A sea of blue suits in Bozeman. Photo via Sydney Palmer-Leger.
The focus when it comes to results is quite consistently on the individual athlete. It is a logical inclination, given the nature of the sports that are offered through SVSEF programming; from snowboardcross competitions to GS races to skate sprints, it's the athlete's time or technical proficiency alone that counts. While Athlete of the Month is a platform to highlight skiers and riders who have achieved results-based success, it behoves us to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. The aggregate of top results recently amassed by cross country athletes as a team warrants recognition of the program's overarching strength; this is the reason why our Athlete of the Month is not an individual, but the entire Cross Country Comp Team.
As of mid-January, SVSEF athletes have competed at three major events, both regionally and nationally. At each of these events, they have featured prominently at the top of the result lists. At the first JNQ, SVSEF secured over half of the podiums for the weekend. Across the country at U.S. Nationals at Craftsbury, top finishes resulted in four SVSEF athletes earning spots at Junior and U23 World Championships. SVSEF again nabbed a large number of podiums at the super qualifier at Soldier Hollow on January 18-19, which featured large fields of competitors, not just from the Intermountain region, but from all over the west.
Young SVSEF skiers at Striders and Prep training; these, along with Devo, are the precursors to Comp Team.
Training at Lake Creek, photo by Travis Jones.
Comp, PG and Gold Team athletes at summer training at Community School's Dumke Family Sagewillow Campus.
With 211 of SVSEF's 695 enrolled athletes, it's expected to find some snippets of success in the cross country program. What stands out, however, is how widespread the success has been so far this season, and how the team dynamic, from the ground up, has lent itself to both individual and group success.
Gold Team skier Kevin Bolger is racing on the World Cup circuit this winter.
Sophia Mazzoni and Sydney Palmer-Leger in Finland for Junior World Championships.
Time trial at Prairie Creek, photo by Glen Allison.
The JNQ season opener at Bozeman was both a nod to the base SVSEF cross country skiers have steadily built over the past eight months, and an indication of good things to come. Prep, comp and PG athletes raced December 22-23 at Bozeman for the first of three Intermountain region JNQ qualifiers. SVSEF athletes were constantly on the podium; Johnny Hagenbuch won the men's U18 freestyle mass start, and PG athletes Scott Schulz and Adam Witowski were first and second for U20s. Bjorn Halvorsen also secured a win in the U16 age class. For U18 women, Sydney Palmer-Leger took the win, followed by Sophia Mazzoni in second and Anja Jensen in fourth. Lily Brunelle was the third U20, followed by Heidi Booher in fourth and Sarah Morgan in fifth. U16 women swept the podium, with Logan Smith in first, Sammy Smith second and Anja Grover third. All told, SVSEF took 10 of 18 podium spots for U16-U20 classes; over half of the kids standing on the podium throughout the weekend were wearing the SVSEF suit.
The team's momentum continued into the new year at Nationals. Top professional, collegiate and junior athletes from across the country converged for classic sprints and classic and skate distance races. Johnny Hagenbuch was the top U18 in the nation in the classic distance race. On the women's side, Sydney Palmer-Leger was the top U18 female in the classic distance race, as was Logan Smith for U16s. Peter Holmes stepped onto the American podium in third for the men's classic sprint. He was fourth overall and the first U23. Sophia qualified for women's senior heats and was the second junior overall, and Logan Smith also qualified for senior heats as a U16. Sydney Palmer-Leger skied to second in junior heats, Sarah Morgan to fifth and Johnny Hagenbuch to fifth. In Sunday's mass start, Johnny Hagenbuch again won his age group, this time in the men's 10km freestyle race. PG skier Scott Schulz broke the top 10 in ninth. Sydney Palmer-Leger made the junior women's podium in third for the 7.5km, and Logan Smith was 15th and the top U16 finisher.
Aside from overall titles, athletes competing at Nationals were looking to qualify for race opportunities abroad. A record number of SVSEF athletes did so; Peter Holmes, Johnny Hagenbuch, Sydney Palmer-Leger and Sophia Mazzoni all made the cut for U.S. World Junior Championships in Lahti, Finland, which are currently taking place. SVSEF has often had one or two (and twice, three) athletes qualify for World Juniors, but four is unprecedented. In addition to the four who qualified for Junior Worlds, Comp Team athlete Logan Smith had a standout series. At just 14 years old, Logan pre-qualified for Junior Nationals, and also qualified for the U18 Nordic Nations Cup in Scandinavia. She was also the second alternate for Junior Worlds, based on her results at Nationals.
These four athletes aren't the only SVSEF skiers representing the organization in Europe. Gold Team skier Kevin Bolger has been competing on the World Cup circuit as a member of the U.S. National Team; he was named last spring following success domestically as well as in his first World Cup competition (he placed 11th overall in a freestyle sprint in Lahti last season). He has recorded some solid results for his first season racing full-time in Europe; Kevin qualified 13th in Toblach in the skate sprint, and finished 21st overall.


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Northwestern University is a major private research university with 12 academic divisions located on three campuses in Evanston, Chicago, and Education City in Doha, Qatar. We have approximately 2,500 full-time faculty members, 17,000 graduate and undergraduate students, and over 5,700 full and part-time staff. Northwestern University combines innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative environment. It provides students and faculty exceptional opportunities for intellectual, personal and professional growth.
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Kelly Trump (* 27. August 1970 in Bottrop; gebürtig Nicole Heyka) ist eine deutsche Schauspielerin und ehemalige Pornodarstellerin.

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Kelly Trump wuchs in Gelsenkirchen auf. Nach ihrer Schulzeit machte sie eine Ausbildung zur Zahnarzthelferin, die sie jedoch abbrach. Aus Geldnot fing sie an zu kellnern und als Go-Go-Girl zu tanzen. 1994 bekam sie das Angebot, in einem Film mitzuwirken. Beim Casting stellte sich heraus, dass es sich um einen Pornofilm handelt. So entschloss sie sich zur Arbeit in der Pornoindustrie. 1996 drehte Trump auch im Ausland einige Filme mit Porno-Regisseuren wie Marc Dorcel (Frankreich), John Leslie (USA) und Joe D'Amato (Italien). Zeitweise moderierte sie das Erotik-Format La Notte auf 9live.

Im Herbst 2001 gab sie bei der Verleihung des Venus Awards in Berlin ihren Ausstieg aus dem Pornogeschäft bekannt und versucht sich seitdem als seriöse Darstellerin mit kleinen Rollen. 2002 spielte sie sich selber im deutschen Kinofilm Wie die Karnickel. 2004 nahm sie an der Reality-TV-Show Die Alm (ProSieben) teil. 2005 erschien ihre gemeinsam mit Werner Schlegel verfasste Autobiografie Porno – Ein Star packt aus als Buch und als Hörbuch, gesprochen von Trump und Schlegel.

Seit April 2008 schrieb sie in der deutschen FHM die Kolumne Einsichten. Am 26. April 2009 und 11. April 2010 war sie in der VOX-Sendung Das perfekte Promi-Dinner zu sehen.  Im September 2014 trat sie bei VOX in der Styling-Doku Promi Shopping Queen auf.

2013 machte sie sich zudem selbständig und eröffnete Kosmetikstudios in Gelsenkirchen und Essen.

Kelly Trump lebt mit ihrem Ehemann, dem Ex-Scooter-Mitglied Axel Coon, in Gelsenkirchen. Die beiden haben im Oktober 2019 geheiratet.

Trivia
Der Hamburger Sänger Lotto King Karl widmete ihr das Lied Lang lebe Kelly Trump.

Auszeichnungen
 1995:  Internationales Festival der Erotik von Brüssel: Beste Darstellerin
 1997: Internationales Festival der Erotik von Brüssel: Beste Darstellerin
 1997: Venus Award – Beste Deutsche Darstellerin
 1999: Venus Award – Beste Deutsche Darstellerin
 2001: Venus Award – Beste Deutsche Darstellerin

Schauspielkarriere
Pornofilme (Auswahl):
 1994: Concetta Licata 1
 1995: Amadeus Mozart
 1996: Messalina (The Virgin Queen)
 1996: Herz-Lust
 1996: Le Desir dans la Peau
 1997: Olympus: Rifugio degli dei (Olympus: Refuge of Gods)
 1997: Hercules: A Sex Adventure
 1998: Jeannie
 1998: Das Mädchen-Internat
 1999: Kelly fickt Hollywood
 1999: Supergirl: Titten aus Stahl
 2000: Meine versaute Zwillingsschwester
 2002: Kelly in der Sexfalle
 2005: Der Hausmeister

Filme:
 2002: Wie die Karnickel
 2003: Mädchen Nr. 1
 2004: Agnes und seine Brüder
 2006: Kinder der Nacht 2
 2013: Bob der Baggerführer
 2014: Spiel mir am Glied bis zum Tod

Serien:
 1997: Ein Fall für zwei (Folge: Alle für Einen)
 2003: Unter uns
 2004: Alles Atze (Folge: Baby Alarm)
 2008: Niedrig und Kuhnt – Kommissare ermitteln (Folge: Ausgeknipst)

Musikvideos:
 2001: Scooter  Ramp! (The Logical Song)

Show-Auftritte:
 2001: Late Night Fantasy
 2001: Die Harald Schmidt Show
 2001: Wa(h)re Liebe
 2004: Die Alm
 2005: Freitag Nacht News
 2005: Riverboat
 2009 und 2010: Das perfekte Promi-Dinner
 2011: Fort Boyard
 2013: Reality Queens auf Safari
 2014 und 2015: Promi Shopping Queen

Literatur
  (auch als Hörbuch auf 4 CDs, ISBN 3-938152-07-9.)

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Pornodarsteller
Filmschauspieler
Unternehmer (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Träger des Venus Award
Pseudonym
Deutscher
Geboren 1970
Frau

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Sochi Goal Post was born as part of a regulation sized ice hockey net. Its birthplace is unconfirmed, although it was adopted by Canada at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Usually guarded by a goaltender, Goal Post fared well without its protector on February 20, 2014 when it stood tall against the threat of an empty net goal by the United States in the Olympic women's ice hockey final when Canada was down 2-1.
Inspired by Goal Post's modest, stand-up play, the Canadian team went on to equalize and beat the Americans 3-2 in overtime for a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal. An understated hero, Goal Post did not make itself available to media for postgame interviews.
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Best Buy - Saturday, October 13, 2018.
Best Buy welcomed the inaugural Blacks in Technology conference, BITCON 2018, to its headquarters in Richfield, Minnesota, on Saturday.
It was a moment that Greg Greenlee, who founded the Blacks in Technology nonprofit 10 years ago, always dreamed about.
Supporting Greenlee's mission was Best Buy Chairman and CEO Hubert Joly, who spoke to the nearly 200 conference attendees.
Diversity has been a top priority in recent years for Joly, who joined Best Buy in 2012. Last year, he signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion , the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace.
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Alex Harvey joins le Défi de La Diable as the official spokesperson
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The third edition of winter triathlon le Défi de La Diable combining running, cross-country ski and snowshoe events is returning to Domaine Saint-Bernard (Mont-Tremblant) on March 8, 2020 with Alex Harvey, the most successful Canadian cross-country skier in history, on board as spokesperson. Participants are invited to confront their demons solo or in teams, choosing either of two race distances, including this year's newest: Jackrabbit's Hell (20.5 km).
The World Cup champion is very pleased to attend the event and promote the development of his sport, saying he is thrilled to see families, men, women and kids surpass themselves in a discipline as complex as the winter triathlon.
"I'm very excited about continuing to represent cross-country skiing and physical fitness in Québec from the 'other side of the fence'! And I'm really looking forward to skiing at Domaine Saint-Bernard!"
Cross-country skiing with Alex in January
Alex will be on-trail at Domaine Saint-Bernard on January 18 to offer support and training tips to 3rd edition participants. Participants interested in kick-starting their training can do so ‒ Ski de Fond Mont-Tremblant trails at Domaine Saint-Bernard are open.
What's new in 2020
Jackrabbit's Hell ‒ a new race circuit covering 20.5km ‒ pays tribute to the mythical man of the Laurentian forest, Herman "Jackrabbit" Smith-Johannsen. In fact, it is held on the very trail that bears his name. On race day, an event host and a DJ will be in attendance to keep the mood charged.
3rd edition distances
The challenge, a total of 16.5km (291m D+) to compete alone or in teams:
8km cross-country ski
4.5km snowshoe
Jackrabbit's Hell, a total of 20.5km (400m D+) to compete alone or in teams:
12km cross-country ski
Registration are open to solo racers 16 years+ and in teams, to racers ages 14 years+. Eager athletes have until March 7, 2020 to register online!
The 1st edition of le Défi de la Diable was held in 2018, largely due to Dorian Baysset and Virginie Dufresne who were fueled by the desire to promote winter sports in the region. While the 1st edition attracted 80 participants, that number doubled the following year. In its 3rd edition, around 300 participants are expected.
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John Negroponte
John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in the United Kingdom) is a Greek-American career diplomat. He is currently serving as the United States Deputy Secretary of State. Prior to serving in this capacity, he was the first ever Director of National Intelligence.
Negroponte served in the United States Foreign Service, from 1960 to 1997. He had various tours of duty as a United States ambassador, including a three-year ambassadorship to the Philippines, from 1993 to 1996. He subsequently served as U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations from 2001 to 2004, and was ambassador to Iraq from June 2004 to April 2005.
2 Ambassador to Honduras (1981 - 1985)
3 Ambassador to the UN (2001 - 2004)
4 Ambassador to Iraq (2004 - 2005)
5 Director of National Intelligence (2005 - 2007)
6 Awards received
8.1 Favorable commentary
8.2 Criticism
Negroponte was born in London to Dimitri John and Catherine Coumantaros Negroponte. His father was a Greek shipping magnate. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1956, and Yale University in 1960.
Negroponte later served at eight different Foreign Service posts in Asia, Europe and Latin America; and he also held important positions at the State Department and the White House. In 1981, he became the U.S. ambassador to Honduras. From 1985 to 1987, Negroponte held the position of Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. Subsequently, he served as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from 1987 to 1989; Ambassador to Mexico, from 1989 to 1993; and Ambassador to the Philippines from 1993 to 1996. As Deputy National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan, he was involved in the campaign to remove from power General Manuel Noriega in Panama. From 1997 until his appointment as ambassador to the UN, Negroponte was an executive with McGraw-Hill.
Negroponte speaks five languages (English, French, Greek, Spanish and Vietnamese). He is the elder brother of Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab and of the One Laptop per Child project. His brother Michel Negroponte is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker, and his other brother, George Negroponte, is an artist. Negroponte and his wife, the former Diana Mary Villiers, have five adopted children: Marina, Alejandra, John, George and Sophia. They were married on December 14 1976.
Ambassador to Honduras (1981 - 1985)
From 1981 to 1985, Negroponte was the U.S. ambassador to Honduras. During this time, military aid to Honduras grew from $4 million to $77.4 million a year, and the US began to maintain a significant military presence there, with the goal of providing a bulwark against the revolutionary Sandinista government of Nicaragua, which had overthrown the Somoza government and then created a state with close ties to both Cuba and the Soviet Union.
The previous U.S. ambassador to Honduras, Jack Binns (who was appointed by President Jimmy Carter) made numerous complaints about human rights abuses by the Honduran military under the government of Policarpo Paz García. Following the inauguration of Ronald Reagan, Binns was replaced by Negroponte, who has denied having knowledge of any wrongdoing by Honduran military forces.
In 1995, The Baltimore Sun published an extensive investigation of U.S. activities in Honduras. Speaking of Negroponte and other senior U.S. officials, an ex-Honduran congressman, Efraín Díaz, was quoted as saying:
Their attitude was one of tolerance and silence. They needed Honduras to loan its territory more than they were concerned about innocent people being killed.
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Substantial evidence subsequently emerged to support the contention that Negroponte was aware that serious violations of human rights were carried out by the Honduran government, but despite this did not recommend ending U.S. military aid to the country. Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, on September 14, 2001, as reported in the Congressional Record, aired his suspicions on the occasion of Negroponte's nomination to the position of UN ambassador:
Based upon the Committee's review of State Department and CIA documents, it would seem that Ambassador Negroponte knew far more about government perpetrated human rights abuses than he chose to share with the committee in 1989 or in Embassy contributions at the time to annual State Department Human Rights reports.[1]
Among other evidence, Dodd cited a cable sent by Negroponte, in 1985, that made it clear that Negroponte was aware of the threat of "future human rights abuses" by "secret operating cells" left over by General Gustavo Álvarez Martinez, the chief of the Honduran armed forces, after he was forcibly removed from his post by fellow military commanders in 1984.
In April 2005, as the Senate confirmation hearings for the National Intelligence post took place, hundreds of documents were released by the State Department in response to a FOIA request by The Washington Post. The documents, cables that Negroponte sent to Washington while serving as ambassador to Honduras, indicated that he played a more active role than previously known in managing US efforts against the leftist Sandinistas. According to the Post, the image of Negroponte that emerges from the cables is that of an
exceptionally energetic, action-oriented ambassador whose anti-communist convictions led him to play down human rights abuses in Honduras, the most reliable U.S. ally in the region. There is little in the documents the State Department has released so far to support his assertion that he used "quiet diplomacy" to persuade the Honduran authorities to investigate the most egregious violations, including the mysterious disappearance of dozens of government opponents.[2]
The New York Times wrote that the documents revealed
a tough cold warrior who enthusiastically carried out President Ronald Reagan's strategy. They show he sent admiring reports to Washington about the Honduran military chief, who was blamed for human rights violations, warned that peace talks with the Nicaraguan regime might be a dangerous "Trojan horse" and pleaded with officials in Washington to impose greater secrecy on the Honduran role in aiding the contras.
The cables show that Mr. Negroponte worked closely with William J. Casey, then director of central intelligence, on the Reagan administration's anti-Communist offensive in Central America. He helped word a secret 1983 presidential "finding" authorizing support for the Contras, as the Nicaraguan rebels were known, and met regularly with Honduran military officials to win and retain their backing for the covert action.[3]
Both papers based their stories on cables obtained by a Post FOIA request. George Washington University's National Security Archive writes of
dozens of cables in which the Ambassador sought to undermine regional peace efforts such as the Contadora initiative that ultimately won Costa Rican president Oscar Arias a Nobel Prize, as well as multiple reports of meetings and conversations with Honduran military officers who were instrumental in providing logistical support and infrastructure for CIA covert operations in support of the contras against Nicaragua -"our special project" as Negroponte refers to the contra war in the cable traffic.[4]
During Negroponte's tour as US Ambassador to Mexico (1989-1993), he officiated at the block-long, fortified embassy and directed, among other things, U.S. intelligence services to assist the war against the Zapatista rebels of Chiapas.
Ambassador to the UN (2001 - 2004)
President George W. Bush appointed Negroponte to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in February, 2001, and after substantial opposition from Senate Democrats the nomination was ratified by the Senate on September 15 2001, four days after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. According to CBS News,
At the United Nations, Negroponte, 64, was instrumental in winning unanimous approval of a Security Council resolution that demanded Saddam Hussein comply with U.N. mandates to disarm.[5]
Ambassador to Iraq (2004 - 2005)
On April 19, 2004, Negroponte was nominated by U.S. President George W. Bush to be the United States Ambassador to Iraq after the 30 June handover of sovereignty. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 6, 2004, by a vote of 95 to 3, and was officially sworn in on June 23, 2004 replacing L. Paul Bremer as the U.S.'s highest ranking American civilian in Iraq.
In the months Negroponte spent as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq he received plaudits, even from Bush administration critics such as Fred Kaplan, for his work tackling corruption in the U.S. administration in Iraq.
Director of National Intelligence (2005 - 2007)
On February 17, 2005, President George W. Bush named Negroponte as the first Director of National Intelligence, (DNI), a cabinet-level position charged with coordinating the nation's Intelligence Community [1]. On April 21, 2005, Negroponte was confirmed by a vote of 98 to 2 in the Senate, and subsequently sworn into the office that was called "substantially stronger" than its predecessor position, the Director of Central Intelligence [2]. Part of its power stemmed from the ability to "determine" budgets, prompting President Bush to remark, "That's why John Negroponte is going to have a lot of influence. He will set the budgets." [3] The budget of the Intelligence Community is estimated at $40 billion. [4]
Reaction to Negroponte's nomination was, according to Newsweek, "overwhelmingly positive" because he had "earned the respect of many intel professionals since those early days of the Reagan counterinsurgency." [5] The Times noted, "if anyone can bring a semblance of unity to America's bewildering network of competing spy agencies, it is John Negroponte." [6]
Congressional reaction was also positive. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), then-vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said, "I think that Ambassador Negroponte is a very sound choice. Ambassador Negroponte has served bravely and with distinction in Iraq and at the United Nations during a time of turmoil and uncertainty. He brings a record of proven leadership and strong management." Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), then-ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee noted, "John Negroponte is a smart choice for a very important job. He's a seasoned and skilled diplomat, who has served with distinction at the United Nations and in Iraq -- and he has the full confidence of the president." [7]
According to John MacGaffin, the CIA's former associate deputy director for clandestine operations, "This is a guy who plays hardball. He's a man who understands the whole range of counterintelligence, intelligence and covert action. They're all parts of foreign policy and protecting ourselves." [8] "We've known for the last 40 years that what's wrong [with intelligence] is that no one's in charge," one retired CIA official told Newsweek. "For once we have a chance to do something with someone truly in charge. Negroponte's going to decide what the answer is." [9]
As DNI, Negroponte, "embarked on an impressive array of reform efforts," with "perhaps the most transformational work … [involving] the effort to retool the creaky electronic infrastructure of the intelligence community." [10]
According to U.S. News & World Report, one of Negroponte's first tests was on an overbudget satellite system. The $25 billion system, called the "Future Imagery Architecture," was created as the "foundation for the next generation of America's space-based surveillance efforts." The reality was quite different, as it became, "a managerial nightmare – five years behind schedule and billions over budget. Poor quality control and technical problems raised questions about whether the system would ever work properly." Negroponte "moved decisively" and jettisoned half the classified project. [11]
Negroponte also appointed "mission managers" – intelligence professionals focused on America's hardest targets and most looming threats. The mission managers are focused on counterterrorism, counterproliferation, counterintelligenc], Iran, North Korea and Cuba and Venezuela. [12] According to John McLaughlin, former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI), the mission manager concept, "holds much promise for integrating analysis, collection and other intelligence activities." [13]
It has also proven beneficial during potential crises. According to a senior intelligence official quoted in US News and World Report, "In the days after North Korea's recent nuclear test, the DNI put mission manager and CIA veteran Joseph DeTrani at the center of the developing crisis. Along with issuing a twice-daily intelligence summary, DeTrani served as a 'traffic cop,' coordinating analysis, briefing the White House, and tasking spies on what to target." [14]
In a November 2006 cover story in US News and World Report, it was noted that Negroponte and his office, "have made a promising start – and, remarkably, encountered an apparent willingness to embark on the necessary reforms." [15] Progress made included the White House approval of more than 30 DNI recommendations on improving the flow of intelligence and terrorism data to state and local authorities; requiring intelligence agencies to accept each other's clearance; "open[ing] up the analytic process to new ideas and new people" to prevent groupthink – and the creation of an analytic ombudsman; the establishment of an Open Source center, "designed to broaden the flow of ideas to analysts"; and more "red teams" to challenge conventional thinking. [16]
Furthermore, the President's Daily Brief, the highly classified report given to the president each morning by Negroponte, once prepared solely by the Central Intelligence Agency, is now compiled from intelligence agencies across the government. "I believe what I can bring to the community is a sense of what our most important customer is interested in," Negroponte told US News about briefing the president. [17]
In spite of his progress leading the Intelligence Community, though, there were rumors that Negroponte wanted to move back to the field in which he spent 37 years – the State Department and Foreign Service. [18] The rumors became official on January 5, 2007 when Negroponte announced his resignation as DNI and move to the State Department to serve as Deputy Secretary of State. [19]
Former DDCI John McLaughlin wrote after the resignation was announced, "Negroponte must be credited with bringing a reassuring and confident demeanor to a community that had been rocked by controversy." [20]
According to Newsweek, "Under Negroponte, the intel czar's office was praised by both congressional and executive-branch officials for greatly improving—via its National Counterterrorism Center—the sharing among relevant agencies of intelligence reports about terror threats." [21]
Lifetime Achievement Award, World Affairs Council of America
Jit Trainor Award for Distinction in the Conduct of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
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The Negroponte File: Additional Papers, National Security Archive, updated 12 August 2005
Biofile: John Negroponte, a biography page
John Negroponte addresses The World Affairs Councils of America national conference, February 8 2006 (video)
Ambassador Negroponte Video Address at Harvard, 12/1/2006, "Global Security Challenges Facing the Intelligence Community."
Favorable commentary
What NID Needs (Fred Kaplan for Slate, February 17, 2005)
Smearing Negroponte (Rich Lowry for National Review, February 22, 2005)
"Bush's Cool Cold Warrior (Jan McGirk in the Independent) September 16, 2001
We Must Not Move On (Paul Laverty for The Guardian, April 13, 2005)
Negroponte's Time in Honduras at Issue (Michael Dobbs for The Washington Post, March 21, 2005)
John Negroponte's Human Rights Record Continues to Stir Debate (May I Speak Freely Media - extensive list of links to critical commentary and news articles, etc., February 2005)
Bush hands key post to veteran of dirty wars (Duncan Campbell of The Guardian on Negroponte's past history, February 18, 2005)
Dennis Hans. When John Negroponte Was Mullah Omar, Common Dreams, February 20 2005 .
From Central America to Iraq (Noam Chomsky for Khaleej Times, August 6, 2004)
Ghali Hassan. Ambassador to Death Squads: Who is John Negroponte?, Counter Punch, June 4 2004.
The Negroponte nomination: a warning to the people of Iraq (Bill Van Auken for the World Socialist Web Site, 21 April 2004)
Our man in Honduras (Stephen Kinzer for The New York Review of Books, September 20, 2001)
1995 Four-Part Series on Honduras in the 80s (The Baltimore Sun, June 11, 1995 - June 18, 1995)
A carefully crafted deception (Ginger Thompson and Gary Cohn for The Baltimore Sun, June 18, 1995)
Negroponte's 'Friendly Eye' (Robert Parry for ConsortiumNews.com, April 13 2005)
Negroponte Makes the Most of His Post as Minister Without Portfolio (Jeff Stein for Congressional Quarterly, March 3, 2006)
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Phillies win second in a row over Mets to take series
AP Baseball Writer |
The Phillies' Odubel Herrera (center) is greeted by teammate Cesar Hernandez after Herrera's two-run home run during the sixth inning Sunday in New York. (Seth Wenig / AP)
NEW YORK (AP) — After a pair of weekend wins against the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin turned comedian.
What was Jeremy Hellickson doing differently than last season?
"He was a left-handed pitcher before this year," Mackanin said. "We turned him into a righty. I just saw something."
And what about Jeanmar Gomez, who saved two games in 18 hours after getting one previous save in his big league career?
"Fireman of the Year," Mackanin exclaimed.
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After coming within one loss of what would have been their worst start since 1934, the rebuilding Phillies headed to their home opener with a 2-4 record. Odubel Herrera hit a two-run homer off Matt Harvey in the ace's first appearance at Citi Field since he failed to close out Game 5 of last year's World Series, and the Phillies beat New York 5-2 Sunday.
Philadelphia won the last two games of the three-game series after an 0-4 start. The Phillies already have more wins at Citi Field this season than last year, when they went 1-8.
"To take this series is huge," said Hellickson, who held the Mets hitless until Yoenis Cespedes lined an opposite-field single to right in the fourth.
Hellickson (1-0) had a 3-0 lead before David Wright doubled with two out in the sixth and Cespedes chased him with a two-run homer on a changeup.
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"I haven't had a lot of success in the last few Aprils," Hellickson said. "That sixth inning today was kind of I think the story of my seasons over the last couple years, a lot of two-out homers, a lot of two-out hits with guys in scoring position."
The Mets wore replicas of the uniforms used by their 1986 World Series champions, with royal blue and orange racing stripes, outfits that will be sported for Sunday home games this year. But they have hit more like their offensively challenged early 1960s version: a .180 batting average and 14 runs scored.
A day after getting three hits in a 1-0 loss, New York was held to four hits by Hellickson and three relievers, and the NL champions dropped to 2-3 — their record before 11-game winning streaks in 1986 and last year.
James Russell, Hector Neris and Gomez combined for one-hit relief.
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"They were outstanding," Hellickson said. "We said it the first couple games, when they struggled, that they'd bounce back."
Pitching on the Citi Field mound for the first time since manager Terry Collins allowed him to try to finish a shutout against Kansas City, Harvey (0-2) reached 97 mph with his fastball and started 19 of 25 hitters with strikes. But he gave up three runs and six hits in six innings and has struck out three batters or fewer in consecutive games for the first time in his big league career.
"I think we're all kind of finding our place right now and working to win and kind of click at the same time," Harvey said.
Peter Bourjos reached on an infield hit in the third and scored on Freddy Galvis' sacrifice fly. Harvey retired 10 straight batters before Cesar Hernandez singled in the sixth for his sixth hit of the series. Herrera homered on a low slider with little break, the ball landing between the fence in right-center that was erected for the 2015 season and the original wall.
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"So much different than last year, where we're in the game," said Mackanin, who replaced Ryne Sandberg last June. "Every win helps. Hits build confidence. Good pitching performances build confidence."
Cameron Rupp is slated to start at catcher for Philadelphia on Monday instead of 37-year-old Carlos Ruiz.
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A day after missing a hit-and-run sign, Herrera nearly cost the Phillies a run in the eighth. Ryan Howard hit a bases-loaded fly to right off Addison Reed, and as Galvis headed home from third, Herrera failed to tag up and nearly was doubled up at second by right fielder Curtis Granderson. The call by second base umpire Paul Nauert was upheld on replay, but if Herrera had been out, the run would not have counted because Galvis had not crossed home plate at the time of the tag.
"We're going to keep digging in on that and making sure we don't make any more mental mistakes like that," Mackanin said.
Phillies: RHP Aaron Nola is scheduled to start Monday against San Diego. He didn't get a decision at Cincinnati in his first start, when he allowed one run and four hits in seven innings.
Mets: LHP Steven Matz makes his first start of the season when New York takes on Miami on Monday night.
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To the point: Once having a liberal liquor policy and known for it's beer and winery, Mizoram finally has been declared as a completely dry state starting from April 1st.
The Northeastern part of India is known more for the wonderful landscapes, the greenery, lower Himalayas and the river valleys. Well, for years, the Northeastern 'sisters' have been known for the cheap and quality sell of alcohol brands quite openly. Arunachal Pradesh, for example, has been known for the exquisite wine. Mizoram sold open liquor and was known for serving alcoholic beverages. But soon, a certain ban was put on dealings of alcoholic products which was lifted four years ago. Then, how did this sudden change came through? Quite astoundingly, all credit goes to the Mizoram Liquior Prohibition Bill which got enforced from April 1.
Since 1977, Mizoram was dry. So if you ever happened to tour this state nestled between the trees and mountains, you wouldn't have been able to carry a chilled beer on a mountain hike until 2015. After that, the ban was lifted completely and people found renowned alcoholic brands flushing the Mizoram with their intoxication and parties. It was reasoned that that the state revenue would increase. Suddenly, we saw quite a reversal of the law.
Recently, the government announced that the ban would be put again, which has been in effect from April 1. The Mizoram Liquor Prohibition Bill put an end to all kinds of dealings regrading the alcoholic beverages in the city as well as importing the products in the local markets. This is surely a quite positive step to stop the harmful effects of liquor affecting the people of Mizoram, a state known for it's extensive tourism and culture.
ight now, we can only hope that this ban is the final showdown against alcohol in Mizoram for good. For every bottle sold, precious part of our lives tend to be lost. The state can now focus on it's rich naturtal heritage, the tribal population and preserving the beauty Mizoram possess. This story should be seen as an inspiration for other states to take similar steps.


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Q: Canvas putimagedata is sometimes not drawing like expected I am trying to draw a simple flat line from the left center of my canvas to right side. The starting and ending points will be taken from textbox input. To do this i am first drawing a line from start to end with same html color with canvas to erase previous lines and then drawing the new line. However i am getting inconsistent behaviour. Sometimes it is drawing the input coordinates sometimes it isnt. What i may be doing wrong?
Here is my html code:
<!DOCTYPE html>

        <meta charset="UTF-8"/>
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="./css/cizim.css" />
        <title>Line</title>

<canvas width ="400" height="400" id="canvas">

        </canvas>

                Başlangıç:
                <input type="text" id="start" name="fname">

                Bitiş:
                <input type="text" id="end" name="sname">

                <button id="myBtn" onclick="updateCanvas()">Draw</button>

And here is my javascript code:
function updateCanvas() {
    var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
    var start = document.getElementById("start").value;
    var end = document.getElementById("end").value;
    var canvasWidth = canvas.width;
    var canvasHeight = canvas.height;
    var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
    var canvasData = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, canvasWidth, canvasHeight);

    function drawPixel (x, y, r, g, b, a) {
        var index = (x + y * canvasWidth) * 4;
        //pixelDensity(1);
        canvasData.data[index + 0] = r;
        canvasData.data[index + 1] = g;
        canvasData.data[index + 2] = b;
        canvasData.data[index + 3] = a;
    }
//Drawing 0 to 400 pixels to erase previous line here
    for (var i=0;i<=400;i++){
      drawPixel(i, 200, 247, 176, 84, 255);
    }
//Drawing new line
    for (var i=start;i<=end;i++){
      drawPixel(i, 200, 255, 0, 0, 255);
    }
    ctx.putImageData(canvasData, 0, 0);
}

function updateCanvas() {
    var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
    var start = document.getElementById("start").value;
    var end = document.getElementById("end").value;
    var canvasWidth = canvas.width;
    var canvasHeight = canvas.height;
    var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
    var canvasData = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, canvasWidth, canvasHeight);

    function drawPixel (x, y, r, g, b, a) {
        var index = (x + y * canvasWidth) * 4;
        //pixelDensity(1);
        canvasData.data[index + 0] = r;
        canvasData.data[index + 1] = g;
        canvasData.data[index + 2] = b;
        canvasData.data[index + 3] = a;
    }
    for (var i=0;i<=400;i++){
      drawPixel(i, 200, 247, 176, 84, 255);
    }
    for (var i=start;i<=end;i++){
      drawPixel(i, 200, 255, 0, 0, 255);
    }
    ctx.putImageData(canvasData, 0, 0);
}
body {
    background-color: #F7B054;
  }

  h1 {
    color: white;
    text-align: center;
  }

  p {
    font-family: verdana;
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  #canvas{
    border: 2px solid black;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>

        <meta charset="UTF-8"/>
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="./css/cizim.css" />
        <title>Line</title>

<canvas width ="400" height="400" id="canvas">

        </canvas>

                Başlangıç:
                <input type="text" id="start" name="fname" value="50">

                Bitiş:
                <input type="text" id="end" name="sname" value="300">

                <button id="myBtn" onclick="updateCanvas()">Draw</button>

The problem is that with the input being 50 and 300 respectively, the line is not displayed. While with 100 and 300, for example, it works well.

A: The problem is that you are loading input attributes that have a textual type, so "50" is > "300". The solution is to convert them to numbers when you get the values so the comparison will be numerical. See the snippet below:

function updateCanvas() {
    var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
    var start = parseInt(document.getElementById("start").value);
    var end = parseInt(document.getElementById("end").value);
    var canvasWidth = canvas.width;
    var canvasHeight = canvas.height;
    var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
    var canvasData = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, canvasWidth, canvasHeight);

    function drawPixel (x, y, r, g, b, a) {
        var index = (x + y * canvasWidth) * 4;
        //pixelDensity(1);
        canvasData.data[index + 0] = r;
        canvasData.data[index + 1] = g;
        canvasData.data[index + 2] = b;
        canvasData.data[index + 3] = a;
    }
    for (var i=0;i<=400;i++){
      drawPixel(i, 200, 247, 176, 84, 255);
    }
    for (var i=start;i<=end;i++){
      drawPixel(i, 200, 255, 0, 0, 255);
    }
    ctx.putImageData(canvasData, 0, 0);
}
body {
    background-color: #F7B054;
  }

  h1 {
    color: white;
    text-align: center;
  }

  p {
    font-family: verdana;
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  #canvas{
    border: 2px solid black;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>

        <meta charset="UTF-8"/>
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="./css/cizim.css" />
        <title>Line</title>

<canvas width ="400" height="400" id="canvas">

        </canvas>

                Başlangıç:
                <input type="text" id="start" name="fname" value="50">

                Bitiş:
                <input type="text" id="end" name="sname" value="300">

                <button id="myBtn" onclick="updateCanvas()">Draw</button>

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Congratulations to all of our STAR award winners listed below:
Julie Hudson
Congratulations to Julie Hudson, who was nominated by a patients relative for a star award!
Julie went above and beyond when dealing with some enquiries of the patients relative and they were extremely grateful!
She was nominated by a patient's relative, who said: "I would like to thank Julie Hudson, PA to the Children Teams Director, for the exceptional service I received. I e-mailed late one evening for advice regarding my grandchild. My daughter had taken her to A&E 3 weeks earlier and had had an appointment with the children team a week earlier, but she was getting worse day by day. Julie went far further than I could have ever imagined. She responded at 5.39am to my e-mail and by 9.30am I had received 2 further e-mails informing me of what they would do and what we could do in the meantime. Her e-mails were both caring and respectful in tone. My granddaughter was admitted that day and had to stay overnight and I'm happy to say she is now back home and on the road to recovery.
A massive thanks to Mr Gupta and his colleagues but especially to Julie; I was extremely grateful for her courtesy and total professionalism and in these difficult times it goes a long way to say thank you and she deserves to be recognised for her fantastic service."
Alison Kinnaird
Congratulations to Alison Kinnaird, who have been presented with a STAR award by Ian O'Connor, Chief Finance Officer. Alison was nominated by a patients mother who said "My daughter Lilly is under the care of Dr Khan from the paediatric team. Although I think he is an amazing consultant and he is an asset to your hospital, my email today is regarding Alison Kinnaird, Dr Khan's secretary.
I have spoken to Alison on the phone and by email and her professionalism, helpfulness and genuine concern for your question; assistance or advice is truly remarkable.
During the current pandemic I was struggling with my daughter's medication and in desperation I emailed Alison in the hope she could ask Dr Khan's advice. Not only did she act on my email, Dr Khan rang me the same day to offer me assistance with Lilly which I am truly grateful for.
I feel so reassured that I can contact her if I need to regarding Lilly and she will help to the best of her ability. I hope you can pass on my comments to her and thank her that she goes above and beyond her job role."
Physiotherapy Respiratory On Call Team
Congratulations to the Physiotherapy Respiratory On Call Team who have been presented with a STAR Award. The team were nominated by Stuart Waterman who said "I would like to nominate the Physiotherapy Respiratory on call team for a Star Award. This encompasses approximately 17 staff.
The service provides the Trust with a Respiratory physio 24 hours per day 365 days a year. Clearly we are on site during the day, but in the evenings and overnight, staff have to be within 30 minutes of the Trust site to provide acute response when called upon.
The reason for this nomination is to recognise a specific case where the staff helped provide care and treatment.
Recently a young patient developed aspiration pneumonia. From that first date until her discharge, the on call physiotherapy service provided treatment to the patient not only in the evenings but also overnight for 16 consecutive nights.
Physiotherapy was her main treatment and is very much responsible for supporting her recovery. Early on there were signs that she may have needed to be transferred to the Evelina because of her clinical picture, however this did not happen and her treatment was all carried out at DVH
I would like the dedication of the Physiotherapy staff to be recognised."
The team were presented with their award by Siobhan Callanan, Chief Nurse.
Beech Ward
Congratulations to Beech Ward, winners of STAR award after being nominated by Sarah Parson who said "I recently returned to Beech Ward for 6 weeks to offer some senior support in the absence of their Ward Manager. I was previously there for 2 months working clinically during the height of the COVID Pandemic. What a great team!
From the Band 6's working together to cover the Ward Manager's role; the band 5's stepping up to take charge of the day to day operation of the ward to the Nursing Assistants standing in for the Ward Clerk and supporting the wonderful domestic to keep the ward clean. They welcomed me and made me feel part of their team, taking on board my suggestions and continuing to try and maintain standards under very difficult circumstances.
I would like to nominate them for their dedication and commitment and for challenging themselves to work above and beyond their own roles."
Beech staff were presented with their award by Siobhan Callanan, Chief Nurse.
Sam Wright and Sami-Jo Henderson
Congratulations Sam Wright and Sami-Jo Henderson who are winner of a STAR Award. ⭐ Sam and Sami-Jo were nominated by Sandra Gilliard who said "The Training Team is currently short-staffed and Sam and Sami-Jo have managed the IT Training for a large number of doctors in the Junior Doctor Inductions with very little support – last year there were 4 trainers plus Sami-Jo, this year it was just Sam and Sami-Jo (with occasional guidance/interference from me!)
Sam is part-time and has juggled her hours to accommodate the training. Sami-Jo is full-time but also trained a member of the night staff prior to the rotation training so was in at 06:30 some mornings and sending emails at 05:30 to keep up with admin.
Both Sam and Sami-Jo continue smiling through various challenges – one was a key system refusing to let doctors register themselves (which IT later explained was thanks to a national NHS.Net issue). Undaunted, they continued, made alternative arrangements and held it all together.
I'm very proud of them both and grateful for their flexibility, attitude and hard work."
Their awards were presented by Alexandra Bode-Tunji, Chief People Officer.
Tracey Biggs and Jodie Burgess
Congratulations to Tracey Biggs and Jodie Burgess who have been awarded a STAR award after being nominated by Tina Fairhead from our Paediatric ED. Tina said "During these highly pressured and daunting times, I would like to say a massive thank you to the mortuary team. They have faced an increase in the number of patient's they care for and whilst this has no doubt been demanding upon them physically and mentally they continue to provide support and care not just to us within the Trust but also to the families who have lost loved ones.
I was asked to accompany a new Paediatric Consultant to the trust, to the mortuary to examine a young lady who had sadly committed suicide. These ladies were extremely compassionate towards the patient, using caring words whilst explaining what we were doing for her. They showed this deceased young lady such dignity in death.
Tracey and Jodie have been instrumental in presenting on the Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood day we run at the trust. They have allowed us to visit the mortuary as part of the study and have made death a lot less scary for us all.
These ladies have supported us in providing parents with correct information on the death of their child and preparing them for visiting the mortuary.
I am sure that what I have discussed here is just a small portion of the work they do, but I would like them to receive the recognition they whole heartedly deserve and the acknowledgement that they are an integral part of the DVH family.
They were presented with their certificates by Julie Frake-Harris, Chief Operating Officer.
Revd Tony Green
Congratulations to Revd Tony Green who has been awarded a STAR award after being nominated by Jessica Martin. Jessica said "Tony has been both a professional and personal support throughout my 3 years of being a student nurse within the trust. Despite not being religious myself, Tony is always available for a chat, and he has been so supportive!
He is clearly so passionate about his job, and cares so much about the wellbeing of both the patients and his colleagues. Throughout these recent challenging times, Tony has continued to work tirelessly to ensure he is available to both the patients and staff members.
His support and kindness has been invaluable; he is truly a credit to the Trust. Thank you so much Tony!"
Revd Green was presented with his award by Ian O'Connor, Chief Finance Officer.
Hospital at Home Team
Congratulations to our Hospital at Home Team who have been awarded a STAR award. The team were nominated by Sue Symmons who said "You know what? The hospital at home team have so done me proud with what they've been faced with. With Coronavirus, everything gets escalated with more phone calls than ever before and more referrals than ever before, more visits than ever before, absolutely everything is escalated.
The team have worked their socks off and I couldn't have asked for more. They have achieved so much, really dug deep and put in the effort where and while its required.
When I look back to what was being escalated 12 months ago it is clear to me that the team have prioritised through staff sickness, managing on slim resources quietly and conscientiously always putting our patients first and I cannot let that commitment go unnoticed.
So I am proud to nominate the Hospital at Home Team for this well- deserved award with my thanks and appreciation for all the work they do."
The award was presented by Siobhan Callanan, Chief Nurse.
Sharon Saunders
Well done Sharon Saunders who has been awarded a STAR award. Sharon was nominated by Mr Karan Sampat who said "Following a Caesarean section women can be at increased risk of wound infections. Sharon observed practice from another trust, and brought back the idea of using 'Honeycomb' dressings. Following their introduction in July 2019, it became evident that the trend, in terms of wound infections, showed a decrease. This innovative idea has reduce the risk of women, who have recently delivered a baby, being readmitted into hospital."
Sharon was presented with her award by Siobhan Callanan, Chief Nurse.
Charley Reynolds
Well done Charley Reynolds who has been awarded a STAR Award. Charley was nominated by a patient who said "The nurse in question is Charley Reynolds; the reason for this is because I feel that she has gone above and beyond of what is expected of her. In April I contracted COVID-19 and I deteriorated very quickly and I ended up on Laurel Ward. I remember that day very well I was struggling to breathe and I can remember an ICI Dr and Nurse coming to see me saying that I was going to be placed in an induced coma. Charley was sitting by my bedside holding my hand as I was on the phone to my wife saying goodbye as I thought I may never see her again. I can remember Charley saying that I will be fine and that I have a long and happy life to live. During the procedure of putting me to sleep she stayed by my bedside.
Once I woke I moved from ICU back to Laurel Ward. On my first full day on the ward, Charley walked in to begin work and seeing me again came rushing over and sat in the chair next to me and I just talked with her for about an hour. I felt she became my personal nurse as she always made the time to talk to me and she was there to comfort me when I became emotional as I was longing to go home.
On my last day on the ward it was about 15:00hrs and she came to me sat down on the chair and said to me "I think you need to call your family", I asked why and she replied because you're going home! I cried and she began to cry with me, she walked me out of the hospital to where my wife was waiting. When we were reunited I turned round to say thank you and Charley was by my side crying and clapping.
I feel that Charley made my harrowing journey that bit more bearable.
Charley was present with her certificate by Basirat Sadiq, Director of Improvement
Kelly Nightingale
Congratulation Kelly Nightingale who has been selected for a STAR Award. Kelly was nominated by Melissa Thomas who said "Kelly always goes above and beyond for every single patient she books a rapid access appointment for.
She is very compassionate and empathetic; she puts the patient first always, she draws from her own experiences to help with problems and to advise patients if needed. She is always coming up with new ideas to help with the service and always puts extra into her role. She holds a key role in the rapid access group as the only full time member of staff. She is a much loved colleague and brings a smile into the office every day.
During the first wave of COVID, she was the only rapid access officer working in the office, she dealt with everything in her stride and made sure all appointments were booked and queries were answered. She would not leave the office until everything was taken care of".
Kelly was presented with her certificate by Alexandra Bode-Tunji, Chief People Officer.
Dan Babos
Congratulation Dan Babos who has been selected for a STAR Award. Dan was nominated by Julie Frake-Harris and Kate Holmes.
They said "We would like to nominate Dan, ED Matron, for an award in recognition for his constant, consistent and continuous hard work, dedication and how he is valued by patients and staff alike. You could say that Dan is just doing his job but what makes a difference is the way he does it and the way he is prepared to go over and above to get his patients cared for and any work done in a compassionate helpful and supportive way. He shows compassion for others and his commitment and 'can do' attitude is amazing. This shows how Dan represents the Trust's values and behaviours: he strive for excellence in whatever he does, seeing tasks through.
Whenever we have worked with Dan he is consistently a brilliant team player who makes a difference, noticing when the team needs a boost and he will act on it with enthusiasm. Some examples, but not limited, of what Dan has done over and above his role as a Matron:
Working hands-on on the ward when he is the Matron on-call managing multiple tactical activities
Wheeled patients from the ward when they were needed in x-ray and all the porters were busy on other jobs
Moved patient tables and lockers to facilitate the opening of plus one low acuity beds in order to increase capacity"
Dan was presented with his certificate by Julie Frake-Harris, Chief Operating Officer.


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As I shared in part one of this four-part AI series, artificial intelligence is a growing field that is adding jobs at a rapid pace. Recruiting is accelerating for engineers, scientists, R&D (Research and Development), IT (Information Technology) and technical manufacturing talent for job candidates both: a) directly in artificial intelligence and b) indirectly in peripheral fields influenced by AI including Big Data, IoT (Internet of Things) and robotics.
Wide Range Of Companies And Industries Employing AI Technology!
Artificial intelligence (AI) is set for exponential growth in the coming years. According to a 2016 report from CB Insights, equity financing in the AI space skyrocketed from $282 million to $2.4 billion from 2011 to 2015. It is expected to continue to grow exponentially this year and beyond. AI is now influencing nearly every industry from manufacturing and robotics to the Internet of Things (IoT), finance, healthcare, legal and even agriculture.
Within this expansion, the technology industry has seen a plethora of new AI related startups, as well as acquisitions and investments from major companies like Google, Samsung, GE, and Intel. In this article, I will share two extraordinary artificial intelligence examples, a unique acquisition by Intel and an unusual application in healthcare.
Intel Artificial Intelligence Acquisition
Intel joined the race to create autonomous vehicles with its recent acquisition of Israeli car camera pioneer Mobileye. The $15.3 billion acquisition was their second largest ever. It also signaled that they are joining the race to create driverless cars.
According to several studies, the market for autonomous driving systems, services and data will reach $70 billion by 2030. Mobileye is at the center of this artificial intelligence R&D, IT, technical, engineering and scientific innovation and technology, which allows a car to see and understand the space around it. This includes 360-degree vision and mapping which integrates various sensor elements such as cameras, radar, sonar and laser-sensing technology known as LiDAR.
Healthcare Artificial Intelligence: Heart Attack Diagnosis
AI scientists have now demonstrated that computers are not only capable of teaching themselves, but also they can produce better diagnosis rates than even trained doctors! One such area is predicting heart attacks.
Each year, nearly 20 million people die from the effects of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks, strokes, blocked arteries and other circulatory system malfunctions. In an effort to predict these cases, many doctors use guidelines similar to those of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA). Those are based on eight risk factors, including age, cholesterol level and blood pressure that physicians effectively add up.
Unfortunately, this system is way too simplistic and cannot account for the many ingested medications, other disease and lifestyle factors influencing the patient. According to Dr. Stephen Weng, an epidemiologist at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, "There's a lot of interaction in biological systems. That's the reality of the human body. What computer science allows us to do is to explore those associations."
In a new study, Weng and his colleagues compared use of the ACC/AHA guidelines with four machine-learning algorithms: random forest, logistic regression, gradient boosting, and neural networks. All four techniques analyzed lots of data in order to come up with predictive tools without any human instruction. The data was derived from the electronic medical records of 378,256 patients in the United Kingdom. The goal was to find patterns in the records that were associated with cardiovascular events.
First, the artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms had to train themselves. They used about 78% of the data (some 295,267 records) to search for patterns and build their own internal "guidelines." They then tested themselves on the remaining records. Using record data available in 2005, they predicted which patients would have their first cardiovascular event over the next 10 years, and checked the guesses against the 2015 records. Unlike the ACC/AHA guidelines, the machine-learning methods were allowed to take into account 22 more data points, including ethnicity, arthritis, and kidney disease.
All four AI methods performed significantly better than the human doctor implemented ACC/AHA guidelines. Using a statistic called AUC (in which a score of 1.0 signifies 100% accuracy), the ACC/AHA guidelines hit 0.728. Weng's team reported the four new methods ranged from 0.745 to 0.764. The best one, neural networks, correctly predicted 7.6% more events than the ACC/AHA method and it raised 1.6% fewer false alarms. In the test sample of about 83,000 records, this amounts to 355 additional patients whose lives could have been saved if artificial intelligence was used! That's because prediction often leads to prevention, Weng says, through cholesterol-lowering medication or changes in diet.
Next Two Artificial Intelligence Articles!
These are but two of the growing numbers of AI applications that will change the world. As employer technology and engineering staffing increases, more artificial intelligence developments will occur. Next week's installment will focus on ways AI will be used for recruiting candidates and managing workers. Finally, I will discuss the need for and steps to take in hiring a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) in order to fully harness the power of AI for your company and industry. I hope you enjoy.
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Bill Gorden
April 18, 2017	at 5:00 pm
Great information. This is definitely a hot field. The potential impact to is significant to many industries from insurance and manufacturing to healthcare and vehicles and many more. Other somewhat related technologies are VR and data analytics. All of these areas will have a major effect on the way we work, the way we live and our relationships. We should all become familiar with these areas and understand how we can take advantage of the changes they are presenting.
Thanks so much for sharing. This is great information.
Dan Galarde
Thanks for sharing your insight and great information. I believe the early hiring thrust will be in "Week or Narrow A.I.". On the other hand, Strong A.I. (a machine with consciousness, sentience and mind) or artificial general intelligence (a machine with the ability to apply intelligence to any problem, rather than just one specific problem). All currently existing systems considered artificial intelligence of any sort are weak AI at most.
Thanks so much for your wonderful comments. Only the best!
Michael Mackaplow
April 21, 2017	at 7:46 am
Great article! Medical diagnosis is definitely a great field for AI… so much info to assimilate. In a related note, there is a company in California that is using AI to match cancer patients with clinical trials.
Thanks Mike for your insightful comments. Have a great weekend.
Very enlightening. There is no doubt AI will be the next hot field.
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Providing excellent service to your clients is the best law firm marketing there is. Unfortunately, too many law firms do not provide quality client service. At least not the kind of service that clients want.
So what is outstanding service? Here are the five fingers on the hand: incredible responsiveness, accessibility, excellent communication in the manner the client has pre-selected, a thorough understanding of the client's world, goals and business and the personalization of the service. I like to call this last one "value added services." Clients will not complain about hourly rates, or look to find a new firm if these items are all in place and you as their lawyer are constantly looking for ways to deliver value to them beyond the legal services being delivered.
Success is a byproduct of great client service and genuine concern about the clients' well-being, not the other way around.
Think like the client–help control costs.
Be accurate, thorough and timely–but not perfect.
The law is a service profession. We sell our time and effort to clients who require them. Here's a radical notion: make the effort to be a better lawyer, provide better client service, fulfill your clients needs. Do so at a cost commensurate with your benefit.
Being a cheap lawyer makes you, well, cheap. Providing value makes you valuable to your clients. Give your clients everything you've got. Whether it's a big case or a really itty-bitty case, treat every client as if he's your only client. All aspects of excellent client service must be part of the experience that you provide every client.
No, every client will not be thrilled, no matter what you do. Outcomes remain problematic, since they are outside your control. But your clients will know that you've done both everything you can, and that your work was superlative, even if the outcome is ugly. It's all we can do, but it's what we must do.
For some lawyers, particularly new solos, serving clients isn't as much of a problem as figuring out how to avoid falling into what I have termed "the paradox of client service," the fact that we serve clients, but they are not our masters. In the early years of my practice, I felt this tension between feeling like I'm a slave to my client while trying to stay in charge. Originally, I chalked it up to a my personality, but now I wonder whether many new lawyers are predisposed to becoming slaves to clients because that's the role we play in law school (performing on command to the Socratic method) and at firms.
Have them at hello – First impressions carry outsize importance because of how memory works.
Hire sweethearts – Evaluate your hires' client service skills before their job skills.
Be great on the phone – As soon as the telephone rings three times, you are beginning to build distrust in your callers.
Keep them pumped – Consistent service is, by definition, repetitious. Do the right thing. Then do it again, ad infinitum.
Quantify their love – Make time to to track and analyze client feedback.
Make it right – resolving client complaints is among the best ways to earn loyalty.
Have them at goodbye – Make sure the last moment they are with you is not paying you. What you want them to remember is how much you value and appreciate them as a client.
To me, providing excellent service has to be a culture, a way of doing things. It has to be such a part of everything that you do that it's habitual, reflexive, and instinctual. And even thought it ought to be second-nature, it should also be analyzed, consciously reflected upon, and not taken for granted. Providing excellent service is part talent, part experience, and largely commitment.
What does providing excellent client service mean to you? Are clients, both your own and those of other, receiving excellent service from the legal profession? What have you found helps you to provide the best service that you can?
Great topic and excellent advice. I'm not a lawyer but have been a client and I think JD's 12 rules are spot on. Clients want their lawyers to understand their business and to provide advice that is in sync with their business goals. They need to anticipate needs and provide advice that helps them grow their business, not get in the way of growth because of out of control legal expenses. I also think the lawyer should ask the client what outcome would they like to see. This demonstrates that you are focused on the client's expectations, that you care enough to ask, and that the entire legal team is focused on achieving that goal.


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Politics of Amnesia II - 17.05.15
David's installation work 9-Liner will be shown as a three-channel video projection for the first time in this new show at Cafe Gallery Projects in London. The group exhibition curated by Fieldgate Gallery looks at past trauma through the conduit of technology.
Politics of Amnesia II is curated by Richard Ducker and includes works by George Barber, Amanda Beech, John Gerrard, Gibson/Martelli, Matthew Noel-Tod, Derek Ogbourne and Nonny de la Pena.
Private View:
Sunday, 17 May, 3 - 5 pm
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London SE16 2UA
Exhibition Dates:
20 May - 21 June, Wednesday – Sunday from 11am – 5pm.
Curator's Introduction:
In Part 2 of this two-part exhibition that looks at past trauma through the conduit of technology (Part 1 was at the Cafe Gallery in 2012), the technology is itself now presented as implicated in that very trauma it is representing. These artists look at the psyche of the body politic and reveal a condition of disquiet and concern through an interest in, or reference to that technology. Rather like the little girl in the film Poltergeist, they discern the faint echoes of failed past utopias through the technological notion of 'progress'. However, here the sense of loss is ours, confronted with this spectacle, where that conduit is no longer neutral, but demands/commands our attention. Through its encroachment on our understanding narrative is interrupted, skewed, and not to be trusted. Like Walter Benjamin's angel, these artists look to the future by facing the past, witnessing "the storm we call progress" through a medium insistent on recycling of the present.
The exhibition's title is taken from Terry Eagleton's book 'After Theory' in which he states in the eponymous first chapter: "There can be no falling back on ideas of collectivity which belong to a world unravelling before our eyes." Our need to want to fashion our future to our own desires, fills us with both optimism and dread. As our hi-tech future promises us infinite possibilities, it leaves a gap filled with impending disappointment. It is a disappointment through our sense of separation that is loaded with atomised pathos. And it is to this gap that these artists look, where memories appear flattened and shorter, and where we are distracted by the heat of the present. This sense of amnesia, induced by the seduction of the spectacle of technology, becomes the consequent politics of memory and distraction.
Art has often engaged with optical technology, from the popularity of the camera obscura in the 18th Century to the more recent fascination with Virtual Reality. However, it is not the technology itself that is necessarily of interest, but how it adds to the existing language of art, and offers it new meanings. Unlike science fiction, which creates its own language of myths but acts as an allegory, here the myths are already embedded, and the allegory but a memory, the fading pulse of past events. It is through this process that the present is given its framework of comprehension, as cited by Giorgio Agamben's paradox that the most contemporary is that which is most out of sync with its time. It is this "Out of joint-ness," to use Agamben's phrase, that these works reveal, and consequently, the contemporary is made more contemporaneous.
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SolarWinds High Availability (HA) provides failover protection for your Orion server and additional polling engines to reduce data loss when your primary server goes down. If your primary server fails, the HA feature allows your secondary server to take over all services, such as polling and alerting, with minimal downtime. SolarWinds HA protects your main server, also known as your main polling engine, and additional polling engines. It does not protect your databases or your additional web servers.
SolarWinds supports physical-to-physical, physical-to-virtual, virtual-to-physical, and virtual-to-virtual failover in an IPv4 single subnet (High Availability) or multi-subnet (Disaster Recovery) environment. You can deploy High Availability on both a single subnet and multiple subnets using the same SolarWinds installation.
How does SolarWinds High Availability work?
When you configure your environment for SolarWinds High Availability on a single subnet, place your secondary server on the same subnet as the primary server. Configure the secondary server to use the same network and database resources as the primary server. In the Orion Web Console, add both servers to an HA pool, which is accessed through a single Virtual IP (VIP) address or virtual hostname to route incoming requests and messages to the current, active server.
The SolarWinds HA software monitors the health of both servers in the pool, and both servers keep open communication channels over TCP port 5671 to exchange information. When a critical service goes down, such as the SolarWinds Information Service, the software starts the service. If the service goes down a second time within an hour, the software initiates a failover to the standby server.
After a failover to the secondary server is complete, the secondary server becomes the active server and continues to act as the active server until another failover event occurs. The secondary server assumes all of the responsibilities of the primary server, including receiving syslogs, SNMP traps, and NetFlow information through the VIP or virtual hostname. You can manually failover to your primary server to return it to active service.
If you have deployed Orion agents, agents that report to the primary server are updated with the IP addresses of the HA pool members. When the server fails over, the agents send data to the active HA pool member's IP address.
When you configure your environment for SolarWinds High Availability over a WAN (Disaster Recovery), place your secondary server in the same DNS zone as your primary server. Configure the secondary server to use the same database resources as the primary server. In the Orion Web Console, add both servers to an HA pool, which is accessed through a single virtual hostname to route incoming requests and messages to the current, active server. You can have only two servers in a pool.
The SolarWinds HA software monitors the health of both servers in the pool, and both servers keep open communication channels over TCP port 5671 to exchange information. When a critical service goes down, such as the SolarWinds Information Service, the software starts the service. If the service goes down a second time within an hour, the software initiates a failover to the standby server and edits the DNS host entry to point to the standby server.
After a failover to the secondary server is complete, the secondary server becomes the active server and continues to act as the active server until another failover event occurs. The secondary server assumes all of the responsibilities of primary server, including receiving syslogs, SNMP traps, and NetFlow information through the virtual hostname. You can manually failover to your primary server to return it to active service.


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