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Yes, Australian schools do pay to use free online content
Less than twenty four hours after the release of our micro-site in early June, #copywrong had its first complaint! Copyright Agency Limited (CAL), who manage the collection of copyright fees from Australian schools under the statutory licence for education, not surprisingly took issue with some of the education examples included on #copywrong. In their news item, What's wrong with #copywrong, CAL highlighted three #copywrong education examples that are 'unsubstantiated and inconsistent with the facts'.
After seeing CAL's post, the ADA went back and consulted with our schools sector members to make sure we hadn't misunderstood something about the operation of the statutory licence for education, which CAL administers. Having cross-checked our statements and gathered more information from members, we concluded that we hadn't misunderstood anything. The ADA stands by the examples CAL disputes, and has pulled together some further information on educational copying to explain why. You can access the comprehensive summary here, and we've pulled out some of the key points below.
'Australian schools currently pay millions of dollars to use content freely available on the internet'
"The schools' sector pays a flat fee per student for all content (print and digital) used in reliance on the statutory licence (i.e. that they would otherwise require a clearance for)". They do not pay Copyright Agency for other uses of content. In calculating the 'volume' of content used in reliance on the statutory licence, which is taken into account (amongst other things) in negotiations for the flat fee, Copyright Agency follows data processing protocols agreed with the schools' sector. As a result of those protocols, about half of the online content used by schools is excluded from the volume estimates. This includes content published under a Creative Commons licence, Free For Education licence or other terms allowing free use by schools."
It is correct that certain internet uses are – quite properly – excluded from volume estimates for the purposes of calculating fees payable under the statutory licence for education. Copyright Agency were able to agree with the schools sector that webpages that are covered by certain Creative Commons licences, or specified 'free for education' or similar, should be treated as non-remunerable under the licence. It is simply not correct however, to claim that Australian schools do not pay for other internet uses. Australian schools still pay significant amounts of money to use content that is made freely available on the internet (i.e. not behind a paywall, or requiring a password to access).
Openly available webpages made up 81.4% of the total web and non web digital materials that were paid for under the statutory licence in 2011. [Source: Table 8, 2011 Electronic Use System, AMR Report]
Here are some actual examples of the webpages that Australian schools paid licence fees to Copyright Agency for using in 2011 [Source: 2011 Schools Remunerable Data Set]:
www.allergy.org.au – An information sheet about allergies released by the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
http://maps.google.com.au – Google maps
www.italyguides.it/us/venice_italy/venice_travel.htm – Free tourism guides
www.tourismtopend.com.au/pages/darwin – Free tourism guides and maps
www.wool.com/Fibre-Selection.htm – An information sheet on wool
http://dictionary.reference.com – Dictionary.com
www.qsa.qld.edu.au – The home page of the Queensland Studies Authority
http://wiki.answer.com/Q/What-is-a-tourist#ixzz1UVHNZTYHA – A Wiki Answers webpage.
Printing extracts of these materials for classroom use would almost certainly be a fair – and free – use in the US and Canada.
'Australian schools pay up to four times more in copyright fees to deliver education using digital technologies than using paper copies.'
" Special provisions in Australia's Copyright Act allow schools to use nearly all text and images, print and digital, for education, provided there is fair payment for the content creator. The Australian Government has appointed Copyright Agency to manage these provisions (known as the educational statutory licence). By agreement between schools' representatives and Copyright Agency, the schools' sector pays a flat rate per student for all print and digital content used under the statutory licence (i.e. that would otherwise require copyright permission). The rate is less than $17 per year for all content.".
This is a tricky one, but bear with us. (And of course, check out the detailed summary here). As Copyright Agency itself recognises, the agreement currently in place with Australian schools takes into account the volume of copies and communications made under the statutory licence. The statutory requirement to record every digital copy and communication made – no matter how transient or technical, – means that this 'volume' calculation results in many more remunerable uses being recorded for the use of digital technologies than using paper copies for the same teaching activity. The current rate ($17 per student) reflects this reality. The ADA has provided an example of how this volume calculation differs for teachers Ms Jones, using print technologies, and Mr Smith, using digital technologies, in the summary.
The additional remunerable copies created in the course of teaching using digital technologies are taken into account in setting future rates payable under the licence. Over time, the 'volume' calculation for the use of modern teaching methods in Australian schools will continue to increase – by up to a factor of 4 – for the additional remunerable acts involved in digital uses when compared to paper based teaching methods.
The volume calculation is a factor in higher copyright fees paid by Australian schools in comparison with other jurisdictions. In contrast, the teaching activities done by Ms Jones and Mr Smith would almost certainly be considered to be fair – and free – uses of copyright materials in the US and Canada.
'Australian schools pay fourteen times more per student to use copyright works in schools than schools do in New Zealand. And up to seven times more than schools in the UK and five times more than schools in Canada.'
"The Australian statutory licence is more extensive than licences offered in other countries."
The ADA says the extensive nature of the Australian statutory licence is itself the problem. Not only do Australian schools pay for freely available online content, schools in Australia are required to pay for many uses that are recognised as free and fair in other countries. For example, Australian schools pay to hand out small extracts of books to students in classrooms. This is generally a free use in the US, Canada and Singapore. Australian schools also pay to display text on an interactive whiteboard, generally a free use in the US and Canada.
"Licences in other countries commonly don't cover:
workbooks, worksheets ('consumables')
standalone artistic works
'born digital' content
repurposing and mashups"
The ADA notes that licences in other countries often don't cover many of these activities because the educational use of these materials may be considered to be a fair and free one. For example, copying an image from a freely available website for classroom use would generally be considered a fair and free use in the US and Canada. Plus, applying the Australian licence to workbooks and worksheets often causes unfair results, where the publisher is remunerated once when the school or parents buy a copy of the workbook, and again under the statutory licence when a teacher copies a page to use in a classroom exercise. We've expanded further on this #copywrong example in the summary.
Author: Ellen Broad
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Technology Business Management Council is a Washington-based non-profit organization with the goal of creating and promoting "best practices for running IT as a business." As of January 2018, the TBM Council has about 5,100 CIO, CTO, & CFO members who are advancing technology business management standards and education across all industries. Its current board of directors includes executives from AIG, Aflac, Apptio, Cisco, Dollar General, First American, Intuit, Great West Life, MasterCard, Micron, Nationwide, Red Ventures, Stanley Black & Decker, SunTrust, Tyson Foods, and the University of Pennsylvania.

History
The TBM Council began as a biannual executive summit for CIOs sponsored by Apptio, which develops technology business management software as a service applications. In 2012, Apptio founded the TBM Council as a non-profit organization with a mission to identify and promote industry best practices for running technology organizations like a business. Upon incorporation, Apptio's Chief Marketing Officer (Chris Pick) became the president, and Chief Information Officers from Cisco (Rebecca Jacoby) and First American (Larry Godec) became co-chairs of the board of directors. In 2013, the Council held its first industry conference in Seattle and expanded its program into Europe in 2014. In 2015, the Council appointed Mike Brown, Vice President, Global Information Technology at ExxonMobil as its chairman of the board, created industry workgroups to define standards and launched a private and public sector IT COST Commission with the United States Federal Government. In 2016, the Council released their book  and concluded the year-long IT COST Commission by making 21 recommendations to improve transparency, reduce waste and increase the efficiency of IT spending within the US Government.

TBM Framework and Index
The TBM Framework for "running IT with greater business acumen" is designed to provide "a shared decision-making model for technology and business leaders" and a structure for IT executives to have "conversations with the CEO and the board of directors about the value of IT investments."

The TBM Council publishes an agreed-upon set of TBM best practices with the goal of helping business technology leaders benchmark their success in those practices using the TBM Index. The index follows the structure of the TBM Framework. It is an interactive survey with open participation and is published in the TBM Council's iPad ebook, Technology Business Management: How Innovative Technology Leaders Apply Business Acumen to Drive Value,  and on the TBM Council's website.

The goal of the TBM Index is to provide "an industry-validated benchmark on the state of technology business management." The information gathered is designed to help the council understand how technology business management varies by industry, geography, and IT operating model, in order to make recommendations to companies around the world.

The TBM Council's work has been credited with helping some enterprises identify CIOs as those "most responsible for driving digital innovation and change." For example, Clorox Co. has been using the TBM Council's best practices and benchmarks to help establish the value of IT services and make the case for further investments in IT.

Mission/Business Outcomes
 Strategic Alignment through service and project portfolio management
 Value Delivery through portfolio, financial, and asset tracking
 Performance Measurement through metrics and reporting
 Resource Management through labor, software, and hardware tracking
 Risk and Compliance Management through policies, procedures, and contracts tracking

Stakeholder Support

 TBM Stakeholder Support
 CIO
 Application Owner
 Infrastructure & Operations
 CFO

Process Integration

 IT Financial Management
 IT Service Portfolio Management
 Asset Management
 IT Project & Portfolio Management
 IT Infrastructure Management
 Vendor & Contract Management

Board of Directors and CE
The TBM Council's founding board of directors include Mike Benson, executive vice president and CIO of DirecTV; Tim Campos, CIO of Facebook; Don Duet, co-head technology division, Goldman Sachs; Sunny Gupta, CEO of Apptio; Rebecca Jacoby, CIO of Cisco; Ralph Loura, senior vice president, Clorox Co.;  Tom Murphy, CIO, University of Pennsylvania (and former CIO of AmerisourceBergen); Jim Scholefield, CTO, The Coca-Cola Company; Robert Webb, CITO, Etihad Airways (and former CIO of Hilton); and Carol Zierhoffer, CIO of Xerox.

Research
In 2013, the TBM Council commissioned Forrester Consulting to research the impact of business imperatives on the metrics CIOs use to convey the performance and contribution of technologies toward meeting business goals. The research found that most business leaders don't understand what IT departments do and don't know what the IT budget is or how the IT department's success is measured. Most business leaders surveyed said that IT departments had a 60% bigger budget than they actually did. CIOs said they spend 5% of the organization's revenue, but business leaders thought it was 8% of revenue.

TBM Conference
In 2010, the TBM Council held its first virtual TBM Summit, with approximately 100 CIOs and IT leaders participating. The TBM Council held its first conference in November 2013 in Seattle, attended by approximately 400 IT leaders. At the conference, eBay received the council's first Operational Excellence Award, given to organizations that employ "internal and external IT transparency to improve the cost-effectiveness of the services IT delivers to the wider organization." The second conference is scheduled for October 2014 in Miami Beach.

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Metrolink service additions, schedule adjustments and new fares go into effect first week of July
by Steve Hymon , June 7, 2012
A Metrolink train in San Clemente. Photo by wuji9981, via Flickr creative commons.
Here's the news release from Metrolink, the commuter rail agency funded in part by Metro:
LOS ANGELES – On Monday July 2, Metrolink will add an additional round-trip from Riverside to Laguna Niguel and back on the Inland Empire-Orange County line. There will also be an additional train between Laguna Niguel and Fullerton on the Orange County Line. Minor schedule adjustments will be made as well.
Starting the weekend of July 7, Metrolink will add four round-trip trains on its Orange County Line between Los Angeles Union Station and Oceanside on the weekends. This allows riders from across Southern California to take advantage of the $10 Weekend Pass to visit destinations in Orange County such as Disneyland and the many beautiful beaches.
Metrolink's wildly popular weekend seasonal beach trains will also make their debut on July 7, operating between Oceanside and San Bernardino. However, this year the service will continue indefinitely, rather than stopping service in October.
Additionally, a seven percent average system-wide fare increase will go into effect on July 1. Monthly Pass holders will begin to see the new fares when they purchase their July passes beginning on June 15. The impact to riders varies depending on where they are traveling to and from and the type of ticket. Please visit www.metrolinktrains.com for more information.
June 28 will be the last day for riders to use a Metrolink 10-Trip Ticket. The 10-Trip ticket was available to purchase up to May 14, 2012. The 45-day validity period to use the ticket expires on June 29. The Metrolink Board voted to eliminate the 10-Trip ticket in May of 2011 due to widespread ticket evasion associated with the 10-Trip Ticket.
Starting July 1, the Amtrak 10-trip ticket will no longer be accepted on Metrolink trains as part of the Rail 2 Rail program. Metrolink and Amtrak Monthly Pass holders will be the only ticket types valid for interchangeable travel between station pairs on a pass.
For more information about Metrolink service, schedules, promotions and fares, please visit www.metrolinktrains.com.
*Additional trains are pending approval on June 22 by the Metrolink Board of Directors.
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Metrolink is Southern California's regional commuter rail service in its 19th year of operation. The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), a joint powers authority made up of an 11-member board representing the transportation commissions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, governs the service. Metrolink operates over seven routes through a six-county, 512 route-mile network. Metrolink is the third largest commuter rail agency in the United States based on directional route miles and the seventh largest based on annual ridership.
Categories: Go Metro, Metro Lifestyle
Tagged as: beach, fares, Metrolink, Orange County line, San Clemente, Union Station
New artist opportunities along the Expo Line
Transportation headlines, Friday, June 8
Steve White says:
It's good to see that, along with a fare increase there is also a service increase! Increased weekend service on the Orange County line was desperately needed… since average weekday commuters with monthly passes could also take the Amtrak trains, it's definitely the single-trip commuters or weekend riders who faced the abysmal number of trains on that line (especially on weekends). I've often had to drive to OC on the weekends because the train schedule just didn't cut it.
I'd love to see an actual timetable with those weekend additions on it to see what times these additional trips will be.
Sharon Cole says:
I did not receive a response to my post on yesterday 6/6/2012 which further indicates that the posture of the "Powers to Be" just don't care !! SHAME ON YOU : { Consider your mothers, sisters , daughters and wives being put in these uncomfortable circumstances ; ? We will be in the dark waiting and hoping we can get to work on time and the home safely in the evening. Consider this please if your trains breakdown or the buses are not on time we will be late and just how long do you perceive we will be allowed to come in "tardy" because your facility can refuses to think outside of the box(the humanity) dollars and cents over public safety. That said it's on you, our safety, our jobs(our livelihood) and I pray that one day no one has to say I told you so. Humanity is not that hard to get, I just think you people don't think humanity travels north and south on LaCienga in the North Inglewood, Ladera Heights, Westchester and Los Angeles area. Just picture professional people traveling to and from downtown with their; laptops, Nooks, Kindles and Ipads and having to worry if someone decides that you should be relieved of your electronics whose is going to help us? Jefferson is isolated at La Cienga hence the parking structure , you must be kidding ; /. SHAME ON YOU
Our lives as we know them today 6/7/2012 we never be the same after your bad decision takes effect on 6/17/2012
Phantom Commuter says:
The new weekend schedules on the O.C. Line are an improvement, but still disappointing. There are a total of four round trips, not four additional trains. Going up to L.A. or down to O.C. for the day. Better hurry, the last train back is at 5 p.m. Really ? We can do better than this.
No trains back to O.C. after 6:30 p.m. ? Even if you use Rail2Rail to ride Amtrak back, there's a gap in service between 7:30 p.m. and 10:10 p.m. Unbelievable ! When is service going to be designed for customers instead of operations ? Mr. Feton talked about squeezing more trips out of existing crews by going to straight shifts. What happened to that idea ?

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In Key Stage One (Year 1 and 2), phonics sessions continue. The child-led approach to lessons, gradually shifts over the course of Year 1 to become more teacher-led and children start to follow a timetable that includes an hour of English and Mathematics a day. Other subjects taught include Science, Computing, Topic (mainly covering History and Geography skills and knowledge), Physical Education, Music, Swimming, Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) and Art & Design Technology.
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Announcing 3 New Awards to Fuel Better Data Stewardship
By Mozilla | Jan. 25, 2021 | Fellowships & Awards
Mozilla's Data Futures Lab is funding three projects that bring better data stewardship to the realms of activism, labor, and consumer rights
Today, what happens online — and offline — is powered by data. What article appears in your newsfeed, or how much an Uber ride costs, is determined by collecting and parsing vast troves of data.
With this data comes power — the power to influence, to know, to create. But data and power aren't equally distributed. The value that data can provide to individuals and society is largely dictated by a handful of powerful technology companies.
Today, Mozilla is announcing three awards to help rebalance the ownership and control of data — and power. Mozilla's Data Futures Lab is providing a total of $300,000 to three projects that take novel approaches to data stewardship in the realms of activism, labor, and consumer rights.
The Data Futures Lab, co-founded by Mozilla and Luminate, is a hub for the people and projects making data more equitable, by giving citizens greater control over data about them. The Lab is co-funded by Mozilla, Luminate, and Siegel Family Endowment. The Data Futures Lab uses grantmaking, research, and convenings to fuel alternative models of data stewardship and governance, like data trusts, data co-ops, and data commons. The Lab prototype launched in September 2020, and the Lab will launch in full at MozFest in March 2021.
Says Mehan Jayasuriya, Program Officer at Mozilla: "AI and the data that powers it is increasingly shaping our lives and our society. As a result, we need new, more equitable ways of owning and using data. These three grantees will create working prototypes that model exactly that. And in the long term, these awards will help move us toward a world where individuals have greater ownership, choice, and agency with regard to data about them. "
We need new, more equitable ways of owning and using data.
Mehan Jayasuriya, Program Officer at Mozilla
The 3 awardees:
SignalBoost | U.S.
Signalboost is a messaging application that provides encrypted broadcasts and hotlines to activists, organizers, and other vulnerable populations. It doesn't rely on SMS, which is vulnerable to surveillance, and doesn't require users to expose their phone number. With this award, Signalboost will scale and improve their app; build an open source library that allows others to build on top of the Signal protocol; work on usability and community building; and publish research on security and data stewardship.
Platform Info Exchange | UK
Platform Info Exchange is a nonprofit trade union for drivers whose livelihoods depend on app-based services like Uber. The organization helps gig workers access, analyze, and act on insights from their personal data collected and processed at work. With this award, Platform Info Exchange will recruit gig workers to join a class action, mass subject access request under Articles 15 & 22 of the GDPR in Europe — and, as a result, pave the way for a worker-led data trust.
Consumer Reports | U.S.
Consumer Reports is a well-known advocate for transparency and truth in the consumer marketplace that leverages its research, product development, and advocacy to advance the digital rights of consumers. This award will help Consumer Reports develop a tool inspired by the California Consumer Privacy Act to help local consumers easily see what data companies hold about them.
Learn more about these projects at MozFest starting March 8. Join us for demos from the project teams, discussions with data stewardship experts, and opportunities to workshop your own data stewardship ideas with leaders in the field.


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Welcome to the official website of the electric string quartet FourPlay, based in Sydney, Australia.
FourPlay put the 'eclectic' back into 'electric string quartet' with their second new single, 'Wish', a powerful, haunting ballad about living in a climate-changed world. As with previous release, 'Bound', the digital-only release of 'Wish' is available now exclusively via Bandcamp. The release includes archival remixes of FourPlay songs, and to celebrate the band will play east coast shows in Canberra, Melbourne, Nambour, Brunswick Heads, and Sydney during September.
The beautiful video above was directed by Heidi Lee Douglas with dancing by Marigold Pazar. Full credits at YouTube.
'Wish' takes this to the next step: a haunting ballad with tones of Not Drowning Waving and '70s folk protest songs, with powerful lyrics delivered passionately by Tim Hollo and Lara Goodridge, intricate viola lines from Shenzo Gregorio, and a soaring, poignant cello solo from Peter Hollo.
'Wish' includes five archival remixes from the band's Now To The Future album, unreleased until now. The album's title track, 'Now To The Future' is reworked as glitchy post-rock by Brisbane's Chris Perren, experimental noise by Canberra's Shoeb Ahmad, and two very different, beautiful drone works from Adelaide's Panoptique Electrical and Melbourne's Part Timer. The 5-track release closes with a radical electro-pop reworking of 'You've Changed Your Tune' by Sydney's ollo.
Directed by Emilie Morgane B (see full credits at the YouTube page), this video also seems to feature some weird rock band?
'Bound' is classic FourPlay, a cut that's got it all: a big dirty riff that pushes and pulls, urgent and soaring vocals, a deeply melodic chorus, and a crazed viola solo to push everything over the edge.
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Sea of Thieves Is Getting a New PvP Arena Mode in 2019
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Home » News » Sea of Thieves Is Getting a New PvP Arena Mode in 2019
We've been getting an onslaught of news from Microsoft's trade show, X018 this weekend and we're hyped. Along with a slew of trailers and announcements, X018 gave us a look at Sea of Thieves' upcoming PvP mode, Arena. The short trailer didn't give us a ton of info, but was enough to get us excited for the new multiplayer mode.
Rare has been great about continuing to support Sea of Thieves, and this is the logical next step. Arena will have teams of pirates competing against each other for treasure and glory.
The intense new game mode will include ship battles, along with standard combat on land, all while your crew battles for the most treasure.
For those who have been seeking more content in Sea of Thieves, this should be perfect, especially for players wanting a more aggressive style of play.
Current Sea of Thieves players can enjoy the Forsaken Shores content, featuring exploding volcanoes and deadly geysers in a new area, The Devil's Roar.
The new PvP mode, Arena, launches in early 2019 for Sea of Thieves. Remember, Sea of Thieves is available to all Game Pass members at no extra charge. It's the perfect way to get your hands on all Microsoft first-party titles.
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Oasis Receives $15,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation
[St. Louis, MO] – June 19, 2018 – The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded The Oasis Institute a $15,000 grant to support Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring. This local grant award is part of more than $8.3 million in grants awarded to more than 1,000 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the 44 states that Dollar General serves.
"We are thankful to be partnering in such a meaningful way with the Dollar General Literacy Foundation," said Paul Weiss, president of The Oasis Institute. "This support will directly impact our ability to reach even more communities with a program that has made a profound difference in the lives of older adults and the children. In Missouri, we are working to expand our reach beyond counties in metro St. Louis area, with our sights set on rural communities, where the need is also great."
Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring is the largest older adult tutoring program in the U.S., reaching more than 444,000 children since 1989. There are more than 5,000 Oasis tutors working one-on-one with children in grades K-3 in 664 schools nationwide.
In Missouri, Oasis tutors are working in St. Louis City, as well as St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson and Adair counties. Plans are in place to expand to the following Missouri counties: Cape Girardeau, Franklin, Jefferson, Knox, Lincoln, Macon, Perry, Pike, Ralls, Schuyler, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Warren and Washington.
"We are honored to fund literacy and education initiatives, which support our mission of Serving Others," said Todd Vasos, Dollar General's CEO. "The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2018 and a legacy of helping people improve their lives through literacy and education. Including this grant, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has provided more than $154 million in funding to help more than 10 million people. We believe these programs can have a positive impact on the communities we serve and we look forward to continuing to partner with organizations dedicated to making a difference in the lives of millions of Americans."
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is proud to support initiatives that help others improve their lives through literacy and education. Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $154 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 10 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education.
About the Oasis Institute
Oasis is a national education organization that promotes healthy aging through lifelong learning, active lifestyles and service. Offering stimulating programs in the arts, humanities, health, technology and volunteer service, Oasis brings people together to learn, lead and contribute in their communities. The Oasis Institute in St. Louis is the headquarters of a national network that serves a broad audience in 49 U.S. cities through nine educational centers and 700 community partners. For more information, visit www.oasisnet.org
About the Dollar General Literacy Foundation
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is proud to support initiatives that help others improve their lives through literacy and education. Since 1993, the Foundation has awarded more than $154 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 10 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy, a general education diploma or English proficiency. To learn more about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, visit www.dgliteracy.org.
About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for more than 75 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day!® by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Dollar General operated 14,609 stores in 44 states as of March 2, 2018. In addition to high-quality, private brands, Dollar General sells products from America's most-trusted brands such as Clorox, Energizer, Procter & Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg's, General Mills, and PepsiCo.
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The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is reissuing a warning for the industry to be aware of the dangers of counterfeit versions of ADMIRALTY charts and publications, after observing an increase in the number of counterfeit products in circulation.
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The carriage of counterfeit charts and publications may also not satisfy – and might even directly contravene – the laws of Flag State Authorities and their Port State Control bodies. This means that any vessel found to be using counterfeit charts could be found deficient or even detained by the relevant authorities.
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To support mariners during this uptick in counterfeit ADMIRALTY products, the UKHO has updated its Guide to Identifying Counterfeit ADMIRALTY Products. The Guide contains visual examples and explanations to help users and inspectors identify official ADMIRALTY products.
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Steven Bastable, Product Manager, UK Hydrographic Office, said: "We take counterfeiting of ourproducts very seriously and want to once again highlight the dangers of using these products during operations. Because they do not have the latest accurate information, users are risking the safety of their crews, vessels, and cargo. Moreover, the commercial, financial, and even reputational damages of being found to use counterfeit products can be severe, with breaches in compliance treated very seriously by relevant authorities.
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UKHO's updated Guide to Identifying Counterfeit ADMIRALTY products can be downloaded here:
https://www.admiralty.co.uk/news/all-news/admiralty-guide-to-identifying-counterfeit-admiralty-products
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For those of you in middle school and just starting out in high school, you might never have to take the SATs or any other standardized test to get into the college of your dreams. A new idea from Harvard University, and endorsed by U.S. educators, is proposing that, instead of determining someone's future on the basis of a score, that the college admissions process should focus more on "teens demonstrating a passion for learning and long-term volunteer projects," reports The New York Times.
"Too often, today's culture sends young people messages that emphasize personal success rather than concern for others and the common good," Richard Weissbourd, a senior lecturer at Harvard and a co-director of the group responsible for the proposal, told the Times.
Named Turning the Tide, the new initiative aims to pivot the attention given to testing and useless resume fluffers to more meaningful actions such as giving back to the community. Supporters are also hoping that the program will make applying to colleges less stressful, and less intimidating to low-income families. So far, it's gained the support of about 80 educators, including officials at some of the nation's top schools like MIT and Columbia, as well as high schools and educational associations.
The Times reports that the program is asking schools to ask prospective students about "two or three extracurricular activities, rather to encourage them to submit long lists of sports and clubs." It also notes that the competitive environment that standardized testing has created has resulted in a $9 billion test-prep industry, which often leaves out poorer students. And backers are also hoping that making the SAT and ACT optional will alleviate stress and anxiety for all students.
Created in the 1920s, the SAT has pretty much been standard for those seeking higher education for a very long time now. However, its validity or ability to really judge how well a student will perform in college has been questioned in recent years, and more than 700 four-year universities have already dropped the requirements for these tests. Of course, Harvard joining the chorus is still a big deal, and will hopefully lead to this becoming more common everywhere. We should be rewarding those who show a passion for life and helping others, rather than those who can score high on a single exam.


We were all sooooo tired after our trip. Amelia woke up with a headache and sore throat. I let her stay home, more to help with preschool. I quickly whipped up a lesson on the letter W. The boys loved making the letter W on chalkboards and paper. Our main activity was outside digging for worms. A light mist helped bring the worms closer to the surface in my garden box. At first the boys were just scraping the surface. Once I showed them how to dig deeper we started finding worm after worm. Once we collected 20 worms the boys chose their favorites to take inside. Then we measure the worms using paper clips. The boys compared the real worms to gummy worms. Both types of worms were pretty close to the same length, the real worms were quite a bit skinnier. I made "dirt cups" for a snack with pudding, crushed oreos, and gummy worms. After preschool we all took a nap and vegged until after Evelyn woke up. Then we worked on emptying the van and car top carrier.
I had a hard time recovering from our trip this week. By Thursday I had a nasty migraine and sore throat. I cancelled the second day of preschool. Instead I fell asleep on the couch until after 11. The kids watched TV while I held down the couch. Evelyn spent time toddling around and cuddling with me.
Friday we had the pleasure of taking photos of Mrs Cassie's new baby girl, Ryah. Phillip prayed that Cassie would be able to come over with her baby during dinner prayers the night before. Ryah was not so keen on getting her pictures taken. She wanted to be awake! She also loved having her legs fully extended. Still I managed to get some good captures with her and the family. After school the kids and I did a little garage sale shopping. I scored a cute antique sled, doll high chair, etch-a-sketch, and tiara.
Saturday we worked as a family to get the garden box ready for spring. It was so warm I ended up seeding peas, green beans, carrots, chard, cucumbers, and red peppers. I will cover my garden with plastic tomorrow if the weather permits, I need to get more clamps first. The kids were keen on playing with water. I asked them to hand water the dry spots in the lawn. They watered the spot under the swing making a lovely mud hole. Soon the kids looked like vagabonds covered with mud. Evelyn was not so sure what to think of the mud on her feet. Justin grilled pork steaks for dinner. After dinner the kid's state of dirtiness devolved into a sticky mess. We let the kids roast marshmallows. Soon Everett and the baby were naked and covered with sticky marshmallows. Phillip had marshmallows on his clothing. Evelyn gave Vader some loves, leaving a face print of sticky mess on his back. I feel a sense of satisfaction when our kids get dirty from playing outside. Even more so after a bath and yummy lotion.
Justin texted me before we arrived at church saying the Betony's were there. I visit teach Nora Betony. She only comes once in a great while. I love this lady. She gives the best hugs ever in spite of her small stature. I told the boys Nora and Jimmy were at church. Phillip ran back to his room for Squeaky the Bison, because his Indian friend would love to see his Bison. When we got to church, Phillip wanted to go give Jimmy a hug. He scooted up a couple rows and popped up next to Jimmy wearing a shy smile. Bless their hearts. The scene was so delightful. Everett wanted in on the action. He was too shy to go himself so Phillip helped him over. Then both boys were a little shy, Justin helped them give out hugs on his way down from the stand. It gave us much pleasure watching the Betony's receive lots of attention. Sometimes miracles happen when you least expect one.
After church today the Primary had a "Great to be Eight" program. Sister Peters and her counselors did a great job with the program. The little kids were in the nursery with sandwiches, bubbles, and 3 young ladies to control the chaos. That allowed Justin and I some nice alone time with Amelia. We are so excited for Amelia's baptism on the 30th of May. She is ready! We all felt a sweet spirit in the room as the Bishop spoke about baptismal requirements. Sister Hornbarger and her daughters sang the song Brother Hornbarger wrote for his daughter Julie's baptism last year. It is a sweet song, talking about little steps it takes to be baptized and how to return to God.
We left quite early at 5:02 am. It was cold and dark outside. Justin joined us in a parting family prayer before we pulled out. I put on my new audio book, courtesy of SLC Library system, Bloody Jack #9. This series is an amusing series about a girl pirate in the 1800s. I love the blend of history and comedy. The narrator is quite brilliant as well. The kids napped and stayed quiet until 8 when we started a movie. We ate breakfast in the van. We lunched at McD in Rock Springs! That is good speed for us. The kids enjoyed the fun saddle chairs. Everett started his poop issues that continued the entire trip and into this week. He pooped in his pants 8 times, and peed about as many times. He was having way too much fun to stop and listen to his body. When we got home he contracted a bad case of the runs. I let him wear pull ups for a couple days. Gross.
We stayed with Charity, Kenny, Libby, Mason, and Reagan Wednesday and Thursday. Melissa came down with her kids, Ethan, Grant, and Katie. Thursday Raquel came down with Emma and Elijah. It was a fun party. Phillip was so excited to hang out with Mason. He stayed glued to his side until Elijah, Ethan, and Grant showed up. The adults chatted on the lawn while the kids went crazy outside. It was heaven! I ordered some Papa John's pizza for the crew. We all swooned over the bacon cheese pizza. I hardly recognized Charity after she lost 60+ pounds. That is like losing a wayward 9 year old child. Good job girl! The next morning I found Phillip in Charity's room. He was just talking with Charity. It was so random! He started talking about her quilt yarn things, saying one looked like a tulip, then another like a spider, and yet another like a dead spider. The conversation then morphed into what Phillip is scared of. He is terrified of Zombie Cows. Thursday I did a little shopping at Smith's Marketplace for Easter stuff and ingredients to make everyone Bulgogi. Raquel showed up while I was gone. Emma is so tall now, wearing cute red glasses. The girls disappeared into the basement working on a plan to create a city in the basement. Amelia worked hard on a mermaid ballet show.
Amelia got all dolled up for some baptism photos at the Bountiful Temple. Emma, Reagan, and Evelyn accompanied us after dinner. The girls sang "Chile con Carne with beans" all the way up and back from the temple. I am not sure what the fascination is with that song. Must be some annoying pre-teen stuff. Reagan and Emma helped stroll Evelyn around the temple grounds while Amelia and I took beautiful photos. Outside was so cold especially when the wind picked up. Towards the end Amelia's skin was a blue color with purple lips and fingers. She donned her coat between photos. She did so good considering how cold it was outside.
Grandma Baerwaldt received quite the invasion when we stopped by. Poor buddy, her dog, hid under the bed until Grandma moved into the living room. Grandma's poor face is all bruised from several falls she had last week. Her leg was purple and blue from more bruising. I was grateful the kids were very polite and did not mention her injuries. They enjoyed snuggling on her bed watching cartoons. Amelia and Evelyn got to pet buddy once he emerged from the bed. Grandma told me that my cousin Sarah was visiting in Utah with her sister Christy. I arranged to meet them at Chik-fil-a for lunch down in Sandy. I have not seen Christy in years! She brought along her cute little baby, McKenzie. Sarah and BJ had their two gorgeous girls with them. We took over a couple booths and visited for a good hour. During that time Everett had one of his accidents. Another pair of undies joined the trash fest.
Evelyn finally napped 30 minutes while we drove to James and Miekka's home. I was so excited to see Courtenay and John's new home. It is literally in James and Miekka's back yard. There is a path worn between the two homes. Courtenay gave me a tour of their new home. It is gorgeous! She has her hands full moving in, decorating, and caring for 3 cute kids. The girls stayed up late talking around the table with a bowl of popcorn and peanut M&Ms. The best. The best ever. I miss my family more when we visit. It is hard to live so far away, but Nebraska is home. We love it here too. I doubt we will live in Utah again for a long, long while.
Saturday was so wonderful. I napped through most of the first session of conference (not awesome), even took a no-doze that did not help. The kids played with Legos while we listened. Amelia scored 75 pieces of candy marking down each time she heard key words the Miekka passed out on paper. Between sessions the neighbors had a little egg hunt. They have quite the set up with all the families congregating in the back common area. The trampoline is prime real estate. James started smoking ribs. John arrived back home from a short trip to Colorado with Everett to pick up a new space trailer. Everett and Phillip were joined at the hip from first hello. During the second session James told me Everett Lynn was outside with his poopy undies around his ankles. So much for planning on not doing laundry. Dinner was delicious with smoked ribs, hot dogs, potato salad, green salad, and asparagus. John let Phillip stay to play with Everett, Amelia stayed with Seth, Lia and Jacob; the rest of us went to Charming Charlies and Smiths. I scored some cute new photo props. At Smith's I got some food storage items to flesh out our dwindling canned goods. Once again we stayed up late, this time to bake bread, cinnamon rolls, and cakes. Miekka did most of the baking. I think she stayed up until after 1:30 baking.
We watched morning Sunday conference with the Lances, snacking on cinnamon rolls. I stayed awake this time by repacking bags and getting stuff back in the van. We drove to Mary and Dorrel Henderson's home in Draper for another Easter Egg hunt and afternoon Conference session. Everett pooped again. Evelyn was a beast because she was so tired. Conference was sort of a bust for me this time. I finally gave up and took the kids outside to play and scream without distracting the other adults. On our way home we stopped to wish Grandma B a Happy Easter. Jana was there when we showed up. As we left James and Miekka showed up! The rest of the evening was spent at Grandma Debbie's home. Sarah, BJ, girls, and her brother joined us for dinner. Mom decked out the garage with tables and chairs. We enjoyed a lovely dinner of lasagna, salad, carrots, vegetables, and bread. The kids played an involved game of Fight Training with Jared's collection of Nerf weapons. Easter would be perfect if Justin was with us. We Skyped with him several times while we were in Utah. James, John, Jana, Joseph, and Jeff were all in attendance some with kids, one pregnant, and Joe with his girlfriend. We had all kinds of fun conversations going on. Mom's house was rocking and rolling. It was awesome. The kids were so tired by bedtime that tears and tantrums reigned. The boys were very excited to sleep in Grandma's new bunk beds. Amelia and Evelyn slept with me.
**Evelyn wore three different outfits throughout the day. I had too many cute outfits for her to wear. She had to wear the "Easter outfit" that matched the kids, plus the cute one Amelia wore 6 years ago, AND a bunny outfit I found a couple weeks ago. PS: she looked adorable in all three outfits.
Our trip home seemed long and drawn out. My book ran out half way through our way home. I struggled to stay awake. We made it home by 6 pm. Vader welcomed us with lots of barking, tail wagging, and chasing. Justin got off work a while after we pulled in. I only unpacked the main body of the van and vacuumed. I forgot it was my turn to teach preschool...the next morning. I did not want to make a huge mess I could never clean up before the next morning. Justin ushered the boys into the bathroom for a much needed bath. Phillip was quite impressed with dyeing Easter Eggs...or something...because the boys decided to dump an almost full container of tub colors. The water turned a brackish brown color. Their legs were dyed a lovely brown color. Thankfully, new water and lots of soap solved the issue.
Monday March 30th, was a hard day. All the kids were whining and acting like they were getting sick. I nearly cancelled our planned trip to Utah. It got worse as the day progressed. After putting the kids to bed I called Miekka and told her that we might not come. Tuesday dawned and the kids were happy again. The trip was back on. Still a little whiney but not as bad. We spent Tuesday packing and making messes. We left early, early Wednesday morning. Well, early for me! the kids and I pulled out at 5:02 am. Justin and Vader stayed home to hold down the fort. Justin stayed to earn money to support our kids who like to waste food and create mounds of laundry and wife who likes to thrift more clothes than the kids could ever wear.
Monday was "Dress to the Nines" for Spirit week. Amelia wanted to go full out so wore a gorgeous pink princess dress with a crown. She cracks me up! Tuesday was PJ day, we did not get a photo of that, just imagine her in a purple My Little Pony PJ set.
It was a little warm on Monday, like 72 degrees outside. The boys were getting on my very last frayed nerve. I suggested they go run around in the sprinkler, more to water the grass than anything. They did and LOVED it. Now all they want to do is don swimsuits and get wet, even when the thermometer says 65 degrees. I was quite surprised that Evelyn joined into the fun and got wet. She loved standing on the outer edge getting sprinkled a bit. Tuesday morning we visited Jen at the Rubbish Room, Phillip calls her his pickle friend. He helped her set up her furniture outside with his big muscles. Evelyn sat in a cute blue chair, and would not budge. Jen gave her the chair. LOL. We love our pickle friend. In between packing I sewed up a new outfit for Mimi, Amelia's monkey friend she got at birth. Her previous outfit was shredded. Mimi looks like she has a new lease on life with a little new stuffing and outfit. The kids played again in the sprinkler Tuesday after school. When we came back from Utah our yard went from dead yellow to bright green! Just compare the photos!


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Controversial California Dr. Accused of Opioid Negligence
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A doctor in California is at the center of two significant allegations. For the anti-vaccination community, Dr. Tara Zandvliet is said to have provided about 250 exemption letters a year, usually without any medical examinations or even a preexisting condition. The exemption letter would then allow students to go unvaccinated. For people with opioid addiction, all it took was cash to get the medication they needed, alleges the State Medical Board.
Dr. Zandvliet's Previous Scandal
Dr. Zandvliet is no stranger to scandal or charges of improper conduct in California.
In September of 2020, she was put on probation by the medical board. The probation was supposed to last for three years. She was also no longer allowed to write exemptions for vaccinations of children. The Medical Board said she had written vaccine exemptions in a grossly negligent way.
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In England, Soaring Alcohol Abuse During Pandemic
In England, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) is warning that addiction treatment services might become overwhelmed due to the number of new referrals. Like many places, the coronavirus has caused massive shutdowns and isolation among the population. There have also been layoffs. And there has been a huge uptick in alcohol abuse among a weary and isolated population.
When people feel desperate, or despair, they may turn to using alcohol or other substances. The RSP says that "soaring" alcohol use is a threat to public health.
Why the escalating alcohol use? For one thing, alcohol is one of the few addictions where you can abuse without stigma. It's usually easy to get ahold of, too. In England, numbers have shown that in June, at least 8.4 million people self-reported abusing alcohol to some degree.
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While many people in the medical profession are concentrating on flattening the curve and finding a vaccine for COVID-19, the opioid epidemic is quietly taking lives. What's even worse is that as there is a lesser supply of street drugs due to shut down borders, fentanyl is pervasive.
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COVID-19 has presented many challenges for the recovery community. Some treatment centers have been forced to stall or upend their admissions processes, leaving people with nowhere to go. Some sober homes essentially evicted residents overnight. Some people, unable to get to 12-step meetings, may end up relapsing. And all the while, US borders shut down, stifling the flow of drugs like cocaine and counterfeit Oxycontin from overseas.
It's also true that people with opioid use disorder are vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. If they are actively using drugs, they're taking physical risks by going out around …
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Experts Predict Addiction Will Be Pandemic, Too
In the past three months, the whole world has been on high alert. Social isolation, job loss, and less access to mental health assistance have set the world up for a lot of pain. Experts agree that mental health problems and addiction disorders are going to kill many people this year. Some estimates are up to 150,000 deaths "of despair" in 2020 alone.
Addiction Is Invisible Right Now
For many people in isolation, few people see how they are actually doing. People who are prone to abuse drugs and have access to them may end up relapsing due to loneliness, fear, and other emotions.
Others may develop an addiction to help them cope with the realities of our "new normal." It can be especially challenging to deal with life for people who have mental health disorders. Many people have lost access to their family, friends, and therapists. With funding cuts …
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Marijuana is a hot topic of conversation when it comes to the novel coronavirus. For one thing, states with legalized marijuana sales have reported that people are stocking up on it. But news about this fad is bleak; some of the sickest coronavirus patients in American hospitals have been regular marijuana smokers.
Coronavirus and the Lungs
The World Health Organization says that about 80% of people with COVID-19 recover without needing hospitalization or specialist treatment, leaving one in six seriously ill. Most of these patients experience difficulty breathing.
Nearly all of the seriously ill patients end up with pneumonia. Some may need breathing treatments, antibiotics, and other assistance. Some end up on a ventilator.
Tobacco and Marijuana Smokers and Vapers in Danger
While most people who end up seriously ill from the coronavirus have some pre-existing condition many are smokers, marijuana users, and tobacco vapers. Existing research from China and …
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Addiction Rural Community Action Guide Now Available
The Trump Administration released a new tool today meant to help rural community leaders to build a community response to the addiction crisis, which has killed tens of thousands of people in the past ten years.
What is the Action Guide?
The Rural Community Action Guide has research and background information to help community leaders understand more about addiction and the addiction epidemic. In rural areas, there are often few resources available to help people with addiction problems. Many people with an addiction or mental health disorder may feel isolated or desperate. Yet addiction has become widespread throughout small-town America.
In the guide, local government and community members can learn more about recommended action steps, and best practices when it comes to small towns and rural communities.
"Families and communities in rural America have been hard hit by the crisis of addiction, and face unique challenges in developing effective responses …
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Sesame Street Adds Character With Addicted Mom
Addiction is slowing coming out of the woodwork as a stigma that people don't talk about. In the past few years, it's no secret that there has been an opioid addiction epidemic. It affects millions of people. More than 70,200 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2017, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. And for all those that don't die, there are hundreds of thousands still struggling to get and stay clean. All of these people are somebody's daughter or son. And many of them have children, which is why Sesame Street is tackling such a sobering subject for young people.
The Addiction Crisis
There is a young generation that is growing up without parents or in the custody of other relatives due to this epidemic, similar to the crack epidemic of the 1990's. Many addicted people end up involved in the justice system, bouncing from treatment-to-treatment, or …
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Vaping is Destroying Lungs, Cause Still Under Investigation
Most people know that tobacco and nicotine kill, but many minors don't the warning, especially when it comes to vaping. After all, when a person smokes cigarettes, it usually takes several years to affect the lungs.
Vaping, however, has been causing the rapid deterioration of lungs and the FDA still isn't positive how and why this has happened.
Vaping is a Crisis Among Young
Vaping has rapidly become an addiction that is prevalent among youth. Described as an "epidemic" by former FDA chief Scoot Gottlieb, the amount of young people who vape electronic cigarettes has risen dramatically in the past few years.
According to the National Institutes of Health:
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JUUL CEO Apologizes to Parents of Vaping Teens
JUUL Lans CEO Kevin Burns will apologize to parents of teens addicted to nicotine, but seems to dismiss responsibility.
In a documentary on CNBC, set to air tonight, Juul Labs CEO Kevin Burns speaks about the recent teen vaping epidemic. A new documentary, "Vaporized: America's E-cigarette Addiction," will air tonight.
When Carlos Quintanilla, the reporter for the movie, toured one of Juul's manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin with Burns. While there, the CEO was asked what he would say to a parent with a child who was addicted to Juul.
"First of all, I'd tell them that I'm sorry that their child's using the product," said Burns. "It's not intended for them. I hope there was nothing that we did that made it appealing to them. As a parent of a 16-year-old, I'm sorry for them, and I have empathy for them, in terms of what the challenges they're going through."…
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Scientists Explore Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) to Fight Addiction
Addiction is costly in many ways. It can cost relationships, families, jobs, and lives. The stigma of addiction can cause people not to seek help, and it seems that the stigma is international, just like the disease of addiction itself.
China has been experimenting with different solutions for addiction for years. People often go to the research doctors out of desperation. A recent article by the Associated Press detailed the desperation a man named Yan, in China, felt when over the years he became addicted to crystal meth and, eventually, heroin. His father wanted to help but was tired of watching him bounce in and out of drug rehabilitation. He gave him a choice between another trip to drug rehabilitation, or to try Deep Brain Stimulation surgery. "Of course, I chose surgery," Yan said. "With surgery, I definitely have the chance to get my life back."
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