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'Community Spread' Is Being Blamed for Over 900 Cases of COVID in Mayo Clinic Staffers—Here's How That Happens
The Mayo Clinic infections happened over the last two weeks at facilities in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, three hard-hit states.
By Claire Gillespie
Right now, as COVID-19 continues to spread, we need frontline health care workers to stay fit and healthy. But nobody is immune from the coronavirus, and doctors and nurses may even be more at risk, considering that they are more likely to have close contact with patients who've tested positive for the virus.
But the majority of the 900-plus Mayo Clinic staff members in the Midwest who've been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the last 14 days didn't become infected at work, according to Mayo Clinic spokesperson Kelley Luckstein. In an email to CNN, Luckstein wrote, "Our staff are being infected mostly due to community spread (93% of staff infections), and this impacts our ability to care for patients."
Luckstein added that across the Midwest, where the Mayo Clinic has several medical facilities, approximately 1,500 staff members currently have work restrictions related to COVID-19 exposure or diagnosis.
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In a COVID-19 update published on the Mayo Clinic website this week, Amy Williams, MD, the executive dean of the medical center said, "There are three things you need to take care of any patient. Space, supplies and staff. And what we are most worried about is staff."
Dr. Williams also attributed exposure and infection of staff members to community spread. But what exactly is that, and how should it be tackled?
What is community spread?
"Community spread means simply that people in the community become infected with no knowledge of how or where they became infected," Carol A. Winner, MPH, who founded the Give Space personal distancing movement, tells Health. "The source is unknown, as the likelihood of exposure has spread beyond a knowing source, such as your friend or hairstylist calling to tell you that they are sick and you were exposed."
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) definition of community spread echoes Winner's. "Community spread means people have been infected with the virus in an area, including some who are not sure how or where they became infected," states the CDC. "Each health department determines community spread differently based on local conditions."
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Community spread means that the infection rate is widespread enough that you could have contracted the virus from any one of a number of persons. "Its breadth is impacted by the 'positivity rate' within a community, which describes the percentage of positive test results of those carried out among groups of community members," Winner explains. "The underlying swell of community spread can be reflected in a high positivity rate—the higher the rate, the more likely people are to be exposed without a known source of infection."
How to stop community spread of COVID-19
How can community spread be addressed? Winner suggests we may have missed the opportunity to contain it in the early days of the pandemic. "COVID-19 spread rapidly through communities in the United States early on in its fervor, as communities were unprepared to successfully isolate cases through contact tracing and testing," she says. Once the virus became politicized and "public health restrictions varied by state and community, it creative a massive multiplier," she adds.
At this point in the pandemic, Winner believes that the best way to address community spread is through broader public health measures, "such as rollbacks to limit person-to-person contact—for instance, bar and gym closing, home schooling, promotion of good health habits, and the sharing of information to keep families informed," she says.
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A vaccine will also help to prevent community spread, as people who are vaccinated will either avoid getting infected or, if they do contract the virus, may have a mild or moderate response to the virus. Winner points out that a vaccine is not a panacea, but one part of the long-term solution. "Mask wearing and social distancing alongside widespread vaccination will be necessary to support the success of a long-term effort to constrain this virulent disease," she says.
That's precisely the message the Mayo Clinic wants the public to understand. "Everybody is getting very tired of wearing a mask and hearing about social distance, being told to wash their hands, but we're doing this because we care about our communities," Dr. Williams said in the statement. "We don't want families to lose loved ones. We want everyone to be safe. We will get through this, but we need to be safe, we need to protect each other."
The information in this story is accurate as of press time. However, as the situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to evolve, it's possible that some data have changed since publication. While Health is trying to keep our stories as up-to-date as possible, we also encourage readers to stay informed on news and recommendations for their own communities by using the CDC, WHO, and their local public health department as resources.


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Harrison Ford is the cop who runs head-on into the non-violent world of the Amish community in this Academy Award-winning struggle of life and death in which a young Amish woman and her son are caught up in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent. Kelly McGillis lived with an actual Amish widow and her seven children in preparation for the role, and look out for Viggo Mortenson in his first feature film.
Genre: Drama, Thrillers & Suspense, Theo's Favourites
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Harrison Ford, Lukas Haas, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov, Danny Glover, Viggo Mortensen
Rating: M - Violence and offensive language
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Angel and the Badman (1947)
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Fair Game (1995)
Acting more with the variety of T-shirts she wears than with her emotions, Cindy Crawford makes her...
Random Hearts (1999)
In one of Harrison Ford's most critically acclaimed roles he plays an Internal Affairs Sergeant who...
Devil's Playground (2001)
Rumspringa, literally, 'running around.' Given the choice, how many young people would endure eighte...
The Village (2004)
This mindbending M. Night Shyamalan thriller chronicles life in a 19th-century Pennsylvania communit...
I'm Not Scared (2003)
Something sinister is lurking under the surface of 10-year-old Michele's (Giuseppe Cristiano) idylli...
Eyewitness (1981)
This sharp-witted whodunit tells of a night janitor (William Hurt) who falsely claims to have seen...
Perry Mason: Season 1, Volume 1 (1957)
Lawyer and novelist Earl Stanley Gardener created the character of defence attorney Perry Mason in 1...
The Amish: A People of Preservation (1991)
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July 26, 2018 Filing 15 REPLY to Response to #6 Motion to Remand to State Court; filed by Plaintiff Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.. (Scott, Nicole) ERROR: Document not filed pursuant to LR IC 5-1 by attorneys E. Leif Reid and Nicole Scott. CORRECTION: Attorney are advised in the future to file documents pursuant to the Local Rules regarding electronic filing procedures on 7/27/2018 (RFJ).
June 26, 2018 Filing 1 PETITION FOR REMOVAL from Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada, Case Number A-18-773952-C, (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0978-5135820) by Lorraine Marie S. Lannon. Proof of service due by 8/1/2018. (Chance, Travis) NOTICE of Certificate of Interested Parties requirement: Under Local Rule 7.1-1, a party must immediately file its disclosure statement with its first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the court. Corrected Image #2 Attached on 6/26/2018 (TR).
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I was fortunate to have the late Robert Helps perform one of my pieces twice: once at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 1999 and once on Hawaii Public Radio in 2000. These are the recordings made of those two performances. He was such an amazing pianist…and wonderful friend of many. Both of Bob's performances of this piece now posted on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/hilton-kean-jones/sets/salve-regina-from-roma-2.


This lovely piebald horse has a black and white mane, black patches and shading to the face and muzzle. Short hardwood stick specially for jumping, with rubber end stop.
Please note: the spots on this horse are hand painted and not designed to be brushed vigorously, which could cause fading of the markings.


Do you want to be able to record home movies that look more professional and impressive? Odds are your mobile phone or digital camera can record Full HD videos at very least, so on that front you should be covered.
Good lighting can mean a lot of things, but in this case you will want to aim for there to be plenty of light, and for it to be diffused.
Diffused lighting is simply lighting that is evenly spread across the beam. It will illuminate the subject more evenly, and result in softer shadows.
While you could buy the lighting you need, if you're on a tight budget you could DIY a softbox on the cheap. If you want even more control over your lighting you could DIY 3 softboxes and use them for a three-point lighting setup.
If you want your video to look good, the camera needs to be kept steady throughout your recording. That can be easier said than done, especially after some time goes by and your arms start to feel tired.
The easiest option is to invest in a decent tripod. If you do it should help you to not only make sure your camera is kept still, but also allow you to pan and tilt it steadily as well.
The more you familiarize yourself with your camera settings, the more able you'll be to record high quality and impressive videos.
As a starting point you may want to experiment with adjusting the frame rate, possibly even as high as 60 if you want the video to look really smooth. After that you can look into the white balance, focus, and ISO settings.
Make no mistake it can take some time to really learn how each setting affects your video. That being said it is definitely worth the investment, as it will give you more control over how the home movie you record looks.
One of the hardest areas to get right when you're recording home movies is the audio. The best thing to do is to first decide if you're going to keep the audio or discard it and replace it with background music.
If you are keeping the audio – you need to take steps to improve its quality. That starts with getting a decent external microphone of the right type, and trying to minimize or eliminate as many sources of background noise as you can.
Last but not least if you intend to make a movie at home you need editing software. It doesn't have to be anything that breaks the bank, but it should have essential features so you can trim, join, crop, add audio, adjust the colors, and perform other basic alterations. For example you may want to try Movavi Video Editor as it should have all the features that you need and is user-friendly to boot.
The role that post-production plays in creating professional-looking videos should not be underestimated. Now that you know what you need to do to record impressive footage, the next step is to look into what you need to do to take that footage and cut it into a great home movie.


This month we look at a Hino EM100 engine being reconditioned. This particular engine had a very large external crack running between welch plugs. The crack repair process utilised state of the art Cast Master repair plugs. The cost of the crack repair was around $800.00, the cost of a new Hino block was approximately 10 times more.
The Hino block is dismantled and prepared for a chemical clean.
The same block after degreasing.
All paint, rust, oil and carbon deposits have been removed.
the block is successfully repaired.
ready for final engine assembly.
Some final adjustments are made and the Hino EM100 is ready for use.


Congratulations! I will email you, Stacey, for your mailing address. I just know you will enjoy it!
I love her submission about why she feels beautiful. Read it for yourself here.
Grazie to everyone who entered! And benvenuto to everyone who found this blog as a result of the contest.
I would also like to sincerely thank Jamie Cat Callan for making this amazing giveaway possible and successful!


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Viral optical illusion features phone hidden on rug.
The photo that is driving the entire Internet absolutely insane.
Well don't look now, but there's another one of those stress-inducing optical illusions doing the rounds on social media at the moment, once again shaming those of us who seem to lack keen observational skills.
This time, the thing is a mobile phone, and it's concealed somewhere in a room featuring a heavily patterned rug.
Posted by a Phillipino-based Facebook user named Jeya May Cruz roughly one week ago, the head-scratching snap has since been liked more than 139,000 people and been shared at least 18,000 times.
Image via Facebook: Jeya May Cruz.
Okay here's a hint: it's in the top half of the picture.
Another hint: it's near the table.
Yet another hint: the right-hand side of the table.
And a fourth hint: it's lying face down.
Okay fine, we'll ruin it for you.


Hilary Freeman lives in Camden Town, London with her partner and their baby daughter.
Her latest YA novel, When I was Me, is published by Hot Key Books, and she has also had six books published by Piccadilly Press, including Loving Danny, Lifted and the Camden Town Tales Series. She has been shortlisted for several book awards.
Currently the agony aunt for The Jewish Chronicle, she has also dispensed advice in teen magazines, such as CosmoGirl! and online, for Youthnet and Sky.com. An award-winning journalist, she contributes regularly to the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, and many other newspapers, magazines and websites, and she makes regular appearances on radio and TV.
When she isn't writing, she likes singing karaoke, doodling, shopping and most things French, especially Tarte Tatin and Beaufort cheese. Although she's only 5ft 3, she was once a leg model for a charity campaign and appeared on posters all over the London Underground.


The chiseled model-actor works it in his latest photoshoot for fashion magazine "OhBoy!".
Kim Jae-wook models selected pieces from premium eye-wear boutique, ALO. The shop specializes in sourcing private Korean artisans and labels in putting together their Eyewear Space.
Anyway… Kim Jae-wook who rarely models eye-wear, takes on a 6-page spread and unsurprisingly has been said to look great in every shot. Unfortunately, we only have a few to share. Enjoy and don't forget to catch him in the upcoming drama "Mary Stayed Out All Night" on KBS 2TV on November 8th.


Middle School students that need to make-up time for excessive absences or tardies can come at these designated office hours. They need to check/out in at the office and have work to do and sit on the bench in the front office.
Monday – 8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m., 3:15 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Tuesday – 7:30 a.m. – 8:25 a.m., 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday – 7:30 a.m. – 8:25 a.m., 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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"It's a Christmas card, Frankie!" Oneshot.
Category: My Chemical Romance - Rating: PG-13 - Genres: Romance - Characters: Frank Iero,Gerard Way,Mikey Way,Ray Toro - Published: 2012-06-22 - Updated: 2012-06-22 - 3378 words - Complete
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Here's a quick little one shot that I thought up. I can't take all the credit, a bit of the idea came from a story I read a while back somewhere on here. Anyway, it is pretty much mindless fluff. I realize that it isn't Christmas at the moment, but I can't wait for six months to post this. I hope you enjoy xx
"Gerard, it's snowing!" A small, excited six-year old boy perched on the windowsill of his best friend's house, his nose pressed against the cold window as the little flakes of snow drifted down from the grey sky. Frank Iero grinned and he ran over to where Gerard sat, cross legged, on the front room carpet.
"It's very pretty, isn't it?" he said, not looking up from the paper that he was drawing on with his crayons.
"Will you come play in the snow with me?" asked Frank, looking away from the window.
"I'm busy."
"Come on, I want to make a snowman!"
"But I'm drawing!"
"I'm not going to see you for a while another day after now, though. Can't we do drawing later?" Gerard looked up at Frank's pouting face and cocked his head to one side.
"You can draw too. It's a Christmas card, see! You fold the card in half, and then you decorate with a drawing in all greens and gold and red. See?" he said, holding up his own drawing. Frank nodded, nibbling on the skin around his pinky finger, and hopped down from the windowsill.
"Why greens and golds and red?"
"Because they're Christmas colours. Look at the tree, Frankie, it's green and has all those coloured bobbles on it," said Gerard, pointing at the tree that sat in the corner. It was indeed covered with red baubles, gold tinsel and silver lights. Okay, about a square meter at the front of the tree was decorated beautifully, as the two little boys couldn't reach any higher when they were asked to decorate said tree. Their parents did even it out later on.
Frank took a green crayon and folded a piece of paper in half; Gerard put aside his first drawing and did the same, but this time with his red crayon. They both began to decorate their cards, Gerard poking his tongue out between the gap in his teeth - his first front tooth had fallen out just a few weeks ago and he was very proud of the hole.
The snowflakes continued to drift down gently outside the window, making the scene outside frosty and cold - but the fire that crackled in the fireplace kept the two friends warm. Frank forgot all about going outside and playing in the new - Gerard's hobby was actually quite interesting, he found.
"Sweetie, we need to go soon!" called Frank's mum, walking into the front room.
"No! I'm nearly done!" said Frank, leaning over his card so the top of his nose was practically touching the paper.
"Mummy, are we going to walk Frankie home?" asked Gerard, glancing up from his own work. Mrs Way smiled.
"Of course, sweetie. We can leave your brother with Daddy."
"Okay! I'm done!" he said, hopping to his feet.
"Go and get your coat then, Gerard," said Mrs Way. Gerard grinned and pulled it on just as Frank finished his drawing with a flourish of the grey crayon.
"I made you a card, Gee," he said, walking next to Gerard as they lead their mums out of the front door.
"That's so nice, Frank. I made a card for you, too. But we have to give them to each other when we say goodbye, because it's more special that way."
"Oh, I see!" They walked along quietly for a while before Frank sighed and shivered. "I'm cold!"
"Where's your coat?"
"I forgot it."
"You silly! It's snowing! And snow means cold! Come here..." Gerard took his scarf off and quickly wrapped it around Frank's face.
"Scarves don't go on your face, Gerard, they go round your neck."
"But your face went all cold and blue and you need to stay warm," said Gerard, shaking his head at the younger boy as they reached his house.
"Do I give you your card now, Gee?"
"Yes, and you get mine." Gerard handed over his card, slightly crinkled from where he'd been clutching it in his hand. It was covered in five-pointed stars, with 'Merry Christmas Frankie!' written inside in big red letters. Frank's was grey, with a giant sparkling green tree on the front - Gerard had shown Frank glitter, much to his mother's dismay. The entire thing was covered in a thick layer of sparkles, even the inside. 'To my bestst frend Gee I lov you and merry christmasx' was inside in Frank's messy, six-year old scrawl. The black letters were overlapping it other and the crayon was slightly smudged, but Gerard's grin spread across his face when he saw it.
"It's beautiful, Frankie," he said, hugging his little friend goodbye.
"I'm cold!" complained Frank, huddling his knees to his chest. He, Gerard, Mikey and Ray were all lying down in the icy grass just on Gerard and Mikey's front lawn, on the Christmas eve just a week after their various schools had broken up for the holidays.
"You should have brought a jumper or something," said Mikey, throwing a lump of frost at Ray's head. The afro-ed friend scowled at him.
"I wasn't planning on sitting outside freezing my butt off."
"Well, go inside! Just don't complain," said Ray, throwing some ice back at Mikey's head, who dodged it. It narrowly missed Frank's head. "Whoops. Sorry."
"You will be," he muttered, clambering to his feet and stalking inside the house.
"Who pissed in his cheerios?" asked Mikey, pulling frost out of his hair.
"He's grumpy because he's never, ever, in the history of the world, ever remember that when it's cold, he's supposed to wear a coat," said Gerard, looking up from the book he was reading. "I'm not even sure if he owns one."
"He's a moron," said Ray, throwing some more frost at Mikey.
"He never wore a coat when we were little either," said Gerard.
"Were you some sort of wardrobe counselor even then? The homo started at a young age," said Ray. Mikey giggled and threw a pebble at Ray, getting it caught in his curly hair.
"He used to get angry when my shoelaces didn't match," he said.
"Totally. I file and index the contents of all of your wardrobes. I keep a camera in there and watch you get changed in the morning, making a diary of your fashion choice," said Gerard, pulling a cross-eyed face.
"All of it?!"
"I even know about the whip and lacy panties Frank keeps right at the bottom of his underwear drawer."
"Nice," said Mikey. "Like we needed to know."
"Keep your guys sex life quiet, would you?" said Ray. Gerard rolled his eyes.
"I only know that he doesn't own a coat. You actually expect me to know what he keeps at the bottom of his underwear drawer?"
"Well, you're pretty much the entire school's fashion counselor, so it wouldn't surprise me."
"Well, I don't."
"We both know you wish you did," said Ray. "Fantasizing about his fluffy handcuffs." Mikey threw Gerard's book at his head, a look of complete terror on his face. Gerard rolled his eyes, retrieved his book and lay on his back to watch the clouds gather in a grey bundle overhead.
Okay, he couldn't completely deny that Ray had a point. Although to Gerard's knowledge, Frank would rather jump off a cliff than admit to owning a pair of fluffy handcuffs. Or a whip. Or lacy panties. He shook the thoughts from his head, watching his brother and best friend start to bicker. Kink like that was neither boy's style. Their relationship had instead grown into something along the lines of sometimes, Gerard hurt to much to even look at Frank.
Sometimes, people would think they'd been fighting, or they'd had some sort of fall out. Gerard knew better; he adored spending time with Frank, laughing, sharing pizza, throwing things at each other... it hurt too much. Every time he looked at Frank it made his heart leap with some emotion, something that had slowly developed deep inside his chest over the years they'd known each other. As far as he could tell, Frank was blissfully oblivious to Gerard's lovesick stomach ache.
The strained feelings that Gerard felt towards Frank were nothing new. He just wished they were.
"I don't fancy walking home in this weather, guys," said Frank later on, as he said next to Gerard on the sofa, watching Mikey and Ray playing video games. The snow was flurrying down thick and fast outside, almost thick enough so that the road outside the front path was invisible.
"It's not too far. You can borrow a jacket of mine, if you want," said Gerard, keeping his eyes glued to his sketchpad. That was one way he could combat the bubbling feelings of longing in his chest when near Frank, was concentrating on his art.
"Everything of yours is massive! I'm only little," said Frank, pouting. Gerard laughing, poking his tongue through his teeth, a habit he hadn't given up from when he'd lost his first tooth all those years ago.
"Well, you look sweet in oversized clothes," he said, as if he hadn't really been thinking about his words. Ray and Mikey both stopped their games and turned to stare a Gerard. Frank raised his eyebrows.
"You just said Frank looks sweet? What the heck?" asked Ray. Gerard shrugged, ignoring the leaping in his chest.
"It's a fact. People look cute in jackets that are too big for them. Especially if they're vertically challenged."
"Hey, thanks!" said Frank, throwing the TV handset at Gerard's head.
"What?!"
"Saying I'm a midget."
"I didn't say you're a midget, I said you're vertically challenged."
"Meanie."
"Leprechaun."
"Lanky asshole."
"You smell funny."
"Guys!" shouted Mikey. Frank and Gerard stopped bickering to look at him. He just rolled his eyes and turned back to his and Ray's video game.
"You two are like a freaking married couple. Picked the engagement ring?" asked Ray. Both Frank and Gerard flushed red, but the latter kept his eyes on his sketchpad.
"Ha. Aha ha ha. I'm laughing so hard right now," he said in a monotone. Frank giggled.
"Well you sound intelligent."
"I'll take that as a very sarcastic compliment," said Gerard, but he lifted his head and smiled at Frank, who tried to stifle his giggles with his fist. "But on another note, Happy Christmas!" He handed over what he'd been working on, which wasn't actually part of his pad at all, but a Christmas Card. It had a cartoon sketch of Frank's face on the front, head wreathed with tinsel, a glowing candle '10' in the corner.
"Aww, thanks Gee. Why ten?"
"Because it's ten years ago today that I first made you a Christmas Card." Frank made a little 'awww' sound and opened it to read the message written in Gerard's distinct, loopy scrawl.
"Excuse me, I only need to go and vomit," said Ray, turning back towards the TV screen.
"I totally forget! God, I'm such an arse. I can't believe I've known you for ten years already." For the whole ten years, Gerard and Frank had drawn each other a Christmas card on Christmas ever. Almost having become a tradition, every year since Gerard had shown Frank how Christmas colours worked.
"It's okay, dude. S'long as I get a card, you can't forget our decade anniversary!" said Gerard camply, putting his hand over his heart. Frank laughed, and Mikey just groaned.
"I'll join you in the vomiting process," said Mikey, smiling with mock pleasantry at Ray.
"Get used to it, guys," said Gerard, winking over at Frank, who blushed again. He's just joking, thought Frank. He only jokes because he knows it pisses off Mikey... That monologue did nothing to the fact that, once again, Frank's tummy was filing with butterflies. Just the same way it always did when he was with Gerard. Thank God he never noticed, else it would be hello Chain of Chagrin for him. Nor did Gerard notice that Frank did in fact have a card tucked in his pocket...
"Bye Mikes!" called Frank back into the house as he left that night.
"Later, lovebirds!" called Mikey. Gerard chuckled and rolled his eyes, leaving the house right after Frank.
"He's a twat," he said. Frank smiled and nodded his agreement, but his heart sunk a little. Yeah. He only ever jokes...
"I know. I wish Mikey wouldn't keep going on. He doesn't seem to notice that he does exactly that with his best friends," said Frank. Oops, accidental friendzone.
"I'm related to him, you can stop complaining."
"I know, I pity you. You didn't have to walk me home, by the way."
"No, it's fine! You said you didn't fancy walking, but I don't have a car, and I guessed it would be nicer to walk with someone," said Gerard. Frank grinned.
"Thanks. But you said you'd give me a jacket."
"Oh, shit. I'm sorry dude, I forgot..."
"I'm fine! I'll just freeze to death right here, it's fine," said Frank, wrapping his arms tightly around himself. Gerard rolled his eyes and unwrapped his scarf from around his neck.
"Nobody ever remembers that winter means cold, do they? Why don't you get yourself a jacket, Frankie?" he asked.
"Eh," said Frank, shrugging and snuggling into the scarf. It was warm from Gerard's body heat... and it smelled like him too. It was like a wreath, or a comfort that made Frank feel like he was in fact wrapped up close to Gerard. "You gave me your scarf ten years ago, too. When we were walking home back then?"
"Yeah, I remember. You haven't grown since then," said Gerard, smiling.
"Hey! Stop being mean!" said Frank, hitting him on the arm. Gerard pouted.
"Girlfriend, you did not just hit me!" he said, putting his hand on his hips.
"I think you'll find I did!"
"Oh hell no. Prepare to die!" said Gerard, his eyes glinting. Frank's eyes widened and Gerard grinned, lunging forward and digging his fingers into Frank's sides.
"No! No tickles!"
"Yes tickles!"
"N-no... p-please s-stop it," squealed Frank, crouching over and spluttering through his laughter.
"Nope! You know that, statistically, you laugh much more if I go... tickletickletickle!"
"Stop.... tickling.... me!" Frank was doubled over and squirming, a pained grin on his face, trying to battle off Gerard's fingers.
"Say sorry!"
"I'm sorry!"
"Sorry for what?"
"For hitting you!"
"What about hitting me?" Frank giggled again, knowing how Gerard could keep up this game for hours.
"I'm sorry for hitting you, now stop tickling me!" Gerard grinned and obliged. He continued to hold onto the smaller friend, waiting for his laughter to subdue.
"You okay now?" asked Gerard. Frank nodded and sighed, twisted round and looked up into Gerard's face. He could feel butterflies begin to bubble up in his stomach and his blood warmed in his cheeks. He was painfully aware of the fact that Gerard's hands were still resting very lightly on his waist, that he was wearing Gerard's scarf, inhaling his scent, their faces mere inches away from each other...
"You still look cold. How many times am I going to have to tell you to buy a jacket?" asked Gerard, interrupting Frank's thoughts. Or rather, lack of thought, because the reality of Gerard's proximity was making his heart skip every other beat, and his brain to slow down.
"Probably more than seven," he managed to say. Gerard's hands were still around Frank's waist.
"Your cheeks are red," he said. Frank blushed even redder and removed Gerard's arms. "Oh, sorry. I don't think, sometimes..."
"It's okay." Frank and Gerard stared at each other for a moment, neither saying anything as the snowflakes fluttered down around them. "Can I have a hug?" asked Frank finally.
"Course you can! Why, what's the matter?" asked Gerard, pulling the small boy towards him. Frank just shook his face and buried his face in the crook of Gerard's neck. His scent was more potent up close; it was wonderful to be able to hug his older friend, but painful when he told himself, possibly for the thousandth time, that 'friend' is the only thing their relationship would amount to. He felt Gerard's warm breath on his forehead, and the sharp corner of the card digging into his hip.
"Um, Gerard? I lied earlier," Frank said, pulling out the from his pocket. His hands were shaking as he did so, terrified of what Gerard might think of the message inside; he didn't even know why he decided why to do it now. The card was a simple gold-and-green one, with a large 'ten' written on the front. It was also doused heavily in glitter; Frank hadn't given up that glitter habit, either.
"Oh, you did make a card! Why didn't you want me to have it?" asked Gerard, holding out his hand. Frank held it back.
"Because... it's stupid, and a bit silly... don't, never mind, I wanted to make a different one..."
"Give it here," said Gerard, taking the card swiftly from Frank's hand.
"Gee!"
Gerard ignored Frank's protests and smiled at the sparkling cover, before opening the card above his head where Frank couldn't jump up and snatch it back. His smile instantly dropped off his face when he saw what was inside and was replaced with an expression of surprise. Frank's heart fell into his shoes.
"Frank..." Frank's face burned red and he hung his head. "What?"
"It's... I'm sorry."
"Why are you sorry?" Frank furrowed his brow and looked up, to see Gerard looking down at him, almost sympathetically. Frank just looked down again, completely humiliated, before he felt himself being dragged into a hug. His brain barely even registered what was happening... and it died out when he realized that he was no longer facing the floor but upwards... and Gerard was kissing him.
Frank was in shock, barely having noticed what the hell had just happened. His brain took a few moments to catch up, and he felt his jaw hang open in half shock, half utter joy. In the card, he had written what Gerard had been longing to hear for ages.
"You could have told me earlier," mumbled Gerard, running his thumb down Frank's jawline. The smaller boy just grinned and stood on his toes to kiss Gerard back. His arms wrapped around Gerard's neck, who's own hands moved down to hold the smaller boy's waist closer to him. Frank didn't reply to Gerard's statement until a few moments later, when he had to pull away to breathe.
"I didn't know how you'd react if I'd told you."
"Was this what you were wanting?"
"Hell yes," said Frank, grinning. Gerard laughed and buried his face in Frank's hair.
In the card, Frank had written; 'Merry Christmas, Gerard. Ten years ago, you know how I told you that I love you? Today, I'm in love with you. Love, Frankie xx'
And Gerard loved him back.
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Parents coming together for the music literacy play is the most empowering to grow the gift of music for young children especially one's child.
Gives aural auditory response confidence removes inhibitions straight away by sharing the togetherness of the sequencing of music letters and their sounds. This empowers parents initiatives never act alone able to embed a music mother tongue.
A series set of tools to understand Harmonic with Time Elements.
These new routines have the advantage able to link up with perfect pitch straight away. Starts when child become embedded the music letters sounds.
It gives the many underlying connection of sounds once the song is embedded. It gives a set of information that sets a pathway become a become a teacher at a university. It gives an adjunct to the Musical stave as it is complex and so much slower to address these issues.
Maximise mums parents ability to grow lots more awareness to sounds that will remove all the confusions giving the gift of music in the most effective way.
Treating this afresh as a serious subject is very different from the music activities as conducted in/during early childhood. This will improve humanity lots more. It makes children start to see space and time, the harmonic cyclic nature of sounds and the universe(s) are somewhat related. Octaves are cyclic. Getting earthed by embedding the music letter sounds. All insects animals birds are communicating with the pitch of music letters with the sounds they make. It is all part of the universe of sounds. Understanding these letter sounds give the first base of Harmony, Balance and become centred in the process.
Able to sight sing read music by age 6 too! It does not lead child to become rock and roll star, or a Mendelsshon. It gives children command of themselves having experienced it effectively.
the Music Whiz/Musicopoly game gives a quick solution and will be available in toy shops in the future. Great for music camps learning and fun recreation stimulus 2 hours playing covers a whole range of over 3 to 5 years conventional teaching. Ideal for boosting the understanding of music structures for music students of any instrument to experience the game based on music logos as an adjunct to traditional learning.
The great composers use these tools passing onto us their works of art through the written musical language able to be spread easily once printing was invented.
Music Literacy Pantomime ... in summary teaches Music Literacy, gives the vowels and consonant sounds and pitch of the music letters. Timing especially starting at ages 0 - 2, together as a group or in separate groups of ages 0, 1, or 2 are even more beneficial ... the results which become a music mother tongue, adding the perfect pitch sound of music letters which will become 2nd nature when bubs starts to talk or utter sounds to be heard. This will give absolute confidence for mums to target these sounds to connect to the lines and spaces of the musical stave a few years later when the child becomes cognitive. This finally solves the 700 year missing link in early childhood for music literacy.... Once these sounds are embedded they will never forget to sight sing read music and ability to connect to any musical instrument as they all use the same letter sounds and child already got familiar with the notation by age 6!
The next big step once the play is finished is to adventure further into connecting with the lines and spaces that define each letter of music, with solid dot or circle where you place on a line or within a space. There is an actual procedure for young children to connect each of these music letter sounds with a location on the Musical Stave. (Avoid at all costs to use EGBDF and FACE at the start), Every good boy ... etc. It may be convenient for many teachers but it stops the child from being able to compute as the fundamental first steps in sequencing giving HARMONIZING SOUNDS, called Tonality will be lost. It forces children to skip when you have not learnt to walk or feel each letter sounds first .... losing the most important area called tonality. Might as well be a robot. These may look easy but they are in skips called intervals of major or minor and also they exponentially create huge numbers of duplications/permutations/multiplying into millions of the same thing twice and 3 times over of duplications, totally scrambling and confusing the young brain of the child and even adults. There is no call for it. It needs to be one letter at a time and in progressive steps feeling the tonality of the letters in sequence. It is identical to bubs just starting to walk the first two steps, repeated over and over again with mums in tow! Music Literacy is equally identical. There are only 7 letter steps, and at the end is to start again the next cycle. Sticking to the sounds of the first cycle to be fully familiar is the first fundamental step.


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June 01, 201829/01/2020
Novel Phytonutrient Blend and its Role in Skin Damage Protection-A Commentary: By Dr A.V Rao, PhD
Commentary: In recent years the role of phytonutrients such as carotenoids and polyphenols are being investigated for their protective effect on human diseases. Environmental factors including ultraviolet light induced sunburns and other skin diseases are among the important human health disorders. In view of this a recently published clinical study by Wood et al is being discussed here and comments offered: In this open label clinical study, the authors investigated the effects of an oral supplementation of a nutrient and phytonutrient blend consisting of several plant extracts and nutritional supplements for a period of 8-weeks against ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-induced tissue damage of non-sun-exposed skin, skin carotenoid concentrations, and facial skin characteristics.
Each daily dose of four capsules contained:1000 mg EPA+DHA, 30 mg resveratrol (from Polygonum cuspidatum root), 75 mg quercetin (from Dimorphandra mollis fruit extract), 140 mg purple corn (Zea mays L.) extract (providing 10 mg anthocyanins), 37.5 mg rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) leaf extract (delivering 1.5 mg carnosic acid), 200 mg citrus bioflavonoids (providing 100 mg naringin and 100 mg hesperidin), 30 mg coenzyme Q10, 100 mg alpha lipoic acid, 1 mg astaxanthin (from Haematococcus pluvialisalgae), 5 mg lycopene (a carotenoid), 4 mg lutein (Targetes erecta]), 1000 IU vitamin D3 (as cholecalciferol), 40 µg vitamin K2 (as menaquinone-7), and 50 mg d-limonene (from Citrus sinensis peel oil).
The primary endpoint was UVR-induced cellular damage assessed by erythema and the number of apoptotic cells at the highest damaging dose of UVR. Secondary variables included facial skin attributes (i.e., elasticity and water loss), dermatologist- and self-assessed facial skin characteristics and overall appearance, and skin carotenoid concentrations. Thirty-six healthy, non-smoking women (40-75 years) with Fitzpatrick skin types I and II were recruited. They consumed four capsules per day, two capsules with breakfast and two capsules with dinner daily. The study was designed properly with appropriate protocols. Primary and secondary endpoints used to evaluate the effect of UVR-induced tissue damage were appropriate. The 8-week treatment period was sufficient to make necessary observations. The phytonutrient blend used was a complex mixture of several plant extracts and phytonutrients. The study showed statistically significant improvement in all the primary and secondary endpoint measurements. Based on these results they conclude that consuming the blend for 8 weeks was sufficient to improve aging defense mechanisms (ADMs).
Since the oral supplement contained several individual components, it is difficult to conclude if all of them are needed or not. Also, there was no justification for the inclusion of these multiple components as well as the dosages used. It is also not clear if the effects were due to any one or more major components and/or synergistic interactions among the components. Because of this, it is almost impossible to understand the possible mechanism of action of the supplement. Overall this study was well executed with good design, protocols and endpoint measurements of skin damage.
Wood et al. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 2017; 16(4): 491-499.
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As a professional athlete, he competes in the 110 meter hurdles event outdoor and the 60 meter hurdles event indoor. He is the former 110 meter hurdles champion winning the gold medal at the World Championships in Moscow with a time of 13 seconds dead. He won the bronze medal in the 2008 Olympic Games and won another bronze at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
He was the American record holder in the 110 meter hurdles. Oliver is a four-time U.S. Champion, having won indoor and outdoor titles in 2008, a second outdoor title at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and third outdoor title at the 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He also won the gold medal at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. He has a personal best of 12.89 seconds in the 110 m hurdles, placing him fourth on the all-time list.
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Toledo Zoo reopens historic aquarium after Major renovation
By Going On Faith
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Zoo's renovated aquarium features its largest exhibit ever and expands the aquarium's focus to include saltwater as well as fresh water species.
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using System;
using System.Net;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Zirpl.CalcEngine
{
    static class Statistical
    {
        public static void Register(CalculationEngine ce)
        {
            //ce.RegisterFunction("AVEDEV", AveDev, 1, int.MaxValue);
            ce.RegisterFunction("AVERAGE", 1, int.MaxValue, Average);
            ce.RegisterFunction("AVERAGEA", 1, int.MaxValue, AverageA);
            //BETADIST	Returns the beta cumulative distribution function
            //BETAINV	Returns the inverse of the cumulative distribution function for a specified beta distribution
            //BINOMDIST	Returns the individual term binomial distribution probability
            //CHIDIST	Returns the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution
            //CHIINV	Returns the inverse of the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution
            //CHITEST	Returns the test for independence
            //CONFIDENCE	Returns the confidence interval for a population mean
            //CORREL	Returns the correlation coefficient between two data sets
            ce.RegisterFunction("COUNT", 1, int.MaxValue, Count);
            ce.RegisterFunction("COUNTA", 1, int.MaxValue, CountA);
            ce.RegisterFunction("COUNTBLANK", 1, int.MaxValue, CountBlank);
            ce.RegisterFunction("COUNTIF", 2, CountIf);
            //COVAR	Returns covariance, the average of the products of paired deviations
            //CRITBINOM	Returns the smallest value for which the cumulative binomial distribution is less than or equal to a criterion value
            //DEVSQ	Returns the sum of squares of deviations
            //EXPONDIST	Returns the exponential distribution
            //FDIST	Returns the F probability distribution
            //FINV	Returns the inverse of the F probability distribution
            //FISHER	Returns the Fisher transformation
            //FISHERINV	Returns the inverse of the Fisher transformation
            //FORECAST	Returns a value along a linear trend
            //FREQUENCY	Returns a frequency distribution as a vertical array
            //FTEST	Returns the result of an F-test
            //GAMMADIST	Returns the gamma distribution
            //GAMMAINV	Returns the inverse of the gamma cumulative distribution
            //GAMMALN	Returns the natural logarithm of the gamma function, Γ(x)
            //GEOMEAN	Returns the geometric mean
            //GROWTH	Returns values along an exponential trend
            //HARMEAN	Returns the harmonic mean
            //HYPGEOMDIST	Returns the hypergeometric distribution
            //INTERCEPT	Returns the intercept of the linear regression line
            //KURT	Returns the kurtosis of a data set
            //LARGE	Returns the k-th largest value in a data set
            //LINEST	Returns the parameters of a linear trend
            //LOGEST	Returns the parameters of an exponential trend
            //LOGINV	Returns the inverse of the lognormal distribution
            //LOGNORMDIST	Returns the cumulative lognormal distribution
            ce.RegisterFunction("MAX", 1, int.MaxValue, Max);
            ce.RegisterFunction("MAXA", 1, int.MaxValue, MaxA);
            //MEDIAN	Returns the median of the given numbers
            ce.RegisterFunction("MIN", 1, int.MaxValue, Min);
            ce.RegisterFunction("MINA", 1, int.MaxValue, MinA);
            //MODE	Returns the most common value in a data set
            //NEGBINOMDIST	Returns the negative binomial distribution
            //NORMDIST	Returns the normal cumulative distribution
            //NORMINV	Returns the inverse of the normal cumulative distribution
            //NORMSDIST	Returns the standard normal cumulative distribution
            //NORMSINV	Returns the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution
            //PEARSON	Returns the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient
            //PERCENTILE	Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range
            //PERCENTRANK	Returns the percentage rank of a value in a data set
            //PERMUT	Returns the number of permutations for a given number of objects
            //POISSON	Returns the Poisson distribution
            //PROB	Returns the probability that values in a range are between two limits
            //QUARTILE	Returns the quartile of a data set
            //RANK	Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers
            //RSQ	Returns the square of the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient
            //SKEW	Returns the skewness of a distribution
            //SLOPE	Returns the slope of the linear regression line
            //SMALL	Returns the k-th smallest value in a data set
            //STANDARDIZE	Returns a normalized value
            ce.RegisterFunction("STDEV", 1, int.MaxValue, StDev);
            ce.RegisterFunction("STDEVA", 1, int.MaxValue, StDevA);
            ce.RegisterFunction("STDEVP", 1, int.MaxValue, StDevP);
            ce.RegisterFunction("STDEVPA", 1, int.MaxValue, StDevPA);
            //STEYX	Returns the standard error of the predicted y-value for each x in the regression
            //TDIST	Returns the Student's t-distribution
            //TINV	Returns the inverse of the Student's t-distribution
            //TREND	Returns values along a linear trend
            //TRIMMEAN	Returns the mean of the interior of a data set
            //TTEST	Returns the probability associated with a Student's t-test
            ce.RegisterFunction("VAR", 1, int.MaxValue, Var);
            ce.RegisterFunction("VARA", 1, int.MaxValue, VarA);
            ce.RegisterFunction("VARP", 1, int.MaxValue, VarP);
            ce.RegisterFunction("VARPA", 1, int.MaxValue, VarPA);
            //WEIBULL	Returns the Weibull distribution
            //ZTEST	Returns the one-tailed probability-value of a z-test
        }
        static object Average(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, true).Average();
        }
        static object AverageA(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, false).Average();
        }
        static object Count(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, true).Count();
        }
        static object CountA(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, false).Count();
        }
        static object CountBlank(List<Expression> p)
        {
            var cnt = 0.0;
            foreach (Expression e in p)
            {
                var ienum = e as IEnumerable;
                if (ienum != null)
                {
                    foreach (var value in ienum)
                    {
                        if (IsBlank(value))
                            cnt++;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    if (IsBlank(e.Evaluate()))
                        cnt++;
                }
            }
            return cnt;
        }
        static bool IsBlank(object value)
        {
            return
                value == null ||
                value is string && ((string)value).Length == 0;
        }
        static object CountIf(List<Expression> p)
        {
            CalculationEngine ce = new CalculationEngine();
            var cnt = 0.0;
            var ienum = p[0] as IEnumerable;
            if (ienum != null)
            {
                var crit = (string)p[1].Evaluate();
                foreach (var value in ienum)
                {
                    if (!IsBlank(value))
                    {
                        var exp = string.Format("{0}{1}", value, crit);
                        if ((bool)ce.Evaluate(exp))
                            cnt++;
                    }
                }
            }
            return cnt;
        }
        static object Max(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, true).Max();
        }
        static object MaxA(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, false).Max();
        }
        static object Min(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, true).Min();
        }
        static object MinA(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, false).Min();
        }
        static object StDev(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, true).Std();
        }
        static object StDevA(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, false).Std();
        }
        static object StDevP(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, true).StdP();
        }
        static object StDevPA(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, false).StdP();
        }
        static object Var(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, true).Var();
        }
        static object VarA(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, false).Var();
        }
        static object VarP(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, true).VarP();
        }
        static object VarPA(List<Expression> p)
        {
            return GetTally(p, false).VarP();
        }

        // utility for tallying statistics
        static Tally GetTally(List<Expression> p, bool numbersOnly)
        {
            var tally = new Tally(numbersOnly);
            foreach (Expression e in p)
            {
                tally.Add(e);
            }
            return tally;
        }
    }
}