text:
Decades of experience, modern investment approach
OUR TEAM	greensquareadmin	2019-02-22T20:07:57+00:00
GREEN SQUARE – UNCOMPROMISED, PERSONAL SERVICE
At Green Square, our core values are embodied by our team.
At Green Square Asset Management, our core values, brand promise and investment professionals are the biggest drivers of our success. An investment team consisting of senior investment professionals work with every client of our firm. This team-based, boutique approach ensures that our clients receive the highest degree of personal service.
James A. West, CFA
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Portfolio Manager
James has been portfolio manager for the GS Equity Income Strategy since inception and is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the strategy. James is the Chief Investment Officer and a member of Green Square's Investment Committee. James joined Green Square in 2006 after ten years at First Tennessee Bank – the majority of which in its Trust Department. He left First Tennessee as Senior Vice President and was the Trust Investment Manager for the West Tennessee, Nashville and Mid-Atlantic areas managing approximately $900 million in assets. James received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Virginia. James is a CFA charter holder.
Christopher Prest
Co-Portfolio Manager
Christopher is co-portfolio manager for the GS Equity Income Strategy. In this role, he maintains the model portfolio as well as directs rebalancing and reconstitutions. Prior to becoming a portfolio manager, Christopher served as the Director of Trading and Rebalancing. Before joining Green Square, Christopher was a fixed income analyst at Morgan Keegan. He received his Bachelor of Administration from Southern Methodist University. Christopher holds a Series 65 license.
Darrell Horn
Founder and Senior Managing Director
With over 25 years of experience, Darrell serves in a strategic advisory role with GS Equity Income Strategy. Darrell is a member of the firm's executive committee, investment committee and board of directors. Prior to founding Green Square, he held positions at Goldman Sachs in the Fixed Income Currencies and Commodities division as well as the Private Client Services unit. Darrell also served as the Senior Vice President of SunTrust Bank and the Executive Vice President and head of Capital Markets and a member of the Executive Management Committee for First American Bank in Nashville, Tennessee. Darrell received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Mississippi State University and a Master of Arts in Economics from Vanderbilt University. Darrell holds the Series 65 license.
Ryan leads Green Square's financial modeling, manager searches, reporting, and coordination of outside manager due diligence. He joined Green Square in 2011 after working for LCG Associates in Atlanta, where he was an investment database analyst for a pool of over 80 institutional clients with assets over $54 billion. Ryan received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Tennessee, with a minor in Business Administration.
Elizabeth Gordon
Elizabeth assists the Green Square team in trading the GS Equity Income Fund. She also works alongside the fixed income and equity traders on rebalancing and trading client accounts. She first came to Green Square as an intern while attending Rhodes College. Prior to rejoining Green Square in 2012, she worked for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey as a Fixed Income Sales & Strategies Analyst in the Debt Capital Markets division. Elizabeth received her Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, from Rhodes College. She has passed the Series 7, 63, and 65 exams.
Richard Finch
President, Chief Financial Officer
Richard manages the operations of Green Square, responsible for financial reporting, executing strategic initiatives, and creating, monitoring, and testing policies. He was also the CFO and CCO of Center Coast Capital Advisors in Houston, TX. He has overseen open-end mutual fund launches, Private Funds, and Fund of hedge Funds. Before joining Green Square & Center Coast in 2009, he was an executive vice president at the Spectra Group (real estate development) and he started his career at Ernst & Young in finance and accounting. Richard received his Bachelor of Arts from Rhodes College and his Master of Business Administration from the Owen School of Management at Vanderbilt University.
Morgan Sanders
Morgan is responsible for ensuring a high-quality work product is delivered to our clients by providing support to the Investment Team as well as the Client Service Teams. She works with the teams to ensure all compliance requirements are being met and is responsible for identifying potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk, and works to develop corrective actions for resolution of those issues. She assists the teams in a number of other operational areas. Prior to joining Green Square, she worked as Operations manager within the Portfolio Reporting department of Raymond James Financial. Morgan received a Bachelor of Business in Finance, with an emphasis in investment banking, from the University of Memphis and holds a Series 99 license.
Green Square Funds
Green Square Wealth


text:
Volunteer Park may refer to:

Volunteer Park, Armadale, a football ground in Armadale, Scotland
Volunteer Park (Seattle), a park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington State, USA
Volunteer Park Conservatory, a conservatory/belvedere/glass walled summer house type structure in the Seattle park
Volunteer Park Family Campground, a Recreation Vehicle (RV) park in Heiskell, Tennessee, USA

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Beyond cyp2c19 - a new chapter in clopidogrel pharmacogenomics
Thomas M. Polasek
Combination antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin is routine following coronary artery stenting. Worldwide, more than 2 million people undergo this procedure each year, making clopidogrel the second most prescribed drug in the world (over US$9 billion in sales in 2010).1 There is considerable inter-individual variability in platelet response to clopidogrel, which means that patients with a low response are at a significant risk of thromboembolic complications, such as fatal stent thrombosis.2 Therefore, identifying factors that influence clopidogrel efficacy is crucial.
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
10.1002/j.2055-2335.2011.tb00054.xLicence: In Copyright
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Beyond cyp2c19 - a new chapter in clopidogrel pharmacogenomics'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Clopidogrel Chemical Compounds
Stents Chemical Compounds
Platelets Chemical Compounds
Sales Chemical Compounds
Aspirin Chemical Compounds
Coronary Vessels Medicine & Life Sciences
Polasek, T. M. (2011). Beyond cyp2c19 - a new chapter in clopidogrel pharmacogenomics. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 41(1), 14-16. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2055-2335.2011.tb00054.x
Polasek, Thomas M. / Beyond cyp2c19 - a new chapter in clopidogrel pharmacogenomics. In: Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 2011 ; Vol. 41, No. 1. pp. 14-16.
@article{6c468642cc744e88b11136a13be9c8af,
title = "Beyond cyp2c19 - a new chapter in clopidogrel pharmacogenomics",
abstract = "Combination antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin is routine following coronary artery stenting. Worldwide, more than 2 million people undergo this procedure each year, making clopidogrel the second most prescribed drug in the world (over US$9 billion in sales in 2010).1 There is considerable inter-individual variability in platelet response to clopidogrel, which means that patients with a low response are at a significant risk of thromboembolic complications, such as fatal stent thrombosis.2 Therefore, identifying factors that influence clopidogrel efficacy is crucial.",
author = "Polasek, {Thomas M.}",
journal = "Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research",
publisher = "SOCIETY OF HOSPITAL PHARMACISTS OF AUSTRALIA",
Polasek, TM 2011, 'Beyond cyp2c19 - a new chapter in clopidogrel pharmacogenomics', Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 14-16. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2055-2335.2011.tb00054.x
Beyond cyp2c19 - a new chapter in clopidogrel pharmacogenomics. / Polasek, Thomas M.
In: Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, Vol. 41, No. 1, 03.2011, p. 14-16.
T1 - Beyond cyp2c19 - a new chapter in clopidogrel pharmacogenomics
AU - Polasek, Thomas M.
N2 - Combination antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin is routine following coronary artery stenting. Worldwide, more than 2 million people undergo this procedure each year, making clopidogrel the second most prescribed drug in the world (over US$9 billion in sales in 2010).1 There is considerable inter-individual variability in platelet response to clopidogrel, which means that patients with a low response are at a significant risk of thromboembolic complications, such as fatal stent thrombosis.2 Therefore, identifying factors that influence clopidogrel efficacy is crucial.
AB - Combination antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin is routine following coronary artery stenting. Worldwide, more than 2 million people undergo this procedure each year, making clopidogrel the second most prescribed drug in the world (over US$9 billion in sales in 2010).1 There is considerable inter-individual variability in platelet response to clopidogrel, which means that patients with a low response are at a significant risk of thromboembolic complications, such as fatal stent thrombosis.2 Therefore, identifying factors that influence clopidogrel efficacy is crucial.
JO - Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research
JF - Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research
Polasek TM. Beyond cyp2c19 - a new chapter in clopidogrel pharmacogenomics. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 2011 Mar;41(1):14-16. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2055-2335.2011.tb00054.x

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Q: Mean Squared Error changes according to scale of value in machine learning regression problem I am working on a machine learning regression problem and I have chosen the metrics Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and 'Mean Squared Error (MSE). I have 3 features and two of them have values in the range 0.007 - 0.009 and the third feature's values range from 1.18 to 1.19. The predicted value/output should also lie in the range 0.007 - 0.009. When I implement a simple linear regression model using scikit learn in Python, I get the MSE to be about 2.037727147668752e-07. However I noticed if I multiplied all my features and the value to be predicted by say 100, the MSE changed to 0.0024. Can someone please explain

*

*If the MSE is a metric that is to be used on a relative scale, how do I interpret it?  Does it mean an error of 0.002 means that if my actual value is 0.008, my predicted value is 0.008 +/- 0.002 = 0.006 or 0.01?

*This is a large difference between the actual and predicted values, are there any specific regression machine learning models that work well for this kind of problem? Will normalizing the data or scaling it help improve performance and if so, why?

*I noticed that MAE remained constant regardless of the scale. Is this an absolute error measure?

*What other metric can I use to evaluate the performance of my model?

A:
When I implement a simple linear regression model using scikit learn
in Python, I get the MSE to be about 2.037727147668752e-07. However I
noticed if I multiplied all my features and the value to be predicted
by say 100, the MSE changed to 0.0024.

When you multiply your training data by 100, then your predictions will also change by a factor of (about) 100. The MSE is the mean of the squared differences between actuals and predictions. If you scale both actuals and (roughly) predictions by a factor of 100, the difference is also scaled by 100, so the square of the difference is scaled by 10,000. It works out. The features don't have anything to do with this effect.

If the MSE is a metric that is to be used on a relative scale, how do I interpret it? Does it mean an error of 0.002 means that if my
actual value is 0.008, my predicted value is 0.008 +/- 0.002 = 0.006
or 0.01?

The MSE is not a relative measure. It is just the mean of the squared errors. Yes, this is hard to interpret. You may want to look at Mean absolute error OR root mean squared error?

This is a large difference between the actual and predicted values, are there any specific regression machine learning models that

work well for this kind of problem? Will normalizing the data or
scaling it help improve performance and if so, why?

Scaling and normalizing will usually not help (except that scaling will scale the MSE, as above, but that is not helpful). Without knowing much more about your data, the best we can do is suggest How to know that your machine learning problem is hopeless?

I noticed that MAE remained constant regardless of the scale. Is this an absolute error measure?

This should not happen. The MAE is the mean of absolute errors. Scaling the actuals (and therefore also the predictions) should scale the MAE by the same amount.

What other metric can I use to evaluate the performance of my model?

This may be helpful - it's written in the context of time series forecasting, but you can apply it in other contexts, too.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


With this window thermometer you always have the exact outside temperature in view! Simply position the holder correctly and mount the instrument on the window frame outside using the self-adhesive film included.
The bicolour scale is easy to read from the comfort of your living room.


tensiometro vitalcontrol SBM 30 . SBM nw 100 mobile crusher; SBM rock crusher manufacturer ball cone jaw; sbm nw 100 crusher ponsel. Sbm Hp 500 Cone Crusher.
gallery mobile9 c sbm 7610 softwares 27 1 st 2; , SBM nw 100 mobile crusher hotelstatusin SBM nw 1100 series jaw crusher ibsmorgin zenith nw 100 mobile .
SBM nw 100 mobile crusher , mesin stone crusher nordber Crusher mesin crusher 50 hp hp cone crusher a manufacturers in , Plantas Móviles de Cono Nordber Serie NW .
Stone Crusher Machine. cone crusher ponsel . rahang harga crusher . Ukuran jaw crusher pe 900x1200 sbm PE series Jaw , 100 120 concasseur a machoires .
SBM Nw 100 Mobile Crusher, sbm nw 1100 series jaw crusher testfood Home » sbm minerals cone crusher, C Series jaw crushers SBM has installed over. know more.
Impact Crushers HUB- SBM nw 100 mobile crusher ,Impact crushers involve the use of impact rather than pressure to crush material Riverside Machinery Ltd supply .


This is an exclusive business profile of Furniture Villa located in , Guwahati. From this Page, you can directly contact Furniture Villa from the enquiry form provided on the right. On the left you can get the Verified Mobile Number of Furniture Villa – feel free to call us to know more about our products & services. We will soon update our Catalog which you can download to get latest information about all our products & services and latest deals & offers by Furniture Villa. Do check out our Job Openings section to know about all the vacancies in Furniture Villa. You can also check out our Photo Gallery section to see latest photos of Furniture Villa. Before leaving, do not forget to give us your review and rating if you have been a customer of Furniture Villa in the past.
Do you want to receive special deals and offers from Furniture Villa?
Daily Download limit reached! Do you want to alert Furniture Villa to receive Catalogue?


text:
Catholics in France mourn Fr. Maire, recall his generosity
By Devin Watkins
The Catholic Bishops and religious of France have expressed their "immense sadness and horror" at the murder of Father Olivier Maire, Provincial Superior of the Montfort Missionaries.
The body of the French priest was found at his home in Saint-Laurent-Sur-Sevre, in the western Vendée region.
A 40-year-old Rwandan immigrant handed himself in to police, confessing to Fr. Maire's murder. He is being treated as the prime suspect in the investigation.
The man, who had been refused political asylum, was already under investigation for setting fire to the Cathedral of Nantes last June. Fr. Maire had been offering the man assistance and housing him in the Montfortian community since the end of May.
Priest killed in France, investigation underway
Reactions to Fr. Maire's murder
The French Catholic Bishops' Conference and Conference of Religious released a statement on Monday in response to the killing.
They assure Fr. Maire's "parents, family, Montfort Missionaries, community of the Basilica of St. Louis-Marie Grignon de Montfort in Saint-Laurent-Sur-Sevre, and the entire Montfortian religious family of their prayers."
French President Emmanuel Macron took to Twitter to pay tribute to the slain priest. He wrote that Fr. Maire's "generosity and love for others were reflected in his facial features."
'Man of peace'
Speaking to Vatican News' Olivier Bonnel, Sister Véronique Margron said the religious community of France feels great pain "to think that a man of peace was murdered in the name of hospitality."
"In addition to the fear, there is also a feeling of incomprehension and powerlessness," added the Dominican nun, who serves as the president of the Conference of Religious in France.
She said the Montfortians had offered the Rwandan man shelter out of evangelical concern.
"Now is not the time to add fuel to the fire with calls for his expulsion, since he was not deported because he was in the midst of a judicial process," said Sr. Margron. "This situation was truly not the problem of the brothers who welcomed him."
Hospitality and Paschal mystery
The late Fr. Maire took in the man who would allegedly become his murderer, an act which recalls the Paschal mystery, according to the nun.
"We must remember that the virtue of hospitality is the greatest and first of the biblical virtues," she said. "There is no higher virtue in the whole of the Old Testament."
Sr. Margron added that the Montfortians were not naïve in taking the man in. "They did this with full knowledge of the facts, welcoming advice; yet no one told them that this man could be so dangerous."
'Generosity in action'
Christians in France, concluded the Dominican nun, should gather spiritually round those connected with Fr. Maire, sharing their sorrow and recalling his generosity.
The Bishop of Luçon, François Jacolin, also expressed his appreciation for the work of the slain priest.
"He was a victim of his generosity," said the Bishop. "We hope that this tragedy might not destroy the ideal of hospitality and sharing."
Listen to our report
YOUR CONTRIBUTION FOR A GREAT MISSION:
SUPPORT US IN BRINGING THE POPE'S WORDS INTO EVERY HOME


text:
Soul Food Stories
Download Soul Food Stories in HD for FREE
HQTV
Satovcha is a small Bulgarian village with 2021 residents of a different religious and ethic groups (Orthodox Christians, Muslim Turks and Evangelist Gypsies). People were divided by their past full of conflicts, but now they have find a way to each other through a simple medium – the food. Now the plates on the table are loaded with pride, identity, common past and friendship, but all this comes with a price….
Genre: Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Family
Director: Tonislav Hristov
Country: Bulgaria, Finland
Keywords:123Movies Fmovies full Movie Soul Food Stories Gomovies Movie25 Movie4k Primewire Putlockers Solarmovie Soul Food Stories Online Xmovies8 Yesmovies
The Hybrids Family
A movie about a dysfunctional family of vampires and witches, it is mostly focused on the two children who are hybrids.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey from Boston to Key West, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides…
Country: France,Italy
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar, brings in an offbeat crew of…
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Wisecracking, gum-chewing 12-year-old Gilly is well known in the foster system. Totally unmanageable, she has stayed with more families than she can remember and has outwitted them all. After all,…
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Crossing Over
A frustrated Agent submits eight actors to audition for the next big Hollywood Movie. Potential career breaks for them and a large payday for her. How will they fair against…
Dating The Enemy
One messy science journalist (Tash) and a neat television host (Brett). Two very different people whose relationship is nose diving to get the opportunity to experience life in their partners…
Modern Problems
Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fielder, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses to not…
Li Haoming, a gifted funny geek enjoys residing in their own virtual world and all of a sudden is pulled right into a real harmful hacker game by mysterious men….
Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man. The business man owns most of a boxing-mad town called Diggstown. The…
Death at a Funeral
Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body, his cousin accidentally drugs her fiancé, and Aaron's successful younger…
Outside Providence
In this coming-of-age comedy, Tim Dunphy is leading a go-nowhere existence, spending his days smoking pot and hanging out with his best friend, Drugs Delaney. But Tim's lazy days of…
Modern Girls
Margo, Kelly, and CeCe have three things in common: they're roomates, they're gorgeous, and they're hooked on the glamour and excitement of L.A.'s rock and roll night life. When they…


text:
import be.pielambr.minerva4j.beans.Course;
import be.pielambr.minerva4j.parsers.CourseParser;
import jodd.jerry.Jerry;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Created by Pieterjan Lambrecht on 16/06/2015.
 */
public class TestCourseParser {

    private String html;

    /**
     * Load an HTML example page with courses
     */
    @Before
    public void loadProperties() {
        InputStream in = null;
        try {
            in = new FileInputStream("src/test/resources/courses_example.html");
            StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
            int ch;
            while((ch = in.read()) != -1){
                builder.append((char)ch);
            }
            html = builder.toString();
            in.close();
        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
            System.out.println("HTML file not found");
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Error closing HTML file");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Check if the courses found on the page are correct
     */
    @Test
    public void testGettingCourses() {
        Jerry jerry = Jerry.jerry(html);
        Method method = null;
        try {
            method = CourseParser.class.getDeclaredMethod("parseCourses", Jerry.class);
            method.setAccessible(true);
            List<Course> courses = (List<Course>) method.invoke(null, jerry);
            Assert.assertEquals(29, courses.size());
            Assert.assertEquals("Algoritmen en datastructuren II", courses.get(0).getName());
            Assert.assertEquals("C00269202013", courses.get(0).getCode());
            Assert.assertEquals("StuW - Studentenvertegenwoordiging FWE", courses.get(28).getName());
            Assert.assertEquals("CSR_ext", courses.get(28).getCode());
        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
            System.out.println("Method to be tested was not found");
            Assert.fail();
        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            Assert.fail();
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            Assert.fail();
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Home Interviews T.I. On Social Justice Moves, Love For Atlanta, His Career & More...
T.I. On Social Justice Moves, Love For Atlanta, His Career & More | Love & Respect w/ Killer Mike
Dubbing himself the "King of the South" at just 26 years old, Clifford "T.I." Harris caused more than just a bit of controversy. On the latest episode of "Love & Respect with Killer Mike," the husband, father, and rap star ruminates on how he got the title and why he turned to social activism.
It's been 20 years since T.I. released the trap music classic "I'm Serious" and rather than take a backseat and let his legend speak for itself, he has not only continued to prove his royal title, but he's added actor, producer, and entrepreneur to his resume.
Previous articleBoosie Goes Off On TMZ And Shade Room For Lying And Getting Him Sued
Next articleFreddie Gibbs & Crew Allegedly Beat Up By Jim Jones' Entourage & Akademiks Is Loving It
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU HAD A SON EP....
Comedy January 21, 2022
Godfrey On Bill Cosby "I Know a friend Who Was Harassed...
"DATING MY EX" | @Bigg Jah @efrangeliz #shorts
Moniece Slaughter On Giving Up Smoking & Drinking While Preggo! 👶🏽
Jeff Bhasker on Producing Kanye's "Power", "Heartless", "Amazing" & "Love Lockdown"...
djvlad - January 16, 2022
Kay Flock's fingerprint & DNA reportedly found on a Tossed firearm...
Rappers In Cartoons Pt. 2 (Nicki Minaj, Childish Gambino, Vince Staples...
Katt Willams On Why He's a Better Comedian Than Eddie Murphy...
Nore Airs Out His Fake Industry Friends!
Meek Back? Nav and N-Word, Ye Going at Hov? Stripper HOF,...
hiphop - July 25, 2017


Acting as both a visual wonder and a stress relieving fidget, OSM is a sculptural toy that turns in an seemingly endless magical loop.
The name OSM (Object for Spatial Manipulaton) can be pronounced awesome.
Recommended for everyone ages 3-99 and great as an independent fidget toy for people living with Alzheimer's, other forms of dementia, or brain injury.
View it in action in the short video in the video tab above.


text:
from __future__ import unicode_literals

from django.db import models, migrations

class Migration(migrations.Migration):

    dependencies = [
        ('pfss', '0003_auto_20150508_1357'),
    ]

    operations = [
        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
            name='creature',
            options={'ordering': ['name']},
        ),
        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
            name='creatureattack',
            options={'ordering': ['creature']},
        ),
        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
            name='creatureskill',
            options={'ordering': ['creature']},
        ),
        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
            name='creaturetype',
            options={'ordering': ['name']},
        ),
        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
            name='language',
            options={'ordering': ['name']},
        ),
        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
            name='skill',
            options={'ordering': ['name']},
        ),
        migrations.AddField(
            model_name='creature',
            name='CMDText',
            field=models.CharField(max_length=128, blank=True),
            preserve_default=True,
        ),
    ]


OR statement : what do I miss ?
I'm progressively discovering Construct and I'm enjoying the new debugger feature (although I wish it were more powerful, of course...). But that is not why I'm writing.
For the first time I'm trying to use the "OR" statement. It's in a "While" condition and I seem to be missing something important because I get an endless loop in a condition that should not even be triggered.
And I get this endless loop. Could someone help me, please ?
While + or = infinite loop.
Its like you had While alone, without condition.
I would call this a bug. While should only loop until its condition(s) become false, which they are in this case.
Thank you, all of you. Yes, I shall use the "Condition=true" work-around. It's easy to create and it's a good idea. Perhaps a little warning could help when one tries to use "OR" in a While condition (something like the warning that appears when one tries to set a breakpoint in a triggered event) : obviously "While" doesn't like "OR" in Construct.


Everything happens for a reason. My Mum told me that once. I didn't believe her then, but I've seen it happen way too many times to discount it now.
I think it goes even deeper than that, though. Simply stating that "everything happening for a reason" implies that we have no control over what happens. I think that we do. We reap what we sow. What goes around comes around. We just don't always know what we're going to reap; what's going to come around.
A friend in Nahanni Butte, Anna, asked her mom, Elsie, to make a pair of beaded moosehide slippers for Jade, since Jade had outgrown the pair that Valerie made for her.
I provided Anna with a tracing of Jade's feet on one trip to Nahanni Butte, and Elsie presented them to me on the next. I am always extremely touched when someone goes through the trouble to make a pair of slippers as a gift - even more so when they've never met the little girl that they're for.
Jade loved (and still loves) her slippers.
Last month, on the last day of Tim's visit (my brother), I took him to a store that I thought he would like. Jade was with us, wearing her slippers. One of the store owners looked at Jade's slippers and said, "Those look like Nahanni Butte slippers."
My jaw dropped. Slippers have different styles, depending on the region that they're from, but for someone to be so specific as to name the community - well, let's just say that I was shocked.
"They are! How did you know?" I asked.
"Are they? I lived there about twenty years ago..."
We got to talking, and, as it turned out, she was old friends with Elsie and lived in Nahanni Butte back when the community was little more than a school and a trading post. Everyone else still lived in the bush. Their kids were friends. She asked me about people and what they were up to and I was happy to fill her in on whereabouts of those that I knew. They had lost touch decades ago.
Time flew and, before we knew it, we had to leave so my brother could get to the airport on time. She wrote a quick note and attached her business card, so I could give it to Elsie the next time I was in Nahanni Butte.
On my last trip to Nahanni Butte, I was invited to have dinner with Anna's family. During our conversation, she mentioned an old childhood friend that she had been trying to locate, but that she hadn't been having any luck. She thought that she might be in the Whitehorse area and asked me to help. I asked for her friend's name and something clicked.
I couldn't remember the name on the note, but something about Anna's friend's name was familiar. In my rush to pack and get to the airport, I had forgotten to bring the note with me. I mentioned the note and told the story to Anna. Fawn was kind enough to fax me the note that evening.
The note was from Anna's long-lost friend's mother - Elsie's friend.
If Anna hadn't asked her mom to make the slippers for Jade, her long-lost friend's mother and I would have never met the way we did. If we hadn't met, Anna and her friend, and Elsie and her friend, might not have ever gotten a chance to be "reunited".
An incredible set of coincidences? Perhaps, but what goes around comes around.


The Mindoro Hornbill (Penelopides mindorensis) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "birds" and found in the following area(s): Philippines.
Copyright Notice: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Mindoro hornbill".
Glenn, C. R. 2006. "Earth's Endangered Creatures - Mindoro Hornbill Facts" (Online) - Licensed article from Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed 4/25/2019 at http://earthsendangered.com/profile.asp?sp=3893&ID=3.
Need more Mindoro Hornbill facts?


On November 30th, 2011 millions of public sector workers across the UK went on strike against massive cuts in the pension system. The following is a short documentary about the strikes.
(bbc.co.uk) Tens of thousands of people joined rallies around the UK as a public sector strike over pensions disrupted schools, hospitals and other services.
About two-thirds of state schools shut, and thousands of hospital operations were postponed, as unions estimated up to two million people went on strike.
The TUC called it "the biggest strike in a generation". The prime minister described it as "a damp squib".
Unions oppose plans to make members pay more and work longer to earn pensions.
A general introduction to the motivation behind the Occupy movement.
This film is by no means an extensive documentary of their agenda but more of a general overview for anyone who doesn't understand 'what it's all about'.
I hope this can help to re-address the, largely distorted view, that the mainstream media presents of the Occupy movement.
Filmed at College Green, Bristol, UK.
(harryfear) on Oct 9, 2011 http://fb.com/harryfear – WikiLeaks's Julian Assange speaks (0:50) at the October 8th Antiwar Mass Assembly in London on the 10th anniversary of the Afghan war and the formation of the Stop the War Coalition.
(thinq.co.uk) Right-wing Muslim-baiting nut-jobs the English Defence League have come in for a bit of a poking with a sharp stick wielded by hackers with a conscience.
#TeamPrinc3ss is credited with a part in the hack, though to be honest we don't really know what that means. Twitterer froobze , has something to do with it, describing him/herself as 'Social engineer of Team Princess and media representative', as we twits from his 'secret bunker' somewhere.
The hack may have something to do with Anonymous, orTeamprinc3ss is a splinter group, or a separate gang with similar aims or something else entirely.
What we do know is that the website http://englishdefenceleague.org/ is currently offline in what is claimed as a take-down by someone or other.
We're guessing this is a UK-based initiative – who else has heard of the EDL? The group seems to have emerged from Luton and is proud to claim a selection of different races amongst their number. The outfit claims not to be racist – it just wants to get rid of the Muslims.


The 2011–12 Community Engagement with Nature Conservation (CENC) Survey collected data from 12,791 respondents across Australia, about their nature conservation activities in the 12 months prior to enumeration of the survey. The questionnaire contained eight modules and approximately 60 questions, which resulted in about 55 data items.
A list of all data items available for use within the TableBuilder, including relevant population and classification details can be found on the Downloads tab.
The 2011–12 CENC Survey is a single level survey, with data available only at the Person level.
The following image depicts the Person level including the sub–categories under which the individual data items have been grouped.


text:
The Fit Life
Gymming
Biokinetics
Windhoek Biokineticists
11 Feb How Can Running Boost your Immunity?
Posted at 21:32h in Fitness Tips, health tips	by	Robert Nienaber
Running and Immunity: Running as a Defense Tactic
Running enthusiasts will agree that hitting the road's a fantastic way to get away from it all. It's the best possible way to find good head space and it's always easier to forget your troubles amid the pitter patter of your trainers hitting the tarmac.
Nowadays, running has the added benefit of being an ideal social-distancing activity, is a good way to stay fit, and an excellent excuse to escape simmering cabin fever. It's also proven to boost your immunity in several ways.
Running and Immunity Go Hand in Hand
Regular exercise in any form is an ideal starting point for improved health but running has several benefits that put it above other less cardiovascular exercises.
Although the jury's still out on a few issues, scientists are starting to unravel the mysteries concerning the most popular theories about running and immunity. These are:
Running Decreases Immune-Weakening Stress
Stress is public enemy number one when it comes to degrading human health and immunity. Researchers have long associated ill-health with loneliness, depression, and stress.
That's because mental maladies revolve around perceived threat, which in turn raises levels of adrenalin and artery-narrowing cortisol in the blood stream. These ancient substances are an excellent source of energy when you're fleeing from a predator or fighting an enemy.
They're not so beneficial when you're sitting on the couch bingeing the latest Netflix series. In this case, they can build up to life-threatening levels.
The solution – run away from your troubles. The human body is designed to use up adrenaline and cortisol by taking action. Hence, running decreases the level of these substances and helps get everything back on an even keel.
Running Helps Expel Pathogens from the Lungs
When you run, your breathing rate increases. That means air's moving through your lungs faster, making it difficult for pathogens to stick around.
Rapid expulsion of air from the lungs helps clear your airways and get rid of harmful substances before they can settle in. That's why you cough when you have a lung infection – it's your body's way of evicting unwanted irritants.
Running Works to Decrease Inflammation Over Time
Inflammation is a complex biological defense mechanism against infection or trauma, but it can cause illness and pain when it runs rampant, leaving a gateway for opportunistic bacteria and viruses.
Now, preliminary studies have shown that people who carry out a regular fitness program are less likely to suffer from prolonged bouts of inflammation.
While research is ongoing regarding this complex topic, experts agree that running is a good defense against inflammation. It should be noted however, that once you've already got an inflammatory condition, running could make it worse, so get started before it's too late.
Running Nukes Harmful Organisms
Usually, an elevated temperature is among the first signs of illness. That's because the immune system is designed to heat itself up to levels that kill invasive organisms.
Running has the same effect. During a bout of running, your body temperature increases, effectively sterilizing bacteria and preventing them from multiplying.
Running Boosts White Blood Cell Production
The most ground-breaking studies around running center on its direct relationship to immunity. When you start running, your heart rate increases. This is a signal to the body to brace itself for action.
Part of this preparation includes mobilizing white blood cells and antibodies into the bloodstream – ready to do battle. Studies prove that your immune cells start to increase within seconds of starting your run – by up to ten times their usual numbers.
About ten to fifteen minutes afterward these immune-boosting cells disappear. At first, researchers took this decrease in immune cells as a sign that running could in fact harm your immunity.
That's until they discovered that these antibodies had only left the bloodstream and were in fact actively dispersing to every area of the body, to seek and destroy marauding pathogens.
There's no doubt that running is a direct cause of this elevated immune surveillance, and an excellent way to protect your body from infection.
Another long-held belief, that extreme training such as that undertaken by marathon runners, depletes immunity has also been disproved.
Studies now show that it's the huge crowds at large long-distance running events that's responsible for higher levels of illness among these athletes, not the running itself.
Get Out There and Do Something About Your Health
If you'd like to find out more ways to beat stress, boost immunity, and live your best life, keep browsing our website. We cover a wide range of topics related to health and exercise. Keep checking back for more.
Can Running Hills Help You Get Fitter Faster?
How Much Running Is Too Much?
How Can Running Boost your Immunity?
How to Choose The Right Running Shoes
Receive the latest information on events as well as tips, advice and inspiration on how to live a fit life straight to your inbox.
© Copyright Fit Life Guide 2021 | Nienaber Media
By creating an account you are accepting our Terms & Conditions.


The Northampton County Conservation District (NCCD), under delegation of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, administers the Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Program. The Conservation District performs technical plan reviews of Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control (ESPC) plans, conducts earth disturbance inspections and provides education on soil and water conservation practices for construction and agricultural activities as well as local educators.
Click Forms, Applications and Downloads page for answers to many questions you may have about the program. The page contains many documents that provide instructions, Frequently Asked Questions and guidance regarding the program. It is kept up to date.
Why is Erosion and Sedimentation Control Important?
What is an ESPC Plan?
The ESPC Plan must show how land and water resources are to be protected against accelerated erosion through the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs). BMPs are activities or structures that effectively control stormwater during construction to prevent and minimize soil loss and surface water pollution. Examples of BMPs include: minimizing earth disturbance, silt fence, mulch, diversion ditches, sediment traps, sediment basins, and the establishment of grasses or other BMPs for permanent stabilization. The E&S Plan must show the site, location of BMPs, and the timing and sequence of their installation for maximum effectiveness.
Do I Need an E&S Plan?
The implementation and maintenance of erosion and sediment control BMPs are required to minimize the potential for accelerated erosion and sedimentation, including for those activities which disturb less than 5,000 square feet (464.5 square meters).
The earth disturbance activity will result in a total of 5,000 square feet (464.5 square meters) or more.
The person proposing the earth disturbance activities is required to develop an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan pursuant to this Chapter under Department regulations or other than those contained in this chapter.
The earth disturbance activity, because of its proximity to existing drainage features or patterns, has the potential to discharge to a water classified as a High Quality or Exceptional Value water pursuant to Chapter 93 (relating to water quality standards).
Plan Review fees may apply to ESPC plans submitted to NCCD requesting technical review or determination of plan adequacy.
Do I Need a District E&S Plan Review?
The review and approval is required for a permit (e.g. NPDES permit, E&S permit, ESCGP permit, Chapter 105 Permit, Joint Permit, Small Projects Permit, etc.).
The review and approval is required by a municipality or other governing body (e.g. Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, Municipal official/engineer/zoning officer request, MOU, etc.).
In 2018, the Chapter 102 District staff have been regionalized to better serve the community. Please reference the below regionalization map and feel free to contact the corresponding Conservation Specialist with any questions concerning earth disturbance activities in the assigned municipalities.
If you have a complaint please contact our Clerical Specialist at the number provided.
Earth disturbance activities (except agricultural tillage and timber harvests) that disturb 1.0 or more acres of ground over the entire life of the project, including individual lot development, require a NPDES (National Pollution Discharge Elimination System) permit; part of the permitting process requires submission of an appropriate Erosion and sediment Pollution Control and Post-construction Stormwater Management (PCSM) Plans.
A General NPDES permit is required in all other cases where 1.0 acre or more is disturbed over the entire life of the project.
Both the E&S and PCSM plans require regular maintenance for the proper function of the BMPs; the required maintenance is covered on the approved plans.
If you are unsure of the maintenance procedures required for a BMP the Conservation District may be able to provide you assistance.
A quick guide to Homeowner's PCSM maintenance can also be found here.
These permits are required for a person proposing a timber harvesting or road maintenance activity involving 25 acres (10 hectares) or more of earth disturbance over the life of the project shall obtain an E&S Permit prior to commencing. NOTE: This permit not the same as an E&S plan review/approval as required by the municipality. Please contact the District for a pre-application meeting if you feel you require this permit.
These permits are required for earth disturbance associated with Oil & Gas exploration, production, processing or treatment operations or transmission facilties. DEP interprets "project" to be substantially connected well sites, access roads, pipelines, other service lines, support facilities, and/or other oil and gas activities. Well pads, impoundments and pipelines etc. may be permitted separately but are considered together solely to determine whether the total project acreage limit of five acres or more (re: §102.5(c)) has been met and a permit is required. Please contact the District for a pre-application meeting if you feel you require this permit.
The District does not administer the DEP Chapter 105 Permit Program. All inquiries regarding stream obstructions and encroachments should be forwarded to the PADEP Northeast Regional Office.
There may other local, state, and federal permits associated with the project, you should check with the appropriate corresponding agencies.
You can visit DEP's website for more infomration concerning MS4 permitting program.
The District does not administer the County MS4 Premit Program, however the District does provide assistance to the County when needed. All inquiries regarding MS4 should be forwarded to Northampton County Public Works.


A personal favourite running and gym shirt. These shirts are built to stand up to repeated sessions with additional reflective finishes so that you stand out at night.
The moisture wicking polyester fibers that keep you dry are boosted by the breathability of cotton: stay dry while keeping cool. This will soon become your favourite too.


text:
Every twist and turn of the last few days of the Meghan Markle family drama, explained
Posted 2:43 pm, May 18, 2018, by CNN Wires, Updated at 02:42PM, May 18, 2018
There's always some level of family drama before a wedding, but when you're a major American celebrity about to marry into the British royal family, the stakes are levels of magnitude higher than normal.
The last week has been a hellscape of speculation and accusations for Meghan Markle, 36, who is days away from marrying Prince Harry in Windsor Castle.
Markle's father, Thomas Markle, was supposed to walk his daughter down the aisle, but a series of puzzling revelations and apparent health issues have led to him bowing out of the event. At the same time, Markle's half-sister Samantha Markle has been leaking information about their father and offering her own commentary about the Markle family's situation.
Here's a breakdown of how everything unfolded, and where it stands now.
April and early May
Photos of Thomas Markle are published that appear to show him preparing for his daughter's wedding: exercising, getting fitted for a suit, and reading about British culture and tourism. They appear to be taken at various locations around Rosarito, Mexico, where he lives.
Britain's Daily Mail claims the paparazzi shots of Thomas Markle preparing for the wedding were staged. It publishes security footage it says shows Thomas Markle arriving at the site of one of the photos in the company of a photographer.
The next 48 hours are a flurry of activity, with Thomas Markle speaking exclusively to American entertainment outlet TMZ about his decision whether or not to attend the wedding.
Meghan's half-sister Samantha Markle, meanwhile, makes various appearances on international news outlets, including a British morning show and a British talk show.
In London: Samantha Markle makes a remote appearance on ITV's show "Loose Women" to talk about her father's staged photos. She says she is "entirely the culprit" and wanted the world to see her father in a positive light before the wedding.
In Mexico: TMZ reports Thomas Markle has decided not to attend the wedding in light of the revelation he had worked with a photo agency to stage the positive wedding prep scenes. He also tells TMZ he had a heart attack six days prior to the interview.
Meanwhile: In a very unusual move, Kensington Palace releases a statement asking the public for privacy following the roller coaster reports of Thomas Markle's status: "This is a deeply personal moment for Ms. Markle in the days before her wedding. She and Prince Harry ask again for understanding and respect to be extended to Mr. Markle in this difficult situation."
The news that Thomas Markle may not attend the wedding sparks a flurry of speculation over who might walk Meghan Markle down the aisle during Saturday's ceremony.
That evening: TMZ reports Thomas Markle is having chest pains and is planning on checking himself in to a hospital.
That night: According to TMZ's Tuesday conversations with Thomas Markle, Meghan tries to call him on Monday evening, but he wasn't able to answer the phone. He also said his daughter texted him, expressing her love and concern.
In London: Samantha Markle tells "Good Morning Britain" her father suffered a heart attack, but doesn't specify when. She says he was "quite depressed over the unbelievable series of events involving the media."
In Mexico: Thomas Markle apparently changes his mind about not attending, in part because of his Monday night conversations with Meghan. He tells TMZ he decided he wanted to attend the wedding and walk his daughter down the aisle.
Hours later, TMZ reports Thomas Markle is in the hospital and undergoing what TMZ calls a "battery of tests." He tells the outlet he will again not be attending the wedding: "I hate the idea of missing one of the greatest moments in history and walking my daughter down the aisle."
That morning: Thomas Markle tells TMZ he is scheduled to have heart surgery on Wednesday, potentially ruling out the possibility of him attending the wedding. Markle told TMZ that doctors will "go in and clear blockage, repair damage and put a stent where it is needed."
That afternoon: Thomas Markle tells TMZ he's out of surgery and will be staying in the hospital for a few more days. "I'm OK. It will take a long time to heal.
That morning: Meghan Markle confirms her dad won't attend her wedding: "I have always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health."
That morning: Kensington Palace says Prince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle. Charles, who's Prince Harry's father and Meghan's future father-in-law, has experience stepping in to assist brides on their big day. In 2016, he walked Alexandra Knatchbull — a goddaughter of the late Princess Diana — down the aisle when she wed Thomas Hooper, as her estranged father watched from the pews.
Filed in: Trending
Watch our free movie channel
KPLR's digital channel 11.1 shows hit movies. Find out how you can watch.
Harry and Meghan will no longer use 'His and Her Royal Highness,' Buckingham Palace says
The royal family will hold a summit Monday to discuss Prince Harry and Meghan
Prince Harry acknowledges tensions with his brother William for the first time, says they're on 'different paths'
Prince Harry expresses 'great sadness' following news he and Meghan are no longer working members of royal family
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, holding back tears: 'Not many people have asked if I'm OK'
Strangers drive elephant table from Minnesota to Michigan to surprise grieving mom
Suspect in Hanukkah celebration stabbings arrested in New York City with 'blood all over him,' source says
Holiday lights display in Washington, Mo. honors husband and father
Father prays for healing after St. Louis police officer shot at high school reunion
Man reunited with beloved schnauzer after carjacking over Thanksgiving holiday
Hidden History: Forgotten Soldier exhibit highlights African American soldiers during the American Revolution
Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan stepping back from royal duties


text:
ArtistsExhibitionsNewsPressGallery
Rudolf Polanszky | Project
Images Biography Exhibitions News Publications Press Back
RUDOLF POLANSZKY | DENIS GARDARIN GALLERY
© Erich Tarmann
Rudolf Polanszky was born in Vienna in 1951. Considered a key figure in the Actionist and Post-Actionist movement in the Viennese Art Scene, Polanszky influenced and worked alongside artists such as Franz West and Dieter Roth. In 1976, with the film On a Semiology of the Senses and his first conceptual series titled Lard Drawings, Polanszky's career was established. His practice developed through the observation of how behavior is unconsciously guided or, in his words, "externally directed". He restricted himself to certain methods as a means of examining and formulating the structures of "process-dependent" results through the use of collage and assemblage. Alongside these quasi-scientific experiments he also produced works in Super 8 film and video. Italian curator Francesco Stocchi has referred to Polanszky as "a philosopher disguised as an artist" who knows well enough that "productive answers are to be found in the questions". The result of Polanszky's work is complex and physically unfolds through transformation, non-linearity, symmetries, and "ad hoc syntheses".
Selected solo and group exhibitions include 21er Haus Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Lenikus Collection, Vienna, Aanant & Zoo, Berlin, NMNM Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Monaco, Frith Street Gallery, London, Kunsthalle, Vienna, Konsthall, Malmö, Bienniale Venice, Italy, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Centre Pompidou, Paris, Biennale Sao Paulo, Brasil.
Rudolf Polanszky Biography


text:
Photo by Betsy Osterberger | and Betsy Osterberger The Daily Cardinal
Incoming students largely choosing more expensive tier meal plan, data show
By Lawrence Andrea
April 24, 2018 | 7:25pm CDT
The majority of first-year students living in residence halls in the upcoming semester are selecting high-tiered options in the new meal plan program unveiled by University Dining, according to documents obtained by The Daily Cardinal.
A document distributed at a meeting between a dining shared governance group and University Dining officials revealed that 73.66 percent of the 4,511 students who have signed their housing contracts for the fall chose to deposit a minimum of $2,100 onto their WisCard exclusively for on-campus dining.
According to the document, 57.28 percent of students signed up for the $2,100 Tier 2 plan, while 16.38 percent chose the Tier 3 plan, which requires a minimum deposit of $3,100. Approximately 25 percent of students optioned for the minimum deposit of $1,400.
Director of University Housing Jeff Novak said while they predicted more students to choose the lower option plan, these numbers are not too surprising. Novak said the data show the "clarity of the program is proving to be beneficial to both students and parents."
"It affirms that our students are wanting to now dine with us," he said.
Novak said these numbers reflect the choices of just 4,511 incoming students, with the university still expecting approximately 2,245 more to sign housing contracts as transfer students are admitted and freshmen continue to make housing decisions over the summer.
He said, however, that he expects the distribution of meal plan selections to remain relatively constant with current numbers.
UW-Madison sophomore and shared governance group member Yogev Ben-Yitschak said this data isn't surprising, but argued it does not affirm that the plan is beneficial.
Ben-Yitschak emphasized that while the majority of students can afford the meal plan, a series of protests that have been ongoing since the plan was revealed were in support of the "select few" students who would not be able to afford the plan.
"All of the protesting and everything that we were arguing about and yelling over — it wasn't over the common majority of students," Ben-Yitschak said. "We were yelling that the students who usually get left out in these conversations are going to continue to be discriminated against."
But Novak argued that the university's goal is to accommodate every first-year student who wants to live on campus. According to Novak, only two incoming students have requested to opt out of the meal plan — one for religious reasons and the other for dietary restrictions — and both requests were accepted.
While this data was shared at just the first meeting between the shared governance group and dining officials, Novak said the groups will have continued conversations surrounding the meal plan.
In fact, the group recently discussed a student idea to create an "all you care to eat" option to the plan, in which one of the six university dining halls would be converted to a pay-at-the-door facility. Students pay a set amount of money for breakfast, lunch and dinner before being able to eat as much food as they desire.
Novak emphasized this idea was presented to University Dining based on student feedback, and he simply asked the student group to explore that request further.
There are no plans at this point to institute the idea in the future, Novak said.
"If we were even to do this based on the feedback [we would gather], the earliest it would be would be 2019: a year and a half from now," he said. "The change is our new tiered structure. That's all that we are looking at for the fall."
Ben-Yitschak said this newly-formed communication between shared governance and University Housing is beneficial.
"This committee is a really important thing to have," he said. "There is no other established way to bring up concerns from students on campus who don't currently live on campus — to bring up concerns with what is going on in Housing and Dining."
Design teams present proposals to reimagine Lake Monona waterfront


text:
Measures of crowding in the emergency department: A systematic review
Ula Hwang, Melissa L. McCarthy, Dominik Aronsky, Brent Asplin, Peter W. Crane, Catherine K. Craven, Stephen K. Epstein, Christopher Fee, Daniel A. Handel, Jesse M. Pines, Niels K. Rathlev, Robert W. Schafermeyer, Frank L. Zwemer, Steven L. Bernstein
Objectives: Despite consensus regarding the conceptual foundation of crowding, and increasing research on factors and outcomes associated with crowding, there is no criterion standard measure of crowding. The objective was to conduct a systematic review of crowding measures and compare them in conceptual foundation and validity. Methods: This was a systematic, comprehensive review of four medical and health care citation databases to identify studies related to crowding in the emergency department (ED). Publications that "describe the theory, development, implementation, evaluation, or any other aspect of a 'crowding measurement/definition' instrument (qualitative or quantitative)" were included. A "measurement/definition" instrument is anything that assigns a value to the phenomenon of crowding in the ED. Data collected from papers meeting inclusion criteria were: study design, objective, crowding measure, and evidence of validity. All measures were categorized into five measure types (clinician opinion, input factors, throughput factors, output factors, and multidimensional scales). All measures were then indexed to six validation criteria (clinician opinion, ambulance diversion, left without being seen (LWBS), times to care, forecasting or predictions of future crowding, and other). Results: There were 2,660 papers identified by databases; 46 of these papers met inclusion criteria, were original research studies, and were abstracted by reviewers. A total of 71 unique crowding measures were identified. The least commonly used type of crowding measure was clinician opinion, and the most commonly used were numerical counts (number or percentage) of patients and process times associated with patient care. Many measures had moderate to good correlation with validation criteria. Conclusions: Time intervals and patient counts are emerging as the most promising tools for measuring flow and nonflow (i.e., crowding), respectively. Standardized definitions of time intervals (flow) and numerical counts (nonflow) will assist with validation of these metrics across multiple sites and clarify which options emerge as the metrics of choice in this "crowded" field of measures.
Academic Emergency Medicine
Published - May 2011
Hospital Emergency Service
Ambulance Diversion
Hwang, U., McCarthy, M. L., Aronsky, D., Asplin, B., Crane, P. W., Craven, C. K., ... Bernstein, S. L. (2011). Measures of crowding in the emergency department: A systematic review. Academic Emergency Medicine, 18(5), 527-538. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01054.x
Measures of crowding in the emergency department : A systematic review. / Hwang, Ula; McCarthy, Melissa L.; Aronsky, Dominik; Asplin, Brent; Crane, Peter W.; Craven, Catherine K.; Epstein, Stephen K.; Fee, Christopher; Handel, Daniel A.; Pines, Jesse M.; Rathlev, Niels K.; Schafermeyer, Robert W.; Zwemer, Frank L.; Bernstein, Steven L.
In: Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 18, No. 5, 05.2011, p. 527-538.
Hwang, U, McCarthy, ML, Aronsky, D, Asplin, B, Crane, PW, Craven, CK, Epstein, SK, Fee, C, Handel, DA, Pines, JM, Rathlev, NK, Schafermeyer, RW, Zwemer, FL & Bernstein, SL 2011, 'Measures of crowding in the emergency department: A systematic review', Academic Emergency Medicine, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 527-538. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01054.x
Hwang U, McCarthy ML, Aronsky D, Asplin B, Crane PW, Craven CK et al. Measures of crowding in the emergency department: A systematic review. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011 May;18(5):527-538. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01054.x
Hwang, Ula ; McCarthy, Melissa L. ; Aronsky, Dominik ; Asplin, Brent ; Crane, Peter W. ; Craven, Catherine K. ; Epstein, Stephen K. ; Fee, Christopher ; Handel, Daniel A. ; Pines, Jesse M. ; Rathlev, Niels K. ; Schafermeyer, Robert W. ; Zwemer, Frank L. ; Bernstein, Steven L. / Measures of crowding in the emergency department : A systematic review. In: Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011 ; Vol. 18, No. 5. pp. 527-538.
@article{bda260077bbe4988abed04f1a7197cd4,
title = "Measures of crowding in the emergency department: A systematic review",
abstract = "Objectives: Despite consensus regarding the conceptual foundation of crowding, and increasing research on factors and outcomes associated with crowding, there is no criterion standard measure of crowding. The objective was to conduct a systematic review of crowding measures and compare them in conceptual foundation and validity. Methods: This was a systematic, comprehensive review of four medical and health care citation databases to identify studies related to crowding in the emergency department (ED). Publications that {"}describe the theory, development, implementation, evaluation, or any other aspect of a 'crowding measurement/definition' instrument (qualitative or quantitative){"} were included. A {"}measurement/definition{"} instrument is anything that assigns a value to the phenomenon of crowding in the ED. Data collected from papers meeting inclusion criteria were: study design, objective, crowding measure, and evidence of validity. All measures were categorized into five measure types (clinician opinion, input factors, throughput factors, output factors, and multidimensional scales). All measures were then indexed to six validation criteria (clinician opinion, ambulance diversion, left without being seen (LWBS), times to care, forecasting or predictions of future crowding, and other). Results: There were 2,660 papers identified by databases; 46 of these papers met inclusion criteria, were original research studies, and were abstracted by reviewers. A total of 71 unique crowding measures were identified. The least commonly used type of crowding measure was clinician opinion, and the most commonly used were numerical counts (number or percentage) of patients and process times associated with patient care. Many measures had moderate to good correlation with validation criteria. Conclusions: Time intervals and patient counts are emerging as the most promising tools for measuring flow and nonflow (i.e., crowding), respectively. Standardized definitions of time intervals (flow) and numerical counts (nonflow) will assist with validation of these metrics across multiple sites and clarify which options emerge as the metrics of choice in this {"}crowded{"} field of measures.",
author = "Ula Hwang and McCarthy, {Melissa L.} and Dominik Aronsky and Brent Asplin and Crane, {Peter W.} and Craven, {Catherine K.} and Epstein, {Stephen K.} and Christopher Fee and Handel, {Daniel A.} and Pines, {Jesse M.} and Rathlev, {Niels K.} and Schafermeyer, {Robert W.} and Zwemer, {Frank L.} and Bernstein, {Steven L.}",
journal = "Academic Emergency Medicine",
T1 - Measures of crowding in the emergency department
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Hwang, Ula
AU - McCarthy, Melissa L.
AU - Aronsky, Dominik
AU - Asplin, Brent
AU - Crane, Peter W.
AU - Craven, Catherine K.
AU - Epstein, Stephen K.
AU - Fee, Christopher
AU - Handel, Daniel A.
AU - Pines, Jesse M.
AU - Rathlev, Niels K.
AU - Schafermeyer, Robert W.
AU - Zwemer, Frank L.
AU - Bernstein, Steven L.
N2 - Objectives: Despite consensus regarding the conceptual foundation of crowding, and increasing research on factors and outcomes associated with crowding, there is no criterion standard measure of crowding. The objective was to conduct a systematic review of crowding measures and compare them in conceptual foundation and validity. Methods: This was a systematic, comprehensive review of four medical and health care citation databases to identify studies related to crowding in the emergency department (ED). Publications that "describe the theory, development, implementation, evaluation, or any other aspect of a 'crowding measurement/definition' instrument (qualitative or quantitative)" were included. A "measurement/definition" instrument is anything that assigns a value to the phenomenon of crowding in the ED. Data collected from papers meeting inclusion criteria were: study design, objective, crowding measure, and evidence of validity. All measures were categorized into five measure types (clinician opinion, input factors, throughput factors, output factors, and multidimensional scales). All measures were then indexed to six validation criteria (clinician opinion, ambulance diversion, left without being seen (LWBS), times to care, forecasting or predictions of future crowding, and other). Results: There were 2,660 papers identified by databases; 46 of these papers met inclusion criteria, were original research studies, and were abstracted by reviewers. A total of 71 unique crowding measures were identified. The least commonly used type of crowding measure was clinician opinion, and the most commonly used were numerical counts (number or percentage) of patients and process times associated with patient care. Many measures had moderate to good correlation with validation criteria. Conclusions: Time intervals and patient counts are emerging as the most promising tools for measuring flow and nonflow (i.e., crowding), respectively. Standardized definitions of time intervals (flow) and numerical counts (nonflow) will assist with validation of these metrics across multiple sites and clarify which options emerge as the metrics of choice in this "crowded" field of measures.
AB - Objectives: Despite consensus regarding the conceptual foundation of crowding, and increasing research on factors and outcomes associated with crowding, there is no criterion standard measure of crowding. The objective was to conduct a systematic review of crowding measures and compare them in conceptual foundation and validity. Methods: This was a systematic, comprehensive review of four medical and health care citation databases to identify studies related to crowding in the emergency department (ED). Publications that "describe the theory, development, implementation, evaluation, or any other aspect of a 'crowding measurement/definition' instrument (qualitative or quantitative)" were included. A "measurement/definition" instrument is anything that assigns a value to the phenomenon of crowding in the ED. Data collected from papers meeting inclusion criteria were: study design, objective, crowding measure, and evidence of validity. All measures were categorized into five measure types (clinician opinion, input factors, throughput factors, output factors, and multidimensional scales). All measures were then indexed to six validation criteria (clinician opinion, ambulance diversion, left without being seen (LWBS), times to care, forecasting or predictions of future crowding, and other). Results: There were 2,660 papers identified by databases; 46 of these papers met inclusion criteria, were original research studies, and were abstracted by reviewers. A total of 71 unique crowding measures were identified. The least commonly used type of crowding measure was clinician opinion, and the most commonly used were numerical counts (number or percentage) of patients and process times associated with patient care. Many measures had moderate to good correlation with validation criteria. Conclusions: Time intervals and patient counts are emerging as the most promising tools for measuring flow and nonflow (i.e., crowding), respectively. Standardized definitions of time intervals (flow) and numerical counts (nonflow) will assist with validation of these metrics across multiple sites and clarify which options emerge as the metrics of choice in this "crowded" field of measures.
JO - Academic Emergency Medicine
JF - Academic Emergency Medicine


text:
What you need to know: winners and losers under the new State Pension
Jen Paice October 11, 2019 January 10th, 2020
The figures for people qualifying for the full new State Pension following its introduction in April 2016 reveal almost two in five pensioners (365,290 people, or 38% of claimants) receive less than £150 a week, while a further 314,290 people (33% of claimants) receive more than £150 a week[1].
The new State Pension is a regular payment from the Government that most people can claim in later life. You can claim the new State Pension at State Pension age if you have at least ten years' National Insurance contributions and are a man born on or after 6 April 1951, or a woman born on or after 6 April 1953. The earliest you can receive the basic State Pension is when you reach State Pension age.
Benefits built up over the old and new systems
The full amount you can get under the new State Pension is £168.60 per week (in 2019/20), but this depends on your National Insurance (NI) record. If you have 35 years or more of NI contributions, you will get the full amount; between 10 and 34 years of contributions, you will receive a proportion of the pension; and less than ten years of NI contributions, you aren't eligible for the new State Pension.
The data also shows 282,447 pensioners (29% of claimants) are receiving a new State Pension from April 2016 with a 'protected payment', which essentially means they receive more than the new full State Pension, as benefits built up over the old and new systems are worth more than the new flat rate.
Foundation of most people's retirement plans
People can receive less than the full flat rate State Pension when their NI record is incomplete or have paid less than the 35 qualifying years required under the new rules (usually through periods of contracting out).
The State Pension is the foundation of most people's retirement plans, and yet this data shows more than half of those eligible to claim the State Pension under the new flat rate system receive less than the full amount. Given the various changes that have been introduced over the years, it's not surprising people find the whole system difficult to understand.
State Pension tips
Go online or contact DWP for an up-to-date State Pension forecast. DWP will use your NI record under old and new State Pension rules to calculate your State Pension
Your 'starting amount' can be less than, more than or equal to the new full State Pension
Consider paying voluntary NI contributions if there are gaps in your records (you can only usually go back six years)
There is no benefit in paying voluntary NI contributions if you've built up 30 years under the old system before April 2016
Ensure you've claimed credits for periods where you've not worked, for example, when unemployed or looking after children. This should happen automatically, but mistakes can and do happen, especially if you are self-employed
You can claim for NI credits if you are caring for parents or grandchildren
If you've been contracted out for any period before April 2016, you will have paid lower NI and therefore receive a smaller State Pension. Your private pension will have an element of 'Contracted Out Pension Equivalent', or COPE, which will allow for this
Consider deferring your State Pension (although this is less financially generous than previously)
Spend the longest time on preparing for retirement
The State Pension can be a minefield. And remember, it is only really there to provide a basic standard of living when you retire. Of all the life events to plan for, you should spend the longest time on preparing for retirement.
If you're in your 50s or early 60s, you may increasingly be thinking more about retirement and how to plan for it. One of the most common dilemmas for people of this age is how to best fund their lifestyle once they've stopped work and maintain their pre-retirement standard of living. τ
Source data:
[1] Freedom of Information request, Canada Life – 6 June 2019
If you have any questions about the State Pension then please do not hesitate to contact our Partner and Chartered Financial Planner, Scott Snedden.
Previous PostThe future of work is coming
Next PostTaxing times ahead
Cornerstone Asset Management LLP is entered on the Financial Services Register https://register.fca.org.uk/ under reference 529061
Cornerstone Asset Management LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate tax advice, trusts, will writing, national savings or some forms of offshore investment.
Cornerstone Asset Management LLP is registered in Scotland (SO302894). Registered office - Exchange Tower, 19 Canning Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8EH.
The information contained in this website is subject to UK regulatory regime and is therefore restricted to consumers based in the UK.
The Financial Ombudsman Service was set up by law as an independent public body. Their job is to resolve individual disputes between consumers and businesses – fairly, reasonably, quickly and informally
Click here to view our Privacy and Cookie policy.
If you wish to register a complaint, you can do it by writing to: Jason Hemmings or telephoning him on 0131 5142770
A summary of our internal complaints handling procedures for the reasonable and prompt handling of complaints is available on request and if you cannot settle your complaint with us, you may be entitled to refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service at:
www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk
or by contacting them on 0800 023 4 567
EDINBURGH OFFICE:
Cornerstone Asset Management
Exchange Tower, 19 Canning Street,
Edinburgh EH3 8EH
GLASGOW OFFICE:
58 Waterloo Street
Glasgow, G2 7DA
© Copyright 2020 Cornerstone Asset Management
You are now leaving Cornerstone
Cornerstone provides links to websites of other organisations in order to provide visitors with certain information. A link does not constitute an endorsement of content, viewpoint, policies, products or services of that website. Once you link to another website not maintained by Cornerstone, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that web site, including but not limited to its privacy policy.


text:
Tag: Nuclear Disarmament
The Proposed Nuclear Ban Treaty: The Road to Utopia?
Post author By Ephraim Asculai
No Comments on The Proposed Nuclear Ban Treaty: The Road to Utopia?
Courtesy of Erich Ferdinand/Flickr. (CC BY 2.0)
This article was originally published by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) on 18 June 2017.
In late 2016, the United Nations decided to launch discussions on the establishment of a treaty banning all nuclear weapons, and on May 22, 2017 the Chair of the conference dealing with this issue presented a first draft of the proposed treaty. The proposed draft is of a treaty negotiated among states, not taking into account the existence of non-state entities that could be holding a trump card in the case of universal nuclear disarmament. Moreover, in many respects, the draft falls into the same troubling trap of previous treaties. It is a detailed treaty but with a number of loopholes that come to placate the diverse opinions and approaches of the states to the issue. Thus while striving toward nuclear disarmament is a noble goal, one must be realistic and not really expect the proposed treaty to achieve it.
A short time after nuclear weapons were used in World War II, a movement to eliminate these weapons, the most horrific weapons of mass destruction (WMD), began with what is known as the Baruch Plan. Although many governments and hundreds of non-governmental organizations supported and still support nuclear disarmament, their achievements(including the disarmament of South Africa, reductions of stocks, and a moratorium on testing that was not universally upheld) have been partial.
Continue reading "The Proposed Nuclear Ban Treaty: The Road to Utopia?"
Tags Nuclear Disarmament, Security, United Nations, Nuclear weapons, Arms control, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Long Nuclear Shadow Could Revive Calls for Abolition
Post author By Bennett Ramberg
1 Comment on Long Nuclear Shadow Could Revive Calls for Abolition
Radioactive Graffiti, courtesy Tristan Schmurr / flickr
This article was originally published by the YaleGlobal Online on 21 June 2016.
Led by Russia and the United States, the world reduced the nuclear stockpile from 60,000 weapons to about 16,000 held by nine nations. The total still poses a grave global threat. Any nuclear attack or accident would kill many, devastating an entire region, which in turn would revive demands for abolition, explains Bennett Ramberg, author and a former policy analyst in the US Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs during the George H.W. administration. No country has used the bomb since World War II, he explains, and "A presumption emerged that a nuclear-use taboo overwhelms any inclination toward nuclear use." The potential for nuclear catastrophe runs high in an era of terrorism and chaos emerging out of failed states, but prevention is possible, too. Global agreement is required, notes Ramberg, and he points to the 1946 Baruch Plan as a foundation. The plan calls for an international authority to manage atomic energy and an end to manufacturing nuclear weapons.
Seventy years ago this month the United States placed on the global agenda a proposal that would have eliminated nuclear weapons for all time. Drawing on the US State Department's Acheson-Lilienthal scientific advisory study, the Truman administration turned to the long-time confidant of presidents, Bernard Baruch, to craft a proposal for global action.
In June 1946, Baruch appeared before the newly constituted UN Atomic Energy Commission to present the nuclear abolition plan that would come to bear his name. He called for establishment of an International Atomic Development Authority that would retain "managerial control or ownership of all atomic energy potentially dangerous to world security," eliminate weapons manufacturing and dispose of all existing bombs while asserting "power to control, inspect, license all other atomic activities" coupled with assured enforcement. Had Cold War politics not intervened – Stalin pressed his scientists to build a competitive Soviet bomb as rapidly as possible – the nuclear Damocles Sword that's hung over the world ever since might have been avoided.
Continue reading "Long Nuclear Shadow Could Revive Calls for Abolition"
Tags Security, History, Nuclear weapons, United states, Nuclear arsenal, Nuclear Disarmament, International Relations
Rethinking the Apocalypse: Time for Bold Thinking on the 2nd Nuclear Age
Post author By Andrew F. Krepinevich
No Comments on Rethinking the Apocalypse: Time for Bold Thinking on the 2nd Nuclear Age
The Licorne thermonuclear test in French Polynesia, courtesy Pierre J/flickr
This article was originally published by the War on the Rocks on 1 March 2016.
For much of the 46-year Cold War, many of the West's most gifted strategists focused their talents on how to prevent the two nuclear superpowers from engaging in a war that could destroy them both — and perhaps the rest of the human race along with them. With the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, the threat of nuclear Armageddon receded dramatically and the First Nuclear Age drew to a close.
The world is far different today. On the one hand, both the United States and Russia have far smaller nuclear arsenals than they did at the Cold War's end. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads. At the same time, new nuclear powers have emerged. These developments have introduced a shift from the bipolar Cold War nuclear competition, to an increasingly multipolar competition among nuclear powers and the onset of the Second Nuclear Age.
Yet this new age has not yet produced the foundational analyses that guided policymakers through the First Nuclear Age. Perhaps it is because the Second Nuclear Age appears so much more complex than the first. Or maybe it is because the Second Nuclear Age lacks the immediate existential danger posed by the Soviet Union. Or it might be that in the current age the best analytic talent has been devoted primarily to reducing the number of nuclear players (nonproliferation) and number of weapons (arms control and disarmament), rather than the consequences of such efforts falling short of success.
Continue reading "Rethinking the Apocalypse: Time for Bold Thinking on the 2nd Nuclear Age"
Tags Security, Nuclear weapons, Defense, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons Control, Nuclear Disarmament


A Caltrain fatally struck a person on the tracks in San Francisco Monday morning, according to the transit agency.
Northbound train No. 313 hit the person around 7:50 a.m. just south of the 22nd Street station in San Francisco, Caltrain officials said.
No injuries were reported among the roughly 500 people aboard the train. Trains are stopped in both directions near the collision scene, Caltrain officials said.
BART trains are providing aid for customers, who could have delays of up to 30 minutes as a result of the incident, Caltrain officials said.


Adeniyi, AA, Morvan, H and Simmons, K (2013) Droplet-film impact modelling using a coupled DPM-VoF approach, ISABE-2013-1419. 21st Int. Soc. for Air Breathing Engines (ISABE), Busan, Korea .
ABSTRACT: In aero engine bearing chambers oil is supplied for lubrication and cooling. Oil travels to the chamber outer walls creating films that transport heat away from the hot surfaces. High speed oil droplets within the core flow impact onto surfaces and films during engine operation. To model this type of flow, there is a need to be able to account for the multiple impacting droplets and the resulting cooling film. Resolving the droplets explicitly is not yet computationally feasible for a full bearing chamber. A coupled Lagrangian-Eulerian methodology is therefore presented to describe the phenomenon at an affordable cost. The droplets are assumed to be point particles and coupled with the Eulerian phase upon impact. Test cases reported here compare well with published literature.


text:
Donal Graeme is a fictional character in the Childe Cycle of science fiction novels by Gordon R. Dickson.

Although he only appears as a major character in one of the novels, Dorsai!, he is transformed into the character Hal Mayne who is important in the later parts of the series.

"The boy is odd.  You never know which way he'll jump."  This is how Donal is described by his teachers in the military academy on the planet known to the rest of humanity as The Dorsai.  Bleak and mountainous, the Dorsai's major export is its superb mercenary officers.  Donal is the latest in a long line of such.

In his first campaigns, he displays unusual ability in leading military forces and a flair for bold tactics.  He flouts received wisdom such as "You can't conquer an inhabited planet", fashioning feints and deceptions that make his opponents believe he has found a way to do exactly that.  In another campaign, he deceives the enemy into descending onto an uninhabited planet to expel an occupying force of great strength, only to find that the ground forces were an empty threat, a diversion. Donal's main force appears in orbit, ready to bomb them unless they surrender.

Gradually, he navigates the maze of interstellar politics until, in order to frustrate a takeover by his nemesis, William of Tau Ceti, the various planets unite and appoint him Protector.  Avoiding a coup by William he makes real what was previously a deception by, in a meticulously planned campaign, taking over every facility on William's home planet.

Finally, he comes to a realization.  He is not like other soldiers, or even other humans.  He describes himself as an "intuitive superman", one who is not merely better at everything a human can do but in fact uses mental processes not available to ordinary humans, processes which defy logic and cannot be explained in linear logical terms.  He understands that he has become the nursemaid of the human race in its quest to evolve to the next level.  He settles into an existence both wonderful and lonely.

Transformation I. In the 'bookend' around 'Dorsai!', Hal Mayne receives a Final Encyclopedia entry describing allegorically Donal Graeme's spaceship accident, a phase error. This leads him to conclude that Graeme was the person who animated the body of Paul Formain during Paul's sailing accident in 'Necromancer', and thus it was Donal who guides the original breakup into the Splinter Cultures.

Transformation II.  While the universe at large believes that Donal Graeme was killed in a spaceship accident, a small spacecraft turns up in Terran space with an infant on board, and with resources to assure that the baby has a unique upbringing.  Named Hal Mayne, the baby is trained by three tutors—a Dorsai, an Exotic, and a Friendly.  Escaping from an unexpected murder attempt, the young Mayne eventually ends up in The Final Encyclopedia, where he shows a unique ability to work intuitively with the strands of human knowledge stored in the Encyclopedia's cyberspace.  It is eventually revealed that Mayne is in fact Donal Graeme, who had somehow developed the ability to reinvent himself as an infant and secure the necessary training to become the first Responsible Man, and who remains in conflict with the organization of Others led by Bleys Ahrens.

Cultural references
In the popular 1990s computer game Star Control II, one of the melee captains for the (human) Earthling Cruiser is named "Graeme", alongside other recognizable human science fiction captain names including "Kirk", "Decker", "Adama", "Solo", and "Buck".

References

Science fiction characters
Gordon R. Dickson
Fictional mercenaries


text:
covid-19 impacts local businesses
erin kim, staff member|may 14, 2020
strawberry field cafe in lincolnshire remains open for deliveries and curbside orders.
covid-19 and the stay-at-home order issued by governor j.b. pritzker, which started on march 25, has impacted the business at local vernon hills-area restaurants and shops. most restaurants and businesses, if able, are enabling curbside delivery or online orders with platforms like doordash and grubhub.
gus romas, one of the owners of strawberry field pancakes and cafe, a local breakfast and lunch joint in lincolnshire, said his restaurant is still open for carry out and deliveries, and that people can support local businesses by continuing to order from them during this time.
"we're a restaurant, so we were some of the first ones to close," romas said.
governor pritzker ordered the closure of all restaurants and bars over a month ago on march 16.
"we had to lay off most of our staff," romas said.
strawberry field is trying to keep as many workers as they can employed by working with carryout orders. romas added that if his workers are unemployed or need food, they can always come by for food free of charge.
eleni roumeliotis (11), a student at vhhs, is one of the many employees at the lincolnshire cafe who is now out of work; strawberry field is also her family's business.
"i really don't have anything to do now, and i don't have a source of income anymore," she said. roumeliotis also said she found herself to be more productive in her life while working, as working gave her a consistent schedule.
she said strawberry field currently has only one working waitress and one cook.
similarly, local bookseller barbara's bookstore in hawthorn mall has also been forced to layoff employees due to the closure of in-store orders.
"we have a drastically reduced staff," bookstore manager georgette coan said.
"the doors are closed to the public, but we're still working in the store."
barabara's bookstore still accepts online orders and offers curbside pickup for books.
on march 25, congress passed the coronavirus aid, relief and economic security act (cares) and it was signed by president trump. according to the u.s. small business administration (sba), the cares act included $376 billion allotted to help small businesses all over the country. a significant portion of the money has gone to fund the paycheck protection program (ppp), a forgivable loan program that incentivizes small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll.
the ppp quickly ran out of money. on april 16, the sba said that it is "unable to accept applications…based on the available appropriations funding."
however, a new covid-19 aid package signed by the president on april 24, a week after the ppp funding dried up, included a $320 billion addition to the ppp. the sba resumed accepting ppp applications on monday, april 27.
"we were promised a bunch of [government] programs. nothing has come through yet, but we know we applied for the programs," romas said. "i hope the programs that we apply for come through, and that's what we're waiting for," he said. "that would be a big help to getting people back to work."
strawberry field cafe
the crc continues to combat college concerns
freshman students during covid-19 pandemic get virtual welcome into vhhs
students adjust to e-learning at home
vhhs celebrates 96 honor graduates
democratic candidates seek illinois delegates
affinity group invites new voices
d128 alters chrome extension policy
cbo welcomes first-generation students
senior quotes cut from yearbook
introducing new staff at vhhs
http://www.hndryshc.com/
http://www.syki.net/
http://www.jlwsdp.com/