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layout: example
title: How to create a CRUD API with serverless using DynamoDB
short_title: CRUD DynamoDB
date: 2021-02-04 00:00:00
lang: en
index: 4
type: database
description: In this example we will look at how to create a CRUD API with serverless using DynamoDB. We'll be using the Api and Table constructs from SST.
short_desc: Building a CRUD API with DynamoDB.
repo: crud-api-dynamodb
ref: how-to-create-a-crud-api-with-serverless-using-dynamodb
comments_id: how-to-create-a-crud-api-with-serverless-using-dynamodb/2309
---

In this example we will look at how to create a CRUD API with serverless using [DynamoDB](https://amazon.com/dynamodb/). We'll be using [SST]({{ site.sst_github_repo }}). Our API will be creating, reading, updating, and deleting notes.

## Requirements

- Node.js >= 10.15.1
- We'll be using TypeScript
- An [AWS account]({% link _chapters/create-an-aws-account.md %}) with the [AWS CLI configured locally]({% link _chapters/configure-the-aws-cli.md %})

## Create an SST app

{%change%} Let's start by creating an SST app.

```bash
$ npx create-sst@latest --template=minimal/typescript-starter crud-api-dynamodb
$ cd crud-api-dynamodb
$ npm install
```

By default, our app will be deployed to an environment (or stage) called `dev` and the `us-east-1` AWS region. This can be changed in the `sst.json` in your project root.

```json
{
  "name": "crud-api-dynamodb",
  "region": "us-east-1",
  "main": "stacks/index.ts"
}
```

## Project layout

An SST app is made up of two parts.

1. `stacks/` — App Infrastructure

   The code that describes the infrastructure of your serverless app is placed in the `stacks/` directory of your project. SST uses [AWS CDK]({% link _chapters/what-is-aws-cdk.md %}), to create the infrastructure.

2. `services/` — App Code

   The code that's run when your API is invoked is placed in the `services/` directory of your project.

## Adding DynamoDB

[Amazon DynamoDB](https://amazon.com/dynamodb/) is a reliable and highly-performant NoSQL database that can be configured as a true serverless database. Meaning that it'll scale up and down automatically. And you won't get charged if you are not using it.

{%change%} Replace the `stacks/MyStack.ts` with the following.

```ts
import { Api, StackContext, Table } from "@serverless-stack/resources";

export function MyStack({ stack }: StackContext) {
  // Create the table
  const table = new Table(stack, "Notes", {
    fields: {
      userId: "string",
      noteId: "string",
    },
    primaryIndex: { partitionKey: "userId", sortKey: "noteId" },
  });
}
```

This creates a serverless DynamoDB table using [`Table`]({{ site.docs_url }}/constructs/Table). Our table is going to look something like this:

| userId | noteId | content | createdAt |
| ------ | ------ | ------- | --------- |
| 123    | 1      | Hi!     | Feb 5     |

## Setting up our routes

Now let's add the API.

{%change%} Add this after the `Table` definition in `stacks/MyStack.ts`.

```ts
// Create the HTTP API
const api = new Api(stack, "Api", {
  defaults: {
    function: {
      // Bind the table name to our API
      bind: [table],
    },
  },
  routes: {
    "GET /notes": "functions/list.handler",
    "POST /notes": "functions/create.handler",
    "GET /notes/{id}": "functions/get.handler",
    "PUT /notes/{id}": "functions/update.handler",
    "DELETE /notes/{id}": "functions/delete.handler",
  },
});

// Show the API endpoint in the output
stack.addOutputs({
  ApiEndpoint: api.url,
});
```

We are creating an API here using the [`Api`]({{ site.docs_url }}/constructs/api) construct. And we are adding five routes to it.

```
GET /notes
POST /notes
GET /notes/{id}
PUT /notes/{id}
DELETE /notes/{id}
```

These will be getting a list of notes, creating a note, getting, updating, and deleting a specific note respectively.

We'll also bind our table to our API. It allows our API to access (read and write) the table we just created.

## Create a note

Let's turn towards the functions that'll be powering our API. Starting with the one that creates our note.

{%change%} Add the following to `services/functions/create.ts`.

```ts
import * as uuid from "uuid";
import { DynamoDB } from "aws-sdk";
import { APIGatewayProxyHandlerV2 } from "aws-lambda";
import { Table } from "@serverless-stack/node/table";

const dynamoDb = new DynamoDB.DocumentClient();

export const handler: APIGatewayProxyHandlerV2 = async (event) => {
  const data = JSON.parse(event.body);

  const params = {
    // Get the table name from the environment variable
    TableName: Table.Notes.tableName,
    Item: {
      userId: "123",
      noteId: uuid.v1(), // A unique uuid
      content: data.content, // Parsed from request body
      createdAt: Date.now(),
    },
  };
  await dynamoDb.put(params).promise();

  return {
    statusCode: 200,
    body: JSON.stringify(params.Item),
  };
};
```

Here we are creating a new row in our DynamoDB table. First we JSON parse the request body. That gives us the content of the note. Then we are hard coding the `userId` to `123` for now. Our API will not be tied to a user. We'll tackle that in a later example. We are also using a `uuid` package to generate a unique `noteId`.

{%change%} Let's install both the packages we are using here.

Run the below command in the `services/` folder.

```bash
$ npm install aws-sdk uuid
```

## Read the list of notes

Next, let's write the function that'll fetch all our notes.

{%change%} Add the following to `services/functions/list.ts`.

```ts
import { DynamoDB } from "aws-sdk";
import { Table } from "@serverless-stack/node/table";

const dynamoDb = new DynamoDB.DocumentClient();

export async function handler() {
  const params = {
    // Get the table name from the environment variable
    TableName: Table.Notes.tableName,
    // Get all the rows where the userId is our hardcoded user id
    KeyConditionExpression: "userId = :userId",
    ExpressionAttributeValues: {
      ":userId": "123",
    },
  };
  const results = await dynamoDb.query(params).promise();

  return {
    statusCode: 200,
    body: JSON.stringify(results.Items),
  };
}
```

Here we are getting all the notes for our hard coded `userId`, `123`.

## Read a specific note

We'll do something similar for the function that gets a single note.

{%change%} Create a `services/functions/get.ts`.

```ts
import { DynamoDB } from "aws-sdk";
import { APIGatewayProxyHandlerV2 } from "aws-lambda";
import { Table } from "@serverless-stack/node/table";

const dynamoDb = new DynamoDB.DocumentClient();

export const handler: APIGatewayProxyHandlerV2 = async (event) => {
  const params = {
    // Get the table name from the environment variable
    TableName: Table.Notes.tableName,
    // Get the row where the noteId is the one in the path
    Key: {
      userId: "123",
      noteId: event.pathParameters.id,
    },
  };
  const results = await dynamoDb.get(params).promise();

  return {
    statusCode: 200,
    body: JSON.stringify(results.Item),
  };
};
```

We are getting the note with the id that's passed in through the API endpoint path. The `event.pathParameters.id` corresponds to the id in `/notes/{id}`.

## Update a note

Now let's update our notes.

{%change%} Add a `services/functions/update.ts` with:

```ts
import { DynamoDB } from "aws-sdk";
import { APIGatewayProxyHandlerV2 } from "aws-lambda";
import { Table } from "@serverless-stack/node/table";

const dynamoDb = new DynamoDB.DocumentClient();

export const handler: APIGatewayProxyHandlerV2 = async (event) => {
  const data = JSON.parse(event.body);

  const params = {
    // Get the table name from the environment variable
    TableName: Table.Notes.tableName,
    // Get the row where the noteId is the one in the path
    Key: {
      userId: "123",
      noteId: event.pathParameters.id,
    },
    // Update the "content" column with the one passed in
    UpdateExpression: "SET content = :content",
    ExpressionAttributeValues: {
      ":content": data.content || null,
    },
    ReturnValues: "ALL_NEW",
  };

  const results = await dynamoDb.update(params).promise();

  return {
    statusCode: 200,
    body: JSON.stringify(results.Attributes),
  };
};
```

We are first JSON parsing the request body. We use the content we get from it, to update the note. The `ALL_NEW` property means that this update call will return the updated row.

## Delete a note

To complete the CRUD operations, let's delete the note.

{%change%} Add this to `services/functions/delete.ts`.

```ts
import { DynamoDB } from "aws-sdk";
import { APIGatewayProxyHandlerV2 } from "aws-lambda";
import { Table } from "@serverless-stack/node/table";

const dynamoDb = new DynamoDB.DocumentClient();

export const handler: APIGatewayProxyHandlerV2 = async (event) => {
  const params = {
    // Get the table name from the environment variable
    TableName: Table.Notes.tableName,
    // Get the row where the noteId is the one in the path
    Key: {
      userId: "123",
      noteId: event.pathParameters.id,
    },
  };
  await dynamoDb.delete(params).promise();

  return {
    statusCode: 200,
    body: JSON.stringify({ status: true }),
  };
};
```

Now let's test what we've created so far.

## Starting your dev environment

{%change%} SST features a [Live Lambda Development]({{ site.docs_url }}/live-lambda-development) environment that allows you to work on your serverless apps live.

```bash
$ npm start
```

The first time you run this command it'll take a couple of minutes to deploy your app and a debug stack to power the Live Lambda Development environment.

```
===============
 Deploying app
===============

Preparing your SST app
Transpiling source
Linting source
Deploying stacks
dev-rest-api-dynamodb-my-stack: deploying...

 ✅  dev-rest-api-dynamodb-my-stack

Stack dev-rest-api-dynamodb-my-stack
  Status: deployed
  Outputs:
    ApiEndpoint: https://t34witddz7.execute-api.us-east-1.amazoncom
```

The `ApiEndpoint` is the API we just created.

Let's test our endpoint using the integrated [SST Console](https://console.sst.dev). The SST Console is a web based dashboard to manage your SST apps [Learn more about it in our docs]({{ site.docs_url }}/console).

Let's create our first note, go to the **API** explorer and click on the `POST /notes` route.

Note, The [API explorer]({{ site.docs_url }}/console#api) lets you make HTTP requests to any of the routes in your `Api` construct. Set the headers, query params, request body, and view the function logs with the response.

In the **Headers** tab enter `Content-type` in **Header 1** input and `application/json` in **Value 1** input. Go to the **Body** tab and paste the below json.

```json
{ "content": "Hello World" }
```

Now, hit the **Send** button to send the request.

![API explorer create a note response](/assets/examples/crud-rest-api-dynamodb/api-explorer-create-a-note-response.png)

This should create a new note.

To retrieve the created note, go to `GET /notes/{id}` route and in the **URL** tab enter the **id** of the note we created in the **id** field and click the **Send** button to get that note.

![API explorer get a note response](/assets/examples/crud-rest-api-dynamodb/api-explorer-get-a-note-response.png)

Also let's go to the **DynamoDB** tab in the SST Console and check that the value has been created in the table.

Note, The [DynamoDB explorer]({{ site.docs_url }}/console#dynamodb) allows you to query the DynamoDB tables in the [`Table`]({{ site.docs_url }}/constructs/Table) constructs in your app. You can scan the table, query specific keys, create and edit items.

![DynamoDB table view of table](/assets/examples/crud-rest-api-dynamodb/dynamo-table-view-of-table.png)

Now to update our note, we need to make a `PUT` request, go to `PUT /notes/{id}` route.

In the **URL** tab, enter the **id** of the note we created and in the **body** tab and enter the below json value and hit **Send**.

```json
{ "content": "Updating the note" }
```

![API explorer update a note response](/assets/examples/crud-rest-api-dynamodb/api-explorer-update-a-note-response.png)

This should respond with the updated note.

Click the **Send** button of the `GET /notes` route to get a list of notes.

![API explorer get notes response](/assets/examples/crud-rest-api-dynamodb/api-explorer-get-notes-response.png)

You should see the list of notes.

To delete a note, go to the `DELETE /notes/{id}` and enter the **id** of the note to delete in the **URL** tab and hot **Send**.

![API explorer delete note response](/assets/examples/crud-rest-api-dynamodb/api-explorer-delete-note-response.png)

## Making changes

Let's make a quick change to test our Live Lambda Development environment. We want our `get` function to return an error if it cannot find the note.

{%change%} Replace the `return` statement in `services/functions/gets.ts` with:

```ts
return results.Item
  ? {
      statusCode: 200,
      body: JSON.stringify(results.Item),
    }
  : {
      statusCode: 404,
      body: JSON.stringify({ error: true }),
    };
```

Now let's send an invalid request by entering a random note id which is not present in the table.

![API explorer invalid note response](/assets/examples/crud-rest-api-dynamodb/api-explorer-invalid-note-response.png)

You should see an error being printed out.

## Deploying to prod

{%change%} To wrap things up we'll deploy our app to prod.

```bash
$ npx sst deploy --stage prod
```

This allows us to separate our environments, so when we are working in `dev`, it doesn't break the app for our users.

Once deployed, you should see something like this.

```bash
 ✅  prod-rest-api-dynamodb-my-stack

Stack prod-rest-api-dynamodb-my-stack
  Status: deployed
  Outputs:
    ApiEndpoint: https://ck198mfop1.execute-api.us-east-1.amazoncom
```

Run the below command to open the SST Console in **prod** stage to test the production endpoint.

```bash
npx sst console --stage prod
```

Go to the **API** explorer and click **Send** button of the `GET /notes` route, to send a `GET` request.

![Prod API explorer get notes response](/assets/examples/crud-rest-api-dynamodb/prod-api-explorer-get-notes-response.png)

## Cleaning up

Finally, you can remove the resources created in this example using the following commands.

```bash
$ npx sst remove
$ npx sst remove --stage prod
```

## Conclusion

And that's it! We've got a completely serverless CRUD API. In another example, we'll add authentication to our API, so we can fetch the notes for a given user. Check out the repo below for the code we used in this example. And leave a comment if you have any questions!


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Eiyodar is a young human swindler who hails from Lanodin, a large town bustling with entrepreneurial merchants and what many regard as the finest cuisine and the most bizarre entertainment of Hinn, nestled in the deep forests bordering the river valley of the Deloni. Among the many jobs Eiyodar worked in and around Lanodin was that of a "Catfish," a fetcher of goods fallen from ferry-goers to the bottom of the River Deloni. A capable–and rarer, willing–swimmer, Eiyodar was often tasked with locating precious items dropped overboard by wealthy, drunken passengers riding the notorious midnight ferries between riverside towns. Eiyodar speaks the common tongue with a choppy Delonian lilt. Indigo-black hair frames a bronze, jeweled circlet on her forehead. She has a habit of swaying back and forth and walking in sweeping steps while speaking and is often accompanied by a feline companion she calls Meera.
Character art inspiration for Eiyodar, "Questing Road," created by Dan dos Santos. Dan dos Santos' work spans a variety of genres, including novels, comics and film. He has worked for clients such as Disney, Universal Studios, Boeing Aircraft, Saatchi & Saatchi, Scholastic Books, The Greenwich Workshop, Penguin Books, Random House, Tor books, UpperDeck, Wizards of the Coast, Dark Horse Comics and DC Comics.
I was a Catfish. That's what they call the scum swimmers, the acrobats scouring the depths of the Deloni in search of the lost belongings of the debaucherous wealthy from Lanodin. It's not an honorable job, it's not even a respectable one, but it brings good coin if you don't bring back everything you find–and if you don't get caught. Many Catfish don't have hands anymore, but I've been at it for five years. I probably could have gone on longer if it weren't for my last go.
Paturile was my gopher for the past 10 months. Crass, with a scruffy goatee more salt than pepper, and a great pouch around his midsection. He spends half of his earnings to keep growing the thing. Paturile liked to give me the really tough jobs, so when a blue-robed roundface from the city center wanted him to get back a priceless heirloom, I was the Catfish he called. Either the noble didn't know how to describe the heirloom to Paturile–or he was an idiot–but I was given a parchment describing the thing. It looked like a scholar's scrawl, but on the front there was pictured a beautiful circlet as well as a bunch of words not familiar to me.
"Find it, quick as you can," Paturile bellowed in my face, in his matter-of-fact fashion. This is usually the time I start to negotiate my cut. But when Paturile interrupted me with "–Quick as you can!" a second time, I knew someone was pressing him. This either meant more money–lots more–or it meant I needed to find it before the Peacekeepers do. So I nodded, got in his longboat, and sculled the river.
Sartrik, The Blissboat's ferryman, favored the placid point in the widest part of the Deloni. From out here, you can scarce hear the sounds of the cities on either shore. We Catfish tend to be good swimmers, but we still need weights to get us to the bottom of the Deloni. I can hold my breath for a good two minutes–usually enough to scour a fifty-foot area before I have to move my boat again. Took me three anchors, but then I found it. It was glowing at me, pretty easy to grab. Quick as I could. Paturile is going to have to pay me double…. There's something else over there, too. I have enough time to grab that, and so I did. But I spent my fourth anchor just to grab a piece of glass. Dumb luck. I smiled and thought it was best to head back. Won't have to fish for two weeks after this one.
Takes two hours, or so, to get to Sartrik's placid point. I got back in an hour and a half. When I got close I could see the docks were in chaos. Peacekeepers lookin' around for someone. So I sculled into the North Rock where the teenagers like to go fishing. I got some dirty looks from the fishing boys, but none of the Peacekeepers saw me sculling in Paturile's longboat. Tucked my goods in my satchel and snuck to the docks to find Felneth, see what the fuss was about. Felneth was another gopher, a nasty little twit with a mean temper. She was in her usual hole. She looked up at me with a crooked, pleased grin.
"You haven't heard?"
"Been on the water," I said.
"Paturile's skipped town. Peacekeepers looking for 'im." She leaned in close, smelled of seaweed and tobacco. "You don't know who he is… and I don't know who he is. They arrested some doey noble Paturile was talking to. A real round-faced bluerobe."
My bluerobe? "Paturile didn't say where he was going? He owes me the day's wages."
"'Fraid not. Best forget that job, and make a few runs for me instead. More honest work, anyway."
She wasn't wrong. But I'm not taking a job today. I need to catch my breath and figure out what this paper said. Why were the Peacekeepers after that bluerobe? Something to do with this. I need to learn what it says. I smirked at Felneth and took my leave.
I'm no scholar, but I've learned a trick or two as a Catfish. A cup of julip clears my mind. After three mugs, I had a good handle on what the parchment said. It looked like an apology. And a Dalvern address, a five hour scull away past Satrik's placid point to the city across the Deloni. I was too curious not to follow it. After all, whatever this was, and whoever it led to was enough to get the Peacekeepers all sweating and squirming. I had to at least see for myself. I went back to the fishing hole. Shit, those little fuckers with the fishpoles took my boat.
Without Paturile's longboat, I needed a new charge. I'll see what sort of honest work Felneth has for me. And so I do.
"Changed yer mind, eh?"
A couple of dry smiles later, I'm supposed to follow the Lazy Sister, a boat that rivals Sartrik's but likes to drift out through Loon's Crossing. Easy enough.
"Be back tomorrow," I said.
"Aye, you will," she gurgled. Gross.
But determined, I was. First time in a while, as a Catfish. In Dalvern by midday, I started asking around for how to find this strange address. Never liked Dalvern, so I don't come here much. It's the smell, I think. They have gophers over here, too. And shrieking fireflies. And blue-robed roundfaces. But there were none to see when I got off the docks. I grabbed a darkplum for a dooley and took a juicy bite. The fruit vendor told me where to hide Felneth's boat, and where I could find Teshili Street. So I made my way to the address and saw a curio shop for the first time. I've heard people talk about these places, but I've never been interested enough to check them out myself for as long as I've lived in Lanodin. I need to travel around the city more.
"Hello?" No one answered. I asked it three times. I stepped into the shop to have a look around. Maybe there was something else that was like the circlet in my satchel. I thought it best if I said hello a few more times. Half dozen more times or so, it became less of a question and more a mask for the sounds of investigating the items I saw around the shop. "Hello?" Pick something up. "Hello?" Put something down. That's when I saw it. An eight-pointed singing stone that glowed. Actually, I can't rightly describe what it looked like, exactly, or how it made me feel. Maybe I could say it was the strangest thing I'd ever seen. I had to pick it up.
"Hellooo." It glowed in my hands like a firefly in the night. I felt a tingling and the stone seemed to vanish into a thousand glass mosquitoes that burrowed into my hands. Then my hands began to feel as if I had thrust them into the fire. For a second, I thought Paturile was playing a trick on me. Is this punishment for dropping my fourth anchor? "Quick as you can," he'd said. What did that mean?
I started to feel light-headed and I turned around to walk out of the shop. The last thing I remember is falling through a display of pungent herbs, dried flowers.
I didn't know how long I was out, at first. It was just black. What death is like, I reckon. But the Burned Man said it was four days. He was kind. Said that he'd saved my life. That he would have been curious too, if he were in my place. Said some other kindly things as well, but I was still getting my bearings. After a few minutes, the room stopped its spinning, and I sat up.
I told him the truth of it straight away. Figured it wasn't worth lying to somebody in his line of work. But he said he knew. He had already taken the circlet out of my satchel. He left it on the table next to me. When I told him about the round-faced bluerobe, he noted that it was impressive I was able to decipher the parchment and seek him out. And he said it was impressive that I survived his stinging stone. What does he mean, impressive?
"The Eye of Jorall was taken from me long ago. A curious thing, really. More of a paperweight than anything else. As long as I've had it in my collection, it's never done that before." He pointed to the circlet on the table beside me. The orange gem in its center was still glowing faintly, pulsing, perhaps. Or maybe it was more like shimmering. The glowing pulse made the tarnished old bronze of the band waiver like the clouds make shadows dance on a summer day.
"It seems to like you," the Burned Man said. "I believe… you were meant to have it." Immediately I protested with all the Lanodine pleasantries I learned as a child. The Burned Man only smiled crookedly with his tough leather skin. "You were meant to have it," he said.
He never asked for my name. And I never asked for his. But I did thank him for saving my life. He seemed convinced that we were meant to meet each other. "You'll seek me out when you're ready someday. We'll have a proper meeting then, you and I. And I'll tell you what intrigue led the noble to steal The Eye of Jorall. But it's not the right time for that now." He poured me some shite julip and packed a bag. "Things are too risky in Dalvern, so I should leave. See that you take care of yourself until we meet again." He left me and the bronze headband along with some poundroot chapan.
Fuck me. Four days? Felneth is going to kill me. I took a peek at the wounds beneath the bandages on my hand. They looked pretty bad. But I was feeling well enough to get dressed. I put on my vest and leathers and shouldered my satchel. The Eye of Jorall. I slipped the bronze circlet on, too. It felt comfortable… Comforting. "You were meant to have it," he'd said. As soon as I put it on, I didn't feel alone. I took one last look at the empty curio shop and made my way back to the docks.
The fruit vendor's information was good. Felneth's boat was right where I left it. I scared the shore rats away and sculled into the Deloni. Was just past midday when I approached the Lanodine docks. I tied up the boat and headed down the plank way. I was still thinking on how I would explain this to Felneth when she emerged from her hole with two sewer rats who looked like they spent the day greasing the underbellies of shitwagons. Glaring at me, all of them. Seemed like they were out for blood.
"Think you can steal my boat, do you?! You're fucking dead." Her sewers rats started to run toward me. I had no place to go, and I didn't have any weapon to defend myself. I grabbed a boat hook from the side of the docks but I had no idea what I was doing with the thing. The first sewer rat, a bald man with no neck, lunged at me. I was lucky enough to strike him in his pudding chin with the thick end of the boat hook. He fell to the side, crashed through a crate, and suddenly we had an audience. The thinly sewer rat growled and cursed as he started toward me. Shit. My hands started to throb. And then, just before he reached me, the crowd erupted in screams. The sewer rat tumbled into a flurry of claws and fur. I heard a guttural growl, then the great cat sunk its teeth into the screaming rat's throat, quieting him.
Warm, orange eyes gleamed as sewer rat blood dripped down the thick chestnut fur of her chin. She stood off the docks as high as a longboat rests on the water, and she moved just as smoothly. She and I are connected, I feel it. I know it. It was the circlet, The Eye of Jorall. I reached out my hand in greeting and she stroked her face along the outside of my knuckles. Her name is Meera. As I stroked Meera's speckled fur, she purred as we watched Felneth run away from the docks. City patrol will be about. We probably ought to run, too. And so we did. I never did like Peacekeepers.
And that's what brought me here, to the Borderlands. A few years and a few places between here and there. But I'll tell for you those another time.
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Madeline Hills
(Olympian)
2 x Olympic Finalist
10 x Australian Representative
Madeline started running with Kembla Joggers as a teenager, enjoying the social aspects of running with a group and the opportunity to travel for competition. Her enthusiasm was rewarded with steady progress, developing from a state and then national level athlete, to gaining selection for the 2004 World Junior Track & Field Championships, her first Australian team. She went on to compete in the 2005 & 2006 World Cross Country Championships, finishing in the top 20 in both races. She was forced to withdraw from the 2006 World Junior Championships, leading to an extended break from the sport.
During her absence from the track and the trails, she focused on establishing her career as a pharmacist, completed a Masters of International Public Health and traveled the globe.
In mid 2013, motivated by the goal to complete her debut 10km fun run, Madeline again pulled on the training shoes. Reacquainted with the thrill of reaching goals, she set her sights back on the track. 3 months after returning to the track in 2014, she qualified for the 3000m steeplechase at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, where she placed fourth behind a trio a Kenyans in a PB.
By the end of 2015, Madeline had become the second fastest Australian steeplechase in history, third fastest in the 3000m and sixth fastest over the 5000m.
She won the 2016 Olympic 3000m steeplechase trial, gaining selection as well in the 5000m. In Rio Madeline progressed to the final for both the 3000m steeplechase and 5000m, finishing 7th and 10th respectively and clocking personal bests in both races.
Madeline returned to the track in 2017 over 10,000m, moving to fifth on the Australian all-time list in 31.41. She represented Australia at the 2017 London World Championships in the 5000m and 10,000m, and again at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. With inspiring efforts both on and off the track, she was recognised and lauded internationally for showing the world what sportsmanship is all about, leading a trio of Australian teammates to remain in place to compassionately await the arrival of the last competitor, Lineo Chako from Lesotho.
Madeline continues her work as a pharmacist, familiar with the challenge of balancing work commitments with training demands and the social scene.
While she works to achieve more of her goals, Madeline is excited for the opportunity to help others to exceed their own.
2 x Olympic Finalist Rio, 2016
2 x Commonwealth Games Finalist, 2018
Australian Cross Country Champion, 2018
Australian 3000m Steeplechase Champion, 2016
Australian 5000m Champion, 2015
1st Gold Coast Marathon Festival 10km, 2018
1st Hobart Cadbury 10km, 2018
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"How to Get Rid of a Dry Cough (with Pictures) - wikiHow Steam out your cough. Boil up a pot of water or take a hot shower and allow the steam from the water to wet the back of your throat. Hold your face over a bowl of the boiling water with a towel draped over your head to breathe in as much of the steam as you are able. Add a few drops of eucalyptus oil to your shower or the boiling water... Hi Gavin, Know what you mean. Diagnosed last year with asthma, my inhalers had put a stop to it all. These last few days, I've felt my cough is stopping a good peak flow reading too.
Choose a cough medicine depending upon the type of bronchial cough you have -- whether it's a dry cough or a productive cough -- and take it as directed. If your cough is preventing you from sleeping at night, see your doctor. He or she may be able to recommend a prescription cough suppressant.... Hi Gavin, Know what you mean. Diagnosed last year with asthma, my inhalers had put a stop to it all. These last few days, I've felt my cough is stopping a good peak flow reading too.
As the mucus flows over the top of vocal cords, it can trigger a cough reflex. �Allergies can definitely be a cause of chronic cough. They produce the swelling that is involved when sinuses are obstructed, and then people get sinus infections,� says Dr. Lanier.... 15/01/2013�� The gap between how long people expect their cough to last and how long it actually does may drive some to the doctor for antibiotics that won't help, according to a new study.
If your dry cough is caused by acid reflux, avoid caffeine. If it is caused by a dry throat or asthma, try drinking beverages with caffeine in it. However, avoid soda and energy drinks. Instead, use natural sources of caffeine, like coffee and tea.... More than being simply irritating, a dry cough can make it difficult to get the rest you need or function well at home and work. It can even cause severe pain. Luckily, there are fairly simple steps that can help bring comfort and reduce your cough, even potentially preventing it from lingering longer.
More than being simply irritating, a dry cough can make it difficult to get the rest you need or function well at home and work. It can even cause severe pain. Luckily, there are fairly simple steps that can help bring comfort and reduce your cough, even potentially preventing it from lingering longer.
A persistent cough is painful and frustrating. It can be caused by everything from a dry throat to sinus drainage to asthma. The key to combating your cough quickly is selecting the right solution for your type of cough.
When I had my coughing spell, I didn't get a lot of people here that thought it was related to the prednisone, but 6 months later my throat still feels funny and my voice is a bit changed. It feels very "dry." I might be wrong, but I think it's the prednisone.


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18 Things to Know About Madison Beer
By Emily Burack March 24, 2020
Madison Beer shot to stardom thanks to a single tweet from Justin Bieber. In July 2012, Bieber tweeted a YouTube link of Beer covering Etta James's "At Last," writing, "wow. 13 years old! she can sing. great job. #futurestar."
But, Madison Beer is so much more than someone who Justin Bieber made famous — she has made an entire career in the music industry. In February 2018 we wrote, "Who Is Madison Beer and Why Does She Have Over 10 Million Followers on Instagram?" But now, Beer is even more famous. Shall we break down 18 things to know about the Jewish singer?
1. Beer was born in 1999 in Jericho, Long Island to a Jewish family.
A post shared by Madison Beer (@madisonbeer)
2. She has one younger brother, Ryder.
A post shared by Ryder Beer (@ryderbeer)
3. She attended Point O'Pines sleep away camp in upstate New York, a not explicitly Jewish camp but a camp where mainly all of the campers are Jewish, ya know? She wrote on Instagram (since deleted), "shoutout to camp point o pines. you taught me everything i know."
Here she is doing pottery at POP:
A post shared by Point O'Pines Camp (@pointopinescamp)
4. She had her bat mitzvah in 2012. At her party, she sang an original song, "Life's a Beat." Yes, you can watch it:
5. Her bat mitzvah theme was "Madison's Square Garden." Clever!
Madison Beer at her bat mitzvah
Scroll through a bunch of "Madison's Square Garden" photos here.
6. After Bieber tweeted about Madison Beer (just four months after her bat mitzvah!), she signed to Bieber's label, Island Records, managed by Scooter Braun. (Yes, that Scooter Braun.)
7. In seventh grade, after the tweet, Madison recalls, "I got to walk into school one day and be like, 'Haha, Justin Bieber signed me, so f*ck you guys."
8. After that, Madison, her mom, and her brother moved to Los Angeles.
9. She released her first single, "Melodies," in 2013, and her second, "Unbreakable," in 2014. Bieber appears in the start of the video for "Melodies," and the video is just so 2013:
10. Both those singles failed to chart, and Madison decided she didn't like the Island Records vision of Madison Beer: "No one was on the same page as me. They wanted me to be 'Melodies' and teeny bop, and I was like, 'No!' I wanted to punch everyone and break out of the shell, but I was restricted by my age." In 2016, she left the label.
11. After she left, she focused on "being on Instagram," which she thinks was a mistake.
12. Her debut EP, As She Pleases, came out in February 2018, with the song "Dead" as the lead single:
And "Hurts Like Hell" with Offset was on this EP:
13. As She Pleases "was my way of just letting the world know who I was, because I feel like I was so misunderstood. Because I have this big social media platform, and I would post this or do that, people had this idea of me, and I wanted to change that and let them know who I really was," Madison says.
14. In August 2019, she signed with Epic Records, and in 2020, started releasing new music, including two singles off her new album, Life Support: "Selfish" and "Good in Goodbye":
15. Switching tracks… in March 2020, on International Women's Day, Beer opened up about how nude photos of her were leaked when she was only 14 years old, and the shame and anxiety that followed.
"so today on IWD i am going to free myself of this weight I carry," she wrote on Twitter:
happy international women's day. this feels really good. pic.twitter.com/FsBz4mQIbm
— Madison Beer (@madisonbeer) March 8, 2020
being vulnerable online is extremely hard & scary for me but u guys have made me feel so comfortable & welcomed. thank u for the response on my recent. i hope in the future as i start sharing more of my personal experiences & struggles they can help heal some people including me.
16. Speaking of Twitter, she is super active on the platform, always engaging with her fans.
no words pic.twitter.com/CI3YDPHUnO
— Madison Beer (@madisonbeer) September 15, 2019
17. At her 21st birthday, she celebrated with pals Maddie Ziegler, Hailey Bieber, Daivd Dobrik, and more.
You also looked like this at your 21st birthday, right???
https://www.instagram.com/p/B992hJalz59/
18. We just feel like we should end on this note: Madison is a big fan of Rick & Morty, and there's a dialogue between them on a new track in her upcoming album. "I won't tell you what song it's on, so you'll have to listen to every song to find out, but at the end of one of my songs, there's a full Rick and Morty dialogue, in my album," she said. "Luckily I've become friends with [Justin Roiland, the voice of Ricky and Morty], which is peaking of my life by the way. It's all downhill from here."
Header Image: Madison Beer by JC Olivera/Getty Images
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Home Politics 'We Are Sorry': Osinbajo Apologises To Nigerians As Protests Against Police Brutality...
'We Are Sorry': Osinbajo Apologises To Nigerians As Protests Against Police Brutality Continue
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has apologized to Nigerians and admits the Federal Government could have "moved faster" in addressing the demands of #EndSARS protesters.
"Dear Nigerians, I know that many of you are angry, and understandably so. We could've moved faster and for this we are sorry," he said in a series of tweets on his handle late Friday.
"I fully understand how many young people feel. Many feel that we have been too silent and have simply not done enough. These feelings of frustration are justified."
#EndSARS protesters during a candlelight procession in honor of victims of police brutality.
According to him, "There are far too many people who have been brutalized at the hands of the police and this is unacceptable.
"We must take responsibility for protecting young people, even sometimes from those who are paid to protect them."
He also believes the protests rocking the country goes beyond agitations about the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
"They're deep and systemic and we're undertaking comprehensive measures that will revamp the police by addressing issues of welfare, service conditions, and training," he explained.
A file photo of protesters in Abuja.Sodiq Adelakun/Channels TV.
Ongoing Work
According to the former University of Lagos lecturer, meetings have been held with several stakeholders in the country with a view to addressing the demands of the youths who are championing the protests.
"We understand that you want to see action from us and I'm here to tell you that work is ongoing," the Vice President noted. "I chaired a meeting of 36 state governors and the Minister of the FCT (NEC), where we resolved to set up judicial panels of inquiry so we can see justice served, and fast.
"The reason being that only state governors, by law, can set up judicial inquiries in their states. The hearings will be public."
While reiterating the disbandment of SARS, he assured that officers from the unit will not be part of any tactical squad.
Osinbajo equally commiserated with the "families of Jimoh Isiaq, and all those who have lost their lives at the hands of wayward police officers. To those injured, I wish a full and speedy recovery.
"We have proposed that each state government set up a Victims' Support Fund, which will support. This is the least that we can do to compensate for the injustice suffered at the hands of errant officers."
Read his tweets, below:
Dear Nigerians, I know that many of you are angry, and understandably so. We could've moved faster and for this we are sorry.
— Prof Yemi Osinbajo (@ProfOsinbajo) October 16, 2020
I fully understand how many young people feel. Many feel that we have been too silent and have simply not done enough.
These feelings of frustration are justified.
There are far too many people who have been brutalised at the hands of the police and this is unacceptable. We must take responsibility for protecting young people, even sometimes from those who are paid to protect them.
Over the past week, we have been following the protests, and I have had a number of discussions with key people in the administration that you deserve to be informed about. Transparency, after all, is a key tenet of government.
Several meetings have been held with: the @SPLawan, @femigbaja, the Chief of Staff to @MuhammaduBuhari, Chairman of the @PoliceServiceC2, the IG of @PoliceNG (IGP), the Executive Secretary of @NHRCNigeria, and governors.
We understand that you want to see action from us and I'm here to tell you that work is ongoing. I chaired a meeting of 36 state governors and the Minister of the FCT (NEC), where we resolved to set up judicial panels of inquiry so we can see justice served, and fast.
With Mr. President's approval, SARS has been completely disestablished, and none of its former members will feature in any police tactical units.
I am sending my deepest condolences to the families of Jimoh Isiaq, and all those who have lost their lives at the hands of wayward police officers. To those injured, I wish a full and speedy recovery.
We have proposed that each state government set up a Victims' Support Fund, which @NigeriaGov will support. This is the least that we can do to compensate for the injustice suffered at the hands of errant officers.
We also understand that the issues that you're raising are bigger than just SARS. They're deep and systemic and we're undertaking comprehensive measures that will revamp the police by addressing issues of welfare, service conditions and training.
On Monday, Mr. President also reiterated his commitment to these extensive police reforms.
We will continue to update and engage with you all on these action steps and the ones to come, in the spirit of transparency, so that you can hold us accountable. We are, after all, here to serve you and we owe you a duty to win back your trust.
Keep safe. God bless you. – YO pic.twitter.com/jOYmh1i6wJ
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Lake Groton, Vermont, USA
USA - New England - Vermont - Northeast Kingdom -
Also known as: Groton Pond
Nestled snugly among heavily forested mountains, Lake Groton has been a favorite summer getaway for generations of 'camp' owners. Over 400 acres of water enclosed within nearly six miles of rocky shoreline make Groton Pond, as it is also known, the ideal hideaway for a summer cottage or hunting camp. The historic pond grew naturally into its reputation as one of Central Vermont's best places to enjoy lakeside living. The area has a long history of logging, followed by railway access and even a few small steamships, mostly built to facilitate logging but soon carrying 'campers'-summer residents who could access their cottages by water only.
Lake Groton is a fine body of water for swimming, boating, fishing and nature observation. Residents waterski, enjoy tubing, sailing, jet-skiing, pontooning, canoeing and kayaking. Few visitors can access the lake with larger boats, however, as only two small public boat launches exist-both on state land. Boulder Beach State Park, a day-use-only facility, allows carry-in boats to launch. A small boat ramp at Stillwater State Park on the west shore permits boat launching by registered campground visitors. The state parks close in September, so there is no general public access the rest of the year. Visitors who utilize Lake Groton regularly for canoeing and kayaking often purchase a Green Mountain Passport which allows for annual park access. Both of these state parks offer a swim area-the only public swim beaches on Lake Groton. The Lake Groton Association works with volunteers to monitor water quality and to educate lake users about invasive species and pollution prevention. The Association also produces an annual 4th of July Boat Parade. (2015 update: The Association is monitoring the spread of the invasive Purple Bladderwort plant around the lake's shoreline. The Association is considering harvesting and chemical treatment to control the plant.)
Fishermen prize Lake Groton for the several species of panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel and yellow perch. About half of the lakeshore is located within Groton State Forest, so many campers arrive at the four state parks which have campgrounds within the forest to take advantage of fishing on Lake Groton and other lakes, including Ricker Pond just downstream along the Wells River, and several inflowing brooks that hold numerous brook trout. The 25,000+-acre Groton State Forest holds white-tailed deer, black bear, fox, moose, wild turkey, snowshoe hare, coyote, bobcat, porcupine and a variety of small mammals. At the south end of Lake Groton near the dam, a wetland area holds a loon nesting ground, and the loons with their young chicks are often seen on the water. Groton State Forest has a wealth of trails for accessing some of the best areas for nature watching.
Access to trails for hiking and mountain biking around Lake Groton is easy, with many trails beginning near the Nature Center at the north end of the pond. Trail maps can be obtained here with the center showcasing exhibits of mounted birds and animals, pictorial history of the area and the logging era, geology exhibits and informative displays about the Peacham Bog nearby. The trails at the Nature Center are open for cross-country skiing, and the parking lots are open and cleared in winter. The trek to Owls Head, a local rocky outcropping, is an easy hike for those with average endurance. The views over the forest and Groton Pond are spectacular, particularly when autumn colors paint the landscape with scarlet and gold.
Although road access is now available to nearly all areas of the lakeshore, the traditional 'camps' in the area carry two different addresses: the street address and the 'camp' address-a number posted on the waterside using an old numbering system that begins at the dam on the south end of the lake. Early summer residents arrived by rail to 'flag stops' located along the lakeshore and had to carry their provisions to their cabins if they couldn't take advantage of the few small steamboats that carried residents and logging crews to locations on the lake. The old railroad bed is now part of the Cross Vermont Trail system. Most long-term residents refer to their homes by the camp number and proudly assert they own Camp 37 or some other number.
Lake Groton has been known by several names, beginning with Big Lund, named for early property owner Silas Lund. It later became Long Pond, and eventually Wells River Pond. Finally it was called Groton Pond, named for the town along its southern shore that was incorporated in the late 18th century. The dam was rebuilt in 1968 but was preceded by earlier dams which seem to have left little record. The outflow forms the headwaters of the Wells River that eventually empties into the Connecticut River. The river and nearby lakes were used, with many portages, as a partial water route across the state by early Native Americans, fur trappers and explorers.
Lake Groton was the site of heavy logging and sawmill industry beginning soon after the first permanent settlers arrived after the Revolutionary War. Although a few settlers from Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire had arrived years earlier-and brought the name Groton with them from their old towns-the land here was steep and rocky, less than perfect for farming. Further, land ownership was in dispute between wealthy speculators in New York who were given land grants by the British king and those who wished to carve out a second colony from neighboring New Hampshire. Few know that famed Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys were originally formed to dispute land ownership claims (the extended Allen family had large New Hampshire land claims on the area). The Green Mountain militia was fighting a guerrilla war long before war against England was declared; the militia slid naturally into a key role in Revolutionary fighting. Many old land deeds in the area show the original properties being purchased from Ethan or Ira Allen, and Vermont is still known as the Green Mountain State. Vermonters are understandably proud of their independent spirit, demonstrated early by the fact that the 'Vermont Republic' resisted joining the new United States for 14 years after independence was declared.
Those who crave the kind of wild and scenic mountain backdrop against a freshwater lake can often find a vacation rental among the private camps along the shoreline. Several campgrounds in the area offer access to either Lake Groton or one of the other large ponds. Groton Pond is only about 30 miles from St. Johnsbury and Montpelier, both of which hold a number of major hotels and a variety of dining and entertainment fare. Local bed & breakfasts, small inns, farm markets and unique shops can be found in the surrounding area. Come and enjoy the independent spirit of Vermont and the scenic surroundings of Lake Groton.
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Water Level Control: Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Surface Area: 422 acres
Shoreline Length: 6 miles
Water Volume: 5,486 acre-feet
Drainage Area: 19 sq. miles
Trophic State: Mesotrophic
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Liquid-Applied System Restores Order to a Federal Courthouse
The Pete V. Domenici Federal Courthouse in Albuquerque, N.M., was originally constructed in 1998. RoofCARE and Payne Consulting Inc. satisfied the need for a leak-free, maintainable roofing system through the strategic use of HydroStop's PremiumCoat Roof System. Photos courtesy of Quest Construction Products.
These aerial photos show the courthouse before and after the new roof system was applied.
TrafficCoat, a non-skid surface, was used to clearly mark rooftop walkways.
The PremiumCoat system is applied to the existing modified bitumen roof.
The pitch pans were addressed with BarrierGuard and HydroFiber.
KEYWORDS re-roof / renovation / roof replacement
The Pete V. Domenici Federal Courthouse is located in the central business district of Albuquerque, N.M. Constructed in 1998, the building is the workplace of more than 200 federal employees, including judges, U.S. Marshals, and workers in probation services. The courthouse is a promoter of the General Services Administration's (GSA) Art-in-Architecture Program, which aims to enhance the civic meaning of federal architecture by showcasing American visual arts. Therefore, the building features many beautiful pieces of artwork by famous artists known around the region and throughout the nation. Unfortunately, the roof of this seven-story landmark had been leaking for several years, and water was dripping into the chambers of the federal judges, disrupting their work.
Due to budgetary restrictions, the GSA could not afford to remove the existing roof and replace it with an entirely new one. RoofCARE and Payne Consulting Inc. satisfied the need for a leak-free, maintainable roofing system through the strategic use of HydroStop's PremiumCoat® Roof System. PremiumCoat is a fully adhered, reinforced acrylic elastomeric roof system. Every 15, 20 or 25 years, the top layers of PremiumCoat FinishCoat can be reapplied, creating a roof system that will last the life of the building. HydroStop products for this specific job not only fulfilled the requirement for a long-lasting roof, they also complied with the GSA's commitment to sustainability, making PremiumCoat the perfect solution to this situation.
The existing courthouse roof was a 12-year-old modified cap sheet that had numerous leaks, most of which originated at pitch pans or resulted from ponding water near the roof drains. The hundreds of pitch pans on the roof encapsulate screen wall supports. To address them, the sheet metal caps were removed and a mix of BarrierGuard and HydroFiber was used to fill the void. This procedure not only made the pitch pans water tight — it created a cant for positive water flow. After the penetrations and details were addressed, the fluid-applied system allowed the crew to fully encapsulate the entire roof, details and base flashings in one seamless membrane.
Since the building was a federal courthouse, the security component of this job was an extremely important consideration. RoofCARE and Payne Consulting also had to coordinate work efforts around the court's schedule. The crew of four to five men worked on the roof for five months, and the courts required 72-hour notice before any crew members could visit the roof. If court was in session on one side of the building, that side had limited to no access. Additionally, the roofing project was completed in conjunction with the renovation of three rooftop cooling towers, which further complicated the production process. The complexity of the specification, coordination with other trades, and accessibility to multiple roof levels made for an extremely challenging project.
Despite the challenges, the original roof section was finished well under budget, so the GSA was able to complete several additional roof sections as a change order. GSA Project Manager Paul Abernathy said, "We will never replace another roof without first considering this fluid-applied roof renovation option."
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The Man From U.N.C.L.E. – Review
While superheroes do most of the world-saving on the big and small screen these days, back in the '60s, that was primarily the domain of the superspy. In this reboot of the classic TV show, we are transported back to 1963, at the height of the Cold War. When nuclear scientist Udo Teller (Christian Berkel) goes missing, American and Soviet intelligence agencies form an uneasy alliance to track him down. CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Cavill) and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin (Hammer) must go undercover to find Teller, with Kuryakin posing as the fiancé of Teller's daughter, Gabby (Vikander). Gabby's uncle Rudi (Sylvester Groth) works for an Italian shipping company run by Alexander (Luca Calvani) and Victoria Vinciguerra (Debicki), a couple in cahoots with former Nazis and with deadly designs on cutting-edge nuclear technology. Solo and Kuryakin have to work through their obvious differences, while secretly pursuing their own agendas as the world stands on the brink of an all-out nuclear calamity. The seeds for a new agency, the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.), are thus sown.
A cinematic Man From U.N.C.L.E. reboot has been in the works at Warner Bros. for over a decade, with a multitude of writers and a laundry list of directors including Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh and Matthew Vaughn attached at some point or another. Practically every Hollywood male A-lister, from Christian Bale to Michael Fassbender to Tom Cruise, was considered for the lead role of Napoleon Solo. The film finally arrives with director Guy Ritchie at the helm and the Superman of the hour, Henry Cavill, playing Solo. Ritchie has obviously set out to make a throwback that stops a safe distance short of being a parody, seeing as this genre and this time period does lend itself so well to being lampooned. "Groovy, baby", anyone? Or maybe "LANAAAA!"? The end result is a bog-standard espionage thriller that Ritchie tries his best to spice up.
This is very much a case of style over substance, as it has been with most of Ritchie's movies. Editor James Herbert employs funky transitions and split-screen effects, while the subtitles are rendered in an old-timey font with yellow lettering. Composer Daniel Pemberton's jazz flute-heavy retro score is an aural treat and a refreshing change from the same-old same-old Hans Zimmer-style action-movie music audiences have become accustomed to. You Work For Me, performed by Laura Mvula, is a wonderful homage to the Shirley Bassey-sung Bond themes of yore. There are also a few clever uses of cinematic sleight-of-hand, wherein the characters reveal something to each other but the audience is left in the dark until an opportune moment.
Unfortunately, most of what's interesting about this is purely superficial. The screenplay is heavy on both unwieldy exposition and double entendres that just aren't quite witty enough. The pacing is patchy at best, with noticeable talky stretches in between the action. While there are several fun set-pieces, including a boat chase as seen from a unique point of view, the film never achieves genuine edge-of-your-seat thrills. Part of the climax includes a dune-buggy chase that is somewhat incoherently shot. The comparisons to the recent Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation are unavoidable, and that film certainly outclasses The Man From U.N.C.L.E. when it comes to exhilarating stunts.
Cavill, stepping into the role originated by Robert Vaughn, is appropriately debonair and radiates old-school chic, reminding audiences that he was only narrowly beaten to the James Bond role by Daniel Craig. Cavill is not the most arresting actor in the world and the cadence he affects sounds a little off at times, but he's got his classically handsome features to fall back on. Hammer, succeeding David McCallum, fares little better in the accent department, but he looks like he's in on the joke as the brawny, stoic Kuryakin, and he manages to be funny while playing the unfunny character. The scenes of comic one-upmanship and hints of bromance tend to hit their marks, even if this is far from the most memorable action-hero buddy pairing we've seen. There's nothing particularly wrong with Cavill or Hammer's performances per se, but they can't help but feel like the third or fourth choices for the roles.
Swedish actress Vikander, who broke through with a mesmerising turn in sci-fi thriller Ex Machina, possesses the requisite slinky mystique as the leading lady here. The character is a mechanic and a skilled driver, with Vikander valiantly attempting to keep Gabby from coming off as a third wheel. Vikander also gets to display her comic chops, goofily dancing to Solomon Burke's Cry To Me in an attempt to get Kuryakin to loosen up. Once again however, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation trumps this film in the female lead department, with fellow Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson getting a meatier role in the proceedings. Debicki has fun as the femme fatale, but doesn't go as deliciously dastardly as she needs to be an outstanding villainess. Hugh Grant balances out the charming and authoritative sides of Solo and Kuryakin's boss Waverly, but he's in this for a very short time.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is a watchable if unremarkable serving of spy-fi nostalgia. It's sporadically entertaining and its leads are definitely very easy on the eye, but it's lukewarm rather than sizzling, with all its snazziness strictly on the surface. While Warner Bros. had actively pursued a Man From U.N.C.L.E. reboot for quite a while, it doesn't seem like something audiences in general were clamouring for. It has its moments, but not quite enough of them for it to be worth getting excited about.
Summary: Moderately stylish, moderately sexy and moderately entertaining – The Man From U.N.C.L.E. doesn't reach any particular heights, but it's a decent spy-fi throwback.
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Palo Alto, California —Connecting doctors and patients using technology is no easy task. There are an abundant amount of regulations that must be followed in order to meet HIPAA's communication and data security standards. But a company in Palo Alto, California is looking to rethink how we transfer data at the app level.
Meet Medable, a HIPAA compliant platform for building mobile apps. Medable is looking to become an industry standard across consumer healthcare apps as well as integrate themselves into connected medical devices. It's estimated that 80% of a health app's development cost is from making it meet security guidelines. Medable aims to standardize and reduce this cost allowing developers to focus on their content instead of data security.
The platform provides an SDK (software development kit) and an API (application programming interface) to provide HIPAA compliant data transfers for app developers. It also uses the HL7 clinical data format so it can connect with many EHRs, protecting health information by encrypting the data on the device and in transit. Additionally, Medable will anonymize data for clinical data reporting and population health.
As healthcare technology continues to evolve, this platform aims to standardize the process of data security using the device that we already have… our smartphones.


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2022/23 Victorian Aquathlon Championships Cancelled
Words: tv-marketing Wednesday, January 18, 2023
It is with much regret that Triathlon Victoria advise the 2022/23 Victorian Aquathlon Championships, due to be held on Sunday 29th January in Shepparton, have been cancelled.
Due to adverse weather conditions, local council has advised algae levels in the water at Kialla Lakes are too significant for the event to proceed.
Despite multiple efforts and investigations at alternative venues, Triathlon Victoria and the Shepparton Triathlon Club have made the difficult decision to cancel the event for 2022/23.
Triathlon Australia's Victoria State Services Manager, Murray Newham, says the abandonment of the event is a huge blow for the Shepparton Triathlon Club and the entire community.
"The Victorian Aquathlon Championships are a significant event on our calendar that everyone was looking forward to," said Newham.
"The Shepparton community has been through so much recently with the floods. It would have been great to see this event proceed, not just for the residents, but to highlight this great area to those travelling from across Victoria and interstate.
"We are extremely grateful for all the challenging work Shepparton Triathlon Club have put in behind the scenes in the planning for this event and appreciate the support of the local council too."
School Sport Victoria (SSV), Multiclass, Kids and Enticer entrants will be contacted regarding alternative racing arrangements.
For more information, including details concerning 2023 Australian Age Group Multisport Team Selection, please contact Triathlon Victoria on (03) 9598 9696.
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Answer – Pressure to ratify economic partnership agreements – E-004583/2016
The EU has granted free market access to ACP(1) countries that are not Least Developed Countries (LDCs). This is unsustainable in the absence of an instrument recognised by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In fact, the WTO had set a deadline for this situation to end by 31 December 2007(2). Today, the situation however continues as the EU still grants free access to six non-LDC countries that have not ratified Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). In Regulation (EU) No 527/2013(3) the European Parliament and the Council recognised that it is important to end this situation and to base free access on ratification of the EPAs within a set time-frame to comply with our WTO obligations.
In view of the above and according to the Market Access Regulation (MAR)(4), EPA ratification must take place within a reasonable period of time so as not to delay its entry into force and not to prolong the MAR preferences further unduly. The Commission clearly expressed this intention when amending the MAR in 2014 to only temporarily continue free access for countries until they ratified their EPA and, consequently, end these preferences for African States that fail to ratify their EPA by 1 October 2016. This final two-year extension was still considered reasonable vis-à-vis WTO and in view of partners' commitment to implement the EPAs at the earliest. This date does not prejudge the partners' sovereign decision to accept or reject the EPA either before or after that date.
The Commission has consistently communicated this to its African partners ever since negotiations ended in 2014. The Commission is also committed to an effective implementation and monitoring of the EPAs so that they bring benefits to citizens and provide stable free market access for businesses in EPA countries.
(1) African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States.
(2) The last WTO waiver under the Lomé Convention was extended to 31.12.2007. More details available at: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/mindecl_acp_ec_agre_e.htm
(3) Regulation (EU) No 527/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21.5.2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 59).
(4) Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 of 20.12.2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements (OJ L 348, 31.12.2007, p. 1).
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Gruiu (în trecut, Lipia-Bojdani) este o comună în județul Ilfov, Muntenia, România, formată din satele Gruiu (reședința), Lipia, Siliștea Snagovului și Șanțu-Florești.

Așezare
Comuna se află în extremitatea nordică a județului, la limita cu județul Prahova, pe malul drept al Ialomiței și pe malurile de nord și est ale lacului Snagov.

Prin comună trece autostrada București–Ploiești, pe care însă nu este deservită de nicio ieșire. Principala cale de comunicație a comunei este șoseaua județeană DJ101B, care duce la est către Nuci și mai departe în județul Ialomița la Rădulești, Maia și Adâncata; și spre vest la Snagov (unde se intersectează cu DN1), Periș și mai departe în județul Dâmbovița la Niculești și Butimanu (unde se termină în DN1A). În zona satelor Lipia și Gruiu, DJ101B se intersectează cu șoseaua județeană DJ101C, care duce spre sud la Moara Vlăsiei și la est către Ciolpani (unde se termină în DN1). Șoseaua județeană DJ101H se ramifică din aceasta din urmă pentru a deservi satul Siliștea-Snagovului.

Demografie

Conform recensământului efectuat în 2011, populația comunei Gruiu se ridică la  locuitori, în creștere față de recensământul anterior din 2002, când se înregistraseră  de locuitori. Majoritatea locuitorilor sunt români (95,82%). Pentru 3,94% din populație, apartenența etnică nu este cunoscută.
Din punct de vedere confesional, majoritatea locuitorilor sunt ortodocși (94,9%). Pentru 3,97% din populație, nu este cunoscută apartenența confesională.

Politică și administrație
Comuna Gruiu este administrată de un primar și un consiliu local compus din 15 consilieri. Primarul, , de la , este în funcție din . Începând cu alegerile locale din 2020, consiliul local are următoarea componență pe partide politice:

Istorie
La sfârșitul secolului al XIX-lea, comuna purta numele de Lipia-Bojdani, făcea parte din plasa Snagov a județului Ilfov și era formată din satele Bojdani, Bâra, Coadele, Dobrosești, Fundu, Ghermănești, Gruiu, Lipia, Șanțu și Turbați, având în total 5242 de locuitori (inclusiv călugării mănăstirii Căldărușani), care trăiau în 1211 case și 9 bordeie. În comună funcționau 8 biserici ortodoxe.

În 1925, comuna făcea parte din plasa Buftea-Bucoveni a aceluiași județ și mai avea doar satele Bojdani, Dobroșești, Lipia, Gruiu și Vlăsia, alături de mănăstirea Căldărușani, populația totală fiind de 4736 de locuitori. Satele Bâra, Coadele, Fundul, Șanțu Florescu și Turbați s-au separat și au format comuna Turbați, arondată aceleiași plăși, și cu o populație de 3900 de locuitori.

În 1950, cele două comune au fost incluse în raionul Căciulați și apoi (după 1960) în raionul Răcari din regiunea București. În 1964, denumirile satului și comunei Turbați au fost schimbate în Siliștea Snagovului, iar satul Fundu a primit numele de Pescarii.

În 1968, comuna Siliștea Snagovului a fost din nou desființată și a fost inclusă în comuna Gruiu (cu excepția satului Bâra, trecut la Comuna Balta Doamnei din județul Prahova), aceasta devenind parte a județului Ilfov; tot atunci, satul Pescarii a fost desființat și inclus în satul Siliștea Snagovului. În 1981, în urma unei mici reorganizări administrative, a trecut în Sectorul Agricol Ilfov aflat în subordinea municipiului București, sector devenit în 1998 județul Ilfov.

Monumente istorice

În comuna Gruiu se află mănăstirea Căldărușani, monument istoric de arhitectură de interes național, datând din 1637–1638 și cuprinzând în ansamblul ei pinacoteca din secolul al XIX-lea și bisericile "Sfântul Dimitrie", "Sfântul Ioan Evanghelistul" și Cocioc (ultima cu hramurile "Sfânta Varvara" și "Duminica Tuturor Sfinților").

În rest, în comună mai există opt alte obiective incluse în lista monumentelor istorice din județul Ilfov ca monumente de interes local. Șase dintre ele sunt situri arheologice trei la Lipia și trei la Siliștea Snagovului. Celelalte două sunt clasificate ca monumente de arhitectură stăreția fostei mănăstiri Gruiu din satul Gruiu, astăzi grădiniță, datând de la sfârșitul secolului al XIX-lea; și biserica "Sfinții Voievozi" din satul Lipia, datând din 1827.

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Fifty UMass Boston employees take 'buyouts'
By Michael P. Norton, State House News Service
Michael P. Norton, State House News Service
As it sorts through turbulent fiscal times, the University of Massachusetts Boston campus announced Tuesday that more than $4 million in salary expenses are being cut through a voluntary employee buyout program. Fifty UMass Boston employees, including nine faculty members, submitted paperwork before a deadline last week to participate in the program, part of a larger effort to address a $30 million structural deficit. The program provides one-time incentive payments ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 and was open to almost 1,900 employees.
"UMass Boston possesses great wealth academically but is in significant distress financially, and we need to fix this for the sake of this critically important institution," Interim Chancellor Barry Mills said in a statement.
In an email to the university Tuesday, Mills wrote: "Our university's financial situation is precarious. Our deficit is real and structural, and many hard decisions will have to be made. I am sure that not everyone will agree with every decision that lies ahead -- but I do hope we will work together to ensure the long-term success of Boston's public university."
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Should We Adopt New Techniques for Tree Nurseries?
The levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the earth's atmosphere are constantly increasing, a worrying trend for environmentalists and the planet as a whole.
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Five Days On, People Are Still Deluding Themselves Over Our Sunday Stroll At Celtic Park.
Date: 6th September 2018 at 5:54pm
Written by: James Forrest
Can you believe how much moaning there still is in the media and out of Ibrox over the win at the weekend? What in God's name is wrong with these Peepul? They were not just beaten, they were well beat. They were slaughtered 1-0. Yet many of them have deluded themselves into believing that the game was close and that a moment of "luck" did it.
That wasn't luck. For openers, the goal was a brilliant bit of counter-attacking footballing. They had the ball in our half, we won it there and Ntcham ran almost the full length of the pitch to get himself into the right spot for putting the ball in the net.
The goal was class. It was a moment of quality in a game where all the moments of quality came from our side, unless you include the saves made by the Sevco keeper. Our own goalkeeper could have taken the afternoon off and we'd still have been quite comfortable.
What level of delusion does it take to ignore the evidence of your own eyes like this? To convince yourself that a one-sided beating actually came down to a single break of the ball, and a controversial one at that? To conclude that a bad refereeing decision was all that had stood between you and a point, or perhaps even all three?
How absurd are these folk?
They can argue as they like about the gap being closed – it hasn't been, by the way; there's no evidence to suggest that and even some which hints at it having widened, as hard as that will be for the fans to swallow – but there is surely no argument about our superiority on the day. That ought to be beyond debate, yet some in the press and almost everyone at Ibrox is singing a song of woe, as though the match was tight and evenly contested.
The winning margin was always going to lend itself to this kind of talk, but what amazes me is that some of these folk actually seem to believe this nonsense. If this had been a boxing match, knockout blow or not, it would have been stopped by the ref.
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