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Medical City McKinney Recognized for Women's Care
Sally Huggins
Aug 11 @ 11:30 am
Medical City McKinney is a 5-star recipient in the 2022 Ob-Gyn awards by Healthgrades, a leading resource that connects consumers, physicians, and health systems.
This is the fifth year Medical City McKinney has received the 5-star award for C-Section Delivery and the eighth year the hospital was awarded the 5-star award for vaginal delivery. The 5-star rating indicates that Medical City McKinney's clinical outcomes are statistically significantly better than expected and places Medical City McKinney among the national leaders in labor and delivery.
"This national recognition speaks to our commitment to high-quality patient care and our promise to our patients to provide excellence always in every action, every patient, every time," says Ernest C. Lynch, III, FACHE, Medical City McKinney CEO. "These awards reinforce why Medical City McKinney is the destination of choice for expectant mothers in McKinney and northern Collin County."
"Women can feel confident selecting a hospital recognized with a 5-star rating for providing exceptional women's care. We commend the organizations that receive this achievement for their ongoing commitment to providing exceptional care for their patients," says Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer, Healthgrades.
Medical City McKinney is one of eight Medical City Healthcare hospitals honored for outstanding women's services in the Healthgrades 2022 Ob-Gyn awards, including Medical City Alliance, Medical City Arlington, Medical City Dallas, Medical City Las Colinas, Medical City Lewisville, Medical City Plano and Medical City Weatherford.
In addition to this national recognition from Healthgrades, Medical City McKinney features a state-accredited neonatal intensive care unit, a birth concierge program that assists mothers-to-be through the preparation and the birthing process, natural birthing techniques and equipment and other amenities that allow families to custom their birthing experience.
In 2023, Medical City McKinney will begin a multi-phase expansion project to enhance women's services. This expansion will include a 21-bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), 19-bed well-baby nursery, 12-bed VIP postpartum unit, and a separate women's services entrance for patients and visitors.
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Q: Remove a source file after adding it with target_sources() in CMake I am using CMake 3.16.
I add my source files to my target with target_sources(). I would like later in my CMakeLists.txt to remove a source file I previously added with target_sources().
For example:
target_sources(my_target PRIVATE main.c abc.c def.c ghi.c)

# Later...

# Remove def.c from the previously added source files.

Is there a way to do this ideally without setting a custom "sources" variable and removing it from this list with list(REMOVE_ITEM ...)?
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The context of this question is unit testing static functions in C.
My program is made of a lot of static functions that I want to unit test. To test them, I decided to include the .c file in the test files instead of the .h.
For example:
abc.c:
#include "abc.h"
// several static functions defined here

abc.h:
// some stuff

test_abc.c:
#include "unity.h" // a unit test framework
#include "abc.c" // notice the .c instead of the .h to be able to test the static functions

// the test functions

By doing this, I need to remove in CMake the xxx.c file if I add the test_xxx.c file because otherwise the content of the xxx.c file will be defined 2 times and the linker will not be happy with it.

A: You can set the source file property HEADER_FILE_ONLY to ON on the source file in question. See also set_source_files_properties().
Since CMake version 3.18, you can also do this if the source file belongs to a target defined in a different directory:
set_source_files_properties(subdir/source.c TARGET_DIRECTORY target-from-subdir PROPERTIES HEADER_FILE_ONLY ON)

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Södra Ölands odlingslandskap är ett område omfattande 56 000 hektar på Öland. Marken, som har brukats sedan stenåldern (3000 f.Kr.-1800 f.Kr.),
har spår av betydande mänsklig aktivitet i form av byar, jordbruk och boskapsskötsel.

Området sammanfaller med Mörbylånga kommun förutom de nordligaste socknarna Torslunda, Glömminge, Algutsrum och Norra Möckleby.

Marken på södra Öland utgörs främst av en kalkstensplatå. Vädret i området är varmt och torrt.

Uppdelningen i radbyar, åkrar och betesmarker som förekommer i landskapet skapades under medeltiden. I landskapet introducerades inga främmande växter och dessutom skedde ingen gödsling vid Stora alvaret samt på de tillhörande sjömarkerna.

Ett världsarv
Södra Ölands odlingslandskap är av Unesco definierat som världsarv, av typen kulturarv.

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Riksantikvarieämbetet - Södra Ölands odlingslandskap

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Those looking for a stag party that breaks from tradition might wish to consider heading to a theme park.
The UK has a number of thrill-seeking attractions, including Alton Towers, Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Thorpe Park.
According to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, the sites can be major drivers for tourism.
"Theme and amusement parks to some extent are recession proof. If you look at the 2009 season for theme and amusement parks in Europe, it has not been as bad as many feared," explained the organisation's executive director Andreas Veilstrup Andersen.
His comments follow revelations that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has plans to construct a £135 million Disney-style attraction in the Spanish city.
According to the MailOnline, the site will be based around the football club and will join the 146 existing theme parks in Spain.
Mr Veilstrup Andersen explained the move was likely to bring more tourists to the area.


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Welcome to Knit Julep! I'm a crafter of all kinds, but knitting is what I love. You can make anything out of one strand of yarn, but the best part is that when things don't work out (which happens a lot), you can undo it all and start again. I'm always about five projects ahead of what I'm currently working on, so there are a lot of in-progress projects at my house. But I have the best intentions of finishing them all … some day.
Follow me as I show you what I'm working on and my latest original designs!
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Most car rental agencies will give you unlimited mileage for the period of your car rental; however, others offer this perk for an additional cost. So, you have read the fine details. Additionally, rental agencies are now offering two rates- Pay Now and Pay Later. As to be expected, the pay now rate will be cheaper than the pay later rate. However, if you opt for the cheaper rate, you may be locked into a situation where you cannot get a refund of your money should your plans change or if you find a better deal elsewhere. Again, know the terms of the deal.
One other gotcha is the return full or pre-pay for gas. A seasoned veteran who knows their driving habits and patterns is wise enough to have investigated the cost of gas off premise and can determine whether or not it would be more economical to gas up in advance. In most situations, I have chosen to return full because I know that I rarely end up using half a tank of gas unless I am doing a massive road trip. Even when doing a massive road trip, I elect to gas up on my own because it typically turns out to be cheaper. If it more convenient for you pre-pay for gas, make sure that you return the car on fumes to justify the cost that you will pay.
One of last gotchas that is often unavoidable in some markets is the airport rental fees. If you've bothered to look at your bill after renting from an airport counter, you may notice that these fees almost equal half of the total rental rate. Unless you rent from an offsite location, you have no way of getting around these fees; however, there is a way to make them less painful. How you say? Become a member of the rental car agencies loyalty program so that you can get information on discounts and qualify for free rentals? Not a member of a loyalty program? Make sure you check online for discount codes from sites like couponcabin and retailmenot. Every little bit that you save adds up.
Bottom line, make sure that you count all of the costs when renting vehicles and get what you truly need.
Are you feeling run down? Tired of the extended winter that has plagued the east coast for quite a time? Stressed out at work? Wanna get away, but don't have the vacation time to plan a trip to an exotic destination away? Well, how about a "staycation"? Some people may think this means you simply stay at home, watch old re-runs of your favorite show and eat bon bons. But, staycations have evolved. Staycations involve you traveling a short distance away from your current living area, but far enough to get away from the rat race and stress of the environment.
For not so much money and not a lot of planning you can take a weekend trip to a nearby town, stay in a really nice hotel and have great meals at awesome restaurants. This allows you to recharge your batteries without the stress of planning a major vacation. You can choose to visit the state beach (if you have a beach), spend the time at a spa, or checkout one of the local resorts. It does not require a lot of effort to do a Google search for local attractions, parks, and resorts.
So, how do you start? First, determine how long you wish to spend on your staycation. Next, determine your budget? If you need help trimming expenses, consider cashing in some of the point from hotel loyalty programs or your credit cards. Need more ways to trim? Look no further than sites like Groupon, Livingsocial, and Travelzoo. Once you've nailed down your budget, determine what you would like to do on your staycation. Finally, settle on a destination, make your reservation and GO!!
Life is too short to be stressed and not enjoy your time on earth. While you may not have the time nor unlimited funds for your dream vacation (at this time), you can always allocate funds and make time for a staycation!


PS. I'm also very happy with my purchase in Candylens ♥!
These are my go to contact lens. I'm Chinese and I constantly get complimented on how beautiful my eyes are. I work in a corporate environment and it doesn't distract or over exaggerate my eyes. I'll definitely keep buying them.
I like the color that this contact gives. I was skeptic about buying a gray color due to the fact that I have dark brown eyes; however these turned out pretty pigmented. The design is on the subtle side. I bought these in hopes that they weren't gonna be too dramatic and they were perfect! The enlargement illusion that this lens give is pretty good too. I definitely made my eyes look bigger. The only thing I didn't like about these contact lens was that it wasn't too comfortable for me. I can feel the lens in my eyes and it made my eys dry out faster than the regular lens. I bought it at my prescribed power so I wore it almost for a whole day. I have astigmatism so I don't know if that was why it was uncomfortable for me.


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Porto has many beautiful churches to visit; why not take a day out to visit them, taking in the beauty of the architecture and their detailing.
Located atop of the "Pena Ventosa", in a steep part of the old town, the Sé Cathedral is part of Porto's Historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1996 and one of Portugal's finest cathedrals. Its construction began in the second half of the 12th Century and was originally a building that exemplified Roman architecture, taking about one hundred years to be built. Later, during the gothic period, a funeral chapel and cloisters were added. However, it was in the middle of the baroque period in the 18th Century, under the instructions of the Italian architect, Nicolau Nasoni, that the principal alterations were made. Sé Cathedral is thus the synthesis of three great architectural styles. It also holds one of the most notable collections of tiles and murals. A definite must on the list of churches, not to be missed!
History points to construction beginning in 1244, when it was originally designed as a modest temple of small dimensions, probably with only one nave. However, it was in the reign of D. Fernando in the 15th century that the main building work continued as it remains today, resulting in three naves. In the centuries that followed, the church became the object of several artistic influences, the main one being the baroque period, during which time renovation work gave the temple its current status as a church lined with gold.
The church of St Martin of Cedofeita is considered to be the oldest church in Oporto, having been built by the Suebi King Reciário, in the year 446 and is steeped in mysterious legends. It is a church with only one, totally domed, central nave, which makes it unique. Its interior decoration is incredibly rich and it is also own as the Roman Church of Cedofeita.
XVIII century, is not only his oldest documented building, but also the most famous. Images of the virtues of the Virgin Mary are clearly displayed in the church's iconography, dedicated since its foundation to Our Lady of the Assumption. A must visit, together with the Clérigos Tower, the most emblematic monument in Porto, a magnificent construction of 75m in height and 240 spiral steps, leading you to a veranda at the top where you will find an amazing view of the city.
The Carmo Church, with its baroque/rococo style, was built in the second half of the 18th century by the Order of Carmelites. The stone façade beholds a rectangular entrance, flanked by two religious sculptures of the prophets Elias and Eliseu. The side elevation is covered in tiles, representing scenes allusive to the Carmelite Order. Its interior is characterised by its gilded wood carvings in the lateral chapels, and in the high altar, and by its many oil paintings.


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XHUAM-FM 94.1 MHz, UAM Radio es la emisora de radio de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana en la Ciudad de México que transmite en la banda de frecuencia modulada con 3 kW de potencia.

Historia

El 27 de enero de 2010, la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) obtuvo por parte de la Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones cinco permisos para operar estaciones de radio de baja potencia en la banda de frecuencia modulada en la Ciudad de México.

Las transmisiones de UAM Radio se realizaron por medio de una red unifrecuencia a través de cinco transmisores distintos los cuales transmitían en los 94.1 MHz de la banda de frecuencia modulada con 0.02 kW de potencia. Cada transmisor tuvo asignado un distintivo específico, de acuerdo a su ubicación:

 XHUAMR-FM en la Rectoría General de la UAM.
 XHUAMA-FM en la Unidad Azcapotzalco.
 XHUAMC-FM en la Unidad Cuajimalpa.
 XHUAMI-FM en la Unidad Iztapalapa.
 XHUAMX-FM en la Unidad Xochimilco.

A las 6 horas del 11 de marzo de 2011 inició transmisiones con la canción "Confía" de Fito Páez. Su señal se origina en el primer piso del edificio C de la Rectoría General y es emitida simultáneamente en toda la red.

A las 9:50 h el Rector General de la UAM, Dr. Enrique Fernández Fassnacht, declaró inaugurada la estación de radio de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana tras afirmar:

En julio de 2017, el Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) autorizó a la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana la modificación de las características técnicas de operación de la estación de radiodifusión XHUAMC-FM 94.1 MHz, que consiste en el aumento de 20 a 3,000 watts de potencia radiada aparente utilizando un sistema de antena direccional.

En marzo de 2018, inicia transmisiones la señal de prueba de XHUAM-FM 94.1 MHz con 3 kW de potencia.

Perfil
La estación busca recuperar géneros radiofónicos, reflejar la heterogeneidad de la población urbana y brindar espacio para instituciones y asociaciones civiles sin acceso a medios de comunicación. Pretende convertirse en una alternativa efectiva que respete el valor cultural y con una dosis de irreverencia y crítica se inserte en la radio metropolitana como medio de contacto entre la Universidad y la población. Su barra musical busca incluir música sin gran difusión, ofreciendo también espacio a los clásicos musicales y las melodías más cercanas de la audiencia, fomentando la escucha y no solo el sentido de «rocola» tradicional de la radio. Además, fomentando una red de intercambio y colaboración entre las radios de servicio público.

Infraestructura

El sistema de transmisión de UAM Radio es un concepto de audio digital puro; todo el audio es extraído de forma digital continuando de esta forma hasta llegar a cada transmisor. Además, cuenta con un sistema digital de control, supervisión y telemetría para la administración de todos los equipos. Su consola de transmisión es una interfaz digital controlada por computadora que funciona como una matriz distribuida de audio vía IP.

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Enlaces externos
 Página web oficial de UAM Radio

Emisoras de radio universitarias de México
Emisoras de radio de la Ciudad de México
Medios de comunicación de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Emisoras de radio fundadas en 2011


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Less than an Hour from Chicago to Pittsburgh? Don't Believe the Hyperloop
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Image: Hyperloop One
Sometimes it seems like Americans will go to any extreme to avoid having to get serious about adopting sensible transportation practices that are common in other parts of the world, such as well-funded, efficient urban transit and high-speed rail. One of the most laughable examples of this line of thinking is the Hyperloop, Tesla founder Elon Musk's scheme to shoot people through airtight tubes in special pods traveling up to 760 mph, as if we were letters in pneumatic mail tubes.
The $130 million Los Angeles-based start-up Hyperloop One announced last week that 11 U.S. teams will be working to develop routes for this hypothetical transportation system. The Midwest squad has proposed a 488-mile route from Chicago to Columbus to Pittsburg with the assumption that the trip will take a mere 47 minutes. (No word on why they're dissing Indianapolis and Dayton, which wouldn't be much of a detour.)
In a Hunger Games-like scenario, the 11 American teams will compete with two dozen other groups around the world, which will eventually be winnowed down to three finalists who will be tasked with financing and developing the system. Hyperloop One projects that the theoretical transportation network will be ready to roll (squirt?) by 2022. Last week Hyperloop One finished installing a 1,640-foot test tube outside of Las Vegas.
The Hyperloop test tube outside of Las Vegas. Image: Hyperloop One
"Hyperloop One is the only company in the world building an operational commercial Hyperloop system," Rob Lloyd, the company's CEO said in a statement. "This disruptive technology – conceived, developed and built in the U.S. – will move passengers and cargo faster, cleaner and more efficiently. It will transform transportation as we know it and create a more connected world."
There's just one problem. Other than that 500-meter tube in the desert, the Hyperloop concept is essentially fairy dust. As detailed by Streetsblog USA this morning, there are no real-world, functional examples of a Hyperloop, so anyone who's taking the project seriously is essential making a leap of faith. The startup hasn't even built a pod to go with that pipe, let alone tried a test run with human passengers.
Yet lots of decision makers are taking the proposal seriously. As Streetsblog USA reported, MORPC, the regional planning organization for Columbus submitted an application to develop the Columbus-to-Chicago stretch, which they say can cut the travel time to a mere 29 minutes. In addition to staff time and planning resources, they're also willing to raise money for the project:
MORPC is ready to provide support in land use, population, and transportation forecasting; overall project coordination; and financing and operations technical assistance…
MORPC will work with partners across the Midwest region to identify and engage private sector partners in an effort to attract investment in both the study and development of a Hyperloop corridor.
As Streetsblog USA noted, Musk's white paper for a Hyperloop route from Los Angeles to San Francisco was roundly debunked by mathematics and transit expert Alon Levy. He found that that the entrepreneur stated the engineering and land acquisition costs for the project at a tenth of what they would likely cost.
So I wouldn't plan on making a sub-hour run to Iron City for a Primanti Brothers sandwich anytime soon.
Filed Under: Beyond Chicagoland, Design, Infrastructure, News, Rail Transit, Blue City Cycles, Elon Musk, Hyperloop, Pittsburgh
david vartanoff
The first New York Subway was a pneumatic system. And, one should remember that there were skeptics who decried railroad trains as improbable
johnaustingreenfield
If you read Levy's rebuttal to Musk's white paper, you'll see that there's a hell of a lot to be skeptical about: https://pedestrianobservations.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/loopy-ideas-are-fine-if-youre-an-entrepreneur/
And then there's this install confidence in Musk's planning abilities: He can't figure out his own employee parking lot. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4403480/Tesla-parking-nightmare-employees-California.html
FlamingoFresh
You can't invent new things unless you try. I like Musk's approach to act now and figure out what works and what doesn't. I don't think we are close to having a successful Hyperloop but no one ever got anything done by sitting on their hands. It's great that he has the money to approach things like this because it's not cheap.
BlueFairlane
The preferred order would be to invent the thing, then hit planning organizations up for time and money to figure out where it goes. Right now, he might as well be asking planners to figure out where to put the teleportation pads.
Jacob Wilson
Elon Musk is a techno-utopian plutocrat. Everything he does is for the rich despite the fact that it's full of 'trickle down' ideology. We will all subsidize the construction of this (should it happen) yet only the wealthy will be able to afford to use it.
About parking first. While the parking varlets are busy stuffing too many cars into the office parking lot, the factory parking should get saner now that BART's Warm Spring Station is open, within decent walking distance.
I am not a Musk afficionado. That said, I encourage the idea of thinking up new possibilities.
planetshwoop
I fully suspect that cities will take another bad idea — autonomous cars — and start modifying street infrastructure to accomodate them through some kind of subsidies masked as "benefits" — expensive stoplights, or "autonomous car lanes" on highways.
It's better than doing nothing.
No, it's really not. Since this draws time, resources, and political will from projects based on actual, proven, real-world technology, it works out to be the same as doing nothing, only more expensive.
If the only argument for a thing is that "it's better than doing nothing," then the thing isn't worth doing.
Elon Musk is all hype. His phony baloney Telsa venture is all perceived value. Hyperloop and Space X are essentially fantasy projects.
"It's better than doing nothing" isn't the only argument. Musk is creating conversation and talk about an alternative mode of transportation. He may not be capable in designing something like this, but he's obviously generating interest from different industries and parties who would be more suitable in possibly making this a reality. If they want to use their own money and resources to investigate this then go for it, it's their money and time. No one is forcing them to participate. And if you're so concerned about resources being wasted into this hyperloop idea then maybe you shouldn't be wasting your own time arguing with somebody on a discussion board.
I really don't care if a hyperloop is ever designed or not but even if it isn't, there could be a chance that certain ideas and concepts that were developed in the process of attempting to design the hyperloop that could change the landscape of transportation in the future.
At the very least it's a constructive idea that is looking to improve an everyday task and if private investors want to throw their money at it so be it. It's better than wasting it on another yacht or just doing nothing with it.
Wasting private money on Hyperloop isn't a big problem. Wasting public urban planning resources on Hyperloop, as MORPC is doing, is a problem.
If this was nothing but folks arguing on the internet while rich people figure out how to blow the yacht budget, I'd be fine with it, but you can see in the very article you're commenting on that that's not what's happening. The MORPC is an association of governmental entities, using taxpayer money to play out the Muskovite fantasy in a state where actual urban planners are usually handed crumbs.
Meanwhile, taxpayers who are asked to vote on actual, feasible, proven projects are saying to themselves, "Why should I pay for this when Elon Musk tells me I can jump in a vacuum tube and be in Chicago in 42 seconds? He made it possible to buy stuff on the internet! He invented an expensive car using technology from the 1980s! Forget rail! I want Elon Musk to turn me into a Jetson!"
That's the problem. Resources–actual resources, not just internet talk–are very limited in the real world of transportation, and the Muskovites are draining it from real projects for something that is, literally, a pipe dream.
davidlubic
"Sometimes it seems like Americans will go to any extreme to avoid having to get serious about adopting sensible transportation practices that are common in other parts of the world, such as well-funded, efficient urban transit and high-speed rail."
A fellow I know calls this ABR syndrome–Anything But Rail.
It's not limited to modern rail or transit systems. You have groups in various parts of the country that want to take out operating railroads to install bike trails.
Bernard Finucane
I don't see why people claim this is a new idea. It's been around for decades.
From Ohio: Should IDOT Collaborate on the Cleveland-Chicago Hyperloop Project?
By John Greenfield	| Mar 6, 2018
Cleveland inked a $1.2M deal to study the route, but the technology doesn't exist yet.
Chicago Is Seriously Considering Elon Musk's "Electric Sled" Fantasy for the O'Hare Express
Airport transit for elites is already a questionable idea. Involving Musk and his pipe dream of digging a new tunnel to the airport for 125 mph travel would make it worse.
"Hyperloop": Not Quite Shovel-Ready
By Angie Schmitt	| Aug 14, 2013
The "Hyperloop," a conceptual high-speed transport plan from Tesla founder Elon Musk, received attention yesterday from almost every major news outlet. The reception wasn't exactly critical, and it turns out there are a few holes in Musk's plan to whisk people through underground tubes between San Francisco and Los Angeles at speeds as high as […]
Elon Musk Is Wrong. The Only Way to Save City Transport Is to Share Large Vehicles With Other People.
By Angie Schmitt	| Dec 15, 2017
One man's genius can't change the geometric facts of cities.
Musk Says He'll Compete to Build O'Hare Express, Active Trans Says It's a Low Priority
By John Greenfield and Steven Vance	| Nov 30, 2017
The project's request for qualifications identifies three possible routes and four potential stations.
Is the Hyperloop Taking Cities for a Ride?
By Angie Schmitt	| Feb 27, 2018
The Hyperloop has never carried human passengers. Yet Ohio officials signed off on a grant based on the promise of Cleveland-Chicago route in just three to five years.


Doing animal rescue can be an extremely rewarding process. In my case, doing domestic rabbit rescue, I get the opportunity to educate a lot of people about what great indoor pets rabbits can be. I feel frustrated when people don't know or don't take the time to learn how to care for these or any other animals they take into their homes.
But this week, I found out I was guilty of the same thing with my goldfish.
Goldfish don't get a lot of respect. They are inexpensive and so people see them as "disposable" pets – the same thing I get riled about with rabbits. One of the most important things I stress is that if you take the responsibility for an animal by buying or adopting it, you have the responsibility to provide the right environment and medical care even if that costs more than the pet itself.
My goldfish story starts almost two years ago when I bought a small fish and two-gallon aquarium. I patted myself on the back because I got a setup that was a little more advanced than just a bowl. I bought some bland looking pellets labeled "goldfish food." And for the most part, my fish Ichiro (the Gardner family has a history of naming fish after Northwest athletes) has done OK.
But last week, Ichiro started swimming on his side. Something was obviously wrong. If I notice something wrong with one of my bunnies, I'm on the phone to the vet right away – but what do you do with a sick fish?
Well, you look for other sources. Some vets actually do know about fish; call around. A fish supply store sometimes has knowledgeable people who can assist. And there are books and online sources that contain a ton of information.
It was the latter that I turned to, and I found several sources online that gave extremely detailed goldfish information. Sounded like my fish had constipation (a constipated fish?!), probably caused by the use of a new flake food that didn't get wet before the fish gobbled it down. The cure? Peas. Frozen peas, thawed and removed from the outer skin. The next morning, Ichiro was swimming upright and much more energetic.
While I was doing this research, I learned a lot about goldfish. Each goldfish should have roughly 10 gallons of water. Yes, 10 gallons per fish. My goodness! I thought I was doing pretty well with my little two-gallon setup. Turns out that Ichiro is showing some physical signs of stress from the cramped environment, like missing scales and red streaks in his fins.
Goldfish need so much room because they grow fairly large and they are messy. At the same time, they need high water quality to live as long as they should. Most goldfish, I learned, don't make it longer than six months because of uneducated caregivers. But you really should think of your fish as having the same lifespan as your cat or dog – between seven and 15 years. Providing the right environment means your fish can live up to that age.
But what if you already have a plain bowl and your goldfish is doing OK? My sister had a goldfish in a small bowl that lived almost 10 years. Going back to my rabbit comparison, I hear occasional stories about the rabbit that lived in a tiny outdoor hutch and was fed nothing but commercial rabbit pellets and oats, and lived to be 12 years old. Sometimes you have a pet with excellent genes, sometimes you have an animal that is highly adaptable to some pretty poor conditions, and sometimes you just get lucky. Your goal should not be to be blessed with good luck, but rather to find out what your pet needs to thrive and provide that.
So, my husband is now setting up a 10-gallon tank and filter for Ichiro. By the time you read this, the fish will be moved in and enjoying the additional space.
I've also learned more about feeding goldfish. Besides peas, they like a lot of green vegetables (not a problem in our multiple rabbit household), chopped shrimp, blood worms and mosquito larvae. Not all that is practical, but you might try a little romaine lettuce or kale from time to time to supplement your commercial goldfish food. Some hobbyists even make their own gel-based food.
More important than what you feed is how much you feed. Face it, goldfish always look hungry. But too much food can ruin the water quality and cause your goldfish to suffer health problems. A good rule of thumb is to feed only what your fish will eat in two minutes, two to four times per day.
Every once in a while, a dog encounter goes horribly wrong. For whatever reason, the dog isn't polite – in fact, it's especially aggressive. Do you know how to react to minimize a problem? And more importantly, does your child?
Imagine walking into the home of a person who had more than 50 cats. Your nose might sting and your eyes could water. "How could anyone live like this?" you might think, as you look around and see animals, their fur or their feces, everywhere.
Cat owner Chris Inglis, being somewhat ahead of the curve on technology, had a microchip put in his black feline Ted when they first became available, in the early 1990s. Ted, though an indoor cat, managed to escape out a window. Now if this was truly a perfect tale, Ted would have been located and reunited immediately with his loving owner. Instead, it was 10 years before the two saw each other again. Plus, cold weather preparedness and adopting a shelter dog.


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Jed Barden
Spokane, WA Products Liability Attorney with 13 years experience
(509) 315-8089	304 W. Pacific Ave
Products Liability, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Oregon School of Law
I represent individuals who have been seriously injured because of someone else's careless or intentional act. I also assist family representatives when a family member's death was caused by another's negligence. If you find yourself in this situation and are looking for assistance, please contact me to discuss your case. Dealing with a serious injury or death can be overwhelming and I work hard to take the legal burden off your shoulders. Ultimately I want you to obtain justice and appropriate compensation for your loss.
I have been an attorney since 2006 and take cases throughout the State of Washington....
Michael Trevor Howard
Spokane, WA Products Liability Lawyer with 20 years experience
(509) 838-6131	601 W Riverside Ave
Products Liability, Construction, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
I manage the Coeur d' Alene branch of Winston & Cashatt, a regional mid-sized law firm based in Spokane, Washington. I am licensed to practice in Washington and Idaho, and represent both plaintiffs and defendants in the areas of personal injury, product liability, medical negligence, construction defect, and insurance coverage.
J.J. Thompson
(509) 252-5048	220 W. Main Ave.
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Insurance Claims, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Gonzaga University School of Law
J.J. practices law throughout the State of Washington and North Idaho. His practice involves representing injured individuals and families who were injured or harmed by other people, corporations, or governmental entities.
Robert C. Hahn III
(509) 921-9500	2906 N. Argonne
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Bankruptcy, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
The law firm of Robert C Hahn is one of the top law firms in the Spokane area. We genuinely care about our clients and are willing to go the extra mile. Because of this outstanding service, Robert has been recognized as one of Spokane's Top Lawyers from 2011-2017 by Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Living Magazine.
We are a full-service law firm that provides a range of quality legal services with a particular emphasis in bankruptcy and personal injury. Robert is a highly rated and skilled attorney with over 20 years of experience. As a lawyer in private practice, Robert has represented...
Seattle, WA Products Liability Attorney with 27 years experience
(800) 422-2433	2101 4th Avenue
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Oregon School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
Seattle attorney Chris Davis has spent the last 20+ years "leveling the playing field" between accident victims and insurance companies. He is passionately devoted to advancing and perfecting trial techniques and communication strategies on behalf of injured victims and their families. Mr. Davis has won numerous and notable jury verdicts against individuals insured by big insurance companies such as Allstate, Farmers, Encompass, Geico, State Farm and Mutual of Enumclaw. He is recognized by his peers, and various professional organizations and legal publications as being a very creative and accomplished lawyer in the field of personal injury law.
James E. Horne
Seattle, WA Products Liability Attorney
(800) 240-5051	600 University St
Products Liability, Appeals, Business and Insurance Defense
Willamette University College of Law
Jim has extensive federal and state trial and appellate experience in a wide range of civil litigation matters, having served as defense counsel in product liability claims involving asbestos, prescription medications, naturopathic compounds, medical devices, sports safety helmets, and other products. He also has considerable experience with building and construction defect claims on behalf of contractors, building owners, and occupants as well as fire loss and property damage claims, including business interruption, loss of use, and loss of access claims.
Edward K Le
Renton, WA Products Liability Lawyer with 24 years experience
(844) 958-7842	135 Park Ave N.
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Construction, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Houston - Main Campus
Edward Le has litigated, tried, and settled personal injury cases for over 20 years, recovering over 30 millions for his clients. He is Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial Law, a distinction at the national level for attorneys who have tried numerous cases within a practice area and whose skills is recognized by peers and judges [Washington State does not recognize legal specialties]. There are currently less than 6 lawyers in Washington who have achieved Board Certification. He is also AV rated, the highest distinction given to an attorney by other lawyers...
Ashton Dennis
Tukwila, WA Products Liability Attorney
(206) 596-7888	651 Strander Boulevard
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Asbestos, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Ashton Dennis is a litigation and trial attorney focusing on representation individuals and families who have suffered serious personal injury or wrongful death. Ashton handles a wide range of cases often holding corporations, the government and individuals accountable for their actions. Ashton has litigated cases across the United States in both State and Federal Courts.
Ashton earned a dual degree in Criminal Justice and Political Science from Washington State University. He went on to obtain his law degree from Seattle University.
In 2014 and 2015, Ashton was named a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers in Washington State, which is reserved for just...
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Herbert G. Farber Esq.
Bellevue, WA Products Liability Lawyer with 43 years experience
(800) 244-9087	400 108th Ave NE
William Delmar Robison
Vancouver, WA Products Liability Attorney with 37 years experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Business, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of Washington School of Law
Washington native William "Bill" Robison concentrates his law practice on litigation with an emphasis on consumer and insurance law, including personal injury, wrongful death, motorcycle collisions, trucking accidents, products liability, construction, real estate cases, and workplace injuries. Bill Robison has obtained many settlements, arbitration awards, and trial verdicts in excess of one million dollars on behalf of clients. Mr. Robison is a contributing author of the "Automobile Litigation Deskbook," published by the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (WSTLA), and has made numerous presentations to WSTLA and the Clark County Bar Association on trial techniques and other important aspects...
Geoffrey Grindeland
(206) 502-2510	400 Winslow Way E Ste 230
Products Liability, Municipal and Personal Injury
Geoff founded Seamark Law Group after 14 years at one of Seattle's premier mid-sized law firms. He has successfully tried multiple cases in federal and state courts, and he has represented municipalities at more than a dozen inquests into deaths arising from officer-involved shootings or other law-enforcement activities. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of Virginia's School of Law. Prior to attending law school, Geoff was a Navy pilot who managed safety, flight-training, and aircraft-maintenance programs. He is particularly proud of his work defending police officers and also enjoys cases that involve scientific,...
Joanne Thomas Blackburn
Seattle, WA Products Liability Lawyer with 33 years experience
Products Liability, Business, Construction and Insurance Defense
A native of Washington, Joanne takes a Northwest approach to practicing law. Joanne welcomes the opportunity to help her clients develop outside-the-box solutions that are designed to avoid protracted litigation. However, if the dispute needs to be settled in Court, she is no stranger to the Courtroom and welcomes the challenge. She became a partner with Garvey, Schubert & Barer in Seattle in 1999 and later moved to Gordon Thomas Honeywell as a partner in 2008.
Her primary areas of practice include defense litigation, products liability, construction, insurance defense and coverage, broker and agency defense, and appellate advocacy....
Rodney Kenneth Nelson
Ellensburg, WA Products Liability Attorney with 41 years experience
(509) 925-1588	605 N Main Street, Suite 1
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Personal Injury
Rod Nelson was raised in the Yakima Valley and chose to return to Central Washington after graduating magna cum laude from the University of Washington in 1975, and from the University of Washington School of Law in 1978 in the top 10% of his class. Nelson began his law practice in Alaska in 1978 before returning in 1979 to practice in Washington State.
As a volunteer attorney for the Yakima County Volunteer Attorney Services, Nelson was recognized as "Volunteer Attorney of the Year" in 2009, and has served as Judge Pro Tem for Yakima County Superior Court. He is a past...
Gordon Charles Webb
Seattle-Bellevue, WA Products Liability Attorney with 26 years experience
(877) 800-1007	225 106th Avenue NE
Seattle-Bellevue, WA 98004
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Insurance Claims, Maritime and Personal Injury
Tulane University School of Law and University of Idaho College of Law
Gordon Charles Webb is recognized by the American Society of Legal Advocates as one of the top 100 Litigation lawyers in the State of Washington. He is also one of the principal founding members of Seattle Maritime Attorneys and Webb Law Firm, a specialized firm with offices in Bellevue and Seattle. Gordon is licensed to practice in all State and Federal Courts of the State of Washington. He holds a Master's Degree in Maritime Law from Tulane University Law School, and has represented hundreds of clients in personal injury, wage claims, bankruptcy claims and other matters involving...
Michael E. Ricketts
Products Liability, Appeals, Business and Construction
A Seattle native, Mike Ricketts received his undergraduate degree from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law. He focuses his practice on civil trial work including property and casualty insurance disputes and other commercial matters, and asbestos and other personal injury and product liability litigation.
He has considerable experience with fire claims and property losses involving product failure, electrical malfunction, or construction issues. He also devotes a substantial portion of his practice to appeals.
Britt Birkenbuel
Seattle, WA Products Liability Attorney with 7 years experience
(206) 452-4200	2125 Western Ave #500
Products Liability and Personal Injury
University of Oregon School of Law and Gonzaga University School of Law
Britt Birkenbuel is a graduate of Gonzaga University and the University of Oregon School of Law. She originally started her career working on criminal defense and personal injury cases before obtaining a judicial clerkship with Judge Bruce I. Weiss in Snohomish County Superior Court. As a judicial clerk, Britt gained invaluable experience researching, briefing, and working with the Judge on trials and motions that came before the Court. By working within the court, Britt has hands-on experience understanding jury trials and the litigation process.
Britt is passionate about fighting for the "underdog." She works tirelessly to battle insurance companies and big...
Mark G. Honeywell
Products Liability, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Personal Injury
For more than 40 years, Mark Honeywell has been an active litigator with a track record of resolving a wide variety of complex disputes. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has gained experience in a broad array of legal issues as well as a practical understanding of the benefits of resolution. He now devotes his practice full-time to mediations and arbitrations.
As an approved United States District Court Rule 39 mediator, he has successfully mediated and arbitrated hundreds of cases involving personal injury, professional negligence, products liability, real estate and commercial litigation, sexual abuse of minors, and insurance claims...
Michael John Tario
Mount Vernon, WA Products Liability Attorney with 41 years experience
(360) 336-6666	413 S. 1st Street
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Maritime, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Michael John Tario is one of the most highly respected and experienced practicing personal injury attorneys in Bellingham, Washington. He opened his practice more than four decades ago and has earned the respect of his peers and the industry as exemplified by his many awards and high ratings. Through most of his career, Mr. Tario practiced plaintiff personal injury and criminal defense but re-focused as a personal injury lawyer in 2006. During his career, Mr. Tario has successfully represented over 3,000 clients. He has negotiated well over 2,500 favorable out-of-court settlements, but where settlement was not possible, he has taken...
Richard John Davies
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Construction, Maritime and Personal Injury
Raymond Stillman Weber
(206) 382-1000	1000 2nd Ave, Ste. 3000
Products Liability, Construction, Insurance Defense and Municipal
Ray Weber has over 20 years experience in civil litigation. His practice concentrates on product liability, construction defect, personal injury, highway design, and insurance coverage. He has successfully defended product manufacturers in cases involving automotive, marine, medical and agricultural products; and local governmental entities in liability cases ranging from catastrophic injuries to public records act claims.
Brad Feit
Seattle, WA Products Liability Lawyer
Florida Coastal School of Law
Brad Feit's legal career began in Florida, where he worked in criminal and family law before transitioning toward worker's compensation and personal injury. After moving to Seattle, he began to work exclusively on personal injury cases. Brad sees personal injury law as his true passion since, more than anything, he wants to use his legal expertise to help people in need.
Brad believes personal injury law is an especially important field because it allows one to understand how and why so many Americans can live on such a thin margin. A car accident or a nasty fall can easily send someone's...
John T Fetters
(206) 382-1000	1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3000
Products Liability, Business and Personal Injury
John Fetters represents individuals and businesses in a broad range of civil litigation matters, including business and complex commercial litigation, insurance coverage, municipal liability, personal injury, product liability, and aviation law. John has tried cases to verdict in state and federal court and has handled many successful arbitration proceedings. Super Lawyers Magazine selected John to its "Rising Stars" list every year since 2013.
John was recognized as one of the 2017 Top 40 Young Lawyers by the American Bar Association.
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) selected John as one of the select recipients of the 2016 Best Lawyers Under...
Eric Brian Johnson
(206) 489-5530	801 Second Avenue Suite 800
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Business, Construction and Personal Injury
William Mitchell College of Law
Eric Johnson has practiced law throughout Washington, California and Minnesota for twenty-six years specializing in civil trial work. He has tried over fifty cases to jury verdict(s) in civil and criminal cases and is a top rated litigation attorney by peer review and by leading legal service directories. We defend or prosecute civil actions in the following areas of practice: Personal Injury/Wrongful Death: Claims concerning personal injury or death caused by alleged negligence; cases involving issues of product defect(s) (e.g., in motor vehicles, industrial tools, food, drugs); premises liability (e.g., claims alleging dangerous conditions...
Steve Dashiak
Lynnwood, WA Products Liability Attorney with 12 years experience
(844) 486-9797	16824 44th Ave W.
STE.130
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Asbestos and Personal Injury
I've dedicated my life to helping injured people throughout Washington.
Marissa A. Olsson
Seattle, WA Products Liability Lawyer with 9 years experience
University of Washington and University of Washington School of Law
Attorney Marissa A. Olsson practices exclusively personal injury, representing individuals who have been injured due to someone else's negligence. She is an active litigator licensed to practice in all Washington State Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Marissa's practice focuses primarily on maritime injury claims, catastrophic injury claims, and wrongful death.
Marissa has a passion for justice, which comes through in her diligent advocacy for injury victims. She is actively involved in the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ), and has served as co-chair...
Richard Raymond Johnson
Yakima, WA Products Liability Lawyer with 44 years experience
(509) 961-2468	917 Triple Crown Way
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Born Spokane, WA 1949
B.A. Washington State University 1971
J.D. Gonzaga Law School 1975
Asst A.G. Washington State Attorney Generals Office - Work Comp DIvision
Civil litigation in private practice in Yakima, WA June, 1978 to the present
Yvonne M. Benson
Products Liability, Construction and Insurance Defense
Ms. Benson focuses her practice on civil trial litigation in claims involving bodily injury and medical conditions, construction injuries, premises liability, product liability, real estate and neighbor disputes, automobile related lawsuits, retail and hospitality, and business litigation. She possesses extensive litigation experience, personally defending or prosecuting well over five hundred cases throughout the state of Washington. Yvonne has successfully tried cases in front of juries and courts throughout the State of Washington. Yvonne also has extensive experience in depositions, mediations, and arbitration. Her appellate work includes successful appeals to the Washington State Court of Appeals and Washington Supreme...
Monte Willis
Walla Walla, WA Products Liability Lawyer with 25 years experience
(509) 529-0908	30 West Main Street, Suite 201
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Animal and Personal Injury
Cornell University and Washington State University
Attorney Monte Willis has been practicing law since 1995, and has extensive experience in Washington personal injury law.
In 2006, He and his former legal partner, Debi Toews opened Willis & Toews, a Walla Walla firm practicing exclusively in the personal injury field. Monte cares deeply about his work as an attorney, protecting the rights of Oregonians and Washingtons after their accidents.
His dedication to serving individuals and his local community is evident in his extracurricular activities. From working on the organizing committee for the Tour of Walla Walla to serving as a board member in the Walla Walla Downtown...
Jason Murphy
Western New England University School of Law
Jason Murphy is a distinguished trial attorney with over a decade of experience litigating personal injury cases in New York City and now in Washington State. His practice focuses on complex personal injury litigation, specifically cases involving general negligence, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, products liability, and construction accidents. Over the years, Jason has built a reputation as a steadfast litigator who never wavers from his goal of achieving justice for his clients and for their families.
In recognition of his superior litigation skills, Jason was named a Rising Star for New York's Greater Metropolitan Area by the esteemed legal rating...
Brandon L. Rich received his law degree from the Seattle University School of Law in 2009 and was admitted to the Washington State Bar the same year. While in law school, Brandon was awarded a Presidential Scholarship. He also clerked for the civil litigation firm of Campiche Blue.
Brandon completed his undergraduate education at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (with Distinction) as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy in 2003. He was an honor student in the Department of Psychology and conducted his own original research, which was presented...
Ryan C. Espegard
Products Liability, Construction and Real Estate
Seattle University School of Law and University of Wisconsin Law School
Ryan joined GTH in 2012, where his primary areas of practice now include litigation, administrative regulations, and land use law. Ryan's litigation experience spans a broad range of legal issues, but is frequently focused on products liability, land use, real estate, and business disputes. He is also breaking ground in the emerging area of cannabis business and regulation law, advising his clients as they develop some of the first legal marijuana businesses in the country.
Ryan moved to the Northwest to attend Seattle University School of Law in 2006 after growing up in the Midwest and obtaining a bachelor's...
Robert Neil Gellatly JR
(206) 467-6090	701 5th Ave
Robert Gellatly joined the Luvera Law Firm in 2000 to devote his practice entirely to representing injured people. He has been a trial lawyer for over 25 years. Before joining the firm, he was a partner at Helsell Fetterman LLP, where he defended lawsuits against hospitals, doctors, and product manufacturers. He also represented insurance companies in coverage and bad faith cases. Today, he is an experienced and forthright advocate for plaintiffs, trying a variety of personal injury and medical malpractice cases in state and federal courts.
Kenneth Bills
(206) 452-4200	2125 Western Ave.
Products Liability, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Kenneth Bills is licensed in two states to practice law, both Utah and Washington. He started his practice in 1994 with Matt Driggs, opening Driggs, Bills & Day in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ken worked on mass tort claims as well as personal injury cases. In his career, Ken has settled thousands of injury claims and helped tens of thousands of clients get back on their feet.
In 1991, Kenneth Bills graduated from The University of Utah with a degree in Finance. He later continued schooling at The University of Utah where he earned a Master's degree in business administration. Ken...
Diane J. Kero
Products Liability, Business and Real Estate
University of Washington School of Law and University of Washington School of Law
Lincoln Charles Beauregard
(855) 593-5100	506 2nd Ave
Products Liability, Civil Rights, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
LINCOLN BEAUREGARD is a founding partner of Connelly Law Offices. He is a seasoned plaintiff trial lawyer with an in-depth knowledge of abuse of power, personal injury, civil rights and insurance bad faith law. Lincoln's track record lists dozens of jury trials and settlements that far exceed multi-million dollar results on behalf of his clients. His powerful courtroom reputation brings him some of the best, most complicated cases in Washington state. Lincoln's verdicts have frequently exceeded multiples of 10-50 times the last settlement offer and are consistently affirmed on appeal. Lincoln also has appellate expertise and has been...
F. Mike Shaffer
Tacoma, WA Products Liability Lawyer
(800) 240-5051	1201 Pacific Ave
Products Liability, Environmental, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Washington & Lee University School of Law
Douglas Johnson
Kirkland, WA Products Liability Lawyer with 25 years experience
(800) 621-1091	5400 Carillon Point
Attorney Douglas G. Johnson, Esq. has dealt with a plethora of different personal injury cases, and he is ready to stand beside you and support you today. Come to Johnson & Combs law firm and seek out the help you need from a trusted and proven attorney who has your best interests in mind and who is ready to support you now. Attorney Johnson received his undergraduate degree from Oregon State University. Upon graduating, he earned his law degree from Williamette University College of Law. He is a member of the Alaska Bar Association, where he serves on the Rules...
Matthew David Dubin
(206) 720-1501	520 Pike St
Victor J. Torres
Maple Valley, WA Products Liability Attorney with 13 years experience
(425) 458-3170	22520 SE 218th St
Maple Valley, WA 98038
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
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Titan Trust Bank wins 2 international awards at the 9th edition of Global Brands Magazine Awards
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Titan Trust Bank, one of the newest banks in Nigeria, has won the "Best New Commercial Banking Brand" and the "Fastest Growing Digital Banking Brand" in Nigeria for the year 2021. The felicitation ceremony will be held at the Palm Jumeirah – Waldorf Astoria on the 3rd of December 2021 in Dubai
The Global Brand Awards is an annual event held by Global Brands Magazine (GBM), an international publication headquartered in the UK. The award aims to recognize global brands achieving excellence in performance across a broad range of sectors while keeping its readers updated on key trends surrounding the branding world. Titan Trust Bank was evaluated based on customer service, satisfaction, digital innovation, strategic relationships and new business development
Commenting on winning the award, Mr. Mudassir Amray (MD/CEO) of Titan Trust Bank said, "In a demonstration of our commitment to deliver superior, convenient, and innovative banking solutions to our customers, we have invested substantially in technology and developed fully integrated service models that enable our customers enjoy banking services through a wide range of channels. These have also placed the Bank on an upward trajectory.
"As a bank, we are focused on delivering digital and fintech solutions that will position us as Africa's most trusted financial institution. The flawless execution of our digital strategy has seen the introduction of several innovative solutions, new partnerships, digital integration of customer value chains and the development of new revenue lines from pure digital solutions.
We are pleased and proud of this award because it highlights our continued strive for excellence in who we are and what we do, and this will give us the drive as a bank to continue providing the best-in-class services."
This award relates to the Bank's leadership and its positioning within the global financial community. This defines the future of banking and its commitment to delivering the purpose beyond banking to create a more sustainable future.
Though the year faced a worldwide pandemic that has upended commerce and made forecasting even more complicated, yet business must continue. Titan Trust Bank exemplifies a bank that was ready for the sharp rise in demand for alternative channels for banking services during the pandemic.
Titan Trust Bank is committed to leveraging technology to ensure convince for clients. . In addition, the Bank is committed to building lasting relationships by ensuring transparency in dealings and winning trust from clients.
With its selective network of operations in Nigeria and emphasis on engaging and empowering its staff, Titan Trust Bank presents exciting career opportunities. The Bank acknowledges the passion, commitment, and can-do spirit.
About Titan Trust Bank
Titan Trust Bank Limited is an emerging financial service group in Nigeria, established on the 12th of December 2018 and obtained its National Banking license on the 26th of April 2019. It operates as a commercial bank with national authorization to facilitate people for their better future.
Titan Trust Bank aims to serve retail, SME and corporate customers whilst providing value-oriented, technology-driven and customer-centric services in an efficient yet seamless manner. Titan Trust Bank started its commercial operation in October 2019 from the bank's headquarters in Lagos state, the commercial hub of Nigeria.
As a profound and trusted financial institution, Titan Trust Bank has continued to set a trail on its core values, state of the art digital innovations and a strong corporate governance to bridge the gap in the banking sector and address the unmet needs of the retail mass market, SME and corporates.
The bank constantly strives to improve its capacity to meet the increasing financial needs of its customers through a well-equipped and robust information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, simple and reliable payment platforms and providing a refined customer service experience like no other. Titan Trust Bank's expansion since the start of its operation shows its resilience and razor-sharp focus on its vision to be Africa's most trusted financial institution.
Today, we continue to thrive on our best-in-class Bankers, brand equity, and corporate culture of professionalism, trust and service excellence which are the foundations upon which the bank was built.
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Flying fish can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water into air, where their long, wing-like fins enable gliding flight for considerable distances.
It appears these flying fish are in a no win situation, picked off above the surface by frigatebird's and devoured underwater by the dorado.
These amazing bottlenose dolphins have adopted a unique way of hunting fish.
Taking advantage of the low tide, these super smart mammals are able to beach themselves on mud banks, and attack in perfect synchrony.
We track a hungry but determined polar bear as it seeks to ambush a plump seal.
With the odds stacked against it, this scrawny looking bear will need to pull off an amazing manoeuvre if it's to get a well earned meal.
Epic footage of one of Earth's most feared predators, the great white shark.
Each dawn, cape fur seals leave their colony to go fishing.
To reach the open sea they must cross a narrow strip of water which is patrolled by the largest predatory fish on the Planet.
A bathymetry flyover video showing the Phase One data collected across the whole MH370 search area.
Released by Geoscience Australia in July 2017.
Detailed sea-floor maps made during the unsuccessful search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, released by Australia on Wednesday, could help increase the knowledge of rich fisheries and the prehistoric movement of the earth's southern continents.
The Indian Ocean search ended in January after covering a lonely stretch of open water where under-sea mountains larger than Mount Everest rise and a rift valley dotted with subsea volcanoes runs for hundreds of kilometers.
The whereabouts of the plane, which vanished in March 2014 en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board, remains one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
After Flight MH370 disappeared in the Southern Ocean, Fugro was invited to help find the lost plane in a remote area covering 120,000 square kilometres in very challenging conditions.
Deploying specialist vessels, a multinational specialist crew and state-of-the-art technology, Fugro produced 3D terrain and texture maps and used deep tow sonar vehicles and AUVs to search for the wreckage.
The seafloor across the entire search area was mapped to a high level of accuracy and it became clear that flight MH370 had gone down elsewhere.
However, information gathered during painstaking surveys of some 120,000 sq km (46,000 sq miles) of the remote waters west of Australia should provide fishermen, oceanographers and geologists insight into the region in unprecedented detail, said Charitha Pattiaratchi, professor of coastal oceanography at the University of Western Australia.
"There are the locations of seamounts which will attract a lot of international deep sea fishermen to the area," Pattiaratchi told Reuters by phone.
High-priced fish such as tuna, toothfish, orange roughy, alfonsino and trevally are known to gather near the seamounts, where plankton swirl in the currents.
Pattiaratchi said the location of seamounts would also help model the impact of tsunamis, given undersea mountains help dissipate their destructive energy, and potentially change our understanding of the break-up of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana.
The data consists of three-dimensional models of undersea landforms as well as raw bathymetric survey information and drift analysis.
It was published online by Geoscience Australia on Wednesday, with a further tranche due to be published next year.
An undated supplied image from Geoscience Australia shows a computer generated three-dimensional view of the sea floor obtained from mapping data collected during the first phase of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
"To see this work come out of that tragedy that was MH370 is really quite astounding, they've taken it to a new level," said Martin Exel, a commercial deep-sea fisherman at Austral Fisheries who has fished in the area.
"From a fishing perspective it would be valuable information - they've found whale bones and cables and a drum, it is incredible the resolution," he said, referring to the data.
But the expense and difficulty of operating in such remote high seas made a rush to fill nets in the area unlikely, he said.
An undated supplied image from Geoscience Australia shows a map view of the sea floor obtained from mapping data collected during the first phase of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Stuart Minchin, chief of Geoscience Australia's environmental geoscience division, said the remote search area was now among the most thoroughly mapped regions of the deep ocean on the planet. "It is estimated that only 10 to 15 percent of the world's oceans have been surveyed with the kind of technology used in the search for MH370," Minchin said.
Investigators believe someone may have deliberately switched off MH370's transponder before diverting it thousands of miles off course, out over the Indian Ocean.
Various pieces of debris have been collected from Indian Ocean islands and Africa's east coast and at least three of them have been confirmed as coming from the missing Boeing 777.
Australia has not ruled out resuming the search for the airliner but has said that would depend on finding "credible new evidence" about the plane's whereabouts.
"No new information has been discovered to determine the specific location of the aircraft and the underwater search remains suspended," Transport Minister Darren Chester said in a statement.
An apparent mass and blatant, GPS spoofing attack involving over 20 vessels in the Black Sea last month has navigation experts and maritime executives scratching their heads.
A maritime incident has been reported in the Black Sea in the vicinity of position 44-15.7N, 037-32.9E on June 22, 2017 at 0710 GMT. This incident has not been confirmed. The nature of the incident is reported as GPS interference. Exercise caution when transiting this area.
But the backstory is way more interesting and disturbing.
GPS equipment unable to obtain GPS signal intermittently since nearing coast of Novorossiysk, Russia.
After confirming that there were no anomalies with GPS signals, space weather or tests on-going, the Coast Guard advised the master that GPS accuracy in his area should be three meters and advised him to check his software updates.
Thank you for your below answer, nevertheless I confirm my GPS equipment is fine.
We run self test few times and all is working good.
I confirm all ships in the area (more than 20 ships) have the same problem.
I personally contacted three of them via VHF, they confirmed the same.
Sometimes, position is correct, sometimes is not.
GPS sometimes looses position or displays inaccurate position (high HDOP).
For few days, GPS gave a position inland (near Gelendyhik aiport) but vessel was actually drifting more than 25 NM from it.
Important: at that time, GPS system considered the position as "Safe within 100m".
Then last night, position was correct despite several "lost GPS fixing position" alarm that raised couples seconds only; then signal was back to normal.
Now position is totally wrong again.
See attached pictures that I took on 24 June at 05h45 UTC (30 min ago).
Note: you can also check websites like MarineTraffic and you will probably notice that once in a while all ships in the area are shifting inland next to each other.
To back up his report, the master sent photos of his navigation displays, a paper chart showing his actual position and GPS-reported position, and his radar display that showed numerous AIS contacts without corresponding radar returns.
This has allowed navigation experts to conclude this was a fairly clear, if not subtle, case of "spoofing" or sending false signals to cause a receiver to provide false information.
They point to the receiver saying its antenna is 39 meters underwater, that all the GPS satellites it is using have the same high signal strength, and that the WER, or Word Error Rate, is 97 percent (normal is less than 10 percent).
The RNT Foundation has received numerous anecdotal reports of maritime problems with AIS and GPS in Russian waters, though this is the first publicly available, well-document account, of which we are aware.
Russia has very advanced capabilities to disrupt GPS.
Over 250,000 cell towers in Russia have been equipped with GPS jamming devices as a defense against attack by U.S. missiles.
And there have been press reports of Russian GPS jamming in both Moscow and the Ukraine.
In fact Russia has boasted that its capabilities "make aircraft carriers useless," and the U.S. Director of National Intelligence recently issued a report that stated that Russia and others were focusing on improving their capability to jam U.S. satellite systems.
Assuming Russia is behind this, why would they do such a thing?
Maybe it was to encourage use of the Russian GLONASS satellite navigation system or their terrestrial Loran system, called Chayka, instead of GPS.
Perhaps it was for some security reason known only to them.
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Charting these watery depths could transform oceanography.
It could also aid deep sea miners looking for profit.
Earth has no shortage of stunning landforms: Mt. Everest rises majestically above the clouds; the Grand Canyon rents deep into desert rock layers; the mountains that make up the Ethiopian Highlands, aka the Roof of Africa, tower above the rest of the continent.
But all of these natural icons pale in comparison to the dramatic formations that lie beneath the ocean.
Next to the deep sea's mountains and gorges, the Grand Canyon is a mere dimple, Mount Everest a bunny slope and the Highlands an anthill on the horn of Africa.
The shape of the ocean floor helps determine weather patterns, when and where tsunamis will strike and management of fisheries that feed millions.
And yet we've barely begun to understand it.
To borrow an analogy from oceanographer Robert Ballard, best known for re-discovering the Titanic: With only 5 percent of the ocean floor mapped, our knowledge of what's beneath is about as detailed as a set dinner table with a wet blanket thrown over it.
You can see the outlines, but how do you tell the candelabra from the turkey?
Fortunately, we're about to whip the blanket off and reveal this aquatic meal in exquisite detail.
In June, an international team of oceanographers launched the first effort to create a comprehensive map of all the world's oceans.
To map some 140 million square miles of sea floor, the Seabed 2030 project is currently recruiting around 100 ships that will circumscribe the globe for 13 years.
The team, united under the non-profit group General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), recently announced it had received $18.5 million dollars from the Nippon Foundation for its efforts.
Many oceanographers hail the project as an illumination of a geological and biological world that is long overdue.
It could also be potentially lifesaving: Even today, the lack of a detailed map can be deadly, as was the case when the USS San Francisco crashed into an uncharted mountain in 2005.
"People have been excited about going to different planets," says Martin Jakobsson, professor of marine geology and geophysics at Stockholm University, but "we haven't been able to bring the attention to our own Earth in the same way as Mars.
Part of GEBCO Sheet B1, from the 1st Edition published 1903.
It's a common sentiment among Earth scientists—often a lament—that we know more about other planets in the solar system than we do our own.
Indeed, astronomers have a more complete topographical understanding of the moon, Mars, ex-planet Pluto and the dwarf planet Ceres than we do of the seabed.
This is shocking, because the topography of the seafloor plays such a huge role in keeping the planet habitable—a role we need to fully understand in order to predict what the future of our climate holds.
The reason we have no comprehensive map is dumbfoundingly simple, considering that we've traversed and charted our solar system: "It's not so easy to map the ocean, because the water is in the way," says Jakobsson.
The ocean is big, deep and impermeable to the laser altimeter that made mapping our less watery neighbor planets possible.
To complete a map of Earth's ocean floor, you've got to take to the high seas by boat.
The first oceanographic researchers—like those onboard the H.M.S.Challenger expedition—built sea floor maps by "sounding" with weighted lines lowered to reach the sediment below.
Compiled one data point at a time, this painstaking yet critical undertaking aided navigation and prevented ships from running aground.
At the same time, it helped satisfy simple scientific curiosity about the depths of the ocean.
Thankfully the technology used today has advanced beyond dangling plumb lines over the side of the ship.
Modern ships like those that will be employed by Seabed 2030 are outfitted with multibeam bathymetry systems.
These sensors ping large swaths of ocean floor with sound waves that bounce back, and are analyzed by computers on deck.
One ship can now provide thousands of square kilometers' worth of high-resolution maps during an expedition.
Still, it would take a lone ship approximately 200 years to chart all 139.7 million square miles of ocean.
The technical procedure applied in the IBCAO project, from when data have been contributed by the involved parties through their Editorial Board representatives to the final production of gridded digital bathymetric model (here referred to as a DBM) representing the seafloor.
The figure is from Jakobsson et al. 2012.
That's where Seabed 2030 comes in.
It will facilitate the collection of multibeam measurements on a coalition of ships charting previously unexplored territory, while also serving as a repository of existing map data.
"When you look at a world map it seems like we've got it all figured out," Jakobsson says.
But those maps are just rough, artistic estimations of what the seafloor looks like.
"I foresee a lot of new discoveries," he says of the mapping project.
After all, "our major discoveries have been because of mapping"—and there's a lot more to be found.
The discoveries lying in wait beneath the waves aren't only of interest to oceanographers.
Hidden in the subsea mountains and valleys are vast pools of resources like precious metals, rare earth elements and even diamonds.
"It's like the old Klondike [Gold Rush], but the streams lead to the ocean," says Steven Scott, professor of geology at the University of Toronto and consultant to the marine mining industry.
GEBCO 2014 bathymetric data coverage.
At this scale the World Ocean appears much better covered with ship soundings than it is.
The fact is that the available bathymetric data used to compile GEBCO_2014 provided depth control points to only 18% of all the 30 arc-second (926 m at the equator) grid cells.
Currently, seafloor mining only takes place in these relatively shallow, near-shore locations, rather than in deep international waters.
That's partly because prospectors can't target mining operations without accurate maps of most of the sea floor, but also because international laws make it challenging to exploit resources in international waters.
"Seabed minerals and areas beyond national jurisdiction are part of the Common Heritage of Mankind," says Kristina Gjerde, the high seas policy advisor for the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
In 1982 the United Nations amended the Convention on the Law of the Sea that laid down rules to govern the use of the ocean's resources.
The law states that deep-sea life must be protected, and that revenue made from mining in the deep sea must be shared with the international community.
"We know so little about potential environmental impacts" of ocean mining, Gjerde says.
"Some are starting to question if we know enough to authorize mining to proceed.
We really need a better understanding of the deep sea before we start to do any irremediable harm." Gjerde is co-author on a recent editorial in the journal Nature Geoscience arguing that while deep-sea mining might fuel economic development, the industry should increase its efforts to protect marine habitats.
This, say Gjerde and other concerned biologists, is the catch 22 of generating a comprehensive topology of the seafloor: It will undoubtedly help scientists better understand the rich and crucial geology of our planet.
But it could also serve as a treasure map for the mining industry.
Scott agrees that habitats around mining operations will be impacted.
Still, based on his experience, he says, "I think [the effects] will be less substantial" than mining on land, which is known to have catastrophic environmental consequences ranging from acid mine drainage that pollutes water to toxic clouds of dust.
"None of those things will be a problem in the ocean," Scott says.
The concept of an unmanned mapping barge, monitored by satellite communication and equipped with an ultra-narrow beam deep-water multibeam (left).
Such a barge would be able to systematically map the deepest sections of the open ocean from the surface at even higher resolution than 100 x100 m.
The sub-meter level of detail sometimes needed to investigate small scale processes at the seabed is today only possible to achieve in the deep ocean using AUVs equipped with high-resolution high frequency multibeam systems.
These AUVs would serve as excellent complements to the mapping barge, but their present endurance, cost, and swath coverage does not make them the tool for mapping the entire World Ocean floor.
There won't be any holes because the targeted resources are near the surface of the seabed, he points out.
Dust isn't a factor in a liquid medium, and alkaline seawater would quickly neutralize any acidic byproducts.
Proponents of ocean prospecting also point out that we simply need the resources that are out there.
"Mines on land are soon going to run out," Scott says.
Well, at least we've already got the maps for those.
But back to the sea floor.
As Ballard said last year at the Forum for Future Ocean Floor Mapping: "They tell children that their generation is going to explore more of Earth than all previous generations combined.
The question of just what kind of explorers those will be—those searching for knowledge or riches, seeking to preserve or extract—remains to be seen.
Indonesia's Deputy Minister for Maritime Affairs Arif Havas Oegroseno points at the location of North Natuna Sea on a new map of Indonesia during talks with reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 14, 2017.
Indonesia renamed the northern reaches of its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea as the North Natuna Sea on Friday, the latest act of resistance by Southeast Asian nations to China's territorial ambitions in the maritime region.
Several Southeast Asian states dispute China's territorial claims and are competing with China to exploit the South China Sea's abundant hydrocarbon and fishing resources.
China has raised the ante by deploying military assets on artificial islands constructed on shoals and reefs in disputed parts of the sea.
Indonesian Deputy Minister for Maritime Affairs Arif Havas Oegroseno (C) stands in front of a new map of Indonesia during talks with reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 14, 2017.
The new name is in line with oil and gas management activities in the area.
Currently oil and gas exploration and exploitation activities at the area are using the name of North Natuna, South Natuna and North East Natuna in project naming.
According to the 1953 edition of the map of Indonesia, the South China Sea is very close to Java sea territory.
As considered to be old document, the government is updating the name for a number of areas in Indonesia.
Havas said that the Natuna Sea name is used in 2002, although oil and gas activities in the area have used the name of North Natuna in the 70s.
Havas added that Indonesia has the authority for naming the areas in its territory. International recording will be processed by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).
"Certain countries' so-called renaming is totally meaningless," he told a daily news briefing.
"We hope the relevant country can meet China halfway and properly maintain the present good situation in the South China Sea region, which has not come easily."
"It will be seen as a big step by Indonesia to state its sovereignty," he told Reuters.
"It will send a clear message, both to the Indonesian people and diplomatically speaking."
Last week, Vietnam extended an Indian oil concession off its coast while a joint venture led by state-owned PetroVietnam commenced drilling further south.
China has a territorial claim in both areas.
Meanwhile, the director of the Philippines Energy Resource Development Bureau, Ismael Ocampo, said on Wednesday that the country could lift a suspension on oil and gas drilling on the Reed Bank by December.
The underwater mountain, lying 85 nautical miles off the Philippines coast, is also claimed by China.
Exploration activity was suspended in late 2014 as the Philippines sought an international ruling on China's territorial claim.
The Philippines won the case in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague one year ago.
China refused to recognize the decision.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who took office on June 30 last year, expressed reluctance about enforcing the decision at the time, as he sought deeper diplomatic and economic ties with China.
More than two dozen oil, gas and coal blocks, including additional areas in disputed waters, may be offered during the December bidding, Ocampo said.


Their goal was to go undefeated in the regular season and advance to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) tournament and ultimately win a national championship.
The Point Park Women's Basketball team fell short of that goal last year. They lost in the semi-finals of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) tournament.
Entering last year, the women had all the makings of a national tournament team. They had already made three consecutive trips to nationals, but last year's team looked stronger on paper than the three previous teams.
Last year's team returned all but one starter. Led by top rebounder and All-KIAC 1st Team sophomore Sam Weir, Point Park also returned Ja'Nia McPhatter after a medical redshirt '13-14 season year that earned her KIAC All-Conference honors with her 15.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.
Kayla Kiriau returned for her senior year after the New Zealand native averaged 9 points per game the previous year.
Sophomore guard Kelly Johnson transferred from Clarion University and stepped up as a leader who could come up big in clutch situations. She ended up receiving KIAC Newcomer of the Year after averaging 17.1 points per game.
Weir went down with a season- ending injury just five games in as the Pioneers lost their top rebounder.
McPhatter went down in the regular season finale with a knee injury that sidelined her for the remainder of the season as the Pioneers lost their second leading rebounder and another leader.
Point Park barely survived the first round of the KIAC Tournament Quarterfinals when it defeated Midway 82-79. Johnson hit the go-ahead shot with 1:30 left to put Point Park ahead 80-79 in a game that had 12 ties and nine lead changes.
A team destined for the national tournament saw its season come to an end when it lost to eventual conference champion Asbury in the semi-finals 65-57.
None of the four players mentioned above from last year's team that finished 25-5, 11-3 KIAC, return this year.
Tony Grenek returns for his fifth season as head coach in what may be his toughest test since his first season as head coach.
In its season opener, Point Park was out-rebounded 51-40 and struggled to score at times in the game.
Point Park led 20-10 at the end of the first quarter Saturday against Bluefield, but was then outscored 20-6 in the second quarter.
Point Park shot 33.8 percent from the field, 9.1 percent from behind the arc and 66.7 percent from the line.
With a loss in the season opener, the goal to go undefeated in the regular season is out of the question.
In the past couple seasons, Point Park's end goal was nationals.
Grenek said his coaching staff hasn't even brought up the thought of the tournament to the players.
The goals are different. They have to be. Point Park has a young team this year made up of talented newcomers and players transitioning from acting as role-players to starters.
This year, the focus is on remaining patient and improving before the start of conference play.


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Big finish lifts Stephen F. Austin past Abilene Christian women in basketball
Big finish lifts Stephen F. Austin past Abilene Christian women in basketball Big finish lifts Stephen F. Austin past Abilene Christian women in basketball Check out this story on reporternews.com: https://www.reporternews.com/story/sports/college/acu/basketball-women/2019/03/06/big-finish-lifts-sfa-past-acu-women-basketball/3088998002/
Joey D. Richards, Abilene Reporter-News Published 9:16 p.m. CT March 6, 2019 | Updated 9:37 p.m. CT March 6, 2019
Alyssa Adams (Photo: ACU athletics)
Stephen F. Austin pulled away late to beat Abilene Christian 65-48 in a Southland Conference women's basketball game Wednesday night in Nacogdoches.
The Ladyjacks scored the last eight points of the third quarter to overcome a 41-38 deficit and never trailed again. SFA outscored ACU 19-7 in the final quarter to complete a sweep of the two-game conference series this season. The Ladyjacks won the first meeting 71-55 on Jan. 23 in Abilene.
The game was tied at the end of the first two quarters – 12-12 after the opening frame and 17-17 at halftime.
ACU had its last lead at 41-38 on an Adams layup with 3:48 left in the third quarter, but SFA scored the next 11 points, including Heaven Hamling's 3-pointer to start the fourth quarter after an ACU turnover.
Aiyana Johnson led SFA with a game-high 14 points, while Imani Johnson had a double-double – scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to go with five assists. Chanell Hayes had 10 points.
Alyssa Adams led ACU with 12 points, and Dominique Golightly had 10.
The Wildcats committed 22 turnovers, resulting in 21 Ladyjack points. SFA had 13 turnovers, which led to 11 ACU points.
The Ladyjacks hit 23 of 55 shots from the field, including 7 of 19 from 3-point range. ACU hit 17 of 44 shots, including 6 of 18 treys. SFA also had the advantage at the free-throw line – converting 12 of 17, while ACU hit 8 of 11.
The victory kept SFA (24-5 overall, 15-2 Southland) a game back of first-place Lamar (23-5, 16-1) in the conference standings. Lamar had a bye Wednesday and finishes the regular season at home against McNeese on Saturday. SFA hosts Sam Houston State on Saturday.
ACU (19-9, 13-4), which began the day tied with Nicholls for third, dropped to fourth place. Nicholls (19-10, 13-4) beat Northwestern State 89-67 on Wednesday.
Nicholls finishes the regular season at home against Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday, while ACU plays Incarnate Word (5-12, 5-23) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Moody Coliseum in its regular-season finale. Houston Baptist beat the Cardinals 67-52 on Wednesday.
Sam Houston State beat Central Arkansas 71-59 on Wednesday to pull within a game of ACU, but the Bearkats (16-11, 11-6) would have to upset SFA on Saturday while ACU loses Saturday to tie the Wildcats. The third and fourth seeds get a first-round bye at the Southland Conference tournament, which begins next Wednesday in Katy.
ACU men clinch No. 2 seed
The Abilene Christian men's basketball team will be the No. 2 seed in its first appearance at the Southland Conference tournament next week in Katy.
ACU (24-6, 13-4) nailed down the No. 2 seed and a double bye to the tournament semifinals thanks to a 72-58 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday, coupled with Southeastern Louisiana's 81-67 win over New Orleans on Wednesday. The loss dropped New Orleans (17-12, 12-6) 1½ games back of second-place ACU, and it was the Privateers final regular-season game.
ACU wraps up the regular season against last-place Incarnate Word (6-24, 1-16) at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Moody Coliseum. Houston Baptist beat Incarnate Word 118-111 on Wednesday. The Wildcats will open the conference tournament at 7:30 p.m. March 15 in Katy.
The championship game is set for 8:30 p.m. March 16. The tournament champ gets an automatic bye to the NCAA tournament.
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Churches Support Removal of Blasphemy Ban From Irish Constitution
A Constitutional Convention held in Ireland has recommended that the offence of blasphemy be removed from the constitution.
Out of the 100-member group the vote regarding removing the reference to blasphemy was 61% in favor, with a recommendation that it be replaced with a more general provision against incitement to hatred on the grounds of religion.
According to press reports the vote on removing blasphemy as a legislative offence was almost equally divided, with 50% against its removal, 49% in favor, and 1% undecided.
The convention will prepare a report for the government, which in turn will decide whether to hold a referendum on the issue.
The convention heard arguments from a wide variety of groups, ranging from Church organizations to atheists and humanists.
Among the statements presented was a declaration by the Irish Council of Churches, which represents the major Christian churches in Ireland.
"As Churches in Ireland we acknowledge that the current reference to blasphemy in the Constitution of Ireland is largely obsolete and may give rise to concern because of the way such measures have been used to justify violence and oppression against minorities in other parts of the world," the statement declared.
Freedom of conscience and religion is vital for the well-being of society the Council affirmed.
"The human right of faith communities to contribute to public life, including public debate on issues that are of importance to everyone, without being subjected to attack or ridicule, needs to be acknowledged and respected," it added.
The rights of individuals and communities to live their faith should be protected by law, the statement said. "We urge the Convention to assist the Government of Ireland in making our country a leading example of protection for freedom of religion, freedom of conscience and the human rights of minorities."
Text of statement - http://www.irishchurches.org/news/920/icciicm-remarks-to-the-constitutional-convention-on-the-blasphemy-provision-in-the-constitution-of-ireland
Website of the Convention on the Constitution - https://www.constitution.ie/
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