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Survivor 13: Archive
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Survivor: Cook Islands
By Dade,
July 18, 2006 in Survivor 13: Archive
Location:Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Michigan
Interests:MORTYS CHAT, BB, AR, Survivor, walking, reading, video games, crocheting.
Courtesy fo: REALITY TV MAGAZINE
CBS Outernet Campaign Includes Survivor Terry Deitz
CBS has implemented an innovative marketing campaign this season to attract viewers to its fall programming via the 'Outernet' -- finding intrusive ways to reach viewers through exclusive partnerships that expose CBS to consumers outside their homes, during their daily routine or while traveling. By utilizing the 'Outernet,' CBS is finding new platforms for programming and promotion as well as unique ways for advertisers to engage with CBS content.
CBS 2006/2007 OUTERNET marketing initiatives involving reality TV include:
PILOTS ON PILOTS: Former "Survivor" and American Airlines Airline pilot Terry Deitz introduces the CBS pilots, THE CLASS and SHARK to passengers on American Airlines flights this September through CBS' "Eye On American" original programming. The two CBS television pilots will premiere "in the air" before they are officially broadcast "on the air."
CBS PROMOBILE TOUR: The Aldrich family from Peoria, Illinois is currently traveling cross-country this summer in an AMAZING RACE themed motor home sponsored by CBS. The RV is wrapped in Amazing Race signage and the family has been armed with promotional material about the show's new time period which they will hand out to crowds at major events.
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Found out today that Survivor: Cook Island starts Thursday September 14 at 8P Eastern on CBS.
Courtesy of: MEDIAWEEK
CBS to Stream for Free Next-Day Episodes of Top Shows
Mike Shields
Following ABC's much publicized move last spring to feature full-length episodes of several of its biggest prime-time hits on its Web site, CBS has announced that starting in September, it too will begin offering fans the ability to stream next-day episodes of seven of its top shows for free on its brodaband Web channel innertube. Included will be all three versions of CSI, Survivor, Numb3rs, NCIS and the yet-to-debut Jericho.
Each show will carry a limited amount of advertising, according to CBS. Most episodes will be available on the site for one month after their original air date, while episodes of Survivor and Jericho will remain online all season.
CBS launched innertube back in May of this year. Up until now, the Web site has featured mostly supplemental video content tied to existing CBS series, with the promise of several original shows to debut, including the upcoming dating series Hook Me Up.
Now, the site is likely to receive a major traffic boost with the arrival of shows like CSI, which is still one of the highest rated series on TV.
Cajunboiler
Location:In Louisiana
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor13/
For the second time in survivor's history, 20 contestants will be stranded together.
Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu boiler!!
tan2relax
Location:suburb of Chicago
Looks like there are 4 teams and they have been seperated by nationality.
Red: Spanish
Yellow: African Americans
Blue: Whites
Green: Asians
Sorry if I was not politically correct I mean no disrespect.
Courtesy of: TV GUIDE, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Survivor's Amazing Races Ploy Is Official
As predicted, Jeff Probst announced on Wednesday's The Early Show that the tribes of Survivor: Cook Islands (premiering Sept. 14) will be divided into four groups: whites, African-Americans, Asians and Hispanics. Just like my high school's cafeteria.
Posted by Matt Mitovich 08/23/2006 10:25 AM
Courtesy of: REALITYBLURRED
Jeff Probst says 85 percent of racially split Cook Islands cast was recruited
After Survivor decided to cast a more ethnically diverse group, and then split them into tribes by race, the show had to recruit most of the cast, Jeff Probst tells asap
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The Early Show Aug. 23
Controversial New 'Survivor'
Racial Twist In New 'Survivor'
Scroll down until you see the headlines.
wash ur face
Looks like they're running out of ideas
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Location:C-eh-N-eh-D-eh!!
A Racy Twist for "Survivor" By Gina Serpe
Some may call it exploiting racial tensions. CBS calls it darn good television.
Jeff Probst popped in on The Early Show Wednesday morning, confirming the reports that the 20 castaways for Survivor: Cook Islands will be grouped by race, with competitors divided into four tribes consisting of whites, blacks, Asians and Hispanics.
Apparently, "separate but equal" holds only the warmest of connotations for Mark Burnett.
Like a good host, Probst had nothing but praise for the producers' controversial brainchild, calling the exercise in segregation a valuable social experiment, rather than a stunt to dig up some controversy--and raise ratings.
"The idea for this actually came from the criticism that Survivor was not ethnically diverse enough, because for whatever reason, we always have a low number of minority applicants apply for the show," Probst said.
"So we set out and said, 'Let's turn this criticism into creative for the show.' And I think it fits perfectly with what Survivor does, which is, it is a social experiment. And this is adding another layer to that experiment, which is taking the show to a completely different level."
Different level, yes. Good level, still to be determined.
"If I had been a producer of this show, it is not an idea I would have come up with or given approval to," Robert Thompson, director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University, told E! Online. "It's like a return back to segregated leagues in sports. The unseemly interest this will invite certainly is not worth the dramatic elements it's going to bring."
"To the less-than-open minded person, it is very easy to trash us," Burnett explained to Entertainment Weekly. "But we're smart enough to not make it negative. We're smart enough to have gotten rid of every racist person in casting."
Though more to the point, the producers haven't and can't weed out every racially sensitive person in their audience who may take offense to the seemingly archaic, and potentially socially irresponsible, division.
While the 43-year-old host admitted that the players themselves had "mixed reactions" to the racial separation, he made clear that the division was not meant to incite any controversy, add to the tension during the competition or simply be viewed as a gimmick.
"Our original idea was simply to have the most ethnically diverse group of people on TV. It wasn't until we got to casting and started noticing this theme of ethnic pride that we started thinking, 'Wow, if culture is still playing such a big part in these people's lives, that's our idea. Let's divide them based on ethnicity,' " he said.
Though not everyone is as excited about the idea as Probst and his Survivor crew.
"It sounds like a gimmick a lot of people are going to have real issues as to the taste of," Thompson said.
Referencing Burnett's previous experiments on Survivor and The Apprentice to divide teams by boys vs. girls and, more recently on the latter, by street smarts vs. book smarts, Thompson said that "these things don't often work so well in less dicey situations."
And any publicity is good publicity, right?
"As far as getting some attention, getting it talked about again, this'll do it," Thompson said. "Survivor is a great game. It's the gold standard of reality TV. But nobody seems to talk about it anymore."
Or watch it.
Survivor: Cook Islands will be the reality show's 13th installment and comes on the heels of the least watched season in the series' history. Despite garnering an Emmy nod for Best Reality Competition, Survivor: Panama--Exile Island, which split the tribes based on gender and age, averaged a franchise-low 16.8 million viewers. Hence the latest drastic measure.
CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler told EW that while she was hesitant to give the go-ahead on the "risky idea," she finally relented, saying it was the logical next step in "a show that explores social politics."
"It's not just 18 white people," Probst told the magazine. "Suddenly you have new slang, new rituals--people doing things like making fire in ways that haven't been done on Survivor. I think we have a season where people will say you can never go back to what you were before."
It's not the first time a primetime reality show has flirted with race, though it will be the first time one follows through.
Last year, Donald Trump hinted that The Apprentice was toying with the idea of dividing his two teams by race, only to backtrack on the notion when backlash started up, saying "I personally don't like it, so it will never happen."
Survivor: Cook Islands kicks off Sept. 14. Here's a list of the competitors:
Rebecca Borman, 24, makeup artist, Laurelton, New York;
Anh-Tuan "Cao Boi" Bui, 42, nail salon manager, Christiansburg, Virginia;
Sekou Bunch, 45, jazz musician, Los Angeles;
J.P. Calderon, 30, pro volleyball player, Marina Del Rey, California;
Cristina Coria, 35, police officer, Los Angeles;
Stephannie Favor, 35, nursing student, Columbia, South Carolina;
Billy Garcia, 36, heavy metal guitarist, New York City;
Adam Gentry, 28, copier sales, San Diego;
Nathan Gonzalez, 26, retail sales, Los Angeles;
Jenny Guzon-Bae, 36, real estate agent, Lake Forest, Illinois;
Yul Kwon, 31, management consultant, San Mateo, California;
Becky Lee, 28, attorney, Washington, D.C.;
Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth, 25, waiter, Venice, California;
Cecilia Mansilla, 29, technology risk consultant, Oakland;
Sundra Oakley, 31, actress, Los Angeles;
Jonathan Penner, 44, writer/producer, Los Angeles;
Parvati Shallow, 23, boxer/waitress, Los Angeles;
Jessica Smith, 27, performance artist/rollergirl, Chico, California;
Brad Virata, 29, fashion director, Los Angeles;
Candice Woodcock, 23, premed student, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Guest StarBaby
Yes, I saw this on the news tonight and just cringed. The whole idea makes me a little uncomfortable. I think it is great that they wanted more diversity in the cast, but separating them according to race just doesn't seem like a good idea to me.
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Interests:Virtual Pedophiles who steal pictures of children from myspace accounts accounts and repost them for their own perverted pleasure.
Although the concept is a bit questionable, I think all of the "war of the races" hype is just hype. I have a feeling the tribes will be merged too soon for a real race issue.
It's also nice to see MB & crew back to their tricks of only having really attractive or character people who already have "talent agents". Once again, I'm rooting for the older Asian guy. If he goes out with irritable bowels, I will be the first one to shout this show is RIGGED!!
I think most of it is hype too. I think the tribes will merge as quick as the age tribes merged last season.
Mark Burnett says "maybe that taboo (of race) could disappear through" Survivor Cook Islands
Survivor executive producer Mark Burnett is responding to reaction about the 13th season
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A Racy Twist for "Survivor"
By Gina Serpe Wed Aug 23, 7:21 PM ET
* Rebecca Borman, 24, makeup artist, Laurelton, New York;
* Anh-Tuan "Cao Boi" Bui, 42, nail salon manager, Christiansburg, Virginia;
* Sekou Bunch, 45, jazz musician, Los Angeles;
* J.P. Calderon, 30, pro volleyball player, Marina Del Rey, California;
* Cristina Coria, 35, police officer, Los Angeles;
* Stephannie Favor, 35, nursing student, Columbia, South Carolina;
* Billy Garcia, 36, heavy metal guitarist, New York City;
* Adam Gentry, 28, copier sales, San Diego;
* Nathan Gonzalez, 26, retail sales, Los Angeles;
* Jenny Guzon-Bae, 36, real estate agent, Lake Forest, Illinois;
* Yul Kwon, 31, management consultant, San Mateo, California;
* Becky Lee, 28, attorney, Washington, D.C.;
* Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth, 25, waiter, Venice, California;
* Cecilia Mansilla, 29, technology risk consultant, Oakland;
* Sundra Oakley, 31, actress, Los Angeles;
* Jonathan Penner, 44, writer/producer, Los Angeles;
* Parvati Shallow, 23, boxer/waitress, Los Angeles;
* Jessica Smith, 27, performance artist/rollergirl, Chico, California;
* Brad Virata, 29, fashion director, Los Angeles;
* Candice Woodcock, 23, premed student, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Courtesy of: REALITY TV MAGAZINE
Survivor Plays The Race Card, What
SamTheCat
At first when I heard how they had set this season up it kind of seemed desperate and in poor taste. But after checking out the bios at the website, it looks like it'll be another good season - the guys are superhot!!!!!
And the players seem to be somewhat older this time around - that's nice to see
When they had the men/women/young/old last season, didn't it end up with one of each in the final 4? Maybe the groupings'll again be a nonissue . . .
cindyannie
12 out of 20 are from California
Why do so many of these reality shows have a higher number of people from California?
because that's where all of the "talent" agents are, silly. I guess more people who want to be celebrities move out to California...or it could be the most populated states...I don't know.
Although my home town is represented again!! Hopefully she will come off better than Alli on the Apprentice.
ktbruin
Location:California
I think this is an interesting idea. To be honest with you...it happens all the time. My daughter's high school (in California) is incredibly diverse and the kids, for the most part, hang out with kids from their own race. No one really talks about that....Will Survivor get us to talking about it?
Maybe because my heritage is roughly two straps away from a tube top, but just by reading the bios and looking at their pictures, I had a hard time figuring out who went where. I know they said they were this or their parents immigrated from there, but like Nathan "Nate" Gonzalez, could really be in three of the four groups. Gonzalez makes me this he'd go in the Hispanic group, he's appearance makes me think he'd go into the Black group, but his nickname is "Nate" which implores he belongs with the White group.
When I pulled up Stephanies bio, my jaw dropped because I thought it was Fantasia. I mean look:
Which instantly puts her at the top of my winner list, eventhough she is a Clemson grad.
Just at a glance:
Three musicians (two established & one breaking into)
Four "in the business" (Actress, Make-up artist, fasion director, & writer/ producer
Four frat guys
Three professional athletes (pro volleyball, boxer & Rollergirl)
Two medical-type students
Two attorneys
BTW - Yul scares the crap out of me. He worked with Sen Lieberman, helped write some of the Homesland Security sections AND is onto "politics and ultimate fighting". Holy Crap!! What can this guy not do...besides win Survivor
And one "Loyal Order of Moose" - whatever that means...
By age its....
3 in their 40's
and 9 in their 20's
Ozzy looks like he is barely out of Jr. High.
cvasqu03
when I saw the preview for it, I thought I saw Howie in there, and I said WTF? I think I might have glimpsed the guy named Adam.
Did anyone else think the same thing?


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Review: Brunch Club
September 30, 2020 September 30, 2020 Rafael Faria
Do you remember an indie game called I am Bread? The Bossa Studios' title from 2015 where you control a slice of bread in a mischief adventure to reach the toaster. As challenging and non-sense that game was, it was the last time I had so much fun playing with my food. Well, until now.
Developed by the British studio Foggy Box and published by Yogscast Games, Brunch Club is a party game where up to four players will go crazy in the most absurd kitchens while trying to finish these dishes before time runs out! Grill your hamburgers while avoiding explosions, fry your eggs while dodging sniper shots, and prepare your toats before time runs out in an experience that is as frustrating as it's funny! Let's follow the recipe and see if we can become the next Masterchef!
Does anybody want a subway sandwich?
What we liked!
Gameplay: As crazy as it may seem, in Brunch Club you will control the food: roll your sausages (no pun intended) to the grill, make your eggs jump (no pun intended either) to the fridge, use spatulas to spread jam over scones and combine items all together to finish your missions before time runs out! According to what difficulty level you are playing, stages will have additional challenges like the abovementioned sniper, the solar heat that will melt your ice cream, explosions that will ruin your barbecue and much more! On some levels, you will also need to use your food (or tools) to turn on the stove or other cooking gadgets to accomplish your goals. Keep in mind that controlling the food or tools over the table (conveyor belts or car seats) isn't easy and physics will play an important role in how you guide a steak from a plate to a fridge (as long as you can ignore the magic jumps this same steak will do).
Multiplayer fun! With the possibility to play with three more friends in good and old couch co-op, this game is a blast! Completing the tasks will require a lot of coordination and teamwork. But if things become too infuriating – as they are meant to be in this title – you can always jump to a minigame to make the atmosphere a little lighter (or maybe to start a fight with one of your friends… it's up to you).
Visuals: The visuals of Brunch Club aren't the sharpest you will see, I admit, but are still very interesting. The proposal of the game pends more to the comic side and, under this perspective, the game shines: with colorful and well-animated scenarios, it is comical to roll your bread over a bridge of tongs or hopping your bacon slices over the stove!
Sound: Although simple, the music and sound effects in Brunch Club are quite enjoyable! Not all our readers will get this reference, but the music here reminded me of old midi/wav music we used to have in games a long time ago – and as good and joyful as they could be! Alongside the colorful visuals, they create the perfect party-time atmosphere for this game!
Game modes: Besides the Main Course (that works as the campaign for this game), you can try the Face-Off, where two players battle to finish the objectives first, the Five-Second Rule where up to four players must get the food through all checkpoints not letting it touch any surfaces for more than 5 seconds, and the Arcade mode with a collection of competitive minigames. All these modes are perfect for you to chill whenever you get too angry and frustrated with the Main Course – especially those levels that you can't complete when playing alone.
It's time for toast!
The not so long Main Course: The Main Couse, the principal mode you will be venturing into, has only 6 different stages with three difficulty levels each – not that much if you ask me. Even though you will be replaying them over and over again (don't fool yourself: beating these stages is far from easy), I really wanted to see more levels to increase the longevity of this game – especially for those who will play it alone.
Oh, my eggs!
What we disliked
Collision detection: The main issue I've run into (several times) while playing Brunch Club is the collision codetection. And dear God, how frustrating it is when you fail a level because you couldn't make your way with a hamburger over a bridge made of cooking tools because of… ahmmn… the hamburger couldn't flip over a spatula, because it wasn't in the right position. Or a sausage couldn't jump over a plate because there was some sort of invisible barrier preventing you to do it. And all of this at the same time your grill could close even with a tool inside that, theoretically, would prevent it from closing. Some issues that, unfortunately, turned the gameplay from enjoyment into frustration in more times than I can remember.
No online co-op: Having a couch co-op option in a game in 2020 feels like a luxury few studios remember (or even spend resources) to implement in their games. As an old-school gamer, I'm always ready to raise a flag in its defense and the first one to thank every studio who does it in their titles – so, thank you for implementing the local co-op in Brunch Club, Foggy Box. But in these hard days we're facing, not having an online option to enjoy this game with friends is such a let down ☹
This barbecue will give you some serious headache…
Brunch Club is a perfect game for those friends reunion we'll be making after when we all are COVID-free. It's funny, challenging and will put your friendship to test while you try to complete the most complicated recipes in the most absurd places! I've never though cooking with friends would be that funny! Even with its flaws, it's a game I strongly recommend you to take a look at – especially if you have friends to play with! Be my guest: the laughs are on the house!
Rafael Faria
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Q: Python + Scrapy, only saving 1 item to db, Iteration I'm playing around with Python and the Scrapy library, the idea is to spider a url , saving the desired fields into a db (in this case news items), unfortunately it currently only saves 1 list item and not several.. It does not seem to iterate correctly.
Very thankful for any help

from scrapy.spider import BaseSpider
from scrapy.selector import HtmlXPathSelector
from scrapy.contrib.loader import XPathItemLoader
from scrapy.contrib.loader.processor import Join, MapCompose
from scraper_app.items import ListItem

class ListSpider(BaseSpider):

    name = "news_list"
    allowed_domains = ["example.com"]
    start_urls = ["http://www.example.com/Default/Section/1"]

    news_items_xpath = '//*[@id="section-news"]/section/ul/li[1]/div'
    item_fields = { 'title': './/div/h3',
    'link': './/div/h3/a',
    'description': './/div/p/text()',
    'date': './/div/div[2]'}

    def parse(self, response):

        selector = HtmlXPathSelector(response)

        # iterate over deals
        for news in selector.select(self.news_items_xpath):
            loader = XPathItemLoader(ListItem(), selector=news)

            # define processors
            loader.default_input_processor = MapCompose(unicode.strip)
            loader.default_output_processor = Join()

            # iterate over fields and add xpaths to the loader
            for field, xpath in self.item_fields.iteritems():
                loader.add_xpath(field, xpath)
            yield loader.load_item()

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Egypt: Israel gas imports possible

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A: The problem is your xpath is limited to a single list entry
news_items_xpath = '//*[@id="section-news"]/section/ul/li[1]/div'

Remove the [1]
news_items_xpath = '//*[@id="section-news"]/section/ul/li/div'

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Public Communication Program
'My health is my own business': Radio, television and advice media in post-Mao China
Sun, W Lei, W
International Journal of Cultural Studies, 2018, 21 (2), pp. 139 - 154
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dc.description.abstract © 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. The withdrawal of state funding from public health care in post-Mao China has resulted in individuals taking responsibility for their own health. In this article, we first trace the emergence and development of the main health-related advice genres on radio and television during the latter half of the reform era (from the 1990s onwards). We then discuss the content, form and themes of health information and advice, first on radio and then on television. Drawing on interviews with radio and television producers and audience members, as well as a number of medical practitioners, we take an approach that is at once political-economic and cultural. Our intention is to uncover the distinctive challenges facing Chinese individuals as risk subjects, and the strategies they adopt in response, thus highlighting the major ways in which specific media and cultural forms and practices are constitutive of China's unique journey to modernization. en_US
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© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. The withdrawal of state funding from public health care in post-Mao China has resulted in individuals taking responsibility for their own health. In this article, we first trace the emergence and development of the main health-related advice genres on radio and television during the latter half of the reform era (from the 1990s onwards). We then discuss the content, form and themes of health information and advice, first on radio and then on television. Drawing on interviews with radio and television producers and audience members, as well as a number of medical practitioners, we take an approach that is at once political-economic and cultural. Our intention is to uncover the distinctive challenges facing Chinese individuals as risk subjects, and the strategies they adopt in response, thus highlighting the major ways in which specific media and cultural forms and practices are constitutive of China's unique journey to modernization.


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Q: Java: mock multipartfile in unit test I am trying to mock a MultipartFile and I want to create the mock with a stream that I create in the test
I've tries with a file without much luck either. Here is what I have tried so far
FileInputStream stream = new
FileInputStream("MOCK_file.xlsm");
MultipartFile f1 = new MockMultipartFile("file1",stream);
MultipartFile[] files = {f1};
return files;

I get a fileNotFoundException. Where should I put my file in my Maven project so the unit tests can find the file?
-- OR --
How do I just create a stream in code without the use of a file?

A: Even better you can mock only the MultipartFile and you will not be needing the InputStream at all.
To do so you only need to do mock(MultiPartFile.class) and then define what each function will do
For example if you use the name
final MultipartFile mockFile = mock(MultipartFile.class);
when(mockFile.getOriginalFilename()).thenReturn("CoolName");

This way you wont have to bother with actual files neither unexpected responses as you will be defining them

A:
How do I just create a stream in code without the use of a file?

You could use a ByteArrayInputStream to inject mock data. It's pretty straightforward for a small amount of data:
byte[] data = new byte[] {1, 2, 3, 4};
InputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(data);

Otherwise, you need to figure out what directory is your code running from, which is something that depends on how it's being run. To help with that you could print the user.dir system property, which tells you the current directory:
System.out.println(System.getProperty("user.dir"));

Alternatively, you can use a full path, rather than a relative one to find the file.

A: Put the file in
src/test/resources/MOCK_file.xlsm

Read from JUnit class with:
InputStream resourceAsStream = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("MOCK_file.xlsm");


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The likely culprit behind it all: a tiny slug hiding in one of the many salads the couple ate during their trip.
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Rat lungworm disease is reported in about 30 countries in Asia, Africa and Caribbean and Pacific Islands. In Hawaii 80 percent of land snails carry the parasite, which has caused two deaths in the islands since 2007. The state typically experiences one to nine rat lungworm cases a year.
In 2017, however, the Hawaii Department of Health recorded 18 laboratory-confirmed cases, said Anna Koethe of the department's communications office.
Ron Fields' case is one of an unknown number not included in the public count because his illness, like other people who get sick after returning home, wasn't reported to Hawaiian public health authorities.
In fact, despite dozens – if not hundreds – of medical tests, doctor visits and exams, Ron never got confirmation that he was infected by rat lungworm disease.
"We were confident of what it was, but they wanted to do another spinal tap to take more fluid, and my wife said no," he said.
During all of their efforts to get a diagnosis and help, they encountered no one in Florida who had heard of the condition.
"They diagnosed all these silly things," said Darlene. "We thought he was dying, and they said acid reflux, stress. It was just weird. Even after we found out what it was and told doctors, nobody had ever heard of it.
"We diagnosed it ourselves from the internet. I called the Big Island, the hospital, the CDC, I think, trying to get hold of a doctor who had treated it to see what we could do. … I finally called an emergency room in Honolulu and got a doctor who said it was untreatable but it would go away eventually.
In the end, Ron Fields spent 10 months with a catheter because he couldn't urinate. He spent nine days he doesn't remember in the Gainesville hospital. He had IV treatments of vitamin C and he had problems with his bowels. He developed meningitis and had to have a spinal tap.
The time in Gainesville was a nightmare, Darlene said.
"All I did was tell my story every day, all day long," she said. "Students, neurologists, doctors – and nobody knew anything. They were giving him a lot of antibiotics … trying to eliminate kinds of meninigitis.
Ron is 64 now, and, most days, he goes to work but does less physical labor. He's lost weight and agility.
"I don't know if words can really describe (it)," he said. "It's been challenging. As far as my balance and ability to be able to work every day without disability is about 90 percent.
Ron had to kick morphine, which doctors had him on for three or four months for the pain. He takes a nerve pain medication, but the Fields worry that it's not good for him long-term. So, he uses medical marijuana, which has been legal in Florida since 2016.
The marijuana, which he uses in vaping form, makes life tolerable.
"We're so thankful that medical marijuana is legal in Florida," said Darlene, adding that it helps her husband sleep.
It doesn't get him high.
"He doesn't act drunk or high or anything but he's not able to think as clearly," she said.
"I thought it was wrong before," she said of marijuana use. "But a neurologist recommended it and as a Christian he explained how he used to feel the same way, but as soon as we realized how many people it helped … it doesn't bother us at all.
"Being able to sleep now is a big boost," Darlene said.
The Fieldses have a type of alternative health insurance through Christian Healthcare Ministries for major medical expenses, but a lot of the treatment and pain relief they tried wasn't covered.
It's been challenging, Ron Fields said, but they've had help.
"I am a Christian, and if it wasn't for the love of Jesus Christ and the relationship I have with him to give me the strength, I would never have made it.
Ron said he doesn't rule out a return to Hawaii, but both he and his wife say they'd do things differently – no salads, and probably not even fruit or fruit juice.
They considered seeking compensation through a lawsuit but since they don't know where Ron picked up the parasite, there's really no one to sue.
"We don't want to sue," she said. "That's not the point. What bothered us is that nobody knew about it. We wouldn't have gone to Hawaii in the first place, and we certainly wouldn't have eaten like we did.
The Hawaii Department of Health launched a statewide public education campaign to raise awareness and inform people about best practices they can implement into their daily routines to prevent the spread of rat lungworm disease.
The first initiative, launched late in 2017, included a statewide broadcast media component through a partnership with the Hawaii Association of Broadcasters.
The campaign consists of three radio and three television commercials currently airing on 40 radio stations and seven television stations through the end of June 2018.
The department also has large-scale graphic advertisements displayed in malls and shopping centers across the state. It's educational materials include rack cards, door hangers and posters that are being distributed during community events and health fairs.


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SILVERTHORNE interview online. Debut EP out now.
I spoke with BRIAN TICHY about his new band, SILVERTHORNE, who have just released their debut 5 song EP. We touched on many things centred around the band, how they came together, writing, recording, JIMI HENDRIX riffs, E.L.O. drum beats and John Bonham drum sounds. Fascinating chat.
Check it out below as well as some videos and a link to the EP.
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JINJER supports announced.
MASON and FREEDOM OF FEAR have been added as supports for JINJER, so this is gonna go off (as if it wasn't already) next week here in Adelaide. Get on it.
BURNING WITCHES interview online. New album out March 6th.
I chatted with Lala, drummer for BURNING WITCHES, about the lineup change, Sweden Rock, Wacken, and also the new album, 'Dance With The Devil', which will be out on March 6th. Always great to speak to Lala. Check it all out below, there's the interview, press release, 3 videos and a link to pre-order the album.
If you'd prefer to read the interview, click here.
ATREYU interview online. Tour starts this week.
I spoke with PORTER MCKNIGHT from ATREYU about the upcoming tour of Australia. They are pumped. Don't miss this one. We also touched on the band's hiatus and how it was good for the band and how he feels like they came back better than they were before.
Check it out below.
'CHURCHES OF STEEL 4' photos.
CHURCHES OF STEEL 4 happened the other week and it was probably the best one yet. A full on day of METAL, capped off by Denmark's ARTILLERY pushing out the best thrash set I've EVER seen.
Check the gallery here.
VIRGIN SOLDIERS photos - Adelaide show.
Melbourne's VIRGIN SOLDIERS came through Adelaide recently and put on a great show, they've certainly lost nothing at all musically. Photos are online here.
D.R.I. and HIRAX add an Adelaide show.
D.R.I. and HIRAX have added an Adelaide show to their April 2020 tour, so now they're doing all mainland capitals. I haven't seen D.R.I. before but I have seen HIRAX, back in L.A. in 1986, and they went off like a frog in a sock, so it should be an action packed show.
V.I.P. meet and greet here.
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Upcoming TYR and ARKONA tour has changes to shows.
TYR are no longer playing the Sydney show but read on below.
SACRED REICH and VIO-LENCE postpone til July.
As the title suggests this has been postponed. See full press release below.
Thrash icons DAVID ELLEFSON & CHRIS POLAND to tour in May.
Megadeth bassist DAVID ELLEFSON will bring his band here in May, featuring ex-MEGADETH guitarist CHRIS POLAND. Official press release (below) doesn't really tell all if you haven't been following the way Mr. Ellefson does things and that is that Melbourne band, TRIGGER, will be his backing band, in much the same way that Ripper Owens toured some years ago. Should be cool. Check it all out below.
GOTTHARD interview online. New album, '13', out March 13th.
I spoke with NIC MAEDER from Swiss giants, GOTTHARD, about many things, his move from Australia back to Switzerland to join the band after a long audition process, and the upcoming release of the band's 13th album, entitled '13', scheduled for release on March 13th. We also had a good chat about one of the songs on the album that I wasn't intending to ever leave in the interview but the story that came from it was too good to ignore.
interview, press release, video clip and album pre-order below
SACRED REICH interview online. Touring with VIO-LENCE late Feb/early March.
I spoke with PHIL RIND from SACRED REICH about many things including the not-to-be-missed tour with VIO-LENCE. This tour is looking to be really good. Check it all out, (interview, press release, videos, ticket link) below.
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY photos - Adelaide show.
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY blew through town last night and put on a killer show, along with their support, EMERGENCY RULE. I managed to snap a few shots through the smoke. You will find them by following the links below.
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TESTAMENT interview online. Touring and new album soon.
TESTAMENT are coming to Australia for the Download shows plus a Brisbane sideshow. I was lucky enough to speak to longtime member, guitarist Eric Peterson, about the early years, his choice of guitars, and the upcoming tour. He dropped some info about a new TESTAMENT album, 'Titans Of Creation', being released soon and also shared some insight into some songs being dropped into the setlist. Interesting stuff, check it out below. There's a new video below as well and click the gig flyers for tickets.
You can pre-order the album here.
DREAM THEATER touring in April 2020.
Big news, especially for DREAM THEATER fans in Adelaide, is that the band have announced a tour for late April 2020. Get on it now.
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IPS Steel working to get rid of asbestos at former Hennepin mill
HENNEPIN — Demolition has begun a t the former Hennepin steel mill, an attorney confirmed this week.
IPS Steel of Michigan, former owner of the mill, has the goal of demolishing and salvaging the entirety of the property as quickly as possible to ensure it's free of asbestos, said IPS Steel attorney Andrew Bossory.
On Sept. 27, a judge granted a motion allowing IPS Steel of Michigan to enter into a demolition contract with Alessio and Sons Co. of Illinois, according to online court records.
IPS Steel is the mortgagee in possession of the mill, but Hennepin Industrial Development is still the owner.
The steel mill opened in the late 1960s as Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. It closed in 2009 and the property is now owned by Hennepin Industrial Development LLC. It previously operated under various names including ArcelorMittal and LTV Steel.
In May, a judge ordered IPS Steel could take possession of the former Hennepin steel mill site and collect profits from it.
"This ruling is based on the filing of numerous liens against the property and not based on any other alleged defaults," the May order said.
On Monday, when asked if IPS Steel wants ownership of the mill, Bossory said he couldn't share a firm answer at this time.
Hennepin Industrial Development will continue trying to get back possession, said William Marino with Hennepin Industrial last week.
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Who's Ready to Go Back to Bayside High?
The old gang is back together again! A new trailer for Peacock's "Saved by the Bell" offers the first look at Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tiffani Thiessen reprising their roles of Zack Morris and Kelly Kapowski, respectively.
And let's face it, for much of the audience of this upcoming streaming sitcom, John Michael Higgins' Principal Ronald Toddman puts it best, "I just care about Zack and Kelly!"
The new trailer, which you can watch above, speaks directly to fans of the original late-1980s/early-1990s Saturday morning series with callbacks such as A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez) calling Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley Lauren) "Mama," as well as spinning a chair around so he can sit down in it backwards. It also shows all four of those original cast members taking the stage for what appears to be a Zack Attack reunion in the style of Zack's infamous dream about his band — despite the fact that Jessie was not in that dream/episode.
Mr. Dewey (Patrick Thomas O'Brien) even pops up in a cameo in the trailer, which also features a remixed version of "Friends Forever."
But it also offers insight into the truly new storyline for this incarnation of the show: Governor Zack Morris (yes, really) closes a number of underfunded high schools, leaving its students to be absorbed by those in more affluent areas, namely Bayside High School. His son Mac (Mitchell Hoog) and Jessie's son Jamie (Belmont Cameli) attend Bayside, as does the rich and popular Lexi (Josie Totah), while Slater is working there as the gym teacher. Slater is particularly "psyched" for these new kids (Dexter Darden's Devante, Alycia Pascual-Peña's Aisha and Haskiri Velazquez's Daisy) to arrive because he can share his story of entering those halls as a new kid and finally finding a place he felt he belonged.
"This place is magic," he says.
Thankfully, the trailer also reassures that if you thought it was weird that diner owner Max (Ed Alonzo) performed magic tricks — including pulling out live birds at his customer's tables — while serving food, you were just ahead of your time.
Tracey Wigfield serves as showrunner for the series, which is also executive produced by Franco Bario and Peter Engel. Lopez, Berkley Lauren, Gosselaar, Thiessen and Totah serve as producers. The show is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
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The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future (Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway)
This work is an important title that will change how readers look at the world. Dramatizing climate change in ways traditional nonfiction cannot, this inventive, at times humorous work reasserts the importance of scientists and the work they do and reveals the self-serving interests of the so called "carbon industrial complex" that have turned the practice of sound science into political fodder. The authors conclude with a critique of the philosophical frameworks, most notably neo-liberalism, that do their part to hasten civilization's demise. Based on sound scholarship yet unafraid to tilt at sacred cows in both science and policy, this book provides a welcome moment of clarity amid the cacophony of climate change literature. It includes a lexicon of historical and scientific terms that enriches the narrative and an interview with the authors.
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Atrangi Re: Why Releasing This On OTT Is A Masterstroke & How 83 Helped To Prove This?
The film had every ingredient to go to the cinema halls.
Atrangi Re: Why Releasing This On OTT Is A Masterstroke & Ranveer Singh's How 83 Helped To Prove This?(Photo Credit: Facebook)
Amid the brouhaha of theatres closing down and our favourite upcoming movies postponing yet again, we forgot to talk about one of the smartest decisions taken by the makers of Akshay Kumar's Atrangi Re. 5th November was surely the day when the industry took a sigh of relief with Kumar's Sooryavanshi opening to great numbers.
By almost crossing the double century at the box office, Rohit Shetty's actioner came as a ray of hope for many makers. Its box office run inspired many filmmakers to bring their ready products to cinema halls. But, of all those people, there was this one director who decided to swim against the tide and stick to OTT.
We know you've already read the title & are aware that we're talking about Aanand L Rai's Atrangi Re. The film had every ingredient to go to the cinema halls. A love triangle, three renowned actors, the writer-director duo behind multiple successful films and AR Rahman's music album.
Pathan Release Date Postponed Yet Again As The Shah Rukh Khan Starrer's Shoot Gets Delayed?
Sunny Leone Recalls No One Helping Her During The 'Infamous' Interview, Says "This Was On Multi-Levels Of Feeling Hurt"
This could've easily tempted any other director for a theatrical release plus the success of Akshay Kumar's last outing was more than a cherry on the cake. But, the makers of Atrangi Re chose to stay away from cinema halls and that could just be the smartest move helping the reach of the film.
The film led by Sara Ali Khan, Dhanush and beautifully supported by Akshay Kumar highlights the aftermath of a character's life witnessing PTSD at an extreme level. This, surely, is a sensitive topic to talk about and not many would connect to its intensity at an equal level. This was supposed to not have a unanimous crowd-pleasing appeal because of the topic it tackles and that's totally fine.
Even a film purely made for cinema halls like 83 struggled to make a mark a mark at the box office. Amid the chaos created by Spider-Man: No Way Home & Pushpa, it's really hard for any film to withstand the box office pressure. Taking Atrangi Re to OTT has just proved to be a better option for the makers going against the perspective of many who were hoping for its theatrical release.
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Plans for a Starbucks's plant on Joe B. Jackson have been squashed as the company announces it will be moving to St. Matthews, SC. The article mentions zoning issues and a not diverse enough economy as a couple of the reasons for making the move. IMO, more companies will see the restrictions about electronic signs, height of signs, displays, and any other nitpicky item the city council has to argue about as a negative form of government. The government in Rutherford County does not match the population and I believe it's time the city invest it's money in a metro government and district representation instead of accomodating the good ol' boys that currently represent us.
How would this metro government be structured? Would one body set zoning requirements for Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, and the rest? I haven't had any direct experience with a metro government, and would like to have a better understanding about what you're proposing for Rutherford County.
In general I oppose the idea of a metro government (certainly as I understand the term). I believe we should keep power close to the people, and I believe in small, limitted government which exists to protect our God-given rights, not take them away. If zoning restrictions drove the Starbucks plant away, that's a good illustration of why we need to get rid of them, not reform them or encourage more of them.


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The first lesson of small business is you've got nobody to blame but yourself. When my staff make mistakes, it's my fault. When an employee turns out to be a bad apple and steals from me? Still my fault, because I hired them. When the world collapses and my community has become cannibals? My fault for not anticipating the demand for food. All my fault, today and every day. This first lesson is what separates us from the general population and creates an informal fraternity of small business owners. Our culture plays the blame game, but it's the only game we won't sell.
The second lesson is: Life is unfair. It's entirely possible to do everything right and still fail (which is your fault, see lesson one). It's possible you have the same business model, with the same gray areas as everyone else, but someone decides to make an example of you. Talk to a store owner who opened right after 9/11 and you'll hear a story of perseverance or unfair circumstances that led to failure. We did really well during the recession, but some communities in the exurbs simply disappeared, their inhabitants moving out in the middle of the night and their retailers left with no customers. Terribly unfair. And still your fault.
If I had to propose a third lesson, it's this: Nobody cares. You're on your own. This third lesson is important because new small business owners forget the first two lessons and constantly complain. Because the trade is small and you may have only dealt with big institutions (schools, corporations, etc), you may be unaware of your ability to effect change by simply asking. Nobody cares, but you have some power to effect change. In every circumstance of my life before owning a business, if I was failing, someone would step in to help. Not small business. We're working without a net and nobody cares.
The fourth lesson is a corollary of lesson three, which is: Everyone is here to make money. What they need to do to make that money, may or may not align with your desire to make money. When their needs don't align with your needs, the phrase we tend to use is "That's none of your business." Making money is extremely hard, with retailers in the 5-10% net profit range. Look at how hard it is to juggle your personal income without going into debt or going hungry. Now multiply that complexity by ten. That's what it's like for me to run a store. If you aren't doing it to make money, you better not have a lot of money on the table. That's usually the case.
The fifth lesson is Everyone is here because they love their hobby. It's not always true and there are a few exceptions I can think of, but everyone got into this because they love hobby games and everyone stays because that passion gets them through the hard times. Sometimes they love their hobby more than they love making money, and sometimes it's the opposite. A big lesson I've learned from observation is a great company, be it a publisher or retailer, balances these two opposing forces in equal measure.
Those who understand these five rules tend to be successful. They're not wealthy. They're not always happy. They are successful in their own ways and their like minded peers wish to associate with them. Those that don't follow the rules are left to scream into the wilderness until they understand it's all their fault, life is unfair, nobody cares, and it's time to get their act together and focus on their motivation and their bottom line.


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1919 — The use of alcohol made from molasses as fuel was successfully demonstrated by the Maui Agricultural Company at the Territorial Fair, when a traction engine was run throughout the fair.
1944 — Maui will have the first pound system for stray animals since repeal of the old Territorial system here.
1969 — Charles Edward Thompson, one of Maui's finest and oldest cowboy ranchers, passed away quietly at his home. Born October 14, 1878, in Kona, Mr. Thompson came to Maui at the age of 17 to join a circus as a bareback stunt rider.
1994 — The 57 employees of Azeka's Market will lose their jobs when the 44-year-old grocery store closes its doors for good on Labor Day. "That's 57 people, including myself," said Tyler Azeka, president of Azeka Building Corp. and the son of Bill Azeka, the market's founder.
2009 — Maui County Council members took steps Wednesday that could lead to the long-anticipated curbside pickup of residential recycling items such as glass, cans, newspapers and plastic.
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Society Provinces prepare for second typhoon in a week
Provinces prepare for second typhoon in a week
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Vietnam metrological authorities gathered on July 21 to discuss how to prepare for typhoon Chanthu, which is expected to strike northern Vietnam a day later with hundred kilometer-per-hour winds.
Chanthu was estimated to be 450 kilometers from Quang Ninh Province the afternoon of July 22, with winds of 118-133 kph, according to reports from the National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Center.
By Friday afternoon, the storm should be just 110 kilometers from Quang Ninh.
According to the center, Chanthu will weaken to a tropical depression somewhere between the Chinese border and the mountainous Cao Bang Province on July 24.
The center predicts that Chanthu, which is the second typhoon to come out of the East Sea this year (following Conson last week), will hit Vietnam at high tide.
During a July 21 conference with Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai, storm experts described the typhoon as having an "abnormal" path, according to a statement on the government website.
The meteorological centers from the US, Japan and South Korea, have tracked the storm straight through China's Leizhou Peninsula. They anticipate it will directly affect Vietnam's northern provinces.
The center said the typhoon will bring a lot of downpours, unlike Conson which weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall last Saturday.
The National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Center said it has asked the owners of 43,751 fishing boats to carefully anchor their vessels or sail down along coastline from Quang Ninh to Binh Dinh provinces.
The center has failed to contact 27 fishermen from the central province of Quang Ngai who are believed to be sailing two boats around Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands.
Deputy PM Hai said that, following Typhoon Conson, authorities need to strictly closely monitor these storms for heavy rainfall.
"There must be strong measures" for fishermen who don't follow safety instructions during the typhoon season, Hai said.
He has asked provinces from Quang Ninh to Quang Ngai to closely track their boats, and update fishermen on typhoon status and direction.
Provincial authorities were also asked to prevent boats and tourists from sailing out in dangerous conditions and to prepare to relocate residents from areas prone to flooding and landslides.
Experts worry that Chanthu will behave like a pair of typhoons that struck the Vietnam-China border in 2007, 2008 causing severe floods.
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Richard Heckinger retired in 2015 as Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor, Financial Markets Group, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, having started his career in 1973 at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He held executive positions at exchanges, clearing houses and depositories in the USA, Canada, UK and Hong Kong. He served on numerous international committees and working groups.
Presently, he is a Contributing Editor, Central Banking Journal, Associate Editor, Journal of Financial Market Infrastructure and a Member, Editorial Advisory Board of the Global Commodities Applied Research Digest. He earned an M.Phil. in Economics, London School of Economics, a B.A. in Mathematics from the Illinois State University, completed the Advanced Management Course at the University of Chicago and served in the U.S. Army (Infantry).
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