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Metro pondering change on downtown-to-airport bus; service averages 1.9 riders per departure
Friday, Oct 08, 2010, 01:06PM CST
By Steve Miller
An excellent update on the Metro Airport Direct bus to Bush Intercontinental Airport in today's Houston Chronicle reveals the same thing a Channel 13 study did in February – the bus is still mostly empty.
The numbers for the two year-old route haven't changed much since February, according to the Chron report:
"Airport Direct, launched in August 2008, costs Metro $1.9 million a year and yields about $452,000 in fare revenue, for a net cost of just under $1.5 million, according to figures provided by the transit agency. Fare for the service is $15 each way, or $10 with a Continental Airlines boarding pass or other proof of travel.
"The buses depart daily every half-hour from 815 Pierce to the airport's terminal C and back — a total of 60 daily, one-way trips. The first bus leaves downtown at 5:30 a.m. and the last leaves the airport at 8:40 p.m.
"In the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, an average of 114 riders per day, or 1.9 per departure, used the service. The buses seat 52."
In February, Metro's George Smalley defended the route to Channel's 13's Ted Oberg:
"Don't just play the 'gotcha' game when you think something is bad. This service is good for Houston in so many ways."
METRO says it's only a year and a half old and according to METRO math, the $59 subsidy on a $15 fare is pretty good.
"You've got to give it fair time to be a success," said Smalley. "This particular route has an operating ratio of 22% which is very healthy and in line with our other service."
New Metro CEO George Greanias is pondering reform:
"We think this is a service that is valuable. We just need to figure out a more cost-effective way to do it." ...
"We're trying to find a better balance, a better mix in terms of how we route the service and what we charge, to give us a good level of customer service but also control the cost of service," Greanias said.
Of course, all mass transit is subsidized to some extent. And the use of an express bus is an excellent idea and available in other cities. But to run the same large bus over and over and hope for different result doesn't make sense. It's probably not what the Metro leadership had in mind when it began forming the current plan in 2004.
Still, what a difference eight months and a change in leadership makes. Perhaps something more cost-efficient is in store. And there's always the number 102.
Contact Steve Miller at 832-303-9420 or stevemiller@texaswatchdog.org.
Photo of Metro buses by flickr user telwink, used via a Creative Commons license.
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The tensions between Iran and Western countries are always in the principal news, the fear for an imminent Israel attack raises many questions regarding the real level of military preparedness of the regime.
Many experts have tried to analyzed a possible scenario of the attack, in which the cyber component could assume a strategic importance.
A massive cyber attack could open the hostilities, anticipating a conventional strike, but the Government of Teheran is showing a great awareness of the risks related to a cyber attack and it has started a massive propaganda campaign trying to show to the western world its cyber capabilities.
What's the latest news about the dispute with the Iranian government?
Last week the U.S. national security officials announced to the press that the real origin of the attacks against financial institutions such as JPMorgan-Chase and Bank of America was Iranian cyber warfare.
The banks were hit by DDoS attacks that caused problems to the website of the companies, in a first time the security experts blamed groups of hackers representative of the Islamic movements in the struggle against the distribution of a profane video ridiculing Prophet Mohammed that has caused clashes in recent days.
Despite the attacks have been claimed on line with statements that accuse the "properties of American-Zionist Capitalists," and announcing further cyber operations the report states that according to a former U.S. cyber-security official the U.S. is aware on a possible attacks against its infrastructures.
Let's remind the Iran was subject by a series of state-sponsored attacks, it was hit by the cyber weapon Stuxnet and by a serious of cyber espionage malware such as Duqu and Flame, making the Iranian government very reactive under cyber warfare perspective.
The accusations of the U.S. government have generated an immediate response from Tehran which has refused liability in the attacks.
Head of Iran's Civil Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali has confirmed to the Persian service of the Fars News Agency that the Islamic Republic has never launched any cyber attack on U.S. banks.
"We can say that our nuclear systems are vaccinated against such cases (computer viruses and malwares),"
"The Stuxnet virus was used to hinder our nuclear activities for two years but we see in practice that our activities in this field continue successfully."
Javadi said that the indigenous anti-virus is actually able to detect the virus such as Stuxnet and Flame and to clean up the infected computers.
Last April Iranian oil sector had experienced with a series of cyber attacks that also hit the country's Oil Ministry, cyber offensive that according Hamdollah Mohammadnejad, deputy minister in engineering affairs were immediately contained.
How Iran is preparing itself to a cyber attack?
"In recent days, all governmental agencies and offices … have been connected to the national information network,"
The internal network would be completed within March 2013 and it's not clear if the access to internet will be completed interdicted.
Millions of websites proposing contents not aligned with the government's policy are blocked by Iranian authorities and it's not first time that the regime is controlling internet access.
"Especially on major issues and during crises, one cannot trust this network at all," he said, referring to the global Internet.
"Control over the Internet should not be in the hands of one or two countries."
The government is creating its own network to secure the Regime's sensitive data and infrastructures isolating them from internet to avoid cyber attacks. Recently the Government has also announced to desire to block access to Google and Gmail service in reaction to the anti-Islam film that has sparked outrage inside the Muslim world.
Analyzing Tor network metrics is possible to discover how many users are trying daily to avid censorship using anonymizing services, the blue plot indicate the possible presence of control action.
The block has been applied since last night but there is no indication as to whether the filtering would be temporary or permanent.
The rumors that are surrounding the Iran, demonstrating the high tension between the country and Western coalition, can trigger a spiral of actions in the real world as in the cyber space, which could have global repercussions in economic terms. Iran is one of the largest oil producers in the world and the global economic crisis could worsen if the state was attacked.
Iran has already warned that oil shipments through the strategic Strait of Hormuz will be in jeopardy in case of conflict, due this reason is reasonable to be expected an intensify of covert cyber offensive from both sides.
The situation is extremely delicate but I don't believe in an imminent conventional strike.
Krypt3ia Pierluigisi può effettivamente citare la prova che i DDoS era dall'Iran?
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It's been a fun ride though. I'm definitely a Numark fan! The Mixdeck has been pretty sturdy and reliable. Served me through a lot of gigs, mixtape recordings, practice sessions…you name it!
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Government to create 'dedicated watchdog' to regulate water quality
The Government has today announced the creation of a "dedicated watchdog" to regulate water quality in New Zealand.
New regulations will also be introduced to help clean up wastewater and stormwater systems. Source: 1 NEWS
The decision to create the new regulations was spurred by the Havelock North Campylobacter outbreak in 2016 where 5,000 people got sick from their drinking water.
"Access to safe, clean drinking water is a birth-right for New Zealanders and a key concern for communities up and down the country. Wherever they live, consumers and communities expect to be able to turn on the tap and drink the water without fear of getting ill," says Minister of Health Dr David Clark says in a statement.
"Immediately following the Havelock North Inquiry Stage 2 Report we began implementing its recommendations to increase public safety while the Three Waters review worked through the longer-term programme of reform options.
"In line with one of the Inquiry's key recommendations, Cabinet has now agreed to establish a dedicated water regulator who will ensure New Zealanders can have confidence their drinking water is demonstrably safe."
The Government says the new regulations will also help clean up New Zealand's wastewater and stormwater systems.
Key features from today's announcement include:
• a dedicated water regulator
• a new Water Services Bill
• extending regulatory coverage to all water suppliers, except individual household self-suppliers
• strengthened Government stewardship of wastewater and stormwater services, with Regional Councils remaining primary regulators for the environment
• transitional arrangements of up to five years to allow water suppliers to adjust to the regulations, if necessary with support from the new regulator.
According to a release from the Government: "The final form, scope and location of the regulator will be the subject of advice due with Cabinet later in the year."
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Ocular Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Study of 1442 Patients from a Single Referral Center
Lara Sanchez-Bilbao1, David Martinez-Lopez2, Inigo Gonzalez-Mazon3, Maria José García-García4, Montserrat Rivero-Tirado4, Beatriz Castro4, Javier Crespo4, Miguel Ángel González-Gay5 and Ricardo Blanco1, 1Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, 2Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (SPAIN), Spain, 3Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Bezana, Spain, 4Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, 5Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Keywords: Comorbidity, Eye Disorders, Inflammation
Session Title: Miscellaneous Rheumatic & Inflammatory Diseases Poster II: Sarcoidosis, Interstitial Lung Disease, & Inflammatory Eye Disease
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease (CD), and Ulcerative colitis (UC) are related to Spondyloarthritis (SpA). Ocular manifestations (OM) are well-stablished in SpA but not in IBD. It has been classically reported that whereas uveitis with SpA is predominantly anterior, unilateral, sudden, and limited; in IBD it is bilateral, posterior, insidious, and chronic (Lyons & Rosenbaum JT. Arch Ophthalmol 1997; 115:61-4).
In a large unselected series of IBD, we study the OM and assess; a) epidemiological, clinical features, b) the relationship with extraintestinal manifestations
Methods: Study of all consecutive patients from a single University Hospital during the last 40 years with: a) IBD (CD and UC), and b) OM: uveitis and scleral pathology diagnosed by clinical features and slit-lamp.
Results: OM were present in 42 (2.9%) (25 women/17 men) (84 eyes) of 1442 IBD patients; OM included the uveitis group (UG) (n=23; 1.6%) and the scleral pathology group (SG) (n=19, 1.32%) (TABLE).
The most common pattern in SG was episcleritis (n=16; 84.21%) and scleritis (n=3). In UG, uveitis was typically anterior (n=18; 78.3%), unilateral (n=19; 82.6%), sudden (n=19; 82.6%), and limited (n=12; 52.2%).
The comparative study between SG vs UG showed in UG a significant predominance of women and UC. Also, a non-significative higher frequency in Pyoderma gangrenosum, erythema nodosum and joint involvement was observed in UG.
After a mean follow-up of 15.2±9.97 years, extraintestinal manifestations were observed in 100% of patients, being articular forms (n=16; 38.10%) the most common type. In addition, joint/axial flare is more related to the presence of uveitis (p=0.038).
Conclusion: Both uveitis and episcleritis are equally frequent OM in IBD. Although uveitis is more infrequent in IBD than in SpA, it is also anterior, unilateral, sudden and limited in contrast with published data from selected series.
Disclosure: L. Sanchez-Bilbao, None; D. Martinez-Lopez, Lilly, 2; I. Gonzalez-Mazon, None; M. García-García, None; M. Rivero-Tirado, None; B. Castro, None; J. Crespo, None; M. González-Gay, None; R. Blanco, None.
Sanchez-Bilbao L, Martinez-Lopez D, Gonzalez-Mazon I, García-García M, Rivero-Tirado M, Castro B, Crespo J, González-Gay M, Blanco R. Ocular Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Study of 1442 Patients from a Single Referral Center [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020; 72 (suppl 10). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/ocular-manifestations-in-inflammatory-bowel-disease-study-of-1442-patients-from-a-single-referral-center/. Accessed January 15, 2021.
ACR Meeting Abstracts - https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/ocular-manifestations-in-inflammatory-bowel-disease-study-of-1442-patients-from-a-single-referral-center/


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Hands on with the new Google Maps
Ben Buffone Neowin @http://twitter.com/benbuffone · May 30, 2013 05:05 EDT · Hot! with 21 comments
In 2005, Google officially announced its mapping service. While there were some less-featured aerial mapping services beforehand, Google implemented an easy-to-use service that could be used by everybody with a web browser. Just a few months later, Google released the Maps API, which now accounts for 15 percent usage of all Google APIs available. Maps really is...everywhere. (See what we did there?)
Having previously leaked ahead of Google's I/O conference, before Google opened it up to registration, we're now taking a look at the pre-release version of the next major update to Google Maps.
On first glance, it's easy to notice the new interface of Google Maps is much cleaner, with Gmail-esque information boxes and scrolling photo galleries adorning the edges of the image. The map view itself takes a much higher precedence in the redesign, occupying nearly the entire browser window.
Clicking through on a specific map item drops a pin down and prompts further information to be displayed. The information boxes themselves link to Google's huge database of business listings as well as Google+ profiles of locations. An option to access Street View is also available, along with associated images relating to locations.
As in the background of the screen capture above, Google's vector-based map layer has been heavily reworked with cleaner graphics and larger fonts. The style is similar to that seen on the service's iOS app, which was released to quick consumer acclaim.
Google showed off this version of maps at its I/O conference, where "immersive imagery" in the form of Google Earth integration, improved search tools and Street View updates were shown off.
When getting map directions, the route itself is naturally the focal point of the image. In the redesign of Maps, Google was keen to bring the most important elements of the map to the foreground and to place less precedence on those that are, for the most part, less important. In order to achieve this, the company took an entirely different approach to data analytics.
For a specific location, the newly integrated Maps algorithm will analyse an area and the top navigation queries of users searching in that area. As such, future results will deliver the most popular points of interest around your selected route, while downplaying those that are less popular. This method of aggregating crowdsourced data is similar to the introduction of the Maps Editor some weeks ago. Full details of the new technology can be found over on TechCrunch.
Directions and Traffic
With the ability to view live traffic along a route and live editing of directions, navigating around the Earth in the new Maps is a breeze. The information box gives users full details of routes with step-by-step directions and estimated travel times.
Engaging the Live traffic layer gives you a good idea of what areas to avoid along your route. Tapping into your respective country's traffic monitoring (in this case, in the UK, Google uses traffic provider TomTom), data is both up-to-date and relevant.
Earth View
The new Google Maps also heavily integrates Google Earth, allowing for 3D imagery and night view. 3D buildings pop up only in the most populated areas at present, but all parts of the Earth can be viewed in 'night view', presenting an image you might imagine from a spacecraft at night.
If you don't meet the reasonably stringent system requirements, however, Maps appears in "Lite" mode with no 3D capabilities, prompting this message:
Google Maps is available now via an invite request, however initially the availability is very limited.
Source: Google Maps
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Studies investigating lesbian domestic violence show lesbian relationships to be more violent than other relationships.
The Massachusetts News — a newspaper that covers the way homosexuals are taking over the schools and libraries.
Here is the start of a collection of links to material or examples of letters that can be used by you in writing letters of your own to your favorite politicians and newspapers.
It may be discouraging to some that a letter-to-the-editor that's been written about family issues gets rarely published if it has been written by a man.
Furthermore, many papers have rules that prevent them from publishing letters from a given individual more often than once every few months.
However, such letters don't get published at all if they are not written at all.
Most importantly, every letter you write gets read at least by the editors of the newspaper or magazine you send them to.
Marriage — Heterosexual Marriage is unique.
Glenn Sacks' column "Men's 'Silent Health Crisis' Cries Out for Men's Health Act "
You don't have any, you say? Well, you better be concerned about them. About as many men die of cancer of the prostrate each year as women who die of breast cancer, yet, government funding for prostate cancer research is about a quarter of what it is for breast cancer research.
Please give this some of your time if you live in the Edmonton area. Replies were required before the end of November 1998.
The deadline is now past, but if you are looking for men's resources, contact the authors of the survey. The results of the survey have not yet been compiled. When that has been done the results or a link to them will be posted here.
Paternity Issues — Paternity fraud runs rampant. In ostensibly stable, monogamous marriages the alleged father's child is not his supposedly biological offspring in one out of five cases. In contested paternity cases, as is customary for paternity in children born to single mothers, the chance that an alleged father is not the biological parent of a given child is one out three.
Should you sign the birth certificate? Be careful, you may quite likely commit yourself to a life of servitude and financial slavery without having much of a chance of ever playing a meaningful role in the life of the child for which you have to foot the bill, even if the child is quite possibly not yours; regardless of whether you are married or not, whether you are in love or not.
What if the child isn't yours?
Are you sure it's yours? Chances are one or better against four that it isn't.
Patriarchy — Was there ever such a thing?
To claim that the patriarchy is a manifestation of a sinister, conspirational plot by men to subjugate and enslave women is to be in denial of women's power. Is it enough to poke fun at such an outrageous claim?
Women's power was present and predominant throughout history. To deny that fact would be as dishonest and irrational as to deny that the sun shines throughout each day. Fortunately, beginning with Plato and with Aristotle in Politics, there always were writers and historians who took a somewhat more realistic view of the evolution of society and of women's controlling role in it.
There are even feminist writers — women and men — who make it quite clear that women always were a controlling force and influence in society, contrary to the false claims that women were so suppressed throughout history that they were not even permitted to own property.
The criticisms of the patriarchy boil down to nothing other than the wish to deconstruct social structures that are based on the foundation of the family. It is quite logical that the anti-family forces in politics target their hatred of time-honored moral traditions on the family and do that by focusing on liberating women from their biological constraints. First and foremost in that is to liberate women from the chore of their biological role of being the bearers of life. That is achieved through the promotion of sexual freedom (as in the Communist Manifesto) and of abortion "rights."
That produces a big problem. By promoting the abolition of the family and of the biological role of women, we not only will bring about the deconstruction of family and "patriarchy" but the very end of civilization and of even humanity itself. The death of humanity is beginning with the rapid population decline in the developed nations.
The abolition of the family in the developed nations has progressed to the point that fewer and fewer people are willing to bind themselves in holy matrimony or to remain in it for life, to the extent that fewer people are willing to have children by any means, married or not. In consequence, the developed nations are losing population at the rate of about 30 percent and more with every successive generation.
All that will do is to obscure the fact that the total human population is in decline in the whole world. Caucasians are merely the first to go.
The last UN Population Report identified a growing number of UN member nations whose birth rates are below replacement levels (84 in 1999, up from 61 in 1998), while the birth rates in most of the developed nations are about half of what they should be to maintain population levels.
Is it necessary to abolish the patriarchy (that is, the family)? That depends on whether we want to help to achieve the goal of the proponents of negative population growth (read: the reduction of the human population) down to the size of the world population that existed during the time of Columbus. Some people estimate that world population levels were at around 300 to 500 million people then, although some, such as David Korten, put them at somewhat higher levels.
Korten, who even mentions Malthus by name, gingerly endorses the goal of bringing the world's population down to 1-2 billion from the present 5.7 billion [in 1995], though without saying how. Malthus, at least, was honest enough to advocate the promotion of death: "Instead of recommending cleanliness to the poor, we should encourage contrary habits." Korten probably isn't a partisan of mortality-promotion, but advocating the disappearance of billions of people without saying how invites terrible speculations [not the least if which is that the AIDS epidemic is considered by many people to be a blessing that serves well in aiding to eradicate mankind from the face of Gaea —WHS].
Is it possible to achieve the large-scale reduction in the size of the world population? Yes. It is even likely to happen. Current world population projections identify that by the year 2150 the world population will reach 3.7 billion. It only took to remove the weakest links from our families, the fathers. To make that possible, acceptable and even desirable, it was necessary to conjure up the notion of the patriarchy, of it being evil and a conspiracy by evil men, and to extend that thought to the idea that all men are evil and not providers and protectors for women and children but their Nemesis.
Insane as that is, the rest was and still is easy. After all, the strategy of denigration, vilification and then persecution and even perhaps extermination is a time-honored recipe for success in the eradication of "undesired" sectors of the population. Although the Nazis used it successfully in the eradication of six million Jews and six million other "non-Aryans," the communist regimes during the last century applied it far more successfully, by murdering at least 170 million landowners, academics, capitalists and other "enemies of the State." As many as 98 percent of those murdered by the communist regimes were boys, men and fathers, leaving women and children to struggle for themselves, in the care of "Father State," as effectively (but obviously not as cheaply and profitably) as any state-sponsored and feminist-driven program of no-fault divorce could have hoped to achieve.
We often have beautiful colours in the Fall. Usually that lasts until the end of September or early October. That's when sometimes the first truly severe frosts hit. It was lucky that we went for a little sight-seeing tour of our neighbourhood on September 30, 2000, because three days later the temperature went down to -10°C. Have a look at what things are like in Alberta at that time of year. Those photographs comprise 798 kB of data. If you want to display the associated maps as well, then there'll be another 206 kB of data.
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Edward Bernays, a nephew of Sigmund Freud, thought and successfully promoted that propaganda is a necessary and powerful tool for running a democracy. Adolf Hitler thought and promoted much the same thing as the article at the preceding link illustrates. However, as the information accessible at the following links shows, just because Edward Bernays is now close to a hundred years old and just because Hitler is long dead, the progress of propaganda has not been halted. Propaganda is still very much and increasingly so at work and affects all of us, everyone in the world.
The U.S. National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Commerce and their allies in Japan and Europe are hard at work to bring about their ultimate goal, to promote and establish a global hive mind by the end of the 21st century. They posit that not only is that goal feasible but also that it will quite likely be achieved during the course of this century.
Not only will the hive mind have been constructed, it will offer the lure of immortality for all those who join it, give them virtually instant communication with one another and make them unimaginably powerful. That what makes us human and what comprises humanity, e. g.: individual personalities, will then no longer exist.
There will no longer be the need to feel pain, hunger, lust and pride. Moreover, gone, too, will be the need for humans to reproduce sexually and to have any need for material possessions.
How can that vision possibly fail? After all, it will save the globe, and the proponents of that vision insist that the end of humanity by transforming it into the hive mind is the only way by which the globe can be saved.
Each year about as many men die of cancer of the prostate as women who die of breast cancer. Almost 200,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in 2001 in the US.
Prostitution — Is it a form of violence? Against whom?
Ever since the '20s the Canadian suicide rates for men were consistently higher by a factor of four or more than those for women. They reached an enormous peak during the Great Depression in the late twenties and early '30s, then fell again, to experience another sharp increase in 1945 and 46, and climbed once more in conjunction with the 1968 Divorce Act Reform. Along with the increasing vilification of men that began in the '60s, the suicide rate for Canadian men experienced a rapid increase that has only lately abated somewhat. Nevertheless, in 1971 the rates for men reached and then surpassed for a number of years the peak reached previously in 1930.It took until 1989 before the rates declined to that existing at the onset of the Great Depression in 1927. For men, three-and-half decades of "women's liberation" have been a traumatic experience. For the male victims of suicide it was a deadly experience.
It is a common perception in India that men drive women to suicide. That is a major hoax created by Gender Feminists and Media Bias.
Autor: Grupo Padres e Hijos.
Madrid, 10 de Julio de 2004.
The frequency of suicide continues to decrease and during the past two decades suicide mortality has decreased by 38 per cent for both sexes. Suicide is commoner among men: during 1998 three times as many men as women committed suicide. On the other hand, suicide attempts are commoner among women than among men.
Eeva Sodhi, who provided that item of information, comments: "That basically coincides with the time (1983) when joint custody became the norm [in Sweden]. Since 1998 joint custody can be ordered even when one of the parents disagrees."
The Mobbing Encyclopaedia. Bullying; Whistleblowing. Epidemiological FindingsLong-term effects: A greater proportion of these mobbed employees (the study indicates roughly ten to twenty percent) seems to contract serious illnesses or commit suicide. Leymann (1987) points out that about every 6th to 15th officially noted suicide in the Swedish statistics (in all about 1,800 every year) may be caused by this kind of workplace problem. 80% of the patients at the now defunct Swedish special clinic for mobbing victims had suffered from suicidal thoughts, 25% of those had made an attempt.
Would the special Swedish clinic for mobbing victims be defunct if the majority of the victims were women. Yeah, yeah, I know. Men don't cry (but that is why they die).
USA Suicide Deaths, during the period 1979 to 1996 — of more than 500,000 suicide victims, four out of every five were men, and their numbers are increasing year after year, whereas those for women are steadily decreasing.
Prof. Diego de Leo identifies that annual suicides in the world are in the order of one million, and estimates that the annual total will increase to 1.5 million by 2020. World wide, men and boys comprise close to 80 percent of suicide victims.
There is hope that life will be better again, even though it seems that you have no longer any control over your life. You can have a reasonably good life. Whether the quality of that life will be good depends to a large extent on you.
Many men feel that it is their right to be able to live with someone they love. It is your right. However, you have to determine what brought about the calamities that your divorce caused you. Marriage is an unenforceable contract. The odds are about 50/50 that a first marriage will last for life. The odds are against you that you'll do better the second time around. The third time around they are worse yet.
Some people say that marriage is the main cause of divorce. That sounds very smart but isn't quite true. Many marriages fail because of the poor choices men (and women) made in choosing a partner for life.
The following items delve into some of the things that will cause remorse.
From Canada: Whose decision was it to file for divorce?
From Canada: By Glenn Cheriton of Men's Health Network.
Report on taxation of child support C69 to C92.
The fallacy of sexual freedom. Any man who feels that there is such a thing as sexual freedom for men runs the risk of a very rude awakening. Nevertheless, many men take that risk, especially after separation and divorce. Be careful, be very careful!
And the following items are intended to help with making the best out of the rest of your life, to some extent, to help you survive.
Advice for your life after divorce — by Andrew Carlan, a man who was there, and who became a Fathers Rights activist and a lawyer on account of it.
How to get by after having had your income reduced to next to nothing — a few tips on how to save on expenses and still be able to live reasonably well.
Many men find it difficult to ask for help when they are depressed - it can feel unmanly and weak. It may be easier for men to ask for help if those who give that help take into account men's special needs.
TOUCHY SUBJECT, an article by Lynley Hood in the NZ SUNDAY STAR-TIMES, 25 March 2001, focuses on a part of history in which feminism played a large part. The article deals with the evolution of the modern child-sexual-abuse witch hunts in New Zealand. There are, of course, international connotations.
Jim, from New Zealand, wrote to me and sent me a URL for the NZ Government's Agenda for Children.
All UN conventions are somewhat deceptive, but none more so than those that pertain to rights and issues relating to the family. It was not clear to me whether Jim was for or against the UNCRC [UN Convention on the Rights of the Child], but just so there will be no mistake on what the convention is all about, I wrote to Jim.
The book from which the excerpts accessible here were made is a book about the history of the violence, depravity and cruelty of hundreds of thousands of women in Germany who actively participated in the atrocities committed by the Nazis. It is a history that is being swept under the carpet, ever since the end of World War II. These women were Nazis of the worst kind. They were active members of the SS, active in the concentration camps, visiting their husbands there, living right at the edge of the camps — knowing and willing perpetrators of atrocities, and providing moral and ideological support for their SS husbands. A Wife at His Side (by Gudrun Schwarz) is a contribution to the dismantling of the picture of woman as victim of circumstances, which — supported by research, justice and politics — could establish itself in German post-war society.
The SS is being perceived until today as a male confederacy. To the contrary, Heinrich Himmler thought of and formed it as a clan-community comprised of men and women. In 1929 already, shortly after taking office as Reich-Leader of the SS, Himmler said about the SS clan-community that it was intended to be a "racial top-stratum of a Germanic people," a leading elite of a Europe ruled by the Nazis.
Why do so many people have such a time accepting that women are as fully capable – of good, of evil, of everything in between – as men and thus as deserving of the same judgments? The evidence is all around us, from the pack of predominantly girl teens who set upon Reena Virk in Victoria, B.C. [and cruelly killed her], and who showed the few boys there how it was done, to Amina Chaudhary, who casually strangled the eight-year-old nephew of her then-lover, to the two women who one August night last year killed Toronto Police Detective-Constable Billy Hancox with a knife to the chest, to the women everyone knows who are every bit as venal, or immoral, or heartless as any of their male counterparts.
Homolka didn't need a man to turn her bad. None of us does.
Women's Violence, SS-Wives and Karla Homolka tries to examine what kind of forces are at work that drive society to be in denial about women's violence. It attempts as well to identify some of the consequences of that denial.
Victimhood has become a profitable enterprise. It is of great benefit to lawyers who fabricate victims and to the victims they fabricate. Victimhood is by no means being monopolized by women, although they are doubtlessly the primary beneficiaries of the victimhood-sector of the legal industry. Take the children in Norway that were fathered by German soldiers during the occupation by the Germans during Second World War.
1) Who works the most hours (inside or outside the home) in the average family unit worldwide?
2) Who does the most demanding and dangerous work?


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Category Archives: For professionals
Future Architecture Call for Ideas: Landscapes of Care
Submission: February 22, 2021
Registration: February 22, 2021
Future Architecture Call for Ideas is more than a competition; it's a platform, providing practitioners and conceptual thinkers with the opportunity to express their ideas and to be both seen and heard. A successful application would mean the opportunity to begin exchanging your projects and proposals with peers from all over the world, as well as with high-profile institutions including museums, galleries, publishing houses, biennials and festivals, all to assist you with finding avenues toward international recognition. Apply, and let the Future Architecture platform support you in elevating and sharpening your practice. (more…)
Sejong National Model City Middle and High School Design Idea Competition
Language: English, Korean
Location: Sejong City, Republic of Korea
Sejong Smart City National Model City would like to create a world-class Korean-style smart city based on the fourth industrial revolution new technology by designing it from the planning stage around the happiness of citizens. (more…)
Competition for development concept of Tarkhanovo Park
Language: English, Russian
Location: Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, Russia
The competition area – Tarkhanovo ecopark in Tarkhanovo microdistrict, Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, Russia. Official name in the Soviet period – "Park named after the Young Communist League 50-th anniversary". The Park is located at the north-west of Yoshkar-Ola and limited by Rechnaya, Sportivnaya, Druzhby and Transportnaya streets. The park is divided into two parts by Shoya river. The competition territory amounts to 12.18 hectares.
Tiny Kiwi Mediation Cabin Competition
The Tiny Kiwi Mediation Cabin competition is calling for submissions for a small, dedicated meditation space to be built on the Earth Energies Sanctuary property. Set within a clearing of local New Zealand bush, the owner's are looking to make the most of the natural beauty and tranquility to allow small groups of guests to follow guided meditations and relax while reconnecting with nature. (more…)
Call for Ideas: City-led Design Competition
The Streets for People Challenge is an initiative of the Smart Cities Mission of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and ITDP India Programme. The Challenge inspires cities to reimagine their streets as public spaces through the lens of economic regeneration, safety, and child-friendly interventions, in order to ensure a green recovery from COVID-19. So far, 113 Indian cities have registered for the Challenge. (more…)
Urban Adaptation
THE URBAN ADAPTATION COMPETITION challenges architects and students from around the world to find a way to create multi-use buildings which can adapt to the changing needs of the urban community. Entrants are asked to select a centrally-located empty plot in a city area and develop an innovative modular wood design for a public building that easily adapts to the changing needs of the community. (more…)
The Address – Innovating Multi-Level Living in India
From the very beginning of its existence human being have always been involved in the process of adaptation from the consequences created by its own. Among such one of the prevailing consequence humans face at present is the space crunch. As a result of this, we have started building dwelling units stacked next to & over one another and have adapted the change of habituating on heights. But with every new adaptation comes new unimagined challenges as assimilating more people into a confined piece of land requires thoughtful distribution of all basic facilities that are required for living. (more…)
The Face of Renovation
The Face of Renovation is an open international contest for development of architectural solution concepts of buildings under the program of housing stock renovation in Moscow. (more…)
International Architecture Competition _ Sleeping Pods on a Cliff
The Sleeping Pods on a Cliff competition is the third collaboration with the Vale de Moses Yoga retreat, located in the remote forests of central Portugal. Featured by the likes of NatGeo UK Traveller, Forbes Magazine and The Guardian as one of the best yoga retreats in the world, Vale de Moses regularly welcomes over 500 people from 60+ countries worldwide. (more…)
International Architecture Competition SKYHIVE 2021 Skyscraper Challenge
The SKYHIVE 2021 Skyscraper Challenge is the fourth annual architecture competition which searches out the latest and greatest designs for an iconic high rise structure. Participants of the SKYHIVE Challenge are tasked with creating a concept for a state-of-the-art tower that breaks from the norm. (more…)
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Nicole Brown Simpson's Sister Calls Out Chris Rock For OJ Simpson Joke
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Chris Rock continues to face backlash after joking about his Oscars slap.
The tables apparently turned on Chris Rock. After the infamous Oscars slap earlier this year, there was no doubt that he stock rose. Though he hasn't delivered a public response as Will Smith has on numerous occasions, he's addressed the incident on stage a few times. Unfortunately, his latest reference to the situation has led to significant backlash. Rock reportedly invoked the name of Nicole Brown Simpson in an attempt to draw parallels between his proposed return as the Oscars host in 2023 and people were not pleased.
Nicole Brown Simpson's sister, Tanya Brown, condemned Rock for his comments on stage in a statement to TMZ. She explained that she didn't find the joke funny, or even accurate. Brown said that there's no relation between getting slapped publicly to a gruesome murder. Ultimately, she said it's comparing apple to oranges.
Murder victim Nicole Brown Simpson's mother Juditha (L), and sisters Denise (R) and Tanya (C) stand next to her grave in Lake Forest, California, 12 June, the one-year anniversary of the murder of her and her friend Ronald Goldman. Former football star O.J. Simpson is on trial for their murders. (MARILYNN YOUNG/AFP via Getty Images)
Ultimately, she said that Chris Rock was distasteful in bringing up Nicole Brown Simpson, adding that it's an offense to the family. However, she also used this to caution other comedians or public figures who intend on referencing the murder. She said that there are still surviving members who are still grieving her death to this day.
Though some people think Rock deserved to get slapped after his comments about Nicole Brown Simpson, Tanya doesn't necessarily feel the same. However, she does think he should be held accountable.
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Flora Dunster
Talks & Papers
Photography: A Queer History, co-authored with Dr Theo Gordon, (Octopus/Ilex, Autumn 2023).
Review of Tina Campt, A Black Gaze: Artists Changing How We See (MIT Press, 2021) and Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, Dark Mirrors (Mack, 2021) forthcoming in Philosophy of Photography (2023).
"Belated artefacts: Preface for a previously unpublished open letter," with Laura Guy and Mason Leaver-Yap, AH Journal 03 (2022), https://ah-journal.net/03/belated-artefacts-preface-for-a-previously-unpublished-open-letter
"Lesbians Talk: British Lesbian Politics and the Sex Wars" in Feminist and Queer Activism in Britain and the United States in the Long 1980s eds. Sarah Crook and Charlie Jeffries (Albany: SUNY Press, 2022).
"Do You Have Place?: A Conversation with Sunil Gupta," Third Text 35:1 (2021): 81-95.
Review of Fiona Anderson, Cruising the Dead River (University of Chicago Press, 2019) and Jonathan Weinberg, Pier Groups (Penn State University Press, 2019), Journal of American Studies 55 (2021): 196-199.
"Sexual Revolution" in The Art of Feminism , ed. Helena Reckitt (London and San Francisco: Tate Publishing and Chronicle Books, 2019), 174-75.
"The Sideways Ethicality of a Forever Mutating Skin," Orlando 03 , 2018.
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"I remember, it was around beginning of this year, me and my best friends meet up. Just like everyone else does, we talked about new years resolution. Don't ask me, mostly I forgot what I planned about my new year's resolution after few weeks, then make another one. Meh..
But it was one of my best girl said that she will get new job, hopefully new love life and of course new start. Simple yet fascinating. She said she wont looking back, because she isn't living in past life, but she lived in her present and for future life.
It wasn't lot of to ask, she asked to God just enough. Not too much, but not lesser as well. Like i said, just enough.
As for my self, I am not big fan of new years resolution. It wasn't useless to make one, but i always think that those resolution just keep us on fire at the beginning only. Like the first couple months of the year, the rest you know it better. Maybe some of us did the same way like I did. But to replace that, i better off with let it flow way. Means, I wont hoping so much doing this and that for new years resolution, but instead of it, i would just think and do it right away. For me too much planning equal with failure. Maybe I'm type of person who loves something spontaneous, less planning, more doing it.
Back to my friends new years resolution. Another friend of mine, I'm not quite sure what he want. But I know he dreaming about getting married soon, with someone that he still looking for. Okay, it sounds weird, but seems he's not ready to let go his recent love life. Not ready yet to move on. Let it be. I'm tired to always encourage him to just let it go, find someone new.
Now, few months has passed. Both me and my friend has finally get what we wished before. New job (for both of us) and new love life (I'm so happy for her). Maybe i should wait longer for love life section, and do more in the section of loving myself, before I can love someone else again. Okay i know what you all thinking, sounds lame, but hey that's what i told to my self. "Not this time Fienna, not now. Be patient."
I think that, life is simply a blessing, for those people who actually believe that life is such a perfect opportunity to grow and to be happy. It's really depend on how you do it, how you live it, how you look at it, and how you are gonna be grateful about it. For this year, i don't ask too much, but i ask just enough for me to feel blessed.
Like everyone else does, life brings up and down. But life, is simply a bless.
This May : Limit & Expired!


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SPENDING VS. ACT SCORE (the last column on the chart)
Median: 2.4
This is the only column on the chart that rates schools based on their data. Phil Earvolino, the data manager at Wilmette School District 39—which comprises only elementary schools—created a program for Chicago that shows how a high school's average score on the ACT compares with those of other schools that spend about the same amount of money per student. For example, among schools that spend about $7,000 per student per year, which ones scored best on the ACT?
The final score is a relative measure. A higher number indicates that a school got a good ACT score relative to the amount spent per student. A lower number means the opposite: The ACT score was down rela- tive to the money spent.
For example, Maine West High School in Des Plaines received a score below the median: Although its per-student spending ($8,880) is near the top, its ACT score (21.6) is far lower than those of others that spend about the same. Conversely, Northside College Prep had the best score overall, earning the highest ACT score in the region (27.8), while spending the same amount of money—$5,858 per student—as every other CPS high school.
Another example: Students at Fenton High School in Bensenville and West Aurora High School in Aurora both averaged 20.1 on the ACT—but Fenton spent $8,200 per student, 63 percent more than West Aurora, which thus gets a higher score in this category.
Does the score indicate whether a school is being efficient in its spending? Not necessarily. Experts say that many variables in addition to spending per student influence test scores: location, teacher experience and education level, and nonacademic programs. What's more, special circumstances not specifically related to classroom education can drive spending up.
Nonetheless, some educators are eager to highlight the relationship between money spent and the performance of their students on the ACT. "That's a stat we use all time," says Jim Caudill, the principal at Naperville Central since 2004. "I think it's legitimate." By this measure, Naperville Central does well: The school spends $5,908 per student, only a little more than the state average of $5,366; meanwhile, the school's average ACT score—24.1—is well above the state average of 20.3.
"Money is important to a certain extent," Caudill says. "You can always use a few extra bucks. But does money give you better scores? No. More important is how you use your staff. And we've spent thousands of hours working on effective teaching."


Leading cannabis Human Capital Management company plans to utilize this capital to bring in-demand technology and services to the market while investing in customer experience.
DENVER, Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Wurk, the first and leading Human Capital Management company for the cannabis industry, is pleased to announce the raise of $11 million in a funding round led by returning investors Poseidon Asset Management and Arcadian Fund. Existing investors Altitude, Salveo Capital, Phyto Partners and The Arcview Group also participated in the round.
Wurk plans to utilize the capital to enhance the client experience while expanding its cannabis HCM platform, including the launch of managed services. This will provide its growing customer base with dedicated human resource, payroll and tax experts. The company will also implement a robust analytics engine to provide highly sought-after data for the cannabis industry, allowing employers to increase operating efficiencies by benchmarking themselves against industry best practices.
Multiple new states came online in 2018, and with a number of markets planning to implement a regulated cannabis program this year, the industry needs these critical business applications in place to support it at scale.
Wurk helps cannabis companies manage payroll, human resources, timekeeping, scheduling and tax compliance, and minimizes compliance risks in the ever-changing cannabis regulatory environment. The company uses its expertise and trusted partnerships to provide guidance on 280E tax law, accounting and banking. Its platform is designed to scale nationally with the growth of the industry, while incorporating the local laws and regulations unique to individual states.
Wurk exists to help underserved businesses fortify, comply, and thrive in the face of uncertain regulatory environments. Designed specifically for the cannabis industry, our platform and managed services, allows employers to protect and streamline their operations, while providing an environment where people are a priority every step of the way. The intuitive solution automates the most complicated and risk-prone processes associated with Human Resources. For more information visit enjoywurk.com.


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Royston Arts Festival 2020
Additional site for ONLINE festival
Linda Bance
Lynn Burgess
Sarah Dingley
Carl Filby
Tina Filby
Lauren Gwyther
Sue Hartga
Oliver Heald
Stacey Leigh Ross
Chiara Manalà
Nicky Paton
Sandra Ready
Carol Stanier
Andy Tunnicliffe
Kathy Young
Wendy Cope
Ian McMillan
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Poets In Their Own Words
A big 'thank you' to Roger McGough and Ian McMillan who each wrote a poem and recorded a video especially for Royston Arts Festival 2020. Wendy Cope also contributed readings of two of her poems and Simon Armitage's agent was very helpful.
The aim of this part of the festival is to engage the reader with a number of short poems in a range of different styles and by doing so encourage them to explore further, hence the focus mainly on well-known and living poets. Please use the top menu which will drop down to reveal the poets covered.
Necessarily, this is a small sample of the huge range of poets and poems available to read, either online or more traditionally via a book, selected by just one person with no claim to any particular authority on the subject. If you are new to poetry the key thing to remember is that a poem is meaningful only if you can find some meaning in it. Don't worry if what you enjoy isn't 'fashionable'! Your opinion is as good as anyone else's!
If you wish to explore the subject of poetry further The Poetry Archive is a useful resource and for young people The Children's Poetry Archive. The Poetry Society is another UK based resource and The Poetry Foundation provides an American perspective on the subject.
More links to poems and poetry will be added to this page as the festival progresses.
Creative Royston c/o Royston Town Hall, Melbourn St, Royston, SG8 7DA Tel: 07907 880355 Info@roystonartsfestival.org
Website built by Carl Filby © 2020
Tin Giants In Concert supported by Kaszak & Afifi
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Jeremy Harmer & The Ad Hoc Strings In Concert
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Opening Night Concert
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Welcome to Royston Arts Festival 2020
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Thank you for your interest in visiting Vitus Wines. All of our tasting's are by appointment only.
To make a tasting reservation, please contact our office at 707-689-5452.
To help us create a comfortable and personal experience for you and your guests, please state the total number of guests that will be visiting us, regardless of how many will be tasting wine.
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Q: Helpful flag count and flagging history shows wrong details Today I saw a terrible thing in my profile

I'm a Deputy badge holder but my profile is only showing 10 helpful flags.
What is happened to my flags?
The flagging history also looks so confusing, missing many flags.

A: With the reworking of close reasons and flags, the query picking the helpful/declined and the flagging summary was not taking account of closing.
It does now.

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Microsoft and Costco have the Xbox Series X ready to order
Home » Microsoft and Costco have the Xbox Series X ready to order
If you're on the hunt for the Xbox Series X, we may currently have a brief respite from some of the blink-and-you'll-miss-it console restocks. The flagship Xbox has never been quite as difficult to get as a PlayStation 5, but at times, it flirted with being readily available. Right now, we have one of those lulls where a couple retailers have the Xbox Series X available to order without much fuss. Costco members can get it in a bundle with an additional controller for $549.99, and anyone can freely order the standalone console for $499.99 direct from Microsoft.
Like other retailers, both Microsoft and Costco have had many moments where the consoles popped up with limited availability and instantly sold out, but right now, these listings are holding. Costco's bundle offering of course appeals to a narrower audience since you have to be a Costco member and be willing to pay an additional $50 for a second black controller. Microsoft offers bundled accessory options of your choosing, but you're not forced to buy them.
The Xbox Series X is Microsoft's flagship console, serving as its most powerful (and biggest) option. While the Series S is aimed at smooth 1440p performance and takes a disc-less approach, the $500 Series X is focused on fast, 4K gameplay.
Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online today


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Q: Flutter/Dart: Create a GridView where the first item is a unique grid item I am new to Flutter and Dart but I have a grid view on one of my screens and I want the first grid item to be a unique button that allows the user to add a student. You can see in the image below an example of what I am trying to accomplish. How do I create a unique view with the first item allowing a user to add a student?

Grid Class:
body: Padding(
          padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 15.0, right: 15.0),
          child: Column(
            children: <Widget>[
              ProfileHeader(),
              ProfileViewSwitch(),
              ProfileSearch(),
              Flexible(
                //Below is the GridView used for each student in the class
                child: GridView(
                  //TODO convert to a builder for performance efficiency
                  padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 10.0),
                  children: DUMMY_CATEGORIES
                      .map(
                        (catData) => ImageItem(
                          catData.firstName,
                          catData.lastName,
                          catData.color,
                          catData.initials,
                        ),
                      )
                      .toList(),
                  gridDelegate: SliverGridDelegateWithFixedCrossAxisCount(
                    //maxCrossAxisExtent: 150,
                    crossAxisCount: 3,
                    childAspectRatio: 1,
                    crossAxisSpacing: 10,
                    mainAxisSpacing: 10,
                  ),
                ),
              ),
            ],
          ),
        ),

Image Item Class:
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return InkWell(
      onTap: () => selectCategory(context),
      borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(15),
      child: Column(
        mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
        children: <Widget>[
          Row(
            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
            crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
            children: <Widget>[
              Container(
                child: new Column(
                  children: <Widget>[
                    ClipOval(
                      child: Material(
                        color: color, // button color
                        child: InkWell(
                          //splashColor: Colors.red, // inkwell color
                          child: SizedBox(
                            width: 80,
                            height: 80,
                            child: Align(
                              alignment: Alignment.center,
                              child: Text(initials,
                                  textAlign: TextAlign.center,
                                  style: TextStyle(
                                      fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
                                      fontSize: 35)),
                            ),
                          ),
                        ),
                      ),
                    )
                  ],
                ),
              ),
            ],
          ),
          Row(
            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
            //crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
            children: <Widget>[
              Container(
                child: new Column(
                  children: <Widget>[
                    new Text(
                      firstName,
                      textAlign: TextAlign.center,
                      style:
                          TextStyle(fontWeight: FontWeight.bold, fontSize: 15),
                    ),
                    new Text(
                      lastName,
                      textAlign: TextAlign.center,
                      style:
                          TextStyle(fontWeight: FontWeight.bold, fontSize: 15),
                    ),
                  ],
                ),
              ),
            ],
          ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}

A: You can achieve the desired result in two ways,
Method 1: Using GridView,builder, return your Button at index 0 - I'd recommend to using this method.
GridView.builder(
  //TODO convert to a builder for performance efficiency
  padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 10.0),
  itemCount: DUMMY_CATEGORIES.length + 1,
  itemBuilder: (context, i) {
    if (i == 0) {
      return IconButton(
        icon: Icon(Icons.add),
        onPressed: () {},
      );
    }
    final catData = DUMMY_CATEGORIES[i - 1];
    return ImageItem(
      catData.firstName,
      catData.lastName,
      catData.color,
      catData.initials,
    );
  },
  gridDelegate: SliverGridDelegateWithFixedCrossAxisCount(
    //maxCrossAxisExtent: 150,
    crossAxisCount: 3,
    childAspectRatio: 1,
    crossAxisSpacing: 10,
    mainAxisSpacing: 10,
  ),
)

Method 2: Concat a null or unique value in from and handle during map
GridView(
  //TODO convert to a builder for performance efficiency
  padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 10.0),
  children: [null, ...DUMMY_CATEGORIES].map(
    (catData) {
      if (catData == null) {
        return IconButton(
          icon: Icon(Icons.add),
          onPressed: () {},
        );
      }
      return ImageItem(
        catData.firstName,
        catData.lastName,
        catData.color,
        catData.initials,
      );
    },
  ).toList(),
  gridDelegate: SliverGridDelegateWithFixedCrossAxisCount(
    //maxCrossAxisExtent: 150,
    crossAxisCount: 3,
    childAspectRatio: 1,
    crossAxisSpacing: 10,
    mainAxisSpacing: 10,
  ),
)

Hope that helps!


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Protest against patient's death at Services
The Newspaper's Staff ReporterPublished January 15, 2022
LAHORE: The attendants of a patient, who died at the Services Hospital on Friday, protested the alleged negligence of doctors. Hospital doctors and guards, however, beat them for protesting on the hospital premises.
A footage of the incident showed that Hamid, 30, of Samanabad, walked to the counter of the emergency ward, got the slip and went to the bed for treatment. The family says he was suffering from pain in the body.
He remained unattended for an hour or so and then he died, according to the clip.
Some witnesses said after the patient's death, the family raised slogans against doctors and the administration.
At this, some doctors reportedly thrashed them and later the security staff dragged them to a room of the ward, and beat them. The attendants remained hostage in the room for 30 minutes.
The situation turned ugly when duty doctors changed the admission record of the deceased patient.
The family alleges the patient got the admission slip at 5:52am but the doctors again got issued a slip showing 6:43am the time of the issue of the slip.
A senior official of the hospital's administration said an inquiry into the incident was ongoing.
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4/27/2018. The Sioux City and Sheldon offices recently volunteered at the St. Luke's Children's Miracle Network Telethon in Sioux City. During their scheduled time, the 2 offices raised $1,500 that went towards 2 new Omni Beds for the NICU and 2 Pediatric Endocopes. Thank you to all who donated!


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Whom to vote for today
Rick Esenberg writes about today's Wisconsin Supreme Court primary:
It has been said that judicial elections are about as thrilling as playing a game of checkers by mail. But supreme-court elections in Wisconsin have been a bit more exciting. In 2011, the reelection of conservative Justice David Prosser was turned into a referendum on Governor Scott Walker and his controversial collective-bargaining reforms. The ensuing passion erupted into a brief physical altercation between two members of the court. More recently, an incumbent justice was subject to extraordinary personal attacks. Our supreme-court elections are what a political scientist might call salient.
And we're at it again. Last week, former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder announced that he and President Obama are coming to Wisconsin in April to campaign. In a state-supreme-court election. What is it about a judicial election in Wisconsin that could warrant such attention?
The current race pits two left-of-center candidates, a lawyer named Tim Burns and Judge Rebecca Dallet, against one conservative, Judge Michael Screnock. Normally judicial candidates at least claim allegiance to the rule of law and deny that they would decide cases based on their political predilections. But not the liberal candidates in Wisconsin.
In an effort to compete for the Badger State's #Resistance, Dallet and Burns have run like a pair of Sandernistas. Astonishingly, both have run ads attacking Walker and Trump. Although judicial races in Wisconsin are officially nonpartisan, Burns has identified himself as a Democrat and pledged to fight our "rigged economy." Dallet has highlighted her support for the Affordable Care Act and federal efforts to reduce pollution in the Great Lakes — which she inexplicably (or, perhaps, revealingly) identifies as "civil rights" issues.
The play here is to capitalize on an energized Democratic base and to both take advantage of and advance a populist uprising on the left. Much of the attention has focused on Burns, a silk-stocking insurance lawyer whose candidacy seems focused on channeling his inner Che Guevara. He has described the idea that judges ought not tout their political views as — and I quote — "bulls***." He's made no secret of the fact that he's a left-wing Democrat and will judge that way. He's well-heeled and "woke."
Milwaukee circuit-court judge Rebecca Dallet has attempted to portray herself as the "moderate" or "independent" in the race while signaling that her "values" are clearly on the left. In addition to opposition to President Trump, they include "a strong public education system, clean air and water, the rights of working people to organize," and taking on "vestiges" the "racial and patriarchal system." These are indeed "values," but they are generally thought to be matters for the legislature and executive. To suggest that they ought to inform judicial decision-making is to suggest a significant expansion of the judicial role.
For decades, the principal project of the legal Left has been to establish that the law can "evolve" — it can become something else — in service of "progressive values" and solely on a judge's say-so. Dallet has criticized the Wisconsin supreme court's decisions to uphold the state's famous "Act 10" — landmark changes restricting the collective-bargaining privileges of public employees — and to end the infamous "John Doe" investigation. Act 10, she says, infringed on the freedom of association. But courts have historically distinguished between the constitutional freedom of association and the statutory privilege of collective bargaining, which involves not merely association but a complicated set of legislatively created obligations and entitlements. To say otherwise might serve progressive values, but it would be a radical transformation of the First Amendment.
There is one other race of note, in Kaukauna, where there is a seven-way primary for mayor. The correct choice is a friend of mine, Brian Roebke, who as a newspaper editor is at least as knowledgeable about what goes on in city government as anyone currently in office. Brian is a man of integrity and deeply involved in his community. He will do a fine job as mayor.
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Presty the DJ for Feb. 20
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Ophthalmology Practice
Q&A from Quarantine: COVID-19, Ophthalmology and Clinical Impact in Malaysia
/ by Brooke Herron
Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally affected the lives — and livelihoods — of millions of people around the world. Even we at Media MICE have felt its direct impact: CEO and Publisher Matt Young tested positive for the novel coronavirus in March. He has now — thankfully — tested negative for COVID-19 and continues to recover in home quarantine.
However, his time spent in quarantine was not in vain. In fact, it inspired our latest video series: the aptly titled Q&A from Quarantine. In the first video of the series, Matt spoke with Malaysian retina specialist Dr. Kenneth Fong, managing director of OasisEye Specialists in Kuala Lumpur, about COVID-19 and its repercussions in the industry.
Watch the full video: Q&A from Quarantine with Dr. Ken Fong and Matt Young, recorded from Matt's COVID-19 hospital quarantine in Da Nang, Vietnam.
The Impact on Malaysian Ophthalmology Clinics
"We have stopped all non-urgent cases," said Dr. Fong. The clinic's operating caseload has been drastically reduced to emergencies only. "I'm only working on Monday, Wednesday and Friday."
As any ophthalmologist will tell you, this is a huge workload reduction — but there is a smart reason for this: The clinic's staff has split into two teams and work on alternate days. "There's a high risk of one of us getting infected . . . we don't want the whole center to be shut down if we all need to be quarantined," he explained.
So, what kinds of cases is Dr. Fong still seeing?
"We are seeing all the usual: red eyes, infections . . . patients who have lost vision," he said, noting that he did an urgent retinal detachment surgery recently. Dr. Fong also continues to administer intravitreal injections for AMD patients and sees postoperative follow-up patients.
In addition, he said that in Malaysia, clinicians have to assume any patient presenting with conjunctivitis has COVID-19. "You just don't know: When a patient comes in with viral conjunctivitis, it looks exactly the same — regardless of what virus is causing it."
He said that reports have shown that about 5% of COVID-19 positive patients list red eye or conjunctivitis as a symptom . . . and even though the clinic is receiving fewer patients, there is always a chance for infection. To help, companies like Carl Zeiss Meditec (Jena, Germany) and Topcon (Tokyo, Japan) are now creating plastic screens to protect ophthalmic equipment.
Dr. Fong constructed his own screen to shield his clinic's slit lamp: "We've never done this before, but because of this coronavirus we decided that we needed to protect ourselves."
Planning for a Post-COVID-19 World
Until there is a vaccine or therapy for COVID-19, it will likely not be "business as usual" for some time to come. The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine is an optimistic option, however, its efficacy and safety for treating COVID-19 isn't proven.
Dr. Fong is hopeful that the situation will stabilize by June or July, but with certain qualifications: strict social distancing, active surveillance and mass testing.
In the meantime, ophthalmic organizations like the Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology (MSO) have stepped up to support and provide information to their members. As the MSO President, Dr. Fong said: "We have given them advice about personal protective equipment; on how to run a screening center at their clinic — we screen all our patients." The MSO has also donated PPE and provides financial support to local hospitals treating COVID-19 patients. The learning continues as well: "We have just done our first webinar on COVID-19 this week; next week we will have a few more seminars for members."
Is Virtual Reality the "New" Reality?
Speaking of seminars — and international conferences — who knows when the next one will realistically occur. As of now, most societies have either postponed or completely scrapped their 2020 meetings, while a hopeful few (like AAO 2020, slated for mid-November in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.) are still planning to proceed.
Dr. Fong said that COVID-19 will have a huge impact on these international meetings as a whole."[In the future] I think a few major international meetings will have to continue like APAO, AAO and the main European meetings . . . but a lot of the smaller satellite meetings or single specialty meetings will probably be scaled down."
About the Contributing Doctor
Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon Dr. Kenneth Fong, MA MB BChir (Cambridge), FRCOphth (UK), FRANZCO (Aust), CCT (UK), AM (Mal), is recognized as an ophthalmologist in the UK, Australia and Malaysia. He graduated with a medical degree from the University of Cambridge in 1998 and trained to be an eye surgeon in London. Dr. Fong then spent two more years training in the UK and at the Royal Perth Hospital in Australia to subspecialize in retina. After 18 years of working in the UK and Australia, he returned to Malaysia in 2009 to serve as associate professor and consultant ophthalmologist and retinal surgeon at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. He is currently the managing director of OasisEye Specialists in Kuala Lumpur. Dr. Fong is the president of the Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology and serves as a council member for the Asia Pacific Vitreo-retinal Society. [Email: kcsfong@gmail.com]
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Never say never when it comes to love.
Greer Jones has made a real name for herself at the elegant matchmaking agency Two Love Lane. For a lot of reasons—including a past engagement she broke off—practical tech expert Greer is more interested in the business of love than the experience of it, but she can't help but covet a gorgeous wedding gown that's the prize in an upcoming cocktail-party contest. In a moment of brazen inspiration, Greer asks a handsome Brit she's only just met to accompany her to the party. He agrees—and Greer believes her date is a starving artist. Little does she know the truth. . .
Ford Smith, as he calls himself, is actually Stanford Elliott Wentworth Smythe, the Eighth Baron of Wickshire. Fresh off a breakup with a money-grubbing siren who deceived him all the way to the altar, Ford has no desire to fall in love—especially with Greer who, like the desired wedding gown, is beautiful but only skin-deep. But soon Ford realizes that there's more to Greer than meets the eye. Her professionalism is matched only by her passion for life and love. . .and, best of all, she has no idea that he's to the manor born. Could it be that true love is priceless after all?
Most little girls (okay, older women, too) dream of their Perfect Wedding. As we are now in the digital age, there are Pinterest boards devoted to each woman's ideal of what their Perfect Wedding should look like; many (most?) of them planning even before they have a groom. Such is the case with Greer Jones; she is up to 19 Perfect Wedding books. She is so moved by a wedding dress named Royal Bliss at auction that she decides she must have it. Such begins Kieran Kramer's latest Two Love Lane book, A Wedding at Two Love Lane.
Royal Bliss lives up to the promise to bring the wearer (or bidder) their own lifetime HEA as Greer literally falls into the lap of Ford Smith, aka Stanford Elliott Wentworth Smythe, the English Baron of Wickshire. Both Greer and Ford are wary and slow to trust. As they compete together to win the gown, Greer realizes that the Perfect Wedding doesn't matter; it is the who, not the what, that is important.
I really love Kramer's writing style, it is sweetly southern. There is a solid cast of supporting characters who add richness and depth to the storyline. This novel feels very much to me like an old Hepburn and Tracy screwball comedy. The action and the dialogue are fast and witty. Once you start reading you won't want to stop.


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Morrison Hotel Celebrates Frank Sinatra's Centenial
Morrison Hotel Gallery is honored to be hosting a comprehensive show spanning privileged access photographic perspectives of a true American legend, Frank Sinatra, to commemorate his centennial birth year. The exhibit, aptly titled The Sinatra Experience, will be curated by Frank Sinatra Enterprises and will show from Thursday, March 5th thru Thursday March 26th, at Morrison Hotel Gallery Soho (116 Prince Street)). The featured images will be available for purchase.
This treasure trove of an exhibit is culled from a refreshing cross section of sources to authentically capture Sinatra's spirit, and reveal his journey from youthfully exuberant talent to one of America's most beloved icons. The Sinatra Experience will contain a series of fascinating self-portraits taken by Frank himself in his early formative years, just before his appearances with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. It will also present a series of rare and never before seen photographs from the Sinatra Family Archive, the Capitol Records and Warner Bros. Records archives as well as images from other notable photographers. Finally, the exhibit will showcase a series of newfound photographs from the archives of the great British photographer Terry O'Neill. O'Neill worked closely with Sinatra for over 30 years, being granted access to the legend back stage and in private. The Sinatra Experience will coincide with the new multimedia GRAMMY Museum exhibition of Sinatra: An American Icon at the New York Public Library at Lincoln Center.
The Sinatra Experience is the first release of exclusive Sinatra fine art photographs in a joint venture with 1966 Americas. 1966 Americas focuses on helping people and companies build legacies and long-term sustainable businesses from their brands, IP, knowledge and experience across the Americas.
ABOUT FRANK SINATRA
Throughout his six-decade career, Frank Sinatra performed on more than 1,400 recordings and was awarded 31 gold, nine platinum, three double platinum and one triple platinum album by the Recording Industry Association of America. Sinatra demonstrated a remarkable ability to appeal to every generation and continues to do so; his artistry still influences many of today's music superstars. He also appeared in more than 60 films and produced eight motion pictures.
Sinatra was awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards from The Recording Academy, The Screen Actors Guild and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as well as the Kennedy Center Honors, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Today, he remains a legend and an inspiration around the world for his contributions to culture and the arts. For more information about Frank Sinatra, visit, www.sinatra.com or follow on Twitter at @FrankSinatra or #Sinatra.
ABOUT MORRISON HOTEL® GALLERY
Morrison Hotel® Gallery (MHG) was founded in 2001 by former record company executive Peter Blachley, music retail industry professional Richard Horowitz, and legendary music photographer Henry Diltz. In 2012, author, director and photographer Timothy White joined the team, launching an additional West Coast gallery at The Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood.
MHG is the world's leading brand in fine art music photography representing 90 of the world's finest music photographers and their archives. Their vast catalog of photography encompasses jazz, blues, and rock imagery spanning several generations through to today's contemporary music artists and now includes iconic photographs in the world of sports as well. MHG has a robust online presence, featuring over 100,000 images searchable by photographer, music artist, band or concert.
With four locations including: Prince Street in SoHo; the Dream Hotel in the Meatpacking District; the Mens Market at the Americana Manhasset on Long Island; and the Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood, the company is at the forefront of culture. morrisonhotelgallery.com
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Texas Courts of Appeals
McCay v. State (5th COA)
No. 05-12-01199-CR 7/31/15
Can filing a false will be prosecuted as attempted theft?
Yes. Even though the indictment in this case did not allege an illegal act (it alleged that defendant caused a person to execute a will and filed that will), it did allege that such action was done "with specific intent to commit the offense of theft." An indictment for attempt does not have to allege the elements of the offense attempted. A person commits theft if he unlawfully appropriates property with intent to deprive the owner of that property. A person commits attempt of an offense if, with specific intent to commit such an offense, he does an act amounting to more than mere preparation that tends, but fails, to affect the commission of the offense. Additionally, the State did not have to prove a lack of "testamentary capacity" for the person whose will was in question or "undue influence" on the part of the defendant; these are strictly civil terms relevant to probate proceedings. Read opinion.
It is not clear whether the State prosecuted the defendant—or decided not to—for the offenses of securing execution of a document by deception or exploitation of an elderly or disabled individual. But as an attempted theft prosecution, this was a wonderful job. Not only did the State allege that the defendant acted with the intent to commit theft, but it also alleged that the defendant acted with the intent to deprive property from anyone who had a greater right to possession of the property. This decision should be very helpful in cases in which defendants have acted against elderly or disabled victims with regard to those victims' property—crimes that will surely be on the increase as our population ages. Even so, prosecution of such cases can be quite challenging. If you have such a case, read the facts of this case carefully to see the evidence that the State marshaled to prove its case. Truly a remarkable job, both at trial and on appeal. Because of the uniqueness of this case, both legally and factually, expect the Court of Criminal Appeals to review it.
Ansari v. State (4th COA)
No. 04-14-00728-CR 8/5/15
When the State charged defendant with one count of assault, but presented three instances of assaultive behavior at trial, was defendant entitled to an incident-unanimity instruction?
Yes. The jury unanimity requirement ensures the jurors agree on the factual element underlying the charged offense, not that jurors merely agree a statute was violated. Because the State presented three different scenarios under which the jury would have been able to convict the defendant, the trial court erred in denying the incident-unanimity charge. Read opinion.
Unfortunately, this is a pretty straightforward case. If the State has presented multiple acts on the part of the defendant that could fall within the language of the indictment, it must elect upon which act it is relying to support a guilty verdict (assuming that the State is seeking only one conviction), or the trial court must charge the jury that it must be unanimous with regard to one specific act i to find the defendant guilty.
Bravo v. State (1st COA)
Does the theory of transferred intent apply when a defendant's conduct injures the original target, as well as another person?
Yes. The defendant in this case was found guilty of injury to a child, when he intended only to injure the father. Injury to a child is a result-oriented offense, meaning that the State is required to prove the defendant caused the result with the proper criminal intent. It did not matter whether defendant knew the child was in the car at the time of the injury, because the State could prove he knowingly or intentionally caused an accident "reasonably certain" to cause injury to others, regardless of whom the others were. Read opinion.
This should be a very helpful decision on transferred intent. The fact situation—akin to intentional road rage—may not come up that often in transferred intent cases. But the law with regard to transferred intent is presented and explained well in this case.
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Stanley v. State (5th COA)
Does double jeopardy preclude convicting a defendant of both felony murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon when both crimes arose from the same conduct?
Yes. Because both offenses share the same punishment range, have a similar focus that indicates a single instance of conduct, and share the same culpable mental state, they are the same for purposes of double-jeopardy under Ervin. Read opinion.
This is a tough case, especially since it involves the death of a police officer and dangerous drunk driving on the part of the defendant. The double jeopardy analysis may hold up on review by the Court of Criminal Appeals. In any event, the defendant's felony murder conviction stands, as does his very well deserved 99-year sentence.
Trevino v. State (14th COA)
Is an amendment to an indictment on the day of trial, but before jury selection, considered void?
No. An indictment amended on the day of trial is voidable, however. A trial court generally should not allow an amendment to the indictment on the day of trial, but a defendant must object to the error at trial, or he will waive his objection. Read opinion.
The word "void" should be reserved for only the most significant errors in the criminal justice system, such as jurisdictional errors or failing to state an offense. The Code of Criminal Procedure makes it clear that a defendant must object to an untimely amendment of a charging instrument. His acquiescence to that amendment, or his failure to object, certainly does not render the charging instrument void.
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