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Often asked: The Data Manipulation Language Is A Popular Tool When Querying A Relational Database?
1 What is the most popular data manipulation language and method to question a database?
2 Which of the following is the most popular database manipulation language?
3 Which of the following is a popular technique for designing relational databases?
4 What is a specialized data manipulation language for accessing and manipulating data stored in a relational database?
5 Is social data a form of big data?
6 What is data manipulation language with example?
7 What are data manipulation language commands?
8 Which commands are used for manipulating data in database?
9 Why do we use DDL?
10 What are examples of relational databases?
11 What is types of database?
12 What is a relational diagram give an example?
13 What is a special purpose programming language for accessing manipulating data stored in a relational database?
14 Is a special purpose programming language for accessing and manipulating data stored in?
15 Is a computer language for storing manipulating and retrieving data stored in a relational database?
What is the most popular data manipulation language and method to question a database?
The most prominent data manipulation language today is: SQL
A _______ organizes data in two-dimensional tables. Relational DBMS
In a relational database, the three basic operations used to develop useful sets of data are: Select, project, and join
Which of the following is the most popular database manipulation language?
The most prominent data manipulation language today is Structured Query Language, or SQL. End users and information systems specialists can use SQL as an interactive query language to access data from databases, and SQL commands can be embedded in application programs written in conventional programming languages.
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Which of the following is a popular technique for designing relational databases?
Which of the following is a popular technique for designing relational databases? An entity-relationship (ER) diagram represents primary database elements in a graphical form. A circular reference in a spreadsheet is a powerful and useful situation.
What is a specialized data manipulation language for accessing and manipulating data stored in a relational database?
SQL is a standard computer language for accessing and manipulating a database. SQL is a type of programming language, which is a language used to write instructions for a computer. However, SQL is a very specialized programming language specifically designed to work with databases.
Is social data a form of big data?
Social data is NOT a form of big data.
What is data manipulation language with example?
A popular data manipulation language is that of Structured Query Language (SQL), which is used to retrieve and manipulate data in a relational database. Other forms of DML are those used by IMS/DLI, CODASYL databases, such as IDMS and others.
What are data manipulation language commands?
A data manipulation language ( DML ) is a family of computer languages including commands permitting users to manipulate data in a database. This manipulation involves inserting data into database tables, retrieving existing data, deleting data from existing tables and modifying existing data.
Which commands are used for manipulating data in database?
DDL( Data Definition Language): DDL or Data Definition Language actually consists of the SQL commands that can be used to define the database schema. SQL | DDL, DQL, DML, DCL and TCL Commands
DDL – Data Definition Language.
DQl – Data Query Language.
DML – Data Manipulation Language.
DCL – Data Control Language.
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Why do we use DDL?
DDL statements are used to build and modify the structure of your tables and other objects in the database. When you execute a DDL statement, it takes effect immediately.
What are examples of relational databases?
Popular examples of standard relational databases include Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, MySQL and IBM DB2. Cloud-based relational databases, or database as a service, are also widely used because they enable companies to outsource database maintenance, patching and infrastructure support requirements.
What is types of database?
Types of databases
Centralized database.
Cloud database.
Commercial database.
Distributed database.
End-user database.
Graph database.
NoSQL database.
Object-oriented database.
What is a relational diagram give an example?
Answer: A relational diagram is a representation of the relational database'sentities, the attributes within those entities, and the relationships between those entities. 3. Typically, a patient staying in a hospital receives medication(s) that have beenordered by a particular doctor.
What is a special purpose programming language for accessing manipulating data stored in a relational database?
listen) S-Q-L, /ˈsiːkwəl/ "sequel"; Structured Query Language ) is a domain- specific language used in programming and designed for managing data held in a relational database management system (RDBMS), or for stream processing in a relational data stream management system (RDSMS).
Is a special purpose programming language for accessing and manipulating data stored in?
SQL, or Structured Query Language is the set of instructions used to interact with databases. An incredibly simple definition for such a complex subject. SQL is a special purpose programming language designed for managing data stored in a relational database management system. Slightly more intimidating…
Is a computer language for storing manipulating and retrieving data stored in a relational database?
SQL is Structured Query Language, which is a computer language for storing, manipulating, and retrieving data stored in a relational database. SQL is the standard language for Relational Database System.
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Family travel Blog post December 17, 2021
Photo courtesy of Janeen Christoff
MSC Seashore at Ocean Cay Marine Reserve.
Review by Janeen Christoff / Agent Studio
MSC Seashore is the first ship in MSC's Seaside EVO Class, which stems from the cruise line's original Seaside Class. Seaside-class ships were the first purpose-built by MSC for the American market. Seashore is the first of two enriched Seaside EVO-class ships and is outfitted with advanced environmental technology to increase energy efficiency.
While the MSC Seashore was designed for the U.S. traveler, it has a distinctly European flair. For example, dinners are long and the staff is understated rather than overly outgoing.
For travelers sailing on MSC Seashore will find an elegant vibe and an outstanding variety of dining and entertainment venues that offer an immersive experience without being overdone. Some spots could be called kitschy, but instead of feeling cheap, they feel fun.
Nothing kicks off the start of a vacation like stepping onboard to a "wow" moment, and that is just what happens when guests set foot onboard and see the four-deck atrium with changing screens, sparkling chrome mirrors and adorned on either side with Swarovski crystal staircases. It's also the perfect spot for a concert with stages for musicians on three levels.
The ship has a New York City theme and various restaurants and venues onboard take advantage of this. Stop in for a drink under the Statue of Liberty at the MSC Signature Casino Bar or hang out in the Brooklyn Cafe, ideal for lounging. You can even watch the ball drop in "Times Square."
Main dining rooms are also named for various places in New York, including 5th Avenue, Central Park, Tribeca and Manhattan.
Specialty restaurants aren't completely holding true to the New York theme but you can't avoid stirrings of the Big Apple with dining venues such as Butcher's Cut steakhouse, Guests can also try Ocean Cay for fresh seafood and Kaito Sushi and Kaito Teppanyaki for Japanese cuisine as well as HOLA! Tacos & Cantina.
One restaurant/bar guests shouldn't miss is the American Sports Bar--especially for sports fans. Televisions broadcast the latest sporting events and guests can admire sports memorabilia while sitting at tables filled with basketballs, baseballs and more. There's an extensive beer list as well as billiards and a pinball machine.
In addition to the American Sports Bar, guests can enjoy cocktails at the Le Cabaret Rouge Bar, the Cocktail Bar in the Chef's Court or the outdoor Horizon Bar, a panoramic ice cream bar. There's also the Long Island Bar, the Sky Bar, the Uptown Lounge piano bar, the Wine Cave Bar and the Champagne Bar.
The ship may have a New York theme, but it can't escape its Italian roots. Passengers will want to make sure they satisfy their sweet tooth at Venchi 1878 Chocolate Bar. The famous Italian chocolatier of course offers up a variety of handmade chocolates but is also serving artisanal coffee and homemade gelato. In case one Venchi is not enough, there is also a second selling gelato and crepes.
The Marketplace Buffet and Restaurant is expansive taking up much of the aft portion of the ship on Deck 16. The expansive dining area is well-suited for breakfast and lunch. It offers both indoor and outdoor seating and cuisines from around the world.
As far as live entertainment, the two main venues on the Seashore are the high-tech Madison Theatre, which is currently featuring a troupe of singers and dancers known as Coast to Coast. The other main venue for live entertainment is the Le Cabaret Rouge.
Other onboard thrills include an F1 racecar simulator, a virtual reality river rafting simulator, and an immersive XD Cinema. Kids of all ages will enjoy the Pirates Cove Aquapark with splash pads, water slides and more.
For those who want to relax, there's the Aurea spa. Aurea also offers its own dedicated bar and restaurant. It features 21 treatment rooms, a MediSpa center, an exclusive outdoor area, a professional hair and nail salon, a barbershop, a Thermal Area and an MSC Gym by TechnoGym.
The MSC Seashore is also home to the MSC Yacht Club, which spans four decks, has its own private pool, a solarium, and a private restaurant and lounge. This exclusive section of the ship features a number of high-end staterooms with special, added luxuries, including priority check-in, checkout, 24-hour butler service, premium internet and premium drinks packages, complimentary access to the Thermal Suite at the Aurea Spa and more.
In addition to the Yacht Club staterooms, there are a variety of interior, oceanview, balcony and connecting staterooms. They are elegantly appointed with plenty of space for personal items. A unique feature aboard the ship is its connecting cabins that allow for families to be next to one another.
Currently, MSC Seashore is sailing Caribbean & the Bahamas itineraries roundtrip from Miami with stops at MSC's private island, Ocean Cay Marine Reserve. Sailings are between five and 16 nights.
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Macrocheilus immanis – gatunek chrząszcza z rodziny biegaczowatych, podrodziny Anthiinae i plemienia Helluonini.

Taksonomia
Gatunek opisany został w 1920 roku przez Herberta Edwarda Andrewesa. Holotypem jest samiec.

Opis
Chrząszcz ten osiąga 24,7 mm długości i 8,3 mm szerokości. Labrum wydłużone, z trzema parami szczecinek w pobliżu krawędzi. Bródka z oboma płatkami i ząbkami tęgimi, przy czym ząbki mniejsze są od płatków i nieregularnie oszczecinione w spodniej części podstawowej. Czwarty człon głaszczków szczękowych rozszerzony i gęsto oszczeciniony. Plamki na pokrywach duże, prawie kwadratowe, położone w pobliżu środka, zajmujące międzyrzędy od 2 do 7. Od podobnych M. niger, M. asteriscus różni się m.in. wielkością i kształtem plam na pokrywach.

Występowanie
Gatunek ten jest endemitem Mjanmy (Birma).

Przypisy

Biegaczowate
Chrząszcze Mjanmy
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1920 roku

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Q: NIC Teaming with Broadcom on HyperV 2008 R2 I have a HyperV cluster made up of 3 hosts. Each host is connected to both of my Nexus 5548 switches running in an etherchannel. LACP on the switch and NIC teaming using Broadcom 802.3ad on the server side. This gives me 2GB of bandwidth and also provides fault tolerance.
The problem I am having occurs when I perform a live migration. Before the live migration both Nexus switches show the MAC of the VM in the ARP table. After the migration one switch shows the MAC of the VM and the other shows the MAC of the HyperV host which it moved to.
I ran a packet capture and saw the HyperV host send a gratuitous ARP with the IP of the VM and the MAC of the host instead of the MAC of the VM. I lose layer 3 connectivity when this happens.  I have to manually clear the ARP entry from the switch or wait about 7 minutes for it to correct itself.
I did some looking around and people are having similar issues when dealing with NIC teaming using Broadcom. Has anyone seen this?  Any advice?
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I am only having this problem when teaming using Link Aggregation 802.3ad. The Broadcom teaming options are...

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*Link Aggregation (802.3ad)

*Smart Load Balancing (TM) and Failover

*SLB (Auto-Fallback Disable

*Generic Trunking (FEC/GEC) / 802.3ad-Draft Static

I switched to Smart Load Balancing and the VM Live Migrates without losing any network connectivity.  However, the ARP tables on the Nexus switches are in sync but they show the MAC address of the Host and not the VM.  This is opposite of what I thought it would do. Shouldn't the ARP tables of the switches show the MAC of the VM?  If not and they are suppose to show the MAC of the host, why?

A: Okay.  After 3 weeks of intense battle I finally got it all figured out.
I opened a case with Broadcom support and after going back and forth for a few days here is the response I received from a Broadcom software developer.

Seeing a (vm_ipv4, host_mac_addr) or (vm_ipv6, host_mac_addr) pair on a remote station or switch is okay for many networks. Basp will handle the muxing of the addresses and make sure the vm's get the correct packets.
However, a few network configurations require the ip address to map to the vm_mac_addr. If you want to use the vm_mac_addr instead of the host_mac_addr, you need to add the HyperVMode registry key listed below.
If it is desired not to mux the vm's mac address, that is to not replace it with a mac address of a nic, you need to set the following registry entry on the host the vm is running on and reboot the system for it to take effect.  Setting this registry entry results in a less efficient operation by basp, but is necessary in certain setups, such as when there is a dhcp server that requires the vm's mac address be  used in order to assign an ip address. By setting this registry entry, you should also see the actual vm's mac address in the arp table of all the remote stations the vm is connected to.
This registy entry can be added after a team has been created, but before the hyper-v virtual adapter using the team has been created. A value of 1 will configures basp to use a vm's mac address instead of the mac address of a nic in a slb team when load balancing flows. A value of 0, or not present, configures basp to mux/demux the vm's mac address with a mac address of one of the nics in the team.
Set the "1" in the registry path to the correct team number that this mode is to be applied to and reboot the system. Note that this registry entry will be deleted when the team is deleted, and must be recreated each time the team is created. Future versions of BACS will have a check-box that will set this registry entry and prevent the need for adding it when a team is created and having to reboot the system. This registry entry is only available on >=basp6-1.5.1.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\
     Blfp\Parameters\1]
     "HyperVMode"=dword:00000001

PS. Besides this registry entry being only available on >=basp6-1.5.1, it is only  applicable to slb team types, and does not apply to lacp or gec teams.

So with that said I gave it a try. First, I applied created the registry key. Then, I changed the Virtual Switch to Private Virtual Machine Network mode. I gave the server a quick reboot. Finally, when the server came back online I configured the Virtual Switch back to External Mode and choose the BASP Virtual Adapter. I tested Live Migrations and everything worked perfectly and the ARP tables in the Nexus showed the VM_IP and the VM-MAC.  YEY!!!!

A: Here is the setting within SCVMM.  I was having issues like you until I turned on Trunk mode for the Host.  If you right click on the host in SCVMM --> Properties --> Networking tab

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.bf – krajowa domena internetowa najwyższego poziomu przypisana dla stron internetowych z  Burkina Faso
 Brainfuck – ezoteryczny język programowania, często oznaczany skrótem skrótem BF

Geokodowanie
 BF – Burkina Faso (oznaczenie kodowe wg ISO 3166-1 w wersji dwuliterowej alfa-2)


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Антуфьево — деревня в Бардымском районе Пермского края. Входит в состав Шермейской сельской территории.

По результатам переписи 2010 года численность населения составила 45 человек, в том числе 23 мужчины и 22 женщины.

В 2005 году численность населения составляла 67 человек.

Находится примерно в 23 км к востоку от центра села Барда.

Примечания

Населённые пункты Бардымского района


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Choate is not a Word
and other Inchoate Observations
Lord Abbett vs. Valeant - Questions of Jurisdiction
Questions of jurisdiction often arise in lawsuits - in which court, federal or state, should or could a plaintiff file a lawsuit? The case described below is an elucidation of this issue:
This article was on Bloomberg.com:
Lord Abbett & Co, the mutual fund company, filed a securities fraud lawsuit against Valeant on Wednesday alleging that it bought the drug giant's debt securities at an artificially high price because of misinformation provided by Valeant. The suit, filed in federal court in New Jersey and alleging violations of New Jersey's racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO) law, represents a new and potentially costly legal attack on Valeant, which is already facing lawsuits over alleged manipulation of drug prices.
By invoking the RICO law in New Jersey, the location of Valeant's U.S. headquarters, Lord Abbett could seek a penalty three times as large as the losses it allegedly sustained from the decline in Valeant's share price. Federal securities laws don't allow investors to invoke national RICO laws in comparable shareholder suits.
Various parties have filed RICO suits against Valeant, but only over allegations that the company defrauded them through deceptive business practices, such as overcharging them for drugs. The losses claimed in those RICO cases, in the hundreds of millions of dollars, are small compared with the total of $80 billion in investor losses claimed in Lord Abbett's RICO suit. The existing securities fraud cases against Valeant, which claim a comparable total of investor losses, don't contain the RICO threat of treble damages.
If other investors were to follow Lord Abbett's lead, Valeant's legal exposure could balloon. In its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Valeant says that the class action suits are without merit and that it intends to fight them.
Legal Challenges
It's impossible to estimate how much Valeant will ultimately pay out as a result of its voluminous legal entanglements, which include Justice Department and regulatory probes and lawsuits alleging it defrauded its clients and shareholders.
The new RICO suit could add new pressures to a company that admitted accounting improprieties in 2015 and is grappling with $28 billion in debt. Under an agreement with lenders, Valeant doesn't need to deduct from its earnings any legal costs up to $500 million in any 12-month period, as long as no single charge exceeds $250 million. Any amount paid to Lord Abbett or other plaintiffs above those figures would reduce earnings as calculated by debt holders.
At the end of the last quarter, Valeant had $162 million reserved to cover "probable and estimable" legal liabilities, settlements and other matters, according to its most recent quarterly filing.
How was Lord Abbett able to file suit in Federal court while invoking NJ's RICO statutes? The answer - the suit can be filed in federal court as long as the NJ RICO claims are anchored to federal claims - can be found on the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law's website under the section "Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys":
In 1990, Congress enacted the supplemental jurisdiction statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1367, which largely codified, with certain critical distinctions, the former common law doctrines of pendent, ancillary, and pendent-party jurisdiction. When applicable, these doctrines permitted the federal court to take jurisdiction over state law claims over which there was no independent basis of jurisdiction so long as they were anchored to a claim in the action over which federal jurisdiction was appropriate.
Jay on August 28, 2017 in Shareholder Litigation | Permalink | Comments (0)
Irony in Stone
Was it a bitter twist of irony that the Justice whose confirmation Senator Barak Obama voted against in 2005 saved his Health Care Act? Chief Justice John Roberts, whilst finding that the Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause, nonetheless upheld the law saying that the law was constitutional by under the taxing power of the federal government.
In 1934, then Labor Secretary Frances Perkins found herself seated next to Justice Harlan F. Stone. Stone inquired as to how her work was going. The secretary said hat they were were uncertain on what basis the new Social Security program should be founded. Upon hearing this, the justice leaned over to her and whispered: 'The taxing power of the federal government, my dear; the taxing power is sufficient for everything you want and need.'
It appears that Justice Roberts was listening as well. Ah, history does repeat itself, not content to merely rhyme.
Jay on July 03, 2012 in Supreme Court | Permalink | Comments (0)
Speak Antonin, and Don't Hold Back
The Supreme Court handed down its decision on SB 1070 [the Arizona immigration case]. The Court upheld the provision allowing state law enforcement to determine the immigration status of anyone they stop or arrest if they have reason to suspect the person might be in the country illegally.
The Court parted ways on three other provisions, with the majority rejecting measures that would have subjected illegal immigrants to criminal penalties for acts such as seeking work.
In his dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia couldn't help himself. He attacked President Obama's recent decision not to deport many illegal immigrants who have been in the United States since they were children. This policy was announced approximately two months after the case was heard.
Illegal immigration is a campaign issue. Why comment on the Obama policy? Scalia answered these criticisms of his criticism by saying "If the government is going to make me eat broccoli, I'll say whatever I damn well please".
Ok Justice Scalia, take it easy, the government isn't really going to make us eat broccoli now is it? But maybe you should have some anyway. A bit constipated perhaps??
A Good Cry for Greece
Another zinger from Krugman in today's NY Times. It's not the fault of the Greeks, it's the euro's fault! Blame the investors who in their belief that they were lending to a sovereign nation thought they had a right to repayment! Imagine the gall!
According to Krugman, Greek productivity is a mere 25% below the EU average. I mean, what's a few percentage points here and there?? My cardiac surgeon's medical school in Granada was only ranked 25 percentile points below his peers, but hey, cut my heart out!
He also claims that social expenditures as a percentage of GDP are lower than Sweden and Germany. 2 + 2 = 5 you say?
Isn't Krugman always saying that countries are not corporations. If countries borrow money, shouldn't they have an obligation to repay those debts? Blame the investors you say? Really??
Jay on June 18, 2012 in Is Krugman on Crack? | Permalink | Comments (0)
Sharon Van Etten -Save Yourself
I never imagined I would be taking musical cues from Paul Krugman but hey, stranger things have happened [or so I tell myself]:
Jay on June 16, 2012 in Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
Supreme Whining
Following oral arguments in the Supreme Court re: The Affordable Care Act, President Obama publicly reminded the justices that they're "an unelected group of people" and warned them not to take the "unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress." That's the kind of chilling presidential warning you'd expect in "places like Balochistan" said Mark Steyn in NationalReviewOnline.com.
Balochistan isn't really a country but I guess that was the point. Name some obsure province in Pakistan and hey, that sounds like some paleolithic backwater doesn't it?? Really, the Republicans are whining about this??
They clearly forgot how Lyndon Johnson nominated Ramsey Clark to be Attorney General in 1967; in all likelihood to force his father Tom C. Clark to resign from the Supreme Court thus clearing the way to nominate Thurgood Marshall. [It worked]
Now, that's manipulation, intimidation or whatever other outraged synonym you may conjure!
Jay on May 03, 2012 in Supreme Court | Permalink | Comments (0)
Good Win Hunting
I suppose this post is a bit after the fact but I was reminded of this after reading a recent interview with Barney Frank in the latest issue of New York magazine where he stated that the one parliamentary procedure he would change is the filibuster.
In May of 2011, Goodwin Liu lost his fight for nomination to the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals as Republicans successfully filibustered his nomination when they rejected Senator Reid's cloture motion. Liu was subsequently confirmed to the California Supreme Court in September, 2011.
How does a nationally recognized constitutional scholar, a law professor with a stellar academic record not get an up or down vote in the Senate?? Regardless of what you think of his left leaning bent, give the guy who grew up with the "American Dream" an outcome [a vote, yay or nay] worthy of that dream. I guess it was to be expected. Republicans are notoriously scornful of the 9th circuit - Newt Gingrich wants to do away with it or at the very least impeach a select handful of justices - and certainly it falls within their procedural rights. The Democrats seemed to have the votes to confirm him but not to overcome the filibuster.
Hail to the almighty filibuster!!
Jay on May 03, 2012 in Judiciary | Permalink | Comments (0)
Good Heavens - A UK Double Dip??
The endlessly entertaining PM's questions. Ed Miliband, the opposition leader waxes indignant for the first 14 minutes or so over the "double dip" contraction and the culture minister Jeremy Hunt's wraparound with News Corp. The balance is fairly dry.
Jay on April 28, 2012 in Politicking in the UK | Permalink | Comments (0)
S.B. 1070, Ye Shall Self Topple
The Op-Ed page of the New York Times from April 23, 2012 featured an editorial by Peter J. Spiro, a law professor at Temple University entitled -"Let Arizona's Law Stand". The title itself is a misnomer- the author in no uncertain terms believes it [and its ilk] to be terrible law. S.B. 1070 requires local law enforcement to determine immigration status and arrest illegals [although prior to demanding proof of residency, the "perpetrator" must have committed an act worthy of being stopped and questioned]. His central argument is that the law is so bad that the US Supreme Court should uphold it - so that the law can die a natural death and defang its supporters.
He makes some interesting points and arguments:
1. States that adopt similar laws will lose foreign investment. He recounts the example of the German Daimler-Benz executive who left his passport and home while out for a drive in Alabama and thus found himself in jail. I assume he must thought he was on the autobahn where 100 mph is considered slow. Opponents of Alabama's law traveled to Berlin to the Daimler-Benz shareholders' meeting to raise a ruckus. They were no doubt summarily ejected - only members of Industriegewerkschaft Metall are allowed to raise a ruckus at shareholder meetings of German industrial behemoths.
2. Farmers in Alabama are up in arms over rotting fruit. All the more rotten tomatoes to hurl at state legislators or Governor Bob Bentley.
3. An illegal-immigration bill died in a Mississippi State Senate committee earlier this month after opposition from local business groups.
He goes on to say that "the conventional wisdom among immigration advocates is that immigrant interests will be best served if the Supreme Court makes an example of Arizona's laws by striking it down. But in the long run, immigrant interests will be better helped if the Supreme Court upholds S.B. 1070. Laws like Arizona's are such bad policy that, left to their own devices, they will die a natural death and their supporters will suffer the political consequences".
If the author was being facetious, I'd accompany him in a good chuckle, preferably over a margarita at a bodega served by a 80 year old grandmother [illegal] with lots of legal kin and deep ties to her churchgoing community [Newt would frown on any attempts to arrest and deport her]. But I don't think he is.
Is it the responsibility of the Supreme Court to teach the states a lesson by not passing judgement? Really? And what makes Mr. Spiro think that the Justices will think this is a bad law? I thought it was precisely these kinds of questions that the Court is meant to address. Isn't the Obamacare suit about the federal government encroaching on states' turf? Similarly shouldn't the Court weigh and deliberate the States enacting legislation on issues that are the purview of the Federal government? I suspect that the law professor would think that it is. And maybe he is being facetious. I suspect that he is.
Jay on April 26, 2012 in Supreme Court | Permalink | Comments (0)
Is Krugman on Crack?
Politicking in the UK


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Chlorine could increase antimicrobial resistance
Mutagens, such as disinfection byproducts, in treated wastewater elicit a colorimetric response in this 96-well plate.
antimicrobial resistancewater resourcesenvironmental science and engineering
Ultraviolet light could thwart antimicrobial resistance by damaging DNA material in wastewater.
Ultraviolet light could thwart antimicrobial resistance by damaging DNA material in wastewater. © 2019 KAUST
Conventional wastewater disinfection using chlorine could facilitate the spread of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria1. Treating some types of wastewater with ultraviolet (UV) light instead could be part of the solution2, according to a study at KAUST's Water Desalination and Reuse Center, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Bacteria are rapidly developing mechanisms to evade the effects of antimicrobial drugs, and this resistance is increasingly threatening public health. Pharmaceutical compounds and resistant bacteria that reach municipal and agricultural wastewater are partially to blame. Interestingly, the antimicrobial resistance of bacteria in wastewater entering water treatment plants is lower than after the wastewater leaves the treatment plant.
This may be because during wastewater disinfection, genetic material breaks out of bacteria into the surrounding water. This extracellular DNA can contain antimicrobial resistance genes. "The big question is are these extracellular resistance genes of concern to public health?" says KAUST postdoctoral fellow, David Mantilla-Calderon. "We don't have an answer to this question yet, but the first prerequisite these genes must fulfill to be of concern is that they need to be harbored within a viable bacterial cell. This is only possible through a process called natural transformation, which allows extracellular DNA uptake and integration into the bacterial chromosome."
Mantilla-Calderon and colleagues at KAUST found1 that natural transformation was stimulated in a bacterium commonly found in water and soil, called Acinetobacter baylyi, when it was in the presence of the chlorine byproduct, bromoacetic acid. They found that this disinfection byproduct caused DNA damage in the bacterium, inducing a DNA repair pathway that is known to also increase the integration of foreign DNA into the bacterium's genome.
Ph.D. student Nicolas Augsburger next investigated2 the effects of sunlight and one component of sunlight, UV light, on natural transformation. "We wanted to see if there was a safer way to disinfect treated wastewater without provoking an increase in natural transformation in environmental bacteria," he explains.
Interestingly, Augsburger and his colleagues found that, similar to bromoacetic acid, treatment with either the full spectrum of sunlight or only with UV light caused increased natural transformation in Acinetobacter baylyi.
David Mantilla-Calderon (left) and Nicholas Augsburger discuss the results of their UV treatment of the natural transformation they stimulated in a common bacterium when it was in the presence of the chlorine byproduct, bromoacetic acid, casting doubt on commonly used wastewater treatment.
"What surprised us was the finding that after treatment with UV light, the bacterium's genes were damaged to the extent that they were no longer functional," says Augsburger. "Thus, although treatment with UV light increased the integration of foreign DNA into the bacterium, just like disinfection byproducts and sunlight, it will not be able to express those genes."
"Our studies question our current reliance on the use of chlorine as the final disinfection step in most wastewater treatment plants," says microbiologist Peiying Hong, who supervised the studies. "A disinfection strategy using UV light could be considered for disinfecting low turbidity water. This could help in minimizing wastewater contribution to antimicrobial resistance."
Hong's lab is now investigating how various stressors might interact to affect uptake and integration rates of extracellular DNA into bacteria.
Mantilla-Calderon, D., Plewa, M. J., Michoud, G., Fodelianakis, S., Daffonchio, D. & Hong, P-Y. Water disinfection byproducts increase natural transformation rates of environmental DNA in Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1. Environmental Science & Technology 53,11 6520–6528 (2019).| article
Augsburger, N., Mantilla-Calderon, D., Daffonchio, D. & Hong, P-Y. Acquisition of extracellular DNA by Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 in response to solar and UV-C254nm disinfection. Environmental Science & Technology 53, 10312–10319 (2019).| article
About the first authors
Nicolas Augsburger and David Mantilla-Calderon
Ph.D. student and Postdoc
Nicolas completed his M.Sc. at KAUST in 2017 and is now continuing with his Ph.D. working in applied microbiology with focus on understanding the persistence of antibiotic resistant genes in wastewater treatment. After graduating from his Ph.D. at KAUST in 2018, David decided to continue his research interests by studying the persistence and the dissemination of antibiotic resistance in natural environments and wastewater treatment systems as a postdoc. Both work under the supervision of Peiying Hong.
Wiser ways with water
Resistance requires a rethink of reused water
Tracking superbugs for antibiotic resistance
Wastewater monitoring in COVID-19 surveillance
Molecular pores for thought


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Military Innovation Could Lead to Energy Efficient Technology
By Allyson Versprille
By Graham Kilmer
Technological innovations in the defense industry could have the capacity to solve problems posed by climate change, said a former Pentagon official.
Sharon Burke, former assistant secretary of defense for operational energy plans and programs and now senior advisor for the New America foundation, a Washington, D.C-based think tank, said the Defense Departmenthas a vast array of tools and resources at its disposal for innovation. Past defense investment aimed at solutions for military problems have yielded technologies now used in civilian life, such as the Internet and GPS, she said at a discussion on climate change and global security June 17, at the Atlantic Council.
"Great work is going on to put renewable energy and energy efficiency at U.S military bases," Burke said.
The military is currently experimenting with tactical solar power, and energy efficient shelter for outposts to help it reduce the long logistical tail needed to supply these remote bases, she said.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is currently working on unmanned systems that use solar technology, Burke said. A solar powered drone would give the military an advantage by increasing its range, reducing its noise, and eliminating its heat signature, she said. Advances in solar technology could be easily transferred and useful to civilian populations, said Burke.
"The institutions that think best about the future, in all our countries, are the military," said Tom Burke the founding director and chairman of Third Generation Environmentalism, an environmental think-tank based in Europe. "They think best because they've had to deal with hard consequences."
Dan Chiu, deputy director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development, said he has heard concerns from the international community about the militarization of climate change solutions.
Americans are used to a healthy and confident relationship between the military and the civilian population, said Sharon Burke, yet, for a lot of countries where there is not much trust in the military, tasking it with civil and economic missions related to climate change appears to be a "slippery slope."
"As a soldier I can tell you [climate change] is not a problem that can be solved by the military," said Maj. Gen. Munir Muniruzzaman, a retired Bangladeshi general officer and current chairman of the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change. "At the same time, the military is a very important tool in the hands of the states."
The military is a massive asset for a state, and must be involved in the response mechanism to climate change, said Muniruzzaman. However, it cannot be applied at the last moment. It has to be "trained" and "tooled" in order to be effective for a specific mission related to the consequences of climate change, he said.
Governments need to begin to re-evaluate military posturing, structure and equipment as the effects of climate change continue to unfold, said Sharon Burke.
Currently the U.S military is optimized for fighting and winning wars, she said. So, re-structuring the military to tackle climate change will require careful consideration, because there are vulnerabilities associated with the move, she said. Governments run the risk of "blunting" their militaries by putting too much emphasis on non-combat missions, said Sharon Burke.
As the global climate continues to destabilize, issues of human security such as migration and access to energy, water, and food will begin to worsen. These consequences will ultimately exacerbate issues ofnational and defense security, said Sharon Burke. Defense organizations must assess how these geo-political issues will contribute to future conflicts.
In Europe, governments are currently dealing with roughly a half-million people wishing to migrate to their countries, said Tom Burke. These migrations are leading to political consequences in the form of emerging nationalist and populist movements, he said. Russian president Vladimir Putin sees these movements as opportunities for division in Europe.
There are no hard power solutions to climate change, however, there are hard power consequences, said Tom Burke.
Bangladesh is currently on the frontline of the climate change threat, said Muniruzzaman. A one-meter rise in sea level will lead to the displacement of 30 to 35 million people there, he said. The regional instability caused by this mass migration would have profound consequences for the international security system, he added.
The international community is not currently equipped to handle massive population movements, like those expected to happen with climate change, he said. There currently is no international definition for climate refugees, and international agreements will be required to deal with the displacement of millions, he said.
"We live in a very Westphalian state system where we have built complete walls amongst ourselves," Muniruzzaman said, referring to the principle that each nation has sovereignty over its own borders and affairs.
International law will become muddied when entire nations like the Maldives and other Pacific islands "completely vanish" beneath the rising seas, said Muniruzzaman. There is currently nothing in international law defining how to handle areas of water that were once a state, he said.
Topics: Defense Department, Energy, Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Energy Security, Power Sources, Homeland Security, Disaster Response
Biofuels Industry Has Fight on Its Hands as Senators Take Up Budget Debate
Defense Should Follow Private Sector's Energy Efficiency Lead
Biofuel Producers Waiting for Pentagon to Show Them the Money


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Bangladesh sending strong message with positive GDP growth: Japan Ambassador
Bangladesh-Nepal bilateral PTA in final stage: Commerce Secretary
Simplify policy to encourage people in paying taxes: DCCI president
Business community urged to work jointly to achieve vision 2041
Japan to support Bangladesh for quality infrastructure: Envoy
Japanese ambassador emphasises Japan's participation in Bangladesh's progress
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Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki on Sunday said Bangladesh has been able to send a strong message to the world in terms of keeping positive GDP growth even during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He also said the "Japanese Economic Zone" in Araihazar will be able to go for operation by next year and it will expedite Japanese investments in Bangladesh, said a press release.
Ito Naoki made the remarks during a bilateral business meeting with Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DCC) President Rizwan Rahman.
The Japanese Ambassador said that to sign a free trade agreement (FTA), a joint study can be conducted with an initiative of both the governments.
He also mentioned that smooth customs clearance facilities, import transactions, better infrastructure of EPZ and EZ and skilled human resources will boost ease of doing business.
"Bangladesh can be the China Plus One investment destination for Japanese companies," he added.
He also said automotive industry of Bangladesh can be a good source of investment adding Japan's Mitsubishi has completed their feasibility study and next year they will take decision on investment in Bangladesh.
During the meeting, DCCI President Rizwan Rahman reiterated automotive industry in Bangladesh could be an emerging investment destination for Japanese entrepreneurs.
"Bangladesh and Japan has a strong bilateral business relationship since long," he said.
He mentioned 2019-20 fiscal, total trade volume between the two countries was $2.92 billion, where the amount of export and import was $1.20 billion and 1.72billion respectively.
"321 Japanese companies are now operating their activities in Bangladesh and in March 2021 the Japanese FDI in Bangladesh was $397.15 million," he added.
DCCI President further said Bangladesh mainly export RMG products to Japan and urged the ambassador to facilitate other promising products for export to Japan.
Bangladesh-Japan Relations / Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) / Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki


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Street Fair Food Outing
Join us on Saturday July 20th at 11:30am when we'll meet for tacos and ice cream at the Hester Street Fair in the Lower East Side! Try out our own Doug Paillere's amazing Mixto tacos! And on top of that, it's also the fair's ice cream social Saturday (https://hesterstreetfair.com/events/19hsf-ice-cream-social/). For more info or to RSVP, contact denise@hopechurchnyc.org
Come hear about the history and mission of Hope, our values, and how you can get involved.
Join us for an evening of worship, prayer, and pressing into God's presence.
Join us for a wonderful night of music as our worship leader Shay Johnson hosts a performance of her original songs to celebrate the release of her first EP: "Heart and Flesh." Feel free to invite family and friends - this is a great space to invite people of any faith background to come. The show will be at our usual Sunday location at 8pm on Friday, July 26th. For more information see www.facebook.com/shaysounds or contact Shay at johnsonshanay00@gmail.com
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Morning Prayer Call: daily Monday July 29th to Friday August 2nd, 7am-8am
Mon, Jul 29, 2019 7:00 AM 07:00 Fri, Aug 2, 2019 8:00 AM 08:00
As we've been learning how Jesus teaches us to pray, we find that he instructs us to pray with others as part of how we experience our rooting and deepening in prayer. In these daily prayer calls, we'll get to still ourselves before God, pray through a passage of scripture, and pray for one another's needs. Whether you can join us for one day or multiple days this week, we believe this will be a powerful time together. To join the call go to https://zoom.us/j/871920962 For any questions, contact kristian@hopechurchnyc.org
Listening Prayer Workshop
Interested in learning to hear better from God and developing your personal prayer life? This workshop provides instruction on conversational prayer (a form of prayer where you both speak to and listen to God). You'll get a theological foundation, practical instruction on how to discern, and a chance to practice in a safe and supportive environment. Lunch will be provided and we'll meet in the kids 1st floor classroom. Please RSVP to Denise (denise@hopechurchnyc.org).
NYC Challenge Obstacle Race
You're invited to join a group of fitness-minded individuals this summer to run the NYC Challenge Obstacle Race! The race will be held on Randall's Island on August 17th at 10 am, and will include 20+ obstacles over a 3-mile course. We hope to meet up about once a month or so to workout together, so please let us know as soon as you can if you're interested! Contact Tomi Akanbi at takanbi@gmail.com to join the team and receive more information.
Catered Meal After Church!
Come join us for a delicious lunch after both services this Sunday!
Do For One Community BBQ
20-11 Shore Boulevard Queens, NY 11105 (map)
Join us for a Do for One BBQ in Astoria! Do for One is a ministry that builds community and friendship with our neighbors affected by disability. We'll be gathering Saturday August 31st from 4:30pm to 8pm at the Ralph Demarco Park (20-11 Shore Boulevard, Queens NY 11105). Bring your friends and family, and kids are welcome! There's a $20 suggested donation to help cover the cost of the event, but please feel free to just give what you can. For more info and to RSVP please contact Andrew (andrew@doforone.org).
Cheer on Hope Astoria's Softball Team!
This summer Hope Astoria has a co-ed softball team playing in a NYC Christian Softball League. All are welcome to come on Sunday afternoons (June 23, June 30, and July 14) when we'll be playing from 4-7PM at Cunningham Park (field 14 or 15) in Queens. Playoffs games will be later in July. Come enjoy an afternoon at the park and cheer the team on! Please contact Ashley for more info (aoconno01@gmail.com).
Do For One INFO Session
150 W 56th st #5405 New York, NY 10019 (map)
Personal and freely-given relationships are vital for human flourishing, and yet, many people with disabilities and other disenfranchised groups face profound social exclusion.
In this workshop, we ask, "What is stopping us from forming relationships across societal barriers and how can we overcome them?" We will share stories about the power of personal relationships, and explore ways to foster communities of belonging and growth.
This workshop is led by Do For One's founder, Andrew Oliver and other core Do For One leaders.
For more information or to RSVP go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/info-session-tickets-61643743095 or contact Andrew at andrew@doforone.org
Fri, May 3, 2019 6:00 PM 18:00 Sun, May 5, 2019 12:00 PM 12:00
Ladies, come join us for a weekend away at America's Keswick retreat center from Friday evening May 3rd to Sunday afternoon May 5th (https://americaskeswick.org/). It will be a great time to fellowship, worship, and invest in our relationships with God! Whether you're new to faith or a long time Christian, we believe this retreat will be a fruitful and fun time. Cost is $130 including 5 meals and transportation. Financial assistance is available. You can register now at https://tinyurl.com/AstoriaWomen2019 For more information, contact Denise at denise@hopechurchnyc.org
Turning Toward Love: With Amy Julia Becker and Andy Crouch
W83 Ministry Center (map)
Turning Toward Love:
What We Gain When We Reach Across Our Differences
A conversation with Amy Julia Becker and Andy Crouch
Join Amy Julia Becker, author of White Picket Fences, as she talks with Andy Crouch, author of Strong and Weak, about what she's learned about privilege as the mother of a child with special needs. The conversation invites us to respond to privilege with generosity, humility, and hope, and opens us up to questions we are afraid to ask, so that we can walk further from fear and closer to love, in all its fragile and mysterious possibilities.
With special guests from Do For One and Young Life Upper West Side's Capernaum program, who work to build connections between people with and without disabilities.
For more information and to buy Tickets ($10-$25) please follow the link below
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/turning-toward-love-with-amy-julia-becker-and-andy-crouch-tickets-58133041492?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
All are invited to join us for brunch after the second service on April 28th! Location is TBD but will be close by church. We'll gather in the first floor lobby and head out about 10 minutes after service ends -- Look for Julie Rivera. For more information or to RSVP contact her at julie.a.m.rivera@gmail.com
Family Meal After 10am & 11:30am Services
11:30am Easter Service
Join us this Sunday as we gather together to celebrate the glorious resurrection of Christ with the church around the world proclaiming He is risen indeed! Stick around after service for a catered meal and sweet treats as we continue rejoicing together. Please invite friends and family!
10am Easter Service
We welcome you to come to this special service as we remember the sacrifice Christ paid for us on the cross. We hope you can join us for a time of prayer, communion, and reflection in light of the crucifixion of Christ and the significance this holds for us and the world.
What: Personal and freely-given relationships are vital for human flourishing, and yet, many people with disabilities and other disenfranchised groups face profound social exclusion.
Covered in this Workshop:
Stories about the power of personal relationships (featuring selected clips from podcast episodes)
Societal dynamics and assumptions that prevent relationships from existing
How to cultivate communities of belonging and growth
Group discussions and time for networking
Our emcee for the evening will be Devon Ray Hillary. The voice you hear in our podcast trailer and soon to be featured in a full episode.
Note: Do For One is rooted in the ethical tradition of Judeo-Christian beliefs, specifically the inherent worth of all people. Human Rights is a modernized understanding of this value. It is through this tradition that we seek the common good for people of all backgrounds. These beliefs are reflected in our workshops and anyone who is interested in the lives of marginalized people are welcome.
For more information, visit: DoForOne.org
Who: You'll have the opportunity to meet featured guests from our podcast, and others from the Do For One network who share their first-hand perspectives on this topic. The workshop will be led by Andrew Oliver, founder of Do For One, Jane Yoon Do For One community leader, and our emcee for the evening, Devon Ray Hillary.
Anyone who is interested in the lives of marginalized people are welcome.
Pizza after Church!
Stick around for a slice (or two) of Pizza after both services this Sunday! It will be served in the lounge area behind the sanctuary. Plan to come hungry and hang out after service, and maybe make a new friend or two along the way!
Frank Sinatra School of the Arts (map)
Join us as we partner with KING collaborative to provide a safe space for young people to play basketball and make friends.
All are invited to join us for brunch after the first service on March 24th! Location is TBD but will be close by church. We'll gather in the first floor lobby and head out about 10 minutes after service ends -- Look for Maria Massocatto. For more information or to RSVP contact her at massocatto@yahoo.com
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
Come connect with other Hope Astoria parents, teachers, and lovers of kids! Whether you're a parent, teacher, or "auntie/uncle" to some little ones we invite you to join us for this 6-session, super practical group!


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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association calls for federal ban on balance billing
Kelly Gooch - Monday, June 3rd, 2019
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association wants Congress to establish a payment benchmark for out-of-network clinicians, such as emergency room physicians, as part of a legislative solution to surprise medical bills, according to Bloomberg Law.
Healthcare's missing link
How hospitals, health plans can turn raw data into actionable insights below.
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Expands Active Insights Platform with Addition of Death in Network Intelligence
Staff - Monday, June 3rd, 2019
On May 31st, 2019, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions announced that it would be expanding its LexisNexis® Active Insights platform with the addition of Death in Network intelligence, a new event that will help insurers engage with their policyholders when life insurance is top of mind.
Centene got better deal on WellCare as market slid
Morgan Haefner - Thursday, May 30th, 2019
Over the course of about seven months of negotiations, WellCare Health Plans rejected several of Centene's acquisition bids, which at one point hit a high of $380 per share before a market downturn, according to a joint proxy statement filed by the companies May 23.
Cigna CEO's threat to leave Connecticut derailed public option, state official says
The CEO of Cigna threatened to leave Connecticut if the state supported a bill to create a public health insurance option, a move that killed the legislation, state Comptroller Kevin Lembo said May 29, according to the Hartford Courant.
Allina | Aetna enrollment tops 12,000
Allina | Aetna, the joint health plan created by Minneapolis-based Allina Health and Aetna, enrolled roughly 12,000 people in its first quarter of operations, according to a regulatory filing cited by the Star Tribune.
Passport Health Plan sells majority stake for $70M
Passport Health Plan, a health insurance company controlled by healthcare providers in Louisville, Ky., will sell 70 percent of its stake to health plan administrator Evolent Health, according to local news station WDBR.
Justices send UPMC-Highmark case back to lower court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court sent a case involving UPMC and Highmark back to a lower court, stating more information is needed to make a decision on the deadline of an upcoming split between the Pittsburgh-based rivals, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
DOJ says upcoming CVS-Aetna hearing risks leaving out government
Morgan Haefner - Wednesday, May 29th, 2019
A court review of CVS Health's $69 billion takeover of Aetna threatens to leave out the government, the Department of Justice told a judge overseeing the hearing, according to Law 360.
Health insurance execs to Connecticut governor: Pull plug on public option
Executives from Aetna, Anthem and other payers called on Connecticut's governor to stop legislation aimed at creating a public, state-subsidized health plan, according to the Hartford Courant.
Meet the 22 members of the Alliance of Community Health Plans
Here are the 22 members of the Alliance of Community Health Plans, a national leadership organization for community-based health plans covering more than 21 million Americans:
Meet the 173 members of AHIP
Morgan Haefner - Tuesday, May 28th, 2019
Here are the 173 members of America's Health Insurance Plans, a national trade group for health insurers, in alphabetical order:
Deadline to apply for 2019 navigator funding is July 22
Hospitals have until July 22 to apply for CMS navigator funding to help patients enroll in health plans on the federal ACA exchanges, according to CMS.
Hedge fund with $300M stake in Centene wants insurer to mull sale
Activist hedge fund Third Point wants Centene to look into selling itself before buying WellCare Health Plans, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.
Price variation leads to significant healthcare overspending, UnitedHealth says
Patients overspend on diagnostic tests when healthcare prices are high and vary significantly from provider to provider, according to a research brief from UnitedHealth Group.
UnitedHealth hasn't closed $4B DaVita deal
Morgan Haefner - Friday, May 24th, 2019
UnitedHealth Group has yet to complete its $4.3 billion acquisition of DaVita Medical Group, which was originally expected to close in 2018, according to Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen.
Parkview Medical Center may go out of network with Cigna
Morgan Haefner - Thursday, May 23rd, 2019
Parkview Medical Center, one of the largest hospitals in southern Colorado, may soon be considered out of network for Cigna members, according to local TV station KRDO.
CEO unexpectedly leaves UnitedHealth's Rocky Mountain Health Plans
Steve ErkenBrack, president and CEO of Rocky Mountain Health Plans, made a surprise announcement May 21 that he is leaving the company, according to The Daily Sentinel.
Insurer websites spend millions for top Google spots on searches like "ACA"
Under the impression they're choosing comprehensive health coverage, more consumers are purchasing "skimpy" health plans due to misleading websites, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Millions could lose Medicaid, Medicare benefits under poverty line proposal, report says
Morgan Haefner - Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
A Trump administration proposal that would change how the federal poverty line is calculated would cause millions of people to lose assistance from government health programs, according to a report from the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
California health plan hit with discrimination complaint
Gold Coast Health Plan, which administers Medicaid benefits in California, is looking into providing more board meeting information in Spanish and English after facing allegations of discrimination, according to the Ventura County Star.


In an age where more people live in the city than the countryside, issues of architecture and its relationship to urbanism have never been more intellectually fascinating, socially vital and environmentally urgent.
Debates about the role of architecture in an age of economic globalisation, technological futurism, environmental fatalism and deepening social division demands an approach to architectural studies that draws upon a diverse range of practices and plural forms of knowledge.
Sanderson, L., 2018. Palimpsest, Castlefield Gallery, 1/9/2018.
Sanderson, L., Stone, SH., Lee, SJ., 2017. Bakewell : Some Ideas, Bakewell Town Hall, 16/6/2017.
Sanderson, L., Lee, SJ., Stone, SH., 2017. The Way We Live Now, Bakewell Town Hall, 24/2/2017.
Sanderson, L., Stone, SH., 2019. 'Remember, Reveal, Construct : Reflections upon the Contingency, Usefulness and Emotional Resonance of Architecture, Buildings and Context.', Routledge.
Stone, SH., 2019. 'UnDoing Buildings: Adaptation and Cultural Memory', Routledge.
Brooker, G., Stone, SH., 2018. 'Re-readings 2: Interior Architecture and the Design Principles of Remodelling Existing Buildings', RIBA Enterprises, https://www.ribabookshops.com/item/rereadings-2-interior-architecture-and-the-design-principles-of-remodelling-existing-buildings/83520/.
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White, S., Hammond, M., 2018. 'From representation to active ageing in a Manchester neighbourhood: designing the age-friendly city'. In Age-friendly Cities and Communities A Global Perspective, Policy Press.
Csepely-Knorr, L., Fatsar, K., 2018. 'The city of the future, or a retropolis? The utopian experiment of socialist modernist architecture in Salgótarján'. In Adventures in the Land of Modernism, The Modernist Society.
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Hammond, M., Walsh, R., White, S., 2018. 'RIGHTSIZING:Reframing the housing offer for older people', Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)/PHASE @ Manchester School of Architecture.
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Stone, SH., Sanderson, L., Lee, SJ., 2017. 'Reclaiming the Road: Public Realm Improvement Proposals for Bollington in Cheshire'.
Csepely-Knorr, L., Klagyivik, M., 2017. 'From Social Spaces to Training Fields: Changes in Design Theory of the Children's Public Sphere in Hungary in the First Half of the 20th Century', Childhood in the Past.
Csepely-Knorr, L., 2017. 'Public Park Theories and Approaches to Modernisation: in search for a progressive design language in Hungary during the first half of the 20th century', Journal of Landscape Architecture.
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Csepely-Knorr, L., 2018. 'Mawson's 'Volksparks'?', SAHGB 2018 Annual Symposium Architecture, the Built Environment, and the Aftermath of the First World War, Institute of Historical Research, London, 8/6/2018 - 9/6/2018.
White, S., Hammond, M., 2018. 'What does an age-friendly spatial framework look like? Understanding and Creating Age-Friendly Regions, Cities, Neighbourhoods and Homes in Greater Manchester', British Society of Gerontology conference, Manchester, UK, 4/7/2018 - 6/7/2018.
Csepely-Knorr, L., Roberts, A., 2017. 'Bridging the Gap: Theory and Practice, Architecture and Landscape', Society of Architectural Historians 2017 Annual International Conference, Glasgow, 7/6/2017 - 11/6/2017.
Jefferies, TE., Anderson, J., 2017. 'City Verve Internet of Things Demonstrator: City Verve Commissions: Manchester's Plinth', Proceedings of Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA) London 2017, UK, London, 11/7/2017 - 13/7/2017, in EVA London 2017, pp. 264-270.
Robertson, JD., 2017. 'Edifying Faith: Catholic Church Architecture in Late Georgian England'.
Csepely-Knorr, L., 2017. 'Tervezéselméleti irányvonalak a két világháború közötti magyar közparképítészetben', Város - liget - köztér - szórakozás: VI. Magyar Várostörténeti Konferencia 2017., Budapest, Hungary, 13/11/2017 - 16/11/2017.
Robertson, J., 2017. 'The Modern Gothic of Victorian Manchester'.
Stone, SH., 2017. 'The Task of the Translator', Creative Cities, Porto, Portugal, 24/1/2017 - 27/1/2017.
Sanderson, L., Stone, SH., 2017. 'The Way We Live Now : How Architectural Education can support the Urban Development of Small Settlements', AMPS, Derby, 22/6/2017 - 23/6/2017.
Stone, SH., Sanderson, LM., Lee, SJ., 2017. 'The Way We Live Now : Symposium'.


Beth Koigi and her partners started a company that uses an unexploited resource that could be the answer to water scarcity.
When Beth Koigi joined Chuka University in 2010, she was happy that she would get away from the cold in her home village, Kimende in the outskirts of Nyahururu town.
However, she noticed that access to clean drinking water in campus was a problem and had to frequently visit hospitals because of waterborne-related complications. Saddened by this situation, but too broke to afford a water purification system, she decided to come up with her own water filter.
"My aim was to produce a water filter for my own use. Surprisingly, when the students learnt about my innovation they were interested and asked me to make more filters for them," she says.
After graduating with a bachelor's degree in community development, Beth decided to start a social initiative and registered her organisation, Aqua Clean whose aim was to develop water filters and make them available to women through micro-finance schemes.
"Since most of the readily available filters were costing not less than Sh3,500, I wanted to come up with a cost-effective system. Our filters were going for Sh1,000 each," she says.
After working with the organisation for four years she was not satisfied with the results after realising that not all families could afford water filtering systems. This was because in arid and semi-arid areas even getting dirty water was a hustle and this is when she decided to think out of the box.
Even though she didn't work on any idea immediately, last year's drought made her to think even harder. The sales were low and she felt that in future Kenya will be a water scarce country because of climate change.
One day when she was doing her research she discovered that there is six times as much water in the air as in the rivers in the world. This gave her an idea of harvesting water from the atmosphere, but she didn't know how to do it. "Initially, I didn't know about atmospheric water generator, but when I came across this idea, I fell in love with it and decided to give it a try," she says.
With her idea she applied for the Global Solutions Programme that saw her join the Singularity University at the Silicon Valley in the US where she met her partners, Clare Sewell and Anastasia Kaschenko and Majik Water Technologies Ltd was born.
They decided to make a device that could harvest water from the atmosphere after realising that the available machines were expensive and consume a lot of electricity, with a 400 litres capacity machine going for not less than Sh100,000 ($1,000).
"We have developed a prototype that harvests 10 litres of water in 24 hours in relative humidity of 55 per cent. It uses solar thermal energy and silica gel that makes it possible to get water at a low cost, in an energy-efficient way since our main target is off-grid communities," she reveals.
And how does it work? She says that once the air is pulled into the device using a solar-powered fan, the desiccants (spong- like material with higher affinity for water molecule) absorbs water droplets from the air before it is exposed to heat to release the moisture as water vapour.
The water vapour is then condensed into water and filtered with activated carbon before it is stored in a tank and accessed via a gravity-fed tap system, which does not require a motor.
The UN estimates that by 2025, 1.8 billion people will face absolute water shortage around the world. In Kenya, 12 million people do not have access to adequate clean drinking water.


Attorney Jennifer Irons Jostes began her career with the Lake County Prosecutor's Office. Working as a deputy prosecuting attorney, she gained extensive trial experience in all criminal matters from traffic infractions to felony cases. Jennifer also spent a considerable amount of time in the juvenile courts and the child support division.
After leaving the Prosecutor's Office she went into private practice and continued to hone her trial skills, now as a criminal defense attorney, again handling everything from traffic tickets to felony charges. She has expanded her criminal practice to include representation of defendants charged with federal criminal offenses.
Attorney Irons Jostes also focuses her practice on all types of family law matters, and can serve your needs for any type of family law matter, including divorce, legal separation, annulments, custody, child support, paternity, adoptions, and guardianships. Jennifer has had training in the collaborative approach to family law, and can work to help you through a difficult situation with the least amount of friction possible, always putting the interests of any children involved at the forefront. She has also worked as a Guardian Ad Litem and is available in this capacity if the need arises.
In addition to family and criminal law, as an attorney in private practice, Jennifer has experience handling most other types of legal matters including construction defect claims, Social Security Disability, Workman's Compensation, tax law, landlord tenant issues, and contract matters.
In early 2012, Jennifer was selected for, and successfully graduated from, the inaugural class of the Indiana State Bar Association's Leadership Development Academy. The newly minted academy is a statewide leadership program established to empower and develop lawyers to be informed, committed, and involved so that they may fill significant leadership roles in local and state bar associations, local communities and organizations, and to serve as role models in matters of ethics and professionalism.
As part of her participation in that program, Jennifer collaborated in the formation of the first community service committee within the Indiana State Bar Association. She is currently serving as the Annual Day of Service Director on that committee, and in that capacity worked to establish in 2013, the first ever annual day of hands on community service statewide. The first day of community service in Lake County was kicked off in Cedar Lake.
Indiana University South Bend, 1999, B.S. Public Affairs, Concentration Criminal Justice, Minor, Psychology.
Attorney Jamey Glynn focuses her practice estate planning, business law including company formation, real estate transactions, employment discrimination, contract disputes, chapter 7 bankruptcies, and civil litigation. She has invaluable experience in handling delicate and personal matters, and believes that everyone deserves an honest, compassionate, and driven advocate in their corner.
Attorney Glynn began her career working with a small firm in Denver, Colorado, providing counsel in both civil and criminal cases. It was there, she found a penchant for the type of variety that general legal practice allows along with the personal relationships which come with this area of the law. She takes seriously her role as counselor – helping to guide clients through their legal matters. Jamey believes that open and honest communication coupled with passion and drive are essential for a successful attorney-client relationship.
Jamey was raised in a military family with strong ties to the Midwest. This upbringing has instilled a strong sense of honor and respect as well as the ability to empathize and relate to clients. She believes in talking to clients on the phone and meeting them in person, cooperating with opposing counsel to reach a favorable resolution, and maintaining integrity in the practice of law.
Attorney Jamey Glynn would be delighted to meet with you and evaluate your case. She offers a complimentary one hour consultation to new clients by appointment.


Crutches fitted with shock absorbers to reduce pain in the underarms.
On her way to school one day, Archana saw a handicapped man on crutches, walking with great difficulty. Most people would have walked on, undisturbed. But the sight touched Archana and she stopped to watch. She figured out that constant use of crutches led to pain in the underarms, making it difficult to walk.
'Could it be possible to reduce this pain,' she wondered. During brainstorming, she hit upon the idea of improving crutches by adding shock absorbers to reduce pain during usage, a bell to alert others to give way and a light for better visibility during the night.
NIF first came to know of Archana during a Shodhyatra, a journey by foot that seeks knowledge, innovation and creativity at the grassroots. She shared her sketch with NIF who got prototypes made based on her idea. The prototypes are ready for trial and NIF is exploring tie-ups for a commercial launch.


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Wellshire Presbyterian Church in Denver has an active Sunday school curriculum for young children through adults. Our Sunday school classes don't require registration. You may attend Sunday school as often as you wish.
Many care, worship and education options are available. If you have specific questions about Wellshire Sunday school, contact Kendal Mullins.
Children + Family Ministries at Wellshire seeks volunteers on Sunday mornings: Help provide childcare to Wellshire's youngest between 9:00 am and noon on Sunday mornings during worship. Two shifts are available – 9:00 am to 10:30 am and 10:30 am to noon. Please pick as many dates as you'd like to volunteer. Volunteers are required to be 18 years or older, please. Youth 13 yrs and older may assist by contacting the Children's Ministry Coordinator.
We offer a safe and fun learning environment for children on Sunday mornings.
Babies and infants are sung to and rocked in a nurturing environment. Our nursery is for babies who are six weeks old through 12 months old.
Toddlers share in Bible stories, supervised play and snack time.
Pre-schoolers participate in age-appropriate Bible study curriculum, songs, and snack time.
Our staff members are experts in early childhood care. Each of them has had a criminal background check, as well as first aid and CPR training. Our volunteers have completed background checks too. They're supervised by our staff.
Feel free to bring your kids to the Children's Suite on the lower level anytime during worship hours.
Sunday school classes for kindergarten through grade five are offered during worship services. Classes are based on age-relevant curriculum.
We offer an extensive array of classes for adults on Sundays, as well as other days of the week.


I spent the week of our Benchmark testing assessing students' sight word knowledge. All of the teachers in our school use the same list that the kids have memorized. Last year when I used it, I found that the kids whizzed through the lists and then couldn't read the words in context. How frustrating! This year, I took a different approach. I downloaded the Dolch Sight Word Assessment and Progress Monitoring Pack from Julie Van Alst at Make, Take, and Teach. Oh my! This was so easy to put together and so easy to use. The kids don't know the order of the words and have loved watching the progress they have made by graphing it. The list also goes from easier to harder words, giving the older students a lot of confidence from the get-go. If you don't have this, go grab it! It is FREE!!
What I found out was amazing! The students in second and third grades do NOT know their number words! No wonder they struggle in math!!! "Three" came out as "there. "One" comes out as "on". And they couldn't even figure out seven and eight! Right now I am working on some activities with to help with number words. I plan to have that pack up by the end of the week, so watch for it!
Also, "her came out as "here". And "were" became "where". Not only does this happen in the assessment, but in their reading as well. So, I added them to the word ring to practice each day and then decided we needed to really work on these words. I created a poem because I just could not find what I wanted! It focuses on the words "her" and "here". (I will probably end up writing poems for some of the other words too.) It is called "A Silly Crow" and was inspired by the Crow With a Bow Graphics from Michelle at The 3AM Teacher. You can grab it here or by clicking the picture below.
I will leave you with some pictures of my weekend and what I found my kids doing!
Zack lost his TV this weekend, so reading was key. Ginny Beth followed suit!
Ginny Beth got a hold of my laptop today. She was "typing" away!
Hey Andrea- so glad you found my sight word assessment useful. Your own children are adorable!
Happy to have found your blog! I am a Title I teacher for first grade and I am always looking for more ideas. I am excited to search through yours.


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David Lantigua is Assistant Professor of Moral Theology/Christian Ethics. He is interested in the judicious theological retrieval of fundamental moral concepts and ecclesial practices from the Christian tradition to address contemporary social issues.
Lantigua specializes in late scholastic moral and political thought emerging out of the Salamanca school and the debates concerning the Spanish conquests of the Americas. His research explores the contested legacy of Latin/o Christianity in current discussions of just war, empire, race, religious violence, international order and human rights. He is currently completing two books related to this research. His other research project on the image of God elaborates a constructive notion of human dignity in an effort to bridge a morality of virtue and rights for Christian social ethics.


It has been coming for some time, but M.studio has blossomed into something so much more than just a graphic design & stationery company… M.studio has grown into a place where we inspire others to live a beautiful lifestyle. We have inspired others to start their own business' & be their own bosses, to create, to make & to dream & we're ready to inspire even more… inspire to live a life filled with whimsy & a life that you absolutely love & a life that's absolutely beautiful!
In celebration of this new season, not just in my life, but also the rest of the M.studio team, we have made some beautiful changes to our brand's identity!!
My clientele has grown towards working with a lot more fellow creative business owners than corporate ( even though I love you both ) when it comes to designing their brand's entire 'look & feel', from logo development to all the other elements from packaging to digital designs & during the design process we always end up with the coolest words for these companies who do not have slogans yet. I have never really had a purposeful slogan… Just an overload of descriptive words & I really needed a special & meaningful one… One that was strong, to the point & one that we can put up on our studio wall & inspire us with every project!
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Q: Index spanning multiple tables in PostgreSQL Is it possible in PostgreSQL to place an index on an expression containing fields of multiple tables. So for example an index to speed up an query of the following form:
SELECT *, (table1.x + table2.x) AS z
FROM table1
INNER JOIN table2
ON table1.id = table2.id
ORDER BY z ASC

A: No, that's not possible in any currently shipping SQL dbms. Oracle supports bitmap join indexes, but that might not be relevant. It's not clear to me whether you want an index on only the join columns of multiple tables, or whether you want an index on arbitrary columns of joined tables.
To determine the real source of performance problems, learn to read the output of PostgreSQL's EXPLAIN ANALYZE.

A: No it's not possible to have an index on many tables, also it really wouldn't guarantee speeding up anything since you won't always get an Index Only Scan. What you really want is a materialized view but pg doesn't have those either. You can try implementing it yourself using triggers like this or this.

Update
As noted by @petter. The materialized views were introduced in 9.3.


Follow the A965 out of Kirkwall or Stromness. The Ring of Brodgar will be clearly signposted at the turn onto the B9055. A small car park is located just past the stone circle.
The Ring of Brodgar (pronounced "broaDyeur") is a late Neolithic stone circle of uncertain date, generally thought to have been constructed between 2500BC and 2000BC. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "The Heart of Neolithic Orkney", and is Britain's third largest stone circle, covering an area exceeded only by Avebury and the Great Circle at Stanton Drew.
The Ring of Brodgar consists of 27 stones, the tallest rising to approximately 4.5 metres. It is estimated that there were once 60 stones in the ring, but this figure is speculative. A further outlier (the Comet Stone) lies on a raised platform to the south east of the main circle. This stone may once have formed part of a small group of stones, or possibly a dolmen-like structure, but the evidence for this is inconclusive.
The Ring of Brodgar is (unusually) a true circle. It has a diameter of around 103 metres, and stands on a sloping platform on the Ness o' Brodgar - a thin strip of land that runs between the Loch of Harray and the Loch of Stenness. It is surrounded by a circular ditch, with two entrance points approached by causeways to the southeast and northwest. The ditch is cut from sandstone bedrock, and is approximately 3 metres deep and 9 meters wide.
It is worth noting that the Loch of Stenness (to the south west of the monument) existed in Neolithic times only as a marshy area of land, and the loch as we see it today was created a thousand years later when the sea breached a land bridge, allowing water in penetrate further inland.
The stone circle is flanked by a number of cairns and mounds. The largest of these is Salt Knowe, which is most strikingly visible from the Comet Stone. The South Knowe is closest to the circle, and forms an effective viewing platform from which a raised perspective can be gained on the circle from the north.
In 1854AD, only 13 stones were still standing. In 1906AD, The Ring of Brodgar was taken into state care, and restoration work was carried out to re-erect the surviving fallen stones, with care taken (as far as was possible at the time) to place them in their original sockets.
Today, The Ring of Brodgar is undoubtedly one of the most stunning ancient sites that the British Isles has to offer. The monument is truly superlative. Set against the stunning backdrop of Orkney, with breathtaking views out across the surrounding lochs towards the windswept hills in the distance, it is hard to imagine a better location for a stone circle.
Despite a regular flow of tourists, it's not unusual to find yourself alone at The Ring of Brodgar (if you're willing to visit in the early morning or evening, at any rate). The weather is harsh here, with bitter winds and driving rain - but it can also change rapidly, offering dramatic skies and exquisite light. The ferocious weather only adds to the drama of the location, and I felt most at home here whilst being battered by the elements as I walked amongst the stones. It's a lonely experience in the best possible sense.
In every way, The Ring of Brodgar comes with the highest recommendation. This is an exquisitely beautiful site, rich in history, archaeology and atmosphere. Orkney is hard to reach, but the journey is a modern pilgrimage, and one that I urge anyone to make.


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