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Books: On Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson's birthday was 100 years ago today, January 31, 1919. There are two books that illustrate the remarkable life of man who broke baseball's color barrier for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, Jackie Robinson: An Integrated Life by J. Christopher Schutz, and Jackie Robinson In Quotes: The Remarkable Life of Baseball's Most Significant Player by Danny Peary.
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Books: "The Killer Collective" By Barry Eisler
The Killer Collective
By Barry Eisler
Thomas & Mercer; hardcover, 429 pages, $24.95; paperback, $15.95; Kindle eBook, $4.99; Audiobook, $24.99; available Friday, February 1
Barry Eisler, the New York Times bestselling author of fifteen thrillers and a former CIA covert operative, has created three series, featuring sex-crimes detective Livia Lone, freelance assassin John Rain, and black-ops soldier Ben Treven. These have received numerous literary awards, made it on various "Best of" lists, and have been translated into more than twenty languages around the world.
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Books: "The Forgotten Hours" By Katrin Schumann
The Forgotten Hours
By Katrin Schumann
Lake Union Publishing; hardcover, $24.95; Kindle eBook, $4.99; available Friday, February 1
Katrin Schumann, an editor and teacher who has a life-long passion for stories that explore the grey and ambiguous areas of the human heart, has written a story that is both timely and evocative in her powerful debut novel, The Forgotten Hours.
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St. John's & Seton Hall Save Their Seasons
Shamorie Ponds breaks through Creighton's defense. @StJohnsBball.
On Wednesday night, St. John's and Seton Hall each got big wins that saved their seasons, as St. John's ran out Creighton on the road, 83-67, an Seton Hall outlasted Providence, 65-63, in Newark.
Both schools improved to 4-5 in Big East Conference play and moved into third place behind Villanova (8-0) and Marquette (8-1), breaking out of the pack of 3-win teams (Georgetown, Creighton, Xavier, Providence, Butler, and DePaul).
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Books: On The New England Patriots
Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.
The New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl, seeking their sixth championship with Head Coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady at the helm. They have reached the Super Bowl a record nine times in 18 years.
A couple of recent books on the pair include Belichick: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of All Time by Ian O'Connor, and Belichick And Brady: Two Men, the Patriots, and How They Revolutionized Football by Michael Holley.
Yankees Establish First Environmental Science Position in Pro Sports
The Yankees today announced the appointment of recognized industry leader Dr. Allen Hershkowitz to the new role of Environmental Science Advisor, the first of its kind in professional sports.
This represents a defining moment in the Yankees' decades-long commitment to sustainability, and serves to deepen an existing dedication to environmentally-friendly practices and community-wide awareness.
Books: "Obstruction of Justice" On The Deep State
Obstruction of Justice: How The Deep State Risked National Security to Protect the Democrats
By Luke Rosiak; with a foreword by Newt Gingrich
Regnery Publishing; hardcover; $28.99; available Tuesday, January 29
Luke Rosiak, an investigative reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation who, prior to that, was an investigator for the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, examines this national security breach of the Democrats in the new book Obstruction of Justice.
Books: "Unjust" By Noah Rothman
Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America
By Noah Rothman
Regnery Publishing; hardcover, $28.99; available Tuesday, January 29
Noah Rothman. the associate editor of Commentary magazine, powerfully exposes the real motives behind the social justice movement in the United States and explains why it should be taken seriously, in his new book, Unjust.
Books: "The End of Loneliness" By Benedict Wells
The End of Loneliness
By Benedit Wells; Translated by Charlotte Collins
Penguin Books; paperback. 272 pages; $16.00; available Tuesday, January 29
German novelist Benedict Wells captured the hearts of readers across Europe in 2016 when his captivating novel, The End of Loneliness, was released.
It was on Germany's bestseller list for over eighty weeks and it won the prestigious European Union Prize for Literature and was selected as German independent bookstores' favorite book of 2016. Since then, it has been translated into 27 languages, and it is now available in America.
NYCFC Signs Luis Barraza To His First Professional Contract
Courtesy NYCFC.
New York City Football Club announced that 2019 MLS SuperDraft first round selection Luis Barraza has signed his first professional contract with the Club.
The goalkeeper, who was taken 12th overall, becomes NYCFC's sixth offseason acquisition, following the arrivals of Tony Rocha, Keaton Parks, Ebenezer Ofori, Justin Haak and Juan Pablo Torres.
Georgetown Outlasts St. John's
Georgetown's Mac McClung draining a three-pointer with 6:07 left. Photo by Jason Schott.
The Georgetown Hoyas outlasted St. John's, 89-78, on Sunday at Madison Square Garden, getting revenge for an overtime loss at their building on January 5.
The Hoyas, who improved to 3-4 in Big East Conference play and 13-7 overall, were led by Mac McClung, who had 25 points on 9-19 from the field, including 4-10 on three-pointers, with 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Books: "Guts & Genius" On NFL's Best Coaches In '80s
Guts and Genius: The Story of Three Unlikely Coaches Who Came To Dominate the NFL in the '80s
By Bob Glauber
Grand Central Publishing; hardcover, $28.00
The NFL in the 1980s was dominated by three of the greatest coaches in history, Bill Parcells of the Giants, Joe Gibbs of the Washington Redskins, and the San Francisco 49ers' Bill Walsh in what may go down as the best decade in pro football history.
Big Ten Super Saturday Hoops & Hockey At MSG
Faceoff between Michigan and Penn State. Photo by Jason Schott.
Madison Square Garden held the annual Big 10 Super Saturday College Hoops and Hockey today, with Illinois beating Maryland in basketball, 78-67, followed by Penn State beating Michigan 5-2 in hockey.
NYCFC Signs Torres; Berget Departs
Juan Pablo Torres. Courtesy NYCFC.
New York City Football Club have signed midfielder Juan Pablo Torres to a multi-year contract from Belgian First Division A club KSC Lokeren, pending the receipt of International Transfer Certificate (ITC).
Hall of Fame Memories From Mo, Moose, & Edgar
Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina, and Mariano Rivera flanked by National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum President Jeff Idelson (l.) and its chairwoman Jane Forbes Clark, at right.
The 2019 Hall of Fame class' inductees, Yankees legends Mariano Rivera and Mike Mussina, and slugger Edgar Martinez, met with the media on Wednesday at the St. Regis Hotel in midtown Manhattan. Pitcher Roy Halladay, who was inducted posthumously, was represented by his family.
Rivera, Mussina, and Martinez shared priceless stories about their experiences in baseball and playing against each other.
Books: "41 Reasons I'm Staying In"
41 Reasons I'm Staying In: A Celebration of Introverts
By Hallie Heald
Morrow Gift; hardcover, $16.99; eBook, $13.99; available Tuesday, January 29
In a world of in which social obligations seem nonstop, we could all use a night off to relax and focus on oneself.
In the new book 41 Reasons I'm Staying In, illustrator and self-proclaimed introvert Hallie Heald imaginatively portrays engaging and sometimes outlandish excuses to avoid leaving home.
Yankees Sign Ottavino, A Brooklyn Native, To Three-Year Deal
Adam Ottavino with Colorado last season.
The Yankees announced on Thursday the signing of one of the best relievers in baseball, right-handed pitcher Adam Ottavino, a Brooklyn native, to a three-year contract through the 2021 season.
Ottavino became a premier set-up man out of the Rockies' bullpen last season, and joins a Yankees' group of relievers that includes closer Aroldis Chapman, Dellin Betances, Zach Britton, Chad Green, and Jonathan Holder.
Red Bulls Sign Rzatkowski To MLS Contract
The Red Bulls have signed German midfielder Marc Rzatkowski to an MLS contract using Targeted Allocation Money, the club announced on Thursday. Rzatkowski signs on a free transfer after spending 2018 with New York on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.
New Hall Of Famers Rivera, Mussina, & Edgar Meet Media
Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina, and Mariano Rivera.
Yankees legends Mariano Rivera and Mike Mussina, along with Edgar Martinez, who starred for the Seattle Mariners, the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, met the media on Wednesday afternoon at the St. Regis Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.
Rivera First-Ever Unanimous Selection For Hall Of Fame
Mariano Rivera.
Yankees legend Mariano Rivera, the greatest closer of all-time, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, the first-ever unanimous selection.
Rivera will be joined by teammate Mike Mussina, along with Edgar Martinez and Roy Halladay.
Mike Mussina, Who Starred For Yankees, Makes Hall Of Fame
Mike Mussina.
Mike Mussina, who won 270 games his 18-year career with the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night, joining teammate Mariano Rivera, along with Edgar Martinez and Roy Halladay.
Books: "The Inner Level" On Making Society More Equal
The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity, and Improve Everyone's Well-Being
By Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
Penguin Press; hardcover, 352 pages;.$28.00; available today, January 22
Richard Wilkinson has played a formative role in international research on the social determinants of health. He studied economic history at the London School of Economics before training in epidemiology and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Nottingham Medical School and Honorary Professor of University College London.
Gray Is Going: Yankees Trade Righty To Reds In 3-Way Deal
Sonny Gray,
Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman made it clear in October when the offseason commenced that he would move struggling starter Sonny Gray, and on Monday afternoon, he finally did.
Gray was sent to the Cincinnati Reds, along with left-handed pitcher Reiver Sanmartin, for second baseman Shed Long and a Competitive Balance Round A pick in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Long was then sent from the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners foroutfielder Josh Stowers.
Books: "Restoration Heights," A Noir Mystery On Gentrification
Restoration Heights
By Wil Medearis
Hanover Square Press; hardcover, 336 pages; $26.99; available Tuesday, January 22
When artist Wil Medearis moved to Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, he became a living witness to the effects of gentrification and the tensions it creates between the community's newcomers and its longtime residents.
Books: Newly-Discovered Sylvia Plath Short Story
Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom
By Sylvia Plath
Harper Perennial; paperback, 64 pages; $9.99; available Tuesday, January 22
Renowned author Sylvia Plath was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at Smith College. In 1955 she went to Cambridge University on a Fulbright fellowship, where she met and later married Ted Hughes.
Ponds Names To Big East Honor Roll For Fifth Time
@StJohnsBball.
St. John's point guard Shamorie Ponds has earned a spot on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll for the fifth time this season.
DePaul Dominates Seton Hall Again
Myles Powell racing to the other end after a steal. Photo by Jason Schott.
Seton Hall was outlasted by DePaul, 97-93, on Saturday night at Prudential Center for their third consecutive loss. They are now 3-4 in Big East Conference play and 12-7 overall.
This was DePaul's second win over Seton Hall in two weeks, having beaten them 75-74, on January 6 in Chicago, and it was their second straight win on a Saturday night in the New York metro area, as they won at St. John's on January 12, 79-71.
St. John's Bounced By Butler
Kamar Baldwin goes up for a layup. @ButlerMBB.
St. John's was dominated throughout by the Butler Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon in Indiana, on the way to an 80-71 loss.
This leaves St. John's at 3-4 in Big East Conference play, continuing their uneven play in January after a 12-0 start in non-conference play.
Books: "We Want Fish Sticks" On The Infamous Islanders Rebranding In The '90s
We Want Fish Sticks: The Bizarre and Infamous Rebranding of the New York Islanders
By Nicholas Hirshon; Foreword by Eric Fichaud
University of Nebraska Press; hardcover and eBook, 312 pages; $29.95
The Islanders were a struggling franchise a decade after winning four straight Stanley Cups in the early 1980s, epitomized by their embarrassing sweep by the Rangers in the first round of the 1994 playoffs.
Books: "Tigerbelle," The Story Of An Olympic Pioneer
Wyomia Tyus (c.) on the podium after winning Olympic Gold.
Tigerbele: The Wyomia Tyus Story
By Wyomia Tyus & Elizabeth Terzakis; foreword by Joy Reid; An Edge Of Sports book curated by Dave Zirin
Akashic Books, Brooklyn, NY; 288 pages; hardcover, $27.95; trade paperback, $15.95
Wyomia Tyus won gold medals in the 100-meter sprint in two consecutive Olympics, 1964 and 1968, becoming the first person to ever earn that achievement, and it was not repeated for almost twenty years, and fifty years to be exceeded.
Books: "The Accidental Further Adventures Of The 100-Year-Old Man"
The Accidental Further Adventures Of The 100-Year-Old Man
By Jonas Johansson
William Morrow; paperback; $15.99
Jonas Jonasson, the acclaimed international bestselling author, always claimed that Allan Karlsson, the beloved centenarian and main character of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared, would not return for a sequel.
St. John's, Led by 22 From Ponds, Crushes Creighton
Justin Simon bringing the ball up. Photo by Jason Schott.
The St. John's Red Storm came back from an early nine-point deficit to cruise to an 81-66 win on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena.
This was a much needed win for St. John's, as they improved to 3-3 in Big East play (15-3 overall) after losses to Villanova and DePaul last week.
Books: "The Club" On The Rapid Growth Of The English Premier League
The Club: How The English Premier League Became The Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force In Sports
By Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; hardcover, 320 pages; $28.00
Soccer has grown rapidly in the United States the past couple of decades, more popular than baseball among 35-54-year-olds, and closing in on basketball, and that has a lot to do with the popularity of the English Premier League.
Books: "All That Heaven Allows" On The Life Of Rock Hudson
All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson
By Mark Griffin
Harper; hardcover; $28.99
Rock Hudson was the definition of a movie star: tall, dark, and handsome, he epitomized American manhood at the pinnacle of his fame in the 1950s and '60s.
America's leading man exuded charm, strength, virility, and charisma in classics like Magnificent Obsession, Giant, and Pillow Talk, and was frequently paired with Doris Day. His mainstream appeal translated into box office success during the last hurrah of Hollywood's Golden Age.
Books: LookIng For Meaning In The Ring In "Why We Fight"
Why We Fight: One Man's Search for Meaning Inside the Ring
By Josh Rosenblatt
Ecco; hardcover, 224 pages; $26.99; available Tuesday, January 15
Josh Rosenblatt, a writer and journalist who lives in Brooklyn, tracks his trajectory from pacifist to pugilist, from idle philosopher to trained fighter, his life's abrupt face, and what compelled such a change in his new book, Why We Fight.
Stottlemyre, Yankees Ace & Pitching Coach To 1986 Mets & Yankees 1990s Dynasty, Passes Away at 77
@Yankees.
Mel Stottlemyre, the ace of the Yankees pitching staff in the late 1960s who went on to be the pitching coach of the Mets' 1986 World Championship team, and the Yankees 1990s dynasty, passed away on Sunday at the age of 77.
Yankees Sign LeMahieu, Making Infield Complete
DJ LeMahieu.
On Monday, the Yankees announced the signing of two-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove-winning infielder DJ LeMahieu to a two-year contract through the 2020 season.
LeMahieu is a solid second baseman, which gives the Yankees plenty of options in the infield as they cover for the loss of shortstop Didi Gregorius until June or July as he recovers from Tommy John surgery.
Books: Looking At America Through "Revolutionary Threads"
Revolutionary Threads: Rastafari, Social Justice, and Cooperative Economics
By Bobby Sullivan
Akashic Books, Brooklyn, NY; trade paperback, 228 pages; $15.95
Bobby Sullivan grew up in the Washington, DC, punk scene, fueled by Rasta rockers Bad Brains and the foundational Minor Threat. His most notable band continues to be Soulside (of which he is the singer), which had multiple releases on Dischord Records.
St. John's, Who Played Without Ponds, Dominated By DePaul
Marvin Clark of St. John's battles DePaul's Femi Olujobi. @StJohnsBball.
St. John's, who unexpectedly had to play without their star point guard Shamorie Ponds, lost to DePaul, 79-71, on Saturday night at Carnesecca Arena.
St. John's, ranked 24th in the nation, has now lost two straight, dropping their Big East Conference record to 2-3, and they are 14-3 overall. They most likely will drop out of the Top 25 with this loss and the one to Villanova this past Tuesday night.
Books: Dave Anderson's Defining Book On Super Bowl III
Countdown To Super Bowl: How The 1968-1969 New York Jets Delivered On Joe Namath's Guarantee To Win It All - 50th Anniversary Edition
By Dave Anderson
Sports Publishing; paperback, 248 pages; $16.99
Saturday is the 50th Anniversary of the Jets' stunning victory of the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.
This is possibly the most consequential Super Bowl of all-time, as the Jets, then of the American Football League, beat the heavily-favored Colts, stalwarts of the National Football League. The two leagues merged soon after, with the NFL absorbing all AFL teams and the structure of the NFL still stands today.
NYCFC MLS Super Draft Report
NYCFC plays at Yankee Stadium. Photo by Jason Schott.
New York City Football Club selected goalkeeper Luis Barraza (Marquette University) with the 12th overall pick and defender Abdi Mohamed (University of Akron) with the 43rd overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft 2019 this afternoon in Chicago.
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Red Bulls MLS Super Draft Report
Red Bull Arena. Photo by Jason Schott.
In the 2019 MLS SuperDraft on Friday, the Red Bulls made a trade with FC Cincinnati to move up to the 16th overall pick, and then selected UC Davis defender Roy Boateng. The Red Bulls traded 100K in General Allocation Money for FC Cincinnati's No. 16 and 25 (first pick in the second round).
Yankees Sign Eight, Including Gray, To Avoid Arbitration
Sonny Gray.
The Yankees announced on Friday afternoon that they agreed to terms with RHP Dellin Betances, 1B Greg Bird, RHP Sonny Gray, SS Didi Gregorius, OF Aaron Hicks, RHP Tommy Kahnle, LHP James Paxton and C Austin Romine on one-year, non-guaranteed contracts, thus avoiding arbitration.
The name that jumps out is Sonny Gray, who had a rough 2018 season, in which he went 11-9 with a 4.90 ERA, and was relegated to the bullpen in July.
Yankees Bring Britton Back On 3-Year Deal
Zach Britton.
The Yankees have signed LHP Zach Britton to a three-year contract extending through the 2021 season with a team option for 2022, which the club must exercise or decline following the 2020 season. If the Yankees decline the 2022 team option following 2020, Britton may elect to become a free agent for the 2021 season.
Bob Lederer, Author Of "Beyond Broadway Joe," On Super Bowl III's 50th Anniversary
Joe Namath in Super Bowl III.
Fifty years ago this weekend, the New York Jets, then of the American Football League, stunned the heavily favored Baltimore Colts of the National Football League, in Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969.
Jets quarterback Joe Namath, known to all as "Broadway Joe," became synonymous with victory and was transformed into a household name.
Seton Hall Holds On In Fierce Battle With Butler
Shavar Reynolds dropping a pass to Darnell Brodie. Photo by Jason Schott.
Seton Hall led throughout their game against Butler on Wednesday night at Prudential Center, and they held off a late surge from the Bulldogs to win 76-75.
Seton Hall, who improved to 12-4 overall and 3-1 in Big East Conference play, was led by Myles Powell's 31 points on 8-15 from the field, including two three-pointers, with 3 rebounds and an assist.
St. John's Vanquished By Villanova
LJ Figueroa looks to find room along the baseline. @StJohnsBball.
In St. John's first game in four years as a ranked team after earning the 24th spot in the Associated Press Top 25 Monday, they came close to vanquishing Villanova on the road, but fell short, 76-71, on Tuesday night.
CC Cleared For Baseball Activities
CC Sabathia.
Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia underwent a scheduled follow-up stress test earlier today. He has now been cleared to begin working out, which will include baseball activities.
Sabathia underwent an angioplasty on December 11, and when he met with doctors ten days later, he was told his prognosis is excellent.
Books: Levitsky & Ziblatt On "How Democracies Die"
How Democracies Die
By Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
Broadway Books; paperback; $15.00; available today, January 8
Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt have long studied the demise of foreign democratic governments and could no longer ignore the signs of impending crisis they were seeing at home when Donald Trump became President.
Ponds Named National Player Of The Week
Shamorie Ponds. @StJohnsBball.
St. John's point guard Shamorie Ponds was awarded with National Player of the Week honors from the Citizen Naismith Trophy and United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), it was announced on Tuesday afternoon.
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When to use the attendance line?
Use the attendance line when your child won't be assisting school and specify a reason. Remember if your child is absent for medical reasons you should bring a doctor's note and teachers will give out the missing or makeup work.
If a child is going to be late for medical reasons, parents must come to school with a medical note and sign student in. No student will be accepted inside the classroom if the tardiness is not medical related. In that case, parents will have to come inside, sign the student in, and student will need to wait until the next period to be able to go to class.** After the first period. Excessive tardiness will incur in demerits and 0 in the missed class.
School gates open at 7:30 am and the bell rings at 7:57 am the gates will be closed promptly. Classes will not be interrupted for any type of tardiness. Parents will need to sign their child in as tardy in the front office.
A child in Florida must attend school from the time he is 6 years old until he reaches age 16. Florida is strict when it comes to school attendance; a parent and child can both face consequences--including fines or revocation of driving privileges for the child--if the student fails to attend school regularly.
According to the Juvenile Assessment Center, the State of Florida considers a child truant if he has accumulated five or more unexcused absences in a calendar month, and/or 10 unexcused absences in a 90-day period. In such cases, Florida law state that the district superintendent may choose to file a truancy petition against you; if he chooses not to do this, the State of Florida will file a Child-In-Need of Services petition. According to a 2009 statutes, the state must have exhausted all legal means to remedy the truancy before filing such paperwork.
If a parent fails to compel her children to attend school as the law requires, he/she could be found guilty of a second-degree misdemeanor. According to the Florida Statutes website, a parent could face a $500 fine. A teacher who allows truancy to occur without reporting it is subject to the revocation of her teaching credentials by the State of Florida.


The HD Voice feature in Verizon 4G LTE coverage area allows up to 6 parties but each call must be initiated by call originator.
From a Home screen, tap the Phone icon (located at the bottom).
From the Dial tab, enter a 10-digit number then tap the Phone icon.
To place a call from the Contacts list, tap the Contacts tab, then tap the appropriate number from the corresponding contact.
Once the call has connected, tap Add (located in the upper-right).
Once the call has connected, tap Merge (located in the upper-right).


Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an immune mediated disease of the brain. It usually occurs following a viral infection but may appear following vaccination, bacterial or parasitic infection, or even appear spontaneously. As it involves autoimmune demyelination, it is similar to multiple sclerosis, and is considered part of the Multiple sclerosis borderline diseases. The incidence rate is about 8 per 1,000,000 people per year.. Although it occurs in all ages, most reported cases are in children and adolescents, with the average age around 5 to 8 years old.  The mortality rate may be as high as 5%, full recovery is seen in 50 to 75% of cases, while up to 70 to 90% recover with some minor residual disability. The average time to recover is one to six months.
ADEM produces multiple inflammatory lesions in the brain and spinal cord, particularly in the white matter. Usually these are found in the subcortical and central white matter and cortical gray-white junction of both cerebral hemispheres, cerebellum, brainstem, and spinal cord, but periventricular white matter and gray matter of the cortex, thalami and basal ganglia may also be involved.
When the patient suffers more than one demyelinating episode, it is called Recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis or Multiphasic disseminated encephalomyelitis (MDEM).
ADEM has an abrupt onset and a monophasic course. Symptoms usually begin 1–3 weeks after infection or vaccination. Major symptoms include fever, headache, drowsiness, seizures and coma. Although initially the symptoms are usually mild, they worsen rapidly over the course of hours to days, with the average time to maximum severity being about four and a half days.
No controlled clinical trials have been conducted on ADEM treatment, but aggressive treatment aimed at rapidly reducing inflammation of the CNS is standard. The widely accepted first-line treatment is high doses of intravenous corticosteroids, such as methylprednisolone or dexamethasone, followed by 3–6 weeks of gradually lower oral doses of prednisolone. Patients treated with methylprednisolone have shown better outcomes than those treated with dexamethasone. Oral tapers of less than three weeks duration show a higher chance of relapsing,   and tend to show poorer outcomes. Other antiinflamatory and immunosuppressive therapies have been reported to show beneficial effect, such as plasmapheresis, high doses of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg),  mitoxantrone and cyclophosphamide. These are considered alternative therapies, used when corticosteroids cannot be used, or fail to show an effect.
There is some evidence to suggest that patients may respond to a combination of methylprednisolone and immunoglobulins if they fail to respond to either separately In a study of 16 children with ADEM, 10 recovered completely after high-dose methylprednisolone, one severe case that failed to respond to steroids recovered completely after IVIg; the five most severe cases -with ADAM and severe peripheral neuropathy- were treated with combined high-dose methylprednisolone and immunoglobulin, two remained paraplegic, one had motor and cognitive handicaps, and two recovered. A recent review of IVIg treatment of ADEM (of which the previous study formed the bulk of the cases) found that 70% of children showed complete recovery after treatment with IVIg, or IVIg plus corticosteroids. A study of IVIg treatment in adults with ADEM showed that IVIg seems more effective in treating sensory and motor disturbances, while steroids seem more effective in treating impairments of cognition, consciousness and rigor.  This same study found one subject, a 71 year old man who had not responded to steroids, that responded to a IVIg treatment 58 days after disease onset.
Full recovery is seen in 50 to 75% of cases, ranging to 70 to 90% recovery with some minor residual disability (typically assessed using measures such as mRS or EDSS), average time to recover is one to six months. The mortality rate may be as high as 5%. Poorer outcomes are associated with unresponsiveness to steroid therapy, unusually severe neurological symptoms, or sudden onset. Children tend to have more favorable outcomes than adults, and cases presenting without fevers tend to have poorer outcomes. The latter effect may be due to either protective effects of fever, or that diagnosis and treatment is sought more rapidly when fever is present.
Residual motor deficits are estimated to remain in about 8 to 30% of cases, the range in severity from mild clumsiness to ataxia and hemiparesis.
Patients with demyelinating illnesses, such as MS, have shown cognitive deficits even when there is minimal physical disability. Research suggests that similar effects are seen after ADEM, but that the deficits are less severe than those seen in MS. A study of six children with ADEM (mean age at presentation 7.7 years) were tested for a range of neurocognitive tests after an average of 3.5 years of recovery. All six children performed in the normal range on most tests, including verbal IQ and performance IQ, but performed at least one standard deviation below age norms in at least one cognitive domain, such as complex attention (one child), short-term memory (one child) and internalizing behaviour/affect (two children). Group means for each cognitive domain were all within one standard deviation of age norms, demonstrating that, as a group, they were normal. These deficits were less severe than those seen in similar aged children with a diagnosis of MS.
Another study compared nineteen children with a history of ADEM, of which 10 were five years of age or younger at the time (average age 3.8 years old, tested an average of 3.9 years later) and nine were older (mean age 7.7y at time of ADEM, tested an average of 2.2 years later) to nineteen matched controls. Scores on IQ tests and educational achievement were lower for the young onset ADEM group (average IQ 90) compared to the late onset (average IQ 100) and control groups (average IQ 106), while the late onset ADEM children scored lower on verbal processing speed. Again, all groups means were within one standard deviation of the controls, meaning that while effects were statistically reliable, the children were as a whole, still within the normal range. There were also more behavioural problems in the early onset group, although there is some suggestion that this may be due, at least in part, to the stress of hospitalization at a young age.
While ADEM and MS both involve autoimmune demyelination, they differ in many clinical, genetic, imaging, and histopathological aspects. Some authors consider MS and its borderline forms to constitute a spectrum, differing only in chronicity, severity, and clinical course, while others consider them discretely different diseases.
Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHL, or AHLE), also known as acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE), acute hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis (AHEM), acute necrotizing hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (ANHLE), Weston-Hurst syndrome, or Hurst's disease, is a hyperacute and frequently fatal form of ADEM. AHL is relatively rare (less than 100 cases have been reported in the medical literature as of 2006), it is seen in about 2% of ADEM cases, and is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis of venules and hemorrhage, and edema. Death is common in the first week and overall mortality is about 70%, but increasing evidence points to favorable outcomes after aggressive treatment with corticosteroids, immunoglobulins, cyclophosphamide, and plasma exchange. About 70% of survivors show residual neurological deficits, but some survivors have shown surprisingly little deficit considering the magnitude of the white matter affected.
Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an animal model of CNS inflammation and demyelination frequently used to investigate potential MS treatments. An acute monophasic illness, EAE is far more similar to ADEM than MS.
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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an immune mediated disease of the brain. It usually occurs following a viral infection but may appear following vaccination, bacterial or parasitic infection, or even appear spontaneously. As it involves autoimmune demyelination, it is similar to multiple sclerosis, and is considered part of the Multiple sclerosis borderline diseases. The incidence rate is about 8 per 1,000,000 people per year.. Although it occurs in all ages, most reported cases are in children and adolescents, with the average age around 5 to 8 years old. The mortality rate may be as high as 5%, full recovery is seen in 50 to 75% of cases, while up to 70 to 90% recover with some minor residual disability. The average time to recover is one to six months.
When the patient suffers more than one demyelinating episode, it is called Recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis or Multiphasic disseminated encephalomyelitis(MDEM).
Viral infections thought to induce ADEM include influenza virus, enterovirus, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella zoster, Epstein Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, hepatitis A, and coxsackievirus; while the bacterial infections include Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Borrelia burgdorferi, Leptospira, and beta-hemolytic Streptococci. The only vaccine proven to induce ADEM is the Semple form of the rabies vaccine, but hepatitis B, pertussis, diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, pneumococcus, varicella, influenza, Japanese encephalitis, and polio vaccines have all been implicated. In rare cases, ADEM seems to follow from organ transplantation. The risk of ADEM from measles vaccination is about 1 to 2 per million, which is far lower than the risk of developing ADEM from an actual measles infection, which is about 1 per 1000 for measles (and 1 per 5000 for rubella). Measles infection also appears to lead to worse ADEM outcomes than cases associated with measles immunization. Some vaccines, later shown to have been contaminated with host animal CNS tissue, have ADEM incident rates as high as 1 in 600.
ADEM has an abrupt onset and a monophasic course. Symptoms usually begin 1–3 weeks after infection or vaccination. Major symptoms include fever, headache, drowsiness, seizures and coma. Although initially the symptoms are usually mild, they worsen rapidly over the course of hours to days, with the average time to maximum severity being about four and a half days. Additional symptoms include hemiparesis, paraparesis, and cranial nerve palsies.
No controlled clinical trials have been conducted on ADEM treatment, but aggressive treatment aimed at rapidly reducing inflammation of the CNS is standard. The widely accepted first-line treatment is high doses of intravenous corticosteroids, such as methylprednisolone or dexamethasone, followed by 3–6 weeks of gradually lower oral doses of prednisolone. Patients treated with methylprednisolone have shown better outcomes than those treated with dexamethasone. Oral tapers of less than three weeks duration show a higher chance of relapsing, and tend to show poorer outcomes. Other antiinflamatory and immunosuppressive therapies have been reported to show beneficial effect, such as plasmapheresis, high doses of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), mitoxantrone and cyclophosphamide. These are considered alternative therapies, used when corticosteroids cannot be used, or fail to show an effect.
There is some evidence to suggest that patients may respond to a combination of methylprednisolone and immunoglobulins if they fail to respond to either separately In a study of 16 children with ADEM, 10 recovered completely after high-dose methylprednisolone, one severe case that failed to respond to steroids recovered completely after IVIg; the five most severe cases -with ADAM and severe peripheral neuropathy- were treated with combined high-dose methylprednisolone and immunoglobulin, two remained paraplegic, one had motor and cognitive handicaps, and two recovered. A recent review of IVIg treatment of ADEM (of which the previous study formed the bulk of the cases) found that 70% of children showed complete recovery after treatment with IVIg, or IVIg plus corticosteroids. A study of IVIg treatment in adults with ADEM showed that IVIg seems more effective in treating sensory and motor disturbances, while steroids seem more effective in treating impairments of cognition, consciousness and rigor. This same study found one subject, a 71 year old man who had not responded to steroids, that responded to a IVIg treatment 58 days after disease onset.
Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHL, or AHLE), also known as acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE), acute hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis (AHEM), acute necrotizing hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (ANHLE), Weston-Hurst syndrome, or Hurst's disease, is a hyperacute and frequently fatal form of ADEM. AHL is relatively rare (less than 100 cases have been reported in the medical literature as of 2006), it is seen in about 2% of ADEM cases, and is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis of venules and hemorrhage, and edema. Death is common in the first week and overall mortality is about 70%, but increasing evidence points to favorable outcomes after aggressive treatment with corticosteroids, immunoglobulins, cyclophosphamide, and plasma exchange. About 70% of survivors show residual neurological deficits, but some survivors have shown surprisingly little deficit considering the magnitude of the white matter affected. This disease has been occasionally associated with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease , septicemia associated with immune complex deposition , methanol poisoining and other underlying conditions .
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I decided to implement the std::vector class in C++, and was wondering if I had done everything correctly. When I mean 'correctly', I mean that the code is efficiently written and done properly. I have tested all the functions using various tests and they seem to output correct results.
I have not included every function in the std class: the main ones that I have not included are assign/insert and I have not implemented a reverse_iterator, although I have made my own iterator and const_iterator class.
There's a rather large amount of code here, so I'm just going to make some comments as I find things.
This looks like it might be a bug, did you mean to do while size <= capacity instead?
Additionally you probably want to check for overflow here too otherwise bad things will happen, make sure size*2 actually fits into an unsigned.
Putting one variable per line I find much nicer.
You can do this for a bunch of the operators, which will help the maintainability of the code.
It looks very similar. A comment explaining why these 2 seemingly similar functions exist and when to which version would be good. While most of the code seems self-explanatory the places that are less obvious would greatly benefit from some documentation.
This change makes it a lot clearer to the reader what is going on here.


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But first, here's this week's post of Friday Favorites!
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Here's a workout that I posted in the fall, and was able to sneak in a few rounds of it this week in my hotel room.
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Well that about wraps it up for this week, TGIF people, I hope you have a fantastic weekend!


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IBM pushes data middleware tools
Ryan B. Patrick
Published: December 8th, 2005
IBM last month launched middleware offerings the vendor says will help enterprises deal with the incomplete data scattered various databases and formats.
According to Justin LaFayette, director, EMDS product strategy for IBM Canada, the new IBM middleware — WebSphere Product Center, Customer Center Version 6, and Integration Center — comprise a "information service" solution.
The software is designed to accelerate the adoption of service oriented architectures (SOA) and to help customers remove the traditional barriers to information sharing, LaFayette said.
The tools are primarily a consolidation of products acquired in an IBM shopping spree that included the purchase of Trigo Technologies (product information middleware); Toronto-based DWL (customer data integration software); Ascential Software (enterprise information integration); and SRD (identity resolution software).
On the tools side, IBM's purchase of Venetica added technology for dealing with unstructured content, such as images and catalogues, while the Ascential Software purchase brought core tools for moving and synchronizing data among repositories.
On the analysis front, SRD's identity-resolution software helps companies discover "non-obvious" relationships among their customers, while DWL's technology helps consolidate customer data from multiple enterprise repositories, IBM said.
LaFayette said the tools are a part of IBM's "master data" approach. Last month, IBM's US$15 billion software division unveiled a newly formed business unit, dubbed master data management (MDM), a term IBM uses to describe its platform of information integration wares.
For example, WebSphere Customer Center Version 6, features improved integration and streamlined implementation to manage and access customer data, IBM said.
The company added the products have a common purpose: to help organizations gain control of the disparate data sources strewn across their IT infrastructures.
Combined, they can move data among systems, clean and synchronize data sources, and compile contextual snapshots of customers and products.
Another product, WebSphere Metadata Server, due to ship in the spring of 2006, is designed to allow metadata to be more easily managed, accessed and shared across heterogeneous systems, IBM said.
"MDM addresses the issue of how companies manage their master data, particularly very diverse, heterogeneous type companies that have lots of different systems," Lafayette said. "The problem that companies are dealing with is that they look across their operations, and they want to be acting more holistically…but there are traditional channels and silos that have been built up, getting in the way of that."
IBM doesn't expect its customers to buy the entire stack at once. Rather, implementations typically will focus on solving a particular business problem, according to the firm.
In product-centric industries such as retail and manufacturing, companies tend to try to organize product-related master data, while services-oriented industries such as banking and insurance tend to look to first resolve customer data-integration issues.
Data quality is a huge driver, Lafayette said. "So if you're always cleaning your data after the fact, your co-operational data never gets cleaned." The tools are designed to "clean" this data on an ongoing basis, resulting in more accurate information, he added.
IBM's master data suite fits in nicely with today's overarching IT trend, service oriented architecture (SOA), which demands that a full range of applications distributed across the enterprise have access to a consolidated set of services.
Vendors competing in the master data management space include Oracle Corp. and SAP AG. IBM's approach has been to acquire niche vendors that, together, will provide a broad data management suite, Lafayette said, and are based on standards-based technology.
Application management is particularly important as more companies deploy composite application environments and virtualized infrastructures, according to Jasmine Noel, a principal analyst at research firm Ptak, Noel & Associates.
The combination creates a dynamic environment that magnifies the need for application management. "Application managers cannot know with any certainty what the runtime application composition looks like unless it is actually discovered from the production environment," Noel said.
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Caught on camera: Man throws puppy 30 feet in air; now facing felony animal abuse charge
by: Peyton Yager and Nexstar Media Wire
EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) – A man is facing felony animal abuse charges after he was caught on camera grabbing a puppy around its neck and throwing it 30 feet into the air.
Twenty-eight-year-old Ryan Adams sits in jail as Chrystal Bolling and Jeremiah Cook wait to see if their 6-month-old puppy will survive.
"She makes me so happy," Bolling said. "I want her to come home."
Little Foot, a 3-pound long-haired miniature Chihuahua, has permanent brain damage.
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"They told me a neighbor had called in saying they knew who did it," Bolling said.
The caller told the 911 dispatcher, "I heard some yelping, and then I saw this little puppy flying through the air, like 30 feet in the air, and then it came down."
Edmond police said Adams, who was visiting one of Bolling's roommates, was caught on a neighbor's camera with a tight grip around Little Foot's neck, throwing the pup into the air.
Adams is accused of going out 10 minutes later and picking up the dog, then running back inside the residence. He claimed he saw a cat attack Little Foot and then offered to rush her to the vet himself.
"I actually thanked him," Bolling said. "I was like, 'You saved the day. You found her! You found her!' I even said that to him."
Cook, Bolling's boyfriend, said he was suspicious. He said he didn't see any bite marks on Little Foot, and Adams had asked him if their cameras were working.
The couple's cameras weren't working, but their neighbor's cameras were.
Edmond police arrived at the Animal Hospital after calls from witnesses.
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"The vet just told us it's head trauma, and there's no way it was an animal attack," an officer said.
"I know, but I found her," Adams responded.
"We have more than one witness calling us and reporting they saw a white male with your clothing throw this dog in the air and let it hit the ground," the officer said. "So if you want to start being truthful with us that would be great because we are running out of patience."
Adams was arrested and booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center.
"He's kind of narcissistic," Bolling said. "But he did it to play hero."
It's unclear when or if Little Foot will be released from Animal Welfare.
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WATCH: Golden retriever follows owner up ladder onto roof
by Nexstar Media Wire and KOIN / Jan 13, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A golden retriever is going viral after his owner's surveillance footage showed him climbing a ladder and following him onto the roof of his Oregon house.
Vince Matteson owns a pair of two-year-old golden retrievers, Ace and Bo, in Milwaukie. He posted video of one of the dogs, Ace, up on the roof of his house with him after discovering he had followed him there.
Pet food recall expanded after 70 dogs die from toxin
by Nexstar Media Wire and KFOR-TV and K. Querry / Jan 12, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) -- A pet food company says it has increased the number of brands it has recalled due to a dramatic increase in the number of dogs that have died.
In December, Midwestern Pet Foods voluntarily recalled three varieties of Sportmix dog foods and cat foods after 28 dogs died after eating the mix, which has since increased to 70.
Gorillas at San Diego Zoo test positive for COVID-19
by Christy Simeral and Nexstar Media Wire / Jan 11, 2021
SAN DIEGO (KSWB) -- Two gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for COVID-19 -- the first known instance of the virus being naturally transmitted to great apes.
The gorillas underwent testing for COVID-19 after they started coughing Wednesday, and results from the preliminary test came back positive on Friday, San Diego Global said in a press release. The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the positive results Monday.


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Barcelona Knifeman Was 'Gay and Suicidal,' His Ex-Wife Tells Police
Written by Dan Avery on August 23, 2018
The Barcelona knifeman who stormed a police station Monday and was shot dead by cops, had just come out as gay and was contemplating suicide.
Abdel Wahab Taib approached the police station in Cornellà de Llobregat at 05:45am Monday morning, buzzing the intercom and demanding to be let in. When an officer opened the door, Taib garnered a 20-inch knife and lunged at her "with a clear intent to kill, according to Police Commissioner Rafel Comes. The officer opened fire three times and Taib was fatally wounded.
Police are treating the incident as a terrorist attack, but others insist it was a case of suicide by cop.
Taib, 29, was Algerian but had been living in Spain for several years. He had no criminal record or ties to terrorist cells, and was still living with his ex-wife, a Spanish woman who converted to Islam, less than 500 feet from the precinct house.
She claims Taib had come out to her and was terrified the local Muslim community would find out he was gay. When she told him she was leaving him, she claimed in a statement to police, he began to express "suicidal ideas." The couple signed divorce papers last Tuesday and the night before the attack, he left her a note reading, "I am leaving, God willing, to the great place that is above." In other letters Taib begged God for forgiveness.
His ex suspects he only married her in order to secure his residency papers. Her attorney told reporters she is considering suing the police for negligence.
The attack on Monday morning occurred almost exactly one year after 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub drove a van into pedestrians on Barcelona's La Ramblas on August 17, 2017 — killing 13 people and injuring at least 130 others.
Do you think the Barcelona knifeman was trying to commit "suicide by cops"?
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Q: How to get an attribute from an element within other one element using PHP DOMDocument I am trying to get the attribute src from img within of description element with the code below.
All this is working correctly
$xmlDoc = new DOMDocument();
$xmlDoc->load($xml);

$x=$xmlDoc->getElementsByTagName('item');

for ($i=0; $i<=7; $i++) {
  $item_title=$x->item($i)->getElementsByTagName('title')->item(0)->childNodes->item(0)->nodeValue;
  $item_link=$x->item($i)->getElementsByTagName('link')->item(0)->childNodes->item(0)->nodeValue;
  $item_desc=$x->item($i)->getElementsByTagName('description')->item(0)->childNodes->item(0)->nodeValue;

  // Here is where is the mistake

  $item_url_img = $x->item($i)->getElementsByTagName('description')->item(0)->childNodes->item(0)->getElementsByTagName('img')->item(0)->getAttribute('src');

  $new = new NewFCB();
  $new->link = $item_link;
  $new->title = $item_title;
  $new->description = $item_desc;
  $new->imgUrl = $item_url_img;

  $listNews[] = $new;
}

This is the xml estructure that I'm reading. The img is inside the
I am trying to get the img inside the description element.
<item>
    <title>Digne, baja por unas molestias en la rodilla</title>
    <link>
        http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/digne-baja-por-unas-molestias-    rodilla-5777073?utm_source=rss-noticias&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=barca
    </link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 13:45:39 +0200</pubDate>
    <description>

Lucas Digne no se desplazará con el resto de la plantilla     del Barça al Vicente Calderón para la disputa del partido     de ida de las semifinales de Copa frente al Atlético Madrid.     El defensa francés es baja en la ...
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    </description>
    <guid>
    http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/digne-baja-por-unas-molestias-        rodilla-5777073?utm_source=rss-noticias&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=barca
    </guid>
</item>

A: Use Xpath expressions to fetch the nodes and values:
$document = new DOMDocument();
$document->loadXml($xml);
$xpath = new DOMXpath($document);

foreach ($xpath->evaluate('//item') as $item) {
  $row = [
    'title' => $xpath->evaluate('string(title)', $item),
    'link' => $xpath->evaluate('string(link)', $item),
    'description' => $xpath->evaluate('string(description)', $item),
    'image-src' => $xpath->evaluate('string(description/img/@src)', $item)
  ];
  var_dump($row);
}

However in RSS description often contains a HTML snippet as a text node or cdata section. In this case you would have to load it into a fragment node and use Xpath on it.

A: I am not entirely sure, but I think, the error is with
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The second item(0) gives you the the p element, which is closed before the img element, and therefore cannot include it.

Maybe, you want to consider XPath, which could give you the src attribute by
/item/description/img/@src

or similar (my XPath-fu is a bit rusty).

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Economic Empowerment Impact Stories Malawi THRIVE
Customers at Friday's Fingertips
Written by Paul Nkhata on Dec 16, 2020 3:42:10 PM
Born and raised in the rolling hills of Kandoli, in Malawi's Nkhata-Bay district, Friday Zimba, 46, is well. Friday and his neighbors have learned new ways to farm through World Vision's Transforming House-hold Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) Project. He learned how to turn farming into a business, rather than subsistence. Friday's mindset was completely changed through the Empowered Worldview training.
But then came COVID-19 —a blow to his ambitions as a farmer. With so many restrictions, his farming was heavily affected and it became challenging to move his farm produce. "My travel was a big challenge and it was difficult to transport my produce to different markets and customers during the era of COVID-19," says Friday with a somber face. This seriously and quickly affected his in-come at the household level.
World Vision's THRIVE project introduced the e-Mlimi (electronic farmer) initiative, and brought a total turnaround for farmers like Friday. E-Mlimi is an application that is helping farmers access extension services to promote agriculture productivity within the confines of their homes, using smart phones. It helps farmers access markets as well as agricultural information that can help them improve their farming practices.
"On e-Mlimi platform, I access a lot of information on improved agricultural practices that can enhance my farming business," says Friday. "This has enabled me to increase yield without physically relying on World Vision's Development Facilitators." Friday shares information and supports other farmers in the area.
Available products are also displayed on the platform so that potential customers can see and purchase them. "With this application, I am able to have customers from as far as the capital city of Lilongwe and down south in Blantyre, which was not the case before," says Friday. "As I'm talking now, we have a farmers' club which sells processed ginger. The products are displayed on the platform with prices. Currently, we have received orders from companies and restaurants from Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu to supply them with our ginger. This saves us time and money." Additionally, Friday is also expecting to sell his 70 bags of maize through the application to traders in Mzuzu and Lilongwe at about $1500. Friday has begun bee keeping and has a total of 20 beehives. He sells his honey using the e-Mlimi platform.
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Home News Briefs Great Canadian gets regulatory greenlight for Apollo buyout
Great Canadian gets regulatory greenlight for Apollo buyout
Great Canadian Gaming Corp said it has received all regulatory approvals needed for the company's acquisition by Apollo Global Management.
Great Canadian Gaming Corp said it has received all regulatory approvals needed for the company's acquisition by Apollo Global Management. Apollo in December 2020 increased its offer to buy Great Canadian, a Toronto-based operator of gaming, entertainment and hospitality facilities, to C$45 per share, or about C$2.5 billion, according to the Globe and Mail. The deal is expected to close on or about September 23.
Great Canadian Gaming Receives All Regulatory Approvals for the Plan of Arrangement with an Affiliate of Apollo Funds
TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2021 /CNW/ – Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (TSX: GC) ("Great Canadian" or the "Company") today announced that it has received all regulatory approvals required in connection with the previously announced plan of arrangement under section 288 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) pursuant to which Raptor Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO), will acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company (the "Shares") at a price of C$45.00 in cash per Share (the "Arrangement").
Subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, it is expected that the closing of the Arrangement (the "Closing") will occur on or about September 23, 2021.
"On behalf of the company's board of directors, I want to extend a sincere thank you to the entire Great Canadian team for their tireless efforts and dedication in not only supporting the significant amount of work undertaken to complete the Apollo transaction over the past ten months, but concurrently supporting the reopening of all of our properties across Canada," stated Peter Meredith, the Company's Chairman.
"There was no playbook for our company to turn to in order to combat the unprecedented impact of the pandemic, but our team created a robust work plan to safely and successfully navigate through such turbulent times. To do this while also working to complete the Apollo transaction is truly remarkable and a testament to the commitment, work ethic and dedication of our management team," concluded Meredith.
Concurrent with the anticipated closing date of September 23, 2021, the Company intends to defease and redeem $189,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior unsecured debentures (the "Debentures") pursuant to the indenture governing the Debentures (the "Indenture"). The completion of the Arrangement constitutes a "Change of Control" under the Indenture permitting the Company to defease and redeem the Debentures pursuant to Sections 2.4(9)(k) and 9.5 of the Indenture. Upon Closing, the Company will deposit funds (the "Deposit") with the trustee for the Debentures sufficient to pay the total redemption payment payable by the Company to holders of Debentures pursuant to Section 2.4(9)(k) of the Indenture ($1,118.27 per $1,000 principal amount of Debentures). The total redemption payment per Debenture equals to 103.9375% of the principal amount plus an amount equal to the interest that (i) accrued and is unpaid as at the date of redemption, being the date of Closing, and (ii) would have accrued and been payable up to, and including, December 31, 2022 had such Debentures not been redeemed pursuant to Section 2.4(9)(k) of the Indenture. On the making of the Deposit, holders of the Debentures will have no further rights or entitlements under the Debentures or the Indenture, other than to receive the redemption payment described above.
Following completion of the Arrangement, it is anticipated that the Shares and Debentures will be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Company will apply to cease to be a reporting issuer under applicable Canadian securities laws.
ABOUT GREAT CANADIAN GAMING CORPORATION
Founded in 1982, Great Canadian is an Ontario based company that operates 25 gaming, entertainment and hospitality facilities in Ontario, British Columbia, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Fundamental to the Company's culture is its commitment to social responsibility. "PROUD of our people, our business, our community" is Great Canadian's brand that unifies the Company's community, volunteering and social responsibility efforts. Under the PROUD program, Great Canadian annually supports over 1,400 charitable and non-profit organizations across Canada. In each Canadian gaming jurisdiction, a significant portion of gross gaming revenue from gaming facilities is retained by our Crown partners on behalf of their provincial government for the purpose of supporting programs like healthcare, education and social services.
Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. We seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three business strategies: yield, hybrid and opportunistic. Through our investment activity across our fully integrated platform, we serve the retirement income and financial return needs of our clients, and we offer innovative capital solutions to businesses. Our patient, creative, knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of June 30, 2021, Apollo had approximately $472 billion assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.