HUGE news from Digitimes. They report that Lenovo will now be launching the Skylight netbook and U1 Hybrid at the end of this year. Expect to see both devices show up during the holiday shopping season. They're being retooled now to handle the Android OS and pack a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor.
The model numbers given for the U1/Skylight processors match the rumored model numbers for the dual-core processor samples Qualcomm is believed to have recently sent out. Earlier rumors put the processor speed at 1.2 GHz, which means we could be looking at two different speeds.
In that case, it seems likely that the MSM8260 is the 1.2 GHz processor, while the MSM8660 packs 1.5 GHz. It's possible that the Skylight could use the slower processor while the U1 takes the more powerful chip.


Jon Thomas - Birdlink Sanctuary, Inc.
If you are looking for a bird to watch and listen to, rather than to cuddle with, a canary is the bird for you. Available in different colors depending on species, canaries can be yellow, orange, red, white, and with a variety of feather patterns.
As members of the passerine (songbird) family, canaries are known for their beautiful, operatic songs —specifically the males after six months of age. They are bred to produce specific songs, in fact, such as the American singer, the German roller, and others. As males sing to compete for females during breeding season (typically the springtime, in response to light cycle changes), canaries can be quite territorial and should be caged individually or they may fight. A male does not need to be in sight of a female to sing and may even sing more actively when housed in a cage nearby another male.
When cared for properly, canaries can live 5-10 years. They should be fed fresh water daily, with a commercially manufactured pelleted food for canaries, a small amount of finely minced produce, and a limited amount of seed. If stressed by malnourishment or overcrowding, canaries may develop both respiratory tract mites, which causes breathing difficulty, and scaly face and leg mites, which causes crusty skin on the feet and face. They should see a veterinarian for treatment if any of these signs are noted.


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package com.tascape.reactor.comm;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.ResultSetMetaData;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.sql.Statement;
import java.sql.Timestamp;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 *
 * @author linsong wang
 */
public class MySqlCommunication extends EntityCommunication {
    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MySqlCommunication.class);

    public static final String TEMP_TABLE_NAME_SUFFIX = "_TEMP_TBL_SUFFIX";

    private final String dbUrl;

    private final String dbInfo;

    private final String user;

    private final String password;

    private boolean readOnly = false;

    private String schemaName;

    static {
        try {
            Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException ex) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Cannot load database driver", ex);
        }
    }

    /**
     *
     * @param dbUrl    such as "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3570/reactor");
     * @param user     username
     * @param password password
     */
    public MySqlCommunication(String dbUrl, String user, String password) {
        this.dbUrl = dbUrl;
        this.user = user;
        this.password = password;

        this.dbInfo = dbUrl.split("\\?")[0];
    }

    @Override
    public void connect() throws IOException {
    }

    @Override
    public void disconnect() throws IOException {
    }

    public boolean tableExists(String tableName) throws SQLException {
        try (Connection conn = this.getConn(); Statement stmt = conn.createStatement()) {
            String sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name = '" + tableName + "';";
            LOG.debug("{} executing query: {}", this.dbInfo, sql);
            ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(sql);
            return rs.next() && rs.getBoolean("COUNT(*)");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Replicates table structure and data from source to temporary table.
     *
     * @param tableName existing table name
     *
     * @return new table name
     *
     * @throws SQLException for any issue
     */
    public String replicateTable(String tableName) throws SQLException {
        return this.replicateTable(tableName, true);
    }

    /**
     * Replicates table structure and data from source to temporary table.
     *
     * @param tableName  existing table name
     * @param toCopyData boolean
     *
     * @return new table name
     *
     * @throws SQLException for any issue
     */
    public String replicateTable(String tableName, boolean toCopyData) throws SQLException {
        String tempTableName = MySqlCommunication.getTempTableName(tableName);
        LOG.debug("Replicate table {} into {}", tableName, tempTableName);
        if (this.tableExists(tempTableName)) {
            this.truncateTempTable(tempTableName);
        } else {
            this.createTempTable(tableName);
        }
        if (toCopyData) {
            final String sql = "INSERT INTO " + tempTableName + " SELECT * FROM " + tableName + ";";
            this.executeUpdate(sql);
        }
        return tempTableName;
    }

    /**
     * Restores table content.
     *
     * @param tableName     table to be restored
     * @param tempTableName temporary table name
     *
     * @throws SQLException for any issue
     */
    public void restoreTable(String tableName, String tempTableName) throws SQLException {
        LOG.debug("Restore table {} from {}", tableName, tempTableName);
        try {
            this.setForeignKeyCheckEnabled(false);
            this.truncateTable(tableName);
            final String sql = "INSERT INTO " + tableName + " SELECT * FROM " + tempTableName + ";";
            this.executeUpdate(sql);
        } finally {
            this.setForeignKeyCheckEnabled(true);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Drops a temporary table.
     *
     * @param tempTableName temporary table name
     *
     * @throws SQLException for any issue
     */
    public void removeTempTable(String tempTableName) throws SQLException {
        if (tempTableName == null) {
            return;
        }
        if (!tempTableName.contains(TEMP_TABLE_NAME_SUFFIX)) {
            throw new SQLException(tempTableName + " is not a valid temp table name");
        }
        try (Connection conn = this.getConn(); Statement stmt = conn.createStatement()) {
            final String sql = "DROP TABLE " + tempTableName + ";";
            LOG.debug("{} executing update: {}", this.dbInfo, sql);
            int row = stmt.executeUpdate(sql);
        }
    }

    public void createTempTable(String tableName) throws SQLException {
        String tempTableName = MySqlCommunication.getTempTableName(tableName);
        final String sql = "CREATE TABLE " + tempTableName + " LIKE " + tableName + ";";
        this.executeUpdate(sql);
    }

    public void truncateTempTable(String tempTableName) throws SQLException {
        if (tempTableName == null) {
            return;
        }
        if (!tempTableName.contains(TEMP_TABLE_NAME_SUFFIX)) {
            throw new SQLException(tempTableName + " is not a valid temp table name");
        }
        this.truncateTable(tempTableName);
    }

    public void truncateTable(String tableName) throws SQLException {
        try (Connection conn = this.getConn(); Statement stmt = conn.createStatement()) {
            final String sql = "TRUNCATE TABLE " + tableName + ";";
            LOG.debug("{} executing update: {}", this.dbInfo, sql);
            int row = stmt.executeUpdate(sql);
        }
    }

    public void renameTable(String tableNameOld, String tableNameNew) throws SQLException {
        try (Connection conn = this.getConn(); Statement stmt = conn.createStatement()) {
            final String sql = "ALTER TABLE " + tableNameOld + " RENAME TO " + tableNameNew + ";";
            LOG.debug("{} executing update: {}", this.dbInfo, sql);
            int row = stmt.executeUpdate(sql);
        }
    }

    /**
     *
     * @param sql SQL statement
     *
     * @return result as list
     *
     * @throws SQLException for any issue
     */
    public List<Map<String, Object>> dumpQueryResultSetToList(String sql) throws SQLException {
        try (Connection conn = this.getConn(); Statement stmt = conn.createStatement()) {
            LOG.debug("{} executing query: {}", this.dbInfo, sql);
            ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(sql);
            return this.dumpQueryResultSetToList(rs);
        }
    }

    /**
     *
     * @param stmt SQL statement
     *
     * @return result as list
     *
     * @throws SQLException for any issue
     */
    public List<Map<String, Object>> dumpQueryResultSetToList(PreparedStatement stmt) throws SQLException {
        try (ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery();) {
            LOG.debug("{} executing query: {}", this.dbInfo, this.getSql(stmt));
            return this.dumpQueryResultSetToList(rs);
        }
    }

    public void populateTempTable(String tempTableName, List<Map<String, Object>> rows) throws SQLException {
        if (tempTableName == null) {
            return;
        }
        if (!tempTableName.contains(TEMP_TABLE_NAME_SUFFIX)) {
            throw new SQLException(tempTableName + " is not a valid temp table name");
        }
        final String sql = "SELECT * FROM " + tempTableName;
        try (Connection conn = this.getConn();
            Statement stmt = conn.createStatement(ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE, ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE)) {
            LOG.debug("{} executing query: {}", this.dbInfo, sql);
            ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(sql);
            boolean autoCommit = conn.getAutoCommit();
            try {
                conn.setAutoCommit(false);
                int index = 0;
                for (Map<String, Object> row : rows) {
                    rs.moveToInsertRow();
                    for (String col : row.keySet()) {
                        rs.updateObject(col, row.get(col));
                    }
                    rs.insertRow();
                    rs.updateRow();
                    if (index++ % 200 == 0) {
                        conn.commit();
                    }
                }
                conn.commit();
            } finally {
                conn.setAutoCommit(autoCommit);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * @return such as jdbc:mysql://eng005:3570/marketplace
     */
    public String getDbUrl() {
        return this.dbUrl;
    }

    public PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql) throws SQLException {
        return this.getConn().prepareStatement(sql, Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS);
    }

    public PreparedStatement prepareUpdatableStatement(String sql) throws SQLException {
        return this.getConn().prepareStatement(sql, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE, ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE);
    }

    public List<Map<String, Object>> executeUpdate(PreparedStatement stmt) throws SQLException {
        LOG.debug("{} executing update {}", this.dbInfo, this.getSql(stmt));
        if (this.readOnly) {
            throw new SQLException("Database is read only");
        }
        int rows = stmt.executeUpdate();
        LOG.debug("{} row{} affected", rows, rows > 1 ? "s" : "");
        try (ResultSet rs = stmt.getGeneratedKeys();) {
            return this.dumpQueryResultSetToList(rs);
        }
    }

    public void executeUpdate(String sql) throws SQLException {
        LOG.debug("{} executing update {}", this.dbInfo, sql);
        if (this.readOnly) {
            throw new SQLException("Database is read only");
        }
        try (Connection conn = this.getConn(); Statement stmt = conn.createStatement()) {
            int rows = stmt.executeUpdate(sql);
            LOG.debug("{} row{} affected", rows, rows > 1 ? "s" : "");
        }
    }

    public ResultSet executeQuery(PreparedStatement stmt) throws SQLException {
        LOG.debug("{} executing query {}", this.dbInfo, this.getSql(stmt));
        return stmt.executeQuery();
    }

    public ResultSet executeQuery(String sql) throws SQLException {
        LOG.debug("{} executing query {}", this.dbInfo, sql);
        Statement stmt = this.getConn().createStatement();
        return stmt.executeQuery(sql);
    }

    public boolean isReadOnly() {
        return readOnly;
    }

    public void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly) {
        this.readOnly = readOnly;
    }

    public String getUser() {
        return user;
    }

    public String getPassword() {
        return password;
    }

    public static String getTempTableName(String tableName) {
        if (tableName.endsWith(TEMP_TABLE_NAME_SUFFIX)) {
            return tableName;
        }
        return tableName + TEMP_TABLE_NAME_SUFFIX;
    }

    public void setSchemaName(String schemaName) {
        this.schemaName = schemaName;
    }

    public Timestamp getCurrentTimestamp() {
        return new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis());
    }

    private Connection getConn() throws SQLException {
        Properties properties = new Properties();
        properties.setProperty("useJDBCCompliantTimezoneShift", "true");
        properties.setProperty("useLegacyDatetimeCode", "false");
        properties.setProperty("user", this.user);
        properties.setProperty("password", this.password);

        return DriverManager.getConnection(this.dbUrl, properties);
    }

    private List<Map<String, Object>> dumpQueryResultSetToList(ResultSet rs) throws SQLException {
        List<Map<String, Object>> rsml = new ArrayList<>();
        if (rs != null) {
            ResultSetMetaData rsmd = rs.getMetaData();
            while (rs.next()) {
                Map<String, Object> d = new LinkedHashMap<>();
                for (int col = 1; col <= rsmd.getColumnCount(); col++) {
                    d.put(rsmd.getColumnLabel(col), rs.getObject(col));
                }
                rsml.add(d);
            }
            LOG.trace("{} row{} loaded", rsml.size(), rsml.size() > 1 ? "s" : "");
        }
        return rsml;
    }

    private void setForeignKeyCheckEnabled(boolean enabled) throws SQLException {
        String sql = "SET GLOBAL FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = " + (enabled ? 1 : 0) + ";";
        this.executeUpdate(sql);
    }

    private String getSql(Statement stmt) {
        String sql = stmt.toString();
        int index = sql.indexOf(": ");
        index = index < 0 ? 0 : index + 2;
        return sql.substring(index);
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


BERNINA executives and Mayor Arlene J. Mulder will attend ribbon-cutting at 5:30 p.m.
BERNINA of America, the world's premier manufacturer of sewing, embroidery and quilting machines, is pleased to announce that BERNINA executives, including Hanspeter Ueltschi, fourth generation owner of BERNINA International, will attend the grand opening of Linda Z's Sewing Center, a BERNINA dealer in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Thursday, November 10. Additionally, Arlington Heights' mayor Arlene J. Mulder will attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony which will be held at 5:30 p.m. Newly located at 1216 E. Central Road in Arlington Heights, Linda Z's will also host renowned sewing and quilting educator Kaye England for three days of lectures, demonstrations, a trunk show and hands-on sewing and quilting seminars. Linda Z's will also offer a BERNINA 215 sewing machine giveaway on grand opening day.
BERNINA International executives attending the grand opening will include Hanspeter Ueltschi and Claude Dreyer, CEO. Mr. Ueltschi will also autograph sewing machines for customers from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Additionally, BERNINA of America executives in attendance will include Mike Perich, interim president, Tom Justic, interim vice president of sales, Amy Gutierrez, director of marketing, and Jennifer Gigas, vice president of education. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be followed by free champagne and hors d'oeuvres and customers are invited to attend.
Additionally, Kaye England, fabric designer for Wilmington Prints and head of Kaye England Publications, will be offering two sessions at Linda Z's on grand opening day, including lectures, demonstrations and a trunk show. For a fee of $10, attendees can choose to attend either one or both sessions, which will be held from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Those interested in attending can call (847)394-4590 or visit Linda Z's to register. Customers can also register on-site the day of the grand opening, space permitting. Separately, Ms. England will also host two days of hands-on sewing seminars at Linda Z's on Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12 for a BERNINA discounted cost of $30 per day. Customers can call the store for information on reservations for these two seminars.
The BERNINA 215 sewing machine, which will be given away on Thursday, November 10, is built with a CB hook system that ensures consistent thread tension and stitch quality. Also, it has a powerful motor which means you can drive the needle through thick and multilayered fabrics with ease. The machine features a sturdy construction, the ability to expand your creativity with a wide range of accessories and is great for traveling.
The new Linda Z's location features a large fabric room, a wall full of BERNINA accessories and an extensive thread collection. Linda Z's also includes two floors of classroom space for all ages, at all levels of expertise and interest. Additionally, five new technician stations have been added at the store's Service Center for on-premise repair of all sewing machines and vacuums. Linda Z's original location at 1030 E. Central Road in Arlington Heights now serves as an outlet store and features pre-owned sewing and embroidery machines, sergers, furniture, vacuums and fabric. For more information on Linda Z's including store hours, please visit www.lindazs.com.


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Parks & Recreation: Artworks Studio
Fine art instruction for ages pre-K to adult
Class sessions are offered for fall, winter and spring along with several art camps during the summer. Special art workshops are offered throughout the year outside of the normal class schedule. All classes are held at the Artworks Studio, located at 502 Millbrook Avenue in Randolph, next to the municipal building. For further information, call 973.989.7081.
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Artworks Instructors: Click to learn more about our teachers.
Leah K. Tomaino received her BFA from the Cooper Union, NY and her MA from William Paterson University, New Jersey both with concentrations in painting. She has also studied abroad at the Studio Art School of the Aegean, Samos, Greece. Leah teaches mixed media painting classes to adults and children at Artworks Studio, Randolph, NJ, and is a professor at the County College of Morris. Leah has taught workshops for the Children's Museum, SoHo, NY and has been a grant recipient from the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, NY. Her work has been widely exhibited throughout the country, has won national awards, and is in many private and public collections. Leah is a member of the National Association of Women Artists and is represented by New Hope Sidetracks Art Gallery, New Hope, PA.
Debbie Sasaki graduated from TCNJ with a BA in advertising design and a minor in visual arts. In college, as a work study, she taught art principles and sculpture to inmates at Essex County Jail as well as art therapy to patients at Rockland Psychiatric Hospital in NY. After graduating, Deb freelanced in advertising art departments specializing in layout and design. For the past 14 years, Deb has worked both residentially and commercially as a mural artist while not teaching at Artworks Studio.
Laurel Clark studied at Arts Students League, NYC Craft Institute, Philadelphia College of Art, Peters Valley Craft School, William Paterson College and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, focusing on drawing, metal work and early childhood education. She also obtained apprenticeships with internationally recognized metalsmiths, Hiroko Yamauchi and Olaff Skoogfers. Laurel has created after school and summer art programs, worked as assistant art director and director of art and recreational services for various businesses and organizations. Her work has been shown nationally and she currently is working on studies of nature.
Karen Brown graduated with a BFA in visual communications from Hood College and furthered her fine arts education at Pratt Institute, School of Visual Arts NYC, Center for Visual Arts of NJ and Center of Contemporary Arts. Her early career was spent art directing and managing package design for Mattel Toys, Kraft Foods, Nestle and Disney for over 10 years. Since 2014 she has taught Artworks Studio art classes for all ages, but especially enjoys working with young kids. Her artistic interests extend to watercolor, drawing, photography and pastel. She is a member of the Pastel Society of NJ.
Anne Marie Tatkow pursued fine art in college and secured her teaching degree from The National College of Art and Design, in Dublin, Ireland. Figure drawing and printmaking were her areas of expertise. She won the Derek Hill Award for her academic and artistic accomplishments. She taught high school art for six years in Ireland and worked in summer camp programs before moving to America. Teaching opportunities arose in private schools in Ringwood, Wayne, NJ and in the Dallas International School in Texas. When she moved to Randolph 18 years ago, she became a member of the Newcomers Association and was vice president for 2 years. She has worked in the Randolph school system and has taught art enrichment after school privately. While her children were in school, she decorated the environmental center and did face painting for all the fundraising and social events, as well as teaching mini courses during the winter months to the students. Currently working in the Dover school system and attending seminars/workshops that pertain to the overall health and education of the child.
Stacy Mazzarino Currie is a mixed media and watercolor artist. She took major art in high school and studied graphic design and toy design at The School of Visual Arts in NYC, as well as classes in watercolor and journaling at the Visual Art Center of New Jersey. Stacy worked as a freelance textile designer in the 90s and early 2000, selling her designs to major labels. Stacy has illustrated a folk tale series of three books. Stacy is currently the director of children's ministries at BRPC and has 20 plus years experience as an early childhood educator. She has implemented her own art program and written curriculum for both vacation bible school and art camps for students ages 3 to 10. Stacy also teaches art workshops for adults in watercolor. Featured in the NYT and Where Women Create you can find Stacy at instagram.com/stacycakes13 and etsy.com/shop./stacycakes.
Lauren Rudisill received her BFA in interior design from Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida. She received two teaching certifications from William Paterson College. Lauren worked as a corporate interior designer for the architectural firm Gensler. During her years as a corporate interior designer, she worked on many large projects in New York, New Jersey, Boston and Washington DC. Additionally, she worked as a residential designer in Tampa, Florida. In 2001, she became a full-time art educator with the Hanover Township Public Schools in Whippany, NJ. It is here where she honed her skills as an art educator for students ages 3 to 18. She has also worked in Morristown and Morris Plains teaching watercolor to adults. As a Morristown, NJ native who came from an artistic family, Lauren takes pride that her mother was an accomplished painter and her father is a potter and sculptor who is still working and teaching today. Alongside teaching in public school, Lauren also produces portrait commissions for private clients. She continues to work in her studio in Randolph NJ on commission for private clients creating portraits of homes, people and pets. Additionally, she teaches watercolor and acrylic painting to adults and children.
Peggy Davo is a Morris County native and has taught art locally since 2006 when she earned a NJ certificate and BA in fine arts education (K-12) from Montclair University. She creates pottery out of her home studio in Morristown and is a member of the Potters' Guild of NJ, which also provides opportunities to show her work. She is a long-time docent, studying and giving tours, at the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms in Morris Plains. This has heightened her awareness of the arts and crafts movement and has much influence on her aesthetic. In teaching, she encourages her students to practice and experiment, to get comfortable with their tools and ideas. Aiding her students to become confident and proficient in expressing their skills, individuality and creativity, while also developing an appreciation for art history and nature.
Winter Workshops 2022
Intro to Visual Storytelling Workshop
Who: Grades 4 - 8 Fee: $85.00
Join published illustrator, Kim Gatto, for this fun filled 3-day workshop! She will discuss storytelling while creating a one-page comic/graphic novel layout with 5 panels. Each panel will have a separate part of the story: beginning, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. This class will discuss the many composition layouts that can work for each panel. Kids will draw 5 scenes, plus text and title placement, sketching them first, then inking them: possibly coloring if time. Kids should come prepared with an idea of a story or a few. Register online.
Fridays 4:45 p.m. to
6:15 p.m. Kim Gatto February 11, 25
Needle Felted Winter Landscape Workshop
Who: Adults Fee: $65.00
Join local fiber artist, Jessica Cavaliere, to create a winter landscape using only wool! This creative workshop will focus on the basics of two-dimensional needle felting (think tattooing with wool!) and participants will create a winter landscape inspired by Shongum Lake. All supplies included. No experience necessary. Register online.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Jessica Cavaliere February 12, 2022
Sculpt "Heartwarming" Snow People
Who: Ages: 8 years to adults Fee: $40.00
Come warm your heart by sculpting these loveable snow people! Maybe bring someone special with you! We will model our snow people out of air-dry clay and adorn them with hearts, bits, and bobs to give them their own unique personality. No cold needed to create these snow people, so come in out of the cold and let's sculpt together! You can make it a fun parent/child activity too! Register online.
12:00 p.m. Stacy Currie February 19, 2022
Watercolor Still Life Painting
Become familiar with the basics of watercolor still life painting. Increase your artist vocabulary as you learn skills such as "wet-in-wet" and "wet-in-dry." Learn about different materials and techniques used in watercolor. Allow yourself to enjoy the process of painting as the instructor guides you through the creation of a beautiful still life composition. All materials included. No previous experience required. Maximum number of attendees 10. Register online.
Tuesday 5:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. Lauren Rudisill February 22, 2022
Lucky You, Let's Create!
Join us in this lucky month to create a mixed media gratitude project! It's good to be you! Using your initial as the main element, we will ink, watercolor, collage, and stamp. This will include typography to create a brilliant self-loving image for yourself. All kids should bring ideas/imagery for what they want to have bursting out of their initial to visually describe themselves. And better yet, bring a friend! Register online.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. Kim Gatto March 6, 2022
Open registration begins Monday, November 22, 2021 at our online registration site and in-person at the community center on Calais Road. No spots will be held for in-person registration. Please note that fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Class sizes are limited. *Non-residents will be charged an additional $10.00 fee.
Who: Children ages 3-1/2 to K Fee: $180.00
In a small class setting, students will work in a variety of media to include drawing, painting, printing, collage and 3-dimensional design in process-oriented classes. Skill acquisition and creative expression will be encouraged in a fun-filled learning environment.
Saturdays 9:30 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. S. Currie Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29
Feb. 5, 12, 26
Mar. 5
Saturdays 11:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. S. Currie Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29
Art Exploration I
Who: Students in grades K through 4 Fee: $165.00
Classes will cover drawing, painting, printing and 3-dimensional design using a wide variety of art materials to include tempera, clay, watercolor and acrylic, paper mache, plaster, pastel, charcoal, pencil, India and printing inks. Self-expression and skill development are fostered as students explore these various art forms.
(1st to 4th grade) 4:30 p.m. to
5:45 p.m. K. Brown Jan. 3, 10, 24, 31
(K to 3rd grade) 4:45 p.m. to
6:00 p.m. P. Davo Jan. 3, 10, 24, 31
6:00 p.m. L. Rudisill Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27
Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24
Feb. 4,11, 25
Who: Students in grades 4 through 8 Fee: $175.00
Create a realistic representation of what you see. Students will build a strong foundation for rendering and then refine their skills when working from still life and fun photographs (portraits, landscapes, animals). We will use various mediums: pastel, paint, pen & ink, charcoal and pencil while covering such topics as value, form, color, composition and perspective.
Mondays 6:15 p.m. to
Art Exploration II
For students who like to work with various media including found objects, pastel, clay, paint, watercolor and pencil. Students are encouraged to stretch their limits by working individually or with instruction. Freedom of expression combined with creativity and technical skills is our AE II goal.
Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. to
Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23
Drawing from Nature
Who: Students in grades 4 through 12 Fee: $190.00
All things from nature will be explored while mastering techniques and mediums such as graphite, ink, charcoal, paint and pastel.
(grades 5-12) 4:30 p.m. to
5:45 p.m. L. Clark Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27
(grades 4-9) 6:15 p.m. to
Mixed Media Painting for Adults
Who: Adults age 18+ Fee: $230.00
This class is for the beginner as well as the experienced painter. Individually, and at their own pace, students will be taught all the skills that need to be developed, such as drawing, composition, the mixing of color and various painting techniques. Acrylic painting on canvas is emphasized. Student artists may work with a variety of media, such as watercolor, oil pastels and collage on paper. Student artists individually choose to work from their own still life, photographs or their imagination.
Mondays 12:15 p.m. to
2:00 p.m. L. Tomaino Jan. 3, 10, 24, 31
Tuesdays 6:45 p.m. to

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I was still mourning the death of my beloved wife, Dorothy, who died from breast cancer at the age of 56, when, in January 2008 I made my first visit to the Machame region of Tanzania in east Africa. I had been invited by a friend, from Willington C of E Primary School in County Durham, who was making his annual visit to their link school, Nkoraya Primary. I took photographs and soaked up the atmosphere, chatting to people and observing the environment.
I was struck by the warmth and joy of the children; their friendliness, spontaneity, and enthusiasm for learning. However, the poverty, poor quality of food, lack of sanitation, widespread disease and absence of clean water appalled me. I was shocked to discover that some of the older pupils were missing hours of schooling each week to carry dirty containers to a polluted and germ infested stream, where they were filled with brown, contaminated water, which was used for cooking and drinking.
Returning home to my safe, comfortable life, the needs of the Tanzanian children filled my thoughts. Remembering how much my wife Dorothy had done, as a nurse, to ease suffering among sick and elderly people in County Durham, inspired me to try to do something to improve life for young and vulnerable people in Tanzania. Months of research and enquiries followed as I looked into the possibility of finding a site, locating a drilling company, sinking a well and building latrines for the children of Nkoraya Primary School.
In January 2009 I met with a group of friends and asked them to help me raise the necessary £20,000 needed to make this a reality. It seemed impossible,
but as they agreed to help and fund raising events were organised I wrote to everyone in and around the local community encouraging their support. The response was overwhelming. People were moved from compassion, from respect for my late wife and by the promise that every penny given would go to benefit people in Tanzania. Support spread ever wider, as news of our plans were communicated. Schools, churches, sports and social groups helped. Private and group donations, coffee mornings, raffles, sponsored events including the Coast to Coast walk and the Boxing Day North Sea dip, tombola's, bring and buys, lunches, bag packing, and Ceilidhs all helped to raise an amazing total of almost £40,000 by the end of August 2009, providing enough for not just one well but two.
I returned to Machame, at my own expense, to witness the sinking of the well and the building of latrines at Nkoraya Primary School. Whilst on the trip I identified three more unbelievably poor, rural primary schools , Kilvulini in Mwanga District, Uduru and Machame in the Hai district which were confirmed as locations for three further wells and twelve bayt latrines which were completed in February and August 2010.
After more extensive fund raising, a group of seven of us returned to Tanzania in January 2012, where we all completed a sponsored climb of Kilimanjaro which raised funding for our 2013 programme and saw a fifth well sunk at Makanya in a very barren area of Same District and a further two wells sunk at Migugu and Mwasawia both in the Singida Region. That brings our tally of wells to seven by the end of 2012.


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Newt Gingrich Asks: Just What Is That Thing in Your Pocket?
Newt Gingrich is turning his attention from outer space to your mobile phone. In a video uploaded to YouTube by the team at Gingrich Productions (no joke) just last week, the former House speaker and presidential candidate announces a contest of sorts to name that phone/camera/web-surfing thingy you carry around and to celebrate its vast potential to change the world.
Smartphone? He doesn't mention the word. Up until recently, he's been partial to "handheld personal computer." Or maybe he's smart enough to know that the amusement over his omission will drive viewers (70K 250K so far) to watch the three-minute video above.
But let's take his premise at face value: Phones, smart or not, are changing health care in Africa, and possibly everywhere else.
Smartphone (there, we said it!) apps are helping seniors age in place, and helping everyone save money.
Apps are creating new models in the field of entertainment, dating, driving – you get the idea. And if you're reading this on your phone, the Social Security Administration has got a site optimized just for you.
So maybe Gingrich is right: Cellphones need a new name. Share your ideas below in the comments box.


The stock market endured a shaky session on Tuesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.1%) eking out a slim gain while the S&P 500 (-0.4%) and Nasdaq Composite (-0.7%) underperformed throughout the day.
For the second day in a row, the U.S. trading day began after the release of some disappointing economic data overseas. Today, it was Germany's Factory Orders report for August, which showed a 1.8% decline while the market had expected an increase of 0.5%. That being said, European equities were able to register gains after erasing their early losses, but the strength did not carry over the U.S. session as continued weakness in the biotech space kept the broader market under pressure.
Specifically, the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (IBB 301.91, -11.29) lost 3.6% after surrendering 0.7% on Monday. On a related note, the health care sector tumbled 2.3% while most other influential sectors also struggled.
Similar to health care, heavily-weighted financials (-0.5%) and consumer discretionary (-0.7%) underperformed throughout the day while another influential group—technology (+0.2%)—climbed ahead of the broader market during afternoon action.
The largest sector by weight received support from the likes of Apple (AAPL 111.31, +0.53), Microsoft (MSFT 46.75, +0.12), and Intel (INTC 31.74, +0.53), but several other large components finished the day in negative territory. High-beta chipmakers struggled in the early going, but the PHLX Semiconductor Index added 0.3% after erasing a 1.5% decline.
Elsewhere among cyclical sectors, energy (+2.2%) and materials (+1.3%) continued their recent show of relative strength, extending their respective week-to-date gains to 5.1% and 4.0%. Commodity prices were behind today's charge as crude oil surged 4.9% to $48.53/bbl with reports suggesting oil traders have taken note of rising tensions in Syria.
Unlike stocks, Treasuries ended the day near their highs after a brief morning appearance in the red. The 10-yr note added a quarter of a point, pressuring its yield two basis points to 2.04%.
Today's participation was ahead of average as more than 950 million shares changed hands at the NYSE floor.
Economic data was limited to the August trade balance, which showed a deficit of $48.30 billion while the Briefing.com consensus expected the deficit to come in at $44.50 billion. The prior month's deficit was revised to $41.80 billion from $41.90 billion.
Tomorrow, the weekly MBA Mortgage Index will be reported at 7:00 ET while the Consumer Credit report for August will cross the wires at 15:00 ET (Briefing.com consensus $19.50 billion).


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Interviews April 17, 2013 April 27, 2015
12 Questions with Boston's
No. 1 Private Tour Guide
by Todd Andrlik
Ben Edwards is a lot of things–a children's book author, Boston historian, collector of historic documents, relative of Paul Revere, and the No. 1 private tour guide in Boston with 100+ five-star reviews on TripAdvisor. Given his proximity to history and insider knowledge of Revolutionary tourism, I asked Ben to participate in an interview so he could share some fun stories, educational lessons and Boston travel tips. Looking for a way to make your next trip to Boston memorable? Look no further.
1 // There are dozens of Boston tours. In 140 characters or less, what makes yours–Walking Boston–unique?
Boston historian and children's book author with ancestral roots to Colonial Boston shares rare newspapers & docs on unique private tour.
2 // Based on your experience, what are the three Freedom Trail stops your tour participants love most? Why?
The three spots, in the order we visit, are King's Chapel, the Paul Revere House and Old North Church. At King's Chapel, participants love sitting in the plush box pews on cushions filled with the original horsehair stuffing from 1754. We discuss the history of the church (founded in 1686); view the original wineglass pulpit from 1717; the communion table from 1696; and the Governor's Pew – once used by the Royal Governor and where George Washington sat as president on October 27, 1789. Participants love learning about the Revere connection to King's Chapel. They see the pew Paul Revere occupied during the funeral service held here in 1776 for his good friend patriot leader General Joseph Warren; the marble memorial listing the names of members of the church who died in the Civil War including two of Revere's grandsons – Assistant Surgeon Edward H.R. Revere (Antietam) and Colonel Paul Joseph Revere (Gettysburg); and see images of the largest bell ever cast by Paul Revere (2,437 pounds) that hangs in the bell tower. As a special treat I guarantee that tour participants will hear this bell ring during our visit. If they don't, the tour is free. I've never let a group down! Other well-known people who've attended church at King's Chapel are Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louisa May Alcott and Robert Gould Shaw.
The Paul Revere House is a favorite for the families and school groups I work with. On my extended tours we visit inside the oldest home in downtown Boston, circa. 1680. Paul Revere owned this house from 1770 to 1800 and left from here for his famous Midnight Ride on the evening of April 18, 1775. People love standing inside this historic home that's over 330 years old – 90% of the substructure dates to 1680! I have a depth of knowledge to convey about the home and a real passion for it as my relative Sally Edwards surely spent some time here. Sally was the older sister of my fourth great grandfather Benjamin Edwards and she married Paul Revere Jr., firstborn son of the famous patriot in 1782. One of the rooms called the hall features furniture from the time period of the first owner Robert Howard while the remaining three are decorated to the time period of the Revere family. Tour participants love the best chamber (master bedroom and parlor) as they get to view several items of furniture that belonged to the Revere family as well as an exhibit case containing items that Paul Revere made in his gold and silversmith shop. This was Paul and Rachel Revere's bedroom and you can't help but feel their presence in this space. In the back bedchamber people love the sampler hanging on the wall made in 1819 by Paul Revere's great-granddaughter Maria Revere at the age of 11. In the courtyard, before leaving, tour participants like viewing a bell cast by Revere in 1804, a mortar and a copper bolt that was used in the USS Constitution.
Lastly, Old North Church is very popular with people taking my private tour. The oldest church building in Boston (1723) is certainly most well known for the lantern signal shown from its steeple on April 18, 1775 – the night of Paul Revere's Ride. We discuss the events of that night; compare Longfellow's poem to actual events; discuss the mystery of who actually displayed the lantern signal as well as where Paul Revere was at the moment the lanterns were being shown. Tour participants are intrigued by the Newman window where church sexton Robert Newman escaped after displaying the signal with the likely assistance of Captain John Pulling. While relaxing in the box pews people taking my tour peer at the brass chandeliers that hang in the center aisle (they date from 1724 and contain candles) and are fascinated by the story of the four carved wooden angels that predate the church by 100 years and stand atop pedestals in the gallery. They were a gift of privateer Thomas Gruchy – a legalized pirate who discovered them in the cargo of a French ship he seized off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1746. He elected to donate them to his church. To the left of the pulpit, the bust of George Washington that he posed for in 1789 is also a hit. In 1824, on a visit to Old North Church, Lafayette looked at the bust and said "Yes, that is the man I knew and more like him than any other portrait." It's always a special treat for people taking my tour to visit Old North on a day when the bells are ringing. The eight change ringing bells were cast in England in 1744 and are the oldest in North America.
3 // As someone whose business is historic Boston, what do you think Boston should build/renovate/enhance next?
I'm excited to tell you that there are SO many enhancements ALREADY completed or in the works along the Freedom Trail! In the fall of 2011, Old South Meeting House hoisted an original bell made by Paul Revere in 1801 into its steeple and connected it to the 1766 tower clock. Today it rings out the hour along the Freedom Trail. Also in 2011, extensive landscape renovations were completed at Granary Burying Ground including the addition of new walkways. Old North Church has turned the Clough House on its property, built in 1712, into a colonial printing shop. The Printing Office of Edes & Gill is a highly educational experience and one of the finest colonial print shops in the country. Here you can interact with a colonial printer, operating an English Common Press, as he prints John Gill's Boston broadside version of the Declaration of Independence and see a copper plate printing press from 1740 – the exact size and type of press Paul Revere would have used to print his Boston Massacre engraving. Also opening in this same building this year is Captain Jackson's Colonial Chocolate Shop. Here you can learn how colonial chocolate was produced and purchase chocolate made from an original colonial recipe. The Old State House is marking the 300th anniversary of its building this year with, among other things, some exciting renovations to its Council Chamber in an effort to match closer to original period furnishings. The Paul Revere House is in the midst of raising funds for and renovating two row houses from 1835 that abut its courtyard and stand on a piece of Paul Revere's original property. This building will become a 3,600 sq. ft. Education and Visitor Center that will dramatically increase program space, house a Midnight Ride exhibit and displays and include an elevator offering full handicapped access to all floors as well as the second floor of the Revere House. The goal for opening the new facility is the spring of 2014.
4 // When you're not giving tours of Boston, what's your favorite historic site to visit?
Locally, I enjoy driving out to Lexington and Concord to see the historic sites there including the Hancock-Clarke House (Revere's destination on his ride where he warned Samuel Adams and John Hancock that "The Regulars are coming out!"); Buckman Tavern on Lexington Green (where the minutemen gathered on the morning of April 19, 1775) and especially Munroe Tavern (which served as a British field hospital on April 19, 1775.) Of the three, Munroe Tavern is a top pick for me as it was recently renovated and the guided tours are excellent. The tour is supported by a video as well as audio messages that the guide activates in each room that help bring the history to life. The historic artifacts you'll see are outstanding and include a damaged musket used by tavern owner William Munroe's cousin John Munroe in the Battle of Lexington; a British bullet hole in the plastered ceiling; the chair where President George Washington sat when he dined at the tavern in November 1789 (along with other items from his visit); and a spoon buried by Lydia Mulliken on her family's property, being part of the family silver she hid from the advancing British troops. Munroe Tavern is open weekends April – Memorial Day. Daily Memorial Day-October; 12 noon – 4 pm. Guided Tours hourly.
5 // For people who haven't visited Boston in 5-10 years, what will they be surprised to see different when they return?
With the completion of the Big Dig, also known as the Central Artery Tunnel Project, at the end of 2007 the North End is easier to access on foot and the area where the elevated highway once stood is now a series of parks called the Rose Kennedy Greenway in honor of President Kennedy's mother. People who haven't been to the city for 5-10 years would notice a series of five parks with manicured grass, plantings, fountains, light blades and even a carousel winding through downtown Boston for almost a mile. These five Greenway Parks include those located at the entrance to the North End, in the Wharf District, Fort Point Channel, Dewey Square and Chinatown.
6 // What's the craziest or funniest tour story you are willing to share publicly?
When you've been a private tour guide in Boston for 10 years, some interesting things are bound to happen. I can share two brief stories. The first occurred on June 8, 2007 (yes, I made a note of the exact date.) I was with a group of 50 5th grade students standing across the street from the Omni Parker House hotel, located on the Freedom Trail near King's Chapel. This is the original Parker House hotel, founded by Harvey Parker in 1855 – the longest continuously operating hotel in the United States. I had pointed at the front door and just finished saying "with all the famous people who have stayed at this hotel, I've never seen anyone famous go in that door or come out." Just as I finished those words, a Secret Service detail exited the door and then President Jimmy Carter came out. He looked directly at my school group, waved at them and they all waved back. One of the students asked if I had "set that up for them" and if I had, I was surely "an amazing tour guide."
The second story relates to this same building, which has a reputation as a "haunted hotel," and Harvey Parker himself. During my family tours we visit inside the Omni Parker House to discuss its history. While in Parker's Restaurant I point out the painting of Harvey Parker that hangs on the wall. A teenage boy on the tour went over to the painting and took three photos of it with his iPhone. In every photo, the painting was turned upside down. He showed me all the photos he took earlier in the tour and they were right side up. In front of me he took a fourth photo of the painting of Harvey Parker and it was also upside down. Finally, at that point, I asked him to take another photo in the restaurant that did not contain the painting. He did, and that photo was right side up! I can't explain what caused it but can tell you it is a true story.
7 // What kind of time and research investment do you make in remaining historically accurate on your tours?
I'm always making an effort to read the latest books that come out on the American Revolution and Boston history and discussing them with other guides and historians. I also attend many of the excellent lectures offered by the sites along the Freedom Trail. These include events sponsored by the Old South Meeting House, Paul Revere House and Old State House. The reenactments are also something I enjoy attending. These include the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, the Lantern Ceremony at Old North Church and the battle reenactments on Lexington Green and at the North Bridge in Concord.
8 // If someone called you tonight begging for a one-hour tour tomorrow before they fly home, what essential sites would you cover in 60 minutes?
If we only had 60 minutes I would begin at Old South Meeting House with a discussion of the Boston Tea Party. One of my relatives, Alexander Edwards, was a member of the Sons of Liberty and surely attended the famous meeting held here on December 16, 1773. Next stop would be the Old State House (300 years old this year!) to talk about the Boston Massacre and the reading of the Declaration of Independence from its balcony on July 18, 1776. From there we'd walk to the "Cradle of Liberty" Faneuil Hall for a quick visit to the Great Hall; and after that meander down Union Street and Marshall Lane making our way to the North End. Here we would see North Square and the exterior of the Paul Revere House and then head over to the Old North Church to sit in the high box pews and hear one of the excellent 6 minute talks given by the staff there. Finally we would dash up Hull Street to pay a quick visit to Copp's Hill Burying Ground where 29 participants in the Boston Tea Party lie along with 43 soldiers who fought in the American Revolution and five generations of my Edwards ancestors.
9 // What are your favorite books on Boston's Revolutionary history?
A few of the favorites that sit on the bookshelf behind my desk are Defiance of the Patriots by Benjamin Carp; The Shoemaker and the Tea Party by Alfred F. Young; The Boston Massacre by Hiller B. Zobel; Old Landmarks and Historic Personages of Boston by Samuel Adams Drake; Paul Revere and the World He Lived In by Esther Forbes; and Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer.
10 // How often does your tour evolve to include new and interesting historical discoveries? Anything being added to the tour this year that wasn't there previously?
As far as interesting and historical discoveries, I keep in touch with the historic sites and, on occasion, learn new and exciting information that I can share with my tour groups. One example of such a discovery occurred just last year when an individual brought a box of materials to the Paul Revere House for Executive Director Nina Zannieri to look at. That box contained a fragile letter, long believed lost, written by Paul Revere on May 2, 1775 to his wife Rachel. In the letter he urges her to leave Boston with the children and join him – Revere can't return to Boston after his Midnight Ride for fear of being arrested by the British. At the end of this letter, Paul Revere instructs his oldest son Paul Jr. to stay behind until he is sent for. This 15-year-old boy would marry my relative Sally Edwards seven years later and the children's book I wrote, that all tour participants receive on audio, includes the story of how the two may have met.
There is something new I've added to my private tours this year. It is called Access Our Collection. Some of the rare documents and historic newspapers in my personal collection are either too fragile or too valuable to bring on tour. I've had these professionally photographed and tour participants have access to them online all supported by interactive articles and multimedia. Here you'll view a Revolutionary War era document signed by Boston Tea Party participant Amos Lincoln. Tour participants can listen to audio podcasts of the original press coverage they'll read here including a first report in a colonial Boston newspaper of Washington Crossing the Delaware and the Battle of Trenton and President Washington's visit to Boston in 1789. As we mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, and this year the 150th of the 54th Regiment honored by the Shaw Memorial on Boston Common, I'm sharing part of my Civil War collection as well. It includes newspapers containing original press coverage of the 54th Regiment's parade march through the streets of Boston on May 28, 1863 and the Battle of Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863. Participants can also view a first report of the Lincoln assassination in the 2 a.m. edition of the New York Herald. Audio podcasts support all of the above.
11 // Based on your videos and website, it looks like you complement your tours with a show-and-tell of historic documents on every tour. Can you give our readers some exclusive details about which documents you share?
Sure. I've been collecting original colonial and Civil War newspapers as well as historic documents for 15 years. Along the tour route I share an original document signed by Boston Tea Party participant Thomas Melvill; colonial newspapers printed in Boston between 1787 and 1807 containing ads for Paul Revere's many businesses; a newspaper printed on Benjamin Franklin's printing press in Philadelphia in 1757; and another Philadelphia paper dated 1776 with a mention of the reading of the Declaration of Independence in Boston. A particular favorite that I also share on tour is the Massachusetts Centinel from October 28, 1789 with press coverage of President George Washington's visit to Boston.
12 // As someone who walks a marathon almost daily, what are the most comfortable shoes?
An easy question to answer. I'm a big fan of Nike products. Although I don't actually walk a marathon daily, my Nike FuelBand tells me that last tour season I did walk over 1,000 miles! My shoe of choice is the Nike Lunarglide+ 4 Shield. It's extremely comfortable and just a little more high tech than the shoes my early Boston ancestors would have worn.
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Clinical Manifestations and Management of Pediatric Behçet's Disease
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2021 Oct;61(2):171-180. doi: 10.1007/s12016-020-08809-2.
Ya-Chiao Hu 1 , Bor-Luen Chiang 1 2 , Yao-Hsu Yang 3 4
1 Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
2 Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
3 Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Jingguo Road, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. yan0126@ms15.hinet.net.
4 Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. yan0126@ms15.hinet.net.
Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic, vasculitic disorder affecting all sizes of vessels. The disease rarely onsets at childhood and an early diagnosis is often challenging. Oral ulceration and fever of unknown cause are common initial manifestations that might confuse other inflammatory disorders. The clinical manifestation pattern in pediatric BD is heterogeneous and varies in different genders, ethnicities, and geographic regions. There are also some differences in clinical presentations and prognosis between pediatric and adult BD. The disease also affects children at an extremely young age with mostly benign outcomes compared with that in older children. A limited number of studies reported issues about pediatric BD, let alone studies of children's treatments. Currently, the recommendation of the treatment in pediatric BD is according to the guideline of adult BD. The heterogeneity of clinical features makes the treatment more complicated. The main goal of the treatment is to control the inflammatory process and prevent recurrences. We will discourse the definition, epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric BD in this review.
Keywords: Behçet's disease; Childhood; Clinical features; Treatment.
© 2020. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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With 561,264 views on Friday, 8 January 2021 our article of the day is Elon Musk.
Elon Reeve Musk ( EE-lon; born June 28, 1971) is a business magnate, industrial designer and engineer. He is the founder, CEO, CTO and chief designer of SpaceX; early investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink; and co-founder and initial co-chairman of OpenAI. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018. Also that year, he was ranked 25th on the Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People, and was ranked joint-first on the Forbes list of the Most Innovative Leaders of 2019. A centi-billionaire, Musk became the richest person in the world in January 2021. Musk was born to a Canadian mother and South African father and raised in Pretoria, South Africa. He briefly attended the University of Pretoria before moving to Canada when he was 17 to attend Queen's University. He transferred to the University of Pennsylvania two years later, where he received dual bachelor's degrees in economics and physics. He moved to California in 1995 to begin a Ph. D. in applied physics and material sciences at Stanford University, but dropped out after two days to pursue a business career. He co-founded Zip2, a web software company, which was acquired by Compaq for $307 million in 1999. Musk then founded X.com, an online bank. It merged with Confinity in 2000, which had launched PayPal the previous year and was subsequently bought by eBay for $1.5 billion in October 2002.
In May 2002, Musk founded SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company, of which he is CEO and lead designer. He joined Tesla Motors, Inc. (now Tesla, Inc.), an electric vehicle manufacturer, in 2004, the year after it was founded, becoming its product architect that year and its CEO in 2008. In 2006, he helped create SolarCity, a solar energy services company (now a subsidiary of Tesla). In 2015, he co-founded OpenAI, a nonprofit research company that aims to promote friendly artificial intelligence. In July 2016, he co-founded Neuralink, a neurotechnology company focused on developing brain–computer interfaces. In December 2016, Musk founded The Boring Company, an infrastructure and tunnel construction company focused on tunnels optimized for electric vehicles. In addition to his primary business pursuits, he envisioned an open-source high-speed transportation system known as the Hyperloop based on the concept of a vactrain.
Musk has also been the subject of criticism due to unorthodox or unscientific stances and highly publicized controversies. Following the rejection of a prototype submarine from Tesla that Musk had offered to be used in the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, he called a diver who advised in the rescue and disparaged the prototype a "pedo guy" and in response the diver sued for defamation; a California jury ruled in favor of Musk. Also in 2018, he falsely tweeted that he had secured funding for a private takeover of Tesla at $420 a share. The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued him for the comment; he temporarily stepped down from chairman and settled with the SEC; the settlement included limitations on his Twitter usage. Musk has also received substantial criticism for his views on artificial intelligence, public transportation, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For the full current version of the article, see Elon Musk on Wikipedia.
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On August 9, 1965, Singapore became an independent and sovereign democratic nation. Since it's founding, Singapore has grown into a standard-bearer of modern development. The city-state is a multi-cultural global hub of commerce, technology, finance and transportation.
As part of a year-long celebration of its 50 year anniversary, the Beyond SG50 Forum explored pathways of innovation in technology and the global supply chain that have positioned the country as a leader since. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Manpower both were in attendance, putting particular focus on the importance of human capital. From that platform, the conference explored what corporations need to do to sustain a peaceful and prosperous Singapore, and an increasingly collaborative global marketplace.
Over the course of two days, we had the opportunity to address a large group of 800 global business leaders followed by time with a more intimate group of 300 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The main focus of those discussions was a blueprint through which global organizations can architect healthy, agile and vibrant organizations.
With 50% of the country's GDP produced by SMEs, the corporate makeup of Singapore mirrors the global environment. That economic resemblance and the connectedness of Singapore to the rest of the world framed the conversation about what SMEs must do to remain efficient, competitive and innovative.
The government in Singapore, while seen from the outside as highly mechanized, has worked hard to support the independent success of its private sector. By supporting a proficient STEM-educated workforce, prioritizing trade, and taking steps to attract talent from other countries, the government has contributed to an environment in which SMEs can thrive in the near and far term.
Doing that requires these organizations to understand, plan and adapt for a future of accelerated change, hyper-connection and technology disruptions. By considering the anthropology of the country's economy and then looking forward to examine the future from every vital angle, we shared a framework for value creation and innovation.
A principle point in the discussion centered on the qualities of current, exemplary disruptors. Many of the most transformative organizations in the world – companies like Uber and AirBnB – are small if measured by financial or human capital count. Despite their relative youth, these organizations have thrived with business models that prioritize innovation, idea flow, and engagement across the hyper-connected world.
The key takeaway is that SMEs can create value anywhere and on any scale. Doing so requires they focus not on a specific objective, but on being fundamentally agile and willing to amend strategy to embrace a changing definition of value, and to pursue it.
Beyond SG50 Forum participants arrived with an expectation that they might become more Future Ready – capable of operating with a specific future in mind. At the end of our time together, everyone was discussing what it means to be Future Proof® – nimble and creative enough to proactively adapt to and lead in any future environment.
Since its founding 50 years ago, Singapore has been seen as visionary. Toffler Associates shares a similar legacy. More than 40 years ago, we began to lead the conversation about the change in civilization. We were entering the Knowledge Age that has produced revolutions like Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, new definitions of infrastructure, and changing workforce demographics. In that time, the understand, plan, and adapt methodology has proven to be a best practice for building agile companies. Today, human capital is at the center of this approach. For SMEs in Singapore and beyond, the imperative now is on equipping people to lead change.
It is time to step into a larger global future.


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The farm sounds very safe.
Boomer, I'm glad your friends are going to the farm with you. Somehow I think there are more adventures on your way home.
Nice o f you to take your friends to the farm!


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Care-Free Days at Theme Parks Giving Way to Virus Safeguards
At most theme parks, the "new normal" will be apparent before visitors arrive, starting with online admission reservations to manage the daily crowds.
By John Seewer	• Published June 14, 2020
Hugs from Mickey Mouse are out at Walt Disney World. So is bunching up at Six Flags to snag a front-seat roller coaster ride. But the season won't be completely lost for thrill-seekers.
Carefree days of sharing cotton candy on crowded midways will give way this year to temperature scans at the gates, mandatory masks at many parks, hand-sanitizing stations at ride entrances and constant reminders to stay 6 feet apart.
Amusement parks of all sizes are adjusting everything from selling tickets to serving meals while trying to reassure the public and government leaders that they're safe to visit amid the coronavirus crisis.
While a handful of small U.S. amusement parks have been open since Memorial Day weekend, most are looking to restart their seasons either later this month or by mid-July. Universal Orlando became the first of Florida's major theme park resorts to reopen in early June. Disney's nearby parks will wait until next month, but there won't be any parades, firework shows or character greetings.
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Disneyland in California said this past week it will welcome back visitors on July 17 if it gets government approval. Theme parks in many states have been among the last businesses allowed to reopen because of worries over crowds. Ohio's two biggest amusement parks filed a lawsuit last week challenging the government's authority to shut them down.
Park operators insist they're better suited to handle crowds — albeit smaller ones — than ballparks and museums because they have more space to spread out and can better control the movements of their customers. But there is also a lot more to consider in order to reopen safely. There's collecting parking fees and selling souvenirs. Shows and hotels. Arcades and playgrounds.
"We have restaurants that are walk-up, grab and go, catering, and sit-down. And that's just the food department," said Leah Koch, owner of Holiday World in southern Indiana. "We have to go ride by ride through this process. We have to go game by game. We have to look at each and every situation."
At most theme parks, the "new normal" will be apparent before visitors arrive, starting with online admission reservations to manage the daily crowds. Many will start out allowing no more than half their normal capacity.
Cedar Fair Entertainment, which operates theme parks across North America including Ohio's Cedar Point, will require guests to fill out health screenings before they show up and to go through temperature checks at the gate. Among the changes at Six Flags parks are touch-free bag checks with high-tech, walk-through machines.
And there will be constant reminders to keep social distancing, from decals on the pavement in queues to roving "social distance squads" at Disney World. Shoppers at the Disney Springs entertainment complex were greeted last month by Stormtroopers from the Star Wars movies who ordered visitors to "move along" and "stay in your sector."
Inside the gates, some parks will use "virtual queueing" through apps to cut down on long lines. Employees will assign seats on rides, leaving some spots open and making sure you only sit with your group. On many roller coasters, only every other row will be filled.
While some parks will rely on state guidelines to determine whether their guests should wear masks, most of the big theme parks will require them, even on the rides. And yes, test runs did show that masks will stay put on the big coasters, said Erik Beard, an owner of International Ride Training, a consulting company that works with the industry.
"We were all pleasantly surprised," he said. "We understand some people won't be comfortable, and that's OK. We're banking on low numbers anyway."
Requiring masks will certainly keep some away if the reaction on social media is any indication.
Smaller crowds will allow the parks to figure out what works and what doesn't. But how many show up? So far, not that many.
"For us it was a treat, everything was a walk-on all day," said Matt Coons, a roller coaster fanatic from Hamilton, Ohio, who drove seven hours to Wisconsin last month for opening day at Mt. Olympus Water and Theme Park.
Coons took note that some people standing in lines were good about social distancing and "some had no care."
"It was hit or miss, for the most part people were pretty good," he said. "As the day went on, you kind of forget, you get in theme park mode. I had to remind myself."
Park operators have conducted trial runs with employees to determine such things as how to maintain social distancing while loading rides and checking restraints.
Holiday World, in Santa Claus, Indiana, decided it won't allow riders to sit in the front seat on The Legend roller coaster because that's too close to the ride's operator. It also won't operate a kiddie canoe ride — too much lifting the little ones in and out of the boat, said Koch, whose family has owned the park for four generations.
The challenge this summer, she said, will be keeping that same magical feeling from past years.
"There's not anything about this season that will be perfect," she said.
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Hi there both my squeezeboxes seem caught in a permanent updating firmware loop. Every time I turn one on it "updates the firmware 2 of 2". Anything I can do about this?
I do not have an answer for this, but I do see the same firmware update loop each time I switch between SqueezeCenter and SqueezeNetwork and vice-versa, very annoying! what is going on?
SC and SN each have their own firmware. SN is currently on a higher firmware version than is on your version of SC.
Usually running the latest release version of SC will stop the update loop.
+1. I had a May 6th build of 7.3.3 and was getting Boom updates when going between SN and SQ. Version: 7.3.3 - 27044 @ Mon Jun 15 15:14:08 PDT 2009 fixed that.


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ALPN.ru / Home / Engineering / The creation of three-dimensional models of industrial complexes and complex engineering structures with a high degree of detail and accuracy using the technology of laser scanning Search Sait map Страница на русском
New technology shooting complex technological areas, industrial complexes (iron and steel, pulp and paper, refineries, oil and gas compressor stations) can significantly improve productivity, accuracy of data, completeness of the information about the object.
Create three-dimensional models of industrial complexes and complex engineering structures with a high degree of detail and accuracy using the technology of laser scanning
The system of laser scanning CallidusLaser scanning - a technology that allows to create digital three-dimensional model of the object, presenting her a set of points with spatial coordinates. The principle of the scanner is based on measuring the distance to the object using a laser range finder and determination of two angles of the direction of the laser beam, which makes it possible to calculate the spatial coordinates of the point of reflection of the laser beam. Digital building model can be represented by a set of hundreds of thousands or millions of pixels. Therefore, the constructed model of the object will be the most accurate and complete.
The preliminary result of scanning the site shop - "a cloud of points". Hundreds of thousands of points of measurement.
3D-model of the same section of the shop after treatment.
The benefits of laser scanning
- The most complete model of the object
Fully automatic mode
A full review of the space 3600x1500
Speed up to 500 000 points / sec - The accuracy of constructing the model of 2-5 mm
Measuring range up to 350 m
Applying for 3D-model of texture and true color
The principle of laser scanning
- Measurement of the distance laser range
Measurement of the vertical and horizontal angles
Automatic movement of the laser head in the vertical and horizontal plane
As a result of the measurement creates a file with a set of three-dimensional (x, y, z) coordinates of the array of points representing a three-dimensional model of the object.
Successive stages of the project scanning.
Applications of laser scanning technology
3D-model of the plant chemical plant.
- The creation of accurate 3D-models of industrial complexes in the reconstruction, construction;
Creation of two-and three-dimensional plans, drawings tonnage;
Monitoring of hazardous industries (chemical, oil and gas processing industry) to identify shifts, to prevent accidents;
Operational measurements in emergency situations.
Depending on the complexity of facing your problems and the budget allocated for their solutions can be obtained from our model, varying degrees of detail and accuracy:
The object in general and / or individual criticism of its elements with varying degrees of detail - that on the basis of measurements in the model may be shown in items ranging in size from 1 cm and larger;
The relative position of parts of structures and infrastructure of the building can be determined with an error of no more than 1-2 cm;
3D-model plant
At your choice measurements and / or model of the object can be presented in formats DXF, DWG, PDS, PDMS, DGN.