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Proposed tax law changes: Most of the proposed changes to the tax law have been pulled from the table for this year. However, there is a real threat that these changes will be back next year or soon after. William D King says the only way that we can stop them is if we first understand what they are and then work together to ensure our elected officials know how much we oppose them. The truth about the proposed tax law changes that no one is talking about: Almost every American family will be negatively impacted by at least one provision in either the House or Senate Tax Bill. Most families would see little benefit from such changes as an average $50,000-$75,000 per year household would receive around $150 – $300 extra dollars per month ($1,800 – $3,600 per year). As currently proposed taxes rates would be lowered for most Americans and middle class families could see a substantial increase in their standard deduction. But this data masks greater long term ramifications as the personal… Read More »William D King: The truth about the proposed tax law changes that no one is talking about
William D King: The truth about if these new proposed tax law changes are a good idea
There is an ongoing debate about whether or not the new tax proposals will help or hurt us. Some points are made that it would increase the debt, and some think it will be good for them. The main problem many people see with our current proposal for this bill is the idea of reducing taxes across the board says, William D King. According to the bipartisan policy center, "People who advocate for this type of system claim that cutting taxes stimulates economic growth by putting more money into consumers' pockets." Discussion: When you first look at this bill, some parts may sound great! Money in your pocket sounds nice, right? There are some parts, however, that do not paint such a pretty picture. The first thing I want to mention is on page 12 where it says that the tax bill will add $1.5 trillion to the budget deficit over 10 years, according to nonpartisan congressional researchers. This is concerning because we already have a large debt and we are adding more on top… Read More »William D King: The truth about if these new proposed tax law changes are a good idea
William D King: Not sure what to think about the new income-tax bill? Here's an analysis of it
The new income tax bill that was passed in the House Ways and Means Committee this past week is raising serious questions about tax fairness says, William D King. What problems does it entail? How does it compare to the status quo? Let's take a look at some of the biggest issues with the bill, so you can decide for yourself whether or not this bill is really worth passing. Summary: The article describes what changes are in the new income-tax bill that will be proposed, and then discusses which problems these changes result in. It also compares how things are currently done under "status-quo" taxes. Let's dig into some of the details Issue 1: Income Tax Rates Are Too High Regardless of marital status; make more than $500,000 a year and you'll have to pay 24 percent. This rate applies in the top tax bracket, even if that income is being produced by working 10 hours a week at two different jobs. If this income were coming from just one full-time job, the worker… Read More »William D King: Not sure what to think about the new income-tax bill? Here's an analysis of it
William D King: New proposed income-tax bill to hit you in…2025? What?
The proposed bill that will change income tax rates in Turkey… The new draft law will change the threshold for applying tax rates and principles of exemption but hasn't gotten clear whether it changes the tax rates or when they are scheduled to take effect. According to an analysis by economists, however, Turkish citizens can expect higher taxes in 2025 says, William D King. With the initiatives are taken by the Treasury and Finance Ministry to introduce a new income-tax bill, Turkey is set to increase its annual budget revenue by at least $2 billion (TL 4.5 billion), according to economic observers who say taxpayers could be hit by nine years' time due to high inflation rates. "It is not possible for people earning minimum wage today [to pay taxes] under this new system as they won't be able to afford it," said Umit Akar, the head of research department at Ekspres Invest, an investment advisory firm. The Treasury and Finance Ministry prepared a revised draft income-tax bill and announced that its provisions will take… Read More »William D King: New proposed income-tax bill to hit you in…2025? What?
William D King: How the new proposed tax law changes could affect you today
The new proposed tax law changes: The new proposed tax law changes could affect you today because the legislation aims to simplify and lower taxes for many people says, William D King. Details: "The House bill passed yesterday overhauls our nation's tax code, writes the Associated Press. The Senate is expected to pass their version of the bill later this week, paving the way for President Trump to sign it into law by Christmas."… "Even with a steep reduction in rates, both bills also take away deductions and credits, so your overall tax bill should go down," says Brent Brodeski a financial advisor from Savant Capital Management in Brookfield. "But because they've taken away some popular deductions such as interest paid on student loans and state income taxes paid, that will have an effect on some people." Brodeski explains if you're single and make between $24,000 and $90,000 or married and make more than $150,000 it's likely your taxes will go down under the new proposal. However, if you're single and make less than $35,000… Read More »William D King: How the new proposed tax law changes could affect you today
William D King: A review of the new proposed tax law changes and why they matter for all Americans
All of us, Americans included, are still trying to get over the shock of the election results. The new administration has appointed many billionaires and wealthy businessmen to cabinet positions explains, William D King. When considering people like Betsy DeVos who is very involved with education policy in this country it is no wonder that major changes will be coming soon to our educational system through deregulation efforts. Few know what's happening on Capitol Hill but there are some big things happening behind the scenes for all taxpayers in America. There has been proposed legislation introduced at both houses of Congress meant specifically for tax reform under the guise of helping small businesses which seem more like an attempt to further benefit corporate interests than anything else at this point. There is also another bill being discussed in the House of Representatives right now called the "American Innovation Act" which is being pushed through by mostly Republican members of Congress. As per William D King, the premise here seems to be that small businesses are… Read More »William D King: A review of the new proposed tax law changes and why they matter for all Americans
William D King: A look at the pros and cons of the proposed tax law changes
President Trump and congressional Republicans have unveiled a tax reform plan that is estimated to cost $1.5 trillion over the next ten years, with no major changes as of yet says, William D King. The President had originally wanted Congress to pass the bill before Thanksgiving, but the release date has been moved back as they resolve differences between House and Senate proposals. The current proposal would change some deductions and may increase taxes on those making $24,000 or less for single filers and $48,000 or less for families (excluding payroll taxes). It will lower both individual and corporate tax rates, double standard deductions (which is good for the middle class), and increase the size of child tax credit (a perk for many parents). Pros: The bill will simplify the tax code by reducing the number of existing tax brackets from seven to four and nearly doubling the standard deductions; those who make less than $24,000 for single filers and less than $48,000 for married filing jointly (excluding payroll taxes) wouldn't pay any income… Read More »William D King: A look at the pros and cons of the proposed tax law changes
William D King: A look at the proposed income-tax bill, what it does, and how it could affect you
There are a lot of talks these days about taxes says, William D King. President Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress have vowed to cut taxes, simplifying the tax code and making it easier on businesses and individuals. Whether this push will culminate in changes to the nation's tax laws remains to be seen. But there is one proposal that has been put forward: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1), which was unveiled by House Republicans earlier this month. This plan would simplify the tax law significantly. Reduce income tax rates for most Americans, double standard deductions, limit itemized deductions (except those for mortgage interest and charitable contributions), repeal personal exemptions. Repeal head of household status ($1,300 per year savings), repeal the Alternative Minimum Tax, repeal Obamacare's 3.8 percent surtax on net investment income. Reduce the number of tax brackets from seven to four (12%, 25%, 35%, and 39.6%). Increase the standard deduction to $24,000 for married couples filing jointly ($12,000 for single filers), up from $12,700 this year), and also eliminate nearly… Read More »William D King: A look at the proposed income-tax bill, what it does, and how it could affect you
William D King: A look at how the proposed income-tax bill will affect you and your family
The new income-tax bill introduced by the Congress government provides several reliefs to taxpayers says William D King. At the same time, there is some more stringent enforcement of tax laws on undisclosed incomes and spending patterns. Here is a quick look at how this Bill will affect you and your family… The new Income Tax Bill has been hailed as one that will be beneficial to taxpayers of all classes, with special attention given to lower-income groups. Among its key features are: Switching of Income Slabs – The existing income of Rs 2 lakh per annum is now proposed for those earning between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 5 lakh instead of the earlier limit of Rs 3 lakh. This appears favorable for many first-time salaried employees who were earlier outside the tax net. Exemptions to Senior Citizens – People above 60 years of age are proposed to be exempt from paying income taxes. If their annual income is Rs 4 lakh or less. The proposal also has a higher exemption limit of Rs… Read More »William D King: A look at how the proposed income-tax bill will affect you and your family
William D King: A guide on who will benefit from the new income-tax bill and who will be hurt
President Obama on December 17. The bill is made up of two pieces of legislation. First, the temporary extension of the Bush-era income tax rates for two years along with other temporary provisions to make this extension revenue-neutral says William D King. It permanently extends the increased Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), and other long-time tax credits that were included in 2009 stimulus legislation signed into law by former President George W. Bush. Who benefits from it? Most people will not be affected by this bill either way since they are already paying the rate that would have ended at the end of the year. This bill mostly affects those who earn over $200,000 a year as they will now see a slightly higher tax rate. Who gets hurt from it? For those who would have benefited from the lower income tax rates that were set to expire at the end of 2010, this bill is bad news as those people stand to pay more taxes in… Read More »William D King: A guide on who will benefit from the new income-tax bill and who will be hurt
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Der BetVictor World Cup of Darts 2020 war ein Major-Turnier der Professional Darts Corporation und wurde vom 6. bis zum 8. November zum ersten Mal in Salzburg in der Salzburgarena ausgetragen.

Ursprünglich sollte das Turnier vom 18. bis 21. Juni in der Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg stattfinden, wegen der COVID-19-Pandemie wurde das Turnier zunächst in die Steiermarkhalle von Premstätten, einem Vorort von Graz verlegt, wodurch die Austrian Darts Open 2020, welche ebenfalls wegen der COVID-19-Pandemie abgesagt wurden, ersetzen werden sollten. Am 14. Oktober entschied sich die PDC Europe jedoch für Salzburg als Austragungsort. Aufgrund steigender COVID-19-Fallzahlen wurde am 2. November bekanntgegeben, dass das Turnier erstmals ohne Zuschauer ausgetragen wird.

Format
An dem Turnier nahmen insgesamt 32 Teams bestehend aus je zwei Spielern teil. In der ersten Runde wurden dabei ausschließlich Doppel gespielt. Sieger des Spiels war das Team, welchem es zuerst gelang, insgesamt fünf Legs für sich zu entscheiden.

Ab dem Achtelfinale wurden dann zunächst zwei Einzel und – wenn nötig – ein abschließendes Doppel ausgetragen. Jedes gewonnene Match brachte hierbei einen Punkt. Wer die meisten Punkte gewann, zog in die nächste Runde ein.

Im Finale wurden die Anzahl der zu erspielenden Punkte auf 3 erhöht. Zunächst wurden also zwei Einzel ausgetragen, bevor im Doppel bereits ein 3:0-Endstand festgemacht werden konnte. Sollte dies nicht gelingen wurden maximal noch zwei weitere Einzel ausgespielt, bis ein Team die drei Punkte erreichte.

Ab dem Achtelfinale wurde Pro Einzel und Doppel im Modus Best of 7 Legs gespielt.

Teilnehmende Nationen
Beim World Cup of Darts trat pro Nation eine Mannschaft aus zwei Spielern an. Es spielten immer die zwei bestplatzierten Spieler der PDC Order of Merit einer Nation als Team zusammen. Für Nationen, deren Spieler nicht in der PDC Order of Merit gelistet waren, kamen Qualifikationsturniere zum Einsatz.

Wegen zunehmender Corona-Infektionenszahlen sagten die Titelverteidiger Peter Wright und Gary Anderson ihre Teilnahme Mitte Oktober ab. Schottland wurde stattdessen von den zwei nächstbesten Spielern der PDC Order of Merit, Robert Thornton und John Henderson, repräsentiert.

Am 2. November musste Singapur seine Teilnahme absagen, da Harith Lim wegen Ausreisebeschränkungen das Land nicht verlassen konnte und somit nicht zusammen mit Paul Lim, der in Hongkong lebt, teilnehmen konnte. Singapur wurde durch Portugal, das von José de Sousa und José Marquês vertreten wurde, ersetzt. Zudem sagten die Spieler Kyle Anderson (Australien), Darin Young (USA), Kim Viljanen (Finnland), Cristo Reyes (Spanien) und Xicheng Han (China) ihre Teilnahme ab. Sie wurden durch Damon Heta, Danny Lauby Junior,  Veijo Viinikka, Jesús Noguera und Zizhao Zheng ersetzt.

Am 5. November, einen Tag vor Turnierbeginn, wurde auch die Nicht-Teilnahme Chinas bekanntgegeben, da Zhuang Di und Zizhao Zheng aufgrund einer administrativen Angelegenheit nicht vom Flughafen Guangzhou aus starten durften. Sie wurden kurzfristig durch ein Lettisches Team, bestehend aus Madars Razma und Janis Mustafējevs ersetzt.

Sowohl Portugal als auch Lettland nahmen erstmals am World Cup of Darts teil.

Gesetzte Nationen

Ungesetzte Nationen

Teilnahme abgesagt

Preisgeld
Bei dem Turnier wurden insgesamt £ 350.000 ausgeschüttet.

Ergebnisse

Ergebnisübersicht Achtelfinale

Ergebnisübersicht Viertelfinale

Ergebnisübersicht Halbfinale

Ergebnisübersicht Finale

Wales war die vierte Nation und Price & Clayton das fünfte Duo, das den World Cup of Darts gewann.

Weblinks
 Bericht auf dartn.de
 Bericht auf darts1.de

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2020
Dartveranstaltung 2020
Dartwettbewerb in Salzburg

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The Guy In the Window: There is no organization that I know of that supports motherhood and all that it means more than Planned Parenthood.
There is no organization that I know of that supports motherhood and all that it means more than Planned Parenthood.
Say thanks this Mother's Day with a gift that honors her courage by making a donation to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund in her name. I guarantee you that she'll be pleased. I know I would be.I'm a mom, and I'm also a writer and an activist. Nothing has made me prouder than seeing my own children — and really, all young people — grow up to be healthy, educated, and in charge of their bodies and their lives. That's where Planned Parenthood comes in. There is no organization that I know of that supports motherhood and all that it means more than Planned Parenthood. That's why I'm honoring moms everywhere with my gift to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund today.
If you think being a mother is hard (and, of course, it certainly is), think of how hard it is to be born these days when an organization such as Planned Parenthood is facilitating 305,310 abortion and 0 (as in NONE) births (2007/2008 numbers). "Uh, ahem, we're sorry: we don't deliver babies—we, um, well, nevermind..."
This is weirder than anything George Orwell imagined. Have you seen this, BTW?
"April 2, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Katherine Hancock Ragsdale, an openly lesbian minister in the American Episcopal Church, has caused a stir on the internet with a sermon, posted to her weblog, in which she called abortion a "blessing" and called for the suppression of rights of conscience for health care workers.Rev. Ragsdale, a director of a left-leaning think tank, Political Research Associates, was appointed on March 30th as the next president of Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) in Cambridge, MA. She was the unanimous choice of the School's Board of Trustees and will begin her duties on July 1, 2009. Catholic Online news service reported that she has previously served on the boards of NARAL Pro-Choice America and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice."
calling, "abortion a "blessing" and called for the suppression of rights of conscience for health care workers."
I believe that there is a divide here that "fixed chaos" of which Luke speaks in the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, between which no conversation can occur. Truly beyond the pale.
What a quote! Is Judy Blume a radical or is she just ignorant? I don't get it.
radically ignorant or ignorantly radical is the better question. Either way I smell sulphur.


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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26, 2011 (AFP) - Search engine Google said Wednesday it will open a Malaysian office, its second in Southeast Asia, following significant growth in Internet usage in the country.
Google Southeast Asia chief Julian Persaud said Malaysia has one of the "highest percentages of usage of Google's Web browser, Chrome, in Asia Pacific" together with 17 million Internet users from a population of 27 million.
"The online environment in Malaysia is growing rapidly, with significant developments in both broadband Internet access and e-commerce activities," he told reporters. "We are pleased to establish our newest operations in Kuala Lumpur, where we can draw from the highest quality local talent to further help users find the information they're looking for," he added.
Julian Persaud, Managing Director of Google Southeast Asia, along with Malaysia's deputy trade and industry minister Mukhriz Mahathir (R) sign a Google billboard during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on January 26, 2011. Google announced their new setup and operation in Malaysia. AFP
Persaud said Google was targeting small and medium enterprises in Malaysia with its "search and display" services, aimed at helping them reach new markets. He said the Malaysian operations, set up four years after the creation of Google's first Southeast Asian office in Singapore, would customise products such as Google Maps, Google News and Google Translate for the local market.
Google said it will hire a record number of people this year, taking on more than 6,000 workers worldwide. Persaud also said the return of co-founder Larry Page to the company's helm in April would not affect operations in the region.
"I don't see it as much of a change as the current CEO will still be in the company... It's business as usual," he said. Last week, in a surprise shakeup of its top management, the California-based company announced that Eric Schmidt, its chief executive over the past decade, would step aside in April and be replaced by Page.
Despite revenues of nearly $30 billion last year, Google is under pressure from new rivals such as Facebook and Twitter for the attention of Web surfers, advertising dollars and engineering talent.
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On 27 February 2018, Boakye was transferred to Jiangsu Suning for a reported € 5.5 million fee.
On 31 August 2018, Boakye signed a new 2.5-year contract with an optional one-year extension for Red Star in a €2.5 million transfer, just six months after the transfer to Jiangsu Suning. Boakye contributed to Red Star's 2018-19 UEFA Champions League campaign, as the team qualified to the group stage for the first time after 27 years. After becoming the best foreigner goalscorer in the history of the club, Boakye became the first foreigner to wear a Red Star jersey over two separate terms. On 15 September 2018, he scored a brace against Radnik Surdulica in his first match since returning to Red Star. On 23 September 2018, he scored a header against Partizan in the eternal derby, which ended in a 1-1 tie.
In January 2017 he came on a year-and-a-half loan to a Serbian team Red Star Belgrade. Boakye impressed at Red Star Belgrade with his performances based the time he spent from January to May in the club. He scored an impressive 16 goals in 19 games in all competitions, and won the best player of the week on two occasions within the Serbian Superliga.
Red Star Belgrade signed Boakye on 27 June 2017. Boakye started the season with 5 goals in the first 3 games of qualifying matches of the club in 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. He added two more goals in his fifth and sixth games of Europa League qualifying match appearances.
On December 14, 2017, he was elected by the direction board as the Red Star player of the year in 2017. His performances with Red Star attracted the interest of numerous foreign teams in the winter of 2017-18. Chelsea and their coach Antonio Conte had scouted him closely over the course of the 2017-18 winter transfer window.
In January 2016 Boakye was sold to Latina in a temporary deal, with an obligation to sign outright at the end of season for an undisclosed fee.
On 31 August 2015 Boakye left for Dutch club Roda JC.
On 21 July 2014 Genoa sold half of Boakye's 50% registration rights to Atalanta for €1.3 million, with Juventus retained the other half. On 23 June 2015 Atalanta bought Boakye outright from Juventus for €1.6 million.
Boakye returned to Juventus on 30 June 2013 but was later loaned to Elche in Spain for the 2013–14 season. He finished the season having scored 6 goals in 31 league appearances (12 starts) for the Spanish club, and returned again to Juventus on 30 June 2014, after the co-ownership with Genoa was renewed just ten days prior.
His performances for the Neroverde did not go unnoticed, as the player was eventually signed by reigning Serie A champions Juventus F.C. on a co-ownership deal from Genoa in July 2012. After joining the club, however, he returned to Sassuolo on a second season-long loan deal with the club. Juventus paid nothing in cash but cancelled the transfer debt owed to Genoa with the sale of Ciro Immobile on a similar co-ownership deal in January 2012.
Boakye received an international call-up by the Ghana national team for the friendly match against China at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou on 15 August 2012. Boakye scored his first goal for Ghana on his debut, an equaliser in the 80th minute of the match. He also played for Ghana at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, winning the bronze medal.
On 21 June 2011, Boakye officially joined Serie B outfit Sassuolo on a one-year loan deal that proved very successful for the Ghanaian; he managed to score 12 goals in 34 appearances for the club that missed promotion to Serie A via a promotion play-off loss on aggregate to U.C. Sampdoria.
Following his transfer to Genoa in 2009, Boakye spent the 2009–10 Serie A season, playing in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera for the Ligurian club. On 3 April 2010, Boakye made his Serie A debut, in a match against Livorno. He came off the bench as a substitute for David Suazo in the 13th minute and scored the opening goal, and the match ended in a 1–1 draw. On 2 May, he played in his second match, replacing Giuseppe Sculli as a 71st minute substitute.
Born in Agogo, Ashanti, Boakye began his career with Bechem United in his native country of Ghana. He eventually moved to Agogo, Asante Akim North District based club, D.C. United and remained until 2008 when he was scouted by Genoa C.F.C. following a tournament in Vicenza, Italy.
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TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) administrators and faculty members today approved a new three-year collective bargaining agreement. The ratification vote followed a series of negotiating sessions last week in which progress was made on several key issues including salary, faculty evaluations and participation in campus decisions.
Social Sciences Instructor Brandon Everest said, "Faculty continue to stand together to do what is best for our students, the college and the community."
A 20-step salary plan that maintains the current 3.71% step increase for faculty moving along the plan. It will also include a 1% annual payment for faculty at step 20. In January 2017, there will be a 0.3% scale adjustment to the salary plan.
Reinstating a faculty report to the Board of Trustees agenda.


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Q: Can apps written in Oracle ADF 11.1.1.6 run in the ADF 11.1.1.7 runtime? I have written an application using 11.1.1.7 only to find out that the server I need to deploy to has 11.1.1.6.  I have extensively used the panelgridlayout in the app which is not a feature of 11.1.1.6.
Can't I just update the server's runtime to 11.1.1.7 without breaking apps written specifically for 11.1.1.6?
In other words, does 11.1.1.7 remove features from 11.1.1.6 that would break existing applications?

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HomeIndiaIndia, US begin two-day naval exercise in eastern Indian Ocean region
India, US begin two-day naval exercise in eastern Indian Ocean region
India and the US on Sunday kicked off a two-day naval exercise in the eastern Indian Ocean Region, reflecting the growing congruence in their defence and military partnership.
The Indian Navy deployed its warship Shivalik and long-range maritime patrol aircraft P8I in the 'PASSEX' exercise while the US Navy was represented by the USS Theodore Rosevelt carrier strike group, officials said.
A carrier battle group or carrier strike group is a mega naval fleet comprising an aircraft carrier, accompanied by a large number of destroyers, frigates and other ships.
"In a first, enhancing jointmanship, Indian Air Force fighters were also included in the exercise affording the IAF an opportunity to practice air interception and air defence with the US Navy," a spokesperson of the Indian Navy said.
The exercise came over a week after US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin flew into India as part of his three-nation first overseas tour that signalled the Joe Biden administration's strong commitment to its relations with its close allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
During the visit, both sides resolved to further consolidate their robust defence cooperation through deeper military-to-military engagement with Austin describing the partnership as a "stronghold" of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
The officials said the exercise began on Sunday and will conclude on Monday.
The spokesperson said the exercise is aimed at consolidating the synergy and interoperability achieved during the Malabar exercise that took place in November last.
Besides the Indian Navy, the Malabar naval exercise was participated by the navies of the US, Australia and Japan. The four countries are part of the Quad or Quadrilateral coalition.
China has been suspicious about the purpose of the Malabar exercise as it feels that the annual war game is an effort to contain its influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
In July last, the Indian Navy carried out a military exercise with a US Navy carrier strike group led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz off the coast of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The USS Nimitz is the world's largest warship.
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Q: How to fix Error: this class is not key value coding-compliant for the key tableView.' I made an app with Table View and Segmented Control, and this is my first time. I'm using some code and some tutorials, but It's not working. When I run my app It's crashing and it's showing this Error in logs:

MyApplication[4928:336085] * Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSUnknownKeyException', reason: '[ setValue:forUndefinedKey:]: this class is not key value coding-compliant for the key tableView.'
  * First throw call stack:
  (
   0   CoreFoundation                      0x000000010516fd85 __exceptionPreprocess + 165
   1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x0000000105504deb objc_exception_throw + 48
   2   CoreFoundation                      0x000000010516f9c9 -[NSException raise] + 9
   3   Foundation                          0x000000010364e19b -[NSObject(NSKeyValueCoding) setValue:forKey:] + 288
   4   UIKit                               0x0000000103c37d0c -[UIViewController setValue:forKey:] + 88
   5   UIKit                               0x0000000103e6e7fb -[UIRuntimeOutletConnection connect] + 109
   6   CoreFoundation                      0x00000001050a9890 -[NSArray makeObjectsPerformSelector:] + 224
   7   UIKit                               0x0000000103e6d1de -[UINib instantiateWithOwner:options:] + 1864
   8   UIKit                               0x0000000103c3e8d6 -[UIViewController _loadViewFromNibNamed:bundle:] + 381
   9   UIKit                               0x0000000103c3f202 -[UIViewController loadView] + 178
   10  UIKit                               0x0000000103c3f560 -[UIViewController loadViewIfRequired] + 138
   11  UIKit                               0x0000000103c3fcd3 -[UIViewController view] + 27
   12  UIKit                               0x000000010440b024 -[_UIFullscreenPresentationController _setPresentedViewController:] + 87
   13  UIKit                               0x0000000103c0f5ca -[UIPresentationController initWithPresentedViewController:presentingViewController:] + 133
   14  UIKit                               0x0000000103c525bb -[UIViewController _presentViewController:withAnimationController:completion:] + 4002
   15  UIKit                               0x0000000103c5585c -[UIViewController _performCoordinatedPresentOrDismiss:animated:] + 489
   16  UIKit                               0x0000000103c5536b -[UIViewController presentViewController:animated:completion:] + 179
   17  UIKit                               0x00000001041feb8d __67-[UIStoryboardModalSegueTemplate newDefaultPerformHandlerForSegue:]_block_invoke + 243
   18  UIKit                               0x00000001041ec630 -[UIStoryboardSegueTemplate _performWithDestinationViewController:sender:] + 460
   19  UIKit                               0x00000001041ec433 -[UIStoryboardSegueTemplate _perform:] + 82
   20  UIKit                               0x00000001041ec6f7 -[UIStoryboardSegueTemplate perform:] + 156
   21  UIKit                               0x0000000103aa6a8d -[UIApplication sendAction:to:from:forEvent:] + 92
   22  UIKit                               0x0000000103c19e67 -[UIControl sendAction:to:forEvent:] + 67
   23  UIKit                               0x0000000103c1a143 -[UIControl _sendActionsForEvents:withEvent:] + 327
   24  UIKit                               0x0000000103c19263 -[UIControl touchesEnded:withEvent:] + 601
   25  UIKit                               0x0000000103b1999f -[UIWindow _sendTouchesForEvent:] + 835
   26  UIKit                               0x0000000103b1a6d4 -[UIWindow sendEvent:] + 865
   27  UIKit                               0x0000000103ac5dc6 -[UIApplication sendEvent:] + 263
   28  UIKit                               0x0000000103a9f553 _UIApplicationHandleEventQueue + 6660
   29  CoreFoundation                      0x0000000105095301 _CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION_ + 17
   30  CoreFoundation                      0x000000010508b22c __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 556
   31  CoreFoundation                      0x000000010508a6e3 __CFRunLoopRun + 867
   32  CoreFoundation                      0x000000010508a0f8 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 488
   33  GraphicsServices                    0x000000010726dad2 GSEventRunModal + 161
   34  UIKit                               0x0000000103aa4f09 UIApplicationMain + 171
   35  Dhikr                               0x0000000101f26282 main + 114
   36  libdyld.dylib                       0x00000001064c392d start + 1
  )
  libc++abi.dylib: terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException

The code that I used is:
class ViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate {

let foodList:[String] = ["Bread", "Meat", "Pizza", "Other"]
let drinkList:[String] = ["Water", "Soda", "Juice", "Other"]

@IBOutlet weak var mySegmentedControl: UISegmentedControl!
@IBOutlet weak var myTableView: UITableView!

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}

func tableView(tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {

    var returnValue = 0

    switch(mySegmentedControl.selectedSegmentIndex) {
    case 0:
        returnValue = foodList.count
        break
    case 1:
        returnValue = drinkList.count
        break
    default:
        break
    }

    return returnValue
}

func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
    let myCell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("myCells", forIndexPath: indexPath)

    switch(mySegmentedControl.selectedSegmentIndex) {
    case 0:
        myCell.textLabel!.text = foodList[indexPath.row]
        break
    case 1:
        myCell.textLabel!.text = drinkList[indexPath.row]
        break
    default:
        break
    }

    return myCell
}

@IBAction func segmentedControlActionChanged(sender: AnyObject) {
    myTableView.reloadData()
}

Here is main.Storyboard

I checked the code many times, but it's not working. First I had to use only Table View, watching this tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABVLSF3Vqdg) I thought it will work to use Segmented Control as in tutorial. But still doesn't work. Same code, same error.
Can someone help me ?

A: You have your storyboard set up to expect an outlet called tableView but the actual outlet name is myTableView.
If you delete the connection in the storyboard and reconnect to the right variable name, it should fix the problem.

A: Any chance that you changed the name of your table view from "tableView" to "myTableView" at some point?


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We've been hearing it for years, though any one of us would be forgiven for letting it slide.
There are other priorities, after all. Marketers have been busy ensuring content is GDPR compliant. We've installed SSL certificates, made sure that our pages are mobile-responsive, and conducted conversion optimization experiments.
But Google has been sending some serious signals lately that suggest sluggish loading is a problem you can no longer sleep on.
In fact, if we look at Google's actions, it's undeniable that 2019 will be the year of page speed, the year of the lightning bolt. It's the year when the difference between fast and slow content becomes the difference between showing up in the search results (whether paid or organic) or disappearing completely.
If you've been putting off improvements to your landing page performance until now, chances are that slow content is already killing your conversions. But in 2019, slow content will kill your conversions… to death.
Not convinced? Let's explore the evidence together.
One of the reasons marketers aren't taking Google's latest messaging about page speed as seriously as they should is that the company has been asking us to speed up for at least a decade.
Because the cost of slower performance increases over time and persists, we encourage site designers to think twice about adding a feature that hurts performance if the benefit of the feature is unproven.
But that was nearly ten years ago, and Google followed it with… almost nothing.
Digital marketers and web devs thought they were safe to focus on other things.
Then, in February of 2017, Google returned to the subject of speed in a big way, publishing an industry benchmark report that's been widely shared ever since.
Google's benchmark revealed that as load times get longer, the probability of bounce increases significantly (via Think with Google).
The first version of the benchmark found that the average mobile landing page was taking 22 seconds to load. This average came down to 15.3 seconds in 2018, but it's still a significant concern.
This update to AdWords (now Google Ads) makes it possible for advertisers to point their mobile search ads to Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), an ultra-light standard for web pages that is designed to load in less than a second on a mobile device. It's the strongest indicator yet that Google wants you to get behind AMP in a big way.
While speed has been a ranking factor in desktop search results since 2010, the "Speed Update" applies stronger standards to mobile searches. Alongside mobile-first indexing, this places renewed pressure on site creators to ensure their mobile landing page experiences are speedy and engaging.
Though Mobile Speed Score doesn't (yet) have a direct impact on your cost-per-click (CPC), loading times already factor into your Quality Score because they determine landing page experience. By isolating mobile load times, Google Ads now makes it "easier to diagnose and improve your mobile site speed." Hint, hint.
Want a better view of this timeline? Click above to open a larger version.
Since 2009, one of the ongoing arguments that Google has been making—through releasing tools and metrics like PageSpeed Insights, Lighthouse, "Test My Site," the Speed Scorecard, Impact Calculator, and Mobile Speed Score—is that speed matters.
Since 2017, though, that argument has gotten much louder. And while no single action or announcement on this timeline should send you into a tizzy just yet, it's worth remembering that Google's gentle reminders tend to become more or less mandatory.
The search engine's previous drips about mobile responsiveness or, say, web security both manifested in concrete changes to their browser and search engine that forced marketers to prioritize.
That's how Google encourages change: first a carrot, then the stick.
…but what are marketers doing about it?
Unbounce wanted to know what, if anything, digital marketers are doing to meet Google's new performance standards. So in the "Inside Unbounce" tent at this year's Call to Action conference, we conducted an informal survey of attendees.
Together, we'd run the selected page through Google's "Test My Site" tool and record the results.
An attendee uses "Test My Site" at CTAConf 2018. Unbounce wanted to know, how fast are you?
Our numbers beat the benchmark by a significant margin. That's not shocking considering CTAConf is a digital marketing conference. The average load time was 10.27 seconds, five seconds faster than Google's 2018 benchmark.
Only 1.6% of the 188 attendee landing pages we tested at CTAConf loaded in three seconds. Not a single one we tested loaded faster than that.
Ooof. That hurts, especially since Google says 53% of visitors bounce after three seconds.
This means even savvy marketers are not getting the opportunity to convert because a majority of prospects bounce before the content ever loads. Imagine stressing over the color of a button or the length of your headline copy only to discover most people who click on your ad will never even see the resulting landing page.
It's no wonder, then, that Google is putting increased pressure on marketers to meet their standards in 2019. They can't afford to be serving up a heaping spoonful of frustration with each search results. And neither can you.
Even if Google weren't forcing our hands, it's hard to imagine a business that wouldn't benefit from allocating resources to ensuring their website loads like lightning. Major web brands like Etsy and eBay have long been transparent about the importance of speed to their business, and many more companies are waking up to it.
Customers expect to be able to do what they want in a way that fits their life. While users come to our website for the content, speed – or lack of – may be the first point of friction in their digital journey. Our goal is to remove friction and make their experience effortless and rewarding. As such, performance and other web quality characteristics will always be on our roadmap.
TELUS recognizes that speed—or a lack of it—serves as the unofficial gatekeeper to their content. In this context, page speed is a natural priority, even if it's one many of us have been collectively ignoring.
As the market leader in landing pages, Unbounce recognizes that being capable of extremely fast speeds represents a significant advantage for our clients. Turbo-charged landing pages result in more traffic and higher engagement, boosting conversions and helping PPC campaigns win increased ad impressions for less.
We've been happy to make it our priority into 2019. At the same time, though, we also want to remove some of the obstacles to building faster landing pages.
Over the past few months, our developers have been optimizing Unbounce pages for the recommendations made by Google's PageSpeed Insights. This bundle of technical improvements (we call it Speed Boost) automatically takes care of many of the technical details that can be a hurdle to improving performance, especially if development hours are tight or (let's be realistic here) non-existent.
Another sticking point when it comes to speeding up is that few marketers feel comfortable sacrificing visuals for faster load times. Image file sizes have increased to match the larger display resolutions and higher pixel density of modern mobile devices, one reason the average page size has doubled in the past three years.
With the addition of support for ultra-light SVG images and the recent integration of the free Unsplash image galleries right within the Unbounce builder, we're helping marketers keep things looking slick without weighing down the landing page.
The result will be Cheetah speeds—no, scratch that, cheetah-with-a-rocket-strapped-to-its-back speeds—but without the need to sacrifice either visual allure or creative control.
Want to learn more about how lightning-fast speeds can save you money? Read more about how Unbounce landing pages can boost your loading times—and your conversions.
We've taken the pressure off. Check out our plans and pricing for desktop and mobile landing pages that are always optimized with speed in mind. It guarantees a better user experience and less ad spend wasted on ads that don't convert.
When it comes to improving page speeds on mobile devices, accelerated mobile pages (AMP) set the gold standard by offering load times that are typically much quicker on a 3G connection—and under a second on 4G.
If you wait too long to ensure speedy landing pages, your competitors will zoom right past you…It's a total race right now. Specifically, with the pending issues around net neutrality, page speed could become far more important than it already is.
Considering that 70% of the world uses a 3G or slower connection—and that the repeal of net neutrality means more internet users in the US might find themselves in the slow lane—designing for older devices and slower connection speeds means connecting to more potential customers. AMP is a big plus in this regard, and that's one reason publishers were among the first to adopt it.
If all this sounds like a killer headache in the making, you're right.
While Unbounce has been greatly interested in supporting AMP, we wanted to make sure it's fast and easy for our customers to implement. So when Unbounce launches support for AMP landing pages in early 2019, you'll be able to use our drag-and-drop builder to create AMP landing pages in no time.
Interested in seeing for yourself how AMP landing pages can accelerate your conversion rate? Join the waitlist for access to the private beta here. Explore how the builder makes creating AMP-ready pages quick and easy.
No marketer can afford to ignore page speed in 2019. Mobile speeds can have a dramatic effect on paid advertising spend and your conversion rates, and Google's actions so far show that the search engine is cracking down on the slow-to-load across all devices.
If mobile loading times don't get much faster, then we can expect more pressure from Google. This could take the form of further changes to indexing or Google Ads, another round of benchmarks, or the addition of new features and tools.
There's a growing sense of urgency among marketers, and the major players are already moving to improve their loading times. Even if you're in the small business space, these things tend to have a trickle-down effect. If you don't work to improve your performance, chances are your competitors will.
As development on AMP continues, the standard will gain new flexibility while maintaining optimal speeds. It's already overcome early limitations, and it's likely we'll see adoption rates accelerate across all industries.
In 2019, though, that will begin to change, for all of the reasons discussed above. The web will speed up and slim down, and those who don't match the new paradigm will be left behind.
Thankfully, if 2019 is The Year of Page Speed, then you've still got opportunities to start speeding up in advance. Let us know your plans in the comments below.


Henry Fonda once confided that the characters he played on-screen bore little resemblance to himself. Rather, they were who he'd like to be, if he could.
By most accounts, except with his closest friends (like Jimmy Stewart), he was a cold, aloof man terrified of betraying emotion. Many of those who worked with him felt his remoteness. Reportedly, until late in his life his own children, Jane and Peter, never really knew how he felt about them. For him, showing or expressing affection was strictly off-limits.
Extremely shy from childhood, Henry (known as Hank) was drawn to the theater in his early twenties as a "way to put on a mask." He began to appear on stage in his native Omaha, and his first real acting teacher was none other than Marlon Brando's mother.
In 1935, he made the move to Hollywood to reprise the role in the movie version, and his film career was launched. By this time, he'd married his second wife, Frances Brokaw, mother of Jane and Peter. Within several years, Fonda's stardom was assured with roles in "Jezebel" (1938) and John Ford's "Young Mr. Lincoln" (1939).
The Second World War then intervened, and after making a fabulous Western called "The Ox Bow Incident" (1943), Fonda enlisted in the Navy, and saw action in the Pacific Theater, earning a Bronze Star in the process.
On his return to civilian life, Fonda took his time getting back into film, eventually re-teaming with director John Ford for the classic Western, "My Darling Clementine" (1946). He'd then go back to the stage to create another indelible role, a frustrated Naval officer on a cargo ship desperate to see action in World War 2. The play was called "Mister Roberts," and once again Fonda would recreate the character on-screen years later.
Fonda had become disgusted with the unjust practice of Hollywood blacklisting in the late forties and early fifties, and kept his distance from the film industry over this period, focusing on theater and television. He and Jimmy Stewart almost ruined their friendship at this point, getting into an explosive argument about McCarthyism. Stewart was a right-wing hawk, Fonda a loyal, left-leaning Democrat. They finally agreed never to talk politics again.
By this point, Fonda's third marriage to Susan Blanchard was starting to unravel. Second wife Frances, long beset by emotional problems, had committed suicide shortly after Fonda had asked for a divorce in 1950.
With the success of "Mister Roberts," which drew a Best Picture nomination, Hank returned to the big screen in a big way. And yet, for perhaps his finest hour, he chose a very small film and a first-time director named Sidney Lumet. Fonda both produced and starred in Lumet's ensemble piece, "12 Angry Men." Though this film, mostly shot on a single set, never made money, it won tremendous acclaim and is now considered a classic.
Henry Fonda would stay busy for another 25 years, notably playing against type a cold-blooded killer in Sergio Leone's "Once Upon A Time In The West" (1968), and winning a Tony Award for essaying the title role in "Clarence Darrow" on Broadway in 1974. His biggest regret over this period was not getting the chance to play George in Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?" He'd been offered the part for the original Broadway production, but his agent had turned it down without even showing it to him.
After "Darrow," Fonda started experiencing symptoms of the heart ailment that eventually killed him, and decided to retire from the rigors of live performing. He still stayed active in TV and film, however.
He was finally teamed with his contemporary Katharine Hepburn and daughter Jane in Mark Rydell's "On Golden Pond" (1981), and on-set, it was clear his health was failing. When his name was called out for Best Actor at the 1982 Oscar ceremony, his daughter Jane accepted the statuette for him. Fonda died just a few months later, at the age of 77.
In his last years, he'd finally managed to tell his children he loved them.
Henry Fonda's ability to project the best of the American character: decency, humility, solidity, made him an icon. But to his credit, Fonda was well aware of his own shortcomings, and fully recognized the divide between the characters he played and the real man.
Hank, we understand. And no you didn't disappoint us. You never disappointed us.


Audi and NVIDIA have teamed up to create the Audi Smart Display, which is a dockable tablet able to withstand temperatures varying from 176 degrees to -40 degrees fahrenheit and it is also shock resistant, just in case you find yourself in a pickle, your tablet will be safe.
NVIDIA has taken to their blog to shed a bit of added light to the subject of the KAI platform. Following the chatter that recently landed online, the chipmaker wanted to clear up a few details as it pertains to "the mobile unicorn" that is a low-cost premium tablet experience.


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An unexpected discovery in a central line
April 12, 2018 /in Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease News, Public Health, Quality and Safety, Quality and Safety News /by Innovation District
About a year and a half ago, a 6-year-old boy arrived at Children's Emergency Department after accidently removing his own gastrointestinal feeding tube. He wasn't a stranger to Children's National Health System: This young patient had spent plenty of time at the hospital since birth. Diagnosed in infancy with an intestinal pseudo-obstruction, a rare condition in which his bowels acted as if there were a blockage even though one was not present, parts of his intestine died and had been removed through multiple surgeries.
Because of this issue and associated health problems, at 4 years old he had a central line placed in a large vein that leads to his heart. That replaced other central lines placed in his neck earlier after those repeatedly broke. This latest central line in his chest als0 had frequent breaks. It also had become infected with multidrug-resistant Klebsiella bacteria two years before he was treated at Children's National for inadvertently removing his feeding tube.
On that day, he seemed otherwise well. His exam was relatively unremarkable, except for a small leak in his central line and a slight fever. Those findings triggered cultures taken both from blood flowing through his central line and the surrounding skin.
"No one expected him to grow anything from these cultures, especially from a child who looked so healthy," explains Madan Kumar, a fellow in Children's division of Pediatric Infectious Disease and a member of the child's care team. But a mold grew prolifically. Further investigation from a sample sent to the National Institutes of Health showed that it was a relatively new species known as Mucor velutinosus.
Because such an infection had never been reported in a child whose immune system wasn't extremely compromised from cancer, Kumar and team decided to publish a case report. The study appeared online Jan. 24, 2018, in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
Kumar notes that this patient faced myriad challenges. Not only did he have a central line, but the line also had numerous problems, necessitating fixes that could increase the chance of infection. Additionally, because of his intestinal issues, he had a chronic problem with malabsorption of nutrients. Patients with this issue often are treated liberally with antibiotics. Although this intervention can kill "bad" bacteria that can cause an infection, they also knock out "good" bacteria that keep other microorganisms – like fungi – in check. On top of all of this, the patient was receiving a nutrient-rich formula in his central line to boost his caloric intake, yet another factor associated with infections.
Patients who develop this specific fungal infection are overwhelmingly adults who are immunocompromised, Kumar explains, including those with diabetes, transplant recipients, patients with cancer and those who have abnormally low concentrations of immune cells called neutrophils in their blood. The only children who tend to get this infection are preterm infants of very low birth weight who haven't yet developed a robust immune response.
Because there was only one other published case report about a child with M. velutinosus – a 1-year-old with brain cancer who had undergone a bone marrow transplant – Kumar notes that he and colleagues were at a loss as to how best to treat their patient. "There's a paucity of literature on what to do in a case like this," he says.
Fortunately, the treatment they selected was successful. As soon as the cultures came back positive for this mold, the patient went on a three-week course of an antifungal drug known as amphotericin B. Surgeons also removed his infected central line and placed a new one. These efforts cured the patient's infection and prevented it from spreading and potentially causing the multi-organ failure associated with these types of infections.
This case taught Kumar and colleagues quite a bit – knowledge that they wanted to share by publishing the case report. For example, it reinforces the importance of central line care. It also highlights the value of thoroughly investigating potential problems in a patient with risk factors, even one who appears otherwise healthy.
Finally, Kumar adds, the case emphasizes the importance of good antibiotic stewardship, which can help prevent patients from developing sometimes deadly secondary infections like this one. "This is not an organism that you see growing in a 6-year-old very often," he says. "The fact that we saw it here speaks to the need to be judicious with broad-spectrum antibiotics so that we have a number of therapeutic options should we see unusual cases like this one."
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Children's National Health System advances sickle cell disease cure through Doris Duke Charitable Foundation grant
October 10, 2017 /in Hematology, In Brief /by Innovation District
An innovative Children's National Health System project aimed at improving the only proven cure for sickle cell disease – hematopoietic cell transplantation – will receive more than $550,000 in funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's inaugural Sickle Cell Disease/Advancing Cures Awards, which provides grants to advance curative approaches for sickle cell disease. The study, a three-year, multi-center trial that will study a low intensity, chemotherapy-free transplantation approach to cure children with sickle cell disease using a matched related donor, is led by Allistair Abraham, M.D., blood and marrow transplantation specialist, and Robert Nickel, M.D., hematologist, and is one of seven projects receiving approximately $6 million total through the awards.
While transplantation using a matched sibling donor today has a high cure rate (>90 percent) for sickle cell disease, traditional transplant approaches have many risks and side effects in both the short and long term. The study will examine if a chemotherapy-free approach can lead to a successful transplant without resulting in graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). GVHD is one of the most challenging complications of a transplant, in which the transplant immune cells attack the patient's body. The researchers anticipate that this new transplant approach will be so well tolerated that patients' quality of life will be maintained and improved throughout the process, with most of the care administered in a clinic setting.
"This approach has proven to be effective for adults with sickle cell disease, so we are grateful for the opportunity to begin this important trial for children thanks to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation," says Dr. Abraham. "Children with sickle cell disease are in need of innovative treatments, and we look forward to finding more solutions that improve the quality of life for these patients."
"Advancing treatment for sickle cell patients to the point where they can live free of the disease is our top priority," says Dr. Nickel, who is also an assistant professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. "This funding is critical to our study and it will accelerate the timeline to achieve the goal of a well-tolerated and safe cure for children with sickle cell disease."
Matthew Hsieh, M.D., who helped pioneer this work at the National Institute of Health in adults, and Greg Guilcher, M.D., who has used this transplant approach in children, are key collaborators on the project.
The study is projected to begin in December 2018 and continue for three years. The Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Program at Children's National is among the largest in the country, treating more than 1,400 children and young adults with all types of sickle cell disease. Children's National also offers the largest, most comprehensive blood disorders team in the Washington, D.C., area.
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The Red Badge Project: expediting ED care
September 5, 2017 /in Cancer, Cancer News, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine News, Quality and Safety, Quality and Safety News /by Innovation District
A red badge allows newly diagnosed cancer patients and BMT patients to bypass security and triage so they can receive lifesaving antibiotics within an hour of fighting fever.
Chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant procedures leave cancer patients with compromised immune systems, leading many to develop life-threatening infections or other complications. In particular, neutropenia, or abnormally low levels of white blood cells that are critical to fighting off infections, is prevalent among this population. Fever with neutropenia can be fatal.
As part of the Children's National Health System commitment to deliver better outcomes and safer care through innovative approaches, the Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Family Advisory team developed a protocol to rapidly identify BMT and cancer patients with suspected neutropenia to receive antibiotics within 60 minutes of arriving at the Emergency Department (ED). The Red Badge Project was born with the following goals:
• Decrease the median triage-to-antibiotic time in cancer patients with fever and suspected neutropenia or bone marrow transplant patients to 30 minutes
• Increase the proportion of patients receiving antibiotics within one hour to 90 percent
As part of the protocol, newly diagnosed cancer and bone marrow transplant patients receive a Red Badge and education regarding how to use it. If they run a fever and need medical attention, the patient and family present the Red Badge upon arrival at the ED in order to bypass the welcome desk and ED triage. This action accelerates the process, keeps the child from waiting in an area where there are other sick children and ensures the patient receives lifesaving antibiotics as fast as possible.
Work done before the patient walks through the ED doors contributes to the success of this program. When a patient runs a fever, the family is instructed to call the Hematology Oncology Fellow on-call. If it is determined that the patient needs to come to the ED, the Fellow then: 1) receives the patient's estimated arrival time so that staff can clean and prep a room 2) reminds them to apply their topical analgesia to numb the port site where the antibiotic will be administered 3) reminds them to bring their Red Badge.
From there, swift action is taken. By the time the patient arrives, he or she has already been registered and the appropriate medications have been ordered. The patient bypasses security and triage using their Red Badge as a visual cue and is then directed to a prepped room complete with medications ready for administration.
To date, the median time from triage to administration of antibiotics has decreased nearly 50 percent while the proportion of patients who received antibiotics within 60 minutes of triage improved to 90 percent.
Leveraging that success, the next step is to develop education for non-English speaking families in order to extend the reach of this lifesaving practice.
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Advances in T-cell immunotherapy at ISCT
May 22, 2017 /in Cancer, Hematology, Immunotherapy, In Brief, Infectious Disease, Meetings /by Innovation District
T-cell immunotherapy, which has the potential to deliver safer, more effective treatments for cancer and life-threatening infections, is considered one of the most promising cell therapies today. Each year, medical experts from around the world – including leaders in the field at Children's National Health System – gather at the International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) Conference to move the needle on cell therapy through several days of innovation, collaboration and presentations.
Dr. Catherine Bollard, Children's National chief of allergy and immunology and current president of ISCT, kicked off the week with a presentation on how specific approaches and strategies have contributed to the success of T-cell immunotherapy, a ground-breaking therapy in this fast-moving field.
Later in the week, Dr. Kirsten Williams, a blood and marrow transplant specialist, presented encouraging new findings, demonstrating that T-cell therapy could be an effective treatment for leukemia and lymphoma patients who relapse after undergoing a bone marrow transplant. Results from her phase 1 study showed that four out of nine patients achieved complete remission. Other medical options for the patients involved – those who relapsed between 2 and 12 months post-transplant – are very limited. Looking to the future, this developing therapy, while still in early stages, could be a promising solution.
Other highlights include:
Both Allistair Abraham, blood and marrow transplantation specialist, and Dr. Michael Keller, immunologist, presented oral abstracts, the former titled "Successful Engraftment but High Viral Reactivation After Reduced Intensity Unrelated Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease" and the latter "Adoptive T Cell Immunotherapy Restores Targeted Antiviral Immunity in Immunodeficient Patients."
Patrick Hanley engaged attendees with his talk, "Challenges of Incorporating T-Cell Potency Assays in Early Phase Clinical Trials," and his poster presentation "Cost Effectiveness of Manufacturing Antigen-Specific T-Cells in an Academic GMP Facility." He also co-chaired a session titled "Early Stage Professionals Session 1 – Advanced Strategic Innovations for Cell and Gene Therapies."
To round out this impressive group, Shabnum Piyush Patel gave a talk on genetically modifying HIV-specific T-cells to enhance their anti-viral capacity; the team plans to use these HIV-specific T-cells post-transplant in HIV-positive patients with hematologic malignancies to control their viral rebound.
This exciting team is leading the way in immunology and immunotherapy, as evidenced by the work they shared at the ISCT conference and their ongoing commitment to improving treatments and outcomes for patients at Children's National and across the country. To learn more about the team, visit the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders site.
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T-cell therapy success for relapsing blood cancer
February 24, 2017 /in Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Discovery and Insights, Discovery and Insights Home Page, Genetics and Rare Diseases, Hematology, Surgical Innovation /by Kathey Jaucian
A unique immunotherapeutic approach that expands the pool of donor-derived lymphocytes (T-cells) that react and target three key tumor-associated antigens (TAA) is demonstrating success at reducing or eliminating acute leukemias and lymphomas when these cancers have relapsed following hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT).
"There's currently a less than 10 percent chance of survival for a child who relapses leukemia or lymphoma after a bone marrow transplant—in part because these patients are in a fragile medical condition and can't tolerate additional intense therapy," says Kirsten Williams, M.D., a blood and marrow transplant specialist in the Division of Hematology at Children's National Health System, and principal investigator of the Research of Expanded multi-antigen Specifically Oriented Lymphocytes for the treatment of VEry High Risk Hematopoietic Malignancies (RESOLVE) clinical trial.
The unique manufactured donor-derived lymphocytes used in this multi-institutional Phase 1 dose-ranging study are receptive to multiple tumor-associated antigens within the cell, including WT1, PRAME, and Survivin, which have been found to be over-expressed in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), B-cell AML/MDS, B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and Hodgkins lymphoma. Modifying the lymphocytes for several antigens, rather than a single target, broadens the ability of the T-cells to accurately target and eradicate cancerous cells.
Preliminary results demonstrate a 78 percent response rate to treatment, and a 44 percent rate of total remission for participating patients. To date, nine evaluable patients with refractory and relapsed AML/MDS, B-cell ALL, or Hodgkins lymphoma have received 1-3 infusions of the expanded T-cells, and of those, seven have responded to the treatment, showing reduction in cancer cells after infusion with little or no toxicity. All of these patients had relapse of their cancer after hematopoietic cell transplantation. The study continues to recruit eligible patients, with the goal of publishing the full study results within the next 12 months.
"Our preliminary data also shows that this new approach has few if any side effects for the patient, in part because the infused T-cells target antigens that are found only in cancer cells and not found in healthy tissues," Dr. Williams notes.
The approach used to expand existing donor-derived TAA-lymphocytes, rather than using unselected T cells or genetically modified T-cells as in other trials, also seems to reduce the incidence of post infusion graft versus host disease and other severe inflammatory side effects. Those side effects typically occur when the infused lymphocytes recognize healthy tissues as foreign and reject them or when the immune system reacts to the modified elements of the lymphocytes, she adds.
"These results are exciting because they may present a truly viable option for the 30 to 40 percent of children who will relapse post-transplant," Dr. Williams concludes. "Many of the patients who participated were given two options: palliative care or this trial. To see significant success and fewer side effects gives us, and families with children facing relapsing leukemia, some hope for this new treatment."
Dr. Williams discussed the early outcomes of the RESOLVE trial during an oral presentation at the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation meeting on February 22, 2017.
"The early indicators are very promising for this patient population," says Catherine Bollard, M.D., M.B.Ch.B., Chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology, Director of the Program for Cell Enhancement and Technologies for Immunotherapy (CETI) at Children's National, and senior author of the study. "If we can achieve this, and continue to see good responses with few side effects, it's possible these methods could become a viable alternative to HSCT for patients with no donor match or who aren't likely to tolerate transplant."
This is one of the first immunotherapeutic approaches to successfully capitalize on the natural ability of human T-cells to kill cancer, though previous research has shown significant success for this approach in reducing the deadly impact of several viruses, including Epstein-Barr virus, adenovirus, and cytomegalovirus, post HSCT. These new findings have led to the development of additional clinical trials to investigate applications of this method of TAA-lymphocyte manufacture and infusion for pre-HSCT MDS/AML, B-cell ALL, Hodgkins Lymphoma, and even some solid tumors.
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<?php

namespace Zortje\BoxcarNotifications;

use Zortje\BoxcarNotifications\Exception\InvalidAccessTokenException;
use Zortje\BoxcarNotifications\Exception\NoDeviceAssociatedException;

/**
 * Class Boxcar
 *
 * @package Zortje\BoxcarNotifications
 */
class Boxcar
{

    const USER_AGENT = 'ZortjeBoxcarNotificationsPHP/1.0';

    const ENDPOINT = 'https://new.boxcar.io/api/notifications';

    /**
     * @var String Access token
     */
    private $accessToken;

    /**
     * @var String Sound
     */
    private $sound;

    /**
     * @var String Source name
     */
    private $sourceName;

    /**
     * @var String Icon URL
     */
    private $iconUrl;

    /**
     * @var String Open URL
     */
    private $openUrl;

    /**
     * Your access token can be found in Boxcar global setting pane.
     *
     * @param String $accessToken Access token
     */
    public function __construct($accessToken)
    {
        $this->accessToken = $accessToken;
    }

    /**
     * This is a short source name to show in inbox. Default is "Custom notification" if omitted.
     *
     * @param String $sourceName Source name
     */
    public function setSourceName($sourceName)
    {
        $this->sourceName = $sourceName;
    }

    /**
     * This is a short source name to show in inbox. Default is "Custom notification" if omitted.
     *
     * @return String Source name
     */
    public function getSourceName()
    {
        return $this->sourceName;
    }

    /**
     * This is where you define the icon you want to be displayed within the application inbox.
     *
     * @param String $iconUrl
     */
    public function setIconUrl($iconUrl)
    {
        $this->iconUrl = $iconUrl;
    }

    /**
     * This is where you define the icon you want to be displayed within the application inbox.
     *
     * @return String
     */
    public function getIconUrl()
    {
        return $this->iconUrl;
    }

    /**
     * As a default, the general sound is used, if you omit this parameter.

     * General sound typically default to silent, but if you changed it, you can force the notification to be silent
     * with the "no-sound" sound name.

     *

     * **Supported sounds**
     * - beep-crisp
     * - beep-soft
     * - bell-modern
     * - bell-one-tone
     * - bell-simple
     * - bell-triple
     * - bird-1
     * - bird-2
     * - boing
     * - cash
     * - clanging
     * - detonator-charge
     * - digital-alarm
     * - done
     * - echo
     * - flourish
     * - harp
     * - light
     * - magic-chime
     * - magic-coin
     * - notifier-1
     * - notifier-2
     * - notifier-3
     * - orchestral-long
     * - orchestral-short
     * - score
     * - success
     * - up
     *
     * @param String $sound
     *
     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException If setting sound not supported
     */
    public function setSound($sound)
    {
        /**
         * White list of supported sounds
         */
        $sounds = array_fill_keys([
            'beep-crisp',
            'beep-soft',
            'bell-modern',
            'bell-one-tone',
            'bell-simple',
            'bell-triple',
            'bird-1',
            'bird-2',
            'boing',
            'cash',
            'clanging',
            'detonator-charge',
            'digital-alarm',
            'done',
            'echo',
            'flourish',
            'harp',
            'light',
            'magic-chime',
            'magic-coin',
            'notifier-1',
            'notifier-2',
            'notifier-3',
            'orchestral-long',
            'orchestral-short',
            'score',
            'success',
            'up',
        ], true);

        if (!isset($sounds[$sound])) {
            throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Sound '$sound' is not supported");
        }

        $this->sound = $sound;
    }

    /**
     * As a default, the general sound is used, if you omit this parameter.

     * General sound typically default to silent, but if you changed it, you can force the notification to be silent
     * with the "no-sound" sound name.
     *
     * @return String
     */
    public function getSound()
    {
        return $this->sound;
    }

    /**
     * If defined, Boxcar will redirect you to this url when you open the notification from the Notification Center.
     *

     * It can be a http link like http://maps.google.com/maps?q=cupertino or an inapp link
     * like twitter:///user?screen_name=vutheara
     *
     * @param String $openUrl
     */
    public function setOpenUrl($openUrl)
    {
        $this->openUrl = $openUrl;
    }

    /**
     * If defined, Boxcar will redirect you to this url when you open the notification from the Notification Center.
     *

     * It can be a http link like http://maps.google.com/maps?q=cupertino or an inapp link
     * like twitter:///user?screen_name=vutheara
     *
     * @return String
     */
    public function getOpenUrl()
    {
        return $this->openUrl;
    }

    /**
     * Push notification to Boxcar
     *
     * @param Notification $notification
     *
     * @return bool TRUE if successful, otherwise FALSE
     *
     * @throws InvalidAccessTokenException
     * @throws NoDeviceAssociatedException
     */
    public function push(Notification $notification)
    {
        /**
         * Init curl, execute and close
         */
        $curl = curl_init();

        curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, self::ENDPOINT);
        curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, self::USER_AGENT);
        curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $this->createPostFields($notification));
        curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

        curl_exec($curl);
        $info = curl_getinfo($curl);
        curl_close($curl);

        /**
         * Handle result
         */
        switch ($info['http_code']) {
            case 201:
                return true;

            case 401:
                throw new InvalidAccessTokenException('Not Authorized: Access token not recognized');

            case 404:
                throw new NoDeviceAssociatedException('Not Found: No device associated with provided access token');
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Create post fields for API request based on provided notification object
     *
     * @param Notification $notification
     *
     * @return array<string,string> Post fields
     */
    private function createPostFields(Notification $notification)
    {
        /**
         * Required fields
         */
        $data = [
            'user_credentials'           => $this->accessToken,
            'notification[title]'        => $notification->getTitle(),
            'notification[long_message]' => $notification->getContent()
        ];

        /**
         * Optional fields
         */
        if (!empty($this->getSourceName())) {
            $data['notification[source_name]'] = $this->getSourceName();
        }

        if (!empty($this->getIconUrl())) {
            $data['notification[icon_url]'] = $this->getIconUrl();
        }

        if (!empty($this->getSound())) {
            $data['notification[sound]'] = $this->getSound();
        }

        if (!empty($this->getOpenUrl())) {
            $data['notification[open_url]'] = $this->getOpenUrl();
        }

        return $data;
    }
}

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I have been teaching in New York City since 2003. I help musicians develop their unique ability to play with greater ease and freedom, and I help musicians who deal with stage fright, pain or injury. And I have a great fondness for working with beginner and recreational musicians of all ages.
I graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy school where I studied piano with Michael Coonrod and developed my passion for the music of Robert Schumann. At Arizona State University I studied piano with Walter Cosand, Jan Meyer Thompson and Rayna Barroll-Aschaffenburg. My post graduate work includes 4 years of private study with Madeline Bruser and her unique approach to making music: The Art of Practicing.
As a teacher of The Art of Practicing and meditation practitioner and leader, I provide traditional piano lessons with a mindfulness-based approach to a natural and comfortable use of the body, awakened listening, and confident, easeful performing. Whether you are a beginner, amateur, or professional, you deserve to play with ease, comfort and joy.
Natural and Comfortable. Being aware of your environment and feeling comfortable at your instrument is necessary to building the habit of confidence. Extend this awareness to the way you use your fingers, hands, arms, and shoulders, and you will free yourself of unwanted tension and develop a technique that allows you to play freely, powerfully and with natural expressiveness.
Awakened listening. Learning about the barriers to focused listening can free your innate expressive ability. Often the inability to clearly hear the complex harmonies in the music can lead to unwanted tension in the body as you try to force the sounds and feelings out of your instrument. Being able to awaken your listening can help you connect to the meaning of the music allowing you to express yourself with greater ease and spontaneity.
Confident performing. The effects of stage fright can range from mild nervousness to the feeling of being completely out of control. These distractions rob us of the presence and focus we need to share the music we love. Learning about the mental, physical, and environmental issues that contribute to stage fright can help free you from those distractions giving you a sense of fearlessness and confidence as you play and perform.
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PI Shareholders appointed Dr. Patrick Pertsch as a Managing Director on the General Management team of PI Ceramic GmbH (PIC), effective October 1, 2018. PI Ceramic - a leading manufacturer of piezo transducers and assemblies for precision motion and sensing applications - is a subsidiary of PI (Physik Instrumente).
Piezo motors provide excellent dynamic properties, such as high acceleration and fast start/stop behavior, along with nanometer precision and stability. In contrast to traditional piezo mechanisms, like piezo stacks and piezo flexure stages, piezo motors are not limited to short travel ranges.
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Q: A generic type to describe argument which can be one of few types This question mainly comes from my previous one on this topic: Declare a custom type for logical argument
Here an example:
interface ProductType1 {
  id: string;
}

interface ProductType2 {
  productId: string
}

function getId(product: ???): string {
  return product.id || product.productId || string
}

The idea behind this is straight forward: You can pass an object of a type ProductType1 or ProductType2 or a product id itself (string)
I was trying to do something like:
type ProductAsArgument = ProductType1 | ProductType2 | string

or
interface Product {
  id: string;
  productId: string;
}

or
interface Product {
  id?: string;
  productId?: string;
}

But as you might guess none of this worked since one of the properties never exist on one of the union types (ProductType1,ProductType2,string)
I believe my go-to option is to create some kind of a smart generic that will inherit a <T> and will know, that <T> can be either on of the types I mentioned above.
I might be wrong here but it looks like to me that generic can solve this issue.
I found some interesting approaches here How to make one generic type closely dependent on another in TypeScript? but still don't understand how to apply it on my case

A: Can you use classes instead of interfaces? In which case you can do something like this, although it would be cleaner to use inheritance for the ProductType classes:
Using Classes
class ProductType1 {
  id: string = '1';
}

class ProductType2 {
  productId: string = '2';
}

type ProductOrString = ProductType1|ProductType2|string;

function getId(product: ProductOrString): string {
  if (product instanceof ProductType1)
    return product.id;
  else if (product instanceof ProductType2)
    return product.productId;
  else if (typeof product === 'string')
    return product;
  else
    return 'Error in getId(): Unexpected type';
}

let prod1 = new ProductType1();
let prod2 = new ProductType2();
let prod3 = '3';

console.log(`prod1 ID is ${getId(prod1)}`);
console.log(`prod2 ID is ${getId(prod2)}`);
console.log(`prod3 ID is ${getId(prod3)}`);

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Alternatively, using interfaces:
Using Interfaces
interface ProductType1 {
  id: string;
}

interface ProductType2 {
  productId: string;
}

type ProductOrString = ProductType1|ProductType2|string;

function getId(product: ProductOrString): string {
  if (typeof product === 'string')
    return product;
  else
  if ('id' in product)
    return product.id;
  else if ('productId' in product)
    return product.productId;
  else
    return 'getId(): Unexpected type';
}

let prod1 = { id: '1' };
let prod2 = { productId: '2' };
let prod3 = '3';

console.log(`prod1 ID is ${getId(prod1)}`);
console.log(`prod2 ID is ${getId(prod2)}`);
console.log(`prod3 ID is ${getId(prod3)}`);

A: Another solution using generics:
type Nullish<T> = T|null|undefined;
type ObjOrStr<T> = T|string;

abstract class BaseProduct
{
    id: Nullish<string>;
    productId: Nullish<string>;
}

class Product1 extends BaseProduct
{
    id: string = 'id1';
}

class Product2 extends BaseProduct
{
    productId: string = 'productId2';
}

class SomeClass
{
    getProductId<T extends BaseProduct>(product: ObjOrStr<T>)
    {
        if (typeof product === 'string')
            return product;
        else
            return product.id || product.productId;
    }

    someMethod<T extends BaseProduct>(product: ObjOrStr<T>)
    {
        const productName = this.getProductId(product);

        return productName;
    }
}

let prod1 = new Product1();
let prod2 = new Product2();
let prod3 = 'string3';
let sc = new SomeClass();

console.log(`prod1 id = ${sc.someMethod(prod1)}`);
console.log(`prod2 id = ${sc.someMethod(prod2)}`);
console.log(`prod3 id = ${sc.someMethod(prod3)}`);

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A: I'm not going to directly answer your question. But for this type of problem
You can pass an object of a type ProductType1 or ProductType2 or a product id itself (string).

I will have gone in the direction of functions overriding.
function getId(productId: string): string
function getId(product: ProductType1): string
function getId(product: ProductType2): string
function getId(product: string | ProductType1 | ProductType2): string {
  if (typeof product === "string")
    return product;
  else if (product instanceof ProductType1)
    ...
}

A: All you need to do is type them
interface ProductType1 {
  id: string;
}

interface ProductType2 {
  productId: string
}

function getId(product: ProductType1 | ProductType2 | string): string {
  return (product as ProductType1).id || (product as ProductType2).productId || product as string
}

You can also choose to do typeof product == 'ProductType1' if statements..