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Stuarts story
Despite suffering from dystonia – a condition that causes severe muscles spasms and contractions – 39 year old Stuart Hurrell enjoyed life. "His wicked sense of humour and infectious smile brought joy to all those he came across," his father remembers. "He was gentle, caring and full of consideration for others."
Dystonia is incurable, but Stuart managed his condition with three medications, carefully balanced to control his spasms without making him too drowsy.
In December 2012, Stuart required surgery to remove his larynx. Following a successful operation, he was transferred to a private neurological centre to recover. One week into his stay, the centre ran out of one of his medications – clonazepam. Yet despite its importance to Stuart, the centre did not replenish the clonazepam and Stuart was deprived of its vital benefits.
By 21 December, Stuart had become very unwell, with a high temperature and pain on urinating. Nursing staff at the centre failed to run tests or seek a doctor's opinion and instead treated this as a urinary tract infection. Stuart's condition worsened and on Boxing Day morning he was found unresponsive in bed.
He was rushed into intensive care at Gloucester Royal Infirmary but it was too late. Stuart had suffered severe kidney and muscle damage and, despite a brave fight for several weeks, he died on 20 January 2013.
An inquest into Stuart's death took place in April 2015 and Stuart's family turned to AvMA for support. We provided expert support and advice, and helped his father deal with the huge volume of paperwork that precedes an inquest. We also arranged for an expert clinical negligence barrister to represent the family at the inquest on a pro bono (free) basis.
At the inquest, the coroner found that the lack of clonazepam had caused an increase in Stuart's muscle spasms, eventually leading to severe muscle and kidney damage. He then developed bronchopneumonia, which was the final factor in his death.
Stuart's father said: "Having suffered the loss of Stuart in January 2013 we were unsure of what if any support might be available to us to help in getting a clear understanding of the factors that led to Stuart's death.
"AvMA provided us with support, enabling us to prepare ourselves for the inquest and during the inquest itself. With that support, we feel that the inquest was as thorough as it could be and that the conclusion from the Coroner fairly represents the circumstances that led to Stuart's death.
"The support and assistance from AvMA and [barrister] Linda Jacobs was invaluable to us in ensuring that the process was fair and covered all relevant aspects relating to Stuart's death, something that we as a family, despite our best endeavours, could not have managed by ourselves. We are very grateful to AvMA and Linda for their help and support through a difficult process.
"Stuart's family and friends miss him greatly, but thanks to the help of AvMA we are able to move on knowing that we did all that was possible in this final undertaking on Stuart's behalf."


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Q: Mac Cmake error: No known features for CXX compiler I'm trying to compile a project using my Mac (MacOsX High Sierra) and CMake version: 3.12.2
Clicking on "Generate" gives the following error:
CMake Error in CMakeLists.txt: No known features for CXX compiler "Clang" version 9.1.0.9020039.
My CMakeLists.txt is the following:
PROJECT(rightKidney_seg)
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.4)
if(COMMAND cmake_policy)
       cmake_policy(SET CMP0003 NEW)
     endif(COMMAND cmake_policy)
INCLUDE_REGULAR_EXPRESSION("^.*$")
FIND_PACKAGE(ITK REQUIRED)
IF(ITK_FOUND)
  INCLUDE(${ITK_USE_FILE})
ENDIF(ITK_FOUND)
ADD_EXECUTABLE(rightKidney_seg rightKidney_seg.cxx)
TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(rightKidney_seg ${ITK_LIBRARIES})

If I do: which gcc the result is:
/usr/bin/gcc

If I do: cc --version the result is:
Apple LLVM version 9.1.0 (clang-902.0.39.2)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin17.7.0
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin

Can anyone help me in understanding why I cannot generate the project?

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Scientists now have a way to more accurately compare how efficiently plants and photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into energy, thanks to findings by a research consortium that included a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist.
The study, published in Science, could help researchers improve plant photosynthesis, a critical first link in the global supply chain for food, feed, fiber and bioenergy production.
Comparing plant and photovoltaic systems is a challenge. Although both processes harvest energy from sunlight, they use that energy in different ways. Plants convert the sun's energy into chemical energy, whereas solar cells produce electricity. The scientists, including Agricultural Research Service (ARS) research leader Donald Ort in the agency's Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit in Urbana, Ill., identified specific designs that hold excellent promise for improving efficiency.
The first step was to facilitate a direct comparison of the two systems. The researchers set a uniform basis for the comparison and examined the major factors that define the efficiencies of both processes, first considering current technology, then looking forward to possible strategies for improvements.
In all cases, the research team considered the efficiency of harvesting the entire solar spectrum as a basis for comparison. Additionally, the researchers compared plants to solar cell arrays that also store energy in chemical bonds. Calculations were applied to a solar cell array that was coupled to an electrolyzer that used electricity from the array to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The free energy needed to split water is essentially the same as that needed for photosynthesis or a solar cell, so the comparison provided a level playing field.
Using this type of calculation, the annual averaged efficiency of solar-cell-driven electrolysis is about 10 percent. Solar energy conversion efficiencies for crop plants are about 1 percent, which illustrates the significant potential to improve the efficiency of the natural system, according to Ort. While, in the context of the team's efficiency analysis, solar cells have a clear advantage compared to photosynthesis, there is a need to apply both in the service of sustainable energy conversion for the future.
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Q: angular.copy of Parse JS SDK object with DisableSingleInstance mode returns empty object Not sure if its a bug or a misunderstanding of how things are meant to work:

*

*disable single instance mode

*Create a new parse object (or query one from the server) and populate properties

*Make a copy of the object (e.g. if you were editing the properties on a form and wanted the option to save/discard changes)

*Copy is empty ....

using parse-js-sdk 1.9.2 and angular 1.4.8
  //comment out the following line and it works ok
  Parse.Object.disableSingleInstance();

  var parseObjClass = Parse.Object.extend('Comments', {
            // Instance methods
            initialize: function (attrs, options) {}
        },
        {});

        ['name', 'desc'].forEach(function (item) {

        Object.defineProperty(parseObjClass.prototype, item, {
            get: function () {
                return this.get(item);
            },
            set: function (aValue) {
                return this.set(item, aValue);
            }
        });
    });

  var parseObj = new parseObjClass();
    parseObj.name = 'Hello World'
    parseObj.desc = 'Test Object'

  console.log('original is ' + JSON.stringify(parseObj));
  //--> original is {"name":"Hello World","desc":"Test Object"}

  var objCopy = angular.copy(parseObj);

  console.log('copy is ' + JSON.stringify(objCopy));
  //--> copy is {}

Here is a plunker illustrating https://plnkr.co/edit/UjWe9dl6D6Qkx9ihBSMC
background : we are using disableSingleInstance mode because we have a mobile app and a a web app that can interact with the same database rows (timesheet data) and were having problems with the js-sdk not always having the latest version of the data...

A: According to angular.copy(source, [destination]); docs:

Only enumerable properties are taken into account. Non-enumerable properties (both on source and on destination) will be ignored.

And according to MDN docs for Object.defineProperty(obj, prop, descriptor):
When defining properties like that by default, it's not enumerable. Therefore you have to specify enumerable: true on the descriptor.
For example:
Object.defineProperty(parseObjClass.prototype, item, {
    enumerable: true,
    get: function () {
        return this.get(item);
    },
    set: function (aValue) {
        return this.set(item, aValue);
    }
});

UPDATE
Just realised that there are a problem with your setter and the getter the way you are using it are preventing your property of being an enumerable.
You can remove the get and set and replace with a writable and it should be fine.
Object.defineProperty(parseObjClass.prototype, item, {
    enumerable: true,
    writable: true
});

If you need to use get and set you have to use a private var or something to intermediate, like get: () => _props[item];


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Just Seven Days? San José Says You Can
By Howlermagazine | Oct 7, 2020
Central America > Costa Rica > San Jose
Your Visit Begins Here
National Museum of Costa Rica
Children's Museum of Costa Rica
Peace Museum
National Theater of Costa Rica
San Isidro of Coronado Church
Nature not far away
Poás Volcano National Park
La Paz Waterfall Gardens
Irazu Volcano
Sanatorio Durán
Cangreja
Sarapiquí Canton
Turrialba
Caribbean Dreamscapes
Cahuita National Park
Central Pacific palette
Starting and ending your visit to Costa Rica from the country's busiest arrival and departure point, Juan Santamaría International Airport is about 20 minutes from the heart of the capital city, San José.
Do not be in any hurry to leave San José without immersing yourself in its bustling urban landscape for a day or two. Tradition and culture are yours to enjoy at every street corner.
With no less than 20 museums, San José will captivate visitors of all ages with an interest in Costa Rica's rich heritage. Here are just a few popular examples.
Although no longer the country's largest museum, it still offers the widest diversity of exhibits. The floor plan for artifact collections has been meticulously detailed to represent a timeline from pre-Columbian history through the colonial and industrial eras, and into the 20th and 21st century. The museum also features a splendid terrace view of the entire city.
This remarkably transformed former prison facility is now a happy and welcoming place for kids and adults alike to enjoy spending hours. Galleries and hands-on exhibits engage visitors in learning about science, technology, history, literature and culture. There is even a funhouse with an earthquake simulator.
This relatively new museum is run by the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress, showcasing Costa Rica's achievements in promoting social change throughout Central America. It was established in 1992 through the foundation's monetary proceeds from the Nobel Peace Prize awarded five years earlier to Costa Rica's long-time President Oscar Arias.
We also urge you not to miss these San José attractions.
Even if your schedule doesn't allow you to take in a performance of live theater, music or dance, the museum and cafe alone are worth the visit to one of Costa Rica's most prominent architectural treasures. The resplendent baroque landmark, inaugurated in 1897, is located next to the Plaza de la Cultura.
Prepare to be awestruck by this neo-Gothic architectural wonder, almost 140 years old. Your jaunt to Coronado, on the outskirts of San José, is one you will not regret for the chance to behold a church that ranks high on the most-beautiful-in-Costa Rica lists.
For a change of pace, your seven-day itinerary must include some nature-infused experiences. Fortunately, these can be found reasonable distances away from San José in different compass point directions. That includes distinctly different options for volcano enthusiasts, both easy day trips about 90 minutes away.
About 50 kilometers northwest of the capital is Poás Volcano National Park, housing one of the world's largest geyser craters in a breathtaking cloud forest setting. The view overlooking the crater can still be described as otherworldly, despite drastic landscape transformations caused by a significant volcanic eruption in April 2017. To compare what visitors could view and experience before that event and after the national park was deemed safe to reopen 18 months later.
La Paz Waterfall Gardens is a rewarding destination for tourists whose travel schedule is too compressed for sightseeing throughout many regions of the country. It's an ideal day trip from San José, either on its own or in combination with a visit to Poás Volcano National Park. The oft-described magical excursion encompasses five stunning waterfalls, bromeliad and hummingbird gardens and a magnificent wildlife sanctuary incorporating the world's largest butterfly observatory, a serpentarium and a frog pond.
Irazu, Costa Rica's tallest volcano, is 55 kilometers east of San José. Two of the four craters are visible to national park visitors, including the main crater, whose brilliant blue lake started reappearing in 2016 after being dry for several years.
En route to Irazu, just 18 kilometers southwest of the volcano, is Sanatorio Durán, an abandoned hospital that tourists now find irresistible in being Costa Rica's most haunted building.
Because it does not take long to tour the Irazu volcano site, day trips from San José are often combined with an Orosi Valley excursion to Cartago. Highlights include Lankester Botanical Garden and the famous Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels. More than two million travelers from all corners of the country make an annual 22-kilometer pilgrimage to this church on foot every August 2, commemorating Costa Rica's patron saint, the Virgin of los Ángeles.
The quaint town of Orosi is the perfect place to savor fresh mountain air and the aroma of locally grown coffee you can sip at your leisure, perhaps with a view of Irazu volcano in the distance on a clear day.
Other relaxed urban tourism hubs, where visitors appreciate blends of cultural authenticity and modern amenities can be found in Costa Rica's Central Valley, short distances from San José. Three notable examples are Escazú, Atenas and Grecia.
Cangreja is closer than any other national park to the Central Valley, just a short drive from San José. Extensive, well-kept trails cover everything from a hike to the 1,300 meter summit of La Cangreja itself, to walks along the Río Negro with natural swimming holes and waterfalls.
Although less well known than many of Costa Rica's national parks, Heredia's Sarapiquí canton has become an increasingly popular day trip or weekend excursion for visitors or locals in the Central Valley. Bordered by Nicaragua in the north, it appeals to families and thrill seekers alike, including whitewater rafters, and all manner of nature lovers.
Also in the Central Valley just over an hour's drive east of San José is the small town of Turrialba. Besides being a favorite spot for white water rafting adventures on the Pacuare and Reventazón Rivers, it's ideally located for visiting the nearby Turrialba Volcano National Park.
Heading east from San José leads to Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, from Tortuguero National Park in the north, to Cahuita and Puerto Viejo in the south towards the Panama border. Lush tropical wonderlands delight you at every turn, from rainforest adventures to surfing and snorkeling in places unlike anything in your wildest dreams.
Tortuguero, named for the turtle nesting ground lining its 22-mile long stretch of protected beaches is one of the country's most popular national parks, but can only be reached by airplane or boat. The park site encompasses 11 different coastal habitats, including rainforest, mangroves, swamps and lagoons.
Cahuita National Park offers the most glorious and leisurely kind of walk on the wild side you will ever experience in a jungle by the sea.
Cahuita and Puerto Viejo are not only known for their idyllic natural landscapes, but as the jewels of the Caribe "hammock" culture, with a Calypso soundtrack. Afro-Caribbean influences have shaped traditions around food, language and customs as well as song and dance.
San José's central, landlocked location in Costa Rica makes for short trips to Central Pacific hotspots as well. That includes the booming beachtown of Jacó, having undergone an image makeover from surf and party playground to an artistic, fun and family-friendly community with burgeoning civic pride.
With your trek from San José to Jacó taking only about 90 minutes, allow yourself time to stop at Carara National Park en route to the beach destination. You'll know you're close to the park when you cross the famous Tarcoles crocodile bridge. A riverboat trip will give you a much closer and more personal encounter with likely the largest and greatest number of these creatures you could possibly imagine.
Driving about 75 minutes south from Jacó, and still less than 2.5 hours west of San José, brings you to the small but busy port town of Quepos. Besides being a popular sport fishing spot, Quepos is known for being the gateway to Manuel Antonio National Park. Not only is Manuel Antonio one of the easiest park sites in the country to access, it's the crown jewel for visitors wanting to capture as much diversity of landscape and wildlife interactions in the same place in the same short space of time.
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Winning design for a new war memorial and garden for Virginia Water. Existing WW2 stones were to be given a new home, with new commemorative stones for WW1. It sits next to the station, so can become a key part of the local infrastructure of place.
The design creates a space for people to reflect on those who gave their lives for their country, and the great loss, while also celebrating the continuing life beyond. The timber screen delineates the memorial space, with sensory planting showing the variety of sights and smells, with colours and forms forever changing throughout the seasons. Plants have been chosen with connections to memory and peace, with reds and whites prevailing - for the blood shed in the name of peace. In November the sepulchral form of the old oak tree will stand over the remembrance ceremonies, adding solemnity. Mounds reflect the landforms of war, while adding interest to the space with informal places to sit.


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Stephen Sizer cites (another) Holocaust denier
This guest post is cross posted from Seismic Shock
On a talk show for Press TV, in an interview with Alan Hart, Reverend Stephen Sizer cites American evangelical Dale Crowley after about four minutes.
Dale Crowley's anti-Israel radio talk show (Crowley's Spotlight on Israel, with a nod and a wink to the fascist magazine Spotlight) was recently taken off the air, as it was considered hateful. Crowley is well-respected in the Christian Identity movement, a racist and antisemitic Christian cult popular in the USA (more on this here).
Richard Bartholomew writes about Dale Crowley:
Al-Jazeerah, meanwhile, notes that a certain Dale Crowley was fired from a Christian radio station recently for publicly blaming Israel for Palestinian Christian woes. That firing may have been unfair, but it was no great loss: the fundamentalist Rev Crowley keeps company with unsavoury characters connected with the far-right Liberty Lobby and its Spotlight magazine. For many years Dale Crowley worked with Haviv Schieber, a former ultra-right Zionist who rejected Israel because of its supposed socialism (Public Eye has more).
Dale Crowley participated in the Barnes Review conference, at which participants denied that Holocaust took place. See photos here. As well as running an anti-Israel talk show, and describing Israel as the 'kingdom of Satan', Crowley is linked to the American far-right Liberty Lobby, as this article shows. Crowley is considered an 'unsung hero of the right'.
A commenter on the forum of the American Nationalist Union website called 'aryanfreeman' has this to say about Crowley:
1. When the Holohoax museum went up in DC, he picketed it faithfully and publicized the fact that a film shown continuously in it attempted to tear down Christianity and blame the Holy-co$t on it. He raised enough noise to get the film altered — an almost unprecedented accomplishment in terms of truth engineering.
1)OK.
2. He has spoken at Populist Party events when the truth we embrace in this forum was even less in circulation than today, and when the Party was vilified as the worst outcropping of "neo-Nazi" naughtiness this side of the KKK. Really he's one of the leading pioneers in the opposition of Jewish supremacism, and was at it long before many anti-Zionists living today were aware of anything — including me.
2)Populist Party-not nazi=red herring; Bo Gritz also attached himself to PP=a phony patriot-for-profit,gov plant. Crowley is another Identity basher for the Spiritual Israelists.
3. He has done all this — certainly in the time I've known him — under the burden of a serious heart condition.
3) OK.
His father, Dale Crowley Sr., founded the National Religious Broadcasters organization, and lived to see (and deplore) the day that lesser people would turn it into the morally useless piece of junk it is today — but the organzation was great while it lasted. Quite early in the game Dale Sr. or Jr. was the object of a murder plot because of their dedication to Truth — have got the story in print somewhere.
I have previously questioned Stephen Sizer's connections with the American far right and Holocaust denial, and will continue to do so.
Following the recent controversy surrounding Richard Williamson, Christian denominations may also wish to reconsider their opinions about Rev Stephen Sizer.


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Coronavirus, Contracts And Professional Athletes
By Tom Barnard and Ted Powell
The coronavirus is continuing to have a significant impact on the sports industry and fixtures across all sports have been postponed until at least April. We have considered a few of the key contractual points that professional athletes should be aware of to help them navigate this unprecedented situation.
Due to the financial implications of the coronavirus, clubs may not be able to pay athletes their full wages. Athletes should carefully check the circumstances in which the club is entitled to reduce their wages. Commonly, contracts will only entitle the club to reduce an athlete's wage if they have been injured for a certain period of time or if they are suspended for a disciplinary offence, for example. Imposing a reduction due to the coronavirus is unlikely to be provided for in a contract (whether expressly or by implication) and clubs will therefore have to seek an athlete's express permission before any deduction can be imposed.
If an athlete chooses to agree to a wage reduction, we advise that they obtain certain written protections. Such protections could include a definitive time period on the reduction and an amendment to injury pay provisions. This could prevent the athlete from being exposed to further wage reductions if they are injured, for example, during the period of the initial wage reduction.
Athletes may also have provisions in their contracts that entitle them to performance based bonuses relating to factors such as first team appearances or goals. Athletes should seek to ensure that involvement in any postponed fixtures will still contribute to their bonuses, regardless of when they are played.
Some bonuses may also be dependent on the club obtaining a certain league position or promotion. In such cases, athletes should closely monitor how the season is to be ended and ensure that the relevant governing body determines promotion and relegation in a fair and lawful manor if all games cannot be played.
Training from home
Athletes should check their contracts for provisions stating where their place of work is. It is likely that that the contract will list the club's stadium and training ground, however, it is also common for the contract to include any other place that the club may require. Such provisions mean the athlete can be asked to train and prepare for matches whilst locked down at home due to the coronavirus.
It is also common for contracts to require athletes to comply with and act in accordance with all lawful instructions of any club official. Such provisions mean that whilst at home, athletes are obligated to follow plans set for them by head coaches and their assistants, strength and conditioning coaches, dieticians, physiotherapists and anyone else authorised by the club.
The implications of these provisions are significant. As well as disciplinary action, clubs will in certain circumstances be entitled to terminate an athlete's contract if the athlete fails to comply with certain terms. This remains the case even if an athlete is working or training away from their usual place of business.
Maintaining fitness
An athlete's contract is likely to contain provisions requiring the athlete to maintain a high standard of physical and mental fitness and not indulge in any practice that might endanger such fitness. These provisions place a general duty on the athlete to maintain a fit and active lifestyle whilst locked down due to the coronavirus. This could cover actions such as limiting alcohol consumption, keeping a good sleeping pattern, maintaining weight levels and staying mentally stimulated. Athletes will have to maintain their fitness in line with government guidelines on leaving the house, for instance.
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In football and rugby, the Premier League, English Football League and Premiership Rugby are discussing plans to play postponed fixtures throughout July and August. Typically, athletes' contracts will terminate on a specified date, such as 30 June in the case of football. This could mean that an athlete's contract ends before the postponed fixtures have been played. Athletes have a couple of options in these circumstances.
They could choose to terminate the contract on the agreed date and leave the club. This may be preferable if the athlete is being offered more favourable terms elsewhere.
Alternatively, the athlete may want to stay with the club until the postponed fixtures have been played. If an athlete chooses to do this, we would recommend that they obtain written protections from the club. Such protections could include a secured wage for the postponed fixtures and a guarantee that the athlete's performance based bonuses will still apply.
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The Armstrong Siddeley Car Club was formed in Sydney in 1960 and the first Branch was formed in South Australia in 1963, chaired by John Bull. Unfortunately the Branch failed in the late 60s as the result of lack of support.
1970 saw the rebirth of the South Australian Branch. It quickly prospered and is still strong 40 years (c2010) later. Life Member George Hume had purchased his first Armstrong Siddeley in 1964 and had been a member of the original South Australian Branch. He recognised the resurgence of interest in the cars with owners requiring information and spare parts for maintenance and restoration of their unique vehicles. Along with a few like-minded owners, he was determined to revive the Branch.
Armstrong Siddeley enthusiasts and interested persons were asked to attend an outing on August 2nd, 1970 and advertisements were placed in the local newspapers. At 10.30 am, a procession of sixteen cars left King William Road in the city centre headed for the Birdwood Mill in the Adelaide hills. A 1925 Armstrong Siddeley owned by Graham Knott led the procession followed by eleven Sapphires, a Whitley, a Mercedes, a Daimler and an Austin 1800, the event being telecast by television channels 7 and 9.
Following a barbeque lunch that was enjoyed by all participants, a short meeting was held at 2.30 pm to thank all those who had attended and to inform them of the intention to reform the South Australian Branch of The Armstrong Siddeley Car Club. A meeting was planned for August 23rd at 2.00 pm at 25 Hart Street, Semaphore (an address which became familiar to many within the Branch for years to come) to inaugurate the new club.
Some twenty people attended what was to be the first monthly meeting of the Branch. Although a few people had been involved in the original Branch, most of those who attended had only just recently discovered the marque.
George Hume took the Chair with Robert Loughhead as the first Secretary, Graham Knott as the Publicity Officer and Events Organiser, Garth Pennington as Historian and Librarian and John Grindlay as Treasurer.
In December 1970, Robert Loughhead was unable to continue as Secretary and Garth Pennington took on the role. Barbara Pennington became Minute Secretary, Robin D. Hall became the Librarian and Andrew McBride took the role of Historian.
Meetings continued to be held at the Hume residence and regular committee meetings were held at the Grindlay's home.
The minutes of the meeting held in December 1970 recorded a request that young members were asked to come along to meetings to learn how to work on their cars.
Early outings included a drive to Clare to view a local collection of vintage cars, an outing to Victor Harbour, a visit to Wick's car collection at Balhanna, attendance at the Australia Day weekend Veteran, Vintage and Classic Car Rally in Mount Gambier and our first gymkhana that was held in March 1971.
Our early meetings included guest speakers such as Mr. Stan Norris who spoke about the history of the Nagant Hobson car and Mr. Bill Colmer who showed slides of the 1970 International and Federal Vintage and Classic Car Rally and practical evenings such as a talk on the Sapphire's cooling system. Other entertainment included films from the Castrol Oil company about rallying and high speed driving. Whilst focused on our cars, the Branch had a general interest in all things automotive.
The Branch developed quickly and enthusiastically and by Easter 1973 was confident enough to host a very successful Federal Rally at Swan Hill in Victoria.
In the 1980s the Branch hosted a number of combined car club days with other small one-make clubs who joined us for a picnic or a gymkhana. It was seen as important to foster relationships between smaller car clubs to maintain interest in activities and to promote the marque. Having a display at the annual Adelaide Motor Show and having Armstrong Siddeley evenings at the Sporting Car Club of South Australia (the largest car club in the Southern hemisphere) were other ways of promoting the marque.
The Branch has continued to develop since the early days due in part to the efforts of Andrew Christophersen and Barbara Pennington. There are currently (2010) around forty members, many of whom have been with us for a long time.


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3 plead guilty to running international sports betting ring
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PUBLISHED: May 1, 2015 at 6:16 pm | UPDATED: April 21, 2018 at 6:23 am
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Three men charged with running an illegal international sports gambling ring that made millions have pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy in San Diego.
The U.S. attorney's office says brothers Jan and Erik Portocarrero and Joseph Barrios entered the pleas Friday. Each faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
Prosecutors say the brothers ran an internet and telephone gambling enterprise called "Macho Sports" for more than a decade from a headquarters in Lima, Peru. Barrios was a major bookmaker for the operation.
Authorities say the company took bets from customers throughout California, strong-armed debtors and laundered proceeds.
An FBI investigation began in 2011 and led to 18 arrests in Los Angeles, San Diego and Norway, where Erik Portocarrero lived.
Authorities seized $12 million in assets that the defendants will forfeit.
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Fraudulent $100 bills have been circulating through Kalamazoo County. The fraudulent bill is pictured on the bottom and the proper one on top. When held up to the light, one can also see the watermark photo on the right is of Alexander Hamilton, not Benjamin Franklin and a close look at the security ribbon shows the words "USA TEN" on the counterfeit bill. (Courtesy photo | Kalamazoo County Government)
By Ryan Boldrey | rboldrey@mlive.com
KALAMAZOO, MI — The Kalamazoo County Treasurer's office has been on the receiving end of fraudulent currency and wishes to alert residents that counterfeit $100 bills are circulating through the community.
The office was in receipt of a fraudulent bill Friday, June 26, that was presented as part of a property tax payment, according to a news release from the office.
"Thieves washed $10 bills and printed $100 bills over them," Kalamazoo County Treasurer Mary Balkema said in the release. "We were able to spot the fake by noticing the watermarked president didn't match, and the security thread woven into the bill stated "USA TEN" and not "USA 100" as it should."
In the fraudulent bill received by the county, the president in the watermark on the right is an image of Alexander Hamilton, not Benjamin Franklin. The watermark can be seen when holding the bill up to the light.
"If you or your employees handle cash, it's important to be aware this is happening in the community, and to check bills you handle over $10," Balkema said.
Balkema suggests looking at the Secret Service's "Know Your Money" downloadable PDF which points out important characteristics in authenticating currency.
In September 2019, Balkema's office hosted the Secret Service at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center for an educational seminar for county employees who handle cash, as well as the general public. More than 300 people attended and learned how to better protect their organizations from financial crimes and fraudulent currency, according to the release.
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Falls are very common accidents in a hospital. Various risk factors and risk assessment tools are used to predict falls. However, outcomes of falls such as bone fractures have not been considered in these risk assessment tools, and the performance of risk assessment tools in a Japanese hospital setting is not clear.
This was a retrospective single-institution study of 20,320 inpatients aged from 40 to 90 years who were admitted to a tertiary-care university hospital during the period from April 2006 to March 2009. Possible risk factors for falls and fractures including STRATIFY score and FRAX™ score and information on falls and their outcome were obtained from the hospital information system. The datasets were divided randomly into a development dataset and a test dataset. The chi-square test, logistic regression analysis and survival analysis were used to identify risk factors for falls and fractures after falls.
Fallers accounted for 3.1% of the patients in the development dataset and 3.5% of the patients in the test dataset, and 2.6% and 2.9% of the fallers in those datasets suffered peripheral fractures. Sensitivity and specificity of the STRATIFY score to predict falls were not optimal. Most of the known risk factors for falls had no power to predict fractures after falls. Multiple logistic analysis and multivariate Cox's regression analysis with time-dependent covariates revealed that FRAX™ score was significantly associated with fractures after falls.
Risk assessment tools for falls are not appropriate for predicting fractures after falls. FRAX™ might be a useful tool for that purpose. The performance of STRATIFY to predict falls in a Japanese hospital setting was similar to that in previous studies.
Falls are very common accidents in a hospital . Falls in a hospital often cause severe injuries such as bone fractures, soft tissue injuries and hematomas. About 3-10% of falls in hospitals result in physical injuries including fractures . Risk of hip fracture has been shown to be eleven-times greater in hospital patients than in the general community . These injuries may lead to additional healthcare costs, prolonged length of hospital stay and psychological distress for the patients. This situation might result in complaints and litigation from families of the patients .
A strategy that has been shown to be successful in preventing falls of inpatients is a target prevention strategy by selecting patients at high risk for falls [5–7]. Several clinical characteristics have been shown to be associated with increased incidence of falls in a hospital, and various risk assessment tools for falls have been developed [4, 8–13]. In Japan, even the performance of popular risk assessment tools for inpatient falls has not been examined, making international comparison difficult [1, 12]. A more important problem of these risk assessment tools is that these tools were developed to find patients at high risk for falls and not to predict patients who would suffer physical injuries after falls. In reality, more than 90% of inpatient falls do not result in physical injuries , but the costs attributable to falls are highly skewed to those that result in physical injuries. One of the most important reasons for preventing falls should be to prevent fractures and other severe injuries . Risk assessment tools are needed to predict falls that are likely to be complicated with severe injuries such as fractures.
Measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) is the standard tool to assess susceptibility to fracture, but it is costly and impractical to measure BMD in all inpatients. Recently, fractures risk assessment tool (FRAX™) was developed by the World Health Organization [14–16]. FRAX™ has the advantage that it can be used without information on BMD and is adjusted for ethnic differences. The aims of this study were (i) to analyze the risk factors for fractures after falls among various patient characteristics including FRAX™ score and (ii) to examine the performance of the STRATFY tool (St. Thomas risk assessment tool in falling elderly)  in a Japanese hospital setting.
This study was conducted at Niigata University Hospital, an 810-bed academic teaching hospital in the city of Niigata. There are 23 clinical departments and the service area of the hospital as a tertiary care hospital covers all districts in Niigata Prefecture, which has a population of 2,400,000. All patients who had been admitted to the hospital during the period from April 2006 to March 2009 and who were aged from 40 to 90 years at admission were studied. During that period, 20,973 patients were admitted to the hospital, but 653 patients were excluded from the study because of missing data. Finally, data were obtained for a total of 20,320 patients aged from 40 to 90 years (median, 65.0 years; 25th percentile, 56.0 years; 75th percentile, 74.0 years). The patients included 9,738 females and 10,582 males, and 4,949 (24.4%) of the patients required acute admission. The dataset was randomly divided into two datasets of the same sizes by a person blinded to our study. One dataset was used for receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis to determine cut-off values (development dataset) and the other was used for validation of the analysis (test dataset).
Various risk assessment tools for prediction of inpatient falls have been developed, but only the STRATIFY tool and the Morse Falls Scale  have been subjected to prospective validation in several cohorts with appropriate tests of predictive validity [7, 8]. The STRATIFY tool showed high sensitivity and specificity in the original study, and its simplicity has facilitated its wide use in clinical practice . We therefore used this tool in our study to assess patients' risk for falls. However, systematic review of the STRATIFY tool revealed that the tool may not be optimal for identifying individuals at high risk for falls and that population and setting affect performance of the tool . The risk factors of fractures related to osteoporosis are age, prior fragility fracture, parental history of hip fracture, smoking, use of systemic corticosteroids, excess alcohol intake and rheumatoid arthritis . By integrating these risk factors, WHO proposed the FRAX™ tool to compute ten-year probability of osteoporotic fracture. The FRAX™ tool has the advantage that it can be used without information on BMD and is adjusted for ethnic differences. Actually, it is used to determine thresholds for therapeutic intervention in a Japanese setting . We therefore used the tool in this study to assess the risk for fracture.
Information on patients' background such as age, gender, body weight, height, history of bone fractures, smoking history, alcohol consumption, prescription of drugs, coexisting illness, admission day and discharge day was obtained from the hospital information system. Information on risk factors for falls was obtained from medical charts of the patients and fall assessment records completed by attending nurses at admission . They included history of falls, gait instability, agitated confusion, urinary incontinence or frequency, visual impairment, lower limb weakness and prescription of 'culprit' drugs. The assessment was performed again when fall events occurred. Therefore, STRATIFY score  and FRAX™ score [14, 16] were calculated at admission and when the fall events occurred. STRATIFY score was calculated on the basis of the original method , and FRAX™ score was based on the ten-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture according to body mass index.
The clinical outcome we studied was fallers with or without fractures rather than falls [9, 20]. Data on fall events were obtained from online incident reports, records of x-ray order entry and medical charts of the patients. The incident reports concerning fall events were documented by the attending nurse and other medical staff, and the reports contained data on time, location, injury sustained and potential causative factor for falls. Peripheral fractures verified by radiological findings were included, but vertebral fractures were excluded from the study .
Fall events and fracture after falls were analyzed by two different methods. The first method is the traditional chi-square test and multiple logistic analysis, which has been used for analysis of inpatient falls. For multiple logistic analysis, significant risk factors were selected by using the stepwise selection method and by the forced entery method. The second method is survival analysis in which time between admission and the event (falls or fractures after falls) during the hospital stay was considered as survival time. Discharge of the patient without fall events was considered as censoring. The Kaplan-Meier method was used for the analysis, and the logrank test was used to examine whether each risk factor was significantly associated with events. Multivariate Cox's proportional hazards regression model with time-dependent covariates was used to examine the risk factors that were most significantly associated with events among the various risk factors. Since values of several risk factors such as history of falls varied over time, these factors were included in the model by defining them as time-dependent covariates. Significant factors were selected by the stepwise selection method and by the forced entry method. A cut-off value to distinguish patients at risk from patients not at risk was determined on the basis of results of ROC analysis of data in the development dataset. The value corresponding to the nearest point of the ROC curve to the top left-hand corner was chosen as a cut-off value to distinguish patients at risk from patients not at risk . Sensitivity, specificity and area under the ROC curve (AUC) were calculated. Distribution of continuous data was shown by medians (25-percentiles, 75-percentiles). All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS Statistics 17.0 (SPSS Japan Inc., Tokyo, Japan), and a p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant.
All data were analyzed anonymously. The Ethical Committee of Niigata University School of Medicine gave ethical approval.
The numbers of patients who experienced more than one fall during admission were 308 (3.1%) in the development dataset and 345 (3.4%) in the test dataset. Eight (2.6%) of the fallers in the development dataset and 10 (2.9%) of the fallers in the test dataset suffered peripheral fractures after falls. The ages of the patients who suffered fractures after falls were 78.0 (64.0, 83.0) years for the development dataset and 75.0 (64.5, 76.5) years for the test dataset. All but one of the patients who suffered peripheral fractures broke bones during the first fall.
Univariate analyses (chi-square test and logrank test) revealed that various known risk factors including dichotomized STRATIFY score were significantly associated with fallers (Table 1). The cut-off value of the STRATIFY score to predict falls was determined to be a value of 2 based on results of ROC analysis of data in the development dataset. Proportions of high-risk patients based on the cut-off value of STRATIFY score were 26.5% in the development dataset and 26.8% in the test dataset. Sensitivity and specificity of the cut-off value to predict falls were 0.648 and 0.749 in the development dataset and 0.678 and 0.749 in the test dataset, respectively (Table 2). LOS was dichotomized at 14 days, which was the median value for all patients. Only the factor 'visual impairment' was not significant. When the risk factors as well as STRATIFY score were entered simultaneously into the multiple logisitc model, factors shown in Table 3A were significantly associated. On the other hand, multivariate Cox's regression analysis showed that the factors in Table 3B were significantly associated with falls. In both datasets, the factor 'history of falls', factor 'gait instability' and STRATIFY score were significantly associated with falls in both analyses.
Results of univariate analysis of risk factors for falls.
Various risk factors for falls were evaluated to determine whether they are associated with falls by using the chi-square test and logrank test in development and test datasets. STRATIFY score and LOS were dichotomized at 2 and 14, respectively. LOS, length of hospital stay.
Sensitivity and specificity of the STRATIFY score and the FRAX™ score.
AUC (A), sensitivity and specificity (B) of the STRATIFY score and the FRAX™ score to detect falls and fracture after falls were calculated. Cut-off values for the STRATIFY score and the FRAX™ score were set at 2 and 10, respectively.
Results of multivariate analysis of risk factors for falls.
Risk factors shown in Table 1 were analyzed by multiple logistic regression analysis (A) and multivariate Cox's regression analysis in development and test datasets (B). Significant factors were selected by using the stepwise selection method. CI, confidence interval; LOS, length of hospital stay; OR, odds ratio; HR, hazards ratio.
The chi-square test revealed that the factor 'lower limb weakness' and the FRAX™ score were significantly associated with fracture after falls in both datasets (Table 4). In addition, dichotomized STRATIFY score was a significant factor in the development dataset and dichotomized LOS was a significant factor in the test dataset. The cut-off value of the FRAX™ score to predict fracture after falls was determined to be as a value of 10 based on results of ROC analysis of data in the development dataset. Proportions of high-risk patients based on the cut-off value of FRAX™ score were 34.1% in the development dataset and 33.9% in the test dataset. Sensitivity and specificity of the cut-off value were 0.750 and 0.659 in the development dataset and 0.700 and 0.661 in the test dataset, respectively (Table 2B). On the other hand, the logrank test revealed that only dichotomized FRAX™ score was significantly associated with fractures after falls both in the development dataset and the test dataset (Table 4, Figure 1). When the risk factors shown in Table 4 were entered into the multiple logisitc regression model, only FRAX™ score was selected as a factor significantly associated with fractures after falls by the stepwise selection method both in the development dataset and the test dataset (Table 5A). Similarly, multivariate Cox's regression analysis showed that only FRAX™ score was a significant factor (Table 5B). Next, we analyzed how the combination of STRATIFY and FRAX™ tools would work for prediction of fracture after falls. Both scores were forcibly entered into the multiple logisitc model (Table 5C) and multivariate Cox's regression model (Table 5D), but only FRAX™ score was significantly associated with fracture after falls in Cox's regression analysis.
Survival plots for fractures after falls. All patients were plotted on the Kaplan-Meier survival curve as a function of length of stay. Cumulative rates of fractures after falls were compared between patients with FRAX™ score of more than 10 and patients with FRAX™ score of less than 10.
Results of univariate analysis of risk factors for fractures after falls.
Various risk factors for falls, STRATIFY score and FRAX™ score were evaluated to determine whether they are associated with fractures after falls by using the chi-square test and logrank test. LOS, length of hospital stay. FRAX™ score was dichotomized at 10.
Results of multivariate analysis of risk factors for fractures after falls.
Various risk factors for falls, STRATIFY score and FRAX™ score were evaluated in development and test datasets to determine whether they are associated with fracture after falls by using multiple logistic regression analysis (A) and multivariate Cox's regression analysis (B). Significant factors were selected by using the stepwise selection method. In Tables C and D, both STRATIFY score and FRAX™ score were forcibly entered into the logistic model (C) and Cox's regression model (D). CI, confident interval; LOS, length of hospital stay; OR, odds ratio; HR, hazards ratio.
The performance of the two risk tools in a much more selected population was evaluated. We performed multiple logisitc analysis and multivariate Cox's regression analysis by entering the risk factors as well as the two risk scores simultaneously into the models for patients more than 65 years old, who were at higher risk for both falls and fractures. The results were almost the same as the results of analysis for all subjects (Table 6). The factor 'history of falls', the factor 'gait instability' and STRATIFY score were significantly associated with falls both in multiple logistic regression analysis (Table 6A) and multivariate Cox's regression analysis (Table 6B). FRAX™ was significantly associated with fracture after falls in the development dataset analyzed by multivariate Cox's regression analysis and in the test dataset analyzed by both methods.
Risk factors for falls and for fractures after falls in patients over 65 years old.
Various risk factors for falls, STRATIFY score and FRAX™ score were evaluated in development and test datasets to determine whether they are associated with falls (A, B) or fractures after falls (C, D) by using multiple logistic regression analysis (A, C) and multivariate Cox's regression analysis (B, D). Significant factors were selected by using the stepwise selection method. CI, confidence interval; LOS, length of hospital stay; OR, odds ratio; HR, hazards ratio.
In this study, we analyzed the risk factors for falls resulting in fractures, focusing on FRAX™ fracture risk assessment tool. Most of the risk factors for falls had no power to predict fracture after falls, but a high FRAX™ score was closely associated with fractures. This result was confirmed not only by conventional multiple logisitc analysis but also by survival analysis referring to the fracture after a fall as event and the time between admission and the event as survival time. By using the risk assessment tools for fractures, we could identify and target fallers that were at high risk for fractures more efficiently.
Our results suggest that a strategy to prevent fractures after falls might require programs for patients with bone fragilities apart from a program to prevent falls. The majority of patients who fell did not injure themselves and only 2.6% - 2.9% of patients who fell incurred a peripheral fracture. The risk assessment tools should be used for prediction of physical injuries resulting from falls, not for prediction of falls themselves. However, the existing risk assessment tools have poor performance in predicting not only fractures after falls but also falls themselves . Several reports suggested that the risk assessment tools for falls have the same poor performance as clinical judgment of nurses [22–25]. The use of risk assessment tools for falls might have no clinical benefit and waste scarce nursing resources . Hospitals should shift their emphasis from simply targeting high-risk patients for falls to identifying high-risk patients for fractures after falls and employing programs to prevent fractures. A targeted intervention for high-risk patients such as the use of a hip protector [26, 27] might be beneficial even though the compliance with a hip protector remains to be improved . Our results suggest that a FRAX™ score of more than 10 is useful for identifying the high-risk patients in terms of sensitivity. This cut-off point was consistent with the recommended threshold for therapeutic intervention for osteoporotic fracture in the Japanese population . However, positive predictive value of FRAX™ score to predict fracture after falls was 0.003 in both datasets. The low positive predictive value was problematic when FRAX™ score was used as a means of screening . More restrictive selection of patients at high risk for fractures is necessary.
Our study is the first study in which the performance of STRATIFY tools was examined in a Japanese setting, but it was found that the performance of the STRATIFY risk assessment tool is not optimal in a Japanese acute-care hospital setting. This tool was originally developed and validated in the United Kingdom to predict falls occurring in a hospital, and sensitivity and specificity were both in excess 80% in the original study . However, systemic review of this tool has shown that this tool has poorer predictive accuracy than the results of the original study and that population and setting affect the performance of this tool . Our results showed that the performance of the STRATIFY tool was not necessarily satisfactory in a Japanese hospital setting but was similar to that in previous studies . Since a weighted risk score based on the STRATIFY tool could improve the performance of the tool , modification of the tool might be needed for a Japanese setting.
There are several limitations of this study. First, we limited the study subjects to patients aged from 40 to 90 years. This was because the FRAX™ scoring system targets that age group. Second, no validation study using a prospective cohort was performed in this study. A prospective study is needed to validate the usefulness of the assessment tool for predicting fractures after falls and to generalize the findings of our study. Third, sensitivity and specificity of the STRATIFY tool for falls, which were calculated by the standard approach, might be incorrect because falls might be recurrent and time-dependent . Finally and most importantly, the sample size of our study was small in terms of number of fractures to construct proper statistical models. Further investigation using larger sample sizes is needed to determine whether fracture risk assessment is useful for predicting fractures after inpatient falls.
Part of this work was supported by KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), No.21390159). KAKENHI is a project of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
ST is solely responsible for this manuscript.


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Q: iOS 12 Shortcut Setup Question for "Run JavaScript on Web Page" I'm hoping this is the right place for this question since it centers around JavaScript.  In the new iOS 12 Shortcuts app you can create workflows.  I want to create one that simply launches a web page, fills in my username and password, then clicks the submit button, something like this...
document.myForm.username.value = 'myUsername';
document.myForm.password.value = 'myPassword';
document.getElementById('loginSubmit').submit();

But before even getting that far I just want to run an alert(1);.  I can't get that to happen.  I keep getting this error message below...

Run JavaScript on Web Page failed because Shortcuts couldn't convert
  from URL to Safari web page.

I'm not sure what that means.  I haven't been able to find info or tutorials on how to use this.  Does anyone know how to get JavaScript to run?  Thanks!

A: the first thing you need to know is that docs are here: https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts/welcome/ios
Now, the problem is that "Run Javascript on web page" need an input called "Safari web pages" but Open urls only gives as output the result of opening the url that is showing the page in safari, in order to make it work you need Open url to give you a "Safari web page" item.
The only way that I found to do that is to use the shortcut as a "Share extension"

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*In your workflow delete the URL item

*Go to the shortcut settings page by tapping the icon
Settings icon

*Now tap on "Show in Share Sheet"

*In the "Accepted types" section, select only URLs that is at the very bottom of the list.

*Finally go to safari, open the url you want and tap the share button, if this is the first time you do this, you need to active the "Shortcuts" section, in the bottom list go to the end and tap in "More", the scroll down and select "Shortcuts"
After doing that you will have the Shortcuts option, tap on it and select your Shortcut and it will run the java script in the page.

Is important to note that you will need to do something with the output of "Run javascript on web pages" like showing the result in one alert, because the way you have your workflow now, it may look like nothing is happening.

A: There's a note in the Run JavaScript on Web Page action that says, "Safari Web Page item in shortcuts stating that they are only available when running your shortcut as an Action Extension in Safari."
So, sadly, it's not possible to chain up actions where it launches a URL and then runs JS. You must visit the url and run the action from the share sheet.

A: The Safari actions require Safari to be open to the page you want when you launch the activity. That said, you can accomplish this easily using another element.
I don't know your technical level, so I apologize if any of this is stuff you already know, but for you and for future reference to anyone looking, here is the howto.
First, go to the page you want on a Mac/PC browser and open the developer tools. I use Firefox Developer Edition, but Safari and Chrome have them also. If you're using MacOS Safari, you will first need to open Safari's Preferences menu and check "developer options" and relaunch.
Once the developer tools are open, switch to the Network tab / pane; find and turn off the option which clears the log on each page load. Keep this pane open, fill out the form, hit the trash can to clear the network log, and then submit the form. Now the HTTP request of the form submission should be either the first or the only thing in the list.
Select the line for the form submission and look at the request header. There should be a Request Method, Request Url, and all the key-value pairs that were submitted with the form.
Back in the Shortcuts app, add a URL element and give it the same URL as the Request Url. Chain this URL input element to a Get Contents of URL action element and toggle open the Advanced drawer. If there are any additional headers in the request log, you can tap Add new header to add more. Match the Request-Type to the Method field, choose "Form" as the Request Body, and then add in all the keys and values from the request.
Anyways, that's it.
Chain this to Set Variable then use an IF block to test if the login succeeded or not. If it succeeded, make a Show Result that says "You are now logged in." and if it failed, show the variable so that you can debug the response.

A: For API requests in shortcuts, I typically use the Get Contents of URL shortcut, which allows you to use different HTTP methods (POST, GET, etc) and adjust the URL parameters.
In your case, once you authenticate, you could use the authentication token to make other requests as needed.
View Apple's documentation here for an example


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The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. Formerly known as the Washington Redskins, the team competes in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays its home games at FedExField in Landover, Maryland; its headquarters and training facility are in Ashburn, Virginia. The team has played more than 1,000 games and is one of only five in the NFL with more than 600 total wins. Washington was among the first NFL franchises with a fight song, "Hail to the Commanders" (formerly "Hail to the Redskins" from 1937–2019), which is played by their marching band after every touchdown scored by the team at home. The franchise is valued by Forbes at US$5.6 billion, making them the league's sixth-most valuable team as of 2022.


LITTLE ROCK – Chelsea Clinton, not any current occupants of the White House, was the preoccupation of an Arkansas man arrested after he jumped over a fence onto the grounds of the executive mansion at Washington, according to a preliminary psychological assessment.
A court-ordered report from the District of Columbia Department of Mental Health said Shawn Cox, 29, of Mammoth Spring believed that Chelsea Clinton still lived at the White House, and that he was destined to marry her.
Clinton is the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and lived at the White House during her father's two terms as president, 1993-2001.
Cox was arrested Sunday at the White House by the Secret Service, which provides protection for presidents and their families, after scaling the fence separating the mansion's north lawn from public sidewalks. A judge sent him to St. Elizabeth's Hospital, which provides mental-health services to D.C. residents, for a month of evaluation before a scheduled Jan. 6 court appearance.
Robert Benedetti, a licensed clinical psychologist, said in a report filed with the court that Cox appeared "grossly psychotic and manic." The report said Cox told Benedetti that he had been hospitalized in Arkansas several years ago.
Cox told Benedetti his head was a "cell phone implanted by Jesus," the report said.
"He insisted that Chelsea Clinton was in the White House as well as President Bush and described how former President Bill Clinton had told him that (Cox) was 'going to marry my daughter' when he had met him in Arkansas," Benedetti wrote.
Cox is a possible danger to himself and others, the report said, and should be closely monitored.


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Gorgeous Beaches in the Caribbean
From green and white to sorbet pink, the Caribbean offers some of the most impressive — and diverse — beaches.
By: Shea Peters
Swaying palms, temperate tropical breezes and an endless array of beaches — this is the Caribbean, a paradise-on-earth region that teems with fantasy islands and is constantly at the top of the romantic travelers' daydream-destination list. And while all the strands of sands are sun-kissed and photogenic, not all are equal in appearance. For the region is proudly home to a kaleidoscope of beaches — from blush pink and powder white to shimmering gold and volcanic black. Here are some of our favorite spots for enjoying a bit of color therapy while making a big splash on your honeymoon.
Pinney's Beach, Nevis
Photo: Four Seasons Resorts
Named "Oualie" or "Land of Beautiful Waters" by the native Caribs, the island of Nevis features gentle waters that melt into some of the most superlative alabaster-colored beaches on the planet. But one particular beach on the island's western edge defies the bleached landscape seen on the rest of the island. Soft ribbons of saffron-colored sand give Pinney's Beach an orangey-peach tint. And at close to four miles, Pinney's is not only the island's longest, it's also one of its most popular with locals and visitors.
Where to Stay: The Four Seasons Resort Nevis, set on the famous Pinney's Beach also has luxury rooms that look onto the island's lush, tropical hill called Nevis Peak. The resort's golf course is a marquee amenity — it features the ruins of an old sugar mill — as are watersports — kayaks, stand-up paddle boards, Hobie sailboats and snorkeling gear are all available. Off-property and guided snorkeling excursions are a fun way to explore the rest of the island. At night, take in the beauty of the beach with a private dinner in the sand (room rates start at $425 a night).
Black Point Beach, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Photo: St. Vincent- Petit Bordel Bay
Gritty and gorgeous, black sand beaches are a moody backdrop for any tropical getaway. Such rare strands are formed when volcanic rock and lava formations erode over centuries. This archipelago nation in the Southern Caribbean is home to some of these hard-to-discover stunners. On the main island, St. Vincent, you'll find the quiet Black Point Beach. A visit here is not only a chance to enjoy one of nature's most splendid creations, it's also an opportunity to learn about often overlooked portions of Caribbean history. Used as a location for the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Black Point Heritage Park is also home to Jasper Rock Tunnel. Constructed by British slaves around 1815, the tunnel allowed access for slaves to move sugar from the nearby plantations to the wharf for exportation.
Photo: Rory Doyle
Where to Stay: The private island Petit St. Vincent is at the southernmost portion of the Grenadines. Surrounded entirely by the whitest of sand beaches, you're sure to marvel at the stark color contrast of going from this private resort to Black Point Beach (room rates start at $1,260 a night and are all inclusive).
Pink Sand Beach, Barbuda
Barbuda, the smaller of the two islands that comprise the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, was once home to fewer than 2,000 residents. Following the devastation of 2017's Hurricane Irma, where nearly the entirety of the island was destroyed, the bulk of the population relocated to their neighbor island. Today, however, Barbuda is open for business and welcoming visitors who want to appreciate the island's rich natural offerings and help the locals get back on their feet. The restored restaurants, bars and beaches are at the same time humming and uncrowded. Catch a ferry from Antigua to visit Barbuda's aptly named and off-the-beaten-path Low Bay. Colloquially called Pink Sand Beach, the isolated eight-mile strand is a delightful salmon hue thanks to a blend of crushed coral and white sand.
Photo: Royalton Antigua
Where to Stay: Royalton Antigua Resort & Spa showcases Antigua's only overwater bungalows. The thatched-roof villas feature extra-large master bedrooms, oversize living spaces and enormous decks outfitted with personal infinity pools, overwater hammocks and uninterrupted views of the sparkling Caribbean Sea. Each of the chic hideaways comes equipped with personalized butler service. Located in Deep Bay, it's a short taxi ride from the hotel to St. John's dock where you can hop on the ferry to Barbuda and its Pink Beach (room rates start at $450 a night and are all inclusive).
Shell Beach, St. Barths
Photo: St. Barths Tourism Committee
Officially known as Saint Barthélemy, this cosmopolitan, French-speaking island is about 9.5 square miles. On this tony escape that's wildly popular with bold-faced names, ivory sands prevail with one exception: Shell Beach is an impressive collection of millions of seashells, mostly in pinks and purples, settled on an intimate cove. Chairs and loungers are available to rent, and there's a beach bar that serves up frothy tropical libations that perfectly coordinate with the cotton-candy landscape.
Photo: Le Barthélemy Hotel & Spa
Where to Stay: Le Barthélemy Hotel & Spa, positioned within the Nature Reserve of St. Barths, is not only pet-friendly, it's also dedicated to conservation of the island's resources. And guests can participate in some conservation efforts that help the native fauna (sea turtles, starfish) and landscapes (coral reefs). The pretty property is the definition of beach chic and boasts an array of perches for lounging. It's also surrounded by pearly-colored sands, and located about a 15-minute taxi ride to Shell Beach (room rates start at $650 a night and include breakfast).
Anse Chastanet Beach, St. Lucia
Photo: Anse Chastanet
Grey is considered one of the few hues that is not actually a "color." It's a neutral blend of other non-colors, black and white. Yet when grey is seen in color palettes, it represents modern elegance and sophistication. The island of St. Lucia is known for its iconic green-carpeted twin peaks called the Pitons and the beaches that sit under their watch. With a mix of volcanic black and the Caribbean standard white sand, Anse Chastanet Beach reveals itself as a pale grey. Snorkelers delight in the waters and easy-to-spot tropical fish swimming close by, while sunners (and let's admit it selfie-takers), enjoy lounging in the silvery sands with a backdrop of the formidable verdant St. Lucian mountains. The sulphur springs are another marquee attraction on the island. The healing waters of the world's only drive-in volcano is a popular day-trip, so be sure to arrive early to beat the crowds.
Where to Stay: St. Lucia's Anse Chastanet Resort is a truly special eco-resort showcasing 49 individually appointed guest rooms with open-air "walls" positioned on the beach or positioned in the foliage of a tropical mountain. All are fashioned from local woods, including breadfruit tree, and are decorated in bespoke "national cloths" (colorful cotton madras). Meals here are also hyper local, featuring island-grown produce, fresh-from-the-sea fish and chocolate crafted on St. Lucia. Book a dinner in the romantic Treehouse, that features a stellar fine-dining menu (room rates start at $500 a night).
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Ramsey is a Fenland town situated on the Middle Level Navigations. There is limited mooring available in Ramsey Dock.
A short walk from the dock brings you into Ramsey with an array of local shops, pubs and restaurants.
One of its best attractions is the Ramsey Rural Museum.


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The Anderson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find Blakely Daniel Robinson.
Robinson is wanted in connection with a shooting at Subway in Townville Sunday, and a warrant for attempted murder has been issued, said spokeswoman Lt. Sheila Cole in a news release.
Robinson fired multiple shots that hit the victim in the leg, according to the warrant.
Robinson was identified by the victim and other witnesses, Cole said. The witnesses also said Robinson made threats to the victim before the shooting.
Robinson is a 28-year-old male. He is 6-foot-2 with black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information regarding Robinson's whereabouts is asked to contact Investigator Patrick Henry at (864) 260-4420 or PCHenry@andersonsheriff.com, or Crime Stoppers at 888-CRIME-SC. All information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous. If the tip leads to an arrest, the caller could be eligible for a cash reward.


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On-Campus PSAT Open to In-Person and Distance Learning Students
Adam Hung
The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test is a College Board standardized test, and is both a helpful trial run for the SAT and the qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship. Typically, the test is required for both sophomores and juniors at Sage, but the test provoked some controversy this year due to spread of students between distance and in-person learning.
On Sept. 13, Sage announced in a Community Letter: "One factor families may want to consider when deciding whether their student will return to campus is that Sage Hill School is still planning to host the PSAT on campus Wednesday, Oct. 14. Only students who have elected to return to in-person learning will be able to take the PSAT on this day. Students must be on campus to take this test as the College Board is not allowing an online testing option at this time."
This decision was made with the intention of keeping distanced and in-person students separate, but was met with concern by some of the community.
"As Junior Co-Chair, I received an email from my fellow classmates asking me to help them spread a petition they created that would be presented to Ms. Merz. This really showed the sage spirit by how the students were able to voice their concerns in a constructive way. Ms. Merz and Mr. Campeau also had a very fast and accommodating response, and I'm glad Sage chose to allow distance learners to take the PSAT, but of course still take safety precautions," junior Jillian Raymer said.
Many students expressed similar concerns, and felt that the original arrangement would place unnecessary pressure on families to return to school.
"I'm glad they changed it so that we could take it; I am in distanced learning and not being able to take the test would have made the decision even more difficult," junior Minki Shinn said.
Here is the current plan, following the petition and conversation mentioned by Raymer:
"Sage Hill has adjusted the plans for the proctoring of the PSAT on Wednesday, Oct. 14. After further consultation with Director of College Counseling Frank Smith, we have decided to invite all 10th and 11th grade students to campus to take the PSAT, regardless of whether they have opted to remain in distance learning for the first 30 days. In an effort to keep all students healthy, feeling safe and comfortable, we will administer the PSAT to two separate cohorts of students: those who remain in distance learning and those who have returned to on-campus learning."
Sophomores and juniors who are currently in distance learning but coming to campus to take the PSAT are also required to be tested for COVID-19 prior to taking the test.
"I think everybody won in the end," junior William Alexander said.
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Yesterday John and I climbed on Buachaille Etive Mor in Glen Coe with a Falkirk Community Trust Outdoors winter climbing team of Doug, Gregor, Lewis and Steve. We had a great day climbing North Buttress with excellent views and relatively low winds. After taking in the summit of Stob Dearg we were able to descend via Coire na Tulaich, but care and good route choice is required here with current snow conditions.
Gregor and Lewis near the bottom of the chimneys.
The recent snow isn't consolidated, is deep in sheltered locations and contains a fair amount of graupel. There is very little old snow on The Buachaille, but where new snow overlies old snow there are very easy shears. A North-East wind was redistributing snow throughout the day meaning there will be potential for avalanches on lots of aspects today and until the snow consolidates. Higher up on the route, above the chimneys, there is a thin layer of generally crusty snow ice, which isn't very helpful for climbing and it's worth allowing extra time in your planning for this. I'll put some more photos on The ClimbNow Facebook page.
Gregor high on North Buttress with The Kingshouse and the expanse of Rannoch Moor behind.
This entry was posted in UK Winter and tagged Buachaille Etive Mor, Coire na Tulaich, Glen Coe, Norh Buttress, Rannoch Moor, Stob Dearg, The Buachaille, The Kingshouse.


A French court has ruled that Monsanto was liable for the sickness of a farmer who inhaled one of its weedkillers, in another legal setback for the Bayer-owned business over health claims, Reuters reported.
In the latest stage of a decade-long legal tussle, the appeals court in Lyon on Thursday found in favor of farmer Paul Francois' claim that Monsanto's Lasso weedkiller had made him sick and that the product's labeling had been inadequate.
Francois, 55, says he suffered neurological problems, including memory loss, fainting and headaches, after accidentally inhaling Lasso in 2004 while working on his farm.
"Mr Francois justifiably concludes that the product, due to its inadequate labeling that did not respect applicable regulations, did not offer the level of safety he could legitimately expect," the court said in its ruling.
The latest verdict, however, did not determine compensation for the farmer, which will now be considered by another court in Lyon.
Francois is seeking about 1 million euros ($1.1 million) in damages.


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Council on Foreign Relations: Daily News Brief Aug. 18, 2022
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Daily News Brief August 18, 2022
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Turkish, Ukrainian Leaders Hold First Face-to-Face Meeting Since Start of War
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is meeting (AFP) with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UN Secretary-General António Guterres in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. They are expected to discuss diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine, as well as a deal that Turkey and the United Nations brokered to resume grain exports from the country. Ahead of the meeting, Russian strikes in Ukraine's northeastern region of Kharkiv killed at least five people.
Guterres is expected to bring up the risks of continued attacks on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The United Nations' nuclear watchdog will soon visit the plant (NYT), Ukraine's foreign minister said. Guterres is also due to speak about a UN fact-finding mission regarding an explosion at a Russian prison camp earlier this month. Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for the blast.
"While the West is right to stand up to Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, it is important to recognize that a multifaceted connectivity strategy that combines pressure with constructive engagement along the lines of Turkey's approach can be more effective in yielding results when it comes to dealing with Moscow," the Newlines Institute's Eugene Chausovsky writes for Foreign Policy. "The war has underscored the constraints on the United Nations when confronted with geopolitical issues concerning Russia. Moscow holds a permanent seat on the Security Council and a powerful veto, severely circumscribing the council's ability to make demands over Ukraine," the New York Times' Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Dan Bilefsky, and Farnaz Fassihi write. This Backgrounder looks at Turkey's foreign policy ambitions.
U.S. to Begin Trade Talks With Taiwan This FallThe negotiations are set to cover eleven topics (WaPo), including agriculture, small business, and the environment.
China/Japan: The countries agreed to hold more talks (SCMP) to manage tensions following a heated exchange between diplomats over Taiwan.
South and Central AsiaAttack on Kabul Mosque Kills at Least Twenty-One PeopleNo group immediately claimed responsibility (Al Jazeera) for the explosion in Afghanistan's capital. At least thirty-three other people were wounded, police said.
Myanmar/Russia: Myanmar's military government said it plans to import discounted oil (Bloomberg) from Russia to address local shortages.
Saudi Activist Sentenced to Thirty-Four Years in PrisonThe organization ALQST for Human Rights said activist Salma al-Shehab was punished (CNN) for supporting Saudi dissidents and prisoners of conscience on Twitter.
Israel/Turkey: The countries agreed to restore full diplomatic ties (Haaretz) by reinstating their ambassadors and general consuls. Israel and Turkey had withdrawn their ambassadors after the United States recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital in 2018.
Guinean Opposition: Security Forces Shot Protester DeadAn opposition coalition said security forces killed a young man (Reuters) during an anti-government protest in Guinea's capital, Conakry. Demonstrators have called on the military junta to restore democratic rule after last year's coup.
Ethiopia: World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus criticized global leaders (AP) for their silence on the crisis in Tigray, saying the region's six million people have been "under siege" for twenty-one months. He suggested that insufficient attention could be due to race. For Foreign Affairs, Agnès Callamard and Kenneth Roth write that the world cannot afford to ignore ethnic cleansing in Tigray.
Serbia, Kosovo Hold Rare Talks Amid Heightened TensionsThe European Union brokered a meeting (FT) between Serbia and Kosovo after tensions between the two escalated into skirmishes along their border. Serbia does not recognize the sovereignty of its former province.
U.S. Official: Weapons Smuggling From Florida to Haiti Has RisenMiami's head of homeland security investigations, Anthony Salisbury, said the U.S. government is stepping up efforts (BBC) to stem the flow of illegal weapons. At this virtual meeting, Jacqueline Charles, Daniel L. Foote, Johanna Mendelson-Forman, and Joel Dreyfuss discuss Haiti's security crisis.
Brazil: Invasions of Indigenous lands by illegal miners and loggers rose by 16 percent (Reuters) between 2020 and 2021, the Catholic Church's Missionary Council for Indigenous Peoples said.
CDC Chief Announces Agency OverhaulThe director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rochelle Walensky, said that the agency will overhaul (Politico) its crisis response and communications protocol. A review of the CDC's response to the COVID-19 pandemic found it to be inadequate to meet the pandemic's scale. For Think Global Health, Claire Wardle writes that transparency is a powerful tool in health emergencies.Council on Foreign Relations58 East 68th Street — New York, NY 100651777 F Street, NW — Washington, DC 20006
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