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Q: how to update QTableWidget item? There is a thread running! it receives data from internet two times per second, then I set the data in qtablewidget?
How can I make the QTableWidget update itself ?
Now I must click the interface if I want to update the display!
DWORD WINAPI MyThreadProc1(LPVOID lpParameter){
    int data=receive();
    w.setVal(data);
    return 0;
}

void TradeSystem::setValue(int num){
    QTableWidgetItem *item = new     QTableWidgetItem(QString::number(num,10,1));
    item->setBackgroundColor(QColor(0,60,10));
    ui.tableWidget_3->item(0,0)->setText(QString::number(num,10,0));
}

A: i guess this problem falls in the category 'i want to change gui from another thread' -> don't do it.
when setValue(int) is a slot, you can do the following:
DWORD WINAPI MyThreadProc1(LPVOID lpParameter)
{
    (void)lpParameter;
    int data = receive();
    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(w, "setValue", Q_ARG(int, data));
}

A: You should get used to signals in QT , its easy to use and can make your life easier .
DWORD WINAPI MyThreadProc1(LPVOID lpParameter){
    int data=receive();
    emit data_recieved(data);
    return 0;
}
void TradeSystem::setValue(int num){
    QTableWidgetItem *item = new QTableWidgetItem(QString::number(num,10,1));
    item->setBackgroundColor(QColor(0,60,10));
    ui.tableWidget_3->item(0,0)->setText(QString::number(num,10,0));
}

and before you activate MyThreadProc1 , connect the signal and handler :
connect(this,SLOT(setValue(int)),MyThreadProc1,SIGNAL(data_recieved(int)));

that way , you can connect basically every widget in qt with a signal/slot .
either in different Form,Threads .
This is helpful also Docs.


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General Testing Information for Students, Faculty, and Staff
Testing for COVID-19 can reveal an individual's health status at a point in time. Though no mitigation is guaranteed to stop the spread of the virus, testing is a vital component of Morehouse College's mitigation plan. Moreover, testing is a service which helps individuals know if they have the virus, prompting them seek proper information and treatment. Testing is not 100% accurate and just because someone receives a negative result does not necessarily mean that they are not carrying the virus. Nonetheless, testing is one of the most effective ways to identify infected persons and prevent spread (especially in concert with other mitigation measures such as hand washing, mask-wearing, and social distancing).
Anyone who routinely accesses Morehouse or another Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC) campus or facility must be tested according to frequency intervals established by campus community health officials. Further, Morehouse students, faculty, and staff must be tested prior to arriving on a campus for the Spring 2021 Semester.
Testing is required whether or not someone has previously tested positive for COVID-19 and will be performed routinely to ensure community health and reduction of COVID-19 spread. The frequency of surveillance testing will be determined according to a number of factors including but not limited to regional infection rates, positivity rates among the community in question, and other circumstantial considerations including events, activities or occasions that may be prompt a spike in positive cases.
The test most commonly endorsed and utilized by Morehouse School of Medicine for AUCC faculty, staff, and students is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. PCR tests detect the COVID-19 virus by searching for the presence of its basic genetic material, its RNA, inside a person. The RNA will only be present if a person is currently infected. The PCR test differs from an antibody test. An antibody test can be used to determine if a person has had the virus in the past by looking in a person's bloodstream for a specific antibody produced by the body's immune system to defend against the virus.
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All students must produce a negative result from a test administered 72 hours before arriving on campus. Those who test positive will not be admitted to residential facilities or allowed to attend in-person classes during Spring 2021 Semester until an isolation period has concluded and they produce a negative test according to their institution's policies for COVID-19 mitigation.
More information on how to access testing or send your results will be forthcoming.
Students will be expected to self-monitor for indications of COVID-19 through a symptom tracker and will be subject to temperature checks while on campus.
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All Morehouse employees must receive a negative test result before reporting to work on campus for the spring semester. Employees may obtain their own valid test at their own expense or participate in AUCC-wide COVID-19 testing.
Morehouse School of Medicine will collaborate with AUCC institutions to set up unmonitored, self-administered COVID-19 test sites at the respective campuses.
Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC) -provided COVID-19 Tests
Coordinated through AUCC and Morehouse School of Medicine, community testing will be made available at no cost to all students, faculty and staff members once the Spring 2021 Semester begins. MSM and the AUCC, in turn have partnered with well-respected laboratories and public health companies to process tests and provide results in a timely manner.
COVID-19 Tests Not Administered through an AUCC Institution
Numerous opportunities for testing are available, and it is acceptable for students, faculty, and staff to obtain a test elsewhere in lieu of the test provided by the AUCC. Testing by another entity, however, must meet the following conditions to be accepted:
Testing cannot have been administered prior to two weeks before arrival on campus;
Results of the test must be obtained prior to arrival on campus;
The test most commonly endorsed by Morehouse School of Medicine is a PCR test (explained above), as opposed to an antibody or saliva test; and
Testing results must be submitted to the appropriate institutional department.

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I have come here not as a politician but as a friend. I have come here to take part in the happiness of my friend (Imran), he said, adding sportsmen and artistes help bringing the people of two sides closer.
LAHORE: Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu today arrived here to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his friend Imran Khan as Pakistan prime minister.
Wearing a blue suit and a pink turban, Sidhu arrived Lahore via the Wagah border from where he will travel to Islamabad to attend Khan's oath-taking ceremony scheduled for tomorrow.
Sidhu used his usual poetic expression while interacting with reporters.
Welcoming the "change" in Pakistan's democracy with the election of Khan as prime minister, he said Khan should come forward in peace initiative between the two neighbours.
He said he has brought "a message of love" to Pakistan as a goodwill ambassador of India.
Hindustan jeevay, Pakistan jeevay, he chanted while reading a verse.
Sidhu said former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away yesterday, also talked about peace between the two countries.
Quoting late Vajpayee, he said, If there is a fire at a neighbour's house we get the heat of it.
Talking about the qualities of Khan, the former cricketer said: "I have seen Khan converting his weaknesses into his strength. I wish Imran becomes a symbol of prosperity (for his country).
Replying to a query on the gift he has brought for the former Pakistan Test captain, Sidhu said: I have brought a Kashmiri shawl for Khan sahib.
Earlier this week, former Indian cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev whom Khan had invited on his swearing-in had declined the invitation citing personal engagements.


Posted by Jack Howser on Saturday, April 13th, 2019 @ 6:33 pm.
CROSSVILLE, Ill. - Two young guys who apparently don't value their driving privileges as much as they'd like people to think were arrested last night in the White County village of Crossville in what's being described as a potential "drag racing" incident that lead to a three-wheeler-without-license incident.
Apparently 20-somethings think that's an okay thing to do on the streets of the quiet village late at night...but fortunately, White County deputies don't, and while a crash was barely averted, at least maybe these two will get the message upon very expensive citations or charges.
This went down right at 11 p.m. last night (Friday, April 12) when a county deputy reported that he was northbound on Cross Street at Route 1 approaching Main Street at Route 14 (basically, the middle of Crossville). The deputy noted that he was behind a silver Jeep Cherokee which he knew to belong to Zachary Cotton, 22, of North Goodman Street in Crossville. The taillights on the Jeep weren't functioning, so the deputy determined to perform a traffic stop on it. However, as he was preparing to do this, he viewed a pickup truck blow through the stop sign at the 4-way on Route 14/Route 1, headed westbound.
So the deputy allowed Cotton to turn west on Main, then activated the emergency lights on the squad and started to go around Cotton on the left. It was at this point that Cotton accelerated and started drifting toward the squad, as the squad was still to the left of the Jeep.
Cotton pushed the squad to the left, causing the deputy to nearly strike the curb with the squad.
He was able to get by Cotton just past the post office, traveling at an estimated speed of 50 mph. At this point the deputy caught up to the truck and performed a traffic stop, issuing a citation for disobeying a traffic control device. The deputy then drove to the Goodman Street address where Cotton lives.
When the deputy exited the squad and approached the front yard, he found several individuals standing around, Cotton being among them; so the deputy called him over and asked Cotton why he wouldn't let the deputy around him when he had the emergency lights activated. The deputy also mentioned that Cotton had nearly run the squad into a curb.
Cotton at first denied the actions, but later admitted that he thought the deputy was his "friend and was wanting to drag race."
That nonsense could be explained by the next notation the deputy made of the situation: He could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage on Cotton's breath, so he asked Cotton for his license and proof of insurance. Cotton could provide the former but not the latter. While a second deputy arrived to assist (and placed another individual under arrest; more on that in a bit), the deputy dealing with Cotton ran the young man through the battery of field sobriety tests, most of which Cotton failed. He was placed under arrest after he blew over the legal limit on the portable breath analyzer. While at the jail, Cotton was subjected to the state certified breathalyzer after a 20-minute observation period, but he still blew .103, so he was issued a citation for DUI and a tow sheet for Don's Bumper-to-Bumper, as that's where his taillight-less Jeep was.
The second arrest came when the second deputy pulled up while Cotton was being questioned. The first deputy had heard a three-wheeler heading south of Goodman Street toward the location where the group of guys were standing. The deputy viewed a male, later identified as Chance Grein, 21 of McLeansboro, pull up into the yard at the Goodman Street location and shut off the three-wheeler.
Grein was asked by the deputy to come over, and Grein complied. When Grein was asked about his license, he advised the deputy that "the state" has it. Sure enough, when his info was run through dispatch, it came back that his license was revoked.
More backup was requested and arrived to assist. The second deputy (George Spencer) placed Grein under arrest and transported him to the county jail, with the three-wheeler also being towed from the scene by Don's.
Grein was issued a citation for Driving on a Revoked License and handed a copy of his tow sheet; with the little party broken up, apparently some quiet finally came to Crossville.
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Kinnier Wilson and Anglo-French Neurology in the Early 20th Century
HISTORY OF NEUROLOGY
By Edward H. Reynolds
Edward H. Reynolds
Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (SAKW) (1878-1937) is distinguished throughout the neurological world for 1) the disease that bears his name, 2) his scholarly two-volume textbook which was published posthumously in 1940, and 3) his founding in 1920 of the Journal of Neurology and Psychopathology, now known as the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
Born in New Jersey, to a Scottish mother and an Irish missionary Presbyterian Minister father, he returned to Scotland for his education. He graduated from the Edinburgh Medical School in 1902 and obtained a BSc with First Class Honors in Physiology in 1903. With a Carnegie Fellowship, he immediately proceeded to Paris for a year to study neurology under Pierre Marie at the Bicàªtre Hospital, followed by a few months in Leipzig. In 1904 he was appointed House Physician to the National Hospital for the Paralyzed and Epileptic in London and remained at the National Hospital for the rest of his career, as resident medical officer, registrar, pathologist, assistant physician, and finally full physician in 1921. In 1919, SAKW was also appointed junior neurologist to King's College Hospital, one of the first of such posts in the UK to incorporate the word "neurologist."
Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878-1937).
In 1931, Sherrington invited SAKW to participate in a symposium on muscle tone at the first International Congress of Neurology in Berne. Sherrington and SAKW were elected as president and secretary-general respectively of the second International Congress of Neurology in London in 1935, but Sherrington later had to withdraw due to ill health. In 1933 Sherrington and his joint Nobel Prize (1932) winner, Adrian, both proposed SAKW for the fellowship of the Royal Society.
Pierre Marie (1853-1940). SAKW's first influence in Paris.
Guided by his future father-in-law Alexander Bruce (1854-1911), an Edinburgh physician, with an interest in neurology, who also founded a neurological journal (Review of Neurology and Psychiatry 1903-1916), SAKW understood that Paris was the leading world neurological center at the turn of the 20th century. Hence, his seminal year (1904) influenced by Marie, Babinski, Dejerine and Meige among others, before proceeding to the National Hospital, Queen Square. He published his famous Edinburgh thesis on hepatolenticular degeneration (later called Wilson's disease) in 1912, not only in Brain but also in Revue Neurologique. Furthermore he presented his work in French to the Société de Neurologie de Paris on Jan. 25, 1912, where it was very well received, but I cannot trace any record of a presentation to any UK society, such as the Section of Neurology of the Royal Society of Medicine in London. Just as Charcot had been a regular visitor to the UK in the late 19th century, so SAKW was a frequent visitor in the new century to France, where Crouzon, Guillain and Léri were particular friends and collaborators.
Octave Crouzon (1874-1938). SAKW's contemporary and friend in Paris. (Courtesy of Emmanuel Broussolle).
It is interesting that even at the 17th International Medical Congress in London in 1913 the French delegation was the dominant influence in the Section of Neurology/Neuropathology, the proceedings of which were published in detail in Revue Neurologique but not in any English journal. Following that Congress SAKW and nine other British physicians were elected "Membres Correspondants Etrangers" of the Société de Neurologie de Paris, which had been founded in 1899.
In the last 25 years, I have had the privilege of working with SAKW's son, James KW, a Cambridge-based assyriologist, on the subject of Babylonian neurology and psychiatry. Through James KW, I have learnt most about his father's French connections. I have in my possession SAKW's original seven-page brochure listing the members of the Société de Neurologie de Paris for 1926. It now includes 76 Paris-based neurologists, 60 French neurologists from beyond Paris and 128 international members from around the world, mainly Europe and the U.S./Canada, including 14 from the UK. Although the Neurological Society of London had been founded earlier in 1886 and had evolved in 1907 into the Section of Neurology of the Royal Society of Medicine, it had remained a small almost exclusively London-based Society. When the Association of British Neurologists (ABN) was founded in 1933, it had only 25 members.
Reynolds EH. Kinnier Wilson and Sherrington. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008;79:478-9.
Reynolds EH. Kinnier Wilson's French connections. Rev Neurol 2014 Jun 3. pii: S0035-3787(14)00840-6. doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2014.03.011.
Edward Reynolds is consultant neurologist and former director of the Institute of Epileptology, King's College, London, and former president of the International League against Epilepsy. Peter J. Koehler is the editor of this history column. He is neurologist at Atrium Medical Centre, Heerlen, The Netherlands. Visit his website at http://www.neurohistory.nl
Turkey Brain Year Activities — Neurology for Public
The Turkish Brain Action Group was founded from suggestions of the European Brain Council in August 2013. Group members quickly organized a "Brain Year" in Turkey in 2014. The Turkish Brain Action Group consists of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, and other disciplines related to neuroscience and patient organizations. Currently, 16 different societies presents in the action group.
The 2014 Brain Year Turkey opening conference moderated by Prof. Rana Karabudak, under the leadership of Turkish Neurological Society, was successfully held on Feb. 18, 2014, in Ankara, Turkey. The conference aimed to announce all the projects of Brain Year in 2014 and touch on the issues regarding the brain awareness in Turkey. (See Photo 1.) The invited speakers included the representatives from the Turkish Neurological Society's board members, experienced members, vice chancellor of Hacettepe University of Medical School and the prominent representatives of the neurological sciences specialty societies.
The conference brought together up to 400 participants, including Turkish press, neurologists, neurosurgeons, medical students and members of cooperated societies. (See Photo 2.)
Our second meeting was held on March 12, 2014, in Ankara, Tukey. The meeting's main topic, moderated by Prof. Serefnur Ozturk, was cerebrovascular diseases and mainly attended by medical students and delegates of the Patient Societies. (See Photo 3.) The event recorded and served from brain year web page as a continuing education. (See Photos 5, 6.)
On April 12, 2014 the Parkinson Disease Society held an event for the Brain Year. The Parkinson's patients and the neurologists had a long walk against to Parkinson disease. This event received great attention from the press. (See Photo 7.)
An Awareness Symposium was held for the neurological diseases in May. The symposium brought together around 600 patient and patients' relatives. They had a chance to have an interactive discussion platform to increase their knowledge. (See Photo 8.)
In addition to scientific activities, we have visited eight secondary schools and held mini conferences. We reached around 1,000 students and increased their knowledge on brain. Turkish press being so interested to all our events and this makes it more accomplished. (See Photo 9.)
In the coming days, our public service announcements will be placed on TV which will be a great opportunity to spread our word to Turkey. (See Photo 10.)
Turkish Neurological Society holding an annual congress every year with 1,500 participants. This year we are celebrating our 50th Congress and planed a special session on Brain Year in Turkey. During our national congress the contest results will be announced at the gala dinner and an outdoor event will be organized "Walking With the Neurons".
The brain year website consists all the events and announcements and we use social media quite effectively with our Facebook and Twitter accounts.
International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
International Congress in The Capital of Scandinavia
The 18th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders was hosted this year in the beautiful city of Stockholm, Sweden on June 8-12, 2014. As the city known for hosting the Nobel Prize winners, Stockholm was the perfect location for delegates to learn about the latest research, and perspectives in the field of Movement Disorders and to network and collaborate with colleagues. Everyone's participation made for several highlights during the week:
4,500 total people registered (including press and exhibitors)
86 countries represented
100 travel grants awarded by MDS
196 faculty members participated in the Scientific Sessions
1,558 posters accepted
34 late-breaking posters accepted
17 MDS study group abstracts accepted
4 therapeutic plenary sessions
9 plenary sessions
24 parallel sessions
8 teaching courses
24 video sessions and skills workshops
16 guided poster tours
28 companies exhibited
23 representatives from the press attended
Under the direction of Dr. Victor Fung, the Congress Scientific Program Committee (CSPC) made every effort to ensure that the science for the 18th International Congress was diverse and educational. The 2014 Scientific Program incorporated therapeutic plenary sessions, plenary and parallel sessions, teaching courses, video sessions, skills workshops, controversies, blue ribbon highlights, poster sessions and guided poster tours. There were 13 sessions focused on this year's theme of "Emerging and Experimental Therapies," which gave participants an educational and comprehensive overview on the subject.
A unique session was introduced this year to the Scientific Program called, "Late-Breaking Clinical and Scientific Topics Relevant to Movement Disorders." This parallel session was designed to help participants understand and appreciate the latest clinical and scientific discoveries relevant to movement disorders, as well as understand the role of new clinical discoveries for basic science and understand the role of new basic science discoveries for clinical progress.
Also of note was the Movement Disorders Grand Rounds Parallel Session. In this interactive session, volunteer patients with a known complex movement disorder were presented to one of four movement disorder "experts." This year's experts included Bastiaan Bloem (Netherlands); David John Burn (United Kingdom); Beom Jeon (Korea) and Claudia Trenkwalder (Germany). The patient's history and clinical findings (including video of the movement disorder) were presented by the expert, who then reviewed the history with the patient and highlighted and demonstrated the neurological signs to the audience. The expert's job is to generate a differential diagnosis and management plan which can be critiqued by his/her fellow experts, the audience and the chairs. The final diagnosis and learning point were then presented after the expert and audience discussion was finished. The session showed how a movement disorders expert takes a clinical history and performs a movement disorders examination of a patient to generate a diagnosis and a management plan.
The always popular video challenge was held on Wednesday night with Masters of Ceremony Anthony Lang and Kapil Sethi. A world-renowned panel of Movement Disorders experts including Victor Fung (Australia); Orlando Barsottini (Brazil); Daniel Healy (Ireland); Björn Holmberg (Sweden) and David Riley (U.S.) guided participants through unique Movement Disorder cases. The cases were presented by representatives from Movement Disorder Centers around the world and discussed by the Panel of Experts. Awards were given for the most interesting and challenging cases. The goal of this session was for attendees to learn from a series of unusual, very interesting patients and see how senior experts approach these types of challenging cases.
At the opening ceremony, President Matthew Stern distributed the following awards:
Honorary Member Awards:
Anthony Lang, OC, MD, FRCPC, Toronto, ON, Canada
William Weiner, MD, Baltimore, MD, U.S., President's Distinguished Service Award:
Esther Cubo, Burgos, Spain
The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) would like to extend their gratitude to faculty, supporters, exhibitors and delegates for traveling to Stockholm and for helping make the 18th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders another successful meeting.
Mark your calendars! MDS is already planning for the 19th International Congress in San Diego, California, June 14-18, 2015. Please visit our website for details regarding 2015 Congress at www.mdscongress2015.org or contact the International Secretariat at congress@movementdisorders.org with any
Medical Marijuana for Epilepsy
What Do We Tell Our Patients?
by Antoaneta J. Balabanov
The idea to use cannabis plants to treat seizures is not new. From ancient China, through Babylonia and Palestine, Egypt and India, cannabis plants were used to treat many different maladies — among them seizures. Throughout the centuries, cannabis plants were considered magical by some and evil by others. This is not surprising given what is now known about the psychotropic properties of these formidable plants.
The interest of cannabis and their use for treatment of seizures has come in to the limelight in the recent years. Cases of epilepsy patients who have achieved seizure freedom using marijuana have been circulating on the Internet. Social networks have contributed by organizing interest groups and chat rooms to discuss this issue. The case of Charlotte, a child with Dravet syndrome who stopped having seizures after experiencing up to 50 seizures a day, ignited the epilepsy world when presented on CNN. Charlotte had failed all antiepileptic drugs (AED) available and when finally treated with cannabidiol (CBD), a component of marijuana, the effect was miraculous.
Our patients now know that medications based on cannabinoids are already being used for treatment of nausea, spasticity and pain. As epilepsy specialists, our patients ask us daily when medical marijuana will be available for use for treatment of seizures. Frequently, the following question is asked: "Why do I have to take medications with potential long-term side effects when I can use something more natural such as marijuana? If all medications that I have used have not help me stop having seizures, why can't I try something that may potentially help my seizures without causing significant side effects?"
The patients are absolutely right to ask all these questions. Despite having 30 AEDs to use, about 30 percent of all patients with epilepsy are medically intractable. They continue to have seizures that eventfully cause cognitive, behavioral and psychiatric problems. Patients lose their jobs, their ability to drive, and to take care of their families. Stigma associated with epilepsy still exists, SUDEP is a real tragedy. In children, the effect of continued seizures on the developing brain could be devastating. Multiple studies have shown that children with uncontrolled seizures have a lower IQ later in life. Antiepileptic drugs, even when controlling the seizures, often cause side effects that interfere with the patient's quality of life. The long-term safety profile is not known for most of the AEDs and that alone causes additional anxiety among patients and parents of children with epilepsy.
Is cannabis the solution that we have all been waiting for?
This is what we know: Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica are two species of the Cannabis genus plant. Both plants produce multiple compounds called cannabinoids. Among them, two are of particular interest to us: tetrahydroxycannabiol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). These two cannabinoids were first isolated and characterized in the 1960s. THC has gained much more interest from the research world mostly because of its psychotropic properties causing significant cost to our society. CBD accounts for up to 40 percent of the plant's extract and has none or very little psychoactive effects. CBD, however, has shown anticonvulsive properties when tested on animal epilepsy models. It is important to note that while the CBC anticonvulsant effect appeared to be promising in the acute models of seizures, there is less evidence that the effect is the same when tested on animal models of chronic epilepsy. The effect of seizure control in humans has not been studied well enough. There were only four randomized controlled trials (RCT), which were all done between 1978 and 1990. These studies included small number of patients (total of 48) who underwent a short length of treatment. Due to these and other methodological limitations, these clinical trials failed to provide evidence about the efficacy or safety of cannabinoids in patients with epilepsy.
Cannabis and its effect on seizure control on kids with epileptic encephalopathies has been one of the most discussed topics among patients' families. There are no studies done so far, but there was a recent survey of 19 parents that is worthwhile to note. Twelve of the parents who responded to the survey have children with Dravet syndrome, one parent was with a child with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS). All patients were treated with CBD enriched cannabis and products containing primarily CBD. The results reported by the parents were impressive — 53 percent of the parents reported 80 percent seizure reduction and 11 percent of the children were seizure free during the three-month trial. Among the 12 patients with Dravet syndrome, 42 percent reported more than 80 percent reduction in seizures. Serious side effects were not reported, only few parents noted drowsiness and fatigue. Most parents reported increased alertness. While these results are very impressive, they should be taken with caution since they are based solely on the parents' reporting. In addition, the exact formulation of the different cannabis extract used by the parents is unclear.
The exact mechanism of action of the cannabinoids is not completely known. TSH was found to bind to two G-protein–coupled cell membrane receptors, named type 1 (CB1) and type 2 (CB2). CB1 receptors were found primarily in the brain, but also in several peripheral tissues (GI tract, adipose tissues, pancreas, muscle). CB2 receptors are mainly found in immune and hematopoietic cells. THC is the main psychoactive agent found in cannabis. CBD does not have psychoactive properties. This is perhaps because it does not activate CB1 and CB2 receptors. CBD reduces the psychoactive effects of THC; therefore it enhances its tolerability. CBD may supplement the antispastic effect of THC. This is because when used in combination, patients can tolerate higher doses of THC. Moreover, its anti-inflamatory, antioxidant and antiexcitotoxic mechanisms also contributes to the effect. The mechanisms by which CBC works as anticonvulsant are not entirely known. Different mechanisms of action have been proposed— most of them related to the reducing of neuronal excitabilities and neuronal transmission, while some others propose an anti-inflammatory effect. CBD is potentially involved in neuroinflamation by the reduction of new astrocyte production. This summary of the mechanism of action of the cannabinoids is incomplete, leaving behind many other molecular mechanism of action identified in animal models which are not clearly associated with any anticonvulsive effects, therefore, they will not be discussed here.
So, what do I tell my patients?
I tell them that I am as interested as they are in finding new therapies for epilepsy and if cannabis is proven to be "The New Therapy" I will be very eager to use it on all my medically intractable patients. However, I tell them that the scientific evidence for cannabis is lacking. I also try to point out that the reports circulating the web should be taken with great caution. These reports are mostly biased from the selection of the patients to the reported outcomes. In addition, every case of epilepsy is different and the disease is highly variable. I ask them not to base their decision to move to a state where medical marijuana is now legal based on anecdotal reports. I remind them to consider the fact that the marijuana growers follow no regulations and safety standards and that the products that they are offering often contains different percentages of CBC and THC among the 80 or more cannabinoids that the cannabis plants produce. Interactions between cannabis and currently used AEDs have not been studied, and are therefore unknown. Adding a new substance to an already very complex mix of medications can be dangerous, especially when it is not supervised in a medical setting. The concern of the long-term side effects of the AEDs is valid, but the long term effects of cannabis products on the brain should be considered as well. There have been reports on negative effects of cannabis on the developing brain. In adults, use of cannabis has been associated with worsening of executive function over time. Viewing cannabis use as a more natural way of treatment does not mean that cannabis effects should be taken lightly. AEDs that we use today have gone through years of studies and extensive testing before being approved by the FDA. There should be no reason for the cannabis product to be treated any differently.
My conversations with patients about seizures and medical marijuana will continue. As a physician, I support the idea that CBC should be studied for its possible anti-convulsive properties. I do not support legalization of marijuana, but I also realize that current status of medical marijuana as a Federal DEA Schedule 1 controlled substance stands in the way of medical research that needs to be done, so I can give my patients more definite answers. Until this happens, I will continue with my mantra: randomized double blinded placebo-controlled studies are needed to determine the efficacy and safety of CBD and other cannabinoids as potential treatments of epilepsy.
The Journal of the Neurological Sciences (JNS) is a broad-based journal which publishes articles from a wide spectrum of disciplines, ranging from basic neuroscience to clinical cases. In an upcoming issue of JNS, we will be acknowledging our peer reviewers. The individuals whose names appear in the list have provided peer reviews of manuscripts which were submitted to JNS during the past year. This elite group of individuals from around the world includes some of the best and brightest minds in neuroscience and clinical neurology. They receive no remuneration for their work for the journal and take time from their busy schedules to review our articles. All of the associate editors and I thank them for their indispensable work. The journal would not survive without their expert advice. I express my most sincere gratitude to all of the reviewers. They inform and enlighten all of us in the editorial office and help to make JNS a journal of the highest quality.
In our ongoing attempt to enhance accessibility of JNS articles to members of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN), we have selected two "free – access" articles, which are profiled in this issue of World Neurology.
In this issue, we feature two paired articles regarding the diagnostic accuracy of the famous Babinski sign:
Despite its legendary status, controversy exists regarding the diagnostic accuracy and usefulness of the Babinski sign in determining pyramidal tract dysfunction. Much of the variability in the assessment of the diagnostic accuracy of the Babinski sign is due to studies which do not follow simple but important methodological standards. The paper by S.P. Isaza Jaramillo, et al. is exceptional in this regard. This paper describes a simple but methodologically rigorous study to ascertain the diagnostic accuracy of the Babinski sign for identifying pyramidal tract disease. One hundred and seven (107) patients with limb weakness were assigned a random identification number for blinding purposes. Two neurologists elicited a plantar response in each patient in a standardized manner. The examination was performed in a blind and independent manner, and each examination was filmed to quantify intra-observer variability. The reference standard for diagnosis of pyramidal tract dysfunction was provided by a senior neurologist who examined every patient independently and had available the patient's history, complete neurological examination, laboratory and neuroimaging results. Compared to the reference standard, the Babinski sign had a very high specificity of 99 percent (CI 97.7-100), but moderately low sensitivity of 50.8 percent (CI 41.5-60.1) in identifying pyramidal tract dysfunction. These findings indicate that a Babinski sign elicited in a standardized manner by an experienced practitioner has high diagnostic accuracy for identifying pyramidal tract disease. However, in view of the low sensitivity, the absence of a Babinski sign does not rule out pyramidal tract dysfunction. Jaramillo SPI, Uribe CSU, Jimenez FAC, Cornejo-Ochoa W, Restrepo JFA, Roman GC. Accuracy of the Babinski sign in the identification of pyramidal tract dysfunction. J Neurol Sci 2014;343:66-68.
In an editorial in the same issue of JNS, Austin Sumner provides an historical perspective on the Babinski sign and discusses the more recent controversy concerning its diagnostic usefulness. He concludes that the "confidence traditionally placed by clinicians on this simple test is justified" with the caveat that its absence does not rule-out pyramidal tract disease. Sumner AJ. The Babinski sign. J Neurol Sci 2014;343:2.
Breakthrough in Autism Prevention
The Importance of Measuring Thyroid Function in the Expectant Mother
By Gustavo C. Román, M.D.
Encouraging news for the prevention of autism emerged from the results of a research study conducted by an international collaborative team conformed by Prof. Gustavo C. Román, MD, from the Methodist Neurological Institute (Houston, Texas) and researchers from the Generation R Study at Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, including Akhgar Ghassabian, MD, PhD; Jacoba J. Bongers-Schokking, MD, PhD; Vincent W.V. Jaddoe, MD, PhD; Albert Hofman, MD, PhD; Yolanda B. de Rijke, PhD; Frank C. Verhulst, MD, PhD; and Henning Tiemeier, MD, PhD. The results point to the deficiency of maternal thyroid function during the first trimester of pregnancy as a significant factor in the causation of autism in the child. Pregnant women with deficient thyroid hormone are nearly four times likelier to produce autistic children than women with normal thyroid function. The study was published in the prestigious journal Annals of Neurology1.
The research was conducted in a cohort of more than 4,000 Dutch mothers and their children, and it supports the view that autism can be caused by lack of maternal thyroid hormones T4, also called thyroxine, and T3, which is crucial to the migration of fetal brain cells during embryo development, early in pregnancy. The most common cause of thyroid hormone deficiency is a lack of dietary iodine, given that T4 contains four atoms of iodine. There are also environmental contaminants and dietary factors that affect thyroid function2.
According to Prof. Román, the hypothesis linking thyroid and autism originated from his early experiences as a neurologist in the Andes of South America where the deficiency of iodine in table salt results in high prevalence of goiter and congenital problems in children including high rates of deafness, borderline mental retardation and, in the most severe cases, endemic cretinism. (See Figure 1.) Román recently described this topic in detail3.
Iodine deficiency remains common throughout the world; including industrialized countries where it was believed to be eradicated by the use of iodinated salt. This could explain the upward trend in the incidence of autism observed in these countries. Another factor is the lack of determination of T4, T3 and urinary iodine levels in expectant mothers early in pregnancy, and the use of prenatal vitamin supplements lacking the extra supplementary iodine needed during pregnancy and lactation.
The complex gene network regulated by thyroid hormone during brain development is being deciphered with the use of experimental animal models4 and should provide a better understanding of the complex problem of autism spectrum disorders.
1. Román GC, Ghassabian A, Bongers-Shokking JJ, et al. Association of gestational maternal hypothyroxinemia and increased autism risk. Ann Neurol 2013; 74: 733–742. doi: 10.1002/ana.23976 (E-pub 2013 Aug 13). Chang K, Shin JI. (Letter to the Editor) Association of gestational maternal hypothyroxinemia and increased autism risk: The role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor. Ann Neurol 2014;75:971–972. doi: 10.1002/ana.24143 Román GC, Ghassabian A, Bongers-Shokking JJ, et al. (Reply) Ann Neurol 2014;75:971-972. doi: 10.1002/ana.24141
2. Román GC. Autism: transient in utero hypothyroxinemia related to maternal flavonoid ingestion during pregnancy and to other environmental antithyroid agents. J Neurol Sci 2007; 262: 15–26
3. Román GC. Nutritional Disorders in Tropical Neurology. Chapter 30, Vol. 114 (3rd series), Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology. Edited by HH Garcàa, HB Tanowitz, and OH Del Brutto. Elsevier BV: Amsterdam, 2013: 381-404
4. Berbel P, Navarro D, Román GC: An evo-devo approach to thyroid hormones in cerebral and cerebellar cortical development: Etiological implications for autism. Frontiers in Endocrinology 2014, ISSN: 1664-2392
Gustavo C. Román, M.D., neurologist and first director of the Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist Hospital, has been awarded the Doctorado Honoris Causa, the highest academic accolade given by the National University of Colombia.
Healthy Lifestyle and Prevention of Stroke
25th SUMMER STROKE SCHOOL
Lecturers and participants of the 25th Summer Stroke School.
This year in Dubrovnik, under the auspices of the Department of Medical Sciences – Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, our traditional 25th Summer Stroke School was held from June 9-13. The event was organized by Inter-University Centre in Dubrovnik, Croatian Stroke Society, Zagreb Institute for the Culture of Health, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Central and Eastern European Stroke Society and the Applied Research Group on Delivery and Care of the World Federation of Neurology.
Directors of Summer Stroke School are: Prof. Vida Demarin (Croatia), Prof. Roman Haberl (Germany), Prof. Kurt Niederkorn (Austria), Prof. Tatjana Rundek (U.S.) and Prof. Zlatko Trkanjec (Croatia). The course brought together top experts from all over the world: Natan Bornstein (Israel), David Russell (Norway), Moise Desvarieux (U.S.), Yoshikazu Yonei (Japan) who, together with above mentioned course directors, shared their knowledge and experience with participants during the whole week, both from clinical work as well as from their rich scientific life.
The aim of this course is to contribute to the global fight against stroke, by increasing the knowledge, exchanging experiences and supporting the cooperation among the 60 participants from all over the world, from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, and Slovenia as well as from distant Kazakhstan, Zambia and Japan. Also, participants had the unique opportunity to exchange national data on stroke and discuss specific problems that are unique in some countries and together try to solve problems related to stroke, be they medical, economic or other nature.
During the week, participants presented interesting cases of stroke patients; there have been a total of 32 lectures and 30 presentations of interesting cases by the participants themselves. It was a fruitful and unforgettable experience for all of us.
Neurology in Sub-Saharan Africa
Development, Opportunity, Hope and Challenges
By Amadou Gallo Diop and Riadh Gouider
Figure 1. Evolutions, by the time, of economy data and number of neurologists and facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa (South Africa and Maghreb not included).
At the end of 2014, 15 new young neurologists will contribute to increase the number of rare specialists in Sub-Sahara-African countries. These new cohorts have been trained in Dakar, Abidjan and Addis-Ababa. They originate from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal and Togo. Their professors are from African universities with the support (by short visiting professorship collaboration) of French and North American colleagues. The four-year content of their training program was very broad, similar to any courses worldwide and composed of all aspects of neurology, including neuro-anatomy, neurophysiology, basic neuroscience, semiology, pathologies and strategies of care. Courses focus on the most prevalent neuro-conditions in the African continent and how to adapt ideal management to the local socio-economic realities. Practical training was obtained with clinical outpatient and inpatient tasks, under the auspices of assistant and senior professors. In neurological departments, but also in other services such as cardiology, psychiatry, internal medicine, pediatrics and some ground visits and duties in provinces or suburban areas. That type of course is applied to selected MDs who intend to specialize in neurology since two decades in Africa. Before the 1990's, African neurologists were, in majority trained abroad in ex-colonizing countries i.e. France, UK, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Russia or Switzerland.
The good news is that in 50 years, from 1974 – 2014, the number of neurologists has multiplied by more than 30 while the population has multiplied by three in Sub-Saharan Africa. It's crucial and very interesting to see that the same situation is noted regarding the economy. One can see that the Growth Development Product has followed the same dramatic evolution, rising from $461 billion in the 70's to up to $1,500 in 2008. The continent faces the third fastest GDP growth after the "Dragons" and Petrol-Middle-East Region as shown in Figure 1 (courtesy furnished by Pr Perucca, Pdt of the ILAE). The same remark can be done about diagnostic facilities (EEG, EMG, and neuro-imaging facilities). That let us see that when the general economic situation improves, the "neuro-conditions" improve in term of human and material resources. This is encouraging and is a reason for being more optimistic.
A training course in neurology and epileptology in Dakar, with trainees and faculty coming from different continents.
But there is still so much to achieve. While WHO recommendations is to reach at least the ratio of one neurologist for 50,000 people in a state, the fact in Sub-Saharan Africa is, in the "best" case, one for 500,000 (Ivory Coast and Senegal). In Ethiopia, the ratio was one for 10 million people 10 years ago; it is now one for 5 million. All the French-speaking countries have now at least one neurologist. Few countries have just one neurologist. Nowadays, only very rare sub-African countries do not have even one single neurologist (Cape Verde Islands, Gambia, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sao Tome and Principe). One can remark that the majority of them are Portuguese-speaking states. Many countries have tenfold more native neurologists in North America, Europe or the Gulf countries than locally. In 15 years, few immigrant neurologists still residing abroad are initiating annual or bi-annual short-term periodic come-back-home for teaching and supporting somehow research, equipment and care.
It's also very encouraging to see that the number of training courses has dramatically increased these last years. If we consider all training courses dedicated to the nervous system and co-organized by Pan-African Association of Neurological Sciences (which will soon become African Academy of Neurology), Society for Neurosciences in Africa, and almost a dozen of international bodies (WFN, IBRO, EFNS (now EAN), ILAE and IBE, AAN, SFN, WSO, PAUNS, HIS, ICNA, MDS) their number and quality is increasing. They occur every year in English or French.
But the challenges are still huge. The Sub-Saharan Region of Africa still needs many more neurologists for filling the gap. Every professor who has ever lectured in Africa is amazed by how motivated and thirsty for learning the trainees are. Many volunteers come and spend a few days with young MDs specializing in neurology and neurosciences for theoretical lessons and clinical activities. The ultimate goal is to increase, by massive training, the number of neurologists in Sub-Saharan Africa. Let us share this formula from Sam Kinyangui (cited by Charles Newton, Kenya) and which could be our common vision about Neuro-Training in Sub-Saharan Africa: "Attract, Train, and Retain." At this moment, several universities have set up curricula for training in neurology: Dakar since 50 years, Abidjan since 20 years and more recently: Addis Ababa, Cotonou, Kinshasa, Lome, Yaounde and some Nigeria's cities which university teaching hospitals are training grounds. They do not partake in the final diploma because the two awarding bodies are The West African Post Graduate Medical College, and the National post Graduate Medical college, if we refer to Pr Ogun, Nigeria. Four to six new trained neurologists from new training sites (Lome, Cotonou, Yaoundé) will graduate from 2015 and 2016. Individually, or under the auspices of bilateral academic cooperation or the umbrella of international neuro-institutions, the short visiting professorships, in cooperation with local faculty, should be encouraged by any mean (finances, teaching materials and slides, neuro examination means and books).
Gallo Diop is with the World Federation of Neurology Africa Initiative. Gouider is the World Federation of Neurology Africa Region Chair.
"The History of the World Federation of Neurology: The First 50 Years" by Johan A Aarli
This book reviews the history of the first 50 years of the WFN which was officially founded in 1957. One question immediately comes to mind: Why 1957? There may be a debate about the "date of birth" of neurology, but everybody agrees that it was firmly established as a discipline by the first part of the 20th century or even before that time. In subsequent years, there were several meetings attended by international members, even though the two World Wars forced the cancellation of some of these meetings. Why then did we have to wait until 1957 to see the foundation of WFN? One probable reason is that international collaboration, like international travel, was much less common than it later became. It took the strength and charisma of one man, Ludo van Bogaert, to carry through the creation of the federation. Note that in its early years, WFN was "worldly" only in name: Asia, Africa and Oceania were barely represented. Yet it was certainly quite international. A picture in the first pages of the book shows that of 10 delegates participating in an early WFN organizational meeting, one was from Cuba, one from Iran while a third was a neurosurgeon representing India. Iran and India were the only two Asian countries present in the initial years of WFN. In its first years, WFN survived mainly thanks to a grant from the US-based National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In this nicely presented volume, Dr. Aarli who has actively participated in the activities of WFN for many years, including a term as president, describes the state of neurology before 1957 and narrates how WFN took shape, evolving gradually into today's structure and organization. He then describes in varying amounts of detail the organization of the Research Committee and the Research Groups, at first called "Problem Commissions." Subsequent pages of the volume provide details about the regional neurological associations and the relationship with the World Health Organization. The volume continues with a chapter which further illustrates the close ties of neurology with world events. The Indian neurologist Noshir Wadia went to jail and Jun Kimura (Kyoto, Japan) almost went to jail. Both were absolutely innocent: Wadia had been kidnapped and jailed by the police of the Portuguese dictator Salazar in retribution of India having annexed the tiny enclave of Goa; and the charges of embezzlement brought against Kimura were completely unjustified. Both Wadia and Kimura played important roles in developing neurology and neuroscience in their respective countries and within the WFN. The book concludes with a review of the International Congresses that took place since 1957, first every four years and now every two years. A short but exciting epilogue is written by Vladimir Hachinski who, as president until 2013, perfectly embodied the motto Continuity and Change. This epilogue provides an interesting view into the future of WFN now under the helm of Raad Shakir.
One of the interesting features of Dr. Aarli's narrative is the glimpses it provides into the features and developments of the world at large during those years. It reminds us of how much things have changed in this relatively short space of less than 60 years. For instance, we hear about the relations between the German Neurological Societies when a wall divided the Federal Republic and its Eastern counterpart, the German Democratic Republic. The relations ranged from nonexistent to acrimonious. We witness the very gradual entry of African countries into the WFN as they became independent in the early 60's. In one of the most thrilling parts of the book, we read about the "slow boat to China." Dr. Aarli built on the efforts of his predecessors, John Walton and Jun Kimura, and managed a diplomatic exploit. That is certainly what it took to reach the point where delegates from the People's Republic of China, the Hong Kong Neurological Society and the Taiwanese Neurological Society agreed to sit together. A picture showing the presidents of the three societies posing next to Dr. Aarli illustrates that truly historic moment.
Dr. Aarli reminds us of that decentralization was always a theme of WFN, but different players interpreted the concept differently. On one hand, decentralization could provide a more equitable division of labor among the WFN members and thus Ludo van Bogaert and Pearce Bailey vigorously advocated it from the beginning. Others such as Hans Hoff from Austria and Russell DeJong from the USA feared that it could lead to fragmentation of the Federation. Regional societies now exist, but they have evolved in different fashions. The Asian Oceanian Association (AOAN) has attracted countries such as Mongolia and Myanmar to join both AOAN and WFN, but we are not told much about the Congresses of AOAN, which are held every two years. Similarly not much is said about the Pan Arab Union of Neurological Societies (PAUNS), which had its first meeting in Cairo in 1975. Recent PAUNS meetings have taken place in Damascus in 2010 and in Sharm el-Sheikh in 2013. In Europe, on the other hand, the regional society has developed considerably. The earliest European association known initially as Pan European included mostly neurologists from what was known as Eastern Europe and it did not have much prestige until it evolved into the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) in 1991. The other European scientific society, the European Neurological Society (ENS) was created in 1986 and its first meeting organized by Gérard Saïd (Kremlin-Bicàªtre) and Pierre Rondot (Sainte-Anne) took place in Nice in 1988 with P.K. Thomas as first president. ENS was modeled on the American Neurological Association (ANA) and conceived as a body of scientists elected because of their merit and not their nationality. The two societies have merged in the spring of 2014 into the European Academy of Neurology (EAN). It is presided by Günther Deuschl and will have its first meeting in Berlin in 2015. This process is in great part due to the determination of the presidents (particularly Franz Gerstenbrand, Jes Olesen, Jacques DeReuck and Richard Hughes for EFNS and Gustave Moonen, Josè
Ferro and Claudio Bassetti for ENS) and also to the creation of the Journal, the European Journal of Neurology (François Boller and Per Soelberg Sörensen, founding editors; Anthony Shapira current editor) which will be the official organ of the EAN. Under the auspices of Gustavo Roman and others, an effort is under way to develop an American Federation of Neurological Societies.
As can be expected, the development of WFN was far from being always smooth. Dr. Aarli displays the full extent of his elegant diplomacy when he discusses some of the rougher moments of the WFN: "conflicts, problems" and "the usual suspects" are alluded to in ways that will be well understood by WFN insiders. He refers to a real or narrowly avoided catastrophe as "an unforeseen event." And all the players are hardworking, true leaders full of ideals and integrity. Of course this is true in most cases. However, it is amusing to read the descriptions of some of the same people given elsewhere, for instance the admirable and highly readable book "A Fragmented Memoir: Life and the Teeming Brain" (Bacchante Books, 2013, by John Moossy.) Moossy, a neurologist and neuropathologist, former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology lived through many of these events including a one year stay at van Bogaert' Bunge Institute. Moossy freely distributes high praises to some such as van Bogaert himself and the late Charles Poser, also a very important player in the creation and evolution of WFN. On the other hand, he does not hesitate to use much sharper words for people who played a dominant role in the development of WFN, but who he did not like as much. It is not clear whether Giancarlo Guazzi, an important collaborator of van Bogaert from 1958 to 1968, played any role in the early years of the WFN. Actually Guazzi is not mentioned in the book, but he is indirectly alluded to when we are told that van Bogaert received a Honoris Causa Doctorate in Siena (unfortunately misspelled), Guazzi's alma mater.
In conclusion, this book is a great tribute to a great organization. This reviewer fully shares the words of Lord Walton who writes in his preface: "Posterity will be very grateful to Prof. Aarli for this historical work of scholarship."
This book was reviewed by François Boller MD, PhD, with the Department of Neurology at George Washington University Medical School in Washington DC.
WFN Education Committee Update
By Wolfgang Grisold, MD, Steven L. Lewis, MD and Laura Kennedy
Wolfgang Grisold
The Education Committee of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) continues its mission to foster neurologic education worldwide via a number of ongoing projects and new initiatives. In January 2014, Dr. Steven Lewis (U.S.) became the new Chair of the Education Committee, following the extremely productive and successful tenure of Co-Chairs Dr. Stephen Sergay and Dr. Wolfgang Grisold. Current membership of the WFN Education Committee, which most recently met at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia on April 28, 2014, includes, (with each name listed with their countries of residence): Sarosh Katrak (India), Cynthia Comella (USA), Morris Freedman (Canada), Riadh Gouider (Tunisia), Alla Guekht (Russia), and new members Bo Norrving (Sweden), Teresa Corona (Mexico), Dasheveg Shuren (Mongolia), Therese Sonan (Ivory Coast), Mostafa El Alaoui Faris (Morocco), Daniel Truong (USA), Erich Schmutzhard (Austria), and Trustee Representatives Wolfgang Grisold (Austria) and Gallo Diop (Senegal). The Education Committee functions smoothly within the WFN under the administrative support of Laura Kennedy, Education Project Coordinator.
Some of the ongoing projects of the Education Committee include the monitoring and awarding of educational grants, including the Junior Traveling Fellowships. This year, 28 neurologists from low or lower-middle income countries were awarded Junior Traveling Fellowships to attend international congresses, including the World Stroke Congress and the joint EFNS-ENS congress.
The accreditation of Teaching Centers continues, with the goal being to provide high-quality fellowship training centers to fulfill educational needs in specific regions of the world. Current accredited training centers are located in Trujillo, Peru, and Rabat, Morocco, the latter being the most recently accredited site. Dr. Mohamed Albakaye from Mali was recently chosen to be the inaugural fellow in Clinical Neurophysiology at the Rabat Teaching Center under the supervision of Pro. El Alaoui Faris at Mohamed V. Souissi University. There is ongoing review of letters of interest and applications for accreditation from other potential Teaching Centers worldwide.
Steven L. Lewis
In addition to accreditation of Teaching Centers for year-long fellowships, the WFN and the Education Committee have an ongoing Department Visit program, where neurologists can visit training programs for shorter educational visits. The Department Visit Program in Turkey hosted 4-week visits this past academic year by Dr. Abdullahi Ibrahim and Dr. Yahaya Olugbo Obiabo, both from Nigeria, who visited the Cerrahpasa School of Medicine in Istanbul, and the Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in Ankara, in addition to attending the Annual Congress of the Turkish Neurological Society. Plans for a number of additional Department Visit programs in various regions of the world are in various stages of discussion and development at this time. Austria has just signed the agreement for this program and will host two visitors from Africa.
The Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology program is a longstanding and very successful joint AAN/WFN project, whereby 400 copies of Continuum, the official Continuing Medical Education Journal of the AAN, are donated by the AAN to the WFN for distribution to 45 countries for Continuum-based teaching conferences. The WFN continues to monitor this project closely, with updates twice yearly to the Continuum Editorial Board, with ongoing discussions about ways to even further enhance this important program.
Laura Kennedy
Finally, the Education Committee is also working on a recent proposal to develop and draft a worldwide neurology training curriculum, which may be of benefit not only to the WFN Teaching Centers but also to any neurology training program. We also look forward to the potential for increased cooperation with the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in this and other educational initiatives including eBrain.
The Education Committee looks forward to continuing its many ongoing programs and pursuing new independent initiatives as well as synergies with other organizations, all to foster and improve the quality and reach of neurologic education globally.
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Ghana launches Fifth Ghana Higher Education fair
Accra, Jan 26, GNA-The Fifth Ghana Higher Education Fair was launched in Accra on Wednesday, to provide a forum for interaction between stakeholders to seek solution to problems encountered in the acquisition of tertiary education.
The fair to be held on the theme: "Securing Our Future Tomorrow" would expose the tertiary institutions as well as the programmes and courses they offer to parents, students and other stakeholders.
The Ministry of Education in collaboration with I-Texon Ghana, a non-governmental organisation is organising the fair slated to be hosted in Tamale in the Northern Region and Takoradi in the Western Region.
Tamale would have its turn from February 6 to February 18 February, and Takoradi March 1 to March 3.
The fair was first held in the country in 2008 and had become an annual event which was initiated by Captain Mrs Catherine Haziel Chief Executive officer, I-Texon Ghana and other partners.
Mrs Haziel explained that the fair was initiated to respond to the challenges many students face in assessing higher education and the difficulty in choosing the right courses relevant to their chosen careers or interest.
"Obviously, it can be seen that there is a missing link of much needed information for decision making."
She said the fair thus, would expose the various educational options available in Ghana, the requirements for admission into the accredited institutions and what expert training they have to offer in select fields of education.
Mrs Haziel noted that the fair would feature exhibitions by various tertiary institutions both private and public as well as lectures on their various courses and programmes for senior high school (SHS) leavers, first and second cycle public funded and private schools and the public.
Mr Donnan Tey, Acting Director, in charge of Tertiary Education, Ministry of Education said the Ministry embraced the fair because it presented a channel for addressing problems students face when applying to enter higher institutions.
He lauded I-Texon Ghana for identifying the gap of inadequate information about the educational institutions and helping to fine-tune the educational system.
He said every year, an estimated 150,000 qualified students from more than 577 SHS look for opportunities to enter tertiary institutions but only 35,000 students could be absorbed in the government sponsored institutions with the rest wallowing around while most private institutions with fine courses have vacancies due to lack of information about their operations.
He therefore expressed the hope that students from the more than 250 higher education institutions of various descriptions in the country would well attend the fair that would provide the right links between school leavers, their preferred courses and corresponding institutions.
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Music, Arts & Culture » Music
The wonderful truth
Finding the music within
PHOTO COURTESY OF DONNA LYNN CASKEY
HEAR HER ROAR : Reluctant musician Donna Lynn Caskey is the featured performer at Steve Key's "Songwriters at Play!" showcase at The Porch in Santa Margarita on July 29.
Donna Lynn Caskey was born in east Virginia into a family of talented musicians. Can you imagine the freaking pressure?!?
"The youngest of ten children in a family of music makers and music lovers, I mistakenly came to believe I would have to make do in the 'music lover' camp only," she said. "My early experiences with piano lessons left me insecure; I didn't have a knack for note reading so how could I be a 'real' musician?
"I loved to sing but reacted to childhood teasing by becoming terribly self-conscious about almost everything including my voice. I did my singing at least 40 voices deep in a choir where it was safe.
"I continued in the role of music aficionado and appreciator—devouring eclectic public radio broadcasts, checking out stacks of recordings from the library. I eventually realized that some of my favorite songs and voices were rough around the edges and then some, yet were tremendously affecting, nonetheless. I was also encouraged by stories of musicians who couldn't read a note, but broke your heart with their gifts just the same.
"I began to think maybe I could make music after all. It didn't have to be pretty and perfect. Simple, homemade music could be powerful music."
Donna Lynn Caskey is the featured performer this Thursday, July 29 at Steve Key's "Songwriters at Play!" showcase at The Porch in Santa Margarita (6:30 p.m.; all ages).
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOMORROWS BAD SEEDS
PLANT THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK : Rock, reggae, and dub fans, get ready for the return of Tomorrows Bad Seeds on July 30 at Downtown Brew.
Something's brewing
Downtown Brew kicks off the weekend this Thursday, July 29 (7 p.m.; all ages; $16 presale or $18 at the door), with Atlantic Records recording act Circa Survive, who are stopping by the club as part of their first headlining tour in support of Blue Sky Noise. The alt-rockers met at the Burning Man Festival 18 months ago, at which point they danced the good-times dance. "We love the nightlife. We like to boogie. Some of us like to eat jazz and listen to biscuits while others choose to jump rope in the nude. Our record has been born. It's a girl. Buy it. Check it out chickadee and please bring cake to these shows 'cause it's a party," wrote the band, whose record debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at #11!
Rock, reggae, and dub fans, get ready for the return of Tomorrows Bad Seeds this Friday, July 30 (8 p.m.; all ages; $10), with opening act Klockwyze. With a high-energy mix of reggae, rock, punk, soul, and hip-hop, Tomorrows Bad Seeds create "a refreshing and vibrant sound that can captivate any crowd," according to their bio.
Finally, the DTB closes out the week with punk act Against Me! on Wednesday, Aug. 4 (8 p.m.; all ages; $16 presale or $17 at the door). "The roots of Against Me!'s rousing punk-folk sound lie in Tom Gabel's role as guitar-and-stool troubadour around his native Gainesville, Fla., beginning in 1997," according to the band. "The then 17-year-old Gabel performed as a solo act wherever anyone would have him, drawing much influence from early acoustic protest music. The band around him would eventually solidify by 2001."
PHOTO COURTESY OF CACHE VALLEY DRIFTERS
LAST CHANCE : See the amazing Cache Valley Drifters on July 30 at Greenacres Lavender Farm, their last show on the mainland this year.
Cache in the grass
It's not too often fans get a chance to see the amazing Cache Valley Drifters and their tight musicianship, stellar three-part vocal harmonies, and eclectic bluegrass arrangements of both traditional songs as well as contemporary rock tunes done bluegrass style. Since Bill Griffin now lives in Oahu, the trio will perform a "one-date-only-micro-mini-tour" this Friday, July 30 (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $20; call 466-0837) at Greenacres Lavender Farm. The band has no other stateside dates scheduled for 2010!
Together for 35 years, they were the original back-up band for legendary folk artist Kate Wolf. Today the Drifters consists of original founding member Bill Griffin (mandolin, guitar and vocals, since 1972), bass player and singer Wally Barnick (since 1975), and guitarist and mandolin player Mike Mullins, a pal since the early '70s and band member since 1992.
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STAY UP! : The BAPE Squad is one of several hip-hop acts descending on Sustenance Studio on Aug. 1.
Get your hip-hop on at Sustenance
This Sunday, Aug. 1, Sustenance Cooking Studio continues its foray into live music with an afternoon of hip-hop presented by The Stay Up Movement (2 p.m.; all ages; $2 presale at stayupmovement.com or by calling (805) 229-1786 or $5 at the door).
What is the Stay Up Movement? It provides various services and products to the community in which it resides. From T-shirts to community-oriented events, the Stay Up Movement prides itself on giving people what they want. It's a grassroots thing—no big corporation or wealthy investors involved—just people coming together and supporting what they enjoy. Struggling artists who love what they do make all the designs on the T-shirts. The music performed at Stay Up Movement events is from up-and-coming, local, or underground musicians and artists.
This Sunday at Sustenance, artists from across the country and all over California are coming to San Luis Obispo to perform at this event. Hear SLO's own Public Defendaz; the Bay Area's Bape Squad; Salt Lake City acts Pat Maine, MC Pigpen, and Dusk One; and Los Angeles artist Verbs.
The day will involve great food provided by David Fintel's emerging raw-food and vegan restaurant "Bliss Café." David's a recent Cal Poly grad. Feed your ears, mind, and stomach.
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FUNKY TIME : Get funky with Funk 30 on July 30 at Paso's City Park.
Get funky with Funk 30 this Friday, July 30 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Paso's City Park. Expect to hear funk, blues, and R&B during this free, family-friendly event.
This Friday, July 30 the Steynberg Gallery hosts Barsuk Records artists Pearly Gate Music (9 p.m.; all ages; $8 presale or $10 at the door; call 547-0278), with opening act Nathaniel Rateliff. "Sometimes conjuring the feeling of a punk rock religious revival in an old-time prairie tent, sometimes stripped down to spare acoustic-guitar-and-lovely-croon, Zach Tillman's music under the Pearly Gate Music moniker sounds as if it were written and performed by a bedraggled dust bowl poet influenced by whatever popular songs from the poor folk circuit were being sung after dinner in the parlors of his youth—and who somehow managed to supernaturally absorb the sound of Lubbock circa 1955, Laurel Canyon circa 1968, and Berlin circa 1980," according to Tillman.
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BONK THE DONK! : On July 30, Stray Donkey—"The Central Coast's most flagrantly vulgar and best looking band"—hits Sweet Springs Saloon.
Do you like your rock'n'roll raw, real, and riotous? Get bonked by the Donk! This Friday, July 30, Stray Donkey—"The Central Coast's most flagrantly vulgar and best looking band"—hits Sweet Springs Saloon with special guests Spiritbird, at 9 p.m. (21-and-older; $5). Two awesome undergroundish acts, one bedroom-community nightclub! What could go wrong?
The Amazing Stupifyers promise to amaze and stupefy this Friday, July 30 at The Clubhouse from 7 to 11 p.m., or if you happen to be in Santa Maria, on Sunday, Aug 1 at The Coachman Bar from 5 to 9 p.m. The electric blues band is fronted by Central Coast vocal and harmonica powerhouse Kirk "Boiling Hambone" Huitt, formerly of New Orleans, who plays original and traditional hard pumping Chicago style Blues. The group also features Seattle guitar legend Larry Curtis, New York rock-bottom bassist Joe C. Jiles, and Guadalupe-born drummer extraordinaire Franco Oliveira.
I used to love going to Mee Heng Low when it was a greasy Chinese restaurant. It felt like one of those hole-in-the-wall places in San Francisco's China Town. It was cheap, tasty, and the couple who ran it were awesome. I gotta say, though, I like the joint even more now that Paul Kwong (Rhythm Café, Embassy Suites) took over and made it into a noodle house. Try the Twice Cooked Pork; I swear by it. I mention this because Paul recently got the upstairs open and has been doing jazz shows up there on Wednesdays. But this Saturday, July 31, he'll present an 8 p.m. show with the Forbidden City Jazz band. "The cover will be $5 and we hope to do this on the last Saturday of every month," said Paul. Awesome noodles, a nice selection of beer and wine, and now jazz? Sweet!
Dusk Till Dawn has been invited back to the Sweet Springs Saloon this Saturday, July 31 with opening band Dying Prayer from Sacramento. The 21-and-over, 9 p.m. show costs a scant $5.
Hillside Fire is playing at Frog and Peach this Saturday, July 31, bringing their rock, alternative, and Americana sounds to the club at 10:30 p.m.
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CELTIC CONNECTION : Sligo Rags (pictured) and Little Black Train will bring Celtic and bluegrass to Arroyo Grande's Rotary Bandstand in Heritage Square Park on Aug. 1.
The Village Summer Concert Series continues with Celtic dervishes Sligo Rags and bluegrass juggernauts Little Black Train this Sunday, Aug. 1 at 1 p.m. on the Rotary Bandstand in Heritage Square Park. Both acts are manned by raconteurs, so in addition to incredible music, expect history and humor during this free, family event.
Cuesta Ridge is the star of this week's free Sundays on the Sand at the Avila Beach Golf Resort concert from 1 to 4 p.m. Dig your toes in the sand, enjoy a frosty beverage, and soak up the sun while listening to this amazing bluegrass and beyond band this Sunday, Aug. 1.
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BAND OF BROTHERS C: (Left to right) mandolinist Tom Walters, guitarist Bruce Corelitz, and bassist Ken Hustad are Inner Faces, performing Aug. 1 at Coalesce Bookstore.
Coalesce Bookstore has brought Inner Faces back for another show this Sunday, Aug. 1 (2 p.m.; all ages; $10; call 772-2880 for tickets). The trio draws on influences from jazz, rock, classical, and bluegrass, and they've been performing their original brand of string music on the Central Coast since 1990. They've also appeared at the Live Oak Music Festival, San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival, National Public Radio, and numerous concert, club, and coffeehouse venues.
Soulamente will fill Ramona Garden Park with some sizzling Latin sounds this Sunday, Aug. 1 from 3 to 6 p.m. during a free outdoor concert. Grab a chair, put on your dancing shoes, and join the fun.
Vancouver/Portland alt-rock act A Killing Dove plays Last Stage West on Sunday, Aug. 1 (6 p.m.; all ages; no cover). The show is a stop on their "The Look of the Eye Tour" that will trek through seven states in two weeks. Featuring Jake Brown on guitar and vocals, Seth Garello on guitar and effects, Kyle Garello on drums and cowbell (I want more cowbell!), and Fred Clark on bass, the group will be carrying their own merchandise and the Slamscene Warp Tour Download Cards, because the band is one of 40 artists featured on the cards.
Good old A-Town, it's always up for something new. This Tuesday, Aug. 3, Atascadero is hosting The Music Walk, during which a whole bunch of downtown shops will be hosting musicians from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Walk by All About Hair, Bella Cose, English Rose Antiques, The Tea Trolley, Back on the Racks, Frankie's Deli, Bling it on Babe, Arlynes Flowers, Olive Tree Fine Arts Gallery, Envisions Gallery, Moblie's, Time Since Remembered, Return Engagement, Haven Wine Bistro, Musician's Unlimited, the Fig, and Tuesday's Jewels and hear some great tunes for free!
It's Ladies Night this Tuesday, Aug 3 at the Clubhouse. "I will be featuring all female singer-songwriters and their music and we will be celebrating what seems to be a rise in their numbers as of late," said Songwriter Showcase organizer Casey McDonald. The show is free, runs from 7 to 10 p.m., and includes Lou Ferreira, Jen Haase & Leslie Woodward, Natalie Haskins, Jackie Morris (from Carpenteria), Erin Teran, and Erin Inglish.
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Q: Preventing Duplicate values entered by user How do I prevent users from a inserting a duplicate value using SQL Query
datatype is VarChar(50)
e.g. the name field has already been defined as "Josh", I don't want it to be able to add another "Josh"

A: Set unique key constraint in the database field. But this would throw an SQLException which you will need to catch to display a proper error message to the user.
More on Unique keys... http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191166.aspx

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Q: AlpacaJS: programmatically change value of TextField after selecting Select I'm new to AlpacaJS and getting crazy trying to figure out how to do a simple stuff like changing dinamically the content of a text field with the value of a "Select".
The code looks like
$("#form1").alpaca({
    "data": {
        "name": "Default"
    },
    "schema": {
        "title": "What do you think of Alpaca?",
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
            "name": {
                "type": "string",
                "title": "Name"
            },
            "flavour":{
                "type": "select",
                "title": "Flavour",
                "enum": ["vanilla", "chocolate", "coffee", "strawberry", "mint"]
            }

        }
    },
    "options": {
        "helper": "Tell us what you think about Alpaca!",
            "flavour": {
                "type": "select",
                "helper": "Select your flavour.",
                "optionLabels": ["Vanilla", "Chocolate", "Coffee", "Strawberry", "Mint"]
            }
        }
    },
    "postRender": function(control) {
        var flavour = control.childrenByPropertyId["flavour"];
        var name = control.childrenByPropertyId["name"];
        name.subscribe(flavour, function(val) {
            alert("Val = " + val);
            this.schema.data = val;
            this.refresh();
        });

    }
});

I can see that the function in postRenderer is called (as I can see the alert with relevant value) but (maybe I'm brain dead at this stage) I cannot refresh the text field with that value.
Cheers

A: I was probably looking at the wrong attribute to be set... After I changed to
this.schema.data = val;

it worked fine :)


An example of Chemistry in everyday life is Paint, Particle Analysis plays a huge part in manufacturing paint. Commonly used extenders include clay, silica and silicates, diatomaceous silica, calcium carbonate, talc, and zinc oxide. The binder provides adhesion, integrity, and toughness to the dry paint film by binding the pigment together.
Why is Particle Characterisation important in this sector?
To understand the potential for dissolution, the rate and time the reaction will take, the stability of, and hence the consistency of, the process or desired product, the surface charge and area of the particles which affect the resultant or desired, texture, colour, density and appearance, to name but a few.
Low angle forward light scattering with optional PIDS (Polarisation Intensity Differential Scattering) technology. Analysis of vertical and horizontal polarised lifght at six different angles using three additional wavelengths. Full implementation of both Fraunhofer and Mie Theories.


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Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Gnat after the insect.

The first  was a  built at Laird's shipyard and launched on 10 May 1856. She was broken up in August 1864.
The second  was a composite screw gunvessel launched at Pembroke Dockyard on 26 November 1867.  She was wrecked on Balabac Island in the South China Sea on 11 November 1868.
 The third  was a small coastal destroyer launched by Thornycroft at Chiswick on 1 December 1906 and sold for scrapping on 9 May 1921.
 The most recent  was an  launched by Lobnitz and Co. Shipyard at Renfrew in Scotland on 3 December 1915. She was torpedoed by a submarine on 21 October 1941 and beached at Alexandria, where she was converted to a fixed anti-aircraft platform. She was broken up in 1945.

References

U-Boat.net

Royal Navy ship names

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Tom Bauerle Solo Again in WBEN-AM, Buffalo Afternoons; Report Alleges Internal Strife and More. According to a report in the Buffalo Chronicle, talk show host Tom Bauerle is back to being a solo performer in afternoon drive on
Entercom's WBEN 930 AM after co-host David Bellavia left the show with no explanation. The piece says a rift between Bauerle and Bellavia is the reason for the change. It also reports speculation that Bellavia is in line to take over the late morning show from Sandy Beach as he is considering retirement. However, what's far more bizarre is the Chronicle piece accuses Bauerle of "lashing out at members of his audience" and alleges that Bauerle sexually harassed the wife of a caller to the show. David Bellavia is still with WBEN. A station spokesperson tells TALKERS, "We have adjusted his duties to allow him the flexibility to continue with his Medal of Honor duties. We are incredibly proud to continue our relationship with him and will soon be announcing a new venture with him."
Quote of the Week. There has been a lot of reaction, positive and negative, to Rush Limbaugh receiving the Medal of Freedom at the recent State of the Union Address. The following quote deemed "brilliant" by TALKERS publisher Michael Harrison is attributed to Steve Lapa (pictured above), president of South Florida-based Lapcom Communication Corp.: "How ironic is the talk radio world?! The man who was #1 on the 'No Buy' list received the #1 civilian honor by the President of the United States. How many agency marketing directors will open their thinking to what great talk radio is about… and the deep influence of great talent?"
iHeartMedia and VSiN Partner with XFL for Sports Betting Audio Content. The new XFL inaugural season begins on Saturday (2/8) and the league has teamed with Vegas Stats & Information Network and iHeartMedia to create audio
BetCasts for two games each week during the 2020 10-week regular season and two-week post-season. The BetCasts will feature VSiN sports betting experts covering XFL games live from VSiN's studios in Las Vegas through a wagering lens. These digital audio broadcasts, available on the iHeartRadio app, will deliver real-time odds, as well as in-depth analysis of the events behind those changing lines to inform fans during the live action of the games. VSiN founder and CEO Brian Musburger says, "It's great to see a league like the XFL embrace sports betting as a way to drive fan engagement and interest. We couldn't be more excited to partner with the forward-thinking executives at both the XFL and iHeart to deliver the most credible and actionable sports betting content to football fans around the country on the number one audio platform."
TALKERS News Notes. Retired Orlando talk radio personality Jim Philips authored
an op ed piece in the Orlando Sentinel that decries the loss of local talent in radio. Pointing to the recent staff cutbacks and radio leaders such as iHeartMedia and Entercom, Philips says he's a realist who understands the business is changing, but says, "This doesn't mean I have to like it." Philips hosted "The Philips Phile" on WTKS-FM "Real Radio 104.1" for 30 years prior to his retirement in 2018…..Lazer Broadcasting and MLB's San Francisco Giants extend their radio partnership for three‐years – through the 2022 season – for games to air on its newly launched Spanish sports talk KSFN-AM, San Francisco "Unanimo Deportes." Lazer Broadcasting chief revenue officer Gerardo Martinez says, "The San Francisco Giants are a first-class organization with legions of faithful Latino fans, and we're excited to be the official home of the SF Gigantes
in Español. The professional sports journalism that 'Unanimo Deportes' brings to sports fans is unmatched."…..The Broadcasters Foundation of America announces that "Inside Edition" Emmy Award-winning anchor Deborah Norville will host its 2020 Golden Mike Award dinner taking place Wednesday, March 4, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. This annual event is a major fundraiser for the mission of the Broadcasters Foundation to help broadcasters in acute need. As previously announced, this year's Golden Mike Award honoree will be Dave Lougee, president and chief executive officer of TEGNA Inc. and the Lifetime Achievment Award will be presented to George Beasley, founder and chairman of Beasley Media Group.
Puckett Named Sales Manager for Beasley Southwest Florida; Johnson Rises to National Sales Manager. Radio sales pro Ellen Puckett is promoted to sales manager for Beasley Media Group's Ft. Myers
station group that includes news/talk WJBX, sports talk WWCN "ESPN Southwest Florida," and four music brands. She's been with the cluster since September of 2016, most recently as a senior AE. She comments, "As I move into this new phase with Beasley Media Group, I'm delighted to be working with a strong existing sales team. I look forward to using
my skills in training and development to help our team introduce new products into the marketplace while continuing to grow our existing core business to provide results for our advertisers." At the same time, Todd Johnston is upped from his account executive position to national sales manager for the cluster. Director of sales Allyson Hillman says, "We are thrilled to be able to promote Todd to his new role. His talent in negotiating and research are guaranteed to help us win in the national arena in the Ft. Myers market!"
WELI-AM, New Haven Adds FM Signal. New Haven, Connecticut news/talk WELI-AM adds FM translator W245DK to its broadcast, giving listeners to the
iHeartMedia station the option to hear it on the 96.9 FM frequency. iHeartMedia Hartford Region president Steve Honeycomb says, "We are thrilled to be able to increase the reach of these heritage programs to listeners in the northern part of Connecticut. With this new signal, listeners will get to experience our unique programming like never before."
Impeachment Ends in Acquittal, Iowa Caucuses/Presidential Race, Russian 'Information Warfare,' Wuhan Coronavirus, Financial Markets Activity/Macy's Announces Closures, and Kirk Douglas Dies Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (2/5). The Senate votes to acquit President Donald Trump of the impeachment charges against him; the Iowa caucuses technical woes and the race for the Democratic nomination; FBI Director Chris Wray's warming that the Russians are engaging in "information warfare" over the 2020 election; the status of the Wuhan coronavirus; activity on the world's financial markets and Macy's news it will shutter 125 stores; and actor Kirk Douglas dies at 103 were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.
Music Radio News and Career Moves. At the Cox Media Group stations on Long Island, longtime VP and general manager John Shea is retiring and the company announces that current director of sales Katelin Tinley will assume the VP/GM role. Tinley began her career with CMG as an AE back in 2005. The CMG Long Island operations includes CHR WBLI, classic rock WBAB and its digital media platforms. CMG EVP radio Bill Hendrich says of Shea, "John is the kind of passionate leader that we love at CMG. John loves his team. He loves his stations. And he loves Long Island. We are losing a friend and a great business partner but know that he has worked hard for this day and wish him the absolute best in his retirement."…..SiriusXM announces that Pearl Jam will perform at Harlem's world-famous Apollo Theater in a special invitation-only concert for SiriusXM subscribers and Pandora listeners on Thursday, March 26. The special event comes days before the band embarks on the U.S. leg of their Pearl Jam 2020 tour. The concert will take place just hours ahead of the release of the band's new album Gigaton, that goes on sale at midnight. The concert will air live on the band's dedicated SiriusXM's Pearl Jam Radio channel.


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One in five women aged 45 is now childless putting childlessness for women born in 1965 at a 45-year-high. Photo / Thinkstock
By: Emily Allen
One in five women aged 45 has no children, new figures show, putting childlessness for women born in 1965 at a 45-year-high.
A fifth of women born in the mid 1960s remain childless by the end of their childbearing years, considered to be 45-years-old, compared with one in nine women born in 1938.
Reasons for this drop include falling numbers of women choosing to walk down the aisle, changes in the perceived cost and benefits of bringing up children, and greater social acceptability of a child-free lifestyle.
Some women also leave decisions about starting a family too late, the Office of National Statistics said.
However, researchers believe this won't always be the case. They are predicting that when women born in 1980 finish having children, much fewer will be childless.
At the moment 20 per cent of 45-year-olds have no offspring and they are predicting this will fall to 14 per cent.
The ONS statistics also showed that for women born in 1938 and 1945 two children was the most common family size.
Meanwhile, one in 10 45-year-old women in 2010, when the information was collated, had four or more children, compared with one in five women born in 1938.
According to the figures, women born in the 1960s and 1970s had fewer children by age 30 than previous generations as more and more opted into higher eduction, delayed marriage and established careers.
Those born in 1965 had 1.18 children on average by their 30th birthday, compared with 1.86 for women born in 1938.
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And those women born in 1980 had 1.03 children on average by their 30th.
Future projections suggest that the percentage of women having just one child will rise from 13 per cent among women born in 1965 to 18 per cent for these born in 1970 and 1975.
Experts expect it to stabilise after this point at 17 per cent, the ONS report, covering England and Wales, said.
Louise Silverton, the Royal College of Midwives' deputy general secretary, said: 'This data shows that the age profile of pregnant women is getting older.
'Previous data has shown that between 2001 and 2010 the number of births to women aged 40 or over rose by 71 per cent.
'This ageing of mothers means greater demands on maternity services as pregnancies to older women can give rise to complications and a need for medical interventions, which demands more of midwives and others in the maternity team.
'As the number of births is now at an historic high, this, together with the increasing social complexity of care needs for all mothers, has a multiplying effect on the workload heaped on already overstretched midwives.'
Last month, it was revealed the number of women having multiple births due to IVF has risen dramatically in a decade.
The ONS said there were 15.7 multiple births per 1,000 women in 2010 - a rise of 6.8 per cent since 2000.
IVF treatment is a major contributor to the multiple pregnancy and multiple birth rate.
This has also led to a woman having an average of two children each - the highest fertility rate since 1973.
On average, one in four IVF pregnancies results in either twins or triplets, compared with one in 80 where the baby is conceived naturally.
- DAILY MAIL
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