Two giant steps for Hardy County were made at University of Charleston's Laidley Field as East Hardy pounced to a boys shuttle hurdles bronze medal and SierraMarie Miller cleared the high jump bar for a sixth place medal during the 104th Boys and 44th Girls WVSSAC State Track Meet and the Yellow Jackets buzzed near medal contention last weekend.
The state track meet featured 1,883 athletes representing 112 schools with Hardy County competing with a combined 32 athletes creating an adrenaline packed competition.
Departing Hardy County in the rain, the track athletes arrived to clear weather and didn't have to worry about dashing through rain at the meet until the final 4×400 race had a brief downpour delaying the event slightly as runners hurried underneath tents for shelter.
For the first practice session at the state meet, Moorefield Boys squad donned superhero shirts and the coaches had their own to inspire a fast and strong competition.
Prior to the first state track meet event on Friday afternoon which was the 4×800 relay, the Yellow Jackets took time to stretch and soak in the experience moving around the track and raised the Moorefield flag to boost the team spirit with blue skies above.
The national anthem was sung by a student from Charleston Catholic.
Both Moorefield 4×800 relay teams reduced the times from the regional placement as the boys cut down seven seconds and the girls improved by five seconds.
The Moorefield Girls 4×800 relay squad of junior Morgan Armentrout and seniors Desirae Morris, Shyanne Whetzel and Brooke Ketterman had the season's fastest time of 12:10.65 which landed for 12th overall.
"The state track meet was a great experience and I can't wait to go back. Unfinished business," Moorefield sophomore Jackson Weese posted on Twitter.
The Moorefield Boys 4×800 relay squad of sophomores Jackson Weese and Matthew Weatherholt, plus juniors Benjamin Pyles and Matt Wright huddled together for a prayer before the race, then completed the event in a time of 9:29.72 for 15th place.
"The 4×800 and the 4×100 had their PR today, so that was great. The 4×800 will all be back next year," Moorefield Boys Track Coach Barbie Stickley noted.
Moorefield junior Hope Aristidou was grinning as she approached the starting area, then adjusted her eyeglasses looking over the hurdles before improving her time to 17.71 for the 100 meter high hurdles preliminary round resulting in 11th place which was personal best.
"That was a good race. I hit everything, but it was fun," Moorefield junior Hope Aristidou noted.
Aristidou nudged the hurdles during the race, but remained focused.
East Hardy's Drew Kelican and Adam Larson did some sideways kicking exercises before being called to the 110 meter high hurdles preliminaries event.
Larson shaved some time off the 110 meter state high hurdles from regional to earn 14th place with a time of 17.68.
Kelican was on pace with two of the competitors, but one jarred his hurdle near the end of the race causing Kelican to push down on the hurdle with his foot and was caught from the back as the hurdle flipped down sending him crashing to the track.
Kelican got up to finish the race, but not before being disqualified for pushing the hurdle.
East Hardy freshman SierraMarie Miller was warming up for the state high jump event as the hurdles races came to an end and took some advice from coach Monica Combs prior to taking the steps to the launching spot.
Miller has a wicked strong work ethic having competed as a wrestler and entered the state track meet qualifying in four events: high jump, 4×100, 4×200 and 4×400.
Miller tied for sixth place in the high jump at a height of 4'8" to earn her first career state track medal and the only points for the Lady Cougars.
"I'm real excited to compete in all four events as a freshman," East Hardy freshman high jump medalist SierraMarie Miller remarked.
Miller had a huge smile as she put the medal around her neck and gave Coach Combs a hug.
"I'm very proud of my freshman who came in four events and medaled in her first event here. But she is right, the expectation is not sixth place now, it is higher than that," East Hardy Girls Track Coach Monica Combs stated.
The next track event was the 100 meter dash time trials led by defending state champion senior Freddy Canary of South Harrison, who qualified for the finals in a time of 10.85 and went on to win the gold medal at 10.99.
East Hardy senior Phillip Mullin in his first track season after participating in baseball in previous years, punched a ticket to three events including the 100 meter dash, 4×100 and 4×200.
Mullin finished in 13th place with a time of 12.12 in the preliminaries, missing the cut by .46 seconds.
"I joined track to have fun and it turned out to be pretty good at it. These guys were really fast. Track is serious, you have to be ready to run," East Hardy senior Phillip Mullin said.
A scary moment happened as a Doddridge County pole vaulter came crashing down off the mat landing on his head and was sent to the hospital for medical treatment.
As the meet continued, it was time to see the Hardy County Girls shuttle hurdles teams and East Hardy Boys compete.
Moorefield Girls shuttle hurdles crew of sophomore Sydney Gribble and juniors Morgan Armentrout, Allyson Loften and Hope Aristidou set a personal record time of 1:12.91 finishing in seventh place which just eluded grasping a medal by three-tenths of a second (.36) behind Magnolia.
"The ladies made great effort. Half of them are first time participants of the state track meet," Moorefield Girls Track Coach Vivian Carr remarked.
East Hardy Girls shuttle hurdles team of freshman Rayne Metzer, senior Holly Williams, senior Summer Funkhouser and sophomore Jaden Fleshman took 10th place overall in a time of 1:16.42 which was a second better than regionals.
In the boys shuttle hurdles, the Cougars quartet of junior Adam Larson, senior Drew Kelican, freshman Bryce Tharp and junior anchor Chance Dove finished in a time of 1:02.86 garnering a third place medal.
"I'm extremely proud. It has been a long time coming. We came down here last year and missed it by three-tenths of a second and I bet they remembered that," East Hardy Boys Track Coach Devon Orndorff commented.
The bronze medal win was an exciting accomplishment and a good highlight for the state meet.
"It means a lot, but we're all a team. It's not just me," East Hardy junior Adam Larson remarked.


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Just a quick post. I've recently saw the hashtag #SDTGBookRelease on Twitter. I got curious about if it's really going to be released soon or it's just fans requesting She's Dating The Gangster to be published. I went back reading on tweets and checked the account of Miss Bianca and the official Twitter account of She's Dating The Gangster and found out that it was true. She's Dating The Gangster will be out around first or second week of March.
I'm one of the thousands of fans of She's Dating The Gangster. I've cried a lot in this book even before it was published. There's a lot of gangster books out there, but all I can say is this is one of the best. If I'm not mistaken, this book started the gangster type book of trend in Wattpad. One advice, don't judge the book by it's title. Seriously. I thought this will be corny type of book because of the gangster word in the title, but it's not. This book is like a modern type of Romeo and Juliet way. A perfect way to write a tragedy themed book. I haven't purchased the book yet, but I already HIGHLY RECOMMEND She's Dating The Gangster!
It's official! She's Dating The Gangster is now out in the market! I've read some tweets saying they I already got a copy in Market! Market! Congratulations Miss Bianca. You truly deserve this! I'm pretty sure this will get awards sooner or later.
Will update this post when I finally purchased my own copy of She's Dating The Gangster.
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Despite a shortened week, lawmakers still found time to display liquid nicotine, giggle repeatedly and flub Heisman winners.
From throwing snowballs to threatening constituents to quoting Taylor Swift, Roll Call presents the year's best moments from Capitol Hill you just had to see one more time.
HOH pays tribute to Senate Budget Chairman Michael B. Enzi and his love of finding unusual ways to read numbers.
Lawmakers returned from the Thanksgiving holiday ready for brawls, "iron-asses" and Christmas wishes.
With Thanksgiving only days away, Heard on the Hill pays tribute to its favorite Capitol Hill water drinker, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.


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Actually, now that I think about it almost all of these items came from the Dollar Tree: the plates, napkins, glasses, snowflake "chargers", etc.
Do you do any fancy table settings for the Holidays?
I'll be sharing the rest of my Christmas decor tomorrow! Anybody else find it hard to take good blog pictures this time of year? When I leave for work it's dark and when I get home it's dark.
What a fun event! Your table was my favorite for sure, though I really loved some of the others as well. And yes, I'm having a horrible time getting pictures taken, though mostly because there is so much going on that I'm having a hard time keeping the house looking presentable enough for pictures!
Oh wow, your table looks great! That sounds like a fun event!
Your table looked gorgeous! Very sparkly and elegant! I love the way you draped the snowflake garland through the branches for a simple and fabulous centerpiece. Love the "sheet" table cloth too! No one would ever guess. Great job!


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require 'active_record'
require 'active_support/concern'

module PgSearchable
  module ActiveRecord
    module Extensions
      extend ActiveSupport::Concern

      DEFAULT_WEIGHTS     = [0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 1.0]
      DEFAULT_DICTIONARY  = 'english'
      DEFAULT_OPTIONS     = { weights: DEFAULT_WEIGHTS, dictionary: DEFAULT_DICTIONARY, normalization: 41 }

      module ClassMethods
        delegate :close_to, :rank_by, :search_for, to: :scoped

        def pg_searchable (name, options = {})
          pg_searchable_configs[name.to_sym] = {
            tgrm:       _pg_searchable_options,
            dmetaphone: _pg_searchable_options,
            tsearch:    _pg_searchable_options
          }.deep_merge(options)
        end

        def pg_searchable_configs
          @pg_searchable_configs ||= {}
        end

      private
        def _pg_searchable_options
          @_pg_searchable_options ||= DEFAULT_OPTIONS.merge(columns: _pg_searchable_columns)
        end

        def _pg_searchable_columns
          @_pg_searchable_columns ||= columns_hash.find_all {|k,v| [:string, :text].include?(v.type) }.map {|k,v| v.name }
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

ActiveRecord::Base.send(:include, PgSearchable::ActiveRecord::Extensions)

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With the recent updates of the site, we are happy to announce that one of those updates is the creation of our official online radio station, FSS Tunes!
We are still on our test broadcast but we will do our best to keep you entertained through the airwaves while you're reading your chosen writing from this site or just browsing through. Or while you're enjoying your time in our Chatroom Lobby.
With FSS Tunes, you can listen to your favorite tracks on the go by just sending in your requests.
1.) If you're using a mobile device, simply type in your request in the Radio Live Chat box.
2.) If you're on a computer, you can either send in your request through the Radio Chat feature or by clicking on the button "Request a Song".
3.) If you're chatting in the Lobby, you can send in your request by sending a message to FSSTunes.
Other surprise segments are also in store for you.
Great move! Let's enjoy and have fun with music. I expect few more changes in the coming months. Thanks for finally having a radio station exclusively for FSS.
Wow, pwede ba dito na lang mag-request ng Dj Snake? Hehehe Galing! More super powers!
This is one great feature!
Mukhang may request ako everyday nito.
Oo nga, sana magkaruon ng options na mobile view and the classic desktop view. Pero mas smooth yung ngayon.
Wow! There's so many new features.
Am I the only who one who is not happy about the look of the site? I still prefer the old one.


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It's not often that a new manufacturer emerges in the automotive world yet today Pininfarina have made that jump from a design studio with their incredible Pininfarina Battista. Set for launch in 2020 the Battista is billed to be a luxury hypercar that draws its performance from the absolute latest in electrical technology. Their working partnership with Mahindra Racing from Formula E grants direct access to racetrack proven electrical tech along with test driver feedback from former Formula 1 driver Nick Heidfeld as well as technical expertise from Peter Tutzer and Rene Wollmann.
The Battista will pack 1,900hp (1416kW) and 2,300 Nm of torque into the aerodynamically designed body giving a 0-100km/h time of less than 2 seconds where it'll hit 300km/h in less than 12 seconds up to its top speed of 350km/h. Resist the allure of all that power and driven more sedately nets a total range of 450km from the 120kWh Li-ion battery pack.
Numbers are limited to a mere 150 units and given the pedigree of those involved along with the rich history of Pininfarina, we expect all 150 to be spoken for very soon.
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Q: A constrained André's reflection principle The question is to find a bijection between
(a) lattice paths from (0, 0) to (n, n) with exactly k "up"
steps below the line y = x,
(b) lattice paths from (0, 0) to (n, n) that never go below the line y = x.
Thank you!

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A couple of days ago I had the absolute pleasure of hearing how a little girl of just 9 years old loves my paintings, because they make her feel happy. Emalisse has some very serious health challenges in her life and she and her Mum have to be ever so courageous to get through all that goes with that. I loved her painting so much I've put it on my kindness page for keeps... but I wanted to make a little blog post in her honour as well.her Aunt said to me "Not bad for a little autistic girl with good vision in only one eye. Thank you for filling her with joy through your beautiful work Denise"


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Q: ¿Cómo puedo llenar mi select con datos de una API? Tengo un formulario para "editar" el contenido de producto, y pude hacer que se carguen los valores que tiene el producto en los inputs, pero en el select, siempre carga la opción "0" por defecto como se puede ver en la imagen.

Sin embargo si miro en lo que me devuelve el api, esta bien y allí esta el producto con su respectiva categoría.

Adjunto el codigo que uso para llenar estos campos:
$.get('../api/v1/productos/' + id_producto, {}, function(returnedData){
        $("#nombre").attr('value', returnedData["producto"]["nombre"]);
        $("#id_categoria").val(returnedData["producto"]["categoria"]["id_categoria"]);
        $("#descripcion").attr('value', returnedData["producto"]["descripcion"]);
    });

El $("#id_categoria") es el que no esta funcionando como deberia.
La idea es que cuando entre para editar, la categoria respectiva este ya seleccionada (en este caso deberia ser "categoria 1" y no "Seleccionar categoria").
Aqui esta el select que utilizo:
<select style="width:100%" id="id_categoria" class="select2_normal form-control"><option value="0">Seleccionar Categoría</option></select>

Aprecio la ayuda gracias :)

A: primero que nada hay que ver si cada elemento option del select tiene configurado el atributo value, de la siguiente manera:
<div class="my_custom_list">
  <select id = "id_categoria">
    <option value="1">Categoría 1</option>
    <option value="2">Categoría 2</option>
    <option value="3">Categoría 3</option>
  </select>
</div>

Los valores del atributo value deben corresponderse con el valor del campo id_categoria que estás intentando usar. Esto es importante ya que al momento de usar el método de jQuery val() va a sel el atributo value el que nos servirá para mostrar una categoría específica, de esta manera:
var selectedCategory = returnedData["producto"]["categoria"]["id_categoria"];
$("#id_categoria").val(selectedCategory );

Donde el valor de selectedCategory para este ejemplo debería ser un id_categoria válido.
Saludos


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Q: The item 'some path' could not be found in your workspace, or you do not have permission to access it I am creating an ASP.Net Core APP in visual studio 2015 (bound to a tfs server).
I have a task in gulp which cleans up a directory (PQRS) & copies some files, (sort of a bundler/minifier).
I have ensured that I have nuget config & I have added the foll : key .
<add key="disableSourceControlIntegration" value="true" />

Also, from some posts, I have added a .tfignore file which prevents checking in the directory contents of PQRS to tfs.
I have pointed out the problem to this.
1) My Task starts.
2) My Task Finishes.
3) In the status toolbar I get this line "Updating Source Control Status" & Then the above error comes in output window.
My question matches to some extent to this one.
Files could not be found in your workspace, or you do not have permission to access it
However, this guy solves his problem by running clean & then re-running. This does not work in my case.


J.P. Pitts, chief songwriter of Floridian band Surfer Blood, kindly answered our TGTF Quickfire Questions ahead of the release of their new album 'Pythons', out in June.
Probably 'Semi-Charmed Life' by Third Eye Blind. The 'alternative' radio station in the town where I grew up must've played that song day and night for half a decade. It was the first ever cassette single I bought, I think it was for sale at a gas station. I had no idea until years later that the song was actually about drugs.
A song called 'Son of My Father' by a band called Chicory Tip. I just love how goofy all of the synthesizer sounds are. The song was recorded in the early seventies when the synthesizer was a very new thing. Consequently the song is really spacey and meandering with all kinds of arbitrary chord/ key changes.
'Random Rules' by the Silver Jews is a very sad song and its hard for me not to tear up every time I hear it. The slow pace and the heartbreaking lyrics are the perfect recipe for a good cry.
Pretty much any song off of My Bloody Valentine's 'Loveless' will bring me back to my first feelings of being in love. My first girlfriend and I used to lay in bed and listen to it a lot, the lyrics and melodies are nostalgic and the production is lush and full. To this day I can't help but feel there is something salacious about the way that album sounds.
"You Only Live Once" by the Strokes is a song I've always turned to when I've felt frustrated or disappointed. Something feels triumphant about the arc and melody of the song and Julian Cassablancas' casual delivery gives you the sense that everything is going to be all right. Its a very life-affirming song and its never failed to cheer me up.
I'm not really sure how to answer that question. I guess I never really ask myself that.
I'd say that Steven Malknus and Kurt Vonnegut are two writers I always tend to gravitate to. They both have a long list of works to their name, I've been a fan of both since I was a teenager and I still haven't digested everything. I'd say they are two of the writers I enjoy the most and I dread the day when I've heard and read everything out there from those two.
I'm not sure, there's nothing else I'd rather do than what I'm doing now. I've always thought that I would enjoy teaching, I have a relatively patient disposition and I like introducing people to new things. I don't know if I'd enjoy it the way I enjoy writing and recording music but I'm sure I'd find it gratifying.
That's an impossible decision; but I'd probably go with 'Pet Sounds'.
Thanks to J.P. for answering our questions and Tasha for sorting this for us.


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Even with all these advertising avenues, " For Sale" signs on front lawns are still remarkably effective. Many REALTORS promote their Web sites on the sign and use brochure boxes with the signs to market the property. When appropriate, and with your permission, your REALTOR® may send a mailing about your property to neighbors. Sometimes one of them has a friend or relative who always wanted to live near them. You never know how far reaching the benefits of word-of-mouth advertising by friends, relatives and neighbors can be.
Simmer a few s of vanilla on the stove.
If you really do need to sell, with your REALTOR® discuss a schedule for gradually ping your price until you find a level that attracts buyers. There's no point in saying, " We simply can't sell our house." Anything will sell if the price is right.
From experience, REALTORS® also know that a "well-polished" house appeals to more buyers and will sell faster and for a higher price. Additionally, buyers feel more comfortable purchasing a well-cared for home because if what they can see is well maintained, they assume that what they can't see has probably also been well maintained.
Setting the list price for your home involves evaluating various market conditions and financial factors.
Buyer's/Seller's Costs: Additionally, your REALTOR® can tell you whether local customs or rules dictate whether the buyer or seller pays for the items listed below.
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Tree Into House On November 12th, 2011 Denver Fire Department responded to tree into a house at W. 39th Ave. & Zenobia St. Engine 17 arrived, and no injuries were reported.
Arvada 9/11 Ceremony The Arvada Police Department and Arvada Fire Protection District held the annual 9/11 memorial ceremony at the Arvada City Hall on September 11th, 2011.
Denver Brush Fire On May 16th, 2011 Denver Fire Department responded to a brush fire in the 5200 block of National Western Dr. in Elyria Swansea. Engine 9 arrived and the fire was quickly extinguished, and may have been caused by a passing train.
Denver House Fire On January 19th, 2011 Denver Fire Department was alerted to a structure fire in the 300 block of S. Osceola St.


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NADA Issues Dealer Data Guidance
September 6, 2013 • by Brittany-Marie Swanson
McLEAN, Va. — The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA)'s department of legal and regulatory affairs issued guidance on data protection last week. Officials said the 14-page memo, issued to members on Aug. 28, is part of an ongoing effort to promote compliance by the association, but it comes at a time when industry marketers are turning to transaction data to fuel vehicle sales.
Obtained by F&I and Showroom magazine, the memo acknowledged there are a "number of entities who wish to gain access" to transaction data stored in dealer management systems (DMS), and warned dealers that the "FTC [Federal Trade Commission] may consider any third-party 'access' to NPPI (non-public personal information) to be 'sharing,'" even if the dealer's vendor never actually accessed the data.
Nine days before it was distributed, the FTC delivered its own warning to big data collectors that it will use all tools at its disposal to protect consumer privacy. The FTC has partnered with the NADA in the past on the topic of data protection, but recent efforts are not related, officials said.
Speaking at the 2013 Aspen Forum on Aug. 19, FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez acknowledged the importance of "big data," even noting that it's the "FTC's job to get out of the way of innovation." But she also said it's the FTC's job to make sure consumer privacy is respected.
"Like a vigilant lifeguard, the FTC's job is not to spoil anyone's fun but to make sure that no one gets hurt," she said. "Addressing the privacy challenges of 'big data' is first and foremost the responsibility of those collecting and using consumer information. … It is the FTC's responsibility to make sure that companies live up to their commitments."
'Big data' is a term used to describe the massive amount of information created every day that can be analyzed by firms to deliver targeted marketing, among other things. According to Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner, spending on business-intelligence software is expected to reach $13.8 billion this year. The technology research and advisory firm predicted that spending will reach $17.1 billion by 2016.
In recent months, F&I and Showroom contributor Jim Ziegler has raised concerns about the DMS access some vendors — particularly vehicle information and listing sites — require of dealers, which he believes leaves them vulnerable and their information unprotected. The NADA's President Peter Welch says he is aware of Ziegler's crusade, but stressed that "our review of these things has been ongoing."
"We've had frustrated calls from dealers, ranging from 'Jeez, various factories are jamming clauses in there, take it or leave it,' or click through agreements, and there seems to be somewhat of a feeling that they are losing the control of their own intellectual property," Welch told F&I and Showroom.
The NADA's memo included a checklist dealers can use to police vendors' access to their data. It also warned members that they could run afoul of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act's Safeguards Rule and Privacy Rule if they provide NPPI to DMS providers, third-party vendors and even manufacturers without taking certain precautions. Such precautions include providing a Privacy Notice to customers and establishing contractual protections.
"This means that unless their Privacy Notices state otherwise, dealers may not provide access to NPPI to anyone, including their manufacturer," the memo stated.
In June 2012, the FTC took its first action against an auto dealer for GLBA violations, charging Statesboro, Ga.-based Franklin's Budget Car Sales Inc. with exposing the information of 95,000 customers after an employee downloaded consumer data files onto a flash drive and loaded them onto his home computer, which contained peer-to-peer file-sharing software. The FTC also charged the dealership with violating the FTC Act's ban on deceptive acts and practices for failing to maintain adequate safeguards as promised in its Privacy Notice.
As part of its settlement with the agency, Franklin's was required to establish and maintain a comprehensive information security program and undergo data security audits by independent auditors every other year for 20 years.
"The primary issue under these federal regulations generally arises because of a disconnect between the duties dealers have and the promises they may have made to their customers …," stated the NADA's memo.
Last month, a senior team from the NADA met with General Motors Co.'s board of directors in Detroit. Among the topics discussed were intellectual property and data security, something Welch said the association will soon discuss with other major players.
"We do have plans in the coming weeks to be meeting with the major DMS providers to have an open and frank discussion with them about what type of tools they offer for dealers to both monitor access and also control and or restrict access," he said. "We will probably be meeting with auto manufacturers in the coming weeks or months to discuss these issues with them as well."
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Investigator services are services which contain surveillance and missing person investigations. You will find other services that investigators present but not many individuals know about them. Surveillance will be the most utilised answer as it usually entails following a person to see where they go and what they are doing. A great deal of the time individuals wish to find out exactly where an estranged spouse is living so they are able to deliver legal documents etc. We can generally do this by following the Target property from their work location. At the exact same time they may well want to know if the estranged spouse is living with a person else which would efficiently be adultery.
We have huge databases which are filled with information that we can use to locate missing folks and to find out what property they own etc. We have located many people from this database and we have other methods we can use which are considerably far better than the sites available on the web. It is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle putting all the pieces together.


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April Fool's Day – Religious Origins of Silliest Holiday
April 1, 2014 by pbenjay
April Fools Barnstar (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
A shout-out and thanks to my friend, Ginny, who sent me the link to this story. It was posted in HUFF POST today. What follows is a portion of that article:
Let's be clear: April Fools' Day is not a religious holiday.
It does, however, trace its origins to a pope.
The day began, most believe, in 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII decreed the adoption of the "Gregorian calendar" — named after himself — which moved New Year's Day from the end of March to Jan. 1.
The change was published widely, explains Ginger Smoak, an expert in medieval history at the University of Utah, but those who didn't get the message and continued to celebrate on April 1 "were ridiculed and, because they were seen as foolish, called April Fools."
Even though the annual panoply of pranks meant to mock the gullible or to send a friend on a "fool's errand" may not be grounded in any ancient religious merrymaking, the notion of "holy fools" does have a long and respected place in Judeo-Christian history.
Hebrew prophets were often scorned as mad or eccentric for pronouncing unwelcome or uncomfortable truths. The Apostle Paul talked to the Corinthians about becoming "fools for Christ." And Eastern Orthodoxy still sees the "holy fool" as a type of Christian martyr.
Such views are wrapped up in paradox.
"If the wisdom of the world is folly to God, and God's own foolishness is the only true wisdom," argues British clergyman John Saward in "Perfect Fools: Folly for Christ's Sake in Catholic and Orthodox Spirituality," "it follows that the worldly wise, to become truly wise, must become foolish and renounce their worldly wisdom."
Personally my April Fool's Day was uneventful! But oh how I remember the April Fool's Days of my youth. Putting salt in the sugar bowl or sugar in the salt shaker. Telling a friend that her mother was looking for her, switching our seats in school, sending my mother running into the living room because I told her the dog pooped on the rug. I also had a plastic ice cube that had a fly imbedded in it and one of the those buzzer gadgets you put in your palm when you shook someone's hand. What crazy funny things did you do today or get done to (interesting English grammar there)?
april fools 2010 (Photo credit: Sean MacEntee)
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, BY THE WAY, Smooth or Crunchy | 3 Comments
on April 1, 2014 at 11:11 pm | Reply susan
My dad and I always played April fools jokes on each other. It was the highlight of our April fools day. If I could fool him first I was the winner for that year and didn't let him forget it.
on April 2, 2014 at 12:08 am | Reply pbenjay
So many memories…
on April 11, 2014 at 5:11 am | Reply PureLogic
Very good! Continue the good work. 😀


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The Honourable Mitch Fifield
Mitch Fifield, Former Australian Senator and Cabinet Minister
About Mitch
Valedictory Speech
TRANSCRIPT – FIVEaa – 27 June 2014
TRANSCRIPT – FIVEaa – 27…
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Mornings with Leon Byner
E & OE
Subject: 1 July 2014 Aged Care changes
BYNER:
Now there are some significant changes in aged care that come into effect on July 1 which is next Tuesday. The changes in a nutshell are that there's the removal of a distinction between high and low care, a new government website and call centre designed to increase transparency in the sector. And if you speak to anybody who's had to help Mum or Dad into care they'll tell you how difficult it is to find the information you need in one place. So let's go through some of these with the Assistant Minister for Social Services Mitch Fifield. Mitch, thanks for joining us today. Why have we removed the distinction between first of all, high and low care, when there is obviously a profound difference.
FIFIELD:
Thanks Leon, good to be with you. The main reason for the removal of the distinction between high and low care is to give consumers greater choice. At the moment a bond can only be charged for people in low care, an accommodation bond. If you remove the distinction between high and low care we're allowing providers to charge either a bond or a daily fee, or a combination of the two.
So it's going to cost people more?
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It will depend on people's needs. But people will have greater choice as to how they pay for their accommodation. So they'll be able to work out what's best for them if an accommodation bond is best, if a daily fee is best, or a combination of the two. But importantly, residents will have 28 days to make that decision after they move into aged care.
Alright, now there's a new government website and call centre which is supposed to give a one stop shop. Is it going to deliver that? Seriously??
I hope so and it's not going to be something that's static. It's something that we'll continually seek to improve. An important feature of the website is that providers are required to put their prices and product offerings onto the website. As you mentioned in your introduction, it can be very difficult for individuals and their families to navigate the maze, to compare what one provider is offering with what another provider is offering. So there will now be much more consumer information on that website. But it's not only going to be a website, we know it's important for people to actually be able to talk to a human being. So there is also a call centre that people can talk to, to seek advice as well.?
There is new means testing arrangements for people entering care which are designed to ensure that people who have the capacity to contribute to the cost, do so. But this will increase the cost of aged care for those who have the capacity to contribute more won't it?
Look in some cases it will, and part of the rationale is that with aged care there is much greater capacity to make provision and to plan for your later life than there is say in the circumstances of someone who has a significant disability. Often you acquire disability in unexpected circumstances or you're born with one. I have both disability and ageing in my portfolio and I think it's more reasonable to expect someone to make a contribution where they can afford to do so for their aged care and accommodation.
I suspect that there are a lot of people who would love to have their parents close by and sometimes if they've got a bungalow or area of their house they can use to look after their loved ones they'll do that. And what brings me to that point is that we understand that there is going to be more home care packages, government funded that allow people to receive care in their own home. What's the criteria for that?
Yes we're going to have more home care packages. One of the things that often surprises people is that only about 5 per cent of Australians over the age of 65 actually live in residential aged care. People have a great desire to live in their home and I think that that trend is only going to increase. I think that we'll see a rebalancing over time of people from residential care to home care. And there will be some new arrangements in terms of paying fees for home care. So for anyone coming in after the 1st of July, a service provider could ask you to pay a basic daily fee equivalent to 17.5 per cent of the single basic aged pension, and an income tested aged care fee if you're income is over about $24,000. But I should emphasise that for part pensioners there will be a cap of about $5,000 a year that you can be asked to pay. And for self-funded retirees there will be a $10,000 cap.?
I want to ask briefly about some budget initiatives. One of the things that I think upset a lot of people was that some of these rebates that people get for council rates or energy costs, the Federal Government would like to discontinue them but of course this has got to go through the Senate doesn't it?
Well there is much that needs to pass through the Senate, Leon you're right. What we've done here is that we've terminated the payments that we previously made to the States to assist them with offering concessions on State based services…
Why did you do that? Because you know full well the States have got one choice where they either find the money themselves, which puts them out of pocket, because of their budgetary position as is ours, they may not be able to fill that gap and therefore people miss out.
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It was actually a fairly small component of the State and Territory concession budget that the Commonwealth supported. Nationwide the support that we provided represented about 10 per cent of the State and Territory concession budgets. It was only a small proportion, so we don't think that the states need to alter their concession arrangements. We've taken the threshold decision that the Commonwealth should fund and provide concessions to Commonwealth programs and the States should fund and provide concessions to their programs. Now we would have preferred not to take this decision but due to the budget deficit that we inherited we've had to take some difficult decisions across a range of portfolios.
Isn't this incumbent upon your budget getting past in the Senate? Because there is every chance a lot of this stuff is going to get picked off.
Look, you're either a legislative pessimist or a legislative optimist. And I'm Manager of Government Business in the Senate so I am by nature a legislative optimist. We've got a new Senate coming in on the 1st of July and I think that Senators of different perspectives with good will can make this a very workable Senate.
But again, you can't do that until you get the permission of the Senate though can you?
We are working hard across all areas to get our budget measures through the Senate.
I'm sure you are. Mitch Fifield before I let you go, these changes to aged care arrangements, they're not retrospective are they?
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That's right Leon. It's only for people who come into the aged care system from the 1st of July. People who are already in the aged care system can stay in their existing arrangements. But if someone thinks that they can have a better deal under the new arrangements, if they leave their current arrangements for 28 days they can come then back in under the new arrangements.
Okay, what's your website address and your phone number?
The website is www.myagedcare.gov.au and the phone number is 1800 200 422.
Mitch Fifield, thank you, that's the Assistant Minister for Social Services.
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Q: Continuing to the next value in a foreach not working as expected What I am trying to accomplish is to leave a for each loop once a counter has been reached, then move on to the next item in the array, my code so far is:
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Mining Capital Coin CEO accused of $62M investment fraud scheme
Crypto Shorts Daily News Bulletin
Luiz Capuci Jr., CEO and co-founder of crypto mining and investment platform Mining Capital Coin (MCC), has been indicted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly orchestrating a $62 million global investment fraud scheme.
The DOJ is charging Capuci with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and conspiracy to commit international money laundering in relation to several allegedly fraudulent schemes that were run via MCC.
According to the DOJs indictment, Capuci (alongside unnamed co-conspirators) is accused of misleading investors over the profit-bearing potential of MCC mining packages and a native token dubbed Capital Coin that was backed by the biggest cryptocurrency mining operation in the world.
As part of the mining packages, Capuci is said to have touted substantial profits and guaranteed returns by using investors money to mine new cryptocurrency but allegedly failed to deliver on the bargain.
Capuci is also accused of marketing dubious MCC trading bots with new technology never seen before that could conduct thousands of trades per second and generate daily returns for investors.
Additionally, the MCC CEO and co-founder allegedly recruited MCC promoters and affiliates as part of a multi-level marketing scheme. In return for luring investors into the MCC ecosystem, Capuci is said to have promised anything from Apple watches and iPads to luxury vehicles such as a Lamborghini, Porsche and even his own personal Ferrari.
The DOJs indictment was also announced on the same day that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) outlined fraud charges against MCC, co-founder Emerson Pires, Capuci, and two entities controlled by Capuci in CPTLCoin Corp. (CPTLCoin) and Bitchain Exchanges (Bitchain).
According to the SECs complaint, MCC, Capuci, and Pires sold mining packages to 65,535 investors worldwide and promised daily returns of 1 percent, paid weekly over the course of a year.
The SEC alleges that investors were initially promised returns in Bitcoin (BTC), however this was subsequently changed to MCCs Capital Coin (CPTL), which could only be redeemed on a fake crypto asset trading platform Capuci created and managed called Bitchain.
However, when it came time for users to withdraw their funds, they were only able to purchase another mining package or forfeit their funds.
The SEC alleges that Pires and Capuci netted at least $8.1 million from the sale of the mining packages and $3.2 million in initiation fees.
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Microsoft generated more than 11,000 co-sell wins with partners during the past 12 months, equating to roughly US$5 billion in contract value through the channel.
Revealed on the eve of Microsoft Inspire in Las Vegas, Azure accounted for US$2.8 billion of the overall contract wins, spanning the vendor's entire cloud suite.
The figures are the result of a shift in approach from the tech giant, with the new-look One Commercial Partner (OCP) roll-out designed to drive deeper collaboration between internal direct sellers and partners.
Specifically, the co-sell incentive results in Microsoft's enterprise sellers now being paid 10 per cent of the partner's annualised customer contract value.
Billed as the "largest sales transformation" in decades, the internal revamp at Redmond allows partners to enter new markets and scale, through leveraging the customer relationships and technical expertise of the vendor's enterprise sales team.
"How we incentivise our sellers and partners has really came through during the past several months which means we have a lot of momentum going forward," said Toby Richards, general manager of OCP at Microsoft.
Since launching in early 2017, the OCP roll-out is split into three primary functions - build-with; go-to-market and sell-with, backed up by co-sell capabilities.
"I think we've seen the most traction in the build-with side of the program because this is an area we've worked with partners in the past on," Richards added. "That's in terms of technical enablement and getting our solutions to market.
According to Richards, the shift represents a "cultural change" for Microsoft, as the organisation transitions from having a CIO-centric conversation around an enterprise agreement, to having a business development conversation around solutions.
"I think our partners were ready to go on day one, but I think culturally within Microsoft we weren't," Richards acknowledged. "That shift has taken quite a while but during our third and fourth quarters, we've really seen the traction and customer wins.
Spanning the entire financial year - which ended on 30 June 2018 - 95 per cent of Microsoft's commercial revenue went through the channel, with the vendor providing more than a million customer leads to partners.
Cloud solution provider (CSP) revenue also witnessed a strong 12 months, increasing 234 per cent year-on-year, backed up by over 72,000 cloud partners globally.
With an ecosystem spanning "hundreds of thousands" - believed to be somewhere around the 300,000 mark - more than 7,000 new partners are joining the Microsoft network every month.
The figures also align with those revealed in January 2018, at the half-way mark of the Microsoft financial year.
During this time, alliance partner Barracuda was cited as growing business revenue by more than 300 per cent through co-selling with Microsoft.
Alongside co-selling capabilities, Microsoft also unveiled new advanced specialisation requirements for the channel, spanning four core areas beyond gold status competencies.
Firstly modern workplace, with spans threat and information protection and GDPR, in addition to Yammer and Teams.
Further specialisations include biz applications across Dynamics 365, as well as applications and infrastructure such as SAP on Azure, Azure Stack and Linux on Azure.
Rounding off the list is data and artificial intelligence, which also includes machine learning, data base migration and cognitive services, as well as big data and the Internet of Things.
"The opportunity we have going forward is to continue focusing on the sell-with but also the go-to-market and how we think about our marketplace offerings," Richards added.
In reference to the wider ecosystem, Richards said channel collaboration continues to increase as system integrators join forces with independent software vendors (ISVs), while application developers combine also.


YREKA – The Empire Music Hall does comedy this Friday, Jan. 18 starting at 8 p.m. Comedian Dustin Wood will play host to three comedy greats from Homegrown Comedy, including Zach Edlow, Sam Bruno and Chadd Beals.
This is an 18 and up event, general admission starts at $10. Reserved seats are $12 and a date night package is $40. Visit RexClubEmpire.com, or visit The Rex Club to purchase tickets. Empire Music Hall is located at 113 W. Miner Street, Yreka.


The worst part of eating boiled eggs is peeling the clingy eggshells off. This "bumper car" method of cooking boiled eggs makes several delicious eggs at once and also gets the shells off quickly, so that once you're done shaking the eggs, the peels almost fall off themselves.
Then quickly cool off the eggs with ice and water and—here's the novel part—shake the pan so the eggs gently bump each other. For best results in peeling, use older eggs, and check out the full post for other tips and full details.
Of course, for single servings of boiled eggs you could just skip the peeling altogether and cut through the egg or blow on one end of an egg to get it out of its shell, but for a big batch this method can save you the effort of peeling each egg or having to invest in a pressure cooker for easy-to-peel boiled eggs.


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COVID-19 PCR test centre to open at LJLA for passengers
Liverpool John Lennon Airport has teamed up with locally based Test Assurance Group (TAG) to offer passengers needing a 'Fit to Fly' certificate the opportunity to book a COVID-19 PCR test at a new facility based at the Airport.
A number of countries now require all arriving passengers to prove that they have had a negative COVID-19 PCR test result between 48-72 hours before arrival. From today TAG are taking bookings to provide passengers with a complete test, results and Fit to Fly certificate service, helping passengers looking to travel overseas once again meet all the necessary requirements.
TAG have developed a technology platform that over the coming months will help Liverpool John Lennon Airport encourage more passengers to start to travel overseas once again, confident they meet the necessary health requirements of the country they are flying to.
The Knowsley based business has partnered with Salutaris to provide the clinical operators and process, and Randox Health for the laboratory testing process all of which are UKAS and ISO 15189 accredited.
The tests will be carried out at a dedicated facility located in one of the Airport car parks, costing £110 per person and can be booked now via a link from the Airport website www.liverpoolairport.com/fit-to-fly with the first tests available from Friday 18th December.
It is expected that TAG (www.testassurancegroup.com) will also be able to offer tests for returning passengers looking to reduce their quarantine period to just 5 days as part of the Government's 'Test to Release' scheme for passengers arriving from countries excluded from the list of travel corridors.
Lucy O'Shaughnessy, Commercial Director at LJLA commented, "This is another important step along the road to recovery for the travel industry and we are delighted to be able to work with a local company to offer our passengers a convenient, hassle free service to help them get back to travelling overseas once more.
Cliff Kirby, Board Director of Test Assurance Group (TAG) added, "TAG are pleased to be able to offer COVID-19 PCR testing at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in order to help the travel industry recover from a difficult year and to enable passengers to be able to travel abroad safely again.
Our testing service will be simple and straight forward and will assist in bringing a semblance of normality back to the lives of those in the region who wish to travel again."
TAG are pleased to be able to partner Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
Photo: TAG will have a test site located in one of the Airport car parks


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Taking the DMV Drivers License test is a tricky and anxious thing. To help you be prepared and to calm your nerves, we supply a series of rehearsal tests. If you study your State Driver Handbook and take the practice tests, you will be more ready for the types of questions you will be asked on the real test. When you think you're ready to crush the exam, make an appointment with your local DMV office.
So why not practice? Even experienced drivers taking the test to renew their licenses can get tripped up by the exam. Some rules, laws, situations and guidelines the average driver does not experience everyday. How can you be sure to pass on the first try and win that drivers license you've been dreaming about?
The rehearsal tests are built to help you understand the types of questions you will be asked during the written exam. Some of the questions have answers that are quite similar. The distinction is in the details. This is why the drivers license exam and be so tricky. Typically, you'll need an 80% to pass.
Thoroughly study the DMV Driver's Guide to better understand the laws and rules.
Repeatedly test yourself until you feel confident about the rehearsal test and the practice questions.
These two tips will help you become comfortable with the material, accustomed to the type of questions and less nervous about the whole testing procedure. Practice, study and practice some more and you will dominate the DMV Drivers License test on your first try.


This week I visited Lazy Boy Brewery in Everett, WA. Everett and its stash of breweries are easily accessible via the Interurban Trail, a nice little bike path that combines some street and trail riding along I-5 to connect cities along the I-5 corridor. Lazy Boy has been around for 12 years making it one of the oldest breweries around. I know that sounds weird, but craft beer hasn't been the monster it is for all the long. Perhaps because of this breweries age, we learn of some stuff that we might not have heard of otherwise, hop contracts and using Budweiser as a distributor instead of as a nemesis among them.


The DHI delegation was represented by key presentations from DHI Indonesia, DHI Singapore, and DHI Australia.
The International Association for Ports and Harbors (IAPH) is the largest of its kind in the world with port members representation approximately 60% of the worlds seaborne trade.
As one of the only consultants present, DHI was invited to present our recent work on measuring the value of nature in ports - your unaccounted value. The presentation was skillfully delivered by Dr. Mamta Jain and attracted solid attention for the duration of the conference.
We wish to congratulate the IAPH organising committee for a well-organised event and are looking forward for seeing you again in 2018 in Azerbaijan.
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MGM Springfield is in the holiday spirit!
The freshly new addition to the Springfield community is making a solid contribution to creating a fun, enjoyable place, not just for gambling but for family activities as well.
Directly in front of the entrance stands a 38-foot Christmas tree immediately setting the tone for the outside portion of the building. Outside of the Kringle's Christmas Emporium is an abundance of Christmas lights surrounding an ice-skating rink where people can pay $12 for adults and $8 for children and $5 skate rental.
There are discounts for Military service members and veterans, first responders, and M life rewards members.
The skating rink is open Sunday noon to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday 2 to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday open until 10 p.m., through March 3rd. Rentals are only available at the rink, not online and cash is not accepted. Purchases can only be made through debit or credit cards.
After families and friends enjoy the lights and skating rink, they can get sweet treats at Kringle's Christmas Emporium, open until the 26thof December. The emporium will be selling Kringle's best-selling candles and fragrances, ornaments, and sweet shop that includes hot drinks, and milkshakes, some including flavored alcohols for adults to enjoy, as well as cookies and other treats.
The emporium has slightly different hours in that it opens earlier than the rink, at noon on Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday through Sunday.
AIC student Maria Jehle is a regular of the casino and loves trying new things. She shared her love for the Kringle Christmas emporiums.
"The emporium is the perfect place for a candle lover and someone who likes to try new sweets. It has endless amounts of candles of different smells and sizes. It's also perfect to try boozy ice-cream that has a good taste and won't have any effects. I am definitely planning on going again soon and doing the whole experience, getting a candle, milkshake and trying out the skating rink," Jehle said.
The casino will also be hosting New Years Eve events for those 21 and older in their Commonwealth Bar and Lounge, the Armory where the Kringle Candle will be hosting a black-tie event, and Taps Bar where there will be a cover charge. Rewards members will have a chance to win free play money between the hours of noon and 4 p.m.
The first year for MGM casino has made a huge impact on the city. It makes the city of Springfield a friendly area and give families and friends more activities to do. The decorations and entertainment offers a more, warm, spirited feeling giving families and friends a place to get into the holiday spirit and a safe place to ring in the New Year.


A 12 year old ISIS girl killed five women in Iraq 5 out of 5 based on 1 ratings. 1 user reviews.
That was the first time ISIS used a girl to carry out an execution.
According to a report, a 12-year-old girl of ISIS terrorist group has killed five women including a physician in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh.
Arabic-language al-Sumeria news website reported that the girl shot dead the women at the Ghazlani military base near the militant-held city of Mosul on Wednesday afternoon. The girl also killed the medical doctor after she was refusing to treat wounded militants.
'That was the first time ISIS used a girl to carry out an execution," a source from Iraq said.
Since June 2014 Mosul fell into the hands of ISIS terrorists in in the first stage of terrorists' advance through Iraq although the Iraq's central government repeatedly announced that they would retake the Mosul from terrorist. Shocking violence has plagued the northern and western parts of Iraq since ISIS offensive began and took control of portions of Iraqi territory.
ISIS terrorists have been committing monstrous crimes against all ethnic and religious communities in Iraq, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians and others.
However, the Iraqi army and Popular Mobilization Units fighting to win back ISIS held regions in joint operations.


The outer band is engraved with "Circle of Light", while the inner band says "Gods Guide Me". This is done in the Elder Futhark in a runic shorthand, employing magickal formulae.
This piece was originally hand engraved(in keeping with tradition) in bronze. A mold was created from this original, and it has been reproduced in both bronze and sterling silver. The alphabet employed is the Elder Futhark in its older form, with theMother crystal symbol placed at the end. Available as a pin or pendant.
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Fig 1 Buettner et al AJKD, © National Kidney Foundation.
The autopsy study of Buettner et al provides very interesting data on kidney changes in illicit drug abusers who underwent forensic autopsy following drug-related death. This cross-sectional autopsy study provides relevant and somewhat surprising information on kidney changes in a relatively young European white population of chronic illicit drug users. Review of the literature can be misleading and confusing because most kidney biopsy studies describing changes in drug abusers represent a selected population who underwent kidney biopsy for indication of acute or chronic kidney injury. From this autopsy study, we learn that in spite of young age (median age of death was 39 years), significant kidney parenchymal injury is present in a substantial proportion of drug abusers. As expected, chronic cocaine use was associated with ischemic/hypertensive/obliterative vascular changes. A surprising finding was the very high percentage of renal parenchymal calcifications (58.1% of kidneys contained some degree of visible calcium deposition). The calcium deposits were primarily in the tubular basement membrane close to the renal papilla. Obviously, based on the autopsy findings and the limited clinical history, authors could not determine the cause of calcifications; they propose an imbalance in the electrolyte metabolism in drug abusers. Because they did not see capillary sclerosis/calcification in the renal medulla/papilla or in the pelvic soft tissue, and because obvious papillary necrosis was absent, they do not believe that the calcifications are related to analgesic nephropathy. However, the definition of analgesic nephropathy is different among pathologists and clinicians/radiologists, and the diagnosis relies mainly on clinical history and imaging studies instead of kidney biopsies. According to imaging studies, medullary calcifications associated with reduced kidney size and uneven renal contours have a high specificity for analgesic nephropathy (see De Broe & Elseviers). The diagnosis of analgesic nephropathy cannot be made on kidney biopsy because the findings are nonspecific. Calcifications in the renal medulla can occur for a variety of reasons, and it is likely that such calcifications are not sampled in kidney biopsies. An adequate kidney biopsy usually does not contain deep renal medulla, and pathologists are focusing on changes in the renal cortex. After the study of Buettner et al, pathologists should take a closer look at the deep renal medulla if present in the biopsy specimen. It is possible that, at least to some degree, combined illicit drug abuse and analgesic use is responsible for these widespread calcifications in the renal medulla. The frequent medullary calcifications in kidneys of illicit drug abuser is a significant and unexpected finding, and warrants further detailed studies to clarify the pathogenesis.
No specific pathologic lesions were associated with hepatitis C infection, or heroin or other IV drug abuse in this autopsy series. This is not unexpected considering that the study included 129 unselected consecutive autopsy cases. Literature on the association of hepatitis C virus infection and a membranoproliferative pattern of glomerulonephritis (or cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis) or the association of IV drug abuse with focal segmental glomerular sclerosis is based on a selected patient population with clinically evident renal/glomerular disease. It would be very interesting to see a similar autopsy study in African or African American patients to see if race is a predisposing factor to the different kidney lesions commonly associated with illicit drug abuse.
Was employment data collected on the people whose kidneys were studied? Painters kidneys would be a particular interest. A lot of painters use drugs…..especially the amphetamine type drugs…..it's the nature of their schedules. They are also exposed to a lot of chemicals. These studies need to include specifics about workplace-type exposures.


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Communications Concepts, Inc. (CCI) handled all location production in Florida for Japanese Movie – Space Brothers. The Kennedy Space Center and other Space Coast locales were the backdrop for scenes for this full-length live action movie. "Space Brothers" put a popular manga series of comic books on film for the first time. The movie was produced by Toho Pictures, famous for the production of the original Godzila movie series. Working US producer Yoshi Hosoya, CCI did all the location production work. This work included literally providing all equipment, all production crew positions, props, all the local talent and hotel and craft service. Scenes shot in Florida made up ten to fifteen minutes of the final two hour and nine minute motions picture. The movie was shot entirely with RED cameras. CCI provide two RED cameras to shoot Florida scenes. "It's been great," said Yoshi Hosoya, who is the U.S.-based producer for the project. "People have been very helpful."


Fredrik Raddum is educated at the The National Academy of Art in Oslo. He works with sculpture, installation, photo and performance related journeys. He has exhibited at various spaces since 2001. Raddum popularizes serious themes and embodies them in tragicomic animal and human figures resembling cartoon characters. Clichés and icons are twisted and turned in to new settings. Without obvious display of critical attitude, Raddum's sculptures drop subtle hints encouraging the viewer to think beyond the initial encounter.
Raddum has exhibited at Aaros Museum of Modern Art (Denmark), National Gallery of Art (Denmark), Kistefos Museum (Norway), Pori Art Museum (Finland) and Museum of Installation (UK) amongst many others. His works are represented in many public collections such as The Norwegian National Gallery, National Gallery of Art (Denmark) Norwegian Art Council, Vestas, Aker-Solutions, Norvestor Equity, Telenor and Statoil.
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Pakistan's economy in free fall: POREG
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Pakistan's economy is in a state of free fall, and its weak coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is helpless to save its falling Gross Domestic Product (GDP), reported policy research group POREG.
Looking at its falling economy, investors had also started losing their confidence in Pakistan's ability to pay back the loans. Neither, the creditors nor the market is impressed.
The creditors were not impressed by the official assertions that the "land of the pure" will not default and will meet its upcoming USD 1 billion bond payments, according to POREG.
Meanwhile, the apex bank governor, Jameel Ahmad has presented data on the health of the Pakistani rupee before the media but skeptics have pooh-poohed his claim that the country has "enough dollars to meet its foreign debt obligations."
With finance minister Ishaq Dar busy battling what is clearly a losing battle to prop up the rupee vis-a-vis the dollar, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, has come up with a political spin to rubbish market perception, POREG reported.
According to News International citing local brokerage data, the cost of insuring exposure to Pakistan's five-year sovereign debt rose by 1,224 basis points over the weekend, hitting the highest-ever level of 92.53 per cent.
After the local beverage showed the data on Monday, the analysts said that the country's sovereign dollar bonds would remain vulnerable until the political standoff between the government and the main opposition party of former prime minister Imran Khan is settled.
Pakistan's economic conditions are far worse these days due to political uncertainty. On Monday, in the inter-bank market, Pakistan's rupee maintained its downward trend against the US dollar, falling by 0.22 per cent, Business Recorder reported.
As per the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the rupee closed at 223.66 after a decline of 0.49. In the last seven trading sessions, the currency has lost Rs 2.24 or 1 per cent against the greenback.
Pakistan's total debt and liabilities spiked by Pakistani Rupees (Rs) 12 trillion or 23.7 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, the loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund and the devaluation of the rupee pushed the numbers up significantly, The News International reported citing analysts.
In the fiscal year, 2022-2023, in July-September the debt and liabilities stood at Rs 62.46 trillion which is more than the same period of last fiscal year, accounting for Rs 50.49 trillion.
Pakistan is due to repay USD 1 billion against a five-year Sukuk (Shariah-compliant bond) which is scheduled to mature on December 5, 2022, The Express Tribune reported.
According to Topline Research, the yield (rate of return) on the Sukuk increased by 964 basis points in a day to 69.96 per cent. The increase in the yield is hinting that investors were thinking that Pakistan might default on the USD 1 billion Sukuk.
Meanwhile, Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) ninth round of talks has been delayed. As they could not finalize a schedule for formal talks on the overdue ninth review of a USD 7 billion loan program amid a lack of clarity on flood-related financial requirements for this fiscal year and a declining revenue stream in the wake of import controls, Dawn reported.
Another alarming factor is that Pakistan's remittances reached an all-time low in recent months. "In Oct 2022, workers' remittances recorded an inflow of USD 2.2 billion indicating a 9 per cent decrease over last month," the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said in a tweet.
The workers' remittances recorded an inflow of USD 2.2 billion in October as compared to the previous month's figure of USD 2.4 billion, the central bank said in its official data in November.
With a cumulative inflow of USD 9.9 billion during the July-October period in the fiscal year of 2023, the remittances decreased by 8.6 per cent as compared to the same period last year, the figures showed.
Last month, the remittances mainly came from Saudi Arabia with USD 570.5 million, the UAE with USD 427 million, Britain with USD 278.8 million, and the US with USD 253.1 million, according to the bank.
Foreign remittances play a significant role in Pakistan's economy as they are one of the major sources of foreign exchange. (ANI)
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Smith signs lucrative deal with Niners
Alex Smith has a contract befitting the NFL's next great young quarterback. And because he signed it before training camp, the San Francisco 49ers have plenty of time to figure out whether he's ready for the role.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (July 26, 2005) -- Alex Smith has a contract befitting the NFL's next great young quarterback. And because he signed it before training camp, the San Francisco 49ers have plenty of time to figure out whether he's ready for the role.
The 49ers reached a six-year deal with Smith's agent, Tom Condon, four days before the first workouts of training camp July 29, ensuring Smith will have every chance to claim the Niners' starting job.
Silicon Valley's newest 21-year-old multimillionaire endured a semi-sleepless night at his new home in Los Gatos, optimistically pondering the burden on his shoulders.
"Now it's time for me to go earn this money and prove that I deserve this money," Smith said. "The primary goal is to get on the field. I don't think this team is paying me this money to sit on the sideline. ... I feel I can play at this level right now. It's just a matter of time."
After signing his deal, Smith shook hands with coach Mike Nolan and owner John York at the 49ers' training complex, where the real work will begin this weekend. The club will attempt to improve on its 2-14 record that landed the once-proud franchise at the bottom of the NFL.
"We're glad and happy that we've come to an agreement prior to training camp," said York, who would have faced another round of criticism if the Niners' top pick wasn't in camp on time.
With this draft class' ceiling set by Smith's contract, many of the top NFL picks are expected to sign deals in the next few days while camps open. Earlier in the day, defensive tackle Luis Castillo signed with San Diego, and cornerback Fabian Washington agreed to terms with the Oakland Raiders.
But Smith will be among the NFL's highest-profile rookies, even if he can't immediately wrest the starting job from veteran Tim Rattay, who struggled with injuries last season, or even third-year pro Ken Dorsey.
"At some point, Alex is going to be the quarterback here," Nolan said. "When that happens will be up to him and the other guys at that position. But I know Alex has been preparing himself to be ready when that chance comes around. Hopefully, it's soon."
Smith skipped his senior year with the Utes to enter the draft after one of the most spectacular college seasons in recent history. Playing mostly from the shotgun in coach Urban Meyer's inventive offense, Smith passed for 2,952 yards and 32 touchdowns while leading Utah to a 12-0 record, the Mountain West Conference title and a blowout victory against Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl.
He rocketed up the draft charts of most NFL teams with his strong arm, exceptional athleticism and smarts -- he earned an economics degree from Utah in only two years. The 49ers, seeking a franchise quarterback to join the lineage of John Brodie, Joe Montana and Steve Young, snapped him up with the top pick.
The 49ers will play a version of the West Coast offense under new coordinator Mike McCarthy, putting Smith back under center consistently for the first time since his freshman year at Utah. Smith insists the transition won't be a problem after his offseason of minicamps, team workouts and plenty of individual study.
In fact, San Francisco's biggest challenges this season probably won't be at quarterback. McCarthy and Nolan must figure out how to generate offense from one of the NFL's least effective units last season, and Nolan also must install his new 3-4 defensive scheme.
But for now, everything is rosy for Smith and his new team. He hopes the money won't change his low-key outlook on life.
"I don't even know if I'd call this a childhood dream, because I don't know if I dared to dream like this," Smith said.
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NFL prospects coached by the Patriots on the West Team reveal ties to New England during East-West Shrine Bowl media day.
The Patriots coaching staff will coach the west team at this year's East-West Shrine Bowl.
The Patriots have named Bill O'Brien as their new offensive coordinator.


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Money Moves: Giving, getting and p(l)aying it forward
This week's Money Moves tracks philanthropic giving from Bank of America, Citizens Bank, several foundations, a violinist and a basketball player ... to start.
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World-renowned violinist Hilary Hahn donated $25,000 to the Philadelphia nonprofit Project 440 in October.
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Money Moves is a semi-regular column tracking grants made by local funders, including foundations, giving circles, trusts and corporate entities. Send notices to philly@generocity.org.
1. Bank of America invests $400K in two youth-serving organizations advancing economic mobility.
Big Picture Philadelphia, an education provider that promotes learning through internships, inquiry, collaboration, and mentoring, and Philadelphia Youth Network, which prepares young people to succeed in the workforce through programmatic and collaborative efforts in education and employment, were named "Neighborhood Builders" awardees by Bank of America for their work to address issues fundamental to economic mobility.
L to r: Deborah O'Brien, SVP, market executive, Bank of America; Bassam Awadalla, regional executive, Bank of America; Chekemma J. Fulmore-Townsend, president and CEO, Philadelphia Youth Network; David Bromley, executive director, Big Picture Philadelphia; Jim Dever, Philadelphia market president, Bank of America. (Courtesy photo)
Each organization will receive a $200,000 grant, along with a year of leadership training for the executive director and an emerging leader at the organization, a network of peer organizations across the U.S., and the opportunity to access capital to expand their impact.
"Big Picture Philadelphia and Philadelphia Youth Network play significant roles shaping workforce development in our city," said Jim Dever, Bank of America's Philadelphia market president. "[They] are leading the charge to advance sustainable growth in the community and address systemic issues related to economic mobility."
2. Citizens Bank contributes $125K to expand West Philadelphia Skills Initiative.
Citizens Bank announced November 14 that it will be investing $125,000 in University City District's job training program, the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative.
According to the release announcing the award, "through its employer partnerships and soft skills curriculum, the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative prepares and connects unemployed and under-employed Philadelphians to life-changing work while helping employers find and retain the talent they need." The program has, until now, worked only with University City employers and West Philadelphia residents, but the award will enable the program to expand its reach.
"Citizens Bank is committed to increasing workforce development opportunities in the Greater Philadelphia region and few organizations have the track record of the team at the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative," said Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, president of Citizens Bank, Mid-Atlantic Region. "We are proud to support the organization as it takes its efforts to the next level, providing more opportunities for unemployed Philadelphians to get the training and support needed to succeed in the workforce."
3. Science History Institute receives more than $95K from Institute of Museum and Library Services.
A Civil War-era bank building in Old City Philadelphia houses the free-admission Science History Institute, formerly the Chemical Heritage Foundation. ((Photo by J. Fusco for VISIT PHILADELPHIA®)
Philadelphia's Science History Institute, which collects and shares the stories of innovators and of discoveries in the history of chemistry, chemical engineering, and the life sciences, was awarded a grant of $95,247 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff, a special initiative of the Museums for America program. The Science History Institute's was one only 18 projects selected to receive this grant.
The grant will be used to provide training, mentoring and coaching opportunities for staff and board members. According to the announcement of the award, "staff from across the Institute will work with colleagues and evaluation experts to develop skills in evaluative thinking and outcomes-based program design. The sessions will be recorded to create a training library, ensuring that new staff and board members have access to this work."
4. East Mount Airy Neighbors Community Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation gives nearly $70K to six nonprofits.
The East Mount Airy Neighbors (EMAN) Community Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation recently awarded $69,700 in grants to six nonprofits providing services to Northwest Philadelphia, with an emphasis on programs serving East Mt. Airy. "This year's slate of grant winners represents the work East Mount Airy Neighbors is committed to doing within the neighborhood and furthers the organization's mission to make 'a good community better'," said Natalia Serejko, EMAN's executive director, when announcing the grants.
The grants, which range from $10,000 to $16,700, were awarded to:
Artwell
Food Moxie
Jumpstart Germantown LLC
Mt. Airy Business Improvement District
Mt. Airy CDC
Ralston Center
5. Next Level Trainings raises more than $55K for underserved teens.
Next Level Trainings raised $56,013 in support of the Herb It Forward Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2017 to expand on the work of the the Herb it Forward Scholarship, which honors the memory of Herb Lotman, a self-made businessman whose life was dedicated to helping others and giving back.
"The money raised by Next Level Trainings will fund a full Leadership Camp weekend for up to 48 students," said Jen Jones, the Herb It Forward Foundation's executive director. "Over three days, students spark connections with one another that develop into lifelong friendships, participate in immersive workshops by leading experts from around the country, and feel the support behind them as they journey into and through their higher education experience."
6. Leeway Foundation awards $55K to 31 artists and cultural producers in its fall 2019 Art and Change grants.
Leeway Foundation's Art and Change Grants provide project-based funds of up to $2,500 to women and trans artists and cultural producers who propose a project that impacts a larger group, audience or community, have financial need, and live in the Greater Philadelphia region.
The cohort of grantees announced in October "highlights a trend in cultural preservation from South Philadelphia to Norristown, Overbook to Port Richmond, and neighborhoods in between. They also showcase a powerful, intergenerational cross-section of artists, with grantees ranging from early-20s to mid-70s," according to the Foundation's newsletter. Click here for a full list of grantees and their projects.
7. Violinist Hilary Hahn selects Project 440 as the recipient of a $25,000 gift.
Hillary Hahn made her orchestral soloist debut with the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in 1991 when she was 11; she made her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at 14, and at 16, she was the orchestra's soloist at a Carnegie Hall performance. When Hahn won the Glashütte Original Festspielpreis award five years ago, it came with the stipulation that the accompanying $25,000 grant be donated to any music education initiative of her choice. In September of this year, the violinist, who was a Philadelphia resident until 2004, selected Project 440 as the sole recipient.
"Project 440 serves a crucial purpose within the arts world," Hahn said. "They reach across a broad socio-economic spectrum to high school students, helping them to take leadership roles in their communities and rehearsing life skills within the shared language of music. Many organizations are doing great work around personal leadership, but the way Project 440 goes about it is different from anything I've seen. Project 440 is poised to implement their projects on a larger scale, and I hope this grant will help them to reach their goals for the 2019-20 school year. They are a small organization with a big impact."
8. Greenmore Farm Animal Rescue secures funder to match donations to $20K to build new adoption center.
Greenmore Farm Animal Rescue volunteer with a rescue dog. (Courtesy photo)
Greenmoore Farm Animal Rescue, a nonprofit, no-kill rescue in West Grove, Chester County, secured a donation pledge from a local, anonymous donor to match funds dollar-for-dollar, up to $20,000, in the Farm's effort to build a new new indoor adoption center. Funds will be matched through the end of 2019, when the capital campaign closes.
According to Julia Altman, the Farm's director, many of animals at Greenmore come from high-kill shelters in southern and midwestern states that lack resources and amenities to care for the animals. Greenmore coordinates rescue transportation through a network of dedicated volunteers, and provides veterinary, rehabilitative, and perinatal care in an effort to prepare animals for adoption by local families. Since the rescue launched in 2010, it has saved and found homes for over 2,700 animals.
"Our adoptions have been held outside, sometimes in inclement weather," Altman said in announcing the matching funds. "The adoption center will provide a safe, calm environment for potential adopters to meet their new four-legged family member." The Farm expects to break ground on the adoption center in November. For more information about the effort, click here.
9. Philadelphia 76er James Ennis gives $15K to ACHEIVEability.
James Ennis. (Courtesy)
Philadelphia 76ers player James Ennis gave a $15,000 donation to ACHIEVEability in October to support the nonprofit's work helping families break the cycle of poverty in West Philadelphia. In addition to the donation, Ennis invited ACHIEVEability youth to the 76ers game versus the Washington Wizards on October 18.
According to ACHIEVEability's October newsletter, Ennis chose to support the nonprofit — that seeks to permanently break the generational cycle of poverty for low income, single parent, and homeless families through higher education, affordable housing, supportive services, community and economic development, and accountability — because of his own experiences growing up.
"I feel like this program was a lot different than the program that I was in (growing up), because basically once you got on your feet, they think you're OK and they put you back on the street," Ennis said in an interview with NBC Sports. "But [ACHIEVEability] makes you accomplish things to stay there. I think that's really good. I wish they had that back then."
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