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Arkansas mom buys all shoes in closing Payless store to donate to kids in need
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An Arkansas mother bought all of the shoes from a closing Payless ShoeSource store to give to children in need before the school year begins.
Carrie Jernigan, a mother of three, told Fox News she bought nearly 1,500 pairs of shoes. She did not disclose how much she paid but told Fox News her receipts indicated she saved about $21,000, although she paid just a fraction of that number.
Carrie Jernigan, a mother of three, told Fox News she bought nearly 1,500 pairs of shoes to give to children in need before the school year begins. (Carrie Jernigan)
"I'm in the schools a lot and where I live we have a very high poverty rate," Jernigan, the president of the Alma School Board, told Fox News. Alma is between Fayetteville and Fort Smith.
"My immediate thought was, this could put so many shoes on kids that would not have new shoes to start back to school," she added.
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The buyout took place in May after Jernigan's oldest daughter asked to buy a pair of Avenger shoes for her classmate during a shopping trip that was initially intended to buy shoes for Jernigan's children, she said.
Jernigan said as she was checking out, "I jokingly said to the clerk, 'How much would it cost to buy the rest of the shoes in here?' Next thing I know a regional manager is on the phone asking me if I seriously want the whole store," she wrote on her Facebook page last Monday.
"I was thinking, 'what have I done?'"
She added that her husband was "going to kill" her for making the big purchase.
"We ended up making a deal for the shoes left which was approximately 400 pairs of shoes," she wrote.
Jernigan said the next day she went back to the store to put all the shoes in boxes and while she was there, store employees had learned that a new delivery had come in with hundreds of more shoes.
Carrie Jernigan said as she was checking out, "I jokingly said to the clerk, 'How much would it cost to buy the rest of the shoes in here?' Next thing I know a regional manager is on the phone asking me if I seriously want the whole store," she wrote on her Facebook page. (Carrie Jernigan)
She wrote that her children "immediately" said they could not leave those shoes behind.
"I said, 'we will open a few boxes, if it's kids shoes we will try and get it.' We begin to open the boxes in the back of the store and in the loading dock – box after box are kid shoes," Jernigan wrote on Facebook.
"Champions, JoJos and every different type of princess and light up shoes you can think of."
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She went on to write, "12 hours, 95 big boxes, a huge trailer and approximately 1500 pairs of shoes later these 3 excited kids got to buy out the store."
Jernigan wrote that they had planned to give the shoes away before school started.
She added that the "response has been amazing" saying local businesses, churches and residents wanted to hold a Back to School event where hundreds of shoes and other donated items, including backpacks and school supplies, would be handed out to help students and families in the River Valley, which is in the western part of Arkansas. The event is scheduled for August 10.
Carrie Jernigan said because of generous donations that totaled more than $1000, she was able to buy another 250 pairs of shoes and socks to give away at a Back to School event next month. Jernigan told Fox News people have donated an additional $3,000 to cover the cost of more shoes for the event. (Carrie Jernigan)
In another Facebook post on Saturday, Jernigan wrote, "I have received probably 200 messages from just local moms and dads telling me they are coming to get shoes and will get there as early as they can to [sic] make sure they get a pair."
She added, "So many in our community are desperate for new shoes to send their little ones back to school in. If you could see the messages it would break your heart."
Jernigan said that a man who wanted to remain anonymous handed her $1,000 and told her to "just spend it on those kids!"
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She said that because of that generous donation and others, she was able to buy another 250 pairs of shoes and socks to give away at the event next month. Jernigan told Fox News people have donated an additional $3,000 to cover the cost of more shoes for the Back to School event.
"Be praying for this event to reach so many in need in our area," Jernigan concluded.
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HBMA Congratulates MedEvolve Inc. On Compliance Accreditation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kurt Gallagher
MedEvolve Inc. recognized for program to protect patient privacy, prevent medical billing fraud, and comply with federal regulations
(WASHINGTON) –Today the Healthcare Business Management Association (HBMA) announced that MedEvolve Inc. is now accredited under the HBMA Compliance Accreditation Program for revenue cycle management (RCM) companies (a.k.a., medical billing and medical practice management companies) and offered its congratulations. The HBMA Compliance Accreditation Program is designed to assess compliance with a range of federal healthcare industry regulations, including provisions to protect patient privacy under HIPAA, promote cybersecurity, and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in medical billing.
MedEvolve, Inc., based in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a leading provider of data-driven solutions that provide unmatched transparency, automation and accountability for healthcare organizations. "We recognize that healthcare regulatory compliance is increasingly more complex and make every effort to meet or exceed the requirements. Additionally, we hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards in medical billing practices," said Matt Rolfes, President and CEO of MedEvolve. "This accreditation reinforces our commitment to protecting our clients' data and preventing future threats."
"HBMA understands that medical billing and revenue cycle management companies operate in a complex, highly regulated profession, fraught with high consequences for failure. By achieving HBMA Compliance Accreditation, MedEvolve Inc. has demonstrated by independent evaluation that their practices surpass federal requirements to protect confidential patient medical information, secure their data systems, and prevent fraud," said Cindy Pittmon, RCC, CHBME, FRBMA, president of HBMA.
The HBMA Compliance Accreditation Program is the result of the RCM industry coming together within HBMA to establish a process to independently assess the participating companyâ??s program to fulfill its obligation to meet regulatory requirements. The HBMA Compliance Accreditation Program assesses compliance with HIPAA and with Health and Human Service Office of Inspector General compliance standards on fraud, waste and abuse; the Stark Law, which is designed to prevent conflicts of interest by medical providers in their prescribed patient care; federal Anti-kickback law; and the OIG work plan. The assessment under the HBMA Compliance Accreditation Program includes a comprehensive evaluation of the policies and practices of RCM companies with respect to employee training; security risks, including the security of confidential patient health information; documentation storage and handling; practices to promote compliance with federal regulations; disaster and emergency preparedness plans; and human resources practices, including background check procedures and onboarding.
The program was announced in April 2018 and was officially launched in October 2018 after beta testing by four HBMA member companies. Since that time, 18 companies have achieved HBMA compliance accreditation.
About MedEvolve Inc.
MedEvolve empowers physician practices to work smarter with data-driven solutions that provide unmatched transparency, automation and accountability. Our suite of analytics software and services, including MedEvolve RCM Scorecard, is designed to uncover cash opportunities, identify problem areas and resolve issues quickly to improve financial and operational performance. MedEvolveâ??s Workflow Automation solutions eliminate the guess work from managing a practiceâ??s revenue cycle and leverage AI to define what needs to be worked, when and by whom. In addition, MedEvolve offers Practice Management (PM) technology that can integrate with any EHR and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) technology and services. Visit www.medevolve.com to learn more.
About the Healthcare Business Management Association (HBMA)
HBMA is a non-profit, member-led trade association of companies that support doctors and other medical providers by handling their medical billing and revenue collection processes, services known as revenue cycle management (RCM). HBMA works with legislative stakeholders and federal agencies in Washington, D.C. to improve the business of medical billing and the practice of healthcare. Since its inception in 1993, HBMA and its members have encouraged professional development and adherence to the HBMA Code of Ethics, advocated on behalf of the RCM profession, and promoted business development through educational events, networking opportunities, certification programs, and a wide range of affiliated vendor resources. For more information about HBMA, visit www.hbma.org.

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Земляни́чные поля́ () — благоустроенная часть Центрального парка Нью-Йорка, по совместительству, памятное место, площадью 1 гектар (2,5 акра), разработанная ландшафтным архитектором . Представляет собой мемориал, посвящённый памяти бывшего участника группы The Beatles Джона Леннона; назван в честь песни «Strawberry Fields Forever» («Земляничные поля навсегда») за авторством Леннона. Мемориал был открыт 9 октября 1985 года.

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Вход в мемориал расположен в Центральном парке Нью-Йорка на  Манхэттена, недалеко от того самого места, где 8 декабря 1980 года Джон Леннон был убит близ своего места жительства, жилого дома «Дакота».

Мемориал представляет собой участок земли каплевидной формы, ответвляющийся в две противоположные стороны парка. Центром участка является круглый рисунок, выложенный мозаикой из инкрустированных камней, с единственным словом посередине — «» (), названием одной из самых известных песен Леннона. Мозаика выполнена в стиле португальской мостовой, а также основана на греко-римском дизайне. Была создана итальянскими мастерами и передана в дар итальянским городом Неаполем.

Земляничные поля окружает «бордюр из цветов». По периметру находится множество скамеек, подаренных в память о других личностях и поддерживаемых . Вдоль дорожки, ведущей на юго-восток, на низком выступе из сланца установлена табличка с перечнем стран, которые внесли свой вклад в строительство мемориала. Вдова Джона Леннона Йоко О́но, до сих пор живущая в «Дакоте», внесла более  на содержание и озеленение мемориала.

Лесная аллея проложена через краевые посадки между верхней лужайкой и крутыми лесистыми склонами; в них растут местные рододендроны и остролисты, каликанты цветущие, кальмия широколистная, калины и розовики. Дикие кустарниковые розы и зрелая розовая магнолия Суланжа обрамляют главную аллею. На самом дальнем северном конце верхнего ряда лужаек, окружённых лесом, стоят три красные метасеквойи. Ожидается, что в течение 100 лет высота этих деревьев достигнет 36 метров (118 футов), и в конечном итоге они будут видны в парке на большом расстоянии.

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В апреле 1981 года, после убийства Джона Леннона, участок земли в Центральном парке рядом с «Дакотой», где О́но развеяла прах своего супруга, был назван «Земляничными полями» в память о Ленноне. В августе этого же года было объявлено, что Земляничные поля будут полностью реконструированы и благоустроены, поскольку в то время они располагались в изолированной зоне между Вест Драйв и двумя выездами с 72-й улицы. Йоко Оно просила, чтобы перестроенный памятник стал «живым мемориалом», а не просто статуей; по словам ландшафтного архитектора NYC Parks Арне Абрамовица, О́но считала, что «в Центральном парке и так достаточно статуй».

Мемориал был спроектирован , главным ландшафтным архитектором Центрального парка. Строительство началось в апреле 1984 года. Открытие мемориала было приурочено ко дню 45-летия Джона Леннона, 9 октября 1985 года, на мероприятии были О́но и мэр города Эд Коч.

Мозаика «» была установлена на недостаточно крепкий фундамент и с 2007 года начала заметно проседать.

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Мемориал часто усыпан цветами (фанаты Джона Леннона постоянно выкладывают пацифик лепестками), обставлен лампадами и другими предметами, оставленными поклонниками Леннона. В день рождения Леннона (9 октября) и в годовщину его смерти (8 декабря) люди собираются, чтобы спеть песни и отдать дань уважения. Поминки обычно продолжаются всю ночь, но в конце 1990-х — начале 2000-х годов мэр Нью-Йорка Рудольф Джулиани ввёл запрет на нахождение посетителей в Центральном парке после его закрытия в час ночи. Собрания проходят и в дни рождения других «битлов». Импровизированные собрания, посвящённые памяти других музыкантов, включая Джерри Гарсия и Джорджа Харрисона, также проводились в мемориале. В дни после терактов 11 сентября проводились бдения при свечах в память о погибших.

Действие II акта («Центральный парк») оперы  на либретто Альберта Герни-младшего, созданной по совместному заказу фестиваля «Глиммерглас», Нью-Йорк сити оперы и , происходит на территории мемориала. Премьера оперы состоялась 24 июля 1999 года на фестивале Глиммерглас, а затем опера была поставлена «Нью-Йорк сити оперой».

«Мэр Земляничных полей»
Одним из самых известных посетителей мемориала был художник-перформансист Гэри дос Сантос (), преданный поклонник «Битлз», который в течение 19 лет создавал цветочные композиции вокруг и внутри мозаики «». Его работы были задокументированы в The New York Times. Доход Дос Сантоса составляли чаевые, которые он получал от туристов в результате своей деятельности, произношении речей о своей работе и жизни Джона Леннона и его семьи. Сантос стал объектом документального фильма «Мэр Земляничного поля», снятого режиссёром  и распространённого Nehst Studios.

В течение почти 20 лет Гэри ежедневно посещал мемориал вместе со своей девушкой Лизой Пейдж и их собакой по кличке Мэри Джейн. В сентябре 2013 года у Сантоса диагностировали лейкемию. Проведя в больнице около девяти недель, он умер в ноябре 2013 года.

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Центральный парк
Джон Леннон
Места, связанные с The Beatles

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Kuwait, Australia hail relations, eye more fruitful ties in the year ahead
18,000 disability files reviewed
KUWAIT: The Public Authority of the Disabled Affairs (PADA) has reviewed up to 18,000 files, out of total 50,000, of registered persons with disabilities, said Director General Shafiqa Al-Awadhi on Sunday.
Reviewing the files of the registered disabled is regularly conducted every three years, in line with the law, Awadhi told the press after a meeting for PADA with numerous officials from other public benefit societies, on several issues and complaints related of the disabled. She noted that the meeting had taken note of viewpoints, complaints, and observations, as well as the concerns by other organizations on the topics related to the disabled.
Participants in the meeting were offered a comprehensive account of the disabled-related issues, and full answers were provided on issues related to the reassessment of their portfolios. Such reevaluations will not cause any trouble to workers with disabilities, but on the contrary, the process will help them obtain their rights in any case.
Meanwhile, Deputy PADA Director General for Educational and Rehabilitation Services, Majid Al-Saleh, described yesterday's discussions as 'fruitful' and 'very positive'. He added that new committees would soon be formed to review additional fees that might be added to Special Needs schools in the future. They will comprise members from other public organizations.
In 2010, Kuwait issued Law No. 8/2010 on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to form a public organization for persons with disabilities. The law was based on standards adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in defining disability, and in conformity with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. – KUNA
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In this blog post, I will discuss substance abuse as a potential precursor to increased insider threat and share statistics from the CERT National Insider Threat Center's (NITC) Insider Incident Corpus on incidents that involved some type of substance use or abuse by the insider. In relation to insider threats, I will discuss the prevalence of substance abuse and discuss some of its impacts on organizations. Finally, I will outline some technical means of detecting employee substance abuse and share some best practices from the CERT Common Sense Guide for Mitigating Insider Threats.
"Substance use disorders (SUDs) represent clinically significant impairment caused by the recurrent use of alcohol or other drugs (or both), including health problems, disability, and failure to meet major responsibilities at work, school, or home."
Substance use and abuse are potential precursors to insider threat. They could lead to concerning behaviors and both criminal and non-criminal acts against an organization. Insider incidents may include theft of intellectual property, sabotage, espionage, fraud, workplace violence, and non-malicious, accidental incidents. In these instances, insiders may commit malicious acts in order to procure money to support their habits or addictions or, due to the effects of the substances on their behavior, may commit acts of workplace violence. Substance use and abuse may also impact an insider's cognitive abilities, leading to unintentional insider threats. These unintentional acts might include being more likely to click on phishing emails or misplace company equipment.
The insider was a full-time branch manager for the victim organization, a bank. Over the course of approximately nine months, the insider removed over $270,000 from customer accounts and converted those funds for their personal use. The insider had developed a severe drug addiction to prescription pain medication and heroin over the course of their employment. Their financial gain was utilized to support their drug habit.
The CERT NITC Insider Incident Corpus contains records of over 1,600 actual insider incidents. A subset of 1,046 of these cases found in our Management and Education of Risk of Insider Threat (MERIT) database focuses on theft of intellectual property, fraud, and sabotage and contains detailed information regarding substances used and/or abused by an insider. Five percent of these insider incidents involved known substance use and/or abuse. Information regarding an insider's substance use or abuse is not always readily available and is frequently not known unless it is disclosed in court proceedings. The incidence of insiders using or abusing substances has risen since 2010. According to the CERT NITC's Insider Incident Corpus, there has been an increase from 1.1 insider cases involving substance abuse per year in the 20 years leading up to 2009 to an average of 4.4 cases per year from 2010 to 2016. The chart below shows that alcohol abuse was predominant in the subset of insider incidents analyzed.
Figure 1. Chart showing the prevalence of substance use and abuse in the MERIT subset of CERT NITC's Insider Incident Corpus from 1999 to 2016.
There has been an increase of insiders committing fraud either to support their own opioid or other substance addiction or to profit from the addiction of others. The healthcare industry is seeing an influx of the latter types of fraud cases, particularly from doctors who are writing out prescriptions for opioid "painkillers" and defrauding the health insurance system by illegally billing for office visits that are only occurring to write out opioid prescriptions in exchange for cash. The FBI and other law enforcement organizations refer to this as a "pill mill." This type of health care fraud will be explored in a future blog post, along with case examples from the CERT NITC Insider Incident Corpus.
Substance abuse and dependence is rampant in the U.S. today, with the opioid crisis considered to be an epidemic. This epidemic, including addiction to heroin, prescription painkillers, and other opioids, is said to cost the U.S. around $80 billion a year from lost productivity, incarceration costs linked to addiction, health care, and treatment. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 1999 and 2016, over half a million people in the United States died from drug overdoses. More than half were the result of an opioid overdose, and there was a significant spike in opioid deaths from 2010-2016. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) for 2016 notes that 11.8 million people misused opioids in the previous year. Of those, 11.5 million misused opioid pain relievers. It is estimated that close to 75% of those with substance misuse disorders are in the work force.
Substance use and abuse happens across all demographics. Organizations should work closely with their legal and human resources departments to implement practices and policies that address employee substance use and abuse in a manner that supports employees and the organization and maintains employee privacy.


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Kentucky Wesleyan Students Serve Again at Give Kids The World
This article first appeared in the Owensboro Messenger Inquirer on Jan. 8, 2017.
By Bobbie Hayse Messenger-Inquirer
For some, serving the less fortunate puts things into perspective
After a New Year's Eve party in Kissimmee, Florida, that Kentucky Wesleyan College students have hosted for the past three years, Matt Ruark watched parents filming their sick child, who was dancing alone on the floor with some glow sticks, at the Give Kids The World resort.
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From left, Kentucky Wesleyan College's Matt Ruark, associate director of admissions, students David Leiz, Morgan Montgomery, and Becca McQueen, associate dean of students, talk about the KWC sophomore service trip to Give Kids the World Village in Kissimmee, Florida over the winter break.
Ruark, the associate director of admissions at KWC, was chaperoning at the 79-acre, nonprofit resort with 12 KWC students and another administrator as part of the college's Sophomore Experience service program that incorporates volunteering and giving back.
He said that moment on New Year's Eve was special to him because he knew the parents were creating a lasting memory they would cherish for the rest of their lives.
And that's the kind of place Give Kids The World is, said Sylvia Oliande, the organization's public relations manager.
Give Kids The World began in central Florida in 1986 as a way to collaborate with wish-granting organizations to provide week-long, cost-free vacations for children with life-threatening illnesses, as well as their families, Oliande said.
When children are eligible for wish-granting organizations, they are eligible for GKTW, she said.
The Village and resort campus is a place to stay, eat, and play for a week. Some children travel to Disney World via a wish-granting organization, and in those instances, GKTW provides transportation to and from the airport, as well as any of the theme parks in the vicinity.
Oliande said that GKTW serves about 8,000 families a year, and since its inception, has helped 150,000.
"We rely very heavily on volunteers to help us provide that magic for them during their stay," she said.
Kentucky Wesleyan College student David Leiz talks about his experience at the KWC sophomore service trip to Give Kids the World Village in Kissimmee, Florida over the winter break.
There are about 1,600 volunteer shifts to fill on a weekly basis, and that is what the Kentucky Wesleyan students were doing from Dec. 29 – Jan. 2.
For two students, Morgan Montgomery, 20, and David Leix, 20, both of Owensboro, the days they spent donating their time in the resort's food court and game rooms will become some of their most-memorable moments, they said.
Leix said that the experience was humbling and eye-opening for him, in that it put a lot of life's problems into perspective. Montgomery agreed, saying that "the things that I stress over on a day-to-day basis does not compare to the stress that these families have."
Becca McQueen, the KWC associate dean of students, was the other chaperone on the trip. McQueen's first experience with GKTW happened several years ago when she volunteered there with another organization. When she came to KWC, she knew she wanted to figure out a way to incorporate the volunteering experience on the campus.
The school's Sophomore Experience delves into the campus' larger effort to begin social- and service-learning, she said.
The school rents a house off of the resort property, and when student volunteers arrive, they undergo an orientation, take a tour of the resort and learn its history.
"Then we sat down and talked about ways we could bring this experience back to Owensboro," she said.
At the end of each day, students convened to process the day's events. She said one of the things she heard most from them was that "one small gesture can mean a huge thing for somebody else."
The group talked about attitude, influence and how positivity can go a long way, she said.
"People who say Disney World is the happiest place on earth have never been to Give Kids The World," she said. "This is the most-joyful place ever. For a week, families don't have anything to worry about. It's just about enjoying each other and that time they have together."
Students also came home with a heightened sense of wanting to give back to the community. Montgomery said the experience made her want to work with children and families in the Owensboro and Daviess County area.
"Before this trip I had done community service here and there, but this experience doesn't compare to anything I've ever done in my life," Leix said. "It makes me want to branch out and help other people."
For those interested in volunteering locally, there exists an organization that seeks to make those initiatives easier. Volunteer Owensboro is a nonprofit, formerly known as Help Someone Inc. It began six years ago when Randy Lanham and Wayne Morris saw that there was a need in this community to allow individuals who wish to volunteer easier access to do so.
On the Volunteer Owensboro website, there is a list and contact information for area nonprofits, their events and opportunities for individuals to serve. Also available for those seeking to serve is Club Volunteer, a group of 20 people who serve at various non-profit locations week-to-week, Lanham said.
That's a way for people to "walk in the shoes of a volunteer for a day," he said, and spotlight the nonprofits.
Club Volunteer is available for people 12 years old and older, though 12-to 17-year-olds must have a parent or guardian present at all times. It's a free program and a background check is required for all club members, but that is also free.
For more information about Club Volunteer, or other work Volunteer Owensboro does for the community, or to see the list of nonprofits, visit volunteerowensboro.com.
Bobbie Hayse, bhayse@messenger-inquirer.com, 270-691-7315, Twitter: @BobbieHayseMI
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(TIFFIN, Ohio) - Lake Erie Track & Field headed to Tiffin this weekend and competed in the Tiffelberg Open at Hoernemann Stadium. The Storm women turned in an impressive fifth place finish with 51 points, while the ment finished ninth with 20.
In field events, Moeller won the long jump with a distance of 5.67 meters. Lillian Putney placed fourth with a height of 3.20 meters. Josie Chaddock placed seventh in the high jump with a height of 1.60 meters.
Sydney Crouch was second in the 400 meters with a time of 59.21. Luca Hartman was third in the same event just a step behind at 59.85. Hailey Nielsen also placed with a time of 1:02.37 to come in eighth.
Imane Snyder was second in the 200 meters with a time of 25.76. The women's 4x100 team took third with a time of 48.62. Johanna Moeller was fifth in the 100 meters with a time of 15.41.
Montrell DeVaughn won the 400 meters with a time of 48.75. Joseph Elton Jr. was fourth in the same event with a time of 49.45. They weren't done as they also ran the 200 meters where DeVaughn placed fifth with a time of 22.21 and Elson Jr. was eighth with a time of 22.61.
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Alert system goes live
Mary Katherine Keown
Feb 21, 2017 • Last Updated February 21, 2017 • 3 minute read
Worried about the hazards and dangers in Sudbury? Now you can keep safe with Sudbury Alerts.
The City of Greater Sudbury and the local police force have launched Sudbury Alerts, a mass notification service that will alert residents of a potential hazard or concern that is considered an imminent threat to public safety.
"It's one more tool we have to notify residents and provide information to citizens to ensure their public safety," Mayor Brian Bigger told The Star.
It is all about acting in tomorrow's interests, Bigger said, and communicating effectively with Sudburians.
"One of council's core values is acting today in the interests of tomorrow," he added. "We are thrilled to offer this service to the community in an effort keep them informed with current, accurate information as soon as possible. The safety of our citizens is of the utmost importance in an emergency situation."
Glencore, Greater Sudbury Utilities, the Sudbury and District Health Unit, and Vale have partnered with the city to deliver this service. The system, which was built by Everbridge, allows residents to receive emergency alerts on their landline, cell phone, TTY service, fax number or email address. Messages to cell phones will appear as text messages.
"We are happy to partner with the city in this important initiative," Greater Sudbury Police Chief Paul Pedersen said. "Emergency situations require a lot of people working together to create a safe environment. Having the ability to reach the people we need and deliver the information they require in a timely manner is so important when every minute counts."
Bigger said the city will alert residents in the case of mass evacuation and disaster, not if someone has been mugged or beaten.
"Hopefully this kind of system wouldn't be used frequently, but the kinds of events or information we provide would be evacuation notices, shelter and place instructions, and safety information," he said. "It's more related to the environment and industry that's operating in our community, and significant events that would require something like an evacuation."
You must sign up to receive the alerts. Residents who wish to receive emergency notifications can register at www.greatersudbury.ca/sudburyalerts, or can visit any of the city's 13 citizen service centres. It takes less than five minutes to sign up online.
"We feel it's very important to communicate effectively and this is one more area where we have seen the opportunity to provide more effective communication," Bigger said. "The technology is available and it's a proactive approach."
Sudbury Alerts will act in conjunction with the city's emergency management program for the protection and safety of residents.
"We are happy to offer another way to communicate with residents during an emergency," Ed Archer, the city's CAO, said. "We already reach out to residents in many different ways and we will continue to do that during an emergency. We will continue to rely heavily on traditional and social media to relay municipal information during an emergency. Everbridge is one more tool we'll have to ensure we reach as many people as we can when it really counts."
Vale will invest approximately $335,000 in the notification system over the next five years for implementation and licensing fees, Danica Pagnutti, a spokesperson for the company, said Tuesday.
"Vale is pleased to support this important mass notification system that will improve emergency preparedness in our community," Stuart Harshaw, vice-president of Vale's Ontario operations, added. "We encourage everyone to sign up, get notified and be prepared."
The city has collected 69,000 public home and business phone numbers (those contained in the phone book) but it encourages everyone to register their mobile devices via the Greater Sudbury website. Neither phone numbers nor email addresses will be shared with a third party.
A test of the system will take place on May 9 but it is already live and ready to send out emergency notifications.
For more information about Sudbury Alerts, please visit the website or call 311.
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Last Saturday it was all about the 'Mr Men'.
Before Derby came to the John Smith Stadium, Town Manager David Wagner was 'Mr Grumpy' having seen his team lose two on the 'Mr Bounce' to the Owls and the Lilywhites of Preston.
Then, when time was running out and the referee - 'Mr Fussy' - was just about to blow for full-time, Elias Kachunga got on the end of Harry Bunn's 93rd minute cross to head home the only goal of the game. So was Herr Wagner now 'Mr Happy'?
You'd think so - and he showed it in his celebrations - but not at all after the game.
Instead he turned on the press after the match saying, '"Now we under-perform in one game against Preston and people question us. I am angry when I read that we need a new striker. That is not correct.
"We are Huddersfield Town and we are a long-term project. We have won nine from 14 and we have under-performed once."
Next up for Town is a trip to Craven Cottage to face Slaviša Jokanović's Fulham.
The Serbian has been in charge of the South London club since taking over from Kit Symons in December last year.
This season Jokanović has set his team the target of finishing in the top six - good luck with that 'Mr Funny'.
Fulham are currently languishing in 14 spot in the Championship, having picked up just one win from their last nine league games.
In fact, you have to go back to the opening day of the season for the Cottagers only league win at home when they beat, would you believe, Newcastle United 1-0.
Ladbrokes have Town priced up at a huge 9/4 to come away from the capital with all three points, the home side are a 'Mr Mean' 5/4, whilst the draw might tempt some at 11/5.
Given Fulham's terrible run of form and Town's newly found 'anger management' then I'll gladly put the Terriers in this week's treble - I'll also take the 10/1 on offer about a smash and grab 2-0 victory for Town - 'Mr Greedy', that's me!
'Mr Ten Men' Leeds needed extra time and penalties to overcome the Canaries in midweek to see them through to the quarter finals of the EFL Cup.
This weekend should - on paper - be an easier task when they welcome Burton Albion to Elland Road.
It should, but then again football is played on grass, not paper and Nigel Clough's Albion have taken one or two prize scalps already in their first season at this level.
The Brewers can count Sheffield Wednesday, Derby and last time out Birmingham City amongst their 'shock' wins this term.
So would it be that much of a surprise if they turned over Leeds at LS11?
Ladbrokes have the Whites at a 'Mr Tickle' over even-money at 21/20, with Burton on offer at 13/5, draw price 9/4.
Ronaldo Viera of Leeds United scores the winning penalty during the EFL Cup Fourth Round against Norwich City.
I suspect with home advantage Leeds will keep their momentum going and with a win get ever closer to the play-off spots.
For all you 'Mr Nosey's' out there a 2-0 win for Leeds is available at 8/1.
Elsewhere in the Championship expect Ipswich at odds-on 3/4 to compound hapless Rotherham's misery, whilst Brighton at 13/10 may well continue chasing the Geordies at the top of the league with a win over out of sorts Norwich.
Did I really predict at the beginning of the season that the Canaries would fly away with the league? I must have had a 'Mr Bump' on the head!


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Why Is Disney Plus Volume So Low?
What is the cause of Disney+'s silence? – The cause of low volume on Disney+ may vary based on the device you're using or the episode or movie you're viewing. However, it is probable that the streaming service's usage of Dolby Atmos audio in its original series is the primary reason why Moon Knight and The Book of Boba Fett appear to be silent.
Dolby Atmos utilizes a greater audio spectrum to provide Disney+'s flagship series with movie-quality sound, including sharp speech and deep, booming explosions during action sequences.
The majority of Disney+ users will not have a pre-setup cinema screen to maximize Dolby Atmos sound, resulting in action sequences that sound like they are taking place in a library.
This was most obvious during the vehicle chase scene in the first episode of Moon Knight, when talking portions were great but the action sequence was virtually inaudible. Notably, fans are unlikely to notice a similar issue with traditional TV series, such as The Simpsons, because the long-running cartoon was initially designed for TVs with a smaller audio range, and any conversation and action scenes are already blended to accommodate ordinary TV viewers.
Why is the audio on Disney Plus messed up?
Disney Plus Sound Does Not Work on Android TV (A Simple Fix) Disney Plus offers a large selection of films and television programs with the finest voice acting and soundtracks ever. If the Disney Plus sound does not work on your Android TV, you will not be able to hear them at all.
Despite the fact that these shows and films have great images, the total experience is considerably degraded without sound; thus, how can we swiftly resolve this issue? On an Android-powered television, your Disney Plus audio may not function for a variety of reasons. Among the most likely causes are an out-of-date app, incorrect settings (either for your TV or in the app), or issues with the speakers on your Android TV.
Checking these may result in a simple solution, but not necessarily. In this post, we will explore the most likely reasons why the application's sound is not working on your Android TV and how to fix the problem.
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This week, Disney released a beneficial upgrade for their streaming service for Apple TV 4K. The Disney+ app is now compatible with Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio for those with the original HomePods, AirPods, and presumably additional speakers. The latest Disney+ app update for Apple TV 4K – both 1st and 2nd generation – includes support for Dolby Atmos audio for an immersive Spatial Audio experience, as discovered by reddit users through FlatpanelsHD.
This needs compatible speakers or headphones, including as AirPods Pro, AirPods 3, AirPods Max, the original HomePods, and more.
Ensure that the Disney+ app on your Apple TV 4K has been updated to version 2.9.5 to experience Atmos Spatial Audio.
FlatpanelsHD confirmed that the enhanced audio for Apple TV 4K is operational, with 16 channels registering on the Apple TV video console, which corresponds to Dolby Atmos.
This is a big enhancement, considering other devices such as Android TV already supported Atmos. Ironically, it appears that the current Disney+ upgrade for Android TV has rendered Atmos inoperable. Some Disney+ updates disable Dolby Atmos on Android TV and Google TV In related news, Disney+ launched in 40 more countries last month, may be considering a cheaper ad-supported version, and is also increasing the price of ESPN+. Disney+ will launch in over 40 new European, African, and Asian countries. FTC: We use affiliate links that generate income. More. Visit 9to5Mac on YouTube for additional Apple news.
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Catalogue – (Image credit: Disney) The collection of Disney Plus contains over 700 films and more than 400 television programs, ranging from all-time masterpieces to family favorites and featuring three of the four most successful films ever produced: Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The service's original programming, including The Mandalorian, The Only Murders in Town, Clone Wars, Hawkeye, and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, is one of its greatest selling features (yes, that is its real title). Disney is eager to invest lavishly, revealing plans to spend $8 billion to $9 billion on Disney Plus content alone in fiscal 2024, by which time it aims to have attracted over 230 million customers.
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This includes Black Panther, Avengers: Endgame, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Loki, and WandaVision among more than 30 films and 50 programs from the Marvel world. Disney Plus is the only location to watch Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Captain Marvel, and all future films from Lucasfilm and Marvel, as well as the exclusive streaming destination for all theatrical Disney productions in 2019 and beyond.
Yes, The Simpsons is also available on the service. Given that Disney is gradually casting its net further afield (Nomadland is an example) and is still producing animated masterpieces (we're looking at you, Soul), the future of the service's content quality is not in dispute. In addition, the minimum theatrical run before Disney blockbusters are ready to stream has been reduced from 70 to 90 days to 45 days, closing the customary gap between theatrical and streaming releases.
Since Disney has been in the Ultra HD Blu-ray game for years, it is unsurprising that the collection contains a wealth of 4K HDR titles (some initially mastered and others remastered). When we originally examined the service upon its introduction, we counted just over 100 4K HDR titles, including Frozen, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Lion King (2019), Aladdin (2019), Toy Story 4, Moana, and all five new Disney Original films.
But due in part to the Star expansion, this number has increased significantly. Star has actually matured the service, making it more accessible to adults and prudently providing parental restrictions (which means parents can set limits on access for specific profiles based on content age ratings and introduce PIN locks on profiles with access to mature content).
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Star debuted in February 2021 with 270 films and 75 shows, including four originals and upcoming premieres. Modern Family, The X-Files, Deadpool 2, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Favourite, 24, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Prison Break, Scrubs, The Killing, How I Met Your Mother, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer are among the series that stand out.
Image courtesy of Disney) However, 4K support is not restricted to only new releases. Toy Story, the original Beauty And The Beast, and The Lion King are all available in 4K HDR. Alice in Wonderland, Pinocchio, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, and Sleeping Beauty are also offered in Full HD with 5.1 audio.
Considering the expense of renting or purchasing individual 4K movies, the ability to download these films in their full quality onto a suitable tablet or smartphone is probably one of the most cost-effective aspects of Disney+. Downloads are limitless, never expire, and are available on up to ten devices.
The same approach is not as prevalent with television programs, with only a few new Disney Original series featuring 4K HDR content. The service also supports Dolby Atmos, which was presumably to be expected given Disney's dedication to the technology; after all, Brave was the first-ever theatrical Dolby Atmos release.
The Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise, The Mandalorian, WALL-E, Thor: Ragnarok, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.2, Big Hero 6, and the Captain America trilogy are all available as Atmos material on Disney Plus, along with all movies, shorts, and an occasional Disney Original.
Those same titles are also available in Dolby Vision HDR for Dolby Vision TV owners.
A new relationship between IMAX and DTS, announced in November 2021, has also introduced IMAX Enhanced to the platform, with 13 Marvel films comprising the first slate of compatible material viewable in IMAX's increased aspect ratio of 1:90:1.
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New Zealand nudists invite newbies for 'Day Without Togs' celebration
Lana Andelane
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New Zealand's nudists are gearing up to commemorate January's annual 'Day Without Togs' in a celebration of "self-confidence and body image" - and they want you to join them.
Free Beaches NZ and Auckland Young Naturists are inviting seasoned and newbie naturists alike to Waiheke's Little Palm Beach on Saturday to enjoy a summer's day "in the most natural way".
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"Forming healthy attitudes to the body is important for young people and those who are still growing up. Our events are absolutely family-friendly and have no age restrictions. We take this seriously and do not tolerate any offensive behaviour," Free Beaches coordinator Alexander told Newshub.
"Go for a swim, enjoy the sun, play games, talk. For established naturists, it's a way to have a nice time and socialise. For newbies, [it's a] way to try it without pressure. For strangers, [it's a] way to know the Free Beaches' movement exists."
Alexander says it's easy for nudist novices to get involved in the festivities.
"Just come to the beach. If you see yellow 'Fred Bear' flags and happy naked people, you are among us. You can talk to people, ask questions and socialise, or you can sit quietly enjoying the sun and the breeze - it's up to you.
"In a couple of minutes, you will forget that you are naked. It just feels so good and natural. And do not forget about good sunscreen."
For the curious but fainthearted, organised naturist events are typically held at established nudist beaches to minimise disruptions.
"We take precautions to make our events safe and positive for everyone. We mostly use established nudist beaches, come as a group and put out the flags to inform other people of our presence. We are always polite and respectful to others," Alexander says.
Nudist enthusiast and event participant Josh Klaver advises everyone to "give it a go, even just once".
"It might seem daunting to be seen naked in public, but as soon as you try it you will find that isn't the case. Before long you will wonder why you ever wanted to wear togs, and you will almost pity those who still do," he told Newshub.
"You discover what you have been missing your whole life. It's an epiphany of sorts, at least it was for me... I feel so much more confident and satisfied with my body, even with its imperfections. I love my body now."
Public nudity is legal in New Zealand - kind of. Whether or not exposure is a crime comes down to the intent behind it. Generally speaking, enjoying a day at the beach does not have offensive intent.
While there are no official nude beaches in New Zealand, a number of beaches have become hotspots for naturists and are typically accepted as nudist destinations.


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'American Idol': Louis Knight Feels 'Validated' as Confidence Has Skyrocketed Throughout Journey (Exclusive)
By Kyle Phillippi - May 17, 2020 07:01 pm EDT
Louis Knight has as good of a chance as any of the Top 7 finalists to come away as the next American Idol. Ahead of Sunday's finale, Knight tells PopCulture.com exclusively that he has "grown tremendously in all aspects" throughout his run on the show. But one of those moments not seen on camera was his struggles during Hollywood Week, something he admits was rough to deal with at the time.
"I started dealing with terrible anxiety due to being sleep deprived," Knight told PopCulture. "I started packing my suitcase and almost left the show, but luckily with the support of my family, manager, and the production team I saw that day through." From that moment on, Knight has never looked back. He says he has finally found confidence in himself thanks to the limits he has been pushed to in the competition. "You don't know how to sail through a hurricane until you do it," he further explained.
During the Top 7 performances last week, Knight performed a classic from The Lion King, "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" before giving his rendition of Carole King's "You've Got A Friend" for his Mother's Day Song. At one point, Katy Perry compared him to Niall Horan while Luke Bryan said he hit everything he was looking for during his Disney performance. "Getting into the Top 10 was a dream come true, the Top 7, even more a blessing," Knight said. "I've been working twice as hard on every performance, and really trying to find myself in the judges critiques. This was so validating."
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The Philadelphia native calls the support he has been receiving from the voters at home "heartwarming" and still can't believe there are people out there watching him sing every week, sharing how "every day, they're helping me get closer and closer to reaching my dreams." This is all Knight could ask for as he explains that singing and songwriting is the only thing he has ever wanted to do. From performing his own song, "Change" at his audition to finding himself with a shot to win it all on Sunday, Knight calls the whole experience a validation that he is on the right career path. "I've been so fortunate to have this outlet and to have such great support around me," Knight said. "Of course I have moments of doubt, but to me, in my mind, there's never been another option. Every step along this American Idol journey has been such a blessing filled with learning and growth."
Knight said it would be "truly amazing" to hear his name announced as the winner by Ryan Seacrest, but what has made this all worthwhile doesn't boil down to earning America's final vote, but about the journey that he has found himself on from the auditions to finale night.
American Idol will kick off at 8 p.m. ET on ABC with live fan voting throughout the evening as the Seaon 18 champion will be crowned. For the freshest in reality TV coverage, follow PopCulture.com for all your Idol coverage, along with the latest on your favorite contestants from years past and new. Keep it locked to our official Twitter @PopCulture too, for the latest updates in the world of entertainment.


This fall, CBS is set to premiere the hour-long series Wisdom of the Crowd, S.W.A.T., and SEAL Team, as well as the half-hour series 9JKL, Young Sheldon, and Me, Myself & I. As the season gets in gear this week, here's a look at some of the pressing issues across the network that will be interesting to follow over the course of the season.
By now, it's no secret that the latest television revival is none other than The King of Queens. Well, more or less. With CBS's shocking decision to cut its relationship with actress Erinn Hayes (and effectively killing her character off the planet of TV Earth), the second season of Kevin Can Wait is getting a major cast shake-up this year. Kevin James' former Queens co-star, Leah Remini, is joining the network's #1 new comedy of 2016-17 as a series regular. This caused a lot of backlash online from fans and from people who have never seen the show but know of the stars' intimate TV marriage history.
Remini did provide a slight uptick in the ratings for the two-part season finale in May, but it's unclear how much of an impact she will have on the show's ratings in season two. It's possible that the reunited on-screen couple will wear thin on viewers, and/or the firing of the original lead actress will leave a bad enough taste in viewers' mouths that they won't give the new (or, rather, old) pairing a chance. However, Remini has had a significant career resurgence following her highly publicized departure from the Church of Scientology, which has ignited a media firestorm and provided her with a platform that has spawned successful books and, most notably, a popular TV show on A&E.
The sitcom is definitely going to see a second-year decline, as it won't get another launch out of The Big Bang Theory like last year, and the initial interest that people may have had in Kevin James' return to TV won't fuel its first few airings this time around. However, I do think that Leah Remini's casting will help to soften the blow a bit. CBS obviously had a reason to make this decision, they've gotten a lot of media coverage over it, and it'll either blow up in their faces or carry them safely into another two seasons at least.
CSI and The Mentalist ended in 2015, Person of Interest and The Good Wife went off the air in 2016, and somehow zero long-running dramas were given pink slips in 2017. It appears that the network is due for several long-running series to end, which could realistically be Criminal Minds, Hawaii Five-0, and/or Elementary by May of next year. These three series are entering their thirteenth, eighth, and sixth seasons, respectively.
Criminal Minds has been tapping criminals since 2005, which makes it CBS's second longest-running series on the air after NCIS. It wasn't included in the early mass renewal last year due to ongoing negotiations between CBS and ABC Studios, which is one reason why this show always has the high possibility of being canned: costs. There have been some cast shake-ups in recent seasons, with Shemar Moore leaving and Paget Brewster returning, namely, but that drama isn't as significant as it is over in Hawaii. It's maintained as one of CBS's stronger drama performers, but it has seen some sharp year-to-year declines, and now it moves from 9pm to the 10 o'clock hour. It seems that CBS is slowly phasing it out, but will it end its run on Wednesdays or will CBS wait and retire it for another season on Fridays or Sundays? It's really not an Elementary that makes CBS syndication money, nor an NCIS: LA that is a venerable franchise show (in fact, it has failed to generate a franchise), so it's quite possible that a move to another night is not a redeeming strategic option here.
Hawaii Five-0 has been a respectable performer on low-viewed Fridays alongside its companion show Blue Bloods, but it faces rising costs and the controversial departures of co-stars Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park over salary inequality disputes. Whether or not their absences in the show affect the ratings in 2017-18, Alex O'Loughlin has expressed a desire to leave after Season 8 of the series. Losing three of its stars in a matter of a year would be troubling for the show, and it wouldn't be surprising if this is its last go.
Elementary hasn't been a strong performer for CBS in its last couple of seasons, and it was nearly the lowest-rated show on the entire network just last year, averaging a pitiful 0.64 demo rating on Sundays at 10. However, its $3m/episode syndication deal is extremely valuable to CBS, so they continue to capitalize on its odd profitability despite low first-run ratings. It's always looked weak enough for cancellation despite its syndication deal, so is the end of Season 6 finally going to be its curtain call? Probably, maybe - who knows? It has never failed to surprise us.
CBS has been heavily promoting its new span-of-a-life comedy, Me, Myself & I, starring Bobby Moynihan, John Larroquette, and Jack Dylan Grazer as three versions of the same character. Despite an original-sounding concept, it has the unfortunate business of airing without much lead-in support. Sure, it'll get some eyes in the few weeks where The Big Bang Theory kicks off the night, but it's airing at 9:30 and those eyes will have to continue watching 9JKL and Kevin Can Wait before they get to this one. Post-NFL it'll move up half an hour and follow 9JKL. Unless Leah Remini brings an unforeseen amount of heat to the Kevin Can Wait ratings, or 9JKL really blows up with its Big Bang exposure, I foresee this singlecam having a rough go on a multicam-dominated Monday.
Thus, Matt LeBlanc may be on TV sooner than expected with the return of Man with a Plan. As it stands, the sophomore comedy has been scrapped from airing in the fall in order to give three new sitcoms a shot, along with the second season of Superior Donuts getting a better chance to grow. CBS might be testing how much they need Man with a Plan by benching it, but if they have any desire to get it to syndication without much fuss, it'll likely be looking to slide in to one of the new comedies' time slots. At this time, Me, Myself & I looks especially vulnerable, but only time will tell. Keep in mind that another new comedy, By the Book, waits on the sideline as well, so nothing can be too safe.
The military drama is in trending supply this season, whether or not the demand is there. The CW is airing Valor, NBC is airing The Brave, and CBS is airing David Boreanaz (also referred to as SEAL Team). The trend last season appeared to be time travel dramas, but only one of them made it to a second season (after being cancelled first - hey, Timeless). Does an abundance of dramas with a similar theme make it harder to stand out? Maybe.
CBS's shot at tapping into patriotism is with SEAL Team, led by a successful and recognizable TV star in Boreanaz, who comes directly off of 12 seasons of Bones. CBS pushed Criminal Minds to the end of the night in order to give this new drama the Survivor lead-in, which should give it a solid chance of catching viewers. Luckily, its positioned against comedies on ABC, a soap on The CW, and a musical drama on FOX. It must face the beast of Law & Order: SVU, but Criminal Minds has been managing that for a long time.
In a sense, SEAL Team looks to be CBS's best chance to generate a hit new drama (arguably, Wisdom of the Crowd has a nice time slot as well), but it faces the risk of being one of three similar dramas on television this fall. Whether or not this one succeeds is important for the network's development slate, considering S.W.A.T. isn't getting quite as generous of a time slot on Thursdays at 10.
The CBS Renew/Cancel Watch returns next week.
Here's a poll to let me know what the readers of this column plan to watch on CBS this season.


I was at work today for Labour Day and on TV was Good Morning America. The theme was celebrating the American worker and their accomplishments. I'll tell you how it went down.
And they kept cheering when Kelly put her paper down and smiled at everyone. (not continuing with the rest of the article which suggests that this may in fact be a problem).
And I just couldn't BELIEVE that anyone was cheering. America. AMERICA you work more than the French, who are entitled by law to have 5 weeks off a year for vacation and can not work more than 35 hours per week. You work more than Norway, who average 33 hours per week and 44,000 dollars a year. Germany, where AGAIN, we see a shorter work week and better pay! And all of these countries have health care and better pay and free/affordable education!
I have a different interpretation of this information: the American worker is the most taken advantage of worker in the industrialized world. It's plain and simple. You work long hours and get horrible pay. You take multiple jobs and work and work and work just to get by. Unions are disappearing, jobs are always looking for part timers and all you are doing is giving up your time for less money, less vacation, less safety and stability and less education than anyone else on the list.
Celebrate Labour day. Celebrate the accomplishments of the common worker, but don't let these people trick you into thinking you should celebrate the theft of your time and energy, or the fruits of your labour.
They are using you. Stop cheering.
One of the things I appreciate about my job is hard line between work and personal life. Most of that is due to it being a union shop with strict contractual rules about paying union members overtime when they work more than 8 hours in day. However, the culture spills over into management and I have a non exempt position as well, so there is no expectation of 12 hour days. There are (exempt) people who take their work home and/or brag about working 60 hours a week, but that is not the norm. I also take 100 percent of my vacation time and HR makes sure that everyone does. If the office can't handle people using their time, they need to hire more people because time off is part of their wages. We do have limits on how many people can be gone in a day, but everyone has the chance to use what they have earned.


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Out of the starting blocks
Fri 15th Mar 2013, 10.15
Bob Harrison reflects on the first meeting of the Further Education Technology Action Group
Matthew Hancock's inaugural gathering of some key people in the worlds of FE and technology was all about action.
More than 20 strong, the membership is an interesting mix of public and private sector providers as well as the usual representatives from colleges, agencies, examination bodies and membership organisations.
The FE minister has a personal interest, stemming partly from his family business interests, which are technology based, his own personal use of social media (he has more than 7,000 followers on Twitter) and his recent visit to India where he was investigating distance and open learning and the growth of MOOCs.
He has set the group the task of advising the government on the potential for emerging technologies to inspire innovations in learning.
He clearly is interested in how these can be harnessed to drive up the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of FE.
And he was in listening mode for the first meeting, willing to learn about best practice, and how the government could encourage and promote it.
One of the group's key driving forces is co-chair Manoj Badale, the co-founder and managing partner of Blenheim Chalcot, an early stage investment group that manages a portfolio of fast growth ventures in technology, financial services or media.
He took over chairing the inaugural meeting when the minister had to leave to address a gathering of sixth-form college principals and made it clear that he wanted the group to produce outcomes and not just rehearse previous arguments.
Will the current analogue mindset and culture stifle the very impetus that Matthew Hancock is keen to create?"
The wide-ranging discussion covered all the new technologies relevant to teaching and learning, with an emerging consensus around some key barriers such as funding methodology, leadership and governance, workforce skills and Inspection.
Dick Palmer, chief executive of Norwich City College group and chair of the TEN group of colleges, was pleased with the first meeting. "There is a substantial appetite for the use of technology for learning in FE. Colleges are aware of the potential but there is confusion, anxiety and uncertainty around issues such as funding, assessment and qualifications," he said.
Paul Rolfe, 157 group and Highbury College, was anxious to ensure the learner voice was heard. "There is a lot of expertise and skills within colleges in the student body and it is important that we tap into that," he said.
The first challenge will be to see if there is the ministerial will to provide the "nudges" to the system that will encourage teachers to innovate and take risks using technology to improve learning. Or will the current analogue mindset and culture stifle the very impetus that Matthew Hancock is keen to create?
Time will tell.
Bob Harrison, education adviser for Toshiba Information Systems (UK) Ltd, consultant with National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services
and chair of the Teaching Schools
Technology Advisory Board
The new head of the IfATE must address the quality assurance conundrum
Let's hope the new PM puts lifelong learning at the top of his to-do list
Why are so many employers unhappy with how the IfATE is allocating funding bands?
Technical pathways must be more visible for parents, teachers and decision-makers
End of term report: people are waking up to the need to rebalance FE and HE
Enhancing the debate: what we discussed at our first roundtable
How we can get the talent pipeline flowing properly
Clearing up misconceptions about the new inspection framework


Umm, lets see… still trying to make the mix… just been so busy, but i promise to have that before the end of the year 😆 Trying to get on with the Nigerian Independence Party at Moya also, so watch out for me there cause i might be doing big SHY*E!
Calculus is kicking me butts, but trying to slap it back…. and after that everything's good i guess.
Rock On Dude is damn sure still alive 😀 and kicking. Watch out for us cause we got big things planned. Our site is registered: http://www.rockondude.net and you can check it out for updates when it comes out anytime before the end of the year!
Initiate Project – Rock On Dude!


WordPress is an excellent content management system, but it has a lot of modules that may cause duplicate content problems and many other SEO related issues. Thus anyone using WordPress to power their websites should install an SEO plugin. An excellent plugin will have options to disable unnecessary WordPress features which in turn improves SEO score of your blog. It will take care of meta description, titles, redirects, etc.
There are a lot of free and premium SEO plugins available for download in the WordPress directory, but people trust just 2 of them – Yoast and All in One SEO. If you're confused in choosing between these two plugins, go through the below paragraphs where we've covered a detailed comparison of Yoast vs. ALL in One SEO pack.
All in One SEO was launched before Yoast introduced WordPress SEO. 1000s of people have switched from AIO to Yoast but there a lot of users who are happily using the SEO pack.
Attachment pages: These are thin pages that should never be indexed by Google. Yoast has an option to redirect these pages to parent page URL. All in one SEO lacks this feature. You have to download a separate plugin to redirect attachment URLs.
ReplyToCom: I consider these reply to comment variables as junk. If you don't use WordPress SEO plugin, Google will index replytocom URLs, and this may cause duplicate content issues. Yoast has setting to remove all these variables automatically from your blog posts.
Meta Description: Both Yoast and All in One SEO pack can generate meta unique descriptions on the fly. You're also allowed to add custom meta description with the two plugins.
Readability Score: Article should have a good readability score. This score indicates how well the post has been written. A perfect article will have 70+ score, and it will be easy to understand. WordPress SEO aka Yoast makes you aware of this score on the fly when you're writing a post. All in One SEO Pack doesn't have any such feature but can use online tools like Grammarly or Readabiity-score.com to get details on the same.
Alexa verification: Although Alexa has nothing to do with your Google search engine rankings, some advertisers do consider it before they contact you for paid advertisements on your site. One good way to improve Alexa rank is to verify your site with them. In Yoast, you can easily do this by entering your Alexa verification ID in the settings page.
All in One SEO plugin doesn't support Alexa at this point of time.
Archive and date page management: According to Yoast plugin, the author page is quite similar to your blog homepage, and if you have a single author website, you should either disable author pages or make them no index to avoid duplicate content issues.
Your blog's date archives can cause similar issues. Thus you should disable them from Yoast settings page.
Editing at access, robots.txt from the Dashboard: Editing the most important htaccess file from the WordPress dashboard is possible with Yoast as well as AIOSP. You can also change the content of robots.txt and .htaccess with these two plugins.
Bull Editor: The user of Yoast plugin is allowed to set an SEO title and meta description for their posts without opening it in the WordPress editor.
Integration with Google search console: Yoast allows you to connect your WordPress dashboard with GSC. You'll have to enter the authorization code for the same. I don't know the benefits of connecting Yoast with webmaster tools because I've not tested this feature.
Analytics setup: If you're not comfortable with editing code files of your WordPress blog to add google analytics code, All in One SEO pack has the option to add the tracking code and you don't have to edit any file for this. Yoast SEO lacks this feature. Thus you will have to install some other plugin or add analytics code manually to the header section of the blog.
Opengraph support: Social networks are an important source of web traffic. For making sure that social networks show meta description and blog image when you share your posts, your site must have the correct open graph meta tags. Both these plugins support the implementation of Google plus, Facebook and twitter open graph tags.
Ugly URL redirection: Some visitors may add unnecessary parameters to your blog post URL and as WordPress CMS will not be able to find the article, it will throw a 404 error for the same. If you to automatically fix WordPress 404 errors caused by useless parameters, activate redirect ugly URL to clean permalinks module in Yoast SEO plugin. AIO doesn't have any such option. Thus you will have to write htaccess redirection code for the same.
ping search engines for faster indexing.
canonical URL for duplicate prevention.
Conclusion: All in One pack is a good plugin and if you're expert in content writing and SEO, you should use it. For Beginners, Yoast is the best available free plugin for search engine optimization. It is better than many paid plugins available for WordPress.
Yoast is easy to use and it has a lot of options to make your site Google and Bing friendly. It is perfect. This plugin will never cause any sort of problems on shared hosting environments. It is compatible with W3TC and WP Super cache plugins.
Yes, Yoast fixes a lot of SEO issues.
According to me Yoast SEO is the best WordPress Plugin because this plugin provides more features compare to All in one SEO Plugin. Many users use both of them plugin on their websites and blogs.
I just tried switching from all in one to yoast and it broke my site..I maybe have 9 plugins even tried turning off 3..thought maybe w3 total…but still messed up…the only thing I could think of was I modded the htaccess awhile back to reduce page load times.
It is easy to switch from All in one SEO to Yoast. Other plugins might not responsible for crashing of your site. How did you switch from AIOSEO to Yoast? Did you use the import settings option?


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Four Nutrients in Flower Pollens Improve Honey Bee Gut Health
Contact: Kim Kaplan
Email: Kim.Kaplan@usda.gov
For the first time, four nutritional compounds found in different flowers have been directly proven to enhance gut health of honey bees, boosting their immune system and increasing lifespan, based on a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service scientists.
"We found that feeding caffeine, kaempferol, p-coumaric acid or gallic acid—all nutritional compounds found in the nectar and pollen of various flowers—improved the abundance and diversity of bacteria in the honey bees' gut," explained entomologist Arathi Seshadri. She is with the ARS Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit in Davis, California.
Seshadri chose these four nutrients to test because they are naturally present in flowers favored by honey bees, and they had already been shown to improve honey bee lifespan and tolerance to a common pathogen, Nosema ceranae. Caffeine, for instance, also has been shown by researchers to make bees better learners and improve their memory of rewarding floral scent and nectar quality. This study is the next step in more specifically defining how some nutrients in flower pollen can help bees by showing a connection through improving the gut microbiome.
The gut microbiome is the total amount and species of all the microorganisms and all of their collective genetic material present in the gut.
"The beneficial impact of these nutrients, found in a wide variety of flowers, has implications for healthier hive management through designing better dietary supplements. It also reemphasizes the need for flowering habitats that can provide bees with access to a rich diversity of pollen and nectar sources," Seshadri said.
Gallic acid, a chemical in the pollen of this mountain mint flower, can enhance the honey bee's gut health.
While the mechanism is not known for how these four nutrients enhance honey bees' gut microbiome, p-coumaric acid has been suggested by other researchers to alter gut microbiome diversity by increasing the activity of honey bees' immunity genes. This perturbs the growth of pathogens acquired while foraging.
Example flower sources for these nutrients include: caffeine: citrus and coffee; gallic acid: mint, raspberry, sunflowers and apples; kaempferol: petunias, asters, canola and poppies; and p-coumaric acid: buckwheat, roses, and clover.
While caffeine had the single greatest impact, all the four nutrients resulted in the increase in abundance of Commensalibacter, Snodgrassella and Bombella bacteria, all of which are considered important core bacteria for a healthy honey bee gut.
Changes in the honey bees' microbiome were seen immediately, just three days after they received the supplements.
The growth spurt in the gut microbiome reached a plateau by six days after supplementing the diet with each of the floral nutrients and the levels reset to the original baseline levels when supplements were discontinued.
"This fast response shows how much of an impact manipulating honey bees' diet may have on their microbiome and reiterates the need for diverse flowering plants that can provide bees with ready access to these nutrients," Seshadri said.
The study was published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology.
The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in agricultural research results in $17 of economic impact.


Thanks Rebecca. My morning time today was precious. Before I started my Bible study I listened to Kari Job's WORSHIP CD. Oh my, it brought a sweet presence of the Spirit into my heart so when I went to my Bible to continue my study of Hosea I was reminded that He loves me so much that he bought me back from my wandering past. Oh those times with the Lord are truly life changing. Thanks for encouraging that.
I have missed your blog posts the last few months. Thanks for pointing me to Jesus...in the way you life your life and in your writing.


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Critical shortage of junior footballers
Added 25 Feb 2016 | Added by: The Mirror | Last updated 25 Feb 2016 by Linda Giddy ⋅ Post a comment
WHERE have all the junior footballers gone?
Local football clubs are having enormous problems trying to field under 18s and under 16s in the Alberton Football Netball League for the coming season.
It is looking more likely that some clubs will be only fielding one junior side each week.
Foster have sent out a letter to their junior families asking the question – do they play one team of under 18s with 17-20 players, or one team of under 16s with 14 players?
As it stands now they do not have enough players to field two junior teams. They are asking for support and assistance to recruit more junior players as their junior football department and junior coaches have exhausted their network in trying to source players.
The club's preference is to field an under 18 team, as long as everyone who wants to play gets a game.
DWWWW president Doug Kay told The Mirror that they won't be having thirds this season, but will have fourths.
"If the age groups stayed the same as last year, 18s and 15s, we would have been able to field two sides," he said.
Numbers for their senior teams is looking really good he concluded.
Toora has decided to only field a thirds team with not enough young players to play fourths. Their bottom age fourths players will still get a game with Stingrays on a Sunday, said joint president Craig Jenkins.
Both MDU and Stony Creek will field both thirds and fourths, but really only have about 15 players for both of their teams. They are hoping to entice a few players out of Leongatha who miss out on a game there to boost their numbers.
Fish Creek have about 25 fourths players to choose from but will be short of thirds players only having 12 to 16 players. They will need some boys to play two games each week to make up the numbers.
Tarwin co-president Anthony Hullick told The Mirror on Monday that Tarwin are really struggling for juniors. There is a lot of work being done to try and field two junior sides, but it is not looking good for an under 18 side at present.
We have about six fourths so maybe we can try and get up an under 16s team before the season starts at Easter.
We have lost 5-6 junior players to Leongatha which hasn't helped our numbers.
AFNL President Barry Stride told The Mirror on Friday that no clubs had officially contacted the league to say they were having troubles fielding sides.
He did say he knew that populations in some towns were dwindling which made it harder for the smaller clubs to field sides and it was a great concern to everyone.
"There are equal number rules in place to help out, but sooner or later the players who have to play two games each week get sick and tired of football and you could lose them altogether.
Barry said the league has a special general meeting coming up soon where he would find out for sure how all clubs were going. If it's true and they are having trouble fielding teams, he would be asking AFL Gippsland what they will do to help the situation."
If there are any young budding footballers out there who would like to start playing with any of the local clubs, just turn up, or contact someone, you will be made most welcome.


For those of you that might have missed it last week. When I received the Chromebook Pixel, I decided to do a 30 day challenge with it. The main reason was because many people have asked if a Chromebook can replace their desktop or laptop. Well of course it can, but that depends on the user case. As a writer/editor and a student, I use a ton of programs installed on my desktop. So my challenge is to see if I can do everything on the Chromebook that I can and normally do on my desktop. So each Monday, for the next month I'll be providing an update on how the challenge is going, along with answering questions that I've been asked on Google+, Facebook, Twitter, and every other social network out there.
This week's update is going to be a bit short since I've only had the Chromebook Pixel for about 5 days now. But so far so good. The only problem I've really ran into was trying to watermark pictures for reviews that I'm working on. Although I did find a way around it. It does take a bit more time then doing a batch watermark in Picasa (only works in the desktop version not web version of Picasa), It's PicMarkr, and it's free. Which is always a great thing.
For me the biggest thing for me to get over when using the Chromebook Pixel instead of my desktop is going from dual-monitors that are 21-inch each, to a 12.85 display. But so far it's working quite nicely for me. Of course, the higher resolution display helps too. Another thing I've noticed is that my wireless mouse is a bit slow on the Chromebook Pixel, even changing the speed in the settings to be the fastest, it's still kinda slow in my opinion.
No you cannot install Microsoft Office, but there is Google Docs, and Microsoft's web-based Office Suite from Skydrive.
It doesn't wobble to much, but it is still a bit odd using it as a touch-screen.
Yes, reaching over the keyboard is a bit odd. I normally use a desktop instead of a laptop, and I'm not completely sure it's worth the price at this point.
Wireless mice, keyboards, webcams, and external hard drives all work. Just plug n play, as some manufacturers say.
Don't forget if you have any questions, feel free to send them to me on Google+, and Twitter using the #Pixel30DayChallenge hashtag, and leave a post on the Android Headlines Facebook Page as hashtags don't work on Facebook. Every question will get answered rather quickly after I receive it, and it'll be in the next update next week. So that way if anyone else had the same question, their question gets answered.


Golf moved onto the PC screen a long time ago, and Microsoft Links is one of the most popular title franchises. The Pocket PC version lets you play as Sergio Garcia at a variety of real-world courses, including Chateau Whistler; you can add other players and courses with forthcoming expansion packs. The game is surprisingly realistic, with sharp colorful graphics and accurate physics. Fore!


Falls 1 place to 7th. While the company is a top performer in R&D, it slips compared to peers in its overall approach to pricing and is amongst the few companies not to disclose patent statuses and clarify filing/enforcement policies.
Holds 7th place, with limited public disclosure of the company's approach to stakeholder engagement.
Holds 5th place, with a solid performance on mitigating the risk of non-compliance, but with sales agents remaining solely incentivised by sales targets.
Falls 1 place to 5th. Amongst the top performers in R&D for its priority R&D and access plans. However, pipeline progression is comparatively average.
Falls 2 places to 6th. Comparatively strong performance in registration, but pushed slightly down due to stronger performances from peers in both inter- and intra-country equitable pricing strategies.
Fall 2 places to 18th. Unlike many of its peers, it has no public position on patent filing and enforcement in low- and middle-income countries, or disclosure of patent status.
Maintains 8th place with a strong focus on manufacturing and health systems strengthening.
Takes the lead, with a strong donation programme aiming to eliminate human African trypanosomiasis.
Find out what Sanofi is doing to address access to medicine in each of the seven areas evaluated by the Index. Use the comparison hub to compare its performance with other companies.
Review policies for access-oriented IP management. Sanofi is one of five companies that does not yet commit to not file for and/or not enforce patents in the poorest countries. Sanofi can look to adopt a general public stance to not filing for or enforcing patents related to diseases in scope in Least Developed Countries, low-income countries, and in a subset of middle income countries. Further, Sanofi can publicly disclose the status of its patents, clearly showing where products are on- and off-patent, and when patents are due to expire. Sixteen peers joined Pat-INFORMED, a platform to promote the accessibility of patent information for health agencies tasked with the procurement of medicines. Sanofi could disclose patent information via this platform, or also elect to self-disclose patent status.
Improve access plans for R&D projects during development. Although Sanofi has the third-highest proportion of late-stage R&D projects with access plans in place, its process to establish these provisions can be strengthened. For example, the company can go further than plans for WHO prequalification, and also implement equitable pricing strategies and registration targets. Sanofi can expand access planning to all R&D projects, regardless of product type and in-house or collaborative status, and implement a firmer timeline for developing these access provisions by Phase II of clinical development. Specific examples include developing access provisions for projects such as its Phase II clinical candidate preventive vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and its newly approved insulin lispro biosimilar, Admelog®.
Review sales incentive structures. Sanofi can work towards decoupling sales incentives from sales targets to better incentivise responsible practices. Removing an emphasis on sales targets is recognised as a mechanism for reducing the impact of unethical marketing on, for e.g, rational prescribing. This can be critical for a company like Sanofi that produces antibiotics and other products which are often inappropriately used.
Entered into a technology transfer agreement with Moroccan manufacturer, Maphar, in 2017 to support the local production of Sanofi products and help improve supply in Africa.
Joined Access Accelerated with multiple initiatives including its mental health programme, FAST (Fighting Against Stigma). It has also committed to measure impact and share results publicly via Access Observatory.
Launched the Faster2Care drone delivery project to improve delivery of essential medicines in the Great Mekong Subregion to help control artemisinine resistance and contribute to malaria elimination in the region.
Working since September 2016 with ACAME (Association des Centrales d'Achats Africaines de Médicaments Essentiels) to build supply chain capacity for central medical stores in the Western and Central African regions.
Outsources research on antimicrobials to Evotec.
Mid-sized pipeline: 56 R&D projects for diseases in scope (36 medicines; 20 preventive vaccines).
Clinical candidates: 36, including fexinidazole for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis and a preventive vaccine for rabies.
Regulatory approvals: 1, including a biosimilar for insulin lispro (Admelog®) for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
R&D focus: communicable diseases (lower respiratory infections and TB) and non-communicable diseases (diabetes mellitus).
Access provisions: for 22 projects, most commonly plans to apply for WHO prequalification.
Comparatively large portfolio: 122 products for diseases in scope (102 medicines; 16 preventive vaccines; 4 platform technologies).
Portfolio focus: non-communicable diseases (diabetes mellitus and ischaemic heart disease) and communicable diseases (lower respiratory infections and diarrhoeal diseases).
Essential medicines: 66% of Sanofi's medicines and vaccines are currently listed on the 2017 WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (WHO EML).
First-line treatments: 63% of Sanofi's medicines and vaccines have first-line indications for diseases in scope.
Five business units: Diabetes & Cardiovascular, Consumer Healthcare, Vaccines, Specialty Care (rare diseases, multiple sclerosis, oncology & immunology), General Medicines & Emerging Markets (established prescription products & generics). Its vaccines portfolio focuses on paediatric vaccines, influenza, adult and adolescent booster vaccines, meningitis, and travel and endemic vaccines.
M&A news: 2016 conclusion of joint vaccines venture with Merck & Co., Inc. in Europe to independently manage their product portfolios. 2018 acquisition of Ablynx, a biopharmaceutical company.
Presence in emerging markets: In 2018, Sanofi reports sales in 93 countries in scope; three less than in the 2016 Index. It is the company with the second highest number of countries in scope with sales. It reports that approximately 30% of its sales in 2017 came from emerging markets.
* Figure excludes 3 projects that do not fall into the listed phases of development: e.g., technical lifecycle projects, diagnostics, platform technologies, vector control products, investigator sponsored trials and Phase IV projects.


A Kentucky high school hosts 'Adulting Day' to teach students real life skills, like changing a tire, paying bills and how to cook.
SHEPHERDSVILLE, Kentucky -- Along with physics, Spanish and algebra, high schoolers in Kentucky now have a new course on the curriculum: Adulting.
Bullitt Central High School held an "Adulting Conference" for seniors.
WAVE-TV reports, seniors received one-on-one sessions with mentors from the community, who teach things like dorm room cooking, changing a tire, and managing credit cards and personal finances.
Other topics include: Doing taxes; talking to police officers - especially during traffic stops; and getting homesick when away at college and how to handle it.
The goal is to establish everyday skills to help ease the transition from high school to living independently as a young adult.