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Military Suicide Rates Are 50% Higher Than Civilian Counterparts
Recent studies suggest military suicide rates for military members and veterans are around 50% higher than for their civilian counterparts.
We believe military suicide is a global epidemic that must be stopped.
And it's time we stand together to STOP MILITARY SUICIDE.
I'm proud to announce VA Claims Insider has joined the fight to prevent military suicide with a $25,000 Founding Sponsorship to launch a global campaign to Stop Military Suicide at military installations worldwide.
Our goal is to send veterans (who also attempted suicide while on active duty) out on speaking missions to every military installation in the world.
Through brutally honest conversations, live and in community with military troops, we believe we can arm our brothers and sisters with real, actionable strategies to stop military suicide.
So far, we've impacted over 60,000 lives, and the movement has only just begun.
Join us as we take the stage on military bases around the world to prevent suicides of our service members.
Current Military Suicide Statistics
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About the Stop Military Suicide Movement
Active duty military suicide rates hit an all-time high in 2018.
Military suicide rates among National Guard members also continues to rise, and at an even higher pace than that of active-duty troops.
And the Pentagon recently reported that military suicide rates for active-duty troops have continued to rise over the past 5 years.
In Calendar Year (CY) 2018, there were 541 Service members who died by suicide, and the numbers are expected to rise again in 2020 and beyond.
CY 2018 rates increased in the Active Component over the last five years, while remaining steady in the Reserve and National Guard during this same timeframe.
>> Click HERE to read the military's 2018 annual suicide report.
Shockingly, U.S. military veterans are TWICE (2x) as likely to commit suicide as someone who never served in the military.
To put it in context, one Veteran dies by suicide every 65 minutes of every day, which is around 20-22 per day as reported by the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Compounding these veterans suicide statistics is the prevalence of mental health conditions in veterans.
Veterans are FOUR times (4x) as likely to have PTSD compared to those who didn't serve in the military.
This is unacceptable to us at VA Claims Insider, and we've decided to do something about it!
It's time we end the military suicide crisis together.
Military suicide rates are way too high and it's time we join together to stop military suicide.
95% of the suicides in the military are men.
These men don't want to…
Share their feelings with their colleagues out of fear of looking weak.
Share their pain with a professional out of fear of losing their career.
Turn to their significant others because often they see them as part of the problem, not the solution.
Understanding these problems helped us decide to launch iBattleBuddy, which is a completely anonymous and private channel for military members to share their pains and struggles with a mentor that also served without the repercussions of the other options they have.
Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1
The Veterans and Military Crisis Line is a toll-free, confidential resource, with support 24/7, that connects Veterans, Service members, National Guard and Reserve, and their family members with qualified, caring responders.
>> The Veterans and Military Crisis Line, text-messaging service, and online chat provide free VA support for all Service members, including members of the National Guard and Reserve, and all Veterans, even if they are not registered with VA or enrolled in VA health care. All Service members, including members of the National Guard and Reserve, along with their loved ones can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online at https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help/chat or send a text message to 838255.
>> The Veterans and Military Crisis Line is staffed by caring, qualified responders from VA. Many are Veterans themselves. They understand what Service members have been through and the challenges that members of the military and their loved one's face.
The following overseas locations have direct crisis line numbers:
In Europe: Call 00800 1273 8255 or DSN 118
In Korea: Call 0808 555 118 or DSN 118
In Afghanistan: Call 00 1 800 273 8255 or DSN 111
Crisis chat support is available internationally at https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help/chat
Chad Davenport – Co-Founder @ Stop Military Suicide
"I'm a medically retired Staff Sergeant who served 8 years in the U.S. Army. Climbed the ranks to E6 and was slotted to become a Warrant Officer at age 25. Then, medical issues arose which forced me to retire way before I was ready. Losing my father to cancer during my youth, losing my child due to miscarriage, nearly losing my wife and losing my career from injuries sparked a moment when I held a gun to my head ready to pull the trigger. Luckily, I didn't, now my mission is to make sure others don't as well."
Chad Davenport
CO-FOUNDER, STOPMILITARYSUICIDE.COM
Andrew O'Brien – Co-Founder @ Stop Military Suicide
"I was raised by a prostitute, served in a war, failed at trying to kill myself, had to clean up the remains of a man my mom murdered, protected my brother by testifying against my own mother in court for murder where she was found guilty and sentenced to 60 years. Now I travel the world speaking on overcoming adversity in order to prevent suicides in our military community."
Andrew O'Brien
Brian Reese – Founding Sponsor & Advisor @ Stop Military Suicide
Passionate about Stopping Military Suicide, Brian has fought his own personal battles with suicidal ideation from combat PTSD, which led to alcohol, drug, and gambling addictions. He now fights daily for military members and veterans and wants to help stop the military and veteran suicide epidemic. Brian is a 100% service disabled veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and his personal frustration with fighting the VA for disability benefits led him to found VA Claims Insider in 2016, which provides veterans with high-value VA claim resources and access to private medical professionals for Disability Benefit Questionnaires (DBQs) and Medical Nexus Letters. The result VA Claims Insider provides veterans is a higher VA disability rating in less time, regardless of how many times they've been denied. He is also the CEO of Military Disability Made Easy, the world's largest repository of free VA disability claim resources for active duty military, guard and reserve members, and veterans.
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The Syn Studio Class Bundles offer various package deals so you can enroll in multiple classes at a discounted rate and receive additional benefits!
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Schedule and Fees
What are class bundles?
We currently offer the following bundles:
The 3-class bundle (enroll in 3 different classes of your choice over the course of 1 term, with up to $360 USD in savings!*)
The 5-class bundle for 1 term (enroll in 5 different courses of your choice, with up to $700 USD in savings!*)
The 5-class bundle for 2 terms (enroll in 10 different courses of your choice, with up to $1595 USD in savings!*)
Bundles include the following:
A discounted price on each class
Access to a coordinator who can assist you in creating an ideal class schedule based on your current skills and goals
Access to an exclusive online resource library with digital books, reference images and brushpacks
Access to our official Class Bundle Discord where you can build connections in our online community
A permanent display of your best artwork in our online Art Gallery (work must be officially submitted)
Access to special online events such as:
A webinar and Q&A with a renowned concept artists or illustrator
A one-on-one Portfolio Review with a professional concept artist
*Discounts calculated on full class prices
Sign up for a Syn Studio Bundle and have access to a coordinator who can assists you in creating your ideal class schedule or simply create your own!
Register for the program by selecting your term and clicking on the "Register Now" buttons in the Registration section below.
After completing your registration, we'll send you a welcome email that will provide you with the next steps you need to follow to select your classes. If you are unsure which classes to take, a coordinator will assist you in creating your ideal class schedule!
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Just one or two terms can make a huge difference in your skill level and portfolio!
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The benefit of Syn Studio Class Bundles is that there is no fixed curriculum; you can select classes and times that best suit your skills, needs and schedule! Our classes are divded into 4 different skill levels, starting with level 1 which teaches essential foundational skills and going all the way up to level 4 which covers advanced techniques and topics to make portfolio-ready artwork!
It is important to note that each class typically lasts 3 hours, and that students are advised to set aside an additional 3-5 hours to complete their homework assignments per class each week. Keeping this in mind, we advise you to consider your other work, life and school obligations to decide whether the 3-class bundle, 4-class bundle or 5-class bundle is best for you at this time!
Once you register, a detailed Class Selection Guide will be shared with you so you can determine which classes are best-suited to your current skills and artistic goals. Otherwise, you will also be able to share your portfolio with a coordinator so you can get a second opinion and personalized advice and class suggestions.
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Our alumni currently work in top companies such as
What do our successful alumni have to say about the program?
"[Syn Studio was] one of the greatest experiences in my life. [..] The classes and assignments were pretty intense, exactly how I was expecting [..] teachers were great instructors. Not only they shared their techniques, but were also open to discussions about the industry, and how to present your work to the studios. [..] I was super lucky to study next to people from all over the world. [..] I made good friends and acquaintances along the way. [..] Thanks to the guidance of [my] teachers [..], I was able to prepare a good portfolio and present myself to several studios in Montreal. I wouldn't have been able to land a job without their advice."
Diego Zuniga Concept artist, Mino Games
"Syn Studio was undoubtedly the best academic experience I have ever had in my entire life.[..] Our teachers were always willing to share all their knowledge [..] My classmates were incredible; and being surrounded by such talented people motivated me even more to keep improving and learning everything I could. [..] I couldn´t be more satisfied and grateful for all the help that my teachers, friends and other people who worked at Syn Studio gave to me. [..] I'm currently working as a concept artist for a newly created studio, and also as a freelance illustrator for Indie games that will be released next year. "
Randi Sánchez Verduga Concept artist and freelance illustrator
"I went to Syn Studio with the goals of meeting people, making contacts, pushing my work and getting feedback on it. Syn Studio did not disappoint. I met amazing professionals of the industry (which I never had in four years of University!) and motivated students. I made lots of good friends and met a teacher that eventually got me an Interview at WB games Montréal to work on my first AAA."
Alex B. O'Dowd Concept Artist, WB Games
"I chose Syn Studio due to its location in the heart of Montreal. I was curious about moving here because of its bustling videogame and VFX industry. I had an amazing time here and I miss it everyday. I would call it the best 3 months of my life. I met some great teachers like Charles Vinh, Lincoln Hughes and Oleg Dergachov [...]. I also met a lot of fellow artists, many of whom I still keep in touch with despite living in different cities or working at different places."
Stef Tastan Art Director, Thunder Lotus Games
"I didn't have a background in fine arts when I joined the school and I somehow managed to understand a great deal in very little time. The teachers are not just passionate about helping their students, they are also active in their industry and would even go as far as to teach their in-house pipeline. Suffice to say that I was blown away by them. In addition, nothing beats being in a classroom with like-minded people. I would not be where I am today without Syn Studio."
Allan Michael Matudio Illustrator, Ubisoft
"I chose Syn for two main reasons: Syn is a great school with a big focus on Concept Art and because Canada is an amazing country. I've had very good memories at Syn with a lot of the amazing new friends that I've made there, but I think the best memory was finally creating my first portfolio. Before I did the Full Time Intensive program (now renamed to Art Bootcamp), I barely had anything to put in a portfolio and the classes at Syn really helped me get on track."
Amanda Assumpção Concept Artist and Syn Studio Concept Art Diploma Student Fall 2019
"[... Syn Studio] has also given me the opportunity to study concept art and improve myself in a short period of time [...] The most important thing I learned while studying in Syn Studio is understanding how the concept art industry works and what kind of talent they're looking for. This has helped me prepare for what might come and has allowed me to tailor my portfolio based on the companies I apply for."
Elaine Wong Freelance Concept Artist
"I took a single class at the studio, Character Rendering with Fred Bennett. I was looking to learn how to paint digitally since it was not something I was very good at, and I wanted to work as a concept artist. I enjoyed Fred's class so much that I quit my job at the end of his ten-week course and decided to study full time, for six months, at the school. Haven't looked back since. The friendships I made at the studio hold a special place for me. "
Emmanuel Julian Madail Monzon Character Concept Artist, WB Games
"Syn [Studio] had many student activities as well as working spaces for homework completion. [..]there wasn't a course I didn't enjoy, however, Charles Vinh's tutelage and teaching methods were always extremely digestible and applicable; I'm deeply impressed by his wealth of experience in both art and as an instructor. The two terms I took prepared me with the skills, and portfolio that helped land my first job as a Junior Concept Artist. For this, I'm extremely grateful to my awesome teachers as well as the Syn Staff "
Jason Yao Junior Concept Artist, FireSprite Games
"Overall I had a great experience at Syn Studio. I befriended fellow students, supportive teachers and talented industry professionals. I felt that I was consistently improving and felt confident that I was on the right path to break into the industry.[..] Receiving valuable feedback and industry advice, I was steered in the right direction towards having a solid portfolio. Having talented artists mentoring me throughout my time at Syn Studio was extremely valuable. This set the foundation for me to be best prepared for the industry."
Wayne Huet Junior Concept Artist, Atomhawk
"I joined Syn Studio [..] not only for the quality and the diversity of the training, but also to have the opportunity to learn from great teachers, meet people, make contacts and to be honest my time at Syn Studio was an amazing experience. Teachers are so passionate and interesting, they gave me a lot of great advice, they taught me everything I needed to know to start in the industry[..]. I definitely recommend Syn Studio to anyone who wants to learn art or become a professional artist, you will not be disappointed."
Thomas Boutinaud Illustrator, Wargaming
"[The best memories were] meeting the teachers and staff of Syn Studio, the learning experience, sharing this with my classmates and the spirit of companionship that we had [...] I wanted to go to a school that had direct contact with the entertainment industry, especially the video game and film industries, and Montreal was offering just that. Budget was the second factor and I found that the exchange from Euro to Canadian Dollar was very convenient [... The Art Bootcamp] program was affordable so I decided to go study at Syn…"
Raul Arbeloa Concept Artist and Syn Studio Concept Art Diploma Program Student Fall 2020
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Bruce Tiffney (Earth Science) will lead a 90 minute tour of campus plants and trees. Space is limited. Please contact aregan@ucsb.edu for more information and to reserve a spot (Meet at west Paseo entrance to Library).


Improv to Performance: an 8-week improv course suitable for all levels.
Improvisation is a fantastic tool for acting, comedy, and life because it means saying, "yes!" and supporting your team members to create a show. You'll surprise yourself with the things you come up with, and be amazed at how comfortable you start to feel being silly on stage.
The course is structured into different topics that all together form the basis of improvised performance and play. We start off with the fundamental philosophy of improv, which is a playful approach to say "yes, and.." and explore the possibilities of adding to a mutual idea. This strategy enables us to create a unique team spirit and support within scenes. Through listening and story-telling exercises we learn the craft to spontaneously create ideas and games together and give the scene a direction.
A big part of improv is the exploration of human behaviour and emotional drive therefor we will playfully discover to work with our emotions and go with our initial instincts to fuel our character on stage and add truthfulness to the scene. The idea is to let go of self-judgement and bypass our inner critic to promote flowing communication and bonding. In that manner, there is no failure or wrong decision!
Object work, creating an imaginary picture on stage and adding to the scene by expressing yourself in many different ways will be also part of this improv course.
The 8 weeks will be filled with lots of fun games, acting exercises and improv games similar to "whose line is it anyway". There will be an end of the class show after the 8th class for an invited audience of friends and family.
Do I need any background or experience in Improv?
Nope! These classes are suitable for everybody!
But experienced improvisers also are welcomed; they will enjoy learning a whole host of new bespoke games to really up to your style quota.
What if I am a native English speaker?
Karolina was produced in Poland and born in Austria. She always had a soft spot for words and was a bubbly child who loved to engage total strangers into random conversations, much to her parents dislike.
Studied Journalism and Theater Theory at the University in Vienna, she became a journalist and editor. After some years of writing depressing news, she decided to follow her dream, joined a small theatre in Vienna and started to take drama classes.
In 2012 she moved to London and continued to train as an actress. Her first contact with Impro was at the gentle age of 31 and she immediately fell in love. Through improv courses, she met the rest of the Improvable gang.
Even though Austrian, she fails continuously to do a good Schwarzenegger impression (test her during the classes). She is an actress, who performs on stage as well as on screen, a kids party entertainer and an enthusiastic ukulele-player and you are going to love her!
Improvable are pleased to announce a new diversity scholarship program, designed to make sure everybody who wants to play has a chance to. There are no set criteria for who can apply; if you want to come to a class but would struggle to pay for it, you are welcome to fill out an application form. We will do our very best to find a place or some help for all who need, and you are in no way obliged to disclose any sensitive personal information in your application.
The venue is wheelchair accessible, and most levels of physical fitness and ability can easily be accommodated.
Email theimprovable@gmail.com with any questions.


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Our son loves animals. He's obsessed with learning about animals that currently roam the Earth, he adores the ones that are long extinct, and recently he's become enthralled with a type of creature I can barely understand myself. These animals lurk in the shadows of folklore just occasionally peeking into our world to make people wonder if they could possibly exist. Cryptozoology is the study of cryptids, which (I've recently learned) is the name for these mysterious beasts!
Crypto-what? I know. I'm with you. Our son's interest in different species grows at an alarming rate. Now let me guess. You either found this post because you already knew what cryptozoology is so you searched for it or you stumbled upon it somehow and you're like me still trying to remember the terms let alone what animals are included. I'd love to hear your experience in the comments!
We've been long time fans of Safari Ltd. animal figures and the obsession (and his collection) only grows as he gets older! It was actually their Cryptozoology Toob that introduced him to the concept of these legendary animals. Whether kids know some of these creatures already or are just discovering them, this collection is an economical way to get several quality cryptid toys at once.
Find It Games encourage kids to work on visual discrimination while simultaneously practicing fine motor skills. The Mythical Creatures Find It includes a jackalope and the loch ness which are two of our son's favorites!
Every cryptozoologist will want the Mysterious Creatures: Cryptid Coloring Book and Field Guide! It includes "facts" about each creature in a friendly and non-threatening way.
Another book that looks like a winner for younger kids is Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May or May Not Exist. The animals are listed alphabetically with a reality rating for each one!
Have you found more cryptozoology resources and toys that we should check out for our son? Please let us know in the comments and we'll be sure to check them out and add them to this list!


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Financial sector faces challenges
Mona Helen Quartey, Deputy Minister of Finance, says the task of reforming the financial sector in the country has not been accomplished.
According to her, the industry is faced with a lot of challenges, including low levels of savings, investment gap, huge amounts of money outside the banking system and limited access to credit by SMEs.
Ms Quartey cited high financial exclusion and cost of financial intermediation that has resulted in the high spread between borrowing and lending rate as challenges facing the financial sector.
The Deputy Minister, in a speech read on her behalf at the final draw of Fidelity Bank's 'Save for gold' promotion, said Ghana has the lowest savings ratio in sub-Saharan Africa- 8 to 12 percent compared to 25 percent average for the sub-region.
"This is an impediment to rapid growth and development. Our ability to increase the savings rate depends on money factors with important one being the development of savings products by the banks," he said.
With micro-economic stability incrementally improving, Ms Quartey said Ghana is poised for growth, adding that financial institutions now have the opportunity to expand their services and reduce their costs.
She said government is concerned about the persistent high lending and interested in seeing the expansion of financial services to the disadvantage to society, especially the rural poor.
She called on financial institutions to demonstrate a commitment to expanding financial service access for all.
Ms Quartey said domestic resource mobilization has become very important to how government finances the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the AU Agenda 2063 and the country's own 40-year national long term plan.
"These visions remain as relevant as ever, but we cannot achieve the vision without a combination of results or coming together.
"In addition to regulatory framework and an enabling environment, human resources and skills development in Ghana is very important. If you want to build a stronger and more competitive economy, we need to build our people," he said.
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Harvest Health becomes latest cannabis company to scale back a previously-agreed deal
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Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. /zigman2/quotes/207218380/composite HRVSF +0.81% /zigman2/quotes/201825604/delayed CA:HARV +1.28% said Wednesday it is terminating a plan to acquire cannabis licences in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland from CannaPharmacy Inc. in a deal originally priced at $88 million in cash. Instead, the companies have agreed that Harvest Health will acquire Franklin Labs LLC, a unit of CannaPharmacy, for $26 million that will be split between $15 million in cash and an $11 million promissory note. "Alternatively, upon completion of additional due diligence and subject to certain closing conditions, the parties may elect consideration consisting of certain other cannabis assets and a reduced cash payment of $8,000,000," the companies said in a statement. Harvest Chief Executive Jason Vedadi said the new terms will help the company advance its revenue and profitability goals. Cannabis stocks are still going through a period of retrenchment after a deep slump in stock prices. Many companies are revising deal terms, cutting costs and mulling asset sales as the legal market is developing more slowly than expected and companies continue to post losses. Harvest made the announcement as it posted a third-quarter loss of $39.1 million, or 14 cents a share, wider than the $453,000 loss posted in the year-earlier period. The company did not offer a per-share loss number for the year-earlier. Revenue rose to $33.2 million from $11.2 million. There are too few FactSet estimates to offer a reliable consensus. Harvest said it has also received loan proceeds of C$35 million ($26.3 million) and C$27.5 million. The company has decided not to proceed with a previous financing agreement with Torian Capital Partners. Shares were not yet active premarket, but have fallen 51% in 2019, while the ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF /zigman2/quotes/204332491/composite MJ -0.55% has fallen 33% and the S&P 500 /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX -0.72% has gained 24.5%.
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New Relic's stock surges on strong earnings results
by Mike Wheatley
Application and DevOps monitoring company New Relic Inc. saw its stock rise more than 12% in after-hours trading today after posting strong fourth-quarter results that surpassed expectations.
The company reported a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 14 cents per share on revenue of $160 million, up 21% from the same period a year ago. Wall Street was looking for a profit of just 3 cents per share on revenue of $153.48 million.
New Relic also reported full fiscal year income of 66 cents a share on revenue of $600 million, up 25% from a year ago.
Chief Executive Officer Lew Cirne (pictured) said in a statement he was proud of its achievements this year, which came despite a variety of challenges.
"We achieved 25% revenue growth, built out our New Relic One platform strategy, and added a number of remarkably talented leaders to our management team with the skills and experience to help us reach our intermediate and long-term goals," Cirne said. "I am excited about our future; over the last two months, we have seen our customers prioritize digital, the cloud and operational resiliency, and we are committed to helping them meet their goals with the strongest product lineup in our company's history."
New Relic also reported annual recurring revenue of $636 million, as of March 31. It said that about 75% of its ARR was from paid business accounts worth more than $100,000. At the end of March, the company had 993 such customers, up from 858 one year ago.
The company is also expecting good things for the next quarter, issuing guidance that matches Wall Street's forecasts. For its fiscal 2021 first quarter, it's expecting revenue of between $158 million and $160 million, bracketing analysts' average forecast of $159.65 million.
Last month, the company announced an important new update to its New Relic One platform, which is used by companies to detect problems with business applications. The update introduced new artificial intelligence operations capabilities that should help DevOps teams detect, diagnose and resolve any software incidents that occur before they show up for users.
Cirne spoke last September with theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media's livestreaming video studio, at New Relic's FutureStack conference in New York City, where he talked about the changes happening in the software industry and how the company aims to help developers contend with them:
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Family: Video differs from official version of man's death in Harnett jail
Posted May 3, 2016 5:02 p.m. EDT
Updated July 13, 2018 1:38 p.m. EDT
Harnett County, N.C. — The publication Tuesday of video showing an inmate being shocked with a Taser at the Harnett County Detention Center raised questions about the official version of the man's death.
Immediately after 23-year-old Brandon Bethea died in custody in 2011, the Harnett County Sheriff's Office said detention officers had shocked him with a Taser after an altercation. The video, published as part of a series on law enforcement oversight in Harnett County by The News & Observer, doesn't show any altercation.
"I want justice served," said Larnetta Corbin, aunt of Brandon Bethea.
Corbin and her daughter told WRAL News that the newspaper's publication of the video was the first time they saw the contradiction between what they were told and Bethea's last moments.
"I watched my nephew take his last breath," said Larnetta Corbin. "I seen it in the footage."
The video shows detention officers escorting Bethea into a cell and removing his handcuffs before shocking him. An autopsy by the North Carolina Medical Examiner blames the shock for Bethea's death. Both the autopsy and the video show that detention officers left Bethea, unrestrained, lying on his back in a padded cell after the shock. He died about an hour later. The autopsy noted Bethea also had a history of schizophrenia and asthma.
"At the beginning, they tried to make it out like he was just a troubled child, like he came out of the court just acting erratically and out of control," Bethea's cousin, Makebia Corbin, said. "All of that wasn't true once we saw the video."
A spokesman said the Harnett County Sheriff's Office would not comment on Bethea's death or the video.
Larnetta Corbin called the video "heartbreaking" and said justice would require that detention officers involved in Bethea's death lose their jobs.
"I know he is not resting properly knowing this man is still working," Makebia Corbin said.
"I want their jobs too," her mother added. "All of them. Everybody that had anything to do with it. It's not fair."
The Corbins acknowledged Bethea had been in and out of jail.
"I still does not justify the fact that they took his life," Larnetta Corbin said.
IMAGE: Family: Video differs from official version of man's death in Harnett jail
Harnett County video: Inside Brandon Bethea's cell
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Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings, most often women and young children, for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation and/or forced labor. This trend has exponentially exploded in proportion and complexity to where it has now become the 21st century slavery! We are committed to stop this world-wide injustice but we need your help.
With confidence that God's love brings light into the darkness and that darkness will not overcome it, our founders made themselves available to partner with passionate people in the area to help stop human trafficking and to minister in this dangerous fight.
Stand As One, Inc. was born soon after.
Stand as One is a 501(c )(3) organization that partners with "at risk" communities in Latin America to intervene on behalf of men, women and children who are trapped in sexual exploitation and prostitution. and economically.


If you are seeking a healthy breakfast on the go, these Spice Grain Free muffins could be right up your alley. They are not only grain-free, but they are perfect if you are looking for some nutritious breakfast ideas. These muffins will also work when you need gluten free snacks for kids or adults. And if you are going to snack, why not make it healthy snacking?
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, then line a standard muffin tin with 12 paper cups.
In a medium bowl, mix together all ingredients, except for Nature's Eats Raisins and Nature's Eats Walnuts. Blend until batter is smooth.
Add raisins and any optional ingredients you choose and combine. Use a ¼ cup measuring cup to distribute batter evenly between all 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle the top with Nature's Eats Chopped Walnuts or black walnuts.
Bake for about 15 minutes or until muffins are slightly golden brown and firm in the middle. Allow the muffins to cool for 15 minutes.
To store, place muffins in an airtight container on the counter for a few days, or in the refrigerator for a week or two. You can also freeze them to save for a later date.
It is hard to believe that these Grain Free Spice Muffins are truly grain free because each bite tastes like a traditional muffin. The sweetness from the raisins and spice give them a great variety of flavor. They are gluten free, delicious and nutritious, and perfect for a healthy breakfast on the go.


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The Danish way of life is an enviable one – it's no wonder this is a country that frequently comes out on top in 'quality of life' and happiness tables.
What's their secret? Gorgeous, clean cities, areas of outstanding natural beauty, picturesque towns that punctuate the countryside, clean air and wonderful waterways. Danish cuisine has also been the talk of the food world for the last few years, becoming a real draw for visitors.
Copenhagen is the capital, but there's also much to see in Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg and more – these are compact cities made for exploring.
We've got pick-up locations all over the country, and our aim is to get you out discovering the joys of Denmark as quickly and as smoothly as possible. Book online and pay in advance or on collection – whatever suits you.
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Driving in and around Denmark
With its extensive coastal roads and low-population cities (Copenhagen being the largest, with just over half a million people), Denmark is a pleasure to drive around. Speed limits vary by area and are clearly signposted. Highway limits are 110kph (around 68mph), although you will see stretches with signs that show you can go up to 130kph (around 80mph).
Normal open roads have a top speed of 80kph (49mph) and built-up areas a limit of 50kph (31mph). If visiting Copenhagen, the speed limit in the center is 40kph (around 24mph). Always ensure you check signs for the route that you are on.
Seat belts must be worn by all passengers. It's compulsory to use dipped headlights during the day and, as cycling is hugely popular across the country, you must give way to cyclists on the road.
There are no toll roads in Denmark, but there are two toll bridges. The Storebælt spans the Great Belt to the west, connecting Zealand to Funen, while the Øresund to the east is a suspension bridge linking to Sweden.
Roads throughout Denmark are modern and very well maintained. Highways begin with the letter E and there are just over 600 miles of them throughout the country. The two most significant routes are the E20, which runs from east to west over the entirety of Denmark, and the E45 which runs north to south in the west of the country.
A popular drive for many visitors is the Marguerite route in East Jutland. The most scenic route in Denmark, it winds through small and ancient towns such as Jelling, with its wonderful Viking monuments, and Silkeborg, as well as the historic city of Aarhus. Just follow the daisy signs to see hundreds of Denmark's best attractions.
A quick guide to Denmark
"Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen," goes the old Danny Kaye song – but there's a lot more to Denmark than just its capital, although it certainly does live up to the lyrics.
Car rental in Denmark will allow you to explore a nation that's thoroughly modern but also embraces its long history and traditions. In other words, it offers the best of both worlds.
The modern East
Copenhagen sits across the water from Sweden, standing as a proud bastion of Danish culture and design. Its pretty canal-lined streets and closeness to the coast give it an open feel, while its lovingly preserved buildings add tons of character.
As modern as the city is, it's surrounded by ancient beauty. Getting in your rental car and out into the suburbs, then on to the surrounding towns and villages will open your eyes to the nation's rich heritage and love of beautiful simplicity.
North-west from Copenhagen is North Sealand (or Zealand), known as the Danish Riviera. A popular holiday area, it's a place of serene waters lying next to deep green woodland and tranquil lakes. A coastal drive is a thing of joy here, taking you past gorgeous, gilded castles.
The joys of Jutland
Jutland is a large area that comprises the entire western peninsula of Denmark, and its various regions all have their own qualities.
North Jutland, surrounded by sea, combines soft sand beaches with more rugged wind-blown landscapes, and the light here makes it a place that was just destined to be photographed. If you're looking for a place to stay, head to Aalborg. Known as 'The Happy City', it's a lively town complete with cobbled streets and plenty of quirky culture.
The west of Jutland is even windier, drawing in a lot of windsurfers, and is popular for active holidays and nature walks. The wind is much calmer in East Jutland, home of fjords and Denmark's second-largest city, Aarhus.
A Viking Valhalla
A short drive west from Copenhagen lies Roskilde. The area's annual music festival attracts over 100,000 people and has been running since 1971. The city itself dates back to the Viking age, a fact that's celebrated at its Viking Ship Museum.
Here you'll find five ancient boats found in the Roskilde Fjord, dating back to between 1030 and 1042. It's not all about the past though – you'll find craftspeople here still building ships using tried and tested techniques.
Danish dining
While the 'New Nordic Cuisine' has been making waves over the last few years, with Copenhagen's Noma being voted the world's best restaurant and throwing up a horde of imitators, you can still eat traditional Danish food everywhere you go.
Luscious pastries known as Wienerbrød are a great way to start the day, while the frikadeller meatballs are ubiquitous. You'll also see herring, open sandwiches called Smørrebrød and the new national dish of Stegt Flaesk – pork belly fried until crisp and served with potatoes and parsley sauce. Filling but fabulous.
If you fancy some street food that might remind you of home, you'll find Rød pølse stands everywhere. Huge hot dogs topped with mustard, remoulade, pickles, onions or all of the above, they're a serious dog for a big appetite.
From Viking history to modern cities, Denmark has it all. You can visit here and discover the Danish concept of 'hygge' – a byword for small pleasures and coziness – and then experience it for yourself.
Car rental in Denmark makes getting around this country's breathtaking landscape a real pleasure, helping you make the most of your time in a nation that seems to always wear a smile on its face.


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Made it! Comet lander phones home just before battery gives out
Robot probe Philae has gone to sleep, having lost battery power with it's energy-generating solar panels in the shadow of a comet cliff. However, the probe managed to upload a slew of data to Earth Friday just before the battery gave out. Data started streaming in as soon as late-night contact was reestablished between Europe's robot lab and its orbiting mothership Rosetta - ending an anxious wait by mission controllers worried they might never hear from it again. In the latest in a series of jaw-dropping achievements, the robot lab which landed in a dark ditch after a bouncy touchdown Wednesday, also managed to lift itself 4cm and rotate its solar panels to absorb as much energy as possible to be stored for a possible wakeup later. It was too late to recharge Philae's batteries sufficiently for an immediate life extension, though, forcing the lander to go into hibernation.
So much hard work…getting tired… my battery voltage is approaching the limit soon now.
A tweet from Philae's Twitter account
Mission engineers hope they may be able to revive the lander for renewed contact in the coming months as the comet, with Philae still perched on its surface, moves closer to the Sun. Philae landed after a nail-biting seven-hour, 20-km descent from Rosetta, which had travelled more than a decade and 6.5 billion kilometres (four billion miles) to meet up with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in August this year. The lander landed in a crevice shadowed from battery-boosting sunlight that could have extended its 60-hour core mission. Among the most anticipated data from Philae is chemical analysis of a sub-surface drill sample which scientists hope will shed light on the origins of the Solar System 4.6 billion years ago, and maybe even life on Earth.
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Female genital mutilation is a rampant activity in Kisii (both Kisii and Nyamira counties) with numerous adverse effects on the social and health aspects of a woman's life. It is for this reason that Manga HEART, in partnership with the International Solidarity Foundation are working to create awareness on the effects of FGM. Focusing on men and women as well as youth (both in and out of school), we endeavor to ensure that the entire community is well sensitized on these effects and that the people are empowered to make informed decisions against FGM.


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New underwater laser robot network to protect U.S. coast line
Co-operating underwater robots rapidly identify and communicate potential threats in murky waters
Wading in the shallows. Scientists are developing novel underwater laser networking and imaging to provide significant advantages over existing technologies rapidly to identify and communicate potential threats in murky coastal waters. When fully developed, the technology will be used onboard a group of small, co-operating underwater robots and will have extensive utility for future U.S. military operations including U.S. war fighters. Domestically, it will be used for maritime security and environmental assessment to address some of the most critical areas in need of ocean research and technology development.
The Novel underwater laser networking and imaging technologies is being developed by scientists at the Ocean Visibility and Optics Laboratory at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch has received $2 million from the U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research, to continue its research and development in the area of underwater laser sensing and robotics in an effort to develop next generation underwater sensing networks to enhance the security of coastal waters and ports, and to expand ecosystem monitoring capabilities.
This project will build on current technologies and capabilities in laser imaging developed at Harbor Branch. When the technology is fully developed, it will be used onboard a group of small, co-operating underwater robots and will have extensive utility for future U.S. military operations including U.S. war fighters (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and mine countermeasures operations).
Domestically, it will be used for maritime security and environmental assessment to address some of the critical areas in need of ocean research and technology development over the next ten years.
The project is being developed in three phases, with the overall goal of investigating concepts in concurrent laser imaging and communications where dual-purpose imaging and communications system components are distributed within the co-operating group of underwater robots.
Scientists at Harbor Branch will use advanced computer simulation software to predict the underwater laser light field in variable environmental conditions. Combined with measurements from their state-of-the-art underwater laser test facility which will be used as a proving ground for the techniques, the objective is to gain a thorough understanding of how such techniques can contribute to underwater imaging missions of the future.
According to Dr. Fraser Dalgleish, principal investigator and assistant research professor at Harbor Branch, images of suspicious underwater objects need to be rapidly transmitted to a command center or to those who may be in danger. "Underwater mines pose a major threat to U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and merchant fleets," said Dalgleish. "Using intelligent, adaptive laser imaging and communication techniques with swarms of co-operating underwater robots could provide identification-quality underwater imagery in real-time across much greater regions of seabed than current technology allows, and will therefore be vital for effectively classifying both military and environmental threats to our coastal regions in the future."
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University was founded in 1971 as a private non-profit organization. In December 2007 Harbor Branch joined Florida Atlantic University. The institute specializes in ocean engineering, at-sea operations, drug discovery and biotechnology from the oceans, coastal ecology and conservation, marine mammal research and conservation, aquaculture, and marine education.


This article covers the first week of January – which includes singles and albums released between 07/01/2019 and 13/01/2019.
Matenro's "Matenro -onnin rinshou" continues to hold its own on Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. The single slipped from #23 to #48 but the sales consistency is still there. The single continues, week after week, selling around 1000 copies since rejoining top 50 in December 2018.
A note that this week there were no male seiyuu/2D projects featured in the "Album" category.
If there aren't sales figures on the prints we've posted, it's because the music label behind that artist doesn't want to disclose that information. It happens often with the Daily rankings. The Oricon charts depicted here only count physical copies. Digital figures are featured on a different chart.


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A Psychobiotic Future?: The mental influence of gut bacteria
"Probiotic" has become a popular health-food buzzword in recent years, but many people don't take the time to stop and think about what the term actually means. In contrast to antibiotics, which are intended to kill infectious bacteria but often have wider-reaching effects, probiotics are supposed to deliver beneficial bacteria that help maintain internal balance and promote health. The research that inspired this health fad showcases the intricacies of biological systems and the many ways in which they are interwoven, even inside our own bodies.
Because of the negative ways in which "germs" and bacteria are generally discussed, most people think of bacteria as harmful, threatening, and unwanted. In reality, humans couldn't survive without bacteria. Researchers who study the microbiome, which is the collection of all microorganisms in the human body, recently estimated that the human body is actually composed of an approximate one-to-one ratio of human cells to bacterial cells. Trillions of bacteria – over one thousand different species – inhabit our bodies. The majority of these are found in our digestive system and are collectively referred to as gut microbiota. Much of their function is related to food breakdown and nutrient absorption, as might be expected given their location. It turns out, however, that gut bacteria are also linked to other bodily processes, including brain function.
Although gut microbiota and their influence on total health have only recently started to enter mainstream public awareness, scientists have actually known about the link between the gut and the brain for over 100 years. As early as the 1830s, doctors noted a correlation between changing moods and digestive secretions. By the mid-1900s, researchers who studied stress biology had confirmed a link between gut function and stress response, both mental and physical. This connection made sense, since the brain is known to control various body systems including the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. But exciting new research has revealed that influence can also go in the other direction – GI function and gut microbiota can also have a significant impact on the brain, including regulation of mood and mental state.
Mark Lyte, a researcher at Texas Tech University, has found that gut bacteria actually produce neurotransmitters. These chemicals, which are responsible for signaling in the human brain, include norepinephrine, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), serotonin, dopamine, and acetylcholine. "[Humans and bacteria] make the same stuff. Maybe all this communication has an influence on our behavior," said Lyte excitedly in an interview with the New York Times. This neurotransmitter connection may help explain why mental disorders like depression and anxiety often coincide with GI disorders.
Not only can gut microbiota affect day-to-day brain function, but they can also have a far-reaching impact on brain development at different stages of life. Neurological studies in mice showed that disruption of gut microbiota was associated with a decrease in levels of brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF), a chemical that helps keep neurons healthy and promotes the growth of neurons and the development and maturation of connections. Deficient levels of BDNF in early life can cause cognitive deficits, while these deficiencies later in life can be associated with symptoms of neurological diseases like dementia. Other studies have found possible links between gut-brain interaction and autism spectrum disorders.
In light of this newfound recognition of the two-way interaction between the brain and gut microbiota, researchers like Lyte have begun to explore the possibility of developing targeted therapies based on modification of the microbiome. "Psychobiotics" is an emerging term for microbes that can be administered to produce changes in mood or mental state. Mouse studies revealed that administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus, a bacterium that produces the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, led to a marked decrease in symptoms of anxiety in mice. Researchers noted that the effects of the bacteria were similar to those of commonly prescribed anti-anxiety drugs like Xanax or Prozac. Preliminary trials with healthy volunteers have demonstrated that the psychological changes produced by artificially modulation of gut microbiota are evident in humans as well, though the effect appears more subtle than in mice. Recent studies have found that disruption in gut microbiota also plays a significant role in alcoholism and possibly other substance abuse disorders, and scientists are hopeful that modulation of gut bacteria may play a part in future alcoholism treatments. In the future, it is possible that microbes may play a key role in both diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders as well as digestive diseases.
As promising as these potential treatments seem, they are still far from clinical implementation. Lyte says the excitement around psychobiotics' potential has outrun the extent of current scientific knowledge. He warns that far more research studies and clinical trials are necessary before people begin treating themselves regularly with advertised psychobiotics or other probiotic concoctions. Even when probiotics become a reliable treatment option, therapy that isn't designed by an expert in probiotics and the human microbiome could prove dangerous. Lyte believes that microbiota control is the future, but he remains cautious and says that future is still a long way away.
Grace Niewijk is a junior in Calhoun College. Contact her at grace.niewijk@yale.edu.
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Amanda Doherty said:
This article was very interesting and extremely well written. I had no idea that researchers were exploring psychobiotics.


How come a big ice age happened when carbon dioxide levels were high? It's a question climate sceptics often ask. But sometimes the right answer is the simplest: it turns out CO2 levels were not that high after all.
The Ordovician ice age happened 444 million years ago, and records have suggested that CO2 levels were relatively high then. But when Seth Young of Indiana University in Bloomington did a detailed analysis of carbon-13 levels in rocks formed at the time, the picture that emerged was very different. Young found CO2 concentrations were in fact relatively low when the ice age began.
Lee Kump of Pennsylvania State University in University Park says earlier studies missed the dip because they calculated levels at 10-million-year intervals and the ice age lasted only half a million years.
The dip, he says, was triggered by a burst of volcanic activity that deposited new silicate rocks. These draw CO2 out of the air as they erode. As the ice spread, however, it gradually covered the silicate rocks, slowing the erosion and so allowing CO2 to build up in the atmosphere once more. This eventually would have warmed the atmosphere enough to end the ice age, says Kump.


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Matias, . R.(2003).A historical review of dengue virus research in the Philippines. St. Luke's Medical Journal, 1(1), 3-8
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A historical review of dengue virus research in the Philippines.
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Fans of Nathan Cleary's Weapons of Mass Confusion art toys series should head over to the Pobber online store now where you can pre-order a new full color 4" edition of Cleary's epic Spongrenade! This mash-up of a grenade with SpongeBob SquarePants is the perfect addition to the pop culture inspired Weapons of Mass Confusion series. This vinyl mayhem is limited to 150 pieces and retails for $50.


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Watchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate Force
A new report says the jets and their pilots are too busy with missions that don't require their unique capabilities to prepare for conflicts that do.
By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick July 20, 2018
The U.S. Air Force is reassessing the distribution and structure of its F-22 Raptor units, as well as their assigned missions and deployment schedules, following a highly critical review of how it is utilizing the aircraft from a top Congressional watchdog. At present, the stealth fighters suffer from low availability rates and their crews have limited time to train for their primary air superiority mission, especially due to having to fly alert missions in defense of the United States, which could lead to a shortage in capability from the already small fleet during any potential high-end conflict.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the report publicly online on July 19, 2018. It acknowledges that the short-sighted decision to truncate the total purchase of F-22s has exacerbated many of the issues it uncovered and may make certain problems unavoidable to some degree, but makes clear that the Air Force is still not making the most of the Raptors it does have in inventory.
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"The Air Force's utilization of its F-22 fleet has limited pilot opportunities to train for air superiority missions in high threat environments," the reviewers wrote in the executive summary. "Without conducting a comprehensive assessment to identify and assess F-22 organization, the Air Force may be foregoing opportunities to improve the availability of its small yet critical F-22 fleet, and support combatant commander air superiority needs in high threat environments."
The Air Force has divided the fleet up among six combat-coded squadrons, including one in the Air National Guard, each of which has between 18 and 21 primary mission aircraft, along with a small number of additional planes in reserve. There are also two test and evaluation units with Raptors, as well as a formal training unit squadron.
The structure and distribution of US Air Force F-22 units.
As of the 2016 Fiscal Year, on average, at any given time less than half of the Air Force's 186 F-22s are mission capable, according to GAO. Only around 125 of those are assigned to combat units in the first place.
GAO's findings into how this has come to be the case fall into two broad categories. The first is that the composition and number of F-22 squadrons create impositions that inherently limit aircraft availability, while the second is that Air Force's deployment of the Raptors on homeland defense and overseas missions, as well as the demands of various training exercises, take aircraft away from their core mission of air superiority in high-risk environments and degrades pilot proficiency in that regard.
Among the problems that the report identifies in that first category, that the F-22's low-observable coatings are maintenance intensive and require climate-controlled hangars for the aircraft on the ground are inescapable issues. The same goes for the fact that the Air Force is the only operator the type, which is now out of production, anywhere in the world and that its fleet is so small can only limit demand for and availability of other spare parts, as well. In some cases, the service has to make small and costly special orders to obtain critical replacement components.
The F-22's F119 engines, which are also no longer in production, have become an especially problematic maintenance issue, according to the report. The issues go far beyond that, though, and GAO said personnel at one operational location explained it took a 30-week lead time just to obtain a wiring harness for the aircraft. As such, units routinely cannibalize parts from already non-mission capable aircraft to keep others flying.
When Raptor production ended in 2011, the Air Force did put the original tooling for the aircraft into storage at Sierra Army Depot in California for the express purpose of making new parts as necessary, according to documentation we at The War Zone obtained via the Freedom of Information Act. It is unclear whether the Air Force lets contractors use that equipment for these small runs of components or if they simply turn over the design specifications. This raises a question not found in the public GAO review about whether the service is making the most of any in-house capability, even if it were to be contractor-operated, to help with supply chain issues.
But while these issues may be, at least in part, out of the Air Force's hands, decisions that it has made itself have only exacerbated the problems. With small squadrons at numerous different bases, the service has to replicate the complex and costly support infrastructure required for the F-22 at each location. For instance, this means that every base has to have climate controlled hangars, facilities to maintain the jet's stealthy coatings, and stocks of replacement parts on hand.
GAO found, not surprisingly, that operational units at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, both of which have two squadrons of Raptors apiece, had higher availability rates than the single squadrons at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida and Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii.
Differences in availability rates between locations with two F-22 squadrons versus one.
The 199th Fighter Squadron in Hawaii is also both the smallest of the operational units and the most detached from outside support. Officials there told GAO that if they had just 4 additional F-22s, they'd be able to increase the total number of sorties they could fly by more than 30 percent.
It is also important to note that Tyndall actually has two squadrons when the training unit at the base gets taken into account and has the largest number of F-22s of any one site, yet the operational squadron's readiness still lags behind the units at Langley and Elmendorf-Richardson. GAO's analysis curiously doesn't take the additional presence at the base into account and doesn't explain the discrepancy.
Beyond the actual disposition of the squadrons, the Air Force's practice of deploying force packages with a third or fewer of a squadron's Raptors, but with more than half of a squadron's personnel means that routine maintenance and other tasks suffer for the portion of the unit that remains at its home base. This, in turn, makes it unclear whether or not the squadrons would even be able to deploy as cohesive units if necessary during a major crisis.
An F-22 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska.
This all feeds into the second category of issues dealing with how the Air Force operates the jets it can put into the air. Existing operational demands mean that F-22 pilots simply do not have enough time to train and remain proficient in high-end air-to-air combat.
"An Air Force analysis conducted in 2016 determined that, based on current aircraft availability rates, pilots in an F-22 squadron with 21 primary mission aircraft need 270 days of home station training each year to meet their minimum annual continuation training requirements," GAO noted. This isn't happening and, on average across squadrons of all sizes, Raptor pilots get approximately 191 hours of training.
GAO acknowledged that pilot and other personnel shortages, among other issues, meant that units across the Air Force were having trouble meeting training requirements regardless of aircraft type, but said that these issues were especially pronounced among F-22 squadrons. "One squadron identified training shortfalls in its primary missions for four consecutive years in its annual training reports," the review said.
The loss of training time can quickly have a cascading impact. The longer a pilot goes without taking the appropriate amount of time to train, the longer it can take to get them back to the necessary skill level. By the service's own appraisal, it can reportedly take between seven and eight years for pilots to fully master the F-22.
The high number of scheduled exercises at other bases for F-22 squadrons and their high demands for "red air" adversaries to fly against – a higher requirement than exists for training pilots in fourth-generation aircraft such as the F-15C Eagle and F-16C/D Viper – only make things worse. On average, a Raptor pilot can expect to face off against a mock opponent between 145 and 171 times each year, while F-15C pilots might only do so 45 to 73 times annually, according to GAO.
But by far the biggest factor limiting training opportunities was tasking F-22s to fly alert missions from their home stations and sending them on overseas deployments to support operations in Iraq and Syria and Afghanistan. None of those operational activities necessarily require the F-22's stealth characteristics or other advanced capabilities as an absolute necessity and fourth generation aircraft fly similar missions to the Raptors in nearly every instance.
It's debatable how relevant any real-world experience the pilots gain from these missions is when considering their primary role performing offensive and defensive air-to-air operations in a high-end conflict. F-22s fly alert missions in a non-stealthy configuration complete with external fuel tanks and radar reflectors.
GAO also says that the Air Force informed it that the Raptors flying in the Middle East and Central Asia were primarily flying close air support, which is not even officially a secondary mission for the aircraft. However, this makes little sense given previous reports that indicate the jets have been conducting combat air patrols and interdiction missions against fixed targets.
The F-22's official primary and secondary missions, according to the US Air Force.
As of 2015, Air Force officials were confusingly and incorrectly using close air support and interchangeably on the record, as I reported at the time for War Is Boring, which could explain GAO's description of F-22 operations in both theaters. Regardless, Raptor pilots must train in the skill sets required for those mission sets, which further reduces the time they have to spend keeping sharp in more demanding air-to-air combat tactics
In yet another admission of how poor the decision to cut back purchases of F-22s have been, one of GAO's first recommendations to help alleviate these issues was to restart Raptor production. Since the Air Force has categorically rejected this idea, the reviewers identified a number of other places where the service could look to improve the situation.
Their suggestions included assigning other aircraft to the homeland defense mission, removing F-22s from exercises where their participation isn't absolutely necessary, and scaling back the aircraft's participation in current conflicts that don't require its capabilities. At the same time, the report recommended that the Air Force look into consolidating units within the United States, creating a more productive deployment mechanism that doesn't leave aircraft at their home station without key support, and increasing the availability of aggressors, either within the service itself or through contractors, to meet the needs of Raptor units during training.
"Unless the Air Force takes steps to assess and make necessary adjustments to the current organization and use of its F-22s, F-22 units are likely to continue to experience aircraft availability and pilot training rates that are below what they could be," GAO wrote in its conclusion. "As a result, the Air Force may be incurring increased risks in future operations in high threat areas."
The Air Force has officially concurred with the GAO's assessment and says it is now looking into its options. The fact that the USAF is taking the findings seriously is a very good sign, because, frankly, they sound incredibly relevant and logical.
In fact, consolidation of the F-22 force has happened before. Raptors that were assigned to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, once the master base for F-117 Nighthawk operations, were realigned to Tyndall in Florida, with the last Raptor leaving the base in 2014. F-16s were transferred to Holloman to take the place of the F-22s.
Another round of Raptor consolidation makes a lot of sense, but the question of what units would get moved comes into play. The Hawaii Air National Guard and their F-22s seem like the most logical unit to pull the Raptors from. The base supports a single squadron and the same role could be fulfilled by F-15s as it once was. But those Eagles would have to come from somewhere and the USAF is currently mulling eliminating the entire F-15C/D fleet as a whole and replacing those jets with upgraded F-16s.
Even more drastic measures could be taken, such as removing all F-22s from Elmendorf-Richardson and replacing those aircraft with updated F-16s, as well. The F-35 may be another option, though GAO notes in its report that the Air Force has no plans at present to use the Joint Strike Fighters for the alert mission. This, of course, could easily change as more of those jets enter service.
At the very least, the alert commitment should be taken off the F-22's back in Alaska. The mission sucks up three to four jets at any given time and the training requirements required to execute it also eats into the Raptor's core mission syllabus.
The alert role could be assigned to a stateside Air National Guard unit, which is not an uncommon practice. Even years after California's 144th Fighter Wing converted to F-15s, the 'Lobos' F-16s of the South Dakota Air National Guard still sit alert at March Air Reserve Base, although that commitment is finally coming to an end soon. Also, when the F-15 Eagle was grounded for months in the late 2000s, F-16 units provided detachments of jets and crews to fulfill alert capacity across the United States, including in Alaska.
Maybe a better solution, at least logistically speaking, would be to increase the aircraft inventory and pilot roster of the 18th Aggressor Squadron based at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The unit could then provide alert aircraft and crews at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage. The F-16 unit is heavily tasked with adversary support duties, but not with operational missions, so there should be more flexibility in adding the alert mission than in other fighter units that are called on for operational deployments. In fact, the unit's sister squadron, 64th Aggressor Squadron based at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, has this exact secondary mission during a time of crisis.
18th AGRS F-16C/Ds.
Then again, if the Hawaii Air National Guard were to relinquish their F-22s and those jets moved to Elmendorf as a third Raptor squadron bedded down there, the resources required to execute the alert mission may not be as big of a hindrance as they are now.
And although the GAO report discounts putting the Raptor back into production, it doesn't take into account the fact that Japan may be willing to do just that, albeit in a much-upgraded form. We have written about this opportunity in detail, one that the Air Force would be nuts not to jump on. In doing so, they would make the whole project far more fiscally feasible for Japan as well. It would be a win-win and would solve the service's capacity gap when it comes to its top-of-the-line thoroughbred fighter force.
The fate of the Air Force's F-15C/D community, as well as the possibility that the service could buy new-build F-15s from Boeing under the F-15X designation, also plays into all this. But just because the flying force could buy more Eagles, it doesn't mean that doing so would be money wisely spent. We will be addressing this issue in detail in the coming days, so stay tuned for that.
Regardless, the GAO has given the USAF a dose of much-needed medicine in regards to how they arrange, employ, and sustain their regrettably tiny F-22 fleet. We'll have to wait and see if they actually act on the report's findings, but if they do, it could very well be part of a much grander reshuffling of tactical air power that could end up with major changes in fighter capacity elsewhere.
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Q: Spring Boot OAuth - Multiple Access Tokens for same user Spring-OAuth inserts multiple records in the access_token table when the same user logs in from different devices. What should be done to prevent Spring creating multiple access tokens. A user should be able to login from several devices at the same time.
Using 2.0.3.RELEASE

A: The TokenStores use an AuthenticationKeyGenerator to create a key which is used to look up access tokens in the store/DB. The DefaultAuthenticationKeyGenerator that is used by default creates a key using the username, clientId and the scope. If these are the same it returns the same key, which results in the same access token to be returned. Create your own AuthenticationKeyGenerator and inject it into your TokenStore instance.
The question is why you want to do that. It really doesn't hurt that a user has multiple tokens. If you want to log out the user on all devices, ping the backend with the username so that it kills all tokens for this user.

A: Just for a workaround, and to handle multiple instances of the service. Just get the token first, and if it is found return it, else then create it.
public class OAuthTokenServices extends DefaultTokenServices {
    @Override
    public OAuth2AccessToken createAccessToken(OAuth2Authentication authentication) throws AuthenticationException {
        OAuth2AccessToken token = super.getAccessToken(authentication);
        try {
            if (Objects.isNull(token) || token.isExpired()) {
                return super.createAccessToken(authentication);
            }
        } catch (DuplicateKeyException dke) {
            log.info("Duplicate key found. Lets get it instead.");
            token = super.getAccessToken(authentication);
            log.info("We got the token. {}", token);
            return token;
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            log.info(String.format("Exception while creating access token %s", ex));
        }
        return token;
    }
}

Then register it:
public class OAuthAuthorizationServerConfig extends AuthorizationServerConfigurerAdapter {
    @Autowired
    DefaultTokenServices tokenServices;

    @Autowired
    private TokenStore tokenStore;

    @Bean
    @Primary
    public DefaultTokenServices tokenServices() {
        OAuthTokenServices tokenService = new OAuthTokenServices();
        tokenService.setTokenStore(tokenStore);
        tokenService.setSupportRefreshToken(true);
        return tokenService;
    }

    @Override
    public void configure(AuthorizationServerEndpointsConfigurer endpoints) {
        endpoints.tokenServices(tokenServices);
    }

}

A: I used one of the solutions suggested here and added @Transactional to my AuthorizationServerConfiguration's tokenStore() method.
Adding the @Transactional annotation allowed the same user to login from multiple clients, however, logging out from one client often results in the invalidation of the oauth_access_token (but not always!) and thus other clients were invalidated as well.  I'm still looking into that bit...
For what it's worth, I also revved my versions (hopefully that's an option for you) of spring-security-oauth2 to 2.0.9.RELEASE and spring-security-web to 3.2.9.RELEASE.

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