Sometimes life gets difficult, out of the blue. I've spent this week wrangling shadows I thought had long been laid to rest, struggling with angry and caustic pieces of myself I would love to think had evolved away.
Last night, I put a beautiful statue of Kali on my altar and burned sage and cried on the hands (and arms and shoulders) of my beloved and did angry, sweaty, yoga, throwing everything I know how to throw at these heavy and painful feelings. They are still there: rage at situations in which I feel powerless over the wellbeing of my children; deep sorrow at the ugly shadows of my country that keep emerging; self-hatred over old behaviors and habits that hurt the ones I love. I pull them out of myself like an endless ball of dark thread, spilling it all into the laps of trusted friends and family, allowing it come into the light like a bloodletting.
It still hurts, knowing that this murderous rage lives in me. But when I speak it, when I acknowledge it and move it through me, it loses the power to secretly poison my internal world. It is tempting to hide this side of myself, but I know it is far braver to witness it for what it is, to face its consequences openly.
In a few weeks I am holding a workshop with my friend Maeve on the intersection of permaculture and wellness psychology, and the first week's theme is Everything Gardens.
Everything gardens. Deer nibble complete circles around the bark of trees, killing them so that they fall and provide habitat for grubs and other insects for winter food. Beaver build homes that function as dams, increasing the habitat of their favored foods and placing it right at their backdoor. Anger, held within, gardens a healthy space for itself to continue to grow and increase. If we are not actively gardening our thoughts and environments, they are gardening us.
It could be as simple as a grouchy co-worker that you would do anything to avoid. That co-worker gardens your daily path around the office. Or a sudden rainstorm that cancels the hike you'd planned. The weather gardens the shape of your day.
The first step in any permaculture design is a careful observation of the land, where the sun rises and sets in each season, how rain moves across the landscape, if there is a neighbor's dog that always pees in a certain spot, or a wind that blows strongly from the north every winter. These forces, once observed, can be interacted with: either channeled into the design or counterbalanced. For example, carefully dug swales along the contour of the land can capture rainwater that would otherwise have sluiced and eroded across the landscape, allowing it to filter deep into the ground and nourish the roots of plants long after the surface soil has gone dry. Wind can power a well-placed windmill, generating electricity or pumping water for driplines. Dogs can be trained to pee on compost piles, depositing nitrogen where it is needed rather than burning the delicate leaves of a new plant.
In the same way, we can train ourselves to observe the forces that move across our own landscapes.
It can be external: I observe for a while that I am grouchy when it rains and I can't spend my lunch hour outside, so I purchase an umbrella that lives in my office. It can be internal: I notice that there is a certain time each month that I feel angry and raw, so I learn to take that time off to myself and away from any relationships that I might hurt with processing that should have been internal. It all starts with observation and the willingness to be aware of my own habits, the invisible forces that influence me.
Everything Gardens means that I am being shaped constantly whether I participate in it or not. As the saying goes, if I keep walking down a road, chances are I am going to get where I'm going!
I am learning to bravely look at what gardens me so that I can choose my road. It is neither simple nor easy, but it is incredibly valuable. And I have discovered a strange beauty that emerges when I have allowed the anger and the hurt and the ugliness to safely express themselves, and find I am still standing at the end.


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Silent Hill HD Collection
Silent Hill Re-Mastered Collection combines two classic spine-chilling Silent Hill titles from the past and brings them to the PlayStation 3 for the first time ever. Introducing Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams and Silent Hill 3 with enhancements including true high-definition graphics, this offering gives new fans and old fans the opportunity to experience the early era of Silent Hill as a true genre-defining experience with the added value of two games. Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams follows the sad story of James Sunderland as he woefully enters the sleepy town by a mysterious letter from his deceased wife. Seeking the chance to see her again beckoned by guilt and remorse, he stumbles upon his these fears manifested through unseen evil and ominous characters leading him to the asylum of another world. The fight against the truth that his wife has died, James must escape the lumbering demon Red Pyramid (a.k.a Pyramid Head) along with his mystified fears that have taken the form of living monsters within the haze that is Silent Hill. Serving as a sequel to the original Silent Hill game, Silent Hill 3 centers on the forces of the demonic cult that spreads the insanity of the otherworld through Claudia, a cult member attempting to bring Harry Mason's daughter, Heather, into Silent Hill. With a subplot and themes involving the loss of innocence and childhood, a web of intrigue is spun by Claudia with intentions to birth a new god.
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THE new light commercial vehicle market grew by 8.6 per cent in January, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
More than 22,000 new vans and pick-ups joined UK roads in the first month of the year – an uplift of 1,761 compared with January 2018. The top seller was the Ford Transit Custom, pictured above.
All segments saw growth in the month, except medium vans weighing 2.0 to 2.5 tonnes, where demand fell by 3.9 per cent. Car-derived vans weighing less than 2.0 tonnes and pick-ups both saw double-digit increases, by 31.7 per cent and 13.4 per cent respectively, boosted by new model introductions and sales campaigns. Demand also grew for large vans weighing 2.5 to 3.5 tonnes, increasing by 7.1 per cent, to 13,268 vehicles.
SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes said: 'January's positive performance follows a mixed 2018, which finished on a particularly poor December, so some bounce-back was to be expected.


Most investors consider Mexico to be one of the brightest spots in Latin America. Why?
Disappointing GDP numbers and a stagnant economy. An unpopular president with an administration tainted by scandal. Highly anticipated energy sector reform that started out with a bang, then fizzled. And yet most investors consider Mexico to be one of the brightest spots in Latin America. Why?
Every politician faces problems and Mexico's Enrique Pena-Nieto is no exception. But despite the political noise, Mexico generally has its policies in order, said Jim Carlen, portfolio manager of Columbia Threadneedle Investments' Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Strategy.
The country's strong institutions and sound policies with respect to the budget, as well as Mexico's proximity to the U.S. will help in dealing with the headwinds it is currently facing, notably its economic troubles.
Like most other emerging market nations, Mexico has had to contend with the fact "that though there's been faster growth in the G-10 countries in the last couple of years, there's also been less demand for exports from emerging markets," Carlen said. The relatively tame domestic growth in emerging markets including Mexico and softer commodity prices are also headwinds to economic growth.
Mexico, though, is better positioned than other emerging market countries to come out strong, he said. Carlen also believes that energy sector reform will improve going forward and western oil companies will be offered better terms when bidding in Mexico.
When growth slows in a country, the political noise immediately increases, but Jim Barrineau, co-head of emerging markets debt relative at Schroders Investment Management, is not worried about Mexican politics.
Nor does he have too many concerns about economic growth, which albeit slated to fall further in 2016, should still come through in a fairly sound position.
Barrineau currently holds the bonds of Mexican oil giant PEMEX, which, he says, are cheap.
"We are positive on Mexico, which is a large contributor to the fund, and have been for quite some time," said Anthony Cragg, portfolio manager of the Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund.
Latin America, Cragg said, has been in the doldrums and Brazil, Argentina, the Andean countries, have all been hit hard by the commodity downturn. Mexico, though, stands out "as a better property in a struggling neighborhood," he said.
"While a 2% growth rate doesn't sound great, Mexico is hugely outperforming the region and it's by the far the best place to be in Latin America." Mexico benefits from its proximity to the U.S. and as such, it's "one of the most direct plays on the U.S. economy," Cragg said, in three ways: Outsourcing for the automobile industry; remittances sent home by Mexican workers in the U.S. and travel.
Cragg also believes that energy sector reform will become more concrete in Mexico going forward. Mexico needs to produce more energy, he said, and has considerable reserves in the Gulf of Mexico for which it needs private sector and overseas investment.


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"Behind my strength, I have a motivation that keeps me going through hard times - a desire to make my dream come true...Coming to Foothill College has given me so much inspiration and joy."
Foothill College Contact Tracing Corps
As the Covid-19 pandemic infected thousands in the Silicon Valley, Foothill College launched a free Contact Tracing and Case Investigation course to help meet the demand for trained volunteer contact tracers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Led by instructor Rebecca Ryan, the course provided an opportunity for students to be part of the county's public infrastructure as well as serve the community.
Below you can learn how the experience and the opportunity impacted student participants.
Charlene:
"When I started my volunteering as Contact Tracer and Case Investigator in Santa Clara County, I realized how Covid-19 has affected our community. It was my surprise to see how many people around us do not understand what it means to be in quarantine or in isolation. Identifying and calling exposed individuals to help to slow and to control the spread of Covid-19 helped me stay busy during this pandemic period and helped me to cope with the sad news I hear every day in the media; it's also helped me to learn new skills. I would like to thank Professor Rebecca Ryan for this opportunity and all those who supported us during these difficult times because the stipend received will helps us with our academic costs as a student at Foothill College."
Elaine:
"Being a volunteer COVID-19 case investigator and contact tracer has been such an amazing opportunity. I am honored to be a part of a project that is so meaningful and impactful. Seeing everyone work together to try and slow the spread of the virus truly exemplifies the strength of our community. The most rewarding aspect of this work is being able to help people stay safe and informed while being physically apart. Thank you Foothill College and Dr. Rebecca Ryan for allowing students to be involved in the Contact Tracing Corps. The stipend received will allow me to continue my work in this field and help fund my future nursing school journey."
"I am thankful for being part of the Contact Tracing Corps at Foothill. The skills I have learned as a Contact Tracer, such as active listening and cultural competency, have far-reaching applications, and I am glad to be of service to help stop the spread of such a deadly and destructive infectious disease. The generous stipend will go towards finishing the coursework needed to apply to medical school next year."
Junye:
"I have been staying home ever since school was shut down in March 2020. Without socially interacting with my peers in real life, I felt like I have lost the connection to the world at some point. However, volunteering as a Covid-19 case investigator and contact tracer warms my heart and gives me a meaningful experience. Before joining the Contact Tracing Corps, I never knew that life could be so difficult especially when hit by the pandemic. Homelessness, lack of food, unemployment, no friends or family around… There is a small portion of people in our community who are not living but simply surviving. But it really warms my heart to know that the county is dedicating time to reaching out to every Covid-19 positive case. It warms my heart to hear the sincere "thank you" from people at the end of each phone interview for the valuable work we are doing. I am glad to be part of such an impactful service to help address the global health crisis. I would like to thank the Foothill-De Anza Foundation, Foothill College, and Professor Rebecca Ryan for providing this fantastic opportunity for us students. The generous stipend will help pay my tuition fees and continue to support my future education after I transfer to a four-year university."
"My experience with CTC has been very enlightening. Knowing that I am making real changes in people's lives is such a fantastic feeling, and being a part of something so much bigger than me is truly incredible, I can see how each small piece of the puzzle really matters in the long run. Many people out there are in situations where they are scared, frustrated, and busy, on top of having no resources. You can hear the relief in their voices when they learn how motivated our county is at helping them access those resources. In fact, there are many people who are lonely and appreciate a conversation with someone who sounds like they genuinely care! A lot of people in Santa Clara County just want to be able to get their questions answered and their emotions validated. Sometimes that's the only thing people really want, for someone to listen to them and reiterate that what they're going through is difficult. After almost a year, we as a community have to remember we are still dealing with a global pandemic, it's perfectly normal to be feeling depressed, anxious, beaten down, and alone, even if this is a completely new feeling for you as an individual! Receiving this stipend will help me more than any of you could know. I am a full-time student and a frontline worker as well. My job recently had to close for about a week due to possible exposures, and this has made making ends meet even more difficult. Eventually, I would like to become a psychiatric nurse, and contact tracing has given me a fantastic opportunity to really put my skills to use. Thank you so much for your help."
Hala:
"My experience with Foothill's Contact Tracing Corps has been wonderful so far. I have learned so much about the COVID-19 pandemic, the works of contact tracing, practiced my communication skills, and have been provided with such a strong support system in return. I am so grateful to be a part of this amazing team, and I really appreciate the Foothill-De Anza Foundation for giving students this opportunity with a reward for their hard work.
I will make sure to use the stipend towards supporting my education, including purchasing textbooks!"


The purpose of the Dartford Historical Society is to preserve the heritage of the community, to tell a complete story of people and nature in our area, background as well as details, and showing history as a continuing movement of yesterday, today and tomorrow. The Society hopes to provide each visitor, from the youngest to the oldest, with a feeling of participation and pride in this flow of history.
The Dartford Historical Society was formed in 1956. The first meetings of the Society discussed saving the stone arches that were part of the mid 1800's mill in the center of Dartford. The first meetings were held in the Village Board Chambers. In 1961 the Green Lake State Bank built a new building. The Society found a home to store and exhibit its collections in a basement room of the bank. In 1974, the original Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Railroad depot was donated to the Society for a museum. In early 1975 the depot was relocated to the Friday Club Park in downtown Green Lake. After renovation the building was opened as a museum on July 4, 1976 as part of Green Lake's bicentennial celebration. The Society continued to collect materials related to the history of the Green Lake area and by 1994 had outgrown the Depot Museum. Thomas Caestecker donated the former Caestecker Public Library to the Society. The Dartford Historical Society opened its new archives and exhibit galleries in June of 1995. Over the years the Society has collected over 6,500 artifacts, 3,200 newspapers, 15,000 visual images, 900 books and 250 cubic feet of archival materials related to the history of the Green Lake area.


Daisy Trayford and Normandy Soldier at Fair Hill. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Show jumping proved to be quite the influencing factor in the final standings of the Open Intermediate at the first Ocala Horse Properties Winter Horse Trials. Of the 15 in the division, a third of those turned in double clear rounds, and it was Daisy Trayford and Normandy Soldier who triumphed to take home the first win of the season.
Normandy Soldier is a 14-year-old Thoroughbred gelding owned by Daisy, and they finished up their 2015 season with a win in the Intermediate at Rocking Horse in October.
"Vin" is off the track and definitely proved that he is ready to tackle the fresh season this weekend. Congratulations, Daisy!
Picking up second place in the Intermediate are Clayton Fredericks and FE Bowman, who moved up from third with another of the double clears of the day. Buck Davidson and Quasar moved into third place with eight jump penalties accumulated today.
Clayton Fredericks also picked up the win in the Open Prelim A division aboard FE Money Made, leading wire to wire to finish on his impressive dressage score of 22.0 Hannah Sue Burnett followed suit in second and third place with Jitter Bug and Harbour Pilot, who completed a triumphant return to competition with just the two time on cross country carried over.
In the Open Prelim B, it was Alexander O'Neal and Rendezvous With Charly who were the winners after notching a double clear show jumping round this morning. Erin Flynn Mobley and Three's A Ruckus and Clayton Fredericks with FE Subiaco round out the top three.
Congratulations to all who completed a successful first weekend of the new season! We can't wait to see more action as we get underway with 2016. Go Eventing!


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DeKalb County Police
Man in hospital after shooting at AutoZone parking lot
Dan Whisenhunt May 19, 2016
DeKalb County Police say a man was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital after he was shot in the parking lot of the AutoZone on Candler Road. The man is in stable condition. The incident happened ...
Shooting at apartments severely injures child, wounds three adults
DeKalb County Police are still searching for the person responsible for shooting four people, including a child at an apartment complex near Decatur. Officers responded to Austin Oaks Apartments on Glenwood Road after 8 p.m. ...
DeKalb Police: One officer shot, another dies in crash within hours
The DeKalb County Police Department lost an officer early this morning and almost lost another one yesterday in two separate incidents that occurred hours apart. On Sept. 18 at 4 p.m., an officer initiated a ...
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One dead after shooting near Avondale Estates
Dan Whisenhunt Jun 25, 2015
DeKalb County Police responded to a fatal shooting overnight at an apartment complex near Avondale Estates. Capt. Steven Fore said that on June 24 at 11:30 p.m. officers responded to a call of a person ...
DeKalb Sheriff's Office clarifies its response in Kevin Davis case
Law enforcement agencies in DeKalb County are taking a hard look at how officers handled the shooting and subsequent death of Kevin Davis. Now the DeKalb Sheriff's Office is saying its officers did not deny family ...
GBI asked to investigate death of Kevin Davis
Dan Whisenhunt Feb 9, 2015
This story has been updated. The DeKalb County Police Department has formally asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to review the circumstances surrounding the death of Kevin Davis. Davis' family and their supporters say the announcement ...
UPDATED – DeKalb Police defend actions of officer who shot Kevin Davis
DeKalb County Police officials on Friday addressed a growing controversy over the shooting death of Kevin Davis on Dec. 29. An officer responding to a 911 call at an apartment at 100 Pinetree Circle shot Davis, who died ...
Former DeKalb Police Officer sentenced to 10 years for role fatal Avondale Estates crash
A former DeKalb Police Officer has been sentenced to 10 years and will serve three in prison for her role in a 2011 crash near Avondale Estates that killed two people. According to the DeKalb ...
Family searches for answers a month after DeKalb Police shooting
Kevin Davis' family says he didn't deserve what happened to him. On Dec. 29 Davis, who worked at Sawicki's in downtown Decatur according to Creative Loafing, was shot by a DeKalb County Police Officer responding ...
DeKalb Police seek suspect in Family Dollar robbery
Detectives in DeKalb County are asking for help finding a man that allegedly robbed a Family Dollar store at 2500 Snapfinger Road in greater Decatur. The incident happened on Jan. 19 at 9:30 am. "The ...


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Ronaldo Rape Allegation Has Set in Motion a Two-Track Legal Process in Nevada
At the end of the investigation, police will decide whether to recommend that prosecutors file criminal charges
By Ken Ritter	• Published on October 16, 2018 at 5:17 pm
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A lawsuit filed by a Nevada woman who claims Cristiano Ronaldo raped her nine years ago and paid her $375,000 in hush money has set in motion a two-track legal process in Las Vegas.
One involves the lawsuit, which will proceed to a jury trial in civil court only if a state judge sides with attorneys for plaintiff Kathryn Mayorga on key procedural and statutory questions.
The other track involves a police investigation that was recently reopened at the request of Mayorga, a former model and schoolteacher who alleges that one of the world's most famous athletes attacked her in the bedroom of his penthouse at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009.
At the end of the investigation, police will decide whether to recommend that prosecutors file criminal charges against the 33-year-old soccer star from Portugal who plays for the Italian club Juventus and his national team. He has had lucrative contracts with other clubs including Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United and Real Madrid.
The Associated Press does not generally name people who say they are victims of sex crimes. Mayorga gave consent through her lawyers to make her name public.
THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
Mayorga's attorneys say she underwent a medical exam to collect DNA evidence soon after the alleged attack in June 2009.
But the investigation was ended because Las Vegas police said she only identified her attacker as a European soccer player — not by name — and did not say where the incident took place.
The case was reopened in recent weeks at Mayorga's request. Her lawyers say she provided Ronaldo's name to detectives who interviewed her in 2009 and identified the location as the Palms Hotel and Casino.
Police will turn over the results of the investigation to Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson to decide whether to file criminal charges.
A jury of 12 people would have to reach a unanimous verdict of guilt for a conviction on a felony sexual assault charge that could bring a sentence ranging from 10 years to life in state prison, depending on whether the jury decides if Mayorga suffered substantial bodily injury.
Police have refused to release documents about the case. Officer Aden OcampoGomez, a police department spokesman, said Tuesday he could not comment about an ongoing investigation.
THE LAWSUIT
Ronaldo's attorneys have not yet responded to the lawsuit filed by Mayorga on Sept. 27 in Clark County District Court.
William Terry, a veteran Nevada criminal defense attorney not connected with the case, predicted that Ronaldo's legal team will ask the judge to dismiss the lawsuit before they reply to its claims.
"There will be a ton of issues to decide long before the case gets to a jury," Terry said after reviewing the lawsuit and statements by attorneys at the request of The Associated Press. "I think the whole complaint is vulnerable to dismissal."
Before the lawsuit could go to trial, Judge Adriana Escobar would have to decide if too much time has passed since the alleged attack; whether Ronaldo or Mayorga violated a 2010 non-disclosure agreement that requires Mayorga to keep quiet about an encounter that Ronaldo's lawyers say was consensual; and whether documents cited in European news stories about the case are authentic.
Mayorga's attorneys want to void the non-disclosure pact.
The lawsuit claims Ronaldo used "fixers" to pressure Mayorga to sign. It also accuses Ronaldo or people working for him of conspiracy, coercion and fraud, defamation, battery, breach of contract and negligence for allowing details of the confidential settlement to become public in European publications.
If the lawsuit gets to trial, a jury of as many as eight people would be asked to reach a majority decision based on a preponderance of evidence or the probable truth or accuracy of the allegations. That is a less-stringent standard than a criminal case.
If jurors find in favor of Mayorga, they would be asked to consider possible monetary damages. Mayorga is seeking an unspecified amount greater than $200,000.
TIMING OF THE CLAIMS
Leslie Mark Stovall, a lawyer for Mayorga, has acknowledged that plaintiffs in personal injury cases in Nevada usually have two years to file a civil lawsuit.
However, he says a psychiatrist diagnosed Mayorga this year with post-traumatic stress and depression "caused by Cristiano Ronaldo's sexual assault in 2009." As a result, the attorney says, Mayorga was not emotionally or legally competent to enter the non-disclosure agreement nine years ago.
"We believe that we have the factual basis to ask the court to set aside the agreement so that we can litigate her original damages," the attorney said.
In the police case, veteran prosecutors, defense attorneys and law professor Eve Hanan at the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, agreed that the state could bring criminal charges despite the passage of time because Mayorga filed a police report.
"There is no statute of limitations if there is a valid police report," attorney Tom Pitaro said.


2008 - 2009 Title I Distinguished SchoolCheerleaders placed 1st at Richmond Hill against 6 other teams.
Patia Rountree and Tracy Ware will be attending the Weightless Flight of Discovery in Atlanta on October 7th.
Students raised $40.20 for Make-A-Wish, $462.00 for St. Judes Math-A-Thon, and $177 for American Diabetes.
SEBMS Students participated in the GSU Math Team Competition. 8th grade teams placed overall 3rd and 5th; 7th grade teams placed overall 7th and 9th. Individually--Merekate S. placed 4th; Emiry B. placed 6th; Knapp B. placed 12th; Charles G. 13th; Kaitlyn C. placed 19th.
SEBMS Students participated in the 4-H Project Achievement Speech Contest. Rachel B. placed 3rd in Veterinary Science, Tiara B. placed 1st in Performing Arts/Dance, Brandyn B. placed 3rd in General Recreation, Justin B. placed 3rd in Target Sports, Caitlyn C. places 2nd in Rabbits, Charity C. placed 2nd in Wildlife, Shawnee C. placed 3rd in Dog Care & Training, Bethany C. placed 2nd in Food for the Family, Amy C. placed 1st in Geology, Sam C. placed 2nd in Agriculture Awareness, Cierra C. placed 2nd in Health, Samantha G. placed 2nd in History, Sydney G. placed 2nd in Between Meal Snacks, Mckenzie H. placed 1st in Performing Arts/Dance, Kaleb H. placed 1st in Agriculture Awareness, Elijah J. placed 1st in General Science, Marli K. placed 1st in Safety, Taylor L. placed 1st in Cat Care, Joseph M. placed 2nd in Horse, Shelby M. placed 1st in Companion Animal Science, Steven M. placed 1st in International, Brock M. placed 1st in Target Sports, Nicholas P. placed 2nd in Conservation & Recycling, Jonathan R. placed 1st in Arts, Chad R. placed 1st in Workforce Preparation & Career Development, Daniel S. placed 3rd in Sports, Chandler S. placed 1st in Rabbits, Rebekah S. placed 3rd in Conservation & Recycling, Denise S placed 3rd in Outdoor Recreation, Shaunte T. placed 1st in Photography, Rumin T. placed 2nd in International, Megan V. placed 1st in General Recreation, Alexis V. placed 2nd in Dog Care and Training and Amber W. placed 3rd in Cat Care.
Write Off Individual Winners Six Grade Winners: Spelling – 1st Place - Serina S. Capitalization and Punctuation – 1st Place - Cierra C. Usage – 2nd Place – Ashley O. 3rd Place – Marli K. Language Expression – 2nd Place – Lauren B.Writing – 1st Place - Nikki C. Mental Concentration – 2nd Place – Steven B. 3rd Place – Samantha G.7th Grade Winners: Vocabulary – 1st Place – Ginna G. Spelling – 1st Place – Xamaica S. Usage – 3rd Place – Morgan A. Language Expression – 1st Place - Cameron K. Mental Concentration – 1st Place – Lane T. 3rd Place – Kayleigh D. 8th Grade Winners: Vocabulary – 1st Place – Sean O. Language Expression – 1st Place – Amanda J. 2nd Place – Brandon R. Writing – 3rd Place – Garrett D. Mental Concentration – 2nd Place – Chet F.


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Q: initializer_list memory fault I'm trying to initialize an object of my class using constructor with initializer_list.
The code is following:
QueryBuilder::QueryBuilder(std::initializer_list<std::string> list)
{
   std::cout << "QueryBuilder constructor begin" << std::endl;
   std::cout << "List size: " << list.size() << std::endl;
   for(const auto& element : list)
   {
      std::cout << "List element: " << element << std::endl;
      query_.tokens_.emplace_back(new NameEqualToken(element));
   }
   std::cout << "QueryBuilder constructor end" << std::endl;
}

The constructor is called in the following way:
QueryBuilder{"Path"}

Unfortunately, during execution of this part I have always got the memory fault.
Console output:
QueryBuilder constructor begin
List size: 2857706971
List element: Path

and then some random characters (program is trying to read the second element, which does not exists) finalized by memory fault.
It looks like the size of the initializer_list, passed to the constructor, is invalid.
PS I have also tried with const char* as a initializer list template parameter type.
Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong ?
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'Lord of the Rings' Lawsuit Resolved, 'The Hobbit' Can Proceed – Ace ShowBiz (09sep09)
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New Line Cinema, the Tolkien Trust and publisher Harper Collins have finally settled the lawsuit over profits from the 'LOTR' trilogy that threatened the future of Guillermo del Toro's 'The Hobbit'.
A blockage for the development of "The Hobbit" movies has been removed as New Line Cinema resolved its legal battle with author J.R.R. Tolkien's estates and publisher Harper Collins over profits from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Report on the legal settlement was announced Tuesday, September 8.
While the terms of the settlement were kept confidential, this out-of-court resolution has given a go ahead nod for the two-part adaptation of "The Hobbit" to be brought up to the big screen. Regarding the matter, Christopher Tolkien, the son of author J.R.R., stated in a statement, "The Trustees acknowledge that New Line may now proceed with its proposed films of 'The Hobbit.' "
Christopher also noted, "The Trustees regret that legal action was necessary, but are glad that this dispute has been settled on satisfactory terms that will allow the Tolkien Trust properly to pursue its charitable objectives." Chiming in, president of New Line parent Warner Bros. Alan Horn stated, "We are pleased to put this litigation behind us. We all look forward to a mutually productive and beneficial relationship in the future."
This settlement news came in way before the case is set to go on trial October 19 in Los Angeles Superior Court. No settlement paperwork has been filed with a Los Angeles court just yet. As for the possible financial settlement, The Hollywood Reporter claimed that it may value at more than $100 million.
In February 2008, the Tolkien Trust and Harper Collins filed lawsuit against New Line Cinema claiming that the studio has failed to pay the share of profits from the blockbuster trilogy "LOTR" which was estimated to be at least $220 million. At the time, they were seeking to get a court order to terminate any rights New Line might have on other Tolkien works, including "The Hobbit".
"The Hobbit" is taken from J.R.R. Tolkien's novel of the same title and is planned to be made into two-part movies. The movies will re-create the scenes of the novel, with additional events that make an impact to "The Lords of the Rings", such as the expulsion of Sauron from Mirkwood by The White Council.
Shooting is expected to start in March 2010 and go on for about 370 days. Ian McKellen, Hugo Weaving and Andy Serkis are said to reprise their "The Lord of the Rings" oles as Gandalf, Lord Elrond and Gollum respectively. The first of the adventure fantasy movie is scheduled for December 2011 U.S. release, while the second one is expected to hit theaters a year later.
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In Briley v. Commonwealth, 221 Va. 532, 273 S.E.2d 48 (1980), cert. denied, 451 U.S. 1031, 69 L. Ed. 2d 400, 101 S. Ct. 3022 (1981), Linwood Briley was convicted of capital murder in the commission of robbery. Briley and three accomplices accosted the victim outside a restaurant, robbed him at gunpoint of his wallet, ordered him into the victim's car, and transported the victim to an isolated location. See 221 Va. at 534-535, 273 S.E.2d at 50. When the victim "'started struggling'" at that location, Briley shot him. Id. at 535, 273 S.E.2d at 50. Fifteen to twenty minutes elapsed from the time the victim was robbed and seized until he was killed. See id. After driving around in the victim's car, Briley and his accomplices eventually stripped it of its parts. See 221 Va. at 536, 273 S.E.2d at 50. Briley's "major contention" on appeal was "that the trial court erred in refusing a defense instruction which would have permitted the jury to find that the robbery of the victim terminated at the . . . restaurant and, therefore, that the defendant was guilty only of the non-capital offense of first degree murder in the subsequent killing." Id. at 540, 273 S.E.2d at 53. The Supreme Court found that the victim's car "was a fruit of the robbery" showing "conclusively that the violence against the victim and the trespass to his automobile combined and continued unabated" from the initial taking until the murder. 221 Va. at 544, 273 S.E.2d at 55. Adapting language from Haskell v. Commonwealth, 218 Va. 1033, 243 S.E.2d 477 (1978), a felony-murder case, the Court ruled "that the killing involved here was so closely related in time, place, and causal connection as to make the killing, as a matter of law, a part of the same criminal enterprise." Id. at 544, 273 S.E.2d at 55-56. Since Briley, the Court have affirmed convictions for capital murder during the commission of a robbery when the evidence was sufficient to support a conclusion that the killing and theft were interdependent objects of a common criminal design.
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MNO-Ontario meeting advances Métis issues
(Left to right) Minister of Aboriginal Affairs David Zimmer, MNO Director of
Intergovernmental Relations Joanne Meyer, MNO Chair France Picotte,
Premier Kathleen Wynne, MNO President Gary Lipinski and MNO Associate
Chief Operating Officer Margaret FrohOn December 16 at Queen's Park in Toronto, an MNO delegation led by President Gary Lipinski and including MNO Chair France Picotte, MNO Associate Chief Operating Officer Margaret Froh, and Joanne Meyer, Director of Intergovernmental Relations, met with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, Aboriginal Affairs Minister David Zimmer, Deputy Aboriginal Affairs Minister Deb Richardson as well as Assistant Deputy Ministers Alison Pila, Hillary Thatcher and David Didluck.
These annual MNO-Ontario meetings traditionally take place prior to Christmas and provide both governments the opportunity to review past successes, ongoing cooperation and discuss upcoming areas of common interest. "The positive tone of this meeting, like those of the past, underscores the benefits of working together," commented President Lipinski.
Key discussion points included the MNO-Ontario Framework Agreement, the latest version of which was signed in 2014 for a five-year term. The annual meeting provided an excellent opportunity to evaluate the progress on its objectives. "The Framework Agreement," stated President Lipinski, "continues to be the foundation of our strong relationship with Ontario. It outlines clearly where our two governments will collaborate for the benefit of Métis people, families and communities."
"Working together, the MNO and Ontario have made significant advancements this year under the Framework Agreement, including the recent passage of the Métis Nation of Ontario Secretariat Act, the first ever Métis-specific legislation in Ontario that recognizes the MNO's unique governance structure. Major advancements for Métis and other Indigenous peoples in Canada were discussed with the Premier, including the launch of the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, and the Final Report that was issued yesterday by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada."
"As these meetings take place at the highest level," explained President Lipinski, "they provide the direction necessary to ensure continued progress on a whole range of issues important to Métis in this province. We are very pleased that Ontario continues to recognize the role of the MNO as representing Métis interests in this province."


This Kirklees derby saw the team from the 'Dale' victorious over their neighbours from Upper Denby by a big margin of 182 runs. Much of that was thanks to a dominant 101 not out from Hayden Rose and a very stable 49 from Paul Hale that set up the total of 263 and when Denby Dale came into the field Fred Stower returned 5 for 29 to skittle Denby out for 81.
Following last weeks visit to Honley the plan was to visit Wakefield Rd all week that was until the weather on Friday and Saturday morning was showing rain coming over 'the tops'. So with base departure showing a ticket to Sheffield with the intention of diverting to Sheffield Colleigate it was of immense joy that a final check of the weather forecast for Denby Dale at Sheffield station showed an improvement in prospects. So I purchased an addition for the journey along the Penistone line, again, you know the story by now Barnsley, Penistone, Emley Moor TV mast etc.
Having viewed this village nestling below the viaduct that brings us north into the station I had never set foot on the streets of Denby Dale and at last today would do so for this cricket encounter between the two neighbours. Departing the station at the return end of the platform you walk under the line and down a long steep incline and back under the viaduct not before getting a superb close up view of this work of art. The current format sees 21 arches support the structure spanning the River Dearne built in 1884 and after a walk through the dale part of the village that takes you past Springfield Mill, famous for its production of silk for the Queen Mothers wedding dress, we climb out to Barnsley Rd to take a picture while observing the train departing to Sheffield rattling over the viaduct. Back by the outward route and past the monuments to the famous Denby Dale pie two concrete slices of with additional crust of the delicacy. The village is famous for an irregular production of massive pies for even more irregular reasons it all started in 1788 in celebration of the recovery from ill health of King George lll and went on to celebrate the repel of the corn laws and the last one was in 2000, the millennium pie. The pie to celebrate the new century came in at 40ft long by 9ft wide by 3ft deep and weighed in a 12 tonnes I think even I would have needed a little help with that one. As we approach the ground leaving the viaduct in our reverse view we pass The Pie Hall purchased by The Pie Committee with proceeds from sales for the good of the community and acting as a small community centre.
A very short amble past the building brings us to Denby Dale Cricket Club and the ground itself is in a wonderfully situated bowl where to the left is the new style clubhouse pavilion which is a little opposite to many recent developments the changing rooms are upstairs alongside a function room and kitchen area with below the scorers room and entrance to the grounds man's store area. Continuing around to the left is Denby Dale Bowls Club and we are now down behind the bowlers arm with the wickets set very much in the flat of this bowl. We start to rise again towards the stone walled area which is wooded behind and rises sharply to houses atop the embankment. This side features a small remotely controlled scoreboard and then we drop down towards the viaduct end, sadly not visible from the ground it would have made the ultimate photo. The covers were of note if only for one of the sponsors 'Carfoam Warehouse' very clever. Behind the bowlers arm at this end the River Dearne ripples away, in summer conditions anyway, under the ground and out by the side of the bowls club. As we rise this time steeply the neighbouring houses offer a commanding view of proceedings and so does the double tiered viewing section which offers more wooden bench seating for spectators who are well catered for in this capacity. An early look at the ground then and a very pleasant viewing arena it is the experience only disturbed by a neighbour nearby with a chainsaw which was in operation for an hour on this beautiful afternoon.
So cricket wise and these two sides last week were at the opposite end of the scoring spectrum Denby totted up 425 for 4 with Birkby Rose Hill bowled out for 326 a remarkable accumulation of runs. Meanwhile Denby Dale knocked of Upperthong's score finishing on 63 for 5 to win in a low scoring game.
Denby Dale won the toss and batted with Hywel Senior hitting a quick fire 25 the home side were scoring at 10 an over after 3. They were though to see 3 wickets fall quickly and at 44 for 3 Denby bowler Paul Goodman was the man responsible.
Wicketkeeper Paul Hale came to the crease and he built a stable backbone for later proceedings before falling one short of his half century. Jack Firth contributed 28 and number 8 Jordan Geldart 26 but the second half of the innings was all about Rose who bludgeoned some big boundaries totalling 12 x 4's and 5 x 6's in his 101 not out.
It was good to meet Hayden's granddad just after the tea interval he had arrived just in time to watch his grandsons knock, we had an entertaining chat all things sporting of course, thank you.
With 263 for 7 posted it was time for tea and the option was taken to have a little walk out to the nearby 'Londis' with the option of some hoppers food was sampled, sadly the chip shop does not open for Saturday tea time or evening otherwise it would have been a definite call, did they not know I was coming?
The ground also features two original sight screens which are set of the floor within their own railed transportation system which was a really great way of getting them moving unlike some of the big cumbersome varieties at other grounds also interesting to note that 3/4 of the slats were taken out at the end of the game.
Denby must have known this was to be a challenge but once again I fancied a close affair at 0-1 then 4 for 2 and 9 for 3 it convinced me otherwise the 1st and 3rd wicket it has to be said featured fantastic catches from Senior and Stower that stuck like glue to the Denby Dale players hands. The reply staggered on and at 39 for 7 in the 25th it was just a case of which train I would make back on the hourly departure back down south, well south of Sheffield.
The visitors reached 44 for 8 before a minor recovery, that always seems to happen, saw them reach 81 all out with George Potter reaching 25 not out. It had been a good day for Stower with his 'five for' and also for Rose not only a century maker but 3 catches at the end of the Denby innings to complete a very satisfying day for the Dale.
Having finished at around about train time I decided to sample a further bottle of the orange fizzy stuff sit at the ground overviewing our four legged friends chasing cricket balls around and take in the last drop of what had been an enjoyable visit to Denby Dale and its cricket club.
A slow meander back towards the station allowed a further look at the pie monument, back across the road to look in the book shop window and staggering like a drunk, I wasn't, to look at the information board on the other side. I opted to climb back up to the station by the road and took in a few views around the station with about half an hour still to wait. Denby Dale station is on a single line and by clear definition is of a single platform in the stopping and departing stakes even more baffling then to here the announcer call the 1941 with 'the next train at platform 1 is....'. somebody tell them there is only 1 platform!
Our lovely pacer train rattled and jolted its way into Sheffield and with a quick change we were soon at base station just before 9pm from what had been another enjoyable journey into the delights of the Drakes Huddersfield Cricket League.


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import { INSTREAM } from '../src/video.js';
import * as events from '../src/events.js';
import * as utils from '../src/utils.js';
import { BID_STATUS, EVENTS, TARGETING_KEYS } from '../src/constants.json';

const {CACHE_ID, UUID} = TARGETING_KEYS;
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March 22, 2013 Joanna Graham Association Management, CSAE, Volunteers, Youth
By Kevin A. Jackson
It appears that we are raising a new generation of more engaged volunteers, a distinctly Canadian trend that has surfaced in the past decade.
According to Statistics Canada's 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, more young Canadians, 15-24, volunteer than any other age group for over a decade. Statistics Canada goes on to suggest that this may be influenced by the requirement in certain school districts that students perform a certain number of volunteer hours to graduate.
Volunteer Canada cited the survey as "dispelling the myth of disengaged youth"; repeating that Canadians aged 15-24 volunteer more than any other age group at a rate of 58 per cent versus the overall rate of 47 per cent.
This does appear to be a uniquely Canadian pattern when compared to similar research elsewhere: in the United States persons in their early twenties were the least likely to volunteer at 19.4 per cent, whereas in the United Kingdom 35 to 49 year olds were by far the most likely age group to formally volunteer at 47 per cent. Similar numbers are cited for Australia.
There was another interesting study performed in Australia in 2006 when trying to understand the motivations of volunteer firefighters: the younger generation of volunteers are more likely to be motivated by "personal benefits" like career advancement, skills development, new challenges and friendship opportunities (the other motivating benefits examined in this study were safety-oriented motivations and community oriented motivations).
It is important to emphasize that the younger group was as equally motivated by safety and community concerns as the other age groups, they were just more motivated by the personal ones.
There is more insight to be gained when we look at the actual number of volunteer hours reported. For example, boomers aged 55 to 64 contribute an average of 201 annual volunteer hours whereas those aged 45 to 54 contribute 167 hours. This breakdown gets more significant when analyzing the volunteer activity of the 15-24 age group because although more of them volunteer, they do less hours of volunteering: youths aged 15 to 24 reported an annual average of 130 hours and younger adults aged 25 to 34, 109 hours.
Growing Future Volunteers
Statistics Canada cites earlier Canadian research showing that people who volunteered early in life have a greater tendency to continue as volunteers later in life. Combining all of this research could lead one to conclude that the practice of having high school students perform volunteer hours is helping raise a new generation of volunteers that promises to give more than any generation before them, especially as they mature and enter the age group where people tend to do the most volunteering later in their lives.
Associations and Youth Volunteers
What is your association doing to engage younger volunteers? What's their motivation to connect? How do you recruit them? More importantly, how do you retain them? Join the conversation on LinkedIn and share your insights with colleagues.
is a volunteer with the CSAE Trillium Chapter, currently active with the communications committee. When not volunteering, Kevin's day job as Senior Partner with Biz-Zone has him working with Associations to assist in migrating their databases to Association DNA, Biz-Zone's AMS. Kevin can be reached at [email protected]
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– Canadian Social Trends, a publication by Statistics Canada
– Analysis of Statistics Canada's 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and
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– Volunteering in the United States, 2011, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics press release
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Diagnostic Challenge
Valérie Cormier-Daire
WG1 Leader Diagnostic Challenge
Since 2005: Professeur des Universités-Praticien Hospitalier (PU-PH). Professor of Genetics, University Paris Descartes.
Praticien Hospitalier (MD), Department of Medical Genetics, Necker Hospital
In charge of the French reference center for constitutional bone disorders involved in the diagnosis, management and long term follow up of patients with osteochondrodysplasia.
Head of the French network "OSCAR", created in June 2014, gathering three reference centers (constitutional bone disorders, phosphocalcic metabolism and fibrous dysplasia).
Head of the Genetic Clinic Unit in Necker Hospital (since 01/2/2017).
Since 1998, head of a research team in INSERM Unit UMR1163 (Imagine Institute) entitled "Molecular and physiopathological basis of osteochondrodysplasia".
Member of the scientific council of the International Skeletal Dysplasia Society (ISDS)
Member of the European Skeletal Dysplasia Network (ESDN)
Member of the American Society of Human Genetics
Member of the European Society of Human Genetics
Meena Balasubramanian
WG1 Co-Leader Diagnostic Challenge
Lead Consultant Geneticist, Highly Specialised Severe, Complex and Atypical OI Service,Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, as part of this role she has been instrumental in establishing the bone genetics service in Sheffield (UK) and streamlining diagnostic pathways in children with rare bone phenotypes, leading to improved diagnosis and better patient outcomes in this disease group.
In the last few years she has conducted research looking at deep phenotyping in OI patients with studies focused on skin biopsies, fracture risk prediction models and genomic studies in cohort of OI patients with unknown causality.
She is currently focused on studies looking at phenotypic variability in OI/ rare skeletal dysplasia's; establishing diagnostic pathways for unclassified variants (UVs) identified on genetic analysis.
Musculoskeletal Genomic Clinical Interpretation Partnership Bone Fragility and Metabolic bone disease sub-domain lead for 100,000 Genomes project, a Department of Health, UK initiative to undertake genome sequencing for patients with rare diseases, she works closely with Brittle Bone Society and adult metabolic bone services in Sheffield.
Michael James Wright
WG2 Leader Research
Consultant in Clinical Genetics Northern Genetics Service, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS FT (Fully NHS Funded) (2000-Date).
Associate Medical Director Newcastle Hospitals NHS FT (2009-Present).
Associate Clinical Lecturer Newcastle University (2000-Date).
NHS funded consultant clinical geneticist since 2000.
He provides genetic services, as part of a team of consultants and genetic counsellors, to a population of just over 3 million people in the North East of England.
Between 2004 and 2009 he was the Clinical Director of Northern Genetic Service. During this time he served on the United Kingdom Genetic Testing Network (UKGTN) service development committee and the Genetics Commissioning Advisory Group (GENCAG). Since 2009 he has been an Associate Medical Director of Newcastle HospitaIs.
He is a member of the medical advisory board of the Little People of America and President of the Restricted Growth Association.
He was one of the clinicians who led the introduction of microarray comparative genome hybridisation as the first line chromosome analysis to Northern Genetics Service.
Founding Director of NewGene Ltd.
Co-applicant on the successful application to NIHR for funding of the Newcastle Diagnostic Evidence Co-operative (DEC) attracting a grant of c.£800k over four years.
Co-applicant on a c.6M Euro application to the Horizon 2020 scheme with Professor Mike Briggs to investigate the repurposing of carbamazepine for the treatment of Schmid Metaphyseal Dysplasia.
Geert Mortier
WG2 Co-Leader Research
Geert Mortier is currently director of the Department Medical Genetics and head of the Center for Rare Diseases in the Antwerp University Hospital. He is also chairman of GENOMED, a research center of excellence at the University of Antwerp. He is full professor at the University of Antwerp and affiliated professor at the Manipal University in India. He is a Belgian-certified pediatrician and clinical geneticist.
He has a strong research interest in growth diseases and genetic disorders of the skeleton. He participates in several expert networks for skeletal dysplasias and is member of the scientific medical committee and medical advisory board for several companies and agencies. (Researcher ID:D-2542-2012; ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9871-4578)
Good Practice & Guidelines
Lars Sävendahl
WG3 Leader Good Practice & Guidelines
Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Senior consultant in pediatric endocrinology at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital and the Academic Chief of the Children´s and Women´s Health theme at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm.
Supervisor of clinical studies related to growth. He is the supervisor of several postgraduate research students and post-doctoral fellows working in his research group.
Professor Sävendahl is active in national and international societies, served the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) for many years and was the ESPE Secretary General between 2011 and 2015.
He has long-time experience from leading working groups of international collaborative projects including those funded by the European Commission.
Giedre Grigelioniene
WG3 Co-Leader Good Practice & Guidelines
MD, PhD, clinical geneticist and pediatrician at Karolinska University Hospital and Senior Researcher at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Her postdoctoral training was at the Endocrine Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, and at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
More than 20 years of experience in clinical, radiographic and genetic diagnosis of rare congenital skeletal disorders.
She has with the skeletal dysplasia team members written instructions for good clinical practice for evaluation of patients with congenital skeletal disorders. Giedre is leading the research project "Clinical and genetic studies of congenital skeletal disorders" in which clinical information is collected continuously in order to systematically study spectrum of clinical symptoms, complications and pathophysiology of skeletal dysplasias.
Giedre is an expert engaged in revision of good practice recommendations regarding congenital skeletal disorders for the National Organization for Rare Disorders and for the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.
Nick Bishop
WG4 Leader Clinical Trials
Professor Nick Bishop is an internationally recognised expert in the field of paediatric bone research.
His focus is on experimental medicine/early phase studies in osteogenesis imperfecta, steroid-induced or disease-associated osteoporosis and hypophosphatasia.
He has a long-standing interest in early life influences on later skeletal health. He is based at Sheffield Children's Hospital, a member of the BOND ERN (co-lead, Clinical Trials Working Group). He is Associate Director of the Versus Arthritis Experimental Arthritis Treatment Centre for Children, leading the bone theme, and Vice President for Science and Research at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (from 6.3.19).
Klaus Mohnike
WG4 Co-Leader Clinical Trials
Professor Klaus Mohnike is based at Children's Hospital, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany. He is a pediatric endocrinologist and chair of the Central-German Network for Rare Diseases (`Mitteldeutsche Kompetenznetz für Seltene Erkrankungen, MKSE´).
His main clinical expertise and research activities are related to bone dysplasia and congenital hyperinsulinism. Over the last 20 years he developed inter-institutional registries for different rare diseases (bone dysplasia, congenital hyperinsulinism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia) to establish tools for quality assurance in medicine.
His focus is based on close collaboration with ePAG (Co-Chair of BKMF e.V.; Scientific Advisor for Congenital Hyperinsulinism International). He published 85 original papers and several book chapters.
Database: Natural History of Diseases
Muhammad Kassim Javaid
WG5 Leader Database: Natural History of Diseases
Dr Kassim Javaid is an Associate Professor in Metabolic Bone Disease at Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and an Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at Oxford University Hospitals Trust, UK.
Dr Javaid graduated with a degree in medicine from the University of London, in 1996. After completing his three-year medical rotation at Southampton General Hospital, he joined the University of Southampton as an Arthritis Research Campaign Clinical Research Fellow, in October 2000. Given his involvement in research, he subsequently completed his post-doctoral degree from the University of Southampton, in 2006. During his research career, he has won the "young Investigator" award six times, which includes the prestigious Pierre Meunier Young Investigator Award, in 2017, given to young investigators who have demonstrated outstanding scientific merit and are expected to be future thought-leaders in the musculoskeletal field.
His research areas are in epidemiology and adult metabolic bone disease focusing vitamin D, osteoporosis, secondary fracture prevention and rare bone diseases. He has received several research grants, from both industry and the National Institute for Health Research, focusing on epidemiology and interventional research. Dr Javaid has published several original articles in peer-review journals, and is also a part of local guideline committees for management of fragility fractures in different patient populations.
Corinna Grasemann
WG5 Co-Leader Database: Natural History of Diseases
Interactions with Other ERNs
WG6 Leader Interactions with Other ERNs
Maria Luisa Brandi took the MD Degree in 1977, the Board in Endocrinology in 1980 and the PhD Degree in Cell Biology in 1987. She is Full Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases at the University of Florence, Italy. She is directing the Regional Program on Hereditary Endocrine Tumors and the Bone Metabolic Unit at the University of Florence. The Unit is active both in clinical and in basic research for bone and mineral metabolic disorders. Her basic background is in molecular endocrinology applied to clinical medicine. She developed several novel cell biological models used in basic research worldwide. Her reputation in the area of bone and mineral metabolism is well recognized nationally and internationally. She owns 7 patents and she published over 700 papers in peer reviewed journals and 250 chapters in books. She has been and is the main investigator for several major applications granted from national and international Agencies and Institutions. She was the President of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, she serves as a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Osteoporosis Foundation, she is General Secretary of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis and President of the Fondazione Italiana per la Ricerca sulle Malattie dell'Osso. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism.
Carola Zillikens
WG6 Co-Leader Interactions with Other ERNs
MD, PhD, associate Professor at the Department of Internal Medicine, section Endocrinology, of Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She has initiated and is heading the Erasmus MC Bone Center, a multidisciplinary expertise center for patients with complex and rare metabolic bone diseases and disorders of calcium and phosphate homeostasis.
President of the Dutch Society for Calcium and Bone Metabolism (NVCB) and board member of the European Society of Calcified Tissues (ECTS).
Her research topics concern the genetic background of complex and rare bone diseases, unexplained familial osteoporosis and atypical femur fractures. She is actively involved in several large international consortia aimed at elucidating the genetic background of complex diseases such as osteoporosis.
She is principal investigator in several multi-center trials on treatment of disorders in calcium and bone metabolism.
She has co-authored more than 160 publications and book chapters.
Multidisciplinary Care -eHealth Tools
Maria Beatrice Michelis
WG7 Leader Multidisciplinary Care -eHealth Tools
Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istituto G Gaslini
Since 2003:Istituto Gaslini, Genova, Orthopedics Division; in charge of the management of Bone of Bank, Oncology consultant, in charge of orthopedic Rare Diseases certification, in charge of the warning of adverse events for orthopedics, responsible for the thermoablation at the TAC, responsible for paramedic and medical staff training and update for Orthopedics(RAF), Professional role for Oncological and Reconstructive Orthopedics, responsible for Good Use of Blood in Orthopedics.
Since 1996: Oncological and Reconstructive Surgery Center (Prof. R. Capanna) of Florence, collaboration
Giovanna Mantovani
WG7 Co-Leader Multidisciplinary Care -eHealth Tools
Giovanna Mantovani is an Associate Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Milan and Head of the "Referral Center for the Study and Care of Pituitary Tumors" at Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Policlinico in Milan.
In the past 15 years, her research has been focusing on 3 main topics: 1) the study of the role played by the cAMP/PKA cascade in the control of proliferation of tumoral endocrine, and in particular pituitary tumors 2) the study of the relationship existing between GNAS-related diseases and the regulation of transcription of the Gs alpha gene in humans, and 3) the clinical and molecular characterization of patients with related rare metabolic disorders, particularly iPPSDs (inactivating PTH/PTHrP signalling disorders).
She is a member of the Euro-PHP consortium for (epi)genetic diagnosis of Pseudohypoparathyroidism and the EU COST- BM1208 program European Network for Human Congenital Imprinting Disorders (EUCID, http://www.imprinting-disorders.eu).
These collaborative efforts have led to the recent organization of the first Consensus Meeting on Pseudohypoparathyroidism and related disorders (Paris, March, 2017) (Mantovani G et al, Nature Reviews Endocrinology 2018).
She has published more than 150 papers on international peer-review journals.
Neveen A.T.C. Hamdy
WG8 Leader Education and Training
November 2016 to present: Emeritus Associate Professor of Medicine & Endocrinology and Chief Executive Officer and Medical & Scientific Advisor, Centre for Bone Quality, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
Membership of societies
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 1985-
International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS) 1990-
Dutch Society for Calcium & Bone Metabolism (NVCB) 1990-
European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) 1997-
The Netherlands Endocrine Society (NVE) 1997-
European Dialysis and Transplantation Association (EDTA-ERA) 1987-
The Netherlands Internists' Association (NIV) 1994-
British Medical Association (BMA) 1977-
Royal College of Physicians of London 1981-
Dutch Osteoporosis Patients' Association 1990-1996
Dutch Paget Patients' Association 1990-2015
Dutch SCCH Patients' Association 1998- (Scientific Advisory Board)
Dutch Fibrous Dysplasia Patients' Association 2016- (Scientific Advisory Board)
Raja Padidela
WG8 Co-Leader Education and Training
Dr Padidela is a consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and lead for metabolic bone disorder service at the Royal Manchester Children's' Hospital (RMCH), UK.
He completed his training in Paediatric Endocrinology at the Royal London Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London Hospital.
RMCH is a tertiary centre for rare bone disorders. Dr Padidela has a strong interest in research and is managing clinical trials in new medications for bone disorders. He also has research interest in epidemiological studies on micronutrients and bone and muscle interactions.
Visibility towards Patients and HCPs
Luca Sangiorgi
WG9 Leader Visibility towards Patients and HCPs
Rebecca Skarberg
WG9 Co-Leader Visibility towards Patients and HCPs


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DAREDEVIL #1 Preview and Discussion
Daredevil Message Board Forum Index -> The comics
What did you think of DAREDEVIL #1?
Kuljit Mithra
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:24 pm Post subject: DAREDEVIL #1 Preview and Discussion
The 7th volume of DAREDEVIL starts today, and here's the cover and preview!
https://www.manwithoutfear.com/preview-images/daredevil-v7-001/
Please use this thread for all discussion!
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DesignDevil
Playing to the Camera
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 11:23 am Post subject:
Like the last 2+ years, this was beautifully rendered, nonsensical garbage thrown against the wall with no regard to characters, past history, or logic. I generously gave it a 3/5.
Artwork 5/5
Story 1.5/5
I thought the beginning of the issue was enjoyable but very subdued. The ending was definitely a shock, though.
Matt Murdock's cooler twin brother
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I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake!
Thomas More - A Man for All Seasons
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:32 pm Post subject:
I have a problem with Elektra defeating Stick in a fight. It also pains me to remember how bad Marvel screwed the personal bond between Daredevil & Spider Man. Matt doesn't know he's Peter Parker ugh.
The thing with Daredevil is it shouldn't take much for him to figure it out. All he has to do is encounter Peter Parker to make the connection. I think it's fair to say that any decision to have Matt learn Spider-Man is Peter Parker should be done by a Spider-Man writer, though.
Although, personally, I'm less invested in the Daredevil/Spider-Man relationship than most. To me, they had occasional interactions prior to Bendis's run and, even during that run, his relationship with Danny Rand and Luke Cage were more prominent (both of whom he revealed his identity to very early after the mind wipe). But Peter Parker was the first to learn his identity (even if the invention of Mike Murdock quickly covered that up) well before Matt learned of his identity, so I'm OK with this current situation for now.
Actually, does anyone know when they officially learned each other's identities? I remember by the time Frank Miller wrote those Spectacular Spider-Man issues that always get included in his Daredevil collections, Peter Parker still didn't know. I have no idea when that actually changed.
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 1:08 pm Post subject:
Mike Murdock wrote:
According to our fantastic webmaster, Matt and Peter revealed their secret identities to each other in the "Sin-Eater" storyline in Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #109 and #110.
At first this issue is mysterious, because you don't know who's narrating. At the end you find out it's Robert Goldman, or "Goldy". He's appeared before (apparently) as the guy who prosecuted Matt for murder, but this new revelation as his guardian angel is strange to say the least. It seems he may have interfered to allow Kirsten MacDuffie to die here. Time passes, and Matt tells an unseen person that the only person he fears is Goldman. I'm curious to see what they do with this character, even though editor Devin Lewis reveals this to be the kick off of "the final leg" of Chip Zdarksy and Marco Checchetto's saga. I predict that this new volume isn't going to last very long, and that they'll bring on a new number one the second we get a new creative team.
I think this was a good issue. It's framed strangely, because we start in the future with bearded Daredevil, and then we flash back to his tussle with Butch, him failing to prevent a gun murder, him stopping some crime with Spider-Man. These are well done small scenes. Then we get to the Goldman reveal, and we immediately go back to bearded Daredevil talking to someone. And then we get that back-up story with Elektra and Stick. The issue is kind of all over the place.
It's fine, even if it's unfocused. I give it a three out of five.
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It's All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Malawi
Posted by Wayne KE8JFW on November 21, 2022 at 8:02 pm
Editor's Note: Every month, DX Engineering features QSL cards from our team members' personal collections. To highlight upcoming DXpeditions, we'll be displaying a few of our favorite cards along with details about what it took to make these contacts. We're excited to share some of the special cards pulled from the thousands we've received over the years. We look forward to seeing your cards as well!
The Republic of Malawi QRV in November
The 7Q6M DXpedition by K6ZO from Malawi, a landlocked country of southeastern Africa formerly known as Nyasaland, is scheduled to be ongoing until November 30 on 160-6M, SSB and CW, so there's still an excellent chance for you to record an ATNO or make contact for the CQ World Wide DX Contest CW, November 26-27. As of October, Malawi ranked as the 169th Most-Wanted DXCC Entity per Clublog.
The 45,747-square-mile country (about the size of Mississippi) has a population of around 20 million, ranking it as the 21st most populous African nation. Its size places it as the 36th largest African country. Lilongwe is its capital and most populated city with close to a million inhabitants. Its official language is English, while almost half of Malawi's population speaks the Bantu language of Chichewa. The Chewa are the largest ethnic group in Malawi.
The predominantly agriculturally based nation (tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, sorghum, tea, et. al) boasts a rich landscape of fauna, including elephants, rhinos, hippos, big cats, parrots, falcons, and a range of other animals—many that can be found around Lake Malawi, which is home to 200 mammals, 650 birds, numerous mollusks, and more than 5,000 plants species. By volume, Lake Malawi is the fifth largest freshwater lake in the world and the home to more species of fish than any other lake on the planet. Covering 11,400 square miles, it is the ninth largest lake in the world based on area, stretching into parts of Mozambique and Tanzania. Which leads us to today's OnAllBands Geography Question of the Day: Can you name the world's largest lake(s) in terms of area and volume? Answer below.
QSL Cards
The active hams at DX Engineering have had great success contacting Malawi over the years (a good reason to contact them for help with your gear if you'd like to do the same). Here are a few of the QSL cards from their collections.
Mark, W8BBQ, DX Engineering customer/technical support specialist, made several CW contacts with 7Q7GM in November 2011. The 7Q7GM DXpedition operated from Nkhotakota, a town with a population of around 28,000 on the shore of Lake Malawi and one of the districts in the Central Region of Malawi. It's home to the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, the country's oldest and largest wildlife area. Efforts to stem poaching of elephants there, which had reduced numbers to fewer than 100, began in 2015 when the non-governmental organization, African Parks, began managing the reserve. Baboons, leopards, elands, warthogs, roan antelopes, honey badgers, and many other animals can also be found in the reserve.
Tom, KB8UUZ, DX Engineering technical writer, reached 7QAA in March 2015.
George, K3GP, DX Engineering customer/technical support specialist, reached 7Q7VB from Livingstonia, Malawi in 2006. Also known as Kondowe, Livingstonia is a town in the Northern Region district of Rumphi, which extends from Lake Malawi in the east to the Zambian border in the west. Named after David Livingstone, famed Scottish explorer, Livingstonia has a population of around 6,700 and was founded in 1894 by missionaries from the Free Church of Scotland.
Dave, N8NB, DX Engineering customer/technical support specialist, received this card from the April 2004 7Q7MM DXpedition, which he reached on 20M CW.
Dave, K8DV, DX Engineering customer/technical support specialist, received this card from 7Q7HB operating from Mangochi (formerly known as Fort Johnston), a town of about 53,000 people near the southern end of Lake Malawi inhabited almost exclusively by the Yao people. Yao is a Bantu language spoken by about two million people in Malawi. Also below is a QSL card he received from 7Q7AH, which he reached in 2009 on 20M SSB. The card features the Malawian kwacha, the currency of Malawi which replaced the Malawi pound in 1971. Find the current exchange rate in U.S. dollars for 200 Malawian kwacha here.
"I'll take Enormous Lakes for $1,000, Mayim."
Back to our geography question. Lake Malawi may be one of the world's largest lakes in terms of volume and area, but what freshwater lake reigns supreme? That would be the Caspian Sea—the world's largest inland body of water—by far. Fed by the Volga, it covers 143,550 square miles and boasts a volume of 19,000 cubic miles. If you are in the camp that contends that the Caspian Sea is not actually a lake, then the correct answer based on area is Lake Superior, which falls a distant second at 31,700 square miles. Second place in terms of volume is Lake Baikal in southern Siberia (5,700 cubic miles)—the world's deepest freshwater lake at 5,387 feet. Its estimated age of 25-30 million years also makes it the world's oldest lake.
Want to upgrade your DXing capabilities? The Elmers at DX Engineering are here to lend an ear. Reach out to them at Elmer@DXEngineering.com. Find everything you need at DXEngineering.com to up your game, including transceivers, antennas, amplifiers, headsets, and more.
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'Relatively Famous' Stars Reveal They Bonded Over Being Celeb Kids: We Have Our Own 'Story'
'Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules' stars Taylor Hasselhoff and Ebie spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HL about connecting with fellow celebrity kids, just how 'tough' living on a ranch was, and more.
Avery Thompson
January 12, 2022 11:00AM EST
What happens when you take celebrity kids, put them together, and have them work as ranch hands in Colorado? Well, you're about to find out. Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules premieres January 12, and HolywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with David Hasselhoff's daughter Taylor Hasselhoff and Eazy-E's daughter Ebie about bonding with their castmates who all have the same shared experience of being the children of famous parents.
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The cast of 'Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules.' (E!)
"You know the name, but you don't know our stories," Ebie told HollywoodLife. "I think even for me I've always been very weird with celebrity children in general. I think maybe the difference with me is because my father passed away when I was young, so I always felt like I had more to prove, you know what I mean? I don't have my dad here to call him in my favors or for people to offer me opportunities because they think they're going to get around him. I've always just kind of been really funny with celebrity children in general. This experience kind of changed my perception of other kids because I didn't realize I had so much in common with some of them. I thought everybody just kind of lived this perfect life, and I didn't because my father wasn't here. I think probably the first one I really connected with as far as the struggle of just being a child of someone was Tay. I learned a lot about her and things that she went through and her father went through as well. It definitely changed me a lot."
Taylor added, "I couldn't agree more. I understand Ebie's situation is tough going into something like this. I think for all of us, everyone had different experiences. But for me, I never really had friends that were celebrity kids. I just didn't vibe with them. I'm kind of more of a down-to-earth, humble person. My parents never really made it like you're somebody different. It was never like that. So I never felt a connection. So when people would ask, 'Who are your famous friends?' I'm like, 'I don't really run with that crowd.' So I was a little intimidated coming on the show, to be honest because I didn't know if I would really connect with anybody. But like with Ebie, some of the people on this show, I was like, wow, we're all just the same. We've all had different experiences, but it's so nice to be able to have that little connection and discuss what it was like for each person. To be honest, if I would have known who was coming on the show beforehand, I probably would have judged a few people differently. On the show, meeting people, we all really are so cool and down to earth. We have a story to tell, and I'm really excited for people to be able to see the journey we all go on together."
Taylor Hasselhoff is the daughter of David Hasselhoff. (E!)
Taylor and Ebie do have to live in close quarters with their castmates, which include Martin Lawrence's daughter Jasmin, Shaquille O'Neal's son Myles, Ray Parker Jr.'s son Redmond, Billy Gunn's son Austin, and more. Taylor admitted that tensions do rise as the season goes on.
"I think at the beginning, it's so new. We're all super excited to be there," Taylor noted. "We're just getting to know each other. But when you live in one room and one bunkhouse with 7 other people that you don't know, you don't know what ticks him off, what makes him excited, anything like that, and you're also stressed out. There's a lot going on. There's gonna be drama. People's feelings are going to get hurt along the way. So it's really learning about each other. Throughout the summer, you start to see people's real personalities kind of unfold, and stress gets to people and that altitude really affects people. So in the beginning, yes, it was great. And then real life starts to kick in and starts to happen."
The 8 celebrity offspring will have to work together to restore and reopen Saddleback Ranch to the public after a year of shutdown and loss due to the pandemic. They all have to work as ranch hands, which involved a lot of physical labor.
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"Everything was tough for me. I'm not gonna lie," Ebie admitted. "I'm a creative, so I've never actually worked a hard labor job. I've never done anything like that. I've been in the entertainment business my entire life. But for me, that's more fun so it doesn't seem like work. I'm not gonna say I've never worked at all. I'm a very hard worker. I do so many things. I'm an entrepreneur, I'm a music artist. I would say my mother and my father definitely instilled a lot of great things in me being ambitious, being hard-working, but again, I'm more of a creative so being out there with animals, the schedule, the waking up at the break of dawn, the long days was a lot for me."
Ebie is the daughter of the late Eazy-E. (E!)
Taylor agreed that working as a ranch hand was "a lot." She also noted that the cast didn't have phones or clocks while they were on the ranch. "I'm a planner and I feel like even with our lives we have a schedule. We have everything planned, and when you don't have a plan, you're flying blind. I don't live life like that. I like knowing things, so that was a bit tough every day," she told HollywoodLife. Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules will air Wednesdays on E!