Lexus debuts LC 500 Inspiration Series! In chilly Chicago earlier today, Lexus debuted the 2019 LC 500 Inspiration Edition at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. The third vehicle in the Lexus Inspiration Series, this limited-edition model features a unique mix of colors and features that made it stand out for its first public appearance.
The coupe features a vibrant Flare Yellow paint and has standard 21-inch wheels and tires. Inside, the LC Inspiration has yellow door inserts made of Alcantara and the standard touring seats feature semi-aniline leather with yellow stitching. This stitching is also used on the instrument panel, console, and glovebox to keep a consistent theme throughout the cabin interior.
Under the hood, the LC Inspiration is powered by a 5.0-liter V8, just like the standard LC 500 coupe. This impressive engine gets 471-horsepower and can go from 0-to-60 mph in 4.4 seconds. Only 100 of these limited edition LC 500 Inspiration Series models will be produced and the model will go on sale in April starting at $106,210 not including destination fees. For more Wilde Lexus news, Follow us on Twitter or Like us on Facebook.


Martin pulled out of the trailer park this morning. He was the last of the RVers. I helped him back up his rig to get his trailer attached to the RV. He hauls his Harley around with him strapped down in the trailer he pulls behind his motorhome. He got all of his gear stowed and headed off for Guadalajara. He's planning on coming back in a week or so, so we'll keep the light on for him. For now, Lexi is the only lonely RV in the entire lot.
Mari came to clean house, so we went down to the RV and played around with it. I patched a couple of bicycle tubes that had gotten punctures riding around Lo de Marcos. Stickers and cobblestones take a toll on the bikes. Laura called to say that she and Mark were going for a swim out front, so I put cleaning the RV on hold and went to meet them. The water was clear and warm. We had to dodge a couple of boats out in the bay. Our turn around point was halfway down to the far point to the north. A few larger swells rolled in as we made the turn to head back to El Pequeno Paraiso. I almost bailed on the swim due to poor sleep and a tightness in my low back, but I was so glad I went. It actually loosened things up and swimming just makes the rest of the day go better.
PJ rode the bike into town and stocked up on food. We toted the bags up the stairs and got all of her purchases stowed away. Brad and Leona, the couple from downstairs are on the way back up from traveling down to Panama checking out Central America and southern Mexico to see what they had to offer. They came up and we sat around the table going over maps and getting tips from them for our upcoming travels. They left us with a collection of maps and lots of good ideas on places to explore and areas that might make good retirement options. Thanks again for the inspiration.
Time for an afternoon nap and reading a cheesy cowboy novel from the book rack downstairs. The local bricklayers are building a house in the complex behind us and they have gotten to the Boveda roof, the arching brick ceilings that are prevalent in this part of Mexico. The workers are often singing and making jokes with each other. Lately they've been waking us up at around 7:30 every morning.
We had a late dinner and stayed in.


Happy Bloggers Challenge Friday! Thanks to those who played along with last weeks Happy Haunting Challenge, it was fun to stop by and check out your Halloween creations. I do want to remind those who play along, that backlined projects should not be linked in - meaning that the project you link in for the challenge should be something created during the challenge period. Any backlined projects or those without direct links to your challenge entry will be removed. Thanks for your understanding!
On to this weeks challenge, one of my favorites, it's sketch challenge time! Feel free to rotate the sketch or change the shape of the image, I'm looking forward to seeing your take on the sketch!
The sentiment is from Verses Rubber Stamps, stamped in Coffee Archival on Pink Paislee paper. To embellish I added some Zva Creative Pearls and Cheery Lynn Designs Exotic Butterflies cut from Chocolate card stock. The seam binding is dyed with Ranger Brushed Corduroy Distress Stain.
Beautiful card, love the seam binding bow and this sketch was fabulous!
Lisa, this is beautiful! Love the bow and the delicate butterflies. I agree with Kim--this is a great sketch!
Lisa, I love that sentiment and floating butterflies! Beautiful papers and colors! Have a great weekend!
What a gorgeous card, Lisa! Thanks for a wonderful sketch. Hopefully I get to play with it this weekend.
Beautiful card Lisa! Love the butterflies too!
What a beautiful card. Love all the wonderful embellishments.
The colors on this are so nice and I love the pearls.
Gorgeous! Love the sketch and your take on it is fabulous!
Everything is gorgeous about this card...the sentiment, the colors, the dp, and the sketch you provided.
Gorgeous card! Love the warmth the gold adds to the card - wonderful sentiment too!
Yep, another beauty, also love your Xmas card photos. Thanks for the great challenges. I saw you in the new Steampunk mag, Congrats.


Sony Ericsson, In addition to continuing to rely on the Android operating system for their upcoming phones, also going to incorporate NFC technology into any of them. It's a story that you anticipate in January, but now can confirm.
We are talking about end of the year, and the joint-venture has chosen NXP as a supplier of technology for these (the same used by Nexus S) phones, which will form part of the Xperia family.
The solution proposed by NXP specialists is PN65 NFC, which includes elements of safety, radio and software for Android. For those who want to learn more about the company, we recently conducted an interview with Pedro Martínez, Director of business development.
This move by Sony Ericsson is one new test that NFC has come to stay, other companies such as Nokia, Google and RIM, also work actively in its adoption both in their operating systems and terminals. Another important part of this issue the operators, who do not want to miss the train in Europe put it.


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Q: Python / Pyspark - How to replace some cells with averages? I have a huge problem and i hope someone can help me please.
I want to replace cells in a column with another value.
The dataframe looks like:
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|Timestamp           | Item_ID | Price |
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|2017-05-01 11:05:00 | 12345   | 70    |
|2017-05-01 17:20:00 | 98765   | 10    |
|2017-05-01 11:50:00 | 12345   | 20    |
|2017-05-01 19:50:00 | 12345   | 0     |
|2017-05-01 20:17:00 | 12345   | 0     |
|2017-05-01 22:01:00 | 98765   | 0     |
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As you can see there are different prices for same items over time.
For example the Item "12345" has three prices: 70,20 and 0
Now i want to replace all "0" with the average of the other prices.
Is something like this possible?
Result should be:
For item 12345: (70+20)/2= 45
For item 98765: There is only one price so take this.
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|Timestamp           | Item_ID | Price |
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|2017-05-01 11:05:00 | 12345   | 70    |
|2017-05-01 17:20:00 | 98765   | 10    |
|2017-05-01 11:50:00 | 12345   | 20    |
|2017-05-01 19:50:00 | 12345   | 45    |
|2017-05-01 20:17:00 | 12345   | 45    |
|2017-05-01 22:01:00 | 98765   | 10    |
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Thank you very much and have a nice day!
qwertz

A: Here is a way to do it using sparkSQL:
from StringIO import StringIO
import pandas as pd

# create dummy data
df = pd.DataFrame.from_csv(StringIO("""Timestamp|Item_ID|Price
2017-05-01 11:05:00|12345|70
2017-05-01 17:20:00|98765|10
2017-05-01 11:50:00|12345|20
2017-05-01 19:50:00|12345|0
2017-05-01 20:17:00|12345|0
2017-05-01 22:01:00|98765|0""".replace("\s+", '')), sep="|").reset_index()

df['Timestamp'] = df['Timestamp'].astype(str)
spark_df = sqlCtx.createDataFrame(df)

spark_df.registerTempTable('table')
sqlCtx.sql("""SELECT Timestamp,
    l.Item_ID,
    CASE WHEN l.Price > 0 THEN l.Price ELSE r.Price END AS Price
    FROM table l
    LEFT JOIN (
        SELECT Item_ID,
        AVG(Price) AS Price
        FROM table
        WHERE Price > 0
        GROUP BY Item_ID
    ) r ON l.Item_ID = r.Item_ID""".replace("\n", ' ')
).show()

The output:
+-------------------+-------+-----+
|Timestamp          |Item_ID|Price|
+-------------------+-------+-----+
|2017-05-01 19:50:00|12345  |45.0 |
|2017-05-01 20:17:00|12345  |45.0 |
|2017-05-01 11:05:00|12345  |70.0 |
|2017-05-01 11:50:00|12345  |20.0 |
|2017-05-01 17:20:00|98765  |10.0 |
|2017-05-01 22:01:00|98765  |10.0 |
+-------------------+-------+-----+

Explanation:
By calling spark_df.registerTempTable('table'), I am registering the spark DataFrame as a temporary table in the SQLContext (which I have named table). The query I am running is to join the table to itself using Item_ID, but one side will have the aggregated (average) values. Then I use the CASE statement to select either the given value, or the aggregate value if the Price is 0.
I called .replace("\n", " ") because newline characters are not supported (I believe they are treated as EOF). This is an easy to way to write a readable query, without having to put it all on one line.
Notes
The technique you are describing is mean imputation. As this is pretty common in the field, I have to believe there's a another (possibly better) way to do this using only spark DataFrame functions (avoiding SQL).

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The Law: In North Carolina, if you're caught texting while driving, you could receive a $100 traffic ticket. However, incurring a texting while driving violation will not add points to your drivers license.Although teen drivers are not allowed to use mobile devices while driving in any capacity, those over 18 in North Carolina are still allowed to talk on their cell phone while driving.
Bus drivers are not allowed to use any type of mobile device while on the road. The bus driver cell phone law includes both public school bus drivers and private school bus drivers. Some that oppose the state law wonder how it might be enforced as it is difficult to catch someone texting while driving - and hard to prove it. However, studies are showing that the dangers associated with texting and driving warrant legislative action.
For example, a study that showed that truck drivers are 23 times more likely to crash while texting. In another study, researchers found that teens were 8 times more likely to crash while driving if they often sent text messages while on the road.


Jumpsuit w/ attached BeltBelt BuckleHelmetMorph into Kimberly from the original series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers with this adult costume! The pink, polyester jumpsuit has a velcro closure in the back and a long top for a skirt appearance. It is decorated with pink and white diamond accents and has an attached, white belt. The belt is made from foam and velcros in the back as well. A removable, grey buckle has red and black accents with a gold terradactyl in the middle. The costume also comes with a pink, two-piece helmet made from plastic. It has slits for the eyes, mouth and ears and is accented in white, grey and black. Wear this costume with any of our Power Ranger costumes for a classic look!
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Home / Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) Officially Begins Operations
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APSP and NSPF Consolidation Expands Influence and Effectiveness Across Aquatics Industry
Colorado Springs, COLORADO, and Alexandria, VA, April 2, 2019—The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) officially launched April 1, unifying the National Swimming Pool Foundation® (NSPF) and the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP).
The new organization operates with PHTA as the umbrella, leading industrywide advocacy, alliances and promotions. Trade and foundation activities are conducted separately for procedural and legal purposes, under the banners of The Pool & Hot Tub Professionals Association and The Pool & Hot Tub Foundation, respectively. All three groups are governed by a single Board of Directors to ensure sustained unity of mission and vision
"Our industry has continued to evolve and grow. With the combined resources of the trade association and foundation, PHTA is poised to maximize our investments and talents for the greater good," said Lawrence (Larry) Caniglia, interim CEO of PHTA. "Members will benefit from the full array of education, training, certification, advocacy, promotion, research, grantmaking and support services previously delivered by APSP and NSPF separately. But now, we have combined infrastructures, networks, affiliations and resources to provide the greatest value and impact."
"Through PHTA, we are seizing the opportunity to have a greater impact on the industry," said Jim Mock, interim Executive Director of the Pool & Hot Tub Foundation. "PHTA speaks with a single, united advocacy voice and is better positioned to protect the interests of the industry through an unprecedented and expanded network that includes both nationwide and international alliances and relationships."
The groups announced plans for the merger in January 2019, and on April 1, plans were solidified. With the mission to "Celebrate the Water," PHTA offers greater community benefits by facilitating the expansion of swimming, water safety, and related research and outreach activities aimed at introducing more people to swimming, making swimming environments safer, and keeping pools open to serve communities.
The PHTA Board of Directors held its first organizational meeting in mid-March to begin the longer-term process of integration, start the search for a permanent CEO, and determine staffing requirements and locations for core services and programs. Integration efforts will continue through 2019.
The Pool & Hot Tub Professionals Association is the 501(c)(6) trade organization managing certifications, standards, volunteer workforce opportunities, awards and member services, while The Pool & Hot Tub Foundation is the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization managing education, publications, research, fundraising and grantmaking.
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance was formed in 2019, combining the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP) and the National Swimming Pool Foundation (NSPF). With the mission to "Celebrate the Water," PHTA facilitates the expansion of swimming, water safety and related research and outreach activities aimed at introducing more people to swimming, making swimming environments safer and keeping pools open to serve communities.

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Belize Property Agents is pleased to present for sale 9.5 Acres of prime Belize Real Estate in the SilK Grass Area.
The land is located on the Silk Grass Creek which is in the Silk Grass Agricultural Layout.
Its located just off the Southern Highway at mile 5 on a very good stone access road right to the property. It has got both privacy and easy access to all amenities.
The district capital of Dangriga is only 11 miles away with all government agencies, hospital, shopping, banks, airport, market place and building supplies stores.
Only 9 miles away is the town of Hopkins with World Class resorts catering to divers and land tourists that are discovering this easy going place with sandy beaches, restaurants and entertainment. From there you can see the cayes (islands) and boats for hire are available that will take you there.
The friendly village of Silk Grass is only 3 miles away where you can fill up your propane tank and shop for daily items.
At the same time, the jungle is right there to explore and you can see numerous birds that don't stop singing day and night. It's far enough from the highway not to hear the passing cars, yet takes only 5 minutes to get to it. The road is well maintained by the orange farmers that need access to their crop.
The sea is only 3.5 miles away, full of wildlife that the local bushmen will venture alone into. They go there fishing in the lagoon and hunting crocodile, gibnut, armadillo, deer and wild pigs. It's a fascinating place that will sure to change one day as there are plans to build the road to the sea near this area.
The property has 750 ft of frontage on the river and as very high banks. It has high spots ideal for building. Approximately three acres are cleared and planted with bananas and plantain. The land is very fertile.
This land would be great for someone who would like to make a river front home, build a resort, a retreat or just buy it as an investment.
A power line is three quarters of a mile away.


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Summary: Although the Jews of Neuwied were able to employ a series of rabbis from the 17th until the mid-19th century, they never established their own cemetery, choosing, instead, to use the regional cemetery (consecrated in the 17th century) in nearby Niederbieber. In 1748, the community replaced its prayer room on Untere Schlossstrasse with a synagogue on Engerser Strasse (later renamed Synagogenstrasse, or "synagogue street"); the new synagogue, which was renovated in 1844 and again in 1883, seated 42 men and 42 women. Neuwied was also home to a mikveh. In 1844, the town's Jewish elementary school (established in 1818) moved to the renovated synagogue building; the schoolteacher sometimes served as chazzan, and a second chazzan performed the duties of shochet. In 1933, 281 Jews lived in Neuwied; this figure does not include 50 converts to Christianity, who were later classified as Jews under the 1935 Nuremberg Laws. Eighteen pupils attended the Jewish school, and several Jewish associations and branches of nation-wide Jewish organizations were active in the community, to which the Jews of Heddesdorf, Irlich, Fahr, Rodenbach, Rockenfeld and Wollendorf were affiliated. On Pogrom Night, the synagogue's ritual objects were taken outside and burned. The building itself was blown up, the burial hall was damaged and Jewish- owned homes and stores were destroyed. In early 1939, 111 Jews remained in Neuwied, most of whom were eventually deported to the East. At least 101 Jews originally from Neuwied and 20 from its affiliated Jewish communities perished in the Shoah. The post-war Jewish community established a prayer hall in 1947. Neuwied's Jewish cemetery was renovated in the mid-1980s, and a memorial has been built on the site of the former synagogue.
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City will face a home tie with Brentford in the F.A Cup with Budweiser Second Round should they defeat Northampton Town in their forthcoming first round reply.
The Bantams and Northampton were drawn against the League 1 side during this Sunday's second round draw at Wembley Stadium.
The Bees earned their place in the second round by winning 2-0 at non-league side Boreham Wood.
Second round ties are due to be played over the weekend of the 1/2 December 2012.


I am not a baker at all. I have attempted to bake a cake before and failed miserably. This apple crisp recipe is simple enough that even I should be able to make it.
You may not guess Eddy Chen is a classically trained musician when he makes musical videos with rubber chickens. Chen's version of Pachelbel's Canon cracked me up.
Lens Culture complied 7 photographers who focus on adolescence in their work. I love seeing the difference among the photographers dealing with the same subject.
Cristian Ordóñez's "A Way to Disconnect and Connect" feels like imitate portrait of place (even though the place is never really mentioned). The portrait of the guy holding the dog is really good.
April Soetarman created this weird side project where she hangs these metal signs in public. She is now launching a kickstarter to get a sign to hang up in your town.
Jane Bown is another photographer who I recently discovered. She spent 6 decades for the Observer in the U.K. photographing all the big names. I loved her portrait of Sinead O'Connor.
Ryan Holiday sat down with Robert Greene to talk about his new book, "The Laws of Human Nature".
Keith Macgregor has been documenting Hong Kong changing particularly through the 70s and 80s.


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One half of producer duo FKi, FKi drops a new solo EP called First Time For Everything where he provides both vocals and production. The EP has features from Bankroll Fresh, ILoveMakonnen, Post Malone, and more. Stream the project below via Soundcloud and download on iTunes.
Que drops a new EP called Lost Dawg. He is working on a new project called Can U Digg It 2 as well as a full project with Sonny Digital. Stream the new EP below via Soundcloud.
Archibald Slim drops his new project Don't Talk To Me with production from KeithCharles Spacebar. The project has features from KCSB, Stalin Majesty, and Slug Christ. Listen below via Soundcloud.
Coodie Breeze drops his new project Where Did We Park? with production from Tyler Major and Lombardi. Listen to the EP below via Soundcloud.
Lil Yachty's go-to producer Burberry Perry drops his new self-titled EP. The project has features from Lil Yachty, Kylie Jenner (???), and her friends Justine Skye and Jordyn Woods. Stream the EP below via Soundcloud and download for free here.
Mauie The King Jr drops a new four-track EP called Going Out For Wings. Listen to the project below via Soundcloud.
Chris Fresh drops a new project called Fresh5 3.0. The EP has features from Madeintyo, Playboi Carti, Lil Yachty, and UnoTheActivist. The project is mostly self-produced with additional production from EVK95 and Lil T. Listen to the Fresh5 3.0 EP below via Soundcloud.


Visiting the Northern African country of Morocco is a playground for the senses. Whether you're in the labyrinth of streets that make up Fez's Medina, or the narrow cobblestone alleys of Marrakesh, you will have no shortage of stimuli to gawk at, smell and eat. The country's souk culture thrives nearly everywhere and traversing the local markets is one of the best ways to put your finger on country's pulse. It's best to have a game plan for what you want to buy and how much you want to spend, as merchants are extremely motivated and persuasive. Here are the top five things to bring back from Morocco and where to find them.
It's a familiar scene: you befriend a local—he might even be your trusted tour guide—he invites you to his friend's shop for some tea and before you know it you're sitting in a back room, sipping the sweet minty goodness and presented with an array of intricately patterned Berber rugs. "They're made by hand" he says and whips out a photo of a woman weaving the textile. It's easy to get caught up in the moment. These exquisite woolen rugs would look perfect in any room of your house and (let's face it) you're not walking away without one. Before you get hustled, shop around. Get an idea of the design and price of a potential rug, and make sure you're getting one made of natural fiber and not synthetic (hint: a synthetic rug's tassels will catch on fire); then get ready to deal. This goes for all bargaining in Morocco: Have your top price in mind and try to offer much lower. Don't be afraid to walk away if you aren't making progress with your negotiations. You'd be surprised how motivating the simple act of walking away might be. If you aren't up for haggling, the fixed price market in Marrakesh has an array of high quality carpets offered at reasonable prices with a hassle fee shopping experience. Full-size rugs are cumbersome to travel back home with, so check into shipping luggage internationally to free up your load.
You're likely to splurge on a variety of souvenirs, so why not pick up a piece of luxe leather luggage to put them in? Moroccan leather is high quality and world-renowned. Chouwara tannery is tucked into the maze of streets in Fez's Medina. It's been there since the 11th century and processes cow, goat and sheep skins, drying them on the surrounding walls and dying them in circular baths of dye in hues of red, green, indigo and yellow. Visiting the tannery is a harrowing experience—at least for your olfactory senses. Your guide will pass you a handful of herbs to keep by your nose. Don't pass these up. After you've witnessed the process, you can browse through floors of travel bags, purses, backpacks, jackets, shoes and more. Make sure to inspect your goods before buying. If you notice an odor, move onto something that isn't quite as offensive. It's not likely you'll be able to make it smell any better.
It's impossible to leave Morocco without eating a tagine and indulging the impulse to buy the authentic clay cooking vessel, which is sold everywhere. They normally sell for five times the price domestically. If you're planning on shipping luggage home there's no reason not to indulge your impulse to pick one up. The only thing left to do is observe and pry some cooking techniques from a local chef.
When you're meandering through the souks in any city, it's hard to ignore the vibrantly colored mounds of Ras el Hanout, paprika, harissa, tumeric, cinnamon and cumin. This is a place where it's easy to indulge. There is no restriction on bringing dried spices back to the U.S., as long as your haul doesn't include any citrus, citrus leaves or seeds. To enjoy your spices at their peak, make sure to use them within six months.
If you look at your Moroccan Oil beauty products, you most likely think that they contain rich, luxurious argan oil, but more often than not, you'll only find filler. Now that you're in Morocco you can go straight to the source. Argan oil is derived from the argan tree that grows in southwestern Morocco's Sous Valley. You can buy the oil in it's pure form in either a culinary grade (perfect for cooking and drizzling on dishes or for dipping bread), or cosmetic grade for using on your hair and skin.


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On Friday, September 14th, a jury acquitted 32-year-old Demarco Herbert Streeter on the charges of murder and unlawful use of a weapon. The charges stemmed from a November 2016 shooting that left 29-year-old Harry Brogdon, dead in his parked car on the 18500 block of Stephens Circle in Gresham.
During the trial, the prosecution argued that Streeter was angry with Brogdon because Brogdon was dating Streeter's ex-girlfriend. Streeter's defense attorney, John Gutbezahl, contended to the jury that Brogdon was the aggressor instead; showing up to the meeting with Streeter with two guns, and shooting at Streeter first. Mr. Gutbezhal further asserted that Brogdon shot Streeter multiple times, and that in response to being shot Streeter reached into Brogdon's car and tried to grab the guns from Brogdon, in order to stop Brogdon from shooting him. It was during this struggle for control over the guns, the defense maintained, that one of the guns went off and killed Brogdon. The prosecution insisted that Brogdon never shot at Streeter, and that Streeter was the aggressor. Streeter fled the scene, but the police arrested him several months later in Vancouver, Washington.
Despite being found not guilty on the charges of murder and unlawful use of a weapon, the jury found Streeter guilty of felon in possession of a firearm. Streeter has multiple felony convictions on his record, including an attempted murder conviction from 2004. Streeter faces around two to five years in prison from the felon in possession conviction at his upcoming sentencing hearing in October, although he will get credit for the year and a half he has already served in prison awaiting trial.
Ryan Scott, a defense attorney, who wrote some of the motions for the defense in the lead up to the trial, said that "this was a case that never should have gone to trial." Mr. Scott pointed to the bullet fragment or piece of shrapnel found in Streeter's leg, as well as the blood in the vehicle that Streeter fled the scene in, as evidence that Brogdon shot Streeter.
Despite the good news for Streeter on this case, he faces more legal difficulties on the horizon, as he has been indicted in a different case on allegations of compelling and promoting prostitution. The trial date for these charges has not been set yet.
When your future is on the line, make the call today to a Portland attorney.


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Tokyo 2020 organisers reveal one positive COVID-19 at "highly successful" diving test event
By Mike Rowbottom
A team official tested positive for COVID-19 before the recently concluded Tokyo 2020 diving test event, it has been revealed, but the organisers have hailed the competition, which concluded last Thursday (May 6) as "highly successful".
In a joint statement following the conclusion of the Diving World Cup at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) and the Tokyo 2020 organising committee expressed their pleasure.
"Among the 438 participants, including athletes, coaches and team officials, only one COVID-19 positive case, which was found to be in a team official upon arrival at the entry in Japan, was confirmed and announced on April 29," said in a joint statement.
"This individual was immediately quarantined, following the national procedure in place, and no close contacts were identified by Japanese authorities."
A state of emergency was declared in Tokyo last month in a bid to curb a rise in COVID-19 infections, with the tougher restrictions expected to be in place until at least May 11 - and now extended until the end of the month.
But Japanese organisers opted to go ahead with test events in diving and volleyball, which were followed by yesterday's athletics test event at the Olympic Stadium, with Tokyo 2020 chief executive Toshirō Mutō insisting "we will take thorough countermeasures".
Strict COVID-19 measures were followed at the Tokyo 2020 diving event ©Getty Images
The Australian team pulled out of the diving event due to coronavirus safety concerns.
Diving Australia said it was "clear" that it would "not be safe" to send its athletes and officials to the World Cup, claiming Japan was "in the grip of a fourth wave of COVID-19".
The joint statement continued: "Athletes, coaches and officials were able to compete at the highest level in the outstanding venue that will host the swimming, diving and artistic swimming events during the Olympic Games this summer, from July 23 to August 8.
"During the six-days of competition for this World Cup (attended by 224 athletes from 46 nations), strict COVID-19 countermeasures were put in place in order to ensure the health and protection of all those taking part in the event.
"All participants fully complied with the measures in place and FINA and Tokyo 2020 really appreciated their efforts."
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John Dunn, resembling a hero of fiction rather than a normal man, was one of the most extraordinary characters of 19th century South Africa. In 1852,at the age of 16 he turned his back on the fledgeling colonial settlement of Port Natal and, crossing the Tugela River, headed into Zululand.. King Cetsshwayo recorded his first meeting with Dunn, mentioning that the night had been bitterly cold: I ordered the servants to bring him in and a tall, splendidly made man appear He was dressed in rags ... I loved this white man as my brother and made him one of my induna.[chiefs] Such was Cetshwayo's generosity despite Dunn having earlier fought on the side of the king's brother during the Zulu War of Succession in which twenty thousand died in a single battle.
Undear Cetshwayo's patronage, Dunn became a Zulu chief in every respect except for the colour of his skin. Later, when still under 20, he was educated by a British officer and accepted into colonial society thus allowing him to lead the double life of an English gentleman and, when he crossed back over the Tugela to his 49 wives, that of a powerful Zulu induna. He also assisted Kind Cetshwayo in supplying the Zulu army with a vast number of guns.
When war was declared in 1879, Dunn wished ato remain neutral but treacherously sided against his friend and benefactor the Zulu king. With the British victorious, Sir Garnet Wolseley, who thought Dunn to be a very fine fellow, divided Zululand into five Kinglets, and proclaimed Dunn overlord of the largest..
This autobiography is not only a fascinating insight into one of the most influential men in Natal history but also states his candid perception of several British generals including Lord Chelmsford and Sir Garnet Wolseley.
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Duncan Campbell Frances Moodie, the editor of John Dunn's reminiscences, was a man of many parts and talents. He is, perhaps, best known for his book, now a rare collector's item, The history of Battles and Adventures of the British, the Boers and the Zulus. Moodie was born in Capetown in 1838, the seventh son of Donald Moodie, a government official. He was also a great extrovert, delighted in performing well publicised athletic achievements. For a while he sought his fortune in Australia and it would have been on his return to Natal that he met John Dunn, with whom, no doubt, he had much in common, and arranged the editing and publication of Dunn's extraordinary adventures.
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Spirometria – badanie czynnościowe układu oddechowego, podczas którego mierzy się objętości i pojemności płuc oraz przepływy powietrza znajdującego się w płucach i oskrzelach w różnych fazach cyklu oddechowego. Badanie wykonuje się przy pomocy urządzenia zwanego spirometrem. Spirometria jest wykonywana w celu rozpoznawania oraz kontroli przebiegu i efektów leczenia chorób układu oddechowego, między innymi astmy oskrzelowej i przewlekłej obturacyjnej choroby płuc (POChP).

Wskazania
Wskazania diagnostyczne dla spirometrii obejmują występowanie objawów chorobowych ze strony układu oddechowego, nieprawidłowości w badaniach takich jak gazometria, morfologia krwi czy zdjęcie RTG klatki piersiowej, a także ocenę ryzyka związanego z operacjami, zwłaszcza w obrębie jamy brzusznej lub klatki piersiowej. Wykonuje się ją także do monitorowania przebiegu i skuteczności leczenia chorób układu oddechowego (a także chorób tkanki łącznej, nerwowo-mięśniowych i układu krążenia), monitorowania stanu pacjentów po przeszczepieniu narządów (w szczególności po przeszczepieniu płuc), u osób z czynnikami ryzyka (narażonych na wpływ czynników szkodliwych, palących tytoń, otrzymujących leczenie mogące uszkadzać układ oddechowy), w orzecznictwie, w badaniach przesiewowych do oceny stanu zdrowia populacji i wyznaczania wartości należnych.

Przeciwwskazania
Znaczny wzrost ciśnienia w klatce piersiowej podczas badania powoduje, że jest ono bezwzględnie przeciwwskazane, jeżeli pacjent ma tętniaki tętnic mózgowych, tętniaki aorty o średnicy powyżej 6 cm, zwiększone ciśnienie wewnątrzczaszkowe, niekontrolowane nadciśnienie tętnicze, niestabilną dławicę piersiową, odmę opłucnej lub masywne krwioplucie o niewyjaśnionej przyczynie. Spirometrii nie wolno też wykonywać krótko po przebytym zawale serca (zależnie od stanu pacjenta, zwykle do miesiąca po wypisaniu ze szpitala), podczas hospitalizacji z powodu udaru mózgu ani krótko po zabiegach w obrębie mózgowia (do sześciu tygodni po zabiegu) i okulistycznych, takich jak okuloplastyka (do dwóch tygodni po zabiegu), operacyjne leczenie odwarstwienia siatkówki (do dwóch miesięcy), zabiegi w obrębie ciała szklistego (również do dwóch miesięcy), czy zabiegi w przedniej części gałki ocznej (do pół roku po zabiegu). Przeciwwskazaniami względnymi są stany znacznie utrudniające prawidłowe wykonanie badania, jak świeżo przebyte operacje w obrębie klatki piersiowej i jamy brzusznej, czy uporczywy kaszel. U kobiet ciężarnych nie powinno się wykonywać prób prowokacyjnych i badania nadreaktywności oskrzeli, a jeżeli występuje stan przedrzucawkowy lub niewydolność szyjki macicy powinno się odstąpić od wykonywania spirometrii. Zaawansowana ciąża może sprawiać trudności w interpretacji wyników.

Badane parametry

Podczas badania na monitorze spirografu wyświetlane są wartości badanych parametrów, między innymi:
 VC – pojemność życiowa
 FEV1 – natężona objętość wydechowa pierwszosekundowa
 FEV1/VC – stosunek procentowy natężonej objętości wydechowej pierwszosekundowej do pojemności życiowej
 FVC – natężona pojemność życiowa
 IC – pojemność wdechowa
 TV – objętość oddechowa
 ERV – wydechowa objętość zapasowa
 IRV – wdechowa objętość zapasowa

Przygotowanie i przebieg badania
Badanie spirometryczne dla prawidłowego wykonania wymaga współpracy pacjenta, dokładnego wykonywania przez niego poleceń osoby przeprowadzającej badanie i wysiłku oddechowego. Część pacjentów (około 10%) nie jest w stanie prawidłowo wykonać badania. Przed badaniem, o ile to możliwe, nie powinno się zażywać leków, które mogą wpływać na jego wynik, np. wziewnych leków rozkurczających oskrzela. Nie powinno się także pić alkoholu (przynajmniej 4 godziny przed badaniem), palić tytoniu (przynajmniej 2 godziny), spożywać obfitych posiłków (przynajmniej 2 godziny) ani wykonywać intensywnego wysiłku fizycznego (przynajmniej pół godziny przed badaniem). Ubranie powinno być wygodne, nie krępujące ruchów i nie utrudniające głębokiego oddychania. Badanie jest przeprowadzane w pozycji siedzącej, z plecami wyprostowanymi. Oddychanie odbywa się przez ustnik głowicy spirometru, oddychanie przez nos jest uniemożliwione przez założony na niego zacisk (klips).

Przed przystąpieniem do badania spirometrycznego, pacjent wykonuje kilka głębokich wdechów. Ostatni głęboki wdech kończy się przyłożeniem ust do ustnika, połączonego specjalną rurką z aparatem spirometrycznym. Badanie polega na jak najszybszym wdmuchiwaniu do aparatu całego zapasu powietrza zawartego w płucach. Kolejne ruchy oddechowe są wykonywane zgodnie z zaleceniami osoby wykonującej badanie.

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 spirometria dynamiczna
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Experience in analyzing and scripting various business processes like P2P (Purchase Req's, Purchase orders, info records, source lists etc.), OTC (Sales Order processing, deliveries) and Record to Report(R2R).
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Manage Test Leads & UAT Leads in delivering test services to the program including test planning, specification, development, execution, and defect management activities.
Experience in different kinds of tests such as functionality, positive, negative, smoke, integration, user acceptance, performance, regression, load, security, installation etc.
SAP testing including best practices for test documentation, test tools, and test approach.
Experience in managing unit, system, and regression testing on multiple projects, as well as providing support for end-to-end user acceptance testing.
Understanding of ERP implementations & of SAP and experience of SAP Functional Analyst role in Dev & Support for SAP Implementation.
Good understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle SDLC & Configuration Management. Using SQL for DB validation, data mining and data cleaning.
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Expertise in automation using Quick Test Pro and Test Accelerator tools.
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Understanding the user stories and prepared test cases.
Identified the application requirements and assisted in the fit/gap analysis.
Provided proper Functional design solutions during blueprinting phase.
Helped in the preparation of ABAP - RICEF inventory.
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Experience in all areas of SAP SD (OTC)/ MM (PTP) functionalities such as variant configuration, delivery plant, shipping point, transportation, and order processing.
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Maintained and created master data for vendors, general data, company data and purchasing data.
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Worked on giving training to the professionals in classroom and prepared the end user training in depth. Worked on SAP SD configuration training and ABAP programming training.
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The United States presidential election of 1852 was the seventeenth quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 1852. Democrat Franklin Pierce, a former Senator from New Hampshire, defeated General Winfield Scott, the Whig nominee. This was the last election in which the Whigs served as the principal opposition to the Democrats.
The presidential primary elections and caucuses held in the various states, the District of Columbia, and territories of the United States form part of the nominating process of candidates for United States presidential elections. The United States Constitution has never specified the process; political parties have developed their own procedures over time. Some states hold only primary elections, some hold only caucuses, and others use a combination of both. These primaries and caucuses are staggered, generally beginning sometime in January or February, and ending about mid-June before the general election in November. State and local governments run the primary elections, while caucuses are private events that are directly run by the political parties themselves. A state's primary election or caucus is usually an indirect election: instead of voters directly selecting a particular person running for president, they determine the number of delegates each party's national convention will receive from their respective state. These delegates then in turn select their party's presidential nominee. The first state in the United States to hold its presidential primary was New Hampshire in 1920.
The Iowa caucuses are biennial electoral events for members of the Democratic and Republican parties in the U.S. state of Iowa. Unlike primary elections in most other U.S. states where registered voters go to polling places to cast ballots, Iowans instead gather at local caucus meetings to discuss and vote on the candidates. During both the presidential and midterm election seasons, registered Iowan voters vote in a per-precinct caucus for the party they are registered as a member. The caucuses are also held to select delegates to county conventions and party committees, among other party activities.
The 1952 Democratic National Convention was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois from July 21 to July 26, 1952, which was the same arena the Republicans had gathered in a few weeks earlier for their national convention from July 7 to July 11, 1952. Four major candidates sought the nomination: U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, Governor Adlai E. Stevenson, II, of Illinois, Senator Richard Russell of Georgia and Averell Harriman of New York.
The 2008 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection processes by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was selected as the nominee, becoming the first African-American to secure the presidential nomination of any major political party in the United States. However, due to a close race between Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, the contest remained competitive for longer than expected, and neither candidate received enough pledged delegates from state primaries and caucuses to achieve a majority, without endorsements from unpledged delegates (superdelegates).
The 2012 Republican presidential primaries were the selection processes in which voters of the Republican Party elected state delegations to the Republican National Convention. The national convention then selected its nominee to run for President of the United States in the 2012 presidential election. There were 2,286 delegates chosen, and a candidate needed to accumulate 1,144 delegate votes at the convention to win the nomination. The caucuses allocated delegates to the respective state delegations to the national convention, but the actual election of the delegates were, many times, at a later date. Delegates were elected in different ways that vary from state to state. They could be elected at local conventions, selected from slates submitted by the candidates, selected at committee meetings, or elected directly at the caucuses and primaries.


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The October 2014 Nicaragua earthquake occurred at  with a moment magnitude of 7.3 off the coast of Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador. The shock resulted in four deaths and several injuries.

Impact
A homeless man sleeping on a sidewalk died when a power line fell on him. Two others also died from heart-attacks in San Miguel and Santiago de María respectively. In San Miguel, around 31 buildings, including five schools collapsed or were damaged, five of which were in San Salvador. One of the city's hospitals was also damaged. There was also major damage to buildings in the Department of Usulután, particularly the municipalities of Berlín and Alegría, where several buildings partially collapsed. The roads to the regional capital were partially blocked by landslides. Some damage was also reported in Leon, Nicaragua, where a church and over 2,000 homes were damaged in Quezalguaque, and 37 buildings collapsed. Some hospitals there had to be evacuated. Power outages and several injuries were also reported in Honduras, where one person died of a heart-attack in Choluteca. Among the injured was a child who was hit by a falling wall. Several people have been taken to hospitals with nervous breakdowns.

See also
 List of earthquakes in 2014
 List of earthquakes in Nicaragua

References

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Earthquakes in Honduras
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IHG® Signs Two Holiday Inn Hotels in Saudi Arabia
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April 11, 2019 // Franchising.com // IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading hotel companies, has signed two franchise agreements including Holiday Inn® Madinah King Abdulaziz Road with Loulouat Al Madinah Hospitality and Holiday Inn Jeddah Al Hamra with Al Hokair Group. The agreements were signed and announced at Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) 2019 in Ras Al Khaimah.
The signings consolidate IHG's strategy to expand its footprint across the kingdom, with its midscale offerings.
Holiday Inn Jeddah Al Hamra will feature 253 rooms and a host of facilities for business and leisure travellers including three food and beverage outlets, six meeting rooms, and a business centre. In addition, guests will be able to take advantage of recreational facilities such as the outdoor pool, a gymnasium and a spa.
Due to open in 2020, Holiday Inn Madinah King Abdulaziz Road will be strategically located near Al Haramain Railway Train Station and other major transport hubs. The 180-key hotel will feature 2,000 sqm of banqueting space for events and conventions, a business centre as well as a gym and two dining options. Given its location in the Holy City and close proximity to Knowledge Economic City, it is expected to attract both pilgrims and corporate travelers.
Commenting on the agreement, Pascal Gauvin, Managing Director, India, Middle East & Africa, IHG, said: "We are excited to leverage our experience of this market to bring more hospitality options to a broad range of travellers. Saudi Arabia remains a key strategic market for IHG in the Middle East, and we are proud to collaborate once again with our esteemed long-term partner, Al Hokair Group, and also to partner with Loulouat Al Madinah Hospitality for the first time. These signings demonstrate our commitment to Vision 2030 and the development of the rapidly evolving hospitality sector in the Kingdom."
Omar Samara, CEO, Al Hokair Group commented: "IHG understands the market and has demonstrated its credentials to us as a strong partner. The tourism landscape in Saudi Arabia is changing, in line with Vision 2030, and offers unprecedented opportunities for the hospitality sector. This partnership will further diversify the type of hospitality offerings in both cities for international and domestic travelers alike."
Sami Al Hokair, Managing Director, Loulouat Al Madinah Hospitality commented: "We are pleased to be partnering with an experienced, global hospitality company such as IHG to expand our footprint in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In line with Saudi Vision 2030, there will be an increase in the number of religious tourist arrivals in Madinah and this partnership will give us an opportunity to offer quality branded accommodation to our international and domestic guests. Holiday Inn is a brand known and preferred by travelers across the globe and we are confident the hotel will be a huge success when we open our doors in 2020."
Currently, IHG operates 91 hotels across 5 brands in the Middle East, including: InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express® and Staybridge Suites® with a further 37 in the development pipeline due to open within the next three to five years.* IHG most recently debuted its upscale brand voco™ in the Middle East with the opening of voco Dubai.
*Figures as at 31 December 2018
About IHG®
IHG ® (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, including Regent Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN® Hotels, HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, voco™ Hotels, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations®, Holiday Inn Resort®, avid™ hotels, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites®.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 5,600 hotels and approximately 837,000 guest rooms in more than 100 countries, with more than 1,900 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages IHG® Rewards Club, our global loyalty programme, which has more than 100 million enrolled members.
In February 2019, IHG acquired Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, adding 16 hotels (1,347 rooms) to its system and 18 hotels to its development pipeline.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. More than 400,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally.
Visit www.ihg.com for hotel information and reservations and www.ihgrewardsclub.com for more on IHG Rewards Club. For our latest news, visit: www.ihgplc.com/media and follow us on social media at: www.twitter.com/IHGCorporate, www.facebook.com/IHGCorporate and www.linkedin.com/company/intercontinental-hotels-group
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Treatment advances in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease have dramatically changed the management of chronically infected persons. Advances in three areas have contributed to these successes: (1) an improved understanding of the dynamic nature of HIV replication and its implications for treatment, (2) the technology to measure HIV RNA levels with an understanding of their correlation with prognosis in untreated and treated persons, and (3) the availability of an expanding number of antiretroviral agents with increased potency. These advances have resulted in profound virologic suppression in treated patients with an associated improvement in clinical outcomes and survival. However, despite these treatment advances, significant gaps remain in our understanding of the strategies needed to guide treatment initiation, and when to change a failing regimen.
Coincident with these treatment advances, persons with HIV infection in the United States are increasingly impoverished, more likely to abuse drugs, and have less access to health care. The use of complex antiretroviral regimens has created a scheduling challenge for many patients, and the success of therapy is absolutely dependent on patient adherence. Therefore, health care providers must carefully assess the resources and commitment of persons beginning antiretroviral therapy, design a highly potent and convenient regimen for individual patients, optimize adherence through patient preparation and education, and continually reassess the entire process in a patient on treatment. Significant questions remain unanswered regarding the durability of successful antiretroviral therapy, the potential infectivity of persons on treatment, and the optimal management of treatment failure. These uncertainties may make counseling difficult because individual patients may experience emotional extremes in periods of treatment successes and failures.


This is a 'whodunit' style mystery about a detective who uses 'AND', 'OR' and 'NOT' Boolean logic operators to help him solve a case about who started a fire and why.
Students play the role of the detective by reading witness statements to narrow down suspects from a larger input set (just as they would use these operators to narrow down search results from a very large set of input data).
Although there is no one right answer, if students combine the clues provided, with the application of simple Boolean logic, they can work out who might have been involved in different activities the night of the fire and make their own arguments as to what happened.
This mystery can be used either to discuss the use of simple logical operators or as an assessment tool for students' understanding of how to apply such simple Boolean logic to narrow down results from a larger input set.
The 'note' tool is ideal in this mystery for students to log the results of applying the logic of each witness statement or alternatively they could use pen and paper to write down a table of which suspects may have been involved in each activity.
Understand the use of AND, OR, and NOT Boolean logic operators.


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Toasted is elevating the classic grilled cheese to a whole new level of delicious. That level? Gourmet, gastropub, and most importantly unique, as there's a whole lot of creative, cheesy concoctions they've toasted between two slabs of bread. The best part? It's all available on the go, out of a food truck roaming the streets of Orlando, FL in style.
As a 40 year veteran of the restaurant industry, founder Jeffrey Yarmuth had more than enough experience to develop what he's calling a fast casual brand. Together with his daughter Megan, Toasted spawned two brick and mortar restaurants, boasting a "clever, not cheesy" design that drew all customers in. What kept them there, however, was the vast array of grilled cheese sammies to partake in. From The Big Cheese featuring cheddar, swiss, muenster and jack cheese to one stuffed with braised brisket, housemade BBQ sauce and sweet tea caramelized onions, rest assured you cheese heads will find something cheesy to love here. But that's not all. Toasted knows that not everyone gets cheesy with it, which is why the menu includes handcrafted burgers and salads, too. They've even got vegan grilled cheeses for you plant based peeps. They're just accommodating like that. So why wait? Find Toasted in Orlando, FL, or have the truck out to cater your next event. It's sure to be all the cheesier for it.
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Court Rules in Favor of FDA Over Partial Clinical Hold of Vanda's Tradipitant Study
A U.S. court has ruled in favor of the FDA in a case filed by Vanda Pharmaceuticals alleging the agency didn't provide an adequate scientific reason for a partial clinical hold issued in December 2018 for the company's long-term study of tradipitant.
Vanda's suit questions the FDA's regulatory authority for placing the hold while requiring the company to conduct nine-month nonrodent toxicity studies as indicated in the agency's M3(R2) guidance on nonclinical safety studies, claiming FDA guidances do not have the force of law.
The agency responded that "existing tradipitant studies in nonrodents contain sufficient troubling indications of toxicity such that—while shorter-term human studies may be safe enough to proceed—FDA needs to see if those toxicity markers increase during long-term nonrodent studies before allowing long-term human studies." The U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia agreed.
Currently, a 12-week phase 3 trial is in progress while Vanda determines the appropriate next steps in response to the ruling.
The full ruling can be found online: https://bit.ly/2vfJCVh.
Active Biotech Backs Laquinimod, Despite Teva's Failed Attempts in MS and Huntington's Trials
Active Biotech, manufacturer of laquinimod, has announced it will continue to test the drug in Crohn's disease and eye disorders after several failed attempts with the compound in previous late-stage studies of multiple sclerosis and Huntington's disease.
Israeli pharma company Teva tested the compound in at least 15 clinical trials over 14 years without success. Teva finally decided to return laquinimod back to Active Bio in 2018 due to multiple failed attempts to find benefit.
Clinical activity of the drug, even in trials that did not meet the primary and secondary endpoints, has provided Active Bio some hope that laquinimod can be used in neurodegenerative disorders. Based on findings from a 2014 phase 2a study, Active Bio now states that the compound may show promise in Crohn's disease.
Trial Employees Cite Lack of Resources, Job Definition as Key Challenges
Inadequate resources and a changing or lack of a defined role were cited most often as the biggest challenges for clinical trial professionals, according to a new survey of compensation and employee satisfaction.
The third biggest challenge was internal politics followed by lack of advancement opportunities, inadequate compensation, poor-performing technologies, and insufficient training and support, according to a survey SCORR Marketing and Applied Clinical Trials conducted in 2019 and released last week.
The survey found that salary does not correlate with job satisfaction. In men who have more than 20 years of experience (58 percent of whom have salaries of $150,000 or more), the overall job satisfaction was 3.27 based on a five-point scale. Men with 10 or fewer years had a slightly higher job satisfaction score of 3.42. Women (17 percent of whom have salaries of $150,000 or more) reported a lower job satisfaction score of 3.16, potentially correlating with their overall lower pay in this industry.
North American employees have higher salaries than European employees, the survey shows. Approximately 29 percent of North American residents have salaries of $150,000 or more, compared with only 12 percent of Europeans. Additionally, six percent of North American residents have salaries of less than $50,000, compared with 37 percent of European clinical trial workers.
To read the survey, click here: https://bit.ly/31z9EPm.
Trial Oversight and Trial Complexity Add to Increased Workload, Survey Shows
Eighty-one percent of clinical trial professionals say their increased workload is due to clinical trial oversight and trial complexity, according to a new survey. At the same time, 65 percent of respondents say they're being asked to do more with fewer resources.
Additionally, nearly half of respondents believe they are spending their time on low-impact oversight tasks that have little effect on outcomes, according to the survey out last week from Medidata and Informa Pharma Intelligence.
Survey respondents said aggressive timelines, budgetary constraints and trial complexity are the biggest challenges in identifying operational issues quickly. A majority of respondents — 62 percent — also said their organization operated below best practice levels in their collaboration across functions during trials. Key barriers to collaboration in the report included financial limitations, system incompatibility and staffing levels.
In addition, only one-quarter of respondents said they had completed 75 percent of their clinical trial oversight tasks on time.
To read the survey, click here: https://bit.ly/2vRAk25.
FDA Guidance Calls for Innovative Trial Approaches to Rare Genetic Disease
Sponsors of treatments for the rare genetic disease mucopolysaccharidosis will be able to send the FDA evidence from one trial along with additional evidence of efficacy gathered from such sources as nonclinical data from an animal model or data showing the treatment's effect on biochemical markers, under a draft guidance released on Feb. 4.
Comments on the draft guidance are due by April 3. Read the draft guidance here: https://bit.ly/2GSJM7J.
Verana Acquires PYA Analytics and Secures $100 Million Funding Round Led by GV
Real-world data analytics startup Verana Health has acquired PYA Analytics and $100 million in funding in a deal led by Google Ventures (GV) to help expand its trial services into new therapeutic areas.
Verana can now integrate claims, genomics and imaging data sources into its new data analysis and linking capabilities with the help from PYA Analytics, a small technology firm specializing in large-scale data solutions.
Verana, whose primary focus has been ophthalmology and neurology, offers four service areas: protocol optimization, patient recruitment, site engagement and real-world drug performance. A fifth service — regulatory-grade data for pragmatic trial control arms that can be taken to regulators — is in the works.
Chan–Zuckerberg Initiative to Fund 30 Patient Groups, Advance Research for Treating Rare Diseases
Thirty patient groups will each receive $450,000 over two years in clinical research grants for rare diseases under an initiative announced by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his spouse Dr. Priscilla Chan.
The Rare As One funding program will pair the grantees with patient group mentors and scientific advisers. The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative will also host monthly webinars on rare disease research.
The Rare As One list of recipients is available at: https://bit.ly/2UxDqTe.


Welcome to " the land of a million elephants", although Laos is known as a landlocked country surrounded by mighty mountains, it puts on a special beauty. Travel in Laos, just like you were turned back to the old days, away from the hustle and bustle of places, travel to any place you will find a real peaceful place as soon as you step into Laos International Airport, you will see this difference. So, are you ready for Laos tours? This is a great idea to know about international airports in Laos so that you can plan your Laos trip better.
Luang Prabang international airport is one of the biggest airports in Laos. If you visit the ancient town, Luang Prabang, you will land in Luang Prabang before starting a tour in Luang Prabang. Here is also the place our guide and driver will pick you. Not only received domestic flights, but Luang Prabang international Airport also receives many flights from many countries including Bangkok Airways, Laos Airlines, China Airlines, Vietnam Airlines and so on. Sited at 4.5 km northeast of the UNESCO listed town, the Airline has adequate facilities for visitors in Luang Prabang.
As soon as you land at Luang Prabang International Airport, you will be directed towards the customs clearance area. Applying for a visa on arrival, you need to submit your form, passport, 2 passport photos and application fee to the application counter. Your application can take a few minutes. Pass through passport control as soon as receiving your via to collect your luggage. Remember to keep your baggage stub because the attendant will check your bags before exiting the airport.
Unlike the other airports, Luang Prabang may differ from most others. Before the check-in counters, you have to pass a security clearance. Wait some minutes until the gates open after checking in your luggage, then you will go through the immigration and passport control desk before entering another waiting area.
If you want to go to the town, there are a lot of branch of Taxi waiting for you in front of Gate. All of the things you need to buy a ticket from the Prepaid Taxi booth in the arrivals hall. However, if you have light luggage, I suggest you should travel by tuk-tuk which you can start your mini-tour from Luang Prabang to the town, look at the Luang Prang at a glance and move by tuk-tuk, you can easy to passes along the main road near the airport.
Actually, if you visit Luang Prang by purchasing a tour from tourism Agency, don't worry, the driver will pick you up as soon as you landed.
It's about 7 km west of central Vientiane, Wattay International Airport lies in Sikhodtabong District, with 3 passenger terminals, in which 2 areas services domestic flights and an international terminal. The airport is the place where the other flights such as Thai Airways International, Air Asia, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and Vietnam Airlines.
In fact, as soon as you arrive at Vientiane Airport, you should head straight for the passport control desks inside the terminal building. If you need to apply for a visa on arrival head to the signed desk, submit your application form, your passport, 2 passport photos, and visa fees. The application process usually takes a few minutes.
After collecting your visa, pass through passport control before claiming your baggage and heading out into the arrivals hall. At Wattay International Airport, there are an ATM and currency exchange counters which are easy for you to exchange money to Kip.
After checking into your flight, the security checkpoint at the entrance to the departure halls. Next, you move to passport control after you enter a small but comfortable lounge. Inside, there's an information booth to help you find airport facilities.
Compared to other airports in Southeast Asia, Dining at Wattay International Airport are limited. However, there are several restaurants and bars serving the usual range of local and international cuisine. If you don't much time to buy souvenirs, Wattay International Airport is an ideal suggestion for you before saying goodbye with the capital of Laos.
There are several options for getting to Vientiane from Wattay International Airport including public and private airport bus transfer services are available at rather affordable rates. Airport taxies are parked outside the arrivals halls – you need to purchase a taxi coupon from inside the terminal building before getting into one.
If you travel in the former southern capital city of the Champasak kingdom by Airplane, sure that you will land at the Pakse International airport which is used since 1959 and reopened after renovation in 2009.
If you want to visit Pakse, you need to provide a passport, submit your visa application form and 2 passport photos. You can pay your visa fee in cash, which is between $20 and $50 depending on your nationality. Wait some minute after which you can proceed through passport control.
Before departure, you need to pass a security checkpoint. Then, checking in your luggage, proceed through the passport control area to another security checkpoint.