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Q: Schema names in psycopg2 identifiers I want to use the sql submodule of psycopg2 to write clean dynamic SQL:
from psycopg2 import sql
...
cursor.execute(sql.SQL("SELECT * FROM {}").format(sql.Identifier('myschema.mytable'))

This creates the following query:
SELECT * FROM "myschema.mytable"

Here I get an Relation "myschema.mytable" not found. exception.
How do I handle the schema name properly? The following statements would work, but how do I create them with psycopg2?
SELECT * FROM myschema.mytable
SELECT * FROM myschema."mytable"
SELECT * FROM "myschema"."mytable"

edit: clarified schema prefix

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But the table in my PostgreSQL database is unquoted on purpose. This means mytable exists, but "mytable" does not.

You misunderstand what quotes do. In your case (i.e. a case without special characters in table name) the only thing double quotes do is they make the name case sensitive. If you have table with name MyTable then
SELECT * FROM mytable;

works because it is case insensitive while
SELECT * FROM "mytable";

does not because it is case sensitive. However
SELECT * FROM "MyTable";

will work and this is what you are looking for.

The other problem (as noted by @IljaEverilä in comments) is this:
SELECT * FROM "myschema.mytable"

which postgres treats as a table with name myschema.mytable because you've quoted the whole thing. I assume this is what you are looking for:
SELECT * FROM "myschema"."mytable"

i.e. you need a separate identifier for schema and seperate for table joined by ..

A: The construction
sql.Identifier('myschema.mytable')

is treated as a single quoted identifier, as can be seen from the produced query. You should pass the schema and table name as separate identifiers to format:
cursor.execute(sql.SQL("SELECT * FROM {}.{}").format(
    sql.Identifier('myschema'),
    sql.Identifier('mytable'))

Note that the schema and table name must match exactly, case and all, since psycopg2's SQL string composition tools produce quoted identifiers, and quoted identifiers are case-sensitive.

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High housing costs are symptom of Reno's evolution: Our view
The Opinion of the RGJ Editorial Board
The relentless rise of rents and home prices in the Reno area continues.
In July, the median price for an existing single-family home in Reno hit a record $387,250. Meanwhile, the average rent in Reno-Sparks hit almost $1,200 and vacancies fell to 1.17 percent, both also records.
This has inspired a lot of hand-wringing in certain circles and bickering on the Reno City Council over whether it's been making progress on the housing shortage three years after deciding to focus on the issue. As government watchdog reporter Anjeanette Damon wrote recently, "A scattered Reno City Council continued to struggle with how to address the city's burgeoning affordable housing crisis Wednesday, jumping from idea to idea even as city staff pleaded with them to provide a focused game plan."
An alternative message on Reno's housing situation: Home prices and rents are doing what they are supposed to do.
When there's more demand than supply, prices go up. This inspires more building, more renovating, and more residents to rent out basements and remodeled garages. Over time, prices will naturally stabilize. This is what markets do. At least for now, it's a good problem to have. It means people are seeing a bright future in Reno and want to move here.
That's not to say everything is perfect. Not as many housing units are being built as are needed, and there is a major shortage of starter homes.
Another way to look at this: Reno is becoming a true city. In thriving metros, it is often the case where young families and service workers live further out in more affordable areas. This has happened a little in Reno, but not like is expected now.
A commute from Carson City to south Reno is not much farther than from the North Valleys. Dayton and Fernley are good options. USA Parkway may open up Silver Springs as a viable option in 10 years.
And here's a reason not to enter crisis mode: Crises often inspire government to "fix" problems in ways that have negative unintended consequences.
At the Reno City Council meeting in July mentioned above, Councilman Paul McKenzie demanded a legal opinion on whether the council can implement rent controls. Fast forward to this month and McKenzie told RGJ business reporter Jason Hidalgo, "I know that our decision just to look into rent control has caused a jump in rents from people saying, 'OK, if they're going to do it, then we want to get ahead of it and raise rents up now.'"
That's not to say government cannot and should not play a role. One important way is to investigate what other cities have done that failed and make sure we don't fall into the same traps. A medical philosophy should apply to government: First, do no harm.
Some streamlining of the development and building process may help. Also, a community discussion may be fruitful over whether it's finally appropriate to have higher densities on parcels with one-acre minimums just outside incorporated areas.
And one more perspective on high housing prices: Many in our community are just now getting above water on homes they bought before the recession. This is a good thing. More equity generally helps the overall economy.
Our biggest little city is becoming bigger. Growing pains are expected.

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The role of the Center Advisors is to offer guidance and support to Director Philip Kunhardt and help him advance the Center's mission.
DAVID BLIGHT
David W. Blight a Professor of American History at Yale University. He is also Director, of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale. He is currently writing a new, full biography of Frederick Douglass. Blight works in many capacities in the world of public history, including on boards of museums and historical societies, and as a member of a small team of advisors to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum team of curators. In 2012, Blight was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and delivered an induction address, "The Pleasure and Pain of History."
RON CHERNOW
Ron Chernow is an American writer, journalist, historian, and biographer. In 2011, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, the American History Book Prize, and is a recipient of the National Book Award for Nonfiction. His biographies of Alexander Hamilton and John D. Rockefeller Sr. were nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and his biography of Hamilton inspired the recent Broadway musical of the same name. He contributes to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
KATHRYN W. DAVIS (IN MEMORIAM)
Kathryn Wasserman Davis (February 25, 1907 - April 23, 2013) was an American philanthropist and a founding supporter of the Center. She worked for the Council on Foreign Relations, and authored Kathryn W. Davis The Soviets at Geneva: The USSR and the League of Nations, 1919-1933. She was committed to funding projects for peace and along with her son Shelby Davis, a Princeton trustee, helped to create the Kathryn W. and Shelby Cullom Davis International Center.
Andrew Delbanco, winner of the Great Teacher Award from the Society of Columbia Graduates, is an author whose work has been translated into several languages, including German, Spanish, Korean, Russian, and Chinese. Professor Delbanco's essays appear regularly in The New York Review of Books and other journals, on topics ranging from American literary and religious history to contemporary issues in higher education. He is an elected member of the American Philosophical Society, a trustee of the Teagle Foundation, the Library of America, and trustee emeritus of the National Humanities Center. In February 2012, President Barack Obama presented Professor Delbanco with the National Humanities Medal for his writings on higher education and the place classic authors hold in history and contemporary life.
DAVID HACKETT FISCHER
David Hackett Fischer (born December 2, 1935) is University Professor and Earl Warren Professor of History at Brandeis University. Fischer received a B.A. from Princeton University and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and received the 2006 Irving Kristol award from the American Enterprise Institute. In 2006 he was admitted as an honorary member of The Society of the Cincinnati.
Doris Kearns earned a Ph.D. in government from Harvard University. She worked as assistant to President L. Johnson until 1969 after which, she taught government at Harvard for ten years. In 1995 she won the Pulitzer Prize for No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The American Homefront During World War II. In 2005 she won the Lincoln Prize, for Team of Rivals, a book about Abraham Lincoln's presidential cabinet, on which the 2012 film Lincoln was based.
STEPHEN B. HEINTZ
Stephen Heintz is the sixth president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. He was a founding member of Demos and serves on the boards of Dēmos, the EastWest Institute, the Asian Cultural Council, and the Rockefeller Archives Center. He chairs the Independent Sector board of directors and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In 2009, 2010, and 2011 the Nonprofit Times named Mr. Heintz one of the 50 most influential leaders of the nonprofit sector.
ELIZABETH D. HODDER
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William A. Johnson is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Brandeis University where he taught for many years and was chair of the Department. An ordained minister in the Episcopal Church, Dr. Johnson obtained his PhD from Columbia University, and has served at Canon of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. He is the author of numerous works and has lectured around the world, including in India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and Mexico.
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Peter W. Kunhardt is a documentary film-maker who produces shows for HBO, PBS, and other U.S. television networks. He started KunhardtMcGee Productions – formerly Kunhardt Productions Inc. - located in Pleasantville, New York. He is the winner of three national television Emmy Awards and co-author of the book Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography (1992).
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Dr. McGrath is an adjunct professor in the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University and faculty member at the University of California Irvine Medical School and University of Rochester School of Medicine. Dr. McGrath works as a clinical psychologist and as the Head of the Behavioral Section of the La Palestra Weight Management Program. She is the President and Founder of the educational and training center, Bridge Coaching Institute.
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David Michaelis is the author of two bestselling biographies, including N. C. Wyeth, which won the Ambassador Book Award for Biography and Autobiography, given by the English-Speaking Union of the United States. He lives in New York City, and is currently working on a new biography of Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Douglas L. Wilson is a professor and co-director of Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College. Wilson is the George A. Lawrence Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of English at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois and is the author of numerous books including Lincoln Sword (2006).
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CLIMATE REPORT'S HUGE OMISSION OBSCURES FULL DANGER
by Gary Houser
CLIMATE REPORT'S HUGE OMISSION OBSCURES FULL DANGER:
Grassroots Must Insist IPCC Include Massive Permafrost Carbon
"Across two decades and thousands of pages of reports, the world's most authoritative voice on climate science has consistently understated the rate and intensity of climate change and the danger those impacts represent, say a growing number of studies ....... The speed and ferocity of climate change are outpacing IPCC projections on many fronts, including CO2 emissions, temperature rise, continental ice-sheet melt, Arctic sea ice decline, and sea level rise.
The IPCC's overly conservative reading of the science ..... means governments and the public could be blindsided by the rapid onset of the flooding, extreme storms, drought, and other impacts associated with catastrophic global warming."
— Scientific American, "Climate Science Predictions Prove Too Conservative", Dec.6, 2012 [1]
The primary scientific report used by governments of the world to guide their policies on climate has failed to convey the full danger being created by release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. By focusing on human-generated carbon, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has ignored an even more threatening process now being triggered by those emissions. Rapid warming in the Arctic - where temperatures are rising twice as fast as the global rate - is thawing an incomprehensibly vast stockpile of nature's own carbon which has been trapped in ice for millenia. This threat is described in a new mini-documentary (entitled "Last Hours" [2] ), the importance of which has been highlighted by leaders on the climate issue such as Al Gore. [3]
The scale of this threat is mind-boggling. There is over three times more heating power stored in this "permafrost" than that which has been caused by human greenhouse gas emissions since the beginning of the industrial age - and this refers only to that located on land (as opposed to the coastal seabeds). [4] This stockpile includes super greenhouse gas methane, acknowledged even by the IPCC itself to be a stunning 86 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a warming agent over 20 years (with climate-carbon feedbacks). [5]
Despite a formal appeal by scientists specializing in permafrost study that IPCC issue a special assessment drawing attention to this tremendous danger [6], the recently released report neglected to do so. The French news agency Agence France-Presse reported that due to bureaucratic delays and a log-jam in the processing of cutting edge data,
"the cut-off date meant the authors were unable to evaluate recent, but very worrying, studies that say methane trapped in ice-bound coasts in northeast Siberia is being released as seas warm, thus putting the greenhouse effect into higher gear." [7]
This massive failure by IPCC means that governments world-wide have not been given adequate warning about how preciously little time may be left to prevent the crossing of a tipping point leading to unstoppable global catastrophe. By not addressing the unique consequences brought on by accelerated Arctic warming, the IPCC is in fact skewing the picture that needs to be presented.
"Arctic and alpine air temperatures are expected to increase at roughly twice the global rate .... A global temperature increase of 3 degrees Celsius means a 6 degrees Celsius increase in the Arctic, resulting in an irreversible loss of anywhere between 30 to 85 percent of near-surface permafrost." [8]
Even worse, more cutting edge science (also not included in the IPCC report) reveals additional unsettling developments. Exposure to sunlight appears to speed up the rate of permafrost thaw: "...sunlight increases bacterial conversion of exposed soil carbon into carbon dioxide gas by at least 40 percent compared to carbon that remains in the dark." [9] This thaw on land is being matched in the shallow coastal seabeds. Natalia Shakhova - who has helped lead numerous fact-finding missions along the coast of Siberia - reports that releases there are "now on par with the methane being released from the arctic tundra." [10] She also warns that these releases can be larger and more abrupt than those resulting from decomposition on land.
As previously frozen methane vents to the atmosphere, the warming it causes can thaw and release even more. This "feedback" is capable of escalating into a "runaway" chain reaction that humanity would be helpless to stop. This is the same methane that some scientists point to as a major factor in the most sweeping mass extinctions in earth's history - the PETM and the end-Permian, the latter of which decimated 90 percent of all life forms. Whether this association can be absolutely proven or not (the scientific basis for its connection to the Permian is explored in the BBC documentary "The Day Earth Nearly Died" [11] ), no one can credibly deny the immense power of this greenhouse gas.
By omitting this crucial information, policymakers are being dangerously lulled into believing there is more time to act - and less urgency - than what is in fact the case. At precisely the moment when the world needs the most unambiguous and emphatic warning from the scientific community - a moment which may not afford humanity any second chance to recover and correct course - it is nowhere to be found.
Methane plumes rising from the seafloor
Over the years, the IPCC has been wrong numerous times in its projections. According to Scientific American:
"In the 2007 report, the IPCC concluded the Arctic would not lose its summer ice before 2070 at the earliest. But the ice pack has shrunk far faster than any scenario scientists felt policymakers should consider; now researchers say the region could see ice-free summers within 20 years." [12]
As the opening quote states, this pattern has persisted regarding several aspects of the issue. Given this history, it is not surprising the current IPCC report is again "behind the times" on the very day it is published. In the short time following its release, a large number of experts on sea level rise are already saying that the IPCC projections are too cautious and conservative. [13]
Originally created with a mission to provide government bodies with un-biased scientific facts on climate disruption in order to inform the process of policymaking, the IPCC process has become seriously impaired by a combination of internal problems and outside pressure. The result has been the production of reports that not only fail to keep up with the cutting edge of the science itself but are also tainted by a bias toward overly conservative assessments.
The same key article in Scientific American describes the internal logjam:
"Such assessments typically take five to seven years to complete in a slow, bureaucratic process: ......... a summary for policymakers, condensing the science even further, is written and subjected to a painstaking, line-by-line revision by representatives from more than 100 world governments – all of whom must approve the final summary document." [14]
Materials from scientists are only accepted for consideration after they have been peer-reviewed and published in a scientific journal. This process in itself can take up to three years. Then another requirement is that such materials cannot be submitted beyond an early cut-off date. The goal of instituting an orderly process is laudable, but the severe problem is that the pace of climate disruption is most assuredly accelerating. If vital information at the cutting edge of these frightening changes cannot make it through these hurdles in time, there is a huge gap of five or six years before it can be integrated into the next report.
A key example would be the definitive paper documenting the land-based permafrost feedbacks which asks IPCC to issue a special assessment. Not only was this request ignored, but this documentation was not even considered as it was published after the cut-off date.
The current IPCC report is quite intimidating at over 2000 pages long. A solution to both problems of timeliness and excessive length is to make the IPCC process more nimble by tackling the various key components of climate disruption individually rather than combining them all into one ponderous document. An example would be a report strictly limited to Arctic issues. As the most rapidly warming region on earth - with profound impact on the global climate - it is entirely deserving of special attention.
The second major problem is that when the IPCC was first set up, a provision was inserted which provides government entities the so-called "right" to review and approve the official Summary for Policymakers - the most important section. As the incredibly wealthy fossil fuel lobby holds great power over many governments, this provision provides an opening to pressure those governments into weakening the language. As such power was actively used to weaken segments of the last Summary in 2007, [15] it cannot be ruled out that such was used again. Scientific research should not be censored by political entities, a point made eloquently by British expert on feedback dynamics David Wasdell:
"What comes out is that which is 'acceptable' ...... from science that is about six years out of date, and that becomes the basis for negotiation and decision-making. It is grossly inappropriate....... There are many pressures ..... not least the enormous profits that continue to be made from fossil fuels." [16]
This provision should be put up for debate and stricken.
fish skeleton on parched soil, credit: Will Sherman
There is a corrective action which can be taken. Precedent already exists for the IPCC issuing a "Special Report" on aspects of the issue it considers worthy of special attention. A recent example is one on the increasing frequency of extreme weather events. There is a powerful case behind the need to release a Special Report on the threat from permafrost thaw in the Arctic. But an institution this size does not move unless there is a strong and coordinated campaign aimed at raising the issue and applying some "push". All the grassroots environmental groups that have led the climate movement are now called to recognize the dire need to integrate this frightening issue into the framework of all thinking and strategizing. If this is not done, and governments around the world continue to ignore it, there is a high likelihood that all other climate campaigns will fail.
Keystone XL Pipeline protest - photo taken Feb 13, 2013 - from: flickr.com/photos/tarsandsaction/
The valiant effort to oppose the tar sands pipeline must be continued. But this movement must recognize that the climate threats are not presenting themselves in single file - one at a time. Several dangers are simultaneously bearing down on humanity. The laws of physics driving these threats will not pause for political stagnation. If the governments of the world fail to see the sleeping giant awakening in the Arctic and adjust their collective sense of urgency accordingly, then it appears our fate is sealed. The laws of physics will run their course. We owe it to those generations that would inherit a devastated planet to do better than that.
The prospect of humanity being blindsided by a tremendous - and perhaps even fatal - blow is unthinkable. There is no "Planet B" to turn to if the conditions necessary to support life on our present planet are wiped out. Our society places great trust in the scientific community. Faced by any threat of this magnitude, our assumption is that our scientists will fulfill their moral obligation, act on the precautionary principle, and give us ample warning. In this case, that trust is being violated. It is therefore up to concerned citizens everywhere to speak out, hold them accountable, and insist that governments receive the warning that is needed. This dangerous and potentially suicidal omission must not be allowed to stand.
Who stands up for the children? - screenshot from children against climate change protest video
"The eyes of the future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time. They are kneeling with hands clasped that we might act with restraint, that we might leave room for the life that is destined to come." — Terry Tempest Williams [17]
Gary Houser is a public interest writer and documentary producer focusing on climate issues and the "sleeping giant" of Arctic methane in particular, and based in Ohio in the U.S. He is seeking to network with others with similar concerns re: permafrost thaw who work in the U.S. context. Current projects are: persuading major enviro / climate groups to integrate Arctic permafrost thaw as a high priority issue into their campaigns, a specific grassroots campaign to pressure IPCC toward a Special Report, public hearing on Arctic issues in the U.S. Senate, production and broadcast of Arctic permafrost thaw documentary on one of the national TV networks in the U.S. He can be contacted at: garyhouser4@gmail.com
SOURCE LINKS:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=climate-science-predictions-prove-too-conservative
www.lasthours.org
Press release: Last Hours Film Raises Issue Of Global-Warming-Induced Extinction ...
Is Arctic Permafrost the "Sleeping Giant" of Climate Change? - NASA ...
New IPCC report released in 2013, at IPCC AR5 WGI Table 8.7
Press Release - National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSDIC)
Compiling latest climate report took 3 years; critics say that's too long ...
NSIDC Press Room: Press Release: UNEP report urges ...
Thawing Permafrost May Be 'Huge Factor' in Global Warming ...
Arctic seafloor methane releases double previous estimates
"The Day Earth Nearly Died" (BBC documentary) : http://youtu.be/4dhNEAu4wDo
Experts say the IPCC underestimated future sea level rise ...
Washington Post: U.S., China Got Climate Warnings Toned Down
Video: Envisionation Interview: David Wasdell On the IPCC & Scientific ...
Quote by Terry Tempest Williams: The eyes of the ... - Goodreads
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Dale Lanan December 9, 2013 at 7:01 AM
Lag time of heat getting at Clathrate stability zone and expressing in clouds of gas rising in Arctic sky means it is all over but the singing-
However it is possible to still create monetary framework that should have been done before.
Basically, if money is linked in value to EARTH
then Thermodynamic Law of Entropy Rise is thrown into realm of Open System dynamics..
Dale Lanan December 11, 2013 at 6:08 AM
The fate of Earth depends on getting focus of world attention on the crisis at hand and usefully translating that into all manner of activities unified in direction of making a stand to save Earth..
I've suggested root core change to monetary value with sudden effect world-over to actuate this. But basic change to things like religious thinking and governance along with ideas of freedom and sovereignty of nations needs to also happen.
It should be noted that fun and unlimited prosperity would be side effects of such a venture Large..
Present psychopathic leadership needs Act of God adjustment of first order to initiate this because it wasn't an accident banking cartel was set up around time of First World War..
Religion plays a part in obstacle large in our face along with Total Information Awareness.
These things are closed system also and more than capable of keeping failure now going.
That's the reason no stone should remain unturned if full and opposite force is to happen...
The holders of the reigns of world balance sheet of debt based monetary have spies -NSA/ when really we need NASA and all manner of science and technology to go to save Earth.
It seems that its too late for humans even in the deepest bunker but we may be able to slow it down enough to prevent a runaway Venus syndrome condemning all life as we know it on earth. A truly altruistic endeavor.
Mark Koler December 11, 2013 at 5:49 AM
Amazing post about climate change. I am very interested in this topic and I always research to find some good information. We must stop this! I also highly recommend Facebookis News Network website and many other which provide latest news about this headline.
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Jackpotting: No Longer Just for Slot Machines
PNC's fraud teams are working to prevent a new type of ATM scam.
When you hear the news that someone has hit the jackpot, your initial reaction might be one of happiness for the winner combined with envy that it wasn't you winning the money.
But the so-called "jackpotting" ATMs that have made headlines lately aren't something to celebrate, at least for consumers and banks.
The term ATM "jackpotting" refers to when fraudsters install malware or manipulate ATMs to allow them to withdraw large amounts of money. Jackpotting has been prevalent in Europe and Asia for some time but only recently has been seen in the U.S.
It's important to note that this type of fraud doesn't affect consumers' cash, according to Ken Justice, who manages PNC's 9,000 ATMs. In this way, it's less damaging to consumers than skimming fraud, which occurs when cardholders' card information is stolen and used to remove money directly from their accounts.
"Jackpotting is also extremely rare because of the difficulty in pulling it off," Justice said.
There are two primary ways the bad guys can access an ATM to conduct a jackpotting attack.
In the first type of attack, the perpetrators open the top of an ATM to install malware on the hard drive, which allows them to make withdrawals of about 50 notes per minute. However, at this rate, it can take several hours to empty an ATM and require a team of three or more people to complete.
In the second type of attack, thieves insert an endoscope – the same type of device used in some surgical procedures – through an ATM's cash withdrawal slot. Fraudsters can then push a button in the ATM safe to initiate cash dispensing.
The good news for consumers is that these attacks, while bold, remain infrequent, and banks are developing defenses to combat the criminals. Also of note is that the attacks are most effective against ATMs with older operating systems. All of PNC's ATMs have up-to-date software, Justice said.
"Banks are finding ways to thwart these attempts and clamp down on these types of attacks," he said. "As bad actors continue to evolve their attack methods, we will continue to do our best to stay one step ahead of them with our countermeasures."
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2. Apply it along the bottom as well, being sure to coat the inside part so you don't have bare lip peeking through. This is the area that tends to end up on your teeth, but not an area you want to skip when wearing a bright lip color. Which is why this finger trick is a life saver!
3. Place your finger in your mouth and wrap your lips around it. I tried to take a picture of this step to show you but, let's just say it doesn't photograph well! Then pull your finger out and all of the lipstick that would have ended up on your teeth is now on your finger.


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The 2013 CFL Congress provided positive news on a number of fronts, with the commissioner getting to talk up the league and possible initiatives. The delay in the schedule continued to be a topic on the forefront, but gets the appropriate amount of concern. As stated previously, it is expected, and I would much rather have scheduling delays due to stadium revitalization rather than franchise uncertainty.
With the 100th Grey Cup celebration year behind them, the CFL will look to the future rather than continue to focus on the past. Ideas for improvement include Canadian Fantasy Football and a CFL video game. Exploring the use of university students to develop video games aligns with the grassroots aspect of the league and can provide a catalyst to kickstart a CFL video game industry that can be sustainable on its own. Cohon's words about the CFL's position couldn't be more true:
We're young, even though we're over a hundred years old, we're nimble, we're progressive, we're entrepreneurial, and that's what I want to communicate both to our fans but also to the people that are running our teams.
Cohon is continuing to lead the accessible push, inviting fans for a drink at a Regina bar during the Congress. Cohon presents a positive message and notes while a delay in the schedule is not ideal, it is important to have it right before released.
Cohon also spoke on the league's shift in focus back to Atlantic Canada with the 100th Grey Cup celebrations over and the Ottawa situation on track for 2014. Cohon indicated the CFL may return to Moncton this year; we will have to wait until the 2013 schedule is out next week. Also of interest, though not surprising, is the statement that the next expansion team should expect more than a $7 million expansion fee. The CFL being open to expansion is not news, so it is time for the communities to start showing interest on their side, showing some organization and talking about the funds needed for the franchise and infrastructure and how that is going to be accomplished, whether from a community organization or smaller group of investors.
Update 2013-03-01: Follow up coverage in New Brunswick calls Halifax a safer bet for the CFL. The fact is, the CFL isn't placing any bets at this time. They choose to hold regular season games in Moncton only because Halifax has shown no interest to provide a facility and committee to organize the same there. Any franchise will have to provide details on stadium design and financing, franchise financing (ownership) and a business plan including commitment to ticket sales and corporate sponsorship. Based on the solidness of the overall proposal, the CFL will accept a realistic franchise bid into the league. Proposals based on a wing and a prayer will be rejected and the CFL isn't set to accept the first one either. The next franchise will go to the city that presents a practical and achievable business plan for a franchise with the necessary resources behind it.
The Congress also held the CFL Coach of the Year luncheon, with Toronto's Scott Milanovich taking the honour. Other coach of the year candidate John Hufnagel had to leave the event before the announcement, causing a small delay.
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This is one of those times in which I wish the group responsible for putting in chapters and verses had thought it through a little bit longer. Either start a new chapter beginning in verse 23 or take the chapter starting point out at verse 1 of chapter three and move it to verse 13. Verse 23 does kind of dovetail back into the previous section we just covered in verses 18-22. So perhaps we should just move it back to Mark 2:17 and call it even.
See how confusing all this becomes, for it makes it difficult at times to follow the thought of the original author when we insert chapters in the wrong place or divide a verse in the wrong place.
But, this is ok, the gospel message is not about verse and chapter it is about the Story of Jesus and the Good news of the Gospel message. The chapter and verse only make it easier for us to find different passages of scripture.
Jesus had just told the Scribes, Pharisees, John the Baptizer's disciples and his own that there was a huge difference between the tradition and theology of man and that of the true gospel message. The gospel message is like a new cloth or new wine (grape juice). You cannot take the gospel message and bottle it in the manmade traditions of man or use it to make patchwork out of the fabric of the gospel message. By doing so, it ruins the gospel message in its entirety.
Since the Pharisees were not complaining about the distance traveled, for a Sabbath day's journey without making provision for a longer journey was only 2/3 of a mile. By making provision on the day before, one would walk beyond that distance without it being considered work. So, since no mention of distance traveled the Pharisees pick up the theme of tradition verse true gospel theology by bringing into question that while the disciples were walking through the grain field, they picked some grain, rubbing it in their hard-calloused hands and then eating it. Oh, yes, and all done on the Sabbath.
Some might argue that the plucking of grain and rubbing it in your hands was a metaphor for harvesting souls for Christ. I could almost agree if the passages surrounding weren't dealing with tradition and the need to part with tradition.
In the book of Leviticus the whole issue of feeding oneself while walking by a field of grain was covered and this was an acceptable practice that was carried on throughout Judea, even in the time of Christ. So, what is truly at play? Was there something inherently wrong with the original law allowing such a thing or had the use of the law been perverted and now being used as a detriment.
Oh, wait, what just happened here? David went in and did what was not right, by entering into the sanctuary and eating the bread which was placed upon the table of showbread with in the Holy Place of the Sanctuary. This bread placed upon the Table of showbread was blessed and represented the bread of life which is Christ himself. It was there that the priests might symbolically by actually eating it show how God is the source of life and that it is by his grace he sustains us and that through daily study and prayer, (by eating the spiritual bread which is the holy scriptures) that we begin to take on the same qualities, personality traits as God the Father as shown to us through Christ, the living word.
But the bread on the table of show bread was to be consumed only by the priest (Leviticus 24:5-9), and here David in 1 Samuel 21:6 eats the bread consecrated only for the priests, yet he was not condemned.
David had asked for the bread to relieve the suffering of himself and his men, they ate and their suffering was relieved. The law of God is not designed to make one suffer under a heavy burden, but when we get all wound up in the traditions that sometimes get in the way of keeping God's law, then we must lay aside our traditions.
27 And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath, 28 therefore the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.
Literally what Jesus is saying is "For the sake of mankind" the Sabbath was created and ordained by a loving Creator for the welfare of humanity. It is only by the wildest stretch of reasoning that a person could consider the Sabbath against mankind in any respect. God did not create man because He had a Sabbath and needed someone to keep it. Rather, as an All-Wise Creator, He knew that man, the very apple of his eye, needed the opportunity for moral and spiritual growth, for character development. Mankind needed time in which his own interests and pursuits should be subordinate to the study of the Character and will of God as revealed in nature, and later, in the Holy Scriptures. The Sabbath was ordained of God and by God to meet this need. Therefore, to tamper with the Sabbath by hanging on all these manmade traditions and manmade theology does nothing to enhance the Sabbath but to make it a burden. A yoke around the necks of the people.
The Pharisees, Scribes and Religious people of Christ's time and even today have made the concept that the Sabbath was of more importance in the sight of God than man himself. According to the apparent reason of these blind exponents of the divine law, "man was made for the Sabbath – made to keep it mechanically.
In essence, they were attempting to earn salvation by the way they kept the Sabbath, turning a delight into a burden.
Therefore, Christ is the Son of Man and Lord of the Sabbath then, if all this is true, then His gospel will teach us how to properly keep His Sabbath.


I am about to leave for a photo and video shoot that be used alongside a story about an award I am receiving – the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal's CIO of the year.
CIO stands for Chief Information Officer, and is often synonymous with the title CTO (Chief Technology Officer). While the explanation can be nuanced, I would say it can be generalized as the person in an organization responsible for making the technology choices needed to empower an organization to get work done more efficiently, effectively and accurately. This includes both computer hardware and software purchases, internal technology development and championing positive change in an organization.
While my title has never indicated that I am a CIO by any means, I have taken on many of the qualities of this role throughout my career. I stay on top of technology developments, I'm not afraid to evaluate new technologies, and I can easily summarize the positives and negatives of a technology in a matter of minutes.
In addition, by being a web developer for over 10 years, I especially understand how the underlying technology of the web works, as well as the database structure that powers most of our lives. The ability to understand how data is stored, accessed, and can be utilized to make decisions is a key part to the success of a chief information officer.
Preparing to be on camera talking about this role can be a little difficult, because this is an all encompassing role and there's really no right or wrong answer. My only worry is that I get the definition wrong compared to my peers.
Then again, how can you be wrong when they already gave you the award?
A CIO is the person in an organization responsible for making the technology choices needed to empower an organization to get work done more efficiently, effectively and accurately. This includes both computer hardware and software purchases, internal technology development and championing positive change in an organization.
A good CIO starts with being curious. They will want to know how everything works, have a strong understanding of technology and how to best apply it to organizations. They spend money wisely, balancing current needs with future investments. They don't bring change to an organization too soon, but they should never be too late either. They should know what they don't know and confide in others to round out their knowledge.
I like to travel – I have been to 6 continents and only have Antarctica left. I enjoy photography, especially using photos to document my world travels. I love to cook with my wife, and we make cuisine from all over the world, all from scratch. In addition, I have built several websites for hobbies, expanding my knowledge in several industries that expand beyond the marketing and technology world.
Wish me luck! Although, by the time you read this, my ugly mug will be forever emblazoned on a giant memory card in the sky.


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Fast Iteratively Reweighted Least Squares Algorithms for Analysis-Based Sparsity Learning. [MATLAB code] coming soon.
In this work, we propose a novel method for analysis-based sparsity reconstruction. It can solve the generalized problem by structured sparsity regularization with an orthogonal basis and total variation regularization. The proposed algorithm is based on the iterative reweighted least squares (IRLS) model, which is further accelerated by the preconditioned conjugate gradient method. The convergence rate of the proposed algorithm is almost the same as that of the traditional IRLS algorithms, that is, exponentially fast. Moreover, with the specifically devised preconditioner, the computational cost for each iteration is significantly less than that of traditional IRLS algorithms, which enables our approach to handle large scale problems. In addition to the fast convergence, it is straightforward to apply our method to standard sparsity, group sparsity, overlapping group sparsity and TV based problems. Experiments are conducted on a practical application: compressive sensing magnetic resonance imaging. Extensive results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm achieves superior performance over 14 state-of-the-art algorithms in terms of both accuracy and computational cost.
where A is an m-by-n matrix with m << n, b is the measurement vector, Ψ is a sparsifying basis, the solution x (or its representation Ψx) is supposed to be (approximately) sparse.
Compared with existing Iteratively Reweighted Least Squares (IRLS) Algorithms, our algorithms are accelerated with preconditioning. When the system matrix has a diagonally-dominate structure (e.g., in CSMRI, compressive sensing, image inpainting), our preconditioning can significantly reduce the computational cost.
 Chen Chen, Junzhou Huang, Lei He and Hongsheng Li, "Preconditioning for Accelerated Iteratively Reweighted Least Squares in Structured Sparsity Reconstruction", IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2014.


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Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: a kid ordered a SWAT strike to a guy's house after losing <i>Call of Duty</i>.
by Jamie Lee Curtis Taete
26 April 2014, 6:00am
It's time, once again, to marvel at some idiots who don't know how to handle the world:
Cry-Baby #1: A mystery Call of Duty player.
The incident: Someone lost a game of Call of Duty.
The appropriate response: Shouting obscenities into your headset.
The actual response: They allegedly called 911 and had a SWAT team sent to the other player's home.
On Tuesday, an unnamed teen in Long Beach, New York, was playing an online multiplayer game of Call of Duty.
According to reports, the teen won the game.
This apparently didn't go down so well with one of the other players. Police in Long Beach received a call around 3PM from a man who reportedly told them, "I just killed my mother, and I might shoot more people." He gave them the address of the teen who'd just won at Call of Duty.
The police sent multiple vehicles, an ambulance, a SWAT team and hostage negotiators to the house.
When they arrived and entered the home, they found an unharmed family and a dude playing Call of Duty.
"Everybody was scared to death," said a neighbour who witnessed the raid.
Police are attempting to track down the person responsible for the hoax call, who they say probably got the teen's address after tracing his IP. If caught, they face "serious charges" and may have to pay back the cost of the police operation, which was probably a lot.
The teen's mother says he is "not allowed to play that game ever again".
Cry-Baby #2: VA Medical Center
The incident: A man failed to pay for his soda refill.
The appropriate response: Asking him to pay.
The actual response: He was fined $525 and lost his job.
Earlier this week, Christopher Lewis was working his construction job at VA Medical Center in North Charleston, South Carolina.
While eating lunch in the centre's on-site cafeteria, he refilled his soda cup at the soda machine.
According to Christopher, after he did this, a man who identified himself as the chief of police approached him and asked if he was going to pay for his refill. "I told him I wasn't aware that I had to pay for that," Christopher told WISTV.
He claims that he tried to pay the 89 cents on the spot, but was not allowed to. Instead, Christopher says, he was taken to a back room where he was given a $525 citation for shoplifting. He was also told he was not allowed to return to the property.
As he works on the property, this meant he was out of a job.
"I'm done there, at the VA hospital. I'm not allowed to go on the premises any more. I asked him can I still work on the job site and just bring my lunch and not go to the cafeteria and he said he wanted me off the premises," he said.
Christopher says that he never noticed the signs, and had always refilled his soda without paying in the past.
"Every time I look at the ticket, it's unbelievable to me," Chris said. "I can't fathom the fact that I made an 89 cent mistake that cost me $525."
In a statement about the incident, the hospital said:
"Today a Federal citation was issued for shoplifting in the VA cafeteria to an individual who stated to VA police he had not paid for refills of beverages on multiple occasions, even though signs are posted in the cafeteria informing patrons refills are not free. Shoplifting is a crime. The dollar amount of the ticket is not determined by VA as it is a Federal citation. The citation may be paid or the recipient may choose to appear in Federal court to contest it."
A hospital spokesperson also referred to the free refill as "Theft of government property."
After local news reported on the story, the charge was downgraded from a citation to just a warning. It's unclear if Christopher has been allowed to return to his job.
Which of this lot is the bigger cry-baby? Let us know in this poll down here:
Who is the bigger cry-baby?
Previously: A guy who claims to have a phobia of the Kardashian family vs. a homophobic store owner.
Winner: The homophobe!!!
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It was established at Bretton Woods Conference in July 1994. Its object is to assist the member nations in the economic reconstruction and development of the territories. The bank advances loans to the member nations for development purposes and encourages private foreign investment and also arranges loans to its own security. It guarantees loans by Private Investors. Headquarters : Washington.
It was established on 27th December 1945 and it operates from 1st March 1947. It works for the promotion of International Trade. It helps those countries with foreign exchange whose balance of trade is in unfavourable position. Headquarters: Washington.


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Erithyma cyanoplecta är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Edward Meyrick 1914. Erithyma cyanoplecta ingår i släktet Erithyma och familjen plattmalar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Daniel Ekbladh is raised in Bröttjestad, Sweden. He was given a camera as a gift from his parents at the age of ten and fell in love with the medium. After finishing a bachelor of arts in photojournalism from Mid Sweden University he attended the Danish school of journalism. He is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.


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Canada Under 19s
Afghanistan Under 19s
Auckland A
Australia Under 19s
Bangladesh Under 19s
England Under 19s
Hong Kong Under-19s
India Under 19s
Ireland Under 19s
New Zealand Under 19s Men
Northern Districts A
Northern Districts Men
Pakistan Under 19s
Papua New Guinea Under 19s
South Africa Under 19s
Sri Lanka Under 19s
United States Under 19s
West Indies Under 19s
Zimbabwe Under 19s
Canada Under 19s v Papua New Guinea Under 19s
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2009-10 – Youth One Day International –
Nelson Park –Thursday, 28 January 2010,
CANADA UNDER-19s won by 2 wickets
Canada Under 19s v United States Under 19s
McLean Park –Saturday, 23 January 2010,
Match Abandoned
Sri Lanka Under 19s v Canada Under 19s
Lincoln No.3 –Monday, 18 January 2010,
SRI LANKA UNDER-19s won by 134 runs
New Zealand Under 19s Men v Canada Under 19s
Lincoln No.3 –Saturday, 16 January 2010,
New Zealand U19s won by nine wickets
Scorecard Match Report
Zimbabwe Under 19s v Canada Under 19s
QEII Park –Friday, 15 January 2010,
CANADA UNDER-19s won by 10 runs
Hong Kong Under-19s v Canada Under 19s
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2009-10 – Youth One Day Match –
Mainpower Oval –Tuesday, 12 January 2010,
HONG KONG UNDER-19s won by 4 wickets
South Africa Under 19s v Canada Under 19s
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2009-10 – One Day International –
Christ's College –Monday, 11 January 2010,
SOUTH AFRICA UNDER-19s won by 93 runs


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Crowds to rule 2011 Cricket World Cup
posted 11 Jan 2011, 01:50 by Vinay Jalla
2007 CRICKET WORLD CUP: Empty stands killed the spirit of the game
The stage is all set in the sub-continent for yet another cricketing spectacle. The 2011 World Cup will be the third time this prized competition will be staged in Asia.
The hosts of the tournament - India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are considered to be highly suited to host ODI cricket at the moment as the tournament promises to draw huge crowds into the stadium and generate high revenues, especially in India.
Crowd support will determine the course of the tournament. Cricket is more than a religion in the sub-continent. Cricketers are worshipped, prayers and rituals offered in temples before the start of a big match. The God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, embodies cricket in its purest form and fulfils all dreams of the Indian cricket fan.
The last Cricket World Cup in 2007 in the West Indies was a veritable disaster, and the 50-over format has only dimmed since. The Indian Premier League Cricket (IPL Twenty20) capitalised on this slump and raked in huge money in its first edition. The 2008 edition of IPL also attracted nearly 3.5 million people.
The rapid growth of Twenty20 is largely due to extensive commercialisation, where cricketers are traded like horses. But who really cares. Players and organisers make more money, and the fans pay for it.
The ODI format is still alive, and its success will be determined in the upcoming World Cup due to start on the 19 February 2011.
After satisfactorily staging the Commonwealth Games (minus all the hoopla) in 2010, India is ready for another grand sporting event. It's time to play cricket!


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Pumeza Matshikiza (born 27 February 1979) is a South-African operatic soprano. A graduate of the Royal College of Music and a member of the Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artists Programme from 2007 to 2009, she made her début as a flower maiden in Parsifal and has gone on to sing leading soprano roles with Stuttgart Opera. Matshikiza has released two solo albums on the Decca Classics label.

Career
Matshikiza was born in Lady Frere, South Africa. She studied at the University of Cape Town College of Music, graduated cum laude under Professor Virginia Davids, then at the Royal College of Music, London, with a full three-year scholarship and in the Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where she made her début as a flower maiden in Parsifal. Winner of the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition in Dublin in 2010, Pumeza later joined the Stuttgart Opera, where she has been part of the full-time ensemble since 2011, performing Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Mimì in La bohème, Micaëla in Carmen.

Signing with the London-based label Decca in 2013, she recorded her debut album, Pumeza - Voice of Hope, at Abbey Road Studios.

She sang one of the Innocents in the 2008 première of Harrison Birtwistle's The Minotaur, and her first major role was that of Mimì at the Edinburgh Festival in 2010 in a production by Opera Bohemia. There she was described as "the real star of the show ... who plays the role of Mimi ... with a rich, lustrous voice. She also sang at the wedding of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene Wittstock, accompanied by French guitarist Eric Sempe and percussionist Patrick Mendez. She was a South Bank Sky Arts Breakthrough Award in 2011. Pumeza performed a rendition of "Freedom Come-All-Ye" at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, which was viewed by one billion people worldwide. The song refers to Nyanga, one of the oldest black townships in Cape Town, which is also one of the places where Pumeza grew up as a child. Speaking about the song afterwards, she said: "The song [...] is not one I was even aware of until I was given it to rehearse but it is so beautiful. I love what the song stands for – freedom for everyone regardless of race or social standing or nationality."

She released her debut studio album, Voice of Hope in 2014 on Decca Records and containing four classical arias from Puccini and Mozart, in addition to mainly African popular and traditional. The Staatsorchester Stuttgart and Simon Hewett accompany her for the arias, whereas the Aurora Orchestra and Iain Farrington accompany her for most of the songs, with one song with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.

On 7 July 2020, she announced being tested positive for COVID-19 after being hospitalized for three days.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

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References

External links

 Pumeza Matshikiza page on Centre Stage Artist Management
 Pumeza Matshikiza page at Intermusica
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South African operatic sopranos
Living people
1979 births
Musicians from Cape Town
South African College of Music alumni
Alumni of the Royal College of Music
21st-century South African women singers
People from Chris Hani District Municipality


Cushman & Wakefield's Tony Napier Honored as 'Veteran of Influence' in Orlando!
Cushman & Wakefield is pleased to congratulate our own Tony Napier on being honored as a "Veteran of Influence." A Senior HR Generalist based in our Orlando office, Tony serves as a trusted advisor to our Asset Services leadership in Florida, the Carolinas and Nashville. The Veteran of Influence Award comes from the Orlando Business Journal, an American City Business Journals publication that is widely read in the Central Florida market.
Tony with his wife, Gissele.
The award recognizes veterans in the Orlando business community who are making a positive impact through their professional and personal efforts. Tony was one of just 21 honorees selected from the metro Orlando area to receive this honor, and it's well-deserved.
Tony served in the U.S. Army from 1990 to 2011. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Infantry and progressed through the ranks to retire as a Major. He spent much of his time in the Army overseas and was deployed to dangerous situations in Desert Shield / Desert Storm as well in Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan.
Upon retiring from the Military and returning to civilian life, Tony worked hard to build a future for himself and his wife, Gissele. He found he was able to apply the strong interpersonal, listening and negotiation skills that he developed in the Army to build a new career in the field of human resources. Since then, Tony has become an invaluable asset to Cushman & Wakefield as part of our HR team.
Tony knows how challenging it can be to transition from military life, and that not all veterans are lucky enough to find promising careers in the civilian world. This has inspired him to use his platform as an HR professional and engaged member of society to help his fellow veterans in all stages of life.
Employees from the Cushman & Wakefield Orlando office attended OBJ's Veterans of Influence event in support of Tony.
In addition to volunteering in his community, Tony has a been instrumental in helping Cushman & Wakefield launch its nationwide veteran recruitment program. He serves as a member of the steering committee heading up the efforts, which involve partnerships with Hiring Our Heroes and the Corporate Fellowship Program, an organization that provides veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses with training and hands-on experience in the civilian workforce.
Tony was one 21 veterans honored at OBJ's Veterans of Influence event.
Tony truly exemplifies what it means to be a "Veteran of Influence." He bravely and proudly served his country for more than two decades, and today he continues to serve his fellow veterans. Employees like Tony make Cushman & Wakefield a better company and we are proud to have him.
At Cushman & Wakefield, U.S. veterans find challenging and rewarding work directly related to their skills and talents. They also find camaraderie among colleagues who support their needs and honor their contributions in the military as well as in our organization.
Click here to visit the Veterans Initiative Program website.
Want to connect with fellow Cushman & Wakefield veterans? Join the veterans' Yammer group here!


The latest NHS performance statistics have shown that despite improving figures, A&E admittances are continuing to rise and cancer patients are still waiting too long for treatment.
The NHS is still hoping to improve figures and "looking forward to seeing the Long Term Plan bear fruit", whilst waiting to see the "new workforce implementation strategy once it is published later this year".
More people received the support they needed to avoid a longer stay in hospital, bed occupancy rates were lower, and hospitals delivered over three million planned operations and treatments, without the need for national cancellation of routine care.
Impressively, ambulance response times hit target for the first time ever, making a time of 7 minutes and 0 seconds for Category C1 responses.
179,523 people were seen following an urgent referral for suspected cancer in February 2019, of which 93.4% were seen within two weeks, beating the 93% operational standard. However, just 76.1% of patients received a first definitive treatment within 62 days, falling short of the 85% standard.
Mental health treatment is also improving, as 74.5% of patients started psychosis treatment within two weeks, well above the 53% standard and beating previous months' statistics.
Nick Ville, director of policy at the NHS Confederation, said of the latest statistics: "Levels of demand on the health service are showing no signs of slowing down, which inevitably places even more strain on an already overstretched system.
He also spoke of the pressure levels, saying that they are "reflected in the fact that targets for 18-week maximum waiting times for referral for treatment are not being met, which suggests capacity for care must be increased across the board.


International People Skills Month on September, 2019: When is the International People skills month?
Ok, International People Skills Month was declared at some point by Karla Brandau, the President of People Skills International ( ). The month fluctuates from year to year, but is listed in Chase's Calendar of Events, which is sold by McGraw-Hill ( ). This year (2006) it is celebrated in Sept.
Will getting a degree in international development get me a job for a humanitarian organization?
International Care and Community Development is a masters degree program offered by Northwest University which focuses on developing leadership skills and investigating ways to enact social change. However, other colleges offer similar degree programs at the bachelor's and doctoral level. Students in these programs seek careers in advocacy and research with government-funded organizations like the United Nations and World Health Organization as well as with non-profit, medical and educational institutions.
The signature masters of Community Care and International Development program consists of 40 credit hours and is usually completed within 19 months. Classes meet two nights weekly and one weekend per month. The course is designed to be completed on-campus at the 56 acre Kirkland, WA, facility which overlooks Seattle, WA and Lake Washington. The university was founded in 1934 and is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Northwest University is also a member of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities.
Clark University offers a degree in International Development and Social Change. The degree is offered through traditional programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. However, Clark also offers a unique program which allows students to earn both their bachelor's and master's degree in five years. Student enrolled in this program also qualify for a scholarship that pays in-full for the fifth year of study. The focus of Clark's degree in International Development and Social Change is the same as a degree in Community Care and International Development. Students complement classroom studies with field work, and graduates have secured jobs at Oxfam-America, US AID, World Bank and the World Wildlife Fund. Clark is accredited through New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., and it is listed as one of the nation's "coolest colleges" in Peterson's 2010 edition of "Cool Colleges 101." Students enrolled in Clark's International Development and Social Change program attend courses in-person on the university's Worcester, MA, campus.
Akamai University is an on-line university which offers a degree in Peace, Diplomacy and International Studies. This degree is offered at both the masters and doctoral level. The school also receives student proposals to combine masters and doctoral work so that both credentials may be earned at the same time. Akamai's Peace, Diplomacy and International studies degree examines the same subject matter as a degree in International Care and Community Development. However, it gives added emphasis to the study of peace. The degree program is affiliated with the Institute for Global Education, the World Peace Society and the International Parliament for Safety and Peace. Akamai University is accredited through the International Distance Education Accreditation League. The university headquarters are located in Hawaii. However, classes are offered 100 percent on-line.
According to a 2010 edition of The Wall Street Journal, personalized degree programs are becoming increasingly popular throughout the United States. The programs allow students to create their own unique degrees. Students choose the name of their degrees and work with advisers to select relevant courses from the existing catalogue and to combine these with unique field projects as needed. Thanks to the increasing openness of university staff to personalized degree programs, students attending any university can create their own curriculum for earning a degree in International Care and Community Development. Some potential courses to consider when creating this degree include those related to sociology, philosophy, psychology, geography, economics, political science, international relations, urban development and public health.
How much an international skilled employee pay in australia?
International experience in itself does not give you a specific $$$. Your salary depends on your actual profession - which you have not stated. How long it takes to find a job? For professionals the min time is usually around 6 months - the period from job advertisement to first day is close to 3-4 months and you will need to apply for 80-100 jobs on average to be offered a position.
National Piano Month - When is music appreciation month?
One-on-One Month - my period use to skip one one month?


The only problem? Unfortunately, the words "pulsatile tinnitus" are not mentioned in the press release nor the numerous press reports about the case. Boo! Frown! Hiss!
"Eventually I could hear my heart beating and my eyes moving in their sockets. It was really distracting."
"Towards the end it was starting to affect my eyes as well. My vision would pulsate with the rhythm of my heart. Doctors put it down to congestion and gave me any number of sprays, drops, tests and antibiotics - it never made any difference."
Sure, the headlines invite jokes and laughs: "I Can Hear My Own Eyeballs," and "Have You Ever Heard Your Eyes Scratching Like 'Sandpaper'?" and "Stephen Mabbutt Could Hear His Eyeballs Move, Heart Beat." One web site even included the story in the "Weird True Freaky" section.
As expected, some lame readers and commenters can not resist to make fun of Mr. Mabbutt and his experience. For these people I wish a few seconds of the agony!
He could hear his heart beating! Mr. Mabbutt was a whoosher! After six long years of whooshing and other bothersome symptoms, he was diagnosed with Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome (SCDS), a condition that we have highlighted here on Whooshers.com.
A CT scan revealed the culprit: a tiny hole in the temporal bone in Mr. Mabbutt's skull. The hole caused fluid from the semicircular canals of the inner ear to leak into his brain and conduct bodily sounds.
As doctors quoted in the piece mention, the surgery to correct the "heartbeat sound" and the sounds Mr. Mabbutt could hear when his eyes moved was a relatively simple one. The difficulty in his case, like in many other pulsatile tinnitus cases, was proper acknowledgement of the symptoms and a diagnosis of the underlying cause.
I'm thrilled for Mr. Mabbutt, but I have to admit that when I finished reading the piece I rolled MY eyes because I was so frustrated that yet another opportunity to expose PULSATILE tinnitus was lost. When I saw this news a couple days ago, I encouraged members of our Facebook group page to send a note to the papers and press agencies to alert them about their inadvertent omission. Now, dear readers, I ask you to do the same!
And, how about proper identification of the symptom, doctors?? Pulsatile tinnitus is the perception of a rhythmical noise that is in sync with the patient's heartbeat. I didn't make the name up; your colleagues did! It's important to call it what it is, because doctors who HAVE HAD pulsatile tinnitus patients and DIAGNOSED the underlying causes of such cases have written REPORTS about pulsatile tinnitus that other doctors read and discuss with their colleagues and patients. There are reports about SCD and pulsatile tinnitus. It is a direct consequence that, through these reports, more pulsatile tinnitus patients are properly distinguished, diagnosed and treated.
I am delighted to add Mr. Mabbutt's story to our Cured Whooshers page, where you can learn more about SCDS and other possible underlying causes of pulsatile tinnitus. We highlight stories as well as medical reports referenced to above, written BY doctors, FOR doctors.
Congratulations to Mr. Mabbutt and to his medical team.
But we're not done... pulsatile tinnitus has had and continues to have a *major* PR problem. Let's write these papers and television stations and leave comments under online postings whenever possible, encouraging doctors and EVERYONE to call our symptom what it is: PULSATILE TINNITUS! Doing so helps the entire pulsatile tinnitus community. Who knows? Calling the whooshing "pulsatile tinnitus" from the beginning may have meant a quicker diagnosis for Mr. Mabbutt and many other pulsatile tinnitus patients.
For more information about SCDS, please see this past Whooshers.com post and links about SCDS from John Hopkins University, here and here. There is also a SCDS Support page for patients here.
Most importantly, enjoy the silence!


Barcelona, 8 March 2018. Every year, 8,000 are born across the world with the Trypanosoma cruzi infection, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Of those babies, at least 20% will be diagnosed early and will receive treatment. According to experts gathered today at the 14th Workshop on Chagas Disease, organised by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Banking Foundation, in partnership with the Mundo Sano Foundation, congenital transmission (from mother to child) is the mode of transmission that generates the highest number of new acute cases and, consequently, the key to controlling the disease, both within and outside Latin America.
The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) puts the number of people living with Chagas disease across the world at 6 million. Of them, 1.12 million are women of childbearing age, representing a risk of further infections, as an affected mother can transmit the disease to her child during pregnancy or birth (an estimated transmission risk of between 3% and 5%).
According to the experts gathered at the Workshop, treating women with benznidazole prior to pregnancy works as a preventive measure to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission. Sergio Sosa-Estani, from the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), has presented the findings of a multi-centre study that shows that not treating young women suffering from Chagas disease prior to pregnancy leads to a risk 25 times higher of the parasite being transmitted to the newly-born child. At the same time, the treatment also reduces the mortality and morbidity risks that the infection can cause in these women, thus serving as a second prevention mechanism.
"The recommendation to treat young women of childbearing age would have a significant impact on health, both by preventing new cases due to congenital transmission and by reducing the risks for women suffering from chronic Chagas disease", remarks Joaquim Gascón, Director of the ISGlobal Chagas Initiative and Head of the International Health Department at Hospital Clínic in Barcelona. "Following the success of the control measures in blood banks and the positive effects of the vector-borne transmission programmes, congenital transmission is the challenge that we still have to face in the immediate future".
"In recent years, the efforts of governments and various actors, coordinated with the PAHO, have had good results, especially in terms of vector control, universal screening in blood donations, and controlling congenital transmission, with Chagas disease included within the strategy for controlling priority diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. But there is still a long way to go to achieve more and better means of controlling all modes of transmission, and to increase access to diagnosis and treatment in general", noted the Global Chagas Disease Coalition.
Chagas disease is a infectious tropical disease, generally chronic, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to animals and people by vector insects that are mainly found in rural areas in Latin America, where the disease is endemic. According to figures from the World Health Organisation, due to mass migration, this disease now poses new challenges for health systems in non-endemic countries such as Spain.
The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is the result of an innovative partnership between the "la Caixa" Social Fund and academic and governmental institutions to contribute to the efforts of the international community to address global health challenges. ISGlobal has established a research and healthcare-based hub of excellence, borne out of hospital (Hospital Clínic and Parc de Salut MAR) and academic (University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University) institutions. Its working model is based on transferring the knowledge generated by science through its Training and Analysis and Global Development departments. ISGlobal is a member of the Catalonian Regional Government's CERCA programme.
The Mundo Sano Foundation has been working with institutions from the public and private sectors for 25 years to improve access to healthcare for populations exposed to preventable diseases. Its activities combine scientific research and working with the affected communities to reduce the impact of neglected diseases (NTDs). In relation to Chagas Disease, through the development of community health and intervention strategies, it implements programmes to prevent both vector-borne and mother-to-child transmission. The Mundo Sano Foundation has signed agreements with the PAHO and WHO to combine their efforts against Chagas disease, working on programmes to reduce vertical transmission in endemic countries in Latin America and in non-endemic countries, and to provide access to diagnosis and treatment for the affected populations.


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Snake Rattle 'n' Roll (1990) är ett tvåmanna-Jump'n'Run-spel till NES, designat av Rare och publicerat av Nintendo 1990. Spelet finns även i en version till Game Boy och Sega Mega Drive.

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Två ormar, Rattle och Roll, skall äta Nibbley-Pibbleys och klättra uppför ett berg och växa. Genom att glufsa i sig Nibbley-Pibbleys får de tillräckligt med vikt för att gå vidare till nästa nivå. Fiender besegras medan spelaren samlar poäng, Nibbley-Pibbleys, mat och extra liv under vägen. Spelet brukar klassas som ett av de mest utmanande NES-spelen.

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