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05. Sunshine Makes Me
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Noveome Biotherapeutics, Inc. Announces New Appointments to its Board of Directors
By: Noveome Biotherapeutics, Inc. via Business Wire News Releases
Noveome Biotherapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing next-generation biologics for the restoration of cellular integrity of damaged tissues, has appointed M. Michelle Berrey, M.D., M.P.H. and Annamaria T. Kausz, M.D., M.S. as members of the company's Board of Directors.
"We are delighted to welcome Drs. Berrey and Kausz to our Board of Directors. Each brings a wealth of expertise in medical and regulatory strategy, drug development, commercialization and corporate financing," said William Golden, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Noveome.
"Both Drs. Berrey and Kausz are joining Noveome at a crucial time as we continue our work to advance ST266 for the treatment of ophthalmology indications including persistent corneal epithelial defects, and systemic inflammation including the cytokine storm often seen in COVID-19."
Dr. Berrey has over 25 years of combined industry and clinical experience. She is a seasoned industry executive with a proven track record in first-in-class therapeutics targeting viral diseases. Currently, Dr. Berrey serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for ViiV/GSK, and is on the Executive Committee and Board of the NC Biotechnology Center. Dr. Berrey was most recently president and CEO at Chimerix (NASDAQ: CMRX) and previously served as Chief Medical Officer at Pharmasset (acquired by Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ : GILD) and Vice President of Clinical Development for Antivirals and Metabolic Diseases at GlaxoSmithKline (LSE/NYSE: GSK). Throughout her career she has focused on diseases threatening the most immunocompromised patient populations. Dr. Berrey holds an M.P.H. from Emory University and an M.D. from the Medical College of Georgia.
"It's exciting to join the Board of a company like Noveome, rooted in novel science that is unlocking the vast potential of a multi-targeted secretome such as ST266," said Dr. Berrey. "I look forward to working together with the Noveome management team as we aim to improve clinical outcomes in a range of complex diseases."
Dr. Kausz brings 14 years of experience in drug development and regulatory strategy across several disease areas and all phases of development, including post-marketing. She led the successful filing of two new drug approvals in the U.S. and E.U for renal and metabolic indications, and supported their commercial launch in the U.S. Dr. Kausz is currently the Chief Medical Officer of Allena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNA), where she was instrumental in securing agreement with the FDA on an accelerated approval strategy for a novel indication using a novel endpoint, led several clinical trials, and supported financing activities. Dr. Kausz also serves on the Board of Directors for the Kidney Health Initiative (KHI). She previously held various clinical development roles at EMD-Serono, Keryx, Reata, and AMAG. Dr. Kausz has an M.D. from the University of Virginia and an M.S. in Epidemiology with a concentration in Biostatistics from the University of Washington.
"It is an honor to join the Noveome Board and I look forward to working with leadership on regulatory strategy, evaluation of indication expansion and business development opportunities," said Dr. Kausz. "ST266 has exciting potential to address the challenges of severe inflammatory responses that can occur in a wide range of indications, and I am eager to help advance Noveome's programs."
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Based in Pittsburgh, Noveome Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing next-generation biologics for the promotion and restoration of cellular integrity of inflamed or damaged tissues. Noveome has launched a program to test its novel platform biologic, ST266, as a treatment for the severe inflammatory response seen in COVID-19 infection as well as the post-COVID-19 symptoms experienced by many COVID-19 patients. Noveome has completed a Phase 2 open-label clinical trial that demonstrated the benefit ST266 had in healing persistent corneal epithelial defects (PEDs). ST266 is also being evaluated in a Phase 1 open label clinical trial to establish the safety of ST266 in intranasal transcribriform delivery from nose to brain and eye. Noveome is currently planning follow-up clinical studies to characterize the efficacy and safety of ST266 further for the treatment of PEDs and a Phase 1 study evaluating the safety of intravenously administered ST266 in COVID-19 patients. For more information, visit www.noveome.com.
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Forest is a useful app that helps you go phone-free by inspiring you to plant trees
Good for your sanity and the environment.
By Nicole Gallucci on May 2, 2019
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Less phone time = more trees Credit: mashable composite: forest
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I'm obsessed with my phone. Addicted to it, really. It's not something I'm proud of, but alas, it's true.
I've tried my fair share of productivity apps in hopes of cutting down on screen time, and while many have helped me hone my organizational skills, apps rarely hold users like me accountable if we don't follow through. That's what makes the Forest app(Opens in a new window) so refreshingly different.
With a simple mission to help users "stay focused" and "be present," Forest trains people to manage their time and become less dependent on their phones in a fun, purposeful way. By spending time away from their phones, users grow virtual trees and earn coins, which can then be saved up and used to help plant real trees in five countries in Africa — Cameroon, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, and Tanzania. The app also gently shames you if you don't successfully complete your goal, which is apparently the component I've always been missing.
In an ideal world, I'd spend less time glued to my iPhone on the weekends. I'd give dining companions my full attention during meals rather than rudely checking incoming push notifications. I'd spend my commute deeply immersed in a book instead of pausing to check social media every ten minutes, and I'd drift off to sleep in the dark without having exposed my retinas to a half hour of blue light beforehand. I downloaded Forest in hopes that it would help turn my unplugged dreams into a reality, and to my great surprise, it did.
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Forest can be purchased(Opens in a new window)(opens in a new tab) on iOS devices for $1.99, and though there are several in-app purchases that help you receive more coins per virtual tree planted— $0.99 for a bottle of Sunshine Elixir, or $1.99 for a box of Sunshine Elixir — you can definitely enjoy the app without them.
To plant real trees across the world, the app partners with Trees for the Future(Opens in a new window) — a nonprofit organization that works to end hunger and poverty by planting trees that help feed families in need. But understanding how the partnership and the app itself work takes a bit of explaining, so let's dive in.
Welcome to the Forest
After downloading Forest, all first-time users are welcomed with a simple set of instructions. The app explains that it will encourage users to stay focused and be more present in their daily lives by planting virtual trees. The trees planted in the app take a certain amount of time to grow — which you can customize depending on how long you want to abstain from your device — but because the trees can only grow if the app remains open, people have to put down their phones if they want to add to their virtual forests.
Before you get started, I recommend visiting the settings page in the app and creating an account so all of your data will be tracked. After that, you're ready to grow.
Plant, focus, grow. Credit: mashable composite: forest app
To plant a virtual tree, set a timer by dragging the green button around the circular photo of a plant on the app's homepage. The app allows you to set the timer for a minimum of 10 minutes, a maximum of 120 minutes, or any 5-minute increments in between. During the set time, your virtual tree will grow provided you keep the app open, and it will die if you exit the app or attempt to use any outside feature on your phone for longer than a few seconds.
While the death of a digital tree is obviously very low-stakes, and there are no real consequences if you let it bite the dust, over the course of a week using the app I learned that just knowing a few measly minutes away from your phone is all it takes to save a life — even that of a fake tree — is a surprisingly successful motivational tactic.
Planting a virtual tree
When it came time to plant my first virtual tree I wanted to get the feel of the app, so I only set the timer for 10 minutes.
Once you hit the "plant" button, Forest graciously gives you 10 seconds to cancel your impending phone-free commitment, just in case you want to send an important text first, or realize you've made a horrible mistake and aren't ready to unplug, but don't want to put a virtual tree's life at risk.
After embarking on my first Forest experience, I noticed that after the 10-second grace period expires, the cancel countdown is replaced with a button that straight-up says, "Give Up." You can press this at any time during the run of your timer to abandon your mindfulness mission, but just know that doing so will prompt the guilt-ridden question: "Are you sure you want to give up? Your cute little tree will die." 💔
If you're not the type to admit defeat via Give Up button, you always have the option of leaving the app of your own free will — which I will admit I did several times accidentally, simply because I'm so addicted to using my phone. But before killing your tree, Forest gives you a chance to redeem yourself.
The app will send a push notification seconds after you leave, which reads, "Go back to Forest immediately to prevent the tree from dying!" You have less than a minute to return to the app and save your tree, and if you fail to do so, the next time you open Forest, an image of your sad-looking husk of a tree will appear alongside the words: "Oops! you can do better next time!"
Screenshots of Forest push notification and 'Give Up' button Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE: FOREST
Should you fail to wait out your full timer, a dead tree will show up in your virtual forest to serve as a reminder that you gave up. You won't receive any coins for the minutes you remained in the app before abandoning it, but they will be counted towards your total daily focus time, which is nice.
Planting my first tree was a delightful experience until I received a measly THREE COINS as a reward! After playing around with the app, it appears the maximum reward users can receive for a single plant (without the help of in-app purchases) is 43 coins from a 120-minute timer, which wouldn't be so disheartening if a real-life tree didn't cost a whopping 2,500 coins to plant.
Planting a real tree
If you're downloading the app with the goal of planting real trees, it can definitely be done, but it's going to take a bit of time (or additional money invested in the app) to save up the necessary coins.
The way the system works is that each time a user spends 2,500 virtual coins on a real tree, Forest donates real money to Trees for the Future(Opens in a new window), which uses that money to plant a tree in Africa.
Unfortunately, due to "budget constraint," the number of real trees each user can currently plant using the app is limited to five. Forest assures users that there will be "limited time events that will allow users to plant more real trees" in the future, though, and planting five trees is still far more productive than not planting any.
Forest's "Real Forest" menu Credit: forest
Features galore
While the app's teal home page presents an extremely minimalist design, Forest is full of elaborate features.
For starters, by using the notch located in the upper center of the screen, users can switch from planting solo to planting with friends or family. Enabling the app's Plant Together feature syncs several Forest accounts and raises the stakes by challenging everyone to go phone-free simultaneously. If one person in the group uses their phone, everyone's trees will die, which makes it perfect for group dinners or movie nights.
In the upper left of the app's home screen lies the main menu, which offers a trove of customizable options. It includes nine expandable features: Forest, Timeline, Tags, Friend, Achievements, Store, Real Forest, News, and Settings. Each has the potential to enhance your in-app experience, should you take advantage of them, but I want to highlight the most important.
Forest's Plant Together feature Credit: Forest
The "Forest" option in the Forest app is where you can see all the virtual trees you've planted so far. You can use it to track your visual progress over days, weeks, months, or years, and use more specific filters to review your historical app data.
The Tags feature allows you to search more specifically, by the labels you use to tag your plants, such as Work, Study, Social, Rest, Entertainment, and more. This is especially helpful if you're curious about which types of activities you spend the most time on when you're not glued to your phone screen.
Achievements allow you to keep track of all your performance awards, such as when you reach four hours of focus time. (These rewards are extra fun because they come with coins.) And the Real Forest page is where you go to turn your coins into real life trees, should you ever reach that impressive milestone. The page also reveals that many real trees have been planted as a result of the app. (At the time of writing, Forest and Trees for the Future had planted 434,459 trees around the world.)
A look at Forest's settings. Credit: mashable composite: forest
For those of you itching to blow your coins as you earn them, however, the store is the place for you. Forest's in-app store allows users to unlock different species of virtual bushes and trees in hopes of making the virtual gardens more exciting.
Each additional plant — from virtual cacti and trees to flowers and more — takes 500 coins to unlock, and you can also use coins to unlock ambient sounds like "Café in Paris," "Rain and thunder," and "Times Square" to turn phone-free time into a more meditative experience. To listen to an ambient sound while planting a tree, simply press and hold the headphone icon in the upper righthand corner of the app screen.
Up until a week ago, I seriously struggled to separate myself from my phone. Now, I'm free from my mobile device whenever I want to be — even if it's only 10 minutes a day.
After using Forest for just a few days, I felt transformed. I used the app at a restaurant one night and it helped me fight the temptation to periodically check my phone. I turned on timers when I wanted to watch television or read books and successfully did so distraction-free. And right before bed, I'd set a 120-minute timer to prevent me from falling into the vicious cycle of late-night social media scrolling. (The creators of Forest have another app called SleepTown(Opens in a new window) that was specifically created to help build more healthy sleep patterns.)
I love that Forest lets users categorize each break they take, and add descriptions — this way I can track whether I spend more time working or binge-watching Queer Eye. And I had some fun with the personalized message feature, which lets you write your own encouraging phrases that pop up throughout your phone-free journey.
Forest's personalized phrase feature Credit: forest
The app also lets you set up to five Planting Reminders during a day, so you don't forget to unplug, and I discovered that if you really need to send a timely text message in the middle of a Forest timer, you can cheat the system.
By quickly leaving and returning to the app a few times, you can manage to type and send a text without sacrificing your plant progress. It's not a loophole I abuse often, but it's one I do like knowing exists. There's also an additional "Work With Phone" option on the settings page that allows users to leave the app without killing plants, but you have to sacrifice half of the final reward and the tree will not be counted towards the leaderboard.
Ultimately, I think the app is well worth the money, and I have very few complaints, but I would like Forest's timers to show up on my lock screen when the app is in use like a regular iPhone timer does.
If there's a setting to make that happen I haven't found it yet, but when I'm in the focus zone I'd rather be able to tap my home button and see how much time I have left until my tree grows than unlock my phone and go back into the app.
Otherwise, Forest(Opens in a new window)(opens in a new tab) exceeded my expectations and genuinely helped me unplug during times when I desperately wanted to but didn't know how. It's an uplifting app that celebrates and rewards you for the time spent away from your phone, rather than trying to curb your phone addiction by highlighting all time you do spend using social media and other apps.
If you have a healthy conscience, the low-stakes death of a virtual tree will be enough to inspire you to focus. And the thought of working toward planting a real tree should successfully motivate you to commit the app for the long haul.
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People descend on an escalator at a Shanghai subway station on Nov. 30. China has stuck to a policy of trying to eliminate the coronavirus. (Aly Song/Reuters)
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As countries begin to reinstate border restrictions over concerns about the omicron coronavirus variant, China is celebrating its decision to stick with strict limits on international travel as part of a "zero covid" strategy.
Omicron, first identified in southern Africa, has been labeled a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization, because early test results indicate it is more transmissible than the delta variant. Experts urge caution, but warn against panic, as more studies are conducted to determine the variant's virulence.
Before the detection of omicron, Beijing's steadfast commitment to a policy of eliminating the coronavirus had made the country an outlier amid a global shift toward gradually opening borders and mitigating the spread as vaccination rates rose.
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Zhong Nanshan, a leading infectious-disease expert and government adviser, said in an interview with local media that China is unlikely to take significant action while it waits for more test results. An official statement on omicron released by the National Health Commission on Monday declared that China's approach for preventing a relapse still works.
The delta variant's arrival in China this year sparked a debate among Chinese experts about whether it was time to abandon "zero covid" and shift to a mitigation strategy to avoid economic and social disruption every time the virus breached the country's defenses.
Complaints of rolling lockdowns upending daily life in hard-hit locations like the southwestern border town of Ruili fueled a sense that China would soon need to accept coexistence with the virus.
Although 76 percent of the country's population is fully vaccinated, China is likely to keep its zero-covid strategy "until officials are more confident that widespread infection wouldn't strain health care resources or until it becomes untenable in the face of a more transmissible variant," Mark Williams, chief East Asia economist at Capital Economics, said in a note Monday.
A study released by China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention last week weighed strongly in favor of not changing course when it found that adopting a mitigation strategy would result in severe cases exceeding the early 2020 peak within one to two days and have "a devastating impact on the medical system of China and cause a great disaster."
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Wu estimated that China had prevented up to 260 million infections and 3 million deaths by refusing to adopt the more flexible approach taken by countries such as the United States and Britain.
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What makes their stories all the more remarkable is that most of these volunteers had to overcome tremendous obstacles in order bring about change.
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The Water Bearer (Water Carrier)
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Francisco de Goya likely painted The Water Carrier (La Aguadora) and its companion piece The Knife Grinder (El Afilador) for his own home. The Water Carrier was worth 300 reales in 1812, a relatively high price considering the size of the painting.
Additionally, x-rays revealed that the painting was completed using a recycled canvas. Since both The Water Carrier and The Knife Grinder feature a low point of view, Goya possibly created these paintings as overdoors for his Madrid residence located in Calle Valverde. The Water Carrier is an outstanding example of genre painting by Goya. The work is particularly remarkable for its modern look and the unusual way in which the scene was depicted against an almost abstract background.
The subject of the painting is shown from a low perspective and is painted full-length. The water carrier's pose places the jug of water on one hip while her other hand holds a basket. This position carries classical connotations and transforms the subject from a position of subservience and labour into one of heroism in which she is exalted and everything else, including the landscape, is her subordinate. Over the years, many critics have interpreted both The Water Carrier and its companion piece as homages to the veterans that fought against Napolean. Goya expressed his admiration for his countrymen who participated in the war in other works as well, such as The Manufacture of Bullets and The Manufacture of Gunpowder. In the case of The Water Carrier, Goya may have wished to pay his respects to those who were less directly involved in the way effort but still assisted the soldiers.
Another noteworthy aspect of The Water Carrier is its colour scheme. The depicted figure is wearing a white shawl wrapped around her chest, a dark red-brown skirt and a yellow sash tied around her waist to help support the weight of the water jar. The colours used in the clothing create strong areas of contrast and are further complemented by the use of orange in the water jar and the dark greys and blues of the background. The Water Carriers was a popular painting and various copies of this work exist. While the copies show the admiration people held for this piece, their authenticity has not been proven. These copies have made their way to the Norton Simon Foundation in Fullerton, California, the National Museum of San Carlos in Mexico and the collection of the Marquis of Montesa in Madrid, Spain.


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In a move that's sure to spark debate in golf clubs all around Ireland about the integrity of the game, the Annual General Meeting of the Golfing Union of Ireland has approved the use of distance-measuring devices for all competitions including its championships.
Those in favour will argue that it will speed up play and lead to more enjoyment of the game. Those against will say that it will simply add to the cost of playing an already expensive game. If your opposition is using a range-finder, you may feel obliged to buy one too instead of relying on an old-fashioned strokesaver.
Those who are rubbing their hands with glee and planning to head out to the shops today should know that a fancy gadget with all the bells and whistles may be illegal. The GUI has stipulated that you can only use a device that measures distance and not wind, gradient or any other factor that might help you choose your club.
On a sad note, the GUI has also announced the death of Desmond Rea O'Kelly, a Past President and Hon. Secretary of the Union.
Honoured with the office of President for the GUI's centenary in 1991, he served for 17 years as an officer of the Union, having also held the post of Honorary Secretary from 1975 – 1989.
Prior to his year as President of the GUI, Des Rea devoted 33 years to golf administration for his club (Howth), the Leinster Branch of the GUI and for Central Council. Following his Presidency, he continued to be actively involved in aspects of Union life and attended Annual General Meetings until 2010.
A highly successful architect, his best known work included a landmark building on the quays in Dublin, Liberty Hall.
He is predeceased by his beloved wife Brenda, who passed away in the mid 1990's.
Reposing at The Kirwan Funeral Home, Fairview Strand. Requiem Mass on Monday 21st February at 11.30am in The Church of The Assumption, Howth. Funeral thereafter to Glasnevin Cemetery.
E. Fayne (President), F. Buckley (President-Elect), A. Lee (Hon. Secretary), R. McClure (Hon. Treasurer), M. Connaughton (Chairman, Connacht Branch), K. McIntyre (Chairman, Leinster Branch), M. Cashman (Chairman, Munster Branch), I. McCandless (Chairman, Ulster Branch), J. McGovern (Hon. Secretary, Connacht Branch), J. Ferriter (Hon. Secretary, Leinster Branch), J. Moloughney (Hon. Secretary, Munster Branch), E. O'Connor (Hon. Secretary, Ulster Branch), S. MacMahon (Immediate Past President).
President, Union Officers, Trustees, R. Canavan, (Connacht), J. McNamara (Leinster), L.Martin (Munster), P. Sinclair (Ulster).
D. Murphy (Convenor), Union Officers, Junior Selection Committee, R. Cusack, J. Duggan, A Gibson, S. O'Leary.
General Secretary (Convenor), J. Mooney (Connacht), N. McLoughlin (Connacht), M. Butler (Connacht), J. Long (Leinster), J. McNamara (Leinster), C. Maguire (Leinster), T. Donnelly (Munster), L. Harkin (Munster), B. Lynch (Munster), J. Boyd (Ulster), B. Hutchinson (Ulster), I. Smyth (Ulster).
N. Bennett (Convenor), Union Officers, CONGU Reps, N. McLoughlin (Connacht), J. Mooney (Connacht), J. Clancy (Leinster), J. Ferriter (Leinster), M. Lawlor (Munster), T. Donnelly (Munster), T. Jones, D. McNeill (Ulster).
J. White (Convenor), Union Officers, J. O'Donoghue (Connacht), E. Lonergan (Connacht), J. McNamara (Leinster), T. Thompson (Leinster), M. Cashman (Munster), K. Walsh (Munster), D. Montague (Ulster), K. Stevens (Ulster).
M. Lawlor (Convenor), Union Officers, J. Mooney (Connacht), C. Madigan (Leinster), T. Donnelly (Munster), D. Irwin (Ulster).
K. Flanagan (Convenor/Team Captain), J. Carroll, P. Hogan, K. Kearney, J. White.
L. Martin (Convenor/Team Captain), C. McConn, A. Marsden, M.J. Murphy, R. Archibald.
B. Doyle (Convenor/Team Captain), T. Basquille, T. Goode, R. McClure, J Moloughney.
P. O'Dwyer (Convenor), Union Officers, N. McLoughlin (Connacht), B. Dunne (Leinster), M.P. Murphy (Munster), E. O'Connor (Ulster).
F.W. Perry (Convenor), Union Officers, T. Basquille (Connacht), J. Ferriter (Leinster), J. Long (Munster), B. Mac M Ramsay (Ulster).
B. Doyle (Convenor), Union Officers, General Secretary, Irish Senior & Youths Team Captain, Irish Boys Captain, Convenor Junior Golf, S. Fitzgerald (Connacht), J. Long (Leinster), J. Moloughney (Munster), B. Edwards (Ulster).
S. Smith, C. Gannon, C. Madigan, M. Burns, T. Jones.
F.W. Perry (Connacht), W. Skelton (Leinster), J.V. Lynch (Munster), R. Bell (Ulster).
The Golfing Union of Ireland (GUI) and the Irish Ladies Golf Union (ILGU) are destined to merge and on Friday, both bodies took the first step towards the goal of having one governing body for golf by issuing a joint statement to say they will sit down to talk.
Alan Dunbar with the St Andrews Links Trophy in 2009. Pic courtesy Bernie McGuireRathmore's Alan Dunbar believes his hopes of making this year's Walker Cup team have been damaged by what he described as a "stupid" decision by the Golfing Union of Ireland not to take up its option of four exemptions for this week's prestigious St Andrews Links Trophy.
The 21-year old, who won the St Andrews Links title two years ago, heads the betting for the East of Ireland Championship at Baltray today when he believes he should be trying to impress the R&A selectors alongside 13 members of the 16-strong Walker Cup squad at the Home of Golf.
Five motions were passed at the Golfing Union of Ireland's Annual General Meeting at Carton House today. Several related to handicapping and a proposal by the Munster Branch that "no player can receive more than twenty point ones (0.1's) from qualifying competitions during a calendar year," was carrier and will now be proposed by the GUI to CONGU.
The Golfing Union of Ireland has introduced an Emergency Loan Fund Scheme, to assist Clubs that have suffered damage as a result of the recent extreme weather.


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Q: How to close Activity after clicking Progress Dialog Button That's my code:
LayoutInflater inflater= LayoutInflater.from(this);
View view=inflater.inflate(R.layout.dialog, null);

alertDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
alertDialog.setTitle("Titel");
alertDialog.setView(view);
alertDialog.setNegativeButton(getString(R.string.accept), new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
            Activity.this.finish();
        }
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    alertDialog.setPositiveButton(getString(R.string.decline), new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
            // handle accepting
        }
    });
alert = alertDialog.create();
alert.show();

My problem is that the Activity doesn't close when clicking Decline.
Can anyone help me?

A: That's because you have switched the labelling of the buttons.
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alertDialog.setNegativeButton(getString(R.string.decline), new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
        Activity.this.finish();
    }
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alertDialog.setPositiveButton(getString(R.string.accept), new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
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A: Try this:
alertDialog.setNegativeButton(getString(R.string.accept), new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {

    }
});
alertDialog.setPositiveButton(getString(R.string.decline), new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
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Waynesburg University will offer two Saturday Information Sessions this fall, Sept. 28 and Dec. 14. These sessions will serve as an opportunity for prospective students who may not be able to attend the University's Fall Open Houses Oct. 26 and Nov. 16.
"We provide the Saturday Information Sessions because many other schools host Open Houses on the same days. By offering another visit opportunity, we believe it makes it easier for families to come and visit Waynesburg," said Kyle DiGiandomenico, admissions counselor.
Prospective students who sign up for one of the Information Sessions will have the opportunity to visit campus and meet with admissions counselors to review the admissions process and Financial Aid information. Students will also tour campus with a Student Ambassador, which will be followed by lunch in the Benedum Dining Hall.
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The New York Times recently told the story of Maha Kassef, an elementary school teacher in Montreal who, like many teachers, dreams of one day being a principal. That dream may never happen, and for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with her qualifications.
Quebec's new government recently proposed a law that would bar public employees, such as teachers and police officers, from wearing religious symbols while at work.
Thus, a Muslim like Kassef could not wear a hijab or headscarf. A Jew would be forbidden to wear a yarmulke; a Sikh a turban; and a Christian a cross.
While Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedom says that freedom of "conscience and religion" is "fundamental," the Quebec government has invoked the "notwithstanding clause," which allows federal and provincial governments to temporarily override some provisions of the Charter.
Under the proposal, current employees like Kassef would be "grandfathered" and could continue to wear their headscarves, turbans, or crosses. But if they ever changed jobs or sought a promotion, the new provisions would then apply to them as well.
François Legault, the premier of Quebec, continues to insist that, despite the proposal, Quebeckers remain free to practice their religion. He also maintains that the proposal represents the values and desires of the people of the province.
In Quebec, the values come from an almost-fanatical secularism.


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Issue Date: December 13, 2017
Published Online: December 14, 2017
Feasibility Trial of Tailored Home Modifications: Process Outcomes
Susan Stark; Emily Somerville; Jane Conte; Marian Keglovits; Yi-Ling Hu; Christopher Carpenter; Holly Hollingsworth; Yan Yan
Susan Stark, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, Neurology, and Social Work, Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; sstark@wustl.edu
Emily Somerville, OTD, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Jane Conte, MEd, is Clinical Research Coordinator, Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Marian Keglovits, MSCI/OTD, is Occupational Therapist, Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Yi-Ling Hu, MSOT, is Rehabilitation and Participation Science Student, Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Christopher Carpenter, MD, MSc, is Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Holly Hollingsworth, PhD, is Research Assistant Professor, Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Yan Yan, MD, PhD, is Professor of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Geriatrics/Productive Aging / Home Accessibility/Environmental Modification / Research Articles
Research Article | December 13, 2017
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, December 2017, Vol. 72, 7201205020. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.021774
Susan Stark, Emily Somerville, Jane Conte, Marian Keglovits, Yi-Ling Hu, Christopher Carpenter, Holly Hollingsworth, Yan Yan; Feasibility Trial of Tailored Home Modifications: Process Outcomes. Am J Occup Ther 2017;72(1):7201205020. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.021774
OBJECTIVE. The aim of this study was to conduct a process evaluation to examine the implementation of a randomized controlled trial of home modifications designed to reduce the risk of falls and improve daily activity performance among community-dwelling older adults.
METHOD. A process evaluation was conducted alongside a blinded, randomized sham-controlled trial (n = 92). Participants were followed for 1 yr after intervention. The process evaluation was framed using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance framework.
RESULTS. The treatment group improved daily activity performance over 12 mo compared with the sham control group (F = 4.13; p = .024). The intervention elements and dose were delivered with greater than 90% accuracy. Participants reported a 91% adherence rate at 12 mo.
CONCLUSION. The complex intervention of home modifications examined in this study is acceptable to older adults, is feasible, and can be delivered with high fidelity for frail, community-dwelling older adults.
Effect of Home Modification Interventions on the Participation of Community-Dwelling Adults With Health Conditions: A Systematic Review
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, February 2017, Vol. 71, 7102290010. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.018887
Home Modifications to Improve the Performance and Participation of Older Adults With Chronic Conditions
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911515046. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-RP102C
Systematic Review of the Effect of Home Modification and Fall Prevention Programs on Falls and the Performance of Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Attitudes and Plans for Low-Income Elderly Homeowners to Age in Place
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2016, Vol. 70, 7011500074. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2016.70S1-PO7023
In-Home Occupational Performance Evaluation (I–HOPE)
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July/August 2010, Vol. 64, 580-589. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2010.08065
Home Accessibility/Environmental Modification
Geriatrics/Productive Aging


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Yes, the last "good" Henry indeed!
It is beautiful, but on the strength of my admittedly limited knowledge of Henry VII, I beg to differ about his having been "good". Better than VIII, maybe, but emphatically not "good". Sources I've read suggest that he, not his ill-fated predecessor Richard III, actually murdered the princes in the Tower; and that the subsequent besmirchment of Richard's name was essentially Tudor propaganda designed to hide the fact that Henry had usurped the throne.
Precisely why he got the dreaded "BUNNY EARS" my friend!


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The UN Security Council has condemned " in the strongest terms" the suicide bombing in the Yemeni capital Sanaa that killed more than 90 soldiers. A council statement described the attack as a " heinous act" and vowed to combat " all forms of terrorism" . Al-Qaedas branch in Yemen said one of its members carried out theattack in a square near the presidential palace. Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Hadi Mansour promised tougher and more determined action against militants. " The war on terrorism will continue until it is uprooted and annihilated completely, regardless of the sacrifices," Mr Hadi said, according to state news agency Saba. President Hadi, who assumed power in February, has pledged to oust militants from Yemens mostly lawless and restive southern and eastern provinces. One southern province, Abyan, has been under the control of Ansar al-Sharia - an offshoot of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) - since last year. In its statement, the Security Council " condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack" and said its members " reiterated their determination to combat all forms of terrorism" . UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also issued a personal statement condemning the attack and called on all parties in Yemen to reject violence and " play a full and constructive role in implementing Yemens political transition agreement" . The bombing was widely condemned by other world leaders. The US said it was " cowardly" and " despicable" while French President Francois Hollande described the attack as " barbaric" . The blast on Monday tore through ranks of soldiers rehearsing for a military parade to celebrate Yemens National Unity Day on Tuesday. Defence ministry officials say 222 people were injured. Witnesses said the suicide bomber had been dressed in military uniform with a belt of explosives underneath. Local doctor Mohsen al-Dhahari said Sanaas hospitals had been overwhelmed. " Most of the injuries are to the head, we have dozens paralysed," he said. " We expect the death toll to rise. Most of the injured here are boys in their teens." Yemen-based AQAP admitted carrying out the attack which it said targeted " the defence minister and other leaders of the US war on our people in Abyan" . " Even if the defence minister [Mohammed Nasser Ahmed] and his aides escaped this operation, we will not tire," a statement posted on jihadist internet forums said. " We are in a war to defend our blood which is violated in Abyan, and war only breeds war." Most of the casualties were from the Central Security Organisation - a paramilitary force commanded by Yahya Saleh, a nephew of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Yahya Saleh was dismissed from his post just hours after the attack. President Saleh handed over power to Mr Hadi, then his vice-president, in November as part of a deal brokered by the Gulf Co-operation Council. It followed months of pro-democracy protests and armed insurrection across the country. US military advisers are in Yemen helping the government to counter the threat by militants.


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To celebrate its 100th anniversary, in 1995 Swarovski opened Swarovski Kristallwelten (Swarovski Crystal Worlds) at the site of the company's founding in Wattens, Tyrol, Austria. Of all places, why was this small Austrian town chosen for the founding of this company, which is known worldwide for its sparkling jewelry and figurines?
Daniel Swarovski was born in Bohemia (in today's Czech Republic) on October 24, 1862. His father, Franz Anton Swarovski, was in charge of a local business that made small, hand-polished stones from glass and jewelry such as brooches, combs, or hat pins. This is where Daniel Swarovski laid the foundation for the cutting machine that would end up revolutionizing the world.
©Swarovski Corporate Archive: Daniel Swarovski around 1880 at the age of about 18
First, however, he became acquainted with the Weis family and fell in love with their daughter Marie. Their three sons Wilhelm, Fritz, and Alfred were born between 1888 and 1891. There was no stopping Daniel Swarovski's ingenuity: he tinkered with the production of metal pearls, experimented with cut glass beads, and invented a new kind of button eye.
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The economic breakthrough soon followed: there was a tremendous increase in the demand for cut glass crystals. Daniel Swarovski's time had come. Together with his brother-in-law and business partner Franz Weis, he secured a patent in 1891 in Prague for his "machine for cutting crystal to perfection."
The only thing they still needed was the starting capital, which was ultimately contributed by Armand Kossmann, a customer from Paris. Even then, Paris was already the center of the fashion world, and in addition to the crucial financial means, Kossmann also had a broad network of contacts and an excellent reputation. After considering a few sites in what is now Austria, they finally decided on Tyrol and specifically on Wattens.
©Swarovski Corporate Archive: Image of the founders with their families on arrival in Wattens in 1895
WHY WATTENS?
There were only 832 residents in Wattens around 1900. Swarovski had three reasons to decide on Wattens: For one, he was able to rent a vacant loden factory directly on the Wattenbach river which still had a 20 HP turbine. Hydropower was crucial since Wattens had no electricity yet. This made it possible to also work at night. The second reason was the train route, as the station was directly on the Vienna-Paris line. The third reason was the distance to Bohemia, the center of crystal and glass grinding, which made it possible to work without disturbance and develop new machines.
On the radiantly sunny afternoon of October 2, 1895, the Swarovski and Weis families arrived together at the station with their first employees. When the machines were delivered a week later, the production of "cut crystals from Tyrol" could start.
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The hive rental pages on Canaan Honey started their life as 8th on Google with the existing strength of the website and proper onpage optimisation. We wanted to get the rankings higher, and so on the 5 May 2018, added a photo, hive rental article and profile page into infonews.co.nz. The journey to higher rankings is an interesting one. Good things take time, and adding links into the specific hive rental page did not increase the rankings at the moment those infonews pages were cached.
It took almost two weeks from the 5 May to 18 May, for rankings from Auckland to increase two placings from 8th to 6th and to 3 and 4 from Whanganui being two pages showing.
An interesting observation has been how Google has ranked the related Hive Share page for the Hive Rental phrase – often the hive share page shows with the hive rental page as a second result. Google has re-titled the hive share page with the text of the menu item "Hive Share/Rental", especially as the hive rental page was not initially a menu item linked from every page.
The hive rental page has been linked as a menu item from 28 May 2018. It will be interesting to see if this change makes Google show the rental page rather than the hive share page first.
The hive rental page is also being linked from this SearchMasters article page. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to see the effect of the additional link.
With the additional SearchMasters link on this page, and the Canaanhoney.co.nz whole of site links via a menu item to hive rental, the listings via Auckland have changed from 3 and 4, to 3rd with the hive rental page showing. With private browser from Whanganui, we are showing 2nd and 3rd with the hive share page top. I am very pleased with the result.
We therefore have some searches with the hive share top and others with the hive rental page top - they must be very close in power so a little more linking could make a difference. The hive share page title gets re-written by Google to equate to the menu link ie "Hive Share/Rental". I am not wanting to deoptimise this any more.
Meantime, I am also promoting hives for sale on TradeMe. I have trialled auction listings and found it hard to get people to commit to a purchase. So I am trialling a services listing showing my contact details that also means a more permanent url. Currently when Googling, my Canaanhoney.co.nz Hives for Sale page ranks 4th when seen from the Whanganui area under two TradeMe listings. I am wanting to swap out the competitors TradeMe listing with my listing.
Hive Rental from Canaan Honey Whanganui is operated by Michael Brandon. Michael is the founder of SearchMasters and continues SEO work with selected clients.


Wolverhampton Wanderers announce that defender Roger Johnson has left the club after an agreement was reached to cancel his contract.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have announced the departure of Roger Johnson after an agreement was reached to cancel the defender's contract.
Johnson originally joined the club in 2011, but also spent periods away from Wanderers on loan at Sheffield Wednesday and West Ham United during the past four years.
Wolves took to Twitter to announce the news on deadline day.
Wolves and Roger Johnson have reached agreement to cancel his contract with immediate effect and the defender has left Molineux.
Kenny Jackett's side currently hold seventh position in the Championship table.
Man Utd trio to consider futures if club misses out on top four?
Mathew Ryan: 'Wolves draw felt like a win'Chris Hughton brushes off "boring" chant from Wolves fansResult: Brighton end five-match losing run by holding Wolves to drawNuno Espirito Santo wary of Brighton threatHughton urges Brighton to rediscover "togetherness"
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I love actors, I love languages, I love an empty stage and lights. I love to push the imagination over bounderies. I have always been drawn by performances that used the stage and the actors in a very suggestive way. I love the work of Peter Brook and Gorgio Streheler with their communicating between lines, with strong images that help the text, underline the words, the feelings, with performances so evocative and actor oriented. Dario Fo also strongly influenced my way to do theater: "Can you tell the play in 5 words?" I might, I try always!
Laura Caparrotti has a Master degree in Performing Arts, Cinema and Theatre History from the University "La Sapienza" in Rome. She also studied independently with Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo and Annie Girardot. After ten years of professional theatre in Italy, she relocated to New York, where she has directed and/or performed at The Kitchen, The Fringe Festival, The Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, the cell, the Flea and Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo', among other venues. She was the Assistant to the Director of the Off-Broadway production of Eduardo De Filippo's Souls of Naples featuring John Turturro. She is the world-wide representative of the De Curtis Family, and the curator of Excerpts of a Prince Named Totò, the official traveling exhibition on the Italian iconic actor Totò. She is also a playwright, a journalist, a teacher, a lecturer, a consultant and dialect coach for Italian (Boardwalk Empire) a curator and a panelist for NYSCA. She is member of the Director's Lab at Lincoln Center, of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the League of Professional Theater Women, the co-founder of the International directors' collective the World Wide Lab and the Founding Artistic Director of the Italian Theater Company in NY Kairos Italy Theater. In 2013, Laura created In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, the first Italian Theater Festival to take place in all 5 NY Boroughs. In 2019 Laura cofounded OnStage! The first American Theater Festival in Italy. Celebrating more than 30 years of professional theater, nowadays Laura continues to work as a director, actress, journalist, teacher, lecturer, consultant, dialect-coach, curator with an Italian accent.
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Mr. Neff is a member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Philadelphia Bar Associations, the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and Lawyers Club of Philadelphia. He is also actively involved with Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. From 2005-2008, Mr. Neff served on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Criminal Procedural Rules Committee. Over the years, Mr. Neff has participated in a variety of lectures and speaking engagements, including various PSEA events.
Mr. Neff received his undergraduate Bachelor of Business Administration degree in marketing from George Washington University (1981) then returned to the Philadelphia area to earn a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Temple University (1983) and his Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of Law (1986).


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Economic transactional activity at record low
Personal Finance / 10 October 2019, 5:00pm / Joseph Booysen
DATA INDICATES that under-pressure consumers are reducing their spending. Freepik
The economy is in a bad space because of weaker global growth, which affected domestic sectors such as vehicle sales, resulting in September seeing the lowest level of economic transactional activity in over a year, says Mike Schüssler, chief economist at economists.co.za.
Schüssler was commenting on the latest BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (Beti) for September, released yesterday. The index increased by 0.5 percent year-on-year but plummeted on a monthly and quarterly basis. The Beti declined by 1.6 percent between September and August, the most significant deterioration since April last year.
The quarter to September compared to the quarter to June contracted by 2.2 percent. This was the largest quarterly decline since June 2018, says Shergeran Naidoo, the head of stakeholder engagements at BankservAfrica.
The latest data shows that the economy requires urgent intervention.
"What this is indicating is that there is very little economic activity in September and that South Africa is really in a bad space at the moment, because this is the biggest decline that we have seen in more than a year in a month-on-month basis.
"It is the biggest decline in a year on a quarterly basis. It suggests we could see a decline in gross domestic product (GDP), but the other indicators are showing us the same thing. We've got a year-on-year fall in car sales; we had the biggest drop in the PMI (purchasing managers' index) and manufacturing in 10 years," says Schüssler.
There were declines in the value of transactions. "September's Beti data reveals that the nominalised value of transactions reached R876.1 billion in September, lower than the R882.3bn in August," says Naidoo.
As the standardised nominal value takes the number of weekdays and weekends, along with holidays, into account, the decline in the nominal value of transactions for the third consecutive month is a concern.
"The number of transactions dropped to below 100 million after two months at 104 million," says Naidoo. "Interestingly, the average value per transaction increased to R8621 from R8271 on a year-on-year basis."
The Beti, which has a high correlation to GDP, suggests an economic growth slowdown that will not bode well for the country's third-quarter GDP figures in November. It is likely the minister of finance will have less room to increase government spending and make provision for tax decreases when he tables his Medium Term Budget at the end of October.
Schüssler says it was not only South Africa that was experiencing a slowing economy; world trade had seen its biggest decline since 2008/9.
"This is not an easy time period, and although the rand may have made a bit of a comeback and some other financial indicators, the fact of the matter is that we are looking at a decline overall in the economy at the moment," says Schüssler.
He says the outlook for the remainder of the year did not look good. Many companies were not making enough profit to pay year-end bonuses or award increases, although some sectors were faring better than others.
Schüssler says the outlook could improve later this year, particularly when consumers take advantage of specials on Black Friday in November.
Business confidence fell to the lowest level in more than two decades, with South Africa's main business roleplayers sharing the sentiment that inaction by leadership is costing the economy.
"The Beti data also suggests that the downward phase of the business cycle has reached 70 consecutive months.
"In this period, population growth remained higher than economic growth and indicates economic stagnation is reducing average South African incomes. While it is not guaranteed at present, the Beti suggests the economy could be in another contraction period. According to the trend in the Beti data, South Africa's third-quarter 2019 GDP has an 80 percent chance of a decline," says Schüssler.
"One must just not get too negative or despondent, because this is just a very quick indicator - it is a dipstick of our economy. Things are not easy out there, but if you just get one or two things good and ready and implement a few things of Mr Mboweni's plan that would have a huge positive impact for the economy," says Schüssler.
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