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Agnes Campbell Macphail (March 24, 1890 – February 13, 1954) was the first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons, and one of the first two women elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Active throughout her life in progressive Canadian politics, Macphail worked for two separate parties and promoted her ideas through column-writing, activist organizing, and legislation.
In 2005, in a contest run by former Ontario MPP Marilyn Churley, Agnes Macphail was voted as the Greatest Ontario Woman.
Agnes Macphail was born to Dougald McPhail and Henrietta Campbell in Proton Township, Grey County, Ontario on March 24, 1890. In the early years of her life, Agnes was called "McPhail", but after visiting Scotland on a trip this changed.
She rediscovered her familial roots and the traditional spelling of "Macphail". She was raised as a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a church within the Latter Day Saint movement.
Attending the teachers college in Stratford, she taught in schools in southwest Ontario. While working in Sharon, Macphail became active politically, joining the United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) and its women's organization, the United Farm Women of Ontario. She also became a columnist for the Farmers' Sun around this time.
After amendments to the Elections Act by the Conservative Party government in 1919, Macphail was elected to the House of Commons as a member of the Progressive Party of Canada for the Grey Southeast electoral district (riding) in the 1921 federal election. She was the first woman Member of Parliament (MP) in Canada. Macphail was re-elected in the 1925, 1926, and 1930 federal elections.
As a radical member of the Progressive Party, Macphail joined the socialist Ginger Group, faction of the Progressive Party that later led to the formation of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). She became the first president of the Ontario CCF in 1932. However, she left the CCF in 1934 when the United Farmers of Ontario pulled out due to fears of Communist influence in the Ontario CCF. While Macphail was no longer formally a CCF member, she remained close to the CCF MPs and often participated in caucus meetings. The CCF did not run candidates against Macphail in her three subsequent federal campaigns.
In the 1935 federal election, Macphail was again elected, this time as a United Farmers of Ontario–Labour MP for the newly formed Grey—Bruce riding. She was allowed to use the party's name, even after it stopped being a political organization in 1934. She was always a strong voice for rural issues.
Another one of Macphail's issues was penal reform; her efforts led to the formation of the investigative Archambault Commission in 1936. Macphail's concern for women in the criminal justice system led her, in 1939, to found the Elizabeth Fry Society of Canada, named after British reformer Elizabeth Fry.
Causes she championed included pensions for seniors and workers' rights. Macphail was also the first Canadian woman delegate to the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, where she worked with the World Disarmament Committee. Although a pacifist, she voted for Canada to enter World War II.
In the 1940 election, she was defeated. With the death of United Reform MP for Saskatoon City, Walter George Brown, a few days after the election, Macphail was recruited by the United Reform Movement to run in the by-election to fill the seat. On August 19, she was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Alfred Henry Bence. He received 4,798 votes, while Macphail placed second with 4,057 votes. It was her last federal campaign as a candidate.
Out of office, she wrote agricultural columns for the Globe and Mail newspaper in Toronto. Following a family tragedy in her home town, Macphail moved to the Toronto suburb of East York, Ontario and rejoined the Ontario CCF in 1942 becoming its farm organizer.
In the 1943 provincial election, Macphail was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Ontario CCF representing the suburban Toronto riding of York East. She and Rae Luckock were the first women elected to the Ontario Legislature. She was the first woman sworn in as an Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP).
Although defeated in the 1945 provincial election, she was elected again in the 1948 election. Macphail was responsible for Ontario's first equal pay legislation, passed in 1951, but was unable to continue her efforts when she was defeated in elections later that year. At that time, Macphail was barely able to support herself through journalism, public speaking and organizing for the Ontario CCF.
Macphail never married. She died February 13, 1954, aged 63, in Toronto, just before she was to have been offered an appointment to the Canadian Senate. She is buried in Priceville, Ontario, with her parents and Gertha Macphail, one of her two sisters. Her tombstone is incorrectly spelled "McPhail".
In 1968, when Flesherton High School was replaced by Grey Highlands Secondary School, the old high school was converted to an elementary school and named Macphail Memorial Elementary School. This building was replaced with a new school of the same name in 2006.
In 1981, a public school in Scarborough, Ontario was named after her.
In 1993, honouring the 50th anniversary of Macphail's election to the Ontario legislature, Michael Prue, then mayor of East York, declared March 24 would annually be known as Agnes Macphail Day.
In 1994, East York council established the Agnes Macphail Award. The award is given out annually to "a resident of East York who has made outstanding contributions in the area of equality rights and social justice and who has exemplified and continued Macphail's tradition of leadership."
In 1997, East York inaugurated the annual Agnes Macphail public speaking contest for students. In addition, there are a number of sites and endevaours named for her in East York, including the Agnes Macphail Parkette, located at the corner of Mortimer Street and Pape Avenue; the Agnes Macphail Playground, Agnes MacPhail Youth Resource Centre and the Agnes MacPhail Food Bank (all located at 444 Lumsden Avenue).
On June 24, 2006, a cairn and bronze bust commemorating Agnes Macphail's life was unveiled in Hopeville, Ontario. The same year, highway signs labelled "You are now entering Agnes Macphail Country" were placed at the western entrance to the hamlet of Ceylon, at the intersection of Grey Roads 4 and 14 (known locally as "Six Corners"), and on Grey Road 9, east of Hopeville.
An apartment building at 860 Mercer Street in Windsor, Ontario, is named "Agnes Macphail Manor".
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The St. Croix Valley Area Learning Center (ALC) has been moved to the high school campus this year. With each school running on different time schedules, a complete change in building size and environment, ALC students are adjusting to the new environment. Having the two separate student bodies within the high school come together as a community will benefit all students.
The ALC is an alternative schooling opportunity for students who have struggled with a more traditional high school program. In previous years they had a separate building space to work in with the privacy and space needed for their program.
The ALC provides students a place to continue to learn without the large environment of the high school and a more one-on-one experience with the staff. Principal Mary Leadem Ticiu and all of the other staff members have done an excellent job of keeping this family of students together.
Even with a supportive staff, the students still have new obstacles to overcome with the new learning facilities for them. Adjusting to the size difference and amount of noise is no small task. With support from the high school's student body it would ease many of theses issues.
"The high school barely gave any space for the ALC to function properly and not many students know that the ALC even exists. That makes it difficult during passing times for the regular high school because our classrooms are pretty small and a lot of the ALC students move between classrooms during the day to complete classes," Josephina Van Dusart, a current student at the ALC, said.
With so many new changes this year, students and staff can be more aware for the ALC program, their spaces, and welcome them into the school community.
This article was really well written. I learned a lot about the ALC and I think this article did a good job of bringing some light to a very vague issue in our school. I thought the quotes were very long and used very well. They really complimented the article well. Good job!
This article is refreshing to read because it is more positive than a lot of other editorials. The quotes are well selected and the people you interviewed seem to have a in-depth level of knowledge. Well Done.


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I was at the airport at eight to derig the FIB. As usual the Bombeiros were very kind and helped me load it onto the small truck which Carolin came with a couple of hours later. On her way into the airport she discussed the matter of landing fees. Usually airports like this charge fees by aircraft weight and their smallest charge is for something like a 5 ton aircraft, so I was expecting a good argument once we pointed out the FIB is actually one tenth of this. It transpired no arguing was necessary, they'd discoveed Praia has excused us of all fees because of the film we're making. Having thanked them profusely for their help, we took the FIB to the ferry dock in Mindelo.
Although the ferry to Santo Antão doesn't go until about four pm we were advised to get there early so they could think about the novelty of us pushing an aircraft up the ramp into it, and so it could be filmed.
All went well, we arrived before the scrum, I hired a couple of assistants, or, because us foreigners are a soft touch and rarely have small money in their pockets, I hired the first two of many assistants to offer their services and we got the FIB off the truck and onto its wheels on the dock. All was well, the crew of the ship Mar d'Canal seemed ready to load it straight away, then a policeman intervened and said no. This was a 'fiscal policeman' and even Antonio had difficulty understanding exactly what it was he wanted, it was some sort of paper, but what? Nobody could decide, including the policeman. Carolin went back to the hotel to get her huge file of papers. She had one which eventually satisfied him, but still we couldn't load because by this time another kind of policeman had gone to lunch and wouldn't be back until two. We left the FIB on the dock with one of my assistants guarding it and went to lunch as well.
All this was filmed. You may ask what's so unusual about that? Well I'm certain this is one of the very few places in Africa where officials of any kind would be happy to be filmed doing their job without wanting to see lots of permissions first. In fact in many countries you wouldn't be able to film on the dock at all simply because it might be considered a strategic asset, and easier to say no than yes. I've been in trouble in Africa more than once for simply taking a snapshot which inadvertently has a police station or a bridge or something in the background, so the ability to do this kind of ad-hoc filming without question is really very unusual and strikes at the core of what Cape Verde is all about: It is confident pluralistic society which quite simply is more grown up than its neighbours.
Superficially, Cape Verde is a sort of 'Africa lite' but it's more complicated than that; the place has quite an ancient history and the Portuguese ruled their colonies much more interactively than the other great colonial powers. This has resulted in a population which is a great mix of European and African blood through many dozens of generations which seems to have neutralized all those hang-ups about the past all too common elsewhere in Africa. With so much immigration now in Europe, maybe we'll get to the same place by the year 2500.
And there are an astonishing number of very pretty girls.
The ferry crossing was quite pleasant. Mar d'Canal went much faster then the Tarrafal had from Praia and there were plenty of passengers. On deck it was very windy, I wondered how much flying we would get; not much I suspected. From the rail I studied the flying fish which leapt from the bow wave at frequent intervals, they go a surprisingly long way, and the looming island of Santo Antão which had only been visible across the 12 mile channel from São Vincente as a shadow towering from the horizon into the clouds. They told me it is the greenest of all the Cape Verde islands, but on the other northern side to where we were landing at Porto Novo.
Disembarkation was the normal sort of scrum, but we got the FIB loaded onto a truck which was waiting for us fairly easily and set off on the road to Ponta do Sol. The first part was along an astonishing and relatively new road which wound its way through a Martian landscape of ancient volcanic activity. As we drove anticlockwise around the coast I'd imagined the 'green' side would emerge as a sort of sloping plain, something like Hawaii, but not at all, it became even more precipitous with 1000 foot plus cliffs falling from the clouds into the sea with our cobbled road somehow tacked onto the side. The green parts are actually deep valleys which occasionally form a break in the cliffs. As we passed them I could see terraces with bananas and sugar cane.
We rounded another headland and my truck driver said "Aeropuerto da Ponta do Sol", and there at the foot of a cliff in the distance was a sort of flat spit of land sticking out into the sea at the north east tip of the island. I was beginning to understand why there was no other place to put an airport on this island but in a place which is exposed to the prevailing wind but blows across the runway.
The others had gone ahead in their faster Toyota minibuses so when I arrived at the rusty airport gates they had already been prized open and Francisco the airport superintendent was waiting in front of his semi-derelict terminal building. He was terribly excited, he's been in the job for thirty years and at 80 years of age is due to retire soon, this is the first aircraft he's seen since 2003.
He was a little bit concerned we really did have the right permissions so Antonio phoned the Aviation authority in Praia on his mobile, and they phoned Francisco back almost immediately on his office phone. He was pleased to know we did have permission, we were pleased his phone worked at all, it's probably the first official call he's received on it for years.
Aeropuerto Ponta do Sol is quite a short tarmac strip, starting and ending in the sea. Cabo Verde Airlines had a Twin Otter which could land here but it was flown into a mountain in cloud with tragic consequences and that was the end of flights here. Quite how the accident was achieved is difficult to guess because you only add 5 Km by routing to São Vincente round the end of this island.
Initially it was thought we were going to have to keep the FIB outside, and then someone asked what that garage door was for, Francisco said it was the fire station. "Could we have a look inside" we asked. He expressed doubt that we'd actually get the door open, but with a bit of persuasion it did. Perfect; it looked like the wing might just fit in fully rigged.
Once everything was safely locked away I was expecting a ride to our hotel 20 minutes away, but I'd mis-heard this particular piece of information and it was really 20 metres. It's actually more like 100, but I can see the strip from the balcony of my room in the Blue Bell Hotel now.
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Standing proud on its rock, and overlooking the plain, the village watches over the surroundings. Legend has it that an underground passageway linked up the castles of Rochegude and of Suze la Rousse. One calade after another, you will get to the footbridge leading the way to the forest imbued with mystery. Ever silent, the park suddenly reveals dears, kings of the surrounding woods, and proof of the tranquillity of this place. The remains of the ramparts whisper the history of the village towering on its 'Roc Aigu'. Welcome to Rochegude.
The oldest part of the castle is its 11th century tower. The castle itself was transformed in the 17th century, then again in the 20th century. It is now a 4* hotel, within the Relais et Châteaux classification.
The Chapel of Saint Denis
In the southern part of the village, a charming, listed, 12th century chapel is one of the oldest in the region! It is a gem of romanesque architecture, characterised by its unusual height, in comparison with its lesser width.
In the heart of the village, a magnificent, listed fountain with a hexagonal basin still supplies the wash house and the two chapels of the village with water.
A statue of the Virgin Mary erected in 1866 overlooks the village from a high stone dome which used to be an oil mill.
The Chapel of Aubagnans
This chapel has been defying time for over 800 years. Built on a rocky pedestal, north of the village, this fortified chapel is a listed monument.
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Davis the Journalist Delivers, and How!
By Lea-Ann Germinder on	 December 22, 2020 Goodnewsforpets20, Guest Interview
The Creation and Launch of Goodnewsforpets.com Part II
Now Meet the D, as in the D in GDM News, the core team of Germinder, Davis and Manning that created and launched Goodnewsforpets.com. While Amy Davis is now a paralegal, she will forever be etched in my mind not only as the consummate PR pro I hired at three different agencies (including Germinder + Associates), but as a brilliant magazine journalist who understood the concept of Goodnewsforpets.com from day one. She too is a very special person, one of the first working mothers — of twins no less — I was privileged to work with in an agency setting. Day in and day out, she and Shelli Manning collaborated with me with our vendor partners to launch Goodnewsforpets. She too is someone you want by your side and on your team. Hands down! – Lea-Ann Germinder, Editor + Publisher
Tell us the story of how you decided to enter the field of public relations.
As a graduate of the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri, I worked as a city newspaper reporter while in school. This hands-on introduction to journalism and reporting taught me important skills about writing, editing and interviewing, as well as what makes a newsworthy story. What I liked about the field of Public Relations was using those skills from another angle – to tell our client's story. Since I was trained as a reporter, I loved the challenge of writing newsworthy press releases and pitching stories so reporters would write about my clients.
Goodnewsforpets.com has won many awards right from the beginning, and you played a significant role in launching the site. What was your role?
I had many tasks when launching the site that I remember. I worked closely with our website developers as we decided what the site layout would be, and helped decide where each story would run on the page. I also created a lot of the site content, writing articles and news releases as needed for our clients that were included on the site. In addition, I updated the site with new links each time we added new content. Finally I worked with Shelli Manning and Lea-Ann Germinder to promote the new site to the pet and animal health media who were our target audience.
You had worked on traditional agency work for several years before we launched Goodnewsforpets, yet you had your degree in magazine journalism. What traditional skill sets did you bring to the table and what new skills did you have to learn?
Studying magazine journalism I learned graphic design skills and how to design layouts for publication. I feel I was able to use these skills as we planned the launch of Goodnewsforpets, as the importance of good page design and an easy-to-read layout is just as important for a website. One new skill I had to learn was the web development program Dreamweaver and HTML code. I had no training in it, and basically taught myself through trial and error so that we could update the site content and links in-house instead of sending every task to the site developers.
As far as other traditional agency skills, I was used to working on a deadline and working directly with our clients to develop and write articles and news releases we would post on the site.
Taking a concept to full execution is not an easy task. How did you translate the content into creative ideas that worked?
When creating the content to put on the site, I always tried to first write a compelling story. Whether it was a product launch or feature story, it had to be relevant and interesting to the reader and site visitor.
What were your favorite parts about the launch?
It was exciting to work on a website concept that had not been tried before. I thought the site was a very innovative idea to provide our clients and potential clients with a unique platform to tell their stories, in addition to the more traditional public relations methods we used at the time.
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What were the biggest challenges and why?
I remember the biggest challenge when developing the website was getting clients to understand our vision. I don't think until they saw the site that they understood how it would work and it's value to them. In 2000, just having a website was still a pretty recent concept. Also, there was no social media, so promoting news stories on the Internet was really a unique concept.
You are a paralegal today, which is fascinating work. Is there anything about the launch that applies to your paralegal work today?
As a paralegal I use the Internet daily for research as well as to do the daily tasks of my job. Today's court system is all online, so every entry, motion, and case I file are filed online. Navigating court websites that are not always that user friendly is not intimidating to me and it has made me a good researcher.
You are such a tremendous creative talent. Do you do any writing or creative work in your free time today?
Thank you. I do not currently do any writing work, but after leaving Germinder and Associates when I had my third child, I have done freelance writing work from time to time. I have also kept busy with volunteer work, and have written and designed websites and newsletters for organizations where I volunteered.
Amy Davis' Dog Darcy
You are also a dog person. You had a corgi when we launched the site. Tell us about your current canine companion.
I do love dogs! Our dog now is an 11-year-old West Highland White Terrier, Darcy. We adopted Darcy from a rescue organization that saved her from a puppy mill. When we adopted her at 7 months old, she was not socialized at all and immediately needed surgery for a hip problem. Despite her rough start, she has been a wonderful dog, very loyal and loving to everyone in the family.
Goodnewsforpets.com is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. What advice would you give to someone launching a site today?
The Internet today is such a different animal than in 2000 it's hard to compare. But I do think the importance of standing out with a unique approach or point of view is still essential. And, I think good site design and providing interesting content for your audience is still the most important features of launching any site. Of course today, the existence of social media allows for so many more avenues of promotion for a site than existed for us at the time.
Do you think that same advice applies to social media?
Social media is an important component of any digital strategy. In addition to the many cross promotion opportunities for products and ideas, it also drives traffic to a site. Managing social media has become as important as a website itself.
I am so proud that Goodnewsforpets is still going strong after 20 years. It was such an exciting project to work on and I believe its existence 20 years later shows an innovative idea and excellent execution is always relevant. Congratulations!
Thank you so much Amy, it was an honor to work with you on this and so many projects. Your impact on this project and with so many clients is immeasurable. I am so glad we were able to connect to get this interview done! — Lea-Ann Germinder, Editor + Publisher
For the interview with the M in GDM news, read below:
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    int status = -1;
    void *a[] = { &size, 0, &status, &flags };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, idx, a);
}

QVariant QDeclarativeSizeFValueType::value()
{
    return QVariant(size);
}

void QDeclarativeSizeFValueType::setValue(QVariant value)
{
    size = qvariant_cast<QSizeF>(value);
}

qreal QDeclarativeSizeFValueType::width() const
{
    return size.width();
}

qreal QDeclarativeSizeFValueType::height() const
{
    return size.height();
}

void QDeclarativeSizeFValueType::setWidth(qreal w)
{
    size.setWidth(w);
}

void QDeclarativeSizeFValueType::setHeight(qreal h)
{
    size.setHeight(h);
}

QDeclarativeSizeValueType::QDeclarativeSizeValueType(QObject *parent)
: QDeclarativeValueType(parent)
{
}

void QDeclarativeSizeValueType::read(QObject *obj, int idx)
{
    void *a[] = { &size, 0 };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, idx, a);
}

void QDeclarativeSizeValueType::write(QObject *obj, int idx, QDeclarativePropertyPrivate::WriteFlags flags)
{
    int status = -1;
    void *a[] = { &size, 0, &status, &flags };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, idx, a);
}

QVariant QDeclarativeSizeValueType::value()
{
    return QVariant(size);
}

void QDeclarativeSizeValueType::setValue(QVariant value)
{
    size = qvariant_cast<QSize>(value);
}

int QDeclarativeSizeValueType::width() const
{
    return size.width();
}

int QDeclarativeSizeValueType::height() const
{
    return size.height();
}

void QDeclarativeSizeValueType::setWidth(int w)
{
    size.setWidth(w);
}

void QDeclarativeSizeValueType::setHeight(int h)
{
    size.setHeight(h);
}

QDeclarativeRectFValueType::QDeclarativeRectFValueType(QObject *parent)
: QDeclarativeValueType(parent)
{
}

void QDeclarativeRectFValueType::read(QObject *obj, int idx)
{
    void *a[] = { &rect, 0 };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, idx, a);
}

void QDeclarativeRectFValueType::write(QObject *obj, int idx, QDeclarativePropertyPrivate::WriteFlags flags)
{
    int status = -1;
    void *a[] = { &rect, 0, &status, &flags };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, idx, a);
}

QVariant QDeclarativeRectFValueType::value()
{
    return QVariant(rect);
}

void QDeclarativeRectFValueType::setValue(QVariant value)
{
    rect = qvariant_cast<QRectF>(value);
}

qreal QDeclarativeRectFValueType::x() const
{
    return rect.x();
}

qreal QDeclarativeRectFValueType::y() const
{
    return rect.y();
}

void QDeclarativeRectFValueType::setX(qreal x)
{
    rect.moveLeft(x);
}

void QDeclarativeRectFValueType::setY(qreal y)
{
    rect.moveTop(y);
}

qreal QDeclarativeRectFValueType::width() const
{
    return rect.width();
}

qreal QDeclarativeRectFValueType::height() const
{
    return rect.height();
}

void QDeclarativeRectFValueType::setWidth(qreal w)
{
    rect.setWidth(w);
}

void QDeclarativeRectFValueType::setHeight(qreal h)
{
    rect.setHeight(h);
}

QDeclarativeRectValueType::QDeclarativeRectValueType(QObject *parent)
: QDeclarativeValueType(parent)
{
}

void QDeclarativeRectValueType::read(QObject *obj, int idx)
{
    void *a[] = { &rect, 0 };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, idx, a);
}

void QDeclarativeRectValueType::write(QObject *obj, int idx, QDeclarativePropertyPrivate::WriteFlags flags)
{
    int status = -1;
    void *a[] = { &rect, 0, &status, &flags };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, idx, a);
}

QVariant QDeclarativeRectValueType::value()
{
    return QVariant(rect);
}

void QDeclarativeRectValueType::setValue(QVariant value)
{
    rect = qvariant_cast<QRect>(value);
}

int QDeclarativeRectValueType::x() const
{
    return rect.x();
}

int QDeclarativeRectValueType::y() const
{
    return rect.y();
}

void QDeclarativeRectValueType::setX(int x)
{
    rect.moveLeft(x);
}

void QDeclarativeRectValueType::setY(int y)
{
    rect.moveTop(y);
}

int QDeclarativeRectValueType::width() const
{
    return rect.width();
}

int QDeclarativeRectValueType::height() const
{
    return rect.height();
}

void QDeclarativeRectValueType::setWidth(int w)
{
    rect.setWidth(w);
}

void QDeclarativeRectValueType::setHeight(int h)
{
    rect.setHeight(h);
}

QDeclarativeVector2DValueType::QDeclarativeVector2DValueType(QObject *parent)
: QDeclarativeValueType(parent)
{
}

void QDeclarativeVector2DValueType::read(QObject *obj, int idx)
{
    void *a[] = { &vector, 0 };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, idx, a);
}

void QDeclarativeVector2DValueType::write(QObject *obj, int idx, QDeclarativePropertyPrivate::WriteFlags flags)
{
    int status = -1;
    void *a[] = { &vector, 0, &status, &flags };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, idx, a);
}

QVariant  QDeclarativeVector2DValueType::value()
{
    return QVariant(vector);
}

void QDeclarativeVector2DValueType::setValue(QVariant value)
{
    vector = qvariant_cast<QVector2D>(value);
}

qreal QDeclarativeVector2DValueType::x() const
{
    return vector.x();
}

qreal QDeclarativeVector2DValueType::y() const
{
    return vector.y();
}

void QDeclarativeVector2DValueType::setX(qreal x)
{
    vector.setX(x);
}

void QDeclarativeVector2DValueType::setY(qreal y)
{
    vector.setY(y);
}

QDeclarativeVector3DValueType::QDeclarativeVector3DValueType(QObject *parent)
: QDeclarativeValueType(parent)
{
}

void QDeclarativeVector3DValueType::read(QObject *obj, int idx)
{
    void *a[] = { &vector, 0 };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, idx, a);
}

void QDeclarativeVector3DValueType::write(QObject *obj, int idx, QDeclarativePropertyPrivate::WriteFlags flags)
{
    int status = -1;
    void *a[] = { &vector, 0, &status, &flags };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, idx, a);
}

QVariant  QDeclarativeVector3DValueType::value()
{
    return QVariant(vector);
}

void QDeclarativeVector3DValueType::setValue(QVariant value)
{
    vector = qvariant_cast<QVector3D>(value);
}

qreal QDeclarativeVector3DValueType::x() const
{
    return vector.x();
}

qreal QDeclarativeVector3DValueType::y() const
{
    return vector.y();
}

qreal QDeclarativeVector3DValueType::z() const
{
    return vector.z();
}

void QDeclarativeVector3DValueType::setX(qreal x)
{
    vector.setX(x);
}

void QDeclarativeVector3DValueType::setY(qreal y)
{
    vector.setY(y);
}

void QDeclarativeVector3DValueType::setZ(qreal z)
{
    vector.setZ(z);
}

QDeclarativeVector4DValueType::QDeclarativeVector4DValueType(QObject *parent)
: QDeclarativeValueType(parent)
{
}

void QDeclarativeVector4DValueType::read(QObject *obj, int idx)
{
    void *a[] = { &vector, 0 };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, idx, a);
}

void QDeclarativeVector4DValueType::write(QObject *obj, int idx, QDeclarativePropertyPrivate::WriteFlags flags)
{
    int status = -1;
    void *a[] = { &vector, 0, &status, &flags };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, idx, a);
}

QVariant  QDeclarativeVector4DValueType::value()
{
    return QVariant(vector);
}

void QDeclarativeVector4DValueType::setValue(QVariant value)
{
    vector = qvariant_cast<QVector4D>(value);
}

qreal QDeclarativeVector4DValueType::x() const
{
    return vector.x();
}

qreal QDeclarativeVector4DValueType::y() const
{
    return vector.y();
}

qreal QDeclarativeVector4DValueType::z() const
{
    return vector.z();
}

qreal QDeclarativeVector4DValueType::w() const
{
    return vector.w();
}

void QDeclarativeVector4DValueType::setX(qreal x)
{
    vector.setX(x);
}

void QDeclarativeVector4DValueType::setY(qreal y)
{
    vector.setY(y);
}

void QDeclarativeVector4DValueType::setZ(qreal z)
{
    vector.setZ(z);
}

void QDeclarativeVector4DValueType::setW(qreal w)
{
    vector.setW(w);
}

QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType::QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType(QObject *parent)
: QDeclarativeValueType(parent)
{
}

void QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType::read(QObject *obj, int idx)
{
    void *a[] = { &quaternion, 0 };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, idx, a);
}

void QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType::write(QObject *obj, int idx, QDeclarativePropertyPrivate::WriteFlags flags)
{
    int status = -1;
    void *a[] = { &quaternion, 0, &status, &flags };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, idx, a);
}

QVariant  QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType::value()
{
    return QVariant(quaternion);
}

void QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType::setValue(QVariant value)
{
    quaternion = qvariant_cast<QQuaternion>(value);
}

qreal QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType::scalar() const
{
    return quaternion.scalar();
}

qreal QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType::x() const
{
    return quaternion.x();
}

qreal QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType::y() const
{
    return quaternion.y();
}

qreal QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType::z() const
{
    return quaternion.z();
}

void QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType::setScalar(qreal scalar)
{
    quaternion.setScalar(scalar);
}

void QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType::setX(qreal x)
{
    quaternion.setX(x);
}

void QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType::setY(qreal y)
{
    quaternion.setY(y);
}

void QDeclarativeQuaternionValueType::setZ(qreal z)
{
    quaternion.setZ(z);
}

QDeclarativeMatrix4x4ValueType::QDeclarativeMatrix4x4ValueType(QObject *parent)
: QDeclarativeValueType(parent)
{
}

void QDeclarativeMatrix4x4ValueType::read(QObject *obj, int idx)
{
    void *a[] = { &matrix, 0 };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, idx, a);
}

void QDeclarativeMatrix4x4ValueType::write(QObject *obj, int idx, QDeclarativePropertyPrivate::WriteFlags flags)
{
    int status = -1;
    void *a[] = { &matrix, 0, &status, &flags };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, idx, a);
}

QVariant  QDeclarativeMatrix4x4ValueType::value()
{
    return QVariant(matrix);
}

void QDeclarativeMatrix4x4ValueType::setValue(QVariant value)
{
    matrix = qvariant_cast<QMatrix4x4>(value);
}

QDeclarativeEasingValueType::QDeclarativeEasingValueType(QObject *parent)
: QDeclarativeValueType(parent)
{
}

void QDeclarativeEasingValueType::read(QObject *obj, int idx)
{
    void *a[] = { &easing, 0 };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, idx, a);
}

void QDeclarativeEasingValueType::write(QObject *obj, int idx, QDeclarativePropertyPrivate::WriteFlags flags)
{
    int status = -1;
    void *a[] = { &easing, 0, &status, &flags };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, idx, a);
}

QVariant QDeclarativeEasingValueType::value()
{
    return QVariant(easing);
}

void QDeclarativeEasingValueType::setValue(QVariant value)
{
    easing = qvariant_cast<QEasingCurve>(value);
}

QDeclarativeEasingValueType::Type QDeclarativeEasingValueType::type() const
{
    return (QDeclarativeEasingValueType::Type)easing.type();
}

qreal QDeclarativeEasingValueType::amplitude() const
{
    return easing.amplitude();
}

qreal QDeclarativeEasingValueType::overshoot() const
{
    return easing.overshoot();
}

qreal QDeclarativeEasingValueType::period() const
{
    return easing.period();
}

void QDeclarativeEasingValueType::setType(QDeclarativeEasingValueType::Type type)
{
    easing.setType((QEasingCurve::Type)type);
}

void QDeclarativeEasingValueType::setAmplitude(qreal amplitude)
{
    easing.setAmplitude(amplitude);
}

void QDeclarativeEasingValueType::setOvershoot(qreal overshoot)
{
    easing.setOvershoot(overshoot);
}

void QDeclarativeEasingValueType::setPeriod(qreal period)
{
    easing.setPeriod(period);
}

QDeclarativeFontValueType::QDeclarativeFontValueType(QObject *parent)
: QDeclarativeValueType(parent), pixelSizeSet(false), pointSizeSet(false)
{
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::read(QObject *obj, int idx)
{
    void *a[] = { &font, 0 };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::ReadProperty, idx, a);
    pixelSizeSet = false;
    pointSizeSet = false;
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::write(QObject *obj, int idx, QDeclarativePropertyPrivate::WriteFlags flags)
{
    int status = -1;
    void *a[] = { &font, 0, &status, &flags };
    QMetaObject::metacall(obj, QMetaObject::WriteProperty, idx, a);
}

QVariant  QDeclarativeFontValueType::value()
{
    return QVariant(font);
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::setValue(QVariant value)
{
    font = qvariant_cast<QFont>(value);
}

QString QDeclarativeFontValueType::family() const
{
    return font.family();
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::setFamily(const QString &family)
{
    font.setFamily(family);
}

bool QDeclarativeFontValueType::bold() const
{
    return font.bold();
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::setBold(bool b)
{
    font.setBold(b);
}

QDeclarativeFontValueType::FontWeight QDeclarativeFontValueType::weight() const
{
    return (QDeclarativeFontValueType::FontWeight)font.weight();
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::setWeight(QDeclarativeFontValueType::FontWeight w)
{
    font.setWeight((QFont::Weight)w);
}

bool QDeclarativeFontValueType::italic() const
{
    return font.italic();
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::setItalic(bool b)
{
    font.setItalic(b);
}

bool QDeclarativeFontValueType::underline() const
{
    return font.underline();
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::setUnderline(bool b)
{
    font.setUnderline(b);
}

bool QDeclarativeFontValueType::overline() const
{
    return font.overline();
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::setOverline(bool b)
{
    font.setOverline(b);
}

bool QDeclarativeFontValueType::strikeout() const
{
    return font.strikeOut();
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::setStrikeout(bool b)
{
    font.setStrikeOut(b);
}

qreal QDeclarativeFontValueType::pointSize() const
{
    if (font.pointSizeF() == -1) {
        if (dpi.isNull)
            dpi = qt_defaultDpi();
        return font.pixelSize() * qreal(72.) / qreal(dpi);
    }
    return font.pointSizeF();
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::setPointSize(qreal size)
{
    if (pixelSizeSet) {
        qWarning() << "Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.";
        return;
    }

    if (size >= 0.0) {
        pointSizeSet = true;
        font.setPointSizeF(size);
    } else {
        pointSizeSet = false;
    }
}

int QDeclarativeFontValueType::pixelSize() const
{
    if (font.pixelSize() == -1) {
        if (dpi.isNull)
            dpi = qt_defaultDpi();
        return (font.pointSizeF() * dpi) / qreal(72.);
    }
    return font.pixelSize();
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::setPixelSize(int size)
{
    if (size >0) {
        if (pointSizeSet)
            qWarning() << "Both point size and pixel size set. Using pixel size.";
        font.setPixelSize(size);
        pixelSizeSet = true;
    } else {
        pixelSizeSet = false;
    }
}

QDeclarativeFontValueType::Capitalization QDeclarativeFontValueType::capitalization() const
{
    return (QDeclarativeFontValueType::Capitalization)font.capitalization();
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::setCapitalization(QDeclarativeFontValueType::Capitalization c)
{
    font.setCapitalization((QFont::Capitalization)c);
}

qreal QDeclarativeFontValueType::letterSpacing() const
{
    return font.letterSpacing();
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::setLetterSpacing(qreal size)
{
    font.setLetterSpacing(QFont::AbsoluteSpacing, size);
}

qreal QDeclarativeFontValueType::wordSpacing() const
{
    return font.wordSpacing();
}

void QDeclarativeFontValueType::setWordSpacing(qreal size)
{
    font.setWordSpacing(size);
}

QT_END_NAMESPACE

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text:
package recipes

import (
	. "launchpad.net/gocheck"
	"testing"
)

func TestRecipes(t *testing.T) { TestingT(t) }

type RecipesSuite struct{}

var _ = Suite(&RecipesSuite{})

var (
	zkServer *ZkTestServer
	zk *ZkConn
)

func (s *RecipesSuite) SetUpSuite(c *C) {
	zkServer = NewZkTestServer()
	if err := zkServer.Init(); err != nil {
		c.Errorf("could not set up test zk server: %v", err)
	}
	zk = zkServer.Zk
}

func (s *RecipesSuite) TearDownSuite(c *C) {
	if err := zkServer.Destroy(); err != nil {
		c.Errorf("could not destroy zk server: %v", err)
	}
}


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text:
Q: Sails - Overriding default routes in routes.js Wondering why this is not working
    // routes.js

          'GET /user/me' : {
            controller : 'user',
            action     : 'me'
          },

          'GET /user/:id' : {
            controller : 'user',
            action     : 'findOne'
          }

    // UserController.js

    module.exports = {
    me: function(req, res, next) {
       // some code here
    },

    findOne: function(req, res, next) {
       // some code here
    };
    }

HTTP call to "/user/me" never hits UserController.me but always UserController.findOne.
UPDATE
Problem was with api restPrefix defined in blueprints.js
restPrefix: '/api',

So my routes should be
  'GET /api/user/me': {
    controller: 'user',
    action: 'me'
  },

  'GET /api/user/:id': {
    controller: 'user',
    action: 'findOne'
  }

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Railway Herald :: Imaging Centre :: D832 at Toddington-GWSR.
Visiting ELR Class 42 'Warship' No. D832 Onslaught is seen departing Toddington on the second day of the GWSR Diesel Gala on 28th July 2018. The train is the 11:55 from Cheltenham to Broadway.


Greece beat Argentina 79-71 to finish the first round unbeaten.
Bourousis scored 16 points with 15 rebounds, Calathes added 18 points and Zisis 13 points and 5 assists.
Luis Scola led Argentina with 17 points while Campazzo and Prigioni had 10 points each.


I am a very fortunate man. My father gave me excellent advice. My mother taught me about love. I don't know how they saw it but that was what they were doing. They were very wise.
As a part of the "greatest generation" ever, my father lived through the great depression and survived World War II. He knew what he was doing. It wasn't haphazard. His father had taught him. He taught me.
His wisdom serves me well. When I heed it, I am successful.
And then, there is my mother. It is true I am a product of my mother's love. She cared so much for us. She passed away when I was 12. I always felt her love. I owe her so very much. I wish I could thank her in person.
Someday I will. I know she believed that.
This is the very cool thing. I have a heavenly Father who is amazingly wise. He sent his son Jesus to show me wisdom and does so every day. My earthly father led me to my heavenly Father.


text:
What is USB?
What is USB? USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a technology that you can use to connect external devices such as hard disks and flasg drives to your computer. It's easy to use and readily available.
In this article I will discuss the various technologies that make up universal serial bus and how they are used.
There are a lot of external devices out there that supports USB. The reason for this is that it's very easy to connect and use USB devices.
What is USB
Let's say you want to connect a external USB hard drive to your computer. You go out and buy the device. You take it out of the box and connect it to your computer using the supplied cable. It will install the driver for the device and there you go.
As simple as that!
The most known USB component must be, the USB flash drive. I know of very little people that does not have a flash drive. They are sold all over the place with different sizes and shapes. The flash drive probably contributed a lot to the development of USB.
What is USB? - Before USB
So what did people use to connect external stuff before USB? Well, it depends on what you wanted to connect. If you want to connect an external hard drive or CD/DVD drive, you had to use a controller device of some kind.
This was usually a SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) card. The adapters were expensive and the drives as well. You also needed some experience on how SCSI worked to successfully connect these devices.
Some servers even shipped with on-board SCSI controllers to make the attachment of SCSI devices easier. Mainstream PC did not have this on-board SCSI controller. It would have made it too expensive.
For printers, you usually used serial or parallel ports. These were standard on older motherboards and laptops. It was also a little easier to connect printers than SCSI devices.
Laptop and notebook users found it almost impossible to connect external devices. The industry needed a standard so that connecting external stuff is easy and cheap. This is where USB came in.
What is USB - Where did it all start?
It actually started quite a while ago. In the mid 1990's the USB standard was developed to define how external devices would connect to computers. This included the connectors, protocols, software and hardware to be used.
The first real commercial version was Universal Serial Bus version 1.1. Sure there were others before 1.1, but version 1.1 was the first successful, commercially used standard.
A multitude of devices were developed. I will list just some of the more popular devices.
Keyboard and mice
To name a few. There are a lot more.
Universal Serial Bus has just about replaced all other forms of external connection ports such as serial, parallel and then some.
In 2000, USB version 2.0 was released. It had faster transfer rates, supported higher voltage devices and you could also connect a lot of devices to one channel or port.
It is still used today, but version 3.0 is starting to make headway in the computer world, at the time of writing, of course.
Version 3.0 supports even faster transfers and higher voltages.
The transfer rates between the last two versions are quite significant. USB version 2.0 has a theoretical transfer rate of about 60Megabytes per second, whereas version 3.0 has a theoretical transfer rate of 640 Megabytes per seconds.
These are theoretical rates. Expect a 25-30MB/s rate for USB 2.0 on disk drives. For USB 3.0, I doubt that you will get more than around 400MB/s. These are for you normal run of the mill hard disks and flash memory sticks.
What is USB? - How do I connect a USB device
As simple as falling out of a tree. Just let go of the branch.
Seriously though, it's very simple. The developers of USB made sure that you can connect any device fast and simple. Just plug in one end of the device to your computer, and the other end to the device. The operating system should add needed software from the device if needed.
Most OS's have most of the drivers already built in, so there is no need to install drivers. Some devices might need a specialized driver. It these cases, the manufacturer of the device will ship a CD or DVD drive with their device.
Most of the times the device will also include a cable that is need to connect to the device. If not, then buy one at your local computer store.
What is USB? - What do USB connectors look like?
There are a lot of different types of connectors. If you look at your PC's USB ports, you will notice that are all the same.
The device you connect to, might have a different port. Printers, for instance, have a standard port type. There are some standard port types. Below is an image of the standard USB connectors.
What is USB - Standard connectors
If you look at the image from left to right, the ports are: Standard A receptacle, Standard A and Standard B. The standard A are found on most, if not all, computers. The standard B are mostly found on printers.
These are standard ports. On a mobile phone, for instance, these ports would be too big. On mobile and other smaller devices they have created mini or micro ports. There are too many to show you a picture here, just look at your phone. You will see what I mean.
You can also connect a lot of devices to a single USB channel or port. The standard defines that you can connect up to 127 devices together. This sounds all cool and all but the chances of this happening is remote. USB 2.0, for instance, can only handle 40MB/s, so connecting 127 devices will make it dog slow.
It's not uncommon though to have more than one device on a single port. To accomplish this you would need a Universal Serial Bus hub. This device connects to the standard A port on the computer and on the other side there are multiple USB ports. Usually also standard A ports.
Now you can easily connect more than one device to a single port. USB hubs are very common and very cheap. You can find them at your local PC store.
What is USB - Conclusions
USB has made it very easy for us to connect devices. You can now connect a multitude of devices to your computer with relative ease.
At the time of writing, Universal Serial Bus 3.0, has been introduced and I'm looking forward to work more with this technology. I will update this page as soon as I have used and played with USB 3.0 a bit more.
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Q: Change a UIImage using UIAlertViewStyleSecureTextinput i am trying to create some kind of loyalty card in my application, basically when the right password is entered i want it to change the image of the UIImageView, but i cannot get it to work, here is some code:
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    UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"SECRET CODE"    message:@"Please hand your device to the business representative who will stamp your card" delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:@"Cancel" otherButtonTitles:@"STAMP", nil];
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    NSString *s1 = @"stamp";

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        [imageView setImage:Stampit];

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    }
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A: You should not be comparing strings using the reference equality (==) operator. Instead, use the isEqualToString: method of NSString like so:
NSString *s1 = @"stamp";
if ([textfield.text isEqualToString:s1]) {
    ...

Using == will determine whether the NSString instance referred to by textfield.text and the NSString instance referred to by s1 are the same object, meaning both variables point to the same address in memory.
This is not how you want to compare strings - rather, you'd like to have the individual characters compared, ensure they're of the same case, etc. This is what isEqualToString: will do for you.


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The Unison union members are also fighting "devastating" plans that will put workers "below the poverty line".
The 285 workers at Birmingham City Council's home enablement service plan a further 12 days of strikes.
Workers rallied outside a meeting of the Labour-run council today.
Mandy Buckley, Unison senior steward, told Socialist Worker that workers "couldn't wait" to walk out before the strike.
"We're feeling brilliant," she said.
"We were looking forward to it because at the end of the day we haven't got another option".
Strikers planned picket lines outside council buildings on the second day of the action. Mandy said this is important as "we need to let other members of staff know if the council can do it to us, it can do it to them".
Bosses have cut 48 percent of jobs in the service in the last year.
After striking in January, February and March, carers voted by 97 percent in June to continue their action.
Mandy explained that workers feel unbowed by taking on Birmingham council bosses, who she says "underestimated" the carers.
Birmingham council last month announced a devastating new raft of cuts.
These include a proposed £2 million "saving" from the enablement service and plans to force all workers onto part time contracts of 14, 18 or 21 hours.
This would not only plunge them into poverty, but also affect their pensions and ability to claim Universal Credit. Bosses say the new rotas will be decided by a "selection process"—of which the workers haven't been given any details.
Mandy describes the slashed hours as "devastating". "You can't live on them," she said.
The low-paid, overwhelmingly women workforce suffered pay cuts in 2012 that saw many lose up to £5,500 a year. Partly because of this many of them took on second jobs.
But the new shift patterns will make second jobs—many of which will be on zero hours contracts—impossible to get.
The attacks are a result of a "redesign", which the council paid £12 million to private consultancy firm Newton Europe for.
The home enablement team work as carers to support people in their own homes in the six weeks following discharge from hospital.
It's a council run service, but job cuts of almost 200 carers in the last year mean that more care packages are being outsourced to the private sector.
Mandy said that further attacks are a result of the council preparing to privatise this much-needed public service. "We were one of the biggest workforces within the council," she explained.
A privatised, for-profit service means worse quality care for service users.
Mandy said that selling the service off would mean workers with "no experience and lower wages". "We've got years and years of experience", she said.
"People don't realise the skills we've got. Our job role means we're a mixture of a counsellor, a social worker and a district nurse".
And she says the experience of fighting back against the council has been "empowering" for the workers.
"Now people are prepared to stand up for themselves," Mandy said.
"Even in meetings, before they wouldn't say their views but now they will".
The Birmingham home care workers are a beacon of resistance in a society that throws low-paid women to the bottom of the pile.
Every trade unionist should build solidarity to support their battle against privatisation and for the quality adult social care that everyone deserves.


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Brainstorm: Detective Stories from the World of Neurology, Suzanne O'Sullivan
This was somewhat of an impulse buy, because I do love neurology and the weird ways our brains work. I hadn't clocked that it was all about cases of epilepsy and suspected epilepsy, but that doesn't make it any the less interesting. It's astounding the things that epilepsy can do — and as one or two of the cases discussed show, it's amazing what our brains can do to themselves without any help at all from random electrical pulses. Our brains are so interconnected and so versatile, I don't understand how anyone can fail to be fascinated by the way brains work and the way brains fail.
So, needless to say, I enjoyed this a great deal; I also found myself rather emotional about some of the stories, because O'Sullivan has certainly picked some deeply affecting ones. They don't always show her in the best light — some of them show her inexperienced, some of them show her intuition being wrong — but that makes the storytelling better (if that's a thing that matters to you), because you also get to see how a doctor's interpretations and misinterpretations can shape a case.
They're good stories, and they're very good examples of how the brain works; perhaps not surprising, if you're already into neurology, but definitely illustrative. If you'd rather the science with no human interest, this won't be the book for you. It'd be a bit shallow if you weren't interested in hearing about the people as well as the disease.
(Really, for me, if my mother had really wanted me to be a doctor, she could've achieved it with a stack of books like this one. That's not a hint, Mum; I think it's a bit late by this point. Anyway, the point is that the human interest alongside the illustrations of how the brain work really hit the spot for me — I wish I could do this, and help people like this.)
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Wild Ones: Derek Lam, Jan-Hendrik Schlottmann & Roscoe
The fashion designer and entrepreneur's favorite collaboration has been raising their beloved, bewhiskered Irish Terrier.
by Samantha Gurrie
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Derek Lam and Jan-Hendrik Schlottmann have been partners in life and work for nearly two decades, building Lam's eponymous label, then contemporary line 10 Crosby — which has defined the modern look of a generation with clothes that are at once elevated and effortless. The award-winning designer has dressed everyone from Beyoncé to Michelle Obama, but his most fetching model may just be the couple's Irish Terrier, Roscoe. The dapper dog has been behind-the-scenes at the atelier, fittings, photo shoots, and even starred in a Barneys Window display. Schlottmann recently launched Câllas Milano, a reimagined luxury brand with sustainability cred — naturally Roscoe donned a floral printed scarf. We caught up with the family at their Gramercy Park apartment to talk about how, despite how prolific his dads are, Roscoe always seems to steal the show.
Tell me about Roscoe — how did this handsome boy come into your lives?
Derek: Jan and I had been talking on and off about getting a dog. I was really into getting a Wheaten Terrier so I contacted a breeder; they said the last Wheaten Terrier was spoken for but asked us if we would be interested in an Irish Terrier puppy and sent me an adorable photo of Roscoe. He had a big polka-dot bow on and was giving us the perfect side-eye. So we said no doubt: we need to get this dog.
He must have been the cutest puppy.
He was amazing...and he still is! I remember trying to train him when we were living in Soho — it was impossible to go down the street without people stopping us to pet him. We thought it was because he was a puppy — the cuteness factor — but throughout the last eight years he's still stopped all the time because he just has such a wonderful demeanor and he looks a little cartoony. He's a dog who people fall in love with. We can't make it down the street without two or three people stopping us, literally.
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He still looks so youthful. What's his secret: diet, exercise?
He's gotten a little more white in the face and has slowed down a bit. When he was a puppy he couldn't get enough — he was always doing the zoomies. Irish Terriers have a lot of energy that needs to be spent. He's very agile and there isn't a squirrel in the city that has not been terrorized by Roscoe. He's looking at me now because I said "squirrel." Luckily we have a place on the beach where he gets to be off leash and run wild.
He acclimates easily to so many different environments, but we do go to the beach much more often because we know he gets antsy if he's in the city for too long — he's our excuse to spend more time at the beach. So he gets a balance of city and beach life, which I think helps a lot. In the city, he's happy to chill, sitting on a bench, staring at passersby. It's more his curiosity than his energy that needs to be satisfied at this age.
Dogs definitely help people maintain a healthy work/life balance. How else does he factor into your schedule?
I think our whole schedule is based around Roscoe [laughs]. All dogs I'm sure, but especially Roscoe because he's such a sucker for routine. Which is great because it creates routine for me and breaks up my day. I'm definitely more aware of how much time I'm spending with him and not just going through a day of nonstop work — it's really wonderful.
Sounds like he has the perfect temperament for an office and studio dog. Is his cuteness factor ever a distraction at model fittings or photo shoots?!
He always has to be the center of attention when we're doing photo shoots in the studio, so he knows his way around a set. He's actually amazing in front of the camera — I think he's just intrigued by the person photographing him, so he kind of models a bit. I was pleasantly surprised by how cool he is about having his photo taken.
He just brings so much happiness to anybody who meets him — people go nuts over him and he goes nuts over them. And he's fearless: If there is a cluster of women on a street corner, he invariably has to go up to them to get attention, with not only his tail wagging — it's a whole body wag. He's really personable and I think he enjoys the reaction, the kind of positive spirit, that he gets from people.
Roscoe was custom fit for a sweater a few years ago. Does he have a closet full of designer dogwear?
No, he's a classic dog — he hates putting on clothes. He has amazing rain jackets and puffers from Wagwear, but he doesn't seem to get very cold in the winter. He's Irish! So we don't dress him up much because he always looks so miserable. I wish I could turn him into an IG fashion dog but he prefers letting it all hang out [laughs].
Well, he looks pretty dapper in his Câllas scarf! I really admire Jan's new brand's ethos of sustainability over seasonality. I believe caring about animals and caring about the environment are interconnected.
There can be such a traditional culture of fashion, but the new awareness really has changed the whole point of view for the better. It's about finding the balance between the old and the new — what is traditional and then what is more thoughtful, more careful, more conscious?
When you welcome any creature — human or animal — who's vulnerable and depends on your guidance, it really broadens your awareness about everything, from the environment to animal cruelty. How do you make sure they are safe? Your first instinct is to protect them (in our case, Roscoe) and then that extends to having this protective instinct for the general population as well.
I think that's one of the most important things I've learned since having Roscoe — just to be conscious of how do we make sure that this creature has the best life possible? When I first was interviewing trainers, I was asked, "What do you want to achieve with this training program?" I think the point was she wanted specifics, like potty-training or fetch or recall, but my response was, "I just want my dog to have the best life possible!" That was my goal from the beginning.
I think you've achieved that, and then some!
I hope so. Sometimes I feel guilty that we got a dog who might enjoy more time out in the country, but at the end of the day — we realized this during the pandemic — he's happy just being with us and being part of the family. So we take him everywhere, which is perfectly fine by us. You can see the well-being of a pet if you spend time with them — when they're stressed or relaxed or puzzled. It's subtle what you can pick up without having the use of a shared language! That's one of the most satisfying things: when you can answer what you think your dog is asking you — it's just amazing to have that connection with an animal.
I always say, if there's nothing else that reassures me about humans — because there's a lot to wish that we could do better as a species — the fact that we raised dogs to have the best parts of our nature gives me comfort to know that humans can do a good thing [laughs]. Over the centuries, we've created a perfect creature. Loyalty, humor, fidelity, empathy — all the best things you want from another human is encapsulated in your pet. It's incredible. So much of what humans have created — there's a downside. I don't think there's a downside to dogs.
Definitely not. Dogs: humankind's greatest achievement?!
Yes, exactly. Pretty close to perfect in my mind. So we have hope! [Laughs]
Cult Jewelry Designer Caitlin Mociun & Her Bengal Cat, Cleo
"I have put a gold chain bracelet around her neck as a collar for some photos, but she looks so perfect in just her spotty coat that I keep her au naturel."
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Samantha Gurrie is The Wildest's Editor-in-Chief. She was previously the senior editor at NYLON magazine, co-publisher of Four&Sons, and director at Puerto Rican dog rescue The Sato Project. She lives in L.A. with her husband and rescued Pit Bull Midnight.


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Liters Per Minute & Flow Rate?
Many patients, once they see "liters per minute" on their prescription, assume their only option is a continuous flowing oxygen concentrator or tank. In reality, both pulse and continuous units use LPM, or liters per minute. LPM actually refers to the flow rate of oxygen you're prescribed. Flow rates are measured in liters of oxygen flowing through the cannula and past the nasal passages. The vast majority of people are prescribed 2 liters of oxygen per minute.
It's important to note that your prescription may not tell you whether you need a pulse or continuous flow unit. It's also imperative to understand that liters per minute does not directly relate to the settings on all oxygen concentrators. Generally, most home or continuous flow units have exact LPM settings. However, most portable or pulse dose units will have a setting ranging from 1 to 8. How much oxygen is released on each setting will differ between each concentrator and each brand. For example, if you are prescribed 2 liters per minute of oxygen and the concentrator you'd like to buy has 1-3 settings there is a chance it may not fit your needs. A setting of 2 on one portable concentrator may only give you half of the oxygen your prescription requires while a different brand concentrator's setting of 2 could give you too much.
Pulse does delivery goes by many names including: pulse flow, conserving device, and a puffer. Pulse flow, as the name "puffer" suggests, puffs or pulses air into your nasal passage way, through a cannula, with each breath. This means that with pulse, oxygen is delivered every time you take a breath in. Should the rate of your breathing increase the oxygen concentrator will react automatically and release another "pulse" of oxygen as needed.
The sophistication of pulse dose delivery is best described as drinking water with a straw; the delivery is more controlled and individualized per need. In juxtaposition, a continuous flow machine is akin to that of drinking out of a water fountain; the delivery is less controlled. Unit's with pulse flow delivery systems tend to be more energy efficient due to the rest periods between each breath. Rest periods significantly increase the battery life of your unit allowing you to enjoy portable solutions for longer. Another benefit of a pulse dose machine is size. Due to the increased efficiency, units can be made much smaller providing patients with more freedom and mobility.
It's important to note that each brand has a different pulse dose delivery mechanism. This means the "puff" or "pulse" of oxygen may feel slightly different brand to brand and even unit to unit. Most people cannot tell a noticeable difference but if your current solution is uncomfortable, you may want to experiment with another model.
Another notable difference between pulse and continuous flow oxygen delivery is that pulse dose machines do not deliver oxygen in exact LPM (liters per minute) like that of a continuous flow machine. Like we mentioned above, there is little standardization in the industry when it comes to settings and oxygen output. The setting of 2 on one machine does not mean the same thing as the setting of 2 on another machine. We cannot stress this enough and you should work with your doctor to understand the best settings for your needs.
Is Pulse Flow Right For Me?
To answer this question always start with your doctor. While pulse dose works for many people, there are some medical conditions where it is not an option. If you require oxygen at night, many doctors will recommend a continuous flow machine for nocturnal or night time use. That being said, many patients can still use a pulse dose machine during the day time hours. The reason doctors lean toward continuous flowing for sleep is that shallow and mouth breathers may not trigger the pulse sensor. If no pulse is triggered, some machines will alarm causing patients to wake up frequently throughout the night.
Using an oxygen concentrator with pulse flow technology is a great solution for those with an active or ever-changing lifestyle. If you're frequently out and about running errands, exercising, traveling, or even if you just enjoy a daily morning walk pulse flow can adjust to your changing breath rates to ensure you're always getting the oxygen therapy you need.
We always recommend that you try out the unit and delivery systems before purchasing or renting especially if you're going to be traveling!
Continuous flow, is the most common type of oxygen delivery. Continuous flow continuously flows oxygen at a steady and specified rate. Continuous flow is easiest to understand when you liken it to a water fountain. When you turn on a water fountain, water streams out at a somewhat steady pace. If the water fountain were flowing at 1 liter per minute and you were to drink from said stream the likelihood of you consuming 1 complete liter of water in your singular drink highly unlikely. The same applies for a continuous flow machine, there will naturally be excess oxygen wasted due to the state of constant oxygen delivery.
If you're concerned about excess oxygen waste or your current machine's settings no longer fit your needs you may want to consider an Oxymizer Pendant. The Oxymizer Pendant is capable of reducing oxygen costs by 75% on a continuous flow machine and is our simplest conserving device, operating without batteries or controls! This oxygen saver also has the capability of increasing your LPM up to 2 whole settings. Having this extra reserve of oxygen allows you to run your concentrator on a lower setting, saving energy, money, and battery life!
It is also important to note that all home or stationary concentrators operate in continuous flow delivery.
Is Continuous Flow Right For Me?
Just like pulse delivery, this question starts with your doctor. While continuous flow machines work for many people, it's always best to consult your doctor. An oxygen concentrator with continuous flow is a sufficient solution if you lead a more relaxed lifestyle. All at home or stationary concentrators operate in continuous flow delivery. If your activity level is low to moderate and your breathing rate stays relatively consistent throughout the day, a continuous flow machine may be right for you. Continuous flow units are often great solutions for those with sleep apnea or other conditions in which you require oxygen at night. Like we mentioned above, a continuous flow machine won't alarm while you're sleeping if you happen to breathe through your mouth or have shallow breathing.
Why not both? There are several wonderful machines on the market that offer both pulse and continuous flow in a single machine. These machines offer the most in flexibility as they are great for nocturnal use, use with sleep apnea equipment, and can be used during the day on pulse dose to extend the life of the batteries. Our popular and lightweight SimplyGo concentrator by Respironics features pulse and continuous flow and weighs just 10 pounds with battery!
One of the most important factors we urge our customers to consider is their lifestyle! Unfortunately, some doctors may not take into account just how you'd like to use your oxygen solution. Below are a list of questions you'll want to ask yourself and your doctor before selecting your oxygen delivery system and machine!
Do I require continuous flow delivery for either nocturnal or daytime use?
What is my required liter flow rate?
Do I want/need to use oxygen on the go? Ex: in the car, at the store, etc.
How heavy of a concentrator do I want? What can I comfortably carry?
How long of a battery life do I need on a daily basis?
When making this important decision it's best to think of your daily routines and how adding a device with pulse or continuous flow might alter or improve them.
At the end of the day it truly comes down to your personal preference in selecting a pulse or continuous unit. As we discussed above, there are solutions that offer both pulse and continuous flow oxygen delivery systems. If you're not sure which solution is right for you we suggest consulting your doctor and discussing your lifestyle, prescriptions, and how you'd ideally like to use oxygen.
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My father has copd and has a continuousl flow oxygen generator upstairs running at 2Lpm for bed time. He also has a small portable pulse flow generator for when he is out and about. My question is, is the pulse flow portable unit good enough for him to use ALL day or would he benefit from having another continuous flow machine downstairs also?
This is something that you should talk about with your doctor. His needs would be based on what his oxygen levels are at.
I have a respironics simplygo machine that I bought on craigslist and would like to have it checked for proper function and repaired if necessary. Would you give me an estimate of your cost to work on my machine? How to ship, etc?
Unfortunately, we are not an authorized repair center for Respironics and therefore can not help in servicing of your machine. You can, however, call Precision Medical Parts at 678-903-3102 and they should be able to assist you.
These machines are pretty fool proof. If it runs for a long length of time without an alarm, it's likely working just fine. All they do is pump room air through a filter that diverts larger molecules and directs the oxygen to your tube. When they have an issue, you should get an alarm. When you do get an alarm it likely means the air intake filter should be cleaned or replaced - a simple procedure.
We live off the grid with our own power system. The energy used by a unit is very important to us. My wife has been on oxygen for a few years now, using bottles at a 3 LPM pulse rate, which worked fine until recently. Now she needs continuous flow. The EverFlo provided our supplier is a real energy hog. Any ideas that may help.
we want to travel but my wife needs more than 3l sometimes to walk around...just sitting 3l is ok...this is on cont. does any portable machine do this?
When on board airplane can the oxygen concentrator be used in pulse mode?
Yes, you can use your oxygen concentrator on the setting that works for you.
Sometimes that this is not the battery being hot but the unit itself, trying cleaning off the particle filters and see if that helps. If you still have issues, I would recommend that you contact customer care at 877-303-9289.


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One Teenager's Female-To-Male Story: Going Through Puberty Twice
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Zachary went through puberty twice, first as a girl, then as a boy, after he started taking hormones. "The second time was a lot better," he said. "I got excited when my voice cracked, and when I started to smell different," though he adds that excitedly telling friends that you smell really bad is kind of a conversation killer.
Zachary is transgender. He was born female but he has always known, even before he could articulate it, that he is male. His journey has been challenging, and he suffered from depression for many years as a result. But he is now a confident, happy, inspiring young man.
Zachary was born as one of three triplet girls; but he has always known that he is male. (Photo: Marilyn Humphries/Greater Boston PFLAG)
Last month, Zachary, 19, graduated from Methuen high school. He'll start Wheelock College in the fall, where he has received the four-year, $20,000 annual Passion for Action scholarship for his demonstrated commitment to community service, leadership and scholarship. He plans to become a social worker with the goal of working with LBGT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) kids.
Medically, a transgender person can choose to pursue hormonal treatment and/or surgery in order to bring the biological sex closer to the gender identity, though no intervention is a necessity. For female to male trans people, like Zachary, the surgical options include removal of the reproductive organs, "top surgery" (mastectomy), or "bottom surgery" (construction of male genitalia). For now, Zachary has chosen to pursue hormones, removal of his uterus and ovaries and top surgery, but doesn't feel that he needs to have bottom surgery. He stresses that this is a personal decision, and that no two transgender people are the same.
Sexual orientation among transgender people is equally varied. Zachary identifies as bisexual.
He has dated females in the past and currently has a boyfriend who is a female to male trans like himself. Their shared experiences have brought them very close.
I have learned a tremendous amount from Zachary. I now better understand that people are born with a biological sex and a gender identity, and that these don't always match up. Trying to ignore ones gender identity, or to force it to align with ones biological sex when this doesn't feel right, is painful and psychologically detrimental. To feel whole, gender identity must be embraced, but when there is incongruity between biological sex and gender identity, as is the case for transgender individuals, society doesn't make this easy.
Most importantly, Zachary has taught me that we all need to educate ourselves and develop tolerance toward transgender individuals. He is a person with tremendous courage and integrity, but he has been forced to deal with a more difficult set of decisions than most of us, and with societal discrimination.
This week, the Joint Committee on the Judiciary in Massachusetts held a hearing to determine the future of the Equal Access Bill.
This bill would add "gender identity" to the Massachusetts civil rights law for public accommodations. As it stands, this law prohibits discrimination on the basis of "age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, sex and marital status" in public accommodations, but does not protect transgender individuals. Put simply, this means that Zachary could be denied service or treated unfairly in a restaurant, an airport, a retail store, a public bathroom, on public transportation and so on. According to a national transgender discrimination survey published this year, up to 50% of transgender individuals in Massachusetts have experienced verbal harassment or mistreatment in public accommodations.
(Dr. Annie Brewster, who also produced the audio above, is a Boston internist who became interested in storytelling as a way to promote healing among patients. You can hear and read more of her stories here, here and here, as part of our Listening To Patients series.)
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Annie Brewster is a practicing internal medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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