Synopsis : Even when patients do not exhibit a bulls eye rash water on the knee can be a primary symptom of Lyme disease.
Spontaneous knee effusion, also known as "water on the knee," can be a primary symptom of Lyme disease, even when patients do not exhibit a "bull's eye" rash, another common Lyme disease symptom. According to a literature review appearing in the November issue of The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), early diagnosis and antibiotic treatment can prevent the development of Lyme disease's more severe symptoms.
Lyme Disease: Also known as Lyme borreliosis, is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the Borrelia type. The most common sign of infection is an expanding area of redness, known as erythema migrans, that begins at the site of the bite about a week after it has occurred. The rash is typically neither itchy nor painful. About 25% of people do not develop a rash. Other early symptoms may include fever, headache, and feeling tired. If untreated, symptoms may include loss of the ability to move one or both sides of the face, joint pains, severe headaches with neck stiffness, or heart palpitations among others.
Water on the Knee: Knee effusion (swelling of the knee, water on the knee) occurs when excess synovial fluid accumulates in or around the knee joint. There are many common causes for the swelling, including arthritis, injury to the ligaments or meniscus, or fluid collecting in the bursa, a condition known as prepatellar bursitis.
Lyme borreliosis, or Lyme disease - the most common vector-borne illness transmitted by insects - is prevalent in the Northeast and upper Midwest regions of the United States.
Over 30,000 cases are reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) each year and likely over 300,000 new cases occur but go unreported.
"It is important to catch and treat Lyme disease early because the symptoms get progressively worse over time," said Elizabeth Matzkin, MD, lead study author and assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at Harvard Medical School. "However, the lab tests used to diagnose Lyme disease can take time to process, and there are certain circumstances in which immediate antibiotic treatment may be recommended before the lab results are complete." If symptoms have been present for less than two weeks, the Lyme test may need to be repeated as the test can remain negative the first two weeks of an infection.
The current standard of care for the diagnosis of Lyme disease is a two-tier blood test. Antibiotic treatments are successful in 99 percent of patients who are diagnosed early and in 90 percent of patients who are diagnosed later. If left untreated, 60 percent of patients eventually develop Lyme arthritis, with the most severe cases having higher risks of permanent joint damage.
"Half of patients do not recall a tick bite or observe a rash, and early symptoms are not always detected when a physician diagnoses a knee effusion," said Dr. Matzkin.
"One of the most notable differentiating factors is, while septic or arthritic knees usually come with significant pain, knee effusions caused by Lyme disease are often very large, not activity-related, and mostly pain-free."
Early symptoms of Lyme disease, which include fatigue, chills, fever, headache, muscle and joint aches, and swollen lymph nodes, occur three to 30 days after exposure and are not always present.
In areas where Lyme disease is common, physicians should always consider whether a spontaneous knee effusion might be caused by the disease and test accordingly. In areas of low prevalence, the clinician should ask if the patient has traveled to such an area before making a diagnosis.


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EU Official Admits They Are Already Planning For A Greek Exit
Wolf Richter,
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De Gucht said the magic words.
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While the G-8 leaders are schmoozing with President Obama during their slumber party at Camp David, and while the parallel NATO summit and its protests and rallies are wreaking havoc on the streets in Chicago, Europe is re-descending into rumor hell—where good rumors, as we found out last summer and fall, are head fakes that cause huge rallies in the markets, and where bad rumors, though passionately denied by all sides, turn out to be true.
The latest was that the European Central Bank and European Commission were preparing contingency plans for Greece's exit from the Eurozone. Actually, it wasn't even a rumor. EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht declared it during an interview: "A year and a half ago, there may have been the danger of a domino effect," he said, "but today there are, both within the European Central Bank and the European Commission, services that are working on emergency scenarios in case Greece doesn't make it."
A momentous statement. The first time ever that an EU official admitted the existence of contingency plans—though everyone had long assumed that they existed. Clearly, Europe's political power brokers, disparate as they are, have gotten tired of bending to Greece's wily political elite and their threats. Read.... The Greek Extortion Racket in its Final Spasm.
Alas, within hours, the very European Commission where De Gucht serves as the Trade Commissioner stabbed him in the back: "We completely deny that we are working on any such emergency plans," said a spokesperson for the Commission. "We are concentrating all our efforts on supporting Greece and keeping it in the Eurozone. That is the scenario we are working on."
Indeed. And then there was the rumor about printing money. Not the kind that the Fed, the ECB, and other central banks are printing, but real money. De La Rue, a British company that prints currency for 150 countries, among other business activities, has apparently been asked some time ago to prepare contingency plans for printing Greek drachma notes, according to unconfirmed rumors that just surfaced. People who got wind of it earlier have driven up the stock (DLAR.L) 11% since mid-April—possibly a confirmation.
Greece's return to the drachma can't be done overnight. It would be a complex and costly transition that would require time. The day Greece switches to the drachma, it will have to have huge quantities of drachma notes on hand; and preparations are apparently underway to print them. The Bank of Greece has its own printing outfit that has been printing euros ever since it stopped printing drachmas. It would pick up much of the volume, but any demand beyond its capacity would have to be farmed out to other printers. Hence De La Rue.
Banks have already been preparing for the drachma. Turns out, some banks never actually removed their drachma capabilities, perhaps because they lacked confidence in Greece's ability to keep the euro, or perhaps because they—the banks, not the Greeks—were simply too lazy. And they'd be able to switch from one moment to the next. But it would still be a complicated mess laced with capital controls and all the banking nightmares associated with them. It would be fraught with risks, legal issues, and uncertainties.
A return to the drachma—and its rapid devaluation—would do wonders, however, for Greece's tourism industry, the second largest industry after shipping. In 2011, the number of international visitors actually rose by 9.5% from the prior year, and they spent 9.3% more. The industry is hugely important to Greece: it provides 18.4% of the country's jobs and makes up 16.5% of the economy.
But now reservations for the summer have collapsed by a stunning 50%! "Political instability," explains Georgios Drakopoulos Director General of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE). And bad publicity, strikes, demonstrations, and images of Athens on fire—the only things foreign media showed, Drakopoulos lamented, though in the rest of Greece, "the conditions are the exact opposite." And once those issues disappear from the media, a devalued drachma would turn Greece into an irresistible and highly affordable paradise for tourists of all types, including waves of budget tourists—all of whom would bring in hard currency.
"The Greeks are still debt slaves, and will be until they tell Brussels to take a hike," said David Stockman, Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Reagan. With similarly pungent flourishes, he talked of a "paralyzed" Fed that is in its "final days," hostage of Wall Street "robots" trading in markets that are "artificially medicated." For his awesome interview, read.... The Emperor is Naked: David Stockman.
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Many travellers are searching for Must Do List In Phuket, Phuket Thailand is quite a large province, a very popular part of the country for vacationers. It's definitely a way for you to immerse yourself in the culture of the country and get to know the customs and traditions of the locals. You can imagine all the markets you can visit for shopping and all the beach adventures you can enjoy. You can find Must Do List In Phuket travel information.
Must Do List In Phuket, First, are you presently acquainted with where Phuket is found in Thailand? It's southern Thailand, on the west coast. Do you anticipate visiting any other parts of Thailand while you're there? You'll want to know where those locations will be in proximity to Phuket and the way you plan on getting around. Now, let's take a good look at those activities you want to do while you're there.
First, you might be privy to at least 140 gift shops and specialty shops, including RK Fashions and Tailors and InStyle Fashion. Imagine having clothes tailored and fit to make, and take into consideration each of the unique souvenirs you will discover while you're there. That is quite a few shops available, but you will wish to remember again that Phuket is a rather large and popular province. Still, you can't go far without running into something fun to do.
After you're done shopping, it's time and energy to hit up some attractions. We'll talk specific beaches here in a minute, however consider the specific beach adventures you might have. For instance, while vacationing in Phuket, you may continue different scuba and snorkeling adventures. One popular place is Simba Sea Trips, and then there is Super Divers, Aussie Divers Phuket and much more. You can even continue on different boat tours, available from Two Sea Tour, Phuket Sail Tours plus more. Simba Sea Trips offers the boat tours as well as the scuba diving and snorkeling adventures.
Wat Chalong is at Phuket Town, along with the area looks beautiful. This building is really a temple based on the reviews, and other people describe gorgeous Thai architecture. One of many other attractions is nearby, too, a Big Buddha. A number of the reviews discuss firecrackers, which sounds cool when you're surrounded by beautiful scenery.
Talking about beautiful scenery, you will need to stop by Karon View Point, which is also evidently associated with the Big Buddha. Reviewers describe the views as breathtaking, and this should help you realize you're gonna have plenty of photo ops while vacationing in Phuket Thailand. The viewpoint offers you a good layout of the land, a vantage point if you will, and you may even begin to see the coastline.
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That's the sort of beach you wish to visit while you're on vacation, right? Well, there are many others at the same time so remember that as you're planning your days about the beach. Evidently, this is amongst the beaches in Phuket the location where the waves can get to be big in line with the reviews. People also mention jet skis, and whatever beach you visit, you definitely want to look into the activities available.
Nai Harn Beach is another recommended beach stop when you're in Phuket. It's actually thought to be the ideal beach in Phuket as well as the top attraction or 'thing to do' also. You could expect exactly the same form of beach often, and then there are vendors there. Lifeguards are on duty in accordance with the reviews, and swimming and the entire body surfing is very popular there.
Returning to the animals! Specifically dogs are the main topic of another attraction in Phuket. It's the Soi Dog Foundation, and that is a rescue center which features cats. Isn't it cool how 2 of the most notable attractions cope with rescuing animals? It's really neat they have made it a place that folks would like to visit, and the reviews talk about the ability being heartwarming.
The Major Buddha was mentioned earlier, but the attraction hasn't been formally introduced. It's the Phuket Big Buddha, which is quite large indeed. The monument consists of white marble. I first don't like visiting other attractions that handle religion, but you can find others who would like to begin to see the attraction, which can be rather new incidentally.
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Over the summer, we partnered with the newly re-branded Grit Cycling as our shop sponsor. Located on Preston Highway, Grit is the closest bike shop to the Belknap campus. They've been keeping students rolling for a long time and now they're helping us get ready for race day.
Our second annual Cardinal Cup was held in early September. Despite some heavy rain, we had over a hundred twenty race entries and received tons of great feedback from the ten colleges represented. Ft. Duffield is the best place around Louisville to shred in the rain! There was room for improvement with a lot of money left on the table from low domestic turnout, so we'll be putting in more effort to market the event to the local community next year.
The success of our event is in huge part thanks to the efforts of a startup race registration platform named sport.io created by alumni Abner Miralda and Jason Eisenmenger. Sport.io has already hosted events internationally and we look forward to growing together with them as the newest sponsor of our team.
We've had a lot of success in the last month hosting repair days at Freedom Park, the "Red Square" between 2nd and 3rd Street across from the Ville Grille. We've already fixed dozens of bikes and we'll continue providing free assistance twice monthly to UofL students. Look for us next on October 24 during Sustainability Week in The Quad.
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Israeli election: Exit polls point to Netanyahu victory
JERUSALEM (AP) – Exit polls in Israel on Tuesday indicate that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies may have won enough seats to return to power in a nationalist and religious government after three and a half years of political gridlock.
The polls are preliminary, however, and final results could change as votes are tallied in the coming hours.
It was the fifth election in less than four years in Israel, all of which largely turned on Netanyahu's fitness to govern. The polls by three major Israeli TV stations indicated that Netanyahu and his allies would capture the 61-seat majority in parliament required to form a new government.
The exit polls also showed far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir's Religious Zionism as the third-largest party. Ben-Gvir is a disciple of a racist rabbi who was assassinated in the 1990s and has promised a hard line against the Palestinians.
Ben-Gvir is expected to seek a Cabinet position as head of the ministry that oversees police. Just last month he brandished a handgun in a tense Palestinian neighborhood of Jerusalem and called on the police to shoot Palestinian stone-throwers. He has also called for deportation of Arab lawmakers.
Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption, would be able to battle the charges as prime minister, improving his chances of avoiding conviction or jail time. His opponents view him as a grave threat to Israel's democratic institutions and the rule of law.
Election officials said that by 8 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) – two hours before polls close – turnout stood at 66.3%, over five points higher than the same hour in the 2021 election and the highest at that point since 1999, when the main issue was the flagging peace process with the Palestinians.
Netanyahu's main rival is the man who helped oust him last year, the centrist caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid, who has warned against the nationalist and religious alliance that would emerge should Netanyahu return to power.
"Vote for the state of Israel, and for the future of our children," Lapid said after casting his ballot in the upscale Tel Aviv neighborhood where he lives.
After he cast his vote in the West Bank settlement where he lives, Ben-Gvir promised that a vote for his party would bring about a "fully right-wing government" with Netanyahu as prime minister.
Ben-Gvir, who has been convicted of incitement for his anti-Arab rhetoric had seen his clout rise in the polls ahead of the vote and has demanded a key portfolio should Netanyahu be tapped to form a government.
With former allies and proteges refusing to sit under him while he is on trial, Netanyahu has been unable to form a viable majority government in the 120-seat Knesset, or parliament.
"I'm a little worried," Netanyahu said after voting. "I hope we end the day with a smile."
Netanyahu's opponents, an ideologically diverse constellation of parties, are equally hamstrung in cobbling together the 61 seats needed to rule.
That impasse has mired Israel in an unprecedented political crisis that has eroded Israelis' faith in their democracy, its institutions and their political leaders.
"People are tired of instability, of the fact that the government is not delivering the goods," said Yohanan Plesner, a former legislator who now heads the Israel Democracy Institute, a Jerusalem think tank.
Buoyed by his followers' almost cult-like adoration, Netanyahu, 73, has rejected calls to step down by his opponents, who say someone on trial for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes cannot govern. Netanyahu denies wrongdoing, but embarrassing details from his ongoing trial repeatedly make front page news.
In Israel's fragmented politics, no single party has ever won a parliamentary majority, and coalition-building is necessary to govern. Netanyahu's most likely path to the premiership requires an alliance with extreme nationalists and religious ultra-Orthodox parties.
These parties would demand key portfolios in a Netanyahu government, and some have promised to enact reforms that could make Netanyahu's legal woes disappear.
Ben-Gvir's ultranationalist Religious Zionism party has promised to support legislation that would alter the legal code, weaken the judiciary and could help Netanyahu evade a conviction.
Critics have sounded the alarm over what they see as a threat to Israel's democracy.
"If Netanyahu is triumphant," wrote columnist Sima Kadmon in the Yediot Ahronot daily, "these will be the final days of the state of Israel as we have known it for 75 years."
Netanyahu's Likud party has tried to tamp down worries, saying any changes to the legal code won't apply to Netanyahu's case and that the more extreme elements of his potential coalition will be reined in.
Netanyahu, currently opposition leader, paints himself as the consummate statesman and only leader capable of steering the country through its myriad challenges. Polls say the race is too close to predict.
Netanyahu was ousted last year after 12 years in power by the diverse coalition forged by Lapid, Netanyahu's main challenger.
The coalition, made up of nationalists who oppose Palestinian statehood, dovish parties that seek a peace agreement, as well as – for the first time in the country's history – a small Arab Islamist party, united over their distaste for Netanyahu.
But that coalition collapsed this spring because of infighting.
The centrist Lapid, a former author and broadcaster who became premier as part of a power-sharing agreement, has portrayed himself as an honest and scandal-free change from the polarizing Netanyahu.
In his short term as caretaker leader, Lapid welcomed President Joe Biden on a successful visit to Israel, led the country in a brief military operation against Gaza militants and signed a diplomatic agreement with Lebanon setting a maritime boundary between the enemy nations.
Still, Lapid's chances to return to leadership are shaky. He is relying on voters from Israel's Palestinian minority, who make up one fifth of the population. Their turnout is predicted to reach historic lows, but if they unexpectedly do come out to vote, that could slash the Netanyahu camp's numbers.
"We must vote," said Jiwad Abu Sharekh, 66, a Palestinian citizen of Israel from the mixed Arab-Jewish city of Lod. "If you don't vote, the right wins. We want to stop the extremists on the right."
After the votes are tallied, the parties have nearly three months to form a government. If they can't, Israel will head to yet another election.
"I hope this time it will be final," said Avi Shlush, a voter in Tel Aviv. "But it will not be final. We are heading to another election."
Associated Press reporters Sam McNeil in Lod, Israel, and Moshe Edri in Tel Aviv, Israel, contributed reporting.
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The Senate today (Wednesday) directed Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi to withdraw the statement he made in Ilorin on Monday during the North Central Town Hall meeting by the Federal Government, in which he claimed that the refusal of the National Assembly to approve the request of the government for foreign loan that will be used for counterpart funding was frustrating the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan and Ibadan-Ilorin-Minna -Kano rail lines.
"Also, in the letter quoted above, the Government mentioned the two rail lines cited by the minister as part of the projects for which the EuroBond will be utilised. So, we cannot understand what the grouse of Mr. Amaechi is.
"We view that statement based on false and misinformed premise strongly as a mere attempt to incite the people against the National Assembly. The Minister should therefore withdraw that statement. Furthermore, the National Assembly will take up the matter with the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
"As a former Speaker of a state House of Assembly, we believe that a minister like Amaechi should always check his facts and refrain from making unguarded and inciting remarks against the legislature.
"What Nigeria needs at this point is for all arms of government to work together and create the synergy necessary to take Nigeria out of the present economic crisis we have found ourselves. Comments designed to infuriate one arm of government or incite the people against another arm of the government will do no one any good and we do not expect such statements from a Minister in the present government", Abdullahi stated.


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Q: Importing Excel data using SSIS using unique ID's I have one excel file that I want to import into two different tables, tblUni and tblUser.
I have a third table which contains the id's from the other two tables:
tblUni_Students
Id
UniId
StudentId

What I need is when I import the excel data into the first two tables, for each record, the newly created ids to be inserted into the Uni_Students table also.
Using SSIS, I have managed to import the data into two sql destinations but cannot seem to then take the new ids from these destinations to then insert into the lookup table.

Can anyone advise please. Thanks.

A: It's a bit difficult to answer without knowing the target database or the structure of the data but speaking generally this would be much better done by adding the data into a "load" table. i.e. one who's sole reason is to temporarily hold data while you process it, you would then update the tblStudent, tblUni and tblUni_Student tables from the load area using SQL statements either via Procedure or via an Execute SQL Task component.

A: You'd it as an oledbcommand component, where the command is to insert values into the table. Then in the same component you'd output the generated identity. Assign the generated identity to a new column in the output, and now you have all your data plus the generated identity in the dataflow.
This will be processed one row at a time, so it will be slow. Personally I'd put it in a staging table and do it as Ciarán described.

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Elaine C Smith returns to the King's this panto season!
She's baaaack – oh yes she is! First Lady of Scottish pantomime Elaine C Smith returns to the King's Theatre this Christmas to star in Sleeping Beauty where she'll play The Fairy.
The Great Dame returns to the King's stage for the first time since 2004 where she played the title role in Mother Goose. Her first appearance at the famous King's panto – which is renowned for upholding traditional elements of pantomime - was in 1996 during a run of Cinderella. Elaine wowed the King's audience for years and is truly a firm panto favourite in Scotland.
Elaine C Smith is perhaps best known for her role as Marydoll in the BBC sitcom, Rab C Nesbitt which she starred in alongside Gregor Fisher, Tony Roper and Barbara Rafferty for more than a decade. The actress and comedian has countless theatre credits to her name including The Steamie, I Dreamed a Dream, Shirley Valentine and most recently, Annie where she played Mrs Hannigan during the Scottish dates of the production's UK tour.
Elaine C Smith said: "I am absolutely thrilled to come back to the King's this year.
Hot-off-the heels of the phenomenally successful production of Cinderella last year, the magical tale of Sleeping Beauty will open on Saturday 2 December 2017 and runs until Sunday 7 January 2018.
On the day of her sixteenth birthday the beautiful Princess Beauty is given a present by her evil godmother Carabosse. By pricking her finger on an enchanted spinning wheel she is placed under a cruel curse and forced to sleep for 100 years. Can true love survive and the handsome Prince Charming break the spell?
This year's King's panto is produced by Qdos Entertainment, the world's biggest pantomime producer with over 600 productions to its credit, and will feature all of the ingredients of the perfect pantomime; a fabulous cast and orchestra, laugh-out-loud comedy, stunning scenery and special effects, beautiful costumes and plenty of boos and hisses for all the family to enjoy.
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Q: JQ can't parse an Unicode emoji character. Is it valid JSON? I have a JSON file, which contains JSON from Clojure's data.json library. The data came from Twitter where people seem to smile a lot.
$ cat /tmp/myfile | jq .

I get:
parse error: Invalid \uXXXX\uXXXX surrogate pair escape at line 1, column 14862268

The offending section is:
$ cut -c 14862258-14862269 /tmp/2017-02-23-2
79-7\ud83d",

So, this escape code was found in a real JSON file and JQ can't read it.
echo '"\ud83d"' | jq .

Fileformat.info seems to suggest that it should come in a pair:
SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH
"\uD83D\uDE03"

*

*Is this truly an invalid character to find in a JSON file? Is my JSON technically invalid?

*Is there a simple utility I can pipe the data through to strip out these characters prior to JQ? Or can I make JQ relax it interpretation?

A: The JSON specification says:

A string is a sequence of zero or more Unicode characters [UNICODE].

In this sense, the string "\ud83d" is NOT valid JSON ("+UD83D is not a valid Unicode character"), even though it conforms with the JSON ABNF.  As the standards document goes on to say, there is a discrepancy between the string specification and the ABNF:

the ABNF in this specification allows member names and
string values to contain bit sequences that cannot encode Unicode
characters; for example, "\uDEAD" (a single unpaired UTF-16
surrogate).  Instances of this have been observed, for example, when
a library truncates a UTF-16 string without checking whether the
truncation split a surrogate pair.  The behavior of software that
receives JSON texts containing such values is unpredictable ...

So it would be fair to say that:

*

*"\uD83D" is not strictly valid JSON, even though it conforms to the ABNF;

*jq is within its rights here;

*jsonlint is wrong to accept "\uD83D".
"... strip out these characters"
See e.g How to remove non UTF-8 characters from text file

A: It's definitely valid json, but the code unit D83D by itself is invalid. Remember, jq isn't merely interpreting the json, it's trying to get its value. So that's not just a stream of characters stored in json anymore once consumed by jq, it's a string with a definite value.
That value is a high surrogate, it must come in pairs which your input apparently doesn't have. So the string encoded in the file, while valid json, doesn't represent a valid unicode string which jq is trying to parse into.
You need to go through your json and complete the pair(s) if you want to be able to parse it using jq.

If you could at least ensure that it is valid json, you could probably use regular expressions to scan through the data to search for mismatched surrogates.  Something like this:
\\u[Dd][89ABab][0-9A-Fa-f]{2}(?!\\u[Dd][C-Fc-f][0-9A-Fa-f]{2})
|
(?<!\\u[Dd][89ABab][0-9A-Fa-f]{2})\\u[Dd][C-Fc-f][0-9A-Fa-f]{2}

Then you could either strip them off or make a best guess at the missing surrogate.


By Angela Connolly -- It was a cloudy and crisp Fall morning, but it didn't dampen the spirits of the riders who came together to enjoy the first EZ Rollers ride to Milburn Orchards, which is a popular destination for area cyclists. The group met at Saxby's in Newark, where Corinth gave her suggestions for the route to Milburn. After introductions and tea/coffee, the group set out on Elkton Road. Corinth showed the group a route through the Gore campus, which provided a less hilly option to our destination than the route that the other riders had taken before.
At Milburn's we had a nice break, and enjoyed hot cider, tea, and their famous cider donuts!
Heading home, the group decided to take the more straightforward route of Barksdale Road back to Newark.
The pace of the ride was very comfortable, allowing the riders to enjoy the scenery, and talk to each other. We talked about the possibilities for future rides. We are so lucky to have so many beautiful places to explore by bike!
We are hoping that December will be kind to us and allow good weather for another EZ Rollers Ride! Stay tuned for details! Everyone is welcome, we will have all skill levels of riders, and no one gets dropped, ever! Come have fun, meet other cyclists, and explore the many beautiful roads and destinations that the area has to offer - at an EZ and fun pace!
The group preparing for departure at Saxby's Coffee in Newark.
Ready for some hot cider and cider donuts!
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The Janus Property Company's vision for converting an aging manufacturing zone in West Harlem into a 21st century high tech, life sciences, arts and culture center came to a reality with the May 9th groundbreaking of the new Taystee Lab Building at 450 West 126th Street in Manhattan.
Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and NYC Deputy Mayor Vicki Been led the dozens of elected and appointed officials and community leaders who hailed Janus partners Scott Metzner and Jerry Salama for their steadfastness and confidence in launching this important economic development project.
Former Community Board #9 Chair Rev. Georgette Morgan-Thomas kicked off the remarks by noting the cooperative process between community leaders and Janus in so many neighborhood initiatives including Taystee. Deputy Mayor Been noted that this Lab building is projected to create 440 new permanent "jobs of tomorrow."
Lt. Governor Hochul underscored the "ripple effect of this 350,000 sf project" as the anchor building in a multi-building campus that Janus is developing in the new Manhattanville Factory district in Upper Manhattan. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer lauded Janus for their extensive and inclusive community involvement in this project.
Council Member Mark Levine expressed his pride at the progress of this building by a company that has dedicated itself to supporting many local non-profit groups. State Senator Brian Benjamin noted that the Taystee Lab Building is a great example of how people and profit can work together for the benefit of the community.
The Taystee Lab Building is expected to be completed in the third quarter of next year.
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Dozens of contemporary artists and authors of comics, graphic novels, and books for audiences both young and old will be present for informational panels and autograph sessions, including legendary Marvel Comics writer, editor, and publisher, Stan Lee. In addition to the other festivities, guests are invited to attend the presentation of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the highest honor awarded to talented creators of comics and graphic novels.
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Q: Parse.com how to include moment-timezone.js I have a script in cloud code in parse.com. And I'm trying to use moment-timezone.js because I need to convert the timezone of my installation from string (ie "Europe/Paris") to a time offset from UTC (GMT).
My code so far imported from this question :
var moment = require('cloud/moment.js');
var tz = require('cloud/moment-timezone.js');

function toTimeZone(time, zone) {
    var format = 'YYYY/MM/DD HH:mm:ss ZZ';
    return moment(time, format).tz(zone).format(format);
}

I have copied the latest moment.js and moment-timezone.js files from their website into my cloud directory.
Here is the error I get from log in cloud code :
Failed with: TypeError: Object Invalid date has no method 'tz'
at toTimeZone (main.js:6:30)
at query.find.success (main.js:19:17)
at Parse.js:2:10161
at e (Parse.js:2:8941)
at Parse.js:2:8390
at Array.forEach (native)
at Object.x.each.x.forEach [as _arrayEach] (Parse.js:1:661)
at c.extend.resolve (Parse.js:2:8341)
at e (Parse.js:2:9076)
at Parse.js:2:8390

A: According to Parse's documentation https://www.parse.com/docs/js/guide#cloud-code-modules-moment
You can try this:
var moment = require('cloud/moment');
var tz = require('cloud/moment-timezone');


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Groundwork: Downtown Edmonton set to return to life, but risks to recovery remain
Keith Gerein
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Kristina Botelho, owner of kb&co eatery at 10224 104th Street in Edmonton on Aug. 18, 2021, is hopeful for an increase in customers as workers return to Downtown. Photo by Ed Kaiser /Postmedia
For many of the retail shops, coffee shops and lunch spots around Downtown, Sept. 7 is a date that's been circled in red for months.
Yes, the day after Labour Day always signals the end of summer vacation season, when students return to school, workers are back on the job in full force, and corporate events start to pick up.
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But this year, the first Tuesday in September brings hope of an even more profound change, in which businesses that depend on all those students, workers and clientele may begin to see, for the first time in 18 months, a Downtown finally divorced from the pandemic.
That is, if factors such as a fourth wave, increased social disorder on the streets and an uneven recovery don't derail it.
Kristina Botelho is one of those business owners eager to see lunchtime lineups stretching out the door again. Since 2016, she's owned kb&co, a plant-based café on 104 Street.
Unlike numerous other Downtown entrepreneurs, Botelho kept her café open throughout the pandemic, even in the early months when business volume didn't seem to warrant it.
"I felt closing might be detrimental to the brand long term," said Botelho, who also spent considerable time in Kelowna during the pandemic to support a kb&co that had opened just one day before COVID hit.
"It was the worst and best time of my life. I learned how to pivot and to get creative."
The café has stayed afloat through a combination of reduced staff and hours, reliance on family help, healthy lifestyle marketing, and a switch to accommodate more takeout and delivery.
Still, long-term viability ultimately depends on the resumption of daily foot traffic, which has picked up in the last couple of months. The only question now is whether that progress can take another important leap this fall.
So far, signs are promising.
For one thing, widespread business closures did not come to pass. Which means that the Downtown office vacancy rate, which was already high prior to the pandemic, has at least remained stable at about 20 per cent, in part due to federal rent and wage subsidy programs.
And when it comes to that question of whether the pandemic might have convinced employers to stick with the cheaper work-at-home model, so far it seems the answer is no. That's because a lot of those employers who hung on to their offices are now moving to fill them up again with workers, some full-time and some trying hybrid work schedules .
A recent survey conducted by the Downtown Business Association found that around 75 per cent of employers had no plans to change their office footprint. A handful even said they were looking to increase their office space.
"I can breathe a little easier than I did eight months ago," said association executive director Puneeta McBryan. "Most of that worst-case scenario we were bracing for didn't happen."
She said employers in the toughest spot tend to be smaller businesses that can't afford to support workstations both at home and an office, so they have to make a decision.
Still, while the prognosis of recovery looks good in the short term, not everything is trending in a helpful way. Of particular concern is rising cases of COVID.
As well, several Groundwork contributors have noted an increase in social disorder visible on Downtown streets — a likely product of the pandemic, which was particularly ruthless to people who were living on the margins with occasional low-paid work.
A man walks through a homeless camp near the river valley just south of Downtown Edmonton on Oct. 25, 2020. Photo by LARRY WONG Larry Wong /POSTMEDIA NETWORK
Though everyone reacts to this differently, there is no question the sight of more people sleeping rough, encampments, litter, urine and so on has degraded the visual appeal and sense of comfort some Edmontonians have about Downtown.
And while there's little evidence Jasper Avenue and its surroundings are any less safe, just a perception of danger and disarray can be hugely harmful. Companies may rethink their relocation plans. Conferences may find other locations. Dinner and drinks after work could happen less often.
The issue is significant enough that it's become a major topic in the civic election . All the contenders for mayor agree that Downtown prosperity is inextricably linked to housing, although they all have different approaches to increasing the supply.
Another concern is the office vacancy rate, which could worsen due to ongoing oil industry uncertainty and the possibility of public sector layoffs.
As such, new strategies are needed to bring in not just new workers, but also renters and visitors.
Among the ideas on offer, Kim Krushell has called for non-profits or cultural groups to move into empty storefronts. Cheryll Watson proposes free one-hour parking, free transit and free wi-fi. Amarjeet Sohi has talked about activating more unused public spaces for business and arts. Michael Oshry would like to see disruptive construction come to an end.
Others have proposed that older office buildings could be made attractive for fledgling tech companies or converted into apartments. The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce has suggested vaccine passports may help consumer confidence. And while the return of spectators to Oilers games should help economically, the city's recently released Downtown Vibrancy Strategy aims to increase the volume and diversity of events.
Some of you reading this will wonder why such effort should be expended on Downtown, and may even believe that the local economy can thrive even if the core doesn't, if that's where market forces lead.
I have my doubts about that thinking. Downtown is the tone-setter, a premiere gathering place where we express our aspirations, and try to show our best selves to the world. A visibly struggling Downtown has both an economic and psychological effect, creating an indelible image that reflects badly on the city as a whole.
"So much of economic confidence and spending comes down to how people feel about the economy," said McBryan. "If we all come together and we focus on creating the Downtown experience we all want to see, everything else will come along."
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LETTER: KSM mine underwent 'comprehensive, transparent peer-reviewed environmental assessment'
Seabridge Gold's KSM project did incorporate independent and peer-reviewed science
Re: United States increasingly concerned over pollution from BC Mines by the Canadian Press
I am writing to express my surprise that Black Press Media publications would publish this article which suggests 'some scientists' are concerned that Seabridge Gold's KSM project did not incorporate independent and peer-reviewed science during the environmental assessment and permitting process. To reiterate Jonathon Moore's statement that "we want those scales rebalanced and the way to rebalance that is through peer-reviewed science and processes that are inclusive and incorporate cross-border policies" is completely contrary to the evidence and facts as it relates to the KSM Project.
In our view, by publishing this article, Black Press Media is suggesting the KSM Project's independent joint-harmonized environmental review conducted under the British Columbia Government Environmental Assessment Act, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (1992) and under the Nisga'a Lisims Treaty, was not independent, peer-reviewed and did not incorporate cross-border policies and concerns; this illustrates a lack of comprehension about the independent scientific review and the regulatory process that the KSM Project underwent to be granted its environmental approvals.
As professional fact finders, I am confident that you will be interested in learning the facts about the science, peer, international cross border reviews and public consultations conducted before and during the independent environmental assessment review of Seabridge Gold's KSM project.
Between 2008 and 2014, 250 independent scientists from across 20 disciplines along with a cadre of geophysical, geotechnical mining, design and civil engineers, social scientists and Indigenous traditional scientists worked together to research and publish 36,000 pages of scientifically rigorous findings as it relates to the environmental, economic, social, heritage, cumulative, international and health impacts of this project.
This review included information related to potential transboundary concerns and cross border policies. This information was then independently reviewed by both the Tahltan First Nation and Nisga'a Lisims' scientists, who considered both the traditional scientific knowledge and traditional values as it related to the project, and further project accommodations were made at their request.
It's important to note, not unlike research scientists, each of the scientists working on this project belong to and are licensed with professional regulatory bodies which regulate their practice through expected standards of practice and conduct.
Once the 36,000 pages of information were collected and collated, The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, The British Columbia Environmental Assessment Agency along with twenty US Federal and Alaska regulatory agencies, including the EPA who were mentioned in the article, and the Nisga'a Lisims' Government conducted extensive, independent reviews of the information. During this time, Seabridge Gold scientists conducted 115 meetings with these independent regulators to answer questions about their peer review of the science. In contrast to what the article suggests, the US EPA and Alaska regulators were at the table for these meetings and Alaska citizens' questions and comments were collected and responded to.
Concurrently, and as a prerequisite to permitting projects, Seabridge Gold was required to gain a social license to operate from the local communities and First Nation rights holders.
After a decade of consultation and engagement with the local community members and First Nations rights holders, responding to 15,000 questions and comments, 76 percent of the local community members strongly supported the KSM project environmental assessment application. Additionally, both the Tahltan Nation and the Nisga'a Lisims Nation (the First Nations on whose traditional territory the KSM Project is located), signed economic benefit agreements in support of the KSM Project.
It is also important to note for the record, that after one of the most comprehensive environmental assessment ever undertaken in Canada and British Columbia, the Canadian Minister of the Environment, in her decision statement approving the KSM Project, stated: "The project is not likely to cause adverse environmental effects as defined in the former Act, taking into account the implementation of mitigation measures described in the report… the mitigation measures and follow up programs described in the Report are appropriate for the project." Further, the British Columbia Ministers of Environment and Energy and Mines concluded, "the project will be constructed, operated and decommissioned in a way that ensures that no significant adverse effects are likely to occur." The US (EPA) and Alaska regulators were "satisfied there would be no downstream or transboundary impacts."
In a democracy, we certainly welcomed a debate that was strengthened with the involvement of Alaskans, but there are legal and regulatory processes that we followed during the environmental assessment of the KSM project, given that both the US and Canada are countries founded on the "rule of law." With the environmental assessment approvals of the project granted, it will now be up to the operator of the project who will be required by law to live up to the mitigation measures prescribed to ensure this project is developed and operated safely and does not have adverse effects on the environment.
As a scientist, given the 36,000 pages of research compiled by over 250 independent scientists, the seven-year independent, peer regulatory review, three independent science reviews, over 15,000 conversations and our two First Nation partners' approval for the project, I am genuinely disappointed by the false information perpetrated by publishing the unsubstantiated suggestion that the KSM project did not undergo a comprehensive, transparent peer-reviewed environmental assessment which did not take cross boundary policies into consideration.
My professional science training taught me that good science happens through factual and evidence-based decision-making. I am also under the impression good journalism happens when both sides of the story are told and, I hope, in the future, we can all expect that Black Press Media will live up to these professional standards when reporting on Seabridge Gold's KSM Project.
R Brent Murphy, senior vice president of environmental affairs for Seabridge Gold
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Shaughna Phillips Teases 'I'm A Celeb' 2020 Appearance
Winter Love Island star Shaughna Phillips has stoked rumours that she is set to appear on this year's all-new series of I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, which will be filmed for the first time in a UK location.
Is Shaughna Phillips on I'm A Celebrity 2020? It's the question on everyone's lips and whilst we don't have a definitive answer for you yet, Shaughna has certainly been hinting that she could be going into the jung—er, castle—this November.
Speaking to the Express, the former Islander confirmed that she will be back on our screens in an undisclosed TV project before the end of this year. She teased:
I can't say too much, I've started filming for it already.
When asked about the possibility of appearing on I'm A Celeb, Shaughna, who calls herself 'the biggest fan' of the show, said:
If the opportunity came, I think it would be hard to turn down, but oh my god, I am the biggest wuss, I would be crying the whole way there, I'd be crying the whole time to be honest.
Whilst it sounds like she's definitely up for it, we'll have to wait and see if Shaughna is part of the line-up for I'm A Celeb 2020, which is set to be filmed in a castle in Wales for the first time ever as continued Coronavirus measures make travelling to Australia for filming impossible.
No campmates for the series have been confirmed yet but some big names are being rumoured—including boxer Conor McGregor, Coronation Street star Beverley Callard and even former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow. Whoever goes into the castle, it's sure to be a series like no other!
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WILPF organised a three-day face to face convening for partners of the "Feminist Movement for Change in Syria Project" with the aim of providing a safe space for the Syrian feminist organisations involved in the project to discuss cross-cutting and important issues.The face-to-face meeting was organised in response to partners' requests to meet like-minded organisations for networking opportunities, sharing experiences and forming possible collaborations and partnerships.
The meeting was held between 1 and 3 October 2018 in Beirut, Lebanon, and 11 out of the 19 partners were able to physically attend. A video-conferencing option was set up to break the barrier of isolation and allow partners who are unable to travel, to join and participate in the discussions; 6 partners joined different sessions remotely over the period of the convening.
The convening allowed partners to share their thoughts organically, including flexible breaks to allow partners to network and get to know each other informally. Additionally, psychosocial support sessions were provided on all three days by Sabine Choucair, the co-founder of Clown Me in, in order to decrease the burn-out and allow for some breathers and fun activities in between focused conversations.
Rather than bringing external facilitation, the Feminist Movement for Change in Syria team thought it would be best to assign this task to the partners to guide the discussions among themselves on key thematic issues related to their areas of work. The four thematic sessions were held during the first two days of the convening and ranged from humanitarian relief and women's economic empowerment, to gender equality, awareness raising, women's active political participation, and peace-building.
The partners presented the work their organisations are undertaking in relation to the four themes, which broadened the conversation to other important issues, such as the role Syrian Civil Society Organisations (CSO) have played in defying stereotypes, awareness raising on gender equality and combating gender-based violence, how CSOs have challenged internationally imposed agendas to reflect the needs of women. Moreover, they discussed what peace-building means from a Syrian grassroots perspective, and what Syrian CSOs have done towards peace-building and the challenges they have faced. Partners also extensively addressed the issue of women's political participation both at the local and international level, discussing the good practices required to achieve active participation and how the work being done can be supported and amplified. Dima Moussa, from the Syrian Women Political Movement, also attended the convening and brought valuable input from the movement's experience and shared lessons learned and the tools available to civil society to impact the political process.
The importance of women's presence and active participation on many levels was strongly vocalised by partners. Khawla Dunia, a member of the Syrian Women Network expressed the need for women's active and meaningful role in politics, stating, "Women's presence in the political sphere is insufficient, they need to be in decision-making positions. The question will remain on the women's position at any table; women can be part of the local council, but whether they have meaningful participation is what matters." Whereas Milia Eidmouni from Syrian Female Journalists Network (SFJN) added the importance of women's presence on media outlets and on social media platforms. "It is important for women in the political sphere to appear on media, in order to present their opinions, additionally women should receive training on effectively using social media platforms.
On the third and last day, representatives of the Canadian, Norwegian and British embassies in Beirut, together with representatives from OHCHR were invited to the meeting with the aim of fostering communication between international organisations and grassroots CSOs, to provide opportunities for networking, sharing lessons learned, exchanging good practices and the challenges Syrian organisations are facing. A big struggle the majority of partners share is the issue of sustainability of funds, which is one of the aims that the "Feminist Movement for Change in Syria" project is contributing to. Manal Quider, Founder and Director of Damma, said, "When a project ends, there is a lack of funding, and a gap while applying for new funding, and we are in dire need for more sustainability. To respond to the priorities of the funding agencies, we are forced to work on different issues which sometimes are not necessarily our expertise, so this results in burnout of team and loss of work and effort. The struggle is we sometimes either have to shut down operation, change our policies or work within the "trend" to get grants." Other challenges discussed were the many obstacles and limitations of legal registration for organisations working on Syria in neighbouring countries.
Anna Brown, MEL Consultant at WILPF, facilitated two sessions where partners discussed what empowerment and resilience meant to them. Flexibility and passion for what they do were feelings echoed across the room by the partners. Dr. Maria Al Abdeh, Director of Women Now for Development expressed, "We have all been flexible and resilient, and if it weren't for that we would not be here today. Believing in what we do, and not just in the execution of projects, relying on mutual trust, and not just funds, has been crucial." She added that the partnerships the project built with organisations that do not work exclusively on women issues had a particular importance as it allowed them to explore, and be vocal about, their feminist agendas, and empowered women within the teams to take their ideas forward.
The last day also allowed the partners to share their honest and constructive feedback regarding the project design and implementation as well as the overall WILPF support.
Alternatively, while the project responded to their individual organisational needs, partners noted that the project was short in general and there is uncertainty about sustainability. WILPF will carry on fundraising to continue this flexible pilot project, taking into consideration all feedback received throughout the project to enhance and improve future projects.


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South Sudan: When the army is also the aid agency
By Guest on 1 March 2016 1
Children collect water in the People of Concern camp in Juba. File 2014. (Credit: Flickr/ECHO/Malini Morzaria)
By Austin Bodetti, special to Humanosphere
From two stuffy offices at a small hotel in the dusty South Sudanese capital, Juba, a dozen Sudanese refugees affiliated with the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement/Army–North spend their days arranging for humanitarian aid to reach people hundreds of kilometers away. The Sudanese government has been conducting a bloody counterinsurgency campaign in the Blue Nile and the Nuba Mountains, two regions along the South Sudanese border that, like Darfur, face genocide and humanitarian crisis. For many civilians there, this aid agency means survival.
The fact that this aid agency represents a powerful paramilitary illustrates the complexity of delivering aid amid fighting. If aid organizations want to deliver help to the region, they have to go through the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement/Army–North, which controls entry into Blue Nile and the Nuba Mountains, and its aid agency. Humanitarian organizations, which often need to maintain neutrality to ensure their access to civilian populations on both sides of a conflict, must now cooperate with a paramilitary's humanitarian wing.
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011. Since then, both countries have been engaged in civil wars, Sudan fighting rebels in Darfur and along the South Sudanese border, South Sudan battling defectors from its ruling party across the country. These simultaneous conflicts have significantly complicated aid delivery in both countries.
The aid agency claims that it wants to help all civilians, but its dependence on the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement/Army–North, which has specific military and political goals, renders this claim dubious. The aid agency may act less as a neutral humanitarian organization than as a tool for propaganda. There is an inherent conflict of interest, for the armed group may be inclined to use the humanitarian group for its own purposes. Despite all of this, the aid agency maintains that it is a neutral party. "The humanitarian office only coordinates with the South Sudanese government on humanitarian access," said Yusuf Hassan, a coordinator with the aid agency. "We have no political relationships and do not coordinate with other movements."
He and his coworkers focus on working with intergovernmental organizations and international nongovernment organizations in the region. Hassan arranges for humanitarian aid to fly from Juba to war zones in planes owned by the United Nations. "We even let activists and journalists go in those planes," he said. "We want them to see the suffering."
Celebrities such as George Clooney and journalists such as Nicholas Kristof have traveled to the Blue Nile and the Nuba Mountains to witness the genocide. This revolutionary movement wants a Western audience.
Which begs questions about the true aims of the aid agency. Particularly when no one can doubt that the aid agency is part of the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement/Army–North.
"Our movement has own its government and institutions in the liberated areas," said Hassan. "We have ministers and governors just for this purpose. The movement deals with NGOs as its own government and provides everything for them, especially security."
The movement's singular, unilateral authority in the territory that it controls has had good consequences and bad. It managed to expel the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement, known for abusing human rights in the Nuba Mountains, and other Darfuri revolutionary movements from the region to protect Nuba civilians. Though Sudanese People's Liberation Movement/Army–North may afford civilians protections, some of its former leaders have criticized it for failing to enact its democratic ideals. For now, the movement remains the sole power in the rebel territories of the Blue Nile and the Nuba Mountains.
Though the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement/Army–North and its aid agency claim to support the civilians whom they defend wherever those civilians are, these claims warrant some skepticism. International aid organizations have to work with the movement because it's the only group that can give them access to the Blue Nile and the Nuba Mountains.
"We also run two, parallel humanitarian programs: one for refugees inside South Sudan and another for the internally displaced in the liberated areas," Hassan explained. "Furthermore, we protect humanitarian workers and help them do their jobs in liberated areas." The aid agency runs two parallel programs to address the very different problems and environments faced by internally displaced people in Sudan and Sudanese refugees in South Sudan.
Civilians in the Blue Nile and the Nuba Mountains must contend with the Sudanese Armed Forces, which often target them deliberately. Refugees from these regions in South Sudan, meanwhile, must avoid the violent civil war there, where the rebels often see them as collaborators with the South Sudanese government. The aid agency oversees both, tasking the movement's fighters with ensuring the safety of all foreign humanitarians.
The aid agency must confront a major problem in its support for civilians in rebel territory.
"There is a logistical difficulty in that the Blue Nile and the Nuba Mountains are divided by a section of South Sudan, so, if you want to pass between them, you have to go through South Sudan or the areas controlled by the regime," said Hassan. "Though not much can be done about it, our situation would certainly be easier if the liberated areas were connected."
South Sudan has backed the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement/Army–North, assisting with the movement's humanitarian and political goals, yet the upheaval of the South Sudanese Civil War means that the movement must deal with a conflict in which it has no part.
Across the border, the Sudanese government has refused humanitarian access, preventing nongovernmental organizations based in Khartoum or the rest of the country from reaching regions that depend on humanitarian aid. Human rights abuses continue in the Blue Nile and the Nuba Mountains, where the Sudanese Air Force is using cluster munitions. These weapons endanger the humanitarians working for and with the movement and the civilians whom they serve. As the movement's fighters attempt to block the Arab militias that have executed and raped civilians, the aid agency provides the humanitarian assistance of which there remains so little.
Austin Michael Bodetti is a reporter for War Is Boring and a student in the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College. He focuses on conflict in the Arab world.
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Republican Del Marsh singlehandedly passed the infamous Alabama Accountability Act in 2013 that has diverted $145 million from the state's public schools and has done nothing to help struggling schools. Now he has launched another sneak attack on public schools by insisting the Alabama College and Career Ready standards (which he once supported wholeheartedly) do not work either and calling for the state to "eat" the millions of dollars spent on putting them in place.
But wait, he's not through.
This time he is going after the football program at the University of Alabama. He wants wholesale changes and far more accountability than the program now has and is developing legislation that he says will result in the perfect football program and avoid the "embarrassment" of last Jan. 7 when the University lost the national championship game to Clemson, 44-12.
Marsh says he is sick and tired of seeing the highest paid football coach in the country (Nick Saban makes $8.3 million a year) get beat on national TV while Alabama becomes the laughing stock of the country..
When questioned by a reporter about his experience in coaching and running major football programs, Marsh pointed out that he knows as much about football as he does about education and believes experience is vastly over-rated in both coaching and running schools.
Marsh believes that a football program with endless resources like the one in Tuscaloosa should settle for nothing less than perfection. He points out that this fall Bama will pay10 football assistant coaches $7.5 million, an increase of $1.4 million from 2018. And this comes fresh on the heels of the school losing the biggest game it had ever played.
Nick Saban has coached in Tuscaloosa for 12 seasons. Yet, he has only had one undefeated season. Senator Marsh doesn't think this is good enough. He points out that Coach Bear Bryant coached 25 years in Tuscaloosa and had three undefeated seasons. Bryant's salary in his final year was only $450,000.
Marsh contends that we should roll back the clock with the university's football program just as he is trying to do with Alabama schools. He intends to pass legislation that will do just this. For instance it may say that the team can only use the wishbone offense or can not throw more than ten passes in a game.
When reporters pressed Marsh to detail how much success the Alabama Accountability Act has brought to state schools, he chastised them for bringing up meaningless details.
Editor's note: Hopefully readers will quickly see that this is satire. However, the point being made–that Senator Marsh has no better understanding of what challenges education faces than he does about Coach Saban's football program–is no less valid.


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