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Six Island Chiefs Speak of Cooperation As They Look to Busy Summer Ahead
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Tisbury police chief Daniel Hanavan is bracing for the thousands of cars and visitors that will disembark daily from ferries into Vineyard Haven streets this summer. Edgartown police chief Antone Bettencourt is taking special note of the rise of underage alcohol purchases, while his Oak Bluffs counterpart, Erik Blake, is getting ready for summer bar closings in his town full of bustling night spots.
Up-Island, the March homicide that rocked West Tisbury is still on the mind of chief Dan Rossi. Chilmark police chief Brian Cioffi, who was on hand to provide backup to his neighboring department in West Tisbury that day, applauds the creation of the Martha's Vineyard Tactical Response Team. And Aquinnah chief Randhi Belain is a little worried about getting through the summer with just three people in the department — including him.
These are the Island police chiefs, the law enforcement leaders who preside over six small communities, each with its own policing needs. But the chiefs say each town is far from alone when it comes to law enforcement.
"Being in law enforcement for more than 20 years, I've never seen the Island departments work so well together," Chief Rossi said. On the Vineyard he said there is no "it's a West Tisbury case, it's an Edgartown case . . . we work together, and that's really wonderful to see. And it's not about recognition, as to who did this and who did that. It's the fact that we're all willing to work together, in the whole community, as the Island, and not just as a specific town."
In a conversation at the Gazette on Friday, the six police chiefs talked about the nature of Island policing heading into the busy summer season, and shared some good-natured ribbing as they talked about their jobs. If there is one thing that stands out about Island policing, the chiefs said, it's a spirit of cooperation and camaraderie. This extends from a shared computer program that allows the departments to swap information to sharing personnel.
The chiefs, joined by the sheriff and the state police, meet for regular monthly meetings. Their good working relationship extends to the state police, they said, and has produced tangible results.
Edgartown police chief Antone Bettencourt. — Mark Alan Lovewell
And if that's not convincing enough, consider last Fourth of July when four Island police chiefs were on lower Main street in Edgartown at bar closing time. "You have four chiefs standing out in front of the waterfront," Chief Rossi said. "For bar closing time," Chief Bettencourt finished. "You might see it again."
The shared computer system, now user-friendly after a period of technical glitches, can be a big help in investigations, Chief Cioffi said. "I'd like to know that if I'm having [breaking and enterings], and West Tisbury is, and Edgartown is, maybe they're all connected, and I'd like to be able to read their reports and look at their evidence that they've been able to gather," he said. "[In the past] we weren't able to do that."
People move around a lot on the Vineyard, making information sharing all the more important, the chiefs noted."If there's a domestic situation in Edgartown and then the people move to Chilmark for their winter rental or their summer rental, it'd be nice to be able to look back and see what their situation was," Mr. Cioffi said.
While Mr. Blake had a light-hearted bone to pick with Mr. Bettencourt for luring away his K-9 unit — police officer Jeffrey Trudel and Buster, a drug-sniffing, people-finding dog, recently moved from Oak Bluffs to Edgartown — he said in fact Buster was a good example of how the Island can work together.
Oak Bluffs police chief Erik Blake. — Mark Alan Lovewell
"I didn't feel it as a huge sense of loss, that I lost that program," Chief Blake said, turning serious. "I didn't lose that resource. I can still pick up the phone and say, 'Get me the dog.' "
The departments also recently worked together with the state police and the sheriff's office to create the tactical response team, highly-trained officers who can respond to high-pressure situations. "It's just one big effort to have this team, and we've needed it," Mr. Blake said.
Arrival time for an off-Island team could be four to six hours or more, the chiefs said, so the Island needed to be self-sufficient.
"I mean really it's the mobile command unit, you've got negotiations, negotiators, you could be looking for somebody, searching for somebody, a despondent person," Mr. Cioffi said.
Case in point, some said, was the recent shooting in West Tisbury, in which a man shot his estranged wife, who shot him back in what was later ruled homicide in self defense. Mr. Blake praised the work of the tactical team, which coincidentally had done a training drill that strongly mirrored the incident a week before it happened.
"For me, knowing personally that if I get a call at 11 at night for that kind of incident . . . I've got this beautiful tool in my tool bag to call them out and help us," he said.
Chief Rossi agreed. "It was amazing, the response from law enforcement on this Island that came to the aid of West Tisbury," he said. "And that's a good insurance policy . . . sharing resources across the Island is a great thing."
Aquinnah police chief Randhi Belain. — Mark Alan Lovewell
Chief Cioffi had a similar thought. "We're willing to help each other out, and not say, well that's that town's problem, I don't care," he said. "Because each crime that happens in every town affects the whole Island, and we all live here; one crime in this town is widespread across the Island."
With the start of the summer season, when the population balloons, the towns face different challenges. Chief Belain said personnel concerns are at the top of his list. "I, too, just lost an officer to Edgartown, I'm in the process of filling that position," he said, adding that it will be himself and two other full-time officers this summer. But here again, he knows that help is just one small town away.
"Obviously Chilmark borders me. I know that if I make the call for help I'll get it and it's not going to be an issue, so it's reassuring to me," he said.
As for the coming summer in Edgartown, Mr. Bettencourt said he is alert to the fact that underage drinking appears to be on the rise compared to last summer, with more teenagers trying to buy liquor at bars and alcohol stores. "I think that's something important that we need to look at right away," the chief said. He and Mr. Blake both praised improved technology that they said makes it easier to detect fake identification cards.
Tisbury police chief Daniel Hanavan. — Mark Alan Lovewell
Mr. Hanavan said he's training new officers in preparation for the busy Fourth of July weekend, especially for traffic control around the Steamship Authority. "We're lucky that we don't have the bars that Oak Bluffs has, so we don't have to really deal with that . . . beer and wine didn't affect us for the restaurants, and my selectmen have been supportive and let me hire a special officer, so that helped fill a couple of positions we had," the chief said.
As far as more general trends, all the chiefs agreed that prescription drug abuse is on the rise. "I think that's the biggest trend across the Island," Chief Rossi said.
"Domestic violence, sexual assaults, and child issues — it's more prevalent now than it was 10 years ago," Chief Cioffi chimed in. "You know it's happening, I think that it always happened, I think that people are becoming more receptive to reporting it, or talking to us." He praised the Connect to End Violence program of Martha's Vineyard Community Services for its excellent work.
The Chilmark chief also remarked that small town police departments adapt to meet community needs and are absent the heavy hierarchy more typical of big city police departments.
Chilmark police chief Brian Cioffi. — Mark Alan Lovewell
"I don't view myself as chief, but I view myself as a unit supervisor and the unit depends upon what happens," Chief Cioffi said. "If it's B & Es, well we're a detectives unit, and everybody in the department is a detective. So we all have to pitch in. When we have a sex assault, the whole department becomes a sex assault unit. We're like chameleons — we have to change to match whatever happens in our town."
All the chiefs had extra words of praise for the state police and Sheriff Michael McCormack, who serves as president of the Island law enforcement council.
Chief Rossi said the state police are integral to the Island law enforcement effort. "I think there's a different philosophy on the Island, compared to off-Island," he said. "The relationship between the local police and the state police — it's just another tool on everybody's belt."
Chief Bettencourt agreed. "We look for resources when we don't have them. It's not so much, this is too much for us, this is a state police case, as, hey, we need expertise — maybe it's a car accident and it's the reconstruction team, and we need them. It's more like asking for resources."
He concluded: "We're all working together to get through the summer, we're sharing resources. I don't think we're worried about anything this summer."
And come Fourth of July in Edgartown, the thousands of revelers that crowd the town for the parade and fireworks on the national holiday might see a visual display of Island police cooperation. Mr. Bettencourt put out a call for extra officers, and the response was positive.
"Everybody's sending me police officers," Mr. Bettencourt said. "You'll see a cop from every town working down here."
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The Community Connections Mentoring Program matches children in kindergarten through seventh grade with adult mentors who have similar interests. Our program plans monthly activities in which mentors and mentees are encouraged to participate. Past activities have included Dancing Leaf Lodge near Wellfleet, geocaching, swimming, touring KNOP-TV, horseback riding, and many others. In addition, we plan community service projects in which we invite our mentoring pairs to participate. As a mentor, you will receive free admission to the Recreation Center, the Golden Spike and Children's Museum for you and your mentee. Each month, we provide a monthly newsletter of upcoming activities and tips on mentoring.
Do you pick the youth for me? How are we matched?
You are an essential part of the matching process. We will give you the opportunity to attend group activities so that we can point out youth who do not have mentors. If you think you would be a good match with the youth, we will provide you further information about them. We want our matches to be successful.
Can I include my kids/grandchildren in our time together?
Yes, as long as you also have an opportunity to meet one-on-one. Part of the program's mission is to enhance social and communication skills in youth. Interacting with positive peers is valuable.
Where do I meet with my mentee?
Our mentoring program is community-based, with the flexibility of meeting at any of your favorite locations in Lincoln County. There are many public locations that provide the opportunity to spend time with your mentee, such as the parks. You are also welcome to meet with your mentee during their school lunch period.
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Applicants not found suitable will receive a formal letter declining their request to be a mentor. Suitability is determined by a review of all of the required screening. Any current mentor convicted of a subsequent DUI will be released from the program. Any mentor applicant with a history of alcohol or drug dependence and abuse will be required to have been sober of clean for more than three years, and meet with the screening committee to determine suitability.
Male mentors will be paired only with male mentees.
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package org.apache.spark.succinct.kv

import java.io._
import java.{lang, util}

import edu.berkeley.cs.succinct.SuccinctIndexedFile
import edu.berkeley.cs.succinct.buffers.SuccinctIndexedFileBuffer
import edu.berkeley.cs.succinct.regex.RegExMatch
import edu.berkeley.cs.succinct.streams.SuccinctIndexedFileStream
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.{FileSystem, Path}
import org.apache.spark.storage.StorageLevel
import org.apache.spark.util.{KnownSizeEstimation, SizeEstimator}

import scala.reflect.ClassTag

/**
  * The implementation for a single SuccinctKVRDD partition.
  */
class SuccinctKVPartition[K: ClassTag](keys: Array[K], valueBuffer: SuccinctIndexedFile)
                                      (implicit ordering: Ordering[K]) extends KnownSizeEstimation with Serializable {

  val numKeys: Int = keys.length

  def iterator: Iterator[(K, Array[Byte])] = {
    new Iterator[(K, Array[Byte])] {
      var currentRecordId = 0

      override def hasNext: Boolean = currentRecordId < keys.length

      override def next(): (K, Array[Byte]) = {
        val curKey = keys(currentRecordId)
        val curVal = valueBuffer.getRecordBytes(currentRecordId)
        currentRecordId += 1
        (curKey, curVal)
      }
    }
  }

  /** Get the values corresponding to an array of keys. **/
  def multiget(keys: Array[K]): Array[(K, Array[Byte])] = {
    keys.map(k => (k, get(k)))
  }

  /** Get the value corresponding to a key. **/
  def get(key: K): Array[Byte] = {
    val pos = findKey(key)
    if (pos < 0 || pos > numKeys) null else valueBuffer.getRecordBytes(pos)
  }

  /** Find the index of a particular key using binary search. **/
  def findKey(key: K): Int = {
    var (low, high) = (0, numKeys - 1)

    while (low <= high)
      (low + high) / 2 match {
        case mid if ordering.gt(keys(mid), key) => high = mid - 1
        case mid if ordering.lt(keys(mid), key) => low = mid + 1
        case mid => return mid
      }
    -1
  }

  /** Random access into the value corresponding to a key. **/
  def extract(key: K, offset: Int, length: Int): Array[Byte] = {
    val pos = findKey(key)
    if (pos < 0 || pos > numKeys) null else valueBuffer.extractRecordBytes(pos, offset, length)
  }

  /** Search across values, and return all keys for matched values. **/
  def search(query: Array[Byte]): Iterator[K] = {
    new Iterator[K] {
      val recordIds: util.Iterator[Integer] = valueBuffer.recordSearchIdIterator(query)

      override def hasNext: Boolean = recordIds.hasNext

      override def next(): K = keys(recordIds.next)
    }
  }

  /** Search across values, and return all (key, value) pairs for matched values. **/
  def searchAndGet(query: Array[Byte]): Iterator[(K, Array[Byte])] = {
    new Iterator[(K, Array[Byte])] {
      val recordIds: util.Iterator[Integer] = valueBuffer.recordSearchIdIterator(query)

      override def hasNext: Boolean = recordIds.hasNext

      override def next(): (K, Array[Byte]) = {
        val recordId = recordIds.next()
        (keys(recordId), valueBuffer.getRecordBytes(recordId))
      }
    }
  }

  /** Search across values, and return the number of occurrences of a particular query. **/
  def count(query: Array[Byte]): Long = {
    valueBuffer.count(query)
  }

  /** Search across values, and return the key, match offset (relative to each value) pairs. **/
  def searchOffsets(query: Array[Byte]): Iterator[(K, Int)] = {
    new Iterator[(K, Int)] {
      val searchIterator: util.Iterator[lang.Long] = valueBuffer.searchIterator(query)

      override def hasNext: Boolean = searchIterator.hasNext

      override def next(): (K, Int) = {
        val offset = searchIterator.next().toInt
        val recordId = valueBuffer.offsetToRecordId(offset)
        val key = keys(recordId)
        (key, offset - valueBuffer.getRecordOffset(recordId))
      }
    }
  }

  /** Regex search across values, and return all keys for matched values. **/
  def regexSearch(query: String): Iterator[K] = {
    new Iterator[K] {
      val recordIds: Iterator[Integer] = valueBuffer.recordSearchRegexIds(query).iterator

      override def hasNext: Boolean = recordIds.hasNext

      override def next(): K = keys(recordIds.next())
    }
  }

  /** Regex search across values, and regurn the key, match (relative to each value) pairs. **/
  def regexMatch(query: String): Iterator[(K, RegExMatch)] = {
    new Iterator[(K, RegExMatch)] {
      val matches: util.Iterator[RegExMatch] = valueBuffer.regexSearch(query).iterator()

      override def hasNext: Boolean = matches.hasNext

      override def next(): (K, RegExMatch) = {
        val m = matches.next()
        val offset = m.getOffset.toInt
        val recordId = valueBuffer.offsetToRecordId(offset)
        val key = keys(recordId)
        m.setOffset(offset - valueBuffer.getRecordOffset(recordId))
        (key, m)
      }
    }
  }

  /** Get the number of KV pairs in this partition. **/
  def count: Long = numKeys

  /** Write the partition data to output stream. **/
  def writeToStream(dataStream: DataOutputStream): Unit = {
    valueBuffer.writeToStream(dataStream)
    val objectOutputStream = new ObjectOutputStream(dataStream)
    objectOutputStream.writeObject(keys)
  }

  def save(location: String, conf: Configuration): Unit = {
    val pathVals = new Path(location + ".vals")
    val pathKeys = new Path(location + ".keys")

    val fs = FileSystem.get(pathVals.toUri, conf)

    val osVals = fs.create(pathVals)
    valueBuffer.writeToStream(osVals)
    osVals.close()

    val osKeys = new ObjectOutputStream(fs.create(pathKeys))
    osKeys.writeObject(keys)
    osKeys.close()
  }

  /** Returns the first key in the partition. **/
  def firstKey: K = keys(0)

  override def estimatedSize: Long = {
    valueBuffer.getCompressedSize + SizeEstimator.estimate(keys)
  }
}

object SuccinctKVPartition {
  def apply[K: ClassTag](partitionLocation: String, storageLevel: StorageLevel, conf: Configuration)
                        (implicit ordering: Ordering[K])
  : SuccinctKVPartition[K] = {

    val fs = FileSystem.get(new Path(partitionLocation).toUri, conf)
    val pathVals = new Path(partitionLocation + ".vals")
    val isVals = fs.open(pathVals)
    try {
      val valueBuffer = storageLevel match {
        case StorageLevel.MEMORY_ONLY =>
          new SuccinctIndexedFileBuffer(isVals)
        case StorageLevel.DISK_ONLY =>
          new SuccinctIndexedFileStream(pathVals)
        case _ =>
          new SuccinctIndexedFileBuffer(isVals)
      }
      isVals.close()

      val pathKeys = new Path(partitionLocation + ".keys")
      val isKeys = new ObjectInputStream(fs.open(pathKeys))
      val keys = isKeys.readObject().asInstanceOf[Array[K]]
      isKeys.close()

      new SuccinctKVPartition[K](keys, valueBuffer)
    } catch {
      case e: Exception => {
        throw new IOException("Could not read Succinct Partition File [" + partitionLocation
          + "]; full trace:\n" + e.getStackTrace.toString)
      }
    }
  }
}

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Maintainers of the F-22 at Langley AFB, Va., say they have been able to shave off 39 percent of the time that it takes to maintain the low-observable coating of the modern stealth fighter. "The implications are huge for the F-22 program," said Col. Tyrone Strachan, commander of Langley's 1st Maintenance Group. "Improving LO means improving combat capability by improving F-22 availability." A pow-wow of Langley maintainers took place for five days last December as part of the Air Force Smart Operations 21 initiative to discuss how to improve work-flow efficiencies for the time-intensive process of maintaining the Raptor's stealth attributes. Now, with knowledge gained, they are spreading their insights to their counterparts at the other F-22 bases, including Tyndall AFB, Fla., home of Raptor training; Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, which is standing up as the second base for combat-ready F-22s; and Holloman AFB, N.M., which is due to get its first two combat-ready F-22s in June. "They will have much easier time setting up their LO sections and being more efficient from the start," said Strachan of Elmendorf and Holloman. (Langley report by A1C Chase Skylar DeMayo)
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Manhattan Mini Storage in New York is teaming up with a local charity to collect school supplies for homeless city kids. The Coalition for the Homeless 4th Annual Project: Back to School runs Aug. 22 through Sept. 16. Manhattan Mini Storages 17 locations will have donations boxes for pens, pencils, crayons, glue sticks, markers, calculators, rulers, back packs, and other school supplies.
Manhattan Mini Storage in New York is teaming up with a local charity to collect school supplies for homeless city kids.
The Coalition for the Homeless 4th Annual Project: Back to School runs Aug. 22 through Sept. 16. Manhattan Mini Storages 17 locations will have donations boxes for pens, pencils, crayons, glue sticks, markers, calculators, rulers, back packs, and other school supplies.
Right now, there are 16,000 homeless boys and girls in our city, and we want to do whatever we can to help them to prepare for the upcoming school year," said Stacy Stuart, vice president of marketing for Manhattan Mini Storage. Once New Yorkers know about Project: Back to School, we know theyll want to help, too.
Each year, more than 113,000 different homeless New Yorkers, including nearly 43,000 children, sleep in the municipal shelter system. The number of homeless families has nearly doubled over the past decade. Coalition for the Homeless provides a number of programs including youth services, housing and job training.
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Where are the best seats for a pregnant woman at Busch Stadium?
I would like for her to be in the shade. Please suggest a section and row so I can purchase.
How many seats in Section 154 Row 1 at Busch Stadium?
Is there an aisle between Sections 344 and 345 at Busch Stadium?
I am looking to purchase Seats 19 and 20 in Section 345 Row 1, and I'm not wanting to have to shuffle through 18 seats each time we need to get up.
How many seats in Row 20, Section 160B at Busch Stadium?
Where can I find more additional legroom at Busch Stadium?
Where is Homer's Landing at Busch Stadium?
Is food included with Dugout Box seats at Busch Stadium?
Is there shade for Coca-Cola Scoreboard Patio seats at Busch Stadium?
Do we need to bring binoculars or do you get good visual from this location even though it is in the back of the ballpark?
Is free food included with access to the redbird club in section 241?
As a part of the Redbird Club, section 241 will enjoy access to the climate-controller club lounge with upscale food options and additional seating areas. Unfortunately, all food and drink must be purchased separately as they are not included with the price of your ticket.
What is the meaning of no club amenities in section 270?
Some of the most popular seats at Busch Stadium are on the 200 level in the Redbird Club. Those seats give fans access to amenities such as the indoor club lounge and private restrooms. Section 270 - though located on the same level as Redbird Club seats - does not have access to the lounge, restrooms, etc. That is what is meant by no club amenities for these seats and other Loge Outfield tickets.
What time can you arrive before the game?
For a Tuesday night game, gates will open 90 minutes before first pitch. For the 7:15 start time, you will be able to enter the stadium as early as 5:45.
Is there a buffet for the Redbird infield club area?
There is no buffet available for Redbird Club ticketholders. All food purchases are a la carte, although the food in the club lounge is far superior to food in other areas of Busch Stadium.
What all is included in clubhouse seats section 250?
Section 250 is part of the infield Redbird Club seats. All club seats come with access to the indoor club lounge. In addition to air-conditioned relief from the elements, you will find exclusive and upscale concessions in the lounge (food and drink are not included with your ticket price). The lounge is located just above section 250.
What time do the gates open at Busch Stadium?
With the resounding success of Ballpark Village, the area around Busch Stadium is a popular hangout before, during and after the game. Because the area attracts so many fans to the game so early, the Cardinals are known for having one of the earliest-arriving crowds in all of baseball.
For weekday games Monday through Thursday, the ballpark gates open 90 minutes prior to first pitch. For night games starting at 7:15, the gates will open promptly at 5:45 and you'll have an opportunity to see the visiting team take batting practice (if the weather permits).
For Friday and weekend games the gates open a full two hours before first pitch, giving fans more time to explore the ballpark. If you plan on arriving early for batting practice, do know that it is uncommon for teams to BP before early afternoon games.


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The effects of fluoride on the bones and teeth from ICR-derived glomerulonephritis (ICGN) mice and ICR mice after subacute exposure
Author: Hosokawa M, Sugaya C, Tsunoda M, Kodama Y, Sugita-Konishi Y, Ohta H, Yokoyamaa K.
Journal Name: Fluoride
Publish Date: October-December 2016
Volume/Page: 49(4 Part 1):417-28.
Categories: Bones/Joints, Bone Density, Skeletal Fluorosis, Kidney, Risks to Kidney Patients
Dental fluorosis and osteofluorosis from using drinking water contaminated with the fluoride ion (F) have been reported from many countries including the People's Republic of China and India. Because fluoride is excreted by the kidney and the toxic effects of F are more severe when renal failure is present, Imprinting control region (ICR)-derived glomerulonephritis (ICGN) mice, which have been used as a model of renal failure, could be a useful model for osteofluorosis. In the present study, ICGN mice and ICR mice were administered F at 0, 25, 50, 100, and 150 ppm in their drinking water for 4 weeks. The femurs of the mice were photographed and analyzed by microdensitometry. The teeth were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. While no significant differences in any bone indexes were found in the ICGN groups, the mean values for bone mineral content and bone mineral density of the left femur from the male ICR 150 ppm group were significantly higher than those of the control group mice (p<0.001). Partial heterogeneous calcification of the tooth dentine was observed in the ICGN mice exposed to 150 ppm. ICGN mice may be used as a model for dental fluorosis. However, ICR mice, particularly males, with an exposure period of 2–4 mo, may be a better animal model for osteofluorosis.
Skeletal fluorosis from eating soil
A woman with chronic pyelonephritis developed progressive muscular weakness and bone pain. For twenty years she had habitually ingested fluoride-rich soil. Osteosclerosis was found on x-ray examination, and fluorosis was confirmed by bone biopsy. Renal failure augmented skeletal retention of excessive fluoride intake which, in turn, appears to have intensified symptomatic renal
Subacute fluorosis
A young woman presented with a novel multisystem disease: painful periostitis, osteosclerosis, hypertension, and renal dysfunction. The similarity of some of this clinical picture to fluoride intoxication led to the discovery of massively elevated fluoride levels in serum, urine, and bone. Although initially an enigma, the source of fluoride was
Medical aspects of excessive fluoride in a water supply
A 10-year study of 116 persons in Bartlett and 121 in Cameron, Tex., was conducted to determine if prolonged exposure to fluoride in the water supply of Bartlett had produced detectable physiological effects. Bartlett's water contained about 8 p.p.m. F until 1952, when an experimental defluoridation unit was installed, reducing the
Fluoride-related bone disease associated with habitual tea consumption
Acquired osteosclerosis is a rare disorder of bone formation but an important consideration in adults with sclerotic bones or elevated bone density results. In such patients, malignancy, hepatitis C, and fluorosis should all be considered when making a diagnosis. We describe 4 patients evaluated at our Metabolic Bone Disease Clinic
Fluoridation and bone disease in renal patients
About the Authors: William J Johnson, director of the Mayo Artificial Kidney Center and professor of medicine with the Division of Nephrology at the Mayo Clinic, has been involved in the study of calcium and phosphorus metabolism and renal osteodystrophy, potassium metabolism, and uremic neuropathy. He is past chairman of the Minnesota
Skeletal Fluorosis: The Misdiagnosis Problem
It is a virtual certainty that there are individuals in the general population unknowingly suffering from some form of skeletal fluorosis as a result of a doctor's failure to consider fluoride as a cause of their symptoms. Proof that this is the case can be found in the following case reports of skeletal fluorosis written by doctors in the U.S. and other western countries. As can be seen, a consistent feature of these reports is that fluorosis patients--even those with crippling skeletal fluorosis--are misdiagnosed for years by multiple teams of doctors who routinely fail to consider fluoride as a possible cause of their disease.
"Pre-Skeletal" Fluorosis
As demonstrated by the studies below, skeletal fluorosis may produce adverse symptoms, including arthritic pains, clinical osteoarthritis, gastrointestinal disturbances, and bone fragility, before the classic bone change of fluorosis (i.e., osteosclerosis in the spine and pelvis) is detectable by x-ray. Relying on x-rays, therefore, to diagnosis skeletal fluorosis will invariably fail to protect those individuals who are suffering from the pre-skeletal phase of the disease. Moreover, some individuals with clinical skeletal fluorosis will not develop an increase in bone density, let alone osteosclerosis, of the spine. Thus, relying on unusual increases in spinal bone density will under-detect the rate of skeletal fluoride poisoning in a population.
Kidney Patients Are at Increased Risk of Fluoride Poisoning
It is well established that individuals with kidney disease are susceptible to suffering bone damage and other ill effects from low levels of fluoride exposure. Kidney patients are at elevated risk because when kidneys are damaged they are unable to efficiently excrete fluoride from the body. As a result, kidney patients
Fluoride & Osteomalacia
One of fluoride's most well-defined effects on bone tissue is it's ability to increase the osteoid content of bone. Osteoid is unmineralized bone tissue. When bones have too much of it, they become soft and prone to fracture -- a condition known as osteomalacia. As shown below, fluoride has repeatedly been
Exposure Pathways Linked to Skeletal Fluorosis
Excessive fluoride exposure from any source -- and from all sources combined -- can cause skeletal fluorosis. Some exposure pathways , however, have been specifically identified as placing individuals at risk of skeletal fluorosis. These exposure pathways include: Fluoridated Water for Kidney Patients Excessive Tea Consumption High-Fluoride Well Water Industrial Fluoride Exposure Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals (Voriconazole


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Relay in CWG, 400m in European Championships
26th July 2014 – The athletics programme starts tomorrow at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Christine will compete in the 4x400m for the England team in a squad that includes Margaret Adeoye, Shana Cox, Kelly Massey, Emily Diamond plus Christine's sister Victoria Ohuruogu. After this her focus will turn to the European T&F Championships in Zurich where she will contest the 400m and the 4x400m. To date in her career Christine has won Olympic, World and Commonwealth 400m gold medals. If she were to add the European 400m gold to this collection she would go down in history as one of only a few athletes to have won all four major outdoor titles.


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Q: Xubuntu's Network Manager cannot detect wifi on Lenovo G450 laptop I just recently installed Xubuntu 14.04 on dual boot in my Lenovo G450 laptop. For some reason, I can only connect to the internet on an ethernet cable since the Network Manager fails to detect any wifi signal, be it mine or the neighbors'. The service providers for my wifi and the neighbors are the same, so they should have WPA2-PSK. The laptop can connect to wifi just fine when I boot into Windows 7.
I've been searching for solutions on the Net, but most of them seem situational and I'm not sure which is applicable. I'm also completely new to Ubuntu and have only been practicing very basic commands on the terminal for the last few days, so I also don't want to mess around with solutions that may end up doing more harm than good due to misapplication.

A: I figured it out. I'd like to thank Mitch for suggesting the Broadcom Driver. I went and installed it, initially to no avail, BUT it did get me searching for broadcom driver related issues and found one of the answers here. What I needed to do was put in # blacklist bcm43xx in the terminal, and now I have no problems.

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She folds up the tissue carefully, and places it with slow deliberate motion into the napkin, folding this over on itself and then putting the whole thing into a shoe box that has been lined rocks covered with cotton wool. When this is done, she looks to her father, and he nods solemnly, before saying a few words of comfort and producing the shoe box lid. He wraps a line of electrical tape along the join of box and lid, and picks it up, crouching down onto one knee before offering it to her. She pauses, and he has to tell her that this is best for Goldie, before she will take it.
He stands, and then puts his arm around her shoulder as they walk out of the house together. They walk across the road, and into the park, the park so close that she considers it her own garden. It is a mix of neatly kept grass and large rhododendron bushes, and she knows all of it very well, having crawled, run or climbed through and over every single inch of it this summer alone. The park is on a hill, with three paths. Once central path goes to a middle, circular monument, a great slab of stone, with many words etched into it. Words she has never read. Just before the slab, the path forks, both paths heading steeply down to a gate, and both bottom gates joined by a gravel strip that scrunches when you walk on it. She likes that one better than the tarmac ones.
Father and daughter walk down through the park familiar to one of them and unknown to the other, to the reservoir at the bottom. There are three bodies of water here, the first two are split by a footbridge, and have wrought iron railings all around them. She doesn't want Goldie in one of them. All along perfectly straight lined banks are small breaks in the reeds and weeds, patches of concrete. And on most days, men, alone, and grey sit there, hunkered down under large umbrellas, long rods cast into the water, maggots writhing in tubs, sandwiches curling in either sun or drizzle. No. She wants Goldie to go into the third reservoir. Edgeley Pond. So, head bowed, she is steered by her father's hand on the shoulder as they leave the park by the bottom right exit, and cross another road, onto not really another park, but an open field with a path through it. Here, there are only one or two anglers. No iron railings. The grass goes to the water, and along the water's edge are dotted the occasional weeping willow. She likes them, they seem to bow respectfully to the water. And that makes this water seem freer than the other two, not bounded and caged, endlessly examined by men in galoshes. Her father picks what seems to be the least muddy section, and stops as the grass slopes down to the water, his hand falling away from her shoulder the only indication he gives to her that this bit, this bit she needs to do on her own.
She walks to the water's edge, never once taking her eyes off the shoebox. Not until her toes get wet, and she hears a stifled gasp from her father, who now seems to be many miles behind her, does she stop and look around at where she is. She kneels down, ignoring the lapping water that wets her, and sits for a moment, shoebox perched awkwardly on lap, as she cries. She remembers getting Goldie from the fair, Uncle Jack getting three prefect bulls eye's with the BB gun, getting him in a clear plastic bag, and her mother and father both agreeing that Goldie wouldn't make it home. She remembers going with her father and Uncle Jack to buy a round, open topped tank, and choosing the multicoloured pebbles for the tank, saying it was like where a rainbow lands. She remembers carefully feeding Goldie, obsessing about not giving him too little or too much, but also just enough, and the day she took him to school and told her class about how she had to change his water, and the difficulty of feeding him. She remembers telling Goldie all about her days, and being careful to include him in her play whenever she could. Her dolls house sitting open and neglected, as another round of tea with giant Rupert and Goldie was had.
And coming home today, all excited to be back at school, and up a year, and finding Goldie on his side, not moving. Then she simply pushes the shoebox away from her. It floats, briefly, as it travels out into the pond, but it sinks as it does so, and as it tips up and disappears with a gentle shloop sound, giving a last burp of air to mark its location, she stops crying, wiping her eyes on the short sleeves of her summer dress. She stands, now cold and wet, and eager to get home. She says nothing at first, silently slipping her hand into her father's as they walk home. It's not until they are about the cross the final road, until after they have left the parks and reservoirs behind them, that she speaks. She hasn't really thought about it until now, and, in all truth, she is forming the thought as she says it out loud. "It's good, isn't it, really, that he went now, Dad. I mean, Autumn. The trees are dropping leaves, everything is brown and red, like getting ready for winter. Like Winter is death. It feels alright that he died now."
Her father pauses and looks at her, and she looks at him, silently finishing off the thought to herself, realising as she looks up to him that her father will die. That she will die. That winter comes for everybody.
He father hugs her, horrified by her sudden maturity. he does the only thing he can think of, and hopes aloud that they can find some cartoons to watch when they get back home.
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The two that got away
"But it's raining"
"Just another hour. He comes out in the rain."
"I'm not sitting next to a pond in the rain for an hour."
Julia got up, struggling to walk on the mud at the water's edge with her heavy bag. The high heels didn't help. She sliped her way back to the park. David watched her briefly, but the sounds of splashing water quickly brought his attention back to the pond. Julia shouted something before she was out of sight, but if David did hear, he didn't let it distract him from his vigil.
Nothing happened for two hours.
David had started to reel in, wanting to check his bait. It was still quite far out, when he saw the wake. As he was pulling it in, something was chasing. Something big. Maybe the goldfish. He stood, adrenalin rushing through his already excited slender frame. He tried to steady his shaking rod, to keep the reel at a constant pace. Keeping it slow was the problem. Could he be about to catch it? He looked around the ponds edge. There was only one other fisherman, across on the far side. He seemed to be sleeping, slumped in his fishing chair. David wanted to shout, to wave his arms. "Hey, watch this! Watch what I'm about to do!" But then the bait was bitten. A single, strong, grasp and tug. It almost pulled the rod from his hands. This thing was big. People had been saying it was eating dogs, but no-one but David had thought those stories could possibly be true. He had a fight now, whatever had the bait was large. He struggled to control his rod. He had to stop reeling in, using both hands to pull on the rod, before straining to get a hand back to the reel winder. This was going to be a fight. He pulled the rod high, and then went back to winding. The closer he brought it to shore, the more the rod bent, a dangerous and angry 'n' shape over the water. Then it slackened, and David saw what he was up against, as the fish broke the surface, only part of the lamb's leg visible out of its huge mouth. The Fish was a monster. A goldfish, but not really golden anymore, it was a deep, burnt orange. Its mouth was lined with deep green and black algae that made it look as if it was smiling through crooked teeth. Only the fins were recognizably goldfish, bright orange to golden yellow. Overall, the fish was about as large as a bulldog. Oddly squat, the only shape David could liken it to would be a puffer fish, or an angry suitcase. The fish hit the water. How long had this thing been in the pond? He pulled the rod tight again, desperate to get a hand free to wind, but not having the chance. Now it was close to shore, the fish was fighting madly. And it truth, David's resolve had wavered after seeing the monster first hand. Doubt entered his head; maybe he wasn't good enough to land this creature. Maybe no-one was. It wasn't a fish anymore; it was some kind of God of the pond. A force of nature. The rod eased, and David focused on reeling. Damn it, he was going to get it to shore at least. He had it. Maybe the fish had weakened. Maybe it was toying with him, but David felt a surge of hope, and reeled madly, yanking the rod high as he did. The Goldfish flopped out into the shallows, only its belly wet, flapping madly. Even out of the water, it wasn't letting go of the meat. David tried to get his catch net with his right foot.
"No, you know, I've had enough of this. You come home right now, or I'm leaving you." Julia said. David slipped, falling hard with a sloochk into the mud. He held the rod aloft, his right foot kicked the catch net into the water. The fish flopped and jumped, swallowing the lamb's leg. Now just the line came from its mouth. It was going to win.
"Little busy! Help me"
"No. We'll be over. Do you understand? It's just a fish, David. It's…" she paused, looking at the scene before her. David thought she would see the monster, the huge, unusual giant goldfish, and understand, all that he had been talking about for moths, all of his hopes, they had come down to this, and now she would see, his struggle, his sacrifice, all worth it. But unlike in the fairy tales, his princess would be by his side, no mere damsel, she would help him to slay the beast. Then he would commit, they could marry, settle down, and he could tell his children – his grandchildren – the tale of how he caught the killer goldfish of Edgeley pond, before showing them the beast itself, mounted on a fine oak board above a roaring fireplace in the front room.
"No. damn it, is this ugly thing more important than me?" She ran towards it, and kicked it hard on the nose. She pulled her foot back to kick it again. David shouted, the goldfish jumped, the line in its mouth snapped, and Julia kicked out again. But she slipped as she did, and her heel swiped across the fish, cutting up from below its eye to the top of its head. Her shoe came off and spiraled through the air as blood gushed from the wound, and the eye rolled up, punctured and useless. But then the fish landed, jumped once, ate the shoe that had injured it, Jumped again, and was gone back to the deep water. "Nooo!" David yelled, still on his back. Julia struggled up, and kicked David with her now bare foot. "Those were Jimmy Choos, you IDIOT! We're through. I'm sick of stuff like this, I'm sick of you!" She stomped off, as best she could with one shoe through water sodden soil. David lay there, in the cold mud, both of his dreams dead; the only though he had in his head was sadness at his failure to catch the fish, and a vague puzzlement over why Julia had been wearing a pair of shoes that belonged to some Jimmy guy.
The Killer Goldfish of Edgeley Pond.
It was dark around the edge of the water. Elsewhere, it was dusk, but the weeping willows, close to the edge of the water, turned the pleasant air of the evening from something warm and inviting into something cold and fearful. The way they drooped down, willing supplicants, timid worshipers of the water. There was no wind, so the water was still, large and grey, shimmering with a diffuse misery, sucking the last of the days heat selfishly.
The dog was a Yorkshire terrier. Big for his breed, and cocky, his easy and well cared for life giving him confidence that was misplaced. Tim, he had been called, but being a dog, he simply associated the name with either treats, or hugs. Or a scolding from the man. The man, Tim knew, was very different from the woman. She was kind and caring, a summers day at the park. The man was… More like the park at dusk, on the edge of the water. But the man, who only ever brought Tim to the park after an exchange of shouting, would do something the woman would never do, something Tim lived his days for, often excitedly shaking in his basket at the smallest recollection of it. On arriving in the middle of the park, that large green grass square only contained by roads, with a single path cut through the middle, the man would roughly shake Tim's lead free from his collar, give him a swift kick, grumbling 'g'on y'little sod. G'on an get lost' before lighting a cigarette.
Tim had come to learn two things; one, the man meant every word as he kicked him, and two, by the time he had finished his second cigarette, he would be different. Panicky, frantic, even, if Tim was not back on the lead. Tim didn't care. For two brief, burning sticks, he was free to go and do as he pleased. So long as he didn't go too far. But again, Tim's pampered life meant he didn't really have a concept of too far. Freedom to Tim was being off the lead, but always being able to see the man. For too brief a Time, he was free of the leash, free to go wherever the sights, sounds and smells pulled him. Tonight, for the last time in his life, they pulled him to the water's edge.
It was a strong odour, lush and earthy. Unmistakably female. It led Tim a swaying path, from weeping willow to weeping willow, before stopping abruptly at the water's edge. He had enthusiastically dived between the branches of the willow, to the trunk, where it was darker, gloomier. After examining the spray on the trunk of the willow, Tim glanced out between the branches, and felt a pang of sorrow as he saw the man throw the first cigarette to the ground, snub it with his foot, and quickly pull out and light another. Tim shivered, cold here, under the skirt of the tree, and apprehensive at the thought of having the lead back on. But he still had time. He reacquainted himself with the scent, and followed it out into the open, down to the water's edge. The ground sloped down, the short, kept grass ending abruptly into dark water. He couldn't see the man from here, but his eagerness to saviour a last minute of freedom, and his confusion at where the scent had gone meant he didn't notice. He backtracked briefly, found her smell, and followed it, diligently, slowly. Accurately, it took him to exactly the same spot. Right on the water's edge. Had Tim any sense of occasion, he would have squeaked out a short confused bark, and tilted his head to one side, allowing an ear to flop comically down to signify his puzzlement. But he didn't, so simply stared into the black water, wondering where she had gone. The water was still, a glistening, metallic blob. She hadn't gone swimming, then, Tim decided. Then, a ripple. Straight in front of him. He lowered his head for a better look, but could see nothing. The water hid whatever had moved. Maybe it was her, Tim reasoned, and moved closer to the edge, eager to greet her.
A jet of water hit him hard, knocking him over on his side. It drenched him, the water was cold and smelt of pond scum and her. Tim got up, and was shaking himself dry, more confused than ever, how could the water smell of her? When the fish jumped out of the water, flopping down hard enough to knock Tim onto his side again. It was a goldfish. But a huge goldfish. Easily four or five times the size of Tim. No longer bright orange, it was a muddy, bloody terracotta colour, And one eye was white and useless, a jagged scar above and below it. The killer goldfish's remaining, working eye moved around erratically, scanning for food; for Tim. It found him, and the giant fish convulsed, leaping again into the air, catching the back legs of Tim in its gaping maw as it landed, then jumping back toward the water, using the momentum to propel a yelping, squealing Tim further into its mouth while it was in the air. As the fishes tail felt the water, Tim was more than half swallowed, and with one final jump the fish had swallowed Tim whole before landing back into the lake with a deep splash.
The man, who had finished his cigarette and started to look for Tim, had seen the fish jump, but it wasn't until he had come closer to this oddness that he had seen the killer goldfish of Edgeley pond take Tim to a watery grave.
"well" said the man as the water settled. "She's never going to believe me."
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Adam Griffin (born 26 August 1984) is an English semi-professional footballer who last played for Ashton United FC.

He started his career at Oldham Athletic, having loan spells with Chester City, Oxford United and Stockport County. After a successful loan at Stockport, he was signed on a permanent basis in 2006. After two seasons with Stockport he was released and subsequently joined Darlington where he stayed for the 2008–09 season before returning to Stockport at the start of 2009–10. After Stockport's relegation from the Football League in 2011, he was released and joined Hyde in August the same year. He signed for Altrincham in December 2013.

Club career

Professional
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Griffin started his career as a trainee with Oldham Athletic, making his debut against Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the 2001–02 season, before joining Football Conference side Chester City in January 2003 for a temporary spell on work experience. He secured a regular place in the Oldham first team in November 2003, making 27 appearances in all competitions in the 2003–04 season, and was rewarded with a new 12-month contract in May 2004. Griffin made a further 46 appearances in the 2004–05 season, then joined Oxford United on loan in November 2005. He returned to Oldham in January 2006 after playing 13 matches during his two-month loan spell, then joined Stockport County on loan until the end of the 2005–06 season, making 21 appearances in the remainder of the season.

Griffin signed a permanent two-year contract with Stockport County in August 2006. Griffin was released from his contract with Stockport after the club was promoted at the end of the 2007–08 season and joined Darlington in July 2008. He rejoined Stockport in July 2009. In May 2011 he was informed that he would not be offered a contract by the club for the 2011–12 season, despite winning Stockport's 'player of the year' award for the 2010–11 season and making 48 appearances.

Non-League
On 19 August 2011, he signed for Hyde. He made his debut on 22 August 2011, playing as a left-back, as his new side won 4–0 against Hinckley United. He opened his goalscoring account for the club, scoring an injury-time goal in Hyde's 3–2 defeat at FC Halifax Town in October 2011. He scored the winning goal in their 1–0 win against Blyth Spartans in November. He scored his second goal of the month when he scored a free-kick in injury-time as part of a 1–0 win away to Matlock Town in the FA Trophy.

Griffin signed for Altrincham in December 2013, and made 28 appearances for them in the 2013–14 season as they were promoted to the Conference Premier via the Conference North play-offs. He was released prior to the 2016–17 season. He later joined Ashton United although he left the club without making an appearance.

Honours
Stockport County
Football League Two play-offs: 2007–08

Hyde
Conference North: 2011–12

Altrincham
Conference North play-offs: 2013–14

References

External links

1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Salford
English footballers
Association football midfielders
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Chester City F.C. players
Oxford United F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
Darlington F.C. players
Hyde United F.C. players
Altrincham F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players

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The June 13, 2004 Modern Art & Design Auction was held at Hanger One at the Santa Monica Airport. This proved to be a phenomenal day for Los Angeles Modern Auctions, as a rare dining table designed by George Nakashima achieved a world record price.
A George Nakashima dining table achieved a world record price of $129,250 (hammer of $110,000). This was the highest price achieved at auction for a work designed and executed by George Nakashima to date. A previous high price of $130,500 (Phillips, NY, June 2003, Lot #174) was started by George Nakashima in 1989 but finished and signed by his daughter, Mira Nakashima in 1992 after George's death.
The rest of the sale was tremendously successful, with 80% sold with the average lot selling for just over $2,700. Highlights included a Le Corbusier watercolor and ink on paper entitled Trois nus debout (Lot 119 est. $7,000 - 9,000, realized $11,750), a Vladimir Kagain"Tri-symmetric" chaise (Lot 58 est. $4,500 - 5,000, realized $9,400), and six ceramic Roy Lichtenstein plates, Bull Series I through IV (Lot 47 est. $3,000 - 4,000, realized $5,287).


So here's your challenge for the next month – stop complaining.
Sounds simple enough doesn't it? Simple that is until you become conscious of what you're actually saying and how much of it is framed in the negative. Just observe conversations over the next 24 hours and I think you'll be surprised by how much we all complain.
The average person will in fact moan 30-40 times every day; and I read a statistic recently that 30-40% of all our daily conversations are about commiserating with someone. So why do we have this innate tendency to complain?
The first reason is our negativity bias – something which is hardwired through our evolutionary history and key to our survival as a species. Erring on the side of caution and being overly pessimistic rather than overly optimistic has helped us to avoid being eaten, attacked and becoming injured.
The second reason is that complaining makes us feel better, but only in the short-term. It makes us feel good especially when others agree with us but in the long-term it is draining. I've often witnessed people bonding over a common complaint and then seeing that same friendship destroyed by this same tendency over time.
I started thinking about all this when I saw a friend wearing a purple rubber wristband inscribed with the words "acomplaintfreeworld.org". Curious, I asked what is was for and he explained it was a challenge first started by a Minister called Reverend Will Bowen of One Community Spiritual Centre in Kansas. He began an experiment with his congregation, challenging them to go 21 days without complaining because that's how long it takes to start developing a habit.
To demonstrate their commitment, he asked his congregation to wear a rubber band on their wrist and to count one point for every day the band stayed on that wrist. But, if they found themselves complaining, they had to move the rubber band to the other wrist and their points were wiped back down to zero. While not scientific, this was a powerful exercise in self-awareness and so moving were the personal stories, that it led to the Reverend taking a seat next to Oprah and writing a best-selling book.
As I left my friend that day and started thinking about why we complain so much, I also began thinking about the power of words and how they influence our emotions and subsequent actions. The origin of the word "to complain" comes from Old French and the verb "complaindre" meaning "to lament". And by its very nature this is something negative and passive which looks back in time, not forwards.
While there maybe times when complaining serves a constructive purpose, showing others that something or someone is not up to our standards, is very rarely based on a legitimate reason. In the majority of cases, it serves as a destructive behaviour. So to avoid complaining about complaining, I hereby offer you three strategies to start appreciating more!
A complaint becomes a constructive call to action when accompanied by a solution to fix it.
For example, imagine a colleague walked into your office and said "I hate commuting, it's so dirty and dark underground on the tube." That would be a destructive complaint, which would affect the mood of those listening. But if they said "I hate commuting, it's so dirty and dark underground on the tube. From tomorrow, I'm going to get the train and then walk to work whenever it's not raining." That's no longer a complaint but a positive life change, which would have an upbeat ripple effect on those listening. It would also help build stronger social bonds because humans are attracted to action-orientated people who solve problems rather than lamenting them.
Some things you just can't change, like the weather for instance. We all enjoy a good old moan about the weather but we're all completely powerless to change it. What's the point in complaining about something you can't change? None. Instead, we can accept that January is wet and windy and turn our attention and energies to what we need to achieve today. And, taking homage from the points above, we could leave home armed with an umbrella, waterproof shoes, and a warm sweater, enjoying the feeling of the clean, crisp, winter breeze caressing our rosy cheeks.
So use your ring, bracelet, watch, or a rubber band and take on the challenge. See how long it takes you to reach 21 days without complaining and be sure to share your experiences below.
Good luck and I look forward to reading about how you get on!
*You can read more of Michelle's great posts here!


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Q: MYSQL get count of assignments in a course and count of how many a user has completed course
   id | name | description

course_assignments
   id |course_id | description|...

user_assignments
   id| c_assignment_id | u_date

What I want to return is course id, COUNT(of course assignments), COUNT(users course assignments)
Currently I'm lazily using multiple sub queries and then joining the results onto the course_id.
 SELECT c.id, a.total, u.submitted
 FROM course
 JOIN(SELECT course_id, COUNT(*) as total FROM course_assignments
 GROUP_BY course_id) as a ON a.course_id=c.id

JOIN (SELECT c_assignment_id, COUNT(*) as complete
FROM course_assignments GROUP_BY c_assignment_id) as u ON
a.id=u.c_assignment_id

What's the smarter way to do this?