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Holding off a Professional License Revocation or Suspension During Appeal
If you are a physician, dentist, nurse, psychologist, pharmacist, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, massage therapist or other licensed health professional whose license has been recently revoked or suspended, there may still be hope. As a matter of course, you would be required to immediately stop practicing or risk being prosecuted for unlicensed practice, which is a felony. Although this blog deals with Florida law, similar relief may be available in other states, too.
One of the hardest things about having a license suspended or revoked is that it becomes effective immediately, whether there was a mistake, the action taken was erroneous or because of other reasons which may support an appeal. This cuts off the health professional's sole source of income, which may also prevent you from having enough to pay for an appeal. If you have a thriving practice, this will usually destroy any value which your business has. Without income, paying your bills will be a challenge, much less paying the legal expenses to appeal or further fight the action that was taken.
Even if you appeal the decision and win the appeal, you will be out of practice for many months, often more than a year, before your license is reinstated. You still have all the lost income and business, and you never get this time and money back.
Fortunately, Florida law provides a remedy for temporary relief from the adverse decision, so that you may retain your license and practice your profession pending appeal of your case. This legal process is called a "writ of supersedeas."
What is Supersedeas Relief?
Supersedeas relief is a form of relief granted by a reviewing court (court of appeal) that suspends the enforcement of the decision of the lower court (or agency) while the underlying issues are decided on appeal. What this means is that you can have the action to revoke or suspend your license put on hold while you appeal the decision of the Department of Health (DOH), in the case of a health care professional. The same applies to other professional licenses issued by other state agencies in Florida, as well.
Supersedeas relief is authorized in two separate locations in Florida law: Section 120.68(3), Florida Statutes, and Rule 9.190(e)(2)(C), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. Both of these provisions state that a reviewing court can grant a stay of enforcement of the revocation or suspension of a license pending review.
This relief is not automatic, however. You must request it. Additionally, both legal authorities specifically prevent supersedeas from being granted if the licensee poses a probable threat to the health, safety or welfare of the state. In most cases, this is not applicable. Regardless, it is the burden of the agency which has the order is being reviewed to prove that there is a danger to the public.
Additionally, the Appellate Rule permits you to ask for expedited review. (Which of course is recommended because you want to be back to work as quickly as possible, right?) This means that the agency only has ten (10) days to file its opposition and the appellate court will make an expedited decision on this. This shortened time period may make it difficult for an overworked government attorney to file on time or to produce quality opposition.
Steps to Seeking Supersedeas Relief.
Following are the steps which an experienced health lawyer or appellate lawyer would take to obtain such relief:
1. File an appeal of the Final Order revoking or suspending your license with the appropriate agency and a copy to the appellate court. Be sure to follow all appellate rules, local court rules and instructions.
2. File a Petition for Expedited Supersedeas Relief with the appellate court at the same time.
3. If you receive a favorable ruling from the court, deliver that order to the licensing agency (in this case, the DOH) and request that your license be reinstated immediately.
We do not recommend that you attempt to represent yourself on such matters. Appeals are complex and require an intimate knowledge of the law and appellate procedures. You should engage the services of an experienced health lawyer at the earliest possible opportunity.
Other Considerations.
It is important to note that this form of relief will not make the underlying disciplinary action disappear. Your return to practice will only be temporary, unless you win the appeal. You will still have to show the licensing agency did something contrary to law when it imposed the discipline in order for the appellate court to overturn the decision. This is not often an easy task. Furthermore, the law only permits a thirty (30) day window in which to appeal the agency's decision, after which your rights are lost and you are very likely stuck with the decision.
Appeals Are Very Technical and Require a Thorough, Specialized Knowledge of the Law.
What few people understand is that appeals are very technical and have complex, procedural rules that you must follow. Additionally, appeals are decided based on errors made in applying the law in the case, not based on a dispute about the facts of the case. An appeal of an agency final order is not the place to argue about the facts of your case or to try to prove different facts. This is another reason that you should have an experienced health law attorney represent you and have a full, formal administrative hearing on the case. Given the fact that most appeals will not be successful (the appellate courts err to the side of assuming the lower court or agency made the correct decision), you need to aggressively litigate and defend the action against you to try to win at the hearing or agency level. To prevail on an appeal, the attorney must have a detailed knowledge of the correct, relevant court cases and must be able to argue these in the proper form in legal briefs.
An appeal is all about the laws that apply to your factual situation and the court cases that have interpreted those laws. Unless the agency made a legal error and violated the law, you won't win. There are many other procedural steps you must follow in an appeal that only a good appellate attorney will know. To attempt to do this yourself is not advisable.
Contact Health Law Attorneys With Experience Handling Licensing Issues.
If you have had a license suspended or revoked, or are facing imminent action against your license, it is imperative that you contact an experienced healthcare attorney to assist you in defending your career. Remember, your license is your livelihood, it is not recommended that you attempt to pursue these matters without the assistance of an attorney.
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The NCAA has sued the state of Texas over its new sanctions law, which will take effect next month, according to the Associated Press.
The NCAA says it is seeking a preliminary injunction to block the law from taking effect, and it is also asking a federal court to dismiss the suit.
The law takes effect on April 18.
The Texas Tribune has more on the NCAA lawsuit and how the NCAA and Texas could end up in court.
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Facebook crushed quarterly earnings estimates on Wednesday, and the company's stock hit an all-time high.
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If you want to emulate the young billionaire, take a look at where he's focused his time and energy. Here are seven management strategies that Zuckerberg used to build the Facebook empire.
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Zuckerberg has said he doesn't spend more than 50 to 60 hours a week in the office. He does, however, spend a lot of time thinking about "how to connect the world and serve our community better." He may be onto something. Studies show that working long hours can actually make you less productive.
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Zuckerberg recently told aspiring entrepreneurs to translate your values into a business and to focus your company on the change you want to see. "Once you know what change you want to make in the world, all of the tactics and strategies for how you do that just fit into that change," he said.
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Q: Memory mapped through gpio in beaglebone black We are using beaglebone black through which data is taken. Temprature sensor dht11 is taken from the GPIO of beagle bone black.
Normal on and off (one way transmission) is done easily but when it comes to continuous data transmission we are getting memory mapped issue in android.
Below is the declaration part.
typedef struct {
unsigned int id; /**< FS: ID is the file for the pin */
unsigned char bank; /**< MMAP: GPIO bank determines register */
unsigned int mask; /**< MMAP: Mask determines bit in register */
} GPIOBit_t;
static const uint32_t gpioAddrs[] = { 0x44E07000, 0x4804C000, 0x481AC000,0x481AE000 }; /**< Register Bank addresses */
static uint32_t *mapGPIO[4]; /**< Variable for GPIO memory map */
#define GPIO_OE_REG           0x134     /**< GPIO OE register address */

Below is the function where issue is generated.
static void writeGPIOMmapdir(const GPIOBit_t *pinGPIO, const unsigned int value) {

fdGPIO = open("/dev/mem", O_RDWR);
/* mmap() the four GPIO bank registers */
int j;
for (j = 0; j < 4; j++) {

    mapGPIO[j] = (uint32_t *) mmap(NULL, getpagesize(),PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fdGPIO, gpioAddrs[j]);

    unsigned int reg;
    reg = mapGPIO[1][GPIO_OE_REG / 4];
    if (value) {
        reg = reg | pinGPIO->mask;

        /* Set the appropriate OE register */
        //*****************ISSUE IS IN BELOW LINE*******************
        mapGPIO[pinGPIO->bank][GPIO_OE_REG / 4] = reg;
    } else {
        reg = reg & (0xFFFFFFFF - pinGPIO->mask);
        mapGPIO[pinGPIO->bank][GPIO_OE_REG / 4] = reg;
    }
}

Getting memory mapped issue in logcat. And then the whole application restarts itself.

01-01 00:19:30.814: A/libc(965): Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV) at 0x00000134 (code=1), thread 983 (Thread-56)

If possible can anyone help me on this.
Thanks :)

A: Shouldn't this :
reg = mapGPIO[1][GPIO_OE_REG / 4];

Be :
reg = mapGPIO[j][GPIO_OE_REG / 4];

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In the 1970's the computer age was booming. New processor designs were being pushed out by the month, and computers to use them were being designed and outdated just as fast. Not all markets were growing as fast as the American market, or could support the newest, most complex, and expensive designs. Thus, it was common for semiconductor companies to design chips specifically for these markets. Europe was considered one of these markets, where simpler more affordable devices were easier to sell, thus CPUs were made specifically for the European market. Many of these designs are still nearly impossible to find outside of Europe.
General Instruments was one such company. Their premier processor, the CP1600, was a 16-bit deign based on the PDP-11. It was one of the first NMOS 16-bit processors (along with the TI9900) and was released in 1975. GI also had the PIC line of 8-bit MCUs for control oriented tasks, which is still in production today. GI wanted a design for the European market so in 1976 released the LP8000, LP for Logic Processor. The LP8000 was a 3-chip simple processor and cost a mere $10. It could execute 48 instructions (including ADD, but subtraction was not supported directly) at a clock speed of 800 kHz and was made on a PMOS process. The chipset consisted of the LP8000 processor which contained the ALU and 48 8-bit registers as well as the accumulator a 6-bit address bus and 8-bit of I/O. Combining the 6-bit address and 8-bit I/O busses allowed the LP8000 to directly address 16K of memory. The 11-bit Program Counter was contained off chip, on the LP6000 which also contained an additional 16 lines of I/O and 1K of ROM for program storage. Clock generation was provided by the LP1030 and memory expansion was handled by the LP1000 (which also includes a 11-bit PC for interfacing up to 2K of memory) while the LP1010 handled I/O expansion. In order to be successful in Europe GI needed to find a European partner who could make, market and sell the design.
That partner ended up being SGS-Ates of Italy (which later would become ST Microelectronics). SGS-Ates second sourced the LP8000 as the M38 (or M380) series. The M380 was the processor element, while the M382 was the 1K ROM equivalent of the LP6000. In addition SGS-Ates made the M381 which had 18 bytes of RAM and 768 bytes of ROM as well as the PC. Like the LP8000 the M380 drew about 1 Watt of power and required a +5V and -12V supply (or a -5V and -17V). The M380 was rather short lived as SGS-Ates soon licensed the Zilog Z80 which was a much more powerful, yet still inexpensive, design. When SGS-Ates purchased Mostek from United Technologies they added yet another 8-bit design, the F8, which Mostek had licensed from Fairchild. These processors quickly replaced the M380/LP8000 and with no market, it faded into obscurity.


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For the past one hundred years, democratic states have been moving steadily toward a merit-based society where advancement in the workforce and in society generally reflects qualifications and credentials. The attachment to the principle that the meritorious should succeed has led to a complete restructuring of society, including a dramatic explosion in the growth of educational institutions and the increased reliance on experts and professionals.
Merit-based advancements have also spawned the creation of myriad professional programs like the MBA and MPA and designations such as the CA and MD. Moreover, it has created the need for head hunting firms, accreditation systems, and human resource experts. More important, it has given effect to the permanent realignment of the power structure in Canada by creating an elite that is based on professional employment and credentials instead of one that is based on birth and privilege. This development has cleared the way for successive waves of new immigrants to advance by working hard and earning credentials.
Despite the transformation to a merit-based society, annual surveys of Canadians and Americans continue to remind us that we have less and less confidence and trust in our leadership. How is it possible that one of the boldest and noblest of societal transformations has produced a more cynical and less trusting public than was previously the case when the establishment ruled?
In other words, what accounts for the decline in trust when so much of our social policy engineering has tried to create a fairer, more just and competent leadership class? While it will never be possible to establish a direct causal link between increased merit and declining trust, it might be instructive to look at some of the potential explanatory factors that might have made us less trustful of our societal leaders.
A good starting point is the simultaneous move to increased transparency in all public and private transactions and the operating principle that the public has the right to know all about its leaders. Coupled with the "professionalization" of journalism and the development of the 24/7 news hole, the public now has access to the public and private lives of our leaders that leaves little to the imagination. Unfortunately, most of what we learn has the tendency of diminishing rather than enhancing reputations.
A second development has been the shortening of the planning cycle for the private and public sectors. This is due to developments in technology and the evolution of our political system but also to the increase in pressure on public and private sector leaders to demonstrate their value by producing quick results. As a consequence, the public has developed "irrational" expectations about the effectiveness of our institutions.
Another development concerns the characteristics of the leadership class in a modern society. In previous times, families ruled the corporate and political world by building vast networks around a geographical base such as a city or province or by family links. In most cases, they were able to pass their power base to later generations since their geographical presence and familial arrangements were constant. Today, our merit-based system does not require a geographical or family-related nexus. Instead of strong geographical bases and tight family connections, the new merit-based leadership follows the jobs, builds a reputation for itself, and develops a network based on professional or expert-based associations. As a consequence, social mobility is based on professional affiliation and educational attainment.
Finally, low levels of public trust are also due to the emergence of a more educated public which understands that leaders face complex problems where there are no easy answers and where solutions are likely to take much longer than their tenure as leaders. As a result, generally speaking, the more educated citizens are, the less trusting they will be of our institutions.
In light of these developments, the relative low levels of trust might not represent a failure of our current leadership after all. Instead, it may signal that we have to do things differently to deal with the circumstances that define a modern merit-based society.
At a minimum, it means coming to public judgement about whether private behaviour is relevant in holding leaders to account for their performance in both the public and private sectors. More important, we will have to decide what the proper balance is between our ability to make decisions based on data and evidence rather than ideology and relationships.
David Zussman holds the Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa (dzussman@uottawa.ca).
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Evolving consumer expectations, driven in large part by digital technology, are reshaping every industry.
Healthcare is no exception. Today's healthcare consumers crave connectedness and want instant contact and feedback – just as they have in interactions with other industries such as retail and financial services.
The widespread emergence of connected devices enables them to interact with their healthcare providers and insurers via "non-traditional" channels. For example, our 2017 signature research, No More Waiting Room: The Future of the Healthcare Customer Experience found that 86 percent of healthcare consumers who have access to online portals use these platforms for some or all of their communication with their healthcare provider. Even more, 91 percent, use mobile apps when available.
But portals and mobile apps are just a tip of the iceberg when it comes to digital transformation of the industry. With doctors now able to monitor heart failure patients remotely via implantable monitoring devices and insurance companies able to deliver personalized incentives for healthy behaviors by accessing fitness app/tracker data, the impact of digital technology on healthcare is becoming rapidly profound.
In the future, healthcare companies will find themselves winning or losing consumers based on the quality of digital interactions they offer. Our research found a clear link between consumer satisfaction and the availability of digital communication channels. Consumers awarded a Net Promoter Score® of 13 to providers that offer an online portal, compared to a -28 NPS for those who do not. Similarly, providers that offer a mobile app earned a 28 NPS compared to -28 among those without an app.
This presents a daunting challenge for an industry already strained by evolving and uncertain regulation…and already significantly behind the curve on technology innovation and collaboration efforts that improve consumer experience. In our study, 85 percent of executives said they are not sure their company has the technology in place to advance customer experience, and more than half (54 percent) aren't confident they have the processes to evolve that experience.
Like their counterparts in all industries, healthcare executives are feeling the pressure to do "something," but many admit they don't really know what to do – or even what "digital transformation" means. To make digital a little more tangible, we refer to it as applied technology that changes business conditions, creates an adaptive culture, and uses data to scale and grow the business.
First, take a deep breath. "Digital transformation" is a rapidly evolving mandate with big, nebulous, new concepts. With time, it will come into sharper focus – and until it does, the best course is to relax (a bit) and find ways to begin translating an imposing idea into a practical course of action.
And to do that, we find it is helpful to think of digital as less of a "thing" and more of a way of doing things. Key tenets include establishing a strategy for a digital world (note that we're not saying a "digital strategy") and digital DNA into your business. To put yourself in that frame of mind, consider how Amazon might transform your business. It would use digital technology to run better operations, facilitate the ability to adapt to change faster, and create value and scale from data.
Only fund initiatives that unlock new data and capabilities. For example, in our research report, we highlighted the example of a healthcare firm that spent $100,000 on candy for its lobbies while ignoring scheduling and billing issues that had a much bigger impact on customer satisfaction – or lack thereof.
Pick a concept that reflects one of the key tenets of digital transformation, such as using data differently or accelerating the speed at which you operate. We often find it useful to start with the idea that, in the future, every company, regardless of its business, will be a software company.
Put your consumer (patient or insured) at the center of the effort. Think about the healthcare consumer lifecycle and where in that lifecycle you can employ new digital technology to have the greatest impact on experience.
Read the full article in Seattle Business Magazine.
What does it mean to be a healthcare consumer today? And what will the healthcare customer experience look like five years from now?


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Business Casual: Keeping The Faith
Fortunately, most people living in the South these days have no memory of the "white only" signs on water fountains and restrooms that once were commonplace. And the idea of complicated and humiliating registration procedures (counting jellybeans in a jar or naming all the counties in your state, for instance) for African Americans seeking to exercise their Constitutional right to vote seem as distant as horse-and-buggy transportation, if considerably less benign.
The televised commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches a few weeks ago, led by President Barack Obama and Georgia Congressman John Lewis, served as a reminder of how bad things once were and how much they have changed.
And yet, just as you were feeling warm and fuzzy, ready to lapse into complacency, a video clip surfaces showing a poisonously stupid bunch of fraternity partiers in Oklahoma chanting racist garbage.
If you are looking for irony, this happened on the same day, pretty close to the same time, that Obama, Lewis, 100 members of Congress and others – including the daughter of former Alabama Gov. George Wallace, the segregationist's segregationist – walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where Lewis was beaten by state troopers when he attempted to lead the march a half century ago.
Hearing the partygoers' chanting done in such a light-hearted manner is especially chilling set against the backdrop of young people dressed for a special occasion.
These are privileged college students, people who know – or ought to know – better. They are well-educated and in the process of becoming even more so.
These are not underprivileged or economically oppressed people who have been manipulated into thinking others are taking what is rightly theirs. They did not grow up poor and ignorant in segregated times. Most of them were born in the mid-1990s and would probably have to have the term "Jim Crow" explained to them.
Of course, the president of the University of Oklahoma acted promptly to condemn and punish – two of the instigators were expelled within two days of the video's appearance. The fraternity was kicked off campus. The national Sigma Alpha Epsilon organization was swift in dissolving the chapter and striking its members from the rolls. University students, faculty and coaches spoke out against the racism and its perpetrators.
Predictably, the two ringleaders issued apologies. Maybe they wrote them, maybe someone else did it for them. But apologies, effective or not, were called for. Real harm was done.
Among the consequences of the incident is that it calls into question the idea that things can and do improve. Are we just kidding ourselves when we delight in pronouncing our children and grandchildren colorblind? Is it all hopeless?
In this frame of mind, I went to hear Lewis speak just days after the Selma commemoration. He told of growing up in rural Alabama and how he used to preach to the chickens on his parents' farm. And how the actions of Rosa Parks and the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired him to "get into some good trouble."
He spoke without bitterness of the events of "Bloody Sunday" 50 years before, even recalling a conversation with his colleague Hosea Williams as they approached the bridge and were looking into the depths of the Alabama River. "John, can you swim?" Williams asked him. "No," Lewis said, "can you?" "A little," was Williams' answer.
When marchers were confronted by the head of the Alabama state patrol and told to turn back, Williams asked if they could have a moment to pray. The answer was an order to the troopers to charge – and they did, brandishing their nightsticks. Lewis was struck and knocked unconscious.
He contrasted this with the recent commemoration and the honor of introducing the first African-American president. "I am blessed. I am blessed to serve in Congress," he said. "I am blessed to be an American."
There is work still to be done in what he calls the struggle of a lifetime, but there is no time to be wasted. "We don't have time to be bitter, don't have time to be hostile." And, offering hope to anybody inclined to be discouraged, he said, "Anyone who thinks things haven't changed, come walk in my shoes."


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This Gender Reveal Party Gone Wrong Will Make You Laugh Out Loud
The couple's families got a kick out of the epic mistake.
By Jessica Leigh Mattern
Finding a creative and fun way to announce the sex of your unborn baby is all the rage right now. We've seen parents cutting into cakes to reveal blue or pink frosting and other cute ideas, but we've never seen one go amiss until now.
Minnesota couple Leela and Joe Krummel invited 30 of their friends and family members over for a gender reveal party and had hoped that when they opened a cardboard box, either blue or pink balloons would appear. Instead, they got a set of rainbow balloons!
Leela seemed upset while Joe looked shocked. Meanwhile, you can hear their friends and family in the background having a good laugh.
"It was simple, blue balloons for a boy or pink balloons for a girl...or so we thought!" Joe wrote when he shared this video. "The whole party was ruined by a party store with an incompetent balloon employee who clearly had no idea what a gender reveal party is."
When planning the surprise, the couple handed over the results in a card from the doctor without looking at it, or giving the information to anyone else. Obviously, this employee didn't quite understand what the pair was trying to plan, but thankfully, they left the card at the bottom of the box.
Eventually the couple did find out the sex of their baby, with a little help from their friends. Take a look at the reveal-gone-right:
Congrats to the couple and their little one on the way!
(h/t Inside Edition)
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Minnesota's Maxx Williams Has Potential to Be Next Star at Tight End
Ian Wharton@NFLFilmStudyTwitter LogoContributor IFebruary 20, 2015
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When the Minnesota Gophers signed Maxx Williams as a scholarship athlete out of high school, they likely had no idea he would be the top tight-end prospect in the 2015 NFL draft.
In fact, there might have been doubts he would ever make an impact on the Gophers offense, as he was an All-American punter who just happened to spend time at tight end.
Williams' high school experience varied so much that his resume reads like a created player in one of the old NCAA Football video games made by EA Sports. He spent time at quarterback, defensive back, running back and tight end—but really starred as a punter.
His versatility and willingness to play wherever are impressive, but they were part of the reason Scout.com had Williams ranked as the 48th-best tight end recruit in the nation.
Three years and two letterman seasons later, Williams is widely viewed as the best tight end in the country. His emergence has been sudden, but he was largely shrouded in a run-first offense led by stud running back David Cobb.
Cobb deservedly received more attention than Williams, as he was the Gophers' heart and soul the last few seasons.
Todd Heap "@browns2211: What's a good Maxx Williams NFL comp?"
— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) February 20, 2015
The son of former New York Giants center Brian Williams, Maxx has football bloodlines that trace back to his two grandfathers back in the 1950s. He was born to play football, and he's done well to deliver on his immense physical talents.
To see why Williams is a potential first-round pick in the 2015 draft, we have to understand his strengths are weaknesses.
Where he wins is the most critical part of his evaluation, because teams need to know what to expect if Williams is their selection. His weaknesses can be mitigated if his strengths are good enough to translate to the NFL game.
Where He Wins
#Minnesota TE Maxx Williams: 6'5/249 lbs - 33 1/2" arms - 10 3/8" hands.
— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) February 18, 2015
The first thing to note is his tremendous size.
His official measurement of 6'5" and 249 pounds at the NFL combine tells us a few things. The first is he is actually as big and imposing as he looks on tape. It's important he is in fact as large as he looks from afar, because that creates more mismatches for offenses to exploit on a weekly basis.
Size doesn't make Williams effective, but it helps increase his value because there are more ways to use his talents.
The other important measurement is his weight.
Williams is only a third-year sophomore, which is the earliest year prospects are eligible for the draft. Just three years removed from high school, he hasn't had the same time to fill out his physique compared to fifth-year seniors. The three-year difference is major, as a 21-year-old is much less physically mature than a 24-year-old in most cases.
We'll touch on Williams' weight projection later, but for now let's focus on the positives of his game.
Without a doubt, just minutes of examining his receiving ability show he is a tremendous athlete. He is the type of athlete who changes how an offense designs routes to help get him into space so he can create after the catch.
Williams' open-field prowess was on full display in his final collegiate game against the Missouri Tigers. His movements are as svelte as they come for an athlete as big as he is, and they help him create large separation against linebackers who dare to match up in single coverage.
Once he has the ball in his hands, he's a terror to bring down. He's an incredibly gifted runner with great balance and flexibility for someone who is 6'5". His speed alone differentiates him from many tight ends; he's dynamic, but his ability to sink his hips and explode upfield is tantalizing.
Minnesota wasn't always able to exploit Williams' talent by getting him the ball in space, but its offense did showcase his incredible concentration level and naturally soft hands. Whether by design or not, he had the opportunity to make several amazing catches in his two seasons of play.
His elite body control and advanced feel of where he is on the field help make impossible catches a reality. By pulling in overthrows and inaccurate passes, any quarterback will love Williams' ability to make bad throws work out.
Finding a player of Williams' size and speed is difficult to do, but his balance is really what makes him a special receiver.
Comparing his natural talent is hard to do, as he's a mixture of Vernon Davis (athleticism) and Todd Heap (receiving ability). His feel for what is possible and needs to happen to complete the catch process is purely innate. There just aren't many ways to explain catches like the one below.
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Although he didn't consistently dominate at Minnesota, there were factors Williams couldn't do much about. He had only 61 career receptions for a total of 986 yards and 13 touchdowns in large part to the offensive philosophy and an up-and-down quarterback situation.
Nevertheless, his athletic traits were always on display.
His speed, burst and versatility as a playmaker were showcased whether he was acting as a lead-blocking H-back or slot receiver. He wasn't always targeted when open, but we can see examples where Williams will command the attention of defenses in the NFL.
Watch below as he accelerates off the line and eats up the cushion given to him.
Where He Struggles
As mentioned earlier, Williams is light for his frame. Just watching him try to fight through physical defenders, it is clear he needs to bulk up.
He admitted as much in an interview with Tony Drovetto of Seahawks.com:
I feel like my biggest weakness could turn into one of my strengths as I do turn 21, 22. Get those years of experience in the weight room extra just developing my body.
His self-awareness is refreshing—and correct.
An NFL weight program will be able to fill out his frame within two offseasons, if he's willing to work. Adding 10 to 15 pounds of muscle would help him absorb hits over the middle and address the weakest aspect of his game, which is blocking.
Minnesota often asked Williams to be a lead blocker, moving from the weak side to the strong side of the formation. In this H-back role, Williams was left to take care of the outside linebacker or wide-set defensive end, as the tackle worked upfield or crashed down onto the defender in front of him.
How well he executed that plan was inconsistent, in large part to his strength.
To maximize his effectiveness and diminish his lack of functional strength, Williams worked up to the second level to handle smaller defenders.
On the video above, notice how Williams gets a clean release and works up to the linebackers, then finishes the block. His speed is evident, but he succeeds because he is around the same size as the defensive player.
When Williams is lacking the size advantage, he really struggled to win with technique because he lacked functional strength. As important as hand placement and activity is, it is impossible to overcome such a disadvantage in his core and upper-body strength.
The picture below shows a defender getting Williams off balance and driving him back into the running play.
As his strength increases, his effectiveness should also improve.
He's a heat-seeking missile as a blocker. Some players lack the mindset of a good blocker, but Williams just needs time in the weight room to see better results. His willingness to run downfield and stick his nose into a defender's mouthpiece is highly encouraging for his development.
The other major knock on Williams' game is his raw route running. He wasn't asked to run many routes; his normal route tree often featured crosses, quick outs and corner routes. Those are basic plays that exploit physical mismatches well, but his refinement on selling the routes is underdeveloped right now.
Cutting in and out of breaks effectively at the NFL level is crucial for success. At some point, the physical advantage Williams has won't be enough to be a constant playmaker, and he'll have to master the nuances of the position.
Tipping routes by leaning or opening his shoulders early will only hurt the offense because NFL defenders are good at reading that.
Above is a great example of how Williams rounds his routes and how he should be running them.
The orange line illustrates his path on a corner route out of the slot, and the red line is what a crisp route will follow. In this instance, the defensive back was able to sit on the route and stay in front of the play because the defense was never threatened by Williams' ability to sell the route.
As important as his ability to run routes is to getting himself open, a good route will also help his teammates. If he can pull a zone defender toward where he is heading, the route underneath can open up, giving his quarterback an easy read.
Below is an illustration of what that would look like if the defense had to react more to Williams' route.
There's a lot going on here. Williams, in the slot, runs a soft corner route that doesn't threaten the slot cornerback who is already lined up five yards away.
His defender drops back to the first-down marker and sits on the route. On the outside is a curl route. Ideally, Williams would run deeper, then make a sharp cut out to the sideline to take the slot and boundary cornerbacks with him, leaving the comeback route open for yards-after-catch potential.
Instead, Williams runs a vanilla route. The outside receiver is open but is four yards shy of the first down and has no room to run because the two cornerbacks are waiting for the pass to go there. The quarterback is forced to check down to the fullback in the flat, and the linebacker smothers him.
It's just one example of how a play wasn't executed properly and the offense stalled.
This is an area Williams must learn to master for him to become an elite NFL tight end. But, it's not something that is a huge concern, because every player has little things that can be improved.
Comparing Williams to the top tight ends of 2014, Eric Ebron, helps put things in perspective about his talent.
Ebron was in a deeper overall class, struggled with drops and wasn't an elite athlete at the position—but he still went 10th overall. He might become a great player one day, but he's not the prospect that Williams is.
Maxx Williams is a visibly explosive playmaker who is lacking experience but has reliable hands. His pedestrian statistics were not due to drops, rather the result of the offense around him being unable to feed him the ball. His youth is also a major factor for his weaknesses.
There should be little concern about how Williams will translate to the NFL.
Even while he is adding weight during his first few seasons, he will be able to impact games as a rookie on a weekly basis. He's big and fast enough to be a major receiving threat, and his blocking skills will only get better.
His talent is reminiscent of Vernon Davis and Todd Heap. His ability to develop into one of the better tight ends in the NFL gives him definite first-round value, and he'll be a contributor in his first professional season.
That's rare for rookie tight ends, but Williams is one of the few prospects at the position in the last decade capable of delivering that level of impact.
Ian Wharton is a NFL Draft Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report, contributor for Optimum Scouting, and analyst for eDraft.
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Swallow capsules whole. Never crush or chew them. Isotretinoin is often taken twice daily for 15-20 weeks, or as directed by your medical practitioner. Directions for many generic forms of isotretinoin state that it must be taken with meals. However, the FDA has indicated that the Absorica brand name might be taken with or without food. Food helps increase absorption of this drug into your bloodstream. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Take this drug with a glass that is full of, and do not lie down for 10 moments after taking it.
Your acne may worsen throughout the very first day or two of using this drug, also it may use up to 1-2 months before you spot the benefit that is full of medication. If severe acne returns, a second course of treatment may be started after you have stopped taking the drug for 2 months. The manufacturer will not recommend long-term use of isotretinoin. Do not take more than the recommended dose.
Since this drug is absorbed through the skin and lungs and may damage an unborn baby, ladies who are pregnant or who can become pregnant should not handle this medicine or inhale the dust from the capsules.
Dry lips and mouth, minor inflammation of the eyelids or lips, crusty skin, nosebleeds, upset belly, or thinning of locks may take place. If some of these effects persist or worsen, tell your pharmacist or doctor quickly.
Keep in mind that your particular doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious adverse effects.
Tell your physician right away if you have actually some of these not likely but serious adverse effects: mental/mood changes (e.g., depression, aggressive or violent behavior, plus in rare instances, thoughts of suicide), tingling feeling in the skin, quick/severe sunburn (sunlight sensitiveness), back/joint/muscle discomfort, indications of disease (age.g., fever, persistent sore throat), painful swallowing, peeling epidermis on palms/soles.
Isotretinoin may rarely cause disease associated with pancreas (pancreatitis) that may rarely be fatal. Stop taking this medication and inform your medical practitioner immediately if you develop: serious stomach pain, severe or persistent nausea/vomiting.
Stop taking this medication and tell your doctor appropriate away if you develop these not likely but very serious unwanted effects: severe headache, vision modifications, ringing ears, hearing loss, chest pain, yellowing eyes/skin, dark urine, severe diarrhea, rectal blood.
A very severe allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, seek immediate medical attention if you notice any observeable symptoms of a serious allergic effect, including: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
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Before taking isotretinoin, tell your medical professional or pharmacist in the event that you are allergic to it; or to vitamin A-related drugs (other retinoids such as tretinoin); or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients (such as soybean, parabens), which can cause allergy symptoms or other dilemmas. Some individuals who are allergic to peanuts may also be allergic to soy. Speak to your pharmacist for additional information.
Don't have procedures that are cosmetic smooth your skin (e.g., waxing, laser, dermabrasion) during and for 6 months after isotretinoin therapy. Skin scarring may occur.
Avoid making use of alcohol while taking this medication because it may increase the risk of certain side-effects (age.g., pancreatitis).
Restricted information suggests isotretinoin may cause some bone loss effects. Therefore, playing contact or repetitive impact sports (e.g., football, basketball, soccer, tennis) may result in bone problems, including an increased risk of broken bones. Limited information also suggests isotretinoin may stop normal growth in some children (epiphyseal dish closure). Consult with your physician for more details.
Care is recommended when making use of this medication into the elderly because they might be more painful and sensitive to its effects, particularly the effects on bones.
Caution is preferred when working with this drug in young ones because they might be more responsive to its effects, especially back/joint/muscle pain.
This drug ought not to be used during maternity or by people who may become pregnant during treatment. You may be pregnant, inform your doctor right away if you become pregnant or think. See also Warning section.
Since this drug are absorbed through the skin and lungs and may harm an unborn baby, females who're pregnant or who may become expecting should not handle this medication or breathe the dust from the capsules.
You'll want two pregnancy that is negative before starting this medication. You must have a monthly pregnancy test during treatment with isotretinoin. If the test is positive, you must stop taking this medication and consult your physician right away.
It is unknown if this medication passes into breast milk. However, similar drugs pass into breast milk. Breast-feeding while using this drug is not recommended. Consult your medical practitioner before breast-feeding.


Rakhi Sawant play roll Indrani Mukherje in film "Ek Kahaani Julie Ki"
Rakhi Sawant's upcoming film "Ek Kahaani Julie Ki" is based on the Sheena Bora murder mystery, where she will play the character of prime accused Indrani Mukherjea. The actress and item girl says she was once Indrani's "favourite star".
"I was her favourite star," Rakhi said at a media interaction here.
"Indrani always lived a stressful life. But only now we've come to know what stress she was going through. I will portray everything on screen… how she was nice, a mastermind and money-minded," she added.
Rakhi claims that she knew Sheena and worked closely with Indrani and her husband Peter Mukherjea. She also said that their friendship grew on the set of the two reality shows — "Yeh Hai Jalwa" and "Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1", which were aired on 9X — under INX Media, which was helmed by Peter.
"Ek Kahaani Julie Ki" is produced by Avadh Sharma for Chetna Entertainment.


Little is known about the two Georgios (ca.l845-ca.l895) and Constantinos (ca.l845-l916) Zangaki brothers even though large amounts of their photographs are found in nineteenth century travel albums of the Middle and Near East.
Very little biographical detail is available for George and Constantine Zangaki, beyond the fact that they were Greek (some say Turkish) brothers who were originally associated with the French photographer Hippolyte Arnoux. Even their dates are unknown. They were active from the 1860s to the 1880s, principally in Egypt and Palestine, and they appear to have been based in Cairo, possibly with a branch in Port Said.
Their work is quite easily recognizable, even when unsigned, if only for the stiff, artificial poses and fixed stares of their subjects. The emphasis of these 'portraits' is firmly on composition rather than psychological insight. Their genre studies of picturesque locals were aimed principally at the tourist market. Their work also proved popular with those who were disinclined to travel but were nevertheless eager for images that held novelty and curiosity value.


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Google Voice v5.10 adds voicemail greeting management
Ryan Whitwam
2018/05/18 2:50pm PDT May 18, 2018
Google spent years ignoring Google Voice, but it finally revamped the app and website in 2017. It also promised to keep the updates coming, and it's been doing that so far. In the latest update to the Voice app, you can finally manage your voicemail greeting from the app. Yeah, that should have happened around 2009 or so, but better late than never.
This feature popped up in a changelog several days ago, and in a teardown in March, but the feature was not live for anyone until today. Here's the changelog.
Manage voicemail greetings
Before this update, you had to go to the Google Voice website to record and manage your greetings. That's counterintuitive when your phone has all the necessary hardware to record high-quality greetings.
To manage your voicemail in the app, make sure you're on the latest v5.10 release (APK Mirror). In the settings, scroll down to the voicemail section, and there should be an option called "Voicemail greeting." That menu shows your current greeting and lets you swap between others. You can listen to them in the app and record a new greeting from this menu.
app updates
Google Home supports navigating touch-tone menus by voice
Google app v8.4 beta reveals more details about Read Later feature [APK Teardown]


Think you're smarter than a 14 year old? Well here's a mind twister to challenge that assumption!
It's the maths question aimed at 14 year olds that has stirred up the internet and sent people slightly bonkers.
Why you ask? Well it's not quite as straight forward as you'd expect.
Taken from the Singapore and Asean Schools Math Olympiads, the question certainly had people confused on Facebook.
Still not sure of the answer yourself?
Don't worry, it left us scratching our heads too!


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3 edition of Holloways of Millbank found in the catalog.
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the first seventy-five years
by L. T. C. Rolt
Published 1958 by Published for Holloway Brothers by Neame in London .
Holloway Brothers Ltd.
Statement by L. T. C. Rolt.
Pagination 56 p., 56 leaves of plates (8 col.) :
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The only novel mentioned by title in the "Little House" series is in On the Banks of Plum Creek when Laura is trying to convince Ma that she doesn't really have to go to school because she can already read.
She really can't, but has heard Ma read aloud from Millbank by Mary J. Holmes so often that she has the beginning at least memorized. The author's name isn't mentioned in the. Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
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"Holloway" is a hollow way, a sunken path. A route that centuries of foot-fall, hoof-hit, wheel-roll and rain-run have harrowed deep down into bedrock. In JulyRobert Macfarlane and Roger Deakin - author of Wildwood - traveled to explore the holloways of South Dorset's sandstone/5(58).
"Millbank" is a Gothic novel first published in Squire Irving has just died and left his entire estate to his surviving son Roger. But his greedy daughter-in-law believes there is a later will, disinheriting Roger in favor of her son Frank/5(6).
An interesting subject of Holloways in South Dorset which in my personal opinion were probably used as hideouts for smugglers and the like and still hold the atmosphere or interesting subject but sadly a very short ful sketches but I sadly found the book over priced for approx 40 to keep hold of though on ones 4/5().
It was a fluff book and very melodramatic (it seemed that every few pages someone was crying), but I ended up enjoying it (on a hour plane ride). Though its a rated G book, I am surprised that prim and proper Ma read a book to her children that included drinking, infidelity, This novel from was the only work of fiction in Laura Ingalls /5.
In fact, possibly a little too at home; Macfarlane's visits to the holloways of south Dorset are essentially a rehash of the trip he made for his book, The Wild Places, with Roger Deakin. Books shelved as holloway-house: Death Wish by Iceberg Slim, Amethyst Moon by Ann Mayburn, The 9 Holes of Jade by Su-Ling, Cocaine Fever by Mark Windsor.
company reorganisation. Holloway Brothers (London) Limited created to undertake the construction activities of the firm with the original company renamed as Holloways Properties Limited.
move to Bridge Wharf (later ) Millbank on compulsory purchase of Victoria Wharf by the London County Council as the site for the new County arters: London, England. Holloways of Millbank The First Seventy-Five Years by Rolt, L.T.C. London: Newman Neame Limited, Boards clean and tidy with only light edgewear to corners and spine ends, very small stain to corners of rear board and foot of spine, spine very lightly rubbed, previous owner's inscription to fep, gutters cracked at pages 32/33 otherwise binding sound, pp very clean and bright, 56 black.
I have a copy of LTC Rolt's 'Holloways of Millbank, The First Seventy-Five Years' published for the company in As the book is not widely available, L. Rolt is a highly respected author, and the material is mostly historical and non-contentious, I thought it helpful to summarise some of its content, though in an entirely different.
The plates and the type were inked, thick wove paper was bought, the pages were printed, sewn up and limp-bound, and lo. – the lump of lead had become a book. Photograph: PR Facebook Twitter.
Millbank by Holmes, Mary J. and a great selection of related books, is clean, red cloth, past down picture is missing from the front cover, cover has edge wear and some fraying and the book is a little shaken but not that bad.
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Architect of Record- Orcutt Associates- Frank Oliva project designer. This 100,000 sf facility is the shared home of the Lima YMCA and the Lima Hospital Physical Rehabilitation program. This building is located on Main Street in Lima, and is a major component of the strategic rehabilitation of the downtown area.
Project Architect for the new home of Art of Awareness, an organization providing private and group therapy services including counseling, and art and yoga therapies. The new office suite is 4,300 s.f and includes: lobby and secure waiting areas, kitchen and dining room, eight private therapy offices,one group therapy room, and an art studio and yoga studio.


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The SBS in World War II
Dedication /Acknowledgements /Introduction /Chapter 1. Birth of the Boat Service /Chapter 2. From Service to Squadron /Chapter 3. Sick in Sardinia /Chapter 4. A Close Call in Crete /Chapter 5. Armistice and Uncertainty /Chapter 6. The Germans Fight Back /Chapter 7. Defeat in the Dodecanese /Chapter 8. New Recruits for a New Year /Chapter 9. Piracy on the High Seas /Chapter 10. Turkish Deceit for the SBS /Chapter 11. Caught, Questioned, Vanished /Chapter 12. Vengeance /Chapter 13. Germany on the Run /Chapter 14. Into the Balkans /Chapter 15. The Nazis' Greek Tragedy /Chapter 16. Adriatic Offensive /Chapter 17. Andy Lassen's Big War /Chapter 18. The End of the Odyssey /Glossary /Notes /Bibliography /Index
Based on exclusive access to the Special Forces archives, coupled with interviews with the surviving members, Gavin Mortimer tells the story of the origins and dramatic operations of Britain's Special Boat Squadron in World War II.
Gavin Mortimer is the author of Stirling's Men (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2004), a ground-breaking history of the early operations of the SAS, The SAS in World War II (Osprey, 2015) and The Daring Dozen (Osprey, 2012). An award-winning writer whose books have been published on both sides of the Atlantic, Gavin has previously written for The Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, The Observer and Esquire magazine. His most recent book is The Men Who Made the SAS: The History of the Long Range Desert Group (Constable, 2015).
"This book was very interesting and I managed to read it in two sessions as I could not put it down while travelling on business. It held my interest and pulled you in to the missions while showing the human side of the conflicts they were involved in." - IPMS"The personal statements and memoirs of many SBS men were used in the book, adding an authenticity that helps tell the history in a clear way that is enjoyable to read. A large number of archival and personal photographs add to the richness of the collection." - WWII History
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