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Country memories with Margie Singleton and Mel Tillis
November 29, 2017 /in Southern Style Columns /by Randall Franks
I have been blessed to meet some amazing performers who have for some period occupied the spotlight in many music genres but especially those who made a home in country music.
Through the 1950s and 60s, one of the female vocalists who kept the airwaves filled with her talents from Starday, Mercury, United Artists, Monument, and Ashley Records, whether as a feature artist, duet partner, songwriter or background vocalist is Margie Singleton.
Singleton, now in her 80s continues entertaining audiences, sharing interviews, videos, and blessing hearts and ears with her latest Christian music CD "On the Other Side of Life."
Among her early hits are titles such as "Eyes of Love," and with duet partner George Jones "Did I Ever Tell You," and "Waltz of the Angels" and with Faron Young "Keeping Up with the Joneses." She did a full album of duets with Jones which is now a legendary part of both their legacies.
Numerous artists yielded songs from her pen with just a few being Tammy Wynette, Charley Pride, and Brook Benton. She even joined the Jordanaires adding the feminine touch to countless classic country recordings of the era beside the famed back-up harmony group.
Her most recent Christian music CD features "On the Other Side of Life," "I Chose You," "Peculiar People," "Follow Me," "I Heard Him Knockin'," "Making Payments," "On My Father's Side," "His Destiny," "Meet Me at the Altar," "Flying with My Lord," "You Can't Go Back," and "Heaven Bound."
Her voice and musical stylings reflect the amazing sounds that made her a radio favorite. Check out her CD and she recently did a video of the single "Jesus Is My Pusher" which is seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeJgy2rJnFI&t=13s.
Learn more about Margie at http://margiesingletonmusic.com/ and order her CD at https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/margiesingleton. Like her at https://www.facebook.com/margiesingleton35/
The "Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mel Tillis, 85, passed away Nov. 19. As I was coming up as a country artist, he was one of the kings of country songwriting, singing, performing comedy and acting in movies. He created a home for his classic country style by building a theater in Branson, a town where he and Roy Clark reigned for many years.
Throughout his 60+ year career, the Grand Ole Opry member recorded more than 60 albums, had 35 Top Ten singles, six #1 hits ("I Ain't Never," "Coca-Cola Cowboy," "Southern Rains," "Good Woman Blues," "Heart Healer," and "I Believe in You"), was named the Country Music Association's coveted Entertainer of the Year, and was elected a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. He wrote over 1,000 songs, 600 of which have been recorded by major artists including Kenny Rogers ("Ruby, Don't You Take Your Love to Town"), George Strait ("Thoughts of A Fool"), and Ricky Skaggs ("Honey, Open That Door"). Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) named Tillis Songwriter of the Decade for two decades. In February of 2012 President Obama awarded Tillis the National Medal of Arts.
For years my office base of operations in Nashville was in Mel's building on Music Row. It was where meetings occurred, quick changes as I rushed into town for an appearance. I often found Mel there and shared a brief visit for a few words of encouragement or wisdom. He was an amazing talent that made us think, laugh and remember that we artists were there to entertain the audience…a true class act… Prayers for his daughter Pam Tillis and all his children, grandchildren and family.
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The bottom of the pile
It is hard to walk away when you are at the bottom of the pile.
I remember fondly the springs and summers. Hours of play after completing my chores around the house. Of course, as I got older, I took on odd jobs like mowing neighbor's yards to earn a little money.
In my neighborhood, we had a great group of children. We all would gather to play and race our bikes down suicide hill.
I remember one accident that sent me flying through the handlebars and sliding down the pavement for 20 feet or more. That still hurts just thinking about it. I had sores all over me from that adventure.
There were no cell phones — so the kids were kept on what I call time leashes. When we left the house, we were expected to come back by a certain time, usually meal time.
Of course, if any of us got into mischief, the news traveled faster than us and the punishment was waiting for us when we got home. In my case, a few choice words from Mom followed by "You just wait 'til your father gets home."
Those waits coupled with the sound of my dad pulling his belt out of his pants were always worse than the whipping themselves.
One thing about it, my father never punished me undeservingly, and while I can't remember a single whipping, I sure learned the life lessons that accompanied them.
My friends and I had about a two to three-mile radius in which we played that encompassed, fields, woods, several neighborhoods and some stores. We had a Colonial Grocery Store, a Krystal, a gas station, dry cleaners and a Gulf Service Station within our travel patterns.
We would get in our share of disagreements with each other. That would lead usually to some hurt feelings and some rolling around on the ground 'til someone would say "Uncle." We always seemed to come through it. There really were no children who caused trouble in my age bracket. A few older ones sometimes got into mischief, but we always managed to keep out of trouble.
Do not get me wrong, there were bullies. We were just blessed not to have them on our street, at least for very long. I remember when I was about seven there were two brothers who took great pleasure in picking fights with me. At least, it seemed that way at the time.
A boy my age named Chris Sands moved in. His parents had just divorced, and at that time, it was not as usual, as it is now. I'll never forget one meeting with those brothers that had me at the bottom of a wrestling match that I just could not win. Chris was the new guy in the neighborhood and saw that I was being unfairly targeted for this fight and stepped in to pull the other boys off me. From that moment on, he was my friend — that is until he later moved away, and I lost track of him.
While time has erased many of the memories of the time we spent together hanging out as kids, that one action by the new boy on the block sticks in my mind. He saw something that was not right, and he did something about it. Not knowing the social lay of the land and the dynamics of the neighborhood hierarchy, he stuck his neck out for me. That is bravery.
Now I'm not advocating fighting as a way to resolve issues for children or adults. I was taught that it takes much more courage to walk away than to actually fight. But when they jump on you, there are just a few hurdles you have to get over before you can walk away.
I learned a valuable lesson from Chris that day. I have always tried to stick up for others, but sadly, especially since starting to serve in local politics, I have found there are few willing to stick up for you as the bullies come out to tear you down, especially during an election.
Folks often do not like to stick their neck out to help other people, but when someone does, it makes our community a better place. Even during an election, it is better to walk away and not engage in the lowering of the standards of decency often practiced by other candidates and their backers.
We are truly blessed with people who work every day to help those who face many kinds of battles.
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His steel could really sing
November 15, 2017 /in Southern Style Columns, Uncategorized /by Randall Franks
Barney Miller on the set of Lawless in 2011. (Randall Franks Media)
Barney Miller performs on the stage of the Ringgold Depot in Georgia in 2007.
From my earliest memory of country music, the sound and mix of fiddle
and steel working together to augment the vocalist has electrified my
interest in what some call classic country.
From the 1940s until Nov. 2, a talented Alabama steel and resonator
guitar man named Barney Miller has shared his talents alongside some
of the greats in Country and Western music, TV and film. He
eventually became a Georgian, where many of his musical recognitions
were achieved.
It was the early cowboy sidekicks Dub Taylor and Al "Fuzzy" St. John that took him from walking rows of crops on the farm to standing in
the footlights of stages across America. They put him in the ornate western costumes and helped him learn the inner workings of Hollywood stardom and Country & Western music touring.
Though his life and career carried him to be field engineer, construction company operator, deep-sea fishing charter boat captain, music teacher, and heating and air technician, just to name a few, his music carried him to contribute to the legacies of Grand Ole Opry stars such as Billy Walker and Ramblin' Tommy Scott, TV personalities such as Claude Casey, and to appear in numerous films and TV shows himself. A major auto accident sidelined his musical efforts for a
time in the height of his demand as a musician, but he overcame the injuries to regain his ability to play the instrument he loved.
I was honored to be one of those artists who benefitted from his experience, his talents and his amazing storytelling. I knew him since my youth when he supported my young Peachtree Pickers. He loved to share a story about my mom and dad and one of our early performances for Buckner's Restaurant where we both performed.
Later as my career moved to TV and country music notoriety, he became part of my musical legacy. I can't put a finger on when it happened exactly, but one day, there was Barney and after that, he was always there, ready to go perform – county fairs, music festivals, and concerts, or a film or TV appearance whatever the opportunity. You can catch him performing from the set of Lawless with my Cornhuskers String Band on Randall Franks TV on YouTube. When I started our Share
America Foundation (www.shareamericafoundation.org) encouraging youth in Appalachian music, he became one of our
strongest musical contributors, helping us send numerous youth to college.
Barney left his slide and steel behind Nov. 2 for a brighter stage alongside many of the artists he knew in life, he was 87, though to me, I never thought of him as anything but eternally young, because of his uplifting spirit and amazing outlook on life. I can still hear his voice, see his smile and feel his steel meshing with my fiddle as we gave what is now considered a classic country feel to one of my songs – I'd just look over from center stage and say "Here's Barney
Miller on the steel guitar" and the audience would come alive as he wowed them and me.
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Two farewells that will keep music coming
November 8, 2017 /in Southern Style Columns /by Randall Franks
Country music experienced two farewells recently, one from Kenny Rogers and another from John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Rogers completed his farewell performance to Nashville Oct. 25, All In For The Gambler, which reflected the amazing impact his musical career has had upon many genres and several generations.
An all-star cast of Rogers' contemporaries – and many of today's hottest musical artists – turned up Oct. 25 at the Bridgestone Arena in Music City to pay tribute to the Country Music Hall of Fame member, who is in the midst of his farewell tour, "The Gambler's Last Deal."
Perhaps the most emotional moment of the night belonged to Dolly Parton, who teamed with Rogers one last time on their 1983 hit "Islands In The Stream" after surprising both Rogers – and the audience – with a heartfelt performance of "I Will Always Love You" to her friend and collaborator. The two also reminisced about their lengthy friendship – which dates back to a Rogers appearance on her syndicated TV show from the mid 1970's – almost a decade before they first teamed up. The two also closed out their performing career together with the Grammy-nominated "You Can't Make Old Friends," a single from 2013.
Star after star performed Rogers hits as the evening progressed beginning with earliest songs from the First Edition throughout his solo career. There were spellbinding performances taking place from The Oak Ridge Boys ("Love Or Something Like It"), Chris Stapleton ("The Gambler"), and Lady Antebellum ("She Believes In Me"). Many of the 80's and 90's hits of the singer were featured during The Gambler's Last Deal as well. Billy Currington delivered a sensual take on "Morning Desire," with Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley and Idina Menzel teaming up for "We've Got Tonight," a 1983 Rogers hit with Sheena Easton. Two of the singers' most frequent collaborators figured prominently in this era with appearances with Lionel Richie giving a beautiful take on "'Lady," a number one Pop and Country hit that he wrote for Kenny's Greatest Hits album in 1980, and Alison Krauss saluted the singer with a pristine version of his romantic ballad "Love The World Away." Another incredible performance came from Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott and mother Linda Davis – who has toured extensively with Rogers over the years – uniting on stage for the singer's 1987 chart-topper "Twenty Years Ago."
There were several other great musical moments during All In For The Gambler, with Naomi and Wynonna Judd reuniting for "Back To The Well," and an all-star group of Rogers' former opening acts paying tribute to the icon with a sing-along performance of his 1982 hit "Blaze Of Glory," including Travis Tritt, The Gatlin Brothers, Kim Forester, T.G. Sheppard, Crystal Gayle, Lee Greenwood, T. Graham Brown, and Billy Dean.
John McEuen, one of the founding members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB), has announced his immediate departure from the iconic group stating "enough is enough," McEuen exited upon the conclusion of the NGDB 2017 tour in October.
"In assessing the situation surrounding our performances, business disagreements and ongoing difference of opinions, the timing is appropriate for my departure. As a catalyst to my decision, in December 2015, I received confirmation from Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Inc. that I was an 'employee'– no longer a member of the corporation that I helped to build," McEuen said.
He however is not ending his career but expanding his own solo career.
McEuen was instrumental in the NGDB band formation in 1966 and has celebrated groundbreaking and historical success alongside his counterparts over the past 50 years for the group's significant contributions to the expression and expansion of American music worldwide. McEuen is most-widely recognized for his signature talents as "an extraordinary, multi-instrumentalist;" he has recorded more than 30 NGDB albums and created a lasting legacy for his seminal work on the Will the Circle Be Unbroken album, which McEuen initiated in 1971. Circle has been noted as "the most important record to come out of Nashville" by Rolling Stone and "the most important record in country music" (ZAGAT Survey/2004).
"It has been a great privilege to work alongside the others; together, we made history. After 50 years, the time has come for me to bid adieu to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band stage," said John McEuen. "I will move forward with great pride in my personal and musical contributions to NGDB and now can fully concentrate on my independent endeavors. I have much to do and many more creative ideas to pursue. Because of this relationship, I have more stories than you can shake a pick at. (…That will come later!)"
McEuen has enjoyed a successful solo career with six albums to his credit; his most recent MADE IN BROOKLYN. McEuen has assembled an exquisite band of talented musicians to join him: Les Thompson (original founding NGDB member), John Cable (NGDB alumnus) and Matt Cartsonis. The foursome has created a multi-media show catering to some of the country's most breath-taking opera houses and performing arts centers. He was recently inducted in the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame. Visit johnmceuen.com for more information.
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Halloween is better the second time around
I could not have been more than four or five when I decided that Halloween can only be better the second time around. It was the day after Halloween. I was playing in the den in my spider man costume that I had worn so proudly the night before as my mother took me from house to house to gather an abundance of candy.
My mother was busy ironing in the doorway of the den. She of course had the ironing board strategically placed blocking my exit from the room. But like any four year old super hero, I anxiously watched for my opportunity to escape from my captivity and when it came I was out of there like 40 pound cannonball and headed for the door.
Of course at the time I'm sure I gave no thought to doing anything wrong. In my four year old mind, I decided I wanted to have as much fun as I did the night before. So with my costume on and my bag emptied out, down the road I went.
I rang door bells, and knocked on doors. Everyone greeted me graciously, as a few pointed out I was a little late, most all managed to come up with something. Several folks even emptied what they had left in my bag. As I worked my way down the street, my mother realized that I was no where to be found and began a frantic search of the house and yard. She called the neighbors immediately around us but most of them were at work so they had not come to the door when I rang.
Of course, I was oblivious to all this in my quest for a full bag, so I kept going. Our neighborhood was a semi-circle with around 50 homes on one half with an intersecting street. With my little two legs, I had managed to work my way all the way down the street and had started around the other. My mother had already called my father at work and I believe she may have called the police. About that time, our next door neighbor arrived home for lunch and he had seen me rounding the corner. Immediately, mother jumped in the car coming after me. It was not long before I was seated beside her in our 1964 Chevy Malibu knowing that I had done something that I should not have done.
By the time I arrived home, I think my Dad may have arrived home from work. While much of what happened after is a blur in my childhood memory, I know that I did not enjoy that extra bag of candy as much as I thought I was going too at least initially.
In the excitement of the costumes, the candy, children often forget little things like the rules they need to remember like looking both ways before crossing the street, to trick or treat with an adult or responsible older child, not to eat your candy until your parents or guardians have checked it out.
I am thankful that my parents cared enough about me to almost call out the national guard when I disappeared on my little Halloween excursion. I was blessed to live in a community of caring people that looked after me as I wondered along. If I could go back and not put my mother and father through that I would.
But you know, that was an awfully big bag of candy and you should have seen those jawbreakers. Well, it is needless to say, I never did anything like that again.
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Энио Сакилотто (; 23 июля 1958, Ванкувер, Канада) — канадский хоккейный тренер итальянского происхождения. Тренер канадской хоккейной академии «Вест Вэн Уорриорз».

Карьера

Начинал свою карьеру работой с юношескими и со студенческими командами. В 1988 году переехал в Италию, где Сакилотто несколько лет успешно трудился с коллективами из низших лиг. Затем он вернулся в Канаду, где после работы с «Петиктон Пантерс», ему поступило предложение возглавить швейцарский «Лугано». С первой же попытки Сакилотто выиграл с клубом Швейцарскую хоккейную лигу, а через год занял в ней второе место.

После успехов в Швейцарии канадец тренировал команды из Великобритании, Италии, Норвегии, Дании и Хорватии. Несколько лет специалист входил в тренерской штаб канадской молодежной команды «Виктория Роялз», а также являлся тренером юниорской сборной Канады.

В 2017—2019 гг. Энио Сакилотто был главным тренером сборной Хорватии. Под его руководством она вылетела из Первого дивизиона чемпионата мира.

Достижения

  Чемпион Швейцарии (1): 1999.
  Серебряный призёр чемпионата Швейцарии (1): 2000.
  Чемпион Хорватской хоккейной лиги: 2010.

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The current economic climate coupled with governmental and consumer concerns about health and wellness created a tough environment for the carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) market this year, according to analysts. Each of the Top 3 CSD companies reported relatively flat sales in 2013, with The Coca-Cola Co. reporting 1 percent worldwide sparkling volume growth for the full year, and PepsiCo Americas Beverages (PAB) and Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) marking 5 percent and 2 percent CSD volume declines, respectively, in North American markets. Despite these performance levels, CSD players remain resilient and focused on regaining share.
To quench consumers' thirsts for lower-calorie, naturally sweetened beverages that offer full taste, CSD brands are investing in sweetener research. Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co. piloted its first stevia-sweetened cola, Coca-Cola Life, in Argentina and Chile last summer. The beverage contains approximately half the calories of Coca-Cola and is naturally sweetened with a blend of stevia leaf extract and sugar.
In Argentina, Coca-Cola Life garnered 84 percent consumer awareness and gained 76 percent incremental volume, Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent reported in his 2014 Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) presentation on Feb. 21. The company plans to expand Coca-Cola Life's distribution into other markets this year, he said.
PepsiCo Inc. Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi noted during the Purchase, N.Y.-based company's fourth-quarter 2013 earnings call that it is testing "several great-tasting cola product variations" featuring natural, zero-calorie sweeteners blended with sugar in various countries around the world. "And so far, these test results are promising," she said. PepsiCo plans to launch these tested sweeteners in non-cola beverages in the United States this year but wants to build and test consumer acceptance before officially launching a low-calorie, naturally sweetened cola, she said.
The company also recently extended its partnership with San Diego-based Senomyx Inc. to August 2016 to collaborate on sweet-taste technology. Under the new agreement, PepsiCo will continue to have exclusive worldwide rights to the Senomyx sweet flavor ingredients developed under the collaboration for use in non-alcohol beverage categories.
Plano, Texas-based DPS has been offering lower-calorie CSDs with full-calorie taste since 2011 when it launched its Dr Pepper Ten beverage nationwide. The 10-calorie CSD offers the full flavor experience of Dr Pepper in a healthier format without a diet image, the company says. Following the popularity of Dr Pepper Ten, the company expanded the line in early 2013 to include its next Top 5 brands: 7Up Ten, A&W Ten, Sunkist Ten, Canada Dry Ten and RC Ten.
During its fourth-quarter 2013 earnings call, DPS President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Young reported that, according to a Nielsen Homescan study, 52 percent of Ten's purchases are incremental to the CSD category. "[This proves] that we're bringing back lapsed consumer occasions," he said during the call. Young also reported that the company will test naturally sweetened, 60-calorie versions of some of its brands this year.
Outside of the "Big 3" CSD companies, Zevia, a Culver City, Calif.-based zero-calorie CSD brand that is known for using the natural sweeteners stevia and erythritol, recently reformulated its products with a new sweetener system. The beverages' SweetSmart system combines stevia with monk fruit and erythritol. In addition, the purity of the Reb A steviol glycoside, which provides 82 percent of the beverages' sweetness, was increased from 97 percent to 99 percent, the company says. The new sweetening system complements the flavor profile of stevia, enhances the sodas' overall sweetness, and reduces bitter notes, it adds.
White Rock Beverages, Whitestone, N.Y., test-launched Psych?, a zero-calorie, stevia-sweetened CSD, in New York and international markets last year.


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Q: Javascript: change event getting fired when input field loses focus I have input fields on my page and I detect when the user types something to enable the Save button. I also have enabled a shortcut Ctrl + S to let the user save. Whenenever data is saved, the Save button is disabled.
However I have a dilemma. If the user changes the text in an input field, does a Ctrl + S and then moves to another input field using the mouse, the "change" event gets fired for the input field that the user changed and this in turn causes the Save button to get enabled again. The Save button should not be enabled because no changes have taken place after doing a Ctrl + S. What it appears is that the change event is fired not just with changes in text but also when the focus is moved to another field.
$("input.SaveMe").live('keypress change', function ()
{
    // Code goes here to enable Save button
});

How can I prevent the change event from taking place after saving. I thought of using some kind of flag but I can't figure out how.

A: You can ignore the event when that particular input is not in focus, in the following manner.
$("input.SaveMe").live('keypress change', function() {
    if (!$(document.activeElement).id == 'id_of_input') return; //if (!$(document.activeElement).hasClass('SaveMe')) return;
    // Code goes here to enable Save button
});

A: Removing the detection for "change" takes care of the problem but this now prevents users from pasting text into a field and detecting the paste as a change. To fix that use:
$(document).bind('paste', function (e)
{
  // Add code to update flag to indicate data changes and enable the Save button.
});

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Joe Mayes is a member of the technical staff within the CERT® Program at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a unit of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. He manages curriculum and training delivery platforms for cybersecurity products for the U. S. Cyber Command, Air Force Research Laboratory, NORAD-US Northern Command, and the Federal Virtual Training Environment (Fed-VTE). Mayes has also been a part-time Cisco instructor and consultant since 2007 for Skyline Advanced Technology Services in the fields of IP telephony, network security, wireless networking, and streaming media solutions for sports venues. In addition to his work at the SEI, Mayes spent 10 years as a Sergeant Major in Information Operations, in the U.S. Army Reserve. Mayes is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, a Cisco Certified Academic Instructor, a Cisco Certified Systems Instructor, and a certified instructor for the U.S. Army. He founded the Cisco Networking Academy and the Wired and Wireless Communications Technology programs at Bellevue Community College. He has more than 25 current IT certifications in IT networking, information security, and wireless and telephony technologies, including CISSP, MCSE, CCSP, and Certified Electronics Technician in Telecommunication Electronics. Mayes has a Master's degree in education from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Washington University.
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My name is Bruce Heinrich, founder and owner of LEADER Worldwide. My passion and love for serving others began when I took a role at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Marina del Ray, California. As a young man in the brand new world of Los Angeles hospitality, an innate love for the work drove me to create meaningful experiences for our guests. From there, an opportunity to work as a driver for one of the most prestigious limousine companies in Los Angeles sparked me to imagine the company of my future. I wanted to elevate the client experience in my industry for more people, and I wanted to help make ground transportation a non-issue for administrative professionals managing complex travel itineraries. It can be incredibly challenging to find a private car service that is reliable and safe, and I wanted to solve that problem.
One phone, one car launched this now 22-year-long run. Along with my wife Tamiko and our fantastic team, we have grown into a worldwide solution offering the same safe, on-time quality service my first clients learned to count on.
To my younger self, I say, "Way to listen to your instincts and heart! You are exactly where you're meant to be, and you're blessed by the people who surround you."
We welcome the opportunity to demonstrate why LEADER has earned the business of some of Kansas City's most respected companies, along with companies known around the globe. Although Kansas City is where we call home, we offer a transportation network that spans more than 500 cities worldwide, providing our clients with the same high standards we've grown to expect ourselves. We see our work as a simple equation—we are professionals serving professionals. We are excited to help you arrive safely at your next destination, wherever it may be.
Bruce Heinrich
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Kansas City native, Bruce Heinrich has always had a desire to travel and experience the various cultures around the world. This passion led him to Hawaii, where he graduated with a BBA in Marketing from Chaminade University. A 12-year modeling career allowed him to experience the rich international cultures of Europe and Asia, but Bruce grew restless and unfulfilled.
Seeking his true purpose, Bruce sought a new, more meaningful start, working at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Marina del Ray. There, he discovered the joy of serving others transformed his world view. He went on to work at Los Angeles' most prestigious limousine company.
"One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will be refreshed." – Proverbs 11:24-25
Bruce acted in faith and returned to his hometown of Kansas City in 2000, fueled by his passion to serve and a newfound mission. With a dream, one car and a cell phone, LEADER Limo was born.
He soon opened a storefront office at Kansas City's Country Club Plaza, and LEADER quickly expanded to become LEADER Worldwide with a global reach. Its current worldwide headquarters are based at Signature Flight Support at Kansas City's Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. LEADER Worldwide has twice been recognized as "America's Best" when it received the industry's most prestigious award, National Operator of the Year.
As the PAX innovator, the industry's expert in customer service training, Bruce leads Chauffeur Training & Management Seminars at the annual International Limousine Show in Las Vegas.
"Businesses don't do business with businesses, people do business with people. It's always, always, always about the people, about the relationships." – Bruce Heinrich, Founder & CEO
Their passion for service extends into the community and the world. Bruce and LEADER provide in-kind service to a wide variety of nonprofits and charities through out the year.
Tamiko Heinrich
President/General Manager
Tamiko is responsible for operations oversight at LEADER Worldwide. She brings 20 years of media production expertise to her management role at LEADER. The organizational skills developed in her former profession, provide invaluable know-how acumen. Tamiko thrives on multi-tasking, high adrenaline-fueled situations. She believes that a can-do attitude is essential in solving logistical challenges.
Tamiko is a devoted wife to Bruce, and a mother to a curious little boy. Outside of LEADER, Tamiko's interests include traveling, lighthouse exploration, live sporting events, live music and experiencing the country's eclectic food landscape.
Rene' York
Affiliate Director & Client Solutions
Rene' has been with the LEADER executive team for more than 10 years and has 20-plus years of experience in the industry.
A graduate from Kansas City's Dickinson Business College, Rene' worked in various roles until her first child was born, when she became a stay-at-home mom. As her children grew, Rene' took on a part-time position as the Executive Assistant to JG Nicolaisen, owner of Mr. Nick's Limousine Service. She discovered her passion for the transportation service industry and went full-time for the next decade, until Mr. Nicolaisen's death. She inherited a portion of the business for her dedicated work ethic and and loyalty, but later sold her stake in the company and began her tenure at LEADER.
Rene' has been married to Daryl for 40 years. They are parents to three children and grandparents of four. Rene' expresses her dazzling personality through her choice of vibrantly coordinated nail polish. She also prides herself at being a trivia aficionado.
Emily Beeler
Emily Beeler has been with LEADER since 2018. She immediately proved her adroit knowledge of the service industry and her client solutions attitude. She loves helping LEADER clients figure out exactly what they need. Emily says, "Whether it's group transportation, a special occasion, or a trip out of the country, I know we can make it happen!" It's that mentality that proves why Emily's responsibilities have expanded to lead our corporate travel division.
When she's not at work, Emily is usually at home playing video games or reading. Her favorite genre is horror because she loves a good scare! Emily was born in Springfield, MO, but has lived in the KC area since she was two years-old.
Emily has loved animals ever since she was a kid. Growing up, she had a variety of pets, and as an adult, she satiated her canine love as a professional dog walker. She currently has two cats at home that keep her busy enough, but she's keeping her heart and home open to add a dog to her little fur family, someday.
Kennetra Pulliams
Kennetra Pulliams joined the LEADER team in October 2019. She has spent more than 20 years as a broadcast journalism professional. She worked in Texas and Virginia before relocating to Kansas City. She uses her experience as a journalist to foster a cooperative culture throughout the company, as well as to promote and nurture the LEADER brand via various communication channels. At heart, Kennetra is a storyteller.
During her journalism career, Kennetra has had the opportunity to meet and cover many notable sports figures and influential world leaders, including Lamar Hunt, Nelson Mandela, Alex Rodriguez, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Serena Williams, and Condoleezza Rice. Kennetra has a natural curiosity and understands that everyone is valuable and deserves to be treated as the MVP.
Kennetra appreciates the way the LEADER team members strive to maintain a gold standard in client service. Outside of work, Kennetra is a passionate sports fan. Her first ambition in life was to become a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. She's also a cupcake connoisseur.
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By Richard Kent, BASN Staff Reporter
CONNECTICUT (BASN) — There is very little interest in women's college basketball this year, largely due to the fact that UConn is so much stronger than every other team in the game.
The only possible exception is Stanford and they have already lost to UConn this season. The Selection Committee did some curious things with respect to putting together the 2010 field.
First, there was the snub of USC. Quite strange to say the least.
Next, there was the trickery which was played. How about Rutgers having to open in California against Vivian Stringer's old squad Iowa?
Or UConn perhaps facing Temple and former assistant Tonya Cardoza in the second round and then Virginia coached by Debbie Ryan, Auriemma's old boss in the third round.
Xavier, one of the best teams in the country was given a three seed instead of the two seed which it deserved and would have to beat both Texas A&M and Stanford to reach the Final Four.
Not fair.
Also, Tennessee should clearly have been the third No. 1 seed instead of the fourth No. 1 one seed. As it presently stands, UConn would have to beat Tennessee and Stanford to win a National Championship.
In reality, the foes should be either Notre Dame or Nebraska and then Stanford to win a second consecutive National Championship.
These are just a few of the more curious questions presented to us by the Selection Committee.
In discussing the women's field, one also can't ignore the fact that on Monday when the field was announced on ESPN, Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta decided to fire Todd Lickliter as the men's basketball coach.
This took much deserving attention away from Iowa's entry into the Tournament and also took some luster off of Iowa's senior associate AD Jane Meyer and was also the Chair of the NCAA Women's Selection Committee.
Wouldn't it have been easier for Barta to wait until the end of the week?
Sure it would have.
Look for Connecticut, Tennessee, Stanford and Notre Dame to make it to the Final Four with Connecticut beating Stanford once again for the National Championship in April.


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The meeting attracted more than 300 domestic and foreign-invested firms. VNA/VNS Photo An Đăng
HẢI PHÒNG — The northern port city of Hải Phòng continues to an attractive investment destination to domestic and foreign investors thanks to its robust economic growth and sound business climate, a provincial leader has said.
Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyễn Văn Tùng delivered the statement at a meeting with more than 300 domestic and foreign-invested firms in the city on Monday.
During the event, Tùng briefed participants on the city's socio-economic achievements in 2019, with gross regional domestic product (GRDP) expanding 16.68 per cent, the highest level ever.
Last year, several large-scale investment projects landed in the city, including a $3.5 billion automobile manufacturing plant financed by Vietnamese automaker VinFast, a subsidiary of Vingroup, the $91 million Đồ Sơn golf and villa project and $43.1 million five-star Hilton hotel invested by BRG Group and the $69 million Pullman hotel project of Nhật Hạ Co.
The chairman said the projects would give the city a facelift.
Last year, the city recorded more than 1,000 newly-established enterprises that contributed more than VNĐ1 billion to the State budget, with 11 firms in the top 500 largest enterprises in Việt Nam and 13 in the top 500 largest private businesses in the country.
These firms also engaged in activities to support social welfare programmes in the locality, he said.
"This year Hải Phòng aims to continue to improve the business investment environment and create the best conditions for businesses to expand production and improve competitiveness," he noted.
Top priority should be given to enhancing transport and urban infrastructure to aid businesses, Hùng said, adding that solving difficulties for businesses in a timely manner would be a focus. — VNS
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"¿Qué hora es?" and "¿qué hora son?" both mean the same thing (what time is it), but "¿qué hora es?" is the more polite way and is recommended. "¿Qué hora son?" is somewhat colloquial and used in some countries more than others, and in any case isn't very polite. To answer, you can use both the singular and plural. If it's one o'clock, this answer is always in singular, "es la 1 de la tarde" or "es la 1 de la mañana". In other cases, your answer must be in plural, for example, "son las 3 de la tarde".
In Spanish to say "I love you", we say both "te quiero" and "te amo", but we use them according to the level of our feelings. Both phrases are used to express the love that you have for the other person but "te amo" is a very special phrase. You cannot say "te amo" to everybody. It's only used when you have a deep feeling for someone, and it is not recommended to say "te amo" to your significant other at the beginning of a relationship because you must be sure about your feelings. Also, you can use both phrases when you want to express love to your family.
Hi, mi name is Alejandra, but you can call me Ale. The question is: What's the difference between "malo" and "mal"? MALO is an adjective, MAL is an adverb. BAD. people, things, situations: bad quality, or bad for your health or well-being. So, here are a few examples: ¿Qué tal estuvo la película? Muy mala. How was the movie? Really bad. BAD quality. Fumar es malo para tu salud. Smoking is bad for your health. THE VERB SMOKING IS USED AS A NOUN HERE, SO WE USE MALO. WRONG. You use the word mal to describe an action that is being executed in an unsatisfactory way. Here are a few examples: Mirna coció mal el arroz. Mirna cooked the rice wrong. Luis contestó mal el examen. Luis answered the test wrong. We never use the verb SER with MAL. We use the verb ESTAR. If we want to say: Victor is wrong, we don't say: Víctor es mal we say: Víctor ESTÁ mal. WATCH OUT. 1. Malo changes to mal when it comes before a masculine noun, but it remains an adjective. José is a bad dancer. José es un mal bailarín. MAL is still describing José as a dancer, but we remove the O for phonetic reasons.
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"Esto es genial", or simply "es genial", means "this is cool", but we have many other colloquial ways to say it too. For example, "esto es chévere" or "es chévere", "esto es chido", "esto mola", "esto es bacano", "esto es rebueno". Most of the time when speaking we don't mention the demonstrative pronoun "esto", since it's usually assumed.
Hello! My name is Alejandra, and the question I'm gonna answer today is: What's the difference between "bueno" and "bien" in Spanish? I'll start by saying that BUENO is an adjective, and BIEN is an adverb. BUENO is equivalent to GOOD, and BIEN is equivalent to WELL. We use BUENO to describe people, things, or situations. ¿Qué tal está tu libro? Muy BUENO. How's your book? Really GOOD. El ejercicio es BUENO para la salud. Exercise is GOOD for your health. We use BIEN to describe an action or a state of being: Irene maneja (o conduce) muy BIEN. Irene drives really well. El proyecto va bien. The project is going well. We use BIEN with the verb ESTAR, never with the verb SER. If we want to say: Emma is well, we don't say: Emma ES BIEN (NO) we say: Emma ESTÁ BIEN (YES) WATCH OUT. 1. BUENO changes to BUEN when it comes before a masculine noun, but it's still an adjective. Sherlock Holmes is a good detective. Sherlock Holmes es un BUEN detective. BUEN is describing Sherlock Holmes as a detective. We remove the O for phonetic reasons. I hope this cleared all your doubts. Remember you can book private sessions with me if you'd like and I'll be happy to be your teacher. Have a nice day!
Hello, my name is Alejandra and the question I'll be answering now is: Spanish is spoken as it is spelled (phonetically), but what are some good rules for better pronunciation? I'm assuming you know the alphabet. The vowels have pretty straight forward sounds. A E I O U. And they are always pronounced the same. Examples: Andar. Escribir. Interesante. Olvido. Uso. The letter D sounds like the TH in ALTHOUGH. Example: Dedo. Doble. The letter J sounds like a very rough H in HOT. And so does the letter G when paired with E and I. Examples: Jícama. Juan. Geranio. Giro. With the vowels A, O, U , the letter G sounds like the G in Goat. Examples: Gata. Gol. Gusto. And we can give the same sound to the vowels E and I, if we put a U in between. The U in this case, is silent: Examples: Guerra. Guitarra. And if we add two dots above the U, it's not silent anymore. Examples: Güero. Güisqui. The H in Spanish is silent. But when paired with a C (CH) it sounds like the TCH sound in NOTCH. Examples: Bicho. Noche. Chiste. The letter Ñ is similar to the NY sound in the word CANYON. Example: Niña. Cañón. The letter R has two sounds. As a general rule, when you see a RR, then you have to roll your tongue. You also have to roll your tongue when you see a single R at the beginning of a word. The rest of the time, that is, when the single R is in the middle of a word, it sounds like R. Examples: Perro. Gorro. Cerro. Roberto. Restar. Ridículo. Pera. Esfera. Coro. Finally, when you see this: ´ which is called "tilde" or "acento", you need to stress that syllable. Examples: Canción. Víbora. Hacía. I hope this cleared your doubts. Remember private sessions are also available if you would like ONE ON ONE learning. Feel free to message me to schedule a session. See you around and have a nice day!


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So, can you please guide me how to delete my website link from there, Even there is no contact information. please help me to delete.
Re: How to Remove Social Bookmarking Links?
There may be a contact form or an email of the webmaster or you may get the details via who.is/domain-name and send an email to the technical admin of the domain to remove your link from their website or in case if you got any unusual links warning due to this in your google webmaster tools panel then you may revert am email to google to remove those poor links. Google will consider it and will remove that website from your backlinks and simply ignore that poor link. Hope this helps.
If you are unable to remove the backlinks by contacting the webmaster or by any means then you'll need to create a list of links to your site. Once you have all the links data next, you'll create a file containing only the links you want to disavow, and upload this to Google. This is an advanced feature and should only be used with caution. If used incorrectly, this feature can potentially harm your site's performance in Google's search results.
Well, not all social bookmarking websites are garbage, and usually, Google will just ignore your link from there if they see the website as non-credible.
The best case scenario is you can see what website profile "socially bookmarked" your website and then you can email the social bookmark owner asking it to be removed, however, if you are not able to do this you can just disavow the link in your Google Search Console profile.
You can try to contact the webmasters(owners) of the social bookmarking sites first. If they didn't respond you, you can disavow those links on google console.
There are so many sites provide edit options or discard option for delete the social bookmarking from your account so you can delete the pages from that site.
You need to login into your each social bookmarking site's account and delete the links you ave bookmarked. If the site doesn't have a delete option, you will have to contact the site admin and get it removed.
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Q: How to call ACF field in functions? I'm working on a website and am trying to fix how they set up their meta tags, but am having a bit of trouble.
The current way its set up is that all pages have the og:image set to a logo. I want two post types (post-1 and post-2) to show their respective image contained through ACF.
See below how it looks.
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function insert_fb_in_head() {
global $post;
if ( !is_singular())
return;
echo '<meta property="og:title" content="' . get_the_title() . '"/>';
echo '<meta property="og:type" content="article"/>';
echo '<meta property="og:url" content="' . get_permalink() . '"/>';
echo '<meta property="og:site_name" content="NewWays"/>';
if(!has_post_thumbnail( $post->ID )) {
$default_image="https://logoURLgoeshere";
echo '<meta property="og:image" content="' . $default_image . '"/>';
}
else{
$thumbnail_src = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ), 'medium' );
echo '<meta property="og:image" content="' . esc_attr( $thumbnail_src[0] ) . '"/>';
}
echo "
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}
add_action( 'wp_head', 'insert_fb_in_head', 5 );
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They way they set it up with the exclamation marks in "is_singular" and "has_post_thumbnail", every single page on the site ends up getting that code written for the meta.
I'm fine with it for non-post-1 and post-2 pages, but how do I add another if statement to write the image as the meta for og:image?
I tried to add this but it doesn't help. Anyone have any ideas?
function insert_og_image() {
if ( is_singular( 'post-1', 'post-2'))
$featuredImage = get_field('image');
echo '<meta property="og:image" content="' . $featuredImage . '"/>';
}

A: You can use && for AND or could us || for OR so the if statement would be if (is_singular('post-1') || is_singular('post-2')){};

A: Give this a try. I check for the circumstance you want on the outer part of the condition, then fallback to the other (old) behavior as it was before. This has the least potential to screw with things elsewhere site-wide, while also accounting for your special case.
<?php
function insert_fb_in_head() {
    global $post;

    if ( !is_singular())
    return;

    echo '<meta property="og:title" content="' . get_the_title() . '"/>';
    echo '<meta property="og:type" content="article"/>';
    echo '<meta property="og:url" content="' . get_permalink() . '"/>';
    echo '<meta property="og:site_name" content="NewWays"/>';

    if(is_singular(array('post-1', 'post-2'))) {
        $featuredImage = get_field('image');
        echo '<meta property="og:image" content="' . $featuredImage . '"/>';
    }else{
        if(!has_post_thumbnail( $post->ID )) {
            $default_image="https://logoURLgoeshere";
            echo '<meta property="og:image" content="' . $default_image . '"/>';
        }else{
            $thumbnail_src = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ), 'medium' );
            echo '<meta property="og:image" content="' . esc_attr( $thumbnail_src[0] ) . '"/>';
        }
    }

    echo "
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}
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Hope this helps. Best of luck!


I suffer from a badly flaking forehead and upper face. I apply Vaseline hand and body lotion each time I wash and this provides a short-term remedy.
This problem seemed to start when I was severely sunburned many years ago. What can I do to remedy this?
I wear a cap as part of my uniform and my dry face causes me embarrassment?
I have attended the local dermatology department, but they have been unable to assist me.
This problem can be extremely resistant to treatment.
You were very wise to seek the advice of a specialist dermatologist. Severe sunburn can predispose to a number of problems and malignant changes do need to be excluded.
The sunburn also causes damage to the skin and long term scarring that can alter the texture of the skin. Unfortunately, this means that you may not be able to find a cure.
With the reassurance that the dermatology department has excluded treatable skin disease, it would be wise to focus on finding the most effective and durable moisturising treatment.
Good cosmetic advisers can help here. Alternatively, with the advice of your local pharmacist you could try a variety of moisturising creams to find the one that works best for you.
While this may not cure the problem it will certainly improve the skin and over time may reduce the severity of the problem.


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Пьер Жюль Тоскинэ (; 1824—1902) — бельгийский ,  и .

Биография

Пьер Жюль Тоскинэ родился 16 февраля 1825 года в городке Бастонь расположенном в бельгийской провинции Люксембург. Изучал медицину в столичном .

После окончания университета служил военным врачом в бельгийской армии и дослужился до должности директора Брюссельского военного госпиталя; вышел в отставку со званием почетного медицинского работника.

Помимо медицины Пьер Жюль Тоскинет живо интересовался и другими естественными науками. Вместе с Бартелеми Шарлем Жозефом Дюмортье он основал в Турне в 1860 году садоводческую ассоциацию. В 1862 году выступил одним из основателей Королевской бельгийской ботанической ассоциации (Royal Belgian Botanical Association).

Тоскинэ усердно изучал образ жизни и систематику перепончатокрылых насекомых и преимущественно наездников европейских и экзотических областей. Его заслуги были отмечены членством в «», а позднее он неоднократно избирался президентом этого общества (1887, 1888, 1893/1894 и 1901/1902 гг.).

Пьер Жюль Тоскинэ умер 28 октября 1902 года в городе Сен-Жиле.

Среди многочисленных изданных трудов учёного наиболее известны следующие: «Documents pour servir à la Monographie des Ichneumonides de la Russie d'Asie» (1889); «Catalogue des Ichneumonides de la Belgique etc.» (1890 и 1897); «Ichneumonides d'Afrique» (1897); «Ichneumonides nouveaux» (посмертное изд., 1903, 1 т.).

Примечания

Литература
 «Obituary». The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 38: 288—289. 1902.
 «The President's Address». The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 50: lvii-lxxiv. 1903.

Ссылки
  "Le Docteur Jules Tosquinet". Biografie voorafgaand aan de postume publicatie van de monografie Ichneumonides nouveaux van Jules Tosquinet (Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique X, 1903)

Военные врачи по алфавиту
Военные врачи Бельгии
Гименоптерологи


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Q: Proof that the expression $a^2−b^2\neq 1$ for any pair of positive natural numbers Proof that for all positive natural numbers:  $$(a^2-b^2)\ $$
never equals to one.
To prove that I would use contradiction saying that,
$$(a^2-b^2)=1\ $$
$$(a-b)(a+b)=1\ $$
but that would mean that:
$$(a-b)=1  \land (a+b)=1 $$
$$ \rightarrow a-b=1, a=1+b \land a+b=1,a=1+b$$
$$ a=a, 1+b=1-b  $$  that is only true when b=0, but 0 is not a natural number so it false.
I am not really sure if the proof can be expressed in this way and I would appreciate any help.

A: Well, no. If $(a-b)(a+b)=1$, then either $a-b=a+b=1$ or $a-b=a+b=-1$.

A: Your answer is a very good one. Ideally you would mention that $a$ must be greater than $b$ and then your equations are correct.
Also, it would be better to talk about 'positive integers' so that everyone knows that you are excluding $0$.

A: An other approach. Let a and b be two positive integers.
If a² = b² + 1, then a² > b², and a > b
Now (b+1)² = b² + 2b + 1 = a² + 2b > a² and b + 1 > a
But there is no integer between b and b+1, a² - b² is never equal to 1


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Happy Friday fellow fans of biodefense! We hope you had a lovely week and are ready to get your dose of all things health security…starting with the role of investors in pushing restaurant chains to cut antibiotics in the meat supply.
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Just a couple more weeks to get this early registration discount – are you registered? This 3.5 day workshop will be a great place to hear from experts in the biodefense field, but also network and learn about the current biological threats we face. "The spectrum of biological threats is diverse, including naturally occurring disease outbreaks such as SARS, Zika, and Ebola, lapses in biosafety, dual-use research of concern, and the threat of bioterrorism. A severe disease outbreak, whether natural or man-made, can affect not just public health, but also public safety and national security. Pandemics and bioterrorist attacks will confront government agencies and the private sector with the need to make high-impact decisions with limited information during a rapidly evolving situation. Further complicating this domain is the dual-use nature of biology: the knowledge, skills, and technology developed for legitimate scientific and commercial purposes can be misused by those with hostile intent. Research with dangerous pathogens and the development of advanced biotechnologies such as synthetic biology and genome editing poses a dilemma for policy-makers and researchers who seek to maximize the benefits of such research while minimizing the risks. Thus, public health, law enforcement and national security agencies, the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, and the academic life sciences community need to develop new types of expertise, adopt new types of risk assessment and risk management strategies, and learn to collaborate with each other." Make sure to register before June 1st for your discount! You can also get an additional discount if you're a returning participant, part of a large group, or GMU alum/current student or faculty.
Portable Isolation Unit: Coast Guard-Developed System for Evacuating Infectious or Contaminated Patients
GMU Biodefense alum Dr. Jen Osetek is giving us a special look into how the Coast Guard developed systems for safer transport of highly infectious patients. "The Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015 was notable for a number of important reasons: it was the largest outbreak in history, there were affected Americans (both overseas and domestically), and it was the catalyst for the development of new capabilities that could help transport infected or potentially infected people. One such capability is the Department of Defense's Transportation Isolation System (TIS) that was featured in the March 15, 2019 issue of Global Biodefense. Another critical solution was the U.S. Coast Guard-developed Portable Isolation Unit (PIU), manufactured by ISOVAC Products and formerly known as the Operational Rescue Containment Apparatus (ORCA®). This was specifically designed to be used in situations involving a rotary-wing maritime evacuation and will allow infected (or potentially infected) patients to be transported without risk of contaminating the aircrew or aircraft. Due to this mission, it was designed to be used with stokes litter and NATO litter, among others. he PIU is an FDA-approved positive-pressure device that utilizes a powered air-purifying respirator to supply air to the patient while filtering the exhaust air through a CBRNE cartridge. As a positive pressure apparatus that can filter inlet and exhaust air the PIU can withstand the mechanical force or rotor wash at hover during the hoist phase or rotary wing casevac/medevac evolutions. This is an important aspect of the design that enables its safe use in a variety or challenging operations and environments. The unit is battery operated and capable of running continuously for 4 hours. The PIU is constructed from Gore's ChemPak® membrane barrier that is utilized in other CBRNE individual protective items. A window is installed for patient visibility and is supported by two flexible rods to prevent contact with the patient's head and face. Glove ports present on both sides of the PIU are manufactured with Gore's UltraBarrier® material and allow for limited patient interaction with rescue personnel. As a single-use item, the PIU contains the infectious agent or hazardous chemical contaminant during transport, which after use, is decontaminated for final disposal."
Blue Ribbon Study Panel – A Manhattan Project for Biodefense: Taking Biological Threats off the Table
The Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense is hosting this event on July 11th – "Eighty years ago, the United States began leading a research and development effort to produce the world's first nuclear weapons. Military and federal agencies, academia, industry, government contractors, and predecessors of today's national laboratories worked together – with a great deal of support from Manhattan, NY and other localities – to establish overwhelming military superiority for the Allies during World War II. Their efforts effectively ended the war. Today, the challenge is defense against the biological threat, for which we are at a decided disadvantage. No matter what the source – intentional, accidental, or natural – the Nation and the world are at catastrophic biological risk. We need to tale this threat off the table for good. Please join the Panel on July 11, 2019, when we hold a meeting to discuss a Manhattan Project for Biodefense – a national, public-private research and development undertaking to defend the Nation against biological threats. Representatives from the same sorts of organizations that contributed to the original Manhattan Project will gather to talk with the Panel about the biological threat, cutting edge biodefense research, needed resources, and business risk. We will also talk about universal flu vaccine as an example of public-private interagency activity." Make sure to RSVP by July 3rd – the event is available in person and online.
Immune to Drugs: AMR Could Kill 10 Million Per Year and Building New Models to Support the Ailing Antibiotic Market
Remember that time we kept having increasing antimicrobial resistance but not a lot of people were paying attention? Well, "the United Nations created the Interagency Coordinating Group on Antimicrobial Resistance, and published a report with international agencies and experts noting that without immediate global action, the crisis of drug resistance bacteria and viruses could lead to an economic catastrophe as bad as the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, and by 2030 could force as many as 24 million people into poverty. And it hits home more often than we know. In the U.S., antimicrobial resistance causes more than 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths per year – the equivalent of a Boeing 747 crashing each week. Financially, it is projected that due to lost wages, hospital stays and premature death, the U.S. lost about $35 billion in 2008 to antibiotic-resistant infections, and this number continues to rise." Guess what is the root cause of breeding resistance? Hospitals. "Just days ago Senator Chuck Schumer of New York called for the CDC to declare a state of emergency over a fast-spreading outbreak of Candida Auris, a drug-resistant fungus that has infected more than 600 New Yorkers in health centers. But in New York, the state is trying to fight back not with hospital changes or environmental changes, but with technology. ;Given the amount of money it takes to battle these superbugs, and that the states are paying for all the Medicare and Medicaid patients, it makes sense as a money-saving initiative for states to be investing in genomic DNA and informatics,' says Evan Jones, CEO of OpGen, a genomics and informatics company working with the New York Department of Health." In the face of the dying antibiotic market, BARDA director Rick Bright recently discussed new approaches to bring some life back into the R&D we desperately need. "Now is the time to build new business models and novel partnerships that foster a robust end-to-end enterprise, making critically needed antimicrobials available to patients. At BARDA, we recognize the complexity of this challenge and are optimistic about what can be achieved. In the near term, these new models must not rely on exits to large pharma, but will benefit from decreases in market fragmentation and leveraging economies of scale. The industry needs to move toward market strengthening by leveraging capital in new ways across a broad portfolio of products with a long-term view and realistic revenue projections. BARDA simply cannot continue to provide non-dilutive investment, only to have companies collapse and their newly minted antibiotics shelved or lost completely. We will focus on bold ideas and new partnerships, utilizing its unique authorities to stimulate innovation, streamline R&D and successfully commercialize critically needed antibiotics. Thereby, ensuring greater health security for our nation. In addition, the biotech and pharmaceutical industry must join in pursuing better, sustainable business models for antimicrobials."
Biosecurity Workshop – Engaging Young Scientists from the Global South in Biosecurity Diplomacy
Young scientists from the Global South working on topics related to the Biological Weapons Convention are invited to participate in the workshop Engaging Young Scientists from the Global South in Biosecurity Diplomacy. "The workshop will be financed under the auspices of European Union Council Decision 2019/97/CFSP in support of the BWC, managed and implemented by UNODA. The workshop aims to bring together up to 20 young and talented scientists from the Global South working on topics related to the BWC. Participants will be selected on the basis of their professional backgrounds and accomplishments. Young female scientists from the Global South are particularly encouraged to apply. The workshop recognizes that scientific and technological innovation, and youth and women's empowerment and inclusion in multilateral BWC discussions, are essential to the realization of a world free from biological weapons. The workshop will provide an informal and interactive space for young scientists from the Global South to share their knowledge, insights and concerns, and to provide their vision for the future of responsible bioscience in their own countries. It will also encourage the development of networks of young professionals and provide an opportunity for capacity development in biosafety and biosecurity."
Ebola Outbreak Updates and the Role of Nosocomial Transmission
The UN Health Chief recently warned of the very high risk that Ebola will spread – especially in the face of community mistrust for health workers and government officials. "Efforts to combat the epidemic have been hobbled by attacks on treatment centers and health workers; deep suspicion of the national government, which is managing the eradication efforts; and growing mistrust of the international medical experts who have struggled to steer patients into the treatment centers, according to interviews with dozens of family members, politicians, doctors and health workers in recent weeks. When a doctor was killed, and treatment centers attacked by gunmen or set on fire, front-line health workers suspended their work, giving the virus time to spread. Some medical and aid groups have decided to pull some of their personnel from the very areas where Ebola has hit hardest. So far nearly 1,150 people have died in the outbreak, according to the World Health Organization. But that is a significant undercount, aid groups said in interviews. Health workers have been turned away regularly from homes where someone has died, leaving them unable to test for Ebola." Healthcare workers are increasingly on edge with the attacks and threats, as 19 more cases were reported on May 22nd. GMU Biodefense doctoral student and infection preventionist Saskia Popescu also discusses the trend of healthcare worker cases in this outbreak. "During the 2013-2016 outbreak, health care workers in West Africa were 32 times more likely to be infected with Ebola. Earlier this week, a nurse was reported as the latest case in this trend, bringing the total of health care worker infections to 99. On Friday, the World Health Organization situation report noted that this number had increased to 101 and now accounted for 6% of the cases. Of these health care worker cases, there have been 34 deaths. The continued need for more health care workers, especially in the wake of frequent threats and violence, makes the possibility of nosocomial transmission that much more real. The enhanced personal protective equipment (PPE) alone is difficult for a novice and can be a considerable source of exposure. Bringing in local health care workers and staff is critical to maintaining local engagement and earning trust in this rapidly evolving environment, however, the tacit knowledge of caring for an Ebola patient is complicated on the best of days."
ASPR FY2020 Budget-In-Brief
Check out the latest on the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and its FY2020 budget. "ASPR is funded through appropriations to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget request is $2.6 billion, which is $26 million above the FY 2019 enacted budget. This funding level supports the launch of a new pediatric disaster care initiative to enhance care to infants and children during emergencies; coordination of the National Biodefense Strategy (NBS); support for emergency operations planning and response; and, advanced development of MCMs through procurement, storage, and deployment. These investments ensure that ASPR can fulfill its unique role in protecting Americans from the impact of natural disasters, terrorist threats, and emerging infectious diseases. The request provides: $1.6 billion for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), including $322 million for Advanced Research and Development (ARD); $180 million for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (CARB); $735 million for Project BioShield (PBS); and, $256 million for pandemic influenza (PI). $620 million for the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) to manage and deliver life-saving MCMs during a public health emergency. $258 million for the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) to support cooperative agreements and other programs and initiatives that improve surge capacity and enhance health care readiness. $106 million for Preparedness and Emergency Operations (PEO), the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), and the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) to support federal staff and local volunteers in preparing for and responding to public health emergencies and disasters, including training, modernization of equipment, and creation of a pediatric disaster care pilot initiative. $51 million for ASPR's policy, planning, acquisitions, grants, financial management, business operations, and executive leadership."
PHEMCE Multiyear Budget
Have you read the 2017-2021 fiscal budget for the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE)? "For the five-year period Fiscal Years (FYs) 2017–2021, this report provides estimates for HHS total spending which would be $24.8 billion, a $4.4 billion, or 22 percent, increase compared with the projection for FYs 2016–2020, which was $20.4 billion. The five-year funding total aggregates MCM-related spending estimates for NIH, BARDA, SNS, and FDA includes estimates of these replenishment costs, would be incurred by the SNS beginning in FY 2020. This change accounts for approximately $900 million of the estimated total $4.4 billion increase described below. This report developed the spending estimates as follows. For FY 2017 and FY 2018 the enacted annual appropriation levels were used and for FY 2019 the President's Budget was used. The out-year funding levels (FY 2020 and FY 2021) for NIH, BARDA, SNS, and FDA were developed without regard to the competing priorities considered in the budget development process and that must be considered as Congressional budget submissions are developed. These estimates are subject to change in the future."
Managing an Exposure- Why the EMR is Lacking
Since measles is on the rise, the concern for exposure in an emergency department or healthcare setting is very real. Unfortunately, managing such an event can be problematic with existing electronic medical records systems. "One of the most problematic aspects of an exposure is determining who is involved—both patients and staff alike. If the source case was a patient, the staff involved in their care must be identified, and if the source case is a health care worker, then the exposure list is usually longer as it involves both the individual's patients and colleagues. For a disease like measles, which is highly contagious and infectious, we must also account for any patients exposed in waiting areas and other public areas where the patient went without the proper isolation (this includes considering patients on the same air-handling unit) Since the incubation period is usually 10-12 days, this often leaves little time for response efforts. One of the tools we often use to identify those involved in an exposure (for both notification and even prophylaxis purposes) is the electronic medical record (EMR) system. The EMR allows us to rapidly pull a list of staff who were involved in the care of a patient (assuming the patient was the index case)…or at least it should. "
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Alleged Use of CW By the Assad Regime in Northwestern Syria – "The United States continues to closely watch the military operations by the Assad regime in northwest Syria, including indications of any new use of chemical weapons by the regime. Unfortunately, we continue to see signs that the Assad regime may be renewing its use of chemical weapons, including an alleged chlorine attack in northwest Syria on the morning of May 19, 2019. We are still gathering information on this incident, but we repeat our warning that if the Assad regime uses chemical weapons, the United States and our allies will respond quickly and appropriately. The May 19 alleged attack in northwest Syria is part of a violent campaign by the Assad regime that violates a ceasefire that has protected several million civilians in the greater Idlib area. This renewed Syrian regime offensive has targeted the communities of that area, which include a large number of Syrians who were already displaced from violence in others parts of Syria, and has destroyed known health facilities, schools, residences, and internally displaced person camps. The regime's attacks against the communities of northwest Syria must end."
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Q: Упрощение цикла с проверкой условия. C++ Начинаю вспоминать плюсы, есть ли у вас идеи как это упросить функцию читателя в пару строк?
Просьба минусовать аргументированно. UPD выложен полный код с учетом комментариев.
#include <iostream>
#include <thread>
#include <vector>
#include <locale.h>

//буфер в который записывается сообщение
std::vector<char> message;
//индикатор готовности сообщения
short ready = 0;

//функция писателя
void writerAction(void) {
    std::string temp = "textMessage";
    for (int i = 0; i < temp.length(); i++) {
        message.push_back(temp[i]);
    }
    ready = 1;
}

//функция читателя (если сообщение написано, оно выводится, иначе повтор проверки условия)
void readerAction(void) {
    while (true) {
        if (!ready) {
            continue;
        }
        else {
            std::cout << "Сообщение: ";
            for (int i = 0; i < message.size(); i++) {
                std::cout << message[i];
            }
            std::cout << std::endl;
            break;
        }
    }
}

int main()
{
    setlocale(LC_ALL, "Russian");

    //поток писателя (writer.get_id() покажет ид)
    std::thread writer(writerAction);

    //поток читателя
    std::thread reader(readerAction);

    //завершение работы потоков (обязательно)
    writer.join();
    reader.join();

    return 0;
}

A: Вообще-то
void readerAction(void)
{
    while (!ready);
    std::cout << "Сообщение: ";
    for (int i = 0; i < message.size(); i++) std::cout << message[i];
    std::cout << std::endl;
}

Но у вас ready точно объявлена как volatile?
В любом случае такой "процессоропожирающий" подход представляется не лучшим решением...


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Q: Compare two arrays of single characters and return the difference? I need to be able to compare, and get the difference, between two arrays containing single character letters appearing multiple times in each array.
Example:
arr_a = ["E", "F", "X", "O", "U", "R", "T", "I", "D", "E", "N", "G", "Ø", "M", "F", "Æ", "A", "M", "Ø", "R", "Å", "N", "D", "E", "D", "R", "A", "_", "S", "E", "L", "U", "V"]
arr_b = ["E", "F", "X", "O", "U", "R", "T", "I", "D", "E", "N", "G", "Ø", "M", "F", "Æ", "A", "M", "Ø", "R", "Å", "N", "D", "E", "D", "R", "A", "G", "S", "E", "L", "U", "V", "O", "I", "A", "R", "E", "S", "E"]
I've tried quite a few found on google, but none return the expected result. The problem seems to be with algorithms that loop through each letter, and then manipulate the result. I need something that take into account the case that each letter can appear multiple times, and calculate the difference of how many times that actually happens.
Any hints?

A: You could check each character at the same position and return only the parts who are different.

function getDifference(first, second) {
    var min = Math.min(first.length, second.length),
        i = 0,
        result = [];

    while (i < min) {
        if (first[i] !== second[i]) {
            result.push(first[i], second[i]);
        }
        ++i;
    }
    return result.concat(first.slice(min), second.slice(min));
}

var arr_a = ["E", "F", "X", "O", "U", "R", "T", "I", "D", "E", "N", "G", "Ø", "M", "F", "Æ", "A", "M", "Ø", "R", "Å", "N", "D", "E", "D", "R", "A", "_", "S", "E", "L", "U", "V"],
    arr_b = ["E", "F", "X", "O", "U", "R", "T", "I", "D", "E", "N", "G", "Ø", "M", "F", "Æ", "A", "M", "Ø", "R", "Å", "N", "D", "E", "D", "R", "A", "G", "S", "E", "L", "U", "V", "O", "I", "A", "R", "E", "S", "E"];

console.log(getDifference(arr_a, arr_b));
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A: I have implemented a code just like you needed.

arr_a = ["E", "F", "X", "O", "U", "R", "T", "I", "D", "E", "N", "G", "Ø", "M", "F", "Æ", "A", "M", "Ø", "R", "Å", "N", "D", "E", "D", "R", "A", "_", "S", "E", "L", "U", "V"]

arr_b = ["E", "F", "X", "O", "U", "R", "T", "I", "D", "E", "N", "G", "Ø", "M", "F", "Æ", "A", "M", "Ø", "R", "Å", "N", "D", "E", "D", "R", "A", "G", "S", "E", "L", "U", "V", "O", "I", "A", "R", "E", "S", "E"]

a_json = {};
b_json = {};

arr_a.forEach(function (element){
 if(a_json.hasOwnProperty(element)){
  a_json[element]++;
 }
 else{
  a_json[element] = 1;
 }
});

arr_b.forEach(function (element){
 if(b_json.hasOwnProperty(element)){
  b_json[element]++;
 }
 else{
  b_json[element] = 1;
 }
});

diff_json = {};
keys_a = Object.keys(a_json);

keys_a.forEach(function(key_a){
 if(b_json.hasOwnProperty(key_a)){
  diff_json[key_a] = Math.abs(a_json[key_a] - b_json[key_a] );
 }
});

console.log(diff_json)

A: What about transforming them into one (char -> number) object?
 var keys={};
 arr1.forEach(function(e){
   keys[e]=keys[e]||0;
   keys[e]++;
 }
 arr2.forEach(function(e){
   keys[e]=keys[e]||0;
   keys[e]--;
 }
console.log(keys);

Keys will contain the difference between the appearance of a key in the two arrays. Something like:
"A":0, // A appears equal in both
"B":1, //B appears one more time in arr1 then in arr2
"C":-2 //C appears 2 times more in arr2 then in arr1

Or if you want to find the differences in arr2 compared to arr1 as an array of chars, do:
var diff=arr2.map((e,i)=>e==arr1[i]?undefined:e);


text:
Here is the 10 year old Genius girl who is Pursuing a Maths Degree
Ten year old Esther Okade, one of UK's youngest students from Nigeria, she has just been accepted to start her maths degree at the Open University. Esther, who was accepted three weeks ago, is already at the top of her class, scoring 100 per cent in a recent test.
Esther's mother, Efe, said the process of getting her to the university was a different one because of her age.
she said "We even had to talk to the VC and after they interviewed her, they realised that this has always been her idea from the beginning. From the age of seven Esther has wanted to go to university.
"But I was afraid it was too soon. She would say, 'mum, when am I starting?', and go on and on and on. Finally, after three years, she told me, 'mum I think it is about time I started university now."
Esther applied in August, and after a phone interview, an essay and a maths exam, she finally got the news in December that she had been accepted onto the course.
Though she watches cartoons and plays with barbie dolls, Esther's aim is to get First Class honours degree in two years and start a PhD programme then. She also intends to run her own bank.
Source: AllAfrican