I liked this book — don't get me wrong. I'd even recommend it heartily to people. But I have some issues with it.
Let's look at the book blurb, shall we?
Right there? I'm sold — great idea for a book. What's more, this is from Banner of Truth — this kind of thing is in their wheelhouse. Who wouldn't want to read this kind of thing?
The key word there, is "statements." I had visions of extended portions of the works of these men. Which seemed odd to me at least in Calvin's case, as he's notorious for not talking about his life (as is seen in this book, I should add). But still, that's what it sounded like to me. But by and large we're talking a sentence or two of quotation to be followed by Calhoun discussing more about his subject on whatever topic/time period he's looking at. Sometimes we get a paragraph — sometimes a couple consecutive paragraphs. Sometimes it's less than a sentence. Really there's a lot more David Calhoun than I expected. I don't have a detailed analysis, but I'm pretty sure that the text is 55-65% Calhoun (and a few biographers he quotes), with the remainder by the subjects.
My other issue is the inclusion of Bunyan. He doesn't fit thematically, or even historically. Also, despite really trying — repeatedly for almost two decades — I can't muster up that much enthusiasm for him. This is a personal flaw of mine, I realize. But that's that.
Now, the content of the book? It's really good — linking these mini-biographies (50-60 pages per subject) to biographical remarks is a great idea, and adds a perspective you don't normally see. Calhoun is able to focus on the parts of their lives that they cared more about, rather than whatever the prevailing interests of scholars are.
We get good, concise views of their lives, with a lot of flavor of the subjects — their concerns, their thoughts, even some of their personality. A good investment of time — I learned some things, I found some inspiration in some of the words — and relished Calhoun showing the Providential care shown to each of these men.
Read this, think about it — just don't go in expecting to get saturated by the words of these figures and you'll enjoy it more than I did.
Waters uses that insight from Ridderbos to help explain the significance of the Lord's Supper in the Christian religion, and thinking along these lines undergirds this entire book — not just that the Supper is something we ought to do, but something it's vital to participate in — for our own spiritual health.
Waters begins by reviewing the basics of covenant theology — defining covenant and looking at the major covenants and how they point to Christ. Then Waters shifts to looking at the signs and seals of the various covenants — with a focus on the purpose of visible, tangible signs. The third chapter narrows that focus to covenant meals throughout redemptive history. Once the context has been firmly established, Waters introduces the Lord's Supper with a survey of applicable biblical texts. Finally, Waters considers some practical and contemporary questions and applications. I'm not going to get into any specifics beyond this because what I want to focus on takes a lot of foundation work, and this would stop being about the book and would become a recap of the whole thing.
In a book this short (by design), I'm not sure Waters did his readers any favors by being as thorough in the first two chapters — it will be review material for many readers, and those who aren't that grounded in covenant thinking are going to need more explanation of the ideas. Still, I appreciated what he wrote.The other three chapters were just great — I could've used more of all of them, but that's not the point of the books in this series. The careful consideration of the Supper in its redemptive historical context is so important and putting these ideas in a size and format that aren't intimidating is going to be valuable.
I wish I had this book twenty years ago when I started studying the Lord's Supper, it would've been very helpful and would've saved me a lot of time. I took a lot of notes while reading this and am going to spend a lot of time following up on them — and rereading this a couple of times. It's the kind of book you want to hand out to your friends so you can talk about it with them. The last chapter was particularly helpful and encouraging. This would be a great companion read to Letham, Mathison, and Wallace (to be read after Letham, but before Mathison, probably).
Waters is one of the better academic writers the Reformed world has — thankfully, he's also capable of producing concise and clear works for laity. This short volume demonstrates that well. It's helpful, encouraging and I have no doubt will strengthen some believers' in their use of the Supper as it shows others how important it is.
I'd been previously unaware of the series Short Studies in Biblical Theology, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be getting my hands on some of the other volumes. I love the idea behind the series and if they're all this helpful, it'll be worth it.
Disclaimer: I received this eARC from Crossway via NetGalley in exchange for this post — thanks to both for this.
My initial thought when I saw this book was: do we need another popular-level work on The Ten Commandments? We've got so many already, like: Ryken's Written in Stone, Horton's The Law of Perfect Freedom, Packer's Growing in Christ. We've got Douma's, Watson's and Durham's (newly republished) on the heavier end of the spectrum, too. Why bring out a new book by DeYoung? Still, I was intrigued, so I requested a copy.
Not too surprisingly, I'm glad I did. This is typical DeYoung: a strong, affectionate, orthodox take on the Law delivered in a very accessible and affable manner. He made me think, he made me reconsider a thing or two, and he reminded me of a few things I needed reminding of.
He begins this work against the framework of the secular "anything goes" point of view, where everything certainly does not go — as much as we as a culture might rail against an external source of morality — there are things that simply cannot be said or done. Giving us a choice between humanity's unwritten, assumed code — or God's revealed will. DeYoung then goes on to list reasons for the study as well as the following of God's Law.
The other important groundwork comes from the midst of his very strong chapter on the First Commandment in which he describes the role of the Law for New Covenant believers. It's still applicable, still binding — just in a different manner. I think this could've been developed more — maybe in its own chapter, but what we got here was good. I do particularly appreciate his metaphor of transposition. The Law in the New Covenant is the same for believers as it was in the Old, it's just in a different key.
Following the introduction where he lays out his framework, DeYoung turns to consider the commandments individually. This is the bulk of — and the heart of — the book, with a chapter devoted to each commandment. If the book has any value, it'll be found here, and there's a lot of it to be found. I briefly considered summarizing each chapter, but why steal his thunder. Also, he's not carving out anything new here, so there's little need. What's new is his expression of the timeless truths, his way of explaining and applying them. If you want a quick summary of what he'll say about each commandment read The Heidelberg Catechism questions 92-115 or the Westminster Shorter Catechism questions 39-85, and you'll get a pretty good idea.
Instead, I'll just comment on a few highlights and a couple of problems I had (your mileage may vary). I found his comments regarding the Fourth Commandment to be helpful, but hesitant — in his effort to not be legalistic, or overly dogmatic, he comes across as wishy-washy. I appreciated most of what he had to say about the Second Commandment, but again, he's hesitant enough in some of his application to stumble a bit. Which is not to say that the bulk of those chapters weren't good and helpful — they were. I think he could've been more consistently so.
Conversely, the chapters on the Eighth and Tenth commandments were incredibly helpful. If you ask me, these two are where the American Church and American Christians stumble more often than we realize (or care about). Publicly, Protestants are expounding so much energy on certain applications of the Sixth and Seventh commandments that one would be tempted to think that 8-10 are concerns of the past. DeYoung doesn't let the reader think that for an instant, and if you don't come away from these chapters with a good dose of conviction of your own sin, you probably didn't read it too closely.
The chapter on the Third Commandment was invaluable also. It's far too easy for Western Christians to reduce this to "don't be a potty mouth" and far too hard for us to really get what the importance of "name of the Lord" is. DeYoung does a yeoman's job on both fronts and does a good job expounding the meaning of this commandment.
You'll never walk away from any of these chapters thinking that DeYoung is writing a hellfire and brimstone jeremiad against the Church, you, or anyone. He's sharply critical of a lot of general culture, and individual inclinations, but that's to be expected. There's conviction and inspiration both to be found in these pages — all delivered in DeYoung's warm, almost conversational, style — a strong blend of wit and charm with the steel in his words. I won't get into it, but his chapter on the Third Commandment contains one of the funniest anecdotes (more in the telling than the story) I've read from him. Ignoring his content for a moment, his writing style is what will keep me coming back to DeYoung's books for years to come.
I think I've said before, I'm not a big one for study/discussion questions in books — I like to think the engaged reader doesn't need them and someone leading a discussion/study of a book will be clever enough to come up with their own. But, I'm obviously swimming against the tide on this because publishers keep printing them. That said, on the whole, this is a pretty good set of questions and would help someone who likes those kind of questions for their own use or for those using the book in Family Worship, Sunday School, or Bible Study.
In the end, my question, do we need another popular-level book on The Ten Commandments? Is answered yes: we need frequent — constant — reminders of the revealed will we've been called to obey, so we never stop striving for that perfection and never cease calling on the Spirit's assistance. We also need to remember how great our sin and misery are so that we constantly live lives of repentance. So bring on DeYoung's good summary. And others as well — and we need to read them, as well as the older popular-level works. And then we need to push ourselves and read some of the less-popular level ones as well.
This is a good, short set of meditations and reflections on the perfect law, the law of liberty for a contemporary audience. It's approachable, it's warm, it's pointed, and it's Gospel-centered. It's not perfect, but it's good. It functions well as a refresher for those who need one, and a good starting point for their own study of The Ten Commandments. I'm buying a copy (at least one) for my personal library and will be encouraging my household to read it — and anyone else who asks.


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How Hastings Group Holdings is calling the shots in the war for tech talent | City A.M.
Finding appropriately skilled staff for technology projects is a problem which plagues many businesses, but one insurance company has told City A.M. it seems to have it sussed.
Gary Hoffman, chief executive officer of Hastings Group Holdings, revealed the company was increasingly looking beyond other insurance firms to sniff out the best talent and turning to tech giants, such as Google and Amazon.
"There are plenty of people in the technology, data, analytics space...that do see what we are doing and do see us as different and, when they meet us and when they come and see our business and how we're using data, how we're using technology...it's very unusual for them not to join us once we start to get interested in them and make them an offer," Hoffman said.
However, Hoffman acknowledged his company couldn't win every battle for talent. "For some people, jeans and a t-shirt in Shoreditch, the excitement of a startup, is the type of environment they want to be in," he said.
Hoffman regards Hastings, in some ways, as one of the growing number of insurtech companies, and the business is continuously investing in technology to help develop a competitive edge.
Earlier today, Hastings revealed operating profit had increased by 20 per cent to £70.8m for the six months to June, no doubt helped by a 73 per cent increase in live customer policies in its telematics offering to 39,000.
"More and more young drivers are taking telematics because they see it as a way of getting lower premiums and I suppose practically, and almost more importantly, their parents see it as a way of making sure they are a bit safer and that they can keep tabs on them," remarked Hoffman.
He added the company was yet to see telematics take off among older drivers but he thought that trend would change over time, making it a market ripe for growth.
The chief exec also feels the UK's decision to leave the EU is unlikely to have an adverse impact on his company.
"Brexit has not affected us at all because everyone buys car insurance, whether you're in Europe or not...so we just see more of the same, which is good news, given the trajectory of trends we've got," he said.


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Mysteries of Modern London
By George R. Sims, 1906
George Robert Sims was a journalist intimately involved in the investigation of the Whitechapel murders. He was in contact with a number of top-ranking officials, and was once even suspected by one individual to have been Jack the Ripper himself!
Mysteries of Modern London was published in 1906, and concerns itself with a number of criminal activities which took place in the late 19th and early 20thh centuries. The opening of Chapter IX, entitled "Lunatics at Large," relates the author's own deductions concerning the Whitechapel murderer's activities.
LUNATICS AT LARGE
The Insanity of Crime-Lunatics without restraint-What happens at the end-A dangerous monster-A erase for killing-Why the crime was committed-Amiable lunatics-Children who are insane
IF to-morrow we were to read that the whole of the inmates of some great metropolitan lunatic asylum had escaped, and were still at large, the inhabitants of London would be seriously alarmed. There would be a general feeling of insecurity, for among the inmates of all great asylums there are many whose form of insanity is dangerous to the community, even when it is not the most serious form of all-homicidal mania.
And yet there are every day in London a sufficient number of lunatics in full possession of their liberty to fill one of its greatest asylums twice over, and many of them are homicidal maniacs.
Hardly a week passes that we do not read of some terribly act committed by a man or woman who has either been in an asylum or has a family history of insanity. But just before the tragedy these unfortunate people were moving about freer among their fellow-creatures, and all the time they were meditating murder, waiting for the opportunity to take a human life.
The series of diabolical crimes in the East End which appalled the world were committed by a homicidal maniac who led the ordinary life of a free citizen. He rode in tramcars and omnibuses. He travelled to Whitechapel by the underground railway, often late at night. Probably on several occasions he had but one fellow-passenger in the compartment with him, and that may have been a woman. Imagine what the feelings of those travellers would have been had they known that they were alone in the dark tunnels of the Underground with Jack the Ripper !
Some of us must have passed him in the street, sat with him perhaps at a cafes or a restaurant. He was a man of birth and education, and had sufficient means to keep himself without work. For a whole year at least he was a free man, exercising all the privileges of freedom. And yet he was a homicidal maniac of the most diabolical kind.
This horrible phase of insanity is not, fortunately, a common one. But there are maniacs of the Ripper type still at large. There have been several crimes of the Ripper character committed in low lodging-houses during recent years, and the perpetrator has always succeeded in making his escape and in retaining his liberty.
George Sims
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Georgia Gerber created this bronze sculpture for this years Stormy Weather Arts Festival.
Northwest By Northwest Gallery .
The gallery celebrates their 30th year in Cannon Beach with an extensive exhibition of the sculptors bronze works. Gerber's work is distinctive and expressionistic . Her editions are small , typically 15.
NW By NW GALLERY is located downtown across from the City park & Info Center at 232 N Spruce Cannon Beach Oregon.
New collection of photographs. An annual tradition.
Oak Jubilee, Oregon is at the artists "introductory price" until February 1.


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Q: Input a set of points to a clojure function I am writing an algorithm in Clojure which takes in a set of points which represents an polygon. Another input is a point, and the output needs to be whether the point lies inside the polygon or not.
My question is how do I input the set of points to the function? What data structure in clojure would be most appropriate - A set, vector, list etc. ?

A: Presumably the order of points matters, so that the shape ABCD is not the same as the shape ABDC?
In which case you need some sort of data structure which preserves order. This means that a list or vector is acceptable, but a set is not.
But you could also write your function to take anything seqable -- so that if you later want to change from vector to list or vice versa, you don't have to change your function. Program to an interface, not to an implementation.

A: Usually you should start with the simplest possible solution, so in this case I'd probably do it with a list of points, with each point expressed as a 2-dimensional vector, e.g.
(def my-polygon (list [0 0] [1 0] [1 1] [0 1]))

This should be fine for your application.
However depending on how you ultimately want to use / maniplulate these polygons in the future there are some alternatives to consider:

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*If you want interoperability with Java code (e.g. drawing the polygon in a frame using Swing/Java2D), you might want to use instances of an appropriate Java class (e.g. one of the subclasses of java.awt.geom.Point2D) as the individual points. This will give you less idiomatic Clojure code, but will give you better Java interop

*You might want to use a vector instead of a list - particularly if you are going to be using large polygons and applying different algorithms that need indexed access to the individual points

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From Cairo to Gaza: Political groups support Palestinian resistance
Several political groups in Cairo have refused Egypt's 'unfair' Gaza truce and demanded the opening of the Rafah crossing
Randa Ali , Thursday 17 Jul 2014
Political figures hold press conference in Cairo to voice support to Palestinian resistance against Israel (Photo courtesy of the Egyptian Popular Current)
Hamas may hinder Gaza ceasefire: Analysts
PHOTO GALLERY: Israel resumes Gaza air strikes
Gaza toll hits 213 on 9th day of Israel air campaign
A press conference organised by a number of political forces in Cairo was held late Wednesday to affirm support to the Palestinian resistance against Israel and to voice disapproval over the truce suggested by Egypt.
"The press conference today represents the true and official popular stance in Egypt, unlike the disappointing proposal that accused resistance forces in Palestine of practicing counter-violence in addition to equating between them and Israel," said Zizo Abdo, spokesman of the Committee to Defend the Aggrieved and the Journalists Syndicate's Freedoms Committee.
On Monday, Egypt issued a proposal for a ceasefire following a week of violent Israeli assaults on the besieged Gaza Strip which by Wednesday have claimed the lives of over 213 Palestinians. The proposal, immediately endorsed by Israel, was criticised by many factions in Palestine, and officially rejected by Gaza rulers' Hamas, for being arguably unjust as it holds both sides equally responsible for the fighting and the killing.
Rockets fired by Hamas on Tel Aviv have caused the death of one Israeli.
Revolutionary Socialist and prominent labour activist Haitham Moamadeen accused the Egyptian proposal of only being concerned with "protecting Israel's security."
According to head of Egypt Freedom Party Amr Hamzawy, instead of holding talks with Israel - which he says "has never stopped from carrying out attacks on Palestinians" - the priority should be the immediate and unconditional opening of the Rafah crossing - of which Egypt has restricting opening for emergency cases only, further worsening an already-enforced Israeli besiege on the Palestinian enclave.
"The rulers of Egypt must open the crossing which has exposed Palestinians in Gaza to a slow death, other than the fast death they're going through at the hands of Israel," he added.
Gaza not Hamas
In reference to the strained relations between Egypt and Hamas, which soured following the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year, Hamzawy stressed that political disputes - "most of which are either fabricated or flawed" - cannot be usurped by Egypt and the Arab world, affirming that the truth must be clear that there is an Israeli assault and that there are Palestinian victims.
Officials in Egypt have accused Hamas of "interfering in Egypt's internal affairs". A court order in March banned the Islamist movement's activities in Egypt, pending a court verdict in an espionage case involving Morsi and Hamas members.
"Those who speak about Hamas are either traitors or naïve, the main issue is Palestine," said political activist Ahmed Harara, who warned against following a media campaign which has placed the focus on Hamas and thus overshadowed the assaults on Palestinians.
Several media figures have adressed Hamas in articles and TV appearances as the one to be held accountable for the blood-shed in Gaza. Their comments were featured in Israeli media as a sign of supporting Israel.
Addressing the Egyptian government, Mohamed Bassiouny, secretary-general of the Nasserist Al-Karama Party, stressed that "Gaza is not Hamas" but rather "an issue of Egyptian national security". He added that those who are dying in Gaza are defending the honour and dignity of Cairo and the Arab world.
"Those who attack factions of the [Palestinian] resistance, besiege them or call them terrorists are practically siding with the Zionist entity," said Mohamadeen, calling on political forces to join ranks to fight both private and public media, which he accused of inciting against Palestinians and their resistance.
Israel a common enemy
Speakers at the press conference also stressed the need of awakening pro-Palestinian and anti-Zonist movements in Egypt, which have been significantly on hold and distracted by over three years of internal political turmoil.
"We've been concerned with the internal Egyptian situation - that it has distracted us for a while - but we must work on building a movement against normalisation [with Israel]. We must regain campaigns of boycotts against Israeli products and the American ones that support Israel," said Bassiouny, who further called for the severing of all diplomatic ties between Arab states and Israel.
For his part, Mohamadeen stressed that there is a need to revive certain fundamentals which he says are being fought against by Israel.
"First of all, it is not called the Israel-Gaza war, it is called the Arab-Zionist struggle," he said, adding that these fundamentals include that "we will never be enemies with whoever fights the Zionist entity".
Where to go from here?
During his speech, Harara - an icon of the 25 January 2011 revolution who was blinded in both eyes during separate clashes between protesters and police that year - gave his apologies to the Palestinian people and expressed his frustration that every tragedy in Gaza has only been met with "condemnation" and a convoy that activists hope might be allowed through the borders.
"The time has come for a third intifada (uprising), putting an end to the futility called 'negotiations.' Two decades of futile negotiations while assaults have been continuous on Gaza and the West Bank and the continuous construction of settlements," Hamzawy also said earlier at the conference.
Organisers of the press conference included the Strong Egypt Party, the Egyptian Popular Current, the Way of the Revolution Front and the Constitution Party.
Political forces say details on a Gaza-bound aid convoy which has managed to collect over 2 tonnes of medicine will be released soon.


英文摘要 Classification techniques in data mining are often used to deal with a variety of classification problems. Choosing suitable methods for analysis from many classification techniques becomes an important issue. For the performance evaluations of the classifiers, researchers used to compare them on several datasets in terms of classification accuracy or training time, and so on. In practice, however, different classification problems has their unique data complexities which might affect the accuracies of the classifiers. Therefore, we adopt fifteen data complexity indices to quantify the data characteristics and use correct classification rate to observe the influence of these indices on seven commonly used classification techniques. We also use factor analysis to explore the correlation among these indices. The results show that different data characteristics indeed have impacts on classification performance. According to our studies, for classification problems, researchers can calculate the data complexity indices or factor values suggested in this paper to estimate the classification difficulties, and also choose the most appropriate classification method on their study.
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Mars denotes gain through strength and force ; engineering; mechanics ; cattle-dealing ; breeding ; stock farming; timber, coal, slate, iron ; steel ; drugs ; chemicals ; mining ; sanitation ; hygiene ; surgery ; soldiers, and, to some extent, sailors ; if well aspected it somewhat favours money by legacy or marriage. If favourably placed it may enable the native to earn money easily, but it will also incline him to spend freely. Mars in affliction with Jupiter denotes loss through extravagance, over-liberality, waste, and often prodigality. Mars in affliction with Saturn : great poverty and difficulty in acquiring wealth. Mars in affliction with Uranus : peculiar and sudden losses. Mars well aspected is favourable for money matters, as it increases the personal acquisitive tendencies.


This Four Season wall display by Kathi D. Dougherty portrays all the seasons in individual panels to create a dramatic scene in fused glass. Each panel measures 6" x 30".
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Supporters of the pending PIPA/SOPA anti-piracy bills often use The Pirate Bay as a prime example of a website that can be taken out under the new legislation. But is that really the case? The Pirate Bay team has been silent on the issue, until now. As it turns out, the people behind the popular torrent site don't believe the laws will do much to stop them, but they do fear for the future of the Internet.
The Pirate Bay is no stranger to being censored. Finland, Denmark and Italy are just a few of the many countries where ISPs have been ordered to make the website inaccessible to their users.
But on the horizon looms threats of a different kind, the PIPA and SOPA bills.
While SOPA has been put on hold temporarily, the PIPA bill is going full steam ahead. If it passes, The Pirate Bay and other torrent sites may be the first to be targeted. Depending on the final text of the bills, these sites may be blocked by ISPs, censored by search engines, and in some cases they may even lose their domain names.
These developments cause some concern among the people running The Pirate Bay, but interestingly enough they don't fear for themselves.
Indeed, recent history has shown that no matter what technical measures are put in use to block The Pirate Bay, the site and its users find ways around it. Whether it's a backup domain, alternative DNS-servers or proxy sites, PIPA and SOPA can be easily circumvented. In addition, the site's advertising partners don't fall within reach of the US Government.
Anticipating future censorship, The Pirate Bay yesterday released a modified version of the CGIPROXY software so anyone with access to a webserver can easily start their own Pirate Bay proxy. And since The Pirate Bay plans to ditch .torrent files completely, the resources that have to be invested are minimal.
For opponents of the PIPA and SOPA bills, The Pirate Bay's stance is yet even more ammunition to get the pending legislation thrown out completely. When even the biggest target isn't worried at all, why put the future of the Internet at risk?
The Pirate Bay itself is amazed by the unprecedented power the entertainment industry has in Washington.
"It's crazy what politicians will do in the name of copyright! They are either totally paid off, stupid or copyright holders. Or all of them – that's not as uncommon as you might think. The worst part is that it's so obvious that pretty much everyone in and outside the US, including major corporations, are against this bill," the Pirate Bay insider said.
The Pirate Bay urges the International community to take a clear stand in the issue, preventing the US from taking control of the Internet. The European Parliament set the first step in this direction recently, by condemning domain name seizures, but there is still a long way to go according to The Pirate Bay.
"It's obvious that the US has too much influence on the internet and the world's politics. SOPA/PIPA is one of many newer laws that is passed in the US but really is in effect outside of their borders. The UN and other bodies should actually fight back and say that this is not OK, " the insider said.
For now, however, the battle is far from over. SOPA can be revived any minute and PIPA is still very much alive and up for vote in Congress next week. As a protest, many websites large and small will go on strike tomorrow, but not The Pirate Bay, for the torrent site it's business as usual.


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Bayern Munich And Univision Deal: Could We See A Mexican Bayern Player?
Felipe Vieyra May 11, 2015
A chorus of Mexican soccer fans in the United States may soon be chanting classic Bayern chants after Bayern Munich signed a deal with Univision to broadcast more of its games.
"Allez Allez ooh hooo, I give my heart for you, I live for Bayern."
Imagine that sung with a bit of a Spanish flair to it. In case soccer fans missed this announcement, Bayern Munich and Univision Deportes recently made it aware to the public that they have agreed on a television partnership with the goal of showing the German game to more Latino viewers in the United States. "Univision Deportes is excited about bringing FC Bayern's World Cup-winning roster and content to our passionate and engaged soccer audience," Eric Conrad, vice president of sports programming at Univision Deportes said in reference to the notice. This partnership can mean a lot to Univision Deportes who have been growing the viewership of European teams (especially the elite group of teams that include Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Manchester United) in the Americas. But this partnership can also mean a lot to Bayern Munich. "The partnership with Univision is the next step in our goal to bring FC Bayern closer to the American audience," said Rudolf Vidal, Managing Director of FC Bayern Munich U.S. "Univision Deportes will enable us to reach millions of Hispanics, a key audience for the growth of the sport and the club in the U.S. market."
Soccer is growing in the United States, especially with the population growth of Latinos (most are fans of the sport). It seems like Bayern Munich understands the financial power that Latinos have in soccer. As fans, Latinos are passionate, committed and are willing to stand for their select teams at all cost. An example would be the passion seen in a Super Clasico between America and Chivas. Not only are they excited to watch their favorite teams, but they are also willing to spend on their favorite teams. Bayern Munich expects to tap into that and will want to see more Bayern Munich jerseys throughout the states and the Americas. Forbes recently came out with their list of "The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams of 2014"and the top three soccer teams were: 1. Real Madrid, 2. Barcelona and 3. Manchester United. What they all have in common is a strong presence in the Spanish-speaking market. Barca and Real benefit from games and media being televised in Spanish already and Manchester United benefited greatly from the signing of Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez. The "Little Pea" greatly helped United open the door to the Americas. Bayern comes in 7th place, a great deal off from their rivals. I would say that this agreement will change that, if it goes well. There are a few other steps that Bayern must take to really get into the Spanish-speaking market and everyone must know that I'm referring to signing a top Mexican talent.
The partnership will broadcast a 90-minute show each week on Univision Deportes and they will also have a weekly segment on Republica Deportiva every Sunday on Bayern. While it's great that the German giants are reaching out to Spanish-speakers in the United States, they have to give viewers a reason to watch them. Bayern being one of the best teams in the world is already enough of a good reason but imagine them signing a top Mexican talent similar to what Manchester United did in signing Chicharito from Chivas back in 2010. Could this partnership lead to a signing like that? Or will Mexican fans simply come to resent the man that knocked Mexico out of the world cup, Arjen Robben, more because they'll get to see his mug every week on Univision Deportes? We never forget.
Mexico fans won't forget Bayern Munich star, Arjen Robben! Photo: rocaral | Twitter
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The recent blanket of snow could be described as incredibly beautiful but was possibly seen as devoid of colour from one welsh artist's perspective. Mikey Jones brings a splash of colour to South Wales next week with his latest exhibition 'Wales in Colour'. It depicts numerous welsh landmarks and beauty spots from The Millennium Stadium and Caerphilly Castle in the South to South Stack Lighthouse, Anglesey in the North and Pen-y-Fan and Llanfilo somewhere in between.
After studying Architecture at Bristol UWE Mikey Jones began to document the built and natural environment, focusing on the architectural and social context of the areas he paints. He likes to paint in oils in situ, often in unfavourable climes and extremes of temperature. His painting of Caerphilly Castle in this show begun on location under a sheet of tarpaulin to protect the work from typical torrential welsh downpours. It's all in a day's work for this artist.
The 'Wales in Colour' exhibition by Mikey Jones is supported by a film documentary. Supporting this exhibition is a profile from Wrexham ceramicist Sara Jane Harper. Opens at Y Galeri Caerffili on 13 March & continues until 14 April. Open 10am – 5.pm, Tues -Saturday. Free admission.


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Q: What is the right way to populate a ListView with data fetched from the internet on Android? I know this is kind of a theoretical question, but the thing is I'm starting on Android, I already got the basics, and know I want build a small App by myself, but I want it done the right way.
I have a ListView that displays the data in a SQLite DB. And that data is updated from the web every time I start the app and also every time I return to this Activity with a ListView in it. Also the data it's also re-updated (but just for one object instead of all that are collected in the ListView) when I enter a DetailView of that object I choose from the ListView.
Now, I believe I should use an Intent or an IntentService (which is called asyncronously already by default in Android) to fetch the data in the background:
public class DownloadService extends IntentService {
  public DownloadService() {
    super("DownloadService");
  }

  // Will be called asynchronously be Android
  @Override
  protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
...

But all the tutorials I see actually use an Activity and then call and some class extending AsyncTask:
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
...
// DownloadData AsyncTask
    private class DownloadData extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {
...

Perhaps I should use even a different method, but I don't really need to be pointed to a tutorial, I just need a more experienced Android programmer to tell me how it should be done.

A: There are 2 things that should be Async type tasks, a good design that similar to what you are trying to accomplish at Marakana Yamba Project.  The videos have a lot of dead space, so I would look for the ones that talk about the design, it will give you the correct design method.  The points that will be brought out there are, the async DownloadData task that you already have and then you should look for the one on the Content Provider.  Your DownloadData will handle efficient downloads from the Internet, as the radio loves your battery.  The Content Provider will work kinda the same way, but in feeding data to the UI activity of your app.  The basic recommended type of design.
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By Mark Bowman
ATLANTA -- When Matt Wisler learned on April 5 that Jace Peterson had made Atlanta's Opening Day roster, he sent his former roommate a congratulatory message. Approximately an hour later, after learning that he had been included in the trade that sent Craig Kimbrel to San Diego, Wisler sent Peterson another message that said, simply, "We might be teammates this year."
The former Padres products certainly made the most of their opportunity to play together on the big stage. Peterson's two-run double in the eighth inning provided Wisler all the support he needed to celebrate the sparkling Major League debut he produced while leading the Braves to Friday night's 2-1 win over the Mets at Turner Field.
"We talked when I got here; he promised me he'd get me a couple runs today," Wisler said. "He pretty much helped me calm down today. He said, 'Don't worry about it, it's just another game, and I'm behind you, just like last year.'"
Throughout a significant portion of last year, Peterson and Wisler roomed together while playing for Triple-A El Paso. Now they stand as just two of the multiple pieces the Braves were thrilled to gain through the two significant trades made with the Padres over the past six months.
Given their prior relationship, Peterson might have been one of the few who were not shocked to see the poise and professionalism Wisler exuded as he needed just 88 pitches to limit the Mets to one run over eight innings. Neither the surroundings nor the matchup against a very efficient Jacob deGrom deterred Wisler as he moved toward his first Major League win.
"I honestly felt more calm than I probably should have out there," Wisler said. "I kept telling myself, 'Don't get too comfortable, because it's going to burn you.'"
Wisler, ranked by MLB.com as the Braves' No. 2 prospect, was actually so nervous that he arrived at Turner Field at around 12:15 p.m. ET on Friday. Over the next seven hours leading up to the first pitch, he evaluated scouting reports, went through his normal pregame ritual and met his teammates, many of whom had never seen him, because the Braves acquired him after the conclusion of Spring Training.
By the time Wisler opened his career by striking out Curtis Granderson, the nerves had dissipated.
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"I didn't know anything about him, other than we had traded for him," veteran catcher A.J. Pierzynski said. "He had multiple weapons and threw a lot of strikes. I know he was nervous when I was talking to him before the game. But at no point did he ever look out of place or intimidated by the moment."
Pierzynski and the Braves were impressed with the command Wisler displayed while consistently mixing speeds and hitting his spots with his fastball, slider, curveball and changeup. He threw 63 of his 88 pitches for strikes and retired seven of the final eight batters he faced after allowing Michael Cuddyer's RBI single in the sixth inning.
"When he is in that mode and attacking the zone and throwing all of his pitches for strikes, he's really good," Peterson said. "It was a good pace of the game, and I expect that a lot out of him."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com.
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South Korean Winter Olympic athletes, including gold-medalist figure skater Kim Yu-na's Canadian coach, will be rewarded financially by the government for their performance at the Vancouver Olympics, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Tuesday.
The ministry said the South Korean Olympians who won gold medals will receive a prize money of 40 million won (34,692 U.S. dollars), while silver medalists and bronze medalists will get 20 million won (17,353 U.S. dollars) and 12 million won (10,412 U.S. dollars), respectively.
Brian Orser, the Canadian coach of gold-medalist figure skater Kim Yu-na, has also been offered 30 million won (26,030 U.S. dollars) from the ministry, as he is also slated to receive 15 million won (13,014 U.S. dollars) from Lee Kun-hee, former Samsung Group chairman and International Olympic Committee member, who promised to pay the athletes half of government's prize money.
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Salary of a Medical Coder & Biller With No Experience
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Salaries of Health Information Students With an Associate Degree
How Much Does a MRI Technician Make a Year?
Highest-Paying Medical Careers That Don't Require College
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The American Academy of Professional Coders expects the job market to continue to expand for medical coders and billers. In fact, the unemployment rate for those holding professional certifications in the field of coding and billing was just 1.7 percent as of 2013. The national average, on the other hand, was 7.4 percent. Of course, experience plays a role in employment opportunities. The same can be said for pay, as those with no experience won't command as high of a salary.
Good Pay in Coding and Billing
Though the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the average salary for medical records technicians in 2012 at $36,770, the pay for those working in medical coding and billing is often higher. In 2013, the average starting salary for this profession was $34,500, according to Robert Half Finance & Accounting, a national financial recruiter. A survey by the American Academy of Professional Coders provides a similar figure, placing pay for medical coders and billers with less than one year of experience at around $33,000.
Certification Improves Salaries
According to the BLS, employers often prefer to hire candidates with professional certifications. But earning a certified professional coder designation does more than improve employment opportunities. It can also boost pay. Robert Half Finance & Accounting estimates that such a designation can increase earnings by as much as 5 to 10 percent a year. This would bring starting salaries to between $36,225 and $37,950 annually for someone just entering the field.
Pay Better in Certain Metros
In Baltimore, for example, salaries are roughly 3 percent higher than average, bringing the starting pay for medical billers up to $35,535. Salaries in Phoenix are even better, at 8 percent more than average. In this city, medical billers start at an estimated $37,260 a year. In San Diego, salaries are nearly 19 percent higher than the national average, so a medical biller just starting out could earn upward of $40,882 a year.
Encouraging Future for Technicians
It's no secret that the medical industry continues to expand, and this affects almost all professions associated with this field, including medical coders and billers. Through 2020, the number of available jobs should grow by 22 percent, according to the BLS. Techs with professional certifications should experience the best prospects.
2018 Salary Information for Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Medical records and health information technicians earned a median annual salary of $40,350 in May 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On the low end, medical records and health information technicians earned a 10th percentile salary of $29,940, meaning 90 percent earned more than this amount. The 90th percentile salary is $49,770, meaning 10 percent earn more. In 2018, 215,500 people were employed in the U.S. as medical records and health information technicians.
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Dallas Life is the largest homeless shelter in North Texas, housing up to 500 people per night.
1100 Cadiz St.
Website: dallaslife.org
CEO/President: Rev. Robert Sweeney
Chairman: Melissa Wickham
Founder: Robert J. Key
Dallas LIFE welcomes the needy. Whether it is a homeless man, a single mother with children, or an entire family, Dallas LIFE is a safe place to recover from the trauma of homelessness. Some come beaten and bruised; others addicted and confused. All need a fresh start and a loving hand-up. At Dallas LIFE we meet these needs every day!
Dallas LIFE is a place where homeless men, women and children can receive help and hope during their time of need.
Dallas LIFE is a path to recovery and self-sufficient living.
Dallas LIFE is a promise that there is a way to begin again.
From daily chapel services to Sunday worship to prayer meetings and Bible study, Dallas LIFE touches each resident with the truths that:
- God knows and loves each one of us personally.
- Each one of us falls short of God's standard because of our sin.
- God sent Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for our falling short.
- We can be restored to God and have eternal life in heaven by accepting what Jesus gave for us.
We believe so strongly that healing spiritually is the basis for whole-person recovery, we have a full-time chaplain on our staff who interacts with each resident and directs our spiritual program.
Did the organization operate at a net profit (revenue greater than expenses) in the most recent year? No 0/4
Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters
Overall efficiency rating 27 of 1022 4 of 155
Fund acquisition rating 139 of 1025 16 of 155
Resource allocation rating 10 of 1025 2 of 155
Asset utilization rating 196 of 1022 30 of 155
9% 3% 4% 12% 6% 10%
8% 3% 4% 10% 5% 9%
10% 3% 9% 11% 9% 8%
8% 2% 7% 15% 14% 15%
85% 108% 44% 93% 57% 112%
15% -8% 56% 7% 43% -12%
14.19 2.99 9.92 38.51 75.50 7.47
6.10 3.58 18.11 10.53 11.52 1.90
8% 22% 9% 2% 1% 4%
155% 78% 268% 130% 131% 53%
Cash $3,627,861 $4,273,740 $2,151,512 $1,862,865 $622,621
Receivables, inventories, prepaids $2,175,908 $2,595,805 $1,798,619 $2,081,478 $141,867
Short-term investments $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total current assets $5,803,769 $6,869,545 $3,950,131 $3,944,343 $764,488
Fixed assets $516,426 $5,127,375 $1,731,790 $1,306,341 $1,458,815
Other long-term assets $6,647,150 $0 $101,920 $100,000 $100,000
Total assets $12,967,345 $11,996,920 $5,783,841 $5,350,684 $2,323,303
Payables and accrued expenses $142,049 $692,591 $102,564 $52,242 $102,374
Other current liabilities $1,800,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total current liabilities $1,942,049 $692,591 $102,564 $52,242 $102,374
Debt $962,863 $7,785 $0 $0 $0
Other long-term liabilities $0 $330,841 $0 $0 $0
Total long-term liabilities $962,863 $338,626 $0 $0 $0
Total liabilities $2,904,912 $1,031,217 $102,564 $52,242 $102,374
With donor restrictions $373,070 $8,969,496 $3,907,597 $3,486,469 $150,422
Net assets $10,062,433 $10,965,703 $5,681,277 $5,298,442 $2,220,929
Program service revenue $158,106 $513,659 $521,437 $744,152 $425,497
Investment income $9,973 $4,239 $5,322 $2,096 $1,646
Other revenue $103,429 $135,494 $188,456 $270,887 $127,296
Total other revenue $271,508 $653,392 $715,215 $1,017,135 $554,439
Total revenue $12,029,802 $9,378,401 $4,719,128 $7,132,079 $3,712,032
Program services $12,288,046 $3,355,716 $3,552,087 $3,388,806 $3,469,514
Total expenses $12,933,072 $4,093,975 $4,386,293 $4,054,566 $4,172,407
Surplus (deficit) ($903,270) $5,284,426 $332,835 $3,077,513 ($460,375)
Total change in net assets ($903,270) $5,284,426 $332,835 $3,077,513 ($460,375)
Reverend Robert Sweeney Executive Director $251,041
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The story of Dallas LIFE starts with a man named Reverend Robert J. Key, one of the founders of the Union Gospel Mission in 1949. With Dallas' homeless population growing in the post war years, Reverend Key left UGM to begin establishing the Dallas Rescue Mission. It was this endeavor that would become Dallas LIFE, now the largest homeless shelter in North Texas.
Dallas Rescue Mission opened its doors in 1954 in a small storefront location on Commerce Street. The first location was just a few blocks from the city jail and housed 25 men each night. There, Rev. Key would minister to the men who came to him nightly for shelter and a hot meal. Rev. Key and his volunteers kept the shelter open every night for the next 25 years.
In early 1979, Rev. Key's health began to fail, so he asked Reverend James Starkes of Jupiter Road Baptist Church to lead the Dallas Rescue Mission. Rev. Starkes moved the Mission just a few doors down on the same street into a larger building, where they could shelter 80 men every night. Less than a year later, the facilities were expanded to be able to house 25 women and children. The Dallas Rescue Mission became known as a lighthouse of Christian love, Bible teaching, and offered addiction recovery and job training to help its residents experience total life restoration.
By 1981 the Mission had become much more than a shelter - it was also a church, school, and recovery center. Appropriately, the Board of Trustees voted in 1981 to officially change the name to Dallas LIFE.
In 1983, Dallas LIFE moved to the former Koone-McNatt Warehouse on Cadiz Street, where it could house significantly more residents than ever before - up to 500 per night. First Baptist Dallas took the ministry under its wing in 1990.
Reverend Ray Bailey served as Executive Director from 1999-2005. Under his leadership, Dallas LIFE continued to grow, adding a computer school and GED education. Long-term programs were developed for senior citizens and those with slight mental illness issues.
In 2005 Rev. Bob Sweeney brought his 20 years of ministerial experience to Dallas LIFE. Having pastored a church and serving as head chaplain in a maximum-security prison, Rev. Sweeney had transitioned into homeless ministry seven years before as Executive Director of Carriage Town Ministries, associated with Gospel Rescue Mission. He developed and implemented the 10-month New LIFE Program, which produces around 50 "graduates" each year who are recovered from addiction, restored with family members, and have jobs and housing. Rev. Sweeney's healthy balance of accountability and compassion challenges each resident to settle for nothing less than a self-sufficient life - and to find joy in the journey.
Now a fully thriving independent non-profit organization with a richly blessed history, Dallas LIFE is help and hope for all those we serve.
DALLAS LIFE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency. We depend completely on support from generous individuals like you, foundations, corporations and churches. All donations to Dallas Life are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.


I mentioned in a post a few months back that I was going to revisit some older writings; the reason being that in the last year or so I've acquired many new blog followers who will not be familiar with my earlier work. The story I'm going to share with you first appeared in my book, Astral Travelling, The Avatar and Me, which was published in 2009. That book is now out of print, but a second edition was published in early 2013 with a new title, The Amazing Journey, and an extra chapter. Obviously, the account posted here is not a word-for-word repeat of what appeared in those two books, but rather a brand new post specially written for the blog. I hope you enjoy it!
Swami first came into my life in 2001 and things have never been the same since; well you wouldn't expect them to be, would you? In 2003 I had it in my head that I was going to go to Prashanthi Nilayam, but Swami obviously had other ideas and my life went off in another direction. However, cue 2009 and I received the inner calling from our beloved Lord; and what followed was a truly amazing and somewhat surreal experience.
I'd had to sleep on the floor in the living room of my friend's tiny flat, which wasn't a problem at all, but I suppose coupled with the excitement of the journey, I had no more than two hours sleep. I had a wonderful flight; it was my first long haul and I was very pleasantly surprised how enjoyable it was, but I had no sleep on the plane either, for no particular reason; it just didn't seem to happen. So by the time I landed in Bangalore I'd had about 2 hours sleep in the last 48, but no big deal; after all, everything was going to go swimmingly, wasn't it?
I exited the airport at around midnight local time, and I soon realised (to my horror) that in amongst the throng of people waiting at the exit for passengers, and who were holding up signs with the passenger's name's on, there was no one holding up a sign with my name. My fears were soon confirmed when in a fairly short space of time I was the only person left waiting at the exit. "Billy-No-Mates Westerner" standing out like a sore thumb, thousands of miles from home! Sure enough I soon attracted attention; from airport security, because no loitering is allowed due to the constant terrorist threats in India, and from local "Del Boy" taxi staff on the lookout for gullible Westerners to overcharge for the journey to Baba's ashram in Puttaparthi. I think I fitted that bill admirably, I couldn't have been a better candidate; even if I'd had "mug" tattooed on my forehead! To cut a long story short, I had the mobile number for the taxi driver and the security staff phoned him on my behalf. It turned out that my dear friend Satyan had given him the wrong flight details so he wasn't expecting me until the next day. He told the security staff that he was "on his way", but it soon transpired that in India the phrase, "I'm on my way", means something completely different from what it does in England. I should say before we go any further, that my account of events is quite drastically truncated; there simply aren't enough hours in the day to add all the minute detail of everything that happened to me. But, nonetheless, I'm sure you will have a good idea by the time this article is finished.
I was told by security that I needed to wait on some benches by a kiosk that was to my left of the airport exit, and the taxi driver would meet me there. Well time ticked by, daylight broke and I was beginning to wonder if my taxi would ever turn up. It got to the point where I got fed up waiting and decided to find my own taxi. Wrong move! Cue Swami and one of his famous leelas. I was immediately accosted by intrepid folk who wanted me to take one of their taxis. Accosting quickly turned to harassment, and with my lack of sleep I soon became hot and bothered; to the extent that I nearly took up their offer until I saw the car they wanted me to travel in. My change of mind made their harassment more intense and I struggled back in the direction of the benches with my heavy bag. Just as I was approaching (taxi folk in hot pursuit) I saw a man waving at me; he was also clutching a piece of paper to his chest. As I got closer I breathed a sigh of relief when I noticed the words "Mr Richard" written on the aforementioned piece of paper. My taxi had arrived. I'd exited the airport at midnight; it was now 07:00 am!
It soon became very clear that the whole business had been engineered by Swami. Had there been no mix-up I would have travelled to Prashanthi in darkness; and thus would have missed all the wondrous sights that now unfolded before my eyes, like a play; being acted out scene by scene in accordance with a script that had been written with meticulous precision. It was my first trip to this amazing land and in the three and a half hours or so it took for us to arrive at the ashram I must have witnessed virtually every single aspect of Indian culture.
I saw Red Kites flying gracefully above; I witnessed the colour and the bustle of the small towns and villages we passed through, bullock carts sharing the roads with the cars and trucks. Unfortunately, not everything I saw was welcoming to the eye, such as the poverty; I've never seen anything like it in my life. However, the most distressing sight that I saw was when we passed through one small town and I saw a group of women in the back of a smallish open-backed truck. At first glance they reminded me of cattle that had been herded onto the back of the vehicle. There was a man standing on the running board at the back berating one of the women, and as we drove past he struck her. I couldn't believe my eyes; but the look of pain on the woman's face confirmed that I wasn't dreaming.
After stopping for refreshment in the town of Chikkaballapur we arrived at the ashram gates at 10:30 am. Taxis are not normally allowed in but the driver explained to the seva dals (stewards) on the gate that I had never been to Prashanthi before, so he was permitted to drive me up to the accommodation office. By now, my head was in a spin, due to a combination of having had no sleep, for what seemed like a lifetime, and the incredible sights I'd seen en route from the airport. The sun was beating down now too and for the first time I was experiencing the incredibly fierce Indian heat. I'd worn jeans for the journey and spilt coffee down them on the plane; needless to say, as well as feeling as though I was being cooked in the thick denim the odour from the coffee stains wasn't exactly pleasant on the nose either.
Little did I know that my adventure was barely beginning, and in Part Two, I will share with you how Swami reduced me to zero before picking me up again and showering me in his grace.
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Norovirus confirmed in diner who reported eating at Chipotle
NEW YORK — A person who reported eating at a Chipotle in northern Virginia has tested positive for norovirus. But health officials say that's not yet enough to determine the cause of the roughly 60 reported illnesses it has identified.
The location in Sterling, Virginia, was temporarily closed for cleaning this week after customers reported symptoms that Chipotle said were consistent with norovirus. That sent shares of the restaurant chain down, underscoring how vulnerable its reputation remains almost two years after an E. coli outbreak that sent its sales plunging.
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Norovirus is a leading cause of illnesses from contaminated food, and infected employees are a frequent source of the outbreaks. Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea and nausea. Overall, one out of six Americans get sick each year by consuming contaminated food or drinks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Loudoun County Health Department in Virginia, outside Washington, D.C., says it is still awaiting further test results that should be available early next week. David Goodfriend, director of the health department, says that having another person test positive for norovirus would be a "very strong indication" that norovirus was behind the illnesses. The health department says it has identified about 60 sickened people who said they ate at the Chipotle in question.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has stressed the safety measures it has taken to prevent such occurrences or respond quickly when they do happen. But its image is still fragile, and the chain was dealing with more bad publicity Thursday after mice fell from the ceiling in a Dallas location. Chipotle says it was an "extremely isolated incident," and that the mice got in the restaurant because of a structural gap in the building. It said the gap has been fixed.
Shares in Chipotle fell 3.7 per cent to $359.05 in afternoon trading. They had been above $390 on Tuesday.


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Gender equality is a human right. Women are entitled to live with dignity and with freedom from want and fear. Gender equality is also a precondition for advancing development and reducing poverty. Empowered women contribute to the health and productivity of whole families and communities and improve prospects for the next generation.
We work with the government and partners to respond to GBV through strengthening instruments and law enforcement on gender equality, violence against women and children, strengthening capacities, and multi-sectoral coordination at national and sub-national levels to implement legal and policy frameworks related to gender equality and combating gender-based violence.
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12:30 am – 1:30 pm Distribution: Traditional and Creative
Film Distribution has traditionally been handled by big studios who plan a marketing strategy to distribute films in movie theatres either nationally or in specific areas followed by TV programs thru broadcast syndication, DVD, VOD. Today, with myriad filmmakers with smaller budgets jostling for space and visibility, as well as a definite recognition of Independent Cinema, numerous new creative distribution strategies are popping up on a daily basis: counter programming, internet release, digital distribution, four-walling, direct download, youtube, streaming, direct to video and several other out-of-the-box strategies designed to give filmmakers visibility and get their movies before audiences.
With an abundance of Indian product to choose from, and a potentially vast South Asian audience at their disposal, it would appear that U.S. distributors have enormous opportunities when it comes to releasing Indian films in America. However, while there are very exciting technological developments that make it easier than ever to communicate about these films, there are still a number of cultural barriers and strongly-held traditions that prevent many worthy new Indian films from coming here--or from reaching a sufficiently diverse audience once they do. In this conversation, distributors will discuss how Indian films make their passage to America these days, and will share some of their adventures, misadventures, travails, and triumphs bringing Indian films, of all shapes and sizes, to U.S. Moviegoers.
Panelists: Ken Naz, Eros, Jaideep Janakiram, SONY Pictures, Mark Urman, Palladin Films.
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Arthur Henrique Ramos de Oliveira Melo (born 12 August 1996), commonly known as Arthur Melo (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈaʁtuʁ ˈmɛlu]) or simply Arthur, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Barcelona and the Brazilian national team.
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There are an estimated one billion people with disabilities, 80% of whom live in low- and middle-income settings. People with disabilities are more likely to be poor, and are also vulnerable to exclusion from education, employment and social participation more generally. Health is also a common concern among people with disabilities, and the relationship between disability and health is complex.
People with disabilities on average are more likely to experience poor health, and so will have higher needs for accessing health care services. These services may be for general healthcare (e.g., vaccination, sexual and reproductive healthcare, or cancer services) or those specifically related to their impairment (e.g., ophthalmology, assistive devices, physiotherapy). Yet, people with disabilities often report experiencing difficulties accessing services, receiving lower-quality services and paying more for healthcare services. Together, this means that people with disabilities are being left behind in terms of improving access to health, which will make achievement of Universal Health Coverage difficult.
This Special Issue is open to any investigation of global health and disability. It will cover a range of different topics, such as inclusive health; access to rehabilitation; universal health coverage and disability; health insurance and disability; equitable quality of care; and preventive care and health promotion for people with disabilities.
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Background: Article 25 of the UNCRPD stipulates the right of people with disabilities to the highest attainable standard of health, and the timely uptake of appropriate health and rehabilitation services. This study seeks to explore the factors which influence access to health [...] Read more.
Background: To inform global health policies and resources planning, this paper analyzes evolving trends in physical rehabilitation needs, using data on Years Lived with Disability (YLDs) from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2017. Methods: Secondary analysis of how YLDs [...] Read more.
Violence against women with disabilities is pervasive, yet a paucity of research examines intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by women with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries. The purpose of this study is to document the prevalence and consequences of IPV exposure among [...] Read more.
This paper explores the validity (sensitivity and specificity) of different cut-off levels of the UNICEF/Washington Group Child Functioning Module (CFM) and the inter-rater reliability between teachers and parents as proxy respondents, for disaggregating Fiji's education management information system (EMIS) by disability. The method [...] Read more.
There is growing evidence showing that people with disabilities face more frequently socioeconomic inequities than their non-disabled peers. This study aims to examine to what extent socioeconomic consequences of disability contribute to poorer access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for Cameroonian [...] Read more.
The consequences of leprosy go beyond the physical, social and psychological, as leprosy can drive persons affected and their families into poverty, stigmatization and disability. This paper describes the impact of a socio-economic development (SED) intervention that uses a twin-track approach (two micro-credit [...] Read more.
The Inclusive System for Effective Eye-care (I-SEE) is a pilot project for disability inclusion in eye health in Bandung district of Indonesia. The aim of this research was to investigate factors influencing the introduction, i.e., adoption, implementation and continuation of I-SEE. A qualitative [...] Read more.
Access to assistive products (AP) is an under-researched public health issue. Using an adaptation of a draft World Health Organization tool—the 'Assistive Technology Assessment—Needs (ATA-N)' for measuring unmet needs and use of AP, we aimed to understand characteristics of AP users, self-reported needs [...] Read more.
A consistent relationship has been found between leprosy and inequities in social determinants of health. It, however, remains unclear which aspect of these social determinants contributes most to the risk of infection, and even less clear are the risk factors for the development [...] Read more.
Limited evidence exists about how to design interventions to improve access to health care for people with disabilities in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). This paper documents the development of two behaviour change interventions. Case study one outlines the design of an intervention [...] Read more.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aspire to "leave no-one behind". Universal access to assistive products is a critical link between the realization of the SDGs and those most likely to be left behind. However, assistive technology provision in many countries, particularly low- and [...] Read more.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are negative childhood events occurring in a child's family or social environment, that may cause harm or distress. Children with intellectual disabilities (ID) and their families are underrepresented in international ACEs research, while current insights can also contribute to [...] Read more.
In this paper, we analyze data from the 2012 Encuesta de Integración Social y Salud (Social Integration and Health Survey) of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spanish National Institute of Statistics) to obtain profiles created by combining disability, poverty and social exclusion. We [...] Read more.
Background: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) Core Sets for children and youth with cerebral palsy (CP) offer service providers and stakeholders a specific framework to explore functioning and disability for assessment, treatment, evaluation, and policy purposes in a global [...] Read more.
South Asia is a unique geopolitical region covering 3.4% of the world's surface area and supporting 25% of the world's population (1.75 billion). Available evidence from South Asia shows variable estimates of the magnitude of disability. The projected magnitude depends on whether an [...] Read more.
Rehabilitation seeks to optimize functioning of people with impairments and includes a range of specific health services—diagnosis, treatment, surgery, assistive devices, and therapy. Evidence on access to rehabilitation services for people with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is limited. A systematic [...] Read more.
Background: A systematic review was undertaken to explore access to general healthcare services for people with disabilities in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods: Six electronic databases were searched in February 2017. Studies comparing access to general healthcare services by people [...] Read more.
Although health literacy is widely discussed and many heterogeneous conceptualizations exist, people with intellectual disabilities have remained largely unconsidered. The purpose of this conceptual paper is to analyze the particularities of this target group and discuss and consider implications that arise when conceptualizing [...] Read more.


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Xbox One Demo Review Round-Up
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Last weekend, I had the opportunity to partake in a dying trend in the gaming industry: playing demos!
Demos used to be key in the video game world before YouTube gave people unfettered access to Let's Plays and Live Streams. Yet while we have greater access to game information than ever before, it still helps to actually try how the game feels before deciding on a purchase. After all, being a "player" is what separates gaming from every other medium, right?
I tried three demos on my Xbox One last weekend, all games in franchises I'm familiar with. Here are my reviews for each one:
(note: the ratings I give are purely on the quality of the demo, not what I think the game overall deserves)
Demo Rating: 10/10
The demo for upcoming open-world driving game Forza Horizon 3 doesn't just give you a taste of the action; it essentially serves as the first 30 minutes of the game. Much like prior entries in the franchise, Horizon 3 doesn't waste too much time explaining the nuances of the controls or the purpose of all your actions. It simply drops you in the middle of Byron Bay, Australia and has you driving through some of the most gorgeous landscapes I've ever seen in a console game.
The graphics are beautiful, the controls are nearly perfect, the sound design is excellent, and the world seems so vast and large that I got the feeling Forza Horizon 3 will be one of the higher value experiences of 2016.
Once the demo basically ended, it explained what you will see should you buy the actual game, namely what looks to be a robust online mode as well as an even bigger open world than I had originally thought. Based on the demo alone, I might have to pick this one up.
Demo Rating: 7.5/10
I've long been a fan of the NBA 2K series, and I have no doubt that the latest entry in the franchise will be excellent. What my rating comes down to is really an average of the two modes available in the demo: MyCareer Prelude, which was very good, and 2KU, which was annoying and terrible.
In the MyCareer mode in the demo, you get to customize your character ahead of the game's release, select where he goes to college, and actually play through his college career (only five games, but still). The controls are smooth as ever, the graphics are crisp, and the story built around your character actually resembles that of a real college athlete (the game even includes a media gasbag who continues to spew hot takes about your player being overrated). After playing through the Prelude, I was left hungry for more (which is, you know, the point of a demo).
On the other hand, while I was actually downloading the demo, I saw the "ready to start" sign after 38%, clicked it, and found I could do the training mode, known as 2KU. Instead of giving me drills to do or a free form practice, it just puts you on a court with nine other players and interrupts the action frequently with an explanation of the controls that I did not ask for. Such interruptions occur so frequently that it ruined my experience while waiting for MyCareer to load. These modes need to have a mode or something that lets the game know your familiarity with the series. GAMES SHOULD KNOW ME BETTER!!!
(side note: I hate this "ready to start" nonsense on Xbox One downloads. Just let me know when the whole thing is ready and don't rope me in to some half-assed experience while I wait for the real deal to be ready. This is easily one of my biggest gripes with modern gaming, next to the fact that they don't make games like Kirby Air Ride anymore.)
The first Pac-Man Championship Edition (as well as CE:DX) reinvented the classic series in ways that made it believably adaptable to the modern gaming atmosphere. In the latest entry in the series, not much has changed (at least in the demo). The heavy-techno music gets louder and faster as you progress, the levels get more complicated, the ghosts get smarter, and the tasks become more complex as you go along. It was everything a video game should be; fun, chaotic, colorful, and addicting.
The only qualms I have with the demo were the way the features were presented. I ended up spending more time with the tutorial than actually playing the damn game, which I suppose makes sense for a demo but still dampened my experience a little bit. Still, it's pretty much what I expected it to be, and I would recommend anyone versed in Pac-Man to give this one a try.
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When it comes to making art, one key rule of thumb to always keep in mind: It's never too late (or too early for that matter) to start your artistic journey. This is one of the many reasons we love the Over 60 Art Competition, which shines a spotlight on — you guessed it — artists over 60.
From striking still lifes to brilliant landscapes, sit back and let these 10 award-winning artists over 60 inspire you to follow your own creative passions. Onward, artists!
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A friend from a ranch down the road brought me some beautiful eggs. I wanted to paint their gorgeous, soft colors before I ate them.
I "shopped" out of my collection of country antiques for the other props. I've been blessed with many gifts of fresh veggies, flowers and eggs from this ranch, but the best gift is the friendship.
As a young boy, I would sit a few feet behind my mother as she sewed away on this huge machine. Now 94 and living with dementia, my mom moved in with me in 2014. The machine accompanied her.
With this canvas, I tried to recapture the feeling I had of comfort and security some 50 years before.
This palette-knife painting shows a view from a bridge in Vail, Colorado. I enjoyed the starkness of the scene, as well as the different textures of the vanishing snow and the rushing stream.
Seepage from the wall and floor of Crater Lake in southwest Oregon forms a brook that is surrounded by lush and varied plant growth. The purity of that water inspired me to depict it in a mosaic before it, too, becomes tainted.
This painting shows a local area here in Newfoundland. When I saw this rock face near the beach, it struck me immediately from my low-angle point of view.
It looked raw and majestic, and I just had to paint this piece. We have brutal winds and weather along our coastlines, and that's why I titled the painting, Facing the Elements.
Cain represents my engagement with mankind today. The male figure on the right side of the picture shows in his facial expression both man's hardness and humorous nature.
The naked man on the left embodies the world's attempted destruction of man. The message of the work is that it can be tried, but it will never succeed.
Abstract painting for me is an exciting adventure, a journey with an unknown destination. I began this painting knowing only that I wanted it to be a diptych with warm pinks and oranges.
As it evolved, I began to see forms that suggested branches, leaves and fruit. The final layers, brushstrokes and color choices reinforced this interpretation.
A Walk on the Wild Side was done en plein air at a slough near my home. It was a beautiful morning, and I was drawn to the beauty of the eucalyptus trees.
This work went in a different direction than I originally planned. But I let the painting tell me what it wanted, and I just went with it.
My parents and grandparents were independent and self-reliant. They had to be. It was a time before crop insurance, welfare payments and food stamps.
It did not matter if you were tired or sick or if the tractor would not start — you had to get the work done. I am trying to share through my art who they were.
Each summer I pack up the dog and my soft pastels and head to the mountains to hike and paint. Along the trails are fruit trees with drooping branches of peaches, plums and apples that I gather and carry back to my studio. While I was painting Core, I felt I could become really small and plunge into the center of the apples.
Theses artists over 60 won last year's Over 60 Art Competition; their winning artwork first appeared in Artists Magazine. Subscribe today to never miss an issue. And, if you want to submit your own work to one of our art competitions, learn more here.
Wow. These images impressed me so much and being over 60 myself gave me so much encouragement.
These art work are amazing. I thought the first two were photographs. The stained glass blew me away. How did John Sollinger do that with so many little pieces of glass? I don't think my watercolors could compete with these.