Sun safety for school administrators and board members -- Sun safety for principals and school nurses -- Sun safety for teachers and coaches -- Sun safety for community healthcare service providers -- Sun safety for parents and guardians.
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
Continuing my awards season viewing with this fantastic stage to screen adaptation of August Wilson's play of the same name. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom follows the titular Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), a blues singer and her band as they spend the day recording a new song in a studio in Chicago. Directed by George C. Wolfe and adapted by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a masterclass in acting performance, particularly by Viola Davis as the vivacious Ma and Chadwick Boseman is astonishing as band trumpeter, Levee.
The film is produced by Daniel Washington as part of a 10 film deal and follows 2016's Fences. Washington directed Fences and decided to keep the original play script by Wilson as the film shooting script. This caused some restrictions as film and stage are naturally so different that the transition between the two is not always seamless. Sometimes the dialogue between characters can carry too much exposition onscreen which can make a film feel clunky. What Ma Rainey's Black Bottom successful is Santiago-Hudson's adaptation of the script to lift it from stage to screen. What Santiago-Hudson does is elevate the dialogue so it has more flow and rhythm for the film's fast pace without compromising the integrity of Wilson's original script. He also keeps it as restricted as possible in terms of location meaning that it is an extremely loyal adaptation. This is how plays are meant to be adapted from stage to screen.
To say Viola Davis' performance is transformative would be a huge understatement. She becomes Ma in such a way that you really forget that it is Davis beneath the character. I have written on Davis' top performances in the past (which you can read here) and her performance as Ma would easily sit among them. From the moment she commands the screen belting out numbers to large crowds, it's clear that Ma is a force of nature. A character who knows her worth and knows what she wants and isn't afraid to express this. It's easy to see what drew Davis to the role and she fits it so perfectly. As a black woman, so many people, particularly her white manager, try to dictate the creative choices and tell her what sells but Ma knows her fans the most and will know what they want.
Also being campaigned for lead is the late Chadwick Boseman as rebellious trumpeter Levee. Sadly losing his fight against cancer earlier this year, Boseman leaves behind a legacy that has resonated with so many fans around the globe. Rounding off his professional career posthumously have been Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods (you can read my review here) and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Whereas the former will likely see him nominated for a Supporting Actor gong, it is this lead performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom that could secure him a well-deserved win. Levee is a dreamer who wants nothing more than to write songs and perform his own way. His strong personality clashes greatly with Ma who constantly puts him down. Like his character, Boseman never misses a beat and remains upbeat and charismatic throughout. Captivating the screen with his strength, this performance is definitely among the best of the year. This performance is definitely one to beat in the Oscars race next year for sure and it's heartbreaking that Boseman isn't here to see the legacy that he has left behind. A true icon who was showcasing a huge range.
Overall, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom did not disappoint and will undoubtedly provide a slew of Oscar nominations and hopefully wins, particularly for Boseman. A beautiful swansong to sing out his legacy in a performance that is so captivating and demands to be watched and then watched again to really get under the layers. Where Ma Rainey's Black Bottom really succeeds is showing the struggle of black women in a society that dictates how they should be. Ma is constantly told how she should act and what she should sing. Not only does this show degradation of her as a character but also the African-American culture as a whole. The final scene in which an all white band perform one of Levee's songs only supports this.
What did you think of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom? Let me know in the comments below!
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is available to watch now on Netflix.
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Q: 1 video view = 1 Parse request? How to improve that? I'm working on an app a little like Vine, where several looped videos are displayed on the screen of the user. I need to count one view per loop. It means, if the user repeat the video 5 times, it will count 5 views. And this is the model I want to use for every videos of my app.
I use Parse for my back-end and a webview to show the videos. It means that I use Javascript to send requests to Parse, with Ajax calls.
My problem is that I don't really know how to limit the number of requests sent to Parse when I add a view on a video.
Maybe I should save the video views to a MySQL database and then, once a day with a cron task, save the MySQL results to Parse? I don't really know how to proceed, but I really need to limit the number of requests to Parse.
How would you design this?
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A: What I should is store the video's somewhere else and save 1 view per click.
You can save this click in the background using something like this:
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It saves the click in a background proces so the user doesn't have to wait for the sync with Parse.
note: You should use Bolts (https://github.com/BoltsFramework/Bolts-iOS) to get saveInBackground() working.
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Maybe it's smart to sync with parse every x amount of clicks, maybe 5 or 10. To limit the amount of requests.

A: My first thought is to not optimize too early.  There should be plenty of time, as you accrue zillions of users, to improve the design.
If you want to improve it early (and still use parse), keep the object that tracks views "pinned" locally (see this blog entry).  Update the view count as often as needed, then update parse on an NSTimer.
The app may become inactive at any time, and if unsaved views have been counted since last time the timer fired, then there's one more problem to solve.  The app delegate gets told that applicationDidEnterBackground, and can request a moment to finish "one last thing".  See here under "Executing Finite Length Tasks".
There (iIn the dispatch block suggested by the sample code), save the object that counts views (saveInBackgroundWithBlock:), invalidate the timer, and tell iOS you're done with [application endBackgroundTask:bgTask];

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Theodore R. Sizer, Leading Education-Reform Advocate, Dies at 77
By MARGALIT FOXOCT. 22, 2009
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Theodore R. Sizer, one of the country's most prominent education-reform advocates, whose pluralistic vision of the American high school helped shape the national discourse on education and revise decades-old ideas of what a school should be, died on Wednesday at his home in Harvard, Mass. He was 77.
The cause was, colon cancer, said his wife, Nancy Faust Sizer.
A former dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Professor Sizer was later the headmaster of Phillips Academy, the preparatory school in Andover, Mass., and chairman of the education department at Brown University. He returned to Harvard as a visiting professor in 1997.
Professor Sizer was best known as the father of the Essential Schools movement, which he founded in 1984. The movement's umbrella organization, the Coalition of Essential Schools, spans a diverse array of public and private schools united by their adherence to a set of common principles.
The principles hold, among other things, that a school is an egalitarian community and that the student is a valued worker in that community, with the teacher in the role of mentor or coach. Depth of knowledge is emphasized over breadth, with the mastery of a few core subjects preferred over the scattershot spate of electives the modern high school seems to favor.
Begun with 12 schools, the coalition now encompasses several hundred across the country, plus a handful overseas. Essential Schools active today include the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, Fenway High School in Boston, the Urban Academy Laboratory High School in Manhattan and University Heights High School in the Bronx.
The Essential Schools movement sprang from Professor Sizer's seminal book "Horace's Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School" (1984). In it, he created an archetypal hero, Horace Smith, a high school English teacher. Horace is devoted to his work but frustrated at every turn by the entrenched limitations of the American educational system, many of them holdovers from 19th-century pedagogic practice.
Horace's story provides the narrative armature for a battery of sobering statistics, amassed by Professor Sizer in the course of an extended study of dozens of American high schools. The "compromise" of the book's title is the tacit compact between teacher and students that was the order of the day in far too many schools, Professor Sizer and his associates found. Do not make trouble for me, the teacher's side of the compact went, and I will demand little of you in return.
"Horace's Compromise" was the first in a trilogy of influential books by Professor Sizer. The others are "Horace's School: Redesigning the American High School" (1992) and "Horace's Hope: What Works for the American High School" (1996). All were published by Houghton Mifflin.
Professor Sizer was also the founder and first director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Begun in 1993 and financed in large part by a $50-million gift from the publisher and philanthropist Walter H. Annenberg, the institute is dedicated to improving public education in the United States.
With his wife, Professor Sizer wrote "The Students Are Watching" (Beacon Press, 1999), about moral education.
Theodore Sizer, teaching a class at Brown University in 1987. Credit John Foraste / Brown University
Theodore Ryland Sizer was born in New Haven on June 23, 1932. His father, Theodore, was a well-known art historian at Yale. After earning a bachelor's degree in English from Yale in 1953, the younger Mr. Sizer served as an Army artillery officer, an experience that would determine the course of his professional life.
Few of the young soldiers who served under him had completed high school, but when treated democratically, as members of a cohesive group, they learned new skills readily, he found.
"Whatever troops you got had to deliver," Professor Sizer told Phi Delta Kappan magazine in 1996. "If one person didn't do it, he put everybody's life at stake. That made a deep impression. There was no tracking in the Army, just the beliefs that somehow these young men had to be trained and had to be reliable and that all soldiers can learn."
After teaching in high schools in Massachusetts and Melbourne, Australia, Mr. Sizer earned two graduate degrees from Harvard, a master of arts in teaching in 1957 and a doctorate in education and American history in 1961. He was a faculty member of the Harvard Graduate School of Education before becoming its dean in 1964. He held the post till 1972, when he became headmaster at Phillips Academy.
In 1981, Professor Sizer left Andover to lead the study of American high schools, which was sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the National Association of Independent Schools.
A champion of the philosophy of the educational reformer John Dewey (1859-1952), Professor Sizer emerged from the study more persuaded than ever that education must be rooted in a kind of democratic pluralism. In his ideal, educational policy should be determined from the bottom up, at the level of the school, rather than as a result of state or federal directives. Schools, he argued, should abandon one-size-fits-all educational methods like standardized tests, grading and even the grouping of students into classes by age.
Professor Sizer had his critics. Some observers, while sympathetic to his aims, felt that the tenets of the Essential Schools movement were far better articulated on paper than in practice. Writing in The New York Times Book Review in 1999 (the book under review was "The Students Are Watching"), James Traub encapsulated their point of view:
"The coalition schools illustrate a vexing problem for progressives, for while the best of them are inspiring, most of them, as Sizer himself has acknowledged, fall far short of the founding principles."
Professor Sizer's other books include "Secondary Schools at the Turn of the Century" (Yale University, 1964); "Places for Learning, Places for Joy: Speculations on American School Reform" (Harvard University 1973); and "The Red Pencil: Convictions From Experience in Education" (Yale University, 2004).
From 1998 to 1999, Professor Sizer and his wife were acting co-principals of the Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School in Devens, Mass. Their experience inspired a book, "Keeping School: Letters to Families From Principals of Two Small Schools" (Beacon Press, 2004), which they wrote with Deborah Meier.
Besides his wife, Nancy, whom he married in 1955, Professor Sizer is survived by four children, Theodore II, of Stuttgart, Germany; Judith R. Sizer of Cambridge, Mass.; Hal, of West Simsbury, Conn.; and Lyde Cullen Sizer of Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.; two sisters, Hilda Sizer Warner of Washington and Elizabeth Sizer Allen of Redding, Conn.; and 10 grandchildren.
Though much of Professor Sizer's work focused on the roles of teachers and administrators, he seldom lost sight of the group he considered the primary actors in the educational process.
"Horace Smith and his ablest colleagues may be the key to better high schools, but it is respected adolescents who will shape them," he wrote in "Horace's Compromise." He added:
"Inspiration, hunger: these are the qualities that drive good schools. The best we educational planners can do is to create the most likely conditions for them to flourish, and then get out of their way."
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Bernard Theodore Espelage, O.F.M. (February 16, 1892—February 19, 1971) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first bishop of the Diocese of Gallup in New Mexico, serving from 1940 until 1969.

Biography

Early life
Bernard Espelage was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Bernard and Clara (née Schottelkotte) Espelage. He received his early education at parochial schools and Franciscan seminaries. He was invested with the Franciscan habit on August 15, 1910, and made his profession as a member of the Franciscan Order on August 15, 1911.

Priesthood
Espelage was ordained to the priesthood in Oldenburg, Indiana, on May 16, 1918. He then served as a curate in Roswell, New Mexico, for a year before becoming chancellor of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in 1919. In 1926, he earned a Licentiate of Canon Law from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Espelage served as rector of the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi (1934-1939) and then returned to Oldenburg, serving as pastor of Holy Family Parish (1939-1940).

Bishop of Gallup
On July 20, 1940, Pope Pius XII appointed Espelage as the first bishop of the Diocese of Gallup. He received his episcopal consecration on October 9, 1940. from Archbishop John T. McNicholas, with Bishop Joseph H. Albers and Archbishop Joseph Ritter serving as co-consecrators. Espelage attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome between 1962 and 1965. During his 29-year-long tenure, he increased the number of Catholics from 30,000 to 79,260; priests from 32 to 108; and parishes from 17 to 53.

Retirement and legacy
Espelage retired as Bishop of Gallup on August 25, 1969; he was named titular bishop of Penafiel by Pope Paul VI on the same date. He later died at age 79.

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The M++ museum and cultural centre has opened to the public in Hong Kong
The attraction has been designed by architects Herzog and de Meuron
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M+, described as Asia's first global museum of contemporary visual culture, has opened in Hong Kong.
Located in the city state's West Kowloon Cultural District, the museum features six thematic exhibitions housing more than 1,000 works.
Designed by architects Herzog and de Meuron, M+ will act as a cultural centre for 20th and 21st-century art, design, architecture, and the moving image.
As well as the 33 exhibition galleries, the complex will house retail areas, restaurants, cafés, a research centre and multi-purpose halls.
M+ will become a centrepiece of The West Kowloon Cultural District – an area which has been developed gradually from the city's seaport, where section by section a natural harbour has been filled with earth.
The M+ sits on this reclaimed land, connected to the city and overlooking the sea.
Jacques Herzog said: "For art to enter into the life of a city like Hong Kong it has to come from below, from its own foundations.
"Our M+ Project does exactly that, by literally emerging from the city's underground."
M+'s covered entrance podium forms a bright public space that can be entered from all sides and levels, making the activities of the museum accessible to guests, while inviting them into the diverse display topography.
The urban shape has been designed to reiterate the iconic character of Kowloon's skyline while allowing artistic messages to be transmitted on the surface of the façade.
The "oversize screen" acts as another gallery, one that can be seen from Hong Kong Island, broadcasting the site of M+.
According to Pierre de Meuron, M+ – which has been built above a train tunnel – expresses a "vision for a new institution of visual culture and art for Hong Kong and the world".
De Meuron said: "We have made the underground tunnel of the Airport Express the raison d'être of a rough, large-scale exhibition universe that literally anchors the entire building in the ground.
"The tunnel has been uncovered, creating a radical space for art and design, installation and performance; it is a space of unprecedented potential and a challenge to artist and curator alike."
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By establishing such companies and in turn turning them in to successful ventures, Musk has been able to make quite a lot of money from such companies. In addition, following a surge in Tesla's share price, Elon Musk, the South African-born American entrepreneur, took the second spot away from Microsoft founder Bill Gates to become the world's second-richest person, as reported by The Guardian, on Tuesday.
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Survival of the fittest as Australia look to seal series at Gabba fortress
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A punishing test series that has exacted a heavy toll on both sides draws to a fitting climax in Brisbane where a humbled Australia will aim to crush an ailing Indian side at their Gabba fortress.
Australia had their confidence rocked in the third test as India's batsmen held on for a gallant draw in Sydney but Tim Paine's team hold the upper hand for the decisive clash of a series that has become survival of the fittest.
With regular captain Virat Kohli on paternity leave, India have defied a mounting injury toll to keep the series alive but now have few bullets left to fire.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been scratched and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is also expected to be ruled out after an abdominal strain in Sydney, meaning India's attack could be in the hands of three rookie pacemen when the match starts on Friday.
And the Gabba is no place for the walking wounded, with Australia undefeated at the stadium since 1988.
In short, Ajinkya Rahane's India have a mountain to climb, even if a draw would be enough to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy two years after their breakthrough 2-1 win in the 2018/19 series in Australia.
The home side have had their own injury challenges, with Marcus Harris replacing Will Pucovski after the rookie opener was ruled out with a shoulder injury.
Opener David Warner was clearly hampered by his groin strain as he laboured for runs in Sydney but the veteran lefthander has been cleared to play.
Australia's problems are more on the mental side, with India's obstinacy having got the better of their captain and bowlers on the final day in Sydney.
Paine was moved to apologise this week after he lost his cool, was abusive to Ravichandran Ashwin and dropped three catches behind the stumps, any one of which might have unlocked the game for Australia.
It was arguably the wicketkeeper-captain's worst day in the office since taking over the team in the wake of the Newlands ball-tampering scandal in 2018.
Damning reviews tend to follow Australia's home series defeats and a reverse at the Gabba could prove terminal for Paine's leadership a year out from England's Ashes tour.
He will lean heavily on his attack to deliver on a pitch that tends to reward express pace, and will hope Nathan Lyon can also get among the wickets as the 33-year-old offspinner savours his 100th test after lean pickings in the series.
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen both teams confined to their hotel rooms in Brisbane before and after training excursions, a vexing end to a long and arduous tour in the "bubble".
A chastised Paine said Australia would leave the frustrations behind them upon taking the field at the Gabba and their only focus would be to administer the coup de grace.
"For me, it's about rising above it and concentrating on what I'm doing and concentrating on leading my team and not worrying about what's going on on the other side," Paine said on Thursday.
"We've spoken a lot ... about controlling what we can control and focusing more inwardly on ourselves. Because if we do that then we'll be in a good position."
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Dumbo (2019)
"Dumbo" stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, and Alan Arkin. Released on March 29, 2019, the film is about a former circus star who raises a baby elephant with huge ears.
The film is directed by Tim Burton, who also directed films such as "Beetlejuice", "Batman", "Big Fish", and "Big Eyes". It is loosely inspired by the 1941 animated film of the same name, and it is based on the novel of the same name by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl. People have been using the phrase, "when pigs fly", for who knows how long, but for some reason, no one ever thought about using the phrase, "when elephants fly". Weird. Disney is cranking up some more live-action retellings of their animated treasures this year. Seriously, there's like at least four of them coming out in the same year. That's more than one per year. So, let's get this party started with a reimagining of an animated gem that made everyone believe that an elephant can fly. "Dumbo" is one of the films from Disney that I remembered watching during my childhood. Despite not seeing it in a long time, there were actually plenty of things that I happened to recall, such as the title character, the "Baby Mine" sequence, the pink elephants, and the crows. So I was very interested in seeing how Disney and Tim Burton are going to translate an hour long cartoon about a baby pachyderm with big ears into a live-action fantasy drama. With that in mind, let's see if this latest remake was able to soar.
The major difference between the animated version from 1941 and the live-action remake is the story. Rather than retell the tale of "Dumbo" from the perspective of the circus animals like the 1941 version, Disney decided to represent a whole new story from the humans' point of view, with the title character being served as a secondary character. However, the main message is still the same, which is the celebration of being different. Using one's own disabilities to become the best version of one's self and prove the nay-sayers wrong. Unfortunately, the film focused a bit too much on showing how adorable Dumbo is rather than tell an in-depth story that matches the importance of its central theme. I guess I was expecting it to be Disney's answer to "The Greatest Showman", which is another circus-themed film that celebrates people's differences. The main reason why would have to be the characters. With Dumbo being a side character, the film would have to work wonders in making the human characters as caring and thoughtful as the big-eared elephant. The entire cast showed some effort in making them enjoyable for me to watch, with Danny DeVito being one of my personal highlights, but they weren't able to find the right spark to wow its entire audience, mostly due to Ehren Kruger's troublesome screenplay. I also thought Colin Farrell did a decent job with his role as Holt Farrier, a World War I veteran who is hired to care for Dumbo. As much as I enjoyed Michael Keaton in his other films, especially the ones helmed by Burton, I felt that his performance as V.A. Vandevere was simply tame compared to his classic roles. It doesn't help that his character is a by-the-numbers "villain" who cares more about making money. But wait a minute, what about the two young actors (Nico Parker and Finley Hobbins) who played Holt's kids? Well, they're not exactly astounding, but I wouldn't say that they're terrible because I'm not a heartless monster. They're completely likable in their roles. My only issue with their performances was that they're not "expressive" enough, especially Parker as Milly. By "expressive", I mean that I didn't believe their reactions towards certain situations, such as an elephant that can fly. I'm guessing that the direction was to blame. Speaking of direction, I had to admit that Tim Burton did wonders in crafting a dream-like circus world in his own image in terms of the visual effects and production design as well as recreating some of the classic moments from the animated version, such as the "Baby Mine" scene. That scene alone had to be one of my favorite moments of the film. Did I mention that the CGI Dumbo is as adorable as the 2D animated Dumbo? If not, then I'll say it now before I forget. The CGI Dumbo is as adorable as the 2D animated Dumbo. Not kidding. Another thing I would like to mention is that the film had a couple of scenes that can be a bit scary for young kids. Then again, the animated version had a couple of scary scenes as well. Still, make sure you take this as a precaution. There were also some scenes that slowed down the pacing a little bit, which might not bold well for kids with short attention spans.
Overall, Tim Burton's take on "Dumbo" is visually irresistible and undeniably cute, but they're not enough to make it soar high into the clouds. Despite the presence of its enjoyable cast and its impressive use of CGI, the film's screenplay and characters failed to make this circus a complete success. It's not the weakest film in Disney's "live-action/CGI retelling" library I've seen so far (that honor still belongs to "The Nutcracker"), but I did feel a bit disappointed with how it turned out. It's worth a watch if you have fond memories with the original and Burton's other works, but don't expect it to be like the animated version.


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Use homemade mask when stepping out: Govt
Abantika Ghosh
4 April 2020, 7:04 pm ·5-min read
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), however, has said there is no evidence that covering the face has any "self-protection paradigm." (File)
AS THE number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases climbed to 3,072 and the toll rose to 75 on Saturday, the Health Ministry, for the first time, advised use of "homemade face cover" for those stepping out of their houses, saying this would "help in protecting the community at large".
In the US too, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised the earlier stand and recommended "the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus".
The World Health Organisation (WHO), however, has said there is no evidence that covering the face has any "self-protection paradigm."
Meanwhile, of the total COVID-19 positive cases reported across the country so far, 8.61% are in the 0-20 years age group, 41.88% in 21-40 years, 32.82% in 41-60 years, and 16.69% above 60 years.
(According to the 2011 census, about 40.71% of the population fall in the 0-19 years age group; about 31.93% in 20-39 years; about 18.41% in 40-60 years; and about 8.57% over 60 years.)
Currently, there are 58 critical cases, mostly from Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi.
The ICMR has also issued an advisory for the use of rapid antibody tests in "areas reporting clusters (containment zone) and in large migration gatherings/ evacuees centres". The results of the antibody test can either be confirmed using RT-PCR - the DNA-based test - or the antibody test can be repeated after 10 days of home quarantine.
And, in the first sign that the "all-patients-in-hospital" rule is being relaxed, it said: "If symptoms worsen, refer to designated COVID-2019 hospitals. When home quarantine is not feasible, consider facility-based quarantine".
In its late night advisory on Friday, the Health Ministry said: "It is suggested that such people who are not suffering from medical conditions or having breathing difficulties may use the handmade reusable face cover, particularly when they step out of their house. This will help in protecting the community at large. This face cover is not recommended for either health workers or those working with or in contact with COVID-19 patients or are patients themselves as these categories of people are required to wear specified protective gear."
The government also said Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries can opt for testing and treatment for COVID-19 free of cost at private laboratories and empanelled hospitals. "Testing and treatment of COVID-19 is already available for free in public facilities. Now, more than 50 crore citizens, eligible under the health assurance scheme, will be able to avail free testing through private labs and treatment for COVID-19 in empanelled hospitals," said the National Health Authority, which implements Ayushman Bharat.
Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry, clarified that the ministry had not changed its earlier position on the use of masks.
"The earlier guidelines remain; medical masks are to be used when someone is sick, when caring for an ill person; the new guidelines are for homemade face or mouth cover, not masks per se. This is a way of increasing personal hygiene. These are cloth coverings that can be used in densely populated areas when going out. a barrier approach that is not meant for health workers. Also, these should not be shared. If there are four people in a family, they should have their own individual ones, ideally two each so that they can be washed and used," he said.
In the US, the CDC issued a similar recommendation. "CDC is additionally advising the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others. Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure," it said.
The WHO said while it supports such calls, based on the level of transmission and resources available in a country, there is "clear evidence that wearing a mask in public places does not protect you."
WHO Executive Director Dr Mike Ryan also emphasised that surgical and medical masks such as N95, FFP2 and FFP3 respirators are for the medical system and must be prioritised for use by frontline health workers.
Meanwhile, with 11,182 samples being tested in the last 24 hours, 79,950 samples have been tested across the country so far. The ICMR said 3,113 positive cases had been detected till now.
The government has decided to cover testing and treatment for COVID-19 under its Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). While it is already free in public facilities, those covered by the scheme can now avail free testing in private labs and treatment in empanelled hospitals.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a joint meeting of the 11 empowered groups on COVID-19. "PM. reviewed countrywide preparedness regarding availability of hospitals, proper isolation and quarantine facilities as well as disease surveillance, testing and critical care training," the PMO handle tweeted.
He directed the "concerned groups and officials to ensure sufficient production, procurement and availability of all essential medical equipment such as PPEs, masks, gloves and ventilators," it said.
Modi is also scheduled to hold a video conference with floor leaders of political parties on April 8.


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Will Boeing's bedbugs bite?

By Eric Ruder | January 25, 2002 | Page 2

CHINESE PRESIDENT Jiang Zemin is getting bugged by the U.S. In August, the aircraft maker Boeing delivered a jet specially outfitted for Jiang. But during test flights, the jet made a strange static whining noise.

It turns out that 27 satellite-operated bugs were spread throughout the plane, including in the upholstery, the bathroom--and the headboard of Jiang's bed.

The news came a month before George W. Bush was supposed to go to Beijing for a summit. U.S. officials had little to say, but no one doubted that the reports were true. "We all do it--even when we're friends," a retired U.S. intelligence agent said.

After bombing the Chinese embassy in Belgrade during the 1999 war against Yugoslavia and refusing to apologize when a U.S. spy plane clipped a Chinese jet last year, you might think that the U.S. would try to play its spy games with China a little more carefully.

But Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) will have none of that. "We've got to do some kind of aggressive things," Thompson said, "and, frankly, our intelligence community I think has not suffered from being overly aggressive the last several years, just the contrary."

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Home NBA Why Warriors, Knicks, Bulls, Clippers are among the toughest teams to forecast for 2021-22 NBA season – CBS Sports
Why Warriors, Knicks, Bulls, Clippers are among the toughest teams to forecast for 2021-22 NBA season – CBS Sports
About a month out from the start of training camp for the 2021-22 NBA season, which will finally be back on a traditional timeline, Caesars Sportsbook released its over/under win total lines for all 30 teams on Wednesday. No real surprises at the top: The Brooklyn Nets (54.5), Milwaukee Bucks (53.5), Los Angeles Lakers (51.5), Philadelphia Sixers (51.5), Utah Jazz (51.5) and Phoenix Suns (50.5) are the six teams with over-50-win lines.
At the bottom, the Oklahoma City Thunder (22.5), Orlando Magic (24.5), Houston Rockets (24.5), Cleveland Cavaliers (25.5), Detroit Pistons (26.5) and San Antonio Spurs (29.5) are the six under-30 lines.
Baring major injuries, all those projections sound about right to me. You can argue about the actual win totals (that's what gambling is for), but generally speaking, the top six are going to be really good teams and the bottom six are going to stink.
That leaves 18 teams somewhere in the middle, and many of them are harder to project even in general terms. That's what we're focusing on in this piece: The high-variance group. Below are five teams with what I would consider to be a pretty wide range of potential regular-season outcomes.
Klay Thompson is the fulcrum on which Golden State's season ultimately rests. If he comes back at an All-Star level in relatively short order, the Warriors are an elite team, perhaps on the short list of contenders, that could far surpass their 49.5 win total line in fighting for a top-four seed. If Thompson takes a while to get back and even longer to find peak form, Golden State could be treading water perhaps until the All-Star break.
The Warriors made solid offseason moves. Otto Porter Jr., Andre Iguodala and Nemanja Bjelica should stabilize rotations. Even before Thompson returns, there's a scenario where Jordan Poole continues to ascend, Andrew Wiggins backs up his solid two-way season, and James Wiseman along with rookies Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody prove ready to contribute in a meaningful way that puts Golden State in a good place with the potential to be great come playoff time.
There's also a scenario where Poole and Wiggins regress, Wiseman and the rookies aren't ready, Iguodala is more mentor than key player at this stage, and Thompson just isn't quite the same that leaves the Warriors, as currently constructed, hanging around the play-in line in a Western Conference with pretty much zero margin for error.
And that's if Stephen Curry, 33, and Draymond Green, 31, stay healthy all season. If that doesn't happen, forget about it. The Warriors could be scrambling for everything they're worth just to make the playoffs or they could be a contender. That's a big variance. And that's not even including the scenario where they make a major trade and shake up everything we just talked about. Indeed, the Warriors could go a lot of different ways.
The optimist would point out that the Bulls could be an elite offensive team. The pessimist would remind you Chicago's defense could be awful. The 41.5-win line Caesars put on the Bulls reflects a balance between the two, projecting them as more or less a mediocre team.
That said, an argument can be made that Chicago could end up being a lot better or worse than that projection. Zach LaVine could be the next Devin Booker, an extremely gifted scorer just waiting to shed the good-stats-bad-team label now that he's surrounded with legit talent. Nikola Vucevic is an All-Star-level big. DeMar DeRozan has taken a beating from the analytics crowd over the years, but he remains a super-elite mid-range scorer.
DeRozan running pick-and-roll with Vucevic, who can pop to the 3-point line, with LaVine ready for secondary actions and Lonzo Ball and Patrick Williams spaced in opposite corners is an idea you can get behind. In LaVine, DeRozan and Vucevic you have three guys who can dominate individual matchups and let everything trickle down from there. If Lauri Markkanen isn't traded, that's even more spacing. Coby White can score off the bench. Alex Caruso does a bit of everything.
And the defense might not be so bad. Caruso, Ball and Williams are all upper-class defenders. LaVine improved last season and he showed in the Olympics that when he wants to commit, which he should this year with a real shot to win, he can be a plus defender. Vucevic is pretty firmly a drop center, but that can work in the regular season (backup center is a major hole). Throw in a little, or lot, of shooting luck and there's a world in which the Bulls can get enough stops to give their offense a chance to outscore teams.
To me, Brooklyn and Milwaukee are the only sure bets in the East. I like the Atlanta Hawks as a top-four team, but it's hard to repeat magical runs. Everyone is expecting Kyle Lowry to do for the Miami Heat what Chris Paul did for Phoenix, but that's a wait and see. Philly has to navigate the Ben Simmons mess. The New York Knicks are a wild card. So are the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics. If you told me Chicago was going to wind up a top-four seed, I wouldn't call you crazy.
On the other hand, if you told me the Bulls were going to be scrapping for a play-in spot, or even missing the playoffs altogether, I wouldn't be terribly surprised by that either. Heck, there's a decent chance this goes south so quickly that Chicago is looking to deal LaVine by the trade deadline for fear of him leaving for nothing next summer as a free agent. That would open the door to also deal Vucevic and maybe even DeRozan (if there would be any takers at $85 million over three years) in an effort to kickstart a rebuild.
3. New York Knicks
The Knicks were not a good offense last season, bordering on bottom five, and that was exposed in the playoffs when they had no real way to create shots when Julius Randle went cold. New York addressed that this summer by adding Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier. But what does that do to the defense that propped them up all last season?
Everyone is rooting for Walker. He might not be the player he used to be, but if healthy, he's still a big-time creator off pick-and-roll. That alone will make the Knicks a viable offense. If R.J. Barrett shoots consistently and Randle plays at an All-Star level again, with Derrick Rose, Taj Gibson (who could be a trade candidate) and Mitchell Robinson back in the mix and Tom Thibodeau's penchant for maximizing regular-season efforts, the Knicks could be fighting for a top-four seed again.
But there's also the potential for major regression: Walker can't stay healthy, Randle settles into a middle ground between what he's been his entire career and what he was last season, Barrett just doesn't materialize as glimpses of a consistent jumper fade and all the sudden the "Knicks are back!" facade is crumbling back toward the lottery. Neither scenario is terribly difficult to imagine.
For all the talk about how Damian Lillard can't compete for a title with the Blazers as currently constructed, this is still a really good team with arguably one of the five best starting lineups in the league. Depth and defense will be issues. Neil Olshey expects his new coach Chauncey Billups to fix the latter.
The viability of that theory depends on what you think "fix" means. Should the Blazers be a bottom-three defense? Probably not. But they're probably bottom 10 at best. The bottom line is they have Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, and individual scoring — perhaps with a little more movement instituted by Billups — will continue to be the backbone of this team. And it's a good backbone.
The X-factor, of course, is Lillard. It feels like an official trade request is lurking right around the corner, and if that happens, even though he's under contract for the next four seasons (player option in 2025), every projection goes out the window in Portland. If Lillard goes, McCollum, Robert Covington and perhaps Jusuf Nurkic won't be far behind. This could unravel quickly.
But for now, Portland is being forgotten about as a good team. I could easily see the Blazers staying together and fighting with the likes of Phoenix and Utah for a top-four seed. Lillard is that great. And for now, the Blazers still have him.
Kawhi Leonard could very well miss the entire season. It'll be interesting to watch Paul George go back to his Indiana days of being the clear-cut alpha expected to lead a team into contention. I like his chances. George looked like a top-10 player in the world when Leonard went out of last year's playoffs. He's arguably better suited for that kind of clarity, the pressure to produce notwithstanding, than he is tying to find the sweet spot alongside or behind other stars.
If you think Terance Mann can be what he was in the playoffs for a whole season, and you like the Eric Bledsoe addition, and you believe Nicolas Batum has another really good year in him, and most importantly, if you truly trust that Reggie Jackson is, like, this big-time point guard, George has enough to keep the Clippers in the top half of the Western Conference. If Leonard can get back by the playoffs, you've got a contender on your hands.
But all those things feel tenuous. The Clippers falling into play-in contention is not unreasonable. We'll see what happens with the Warriors, Mavericks and Jamal Murray and the Nuggets. If the Blazers stay viable, and you pencil in the Lakers, Jazz and Suns, the Clippers don't have to fall very far to, you know, fall pretty far.
Atlanta Hawks: As stated above, a magical run is hard to replicate. I believe what Atlanta did is sustainable and even just the start of where this team is going. I could see them as a top-three seed. But they were a .500 team deep into the season and they relied more on individual shot-making under Nate McMillan, which is a breeding ground for regression if Danilo Gallinari and Lou Williams are not up for that again. If the Hawks fell toward a No. 7 or 8 seed, perhaps merely on account of other teams rising, it wouldn't be terribly shocking.
Boston Celtics: Josh Richardson would appear to be a trade candidate, and if the Celtics make the right move, they could vault up the contender ladder with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown leading the way. But there's also a chance this team, for reasons not all that easy to pinpoint, just doesn't have it, much like last season, and another date with the the play-in tournament is in its future.
New Orleans Pelicans: They could be the non-playoff team from a year ago that makes the leap. The makings are there. Brandon Ingram is a borderline All-Star and we know about Zion Williamson. We'll see how effective the Lonzo Ball-for-Devonte' Graham swap works out. It's possible the Pelicans got their hopes up with Zion, only to find themselves on the clock to even keep him long term.
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Film Review: A LEGO BRICKUMENTARY
Jim Tudor July 31, 2015 2015Current ReviewsL
A Satisfying Build.
DIRECTED BY KIEF DAVIDSON, DANIEL JUNGE/2015
Piece by piece, A LEGO Brickumentary builds a cohesive look the history of the popular toy, and the current subcultures that have emerged around it. Technically the second "Lego" movie in so many years, this documentary should not be mistaken for a follow-up to the smart and super-successful family comedy The Lego Movie, from filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. That's not to say Brickumentary isn't entertaining or lacks appeal for the product's primary target age group. Indeed, A LEGO Brickumentary is more colorful, engaging, and interesting than most things found in today's toy store. And it's also a pretty fun movie.
Hosted by a personable Lego "minifig" with the hair of Harry Potter and the voice of Jason Bateman, we are taken on an educational tour that is at once fully sanctioned and endorsed by The Lego Group of Denmark, but also taken down some surprising alternative avenues. Primary among these is a visit with a military enthusiest who's built a business manufacturing and selling Lego minifig versions of real life combat weaponry – the kind of stuff that the official Lego company won't touch.
Additionally the film also details a point in time circa 2003 when the whole company was on the brink of collapse due to, as it states, a kind of internal arrogance.
Only by listening to and complying with Lego fans both young and old was the brand able to not only survive, but thrive. Upfront, it's stated that currently Lego is the number two largest selling toy brand on the market. Not bad for a pile of colorful snap-together building blocks.
As the proverbial baggies of different narrative parts are torn open and dumped out onto the filmmakers' floor, we watch as everything comes together: The story of the company, profiles of adult superfans (known as "AFOLs" – Adult Fans of Lego) and professional "master builders", a trip to the annual Brick-Con event, looks at the emerging trend of Lego filmmaking (including an elaborate garage-based fan film, and the affore-mentioned Warner Brothers hit The Lego Movie – which was mostly digital, but still fully Lego in spirit).
Some grass-roots Lego filmmaking, as seen in "A LEGO Brickumentary".
One through-line documents the company's massive undertaking of creating and transporting the world's largest Lego model construction to date, a full size Star Wars X-Wing fighter. The culmination of the sequence movingly crosscuts with an autistic boy's triumphant completion of his own store-bought X-Wing kit.
It must be said, however, that Lego's strong movement into the arena of outside brand licensing is perhaps the one major stone that goes unturned. While Lego Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Marvel, and Harry Potter kits, among others, are matter-of-factly mentioned, Lego on the whole is presented as more of a wholly open-ended product than it perhaps is anymore. The licensed brands subsequent spin-offs, including movies and video games (Lego Star Wars, Lego Batman, etc.), are only peripherally present.
My '66 Batmobile, built circa 1989.
Which isn't to say that such kits aren't awesome – when I was a young Lego aficionado, I would've paid all my pretty pennies for an honest to goodness Lego Batmobile. Instead, however, I made a couple of my own – both the 1989 movie version, and the 1967 TV version. In a time preceding today's age of numerous "specialty parts", certain design liberties had to be taken. My childhood Batmobiles are still with me today, whereas my own son's storebought Batmobile kit of two years ago has long since been disassembled, its hundreds of individual parts now either assimilated into other things, and/or vaccuumed up.
It's true that A LEGO Brickumentary can't help being a glorified toy commercial. But, as far as glorified toy commercials go, it's as inclusive and open to fan-led movements, outside businesses, and alternative phenomenons as any such documentary that is based upon what is now being called "the world's most powerful brand" can be expected to be. Much of this information has been presented previously in other more "nuts and bolts" educational programs; therefor filmmakers Kief Davidson and Daniel Junge are to be commended for their fresh take, having made a film that's satisfying to AFOLs and KFOLs (Kid Fans of Legos) alike.
In keeping with the toy it's built around, A LEGO Brickumentary is an appeallingly colorful, seamless construct that engages throughout, but nonetheless reassuringly sticks to the directions of how such movies ought to be assembled. Most of all though, it's fun, stays together well, and at least for a while, satisfys like a new toy.
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I've used A LOT of cooling bandanas over the years. As a runner and generally active person, I've found the comfort in cooling products like bandanas and towels to be super effective in cooling me down and keeping me going. Always keen on sharing my experiences and knowledge, I have put together my list of the TOP 15 Best Cooling Bandanas for the whole family, as well as tips and tricks to help you find what's best for you. Learn the technologies behind cooling bandanas, what to look for when buying, and how to identify what works best.
How Do Cooling Bandanas, Scarves, and Neck Coolers Work?
While no professional runner or athlete, I like to get out every day and get my body going. This more generally leads to an extremely warm work out session involving a lot of sweating and maybe even feeling overheated. So, I began looking at ways to keep cool and found a cooling neck wrap to be effective. By simply wetting or cooling it, I can easily keep on running, working, or whatever I need to do.
What I truly love is the versatility of using the cooling products. My kids love to wear a neck scarf or neck wrap when playing since kids like to accessorize everything. I have even found a couple of cooling hoodies that I really enjoy during hot summer days to keep me cool and block the sun. Even our little Sam Dog has found a use for his own cooling scarf for dogs.
The trick with cooling bandanas, hoodies, and the like lie within the realm of science. These cooling products contain a special layer of material with nontoxic polyacrylamide granules or a similar material. This material is made of a special compound that expands when wet, allowing it to hold water and cold in longer, then slowly evaporate over time. To complete your cooling experience, cooling neck wraps, bandanas and other products are often made from materials that help absorb your sweat while allowing for the water evaporation to keep you cool.
Let's get right to the heart of things and look at how to find the cooling product that works for you. There are several factors that I've found to be most important when choosing a cooling bandana, hoodie, or scarf. That isn't to say there are other factors that I hadn't thought of. Feel free to let me know what you look for in a cooling product in the comments section. I'm eager to know.
Cooling bandanas look like regular bandanas and can be worn around the head, neck, or wherever you would normally wrap a bandana.
Cooling scarves are larger than bandanas and are intended to be worn around the neck in a similar fashion as a scarf.
Cool neck wraps and neck coolers are usually larger and thicker to cover the entire neck area to be used for long periods of time.
Cooling hoodies cover your entire head and sometimes shoulders to cool you and block out possibly harmful sun rays.
When it comes to cooling off with a cooling neck wrap or bandana, there are three types of cooling methods to choose from. Each one has its pros and cons, but they all work well to cool you off.
The most common type of cooling bandana you're going to find is the soaking style. With this type of cooling product, you will need to soak it in water for a certain amount of time. This can vary from minutes to hours depending on the size and style of the cooling product. Often, you can rewet your product multiple times throughout the day to stay cool.
With this variety of cooling bandana, you will need to wet them and set them in the freezer for a period of time. The freezing simply allows the gel to get as cold as possible and retain as much of that cold and moisture as possible. In some cases, you can freeze soaking cooling products for an added effect. This will take longer and is primarily used to start a hot day off right.
Ventilation cooling products are different than others in this category. While they do require water to help stay cool, they are not soaked or frozen, Instead, these neck coolers are electric devices that have to be charged prior to use. Using water, they vent out cool air using a motor. Ventilation style cooling products are great when you're out golfing or performing some other relaxing activity.
Cooling bandanas and products come in such a wide variety of colors and patterns that I couldn't possibly list them all here. Recently, the growing popularity of these cooling products has led some to use them as fashion accessories in their daily lives.
Simply run the Ergodyne Chill-Its under water for one-minute and wear it for an instant cooling effect. The 6700 CT doesn't contain the cooling beads but instead uses a microfiber towel inside the bandana. This gives the 6700CT a much lighter feel than other cooling products and allows for a slower evaporation time, which means more cooling time. This is best used with sports and high-energy activities as it can be worn during these activities.
Simply soak the Cooling Scarf in water for about five minutes to activate crystals. Then wring it out and tie it wherever you need to be cooled. It's more suited to dry climates than humid ones. This is best used with sports and high-energy activities as it can be worn during these activities.
A cooling towel type of cooling neck wrap, the Cooling Band has many versatile uses. It can be scrunched up to cover small areas or expanded for necks and face. This is best used during breaks or outdoor activities as it covers larger areas.
This is the cooling bandana I recommend to my friends on work sites. As it is a cooling towel, it doesn't have excess dripping that can sometimes come with gel cooling bandanas. It comes in bright yellow to help you to be seen. This is best used with sports and outdoor work as it can be worn during these activities.
This cooling hoodie is designed to be worn over the head and shoulders. It works just easily as other cooling products and can be reactivated with a simple wetting and snapping. This is best used during sports breaks or while working as it covers large portions of your head.
Using a special design similar to ventilated cooling products, this cooling band can keep you cool while absorbing your sweat. While it is a larger design than traditional cooling bandanas, you simply wet it and slip it around your neck to feel cool for a couple of hours. This is best used during less active hobbies and outdoor activities due to its bulkier size.
This Ice Bandana features a neoprene insert that you freeze and place inside the bandana. The bandana is large enough to be worn as a scarf or wrap in some cases. This is best used with sports and high-energy activities as it can be worn during these activities.
This cooling head and neck wrap contains an insert that must be frozen and inserted into the wrap. Approximately 40 inches long, this is a good size for multiple uses. This is best used with sports and high-energy activities as it can be worn during these activities.
The Cryoscarf is a freezing type of cooling product that is intended to be used around the neck or forehead during breaks or downtime. For added convenience, the Cryoscarf comes with a Velcro closing mechanism instead of a tie-down style. This is best used in between games or activities as it covers a larger area.
The CCX is a cooling collar that contains gel inserts that you freeze. These inserts are used with a specially designed wrap that helps to maintain a cool temperature. Intended to be used around the neck with inserts at the back of the neck, this is best used in between activities and games as it can feel bulky.
This large neck wrap is designed to be worn over the shoulders. The contour design helps it lie perfectly on your shoulders and apply the cooling relief where it's needed. This is best used during relaxation times or after high-energy activities.
This ventilation cooling product uses water and a specially designed system of fans and sponges to help you stay cool over time. It has to be charged and filled with water before use. This is best used during relaxing hobbies and outdoor activities due to a larger size.
This electric cooling system is designed to be worn around the neck. It provides cooling and heat relief without using water. Multiple modes for more temperature options. This is best used during relaxing and less strenuous activities.
The Normei Necklace Fan is a portable fan that you can wear around the neck. The hands-free device is small and light and will not add discomfort during use. This cooling system is designed to be used while relaxing or doing less strenuous activities as it loosely hangs around your neck.
This is the best cooling bandana geared toward dogs that I have used. It is designed to be worn around your dog's neck or back, depending on the size of your pooch. Freeze or refrigerate to cool and wrap it around your dog. This is best used for your dog during most activities. Always watch for chewing and signs of damage to protect your pets.
How do you use a cooling bandana?
The exact instructions can vary from product to product. For some, you simply wet and apply. Others can require freezing or charging via USB.
How long does a cooling bandana stay cool?
You can usually get about an hour up to four hours of cooling from one bandana. This can vary from product to product, though.
Where and when can I use a cooling neck wrap and cooling bandanas?
Cooling products like this have many uses. Commonly, athletes or those who work outdoors use them. Other uses including biking, hot flashes, sailing, and other outdoor activities.
How do cooling bandanas work for dogs? Can I actually use a cooling bandana on dogs?
Yes, cooling bandanas and products can be used on dogs. It is recommended to use a product specially designed for dogs to ensure nothing is toxic to them. Watch for chewing and rough play while using these products on animals.
How long do cooling bandanas last? What is an average lifetime of a cooling bandana?
The exact durability of the products will depend heavily on the type of system it is. For actual cooling bandanas and other fabrics that soak and freeze, you can get months of use. Electric ones can last much longer.
Just like anything in life, there are ups and downs to using these cooling systems. As the general pros and cons depend heavily on the cooling system, I have split this section up.
You will get wet. It may not be the same as placing a normal wet towel on your head, but whenever water is involved, there is likely to be some dripping. This isn't as bad during high activity sports where you sweat anyway, but it can be a bit annoying.
Ice is cold. Colder than just some cold water, and while most cooling products that use freezing do work well and aren't applied directly to the skin, this extra cold can be a bit overwhelming at first.
Generally, these personal cooling systems are less effective than their soaked or frozen counterparts. The added need for electricity makes these unsuitable for extended outdoor activities like hiking and camping or sporting activities.
Over the years, I have found a number of tips and tricks that can make using a cooling product much more enjoyable. If you have other tips, feel free to share them with everyone in the comment section.
Wring out excess water well as it isn't needed for the product to work.
Freeze your cooling bandana overnight to last longer the next day.
If you have more than one insert, freeze one while using another.
For freezing products, it can help to fit and shape them before freezing.
Electric personal cooling systems can be easily recharged almost anywhere.
Deciding which product is best for you depends on a number of factors. I have spoken about what I feel is the most important based on the intended uses. If you have more information to add, let us know in the comment section below.


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Scituate councilman, retired cop admits ethics violation, will pay $1,250
PROVIDENCE — The former president of the Scituate Town Council admits he violated the state's ethics code by using his elected position to ask why other officers were getting lucrative police detail assignments while he was on the list.
As part of a settlement with the Rhode Island Ethics Commission reached Tuesday, James H. Brady agreed to pay a $1,250 fine, acknowledging that he violated an advisory opinion he sought from the commission shortly after he was elected in 2018. The commission told him to stay away from using his position on the council to influence police detail work.
Brady is a retired Scituate and Johnston police officer, and his ethics case was detailed last summer in a Hummel Report investigation published in The Providence Sunday Journal. The story revealed that he made more than $20,000 in police details in 2018, the year he was elected to the council. He made $28,000 in 2017, on top of his two pensions.
But the amount decreased to $6,700 in 2019, and the council president approached the chief at the time, Donald R. Delaere Jr., asking how assignments were being made for work that averages $50 an hour. Brady told the Ethics Commission he was asking for another officer, but would not tell investigators who it was.
The Ethics Commission voted unanimously to accept the proposed settlement to a case that was filed by the Scituate Democratic Town Committee. Brady was reelected to the seven-member council last fall and is now the vice president. He is no longer working police details in the town.
He did not respond to a request for comment, but his lawyer, William C. Dimitri, called Brady's actions a misstep. "He messed up and takes responsibility," Dimitri said.
Scituate has no town manager or administrator, making the council president the de facto leader in many areas of local government.
Included in the complaint was a series of emails between Brady from his council email address to the leadership of the Police Department, including one that said: "Chief, can you check into why an out of town detail officer (East Greenwich) was working an in town detail today on Danielson Pike with National Grid, when all retired officers were not sked first?"
The chief said he'd look into it, but in a chain of emails, the council president put increasing pressure on the chief to answer his questions. Brady followed up with another email that read: "Can you send me a list of everybody in the police department that has use of a town owned/funded cell phone."
A 26-page report prepared by the commission's prosecutor, Katherine D'Arezzo, concluded that there was probable cause that Brady violated ethics rules by inserting himself into the detail process as council president, sometimes signing his emails "James Brady, President STC."
"His intent was to do things right, and in a flurry of emails between himself (and the police) he overstepped," Dimitri said.
Michael J. Marcello, who filed the complaint on behalf of the Scituate Democratic Town Committee, said Tuesday the committee "was pleased with the finding of an ethics violation by then-council president (Brady) and that he admitted his wrongdoing after months of silence."
Marcello added that the real victims were Delaere and the residents of Scituate who were deprived of "ethical decision making" in the management of the Police Department.
Marcello, a former state representative, was elected in November as the lone Democrat on the council and now serves alongside Brady.
The Hummel Report is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies, in part, on donations. For more information, go to HummelReport.org. Reach Jim at Jim@HummelReport.org.


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Storytelling: A Valuable Tool for Families
Published November 28, 2016 at 8:08 AM CST
In our plugged-in world, we all can forget to take time for face to face conversation. But as our family members age, those conversations about family memories and our shared history become ever more important. Hearing the stories can help us connect with our relatives in a more profound way, and asking the questions can help us understand ourselves better too.
And when it comes time to commemorate the lives of those we've lost, those stories become a bridge between the living and the dead.
National Family History Month was established by Congress in 2001, and in celebration, the Funeral Service Foundation hosted several events around the country to encourage sharing stories – both past and present – with loved ones.
"Let's just face it, as technology has grown our families don't really sit down and chat with one another the way they used to. So I think (Family History Month) was a way to recognize that the act of storytelling within families is extremely important to the continuity of keeping families together," says Funeral Service Foundation Executive Director Danelle O'Neill.
Personal historian and founder and owner of Legacies, LLC, Mary Voell, led an interactive "No Day Like Today" event in Brookfield at the Krause Funeral Homes & Cremation Services. Voell stresses that learning about your family history should be an everyday occurrence - not just one reserved in times of grief and memorialization.
One tool to facilitate conversations between family members is to keep your questions focused, according to Voell. "As people get older, they respond more to the communication, the more one-on-one, the sitting down and talking to someone, number one. But number two, more specific questions are very valuable. It's too big of an ocean to say, 'Tell me about your childhood,'" she explains.
O'Neill notes that tools such as the Talk of a Lifetime conversation cards created by the Funeral Foundation are a "fun, interactive, gentle way to get a conversation going." The cards prompt specific conversations such as describing a favorite holiday memory or a valuable lesson learned from a role model. Not only can these conversations make the subject feel important, but they also attribute to the healing value of self and family importance to future generations.
Having daily conversations goes beyond genealogy, according to O'Neill. They can reaffirm relationships, infuse the past with vitality and even impact younger generations in a positive way.
"Children who have that understanding, they know their family stories - there's research now that proves they have higher levels of self-esteem, they're more resilient, they bounce back quicker from big events," she explains. "And that makes total sense because you know that you're part of something much bigger when you know your family story...it gives you that sense of being that is extremely strong and grounds you."
Voell encourages not only having more conversations with family members, but to be consistent, record them in some way and involve children in the process. "Any day is family history day. Take advantage of that," she says.
This piece was originally published October 13, 2016.
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FIFA has confirmed it has received new information from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) about Russian footballers implicated in a database obtained from the Moscow Laboratory.
It comes after the names of around 300 Russian athletes were given to International Federations (IFs) by WADA in Lausanne yesterday.
All of the athletes are thought to have tested positive before being awarded negative results between April 2012 and September 2015.
"We can confirm that FIFA and other International Federations have met with WADA and were provided information concerning new data from the Moscow laboratory obtained by WADA recently," a FIFA spokesperson told TASS.
"FIFA is expecting further information to be provided by WADA in the coming months.
"FIFA will continue its investigations, working in close collaboration with WADA and exploring every possible avenue.
Last month, FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura insisted there is not widespread doping in Russian football amid fresh allegations about players from the 2018 World Cup host nation.
The Mail on Sunday reported that Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of the Moscow Laboratory now turned whistleblower, had evidence that Russian internationals benefited from the doping scheme in the country.
Rodchenkov had not been contacted by FIFA despite the evidence he possessed, the report added.
Samoura insisted world football's governing body had not tried to speak with Rodchenkov, whose revelations sparked the WADA-commissioned McLaren Report, as it was not normal procedure to do so.
The accusations came after reports that the entire Russian team from the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil were implicated in the McLaren Report and were being investigated.
A total of 33 footballers were named in the report and were among the more than 1,000 athletes who Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren alleged had been part of an institutionalized doping scheme.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, the former Sports Minister who is also the head of the Russian Football Union, has consistently dismissed these claims.
FIFA launched an investigation when the McLaren Report was published in December 2016 and said they had contacted the Canadian lawyer at "several stages" since.
McLaren has, however, previously cast doubt on that claim.
WADA director of intelligence and investigations, Günter Younger, informed representatives of more than 25 IFs of the names of the 300 Russian athletes under suspicion.
They claim to be confident that new evidence will ensure that cases which "have previously hit a dead-end can be resumed and new cases can be initiated – a number of which we believe will result in athletes being sanctioned".
Both summer and winter sports were among 60 IF representatives present in Lausanne alongside officials from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee and other unspecified anti-doping organisations.
Athletes identified include those who would be expected to compete at next year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
The obtaining last month of the Laboratory information management system (LIMS) database, achieved without Russian cooperation, was hailed as a major breakthrough in the ongoing investigation into institutional doping and sample tampering by the world's largest country.
It is thought to have corroborated much of the evidence provided by Rodchenkov.
A copy of the information in the LIMS database was given to the IOC-commissioned Schmid Commission before their recommendation last week which culminated in their verdict that there was a "systemic manipulation" of the anti-doping system at events including Sochi 2014.
This led to the IOC ruling that Russian athletes must compete under a neutral flag at Pyeongchang 2018.


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Events for July 7, 2019
North Vancouver North Vancouver, BC Canada + Google Map
Seven days of mountain bike racing on hand-built singletrack through the lush rainforest of British Columbia's West Coast. BC Bike Race is the brainchild of a passionate group of longtime mountain bike and adventure race professionals based on the West Coast of British Columbia. Our love for the spectacular terrain and phenomenal riding on the […]
The Wolf Skyrace 52km | 25km | 8km
July 6 - July 7
An event every year that begins at 12:00 am on day first of July, repeating until July 9, 2023
Schweitzer Mountain Resort, 10000 Schweitzer Mountain Rd
Sandpoint, ID 83864 United States + Google Map
The Wolf is part of Skyrunner USA's trail running series with three distances: 8k, 25k and 50k. Located at Schweitzer Mountain Resort, our course naturally boasts steep climbs, really fun single track and some super fast two-track. Not to mention the epic views: they stretch from Lake Pend Oreille to Montana and the Canadian border. […]
Yukon Do It! Marathon | Half Marathon
July 7 @ 6:00 am - 2:00 pm PDT
An event every year that begins at 6:00 am on day first of July, repeating until July 2, 2023
Port Orchard Waterfront Park, 933 Bay St
Port Orchard, WA 98366 United States + Google Map
Both the full and half marathons are USATF CERTIFIED! Both races start and finish at the Port Orchard Waterfront Park. The half marathon runs along Beach Drive to Manchester State Park and run a loop through the park before returning to the finish downtown. The full marathon starts in downtown Port Orchard, follows Beach Drive […]
Seattle Running Club Sunday Trail Run
July 7 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
Sky Country Trailhead, 7077-7181 Clay Pit Rd
Bellevue, WA 98006 United States + Google Map
Meet us each Sunday 8am at Cougar Mtn's Sky Country Trailhead for fun on the trails. Runs are 8-14 miles in length and welcome to all skill levels. Occasionally we will start from other locations around the beautiful cascades; keep an eye on our Meetup page for each weekend's location, and we hope to see […]
July 7 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm PDT
Seward Park Lower Parking Area, 5900 Lake Washington Blvd S


The 2014 Nissan Altima has an app for the people who just can't disconnect, even when driving. Settings available through the car's touchscreen display let you respond automatically to your eager followers while you're driving the car.
We all know that teens (and many adults who should know better) are texting too much in their cars. In some states, like California, it's illegal. (This chart will help you wade through the legalities.) In the 2014 Nissan Altima, when you're parked (of course), you can use the touchscreen to type in a custom reply message, such as, "I'm driving, can't respond," to each person who sends you a text. Once set, it happens automatically while you're driving.
With Facebook, there's an equally slick status-update feature. You can set a custom message like "Heading to school" or "With friends in my Nissan." For status updates, you have to use the USB connection (sorry, no Bluetooth) and run the NissanConnect app on your iPhone or Android device.
But here's the catch: you have to wade through a few menus to get to the status updates. You press the Apps button on the dash, then the Facebook button, then the status button, then select the status. In theory, you can use voice commands, but when we tried it, the car kept saying our iPhone was not supported. Also, poor cellular data connections appeared to stop the feature in its tracks. These glitches are worrisome, as they could distract the driver.
The 2014 Nissan Altima has some other nice online features. The car lets iPhone users find locations via Google Search, and Android users can stream via Pandora.
Nissan is trying to save social-media addicts from their most dangerous habits (while driving), and that's an honorable endeavor. While the texting feature is simple, the Facebook implementation is more complex and could end up being its own distraction.


The photo package fee is $100. It will include 5-10 professional high definition digital images of the performer on the stage, delivered via a download link 2-4 weeks after the recital date.
If you choose Offline Payment your time slot and tickets will be reserved for up to 5 business days. If your check is not received by then your reservation will be canceled.
Every participant may order up to 4 tickets at a discount price of $10 each.
No tickets can be reserved less than 5 days prior to the recital.
Additional guest tickets may be purchased at the Carnegie Hall box office, subject to availability.
A teacher is eligible for a complimentary ticket to any recital with their students in it, subject to availability. To receive one please to to the Carnegie Hall box office on the day of the recital.
Accompanists do not need a ticket.
Each ticket guarantees a seat in the audience, but the seats are not assigned: first come first serve.
An additional Winner's Recital will be held at Rockport Music Recital Hall, 37 Main St., Rockport, MA 01966 on April 15, 2019.
The photo and video package fee is $100. It will include 5-10 professional high defenition images of the performer on the stage and a video of the performance, delivered via a download link.
Late Fee of $75 USD/per student will be charged starting 2 weeks prior to the recital date.
Registration for the Winners' recital will be closed 10 days prior the recital. No payments will be accepted after that date.
Duration of music selection should not exceed 6 minutes. If duration of music selection exceeds allotted time, performer will be charged an extra $100 for each additional minute .
Spaces are limited. Performers are registered on first come first serve basis.
Crescendo Competitions is a non commercial organization which operates exclusively for educational purposes.
may qualify for a Letter of Recommendation for College/ University.
various Colleges and Universities across US.