Settling a workers' compensation case in PA, generally referred to as a "Compromise & Release," is a big decision. There are many factors which go into not only the value of the case, but whether settlement is even advisable. The advice of an attorney who is experienced with PA workers' comp cases can be very valuable. This goes for the settlement itself, as well as the documents carrying out the settlement.
Recently, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania decided the matter of Hoang v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Howmet Aluminum Casting, Inc.). In this case, the injured worker settled his case (by executing a Compromise & Release Agreement). Sometime after the settlement, the injured worker learned that his treating doctor had an outstanding bill for over $37,000.00.
An appeal of the Compromise & Release Agreement could not be filed (since one only has 20 days to file such an appeal), so the injured worker filed Review and Penalty Petitions, seeking payment of this medical bill. The Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) noted that the Compromise & Release Agreement failed to state that the workers' compensation insurance carrier would be responsible for any medical bills. Since this is a somewhat common statement in a PA workers' comp settlement, the WCJ called this "telling." The injured worker argued there was a "mutual mistake of fact," so the settlement should be reopened. Ultimately, the WCJ denied the Petitions, finding that the workers' compensation insurance carrier did not violate the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act because the Compromise & Release Agreement did not require payment of this bill. No mutual mistake of fact was seen by the WCJ. The decision was affirmed by the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB).
The injured worker then filed an appeal to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, but was no more successful. The denial by the WCJ was affirmed. Essentially, the Court found that the injured worker failed to prove that there was a "mutual mistake," nor did the injured worker show that there was even a unilateral mistake on his part, of which the Defendant was aware. No evidence showed, nor did the Compromise & Release Agreement state, that the injured worker expected any medical bills (past or future) to be paid as part of the settlement.


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package com.amazonaws.services.redshift.model;

import java.io.Serializable;
import javax.annotation.Generated;

import com.amazonaws.AmazonWebServiceRequest;

/**
 *

 *
 * @see AWS
 *      API Documentation
 */
@Generated("com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-code-generator")
public class CreateHsmConfigurationRequest extends com.amazonaws.AmazonWebServiceRequest implements Serializable, Cloneable {

    /**
     *

     * The identifier to be assigned to the new Amazon Redshift HSM configuration.
     *

     */
    private String hsmConfigurationIdentifier;
    /**
     *

     * A text description of the HSM configuration to be created.
     *

     */
    private String description;
    /**
     *

     * The IP address that the Amazon Redshift cluster must use to access the HSM.
     *

     */
    private String hsmIpAddress;
    /**
     *

     * The name of the partition in the HSM where the Amazon Redshift clusters will store their database encryption
     * keys.
     *

     */
    private String hsmPartitionName;
    /**
     *

     * The password required to access the HSM partition.
     *

     */
    private String hsmPartitionPassword;
    /**
     *

     * The HSMs public certificate file. When using Cloud HSM, the file name is server.pem.
     *

     */
    private String hsmServerPublicCertificate;
    /**
     *

     * A list of tag instances.
     *

     */
    private com.amazonaws.internal.SdkInternalList<Tag> tags;

    /**
     *

     * The identifier to be assigned to the new Amazon Redshift HSM configuration.
     *

     *
     * @param hsmConfigurationIdentifier
     *        The identifier to be assigned to the new Amazon Redshift HSM configuration.
     */

    public void setHsmConfigurationIdentifier(String hsmConfigurationIdentifier) {
        this.hsmConfigurationIdentifier = hsmConfigurationIdentifier;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The identifier to be assigned to the new Amazon Redshift HSM configuration.
     *

     *
     * @return The identifier to be assigned to the new Amazon Redshift HSM configuration.
     */

    public String getHsmConfigurationIdentifier() {
        return this.hsmConfigurationIdentifier;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The identifier to be assigned to the new Amazon Redshift HSM configuration.
     *

     *
     * @param hsmConfigurationIdentifier
     *        The identifier to be assigned to the new Amazon Redshift HSM configuration.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public CreateHsmConfigurationRequest withHsmConfigurationIdentifier(String hsmConfigurationIdentifier) {
        setHsmConfigurationIdentifier(hsmConfigurationIdentifier);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * A text description of the HSM configuration to be created.
     *

     *
     * @param description
     *        A text description of the HSM configuration to be created.
     */

    public void setDescription(String description) {
        this.description = description;
    }

    /**
     *

     * A text description of the HSM configuration to be created.
     *

     *
     * @return A text description of the HSM configuration to be created.
     */

    public String getDescription() {
        return this.description;
    }

    /**
     *

     * A text description of the HSM configuration to be created.
     *

     *
     * @param description
     *        A text description of the HSM configuration to be created.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public CreateHsmConfigurationRequest withDescription(String description) {
        setDescription(description);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The IP address that the Amazon Redshift cluster must use to access the HSM.
     *

     *
     * @param hsmIpAddress
     *        The IP address that the Amazon Redshift cluster must use to access the HSM.
     */

    public void setHsmIpAddress(String hsmIpAddress) {
        this.hsmIpAddress = hsmIpAddress;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The IP address that the Amazon Redshift cluster must use to access the HSM.
     *

     *
     * @return The IP address that the Amazon Redshift cluster must use to access the HSM.
     */

    public String getHsmIpAddress() {
        return this.hsmIpAddress;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The IP address that the Amazon Redshift cluster must use to access the HSM.
     *

     *
     * @param hsmIpAddress
     *        The IP address that the Amazon Redshift cluster must use to access the HSM.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public CreateHsmConfigurationRequest withHsmIpAddress(String hsmIpAddress) {
        setHsmIpAddress(hsmIpAddress);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The name of the partition in the HSM where the Amazon Redshift clusters will store their database encryption
     * keys.
     *

     *
     * @param hsmPartitionName
     *        The name of the partition in the HSM where the Amazon Redshift clusters will store their database
     *        encryption keys.
     */

    public void setHsmPartitionName(String hsmPartitionName) {
        this.hsmPartitionName = hsmPartitionName;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The name of the partition in the HSM where the Amazon Redshift clusters will store their database encryption
     * keys.
     *

     *
     * @return The name of the partition in the HSM where the Amazon Redshift clusters will store their database
     *         encryption keys.
     */

    public String getHsmPartitionName() {
        return this.hsmPartitionName;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The name of the partition in the HSM where the Amazon Redshift clusters will store their database encryption
     * keys.
     *

     *
     * @param hsmPartitionName
     *        The name of the partition in the HSM where the Amazon Redshift clusters will store their database
     *        encryption keys.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public CreateHsmConfigurationRequest withHsmPartitionName(String hsmPartitionName) {
        setHsmPartitionName(hsmPartitionName);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The password required to access the HSM partition.
     *

     *
     * @param hsmPartitionPassword
     *        The password required to access the HSM partition.
     */

    public void setHsmPartitionPassword(String hsmPartitionPassword) {
        this.hsmPartitionPassword = hsmPartitionPassword;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The password required to access the HSM partition.
     *

     *
     * @return The password required to access the HSM partition.
     */

    public String getHsmPartitionPassword() {
        return this.hsmPartitionPassword;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The password required to access the HSM partition.
     *

     *
     * @param hsmPartitionPassword
     *        The password required to access the HSM partition.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public CreateHsmConfigurationRequest withHsmPartitionPassword(String hsmPartitionPassword) {
        setHsmPartitionPassword(hsmPartitionPassword);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The HSMs public certificate file. When using Cloud HSM, the file name is server.pem.
     *

     *
     * @param hsmServerPublicCertificate
     *        The HSMs public certificate file. When using Cloud HSM, the file name is server.pem.
     */

    public void setHsmServerPublicCertificate(String hsmServerPublicCertificate) {
        this.hsmServerPublicCertificate = hsmServerPublicCertificate;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The HSMs public certificate file. When using Cloud HSM, the file name is server.pem.
     *

     *
     * @return The HSMs public certificate file. When using Cloud HSM, the file name is server.pem.
     */

    public String getHsmServerPublicCertificate() {
        return this.hsmServerPublicCertificate;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The HSMs public certificate file. When using Cloud HSM, the file name is server.pem.
     *

     *
     * @param hsmServerPublicCertificate
     *        The HSMs public certificate file. When using Cloud HSM, the file name is server.pem.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public CreateHsmConfigurationRequest withHsmServerPublicCertificate(String hsmServerPublicCertificate) {
        setHsmServerPublicCertificate(hsmServerPublicCertificate);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * A list of tag instances.
     *

     *
     * @return A list of tag instances.
     */

    public java.util.List<Tag> getTags() {
        if (tags == null) {
            tags = new com.amazonaws.internal.SdkInternalList<Tag>();
        }
        return tags;
    }

    /**
     *

     * A list of tag instances.
     *

     *
     * @param tags
     *        A list of tag instances.
     */

    public void setTags(java.util.Collection<Tag> tags) {
        if (tags == null) {
            this.tags = null;
            return;
        }

        this.tags = new com.amazonaws.internal.SdkInternalList<Tag>(tags);
    }

    /**
     *

     * A list of tag instances.
     *

     *

     * NOTE: This method appends the values to the existing list (if any). Use
     * {@link #setTags(java.util.Collection)} or {@link #withTags(java.util.Collection)} if you want to override the
     * existing values.
     *

     *
     * @param tags
     *        A list of tag instances.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public CreateHsmConfigurationRequest withTags(Tag... tags) {
        if (this.tags == null) {
            setTags(new com.amazonaws.internal.SdkInternalList<Tag>(tags.length));
        }
        for (Tag ele : tags) {
            this.tags.add(ele);
        }
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * A list of tag instances.
     *

     *
     * @param tags
     *        A list of tag instances.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public CreateHsmConfigurationRequest withTags(java.util.Collection<Tag> tags) {
        setTags(tags);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string representation of this object; useful for testing and debugging.
     *
     * @return A string representation of this object.
     *
     * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append("{");
        if (getHsmConfigurationIdentifier() != null)
            sb.append("HsmConfigurationIdentifier: ").append(getHsmConfigurationIdentifier()).append(",");
        if (getDescription() != null)
            sb.append("Description: ").append(getDescription()).append(",");
        if (getHsmIpAddress() != null)
            sb.append("HsmIpAddress: ").append(getHsmIpAddress()).append(",");
        if (getHsmPartitionName() != null)
            sb.append("HsmPartitionName: ").append(getHsmPartitionName()).append(",");
        if (getHsmPartitionPassword() != null)
            sb.append("HsmPartitionPassword: ").append(getHsmPartitionPassword()).append(",");
        if (getHsmServerPublicCertificate() != null)
            sb.append("HsmServerPublicCertificate: ").append(getHsmServerPublicCertificate()).append(",");
        if (getTags() != null)
            sb.append("Tags: ").append(getTags());
        sb.append("}");
        return sb.toString();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj)
            return true;
        if (obj == null)
            return false;

        if (obj instanceof CreateHsmConfigurationRequest == false)
            return false;
        CreateHsmConfigurationRequest other = (CreateHsmConfigurationRequest) obj;
        if (other.getHsmConfigurationIdentifier() == null ^ this.getHsmConfigurationIdentifier() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getHsmConfigurationIdentifier() != null && other.getHsmConfigurationIdentifier().equals(this.getHsmConfigurationIdentifier()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getDescription() == null ^ this.getDescription() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getDescription() != null && other.getDescription().equals(this.getDescription()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getHsmIpAddress() == null ^ this.getHsmIpAddress() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getHsmIpAddress() != null && other.getHsmIpAddress().equals(this.getHsmIpAddress()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getHsmPartitionName() == null ^ this.getHsmPartitionName() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getHsmPartitionName() != null && other.getHsmPartitionName().equals(this.getHsmPartitionName()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getHsmPartitionPassword() == null ^ this.getHsmPartitionPassword() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getHsmPartitionPassword() != null && other.getHsmPartitionPassword().equals(this.getHsmPartitionPassword()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getHsmServerPublicCertificate() == null ^ this.getHsmServerPublicCertificate() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getHsmServerPublicCertificate() != null && other.getHsmServerPublicCertificate().equals(this.getHsmServerPublicCertificate()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getTags() == null ^ this.getTags() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getTags() != null && other.getTags().equals(this.getTags()) == false)
            return false;
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        final int prime = 31;
        int hashCode = 1;

        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getHsmConfigurationIdentifier() == null) ? 0 : getHsmConfigurationIdentifier().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getDescription() == null) ? 0 : getDescription().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getHsmIpAddress() == null) ? 0 : getHsmIpAddress().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getHsmPartitionName() == null) ? 0 : getHsmPartitionName().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getHsmPartitionPassword() == null) ? 0 : getHsmPartitionPassword().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getHsmServerPublicCertificate() == null) ? 0 : getHsmServerPublicCertificate().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getTags() == null) ? 0 : getTags().hashCode());
        return hashCode;
    }

    @Override
    public CreateHsmConfigurationRequest clone() {
        return (CreateHsmConfigurationRequest) super.clone();
    }

}

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Hænsgardane or Hensgardane is a village in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on a hillside, just east of the eastern end of the lake Vangsmjøse, about  to the northeast of the village of Vang i Valdres and about the same distance to the northwest of the village of Ryfoss. Heensåsen Church is located in the village.

References

Vang, Innlandet
Villages in Innlandet

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Patti plays.
Aug 26, 2015 | Music, News
By Rob Jones
A few months on from the arrival of her epic Horses album and Patti Smith is on stage in San Francisco. It is February 1976 and a seminal sonic storm is starting to soar. Bicentenary Blues released on Good Ship Funke has Patti display positive elements from her own catalogue but she honours those forces that helped shape this aural assault. That means that this performance CD originally recorded for FM Radio also has Smith cover tunes by the likes of The Who, Velvet Underground and The Rolling Stones.
The sound quality is not always of a superior nature but there is no doubt the intentions are honourable. Smith is spearheading a new breed but these fresh faces are taking their lead from a series of rock n roll rebels in order to carve their own niche for a new generation. There are several highs and of particular impact is the reggae tinged self penned Redondo Beach (later to be covered by Morrissey) and the ferocious Free Money (which also became a Penetration favourite). However, a poetic interlude has the gig take its foot off the pedal before a barnstorming close of Gloria Part 1 & 2 plus My Generation.
To capture the mood of a potent past influencing a powerful present this work is a fine representation of a changing sonic landscape. Punk and its urban cry is a developing genre and on either side of the Atlantic there is major movement in the direction of dissent towards the establishment. This is a warts and all example of a spirit that was to alter the balance of order and send shockwaves amongst the hierarchy.
PreviousOpen your Heart.
NextWorld of Words up in the air.
NATALIE McCOOL
Our Valleys song
The Fall head for The Tramshed.

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Q: How to handle major changes (cross-cutting concerns) in REST API? Let's say we have a REST API application A consumed by other 30 applications. Application "A" uses a cross-cutting security implementation using a Security NuGet package 1.0. All minor/major changes are properly versioned and backwards compatible (e.g. not breaking existing consumers with new changes).
The problem is, what happens if you need to upgrade your Security NuGet package to 2.0 and do major changes to your security across application A.
Technically, the API contract between source and consumers don't change but you may need a thorough regression testing to make sure app A with Security 2.0 is not breaking any existing functionality in any of the 30 consumers
Should you:

*

*Create a new source code base for Security 2.0 version of the app and Deploy and maintain old and new versions of the app? Then move the 30 consumers gradually to the new API? or

*Migrate app A to Security 2.0 and do thorough regression testing from all 30 consumers

What is the recommended approach to handle these type of changes that span across applications and cannot be handled through endpoint versioning? E.g. wide cross-cutting security implementation? In theory your source API (app A) should be agnostic of consumers as long as it's not breaking them).
As this article points out, this is not a versioning problem but a change management problem: https://www.ben-morris.com/rest-apis-dont-need-a-versioning-strategy-they-need-a-change-strategy/

A: Option 1 is really a waste of time. You are essentially proposing to launch a new service that has no consumers yet and is very similar to identical to an existing service. There is no incentive in here for the 30 existing consumers (or even for new consumers) to use that new service.
I get the feeling that you see option 2 as a big-bang transition: A big effort is put in testing all 30 consumers and when that is ok, the productions servers go from A-with-Security1.0 to A-with-Security2.0 all at once.
My preferred approach would be something like a middle ground between those two.
Suppose you are currently running software version 10.0 of A, which uses Security 1.0. You negotiate a transition period for the 30 consumers during which version 10.0 of A will remain available, but not get any updates except critical security fixes.
Then you start updating A to use Security 2.0 and you release version 11.0 of A. This new version gets deployed in parallel to the existing version 10.0. At this point, the transition period for the consumers officially starts.
Next, the consumer applications are transitioned one by one to use the new version of A and tested to verify there are no interoperability issues. It is recommended to start with the applications that are most likely to uncover problems due to the change from Security 1.0 to Security 2.0 to reduce the retesting effort when problems are found.

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text:
The 10 Best Wrist Pads For Keyboards
This wiki has been updated 11 times since it was first published in December of 2018. That fatigue you feel in your extremities after a long session at the computer could be doing permanent harm in the form of a repetitive strain injury. Fortunately, relief is available in the form of these keyboard wrist rests. Using gel-filled or cushioned pads, they support your hand in a more ergonomic position that can stop pain in its tracks. Some of our selections include a mouse pad, too. When users buy our independently chosen editorial recommendations, we may earn commissions to help fund the Wiki.
This wiki has been updated 11 times since it was first published in December of 2018. That fatigue you feel in your extremities after a long session at the computer could be doing permanent harm in the form of a repetitive strain injury. Fortunately, relief is available in the form of these keyboard wrist rests. Using gel-filled or cushioned pads, they support your hand in a more ergonomic position that can stop pain in its tracks. Some of our selections include a mouse pad, too. When users buy our independently chosen editorial choices, we may earn commissions to help fund the Wiki.
1. HyperX Gel
There's no slipping and sliding with the HyperX Gel (appx. $19), thanks to a rubber backing that holds it firmly in place. It lives up to its name by offering a high-quality gel-infused memory foam that is supportive and can keep your skin cool.
Stitching that doesn't fray
Suitable for full-size keyboards
2. Glorious Gaming Rest
The Glorious Gaming Rest (about $23) comes in three sizes: full length, slim for keyboards without a number pad, and compact for laptops. Each of these sizes is available in either a slim or regular version, which vary in height for versatility.
Smooth and comfortable on the skin
Cloth isn't prone to fraying
Remain firm over time
3. Bailey by Castle
Thanks to an exterior that softens over time, the Bailey by Castle (appx. $30) only becomes more comfortable with age. It is stuffed with a robust foam that gives your hands plenty of support, and it's available in gray, black, or brown to match your working environment.
Feels sturdy at a full pound
Padding does not degrade with use
Well sewn around the edges
A keyboard wrist pad can make those many hours you spend typing more comfortable, but, as with many tools, these need to be used properly for you to reap the benefits. For instance, a firm rest on which you place a lot of pressure may actually decrease blood flow and increase tendon irritation. In fact, choosing one that supports your palms is often a better idea, so there's no strain on your wrist. And perhaps most importantly, if you ever feel pain or discomfort, stop using the wrist rest immediately.
With that said, we have kept the Glorious Gaming Rest and the Bailey by Castle as top options, and added the popular HyperX Gel. We appreciate that the Glorious model is currently offered in a "stealth" option, answering the criticism that the logo on the regular version is too large and eye-catching. As for the HyperX model, its simple but robust construction makes it worthy of inclusion, as does its gel that keeps the skin from feeling too hot. We removed the Gimars Superfine Set, however, which tends to go flat over time.
Finally, we have decided to keep the Kensington Duo Gel and the Belkin WaveRest, although both are not without their drawbacks. The Kensington model comes with a mouse pad, but it doesn't work perfectly with all optical mice, while the Belkin is noisy in use. These aren't necessarily dealbreakers for everyone, but they are points that require consideration.
All keyboard rests support your wrists to help prevent injury, but there are important differences in height, width, and other factors that mean they are not all created equal. Our selections zeroed in on those differences. For example, most keyboard wrist pads are made of gel or memory foam, but we found one made of neoprene that would be a good option for people who don't like the other materials.
Marble K Black Marble The Marble K Black Marble will complement a variety of mechanical keyboards, whether you choose the flat or angled option. Because this model is crafted from natural, rather than man-made, materials, no two look exactly alike, although they are all mainly black with some white inclusions. marblek.com
The Full Desk by Loftmat If you don't necessarily need to elevate your wrists, but you do want to cushion every part of your arm and hand that touches the desk, try The Full Desk by Loftmat. Measuring 15 by 34 inches, it covers a large area, and doesn't require a separate mouse pad. You'll need to provide a hard surface for writing on, however, such as a firm notebook. loftmat.com
4. Boona Ergonomic
Offered in two handsome colors, the Boona Ergonomic (about $20) features memory-foam support in both its 17-inch keyboard cushion and mouse pad. Each piece is almost an inch tall to keep your wrists in the optimal position for stress relief.
Breathable textured surface
Priced affordably for a set
Too firm for some
5. Cheliz 2-Pack
Some people want a little attitude with their office or computer accessories. If that's you, then consider the Cheliz 2-Pack (appx. $19), which comes in a wide range of styles, from plain black to bold floral patterns. You'll get both a rest and a mouse pad.
Matching pencil cup available
Won't slide around
Edges tend to lift off desks
6. Kensington Duo Gel
With a groove down the middle for ventilation, the Kensington Duo Gel (appx. $32) not only keeps your hands supported, but cool and dry as well. Its smooth finish is easy to clean with just a damp cloth, unlike some fabric models, and it lends a sleek, modern look to any desktop.
Soft but not too much so
Comes bundled with a mouse pad
Tracking issues with optical mice
7. 3M Soothing Beach
The 3M Soothing Beach (appx. $16) is amply sized at 1.5 feet long, and offers a gel construction that is neither too hard nor too flexible. The surf and sand design is fun, but there are several other bright and cheery patterns to select from, too.
Skid-resistant bottom
Can leak if punctured
8. Grifiti Fat 14
Designed for keyboards without a 10-key number pad, the Grifiti Fat 14 (appx. $14) is narrower than full-size options, but still offers great support for wrists and hands with its height of 3/4 of an inch. Its surface is black nylon and its base keeps it from slipping while you work.
Firm neoprene construction
Ideal for mechanical keyboards
Emits chemical smell at first
9. Belkin WaveRest
The material inside the Belkin WaveRest (appx. $8) conforms comfortably to your wrists as you use it so that you'll soon forget it's even there. It's one of the more wallet-friendly models, but it can make a slight rustling sound, which can be annoying.
Does not create pressure points
Just the right amount of support
Lightweight and easily portable
10. Comfy Mee Premium
The Comfy Mee Premium (around $20) consists of two keyboard rests and two mouse pads with integrated wrist rests. They are made of long-lasting memory foam, but the cushioned parts could be a little longer, and the fabric isn't as soft as that found on some.
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Abstract: The characteristics of substorm-associated Pi2 pulsations observed by the SABRE coherent radar system during three separate case studies are presented. The SABRE field of view is well positioned to observe the differences between the auroral zone pulsation signature and that observed at mid-latitudes. During the first case study the SABRE field of view is initially in the eastward electrojet, equatorward and to the west of the substorm-enhanced electrojet current. As the interval progresses, the western, upward field-aligned current of the substorm current wedge moves westward across the longitudes of the radar field of view. The westward motion of the wedge is apparent in the spatial and temporal signatures of the associated Pi2 pulsation spectra and polarisation sense. During the second case study, the complex field-aligned and ionospheric currents associated with the pulsation generation region move equatorward into the SABRE field of view and then poleward out of it again after the third pulsation in the series. The spectral content of the four pulsations during the interval indicate different auroral zone and mid-latitude signatures. The final case study is from a period of low magnetic activity when SABRE observes a Pi2 pulsation signature from regions equatorward of the enhanced substorm currents. There is an apparent mode change between the signature observed by SABRE in the ionosphere and that on the ground by magnetometers at latitudes slightly equatorward of the radar field of view. The observations are discussed in terms of published theories of the generation mechanisms for this type of pulsation. Different signatures are observed by SABRE depending on the level of magnetic activity and the position of the SABRE field of view relative to the pulsation generation region. A twin source model for Pi2 pulsation generation provides the clearest explanation of the signatures observed.


Whether they occur at the hand of a baseball bat, an auto accident, or poor dental habits, dental emergencies happen. We handle all sorts of tooth triage at Eggert Family Dentistry. Here are 9 of the most common dental emergencies we see in our office and immediate steps you can take to relieve pain and get your smile back.
Jabs from metal braces or a misplaced bite can do damage to gums, cheeks, and your tongue. If you're bleeding, rinse your mouth with a saltwater solution and apply pressure with gauze or a teabag for 30 minutes. A cold compress can also offer pain relief. If these measures don't stop the bleeding, give us a call or go to the emergency room.
Resist the urge to put painkillers directly on the affected tooth, as this can cause burning of the gum tissue or tooth and even more pain. Instead, rinse your mouth with warm water and apply a cold compress on the outside of your mouth. Then, call us to schedule an appointment as soon as possible.
If you have severe gum disease, tooth decay, or cracking, you may develop a painful infection called an abscess. Abscesses appear right along your gum line or at the tip of where your root would be. If left untreated, abscesses can spread infection to other parts of your body. A developing abscess often looks like a little pimple on your gums and can be painful. If you spot one, schedule your appointment with us and rinse your mouth with saltwater to alleviate any pain and draw the pus toward your gum's surface.
You might be chowing down on that gooey brownie when you feel it happen—your filling or crown becomes dislodged. Call us to schedule an appointment to replace your crown or filling. In the meantime, if you've lost a filling and it is sharp to your tongue, you can place orthodontic wax or the temporary filling material you find at the drug store. If you've lost a crown, bring it along with you to your dental appointment. Sometimes we can re-use it! If you're able, toothpaste and/or Vaseline can be used to temporarily place the crown on your tooth while you are at home. If you have pain, ibuprofen often helps or you can try clove oil, which can be a great pain reliever for teeth.
Wire braces are common culprits in dental emergencies. Broken wires and loose braces can poke and cut your gums, tongue, or cheeks, causing painful lacerations. If you're unable to reposition the wire (the eraser end of a pencil is our favorite at-home tool for this), cover the wire with wax and schedule an appointment with your orthodontist to repair it. Never trim the wire—you could swallow it or breathe it into your lungs.
Getting something stuck between your teeth is very uncomfortable. We recommend dental floss to try and dislodge stuck food or other objects. If floss doesn't do the trick, call us. Don't try to use something sharp to dislodge the stuck object, as you could injure your gums or your tooth's enamel.
If you've taken a digger and chipped or broken a tooth, try to keep as many of the pieces as you can. Rinse your mouth to get any pieces left in your mouth, then apply gauze to stop any bleeding. A cold compress outside the mouth can relieve pain and reduce swelling. Then, see us right away to repair your tooth.
Partially dislodged or extruded teeth are hanging on by a thread and require immediate attention from us. Call ahead to let us know you're coming, then get in the car with a cold compress against your mouth or cheek to reduce swelling. Take a pain reliever such as Tylenol or Advil, it is best to get this on board early on.
A knocked-out tooth is a true dental emergency. Call ahead to let us know you're coming, but don't delay in getting to our clinic. If we can return the tooth to its socket within an hour, it has a high chance of being saved. Take the tooth with you to our clinic. If you can keep the tooth within your cheek without swallowing it, that is a great place for it. Otherwise, if you have to hold the tooth, do so by holding it by the part that's visible in your mouth (not the root). If the tooth is dirty, it's okay to rinse it gently with water, but don't scrub it or remove any attached tissue. You can try to place the tooth back in its socket (make sure you have it the right way) and it is a good idea to try if it will be more than an hour before you are able to see us.
Dental emergencies are no fun, but most are treatable if you act quickly and don't panic. You can rely on the Eggert Family Dentistry team for your tooth triage and recare needs. Contact our clinic today to schedule your appointment.


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Talking To Toddlers About Death And Poultry Is Unnerving
My kid, who turned three the day after Mary the duckling died, wasn't old enough to get any of it.
David Minerva CloverPatricia Grisafi
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If you are queer, trans, anything other than white, poor, or disabled, your parenting journey is going to look different than the "universal" parenting experience. But there are a few truisms that seem to cross the divide. We can pretty much agree, for example, that losing sleep caring for a newborn royally sucks. And we all agree that there are a few "hard talks" that none of us want to have with our kids but have to — and so we stumble through as best we can. Of the tough, facts-of-life chats, one looms larger and more menacing in my mind. Far worse than the often dreaded "where do babies come from" talk is another, darker one.
Sooner or later, we all have to talk to our kids about death.
I was at my neighbors' house right after they ordered a shipment of baby chicks when the topic came up. The mom was explaining to me that they had ordered "extras, you know, just in case" when her nine-year-old tore into the room scream-whining "they're not going to die!!! We'll take good care of them!" He was clearly upset, as they had lost a cat earlier in the year, and he wanted to believe in a world where animals always make it.
She looked at him with equal parts sympathy and exhaustion and said, "Sweetie, sometimes chickens just die."
As a fellow parent, I nodded, but privately, I was with the emotional boy stomping out of the room.
My family got ducklings later that year. I thought I had all my bases covered. I read all I could about duckling care ahead of time, and we purchased them from a reputable hatchery. As a testament to our confidence, we only got two ducklings because, we reasoned, we only wanted two adult ducks. When we explained what was going to happen to our three-year-old, we didn't even mention the possibility of loss.
You probably already guessed what happened.
As adults, we learn the language of death prescribed by our cultures, the quiet voices, the "so sorry for your losses." But very young children don't know that we prefer to talk about death in particular ways; they don't know that we politely say "he passed away" in part to shield ourselves and everyone around us from the ugliness of the phrase "he died."
After one week in our home, one of the ducklings mysteriously died in the night. Her name was Mary. I found her in the morning, and we buried her tiny body in the backyard with an unripe strawberry. Two weeks later, we got four more ducklings, but one of them, who had been part of a duck hatching project in a kindergarten classroom, was never healthy. For twenty-four hours I fought to keep her with us, but eventually, her tiny heart stopped. Her name was Utahraptor, and my three-year-old enthusiastically helped dig her grave — next to Mary's.
When we buried her, he had only one question: "Can I see her?" Afterward, he smiled as he helped pack the earth in over her lifeless body.
As adults, we learn the language of death prescribed by our cultures, the quiet voices, the "so sorry for your losses." But very young children don't know that we prefer to talk about death in particular ways; they don't know that we politely say "he passed away" in part to shield ourselves and everyone around us from the ugliness of the phrase "he died." As idealistic parents, we wanted to be honest with our child to avoid making death unnecessarily scary. Our directness led to something very different than the emotional nine-year-old response. Instead, our kid seemed to have a frank and value-neutral interest in the whole thing.
Babies and toddlers cannot grasp the concept of death, and preschoolers usually view death as something temporary. According to some studies, children begin to understand that death is permanent around four years of age. When scientists look at how kids understand death, they look when and how kids comprehend that it is inevitable, that it is final, and that it is universal. My kid, who turned three the day after Mary the duckling died, wasn't old enough to get any of it.
"Because young children can't always vocalize their feelings, their thoughts and fears often will come out at unexpected times, like in their play. Remember that play can be the language of childhood, so remain alert to what kids may be trying to tell you through their play."
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That certainly tracks with my own experience. Soon after the loss of both ducklings, there were dead ducklings in all of my child's games. He would come to us with cupped, empty, hands and say "look, look at my duck, it died." Some days we would go through this five or six times a day, and then everything would be back to normal again. And while he had shown no emotion at seeing his real pets dead, in his games, he was very clear. Death was something that was sad.
My family lost a dog when I was probably around his age, but I don't remember her. What I do remember is that her death was a very sad story the whole family told over and over again, and so it was part of my story, too.
The first death I remember was a pet mouse, named Jet, who I insisted on holding a proper funeral for, and my uncles laughed at me mercilessly while I cried. I was seven then. Later that year one of my grandfathers passed away, and then I was initiated into the world of human funerals and saw my father cry for the first time.
Even as an adult, I've often wondered if I reacted "correctly" to death, whatever that means.
Often when a death occurs, my brain goes into "crisis" mode and I become strangely numb, only feeling the intensity of my emotions a month or so later. It's something I've worried about a lot, which makes sense considering that our culture loves to police other people's grief.
Over time, my kid stopped playing "dead duckling" every day, but then something else happened. He started running to check on the remaining ducklings first thing every morning. If one of them wasn't right where he expected her to be, he would shrug and say, "Oh, Martha died!" Finally, one morning I asked him about it.
"Are you worried about the duckies dying?"
"Um, yeah."
"Do you think about it a lot?"
I have heard it repeated over and over again that farm life gives children a more realistic idea of birth and death. I'm not sure that's true, although it does help them understand where food comes from and how flippantly many people regard animals. We do not live on a farm, and yet we have decided, for better or for worse, to keep farm-type animals. Whether or not that will give our son a more realistic view of mortality remains to be seen. It's been months, and just this week he was finally able to tell me, in no uncertain terms, that he is sad Mary died.
What I have learned is that you have to give space to let little kids process things the way they need to, even if it straight up creeps you out. That and, you know, sometimes ducks just die.
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Honor to launch two foldable phones – Magic X and Magic V soon
Amy Sarkar
Alongside Huawei, Honor is working to launch two foldable phones before Spring Festival. It clearly means that these folding phones will arrive in early next year or maybe soon. On this matter, a Weibo tipster – Changan Digital King discloses that among two Honor foldable phones, one folds from up to down. While the other one folds left to right.
Earlier, Honor applied for two trademarks with names "Magic Fold" and "Magic Wing" in Europe. So, it is speculated that these forthcoming Honor foldable phones may arrive with these names or could be global models. In addition to this, the company's first folding phone will use a screen provided by BOE and Visionox.
Besides this, a report also hints that the Honor phone with a left-to-right fold has the code name "Magic X" and looks very identical to Huawei Mate X2 next-generation foldable smartphone.
On the other hand, the smartphone with the code name "Magic V" and up to down folding scheme will likely arrive with a similar appearance as of Huawei Mate V. However, it is not confirmed at the moment.
Honor will soon confirm the launch of these upcoming foldable phones and more information related to their specification and official launch date.
Huawei Mate V:
Huawei Mate V has a flip-style foldable design clamshell phone that comes with a full view display that folds inward and features a notch on the head. There are function keys on the left and the right side consist volume and power buttons. Meanwhile, the bottom side features ports and speaker grills for the input.
On the rear side, it has a camera bump that is large and placed vertical camera system featuring different lense. The right side of the lens shows sensors for different aspects of photography.
Huawei Mate X2:
Huawei Mate X2 comes with an 8-inch foldable display with 2480 x 2200p resolution and a 6.45-inch cover OLED display full HD+ (2700 x 1160 pixels) resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, 120Hz touch sampling rate (Main display), and 240Hz on the cover display.
This phone is powered by 5nm Kirin 9000 processor with 5G connectivity, EMUI 11 operating system, 4500mAh battery, and more.
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Kirin 990 Huawei Mate 50 could be a test version, to launch only with Snapdragon 898
Huawei Mate 50 to launch with Kirin 990 and Snapdragon 898 chipsets
Amy is our firmware and software specialist, she keeps her eagle eyes open for new software rollouts, beta programs, and other software related activities as well as new smartphone launch.
Huawei Mate 50 series is the first flagship to pack with Kunlun Glass, a new type of protected display that brings powerful durability and Huawei revealed that it took 4 years of research and development to make this come true.
China's CCTV broadcasting has published a new documentary on Huawei, which reveals how Huawei forge Kunlun glass along with insights from Huawei Smartphone product Line vice president – Bruce Lee.
Huawei Mate 50 series with Kunlun Glass is unbreakable and Bruce Lee said that Kunlun Glass has been developed for 4 years. At this time, the company has gone through various challenges and made its way through them.
According to Lee, Kunlun Glass found inspiration from the hard and durable reinforced concrete structure. After 24 hours of crystal growth, 108 processes, and a 1600-degree melting process, a piece of mobile phone panel glass contains hundreds of billions of high-strength nanocrystals, which are impact-resistant.
The process also prevents cracking, so that the crash resistance of the whole machine equipped with Kunlun glass is increased by 10 times.
After the release of the Huawei Mate 50 series, Huawei also opened an upgrade service for old Huawei smartphones. These eligible devices could upgrade with Kunlun display including the P50 series and P40 series.
The forefront of such technology has allowed Huawei to provide something that's not even available on other smartphones. In Huawei's lab test, it is found that the glass has been dropped on the floor flat on display but it has remained without any damage.
Although, you may not drop the phone on a daily basis but Huawei has made it more secure if you drop it accidentally.
2023 brought in new opportunities for Huawei and the tech make is preparing to bring in a surprise in the chipset category, suggesting a well-known Huawei tipster, which seems really exciting.
Classmateguan said that Huawei will work hard to forge ahead in 2023 and the company will craft technologies to resolve issues. However, the company could also bring some small surprises in the chipset, which remains confidential from Huawei.
The tipster hints that the surprise could drop in the second half of this year and it is likely to be a good sign for the Chinese semiconductor industry. To be mentioned, there's no specific signal about Kirin or HiSilicon. But we can expect a large number of votes going in favor of Huawei SoC.
Chipset Manufacturing Equipment Ban:
According to a Bloomberg report, the U.S. has secured a deal with Netherlands and Japan to tighten access of chipset manufacturing technologies for China. This new move is designed to limit China's ability to come up with a breakthrough in chip production technology.
Amid this situation, firms such as Huawei are an example of U.S. chip control restrictions and the extent that the U.S. has gone to control Chinese tech makers' progress in the global telecom market.
Since 2019, the U.S. is continuously imposing restrictions on Huawei. Thereafter, Huawei lost access to Google Mobile Services (GMS) and the ability to print new Kirin chips via Taiwan's TSMC.
The result of these actions caused a major drop in Huawei smartphone sales and the firm had to announce the ending of Kirin. Thus relying on Qualcomm is the sole option for the company and since 2021, Huawei is using Snapdragon semiconductors for all of its new devices.
Surprise:
It's good to see what continues to rumble into the world of Huawei and we are eager to know what kind of chipset surprise the company has prepared for us.
(source – Weibo)
Honor continues to launch new smartphones among consumers and the company could launch its next smartphone lineup, Honor 90 series around May.
According to the input coming from Weibo tipster Classmateguan, Honor 90 series could launch by the end of May. It's expected that this lineup will be empowered over Honor 80 series, and the feedback from customers will help the company to achieve its aim.
The tipster reveals that Honor 90 devices will bring dual speakers and an Optical image stabilization anti-shake camera system. The smartphone lineup will be enhanced until the launch event and we could expect major improvements in video shooting.
It is anticipated that the Honor 90 series won't disappoint customers and will lead the smartphone market further in a new direction. Meanwhile, Honor has not made an official announcement.
Honor 80 series:
Last year, Honor launched Honor 80 series featuring a beautiful desing that includes a brand new center, pill shape punch-hole display design, 120Hz high refresh rate, high-frequency PWM dimming, and a hyperbolic screen that supports 1.07 billion colors.
Honor 80 Pro is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and it's supported by a 4800mAh battery that could recharge with a 66W super fast charger. The rear design of the Honor 80 Pro is attractive and comes in four different colors.


Donald Trump may be business-savvy, but it does not mean that Wall Street wants him as the president of the United States. In fact, the prospect of Trump leading the country terrifies most bankers on Wall Street.
The investment community knows Trump for being unpredictable, and "unpredictability" is the one thing that terrifies investors. Unlike his rival, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, who is viewed as steady and predictable, Trump "tends to evoke the unexpected," said Kathryn Wylde, President and Chief Executive of the Partnership for New York City.
"New York is amazing and welcoming of interesting characters. It's a place people can be unique, they can be abrasive, and on a personal level, the city is very open to people being their authentic selves," Wylde was quoted as saying.
Many business leaders fear that Trump will only cause uncertainty in the financial world.
"What investors can't accept is uncertainty. As such, some of Donald Trump's statements have been so outrageous, politically incorrect, and economically dysfunctional that Wall Street does not know which way to turn. He cannot be pigeon-holed ideologically," an opinion article on Reformer.com explained.
Others doubt if Trump's skills in real estate are enough to lead the country during a time of economic crisis. As such, they do not see Trump as someone who can give Wall Street the stability it demands.
Another reason Wall Street worries about the business tycoon's ascension to the nomination is that he wants to raise taxes on the rich, and he frequently attacks companies that move their offices to other countries to lower their tax bill.
His populist appeal is a major threat to Wall Street. The billionaire has repeatedly condemned Wall Street for being greedy.
As the election draws near and the business magnate's support increases, Wall Street is doing all it can to stop Trump from taking the presidential seat. Investor Paul Singer is reportedly financing an anti-Trump group called the Our Principles PAC. Mitt Romney has also joined the battle against Trump. Romney called the real estate billionaire a "fraud and phony" in a recent speech in Utah.
Despite the opposition to Trump, there are still some high-powered players on Wall Street who have backed the Republican presidential candidate. One such person is Carl Icahn.
Icahn, a Wall Street veteran, believes that Trump can change the way things are done in the business and financial world.
"We can't get anything accomplished in Washington. We need a major change" he explained.


The vision science core facility gives external companies and agencies the opportunities to access the expertise of the vision science staff and equipment to monitor both visual function and ocular structure.
The facility can offer one off assessment and longer term monitoring of both ocular structure and function.
Anterior OCT generates cross sectional images of the entire anterior segment of the eye in any plane and allows measurements of the biometrics of the cornea, iris, anterior chamber angle and limbus. This is of interest to researchers who require biometric parameters of the anterior eye, as well as clinicians who require further diagnostic information that may be important for the diagnosis of anterior eye conditions, such as glaucoma, or the need to assess changes after surgery.
This OCT offers the ability to image cross sections of the eye's posterior segment to monitor change caused by disease or during research trials. Additional software gives the ability to analyse normal and glaucomatous optic discs.
The Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph is a confocal laser scanning system designed for the acquisition and analysis of three dimensional images of the eye's posterior segment. It enables the quantitative assessment of the topography of ocular structures and the precise monitoring of topographic changes.
This instrument can measure the outer corneal profile and the results can be linked to those of the Optical Coherence Tomographer to produce a complete optical profile of the anterior eye.
Measures higher order discrepancies from clear focus that affect all optical systems including the eye. The Imagine-Eyes system uses the most accurate optical components, ensuring precise measurement of the optical aberrations. As the eye is a dynamic system, these higher order aberrations alter over time; these changes can be determined accurately with this method.
This instrument is designed to accurately measure the axial length of the eye and other biometric data. This information can be linked to corneal topography and anterior OCT measurements to accurately quantify the eye's biometric parameters.
Used routinely in clinical practice to view and monitor the anterior eye at different angles and to record digital images. The group has a number of slit lamp biomicroscopes with image capture facilities.
In addition to all standard clinical tests of visual function, the group has specialised instrumentation to measure the characteristics of the ocular media and the retina.
This machine measures the macular pigment optical density at the back of the eye and is the leading instrument in this field as a result of its accuracy, versatility and repeatability in both research and clinical populations. It can be used in studies on nutrition, ageing and pathology.
The CQuant uses psychophysical techniques to measure intraocular light scatter. It delivers repeatable and simple measures for both clinical practice and research. Changes in light scatter with age or pathology (e.g., cataract) can be assessed and monitored.
The Optometry Clinic also has access to a broad range of standardised tests (refractive error assessment, central visual acuity, colour vision and peripheral field assessment) and the professional staff available to assess and monitor visual function. When used in conjunction with bio-imaging both ocular structure and function can be compared over time.


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Anuradha Mukherji
Associate Professor, East Carolina University
Preparing for, responding to, and mitigating compound coastal water hazards for resilient rural communities.
Funding: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Grant ($299,563), 2019 to 2023
Status: Ongoing – Project Updates Link
Research Collaborators:
– Principal Investigator: Scott Curtis, Dr. John Lining Professor of Physics, The Citadel
– Co-Principal Investigator: Jamie Kruse, Distinguished Professor of Economics, East Carolina University
– Co-Principal Investigator: Anuradha Mukherji, Associate Professor of Community and Regional Planning, East Carolina University
– Co-Principal Investigator: Aushmita Ghosh, Assistant Professor of Economics, East Carolina University
This is a collaborative research project with multiple faculty at East Carolina University's Center for Natural Hazards Research. The study proposes to co-produce compound event non-structural tools with emergency managers and planners in coastal counties of North Carolina, making up two regional government councils and roughly coinciding with the northeast and southeast economic zones. Coastal estuarine environments are susceptible to a combination of multiple water hazards that are concurrent or sequential, often storm-related, and contribute to societal, economic, and health risks. These have been defined as compound events. The team is working closely with the Mid-East Commission and the Albemarle Commission for the study.
Mukherji, A., Curtis, S., Kruse, J., Helgeson, J., & Ghosh, A. (Under Review). Mitigating compound coastal water hazards in eastern North Carolina.
Curtis, S., Mukherji, A., Kruse, J., Helgeson, J., & Ghosh, A. (Under Review). Risks and response to compound coastal water events.
Curtis, S., DePolt, K., Kruse, J. K., Mukherji, A., Helgeson, J., Ghosh, A., & Van Wagoner, P. (2021). Spatially compounded surge events: An example from hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences..
Adaptation and Recovery Through Land-Use Change in Tohoku, Japan
Funding: Abe Fellowship, Funded by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership in Collaboration with the Social Science Research Council
This study examines how coastal communities (e.g. municipalities) in Tohoku, Japan have employed land-use change adaptation strategies following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami to adapt to coastal land subsidence and subsequent sea-level rise. In doing so, the long-term research goal is to advance scholarship on local community-based adaptation mechanisms that are employed to strengthen resilience to hazards in general. The study seeks to advance knowledge and understanding of long-term local adaptation, specifically during disaster recovery, by examining land-use change strategies being negotiated in Tohoku, Japan to adapt to coastal land subsidence and sea-level rise.
Book Manuscript (In Progress): Mukherji, A. Land use reorganization after 3.11 in Japan.
Mukherji, A., Ganapati, N.E., Manandhar, B. (2020). Panacea or problem: New governance structures for disaster recovery. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 52. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101960
Mukherji, A., Ganapati, N.E., Rahill, G.J. (2014). Expecting the unexpected: Field research in post-disaster settings. Natural Hazards, 73(2): 805-828. DOI: 10.1007/s11069-014-1105-8
Disaster Resilience In Coastal United States: Enhancing Local Capacities Through Hazard Mitigation Plan Implementation
Funding: Division of Research and Graduate Studies, East Carolina University
Despite an extensive and growing scholarship on hazard mitigation as a critical component of disaster resilience, understanding of hazard mitigation plan implementation at the local level (county and municipality) remains limited. This study focuses on issues faced by counties in coastal North Carolina to implement multi-jurisdictional (county-level) hazard mitigation plans. In doing so, the study seeks to enrich knowledge and understanding of local resilience, specifically by examining the implementation of hazard mitigation plans subsequent to its adoption at the local county level.
As a place-based study, this research focuses on the 20 coastal counties of North Carolina, specifically those under the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA). The 20 CAMA counties are vulnerable to multiple hazards (e.g. floods, hurricanes, tornadoes) and have county level hazard mitigation plans. Yet, the implementation of the mitigation plans has been highly uneven and varies within and across the CAMA counties. The proposed study examines why this is the case
Article Manuscript (In Progress): Mukherji, A. Building local resilience: Hazard mitigation plan implementation in coastal North Carolina.
Re-Housing Urban Haiti After The Earthquake: Dual Role of Social Capital
Funding: National Science Foundation Rapid Grant ($45,000), 04/2010 to 03/2011
– Principal Investigator: Emel Ganapati, Associate Professor of Public Administration, Florida International University
– Co-Principal Investigator: Guitele Rahill, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of South Florida
– Senior Project Expert: Anuradha Mukherji, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, East Carolina University
Despite emerging literature regarding social capital in disaster recovery, the actual impact of social capital on the speed and quality of early post-disaster housing recovery is little understood. This study sought to enhance knowledge concerning the role of social capital, an important component of resilience, in the early recovery process following the January 12, 2010 Haiti earthquake in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The project had three specific aims: (1) Document the pre-and post-disaster social capital in three socio-economically diverse Port-au-Prince communities; (2) Document the housing recovery process in three selected Port-au-Prince communities; and (3) Assess the impact of pre-and post-disaster social capital on the speed and quality of housing recovery in these communities.
The study involved two waves of data collection (a baseline and a follow-up) spaced six months apart in Haiti. In each wave, the project team conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews of policymakers/practitioners and community leaders and facilitated focus groups with community residents. The study aimed to capture time-sensitive and perishable longitudinal data on the earthquake in Haiti, thereby contributing to knowledge on early post-disaster housing recovery, social capital, and resilience.
Rahill, G.J., Ganapati, N.E., Clérismé, J.C., Mukherji, A. (2014). Shelter recovery in urban Haiti after the earthquake: The dual role of social capital. Disasters, 38(S1): S73-S93. DOI: 10.1111/disa.12051
Negotiating Housing Recovery in Post-Earthquake Urban Kutch, India
Funding: Periship Fellowship, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Boulder; Dean's Normative Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley
Doctoral DissertationDownload
The 2001 Kutch earthquake, in Gujarat state in western India, destroyed 230,000 houses and damaged another 1 million. In Bhuj and Bachhau, urban centers close to the epicenter of the earthquake, single-family houses, squatter settlements, and high-rise apartments were destroyed, and public and private housing reconstruction programs were introduced to help communities rebuild their houses. However, five years after the disaster, in spite of interventions by local and global, public and private entities, many communities in both towns continued to struggle towards housing recovery. This project examines why some communities were able to rebuild and improve their overall housing conditions after the disaster, as opposed to others who struggled to achieve even pre-disaster housing standards.
Mukherji, A. (2018). Resilience at the margins: Informal housing recovery in Bachhau, India after the 2001 Gujarat quake. International Journal of Housing Policy, 18(2): 266-289. DOI: 10.1080/14616718.2016.1219648
Reprinted in: Housing Policy Innovation in the Global South, P. Monkkonen (Ed.) (2019). New York: Routledge
Mukherji, A. (2015). From tenants to owners: Housing renters after disaster in Bhuj, India. Housing Studies, 30(7): 1135-1157. DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2015.1008423
Mukherji, A. (2014). Post-disaster housing recovery: The promise and peril of social capital. Journal of Civil Society, 10(2): 119-143. DOI: 10.1080/17448689.2014.885787
Ganapati, N.E., Mukherji, A. (2014). Out of sync: Shared lessons from India and Turkey on World Bank funding and post-disaster planning for housing recovery. Natural Hazards Review, 15(1): 58-73. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000120
Reprinted in: Urban Planning after Disasters, R.B. Olshansky (Ed.) (2017). Volume 4, Housing and Economy Recovery, Part 1: Housing Reconstruction Policies. New York: Routledge
Mukherji, A. (2010). Post-earthquake housing recovery in Bachhau, India: The homeowner, the renter, and the squatter. Earthquake Spectra, 26(4): 1085-1100. DOI: 10.1193/1.3474646
Ganapati, N. E. and A. Mukherji. (2009). World Bank and Post-Disaster Recovery Planning in Turkey and India: Need for Flexible Policies. Submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Mukherji, A. (2019). Funding flows: Transboundary considerations of disaster recovery. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.013.223
Ganapati, N.E. & Mukherji, A. (2019). 'House Keeping': Managing post-disaster housing recovery long term. In Frances L. Edwards (Ed.). Housing Recovery After Disasters. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books.
Mukherji, A. (2017). Post-disaster housing recovery. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.013.82
Mukherji, A. (2015). Land readjustment during post-disaster urban reconstruction. Journal of the American Planning Association, Special Issue, 80(4): 438-439. DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2014.989058
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Chopped parsley, cracked wheat, green onion, tomato, special seasoning with lemon and olive oil dressing.
Stuffed with ground chuck beef and rice.
A purée of chickpeas and tahini sauce.
Fava beans cooked with lemon, garlic and olive oil.
Six pieces of falafel served with sliced tomatoes, chopped parsley and tahini sauce.
One skewer of marinated breast of chicken grilled and served with vermicelli rice and choice of hummus or side salad.
Two skewers of marinated breast of chicken grilled and served with vermicelli rice and choice of hummus or side salad.
Homemade yogurt, dried mint, cucumbers, and garlic.
A purée of grilled eggplant and tahini.
Hummus topped with ground chuck beef, onions and roasted almonds.
Kafta with sliced tomatoes, chopped parsley, onion and Lebanese seasoning. Served on fresh pita bread and includes fries.
Thinly sliced seasoned beef with sliced tomatoes and tahini sauce. Served on fresh pita bread and includes fries.
Falafel, chopped parsley, sliced tomatoes and tahini sauce. Served on fresh pita bread and includes fries.
Grilled chicken breast with Romaine lettuce, sliced tomatoes, garlic sauce, cucumber pickles. Served on fresh pita bread and includes fries.
Grilled chicken breast with garlic sauce and cucumber pickles. Served on fresh pita bread and includes fries.
Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes and seasonings with vinaigrette dressing.
Romaine lettuce, feta cheese, green onion, tomatoes, toasted pita bread with light Caesar dressing.
Mixed vegetables, toasted pita bread, Lebanese seasonings, with lemon, garlic and olive oil dressing.
Lentils and rice topped with caramelized onions.
Large lima beans tossed with chopped parsley, fresh garlic, lemon, and oil.
We take the Laban, place it in a cheese cloth overnight to let in concentrate, then it becomes labneh.
Fresh green beans, cooked with tomatoes, onions, and garlic.
Feta cheese, green onions, tomatoes and special seasonings.
Romaine lettuce, sliced tomatoes, and house dressing.
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One skewer each Kabob, served with vermicelli rice and choice of hummus or side salad.
Three skewers of Kafta which is ground chuck beef with chopped parsley and onion mixed in. Looks like a sausage grilled. Served with vermicelli rice and choice of hummus or side salad.
Two skewers of Kafta which is ground chuck beef with chopped parsley and onion mixed in. Looks like a sausage grilled. Served with vermicelli rice and choice of hummus or side salad.
Two skewers of USDA choice beef tenderloin erved with vermicelli rice and choice of hummus or side salad.
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Mwalimu Nyerere Festival Opens to International Audience
'International spectators will participate in the 8th festival, dedicated to Tanzania's founding father'
Dar Es Salaam University: International speakers have been invited to the celebratory annual event promoting Nyerere's vision of people-centered development, in an attempt to sponsor Tanzania's cultural heritage.
The Mwalimu Nyerere Professorial Chair in Pan-African studies at the University of Dar Es Salaam will honor three people for their commitments to people-centered development. This will take place during the eighth Mwalimu Nyerere Intellectual Festival, running from June 14th to June 16th.
More precisely, these awards will be granted to three people who have demonstrated a commitment to educating others in self-reliance, self-respect and ethics. This education is viewed as a necessary part of the process of capacity building, strengthening the individual's role as an owner and participant in their own life.
The event celebrates Mwalimu Nyerere's great contribution to people-centered development in his vision of "Ujamaa", or Family Hood in Swahili. It is promoted by Nyerere Foundation, an intellectually and politically independent body founded in 1994, whose mission is the pursuit "of peace and unity in Africa and the world though justice for all".
The Festival will also host multiple events, such as traditional musical performances, book launches related to Tanzanian history and culture. In addition, there will be numerous cultural debates, among which Nyerere's vision of female emancipation and the affirmation of Tanzanian cultural identity after its national emancipation will be discussed.
It is expected to attract more than 500 official representatives from across the African continent, US, Sweden and Germany, in an attempt to raise public awareness and to share Tanzanian cultural heritage worldwide. Foreign guests will actively participate in the debate as spectators and as guest lecturers. Peter Haussler, Former Director of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, will be one of the speakers on the debate about women's rights during Nyerere's time in government. Dr. Paula Uimonen from Stockholm University will tackle the issue of moral crisis and the spirit of the nation in art, culture and digital media.
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Lendl, tennis Masters, and who's No. 1?
By Mary Nenneman Special to the Christian Science Monitor
The Volvo Masters Championship, which might have settled the question of who deserves the No. 1 ranking in men's tennis, has instead left the whole issue more confused than ever.
According to the year-end computer ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals, John McEnroe held the top spot followed by Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl. But Connors, of course, won both Wimbledon and the US Open along with several lesser tournaments in 1982 - the type of year that in some minds makes a player automatically No. 1 regardless of what happens in any other events. And now Lendl, in what he described as ''probably the best back-to-back matches I've ever had,'' had a relatively easy time in defeating both Connors and McEnroe on his way to capturing the season-ending Masters Championship in New York's Madison Square Garden.
So who gets the No. 1 honor? The International Tennis Federation will announce its choice, which is generally accepted as the official one, next week - but obviously there will be plenty of dissenters no matter what it decides.
The Masters, which despite its January dates is considered the final tournament of the previous year, has reached the point where it ranks right up there among the top events in terms of money and prestige. It may not have the glamour that is associated with Wimbledon or the US Open, but it does have the top competitors in the world battling for $400,000 in prize money. And even while it is concluding one season, it is setting the scene for the upcoming one.
The tournament began with the top 12 players on the 1982 Grand Prix circuit competing for the top prize. The field was pared to four semifinalists in predictable fashion, with the top seeded players (Connors, Guillermo Vilas, Lendl, and McEnroe) all advancing.
After eliminating Connors in a 62-minute semifinal match, Lendl continued his recent dominance over McEnroe with an impressive 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 victory in Sunday's final. Lendl has now beaten McEnroe in their last seven official matches, winning 19 of 20 sets.
As an explanation to his domination over McEnroe, he simply says, ''I'm returning his serve better than I was two or three years ago.'' He is also serving at a pace which makes it difficult to even get your racket on the ball.
Lendl came out firing at the start of the match by breaking McEnroe's serve in the opening game. He gained the only break of the second set as well, that one coming in the seventh game. ''If I'm playing well I'm serving well and that's what happened today,'' Ivan said. ''Under pressure, I was able to come up with the big serve.'' The way Lendl was serving, hopes for a comeback attempt by McEnroe seemed almost impossible.
With Lendl's successful bid at defending his 1981 title here at the Masters, he pocketed the $100,000 first prize, which gave him earnings of over $2 million for the 1982 season. The victory was also his 15th of the season, a record first set by Jimmy Connors in 1974 and equaled by Vilas in 1977.
McEnroe reached the finals by defeating Argentina's Vilas in straight sets by identical 6-3 scores. Both Vilas and McEnroe had good years, with Vilas capturing seven Grand Prix titles and McEnroe winning five.
The crowds, of course, were hoping all week for a McEnroe-Connors showdown, and they cheered wildly for the two Americans whenever they even approached the court. The electricity and excitement grew every time either of them made a good shot, or even disputed a call. But in the end, of course, the power and consistency of Lendl's serving game prevented John and Jimmy from turning this tournament into another chapter of their ''Great American Rivalry.''
Connors, who never really seemed to get into his semifinal match against Lendl, had stated earlier in the week that he would cut back on the number of tournaments he would enter this year. After the one-sided loss to Ivan, however, he appeared determined to bounce back. He finds too much pleasure in life at the top not to fight for it once again.
''I still enjoy playing,'' Connors said. ''I don't enjoy the travel as much anymore, but as long as I have a schedule that suits me as far as the travel and being 100 percent ready to play when I'm there, then I'm going to play.''
When the decision comes for him to retire, he says it will not be a lengthy one. ''I've gone into this year pretty prepared to play and to work at it and grind it out like I did at the beginning of '82. I still have a few things left to do in the game (such as winning 100 tournaments) and I have a few years left to do it in, hopefully. One morning I'll wake up and won't want to get out of bed and go out and practice or play, and then that'll be it.''
McEnroe is also looking to '83 as his year to reach the pinnacle of the tennis world again.
From the start, McEnroe viewed this tournament as an important event for him, because, he said, ''If I'm going to get back to the top, obviously Connors and Lendl are the two guys at the moment that I'm going to have to deal with, so I'm looking forward to playing either of them.''
McEnroe, though, saw his 26-match winning streak snapped when he was beaten by the overpowering Lendl. ''I don't think there's any question he outplayed me ,'' said McEnroe after the match. ''I was very disappointed because I thought I was playing better. I'm going to have to work harder, concentrate, and get in shape.''
Throughout this tournamant, it was evident that the rivalries among the top players are becoming stronger and more intense, this even without Bjorn Borg, who has announced his retirement from tournament tennis.
Lendl, meanwhile, looks ready to bear down and perhaps finally gain some of the major titles, such as Wimbledon and US Open, that have so far eluded him.
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Harmony Vocals on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10
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Colin Ray- Lead Vocals on Tracks 4, 5, 7, 8
Harmony Vocals on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Guitar on All Tracks
Rickey Wasson- Harmony Vocals on Tracks 1, 5, 10
Joey Cox- Banjo on All Tracks
Andy Brown- Bass on All Tracks
Ronnie Stewart- Fiddle on Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
Dan Boner- Fiddle on Track 8
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Engineered By: Rickey Wasson
Mix and Mastered By: Rickey Wasson and Ronnie Stewart
Album Artwork and Design: Lyndon Howard at Flat Top Graphics and Design
Tracks Recorded At: Rick's Main Street Studio, Clay City, KY
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Dixieland or Bust 1:57
He Guides My Life 3:26
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Carolina Line 2:35
Wrong 2:33
Time Has Made A Change In Me 3:43
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Africans, apologize to family members for witchcraft accusations and witch persecution
By Leo Igwe
OCT 21, 2022 LISTEN
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges witch-suspecting and accusing Africans to apologize to family members. This directive follows a video message where a Nigerian expressed regret to his family members for branding them witches and blaming them for his problems. In the 2-minute video message, recorded in pidgin English, this young Nigerian who traveled abroad made it clear that traveling overseas opened his eyes to so many things. He called poverty a bastard and that living overseas had made him not to remember certain things. This young man noted that if one were in Nigeria, one would think that every neighbor was a witch. That one's relatives, uncles, and aunts who did nothing to harm someone were witches. He attributed witch belief to poverty. He explained that there was a point one could be poor, or one would live and languish in poverty and the miserable situation would destroy one's thoughts and mind.
To add to it, one could start attending one of these useless churches (yeye church) and the pastor would prophesy that the problems that one was encountering were from the family. Subsequently, one would begin to suspect any of the uncles and other relatives, especially the poor ones of witchcraft; that they were the people withholding the destinies. He further stated that since he traveled out of Nigeria, he realized that all those allegations and suspicions were false and baseless; that no one was withholding any person's progress. That it was poverty. This guy noted that he had stopped saying certain kinds of prayers. He only prayed to thank God for helping him see a new day. He had stopped praying against spirits from the father's compound. This young made it clear that there was no spirit anywhere; that we had accused innocent people for nothing. He used the video message to apologize to his uncles and aunts whom he had suspected of witchcraft or imagined to be withholding his progress every time he prayed in the church. He told those relatives that he was sorry and that it was not true that they were hampering his progress in any way. This guy went further to enjoin all Africans in Cameroon, Ghana, Gambia, and Togo who suspected their relatives of witchcraft or occult harm, to go and apologize to them. He declared: "Nobody is a witch; there are no witches, it is poverty". He noted that poverty and hunger could destroy people's thinking processes and could engender witchcraft fears and anxieties. He concluded the video message by urging those who watched it to share the video so that God would bless them so that they would travel and stop suspecting people of witchcraft.
AfAW commends this young man for the educative and enlightening video message that reiterates the position of AfAW. The Advocacy for Alleged Witches maintains that witches are imaginary beings and witchcraft is a form of superstition. AfAW is of the view that suspected witches are innocent people. More especially, AfAW welcomes the move to apologize to relatives suspected of witchcraft. Many Africans who realize their error in accusing and persecuting family members for witchcraft do not usually express remorse or regret. They simply keep mute. And this approach is wrong.
Unfortunately, many Africans who travel overseas have not realized their mistake in suspecting family members of witchcraft. To this end, some western anthropologists have attributed this trend to African witchcraft going global. Africans who live abroad actively suspect relatives of magically harming them or using occult means to undermine their progress. There have been cases where Africans who live in Europe or America suspect relatives back home of bewitching them and making it difficult or impossible for them to make progress. These suspected witches are family members who never traveled abroad. From overseas, they threaten or accuse these family members, abandon them or deny them support and assistance. They would hope and pray for them to die.
AfAW supports the process of African enlightenment going global. AfAW enjoins all Africans to emulate this young man and openly express remorse for witchcraft allegations. Africans should abandon witchcraft beliefs because witches do not exist. Africans should apologize to family and community members for suspecting or accusing them of witchcraft.
In addition, Africans do not need to travel overseas before realizing that witches do not exist. That witchcraft is a form of superstition. Look, it is not all Africans that have or will have the opportunity of traveling overseas. While traveling is helpful, it is not a necessary condition to overcome witchcraft fears and anxieties.
AfAW acknowledges the role of poverty and hunger in witchcraft accusations and witch persecutions. But witchcraft fears and anxieties are rooted more in poverty of the mind, and intellect, not of the pocket because rich Africans also believe in witchcraft and suspect family members of perpetrating magical harm. Rich Africans who live overseas entertain witchcraft fears and anxieties and are drivers of witch hunting and accusations of demon/spirit possessions in families. Many Africans attend witch-hunting churches in Europe and America where illiterate pastors and charlatans reinforce these beliefs. Witch-believing Africans who live overseas hire witch-hunters, and support witch-hunting in their communities. All witch-suspecting and witch-persecuting Africans should apologize to family members now. Like this young man, they should express remorse and regret from wherever they are, in Africa or overseas, for their misdeeds and for victimizing innocent family members.
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