rises to 133, with the latest case coming from #Sichuan province.
posted by spamandkimchi at 1:00 PM on January 29, 2020 [6 favorites]
This seems to be a comprehensive regularily updated map about the spread of
the disease.
posted by adamvasco at 3:55 PM on January 29, 2020 [1 favorite]
In news report I see complaints about lack of ability to test for the 2019-nCoV virus. So I'm wondering how we develop, manufacture, and distribute materials for testing for a new virus. This CDC page talks about detecting the virus by PCR. I assume that PCR is easier to do now than when I dd it in 1990, but it is a process requiring many steps, many materials, and experience. If PCR is the only available method now, it's no wonder that testing is not widely available. I have no idea how long it would take to develop a simpler, faster test (ELISA?) for field use.
posted by neuron at 9:00 PM on January 29, 2020
As the story has slowly slowly crept into the light it was striking how the Chinese Gov. was saying "everything's cool! It's all cool! Just a light scratch, really!" While scrambling frantically - the 1,000 bed hospital built in 16 hours - that made it all deeply suspicious and worrying. Knowing that they're just covering up banal corruption and ineptitude and not a truly catastrophic, extinction-level viral outbreak. A bad virus, but just bad, not bubonic-plague bad.
posted by From Bklyn at 11:10 PM on January 29, 2020 [3 favorites]
I found this set of graphs somewhat worth looking at for a 'you are here" status regarding coronavirus. Basically, it compares coronavirus to 2009 swine flu and to SARS, two fairly modern 'epidemic' type diseases with well-documented spreads and fatality rates. As near as I can tell, the poster's data is solid and matches the official numbers for all three diseases. Let us hope that WHO and local governments do their best to get in front of it. The current trend line for "rate of infections" is somewhat worrisome.
posted by which_chick at 4:16 AM on January 30, 2020
whats troubling about those graphs is the way the numbers kind of explode. Especially considering that we don't know what they might actually/ should actually be - presuming that China's Gov has been fudging them out of some distorted sense of self-preservation.
posted by From Bklyn at 4:41 AM on January 30, 2020 [1 favorite]
Here's a somewhat contrarian view of the situation, not necessarily one I agree with:
The problem with the coronavirus is that we are not yet absolutely sure whether it is more like SARS, highly contagious and lethal, or like seasonal influenza, contagious and unpleasant but rarely fatal. Right now it appears to be closer to influenza (which is from a different family of viruses). If this continues to be the case, then we must question whether waging a full-scale war on the disease is really the best thing to be doing. Military language encourages the illusion that we can bring evolution under human control: Wars are to be won. The risks of death or serious illness from the coronavirus currently seem to be broadly comparable to those that we accept every year as a result of influenza.
posted by destrius at 6:56 AM on January 30, 2020 [2 favorites]
The risks of death or serious illness from the coronavirus currently seem to be broadly comparable to those that we accept every year as a result of influenza.
Yes, that's what it appears to be right now, but we're still in the early stages of this (according to the Johns Hopkins map, there are 7,783 confirmed cases right now with 170 deaths (2.2%) and 133 recovered (1.7%), which means we've only seen the outcome in 3.9% of the cases to this point). If it turns out that the rate of death or serious complications from this virus is actually much higher, then having done nothing has huge implications.
I feel like the people in charge of making these decisions are fucked either way - if it turns out to be no more dangerous than the flu, they'll be criticized for over-reacting; if it turns out the be more dangerous, they'll be criticized for not acting swiftly or harshly enough. I guess this is what comes of the the omni-present 24/7 need for news and reaction to news.
posted by nubs at 8:04 AM on January 30, 2020 [1 favorite]
it's not the various medical/organizational actions being taken that concern me at all -- it's the rather breathless and unrelenting media coverage it's getting (certainly up here in Canada), which is, of course, some kind of fusion of our (the public's) paranoia-xenophobia-ignorance and their (the media's) compulsion to keep pushing the story without, I fear, any serious contemplation of where our aforementioned paranoia-xenophobia-ignorance may take things.
A well informed public is a solid bulwark against a potential pandemic, no question, but given the current confusionism (not an official word yet, but it should be) infecting so much of our culture of late, are we (the public) capable of being informed without leaping to panic?
posted by philip-random at 8:21 AM on January 30, 2020 [1 favorite]
Nature has an updates page which, if you read through all of it, has a bit more information about the virus.
Things that I'm wondering:
1. How is the lag in reporting playing into the sudden leap in cases? Were these all cases that started on, like, January 27, meaning a very rapid spread, or were these cases where people have been low-grade sick and the reporting is only now catching up?
2. When is someone declared recovered? Who does this? If a lot of people are being treated at home, how is their condition being monitored? Like, right now there are ~179 deaths and ~133 recoveries, and yet I'm not seeing any scientific body saying that this means a more than 50% mortality rate, so there's obviously some calculation missing.
3. Less important, but I'm curious - why didn't scientists in China give the virus to other labs after they started to be able to grow it? Is this typical in epidemics generally as just a thing that countries don't do? Was it some internal political/scientific thing? Was it out of fear that there would not be reciprocity (ie, someone else develops a better test but won't share it with China)?
posted by Frowner at 8:25 AM on January 30, 2020 [1 favorite]
On the other side of this question, is the media capable of informing the public without attempting to stoke panic & fear, because that is what drives eyeballs? The media is bad at presenting information, the public bad at interpreting it.
posted by nubs at 8:26 AM on January 30, 2020 [2 favorites]
Toronto is apparently out of hand sanitizer and face masks. City Councillor Krystin Wong-Tam is taking all the air time she can get to ask non-Chinese people to not be dicks to Chinese people. Seriously. Sigh.
(according to the Johns Hopkins map, there are 7,783 confirmed cases right now with 170 deaths (2.2%)
IANAD, but does that mean the current case fatality rate is about 2%? According to Wikipedia, that still makes it significantly more lethal than influenza.
Because of that, I'm not sure I would also say that it's "no more dangerous" than influenza. Some people I've seen online and spoken to just cite that influenza kills thousands, so that means this disease is not dangerous at all. But influenza infects tens of millions of people (in the US), so I don't think it's comparable at this point.
I think whether or not the media is appropriately reporting this is a little difficult to determine when you also consider that some media organizations do have readers in China. For example, the NYT provides Simplified Chinese translation for it's Coronavirus updates page, which may have helped provide some critical information to those who could get through the firewall.
posted by FJT at 9:17 AM on January 30, 2020
A lot of this feels like security theater. I have no idea if measures like suspending flights and closing borders are better than diligent screening at ports of entry. From journalist William Yang:
British Airway announced that since the epidemic becomes more and more serious, they decide to cancel all the flights to #China for one month. But flights to #HongKong will not be affected.
And #Russia has just announced that they are suspending all Chinese nationals to apply for electronic visa starting today. Plus, Moscow will close it's far Eastern border with #China as part of the disease prevention mechanism.
posted by spamandkimchi at 9:23 AM on January 30, 2020
Also if it is similar to the flu in both mortality risks and symptoms, this new coronavirus seems like it could be relatively easily treated, as long those who are vulnerable have access to medical care, and those who are infected aren't roaming around the universe getting more people infected.
My very limited understanding is that flu mortality risk is a combination of the individual's underlying health/vulnerability, and the increased risk of co-infection. From Nurse.com:
During the influenza pandemic of the early 20th century, secondary infections caused by S. aureus were a primary culprit in the staggering death toll of the time. Today, the relatively new and more virulent strain of S. aureus, the "superbug" MRSA, is being implicated in a disturbing trend in influenza-related deaths, especially in the pediatric population.
The biggest unknown to me in terms of the magnitude of threat is whether this new coronavirus is infenctious before symptoms appear. I've seen reputable news sources report both ways—that the virus has been confirmed to have a lengthy incubation period and that we don't know yet. If it does, then a lot of the measures do seem to be security theater, because short of a quick test for the presence of the virus, we can't know if any given person is carrying it or not. Does anyone have solid information about that question?
posted by overglow at 9:35 AM on January 30, 2020 [3 favorites]
I think the problem is, and I'm sure I saw/read an interview with somebody with much more knowledge on this (that I can't find back), is that it's too early to draw any conclusions one way or the other - there is a pool of confirmed cases, but not yet a lot of cases that can be put into an "outcome" pile. And there's problems with both sets of outcome data from my perspective - for those cases where this is fatal, what are the co-morbidities (i.e. are these people who also had other chronic health conditions that maybe increase the risk?); and for those who are "recovered", does that mean back to normal, or are there any complications that will persist after the virus?
posted by nubs at 9:56 AM on January 30, 2020
The biggest unknown to me in terms of the magnitude of threat is whether this new coronavirus is infenctious before symptoms appear.
The evidence seems to strongly point to yes, at least in some cases, but we don't know how long or how often. But there is one known case of an asymptomatic 10-year-old who was reportedly shedding the virus. The case was originally published in the Lancet, and summarized here.
posted by Emera Gratia at 10:18 AM on January 30, 2020 [2 favorites]
I think one of the problems comparing these statistics is that 2% represents 2% of the people who've gone in for treatment, not 2% of the total number of people who have been infected. If there's a large number of people who experienced only mild symptoms and, especially before it turned into an international news story, didn't think enough of it to seek treatment, they won't be counted in the denominator and, depending on how many people there are in that category, that could drop the fatality rate considerably. I would expect that now coronavirus is something people are more alert for, more non-fatal cases will be identified, and over time we might see a fatality rate that is more straightforward to compare to the flu.
posted by Copronymus at 1:13 PM on January 30, 2020 [5 favorites]
As a nervous person, I would like to subscribe to Copronymus' "Don't Panic!" newsletter.
posted by Don.Kinsayder at 1:42 PM on January 30, 2020 [2 favorites]
According to the WHO situation report : (pdf link)
Patients with 2019-nCoV infection, are presenting with a wide range of symptoms. Most seem to have mild disease, and about 20% appear to progress to severe disease, including pneumonia, respiratory failure and in some cases death.
I would guess 20% severe cases might put a strain on the system
posted by yyz at 2:13 PM on January 30, 2020 [1 favorite]
Hello from Hong Kong. Today:
- school was cancelled until March 2; Macau has already postponed school indefinitely. About 30,000 Hong Kong students live in Shenzhen, right over the border from Hong Kong, and commute over the border each day to go to school here.
- doctors and nurses said the health system could 'collapse' unless the border with China is closed; the current closures of some immigration checkpoints cover just 8% of the traffic over the border - the most common crossings are the MTR stations at Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau
- we are one day past the day on which Ann Chiang, the head of the Health Services panel in the Legislative Council, told people to steam their masks to reuse them
There are still no masks in shops - the panic buying (and panicked use of them by asymptomatic healthy people...) has dried up supplies, leaving even private clinics short. Hand sanitiser is also impossible to find. I'm working from home for the foreseeable future and some friends have been told to take unpaid leave.
Scary times.
posted by mdonley at 11:51 PM on January 30, 2020 [11 favorites]
Mdonley, you all are really having the absolute worst stretch. I'm so sorry. I can't imagine being a parent or a student there right now.
Obviously much less important, but we had a fun extended trip planned in China, Hong Kong and Japan this spring. We were hoping to at least still make it to Hong Kong even if mainland China didn't work out, but I don't think we'll be able to. I am substantially less concerned about my own personal health in Hong Kong than I am about not being allowed into our next destination. It seems like a lot of the travel panic that has hit other countries about Chinese nationals and visitors is oozing out over Hong Kong, as well. I'm concerned about the growing disconnect between the WHO's caution not to excessively restrict travel, and how countries are responding. It became a lot harder to move around the world very abruptly this week.
posted by bowtiesarecool at 9:37 AM on January 31, 2020 [1 favorite]
From journalist Qingqing Chen's twitter: "The first thing I have been doing every day during these holidays is rebutting rumors in various family WeChat groups, as middle-aged and elderly groups are more likely to believe in online rumors." #coronavirus #China
Excepted from their Feb 1 article on internet/media-fueled frenzies within China
A report by the Xinhua News Agency on Friday night claimed Chinese patent medicine, Shuanghuanglian oral liquid, containing three herbal ingredients, is effective in containing the novel coronavirus infection, citing the latest joint research between Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica under Chinese Academy of Sciences and Wuhan Institute of Virology. The news was also reported by People's Daily soon after. It emerged as the most searched topic on Chinese Twitter-like Weibo. People rushed to purchase the medicine online and offline, resulting in it to go off the shelves in quick succession.
Pictures circulating on social media showed residents queuing up in front of pharmacies late-night braving the chilly weather to purchase Shuanghuanglian oral liquid. Some netizens even comforted each other when they found the drugs have been all sold out, planning another try in the early morning.
However, the People's Daily published a contrasting report Saturday morning, urging people not to rush to purchase Shuanghuanglian oral liquid, as there is no specific anti-viral treatment recommended against coronavirus infection so far. Besides, research for treatment measures is still ongoing but it is yet to pass clinical trials.
posted by spamandkimchi at 11:10 AM on February 1, 2020
If you need a break from the news, this Messycow comic about the quarantine is pretty cute.
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It is tempting to dismiss yet another Mahler First entering a crowded market as simply not needed. In this case it would be a mistake because this does offer something special in several respects. First and most important, a reminder that the Utah Symphony Orchestra is clearly still a splendid band for whom this complex work, with which they have a long recorded history, offers no terrors. Conducted briskly by their well established Music Director Thierry Fischer, these players respond with as rhythmically vital a performance as you could wish to hear. Tempi are a little faster than the norm but compared with some of the great Mahlerians like Abbado, Walter and Bernstein, Fischer is little different in terms of timings. He is different in approach, encouraging a dance-like quality from music where we are used to more pauses for introspection. One could support his upbeat view by reference to Mahler's own programmes but since the composer admitted these were often written after the music as a means for audiences to access it more easily, we will avoid such quotation. For whatever reason, Mahler's 'Titan' is often presented as positive. For example, the first movement has lots of characterful and very rhythmic woodwind playing, a sort of Mahlerian jam-session. It is a perfectly valid view. The second movement is in any case rhythmic, here it becomes more so, encouraged by Fischer's brisk tempi. It is an exciting virtuoso display. I have one small but significant criticism of the third movement. The double-bass solo is much too well played. There is none of the straining that Mahler must have expected. He could not have predicted how good modern players would become. As a result the theme gets a rather too sophisticated presentation. The explosive opening of the finale, helped by a very present bass drum and gong, pins one back in one's seat just as it should. The mystery and angst others find in this music is replaced by a lively and confident traversal through Mahler's teeming ideas ending with an eruption of sound that must have stimulated loud cheers from the Utah audiences but which the engineers have excluded for the home listener. Since the hall resonance has time to fade away this is either a 'patch' job, or the audience were asked for restraint.
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"They're really nice guys," Gallo drones. "But when they start playing, I wanna rip out my eyes."
Later, the band falls silent for a second. Then Gallo pipes up: "Oh, is this my solo?"
Other tracks include "Rough Mix," "I'm On the Guestlist" and "The East Nashville Kroger Conversation." Gallo's tour plans include a stop at Coachella — assuming he was only kidding when he told fans he was quitting music "to focus on my skateboarding career." — Dave Paulson
Kiya Lacey
Her melancholy 2016 single "No Mercy" is far and away her most popular song on Spotify (with more than half a million streams), but here's hoping listeners keep their ears on Nashville's Kiya Lacey. Each new release from the 22-year-old alternative R&B artist seems to double in scope, creativity and confidence. She's hit a new peak with the haunting "Runaway" — its dizzying electronic production underscoring a song of desperate escape. — Dave Paulson
Morgan Evans
Evans made a name for himself on the country music scene in his native Australia, even winning multiple CMC (Country Music Channel) Awards before moving to Nashville. Evans met new wife and fellow country singer Kelsea Ballerini while co-hosting the CMC Awards in 2016. His debut U.S. country single, "Kiss Somebody," is out now. With its catchy hook and infectious melody, "Kiss Somebody" has all the earmarks of a contemporary country hit. — Cindy Watts
McBryde dazzled us at last year's CMA Music Festival with stellar material like "Girl Goin' Nowhere" and "A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega." (Bowing to legendary country singer Connie Smith during Marty Stuart's annual Late Night Jam didn't hurt either.)
Fans of Miranda Lambert, Sunny Sweeney and Angaleena Presley will fall in love with McBryde's forthright songwriting and onstage swagger. In just a few weeks, McBryde will hit the road with Luke Combs; they'll play the Ryman Auditorium on Feb. 2-3. — Juli Thanki
Music fans may not have heard of the pop singer yet, but artists ranging from Meghan Trainor and James Bay to Dolly Parton are well familiar with Smith's creative chops. She wrote Trainor's multiplatinum "Like I'm Gonna Lose You," and Bay and Parton also recorded songs she's written.
Smith, who is signed to Monument Records, will release her album "Starfire" on Jan. 19 and is set to appear on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Jan. 16. — Cindy Watts
Tim Gent
Clarksville-based rapper Tim Gent has been showcasing his skills at Nashville clubs like Exit/In and The 5 Spot while putting sizable numbers on the boards of Soundcloud and Spotify.
In the last year, he's been equally adept at delivering fiery verses (the trap-leaning "Mosiac") and laid-back ones (the soulful, topical "History Repeats") while maintaining a cool confidence throughout. — Dave Paulson
In the vein of Sam Hunt, Davis pairs syncopated melodies and ultra-progressive production with smooth vocals and contemporary vernacular. Music fans will love his music or hate it, but his songs and sound will make them feel something.
His current single, "Singles You Up," is nearing the Top 20 on Billboard's country airplay chart. — Cindy Watts


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Q: scrapy stuck in DEBUG: Telnet console listening on 127.0.0.1 I scrapy the html sucessful but splash.
Don't know why it fail to Crawl.
The code using splash below,
import scrapy
from scrapy_splash import SplashRequest

class Spidernav(scrapy.Spider):
name = "navarea"

def start_requests(self):
    urls = [
        'http://www1.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/TUHO/keiho/navarea11_en.html?fbclid=IwAR0NCPNZb0esQcqHL9nWPt9NaB9FaKhRU769_sdiUfsOJY8Rf-rOUmkFAWA'
    ]
    splash_args = {'wait': 0.5}
    for url in urls:
        yield SplashRequest(url=url, callback=self.parse, args=splash_args, endpoint='render.html')

def parse(self, response):
    logging.info('done')

    # filename = 'navarea.html'
    # with open(filename, 'wb') as f:
    #     f.write(response)
    # self.log('Saved file %s' % filename)

but it always stucked here did'nt go on:
2018-12-15 12:57:18 [scrapy.core.engine] INFO: Spider opened
2018-12-15 12:57:18 [scrapy.extensions.logstats] INFO: Crawled 0 pages (at 0 pages/min), scraped 0 items (at 0 items/min)
2018-12-15 12:57:18 [navarea] INFO: Spider opened: navarea
2018-12-15 12:57:18 [navarea] INFO: Spider opened: navarea
2018-12-15 12:57:18 [scrapy.extensions.telnet] DEBUG: Telnet console listening on 127.0.0.1:6032

and a few minutes later, it show this behind:
2018-12-15 12:58:18 [scrapy.extensions.logstats] INFO: Crawled 0 pages (at 0 pages/min), scraped 0 items (at 0 items/min)
2018-12-15 12:58:33 [scrapy.downloadermiddlewares.retry] DEBUG: Retrying <GET http://www1.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/TUHO/keiho/navarea11_en.html?fbclid=IwAR0NCPNZb0esQcqHL9nWPt9NaB9FaKhRU769_sdiUfsOJY8Rf-rOUmkFAWA via http://192.168.203.92:8050/render.html> (failed 1 times): TCP connection timed out: 60: Operation timed out.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


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SAN PEDRO, Calif. — February 11, 2016 — Southbound SR-47 (Vincent Thomas Bridge at Harbor Blvd.) to Northbound I-110 through Gaffey Street in San Pedro will be closed for pavement reconstruction from 10 p.m. on Friday, February 19, to 6 a.m. on Monday, February 22, as part of a major Port of Los Angeles roadway project to improve the Harbor Freeway and nearby surface streets.
Please follow posted traffic detour signs accordingly. San Pedro drivers should use Gaffey Street to enter the Harbor Freeway, and Harbor Blvd to exit. For updates, visit portoflosangeles.org or call the Port of Los Angeles Construction Division at (310) 732-0307. Those driving in the area should also check newgdbridge.com for closures affecting the nearby Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach.
The Port of Los Angeles' SR-47/I-110 project will widen the I-110 by adding a second lane that begins after the Vincent Thomas Bridge and extends beyond the John S. Gibson Boulevard off-ramp. Project elements also include bridge widening, ramp improvements, and adding bike lanes and soundwalls to John S. Gibson Blvd.
Construction costs are funded by the Port of Los Angeles, Federal Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act (SAFETEA-LU), State of California Trade Corridor Improvement Fund (TCIF), and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Prop C Funds.


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THE NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN OF WALES
https://botanicgarden.wales/
The National Botanic Garden of Wales opened in May 2000
This made us the first national botanic garden to be created in the new millennium.
In such a short time we:
are the most visited garden in Wales – over 2.5 million so far
have been recognised as the most influential landscape scheme in Wales over the last 75 years by the Landscape Institute
have been voted 'No 1 Garden to Visit in Wales' by BBC Gardeners' World
have been voted the number 1 'Wonder of Wales', 'Most Romantic Garden', 'Best Children's Garden' & 'Best Afternoon Tea' by the Western Mail
have been voted 'Visitors' Favourite' by Carmarthenshire Tourism Association
have been awarded the 2019 Gold Accolade by Visit Wales
Our mission to inspire, educate and conserve has not only made us a beautiful place to visit but a fascinating and relevant one too.
We have an amazing collection of over 8000 different plant varieties, spread across 560 acres of beautiful countryside.
We have developed a stunning range of themed gardens that appeal to a wide range of visitors, from those who just love the sights and smells to those who want to know about plant evolution, the use of medicinal plants or our scientific research.
We are very family friendly. We run 100 days of family activities throughout the year, and we have a year-round diverse programme of events that appeal to a wide range of visitors.
We have the world's largest single-spanned glasshouse, designed by Lord Foster, that has the best display of Mediterranean climate zone plants in the Northern Hemisphere.
There's plenty more we could say, like we're set in a romantic Regency parkland, but perhaps it's our competitive pricing and attractive Membership package that helps to make us so popular.


The skyline track is seriously cool ride across the ridge from Johnsonville all the way to the coast at Owhiro Bay. It takes in Mt Kaukau, Makara Peak, Wrights Hill and some of the best views of Wellington as you go. You can ride the whole thing up to 36Km end to end or do sections of it or like I did ride the section to Makara Peak and then enjoy the trails in this area.
I joined the trail up at Sirsi Terrace after parking my car near Johnsonville Train station. I think next time I would start at McLintock Street instead though as the trail up to the Skyline Track was rather viciously steep!!
The skyline is a multi-use track and in some places is farm track/4×4 and others single track. It goes through farmland mostly and is quite exposed in many places in terms of the famous Wellington wind and if there was bad weather.
Luckily for me the sun was shining and there wasn't much wind at all. It was perfect conditions for awesome views and enjoyable riding!
The top of Mt Kaukau was my first view stop. The view from the lookout platform was unbeatable! Wellington City and the harbour sprawled out in the sunshine. There is a massive mobile/tv aerial up here. It's a good gauge later to see where you've been!
From here there is a cool little downhill section and you see the trail ahead on the ridge line. I got that feeling of excitement when you're about to embark on a new adventure. This was going to be a good day!
Some of the sections are narrow and a little technical. And because it's on farmland you have to avoid the cow poo landmines!
Off to the West a windfarm breaks the skyline. This ride is full of beautiful views with the added addition of man made structures making them more interesting. The city and harbour on one side, farmland and windfarms to the other.
After about 7Km odd I reached the top of the Crow's Nest – the next peak along the ridge. Not too much of a climb. From here I took a moment to look back and check out where I'd come from. That aerial on Kaukau Peak becoming a little smaller as I go. This ride really feels like a even mix of ups and downs. Nothing too long or vicious. It makes it even more enjoyable!
The trail continues to snake around the side and on top of the ridge. At one point I met with two very large bullocks (young male cows!) and had to do some strategic maneuvers to ensure that they looked up from their grazing and moved off the track! Best take care if you see these guys along the way! These two were friendly but you never know.
After around 11Km the trail drops down to the Makara Road, crossing this I then rode up Varley's to get to the top of Makara Peak. Varley's is a good old climb, lots of switch backs but a manageable gradient. The peak stands at 412m and continues the theme of great views of Wellington!
Makara Peak is an excellent and vast track network that spreads out from the peak in the surrounding bush. It's very accessible from Wellington City (only 7 Km) and has trails of various grades.
From Makara Peak, I rode into Wellington Centre. I had the last 'off peak' train to catch back to Johnsonville at 3.40pm and I was only just going to make it, so I had to ride pretty hard into town. But the ride was easy and I rolled on into Wellington Railway Station with a couple of minutes to go!
Taking the bike on the train is no problem (as long as it's off peak!) and I even got to chat to another biker on the way back about how awesome Wellington Mountain Biking is!
If you'd like to do some mountain biking in Wellington, get in touch with Adventurers and we can organise a custom itinerary for you.


Is Walking the Stairs a Good Exercise?
Football players participate in rigorous drills to condition themselves for games. Professional football players must maintain extreme fitness to perform well for their teams. Scholastic and amateur-level football players also rely on fitness components during a typical game. If you are a beginner, ask a sports fitness expert to help you develop the skills, strength, speed and endurance necessary for football.
At the highest levels of the sport, players weighing 300 lbs. are common. Blocking or tackling players of this size requires extraordinary strength. Football training builds strength through weight training and conditioning drills. For example, a coach might place heavy tackle dummies on the practice field. Players must rush at the dummies and push them as hard as possible. Activities such as this build strength and power.
Even the largest players must have speed. Defensive players must run fast enough to keep up with offensive players, who often run with the ball for a touchdown or sprint downfield to catch a pass. Also, football plays require players to perform complex runs, darting between teammates and opponents. To do this, a football player must be fast enough to outrun opponents and agile enough to avoid collisions.
All the strength, speed and agility in the world won't mean much if you can't maintain a high level of performance throughout a game. Rigorous practices and constant conditioning drills develop the endurance of football players. Cardiovascular exercises, such as jogging and sprinting drills, help players develop high levels of endurance.
Depending on the roles they play, football players also must be experts at a particular aspect of the game. For example, the quarterback must be able to throw a ball quickly and accurately under pressure. A wide receiver, typically one of the fastest players on a team, must sprint long distances to catch passes. While running, a wide receiver darts and feints to outmaneuver defensive players who try to block the pass. Fulfilling these and other specialized roles requires the development of specific fitness skills.


Nobody wants to own reference data; it often crosses lines of business, or is imposed upon the business by external sources such as regulatory agencies. It is so often seen as an unwanted stepchild and is usually left behind.
What to watch for, and the remedies for a cure.
Natural Entry Points: how to take advantage of events in the business.
Bonnie O'Neil is a Data Architect with EngagePoint, and is an internationally recognized expert on data management. She is involved with all aspects of data architecture, including data quality, glossaries, business metadata, data modeling, data governance, business rules and semantics. She is a regular speaker at many conferences such as DAMA/Enterprise Data World, IDQ and Data Governance. She was the keynote speaker at an international conference on Data Quality in South Africa. She has been involved in strategic data management projects in both Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. She is the author of three books, her most recent is entitled Business Metadata, and over 40 articles and technical white papers.
Lowell Fryman has been an independent consultant for over two decades. He is recognized as a leader in metadata, enterprise consolidation/integration, business intelligence, quality and governance, having hands-on experience with over 80 business intelligence implementations. He is the Industry Expert for the Business Glossary channel on the B-eye-Network, www.b-eye-network.com. Lowell is a co-author of the book "Business Metadata: Capturing Enterprise Knowledge". Lowell is the past President of DAMA-Rocky Mountain Chapter (RMC) and an active speaker at international conferences. Lowell has developed technology best practice courses and trained thousands of professionals in data warehousing and ETL architecture, data architecture and data quality, as well as enterprise application integration. Recently he has lead teams in the implementation of Data Vault Architecture, business glossary applications, and data governance for major international corporations. Lowell holds both the CBIP and CDMP certifications from ICCP.


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History of the United States US Presidents Politics and Government All Topics
What is the difference between special courts and regular court?
Nothing..hah:)
Which is a difference between the special courts created by Congress and the constitutional courts?
judges in the special courts do not serve lifetime appointments Constitutional Courts have a broader jurisdiction compared to special courts.
What is the difference between constitutional courts and special courts?
Constitutional court( also called Article III Courts or regular Courts) = is created by Congress and exercise the broad " judicial power of the United States" as stated in Article III Special Court( also called the Legislative Courts or Article I Courts )= Created by Congress under the power given to it in Article I " to constitute Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court ", these courts have narrowly defined powers. regular courts or constitutional… Read More
What is the difference between district court and circuit court in Florida?
Florida does not have District Courts. It has Circuit Courts and County Courts. The difference between them is in the types of cases they handle, and is best explained at the related source below.
What is the difference between a circuit court and a district court in Maryland?
The differences between Maryland Circuit Courts and District Courts are in the types of cases they handle. Another major difference is that Circuit Courts have jury trials, and District Courts do not. The details are best explained in the related link below.
How did smuggled courts created by the Sugar Act differ from regular courts?
The Smuggled Courts had NO juries it was by officers, but Regular Courts had juries.
How do the special courts differ from the constitutional courts?
Constitutional Courts have a broader jurisdiction compared to special courts. Special Courts have a very narrow outlook on what cases they have (mostly military) Judges in the special courts do not serve lifetime appointments. (GradPoint)
Are NBA courts bigger than regular courts?
Define "regular court"
What is the difference between courts and field in sports?
I think courts are a harder material (concrete, wood) and fields are grass or dirt.
What is the primary difference between district courts and federal courts?
District courts hear cases on topics assigned to them by Congress, and federal courts hear cases regarding constitutional law and treaties.
What is a difference between federal and state court authority?
State courts have authority over federal courts in the interpretation of state laws.
What is the difference between a circuit court and a district court in Alabama?
As in most states that have both circuit and district courts, the main difference between those courts is the type of cases they handle. The difference is not quite a clear in Alabama, because in many counties they handle the same types of cases, and circuit courts can transfer cases to district courts. A good explanation of the differences can be found at the related link below.
Explain the difference between courts of general jurisdiction and limited jurisdiction?
General Jurisdiction courts are State Courts and Federal District courts (Including appeals and Supreme courts). Specific/Limited Jurisdictional courts are courts which can only hear certain. There are tax courts, bankruptcy courts, patent and copyright court....
What are the two types of inferior courts?
The constitutional courts and the special courts
What is the difference between district court and circuit court?
It really depends what kind of courts you are talking about and where the courts are. If the courts are federal, then a district court is a trial court and a circuit court is an appeals court, which may review a trial decision from a district court. For state courts, the difference between a district court and a circuit court will depend on what state the courts are in. Many states have courts called "district… Read More
Special courts are also known as?
jurisdiction courts
Probate courts and courts of claims are examples of courts with?
Limited or special jurisdiction
Juvenile courts are courts of which type of jurisdiction?
Juvenile courts are courts of original and special (or limited) jurisdiction.
What are the federal courts in desending order?
Supreme Court Courts of Appeal District Courts and Special Courts
Courts with special jusrisdiction over minors are?
Family Courts
Does the US have special courts?
Yes, there are special courts that deal with bankruptcy, the District of Columbia and other US territorial courts, federal trade, and federal taxes
How did smuggling courts created by the Sugar Act differ from regular courts?
In smuggling courts there was no juries just a judge.
Who creates the special courts?
The special courts were created by Congress to hear certain cases involving the expressed powers of congress.
What are some inferior courts?
Some inferior courts created by Congress are the Circuit Courts of Appeal, Federal District Courts, and other special courts.
How were drug cases processed before the invention of drug courts?
The the regular criminal courts.
Why do special courts have narrow jurisdictions?
Special courts differ from general-jurisdiction courts in several other respects besides having a more limited jurisdiction. Cases are more likely to be disposed of without trial in special courts, and if there is a trial or hearing, it is usually heard more rapidly than in a court of general jurisdiction. Special courts usually do not follow the same procedural rules that general-jurisdiction courts follow; often special courts proceed without the benefit or expense of attorneys… Read More
How did the smuggling courts created by the sugar act differ from regular courts?
Vice-admiralty courts were run by officers and did not have juries.
What is the difference between limited jurisdiction courts and general jurisdiction courts?
Limited jurisdiction courts only have jurisdiction in specific, well-defined areas of law. General jurisdiction courts have general jurisdiction over all subject matters within their local jurisdiction.
What is the difference between state court jurisdiction and federal?
State courts have jurisdiction under state laws. Federal courts have jurisdiction under federal laws, and also deal with disputes between citizens of two or more states, and with disputes between states.
How are youth courts similar to regular courts?
Youth courts are called juvenile courts. And these are called juvenile cases. They are difrent in the sentece, they get a linenient trial and punishment.
What is the difference between guardian and permanent guardian?
The difference between a guardian and a permanent guardian is that a permanent guardian has been appointed by the courts as permanently. A guardian that is not permanent may be temporary or for a short period of time.
What is the difference between kings and dictators?
Dictators can do what ever they want while kings have a counsel to make laws and they use the courts.
What type of inferior courts are placed in different judicial regions across the US?
Constitutional (regular) courts
What are the different jurisdictions of federal and state courts?
A difference between state and federal courts is that the federal court is limited to the types of cases listed in the Constitution, while the state courts have broad jurisdiction. Since both of the courts have jurisdiction, parties are allowed to choose to be heard by the federal or state court.
What is the difference between a Federal Court and a Provincial Court in Canada?
Provincial Courts have jurisdiction only in their respective province, whereas Federal Courts have unlimited jurisdiction in Canada. Judges in Provincial Courts are appointed by premiers whereas Judges in Federal Courts are appointed by the governor general or prime minister.
What are the three general types of cases that the federal courts have jurisdiction over?
1. Federal courts have jurisdiction in cases that involve the U.S. government, the U.S. Constitution, federal laws, or controversies between states or between the United States and foreign governments. 2. Federal courts have jurisdiction in cases that involve citizens of different states, or between U.S. citizens and citizens of another country. 3. Federal courts have jurisdiction in all bankruptcy matters, and in certain legal areas for which special courts have been established.
Identify two provisions that the constitution makes regarding the federal courts and their jurisdictions?
1.) the constitutional courts and 2.) the special courts
How long are judges of US Special Courts appointed?
Judges on US Special Courts serve 15-year renewable terms. Examples of Special Courts include US Bankruptcy Courts, US Tax Court, and the US Court of Federal Claims. Judges serving on District Courts in US Territories (American Samoa, Guam, etc.) are also appointed to 15-year terms.
What s the difference between the two court systems in your dual court system?
The state courts and federal courts exist side by side .This gives our country a dual court system . In this kind of system ,the federal courts get its powers from laws passed by congress .The state courts get their powers from the state constitutions and laws .
How many courts are in the federal judicial branch?
The Federal Judicial branch is made up of many different courts, including the Supreme Court, special courts, and lower courts.
Which courts have limited or general jurisdiction?
Special and high level courts have limited jurisdiction while the lowest court in a state has general jurisdiction. Family courts, Immigration Courts, and Bankruptcy courts are examples of courts with limited jurisdiction.
What is the significance of Special Courts under the US Constitution?
A Special Court is established for a specific purpose. Specialty Courts currently include: Court of Federal Claims Court of International Trade United States Tax Court Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
What are courts martial?
Courts martial are military courts. When soldiers commit crimes such as desertion of duty, collaboration with the enemy etc., they are not tried in civilian courts, they are tried in special military courts, under military rules.
What is the difference between original jurisdiction and limited jurisdiction?
The original jurisdiction of a court is the right to hear a case for the first time as opposed to appellate jurisdiction when a court has the right to review a lower court's decision.In the United states these courts are also referred to as trial courts. But, when this occurs, everyone gets to plead guilty or innocence before it occurs. Limited Jurisdiction, or special Jurisdiction, is the courts jurisdiction only on certain types of cases… Read More
What is Maryland's four layers of courts?
The District Courts, the Circuit Courts, the Court of Special Appeals and the states's supreme court which is called the Court of Appeals.
Name two provisions that the constitution makes regarding the federal courts and their jurisdictions?
There are two provisions that the constitution makes regarding the federal courts and their jurisdictions. These are the special courts and the constitutional courts.
What federal courts handle special cases?
The ones that do.
Why did congress create the special courts?
Special courts are bodies within the judicial branch of government that generally address only one area of law or have specifically defined powers.
What courts comprise the federal court system?
The US District Courts, the US Courts of Appeals and the US Supreme Court. There are also several Special Courts for dealing with cases within the Armed Forces, cases with International Trade, Veteran Affairs and special business within Federal Government.
What are the levels of court?
There are several levels of courts. In the federal circuit is starts from district courts up to the Supreme Court of the United States. There are also several special interest courts like immigration courts and bankruptcy courts.
What do US Special Courts hear cases on?
US Special Courts or courts of special jurisdiction hear a variety of cases, each related to a particular subject matter. For example, US Bankruptcy Courts hear bankruptcy cases; US Tax Court hears federal tax cases; the US Court of Federal Claims hears cases involving monetary damages against the US government; the US Court of Appeals for Veteran's Claims hears appeals of decisions made by the Board of Veteran's Appeals, and so on. Military courts are… Read More


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What does the future of K-12 education look like? How can we prepare students for their future and not our past?
At Presbyterian Day School, we're not just asking that question, we're working on answering it by leading the way with an innovative approach to elementary education.
Boys Better
At Presbyterian Day School, we know how to teach boys, reach them, and channel their energies in positive and productive ways.
Building Better Boys.
PDS is a school of tomorrow for the world of tomorrow. Our curriculum focuses on critical and creative thinking, connecting ideas and collaboration. It is both challenging and current...and engaging and exciting to boys.
Give us a boy, and we'll make him stronger, smarter, happier, and overall, better.
Boys have a natural curiosity about the arts. Whether they are learning to draw or learning to play an instrument, boys love the hands-on, creative approach that we offer at PDS.
Our mission statement is the same as it was in 1949:
Presbyterian Day School strives to glorify God by developing boys in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man
(1 Corinthians 10:31 and Luke 2:52).
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Debbie Todd, Head of Early Childhood
Debbie Todd currently serves as the Head of Early Childhood at Presbyterian Day School (PDS), an independent all boys' school located in Memphis, TN.
Debbie earned her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from the University of West Florida in Pensacola, FL. Upon returning to Tennessee, she added an Early Childhood endorsement from the University of Tennessee and earned a Master's of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Memphis.
She began her teaching career as a teacher of four and five-year-old kindergarten students; however, the next twenty years of her teaching career was spent teaching first grade at Hutchison School, an independent all girls' school in Memphis. As an administrator at Hutchison School, Debbie served as the Head of Early Childhood for three years, supervising Pre-Kindergarten through second grade, and two years supervising Senior Kindergarten through Fourth Grade before joining the administrative team at PDS in 2005.
At PDS, Debbie was instrumental in the development of the Child Development Center, a nursery for infants and toddlers of faculty and staff, as well as a teacher apprentice program designed to mentor inexperienced, beginning teachers. She guided the expansion of the PDS Early Childhood program to include a Pre-Kindergarten class for three-year-olds, which has grown from two to four class offerings. Most recently, Debbie assisted with the development and implementation of an expanded world languages program designed to teach Mandarin to early childhood students. She assisted with the design of a new Early Childhood center, the second such facility with which she has been involved. Debbie attended both the Principal's Institute and Project Zero at Harvard and currently manages professional development for teachers and a teacher-mentoring program.
Debbie is actively involved in Christ United Methodist Church, where she currently serves on the Administrative Board, facilitates a fall/winter women's Bible study, and serves as Sunday School vice president. She is a member of the start-up School Board of a newly forming urban Christian school designed to serve bright but underprivileged students living in inner city Memphis (scheduled to open Fall 2010).
Debbie enjoys reading, quilting, and spending time with friends and family.
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Q: Given $r$ is a real number, show that there exists a unique integer $n$ with $n-1≤rThe question is related to my real analysis course.
How do I use the Archimidean property of $\mathbb R$ to show that for every real number $r$ there is a unique integer $n\in \mathbb Z$ such that $n-1\leq r \lt n$?
This is supposed to be a simple corollary, which I need to know for my exam, but I can't see how to prove it.

A: The Archimedean property is that for any $r \in R$ then there exists $n \in N$ such that $r < n$. There is therefore also $m \in N$ such that $-r < m$ and this implies that $-m < r$.
If for the first n where  $r < n$ also, $n -1 \le r$ then you have found your n, i.e. $n-1 \le r < n$, otherwise, $r < n-1$. You can repeat the checking if $(n -1 ) - 1 \le r$ but within a finite number of times $n-1, -1, ...$ becomes equal to $-m$ so we are bound to find some integer between $-m$ and $n$ that satisfies the inequality.


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At least 18 Chinese coal miners killed by lethal gas
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers gauge the density of carbon monoxide in the smog at the entrance of the coal mine in Yongchuan District of Chongqing, southwestern China, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. China's state TV says more than a dozen coal miners have been killed by high levels of carbon monoxide in the country's southwest. (Source: Huang Wei/Xinhua via AP)
By Associated Press | December 5, 2020 at 5:25 AM EST - Updated December 5 at 5:25 AM
BEIJING (AP) — China's state TV says at least 18 coal miners have been killed by high levels of carbon monoxide in the country's southwest.
One miner was found alive following the disaster Friday in the Diaoshidong mine in Chongqing, the report said. Rescuers are looking for five others.
China's coal mining industry used to be the world's deadliest, suffering more than 5,000 fatalities a year. Safety improved dramatically after authorities overhauled the industry starting about 15 years ago.
The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.


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